Let's Kick It Up A Notch!
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Hey, everyone! I'm Akiko Arihima, bringing you my first ever ikarishipping fanfic!
Dawn: Yay! Sounds exciting!
Paul: Yippee. *spins finger in a circle*
Me: *glares at Paul* Alright, Mr. Sarcastic! You get to do the disclaiming thing first.
Paul: NO.
Me: You have to!
Paul: Why should I?
Me: Cuz…NOSE GOES! *touches nose*
Dawn: *touches nose*
Paul: WHAT! This is-!
Me: Apaba! Say it!
Paul: *grunts* MoonlightNinja55 disclaims Pokemon. She only claims the characters that she makes. THERE. Happy?
Me: Very!
Dawn: *golden aura of purity surrounds her* Okay, everyone! Please, enjoy!
Me: *cries dramatically* So…innocent…!
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~Prologue~
A certain dark-haired bluette sighed heavily as she fussed with herself. It couldn't have been him. No way! It was practically impossible. What are the chances of seeing him at a Pokemon Contest? Slim to none!
But she did see him. She did! There's no one else she knows that has that short dark purple hair, those deep obsidian eyes, and that cocky smile that always made her stomach flutter…
~Flashback~
"And the winner of this year's Pokemon Contest is…Dawn from Twinleaf Town!"
Pandemonium broke loose as the audience roots, cheers, and whistles. Dawn, in her cute pink dress and with her hair tied back in a ponytail, waved to the crowd ecstatically as she was awarded with a ribbon by a gentleman who congratulated her.
"I can't believe it! We did it, Piplup!" Dawn exclaimed as she picked him and spun him around once.
"Piplup!" he cheered proudly as he was set back down. Brock, Ash, Pikachu, and the rest of her pokemon came down from their seats to congratulate her as well.
"Hey, great job out there," Brock complimented her.
"Yeah! Way to go!" Ash joined in. Pikachu and her pokemon did the same.
"Oh, wow! Thanks, everyone!" Dawn appreciated.
Just then, something caught her eye. Behind all her friends, from across the room, a guy with dark purple hair was crossing his arms while leaning against the wall. For a moment in time, their eyes locked and Dawn felt like they were the only two people there. His cold black eyes softened and he smirked at her. Her heart pounded.
"L-Look! It's Paul!" she gasped and pointed out, but as soon as Brock, Ash, and the others turned their heads, a random group of people walked past their view and Paul was gone.
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(Theme song)
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~Chapter 1: An Old Friend!~
"Daaad! Are we there yet?" Paxie complained to him from the back seat of the car.
"No, Paxie, not yet!" he answered her for the tenth time today. He sighed while Paxie pouted, crossed her arms, and huffed. All this waiting made her irritated. When were they going to get there? It feels like forever! She's practically been dying for this trip to come. FOUR YEARS is how long it took and NOW she has to wait some more? Ugh! As she silently steamed on whiny thoughts, her Espeon stared at the distressed teen, concerned. She nuzzled against her cheek affectionately, trying to cheer her up. It did the trick. She smiled warmly and even giggled.
"Ok!" Paxie said, giving in. "Alright! Thank you, Elanor!"
Elanor stopped and smiled too as she was rewarded with a nice rub on her head. Paxie's dad looked into the rear view mirror briefly and grinned as well.
Paxie, Elanor, and her dad were all riding in an old blue car. Magazines, used tissues, empty water bottles, and other junk littered the floor on the inside. The leather seats were worn out and stained and chip crumbs, as well as bits of pokemon food and a few fries, got stuck between the cracks. As for the compartment in front of the passenger's seat, it was stuffed with CDs that were a mix of country, alternative, and rock music. Her dad never allows her to touch his precious radio, so it stayed quiet throughout the entire drive. On the outside of the van, the paint completely faded over time and had become rusted.
Her dad always says he'll fix the car up, but he never does. He'd be too "busy" or just too "tired."
