"Argh!" I yawned trying to find my way out of bed and looking for my Slakoth's pokeball. But instead I saw the grin of a certain female trainer-Nicole.
"Hey sleepy head,here's your breakfast." she said with a smile handing me a plate full of scrambled eggs and slightly over cooked bacon but they were scrumptious all the same. "Thanks for letting us sleep over last night." she began "I've never camped outdoors before,unless you count my back yard." she said sheepishly. That's right. She and Alexander slept over last night I had totally forgot. It didn't seem like they slept here at all because we all slept in different rooms last night. I would've had us all sleep in the same room together and play games all night. But the last thing I need from my parents was a speech of the human body,hormones and all that teen stuff. It was especially awkward if you had both a boy and girl sleep in the same room as you. So I decided to skip all that drama and potential uncomfortableness and slept in my room,had Nicole sleep in my parents room and finally had Alexander crash on the fold out couch. I was so glad my parents were away on vacation.
"Thanks." I said with a plate full eggs in my mouth. "What time is it?" I asked while trying to find my clock, which was probably some where in my mess of a room, I would've cleaned it but I wasn't expecting company last night (it was kind of a last minute thing). After eating breakfast,taking a hot shower and putting my clothes on I noticed that all of the eggs and bacon were gone "Where is Alex?" I asked "did he eat?".
"No there wasn't enough food to make enough for you me and him and he went to get a head start to the professor's lab I think." she answered. I was pretty suspicious about that, knowing that my parents had bought a carton of Swanna eggs before they left on vacation but I decided not to put much thought into it. Especially since she made me breakfast. Never look a gifted Ponyta in the mouth right?
"I'm heading out,you ready?" I said fumbling to find the right key to lock the door(I had enough keys to be considered a janitor). Locking the door behind me I decided to let my Slakoth out to get some fresh air. he appeared with a cry.
"Slak." he said looking lazy and tired. I told my Slakoth to climb on my back,while I squatted making it easier for him to reach. He then swung both arms around my neck and I carried him around. I noticed Nicole giving me a bit of a confused expression.
"I learned this from watching Pokemon planet last night." I began to explain. "This is what baby Slakoth's do to their mothers to get around until there old enough to walk the way their selves.".
"Then why are you doing it?". "That Slakoth is no baby?" she said pointing at the Slakoth who was almost as big as me
"Because he moves too slow plus it's a good way to bond." I replied. All good trainers that I knew of traveled with their Pokemon in a special way. Ash carried Pikachu on his shoulders,this was mine "Now let's go to the lab.". The Pokemon lab was a short distance from my house so it didn't take us too long arrive. When we entered we saw the face of a smiling Professor Juniper. The lab was still a bit damp from the hydro cannon yesterday so I tried not to touch anything.
"Good morning young trainers." she said with a small cup of coffee in her hand. "I see you came for your rewards for your hard work yesterday." "It's on the table I hope you like it."She said with a smile. "Your friend Alexander certainly did.".
"Alex was here already?" I asked curiously.
"Yes I think he's on his way to battle the nearest gym leaders I think." she said taking a sip of her coffee. While I took Slakoth off from around my shoulders. Me and Nicole began heading to over to the table and unwrapping our gifts. From a Pokemon Professor you can only expect one of two things as gifts that's why I was a little disappointed when I opened the first one. A pokedex. One of the tired old things that every professor puts on a young trainer to help further their research. "What's wrong?" she said with a frown,sensing I wasn't exactly happy with my present. While Nicole jumped up and down with glee with the sight of hers.
"It's just that you gave me a pokedex that's all." I said trying not to be ungrateful.
"You don't like it?" she asked studying the expression on my face. "It's standard issue I thought you would like it most young trainers do who get one." she said pointing at Nicole as an example. But that was the problem almost every new trainer got one. Catch and see all the Pokemon easy enough I thought but what would be the point of it? Catch over six-hundred different kinds of Pokemon to do what with them store them in boxes for the rest of their lives? That's not what I'm supposed to do a trainer is supposed to bond with his Pokemon not have them as prizes rotting in PC boxes never seeing the light of day ever again. I would never do that just so I can brag to others that I have every Pokemon in the world, it wouldn't mean a thing to me if I didn't love them. That's why I declined the offer and simply gave it back to her. She looked at me confused.
"Wait,what?" she said looking down at the pokedex I was giving back to her.
"I don't want it." I said gently putting the pokedex back in her hand.
"Why not?" she asked looking displeased.
"Because I'm not on a journey to catch and see all the Pokemon around the world." I said
"What are you on a journey for then?" she asked pointing at the Slakoth who was now swiping at what seem like some expensive things in the lab. I pulled him off and told him to go play outside until I was done he nodded. What was I on a journey for? I didn't know. What did I plan to accomplish on my journey? To be great of course but I still wasn't sure how to do that exactly. "Well take it anyway." she said giving it back to me. "You don't have to complete it most trainers never do,besides another trainer has already completed it for me." she explained,it made me feel a bit better,not having her hopes on me to do something I didn't have the desire to do.
