"Well I first met Timothy about four months give or take after he graduated from the academy. Before hand though I had started to hear rumors of a guy that came from outside of the village and started rising through the ranks." explained Tokine
"What got you interested about it?" asked Ash as he walked over to the steps and sat down.
"Because you don't hear of an outsider coming into a village and moving through the ranks as quick as I heard." replied Tokine
"What do you mean?" asked Brock
"From what I heard this specific student got some of the highest marks in the academy ever. On top of that once he graduated I heard that he started training with several of the clan leaders, becoming a chunin, before the chunin exams even came around." explained Tokine
"Man sounds like somebody was training really hard." noted Ash
"Yeah and that's one thing that got me highly curious." noted Tokine
"So what did you do?" Misty asked
"Well I had tried to track him down, but he kept up and disappearing. From what I heard he and his squad had took on a lot of mission. After that I figured that the best way to see who it was and satisfy my curiosity was to wait." explained Tokine
"How was waiting going to help you find out who it was?" Brock asked
Brock walked over to the steps and sat down by Ash, while Misty walked up onto the porch and sat down on the porch swing.
"Because doing my search I learned that the guy was also being trained by the leader of the Neko clan." replied Tokine
"I see…so you figured you wait until they started training." concluded Misty
"Yep and it worked. Not to long after that I finally saw he guy that I had heard so much about and saw that it was Timothy." nodded Tokine
"So what did you do afterwards?" asked Ash
"Well I watched him train and from what I saw from his training he was easily able to master the moves that he was taught. I mean he would be training one day and then once he came back another day to train he would have mastered what he was shown before. I found that to be quite interesting and him even more so." grinned Tokine
"How so?" asked Misty
"Well you've all been hanging around Timothy for some time now haven't you…I'm sure you've notice that dark presence or that strange feeling you get from him?" asked Tokine
"Yeah I know what you mean." nodded Ash
"I noticed that about him while he was training…that there was something not right about him. I don't know what it was, but it was a cold, dark, evil presence." explained Tokine
"He still has that feeling about him, but at times it feels as if he's a completely different person." noted Ash
"What do you mean a totally different person?" asked Tokine
"Well I've been able to feel the intensity of Timothy's emotions since I first met him. Normally Timothy's presence is almost as docile as anybody else's, but he lost control of his powers twice that I know of and each time his presence and personality had drastically changed." explained Ash
"So this child is able to sense changes in Timothy's presence and personality…interesting." said Tokine to herself.
"I don't know how else to explain it." shrugged Ash
"Well yes Timothy's personality seems to change pretty quick, but it was when I actually decided to test the water did I see what he was really like. I waited until he took a break from his training with the Neko clan leader and decided to talk to him. It was that day that I actually found him to be so much more than just an ordinary human." smirked Tokine
"What's that suppose to mean?" asked Misty
"Well Timothy has this funny way of getting into your head…with that being said his analyzing skills where far better than I thought. We actually talked for a long time that day." smiled Tokine
"So what happened afterwards?" Brock asked
"Well after awhile Timothy finished his training and as a final gift Timothy received a Cat Summoning Contract." replied Tokine
"A Summoning Contract…what's that?" asked Ash
"You don't know about Summoning Contracts?" asked Tokine with a hint of surprise in her voice.
"No…Timothy hasn't gotten around to telling or showing us anything about it." shrugged Misty
"I see…well I'm sure he'll get around to it eventually. Anyway a Summoning Contract is what is needed for the Summoning Technique. Its usually a scroll in which a person must sign with certain species of creatures in order to summon that creature." explained Tokine
"What kind of creatures can Summoning Contracts be made with?" asked Ash
"Well there are many different kinds of animals that can be contracted…foxes, wolves, and cats are mostly seen around the Hidden Shadow." explained Tokine
"Can a person have more than one contract?" asked Ash
"Yes, but other than Timothy I've noted that only one type of creature can be summoned at a time." explained Tokine
Just then Misty noticed Tokine flicked her ears back, before turning her head towards an opened window.
"That sounds like a handy technique." noted Ash
"Yea…other than the pokémon we use it'll give us a wider range of techniques to create." agreed Brock
"I wonder how do we go about getting the contracts for the creatures. Hay Tokine do you know where we can get a Summoning Contract from?" asked Ash, but Tokine didn't respond.
They looked at her and saw that she was staring at the open window, peering into it as if she were lost in a deep thought.
"Tokine are you ok?" asked Misty
"Yes I'm alright, but there is something that I need to take care of real quick. Could you all please watch my daughter for me?" asked Tokine
"Uh sure." nodded Ash, Misty and Bock.
"Ada…I'll be back in a bit. I want you to be good." said Tokine
"Yes mama." laughed Ada as she continued to play.
Tokine stood up, before jumped from the porch railing and over to the window, before going on into the house.
"I wonder what was that was about?" wondered Ash
"Chu…Pi…Pika…Pi." snickered Kachu
"Pikachu." snickered Kim
"Pi…Ka." gasped Pikachu
"Hay Brock you usually read up on stuff like that. Do you know anything else about the Summoning Technique?" asked Ash
"Sorry…I haven't been doing much reading lately." shrugged Bock
"Awe man this blows…I'm going to ask Timothy more about this." said Ash
Ash looked down at the ground and watched as Kachu, Kim, Nina, Nikita and Pikachu continued to play with Ada. He watched as Ada bounced up and down on her hind legs as tried to grab Nina's tail. He then looked back at Misty and saw that she was staring up into the sky lost in though similar to how Tokine was.
"Hay Misty are you ok?" asked Ask
"Oh yeah I'm good." smiled Misty
Ash looked at her as she smiled back down at him at him for a few minutes and then went back staring into the sky.
"Well I'm surprised to find you four sitting here." said A voice
They all looked up and standing on the top of the wall was Sago who was looking down at them.
"What are you doing here Sago?" asked Brock as he stood up.
"Well I was looking for Timothy so I followed his scent and ended up here." replied Sago
"Chu…Pika…Pi." explained Kachu from the ground.
"I see so he's indisposed at the moment." laughed Sago
"Pika." nodded Kachu
"Well I'll get at him later, but since you three are here. You three need to come to the coliseum in a bit." replied Sago
"Why…what's up?" asked Ash
"Shia has an announcement dealing with the chunin exams." replied Sago
"Alright we'll be their." nodded Brock
"Ok." nodded Sago as he suddenly vanished in a cloud of smoke.
"I wonder what's going on." wondered Misty
"She's mostly likely about to start the exams back up." guessed Brock
"Well I'm ready." smiled Ash
"Pikachu." agreed Pikachu as he jumped onto Ash's shoulder.
"Hay Kachu, Kim, Nina, Nikita sorry to bolt, but…." said Ash
"Chu…Pikachu…Pi." assured Kachu understanding why they had to leave.
"Alright thanks." nodded Ash
They all jumped to the top of the wall and began heading through the village on the rooftops making their way toward Venom Forest.
To Be Continued…