A/N: This is a weird chapter, but at least we get to see some other point of views and also we start the real journey.

Previously on "Pyke's Adventures":

Pyke, leaving his human friends sleeping, goes off with Nana, Sprea, and Evritt to start the morning workout. When Pyke sees an island in the middle of Verity Lake, he decided to go check it out. Inside, they find Mesprit and trouble from a Team Galactic duo assigned to capture the legendary Pokemon. All ends well when Sprea's Ice Beam, Nana's Double Kick, and finally Evritt's Secret Power sent the enemy flying.

"Pyke's Adventure"
Ch.6 Respective Roads

After a few days of Yun and Sora sleeping in, and Pyke and his team training hard each day, he finally gave in to his friend's requests about heading to Sandgem Town.

Pyke stretched out as he got out of the Pokemon Center bed. Looking over to his side, Yun was sleeping on the floor and Sora was still sleeping as well. He rolled his eyes as he grabbed for Sprea, Nana, and Evritt's Pokeballs.

He headed to the Pokemon Center's lobby and hopped on one of the video phones on the east side of the building.

Three familiar faces popped up on the screen, two in one window and one in the other, and all of her face instantly lit up. "Well hello Pyke, I was wondering when you'd call," they said in unison.

Pyke kept his usual scowl, "Hi Mrs. Ayoko. Hello Mr. Haruo and Mrs. Hatumi." Though Ayako, Haruo, and Hatumi the grown man and women's first names, Pyke called all the adults he knew by their first name.

"How is my daughter Sora doing, is she okay?" Ayoko asked.

Pyke nodded, "Yeah, she's okay. And Yun is doing fine, too."

Hatumi smiled, "That's good. I want to thank you for taking Yun with you."

Ayoko nodded, "And thank you for taking Sora. She was always talking about starting a Pokemon journey, but no matter how much she wanted to go, she didn't want to leave Yun and you."

"And our son always wanted to go, but he thought it wouldn't be right to go before you went, too." Replied Haruo.

Pyke nodded, "It did cross my mind to run away before you three said I should, but I didn't want to leave…" Pyke paused. He didn't want to seem like he needed Yun and Sora, "Evritt and Ele are just to close, I couldn't let them be separated. It was when that dumb Minase tried to blame me for running away that I acted on the thought." Sora's and Yun's parents were the first ones to suggest Pyke run away. It didn't seem like something an adult with kids would say, but they understood Pyke's life. They were actually Pyke's roll models, though he would never admit it.

The blue haired Ayoko laughed in the back of her mind, she knew what he was going to say, "Well that's very kind of you to think of your Pokemon first."

Pyke nodded again, "Well, now that Yun, Sora and I are fairly out of harms way, I think I'll let them go on their own. Evritt and Ele will always meet up again."

"That'd probably be best. After all, I know that my son Yun will be going for Gyms, and Sora would be going for Contests," replied the brunette Haruo.

"Well, I better go wake Yun and Sora up. By Mrs. Hatumi, Mrs. Ayoko, and Mr. Haruo."

Hatumi replied before Pyke hung up, "Pyke, you know you can call me Mom."

Haruo nodded, "And you can call me Dad. You are our son's best friend, and you know we think of you as our child."

This made Pyke pause for a few moments. He actually had to hold back some strange unusual feeling inside of him. He silently shook it off, "Well, maybe, but not now."

Hatumi nodded, "Okay, but you think about that."

Ayoko waved, "By Pyke, take care of Sora, I know you will."

The screen on Ayoko's side of the line went blank. She sighed, "I would ask him to call me Mom. But he might end up being related to me anyway. That would be nice."

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The screen went blank and Pyke leaned back in his chair. That was a bit random and unexpected, but truthfully, he would like someone to call Mom or Dad. He didn't know a single thing about his parents, so having some would be nice.

Once again, he shook that thought off and stood. Heading back to the room to wake up his friends, he thought to himself about what he said about letting Yun and Sora go on their own.

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After waking up Yun and Sora and getting some breakfast, Sora had forced the two boys to go shopping with her. It was either that, or a makeover, and Pyke had to choose the shopping. At least he would be able to search for some special Pokemon food, and it would give him some time to think about how to let them know he thought it would be safer for them to travel separately. It wasn't like they were running from the law, but Sayo and Kaito would stop at nothing to hurt Pyke in some way so they could get "their" Pokemon back.

Glancing over his to his right, Yun saw a large laboratory-like building. Out in the front a sign said "Prof. Rowan's Pokemon Research Lab".

Brightening up, he nudged Pyke's shoulder, "Hey, look. It's that research guys lab. Maybe we could go in and get some Pokedex of our own."

Pyke looked at the building, he could get a Pokedex of his own, but then again it would take the fun out of making Sayo's Pokedex his later. But then, one glance at Sora made him want to get out of the "Shopping Spree" as fast as possible.

