Author's note : So here's chapter 2. Just in case people are wondering, 'Disparate' means a 'unique quality found within an individual' or even 'different'. I know how to spell 'desperate'. I got a lot of PMs about it lately. Also, I tried to make Gold more mature - no namecalling or anything. But I might change my mind about that. We'll just see how it goes.
When he countered his story to his Mom, Gold accidentally on purpose left out the part where he had a date that backfired tragically with Crystal. But he got an earful for not being more careful – and his Explotaro was wailing in the background; probably things like 'Yeah, that's right; you tell him!' and 'Next time you do that – wait, there won't be a next time because I'll whoop you to high Hell before you can do it again!'
"All set?" Blue skipped into the room with a picnic basket in tow. "Yeah, but I think my ears are bleeding," Gold replied, rubbing his ear. "Are we going to fetch Silver first?" Gold asked as they headed outside with Blue's wigglytuff. "No, she's flying with her honchkrow. She'll meet us there. Her training spot isn't that far away, either," Blue said.
Blue rode on the pink creature's back while wigglytuff held on to Gold. Gold guessed that a bit of Blue's playful traits must have rubbed off on her pokemon, because it kept trying to scare Gold. "Like trainer, like pokemon, huh?" he yelped when wigglytuff floated to close over a pointy fir tree.
Twenty minutes of traumatic flying (for Gold) later, they arrived at their destination. Sure enough, the place was deserted – except for a hiker or two and a bored fisherman.
Gold saw no sign of Silver and thought she was late when suddenly –
"You kept me waiting," A now-familiar voice with its usual cool tone was heard. Gold whipped around to see Silver emerging from behind a tight clump of trees. "Whoa, I didn't see you there," Gold said. "Which is why you should be more aware of your surroundings – you could get hurt," Silver fixed her steely gaze on him. "Sorry we're late, Silver, Wiggly here wanted to have a bit of fun with Gold on the way," Blue said cheerfully.
"Paranoia much?" Gold shot at Silver as they made their way towards the cave entrance. "No, just distrustful of certain individuals," Silver replied. Gold was pretty sure she meant him. Once they reached the waterfall inside the cave, Gold had to adjust his vision. As soon as he saw it, he immediately forgot his regrets of being pulled along by Blue.
It was amazing; what with the roaring of the water and the dark cave that seemed to glimmer and shine. His wonder was interrupted when Blue's blastoise came thundering into the water and slipped in with a delighted roar that drowned out the waterfall. Her other pokemon played in the shallow bits; but Gold noticed there were other new pokemon too – Silver's, he realized.
"W-WHOA!" Gold couldn't help yelping yet again, when he saw a red gyarados as tall as the waterfall itself towering over them. "You've got a red gyarados? Isn't that the gyarados which is a legend in the Lake of Rage?" Gold asked, gobsmacked. "Yes, it is," For once, there was a small hint of pride in Silver's voice. "He's a beauty! How'd you catch 'im?!" Gold asked.
"Using a pokeball – I had it paralyzed and weakened before that," Silver replied. "He's amazing," Gold crooned. "Isn't he?" Silver said quietly. Gold stared at the gyarados in awe, before a yell from Blue made them both look up. "Hey! Aren't you guys going to change?" Gold looked over at where Blue stood waving her arms – and felt the blood rush to his face. He coughed and looked away.
"Blue!" Gold heard shock and outrage in Silver's voice. Unlike him, her face had paled down several shades and she looked like she had just been slapped with a magikarp. "Yes, Silv?" Blue asked sweetly. "I told you not to f-flaunt yourself like that, did I not?" Silver looked sick. "Aw, Silver! ~ Green's not here and no one else is here; it's just you and Gold," Blue sang.
"Which is just as bad," Silver shot Gold a furious look. "Shut your eyes," she commanded him. He obeyed, fearing his well-being. "You're not going to force me to change my clothes, are you, Silver?" Blue pouted. "No, I'm not," Silver said reluctantly. "I wish to, but I can't. Instead, wear this over," Gold peeked through his fingers to see Blue being handed a large baggy black tee a few sizes too big. In fat, Gold realized it was a man's shirt.
"Do I have to? You're here to protect me if there's anything," Blue sniffed fake tears. Not to be won over (although it was hard) Silver shook her head. "No. Not until you're… you're m-married to… to him. Wear whatever you like then," Silver said gruffly. "Oh ho! So you do agree to me marrying Green!" Blue cried out delightedly. Blue had achieved her aim. Even Gold could see that, however dense he is (still not as dense as Red though).
