9 Hot Pursui (1/2)

Arthur hurried quickly and ran down the way he last saw the Sniebel at. Mr.Nyao by his side easily kept up with his pace and looked a bit bored. Its long curly tail jumped up and down with every step it took but every one of its movements was done gracefully and beautifully.

Arthur on the other hand felt like approaching the limits of his stamina very soon, sweat building up on his face and his breathing getting heavier over time.

”I should train more *huh huh*, I am too slow damned!”, he cursed to himself for his lacking physique.

In the beginning right after he left the house, he realised he wasn't sure where to even begin with searching for that Sniebel. Maybe his mother foresaw he would be unsuccessful either way and that's why she gave in so lightly.

Dammit, what could I do to find it as fast as possible!'' he asked himself and went up and down on the road. Mr Nayao took the time to stretch comfortably and clean its paws.

The problem was that there were a lot of ways and branched streets the Sniebel could have taken during its escape. Which path should he take? He needed some kind of clue or indication otherwise time would be wasted, time he didn't have.

He might have been too hurried with his plan. But just sitting around and watch his mother take care of another problem he was involved in. Again

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Arthur tried asking the people walking down the streets they may have seen the somehow or at least noticed the direction it took.

''I am sorry but I haven't seen one, my dear.''

''What? A wild Sniebel in Viridian City? Kids and their fantasies hahahaha!”

”Instead of annoying strangers why don't you go and grab a book? Sniebel originate from mountain regions and snowy landscapes! Why the heck is a Sniebel supposed to be here? They are listed as endangered species and relatively rare. Next time think of a better joke!”

''*Sigh*, why doesn't anyone believe me here? Is it so weird to meet a Sniebel in a city?'' Arthur wondered silently.

Until now he hadn't spent any thoughts on the diversity of the Pokemon, the composition or the frequency in which they appeared. Though it seemed to make sense that certain Pokemon from far away reagions and less dense places would be rarer as opposed to Pidgeys and Rattatas.

His mind was empty and he didn't want to ask anymore. It would be impossible to find the right trail now without a miracle occuring.

''Maybe I should really look into more books, maybe then I would find ...AHHH!'', a wild thought shot through Arthur's head just in that moment.

His hand moved towards his right pocket and fumbled around a little. What came to light was a little portable encyclopedia, a wondrous tool from the 20th century... the PokeDex!

He wasn't familiar with the Pokedex and hadn't tried to find out more about it. There was just so much else on his plate to do he couldn't find enough time for this item.

It didn't belong to him in the first place either, yet Arthur didn't really know anyone named Atiqo and he couldn't remember how he got his hands on that person's PokeDex at all.

”Well, it can't be helped, right? Whoever finds lost stuff can keep that stuff, isn't that the rule?”, he asked himself innocently.

When he was still going to school most of his classmates already had PokePhones and played around with them during and outside class all the time. His parents promised him his own Phone on his tenth birthday but then ... his dad passed away and their finances were strained to their limits. He pushed down his inner desires and put his family's well-being above all else. Now that he got his hands on an 'ownerless' device, even if it was quite old, not comparable to the newest PokePhones people usually used, he couldn't help himself but get a little bit greedy. Of course, he promised to return the Dex if he ever came across its rightful owner. If, that is.

''There is surely something inside that could help me. Definitely!''.

He was proud about his brilliant idea and conviced to have finally found a solution.

He looked at his last entries related to the Sniebel :

Name: Sniebel

Realm of Beasts

Species: Mustela glacies

Type affinity: Ice

Highest Class Recorded: Chieftain

Background information:

- Snow and mountain regions ...

-According to history, they were involved with many assassinations ...

- Were worshiped as incarnations of the god of murder in ancient times ...

- Loves warm and sweet candies, shouldn't be fed too much or else ...

...

Tents minutes later

”Urgh, so many information, so much endless text ...”, he wasn't a lazy person but he wasn't a friend of useless long rows of sentences that didn't make any sense either. After another small tip regarding its eating habits and favourite drinks Arthur couldn't hold on anymore.

”I give up! Until I find the clue that Sniebel will be gone and hidden god knows where. *Sigh* It's a waste of time ... maybe I should leave that to the pros ...”

He turned towards the Glameow of his mother with resignation, and thanked him silently for putting up him and sacrificing its time for him. If Pokemon even had a sense of time.

Arthur would thank him later on, maybe his favourite Snack? What did Glameow like eating the most?

He quickly looked it up in the Pokedex:

Name: Glameow

Realm of Beasts

Species: Felis catus tripudis

Type affinity: none

Highest Class Recorded: Warrior

Background Information:

-Likes rythmic movements and dancing ...