Okay people, to show that I haven't just been sitting here and twiddling my thumbs idly, I'm putting up two, yes two, Matt chapters! Now, just for a heads up, for a little while Matt chapters are gonna be few and far between. Just while I get Robin situated of course. It's not because I'm having a Matt chapter writer's block or anything. *whistles innocently*
Disclaimer: see previous chapters
Chapter 21
Matt's Journey
After defeating Morty and winning the gym badge, Matt and Michelle had decided to stay in Ecruteak city for a few days to rest up and decide what to do next. They were sitting at a table in an outside restaurant, with their breakfast in front of them. Eevee was curled up bedside's Matt's chair, having already eaten his breakfast, and Pupitar was clinging to Michelle's shoulder.
"We have two choices" Matt told Michelle as he ate a bit of scrambled egg. "We can go east, toward Mahogany town, or west toward Olivine City."
Michelle sipped her tea. "Let's go west. I have business in Olivine City"
Matt cocked an eyebrow at her and smirked. "Business?" he asked skeptically.
"Yes business" Michelle told him indigently, "The gym leader there hires me to do check ups on her Ampharos every few months. The Ampharos got some really bad sickness a few years ago and it left her susceptible to other sicknesses."
Matt rubbed his chin as he thought about how to broach the question he was thinking of.
Michelle rolled her eyes. "Go ahead; ask why the Nurse Joy in the city can't do it"
Matt chuckled. "Why can't the Nurse Joy in the city do it?"
Michelle answered primly, "Besides the fact that a Nurse Joy wouldn't be able to tell a Level A Bulmic Disease from Lightning Pneumonia" (Matt decided it would be wise not to ask what either of those were) "its hospital is ill equipped to handle the more rare dieses. Plus my medicine acts as a sorta immune system, to help fight off any sickness before it comes. A Nurse Joy would only be helpful AFTER the pokemon had already gotten sick"
"Ah" Matt answered with an indulgent smile. "Olivine it is then"
"Great!" Michelle said clapping her hands together. She stood up and grinned. "I'll go pack, you take care of the bill" and before Matt could argue, rushed off.
Matt sighed and picked up the bill. "She can't pay for her own toast and tea?" he grumbled to Eevee who flipped his ear and ignored Matt.
Matt, Eevee, Michelle, and Pupitar met up just outside Ecruteak city, on the road toward Olivine city. As they walked, Matt thought it would be best to broach the subject of the attack that had occurred the other day. Matt knew Michelle was still a little tender about the subject, what with her pokemon almost dying and all.
"Hey Michelle?" he asked hesitantly. Michelle cocked her head at him to indicate she was listening.
"Um, any thoughts on the uh, 'occurrences' yesterday?"
Michelle cocked an eyebrow at him. "Occurrences? You call being attack by three legendary pokemon occurrences??"
Matt sighed. "Well, for lack of a better word…."
Michelle rolled her eyes but answered anyway. "I don't know what to think. I haven't heard of anything like this happening, ever! I mean, most people don't even think those pokemon exist. Let alone attack people"
Matt nodded and rubbed his chin. "I think I'm gonna call Professor Redwood, maybe he'll know something about it."
Michelle shrugged. "if you want" Matt took out his pokegear, then hesitated again. Michelle raised her eyebrows at him, in a silent question.
"umm, do you mind if I tell him about Pupitar?"
Michelle flinched a little and brought her hand up to Pupitar's head, where he was resting on her shoulder.
"I won't if you don't want me to" Matt said hurriedly.
Michelle smiled at him, touched at his thoughtfulness in spite of herself. "It's okay, go ahead" Matt dialed the Professor's phone number, then waited for him to pick up.
"Hello, Professor Redwood's laboratory"
"Professor Redwood? It's me, Matt" Matt said into the phone as they walked.
"Matthew!" the professor exclaimed, real pleasure in his voice. "How are you? Where are you now?"
"We're on our way to Olivine City" Matt answered.
"Well, that's fine. After a gym badge I take it?"
"yes, um Professor? Something strange happened to me, and my uh…. travel companion, Michelle" Michelle raised her eyebrows and looked at Matt strangely at the "travel companion" but didn't comment.
"Oh?" Redwood asked curiously, "what was that?"
Matt told Professor Elk all about the attack, and the professor exclaimed "My God! I don't believe it! Where the pokemon hurt?"
Matt couldn't help but chuckle at the fact that the Professor asked about the pokemon, instead of himself, but knew that was just how the professor was. Matt cleared his throat, and after glancing at Michelle, told the Professor about Pupitar.
"I'll have to research this Matt" the Professor told him. Matt could almost see the Professor rummaging through his books. "although, some of what you've told me doesn't surprise me much. You must not have been watching the news, but more and more sightings of not only the legendary birds, but also the dogs, have been reported through out Johto. I'm going to look this up; I'll call you if I find anything!"
"Okay Professor, talk to you later then" Matt replied and hung up.
"Well?" Michelle asked, "What'd he say?"
"Ve e vee" Eevee said with as much interest.
"Apparently, there have been other sightings of not only the Birds, but the three legendary dogs as well."
"I bet WE'RE the only one's to have been attack though" Michelle muttered.
"Pu tar" Pupitar agreed.
"Yep" Matt confirmed.
"I wonder why?" Michelle
asked thoughtfully. Matt didn't answer her, since he was wondering the same
thing himself.
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