Oh No Not Again

Chapter Seven: Back Tracking and A New Pokemon

It was nearly eleven o'clock by the time we got back through Mt. Moon. I don't know how we managed to get lost but we had. I stumbled into the dark pokemon center and immediately crashed on one of the uncomfortable red waiting room couches. Nurse Joy was already asleep, and it would be rude to wake her up at this time of night.

I was woken up early the next morning when a small weight jumped onto my chest.

"Oof." I grunted, my eyes popping open. Tama hissed angrily and threw a scratch attack at the small pig like pokemon who was perched on my chest. I swiped him into my arms and lifted him out of Tama's reach.

"Tama. You're not supposed to battle for at least two more days. Nurse Joy's orders." I scolded gently before setting the pig pokemon back on my lap. It looked like a tepig if I knew my pokemon right. I pulled my pokedex out and pointed at the pokemon. "Pokemon unknown. Suggest information upgrade." It chirped unhelpfully.

I turned to the pokemon. "What's your name then cutie." I cooed looking at him.

"(Tepig.)" He chirped helpfully.

"So where's your trainer?" I asked.

"(Over at the food place.)" He said nodding his head in the direction of the canteen.

"So let's go return you, hmm?" I asked rhetorically as I picked him up in my arms. Tama leaped onto my shoulder and I slipped my backpack onto the free shoulder.

"Point him out for me." I requested.

"(There. He's with Pikachu.)" He answered.

I walked over to his table and waited until he looked up at me.

"I believe he's yours." I said setting tepig down gently on the edge of the table.

"Tepig. I didn't notice he'd wandered off. Thank you for returning him." He answered. His pokemon a oshwatt, snivy, unfezant, deerling, and pikachu looked up and greeted us then went back to their food only paying half of their attention to us. Tepig quickly joined them at eating.

"No problem. He woke me and Tama up." I explained scratching said meowth behind her ears. She purred at the sensation leaning up into my hand.

"Oh. I'm Ash by the way. Would you like to eat breakfast with us?" He asked gesturing to him and his pokemon.

"Oh, I'm Kim. And Uh. Sure. Do you mind if the rest of my pokemon join us?" I asked.

"Not at all." He said.

"Voltage, Ace. Time to eat." I said poking the release buttons on their pokeballs.

"(Chaaaaa. Uh. That's cramped. Don't let me sleep in one of those again.)" Voltage complained lightly.

"Sorry." I whisper rubbing his cheeks just behind his electric pouches.

"(That feels good...)" He cooed in enjoyment leaning farther into my hand. I chuckled at his reaction.

Ace stretched his wings out as far as they would go but restrained himself from actually flapping them.

"I'll be right back. I'm going to get some food." I said leaving Ace, Voltage, and Tama with Ash and his pokemon.

I grabbed three bowls of pokechow and a bowl of cereal and a cup of pecha berry juice for myself.

I set the tray down gently on the table and set the bowls in front of each of my pokemon.

We spent half an hour talking about small things like Pokemon, the weather, people we had met, and such.

Pikachu and Voltage were talking enthusiastically about something or another. They were talking so fast I could barely understand them. Oshwatt, Snivy and Tepig were bickering quietly over something. Deerling was stood slightly off to the side alone. Unfezant and Ace were chatting amiably. Tama was curled stubbornly against my side and wasn't speaking.

"So why haven't you let your last pokemon out?" Ash asked gesturing to Onyx's pokeball.

"Oh. I wouldn't dare. He tried to kill me right before I caught him, and then he doesn't listen to or respect me at all. I was actually hoping to trade him to either Brock or Forrest. They could probably handle him better than me. Plus he's much to big to be let out in the pokemon center." I explained as I finished my breakfast.

"What is he?" Ash asked and I realized I had never said the pokemon's name.

"He's an Onyx. A very violent Onyx." I explained what happened in Mt. Moon and how Tama had saved my life.

"Hm. Sounds like he's a higher level and doesn't think you deserve the right to order him around." Ash mused aloud.

"Yeah. It would take me ages to actually gain his trust and he would probably end up seriously hurting either me or my other pokemon. Which is why I want to trade him." I said.

"Tell you what. Trade him to me. Deerling doesn't much like my group, I just caught him, and I was going to leave him with my mom so she had more company, but you could probably take better care of Deerling. My mom wouldn't be able to train him like he wants. I'll train Onyx myself and hopefully he will stop trying to kill people." Ash offered.

"Really?" I asked barely daring to hope.

"Really." He confirmed. "Come on, let's go ask Joy if we can use the trading machine." He said picking up his empty plate and his pokemon's empty bowls. I followed his lead and set the bowls and plates in the designated clean up area.

"Good morning Nurse Joy. Do you mind if we use the trading machine?" Ash asked politely. His pokemon sat around him and I had Tama on my shoulder and Voltage in my arms. Ace stood near my feet.

"Of course." She agreed easily and led us to the machine.

It was a computer like machine with two tubes on either end that were directly above small plates that were just big enough for a pokeball.

"Okay set your pokeballs on the plates." Joy instructed.

"Deerling return." Ash said returning the disgruntled green and yellow pokemon to his pokeball.

I quickly set Onyx's pokeball on the plate. The faster I got rid of the dangerous pokemon the better.

Ash set Deerling's pokeball on the machine and Joy pushed a couple buttons. Both Pokeballs were sucked up into the tubes and on the screen it showed the pokeballs going past each other to the opposite side they started on.

With a gentle click the pokeballs fell out of the opposite tubes of where they had entered. I picked up Deerling's pokeball and opened. it.

"(So you're my trainer now?)" He asked looking me over, judging my worth I guess.

"Yes." I answered.

"(You'll do.)" He said as he turned around to talk to Tama.

I turned and hugged Ash. "Thank you so much. I promise I'll take good care of him."

Ash smiled. "I'm sure you will."

We parted ways on amiable terms and I walked back towards Mt. Moon again. This time I would win the Cerulean gym battle.

But first... I had to think of a name for Deerling.

A/N: So that took way longer than I thought it was going to but I finally finished it. So review and tell me what you think. And if you have any ideas for nicknames you can send them along too. Thanks to all my reviewers. You all make me want to write more.