Part #20 - Questions Answered
Four days passed very slowly. All the information he had been told was finally sinking in. Satoshi had decided not to go to work. He had seen off Takeshi and Kasumi about an hour earlier and was now sitting at his window, watching what seemed to be more than a hundred mews flying around the island. They had been doing that for more than a day now. He was not sure what they were doing but knew it had something to do with the upcoming attack.
Hearing the doorbell, Satoshi stood and went to the front door, Raimei on his shoulder. His eyes widened when he opened the door and saw Shigeru standing there with a smile, wearing a white happi with a brown hakama. He had not seen him since he had left that day on Avasuke's back. What was he here to see him about?
"To talk to you, of course." He grinned as Satoshi's eyes widened. "May I come in?"
"Yeah, yeah."
Shigeru stepped into the apartment. He scratched Raimei behind the ear and told him "hello" in the pokèmon's own language. He then turned his attention to his former rival. "How are you taking everything?"
"As well as I can. How did you handle being told you were a pokèmon?"
"Oh, believe me, I was very surprised. Kira was here to help me through it, though. If she was not so preoccupied now she would be helping you through it."
"I understand."
"She is very sorry she did not tell you sooner. She said that all Avasuke had told her about your finding out was that you would be told within a week of the attack. That's why she postponed it so long."
"Then I understand why she was afraid to tell me."
"Avasuke told me that even if she had not mentioned it, it would have turned out the same one way or another." Shigeru walked to the couch and sat down. "Kira asked me to come talk with you. Answer any questions you may have. I'm sure you have many questions."
"Yeah. One that has been bugging me that Kasumi brought up was that there are some people that have really strong psychic powers. Why are they not like us?"
"You're talking about Natsume, the gym leader in Yamabuki, right?"
"Yeah."
"Kira said Natsume is certain to have children that have the right genes since she does have her psychic powers very well developed. But she doesn't have the changes in her own blood that we do. You see, all humans have innate psychic powers, which I'm sure you've already heard. That comes from the fact that humans are a jidai evolution of a psychic-type pokèmon, the same pokèmon that mr. mimes and jynxes are jidai evolutions of, that's why they look similar to us. Kira is not sure of why humans lost touch with their powers but they did. She believes that with the connections humans now have with pokèmon is the reason their powers are coming back to them. The change is just starting now, with you and me, though the precise reason is unknown right now."
"So there *will* be others like us, too?"
"Yeah, eventually, though, if Kira's guess about human nature is correct, it'll be quite some time before those like us will be accepted."
"I kinda figured."
"For the time being, all those that she knows of that have the correct genes are going to be brought here. She can help them learn who and what they are and to be proud of it."
Satoshi sat on the couch beside him. "It's going to be strange now, using my pokèmon in battles and everything. I mean, they may not listen to me any more."
"Raimei, do you think Satoshi's right?"
The pikachu shook his head. "Chuu."
"See. Raimei knows that your pokèmon'll listen to you. Mine still do when I use them. They respect me more actually, though I have not used them since I was in the Jouto. Most of the pokèmon I did have I let go free or gave to the breeding center. The ones that are still with me live on Kira's island with us. They are more my brothers and sisters than my pokèmon, though, just as most of them are Kira's siblings as well."
After a minute of thinking, the young man looked at Shigeru. "I know that Kira mentioned her father while we were at the Lev One RC, but what about her mom?"
"Her mother, Nichihane, was megami of pokèmon before her, of course. Not long after Kira and her brother were born, she disappeared. Kira said she doesn't know where she is or why she left, though believes she may have chose to end the long life she had already had. It's not impossible for a megami or kami to die, after all. Their father, Tsukitama, never told her anything about it, though she said he was greatly saddened by her leaving."
Satoshi nodded, understanding some. He looked at Shigeru with a smile, remembering something he had wanted to ask. "I've been wondering since you left with Avasuke the other day, how is the little one?"
"Oh, she's fine. Kira is very concerned for the little one, but Kira is worried about everything right now."
"She cannot see the future at all?"
"No. When the first avasuke was born, Kira lost all her powers to see the future. She has consulted the avasukes for generations about many things. Sadly, as I'm sure you know, the newborn will not see the future for exactly one month from her birth."
"Which is what is bothering Kira."
"Exactly."
Satoshi looked at his hands for a moment then back to Shigeru. "So when am I going to start learning to use these powers I'm supposed to have?"
"As soon as all this is over with."
The young man looked down. "I see."
"Don't seem so pessimistic about it. I know everything will turn out alright." A smiled spread across his face. "I'm sure by the end of the week you'll have begun your training."
"How long did it take you to learn everything?"
Shigeru was about to answer but his eyes suddenly widened. He turned towards the window and stared out it. "They're on their way."
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Just as a reminder in case you forgot -
Satoshi = Ash
Shigeru = Gary
Kasumi = Misty
Takeshi = Brock
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To my reviewers -
tmp - I love twists...^_^...neither of the choosen ones will get killed...so don't worry...there's no romance in here other than Kira/Shigeru...Kasumi is married to her work...thanks for the review!
Deedlit Magic/Fayal Wood - ^_^...I did a good job...ni?
