Little Lost Raichu
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Chapter 7.5
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Apology Part 2
Raichu was perched on Starlight, massaging her own back.
Taking weird poses for six hours isn’t how she imagined yesterday to go. The fact that she somehow managed not to move an inch for half an hour despite the cat’s continuous attempts to play with her tail, occasionally even using its fluffy tail to tickle her nose was anything but a miracle. Back then a mere glance at a napping Starlight had filled her with jealousy.
Wishing to have a nap herself seemed reasonable, but she couldn’t bring herself to say ‘no’ to those passionate ponies. The taller one called Rarity put a lot of effort into her work, trying various styles to make her look great, while the filly just seemed to enjoy putting random stuff on her little body.
At first she followed all their instructions out of guilt, trying to be obedient in return for their kindness and forgiveness. But part of her had to admit that it was kind of fun. The fact that not moving didn’t seem to bother her improved the experience, as if she was doing stuff like this in the past.
Fun or not, she still felt stiff from yesterday, and a round of stretching on Starlight’s back seemed like the best course of action.
"Rarity was on fire yesterday. I'm surprised you got out of there without a whole wardrobe, including a ball gown," Starlight commented while walking toward the school. Unlike yesterday, they got up much earlier, trying to arrive during one of the school breaks.
“That’s Rarity for you. She gets emotional very easily. You should’ve just said no or calmed her down. She would understand,” Twilight said, walking by Starlight’s side. She looked to her student with pride. A few days ago Starlight had almost permanently hurt Raichu in an attempt to help her, only for them to then become good friends in the end. The initiative her student showed by using her own dark past to cheer up the critter impressed her. “I must admit, you look really good in this collar, not to mention the additional features.”
Raichu stopped stretching her legs and rubbed the back of her neck, displaying her teeth with a smile. She wore a big blue collar on her neck with two white gemstones attached on the left and two gemstones attached on the right with yellow lightning inscribed in between each gemstone, like a circle of thunderbolts and diamonds across the blue sea. She poked a small green metal tag with ‘Raichu’ written on it and a blue gemstone under the name, and raised her head proudly.
“Rarity was right about the blue color standing out from the white fur on your belly and orange fur on your neck, and that lightning between the gemstones was a nice touch,” Starlight complemented.
Twilight took a few steps to the side, still matching Starlight’s speed. “It’s not only the collar. I like those bows as well.” She pointed at Raichu’s ears, each decorated with a smaller version of Apple Bloom’s pink bow. The third bow was present between the yellow bolt and black length of Raichu's tail.
“Those were Sweetie Belle’s idea,” Starlight commented.
<Personally, I like them,> Raichu said while poking the decorations on her ears. With an apology to an entire group she was going to perform soon, any distraction from her fears was more than welcome. She looked down at her own skirt, which was long enough to cover half of her belly and legs, yet short enough not to get in the way. White-yellow stripes in the shape of lightning decorated it, as well as gems similar to the ones tattooed on Rarity’s flank. Blue skirt, blue collar and a few pink bows, not a rich clothing combination, but she prefered it that way.
“We're here,” Twilight said, stopping in front of the school.
Starlight lowered herself, waiting for Raichu to step down from her back, but her companion held her neck instead. “You can let go now.”
<I… feel better up here… thank you,> she said, peeking from behind her friend’s neck with a sheepish smile.
Twilight chuckled. “You don’t need to feel nervous, we have your back.” She approached and spread her wing, sliding it under Raichu’s legs. “Let’s go.” She raised her wing, taking the critter from Starlight’s back before placing her on the ground, or at least trying as the critter held her wing tightly, refusing to step from it. “Suit yourself.” She turned towards the school playground and walked forward, keeping her right wing spread.
Raichu stood on her four legs as bronze edges of her paws sank between lavender feathers. Her tail swung left and right in rhythm with her breathing and heartbeat.
