Me: Well, I guess it's time for the second chapter of "Pokemon: Mystery of the PokeMan!" I'm going to start out with-
Mystery Kid: My introduction, right?
Me: Actually, I was going to start out by saying that I do not own Pokemon, Ash Ketchum, Dawn, Brock, and Pokemon Bulbasaur thru Genesect, of course.
Mystery Kid: Oh, Yeah…
Me: all I own is the Mystery Kid and the plotline.
Mystery Kid: Hey! I read the chapter, and My introduction isn't first! I'll get you for this!
Me: Anyways… enjoy. At least you don't have to listen to my characters' sarcasm…
Mystery Kid & Samuel: I heard that!
Chapter 2: Waiting for Tomorrow
Dawn's POV:
Wow… That guy that walked up is actually kinda cute. Anyways, he seems to be confident. Kind of like Ash. That brings me to my next point. Who is this guy?
Ash took my question, saying, "Just who are you, anyway?"
The Mystery kid replied, "You may call me Z."
I asked in return, "Z? What kind of a name is that?"
"It's short for my real name, which I only tell my friends. Considering this is my first time meeting you guys, I believe we are not close enough for me to tell you my real name."
Brock yelled, "That's ridiculous!"
Z said, "Perhaps. However, I don't think you should make a scene here. You wouldn't want to be ejected, now would you? In any case, you should probably go to your hotel."
I said, slightly angry, "But we haven't even made reservations here yet."
Z responded calmly, saying, "Reservations are made for each V.I.P. Guest at Xenosha's finest hotel. Considering you were in my company when you walked in, I would say you are V.I.P.s here. "
"Wait, just who are you that you can make us V.I.P.s?" Ash asked, impatiently.
"It will all be revealed in due time. Until then, I will be training for the tournament tomorrow. I bid thee farewell, and good luck. Oh, and the hotel you're looking for is in the center of town. Take these and they'll treat you with respect."
The boy called Z handed us passports stamped with a Golden Insignia. Then, Z walked away.
Again, just who was this guy?
Z's Point of View
It took all the resolve I had not to tell them everything. I've misplaced my trust before, and it almost cost me my greatest friend.
Lucario's voice spoke in my head, saying, "There's another opportunity you missed. Can't you at least try to be a social being?
I responded, "I can't tell them. There's too much at stake. They might be taken as captives… or turned against me… or… or…
"I know you're still upset about your last adventure. But you didn't know that one of them was a member of Team Galactic."
"I could have read his aura… or at least used my psychic powers… I just felt helpless. I couldn't stop Alana from being controlled y Team Galactic "
"Even if you could have stopped her, she would still have been in Team Galactic's custody. And who knows what could have happened then. At least she and her friends are safe now."
"But I'm not going to see them again… They always leave after Xenosha escapades…"
"You have to stay strong, Z. Perhaps your training would lighten your mind."
"I hope you're right, old friend."
Z sent out his five Pokemon: Gallade, Porygon-Z, Heracross, Milotic, and Tropius.
Well, It is always a joyous sight to see my five Pokemon, ready for action. Maybe today can be salvaged, after all.
That's the spirit. Just remember that you can be friends with other humans, and not just Pokemon.
I guess you're right, Lucario. Perhaps I should tell them after the tournament.
By the way, the girl, I could sense in her aura that she seemed a bit… attracted to you. And because I am a part of you, I can see the same exists in you. Perhaps there can be more than friendship this time…
Z blushed, and started his five Pokemon as well as himself on a rigorous training routine that went on most of the afternoon.
Because the training was vigorous, Z fed his Pokemon with his signature Pokemon food dish, and then went right to sleep, waiting anxiously for the tournament tomorrow.
Dawn's POV
"Well, at least we got free first class reservations. Z was right. This hotel is amazing. As soon as we flashed those Golden Insignia tickets, every staff member at the hotel started treating us with respect. It was neat, actually, how Z treated us as V.I.P. 's weird, though, Is that I feel strangely… attracted to him. Not that it's a problem; it's just that I barely know the guy. I wonder if he feels the same way I feel about him…"
Ash interrupted my thoughts, asking, "Hey, Dawn. You okay?"
I blushed, and said, "Yeah. I'm fine. Just lost in thought; that's all."
Ash shrugged and moved on with his training. He was oblivious to my predicament. "I'll never understand love,"Dawn thought.
Brock's POV
Alright, I've seen the symptoms of love enough to know Dawn is being afflicted by it. But who could she be in love with? Is it Ash? Is it Me? No, then she wouldn't have felt like this before we got to Xenosha. Wait… Is she actually infatuated with Z? That guy must be like the king of all prideful people! I'll never understand girls… Even when you pour your heart out to them, they never understand…
I guess it's getting late. Time to sleep. As V.I.P.s, we each get our own rooms. I'm probably going to sleep the longest, being that my freelance cooking contest isn't until later in the afternoon…
(Yawns) I just hope Dawn and Ash get enough sleep. Tomorrow is sure to be a long day…
Me: Yup. Chapter's over. You don't know how right you are, Brock. Tomorrow is going to be a long day…
Z: Wait… you didn't even tell them my real name?
Me: well, I only had so much time to write this. Besides, it will get better over the next few chapters.
Z. And no emotionally scarring backstory? You've got to be kidding me!
Me: Now, you're starting to sound like Doofenschmirtz. (A/N I do not own Doofenschmirtz either…)
Doof: Hey! I heard that!
Z: Anyways… Until Next time,
All: Review, Stay tuned for the next chapter of "Pokemon: Mystery of the PokeMan!", and be sure to Pluck the Day!
Doof: Wait, I thought it was "Seize the Day…"
Me: Here we go again…