Omnipresent Narrator:
When Nick wakes up, he is surprised to see that he is back in his bed. He gets up, stretches, and grabs his glasses. He then walks to his closet and picks out an outfit to wear. He hops in the shower. When he comes out, he has changed into a green button-down shirt, blue slacks, a red cap, and blue tennis shoes. He looks for his Poké Balls, but to no avail. He then hears a familiar voice behind him.
"Char?"
He turns around and sees Charmy looking excitedly towards him.
"Hey what is it girl?"
She runs up to him and grabs his hand, before pulling him towards the kitchen.
"Ok, ok girl! I get it, hold on!"
He adjusts his glasses, then picks up Charmy and sets her on his shoulder. Then he walks to the kitchen table and sees a note.
'Hello Nick, meet us at Pewter Gym please. There is a big surprise waiting for you there. It's something you do not want to miss!
-Remited.'
He sets back down the note, and then walks out the door. As he is walking through Viridian City, Charmy hops off his shoulder and starts to run ahead.
"Slow down girl!"
As she takes off, Nick speeds up. However, as he passes the Viridian Gym, he feels a sense of unease coming from it, which he knows is unusual for Gyms. So he decides to check it out. He enters it, and it is completely dark. He blindly stumbles his way through, until suddenly a flashlight beam blinds him. Then, a fist is thrown at his face and he is knocked out.
When Charmy realizes Nick is no longer with her, she starts retracing her steps. When she gets to the Viridian Gym, her keen nose smells him. She runs into the Gym, and then soon spots Nick tied up and gagged. Two Team Rocket Grunts are guarding him. Charmy is mad, and rushes in. The Grunts notice her.
"Oh? The Starter of the Trainer we have captured?"
"Whatever, man! We just capture it, then we can use it in our battles!"
The two Grunts laugh, and one pulls out a Poké Ball. Charmy isn't having any of it, and rushes the two. They deftly dodge, and throw out their Pokémon. One is a Bellsprout, the other is a Slowpoke. Charmy promptly uses a Fire Fang to deal a super effective hit on the Bellsprout. The Slowpoke then uses a Water Pulse, which badly wounds Charmy. Nick's eyes widen, but he cannot do anything to help her. They've even taken his Bag. The Grunt switches the Fainted Bellsprout for a Rhyhorn. Then it proceeds to ram its horn against Charmy's chest, sending her flying. She hits the ground hard, then hears a familiar voice.
"Charmy, are you ok?"
She looks up, and sees Blue. She hugs his legs, and he sprays a Super Potion on her to heal her. Then, he sends out Blastoise.
"Charmy, either you're gonna have a type disadvantage, so take the Slowpoke. I'll handle the Rhyhorn!"
Charmy nods, and proceeds to use Scratch to Faint the Water-type. It's owner recalls it and runs off deeper into the Gym. Then, Blue has Blastoise use Hydro Pump twice to two-shot the Rhyhorn. The Grunt is furious, but also scared.
"Y-you want to save this Trainer? G-go ahead! Here, t-take his Bag too! We don't need it!"
He flings the Bag down on the ground and runs off after the other Grunt.
"Hmph, weaklings."
Charmy looks at Blue, then gasps as he picks her up. He then holds her flaming tail up to the rope binding Nick. It burns away, and Nick falls to the ground before removing his gag.
gasp gasp*
"Th-thank you, Charmy...Blue..."
He is panting and gulping in air. Blue helps him to his feet before taking outside the Gym.
"Thank you guys so much."
Charmy hops on his shoulder and kisses his cheek. Nick laughs, then asks Blue why he came over.
"I wanted to make sure that you didn't sleep in. I helped set up your surprise as well. But then I heard the loud sounds of battle in the Gym and went to check it out."
Blue then sends out his Pidgeot.
"Here, hop on. I'll take us to Pewter for your surprise."
Nick eagerly obliges. Soon, they are soaring over to Pewter, skipping the Forest. When they land in front of the Center, Blue calls back Pidgeot. Then, Blue takes Charmy's hand, and runs over to the Pewter Gym. Nick tries his best to keep up, but can't. He ends up just walking the remaining distance. When he enters, the lights are off. He walks into the battle arena nervously. Then, the lights go on.
"SURPRISE!!"
"CHAR!"
Everyone jumps out, and Phoenix and the other birds fly down to greet him. Nick blinks twice, then walks up to Remited.
"You planned this in just one night?"
"Yup! It was easy with our Pokémon to help us! Now, come with us!"
They all head into a part of the Gym that Nick had never seen. It looks like a living room/kitchen combo. There, Bill is waiting.
"Happy Birthday, Nick!"
"Bill?"
"Yup!"
They shake hands, and then Julie steps forward.
"Well, shall we hand him our gifts?"
The others nod, and Phoenix flies to the battle arena, then returns with a box in his talons. He does this 3 more times.
"Here, you should have my gift first. It's a two-part one."
"Ok Bill."
He takes something out of his pocket. Nick recognizes it as his iPhone 11.
"Hey, you finished the mods!"
Bill nods.
"Look at the apps."
He does, and gasp as he sees one called 'PokéSpeech Translator', and one called 'Mobile PSS'. He looks up at Bill, who nods, then taps PokéSpeech Translator. Suddenly, a pair of earbuds extend out of the bottom, then move up to his ears. They insert themselves gently inside them. Bill turns to Charmy.
"Say something, Charmy."
"I love you, Master!"
Nick is astonished.
"Hey, Charmy? Can you repeat that?"
"I love you, Master!"
Nick is absolutely flabbergasted.
"Y-You do?"
"Yes!"
"Ch-Charmy..."
Bill looks on in excitement.
"So it works?"
Nick thumbs up while blushing.
"Ok, now push that button to retract the earbuds."
He does so, and Bill proceeds to tell him about the other app, 'Mobile PSS'.
"This app allows you to use my System without having to go to a PC!"
"Wow!"
Then, everyone else starts giving him their gifts. Misty gives him a kiss on the cheek, and a Water Stone. Surge hands him a Thunder Stone. Forrest gives him a Protector, should he ever want to get a Rhyperior of his own. Then, he reactivates the Translator before the Pokémon give him their gifts. Phoenix gives him another Sacred Ash.
"Thank you, Phoenix!"
"It's no problem, Trainer Nick."
Melody gives him a flute.
"This is so you can play it while I sing and dance."
"Awww, thanks Melody!"
Then, he receives many small gifts from his Pokémon. Finally, when it's Charmy's turn, Nick stares at her.
"Charmy? Why are you blushing?"
This causes her to blush darker. Then, Nick leans down and picks her up. Charmy then puts her hands on the sides of his face, and leans in. She closes her eyes before gently pressing her lips to his. Nick's eyes widen, and his whole face blushes red. Everyone is saying 'AWWW'. Then, when Charmy pulls back, Nick stammers.
"Ch-Charmy..."
He then hugs her tight. Then, Remited and Blue come in carrying a cake. After slicing it up, everyone digs in. Afterwards, Nick feels tears welling up in his eyes. Everyone notices, and the all hug him. The bird Pokémon even wrap their wings around the group.
"What's wrong, Nick?"
He sniffs as he speaks.
"Y-You guys...had no reason to be this nice to me. Especially after how many times my impulsiveness has gotten us into trouble. Yet, you are anyway. Th-Thank you. Thank you so much. You guys are...you guys are my best friends. And my Pokémon are like my family, I can say that I understand that now."
He starts crying tears of happiness, and everyone cheers.
