HELLO PEOPLE! I am so excited to be here with Journey of My Own's Sequel, Suspicions 101! This might be quick, depending on where it leads in the end, but it'll last, so no worries! Thanks to Everyone that reviewed Journey of My Own, and I hope you all enjoy this new story! Like JOMO, it's mostly told from Marina's POV, switched a couple of times. So, without any other interruptions:
DISCLAIMER: I Don't own Pokemon! Only the people you've probably never heard of, except if you've read Journey of My Own!
Enjoy!
Remember when I said I'd rot in Hoenn, missing all of my friends and family?
Yeah, that's basically all I'm doing these days.
Sure, there are a couple of challengers, but they don't stand a chance! I don't know why Wallace wanted me back so quickly. It was only a month away from this. It's been three months since I came back to the league from my adventure. Three months! I haven't really been able to contact anyone! They keep traveling too fast! And apparently, they haven't tried to contact me either….
"Miss Marina?" Drake asked from the doorway. I turned to him slowly, interrupted from my thoughts.
"Yes Drake?"
"You have a phone call." He stated, and turned to lead me to the call.
"Really?" I asked, jumping up from my spot on the stairs. He only nodded and continued to lead me away from this horrible prison of a room. I was led to a phone, waiting in the middle of the room, with someone waiting on the monitor. I stepped in a Drake closed the door behind me, leaving him outside, giving me my privacy. I walked hesitantly up to it, and gasped in surprise when I saw who was there. "Kaleb!" I smiled excitedly. His eyes turned back to the monitor, and he smiled brightly.
"Marina! Hey guys, she's here!" He yelled, turning around to other people. Many people surrounded the screen at once.
"Marina!" Cheryl laughed, waving.
"Marina." Gucci smiled in relief. I wonder why…
"Hello Marina!" Barry rushed in.
"Marina!" Misty and Joy exclaimed quickly. Brock nodded to me.
"Hey little sis." Ash greeted with a smile. May and Drew were standing in the back, smiling. Three people weren't there… but it's expected.
"Hey everyone!" I greeted, smiling brightly. Boy, have I missed them! They suddenly all turned angry. "W-what?"
"Why didn't you call?" Misty hissed. I frowned.
"I tried! You guys kept moving around too much, and I have a limited time on the phone!"
"Well, why didn't you answer our calls?" Gucci hissed as well. I backed up.
"What calls?" I asked, confused.
"The multiple calls we've made to you ever since you left!" Joy exclaimed. I shook my head.
"Are you sure you've been calling the right place?"
"We're talking to you, aren't we?" Cheryl asked. My eyes narrowed.
"Who picked up these calls?" I asked lowly. I was expecting their answer.
"Wallace."
"Of course." I sighed, but then brightened. "So, what is up everyone?"
"We're doing good!" Kaleb smiled. We talked for a little bit more, but it was time for them to leave.
"Alright, we'll see ya soon sis!" Ash called. I nodded to them and we said our goodbyes. As soon as the monitor turned off, he appeared in its reflection behind me. I sighed, before getting up and taking a seat on a chair at the end of the room, not looking at him.
"You miss them." He stated. I laughed dully.
"Oh yeah." I smiled, nodding and looking down. He shifted uncomfortably.
"You miss me." He stated again. My eyes met his.
"No, really? Maybe that's why I've been having these hallucinations of you." I sighed. He took a step forward.
"So, you admit you miss me." He smirked. I ignored his statement.
"It's pathetic really," I laughed, "I thought I could get over this the second time."
"You will, when I come back." He smiled. I glared at him.
"You mean, if you come back." I corrected harshly. He frowned.
"No, when I come back." He stated again. I shook my head.
"If this is my mind's way of trying to cheer me up, it's not working." He laughed at my remark.
"It'll work eventually." Drake walked in after he said this.
"Miss Marina?" I shifted my eyes away from him to Drake. Suddenly, he disappeared, leaving drake and I the only ones in the room.
"Yes?" I asked nicely. Don't be fooled, I'm plotting my revenge on Wallace. First, I'll get Manny to send some static electricity to make his hair spike up. Then, I'll use Swamp to completely drench him, and Ninnie to burn his room. Then, use Bannettie and Absul to haunt him and give him nightmares, and finally RayRay for protection, in case he decides to come against me. My thoughts were interrupted when Drake spoke again.
"We need you for something."
"What is it?" I asked, my curiosity peaked.
