Hi! Guys

Sorry for my late update classes and scholarship problems are keeping me from updating and also power shortage. Anyway, I'm really happy that you guys are reading my story even if it is still in progress.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or Bleach or any of the characters I will be writing.


Chapter-7

In an unknown place

Two figures can be seen looking at a large stone tablet showing our orange hair hero adventure's in the world of pokemon.

"Is he the one?" one of the two asks the other one.

"Yes…he is" the other one answers in calm voice.

"I hope your right my Lord, if not than the world is doom"

"Do not worry I choose him as he will help the CHOSEN one and also as my KEY"

Nodding it just accept its lord's decision.


Inside the Shirona residence

"What is keeping that girl so long…?" A worried Carolina thought to herself pacing back and forth in the living room.

The weather wasn't really great either as rain starts to fall heavily. This did not help to calm the mind of the worried grandmother.

"Cynthia wherever you are please be careful, I can't lose you too"

After a few hours have pass, the weather started to calm down. But that did not sude the worried grandmother.

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

The door bell ring thrice and Carolina went to the door hoping for it to be her granddaughter.

"Who is it?"

She opens the door. But shock at seeing what is right in-front of her. "Goodness gracious what happen!?" the worried grandmother loudly says to two very beat up looking kids.

"Hi Grandmother, sorry I'm a little bit late" says a very nervous blonde girl who is in-fact on the back of a person who seem to have a permanent scowl which Carolina has never seen before.

Ichigo too got nervous and just put his hand up "Yo…" the two Shirona's just sweat-drop.

Hollow just face palm "Weak king, just weak"

Getting back to her main concern, seeing their injuries "Come in you two I need to look at your injuries" Carolina widely opens the door for the two to come in.

Ichigo follow the older women into what seems to be a lab while still carrying Cynthia who is a bit nervous. After entering Ichigo put Cynthia in what seems to be a bed.

"Thank you" Cynthia whisper to him after Ichigo carefully place her on the bed which did not got unheard by her grandmother who raise a brow.

"It's fine" Ichigo weakly reply putting down his large bag on the floor before he fell down unconscious on the floor too tired and exhausted to endure anymore of the pain he receive today. Cynthia had a horrified look on her face at this and quickly calls out her Riolu to help.


At the Professor Rowan's Lab

"Samuel, stop pacing like that its giving me a head-ache" Rowan told his friend who is walking up and down inside the lab.

"I should have never let him go alone he doesn't even have Charmander with him" Samuel says to his friend with a worried face. "Delia is gonna kill me" he gulp.

Rowan just signed at his old friend behavior. "Calm down and sit down" Samuel just comply.

"Anyway Samuel aside for Charmander, it's rare of you to bring another person in your trips so why now?" he says in a serious tone. Sensing the confusion in his words "Ichigo is a special case" Samuel looks up at the ceiling.

"How so?"

"Ichigo has created a bond with Charmander which no one has ever been able to before and Charmander is responding in ways a pokemon should never be able to" he tells him. Rowan got more curious after he say that.

"I try to look into it if Ichigo's past has something to do with it but the poor boy had unfortunately lost his memories" he says in a sad tone. Rowan nodded his head understanding the situation.

"But he seems to regaining his memories little by little but not much" he finish.

"There are some things which could help the boy's memory but it's safer to let him regain on them on his own" Rowan suggested. Samuel didn't say anything only having a deep though.

"Aside from that, you still need to tell me about Charmander" Rowan turn to his friend for the necessary data he has collected from the strange fire type. Samuel than explain to him with some research papers he has brought with him.

After a while the video phone began ring inside the lab. The two Professor stop what they were doing. "Hmm…it must be Carolina" Rowan than answer the call.

The screen show Carolina this time with her lab coat on. "Oh Rowan you answer"

"What is it? Carolina?" Rowan looked at her. "Well something happen a while ago and it seems to involve my granddaughter and an orange hair boy" she pulls up a large bag which Ichigo was carrying.

Seeing the bag Professor Oak stood up "What had happen Carolina?" she got surprise to see a familiar face.

She then tells the two what her granddaughter told her of what had occurred. Samuel just breath out loud "huh…that boy".

"You know the boy?" She asks.

Professor Oak explains who Ichigo is and tells her about him just like he did to Professor Rowan.

"Anyway, we'll come at once Carolina" Rowan told Carolina who just nod before hanging up the phone. "Come on Samuel" Professor Oak look at the almost clear blue sky before going outside with his friend.

After getting on Professor Rowans car to Celestic town and taking Charmander with him from the Pokemon centre. "Charrr…" Charmander stood sadly on the car and at Ichigo being far away from him.

"Don't worry Charmander he'll be fine" Professor Oak assure Charmander while rubbing his head. Charmander just look down and twiddle with his red scarf.

After reaching the Shirona residence Carolina waited for them in front of the small mansion. "Is he ok?" Professor Oak quickly asked her. She holds up both of her hands "Calm down Samuel, he's fine now".

