Haunted Halls

Welcome to Constant Box, where we not only take care of your Pokémon and their needs, but also you and your needs. And we'll do the best we can. Promise.

V(Volt)

(Spiky-eared Pichu and Yuri play with each other before Pichu jumps onto Rei's shoulder and Yuri runs alongside Ricka)
Dragon, Ghost, Ground, Flying, (Several Pokémon are seen playing)
Poison, Bug, Water, Electric, Rock, Grass, Dark, (Rei and Ricka are seen eating with Pokémon)
Ice, Normal, Fire, Fighting, (Yuri and Pichu are fighting over a Grepa berry)
with Steel, Psychic, and Fairy. (Trainers run by)

Right now, my adventure begins, and the only path is to the horizon. (Ricka counts the stock of Pokémon food while Yuri carries cans of Pokémon food.)
A rain of tears will appear soon, but we'll push our way through it in the end. (Rei is seen brushing a Luxray's coat, but too many Pokémon also wanting attention surround her and she ends up getting shocked, Pichu sighs)
Now, lets go on to tomorrow, to surpass who I was yesterday. (Shun smiles as he hands a Pokémon egg to Ricka, who blushes and Rei giggles.)
Every encounter is precious. (Two grunts watch from a hilltop)
My heart is pounding, Challenger! (A Misdreavus scares them away)

I have my dreams in this world, that without fail, will come true one day. (Ricka looks at the sky as images of Trainers and their Pokémon pass by)
Indeed that's what you taught me, (Shun comes up to her and smiled gently)
and why I travel, (Yuri hops up onto Ricka's shoulders)
Is to seek the answer to that one question! (Rei and Spiky-eared Pichu run pass them and she sticks her tongue out playfully before Ricka smirks and she chases after her with Shun.)

Red bonds connect in a circle and spread out far and wide! (Ricka commands Yuri to use Sucker Punch)
The energy will go to everyone and bring happiness to them all! (Yuri attacks the Claydol she is fighting before she turns and uses Fire Fang on a Trainer's Frosslass)
Blue is the earth that we live on and all of its hope shines brightly. (Rei smiles as Pichu let's out a Thundershock at the multiple Grunt's Yanma.)
While yellow flowers bloom life. (Shun turns away with a sad smile as his Tyranitar's Sand Stream Ability causes him to vanish in the sandstorm.)

Dragon, Ghost, Ground, Flying, (Rei, Shun, and Ricka are seen watching the sunset with their Pokémon)
Poison, Bug, Water, Electric, Rock, Grass, Dark, (Rei eats several dozen berries along with the Pokémon as Ricka sighs at her actions and Shun just smiles.)
Ice, Normal, Fire, Fighting, (Shun leans in towards a blushing Ricka, their faces only inches apart.)
with Steel, Psychic, and Fairy. (It turns to the Day-care center with Rei, Shun, Ricka, and their Pokémon smiling)

…

There is a home not to far off from the Constant Box. Well, if you'd call it that. A home is where people live with one another. Rei could call the Constant Box her home and gladly do so. But this place is not a home. It looks like one, feels like one, but it is not a home. It is merely a building. A long grey dirt path leads toward the home, and tall overbearing trees sit around it. The grass is grey and dying, and the tree's lack branches or leaves. Their more like very tall, very beefy sticks, not trees.

The child was told by Ricka herself to not come this way, but not even she could resist. Swinging throughout the trees only to head this way. She did so unconsciously before, but now she stood on a branch, overlooking the manor. Her azure blue eyes taking in its massive frame. She sat down on this branch, a wild berry in her hand. It met her lips, and she took a few bites out of it.

Today. She was going to adventure inside that mansion.

…

"So your name is Jay? Jaylen Butler?"

The girl nodded, but Ricka wasn't too convinced. Why you may ask? She's simply taking into account Jay's age. Jay's Trainer ID card (something that's now required to be signed up for the Constant Box), claimed her age was fifteen. But Ricka just didn't agree. She would say eighteen, nineteen maybe. At the least, seventeen, not fifteen. But in spite of how old she looks, this teenager was short. Like, a few inches taller than Rei, short.

