Alright, thanks to all the first set of reviewers, followers and those who favorited the story.
Appreciate the support and I hope to continue this new story going well and beyond my intended plans.
There's a lot that I had envisioned for this story in a short amount of time and with so much to play around with, hope you guys are ready for some fun shit.
Cal's Pokémon team for the most part has been selected from top to bottom as well as a number of other teams to come in the future. Hope you guys are excited for something like that.
But if you have Pokémon you'd like to see here in future teams, feel free to give your suggestions. Let's keep it wherein we have no starters for the time being. We'll focus on diversifying future teams and make them standout far more.
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Pocket Monsters Chapter 2: These creatures known as Pokémon
Pokémon.
That's what they're called.
The strange, unique and powerful animals that inhabited every region of this land.
They came in all shapes and sizes, each having their own set of powers and abilities that would put most Jedi Masters to shame.
From small little mouses that were able to generate electricity to the large flying lizards that were able to spew fire out of their mouths, these Pokémon were the most prominent species on this planet.
It almost made the humans who lived here an afterthought.
Yet there were people out there, trainers, who commanded and ordered these magnificent animals with the greatest of ease.
Cal didn't understand what it was when Professor Oak told him about this but there was a lot he didn't get since crash landing here.
Currently the young Jedi Padawan sat in the middle of a wide plain of grass, content to simply be there for the moment after his long discussion with Professor Oak at his lab.
Right beside him was now his new official Pokémon, Kaiju the Larvitar who was napping peacefully without a care in the world.
It was a bit a of a comedic means in how Cal officially "caught" Kaiju.
-Flashback-
Within the laboratory of Professor Oak, the Pokémon professor sat at his desk with a hard and frankly astonished look that was directed towards the young Padawan before him.
They had been in deep discussion for the past few hours since they had arrived back from Viridian city and since then, Oak had learned an astounding revelation.
They were not alone in this universe.
He was well aware of that constant question of whether or not they were alone in the universe but… this was still a lot to wrap his mind around.
Oak at first believed the boy was creating a false tale but the conviction in his voice coupled with showing off technology Oak had never seen before on top of the image of the deceased Jedi Master Jaro Tapal.
It was still a hard pill to swallow and if Oak were being honest with himself, he still was having a difficult time believing it.
But then Cal asked him just how it was that Oak had found him.
"Someone in Pallet Town here pointed to a shooting star the day before." Oak explained. "It turned out that shooting star winded up to be a falling one, seeing how it crash landed on Mt. Silver."
"My escape pod!" Cal blurted out, making Oak pause.
"Escape pod?" Oak said in a tone asking for clarity.
"Yeah, it was from my ship." Cal said, more dejectedly now as he hung his head.
Oak saw this change in demeanor, leaning forward slightly in his seat.
"What happened?" Oak asked softly.
Cal looked up at the elderly Pokémon researcher who held a soft and patient gaze that greatly reminded him of the Jedi Masters within the temple.
Closing his eyes, Cal shook his head and looked away.
"I… I don't wanna talk about it." Cal stated in a low voice.
Rather than poke and prod, Oak simply nodded and reclined back into his chair.
"Then what can you tell me, Cal?" Oak inquired in a kind fashion.
Cal gazed up at the Pokémon professor silently for a few seconds.
Beside him was Kaiju, looking up at the Padawan patiently.
"Well… I guess I can start with the Jedi Order." Cal said after a few seconds of silence.
And from there, Cal went on to regale the aged Pokémon trainer of the Order he was a part of, it's purpose in the Galactic Republic and their role across the galaxy as peacekeepers.
Oak was greatly fascinated by all this, about an order of warriors dedicated to keeping the peace on a galactic scale.
It was hard to comprehend really but he remained silent and listened to it all.
Their conversation then became far more interesting when Cal began talking about the Force.
"The Force?" Oak repeated in intrigue. "What's that?"
"It's what gives the Jedi their power." Cal answered automatically, like reading it out of a book. "It's the source of every Jedi's power and is everywhere."
"Everywhere you say?" Oak remarked in slight confusion. "What does that mean?"
"Well…" Cal rubbed the back of his head. "I never fully understood myself. I'm still a Padawan learner."
"And what's a Padawan learner?" Oak inquired. "A trainee?"
"Basically, yeah." Cal confirmed. "All Padawans are assigned a Master for them to complete their training under."