"Not now, Paxie. Maybe after the meeting," he would say, or, "I promise I'll give her a paint job after my nap." Well, that nap was a week ago, and the dirty windows don't look better either.
After a while, Paxie began to tap her foot impatiently again and crossed her arms.
"You know, we would get there a lot faster if you weren't driving, oh, I don't know…10 MILES PER HOUR?"
He didn't move. He didn't even blink. All he did was focus his concentration on the road in front of him.
"Hey, dad! Dad?" Paxie tried to get his attention.
Nothing.
"Dad, hello? Hello!"
Silence.
"DAD! YOU'RE GONNA RUN OVER A SQUIRREL!"
"WHAT?"
He steered left and the car sharply swerved, making Paxie slide over and squish her Espeon. Poor Elanor yelped in shock and fear. The stuff on the floor shifted to the right and the little Pikachu bobble head on the dashboard bobbled crazily in every direction. Paxie's dad frantically corrected the direction of the car and it was all over in just seconds. He parked the car on the right-hand side of the road, turned off the ignition, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Whoops! False alarm!" Paxie said, looking behind to see through the back window. "It was only a tree branch. My bad!"
Her Espeon and dad both gave her a hard glare. Elanor's hair was sticking up and her dad just lost his nerves.
"Paxie?" he said sternly, staring at her at eye level.
"Yes?"
"DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN! YOU ALMOST GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK!"
"Um…I'm sorry?" Paxie apologized like it was a question and shrugged.
The spring from the Pikachu bobble head suddenly jumped out, and Pikachu's head now had a long coiled neck that moved up and down like an accordion.
There was a moment of awkward, tense silence.
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After a minute or two, Paxie's dad finally grunted and turned on the ignition, but not before giving his daughter a cold harsh stare. Elanor scooted closer to her side of the seat and didn't speak to Paxie the whole way again as her dad refocused on his driving. Paxie just sat there and blinked twice, the look of innocence.
It didn't take long before her dad was squinting through the brown-colored window shield to try and read a passing sign.
It said, "Twinleaf Town."
Paxie's eyes immediately had lit up in delight. "We're here? We're here! Oh my gosh we're here! We're here! We're HERE!" she squealed happily as she grabbed her Espeon and hugged her tight. She sweat dropped.
"Well, glad to see she's back to her normal self," Elanor thought with a tired sigh.
A few houses were dotted here and there on lush green grass as they passed by. Paxie rolled down her window and stuck her head out to feel the rush of fresh air. "Aaaah!" she sighed contently. She liked the feeling of the wind in her hair. Just then, she took off her seatbelt and stood on her seat, pushing more of herself out the window to get a better view. She covered her eyes with her hand and smiled warmly at the white plush clouds drifting by in that vast blue sea above and at the bright golden orb, the sun. Her dad's half-closed eyes glanced at his left rear view mirror for a moment and thought, "Oh, my daughter's sticking out the window like that. That's normal," before returning his sights back on the road. Suddenly, an alarm had set off in his head and he quickly looked back at the rear view mirror to confirm what he saw. He gaped at Paxie.
"P-Paxie! What do you think you're doing? Get back in the car this instant!" he ordered.
"What? I just wanted to take a look around!" she whined defensively. All of a sudden, the car ran over a big rock and jumped.
"Woah!" Paxie said, and lost her balance, almost falling out the window.
"PAXIE!" her father shouted.
In the nick of time, Elanor snatched her belt with her mouth. She closed her eyes shut and struggled with all her might to pull Paxie back into the car. At last, Paxie was placed in safety's hands and landed on her back with an, "Ooof!" Elanor slumped in her seat and panted, all her feelings of worry melting. Sweat was evident on her forehead and cheeks.
Paxie's dad wiped the sweat off his forehead with one hand and steered the wheel with the other. Then, he put on a grim look.
"Young lady, if this keeps up, you'll be waving Sinnoh an early farewell. You're lucky Elanor had caught you this time. You need to be careful. Are we clear?"