Jay was this ghastly girl. Her skin tone, pale, like she didn't get much sunlight, Her hair, burgundy with blond streaks for some reason, and her eyes, green like the forest. Plus, did she know how hot it was? It's sweat inducing outside, yet this girl still wore a sweatshirt like it was nothing. Maybe it was the AC within this building, granted Ricka doesn't agree.

"I saw your fight at the tournament," this fifteen-year-old stated as she put her hands into her sweatshirt's pocket, "It was pretty cool. When I heard you ran a daycare, I came this way immediately," boy, she sounded so indifferent. Well, more indifferent than Ricka usually does, "I wish for a room and a nice training session for my Pokémon."

"Training session huh?" Ricka repeated as she wrote down this teen's information, "Care to explain why?"

"I just started off on my Pokémon adventure," Jay answered as she tugged at her bookbag, "This place is... actually quite far from my home in Unova..."

"You're a Unova girl?" Ricka asked as she placed her pen away, "So am I. It's nice to see a fellow Unovian every now and then," with her hand, she called toward someone else, "Hey! Shun! We have someone here who needs to get to her room!"

The sound of footsteps suddenly echoed through the home. Ricka gazed away toward the room's doorway and so did Jay. His hand appeared on the frame, before the rest of his body. The Constant Box worker; he too had gained quite a reputation. That handsome young man with the Shiny Mawile. Right now, the spiky-haired fellow seemed to be tired, and sweaty. His muscle shirt attached to his chest, showing muscles beneath. His jeans, filled with dirt patches and minute grime. Hands covered by heavy tough gloves, it was obvious he was doing some field work. And it made him oh so irresistible.

"What is it, Ricka?" Shun asked as he let out a gasp of exhaustion.

She just stared at him, eyes dilated, half-smile on her face. Shun rose an eyebrow, only to stare over to the fifteen-year-old girl. She too had the same face; eyes dilated half-smile. It made Shun scratched the back of his head, as his silence became constricting.

"Okay then..." he whispered as he turned around to leave, "You uh... you two work that out with anything..."

He left soon after, that same visage of confusion on his face. And they just continued to stare at him, or where he once stood. It was Ricka who stopped first, as she dragged her eyes over to Jay and snapped her fingers.

"HEY! Ya little hussie!" she snapped, "Move your fuckin' eyes away from him!"

Jay glanced at Ricka, before trying to hide her blush once more. The twenty-year-old threw up her arms in near defeat before spinning around in her chair to get Jay's key card. As one may already know, most of the buildings are just there for sure. Though Ricka spent most of her winnings from the tournament on getting them the proper plumbing and the power lines which may take forever. But, hey, building #5 had an opening. Lucky for Jay, huh?

"Here ya go," Ricka said as she handed her the key, "And welcome to Constant Box!"

"Huh? Uh... yeah..." Jay replied as she took the key, "Th-thank you..."

Card Key in hand, the fifteen-year-old slipped ear buds into her ears, gathered her things, and exited slowly after. Ricka watched as Jay left, before scratching the back of her head. Man, a girl like that sent shivers down the young woman's spine. Ricka rubbed her forehead, wondering how her daycare attracted such kinds of people. Shrugging her shoulders ultimately, she properly filed Jay's ID papers. Now all she had to do was sit and wait. Maybe something will happen today.

"Hey Ricka!" Rei's voice called from the entrance as she trotted her way in.

"Hey Rei," the woman replied in a slightly bored manner, "What's up?"

"Oh nothing," the child answered, "Rei just a little bored today..."

"Same here..." the woman replied, before a smile appeared on her face, "Hey, I need to buy myself a few Poké Balls. Care to join me?"

As if she needed to ask.

…

The one thing Rei always wondered about, was where the giant metal bars attached to the main building led to. But once Ricka pressed a button on a specific remote, making the doors slide up, the child learned they led to a magical land called a 'garage'. It was a room unlike anything Rei had ever seen before. The musky scent of oil on the ground, the floor itself a hard concrete instead of wood or rug, not to mention the strange metal contraption that was leaning up against the wall. It looked somewhat like a bike, but was motorized. It owned a nice seat, and handles, as well as a light on the front. On the sides of this machine's steel, sat the word 'NATSUMI'.

"Wow," Rei mused as she looked at the machine, "What is this, Ricka?"

"It's called a moped, Rei..." Ricka stated as she walked behind a covering tall enough to constrict her body, "Don't you know those cars that drive on the road outside our ranch? We're gonna ride on this much like they do."

