Prologue

A/N: Hey, it's aura. This may be weird, but I've decided to re-do the prologue of Satoshi Jekyll since I feel that it was rushed, and there were plenty of spelling mistakes in it. Of course this is Fanfiction, which hardly anything doesn't have spelling mistakes, but I want to give my readers a better time than garbage, so here we are. Don't worry though, nothing too big will change, but I am fixing a few continuity problems.)

A young boy of 17 yawned as he woke up. His head hurt and he could hear the ringing of an alarm clock. He got out of bed and looked at the clock which was on a small desk near his bed. It read 7 o'clock. He turned the alarm off, and then looked at his calendar. The day July 13th was circled in red and the other days were crossed out. The boy smiled as he realized today was his birthday. He soon chuckled. He could imagine the presents his friends and parents got him and he couldn't wait. However, he soon noticed his rapid happiness and calmed down. 'No, you're an almost an adult. Adults are smart, sophisticated, and can control themselves. You're no longer a child, and you can't act like one either….But…how can I not be excited on my birthday? Ugh, being an adult will be tough.' The boy thought then sighed. The birthday boy soon got out of his bed and looked around his room. It was quite large with a bed, three tables far away from the bed, a few dressers near the window, and a mirror at the far end of the room next to a wall of bookshelves. There were also many experiments of chemical and mechanical sorts on a couple of tables, which made Satoshi smile. He loved doing experiments, even though no one really liked them. Not even his friends or family. Thankfully they tolerated his ideas, but the others would often call him a 'mad scientist' and similar sounding terms. Satoshi growled as he thought of that term. He really didn't like it, and wished it didn't exist. Satoshi looked at the posters on his walls of fellow scientists and engineers. He didn't even understand where the term 'mad scientist' even come from. Sure there was the occasional rampant monster attack or failed experiment, but Satoshi knew there were much more things science could do right than wrong. Satoshi soon looked at one poster in particular, the young scientist, Maxwell von Frankenstein. Satoshi smiled. The man had only been in the scientific field for only 4 years now, but even then, he had been a great help with 'Biology' and Alchemy. Unfortunately he had disappeared not that long ago, said to be locked up in a family's castle in Unova. Satoshi sighed as he walked towards his dressers. He remembered the first time he ever heard of Frankenstein. He was 14 years old, was having trouble with his friends, and was finally starting puberty. They said that he would lose them if he didn't stop being mean, and he was scared of losing them. However he soon found out about Frankenstein's work through the papers and was inspired by the man's abilities and perseverance.

Satoshi could still remember the quote that inspired him to be a better person. 'No matter what happens to you, don't give up. Live your life to the fullest, and don't be afraid of what others think of you. Don't let your fear and anger drive you. You are the master of your feelings, not them.' Satoshi smiled as reached his dresser. He got out a couple of his clothes. He looked down, and saw that his underpants were soiled. Satoshi growled. 'Not again. When will these wet dreams end?' He thought. He then grabbed new underwear and replaced the ones he was wearing. He puts his dirty underpants and night clothes on his table. He then quickly put on his shirt and pants. He then grabbed a coat and put it on. Once clothed, Satoshi walked over to his mirror. He looked at himself and smiled. He was skinny in his structure and tall for his age, he had arc shaped eyes with auburn colored iris, though for some reason he had black marks a round his eyes and he still had N like markings on his checks that little children had; the boy had short, black, spiky hair with spikes at the top left haft and the bottom right side of his head, and he had a somewhat tan coloring to him. "Today is the day you've be one year closer to being a grown man in the eyes of humanity. Soon you will drink liquor, go to places you weren't allowed in before, and finally be able to legally have sex. Stupid parents, putting a rule on consent. I want to experience this drive Gary told me so much about…" Satoshi said, then sighed. Satoshi looked at his books. There were book shelves covering the far end wall, it was full of boring and informal science books, silly science romance stories, and adventure novels. He had read about sex a lot in his romance books, and wanted to experience it so much. He also wanted to go on adventures with Frankenstein and a team of Pokémon, battling gym leaders and becoming a Pokémon master.

Satoshi sighed. 'But that's never going to happen. Father would never let me be free to have a Pokémon. They're supposedly beasts who know nothing but rage. Shadows of the horrors of humanity.' Satoshi thought, which soon made him angry. 'But what does he know? He had never trained a Pokémon before, and mother…poor mother…she sees them a varmints. I love her to death, but she doesn't realize how wonderful these creatures are. Oh, if only they could understand.' Satoshi thought then looked at his mirror. He touched his hair. He could hear his mother nags about him brushing his hair, but he never liked it. He felt it was pointless since his pillows would always mess up his hair, and it was too much work. Satoshi sighed as he straightened his outfit out. He was wearing a blue cot over white shirt, and black pants. Satoshi soon walked to his dresser and pulled out a red tie. He walked back to the mirror and tied it around his neck. Once done, he smiled at himself. He walked out of his room and walked to the main living room, where his mother and father were waiting for him. Satoshi smirked. "Alright, so what are we going to do today? Are we going to a restaurant, or maybe go to the spa. Just please, let it be anything but another high-class party. They're just so boring, and I don't want this special day be bogged down." Satoshi complained. Satoshi's father, Edward Jekyll, frowned. "Satoshi, when are you going to realize that those kinds of parties are not boring and are very nice? I am tired of your constant complaining about them." Dr. Jekyll asked in annoyance. Satoshi growled at his father. "Mostly likely never! How can you even stand them?!" Satoshi yelled. Dr. Jekyll groaned. He had tried many to reason Satoshi about the importance of those 'boring' parties, but Satoshi would never understand. "Because, it allows me to gain info about the world. You need to be better at making small talk and listening to others, especially about subjects you don't like. This is why you only have only have three friends." Dr. Jekyll said. Satoshi growled in response. Dr. Jekyll sighed. Mrs. Jekyll soon intervene. "Satoshi, we're only caring about your wellbeing. If you don't learn how to handle these kinds of parties, you'll never be a proper member of society." She said. Satoshi looked away. "Maybe I don't want to." Satoshi mumbled under his breath. Dr. Jekyll frowned.

