Pokemon Loud Version - Kanto Chapter 11 - Prepare For Trouble, a Pokémon + Loud House Crossover fanfic

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or the Loud House. Those properties belong to Nintendo/Game Freak and Chris Savino/Nickelodeon respectively.

Note: This story will be based primarily on the anime with aspects of the games, the Adventures manga and the Electric Tales manga mixed in.

Reminder that I will be using the following fonts for these particular parts of the story:

Translated Pokemon Speech

Pokedex Entries/Computerized Voices/Flashbacks

-=O=-

As soon as the two had entered the Pokemon Center's main lobby, Lincoln and Pikachu were greeted by a pink-haired woman that was clad in a nurse's uniform as she stood behind a large counter. Alongside her was a pink egg-shaped Pokemon that had a nurse's hat on its head.

"Well hello there - welcome to the Viridian Pokemon Center! My name is Nurse Joy and I'm the head nurse of this establishment. Now then, how can I be of assistance to you today?"

"Well, I was wondering if you had a place for my Pokemon and I to stay for the night."

Nodding, Joy replied "We do have one a vacant room available for you to use." before reaching into one of the pockets on her apron and taking out a small key. Handing it to him, she adds "You'll be staying in Room #6. Now is there anything else I can assist you with?"

Pocketing the key, Lincoln asks "Well...can you tell me about what kind of services a Pokemon Center has to offer? I'm kind of new to this whole Trainer business and could use an introduction on how a place like this works."

"Of course! As head nurse of the Viridian Pokemon Center, I would be happy to assist you in learning about our many services." replied Joy with a nod. "For starters, as you may already know, we do provide free boarding for Trainers that stop to rest."

"So this place offers free rooms, huh? Sounds like my kind of place." replied Lincoln with a smile. "Anything else?"

Pointing at a machine behind her, Joy adds "We also provide a healing service for Pokemon that are both wild or belong to Trainers - we use this machine in order to tend to any damage they may have. Like with the rooms, this service is completely free of charge."

Impressed, Lincoln asks "So that thing can fix up a Pokemon, no problem?"

"Not all of it. Some injuries or illnesses tend to be too severe for the machine to fix and further treatment may be required."

"Speaking of healing, I've got some Pokemon myself that could use a little treatment." said Lincoln as he placed Fearow's Pokeball on the counter while Pikachu jumped off of his shoulder and landed right beside the red and white-colored orb.

"Of course. If you would be so kind as to recall your Pikachu back into it's Pokeball, I can..." started Joy, only for Lincoln to shake his head as Pikachu leapt off of his shoulder and onto the counter. "No? May I ask why?"

"He...uh, doesn't like Pokeballs very much, Nurse Joy." replied Lincoln sheepishly with Pikachu nodding in agreement. "Even to the point of threatening the zap me if I ever recalled him back into one."

"And I'm still holding you to that."

"Ah, I see - he's one of those kind of Pokemon that prefer to be outside of their Pokeball. Understandable." answered Joy with a nod before turning to face the pink Pokemon beside her. "Chansey, can you go get a stretcher for the Pikachu, please?"

With a smile, the Chansey nods before walking away from the counter and towards a pair of double-doors. As it started to go through them, Lincoln took out his Pokedex and pointed it at the egg-shaped Pokemon.

'Chansey, the Egg Pokemon. This Pokemon lays nutritionally excellent eggs on an everyday basis. The eggs are said to be so delicious, they are eagerly devoured by even those who have lost their appetite.'

'Huh...that's odd. The Pokedex didn't mention anything else other than the data entry.' thought Lincoln as he gave the red device an odd glance before putting it away. 'Maybe it can't provide further information on Pokemon that belong to other people?'

"Well, while we wait for Chansey to come back, I should continue my explanation." said Joy before pointing over to a series of kiosks with VideoPhones set up inside them. "Over there are our VideoPhones, which are free for anyone to use."

Hearing this, Lincoln thought 'Huh...I should see about giving Professor Oak a call to let him know I made it here safe and sound. He's probably worried.'

"Finally, we also have a PokeMart here as well for all your shopping needs - we adopted the idea of having one in the Center from the Unova region." finished Joy as she pointed at a pair of smaller counters with several clerks manning them.

"Shopping, huh?" mused Lincoln as he gave the counters an interested look. "What kind of stuff do they sell?"

"Pretty much anything you can think of that would be of use to a Pokemon Trainer - medicine, Pokeballs, clothing...if it's of any use on a Pokemon journey, they'll have on sale."

"Do they sell food, by any chance?" asked Lincoln before pointing at Pikachu. "I promised him I'd get him a treat earlier and I don't want to go back on my word."

