A Pokemon Story
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN IT. HAPPY NOW?
After a quick healing trip, I give them all something to eat. Chan can't get over
Michiko doing what both he and Celestis couldn't. Michiko, of course, is really proud of herself.
I hope I doesn't go to her head. While they are eating, I look around. When I see the phones,
I get homesick. **Hey** I think, **why not?** I go over to the phones and sit down. There are
headsets with these so you don't have to use your hands. I put it on, and then notice that there
is suddenly extra weight on my lap. I look down and smile. Zuberi and Michiko both decided they
were going to join me. I shake my head.
"What are you two doing here?" I ask.
"I wanna play too." Michiko says.
"Can I push the buttons!? PWEEEEESSSEEEE!!!???" Zuberi chimes in. I shake my head.
"You can push ONE button. OK?" I say petting Michiko. Caelestis comes over and perches
on the desk, and Chan stands behind me. "Are we all doing this now?" I ask.
"Why not?" Chan asks back. I just shake my head. I then dial all but the last number
on the phone.
"Zuberi, can you push this one?" I say pointing. He goes over and presses it, and sits
back like he did something major. I just smile. Even with the headset, they will all be able to
hear it. After about 5 rings, someone finally picks up.
"Hello?" Linna's voice comes over the pickup.
"Hey kiddo, turn on the vid." I say. She pauses, then does.
"ARIANA!!!" she practically screams. I smile. Linna's Eevee hears her and comes running
up and jumps on the table as if I was going to attack through the phone. I laugh. "Eevee, get
down." Linna says. She picks up her Eevee and pets her. Then she notices my crowd. "Wow... are
all of those yours?"
"Yup." I point to each one as I introduce them. "This is Michiko, this is Zuberi, and
this is Caelestis."
"Now you have a pretty Eevee too!!" I shake my head. She really has a one-track mind.
Michiko puts her paws up on the table.
"Hello" she says. Linna looks at her in shock.
"Ariana, how did you teach her to talk?" she asks.
"I didn't. Prof. Selsan gave me a translator." I think of something. "Did you get the
package I sent?"
Linna smiles. "Uh-huh. Me and Eevee love it. Thank you so much.
I smile at her. "Are mom and dad home?" I ask her.
"Well, daddy had to go on some trip, but mamma is here!! MAMMA!!!! ARIANA'S ON THE
PHONE!!" Linna screams. I cringe a bit. Then my mother appears behind Linna. She looks at the
vid. Linna goes away so mom can take the phone. Her Eevee waves bye-bye with her paw as she is
carried off. Michiko returns it.
My mom sits down in the chair. "Hi sweetie!! You seem to have quite a collection." She
says looking at my pokemon.
"They are all the best." I say. Zuberi looks up at my mom.
"Hello." he says. My mom smiles at him.
"Hello young one. Are you being good?"
"Uh-huh." I smile.
"Did you get the packages? I know Linna got hers... but I sent them separate." I ask
her.
"Yes I did. So did Chris. Interesting reading material you found..." Mom makes it clear
that she really doesn't approve, but won't interfere. "The statuette is over the mantel now."
She pauses like she is remembering something. "Oh. I almost forgot. I was talking with your
cousin and told him that you were on your journey. He was wondering if you would like him to go
with you for a while." I frown.
"I really don't need Mr. Hot-Shot Dragon Master criticizing everything I do. Besides, I
have a companion."
"Ariana, why can't you get along with him?" My mom shakes her head.
"Because he thinks he knows everything. I don't need that kind of pressure. I have
enough already."
"Well, you may see him, he said he was going to be in Cerulean for a few weeks... where
are you calling from anyway?"
-_- "Cerulean...So Lance is around here somewhere..." I sigh. This is really not what I
need. We have never gotten along.
"I have to go, Ariana. Sorry."
"That's OK. I really should get going anyway."
"Please don't avoid him... he just wants to help."
"I need his help like a hole in the head." I say. We say our goodbyes and hang up. I go
back to the main area... and see Lance talking to Calatain. Great... so much for that idea...
Zuberi jumps off my lap and goes to see the new guy. I look over at the counter and see Bruno,
Lance's buddy, getting his pokemon back from Nurse Joy. **Well, at least I can stand him...** I
think. I walk over to Lance.
Zuberi is already there. "How come you only wear black mister? he asks. Lance looks
down and sees him.
"Where did you come from?" he says smiling. Zuberi points to me. "Is that your
trainer?" Zuberi nods. I walk over to him.
"Hi Lance." I say with no feeling at all. Lance smiles.
"Hi kid. So you finally got to go out huh?" I try very hard not to punch him.
"Maybe. Mom said you are going to follow me around for a while." Calatain looks at me,
then at him.
"Are you two... related?" he asks. I sigh.
"Unfortunately..." I reply. "Lance here is my cousin." Lance just smiles.
"I love you too." He says. "So how many badges do you guys have?"
"I have 2..." I say. I look over at Calatain.
"I also have 2." My eyes go wide. I never saw him beat Misty.
"How...?" I ask. Calatain smiles.
"There is a certified gym in my home town. So I have that badge. Which means I can skip
Misty." I just shake my head.
"Fine. So let's do a supply check and get going."
"Are you sure you don't want me to come?" Lance asks. I just sigh.
"If you want to so bad... just stay outta my way." I tell him. "And if Bruno is coming
he has to bring his own food."
Bruno walks over. "Actually, I have to head back... he may be on vacation, but I'm not."
Bruno walks out the door.
We do our supply check, with Lance of course commenting on everything. I ignore him. I
wonder exactly how long I will have to put up with this...