"Satoshi, you can't avoid the fact that you're going to be a doctor. A doctor doesn't act like a spoiled child. We have been working hard for you future, and we don't want you to waste it all away. Many men have done that and look were it got them, death and discrimination. Do you really want that?" Dr. Jekyll asked in anger. Satoshi clutched his fists. "No…but…" Satoshi protested, but was soon interrupted by his father. "No 'buts' Satoshi. The world does not accept excuses, and neither will I. Now, before the party, I have a few errands for you to do. Do you understand?" Dr. Jekyll said in a stern voice. Satoshi became surprised and then angered. "WHAT!? Errands? Father, why are you doing this to me? Today's supposed to be my special day! You're not supposed to do that to me!?" Satoshi yelled. Dr. Jekyll frowned as he pulled out his pocket watch and a piece of paper from his pockets. "And who decided that? You or the Uttersons? I know I have splurged you a lot during these days, but you need to learn that even on your birthday there are other important things to do other than to have fun. Now here's a list of things for you to do. I expect you to be done with the chores and back here by 4 o'clock." Dr. Jekyll said as he gave Satoshi the paper. Satoshi growled as he grabbed the paper. Satoshi then put the paper into a pocket. "When I live on my own, I'm not going to listen to your rules anymore. I'll sleep when I want, drink whatever I want, and do whatever I want that doesn't disobey the law. Then you'll see how much wrong you are with your blasted rules!" Satoshi yelled.

Dr. Jekyll put away his watch and grabbed his cane. "What was that? Are you disobeying me? I thought we had that troublesome anger of yours stomped out by your 15th birthday." Dr. Jekyll asked in anger. Satoshi smirked. "Yes! YES I AM! I AM SO TIRED YOU TELLING ME WHAT TO DO! TELLING ME WHAT TO SAY! I WANT TO BE FREE FROM THESE BLASTED CHAINS YOU PUT ON ME! I WANT TO BE ME!" Satoshi yelled. Dr. Jekyll growled as his eyes became blood red. At that moment, Satoshi realized that he made a mistake. Dr. Jekyll raised his cane and smacked his son's left hand. Satoshi screamed in pain and fell to his knees. Dr. Jekyll raised his cane again and hit Satoshi's back. Satoshi screamed in agony. His father soon stepped on his son's left hand. Satoshi screamed in pain. After a while, his father stopped and removed his foot. Satoshi got up and held his hand. He was in immense pain. Satoshi looked at his father and became fearful. "Now do what you were told, Satoshi, otherwise, you'll get another beating." Dr. Jekyll threatened. Satoshi soon rapidly bowed. "Yes, father. Of course, father. Whatever you say, father." Satoshi said then ran to the door and put on his black shoes. He then grabbed his wallet, busted out the house, and ran off as fast as he could before running into an alley way and stopping to catch his breath. Satoshi held himself as he sat down and began to cry. 'Why!? Why must he be so mean? Why can't he just love me? Why must he mock my way of thinking?' Satoshi asked himself. A nagging voice soon hit him. 'Because you're a monster. You always are. You hurt so many people with your words, and you used to hit and hurt Pokémon. He's only doing this to stop you. To try and make you a good boy. That's why you mustn't disobey. Because when you do, you hurt people.' Satoshi clutched his clothes as he cried harder. After a while, Satoshi got up, whipped his tears away, and pulled out the list. The first thing to do was to go to Professor Oak's newest lab and pick up an item that he had to deliver to his father's hospital. Satoshi sighed. He looked at the roofs above him. A part of him wanted to run on the roof tops so he could avoid traffic. He felt it was faster than carriages. Satoshi shocked his head. 'No me. Don't be silly, you can't do that. It's weird and would make people think you were crazy. Now go to Oak's lab.' Satoshi thought. He soon walked out of the alley way and called a cab. After a while, he reached Professor Oak's lab on Simmons's street.

Satoshi soon entered the lab. "Professor Oak, hello! I'm here to pick up the package you wanted me to deliver!" Satoshi yelled out. Suddenly a voice yelled out, "Oh Ash! Excuse me for a moment, I'm cooking pizza right now! Please wait for me in the living room!" Professor Oak's voice said. Satoshi sighed. He hated being called Ash, but since it was Professor Oak, he let it slide. Oak only knew him as Ash since Gary kept calling him that when he was young, so Oak assumed it was his name. His parents nor any of the other parents had complained about this since Satoshi was going to have a twin brother named Ash that never happened. Satoshi sighed and walked to Oak's living room, which was near-by. Satoshi sat down on one of Oak's coaches and relaxed. After a few minutes, Professor Oak came into the room with a couple of plates of pizza. Oak put one of the plates in front of Satoshi. Satoshi straightened up and smiled at the old man. Professor Oak was a kindly old man with greying hair, dark black eyes shaped like an arch, somewhat tanned skin, wore a white lab coat, a red buttoned shirt, brown pants, and black shoes. Professor Oak put down his plate and smiled at Satoshi. "So how are you doing Ash?" Oak asked. Satoshi smiled. "Fine, Professor Oak, although I wish I wasn't running errands for my dad today. It is my birthday." Satoshi said. Professor Oak nodded. "Yes, your father told me all about the errands he wanted you to do when he first asked me for the ingredient he wanted." Professor Oak said. Satoshi raised an eyebrow. "How come he didn't take it then? And if it wasn't ready then, why not send an errand boy? Dad could have easily send a servant to do this." Satoshi asked. Professor Oak sighed. "You are correct that the ingredient wasn't ready yet but as to why he sent you…well, to tell you the truth, I don't know why. He didn't tell me who was picking up the item, so I had assumed it was one of his servants. I wasn't expecting you to be the one to come." Oak said, then ate his pizza. Satoshi sniffed the pizza. He soon smiled and ate his pizza. Once they were done, Oak and Satoshi got up and walked over to the lab portion of the house. "So…when I am I going to get a Pokémon?" Satoshi asked the professor. Oak smiled. "Have you've done the Pokémon licensee exam?" Oak asked. Satoshi smirked. "Breezed through it. Right now I'm a fully licensed Trainer. So…am I going to get a Pokémon now?!" Satoshi in excitement. He always wanted his own Pokémon. He had tried to raise some Growlithe when he was younger, but it went horribly wrong. Satoshi shivered as that memory resurfaced.

