-AN. Hey, thank you for the honest review. My first chapters aren't always the best if you can tell. When I read the chapter over again I realized that I could have clarified some things more. Like, "The only champion I respect is Cynthia" that will be answered in a later Chapter, and I wasn't trying to make it random. Silas doesn't like Champions, so when Cheren said that he didn't like the idea.
So I hope you enjoy chapter 2.
Chapter 2 Striaton city
Route 2 was a decent place. There was a lot of trees and grass, so it seemed to calm me down after today's events. Though I did however, rudely decline to trainer battles. I didn't mean to be rude to them... I just lost my temper after the second offer. I don't do Pokemon battles unless I have no other choice.
I looked at the sun and realized that it would be dark soon. I sighed in irritation. I thought that we would reach Striaton city before nightfall. I looked around for a good spot to sleep, but none were appealing to me. In the end we decided to just lay against a tree for the night.
"This is nice," I sighed. It was our first real night to be spent in freedom. I... guess I enjoy it, but it is different from being at home. At least at home I had a roof over my head, so it meant that I had a place to call home. Here I have nothing. I don't have a home here, or anyone to call my family I only had Reggie. Which wasn't a bad thing.
In the last light I decided that I could draw. I pulled off my bag and took out a grey sketch book. I had pictures of my father, his Pokemon, his workers, and Reggie. I wanted to draw the things I saw in Unova, so that if they ever came after me I could have constant memories of our freedom. I didn't know what to draw at first, but I decided that I should draw my daily events. I had only gotten the outline of me falling on N done before it became to dark for me to draw. "Hey Reggie, can you start a fire using fire blast?" I asked. He nodded and started a decently large fire. "Thank you," I said.
"Kiss," he said. I put my sketch book back in my bag and cuddled into Reggie's side. I knew that I would have to get used to Unova, but part of me didn't want to change.
I woke up to a small pain in my back. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't something I wanted to get used to. I groaned and stood up in pain.
"Morning Reggie," I groaned. For a moment I forgot where we were, but I quickly remembered what happened yesterday. "Right," I muttered. This was going to be hard to get used to.
"Toge?" he asked. I looked at him and gave him a small smile.
"It's alright Reggie," I assured. I should stop lying to him. "Anyway Reggie, are you ready to go?" I asked. He yawned and nodded.
We walked quietly through the route while listening to the bird Pokemon talk to each other. We stopped walking once we saw a little grey bird fly by. I was in awe, for I only knew about Sinnoh Pokemon. I honestly didn't know that there was more types of Pokemon. "Hey Reggie, what do you think those birds are called?" I asked. He shook his head.
"They're called pidove." A female voice said. An adult with brown hair and a white lab coat approached me. She gave me a smile, but I decided not to say anything. "Let me introduce myself, I'm professor Juniper," she introduced.
"...I'm Silas, and this is my brother Reggie," I said. She seemed to smile brighter at my words.
"Are you not from around here?" she asked. I paused then shook my head.
"N-no I'm from Sinnoh," I said. Once she noticed that I wasn't going to say anymore she quickly changed the subject.
"Silas... right! Cheren told me about you and that boy... N I think," she said. ...Wait Cheren... isn't he that mean boy from yesterday? Then that must mean that this professor set him off to catch Pokemon. A small amount of anger pierced my heart.
"Yeah," I muttered. "I remember him," I spat. She let out a loud laugh.
"Cheren can come off as mean, but he really is a good kid," she said. I didn't believe her.
"I have something to ask you," she said. I tilted my head. Weren't we just talking about Cheren? "Can you bring this to my friend," she asked. She held out a small brown container.
...Do I take it? I don't know if I should decline or not, but that was only because I didn't know how to properly talk to another person. I slowly reached out and took the container from her hands.
"Thank you," she said. "I was on my way to do it now, but I have things to in the lab," she explained. "Her name is Fennel," she said. I gave a quick nod.
"Alright Mrs Juniper," I said quietly. She laughed.
"Professor is fine," she said. My father told me that I must treat people with respect, so it would make me uncomfortable not to call her Mrs. She said her goodbyes before leaving abruptly. I watched her and made sure she was out of sight before leaving as well.
"I don't trust her," I suddenly said.
"Kiss?" he asked. I looked at him and shook my head.
"I don't know Reggie, but she just... rubs me the wrong way," I admitted. He rolled his eyes.
"Togekiss," he laughed. I blushed in embarrassment.
In the distance I could see some tall buildings, so we headed over at a faster pace. Well... Striaton is hardly a city. It had a few tall buildings and a lot of people, but... it wasn't anything compared to the cities in Sinnoh. We walked into the middle of the city, but soon we came to a stop.
"She uh... didn't tell us where she lives," I said. Reggie gave me a blank look then groaned. I pulled the container close to my chest in worry. What if she gets angry? I shook the thoughts from my brain. "I shouldn't be thinking about that," I muttered. People were giving us strange looks, for I was walking around in circles. "How do we find her Reggie?" I squeaked.
"Find who?" a voice said. The sudden voice made me jump with fear. I swiftly turned around in panic, but I was greeted with a familiar sight. I instantly relaxed.
"Oh... it's only you Mister N," I sighed. I sat for a moment before remembering what N had asked. "Oh right!" I shouted making him flinch. Feeling guilty I apologized. "I met this girl on our way here; her name is... Juniper?" I said. With a nod to myself I held out the brown container to N. "She told me to bring it to someone named Fennel, but she didn't tell us where she lives," I explained. N nodded and took the container from my hands.
"Have you looked inside?" he asked. I shook my head.
"I didn't know if I was allowed," I said. N gave me a look before twisting the container open. The look on his face made me take a step back in fear. He had the same look on his face as my father, and my father was always angry.
N held up a smaller glass container with this purple powder and a pokeball inside. "Do you know what this is?" he asked. I started to tremble slightly, and I shook my head no. N plucked the pokeball from the container then held the container closer to my face. "That is dream mist," he said. "It comes from a Pokemon called munna," he explained. He gave the pokeball a long look. "And this pokeball must be the munna it came from," he spat.
"Togekiss!" Reggie yelled. "Togekiss Toge," he said. I looked at Reggie wondering what he said. N who was looking at Reggie gave me an apologetic look.
"Sorry for scaring you," he said, but it sounded a little forced. "She was using munna as a slave for dream mist. I am no stranger to Fennel's work, and I bet that she was going to use munna as a slave too," he explained. I gasped. Guilt washed over me swiftly, for I almost made a huge mistake. I could feel tears in the corner of my eyes.
"I-I'm sorry," I whispered. I'm... horrible. I felt Reggie rub against my side.
"Kiss," he said. It wasn't helping. I felt a hesitant hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see N looking down on me with a strange face.
"You... didn't know," he said. His grip on my shoulder tightened. "Come with me," he ordered. N roughly grabbed my wrist and dragged me to a strange place. Taking the pokeball he smashed it releasing the munna from it's prison. The little pink Pokemon looked around in confusion before it's eyes landed on us. "You are free my friend," N stated. The munna looked sad, but she floated away silently.
N turned to me and gave me a small glare. "Next time look in the box," he snapped. I flinched at his harsh tone. A single tear rolled down my face, but it wasn't because N yelled at me it was because of the mistake I had almost made. That poor munna almost became a slave because of me... I... I am truly a monster. Does this mean that I... that I'm like my father?
I completely forgot to put Reggie's information down, but I'll do it from now on.
Reggie
species Togekiss
moves
Fire blast
Sky attack
Psychic
Dazzling gleam