"…Didn't say his name," Silver muttered. "Whatever you say, Sil," Blue winked at her. She slipped on the black tee which covered her modestly to her knees before traipsing off towards the water. "Come on, guys, the water's amazing!" Blue called out, before being dragged into a splashing competition with her ditto.
Blue had let Gold borrow a pair of Green's swimming trunks which she managed to pinch off of him just this morning. Gold was about to throw off his shirt and join in the fun; his earlier fatigue forgotten when he realized Silver sitting down by herself, eyes trained on the waterfall. "You coming or not?" Gold asked her. She looked at him for a microsecond, their eyes meeting, before shaking her head in a firm 'no'.
"Why not? Don't ya feel hot in those clothes?" Gold asked her. He eyed her clothes critically. She was wearing a long-sleeved black shirt along with grey trousers. He doubted that they felt comfortable, even if the cave was cool and dark. Silver glared at him and in a second's flash, a majestic honchkrow landed next to her. It rubbed its head fondly against its trainer's side and narrowed its eyes at Gold.
You wanna start a fight, punk? That was what the bird seemed to be saying.
Gold was saved from a scrap with a huge bird pokemon – in which he'd probably lose – when Blue called out at him. "Stop pestering Silver, Gold! Leave her alone," Blue said. Gold turned around and left the red-head, all the while muttering angrily. "I wanted to be left alone too," Gold growled lowly. He felt glares bore into his back and whipped around, glaring right back at Silver's party of pokemon.
"Looks like you could use a bit of cooling down," Blue commented. "I was just bein' friendly," Gold grumbled, sliding into the water next to her, although he was careful to keep a distance. He didn't have a death wish, and he could still feel eyes boring into his back. Gold watched Blue paddle around with Wiggly for a while. "Why's she so prickly about it, anyway?" Gold asked his senior.
"About what?" Blue asked. "About – about getting into the water. And just… having fun, in general. Man, you'd probably have to kill to see a smile on her face. And I mean it too. You sure your sister ain't an assassin or somethin'? She could sure pass as one," Gold said moodily. "Silver's just modest when it comes to the body. And shy," Blue said loyally. "Shy, eh?" Gold echoed doubtfully. "Totally! Especially when there's a guy around – though I can't be so sure she doesn't swing the other way," Blue chortled to herself.
"I assure you that I'm not shy – or else living would be an inconvenience as the male gender is about half the world's population," Silver's bored voice floated towards them. Without Gold realizing, she was perched on top of a rock not too far away from them. Gold wondered how much she heard – and also, how the Heck she did that.
"What about swinging the other way?" This time, Gold was the one who asked. When Blue said that – it got him thinking that she might just be right. Silver was impassive most of the time, and she never seemed to react. Girls were falling over at Green's feet but Silver, in fact, despised Green.
Silver stared at him tersely. Blue was laughing so hard she was clutching her sides. "…No," The red-head answered. "No?" Gold echoed. "No," Silver confirmed. "What about guys?" Gold pressed on. Silver narrowed her eyes. "I have no interest in this mindless conversation," she replied. Blue had left them to scrub her blastoise's shell, so they were alone right then. "Really? Cuz I think Blue's right – you're too shy to admit that you like guys," Gold teased. For the first time since last night, he felt a smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth. "Think what you like," Silver said, disinterested.
Wow.
Gold thought that she would blush and deny it vehemently or something – but instead, Silver ended the conversation effectively. No fights, no stutters, nothing. If he had played out this conversation with Crystal; he'd get hit already. Which was actually pretty gratifying. Gold wondered when he had turned into such a sadist.
"…I apologize," Silver's voice broke him out of his thoughts. "'Bout what?" Gold asked carelessly. "For being… anti-social just now. For rejecting your invitation," Silver explained. Silver expected the male to accept her apology graciously – like normal people did. But no, this character of a Gold had to 'pull a Blue' and did something else entirely. "I'll forgive ya – but only if you introduce me to your pokemon," Gold said. Silver stared at him blankly.
"Look, we got off the wrong foot, right? I don't pick fights with pokemon – battling's different. Anyway, you have real cool pokemon, and, uh… well, I don't really want my head cut sliced by a certain honchkrow's claws," Gold said. "What do you say? Deal?" he asked hopefully. "Fine," Silver said easily. "You've met Weavile, Honchkrow, Gyarados – that's Ursaring, Kingdra and Feraligatr," Silver nodded at each one. "The deed is done," she finished. "Hey, no fair!" Gold cried out.
