Here. I hit a block in my two others, so I posted a new one. Hope you like!
Dream Within a Dream
Disclaimer: (breathing heavily) All I own are my books and my character. And maybe a little lint. Nothing else.
She who can understand Psychic Pokémon will be destined to become the
greatest Psychic Master of all time.
A Friend by her side, she will have all the support she needs.
Two pairs of violet eyes will see the whole of the Pokémon world and
continue to climb the ladder of strength and greatness.
She will even beat the Pokémon Champion himself.
Beware her power.
I was watching the late-night episode of Pokémon. I tuned in just as the theme song came on.
"Pokémon!
No time to question my moves,
I stick to the path that I choose.
Me an' my friends, we're gonna do it right,
You'll neva see us run away from a fight!
To be a master is my dream,
All I gotta do is believe!
An' I believe,
I've got a chance to win,
I'm on the road to victory,
Pokemon!
I can be a champion if I just believe!
I'm on a master quest,
I want the whole world to see
And I believe,
I'm gonna be the very best!
And all I got to do is believe in me!
Pokémon!"
Finally! It was the episode with Ash against Clair. "No, don't use that one! Use Pikachu! No! Amateur... Kingdra is a WATER-type! Use Snorlax on her Gyarados!"
Half an hour later
"At least he won... Barely... That amateur... Oh, well..." I sighed and went to bed. I braided my long brown hair and went to bed. My violet eyes closed and I fell asleep, not knowing that all those wishes of being in a Pokémon journey with my own Pokémon were about to come true...
"Get up... Wake up..." came a strange voice. Some thing jumped on my bed and came over to me. I got up and stretched. Then I froze.
This wasn't home! I had two windows in my room, there was only one here. And since WHEN did an ESPEON come to get me up?!
I put on my glasses and looked out the window. Large buildings; a company; oh, look, a Pidgeotto. Wait... A PIDGEOTTO?! Ok, I am officially freaked now. Why...? How...? Where...? Just then, my mom walked into my room.
"Thanks, Kawaii. Hurry up and get ready. You need to get you Pokémon today. I can't believe my little girl is finally going on an adventure!" She said, her eyes almost tearing. The Espeon hopped off of my bed and left the room. I stared and got ready very quickly. I was brushing my hair when my brother came in.
"Hey, Meg, can you give me a Pokémon next year when I get my license?" he asked. I nodded numbly. "Yay! Can I get a Fire-Type?" I nodded again. "Yay!"
I walked out of my room. The phone rang and I jumped. I answered it, thinking that this could not get any stranger.
"Hello?" I nearly screamed in surprise at who was on the other end. (Yes, it was a vid-phone that I was on.) It was Professor Oak.
"May I speak to Megan Psysis?" He asked. Ok, how did he know my name?
"Speaking."
"You may come by Pallet Town later today to get your Trainer License. I understand you wanted an Eevee as a starter?" he asked me. Scary, that IS what I would want.
"Yes. How will I get to your lab? Saffron's a little far from Pallet." Wait, how did I know that I was in Saffron?
"If you can get to Cerulean, someone will be waiting for you there at the Gym." He hung up. I looked out the window. I can see Cerulean from here! Just through that building, down that path, take a right, go straight... I raced out of the apartment and onto the road outside. As soon as I appeared, I started to hear whispers. I stopped to listen.
"Have you heard? The Leader's cousin is leaving town today!"
"Yeah, but I heard the girl say herself that she wants to take over the Gym when Sabrina gives it up. Sabrina said she's gonna take up the offer to be part of the Elite Four since Will quit. She said she'll do it once her cousin is good enough to be the new Leader."
"You think she can?"
"If she's even half as good with Psychic Pokémon as her cousin is, then every Trainer who tries to challenge her is doomed. At least she doesn't have her cousin's abilities. But she'll battle harder that way."
"No, good thing too. Though it's like she can read minds. It's scary. She knows the strengths and weaknesses of Pokémon like she was a Master already! I don't know how she does it."
"Neither do I. But I heard that in the Trainer's School in their practice battles, she beat everyone."
"I heard that too. And all she used was the School's Butterfree!"
"Yep." I ignored these for now and ran down the road (knocking some Nidoran [girls] over in the process). I ran all the way to the gym. The double doors opened as I neared them. I walked in the doors. I looked around. One small room... I looked to my left. Oh, there's the teleport pad. I was about to step on it when a voice out of nowhere spoke.
"State your name and reason for entering this Gym," the disembodied voice commanded.
"Megan, a visit to my cousin before I leave." I responded. A door appeared to my right and opened for me.
"Welcome to our Gym, Miss." I walked through the door. The next room was just as small. There was a door at the far side behind 4 teleport pads.
"Sabby, I'll never understand you..." I walked through the door and came into yet ANOTHER small room. "GAH! What IS it with Sabrina and small rooms?!"