They began running over to the lab, and Sora spotted them when they were almost their. "Hey, wait for me!" She shouted as she tried to catch up.

Yun pushed the door open and the three walked in. There was a large, broad man with a lab coat on. He seemed to be examining a Starly, Staravia, and Staraptor that staring at the trio. The scientist noticed and looked behind him to see Pyke's group.

"Hello," the man said in a low voice, "I'm Prof. Rowan, can I help you with anything."

Yun nodded, "Yeah, we're here to see if we could get some Pokedex."

Sora frowned as she plopped into one of the lab chairs, "Though we were here to do a shopping spree."

Pyke rolled his eyes. Rowan laughed, "Well, as you can imagine I don't just give them out willy-nilly."

Yun sighed, "Well, we don't have any money."

Pyke smirked, "Yeah, Sora over there spent all of our money."

"Shut up, Idget." Sora mumbled to herself.

Rowan laughed again, "Don't worry, I'm not taking you money. I just need one of you to answer three questions. If you get them all right, you all get a Pokedex."

Pyke smirked, "Okay, sounds easy enough."

"Let's get started then. Question one: What level does this Starly supposedly evolve into Staravia?"

"Level fourteen."

"Very good. Question two: What move allows Flying-Types to take berries from the opponent in a Pokemon battle."

"Pluck."

"Last one: What is the strongest a Flying-Type can learn that gives recoil and is life risking."

"Brave Bird."

Rowan clapped his hands, "HAHA! Very good, all are correct." He reached into his pocket and grabbed three Pokedex and hand one to each of the trio.

Pyke quickly registered his information and slipped the Pokedex in to his backpack pocket. But Yun and Sora were just staring at theirs strangely, looks of mixed-happy feeling on their faces.

Pyke rolled his eyes slightly, "What are you two doing?"

"…" Yun just stared at his new device, his mouth beginning to drool.

Sora stood and slipped her Pokedex in her bag pocket, "You know Pyke, I think me I'm going to travel alone. After all, Yun's probably going to go for Gyms, I'm going for Contests, and knowing you, you're going for both. Our paths will meet up, but I have to admit, they branch from each other often."

Yun wiped away his dripping saliva and walked up to Pyke, "You know what, I'm going, too. Our Pokemon have gotten stronger, so we'll be taken care of. I think Joltz and Meta will help me out plenty."

Pyke was speechless. This was perfect, he didn't have to do anything, they were going to go alone on their own, so he wouldn't have to have a tough time explaining. He put his grin aside and sighed, "Well, if you guys really want to do this, I guess it will be okay." Pyke was secretly smirking.

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Pyke and his friends had arrived at the front of Route 102. It was approaching night time, but Sora and Yun were incredibly motivated to get to the next Jubilife City.

Yun looked at Pyke, "Well, I guess I'll see you in Oreburgh."

Pyke nodded, actually smiling because he wanted to, "Okay, and when we meet up, I'm going to beat you."

Yun released Meta, his Beldum, "Well, good luck. We haven't battled in a while, and Jolts and I will be training." He hopped onto the floating Beldum.

"Just make sure you don't fall off on your way to Jubilife."

Yun smiled and waved as Meta headed north. When Yun was out of sight, Pyke turned to Sora, "Well, see you at the Contest in Jubilife." He began to walk away when Sora stopped him.

"Cut it out Idget. And you know I'm going to beat you in that Contest."

Pyke smirked, "Yeah right, all you have to do Appeals and Battle Rounds with is Ele, and she can't even control her Shadow Ball."

Pyke expected a sarcastic comment, but instead Sora stared at her feet finding the grass strangely interesting. "You're right. All I have is Ele, but I might be able to catch some Pokemon if I stock up on Pokeballs before the Contest."

Pyke felt guilty suddenly. When he and Sora always said mean things in one of their daily fights, neither of them ever got sad, and Pyke was not a person that could handle crying.

He felt something at his feet, and he looked down to see Evritt. The Eevee pointed to Nana's Pokeball on Pyke's belt. The Trainer nodded as he grabbed the Pokeball.

"Hey Sora, catch." Sora looked up and caught in her hands the Pokeball. She looked up at Pyke awkwardly, "What are you giving me Nana for?"

"Before you think about anything, it's because my style of training isn't right for Nana. During the morning runs, Sprea and Evritt kind of have to pull her along the way. She's a great Pokemon, but she needs a more relaxed environment. I'm not saying mines bad, it's just not right for her nature."

Sora looked down at the Pokeball and put it in her pocket. Out of nowhere, she began running, but when she was about twenty feet away, she turned around and waved to her friend, "Se ya' Pyke, I'm going to beat you in that Contest."

And with that, she was out of sight behind the trees.

Pyke thought to himself, She actually used my real name instead of Idget. I didn't expect that. I think for the first time in my life, I may actually have two people that I actually feel rivaled by…This should be interesting.