Chapter 2 – What's Old is New

"HOLY CRAP YOUR PROFESOR OAK!" David shouted out loudly, his fanboyism taking over.

"Whoa, yes I am." Prof. Oak said backing up a little, holding out his hands. "I didn't realize I was so popular." He chuckled.

"Holy crap! You're a researcher legend! Your referenced in every single Pokemon history book that I've ever read! You're the greatest of all researchers!" David said almost flabbergasted.

"Well, I don't know what research books you've read, but I don't see myself all that high and mighty. Besides, Mrs. Ketchum called me and said you had a sick Pokemon for me to look at?" He said.

David had nearly forgotten. "Oh yea." He said looking down at Jirachi. He held up the small star Pokemon for Oak to see. "He has a nasty bump on his head and she said for me to come here because you'd be able to help." David explained.

Prof. Oak leaned in and took a good look at the bump on Jirachi's head. "You know I've never seen a Pokemon like this before. But I should be able to help that bump on his head." He said picking Jirachi up and carrying him over to a table and laying him down. "Now where did I put that formula?" He said walking over to a shelf and beginning to look threw it.

David watched Prof. Oak and walked next to Jirachi. He looked down at Jirachi and smiled to himself petting the top of Jirachi's head carefully, avoiding the bump so as not to cause him more pain.

"Ah, here it is!" Prof. Oak said holding up a spray bottle. He walked back over to the table. "This is a special medical spray that heals wounds, I've tested it out many times and the results are wonderful." He explained. He held the bottle close to Jirachi's bump and gave it a good couple of sprays. Almost immediately the bump seemed to shrink right back into his head,

"Oh wow!" David said smiling. The bump had completely gone away by now and Jirachi was looking as good as ever. The small little body on the table seemed to move slightly.

"He's going to be just fine now." Prof. Oak smiled.

Jirachi's eyes fluttered open, and he looked straight up for a moment before turning his head to face David.

"Jirachi! Your ok!" David smiled. Jirachi blinked at him.

"Where am I?" Jirachi asked sitting up looking around.

"That's a viable question." David said chuckling.

"Remarkable. This Pokemon has the ability to communicate in the English language." Oak said examining Jirachi. "I do say I've only seen one other instance of a Pokemon being able to do that." He grinned.

"Well Jirachi, from what I can tell, where in Pallet Town, and this here is Prof. Oak. He helped you get better." David grinned. Jirachi turned his head and stood up beginning to hover on the table.

"Thank you Mr. Oak." Jirachi said to the Prof.

"It was really no problem. Anything to help out a Pokemon in need." He smiled.

Well, I would love to stay around and ask you questions about your research Prof. Oak, but Jirachi and I need to get moving." He smiled half heartedly, not really wanting to leave the presence of Prof. Oak, but he had read about the theories of time travel. You shouldn't mess with the timeline too much…and from what he'd done already probably was too much. Jirachi tilted his head looking at David.

"That's all very good. Do you have a Pokemon license by the way?" Oak asked. David blinked.

"Uh…no…I don't actually…" David said thinking.

"Well, here then." Oak said walking over to his computer. He typed in a few things into the computer, and out of it popped a Trainer's ID. He walked over to David and handed it to him. "This will register you as an official tamer. That way you can enter Jirachi here into contests and battles and tryout to win Gym badges to fight the Elite four." Oak explained. David took the trainer ID and stared at it.

"Wow, thank you Professor Oak!" David smiled.

"Well, run along now. I'm sure you two have places to go." Oak smiled.

"Thank you Professor! Hope to see you again." David said before turning around and walked out of the lab with Jirachi following. He walked down the town's main dirt road heading towards the end of town to continue on walking.

"Who are you anyways?" Jirachi asked looking at David.

"Oh, right, we haven't been properly introduced." David said, adjusting his blazer slightly. "My name's David, David Heritagu. I guess I'm your trainer now…" He said thinking.

"Oh, ok. That's fine with me David!" Jirachi said smiling.

"So…Jirachi…what was going on in the cave?" David said looking at Jirachi.

"Cave?" Jirachi said looking at David curiously.

"You know…the collapsing cave, Absol and Celebi coming and talking with you, the frantic panic that occurred, you being hit on the head…" He looked at the blank expression that stared at him from Jirachi's face "…and you have no idea what I'm talking about do you?"

