DFoC- HOORAYY! I am now on chapter 3 and I am soooo happy! and now, once again, the disclaimers secretly behind backs flips off lawyers when no one else is watching HAHAHA! Max your turn!
Max- DFoC owns nothing of this story except the plot, some characters, and some towns turns to me why did I have to kiss you?
DFoC- because I brought you back into the show/my story without those nerdy glasses! and you look way hotter anyway, even though you're personality is based on my boyfriends /\/\ hehe YAY SHANE!
Max- right, well now to the story…and no flames allowed!
Max and Mel almost burst through the doors of the Pokemon lab trying to get to the professor. "Hey dad. Sorry I'm late," she said. A man with short black hair turned around and looked at his daughter.
"No problem, kido," he replied. "But what took you so long in getting here? Your mother called over an hour ago saying you left so you could beat the rush."
'Vee vee!' Kari popped her head from around Mel's shoulders, smiling.
"Well, this is what happened," she said, scratching behind the Eevee's ears.
"I…don't get it," her dad said, confused.
"Long story short. I find an Eevee in an alley. Rescue said Eevee only to be attacked by many Ekans and an Arbok. Get my butt saved by my friend Max. Find out said Eevee was abandoned. Max wins battle against jerk who wants Eevee, too, even though she was afraid of him. And I get a new friend and Pokemon. Her name is Kari," Mel explained to her father. Professor Hart nodded.
"I see now. So, Max. I've never seen you around before. Where are you from?" he turned to the boy.
"Petalburg. My dad told me to give you this," Max replied, pulling out a box and handing it to the man.
"Oh yes. I was expecting this." The professor opened the box to pull out some strange devices. "Your father said to expect you sometime. I'm glad that you've made a friend already," he said, his attention mostly on the devices. Mel stepped up next to him.
"So dad. What are they?" she asked.
"These devices are supposed to allow a trainer to understand what a Pokemon is saying," he explained. Mel nodded.
"Okay, cool. Can we test it out? Maybe with a Pokemon that I probably need to get?" she asked suggestively. The professor put the device down and went over to a wall, pushing a round button. Automatically, a round table rose up from the ground, a single pokeball on it.
"I can take a hint. Here you go, sweetie," he told her, gesturing for her to take the ball. She did, and threw it to see what was in it.
"Oh! It's a Dratini. That is so cool! Thanks dad!" she cried out. 'Tine tine dra.' It was a little blue dragon with a white dot on its forehead, and small white wings on its head where its ears would've been.
"I've been told that no trainer has ever been able to catch one of these. You're very lucky I was sent this one," the professor told Mel, who was leaning down and patting the little dragon on its head and neck.
"I know who sent it to you. It's the same person that gave me this Pikachu," Max said after a minute.
"Do you really?" Hart asked. "Who was it?" Max smiled.
"My friend, Ash Ketchum," he told them. Hart started thinking at the mention of the name, while Mel's eyes widened.
"Now, where have I heard that name before?" he asked himself. Mel stepped toward Max, Kari still on her shoulders.
"No way," she said, disbelievingly. "You know Ash Ketchum?" Max looked slightly scared and nodded.
"Yeah. He's one of my best friends," he told her.
"That is wicked awesome! Dad, Ash Ketchum is the Pokemon league champion! He's always on the news and I have a poster of him with all his Pokemon!" she told her dad excitedly. "Along with May and Drew, the top Pokemon coordinators ever!" Max smiled again.
"My sister and her boyfriend," he said. Mel stopped what she was doing and stared at Max again.
"Wait. You're May's brother?" she asked.
"Yeah. She gave me Poochyena. And Ash gave me Pikachu," he explained.
"That is so cool!" Mel said after she let all the information sink in. Suddenly, Hart started digging through the pockets on his lab coat.
"Hon, before I forget…ah here it is. This note came with the Dratini." He handed the piece of paper to Mel, who read it to herself.
Dear Trainer,
I hope you will take good care of this Dratini. I know that it will be impossible for a beginner to obtain one, but I have a feeling that this Pokemon will be going to someone very special. Always remember what is in your heart, and always look out for your friends and Pokemon. I look forward to possibly battling you once you have entered the Pokemon League Championship tournament. Never give up on your teammates, no matter what may happen during your travels. Oh, and, don't forget to have fun, too. And if you happen to meet a boy named Max with a Pikachu that never goes into its pokeball, tell them hello for me. Thank you.
