KKD: Wow, twenty-five chapters… haven't hit this marker since Sonic Climax Jump… oh wait! NO I DIDN'T This is the first time ANY of my stories hit this milestone, and it would NEVER have been possible without my aibou.
Pikatwig: Thanks… you know, I'm glad we're working on this together. And congrats on the milestone aibou.
KKD: Thanks for supporting this with me the entire way, aibou. I doubt this'd be possible without you.
Pikatwig: No problem.
KKD: And for those of you watching, to celebrate this milestone, I actually created a little intro for you guys in this story. I gotta tell you I honestly felt like it didn't need an intro, but having reached this far, and the fact of Pokemon both here and officially has the 18 types, it feels like it fits now. PS, the theme used is the theme of the new Pokemon anime.
Pikatwig: Cool, so anyway, let's rock and roll!
DISCLAIMERS: KKD & Pikatwig only own Takeshi, Hana, Daisuke, Xion, Ino, Koyomi, and Kaito. The rest belong to Nintendo, Game Freak, the Pokemon Company, and their respective owners.
KKD Studios Presents
In association with Pikatwig Entertainment
(Cue V (Volt))
*Intro begins with Shocker examining a PokeBall before pushing it aside and waving at the camera before hearing something and jumping on Takeshi's shoulder.*
DRAGON GHOST jimen hikou doku mushi mizu denki iwa kusa aku kouri NORMAL honou kakutou hagane ESPER FAIRY (Dragon, Ghost, Ground, Flying, Poison, Bug, Water, Electric, Rock, Grass, Dark, Ice Normal, Fire, Fighting, Steel, Psychic, Fairy) *We get scenes from all over the Kanto Region, getting a glimpse of the many Pokemon while Takeshi & his friends run around on their journey.*
Saa kokokara bouken da hikari no saki no hatemade (Let's go, my adventure starts from here to the horizon and beyond) *Show a picture of the entire Kanto Region, and then zoom in on Pallet Town to show our main heroes, zooming in on Takeshi and Shocker hanging out.*
Sora kara niboreta namida no ame kaki wakete (The sky overflows with rainy tears but we push our way through) *Hana and Cinnamon were followed up showing the two preparing for a Pokemon Contest, even showing Cinnamon as an Eevee before she evolved into Flareon. She then looks at her reflection in a lake and sees herself in her Rocket Admin Attire, and then she swats the image away.*
Saa yuuki dashita ikou ka kinou boku ni katsutame (Let's go, use our courage to be better than yesterday) *Daisuke and Striker were finally followed up, preparing for the day when Shigeru would be fought, with Striker, like Cinnamon, being seen as an Eevee before evolving into his Vaporeon stage.*
Donna deai no takara da (Treasure every encounter) *We then shift views nearby to see Koyomi, Kaito, and Electabuzz spying on the kids before turning to see Misty and the silhouettes of the other Kanto Gym Leaders in Team Rocket.*
Doki doki doki CHALLENGER (Heart-pounding Challenger!) *Misty then slaps the trio before her, leaving them with red marks on their cheeks.*
Itsuka kanarazu kanaeru yuma ga aru (One day, my dream will be fulfilled) *Takeshi, with Shocker on his shoulder, is seen running down a path filled with tall grass before stopping before a plateau, showing all the gym leaders' silhouettes and those of the Elite Four*
Kimi ga oshiete kuretanosa sou dakarakoso tabi ni deru (So that's why I'll go on my journey) *Takeshi is then joined by Hana with Cinnamon and Daisuke before looking ahead to see Shigeru amidst the silhouettes, and then our main group smirked before charging forward.*
Akai kizuna no wa ga dekaku hirogattara (Bonding's red rings spread far and wide) *Takeshi is then seen commanding five of his Pokemon, Shocker, Deku, Gaim, Mega, Bubbles, and a sixth Pokemon's silhouette into battles one at a time.*
Tashina no koto genki mo sugu minna ni todoku no sa (Its energy reaches everybody) *They then all turn to see Mew smiling nearby as they turn and attack the leader of Team Rocket's Pokemon on Takeshi's orders.*
Aoi bokura no hoshi no kibou ha kagayaite (This blue planet shines with hope) *The team's main Pokemon, in their last evolutionary stage by the end of this arc, are then seen showing off their signature moves*
Kiiroi hana ga saku (While the yellow flowers bloom) *Shocker finishes this with his own Electro Ball before a symbol appears and several Pokemon that are in their final evolutionary stage go through Mega Evolution!*
DRAGON GHOST jimen hikou doku mushi mizu denki iwa kusa aku kouri NORMAL honou kakutou hagane ESPER FAIRY (Dragon, Ghost, Ground, Flying, Poison, Bug, Water, Electric, Rock, Grass, Dark, Ice Normal, Fire, Fighting, Steel, Psychic, Fairy) *The legendary birds appear in the background before Mewtwo & Mew fly in front of them, and with a flash, the title appears with our heroes behind it.*
Pokemon Neo Yellow Version
Hana: Well, last chapter was bittersweet for us. I won my last contest before the Grand Festival, and we were close to getting Misty arrested. However, we found out Xion's dad, Hayato, was with Team Rocket as well, Xion's mom, Kari, divorced him on the spot, and then we parted ways with Xion…
Takeshi: Hey, at least we parted on a happy note.