"And you have a master?"
Cal's expression became more despondent as his head hung low and Kaiju place one his hands on the Jedi's leg.
"He's… he's dead." Cal said in a quiet voice. "I buried him on Mt. Silver."
An awkward and rather cold feeling descended upon the two with the Professor holding a deep frown now.
Oak regarded the boy silently before standing up out of his seat and walked right over to him. He placed both his hands on Cal's shoulders.
"It's alright son." Oak said in a soft and calming tone. "We don't have to about that right now."
Cal didn't respond, his head still facing down though his body began to tremble.
"Why don't you get something to eat?" Oak suggested. "My granddaughter Daisy is the house right next door. Just tell her I sent you and she'll be more than happy to host you."
"But I don't want to impose." Cal quickly said.
Oak gave him a fond smile. "Be that as it may, I could tell that a nice hot meal and some time to rest in a comfortable environment would do you good right about now."
"But-"
"Not buts." Oak cut the Padawan off. "Off you go now. Daisy has already been waiting for you this whole time."
"Huh?" Cal said as the Professor began lightly nudging him towards the door.
"The house on the left, soon as you get out." Oak remarked, getting Cal outside his lab now. "I'm pretty sure Kaiju would greatly enjoy a meal as well."
"Hang on a sec-"
"We'll talk later." Oak said pleasantly. "Go on now."
-Flashback End-
That meal Professor Oak's granddaughter had given him was exceptionally delicious.
And Kaiju was completely and utterly relaxed right now, having been treated to a massage by Daisy.
The little Larvitar was hesitant at first but as soon as Daisy began rubbing his head, the little green guy melted under her touch and was practically stationary.
Thanking her for the meal after, Cal had left her house, having not wandered to far off and found a spot within an open field to sit down in leading to now.
He was at a bit of a loss as to what to do right now.
Cal was on a planet and from what he has seen thus far, he has no means of getting off this world.
Remembering the words of his deceased master, Cal wondered whether or not the Jedi Council was aware of this planet.
On top of that…
If what Master Tapal detected turned out to be true…
If all the Clone Troopers that had valiantly and loyally fought alongside the Jedi order for three years had turned on them all at once…
Was there even a Jedi Council left?
A Jedi Order even?
The thought alone made Cal feel… well… indescribable really.
And not in a good way.
If the Clones truly did turn against the Jedi… what about the Republic? The War? Everything?
Cal winced, feeling a growing headache as he dragged his hands over his face in a vain attempt to stop himself from allowing these thoughts to run rampant in his head.
Easier said than done really when the reality of practically losing everything Cal had ever known or had in his life was treacherously and violently ripped away from him in an instant.
As Cal sat there in the field with Kaiju, he failed to notice someone approaching him.
"Hey. Who are you supposed to be?"
Cal looked up to see a boy around his age wearing a blue shirt with brown spiky hair that seemed to defy gravity with how it was shaped.
"Oh, uh… I'm Cal. Cal Kestis." The Padawan awkwardly introduced himself.
The boys eyes narrowed slightly. "Blue Oak."
Cal perked up slightly at the mention of the boys last name.
"Oak? Like Professor Oak and Daisy?" Cal said in surprise.
Blue shifted slightly. "You know them?"
"Yeah, they helped me out recently." Cal said with a pleasant smile. "Professor Oak rescued me from Mt. Silver and your sister gave me a meal. I'm indebted to them both now."
Before Blue was able to say anything else, someone from behind caught his attention.
"Daisy." Blue said calmly.
"Blue, you're back!" The older sister went right over to her little brother and gave him a light hug.
Blue squirmed slightly but didn't pull away, making Daisy laugh.
"I see you've met our new guest." Daisy said happily.
"Guest?" Cal and Blue parroted.
"Why yes." Daisy stated pleasant smile still in place. "Grandpa Oak brought him back from Mt. Silver and it was clear as day that he needed a place to stay."
"I don't wanna impose-"
"None of that." Daisy cut him off with a snap of her fingers. "You're not from around here and have nowhere to go. What kind of hosts would the Oaks be of Pallet Town if we didn't help out someone in need."
"Daisy, you really don't have to-"
"Quit while you're ahead." Now it was Blue that interrupted with a shake of his head. "Daisy isn't one for taking no for an answer."
"You heard him." Daisy said cheerfully. "If either of you two need me, I'll be in the house."
