Author's Note: Yay, my second chapter! I'm so proud of myself! I'd like to say thank you to all who reviewed and all I'm gonna say is that the mysterys are going to get revealed in later chapters. Stay tuned! (Edit) Hello again! This is your believed to be dead, yet not really dead author here! I see you endured the first rewritten chapter. I hope it was better than the first! Please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own any Pokemon characters, places, and plot lines. I'm just trying to get a shiny Eevee on Crystal Version. This chapter has been successfully rewritten.

The Shiny Magnet

Chapter 2

And so, it Begins...

"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" I called, stepping though the door to our oriental yet modern home with Abby at my heels.

"Sis!" came the call of my younger brother Max, the little boy rounding the corner leading to the stairs and approaching me. "So what kind of Pokémon did you get?" Abby hid behind me, taking glances at the strange boy that was my brother. I sweat dropped. My little brother was always into Pokémon and my little sister cared more for other stuff.

"Well, this morning I was late as usual and Professor Birch ran out of starter Pokémon," I began my story, watching Max's face light up with surprise, the twinkling lights of fear and suspense dancing in the liquid of his eyes. "but I happened to save a Pokémon before hand and she happened to follow me to the lab." His face lit with excitement and cheerfulness.

"Where is she?" He somewhat demanded in his happy tone, a chuckle vibrating from my throat.

"She's right here Max." I answered, stepping to the side as the mildly bored Abby was bombarded with hugs and compliments.

"Wow, an Absol! And in different colors too! Gee sis, you're so lucky!" Max said with sparkly eyes. Abby obviously grew sick of the attention, hiding behind my legs once more.

"Hey Max, where's Mom, Dad, and May?" I finally asked, wondering about the other members of our family.

"Dad is battling a trainer, Mom is cooking lunch, and May is probably doing some girl stuff." Max answered in a bored tone.

"Hey, I'm right here y'know!" came my younger sister's voice. She was standing at the door with my red knapsack. "I was getting all of Meena's stuff ready for her to go!" A growling sound reached my ears as my siblings and I looked down. Abby was staring up at me, rolling around on her back. Aww… She must be hungry… Picking her up, I smiled warmly and ushered my younger siblings toward the kitchen. At least one more meal with my family before leaving them won't hurt…


"We're going to miss you honey!" my mother cried, giving me the twelfth bear hug I've had all day.

"Be careful. I don't want any broken or missing limbs when you come back." My father forewarned me.

"Dad! Don't jinx me! You know it'll happen now that you jinxed it!" I replied, trying to pry Max and May from my thighs. "Okay okay! I get the point. Can I go before it gets dark?" Max and May sweat dropped and released their hold on me. My mother reluctantly released her hold on me and kissed my forehead. I smiled and stepped away from my family. "Well, catch ya later!" I waved back as my family tried to hold back tears. Before long, they were out of my vision and I sighed.

"It's hard to say goodbye, isn't it?" I asked Abby as we were nearing the Petalburg Forest.

"Ab!" Abby cried in agreement.


"Abby, do you think we're lost?" I asked Abby, looking towards the sky. The cloudlessness of the morning remained, the winged clouds of birds flying by the only color in the sky other than the great expanse of light misty blue. We were deep in the middle of the forest, so it was hard to tell which way was north. The silence in the forest was soothing, however. The hum of the bug Pokémon and the chirps bird Pokémon combined into a silence that was warm and subtle. A silence of voices… of the outside world… of the human world… A pain stricken cry erupted over the hum and I turned to the direction of the cry. From out of the bushes came a cute little Torchick with unusual yellow and orange feathers. Aw…! What a cutie! I squealed inwardly, rushing to the little Pokémon and picking it up.

"Hi there, are you lost or something?" I started asking it, knowing full well I didn't understand Pokémon language. "Do you have a trainer or…" I trailed off, my attention turned to a rustle in the bushes. Two hooded, red clad men emerged and the Torchick's beady black eyes sparked with fear.

"Give us the Pokémon and nobody gets hurt." One of the men demanded with an open palm. The Torchick in my arms shrieked with terror and nuzzled its face into the crook of my neck.

"And what if I say no?" I asked, a glare hardening my gaze. Abby barred her teeth, sensing my resolve.

"We'll take all of your Pokémon." The other one simply said, taking out a pokeball, the first following his lead.

"Hey, look! Another Pokémon with odd coloration! Let's seize it at once!" The first guy said finally taking notice of Abby.

"Over my dead body!" I retorted, Abby defensively standing her ground before me as I stood with the Torchick still in my arms.

"Go Poochyena!" "Go Numel!" they called, sending out the dark canine and a dazed camel. It's two against one, so I'm going to need some extra help… I looked down at the terrified Torchick.

"Hey," I started, stroking its head. "Abby is at an unfair advantage, so she may need your help." I whispered the words into its ear. Its head rose, determination playing in the Torchick's liquid onyx gaze. It jumped out of my arms, running to stand beside Abby. "Alright! Let's get this started!"

