Nicole May's notes: sigh It's another chapter… :o Whatever, let's get this over with, shall we? And oh, yes, it's time that each chapter should have a title… I should ask Avegaille to do the previous ones… XP
Avegaille's note: NM updates too fast… ;.; Now it's my turn to write the next chapter. Anyways, enjoy her update.
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Chapter 9: Viridian City's Pokémon Academy
Avegaille sighed to herself as she stood up and looked down at her Pokémon, who were standing still on the floor. Silence filled the lobby of the Pokémon Center for a few minutes as everyone looked at each other. Then, the sliding doors of the center opened as two kids who were shorter than Avegaille by a foot came rushing in and quickly approached the counter, where Nurse Joy is. One of them was carrying a Pokéball in her hand. Avegaille noticed that the children who came in had the same uniform she and Nicole May had while they were in Pokémon Academy. She quickly turned to Nurse Joy as Nurse Joy took the Pokéball from the little girl to heal it. Phil, on the other hand, walked off to sofa and sat down on it to calm himself.
"Hey, um, Nurse Joy, is there a school here?" Avegaille asked slowly as Nurse Joy turned to her.
"Oh, yes, Pokémon Academy, just a few blocks from here. I've heard there's one in every region," Nurse Joy replied as she smiled and went back to the machine to take the Pokéball.
"You wanna join us at the Academy tomorrow?" the girl who was carrying the Pokéball earlier asked. She had short brown hair and wore a brown jacket with a white long sleeved shirt underneath and a patterned brown skirt.
"Like these trainers would join us," the other girl sarcastically muttered out. She, on the other hand, had long blonde hair and wore the same outfit as her companion.
"Hey, come on, Erika, our teacher is looking for a trainer who can tell his or her experience to all of us, and she's perfect!" the girl exclaimed out as she took back the Pokéball from Nurse Joy.
"Whatever, Mandy, like you can get extra credit for bringing in strangers to school," Erika sighed out as she turned away from her classmate.
"Oh, I remember that, Roxanne asked all of us if we could convince someone experienced in Pokémon training to come to our school, and unfortunately, only my sister was able to come to our class," Avegaille said to herself as she chuckled. The two school children stared at her as Avegaille stopped chuckling and looked at them with a confused look.
"You're from Hoenn?" Mandy asked as she looked at Avegaille excitedly.
"Um, yeah…" Avegaille replied nervously as she sweat-dropped. "Rustboro City, to be more precise."
"Cool! I always wanted to know what the Hoenn Region was like!" Mandy exclaimed out excitedly as she grabbed Avegaille's hands and stretched out Avegaille's arm.
"Oh, great, not this again…" Erika muttered to herself as she folded her arms across her chest and looked down at the Pokémon who were all blankly staring at them.
"-Guyuh, is it me or do these school children remind me of Avegaille and Nicole May?-" Linole asked out quietly to his fellow Pokémon friends.
"-Oh, yes, they certainly do,-" Mandy, the Mudkip, said in agreement as she nodded.
"Hey! I heard that!" Erika exclaimed out as she stared at the Pokémon irritably. Then, she paused for a while as she stared at the Pokémon sheepishly "By the way, who are Avegaille and Nicole May?"
Mandy sweat-dropped as she stared at her classmate, Erika, who was talking with Avegaille's Pokémon. Avegaille, on the other hand, knew that Erika could understand Pokémon talk and felt so happy for her. Mandy felt a bit confused to what Erika's doing.
"Hey, what's your name? And what's Erika doing?" Mandy asked out to Avegaille as she pointed to Erika, who was still talking with Avegaille's Pokémon.
"Me? I'm Avegaille, Avegaille Amethyst, and what your friend's doing now is talking to Pokémon," Avegaille replied out as she placed her hand over Mandy's shoulder and looked at Erika. "My sister told me that in order to understand what Pokémon are saying, is that you need to have a deep relationship with them."
"Really? Then, there's a chance for me to understand what Erin is saying?" Mandy asked eagerly as she looked up at Avegaille.
"Um, not sure who Erin is, but yes, it can happen…" Avegaille replied as she laughed nervously and quickly approached Erika, who is still talking with her Pokémon.
"Really? You've been here too?" Erika asked out to Linole as Linole nodded. Then, Erika noticed that all of the Pokémon were looking up at her. She quickly turned around and noticed that Avegaille was standing right in front of her.
"So, you met all of my Pokémon, huh?" Avegaille asked as she smiled and giggled.
"Yes, they were fun to be with," Erika exclaimed out happily as she smiled. "It would be nice if you could go to the Academy tomorrow and meet all of my classmates."
