Hey there! Back with more of Poketalia Edition: Amethyst! X3

Anyway, a HUGE thanks to AnimeArtistGirl for the fave, follow AND the review! 8D you're awesome, and really, thank you! That means a lot to me. :D

AnimeArtistGirl: Thank you so much again! :D yep, Norway is a gym leader here, though it'll be a bit of a while before Icy can face him in a fight. If there was a Hetalia version of Pokemon out there and Norway was the gym leader, I'd DEFINITELY go buy it, and play the crap out of it. XD and I shall! I shall keep on writing! :D I have a lot I want to do with this fic. w

Last time on Poketalia Edition: Amethyst, we meet our protagonist, Emil Steilsson, who has moved into Heima Town with his older brother, Lukas. Meeting his neighbours, Feliciano, Michelin and coming into Potchatok Town to meet more new friends, Yong Soo, Erika and Leon. Before coming to meet Professor Katyusha and finally getting their first Pokemon, some thugs that look like they're dressed as Power Rangers, and addressed themselves as Team World, have stolen them!

But what's this?

A fisherman engages them in battle. What will happen next? Will the fisherman, Quan, be able to get the Pokemon back?

Read on~

Once the bright light disappeared, Emil's violet eyes widened at seeing the Pokémon that was released from the fisherman's Pokéball.

A bipedal, rodent-like Pokémon with dark orange fur and a cream belly burst forth. Its arms and feet had patches of brown fur at the end, and the soles of its large feet were tan with a circular, orange pad. Its bifurcated ears were brown on the outside, and yellow on the insides – ending in a distinctive curl. There were two yellow circles on its cheeks, and its long, thin tail had a lightning bolt-shaped end.

"Chu!" the Pokémon exclaimed, looking quite excited and pumped.

"Raichu," Quan the fisherman looked evenly at the two Pokémon before his own. "Be prepared."

"Raichu!" the Mouse Pokémon's face suddenly morphed down to a determined expression. Multiple currents of golden electricity was sparking along its cheeks and tail.

"Whoa, that's not a Pikachu, right?" Michelin's eyes widened.

"No, that's a Raichu!" gasped Erika.

"Raichu…" Emil murmured. "Looks strong…"

Professor Katyusha nodded, "That he is. Well, both the trainer and the Pokémon."

However, Emil shook his head upon catching sight of the two Team World members and their frightening Pokémon looming over the fisherman and his Raichu, "But, is he really going to be okay? It's two against one! It's unfair!"

Professor Katyusha nodded again, "It is unfair…but like I said." The Icelandic boy was surprised to see that the woman's baby blues were resolute, "Both the trainer and the Pokémon here are strong."

"You got that much faith in them?" Yong Soo stepped down, now looking curiously between the two parties.

"This'll be easy!" the white Team World member laughed before stabbing a finger at Raichu. "Zangoose, use Crush Claw!"

"Electivire, you go forth and use Thunderbolt!" commanded the yellow Team World member.

Zangoose began running straight to Raichu while Electivire charged itself – blue bolts of electricity running sinisterly along its head and arms.

Quan however didn't look deterred, "Raichu, use Iron Tail!"

"Rai!" at the last minute, Raichu dodged Zangoose's Crush Claw, and leapt up before somersaulting. By then its entire tail glowed white before harshly striking Zangoose straight in the face, blowing back the Cat Ferret Pokémon.

"What the-?!" the white Team World member was taken aback, however he grit his teeth. "X-Scissor Zangoose! Hit it!"

"Dig," Quan said sternly.

Raichu leapt up again, effectively dodging Zangoose's X-Scissor before using its front paws to swiftly start digging underground.

"After it, Zangoose!" snapped the white Team World member. "Don't let that rat get away!"

"Strike," Quan ordered.

Raichu suddenly shot forth from underground – right underneath Electivire's chin: resulting in it knocking the other Electric-type Pokémon back.

"Unleash the Thunderbolt!" the yellow Team World member finally shouted.

"Electivire!" the Thunderbolt Pokémon unleashed the blue bolts of lightning straight at the Mouse Pokémon who was still airborne.

"You know what to do," Quan adjusted his straw hat.

"Chu!" Raichu suddenly shot its tail down into the ground just as it got hit by Electivire's Thunderbolt. The onslaught caused Emil, Yong Soo, Michelin and Erika to flinch from both the light and power that Electivire's Thunderbolt caused.

