Chapter 9
Aly started to wake up in her room in the Pokémon Center. Her blue eyes were heavy at first, but when she remembered everything that happened hours ago, her eyes widened and she smiled.
She jumped out of bed and stretched her arms with a loud yawn. Another new day on her journey. 'I wonder what will today have in store for me and my Pokemon.'
The red head turned and smiled at her little sleeping Pokémon. His scratches were looking better, but they were still there. Aly reminded herself to head to Nurse joy as soon as she was ready.
She walked over to Totodile's bunk and started to shake him. "Wake up, sleepy head." Aly said softly.
Totodile groaned and opened his eyes. Aly smiled with her eyes closed. "Good morning, Totodile." She giggled. Aly yawned and walked over to get ready for the day.
Totodile didn't respond. His eyes were fixed on the mattress. Last night was the worst. He knew Aly tucked him into bed last night, but that wasn't why he was bothered.
He had another nightmare. This was his second one he had in a long time. He remembered the first time he had it. It was when that Professor Elm man found him. Of course, the nightmares were the same; he could remember every bit of it.
In a deep forest somewhere in Johto, at a pond surrounded by a beautiful forrest, lived wild Water Pokémon. Some were a bunch of Azurill, Marill, and Azumarill and some were Psyduck and Golducks.
The leader of the Water Pokémon was a tall fierce Feraligatr. He has been the leader of the pond as long as he could remember. His only purpose was to protect all Pokemon who he has come to love and care about. Including his two sons; one was a confident Croconaw, and the other was a small and shy Totodile.
It was a normal day. The Water Pokémon happily played in the water, while Feraligatr and his two sons watched. Well, not entirely watching.
Feraligatr turned and saw his two sons were gone. The large Jaw Pokemon got up and went to find his sons, worried, but he found them easily. They were at the place they were always at; in the opening that was surrounded by more trees.
Croconaw and Totodile were wrestling with each other, using their teeths to fight each other. This is a way to show who is stronger and who has sharper teeth. The Big Jaw Pokémon are famous for their enormous teeth. To prove whose better, they always judge their teeth, jaw and bites.
Feraligatr laughed and separated his two sons.
Croconaw was laughing a little while Totodile just gave him a glare. Totodile may be shy, but he's never shy when it comes to wrestling, especially his brother.
Feraligatr sat his sons down and began giving a speech. He said that they shouldn't always wrestle with each other. Someday, those two will evolve into Feraligatrs like himself. When that time comes, and father Feraligatr isn't around, they will have to stop this wrestling nonsense and start to watch over the other Water Pokémon. That was a Feraligatr's job; to watch over and protect everything important to him.
Croconaw just shrugged, pretending to listen, but Totodile smiled and nodded. He couldn't wait to become a Feraligatr like his father, and become Leader of the Water Pokémon. So, Totodile took those last words in his speech and promised he will always remember them.
Their moment was interrupted when a Pokémon screamed in the air. The 3 Water Pokemon sprang into action immediately and headed to the source of the scream.
When they got there, they saw a large black helicopter, the propellers making so much wind that it looked like the trees would blow away. On the black helicopter had a large red 'R' on the side.
In front of the helicopter were many groups of men and woman dressed in black uniforms that had the 'R' on their chest. In the middle of group was a man in a bright orange suit. Next to him was a large Persian, purring at his side.
"Orders, sir?" One of the men asked him.
The man evilly smiled at the very frightened Water Pokémon. He turned around and looked at the man in the face. "Catch them all. Leave no Water Pokémon out." With that said, the man walked away.
"You heard the boss!" The assistant yelled to the group. Everyone nodded and took out their large guns.
The Water Pokémon all cried out in fear and started to run in panic, and the men and women started to go after the scattered Pokémon. When they would approach one, they pulled their gun trigger and a large wire net would come out, then they carried the Pokémon off.
Feraligatr emerged, but not before telling his sons to stay hidden.
Feraligatr stood in front of the evil group and blasted them with a Hyper Beam. The golden powerful beam hit the group and everyone went backwards in pain, letting some of the Water Pokémon escape. Once they did, Feraligatr told to run as far as they could and find refuge. Since he was their leader, they listened with no question.