"A mission." He simply stated, and then walked out. I followed him quickly.
"I get to go on this mission?" I asked, surprised. He nodded.
"You're the only one qualified."
"What do you mean?"
"It'll all be explained when we get to the meeting hall." I nodded in reply and followed him quickly. We came to a grand hall, where people were already seated. I sat down quickly, seeing as the meeting had already started.
"Ah, thank you for finally joining us, champion Marina." Wallace sneered. I glared at him.
"My apologies, Wallace, but I had to take care of a personal call… they said something about not being able to reach me before… you wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you Wallace?" I asked with a look that said Don't-try-to-lie-I-already-know. He gulped, but continued with his speech.
"Like I was saying, this school is getting very… interesting…if anything dangerous. Students are beginning to go missing, and we need this to end. The Johto Elite Four are here to ask for help from our region to take care of this problem, and we have accepted." Wallace explained. Everyone nodded. Excluding me. School? Wait a minute-
"Miss Marina?" Drake asked from next to me. I turned to him slowly to see him gesturing to Wallace, who was waiting at the podium, drumming his fingers and holding his head in one hand.
"I'm sorry, what?"
"I said, would you like to-"
"I ACCEPT!" I yelled, jumping up and throwing my hands in the air. Everyone sweat dropped. "WOOHOOO! Vacation!"
"You do realize the only reason you are going on this mission is because you are the only one of us to be able to successfully pose a student, correct?" Wallace hissed. I nodded, still smiling.
"How long am I staying?" I asked excitedly.
"Considering it's October, you will have to come in late in the year."
"That didn't answer my question." Wallace sighed in annoyance at my statement.
"You will be staying for the rest of the school year unless something happens." He sighed. I smiled brightly.
"Alrighty! I will go pack my stuff!" I exclaimed and almost ran out of the room.
"One more thing!" Wallace called. I stopped. "You can't take your team." I spun around quickly.
"Yes I can."
"No, you cannot."
"Why not?"
"When you battle, people will see your strength and start getting suspicious."
"So? I'll act weak, I'm good at that."
"That's not hard to believe." I heard Koga, from Johto's Elite four, snicker. I snapped my head towards him.
"What was that Koga?" I asked lowly, yet threateningly. He blinked, but didn't respond. I was about to snap at him again, when I heard a slight tapping at the window. My eyes flickered over to there quickly, and I smiled when I saw who it was. "Wallace, I am taking them." He sighed.
"Fine. No overdoing it, though, we don't want you getting thrown out. You leave in thirty minutes, be prepared. Your name will remain the same, as all other information except League and mission information. Do not make direct calls to the League, it'll raise suspicion, understood?" I nodded quickly and ran out of the room, and then outside. I ran and tackled him into a hug when I saw him.
"Rai!" I smiled, happily. This day is getting better and better!
"Hello Kiddo."
"What's up?"
"I heard you were coming to Johto."
"Yuppers."
"Good, I'll be able to keep watch on you more often. Since I patrol there, I should see you more often."
"Sweet!" I smiled. He smiled down at me, and then turned looking in the window.
"I should get going now, we have an audience." He trailed, upset. I turned to the window and saw everyone at the meeting, staring at us dumbstruck. Except for the Hoenn elite four. They were used to this. I smiled and waved awkwardly, before turning back to Rai and giving him one last hug, and then running inside, to my room. I picked up my bag and started stuffing all of my clothes and belongings into it. I let out everyone, including RayRay, who was now prohibited to come out unless for battle, (It's a looooongg story.) and smiled at them.
"Guess what guys? We're going to school!" I exclaimed. They all smiled. "Now, since we are attending as students, we have to act weak. Alright? No ultimate beams unless for emergencies. No full powered surfs, Fire blasts, thunders, dark pulses, or dream eaters. And definitely, no expanding to full size." I explained. They nodded solemnly. Someone knocked on the door. I returned my team and opened it, already expecting to see Drake.
"Are you ready Miss Marina?" He asked. I nodded and followed him out of the league building, to a helicopter. I smiled. We still had those Rocket Helicopters, except we repainted them, so they don't say 'team rocket'. I got on quickly, setting my bag down. Drake didn't get on.
"You coming Drake?" I asked, uneasy. He shook his head.
"Not this time. Don't worry, you'll do great. Good bye Marina." He explained and held his hand out for me to shake. I took it, but then hugged him.