Ash Ketchum
Pokemon League Champion
"Ash says hi, Max," she told her friend after reading the letter. She reached to Max's shoulders and grabbed Pikachu. "This is from Ash, too." She gave Pikachu a big hug. Then she gave the Pikachu a small peck on the cheek. "And that was from me!" She turned to her father again. "Well, dad. I'm gonna head home and start…I mean, finish packing. Hehe!" she told her dad sheepishly. Her dad looked at her with the glare that all parents somehow learn when they have kids. "What?" she asked innocently. "I was busy this morning. Oh, and mom says not to be late for dinner again." Now it was Hart's turn to look sheepish.
"Right. Hey Max." He turned to the boy. "Do you have any where to stay while you're in town?" he asked. Max shook his head.
"I was actually going to leave as soon as I gave you those devices," he said. Hart shook his head at that.
"No, you're not, anymore. You can stay with us and leave tomorrow morning," Hart said. "Besides, I think your Pokemon might want a rest and some food." 'Pika, pika chu!' Everyone laughed.
"Looks like Pikachu would like that," Mel said through her laughter. "It's Tuesday, so that means…Alright! It's taco night!"
"Mel, why don't you take Max and show him around town," Hart suggested. "But make sure you're home for dinner, or your mother will have my head." Mel nodded.
"Okay! Dratini, return." The Dratini turned into a red energy beam and was sucked into the pokeball in Mel's hand. She looked at, thinking. "I think I'll call you…Adra. It means beauty, so it suits you nicely," she finally said. Kari started looking mad at the choice of name Mel chose for the Dratini. "Don't worry Kari. Your name means pure, which is exactly what you are. A bundle of pure fun and cute. You're also my friend, and I won't let anything happen to you. Ever." Mel rubbed her nose against the once-again happy Eevee. "I'm guessing you're not going to want to go in any pokeball, huh?" she asked the Eevee. 'Vee vee!' was the reply as Kari shook her head, which made her ears flop cutely. Mel laughed a bit at that. "Okay. To tell the truth, I didn't want to put you in a pokeball either." She turned to Max. "Come on. I'll show you around." She grabbed the boy's hand and dragged him to the door and out into the streets. But before they got too far away, her dad came running out to catch her.
"Before you go, I almost forgot." He handed her a Pokedex and 5 pokeballs.
"Thanks dad! See you tonight!" Then she headed away, trying to figure out how to turn the Pokedex on. "Augh! Why won't this thing turn on?" She was getting ready to chuck the device into the next trash can she came across when Max touched a small button on the back.
"Hello. My name is Dexter. Please place your index finger on the touch pad and state your name at the beep."
"Hehe! I knew that," she said. She placed her finger on the blue touchpad. A small light appeared under her finger, and a small beep sounded. "Mel Hart," she said, as the Pokedex commanded.
"Thank you, Mel. I am your official Pokedex, and cannot be used by any other trainer." She looked at Max.
"Ask it something," he told her.
"Okay. Umm…is it possible to change your name?" she asked into the speaker of the device.
"Yes. Hit the blue button and it will ask you what you would like to do. Scroll down and select 'change name.' Then, you will be given options for names, or you can type one out if you wish."
"Cool." Mel did what the Pokedex had instructed, and within a minute, the device had a new name. "Your new name is now Korey. Look up information on Eevee," she told the machine.
"Eevee. The evolution Pokemon. Not much is known about them, as few have been captured. Eevee's attacks are tackle, sand-attack, scratch, and quick attack. Its special ability is cute charm." Mel folded up the device and stuck it in her pocket.
"Okay! Hey, let's go by the ocean," she suggested. "You'll love it. So calm and peaceful…and some of the Pokemon there are friends of mine." She started walking toward the beach, Kari on her shoulders and Max following behind. They spent about an hour at the beach, and then headed to Mel's house for dinner. After dinner, Mel was surprised by the small yellow Pokemon asleep on her bed next to an empty pokeball. "Thanks mom! This Pichu is so cute. I'll name her….Sparkles," she said. Then they all went to bed, Max using the bottom bunk of Kal's bed. The two teens woke up early the next morning, Max already heading downstairs while Mel was slowly brushing her teeth. After they had eaten breakfast, made sure they had everything, and said goodbye to the Hart family, the teens left the house. They stopped by the Pokemon Center one last time, though. "Nurse Joy, thank you so much Kari. She's the best thing that could have happened to me," she said. Max nudged her with his elbow and issued a little cough. "Hey, I said could have. I'm not eliminating everything." She turned back to the nurse. "Well, we just wanted to say bye, and if you could, tell Felix bye for me too. Oh and that I'll see her in the next town." Nurse Joy nodded that she would, knowing that Mel had meant her own daughter Felicity when she used the name Felix.
"You two have fun, okay? And watch after that little Eevee too," Joy told them, waving as they walked out the door. Mel nodded, and the kids headed out of the city, their journeys beginning.
