Author's Note: Hey everyone I'm back with chapter 4 sorry for the long wait. Part of the long wait was that I wanted to see what would happen with sun and moon. Most of the reason though is that i got to engrossed in my other story. And on top of that whenever i did sit down to work on this i just couldn't get motivated to do so. Well enjoy!
Disclaimer:I don't own Artemis Fowl or Pokemon.
Artemis made his way through the city going over his options. He would need a source of income to be able to sustain himself but typical labor jobs did not suit him. He knew that pokemon trainers were often fairly well off with money from competitions and more. That however didn't seem overly appealing to him injuring a creature that despite how annoying it could be had done nothing against him was not something he liked. He could get by like his family always had and take from others but his father and Holly had turned him away from that kind of life.
Of course there was no harm in discretely syphoning some money from one of the two criminal organizations that he had read about. Team aqua most likely because they seemed the more fanatical of the two. Team magma despite being classified as a criminal organization seemed to genuinely want to further humanity based on what he could find. That was something he could relate to so long as they didn't go to far in their efforts. Targeting a criminal organization wasn't without its risks however he would need to be cautious hide his movements from any program that would try and track him down. And so he resolved that he would modify his pokedex to act as his smartphone had at home. He sat down on a small park bench and took the dead phone out of his pocket. He began working on the phone taking it apart being sure any important data wasn't lost as he transferred the parts into the new device.
With the few tools he did have in his bag he was able to get everything he needed out of the phone. It took longer than he would have liked because he didn't have all the necessary tools but he did it. He was broken from his work as a boy and a girl walked up to him. He looked at them over his sunglasses before returning to his work and speaking to them. "Is there something you need?" he asked in a polite manner. The girl seemed downtrodden at the half attention he was giving them. The boy however responded with a smile.
"Hi my name is Brendan and this is May. Professor Birch wanted us to meet up with you once we got to the city." That caught his attention.
"And why pray tell did he want you to meet me." Artemis asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Um well he just told us you might need help getting used to everything and he thought we would be good people to do just that since we're all working to be strong trainers." Brendan responded.
Artemis reassembled the dismantled pokedex with ease before standing up to talk with them in a more polite manner. "I apologize for the rude meeting but I didn't know professor Birch had sent you. Now why don't we start over my name is Artemis Fowl." he said reaching out to shake the hands of the aspiring trainers. The two smiled and introduced themselves once more. "Where were you two going before the professor contacted you."
May spoke up this time "we were going to the gym to challenge Roxanne to get our first badge."
Artemis saw the benefit of tagging along with them for the moment. He could potentially see what one of these battles was like in person see what a trained pokemon even a young one was capable of. He didn't particularly trust the adequacy of the footage he had observed earlier simply because things like that could easily be edited to appear more impressive than it actually was. So he tried to look friendly and asked if he could come with them to observe the match between the two and the gym leader. They agreed with big smiles for gaining a new friend.
And so the three walked through the crowded streets of the city making slow progress to the gym. Suddenly Brendan spoke up curious about their new companion. "So Artemis what inspired you to become a trainer?" Artemis looked at him curiously going over the answers he could give the boy in his mind.
Eventually he decided to go the safe route and pin the blame on his supposed amnesia. "Honestly I don't remember all I had with me when they found me was a pokemon egg. So they assumed I was going to be a trainer I don't even remember what I was doing with the egg." he replied in a calm tone.
May elbowed Brendan in the side after hearing his answer. She glared at Him for a moment for how inconsiderate the question had been. Brendan quickly turned around to apologize to their companion. "I'm so sorry I didn't think about your amnesia I hope that didn't offend you!" Artemis simply waved off the apology and replied.
"It's fine it's just something I have to live with now no use getting depressed over it."
Brendan frowned at this and May couldn't help but comment "That's an odd way of thinking doesn't it...well you know bother you that you can't remember anything."
Artemis looked at her dumbfounded expression and wasn't sure the last comment was the best response he could have come up with. Nonetheless he pushed on with this train of thought " It's not that it doesn't bother me just that worrying about it would be counterproductive to recovering ultimately worrying will only hinder me."
That seemed to appease the two and that line of questioning stopped in favor of simpler things such as where they should eat lunch. While the two were debating over if they should go to a small bakery across the street or the cafe that they were fast approaching. Artemis took the time to check the functionality of his newly modified pokedex. The original features seemed intact and so he moved on to the new software that should have been added by his modifications. He was pleased when he could easily access the internet of this world from the device. He had also added a small signal blocker in case someone tried to track the new device and so his calls and communications couldn't be eavesdropped on. He placed the device back into his pocket happy with the progress he had made on it. Finally the two asked for his input on their little argument he had responded by saying that they should go to the cafe because they were practically standing in the entrance already.