"Thanks for everything Drake. See you in a couple of months!" I smiled, getting back on the copter. He smiled back, and with that we took off. It took about two hours to get to this school, and let me tell you, it was HUGE. There was already a helicopter landing pad, but we didn't use it, that would be too suspicious. No, the driver landed us about a mile away, and then made me walk, alone, all the way over there. Who am I to complain though? SUNSHINE! The school came into view.
'PokeAcademy: Where Trainers go past the stars.'
I ran up to the school when it was in sight and walked casually through the front door of the Main office. There was a woman waiting at the front desk, almost staring at the door. She had short black hair and dark, blue eyes, along with pointed glasses. I walked in and greeted her. She just sighed and got out a file.
"You were almost late." She sighed, going through her file. I turned to look at the clock. It was five… wasn't I supposed to be here at five? I kept to myself as she shifted through the file in front of her. "I suppose you're Marina Ketchum?" She asked, lowering her glasses at me. I gulped and nodded.
"Yes Ma'am." I replied quickly. She looked surprised.
"So, you have respect for others...Good! Now Marina, this is your schedule, a map of the school, and this is your dorm room key. Lucky you got the whole room to herself!" She smiled at me. I smiled back and took the things she gave me.
"Thank you Ma'am." I nodded.
"Now, the school handbook is already on the desk of your dorm. You should review it before tomorrow. Have a good day!"She smiled. I smiled back.
"Thank you again, and you too…Mrs.…" I trailed awkwardly, forgetting I don't know her name.
"Mrs. Eve dear." She stated. I smiled.
"Thank you. Have a nice day as well Mrs. Eve." I nodded and walked through the front office. Like I said, this school was HUGE, and people were out and about, already out of class. The buildings, there were loads of them, surrounded this giant courtyard in the middle. The courtyard itself had different terrains, rocky, flat and grassy, and swamp like. There were battle fields everywhere, and then there were tables for students to sit at to eat. There were four paved pathways, all from the edges of this rectangular courtyard leading into the middle of the courtyard like an X. Where they intersected looked like the exact middle of the school. I clutched my bag closer to my shoulder, before walking through the crowd of people in front of me. They eyed me strangely, and I could hear them talking about my outfit, which is the same, thank you very much! I shook my head before looking at the building numbers. My dorm key said Building two, room number two hundred and forty-three. I looked to my left and found building two. I quickly made my way over to it, not wanting to be the topic of gossip anymore. I stepped into the building and looked around. There was a sign that said 'Rooms: 200-300 on floor five' right in front of me. I laughed to myself and took to the elevator (I'm lazy like that). The walls of building two were light blue, lined with black. The elevator finally reached floor five, and I stepped out. I looked at the room numbers. Rooms 200-250 were to my left. I had to walk all the way to the end of the hall, and I finally found my room. The door was solid white with the golden numbers two-four-three on it. I put the key in, and it clicked quickly. I walked in to see an orange room, lined with black. I smiled. It's like they knew I was coming. There was a welcome sign on the desk next to the handbook. A black bunk bed resided on the left side of the room in the far corner. The desk was to the right of the room, along with the dresser and the closest. There was a phone, with a monitor, straight ahead of me, next to the bed. The room was fairly sized, and I even got my own bathroom, next to the closest. I closed the door behind me and set my bag down on the floor. I walked straight to the phone and dialed a number I knew by heart.
"Hello?" She asked into the phone. I smiled.
"Hey Mom!"
"Hey honey! What's up?"
"Nothing much Mom, but I'm going to school now!"
"Really? Wow, just like your brother!"
"What do you mean?"
"He started school this year… I forgot the name though…" She trailed. I smiled.
"It's okay, so, what's new at home?"
"Oh, nothing sweetie! Me and Mr. Mime are here, cleaning and gardening as usual!" A doorbell rang again. "Oh, have to go sweetie! Call me soon! Do your best!"
"I will Mom! Bye!"
"Good bye!" The monitor shut off. I shook my head. Does she always have people over? I went back to my bag and started to take all my stuff out. My clothes went into the dresser and closet, and I began customizing the room. Next to the bed, on the phone booth, I put a picture down. It was of the whole gang, smiling and happy in Veilstone City before the creation of the new universe situation. I looked over all of their faces, except one, and smiled. After finishing putting all my stuff away, I pulled my poke balls out and let everyone free. They stretched and sat down quickly. I sat with them, looking at my schedule.
