Digicross Chronicles 2: "The Silver Pokemon"
Written by Ninetalesuk
--- CHERRYGROVE POKEMON CENTER ---
It was a few days before the Digi-Cross World Tour and one Pokemon trainer that was a Digidestined exited a room with another trainer. After much searching, Edward Silver has finally found another trainer that is willing to trade his Pokemon... and then back. You see, Edward has an Onix that is holding a Metal Coat and has bumped into a trainer whom has a Slowpoke holding a King's Rock. Before you know it, Edward's new Pokemon is a Steelix and the other trainer's is a Slowking.
Edward was busy shaking hands with the trainer he traded with to obtain new evolved Pokemon. "Thank you very much. I'm happy that I got my new Steelix and you got your new Slowking."
"Likewise." Said the trainer, shaking the hand back before walking off. "See ya."
Waving, Edward walked over to the counter where a Nurse Joy was waiting. "I'm done with the trading so, I'm ready to have my Pokemon a check-up, Nurse Joy."
"That's good, Edward." Nurse Joy said, taking a tray that held six Poke-balls. She looked at them with a curious look. "So... which one is an Exeggutor...?"
"Hmm? It's that one..." Edward said, pointing to the right middle ball.
Nodding, Nurse Joy picked up the ball containing Exeggutor and handed it back to Edward. "I have a message from Professor Elm. It seems he is researching Pokemon with mixed elements and he is starting off with Grass and Psychic Pokemon... Seems he got really bored researching Normal and Flying Pokemon..."
"I can't blame him..." Edward said, smiling before walking over to a PC. He pressed a few buttons on the computer before the screen came on-line with a middle-aged man with brown hair and wore glasses. Edward smiled. "Prof Elm, here I am."
"Ah, Edward. I see you got my message." Prof Elm said with a smile. "I trust you finally met the Pokemon of your dreams?"
Nodding, Edward smiled. "Yeah... I met a Lugia on the Whirl Islands. It was great to see it in person." He held Exeggutor's Poke-ball up. "I heard from Nurse Joy about you researching Pokemon with mixed elements..."
Prof Elm nodded. "Yes, that's correct. I've started my research as soon as I heard of new Pokemon from the Hoenn region. Edward, there is a Grass Pokemon that also uses Water attacks. THAT makes me interested of new and mixed element Pokemon..."
"Right... So, why Exeggutor?" Edward asked.
"I'm starting my research of Grass Pokemon that has a second element, both old and new. Once that is completed, I will have Professor Oak check out my notes and see what he has to say about it." Prof Elm explained.
Shrugging, Edward placed the Poke-ball into the transporter and pressed the button that caused it to disappear. "There you are, Professor. I've sent Exeggutor to your place."
Smiling, Elm nodded. "Thank you, Edward. Say, will you be okay with five Pokemon?"
"Of course..." Edward replied.
"Now you have completed your search for Lugia, what will you do now?" Prof Elm asked. "Will you enter the Johto League?"
Nodding, Edward grinned. "Sure! I have got four Johto badges with me, Prof Elm! I'm half-way so, I'm just picking out the next town with a Pokemon GYM before I continue. I will leave tomorrow."
Prof Elm was happy about that. "I'm proud of you, Edward. You really became a strong trainer ever since you left New Bark Town with that Cyndaquil I gave you. I'm most certain you'll become a Johto League Champion. No doubt about that!"
Edward blushed. "T...Thank you, Professor..."
"Well, I must be off now. Good luck on your journey!" Prof Elm said before the screen went black.
As Edward left the computer, Nurse Joy walked back to the counter with the five Poke-balls. "All right, Edward. Your Typhlosion, Blastoise, Umbreon, Steelix and Heracross are all healed up."
"Thank you, Nurse Joy." Edward said, taking his Poke-balls from the tray and putting it on his belt. "I'll be heading to my room now."
Suddenly, Nurse Joy bended down and picked up a parcel. "Before you go, there is something else I should give you..."
Blinking, Edward took the parcel and looked at it. It was a huge box and it was a size of one where you get a huge TV from. "Who send me this, Nurse Joy...?"
Nurse Joy just shrugged. "Search me... It just came with a tag saying 'Give this to Edward Silver, a brave boy on his travels.'"
"That sounded a bit corny..." Edward muttered as he walked up the stairs of the Pokemon Center. "I'll check it out in my room."
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Carrying the box, Edward was able to enter into his room that he hired for the night. He placed the box onto the table and looked at the bed. He sighed in a sarcastic voice. "Comfy...?"
"Why not? This is heaven!" Sighed Edward's Digimon partner, Penguinmon, as he was lying upon a soft blanket. He spotted the box and he suddenly got interested. "Wow... what is this...?"
"I dunno, yet... It was sent to me... and it doesn't say who the sender was." Edward said before looked at the side of the box. "It has some holes which means that there must be a living creature inside..."
"Well then, open it up!" Penguinmon said, hopping off the bed and walking over to his partner.
Nodding, Edward brought out his pocket knife and cut the tape off that held the lid of the box down. He opened it and let off a short gasp. "I...I don't believe it..."
"What?! What is it!?" Penguinmon asked, jumping onto the table and peering into the box. He blinked. "HUH?!"
Inside the box was a single silver egg surrounded by a small battery-powered heating unit and some towels. Near the egg was a small golden box. Edward picked up the golden box and opened it. Inside was a silver Poke-Ball with a golden design of a Lugia's head. "Incredible... A Pokemon egg... I wonder what Pokemon will hatch from it..."
