Sorry for doing this instead of the other fanfic but you guys should understand that mood is what going to make a good story. So if I'm not on a mood, it won't be good, and if I am, I put extra effort into it. So anyway enough rambling, let's continue.

Disclaimer: Pokémon belong to Nintendo and their respective owners. Katekyo Hitman Reborn belongs to Akira Amano.

Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl

Chapter 8 – VS Bidoof; Leaving Twinleaf Town

"Let's see, I don't need this! I need this one! Oh, I definitely need to bring this one!"

"Hikari-chan, are you done packing yet?"

"Just a sec mom, I'm almost finished!"

Gokudera is itching to smoke, but he knows better not to smoke when invited into someone else's house. He looked around the home and find it to be relatively normal. Much to his disappointment, he was expecting to be a bit different compared to the houses in Japan or Italy. The only thing that's not in any of those homes is the odd looking cat sleeping on the family couch.

"Don't bring too much honey," her mother called out from the kitchen counter. "Remember, you're going on a journey, not a vacation."

"Yeah, but I might be gone for a while," Hikari yelled out from her room on the second floor. "So I need to make sure I have everything I need."

"Can you repeat that honey? I wasn't quite listening," Johanna said while browsing through her address book.

"I said I might be gone for a while so I need to make sure I have everything I need," Hikari repeated on the same loud volume of her voice. On the corner, Gokudera is finding this whole yell-to-yell thing to be rather annoying.

"Oh ok," Johanna mumbled.

"What?" Hikari asked not hearing her mother's response.

"I said OK!" Johanna screamed roughly on the same volume of Hikari's. The screaming back and forth is getting too much for Gokudera, he's surprised how the cat can still sleep after all that noise.

"You know okaa-sama (A/N honorable term to address a mother)," Gokudera spoke up feeling irritated of the back and forth scream-fest. "If you want to talk to her, you can just go up. You don't have to trouble yourself in finding someone to show me around this continent."

"Oh that's quite okay Gokudera-kun," Johanna smiled at him. "You're new to the Pokémon world! It's a good idea if you have someone who can actually tell you all about this newfound world." Looking at that beaming smile of her, Gokudera cannot bring himself to say no to her offer. But he knows he had to speak up, he can't let her waste her time for something that he most likely will ditch for.

"I appreciate your offer okaa-sama," Gokudera said politely. "But there's really no need for you to do this. Adapting to change is one of my specialty."

"Liar!" Hikari called out from the staircase. Johanna and Gokudera looked over, and to their surprise she's carrying a suitcase down one step at a time.

"Honey what is that?" Johanna asked pointing to the huge bag.

"My stuff," she smiled. "I know it's a bit too much…"

"That's way too much!" her mother protested. "Carrying that bag everyday is going to be a big hassle for you." Hikari's smile turned upside down into a frown.

"You never went out camping haven't you?" Gokudera cut in the family. Hikari glared at him giving him the idea not to cut in to a family conversation. Johanna sighed at her daughter's action and act fast, she went through the closet and pull up a mid-size yellow sports bag.

"Here!" Johanna passed it over to Hikari who caught it successfully. "You can only bring up to that much." Hikari looked over to the bag and size-compare it to her giant suitcase, it's obvious which bag she prefer to bring.

"This tiny thing?" Hikari scowled over at the bag. "It can barely hold half of what's in my case."

"Then you better cut down!" Johanna scolded. "I'm not letting you go out there carrying that thing!"

"Thanks, but no thanks," she said dropping the bag on the stairs. "Besides the bag is kind of old, why did you even keep this hunk of junk?" Johanna gape at her daughter looking rather aggravated.

"That 'hunk of junk' was the bag I used during my days as a coordinator," Johanna said rather defensively. Hikari stared bug eyed leaving a shocked expression. "When I left on my Pokémon journey, that bag was more than enough." Feeling surprised, embarrassed and rather ashamed of her words, Hikari scratched her head nervously feeling guilty of insulting the legacy her mother is passing down on to her.

"Oh," was the only thing she could say. "I'm sorry. I didn't know," she said quietly. To avoid the awkwardness surroundings, Hikari quickly pick up her mother's old bag and carry it up the stairs along with the suitcase to consider a bit more on her luggage.

