Part 5

A dark Park

I will always be close to you, the voice in her head said. But, I have to rest. Mew gave her a medallion with a blue eye on it, a sapphire one. She put it around her neck and looked in the reflection of a window they were passing by. 'It's beautiful!' The girl squealed with delight. 'Thanks Mew!' Goodbye, the voice in her head said. 'But... but... you can't leave!' The girl stuttered. The voice began to talk again. You always have Thunder, and you can catch different Pokemon! You have all the opportunities for you, Jessie, now go ahead! If I stay with you, I will be spotted and then everyone will follow you. You want a peaceful live, Jessie, and don't forget that I'm not really going away. See you! Mew changed into a blue light and vanished in the medallion. The jewellery tingled a few seconds, like a Pokemon in a Pokeball, but didn't move any more. She quickly picked up Thunder and ran towards, well, she didn't know where she was going.

Jessie was walking in a park. There were lights everywhere, that lighted up the darkness of the park. Jessie and Thunder walked besides each other, smiling happily and looking their eyes out of all the things that were happening. It was a festival of some sort, and there were people everywhere selling stuff. 'Oohh!! This would look pretty on me, don't you think?' Jessie asked Thunder. Thunder sweatdropped. *why me...* it thought again. 'And I want this one, and this one, and oh! This one is pretty! Can I try it on?'

To make a long story short, Thunder was covered in packages when they were done. 'Well, Thunder', Jessie said in a worried tone, 'Now we don't have any money. I kinda spent it all...' Jessie sweatdropped. Thunder just sighed, almost collapsing of the heavy things that it was carrying. Suddenly a man walked up towards them. 'Hello there, little girl!' He began cheerful. 'Hey!' Jessie said angrily. 'I'm not little!' The man chucked. 'Ofcourse you're not', he smiled. 'Well now, I have a brochure for you to read. It's about Pokemon Tech, a school to learn how to be a Pokemon trainer.' Jessie was confused. 'But, I thought you could apply for Pokemon training any time at that mister Oak guy!' 'Raichu!' Thunder said, angry that the man was trying to fool it's master. It released a Lightning attack. A rumble from the sky, and suddenly a huge lightning beam came from the sky, striking the man. He came out all black and smoking. 'Ew!' Jessie said, 'you smell!' The brochure fell on the ground, surprisingly unharmed by the lightning attack. Jessie patted Thunder's head and continued to walk, after taking the brochure from the ground. It was about a school for children who wanted to be Pokemon trainers. They could earn badges that way, and train your Pokemon. Jessie was interested. I wonder how much it will cost... she thought to herself. Hmmm, let's see... 'WHAT?!?!?!' She yelled suddenly. Thunder leaped up in the air. '$5.000 dollars?!?!?! That's insane! How do they think I can afford that?' 'Raichu raichu! Rai... chu!' Thunder patted her shoulder. It made fighting imitations and boxed against air. Jessie giggled. 'Should I fight with other trainers for money?' She asked. Thunder nodded.

'Well, I don't know. Isn't that kinda cheap?' Thunder just shrugged. 'Okay, okay, I'll do it! Then I can train you at the same time! Then we will surely blast the crap out of that mean woman!' Thunder looked at her, embarrassed. 'I know, that isn't the right language for a sweet little girl like me, right? And especially a pretty one!' Thunder sweatdropped, muttered something under it's breath and ran towards a guy in his thirties, who was showing of to his friends with a few Pokeballs in his hand. Jessie sighed. 'Well, Mew, here we go with a new live. I hope this was what you were expecting!' She ran towards Thunder.

Jessie and Thunder won almost every battle they fought at the later stadium, very surprisingly to Jessie. Firstly, the had no luck at all, or so it seemed. 'I didn't know you were this strong, Thunder!' She hugged him after they had won of their first fight. Thunder and Jessie grew together, and they made the perfect team. Not like the Rockets who had put no love and affection in their training. Raichu improved by the day, and they eventually gained enough money to go to the school.

It was snowing. Ofcourse it was snowing, it always snowed when she was about to make a mayor turn in her live. Suddenly Jessie saw a Growlithe, howling against the full moon. 'Hey! What a cute doggie!' Jessie squealed with joy. She ran towards it. Then she saw that the dog was guarding someone. A small boy, with lavender hair. Face-down in the snow. He shivered all over his body. Jessie scared herself lame, and she screamed. The boy looked up with blurred eyes. 'W...what?' He asked. Jessie quickly pulled herself together. 'Um... I kinda thought you were a corpse....' She chuckled softly. The boy smiled. 'That's okay... I wanted to die, now I can die with a cute face in my mind....'

