Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Extra Chapter 1: I'm Very Fat, But I'm Very Gentle

Some say: the birth of every life is a miracle; we should be grateful.

Then, what is the passing of every life?

"Crack, crack," the Pokémon egg was covered in fissures.

"Pop!" A Pokémon with fluffy fur emerged, topped with the eggshell, looking at everything before it with innocent bewilderment.

Until it met a pair of eyes filled with kindness and a smiling intent.

"Kabi?"

The little fellow scratched its head in confusion, tilting its small head.

At this moment, a pair of hands, full of the沧桑 (vicissitudes/weatheredness) of time and age, was gently placed on the back of its head, stroking it slowly, again and again.

"Kabi, kabi."

The moderate force made the little fellow feel very comfortable. It couldn't help but squint its eyes, a purring sound unconsciously rumbling in its mouth.

"Grumble, grumble..."

The little Munchlax's stomach rumbled.

The old grandma sitting in the rattan chair nearby stood up, walked to the kitchen, and in turn, brought a large basin of fresh fruit to the crestfallen little Munchlax.

"Kabi?"

The little Munchlax's eyes widened as it looked at the first "gourmet meal" it had encountered in its life, drooling.

"Good child, eat up."

The old grandma chuckled, took out a banana, and peeled it for the little Munchlax.

However, the little Munchlax, with a single "chomp," ate the entire thing, peel and all, not caring which parts of the fruit were edible or not. In any case, it just threw everything into its mouth, barely chewing before swallowing.

It had to be said that the amount of fruit the old grandma prepared was indeed quite large. After a bout of frantic eating, the little Munchlax still had quite a lot left over.

It patted its bulging, fleshy-white belly and looked at the old grandma with a simple and honest expression.

"What's wrong? Still want to eat more?"

Seeing the old grandma seem to want to go back to the kitchen to bring out more fruit, the little Munchlax patted its belly, making "thump, thump" sounds, while shaking its head like a wave.

Although our Snorlax family's appetite is indeed very large, we still need to digest a little.

I won't eat for now. I'll eat later. I'll just wait... wait a little while before eating.

The little Munchlax made a difficult decision in its heart.

…

The old grandma ran a fruit shop in First White Town.

The shop was not large. The shelves outside the shop displayed all the fruits for sale, allowing customers to choose freely. The shop connected to the old grandma's own residence, so her entire life was centered in this shop. The citizens of First White Town also loved to come to this fruit shop to buy fruit. Firstly, the fruit was fresh enough, and secondly, this kind fruit shop owner would often happily chat with customers about various daily matters, being very friendly.

One morning, the small truck that delivered goods for the fruit shop had arrived at the shop's entrance very early.

"Two boxes of bananas, three boxes of apples... Grandma, I'm here! Can you come out and check if the quantity is correct?"

After parking the truck, the young man driving the small truck jumped out of the driver's seat, ran to the back of the truck, opened the cargo hold, and moved the fruit inside down, while shouting towards the still-closed fruit shop.

"Coming, coming."

A familiar voice sounded from the fruit shop. As the shop door was pushed open, the young man found that the first one to come out was not the old grandma with her usual smiling face, but a Pokémon with blue fur and pricked-up ears, peeking its head out and looking at him.

The young man was taken aback.

"Is this... a Munchlax?"

"Yes, this is a new member of my family."

The old grandma walked out from behind the Munchlax and introduced it with a smile.

"Little Kabi, say hello."

The little Munchlax shook its head and waved its hand at the young man, then focused all its attention on the boxes of fruit that emitted a sweet fragrance.

"This is fruit for the customers to buy. Your share will be prepared for you when we go back inside."

The old grandma dotingly patted the little Munchlax's head.

"Come on, help me move these inside first."

"Kabi, kabi!"

Upon hearing there was more fruit to eat, the little Munchlax's eyes lit up. Without bothering to wipe the drool from the corner of its mouth, it quickly ran to the fruit boxes, effortlessly hoisted two boxes, and ran into the fruit shop.

The young man saw this and said to the old grandma with a smile, "Now you have 'someone' to help you with the heavy lifting."

…

Over time, the little Munchlax also became familiar with the fruit shop's delivery man. Whenever it was a delivery day, the little Munchlax would get up very early, wander to the door, and wait eagerly for that familiar small truck to arrive.

"Little Kabi, waiting so early again?"

The delivery boy smiled as he moved down boxes of fruit from the cargo hold. In addition, he also gave Munchlax a large bag of fruit: inside were some fruits that were not in good condition, or some with slightly damaged skins.

Because the little Munchlax's appetite was simply too large, if it was always fed fresh fruit, an ordinary family really couldn't afford it. So, the old grandma negotiated with the fruit supplier to save the slightly inferior fruits that were originally going to be thrown away to feed the little Munchlax.

"Chomp~"

The little Munchlax didn't care that much. Even if the fruits were bruised, it ate them very happily.

However, the old grandma's heart ached for the little Munchlax having to eat large quantities of bruised fruit to fill its stomach. From time to time, she would personally make some delicious food like fruit cakes to treat the little Munchlax. Every time that happened, the little Munchlax would be so happy it would grin foolishly.

…

"Grandma, Grandma, is this the Munchlax you're raising?"

The old grandma's family would also come to visit this old woman from time to time. And the little boy and little girl who were tightly hugging the little Munchlax and vigorously rubbing its fur were the old grandma's grandson and granddaughter.

Although the little Munchlax's fur was long, under the old grandma's frequent grooming, it still appeared fluffy and not messy. It was no wonder the grandson and granddaughter wouldn't let go of the Munchlax.

