Labto Journeys
Chapter Ten
AN: Erm. Yet again, I have nothing to say. Just read the story!
Key: I'm re-saying it—something I'll do every ten hapters.
Human speech: "Normal Quotes"
Pokémon speech, from human POV: Carrots
Pokémon speech, from Pokémon POV: 'Single Quotes'
Begin/End battle: ~~!~~
Switch POV: ~…Name…~
Time-Lapse: (…)
It was the day after my victory, and we were leaving. The reason we were leaving so soon was because I was two days behind everybody else. One day, because of the Houndoom and river fiasco, and another when I got beat by Tobias. And I still haven't gone to the Pokémart! Luckily, I'm there now. I looked down the healing isle, then bought five potions, three antidotes, three paralyze heals, three burn heals, and three ice heals. I also bought a berry juice kit—It's got about a pint each of Berry juice, Burnt Berry juice, Bitter Berry juice, etc. Then I went over to another isle and bought five more Pokéballs. They've got these special Pokéballs, that'll catch any Pokémon of any type, but not any other type, ( For example, a Sting Ball could catch any Bug-type Pokémon, but not any other types.) but I didn't buy them. I can't use them; what if I bought a Mind Ball (Psychic-catcher) but never encountered any Psychic types? They didn't have any Apricorn Balls, Great Balls, or Ultra Balls, so I left that part alone. That was all I needed, so I left the store in a hurry, because I don't like to shop. I met back outside with Chris, Adam, and Jade.
" Okay, ready to go," I said.
" You were only in there for ten minutes! Whatever happened to the female's reputation for shopping?" Chris exclaimed.
" I'm not your typical girl."
" What's that mean?" Chris asked.
It means she's special. Jade said. I nodded to Jade.
" Let's go, okay?"
" Alright." We set off, and I noted that Jade couldn't ride on my backpack anymore—She was too big and heavy. She had to walk by my side. I could manually carry her, but that'd get me very tired. So, I guess her free ride is over.
Of all our walking, which was all day, we didn't come across anything of interest until nighttime. The moon had just rose, and it was a clear night. We were also miles from any city, so normal constellations I recognized were interrupted by dozens of other stars. Anyway, on a hill near the road, there was this great big tree. I mean, it wasn't very tall, but it had lots of branches. And running around the tree and in-between the branches, there were creatures. We quickly ran up to the tree to see what they were.
" Hey, look, it's a bunch of Chiri!" Adam said, pointing at them. The creatures' bodies were a smoky magenta-like color. Their hands were like haunter hands in location, but they were connected to their bodies. What wasn't connected to their bodies were indigo, transparent, feathery wings. They didn't have mouths, but they had these big, pretty lavender eyes. All of them. They all basically looked the same, except for size and stuff like that. A big one came over to us, happily chirping, "Chiri! Chiri!" It passed through Jade's tail, giggling, then went back to the tree. I don't know why I didn't get out my Pokédex then. Oh, well.
" Wow! Do you think I could snap a picture of one?" Chris said, fingering his camera. He raised to his eye, and took a picture or two. A small, female-looking Chiri then wandered over to us.
Hello there, Jade said.
" Chiri," the Chiri shyly replied. " Chiri chiri! Chir!"
Really?
" What'd she say, Jade?"
She says she's never passed through solids before, like the other Chiri. So, now she's going to prove her worth. Sounds nice to me. Chiri nodded at Jade's translation, then passed through Adam's bag.
" Chiri chiri!" she happily exclaimed.
" I gotta get a close-up of this one," Chris muttered to himself. The Chiri set up to go through one of us again. I bet it'd tickle or something, to have a Chiri go through you. I got half an answer in a second. Just as the Chiri tried to pass through me, Chris snapped a picture, and the flash went off. A second that seemed like an eternity passed, then another one. I slowly looked down at my stomach, where Chiri had gone. She hadn't come out.
" Uh, guys…?"
" Uh oh." Adam said, a morbid look on his face.
" What?"
" Chiri have the ability to pass through solids. But if they get scared, they can't. Rachel, is the middle of your stomach a solid?" Adam explained.
" Not unless I just ate something," I replied. " Which I didn't."
" Then…. Chiri is in your stomach, Rachel. She's probably using her psychic powers to keep from getting digested. But if her mind gets tired…."
" Oh, no! Where's the nearest Pokémon center!?" I said, knowing that every minute I wasted meant less chance of survival for Chiri.
