Legend's Journey
Chapter Three
By Arizima
AN: Here the third chapter comes to save the day! Anyway…. Some more stuff happens in this chapter. Yay. *_* Oh, yeah, if "the dude who woke up Venora" 's personality seems to change, please don't mind. There is a perfectly legitimate reason. LOL. This chapter is also a bit longer than the others. *sweatdrop*
Key:
" Normal Speech"
" Voice from a Pokédex, TV screen, Announcer, etc."
Translated Pokémon Speech
Telepathy
~…Scene Change…~
It was that punk again!
" What are you doing here!?" Venora cried.
" I could ask the same of you," he somewhat calmly replied.
" I'm here to get lodging for tonight, now answer the question!"
" Same thing you are, lodging," Venora groaned.
" Excuse me, but would you two take your argument outside? This is a place of healing and resting." Nurse Amy said. Nurse Amy looked a lot like the Nurse Joy(s) of Kanto, Johto, and the Orange Islands, but instead of pink hair, she had green hair, brown eyes, and a blue cross on her hat instead of red.
" Sorry, we'll stop arguing," the two replied at once.
" And, Mr. Lei, I'm done with the computerwork. You can now stay here tonight." 'Mr. Lei' started to answer, but Venora cut in.
" Great! Can I get lodging too? Why do you have to do all that computerwork anyway?"
" It's mostly for tracing purposes. If a Pokémon trainer mysteriously disappears, they can check the last Pokémon Center that they were in, and search from there. Additionally, if a wanted criminal wants to get lodging, the computer can do an instant background check and the nurse at the center can call the police."
" Ahhhh."
" And in answer to your other question, sure! Name, please?"
" Venora Gryphon."
" Right," Nurse Amy said as she typed. " Okay, that's it; you're done." Venora smiled as Mr. Lei looked on from a booth by the door.
" I'm gonna be gone for a while. See ya," he said, standing up.
" Bye, Mr. Lei!" Venora called false-cheerfully. As soon as he left, she muttered, "So long, Amazing Annoying Boy," and headed over for the videophones. She dialed her own phone number and waited as the words ' The phone is ringing. Please wait…' scrolled across the screen. Suddenly, a freckled woman with white hair, similar in style to Venora's, and lavender eyes appeared on the screen. Her hair didn't look white from aging, but white as in very pale blonde.
" Hi, Mom. How's Dad and the boys? Have they called yet?"
" Hello, Venora! Your father's just fine, he's busy right now, though. Buraze called yesterday to tell us that he caught a Hoothoot, but we haven't heard from Sworal."
" Oh. Well, when Buraze or Sworal calls again, tell 'em their sister loves 'em, okay Mom?"
" Alright, Venora. Oh, and how're you, by the way?"
" I'm fine. Although I met up with an annoying teenage male. Professor Holly gave me a male Sparkboa, but I haven't caught any Pokémon yet."
" That's okay, I'm sure you will. And, Venora, when you get tired of this training thing, there's always a place for you at home, alright?" Venora made a face.
" What do you mean "when", Mom? I think it's IF I ever get tired of training. So far, I like it. My Pokémon's decent and I haven't lost any battles."
" Alright, Venora." Suddenly, Venora's mother looked over at something off-screen. " Oh, dear. I'm afraid I'll have to leave you, Venora. The Spearows have gotten into the garden again."
" Okay, Mom! Hit 'em with a few Psychic attacks! Bye!"
" VENORA! I love you, honey, good luck on your journey! Bye!" The two both hung up at the same time. Venora leaned back and sighed.
" Mom's been pretending to be a human for far too long. She's starting to act like one." She sat up and looked up at the TV in the corner of the room. " I wonder how that punk is doing?"
~…An alley somewhere in Feldspar…~
Over the dumpster crouched a Pokémon. It looked sort of like a cross between a Pichu and a Meowth without a tail, although it was mostly feline in shape. It was black, with big, innocent-looking dark blue eyes and gold-colored Pikachu-like stripes. It also had gold rings of poofy fur around each ankle, and the tips of its oversized ears were fringed gold fur.
" Elecba…?" It said as it fished out a half-eaten leg from a bird of some type. It happily grinned at its new-found treasure, sniffed it, and began to bite into it.
" Meowth!" Suddenly, in a cream-colored blur, a Meowth ran by the little Elecba and swiped the food from its grasp. It was soon joined by two more.
" Meow meowth. Meow meow." The first Meowth said in a threatening tone. The first Meowth was a little bit bigger than the others, and had a scar running along its side.