"So where did you originally get that bag?" Gokudera asked Johanna after Hikari retrieved to her bedroom.

"Bought it at a flea market," she replied returning to her address book.

Hikari's room

Hikari's room is messier than usual. Clothes are sprawling everywhere, gadgets and knick knacks are all over the place, even Pochama finds this whole mess to be rather bothersome. The penguin Pokémon sat on his owner's bed watching her making her room a lot worse than it already is.

"Dammit! I can't believe I have to take all this stuff out!" she said to herself irritatingly. "Can you believe that I can only bring this much?" Hikari lifted up her mother's old sports bag to Pochama. "This might take a while Pochama so just hang in there okay."

Pochama knows well that it will take a lot longer for her master to go over her belongings for the second time compared to the first. Refusing to wait, Pochama get off from the bed and made his way to the door wanting to get out of the room. However, his tiny body is too short to grab on the knob and turn it.

"Pochama…" Pochama cried out to Hikari pointing to the door. Hikari looked over to her faithful partner.

"What's the matter Pochama? You want to go out?" she asked. Pochama nodded.

Back to the kitchen

"Yes. Yes," Johanna nodded on the phone. "Thank you, I really appreciate it. Goodbye." She hung on the phone feeling satisfied about the conversation. "That's taken care of."

"Seriously, you don't have to," Gokudera repeated over and over.

"Too late Gokudera-kun," she smiled. "You'll be meeting your guide in Jubilife City!"

"And where is that city?" Gokudera asked. Johanna never thought of that, she sighed thinking on how to counter that statement. Luckily for her, the doorbell rings preventing her to answer Gokudera's question.

"Ah company," Johanna called out. "I'm coming!" Johanna passed by Gokudera, picked Pochama up who just climb down the staircase, and open the door. "Yes?"

Gokudera looked over to the front door watching Johanna chatted happily to another woman who was roughly around her age. They chatted for a bit, laughed, pinching Pochama's cheeks, nothing interest Gokudera really. Until, the woman handed Johanna a small box taped neatly and wrapped in brown paper. Gokudera tried to listen, but the only thing that get his attention was the mention of Jun's name and something about being her son. Gokudera can guess now that the other woman must be Jun's mother, that explained why Johanna is getting along real well with this woman. Not long after the bowing and hugging, the two shared their goodbyes and Jun's mother left.

"Well looks like this is your lucky day," Johanna said approaching the dining table where Gokudera is sitting. "Jun-kun is in Jubilife City and his mom wanted Hikari to pass this parcel to him. You can go with her and meet the guide when you get there."

"That's great," Gokudera murmured sarcastically.

"Ok, I'm done packing!" Hikari came down the staircase carrying the "inherited bag". "I heard the doorbell, who was it?"

"Your boyfriend's mom," Gokudera informed Hikari.

"Eh? Jun's mom?" Hikari asked. Her reply immediately came in as a shock to Johanna, and it seems that Hikari realize that she shouldn't have said Jun's name.

"I didn't say his name," said Gokudera making things more awkward.

"Is there something between you and Jun, Hikari-chan?" Johanna playfully asked her daughter with hopes and gleam on her eyes, while Hikari bears the opposites.

"No mom! There's nothing between us!" Hikari replied hiding her face with her beanie. "I thought Gokudera said 'best friend', that's all!"

"Sure you did," Johanna giggled with a smirked tone. Hikari grumbled hating the fact that of all people, she's paired up with Jun. To her understanding that people who practically grew up together, doesn't really mean that they'll end up together.

"Mom, I'm going to be away for a long time. Do you want this to be our final parting words?" Hikari asked obviously losing her steam. To her surprise, Johanna still keep that gleaming and smile of hers. For a mother who's ready to be alone for a couple of months, she's keeping this ordeal positive.

"Oh honey, I can always call you," she said. "And I can see you through the telephone."

"Your telephone have screen?" Gokudera asked feeling amused of the evolved technology.

"Some does, like the one in the professor's lab and in the Pokémon center," Johanna explained. Flashbacks occurred to Gokudera's mind, it is true that the technologies in Professor Rowan's lab are very advanced.

"Oh that reminds me," Johanna continued. She picked up the small brown parcel on the table and handed over to Hikari. "Can you stop by to Jubilife City and pass the parcel to Jun? He should be there by now."

