Author's note: I don't know if this is required or not, but I don't own Pokemon in any way. It is solely Nintendo's and I own it in no way whatsoever. Now that that's over with, on to the good stuff. This is my second fanfic thingy, about Pokemon. It's supposed to be sort of like the mystery dungeon games, where Pokemon are sentient and live their own personal lives. Except that in this story, it's a whole lot more human and civilized, as in the main characters are teenage Pokemon currently attending their junior year of high school. And of course, at that age, puberty is at its peak and each character must through their own personal epiphany. It mainly centers around a coupling I made up myself of Gallevoir, Gallade and Gardevoir. Enjoy and please review after reading!
Chapter 1: Reunited
Lance sat on the front steps of his house, hands clasped under his chin, elbows on his knees. It was misty this morning, almost impossible to see through the impending fog. The bus must have been caught right in the middle of it; it would explain why it was running so late this morning. Lance sighed to himself and stood up, dropping his school books onto the steps and extending his elbow blades. There was no reason why he couldn't practice his training while he waited. He was a Gallade, tall for his young age and fit. He was currently waiting for the bus that would take him to his high school. He was bored. He slowly lowered himself into a fighter's stance, holding his blades in front of him ready for use. He flashed through all of the various combat methods he had taught himself over the summer and chose one randomly. Taking slow, deep breathes, he began to slowly walk forward, flicking his blades out at imaginary foes and blocking imaginary blows. He began speeding up, slashing out more often and spinning to avoid the imaginary blows. He continued to speed up until he was simply a flurry of flying blades, impossible to touch. He ended the tirade with a jump into the air, bringing down his right blade on the head of the leader of his imagined enemies. It stabbed deep into the earth, and he kept that pose for a few seconds, savoring the flow of adrenaline. Then he yanked it out of the ground and stood back up. He brushed off his knees and let out a deep breath. Smiling, he walked back over to the steps and picked up his books. He glanced over his shoulder at the sound of an engine and saw the twin headlights of the school bus piercing through the fog. He straightened himself and walked to the edge of the yard, halting at the curb. The bus rattled to a stop and the doors swung open. His smile turned into a grin as he saw the Shiftry sitting at the steering wheel. Lance walked up the steps and stopped in front of the Shiftry. He turned to look at Lance and gave off a gruff,
"Yeah?" Lance laughed out loud and replied
"Good to see you Jim, have a good summer?"
"Vacation sucked and school started up to soon. Same as usual." Jim replied, turning his gaze back to the road ahead, moving on to the next stop. Lance laughed again and began searching for a seat on the crowded bus. It was the first day of the school year, so the bus was packed to almost its maximum capacity. After a bit of searching, he found a seat in the back.
Great. The bumpiest part of this trash can. He thought to himself as he sat down. He took up a position leaning against the side of the bus and stared out the window, thinking about the possibilities this year could bring.
The bus pulled to a stop in front of the school, and the doors swung open.
"See ya Jim!" Lance called as he walked down the steps.
"Just get off my bus kid." The Shiftry muttered as Lance swung off the bus. He took a few steps forward as the bus pulled away and looked up at the school in front of him. He grimaced and shook his head. The school was a flat featureless building on a low hill. There were almost no windows visible on the front, and those you could see were half a foot by one foot. Lance had thought it looked like a prison since he saw it for the first time. It even had chain-link fence surrounding the hill. He heaved a sigh.
"So begins another year of hell." he muttered and began to walk toward the steps leading up the hill. He was almost to the base of the stairs when a voice called out behind him.
"Heeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyy!" he started to turn at the call but was suddenly hit by something in the back. He felt arms wrap around his neck and something land on his back. He instantly tensed, ready for a fight, but then he saw the smiling face of a Gardevoir swing over his shoulder to rest on it. "Hey Lancey, long time no see, eh?"
