Disclaimer: I still do not own rights to Pokemon. I still own nothing for which you could sue me for. Get the picture?
Note: To those of you waiting for me to update my Naruto and or Yu-Gi-Oh! fics, please be patient. I do have another part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! one typed up. I just don't have it on the only computer with internet in my house.
As Ryou had finally slid out of the tunnel, he was caught off guard by something. Something very wet. In fact, this wet something had accidentally invaded his lungs. Just as he was about to panic, he felt a current push him up towards the surface, allowing him to cough up the water he breathed to replace it with sweet, sweet air. Once he recovered, he looked around. He was in a small lake, which was surrounded by a vast variety of flora.
"How can all these flowers grow down here?" he mumbled to himself.
Just then, something caught his eye. A Vaporeon emerged from the water and climbed onto shore. As if answering Ryou's question, it pointed its tail up towards the ceiling. When he looked, he saw that it was glowing. He couldn't tell what made it glow, but it was just bright enough to be able to tell colors of various objects thanks to that light.
"Swimzy!!!" Shinu's voice called out. "Hurry up!!! I don't have all day, you know!!!"
The Vaporeon trotted off, leaving Ryou to conclude that it belonged to Shinju. He swam to the edge of the lake and followed it for who knows how long. He stopped when he saw the Vaporeon glow red, then vanished in a direction near the ceiling. He looked, and saw Shinju perched on a cliff about her height away from the ceiling. She was waving with a smile, motioning for Ryou to climb up to her. He found some holes in the wall that were just big enough for his feet and hands to fit in leading up to her spot, so he took advantage of them and climbed.
"What took you so long, Ryou?" Shinju asked as he had placed both feet firmly on the cliff.
"How did you get here so fast?" Ryou asked.
"I slid down the tunnel and walked here, silly!" She giggled. "Plus, I had Swimzy turn into a sort of wave to carry me quickly to the edge of the lake at the end."
"Then why didn't it do that for me?"
"I don't think I told it to, really. Swimzy's lazy. If I don't tell her to do something, most of the time, she won't bother doing it."
"Why'd you climb up here, anyways?"
"Oh, right! I wanted to show you something!"
Shinju pulled what looked like a large nail out from under her hat and started using it to pick at the glowing ceiling. Eventually, a chunk fell out of the ceiling and Ryou caught it. Shinju took it from him and tapped the rock all over with her nail until it eventually cracked in two. In one of the halves lie a small, glowing orb that glowed a tad bit brighter than the rock it came from. She took it out of the rock and held it clear in Ryou's view.
"Do you know what this is?" Shinju asked. Ryou shook his head.
"Why? What is it?"
"I don't know, really. No on ever told me that little orbs like this one were lodged inside the glowing rocks. What I do know is that when you place it near an Eevee, it changes into a whole new type of pokemon that hasn't been seen anywhere! I might even be the first person to own one of them!"
"Can I see this mysterious pokemon?"
"Once we get to that battle of ours, you can!" She winked. "Now, I'm not sure about whether or not the head honcho will let you into the village, so how about I answer some questions you might have about where I live?"
"Ummm, yeah. How can a bunch of people live down here? Isn't there an oxygen problem?"
"Nope. The Leafeon take care of that. They can perform photosynthesis using the glow from the ceiling rocks, the various lakes, and the nutrients in the ground!"
"Where do you get food?"
"The Leafeon and Moleon work together to make crop-friendly soil, the humans plant various seeds, and the Vaporeon water them every now and then, resulting in glorious 10,000 foot high crops that everyone can pick and eat for themselves!" Shinju giggled. "And they all taste real great, too! Especially the aparagus!" She had a huge grin on her face.
"You mean you actually like asparagus? Ewww!!!" Ryou stuck his tounge out in disgust.
"It's not all that bad! Just drown it in corn if you don't like it."
"SHINJU, YOU GET DOWN FROM HERE THIS INSTANT!!!" a male voice shouted.
Shinju jumped slightly from the voice and checked to see where it came from. It was an adult wearing green robes with short, black hair and the same blue eyes Shinju had. She blinked for a second before waving at the person with a smile and laughter.
"It's alright, Papa! If I fall, I'll sue this kid a million for the injuries!"
She giggled and jumped down, causing the man to panic. He ran to catch her, but had tripped over a rock in the process, landing face first into the ground. She then landed square on his back on the tips of her toes, causing a strange cracking sound to echo through the area along with her father's groan of pain. Shinju merely giggled at her father.
"You sure have funny ways of catching me, Papa!" she said, helping him up and helping him with his back. "Hurry up and get down here, Ryou! If you don't, I'll sue you ten million for breaking my father's back!"