"Why can't he just come home and pick it up himself?" Hikari asked feeling annoyed giving the fact that she had to be his delivery kid.

"Don't be rude dear," Johanna flicked her daughter's forehead. "Oh and Gokudera-kun is coming with you to Jubilife city too."

"Oh that's great!" she exclaimed. "You found him a guide. Now I don't have to worry about you getting in trouble with the law." She turned on to Gokudera giving him a smirked look about the last time he nearly got arrested. He rolled his eyes as he grumbled on her remark.

"Alright I'll pass it on to Jun when I see him," Hikari said picking up the parcel. "Well, I guess I should be going now." She looked towards her mom who has that smile and lovable look on her face. Hikari knew well that mean something, she ran up and hugged her mother one last time not caring in front of company.

"Thanks mom, I'm going to miss you," she whispered to her.

"Me too dear," her mother replied. "I am very proud of you." Hearing that from her mother feel like it means everything to her, she closed her eyes feeling the tears ready to stream down back on her eyes. But she can't wallow down every time she's going to say goodbye, so she suck it up and act tough, or else Gokudera will make a big fuss out of it later on.

Hikari released from her mother's arms, she picked up the brown parcel and let her penguin partner climbed up on her shoulder. She walked to the front door and look over to her one last time. She smiled the final time, her mother returned it too. And with that she opened the front door walking out giving her mother her last parting words.

"I'm off!"

"Have a safe trip!"

With that, she turned around and walked out the front door departing to her long-awaited Pokémon journey. Johanna smiled and couldn't help to shed a tear seeing her daughter to leave the home she cooped up in for 15 years. She knows that she's going to be fine, and she knows well that she's going to do well.

"Nya?" Johanna's Glameow looked up from the couch wondering what has happened while she was napping.

"Oh Nyarmar, you're awake," she said looking at her partner. "You missed Hikari. She just left."

"Yep, she left without me!" Gokudera reminded of his presence inside the house.

Route 201

Shortly after leaving her home (and almost forgetting about her travelling companion), Hikari and Gokudera walked down the familiar path of Route 201. But this time, not to run back to Sandgem City for an emergency meeting, or as ordinary bystanders, this time as travelers. Their first destination is Jubilife City, the largest city in Sinnoh.

"Oh man I can't believe I'm going on a Pokémon journey!" Hikari happily exclaimed. "Do you have any idea how long I've waited for this?"

"Pocha?" Pochama asked not knowing the answer.

"Yep you're in Route 201," Gokudera said. "You're making a long progress alright." Hikari scowled at Gokudera not getting the idea or joy she's feeling. Pochama feel to be quite annoyed of the rude boy's presence.

"Oh well," she shrugged him off anyway. Hikari's just too ecstatic to be mad at him now. "Let's see, what should we do first?" she asked herself as she and Gokudera walked in the tall grass. This whole ordeal of walking into danger zone is already normal to Hikari, especially with Pochama being physically stronger than the low-leveled wild Pokémon in the area, Hikari feel safe and can forget what had happen to her in Lake Verity.

"Bi bi!" a noise within the grass is heard.

"Did you hear that?" Hikari asked to Gokudera. He rolled his eyes in response knowing what's coming onto him.

"Oh great!" he sarcastically remarked. "It's that thing again." That 'thing' as pointed out by Gokudera can no other than a Pokémon familiar by both teens and Pochama. The rodent-like Pokémon, also known as Bidoof, jumped out from its hiding.

"Bi bi!" the wild Pokémon cried with its fierce look. Due to its nature, this wild Pokémon seems to have a competitive personality, itching for a battle. Much to its surprise, his challengers show no excitement, they ignored the Bidoof and walked away showing no interest to it whatsoever.

"Let's not waste any time," Gokudera muttered.

"I guess," Hikari nodded. "It's just a Bidoof."

Wild Pokémon may not speak human language, but they are smart enough to understand them. Feeling insulted and humiliated, the Bidoof show signs of rage. It dashed off from its spot and aimed straight to one of the teen delivering an attack to show its determination.

"Bi bi bi bi!" the Pokémon cried out loud. Upon hearing the wild Pokémon's cry, Gokudera and Hikari quickly turned around by instinct. Too bad Hikari's reflex isn't very quick, because that Bidoof's head is just moments away from hitting her leg.