Hana: And thanks to Xion, what originally felt like a hollow victory, felt more like a hard earned victory.
Daisuke: And now, the journey continues as we head back towards Fuchsia City. But first, a little side adventure along Routes #16-18 in…
Chapter 25: The Trade Shinka!
"Wow, retracing steps are kinda fun, right Xi- oh right," Hana said, and with a small sigh, she looked over to where Xion would be walking if she were with them.
"I miss her," she sighed.
"We all miss her, sis," Takeshi informed, wanting Hana to not feel like she's the only one who does feel that way.
"Pika…" Shocker added in, feeling sad about not seeing his daughter, pulling out a small paper, with a clumsily made drawing of himself, Midnight and Serena, it was drawn by Xion.
"See… even Shocker misses them," Takeshi pointed out.
"Flare…" Cinnamon added in.
"C'mon guys! We've got other things to worry about right now anyway, remember?" Daisuke reminded the group.
"Sorry it just feels kinda… awkward and… kinda lonesome without her," Hana replied.
"You were the closest to her out of all of us; it's only natural you'd feel that way," Takeshi reminded.
Hana sighed and looked at Xion's farewell gift, but nonetheless the group continued forward.
Soon, they reached what appeared to be a fork in the road, with one portion having a large freeway of bikers.
"So this is the famous Cycling Road, huh?" Daisuke noted.
"And that is what now?" Hana asked.
"One of the quickest ways to Fuschia City," Daisuke answered. "People who have bikes can drive their way down this path, having the least amount of trouble, but those who don't, or just want a breather from it, head down the other part of the fork to continue on foot."
They then got onto their bikes, and began on their way, but Hana stopped for a moment, and then said to herself "Wonder how Xion's doing."
Back in Pewter City, Xion was playing peacefully with Midnight. Nearby, Kari was watching her daughter as Serena came out to watch her mother have fun with her trainer-to-be.
"Xion-chan! Come here please," Kari replied, getting Xion's attention before she and Midnight walked over to Kari as the mother showed Xion a picture and map of a new region. "Don't forget we're going to be moving. And I thought moving to this region in the west would be a good idea. Best of all, you get to pick where we move to."
"Okay," Xion nodded, looking at the map before… "What about this place, New Bark Town?"
"Okay then," Kari nodded.
"Nee-chan! You coming?" Takeshi asked, snapping Hana out of her thoughts.
"Uh, yeah, just give me a moment," she replied.
"Okay, but hurry up!" Daisuke added.
Hana groaned annoyed as she and Cinnamon picked up speed to catch up with the boys.
"Take it easy, though; this path is all downhill, so we'll need to be careful," Daisuke remembered as Hana caught up, but it was too late for Hana to stop as she crashed into Daisuke.
They noticed they dropped a PokeBall and picked one up… but… it wasn't their Pokemon, not like the two of them noticed.
"Didn't I just say to be careful?" Daisuke groaned.
"Oh shut up!" Hana replied.
"C'mon, let's quit arguing and get moving you two," Takeshi sighed as they all got back on their bikes and moved to Route #18.
They continued down the road for a while, but most of the way was silent, nobody was in the mood to talk, when they noticed a Biker gang near the entrance to the next city.
"Oh boy," Takeshi sighed as the Biker gang turned to see them coming.
"Hey look, a bunch of little kids who think they can just go to the poison type Gym huh?" one of the bikers said.
"What's it to you?" Daisuke responded.
"We work with the gym leader, and you gotta beat us if you want to get a good word to go and fight him!" the lead Biker answered.