Penguinmon looked at the heating unit and prodded at it. "Well... this explains the holes on the side of the box thing... If this little guy hatches, he'll need oxygen to breath!"
"Not to mention food to eat!" Edward said, picking up bag full of raw fish. He flinched at the sight and put it back. "There's a clue... a Pokemon that loves to eat fish... lovely..."
"Hey, this heating unit is run by battery! Never knew that could actually happen!" Penguinmon said.
"Nor can I but, I stopped believing that once I had you..." Edward muttered.
Penguinmon frowned. "Gee... thanks..."
Picking up the egg, Edward smiled. "What ever this Pokemon is... I'm gonna take good care of it... And the first thing this newly hatched Pokemon will see is me!"
"Why?" Penguinmon asked, blinking.
Edward walked over to the bed and sat down on it with the egg in his lap. "Well, they say when a Pokemon hatch from its egg... it will need to look for his/her parents. So, the moment this Pokemon sees me, I could be a father!"
Sniggering, Penguinmon laughed. "Or a mother!"
"Zip it, Medabee!" Edward ordered.
Then, Penguinmon started fuming. "Why do you always call me that?! Just because my voice sounds the same of that yellow robot from that Medabot show doesn't mean you can call me that!!!"
"Well... you're acting like him right now." Edward mused before he gasped. "Whoa!"
Penguinmon looked worried. "Edward...? Is... something the matter...?"
"The egg... The egg is hatching!!!" Edward announced as he saw cracks on the silver egg. His face brightened up. "All right... this is it! I'm finally gonna get a new Pokemon!"
"What is it?! What is it!?" Penguinmon eagerly asked.
"It's a..." Edward stopped when the egg exploded into a powder of dust.
Covered in dust, Penguinmon coughed. "A smoke bomb...? Sorry, Ed... Looks like we've been played like chumps..."
Hidden in the dust, Edward coughed and said. "OK... If it was a trick... why does it feel that something is on my legs...?"
Gasping, Penguinmon started to flap his wings about to drive the dust away. "It hatched?! It hatched!!!"
There was a caw and soon, the dust vanished... and not leaving anything dusty for a surprise. Course, Edward and Penguinmon weren't interested about the dust... they were more interested by looking at the Pokemon that was hatched from the egg. It was amazing that a teddy-bear sized silver bird hatched from an egg.
"It's a... It's a..." Penguinmon stuttered.
Edward was in total shock. "...a.... LUGIA!"
"Lu..." Cawed the child Pokemon.
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After feeding the baby Lugia with the fish that came with the package, Edward got Nurse Joy to come to his room in order to check up his new Pokemon. Penguinmon quickly hid underneath the bed as Nurse Joy entered the room. After explaining what happened, leaving out Penguinmon, Nurse Joy was in shock.
"W...Who would send you a Lugia egg...?" Nurse Joy asked.
Edward shrugged. "I dunno..." He looked at the Lugia-special Poke-ball and smiled a little. "He sure is a craftsman on this Poke-ball design here."
Nodding, Nurse Joy looked at the cawing baby Lugia. "Well, seeing Lugia is a rare Pokemon, I would convince you to return it to his mother... Problem is, you don't know where the Lugia parents are and who they are."
"And there is a second problem..." Edward muttered. "When he hatched, he saw me..."
"Meaning... your Lugia's father now...?" Nurse Joy asked. When Edward nodded, Nurse Joy rubbed her forehead. "Anyway, Lugia is in tip-top condition. You better take good care of it..."
Edward nodded. "I will... I will..." He picked up the special Poke-ball and held it out. "OK, Lugia. Return!"
But, to Edward's shock, Lugia leapt away from the beam of red light and cawed over and over again. "Lu! Lu! Lu!"
Blinking, Edward stared at the Poke-ball. "A...huh...?"
"I...I guess this little guy wants to hang out with you, Edward." Nurse Joy said.
Gasping, Edward whirled towards Nurse Joy in pure shock. "WHAT?! Nurse Joy, I can't do that!!! Look at him, he's a legendary Pokemon! A newly born hatched Pokemon! Other trainers might want to force me using Lugia to battle them or worst, trade him! Even Team Rocket will be after me!"
Smiling a little, Nurse Joy pointed to the clock. "Yes, I understand but... you're not leaving under tomorrow morning. You can spend the rest of the time with your new Lugia and when tomorrow arrives, you can continue your Pokemon travels with Lugia in his special Poke-ball."
Edward nodded understandingly. "Yeah... your right. Thank you, Nurse Joy."
"My pleasure... In fact, when you spend a night in different Pokemon Centers around Johto, you can spend time with Lugia in there." Nurse Joy said. "I'll send a word amongst the other Nurse Joys of Johto and tell them about you and Lugia. I promise you, we'll not tell anyone else."
"OK. Thanks." Edward said.
Nurse Joy bowed and left. "I'll see you later, Edward."
As soon as Nurse Joy was gone, Penguinmon came out and saw something in the golden box. It was a small piece of paper that was hidden underneath by the special Poke-ball. "Hey, Ed! There's a note!"
Blinking, Edward picked up the note and read it. "For now, you'll never know my identity. One day, in the future, you'll find out sooner or later. Do not worry about this baby Lugia you are looking after, his mother and father trust you. Please take good care of it..."
"Wow... You've been trusted to take care of their child..." Penguinmon muttered in awe.
Grinning, Edward looked at the baby Lugia. "You know, little guy... I think you and I are gonna get along with each other."
"Lu!" Chimed the little Lugia with a happy face.