"Look out!" Lucky for her, Gokudera's reflex is quick response. He quickly pushed her out of the way just before the Bidoof made contact with the new trainer. The Bidoof swiftly turned around not losing sight of its prey.

"BI BI BIIIII!!!" It cried out again with anger and taste for battle.

"My God, that's a violent Bidoof," Hikari commented dumbstruck. "Pochama."

"Pocha," Pochama nodded understanding what to do next. He jumped off from his trainer taking his stance in front of her. The Bidoof grinned, it knows now that it paid well to be stubborn.

"You're fighting that thing?" Gokudera asked.

"Normally, I wouldn't be bothered by a Bidoof," said Hikari not keeping her eyes off her opponent. "But something about this Bidoof interests me. Call it a trainer intuition or something." Gokudera rolled his eyes not caring about the situation Hikari's interest in.

"Make it quick," he said standing a bit far from Hikari lighting up a cigarette.

"Let's get him Pochama!" Hikari showed her enthusiasm. "Move forward and use 'Pound' attack."

"Pochama!!!" he charged up proudly like a raging bull. He lifts up his flipper up and slammed over to the wild Bidoof. The impact sends Bidoof down for a merely second before it climbed its way back up. Pochama is shocked at the Pokémon's quick recover, Hikari too. The wild Bidoof made the next move, it run straight to Pochama with its head ready for strike.

"Bi Bi Bi!!" it screamed.

"Pochama look out!!" Hikari warned her partner. But she should know better, Pochama is stronger than he looks. He quickly side-step from the wild Pokémon finding its side unprotected, all he needs now is his partner's order. "There's your chance Pochama! Shoot with 'Bubble'."

The order has been given, Pochama open his beak wide and jet out stream of bubbles at his foe. Being attacked at such a close range sends the wild Bidoof across and land not far from his opponent. The foe is struggled to get on its knees after being send from a powerful attack.

"That should do it," Hikari commented after watching the Bidoof's condition.

"Not yet, you still have to attack it or else it's going to attack back," Gokudera added. "Can't you even examine its condition properly?" Hikari looked over with a scowl feeling insecure after being criticized heavily.

"Excuse me but I'm the trainer here," Hikari asked feeling more inferior to Gokudera in term of status. "And I think I know when…"

"Pochama!" Pochama cried out to Hikari pointing at the Bidoof climbing its way up on its feet. Hikari looked over and seemed surprised at the Pokémon's strong will.

"Wow. What do you know its stronger than it looks," she said to Gokudera who's obviously right.

"Of course it is. Just check your new Pokédex," said Gokudera reminding her off her new toy.

"Oh yeah I almost forgot," she said feeling a bit embarrassed. Hikari quickly zipped open her bag and take out the technological encyclopedia.


Pokédex Description:

Bidoof - With nerves of steel, nothing can perturb it. It is more agile and active than it appears.


"Interesting," she said reading the description. "That explains why it's so strong."

"Bi bi bi!!!" it shrieked out again not giving up the fight. Hikari at first look worried but then smiled and feel excited. This whole event of being in a field as a Pokémon trainer really gives her the rush and excitement she's been dying for years.

"Alright I have decided!" Hikari closed up her Pokédex and pocketed it back in her bag. "I'm gonna catch that thing and include it in my team."

"Are you serious?" Gokudera asked shocked. "That ugly thing?"

"Don't judge a Pokémon on its look!" Hikari scolded. "That Bidoof has proven itself to be stronger than an average Bidoof. And it definitely earned my respect."

"So you want it just because its stronger than an average one," Gokudera looked at her with a smirked look. "Look who's shallow."

"Shut up! I want it!" Hikari lost her steam. "Weaken it Pochama! But don't overdo it."

"Pocha!" Pochama charged at the Bidoof again with his flipper up ready for a strike.

As he's only moments away from it and brought down his flipper to it, the Bidoof made its move. The Bidoof counter Pochama's flipper with its head smacking it away from damaging the wild Pokémon. With his flipper away and his chest unprotected, the Bidoof strike for the second time by tackling it straight on with full force.

"Pocha!!" Pochama cried out in shock and pain from the unsuspected attack.

