Adventures in Kanto

Bill – The Pokemaniac

The ride to the police station was a quick one, mostly due to the strange flashing lights and high pitched sound that echoed through the streets and seemed to be coming from the car itself. Luffy wanted to ask why people moved out of the way for them, but decided against it. It was probably the same reason people cleared the way for Marines.

So he focused on looking around the large city – he'd never seen buildings like this; some were strangely shaped, others with too many windows, others with flashing lights. It was exciting. His eyes were sparkles, very much like Chopper, as they both did everything they could to take in every bit of this place.

"Would you guys quick gawking at everything?" Leanne said uncomfortably as the two squished her into a small portion at the very end of the seat, "There's cities way cooler then Viridian City further ahead!"

"But the last one wasn't like this – what did you call it? Pallet Town?" Luffy said. "There's so many more strange looking animals here!"

"You think they're strange? That Pokemon pet thing in your lap is strange," Officer Jenny said, catching part of the conversation. She turned the motorcycle into the parking lot of a large blue building, the base, Luffy believed. But as soon as she'd said that statement, Chopper 's amazement disappeared and he rounded on her angrily.

"I said I'm a reindeer," he corrected, "Not a Pokemon! Reindeer! And I'm not his pet either, we're Nakama!"

"That's right!" Luffy said, "Chopper's the doctor in our group!"

Jenny, having turned off the motorcycle and allowed the group out, just stared at the small reindeer Chopper in disbelief. Chansey was the only Pokemon Doctor that she knew of, so it startled her that this… what had he called himself – reindeer? – was a doctor as well.

But what startled her further when suddenly, the older boy with the Straw Hat collapsed (Did she really not know their names?).

"Luffy!" Leanne and Chopper exclaimed at the same time. While Leanne only stood there with a shocked expression, Chopper sprang into action, checking Luffy's pulse, pulling a stethoscope out of his little pink backpack, then checking his blood pressure with another object that was pulled out.

And then, Chopper stopped altogether when a loud rumble echoed around them. Officer Jenny, Leanne, and even the once frantic Chopper 'sweat dropped' at the occurrence. "Sanji…" Luffy complained, putting a hand on his growling stomach, "I'm hungry…"

(--)

Within the police station, Luffy and the others were graciously provided with food, Pokemon included. So Little Ace, Pidgey, and Bulbasaur stood on the floor, eating from the bowls provided. The assistants in the station tried to feed Chopper in the same way, but he'd immediately protested, once again stating rather aggressively that he was not a Pokemon, before proceeding to timidly ask for the same food as the others.

But it was hard for the Pokemon and Leanne to concentrate on their first and probably their only helping when Luffy was well on his way to his tenth and Chopper had already cleared three. "Wow, you guys sure can eat, huh?" Leanne asked with a small, almost embarrassed smile.

"This is nothing," Chopper said, finishing his plate and putting it in the pile with the others. That seemed to satisfy him, because he sat back comfortably in his chair with a content expression, "We buy enough food to last a month for one week on the ship because of his appetite." In an undertone so Luffy couldn't hear, he added, "Usopp says it's because Luffy has a monster and he needs to eat twice as much so that it won't eat us,"

"Really, he eats that much?!" Leanne asked, surprised. Part of her believed the monster story, but the part that wanted to be adult didn't, so she was torn between asking about that. To suffice, she said, "Isn't that dangerous?"

"Food? Dangerous?" Luffy said as he pushed his plate aside and asked for another. It was placed in front of him and he scarfed it down before answering, "Shishishi, you're funny! How could food be dangerous?" He added that final plate to the pile nearby and was about to ask for another when Officer Jenny reappeared in the room, a shocked expression upon seeing so many plates and a much rounder boy sitting in the spot Luffy once filled.

"If you guys are all finished, I got Bill on the line for you," she said slowly.

Luffy looked surprised, "Really? Already?" he asked. "Wow, thanks Officer Lady," He stood up, Chopper right behind him, and the two started toward Jenny. Leanne, who still hadn't finished, joined them, but Jenny insisted against it.