Tapping her chin in thought, Joy replied "I believe so." before snapping her fingers as an idea hit her. "Say, why don't you go and check out the shop for yourself while we get your Pokemon treated? Maybe you might find what you're looking for there."

"Sounds good to me, Nurse Joy. I'll go take a look." answered Lincoln before giving Pikachu a glance. "I'll be back as soon as I can, so try to behave yourself, okay?"

"Please, I know better than to act up in a place like this. I'll be good." retorted the Electric-Type with a roll of his eyes. "Just don't forget my ketchup."

-=O=-

"Welcome to the Viridian PokeMart - how may I help you today?" asked one of the clerks with a smile as Lincoln approached the counter. Before he could respond, the white-haired boy noticed an assortment of different colored USB sticks sitting inside of a nearby display case with the names of different moves printed on them.

Pointing at them, Lincoln asks "What in the world are those supposed to be?"

"Ah, you have a good eye - those would be Technical Machines, sir." replied the clerk before taking one of the sticks out and showing it to him. "Technical Machines - or TMs, for short - are special items that allow Trainers to teach their Pokemon the move coded on the TM as long as the two are compatible."

"Really? It's that easy?" questioned Lincoln, now interested. "How does it work?"

"It's quite simple, really - to use a TM, all you need to do is install the move onto a device called the Move Tutor, which is a device that is able to connect wirelessly with a Pokeball. Once you have a connection, simply select the option to teach the move to the designated Pokemon and it'll do the rest."

Giving the TMs a wary look, Lincoln asks "So...they pretty much upload information on how to use the move into a Pokemon's brain? Is that safe?"

"Don't worry, the process is 100% safe and completely painless. If it wasn't, we wouldn't be selling them." answered the clerk with a reassuring smile.

"Well...alright, if you say so. Just one thing though...are they reusable?"

"Yes, they are. Unlike the older ones which expired after a single use, these newer models are coded to have unlimited usage, so unless you end up losing it or breaking it yourself, you'll never need to worry about having to get a replacement." answered the clerk with a smile. "Are you interested in purchasing one, by any chance?"

"Maybe later." replied Lincoln before remembering why he stopped by in the first place. "Do you happen to have any bottles of ketchup in stock?"

"We do, as a matter of fact. Hold on a moment." answered the clerk before walking away from the counter. A few minutes later, he returned with a single bottle of ketchup in hand. "Here we are - one brand new bottle of ketchup."

"Great! How much?"

"A bottle costs two-hundred Pokedollars, sir. Would you like to buy it?"

Eyes widening at the price, Lincoln asks "Two-hundred? Isn't that a bit much for one bottle?"

Before the clerk could answer him, a familiar female voice says "Actually, you're getting a pretty good deal with that price, squirt.", causing Lincoln to grimace in annoyance before turning to see Misty leaning on the counter beside him. "In fact, if I'm recalling correctly, that's pretty much the equivalent of two of your American Dollars."

'So it's one-hundred Pokedollars to every American dollar? Let's see here...' thought Lincoln before he started calculating how much he had after Professor Oak had converted the three-hundred dollars Lisa had given him. '...That would mean I have about thirty-thousand Pokedollars in that account Professor Oak set up for me. I better make it last.'

"Sir? Are you going to purchase the ketchup or not?" asked the clerk, giving Lincoln a questioning look.

"Huh? Oh...yeah. Hold on a moment." replied Lincoln before taking out his Trainer Card and handing it to the clerk, who looked it over carefully before scanning it. Once he had finished, the clerk smiles before handing back the card along with the bottle of ketchup.

"Thank you for shopping with us, sir. Will that be all for now?"

"For now. Thank you." replied Lincoln before walking away with Misty following after him a few seconds later.

"You certainly took your sweet time getting here, squirt - what kept you? Did you end up getting lost or something?" inquired Misty as Lincoln sat down on a nearby couch in order to wait for his Pokemon to finish getting treated.

Giving her an annoyed glance, Lincoln replies "No. If you really must know, Pikachu and I had ended up getting caught in a fight with a flock of Spearow while heading here."

"That explains the scratches and tears in your clothes. So what happened next?"

"After we took down several of their numbers, their leader showed up and challenged us to a battle." answered Lincoln before placing his hands behind his head as a grin appeared on his face. "Pikachu ended up learning Electroball, won the fight and I ended up with a new Pokemon."

"So you caught the toughest Spearow of the lot then? Not bad for a newbie, squirt." replied Misty, only for the grin on Lincoln's face to widen. "What?"

"It wasn't a Spearow."

"It wasn't? But that would mean..." started Misty before she realized what Lincoln was implying. "A Fearow?! You actually got into a fight with a Fearow of all things and won?"

"And ended up catching it on top of that." replied Lincoln smugly.