One of the members went to the man in orange and Persian. "Sir, what about that one?" He asked, motioning to the Feraligatr.
The man looked at him with a frown. "Like I said general; leave no Water Pokémon out. Besides, that Feraligatr will be a very good use to me." The man in orange, with his Persian, walked into the helicopter, leaving no other orders.
Meanwhile, Feraligatr looked and saw a Marill on the ground, about to be captured when the woman pulled the trigger. Feraligatr gasped and shoved the blue mouse Pokémon out of the way. However, he was not fast enough to save himself, and the leader of the pond was captured. Feraligatr was a strong Pokemon, but the wires of the net were too heavy for him to lift.
Croconaw, seeing his father getting captured, turned to his little brother and told him to stay hidden so he could rescue their father. Totodile was about to argue back, not wanting Croconaw risking himself capture, but he was already gone.
Croconaw prepared an Ice Crunch to free his father from the wires, but another member jumped into his view. The male dodged his Ice Fang and focused the gun at Croconaw, pulling the trigger and releasing the net.
The net fell and it captured Croconaw.
Totodile saw his precious father and older brother in trouble, so he forgot about his shyness and went from his hiding spot to rescue them. He would not let his family, or the other Water Pokemon, to get captured by these evil people. They were too important to him.
However, Feraligatr saw what his son was doing and yelled him to stop. Totodile listened, but he didn't want to. The Jaw Pokemon cursed his obedience for once.
Ferlaigatr looked at him straight in the eyes and told him to not get any closer. He did not want his other son to capture too. If they are going to be prisoners, he would not allow Totodile be part of that. He needed to escape.
He then softly told his son to run as far as he could, just like the other freed Water Pokémon. Totodile, whose face was covered with two streams of tears, did not want to leave them, but he would not want to disappoint his father.
Totodile turned to Croconaw, and he was shocked to see his older brother wink at him, not wanting to show fear. That was how Croconaw always was. Tough and strong on the inside and out. How he could show no fear at the thought of being captured, Totodile would never know.
He turned back to Feraligatr, who told him to make a promise. Totodile nodded, showing that he was definitely listening.
His father said 'Someday, when you become a Feraligatr, remember this. Being a Feraligatr is not just about being strong and powerful. It's about watching over and protecting the things you care about most. And never stop fighting for them.'
With that said, Totodile watched (from his hiding spot) his father and brother being carried away in the helicopter. Never to be seen again.
After that, Totodile ran, just like his father said to. As he ran, something changed in him. Why were humans so heartless? Taking away his family. Did they not know he loved his family? Why would they do that to him?
Totodile's eyes were still flowing with tears, but his eyes fired up with anger. Hatred towards humans, because humans took the things he loved most.
"So, Totodile. After we get you and Pidgey healed up, we'll stop on Route 32 for some breakfast. Then, it's off to Azalea Town for our second gym battle." Aly said, bringing him back to reality. He looked up from his spot and just stared at her. Aly, who was brushing her hair, saw his stare and turned to him. "Sounds good?" She asked with a smile.
Totodile just looked at her. He was thinking about his dream still. The humans from his dream were cold and evil. They took his father and big brother from him. That was the worst day of his life.
But what about Aly? Why was she so different? She was so kind to him. So caring towards him and his well-being, even when he would give her the cold shoulder or prank her. How could she stand him? It's as if time stopped, and the only thing that could get it going again was for Totodile to answer that question.
"Totodile?" Aly asked in concern.
He looked like his head went to another world, just staring at her like that. Totodile got back to reality and nodded. "To." He said.
"Alright." Aly said, placing her green beanie cap on her head, and then she walked over to him. "I know you won't like this, but I have to carry you to Nurse Joy. You're still kind of injured and I don't want you to push yourself." She said.
Totodile frowned at the thought; he didn't want to feel useless. But, since it hurt when he moved anything, he nodded.
Aly grabbed him from the bunk and walked to her backpack. Then, they walked out of the room.
Nurse Joy was right at her desk when Aly and Totodile walked in. She was righting something on one of her papers, but she stopped when she saw the two.
"Good morning, Aly." Nurse Joy greeted.