Samuel and Charmander just took a deep breath.

"huh…"

"Charrr…"

Carolina looked at Charmander with curiosity "This must be the unique Charmander" she then examines the black fire type pokemon who is wearing a red scarf.

"Now?" Rowan ask while walking into the house the others too also walk in. "Yes, at first he wounds and injuries were in critical condition so I try to call a friend for help but after walking back into the room I put him, a strange thing occur" Carolina explain to the two.

Professor Oak already knows what she is talking about and Professor Rowan had a curious look "what strange thing?"

"His wounds were healing slowly on there own" answering him. Rowan than turn to his friend "Samuel you skip something's about Ichigo didn't you" looking at Samuel with a stern look.

Charmander just left the living room to search for his friend.

"Yes Samuel I want to also know how a child like him is able to fight a fully grown Ursarin? If my granddaughter didn't tell me I wouldn't have believed it" Carolina too had a stern look. Professor Oak just sweats a bit.

Professor Oak than explains to them about Ichigo abilities and some other things.


On another part of the house Charmander is still looking for his friend walking around in the house getting lost. He just folds his arms and tries to think of a way to find Ichigo.

After a while he still got lost.

"Charrr…"

Charmnder just deflated until a certain blue canine walk out of a room with a small bowl of water and a small towel, the two look at its other.

"Rio?" Riolu ask what Charmander is doing here. The fire type just reply back "Charr charr… mander?" Charmander ask back if he had seen his orange hair friend. Riolu nodded and told Chamander to follow him.

"olu…?(Why is you're master aura so strange?)" Riolu ask the fire type. Charmander just look at him then look back forward.

"Charr…(I don't know, but I do know that he's one of the kindest human)"

Riolu just smile a bit.

After the two finally arrive to the room Ichigo is staying. The two enter and Charmander was gonna give his friend a piece of his mind for going without him until he saw what is in front of him.

Ichigo is sleeping on a bed but the thing that stop him from making a racket to wake Ichigo is the person beside Ichigo.

It was Cynthia sleeping on the side of bed while sitting on a chair holding Ichigo hand and her glasses almost look like they could fall down. Charmander couldn't make any noise so he just walks quietly. Riolu too did the same while applying a drench towel on Ichigo's head.

It looks really cute from a view but Charmander just look worried for his friend seeing all the bandages around him again. "Charrr…" Charmander just look down feeling useless.

Back with the three Professors "We should go see the two" Carolina suggested to them, following her Professor Oak and Rowan discuss some matters on the way.

Opening the door to the room the three walk in to see Charmander and Riolu sitting on the couch waiting for their trainers to wake up. "So this is where you went Charmander" Samuel says to the fire type, Charmander just give a weak response.

The three than see the two children in the bed Ichigo sleeping and Cynthia besides him but Professor Carolina got surprise that the two were holding hands. "Oh my…I never see Cynthia like this before"

From the noise they made Ichigo than start to move and slowly he open his eyes pulling himself up from the bed.

"UUGGRrrrr…. My head"

Rubbing his head with his right hand Ichigo look around to find the Professor's and the others. "Professor? Where am i?" he look at Professor Oak who just breathe out relief that Ichigo is ok.

Charmander then jump from his position and into Ichigo lap crying. Ichigo blink a bit and just smile before calming down the pokemon "Sorry for making you worry". He felt a tug on his left hand.

Lookng at his side Ichigo saw Cynthia sleeping on chair holding his hand "Why is she sleeping there?" Carolina saw Ichigo confusion "She's been there the whole time" she explain to him.

Ichigo look at Carolina and back to Cynthia.

Ichigo smile down at the kind gesture Cynthia did.

"At first I thought she had an attitude problem but after what had happen today I guess…she's really nice" Ichigo scratch his head while saying his opinion of her which put a smile on Carolina face.

Cynthia too slowly got up from her sleep and careful putting her glasses down. She rubs her eyes with her left hand before looking around. "Grandmother?" Cynthia looked at Carolina still half asleep.

"Dear you should wipe the droll on you" her grandmother pointed it out to her, quickly wiping them she got embarrassed.

Carolina smile at her "Also I think you're holding Ichigo's hand a bit too long…" Cynthia got confuse at what she said, than look at her hand and see that she is holding someone's hand looking up from the arms and see Ichigo looking at her "Could I have my hand back" he ask.

A small blush appeared on her face before she let go and turn her head to the side embarrassed. Riolu just stood beside her.

Ichigo just look confuse at the amuse look the three Professors were giving him and Cynthia.

The three Professors saw the whole thing and just laugh before slowly stopping.

"How are you feeling young man?" turning to Ichigo she asked. Ichigo stretch his arms a bit and flinch "I'm fine but my right arm and shoulder is still in pain"

Professor Oak than look at Ichigo "Ichigo you fought the pokemon didn't you?" Ichigo froze up a bit and nod and Cynthia look down feeling guilty she couldn't say a word. "You should stop this before you'll get hurt more and more or even worse die" Ichigo just look up at him and shook his head.

