Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or anything else, just the plot of this story. I make no money from this so now that my ass is covered here is the story.
Chapter 4: It Begins
"Wow. I barely recognize the place." May said as she walked into the lab.
"Yeah, Jarvic kinda cleaned the lab earlier." Ray said as he followed her in.
"Just look at this place." She said looking around. "There is so much space."
"Just like your head." Ray said as Jarvic chuckled.
"You little, oh hi dad." May said as she saw her father. "Here are the notes on Route 103."
"Ah, thanks May." Birch said taking the files. "So Ray, I found your package, just let me put these files in my office and I will grab it."
"So Ray, think of what you want yet?" May teased.
"How the fuck did Gus get on the ceiling?" Ray said looking up.
"Huh? Gus, how many times do I have to tell you?" The lab assistant said to the cradily. "No crawling on the ceiling."
"Cra."
"Get down from there now!"
"Gus, stop staring at my hat." Ray said as the cradily climbed down.
"Right. Here you go Ray." Birch said as he handed the box to him. "Um... Oak said we should back up after giving it to you. Why?"
"Well, if what I think is in here, I kinda broke three of his ribs when he tried to give me one before." Ray said as he opened the box.
"And what would that be?" May asked taking a few steps back.
"A pokédex?" Ray asked quietly as he took the black device out of the box.
"So, wait." May said looking at the pokédex. "You broke his ribs once when he tried to give you one before. Why?"
"He has tried to make me be a trainer for six years. I got tired of it and I kinda punched him a little harder than I wanted to."
"That looks like the original model that Sam designed." Birch said getting a closer look at it.
"Yeah, it does." Ray said opening it.
"Greetings to you Raymond. I am Omega." The device chimed.
"That's an odd pokédex." May said getting a closer look at it.
"Voice pattern not recognized. Shutting down."
"Hmm... it looks like he used my mods in building this one." Ray said examining the device.
"I was built by Samuel Oak using all of the modifications that you have designed over the years. All security programs are operational. All memory and wireless additions have been incorporated into this platform. All pokéball, pellet, and equipment schematics are loaded and protected in my archives. The holodesign table has also been loaded and optimized for this platform."
"How many others are there like you?" Ray asked.
"None, out of the nineteen prototypes, I am the only one that came online. I have been given the model number, Handy 505 Omega. I am ready to serve you."
"Wait a minute." May said. "Let me get this straight. You worked on a pokémon reserve for six years, helped design a pokédex, made pokéballs and other tech that would take years to develop. Why are you not working at a research lab?"
"I don't like being in a lab." Ray explained "Its too far from the real world. Its easy to forget the effects of something you are making can have on the world. Omega, you said you have all of my pokéball designs right?"
"That is correct."
"What about MBA1429O?"
"The file is in an tamper file set for deletion, should anyone unregistered attempted to access it."
"Good." Ray said relieved. "Who has access to you?"
"Samuel Oak, the Joys, the Jennys, all the nurse chansey, all the officer growlithe, yourself, and Jarvic."
"Add Professor Birch and May birch to the list."
"Please pass me to them in that order."
"Here you go Professor" Ray said handing him the device. "Is that mudkip still alive?"
"Hmm... oh yes, he is." Birch said with a hopeful smile followed by a loud zap and a thud from the back room. "Maybe... If you want him he is yours, his pokéball is in the back."
"Thanks..." Ray said, slightly deadpanning as he walked to the back room. He looked around to find the mudkip slightly singed and smoking. Ray grabbed it's pokéball and returned it while shaking his head.
"Well then Ray, I guess you will need these." Birch said when Ray returned, handing him five pokéballs.
"Hey, why does Jarvic have access to your pokedex?" May asked as she handed him the device back.
"Let me show you." He said looking around. "Where is he?"
"Cubone!" Jarvic said as he zipped by riding on Gus.
"You know for a plant, that guy moves pretty fast." Ray said as Jarvic walked over to him. "Here you go man. See if it works." he held out the device to Jarvic.
"Cu." Jarvic said taking the pokedex and opening it. "Cubone."
"Voice pattern recognized. Program now running." the pokedex chimed.
"So, does this thing work finally?" Jarvic asked
"Yes, it does." Ray said with a smirk.
"Sweet. It only took you what? A few hundred tries."
"Wow, it finally works and now you're just going to be an ass about it?"
"Yup, what are friends for. Uh... Birch, your fly is open."
"Oh, whoops..." Birch exclaimed as he zipped himself. "Wait, if you invented a pokémon translator, why hasn't it been mass-produced?"
"Well, right now, it only can translate for Jarvic. The crystals used to power and store the information are rare and expensive." Ray explained. "This pokédex also uses those very same crystals to allow it to be much more useful than just as a guide. That's why it can hold all of my designs and other mods. I think, like around twenty-five normal ones could have been made for the price of mine."
"Wow! Sam must really like you then." Birch said. "To make that fit in there, it almost sounds like you needed a pokémon soul to power it."
"Well, I said he could take items from my storage to help around the lab, so I think that most of my gold is gone." Ray said. "As for the pokémon soul, you're not that far from it."
"Um... say what now?" May said once hearing that statement. "Did you just say what I think you did?"
"Well, I found an abandoned porygon while I was doing my rounds and took it home. It was in really bad shape, only living for a few days after taking it home. I took it to a Pokémon Center but they couldn't find anything wrong, so I connected it up to my computer to see that it was a bug in its programming. I couldn't do much, but once I got passed the copyright protection, I tried to find the virus, but I wasn't able to find it in time."
