Disclaimer: I own nothing here save Wolfram. And this is the second part to his adeventures. I haven't been able to upload his start in the Hoenn region. I'll inform you guys when I do. Please R & R.

Pokémon: Story of Wolfram A Crimson Sunset in Cherrygrove

Wolfram stood outside the town limits of New Bark. A dirt road twisted and was surrounded by tall grass and trees. He shifted his bag on his shoulder and pulled a pokéball from his jacket. Wolfram clicked the button and it shot open, a white light pouring from it onto the ground before Wolfram.

A Totodile stood there, looking up at his new master. Wolfram looked back. The two stood there for a while, staring at each other.

"So, Totodile… do you feel like training?" Wolfram asked. Totodile opened his mouth wide and yelled his name several times while nodding.

"Good." Wolfram took out his pokédex and flipped it open. "But first…"

A picture of Totodile came up. A computerized voice spoke.

Totodile. The Big Jaw Pokémon. Its powerful, well-developed jaws are capable of crushing anything. Even its trainer must be careful.

Wolfram closed the pokédex and put it in his jacket. "Let's see just how strong you really are."

He walked off the path, Totodile close behind. The grass came to rest just above Wolfram's knees. Totodile's eyes barely came above the grass. After walking for some time, the two came across a rustling sound. Wolfram watched as a Sentret popped out from the grass.

The Sentret looked around, and then saw Wolfram and Totodile.

"Okay, what can you do?" Totodile held up a claw. "Scratch?" Nod. "Good." The Sentret rushed them. "Totodile, Scratch."

Totodile ran forward and scratched at the Sentret, who yelped and recoiled. The Sentret shot up and Tail Whipped Totodile. Totodile stumbled backwards and shook his head.

"Totodile, Scratch again." Totodile ran forward and scratched at Sentret multiple times.

The Sentret fell back. It had fainted. Totodile cheered for himself. Wolfram bent down and patted Totodile on the head.

"Good job. Come on, let's keep going." So the two continued on down the path. They passed by a few people who were training small Pokémon. Two trainers challenged Wolfram and lost, giving Totodile a high sense of accomplishment and giving Wolfram some cash as a prize. Wolfram and Totodile also came across and defeated several wild Pokémon. All the battling held teach Totodile Water Gun.

They were halfway to Cherrygrove when they heard shouting from up ahead. It was Ethan and his Chikorita. The two were battling a trainer with a Pidgey. Chikorita kept trying to tackle the Pidgey, but failed as the bird flew out of reach. Ethan grew angry.

Wolfram and Totodile walked up next to Ethan.

"Having trouble?"

Ethan jumped. "Ah! Oh. Wolfram. Yeah. A little. Tackle again, Chikorita!" The grass Pokémon obeyed and tackled the Pidgey, finally knocking it from the air. Chikorita smiled and whipped the leaf on its head back and forth.

"Looks like your Chikorita learned a new attack."

"Did you?" Ethan asked his Pokémon. Chikorita nodded. "Awesome! Show me your new attack!"

Chikorita flung several smaller leaves from its head leaf. The spinning leaves collided with Pidgey. The Pidgey fell over, defeated.

"Alright! You learned Razor Leaf!" Ethan cheered. He knelt down to Wolfram's Totodile. "And did you learn any new moves?"

Totodile looked up at Wolfram, who nodded slightly. Totodile swelled its cheeks and shot a Water Gun into Ethan's face. Ethan looked up at Wolfram, his head and shoulders sapping wet. Wolfram couldn't help but smirk at the boy.

"So where are you heading, Ethan? Cherrygrove City?" Wolfram asked as Ethan stood up.

"Yep. Are you going there, too?" Ethan took his hat off, wringing the water out of it. Wolfram nodded. Ethan picked up Chikorita. "Since we're both heading to the same place, would you, um, be against traveling together?" Another blush crawled across Ethan's cheeks as he asked the question.

"Sure," Wolfram replied.

So Ethan walked next to Wolfram, their Pokémon followed close behind. The sun's edge had touched the treetops, casting huge shadows over the path. The sky had begun to get dark. Wolfram glanced back at the two Pokémon. They seemed to be enjoying each other's company.

So, Ethan. When did you leave for Cherrygrove?"

"I left really early this morning. I wanted Chikorita to gain as much experience as possible."

"Well, it seems that your hard work paid off," Wolfram complimented. He could see the lights of Cherrygrove City in the distance.

"Thank you, Wolfram." Ethan smiled lightly.

They continued down the path, Ethan inquiring about the Hoenn region. Wolfram told him about all the different locations in Hoenn, including Mt. Chimney, Sootopolis City, and the Lavaridge Hot Springs. Ethan took heavy interest in the hot springs.

"Yeah," Wolfram continued, "the hot springs are very relaxing, and have healing qualities, too."

"Wow. That must help after gym battles." Ethan looked up at the dark blue sky. Wolfram nodded in response to the statement.

The butterscotch-colored sun was hidden by the silhouette of Cherrygrove. The shadows of the trainers and Pokémon were elongated behind them. Out of the corner of his eye, Wolfram could see that Ethan kept looking over at him, a blush hitting his cheeks.

"So do you plan on doing the Johto League Challenge?" Wolfram asked.

"Yeah. It's probably the best way to train my Pokémon," Ethan replied, looking back at his Chikorita and smiling. "Are you going to?"

"It's the reason I came over here. I've already completed the Hoenn League Challenge, so why not try others?"

"Okay. I get that," Ethan laughed. Wolfram smirked.

They neared Cherrygrove City, lamps on the city's edge glowing brightly. Ethan stretched his arms above his head.

"Finally! It's been such a long day," Ethan yawned. "Me and Chikorita need some rest." He looked at his pokégear and viewed the town map application. "Awesome. There's a Pokémon Center right up here."

