Disclaimer: I don't own any pokemon character, monster, or reference that i didn't make up.

Hope you like it. it's really jumpy

Hey, Maid, clean this up!" shouted Chrissy from across the hall. Her two blond cronies snickered behind her.

"I'm not a maid." A red-head with an orange band around her neck. "I'm a volunteer. See." She began removing the band revealing it to be a bandana with the words 'Volunteer' on it. "Besides, you know my name already."

"That's impossible. I would never associate with someone who looks like you." She put on a look of disapproval as she looked over the girls clothing.

She wore a red boat neck shirt that was off the shoulders and cut two inches above her belly button, an orange tank top was underneath that, and finally a pair of cargo khakis. Chrissy was wearing her bouncy pink hair out of its usual pony-tail, a light pink plaid and pleated skirt, and a hot pink sweater over a white shirt. This gave her a studious appearance that she did not deserve.

"What's wrong with how I dress?" she said hands folded over her chest.

"Nothing If you're a clown." The blondes behind her giggled. "You still haven't cleaned up this mess." Chrissy pointed down to the broken glass and fruit punch on the floor.

"I'm not cleaning that up. You purposely spilt it. If you want it clean so badly maybe you should get on the floor and clean it yourself!"

Chrissy's anger flared at the sound of defiance. "I don't take kindly to having workers tell me what to do. If I wasn't in such a good mood I would report you and have you removed from the area. That way you would never be able to enter the school again and you wouldn't want that." She had hit a sore spot. The red head got on her knees, removed a rag from her pocket and began mopping up the mess. She was beaten.(emotionally not physically) Again!

"Good servant," said one blonde in a nasally voice. As the walked by they revealed muddy footprints which made the poor volunteer bang her hand on the floor getting some glass caught in her flesh in the process. Despite the blood she continued to clean.

On the way back from the nurses office with a bandaged hand she passed a black haired little boy throwing a fit.

"I quit," he said throwing his books on the floor. " I'm sick of school and teachers and... and my sister."

"Don't say that." He was shocked to see her standing there and blushed. "Don't say things like that. YOu're very privileged to be in this school and to have teachers who tell you when your wrong and to have a sibling."

"So you say. All the teachers do is tell me I'm wrong. And when they explain it I'm always the one who doesn't get it and they purposely pick me to explain things i don't even understand." He gestured impatiently "My sister doesn't have to do any work for school. She gets to have fun while I'm studying and she still gets good grades too. But what about me. I'm working my butt off for nothing."

The red-head giggle. "Well what exactly are you not getting."

"Well," he thought out loud. "Right now we're learning about type advantages and I don't understand why certain things are strong against others but no on will explain it."

"Is that all," she said reassuringly. "I'll help you understand and then you'll be happy and won't leave the school." He looked at her dumbfounded.

"My teachers can't teach me this and their trained to do this stuff. How are you going to..." he began.

"Did they give you a list of things to memorize?" He nodded. "Did you memorize them?"

"Memorization is accessing the minimal amount of your brains potential and putting it on paper," he said defensively. She gave him a smirk. "I'm not a copy machine I'm a human being."

"I..." she tried to say behind her giggles. " I think you have.. you have a wonderful vocabulary and... great philosophical prowess but...that's a horrible excuse."

"Even If I did understand this one thing what makes you think I won't still leave."

She clasped her hands together and smiled. "Because If I can get you to understand this then you will understand everything... and no teachers will pick on you." He raised his eyebrow. "And your sister won't be the only one with good grades. "Now the boy was convinced. She grabbed his hand and one of his books off the floor and led him to a bench outside.

"Why are we out here?" he said almost impatiently.

She didn't notice. "It's all part of the lesson. Now, let's start with some of the easiest type advantages water, fire, and grass. They go in a full circle. Fire defeats grass, grass defeats water, and water defeats fire."

"That's all good on paper but no one will explain to me why."

She smiled at him. "It's only natural that you have to see it to understand. We'll start simple. Close your eyes and picture a flame." He obeyed. "Now picture a pile of leaves. Put them together. What happened."

"The leaves were burned and the flame grew." She clapped

"Exactly. That is the same reasoning that makes fire types stronger the grass types."

"I guess it makes sense. What about water and grass. Why does grass win."

