Kine walked out of New Bark Town with her two pokemon, Fia and Ruva. Kine was almost done wrapping her mind around everything that had happened, and she was trying to ignore all the people starring at Fia. The golden fox was uncomfortable with all the attention she was getting, while Ruva really couldn't care less.

It soon started getting dark outside, and Kine barely made it to the next town-Cherrygrove City. Kine sat on a bench and yawned. Her pokemon yawned as well. Fia decided to sleep on Kine's lap, and Ruva snuggled up next to Kine. Kine had decided not to go to the building with the orange roof because of what happened the last time. She had heard that it was called a Pokemon Center, and that they offered rooms there for trainers.

Kine looked up at the night sky. She could sort of make out some stars, and after a while, she looked back down at her pokemon. They were both sleeping peacefully, and Kine could not believe they were the same types of creatures people lived in fear of in her world.

Why is this world so different from mine? wondered Kine, Why are people able to live peacefully with these creatures?

Kine kept mulling things over, and she eventually drifted off to sleep.


Kine was woken up by voices. It was pretty late in the morning, and there was a crowd of young trainers around her and her pokemon. All of them were pointing at and talking about Fia.

"I've never seen a shiny Vulpix before!"

"That coloring is so cool!"

Kine did not like all these people around her. Not one bit. She glared at all the kids around her, and they all backed away a few feet. Kine quickly woke her pokemon, and she left with them. Kine decided to move on immediately, and went to Route 30.

Kine looked around, and then looked down at Fia and Ruva.

"Ok then," said Kine, "Time to train. Fia, you first."

The Vulpix jumped down from Kine's right shoulder, and she got ready to attack anything. Kine pulled out her pokedex. She was told that she could look up the moves of her pokemon on it. Kine pointed the pokedex at Fia, and found out that her moves were Heat Wave, Hex, Captivate, and Extrasensory.

"Um, use Heat Wave in front of you," said Kine, "Aim at that rock."

Fia nodded, and she used Heat Wave. The move hit the rock, and destroyed it. Kine looked down at her Vulpix. "Nice," said Kine happily, "That will definitely work."

Fia smirked, and then sat down. Kine then looked at Ruva, and Ruva looked back at Kine. Kine then pointed her pokedex at Ruva, revealing that her moves were Tackle and Growl. Kine looked around for a target, and saw a nearby tree. "Use tackle on that tree over there," said Kine, "It looks like it is sturdy enough, so I do not think anything will happen to it."

Ruva nodded and tackled the tree. Luckily, the tree did not fall over, and Ruva looked completely fine. Kine nodded in approval. "Good job you two; those moves will work for now."

"Vul!"

"Chika!"

Kine smirked, and then she saw a Pidgey walking around. "Hey Fia," said Kine, "Use Extrasensory on that Pidgey over there."

Fia nodded and used Extrasensory on the Pidgey. The bird dodged, and then cried out. Kine's guess was that the Pidgey was calling on more of its kind. Kine grinned. "Bring it on little bird!"

Fia and Ruva looked at their trainer worriedly. Soon after, a dozen more Pidgey showed up and were ready to attack Kine and her pokemon. Ruva became more worried since she was a grass type pokemon and weak to flying type attacks.

"Fia, when they get closer, use Heat Wave on as many as you can. Aim for the wings, that will stop them from attacking us, and then we can leave."

Fia nodded. Ruva stepped behind Kine, then jumped up, and she found her pokeball. Once she found her pokeball, she hit the button in the middle to return, causing Kine to be confused by this. She figured she could find out why later. The Pidgey started diving toward Fia. "Now!" yelled Kine, "Start using Heat Wave!"

Fia nodded, and she started using Heat Wave on all the Pidgey that came close. To use the move, what Fia had to do was exhale hot breath on all of the pidgey. The move hit a lot of the enemies around her. Many of the birds fell out of the sky at one. Soon, all of the birds were defeated, and it looked like Fia was out of energy. Kine walked over to her Vulpix, and pet Fia's head.

"You did good," said Kine. Kine took out Fia's pokeball. "Why not take a quick rest in here?"

Kine tried to return Fia to her pokeball, but Fia would not have it. She refused to go in the pokeball. Kine sighed. "I guess you do not like in there."

Fia responded by shaking her head. Kine sighed, and she picked up Fia, and held the Vulpix in her arms. Looking down at Fia, Kine felt more and more guilty, which usually doesn't happen to her. Kine sighed. "Look, my bad okay? You are not that strong yet, and I should not have put you in that situation. Just stop making me feel bad."