"Cool!" Nicole exclaimed. Examining her pokedexe's many features. She put Cutiepie's pokeball under the pokedex while it scanned it. "According to this my Lillipup knows tackle and leer." "I wondered what that evil glare was,at first I thought she disliked me."
"Looks like someone found the move identifier." Professor Juniper said with a smile. "It let's you know what moves you Pokemon knows.". "There are many features of the pokedex but ill let you figure them out on your own." she said moving towards the table. "I also have something that I know you'll love for sure." she tossed us two slightly soggy gifts. Me and Nicole dug our nails in our gifts as soon as it reached our claws. I unwrapped my gift first it seemed to be some kind of bracelet do-hickey.
"What's this?" I asked putting it around my wrist. It was a fusion of blue and red my favorite colors!
"Call your Slakoth in,you'll be surprised." she said with a wink. I did as she said and called my Slakoth back in.
"Slak!" he said with a wave of his arm.
"Okay, now turn it on and talk to your Pokemon." the Professor ordered me to do. I turned it on and started talking to my Pokemon.
"Hello?" I said wondering what this would accomplish.
"Hi." my Slakoth said looking around he moved paying no attention to me. Wait. Did my Pokemon just talked to me? Did I really hear a Pokemon talk! How is that possible Chatot is the only speaking Pokemon and even then it just mimics sounds? My Slakoth said actual words,I decided to test it out again.
"Slakoth?"
"Yes trainer?"
"So you understand me?" I asked my Slakoth was something out of a dream I was having a actual conversation with my Pokemon.
"Of course I understand you all Pokemon can understand humans,the real question is how is it that you understand me?" he said approaching me curiously. That seemed right how would they know what moves we ordered to use if they didn't understand? Seeing how the bracelet worked and me talking to my Pokemon Nicole tried even more to unwrap hey gift,the twisties was what she was having trouble with.
"It's this bracelet,hey by the way what's your name?"
"Name?" he yawned losing interest in me already
"Yeah." "What should I call you?".
"Well you've been doing a pretty good job of calling me Slakoth all this time so why stop?" he said scratching the tuft of fur on his head again he seemed to really enjoy doing that.
"There's no love in that." I said. "We'll think of one on our way to straiton we have a gym leader to challenge." I said while smiling.
"Seems your liking this gift." Professor Juniper said nodding with approval. "I just hope you can put that pokedex to some use.". I had totally forgot that she gave me a pokedex,it just didn't compare to this bracelet thing.
"Slakoth return!" I said withdrawing my Pokemon back into it's pokeball. It turned red and slowly minimized back into it's pokeball. I then put my Slakoth's pokeball under my pokedex while I scanned it. "Crush claw?" I said curiously to the Professor. "What's that?" I asked releasing my Pokemon once more
"It's an attacking move.". "It's a pretty powerful and it has a good chance of lowering your opponents defense." she said analyzing my Slakoth. "Your quite lucky to posses this move Slakoths' don't usually learn this move and it's pretty strong for a low level Pokemon I hope he can handle it." When she said that my Slakoth began to look agitated. He then breath deeply and exhaled a cloud of exhaust,in Juniper's direction. She staggered a little then went soundly asleep.
"Slakoth!". "What did you do that for!" I shouted scolding my Pokemon
"She called me weak and said I can't handle my own move." he said sounding both tired and annoyed. "Do you know what that means to a Pokemon?". I guess I didn't know what that meant to him I know I'd be pretty upset if someone called me weak.
"Okay,fine but don't let that happen again understand?"
"Yes." he said with is eyes half closed. I then returned him and and then told an aid what had happened and proceeded to exit the lab. I didn't want to talk to her after what my Slakoth did to her especially since she'd been so nice and gave me those gifts I decided I'd talk to her another time and apologize for what my Pokemon did. We then left the lab towards straiton. Me and Nicole were on route1,where she stole my Lillipup from me and I wasn't going to let her forget it.
"Thief." I muttered to myself loud enough for her to hear.
"Excuse me?" she said looking at me.
"You heard me,thief."
"I'm not a thief I caught this Pokemon fair and square with my own pokeball.
"Did you battle it? I said raising an eyebrow.
"No." she said sadly. "But it's still mine!" she said defensively and louder this time.
"Fine then let's just drop the subject then,ok?".
"Fine then." she said with a humph
"Lillipup stealer..." I said again but this time quieter then before. But some how she still heard me and that's how we kept spitting insults back and fourth at each other,until we finally reached our destination.
