Prodigy
Chapter 2: The Vision
Misty thought about it for a moment but there was a slight distraction at the front door. A girl entered with semi long brown hair. She wore a white tank top with a heart design on it. She wore jeans and sandals, a perfect matching outfit some could say.
Resuko: Hi everyone!
Bunta: Oh, you're here! Everyone this is Resuko Lesia, the flying type I've told you earlier.
Misty: Flying type . . . as in the ability to fly.
Resuko: I know everyone! Hi Ash and Misty.
Ash: Uh hi.
Resuko walked over to the table where Ash and Misty were playing chess, she observed the position of all the pieces. Misty grabbed a piece then moved it where she planned.
Ash: Aha, gotcha! Check again!
Misty smiled then immediately made another move that ended the game.
Misty: Checkmate!
Ash looked down, it was near unbelievable, also highly unlikely to get a checkmate after your opponent is in check. In close observation, it was true. Misty lured and positioned Ash so he'd take the check as a bait but when it was Misty's turn, all she had to do was block the incoming check and also at the exact same time put Ash's king in check, with also no way to run from the check it was a checkmate.
Ash: I lost.
Misty: Yup!
Ash: I see. You lured me into making an offensive move by making yourself wide open; in reality it was a trap to put a fatal blow towards me. Impressive.
Misty: Isn't it always that way though? Gotta play the mind.
Resuko clapped her hands a bit and praised Misty.
Resuko: That was an excellent move. I bet your pretty smart.
Misty: Um I dunno.
Resuko: Say, can we have a friendly spar? I really want to test out my skill, and it'd be great since your smart and tactical.
Ash thought back to his spar with Bunta, it was a tactical win and Misty just proved to out tactic Ash, so that means Misty might be able to win against Resuko.
Misty: I'm not sure I want to; I'm not that good really.
But the mentality is different, both Ash and Bunta wanted to spar, whereas Misty doesn't. So this could also affect her performance and also determine the outcome of the spar even before it begins. Ash knew this; maybe he could persuade Misty into battling Resuko.
Ash: Misty, why not give it a try. If you win I'll take you out to dinner.
Misty smiled, going out to dinner sounded wonderful. She didn't feel like cooking that evening plus she was getting tired of eating common food, not to mention she was running low on cash to buy any take out.
Misty: Okay. You promise right? Dinner if I win.
Resuko chuckled and walked towards the ring.
Resuko: Bribery is one of the best motivations.
Misty headed towards the ring and got in. Ash was standing near the ring to observe the spar. Resuko closed her eyes for one moment, the air around her picked up, a gust of strong winds blew by everyone then faded, this was her potential, flying and wind.
Resuko: I'm glad I ended up with this potential. I like to fly and move around, letting the wind blow through my hair. As for right now, I have to test out my skill on the offense and defense, so lets get started.
Misty was a bit reluctant; she circled around Resuko waiting for Resuko to make a move. Maybe if she was quick enough she could counter. Resuko floated around, concentrating on her own energies. It took a lot of concentrating and energy to float around higher than a few inches from the ground. It took a whole lot more to attack while maintaining the height. She wanted to practice in an environment where she had to focus, she wanted to grow stronger and this was one of the best ways to do it.
Resuko gestured with her hand for winds to pick up around her and head right for Misty. The winds were strong enough to knock down an average person but it proved to be harder on a prodigy. Misty covered her eyes, she needed to keep her footing and not be blown away. Out of reflex a small blue shield surrounded her and reduced the wind force, this was known as Withdraw move.
Ash: Nice going Misty. Now why not attack?
Misty: Oh hush up!
Misty logically thought it over, the wind could be recycling upwards back to Resuko in a cycle like motion. If she placed something that could travel up by the wind to Resuko then the attack would hit. What could wind easily take up?
Misty: Bubble!
Blue energy bubbles were unleashed and taken up the winds. The bubbles hit Resuko and amazingly it sting. The pain ruined Resuko's concentration and she started to float lower. Misty saw her opportunity to end it quickly. She brought her hands together and focused deeply of a fast moving ball of energy that represented water.
Misty: Hydro pump!
The bullet like ball was directly aimed right at Resuko. Resuko saw it, so she quickly raised her arms up to guard the blow. Out of instinct part of her arm turned into a wing and with another instinct reflex it turned into steel. The water was split into two and narrowly missing Resuko. She waved her arm and it turned back to normal, it was something she didn't know how to do till now.
