Char: Hello readers! Welcome to Chapter 4!
Rose: Helllloooo! *Waves happily*
Char: Ready for chapter 4 Rose?
Rose: Oh yea, I'm starting to get into this whole fanfiction thing now!
Char: So, you're gonna keep reading my story? *blushes*
Rose: Well, of course! It isn't the worst thing I've ever read.
Char: *chuckles* Well then, without further adieu, here we go!
Charmander and Totodile rushed through the main gate of Victree Village late into the afternoon. "Hurry Charmander, we are late," Totodile yelled, pulling Charmander along again. "Ow, alright, I'm coming!" The two ran down the sidewalks until they had reached the corner to Totodile's alley. After turning the corner, they froze. Standing in front of Totodile's was Snivy, but along with him was a much larger green snake. The larger of the two was missing the little feet-like feet Snivy had, but retained the large leaves for hands, which were held behind its back. Charmander and Totodile approached them slowly. "Uh, is there something we can do for you," Totodile asked. The large snake turned to them, "Yes, I am looking for the owners of this, stand, if you can call it that." Totodile smirked slightly and bowed, "You are speaking to them, mam." The snake nodded, "Ah, I see. Well in that case, it has come to my attention that my son here has sent you to retrieve something for him, yes?" Totodile pulled the necklace from the bag and held it up, "This?" Snivy's mother sighed, "Precisely. I must ask, where did you have to travel to obtain that?" Totodile shrugged, "Just Misty Forest, nothing special." Snivy's mother turned to Snivy and shot him a horribly angry look, "You sent them into Misty Woods with that maniac Beedrill at large!" Totodile sensed where this was going and spoke up, "That Beedrill guy? If you are looking for him, head to floor three. He will be laying there in a clearing, his head may be a little scorched," she chuckled. Snivy's mother immediately gave up on her discipline of Snivy to stare at Totodile and Charmander in slight disbelief. "You are not lying, you two have defeated Beedrill in battle?" Charmander and Totodile both nodded quickly in response. "Well then, I suppose that a reward is in order," Snivy's mother said, a vine extending from her back to Totodile, offering her two large coins. Totodile's eyes widened as she accepted them, "four hundred Pokedollars!" Snivy's mother smiled gently at her, "Payment for your services." Totodile yelped as she disappeared into her alley, coming back out with her small cup. "This is the most money I have ever had!" Snivy's mother was confused, "Why do you keep your valuables in that alley, young one." Totodile moved over to her and Charmander's stand, turning the sign to closed while she spoke, "I keep it where I sleep, so that way no one can steal it at night." Snivy's mother was caught off guard, loosing her composure for a second, "W-where you sleep?" Totodile nodded slightly at her. Snivy's mother peered into the alley, seeing Totodile's box of hay, "Y-You live in a box," she said, her jaw dropping. Totodile nodded, "Yes mam, I have for years." Snivy's mother closed her eyes in deep thought for a while. Totodile cocked her head after a few minutes of silence, "Uh, mam, are you alright" Snivy's mother smiled, "Do not call me mam young one, call me Serperior. Totodile's eyes nearly popped out of her head, "L-Like, that Serperior?" Serperior nodded and smiled warmly. Totodile almost immediately dropped to her knee and began groveling at Serperior's lack of feet. It was Charmander's turn to be confused. Approaching Totodile's side he cocked his head, "Uh, Totodile, what are you doing?" Totodile nudged him, "Charmander! Get down that is THE Queen Serperior herself!" Charmander got down quickly, "O-Oh! Sorry mam!" Serperior giggled a little, "Please get up you two. I wish to give you the second part of your reward." Charmander and Totodile stood up quickly and looked at Queen Serperior in a confused way. Snivy also joined the group of confused looks. "You both shall come with me to the castle to receive it," Serperior smiled as she turned and began slithering up the road. Charmander hesitated, and was soon being dragged up the street by his claw again. Snivy trotting along after them, curious about the kind adventure's reward.
After several minutes of walking, or slithering, the group soon saw in front of them a huge gold gate that lead up the backside of a huge cliff. At the top of the cliff was a huge castle, it was the largest building Totodile and Charmander had ever seen. It looked to be about seven stories tall before adding the height of any towers connected to it. The gate opened for them as they drew near and the group proceeded up the hill. About half way up the steep path a large Pokemon approached them. It was a dark greyish-blue color with a yellow underbelly, two predominant football shaped objects extended from its head which contained its sharp teeth. It did not have hands, but instead had a large claw at the end of each hand with a long fins protruding from its wrists. Serperior smiled warmly at the new Pokémon's presence, "Ah, Captain Garchomp! Just the woman I was hoping to see!" Captain Garchomp bowed slightly, "My lady, I am here to report that the new recruits' training is going as planned." Serperior nodded, "Thank you, this is good. But, now I have a few requests for you. Firstly, can you please have Miss Delphox and Sir Greninja come to the throne room at once." Captain Garchomp nodded, "Yes mam. New members mam?" Serperior again smiled, "The two little ones behind me had the strength to take down ol' Beedrill by themselves." Captain Garchomp leaned around to get a look at Charmander and Totodile. "There is potential there," she said nodding and returning her gaze to the queen. Serperior smiled as she continued to slither up the hill, "That's why we are here. Oh, and have Madam Zoroarch clear out one of the old guest rooms."