“I’ll go talk with Miss Cheerilee. Just wait here.” Twilight placed the edge of her wing on the carousel as if making a bridge, and gently pushed the critter towards it. The moment Raichu stepped onto it, Twilight embraced the critter with her wing, pressing the worried face into her chest. “You did nothing wrong. Just believe in yourself and everything will be fine.”
Raichu closed her eyes and pressed her head deeper into the princess’s embrace, feeling the warmth of the alicorn’s fur on one cheek and feathers on the other. Beside the pleasant warmness, she felt an aura of compassion, wishing she could stay in the wing-embrace for a few minutes.
“I think enough is enough,” Twilight said and withdrew her wing, finding it difficult to take her gaze away from those pleading oval eyes.
<One more… please,> Raichu plead, stretching her paws in attempt to reach the alicorn’s wing from her current spot. As the alicorn started walking away, she lowered her paws and head in defeat. <But… wing hugs feel so nice.>
Starlight gave an encouraging glance at Raichu before entering the school building alongside her teacher, leaving the critter to her own devices.
Raichu pressed a paw onto her chest and took a deep breath. At this point it didn’t matter if what she did was an accident or not, or if the kids hated her or not. It was a matter of principles. She messed up, so she needed to apologize and accept her punishment. Raichu raised her head and observed the school with full attention, feeling as if seconds turned into minutes.
Finally, young ponies started to leave the building and walk in her direction. The tall pony that had yelled at her two days ago, their teacher —Miss Cheerilee was it?— walked ahead of the class. The fact that Starlight and Twilight were behind everypony did little to calm Raichu down.
“Scootaloo and Princess Twilight explained everything to me. Do you really have amnesia and don’t remember how to use your… your talents?” Cheerilee asked before gesturing for her students to form a double line and keep their distance.
Raichu gulped and nodded. <Y-yes,> she squeaked.
Cheerilee approached at a slow pace, each step causing Raichu’s heart to hammer away in her chest. “Are you truly sorry for what you have done to my students?” Unable to understand the critter, she studied body movements instead.
Raichu nodded again before holding her paws together and lowering her head. <I’m really sorry… please… give me another chance.> She whispered. <If you want to punish me… do so... I accept.>
Cheerilee didn’t need to understand the critter, though still finding it odd that it would keep repeating its name or parts of it. Working with children so often let her easily read Raichu’s apologetic gestures. Even if this critter was an adult, it was still small and seemed soft-hearted, as if an innocent youth. Moreover, the princess herself spoke in a positive manner about it… not it, about her.
She sat in front of the carousel and gently grabbed Raichu between her forehooves, raising the critter up to her face.
“Tell me how sorry you are, but this time, do it while looking me in the eyes," Cheerilee commanded, easily recognizing Rarity’s hoof in the shining collar and skirt, though the bows between ears reminded her more of Apple Bloom’s fashion choice.
Raichu struggled with a mere attempt of keeping an even look into the teacher’s eyes. <I’m… truly sorry. Punish me however you want.>
Cheerilee reduced the distance from the critter, now having her tiny nose a centimeter away from her own muzzle. “Can you swear that you won’t harm my students, no matter what?” As the critter nodded, she asked, “Can I trust you?”
Unsure how to gain the teacher’s trust, Raichu went with her instinct, licking the pony’s muzzle while staring with puppy eyes.
Cheerilee chuckled and placed Raichu on the grass, patting her on the head. “I forgive you. You may be dangerous, but you’re certainly innocent. All you need is some guidance and care and you’ll fit in just fine.” She glanced at her students and said, “She doesn’t have ill intentions, and Princess Twilight assured me that the collar will absorb electricity. I think she’s safe to be around.”
The fillies started to murmur with each other while Twilight and Starlight displayed victorious smiles.
Raichu looked at the smiling teacher, and next at the judging glares of the children. While she still sensed a weak aura of fear and worry coming from Miss Cheerilee, she could also sense concern and acceptance. Did the teacher just start thinking of her as one of her pupils? Or maybe more like a potential school mascot? Whatever the reason, she didn’t complain.