"Ow, jeez, Serena! Get off!" his adrenaline from the supposed attack was fading, and he was starting to realize how hard supporting her weight was. With a grunt, he collapsed under her. Serena looked down at him from her perch on top of his back while he lay sprawled on the ground on his stomach.
"Well that was great!" she laughed.
"Could you please get off me?" He mumbled, face against the ground.
"Good to see you too." She laughed as she stood up, brushing off her long white dress. Grumbling to himself, Lance got up to one knee, but stopped to look up at another voice.
"Jeez, Serena, isn't it a little soon in the year to be beating on Lance already?" said a deep voice. A Lucario stood with his arms crossed, staring at both of them with one eyebrow cocked. Serena's eyes lit up at the sight of him and she ran forward to grab him in a tight embrace.
"Luke! You're back!" she exclaimed into his shoulder. The Lucario broke out into a grin and smiled down at her, hugging her back.
"Yup, it was too boring over in Kanto without you guys." He said, patting her back. He switched his gaze over to Lance, who was still kneeling on the ground. "What, you too grown up to give your best friend a man hug?" he laughed, flashing his smile again. Lance, unable to believe his eyes, slowly stood up. He stared for a few seconds longer, and then broke into his own smile. Luke, along with Serena, had been one of Lance's friends since he was a child. They had done everything together as a trio, until three years ago, when Luke's family had moved from Sinnoh to Kanto. He had been devastated when he heard the news from Luke himself. After he had gone, Lance and Serena had leaned on each other for support and had grown closer together as a result. They never forgot about Luke, but they managed to move on. Seeing him here now was one of the greatest moments of Lance's life. Luke gently broke his embrace with Serena and walked over to Lance. "Come on, still remember our old handshake?" Luke asked holding out one of his paws, spike up.
"Heck yeah!" Lance replied, extending one of his elbow blades and swinging it through the air to smash into Luke's paw spike. Sparks flew into the air as they met, then Lance whipped up his other blade as Luke swung his other paw towards him. They met again, and sparks cascaded. Then they both clasped hands. They broke apart their hands and smiled.
"I'm here too, you know." A younger voice said. Serena got excited again over the sight of a Riolu standing where Luke had been with his paws on his hips.
"Ryan! You're here too!" she exclaimed, and ran forward again to pick up the younger Pokemon in a tight embrace.
"Whoa, Serena! Come on!" Ryan complained as she carried him over to the others, a smile still on her face. With one more squeeze, she set him down next to Luke and surveyed both of them.
"God it's good to see you two again." She sobbed, running forward to hug them both again. "Oh man, I'm crying?" she gave a watery laugh. "I just thought we'd never see either of you again!" she sobbed again. Lance gave a sympathetic smile toward her; he was feeling just as emotional. Ryan was Luke's younger brother. He had been in Kanto with the rest of his family. He had been just as hard to see go, because he had accompanied them on some of the group's outings and was just as much a friend.
"It's okay, just let it out," Luke soothed, patting Serena's back. She broke out of the hug and wiped her eyes.
"Does this mean you guys are back for good?" she asked.
"So far as we know, we haven't been told of a departure date set for any upcoming years," Luke said, smiling still. "We're even coming back to school."
"You're going to school with us too?" Lance exclaimed, not believing their luck. Suddenly, above them, the warning bell rang out. "Shit, we better got going," Lance said again. They all began running up the stairs.
"Hey, do either of you know if Shannon still goes here...?" Luke trailed off and stared at them hopefully.
"You still have a crush on that Lopunny? Oh my God! I can't believe you Luke!" Serena exclaimed, staring at him incredulously.
"Hey, it's not my fault she's so hot!" Luke laughed. The others picked up on the laughter, and ran together into the school.
Ending note: So that's the first part of this story done. It may not seem like a lot happened here, but it sets stuff up for later on in the story. Stay tuned, I'm gonna try to post new chapters every Friday, with a week or two in between. Keep reading, and spread the news of the awesome new fanfic!