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Something's not right

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“SENTREEEEET!! SENTREEEEEEEET!!!”

The little Pokemon shrieked across the field, rotating like a siren. The various rodents scurried about into their respective burrows and shrubs in an instant. The Sentret sentinel continued to call out as doodles sat, sniffling. Her brother returned to their side, chuckling under his breath. She mewed, “I don’t know what happened,” she snorted, licking her paw, “and why is that stupid thing screaming like that? Is that because of me?”

Etch sat next to her, wiping the tears from his eyes with his paw as he replied in an amused tone, “That Sentret is just telling all the other Pokemon that there’s a predator nearby, but it didn’t start until I walked over. You’re obviously not very threatening!” He laughed some more at her expense.

Doodles wiped her face with her good paw and spluttered, “Quit laughing! I tried my best, didn’t I?”

Etch stifled his laughter and rubbed her ear with his nose tenderly. “Hey, you actually did good job for your first time. You managed to get to it without being seen, which is pretty good.” He smiled to her gingerly, exposing his underbite. “Rattata have big fangs and they’re known for being good biters, like me. The best way to catch them is pin their heads down so they can’t bite, but you aimed for it’s belly. You just gotta get to know what you’re chasing and practice. That’s all.”

Doodles lifted her head and gave Etch a meek smile, feeling a little reassured. He patted her head roughly and laughed, “You should have seen my first hunt. I tried to go for a Sawsbuck! Nearly got my head kicked off!!”

She giggled and stood up. The Sentret was still balanced on its tail, screaming, behind them. “Can we go?” She asked. “That thing is really annoying.”

Etch nodded, “Yeah, let’s go put your paw in the river for a bit. It’ll feel good in the cold water.”

They left the field together and walked down Tao river, bordering the jungle. They crossed at a dead tree that had fallen across the water and stopped halfway. Doodles dipped her right paw into the cool water. She sighed. It did feel nice. They could still hear the Sentret downstream, but much of the noise was lost in the mild rapids. She could see little orange and blue fish circling in the water below them. She lifted her paw out of the water and licked it.

“Would you like to try to catch a fish? That’s a different kind of hunting entirely. I’m not even that good at it.”

Doodles was looking at her paws again, the bands glowing brighter than before. “I have a funny feeling…” she said, focused on her wrists. “Something’s not right.”

Etch frowned and looked puzzled. “You think there’s something nearby? It’s just that stupid Sentret yelling it’s ears off. Hardly something to be nervous about.”

“I know but…I think we should leave.” She hesitated, watching an orange fish swim under the log. “I don’t like being here. I don’t like being near that sound. What if…” Her bands suddenly sparked even brighter, their light shimmering on the surface of the water.

Right then, they heard a monstrous roar upstream. It sounded close.

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Part 5 of Criss Cross
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"Something's not right"

Right, that Magikarp is swimming!