Chapter Number Three right here. Don't forget, Ocs go into the special topic on my forums. Now, other than that, enjoy.
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Chapter 3
Lyra opened the Poké Ball in front of her, and a white burst of light came out. The light condensed and formed into Chikorita, and it looked around, expecting Prof. Elm. When it saw Lyra, it tilted its head in confusion. "Chika?" it asked.
"Hi Chikorita, how are you?" Lyra asked it. When the Pokémon continued to stare, Lyra sighed. "My name's Lyra, and this is Marill." Lyra pointed to the blue Pokémon hanging off her arm and Marill waved. "Prof. Elm asked me to go somewhere, and he wanted you to go along with me; doesn't that sound like fun?" Chikorita smiled widely and nodded. Lyra and Marill were at the edge of New Bark Town when she got the idea to let her Chikorita walk with them as well. Lyra took out her PokéGear and clicked on the Map Application using the touch screen. "Good thing Prof. Elm gave me the coordinates to Mr. Pokémon's house, otherwise, we probably would have gotten lost." Chikorita looked at Lyra nervously, then started talking to Marill. Marill giggled and nodded, then started talking back. Marill then jumped down off Lyra's arm and the two started talking with each other.
"Talk about feeling left out," Lyra mumbled, and they started walking forward, entering Route 29. This Route was a large, open field where Lyra, Ethan, and all of their other friends used to play at when they were younger. They used to play with some of the wild Pokémon here all the time, so Lyra knew how to get to Cherrygrove City in a heartbeat.
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After a while, Lyra stopped in the middle of the field and sat down on the grass to rest. She sat down on a rock that was jutting out of the ground and suddenly her stomach started to grumble. "Man, I should have ate this morning," Lyra said to herself, and opened up her bag to try and find something to eat. Suddenly, her head darted up when she realized that someone was missing. Chikorita walked up and looked at Lyra worriedly. "Chikorita, where's Marill?" Chikorita sadly shook its head and Lyra immediately stood up. "Oh! Darn it, Marill, you need to stop wandering off! Okay, well, we'll have to search for her; she couldn't have gotten too far. Where did you last see Marill, Chikorita?" Chikorita nodded its head and it ran off in the other direction, where they came from. Lyra hurriedly ran after Chikorita, worried about her poor Marill.
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Finally, after running for a little while, Chikorita stopped and pointed the large leaf on its head forward. Lyra stopped in front of Chikorita and put her hands on her knees, breathing heavily. "This... is where you last... saw Marill?" Lyra asked the Leaf Pokémon. Chikorita nodded. Suddenly, the bushes next to them began to shake and Marill came trotting out, looking scared. "Marill!" it exclaimed, and ran up to Lyra, jumping into her arms. "Thank god, Marill; I thought I lost you! Don't you dare wander off like that again, okay? There are Trainers around here who would probably try to catch you if you're not with me!" Then, as if on cue, a Poké Ball soared through the air past Lyra and Marill and hit Chikorita in the head. The Poké Ball opened up and Chikorita started to glow red, but then the glow faded and the Poké Ball fell to the ground. Lyra gasped and turned around to face the one who had thrown the Poké Ball.
"Hey, it didn't work!" the girl complained. Immediately, Lyra was taken by the girl's beauty. She was very pretty, and looked to be about nineteen years old. She had her blonde hair tied into a ponytail by a large pink bow, and she wore a white shirt that showed a little of her stomach. She also had on purple caprices and wore light pink flip flops, and on her right shoulder was a purple purse with white polka dots on it. After complaining, she looked over at Lyra with cerulean colored eyes and smiled brightly. "Hi! Were you trying to capture this Chikorita?" Lyra looked at the girl, who waved at her really fast and slowly shook her head.
"No, this Chikorita is Prof. Elm's. He let her go with me for a while, though," she replied. The girl looked at Lyra a little bit, then smiled again.
"Cool!" she shouted suddenly, making Lyra jump. "So, you must be from New Bark Town, right?"
"Yeah, actually. I'm running an errand for Prof. Elm right now. Where are you from?" Lyra responded. The girl giggled.
"I don't remember, silly," she said.
"You... don't remember where you're from?" Lyra asked. The girl nodded like she had too much sugar. When she stopped, she started wobbling around. "Do you at least remember your name?"
"Yuppers, my name is Tuscany!" she said, pointing to herself with her thumb. Then she walked up to Lyra and whispered in her ear, "But I'm not suppose to give it out to strangers." Lyra looked strangely at the girl. "What's your name!" She shouted this right next to Lyra's ear, almost blasting out her eardrum.
"My name's Lyra, and this is Marill and Chikorita," Lyra responded, putting her finger in her ringing ear. "But I think you've already met Chikorita." Tuscany started laughing hysterically at Lyra's joke, and then stopped.
"I don't get it." she said bluntly, but shrugged. "So where were you going? You're on a secret mission, right?" When Tuscany said 'secret mission', she whispered it.