Professor Oak give up he couldn't stop the boy "Than why? What is your reason?" Ichigo than look at Cynthia who turned her head down not able to look at him in the face and say "To protect"

After he say those words the three Professors did not see a child they see more of a warrior in Ichigo. Cynthia looked stun too "Why? Why do all that for a stranger like me?" she look at him with her gray eyes.

"You may not know this, but my name Ichigo means one who protects" Ichigo pulls up his hurt hand gripping it tight. "Someone really important to me had given me that name for a reason and it's that reason why I do what I did"

Ichigo than continue "And it's also because of that very same reason I want to get stronger and stronger"

The Professors and Cynthia understand his reason with Cynthia having a deep though. "Now enough of all this talking let's get something to eat, you two must be famish" Carolina broke the silence and walk out of the room with the others following one by one.

While walking out of the room Cynthia turn to Ichigo and say again "Thank you" Ichigo just smile at her with Charmander on the back of his neck. "Olu.." Riolu pull her leg, looking down at her worried pokemon "I'm fine now Riolu you don't have to worry" The pokemon nodded.

While the two walk with Riolu on her side and Charmander on his shoulder.

"Ichigo?"

"Yeah...?"

She wanted to ask him something but after a while of silence "Ah…its nothing" Cynthia shook her head before running forward to the kitchen with Riolu following her Ichigo and Charmander just look confuse at her.

Ichigo look at her with an amuse smirk "She is a lot different if you get to know her a bit" he thought to himself. After the two arrive the Professors were already sitting with Carolina preparing the food. Ichigo walk up to her "Here let me help you"

Carolina got surprise at Ichigo request to help her prepare the food "Why thank you young man" She than look to her granddaughter who is reading the dusty old book again "Cynthia you could learn a thing or two from him you know?" she sarcastically tells Cynthia who didn't even hear her as she got too engross in the book she is reading.

After they were all done Ichigo clean all the dishes with Cynthia helping him. The adults and pokemon were sitting in the living room. "What a nice young boy?"

Professor Oak looked at Ichigo "He's really one of a kind isn't he?" Carolina nodded "He can even make my granddaughter smile again even if it was for a little while which I'm very grateful, finally that girl can stop brooding"

Professor Rowan than stood up "Well it's getting late and I have many things to do so I'll be leaving now" the other two understand him. "How about you and Ichigo stay the night here?" Carolina suggested to Professor Oak who nodded accepting the offer.

Inside the kitchen the two teens were finishing up the dishes with the help of their pokemon. "Ok, were finally done" Ichigo clean his hands from doing the dishes. "Charr.." Charmander too agree.

Looking outside it started to get dark with the moon shinning bright. Cynthia excuse herself and just walk out of the kitchen outside towards her family battle-field with Riolu. Ichigo and Charmander didn't even realize them gone still looking at the moon.

Professor Oak came in the kitchen "Oh Ichigo we'll be spending the night here ok" before the he went back to his old colleague to discuss some matters. Ichigo didn't really mind as he's still too tired from all the things that happen today. "Charmander?"

"Charrr?"

"Let's go outside and walk around for a bit ok?" Charmander cried pulling his hands up agreeing. Before they go Ichigo went back to the room to take the big bag he had carried. "Phew…! It's still here" Ichigo then pull out the incubator and old looking letter but the documents weren't there "Guess she already took them"

He put the letter in his pocket and let Charmander carry the incubator. The two walk outside the small mansion feeling the fresh cool air Celestic town in the night is giving. Ichigo look up at the moon having the same feeling of recognition before he shook his head.

"Riolu faster, we have to get stronger so faster!" the two heard the familiar voice of Cynthia from the back of the house curiosity got the better of them and walk to where they heard the voice. When the two arrive they see that Cynthia and Riolu were training with Riolu dodging dozens of balls thrown at him from a couple of machine surrounding him from a distance. And Riolu dodge them with ease and grace.

Ichigo just whistle at Riolu speed, feeling a tug on his leg Ichigo look down to see Charmander trying to tell him something but Ichigo knew what he meant "Sorry no, you're still recovering" the pokemon deflate and put his head on top of the incubator.

Cynthia still wasn't satisfied with its speed "Riolu I'm gonna make it a little faster so be ready" Riolu nod. After adjusting the machines it got faster than the last rounds but Riolu still dodge them but with some difficulty. As it goes on Riolu started to get exhausted from all the movements he is doing. In the sideline Cynthia just look with at him. A ball came fast and Riolu got hit hard on his back not able to evade the last ball.

Ichigo thought Cynthia would run to her pokemon but she just walk as if she isn't really worried about her pokemon. "Riolu rest for a bit we'll continue after 5 minutes" Riolu nodded and sit on the ground to catch his breath.