After a few seconds, the redhead shook her head and chuckled slightly before saying "And here I was thinking that you were going to have a rough time of it here in Kanto. Maybe you might end up being a decent Trainer after all."

"Glad to see I have your confidence." remarked Lincoln dryly, causing the older girl to roll her eyes at the response.

As she was about to open her mouth to issue a retort of her own, the Chansey from before waddled over to Lincoln and said "Pardon the interruption, but your Pokemon are finished healing. Please come to the front counter at your earliest convenience to collect them."

"Will do. Thanks." replied Lincoln with a nod before getting off of the couch and to his feet. "Well, it was...uh, kinda nice talking to you again, but I've got to get going. See you around, Misty."

Blinking in surprise, Misty simply points at him and asks "...Did you just understand what that Chansey was saying?"

The only response she got from Lincoln was a smug grin before he walked away.

-=O=-

Upon re-arriving at the main counter, Lincoln noticed that there was another person standing there as well, chatting with Nurse Joy. Recognizing her appearance right away, Lincoln thought 'Leaf Rose...never thought I'd end up encountering her this soon.'

After taking the two Pokeballs on the counter and pocketing them, Leaf finally notices him standing there and says "Oh hello, I didn't notice you there. Do you need to speak with Nurse Joy?", getting a nod from Lincoln in response. With a nod of her own, Leaf steps aside to let him through.

As soon as Lincoln had stepped in front of her, Nurse Joy smiles and says "Ah, there you are - I have both of your Pokemon right here." before placing Fearow's Pokeball on the counter while Pikachu jumped off of a nearby stretcher and onto Lincoln's shoulder.

Giving the Mouse Pokemon an interested glance, Leaf says "I was wondering who that Pikachu belonged to - did you catch him recently?"

"Not exactly. He's actually my starter Pokemon." answered Lincoln before turning to face Pikachu with a grin on his face. "So how're you doing, pal? Are you feeling better?"

"Aside from a little fatigue, I'm just fine. You get my ketchup?"

In response, Lincoln hands over the bottle and replies "There you go, just like I promised.", causing the Electric-Type to squeak with joy before grabbing the bottle and hugging it tightly.

"...He must really like that stuff, huh?" commented Leaf in amusement as Pikachu quickly opened up the bottle and started to lap up the ketchup with gusto. "The name's Leaf, by the way - nice to meetcha."

"And I'm Lincoln. It's nice to meet you too." replied Lincoln, only for Leaf to give him an odd look. "Is something the matter?"

"Nothing's wrong, but...well, you wouldn't happen to the American that Professor Oak was talking about earlier this morning, would you?"

"Yeah, that's me." replied Lincoln before giving her a strange look. "Wait...Professor Oak told you about me?"

"Mm-hmm. He mentioned that an American with your name managed to complete the Trainer's exam overnight." answered Leaf before an amused smile formed on her face. "Gary was pretty miffed that someone managed to pass the exam without attending a single day of Trainer's school while he had to spend a whole semester there."

Giving him an impressed look, she adds "But to complete the Trainer's exam in the span of a single night...you must be some kind of genius or something, right?"

"...Not exactly. If anything, I was lucky to even barely pass with all of the errors and mistakes I made." replied Lincoln with a shrug.

"But you still managed to pass nonetheless - something like that doesn't happen very often." pointed out Leaf with a raised eyebrow. "So are you going for the league championship too?"

"Yeah, I am. Same goes for you, I'm guessing?"

"Yep! I'm planning on being the first female champion in the history of the Kanto region!" replied Leaf before giving him a competitive glance. "And since you're aiming for the championship too, that officially makes us rivals with each other."

"I guess it does." answered Lincoln with a challenging look of his own.

"Now that's what I like to see - nothing like a little friendly competition between rivals to liven things up." responded Leaf with a grin before turning to walk away. "See you around, Lincoln. I hope we can battle against each other the next time we meet again."

"I'll be looking forward to it."

-=O=-

Once Leaf was gone, Lincoln turns back to Nurse Joy and says "Speaking of the league, I'd like to register to participate and was told by Professor Oak that you could help me with that."

"I certainly can. Do you happen to have a Pokedex or a Trainer Card?"

Nodding, Lincoln takes out his Pokedex and hands it to her. With a nod, the older woman inserts the red device into a machine behind her. After a few seconds, she hands the Pokedex back, along with a leather belt with six circular sockets, a strange-looking device with a USB slot and a thin silver-colored case.

"There you go - you are now officially registered into the Pokemon League."

"Thanks...but what are these supposed to be?" asked Lincoln as he looked over the three items curiously.

"Well, the belt is for holding your Pokeballs so you'll have easier access to them while the case is meant to hold any badges you win in gym challenges."

