Pokemon Rider
By: Aubrie1234
Dear Readers, another Alex Rider crossover! I'm keeping a list of pokemon for the characters as well, which makes it a bit easier, unless you want it on my profile.
Alex groaned, starting to stir. He felt horrible, like someone had used him as a punching bag; the last thing he remembered was going to bed, but he could that's not where he was. He could feel blades of grass between his fingers and when he opened his eyes, he found himself lying on the ground, in the middle of a field of grass. He sat up, looking around, confused. Why was he here? Had he been kidnapped again? Somehow, he doubted it. He stood, dusting himself off, and looked himself over. He wore a long-sleeved black jacket, a red T-shirt with black edges, blue pants also with black edges and a black belt, and black, white, red, and orange shoes. Looking around, he found a path leading away from the grass a small distance away, along with another path opposite of it. He went to follow the first path, wondering where he was and hoping that nothing was going to go wrong.
Alex found himself at the edge of a town, with a sign that said, quite clearly: LAVENDER TOWN, A SMALL TOWN COVERED IN A BEAUTIFUL HUE OF PURPLE. The town seemed normal, with the exception of the fog, and there was a large tower in the distance.
Maybe someone here can tell me where I am, since I'm obviously not in Britain anymore, and I've never heard of Lavender Town. he thought and walked into the town. No one seemed to be out, which made Alex tense, since at least someone should have been walking along besides him. There were some homes, but the shutters were shut and everything about them screamed the words: 'Stay away!' Eventually, Alex came across a large building, bigger than the others except the tower, and there was a big P on the roof. Alex walked inside, looking around.
"Hello." there was a pink-haired woman behind the counter, "Do you need help?"
"Yes, I'd like to know where I am." Alex said.
"You're in Lavender Town, in Kanto. I'm Nurse Joy."
"I'm Alex. But, I've never been here before. I was just sleeping in my bed, in my own house, when I woke up and found myself in a grass field outside of town." Nurse Joy nodded.
"I see. Here, why don't you come with me and tell me everything? You're obviously not from around here." Joy walked from the back of the counter and deeper into the building, to which Alex followed; it reminded him of a hospital, but with a happier air, even in the town's strangeness. They soon came across a room, which she let Alex in, then said she would come back to hear his story after making sure her staff was taking care of the patients; then the door was closed, leaving Alex in the hospital-like room. He sat on the bed and thought.
I'm in someplace called Kanto, wherever that is, and there's a pink-haired woman who works at a strange hospital. The pink hair seemed natural, and I don't think anyone could do something so big, so how did I get here? This can't be my world. Alex thought. Soon, Nurse Joy came back in and closed the door behind her before sitting in the seat beside the bed.
"Alright, Alex, where do you come from?"
"Chelsea, in Britain."
"There's no Britain, or Chelsea, here, so you must be from another world."
"I guessed that. What world am I in now?"
"This is the Pokemon World, inhabited by humans and creatures called pokemon. This building is a Pokemon Center, a hospital for pokemon. There are over 700 types of pokemon in this world, and people can catch them for companionship, battling, profit, and many things. Pokemon also come in 18 different types, and they can sometimes have two different types; each type has it's own strengths and weaknesses, but I can't explain them all that well, so you might have to learn that from someone else." she said. Alex nodded.
"I see. And are there other places besides Kanto?"
"Yes." Joy nodded, "In total, there are five other regions besides Kanto, all with their own cities and towns. They are Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos."
"And is Lavender Town always like this, with the fog and no one around?" Joy shook her head.
"No, it's usually a great place to live, but I guess that because of what's been happening lately, everyone is scared."
"What's been happening?" Alex was curious.
"I can't tell you much, but Mr. Fuji can tell you everything."
"Mr. Fuji?"
"He's from Cinnabar Island, another part of Kanto, and he's the owner and founder of the Lavender Volunteer Pokemon House. It's closer to the tower, also known as the Pokemon Tower; it's like a graveyard for the pokemon of Kanto, and each region has a special place like this one. Anyway, I'm sure you can find it, but be careful." she stood up, as did Alex, "Strange things have been happening ever since a few days ago, and many think that there are ghosts around."
"Ghosts?" Joy nodded.
"Yes, the ghosts of pokemon from the tower. This hasn't happened before, and it's got everyone worried and scared."
"I'll be careful then." Joy let him out of the room and he waved goodbye as he left. He followed the nurse's advice and went towards the tower, eventually catching sight of a sign in front of a house, which read: LAVENDER VOLUNTEER POKEMON HOUSE. Alex knocked and waited, to where the door was soon opened by a young girl, about his age.
"Hello." she said, "Who are you?"
"I'm Alex. Nurse Joy sent me here to talk to Mr. Fuji."
"He's at the tower right now, but you can come in." she opened the door wider and allowed Alex inside. He looked around to see the place filled with strange creatures, which he assumed were the pokemon.
