Hello all Storm here with a new story! Here we'll be seeing Naruto born in the Pokémon Word this time, but he'll still have power, and starting his Journey in the Sinnoh Region as well. So, without further ado.
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Walking through Sandgem Town, towards the Lab of Professor Rowan, was a thirteen-year-old boy.
The boy had spiky, bright blonde hair, lightly tanned skin, blue eyes, and three unique whisker marks on his cheeks. His attire consisted of black boots with navy blue edging, dark grey pants, a rustic red long-sleeved shirt, a navy blue and black jacket, an orange Pokétch on his right wrist, and a grey bag on his back.
This is Naruto Uzumaki, and he's currently heading towards Professor Rowan's Lab, the Pokémon Professor of the Sinnoh Region, to begin his Pokémon Journey. Though he was only going there to receive his Pokédex and Pokéballs, as he already had his Starter Pokémon. With the whiskered blonde smiling as he pulled out a Pokéball.
"It's finally happening buddy; we're going to officially start our Journey." Naruto said, knowing they've both been waiting for this day, and have been preparing for it for years.
Returning the Pokéball to his belt, Naruto continued on towards Professor Rowan's Lab, with him eventually arriving. Seeing the lab was a large, metal, circular building connected to an equally large windmill.
Though when Naruto arrived, he was greeted to the sight of two people arriving at the same time as him, an older man, and a girl his age with a pink bike.
The man had fair skin, blue eyes, and spiky white hair with sideburns and a mustache. He wears a gray jacket over a white shirt paired with a light blue vest, a gray tie, dark teal pants, and gray shoes.
While the girl has a fair complexion, blue eyes, and long navy blue hair. Her usual outfit is a mini dress consisting of a black V-neck tank top with a white shirt under it, a very short pink mini skirt, and a red scarf. On her head, she wears a white beanie with a pink Pokéball printed on it. She also wears gold hair clips that hold up her hair, in the front, and a bracelet on her right wrist. On her feet, she wears a pair of knee-length pink boots and black mid-knee socks above them. Her boots have a pink and white strap on the edge. The rims of her boots are white, while the soles of her boots are greyish-white. She also has a small yellow backpack.
Naruto knew the man was Professor Rowan, from what he's heard and seen of him, while he guessed the girl was a new Trainer as well.
"I take it that you are a new Trainer as well, young man." Rowan stated, looking at Naruto, with the Uzumaki nodding in response.
"That's right sir, I'm Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto replied, with Rowan gaining a look of recognition at the name.
"Ah yes, I was informed you would be arriving today. Come along then you two, and we'll get you what you'll need." Said Rowan, leading them into his Lab, with the two following after him before looking at each other.
"Hey, I'm Naruto, nice to meet you." Introduced Naruto while holding out his hand, with the girl smiling and shaking it.
"Nice to meet you Naruto, I'm Dawn. So, you're here to get a Starter Pokémon too?" Dawn asked rhetorically, only to be surprised when Naruto shook his head.
"No, I'm just here to pick up my Pokédex and some Pokéballs. I actually already have my Starter, right here." Answered Naruto while showing his Pokéball, surprising Dawn again, as she didn't expect him to already have a Starter Pokémon.
"Wow, that's so cool, you already have a Starter. I still haven't even decided which one I'll choose between Chimchar, Piplup, and Turtwig. They all just look so cute!" Said Dawn, while looking at her postcard with the pictures of the three Sinnoh Starters.
"Well each of them would have advantages and disadvantages in Battle, so it'd really depend on which one you can connect with the best." Naruto stated, knowing each Pokémon has their advantages and disadvantages, it'd depend on the Trainer to be able to bond with them and help them grow stronger.
"Oh, I'm not actually looking to become a Pokémon Trainer, well technically I am, but I plan to become a Coordinator. So, while I want my Pokémon to be strong, I also want them to have style for Contests." Dawn revealed, knowing she'll need her Pokémon to be strong for the Battle Portions of Contests, she also needs to make sure they have the style and grace to amazed the crowd and judges.
"That makes sense, though the same still applies, that they'd have advantages and disadvantages. Even more so in Contests, with the moves and combos they'd have to practice." Replied Naruto, with Dawn nodding in agreement.
The three soon entered the Lab and headed for where Rowan kept the Starter Pokémon for new Trainers, only to be greeted with two of his assistants with horrified expressions.
