Chapter: 8
Yugi, Ash, and Misty went to the Turtle Game Shop. Yugi wanted to check up on his grandfather and Ash wanted to know if Solomon knew his father. The others stayed at the Kaiba mansion—obviously pissing off Seto—and had set it up as a base since it was much bigger than Yugi's place. It didn't go well with Seto but his brother managed to talk him into it. Téa had suggested her place as a second base just in case and everyone agreed, except Seto and Shika who needed to be persuaded by their siblings.
Solomon was surprised to see Yugi, Ash, and Misty and was even more surprised that something had to be done once again. He saw the seriousness in Ash's eyes when he asked about his father. "Sit down." He told Ash. "I'll tell you what I know."
Ash sat down and Solomon sat down across from him.
"Your father was an Egyptian and an archeologist in Egypt." Solomon explained. "He seemed very young to be an archeologist but he had plenty of will. Your father, my friend Professor Arthur Hopkins, and I went down into a tomb where we discovered a very unusual tablet. It had a picture of a strange creature and your father knew that it wasn't a Duel Monster. We took the tablet and your father had studied it for weeks.
"Professor Hopkins and I were surprised to discover that your father had given it a name—Pokémon." Solomon closed his eyes as if in a memory. "Your father also gave the 'Pokémon' the name Palkia and said that it could potentially be a Pokémon of Space. Sadly, Professor Hopkins and I thought the young man was a little insane until we saw the image on the tablet glow and your father disappeared.
"Even to this day, Professor Hopkins and I have been waiting for some sign that your father was still alive. He was very adventurous and always longed to see different places." Solomon opened his eyes and stared at the table. "The two of us still regret not believing him. Seeing you seems like I'm seeing a much younger version of your father."
Ash looked down at the table now, uncertain as to what say. He felt so out of place. He felt like he didn't belong in the Pokémon World anymore and he knew that he didn't belong to this world. He was a descendent of an Egyptian of this world and a woman of the Pokémon World. He had his father's adventurous personality that was certain and he had his mother's recklessness. "Was his last name really Ketchum?" He asked finally finding his voice.
Solomon nodded.
Yugi and Misty walked in. "We better go." Yugi announced. "Don't forget, we left Pikachu at Kaiba's place."
Ash nodded. He stood, bowed, and said, "Thank you Mister Muto." He left with Yugi and Misty.
Solomon sighed. "I just wonder if your father is alive at all." He muttered to himself.
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Once Yugi, Ash, and Misty were back, Sabrina had announced that she had a vision about a tablet with an image of Palkia on it. Ash knew that was how he, Misty, Sabrina, Shika, and Kali were going to get home. He asked Sabrina if she knew where it was and she described the location down to the last detail.
The tablet was in a crate with many other old artifacts. It appeared to be swaying indicating that it was possibly on a boat.
"I can also tell you that it won't be there forever." Sabrina added in. "I don't know how long it'll be but we have to get to it before Team Rocket does."
"I've been needing to ask." Ash said. "What is Palkia?"
Shika rolled her eyes and took out her Pokédex.
A picture of Palkia appeared on the small screen of the Pokédex and an electronic voice said:
Palkia, the Spatial Pokémon. Palkia has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology.
Shika closed her Pokédex and sighed. "There's no surprise there." She muttered.
"A deity?" Breathed Atem. Hearing that a Pokémon could be described as a god of some sort just really surprised him.
"Palkia has power that seems limitless." Sabrina said. "Not only that, but he's also a Legendary—one of many in fact."
"How many Legendaries are there exactly?" Yugi asked.
Sabrina shrugged. "Right now we only know of 35 Legendaries." She answered. "Of course, my guess is that there are more out there and no one really knows."
Shika snorted, "Keh. Like it matters." She opened her Pokédex and looked at Palkia again. "According to this Palkia is a Water/Dragon. Hmm…Electric and Ice types would be pretty effective against it."
"Shika." Sabrina snapped. "We're not going to fight and catch it. Plus, if there is a tablet of Palkia then there has to be a tablet of Dialga somewhere too."
Shika rolled her eyes. "Whatever." Without another word, she left the room.
Sabrina groaned with frustration. "She's SO irritating." She moaned.
"Apparently she can make anyone frustrated." Joey whispered to Atem.
Atem closed his eyes and sighed as he nodded slowly. Something told him that there was a connection between Shika Nakamura and Seto Kaiba, but the problem was he didn't know who Giovanni was exactly and why he molded Shika into what she was now. It bothered him and could tell that it was starting to bother Yugi.
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Ash and Misty wandered aimlessly together. Pikachu was on Ash's shoulder but no one spoke. Pikachu's ears twitched and he looked in the direction he heard the sound. "Pi?" He muttered.
Ash and Misty stopped. "What is it Pikachu?" Asked Ash.
Pikachu jumped off Ash's shoulder and ran off down an alley.
Ash and Misty ran after the yellow electric mouse. They stopped abruptly when they spotted Team Rocket.
"Prepare for trouble." Said Jessie.
"And make it double." James chanted.
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all peoples within our nation."
"To denounce the evil of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie."
"James."
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light."
"Surrender now or prepare to fight."
"Meowth," he purred evilly, "dat's right."
"Oh what now?" Misty groaned.
"We really don't have time for this." Ash added.
"Chu." Pikachu murmured.
Meowth looked at Jessie and James. "You idiots." He snapped. "The twerps don't have the tablet."