"I'm Reina, one of the workers here at the Pokemon House, and Mr. Fuji's granddaughter." she said, closing the door, "We take care of abandoned or orphaned pokemon, like the ones you see here." Many of them were looking at Alex curiously, except for one. It looked like a miniature brown dinosaur with a skull on its head, and it was carrying a bone. It was in the pen in the corner of the room and was eating, but not looking at him at all. Reina followed his gaze and sighed.
"That's Cubone." she said, "You see, his mother was killed by Team Rocket a while back, and he's been distant towards everyone except for Mr. Fuji and myself. He doesn't take kindly to anyone else, especially strangers, so I suggest you don't go near him for a while." Alex nodded, but kept looking at Cubone. He also took the time to learn more about the pokemon in the house and explained his situation of Reina. They were sitting on the couch when he finished.
"I see. Well, I hope you can go home soon." she said, "It must be strange, going to sleep and waking up in a different world. Anyway, I can tell you a bit of what's been going on. You see, the bad guys of this region, called Team Rocket, came here a few weeks ago and took the tower as their hideout, and grandpa was furious. Especially when they killed the Marowak as it was protecting Cubone. He went up there this morning to make the leave, but he hasn't been back since, and I'm worried. The townspeople are too scared of the rumors of ghosts around, so they won't help, and I don't have any pokemon I can use to go after him."
"Why don't we go together?" Alex suggested. She shook her head.
"It's still too dangerous. Without a pokemon, we could get attacked and seriously hurt." Just then, Cubone walked up to them.
"Cu?" He was looking at Alex curiously.
"Hello." Alex said to the pokemon, then to Reina, "Reina, didn't you say Cubone didn't like strangers?"
"Yes, so I don't know why he's like this." Cubone tried getting up onto the couch to sit with Alex, but couldn't until Alex helped him up. When Alex looked into the pokemon's eyes, he could see understanding in them, like the Cubone understood him in a special way, which only he and Alex could see. Alex then understood why the Cubone was so friendly with him. Alex turned back to Reina.
"I think I do. When I was young, about a year old, my parents were also killed, and I think Cubone can see that somehow, and knows that we're alike. I think he wants to help us." he turned back to the pokemon, "Is that right?"
"Bone!" Cubone nodded.
"If you guys want to." Reina said, "I'll show you to the tower and we can start going after grandpa." Alex picked up Cubone and the three set out to the tower.
Once they were at the bottom, they stopped and looked up.
"It seems...spooky, almost." Alex said.
"Yes, but Mr. Fuji is in there somewhere, and we have to help him."
"Cu!" Cubone nodded. They entered and Reina led the way.
"Team Rocket took the top floor for themselves, so that's where we can find Grandpa." They made their way up with no one trying to stop them and soon, they were at the entrance to the seventh floor, which was also the top floor.
"Careful." Reina said, "Team Rocket is tough." Alex and Cubone nodded and they went inside. At the end, near a shrine, there were three people surrounding a tied-up old man, and they had matching uniforms. Alex guessed that they were some of Team Rocket and that the old man was Mr. Fuji. Cubone hopped out of his arms and ran with them, getting close to the men.
"Let him go, Team Rocket!" Reina said.
"Reina!" Mr. Fuji said, spotting her.
"Well, old man, looks like you have a rescue committee. Go, Golbat!" one of the Rockets threw a red and white sphere, which opened and let out a stream of light. The light formed into a bug, bat-like blue-and-purple pokemon with a gaping mouth. Cubone glared.
"If you and your Cubone can beat us, we'll let the old man go and leave." the Rocket said, "Now, Golbat, Wing Attack!" The pokemon's wings glow and it dashed them against Cubone, who managed to block with his bone.
"Cubone, Leer!" Reina said. The little pokemon glared deeper and Golbat tried not to look scared.
"Swift!" The Golbat shot out stars from it's mouth, all heading towards Cubone. Reina didn't look sure what to do, so Alex jumped in.
"Hit them back with your club!" he said. Cubone did just that, damaging the Golbat, especially with its decreased defense.
"Headbutt!" Reina said. Before the Rockets could do anything, Cubone had headbutt Golbat and, as a critical hit, the bat-like pokemon was knocked out. It was then returned as another Rocket came up.
"You'll pay for that! Go, Drowzee!" another Rocket sent out a yellow and brown bipedal tapir-like pokemon, "Use Meditate!" Drowzee closed its eyes and stood still before opening them again.
"Meditate increases the user's attack by one level." Reina whispered an explanation to Alex, whom nodded.
"Leer!" Alex said, copying what Reina had said earlier. The little pokemon glared even harder once again, also fazing Drowzee.
"Psybeam!" A beam of multicolored light shot out of Drowzee's mouth and hit Cubone, but the pokemon was still ready for battle.
"Bonemerang!" Reina said. Cubone threw his bone at Drowzee, hitting it, and the bone flew back around to hit Drowzee at least four more times, giving it five hits in total.
"Psybeam!" With some quick thinking, Alex called out: "Dodge it!" Cubone successfully dodged the beam, "Headbutt!" Cubone ran forward and hit Drowzee, knocking the pokemon out. As the Rocket returned it, Reina whisper-commented, "You're a natural!"