The fear and uncertainty coming from the young ponies was stronger though, and she couldn’t blame them for it.
The filly who two days ago ended up crashing into the playground equipment and ended up trapped under it, stepped ahead of the group and raised her forehoof.
“What is it, Diamond Tiara? Please, speak up,” Cheerilee encouraged.
“We want to make sure if it’s really safe to be around her, so we came up with an idea how to test that improved collar,” Diamond Tiara said and pointed at the pink filly behind her. “And we have a volunteer.” She looked at the alicorn. “You have no objections, right, Princess Twilight?”
“Of course not, and I guarantee that this collar is 100% electric-proof,” Twilight said, rubbing her foreleg. “And I apologize for our last rushed work.”
The teacher spoke up, “I approve.”
Raichu quickly recognized the pony. It was the one who had lifted the equipment away from the trapped fillies. One look at her face and body movements told her she was somewhat shy. Yet the aura she emitted stood out the most. She sensed a massive amount of hesitation and fear, but it didn’t seem to be fear of her but of something else. Trying to lighten the mood, Raichu forced a smile and waved with her paw. <Hello there. There’s nothing to be afraid of, I won’t bite.> Her gesture did little to calm the saddened filly.
“I know how you feel.”
<Huh?>
“Not wanting to hurt anyone, but being too dangerous for your own good,” the filly explained. “I know that fear. I managed to hide my strength, and I feel sorry that you couldn’t. You must feel devastated. Instead of fearing dangers that may happen to you, you fear the danger you possess to others.”
Raichu took a step back and gasped. This filly just read her like an open book. While only a week had passed since she woke up in a crater in the dangerous forest, a lack of memories and her unexpected powers had caused her a lot of trouble. Experiences of hurting others were emotionally painful.
“Are you willing to struggle and even get hurt for the sake of others?” the filly asked, stopping herself only centimeters away from the critter.
Raichu kept staring curiously at the filly, trying to comprehend her words. She clenched her paws and narrowed her eyes. <I am!> She nodded firmly.
The filly understood her well enough and spread her forelegs.
Raichu didn’t move, gladly accepting the hug, only to regret it immediately. Unlike her previous hugs, this one had a lot of force behind it, and the filly’s forelegs sunk into her fat fluffy belly. She didn’t feel as squeezed since her encounter with the giant beast where its massive paws pressed her little body into the ground. If anything, having more force pressed into a much smaller area was waaaay more impactful.
“I’m not too harsh, am I?” the filly asked.
<N-no… I can handle it,> Raichu said between her breaths and shook her head. Much to her surprise, she felt a massive change in filly’s aura, a big rush of happiness. The filly displayed a weak smile, and for some reason radiated with satisfaction.
“Thank you.”
Raichu titled her head to the side. Why was this filly thanking her? She couldn’t think it over though as the force of the hug increased in strength. She gritted her teeth and her ears drooped. Her tail shook in random directions. Outside of physical pain, she felt power surging inside her body. Drops of sweat fell down her forehead and her paws started trembling as she struggled to keep the electricity inside. Enduring both outer and inner pain at the same time proved to be extremely difficult. Even if her collar would prevent an electrical surge, she wasn’t going to risk it, no matter the pain.
“How are you holding up? Can you still endure more?”
Raichu nodded slowly with tightly closed eyes, still gritting her teeth.
The filly displayed a wide grin. “How long I have waited for someone like you!” Being a bit taller, she raised Raichu from the ground and nuzzled her affectionately, only to press Raichu’s face into her chest. Her forelegs started squeezing with extreme force, sinking even deeper into Raichu’s fur, yet no noise of breaking bones was to be heard. The gems on Raichu’s collar flashed brightly for a moment as they absorbed electricity literally squeezed from the electric rat.
Once released, Raichu landed on the grass and breathed hastily, desperately gasping for air. Sweat was still present on her face. The moment she raised her head, she noticed tears falling down from the filly’s eyes, but a wide smile and massive aura of joy told her those weren’t tears of sadness.