Fia smirked, and actually looked a little satisfied with herself. "You little-" muttered Kine, "Does that mean you will go back into your pokeball now?"

Fia shook her head like crazy. "Vul vul pix vul!"

"I will take that as a no."

"Vul."

Kine stood up. She looked around, trying to figure out where to go. She came to the conclusion that if she kept walking straight, she would reach the next town or city. Kine walked further north, and she was able to avoid all the wild pokemon. She kept walking north, and then she reached Route 31. Kine then followed the path west, and she kept walking. Finally, Kine reached the end of the route, and she was in the next city-Violet City.

Kine walked into a building with a purple roof. There was a sign on the outside that said Pokemon Center. Kine walked up to the desk where there was a woman with pink hair.

"Welcome to the Pokemon Center!" she said happily, "Here we restore you pokemon to full health. How may I help you?"

The woman noticed Fia in Kine's arms. "Oh dear!" she said, "Here, let me take care of your Vulpix for you. Do you have any other pokemon?"

Kine nodded and took out Ruva's pokeball. She handed it to the woman, and she put it on a tray. She set Fia down on that tray as well.

"You can sit down over there while you wait," said Nurse Joy. Kine had read her name on the name tag she was wearing. Kine nodded and then went over to sit in a chair away from all the other trainers. A few of them were giving her suspicious looks, but Kine just shrugged them off. Kine sighed and started thinking about how she and her pokemon could train without being put in too much danger.

Maybe I could have them practice their moves on things like rocks and trees. Or we could take our chances on the routes... I guess that would be fine if I have a way to heal them out in the wild. Should I ask around to find out how I can do that? Ugh! This world is so confusing! It was so much easier when I could just kill people and these creatures! I always knew what I needed to do, and I was not confused by anything!

Kine felt a tap on her shoulder, and she looked up. It was Nurse Joy with Fia and Ruva's pokeball.

"Thank you for waiting!" she said happily, "Your pokemon are rested up and ready to go!"

Kine took her pokemon back, and nodded to Nurse Joy in thanks. She then got up and left the Pokemon Center. Kine wandered around until she found a shop. It looked like they sold a lot of items to heal pokemon, as well as some pokeballs to catch pokemon. Kine then ended up remembering that she didn't have any money.

"I had left it all at home before I went on my mission," thought Kine, "I had expected only to complete the job, and then be able to go back home."

Kine sighed, and then she walked back out toward Route 31. Fia jumped down from Kine's shoulder, and Kine let Ruva out. "Ok you two, here we are going to do some training. It should not be too hard, and it will give you more experience for the gym battle."

Fia and Ruva nodded. "For training, you two will be practicing your moves as best you can. Since this wor-place is different, if any will pokemon come by, try your best not to kill them." Kine looked down and muttered, "Although because of how I used to do things, I would much rather you kill them...oh well. This shitstorm is crazy enough. It would be better not to get in any trouble with the authorities."

Kine sighed. I don't know what the rules are here...not that I would follow them anyway. Hm I guess just do the opposite of what I would do?

"Ok," said Kine, "Fia, you see that Bellsprout over there?" The vulpix nodded. "Use Extrasensory on it. I don't really care if you kill it or not."

Fia nodded and did as she was told. She made the bellsprout faint instead of killing it. Kine nodded. "Good job," she said, "Now Ruva, try to use Tackle on whatever pokemon you see coming toward you."

Ruva nodded as a Weedle start coming toward her. Ruva used tackle on it, and it fainted. "Good job," said Kine.

"Chika!"

Kine looked around, and then sighed. There weren't any wild pokemon coming toward them. A trainer with black hair ran up to Kine. "Battle me!" he shouted.

"Battle? Uh, sure."

"Yes!" said the kid, "Let's do this! Come on out Zen!"

A brown bunny looking creature came out. It had a long ring tail, and a light tan ring on its stomach.

"Sen sentret!"

Kine looked down at Fia. "Do you want to do this Fia?" she asked.

"Vul!"

Fia stepped out in front of Kine. "Vul!"

"I'll take the first move," said the kid, "Zen, use Quick Attack!"

The sentret ran at Fia with amazing speed. "Dodge it," said Kine. Fia jumped out of the way, and avoided Zen's attack.

"Now Fia, use Extrasensory, and do not let it escape."

