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Brenny had been visiting his forest more and more often during the autumn, which he found strange. He didn't like the season much. He felt as if it was a time where everything died. It was chilly: and the birds were leaving their nests for the South. The colors were nice, he supposed--but how was he supposed to protect the forest if the weather decided to freeze everything around? Even the ground was frozen!

But that wasn't why he was visiting the forest today. He had felt something peculiar about his mouth--his front teeth were loose! He had heard that older folk lost their teeth with age, but the celebi knew he wasn't yet a year old. Was his forest sick?

Brenny, one finger on the offending tooth, looked up to see the source of the voices. He waved, uncertain if he would be able to speak with his finger in his mouth. He had never tried before! He removed the finger, studying the two, and smiled. "Hi," he said. "You won't find many berries there. But there's a clearing I can show you with plenty." The year before, he had used that very clearing to survive the Winter he had been born into.

"What are you doing?" He acme,ed. "Going to make something." He found his tooth moved with every word. Was it going to fall out? Would all his teeth fall out? Would he be forced to eat apple sauce the rest of his life? "Just don't take too many, okay? The Pokemon might need them."

"There's plenty of autumn berries," Brenny assured Call ie, replacing his finger in his mouth to further wiggle his tooth. It was so strange, feeling something lose in his mouth. Maybe if it fell out, he could glue it back in. Daddy wouldn't notice, would he? But when Brenny removed his finger, his mind went blank. Blood! He was bleeding! He gave a yelp of surprise.

"Er. They're right this way," he muttered, wiping his hand on his jeans quickly. "You can take as many as you like, as long as the Pokemon have enough for the winter. I'm supposed to protect the forest."

"I'm okay," Brenny assured her, and then hesitated. He bent to her level. "Are my teeth falling out?" He asked seriously, opening his mouth. One of his bottom front teeth moved with the movement. "See? Its loose!" He managed. "I think I'm losing my teeth because my forest is sick. Its never happened before, and I know my health reflects the health of the forest. So..." he fretted.

Had the trees gotten too cold? Would his teeth fall out, like the leaves fell from the trees?

Brenny was calmed, and brightened. He rewarded Callie with a smile. She had calmed him with such ease, the celebi boy was sure she must be at least as old as Connie. "Oh. I didn't think human things would happen to me, too," he marveled. Did this mean he would experience his voice changing too? And insatible hunger? He had read about that.

"Ooooh. So it won't take long for me to grow up either? Humans at my age are still babies. But I'm not."

Brenny didn't like the idea of becoming an adult so quickly. He wrinkled his nose. "No," he said, "I think I'll stay little forever. Daddy likes me the way I am, and I like being this way too. He can pick me up and I can cuddle him. I don't want that to change! But if it does," he paused, and suddenly a broad grin crossed his features, "but if it does, I can go back in time every time I try to grow up so I never do!"

He paused. "What special thing?" He asked. "What can I do with it?"

Adventures he couldn't go on the way he was? Brenny doubted it. He rose an eyebrow. "But I do drive cars," he protested. He had several hot wheels at home. They weren't like the monsters he saw on the road regularly, but the celebi boy didn't trust them. He still harbored that fear he had shared with Connie. While he had spent a good amount of time around them, he was still cautious.

"Find someone special? Why would I have to grow to do that? I already have! My daddy is my someone special!" The celebi boy puzzled over her words. "But everyone I've met is special to me. Just Daddy most of all!" His eyes widened at the explanation of the tooth fairy. He beamed. "Oooh! Money? I can share it with Daddy!"

"Mm... Daddy doesn't have a wife either! I should find him one! Then he can be happier than he already is!" The celebi boy beamed. "I bet lots of girls would like to be with Daddy! He's the best daddy in all the world, and I bet he'll be the best husband ever! And if I can't find one here for him, I can search through each layer of time until I find one!" He seemed to ignore Callie's statement about money. He was determined to find Connie someone special! He was sure she would be the most beautiful, the nicest--oooh, and if she married Daddy, that would make her his Mommy!