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Epilogue

I watched Jack lowered Mama into the hole, then filled it with dirt. A wooden board marked the grave, it wasn't much but at least it tells everyone something was buried there. Jack said a few kind words, and so did Barry. They then went inside. I sat there for a long time, almost like I was meditating. Old Raichu sat beside me and placed an arm on my shoulder, I rested my head against her fury side as she too searched for closure.

It was when I felt the first few drops of water pelting my head when I realized it was time to head back inside. Old Raichu followed behind, or barely. She limped and pant, old age was playing hard on her. I was too small to help. I didn't need to. She made it inside in time as the rain started coming down.

. . .

Weeks went by, Plusle was free to go from the Pokémon Center. Jack brought him home and he and Minun reunite. The two cried and hugged each other, the sight of their tears of joy tugged my heart. Jack learned that their trainer didn't make it, she died from bleeding in the brain. Then those tears of joy turned to sorrow, and I couldn't tell what should I feel. The good news was Jack was able to take them in, they now had a new home and they were going to live with me for a long time.

Eventually the protest died down when Pallet Town and Viridian City decided to put a stop to the construction project. Jack explained that they cut funding, or something that stopped them. The construction sight was abandoned and the Pokémon took over, Viridian Corp. didn't bother cleaning up. That wasn't their "business area." I didn't get it, he said it in such a way that Pallet Town and Viridian City sounded more like people than communities. Whatever it was, at least it's over.

One night, I was in the backyard looking up at the stars. Mama wasn't watching me anymore. She doesn't need to, she was in my heart. I watched as the sky started raining light from outer space. A meteor shower, Jack said it was going to be the biggest one ever! The whole sky dropped their stars, but they didn't land anywhere near me. I was glad, I wouldn't know what to do if bright balls of light try to drop on my little head.

Old Raichu sat next to me and we watched the whole thing as it happened, this time she wasn't staring. She was actually watching, "Raichu Raichu Rai Rai." she said. This was better than the one I saw in my childhood.

"Pi?" Oh?

"Rai Rai Raiii." So many starsss.

We watched the meteor shower for thirty minutes until the final shooting star fizzled out, me and Old Raichu went back inside and yawned, "Raichu Raichu Rai," said Old Raichu, "Rai Rai." I think I need to sleep now, nighty night.

"Pichu, Pi Pi." I said. Goodnight, Grandmama.

Old Raichu humorously flopped on her belly and started snoring, she was so tired she couldn't make it to anywhere that was comfy. Oh well, Benny was going to pick her up soon. It won't matter.

I walked into the bedroom and found Plusle and Minun, sleeping soundly on the bed. They went to bed early, missing the meteor shower by an hour. I couldn't blame them, they tire so easily, and they need a lot of sleep. I would join them in a little bit, I needed to take care of a few things first.

I went looking for Jack, he was in the 'puter room. I saw him working on something, scribbling something down. I couldn't see what it was, nor did I want to. I didn't wanna bother Jack when he was this heavily involve with something. It might throw him off and he would lose his place.

My pee pee started building pressure, uh-oh, I needed to go! I jogged all the way to the bathroom door, ran inside, and plopped myself on the potty. I almost fell in, I caught myself in time before the potty could swallow me whole. My hands were firmly planted on the sides as I hanged there, I took a deep breath and relaxed. Then done my business.

I flushed the potty and climbed up on the sink, I managed to turn the water on and wash my hands. Jack taught me how, though I might as well take a bath in the sink instead of getting my hands and feet wet. I turned off the water and dried my hands, when I climbed out of the sink I turned and yelped.

The backwards world portal, and there was another Pichu at the other end of this one! This time this portal was the opposite of the potty room, but it was the same Pichu. It was always the same Pichu. At first, I wondered how come I hadn't seen it before. No matter, the other Pichu was there, and . . . and...

...Wait a minute, something stirred in my brain. I stared at the other Pichu for a moment, and it stared back. Slowly I began to realize, it might not be another Pichu at all. I didn't know what to make of it. I walked up to the portal and pressed my hand against it, the "other" Pichu did the same. I stepped back and sat there, staring at the "other," until I came to a conclusion.

Could this "other" Pichu be . . . me?

Then something clicked in my head.

My whole view of the world suddenly changed. This was no backwards portal, but a reflection. The way the light hits it and bounces off, I tested this by turning off the light and turning it back on. Yes, it was a reflection alright. So I walked up to the mirror and asked myself, if this was a reflection, then I would find things on me where I wouldn't notice otherwise.

Then I realized that I was much thicker than the average Pichu. I grabbed my cheeks and squeeze it, they were fuller than I remembered weeks ago. Then my hands went to my belly, I squeezed my sides. I never noticed my belly was so full of flesh before, no, it wasn't like that before. I laughed to myself. I'd gotten fat. That explained why the bed and couches feel softer, my own body fat made it softer. I began to wonder why, how did I gotten fat?

Oh, the good food Jack was feeding me was making me fat. He had fed me donuts, sandwiches, cookies. I was surprised he hadn't commented on my body fat yet, I would've noticed sooner . . . probably not, maybe he did commented on it but I didn't notice. I was too derpy, still am. Oh well, I think I'm all filled to the max anyway.

I glanced at myself again, I turned around and checked what my back look like . . . hmm, maybe I should take a moment to check myself out. I never realized how good my fur looked, and the way my body curves...

"Pichu, Pi." I said to myself. Hey, good looking.

THE END!