Chapter Two
Disclaimer: If I actually owned anything besides Iao, the series would be a lot better and I wouldn't feel the urge to write this as it would be the show. You touch Iao without my permission and I will hunt you down, castrate you (if you're female you will shortly be parting with your breasts), dig your heart out of your chest with a rusty spoon, and feed it to you piece by piece.
"Oh," exclaimed Iao. "Hold still or you might hurt yourself even more. It's okay. I'm a friend, I don't want to hurt you. The safest way to get you to a Pokémon Center with out hurting you more is to put you in a PokéBall...
Okay here's what I'll do with your permission of course. I'll catch you with a PokéBall, take you to the Center, get you healed and once you're completely healed I'll let you go. No strings at attached," said Iao in Pokémon.
...I don't belive you said Mew, not thinking that the human could understand her.
I'm a psychic and I give you my word. You know it's impossible for a psychic to lie mind to mind, even if it wasn't you, yourself, are a psychic and would know. Besides I don't want to catch you. I think it's wrong to put Pokémon in PokéBalls and then use them to fight ones own battles.
In all honesty a trainer should never put their Pokémon through something you aren't willing to do yourself. For example if I ever got myself a Machop I'd spar with it on a daily basis. Furthermore if I'm ever going to have any Pokémon it will be because I gave that Pokémon a choice if it wanted to be with me or not.
Pokémon should be treated like equals. After all you can understand us even if most of us can't understand you. Anyway do I have your permission? replied Iao.(1)
True. Yes, you have my Permission said Mew.
"Okay! PokéBall go!" Iao picked up the PokéBall that had Mew in it and ran to the Pokémon Center. "Nurse Joy?"
"Oh hello Iao. Is something wrong," asked the ever pleasant and cheerful nurse.
"I found an injured Pokémon in the woods will you heal her?"
"Of course I will," said Nurse Joy taking the PokéBall from Iao. "After all it is my job. I love Pokémon- Oh my! It's a Mew!"
"She's a Mew."
"Yes I'll heal her. It will take only a day or two... Iao go get some sleep. You'll need it if you're going to put on a show tomorrow."
"Yeah, okay I'll go home. I'll be back to check on her tomorrow," said Iao.
Iao walked out the door and headed to the Ecruteak City Dance Theater. Iao loved the Dance Theater besides the fact it was her home with a loving "family". Iao loved dancing and the theater was the perfect home and job for her.
The Dance Theater was a big majestic building of an undetermined age. The outside of the building looked a little old and worn but the inside was completely different. The inside of the theater looked fairly new. There was a reason for this and that was because they replaced most of the inside every three years, but the major changes was every five years.
Every three years they would replace the Japanese style matted floor, the seat cushions, and their lighting system. The major replacements (which happened the second week Iao was there) were the wooden dancing floor, the sound system (the newest item that was Iao's idea) and the strobe lights (also Iao's idea). They would also get new kimonos every year to replace the worn out ones.
Iao had three work kimonos. She had a traditional kimono for the traditional formal dances that was a light purple with a dark purple obi. She also had a short kimono that was used for traditional but not formal dances. It went to just above her knees and was a medium shade of purple with muted red obi. This one gave her more movement than the traditional one, but her favorite gave her the most movement.
It was a dark purple with a lighter, shinier pattern in blue on it and the obi was a deep, dark, blood red. It went down to her ankles like the traditional kimono but it had a slit on each side that went up to mid-thigh. This kimono was used for modernized version of the traditional dances. The much faster dance versions is where Iao's sound system and strobe lights came in and were very popular.
The living area in the back of the where Grandma and the Kimono Dancer girls lived was also spacious. There were four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a small living room, a small dining room, and a medium sized kitchen plus the backstage changing rooms.
Iao walked through the dark and empty Dance Theater and into her room.
The bedrooms were all pretty much the same. They had one or two beds depending if you had a roommate or not, a nightstand next to each bed, a huge shared closet, and a window. The rooms only really varied in how they were decorated by their occupants.(2)
Much to Iao's surprise her roommate Zuki was still up because it was now around eleven thirty. "Oh, hi Zuki. I thought you'd be a sleep by now."
"I'm having trouble sleeping," admitted Zuki. "So did you catch anything?"
"Well, yes and no."
"Wait a moment, either you did or you didn't."
"I found an injured Mew in the woods and I caught her to take her to the Pokémon Center but I promised her I'd let her go."
"Why?"
"I told her my view about Pokémon, PokéBalls, and training Pokémon. Also you know that Mews' are psychic Pokémon right?"
"Yeah."
"Well I an too. So it felt really wrong. Anyway a promise is a promise. I'm going to see her tomorrow if you want to come," said Iao.
"Sure. Sounds like fun. Besides it's about time Umbreon got his check up."
Gah said Umbreon.
In this case Zuki didn't need Iao to translated and both girls were laughing hysterically.
"Did you hear that Joe," asked Jane a member of Team Rocket.
"I certainly did Jane. We can catch evolved Eevees, Morty's Pokémon, and a Mew! The boss will be so pleased with us maybe he'll even give us a raise! But first let's get some sleep," said Joe also a Team Rocket member.
"Yes let's," agreed Jane. "However I'd like to attack the Dance Theater first."
"A good idea! Good night Jane."
"Good night Joe."
The two Team Rocket members crept off to sleep in the woods with visions of evil deeds to be done tomorrow dancing in their heads.(3)
(1) I don't you could lie mind to mind. Look at Sabrina, I don't think she could lie to her Pokémon as they are linked mentally. The marks indicate a Pokémon talking, the marks is Iao communicating telepathically. She does not need to communicate with Pokémon this way except in battle. In the show the Pokémon can clearly understand humans even if they can't understand them.
This really is my view on Pokémon and PokéBalls. You beat the crap out of them, confine them in an extremely small space, and force them to work for you as a lesser being. Which in all said and done is wrong. They understand humans perfectly and for the most part can't be understood by us but are our mental equals.
This is why I think Ash is an asshole. He only thinks of catching new Pokémon and forcefully taking them from their home, family, and the best possible climate for them.
(2) I made everything up about the Dance Hall and work outfits. I never saw anything to indicate if it's true or not and if it isn't too bad, it's my story so there.
(3) If you get what this from good for you! Here, have a cookie.