Another odd thing she noticed were the wide gasps of Diamond Tiara and a few fillies who seemed to understand the extreme strength that was used by their fellow classmate.
Diamond Tiara turned around and addressed the group. “That settles it. This critter is safe to be around.”
Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, who had both remained silent this whole time while doing their best not to stand out, gave Raichu proud smiles.
Raichu kept smiling sheepishly at the surrounding ponies, remembering Starlight’s words. Ponies were indeed fast to judge and even faster to forgive. Yet there was something she didn’t understand.
Why were these ponies so happy and supportive?
Until now she just ate their food, slept in their homes and caused troubles while giving nothing in return. Why were ponies so happy in her presence? Was it because they wanted a cute mascot around? But those ponies were as, if not cuter than her, so that couldn’t be it.
She sighed and decided to play along. Maybe not now, or in the near future, but one way or another she was going to repay them.
The teacher, Princess of Friendship and her student, all looked at the scene in confusion as Raichu was surrounded by curious fillies and colts, all eager to interact with her without fear. And all it took was a long-lasting hug from one filly. Was there something special behind the filly with a hedgehog as a cutie mark?
They looked at each other and shrugged.
Chapter, chapter.
Pink female with absurd strength and a hedgehog as a Cutie Mark!? What in the name of Chaos is Amy Rose doing in Equestria!?
During the Hug, I imagined Raichu squeaking like a squeaky toy.
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Amy Rose?
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... I don't see it.
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I understand you're excited that the story updated, but considering the very low ammount of feedback on this chapter, I would appreate a comment of better quality, if you catch my drift. I like answering comments, but this one doesn't give me much to work with.
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I can't tell if you're just joking (I think I saw similar comment two chapters ago), or if everyone forgot/didn't see the super strong filly lifting a building in episode where CMC got their cutie marks.
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She probably would, if she wasn't so tough. Pokemon often endure extremely brutal and destrucitve fights. Even Lily Longsock hugging Raichu at full strength for over a minute isn't enough to make Raichu squeak, and it says a lot.
Awww... so adooorable. I probably didn't notice her dancing in the episode, must've missed it.
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Next chapter is up, feel free to read it and tell me what you think (Raichu's experiences with Rarity weren't as bad as you expected).
Those appear during dream sequenses whenever Raichu is deep asleep. You'll need to for it, but you'll learn way more about them, I quarantee.
Are your really sorry for your ill intentions to hurt those ponies that doesn'T know how to play with a potential dangerous animal?
I don'T know, a part of me can't notice how odd that maybe feels to be angry at an animal or do still speak like that when it is pretty much clear that she can't do anything against that reaction so far (I mean the electricity)
I say it is alright to demand an apology at least it would be normal for Raichu to still apologize in such a situation but I feel like she is taking it a bit to far and to serious for something out of Raichus control.
is she already true about that? I know they tried to do it right this time, but what if they still udnersastimate her powers.
I like the little strong filly if it is who I think it is, but I still don't know how to feel about super power filly existing in the first place "in this story".
It is still nice and not sure if you understand what I mean but it depens on what the story is trying to be, that makes me accept some character ideas or not. You might know the feeling that some characters seems to fit in or not, that is why I often enough don'T exactly like the "doctor who" being in those stories, even if I have no real reason to dislike him most of the time.
Okay I have one reason but that is just my opinion and I don't really like him in those stories.
I might change my mind about that since I like (Lily?) really, but right now I can'T decide between like and dislike.
Nice chapter anyway.
Another story with this adorable superfilly? Must read more!
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I understand how you feel, and you make some valid points, but keep in mind that Raichu didn't interact with ponies similar to how Zecora, Iron Will and Gilda did.
Zecora survived in the everfree forest while making her own house, gathering her own resources and showing inteligence and knowledge on many occasions. (And ponies did show that they have a very poor judgement, considering what they thought of Zecora in the first place).
