Author's Note I'm back! And with a vengence! After drinking bad Gatorade, I feel like heck!
Neko: That's something not to be proud of...
Me: Hey, guess what!
Patrick: You're fat?
Me: I'm starting to get a sense of humor!
Nick: Haha... haha?
Me: Shut up!
Nick: So what were you for Halloween?
Me: Reno from Final Fantasy VII! At first I wanted to be Rikku from Final Fantasy X but I can't do her hair...
Neko: I was a school girl!
Maddie: And I was Tifa from Final Fantasy Advent Children! Here's Chapter 21!
Disclaimer I do not own any Pokemon characters, places, and/or plot lines. I just hate leveling up my pokemon to level 100! It takes so loooooong! TOO LONG! Not only that, I hate using Legendary pokemon (gasp!) I think they are overrated with mega stats. Remember kids, Pokemon like Snorlax, Blissey, Metagross, and Medicham can kill a level 100 Legendary pokemon with the right stats and skills. Just take Ash's Pikachu for example! It can defeat a Regice, but not an Elekible! And Elekible is a Shinou pokemon! Also, I consider Latias and Latios nonlegendary pokemon because you can use them in Battle Fontier.
The Shiny Magnet
Chapter 21
Homecoming Queen
"Bye Steven!" I bid as Steven mounted himself on his Skarmory.
"Bye Meena. Good luck." He bid. His Skarmory took flight as Abby and I waved him goodbye.
"So shall we?" I asked Abby when he was out of sight.
"Absol!" she eagerly cheered taking the lead towards Rustboro City.
"Well we're cheerful today. What's the occasion?" I asked her. Abby gave me an annoyed look and focused her attention to the road ahead. 'Oh, well. I guess I should butt out sometimes…' I thought to myself looking at the hazy morning sky.
At Rustboro City Pokemon Center…
"Ok guys, eat up!" I said as Sheena immediately ate all of her food in one gulp. 'I always wondered how she does that…' I thought as Shugo and Rukia tried to help her from choking. Eventually Barley wrapped her body around Sheena and squeezed the trapped food out of her air tubes.
"Trapinch inch trap!" Shugo scalded as Sheena gave him a look of innocence. I nibbled on my simple sandwich while I watched Shugo and Sheena have a staring contest. Rukia shook her head in a sadistic manner as Abby and Trey sighed.
"Hey Barley…" I whispered to my Milotic. "How long do you think this will last?" Barley shrugged her fins and continued to eat her lunch. 'I wonder how my family is…' I thought wandering off. 'The last time I heard from them was after my second contest…' Shugo and Sheena were still staring it out as Abby was muttering to Trey and Rukia on how dense they are. 'Well I'm going to see them today anyway!' I thought smiling.
"Ok guys, you ready to roll?" I asked my pokemon as Shugo and Sheena turned and faced me. They saluted military style as we all sweatdropped. 'Yep, those two are a complete mystery…'
In Petalburg Forest…
"Come on out Trey!" I call out as my yellow and dark red Combusken emerged.
"Combusk…" he said anticipating my request.
"Trey, can you use your super special awesome manly intuition to guide us women through this frightening forest?" I asked in my sweetest voice possible as Abby gave me the 'Oh you did NOT just say that' look. Trey gave me the 'Do I even have a choice?' look and started to lead us through the 'frightening' forest.
"Trey, you're so super special awesome!" I said as Abby and I followed him. We quickly traversed the forest as Petalburg City came into view.
"Sol!" Abby cried as I returned Trey. She started a one-man dash to the city as I struggled to keep up.
"Maybe… you're… right… about the… me being… fat… thing..." I said huffing and puffing as we reached the borders of the city. Abby gave me a cheerful expression as I lead her to the Petalburg City Gym also known as my home.
"Abby, what if I told you that I forgot the way to my own home?" I randomly asked her. Abby looked at me weirdly, eye twitching. "I'm just kidding! Well here we are!" We stood in front of my dojo like home as I opened the door. Abby entered first as I gently closed the door.
"Mom, Dad, I'm back!" I announced breaking the eerie silence.
"Meena? Is that you?" my mother asked popping her head from the kitchen.
"Yep! I'm back to challenge Dad!" I replied as my mother rushed from the kitchen and entangled me into a death grip.
