Pocoyo stood at the intersection and looked skyward, waiting for the light to change. He finally admitted to himself that had become lost, long long ago. But it was to be expected. For starters, he had lived out in a rural area for most of his life, and secondly, this was the first time he had ever ran away from home.
Entering the city had been a big difference for him. Large TV's adorned the sides of buildings, and people were everywhere. He glanced around uncomfotably at all the professional people in suits, and wondered if they were on what his parents called 'lunch break'.
A voice over the intercom announced that it was safe to cross the intersection, and Pocoyo hitched his bed up higher onto his shoulders and walked adminst the crowd across the street. He had no idea where he was going, but all he knew was that he had to find out the truth. It had already been days, and everything had turned up with no lead. Everything except--
A muffled yip came from his bag and it began rustling. In a panic, he dodged into an alleyway and took it off his shoulders, praying that no one had noticed. He looked both ways before opening the bag.
"Thompson!" He scolded the Veram that was just small enough to fit in his bag with his clothing, and several books. "Keep it quiet! Do you want us to get caught?!"
Thompson regarded him with an annoyed look and tried to get out of the bag. Pocoyo didn't blame him. Even though he had been walking for hours a day, Thompson had hardly been out of his bag. But he didn't want to risk it. Thompson had grown up with him on the farm, and he had been allowed to run loose. Now that he was in the city, the environment was too different, and way too dangerous. It didn't help that Thompson only listened when he wanted to, and liked to wander off. He pushed the Veram back down.
"No! You can't get out! I promise that once we get out of this city, I'll find a place that you can run around in, and stretch your wings a little."
Thompson looked at him desperately, begging him to change his mind, but Pocoyo stayed firm. Another good reason that he didn't want to let his Veram out.
There were no Creatu to be found in this city.
It was a huge shock to him. He had been to a city before, once or twice, and most workers had a Creatu that would accompy them in their jobs. That's just how Rescreatu, the four planets, all worked. Creatu worked with humans to create a World united. But here it was just...eerie. He had not seen a single Creatu, and something was wrong. Not a person smiled. Everybody looked robotic, doing the same thing over and over again. It was so creepy, he couldn't bring himself to ask anyone for directions. He shivered.
"I'm sorry, Thompson." He said sorrowfully and closed the bag, ignoring the yips of protest.
He had to find someone to help him soon, or else he wouldn't know where else to go.