Battle Situation

Meena's Abby and Wild Torchick vs. Thugs' Poochyena and Numel

Battle Begin!

"Okay Poochyena use Bite on Torchick!" one of the thugs ordered.

"Numel Ember!" the other ordered. Poochyena was dashing quickly towards Torchick and bright flames started to come out of Numel's mouth.

"Abby use Razor Wind and direct it slightly towards Ember and Torchick take cover behind Abby!" I ordered quickly as Abby whipped up a large whirlwind and Torchick hiding behind her. The flames from the ember collided with the whirlwind and turned it into a fire tornado. Poochyena stopped in its tracks, forgetting about attacking and ran away to avoid the fiery spiral. Abby's scythe like appendage glowed white and razor like wind covered with flames shot at Poochyena and Numel, slashing at them.

"Alright! Now Torchick get on Abby's back and hold on tight! Abby use Quick Attack to speed over to the other side and Torchick attack them with Ember and Peck!" I ordered as Torchick climbed onto Abby's back. Abby dashed to the other side of the field with a white trail where Poochyena and Numel were recovering from the last attack.

"Poochyena, get out of the way!" "Numel dodge!" the thugs cried out, but it was too late. Torchick had already reached them, pecking at their heads, throwing in an Ember in between.

"Okay Torchick! You can stop!" I called out. Torchick stopped at my call, hopping over to Abby and me quickly.

"Grr, you may have won this time but Team Magma will not crumble!" one of the thugs said while they returned their Pokémon. He then threw a black ball at the ground and disappeared into smoke. Team Magma… I've never heard of them… Oh well, better check on Torchick. I walked to where Abby and Torchick were busily chatting in Pokémon language. I dropped to my knees, looking into Torchick's eyes.

"Are you okay?" I asked, looking it over and seeing no serious wounds. "I don't see anything serious… I guess so then." I stood and put my hands my knees, bending so I was hunched over the fire chick. "Well, we'd better get going. Be careful, okay?" I motioned to Abby and we turned to walk in the other direction, but the Torchick started to cry, jumping up and down. It rushed to me, nuzzling its cheek against my ankles.

"Hmm?" I hummed with a confused note, picking up the ecstatic chick. "Do you want to come with me?" Torchick cheered with glee, flapping its wings in my hands. "Okay then, but one question. Are you a boy or girl? I can't tell…" Abby and Torchick sweat dropped. Is this some sort of thing that every trainer knows? Torchick then started to do this manly muscle pose and I got the point. "Okay then you're a guy!" I thought for a second, thinking of a guy name. I remember as a child I made a list of nicknames for my future Pokémon, but this is actually harder to do on the spot… "… so that means I'll call you Trey!" Torchick gave me a confused face, his beak mouthing a confused chirp. Abby talked to him in Pokémon language and soon was cheering again.

"Yay, I caught a Torchick!"


We finally got out of the forest thanks to Trey's intuition and direction. Rustboro City was just around the corner. A growling sound came from my stomach, a hopeless expression dawning upon my face.

"Um… I think its time for dinner…" I said, Abby and Trey sweat dropping. I looked ahead and saw Rustboro. "Yay! We're almost there!" I broke into a run with Abby following closely behind and Trey on my shoulder. I immediately found the Pokémon Center and went straight to the front desk.

"Um excuse me?" I asked the nurse with her back turned.

"Hmm? Oh hello there! What do you need?" The pink haired nurse asked politely.

"Can you give my Pokémon a once over and a room for tonight?" I asked shyly. The nurse smiled.

"Of course, just give me your Pokémon and I'll give you a key in a second." She replied. I returned Abby and Trey to their pokeballs, giving them to the kind nurse as she gave me the key with a number in exchange. "The rooms are to your left and the cafeteria is to your right. I'll give you your Pokémon as soon as they're done." She directed.

"Thank you so much!" I thanked and started to walk to the rooms. I found my room, opening the door and smelling the freshness of clean sheets. I crashed upon the bed, taking the pillow and pressing my face into it. I'm a little worried about Abby and Trey… This is the first time I've actually given the nurse my Pokémon to be treated… I heard a knock on the door, prompting me to stand up and answer it. It was the nurse holding a trey with my pokeballs.

"Your Pokémon are completely healed." She announced as I took the capsules off the trey and let out Abby and Trey.

"Thank you Nurse Joy," I thanked, gaining a smile from the pink haired woman in reply. "Are you hungry Abby? Trey?" My Pokémon nodded eagerly and started to bound towards the cafeteria. I giggled and turned to Nurse Joy. "If you would excuse us, we should get some dinner."

"Not at all." She replied, walking back behind the front counter. I looked after my Pokémon, locking the door to our room. They were having so much fun together. I smiled and watched Trey play with Abby's tail, catching up with the two.

Author's Note: And this concludes Chapter 2. Sorry if it was short, its summer vacation and my IQ has decreased by the thousands. Thank you video games. (Edit) Yes yes, thank you video games. Stay tuned for Chapter 3 everyone!