"Thanks." Alex said as another Rocket threw out another pokemon.
"Go, Raticate!" This pokemon looked like a large, fuzzy brown rat with over-sized teeth, and it growled menacingly.
"Scary Face!" The Raticate made a terrifying face, scaring Cubone quite well. The little pokemon was on the verge of tears until Alex called to it.
"It's okay, Cubone! It's only trying to scare you, so don't let it!" Cubone nodded, feeling stronger at Alex's encouragement.
"Talking to your pokemon isn't going to help it! One more hit and we win!" the lead Rocket said.
"We'll see about that." Reina said, "Cubone, Bone Club!" Cubone rushed forward once again and hit the Raticate on the head with his club.
"Pursuit!" The Raticate was covered in a dark aura before charging.
"Dodge, Cubone!" Alex said. The little pokemon leapt over the Raticate, dodging the attack, "Leer then Bonemerang!" Cubone glared, stopping Raticate, before throwing his bone and hitting the rat-like pokemon three times, defeating the pokemon.
"We won, Team Rocket, so now you have to leave." Alex growled as the Rocket returned his pokemon.
"Let's make a break for it!" The Rockets ran and Reina went to untie her grandfather. Alex picked up Cubone and examined his injuries.
"The Air Cutter and Meditate-powered Psybeam really hurt you. But, as soon as we're out of here, we'll go to the Pokemon Center and see Nurse Joy, okay?" Cubone nodded happily.
"Are you okay, grandpa?" Reina asked as she helped the old man to his feet.
"Yes, thank you, Reina. And who might this be?"
"This is Alex, he's the one who helped me come up here and save you, along with Cubone."
"The same Cubone?" She nodded.
"Yeah, and it seems like Alex is from a different world and we don't know why he's here."
"I see." Mr. Fuji nodded, "Yes, well, I can't leave just yet. The ghost of Marowak has been restless, causing some of the ghost appearances around town, and I also came up here to try and help it settle."
"Cubone..." Cubone said sadly.
"I'm sure she only wants to see you one last time, Cubone." Alex reassured, "If I died and I had a child, I would try to stay around and give he or she one last goodbye."
"You understand?" it was a soft, yet rocky voice from behind him, and Alex turned to see a light-colored aura surrounding what he presumed was the Marowak, since she looked so much like Cubone.
"Cubone!" Cubone scrambled out of Alex's arms and hugged his mother, crying.
"It's okay, baby." she said to him, then looked back up at Alex, "You understand my pain?" He nodded.
"Yes; I've lost many people who were very dear to me, and I know that I would do the same as you if I died instead of them, just to see them one last time and give them reassurance." She nodded at his words.
"Thank you. I want to ask something of you, though. Will you take care of my son for me?" This surprised Alex, but he nodded.
"Cubone, do you want this boy to take care of you?" she asked Cubone, whom nodded very vigorously. Marowak nodded.
"Thank you. On Cubone's permission, you may name him. And Cubone, don't forget Mommy, okay?" Cubone hugged her one last time before she faded away, and Alex crouched to pat him on the head.
"Marowak is finally at rest now." Mr. Fuji said, he and Reina having seen and heard everything.
"So, you'll take care of Cubone now, Alex?" Reina asked.
"Yeah." Alex said, then turned back to the little pokemon, "Don't worry. She's okay now, and she loves you very much. She's still with you, in a way; deep inside your heart, you can keep a special place in there for her, so you'll never forget her. At least you knew your mother for a time." Alex sighed, "I lost mine when I was about a year old. She and my father were flying on a plane to France, back in my world, but I had to stay with a nanny because of an ear infection, and the place blew up. Neither of them survived, and I didn't really know them. That's why you're lucky, Cubone. Never forget your parents." Alex picked up the pokemon, whom grabbed his jacket tightly.
"You've gone through a bit of a tough time, but you managed to push through. I think I should call you Survivor. What do you think?"
"Cu!" Cubone nodded and Alex smiled.
"Survivor it is, then." They all then left the tower, and the fog was gone. Alex and Reina brought Cubone to the Pokemon Center while Mr. Fuji went back to the Pokemon House to check on the pokemon, and people seemed to be starting to come back into the streets, not scared anymore. Alex was glad at that, since they really had nothing to fear in the first place.
Alex's Team:
Survivor (Cubone)
Sex: Male
Level: 21
Nature: Hardy
Characteristic: Good perseverance
Moves: Bonemerang, Bone Club, Leer, Headbutt
Ability: Lighting Rod
Item: None
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Well, we now have the first chapter of Pokemon Rider! Alex, though no one knows, already had a pokemon with him, and it won't be shown until later. Survivor is now Alex's main partner! Survivor, technically being the first pokemon Alex caught, will stay with Alex through his entire journey, along with the rest of Alex's team, whom he will catch later on, and some people Alex used to know will also appear with their own pokemon teams. I've already got them planned out, but you can guess what they might be! Anyway, read, review, and I'll see you guys later!