"It's not really a secret, but I have to go to Mr. Pokémon's house on Route 30 to pick something up from him." Tuscany gasped.
"Hey, I know where his house is!" she exclaimed.
"Really!"
"Yeah, right there!" she shouted, pointing to a bush behind Lyra. When Lyra turned around, there was a Rattata that crawled into a hole and stuck it head out.
"...Tuscany, Mr. Pokémon is a person, not a Rattata," Lyra responded, trying not to lose her patience with the obviously not that bright girl. The girl replied with a smile.
"Then why is his name 'Mr. Pokémon'?" she asked, putting her fingers on her chin. Lyra stared at the girl for a moment.
"Okay Tuscany, it was really nice to meet you, but I have to get to Cherrygrove City before we die of starvation," Lyra said, starting to walk past the bubbly girl.
"Lunch? Is it that time already? I have some sandwiches if you want some?" Tuscany offered. Lyra stopped in her tracks as her stomach started to growl. Tuscany giggled and pulled out a baggie with a bologna sandwich in it. "It's good to share with friends!"
"Thanks so much, Tuscany!" Lyra said, and the two girls walked a little ways west until they found a clearing in the field, with rocks that they could use as chairs. Immediately, Lyra sat down and started eating the sandwich. "So, are you a Pokémon Trainer?" Tuscany looked at Lyra as though she had three heads.
"I've never really thought about it much," Tuscany said, looking at the sky. "I don't collect Gym Badges or anything, just Pokémon," Lyra paused and took out a bowl of Pokémon food for Marill and Chikorita to eat. "What about you?"
"Ah, I'm not really a Trainer yet, I'm just doing an errand for Prof. Elm." Lyra replied, sitting back down again and continued eating.
"Cool. It must be really awesome to know someone so famous, huh?" Lyra shrugged her shoulders.
"It's okay, I guess. I've never really thought about it. He's just really nice to the kids in New Bark Town," she responded, finishing one slice of her sandwich and moving on to the other one. Tuscany was picking at her own, putting the bread in the middle, and the cheese and bologna on top. "So, what type of Pokémon do you collect?" Tuscany's face brightened up right away.
"Tons! I really liked Normal-type Pokémon, because they were so cute and fluffy, but lately, I've really liked Psychic-type Pokémon," she answered, looking very happy.
"Cool, I've never seen a Psychic-type Pokémon before!" Lyra said, smiling. Her smile then turned into a frown. "Wait, if you like Psychic-type Pokémon, why did you try to capture my Chikorita?" Tuscany giggled.
"Because Chikorita's a Psychic-type, silly." Lyra paused eating and stared at the girl in disbelief, then at Chikorita.
"No it's not; Chikorita's a Grass-type Pokémon. The big leaf on its head kinda gives it away." Tuscany stared at Chikorita for about 30 seconds, then started laughing hysterically.
"I never would have guessed!" she shouted, then continued eating. Lyra continued to stare at the blonde.
"Just a random question, Tuscany, but did your Mom ever drop you on the head when you were a baby?" Lyra asked.
"No, not that I recall. But people ask me that all the time, it's soooo weird!" the blonde replied. Lyra looked at Marill, who returned her look of confusion.
"I'm sure they do," she mumbled, then stood up. Quickly, she opened her PokéGear and looked at the time. It was currently 12:15. "Well, I think it's time for me to start going to Cherrygrove City. I have to be back before it gets dark or my Mom will put start putting my picture on the back of milk cartons." Tuscany laughed, then stopped suddenly.
"Why would she do that?" she asked. Lyra stared at her blankly.
"Good-bye, Tuscany," Lyra replied. "C'mon guys, let's move."
"Wait, I have an idea!" Tuscany exclaimed, and Lyra jumped up by the sudden outburst. "I could Teleport you there!" Lyra gasped, then ran up to Tuscany.
"Really! Oh, that would cut our traveling time in half!" Tuscany nodded, then took out a Poké Ball from her purse.
"Okay, here we go!" she shouted, tossing the Poké Ball in the air. The Poké Ball simply opened, then fell to the ground; an empty Poké Ball. "Oopsie, wrong one!" Lyra smacked herself in the face as Tuscany scurried over to grab the empty Poké Ball and took out another, tossing it into the air. This time, the ball opened up and a bright white light came out of it, releasing a yellow and brown Pokémon with a large tail. It had a red star on its forehead, and in one of its three fingered hands, it held a silver spoon.
"Kadabra!" it said, nodding its head politely at Lyra and her Pokémon.
"My Kadabra can Teleport us to Cherrygrove!"
"Thanks so much, Tuscany!" Lyra said, smiling, then turned to Chikorita. "Sorry Chikorita, but you'll have to go into your Poké Ball until we start heading out." The Leaf Pokémon nodded and Lyra recalled it into the ball. "I'm ready!"