Period 1: Worst Case Scenario Solutions 101 Room 706. 8:00- 8:40
Period 2: Regions Info 101 Room 665. 8:50- 9:30
Period 3: Pokémon Breeding 101 Room 137. 9:40- 10:20
Period 4: Pokémon Basics 101 Room 452. 10:30- 11:10
LUNCH Courtyard 11:10- 12:10
Period 5: Drama 101 Auditorium: 12:20- 1:00
Period 6: Pokémon Battles 101 Courtyard: 1:10- 1:50
Period 7: Gym Class 101 Gym Room: 2:00- 3:00
Period 8: Suspicions 101 Room 001: 3:00- 3:40
No teacher names? Okay, all classes, except gym and lunch, are forty minutes long, I can handle that. But some of these classes are ridicules! Suspicions 101? What kind of class is that? And putting 101 after every class name does not make it cool! And why do I have a breeding class? I sighed and pulled out my map, starting to make routes from my classes to follow tomorrow. I looked at the clock. It was eight. I shook my head and pulled my Pj's out, walking into the bathroom and changing quickly. I came back out to see all of my team was asleep. I smiled and closed the light, before slipping into the bottom of the bunk bed, pulling out a mini flashlight and the schools handbook with me. I began to read it, and soon after, I did what I feared I'd do. I fell asleep. I know what you're thinking, why are you still afraid? You remembered everything to remember! Well, now I'm just getting nightmares of things that could happen. It's annoying really. In this nightmare, I was surrounded by darkness. I could feel myself chained to something, probably a wall. The door opened suddenly, letting in a little light for me to see someone walk in, and then it disappeared, just as suddenly as it came.
"H-hello?" I asked hesitantly. I could feel someone in front of me. Suddenly his face was in front of mine, and I could see him…I could see his cold eyes. He murmured two short words.
"Wake up." And I shot up, fully awake. I looked at the clock next to me. It was six. I nodded to myself, taking my outfit for the day with me in the bathroom, and closing the door. I took a quick shower and got dressed, before drying my hair and tying it into its two straight down pigtails and putting on my famous bandana. I stepped out of the bathroom and put on my orange and black striped socks, and then my same colored sneakers. The team was fully awake, ready for the day. I put them all away, including RayRay, who was forbidden to be let out in this mission, but I let him out when we were alone. I sighed and opened the door before walking out and locking the door behind me, picking up my backpack on the way out. I walked out of the building, seeing as it was breakfast time. There were carts of food everywhere, with people crowding over the tables outside in their cliques. I walked up to one of the carts, and was surprised to find out who was running it.
"Maxie? Archie?" I asked in disbelief as they passed out food to everyone in line. They turned to me with a smile.
"Hey, it's Miss-" I put a finger to my mouth in a 'shh' movement quickly, "Miss Marina! Hey Maxie, look!" Archie smiled, nodding to me. Maxie looked over and smiled.
"Hello! We haven't seen you in a while."
"Yeah, I've been busy with… you know." I smiled. They nodded.
"Well, Miss Marina, what would you like to eat?" Archie smiled.
"Just an orange juice and a bagel, please." Maxie smiled and handed me my food. I nodded, and went to get out my wallet, when they stopped me.
"Don't you know? This school pays for your meals! Don't worry about it!" Archie informed. I blinked, and then remembered something about that last night in the hand book. I nodded.
"Oh, right! Thanks guys! See you soon!" I smiled and walked down the lower left pathway, to an edge of the courtyard. I sighed, eating my bagel along the way, and then drinking my orange juice, throwing the remains (AKA Bottle and Napkin) away as I looked at the routes I made on the map. It's a good thing we have ten minutes between periods, or else I'd be in trouble. I looked at the key on the schedule. The first number of your room is the building number, and then the second is the floor number. The last number is the regular number of the room. I walked around the edge of the courtyard some more, enjoying the scenery, when the bell rang. I sighed and walked into building seven (with the help of my map). Lucky me had my first class on ground level, and found my class quickly. Most people were already there, sitting in the desks talking to their friends. I walked in slowly, taking in the classroom. The teacher was already there, sitting in his desk. I couldn't see his face, but he was wearing a black shirt, along with tan pants. His hair was a dark green, but he was reading a newspaper, so I couldn't see anymore. I looked at the students, who paid no attention to me. I sighed in relief and looked at a group in the back. Something about that group was familiar, and trust me; it was a big group, ten people maybe. They weren't facing the front of the room, so I couldn't see their faces, but something about them… I walked towards them slowly, my own curiosity leading me. A red-headed person with a sideway pony-tail caught my attention. I widened my eyes. "Misty?" I asked out loud. The laughing from the group stopped, and they stopped talking altogether. They didn't turn around, but misty's head shifted in my direction.