"Really?" the child answered as she glanced at the covering, seeing Ricka's shade on the other end. She was undressing, "But... Rei don't like the cars that drive on the roads. They scare Rei..."

"I," Ricka stated, as she pulled up something on her waist, "It's I, not Rei... You need to learn to stop speaking in third person, Rei. It sounds cute but people are gonna start thinking you're slow or something..."

"Slow?" the child repeated, "Rei not slow! Wait..." she closed her eyes, "Rei mean... I... not slow..."

"Eh... close enough..." Ricka stated.

She suddenly returned from the covering, now dressed in completely different clothing. Her brown vest gone, and too those blue jean shorts she always wore. She now wore full on jeans, that stretched on to her ankles, she also wore a brown vest, and slowly, Ricka was tying the back of her hair up into a ponytail. This gave her hair the appearance of being shorter than it actually was.

"Hey Rei," she stated as she walked up to the child, "Wear... this!"

Suddenly, Rei felt a helmet fall on her head. She glanced through the visor up to Ricka, watching as the woman slid fingerless gloves down on her hands. When she realized Rei was looking at her, Ricka gazed back with a smile.

"You need to wear that helmet," she stated, "Don't want you to hit your head against something and die!"

"Is it cause Ricka has a hard head, that she doesn't wear a helmet?" Rei asked, which made the woman gain an annoyed visage.

"You said that on purpose, didn't you?" she snarled.

Ricka sat on the moped soon after, her fingers holding keys. Sliding them into the ignition, she turned them and caused the vehicle to roar to life. The sudden sound it let out frightened Rei, making her leap back. While Ricka sat on her vehicle, she called out to the child.

"What's wrong, Rei?" she asked.

"What... what is that thing?" Rei asked in terror, "It... why did it scream at Rei?"

"It's okay, Rei," Ricka claimed, "Promise. Just sit down..." her words called Rei, who was still weary of the machine. Nonetheless, she sat down on the seat behind Ricka, "And grab me around the waist like so..." she grabbed Rei's hand and wrapped them around her body. Instinctively, the child hugged on her tightly, making Ricka nearly lose her air, "Okay... well... let's get going!"

Ricka's foot pressed on the gas; the wheels of her moped began to turn. Rei felt the ground beneath her feet slide, as she and her 'sister' pulled out onto the roads. She turned around and gazed at Constant Box, watching as it moved further and further away. Growing slightly fearful, the child hugged Ricka closer and pressed her face to the woman's back. She heard the woman laugh, as the speeds suddenly picked up.

They glided through the streets at a calm pace, one that ruffled Ricka's hair. Her red ponytail flowed through the wind in a dainty fashion. Rei gazed up to that ponytail, giggling as she watched it flow. But the sudden howl of a car made her look to her right. It was a van that they drove by, one that was actually moving slower than they were. Was Ricka speeding? Probably.

Skillfully, the woman drove through traffic with a smile on her face. She skirted past cars, her blue eyes lining them. Occasionally, she would wave to the people inside, not to mention laugh at the confused glances they would give back.

"How long has Ricka had this?" the child asked.

"For some time, actually," Ricka replied as she took a detour down a neighborhood street, "Ya'see, I owned one way back in Unova where I was growing up. But this asshole with a Pikachu on his shoulder fucked it up for me... dumbass..." she made the vehicle howl, "He could've fuckin... killed himself or somethin..."

Once again, Ricka twisted the throttle, making the moped dashed forward in a sudden burst of speed. Honestly, it was extremely rare for Rei to come down to the city. She had only been here a few times; when Ricka was arrested, sometimes when they ate dinner, and of course the tournament. But that was only three or four times, and they never got this deep into the city. The place they ate at was always on the outskirts of the city, much like the Constant Box.

So being within the city, reading the signs they passed at every red light, watching the many individual people and their Pokémon fly by; it was a new and exhilarating feeling. The city, it was like a jungle to someone who lived within the jungles. New and different, these people were wild to her, while she was wild to them. Amazing.

"Finally!" Ricka exclaimed as she performed an amazing turn, "We're here!"