"Wow." I said in amazement. "We're here already, I guess talking with a Pokemon napper really passes the time.
"What really passes the time is talking to a dumb ass like you! I was a little tooken back when she said that I thought she was kind of a shy girl, I guess she can be tough when she wants to be. She really proved that when she punched me in the stomach. Since she's a girl it didn't hurt too bad but it still did.
"What was that for?" I said clenching my stomach.
"You called me a thief and I'm not nor ever was.
"Ok,ok I'm sorry for insulting you like that I shouldn't of had." I said with a guilty face
"It's ok and I'm sorry for hitting you like that." she said apologetic while looking down. "At least I held back." she said with a grin making eye contact with me this time.
"Hey,let's battle for her."
"For who?" I asked curiously,not not fully understanding what she meant.
"Cutiepie of course.". "This way we can decide who she should belong to and still keep our friendship in tack,she said with a smile. Friendship? She considered us friends? I wouldn't mind being friends with her,just that it happened sorta quickly. Well I did have her sleep over my house the first night so I guess I should have expected it.
"Sure." I said back. Fully ready to accept her challenge.
"This is the first battle I had all day it might as well be an easy one." I said confedently.
"We'll see about that." She said smugly not worried at all.
"Wait,your using Lillipup in the battle?"
"Of course it does belong to me afterall ."
"Not for long." I said throwing my pokeball to the ground releasing my Slakoth. So that's why she wanted to battle for Lillipup she knows she has the advantage of having two Pokemon on her side while I only have one. Those numbers will change once I win this battle. I was pretty sure that I could take her me and my Slakoth battled trained and wild Pokemon quite frequently while I've only seen her battle to defend her self from wild Pokemon.
"Go Patrat!" she said screamed releasing the scout Pokemon onto the field. Since practically everything is faster the Slakoth they made the first move. "Use bite!" Nicole screamed at her Slakoth it then proceeded to chomp down hard on my Slakoth's arm it looked like it really hurted.
"Slakoth!". "Shake him off then use yawn I ordered my Pokemon. He then exhaled a cloud of exhaust at the Patrat. The Patrat eyes then began to shut but he struggled to stay awake.
"Patrat,use tackle!" Nicole screamed loud enough that it startled her Pokemon helping Patrat fight back it's sleepiness. It then tackled my Slakoth in the face,but my Slakoth did nothing and just stood there as if it didn't matter what happened. Truant! I hate that ability it's not even an ability it's an handicap,my Slakoth would be so much more powerful with out it. Even though we didn't get a chance to land a hit on her Pokemon,we did accomplish something. It was fast asleep. No matter how hard it tried to keep it's eyes open it's eye lids closed shut like window blinds. Easy win!
"Slakoth,use crush claw." I commanded my Pokemon he then walked slowly over to the snoozing Patrat and slashed at it's belly. With that hit it was knocked out,and I was that closer to getting my well deserved Lillipup.
"Okay,then." Nicole nodded. "Here goes poke number two!".She announced with a smile on her face. She then threw the pokeball releasing my soon to be Lillipup(who already should have belonged to me). "Easy win!" she said looking as confident as ever and her Pokemon's cry gave her ego another boost. I knew that we would be at a disadvantage from the start. Two against one wasn't fair I knew that from the start. But my Slakoth was stronger then both of them. Only if that bite didn't hurt so bad. It looked like she had luck on her side. But I was determined and my Slakoth was on my side,which was all I needed. "Cutiepie tackle!" she said. Her Lillipup then charged at my Slakoth hitting it in the face. While it just stood there. "Do it again!" she said with a smile as big as the sun. The Lillipup tackled my Pokemon once again. He looked tired and worn out and I knew it was close to fainting.
"Slakoth!" "Use all your might for one last all out attack!" I yelled to my Pokemon. It nodded to me and it's claws grew and glowed white. Crush claw I thought. "GO!" I said my Slakoth then swiped furiously at the Lillipup it winced in pain. And like that it collapsed to the ground. I couldn't believe we won but for Nicole it was too real.
"Good job Cutiepie". "You tried your hardest and that's all that matters." she said with tears in her eyes. Now go with that nice trainer over there.
"But, I don't want to leave." the Pokemon said looking up at it's trainer with big eyes. Nicole then began to kneel down beside her Pokemon.
"Don't worry your not leaving I'll still see you.". "You'll just belong to a better person."
"But..." "I love you!" her Lillipup said crying at her used-to-be trainers feet. I've never seen a Pokemon cry before but by the look on Cutiepie's face I knew she was hurting in the inside,they both were. Better person I thought. What kind of person separates a Pokemon from it's trainer? Certainly not a better one. I then looked at my Slakoth and he looked back at me. We both knew the situation was bad. At the end of the day their were a lot of tears shed. But at least I finally got the Pokemon that I deserved.
