Diablenti: A question from a viewer? Sounds exciting and it is an interesting question.

-grazcharlie

Diablenti: Sure, maybe you can give me specifics the next time you review or do you not care about what your character does? I have two characters that have already been placed by other people. I think I can make it a third. And I don't have America Online. Never trusted it anyways.

As for this chapter, following this we get to see Lawrence get his pokemon. I'd say first pokemon but Ekans was his first pokemon. Well, enjoy!!!

Chapter 4

A Venema without the Rocket Cause

Lawrence woke up with the sun shining inside his room. I had a great party last night. I had some cake. My mother and my sister can make the best cakes ever. The Arbok cake tastes so good that I requested that they make whenever I come home for my birthday. Right after having some cake, I finally got a chance to study Mewtwo and Mew. I talked with them. Mewtwo explained his journeys before he had been recaptured. I felt sorry for Mewtwo, but Gesper assured me that Mewtwo was okay. I had to believe Gesper since Mewtwo stood here without any bruises and there wasn't any sign of experimental equipment. Something important happened last night because my dad called Professor Elm to tell that Lawrence would be arriving by helicopter. I heard the conversation between his dad and Professor Elm.

"So Lawrence will be arriving by helicopter." Desler said.

"I am not sure what you mean. Why is he visiting me? Shouldn't he have signed up with Giovanni?" Professor Elm asked curiously.

"Well, not this year!! Lawrence will be the first Venema to not only abandon the Team Rocket tradition but he will be the first Venema to go on a journey that doesn't involve stealing and piracy." Desler explained.

"Finally, I was expecting a Venema to show up at my lab one of these days." Professor Elm.

"So did I. He already has three pokemon. Lawrence has an Ekans, an Arbok and an Adnocana. I don't think it would ... "Desler explained this to Elm but Elm interrupted.

"An Adnocana? I don't think I have heard of that pokemon before." Elm said confusingly.

"Well, you wouldn't. It is a recently discovered pokemon. Lawrence's grandfather and I raised it from an Arbok." Desler explained.

"How?" Elm explained.

"You will have to wait until tomorrow. Lawrence knows about the information I told him. He still needs more time to discover more about Adnocana."

Elm agreed and the two talked some more. I went up to my room. It thought what type of pokemon I would get from Professor Elm. I needed more than Poison Pokemon or Poison/Dark Pokemon. Maybe a fire type pokemon, water type pokemon or a grass pokemon would do. Any other type would do, as long it wasn't more poison types. Although the Venemas were found of dangerous and poisonous pokemon, it would like to have some variety to his team. That was last night; today would be a brand new day.

I walked down the stairs. I smelled bacon and eggs. My mother Jennifer was smiling at me. She handed me a Pokegear for my journey. I guess she wanted me to call her. It would be used to call my family if I was in trouble. Team Rocket would be on my tail throughout this journey. I sat down at the table and Jennifer handed me some breakfast. I ate it slowly. I didn't want to be hungry on the way to the Laboratory. My older sister Sanfra would be take me there by helicopter. I saw Sanfra enter the room. Raichu was at her side. Those two never seemed to part. I knew she had the ability to use electrical attacks but it was like there was a bond between her pokemon.

"Ready, Lawrence?" Sanfra asked.

"Just a minute, Sanfra." I said.

I finished my last bite of eggs then I got up. I had my three pokeballs in my backpack and my Pokegear at my side. We headed out towards the front door. I opened it and we headed out towards the landing pad. On the lad pad, there was one of our helicopters. The family decided that we needed something a little more non-rocketish. My family, excluding me, was part of Team Rocket but we didn't have to act like they were all the time. I got in the right side as I open the door. Sanfra put on her helmet as she entered the helicopter.

"Lawrence, Giovanni will send his grunts to bring you in. Don't hesitate to call if you are in trouble." She said starting up to the helicopter.

"I won't." I replied back.

The helicopter lifted off the launch pad. It wouldn't take us that long to get to New Bark Town. With a helicopter this fast, it shouldn't take us more than an hour. I was so excited. I was finally beginning my pokemon journey. I had three pokemon already. I had Ekans, Arbok and Adnocana. I already had three snake pokemon. I was wondering what type of pokemon should I get next but I will cross that bridge when I come to it.

"So today is the big day. You will be going on a journey across the Johto Region. I wish I could have gone on a pokemon journey, but tradition is tradition. Maybe your children will go on pokemon journeys just like you are doing right now." Sanfra said to me.

I had to agree with her. Although my children would continue the Venema line, I wanted them to become Pokemon Masters, not Pokemon criminals. I saw the scenery of the lands below. Johto was a nice place to live. Kanto was crawling with Rockets but not as many as there were in Johto. He could see them passing the Violet City. I could see the Sprout tower. Faulkner shouldn't be a challenge. Neither should be Bugsy or Jasmine. A fire type should be perfect pokemon.

"You know there is something you should know, Lawrence." Sanfra said.

"What?" I asked.

"There are three sets of starters. The first set is Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur. The second set is Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Chikorita. The last set is new. It includes of ... "Sandra started to explain but I interrupted her.

"I know. I watched a program showing the new starters in Houen but I never thought they would come to Johto." I said.

We were passing over Cherrygrove when I finished my sentence. It wouldn't be long until we reached New Bark Town. New Bark Town was where trainers began their journey. New Bark is known for new beginning because of the phrase "where new beginnings blow." I could see many trainers walking along the path noticing the helicopter. Perhaps they never saw one before.

"We are arriving at the borders of New Bark Town. I ought to land the helicopter near Professor Elm's lab so you can get there on time." Sanfra said to me.