"You have to think out of the box for that one. plants and flowers and trees use water for energy. It feeds them instead of hurting them."

"What about fighting and psychic," he said after flipping through the textbook. "Why does psychic win?"

"Mind over matter. Brains over brawn. Brute force will never help you if you have a foe that can bend your will with their mind."

He mulled it over. "I think I understand."

"Of course. Now just apply that logic to everything else you learn. each pokemon type represents a part of nature. Nature is always in conflict with itself just like pokemon and people. In the end everything is full circle. That is why the first types you learn about are water, grass and fire. The way power is divided every one has and equal chance of being the best. There is no one strongest type. For that same reason everyone has a different style of battling. They want to find a way out of the circle. Only the truly elite can escape the circle though and with so many people trying to achieve that standard it becomes harder to tell who truly is the best of the best. My theory is that the elite, past and present, share a common soul that is not necessarily shown in style but in heart and that is why they have been given the liberty to escape the circle."

"Wow. That's deep. You must be and A plus student." the girl looked at her hands. "What's your name anyway?" She looked up.

"Nii. Why do you ask?"

"Cause i want you to be my tutor. I learned more in a few minutes with you than in a whole trimester with any of my teachers."

"I don't know If I'm the best person for the job. I ..."

"Oh little brother." That horrid voice. It couldn't be. Was this her brother. "What are you doing talking to servants."

"She's not a servant." This was going to. " She's a great student. Smarter than you'll ever be."

The pink haired girl broke into hysterical laughter. "She told you she was a student." Nii looked at her once again fascinating hands.

"Nii you're...?" To his sister. " You're lying."

"No she isn't." Nii stood but turned her back to the two siblings and began fiddling with her fingers. "I applied but was told I didn't have what it takes to be a trainer. So now I just volunteer." She could feel their expressions from behind her. The young boy was probably shocked and dismayed. His evil sister laughing hysterically on the inside. "It's inspiring you know. To be around all these future champions. I guess pokemon just wasn't my calling." She began to walk away.

"See little brother," Chrissy said. "She isn't even worth associating with. I'll be your tutor."

"No! Nii's super smart."

"Don't be silly little brother. If she's so smart how come she's not one of our top students?"

He didn't take long to reply. He knew his sister was an evil and sinister person capable of running the mob if she wasn't so lazy. "I'm sure you found a way to have her taken off the list so you could come here. She's nice and helps people. She is meant to be a trainer. Unlike you." Chrissy's nose wrinkled in anger.

"Is that so. Well Nii thanks to your little boyfriend I'm gonna have you removed from the school." Nii stopped.

"On what grounds!" Her brother yelled. Still defending Nii who had given up defending herself from the start.

"All of them. I'm gonna make it so I never have to see your face again." Chrissy ran to the principal's office. Nii ran too. Not to anywhere in particular. Just where her feet took her.

The little boy was left alone as it started to rain salty tears that even the grass rejected. Tears for Nii.

Nii's feet had brought her to the lab and research center in her town where renowned scientist, Professor Mahogany was working on cracking the mystery of legendary and ancient pokemon.. She took a moment to catch her breath before stepping in.

"Good Afternoon Professor."

He didn't bother to turn from his work. "Oh Nii. Hello. Not to be rude but shouldn't you be at school."

"Why," she said bitterly. Nii took a deep breath. "I'm not a student, just a volunteer."

"And for that reason you have a duty to the school to ..."

"Chrissy is having me kicked out."

"What! Why?" The gray haired professor stopped his work to look at her. She was drenched, but that didn't hide the fact that she had been crying.

"I was helping her brother with something and he started defending me. She ran and said she would have every rule in the book thrown at me." She put her head in her hands. "And It's not fair." The professor put his hand on Nii's shoulder.

"Maybe I can talk to them."

"No!" she jumped up. "It'll only make things worst." She brushed some of the strands of hair from her face.

"Well then." There was an awkward silence. " Yesterday my team went excavating."

"That's nice." It wasn't unnatural for her to be depressed. She put so much of her time in making others happy that she forget about her own happiness. That's why she volunteered at the school. Seeing young trainers made her feel she needed to be happy too. It wasn't until Chrissy began picking on her that these little bouts of depression had started up again.

"One of the Evee's found this ancient crystal."

She looked up. "Crystal?"

