Hello everyone! Dirunner here with a new and still short chapter. I didn't have a lot of time to write a huge chapter but the next will be longer I promise! And I'm still looking for a beta reader to go over everything so message me here if you want the job! Hope you guys enjoy! I do not own
Pokemon or Jojo's Bizarre Adventure or anything affiliated with either franchises.
Josuke realized that as he was introducing himself, that he was in mid-pose. He always had a flair for being goofy and sometimes it came at the most inopportune moments. Josuke mentally facepalmed as he quickly sat back down into his chair. After a few quiet moments of everyone taking sips of their coffee, Hala cleared his throat. "So Josuke. Have you ever had a Pokemon?" Josuke frowned at the question. "Can't say that I've had one." This was true. It wasn't that he didn't consider getting a Pokemon. It was just that he had an incident with a Squirtle when he was a kid and he wasn't totally ready to tell complete strangers about that embarrassing story.
Hala, mildly surprised, said "Well would you like your very own Pokemon?" Josuke's eyes widened in shock while he mother Tomoko choked on her coffee. With the hints
of a smile starting to spread on his face, Josuke asked, "Wait are you serious?" Hala nodded stiffly. Josuke's face spread out into a huge grin. It had been awhile since he had such amazing news. But Professor Kukuki was about to throw a wrench in his plans. "But in giving you a Pokemon, we need your assistance with something." Josuke tilted his head in curiosity. "Well whatever it is, I'll do it." Hala and Kukuki looked at each other somewhat shocked. They didn't even tell this young man what he would be doing. It could've been the most dangerous thing that this teen would have done in his life and he accepted it out right, as if it was just delivering a package down the road.
Kukuki, still unsure of Josuke's acceptance, asked him, "Are you sure? We didn't even tell you the details of what's been happening." Josuke shrugged. "Well it would be the right thing to do, right? I mean, it's literally my first day here and I want to make a good impression on everyone." Tomoko flashed a small smile. Even though her son looked like a deliquent that would beat anyone up who looked at him funny, she knew that he had a good heart. With everything that's happened in the past month for the Higashikata family, it was good to see Josuke trying to adapt.
Hala was the first one to stand up and heads towards the door. "Come on then, we don't have a lot of time to waste. We'll explain what you'll be doing when we heads towards Iki Town." As he thanked Josuke's mother for her hospitality, Josuke himself saw something strange. Kukuki was standing up as well with a freshly poured cup of coffee and downed the entire thing in a couple seconds. Normally this wouldn't be weird but the drink was still scalding hot. Josuke didn't know if he should be impressed or worried at the professor's toughness. Following the two older men, Josuke was heading towards the door but not before being stopped by his mother.
She gave him a smile and a loving punch to the shoulder. "Be careful, okay?" she asked her tall pompadoured son. Josuke gave a small nervous laugh. "I'll do my best to stay out of trouble. You know me." As he said that, he walked out the door to join the professor. With a sigh, Tomoko started to clear out the coffee cups from the table. As she put the last cup in the sink, she noticed the only picture that Josuke had pulled out from the moving boxes. It was a picture of her, her father Ryohei wearing his police uniform and Josuke wearing a plain white shirt with black pants. It was after her father brought home Meowth from the raid on Team Rocket. Her and her father were giving the camera a thumbs up while Josuke looked off to the side in a pissed off manner with his hands in his pockets. She picked the picture up to dust it off when a couple of tear drops landed on the frame. Tomoko tried to her best to look strong to Josuke and did her best not to break. She took a couple breaths to recompose herself and continue on with her day. She turned to see the huge pile of boxes looming over her. She gritted her teeth and clenched her fist. Come hell or high water, Josuke better help unpack!
As the small group of the Island Kahuna, Pokemon Professor and the foreigner continued up the hill towards Iki town, Kukuki took notice of Josuke's attire. Sure the weather was very pleasant and wasn't too hot out, what Josuke was wearing made him stick out a bit. He was wearing a variation of a school uniform except the uniforms Kukuki was familiar with weren't as... excessive. Josuke's jacket was halfway unbuttoned revealing a pale yellow shirt. The jacket was pinned up by two golden emblems. On the left side was a golden peace sign and on his collar was a small row of hearts. On the right side of his jacket was a small anchor on his collar and a heart on his jacket. Two small golden bands were on his wrists. Kukuki let out a small laugh. Kanto fashion must have changed since the last time he was there. Josuke raised his eyebrow slightly. "Something funny Professor?" Kukuki shook his head. "No I was just remembering my time in Kanto."