Ichigo then walk up to the girl "Cynthia?" Cynthia turn to see Ichigo surprise that he was watching her training with Riolu "What is it?"

"You're pushing Riolu too hard he'll get seriously hurt if you keep this up" Ichigo tells her looking at Riolu worriedly.

Cynthia understands what he meant but "I'm sorry I can't do that, we have to get stronger and be the strongest" she shook her head and answer him in a monotonous tone. "Even if your pokemon get hurts in the end?" Cynthia froze at that.

She quickly answer him back "you won't understand, I have to do it I promise them…" she whisper the last part. She then look down and she got surprise to see the very same egg her parents gave to her a year ago "Why are you carrying that? Ichigo…"

Ichigo realize what she meant "I know that you believe it won't hatch I can't blame you for that but I couldn't let it stay inside the Lab alone where everyone is too busy to take care of it so I decided to take care of it whether you like it or not" Cynthia didn't like it one bit "Whatever, just do what you want" she turn back to train Riolu.

"Wow guess she's still a bitch" Hollow says in his mind.

"And where were you?"

"Where else asleep the whole time"

Ichigo then look down at Charmander who seem to be sleeping on the incubator "Ok you need get some rest" Ichigo shook the pokemon awake. "Charr Charr.." Charmander lazily stood up and walk back into the house with Ichigo carrying the incubator.

Cynthia watchs as the two walk back in the house "Why? Why is he stronger than me?" she thought at Ichigo "No one has beaten me a single battle before i…i.." she couldn't hate him as he had save from danger which she think was very sweet of him, Cynthia flush a bit for thinking such thoughts "Focus we have to get stronger and I'll beat him next time" before she return to Riolu's training.


The next morning

The sun rise with its light brightening up the room of one young teenage girl who begin waking up after feeling the sunlight hit her face. Cynthia yawn stretching her arms and look outside the window looking at the beautiful day "A great day to train" she thought. Looking down something surprise at what she is seeing at the moment.

Ichigo and Charmander were battling each other with quick and strong hits before running around with Charmander charging black flames in his mouth and Ichigo charging what seems to be a black color Aura sphere before firing at each other making an explosion. Professor Oak and Carolina were in the sideline watching the battle and examing them.

Cynthia knew Ichigo was special but to the extent of using a pokemon move she got bewildered. Riolu too watch the battle with great interest.

Seeing the two trainer and pokemon Cynthia's hope of becoming the strongest felt like a dream now "how am I gonna compete with that" she starts to feel even more depressed. Riolu sensing his trainer's emotion he put his paw on her leg trying to sued Cynthia but she didn't even look at him too depressed.

Preparing herself for the day and putting on her glasses "Maybe those girls were right I'm just a blonde bookworm" she thought while redressing the bandages on her right foot she had recived yesterday.

Walking down with Riolu she prepared breakfast for Riolu and herself. After they were done she turn to Riolu "Riolu I need sometime alone you can do whatever you want today, you have train hard enough" She tells the blue canine pokemon who is getting more and more worried about his trainer. Then she went outside with Riolu watching her going out.

Back with our orange protector who is breathing hard with Charmander doing the same. "Charmander you're really getting stronger huff… huff…" Ichigo complimented the fire type. "Charr… charr…" Charmander respond.

Professor Oak and Carolina were looking at the two and the bond they share with a smile. "His gonna be really strong as he gets older isn't he?" Samuel nodded "No wonder Ash and Gary look up to him so much" he though.

"Ichigo next time I'll help you use your aura in a better way how you're using it now is still not strong enough" Hollow voice came.

"Yeah… " Ichigo answer not really have the energy to say anything more.

After a while Riolu came to them with a sad frown on his face. Charmander walk up to the pokemon and then start a conversation with him. The two pokemon then quickly move to Ichigo and the two started telling him something.

Ichigo sit and try to listen "Ok calm down you two one at a time" Riolu then start trying to tell him something and pointing at a window before saying the rest any normal human would have no idea what it was trying to say but Ichigo understand that it was something about Cynthia and trouble.

So quickly getting up he went towards the two Professors "Professor I'm going out for a bit" the two Professor just look at him in confusion "Why?" Professor Oak inquired.

"Riolu is getting worried about Cynthia and wants me to help find her" Carolina just sign knowing that it is a habit of her granddaughter to go out just like this "Sorry you have to do this, Cynthia always have been like this since that dreadful day"

Ichigo responds that its fine and went outside to find the girl with the two pokemon following him.


Somewhere in Celestic town

A lone figure is sitting in front of a large tree located on a small hill not far from said person house. Cynthia is sitting there with a dusty old book which she had retrieve from Ichigo's bag trying to forget all the worries of the world by reading beside the tree where she use to spent time with her parents.

But she couldn't enjoy any moment as a single though went through her mind "Am I weak? Am I not strong?" she kept asking herself. "I'm sorry, but I can't promise you guys, I'm too weak" a single tear fell from her eyes.

She holds her knees to her chest trying not to cry.

