Alright guys sorry for the delay, I was at a christian sports camp on the ocean for a week, then about a day after, I went to a Mission Trip in West Virginia, after that I spent an awful week in a shack on a lake with less than the Edge network, fortunately, I did a lot of planning for this story while I was there. The week after that I spent at my grandma's house, but I'm back now.
Also, 1.5k is roughly the minimum for one of my chapters, anything less and I will apologize, more and I'll be happy. Just so you know because my chapters vary a lot. ^_^
Thank you so much to loveandfriendship for reviewing! You're the best. Seriously, I mean it. This is for you.
! Finally, I am accepting OCs of Pokémon and trainers so look at the last chapter to find the information you need to fill out to have your character in this story. Also tell me your characters affiliation, good (grew up near Kurt or Rae?) or bad (Team Magna perhaps?) or neutral (just traveling?).
A few minutes after Gold had left, Nova was able to compose herself enough to returned to the group. When she had returned, she played her flustered emotions off as if Gold wanted to take a walk alone and she had been embarrassed that she followed. So, within a minute, the subject of discussion changed, to the relief of the concerned eevee. Poison the Nidoran animatedly recapped what Sam had said while she was gone-that the next town, known as Cerulean City, had a Gym. Nova vaguely understood that Poison was trying to discuss stratedgy with her but after she made no effort to contribute to the one-sided conversation, he gave up and left to sleep, undaunted by her slightly rude behavior. Nova sat in the cold air for several minutes before taking a place near the fading embers of the fire.
Later that night, Gold returned and fell asleep, resting against a tree.
The next morning, everyone got up early, packed camp and started along the road. Just as they were reaching the city limits, Gold came to a dead stop. Nova, forgetting the current rift between her and her teammate, came up to the blind-sided sandshrew.
"What is it, Gold? Do you sense something?" Nova stuck her nose in the air and tried deciphering the scents. It smelled a lot like Pewter City except less earthy and more...crisp.
"No no-we can't be... we can't be here!" Gold yelled, eyes wide, head whipping around. Missile, being jumpy as he was, reacted poorly to the faux-ground type's distress and started flitting around madly. Poison barreled past Sam in an effort to find out what was happening while Nova stood, feeling like stone and wishing she knew what was happening.
"Wha-what's wrong with you guys?" Sam protested. The three humans stood, shocked, as Nova and Poison tried to talk to Gold and calm Missile, respectively.
"Do you think its the excitement of the city?" Sam ventured uneasily, eyeing his Pokemon cautiously.
"I don't know, they've seemed kind of tense today, they might be quarreling." Rae pondered, hand on her chin in thought.
"Right then, I'll recall them." One by one, Sam recalled Gold, Missile, and Poison. Finally, he held Nova's enlarged Pokéball in his hand. Nova instinctively knew, despite her distance, that it was hers. Sam held it out in front of him, frozen in thought.
I'll respect any decision he makes, Nova thought, sitting down in a gesture of compliance. After a second of consideration, Sam laughed to himslef. "Ha, I can't seem to do it, makes me a pretty lame trainer, huh? Most trainers always carry their Pokemon in Pokeballs. Well, I guess I was never gonna be a normal trainer, Come here, Nova."
Nova could barely restrain a squeak of joy as she bounded over to Sam and jumped into his lowered arms and rubbed nher head affectionatly against his chin as he brought her to his chest.
As they walked under the sign announcing Cerulean City, Kurt thought of something. "What's first on the agenda?"
"How about we got to the Poké-" Sam started.
"Look at those cute little booths!" Rae exclaimed, already moving towards the small, seasonal stands. Nova looked at Kurt and Sam. who both shrugged and followed. The team approached the first booth that was run by a kind looking old lady. In an effort to examine her wares, Nova clumsily scaled Sam and balanced precariously on his shoulder.
"Hello dearies, can I interest you in any backpacks for your travels?" She asked, "They're nearly indestructible. I have different sizes and colors as well..." Nova zoned out of the conversation and decided to survey their surroundings like any vigilant Pokemon in charge of defending three humans would do.
Nearby, a young boy and his Slowpoke were walking through crowds of less interesting people. Nova's green eyes continued to follow the boy and his companion as he proceeded to push a brown, sticky looking food inside of a cone shaped holder, into a young girl's face. Shrieking what Nova presumed was the boy's name, the girl tried to wipe the brown smudges off her pink, lacy dress. Giving up, the girl wiped the substance off her face with his sleeve and followed in pursuit of the boy.
Turning her attention back to Sam now, she watched Sam hand a handful of Poké over to the lady after she accepted three backpacks. "Yeah! I love this! To the next booth!" Rae cheered, racing ahead, tailed by an equally excited Kurt.
When Nova and the others caught up, Kurt was already browsing miscellaneous stacks of clothes and accessories. Quickly, he picked out a pair of brown camouflage fingerless gloves with darker brown wristbands and a faded green camo bandana.
Rae sifted through the shirts and found a white scoop neck she liked. Sam looked through the T-shirts and within minutes, everyone was ready to check out. Kurt had added a black T-shirt and dark green cargo pants and Sam adding a dark red shirt and dark jeans. Just as Nova was reflecting on how impressive their pile was and why humans felt the need to wear clothes, Rae set down some jean shorts and a braided leather belt.
"That'll be all," she said, slightly sheepish, to the booth owner. After the money had been exchanged, the trainers conceded their shopping trip tot he pleasure of Nova, who was feeling quite bored without any Pokémon to keep her company while Sam was distracted.