Hala let out a hefty sigh before he could continue. "Finally we have arrived. Welcome to Iki Town, Josuke." He waved his hand over the village, trying to convey that it was more grand and majestic than it had appeared. Josuke looked around the view. The village contained a few small houses that were spread out from each other. The town was divided by the winding trail that went through it. In the center was a large platform with steps leading up to it. Trying his best not to seem unimpressed, Josuke did his best to look enthusiastic. He had certainly seen bigger towns when he was in his home region.
Continuing to follow Kukuki and Hala, Josuke realized they were headed towards the center of the town. The village was strangely quiet for an odd reason. Nothing could be heard expect the wind blowing through the trees and the far off crash of waves against rock. As everyone made it to the center of town, Hala was pulling out three Pokeballs from his waist. Before Josuke could ask a question Hala proclaimed, "Come, my Pokemon! Let's have a look at you!"
The bright light of the released Pokemon blinded Josuke temporarily. When his sight came back, he couldn't believe his eyes! Three different Pokemon he had never seen before. The first one he could see was a small green owl wearing what looked like to be a bowtie. It rotated its head cutely before excitedly walking around in a circle. Hala pointed out, "First is the Grass-type Pokemon, Rowlett." Josuke did his best to try and hide his excitement underneath a cool exterior. Unfortunately he failed. He looked over to the second spot to see a small black cat with odd red markings covering its body. "This little one here is the Fire-type Litten." Hala continued. Josuke crouched lower to get a better look of Litten. At first it seemed uninterested with Josuke's presence but then it noticed his odd hairstyle. Playfully, the Fire-type tapped on the front of the pompadour with its paw. Josuke flinched back a bit, not expecting that move from a Pokemon, and promptly fell backwards on the ground. Litten let out what could've been called a snicker as it started to clean its whiskers. Hala let out a hearty chuckle too as he helped Josuke off the ground. "Well child, I didn't expect Litten to do that to anyone. Usually it acts standoffish and cool." Josuke appreciated Hala's effort and thanked him. Then his gaze drifted towards a blue seal. The Pokemon clapped happily as it finally got noticed. "And last but not least is the Water-type Popplio." Josuke would have thought that it was cute, if not for the fact that it reminded him of a clown. Not that he was scared of them or anything! It was just that it just seemed too goofy, even for him.
Hala turned to Josuke and asked him, "So Josuke, which Pokemon will you pick as your partner?" Josuke, a bit confused, asked the kahuna "Wait what about me helping you guys with whatever?" Hala raised a hand to silence Josuke. "All in good time child. But first who will be your partner?" Josuke gave the old man a dirty look, not liking being called a child. But as his gaze turned towards the Pokemon, he looked immediately at Litten. Bright blue eyes met dull yellow eyes. Josuke didn't know it, but he felt something towards Litten. Like a familiar kinship. But it was a bit bizarre since this was the first time he had met the Pokemon. Without even thinking Josuke said aloud, "Litten. I choose Litten." Litten looked up at Josuke when he said that. Unsure of this pompadoured teen, it continued to clean its whiskers to show that it didn't really care one way or another about him. Hala spoke up and said, "Only when you both have chosen each other can you truly call yourselves partners." Hala recalled the other two Pokemon, leaving Litten sitting there.
Josuke taking the hint, walked onto the platform to meet Litten. Litten looked at Josuke while he looked back at Litten. Hala told Josuke, "Now let us see if little Litten will choose you as his partner!" Josuke suddenly started to get worried. What if Litten choose him? Would that mean he isn't meant to be a trainer? The tension started to rise as Josuke crouched lower to Litten. Their gazes met as Josuke crouched there silently. For what seemed like forever, Litten walked closer to Josuke and started rubbing its back against Josuke's hand. Excitedly, Josuke picked up Litten and raised him up. "Nice to meet you Litten! I'm Josuke Higashikata. Looks like we're gonna be partners huh?" Litten meowed back at Josuke. Maybe this guy won't be so bad it thought to itself.
TO BE CONTINUED...
