This is a Pokémon fanfic that I'm writing. I got the idea after watching an episode. This story links the TV Show and the games together. Almost all the original characters are based on people I know in real life; I even use their real names and their likenesses. The main original character is based off of me, but I changed his name. Also all the Pokémon belonging to the original characters are actually the Pokémon they own in real life on their games. My character truthfully owns the Pokémon mentioned. I want to keep writing the story but I'm not so sure it's good. So if you guys like what I have so far, review it, and tell me to continue. If I get no reviews, I'll put the story on hiatus and write another one. After an introduction of a new character, I'll put a profile of them at the end of the chapter.

DISCLAIMER: I don't the Pokémon Franchise. But if I did the battles would be cooler, the story would be deeper and the characters wouldn't act all lovey dovey. Plus the games would be more realistic, like actually having a bathroom in your damn house. I mean seriously, do all the characters in the game have to go out side to take a dump? And where the hell do they sleep? And why does every house look exactly the same?

Pokémon: Maverick from the Dark

Chapter 1

A dark figure could be seen walking along the path in a dense forest. The full moon draped its nightly elegance over the wilderness; the trees cast shadows around the figure. Covered in a long black coat, he walked into a clearing; his eyes were shadowed from view by the hood pulled over his head. Stepping into the moonlit clearing, a devilish grin could be seen on his lips.

"Sneasel," he said, in a voice with no emotion, "Come here."

There was a rustling of leaves, and another, yet much smaller figure, appeared as it leaped from the tree tops towards the sky, silhouetted by the moon in the background. Descending from its jump at a fascinating speed, it landed next to its trainer. Despite the amazing speed in which it descended, it made no noise when it landed.

The Dark Pokémon looked towards its master, silently asking what to do next. "It is time, now our journey can truly begin." The two walked further into the clearing, to the other side, and disappeared into the dense brush.

It was a bright sunny day at the base of the mountain. Along the river that flowed from it, a group of four young people and their Pokémon could be seen. Two of which were in the slow moving river, enjoying a refreshing dip in contrast to the other two who were laying down on the bank, soaking up the sun.

"Ash! Why don't you take a dip with me and Max?" a brunette said, she was wearing a one piece swimming suit.

"Yeah, Ash, come on! You, too, Brock!" said the little boy that was swimming next to her.

There were two guys that were lying on the bank. One had light skin and black hair; the other had darker skin and brown hair. Both of them were wearing sun glasses and swimming trunks. They looked at each other, and as if they read each other's minds, they both said, "Nah!"

Flustered, May said, "Well you two don't have to be jerks about it!"

Suddenly, by a tree stump that had all their backpacks, there was a flash of light and a short fat grayish blue Pokémon appeared.

Running towards the water the Pokémon cried, "Munchlax!" And with a heave, it jumped into the air above the water.

"No!" all four of the young people yelled, but it was too late. The Munchlax hit the water and sent a small tidal wave in its wake. The water completely enveloped the two in the water and washed them ashore. The two boys that were already on the shore were soaked.

They all looked at the Munchlax with death in their eyes. "Munchlax!" They all said in unison.

Puzzled, while still floating in the river, Munchlax said, "Munch?" May got up from the ground and rushed to the tree stump. She rummaged through her pack and got his Poké Ball. In a flash of light he disappeared into the ball.

"Sis, you really need to learn how to control that thing." Max said.

She sighed, "Yeah, I know. But it's the same with Skitty, they can't seem to want to stay put."

"Oh well, guys," said Brock, "Let's dry ourselves off and get back on the road. We can make it to Riktor City before nightfall if we leave in an hour."

As they all started to get ready for the long trip ahead, they did not notice that they were being watched. Silently, the spy leapt from it viewing point in the bushes and disappeared into the trees.

"Did you guys hear something?" Ash asked his companions.

They all looked at him, and shook their heads. They returned to their packing.

"I'll be right back, guys," May said, picking a set of clothes, "I need to go change." She turned on her heel and disappeared deep into the forest. I need to get in deep enough so that none of them will see me change. She thought. She giggled as a guilty thought crossed her mind, Although, I wouldn't mind if Ash 'accidentally' saw me.