She and Rei pulled around a corner, gliding into a parking lot at amazing speeds. She drove up to a not too big building with a blue roof. Ricka pulled up beside this building, kicking out the kick-stand of her moped. Leaning it to one side, she propped the vehicle up.

"What is this place?" Rei asked with gleaming eyes.

"The Poké Mart," Ricka answered as she turned her vehicle on, "A Pokémon Trainer's best friend. Well, maybe that's a Pokémon Center, but this one is a very, very, close second! I hope this place has some Luxury Balls. If not... I guess some Ultra Balls will do..." she and Rei began walking toward the doors, "Ya'know, there's this place in Kalos that sold nothing but Poké Balls. It was a girl's best friend..."

The doors slid open to Rei's amazement. She thought some Psychic-type Pokémon caused this, but that wasn't true. It was just an automatic door. When the child stepped through after Ricka, she was blasted by the cool air of the mart's AC. Ricka was already browsing for various items, while Rei continued to look around.

The child broke away from the woman, for her azure blue eyes were leading her to new areas. So many items, Potions, Super Potions, Hyper Potions, Paralyze Heals, Burn Heals, Ice Heals, Full Heals, Full Restores! They were all there for her browsing pleasure. She touched one. Her hand touched someone else's hand.

Rei glanced over, and so did this person she touched. It was a girl, much like Rei. She was probably taller but by only an inch, two inches max. Her hair, pitch black and in pigtails. This girl's eyes were blue, much like Rei's. But her face just wasn't as soft and tender. Rei and this unknown girl looked at each other for what felt like an eternity. When the ten-year-old's eyes moved down, she noticed various Poké Balls around this girl's waist. Another Pokémon Trainer.

"Rei's name is Rei!" the child said sweetly, as she always did.

The girl's eyes slid into a squint, where she swiped her hands away. The action scared Rei back, for she wasn't expecting such a rude action. The person she spoke to wasn't even kind enough to give her name. She just walked off and vanished inside the aisles. Moments later, Ricka appeared, her blue eyes trekking the raven-haired girl who just left Rei. Shrugging it off, she walked back to the ten-year-old and placed her hands on her hips.

"Had fun Rei?" she asked in an almost condescending fashion. Then again, that was her everyday tone, so was it really different from the way she always spoke?

"Hey," the child answered as she tried to look past her, "Does Ricka know who that was?"

"Who, that girl who just passed me?" the woman replied, "Can't say I do. Remember Rei, I've only been in this city as long as you have. Hell, I don't even know its name yet," she shrugged her shoulders, before gaining a big smile, "But I got all the Poké Balls I ever needed! Ultras, Luxurys, Dusk Balls as well!" she started giggling, "Oh! No rare Pokémon better get in my way!"

"Rei didn't know Poké Balls could look like this!" she said with gleaming eyes, "They're so many!"

"I know!" Ricka claimed, "Oh! I so love Poké Balls! They're the only balls I can play in public with without people thinking I'm weird!" she laughed at her naughty joke, while Rei cocked her head. She simply didn't get it, "Oh well, let me go and pay for them. Let's get back to the Box."

"Ricka?" the child called again, making her turn with a sight of confusion, "How does Rei use a Poké Ball?"

"Huh?" the woman replied, "What do you mean how do you use a Poké Ball? You have them!"

"Rei knows that but... how does Rei catch a Pokémon?" the child asked in a more straightforward way, "Rei... just want to know how Ricka catches Pokémon..."

"Oh Rei... oh, oh Rei," Ricka mused as she placed her hand on the child's shoulder, "You still have some training to do, don't you?"

…

"The beauty, that is the Poké Ball," Ricka mused as she held the red and white capsule in her hands, "They are such... endless machines. A Pokémon Trainer is nothing without one, and a Poké Ball is nothing without a Trainer. Within these capsules, holds many possibilities. Pokémon as big as Constant Box may sit within, Pokémon as small as a hand can also sit inside of them. Pokémon with the ability to tow continents can be trapped inside, while Pokémon as weak as a Magikarp can be caught as well. There are many kinds of Poké Balls, from the classic Poké Balls to the extremely rare Master Balls, but they all do the same thing. They serve to strengthen the connection between man and Pokémon, as they learn and grow together!"

Whenever Ricka spoke about Pokémon, it was a point in time people could call her genuine. She spoke from the heart, a rarity for the woman. The only people who heard her speak this purely was her Pokémon, and Rei. So the many kids of varying ages listening to her right now were truly lucky beings indeed.