"It looks like it was carved out of stone but they gave it a long crystal shape." Nii had perked up. She loved looking at discoveries when they were fresh. It was her privilege for knowing a scientist so well. "Would you like to see it"

He pressed some buttons on the controls and from the floor emerged a pillar with a stone crystal floating inside the case perched on top of it.

"Wow."

"Yes I know. We haven't run any tests yet but I presume it had a ritualistic purpose." Nii didn't hear him. She instead stepped up to the pillar and touched the glass case. The glass warbled around her fingers as they eventually when through the protective case. "Blah Blah Blah Evee yadda yadda concerned look blah blah mystery."

She was caught in a trance while staring at the jewel. Her fingers wrapped around the crystal and the case shattered. SHe stayed stationary as pieces flew everywhere.

"Nii what did you do?" but she couldn't hear him. Her grip tightened around the crystal as the same energy that destroyed the case began messing with the machinery. Things began sparking and lighting an fire. "Nii!"

Suddenly everything stopped. A crack appeared in the crystal and more soon followed. A voice came from the crystal. It's gender unknown.

"What is your wish?"

"Hunh?" Nii finally spoke.

"Your wish. Your hearts desire. What is it?"

I would like.. what everyone wants. My own bit of happiness."

"To vague," the voice said indifferently. " Suggestion: What would make you happy"

"Um... a friend. Someone to be close to. A person who would journey with me to the ends of the world just because they cared about me. Someone who will be like family to me. Who I could never hurt me. I want that."

"So shall it be."

Nii let go of the crystal, which hovered in place, and a pink goo was excreted from its end unto the pillar. The goo began taking shape, developing a small pink body and a round head. It grew large mouse-like ears that were three quarters of its size and huge blue glassy eyes. Pink tail of a Pikachu. All in all it was a small and scared looking creature watching Nii.

"Amazing!" said the Professor quickly taking down notes. Scientists. Go figure.

Nii moved her hand to pet the small pink mouse but it withdrew from her touch. She smiled and lifted the err... pokemon? clear off the pillar.

"You're so cute and pink," I hate pink. " and so defenseless." Upon hearing those words the pokemon's brow furrowed and though the eyes remained glassy they seemed angry now.

"Lii Viiiiiiiii" And electric shock was sent from the small creature throughout the room and concentrated on Nii. The proffesor had taken cover behind a machine.

"cough cough Wow." An extra crispy Nii with swirls in her eyes. "A pokemon. Just what I need to start my journey."

The crystal continued to crack until it revealed a white gold looking tube with a small blue orb-like lens in the center.

The next day a boy sat in his desk staring out the window.

"William," the teacher said, "I am very proud of your test scores lately. It looks like you're finally understanding the lesson."

"A girl helped me. She said everything is connected like a circle. The powers of every pokemon are distributed equally and..."

"Really," she interrupted. "This theory doesn't sound familiar."

"That's cause the theorizer's not a student." Chrissy had stepped into the classroom. "Come on little brother. Father wants us home early today."

He stuck out his tongue. "So what if she's not a student. That just means she gets to experience the pokemon world first hand instead of being stuck in school." He looked out the window. " I bet she's gonna be the next big trainer since... Since Ash Ketchem."

The teacher gasped and Chrissy walked up to her brother with a look filled with the intent to kill. "If she wasn't good enough to attend this school what makes you think she will survive in the real world."

"Nii's gonna be the best trainer in the universe and when you next meet and battle there will be no father and his money to bail you out." Chrissy raised her hand threateningly. "You can beat me up all you like but I'll never stop talking about her cause I love Nii and she wouldn't want me to hurt." He began crying. "Watch. You hit me now and it'll only add the the butt kicking she'll give you when you meet again."

Chrissy stopped listening after I love Nii. "So you love her. Better tell her that before she leaves."

Will's eyes widened and he ran out the door.

"What was that about?" the teacher asked.

"Just getting rid of the riffraff"

Williams ran towards the only road leading out of the town and found Nii walking with a pink thing on her shoulder.

"Nii! Wait!" She turned to see him and smiled.

"Come to wish me good bye?" He stopped to catch his breath.

"Where are you going."

"To continue my destiny. This town was just the beginning. I may become a master, or a scientist, or who knows what. But I won't find out staying here."

"Can I tell you a secret."