Satoshi shook his head as Oak sighed. "I'm sorry, but your father is still hesitant about it since your mother is scared of you getting hurt." Oak said. Satoshi sighed as he remembered the time he and Gary tried to steal some Pokémon. He knew stealing was wrong now, and wished there was another option. "O-okay. I'll…I'll just have to wait until I move out then." Satoshi said. Oak nodded. The two soon entered the lab. Satoshi smiled as he looked at all the equipment. Oak soon grabbed a large bag of herbs and gave it Satoshi. "Here. This is what he wants." Oak said. Satoshi nodded and grabbed the bag. "Okay, I guess I'll be going now." Satoshi said. Oak nodded. "Happy birthday." Oak said. Satoshi smiled. Satoshi soon remembered something. "O-oh yeah! Where's Gary? Will he be going to my birthday party today?" Satoshi asked. Oak shrugged. "Honestly I don't know. With his research into Pokémon, he's been quiet busy so it's very likely that maybe he doesn't come this year." Oak said. Satoshi looked down in disappointment. "Oh…but…but I get it. We'll be going to college soon, so he has to study. I…I'll see you later. I think…bye!" Satoshi said and then left the room "Bye." Oak said. Satoshi soon used the carriages to travel around the city. He went to Dr. Jekyll's hospital to drop off the herbs, then he went to the bank and picked up a few more 'p's for himself. Once done, he then went to Dr. Jekyll's local tailor shop and picked up his laundry. He then left the place and went to the grocery store and bought some food for the house. After checking the list, he then went back home. Satoshi sighed as he sat in the carriage which was on its way back to his home.

"Happy Birthday, Satoshi…happy…birthday…to me…" Satoshi said, and then began to cry as he realized he had spent most of the day doing stupid chores. 'Daddy…daddy why do you do this to me? I…I just want to make you happy. Why? Why do you do this to me? Why do you constantly want me to be bored and unhappy?' Satoshi cried. After a while, the carriage stopped. Satoshi stopped crying and dried off the tears. He grabbed the stuff and exited the carriage. Once he payed the carriage driver, Satoshi walked over to his front door as the carriage drive way. He soon opened the front door. "Surprise!" A group of teenagers yelled out. Satoshi froze up. The boy was defiantly surprised by the group of teenagers who are his friends. It was a somewhat small group since the boy didn't make friends that easily. There was Brock Utterson, a black man with his eyes constantly closed for some reason and black-brown spiky hair. Another was Delia Murray, a young brown hair woman whom the boy had a crush on for quite a long time. And then there was Gary Lanyon, the boy's rival at school and best friend. Thankfully school was now over for all of them, so it seemed their rivalry was off until college. The black haired boy soon calmed himself once he realized his friends and family had set up a small surprise party, and smiled at his friends. "Thank you! I was fearing the worst, but you guys manage to brighten up my day like always!" The boy said as they all got into a group hug. Gary chuckled as all of them hugged Satoshi. "No prob, Satoshi. You know we'd never forget your birthday." Gary said. Satoshi soon lets go of them. Satoshi then took a good look at his friends. Gary had brown very spiky hair that pointed upwards, he was wearing a brown business suit with a green tie, and his brown eyes glowed in excitement. Delia had her long brown and curly hair in a ponytail in the back, she had red lipstick on, she was wearing a plain yellow dress under a pink open button shirt, and she had white shoes on. Brock was wearing a simple brown business suit like Gary's but Brock had a yellow tie on. Delia soon looked down. "Guys...There's something I must tell you before the party begins…" Delia soon quieted down. The boys were confused. "What? What's wrong, Delia?" Brock asked. The girl of the group looked away. "My... family is moving away from Kanto." She said, trying to ease the pain from her words. She didn't like them as much as the others. "WHAT!?" The three boys yelled in surprise. They did not expect that from their friend.

"But... why?" Gary asked. She looked towards them. Tears were in her eyes. "My dad got a new job. One that he says would be better than his last one, but... it's in a region called Unova which is across the oceans. However, I am unable to convince him or my mother that we should stay here. I... I don't want to leave all of you." She said. Everyone knew that they couldn't help the fact. They had no power over her parents, and she was a woman, and in this society women hardly had any power. The black hair boy soon hugged Ms. Murray. "Oh, Satoshi... Thanks. You've been one of my greatest friends." Delia said to the boy. Satoshi felt a twinge of anger; however, he knew he had to ignore it. He didn't want to hurt her, he knew she was already had enough pain for one day. After a while, Satoshi let go and walked to the middle of the room. He looked around, they were in the living room of his home and it was decorated for a party. There was a pile of presents at a table next to another table with food and drinks on it. Next to it was the door to the kitchen. There were balloons at the ceiling, and streamers all around the place, but nobody was in the mood for a party, now that one of their friends was moving away. Satoshi soon noticed his parents were looking at them through the open doorway to the dining room. Satoshi's mom had long, black, flowing hair that hid her ears, she had silver eyes, and wore a dress with the feel of nature in its design. Satoshi's father was next to her. He also had black hair, but it was short and spiky like Satoshi's. His ears were oddly elf like in shape even though elves don't exist in this world, his eyes were a deep brown, and he wore a closed red cot, a white shirt, a black tie, red pants, and black shoes.