It started with one new Trainer asking for some pointers. It became a lecture of Pokémon Academy proportions. This small patch of wonderful flowers provided by Xinema played classroom for Ricka, as she sat on a tree stump. And while the many children played students to Ricka's teachings, there were none that were as enthralled as Rei was.

Her azure blue eyes shined as she listened to Ricka's every word. The woman described Poké Balls in a way she'd never thought before. But there was something off about this. No, it wasn't Ricka's speech; that was spot on. No, someone wasn't here who should have been here. But who was that person? Shun? No, he was working. One of their many Pokémon? No, they were all doing their own things.

She glanced over to Building #5. There was someone inside, and Rei knew it. Not just because she was, technically sorta kinda, an owner of the ranch, but also because she just felt it. Oh no, wait. The building's owner was just sitting there on the back porch, her eyes tied close to the video game within her hands. Rei found this to be odd, however. Why? Simply because the girl's Pokémon was sitting on the porch beside her.

The team of Pokémon just sat there, on the porch, four of them side by side. There was a Sandslash. Rei surmised he was the strongest of her group, because he sat next to her. His sandy quills tracking dirt on the ground. On the rooftop of building #5 was a bird. Silent and small, she was still slightly bigger than other birds. Black, grey, with a red face, this Wild Pigeon Pokémon sat silently on the rooftop. No wonder her name was Tranquill. In the shadows, leaned up against a wall, was a Pokémon with his arms crossed. He was an extremely silent Pokémon not to mention malicious. And the air just seemed to drop a few degrees when he was around. Those Sharp Claw Pokémon, Sneasel.

But there was a fourth Pokémon. She sat in her Trainer's lap. Silent, eyes closed, as if sleeping. A small black fox, with red on her head and eyelids. She mewled cutely within her trainer's arms, whilst trying to gain a good resting spot. She was an extremely rare Pokémon, yet Rei knew what she was. The Tricky Fox Pokémon, Zorua. Huh. Funny that.

"Hey!" Rei said to the girl as she walked up the back porch, "Rei's name is Rei! And you are?"

The pale looking fifteen-year-old stared up to Rei. Honestly, this was the first time in a looooooong while that someone came up to her so freely like this. Honestly, she didn't know what to do other than stare at Rei in absolute confusion. The child smiled back whilst shifting on her feet, waiting for the teenager to say something back.

"Uh... hi..." she finally said, "I'm... Jay..."

"Jay's Pokémon look cool," the ten-year-old said next, "But... why is Jay not down with the others? Doesn't Jay want to become a better Pokémon Trainer?"

"A better Pokémon Trainer?" the fifteen-year-old replied in an unsure manner, "I... guess..."

"Then why isn't Jay down there with the others?" Rei turned around, "Ricka's talking about so many things, it's so interesting! She's gonna teach Rei how to catch Pokémon the right way!"

"It's... easy," Jay said, making Rei turn around, "You weaken the Pokémon then throw a Poké Ball... It's simple... besides..." she lifted her small hand-held video game, "I can learn everything she's talking about through this thing right here?"

"Oh! Can Rei see?"

She quickly ran over to Jay's side, glancing over her shoulder to the game in hand. It was like digital Pokémon. Small, pixelated, Rei couldn't believe what she was seeing. On this game screen, a small Chikorita.

"AH! REI'LL SAVE YOU!" she exclaimed, shocking Jay.

Picking up her hand-held, the ten-year-old threw the device hard on the ground, breaking it. To her shock and displeasure however, no Chikorita was released from the device. Rei picked up the pieces of the hand-held, searching in vain for the Leaf Pokémon. Jay on the other hand was absolutely floored by the ten-year-old's actions.

"What the hell!" she barked at Rei, making the ten-year-old look up to her with wide eyes, "Why'd you break my fuckin game!"

"But..." she looked down to the pieces, "Where is the Chikorita?" she looked back up, "I... where... what happened?"

"It's a game!" Jay yelled, "A fucking video game! Don't you know what a video game is!?"

"But... Rei saw a Chikorita!" she started to fret, "Oh no! Did Rei kill the Chikorita!?"