"Pochama!" said Hikari stunned. Pochama landed softly on the ground while the Bidoof stood up proudly over its opponent. "Are you okay Pochama?"

"Pocha!" Pochama get up 2 seconds later feeling well as always. The Bidoof is shocked at Pochama's quick recover, its pride is shot down easily.

"Pochama," Hikari ordered. "Let that Bidoof 'Tackle' you again." Pochama looked over feeling unsure of the trainer's decision. "Trust me. I have an idea." Seeing that the last time she ordered him to let a Pokémon willingly to attack him changed to the idea that he pawned over it, he decide to trust his trainer's order.

"Pocha!" he nodded facing his opponent again.

"Thanks Pochama," Hikari smiled. Gokudera looked at her feeling amused of her idea on luring her opponent over and counter the attack back.

"Bi bi!!" The Bidoof charged again not caring what Hikari had in mind for it. Pochama steadied himself for what's coming, he stood firm on the ground and braced himself as the Bidoof made contact with him.

"Now, Pochama! Grab onto it and tossed it aside" Hikari ordered.

"Pocha…" Pochama hold onto the Bidoof by its neck, and with every little strength he can muster he picked it up briefly and tossed it over to the left like a sumo wrestler. The Bidoof is flung over and landed on its face before it rolled around the ground.

"Alright that should immobilize it!" Hikari said feeling excited. "Now to throw a Pokéball and…" She pocketed her hands in her skirt pocket frantically searching for a device until she realized a huge flaw in her plan. "Oh crap!!"

Sandgem Town

Not too long after the battle with the wild and violent Bidoof, Hikari, Gokudera and Pochama have finally arrived in Sandgem Town for the third time of the day. Hikari had changed a lot in personality ever since she left the battle field with the Bidoof, she has been complaining, swearing and making angry remarks of things around her. Gokudera had the urge to tease and make remarks of her for not being prepared as a Trainer, but something of that look from her say otherwise.

"Lesson number one," Hikari said something in a slightly normal tone compared to her nasty ones. "Always have Pokéballs with you of all times."

"Yeah I think that would be a good idea," Gokudera's sarcasm begins to kick in.

"Quiet you!" she looked at him with those piercing eyes, which surprisingly doesn't make him flinch at all. But it did to Pochama though, in which he moved closer to Gokudera instead. Hikari turned back around and looked all over her surrounding for the specific place she passed by many times in her life. When she finally spotted the trademark signs and color of the building, she rushed through it calling her companions to follow close.

"What's this place?" Gokudera asked looking at the blue small building.

"It's the PokéMart," Hikari explained. "It's a specialized shop where you can buy all the supplies you need for a Pokémon journey."

"I guess you should stop over here first before trying to catch a Pokémon beforehand," Gokudera remarked.

"Can we just drop it now please?" Hikari changed mood again. "Now come on!" She entered through the automated sliding door, Pochama followed in next and Gokudera too after he butted out his cigarette.

When Gokudera step inside the Mart, he noticed that the shop is similar looking to a normal convenience store. Except that the product they sell here seems to be true to the description said by Hikari. He looked around the store examining the products that are displayed proudly on the shelf. Some of the product's visual strike an interest to him, there are boxes of ready-made food for the Pokémon and there are plenty of bottled liquid which is said to cure a disease for Pokémon when sprayed onto them. But what really interest him are the small red and white colored balls, which pretty much occupied one whole shelf of them.

"See something interesting?" Hikari asked from behind. Gokudera turned away from the shelf and shook his head aimlessly.

"Got what you need?" Gokudera asked. Hikari looked grim and shook her head sadly, Gokudera looked surprised and wonder about the sad change in her attitude.

"Let's get out of here," she said picking up Pochama who's almost drooling over the boxed Pokémon goodies. Gokudera followed her out of the shop and look at her intently still wanting to know why she left without buying anything.

"What happened? I thought you needed some supplies," he said pointing at the shop.

"Can't afford them," she said quietly. Gokudera felt uncomfortable after hearing that from her, and all the remarks he just made for her are all coming onto him now.

"Can't you ask your mom for money?" he asked trying to cheer things up.

"I don't want to trouble her," she said. "We're pretty hard financially already as it is back home." Now Gokudera feel very uncomfortable upon hearing that, coming in from a rich family himself he sometimes feels bad for those who are less fortunate. "I wonder if there's a way for me to earn some money while I travel on my journey."