"Vul!" Fia nodded in agreement, and used Ember on her opponent. Zen wasn't able to dodge in time. The attack hit, and caused a lot of damage to it. Fia smirked and looked satisfied with herself.

"Get up Zen!" said the kid. The pokemon tried to get up, but couldn't. "Use Heat Wave while it is down," said Kine. Fia nodded and used Heat Wave. The sentret was hit yet again, and this time it fainted.

"Aw man," said the kid, "I guess you win. Here."

The kid gave Kine $600. Kine looked at the money in surprise. This kid is loaded! How come he just carries around that much money for no reason?! Kine nodded in response, and accepted the money. The kid picked up his sentret, and then ran off, most likely to go to the Pokemon Center. Once the kid had left, Vulpix roared loudly. Kine and Ruva looked at Fia. Kine took out her pokedex and pointed it at Fia. It now showed that her moves were Heat Wave, Extrasensory, Hex, and Roar.

"So you learned a new move," said Kine. Fia nodded and looked pleased with herself. She then climbed up on Kine's right shoulder again.

Kine started walking further, and her pokemon followed her. Kine walked into Violet City, and got to the Pokemon Center. She was thinking of what she had to do next, and remembered that Professor Elm had told her to register for the Pokemon League at a Pokemon Center. Well, it wasn't like she knew what else to do with her life right now. Kine walked up to the counter where Joy was.

"Hello Miss, how may I help you?"

"I heard that it is possible to sign up for the Pokemon League here?"

Joy smiled. "Of course, just hand me your pokedex."

Kine nodded and did so. Joy took the pokedex, and put it into a machine. A few minutes later, Kine was given back her pokedex.

"You're all registered. Good luck on your battles!"

Kine nodded as she walked out.


Professor Elm walked around in his lab. No, it was more like he was pacing.

Should I call someone? No. But yes, I've waited too long already!

Professor Elm picked up his PokeGear. Yes, it was outdated with the new HoloCaster out from Kalos, but he didn't care. It wasn't like he really wanted to use it anyway. The professor dialed a number and waited for him to pick up.

"Hello?"

"Lance!"

"Oh, hi Professor Elm, is everything alright?"

"Well you see, there is a girl that came to sign up for the League-"

"Is that it? I'm not sure why you need to call me over that."

"It's not just that! She was a lot older than when standard trainers start their journey, and, until a few days ago, it's like she didn't exist! She didn't have any records, at least, not that I could find. She's been a ghost up 'til now!"

"Hmm. That's very concerning."

"Exactly! That's why I called you! Oh, and there is this other thing..."

"What is it?"

"The girl that I'm talking about...she had two swords, and a gun."

"That's crazy!"

"Y-Yes, I know!"

"I'll do my best to look into it."

"Thank you Lance."

"You're welcome. Though I might not be able to do it as quickly with everything that I have to do."

"O-Of course! Thank you again!"

"Mm-hm."

Professor Elm hung up and sat down in a chair. I hope Lance can actually find something out.


Kine sneezed. Fia and Ruva looked at her in surprise.

"Vulpix vul vul!"

"Chika!"

Kine smiled slightly. "It's fine," she said. Her two pokemon nodded in response. Kine sniffled and rubbed her nose. Hm...that came out of nowhere...Oh well.

Kine looked down at her vulpix. "Fia! Use Roar in the area in front of you."

"Vul!"

Fia used Roar, and everything in the direction she was facing started being blown away. "Okay that's enough!" yelled Kine. Fia stopped and looked at Kine.

"Pix?"

"That is horribly loud, remind me never to make you use that move unless absolutely necessary."

"Vul!" said Fia nodding her head. Ruva smiled nervously. "Chika..."

"Hey you! I wanna battle!"

Kine looked to her right. Another person was running toward her. It was of course, yet another young trainer. He had a poliwag with him. Kine smirked and looked down at Ruva.

"You are strong against water types, correct?"

Ruva nodded. "Chika!"

"So you'll battle me?" asked the kid. Kine nodded. "Alright! Battle begin!" yelled the kid ecstatically, "And I'll go first! Swirl, use Hypnosis!"

A beam was shot toward Ruva. "Jump out of the way," said Kine. Ruva did as Kine told her, and the attack missed. Ruva landed on the ground and smirked as she moved the leaf on her head. Ruva then looked back at Kine.

"Use Tackle," said Kine. Ruva nodded and tackled the poliwag. It fell to the ground and rolled a little bit, due to its round body.