"He's back!" The two assistants screamed, terrified that Rowan was back earlier than expected, with Rowan and the two soon-to-be Trainers walking inside.
"Yes, this is my Laboratory, isn't it." Rowan stated, not amused at their behavior.
"Professor, of course it is!" Said all four assistants, not wanting to upset the Professor any more than he likely will be, after learning what's happened, before the three began taking notice of the state the Lab was in.
"Oh dear." Dawn said in shock and worry at seeing the mess.
"Woah, what happened here?" Said Naruto, looking around with wide eyes, wondering what could have caused this.
While Rowan narrowed his eyes at the state of everything before looking at his assistants, silently demanding an explanation on what happened.
"Sir, I'm so sorry about this! We had a slight problem, when the Chimchar and Piplup we have for the new Trainers got into a fight, before escaping into the forest. Not only that, the Starly and Staraptor we had for conducting our Evolutionary Research got out, as well. Fortunately, we still have Turtwig." Said the assistant, glad to see Turtwig hadn't tried escaping as well.
Turtwig is a small, light green, quadrupedal Pokémon resembling a turtle or tortoise. Its eyes, feet, and lower jaw are yellow. Its body is covered by a brown shell that is composed of earth. The shell has a thick black stripe and a black rim. On a very healthy Turtwig, the shell should feel moist. A small seedling grows on a brown patch on its head.
"Tur?" Turtwig looked up at hearing its name, only to recoil at Rowan's glare.
"Yes." Rowan replied, looking at the Tiny Leaf Pokémon.
"Well sir, I'd like to go look for them." Said Dawn, looking at Rowan, getting his attention.
"I wanna help look for them as well." Naruto added, not wanting to leave the Pokémon alone out in the forest like that, where they could get hurt.
"You both would?" Questioned Rowan, not expecting them to offer to help find the Pokémon.
"Yes! We're talking about Pokémon that could be my future partner." Dawn said, knowing she had to help them.
"I also have someone that can help with the search. Come on out, Riolu!" Said Naruto, grabbing his Pokéball and releasing the Pokémon inside.
The Pokémon is a small, blue, canine Pokémon. It has a black torso and legs, a blue tail, and a yellow collar. Rounded bumps on the backs of its forepaws, as well as a black "mask" and red eyes. Along with two black appendages, which hang down from the side of its head.
"This is Riolu, my Starter Pokémon, he can help us find the others." Said Naruto, as the others looked at Riolu in amazement.
"Riolu!" Riolu looked at his Trainer before looking around at the Lab, seeing the mess and figuring that he needed help finding whatever caused it.
"Wow, I've never seen a Pokémon like this before, it must be super rare. Aaaah, and he's so cute too." Dawn cooed, amazed at seeing a rare Pokémon, along with how cute Riolu was, as well.
"I must say, I didn't think you would have a Riolu of all Pokémon, as a Starter." Rowan stated, fully aware of how rare Riolu are to come across in the wild, not to mention that they can evolve into Lucario as well, which is seen as a real powerhouse and valued Pokémon by many.
"Thanks, Riolu's been with me since he was an Egg, and we've been together ever since." Naruto revealed while smiling at his Starter, with Riolu returning the smile.
"Ri!" Riolu nodded in agreement and held out his fist, which Naruto bumped with his own, with Rowan seeing how strong their bond is.
"I can see that you and Riolu share a very close and strong bond, Naruto. With how long you've both been together, I wouldn't be surprised if he's already close to evolving." Said Rowan before looking at the two.
"And if you two find Chimchar, Piplup, Starly, or Staraptor, remember to crouch down so you can talk to them at eye-level. You should be able to calm them down by presenting yourselves as non-threatening." Rowan added, with Naruto, Dawn, and Riolu all nodding.
"Okay, we'll do that! And we'll be back with the Pokémon before you know it!" Dawn replied, determined to find the Pokémon, and bring them back.
"Good! I wish you all luck." Said Rowan with a nod, before the three exited the Lab to begin their search.
"Hey Naruto, what did Professor Rowan mean that Riolu would evolve soon?" Dawn asked, wondering why their bond would be a factor in Riolu evolving.
"That's because with certain kinds of Pokémon, their evolution depends on how strong their friendship is with others. Riolu's one of those kind of Pokémon since he'll only evolve if our friendship and bond is strong enough. Though Riolu can only evolve during the daytime, as well." Replied Naruto, surprising Dawn at this information, having thought that all Pokémon simply evolve through battling and training, or through the use of Evolution Stones.