Then, Mandy quickly approached Erika from behind and hugged her. Erika stared at Mandy for a few minutes before Mandy released her and stood right besides her. Avegaille looked up at the wall clock and noticed that it was almost 6 in the evening. She looked at the school children worriedly, knowing their parents might be looking for them. Mandy, the Mudkip and Charlie quickly approached Avegaille and sat down on the floor. Linole quickly jumped into Avegaille's arms as Avegaille caught him and carried him in her arms. Then, Mandy and Erika looked at Avegaille.
"We need to get home before our parents start to worry about us," Erika told to Avegaille. She walked off and stopped by the sliding door, waiting for Mandy.
"And you can meet Erin tomorrow, so we'll expect you there at the Academy!" Mandy added as she quickly ran off to Erika. Then, the two of them left.
Avegaille sighed to herself with relief as she looked down at Mandy and Charlie. Linole quickly climbed into Avegaille's shoulders and stayed there. Avegaille only realized now that the school kid had the same name as her Mudkip. She couldn't help but laugh to herself as she took out Mandy's and Charlie's Pokéball and send them back. Then, Avegaille quickly approached Phil, who was taking a nap on the sofa while sitting down. She noticed that Terra and Randy were also sleeping. Avegaille sighed to herself as she sat down with Phil, waiting for him to wake up.
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Upstairs of the Pokémon Center, there was a hallway in which there were 10 doors that lead to the rooms. Nicole May noticed that there was a balcony behind the sliding door on the other side of the hallway and thought of taking a look. Sandra felt a bit gloomy while clinging into Nicole May's shoulder as Nicole May got to the other side and quickly opened the door. As Nicole May got into the balcony, she saw the night view of Viridian City. Sandra quickly jumped into the ledge of the balcony and took a look of the lights of the city. Nicole May noticed that there was a building, which seemed so familiar to her.
"I wonder… what that building is…" Nicole May muttered to herself. She stared at the building for a few minutes and then, looked down at Sandra, who was viewing the city. "Hey, Sandra?"
"-Miyah? You want to tell me something?-" Sandra asked as she turned to Nicole May and looked up at her.
"Yeah, it's well, I know you were a bit disappointed when I asked you to come with me earlier, but, it's just that…"
"-You don't want me playing with any of Avegaille's Pokémon?-" Sandra asked as she sighed and lowered her head.
"No, it's not that, I'm don't mind you playing with them, it's just that…"
"-Miyah, tell me when you get the courage to tell your problem to someone who you really trust,-" Sandra muttered out as looked up at her trainer and stared at her worriedly.
"Well… I suppose this isn't the right time yet," Nicole May muttered out as she sighed to herself and sat down at one of the chairs in the balcony. She looked up at the stars in the sky as something came into her mind…
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"Here is a question for all of you! If your Pokémon finds a group of Pokémon of its own species and wants to stay with them, will you release your Pokémon?" Roxanne asked out to the class as she picked up a book from the table and held on it while waiting for her class to answer.
Everyone looked at each other for a few minutes while murmuring and then looked at Roxanne. Avegaille stood up and approached Roxanne, with Linole in her head. Nicole May, on the other hand, sighed to herself as she flipped through the pages of the book in her table.
"Miss Roxanne, why would you ask such questions?" Avegaille asked as she started to whimper.
"Avegaille, listen, there is an instance in a trainer's life in which the Pokémon he owns would desire to be with wild Pokémon. Now, this is one of those questions in which you'll need to answer. So, what will it be?" Roxanne asked as she folded her arms across her chest, while holding the book in her left hand.
"I would… ask if the Pokémon really wants to be with them or come back to me," Avegaille muttered out as she looked down on the floor. "And… if the Pokémon really wants to be with them… I would release it."
"Guyuh?" Linole muttered out as he looked down at Avegaille, who was standing still and staring at the floor.
The classroom was silent as Roxanne walked up to her desk and placed the book she was holding back on top of the table. Nicole May stared at Avegaille without saying anything at all. Roxanne smirked at Avegaille as she turned around and wrote down some things on the board. Then, Roxanne turned back to Avegaille, who was still standing still in front of her.
