My Pokémon Adventures (in Unova)

Chapter 3- A New Friend! (Or Enemy?)

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon. Pokémon belongs to the Pokémon Company, Game Freak and Nintendo. However, I will be borrowing characters and possibly altering behavioral styles.


POV- ?

These strange two-legged humans (at least, that's what my parents had called them) dragged me away from my parents. They appeared to be sleeping, but I knew they weren't. They were gone. Forever. When They came, They did something to my parents as they tried to protect me. In a flash of light, they fell, never to rise again. I cried, yet the humans still took me. I didn't know They could be so cruel! I kicked and scratched, but I got a few scratches of my own. Then, They punched me and I cried out in pain. Before I blacked out, I hoped I could get away from Them somehow.

POV- Isaac

"Whu-?" I yelled as I woke from a fitful dream. Snivy got up too and looked at me worryingly. Then, after a few awkward seconds, I heard a cry of pain. I got out of the tent and gazed towards the source.

Snivy told me, "We should check it out. Maybe we could help them." I nodded, and we ran into the trees. After a few minutes, we reached a clearing with two people, a boy and girl. They looked around twenty-five. The boy had what appeared to be a gun at his waist, and held a Pokémon in his arms. I registered it in my PokéDex as they turned around. 'Whoa, a Shinx! That's rare in Unova!' I thought.

"Hey, a Snivy! I'll be willing to take it off your hands, without any trouble." The girl suggested.

"How about, no. You can let the Shinx go though." I replied. I glanced around and saw two Luxray on the ground (as I later learned, through PokéDex search). They didn't seem to be on this planet anymore. That made my blood boil, but I tried not to show it. 'They took down two Pokémon for a smaller one? I don't think so.'

"Hey, you're kind of brave, sticking up for the thing. A battle decides what we do." She held up a Pokéball, emphasizing her point.

"Bring it on!" Snivy challenged, even though she knew the poacher couldn't understand her. Snivy jumped in front of me as the poacher threw a Pokéball out. A Drilbur appeared, which I registered in my PokéDex.

"One hit! Use Drill Run!" The poacher ordered. The Drilbur formed a drill shape and spun at a high speed, straight for Snivy.

"Jump, and use Leaf Blade!" I told her. She jumped as her tail glowed green, and brought it down on the Drilbur. It was knocked over, and Snivy must have hit a critical spot because it was KO'd.

"Huh? Argh! How'd I lose? Bill, your turn. You do this." The girl returned her Drilbur and grabbed the Shinx from Bill as he walked up.

"Pawniard, go!" Bill said. I registered it too in my PokéDex. When I looked at it, I saw blades covering its body. I realized that Snivy could become seriously injured in the fight.

"Snivy, are you sure you want to fight? You could get hurt badly!" I asked.

"Yes, I have to help the Shinx. Your concern is appreciated, though." She explained.

"Okay, but be careful with its blades," I warned.

"Slash now!" Bill ordered. Pawniard charged Snivy and slashed its blades at her. Snivy evaded most, but accumulated scratches and cuts from what did hit her.

"Leaf Blade on its back!" I called. Snivy somersaulted over it and smacked her glowing tail into the Pawniard's back. The Pawniard collapsed on one knee, but got back up.

Bill smirked, "You can't win against me. Slash once more."

As it came towards Snivy, I told her, "Use the trees to dodge!" She jumped into the trees, leaping from one branch to the next to avoid the Slash attack. 'Huh, we'll have to use the special move after all.' I thought. "Snivy! Magical Leaf on the Pawniard's back!" I exclaimed.

She learned the move yesterday during our training, but had used up a lot of energy from forming them out of nothing. I suggested using the leaves from the trees, as that would not cost as much energy. I'm not sure how she learned it, either. As I learned from my PokéDex, Snivy cannot learn Magical Leaf normally.

Snivy started to glow a little as leaves fell from the trees. Then, the leaves started to glow and sped towards the Pawniard. It didn't notice them until they hit it in the back. It landed headfirst into the ground, getting stuck by the blade on its head.