Satoshi angrily looked at his father. The man sighed at his son's angry stares. The two adults soon walked into the room. The boy's friends looked at them. "Oh, Dr. and Mrs. Jekyll. It's good to see you." Brock said with forced smile. Everyone except Satoshi had one on. Mrs. Jekyll walked up to her son. "Satoshi, I know seeing Delia's family leaving is going to be tough. But everything's going to be alright. You'll write letters to her and you can travel to Unova whenever you want once you succeed as your father's successor." She said, her voice was calm, collected, and soothing. Satoshi sighed then put up a smile. "Y-yeah. Y-you're right… I-I'll be fine. But... Delia is moving away to someplace I hardly know about; it's going to be hard for all of us to adjust to her being gone. B-but we can do it. We...we have to. Besides…it's not goodbye forever…I think." He said. Everyone smiled. "Well, since we won't have that much time together like this. Why don't we make this party count?" Satoshi said turning to his friends. Everyone cheered except for his parents. "You're going to tell him, right?" Dr. Jekyll asked his wife. She looked at him. "Soon. I want him to be a bit happy before we spring the news," She replied, then sighed. Satoshi looked at the presents. He picked up a large red box, it had Brock's name on it. He opened it to see it was a medical bag. "I know you're working towards being the best doctor of both Pokémon and humans so you'll need a bag to carry your work." Brock said. Satoshi looked at his friend. "And I know you'll become the best Pokémon breeder. Together we'll both make this world a better place," Satoshi said to his friend. The two smiled. Satoshi picked another present, it was from Gary. It was green and was quite small. He opened to see a steel mechanical Pokeball with a nob on the top and a lightning bolt on the bottom. "A... A homemade Pokeball?" Satoshi said in surprise. He looked at Gary. "I didn't know you could make one?" Satoshi said. Gary slyly smiled. "I had some help with my grandpa. I may not be the best with mechanical construction, but it was the best I could. Now open it, there's another surprise in it." Gary said. Satoshi soon had a wild smile on his face. He looked very happy as he turned the nob and pointed the top of the ball towards the ground. Everyone moved out of the way as a beam of light poured of the ball. The magical creature soon materialized into a yellow rodent with a lightning shape tail. It had long pointed ears with black tips, red cheeks, a black nose, and two strips on its back. The mouse Pokémon looked around confused.

"OH MY GOD! YOU GOT ME MY OWN POKEMON! THIS THE HAPPIEST AND YET SADEST DAY IN MY LIFE!" Satoshi yelled as he picked up the mouse and hugged it tightly. The rodent wasn't amused as sparks began to form on the rodent's cheeks. "Pi... KA... CHHHUUUUUUUUU!" The mouse screamed as he shocked his owner, who screamed in a funny voice. Satoshi soon crashed to the ground. He had a very funny look on his face. The others giggled at this this. "I should have mentioned that it was a wild Pokémon. It hasn't really adjusted to humans yet. I couldn't get Grandpa to get me one of his." Gary said. Satoshi groaned. Delia chuckles as she picks up a present from the table. "I'll wait until you're okay," She said. Satoshi gets up. He looked at the mouse and smiled. "Are you sure you can handle this?" Mrs. Jekyll asked her son, worry was in their eyes. "You know we didn't allow to get a Pokémon before because it would be too dangerous. Are you sure you can handle this now?" Satoshi's dad asked. Satoshi smiled. "Of course, I can! If I have a Pokémon with me, then I'll get better at studying them. Besides I'll be okay," He said. Then he looked at the steam punk ball. "Now Pikachu returned." Satoshi said as he tossed the ball at Pikachu, but the rodent bounced it back with its tail. "Huh?" Satoshi said in confusion as he regained the ball. Satoshi tried again but Pikachu bounced it back. Delia smiled. "Aw... your friends already." Delia said. Dr. Jekyll chuckled, he knew his son's female friend wasn't that bright.

"But why? I thought Pokémon could ignore a Pokeball's recall?" Brock asked confused. Satoshi nodded in confusion. "Well it is an animal, all animals don't want to be in cages. It's how things are." The father said. Satoshi groaned. He didn't like it when his father 'perched' to him. Satoshi soon looked at the Pikachu and smiled. "Well, I'll just have to work with Pikachu until we're friends. But that shouldn't be too hard," Satoshi said. Gary smirked. "You can barely made any friends at school, what do you think you'll have a better chance with a Pokémon?" Gary said. Satoshi got a little ticked off. "They were not listening to my ideas. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to have better chances at friendship with a simple minded Pokémon than a human," Satoshi said kind of snob-ish. Satoshi's friends sighed. Satoshi always had a big superiority issue since they could remember, mostly because of his dad, so it was no surprise that he would still have it. Satoshi picked up the mouse, but it got angry and shocked him again. Satoshi fell to ground, twitching in pain. Satoshi soon groaned as he quickly recovered. "Ugh...This is going to be harder than I thought." He said, his voice was annoyed and frustrated. His friends chuckled at this. Satoshi stood back up and put the rodent on the snack table. "Hopefully these treats will keep you calm." Satoshi said. The mouse soon looked at the treats, his eyes glowed with excitement. He then began chowing down. Satoshi sighed. He then looked at Delia. She soon gave him the gift she brought. The young Jekyll soon grabbed it and opened it up. It contained a blue scarf. "A scarf?" Satoshi said in confusion. "It'll be a reminder of me once I'm gone. You know my favorite color is blue." She said, her brown eyes looking deep inside of him. "Oh. Thanks..." He said. Though he didn't know what to do with it. He couldn't put it around his neck since it would make him look like he was always ready to eat, nor did he want to make it into an ascot since he thought they looked 'gay'. But he didn't want it to be around his wrists since that would be weird or in his pockets since he would only use it to get dirt and food off his face which he felt would disgrace her image. Satoshi thought for a minute over what he would do with the gift. Then an idea struck him. "Oh I know. I'll grow my hair out and put this into a ponytail. Not only will I be able to keep your scarf on without looking too girly, but it will help me remember you since you always have your hair in a ponytail. Besides, I've always wanted to see what I would look like with long hair." He said, a warm smile on his face. She smiled at this.

Satoshi then temporarily put the scarf in an inner pocket of his jacket. 'It'll have to do for now.' Satoshi thought. He looked back onto the table where the presents were, but that was the last present. Satoshi looked at his parents. "Mom, Dad? Where is your present? You've never forgotten it before." Satoshi said, noticing the strange absent of their present. The mother looked away while the father looked directly at the boy. Satoshi didn't like this, his parents always use to keeping secrets from him like when they want him to go to a dinner party he didn't want to go to. "Satoshi, we had a different present for you this year since you're out of school. However, now knowing that one of your friends is leaving you, it's going to be hard to tell you what it is." Mrs. Jekyll said. Satoshi was confused by this. "Huh?" Satoshi said. The father walked up to him. "Satoshi, we planned for you to go on a sea voyage to travel the world for 3 years. You'll be on a research ship with its crew and other passengers, and you will look at different Pokémon and regions. I know this is going to be hard for you with Delia leaving and all. But it'll help you grow as a character. Sure you'll lose some of your intelligence since a lot of it will be just sailing around the sea, but it'll help you grow a back bone." The father said. Satoshi's eyes shrunk. "WHAT!?" Satoshi yelled in disbelieving and anger. 'No. Nononononono!' Satoshi screamed in his mind. He began clenching his fists as his eyes turned ruby red. Satoshi's father scowled while the mother became scarred.