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN IT. HAPPY NOW?
After a quick healing trip, I give them all something to eat. Chan can't get over
Michiko doing what both he and Celestis couldn't. Michiko, of course, is really proud of herself.
I hope I doesn't go to her head. While they are eating, I look around. When I see the phones,
I get homesick. **Hey** I think, **why not?** I go over to the phones and sit down. There are
headsets with these so you don't have to use your hands. I put it on, and then notice that there
is suddenly extra weight on my lap. I look down and smile. Zuberi and Michiko both decided they
were going to join me. I shake my head.
"What are you two doing here?" I ask.
"I wanna play too." Michiko says.
"Can I push the buttons!? PWEEEEESSSEEEE!!!???" Zuberi chimes in. I shake my head.
"You can push ONE button. OK?" I say petting Michiko. Caelestis comes over and perches
on the desk, and Chan stands behind me. "Are we all doing this now?" I ask.
"Why not?" Chan asks back. I just shake my head. I then dial all but the last number
on the phone.
"Zuberi, can you push this one?" I say pointing. He goes over and presses it, and sits
back like he did something major. I just smile. Even with the headset, they will all be able to
hear it. After about 5 rings, someone finally picks up.
"Hello?" Linna's voice comes over the pickup.
"Hey kiddo, turn on the vid." I say. She pauses, then does.
"ARIANA!!!" she practically screams. I smile. Linna's Eevee hears her and comes running
up and jumps on the table as if I was going to attack through the phone. I laugh. "Eevee, get
down." Linna says. She picks up her Eevee and pets her. Then she notices my crowd. "Wow... are
all of those yours?"
"Yup." I point to each one as I introduce them. "This is Michiko, this is Zuberi, and
this is Caelestis."
"Now you have a pretty Eevee too!!" I shake my head. She really has a one-track mind.
Michiko puts her paws up on the table.
"Hello" she says. Linna looks at her in shock.
"Ariana, how did you teach her to talk?" she asks.
"I didn't. Prof. Selsan gave me a translator." I think of something. "Did you get the
package I sent?"
Linna smiles. "Uh-huh. Me and Eevee love it. Thank you so much.
I smile at her. "Are mom and dad home?" I ask her.
"Well, daddy had to go on some trip, but mamma is here!! MAMMA!!!! ARIANA'S ON THE
PHONE!!" Linna screams. I cringe a bit. Then my mother appears behind Linna. She looks at the
vid. Linna goes away so mom can take the phone. Her Eevee waves bye-bye with her paw as she is
carried off. Michiko returns it.
My mom sits down in the chair. "Hi sweetie!! You seem to have quite a collection." She
says looking at my pokemon.
"They are all the best." I say. Zuberi looks up at my mom.
"Hello." he says. My mom smiles at him.
"Hello young one. Are you being good?"
"Uh-huh." I smile.
"Did you get the packages? I know Linna got hers... but I sent them separate." I ask
her.
"Yes I did. So did Chris. Interesting reading material you found..." Mom makes it clear
that she really doesn't approve, but won't interfere. "The statuette is over the mantel now."
She pauses like she is remembering something. "Oh. I almost forgot. I was talking with your
cousin and told him that you were on your journey. He was wondering if you would like him to go
with you for a while." I frown.
"I really don't need Mr. Hot-Shot Dragon Master criticizing everything I do. Besides, I
have a companion."
"Ariana, why can't you get along with him?" My mom shakes her head.
"Because he thinks he knows everything. I don't need that kind of pressure. I have
enough already."
"Well, you may see him, he said he was going to be in Cerulean for a few weeks... where
are you calling from anyway?"
-_- "Cerulean...So Lance is around here somewhere..." I sigh. This is really not what I
need. We have never gotten along.
"I have to go, Ariana. Sorry."
"That's OK. I really should get going anyway."
"Please don't avoid him... he just wants to help."
"I need his help like a hole in the head." I say. We say our goodbyes and hang up. I go
back to the main area... and see Lance talking to Calatain. Great... so much for that idea...
Zuberi jumps off my lap and goes to see the new guy. I look over at the counter and see Bruno,
Lance's buddy, getting his pokemon back from Nurse Joy. **Well, at least I can stand him...** I
think. I walk over to Lance.
Zuberi is already there. "How come you only wear black mister? he asks. Lance looks
down and sees him.
"Where did you come from?" he says smiling. Zuberi points to me. "Is that your
trainer?" Zuberi nods. I walk over to him.
"Hi Lance." I say with no feeling at all. Lance smiles.
"Hi kid. So you finally got to go out huh?" I try very hard not to punch him.
"Maybe. Mom said you are going to follow me around for a while." Calatain looks at me,
then at him.
"Are you two... related?" he asks. I sigh.
"Unfortunately..." I reply. "Lance here is my cousin." Lance just smiles.
"I love you too." He says. "So how many badges do you guys have?"
"I have 2..." I say. I look over at Calatain.
"I also have 2." My eyes go wide. I never saw him beat Misty.
"How...?" I ask. Calatain smiles.
"There is a certified gym in my home town. So I have that badge. Which means I can skip
Misty." I just shake my head.
"Fine. So let's do a supply check and get going."
"Are you sure you don't want me to come?" Lance asks. I just sigh.
"If you want to so bad... just stay outta my way." I tell him. "And if Bruno is coming
he has to bring his own food."
Bruno walks over. "Actually, I have to head back... he may be on vacation, but I'm not."
Bruno walks out the door.
We do our supply check, with Lance of course commenting on everything. I ignore him. I
wonder exactly how long I will have to put up with this...