"Hmm? Sure"

"I was thinking about the circle. My circle is with my sister and father and the school. But I am gonna break it. My first step...uh. can you come closer?" Nii leaned over a bit and William planted a soft kiss on her cheek. "First, no more listening to my sister. I like you Nii. A lot. And when I'm older I'm gonna marry you. Is that okay?"

SHe gave him the truest answer on the planet. " You'll know when you're older."

She walked away with the pink mouse still on her shoulder, having witnessed everything.

"Nii what's that creature on your shoulder?"

" I call her Livii (pronounced Lee Vee). She's shy." Nii began walking away. "See ya when I see ya."

"Second step," he muttered "Go out and find Nii again."

Nii walked until she saw a river. She sat on a rock at the river's edge and admired the souvenir left by the exploding crystal. Professor Mahogany let her keep it but not after putting it through about a hundred computer scans. She had strung a chain through one end and made it a pendant though it was about five and a half inches long.

She looked at Livii who was messing around in the stream. She was just born. Must know nothing about nature, but then she always has instincts.

Just then Livii ran towards Nii and began nudging her arm. Nii stood up and Livii continued the nudge her ankles with her nose, that is as high as she could reach, until Nii was walking to the river.

Nii looked down and in the reflection of the river saw a pink haired girls in a black off the shoulder frock. The edges had white bunched silk and the designs were in red. What really shocked Nii was the pokeball in her hand that she was currently throwing.

"Onix, I choose you!" A huge Onix landed before them and Livii cowered a little.

"Go, Livii!" The pink mouse looked at Nii like she was insane. "Trust me." Livii was obviously skeptical but stood before the beast anyway.

"I've never seen that kind of pokemon before," said the girl. "My father will be so glad when I bring it to him. Onix, Iron tail." The beast brought his glowing tail to the ground before them but Livii jumped out of the way. Nii, not having the best reflexes, was sprayed with water.

"Your pokemon is fast." The girl said mockingly. " But you're pretty ignorant and that makes you both weak."

"I'm really starting to hate pink hair. Livii, Agility!" Livii quickly ran avoiding Onix's glowing tail. Just then an idea popped into Nii's head. " Use agility up his tail."

"Onix, Iron tail." Livii took the moment of distraction while Onix was listening to it's master and ran up the rock tail. THe soft touch of pink paws, ghosting along Onix' spine almost made him burst out laughing. He tried to remove the tickler with his Iron Tail but brought it down on his own head instead. Livii quickly ran back down to in front of Nii.

Onyx moaned in pain from his own blow and when his mouth was open wide enough...

"Thunderbolt now, In his mouth." The shock sent Onix into an immediate K.O. "Woo hoo! We won." She picked of Livii and began dancing. "And it's our first battle." More like spinning and jumping.

Onix was returned and the pink haired witch stormed off towards a more discrete location. A voice that seemed to come from everywhere began chuckling to itself.

"Zak!" she yelled furiously. "Show yourself!" A boy with spiky(Advent Children Cloud spiky) platinum ( not platinum blond) hair appeared sitting on a tree limb.

"how'd you know it was me?"

"Who else would think this was funny?" He jumped down in front of her. He couldn't be more than seventeen or eighteen and he was kinda tall. He wore an open light blue shirt that had a zipper instead of the customary buttons and the collor was popped up. Under that was a long sleeve white shirt. He had loose fitting white jeans and simple sneakers.

"But it is funny." she crossed her arms. "You were beaten by a newbie and you couldn't even steal her pokemon. You're really slipping Amethyst." He tried to hide a chuckle behind his hand.

"But it wasn't a fair fight. "

Excuse me? You are the daughter of the almighty leader of a league of dangerous villains up against a small town girl and you lost."

Oh. But it was fair. She was just like you and she had your necklace!' Zak stopped laughing and became much more solemn.

"Excuses are one thing. Lying is another."

"But I'm not lying. Only, hers was silver not black." He began walking away.

"Zak it's not a lie. Are you listening! Zak!" She ran up and grabbed his arm. She pulled it close to her until he himself was close enough for her to put her head on his shoulder. "How bad do you think he'll punish me." He softened a bit.

"It's not good to dwell on such things. You made a mistake, ready yourself for the punishment."

"But I lost... to a beginner."

"Let's go home. I know what will remove the tension."