The Lost Champion
Chapter 2
Author's note at the end! Apology and all! Changing P.O.V form Third to First Person, just FYI.
Silence had become my only companion during the trip back to Pallet Town. I frown. I had begun to think as Mt. Silver as home, and address it as so, not Pallet. Gonna have to re-think that one. A snort from below me makes me look down. Char, my Charizard, looks up at me with his burning orange eyes. He gives me a look, which I interpret to mean, "You got that right, pal." I grin at Char and pat his head. I risk a glance at my companions; Ethan is riding on his Pidgeot, looking straight ahead and trying to ignore the screaming girl that attached herself to his waist (Lyra) and Leaf (Who was floating without a care in the world on her Wigglytuff). Leaf catches my looking at her and gives me a wink.
I look away from her and roll my eyes, trying to hide my blush. I wouldn't admit this to Leaf's face, but the past 3 years had been kind to her. She had...grown...a bit more. I shake my head, trying to shake away those thoughts. She was my best friend, nothing more.
"Hey," Ethan yells over the wind (and Lyra). "The sun is setting. We still have an hour until we make it to Pallet, should we stop or go on?"
"Keep going!" Leaf yells, theatrically pointing ahead of her. Ethan and I sweatdrop. Leaf can be dramatic when she wants to.
An hour later, I spot the lights of Pallet Town. Of Home. I grin to myself. I had gotten the thought of Pallet being my Home through my head.
"Where should we land?" Ethan yells.
"The Lab." Leaf yells back.
Char gives a snort and flaps his wings, shooting us ahead of the others. I could feel that Char was anxious to get back to the lab. As we approach the Lab, though, I notice something that could ruin our plans. Char sees it too, and he stops. He gives an angry growl, and I rub his neck. Leaf catches up to us, and stops too.
"Red?" She asks, tilting her head to the side. "What's up?"
I motion with my hand towards the ground, and her gaze follows.
"Damnit.." She growls. Paparazzi and crazed fans were gathered in front of the lab.
Ethan and Lyra (Who thankfully has stopped screaming now), pull up next to us and Ethan's Pidgeot gives a small, angry, tweet. Ethan gives a low whistle.
"Damn," he swears. "That's a lot of people. Do you think they knew Red was coming back today?"
Leaf frowns. "I don't think so. Only you, Lyra, the old Professor, Blue, Red's Mom and yours truly know Red was coming back tonight. Unless someone spilled..." She glanced at Lyra, who frowned.
"I didn't tell anyone! I've been with Ethan the entire time!"
Ethan nodded. "S'truth. Shes been with me since we left New Bark Town for Mt. Silver. She couldn't have told anyone about us going to get Red."
Leaf, Ethan, and Lyra began to bicker. I frowned. If they hadn't told anyone, who had? Mom wouldn't want to endanger me, and from what Leaf has told me, she hates the Paparazzi as much as I do. Maybe the old Professor had babbled to one of his Aides. I chuckle. Wouldn't surprise, if I remember correctly, he tells those Aides everything. It scares me sometimes.
I pull up to Leaf and say, "Maybe it was Oak."
Her eyes flash dangerously. "I swear to Arceus if Blue said anything."
I chuckle. She was always quick to accuse Blue of something. "Wrong Oak."
Realization dawns on her face. "Oh..." her brow furrows. "Yeah, that makes sense."
I chuckle. "Why don't we go ask the old Professor?"
I hear a cluck from behind me. "To risky." I turn to see Lyra shaking her head furiously, her gravity defying pigtails shaking vigorously. "We don't want the public to figure out the "Pokemon Master" Red has resurfaced after 3 years."
Leaf does a Cheshire Meowth grin. "I want to make it a surprise! Imagine how the public would react to that!"
I sigh and roll my eyes. Leaf was always the one for making money. Char growls from underneath me. I blink. We're still in the air. Ethan's Pidgeot keeps making this annoyed clicking noise with it's beak, and Leaf's Wigglytuff has this pissed off expression on it's face.
"Maybe we should get out of the air, give our Pokemon a rest."
Ethan, Leaf, and Lyra look at me.
"Ok." Leaf and Lyra say in synch.
"You mean our Pokemon, right?" Ethan says with a smirk. "Your Charizard seems to be perfectly fine, just annoyed."
Char gives Ethan a look and a small growl. I grin.
"I for one, think he's just hungry."