" I don't know, but you're not going alone!" He yelled after me; I had started to run down the hill. Adam ran after me, closely followed by Jade, not so closely followed by Chris. I ignored them and continued to run down the road as fast as I could. Darnit, aren't there any Pokémon centers around here!? After I had been running for about fifteen minutes, my legs having that burning tiredness in them, I saw a sign. It read, "Pokémon center ¼ mile ahead." Yes! I ran ahead, and I came to it, in a much faster time then I thought I would. Adam, Jade, and Chris were nowhere to be found, I guess they couldn't keep up. I ran into the center, and practically threw myself at the desk.
" Nurse Amy! A Chiri tried to pass through my stomach a few minutes ago, but it got scared, so its stuck in there!" I said, all in one breath. Nurse Amy understood me, though, and pulled me into a back room. I saw a lot of machines, and some shelves full of Pokéballs. She sat me down on one of those soft examination tables, and rummaged through a drawer.
" Here, swallow this. If it hits Chiri on its way down, Chiri will be able to get out of your stomach." I nodded, and swallowed the pill. A moment later, Chiri passed out of the front of my stomach, an odd liquid covering her. She dripped it onto my finger, and my finger started to itch and burn. Nurse Amy quickly filled a shot glass with water and stuck the tip of my finger in it. Suddenly, Chiri dropped to the floor. I pulled my finger out of the shot glass, and examined Chiri. I picked her up, her body seeming like the weight of a feather in my hands, and handed her to Nurse Amy.
" Will she be okay?" I asked hoarsely. All that cold night air I breathed through my mouth was bad for my throat.
" I think she just needs a bath, to get the hydrochloric acid off, and some rest. Can you go back to the lobby?" Nurse Amy carried Chiri to another room, and I went back to the lobby like she told me to. When I came to it, I saw my friends there, waiting for me.
" Rachel, I told you not to run off!" Adam said sternly. But he didn't fool me; there was a look of intense relief on his face.
Rachel, you should have waited! Jade scolded me.
" Guys, I'm sorry. We don't know if Chiri's gonna be okay as is, do you imagine what could have happened if I had waited for you?" The boys were silent. I sat down on the couch that was in the lobby next to Adam, with Jade in my lap and Chris on Adam's other side. The minutes dragged by. Then, Nurse Amy came back to the lobby.
" I think the Chiri will be fine. She's resting now, and will be ready to go back into the wild tomorrow."
" Okay. Thanks, Nurse Amy."
" No problem. You'll be needing lodging for the night, of course?" All four of us nodded.
(…)
It was the morning after the Chiri problem. After we had all washed and breakfasted, and all my Pokémon had been healed, it was time to go. We headed out as Nurse Amy released Chiri. She paused in front of the building, hovering in the air, then looked over at me. Suddenly, she flew over to me and buried her head in my jacket, then looked up at me and smiled with her eyes, as she didn't have a mouth.
" Chiri chiri!" she said. Jade's mouth dropped open.
Are… are you sure? she asked Chiri. Chiri nodded.
" I don't get it." Chiri stuck one of her tiny appendages into my pocket, and pulled out a Pokéball. I looked at her with a blank expression on my face. Sighing, Chiri stuffed the ball into my hand, then knocked my hand so the ball went into the air. She flew over to where the ball would land. The ball hit her, then bounced off. What was that all about? Then, I looked at Pokéball—The button had turned into a swirl of magenta and a color that looked kinda like frosted purple glass. I caught Chiri, but she wasn't in the ball! Why?
If a Pokémon is caught voluntarily, the ball does not initially suck them in. The trainer can, however, return the Pokémon to its Pokéball. I read that in some book. Use your Pokédex on Chiri.
" Why?"
Because you can only use it to understand Pokémon that you "own"!
" Alright." I pulled out my Pokédex and pointed it at Chiri.
" Chiri, the Cheery Ghost Pokémon. Chiri can pass through solid objects, but not if it is scared. Chiri are usually timid, but they have a good sense of humor." Chiri looked at me with a happy expression on her "face".
Rachel, I'm your Pokémon now!
" How'd you know my name is Rachel!?" I asked, surprised.
I heard your friends call you it. Are you gonna give me a nickname?
" Sure," I said, and became deep in thought. " I've got it! How about Spirit?"
Spirit? I like that name!
" Alright, then. Do you want to go in your Pokéball?" I asked, surprised to get a new Pokémon this way.
Okay!
" Spirit, return!" I said, picking up her Pokéball. Spirit, my new Chiri, disappeared in a flash of red light.
AN: Don't you just love happy endings? ^_^;;; Spoiler for next chapter: Rita and Richard show up again!
Disclaimer: Pokémon and all related insignia, except for the insignia that I created, belong to their respective owners.
Claimer: Labto, all original characters, and all related insignia belong to me. All rights reserved, unless you have my permission.