"Ah Hikari-nee!"

Hikari and Gokudera looked over to the sweet voice of a young child, it belongs to none other than Dia, Lucas's little sister. Hikari waved and smiled at the familiar child, Gokudera nodded his head approvingly. The happy child bounced happily and hugged Hikari by the waist as soon as she reached up to the teens.

"Thanks for saving onii-chan today," she beamed. "Oh and thank you too mister," She added looking at Gokudera.

"No problem Dia-chan," Hikari smiled. "How is he anyway?"

"He's okay, just sleeping," she said looking worried. Gokudera speak up and patted her shoulder gently trying to comfort the worried girl.

"He'll be fine," he said. "He's stronger than that."

"Thanks," she said adjusting her red bow. "You know I'm glad I run into you today Hikari-nee. I was hoping to have the chance to give you this." She reached out to her dress pocket and took out 5 small balls showing them to Hikari and Gokudera.

"Pokéballs," Hikari gasped looking at the devices on Dia's hands. "Wait! They're for me? They're empty right?" Dia giggled and nodded her head.

"Of course they're empty silly," she said. "Think of it as my way of thanking you for saving my big brother."

"Dia-chan, thank you. But I can't accept these," she said feeling guilty. "It's too much."

"It's okay," she smiled. "Since onii-chan worked for Professor Rowan all the time, there's plenty back at home. And I'm sure he would want the same think knowing that you're going to be on a Pokémon journey."

"How do you know all these things?" Gokudera asked feeling uneasy that a small girl knows a lot about Hikari's recent events. Hikari shot him a look and shooed him away for asking such weird questions.

"Please take them Hikari-nee," Dia pester on. "It would be a lot nicer if you have more Pokémon with you." Hikari looked at Dia's eyes, it's practically telling her to accept it as a thank you gift from a child who's thankful that her brother is safe. She looked over to Pochama who feels that it would be wise to follow the little girl's wish.

"Okay, I accept your gift Dia-chan," Hikari smiled. "Thank you." Dia grinned and dropped the empty Pokéballs on Hikari's hands feeling grateful that she accepts it.

"Catch some more Pokémon friends okay, it's nicer to travel more in groups," said Dia. She looked over at her watch and gasped at the time. "Uh oh, I better go home now." She turned around and walks away after finishing her mission to reward her brother's savior. "Oh and you should bring your Piplup to the Pokémon Center, he looks tired. Good luck Hikari-nee" She waved the final time before entering a house close to the beach.

"Bye Dia-chan, and thank you again," Hikari waved back even though Dia's probably can't see or hear that. She looked over at her hands and take a swift look of the small devices. She smiled and look over to Pochama who's pretty happy himself.

"What a generous kid," said Gokudera astonished at the little girl's kindness. Hikari nodded and pocket her new toys, she picked up Pochama again taking off to a new direction.

"Well you heard her, let's go to the Pokémon Center," Hikari said happily. "We have to heal you up little guy."

"Pocha!" Pochama nodded feeling tired and lose himself on Hikari's arms.

The Pokémon Center is not very far from the group's location, before they know it they found themselves in front of a mid-size building with the trademark Pokémon sign and red roof. Hikari have entered the Pokémon Center in Sandgem Town couple of times in her life, so she's pretty familiar with this place already.

"Ah I can't believe I finally get to go here to heal my Pokemon instead," Hikari commented entering through the automated sliding door. "Usually my mom and I go here for Nyarmar's monthly check up."

"So it's like a VET or something?" Gokudera asked entering the place with Hikari.

"Sort of," she shook her head.

Gokudera take a look around the place, much to his surprise the place is bigger than it looks from the outside. There are escalators that'll lead to the top and bottom floors, and a big hallway at the back of the room. The ground floor has only a reception desk up front with a strange looking machine by the counter, and there's a TV-looking machine by the side of the counter. Other than that, the place looks pretty normal, to Gokudera's opinion. Vending machines, Television, bookshelves, water coolers and couches are normal appliances that are to be expected in a place like this.

"Come on," Hikari said walking over to the front desk. Gokudera followed her still examining the unfamiliar building and the appliances around. He even scoot over to look what's beyond the hallway at the back.