Brendan had conceded with his answer and the group now found themselves sitting at a small table within the restaurant. The group made some small talk mainly about stuff that Artemis didn't particularly care to retain. But when their food arrived the conversation shifted to Roxanne and the type of pokemon she used. Artemis sat quietly occasionally taking small bites of his sandwich and listening intently to the various strategies the two were going over to beat the gym leader. The 18 different types had been an interesting prospect to him each one had strengths and weaknesses that could be exploited by the other types. There were a few that were undeniably stronger than the rest either Dragon or Steel being the strongest of the types. The current topic of discussion was the rock type because Roxanne specialized in that type he knew the weaknesses of rock were fighting,grass,ground and water. Apparently May had chosen mudkip as her starter pokemon so she had an advantage. Brendan however had chosen torchic so he was at an extreme disadvantage. Brendan had apparently caught a Shroomish in petalburg woods so he had a small advantage in that regard. While may had caught a Taillow which was at a disadvantage against rock types. It seemed to him the two had equal chances of winning. Of course type wasn't everything he knew skilled trainers could get around that.
Eventually the conversation shifted to him again. "So what were you doing to your pokedex when we met you was it broke and you were fixing it?"
"No I was adding new features to it that it didn't before primarily the ability to access the internet from it." he explained. He pulled it out and pulled up some local news articles to demonstrate. The two were amazed at this and pulled there's out trying to see if they could do that. May seemed particularly excited about the prospect.
"Could you do that to ours?" she asked in an excited tone.
Artemis shook his head at this. "No not at the moment if I had the right parts maybe but I don't have them right now."
May let out a disappointed sigh at his answer before shrugging and continuing to eat her own meal. Brendan on the other hand looked at him. And began asking a series of questions such as what he planned to do and even if he wanted to travel with them. His reasoning being that he would love to have someone as smart as him helping them on their journey.
"I appreciate the offer Brendan but I'm afraid I'll only be accompanying you to the gym to see your battles and then I will most likely head to Mauville city. They seem to have the most technology in the region and I need that to make the improvements I plan to make to the stuff professor Birch gave me." Brendan accepted that reply without much of a fuss much to Artemis's relief. The conversation didn't go on much longer after this as the two were eager to get to their first gym battle. They paid for their food and left to go to the gym.
The gym didn't look like a particularly special building aside from the large sign stating it was the gym. They entered and soon met Roxanne who was seemingly waiting for them on a large dirt field the arena were the battle took place Artemis assumed. Roxanne noticed him with her two challengers. She smiled at him and nodded before addressing him. "I'm glad to see you out of bed you looked pretty bad last time I saw you."
"I must say all of this is a little overwhelming having to learn everything from scratch is tedious." he gestured toward Brendan and May "I came with them to see what battles are like in person and how they work."
She smiled at him again "Well then I hope you enjoy the show" She then turned to her two challengers and spoke to them. "Now then you two seem to be excited is this your first gym battle?" They both nodded in excitement.
"I can't wait to battle you so I can get stronger eventually I plan to challenge my dad and beat him." Brendan said.
Roxanne grinned at his reply "That's a wonderful goal to have always striving to grow stronger with your pokemon is something every trainer should look forward to." She seemed to think of something after saying that and then asked the two a question. "Unfortunately I only have time at the moment to battle one of you. So which one of you wants to battle right now?"
May frowned and looked to Brendan. "I think you should battle her I'm doing this more for fun you actually want to get stronger." Brendan looked at her surprised.
"Are you sure I don't want you to miss out because of me." she smiled reassuringly at him.
"Of course I am Mudkip and I will cheer you on." May then rushed off of the field onto the sidelines dragging an annoyed Artemis along with her. He was dragged up onto a small balcony overlooking the arena he sat down in one of the few chairs available while May leaned on the railing and began cheering for Brendan. May's Mudkip sat on the table where Artemis sat overlooking the battle that was to start soon. It held a content look on its face but kept sending Artemis nervous glances. He put his signature vampire smile onto his face causing the small creature to scoot away from him slightly. He wiped the look off his face just as May turned around to pick the small creature up in her arms. She looked at him in curiosity before asking. Aren't you going to bring your pokemon out so it can see the battle." He thought on this question seeing the potential benefit of such an action.
