A/N: My dearest Reviewers... Your wish has been granted! Another Chapter! YAY!!

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Author: (Looks up, startled out of her evil laugh)

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Author's Cat: Oh Shite! (Freaks out, clawing at Author, trying to get away.

Author: O_O ...Heh, my bad? (Smiles nervously)

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Author: O_O (Runs screaming like her friend who's a guy and is afraid of spiders)

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Dogs: ... (Eats cat, and goes after Author)

"Talking"

"Pokemon Talking"

Thinking

"PokeDex Talking"

Chapter Fourteen

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The next week and a half went by fast. The Rockets left with a large supply of Harry's cooking, and a couple of his simpler recipes. Mostly things you could make with certain herbs and Berries. Harry found he missed Meowth some, and Persian was depressed because her and Meowth had finally started to get along splendidly, and she was seeing him more and more as her cub along with Harry. She was even more depressed when the prospect of Harry's Journey loomed closer and closer.

Harry himself found it harder to sleep, and was filled with nervous energy, always cleaning. The adults let him, knowing it was how he dealt with the stress. Giovanni took him shopping again, this time for food to restock the house, seeing as how Jessie, James, and Meowth, along with the Ancient Pokemon, nearly ate Sarah and Mark out of hearth and home.

They'd found out that Mark had the Venusaur, Jessie had the Fearrow, James had the Lapras, and Sarah got the Ninetails, who's name was Felicia. Felicia laid her egg mere hours after Sarah let her out, and gave it to Harry, who was pleased and baffled as well.

"What am I to do with it?" He had asked Giovanni, confused. "How will I know when it's ready to hatch? Will it come out like a baby cat does, all hairless and blind and stuff?" Giovanni had just shook his head, amused, a mischievous look in his eyes.

"I guess you'll have to wait and see, but I can tell you that it will be far from hairless." He wouldn't say any more, and Mark told him that how someone reacted to surprises told a lot about the person.

That had been three days ago, and Giovanni was leaving. Harry hugged Persian hard, hiding his face in her neck to hide his tears. It would be a long time before he would see them again, he knew. He kissed her on the head, and she licked his cheek, purring softly. Giovanni stood nearby, hugging his sister good-bye.

"You'll keep an eye out for him?" Sarah demanded, because Harry was leaving in a few hours, just after lunch. Giovanni smiled at her.

"I'll spread the word around to my employees that they're to watch out for him. They can challenge him to a battle, but no stealing Pokemon." Sarah nodded sharply, and Giovanni smiled again, until the wind was nearly forced from him as Harry gave him a fierce hug. Giovanni staggered under it, then returned it full force, kissing the boy on the top of his head before both let go and stepped back. He smiled at Harry, whose eyes were slightly red but determined. The older man ruffled his hair playfully, grinning at him. Harry no longer had those ugly glasses that hid his beautiful eyes, because Giovanni had taken him to get eye surgery, and now he could see perfectly.

"Make me proud, Harry, alright?" The boy nodded sharply, determined to do just that. Giovanni smiled softly again. "I know you will." Harry gave Max a hug as well, much to the older mans embarrassment.

And then they were in the car and driving away. Harry ran out into the street with Mary, and he scooped the little girl up onto hi shoulders so they could both wave after the limousine. Giovanni waved back out of the top, smiling. The children stayed in the middle of the street until the car was out of sight, then Harry carried Mary back inside, where they played with Havoc, Izzy, and Harmony for a while, trying to have as much fun and spend as much time together as they could before Harry had to leave on his Journey.

"I'll miss you, Mary said suddenly, in the middle of a time-out. "I'll miss you when you go, but I wont cry, and I wont ask you not to go. I know that when my Journey starts, I'll try my hardest, and I already have two brilliant pokemon." She smiled at Izzy and Kiara, who were playing peek-a-boo together.

The Raichu had stepped into a rather maternal place among on the Pokemon, her and Felicia, who was a mother. Lord Persian usually let Havoc and Harmony crawl all over him, and Harry and Mary had done it a few times to. He even gave them piggy-back rides, which Mary delighted in. He was pretty patient, while Marks Venusaur, Liekos, was impatient, rude, and disliked Giovanni with a passion that had the same intensity as Marks own.

"I'll miss you to, kiddo," Harry murmured, turning onto his side and resting his head on his hand, leaning up on his elbow. "You're like the little sister I never had but always wanted. And who knows, maybe you be able to beat me in a battle when I get back." He grinned at her as she brightened at the prospect. "And I'll be sure to send you your box of chocolates as well." Mary grinned, but it faded slightly when Sarah called them into the kitchen. It was time for lunch, and soon after that, time for Harry to leave.

The farewells were more emotional then they were with Giovanni. Sarah cried, Mary tried not to, and Mark hugged him. Felicia licked him gently and he told her her egg would be safe with him. Kiara wrapped him in a hug as well, and the static in her cheeks set his hair frizzing horribly when she rubbed her cheek against his. They all had a laugh about that. Liekos gave him a really big, really wet lick, which made his eye twitch and caused Mary to fall to the ground, she was laughing so hard.

"You take care, understand, sproutling?" the Venusaur demanded in his seemingly always annoyed tone. Harry nodded, gave him a quick hug, before he scooped up his bag and started on his way, turning to wave at the end of the street, before continuing. He walked in silence for a few hours, until he reached the sign that pointed into Viridian Forest. He turned onto that road, and walked into the woods cautiously. He'd read that the Beedrill's out here were vicious, and that they attacked unprovoked.