"And does this thing do?" inquired Lincoln as he stared at the odd-looking machine, wondering what it was.

"That would be a Move Tutor device - it's meant to be used for teaching Pokemon TM and HM moves." replied Joy as she pointed at the device. "The Silph Company created this in order to address two of the problems people used to have with the older models of TMs."

"I'm guessing the fact that the older ones used to expire after a single use was one of them?"

"That's right. The other was that Trainers didn't know which Pokemon were compatible with certain TMs - thankfully the Move Tutor addresses this issue by providing a list of Pokemon that are able to learn the move in question."

"Sounds like something I'd find handy to have around, Nurse Joy - I'll make sure to put it to good use." replied Lincoln as he placed the Move Tutor into his bag. "Uh, say...you don't mind if I use one of your VideoPhones, do you? I need to give Professor Oak's lab a call."

"As said before, they're free for anyone to use. Go right ahead." answered Joy with a smile. "There's a sticker next to the kiosks with a list of numbers on it - you'll find the number you're looking for there. Now will that be all you'll be needing from me?"

"Unless I need anything else, yeah. Thanks, Nurse Joy." responded Lincoln with a smile of his own before walking over to the kiosks. Once he reaches them, he looks at a small list of numbers written on a sticker nearby, eventually finding the number for Oak's lab on the list.

'Okay, so now I've got the number to Professor Oak's lab...' thought Lincoln before staring at the terminal-like machine in front of him. '...I just need to figure out how this thing is supposed to work.'

-=O=-

-Professor Oak's Laboratory (Five Minutes Later)-

'Hmm...I wonder if Lincoln is doing alright. I haven't heard from him all day.' thought Professor Oak as he glanced at his VideoPhone with a look of slight concern on his face.

The old professor honestly hoped that Lincoln hadn't gotten himself into danger - he had given the boy's parents his word that their son would be kept safe and if something happened to him...well, he didn't exactly want to give them the bad news.

As he started to muse about Lincoln's whereabouts, the sound of his VideoPhone beeping snaps him from his thoughts. Quickly hurrying over to the machine, he answers the call, causing Lincoln and Pikachu to appear on the screen a few seconds later.

Relieved at the sight, Oak says "Mr. Loud, it's good to see you safe and sound - I was starting to get worried that something had happened to you. What kept you, if I may ask?"

"Pikachu and I got caught up with a flock of Spearow somewhere near Route 1 and we ended up getting in a fight with them." answered Lincoln before blushing in embarrassment. "Then when I finally got here, it took me about five or so minutes to figure out how this thing was supposed to work."

"You two were attacked by a flock of Spearow? Are you alright? Did any of you get injured?"

"We're okay, Professor. A little tired and beat-up from the experience, but we're okay." replied Lincoln before taking out Fearow's Pokeball and showing it to him. "On the plus side, I managed to capture the Fearow that was leading them. Pretty cool, huh?"

"Very impressive - most Trainers don't encounter, much less capture, a Fearow this early in their journeys." responded Oak with a grin. "Still, it's good to know that you two are safe."

"Hey, didn't you say that you were going to show him one of those pictures of Lord Ho-Oh?"

"I did, didn't I?" mused Lincoln before taking his Pokedex out of his pocket. "Professor, I took a picture of an interesting-looking Pokemon with the Pokedex and was wondering what you could tell me about it."

"Certainly. So what did you take a picture of, Mr. Loud? A Pidgey? A Rattata, perhaps?" asked Oak as he started to take a sip from a nearby cup of coffee.

"It's not a Rattata or a Pidgey, Professor." replied Lincoln with a frown. "Rather, it was some red-colored bird-like Pokemon that looked like a phoenix - I think Pikachu even referred to it as the 'Storm's End'."

Hearing this, the older man promptly spat out the beverage in his mouth before turning to face Lincoln with widened eyes.

"...Mr. Loud...there's only one Pokemon I know of that goes by that particular epithet. And you're saying that you managed to get a picture of it?"

"See for yourself." replied Lincoln before showing Professor Oak one of the pictures of Ho-Oh he had taken with the Pokedex. Upon seeing the image for himself, Oak stammered incoherently for a few moments before finally saying "This is...I don't...how?!"

"Well, it all started after Pikachu defeated the Fearow in a battle..." answered Lincoln before starting his recollection on the encounter with Ho-Oh.

-=O=-

-Loud Residence - Living Room-

As she lounged on the couch in the living room, Lori was partaking in one of her favorite pastimes - texting her boyfriend Bobby. As she prepared to send another affection-filled message to him, the sound of someone knocking at the front door could be heard.

Grimacing, she returned her focus to her phone in an attempt to ignore whoever was at the door until they went away. Unfortunately for her, it would seem that whoever it was had no intentions of leaving. After several minutes of constant knocking, she couldn't ignore it any longer.