"Because, cousin, visitors usually use the Teleport pads instead of the doors." I swear, I must have jumped a foot off the ground.
"Don't DO that! It scares the crap outta me!" I said. I was shaking. A hand that was holding something came down on my shoulder. I twitched.
"Dabra, kad, kadabra. Kadab. (You shouldn't scare her, Sabrina. She's trembling.)" was the voice. I sighed in relief. Only Sabrina's Kadabra.
"Very well. Oh, and before I forget, a letter came for you. It's from Lance. Kadabra, would you get it?" Sabrina said, winking at me. From Lance?! My heart started to beat harder. Of all times for my crush to kick in! Kadabra teleported out and a minute later was back, a lavender envelope in it's free hand. It handed me the letter. This is what the letter said:
My dear Megan,
You truly have a wonderful cousin. She gave me your letter on her last visit to the Indigo Plateau. I miss you so much. It's such a pity that you couldn't go with her, being sick and all. Clair had even agreed to lend me her Dragonair for you to see! (at this I sighed. I love Dragonair!) Tell Sabrina that Will can hold his position long enough for you to take over the Gym for her. I look forward to seeing you again. I'm traveling, so I may see you on the road. If I do, we may travel together until you have completed your journey. I can't wait to see your beautiful face in person again. I know you want to see me as much as I want to see you.
All my love,
Lance Knighte
I smiled. Lance Knighte, THE Lance Knighte, Indigo Plateau Champion, loved me. All was right in the world. I sighed and hugged the letter close to my heart. A picture fell out of the envelope. I picked it up and looked at it. It was of Lance and his Dragonite on his right side and Clair's Dragonair on his left. "I take it you were waiting for that letter?" Sabrina asked. "You have no idea how great it was read this. Oh, and Lance says that Will can hold his position until you can take over. I'll try to hurry back!" I said. Sabrina nodded. I turned to leave when a thought struck me. I turned back to my cousin. "Hey, Sabby? Which teleport pad goes to the entrance?"
"That one." Sabrina pointed to the pad. I grinned.
"Thanks so much, Sabby! I'll call when I can!" I hugged her and ran to the pad. I stepped on it. My body was covered in a tingling sensation, like that feeling of pins-and-needles when your foot or hand falls asleep, only covering my whole body. The room that Sabrina was in disappeared and in its place was the entrance. "That was so cool." I murmured. I ran out the door into the bright sunlight outside. I started to walk. I walked past a few outdoor stalls on the street and people started to wave to me.
"Hi, Meg!"
"Nice to see you're feeling better!" One guy at a fruit stall threw me an apple. "On the house!"
"I hear you're leaving town! Come back soon, ya hear?!" I smiled and nodded to them. I guess I was well-known. I munched on the apple.
I walked until I came to the building at the entrance to Route 5. Then I went through the building and down the path. A couple of times, I thought I saw a flash of blue and purple here and there, but I thought it was my eyes playing tricks on me. The sun reflecting in my glasses didn't help, either. I didn't stop till I got to the fork in the road. I walked down the right and after about a half an hour of walking, got into Cerulean City.
I walked to the center of town and found the Gym. It was red and yellow on top with a Dewgong at the top. I took a deep breath and went inside. There was no one inside except for a short red-head. She was wearing a yellow cotton shirt and jean shorts that had red straps. She was holding a little round thing in her arms and had a red bag over her shoulder (if you don't know who, then you are dumber than I thought!). There was no mistaking her. Misty Waterflower.
"Are you the girl I'm supposed to take to see Professor Oak?" Misty asked. I nodded mutely. She motioned to follow her and we left. We went down a path and walked into a cave. I could only assume this was Mt. Moon. We walked in and Misty broke the silence between us.
"What's your favorite type of Pokémon?" She asked. I smiled.
"I like many types, but I've always been rather fond of Psychic Pokémon. Water, Ice, and Fire-types are great too, but I really love Psychic-types." I said. Just then, the little round thing Misty was holding; Togepi, for all you slow people; started to cry.
"Prriii, toki toki prrrrii! (Mama, I'm hungry!)" she whined. I stared at her. How could I understand her?
"Oh no! Togepi's hungry and I don't have any food on me!" Misty said. I searched my pockets and found a couple pieces of candy. I handed them to Misty.
"Here. It's not a lot, but Togepi can have these." I smiled. Misty smiled back gratefully.
"Thanks." We left the cave and were in Pewter City. It was small so we got through it easily. There was a short route to Viridian Forest. We got through quickly and rushed straight through Viridian City. It was a short time to Pallet Town now.
I ran to the Town and straight to the Lab. Damn, Pallet is a small place! As I walked in, I ran smack-dab into someone.
Dun dun duuuuun... Who is it? find out in the next chapter!
R&R!