"Little Munchlax, let's go out and play."

While the adults were chatting, the two children dragged the little Munchlax and ran outside.

The two of them and one Pokémon thus wandered around in First White Town, either running to the Pokémon Center to greet the gentle Nurse Joy or running to their little friends' places to show off the Munchlax.

Time gradually passed. The sky was nearing dusk. After passing a white laboratory building, the two children walked towards the outside of First White Town.

They walked further and further, until they came before the entrance of a forest.

"Let's not go any further. It's so scary here."

The little girl looked at the somewhat silent forest and grabbed onto the little Munchlax in fear.

Although the little boy was also a little scared, he still said stubbornly, "Wh-what's there to be afraid of? We're, we're already here. Let's go in and take a look... Ah!"

"Oooo..." A faint sound from the forest made the two children's faces turn pale with fright.

"Ahhhhhh..."

They screamed in fear and ran back towards First White Town with all their might.

Only, they forgot to pull Munchlax along with them.

"Kabi?"

The little Munchlax tilted its head and looked at the forest before it.

In the forest, it smelled a fragrance completely different from the aroma of the fruits at home. And this fragrance enticed the gluttonous bug in its stomach.

…

The night was already dark. In the fruit shop in First White Town, the old grandma paced back and forth anxiously.

"You two! Didn't I tell you not to go far, and especially not to go to the forest over there? Why are you so disobedient?"

The man stared at the two children and said.

Being scolded by their father, and at the same time remembering that they had left the little Munchlax behind, the two children couldn't help but start crying.

"Alright, alright, stop crying..." Seeing his children cry, the man was also at a loss. He could only turn back and say to his mother, "Mom, I'll find someone to go to the forest to look for Munchlax tomorrow. Nothing too bad should happen in one night. Please don't worry too much."

The old grandma's face was full of worry.

Suddenly, she seemed to hear a sound. With a speed unfitting her age, she ran to the fruit shop's entrance.

With a "swish," she pulled open the door, only to see a short figure standing dazedly at the entrance.

"Little Kabi! Where did you go, you little rascal? You're so dirty."

The old grandma shouted in pleasant surprise, then very distressedly began to groom Munchlax's messy fur and the mud and fallen leaves stuck to it.

"Kabi?"

The little Munchlax foolishly scratched its head, then its eyes lit up. It took out a fragrant Berry from under its fluffy fur and handed it to the old grandma with a simple smile.

"Ah, Little Munchlax!"

The two children also ran out from the house, cheering as they rushed towards the little Munchlax.

Surrounded by a crowd of people, the little Munchlax patted its belly, puzzled, and stood there smiling foolishly.

…

From then on, the little Munchlax, having tasted the freshness of the forest, often snuck into the forest to find various Berries. At first, the old grandma was very worried, but as time went on, she also knew that the little Munchlax wouldn't encounter any danger and let it go to forage on its own.

However, every evening, she would stand at the door, waiting for the little Munchlax's return.

Then, amidst her chattering, she would go inside the house with the little Munchlax.

Until that one day.

"Kabi, kabi~"

The little Munchlax, having eaten its fill, happily patted its belly and hopped towards its home. But just as it got close to that familiar fruit shop, what it saw was no longer that familiar figure with a slightly stooped body, yet a face that often wore a kind and loving smile.

"Kabi?"

The little Munchlax stared blankly at the large group of unfamiliar people, and the various white and red vehicles parked in front of the door.

It dodged people's gazes and circled around from the other side of the fruit shop to get inside.

The originally neatly arranged furniture inside the house had now been moved away. That familiar figure was lying in the center, and beside it were a man in white clothes and his wife and children.

"Kabi, kabi?"

The little Munchlax dazedly came beside the familiar figure and very carefully touched it with its hand. But it could no longer feel that kind warmth, only an icy coldness.

The little Munchlax摸摸头 (scratched its head), puzzled, then placed a small, pure white flower it had picked from the forest beside the familiar figure.

In the past, it would always bring back some extra Berries, but today, for some reason, it had just picked a small flower.

For the next few days, more and more people came and went inside and outside the house, all with sad expressions on their faces.

They were busy, and no one paid any attention to the little Munchlax.

The little Munchlax couldn't understand, nor did it quite comprehend. But there was no one to gently wake it up in the morning, no one to prepare all kinds of delicious food for it, and no more the sound of someone carefully grooming its fur and then chattering to it.

The little Munchlax could only run to the forest by itself to fill its stomach.

On the very last day, when it returned to the house, it was already completely empty. There were no more people with sad faces, no more furniture, and most importantly, no more that familiar figure.

Only the empty rooms remained.

"Kabi..."

The little Munchlax scratched its head, then with its short little legs, "patta, patta," it ran to a corner of the house.

It lay down, curled into a ball, and closed its eyes. In its ears, it seemed to continuously hear:

"Kabi, my little Kabi..."

The next morning, when it woke up, it inexplicably found that its body had grown larger.

The originally empty-looking room now felt a little cramped. Its originally long fur was gone; instead, its fleshy-white belly had become large and round.

It squeezed out of the small house with some effort, then looked at the house that no longer had that familiar smell, and, swaying, walked towards the forest.

…

From then on, Newmoon Forest had one more Snorlax that loved to eat Berries everywhere.

It didn't like to participate in the disputes of Pokémon, nor was it willing to use its powerful strength to dominate a region. It just wandered everywhere in the forest, leaving its footprints everywhere.

It's just that some Pokémon would occasionally see this fat Pokémon sometimes sitting dazedly beside the food it had collected, not eating, just looking at the pile of Berries, and then at the sky, as if thinking about something...

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