'I guess I still have a lot to learn, don't I?' Dawn thought, seeing there's still stuff she doesn't know about Pokémon, while wondering if there were other specific types of circumstance that need to be fulfilled in order for certain Pokémon to evolve.
Shaking those thoughts for the moment, Dawn focused on the task at hand, locating the missing Pokémon and bringing them back to the Lab. With the three heading into the forest, before Naruto had them stop and look at Riolu.
"Riolu, can you track where Chimchar and Piplup are?" Naruto asked, with Riolu nodding before taking a knee and placing a paw on his chest, while closing his eyes.
Dawn was confused by this for a moment, only to be amazed as Riolu's appendages floated into the air, while he was surrounded by blue Aura. With Riolu eventually standing up, after a few moments and looked at Naruto.
"Ri, Ri, Riolu! Olu, Riolu, Riolu!" Riolu pointed in two directions of where he sensed Chimchar and Piplup.
"Riolu says Piplup and Chimchar ran in different directions, and they're both pretty far away from each other." Naruto said with a frown, knowing if they went after one, then it'd give the other more time to escape and they likely won't be able to find both of them.
"Well, if they're far away from each other, how about we split up. You go after Chimchar and I'll go after Piplup." Suggested Dawn, seeing they could go after both Pokémon, then try to find Starly and Staraptor.
"Are you sure Dawn? You don't have any Pokémon to defend yourself with if you're attacked by Wild Pokémon." Replied Naruto, worried that she wouldn't be safe without any Pokémon to help her, only for Dawn to smile and nod.
"No need to worry! I'll be just fine!" Dawn said, before running off on her own, with Naruto and Riolu watching her leave.
"For some reason, her saying that only makes me worry even more." Muttered Naruto, not feeling reassured by her words.
"Ri." Riolu nodded in agreement with his Trainer.
"Come on Riolu, let's go find Chimchar. The sooner we do, the sooner we can help Dawn find Piplup." Naruto stated, with Riolu nodding, before they went off to find the Fire-type Starter.
*Later*
Naruto and Riolu searched through the forest to try and find where Chimchar was, following where they could feel Chimchar's Aura.
"We're getting close, I can sense Chimchar's Aura, but I just can't see where they are." Said Naruto, looking around for Chimchar, with Riolu doing the same before he tried sensing where Chimchar's Aura was again.
Only to sudden yelp when a berry was thrown in his face. Leaving Riolu momentarily stunned from the unexpected blow, before he growled and wiped the berry off his face. Looking up at where it came from, Riolu saw Chimchar sitting in a tree, laughing while holding some berries.
Chimchar is a bipedal Pokémon resembling a chimpanzee. Its fur is primarily a shade of orange, though its face, outer ears, underbelly, hands, and feet are light yellow. Its rear has a small, round, red patch that is usually obscured by flames produced by burning gas in its stomach. Chimchar's ears are large in comparison to its head size and red inside. It has two pointed teeth in its upper jaw. Chimchar has red markings nearly surrounding its eyes, a swirl-like symbol on its chest, and five fingers on its hands with three toes on its feet. It has a swirly crest of hair on its head.
"Chim, Chim, Chim, Chimchar!" Chimchar laughed at Riolu's face before throwing another berry at him, which Riolu caught this time, only for Chimchar to throw second berry that hit him in the face again.
"Riolu!" Riolu glared at Chimchar for hitting him with another berry.
"Chimchar! Come down here right now! We're going back to Professor Rowan's Lab!" Said Naruto, only for Chimchar pull down its eyelid and blow raspberry at the Uzumaki before it took off swinging through the trees again.
With Naruto and Riolu chasing after Chimchar, while trying to dodge the berries it was still throwing at them; seeing that the Chimp Pokémon was a bit of a troublemaker.
"Chimchar! Make this easy and just come back already!" Naruto said, only to be hit in the face with a berry, with Chimchar laughing as it continued swinging away.
"Chimchar, char, Chim-Char!" Chimchar laughed, only to suddenly cry out when it was tackled out of the tree, with the Chimp Pokémon looking up, only to gulp when it saw Starly and Staraptor.