Emil's heart was racing throughout the whole battle – he couldn't tear his eyes away upon seeing the fisherman command Raichu with such calm composure, as well as without breaking a sweat. Raichu as well, despite being much smaller than Electivire and Zangoose, also showed no fear – much like its owner. However, here with Electivire's Thunderbolt striking Raichu, his heart immediately sank.

But Raichu seized itself up – suddenly it was surrounded by golden bolts of electricity: effectively dissipating Electivire's blue Thunderbolt. The Mouse Pokémon's cheeks were sizzling with sparks as it landed with the end of its lightning bolt-shaped tail still touching the ground.

Emil was shocked to see that Raichu didn't look hurt at all. On the contrary, it looked just fine. In fact, it looked even more pumped than before.

"What…just happened?" Michelin questioned. "I thought Raichu would get hurt from that."

"Well, they're both Electric-type Pokémon," reasoned Erika slowly. "It should be not very effective."

"There's that," Professor Katyusha smiled at Erika's observation. "But look carefully at Raichu again."

Emil squinted, but that's when he remembered – Raichu's tail shot to the ground before it landed. His violet eyes stretched further, "Raichu's tail…"

"Correct," Professor Katyusha smiled. "If the Electric-type attack is too much for the Electric-type Pokémon to handle, then they, that is the Electric-type Pokémon, can use their tails to hit the ground, and so forth be able to conduct any extra electricity. As you can see…" she nodded at Raichu. "Raichu used up a bit of energy during that battle, but Electivire's Thunderbolt effectively recharged it. Any excess electricity that it didn't need, passes onto the ground due to its tail connecting the two of them."

Emil stared in awe, "I never knew you could do that…"

"Yeah, me neither!" agreed Yong Soo look just as amazed. "That's incredible, da ze!"

"I've definitely got to remember that," Michelin noted.

Yong Soo chuckled, "Same here!"

"You damn pest!" snapped the yellow Team World member, looking incredulous at the fisherman's strategy.

Said fisherman continued to look unamused, "You should've known that as soon as I sent out an Electric-type that knew a Ground-type move…you had no chance from the beginning."

"Rai!" Raichu looked back at its partner, looking quite ready and pumped to continue.

This little action, noticeably, suddenly made the fisherman's lips tug up in a very small smile. Emil was even more amazed at seeing that. However Quan, cleared his throat before finally placing his hand forward as he called, "This went on for long enough, Raichu! Use Surf!"

"Wait, Surf?" this time Erika looked shocked. "A Raichu that knows Surf?"

Raichu however wasted no time – it suddenly seemed to glow blue before charging: more golden volts were sparking at its cheeks. It grit its teeth as suddenly, a huge wave of water burst forth. The Mouse Pokémon then leapt up and rode on the wave as it crashed down right on both Zangoose and Electivire. Once it subsided, the two larger Pokémon were down for the count.

"What the-?! What the hell was that?!" demanded the white Team World member.

"You tell me!" gaped the yellow Team World member. "A Raichu that knows freaking Surf?!

Quan however began taking very slow and even steps towards the two armour-clad men. "I won the battle, and you lose," he murmured. "Now return what doesn't belong to you."

The two men grit their teeth, however upon catching sight of Raichu giving a growl and having an expression much like its owner, the one in white proclaimed, "This is not over!"

"Yes!" declared the yellow Team World member. "We of Team World will come back and we'll take your Pokémon in order to create a better world and place!"

That was when the two dropped the suitcase and fled.

Quan simply picked up the suitcase and opened it. Emil, Yong Soo and Michelin rushed over to peek. Everyone sighed in relief at seeing that the three Pokéballs looked unharmed and still intact.

"Oh, thank God the Pokémon are safe," sighed Michelin in relief.

Quan simply gave a nod before closing the case and returning it to the busty professor. "Here you go, Ms Katyusha," he murmured.

Professor Katyusha gratefully took the suitcase from the fisherman, "I can always depend on you, Quan! Thank you so much! Thank you Raichu!" she smiled at the Mouse Pokémon.

Raichu gave a sheepish little chuckle before rubbing at the back of its head with its stubby little paw, "R-Rai, Rai~"

"Well," Quan bent down on level with Raichu and started scratching behind its ears. Raichu looked really content at its trainer's display of affection before suddenly thumping one of its large feet. The fisherman then stood up, "I still have things to do…"

"You won't stay and watch the new trainers get their Pokémon?" Professor Katyusha sounded a little disappointed. In all honesty, Emil couldn't help but feel disappointed, too – though he knew that he'd feel even more nervous and self-conscious at the fisherman watching since he seemed so experienced, the Icelandic boy was hoping to maybe ask some tips from him.