He shrugged at her before reaching for his belt and releasing his Treecko so it could observe what a battle was. Of course he immediately crawled up Artemis's arm and onto his head. Artemis ignored the growing frustration at his small partner and decided to just watch the battle in peace. Roxanne was the first to take any action in the battle calling out her Geodude as her first pokemon. Brendan seemed to think for a moment before calling out his own Torchic for battle. The two waited until the referee called for the battle to start. Geodude launched forward at Roxanne's command for it to use tackle. Torchic Jumped out of the way of the attack causing its opponent to slam into the ground.
At the sound of the collision Treecko's previously wandering gaze snapped to focus on the battle rather than his new surroundings. He suddenly leapt off of Artemis's head and onto one of the pillars supporting the ceiling and climbing up to get a better vantage point. Artemis looked up at him in annoyance before turning back to the battle.
"Torchic use ember!" Brendan yelled Torchic did just that expelling a volley of searing hot embers from its small beak. Geodude just stood in place however seemingly unfazed by the hot coals bouncing off of its rocky skin. Brendan then went with a different strategy "Torchic use scratch." once again his opponent's pokemon seemed unaffected by the attack.
Seeing Torchic so close to her own pokemon Roxanne decided to use that to her advantage "Geodude use tackle!" Geodude slammed into Torchic with all of its weight sending the small bird flying across the field. Torchic stood up quickly and shook itself off. "Geodude use rock tomb" suddenly several massive rocks shot out of the ground and surrounded Torchic. Seeing her opponent trapped Roxanne ordered her Geodude to use tackle to finish the job. Geodude smashed through the rocks with ease sending tiny fragments flying in all directions. As the dust settled it was clear who the Victor of the first match was as evidenced by Torchic's battered form lying motionless on the ground.
The referee then declared that Torchic could no longer battle. Brendan seemed frustrated at this but recalled Torchic and sent out his second pokemon. The sight of the small mushroom pokemon made Artemis scowl as he remembered his encounter with one in the forest. Which was the entire reason he was stuck in this mess in the first place. He reigned in his nerves however and watched the battle proceed.
"Shroomish use poison powder." Brendan called out to his pokemon a small cloud of purple powder shot out of the top of the pokemon and was propelled towards the opponent. Brendan called for his pokemon to use tackle against Geodude. The mushroom pokemon landed a clean hit on the rock type but Geodude still seemed unfazed by the attack. Brendan smiled when Shroomish got in close "alright Shroomish absorb" a small glowing vine suddenly extended from the pokemon's back and wrapped itself around the Geodude's arm. Geodude seemed to be affected by this attack much more than any previous as it clenched its eyes shut and endured the attack.
Shroomish eventually cut off the attack leaving behind a visibly weakened rock type pokemon. Several seconds later the poison seemed to take its toll on Geodude and it collapsed into a heap on the ground no longer able to fight. Roxanne then called back her Geodude before sending out her Nosepass.
Shroomish and Brendan prepared themselves for the fight that was to come. This time Roxanne made the first move commanding her Nosepass to use tackle. Shroomish was unable to dodge in time and took the attack head on. "Shroomish use absorb!" Brendan called out.
Roxanne was ready for this however. " Nosepass rock tomb" The rocks shot out of the ground just as before. Cutting the small vine apart before it could attach to Nosepass. One final tackle from Nosepass was all it took to finish off the small grass type pokemon.
"Shroomish is unable to battle. Which means the victory goes to Roxanne" The referee called out. Brendan recalled his Shroomish before heading to the center of the Arena and shaking hands with the gym leader. Artemis nodded to himself seeing that his prediction for the Victor had proved true. He got up from his chair to head back down and meet Brendan. When he was halfway to the stairs however a small weight slammed into the back of his head causing him to lurch forward from the sudden impact. He grumbled at himself as Treecko crawled from his head onto his shoulder. At which point he placed him back in his pokeball. He looked at the small device in wonder for a moment before shrugging and deciding he would have to see how they worked later.
The group of three now stood outside the gym talking a bit. "So Artemis we're going back to the pokemon center to have nurse joy check on my pokemon you want to tag along?" Artemis shook his head no before explaining himself.
" I'm going to go look around the city see the sites perhaps we could meet up later though." May and Brendan smiled at that before bidding him goodbye. Artemis suddenly relaxed once they left. He pulled out his pokedex and began looking through the map. Now...where should he go next?
Again sorry for the long wait been kinda busy. Anyway don't forget the poll on my profile if you haven't voted already. Anyway see you all later