"HOW?! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?! AFTER ALL I'M GOING THROUGH, YOU'VE DECIDED TO TEAR ME AWAY FROM MY FRIENDS! YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CONTROL MY LIFE! WELL I WON'T ALLOW THAT! I DESERVE TO LIVE HOW I SEE FIT! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TAKING THAT AWAY FROM ME!" Satoshi screamed, he was in a berserk rage. The Pikachu was now scared and hid under the table. Satoshi's friends took a step back from their friend. They had never seen him so angry before, nor have they seen his eyes glow red. Even when he was angry at his dad, he was never THIS angry. Satoshi grinned his teeth in anger. "Satoshi, we didn't know about Delia leaving we promise. We would have gotten you a different gift if we did." Satoshi's mom said, pleading for her son to calm down, "Besides, you will still return home once the trip is over." "NO! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! EVEN IF DELIA WASN'T LEAVING, YOU STILL DID THIS AGAINST MY WILL! YOU DIDN'T EVEN ASKED!" Satoshi screamed. Satoshi's dad eyes soon tighten. Then all of a sudden.

SLAP!

A large hand marked itself onto Satoshi's face as his father moved. Satoshi fell on the ground, holding his cheek as tears flowed out of his eyes. The father looked at his son. "Get a hold of yourself. You're acting like a little kid. I didn't raise you to complain every time something didn't happen to your plan. The world can be a cruel place and if you don't grow up you'll be left behind." The doctor said. Satoshi looked away, tears streaming down his face. "Um... Dr. Jekyll. Maybe you're being a bit hard on him. He is having to go through a lot of things. I think you should tone it down and be nicer to him." Brock suggested. The doctor looked at him. "If I don't show him how to behave, he'll never learn. But... I guess you're right." The doctor said. He kneeled to his son's eye level. "The boat will be arriving at the Vermilion port on July 30. That's about a couple weeks of packing and traveling. Son, we don't want you to lose our respect for the upper class. That's why I have to make you into a genital man, so you won't lose that static. We had to work so hard to reach it here, don't ruin it for all of us because of your tempure." The father said, looking at his son. Satoshi looked away. 'He's right. He didn't know, so don't be mad at him. Besides, we have Pikachu now. We can finally use our Pokémon trainer license now. Besides, a couple of weeks should be enough to enjoy our time left with the others.' Satoshi said, trying to make himself feel better. Satoshi turned to Delia. "D-delia, when are you leaving?" Satoshi asked. Delia was shocked he was so calm now. "I-In a week." She replied. Satoshi sighed, at least he was still able to send her off.

"Maybe if you're lucky we'll met again." Delia said as she gave him a warm smile and a wink. Satoshi smiled. "Maybe this won't be so bad after all." Satoshi said. His friends smiled. "That's the spirit. Look for the bright side of things. It's much better than looking at the darker stuff." Dr. Jekyll said. Satoshi sighed. He looked around his home, he would be leaving not only Vermilion City and his friends behind, but Kanto as well. He didn't want to leave, but he couldn't say no to his mother and father. 'I need all the help I have to not only raise this Pikachu, but to pack all of my things.' Satoshi thought as he looked at the mouse Pokémon. "Augh. Now we're out of snakes," Gary said, looking at the mouse who was now full. "Don't worry, I'll have the servants make more," Satoshi's mom said as she went into the kitchen. Everyone soon laughed. After a while, the party started up, the conversations were everywhere, and everyone was having fun. "So what are you going to do with your new pal?" Delia asked as she looked at Pikachu. Satoshi had picked up the mouse earlier and had put the mouse on his shoulder since it was too full to say no. "I'm not entirely sure, but I know we'll bond. Sooner or later." Satoshi said. Pikachu didn't look so pleased. Delia laughed. "I'm sure you can. You can be quite charming," Delia admitted. As the hours went by, the group did games and such. Also during that time, Brock helped Satoshi and Pikachu bond a bit. Once it started getting close to curfew, the boy's friends said goodbye and left. Satoshi sighed as he saw his friends leave. He looks at his pet. "Would you mind it if you went into this ball?" Satoshi asked as he put his Pokeball near the mouse. It shocked its head to no. Satoshi sighed. "I'd better go to my room. Goodnight Mother, Father." Satoshi said. His parents nodded. Satoshi and Pikachu walked up a flight of steps to the second floor. It starts off as a large hallway with many doors and other hallways. Satoshi looked to his left and walks that way. After sometime, he entered a door to his right, and Pikachu fallows. Satoshi smiled as he closes the door. Pikachu climbed a chair near a desk with models on it. Pikachu was confused by the models. He wasn't use to all the human stuff and being in a mansion like place was very odd for him. Satoshi noticed the magical creature was looking at his stuff.

"Oh, these are future plans I had. A bike that could fly, a plane or two, and maybe a rocket if I ever feel like it. Of course, away from the city. I don't want anyone hurt. *sigh* But... I guess these plans will probably never happen. I'm going to be a doctor, and they would never allow such things to come. I know that the planes and such already exist, but I want to do it. I want to help people and Pokémon. And my parents say that being a well-known doctor should be enough to help them, but ... I just have to do more." Satoshi said. He wanted his life to mean something to everyone. He goes to one of his selves and picks a book. It was "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, it was his favorite. Satoshi sat on a chair next to the table with his chemistry sets. The other table had folders of blue prints and such. Pikachu walked up to the boy, who was now reading the book. Pikachu didn't understood human life styles or books. After a few minutes, Satoshi sighed. "Not even my favorite book can help me feel better. Ugh! Why does Dad always do stuff for me without my permission. I should know that he's my father so he has that power, but he should have at least asked!" Satoshi yelled. Satoshi looked at his chemicals. 'Why doesn't he love me?' Satoshi asked. As feelings of hatred filled his mind, Satoshi walks to his bed. He was too angry to do anything this night. He had plenty of time to pack. Plus he need time to think everything over. Pikachu looked away from his master. Satoshi got into his night clothes and covered himself with his sheets. "Night." Satoshi said to his pet. It soon feel asleep. Satoshi looks out his window. He soon sighed and went to sleep.