"There were a lot of loopholes in the deal. You should have thought it through carefully," Silver replied. Gold pouted slightly. "Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm too reckless. I'm always bein' told that," he said sulkily. Silver watched him for a while. She decided to let him have his way. Partly because Blue told her to treat Gold well – and partly because she wasn't sure if her honchkrow wouldn't actually slice off Gold's head.
"Fine. I'll carry out the deal," Silver said in a long-suffering tone. "Really?" Gold asked. "Gyarados," Silver said, looking at the red creature. Even through the loud roar of the waterfall, Gyarados heard and whipped around to make his way towards Silver. He bent down and nuzzled his trainer; all the while with Silver's other pokemon watching from a dsitance. "Gold's an acquaintance," she said lightly, nodding at Gold.
"WOW!" Gold couldn't help the cry of wonder that escaped his mouth. Silver's Gyarados looked at him suspiciously, as if doubting his trainer would acquaint herself with the male who had just annoyed her earlier. Even so, it bent its head down politely and let him stroke it. "You're a real beauty, you know that?" Gold crooned. Gyarados growled happily. As if it was a sign, Gyarados' teammates continued on with their game of tag; animosity forgotten.
"Silver, Gold; help me call the other pokemon. It's already half past twelve and I'm starving," Blue yelled. Almost immediately, there was a stampede and Gold found that he was patting thin air. The pokemon were already gathered around Blue appreciatively as she revealed the dishes.
"You cooked all this?" Gold asked Blue, impressed. Silver coughed slightly, before turning away to help out. "Nope, I bought it," Blue said. "Well, not with my money – if you know what I mean," she said with a wink. "Hasn't Green burglar-proofed his wallet yet?" Gold asked, smirking at the thought of an angry Green. "Give me more credit, Gold. No burglar-proof anything can stop me," Blue rolled her eyes dramatically.
"I'll give you any amount you want if you just ask, you know that," Silver sounded reproachful as she settled next to Blue. Blue gave her a one-armed hug which made her embarrassed. "I know that, Sil, and it's not like I'm short of dough anyway. It's just more fun!" Blue laughed obnoxiously. "Just like how it's so much fun teasing you," Blue said, giggling. "Yeah, gotta second that. When you have one up over a person; it makes your day," Gold chipped in. "…I fail to see the satisfaction in that; but to each his own," Silver replied.
When all the plates had been cleared up with no problem from the seemingly ravenous bunch, the trio sat back and watched their pokemon play with each other – only to fall asleep and laze around soon after.
"What're you guys gonna do after this?" Gold asked lazily from where he sat against a rock. "Well… It's already two, believe it or not. Time sure flies when you're having fun," Blue sighed. "I promised Green I'd meet him at the Viridian Gym at five for tea. I'll spend the time before choosing an outfit to wear," Blue replied sleepily. "You look good in anything," Silver said quickly. "Thanks, Sil. But I want to feel good too. Know what I mean?" Silence met Blue's question.
"Never mind," she grunted. "What about you, Silver?" Silver looked mildly surprised at Gold's interest. "…Diglett's Cave. Research," she answered shortly. "What? But it's a Saturday! Shouldn't Professor Oak give you a day off or something? I mean, you gotta want some rest after doin' boring old research almost every other day," Gold said. "I'm doing this off my own accord," Silver replied curtly. "Oh," Gold paused, before saying, "Well, it doesn't change the fact that it's boring," Silver merely ignored him.
"You're going back to your Mom's, right, Gold?" The way Blue said it gave him no choice, either way. "Yeah. I promised her I'd be back by today," he said lamely. "Just gotta have to collect Explotaro and the others and head back to Cerulean on Monday. A lot of eggs to hatch," Gold brightened up at the thought, but he still dread going back to meet his Mom's wrath first. Not to mention his typhlosion, Explotaro. "You're a breeder," Silver stated.
Before Gold could say anything, Blue jumped in. "Gold's one of the best pokemon breeders around. He's real talented. Speaking about pokemon breeding – you wanted to check up on pokemon breeding statistics, didn't you, Silver?" Blue asked. "…Yes. It is known that all pokemon have different individual qualities according to the nature of their parents, and these qualities may affect the rate of evolution of a pokemon," Silver said cautiously. Which, in Gold's case, was the longest sentence he has ever heard her speak.