"You can't kill what's not there, idiot!" the fifteen-year-old yelled, "Jeeze! Who the hell are you!?"

Rei didn't answer. She just stared up in a completely stunned silence. Jay was so angry, which added a red tint to her pale skin. But this tint slowly vanished as she realized there was this overlaying shadow behind her. It wasn't the shade from the porch, but a different one. Jay turned around, coming face to face with Ricka. Her arms crossed, eyes in a powerful glare. She bent over to reach Jay's level, revealing Ace who stood behind his master. And he wasn't that pleasant to look at either.

"Rei..." Ricka said as her glare kept Jay in place, "Apologize to the nice woman..."

"R-R-Rei... s-so-sorry..." the ten-year-old said in a less than straightforward manner.

"Good..." Ricka stated after Rei was finished, "Mr. Butler, I believe it's wise for you to return to your room. Less something... unfortunate happens to you..." her eyes slid into an even deeper squint, "Understood?"

You know that Pokémon move Glare? Yeah, the one only Ekans and Arbok can learn? What Ricka was doing to Jay was so extremely similar. Though, if we were to use other Pokémon moves to describe this, she's also be using 'Mean Look' and of course the ever popular, 'Scary Look'. All these things had the desired effect; Jay and her Pokémon retreated into the building.

The conflict was over, but Rei's issues weren't. She stared up to Ricka, who was now looking at her. Was the woman half Arbok or Seviper; with a face like that she sure did look like it! Rei was frozen in place, while Ricka slipped her arms around her waist. Picking her up with ease she started marching off toward their main building.

Rei watched as the many children Ricka was lecturing to were moving around. But all of that ceased to matter when she felt a powerful pounding to her behind.

…

When it came to sleeping, she usually went out like a light. But this night, she just didn't have it in her to find rest. The ten-year-old's eyes remained open, staring to the dark ceiling. She didn't know what to do. Her butt was still stinging from the pounding she received as unfortunate as it was to say. At least her 'sister' was nice enough to let her sleep on the bed, and not the couch as she made threats about. The thought of having that TV stare at her all day was terrifying thought indeed.

But why was she still awake? Rei wasn't tired nor exhausted. Instead she was wide awake and brimming with energy. Pichu was asleep on the bed's edge, and so was Ricka. Oh yeah, Ricka's sleep talking had some how grown worse. The woman no longer spoke talk with the people in her head, she would occasionally have full on conversations, with Rei herself. Such as right now.

The ten-year-old was attempting to wiggle free from her bed, but Ricka's arm wrapped around her neck. Unconsciously pulling the child close, Ricka rested her chin on Rei's head, while a loving smile spread on her lips. Of course, Rei could not see this because it was above her, and because it was dark.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you, Rei," Ricka said in her slumber, "I guess I can be a bitch sometimes..." she squeezed Rei even harder, making the child lose air, "But you did something stupid too, right? Broke that girl's game... that wasn't smart..." her hold on Rei finally released, and the child used that time to escape the bed, "Just... don't... do it... again..." while the child vanished through the doorway, she missed the last part of Ricka's nightly confession, "Hey... remember... I... still love... you..." she also said, "What... Ace... spanking me again, huh? You... yeah... you... you're naughty... ha... ha..."

In her usual clothing, Rei wondered what to do next. Pichu was resting, so was Snorlax, Swinub too, and it looked like Chikorita was as well. That was until Rei took another look at her Pokémon. The Leaf Pokémon was tossing and turning near Ace's body, finding it extremely hard to get rest. Maybe the two were more alike than they originally believed. They sure acted like one another.

"Chikorita," Rei whispered, "Chikorita are you awake?"

"Rei..." the Leaf Pokémon replied as she hopped up on her four feet, "It's... kinda hard to stay asleep..."

"I feel the same way too," Rei replied as she groaned, "I just couldn't get any sleep, no matter how hard I tried..." she then gained a perplexed face, "Maybe it's because Ricka keeps trying to choke me while she's talking to herself. I don't know why she's like this..."

"Ace can get pretty touchy-feely himself," Chikorita claimed as she leaped into her trainer's arms, "And when he talks in his rest, it can get pretty creepy."

"Darnit Ricka..." the Forest Pokémon grumbled, "How many times do I have to tell you... I can't learn Vine Whip... stop... ask... ing... for..." he let out a hard and heavy sigh, "iiiitttt..."