Starly is an avian Pokémon with primarily grayish-brown plumage. There is a white marking on its face, resembling a mask, and a white spot on its chest. The top portion of the mask marking is smaller on the female. The rest of its head and the lower half of its wings are black. Starly has a long, orange beak with a black tip and oval, black eyes with white pupils. A small tuft of feathers curls over the back and its head, and a small, pointed ruff surrounds its neck. It has two black tail feathers with a white feather between them. Its feet are orange with three toes in the front and one in the back.
While Staraptor is a grayish-brown, avian Pokémon similar to a large bird of prey. It has small, red eyes and a thin, yellow beak with a black tip. There is a circular white patch on its forehead, which is smaller on the female. Larger white markings cover the front of its throat and chest, separated by a black ruff encircling the shoulders. A red-tipped, black crest extends over its head, nearly reaching the tip of its beak. Staraptor is fussy about the shape of this comb, which it uses to appear larger and frighten enemies. It has large wings, five black-tipped tail feathers, and yellow feet with black talons.
"Starly!" Starly glared at Chimchar, remembering how it was responsible for them getting hit by Piplup's Bubble Beam.
"Star." Staraptor narrowed its eyes at the Fire-type, with Chimchar nervously backing up and holding up its hands.
"Ch-Chimchar, Chim." Chimchar was nervous at being cornered by the two Flying-types and was hoping to calm them down.
"Raptor!" Staraptor and Starly immediately divebombed towards Chimchar.
"Chimchar!" Chimchar moved back before tripping, with the Chimp Pokémon covering its head in fear of the coming attacks.
Only for the attacks to never come, with Chimchar slowly lowering its arms, only to be amazed when it saw Naruto standing in front of Starly and Staraptor. Aura emitting from his hands and surrounding the two now calm and soothed Pokémon, while Riolu offered Chimchar a hand up.
"Riolu." Riolu nodded at Chimchar, surprising the Chimp Pokémon, before taking the offered the hand.
"Are you alright, Chimchar?" Naruto asked, lowering his hands after seeing Starly and Staraptor were pacified.
"Chim." Chimchar looked at the two in surprise and amazement, not believing they'd actually help it, especially since it was the one who started all this trouble in the first place, and then even messed with them when they came to bring it back to the Lab.
Yet they were still willing to step in and help it out of the mess it made, when they could have just let the two Flying-types attack it.
"If you're alright, then all three of you return to the Lab, and no fighting or trying to run away again. We still need to find Piplup, so I'm trusting you three to go back." Said Naruto, with Starly and Staraptor nodding before flying off back to Rowan's Lab, while Chimchar stayed behind.
"That includes you Chimchar." Naruto said, looking at the Chimp Pokémon, only to be surprised when Chimchar shook its head.
"Chimchar, Chim, Chim, Chimchar, Char." Chimchar pointed out into the forest.
"You want to help us find Piplup?" Asked Naruto, with Chimchar nodding, wanting to repay them for helping it when they didn't have to, and to make up for starting all this.
"Alright, then come on, let's see if Dawn's managed to find Piplup, or is still looking." Naruto stated, before he, Riolu, and Chimchar went off in the direction that Dawn went to find Piplup.
It wasn't long until they found that Dawn had already located Piplup. Unfortunately, when they arrived, they saw they were being attacked by a horde of Ariados.
Ariados is a red Pokémon that resembles a spider. It has purple eyes, a pair of white mandibles, and a white horn on its forehead. Around its abdomen are two black stripes and there are two black spots and a yellow spinneret on its rear. The spots and spinneret together form a pattern similar to a face. Ariados can produce thread from both its spinneret and its mouth. It has four yellow legs with two purple bands each; on its back are yellow structures similar to its legs with a single purple stripe each. Its feet are tipped with tiny hooks that allow it to climb ceilings and vertical walls.
Piplup is a light-blue, penguin-like Pokémon, which is covered in thick down to insulate against the cold. It has a dark blue head, with a primarily white face and a short, yellow beak. The dark blue feathers on its head extend down its back and around its neck, which causes it to appear to be wearing a cape. There are two white ovals on its chest and a small, light-blue marking resembles a crown above its beak. It has flipper-like arms and yellow feet with three toes each.
"Dawn, Piplup!" Naruto said as he, Riolu, and Chimchar ran up to them, with the bluenette being relieved to see them arrive.
"Naruto! Thank goodness you got here, take Piplup and get out of here, quick!" Said Dawn, not sure if they could defeat this many Ariados, and wanted to make sure Piplup was alright.