A few yards from her position a few boys were looking at her "Hey isn't that the really pretty girl that lives in Professor Carolina house?"

"Yeah that's her why man? You have a crush on her?"

"I do but every time a guy asks her she rejects them very harshly so I rather not do anything"

"Well she's one of the most prettiest girl in town…" the boys were too engross in their conversation that they didn't see a girl listening to their conversation who did not seem to be quite happy at what they were saying "I'm gonna get you for these bookworm" she look at Cynthia in jealousy before running off.

Cynthia just stay in the same position for a while not really caring what is happen around her. Suddenly she got push down on the grass with her glasses and book on the ground too, she tried to get up but she felt her hands were being hold down by someone.

Looking up she saw the three girls the one who have always bullied her since childhood stood in-front of her and two boys pinning her down "What do you three want?" giving them a cold glare.

"Hm! Don't try to act all high and mighty with me bookworm" she glare back at Cynthia who just turn her head not wanting to see her face. "Look at me!" the girl scream slapping down on her face.

The two boys who had pinned down Cynthia saw her action "Aren't you going a little far? We're just trying to put her in her place" one of the boys asked her. "Shut up! and we are going to put her in her place" the two girls beside her were getting scared of their friend.

Cynthia did not even flinch when she got slap, she didn't even try to struggle.

The girl looked back at Cynthia "Heard you finally got beaten, how does it feel to be beaten at something you're really good at?" Cynthia twitched a bit at her statement which the girl saw and smirk.

"Hit a sore spot didn't I?" she smirked, quickly signaling the two boys who then pull Cynthia up and carried her towards the nearby woods with the three girls following her.

On another area we find Ichigo and the two pokemon looking for Cynthia. "Where could she be?" Ichigo thought to himself with Charmander and Riolu looking around. Ichigo turn to Riolu "Riolu do you have any idea where she would go when she's depressed?" Riolu then began thinking before he got an idea.

The blue canine pokemon quickly run towards a certain place where she always went Ichigo and Charmander follow Riolu. After they arrive at the spot where Riolu is standing who is kneeling down. "What is it Riolu?"

Ichigo went up to investigate what had the pokemon stop its track looking down he found Cynthia's glasses broken and her book on the ground. "Looks like something happen here" looking down on the ground more clearly "She must have been forcefully taken and there seems to be a trail but who would do such a thing?"

"Let's go, we can't stay around here we have to quickly find her" the other two pokemon nodded before they run towards where the trail is going before looking forward, it seems to lead towards the same forest Ichigo had save Cynthia.

So the three run quickly fearing for what would happen to her on entering the forest they lost the trail "Damn it!" Ichigo punch a tree besides him putting a large dent on it. Riolu look down feeling sad for being useless to his trainer Charmander just looked at his trainer.

A nearby bush shake Ichigo and the other two prepare for what will come and from the bush came out an Ursarin but not just any Ursarin the very same one who attack Ichigo and Cynthia the day before. It looks at Ichigo and Ichigo told the other two to calm down.

"Grrr…" it try to tell Ichigo something which Ichigo understood a bit before Urasarin walk the orange hair boy then follow him "Come on you two, Ursarin knows Cynthia is" Riolu and Charmander just follow him without any question.

Back with Cynthia who is being tied to a tall tree "How does it feel bookworm? Still think you're still better than us" she keeps trying to taunt her which Cynthia just look back at her with a blank face.

The two boys and two girls who were with her look at their friend with a strange look "She's breaking down, we got to do something" The girl turn to her friends "What are you all doing there let's give bookworm here a piece of our mind" they hesitated at her suggestion.

"Well more for me" she pull up her hands to slap Cynthia but something stop her looking down she see's Cynthia eyes widen before looking to her back to see someone with orange hair stopping her.

"Now that isn't how you should treat others even if she's a bit odd" Ichigo take a quick glance at Cynthia who is taken offended at what he said. The girl pulls her arm backing away from Ichigo, her friends too stood with her "Who the heck are you?!" the girl growl at Ichigo.

Ichigo just look back at her with a cold gaze which she and her friends flinch a bit at his frightening look "Well, you tied up my friend on a tree and hurt her so…I'm a little angry" Ichigo says in a cold voice.

The girl yelled to her friends "Aren't you two boys? His only one so get him!" the two boys then run to him. One of them try to grab him but Ichigo gave a swift kick at his side sending back flying.

The other one got angry seeing his friend got hurt "You bastard!" swinging his fist towards Ichigo who didn't even dodge it before it hits right on mark "Heh! You're not that strong" he smirk but Ichigo turn his head back to him.

"Is that it?"

The boy didn't like how all of this is happening they were just here to scare the girl not go this far.

Ichigo didn't give him any time to prepare himself, Ichigo then quickly grab his shirt and step his right foot in-front of the boy and threw him beside his friend who then had swirl in his eyes. Ichigo then look back at the girl while cracking his knuckle which scare the girls.