"Morning. Do you mind healing my Pokémon? I just battled Falkner last night and forgot to heal them." Aly asked.
"So that's why you didn't come back until early this morning. You had me worried a little. I'll be happy to heal your Pokemon." Nurse Joy said as she took Pidgey's Pokeball.
Aly looked down at Totodile. "Be nice. She's only going to heal you." Totodile just gave her a glare. "Don't worry. You'll be out of there and healthy in no time." Aly said, knowing Totodile doesn't like to be with other humans. Hopefully she can change that.
Totodile sighed and nodded in agreement.
Smiling at his cooperation, Aly gave Totodile to Nurse Joy and the pink haired nurse walked to the other room. However, just as she was about to open the door, she turned back to Aly.
"Oh. By the way, you have a phone call." Nurse Joy informed her. "Just use that machine over there." She informed her.
Aly smiled. "Thanks, Nurse Joy."
Once Nurse Joy went inside the other room, Aly walked over to the machine with the phone in it. She pressed the button and the list of latest callers came up. She saw the first one was from NewBark Town, from Professor Elm. Aly pressed the 'Select' button and the phone started to ring.
The phone stopped ringing and Professor Elm appeared on the screen. "Hello, Ms. Gray. I see you got my call." He said with a smile.
"Hi, Professor. I'm sorry for not answering the first time. I over slept a bit." Aly apologized.
"It's quite alright." Professor Elm said. "Anyways, I called you to tell you I have finished my observation with the egg."
"Really? That's amazing, Professor. Have you figured out what the egg is yet?" Aly asked.
"Actually, I was hoping that you would figure out that yourself." Professor Elm explained. "Say what?" Aly asked in confusion.
Professor Elm chuckled slightly at her reaction. "I am giving you the egg, Aly. Think of it as a thank you present for doing that errand for me."
"Are you sure, Professor?" She asked, shocked at the thought of being given an egg.
"It's like I said; we did all our research and got what we needed to know. Since you're the one that safely returned the egg, Professor Oak and I believe you should have the egg."
"Speaking of Professor Oak, where is he?" Aly asked.
"He went to Goldenrod City to catch the train back to Kanto. He sends his greetings to you, by the way." Professor Elm answered.
"Well tell him I say thanks. And thank you Professor for this. Oh! Guess what? I won the Zephyr badge!" She said happily.
"That's great Aly." Professor Elm said with a smile. "I knew you could do it."
"Thanks, Professor. Can you tell my mom about it? I'm sure she wants to hear how I'm doing."
"Of course. I agree Harper will be happy to hear that you are doing wonderful on your journey. Oh, the egg will be dropped off by one of my assistants at the Poke Mart in Violet City. You can go meet him there and he'll give you the egg." Professor informed her.
"Okay. Thanks again, Professor Elm." Aly said with a smile.
"You're quite welcome. Keep up the good work, Ms. Gray." With that, he hung up the phone.
As if on cue, Nurse Joy came back with Pidgey's Pokeball. Behind her, Totodile walked behind her, with his eyes closed and his arms were crossed.
He had to admit, it wasn't that bad to get healed, but it was very long.
"Your Totodile and Pidgey are feeling better now." Nurse Joy informed her with a smile, handing Aly her Pokeball.
"Thanks, Nurse Joy. Thanks for everything. I'll be on my way now." Aly said and walked out of the Pokémon Center, with Totodile following behind her.
Once they left, they headed to the Poke Mart. It was a small 1-story building with a blue roof. Aly and Totodile walked up and the doors opened. Inside looked much larger than the outside. There were many shelves filled up with Pokémon food, accessories, etc.
Aly glanced over and saw a man in a lab coat near the front counter of the store. He seemed to be holding a glass container, which Aly assumed was the egg. 'Guess that must be the assistant.'
The assistant turned and saw Aly. "Hello, Ms. Gray." He greeted her.
"Hi. So, that's the same egg I delivered?" She asked.
The assistant nodded. "It's the same one. Don't worry, it's very healthy and looks like the delivery might be happening soon." He said.
"Amazing. I hope it comes soon." Aly said with a smile.
"Here you go." He said as he handed her the egg container. Aly grabbed and held it with her two arms, considering the egg container a little heavy for her.