"Not happening! Riolu use Force Palm, and Chimchar help take those Ariados down!" Naruto said.
"Ri!" Riolu rushed forward before leaping at the Ariados, thrusting his paw forward, firing a huge light blue blast at each of the Long Leg Pokémon upon contact, sending most of them flying away.
"Chimchar!" Chimchar jumped up and began using Fury Swipe on the Ariados, knocking even more of them.
Unfortunately, they were still vastly outnumbered, as all the Ariados launched dozens of attacks at the humans and Pokémon, now intent to take all of them out. Only for Piplup to jump in front of everyone, while a white outline surrounded its body, before Piplup let all the attacks hit it, enduring each and every one of them.
"Wow, I think Piplup's using Bide!" Dawn said in amazement, knowing what'll come next once the Ariados' attacks stop, which soon happened as Piplup glowed white.
"Pip-lup!" Piplup fired a massive white blast at the Ariados, sending all of them flying with double the power they just hit it with.
"Man, that's a lot of power. Bide sure can be a powerful move, with the right circumstances." Stated Naruto in amazement at the power Piplup just unleashed, with Dawn nodding in agreement before smiling at Piplup.
"Piplup, thanks so much!" Said Dawn, kneeling down, only to become worried when Piplup collapsed against her.
"Oh Piplup." Dawn said, picking the Pokémon up, seeing it exhausted itself from using Bide.
"Come on, let's see if we can find somewhere to rest. And don't worry about Starly and Staraptor, I already sent them back to the Lab." Said Naruto, with Dawn nodding in thanks at this before they went to find somewhere to rest and let Piplup recover its strength.
With the group soon arriving at Lake Verity, with them sitting down by the shore.
"Here, let me help." Naruto said, putting his hands over Piplup as he began using his Aura to help speed its recovery, much to Dawn's shock and amazement.
"Woah, how are you doing that?" Dawn asked, while seeing that Piplup was starting to look better and was waking up.
"I'm using my Aura to help speed up Piplup's recovery. I'm from a long line of Aura Guardian's on my father's side, and a family of Ninja from my mother's side. I've been trained to use my Aura to be able sense people and Pokémon, understand Pokémon, and help calm them down as well if they're angry. While from my mother, I learned how to fight and be able to sneak around unnoticed." Explained Naruto, much to Dawn's further amazement.
"Oh…wow! That is so cool, that you can understand what Pokémon are feeling! That you're a real Ninja! And that your family is able to do things like that! That's the coolest thing I've ever heard!" Dawn said with stars in her eyes, while Naruto simply nodding.
"I guess so. But I've been trained like this my entire life, so it's not something to get excited about; it's just another part of my life." Naruto stated, having been trained to be an Aura Guardian and a Ninja his entire life, so he never saw as something to be excited about.
"It may not be special to you, but for me, it's one of the most amazing things I've heard in my life." Replied Dawn, having not expected to meet someone like Naruto when she started her Journey.
Though their attention turned to the lake when a sudden wind blew past them, causing the mist around the lake to swirl around. Before Naruto, Dawn, Riolu, Chimchar, and Piplup were shocked when the water rippled, before seeing the silhouette of what looked to be a Pokémon appear. But just as quick as it appeared, it disappeared before their eyes.
"Uh…did you see that to, Naruto?" Dawn asked, wondering if she was seeing things.
"If you mean what looked to be an invisible Pokémon rising from the lake, then yeah, I saw it." Replied Naruto, just as surprised, with Riolu, Chimchar, and Piplup nodding in agreement.
*Later*
"Hm, there have been stories of a Legendary Pokémon living in Lake Verity, for a long time now. That might have been the Pokémon, you both saw." Rowan said to Naruto and Dawn, after they'd returned to his Lab with Chimchar and Piplup, telling him about the Pokémon they saw at Lake Verity.
"Wow, you think so. That'd be awesome." Said Dawn, not believing she hasn't even started her Journey yet, and already she's had to escape from a nest of Ariados, meet another new Trainer that's also a Ninja and Aura Guardian, as well as getting to see a Legendary Pokémon.
And she hasn't even gotten her Starter yet!
"You've both had quite the day, perhaps not as expected, but your Journeys have already begun. So now it's time to give you, your Pokéballs and your Pokédexes." Rowan said, handing Naruto and Dawn their Pokédexes, Naruto's being dark blue with burnt orange highlights and Dawn's being pink, along with giving them five Pokéballs each.