"No I don't." Jirachi said smiling at him. David let out a sigh.

"Well, you don't remember anything. That's good. Now I have no idea how where going to return to 500 years into the future…" He said looking around. "Its obvious that Celebi sent us back in time to 500 years ago…I mean, Professor Oak and Ash's mom shouldn't be around if we just teleported out of the cave…" David let out another sigh. He noticed that they had already left town and was now walking threw a forest that surrounded the road.

"So, where we going?" Jirachi asked.

"Don't ask me. I don't have a ma-…wait a minute yes I do." David said reaching back to the backpack on his back and opening up on the side pockets. He pulled out a high-tech wristwatch and placed it on his arm. He pressed a red button on it on the side and a green display screen popped out at him from it. "The GPS on this watch tells me that the next nearest town is that way." He said pointing straight ahead. "And with this we won't get lost." He explained.

"Yay!" Jirachi said happily.

"Ok, Viridian city is the city where heading to…what's our plan here?" David asked crossing his arms.

"We need a plan?" Jirachi said looking at David.

"Well…Yea. We do. You've lost your memory, where trapped 500 years in the past, we don't know what happened to Celebi and Absol OR what caused the collapse of the cave…where pretty much thrown for a loop here." David said rubbing the back of his head wondering.

Jirachi blinked and looked up into the sky suddenly stopping. David kept walking mumbling to himself.

"I…feel something…" Jirachi said. David stopped and turned around looking at Jirachi.

"What is it Jirachi?" David asked. He looked up into the sky where Jirachi was starring. There seemed to be what remained of sparkles in the sky, but nothing significantly in the air. "I don't see anything Jirachi…" David said.

Jirachi lowered his gaze and shook his head. "Sorry…I thought I felt something over there in the sky." He turned towards David and floated over to him. "Lets keep going."

David nodded his head. "Right."

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"Alright…so this is Viridian City…500 years ago…" David said looking around at the small town. "Seems normal…for this time…I think…" David said scratching his head curiously.

"Seems fine to me." Jirachi said happily.

"Well…first off where going to need some supplies…if we plan to stay anywhere, sleep anywhere, eat anywhere or even do anything…where going to need money." David said reaching into his pocket and pulling out the wads of cash he had in his pocket. He was sure there was something different about the money being used 500 years ago than the money he was used to dealing with. He turned his head and looked at the mart that stood in the middle of the town. "Lets see if we can't get some stuff." He said walking into the mart.

"Hello there good customers, how may I be helping you?" He said in good spirits smiling at David. David walked up to the counter and looked at the man.

"Yes…I was wondering if this was worth anything?" He asked dropping the money onto the counter. The man's eyes nearly boggled.

"Oh wow!" He said picking up the money. "This paper is made out of a very rare type of rubber! How on earth did you get some?" He asked looking up at David. David blinked a tad confused at the man's reaction. "This kind of paper is used only by the people who build the very facilities that can withstand the very temperatures and vacuums of space! Are you selling this to me!?"

David just blinked some more looking at the man. "Uhm…yes I am." He said.

"Here!" The shop owner said opening his cashier drawer. "Each of these papers is easily worth at least 25,000 dollars each!" He said counting out the money. "Here!" He said shoving a ton of money into his hands. "Take it all! It's all yours for the paper!" David just stood there blinking as the shop owner counted the papers David had given him laughing loudly.

"…Ok then…" David said pulling out his backpack and stuffing the money into it and then closing it. He put it back onto his back and walked outside of the shop. "That was just a little…weird."

"That wasn't normal?" Jirachi asked tilting his head, floating by David's side.

"Not in the least." David said shaking his head. He started walking away from the mart looking around the town some more.

"You know…" David said, Jirachi looking at him curiously. "…if we want any information on where we can find Celebi or Absol, where going to have to talk to a lot of people…or at least people who have talked to a lot of people…" He said looking around the town.

"How do we find these people?" Jirachi asked curiously.

David gave it a thought for a moment as he walked along with Jirachi by his side. He stole a glance at the large building to his side and he stopped looking at it.

"What is it David?" Jirachi asked looking at the look on David's face.

David stared at the building then gave a grin. "Jirachi…" David said; Jirachi tilted his head. David turned his head and looked up at the floating Jirachi. "Where going to go see the Gym Leader of Viridian City!"

-End Chapter 2