She took off her bathing suit, shivering with delight when a slight breeze tickled her bare skin.

A bush rustled. May quickly turned around towards the noise. Her face was crimson red. "Ash? Brock? Max?" she said, covering herself up with her clothes because she was naked.

The bush rustled again. What are they doing? "Ash, or whoever, leave me alone! Pervert!" Again the bush rustled.

A small Pokémon came out from under bush, revealing itself to May. "Oh!" I thought it was one of the boys. The small Pokémon looked at her intently with a puzzled look on its face.

"Um, could you turn around, please?" May said, unsure if the Pokémon understood her. Wild Pokémon don't often understand humans, but this one obliged and turned around. Surprised that it understood her, May quickly got dressed. After she finished, she walked around the Pokémon so that they were face to face.

She pulled out her Pokédex, and pointed it at the Pokémon. After several beeps, the device said, "Sneasel, the sharp claw Pokémon. Sneasel is a dark and ice Pokémon native to the Johto Region and the Sevii Islands."

"Hmmm, so I guess that means that you have a trainer. You couldn't possibly have come from Johto all the way here." May deducted, "Oh, well. Bye, Sneasel."

May turned and left. While she headed towards the others, she thought about the Pokémon she had just encountered. That Sneasel was the cutest little thing! It would be great in contests. Too bad it's already taken.

She reappeared out of the forest and met up with the guys. "Are you guys ready?"

"Yeah, just a few more minutes," Ash said. "Who's that?"

"Who's who?" May asked, puzzled. What is he talking about?

Gesturing behind her, he said, "That Pokémon."

May turned around and saw that the Sneasel that she met earlier had followed her. "Oh, how cute! It followed me!"

The Sneasel went up to her. Its eyes were on her pack. She didn't seem to notice as she asked, "Did you lose your trainer? Would like to join us on our little adventure? Would you?"

May was crouching low to the ground, sweet talking the Pokémon. Ash sighed, he whispered to Brock, "Why is it that girls only want the cute Pokémon?"

Brock folded his arms across his chest, "I don't know, but appearance is something to look for in a contest Pokémon."

"Sneasel." The Pokémon replied.

"Is that a yes or a no?" May asked the Pokémon.

"Sneasel." It said again. Feeling like she was getting nowhere fast, she got up and walked over to Ash.

"Pikachu, would you mind asking Sneasel if it would like to join us?" she asked the Pokémon that was perched on Ash's shoulder.

"Pika!" It said excitedly and hopped off of Ash and bounded towards its fellow Pokémon. "Pika. Pikachu?" It asked the other Pokémon.

"Sneasel." It replied. Pikachu ran up to May and shook his head.

"Really?" May said disappointed, "Then what does it want, Pikachu?"

Pikachu briefly turned his back on May and asked Sneasel, "Pika?"

"Sneasel." It said, pointing with its claw at May's pack. Pikachu hopped up onto May's back and started digging through her backpack.

"Pikachu, what are you doing?" May said, obviously uncomfortable. Pulling out a Poké Block dispenser, he jumped down to Sneasel and gave it two of May's purple Poké Blocks.

"Sneasel." It said and bowed its head in gratitude.

"Seems that someone besides Munchlax likes May's Poké Blocks," Max said. Once again, as if on cue, Munchlax appeared.

"Munch." It said and walked over to the Sneasel. It looked Sneasel straight in the eye with a blank look on its face. "Munch." It said and promptly grabbed the two Poké Blocks from Sneasel's claw and popped them into his mouth.

"Sneasel . . ." It said in a threatening tone of voice. It drew back its hand; its claw started to glow, and then turned metallic. Drawing back its hand further it was just about ready to knock some sense into the dumb Munchlax.

Suddenly, the Munchlax groaned and its belly increased in size. Puzzled, the Sneasel's hand went back to normal. "Wow! It was about to use a Metal Claw attack." Max pointed out.

Munchlax lay back where he was standing and went to sleep. "Max, I think we should get out of here, wild Pokémon can sometimes be very aggressive." Brock said. As he said that, Sneasel readied itself for another attack.

"Oh, no! Please don't hurt my Munchlax, Sneasel," May said, "I'm sure that he's very sorry."