"Ugh...some people can be so inconsiderate..." grumbled the blonde before putting the phone down to go answer the door. Upon opening it, she noticed that there were two people standing at the door - Ronnie Anne Santiago and Clyde McBride.

Giving the two an annoyed look, she asks "Alright, what do you two want? I'm kind of busy right now."

"Right, because texting my brother takes up that much of your time and effort." muttered Ronnie with a roll of her eyes, causing the blonde to frown at the response.

"Look, do you want something or not?"

Trying his hardest to keep control of himself in front of his crush, Clyde asks "Is Lincoln home, by any chance? We were going to head to the arcade today and wanted to see if he wanted to come with us."

Crossing her arms, Ronnie adds "That and we want to talk to him about something."

"And that would be...?" questioned Lori with a raised eyebrow.

"Namely on where he's been over the last week - we haven't seen him since." replied Clyde with a look of concern on his face.

At this, a look of unease appeared on Lori's face - not out of concern for her brother, but out of worry that Ronnie and Clyde would start asking questions about Lincoln that she didn't want to answer. Questions that could possibly end up damaging her family's reputation beyond repair.

That and she was certain that if word got out about what happened to her brother, her parents would most likely end up serving time while her sisters would be separated from each other. She couldn't allow that to happen.

'However, I can't exactly keep quiet either, otherwise those two will think I'm trying to hide something from them.' thought the seventeen year-old, conflicted on what she should do.

"Uh...Lori? Are you alright?" asked Clyde, concerned.

Snapping out of her thoughts, Lori quickly replied "Uh...yeah, I'm fine - I'm just a little worried about Lincoln myself. Even I don't know where he is at the moment, nor do I know when he'll be back."

In a way, it was kind of the truth - she didn't exactly know precisely where Kanto was, nor did she know when Lincoln would be coming back home. And, though she would never admit it out loud, a small part of her was a bit worried about Lincoln being so far away from home on his own.

Though she was still miffed that he had three-hundred dollars all to himself, costing her family the chance to go to the beach.

With a sigh of disappointment, Clyde asks "Well...if you see him, will you let one of us know?"

"Yeah, sure." replied Lori before shutting the front door and returning back to the living room.

As soon as the door had closed, Clyde lets out a sigh of relief before muttering "Oh man, that was a close one...I was worried that my nose was going to start bleeding there for a second..."

His words went unheard by Ronnie Anne, who narrowed her eyes in suspicion as she watched Lori return back to the living room through a nearby window.

Something about Lori's actions and words seemed incredibly off...almost as if she knew exactly where Lincoln was and what caused his sudden disappearance.

-=O=-

-Back At The Pokemon Center-

"Goodness...and you said that it left you a Rainbow Wing and some Sacred Ash before it flew away?" asked Oak, prompting Lincoln to nod before showing off the two items to him. "...You're a very lucky young man to be gifted with those, Mr. Loud. Take good care of them."

"I will, Professor." replied Lincoln as he put both of the items away.

"Glad to hear it. So is there anything else you wanted to discuss with me?"

"Not at the moment - I just wanted to let you know I was alright and how I was doing so far."

"Alright then, if you say so." replied Oak with a nod. "By the way, I should let you know that I'll be sending the first report on your progress to your parents sometime within the next couple of days."

"You'll be keeping my family up to date on what I'm doing here in Kanto?" inquired Lincoln with a frown. "I don't mind that you're doing that at all, but..."

"You're worried about how your siblings, aside from Lisa, will feel about it. Am I correct?"

"In a way." replied Lincoln, crossing his arms. "Not to mention I don't want them ruining this opportunity for me. They meddle enough in my life as it is."

"Just remember that you promised to talk things out with them, Mr. Loud." reminded Oak sternly.

"I will, Professor - just when they attempt to make amends with me first. Goodbye."

Once Lincoln had hung up, Pikachu gives him a curious glance and asks "Something I should know about?"

"It's kind of a sore subject with me and one I'm not comfortable with talking about right now." replied Lincoln with a bitter frown.

"...Alright, if you say so. Just know that I'll want to know what happened between you and your family one of these days."

"Maybe one day. Now let's go talk to Nurse Joy about our room - I think we both could use some rest after what happened today." replied Lincoln before walking back over to the main counter.

Little did the white-haired boy know that his night wasn't over just yet.

-=O=-

-Outside Of The Pokemon Center-

"Hurry up with setting those charges, James - we don't have all night!" ordered Jessie firmly while her cohort continued to place what appeared to be explosives onto the wall of the Pokemon Center.

"I'm almost done, Jessie! I just need to finish placing these remaining explosives and we'll be all set to go!"