The children followed the queen all the way up the hill and to another gate that lead into the castle. Charmander and Totodile stood at the bottom of the oversized door and looked up. It must of been fifteen feet tall and five feet wide! A vine extended from Queen Serperior's back and pushed the door open. Charmander and Totodile's jaws dropped as the enormous room was revealed to them. The room was the size of a gymnasium and lined with golden pillars. At the opposite end of the room was a huge throne that was low to the ground, and behind it was a window that was the size of the wall it was placed in, overlooking the water below the cliff. Totodile was not able to formulate a coherent sentence, instead she again grabbed Charmander's hand and pulled him over to the window, the sun was shining as it set over the water. "Romantic," she though before shaking her head and turning to Charmander. "Wow! Look at that! I never though I would get a view like this!" Charmander chuckled a little, "Same here." Just then the huge door could again be heard opening. Charmander and Totodile turned to see who it was. In walked two new Pokemon, one was fox-like with the yellow and red fur around its legs forming a sort of dress. The other was frog-like and scaly, its hands and feet were webbed with yellow in between its blue fingers and on its stomach, and its tongue was wrapped around its neck like a scarf. Superior turned to greet the new faces, "Ah, hello you two, I must have a word with you please!" She then slithered over to them by the door and whispered in a hushed tone so the young ones could not hear her. Totodile was beaming and turned to Charmander, also whispering, "Isn't this amazing, we get a tour of the Queen's caste! Best reward ever!" Charmander smiled and nodded, "Yea! This is amazing! It's so big in here!" Totodile looked around, "It's been my dream for as long as I can remember to come here, just to see what it is like!" After saying that the two fell silent as the three adults stood over them. Both the fox pokemon and Queen Serperior were smiling, the other's mouth was hidden by his tongue. "Well," Serperior asked, "like what you see?" Totodile shook her head almost violently, "Oh yes mam! This is the best thing I've ever seen!" Serperior giggled along with the fox before speaking, "Well, would you like to stay here?" Totodile and Charmander's jaws dropped at the same time and Totodile spoke up first, "S-Stay h-here?" Serperior giggled, "Yes young one, and become a Royal Exposition Society Member, after some formal training from Miss Delphox and Sir Greninja here." Totodile stuttered in disbelief, "S-Stay h-here!" Serperior nodded, "In the castle, yes."
Totodile's eyes rolled back as she fainted with a small sigh. Charmander caught her in his arms and held her up, "Whoa! What happened?" The fox Pokemon, who Charmander assumed was Miss Delphox, laughed, "I believe that your friend here has fainted from shock." Charmander looked a bit worried, "Will she be alright?" Miss Delphox nodded and took a step forward, "Yes, she will be just fine, but, we still need an answer. Will you stay?" Charmander pondered the question, "Do I really want this," he thought to himself, "Really, I just don't want to leave Totodile." He looked up shyly at the adults that were slightly crowding him, "Y-yes, we will stay..." Miss Delphox and Queen Serperior smiled. Queen Serperior giggled as she spoke, "I figured that you couldn't turn it down! Now, you wi-" She was cut off by Charmander, "On one condition." Queen Serperior jumped a bit at Charmander's sudden interjection and total abandonment of his shy nature, "W-what?" Charmander had a serious look an his face, "Only if me and Totodile are together while we train and work." Miss Delphox was the first to respond to this with a warm smile, "If that will make training more comfortable for you, then yes, you two will be together." Charmander sighed in relief, "Thanks." Queen Serperior had regained her composure, "Alright, now that that's taken care of, your training will begin tomorrow, please follow Miss Delphox and Sir Greninja to your quarters." Charmander nodded and dragged Totodile along after them as they began walking away, saying one last thing to the queen for the night, "Thank you mam, and sorry for interrupting you." Queen Serperior simply giggled in response, taking her "seat" on her throne.
Charmander dragged Totodile under the shoulders all the way down the long hall that lead to their room. Miss Delphox congratulated them once more before she and Sir Greninja disappeared, leaving Charmander alone to wait for Totodile to wake up. He laid her down on the single bed in the room and took a look around the room that was now theirs. It was a moderately sized room with a few pieces of furniture in it. There were two chests, most likely for personal items, and two large dressers across from the single, queen sized bed. The walls were painted green, like the grass outside. "Well," Charmander spoke to himself hopefully, "I guess this is home for now."
Char: There we go everybody! Chapter four is finally done.
Rose: *snoring*
Char: Oh, come on! I know that this was a wordy chapter, but cut me some slack!
Rose: *still snoring*
Char: Well, I guess I do have a few announcements for everybody. Firstly, excitingly, as I was writing this chapter, this story reached 200 Readers! YAY! *noisemakers and confetti* Secondly, the next chapter will be the first chapter to include some Original Characters submitted by a reader. If you want to see your Original Characters featured in this fic, please do not heasitate to contact me. Contact me through a review, a DM, or at the email bboy112502 . Also if you want my discord name is xXmlg_cerealXx, so you can contact me there too!. So for now I will say thank you for reading, and I will see all of you in the next chapter, goodbye! *waves*