Jessie freaked again. She reminded herself when she wanted to die in the snow, when she just found the picture of her that her mother had carried with her. 'No way!' Jessie pulled the boy up on his sweater. 'You're not going to die! I don't care what you have been trough, it's not bad enough to die for!' She shook him harshly.

Suddenly her Medallion began to tingle. A blue light came out of it, and then they were teleported.

'Where are we?' The boy asked Jessie. Jessie smiled and looked around her. It was a shed, nice and warm. 'I have no idea,' she said, 'but it's better than the snow, don't you think?' The boy smiled. 'My name's James. Nice to meet you, miss!' 'Miss? I'm just a girl, and my name is Jessica.' The shook hands. Somehow, it felt right to Jessie. Like she found something inside her. She quickly shook it off. 'Are you better now?' Jessie asked. James smiled. 'Yes I am.' He said, 'I'm sorry about before, I'm just really depressed.' 'I know the feeling', Jessie muttered. 'What was that?' James asked. 'Uh...nothing!' Jessie quickly brushed it of with a smile. James didn't look anything after it. 'Okay!' He said, smiling like an idiot. Jessie smiled too. 'Rai...' (This is getting old...) 'Do you wanna go to Pokemon Tech with me?' Jessie asked to James. 'What? What's that?'

'Don't you even know what Pokemon Tech is?' Jessie said, surprised, forgetting that she hadn't known what it was fifteen minutes ago. She handed James the brochure. 'But... aren't you a little young to go?' 'Hey! I'm already um.... seven years old, I think...' Jessie said angrily. 'Umm... 'James began, 'I don't know. I don't have the money to do it! I will get some of my parents. Please wait here! I will go anywhere as long as you stay with me! You're the only one who has been nice to me in so long.' He ran off and closed the door behind him. Growlithe followed him. Jessie just stood there, blinking. 'What was that all about?' Jessie asked herself. 'Rai...' Thunder said. 'Meet me at Pokemon tech!' Jessie yelled after him.

Jessie arrived at Pokemon tech after a week walking. 'I'm so tired...' Jessie whined. She looked at the brochure again. 'I still can't believe we are going to do this, Thunder!' She smiled. 'Rai!' Thunder laughed. It ran towards the school.

Suddenly a tall old woman stopped it. 'No Pokemon allowed!' The woman said. 'Rai...' Thunder sputtered. 'No!' The woman growled. Thunder scurried away, towards it's loving master. 'Don't worry, Thunder', Jessie soothed the scared Pokemon, we'll get you in too. I'm not going to leave you!' Jessie smiled reassuringly at Thunder. Thunder smiled a little, still worried.

Jessie rushed of towards the town close to the school, and came back with a huge backpack. She zipped it open. 'Well now, sir!' Jessie said jokingly. 'You may take your seat now!' Pointing at the backpack. Thunder sighed. It was just something for it's master to come up with something like that. Well, here goes nothing! Thunder climbed in the backpack, and Jessie closed it. It was a little small for Thunder, but it would manage, Jessie thought to herself. Atleast until she got her room.

After paying and being looked down on, like she was some bum that lived on stuff that other people trew away. Jessie cursed to herself for not dressing up for such a fancy school. After a lot of gossip behind her back, she finally got to her room. Peace at last. Or, that's what she expected.

'Hello! You seem not much of a threat to me, so I just might let you live.' A blonde girl with two pigtails was looking at her, no, examining her. 'Just don't eat too much, and you'll be not much of a challenge to me.' Jessie glared at the girl. 'What? What are you talking about? I don't want to challenge you!' 'Listen. I'm talking about beauty here. I'm the most popular girl in the school, and the prettiest too, so if you become prettier than me, which I highly doubt, you will be our next target. Got it? By the way, my name is Cassidy. All my friends call me Cassie, but you will have to call me Cassidy.' Cassidy smiled at her, with a twinkle in her eyes. 'You know, redheads are often looked down on, especially by males.' Jessie was furious. She wasn't going to put up with this girl's stuck-up attitude all the way trough this school! 'Listen up', Jessie said. 'My name is Jessica, but you can call me Jessie. I don't want to compete with you, because then I would have to lower myself to your point.' She unpacked her things on her bed, what was on the left side. Cassidy was sitting on the right bed. All of the sudden, Thunder popped out, breathing heavily. 'Rai! Rai!' ( Air ! Air !) Cassidy gave a squeak. Jessie smiled with her back towards Cassidy. 'Thunder, this is Cassidy, my...roommate. Cassidy, this is my Raichu, Thunder. If you tell one thing about him to one of the teachers or anyone else for that matter, we will have to battle with you. And since you don't have a Pokemon, we will have to fight with you instead.' Jessie gave Thunder a quick wink. Thunder smiled. This is going to be fun anyway, Jessie thought.