The leader of the group have an idea, she then threw a pokeball Ichigo just raise a brow. And from it came out a blue penguin like pokemon on its body are four large white spots which resembles buttons.

Ichigo just look at the pokemon like penguin "You want to play that way huh?" a black blur stood in front of Ichigo surprising the girls at the sudden appearance. "Charr…" Charmander glare at the water type who flinch.

"Prinplup use Water pulse!" the water pokemon form a small sphere shape of water on its long flippers like wing before blasting it towards Charmander who is too angry to dodge it.

"SPLASH!"

The water move directly hit Charmander and a large steam blew upward.

The girl had a smirk on but she had a surprise look when she see's that Charmander didn't take much damage. "What! That's not possible!"

Ichigo got tired really tired "Charmander do it"

Charmander then pull his head back like a dragon ready to breathe out fire from his mouth, the water pokemon panicked. Charmander then release his black flames at the pokemon who then got push back by the intense fire before exploding.

"BOOM!"

Prinplup fainted on the ground with burn marks "Pri…"

The girls jaw drop at what had happen "So are you gonna come quitely or do I have to more" Ichigo warned them. The leader protested.


So after a few minutes the group of two boys and three girls were kneeling down on their knees with big red bumps on their head "Now said it again" Ichigo order them with Cynthia who had gotten out of the ropes with Riolu's help standing beside him looking at the scene with a slight amuse face, not really angry at what had happen to her.

Besides their leader of the group they yell "Were sorry! Please forgive us!"

"Good" Ichigo than turns to the one who didn't say "What about you?" she just turned her head.

"Just say it and we'll let you go" Ichigo says to the girl. "Why should I say sorry to her? I rather get stuck here" Cynthia look at her face to face "What did I ever do to you?"

"You don't know? Her mother also too got trap in the expedition last year and didn't came back" one of the girls tells her, Cynthia had a shock look when she heard it "I'm sorry for what happen but that doesn't explain why you have been acting more harshly than when we were kids"

The girl than look up to Cynthia "You really want to know?! Ok I'll tell you. While you're parents were remember as they bravely help the others escape the cave but no one even remember my mom who also had help in the evacuation!" tears began to form in the girl eyes.

Cynthia tries to say something but Ichigo beat her to it.

"No your mother wasn't forgotten" Ichigo tells her with no lies in his voice. "LIER! Stop lying!" she yells at him. Ichigo then continue "the people may have forgotten your mother but Cynthia's family didn't"

"Huh?"

All of them were confuse at what he said Ichigo then pull out something from his pocket. When they clearly look and see that it was an old looking letter "This is a letter for Cynthia, hidden inside an incubator" Cynthia's had a surprise look on her face.

"So what's your point?" the girl ask getting irritated

"And what does it have to do with anything we are saying?"

~Cody simpson (Not just you)~

Ichigo then open the letter.

"To Cynthia,

Hi honey I decided to put another letter hidden inside the incubator as you father had written the last one a bit too unsatisfying for my taste. Anyway, how have you been honey I'm sorry we couldn't be there for you when you needed us the most, please forgive us.

So do you like your gift? we couldn't decide what to give you so I ask my friend Jeanette Brook who is also working in the project for some advice. She's really nice, you know she has a daughter around your age, I think her name is Jenny Brook you should make friends with her which will good for you.

And honey you don't have to be really strong and be the best like how your father mention you just have to be yourself that's all we ever wanted. Happy birthday to you honey.

Love Celestia Shirona

P.S. Even if we're not around, know that we love and always be proud of you.

After Ichigo had read finish the letter tears started falling down Cynthia eyes she then fall on her knees, feeling a sense of relief inside of her after hearing the letter from her mother.

And the girl now name Jenny Brook look confuse if she supposed to be happy that someone had remember her mother and call her a friend or should she still be angry. Then she felt a hand on her face wiping the tears falling "I'm really sorry I was too stupid to understand what you were feeling" Cynthia kneel down besides her.

Jenny slowly felt all her anger fading away inside of her. Charmander and Riolu just look at the scene with a smile.

Ichigo than continue "Hope you can forgive them for not remembering, Cynthia too was also suffering so much that she couldn't focus anything other than battling"

Jenny then turn to Cynthia "I'm sorry Cynthia I was really angry and jealous at you i-" Cynthia just stop her "It's ok, it's all in the past now" Cynthia pull her up and hug her. Jenny stood stun and kept muttering sorry.

Ichigo smile at the two "See you two can finally become friends" Jenny and Cynthia looked at the now smiling orange hair boy which they found quite appealing to them and blush a bit.

"Thank you" Jenny bowed to him which Ichigo just scratch his head not really knowing to do. Cynthia look at Ichigo and a slight warmth form inside her "What is this feeling?" she thought. Ichigo then turn to Cynthia with a big grin "Maybe it's just my imagination" she smile back at him.

The others beside the three were relief that it's finally over.