"Oh, that's really sad." May said.
"Yeah, well, some of it's programming jumped to my pc and then to the web, so it may still be out there, just chilling on the net. I looked at the codes it left and used them as a base for this pokedex."
"Onward trusty steed!" Jarvic yelled as he zipped by riding on Gus.
"Jarvic, will you stop that." Ray yelled at him.
"You're no fun."
"Cra cra!" Gus exclaimed as he charged Ray.
"No Gus, not my hat! Go way!" Ray shouted as he was chased by the cradily.
"Ha, run bitch." Jarvic yelled as he watched Ray being chased around the lab. "Get away before he ass rapes you."
"Um... don't you think you should help him?" Birch said as he watches the two.
"Ha no, he just wants the hat. He thinks it's cool looking." Jarvic said with a chuckle. "Damn it dude, just give him the hat and let's go. We got shit to do before we leave tomorrow."
"Fine, here enjoy it." Ray said as he threw Gus his hat.
"Cra!" He said as he caught it and put it on.
"Really dude?" Ray said out of breath. "You know what? That looks good on you, just don't eat it. Lets go."
"Right behind you." Jarvic said as the pair left the lab.
"What does Professor Oak see in him?" May asked as she watched the two leave.
"Well, Sam was always a bit odd so I have no idea." Birch said shaking his head as he watched Gus strut around with his new hat.
"We're back." Ray said as he entered his home.
"Oh good, dinner is almost ready." His mother said.
"Wait! Can this be?" Jarvic said sniffing the air. "Tacos!"
"Hmm... well, I see that you got the translator working."
"Yes, and I got you a mudkip." Ray said pulling out the pokéball. "You're going to have fun with this one."
"Oh, why is that?"
"Nothing. I'm going to go and make sure every thing is in my pack and ready to go. Come on Jarvic." Ray said as they went up to his room.
"Right now, lets see if we need anything else in our pack."
"Did you restock the med-packs?" Jarvic asked.
"Yeah, both the human and the pokémon one." Ray said checking the packs.
"How are the berries?"
"Got a good stock on hand. Have more stored in the pc. We need to find a reliable source here though."
"Hmm... that shouldn't be to hard. What about the pellets?"
"I didn't get to make anymore before we left. I used the last flash earlier and only have one more frost pellet."
"Right, what about money?"
"Well, I think we maybe drained on that part."
"What?"
"Yeah, I think Oak used our little gold pile to build the pokedex." Ray said as he checked his pc. "Yup nothing left. I got 3000 on me now so we need to watch what we spend."
"Ok, but shouldn't... wait the tacos are ready!" Jarvic said as he rushed downstairs.
"Well, it looks like I don't have to tell you dinner is ready then." His mom said as she saw him walking down the steps.
"Ha, yeah." Ray said taking a few tacos. "I'm all set to go tomorrow."
"Oh, what time?" his mother asked.
"Early, before daybreak. Want to get to Petalburg before all the young trainers are out."
"Hmm... sounds like a good plan. So, lets take a look at my mudkip." She said releasing it from the pokeball. "Aw... he is so cute. Healthy too."
"Yeah, and very suicidal."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, he is about to lick a power outlet again." he gestured by pointing to the pokémon by an outlet.
"What!?" She said rushing over to him. "Now you can't do that. You could get hurt."
"He did it before in the lab." Jarvic quipped while face-palming.
"Right, I'm done." Ray said placing his plate into the sink. As he walked by the trophy case, something caught his eye. Reaching in, he pulled out a small orb with smoke swirling inside. "Mom, what is this?"
"Oh, that thing? It was a gift a pokémon left for me back when I was younger."
"What kinda pokémon?"
"I don't remember really." She said trying to avoid the question.
"Jarvic, what do you make of it?" Ray asked, handing him the orb.
"Dragon, almost like the one before." he said handing it back.
"Wait, what does he mean the one before?"
"This one." Ray said pulling out an identical orb.
"Oh my, did you get that?" She asked.
"Oldale Town. Now what pokémon gave you yours?"
"I don't know. Make sure you pack condoms." She blurted out trying to change the subject.
"I already have them packed." Ray said putting his mothers orb back.
"Wait, why do you have condoms already young man?"
"They can hold around two liters of water, protect dry fire tinder, can be used to build a sling shot to hunt small game, used as a tourniquet, and if you need to, feed a young or sick pokemon by just poking a hole in it."
"Oh, well that's ok then."
"Yeah, they have other uses just like tampons, emery foam boards, and pantyhose."
"Um... what?"
"Well the nail files are a great blade sharpener, tampons don't care what bloody hole you put them in, and pantyhose can be used for lots of stuff. They stop ticks if you run out of bug spray, pre-filtering water, fishing net, and can be used with the condoms to hold more water."
"Oh, well, it looks like you're well prepared then."
"Yeah, I going to take a shower and get some sleep." Ray said as he went up stairs.
"Yeah, but condoms?" She said quietly.
"Ha, you rather him go bare back." Jarvic said as he was laying in the table.
"Well no, but still. The tampons though?"
"Remember a few years ago when a nidoking stabbed him?"
"Yeah."
"Well, he jammed one in to stop the bleeding. The doctors said he would have bled to death if he didn't."
"Well, at least he's prepared." She said followed by a loud zap and a thud. "Oh my."
"Ha, you're going to have fun with him."
AN: So thanks for reading. Thanks to The Constitutionalist for being my beta. Please be kind and review.