"Ah Hikari-chan, welcome to the Pokémon Center," the front desk lady greeted with a smile. "What can I do for you today?"

"Hello Nurse Joy," Hikari bowed to the familiar employee. "Can you heal up Pochama for me?" she said putting the little Pokémon on the counter.

"Certainly," she bowed. "I must ask for the Pokémon to be in their Pokéball please." Hikari pulled out Pochama's Pokéball and show it to her faithful partner.

"Sorry Pochama, but I just need you to be in here for a few minutes okay," she asked Pochama nicely.

"Pocha," he nodded agreeing to her terms. Hikari smiled and let her partner back into his comfort zone. She handed the Pokéball to the kind nurse who took it in and placed it on the machine next to her.

"It shouldn't take too long Hikari-chan," she said while fiddling with the machine. "Since when did you have a Piplup?"

"I received it just today from Professor Rowan," she said proudly. "Starting today I'm going off on my Pokémon journey."

"That's great Hikari-chan," Nurse Joy exclaimed happily. "I'm so happy for you. Just remember to heal your Pokémon whenever you see a Pokémon Center. Always keep them nice and healthy, you don't want to overwork them."

"Don't worry Nurse Joy, I'll visit every time I see the Pokémon Center," Hikari nodded remembering the expert's advice. She turned around to find that Gokudera is nowhere behind her, but instead looking intently on the TV-looking machine next to the counter. "Please excuse me," she excused herself to Nurse Joy. She approached to Gokudera as he touches the machine's screen automatically turning on the device.

"What's this thing?" he asked to Hikari.

"It's the Pokémon Center's PC," she explained. "Here you can check your e-mail, use the screen phone to talk to Professor Rowan and store some Pokémon."

"Store Pokémon?" he asked not understanding that concept.

"Pokémon Trainer can only carry up to 6 Pokémon maximum," Hikari explained. "The rest will be sent and stored in this PC under 'Someone's PC' section." Hikari never know much about Pokémon theory, to be honest she's quite surprised at herself for knowing that much info. And for once, Hikari never thought that she would see Gokudera with his mouth down in awe and amazed.

"What!" he said stunned about the theory. "Wait! So like what? You just store them in this PC and never see them again?"

"No! That's horrible!" Hikari said taken back. "You see that hole right there?" She pointed to a tiny hole on the PC's side. "If you put a Pokéball in there and pick which Pokémon you want through the screen, you can withdraw them out and they'll be placed inside the Pokéball you just put in. And to prevent people to steal other's Pokémon, everyone who uses the machine have their own account, password and ID card to access through their store box."

"So it works like an ATM?" Gokudera asked bluntly piecing up the information she told him.

"I guess," she scratched her head. "I never really thought about it that way."

"So where do all the Pokémon go when they're stored in a PC?" he asked again feeling curious about this PC topic. Hikari put a finger on her chin looking lost in thoughts, surely this type of question have come up from people who first time arrived in the Pokémon-filled region.

"You know," she said. "I have no idea." Gokudera sighed, he was really hoping for an answer out of this absurd lifestyle. "But it doesn't matter anyway," she shrugged. "It's just one of those things that you shouldn't worry or fret on. All I know is that when you called them, they're happy to see you and seem to be doing okay. In the end that's all that matters anyway."

"But don't you ever want to know?" he asked pestering the topic further. "Don't you ever wonder where the end of that PC leads to?" Hikari groaned, she remembered how curious as he was when she was young. But she already give up trying to find that answer, in the end the results are all that matters to her.

"There are many questions in this world Gokudera, but we rather not fret upon them," she said. "Does it really matter what happen to the Pokémon in the PC? I mean in the end they turned out to be fine anyway when you called them."

"But it just doesn't make sense," he said begin to feel slightly frustrated.

"Many things in this world don't make sense," she said. She picks up a Pokéball from her pocket and showed it to him. "Like how a Pokémon can live comfortably in here. Or how a spray of antidote can easily cure a poisoned Pokémon seconds later. Or how that machine can heal a Pokémon in matter of minutes."

Listening to Hikari throwing in all of these theories makes Gokudera begin to wonder that she's the one who's more curious than he does. And she's been living in this Pokémon World for all her life. He couldn't believe how this Pokémon world he's in now can be so different to life back in Japan, and he thought his world is funny as it is with many mysterious unexplained.