"Yes?" She asked cautiously, with edge, like someone was going to insult her… I wonder why…
"Misty." I stated now, taking the new information in myself. She turned around to snap at me.
"What?" She snapped, but then her eyes widened as she recognized me. "Marina?" She asked, equally confused. The group now turned to face me, and my eyes slowly looked at every single one of them. There were all there, even Paul and Dawn, except three people, Joy, Brock, and... I gasped, widening my eyes. They all looked the same as before… Most of the people I've missed so much, they're right in front of me! I was tightly hugged by Misty, who had gotten up, and then by multiple people. I could feel everyone join us, but Paul decided to stay behind, watching with amusement. Then they all let go.
"Big sis!" Kaleb smiled. Ash laughed.
"Little sis." I laughed as well.
"Guys! I've missed you so much!" I laughed.
"Well, so have we!" Gucci smiled. I smiled.
"What are you guys doing here?" I asked.
"More importantly, what are you doing here?" Paul asked.
"They enrolled me here for special purposes. But seriously, what are you all doing here?"
"Well, we all enrolled in the school, and met up with Dawn and Paul, who also go here." Barry explained quickly. I nodded uneasy.
"Did it have to be this school?" I asked quietly.
"Yo don't want to see us?" Cheryl asked, surprised.
"No, I do! It's just that…. There's a reason I was sent here guys… it's not a good reason. It's not safe at this school."
"Sure it is!" Ash smiled.
"What about-"
"The students that went missing?" Drew asked. I nodded. "That's just a bluff, they've come back."
"But they've…..changed…..personality wise…"May explained. My eyebrows knit together.
"Alright, well, I'll have to look into that." I replied. "So, what's new?" I asked everyone.
"Nothing really…" They all trailed. You know what that means, right? 'Embarrassing things to say out loud.' I nodded unsurely and turned back to the teacher, who had stood up.
"Students, take your seats now!" He announced when he was turned to the board, his back to us. We nodded and I waited for everyone to take their seats before sitting next to an empty desk next to Dawn and an empty desk next to it. The group seemed to stay away from that desk. I shook my head, confused. Students began talking again, so I turned to Dawn.
"So Dawn, how was your travels with Paul?" I asked. She shook her head.
"It was okay…me and Paul started going out…"
"Oo, really now?" I asked with a smile. She nodded without smiling. "What's wrong?"
"Paul broke up with me through text yesterday… and now he's acting like he didn't." She sighed, depressed. I narrowed my eyes.
"I'm sure you guys will get through this, you just need to talk this out." I encouraged. She nodded, unconvinced. I frowned as the teacher finally turned to us. His eyes had a purple tint to them that made him look so familiar….
"Good morning class- oh, it seems like we have a new student." He pointed at me, and then motioned me to come up. I sighed, but complied and I was soon next to him. "What's your name?" He asked.
"Marina Ketchum." I replied. Snickers were heard from the class. I turned to them confused.
"You're that loser's sister?" One of them asked.
"No wonder she has clothes that looked like Halloween threw up on her!" A familiar voice laughed. There's that line again. I turned in surprise to see Lily, snickering at me, with Riley, next to her, snickering as well. They both were sitting in front of my seat. I shook off the surprise and started cracking my knuckles. I am quite tired of that line.
"Stop being Overdramatic, Marina." A voice commanded. I froze completely, and slowly turned to the door. He was there, leaning on the doorframe with an annoyed expression. At first, I thought it was another illusion, but then the class laughed. My eyes widened further and I gasped. He looked exactly the same.
"Aaron, why are you so late?" The teacher asked.
"I overslept. My neighbor was up pretty late." He sighed, his eyes never wavering from me. I could feel myself become blank, and turn back to the teacher.
"Is that all sir?" I asked quietly. He nodded. "Oh wait, could I get your name?" He gulped nervously at my question.
"Mr. Butch." He answered simply, eyes nervous. He acted like he was scared of me.
He has good reason to be.
Because I know why.
He's from Team Rocket.
Hmm, pursue or leave innocently…. What a decision…
So, a lot of things happen in this chapter to get us started off, I hope you all enjoyed! Stay tuned for Ch. 2! See ya soon!
~Kioku7