Chapter Ten
AN: Erm. Yet again, I have nothing to say. Just read the story!
Key: I'm re-saying it—something I'll do every ten hapters.
Human speech: "Normal Quotes"
Pokémon speech, from human POV: Carrots
Pokémon speech, from Pokémon POV: 'Single Quotes'
Begin/End battle: ~~!~~
Switch POV: ~…Name…~
Time-Lapse: (…)
It was the day after my victory, and we were leaving. The reason we were leaving so soon was because I was two days behind everybody else. One day, because of the Houndoom and river fiasco, and another when I got beat by Tobias. And I still haven't gone to the Pokémart! Luckily, I'm there now. I looked down the healing isle, then bought five potions, three antidotes, three paralyze heals, three burn heals, and three ice heals. I also bought a berry juice kit—It's got about a pint each of Berry juice, Burnt Berry juice, Bitter Berry juice, etc. Then I went over to another isle and bought five more Pokéballs. They've got these special Pokéballs, that'll catch any Pokémon of any type, but not any other type, ( For example, a Sting Ball could catch any Bug-type Pokémon, but not any other types.) but I didn't buy them. I can't use them; what if I bought a Mind Ball (Psychic-catcher) but never encountered any Psychic types? They didn't have any Apricorn Balls, Great Balls, or Ultra Balls, so I left that part alone. That was all I needed, so I left the store in a hurry, because I don't like to shop. I met back outside with Chris, Adam, and Jade.
" Okay, ready to go," I said.
" You were only in there for ten minutes! Whatever happened to the female's reputation for shopping?" Chris exclaimed.
" I'm not your typical girl."
" What's that mean?" Chris asked.
It means she's special. Jade said. I nodded to Jade.
" Let's go, okay?"
" Alright." We set off, and I noted that Jade couldn't ride on my backpack anymore—She was too big and heavy. She had to walk by my side. I could manually carry her, but that'd get me very tired. So, I guess her free ride is over.
Of all our walking, which was all day, we didn't come across anything of interest until nighttime. The moon had just rose, and it was a clear night. We were also miles from any city, so normal constellations I recognized were interrupted by dozens of other stars. Anyway, on a hill near the road, there was this great big tree. I mean, it wasn't very tall, but it had lots of branches. And running around the tree and in-between the branches, there were creatures. We quickly ran up to the tree to see what they were.
" Hey, look, it's a bunch of Chiri!" Adam said, pointing at them. The creatures' bodies were a smoky magenta-like color. Their hands were like haunter hands in location, but they were connected to their bodies. What wasn't connected to their bodies were indigo, transparent, feathery wings. They didn't have mouths, but they had these big, pretty lavender eyes. All of them. They all basically looked the same, except for size and stuff like that. A big one came over to us, happily chirping, "Chiri! Chiri!" It passed through Jade's tail, giggling, then went back to the tree. I don't know why I didn't get out my Pokédex then. Oh, well.
" Wow! Do you think I could snap a picture of one?" Chris said, fingering his camera. He raised to his eye, and took a picture or two. A small, female-looking Chiri then wandered over to us.
Hello there, Jade said.
" Chiri," the Chiri shyly replied. " Chiri chiri! Chir!"
Really?
" What'd she say, Jade?"
She says she's never passed through solids before, like the other Chiri. So, now she's going to prove her worth. Sounds nice to me. Chiri nodded at Jade's translation, then passed through Adam's bag.
" Chiri chiri!" she happily exclaimed.
" I gotta get a close-up of this one," Chris muttered to himself. The Chiri set up to go through one of us again. I bet it'd tickle or something, to have a Chiri go through you. I got half an answer in a second. Just as the Chiri tried to pass through me, Chris snapped a picture, and the flash went off. A second that seemed like an eternity passed, then another one. I slowly looked down at my stomach, where Chiri had gone. She hadn't come out.
" Uh, guys…?"
" Uh oh." Adam said, a morbid look on his face.
" What?"
" Chiri have the ability to pass through solids. But if they get scared, they can't. Rachel, is the middle of your stomach a solid?" Adam explained.
" Not unless I just ate something," I replied. " Which I didn't."
" Then…. Chiri is in your stomach, Rachel. She's probably using her psychic powers to keep from getting digested. But if her mind gets tired…."
" Oh, no! Where's the nearest Pokémon center!?" I said, knowing that every minute I wasted meant less chance of survival for Chiri.