"Ok let's get out of this forest I'm really tired from all the walking" Ichigo walk back towards town with Charmander following him then Cynthia and Jenny look at each other before giggling.

"Achoo…! You two girls better not be talking about me!" Ichigo yell from afar. The others also follow and after reaching the town they finally went their separate ways.

Ichigo and Cynthia were walking on their way back to her house with their pokemon not far behind. "Ichigo?"

"Hmm…"

"Thank you"

"I didn't do much"

"You're being too modest, it's because of you my enemy became my friend and also because of you I can finally live without disappointing my parents" she tells him with a heart-warming tone.

Ichigo turns to her and he couldn't really say anything so he just patted her head which Cynthia feels a very strange feeling but a good strange feeling at his strange antic. Quickly pulling back and composing herself Cynthia put a palm on her cheek.

Ichigo just look confuse and walk forward with Charmander climbing on his back before hanging on his shoulder. Riolu also walk to Cynthia and holds her hand.

~Music slowly stops~


After the two finally reach back to her house it was already afternoon and on entering, Ichigo and Cynthia immediately finds the two elderly Professors drinking tea. "Oh Ichigo you found her but you sure did took you're time" Professor Oak says to the scowling orange hair boy.

Carolina walked up to her granddaughter "Dear? How are you feeling?" Cynthia gives a big bright smile "Tired but I feel like a big weight is being lifted from me, grandmother"

Carolina eyes widen, she hasn't seen that beautiful smile for such a long time before she too smile "Dear, I'm really happy for you" pulling her into a hug. Carolina turn to Ichigo who is being scolded by Professor Oak "Ichigo whatever you did you have my deepest appreciation" she thought.

After a while they prepare dinner with Cynthia, Ichigo and Carolina preparing it. They really were having a plaseant dinner with Cynthia being teased to death by her grandmother who kept teasing her about Ichigo which the orange hair boy didn't understand what they were saying.

Charmander and Riolu were having a competition of who would finish first which Charmander stuffing food in his mouth and Riolu quickly eating with some manners.

After they finish dinner Ichigo and Cynthia then start washing the dishes of course with the help of their pokemon. When they finish the Professors called them into the living room "You call for us?" Ichigo walk in with Cynthia.

"Yes Ichigo, we want to tell you two something important" these confuse Cynthia and Ichigo. Carolina turned to her granddaughter "Dear do you remember Alamos town?" Cynthia nodded "Yes, I asked you before that I want to visit the tower there but you said no, why?"

"Well Cynthia your grandmother have something to be deliver there so were sending you two"

Ichigo did not like it one bit and Cynthia looks thrill to go.

"No"

Those words were the only thing that came out of his mouth.

The two Professors look at the boy and asked "Why?"

Ichigo scowl deepen "I have been moving around too much acting like a delivery boy which I am not so no, I'm too tired" Professor Oak try to persuade him in his answer but Carolina beat him to it.

"It's ok if you don't want to go young man"

Ichigo finally felt relief "Thank you"

"But…"

Ichigo got annoyed again.

"My granddaughter COULD go on her own into the big bad world, unprotected with no one to protect her she might even get hurt because a certain boy didn't want to go" fake tears coming out her eyes.

Ichigo was going to say no again but when he turned to Cynthia who just looked down "Its ok Ichigo, I'll be fine" she gives a small smile

"I…I...but…"

"FINE! I'll go so stop it" Ichigo rub his nose, Cynthia beam up.

"Excellent! Now you two get to bed you'll need to wake up early for it" She push them up to the stairs.


Inside one of the guest room

Ichigo lay down on the bed inside one of the guest room with Charmander on the foot of the bed already sleeping hugging his red scarf. "huh…Hollow why are my memories returning so slow?"

"I don't know king" Hollow says in a low tone.

Ichigo stay silent.

"Don't worry you'll get them back so stop frowning and get ready for another training and this time I'm gonna help our little black friend" Hollow finish and fade away.

Ichigo stay silent and slowly he fell into sleep. After a while the door to the room slowly came open, a feminine figure slowly and quietly walk towards the bed Ichigo is sleeping.

Charmander woke up feeling a presence inside the room he and Ichigo are sleeping so opening his eyes he see a familiar face "Charr…?"

The figure saw the fire type woke up "Shuss…" the person put her finger on her lips and Charmander just watch the person.

The person then kneel down beside Ichigo's head "Ichigo, thank you for coming into my life" in a soft tone before giving a quick peck on the side of his face.

The person then stood back up and look towards Charmander "Let's keep this as a secret ok?" she whisper to the fire type who acknowledge her by pulling up his paw and went back to sleep.

Walking out of the room Cynthia turn back and look at Ichigo "Sweet dreams" she says before going back to her own room.


Ichigo's Mindscape

In his mindscape Ichigo is having anything other than a sweet dream. Hollow jump from above throwing down spheres of aura at Ichigo who is trying to dodged them.

"Stop dodging them and start deflecting them!"