"Lax." It said in its sleep. There was a loud grumbling noise.

"What was that?" Ash asked.

"Uh oh!" They all said in unison.

"Everybody! Hit the floor!" Maxed cried out.

Just then, Munchlax let loose a big loud fart. "Ewww!" The smell, oh my lord, the smell! The sheer force of the fart had everyone on the ground.

Having been interrupted from its attack twice now, Sneasel took advantage of the distraction to charge up its Metal Claw.

Max was the first to spot it, "May! That Sneasel is about to attack Munchlax!"

Sneasel drew its arm back, this time nothing would stop it from attacking. Just as its claw was about to connect with the sleeping Pokémon's jaw, a voice said, "Sneasel! Stop!"

Sneasel stopped barely at the last second. Its claw was only a centimeter or two from Munchlax's face.

"Who said that?" May asked out loud. It wasn't her or any of the boys. Looking around she saw no one.

"Me." Came the voice again. From out of the forest, a dark figure came into view.

It was a man, judging by its well built figure. The man was wearing a long black coat with a hood pulled over his head, hiding his features. He walked up to the Sneasel. "Sneasel," he said in a rough voice, "What have I told you about attacking a Pokémon without me telling you to?"

"Sneasel," it said apologetically. It hopped up onto his shoulder, where it stayed perched.

Walking up to May, he said, "Sorry, for my Sneasel's rude behavior." He extended a gloved hand down towards her to help her up. She took it and he pulled her up with no effort whatsoever.

"Its okay, my Munchlax is such a glutton sometimes." She said, impressed by the strong, yet, gentle way he pulled her up from the ground.

"It would seem that my Sneasel has taken a liking to you." He pulled off his hood to reveal his face. "My name is Merrick."

He had dark skin like Brock. He had short black hair, and very dark eyes. There was a long scar on his left eye, the only flaw on his handsome face. Although he was young, probably 18, he was quite tall, as well, at least six feet.

May awed that even though he was wearing a loose fitting long coat, she could tell that he was well built. Tall, dark, and handsome. He's kind of cute, she told herself.

"I'm May," she said, "It's nice to meet you."

"And I'm her brother, Max," Max said introducing himself.

"I'm Brock and this is Ash." Brock said, first pointing at himself then at Ash.

Shaking everybody's hand in turn, Merrick said, "Yes, it's nice to meet you all. Though, I wish it was under different circumstances." Looking deep into May's eyes, he said, "I apologize once again for my Pokémon's harsh actions towards your Munchlax."

Blushing, May said, "Don't worry about it." She stared back at him, infatuated.

"If I may ask," he said to Ash and Brock, "Are you four headed towards Riktor City?"

"Yes," Brock said, "Why do you ask?"

Merrick reached inside his trench coat and pulled out a black device. "My Pokénavigator is broken and I'm lost," he said holding up the device, "May I accompany you to Riktor City?"

"Wow!" Max exclaimed. "You have the latest version of the Pokénav? That hasn't been released in Hoenn or Kanto yet!"

"Yes and for that reason, it would be difficult to repair it." He said putting it back into his coat pocket.

"Well, you can stay with us as long as you like to get it fixed." May said. He's so mysterious. It gives me chills thinking about him.

"Well, shall we get going?" Merrick asked.

"Yes." May said ogling the trainer.

The five of them started down the road. "Sneasel, you may go back into the trees as long as you do not cause any more trouble." Merrick said. With a short grunt, the Pokémon jumped from its trainer's shoulder into the trees. They continued walking down the road. Ash and Brock were complaining about Munchlax's cannonball into the river.

"Oh, no! I forget Munchlax back at the river!" May exclaimed. "I'll be right back."

"May I join you?" Merrick said, running to keep up with May.

"Sure, you can." May was secretly pleased that he joined her, but she didn't know why.

"Sneasel! Come on!" He called out and the Pokémon leapt from tree to tree following the two trainers back to the river banks.

"You have a really cool Pokémon, Merrick." She said.

"Thank you," he said, "Sneasel is my trusted friend, it just so happens that it is claustrophobic. It refuses to be in a Poké Ball."

"Really? My friend Ash has a Pikachu that is the same way." May said. "Do you have any other Pokémon?"