(A week later.)

Satoshi sighed as he walked down one of Vermilion City streets with all his friends, their family charades to the docks, parking kind of far off so the group could talk one last time. They were on the sidewalks, away from the road. Satoshi, Delia, Gary, and Brock looked at the city. It was very Victorian in tone with the fog and muddy colors everywhere, but had a lot of steam punk gadgets too. The lanterns were all torch lighted and tall as the Pigeys and Spearows sat on them to look at the world. Everything that wasn't a Pokémon or human had a tone of grey to it. Satoshi sighed. Brock noticed that Satoshi was sad. "Don't worry. We'll see her again. It may not be soon, but we will." Brock said, trying to confute his friend. Satoshi looked away. Satoshi was wearing a black robe over a black formal jacket and pants, he had Delia's scarf around his arm, he had a white puffy shirt under his jacket, he wore a top hat that made his hair look spikier, and he had black shoes on. His friends wore similar attire, except for Delia. Delia wore a large blue from-by dress that looked quite new. Delia looks at her friends with a sad look as they walked into the ship yard. "I'm sorry that I have to leave like this. But I have no choice. Satoshi... May we met again when you're on your journey." She said. Satoshi looked at her, he looked like he was ready to cry. "N…no... It's… fine. I'll-l see you again." Satoshi said, forcing on a smile. Delia sighed. "So Satoshi, how's your relationship with Pikachu doing?" Gary asked trying to change the subject to a happier mood. Satoshi sighed. "Good, but it's kind of hard. He's quite stubborn. But I'm warming up to him," Satoshi said. Gary nodded. "So are you going to take him on your voyage or are you going to let a Pokebreeder watch him? He is your responsibility," Brock said. Satoshi held his chin as he thought. "I guess I can take him. But I'm not sure he'll like it," Satoshi said. Gary stops them and looks at Satoshi. "Satoshi, I gave him to you for you to take care off. If you think you're not able to take care of him on this voyage, I could do be the one to take care of him for you," Gary said. Satoshi angrily looked at Gary. "What? You think I can't handles this. Of course I can," Satoshi said, offended, "I'll show you I'm a great doctor. Much more than you'll ever be." Gary sighed. "Well... be careful on that bet. I don't want a Pokémon hurt because of our bickering." Gary said, actually sincere about his words.

"I promise. Don't worry. I'll make sure we'll be okay. Remember to bring a party when I return, my parents say it would be 3 years for the trip and I'll be back around the first week of April. Remember that time," Satoshi said. His friends looked at him in shock. 3 years? That was a long time for him to be gone. Brock then smiled. "Don't worry. We'll remember," Brock said. Delia looked sad, she wouldn't be able to go. Delia soon walked forward. The rest of gang fallowed. They reached the docks where the ship Delia was. The group then walked to a large cruise ship Delia sighed as they stopped a few feet from the ship. It had a pretty long line. She turned to her friends. "Well…this is the ship my family is on. They told me they would be waiting for me inside. Well... I guess this is the time for us to say goodbye," Delia said. Her friends looked sad. "Don't worry, we'll met again," She said. They sadly smiled at her. "Goodbye," Gary said. "Goodbye," Brock said. "Goodbye. And I hope to see you on my trip," Satoshi said. Delia smiled. "Goodbye. You've been the best friends I've ever had," She said. Satoshi soon hugged her. "I'll miss you," He said. Delia was at first surprised, but then smiled. "I'll miss you too," She said, crying on his shoulder. Soon the two stopped and looked at the other. Jekyll was about to let go, when Delia kiss him on the lips. All of them were confused by her actions. She soon lets go. "I've always loved you, Satoshi, I'm sorry you had to learn now, but until now I never realized these feelings until now. And this is my gift for my departure," She said then turned toward the diminished line. Satoshi was dazed and confused as he watched he leave them and go onto the ship.

Satoshi touched his lips. His heart was racing in his chest, so many emotions were racing in his mind. "Wow. I didn't expect that," Gary said. Brock nodded. People passed the boys and went on the ship. Satoshi felt something snap inside. He could hear a loud roar inside, however, Satoshi just ignored it. He just wanted to appreciate that she loved him and to realize that she indeed loved him. "Thanks," He whispered. Suddenly the pathway was clear. The boys noticed this. "It's almost time for the ship to leave, Satoshi. We'd better get going," Brock said. Gary nodded then noticed that Satoshi was looking at the ship. Gary sighed and grabbed the boy by the cap. "Let's get going Romeo. I'm sure you'll met her again in Unova," Gary said, "She'll be in Castelia City, it's a port city, so you'll surely met her again." Satoshi sighed and then smiled. "Yeah," He said. Satoshi and his gang soon left the port.

(In Satoshi's room.)

Satoshi grabbed many of his science romance stories. He angrily looked at the covers. Then thoughts of him and Delia come to his mind. He ferociously throws the books to the floor. He felt ashamed for even looking at them. As anger consumed the boy, Pikachu looked at Satoshi in fear as he sat on his master's bed. Satoshi screamed in agony. This is what he didn't want to show to his friends at the dock, this is what he really felt about for the event. His rage. His anger at the fact she left him. The fact that his dispensed the whole event. That he hated that she left. Hated that all his time trying to woe her were wasted because she was now gone. She had finally fallen in love with him after so many years, but now she was on the other side of the world. Satoshi growled as his mind clouded. He then began to scream. "All of it... all of it was for nothing! I! I shouldn't have even fallen for her! SHE'S DOESN'T REALLY LOVE ME! NO ONE EVER HAS! THEY'RE ALL GOING TO LEAVE ME! THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE EVERYTHING I LOVE AWAY!" Jekyll yelled, the bitterness and agony had made him snap. Pikachu was terrified by his master's anger. Satoshi held his head. "I... I HATE ALL OF HUMANITY! EVERY SINGLE ONE OF HUMAN! I…I WISH I COULD JUST GO OUTSIDE AND KILL SOMEONE!" Satoshi screamed as a dark aura formed around his body. Suddenly a knock was heard from his door. Satoshi turned around and gritted his teeth. "GO AWAY!" Satoshi screamed. He had enough. He didn't want anyone to talk to him. "Son, stop it. I know you're upset, but let's be reasonable here. Just because Delia has moved away that doesn't mean she doesn't love you. I heard from your friends that she kissed you and said that she loved you. If she really didn't love you, then why would she do that? Or given you that gift? Besides, we and your friends love you." Satoshi's father said. Satoshi crashed to the floor. Crying in despair. Satoshi began to cover his face. He didn't want to talk but knew that he had to. "G-go away…I just want to be alone…" Satoshi cried.

