The Bundory Family & Pikachu: Part 3

Pikachu's head is spinning as he sits down to a Bundory dinner. Thankfully having narrowly avoided death after Spatto and Dandory's mother, Catleen came to his rescue. Catleen is a gentle yet authouratative and well-groomed cat in a crisp suit-dress with narry a strand of fur out of place. Her husband, on the other hand is seemingly the opposite: loud and impulsive with a big barrel chest, wild blue hair, and a scarred face; not to mention an apparent prison record, for what Pikachu can only imagine considering the way he was almost Gowin's first post-prison meal. "Thanks again for your help, Catleen" says Pikachu. "Don't worry about it, you polite little mouse." Catleen replies as she reaches out a furry paw and squeezes Pikachu's cheek affectionately. Pikachu doesn't normally like having his cheek squeezed like a child but coming from Catleen it doesn't seem quite so bad. "This.. is the life" thinks Pikachu.

At the end of the evening as Gustaf is showing Pikachu to his room Pikachu decides to take this opportunity to get some answers, "Gustaf, can I ask you something?" "Of courrrsse.." replies Gustaf, bobbing his floating skeleton head. With a deep breath Pikachu asks, "what was Gowin in prison for?" "Theft" responds Gustaf frankly. "Theft??" repeats Pikachu "not.. mouse-murder?". "Ha ha ha ha nooo..." chuckles Gustaf "Master Gowin was imprisoned for attempting to steal a magical vase from the New Yo-Kai Museum. If only he had succeeded he would have had the power to return Mistress Catleen and I to our human forms." "Your 'human' forms??" asks a stunned Pikachu. Gustaf continues wistfully "You see.. we haven't always been this way. Sadly, we were cursed by a Yo-Kai named Kanaendesu and we've been Yo-Kai's ever since." Pikachu opens his mouth to inquire further but Gustaf abruptly stops and announces "Ah, here we are at your chambers sir. May you rest well." He's gone before Pikachu can say a word. "Sounds like I have a lot to learn about the Yo-Kai World and the Bundory family" thinks Pikachu, as he settles in for a not-so-restful sleep.