Resuko: Amazing. Was that steel wing?
Alert, Resuko saw Misty running up to her, she had to do something quickly otherwise she'll lose. This was the intensity of a prodigy spar, she wanted this way, new abilities and unknown awareness are to be discovered this way. So if this were only a spar, what would a real fight be like? The spar continued, the two of them equally matched.
*****
A light green haired girl in pigtails walked around near mountain city of Kinesis. She had started her own pokemon journey a few months ago and roamed around the Johto area. Her travels have brought her to an unfamiliar place that could or could not be in Johto. She was an adventurer that wanted to explore in places worth exploring and who knows what might be awaiting there.
Kinesis has a large school on top of the mountain called Trueno University. It was named after the famous scholar, Kay Trueno. Trueno discovered many things while he was alive. One main discovery that he found was a relic from the ancient past. It was a round sphere that appeared to be like a large pearl. Not much research has been done on it, only thing is known that it was from the ancient past and it is some type of tool.
The border warden stopped the green haired girl from entering into the city, it was required to have an ID when entering due to high security. She presented her ID, the border warden read it out loud.
Warden: Your name is Kris Tul. You were born in New Bark Town of the Johto. Everything here seems to check out. Your from Johto huh, well I figure a Johtolian would want to visit this place. Have a nice visit.
Kris: Thank you.
Kris got curious about the sphere relic and wanted to see it, it was at the school so she'd have to get there first.
*****
Kurai got into his car and drove to the off ramp exit. He got clearance from the guards and departed the compound area of PKMN Society. The previous events caused some back work for his father so Kurai had to take his fathers place in doing business outside the society. The first duty was to personally inspect the recruitment agencies locate in certain major cities. It would take a lot of time but it didn't bother Kurai, he would eventually take over his father as the City Master so he might as well learn how.
While stopping at a gas station a red haired girl in pigtails walked up to him.
Girl: Hey! Do you have time?
Kurai: Yeah. What is it?
Girl: Have you seen this guy?
The girl pulled out a picture of a guy wearing a cap backwards. He didn't look familiar, Kurai never saw him before. He shook his head to the girl and continued to gas up his car.
Girl: Oh I see. Well do you know the direction to PKMN Society?
Kurai looked at the girl, maybe she was trying to enroll, anyway he should point her in the right direction.
Kurai: Follow this road, it's very far from here but this road will lead you there.
Girl: Thank you. By the way, my name is Whitney and you are?
Kurai: Kurai.
Whitney: Well thanks for the directions!
Whitney walked off headed in the direction Kurai pointed. Kurai thought she was a strange girl, walking the entire way, it'd be a few days journey if she were traveling only by foot. The boy in the picture, maybe he's a resident there but if he was, Kurai would have at least have seen him around but the face was totally unfamiliar. It was too trivial for Kurai to think about it any longer, he had work to do.
*****
Misty was asleep in bed long before Ash crawled in. She was exhausted from her spar with Resuko, too bad it ended up being a tie from over exhaustion from both. Misty wasn't use to being so physical, maybe before when she traveled with Ash but she had to get use to it again. Lightly Ash gave her a gentle massage in bed, careful not to wake her from her slumber to ease her so she'd sleep much easier and better. Ash looked down at his fiancée, she looked beautiful sleeping so peacefully in bed with him. He thought about planning out the wedding soon, they'll discuss it in the morning when Misty would be in a better mood. For now he'd sleep next to her and rest peacefully holding her hand.
*****
Reed busily typed on his computer filling out some accounts. The cost to rebuild his office was expensive but the place appeared nicer than ever. Momentarily he stopped to stretch and take his eyes off the monitor. When he turned to his side he saw the glass case of where the relic sword was held, for a moment it looked like it started to shine. He cleared his mind from such an idea, it was late, his eyes were hurting from the monitor, and it was nothing more than fatigue getting the best of him.
*****
Ash saw himself confronted by someone who he couldn't see, only a blurred image of that person. They were out in the field somewhere, he didn't know where. The person held a sphere in his hand, it started to float around him. Things appeared strange, the person ran up to him apparently moving to attack. Ash readied to fight, surprisingly in his hand was something, it was a sword but not just any sword, it was the Osmosis Sword. A few feet away from Ash the sphere turned shapes into a sharp blade like thing, apparently a sword. It started to try to cut Ash up so Ash defended himself it his own. The person stood there, as if he could control how the strange thing was moving.
