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Chapter 14 – Working in the day-care The days quickly passed as Andy was working in the day-care. He helped George feeding the Pokémon and cleaning their place. He helped Sophia in the kitchen to prepare food for the Pokémon guests as the couple referred to them. He took every chance he had to ask George about Pokémon and he soon learned George had acquired a lot of knowledge over the years. Between the feeding and cleaning, Andy spent a lot of time outside, just sitting somewhere and observing the Pokémon. A trainer had picked up her Parasect, but another had dropped his Diglett and Machoke off. The moment Bear noticed the Machoke he glared at him and a rivalry between the two was born. Both Benny and the Diglett tried to settle things between them, but to no avail. With a sigh Benny set down next to Diglett and together they watched a staring contest that had unfolded between the two fighting-types. Andy watched it as well and shook his head, but decided not to intervene. All he did was remind Bear that the Machoke had to be in the same or better condition when the trainer returned. “So don’t beat him up,” Andy added, waving his index finger to emphasize his words. Bear grudgingly accepted that, but didn’t stop glaring towards it. “Benny! How about a walk?” Andy asked, deciding that would be a better way to spent the free afternoon then watching his uptight Pokémon. Benny looked at his wings, his eyes sparkling with a withheld laughter. Andy didn’t withheld, he just laughed. “Alright, you’ll fly and I walk. How about that?” “Free!” Benny said, flying up and he started to circle around Andy. “Bear, behave while I’m gone. I don’t want to see that Machoke all battered and bruised when I get back. Ok?” Bear grumbled but nodded. Benny waved to the Diglett and followed Andy who had turned around and entered the house. “George, I’m going out for a stroll. I’ll be back in time to feed the Pokémon.” “That’s fine,” the old man said, smiling friendly to Andy. “Have fun.” “Will do!” Andy put up his hand as a greeting and left the house. The daycare was located close to Goldenrod City, but also close to Ilex Forest and that was where Andy was going to. Even though the sun was blocked by a thin layer of clouds, the temperature was pleasant. Benny enjoyed the walk, or flight, in the forest and was flying from tree to tree. Andy watched him, glad to see his Pokémon was enjoying himself. When Benny found a flower field he flew towards it for a snack and Andy patiently waited for him. It didn’t take long for other Butterfree to appear in the flower field as well and Andy sat down under a tree. By the looks of it, this could take a while. Benny had a great time feeding and playing with other Butterfree and Andy loved watching them. It was the first time he had ever seen Benny so happy and he complemented himself with the fantastic idea of coming to Goldenrod. After a while Benny came flying back to Andy. “Ready?” Benny nodded and Andy got up again. “Alright then, let’s explore the forest some more.” Benny nodded again and turned around to the other Butterfree, flying backwards and waving to them. They continued their stroll. A Noctowl flew over and Andy watched it for a second, it was the first time had seen a wild one. “It looks awfully serious, doesn’t it?” Andy whispered to Benny, who nodded in agreement. A grin appeared on his face. “Glad you agree. We’ll let it fly freely then.” Again a nod from the Butterfree, but then he looked past Andy. Andy turned around and noticed a Weedle crawling up a branch. “There sure are a lot of wild Pokémon here,” Andy sighed. There was a lot to see and as the walk continued Andy noticed several wild Pokémon. A Hoothoot was sitting on a branch, tilting it’s head when Andy moved under it. Some Caterpie were feeding on berries that were lying on the ground under a bush. Some Pineco were hanging in a tree and a little Paras scurried around. “Amazing,” Andy said, trying to take in as much he could about the things going on around him. Benny was flying around as he had done the entire stroll. Sometimes he stayed close to Andy, sometimes he flew off to explore the area. Andy always watched him, but didn’t tell him to stay close. In his opinion, Benny was free to fly wherever he wanted. The Butterfree was a few meters away and was flying between some trees when he stopped and looked at the ground. Curiously Andy moved closer, but Benny turned around and came flying back. He flew just in front of Andy, flew back towards the trees, turned around to Andy and flew more towards the trees again. “What’s wrong?” “Free!” “Alright, I’m coming.” Andy followed his Pokémon, who clearly had spotted something that he wanted to show to Andy. He moved through the bushes towards the trees were Benny was. By the looks of his flying pattern, Benny was concerned. Andy frowned and walked up to his Pokémon, who pointed to the ground. A Furret was lying on the ground, breathing heavily and laborious. The fur was dirty and in a mess. Andy knelt down besides it and gently touched her. His touch made the Furret cringe and he quickly pulled back his hand. “Hey, are you alright?” Andy asked. Concern clearly sounded in his voice. The Furret opened her eyes and looked at Andy for a moment, before trying to make herself as small as possible. Fear showed in the Furrets eyes. “Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you. Let me help you.” “Furret…furret,” the Pokémon softly said and Andy looked at Benny for help. Benny landed next to the Furret and began talking to it. The Furret listened to Benny and carefully looked at Andy again, she still looked frightened. “Trust me, I won’t hurt you.” He reached out again, but the Furret backed away. “Benny?” Benny again began talking to the Furret, reassuring her that it would be alright, that she could trust him. She looked up to Benny with a sad look and Benny gave her a hug, folding his wings over her. For the third time Andy reached out and the Furret let him touch her this time. He gently picked her up. The 1,50m Pokémon was lighter then he had expected, which was good as he had to walk back to the day-care with her in his arms. “You will be alright,” he promised the Furret as he started walking back towards the day-care. Benny flew besides him, staying close now. The eyes of the Furret were closed and Andy picked up the pace, concerned about her health. When the day-care finally came in sight Andy let out a relieved sigh. He ordered Benny to fly ahead and warn George. Benny did as he was told and moments later George came out of the house, closely followed by his wife Sophia. They didn’t know what Benny was trying to tell them, but they had understood it was important. Sophia noticed the Furret in Andy’s arms and quickly walked up to him. “What’s wrong with it?” “I don’t know, I found it in the forest.” The Furret was brought indoors, where Sophia promised to take care of it. Andy nodded and went with George outside to take care of the other Pokémon there. There wasn’t much else he could do, but he had faith in Sophia and was positive she would be able to nurse the Furret back to health. Once outside, Andy noticed his Primeape and the Machoke were still glaring at each other, even though they were sitting on opposite sites and eating. With a sigh Andy scratched his head, at least Bear had listened and hadn’t attacked the Machoke, but this couldn’t go on like this. He could already picture how the trainer returned and found his Machoke all battered and bruised on the ground. The possibility that the Machoke could win was one Andy didn’t even consider.