"Hmm…" Bill said.

I used this as an opening: "Quick, Leaf Blade!" Snivy's tail glowed green when she jumped from the tree. She spun in the air to create momentum, and slammed her tail on the Pawniard's back. Fortunately, it looked pained from the hit. Unfortunately, it used the hit to loose itself from the ground.

"Slash, Pawniard!" The Pawniard charged Snivy once again.

"Dodge them Snivy! When you see an opening, use Magical Leaf, full power!" I called. She evaded most of the Slash attack, but, yet again, not all. She was getting slower, but thankfully the Pawniard was too. Its attacks were weaker also. Then, Pawniard hesitated to catch its breath. Snivy loosed another Magical Leaf wave and hurled them at it. Pawniard turned to get a face-full of the leaves, and got knocked out.

"Pawniard, return." Bill recalled it. "You're strong for a starting Trainer. Take the Shinx. Next time, we will be the winners instead. We'll also take that Snivy from you, and you'll feel our wrath!" The girl gaped at him, then dropped the Shinx. She threw down a smoke bomb, and when the smoke cleared, they weren't there anymore.

"Snivy!" I cried and ran over to her. She looked worse than I thought.

"I'm fine...OW!" She collapsed and I caught her. I pulled two potions out of my bag and used one on her cuts. She winced a lot while I did this, so I grabbed an Oran berry out of the bag an handed it to her.

"Eat this while I work on the Shinx." I commanded. I walked over to it with the other potion and sprayed its wounds. There were more scratches and cuts on it than Snivy. While its cuts closed up, I looked at my Xtransceiver: the time read noon. I picked up the Shinx and Snivy as I stalked back to the tent. "After I pack up camp, we need to head to the next town." I pulled out my PokéDex and studied the map. "Accumula Town is the only town on this Route. First stop is the Pokémon Center, then we can train some more." I planned when we reached the tent. I put down Snivy and the Shinx to pack.

After I finished, I picked up the Shinx, and Snivy climbed onto my shoulder. "I'm going to sleep if you need me. That Pawniard tired me out." Snivy stated. She curled around my neck and fell asleep. I continued down Route 1 with no Trainers bothering me. There were youngsters, who gave me odd looks (what with a Snivy curled around my neck and a Shinx in my arms), but otherwise left me to my business.

Accumula Town was just as small as my PokéDex had depicted: its size was about one square mile. There were many stores, with apartment buildings scattered about. The Pokémon Center was in the middle, which made it not too hard to locate. I strolled in to be greeted by a Nurse. "Welcome to the Pokémon Center, how may I help you?" Whom I knew to be Nurse Joy asked. Snivy woke up, stretched and yawned. She jumped onto the counter as I placed Shinx there too.

"I need you to make sure Snivy's alright, and help this Shinx." I explained. "I would also like a room to stay in."

"Okay, Audino bring these two to the back." A Pokémon came out from behind the counter with a stretcher and placed the Shinx on it, while Snivy sat on it. The Audino (already registered in my PokéDex) took them to a back room as the Nurse handed me a key. "Here, In will call you when your Pokémon are ready."

"Thanks." I said. I took the key, and headed to my room where I was staying.

After I took a nice shower, Nurse Joy called the PokéCenter phone in my room. She said that we needed to talk. I came up to the front desk, and the Nurse gave me an accusing look. "If you did that to the Shinx, you shouldn't be a Trainer. "

"What? I didn't do anything to the Shinx. Honestly. I just started out. On Route 1, I saw the Shinx wounded in the trees. So I used a potion on it and took it here. " I stated. I didn't tell her the whole truth because if I did, I would end up being questioned by her and Officer Jenny (I watched enough crime shows on TV to know this).

She studied my expression, then sighed. "You're being truthful. That's good. However, now we must find out who did do this. Anyway, the Shinx has many internal injuries. It'll have to stay overnight."