The younger trainer looked at his poliwag in concern. "Swirl no! Please get up, I know you can do it!"

The pokemon slowly got up, sustaining a lot of damage from just a simple Tackle. Scratches covered its sleek, round body, and the poliwag looked very tired. It must have been a low-leveled pokemon. The poliwag's trainer looked like he didn't know what to do next. He was freaking out, and desperately calling out to his poliwag and begging it to get up. The poliwag was slowly working on getting up. Kine looked at Ruva, and the chikorita looked back smiling confidently. Kine put her hands behind her head and shifted her weight to her left foot.

"Ok Ruva, this is boring me, as I am sure it is boring you as well. Use Tackle and end it for the poor child," said Kine. Her chikorita smirked and ran at the poliwag that was still trying to get up from the ground. Ruva tackled Swirl and made it faint. Ruva jumped and did a flip. She was extremely proud of herself. Ruva ran back to Kine and was jumping up and down. She was not going to calm down anytime soon.

The younger trainer returned his pokemon back to its pokeball, and walked over to Kine. He walked to her very slowly, and once he was in front of Kine, he handed her $500. It was less than the first trainer she battled, but it did not matter-Kine now had $1100. Kine happily took the money from the boy, and then walked away. The boy looked like he was going to say something, but he didn't. Instead, he decided to run to the Pokemon Center to heal his poliwag.

Kine looked down at her pokemon. Although Ruva was practically jumping up and down with energy, Fia looked like she was exhausted. The vulpix's movements were lethargic, and her ears were drooping. Fia was hungry, and although Ruva did not want to admit it, she was hungry as well. Kine looked at her two pokemon, wondering what was wrong. She ran through different ideas in her head, until her stomach growled. Kine looked down at her stomach, and then back at her pokemon. "Are the two of you hungry?" asked Kine.

"Vul!"

"Chika!"

Her two pokemon nodded like they were mad. Kine's expression remained stoic, but she said, "Ok then, we will go get some food."

Kine's pokemon cheered in response. Fia got on Kine's right shoulder, and Ruva walked to the left of Kine. They walked back into Violet City, and into a restaurant. Kine saw that there was a long line, and she sighed inwardly. I guess it cannot be helped, she thought, I do not see another restaurant around here.

Kine got into one of the two lines, and she started to think about what she wanted to order, as well as what she thought her pokemon would like. Kine looked at the many options on the menu. She couldn't decide what she wanted, but she was able to decide what she was getting for Fia and Ruva. Kine finally got to the register.

"What would you like?" asked the lady at the register.

"Two magikarp fillets, and whatever you think is best on the menu."

The lady nodded, and put in Kine's order. "Your order number is 57. Pick it up when your number's called."

Kine nodded and went to find a seat with her pokemon. She found an empty booth and sat down. Fia and Ruva sat across from Kine, and put their front feet on the table. Ruva was still trying to contain all of her energy, and Fia looked like she was pretty happy as well.

"I've never been allowed to eat food like this!" said Ruva, "The professor never let us eat food like this!"

"I just can't believe our trainer is letting us eat food like this!" said Fia, "I've never heard of a human doing something like this. They all just act like it's crazy if pokemon eat other pokemon, even though it happens naturally in the wild all the time!"

Ruva nodded, and Kine looked at her pokemon curiously. She sort of wished that she could understand them. Kine heard her number being called, and she got up from the table to get the food. Kine came back, and gave her pokemon the magikarp. The lady at the register had gotten Kine a tauros burger. Her pokemon started eating their food, and Kine took a bite out of her burger, and smiled. It was a really good burger. She ate it quickly, as her pokemon ate their food just as quickly. Kine looked out the window and sighed. If she had to pay this much everyday for food, she was going to have to find a way to get more money-and quickly. Kine was starting to eat some french fries when a girl walked up to her. The girl had straight light purple hair and dark brown eyes. She was wearing a white shirt with ruffles and black leggings. She was also wearing black heels and had a black and white purse. She held up a hand and smiled.

"Hi there," she said.

"What do you want?" said Kine with an annoyed tone.

"You're the type of person I'm looking for," said the girl happily, "I have a job offer for you."


Ok, so that is the end of this chapter! It actually took me a while to figure out how to end it, actually... But it was pretty convenient how Kine got an offer for a job huh? That doesn't happen in real life. Is there a reason behind it? Or is it just simple convenience? Wanna find out? It'll be revealed sometime in a future chapter.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I'll see you in the next one.