"Now Dawn, it's time for you to choose one Pokémon. As you know, you may choose Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup. So, do you know which one you'd like?" Said Rowan, stepping aside to let Dawn choose her Starter.
"Yes sir, I do! Piplup! We already make a great team." Dawn said, smiling at Piplup.
"Piplup!" Piplup puffed out its chest in pride at being chosen.
"Very well, then you'll need this, Piplup's Pokéball." Rowan said, handing Dawn the Pokéball with her returning Piplup to it, happy at having her Starter.
"Chimchar." Chimchar looked at Naruto, before walking up to him and tugging on his pants leg.
"Huh, Chimchar?" Naruto said, looking at the Chimp Pokémon.
"I believe Chimchar is saying he wants to go with you, Naruto." Stated Rowan, with Chimchar nodding in agreement with his words, surprising Naruto.
"Are you sure Professor?" Questioned Naruto, with Rowan nodding in response.
"I believe I can allow you take Chimchar with you, seeing how you were able to earn Chimchar's trust and respect." Rowan replied, while handing Naruto Chimchar's Pokéball.
"Alright, then welcome to the team, Chimchar." Said Naruto, smiling at the Chimp Pokémon before returning it to its Pokéball.
With Naruto and Dawn then scanning their Pokémon with their Pokédexes.
"Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon. It's very proud, and its thick down protects it from the cold."
Piplup:
Gender: Male
Ability: Torrent
Moves: Bubble Beam, Peck, Bide
Egg Moves: Icy Wind, Aqua Ring, Feather Dance
"Riolu, the Emanation Pokémon. When sad or scared, Riolu's aura becomes stronger as a way of signaling its allies."
Riolu
Gender: Male
Ability: Steadfast
Moves: Quick Attack, Endure, Feint, Force Palm, Metal Claw, Counter, Work Up
Egg Moves: Bullet Punch, Blaze Kick, Vacuum Wave, Mind Read
"Chimchar, the Chimp Pokémon. Chimchar easily climbs the sheerest of walls and lives on mountain tops. When it sleeps, its flames go out."
Chimchar
Gender: Male
Ability: Iron Fist
Moves: Fury Swipes, Incinerate, Low Kick
Egg Moves: Power-Up Punch, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch
With their Pokémon scanned, Naruto and Dawn waved to Professor Rowan as they took their leave, with the bluenette looking at Naruto.
"Hey Naruto, what do you think about traveling together on our Journeys?" Dawn asked, having become curious about Naruto with what she's learned about him, now wanting to learn even more.
Plus, Dawn would admit it wouldn't hurt to travel with someone, if she got into trouble again, along with silently admitting that Naruto's pretty cute.
"Sure, that sounds fun. Besides, traveling alone sounds pretty boring." Replied Naruto while smiling at Dawn, which she returned.
"Great! Then let's get going!" Said Dawn, eager to begin their Pokémon Journey.
*With Elaine*
Meanwhile, a ship had just arrived in the Sinnoh Region, one with a special passenger on board.
The passenger was a young, fifteen-year-old girl with fair skin, brown hair tied into a ponytail, and brown eyes. She wears a red and black baseball cap with a green Pokéball logo on it, a blue sleeveless vest that's left unzipped over a black t-shirt, black short-shorts under a blue miniskirt, and finally blue sneakers with black and white soles. While also carrying around a brown backpack.
This is Elaine Ketchum, who'd just arrived in Sinnoh from the Kanto Region, after finishing her Journey in not just the Hoenn Region, but Kanto again to challenge the Battle Frontier. Now she was in Sinnoh to start a new Journey, with her partner Pokémon, Pikachu.
Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent Pokémon. It is covered in yellow fur with two horizontal brown stripes on its back. It has a small mouth, long, pointed ears with black tips, and brown eyes. Each cheek is a red circle that contains a pouch for electricity storage. It has short forearms with five fingers on each paw, and its feet each have three toes. At the base of its lightning bolt-shaped tail is a patch of brown fur.
Though they also had an unexpected stowaway, in the form of Elaine's Aipom, who had snuck aboard the ship and followed them to Sinnoh.