And with that, Daisy left the two young boys with Blue gazing down at a silent Padawan.
"So… where'd you come from?" Blue asked cordially.
"Er…" Cal glanced down, noticing Kaiju had awoken and was gazing up at him. "That's… a bit complicated to explain."
"Complicated?" Blue repeated with an arched brow.
"Yeah." Cal nodded his head.
He already had this conversation with Professor Oak and judging by his reaction, perhaps it was best he kept the whole being from another world detail to himself for the time being.
"I just got here in…" Cal rubbed the side of his head. "Less than favorable circumstances."
"And that would be?"
Cal glanced away. "I'd rather not talk about it."
Well now Blue was thoroughly interested but he wasn't one to pry needlessly. And since he had stated that he did not wish to discuss such matters, he decided to change the subject.
And there was one right next to the Padawan.
"So that's your Pokémon?" Blue inquired gesturing to the Larvitar that looked up Oak's grandson.
"Kaiju?" Cal said in confusion. "Wait? Like, he's mine or something?"
"Yeah, ain't he?" Blue inquired. "He's been by your side this whole time right?"
"Uh, well," Cal and Kaiju shared a look with each other. "How is he mine exactly? All he's really been doing is just sticking by me since I got here."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"When I wound up on Mt. Silver we kinda bumped into each other." Cal said. "And then we ended up running for our lives until your grandfather helped get us out of there."
"So he's still wild then?" Blue said, eyeing the Larvitar that was now looking between the two boys.
"Wild?"
"Yeah, you haven't caught him yet."
This only threw Cal for loop. "Caught him? Why would I catch him?"
"Cause he's a Pokémon." Blue pointed out as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
To him at least, it was.
But seeing the blank look he received from Cal, Blue couldn't help but throw his arms up in slight exasperation.
"Don't you know anything about Pokémon?" The boy asked exasperatedly.
"No, not really." Cal admitted without missing a beat. "Where I come from, I've never seen a Pokémon before."
That little tidbit nearly caused Blue to do a double take.
'Never seen Pokémon before?' Blue internally thought. 'How? Pokémon exist live across the whole world.'
"Where'd you even come from?" Blue finally asked.
He didn't want to speak of this topic, but he figured some kind of answer would be better than nothing.
"I'm from a city called Coruscant." Cal revealed. "You can't find it on this continent."
"Sounds like it." Blue remarked. "Been to Johto and Kanto and never heard of a place like that."
"Yeah, and the place I come from doesn't have any Pokémon." Cal stated.
"What kind of place doesn't have Pokémon?" Blue asked in genuine bewilderment.
"Mine apparently." Cal said with a light shrug.
"Huh." Was Blue's simple reply. "So you really don't know anything about Pokémon?"
"For the most part, yeah, pretty much." Cal confirmed.
Blue looked at the strange boy with both brows raised now.
He had never met anyone who didn't know about Pokémon. After all, his grandfather was the leading expert in Pokémon within the Kanto region and perhaps even the Johto region. He had learned at a very early age in his life that Pokémon exist across the world from the land, air and sea.
To meet someone who claims to come from a place where no Pokémon exist is a rather alien concept to Blue.
"Then what are ya gonna do with that Larvitar?" Blue asked, gesturing to the little green Pokémon.
"I… I don't know." Cal admitted. "He's been with me for a short while but…"
"Then just catch him properly." Blue suggested, pulling out a small red and white sphere.
Pressing the center button, it expanded into a Poke ball and he tossed it at Cal which he caught.
"What's this?" Cal said, looking down at the familiar sphere in his hand.
"A Poke Ball." Blue said. "Ya throw it at Larvitar and he goes into it."
"Huh." Cal held up the ball, an analytical look to him. "How does it work exactly?"
Blue shrugged. "I dunno. Tech ain't my strong suit. I didn't make the damn things."
"Right." Cal said. "So… how does this work exactly?"
Blue felt his brow twitch momentarily before he shook his head, going over to the boy.
"Alright, get up." He said to the ginger haired Jedi. "And just stand right here in front of Larvitar."
Following Blue's lead, Cal now stood right before Kaiju who was looking up at him expectantly.
He looked down at the Poke Ball in his hand and then back at the Pokémon.
This… certainly was a new experience for him.
If he were to take a gander to this, Kaiju would go into this Poke Ball and Blue stated that would officially make it his.
But… Jedi's should not have possessions.