Nodding in satisfaction, Jessie turns to Meowth, who was standing next to a thick wire with a pair of bolt cutters. "Meowth, are you in position?"

"Yep, I'm ready ta cut da power when ya say the word, Jess!" replied the Scratch Cat Pokemon, only to realize something. "But, uh...how da heck are we supposed ta see where we're goin' if da lights are out?"

"He's got a point, Jessie - I don't think any of us are able to see in the dark."

"...Just shut up and finish placing the charges." muttered Jessie in irritation, causing the lavender-haired man to sigh before continuing with his assigned duty.

"So, uh...ya still want me ta cut the power off?"

"...No, Meowth. As much as I hate to admit it, you actually raised a good point for once. Now hurry up and get over here - James is almost done setting up the explosives."

With a nod, Meowth tosses the bolt cutters aside and walks over to Jessie just as James had managed to finish placing all of the remaining explosives on the wall.

"Charges are all set and ready to blow, Jessie."

"Took you long enough." replied the redhead before taking out a small remote control from her pocket. With a smirk, she says "It's showtime." before pressing a button on the remote.

With a loud bang, the charges detonate, creating a large hole into the wall and destroying a nearby bike rack.

Satisfied with the newly created entrance, she says "Alright, you two - let's go. We've got a job to do." before stepping through the hole with James and Meowth following right behind her.

-=O=-

-One Minute Earlier-

Upon returning back to the main counter to speak with Nurse Joy, Lincoln found Misty there, apparently waiting for him. Crossing her arms, she says "About time you finished up your call, squirt."

"What do you want now, Misty? It's been a long day and I want to get some rest." replied Lincoln tiredly, not wanting to deal with the older girl's attitude.

"Well...I just happened to find out that you got the last room the Center had available. Any chance you'd be willing to part with it?"

"Nope - if you wanted that room so badly, you should've asked Nurse Joy about it first." replied Lincoln with a shake of his head.

"Then I guess I'm going to be bunking with you for the night, then."

"...Say what now?" asked Lincoln with a disbelieving tone. "I must have misheard you - did you just say that you were going to be staying in my room tonight?"

"Did I stutter?" retorted Misty, crossing her arms. "You've got the last room and there's no way I'm going to sleep outside or on the floor tonight. So I'm staying in your room."

"Absolutely not! It's bad enough that I find you incredibly annoying, but having you stay in the same room as me overnight? Not going to happen!" snapped Lincoln with a glare as he pointed at her in anger.

With a glare of her own, Misty snarls "Quit being such a brat about it! It's just for one night!" before getting in his face.

"And I said no!" answered Lincoln as he had gotten into her face in return, not backing down an inch.

Just as Misty was about to yell at Lincoln again, a loud explosion rocks the Pokemon Center, blowing a large hole into one of its walls and knocking everyone in the lobby to the floor.

This had included both Misty and Lincoln, with the older girl landing on top of Lincoln in an incredibly...compromising position. To make matters worse, the two had accidentally ended up locking lips with each other.

"...Oh my." muttered Nurse Joy as her cheeks flushed slightly at the sight, forgetting about the explosion for a brief moment.

Pikachu simply looked on with amusement as he thought 'Looks like that Rainbow Wing's working out for him already.'

The two stared at each other for a few seconds, wide-eyed and blushing heavily...before Misty pulls away and slaps Lincoln across the face. Hard.

"What the hell is wrong with you, you little pervert?! You just kissed me!"

Rubbing his cheek with a scowl on his face, Lincoln retorts "You're one to talk - you're the one that landed on me! If anything, you're the perverted one!"

"What was that, you little white-haired midget!?"

"You heard me, carrot-top!"

Before the argument could escalate further, the sound of a female voice says "Aw, how cute...a quarrel between lovers. Isn't it just precious, James?", causing the two to stop arguing long enough to see where it was coming from - the hole created by the explosion.

With a chortle, a male voice replies "It is, Jessie. Though I think they should be more concerned about us instead of each other."

The smoke from the explosion starts to clear away, revealing Jessie and James standing side-by-side with their arms crossed, both with sinister smirks on their faces.

-=O=-

As he started to get to his feet, Lincoln glances at the duo and asks "Just who the heck are you two? Did you cause that explosion?"

"And if we did? What are you going to do about it?" replied James nonchalantly. "And as for who we are...allow us to introduce ourselves."

Turning to face his partner, he asks "Shall we, Jessie?"

"Let's do it, James." replied Jessie with a smirk before she quickly strikes a pose, much to everyone else's confusion. "Prepare for trouble!"

"And make it double!" responds James, striking a pose of his own.

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

As the two continued to recite whatever it was they were saying, Lincoln and Misty simply stared at them with looks of bewilderment on their faces.