"Oh, I barely recognize you! Are you ok? No broken bones or bruises? You look so thin! I'll guess that we'll have seconds for dinner!" my mother said crushing me in the so-called 'hug'.
"Mom… I'm turning pale…" I managed out. She immediately let go as the color in my cheeks returned.
"Did I hear you mention Meena, Caroline?" a voice I instantly remembered as my dad's.
"You wouldn't believe how much she was growing!" my mother proudly declared as my father emerged from the kitchen.
"Dad!" I cried running and giving him a gentle hug.
"Hey there Meena. How's your training?" my dad said.
"Pretty good!" I answered letting go of him.
"Sol…" Abby said for the first time ever since we entered the house, sighing. A growling sound came from her stomach as I clutched mine.
"Lunch felt like five weeks ago…" I mumbled as my mother chuckled.
"There's enough food for you and your pokemon in the kitchen." She said as Abby and I marched to the kitchen.
After Snack Time…
"Milo!" Barley gracefully cried slithering to one of the small lakes scattered around the city.
"I'll let you play in the water until dinner time, ok?" I asked as she quickly agreed. She submerged into the water, obviously wanting to make some new friends. 'I wish I was as free as Barley…' I sighed in my head making my way back to my home. 'Then again, how would it feel to be owned by someone?' I entered my home as Shugo and Sheena were sliding across the slippery floor while Trey sat in the corner, apparently monitoring their 'fun'.
"Absol sol!" Abby greeted with Rukia at her heels.
'She said: Can we ditch these men because I want some peace and quiet!' Rukia translated in my head.
"Well we can hang out in my room until my brother and sister come home from school…" I started to say before Abby cheered with glee. "Ok then, follow me!" I lead my two-man team up a couple of stairs and onto the second floor. We turned to the room to the left and entered the darkness. I automatically turned on the electric light out of habit revealing a simple room with blue-green walls. There was a made-up bed with a desk sitting in the corner. My gray PC blankly stared at us with its black screen right next to my small radio.
'Awesomeness!' Rukia cried in my thoughts rushing to the radio as Abby and I sweatdropped. 'Hey why isn't it working?'
"Maybe it's because it hasn't worked for years…" I said aloud as Abby tried to suppress a laugh but was failing miserably.
'So… what is there to do?' Rukia asked turning to us.
"I don't know…" I mumbled. Abby made a suggestion in poke language as Rukia's white face turned red.
'NUH UH, NO WAY, YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND, SO TOTALLY THE OPPOSITE OF SUPER SPECIAL AWESOMENESS!' Rukia cried running from the room, leaving me confused and Abby in a giggle fit.
"What did you say to her?" I asked Abby as she gave me an evil look. "Well, um, ooook… I was planning to take a nap, is that fine with you?" Abby gladly chirped with agreement, exiting the room most likely going to torture Rukia or more or less Sheena. When she left, I sat on my bed, thinking about how much I have changed. 'I wonder if Max and May will tell the difference between the me then and the me now…' I thought lying down on the bed. 'I hope not… I lost my touch as a person… I think…' I turned over on my side, hearing a loud crash below, guessing that Trey and Abby must be torturing Sheena with food again. 'Why am I so much doubt? Was it what Regret said that made me think? All I want is to do everything I can for my friends…' I asked myself, drifting off into slumber. Before I was engulfed into the darkness, a soothing unfamiliar voice reached into my thoughts.
'You're stronger than this… I'm sure of it!'
After a few winks…
"Meena!" I heard a familiar voice call as my brother and sister barged into my room. They always barge into my room uninvited so I was used to it. I jumped out of bed, waking up from a much-needed nap.
"Hey! How's my favorite little brother and sister?" I asked them standing up. May and Max rushed over to me and pulled me into an embrace.
"Meena, we're your only little brother and sister." Max pointed out, loosening from the embrace.
"Either way, we're fine!" May answered following Max's lead.
"So Meena, are you going to show us your pokemon?" Max eagerly asked as I sweatdropped.
"Well, ok. I promised anyway but I'm going to go get Barley from one of the lakes…" I said walking out of the room. I heard a faint cheer from my room as I descended the stairs to the first floor. There, Sheena was riding Shugo bare back like a horse with a lasso as Shugo tried to buck her off. Trey was sitting in the same corner, slightly amused at the rodeo as Abby and Rukia snoozed near the door.