"That's fine by me. It's not mine after all." I agreed.

"There's a problem, I have to ask you to take it. Shinx are very rare in Unova, as you should know. That means many people and Trainers will want it, to either sell off for money, or to brag. Neither of those options are good. You seem like a nice Trainer, based on how your Snivy looks around you: calm, confident, and safer."

I said, "Wow, and we just started our journey, too. She already trusts me that much?"

Nurse Joy nodded. "Snivy make excellent partners, due to their speed and intelligence. They know when they are with the right Trainer. Your Snivy seems to trust you with her life. That is a high honor: it shows how good you are as a Trainer, despite being with you so short of a time." She turned around. "Audino, bring Snivy out."

The Feeling Pokémon brought her out on a stretcher. She had no trace of any wounds on her. "Hey Snivy." I greeted her.

"Hey." She said as she climbed onto my shoulder.

"So, will you take the Shinx with you?" Nurse Joy asked me. I thought about it, and decided two was better than one.

"Sure, 'three's a crowd' as my dad used to say." I recited. I thought in my head, 'If I can't befriend it, what will I do then? Those poachers probably left a thought in the Shinx's head: humans are evil. That could be a issue when trying to gain its trust.'

Nurse Joy looked relieved, nonetheless. "Okay, I'll call you in the morning to come get it."

I nodded, then turned to go back to my room. I landed on the bed, and sighed. "What a day. I'm so tired. Ahh." I yawned.

"Today was easy enough. Our future will be tougher, what with Gym Battles, Trainers, your Friend and Rival challenging you at random times throughout your journey." Snivy elaborated. I stared at her, wondering if she was mocking me or something, then decided better of it.

"Goodnight Snivy." I yawned again as I turned out the light.

Snivy curled up on the pillow. "Goodnight Isaac." We fell into a nice, comforting sleep.

I woke up, yawning yet again. Sitting on the edge of the bed, I replayed yesterday in my head. I turned around to see Snivy stretching on the pillow. "Morning. Sleep well?" I asked. She nodded, and sat up. Then, our stomachs rumbled in unison. "Uhh, looks like were both hungry." I glanced at my Xtransceiver. "It's already eight. I'll go get some pancakes." I said, leaving the room.

I got to the Cafeteria and ordered two stacks of pancakes. When I got back into the room, I gave Snivy her plate and we filled our stomachs with the food. After we finished, I turned on the TV to watch some news. At about nine-fifteen, the phone rang.

Nurse Joy sounded urgent. "Come to the front desk quickly! The Shinx you brought in is missing!" Snivy and I exchanged glances, then she got onto my shoulder. I grabbed my bag, PokéDex, and the key to the room as I ran out the door, sprinting to the front desk.


A/N: Isaac can sleep with the headpiece on, as it is a small ear bud-like device. Yes, it is extremely hard to break. Another thing: it can only be used when the PokéDex is within range. My PokéDex has apps on it, and will be upgraded to hold more apps. The first app is the Town Map (Why is it called the Town Map anyways? It should be called the Regional Map.). The second is introduced in Chapter 4, the PC Phone app. This one can call the Pokémon Center you are closest to (or select a Pokémon Center from the list to call). This is important because Isaac might need to find a Pokémon Center fast, and needs a fast route to it. He didn't have it until he got to the Accumula Town PokéCenter (I left out that part. It was boring anyway, as she was explaining the app's usage.) The PokéDex can either run using battery power, solar power, or charging it at Pokémon Centers.

Now, time for my annoyingly-obscure-questions-that-I-could-answer-in-the-next-Chapter-or-not! Where did the Shinx go? Why did it leave? Will Isaac catch it or not? WHAT WAS THAT RED STREAK IN THE SKY BACK IN CHAPTER 1? WHAT DID I HAVE FOR DINNER FIVE NIGHTS AGO? *I pause to catch my breath* Find out some more stuff in Chapter 4- A New Friend!(Or Enemy?)Part 2! Remember to Read & Review!