"Bill wants to speak with the young man and his friend alone. You finish eating. In the mean time, keep an eye on the Pokemon," She said, "They'll only be a minute." Then, she followed them into the other room.

Leanne was left alone with the three Pokemon with a rather crestfallen expression on her face. She sighed and sat back down and silently continued eating her food. The Pokemon looked up at her briefly, then at each other with worried expressions before hesitantly continuing their foods.

(--)

"Right through here," Officer Jenny said, holding open a door for Chopper and Luffy. The two walked in to see a large computer-like object with a phone on it – though of course they had no idea what it was – and Jenny closed the door behind them, leaving them alone. On the screen, they caught a glimpse of a man with green hair and Luffy's spirits soared momentarily.

There was only one man he knew with green hair! "Zoro!" he exclaimed. He ran to the screen, but was disappointed to see that the figure standing on the other side was not Zoro, but rather another man who had the same hair color, though a bit longer and in a darker shade. Whoever it was didn't seem to be looking at Luffy, but rather focused on something to his left. "Hello?" Luffy said, "Moss hair guy?"

"I don't think he can hear you," Chopper said, whispering, though there was no need. He was attempting to hide behind Luffy's legs, but was doing it in reverse, with half of his face hidden and his body out in the open. "Maybe it's like the Den Den Mushi. Try picking up that thing,"

He pointed to the phone attached to the machine and Luffy picked it up and looked at it. "Hello?" he tried.

The person in the screen jumped in surprise and turned to look at them. "Oh, hello!" he said quickly, "You must be the boy that Professor Oak told me about. Yes, I've been wanting to hear from you, I was very pleased when Officer Jenny called and said you were in Viridian City," He looked at Luffy, then turned his gaze to Chopper and stood, staring.

"Oh, is that a Pokemon? I've never seen one like that!" the excitement in his voice caused Chopper to tense and realize that he was hiding improperly, so he quickly corrected himself.

"I'm not a Pokemon!" he said again from his hiding place.

"Oh, right," the man said, sitting down, "Forgive me! I got a little excited there, but I forget you're with the Strawhat boy, correct? You couldn't possibly be a Pokemon," he looked admiringly at Chopper, "Still, to think there are such strange looking creatures in existence,"

"So… who exactly are you?" Luffy interrupted, confused. The man looked at him and smiled, embarrassed.

"That's right, I haven't introduced myself, have I? Forgive my rudeness – My name is Bill. I'm a Pokemaniac,"

"A maniac?" Chopper repeated, tightening his grip on Luffy's legs.

"Oh, so you're the guy the tree professor told me to come to!" Luffy asked.

"Yes, that's right. Professor Oak did tell me about you. From another dimension, am I right?"

"That's what he told me, but I'm not too sure what that means. Can't I just get a ship and sail back to the Grand Line?" he asked. Chopper's timidness was slowly fading and he cautiously stepped out of his hiding place behind his captain.

Bill seemed confused by the question, "There is no such thing as the Grand Line in this world," he said, "and because of that, you can't do that." He frowned, crossing his arms and looking at Luffy and Chopper, "Your appearance in this particular dimension must be the work of some kind of Pokemon,"

"You mean a Pokemon brought us here?" he asked, "But why?"

"It might have been entire unintentional," Bill said, "Things appear and disappear in this world all the time and before, no one really understood why. You say you woke up a few days ago?"

Luffy nodded, "Yeah, that's right," he said.

"About a week ago, there was a strange fluctuation of energy, but the source is unknown. For decades, there have been theories of Pokemon that can travel through dimensions, time and space," he reached somewhere to his left and took hold of a thick book, then opened it and leafed through the pages, "There have been reported sightings of Pokemon who appear in the sky and then seem to disappear a few moments later, looking almost as if they've walked into a tunnel. There's just no explanation for it. Ah-hah!" he added, having finally found what he was looking for. He turned the book to Luffy and pointed.