A short while later, we had set up camp in the woods near Pallet Town. Lyra had fallen asleep after our glorious meal of cooked beans. (Not quite sure why Leaf had had Baked Beans in her purse in the first place, but whatever.) Leaf and Ethan were discussing our plans for tomorrow. I was towards the back of the camp with my team. I knew they enjoyed the Pallet Woods, so I let them out. They also kept the Beedrill from attacking us, too.
"Should we go to the Lab tomorrow?" Ethan asked, watching the fire Char had set.
"I don't know," Leaf replied. "The Paparazzi might still be hanging around."
I look up from petting Vee, my Espeon. "Why doesn't Professor Oak do anything about them?"
Leaf giggled. "Red, Professor Oak isn't like your mother, he wouldn't just decide to attack them with a frying pan."
Ethan chuckles. "Yeah, I think the Old Man is to mellow for that. Sometimes I wonder where Blue got that temper of his."
"I think Blue got it from somewhere else. Parents maybe?" Leaf mutters to herself with a frown.
Ethan chuckles again. "If that's the case, it's a miracle Daisy didn't inherit that temper."
Leaf giggles, and I chuckle. Vee begins to purr in my lap. Pika (My Pikachu, duh.), probably feeling left out, begins to rub his head against my knee. I chuckle, reach down, and scratch him behind the ears. Silence falls over the camp. The only sound is the breeze rustling the trees and the popping of the fire.
I hear Ethan clear his throat, ending the silence. "So, we never decided the plan for tomorrow."
"I want Red's resurfacing to be a surprise," Leaf mutters just loud enough for me to hear. "So, let's try to stay away from the paparazzi, and they seem to be sheltering in front of Oak's Lab."
I frown. I had wanted to pick up some team members that I had left with Professor Oak. They needed to catch up on some training. I grin. Thanks to the Pokemon Center at the base of Mt. Silver, I had been able to switch my party around a little to train. I had left some of the seniors from my team in the PC, the last time I updated my team though, so they needed to catch up on training. But now, I frown again. Looks like I'm not going to be able to pick them up for a while.
"Why don't we go to Red's Mom's House? It might be safe there." Ethan offers.
"Sounds good! TO RED'S MOM'S HOUSE WE GO!" Leaf yells, dramatically pointing at the sky.
Ethan and I sweatdrop.
"Hey, um, we have one problem.." Ethan says.
"What's up?" Leaf asks, somehow already having her tent and sleeping bag out, and already in her pajamas.
I can see Ethan's face redden in the firelight. "Umm, Lyra kinda stole my sleeping bag and tent..."
Leaf and I look at the blissfully unaware sleeping girl. She muttered something in her sleep about Rabid Marills.
I chuckle and point towards my tent. Ethan's eyes widen. "Seriously? Are you sure? I mean, I cant just take your-"
But I'm already gone, waving my hand over my shoulder. I walk deeper into the forest, and I hear Vee and Pika catch up to me.
"Bed time," I whisper to Vee. I feel her fur bristle and I know she's telling the rest of the team. I reach a clearing, where my team was setting up for bed. Lax, being the largest, lays in the middle. All the rest of the team curls up around him. I smile. We're just one big happy family. I walk up up to Lax and lay against his side. Vee and Pika lay down in my lap and close their eyes. Before Vee drifts off to sleep, I whisper to her,
"Get me in touch with him." I can feel Vee stir sleepily and she lets out an annoyed mewl. I can feel a stirring in the back of my head.
You need me?
'Yes.'
Where are you currently?
I smile. Straight to the point as always. 'Pallet Town.'
That's a long way from Cerulean City, Red.
I chuckle. 'You can fly, Mewtwo.'
I feel an emotion not of my own. Annoyance? Humor?
I will be there tomorrow. See you then.
Oh...my...God.
I'm so sorry that took so long to write. But, motivational issues...not having a computer for a while...and some other problems were just always in my way. Not to mention school. Anyways, expect more from me soon. I will try my best now that I've got a working computer and some motivation. And while I'm playing Kiss-Ass here...Check out my friend Pyrrhos Nightmare Dragon, and his story "Betrayed One's Rage". I've been helping him out recently with that story, and it's been really fun to write and to work with him, so get check it out. I'm thinking of possibly writing a Legend of Zelda story sometime in the future and a brand new story too. I won't tell you about those just yet though. Anyways, expect longer chapters when I update next!
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Red's Team:
Pika the Pikachu MALE
Poli the Poliwrath MALE
Vee the Espeon FEMALE
Aero the Aerodactyl MALE
Gyra the Gyrados MALE
Saur the Venasaur MALE
Lax the Snorlax MALE
Blasty the Blastoise MALE
Char the Charizard MALE
Mix between Manga and Game
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