Iron Will started his own business and proved himself cunning and clever while doing so.
Gilda befriended Dash on an equal ground when they were younger, and Equestria already had some sort of interaction with Griffon Kingdom.
Raichu however, she's an unknown species who was either a wild animal from the Everfree Forest, or a wild animal from a distant land over the ocean. By wild I mean, no capability of making advanced constructions like homes and tolls, no knowledge how to start business or trade. All they know is that she's small and cute and posses impressive survibility. Their first encounter was like encountering a lost hungry critter with limited means of comunication in need of desperate help, and in the following interactions, Raichu threw herself at ponies kindness and followed their instructions to the letter. She didn't protest being threated like a pet or mascoth, instead, she embraced it. She was lost in alien land and ponies were the only ones who showed her kindness, helped her and gave her shelter, so she started to relly on them and their guidance.
I suppouse both parties are to blame. The ponies assumed Raichu to be a wild animal, and Raichu's action only kept them in this mindset.
Still, look at it from a diferent perspective. Raichu was with ponies only for a few days, and Twilight is trying to learn more about culture from where Raichu is comming from. Sooner or later, the ponies will start seeing Raichu less as a pet and more like an equal, but it will be up to Raichu to prove them that.
Probably. Interaction between ponies and other animals seems to be a bit tricky. Like Aj interaction with Cows and ponies of Applelossa interaction with Buffalos. Besides, Raichu small and cute apperance leave impression of a rabbit-rat hybrid, Raichu just look like a house pet more than anything else. Just give them time.
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To be fair, Cheerelee isn't all that angry, but rather cautious. In this scene, she's trying to figure out if Raichu feels guilty and regretful for what she did. Regret and guilt would mean that Raichu would do her best to avoid repeating her mistake. In a sense, Cheerelee is aproaching Raichu less like a pet, and more like a young pony, a side effect of her being a teacher and interacting with Raichu for the first time.
True, but she can't help it. She's a teacher who failed to protect her students, and she never interacted with a critter who's acting like an animal, yet showing high level of inteligence and understanding. She probably don't know how to aproach the situation, so she's interacting with Raichu as if a young pony.
I know it may look odd, but this is how I imagiled such interaction to go in my mind. Maybe it's not perfect, but I don't know how else their interaction would go.
That's where Diamond Tiara comes in. She won't leave it to a change and already found a volountier.
To be fair, this filly is canon, so I just decided to go on with it (besides, Maud Pie already crushed giant boulder into a pebbles, while Applejack stopped similar boulder from crushing ponies and pushed it away. Super powerful filly doesn't seem out of place considering Maud, Big Mac and AJ).
For me, this filly is a perfect pony to interact with Raichu since they both share similar struggles. They both posses strengths that can be dangerous to others and fear that, and since she's canon, why not give her a chance to shine?
This filly doesn't have an official name, but I think fandom named her Lily Longsock, so I just went with it (Though personally I would name her Lily Stronghold, but it's not exacly a name she would take if she tried to hide her superpowers). I'm just surpriced that in two comments she was compared to Amy Rose from Sonic, just because of her cutie mark.
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You're in luck. I don't think Lily will miss a golden opportunity to interact with a creature who's of similar size and is tough enough to endure full bulk of her strength. She'll no doubt try to befriend Raichu. The question is, will Raichu be willing to befriend and play with her, considering that it would give her survibility a solid challenge?
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alone for that I have to kind of make you a compliment, it isn't often that someone can argue/explain him/herself, but still accepting what the other guy said. I wanted to point that out since I feel like most are just getting kind of agressive and all that stuff.
How is she canon?, the comic again?
Well I like her, but meh do you know the feeling when something just feels strange?, sometimes when a story takes a certan approach I feel like some things shouldn'T be there, but that could be because I have seen so many messing up the story with stuff like that.
Well for Maud I think that was because she works with that stuff and has harder hoofs and maybe technique?