Ash: What is this?
It was much harder, someone fighting another with a sword had its limits to how he could slash and so forth but when the sword was attacking on its own by some strange force, it could swing and move in more ways than someone could hold it. Not only that but how could anyone go offensive when there was nothing more than that of a sword, perhaps the person is controlling it, but how?
Ash: Eat this!
Ash shot out bolts of electricity right at the person; it was a direct hit. The charge subsided but something strange was happening. The burns and effects of the blow faded away as if the person never got hit at all.
Ash: The hell?
????: You're finished!
Ash turned towards the floating sword as it was about to cut him in half, he heard an death-echoing slice and saw black.
*****
Ash woke up in a startle, cold sweat dripping down his face as he tried to catch his breath. The startle disturbed Misty waking her up too.
Misty: Ash . . . what's wrong? It's still dark.
Misty's vision focused and saw Ash sitting up, nervous and pale. Something must be wrong.
Misty: Ash? What's wrong? You're sweating.
Ash: I . . . I had a nightmare, that's all.
Misty sat up, holding the sheets up and around her. She faced Ash but Ash didn't face back, he seemed too deep in thought, troubled about his nightmare.
Misty: What type of nightmare?
Ash: I saw my own death. Someone killing me.
Misty: Someone killing you? Maybe you're having bad dreams about what happened before . . .
Ash: Its different.
Ash paused, frustrated and puzzled. He didn't know what to tell Misty except only details of the dream. The feeling he felt was a strange one, it was so cold and frightening, he never experienced anything like that before. He searched through his mind thinking of all the possible reasons for this feeling. Could it be that the DREAMER is reacting again? Its presence was strong enough to affect even the entire city but it had special links with prodigies. If it was the DREAMER reacting maybe it's transmitting something over dreams.
Misty: Different? Can you tell me?
There were only so many causes for such a dream, maybe it is nothing than just a dream but that odd feeling, was it a premonition?
Ash: I feel nervous over something. That dream could mean something. I dreamt of fighting someone. Oddly the person fought me with a sphere shape thing that could change shapes and it floated right towards me, turning into a sword trying to cut me up. I tried to fight back and also attack the person but . . .
Misty: Was your attack canceled?
Ash: No . . . the person took the hit but the damage done just faded as if he never got hit. Then I saw my death, being sliced in half.
Misty was amazed rather than shocked, this sorta thing probably happens only in fantasies and video games. Yet Ash was dead on serious about it. It seemed too odd, farfetched, and down right strange. Yet Ash's nervousness was real also it troubled him harshly. Misty placed herself on Ash, laying her head on his shoulder and resting her hands on top of his. His tension slowly faded as Misty continued to put him at ease.
Misty: Ash . . . don't worry about that. It's nothing. You're here, alive, with me, and we're going to fulfill a promise from long ago. This isn't a dream, its real. See how real my skin feels over years. Feel how I gently caress you, going from here to there . . .
Ash turned towards Misty, he lowered the sheets around her body and kissed her. They both returned to bed in a romantic loving matter.
*****
The G/S toured the city in the early morning. One of the places of interest was an aquarium where all types of water pokemon were to be found. He stood outside looking all around the nice structure; it was in a unique design with nice commercial art.
G/S: You don't see this sorta thing anywhere in Johto.
G/S walked forward towards the Aquarium, he noticed a little lunch stand nearby. Usually the small stands like this serve a unique drink that is only found in that area only. He stood in front of the stand looking for someone that worked there; strangely enough it looked empty. In further inspection there was a girl sleeping on a cushioned floor with a pillow to her head.
G/S: Uh miss? Hello?
Lina woke up frantically looking all around.
Lina: I'm up Mom! I was just taking a small nap! Gary kept me up all night!! I mean . . . huh oh um hello.
Lina was caught off guard. She hasn't been getting enough sleep lately, especially since Gary's been living with her. Since things were slow and her usual customers visit around the afternoon time she spent some time sleeping in the stand and hoping no one would wake her up, too bad this guy had to.
Lina: Can I help you?
G/S looked up to see what was available. A lot of the selections were unique with unique names and strange twists. He didn't know what to order but it'd be only a drink.
G/S: Any recommendations?
Lina: Passion Orange Guava Lemon Crush is a popular order.
G/S: All that into one drink!?