Having no idea where the Pokémon Center was, Kurt asked a helpful stranger, who gladly pointed them in the right direction.
Rae paused through the team's now much smaller wallet of funds. "I don't think we're using our Poké very well..." She frowned.
"Huh? How do you mean?" Kurt asked, glancing at her before returning his attention to where he was tossing Abra's Pokéball up and down in his hand.
"Well," Rae explained, "we were so excited about new stuff that we used almost all of our cash. We only have 1,000 Poké left..."
"What?" Sam exclaimed, jumping slightly, causing Nova to have a brief moment of panic in which she secured her arms around Sam's neck in a vice grip. "Ah. Sorry Nova!"
"What are we going to do?" Rae wailed, clutching their meager funds tightly, "1,000 Poké barely covers four human meals! We're three kids and...eight Pokémon!"
"Well, at any rate there's always one way to make some cash," Sam said, slipping his hands into his pockets.
WANTED: One or two kids. No adults! Please meet me at the abandoned well. Expect to be paid well for your services.
"Okay, anyone else getting a really weird feeling from that dude?" Kurt inquired.
"Yeah. Maybe the job board isn't a good idea seeing as that's the only posting..."
"Great, lets head to the Pokémon Center then," Nova told them. Of course, they didn't understand.
"Let try the bank. I have some emergency funds my mom set up for me in Viridian." Rae said. Nova just sighed and let Sam carry her in the direction of the bank.
"Hello, can I access my account? My name is Rachel Jenny Smith," Rae informed the banker. The banker typed in her name and frowned.
"I should have fifteen thousand in it," Rae persisted, looking at his face.
"...Yes, you do, it's just... that your account has been frozen as of two weeks ago..." The banker told her.
"What?"
"There's a message there too. Would you like me to read it?" The banker glanced up at Rae for consent, when Rae nodded, he cleared his voice and began. "'Rae,' it says, 'if you wanted to elope with some miscreant instead of returning to your dear mother, don't expect to use my money.'" The banker then looked at the two males standing behind Rae, looking slightly disgusted.
Rae was too flustered to bother to fix the confusion. "I told her that I missed my train! She's always jumping to conclusions!"
"It's alright, we'll figure something out at the Pokémon Center." Kurt assured her. Nova's ears twitched happily. Finally, she thought, I'm exhausted.
As the trainers explained to Nurse Joy their situation, Nova sat beside the Pokémon on her team. Every time she tried to scoot closer to Gold, he would get up and move a further distance away. Frusterated and used to being in a state of, well, near friendship with him, Nova sighed and threw in the towel. He had a right to stay angry with her.
Nova turned her attention to her trainer. Rae had just finished explaining her frozen account when he spoke up, looking directly into Rae's eyes. "Rae, I'm so sorry. If I hadn't run into you , you would've made the train and gotten back without your account being frozen." Sam said with sad sincerity.
Rae looked at him as if he was an idiot. "That's dumb. If you hadn't run into me, I'd be bored in my room and you'd probably be dead on the side of the road." She informed him matter-of-factly.
Sam nearly nodded before replaying her words in his head. "Wait, what? Are you suggesting that without you, I'd be hit by a car?" Sam protested.
"Yep." Rae nodded sagely. Nova snorted in laughter.
"Well what about Kurt?"
Rae thought for a second before responding. "He'd be dead too."
"Hey!"
Before their disagreement could escalate any further, Joy returned from where she was searching her desk drawers and placed a slip of paper in Sam's hand. "This is a free meal ticket for the diner across the street. It's called Munchies. Every time the owner brings his Pokémon here, he insists on repaying me with one. I don't wish to offend him, but I'm a vegan and cannot eat at his restaurant, you see. You three go ahead and I'll see what I can find for your Pokémon."
"Well, if you're sure..." Sam started uneasily.
"Thank you!" Kurt called, grabbing the ticket and zooming off.
Nurse Joy had found some extra kibble and fruit so the Pokémon were happily eating. Well, mostly.
After swallowing the remaining chunks of honeydew from her bowl, Nova quietly approached Gold, who was stiffly ingesting his Pokéfood. From watching what Sam had done earlier, Nova now thought she knew what she had to do to earn Gold's forgiveness. It might be a little humiliating but she would do it.
"Gold! I'm so sorry for what I said to you, it-it wasn't my intention to upset you, the wrong words just came out of my mouth. I didn't mean it. Not at all." Nova was inwardly relieved when Gold's face seemed to soften slightly though it mostly seemed to be from surprise. "So just tell me when I say something wrong. I'm so scatter-brained..." Nova said, trailing off.
Gold's look hardened angrily again, but it was different somehow. He looked at the piece of food in his paw before gripping it tightly. "...It has nothing to do with you..."
Rejection stung her eyes as she backed away from her irate teammate.
It seemed she wasn't about to be forgiven.
Wow! In this chapter I have 15 consecutive rows of one line paragraphs. I guess thats dialogue for you!
Anyway please (please) review or sent in OCs! I have a view things planned that I cannot write without. Of course, I can make my own OCs, but it might take a while and delay the story a decent amount.
YAY. WROTE THIS CHAPTER IN ONE SITTING. imma go run or something to restore feeling to my legs.
Somehow, I feel like this chapter is higher quality... anyway I'm in the process of drawing the trainers and their teams. If you've seen my profile pic, you know that Pokémon drawings aren't...exactly my forté, but they should work as a reference...
THIS IS THE FIRST ravenwingdark dot deviantart dot com/art/Supernova-392050343
just replace the dots with .