"Well, Miss Amethyst, it seems that you know how to handle Pokémon after all," Roxanne told her as Avegaille looked up and stared at her. "A good trainer knows and considers what his or her Pokémon wants to do. Now, if you keep confining your Pokémon from what it wants, there will come a day that it'll disobey you completely…"
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Nicole May sighed to herself as she glanced at Sandra, who is still sitting on the ledge, watching the stars in the sky. She stood up from her seat and picked up Sandra and carried the Pokémon in her arms. Then, Nicole May remembered the Spheal that got accidentally caught in one of her Pokéballs. She quickly took the Pokéballs from her waist as she placed back Sandra on the ledge. Sandra looked at her trainer curiously as Nicole May tossed the Pokéballs and sent out Terk and the Spheal. Terk stood calmly from his spot as the Spheal started to roll around.
"-Oh, a Spheal! What's his or her name?-" Sandra asked curiously as she jumped off the ledge to greet the Spheal.
"Oh, that… I haven't decided yet… and I'm not quite sure of the gender either…" Nicole May muttered out nervously as she gave a weak smile.
"-Then, why don't you ask its gender?-" Terk suggested as he sat down on the floor and leaned his back against the ledge behind him.
The Spheal stopped rolling around as it looked up at Nicole May. Sandra quickly went near the Spheal and greeted it with the casual Pokémon cry. The Spheal turned to Sandra as it gave out a cheerful cry and then turned back to Nicole May. Terk, on the other hand, sat quietly on his spot.
"Um, uh…" Nicole May started out as she looked down at the Spheal nervously.
"-Oh? You're wondering if I'm a girl or a boy… I'm a girl, so…-"
"Really? Well, I'll call you Wilma from now on!" Nicole May exclaimed out as she smiled at the Spheal.
"-Oh, I like that name…-" Wilma remarked as she turned to Sandra, who was also smiling. "-This might be the beginning of a new friendship!-"
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The sun gave out a vibrant glow the next day as Avegaille got out of the Pokémon Center with Nicole May and Phil. Nicole May was quite eager to get off the city but Avegaille needed to finish a task before they could all leave Viridian City. As the three of them were walking along the sidewalk of the city, Avegaille stopped by an establishment. The building gave off shades of blue colors and consisted of three floors. In the entrance of the building were a small stairway and two Pokémon statues by each side. Avegaille quickly went up the stairway and waited by the doorway as Nicole May and Phil looked at her perplexedly.
"Come on, Avegaille, we don't have all day…" Nicole May grumbled out as she stomped through the stairway to get near Avegaille. She folded her arms across her chest as she gave a glare to Avegaille.
"I can't leave yet, I need to finish something first," Avegaille moaned out as she saw Phil coming near them. "And if you're wondering what that is, then, why don't you come along with me?"
"Sure, won't hurt to know what you actually need to do here," Phil replied out as he shrugged.
Then, the glass doors opened as the two school kids Avegaille met yesterday came out and quickly approached Avegaille. Mandy and Erika also noticed Nicole May and Phil and greeted them. Then, Mandy gave to Avegaille a book as Avegaille opened it and browsed through the pages. Nicole May took a closer look at the school kids and remembered that they were wearing the same uniforms as she did while she was in Pokémon Academy. Nicole May quickly looked at the plaque near the glass door to the right and it was written, "Viridian City Pokémon Academy".
"Pokémon Academy? What are we suppose to do here! This is a school, for crying out loud!" Nicole May exclaimed out as she looked at Avegaille furiously and started to clench her fists.
"Yeah, I know it's a school since we studied in one too. These two kids asked me to be here today," Avegaille replied out as she closed the book she was holding and handed it back to Mandy. She looked down at Mandy and came closer to her. "Forgive her, she tends to be irritable sometimes…"
"Um, it's okay, I suppose," Mandy said as she turned to Erika. She handed to Erika the book she was holding. "Hey, Erika, is the next class about to start yet?"
"Yeah, Sir Oak is expecting us to be there right now," Erika replied out as she looked at Avegaille and Nicole May. "I presume that she's Nicole May?"
"How did you know?" Nicole May asked out as she looked at Erika curiously.
"Oh, that, from yesterday when your friend's Pokémon were talking about her and you," Erika replied out as she smiled. "Our first class is starting, and we love visitors, so why don't you all join us?"
"Can they stay here until the school year ends?" Mandy asked excitedly as she looked at Erika with a gleam in her face.
"No…" Erika muttered out as she gave out an exasperated look at Mandy.
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A few minutes later, Avegaille, Nicole May and Phil entered the classroom as Mandy and Erika quickly approached their teacher sitting behind his desk. The other students were sitting on their seats while talking with their seatmates. To the left of the classroom, was a wide glass window in which the view of the school field can be seen. To the right of the room was a wide and short bookshelf where books of the students were kept. Hanging above the wide bookshelf is a corkboard where student's drawings were placed. In front of the room was a wide blackboard behind the teacher's table, where there was a list written on it. By the left end of the blackboard is a tall brown cabinet with a poster stuck on it.
