"Who are you?" KK asked.
"Pika," Beauti jumped down and her cheeks started sparking.
"It's ok, Beauti," said KK.
"Do you need a place to stay for the night?" the woman asked.
"That would be very kind of you," KK said.
The woman smiled and said, "Come on, let's go to my house before we all catch a cold."
KK and Beauti followed the woman to her house. It was small, just big enough for a few people to live in. The woman got some blankets and towels for the wet twosome. They sat down on the couch covered in blankets, many were unnecessary. She sat down in a chair across from the two of them.
"Thank you, ma'am," said KK.
"Pikachu," Beauti said smiling.
"Uh oh!" KK said, "We didn't introduce ourselves yet, Beauti!"
"Pika! Pikachu pi," said Beauti.
"My name is KK, and this is my Pikachu, Beauti," KK said.
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Delia Ketchum," the woman said.
"It's nice to meet you, too," KK said happily, "If you don't mind me asking, why were you out in the storm?"
"I was at Professor Oak's lab," Delia replied, "We saw the storm coming and I decided to come home."
"Where's Professor Oak's lab?" KK asked.
Delia looked at KK confused.
"Didn't you go there go get your first Pokémon?" she asked.
"No, ma'am," KK said shaking her head, "I'm from a place called Thunder Town…not too far from here. You see…Beauti is my only Pokémon. I just started on my journey today…and I'm not very good yet."
"What a coincidence," said Delia, "My son started on his journey today too…I just hope he didn't get caught in the storm…"
"You know," she continued, "He got Pikachu as his first Pokémon, too."
"Oh wow!" KK said, "I didn't know that was possible for someone outside of our town."
"Pika Pikachu chu pi," said Beauti.
"You see, he woke up too late to get Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur…and the only one left was Pikachu," said Delia, "His Pikachu didn't seem to like him very much when they left…shocking us all with thunderbolt…I hope they're both okay…"
Wow…sounds like that sucked…KK thought., But at least I'm not the only kid who started with a Pikachu…
"Are you two hungry? I could make you something to eat," Delia offered.
"Oh, you don't have to do that," said KK reluctantly.
KK and Beauti were extremely hungry. They worked up an appetite from the long trip to Pallet Town. Beauti's stomach growled and she blushed. After a few seconds of giggles, KK's stomach growled, too. The two of them laughed a bit.
"I know that sound," Delia said laughing, "I'll make you dinner."
Without another word, the kind woman got up and went to the kitchen. KK looked at Beauti and smiled.
"We did meet someone nice here in Pallet Town, Beauti," said KK.
"Pi Pikachu," Beauti said smiling.
"And I bet her son is going for the Pokémon League!" KK yelled.
"Pika?" said Beauti confused.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!" KK said, "Oopsie!"
"Pikachu…pi?"
"The Pokémon League," KK started, "is a competition. Pokémon Trainers battle their way to the top."
"Pika…Pika Pikachu," said Beauti.
"The catch is, you have to go to the 8 Pokémon Gyms and beat their Gym Leaders," KK continued, "Then you get a badge."
"Pika?!" Beauti asked with an excited tone.
"The badges are proof that you beat the gym leader. Without 8 of those, you can't get into the Pokémon League." KK finished.
"Pika, Pikachu chu Pi Pika," said Beauti.
"Hm…are you up for it?" KK asked her Pokémon.
"Pi Pikachu!" Beauti replied.
"It's settled then," said KK, "We go for the Pokémon League!"
"Pikachu," said Beauti happily.
After a minute of silence, KK turned on the TV and flipped through the channels. There wasn't much on, so she put it on the weather channel. KK is very lazy so at this point, she was laying down on the couch. Out of nowhere, she sat up with a surprised look.
"If her son's going for the Pokémon League…then we're going to be rivals!" KK said.
"Pika…?" Beauti said.
Her point…is? Beauti thought.
"That was really random…but…" KK started.
"Pi?" Beauti asked.
"I kinda wanted to meet him…and not be rivals," said KK, "Be friends."
"Pikachu…chu pi" said Beauti.
"Dinner's ready!" Delia said from the kitchen.
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KK and Beauti were amazed at all of the food Delia made for just 2 people. Apparently, she was used to making large meals. She even asked if it was enough food for them. By then, KK and Beauti were already eating. Delia smiled and went into the living room. After stuffing themselves, KK and Beauti joined her.
"I overheard you talking about the Pokémon League earlier," Delia said.
"You did?" KK asked.
"Yes, it was hard to not hear it," Delia replied.
"Oh…" said KK, "So is you're son going for the Pokémon League?"
"Yes he is," said Delia proudly, "I'm sure he's going to make it."
"You have a lot of confidence," KK commented.
"Well, he's always loved Pokémon," Delia said, "It wouldn't surprise me now if he already made friends with that Pikachu."
"Pi Pika," said Beauti.
"How well do you and Beauti get along?" Delia asked.
"I think we get along pretty good," said KK.
KK put her hand on Beauti's head and petted her. Beauti smiled and let her do it. She fell backwards happily. KK and Delia laughed which made Beauti blush.
"Pikachu pi pika," Beauti said happily.
"I think that Beauti agrees," KK stated.
"Well, you two can sleep wherever you want tonight," said Delia, "I'm going to go ahead and get ready for bed."
"Okay, and thank you again for letting us stay here," said KK.
"You're welcome."
With that, she left for her room. KK and Beauti looked for an interesting channel on TV, but still nothing was on. The lazy trainer and her Pikachu were now laying down. KK was almost asleep when the phone rang. She sat up and yelled, "CRACKERS!"
Beauti and KK got up off of the couch. The phone had been ringing for awhile. KK went to go get Delia but she got ran over. Beauti poked her trainer with her tail. KK got up and sat on the couch. She tried her best to not listen to the conversation…but it was hard to not listen in. The volume…was up pretty high.
"Hello, This is the Ketchum residence," Delia said.
"Hello, Mom?" a voice said.
KK's ear twitched and so did Beauti's. Did they just hear "Mom?"
"Hi honey, is everything okay?" Delia asked, "Where are you, Ash?"
Ash, huh? Cool name…KK thought.
"The Pokémon Center in Viridian City," her son, Ash, replied.
"You're already in Viridian City? It took your father 4 days to get there when he started Pokémon Training. Oh he'll be so proud. You're the apple of his eye."
"Yeah, a rotten apple."
"Oh, Ash, don't get discouraged. You're doing fine. You're growing up right before my eyes. Spreading your wings and soaring like a Spearow!"
"I feel more like a fallen Pidgey…"
"I won't let you talk about yourself that way! Be confident! You can do anything that you set your mind to. Do you understand?"
"…Yes"
"And are you changing your underwear every day?"
"Yes."
"Okay…Goodnight son. I love you."
"Me too, Mom. Bye."
Delia hung up and looked at KK and Beauti…who were resisting the urge to laugh. When they finally couldn't hold it back, they started laughing and fell off the couch. Delia smiled to herself and called someone else…Professor Oak! She told him that Ash was in Viridian City. Professor Oak said that he would call the Pokémon Center to talk to Ash.
When she was done on the phone, Delia said goodnight to KK and Beauti again. They said goodnight also and got back on the couch. KK turned the TV off and let Beauti lay down on her.
"Well, now I know my rival's name…" she said.
"Pikachu?" Beauti questioned.
"Ash Ketchum…and his Pikachu…" KK said, "My first rivals!"
After a fantasy of a Pokémon Battle, KK and Beauti drifted off to dreamland.
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The Longest Chapter Yet. Haha. Ash and his mom...you should have known I couldn't leave him out.