Ryou leaped from the cliff and landed with ease right next to her and had an upset look to his face.
"Why sue me when YOU'RE the one who broke his back!?!" he nearly shouted.
"Because it's fun to see you mad like that!" Shinju giggled, then faced her father. "Papa, this is Ryou. Ryou, this is my Papa. Ryou's from the surface world, Papa! Isn't that exciting?"
"Really, now?" He looked towards Ryou, studying him intently with his hand cupped on his chin. "His skin does look more sun-bathed than ours. Tell me, where did you find him?"
"I found in in the Moleon feeding grounds! He says that his people call that area the 'Underground Tunnels'! Isn't that neat, Papa? Surface dwellers walk around in the same place where our Moleon find their food! It's a wonder they haven't found us by now, Papa!" Shinju was giggling, moving her boy in energetic ways as she spoke.
"Hold it, how did you know that the Underground Tunnels are called that?" Ryou asked. "I never mentioned it!"
"Diggy told me! He said he overheard some voices talking about it while he was eating!" She giggled.
"Wait, so you can understand pokemon?" Ryou asked.
Shinju looked perplexed by his question. "You mean surface dwellers can't understand what Pokemon are saying?"
Ryou shook his head. "All we hear are the pokemon saying their names over and over again in various ways."
Shinju's eyebrows scrunched together in an angry fashion. "Well, that's just weird. Everyone in Eaveon can understand pokemon as if we spoke the same language!" Shinju's brows loosened for a second as she blinked. "Oh yeah! Papa, what is it that you want?"
"A trainer has beaten the Grand ones and now wishes for a battle with you."
Shinju sighed with a tired look on her face, shaking her head. "Another one? When will they learn that they can't beat me?"
"Who are the 'Grand ones'?" Ryou asked.
Shinju blinked and faced him. "They're the 17 best trainers in Eaveon. They each have a team that consists of a specific form of Eevee. To obtain proof that you've defeated them, first you must defeat them in a single battle, and them a double battle the next day. If you beat them all, you get to face the strongest trainer in all of Eaveon. If you win, you become the strongest trainer in Eaveon!"
"So i take it you're the best?" Ryou asked.
Shinju nodded energetically. "Yep! And so far, no one has been able to defeat my mystery pokemon! I've been the best for over a year now! Just one more month and I'll have set a new record!" She giggled again.
Ryou now had a smirk across his face. "So I'll have to earn the right to challenge you, then?"
"Yep! I'll let you watch the new guy fight me, though. That way you can start thinking about how to beat me, kay?"
Ryou noded, then turned to face Shinju's father. "So, where is this guy?" he asked.
"He's waiting in front of our door, Shinju. Why don't you go and meet him so that you can get the battle over with?"
"Okay! But, Papa, would you show Ryou around so that he can challenge the Grand ones?"
Her father nodded. Shinju giggled in response and ran off energetically, leaving a trail of dust behind her, and dropping the orb she showed Ryou earlier.
"What's that?" Her father mumbled. He bent down to pick it up, but Ryou beat him to it. "I think I'll take this, sir. I wanna see how it'll effect my Pokemons' strength."
"Alright. But could you not call me 'sir'? I have a name, you know."
"Well, you never told me!"
"It's Roger."
"Alright, Roger. Now where's Shinju going to battle? She said she'd let me watch."
"It wouldn't matter anyways."
"Why not?"
"By the time we'd get there, she would have already creamed the guy. I saw how he fights, and trust me, he isn't all that good."
"What happens if you lose to her?"
"You'll have to beat the Grand ones again before you can face her another time."
"Wow. How many people has she battled, other than the Grand ones?"
"I lost track about a week into her career as the best. Now shall we get going to the first Grand one?"
"Yes! And if we don't get there within on day, I'll fine you one million for taking so long!"
Roger chuckled. "You seem an awful lot like my daughter so far, Ryou. You wanna be her boyfriend?"
Ryou's eyes went wide. "WHAT!?!"
"Joking, joking. I'm just anxious to see her get married and have some beautiful children of her own. I've asked so many boys that question that I lost track."
Ryou's left eyebrow reached for the sky. "And does Shinju know you've been doing this?"
"Yep. And she's pummeled me every time she found out."
Ryou got an anime sweat drop. "And is your wife this anxious to see her with children?"
"Not at all. In fact, she pummels me every time she finds out I've been trying to get Shinju with some boy I find lying on the ground, too."
I can just tell this adventure's going to be fun. Ryou thought sarcastically.
I bet you're all wondering when Ryou will see this mystery Pokemon of Shinju's, right? Well, too bad! You're just going to have to wait! ;P And I know I said this'll take place in the Sinnoh region. Just be patient, kay?