And a possession of a living creature certainly feels rather immoral.
"What's wrong?"
Blue's voice broke him out of his thought process and he saw the boy was waiting on him expectantly.
"Oh, Uh… I've never really done something like this before."
Blue rolled his eyes. "Clearly. Come on, it's real simple. Ya just throw it at the Pokémon and the ball captures it. He looks like he's even ready for it."
Cal gazed at the awaiting look of Kaiju, the Pokémon that randomly chose to stick by him since yesterday.
Why did Kaiju stay with him?
It had only been a day but this Pokémon appears adamant to be by his side.
He knew that having possessions was against the Jedi code but quite frankly the whole idea of the Jedi Order as a whole has been nothing short of a tumultuous mess in Cal's mind.
But then…
He felt it again.
The Force calling to him.
No… not calling.
It was more like a nudge of some sorts.
From Cal's perspective, his vision flashed back to yesterday to Kaiju leaning his head against his leg in front of his crashed escape pod.
"Trust only in the Force." Cal said in a quiet voice.
"Huh?"
Without another word, Cal lightly tossed the Poke ball and it gently struck the top of Kaiju's head. A moment later, a small flash of light followed by a puff of smoke and the Larvitar had vanished.
Cal held his hand up as the poke ball returned to his hand and held it up and was a bit surprised to see kaiju within the ball looking through the top red tinted dome up at its new trainer with a smile.
"So what does this mean now?" Cal asked, turning to Blue who gazed at the Poke ball in the Padawan's hand.
"That's your Pokémon now. He's whatever you want him to be." Blue said, opting to walk away and enter his home.
Cal stood there alone for a few minutes, thinking on what Blue had just said.
"Guess we're partners now, huh Kaiju?" Cal remarked with a small smile, one matched by his newest companion in this absolutely bizarre world.
There were of course a lot of other questions Cal had on his mind on top of Force knows how many worries and concerns.
Yet in this brief instance, Cal felt a moment of peace that he had not truly felt in a long time.
He didn't know what it was but this content feeling was rather foreign to him.
Maybe coming here was by happenstance. Maybe it was the Will of Force.
Whatever it was, Cal had a feeling he was gonna be here for a while.
-The Next Day-
Cal was wandering through the place known as Pallet Town.
It was a quaint little place now that he took the time to explore the place, finding the place to have a very calm aura to it all.
Most of the environment was rolling green plains, a few man made dirt roads and forests surrounding the town for the most part save for the northern path.
There really wasn't much to see actually after seeing Professor Oak's lab. Sure there were other houses here and there, but overall the place appeared to be sparsely populated.
Earlier, Cal had conversed with Professor Oak once more, this time going into greater detail about Pokémon and this continent he resided in right now called the Kanto region.
This region was one of many throughout the world with a whole host of different Pokémon of all kinds.
Each region apparently had its own unique Pokémon that better reflected the place they had come from.
Some of course were common and could be found in other regions as well on top of some Pokémon occasionally migrating to other regions for a short amount of time.
There was a lot more they had discussed but Oak eventually had some research and additional work he had to do.
Handing Cal some items over that he figured he would need, the Padawan bade the Professor goodbye at the time and left Oak to his work.
After that, he had been walking around for a majority of the day with Kaiju being right by his side having been out of his Poke ball since the morning.
While keeping Kaiju in his Poke ball was convenient, Cal felt a bit uncomfortable that he would relegate his first Pokémon/companion of this world to a small sphere in his pocket.
So here he was continuing his exploration of Pallet Town until he reached the town edge that led into the nearby forest that surrounded the small village.
Gazing up at the mildly tall trees, Cal momentarily glanced back to Pallet Town and since he had seen all there was to see there he figured he might as well see if there was anything interesting in here.
The forest was simply for the most part really. Reflecting a bit of Pallet Towns overall "air" now that he thought about it.
It was completely undisturbed by the human neighbors it had.
With a shrug to himself, Cal walked into the forest with Kaiju following right after him.
It was quite spacious within the forest, the trees having a decent amount of room in between them all.
The forest was quiet for the most part as well, save for the occasional rustling of bushes or leaves from the wind or any nearby Pokémon that resided here.
And Cal saw a small number of them, though they were consistently composed of either a small green insects, purple rodents and tiny brown birds.
There were others mixed in with them all but Cal couldn't name them even if he tried.