" I don't know, but you're not going alone!" He yelled after me; I had started to run down the hill. Adam ran after me, closely followed by Jade, not so closely followed by Chris. I ignored them and continued to run down the road as fast as I could. Darnit, aren't there any Pokémon centers around here!? After I had been running for about fifteen minutes, my legs having that burning tiredness in them, I saw a sign. It read, "Pokémon center ¼ mile ahead." Yes! I ran ahead, and I came to it, in a much faster time then I thought I would. Adam, Jade, and Chris were nowhere to be found, I guess they couldn't keep up. I ran into the center, and practically threw myself at the desk.
" Nurse Amy! A Chiri tried to pass through my stomach a few minutes ago, but it got scared, so its stuck in there!" I said, all in one breath. Nurse Amy understood me, though, and pulled me into a back room. I saw a lot of machines, and some shelves full of Pokéballs. She sat me down on one of those soft examination tables, and rummaged through a drawer.
" Here, swallow this. If it hits Chiri on its way down, Chiri will be able to get out of your stomach." I nodded, and swallowed the pill. A moment later, Chiri passed out of the front of my stomach, an odd liquid covering her. She dripped it onto my finger, and my finger started to itch and burn. Nurse Amy quickly filled a shot glass with water and stuck the tip of my finger in it. Suddenly, Chiri dropped to the floor. I pulled my finger out of the shot glass, and examined Chiri. I picked her up, her body seeming like the weight of a feather in my hands, and handed her to Nurse Amy.
" Will she be okay?" I asked hoarsely. All that cold night air I breathed through my mouth was bad for my throat.
" I think she just needs a bath, to get the hydrochloric acid off, and some rest. Can you go back to the lobby?" Nurse Amy carried Chiri to another room, and I went back to the lobby like she told me to. When I came to it, I saw my friends there, waiting for me.
" Rachel, I told you not to run off!" Adam said sternly. But he didn't fool me; there was a look of intense relief on his face.
Rachel, you should have waited! Jade scolded me.
" Guys, I'm sorry. We don't know if Chiri's gonna be okay as is, do you imagine what could have happened if I had waited for you?" The boys were silent. I sat down on the couch that was in the lobby next to Adam, with Jade in my lap and Chris on Adam's other side. The minutes dragged by. Then, Nurse Amy came back to the lobby.
" I think the Chiri will be fine. She's resting now, and will be ready to go back into the wild tomorrow."
" Okay. Thanks, Nurse Amy."
" No problem. You'll be needing lodging for the night, of course?" All four of us nodded.
(…)
It was the morning after the Chiri problem. After we had all washed and breakfasted, and all my Pokémon had been healed, it was time to go. We headed out as Nurse Amy released Chiri. She paused in front of the building, hovering in the air, then looked over at me. Suddenly, she flew over to me and buried her head in my jacket, then looked up at me and smiled with her eyes, as she didn't have a mouth.
" Chiri chiri!" she said. Jade's mouth dropped open.
Are… are you sure? she asked Chiri. Chiri nodded.
" I don't get it." Chiri stuck one of her tiny appendages into my pocket, and pulled out a Pokéball. I looked at her with a blank expression on my face. Sighing, Chiri stuffed the ball into my hand, then knocked my hand so the ball went into the air. She flew over to where the ball would land. The ball hit her, then bounced off. What was that all about? Then, I looked at Pokéball—The button had turned into a swirl of magenta and a color that looked kinda like frosted purple glass. I caught Chiri, but she wasn't in the ball! Why?
If a Pokémon is caught voluntarily, the ball does not initially suck them in. The trainer can, however, return the Pokémon to its Pokéball. I read that in some book. Use your Pokédex on Chiri.
" Why?"
Because you can only use it to understand Pokémon that you "own"!
" Alright." I pulled out my Pokédex and pointed it at Chiri.
" Chiri, the Cheery Ghost Pokémon. Chiri can pass through solid objects, but not if it is scared. Chiri are usually timid, but they have a good sense of humor." Chiri looked at me with a happy expression on her "face".
Rachel, I'm your Pokémon now!
" How'd you know my name is Rachel!?" I asked, surprised.
I heard your friends call you it. Are you gonna give me a nickname?
" Sure," I said, and became deep in thought. " I've got it! How about Spirit?"
Spirit? I like that name!
" Alright, then. Do you want to go in your Pokéball?" I asked, surprised to get a new Pokémon this way.
Okay!
" Spirit, return!" I said, picking up her Pokéball. Spirit, my new Chiri, disappeared in a flash of red light.
AN: Don't you just love happy endings? ^_^;;; Spoiler for next chapter: Rita and Richard show up again!
Disclaimer: Pokémon and all related insignia, except for the insignia that I created, belong to their respective owners.
Claimer: Labto, all original characters, and all related insignia belong to me. All rights reserved, unless you have my permission.