"Satoshi, you can't ignore us. We care about you… I…I know that's hard to believe coming from me and the way I treat you, but I'm only trying to make you a better man." Dr. Jekyll said. Satoshi sniffled. "Y...your right. I'm sorry... I'm... just heartbroken... that's… that's all." Satoshi said, he really didn't want to say it, but he knew that it was the truth. The door opened as Dr. Jekyll walked up to his son. Dr. Jekyll soon hugged his son, which he hardly did. "Don't worry, you'll see her again. It's not the end of the world OR your relationship with her…just…stay strong Satoshi," The father said. Satoshi sadly smiled. 'I guess I forgotten. I let my emotions tell me lies, that ... I forgot about my promise to give up the rage and badness of my youth and to really be a man now. My promise to everyone that I loved. Some genius I am. Letting myself tell me lies to keep me in rage,' Satoshi thought. He always hated that fact that whenever he got angry he always assumes the worst in people and think they didn't love him anymore. Satoshi held his right arm. After a while of sobbing, Satoshi got up and picked up the books. "I'm sorry about the noise, Dad...I... got too emotional again. Don't worry... I'll control my rage better," Satoshi said, trying to keep himself from blubbering again. The father smiled as he noticed the books. He soon noticed that they were romantic stories. "Are you taking these silly things with you? Cause I wouldn't. Why do you have them in the first place?" The father asked. Satoshi stopped and put his books on one of the tables. He then face palmed himself; he had never told his parents about the 'fun' books he got. He had always hide them by buying a boring book to help and covering the fun book with the boring book so his parents wouldn't get on him for reading these silly things. Satoshi lowered his hand and blushed. "Oh... I was interested in the theories they proposed. Plus... I thought Delia would like them... when we got together. Th-that's all," Satoshi said. Dr. Jekyll nodded, buying the teen's lie. "I promise I won't bring them on my journey. They're... too silly for me now," Satoshi said. The father agreed. He soon left. Satoshi sighed. The real reason he wasn't taking them was because they reminded him too much of Delia and that could be dangerous to his health. Satoshi looked at his shelf and sighed. Only his silly love science books would be staying here since he already packed his other books in his bags and suitcases. Satoshi sighed and looked at his room. All the posters were gone, the blue prints were in several folders on his desks, ready to be packed; and his chemistry set was already packed in a way so they couldn't get damaged.

The only things left were his romance books and his models, which were looking stale against the walls. "I can't bring my models along. There would be nowhere to put them... *Sigh.* Well... I'm almost done packing. I'll just need to pack some more food for you, Pikachu and maybe a few more things." Satoshi said, turning to his pet. But he soon noticed that it was still hiding under the covers, scared. Satoshi realized that he had scared Pikachu with his outraged and was embarrassed by that. "Oh... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you... I... I tend to overreact and assume the worst of people. It's a bad habit that I need to drop," He said as he walked over his pet. He kneeled next to the bed. He sighed and got out a treat from his pocket. "Here." He said as he pointed the treat towards Pikachu. Pikachu smelled the treat and removed the covers. Soon it then grabbed the treat and began eating. Satoshi smiled. At least his new friend would be with him on the ship. "Don't worry I'll make new friends on the ship... I-I think... Who knows, maybe it'll be fun. At least I'll be away from those boring dinner parties' mom and dad throw and are invited to," Satoshi said to himself. He looked at his clock, it was around noon with the sun high in the sky. Satoshi sighed. "Well, I better get packing again. I'll need everything I'll need to be happy on this trip. It is going to last around 3 years." He said. Suddenly he got an idea. "I'll probably go somewhere pretty cold, so I should get a big cot to keep us warm," Satoshi said. Pikachu nodded. Satoshi soon left the room.

(About a week later.)

Satoshi smiled as he rode towards Vermilion Port with his parents. He wore a white long sleeved button shirt with cuffs under a brown vest with dark brown lines around his neck area, his underarms, and his torso. He also wore red pants and black shoes. He looked very fine. Oddly he had goggles on his head above his eyes on his hair and Pikachu was sitting on Satoshi's shoulder. They were in a Ponyta drawn carriage. Satoshi's parents were sitting across from him. "We'll be in Vermilion port in a few minutes. So Satoshi, what do you think of this. Isn't it exciting?" The father said. Satoshi looked away. He soon smiled. "Yeah... I guess... but... I'll miss my friends," Satoshi said. Satoshi's mother smiled. "Oh, your friends will still be here. Besides, when you return you'll be going to college with the others," She said. Satoshi looked at her in confusion. "But wouldn't I be considered too old to start college?" Satoshi asked, he would be gone for 3 years, which meant Gary would have a head start. "None sense. You'll never be 'too' old enough to go. Besides Brock and Gary will be working in the same amount of time as when you'll be gone before they're allowed to go to college, that way everything would be even. I had asked their parents to do this so you won't feel left behind." She said. Satoshi chuckled. Gary was forced to work in some place that was probably not that clean or nice. "I heard Gary's going to be on a ranger force in Sinnoh while Brock will work with Nurse Joy in Pewter city." Satoshi's father said. Satoshi understood. A ranger force was dirty enough for Satoshi to laugh at Gary's expense, and it was nice that Brock got to move back to his home town. Satoshi remembered that Brock came from Pewter city, but had to move to Vermillion to become Satoshi's servants back before Brock's father became a gym leader. Satoshi sighed. He wished he could go on a journey and become a Pokémon master. But his parents have already told him that 'It would be too dangerous'. Satoshi wanted to chuckle at the thought. A world tour was the same thing as a Pokémon trainer, it just that he wouldn't be able to caught Pokémon nor do fun gym battles. But he didn't chuckle since it was considered rude. After a few minutes, the carriage stopped. "We're here." Mrs. Jekyll said. Satoshi was the first on to exit. He went to the back of the wagon and got a few of his bags and suitcases. They were quite heavy. All of his bags and suitcases were organized so they would hold a lot of clothes, medical books, his chemistry set, bottled chemicals, his posters, his blue prints, and his adventure stories.