"I know it's strange, but who cares Gokudera?" Hikari continued taking her beanie off and scratched her hair wildly. "In the end, the Pokémon are happy anyway and they're not harmed in any way at all. It's proven already by the Pokémon Committee for years now. Instead of trying to think on how these things actually make sense or how they work, we should probably use our brains for something more appropriate. Like how to stop world hunger, how to earn money while I travel or why does that Jupiter bitch wanted to kill me this morning!!"

It's official, Hikari had lost her momentum. At first what started as an innocent question turned out to be a whole scream-your-heart-out fest. Though as how Hikari suddenly lost her temper is also a mystery to Gokudera, but at least she calmed down now. She looked around and noticed that most of the people in the Pokémon Center, including Nurse Joy, are staring at her due to her outburst. But the people know better when they're not supposed to stare, they returned to their business seconds after she noticed that the people are looking at her.

"You done?" Gokudera asked to Hikari. She hid her face with her beanie and faces the wall feeling embarrassed for causing a huge scene at the respected building.

"I'm sorry you have to see that," she apologized. "My mom told me that I always have to keep in check with my temper." She turned around seconds later feeling better than before and put her beanie back on. "You know I've always wonder about those questions ever since I was 5, but I learned just to ignore it and keep telling myself that it doesn't matter. So I pushed those question at the back of my head and tell myself not to let it bother me. And you know until you brought the topic back up, I guess the questions climbed their way back up onto my brain. And well… caused my outbreak."

Feeling a tad guilty for confusing and racking the poor girl's brain, Gokudera lowered his head sadly for bringing back bad pasts back to Hikari. "Sorry to bring that up," he apologized quietly.

Hikari smiled at Gokudera's sincere attitude. "They're at the back of my head now. Just don't ask me that question again."

"Gotcha," he said giving her the OK sign.

"Hikari-chan!" Nurse Joy called out from the counter. Hikari looked over to the nurse who's holding the Pokeball with Pochama in it, she knows what that sign means. She approached the counter and took the ball from the nurse. The ball immediately burst open, and Pochama the PIplup quickly jumped onto his partner for an embrace.

"Aww you missed me that much Pochama?" Hikari patted Pochama's head.

"Pocha!" he nodded in a healthy mood.

"Thanks for waiting Hikari-chan," Nurse Joy smiled. "I hope we didn't keep you that long."

"Thank you Nurse Joy," Hikari smiled and bowed down gratefully. "We'll be leaving now."

"Thank you for your patronage," she bowed in return. "We hope to see you again." Hikari smiled and waved her a quick goodbye leaving the building carrying Pochama with her. Gokudera look dumbstruck at the kind nurse before he waved her a goodbye and follow Hikari leaving the Pokemon Center.

"Man what a horrible thing to say in a hospital," he said still looking at the building. "They should say 'stay out of trouble' or something."

"Yeah I've been meaning to tell her that," Hikari sweat dropped thinking the same logic as Gokudera. "Well anyway, Pochama's healed and I got some Pokéballs," she exclaimed checking her hands back in her skirt pocket. "Now let's move forward to Route 202!" Hikari pointed down at the road where she, Jun and Gokudera was when they went to chase Jupiter.

"You know where you're going right?" Gokudera asked.

"I've been to Jubilife City before," she said. "Come on! I want to at least catch one Pokémon before we arrived there." She picked up the pace and jogged down leaving Gokudera behind.

He smirked looking at her before he followed after her. He started to think that maybe going to Sinnoh wasn't a bad idea after all. You learn new things, many mysterious new things. The Pokemon world is indeed a strange place, but he's curious about it anyway. And to know more about it, maybe he should stick close with Hikari for a little longer.


THE LOGIC IN POKEMON WORLD REALLY DID SORT OF BOTHER ME. BUT JUST LIKE HIKARI I KEEP TELLING MYSELF NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT AND JUST ANSWER IT WITH 'IT'S ONLY A GAME'. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO SAY THAT IN THE FANFIC SO I JUST SETTLE IT WITH WHAT'S UP THERE. ANYWAY, I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE THIS ONE. AND PLEASE REVIEW AT LEAST ONCE. THANKS GUYS, SEE YOU SOON.