"Like HELL!" Ichigo shouts before one of the sphere blast him off throwing him away.

Hollow came down above Ichigo with a drop kick which Ichigo block it crossing his arms upward.

"You won't get strong if you hesitate!"

The two keep going until a stream of black flames fire at Hollow direction which he jump back avoiding it.

Ichigo then look at the familiar flames and look where it came from "Charmander?" the little black pokemon ran to his trainer side fast "Charrr!"

Ichigo than look towards Hollow "What did you do?"

Hollow than came forward to them "Ok King I'm gonna explain so listen up"


Morning in the Shirona residence

Professor Oak is sitting in the kitchen with a newspaper in hand and a cup of coffee by his side. "Samuel where is Ichigo? It's almost time for them to go" Carolina asked her fellow Professor while she herself is drinking tea with Cynthia by her side eating breakfast.

"Dear could you go wake him up" before Cynthia could response.

"UGggg…my head" a mope of very messy orange hair came in with his pokemon following who doesn't seem to be in a good mood either "Charrr…."

"Ichigo were you up all night?" Professor Oak looked at the red eye of Ichigo who just sit beside him. "I wish" was his only response.

"You should get ready Ichigo" came the voice of Cynthia with a hint of amusement, Ichigo turn to her and see that she is looking at him with an amused smile "When did she get so friendly?"

"Beats me but seriously you're complaining too much about your training, so buck up" Ichigo ignored him.

"Yeah yeah I'll go prepare" Ichigo stood up and went back upstairs to get ready while mumbling about stupid crazy training cutting his sleep.

After all of them got prepare they stood in front of a bus stand. Ichigo stood with a large bag on his bag carrying the item they were supposed to deliver, wearing a gray pain shirt and black thowsers with black logo color slip on shoes. Besides him is Charmander wearing his red scarf and caring the incubator which he seems to really like taking care of it.

Cynthia also stood by his side carrying a small strap on bag. She is wearing another summer white dress leggings under her dress and slippers on with her hair falling down on her dress. Riolu is inside his pokeball.

"Now you two try to be careful ok?" the two nodded.

"Ichigo I got a call from Ash and the others that you should call them sometimes"

Ichigo again nod "And you'll need a pokedex for the trip and since I haven't give it to you here's one" Professor Oak pull out a pokedex and give to Ichigo.

"And Cynthia you may be able to hide it from others but not from me" Carolina says while gesturing to Ichigo. Embarrassed Cynthia just turns her head "Don't make things up grandmother" Carolina grin at her reaction.

After the two got into the bus and say their goodbyes. The two teen slowly relax down on their sit and signed happily. Charmander sit on one of the sit with the incubator by his side.

"Ichigo?"

"Hmm…?"

"Could I take care of the pokemon egg again?"

"Why the change of heart?"

"Well…"

Ichigo still close his eyes "I have no problem with it, besides it still a present your parents left for you but you have to ask Charmander, looks like he's quite attach to it" Cynthia turn to Charmander who is talking to the egg happily.

"Maybe later, he seems to enjoying too much" she said than change to another subject and started a conversation with Ichigo before the two fell asleep on their sits as their destination is 4 hours away.

When they finally reach Alamos town Ichigo and Cynthia with Charmander stood in front of the long bridge made out of stones. From a few miles away a shadow figure is watching them.

"Ok lets go this thing is annoying to carry" Ichigo said walking towards the bridges. But Cynthia collides his shoulder a bit with hers "Ichigo lets take it slow and enjoy looking around, so stop being in a rush" she chided him.

"Fine…"

"Man… your whip"

"I don't need more headache so shut up" mentally answer back.

While walking Ichigo see's a huge tower that looks like it is in the middle of the town "What is that?" Ichigo pointed at the large tower. Cynthia looked up at where he is pointing "Well that would be the space and time tower"

"And that's my main reason for coming here" Cynthia has stars in her eyes looking at the tower. Ichigo looked towards the shadow of a street light with Charmander doing the same.

Cynthia then pull Ichigo hands "Let's go" Ichigo got pulled by her with having a dumb look and Charmander quickly following them holding the incubator.

But suddenly they froze "What is happening?" Cynthia can't move her body with Ichigo and Charmander being the same. They slowly float with blue-ish color envelop around them.

"Wha-" Ichigo couldn't finish his sentence as they suddenly vanish in the blink of an eye.


In an unknown area

A large dark blue like sauropod figure stood with its various blue stripes glow a few second before it stop "I have done what you asked my Lord"

A large figure looked at the same large stone tablet wher it shows Ichigo and the others envelop with blue-ish like aura before vanishing "Well done, thank you for your assistance you may return"

It nodded and flew out of the place.

The large figure just looks at the stone tablet

"Good luck…"

And done!

Does anyone know Alicia (Alice's grandmother) age?

Now I have been suggested to get a beta reader which I don't know how to get one so… I'll try to get someone from my family.

Please review with or withour criticism and stay tune for my next update.