Satoshi grunted as he could barely hold all the bags he was holding, and there were still more bags and suites to carry. Satoshi's father grabbed a few bags from his son, helping lighten his load. Satoshi was surprised. "Thanks ... dad." Satoshi said. He still didn't like his dad that much even after the little pep talk. "Son remember, it's wrong for a genital man to carry all his bags, he lets the servants do it." Satoshi's father said. Soon another cartage came and tons of servants from the boy's house came and grabbed all of Satoshi's stuff. "Be careful. Some of it is fragile." Satoshi said as the servants moved his stuff into the docks. They obediently obey. Satoshi looked at the area. He was a few docks away from the area Delia's boat used to move away, and the boat he was going on was much smaller than the enormous cruise liner like boat Delia used. The world tour boat was a fairly large research ship with ton of crew members on it. It looked a bit old and rusty, and it had a brown color to it. His friends haven't arrived yet though.

Suddenly a yell was heard. "Hey! Watch it! I'm fining you a million dollars and you have ten seconds on paying me. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6..." A man's voice was heard. Satoshi looked onto the ship and saw that one of the maids had accidentally bumped into a crew member. He wore a flat newspaper boy hat, had an orange and white horizontal striped shirt, wore brown pants, a green scarf around his neck, and black shoes on. The maid looked kind of pale and skinny, but that's what all of his parents servants looked like. "Oh, I'm sorry if one of the maids hurt you. It wasn't her fault. They're kind of clumsy sometimes," Satoshi said. The man looked at Satoshi. The man looked around Satoshi's age but a few years older, had blond hair, and orange eyes. He was quite skinny and tall, even com paired to Satoshi who was already skinny and tall for his age. "Hey. Are these your maids?" The boy asked. Satoshi blushed in embarrassment. "Actually they're my parents. They're helping me move into the ship," Satoshi said. He walked onto the ship and pulled the maid up. "Are you okay?" Satoshi asked. She nodded, then went her way, not saying one word during all of it. Satoshi smiled, but then wondered why only a few of his servants could talk. Satoshi soon shocked it off. "Oh. Okay you're the new rich boy. Which means you'll be the one to pay the fine." The teenager said. Satoshi was shocked by the boy's rudeness. 'So this is what it's like when you have someone being very rude to you. No wonder Dad doesn't allow me to get away with this attitude.' Satoshi thought. Satoshi shocked his head. "Now wait a moment. I don't have that kind of money on me. Nobody does really." Satoshi said. The man laughed. "Actually I was kidding about the fine. I just tend to do that when I get angry. Sorry for that." The man said. Satoshi smiled. "Oh, it's okay. Sorry for my maid." Satoshi said with a smile. "It's okay. So what's your name?" The man asked. Satoshi was staring at him in confusion. "Mine is Barry Griffon. I came from Sinnoh. What's your name?" Berry asked. Satoshi smiled, he liked Mr. Griffon's enthusiasm. "I'm...I'm Satoshi Jekyll." Satoshi quietly said. (The original way Stevenson wanted people to be say Jekyll.) Barry was confused. "Jekyll?" Barry said (Normal way you say Jekyll.). Satoshi sighed. He had another person who couldn't pronounce his last name correctly. "Yes." Satoshi said in defeat. He had given up on trying to get people to say his last name correctly many years ago.

"Well that's a strange name. Why are you called Satoshi?" Barry said. Satoshi sighed, another kid didn't get his name. "My parents are a fan of ancient Pokelantis culture, and in their time they had names like that. My name was actually very common back then. My name means wisdom and power." Satoshi said very proudly. Barry was bored. "Yeah. Yeah. Something about ancient people. Hey. Why don't we check out your room after the ship leaves? I need you to get antiquated with the place so you won't get lost." Barry said. Satoshi was confused. He never was ignored before. This made him angry. Satoshi soon noticed that all the servants were leaving the boat. "All your stuff has been put into your room master Satoshi," A butler said. Satoshi smiled. "Thanks," He said. Soon the staff went into their cartage and left. Satoshi sighed, at least Berry was gushing over the fact that he had servants. He quickly looked at his parents who were on the shore and noticed that all of his friends' carriages had finally arrived. Soon Brock, Gary, and their families came out. Satoshi smiles at this. Suddenly a whist/horn was heard. "We're about to leave. Better say goodbye to your family." Barry said. "See ya." Satoshi said to his friends. They smiled. "Good luck on your tour." Brock said. The tons of Brock's brothers and sisters agreed. Gary's sister Mary smiled, then yelled, "Hope you have fun!" Satoshi smiles. "See you in three years!" Dr. Jekyll said. Satoshi felt proud for once in his life. "See you too!" He yelled.

Satoshi soon looked at Gary. "See you in Sinnoh, Ashy boy!" Gary yelled. Satoshi grew angry, he hated that name. Not only did the boy get his name right, but he hated being called a boy. "IT'S SATOSHI! YA JERK!" Satoshi yelled. Gary laughed, he knew Satoshi would say that. Satoshi soon laughed. Soon Satoshi's mother waved to him. "Be careful. And try to not think of all humans like they're monsters. You need to kill that habit." The mother said. Satoshi smiled, he did have that habit. "Don't worry. I'll get over it. Besides. I have Pikachu." Satoshi said as his yellow mouse friend smiled. Soon all of Satoshi's friend yelled goodbye. The ship slowly moved away. "BYE! AND NO NEED TO WORRY!" He yelled with a smile. Soon the boat sailed out of the harbor.