He seemed like a veteran trainer at the very least.

'I wonder who'd win a battle between him and Lukas?' he wondered to himself. That would definitely be a sight to behold. At least in his opinion.

"Sadly, I cannot," Quan replied calmly. "However, I assume that you're the new trainers?" his golden gaze this time focused right on Emil, Yong Soo, Michelin and Erika. This caused the youngsters to immediately straighten their postures.

"Y-yeah!" Michelin affirmed. "Emil and I are new trainers, and Feliciano is inside. Yong Soo and Erika already got their Pokémon before."

"I see," Quan nodded in understanding. "A word of advice. Even you two should listen," the fisherman stared pointedly at the Korean boy and the green-eyed girl who looked attentive. "Treat your Pokémon with compassion, respect and understanding, and they'll treat you the same way."

"Rai, rai!" Raichu nodded in agreement, looking up at its trainer happily.

Emil nodded. However, he was sure that everyone should know of that by now – Pokémon were living creatures like people after all. They deserved that much.

As Quan returned Raichu, he almost left. However Yong Soo called, "Hey, wait!" When the fisherman stopped in his tracks, the Korean boy continued, "I want to battle you, da ze!"

Michelin's brown eyes widened, "Yong Soo, are you crazy? You just saw what happened back there!"

"Yeah, but…" Yong Soo looked pumped. "I want to really battle him now!"

"Just because he's strong?" Emil asked incredulously. "But wouldn't that make it more reason not to battle him?" Unless the Korean boy was strong himself, however the Icelandic boy couldn't help but feel doubt start to cloud over his thoughts.

Quan, on the other hand, simply looked amused at the other Asian's determination, "That spark in your eye…" he murmured. "Actually, you all have them." This time, he surveyed Michelin, Emil and Erika, too. "Just in varying degrees…I like it, though." He didn't turn around, though, and simply adjusted his straw hat, "Not today. I have things to do. Maybe someday in the future…definitely not too soon, though…sorry."

And with that, he sauntered off. Emil couldn't help but watch his figure closely, admiring how humble yet strong the fisherman was. 'I hope I can be as strong as him…' he thought to himself. 'I don't know if he's stronger than Lukas, but I think he'd definitely be a good match for him…'

"Now!" Professor Katyusha smiled. "Now that the Pokémon are here~"

"Yes!" Michelin looked excited. "I can't wait! Feli and Leon are probably excited, too!"

"Well, then what are we waiting for?" Professor Katyusha giggled. "Let's go!"

Once they came inside the laboratory again, Feliciano and Leon were tending to some of the aides. Upon being told of what happened outside with Quan the fisherman and his Raichu beating two members of an organization known as Team World, Professor Katyusha was preparing the balls out from their suitcase.

"Ve! Team World?!" Feliciano looked frantic. "They wanted to steal Pokémon?!"

Leon scowled, "What a low action. Stealing Pokémon from a laboratory…"

"I know, right?" Michelin sighed. "But luckily, that fisherman was able to beat them!"

"He sounds really strong," the Italian mused.

"He was," Emil nodded. "Very strong."

"I wanted to battle him!" Yong Soo piped up. "I really wanted to battle him!"

"With your Riolu?" Leon rolled his brown eyes. "You, like, wouldn't stand a chance against him. He's got a Raichu, which is a fully evolved Pokémon."

Yong Soo puffed his cheeks, "Leo, you're such a downer! Well, fine!" He pumped his fist, "I'll train Riolu to help it evolve, da ze! Then we can fight the fisherman!"

"Now," Professor Katyusha cleared her throat, capturing the attention of the youngsters. "The Pokémon are ready! Will the young trainers please step forward?"

Emil felt himself tense a little, his stomach starting to knot and twist as he stepped forward. Michelin gave him a pat on his back, which caused him to jolt slightly. Feliciano looked excited while Leon simply stared at the four balls that were situated on the table before them; seemingly in thought.

"Now, in these four balls are Pokémon that my lab are I have researched for quite a while," explained Professor Katyusha. "I was alerted that four of you were coming, and so here they are! Go ahead! You each get one."