"So why don't you go over to Cerulean's Day Care Centre this Monday? Gold will be there, and I'm sure he has no problem, uh… enlightening you," Blue tried. "I have already enlightened myself, thank you," Silver said, refusing. Blue pouted. Gold saw Silver's expression soften. "Well, you might not need enlightening; but Gold sure could use some help. Right, Gold?" Blue fixed him with a threatening glare. Knowing it would be pointless to argue, Gold gulped. "Y-Yeah, totally. I could use some help," Gold agreed.
Silver clearly did not believe a word either of them said, but a sniff from Blue made her nod. "Fine," she deadpanned.
"Why'd you do that?!" Gold hissed once Silver left them to call back her pokemon to their pokeballs. "Remember I told you not to be alone? Well, I'm helping you out, of course," Blue said. "I won't be alone! I've got the pokemon to take care off," Gold said. "…But still. I made a promise to you, and I can't be there myself, so Silver's the best substitute! Anyway, she's warming up to you, so it's all fine," Blue said happily. "She is?" Gold asked doubtfully. "Totally," Blue said.
Before Gold could say anymore on the subject, Silver approached them both. "As we'll be heading in different directions, you'll need a flying pokemon yourself," Silver stated. "Well, yeah, I guess so," Gold said, never having thought about it. "You can borrow Wiggly, I don't mind," Blue offered. "Honchkrow can easily carry us both, right?" she asked Silver. "Even so," Silver began, "I propose you borrow my Honchkrow while Blue and I use her wigglytuff to get home. You can return Honchkrow to me when I meet you this Monday," Silver said.
"You sure 'bout that? I have no problem with Wiggly, seriously," Gold said hastily, mentally adding 'More than that crazy serial killer of a bird anyway'. "It is more efficient," Silver said firmly, handing Gold her flying type's pokeball. From inside the poke ball, Honchkrow gave Gold the evil eye. "Well, now," Blue said, watching their exchange with amusement, "I guess I'll be seeing you when I see you, Gold. Tell your Mom I said hi, okay? All set, Silver? Let's go!" Immediately, her wigglytuff rose into the air with the two trainers in tow, and the now empty picnic basket… leaving Gold alone with a maniacal bird.
"Damn," he muttered.
"DAMN!" Gold shrieked like a girl when Honchkrow nearly dropped him off with a loop-de-loop.
"What the HELL do you think you're doin'?!" Gold growled angrily, once righted. Honestly, and he thought his Togetaro was bad enough. It had all started simply enough.
"S-So… Guess it's just you and me, huh, pal?" Gold asked, clambering on top of the pokemon. "Uh… is this okay?" Gold asked. Honchkrow ignored him, as if any position was bad enough. Before Gold had even given an order, Honchkrow had lifted off with a flap of its powerful wings. "W-WHOA! Hey, didn't Silver ever teach you discipline?!" Gold yelled, only fuelling more of its anger. It jerked powerfully to the left, nearly throwing Gold off.
"FINE! You wanna play rough, we'll play rough," Gold said, frustrated, and feeling nauseated. "To think Silver can't even train a great bird like you properly – man, what's she thinkin'; keepin' a Gyarados to herself?" Gold didn't really think like that of course, but he managed to ruffle its feathers properly. It squawked indignantly, fire in its eyes. "Yeah, and she doesn't even have any good come-backs. Man, you had to step in and save her from me, didn't ya? That's real weak," Gold hissed.
And that was how, after just ten minutes of lunatic flying that only a real professional could pull off; Gold collapsed onto the ground of his garden and tried hard to hold off his nausea. Honchkrow puffed out its chest and looked proud.
Hey, look, I just reduced a badass trainer to a little baby over there!
"RRRRRRAAAAGGGGGHHHH!" Explotaro burst out of the front door of Gold's house, roaring fit to rage. When it saw Gold sick on the ground however, it turned its rage towards the bird. Who in Arceus are you? No one can whoop my trainer except for ME. At least that's what Gold interpreted the roar to be. The pokemon stared each other down, ignoring the pitiful human.
"Gold!" Gold's Mom cried out. "You didn't give me a call at all! And now look at you; lying on the ground like that. Get up at once!" From behind her, Gold could see a lot more pairs of eyes blinking at him almost gleefully (and some even sadistically).
"…And you wonder why I try not to come home," he groaned out.
That's the end of this chapter. Well, I'll be updating the next one. I don't know how to get this point across, but I STRIVE for reviews. My Mom told me that I probably shouldn't update until I get more reviews, but I'm not that mean. Am I? Heh, you'll find out.