"If that's the case, we accept!" Hana responded. "Shadow, shine time!"
"Wrecker, let's go!" Daisuke added as they threw their PokeBalls, only to find… they had the wrong ones!
"What?!" Takeshi groaned. "Did you two pick up the wrong PokeBalls when you fell?"
Suddenly, Shadow and Wrecker began to glow.
"EH?!" Hana and Daisuke gawked as Shadow's change finished first.
Now, Shadow had a full purple body with legs, arms, pointed ears, red eyes, a toothy grin, a spiny back, and a short tail. Shadow had evolved from Haunter to a Gengar, his Mega Stone glowing for the brief moment indicating he can Mega Evolve.
Wrecker's evolution, on the other hand, was a bit more drastic. From the grey and more dino-looking form, Wrecker turned brown with patches of orange armor, most notably around his waist, over his shoulders, and on his eyebrows. Also, his arms were noticeably more bulky, had two drill horns on his head, and a club-like tail.
"Shadow's a Gengar," Hana said amazed.
"And I've heard rumors that from trading, Rhydon could evolve further!" Daisuke added in.
With that, Hana pulled out her Pokedex to see if she had anything on Rhydon's new form, but…
-There is no data, there are still some Pokemon yet to be identified.-
"Figures," Hana sighed as Daisuke checked Shadow with his dex.
-Gengar, the Shadow Pokemon. A Gengar is close by if you feel a sudden chill. It may be trying to lay a curse on you.-
"What is it with these creepy descriptions for Shadow's evolutionary line?!" Hana asked, only to get a shrug from Daisuke.
"Well he is a Ghost-type," Takeshi pointed out.
"Oh whatever! Okay, so Wrecker use Earthquake!" Hana shouted as Wrecker stomped the ground, creating an earthquake, this managed to knock aside the two poison types that were just barely sent out, were knocked out with one blow.
"What a blow!" Takeshi gawked.
Both Pokemon were recalled and then Hana took Shadow's PokeBall back before handing Daisuke Wrecker's, and then they walked into the next city.
"Seems some Pokemon only evolve if you trade them," Takeshi realized.
"Really? I heard about that from Grandpa," Daisuke recalled.
The three look around for a bit, but don't see much of anything to out of the ordinary for now, since the sun was starting to set, the trio of trainers walked into the Pokemon Center for the night, and then Hana looked and thought she saw Xion's shadow, but she was wrong, it was just her imagination.
"... I really hope I get to see her again," she sighed.
Meanwhile, with Xion, she and Kari were already beginning to pack for their trip to New Bark, and they had quite a few boxes.
"Okaa-san, how many boxes will we have to pack?" Xion asked.
"We're not going to be leaving much behind, dear. But I think this should be everything; the movers should be here soon," Kari answered.
"Okay, but… okaa-san, I have a question, when we move, can you help me write a letter to Hana so she'll know where I am?" Xion inquired.
"Sure," Kari nodded as they looked and saw the movers arrive.
From the truck came some humanoid Pokemon, similar to Machamp only a bit smaller, having only two arms, with a muzzle the same color as it's body (very pale grayish blue), and having arms so ripped it looked like the blood vessels were popping out.
"You ready to move?" Kari asked.
"Yep," Xion said, happy to get a new change of scenery, and simply hoping that things would get better for her in New Bark Town…
Takeshi: Well, we've managed to arrive in Fuschia City, and we've got a couple things in store, not only do we have the gym later, but first up is the Safari Zone.
Daisuke: That's a zone where people can catch Pokemon most can't catch in the wild.
Hana: Maybe we can find something we won't commonly see, wait… what is that Pokemon there?
Takeshi: Hana-chan, Daisuke-kun! GUYS! GAH!
Shocker: Pika…
Takeshi: Jikai, Pokemon Neo Yellow Version: Safari Adventure! Rarer than Rare!
KKD: Well, that was something, wasn't it?
Pikatwig: Yep, I liked this chapter, and we got to see some trade evolution for the first time.
KKD: Yep, and they actually evolved via trading like in the games and the manga. But… what is it that they found in the Safari Zone anyway?
Pikatwig: You'll see. Because to be truthful, I'm not too sure myself, could be Shiny could be a Pokemon from another region entirely, not sure yet.
KKD: Okay then… so anyway, what's your favorite part of the chapter?
Pikatwig: When Xion chose where she and her mom were going to move.
KKD: Sounds like that's alluding to a future story.
Pikatwig: Well, jaa ne readers.