It had been only two days of course since he got here.
Larvitar was the only name he was aware of and that was the species of Pokémon Kaiju belonged to.
He should probably ask Professor Oak when he gets the time to. He did claim himself to be the foremost leading expert in all things Pokémon.
Who else but Oak?
Cal hummed aloud to himself, watching as another one of those bird-like Pokémon fly off a branch and up into the air.
Kaiju was looking around somewhat anxiously, which Cal had noticed.
"Everything alright Kaiju?" The Padawan asked his Pokémon with the Larvitar regarding his owner with an expression that conveyed that it wasn't quite sure.
The little guy just looked around again, almost as if he were looking for something.
Cal picked up on this and started to do the same.
"Is there something out there?" Cal cautiously asked, hand hovering over his lightsaber.
Kaiju gazed ahead, eyes narrowed and began to walk forward.
Cal was right on his trail, going into a crouch of sorts as he followed Kaiju through some thick bushes until they came upon a small circular opening within the forest.
The Jedi Padawan stopped in his tracks, looking around this open area with his brows furrowed in concentration.
He felt… a powerful presence in the Force here.
Ever since coming here, that was the one constant.
The overwhelming presence of the Force.
Cal still had no clue as to why the Force was like this here on this planet but if he were to take a gander, perhaps it had to do with the inhabitants of this land.
Kaiju had a very distinct Force presence that has since become more pronounced ever since he had officially caught him the days before.
Whilst he felt the Force emanating from all the Pokémon he had seen since coming here, Kaiju had become different since he had officially caught him.
All of these thoughts on the Force coupled with the pressure that he had been feeling since coming here was starting to make Cal's head hurt.
Pausing for a moment, Cal looked around the area he currently stood in and while he knew that there were other Pokémon nearby, this place was relatively isolated for the most part.
Stepping towards the center of the opening, Cal gazed down at the ground clenching and unclenching his hands before releasing a sigh and went down to the grass and crossed his legs.
Kaiju saw this and tilted his head in confusion as to what his human partner was doing. Going around to stand in front of him, the Larvitar watched as Cal rested his hands on his knees and closed his eyes with a steady breath coming out of the Padawan.
Cal didn't move save for the slow breaths he kept taking as he recalled the various meditation techniques instilled in him by the Jedi Order and his Master.
"The Force flows all around you." He heard his master voice in his head, remembering his many lesson's. "A Jedi is not a raging storm but a calm leaf on the wind, going with the never ending flow of the Force. When there is turmoil, when there is strife, a Jedi must stop and allow themselves to be calm. At peace. It is there and then that they will find the answers that they seek."
But will he like the answers he finds?
Shaking his head at that thought, Cal finally allowed himself to calm himself internally to the best of his ability and began to feel the Force flow through him once more.
The familiar sensation had once been a source of comfort in these past few years since becoming a Padawan and officially joining the war effort.
So he hoped it would be able to provide the same feeling for him now.
Steadying his breathing, Cal centered himself and concentrated on the Force that he felt a in a more pronounced manner within himself.
Cal felt his body almost humming with the Force.
This place was almost like an automatic powerup as soon as he truly tapped into the source of power for all Jedi.
Every single cell within his body was working at full capacity as the Force washed over him and he threw himself into its currents.
For several moments, a serene peaceful feeling befell the lost Padawan.
It was coming from all over.
The town.
The Pokémon nearby.
The air itself held a gentle and unmatched calmness that Cal could only compare to that of the Jedi temple.
But this was drastically different, after a few more seconds of this feeling.
Wherein the Jedi temple had a powerful connection in the Force, now that he compared the two environments Cal could almost say that the temple was almost… stagnant.
like right now, at this very moment, Cal was experiencing the rawest form of the Force that he had ever felt in his entire life.
It was rather a stunning revelation really when he thought about it.
But he only dwelled on it for a few moments as his mind went back to the dreadful memories of the last few days.
Unfortunately, he recalled his dead master once more and the last few minutes he had with him aboard their Venator over Bracca.
When the Clones turned on them,
Remembering the scene playing out before him, he saw his master stumble back and the Commander pulling out his transceiver to receive a message of some kind.
Less then a second later, the Commander was about to kill Tapal when the Jedi Master killed him on reflect.
The Clones had turned against them was what his Master had told him.
And from the way his master had said it… it sounded like all of the Clones had turned against the Jedi order.