"Jessie!"

"James!"

In unison, Jessie and James dramatically point at Lincoln and Misty before preparing to finish off their motto.

"Team Rocket, blasting off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

As if on cue, Meowth jumps in front of the two goons, exclaiming "Meowth! That's right! Now den, we'll be takin' all of dose Pokemon offa yer hands!"

-=O=-

"...Wow. Just...wow." muttered Misty with a confused look on her face.

"That was...what the heck was that?" asked Lincoln as he gaped at the trio, completely dumbfounded.

"That was the official Team Rocket motto, little boy." replied James condescendingly as he played with his rose. "It's meant to strike fear in the hearts of any Trainer that hears it."

Crossing her arms with a smirk, Jessie adds "And based on the looks on both of your faces, I'd say that it worked."

Lincoln and Misty give each other a questioning look before the white-haired boy turns back to the two Rockets and answers "Uh...not really - that was possibly the dumbest thing I've heard so far during my time here in Kanto. Did you guys rip that off from some cheesy kids show or something?"

Upon hearing Lincoln's response, Jessie snarls "You're calling us rip offs!? How dare you! We're members of Team Rocket - the premier criminal organization in the region of Kanto!"

"Team Rocket, huh? So you're the crooks that Professor Oak warned me about." replied Lincoln, giving the three a glare as Pikachu leapt off of his shoulder, cheeks sparking threateningly with electricity.

"Dat's right, brat! And if ya know what's good for ya, you'll hand over all of da Pokemon ya got on ya right now!" responded Meowth, extending his claws menacingly in an attempt to intimidate the boy.

Instead of scaring him however, Lincoln's eyes narrowed as he replied "Not happening - I think I'll take my chances and just kick your butts instead." before turning to face Pikachu. "Are you ready, pal?"

The Electric-Type nodded once before returning his focus back to the three Rockets.

"So you're actually going to face off against these guys, huh? That's pretty bold of you." said Misty with a somewhat impressed look on her face before it quickly turned to a scowl. "Doesn't change the fact I still think you're a pervert, though."

"And I still think you're an annoying jerk." countered Lincoln with a frown. "But let's save the insults for later, Misty - we need to deal with these three clowns first."

"Good point, squirt. Let's go, Staryu!" conceded the redhead before following suit and releasing a Pokemon of her own - an orange-colored Pokemon that resembled a five-pointed star with a yellow core that held a red spherical gem in its center.

As she took a Pokeball of her own out of her pocket, Jessie asks "So you two think that you'll be able to stop us from completing our mission?"

"There's no way we're going to let you guys steal any of the Pokemon here - you're going to have to get through us first." replied Lincoln defiantly with Misty nodding in agreement.

"Then we'll just have to crush you quickly before we swipe every Pokemon this place has to offer, including yours." replied Jessie with an evil smirk before throwing the Pokeball. "Get out here, Ekans!"

Taking out a Pokeball of his own and throwing it, James adds "You too, Koffing!"

The two red and white-colored spheres open up, revealing two purple-colored Pokemon that appeared in front of the two Rocket grunts, ready for battle.

The first one had a spherical body with numerous 'craters' that looked to be emitting smog from them while the other was a serpentine Pokemon with yellow eyes that had a yellow band around its neck and a similarly-colored rattle at the end of its tail.

"So we're facing off against an Ekans and a Koffing..." muttered Misty as she glanced at the two Pokemon cautiously. "Both of them are Poison-Types, so try not to let them poison that Pikachu of yours, squirt. Got it?"

"Got it." replied Lincoln with a nod before returning his focus back onto Team Rocket - he had a feeling that this battle wasn't going to be an easy one...

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Lincoln's Pokemon (Current)

Pikachu Lv.13 (Male)
Ability: Static
Moves Known: Thundershock, Growl, Quick Attack, Electroball

Fearow Lv.20 (Female)
Ability: Sniper
Moves Known: Fury Attack, Leer, Aerial Ace, Mirror Move, Pursuit

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- Omake 02: The Tools Of The Trade (yoshi3000) -

Viridian City was quiet at night with a lone man out strolling to the Pokémon Center. Being about 19, he was a tall teenager with light brown skin and red hair. He wore a grey fedora with a pair of red wide-frame sunglasses on top, a gray plaid Shirt combo, a grey pair of camo pants, black ankle socks, and a black pair of sneakers. He had a black vinyl messenger bag on his shoulder and a black backpack. This was Rock Aoyama or "Hax" as he was called. He was a trainer like many others, but with a few eccentricities. He was looking for Lincoln. Why? Well he had something in common with him. Both were from the States... Word traveled fast and when Rock heard of a new trainer coming from the US, he left Kalos to get to the Kanto days in advance. Being an orphan, Rock came to the regions for a better life. He had done his research on Lincoln and found he had the opposite problem. He still wanted to offer a hand and be a bit of a mentor to him. Arriving at the center, he found Lincoln sitting at one of the table waiting for his Pokémon to be healed up.