Avegaille, Nicole May and Phil quickly occupied the empty seats, in which is far from the teacher's table. The teacher stood up from his seat as Mandy and Erika quickly approached Avegaille from her seat and the two of them quickly took one of Avegaille's arms and started to pull her until Avegaille stood up. The whole class quickly turned around and stared at Avegaille.
"Oh, hi," Avegaille said nervously as she slowly waved her hand. Mandy and Erika stood still behind Avegaille as Avegaille looked down at them, waiting for the next cue.
"You must be the trainer my students were referring to," the teacher told to Avegaille as he slowly approached Avegaille. The teacher had spiky brown hair and wore a lab coat with a purple long sleeved shirt underneath and brown pants. He also had a pendant hanging around his neck. "I'm pretty sure you would know me from your lessons back when you were in Pokémon Academy."
"Yes, I saw you somewhere… wait, that book Mandy showed me," Avegaille muttered out as she began to think. She closed her eyes for a few seconds and opened them as she looked at the teacher with nervousness. "Gary Oak, the grandson of Prof. Oak?"
"Glad you recognize me, though it's been a while since I last left researching and applied here to become a teacher and teach all of what I have discovered to students," Gary said as he tucked in his hands to the pockets of his lab coat. He gave out a smirk as he looked at Avegaille. "So you come from Hoenn?"
"Yes, me and my cousin and my friend over there," Avegaille replied as she glanced at Nicole May and Phil who were waving at Gary slowly and nervously, and turned back to Gary.
"Great, I'd like my students to meet some Hoenn Pokémon," Gary exclaimed out as he walked back behind his desk and sat down.
The students were all waiting for Avegaille, Nicole May and Phil to release their Pokémon. Avegaille quickly took out all of her Pokéballs and tossed them in the air. White light with the Pokémon's shadow on the floor appeared for a few second and disappeared, revealing the Pokémon. Linole, Mandy, the Mudkip and Charlie looked around the surrounding curiously as some of the students quickly stood up and approached the Pokémon. Nicole May and Phil did the same and released all of their Pokémon from their balls. All of the Pokémon looked at each student with a bit of curiosity.
"All right class, time to apply what all of you have learned within the last few days," Gary announced as he stood up from his seat and approached the crowd. "Let's start off with the round bluish and white Pokémon. What Pokémon is it?"
"Oh, I know, a Seel!" one of the students exclaimed out as he raised his hand.
Nicole May sweat-dropped as she looked down at the student who answered the question. The other students were so busy admiring the Pokémon, they didn't even heard the reply to the question. Avegaille watched her Pokémon play happily with the students while Mandy and Erika watched the Pokémon from their spots.
"No, that's not a Seel, it's a Spheal!" another student exclaimed out in protest as he looked at the teacher. "Aren't I right?"
"Yes, it's a Spheal," Gary said in agreement as he nodded. Then, he continued to observe the Pokémon a little bit more. "As on you can see, all of the Hoenn Pokémon starters are here. Anyone of you can tell me which they are?"
"I know sir, the Mudkip, Torchic and Treecko," Erika exclaimed out as she quickly went in front of Avegaille and pointed towards Mandy, Terra and Terk, respectively.
"Kip?" Mandy said in confusion as she looked at Erika.
As Gary continued to ask the students questions, Nicole May quickly dragged Avegaille away from the crowd and went off near the doorway of the classroom. Nicole May was starting to get a bit impatient and wanted to leave the city as soon as possible.
"You do realize we're lagging because of this?" Nicole May muttered out as she stared at Avegaille.
"Hey, don't worry about it, there's plenty of time. And besides, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity for students like them to meet Pokémon right in their classrooms," Avegaille told to Nicole May as she smiled nervously. "And besides, don't you remember the time when Jane came into our class?"
"I suppose… we could stay for a bit longer," Nicole May muttered out as she watched the crowd of students playing with the Pokémon. "But after this class, we're going, all right?"
"Deal!" Avegaille exclaimed out as she quickly rushed back to the crowd and continued to watch them play with all the Pokémon.
Nicole May sighed to herself as she watched the crowd of students from her spot. She noticed that her Pokémon were having fun playing with the students and she couldn't take the fun out of them again. She leaned her back on the wall behind her as she folded her arms across her chest and listened to Gary's discussion with the students.
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End of Chapter 9
Nicole May's notes: Deadlines are of a total advantage… Now it's Avegaille turn to write the next chapter. Hopefully, she won't go on hiatus again… --;