The two walked into the city, Ethan holding Chikorita. Wolfram had his Totodile standing next to him. He looked out and saw the sun half-covered by the ocean. The city wasn't large, but it was definitely larger than New Bark Town.

"You two!" Someone yelled behind Wolfram and Ethan.

They turned around. A young man was walking up to them. He had red hair and a purple-black shirt. He wore a sharp scowl on his face. A Cyndaquil trotted beside him, the flames on its back lighting the area around them. He stood several feet away from the two.

"Aren't you two the one's who got Pokémon from Elm the other day?" He asked, crossing his arms.

"And why is it your business?" Wolfram replied.

"It's simple. I'm Silver and I'm going to become the greatest Pokémon trainer. And a good place to start is with you two." His Cyndaquil jumped out in front of him, flames roaring.

"So who do I battle first?" Silver asked.

"I guess I'll go," Wolfram replied, stepping forward with his Totodile.

"It'll be good practice to beat a water-type. Cyndaquil, Tackle!" Cyndaquil ran forward at Totodile.

"Totodile, dodge it," Wolfram ordered.

Totodile obeyed, side-stepping Cyndaquil's attack. Cyndaquil turned and rushed Totodile again. Totodile swung around and tail-whipped Cyndaquil, countering the Tackle. Cyndaquil skidded back. The flames on its back got taller as it grew agitated.

"Tackle again!" Silver commanded.

Cyndaquil ran at Totodile.

"Totodile, Scratch."

Totodile raised a claw and brought it down on Cyndaquil's head. The connection of the two attacks caused the Pokémon to be blown back. Cyndaquil regained its footing before Totodile did.

"Cyndaquil, Smokescreen!" Silver yelled.

The fire Pokémon raised its head and blew heavy, black smog into the area. Soon, neither Pokémon could be seen. Totodile's worried call could be heard.

"Totodile, don't look for Cyndaquil," Wolfram stated. It earned a questioning call as a response. "Listen for its flame, and then shoot a Water Gun in that direction."

It grew quiet. The silence stayed for several seconds. It felt like a couple minutes passed until a sound was heard. The sound of water. Then Cyndaquil came barreling out of the fog, a stream of water pushing it away. Cyndaquil rolled on, near Silver. It lay on its side, weekly calling its name.

As the smokescreen began to dissipate, Totodile stepped out, rushing to Wolfram's side.

Silver stood there, fists clenched. He pulled a pokéball from his belt and made Cyndaquil return to it.

"Damn it," he muttered as he walked off into the city.

Ethan wandered next to Wolfram, stunned by the battle.

"So where was that Pokémon Center?" Wolfram asked.

The two continued on their way to the Pokémon Center, which had bright lights around it to signal its presence. They walked in, the doors sliding open for the two trainers.

Wolfram approached the counter first. The woman with pink hair behind the counter smiled.

"Hello. Welcome to the Cherrygrove Pokémon Center. I'm Nurse Joy. How may I help you?"

"Could you take our Pokémon and heal them?" Ethan asked, holding up his Chikorita.

"Absolutely. Just hand me your Pokémon and they'll be healed in a couple of hours."

So Ethan and Wolfram handed Nurse Joy their Pokémon. Then they went to the large couches that sat in the lobby. Wolfram sat on one while Ethan went to the video-phones to call his mother.

Wolfram looked out the large windows of the Pokémon Center at the setting sun. Only a sliver was left over the horizon of the ocean. It visibly dipped down, until it went under. There was still the line of blue on the horizon as stars began to show in the now night sky.

He leaned back into the soft couch and relaxed. Ethan walked over and plunked down next to Wolfram.

"Damn. What a day," Ethan said aloud, looking up at the ceiling.

"I will say, it was rather fun to battle that Silver trainer."

"God, that battle was awesome!"

"Thanks." Wolfram grinned.

They sat in silence for a while. Ethan was on his pokeédex, looking up all the data he could on Chikorita. Wolfram sat with his arms and head on the back of the couch. His eyes were closed. His fingers lightly drummed against the couch.

Only three other trainers were in the Pokémon Center. They were probably there from earlier in the day, because right before the time reached ten o'clock, the trainers got their Pokémon from Nurse Joy and left.

"So how old are you, Wolfram?" Ethan asked, turning his head to look at the trainer.

"I'm seventeen."

"Seventeen. Cool. I'm fifteen, myself."

'Knew it,' Wolfram thought to himself.

The only sounds in the center were from Nurse Joy and her Chansey. Ethan talked about his interest in strong Pokémon. How ever since he was small, he had wanted to catch a legendary Pokémon.

"Stories of the legendary Pokémon have been told around Johto," Ethan explained. "Most of the stories are about the Legendary Dogs."

"Legendary Dogs?"

"Yeah. There are three. Suicune, the Aurora. Entei, the Volcano. And Raikou, the Thunder. They're suppose to travel around Johto, bringing their elements with them. If they're real, I'm gonna catch at least one of them. But the one I want more than anything is Entei."

The two trainers sat for a while, Ethan looking at his Town Map application while Wolfram ran his fingers over the long teeth in his necklace. He had remembered when Steven had given him the artifact, saying the teeth were believed to have come from an old and powerful Pokémon.

He'd been thinking about Steven and the Pokémon for a long time before feeling a weight on his shoulder. He looked over to find Ethan with his head on Wolfram's shoulder.

Wolfram could understand why the boy was asleep, since it was two in the morning. So Wolfram gently picked Ethan's head up and lifted himself from the couch, laying Ethan down.

Wolfram moved over and ssat back down. He closed his eyes and rested, getting only a few hours of sleep with thoughts about his old Pokémon.