Chapter 3 : Trainers
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"So I'm in the world of pokemon, where the animals here are pokemon and they can control the elements of nature and some even communicate with telepathy? That's unheard of!" I marveled at the fact that I had somehow landed at such a place. Yeah, I do play pokemon games and I am a pokemon fan myself, but here it is , in real life, so it's probably safer to act dumb now. Besides, its really hard to imagine that you have crossed over to another world.
"Yes, and your world fascinates us too. Imagine that, your world probably has more species of animals than we have here! It is fascinating that the creatures in your world survive only by their wits!" Professor Juniper said excitedly. Faolan stared at the professor blankly. He probably doesn't understand what the excitement is about.
"Oh yes, Jiao, being a person from another world, there are probably other people who want to see you, even subject you to tests. But I feel that it is an inhuman way to treat living beings. So I'm going to allow you to be a pokemon trainer! I believe that I told you what pokemon trainers are, right?" I nod, but the professor forgot about something, how in the world am I going to pass Faolan as a pokemon? I can't put him in a poke ball, much less collect data on him with a pokedex!
In ten minutes I was ready to go, with a new long-sleeved white T-shirt, new blue jeans and new sneakers(as the professor was confident that there are no companies called Nike or Adidas and the big tick and the Adidas symbol on my old clothes are sure to attract attention) a trainer's license and a backpack which was so light that I was skeptical that all I need was in that bag.
"Professor?"
I turned to see a boy wearing a blue jacket over his white and red v-neck and black trousers. He wore spectacles and had jet-black hair and blue eyes. Beside him was a girl wearing a dress with blonde hair and a sunny smile. Before I could answer, the girl zipped in front of me and squealed, "You must be No.2! Oh my god! It's the first time I've seen an alien! And look! No.1 is much cuter without that scowl on its-"
"Alien!?" I was aghast. To me, that was a total insult. Besides, that girl was smart, she could know that I was not from here with a glance!
"Bianca! Not so loud!" Professor Juniper hurried over and took the two to a corner. I could see their eyes widening as the Professor told them(probably) the importance of not revealing my true identity.
Then, a assistant came into the room pushing a trolley with piglet, otter and a snake with a tail shaped like a leaf in it. "This is tepig, oshawott and snivy! One of them will be your starter pokemon for the journey. So, which one do you prefer?"
"I'll take Oshawott! It's so cute!" the blonde, er, Bianca picked first.
The black-haired boy picked the one called Tepig, which gave a snort of happiness. There was only one left…
I held out my hand to the pokemon called Snivy. Faolan came over to take a good sniff at our new friend. I recognized human-like intelligence in its eyes. "So you are Snivy, right? I'm glad that you're going to be my first pokemon!"
Snivy let out a sound that sounded happy. Well, I hope that it is happy.
"Now, here are your pokemon's poke balls. I have a favor to ask of you three. I would like you to collect data on pokemon with the device called the pokedex, would you do that for me?" Professor Juniper asked the three of us.
"Absolutely!" I piped up. The professor had done so much for me to ensure my safety and all, I'll help her with her research as repayment.
The other two agreed.
Professor Juniper gave us our pokedexes and then we were all ready to start our journey at route 1.
Over there, the professor gave us a demonstration on how to catch a pokemon, which pretty much amazed me. I heard of people wrestling with crocodiles or sedating the animals to capture them, but using pokemon against pokemon is a new thing. Juniper also gave us each five poke balls before heading off to Accumula Town.
"Hey, wait up!" Bianca called out to me. Faolan was already impatient to run around, smell the new places and pretty much have fun. Bianca and Cheren ran towards me, who was halfway in the tall grass.
"My…my name's Cheren," the boy said between pants. It was obvious that he was not someone who liked exercise.
"So your name is Meng Jiao, right? My name's Bianca and I've think of something! We're gonna have a competition and whoever catches the most pokemon is the winner, alright? Co's we are already friends!" Bianca said in rapid-fire English before zipping away in a cloud of dust. Cheren , who was already tired, ran after her like she was pulling an invisible rope which was tied to his neck.
Okay…so I am friends with them, that's awkward. Still, having friends here in this new world is better than being alone.
Then I run to the direction of Accumula Town, with Faolan racing beside me and Snivy on my shoulder.
There was a kind of mix-up in the chapters previously, I've corrected it. I'm apologize to all those who are confused. Please give comments and suggestions on how I can improve this story.