"Thanks, Sanfra." I said.

The helicopter landed down near the Professor's Lab. People in the little city noticed and wondered what was going on. Officer Jenny was curious also. People started to head towards the helicopter. Both Sanfra and I knew that this would mean trouble until Officer Jenny stopped the crowd of visitors.

"Nothing to see here. Go back to your daily lives." Officer Jenny said.

The crowd dispersed and left the lab area. Both Sanfra and I sighed as the group left. I knew that the Venemas were famous as criminals but that wasn't that great. There were always people out there with some agenda with us. They wanted to bring us down but they always ran away. I guess they can't deal with Venemas and their incredible powers. Sanfra and I got out of the copter. We headed towards the entrance to the lab. There were other trainers already waiting there. They were talking about what pokemon they were going to get.

"I can't wait till I get my three pokemon."

"Yeah, all fire pokemon"

"Mine's going to all water pokemon."

"I am not going to with an all types. It is best to choose different types."

"You're just saying that because Professor Elm is your cousin."

"Excuse me, did you say we receive three pokemon?" I asked the bickering trainers.

They looked at me and then at Sanfra. They looked at me like I was a moron. How was I supposed to know that we were receiving more than one pokemon? This would be great. I already had three pokemon and three more pokemon would mean I had six pokemon already. I bet those kids got only one pokemon as a gift from their parents or relatives. Just when I was about to gloat to the kids, the door opened and out stepped Professor Elm.

"Today is the day!!! You will all get three pokemon and begin your pokemon journey. Now you are wondering why you are getting three pokemon instead of the regular one. Well, the pokemon league thought it would be a challenge to see a trainer handle three pokemon rather than just one. Of course, you do have pokemon given as a present." Professor Elm explained.

Immediately, every trainer raised a pokeball up in his or her hand. I could see every trainer had only one pokemon. That would give me the advantage but it really didn't matter. I tried to find some one to be a rival with. Rivals are good because they appear out of nowhere. You have a battle and then you talk. Then you both go off your separate ways. At least that's supposed to be the modern day rival. Today, they are just snooty and arrogant.

"Lawrence Venema" Professor Elm called.

Everyone looked at me. Of course, everyone here knew the name Venema. It was hard not to when it was associated with the greatest crime organization in his story. I heard people ask what is a Venema doing here. Then I heard is this Venema going to spy on trainers and report back the info on their pokemon. I understood their concern. If I was in their shoes, I would be nervous too. I stopped and Professor Elm wondered what was going on.

"Before any of you start rumors, I am not here to spy on anyone. I am not part of Team Rocket. Unlike my sibs, family or relatives, I am not interested in team rocket. So don't worry. My sibs will show up but only to protect me from Giovanni. Seems like Giovanni doesn't like the idea of tradition breaking." I said while looking at both Sanfra and Elm.

Sanfra smiled at me and heard clapping from Professor Elm. I started heading towards the lab. I think I felt better. I felt very nervous after hearing this kids talk about me. I should expect that if they are concern over a Venema. But after talking about the whole situation, I felt better. It was like a giant weight was lifting off of my shoulders. I stopped at the front door at Professor's Elm lab. I waved to Sanfra and she turned around. She was going home to get a quick bite and she was heading to work. She told me that there was going to be a big meeting. I expected that meeting to be about me but that didn't matter now. Then the trainers started talking again but in a more positive way. I turned around to hear them talk.

"A Venema that's not joining Team Rocket? That's a miracle." One trainer said.

"He probably still has the Team Rocket traits, but they will probably be used for good, not evil." Another trainer said.

"He needs a title that will be known all across the pokemon world." They all said.

"He is the Venema without joining Team Rocket." Another one replied.

"Idiot, that doesn't make any sense. How about the Venema without the Rocket Skills?" Another one suggested.

"Right, and that's better. How about the Venema without the Rocket Cause?" Another one suggested.

"How about a Venema without the Rocket cause?"

We all turned around. There was Professor Elm standing there. He was the one who said "A Venema without the Rocket cause." I had to agree with him. That was an excellent title. The others agreed that it was a good title, too. This day was turning out great. No sign of Giovanni's goons and I would be receiving three new pokemon. I wondered what I would choose but that didn't matter. Professor Elm opened the door to allow me to come in. Then I heard it over. A Venema without the Rocket cause, they said. A Venema without the Rocket cause was repeated over and over again. I smiled because I was being accepted by others trainers. I wasn't being feared like people are supposed to be. I entered the building but turned back. I smiled and headed into the building. Right after I left, I heard it again. This time, it was more celebratory.

"Let's give three cheers for the first Venema to not join Team Rocket. Hip hip hooray!!! Yeah to a Venema without the Rocket cause!!!"

I smiled and followed Professor Elm into his lab. Meanwhile over at Rocket headquarters, Giovanni was listening to this jubilee. He had a spy over there. He couldn't trust any of the Venemas at the moment. He smashed his hand against the chair. This boy was giving the Venema name a good reputation. It must be stopped. He heard of the incident back at the Venema household. Lawrence Venema would be captured and brought to him. Nobody breaks tradition. Nobody ever did as he looked at some video clips of other rockets that didn't do what he asked for. He picked up the phone and dialed a number. He had the perfect Rocket to bring Lawrence back. Sure he would send other but this rocket would be the one that would succeed. He thought, "Soon Lawrence, you will be mine". He waited for the phone to ring. Victory is only a matter of time away. Then he talked to the person and hung up. He headed towards the meeting. All good things must come to an end and this Lawrence's goodness spree would too. He entered the meeting hall and the meeting on how Lawrence would be captured began.