He walked on for a few more hours, before he met someone. It was a girl. She looked around sixteen, and she had bright blue hair. Her eyes were hazel, with green and gold flecks in them, and she grinned at him.

"Hey kid, wanna battle?" She asked, cheerful. Harry blinked, then smiled shyly.

"Okay. My name's Harry, by the way," he said, pulling out Havoc's pokeball.

"I'm Heather. Go Bugsby!" She cried, throwing her ball. A brown caterpillar-like bug with a spike on it's head erupted from the wall, and stared curiously at Harry. A Weedle, Harry realized, remembering a picture from one of Marks books. Poison Sting, String-shot, Tackle, and it's weak against bird types. He tossed the ball.

"Come on out, Havoc!" The Eevee pranced around his legs when it appeared, before jumping forward to get into a battle stance. Bugsby looked nervous, and started swaying his horn-tipped head from side to side. "Ready?" He asked Heather, who nodded, smiling.

"Let's do it! Bugsby, use Poison-Sting!" Small needles shout out of Bugsby's horn, but Havoc dove out of the way.

"Havoc, Quick-Attack!" The Eevee shot forward and hit the Weedle hard, sending the poor thing rolling to it's Trainers feet, unconscious. "Is he okay?" Harry asked, concerned as Heather knelt down and scooped her Pokemon up, cooing at it and telling it how brave it was.

"He'll be fine after some rest," she told Harry, then pulled out another ball. "I just caught this one yesterday, and I can't think of a name for him that wouldn't be totally lame," she explained, and Harry nodded. Havoc sat beside him, and Harry called out Harmony. "But I see we'll be pretty even in this battle!" She threw her ball before Harry could ask what she meant. "Go, Rattata!" A Dark purple Rattata with light purple eyes A very familiar pair of eyes...

"Sneak!" Harry cried in shock, and the Rattata ran forward and leaped into his arms with a happy coo. "You rascal you, how've you been? Run into anymore territorial Spearrow's?" The Rattata shook his head, and just licked Harry's chin. Heather looked lost.

"Oh crud, was he your Pokemon?" She asked, looking guilty. "I'll return him if he is!" Harry shook his head at her, walking over and handing her her Pokemon.

"No, Sneak isn't mine. He was a Wild Pokemon I met a couple weeks back. He'd gotten into trouble with a couple of Spearrows and ended up hurt, so I fixed him up and sent him on his way." Heather nodded, looking relieved. "How old are you?" Harry asked, curious. Heather blushed slightly.

"I'm sixteen, but I just started my Journey because I'd been living with my Mom and she was afraid I'd get hurt. Now I live with my dad and he let me start." Harry nodded, smiling.

"I got my pokemon two weeks ago, but the my family and I decided to wait until I could officially start my Journey." It felt odd, calling Mark and Sarah and Mary and Giovanni his family. Good, unbelievably good, but odd. He even considered Jessie and James his family to, like that weird Aunt and Uncle that you only see every once in a while.

"Well, I guess I lost," Heather said with a sigh. Harry looked at her curiously.

"Well, I didn't actually win, either, so let's call it a draw." He smiled cheerfully at her, and she smiled slightly back.

"Thanks. Truth is, I'm trying to win battles so that my Weedle, Bugsby, will evolve. I want him to be a Beedrill so bad so he can really kick some butt!" Harry giggled as she grinned, when suddenly an angry buzzing sound flooded the area. Looking up quickly, both Trainers saw five large wasp-like Pokemon with drills on their arms... Really big Drills... Really big and sharp and scary drills...

"That's not good," Heather said calmly. Harry nodded in agreement. "Shall we run?"

"Lets," Harry answered, before they turned and ran, screaming, deeper into the Forest. They ran for a long time before they finally lost the Beedrill.

"That was scary," Heather admitted; Harry nodded, too out of breath to really say anything. They heard rustling nearby and Havoc, Harmony, and Sneak got ready for a fight.

"I'm telling you we took a wrong turn!" And annoyed girls voice snapped.

"We did not... We're just a little..." A boys voice replied, before the two of them tripped through the bushes. "Oh, hello!" The boy said, standing and quickly helping his sister up. "We got chased off the road by some Beedrill, do you know which way it is?" Heather and Harry shook their heads, both recalling their Pokemon.

"We just finished loosing the Beedrill that chased us off the road," Harry told the other boy, who looked around his age. "I'm Harry, by the way, and this is Heather. "Harry's new friend gave them a half-salute-half-wave thing.

"Yo," was all she said, grinning. The boy smiled back, as did the girl.

"Well, I'm Eric-"

"And I'm Evelyn-"

"But you can call me Ric and her-"

"Lyn. We're Twins, and-"

"We both agree that-"

"We don't like our names," they finished together. Harry and Heather both had a minor headache from the tennis match that was the twins speech.

"Um, okay... Oh, and these are some of our Pokemon. These two are Havoc and Harmony, they're mine, and that one's Sneak. He's Heathers." The twins smiled.

"I have a Meowth named Mina and my sister has a Growlithe named Gremlin. It's nice to meet you." Lyn stepped forward.

"We're on our way to Viridian City, wanna join up?" Harry and Heather nodded, and together the four of them walked until sunset before setting up camp. It was an interesting way to start a Journey.

A/N: OMG!! Three in one day! YAY!! (Jumps up and down happily) R&R PLZ!! Oh and hermione494, Heather is the character dedicated to you!!