She muttered, "Yes, Dad," and sat herself upright and buckled up. She rolled up the window and stroked Elanor's back in an effort to settle her down. She tensed up at first, but then heavily sighed and laid down, resting her head in Paxie's lap. Paxie smiled down at her, her way of saying sorry.
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Silence fell upon the three again, but it was a comfortable one. However, it was also short-lived, because the car soon screeched to a gentle stop.
"Ok. NOW we're really here," Paxie's dad announced as he killed the engine once more. "Paxie, can you help me with the suitcases in the-?"
Too late. The girl had already opened the car door and bolted out, Elanor closely following behind. Her dad grunted as he got out, slammed the doors shut, and came over to the back trunk. It wasn't closed all the way. In fact, it was wide open, with suitcases upon suitcases that could have had the potential to spew out, if there hadn't been any rope to hold it down. He sweat dropped.
Meanwhile, Paxie and Elanor both rushed up the porch steps of a pretty big house and Paxie knocked the door. They waited for a moment. No one came. She knocked again. This time, a woman's voice from the inside called out, "I'm coming!" They waited again and in seconds, someone opened the door.
A woman with dark blue hair and a single red barrette gasped in surprise. "Paxie!" she exclaimed as she embraced her. "Oh, it's so good to finally see you! My, how tall you've grown!"
"Good to see you too, Ms. Johanna!" Paxie chirped.
"Oh, and look at that! Is that your Eevee?" Johanna asked as she bent down and held out her hand. Elanor sniffed it and licked it kindly. Johanna grinned as she gained the privilege to pet her.
"Yep! She evolved into Espeon and I renamed her Elanor! Doesn't that sound awesome?"
"It sure does! So, how old are you again, Paxie?" Johanna questioned as she got back up.
"I'm 13 now."
"Oh, wow! And to think you were only a kid last time we saw you here! Where's your father?"
"Oh, he's over…" she said, tracing her finger and pointing him out. His arms and hands were all occupied by a lot of suitcases. In his hands, he carried a whole stack of them piled so high, his view was completely blocked! He even held a bag by its handles with his mouth! Paxie and Johanna sweat dropped.
"Hello, Al!" Ms. Johanna called with a wave. He tilted his head to the right of the stack and quickly waved back before recovering his balance. He tried to tell them something, but it came out too soft and jumbled.
"Hachie, can wu welp meh wift tee wags?" he said, but no one understood or heard him.
"So why don't you and Elanor come in? I put some lemonade out and baked a fresh cherry pie!" Ms. Johanna offered with a gesture of her hand. Their stomachs growled at the thought.
"Pokemon food for Elanor, please!" Paxie said as they all headed inside. Little by little, her dad took a step up the porch stairs, but he tripped on the last one. He yelped, the bag in his mouth landed on his foot, yelped again, brought his foot up to his hands to sooth the pain, but suitcases quickly rained down and crashed on him. He twitched and cried at his aches and bruises under the mountain of luggage. He revealed one hand that held a white sock and waved it in surrender.
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"Wait up, Dawn!" Ash called out to the bluette, exhausted. "What's the rush?"
"Pika, pi!" Pikachu cried, tagging along beside his master and best friend.
"I can't stop now! When I talked to my mom at the Pokemon Center, she said to come home ASAP!" Dawn shouted over her shoulder.
"Pip…lup!" Dawn's cute blue penguin huffed, losing energy each time he tried to catch up to her.
"Did she…say what…it was about?" Brock barely got the words out.
"No! That's why I gotta know what's going on!"
Groans and sighs responded to this.
After quite a few adventures, our heroes return to Twinleaf Town where Dawn must urgently get home. However, how will she and the others react when they find what's waiting in store for them? Tune in next time to find out! See you soon!
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Me: And that concludes Chapter 1! Sorry if it was kind of short, but I hope you all liked it! More ikarishipping will come! Feel free to leave any comments or reviews! Stick around for the next one soon! Byez!