Hhhmm I have a difficult time to Explain Applejack, since I suppose when she doesn't has at least a certain amount of strength, the boulder would have just rolled over her, but maybe again "hoofs" and the strength of a trained pony? (well she probably trained some muscles on her farm.
Similar stuff goes for Big Mac, that and he is grown into something bigger and more sturdier so that kind of explains itself.
However even when I like her (I had read a super heroe story about her), she is the only one where it looks kid of super natual.
Well the scene as far as I remember worked out pretty fine, I enjoyed it and I'm kind of hoping that they where also impressed with Raichu not being crushed, it was kind of heartwarming to see that Filly so happy. It was probably the first time she didn't had to stress herself with being to carefull and maybe it's actually fun to her to use her whole strange.
It must be like having a huge amount of built up energy, but not being alowed to play as a kid.
I'm not sure what they where thinking when speaking about Sonic or Amy myself, but I can understand having some strange thoughts sometimes, maybe they remembered a strange/funny scene.
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Nope, just a short scene from episode where CMC got their cutie mark.
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She may be a background pony and only one scene, but Diamond Tiara admited that she has super strength, and it happened in an episode. If that's not canon, what is?
I know what you mean. I myself rolled my eyes on how OP baby Cakes were and how super powerful Flurry Heart was. I found them annoying, considering how underpowered other alicorns (and Twilight alicorn is) and how a filly unicorn could do something that student of the princess couldn't.
Still, ponies with massive potential appeared in the show (Twilight's massive magic surge for example), so personally, super strong filly hiding her power while attending the school, this one I didn't mind all that much. I mean, unlike with Flurry Heart and baby Cakes, her super strength wasn't thrown into our faces or didn't play any major part in the story or forced a conflict, it was just there, hidden.
That's superman trope, forced to hold back for the rest of their life in fear of hurting others. This one I kind of like it, which is why I used it in this story and in my Tiny Twilight series,
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that's alright, I didn't remembered that, not sure why. I think I have seen it, but if this should have been not my favourite episode then I might have skipped that part. However I think I only did that in a few later episodes. thre or four.
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Your right nothing happened so far that would make us feel like they try to hard with her.
I admit after reading the first sentence here, I kind of liked the idea of other pony races getting strong members and now I kind of want a story in which there is some kind of trouble that is doing a bit of that competition stuff between the three different races.
Not sure if I'm thinking of a war or something like that, but I would probably hate it as soon as it turns out to be a story with 30 OC random Power ponies.
What I'm probably thinking about is something that would show the nobles being all like "yeah we are the unicorns and so much better than you", then there are are the Earth ponies "Ha and we are the earth ponie and she got a boulder to throw at your face".
I'm trying to describe it fast because I need a break.
did you meant that one of your stories?, you made me interessted.
Hhhmmm you maybe are the second author or the third I have to look again if I'm not forgetting someone, that I seems to kind of like more than a little bit. I mean I like how you write and how you respond, that and you kind of sold me another story too.
Long story short, I think I like what I think I have seen from your personality and stories so far.
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Eeyup. Celestia's Tiny Student and the sequels/sidestories are my top series. Raichu's story is something I started writting recently and didn't expect big audience. Feel free to read Celestia's Tiny student. It will be fun for you if you like emotional scenes, Twilight overcoming lots of struggles and impossible challenges. After all, being smaller than a rat while trying to learn how to control her powers isn't a walk in the park.
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True... I'll give next chapter a good comment.
I just read the whole thing in one sitting, it was that good. I can hardly wait for the next chapter!!
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Eh, many pokemon seem to prefer being treated a lot like pets even in the show. Not all of them (Charizard comes to mind), but a lot of them.
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She's gotten that name from a chunk of the fandom because her appearance and incredible strength make her seem like an expy of Pippi Longstockings, for those who even remember that old character.
I can't believe I'd forgotten to track this story. That's fixed, and I'm caught up now.
It's interesting learning more about Raichu's past, and amusing how aggravated ahe gets at her younger self.