"Why, yes, I do," Merrick said, "My place of residence is in Riktor City, if you would like, once we get there, I could show you my team and my collection."

"I'd love that." May said. She didn't know it but she was developing a crush on Merrick.

Once they got to the river, May looked around for Munchlax. "Munchlax! Munchlax, where are you?"

"If I may be so kind as to help you?" Merrick asked politely. May nodded. "Okay, Sneasel, go into the trees to see if you can spot our friend, Munchlax."

Sneasel, who had been on the ground looking for the Munchlax with May and Merrick, leapt from the ground into the trees.

May and Merrick went deeper into the forest. Seeing her chance, since they were alone, May asked, "So Merrick, you live in Riktor City?"

"Yes, I do, I own an estate and the Pokémon Center in the city." He said. This surprised May; she didn't know that he was rich. "If you would like, you and your friends May stay at my estate while you are in the city."

"We'd love that, thank you." May said. She was putting all her charm into talking, trying to flirt with him.

They reached a clearing. "What Pokémon do you have, May?" he asked genuinely interested.

"Well," May said, "Right now with me I have a Munchlax, a Combusken, a Squirtle, and an Eevee. What Pokémon do you have with you, Merrick?"

"Well right now, I only have my Sneasel and my Absol with me. The rest of my team is at my home. I'm sure that my team will all be delighted to meet you, along with the rest of the Pokémon in my collection."

"Really? I can't wait." May said. Just then they saw Sneasel come out from the forest and into the clearing carrying a bunch of apples in its arms. Dropping each on the ground, she made a trail back to May and Merrick. Munchlax soon followed, and ate each apple on the ground. He looked up at May with a rather stupid look on his face.

Pulling out a Poké Ball from her pack she said, "Munchlax, return!" In a flash of light, May's Munchlax returned to its Poké Ball. Noting Sneasel, she said, "Your Sneasel is really smart."

"Yes, she is quite clever." He said. "It is the same with all my Pokémon. Although I train them hard, and they are loyal to me, I still allow them to be independent.

"Since Sneasel dislikes her Poke Ball, she takes full advantage of that independence." He chuckled, "But on some circumstances, she does bother sometimes. I apologize again for her attacking your Munchlax."

"No problem. We should hurry to catch up with Brock and Ash." She started walking back towards where she thought the road was. Calling Sneasel, Merrick followed her.

Walking in silence for several minutes, the duo stopped and looked around. "I think we are lost, May." Merrick said, taking in his surroundings.

"Yeah, I think so, too." May looked around. Seeing that nothing familiar came to her, Merrick reached into his trench coat and pulled out an Ultra Ball.

"Maybe my Absol can help us out." He tossed the Poke Ball on the ground. "Come on out, Absol." The ball opened and an Absol appeared.

"Sol." It said waiting for its orders. It sat on the ground in front of Merrick.

"May, do you have anything that belongs to Ash, Brock, or Max?" He asked.

"Um, yeah, I think so. Let me see." Pulling off her pack she rummaged around for a few moments. She pulled out a pair of boxer shorts and handed them to Merrick.

"Who does this belong to? Certainly a lady like you would not wear this."

"It belongs to Ash." May said, blushing.

"Why on earth would you carry around a man's underwear in your pack?"

I need to think of something quick! "I, um, do the laundry for our group. It, uh, must have gotten mixed up with my things." May said, blushing even more, knowing in fact that only Brock did the laundry. The underwear in her pack was not an accident.

He accepted the statement and turned to his Absol. "Absol, I would like you to lead us to the source of this scent." He held the boxers in front of him. Absol took a whiff and backed away. It was utterly repulsed, it began hacking and spitting on the ground.

"Um, did I forget to mention that I forgot to do the laundry?" she giggled nervously.

"Yes, you did." Merrick said, holding back a smile. Absol saw this and growled at his trainer.

"Sol." He said angrily and turned around and walked along the trail in a different direction than they were previously headed, his nose to the ground, sniffing away.

"It seems as if he is angry with me. I suggest we follow. Come on Sneasel." He said. The Sneasel leapt from the tree and landed on his shoulder.

Main Original Character

Merrick ?

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 190

Eyes: Dark Brown

Hair: Black