"But they do have Pikachu." Jessie pointed out.
"We better get going." Ash said with Pikachu on his shoulder now. He and Misty turned and walked off.
"Hey!" James shouted. "Get back here! We're not through!"
Ash and Misty ignored them.
"Sadly," muttered Jessie, "we don't have anything we can use to take Pikachu…"
"Except butterfly nets." James said as he held up 3 butterfly nets.
"But the twerps are gone." Jessie spat.
Meowth scratched both Jessie and James in the face. "Once again you two messed it all up!"
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Seto put on his glasses that he usually wore in dim lighted rooms (trust me, he never liked to wear them in the first place but whatever works). He was flipped through the pages of a book. He paused when he noticed a picture of the tablet with the image of Palkia on it. Next to it was a picture of a tablet with the image of another Pokémon and he took a guess that the other Pokémon was Dialga. He took off his glasses, set the book on the table, and picked up Shika's Pokédex that she had left behind.
It was blue with a black print of a pokéball on it. There was a green bulb up in the corner and when he opened it a picture of Dialga appeared on the little screen and the green bulb flashed as the electronic voice said:
Dialga, the Temporal Pokémon. Dialga has the power to control time. It appears in Sinnoh-region myths as an ancient deity.
Seto closed the Pokédex and placed it back on the table. He closed the book and placed it back onto the shelf in its rightful place. He didn't believe that the tablets were real and he didn't believe that the Pokémon were real (like he believed the Shadow Games weren't real), but most of all, he didn't believe Shika was anything like him…even if she had told him her life that came out too similar to his own.
Shika was talking to Elektra, her Plusle, and sounded like she was trying desperately to make her little Bunny Pokémon understand.
Now that Seto had a chance to study her properly, he did seem like he was looking into a mirror—even if that mirror showed him as a girl with black hair and deep, emerald green eyes. He shook his head in disbelief.
What the hell was wrong with him? He never acted like this. It was frustrating that his emotions seemed to be getting in the way of his own thoughts. He stayed by Sabrina when she was sleeping, he argued with Shika, then got her to tell him her life, and now he felt like she was a lot like him. What was wrong with him?
Shika looked up at him with a death glare. She then narrowed her eyes, gathered Elektra in her arms, shot to her feet, and walked off.
Seto mumbled, "God she's annoying." He headed off to his office only to find a small bunny, with blue ears, blue cheeks with a minus sign on each, and a minus sign on its tail. His jaw dropped, as his eyes grew as wide as saucers. "What the hell?!"
"Minun." It said with a bright smile. "Mi. Mi." It was filthy from head to toe.
Seto just stood motionless as he stared at the little bunny-like creature.
Shika's Plusle ran between his legs and spotted the Minun. "Plusle. Pla!" She cried.
"Minun. Mi." Minun replied. He and Elektra ran up to each other and touched their tails together. Electricity shot from between them.
Seto snatched Elektra away before anything was shorted out. He turned to find Shika but almost jumped out of his own skin when he saw her standing in the doorway.
Shika just glared up at him with her arms folded over her chest. "Now other Pokémon are showing up?" She muttered. "That's just great. As if things couldn't GET any worse." She took Elektra and walked away.
Seto ran out of his office and shouted, "You get your ass back here! I am NOT having that thing in my office!"
"Get rid of Minun yourself Rich boy." Shika called over her shoulder.
Seto snarled with frustration. He looked at Minun who was now sitting in his chair and spinning around in it. He stormed into his office, picked up the Minun, sat down, and set the little Pokémon on the floor. He turned to his computer and started working.
Minun jumped up and landed on Seto's lap.
Annoyed, he picked up the little bunny Pokémon and set it back down onto the floor. He hoped that it would leave him alone. He felt Minun jump back into his lap and repeated what he did before.
Minun just thought it was just a game so it just jumped back into Seto's lap. It laughed as he set it onto the floor.
"Would you knock it off?!" Seto shouted at the innocent Pokémon. "I have better things to do!"
Minun's eyes moistened as it looked up at him with big sad eyes. "…Mi…" It muttered. "…Nun…" It began to cry, which drew Seto's attention away from his computer to the little guy.
Seto tried to get the little one to calm down but found it difficult. Sighing, he said, "Fine."
Minun stopped crying and looked at him.
"You can be in my lap." Seto continued. "Just don't short-circuit my computer."
Minun smiled brightly and jumped into his lap. It sat down and let loose harmless static that made the CEO's hair rise.
Seto smoothed out his hair and rolled his eyes. He knew the others would be laughing at him once they saw the cute little Pokémon with him. He started working again at his computer trying to get his project done.
Minun tilted its head to one side as it watched the brunet's hands tap the keys on the keyboard quickly and with accuracy.
Seto paused and looked down at the little one. Then he got an idea. He smiled and said, "You wanna help?"
Minun looked up at him with big, bright smile and big, bright, happy eyes. It nodded. "Minun." It answered.
dragonchild247: Well, it sounds like Kaiba got an inspiration thanks to Minun. Feel free to laugh at him for having an adorable Pokémon in his lap. Don't worry, I won't tell Kaiba if you laugh. I know Jessie, James, and Meowth didn't even try to stop Ash and Misty but they were being stupid. ;) Of course, you are allowed to guess what his idea is. I know I made Kaiba where glasses, but I found a picture of him wearing glasses and I thought it was the coolest. ^^ Please review.
