Cybernetic Trainer Boy
Chapter 3
"Will Jerry Otaku please come to the front desk."
I stood up slowly and yawned. I must have fallen asleep. Spike had curled up in my lap, and Chill was lay on a bench not too far away. "You awake, Chill?" I called, to which she waved half-heartedly and stood. We made our way to the front desk where Joy was stood with a now healthy Dennis floating beside her. He waved happily at me and I smiled.
"He should be right as rain, now!" Joy said, handing the Luxury Ball back to me. "Poor thing had been seriously abused. I just can't believe anybody could do that to a Pokémon." I saw Chill sneer at that remark, but decided to ask her later. This was about Dennis after all. We walked outside and I turned to the magenta ballon next to me. "Alright, I guess this is goodbye." I said. Spike gasped and even Chill looked a little upset. "Look, you're not mine. Not really. I don't like forcing Pokémon into anything, so I'm going to release you."
I looked into my arm for what seemed like the millionth time that day, opened the PC compartment and was about to hit the release button only to be hit in the face with a Weather Ball attack. I looked up to see Dennis frowning at me. "Did you even THINK to ask what I wanted?" I was stunned. Never had anybody ever been that angry with me. I smiled softly and cleared my thought. "Dennis, would you like to be my Pokémon?" He nodded.
Around five minutes later I was back at my apartment packing. I had invited Chill to dinner and was instantly evicted when Cyrus saw her. So now I was moving most of my stuff into my parent's garage while the rest came with me on a well deserved journey throughout the Ledan region. I fell asleep on my parents couch after the last box was out away and dreamt of all the Pokémon I would meet.
The next morning I ate half the fridge, left enough money to restock and left the house all before 8am. I reached the edge of town by 8:10 and about to enter the forest when...
"Now, you weren't gonna leave without saying goodbye, were you?" I turned around and smiled, happy to see Chill leaning non chalantly on a wall. "Well, I'm not sure where exactly you call home, so..." I grinned sheepishly. She stood and walked over to me, a grim look on her face. "I don't call anywhere that." She explained, and I frowned. "I was getting tired of this place, and kinda... I dunno..."
"If you wanna come with us, you are welcome to."