"Okay then. Now just reach out and hold onto Kadabra's arm," Tuscany said, putting her hand on her Pokémon's shoulder. The Psi Pokémon held out its limb for Lyra to grab on to, and when Marill jumped on Lyra's arm, she grabbed hold of it. "Now Kadabra, Teleport us to Cherrygrove City, please!" Kadabra nodded and its body started to glow white. Lyra flinched at the bright light, and when she opened her eyes, she was standing in the middle of Cherrygrove City, cutting off 15 minutes of walking. People walking by glanced at them briefly before continuing walking.
"Thanks so much, Tuscany!" Lyra said again, shaking the blonde's hand. Tuscany recalled her Kadabra and nodded.
"No problem, anything for a friend!" Tuscany replied. Lyra looked around at their spot, and noticed the large Pokémon center to their right.
"Awesome. I'm going to head in and say hi to a friend before I head to Mr. Pokémon's house. But thanks again!" Lyra said, walking forward and waving to Tuscany. She walked up to the Pokémon Center's glass automatic doors and suddenly, walked right into them, falling to the ground. "Oof!" she exclaimed as she fell to the ground, landing on her butt. Marill bounced right off Lyra's arms and landed on the ground next to her. Behind her, Lyra heard Tuscany cheer as she saw many people stop and stare at them.
"My turn!" Tuscany shouted, and ran into the door, bouncing off and falling to the ground with a thump. Lyra put her face in her hands as she felt her face turn red with embarrassment. In front of her, Lyra heard the doors open and two sets of footsteps walk out.
"Are you two alright?" a sweet voice said, and Lyra looked up, seeing Nurse Joy looking at them with worry in her blue eyes. Behind her was Ethan, who seemed to be trying really hard to hold back his laughter. When Nurse Joy recognized who they were, she smiled. "Lyra, good to see you! And you as well, Tuscany." Lyra got up and wiped the dirt off her butt before smiling at Nurse Joy. Marill looked at Lyra and huffed, crossing its arms. Tuscany smiled and waved at Nurse Joy, still sitting on the dirt road.
"Good to see you, too, Nurse Joy," Lyra replied. "What happened to the doors?" Ethan raised one of his hands a little.
"That was my fault. I shut off the electricity in the building to fix the Transfer Machines," he answered. His Cyndaquil walked up behind him to stare at the commotion. "Normally, Nurse Joy would have opened the doors for you from the inside, but we just came up from the basement from turning on the electricity. If you had just walked in thirty seconds later, you wouldn't have walked into the door." Lyra rolled her eyes.
"Just my luck..." she mumbled, and Ethan snickered at his friend.
"Well, why don't you two come in. Are you hungry?" Nurse Joy asked, fixing her white Nurse's cap over her pink head of hair. Lyra shook her head.
"No, Tuscany shared her lunch with me," Lyra replied, and walked into the Pokémon Center with Nurse Joy, Ethan, and Tuscany.
"Which reminds me Lyra, what are you doing out here in Cherrygrove City? Decided to go for a walk?" Ethan asked.
"No, Prof. Elm asked me to visit Mr. Pokémon's house. I guess he has something for him," Lyra stated. Ethan's eyebrows raised.
"Mr. Pokémon's house, huh?" Ethan said to himself. "Hey, why don't I go with you! I know the way there anyways. I'm also interested in what good ol' Mr. Pokémon has for the Professor. He usually only calls when he has something important."
"So you're going to go now?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Probably; I want to be back before it gets dark out," Lyra responded.
"In that case, I'm going back to Route 29. I still want to catch a Rattata," Tuscany said.
"A Rattata? I thought you liked Psychic-type Pokémon now?" Lyra asked, facing Tuscany who was about to leave.
"Yeah, I know, but they're so cute and cuddly!" Tuscany answered, hugging herself with her arms. She then walked up to Lyra and whispered in her ear, "And just between you and me, I think that Rattatas are part Psychic-type as well. And I'll be the first to discover it." Tuscany then ran outside, waving bye to the gang while Lyra and Ethan stared out the door, then faced each other and shrugged.
Poor Tuscany, trapped in her own little world. Anyways, it's great to get Chapter 3 out of the way! Don't worry, we'll see more of Tuscany in the future. Tuscany's in the games, anyone notice her? Three cookies of your choosing to whoever gets it right! And no cheating, either! Anyways, not much to say, except I will only accept your OCs if they're by my guide. I know the guide takes a long time, and I'm sorry for that, but I need all the information I can get so I don't have to be rushing to get it at the last moment. Patience is not my virtue. :P Now to thank my reviewers:
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Okay, that's it. The next chapter might come sooner than expected, because I'm out of school now (w00t w00t), and I'll have much more time on my hands. But I'm also planning another story at the same time, so we'll see. Probably not updates every day, though, because those were the days when my grammar wasn't that great. Anyways, next chapter, Lyra and Ethan go to see Mr. Pokémon, and boy, are they in for a shock. You might be, too. This isn't going to be exactly like the games :] Anyways, thanks for reading/reviewing. See you next chapter!