Emil however found that he couldn't take a step at all. His heart was beating fast, and he felt even more nervous. He licked his lips before noticing Leon suddenly walk ahead of them all. Michelin and Feliciano gazed at Leon in interest as he started inspecting the Pokémon carefully.

"I guess Leon goes first, then?" Michelin gave a laugh. "That's fine by me!"

"Ve~ me, too!" Feliciano smiled.

Emil nodded, however he couldn't help but frown. Still, he decided to stay silent and just watched the Asian boy carefully.

After some thought, Leon finally took the ball that was at the very end. "This one's totally the one for me," he declared.

Professor Katyusha looked a little surprised at his choice, however she smiled, "I see! So, you pick Pikachu is your choice?"

Emil looked surprised at hearing that – there was a Pikachu there? Remembering Raichu from earlier, he murmured, "Pikachu…?"

"The pre-evolved form of Raichu," Michelin said. She couldn't help but scowl, "I guess Leon got inspired from hearing our story of what happened."

"Yeah, no kidding…" Emil agreed, feeling the need of puffing his cheeks a little. Honestly, he was inspired from the fisherman, and was looking forward to raise a Pikachu himself. However, he shrugged upon seeing that too late, Leon already took the Pikachu for himself. 'Besides…' he looked at the three remaining balls on the table. 'I wonder what else Professor Katyusha has.'

"So…who picks next?" Erika questioned the three remaining trainers.

"I think Emi should pick, da ze!" Yong Soo piped up. "He's new to Heima Town, so I think it's fair!"

"W-what?" Emil was taken aback.

"Yeah, I'm cool with that," Michelin smiled brightly. "Definitely!"

"Ve~! Same here!" Feliciano clapped his hands. "You can pick next, Emil! Go for it!"

Emil swallowed thickly before realizing that everyone's eyes were this time focused on him. Still, after some gentle coaxing from Professor Katyusha, he came forward and began to look at the remaining three Pokémon in greater detail.

The first Pokéball had the following information underneath it. 'Chespin, the Spiny Nut Pokémon,' the information read. 'The quills on its head are usually soft. When it flexes them, the points become so hard and sharp, that they can pierce rock.'

After reading the first information, Emil moved onto the next one – the second Pokéball that was now situated in the middle. 'Fennekin, the Fox Pokémon. As it walks, it munches on a twig in place of a snack. It intimidates opponents by puffing hot air out of its ears."

Contemplating a little bit more, Emil finally moved onto the last Pokéball. He gazed down and read the information. 'Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokémon. It secretes flexible bubbles from its chest and back. The bubbles reduce the damage it would otherwise take when attacked."

'They all sound nice, though,' Emil thought to himself as he took a step back and gazed down at the three Pokéballs again. He rubbed his chin as he started to try and think more carefully. 'This really is hard…' he almost felt like cursing himself for being the next to pick. Even if he was the first, and Leon didn't take the initiative, Emil was still faced with a pretty tricky choice.

He wasn't sure which one to pick.

What if he picked one that didn't like him? What if he was so incompetent as a trainer, that the Pokémon he picked would end up getting either really hurt, or hate him because of his incompetence? Remembering the fisherman from before and just how totally in control he was, along with his Pokémon giving him full admiration and respect, Emil felt even more intimidated and disturbed at the thought that he could be a lousy trainer instead of one that was worthy of respect like Lukas.

Still, all the more, a little flame ignited at the thought of his brother.

Emil was serious when it came to achieving his goals. And his biggest one was to make it all the way. Not just beat his brother, but to prove that he was no longer a child, and that he had what it takes to get far.

He wanted to be a master. A grand Pokémon master.

So for that, Emil felt the seeds of doubt shrivel up from the determined flame that started to take place as he his thoughts took a more positive spin. He clenched one fist before taking a deep breath.

Who said this was easy? It probably never would be. Still, he would try. Emil would definitely try and work hard first in order to reach his goal.

'I just need to pick my partner here first,' he thought to himself. After gazing down at the three Pokéballs before him, shining eagerly as they anticipated his choice, the Icelandic boy licked his lips.

Then he took his pick.

So, yep! Basically, I leave it to you, dear reviewers, to decide:

What should Emil/Icy choose for his starter Pokemon?

a) Chespin, the Grass-type.
b) Fennekin, the Fire-type.
c) Froakie, the Water type.

If there's a tie, I'll end it with a coin toss or a random generator. :)

Anyway, who will Emil's new partner be? What will happen next?

Stay tuned~

Peace out!
- Hebi-Kazechi-10