It was also quite well done in how she and Starlight bonded after Raichu's accident.
It might actually be a good idea to have Raichu start attending Cheerilee's classes. She needs to learn more about her new world anyway, and making more friends is certainly good. Beyond that, in the unlikely event that something did happen at the school, Raichu backing Lily could handle a lot of trouble long enough for help to arrive.
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If everything goes right, the next chapter will be uploaded next Satturday (as always). I will be counting on that promise of yours.
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Exacly.
Even though this Raichu seem more educated than other pokemon, she deosn't mind pet-like treatement,
The fact that she dislike her younder self so much means that she changed a lot. Whatever happened between her and Astra, it affected her personality and provided a lot of character development.
Thank you.
This sounds like a really good suggestion, sadly, I already have other events to take place so I don[t think I'll manage to have her attend school. I'll remember your advice for the future.
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well it's true that pikachu wasn't as remorseful as raichu but he still was if i remember correctly he gave the 'oh crap i just done something bad and i feel somewhat ashamed of myself laugh' and as for the rival thing... well to be fair to Pikachu Lt.Surge's Raichu was kinda a big sack of crap...and he(pikachu) made an oath to show that pikachu(s) can be stronger than raichu(s) without evolution. but i think pikachu would try and befriend raichu
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Well, considering that Lt. Surge's Raichu send Pikachu to the hospital with critical injuries, and in "vs Goliath" episode, Pikachu was hit in the face with Hyper Beam, I think that Pikachu wanting to prove that Pikachu can be stronger than Raichu without evolution is more of an excuse. After such traumatic experiences, he deep inside must hold a grudge and feel anger unconciously, which is why he doesn't want to evolve while feeling the need to prove himself superior against strong Raichu. I think during the serier, Pikachu's rivality against Raichu was shown 3 times ( 2 times in harsh battles, 1 time in 'Vacation' episode, 1 time against Alola Raichu ). Still, in two situations, Raichu saved Pikachu from Team Rockets, but those episodes are probably not as memorable.
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yeah but your forgetting one fact pikachu was never the one to start those rivalries in most cases...except the battles. otherwise pikachu tried to befriend the other pokemon(raichu in this case).
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To be fair, when interacting with Alola Raichu, Pikachu was the first one to show anger and Raichu just went along with it.
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It's true that Raichu said something prideful or sassy, but Pikachu's reaction to it was instant anger. If saying stuff like "You think you stand a chance" or "you think you can defeat the champ" was all it took for Raichu to provoce him, than I think Pikachu was mostly at fault in this case. After all, this Raichu was participating in pancake race for years and trained for it, while Pikachu was newbie at it. I didn't like this race all that much, especially the part where Raichu levitating himself was used to force a strugle for Pikachu, which he overhelmed for no reason. I mean, if all it took for Pikachu was to run fast to draw with alola Raichu, then meaby this tail-surfing didn't give much advantage to begin with? After all, Raichu should win this race not because he was 'evolved', but rather due to having more experience in this specific sport. So long story short, I felt this conflict was forced, and Pikachu was waaaay too easy to provoce.
(I think if Pikachu had at one point trouble with balancing pancakes on his back, only for Raichu to help him balance them for a good sport, it would show more promise, but no, Raichu just had to be shown as jerk for the whole race).
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honestly i think the sun and moon sires was just a bunch of filler episodes so i'm not that surprised. and i think pikachu was just a bit grouchy that raichu was being a bit overconfident as nothing is ever certain but i do agree that pikachu was a bit to easy to provoke that episode.
I never understood why she had a hedgehog as a cutiemark... If it was some sort of Sonic reference referring to Knuckles body-builder look nowadays, then sure but if not... then what the heck?
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It's the hedgehog's dilemma; basically you want to be closer to others but you can't for fear of hurting them.
I know this is a nitpick, but it bothers me how much the word "critter" is used in this story. The only ponies I can picture saying that are the Apple family.
le gasp sanic