Aipom is a monkey-like Pokémon with a three-fingered hand at the end of its tail. Its fur is purple, while the skin of its face, inner ears, belly, feet, and the tip of its tail are beige. Its face usually has a cheeky smile and round, blue eyes. With its round ears, Aipom's head is disproportionately large compared to its body. Atop its head is a cowlick that is longer on females than males. Unlike its feet, Aipom's arms are simple, purple stubs.
This lead Elaine to contact Professor Oak on a video phone, letting him know what happened.
"So, Aipom did follow you after all. I couldn't find Aipom anywhere, so I thought that might be the case." Said Oak, after Elaine called him and saw Aipom with her.
"Aipom!" Aipom grinned as she looked into the video.
"Yeah, I figured since she was so determined to come with us, I'd let her tagalong." Elaine said, with Oak nodding.
"In that case, I'll be sure to send Aipom's Pokéball over to Professor Rowan, so you can pick it up." Replied Oak.
"Thanks Professor, I'll be sure to head there as soon as I can, to pick it up." Said Elaine, only to suddenly gasp in shock when Pikachu was grabbed from her shoulder.
"Pika!" Pikachu struggled against the mechanical hand that suddenly grabbed him, already realizing what was happening, having been through this enough times.
"Pikachu! Ah it's them!" Elaine said, seeing the familiar Meowth-shaped balloon, knowing who it was, Team Rocket consisting of Jessie, James, and their talking Meowth.
"Prepare for trouble and your greatest twer-"
"It's that crazy old lady and her henchmen again!" Said Elaine, interrupting their usual introduction, with Jessie growling in angry at the comment.
"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU, YA DAMN TWERP?! I'M NOT AN OLD LADY!" Screamed Jessie, while having to be held back by James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet from jumping out of the balloon to attack her.
"Yeah, you are! Because you keep forgetting this is just going to end like all the other times, with "Team Rocket's blasting off again"! Seriously, go get a hobby! Don't old lady's like knitting sweaters or something!" Elaine said, wondering why they kept chasing her across every Region she went to.
Really, it made Elaine feel like they had really unhealthy obsession, when there is literally millions of people that they could bother, who have much stronger and rarer Pokémon than her Pikachu. Not that she wants them to go steal other people's Pokémon, just that there are stronger and rare ones than Pikachu.
"You are so dead, twerp! Do you hear me, dead! I'll show you old when I send you flying to the damn moon!" Jessie shouted, swinging her arms around, ending up hitting Meowth in the face.
"OW! Watch where you're swinging, you old bag!" Yelled Meowth, making Jessie round on him.
"What did you just say, you furball?!" Demanded Jessie.
"Oh are you deaf?! I guess you started losing your hearing in your advanced age!" Meowth taunted, with the woman growling.
"I will turn you into a carpet!" Jessie shouted, with Meowth lunging at her with his claws extending.
"You won't get the chance! Fury Swipe!" Said Meowth, making Jessie pale before she used Wobbuffet as a shield.
Only for this trigger Wobbuffet's Counter, causing their balloon to explode, sending Team Rocket flying off into the distance.
"Pikachu!" Elaine said, in worry at seeing Pikachu being sent flying off into the forest.
"Come on Aipom, we gotta go find Pikachu and make sure he's alright!" Said Elaine, with Aipom nodding in agreement as they ran off into the forest.
So, what did you think, good. Yep Naruto is starting his Journey with his own Starter Pokémon, which is revealed to be a Riolu, where he meets Dawn when she's about to get her own Starter, only for them to learn Chimchar and Piplup have escaped, leading the to offer to find them. Leading the two to split up after Riolu manages to find them with his Aura, with Dawn finding Piplup while Naruto and Riolu find Chimchar, only to see they're a mischievous one, before being targeted by Starly and Staraptor, with Naruto pacifying them with his own Aura before sending them back to the Lab, while Chimchar tags along to help find Dawn and Piplup. With them arriving to help save them from the Ariados, with Piplup sending them flying with Bide, before they go to Lake Verity with Naruto helping Piplup's recovery along with revealing he's descended from Aura Guardians and Ninja (and no there's no Chakra here only Aura), much to Dawn's amazement. Before they return to Rowan's Lab with Dawn receiving Piplup and Chimchar wanting to go with Naruto, along with the two deciding to travel together. Finally we see Elaine, Fem!Ash, arriving in Sinnoh with Pikachu and Aipom along with Team Rocket trying to capture Pikachu, again, before sending themselves blasting off again, with Elaine and Aipom running into the forest to find Pikachu. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
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