But… that couldn't be true.
Could it?
So, Cal "delved" further into the stream of the Force, feeling the power up that this place seemed to give him and allowed him to stretch his senses out further into the endless pool.
After a few seconds of receiving nothing, Cal was about to recede back to his normal state when…
*GASP*
What…?
What was this sickening feeling?
By the Force, it was… so cold!
So wretched and devastating.
No…
NO!
This couldn't be true!
In an instant, Cal cried out, his vision being bombarded by the sight of hundreds… no… thousands of Jedi getting slaughtered and shot down left, right and center by the Clones.
What was happening?!
Why was this happening?!
How did this even come to pass?!
How could the Clones Cal viewed as friends and comrades for years suddenly turn on the Jedi like this?
What was the cause of it all?
Before long, Cal felt overwhelmed and snapped back to where he was with a startled cry.
Falling onto his back, Kestis had a haggard breath, sucking in air rapidly with a wheeze to his throat.
A cold sheen of sweat now coated his entire body with chilling shiver running up and down his spine with it going through the rest of his body.
Fresh, silent tears streamed down his cheeks as he opened his eyes to the sight of a very frightened Kaiju.
The little Pokémon looked like it was about to have a panic attack of its own at seeing its partner in such a state.
"Kaiju." Cal croaked out with a nearly broken tone. "They're all gone."
The Larvitar didn't know what Cal was talking about but he didn't care as he went over to the Padawan and placed his small little hands against his shoulder in concern.
Without missing a beat, Cal pulled Kaiju in and hugged him fiercely as he began to openly weep.
"They're all gone." Cal sobbed. "Everyone, all the Jedi, they're all dead."
Kaiju knew about the Jedi from yesterday after his owners explanation of them, vague as they were. Whoever they were supposed to be must have meant a lot to his human partner to garner such a reaction out of him.
The two simply sat there in silence, Cal continuously crying for a good number of minutes until one could say he basically ran out.
Whilst the tears had ceased, the duos position had not with Kaiju leaning his head against Cal's cheek. Cal didn't really mind it all that much and was just glad he had someone with him.
Right now, that was all that mattered to the emotionally devastated Padawan.
He sat there with kaiju in his arms when suddenly, Cal felt a particularly strange presence behind him.
A second later, something had prodded itself against the back of his head gently.
Slowly turning his head, Cal was greeted to the sight of an unusually pink Pokémon with a long tail and a very inquisitive look in its eyes.
It gazed at him bobbing its head back and forth.
"Um… hello?" Cal was unsure of whether or not this Pokémon would attack.
So far, it didn't seem to be hostile.
Just curious judging by the posture.
"Mew?" it said in a squeaky voice.
"Mew?" Cal repeated.
The Pokémon suddenly looked very happy, eyes closing and it quite literally radiated a very happy aura.
"Mew." It cried out happily, jumping into the air and performed a little flip when it simply hovered there afterwards.
Cal's lip twitched upwards at the small display.
"I'm Cal." He introduced himself. "This is Kaiju."
His Larvitar was staring up at the pink Pokémon in open wonder, taking a step towards it.
The pink Pokémon looked down at Kaiju with another smile gracing its features.
"Mew."
It hovered down to the Larvitar and booped its nose against his.
Cal chuckled slightly with Kaiju wiping his nose in an itching fashion.
"Wonder what kind of Pokémon you're supposed to be." Cal murmured getting the Pokémon's attention.
"Mew?"
That strange sound that it made didn't really seem like an ordinary sound actually.
It just kept saying Mew.
'Wait a minute…' Cal internally thought to himself.
"Can you speak?" He abruptly asked.
"Mew?"
"Speak. Like I can."
It didn't respond at first, gazing intently at the Padawan for a few minutes before it pushed its nose against Cals with a cheerful exclamation of "Mew!".
"Is Mew all you can say?" Cal asked in slight amusement.
"Mew." It was floating about now with what he could only describe to be a "happy" float.
"Huh." Cal rubbed his nose whilst he watched this Pokémon float about with the smile still in place.
Gazing at it for a few more seconds, Cal's expression shifted into that of thought.
After watching it making a slow spin in the air, the Jedi began to feel… something emanating from it.
A powerful signature in the Force.
"Whoa." Cal whispered under his breath. "What are you supposed to be?"
"Mew?" The pink Pokémon gazed at him inquisitively.