Lina explained the drinks content but the puzzled G/S couldn't believe what it would taste like. Gary happened to be walking towards the aquarium to tell Lina he got a job in the city when he saw Lina talking to a tourist, or maybe flirting with him. Gary rushed over and made his presence known.
Gary: Hey Lina!! So what ya doin?
Lina: Nothing. Why are you yelling?
Gary: I'm not. Just making sure you heard me. After all, you do seem a bit deaf at times, eh heh heh heh. Seeing that I'm staying at your place so I should know this. So who's this guy here?
Lina gave a sour confused look, she didn't understand what Gary was saying and he seemed almost drunk. She wondered what was going on with him.
G/S: Hi I'm visiting this area here. Are you a student?
Gary: Damn right! I'm a top student here along with Lina here, we study together at her place ya know!
Gary got close to Lina and placed an arm around her. Lina got narrow eyed and pushed him down below the counter.
Lina: He just got in himself.
Gary: Lina!!
Gary popped back up slightly annoyed at Lina. It seemed comical the way he was over reacting.
Lina: What?
G/S looked at both at them, he figured the two were probably an item so he'd better make his order quick before the male student thinks someone was crossing that invisible border.
G/S: How much for the drink?
Lina: Oh the house since your visiting.
Lina winked at him.
G/S: Gee thanks.
Gary: On the house!
G/S grabbed the drink and headed in the aquarium, he didn't want to be near when an argument was about to break out.
Gary had a slight argument with Lina and it could be heard even as G/S walked further into the aquarium. He ignored the sounds of people yelling at one another and listened to the sound of bubbling and water splashing around.
G/S: Oh. A school of Horseas.
G/S took a closer look, it was interesting to observe Pokemon's way of life than always capturing them, it was something G/S haven't really had time to do. A man in a white coat walked by him and asked about G/S's interest with the Horseas. He appeared to be a caretaker or researcher of the aquarium. His white coat went along well with his black shirt and red tie. It was pretty undone but it looked very good for the rough scuff look. The man looked like he was just a bit taller than G/S. His hair was dark black, a bit messy too. He also wore glasses giving him an older more intellectual look.
Caretaker: There's a lot more to see if you head down that way. I personally take care of them, making sure they are properly fed and fed on time. A lot of interaction with people is very important especially with the Horseas. They grow and became very fond of humans, normally there aren't.
G/S: I see. So they are naturally afraid then?
Caretaker: Yeah, they shoot out a smokescreen then use that to escape.
*****
Ash carefully looked at the G/S person. Judging from some clues in his attire he was defiantly wearing G/S clothing. Ash continued light chatter asking a few side questions trying to test out the supposed G/S of really being one.
Prodigies are naturally gifted people with the ability to learn about pokemon easily. Its like a sense within them that they will naturally learn, do research, and apply their knowledge about pokemon when they must. A G/S person is similar but unlike Prodigies, G/S people don't posses energies that Prodigies emit. There are very few G/S people in the world, and even far more rare are Crystals, which originate from the G/S.
Ash: So, where are you from?
G/S: I'm from the Johto area!
Ash: Wow ain't that something. I don't get to see much Johtolians around here, then again I never ask.
G/S: I'm also a GS.
He admitted it, Ash was very certain now that this person was telling the truth. After some minor quizzing Ash was very sure that the man is a very intelligent G/S. Aside from other things he also seemed nice and mild tempered. Ash wondered what type of person would he turn into if he ever got into a battle. What type of tactics would this G/S pull? But for a G/S to be truly challenged on an equal playing field Ash needed to find someone who was really good and yet not a Prodigy.
Gary: Hey Ash! Lina wants to know if Misty will be joining us for lunch.
Then suddenly Ash found his answer.
In the next chapter: Kris inquires about the relic sphere and its rumored abilities. Another vision appears to someone, a dream that they aren't able to comprehend. G/S continues to associate with Ash and they find out more about each other, especially Ash wants to know what this G/S is planning in PKMN Society. Kurai continues on his business duty but meets someone near a college.
Author's Note: Chapter 2 is here and I hope everyone is too. Lemme break down a few things about the current FANART contest I'm holding, the rules are simple, you send me something that you think I would like, the more you send the better. I judge by originality, color, effort, and a few other things. Well to change the subject I'd like to let ya all know I'll be vacationing out for awhile, I'll be spending 2 weeks in New York and 1 week in Chicago. So if ya don't get an update from me in a while, well simple put I am on vacation.
Anyway have fun everyone and I'll see ya in the next update.