"Trey, do you want to come with me to go get Barley?" I asked as he immediately sat up and followed me out the door.
"Combusk, combusk!" he cried pointing to the dull orange and dark purple sky.
"We'd better hurry up and get Barley!" I replied, leading us to the small lake where I left Barley to play. Soon, lake came into view as Barley's serpent like figure jumped in and out of the water. An audience of Marill and even Corphish clapped and cheered as Barley resurfaced, bowing slightly.
"Combusken busken busk!" Trey cheered clapping at Barley's performance. She blushed and rubbed the back of her small head.
"You're getting better!" I commented. "Come on, it's time for dinner!" Barley quickly said goodbye to her friends as I returned her to her pokeball.
"Now let's get back home, I'm starving!" I said as Trey gladly agreed. He started to run back the way we came leaving me in the dust. 'Why me?' I asked myself running after him but since he had highly developed legs, I didn't stand a chance. After five minutes of running, walking, running again, and constant yelling, we made it back to my home, sniffing the sweet aromas brewing inside. Trey's stomach growled hungrily as he barged into the house rushing into the kitchen. Sheena was still riding Shugo like a horse, swinging the lasso of rope in the air idiotically.
"Sol…" Abby muttered as the door slammed into her face.
'Talk about a one tracked mind…' Rukia mumbled in poke language and my thoughts. Abby replied to her comment in a mischievous voice as Rukia turned bright red again.
'NUH UH, NO WAY, WE'RE NOT GOING THERE AGAIN! END OF CONVERSATION, GOOD NIGHT, I'M OUT OF THE BUILDING!' Rukia cried rushing to the kitchen.
"Um, what did you say?" I asked Abby as she snickered. 'Am I missing something?' I asked in my head as Abby wandered over to the kitchen.
"Meena, you're back!" Max cried emerging from the stairs.
"Ok, ready to get a proper introduction from my pokemon?" I asked him while he nodded.
"I want to meet them too!" May called emerging from the upper level.
"Sheena, can you do me a favor and get Trey, Rukia, and Abby?" I asked Sheena as she jumped off Shugo and evilly swung the lasso in the air. She then ran to the kitchen as sounds of struggling, evil laughter, and chicken cries rang throughout the house. '…This is not good…' I thought as Sheena emerged from the kitchen, dragging a tied up Abby, Rukia, and Trey by the string.
"…I think that's too extreme!" I said untying my pokemon. Sheena sighed with disappointment as Abby, Trey, and Rukia gave her death glares.
"Ok Barley time to meet May and Max!" I cried calling out my light blue and yellow Milotic.
"Mi, mi!" Barley cried in a greeting manner as Shugo joined her at her side.
"Max, May, this is Barley, Shugo, Rukia, Sheena, and Trey!" I introduced. All of my pokemon said their own little hellos at the call of their names. "Of course, you guys know Abby." Abby chirped with glee, thankful that I didn't forget about her. "Guys, this is my little brother and sister, May and Max!"
"Hi!" May greeted.
"Wow so cool!" Max cried running up to Shugo. We all sweatdropped at my brother's eagerness as our mother emerged from the kitchen.
"I hope you brought your appetite, dinner's ready!" she announced as Sheena made a one-man dash towards the kitchen.
There's chappie 21 for y'all! I'm tired now so I'm taking a nap...
Nick 2.0: Um, ok...
Me: Zzzzzzz...
Maddie: Fine, we'll do it.
Nick: Look forward to Chapter 22, the showdown between the father and daugh- DO I REALLY HAVE TO SAY IT?!?!?
Me: Yes, NOW SAY IT! OR ELSE I'M GOING TO TELL EVERYONE YOUR 'DIRTY LITTLE SECRET'!
Nick: yes master... Look forward to Chapter 22, the showdown between the father and daughter, the bonds of a family, and the whole nine miles! It's Daddy Dearest vs. Daddy's Girl! OK NOW WHERE'S MY PAY CHECK?!?!?
Me: Zzz...
Nick: AWW HECK!
Me: Remember kids, threating someone's personal secrets is called blackmail XD
Nick: I thought you were asleep!
Me: Zzzz...