"Thanks. And tell Professor Elm to wish me luck." Aly said as she walked towards the exit.
Now, the two partners were walking on Route 32. Totodile, who got hungry (forgetting to eat breakfast), munched on his berry while Aly was admiring the egg.
"Just think, Totodile. We'll have a brand new member to Team Aly. Our team is really expanding, huh?" Aly asked with a smile, munching on one of the berries she collected over the past week.
"To." He said, pretending to listen.
Soon, they approached an open field with a large flat rectangular shaped boulder in the middle. Surrounding the boulder were areas that were covered with tall grasses. Aly looked around to see if there was another way around, but there was no other path besides the one before them, since the side of the route was near a lake.
"Let's be careful, Totodile." The brunette warned her blue companion.
As they walked, Totodile, with his small yet sharp feet, stepped on something. The mysterious thing screamed and jumped out of the tall grass.
"Aah!" Aly screamed when she saw the mysterious thing move from the grasses.
The creature stood on his wrapped up body. He had a rattle at the tip of his tail. Most of his scales were a light shade color of purple and his eyes were large and all the way pale yellow.
Aly quickly pulled out her Pokedex with wide eyes. The Pokedex opened up and the creature popped up the screen.
"Ekans; the Snake Pokémon. It always hides in grass. When first born, it has no poison. So it bites are painful, but harmless."
"Oh no." Aly said, upset hearing that last part. Why couldn't the Pokedex say nice things about the wild Pokemon? Is it trying to scare her?
"Ekans!" Ekans cried out as he lifted up his now broken tail. Seeing it in a zigzag design now, tiny pool of tears formed at the corners of his eyes.
Totodile, who started chuckling, covered his blue hand on his mouth to hold the laughter. When he turned, Ekans gave him a glare, which made Totodile burst out into laughter. Ekans grew tired of Totodile's laughter and yelled out, "Ekans!" that meant he was sending him a challenge.
Totodile caught the message and raised his fist. "To-to!"
"You want to battle Ekans, Totodile?" Aly asked. Totodile looked back up at her and nodded. Aly smiled and placed the egg container on the ground. "Let's do this!"
Totodile got in front of Aly, while Ekans slithered his way to in front of Totodile.
"Totodile! Use Water Gun!" Aly commanded.
Totodile charged his mouth and a beam of water came out of his mouth. The pressure of the Water Gun smacked Ekans hard, but he could make it. The purple snake slid quickly to Totodile and used Wrap around Totodile. Totodile's body started to squeeze and his face turned purple.
"Quick, Totodile! Use Bite on Ekans!" Aly said quickly, hoping it will free Totodile from his deadly trap.
The small blue crocodile weakly turned his head so that it faced Ekan's big neck. Totodile opened his wide mouth and sunk his sharp teeth into Ekans neck, almost like a vampire.
"Ekans!" He cried out in pain as the teeth stayed in his neck. Soon, Ekans couldn't take it. So, Ekans fell on the ground in defeat, his long snake body spread out in one line.
"Good job, Totodile." Aly said with a smile. Totodile smiled and pretended to shine his knuckle. "To."
The young red-head reached into her hand bag and grabbed a Pokeball. She pressed the button, the Pokeball grew bigger, and tossed it. The Pokeball hit Ekans head and the red light swallowed him up.
The Pokeball started to wiggle around. Aly had her fist up and waited patiently for the Pokeball to stop wiggling. Soon, the Pokeball stopped wiggling.
Aly smiled and walked over to the Pokeball. She picked it up and held it up to the sun. "Ekans. Welcome to Team Aly." Then, she placed her new added team member in her handbag.
The tween walked over and picked up the egg container, and then turned to Totodile. "Ready, Totodile?"
Totodile smiled and nodded. Then they turned to walk on the route. As they walked, Totodile thought for a moment. Mostly about his nightmare last night. He could never forget that man in the orange suit; taking his father and brother away from him. His evil smile and his eyes were truly scary. That's why he despised humans. Keep them away, and you won't get hurt.
He had that same motto when he met Aly. But, for some reason, he didn't despise her. She's so kind and caring. Not like that orange suit man. Maybe Aly's right.
Humans might not be all evil.
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