They were shown a drawing of a large white creature, seeming to be roaring or growling, that appeared to be wearing some sort of armor with purple lines on it. Metal looking wings sprouted from its shoulders and it seemed to be flying.

"We call this creature Palkia – It's a legendary Pokemon that's rarely ever spotted, but when it is, encounters are so brief that the person who views it isn't even sure if it's real. The artist who drew this happened to be looking through a pair of binoculars, bird watching, when he spotted it and managed to re-create it from memory, but this is our only indication to its appearance,"

"So what does that thing… Palkia, have to do with us?" Chopper asked.

"One theory for Palkia's brief appearances and immediate disappearances is that he can travel through dimensions, which means others besides our own. There's a chance that while travelling in your dimension, it accidentally brought you along with it," Bill explained.

"So all I have to do is find this… whatever it's called?" Luffy asked.

"Palkia isn't that easy to find." Bill said, "It's a dimensional traveler… but I've heard stories that it shows itself to powerful trainers. Maybe…" he paused, then, his face lit up, "Maybe if you get all of the Gym Badges and defeat the Elite Four, you'll be able to find it!"

"Gym Badges…?" Luffy repeated, "How do I do that?"

"Professor Oak gave you the PokeDex, right? And it's equipped with a Map? Well, you have to go to all of the big dots on the map – the cities. In each city, including the one you're in, there's a Pokemon Gym, where you battle with your Pokemon. Every time you win a battle against one of the leaders of those gyms, you get a badge," he lifted one – a shimmering blue teardrop. "This is the Cerulean City Badge. They all look similar to this, but with different shapes and colors. Once you get all eight, you have to fight the Elite Four and maybe – just maybe, you'll be able to draw out the Palkia!"

"Yosh! I understand!" Luffy exclaimed, "So I've just gotta beat all of those guys and I'll be able to go home with my friends! Where's the Gym in this city, Moss hair guy?"

Bill ignored the nickname and answered, "The Gym in Viridian City is closed at the moment, so you'll have to start in Pewter City. Make sure you train your Pokemon well in the way so that you can beat the leader. Once you get started, the rest will be simple! How many Pokemon do you have?"

Luffy considered this question briefly. Pidgey didn't count – he was going to give that to Usopp or Zoro… so that left Little Ace, "One," he answered.

Bill shook his head, "No, that won't do," he said. He stood up again and turned disappeared from the screen, leaving Luffy and Chopper gawking at it. Where did he go?! He returned moments later, holding a Pokeball. "This ball contains an Eevee – it's a very rare Pokemon with a strange genetic code, so take care to think carefully before choosing its evolution,"

He placed the ball into a machine next to him and after pressing a button, it disappeared in a zap of light. Moments later, it appeared in a machine next to the phone with a similar zap, startling Chopper and causing him to once again hide behind the amazed Luffy.

"Awesome! It jumped through the weird thing!" he exclaimed, referring to the phone as the 'weird thing'. He reached for the Pokeball and looked at it. "I can have this? Really Moss guy?"

"Of course, of course!" he said. "Now then, I've got to return to my studies. If you ever need anything, or better yet, if you discover something, don't hesitate to give me a call!" and then, the screen went black.

Luffy returned the phone to the receiver and looked at the Pokeball in his hand. He grinned and looked down at Chopper. "Alright, Chopper, you heard him. We've got to get those badge things and find everyone, then we'll be able to go home!" he said. He ran to the door and opened it, "Let's get started!" he declared, running out.

"L-Luffy! Wait for me!" Chopper shouted as he ran after his captain. Now that they knew what they had to do, there was no more time to waste!


A/N: Well, that concludes the search for Bill! And Luffy's received a new Pokemon! Next, they travel through the maze that's Viridian Forest to get to Pewter City! Phew, this was difficult to write. It took me forever to figure out how it'd work and I hope it makes some sort of sense! Thanks for reading and remember to review!