A/N: Hi, I'm Kizone. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. Sorry about not giving a disclaimer, but it is obvious I don't Pokemon, because I'm not GameFreak or Nintendo. Anyway, I was pondering on which Pokemon should be the main character's, so I've decided. What will it be? Tune in.

Pokemon: Screaming Darkness and Shining Light

Chapter 2

Kiburn Town

Arnold's POV

I had arrived to Kiburn Town, home to Kezi's famous Professor Ezimoro. I was so excited, I was about to get my very own Pokemon. I went to Ezimoro's lab as fast as I could. As I just arrived, I was pushed aside by a guy who just his Pokemon. 'How rude...' I thought as the trainer skipped and hopped in happiness.

I stepped inside to see if I could find Ezimoro, but he was nowhere. I found this strange, but I continued to look anyway. I stumbled upon 3 Pokeballs lying around in plain view. I went to get a closer look, only to be stopped by an Arcanine who growled at me.

"Hold it, thief!" a voice said behind me.

I turned and was frightened by a scary dark shadow with glaring, glowing eyes. I fell down on my bottom after my freak out. "Oh? Its only a kid," the man said.

The man was dressed in white gentlemen's clothing, complete with a white top hat and a cane. He also wore glasses and had a big mustache. "Its okay, Arcanine, you can relax," the man said to his big dog-like Pokemon.

I got up and began to speak. "I-I'm here t-to see Ezimoro," I studdered.

"Well. Here I am," the man said as he took off his top hat and took a bow, "I am Professor Ezimoro. It is a pleasure to meet you."

"Um... I'm Arnold, sir," I said, still a little scared.

"Ah, yes. Your mother called not too long ago alerting me of your arrival," Ezimoro said.

I was shocked at this; my mom actually called him? "How do you know my mother?" I asked.

"I was her teacher back when she was younger. Such a youthful she was. In a way, you remind me of Lulu," Ezimoro giggled.

Ezimoro walked passed me and toward the Pokeballs, Arcanine moving out of the way of course. "Now where is-"

"PROFESSOR!"

A boy, about my age, came running in. He looked like he had ran a marathon as he was pretty tired. The boy wore a cowboy hat and casual modern clothing: Red shirt, blue jeans, running shoes, and white and green gloves. "Sorry... I'm late... Professor... Huff-puff," the boy said.

"Ah. There you are, Kaser. Arnold, this is Kaser. He is my assistant around the lab and in my garden," Ezimoro introduced.

"Hi, I'm Arnold," I said extending hand.

He grabbed my hand and shook it while still catching his breath. "I'm Kaser... Nice to... meet you..." he said.

"Now then. I have a favor for the both you. The Pokemon behind me are the only ones I got left. Choose wisely on which one you want," Ezimoro said, "I have Chikorita, the Tiny Leaf Pokemon; Chamander, the Lizard Pokemon; and Mudkip, the Mud Fish Pokemon."

"I'll choose Charmander," I said.

"Then I'm going for Mudkip," Kaser said.

Ezimoro gave us our respected Pokemon, and to my surprise, the Chikorita. "Why do we get the Chikorita too?" I asked.

He only tipped his hat and smiled. "You'll soon know as you get on your way to the Pokemon League," Ezimoro said.

Me and Kaser looked each other in confusion. "Anyway, Arnold. Kaser there is going with you on your journey. It was a favor from your mom, telling me that you should have the same experience she did when she was your age," Ezimoro said.

"Okay. I don't mind that at all," I said with a smile. "Looks like we're allies."

"Yep. We are," Kaser said.

"Good. Off with you now," Ezimoro said.

Me and Kaser exited the building. As we headed off to Route 302, we were stopped by a man with long white hair and a little girl, at my age, hiding behind him. The girl eyed us before walking off. "She was cute," Kaser said.

I gave him a blank look and just walked off, he soon following.

Route 302

Upon entering the route, me and Kaser bumped into the girl I met in Route 301, Bius. "Well, well. Look who's here," she said with a smirk.

CLIFFHANGER! Yeah, no one likes them, but oh well. What will happen next? Stay tuned. 2 Chapters from the price of one day! Read & Review! And I hope you liked this chapter.