"Oi gaki, you Lincoln?" Rock spoke a bit gruff.

Lincoln looked to see the unknown man with green eyes and he nodded. Rock joined at the table, sitting across from Lincoln.

"So you're the trainer from the States? Good to finally meet a fellow American brother in arms, if you catch my drift." Rock said calmly.

"You're from the States too. Which part?" Lincoln said interested.

"Virgin Islands." Rock remarked.

"I never heard of that place…" Lincoln said concerned.

"Well considering you're 11, that's fine. The United States Virgin Islands is an added territory. I'm from the main island, St. Thomas. And you?" Rock asked.

"Michigan." Lincoln remarked.

Rock nodded.

"Lincoln, I already came to Kanto for you actually. I've always liked helping out "brothers" in need, and being a fellow outsider looking in, you were perfect for me to offer aid." Rock remarked.

"How long have you been a trainer?" Lincoln asked.

"9 years, I've been wondering the regions." Rock said calmly. "I was a smart kid, very smart. However, being an orphan, I didn't really have any support growing up. Long story short, I ended up coming here."

"Whoa, you must be a veteran at this." Lincoln remarked.

"Hell yeah." Rock remarked. "I've seen and done wild stuff. That's why I came to pay you a visit. Being a Trainer is rough, and I wanted to pass some items to you to aid you. If you accept."

Lincoln nodded and Rock produced a TM.

"These are Technical Machines. Devices that can teach Pokémon moves they don't really learn naturally or later on. Each region has their own numbering set. Lucky for you, I have the Kanto set. Even I can't just give you all of them, I will give you some depending on what Pokémon you got now." Rock explained.

"Well I got a Pikachu and a Fearow at the moment." Lincoln said excited at the prospect of a TM.

"An electric-type, and a Normal/Flying-type. Well Mr. Loud, this is fortunate of you." Rock said as he took out the Kanto set. "These TMs can be used as many Pokémon as you want. Usually, they break after one use."

Rock gave Lincoln TM 23 (Iron Tail), TM 31 (Brick Break), TM 40 (Aerial Ace), and TM 47 (Steel Wing) explaining the effects of the moves.

"I got the nickname "Hax" for being a good computer hacker and a bit of a hax on raising Pokémon to their full potential. I have a couple more things for you." Rock said. "Presenting the Moon Ball, Friend Ball, and the Heavy Ball."

Those were three special balls each with a different effect to which Rock explained to the new trainer. The last item Lincoln was given was something he wasn't expecting, a moroha Tantō. The dropped jaw was what Rock expected.

"Look, I'm going to be real with you. Having Pokémon is nice, but you will need to defend yourself in case. Consider them an emergency weapon. I prefer using my katana. I'd rather teach you martial arts, but I don't have the time to hang around to do so. I'd recommend catching a Mankey from Route 22, it could probably teach you how to fight. Either way, a warning to you, while it's legal to have one, don't go flashing it around. It's a concealed type of weapon." Rock remarked.

"Thanks…but dang it, this is a real live blade." Lincoln said holding it. "But couldn't I get a gun?"

"Only the police have guns and they don't even use them. Considering Pokémon make for better "weapons"." Rock pointed.

Lincoln had to agree with the logic with what Rock was going at and took up the short blade.

"Most name their weapons in the East." Rock remarked with a smirk.

"What did you name yours then?" Lincoln asked as Rock unsheathed his katana.

"Espada, Incarnation of Heroes." Rock said proudly sheathing the blade.

"That's so cool…." Lincoln remarked. "I got to think of a name for this."

"That you should. Either way, I must go." Rock said getting up. "I've done, my part. You have potential, and I hope you see you use it. You might see me again in due time. Later, gaki."

Rock let the Center and sent out his Pidgeot, Motoko, to get on.

"Let's go, ol' girl. We must be going to New Bark Town." Rock said as Motoko took off with him into the air.

Rock noticed the Meowth hot air balloon nearing the center, and trio on it looked over at Rock. Rock glared at him showing a glint of his sword.

"You didn't see me, and I didn't see you. Got it?" Rock said in a low tone.

The trio dumbly nodded and Rock and Motoko took off in the direction for the nearby Johto region. Rock was hopeful at investing in Lincoln would pay off. Many would have suggested Red, Leaf, or even Gary. However, Rock was faithful at Lincoln could rise to be the very best like no one ever was.

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- Omake 03: Accidental Kiss (Alternate) (Misty/Lincoln) (SilverNugget) -