"You keep saying that…" Cal muttered. "Are you… are you calling yourself Mew? Is that what you are? Mew?"
The Pokémon surprised him by nodding.
"So you're Mew huh."
Hearing its name again only seemed to make it happier, going through another tumble through the air.
"Mew!"
"Well it's nice to meet you, Mew." Cal remarked with a small smile.
"Mew, Mew." It then floated around him and proceeded to press its head against his back.
"What are you doing?" Cal asked, feeling the small head on his center back go over to his shoulder.
"Mew." It said again, now bopping its head softly against his shoulder several times.
"Do you… do you want me to go somewhere?" Cal guessed and was met with what sounded like the Mew sound of confirmation.
Mew butted its head against his back a few more times before flying ahead and looking back at him expectantly.
Standing up on his feet, Cal proceeded to follow after the small pink Pokémon with Kaiju right by his side.
Since it didn't seem dangerous, Cal opted to give Mew the benefit of the doubt and trust that whatever it wanted to show him wouldn't be dangerous.
So, after going through several small bushes and deeper into the forest, Mew eventually flew off into the sky.
"What the- where are you going?" Cal asked aloud in bewilderment.
Mew stopped near a tree top and gave him one last happy smile before zipping away in quite an impressive display of speed. The Padawan simply stood there, looking up at the sky in utter bewilderment.
"What was that about?" Cal asked aloud, glancing down at Kaiju to see him sharing his confusion.
*Splash* *Splash*
Their confused state was not to last as they heard the sound of water being kicked around and jumped upon by something close by.
Turning their heads, the duo spotted another Pokémon, this one distinctly different from anything either of them had seen in this forest.
It was small for the most part. The coloring was blue for a majority of its body. The head was quite large compared to its body with small, round, black eyes. It had purple, branching gills on either side of its head and on its belly are dark blue curved markings. This creature had no arms, instead only small stubby legs and flat tale.
The Pokémon held a goofy smile as it splashed down in what was a puddle that it was jumping around in.
There was some patches of mud here and there with the Pokémon appearing to almost enjoy being covered in the watery dirt.
It splashed around a few more times until it stopped with it back to the Padawan and Larvitar.
Spinning around, the Pokémon gazed upon the duo and angled its head to the side. The Pokémon's mouth was now a bit circular with it gazing upon them with curiosity and wariness.
Cal gazed back; a bit confused when he then thought back to Mew.
Did that strange Pokémon lead him hear to this small one?
"Hello." Cal said with a soft tone.
The Pokémon didn't respond, staying in its small puddle for a few moments and was looking back and forth between Cal and Kaiju.
The former of the two was a bit unsure as to what to do in this instance but Kaiju was now standing in between the blue Pokémon and his trainer.
Cal briefly thought back to the conversation he had with Oak the other day about Pokémon.
Earlier, he had spoken with Oak once more, this time learning more about Pokémon overall.
He had told him of his meeting with his grandson and about how he had given him a poke ball that had helped him in officially catching Larvitar.
The old Professor laughed slightly and had simply told him that he had taken his first step into being a Pokémon trainer.
Whilst he was unsure about this whole master schtick, Oak did further elaborate on the nature of something known as Pokémon battles.
About how normally, it was the Pokémon that battled in the stead of their trainers against other Pokémon both against Pokémon own by other people and in the wild.
Oak had spoken of how Kaiju appeared to know several "moves" of his own which would allow Cal to direct it in case of a battle.
But… Cal wasn't exactly sure of the idea of just having Kaiju fight in his stead.
Why should Kaiju fight alone?
Wouldn't it be easier to just have it where he fought alongside Kaiju?
As he dwelled on this matter, Cal hadn't realized the small blue Pokémon had walked out of its pond and gone straight up to the two.
Kaiju was tensed and ready and Cal only now noticed how close the Pokémon had gotten.
A moment later, his face along with Kaiju's were doused in a small spurt of water that the blue Pokémon had produced on its own.
Cal blinked in surprise while Kaiju only held a flat and slightly annoyed look.
The Larvitar turned back to Cal and stomped his foot several times.
Blinking at this action, the Jedi Padawan saw the expectant and intense gaze of Kaiju as it stared at him and then back at the hopping happy Pokémon that was clearly amused with the action it just performed.
At a slight loss as what he was to do, Cal froze on the spot for a second and he felt it.