" Elecba, elec! Elec ele!" Elecba protested. The two new Meowth grinned, and jumped at the Elecba. The Elecba suddenly sat up on its hind feet, concentrating.
" EL…. EC…. BAAAA!!!!" it screeched, discharging a powerful bolt of electricity that took out both of the Meowth. The leader Meowth looked down at its fallen companions.
" Meow meow, meowth meow, meowth!" he yelled, then sighed. It was no use. He looked down at the tiny Elecba before him, half his size. He suddenly charged forward, slashing his claws in the air for a Fury Swipes attack, then stopped, dumbfounded, as Elecba disappeared.
" Me… owth?" He turned around, just in time to see Elecba, crackling with electricity, crash into his head. He groaned, then slashed the Elecba. Elecba tumbled to the ground, letting out a sound that sounded like a cross between a mew and a squeak. Her entire strategy had depended on not getting hit; now she was hurting for her mistake. She tried to run; there would always be more dumpsters. Unfortunately, the Meowth had cornered her. He menacingly loomed over her, and she closed her eyes, preparing for the end.
" Ryo, go show them who's boss!" Elecba blinked and opened one eye. A teenage human boy, carrying something on his back, stood at the entrance to the alley. Next to him was the oddest-looking Pokémon Elecba had ever seen. It was made entirely of gold. Its face was nothing more than a gold mask, with two triangular holes for eyes. Other than that, it seemed like an armored snake, except for its arms. There were spikes around the shoulders, and they tapered down to two Scyther-like blades. Attached to the blades were gold chains.
Hey, you have no business in this! Leave us alone! the Meowth cried, launching itself at Ryo.
" Okay, Ryo, wrap attack!" Ryo's trainer yelled. Ryo quickly wrapped the Meowth tightly in its lower body.
Hey, lemme out of here, I can't breathe! Protest and squirm as he might, the Meowth couldn't free itself from Ryo's grip.
" Now toss it up and slash it!" With a nod, Ryo flung Meowth into the sky. On the way down, he slashed him a few times with his multiple blades.
That's it, no food is worth this! I'm outta here! With that, Meowth slowly picked himself up, then ran past Ryo into the street.
Elecba, who was watching the short battle in speechless wonder, suddenly turned towards Ryo. She had seen his trainer pull a Pokéball out of his pocket.
Are you alright, little one? Elecba gasped; his voice, it was in her mind!
You may have saved my life, but I won't fight for your trainer without you beating me first! Elecba shouted, assuming a fighting stance.
My trainer only wants to catch you so that you can be healed. Even if you weren't tired and hurt, you don't stand a chance against me. It is foolish.
I've got my Pokémon honor to uphold! The only way anyone's catching me is through fighting! Ryo gave a heavy sigh.
Fine, then. Raidon, she wants to fight me first! Raidon shrugged.
" Alright, then. Go easy on her, Ryo! Don't overdo it!" Ryo nodded and slithered in front of Elecba.
Here we go, little one! Yelling out a battle cry, Elecba jumped at Ryo. Ryo simply crossed his bladed arms in front of himself in a defensive position as Elecba rushed at him. Then, at the very last second, Ryo turned around and batted Elecba into the wall with his tail. Elecba slid down to land softly in a trash bag, and groaned.
Okay. You win. she sighed in defeat.
" Okay! Here we go!" Raidon cried, tossing the Pokéball at Elecba. It tapped her on the head, sucked her in, and closed with a 'kong!' before it even fell to the ground. Raidon smiled as he picked up the ball and put it in his pocket.
" That was a great battle, Ryo,"
I know. Raidon, someone's coming.
" Oh, right!" Raidon reached inside the bundle of brown cloth on his back, and with the sound of something unclasping, pulled out a highly unusual Pokéball. Instead of the top being red, it was a dark gold color. The bottom was light gold, and the band around the center was white gold. The button was the same color as the top half.
" Return!" A red beam of light sucked Ryo inside the ball, and Raidon tucked the ball back into the bundle of cloth. He turned around to see a girl on a bicycle ride in front of him and down the street. He paused, and then, set off.
~… A few hours later, around 9:00 P.M. …~
A sudden crash woke Venora from a sound sleep. She looked about in confusion, until she heard the high-pitched scream. Nurse Amy! She rushed for the door separating the room she was in from the lobby, and threw it open.
AN: Sorry for the cliffhanger, but I have to save the next part for next chapter. ^_^ I'll write it very soon!
Disclaimer: Raidon Lei and Ryo both belong to my friend. Pokémon and all related indicia belong to their respective owners.
Claimer: Anything that the above dudes and dudets didn't make, I did, and so belongs to me.
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