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Four days passed very slowly. All the information he had been told was finally sinking in. Satoshi had decided not to go to work. He had seen off Takeshi and Kasumi about an hour earlier and was now sitting at his window, watching what seemed to be more than a hundred mews flying around the island. They had been doing that for more than a day now. He was not sure what they were doing but knew it had something to do with the upcoming attack.
Hearing the doorbell, Satoshi stood and went to the front door, Raimei on his shoulder. His eyes widened when he opened the door and saw Shigeru standing there with a smile, wearing a white happi with a brown hakama. He had not seen him since he had left that day on Avasuke's back. What was he here to see him about?
"To talk to you, of course." He grinned as Satoshi's eyes widened. "May I come in?"
"Yeah, yeah."
Shigeru stepped into the apartment. He scratched Raimei behind the ear and told him "hello" in the pokèmon's own language. He then turned his attention to his former rival. "How are you taking everything?"
"As well as I can. How did you handle being told you were a pokèmon?"
"Oh, believe me, I was very surprised. Kira was here to help me through it, though. If she was not so preoccupied now she would be helping you through it."
"I understand."
"She is very sorry she did not tell you sooner. She said that all Avasuke had told her about your finding out was that you would be told within a week of the attack. That's why she postponed it so long."
"Then I understand why she was afraid to tell me."
"Avasuke told me that even if she had not mentioned it, it would have turned out the same one way or another." Shigeru walked to the couch and sat down. "Kira asked me to come talk with you. Answer any questions you may have. I'm sure you have many questions."
"Yeah. One that has been bugging me that Kasumi brought up was that there are some people that have really strong psychic powers. Why are they not like us?"
"You're talking about Natsume, the gym leader in Yamabuki, right?"
"Yeah."
"Kira said Natsume is certain to have children that have the right genes since she does have her psychic powers very well developed. But she doesn't have the changes in her own blood that we do. You see, all humans have innate psychic powers, which I'm sure you've already heard. That comes from the fact that humans are a jidai evolution of a psychic-type pokèmon, the same pokèmon that mr. mimes and jynxes are jidai evolutions of, that's why they look similar to us. Kira is not sure of why humans lost touch with their powers but they did. She believes that with the connections humans now have with pokèmon is the reason their powers are coming back to them. The change is just starting now, with you and me, though the precise reason is unknown right now."
"So there *will* be others like us, too?"
"Yeah, eventually, though, if Kira's guess about human nature is correct, it'll be quite some time before those like us will be accepted."
"I kinda figured."
"For the time being, all those that she knows of that have the correct genes are going to be brought here. She can help them learn who and what they are and to be proud of it."
Satoshi sat on the couch beside him. "It's going to be strange now, using my pokèmon in battles and everything. I mean, they may not listen to me any more."
"Raimei, do you think Satoshi's right?"
The pikachu shook his head. "Chuu."
"See. Raimei knows that your pokèmon'll listen to you. Mine still do when I use them. They respect me more actually, though I have not used them since I was in the Jouto. Most of the pokèmon I did have I let go free or gave to the breeding center. The ones that are still with me live on Kira's island with us. They are more my brothers and sisters than my pokèmon, though, just as most of them are Kira's siblings as well."
After a minute of thinking, the young man looked at Shigeru. "I know that Kira mentioned her father while we were at the Lev One RC, but what about her mom?"
"Her mother, Nichihane, was megami of pokèmon before her, of course. Not long after Kira and her brother were born, she disappeared. Kira said she doesn't know where she is or why she left, though believes she may have chose to end the long life she had already had. It's not impossible for a megami or kami to die, after all. Their father, Tsukitama, never told her anything about it, though she said he was greatly saddened by her leaving."
Satoshi nodded, understanding some. He looked at Shigeru with a smile, remembering something he had wanted to ask. "I've been wondering since you left with Avasuke the other day, how is the little one?"
"Oh, she's fine. Kira is very concerned for the little one, but Kira is worried about everything right now."
"She cannot see the future at all?"
"No. When the first avasuke was born, Kira lost all her powers to see the future. She has consulted the avasukes for generations about many things. Sadly, as I'm sure you know, the newborn will not see the future for exactly one month from her birth."
"Which is what is bothering Kira."
"Exactly."
Satoshi looked at his hands for a moment then back to Shigeru. "So when am I going to start learning to use these powers I'm supposed to have?"
"As soon as all this is over with."
The young man looked down. "I see."
"Don't seem so pessimistic about it. I know everything will turn out alright." A smiled spread across his face. "I'm sure by the end of the week you'll have begun your training."
"How long did it take you to learn everything?"
Shigeru was about to answer but his eyes suddenly widened. He turned towards the window and stared out it. "They're on their way."
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Just as a reminder in case you forgot -
Satoshi = Ash
Shigeru = Gary
Kasumi = Misty
Takeshi = Brock
*********
To my reviewers -
tmp - I love twists...^_^...neither of the choosen ones will get killed...so don't worry...there's no romance in here other than Kira/Shigeru...Kasumi is married to her work...thanks for the review!
Deedlit Magic/Fayal Wood - ^_^...I did a good job...ni?
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Review me! Please? It only takes a moment...