"See what I mean?" Chikorita asked, "He and Ricka are so much alike, accept Ace never says... bad words..." she looked up to Rei's face, "So what are we going to do tonight?"

"I don't know..." Rei answered as she sat back down, "I guess we could go walking or... Squirtle is still dancing around the pond... hm..." she thought about it shortly before it hit her, "Oh! We can go into that house that's not to far from here. Even though Ricka said not too..."

"Are you sure?" Chikorita asked, "Ricka was pretty mad at you today."

"It's okay," the child answered, "She... sorta kinda... apologized... I think..." she shrugged her shoulders, "Besides, I really wanna see the insides of that house!"

A door opened and closed. Rei and Chikorita glanced off to Building #5, which was where the sound came from. They watched and waited, as a fifteen-year-old exited from the building. This teen sighed, while she shuffled her purse further up on her body. Seeing this, Rei ran up to her.

"Hey! Jay!" she called, catching the teenager off guard, "Where's Jay going?"

"Chiko!" the Leaf Pokémon called out next.

"Oh it's... you..." the pale fifteen-year-old said, "What's... why are you here?"

"Where's Jay going?" Rei asked again, "Is... is Jay leaving Constant Box?"

"Well duh," Jay answered, "Why would I stay here? After the way you broke my game and how your sister stared at me, I think it's obvious I should make my leave. I don't want anyone else getting pissed from my existence."

"Rei's not... uh... pissed with your existence," the child stated, "In fact, Rei wanted to apologize for breaking your small TV box..." she looked down to her feet, "Rei didn't mean too, she just thought you trapped a Chikorita. Rei was only trying to save the Chikorita... But now Rei know there was no Chikorita inside of it, and that it was just a small magical box that Jay was using... Rei sorry..."

"Are you for real?" Jay asked, as she took in Rei's weird speech pattern.

"Ricka calls Rei weird all the time!" the child answered with a smile, "Maybe it's beginning to show. Rei doesn't think she's weird, but if people keep saying this, then..."

"Chiko, chiko!" the Leaf Pokémon in her arms started to call.

"Rita, chiko!" Rei replied before gazing up to a confused Jay, "Chikorita came up with a wonderful idea! Do you want to come with Rei?"

Maverick Talks!

So I finished this episode. Yeah, episode. I'm just gonna stop calling them chapters and start calling them episodes. Yeah.

So this is, what, episode 14? Man, it feels like forever. Then again, we did have a lot of two part episodes, and this one looks like its gonna be the same. Man, oh man, why does this stuff keep happening? I think it's cause I write too much and then crazy stuff starts to happen. What do you guys think?

Anyway, the character of the day today comes from The Other James, and is the character Jaylen Butler. She didn't get to do much in this chapter, other than get stared at real hard by Ricka. But, I promise, she's gonna be doing some stuff in the next chapter. Pinky-promise! And after The Other James, the next episodes will features characters coming from MuffinMurf and Pixelized Pikale and Company!

But, hey, that's not all I have to say about this story. Ya see, in a review before the submission, The Other James said that Ricka was somewhat like Natsumi Tsujimoto. She's the main character from You're Under Arrest! Crazily enough, that review actually made me watch the first episode of the show, and now I'm stuck. So well.

So after watching the first episode of YUA!, I thought it would be kinda cool to make a shout-out to it, especially because this chapter had The Other James' character in it. So, Ricka owns a moped that has 'Natsumi' written on it, much like Natsumi does in YUA! Also, Ricka was supposed to be wearing Natsumi's clothing from the first episode. Before she got her police uniform, that is.

Anyway, this is the first half of this chapter/episode. The next chapter/episode/whatever, will be up tomorrow maybe. I don't know, my writing schedule is all kinds of nutty, if you all didn't know. Sigh.

And tomorrows the 4th of July. Makes me wish I set up the next chapter to be a holiday themed one. Oh well, maybe next time.

But as usual, send your characters to either me or Animegirl426. If you do, you'll see your character in a future chapter. We're gonna try to get to everyone's. Yeah! Uh! Super Saiyan!

Last thing before I sign off. Remember that girl Rei 'met' at the Poke Mart. Just. Just remember her.

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Maverick Kay Prime