The Force was calling to him again.
Nudging him in the direction of this new Pokémon before him.
Shaking his head slightly, he rubbed the side of his head as he gazed at the amphibious Pokémon that now appeared to be waiting.
Did… did it want to battle?
Here and now against him and Kaiju?
Cal felt a swell within the Force around him, almost as if it was a confirmation of his hunch.
The Force wanted him to fight this Pokémon.
This was all so strange to Cal.
He had never felt the Force be so forthcoming like this.
That's what it really felt like. This just tacked on even more questions about the presence of the Force on this planet and why he felt so fundamentally different since coming here.
Normally, when he sough guidance in the Force, a majority of it was usually sorta vague so one had to always interpret just what the Force wanted to show.
Cal was still a fledgling Jedi Padawan so his connection and understanding of the Force was still growing.
He was gifted, yes and very determined to learn since he had become a Padawan.
There was much he still had to learn of course.
But being almost told outright to face this Pokémon with his own so blatantly.
Whilst the feeling felt like a small nudge or push of sorts, to Cal it didn't matter.
The Force wanted him to fight this Pokémon.
So he would do just that.
A skill all Jedi had to learn was the ability to learn and adapt to any given situation.
This would be no different.
And since this place didn't appear to be as developed as the rest of the galaxy, Cal had a gut feeling that he wasn't leaving this place any time soon.
So rather than just sitting back for the time being he knew that it would be better to just throw himself out there and just learn through trial by fire.
Maybe it was the will of the Force. Maybe it was just a coincidence or maybe it was dumb or unfortunate luck that he just wound up here.
But his Master told him to trust in the Force.
Those were his dying words.
So he would do just that.
"Ok." Cal said to himself. "Are ya ready Kaiju?"
His Larvitar silently nodded its head and scraped his feet several times against the ground as a sign of anticipation.
"Alright." Cal nodded, looking at the now prepared blue Pokémon.
"Headbutt."
Kaiju threw itself headfirst toward the amphibious Pokémon.
The blue on jumped out of the way and rolled on the ground slightly before righting itself onto its feet.
"Pursuit."
In an instant, Kaiju had placed his feet against the ground and propelled himself in the direction of the blue Pokémon that gaped slightly at the sight and was struck dead on by a shoulder tackle from the Larvitar.
The watery Pokémon hit the ground releasing a small cry of pain which initially made Cal cringe.
He wasn't so sure he would be up for something like this.
The Pokémon Kaiju had struck kipped up to its feet and reared its head back. Taking a deep breath, it flung its ovular head forward and out came a stream of water.
Unlike the small squirt that it had doused him and Kaiju with earlier, this one was a jet stream that struck Kaiju dead on in his face.
What Cal did not expect to see was how much more of a visible reaction Kaiju had to the water attack, the Larvitar stumbling back.
"Kaiju?" Cal said in worry. "Are you alright?"
The green skinned Pokémon grunted aloud, getting back to its feet and shaking droplets of water of his body.
Cal sensed his Pokémon got shaken up by that direct strike of water but he could still fight on.
Regardless, Cal wasn't about to let Kaiju get hit like that again.
After all, his Pokémon wasn't fighting alone.
"Kaiju, get ready." Cal called out, holding up his hand.
Kaiju wondered what he was doing but trusted his trainer and inclined his body forward.
Reaching out through the Force, Cal felt it surround the blue Pokémon who appeared to sense something to be off.
It didn't have a chance to react as Cal snapped his hand back and with it, sent the blue Pokémon towards Kaiju. The Pokémon gaped and flailed about in shock and surprise at being sent flying so suddenly and was unable to prevent what was to come.
"Take down!" Cal cried out with his Larvitar jumping forward and bashing his head into the watery Pokémon's body.
The blue Pokémon fell to the ground, letting out a shout of pain.
Again, Cal found himself really uncomfortable about all this but he remembered Oak telling him that this was how Pokémon were captured.
So if this is how it was meant to be…
Reaching for a small sphere attached to his belt, he plucked it off and it expanded in his hand.
Clenching the poke ball tightly, Cal tossed the ball forward and it struck the little Pokémon.
A small flash of light with a puff smoke followed and several moments later, the Poke ball lay still.
The Jedi paused for a few seconds, a swelling feeling inside of what actually felt like accomplishment.
Walking over to the Poke ball, Cal gently picked it up off the ground and held it adjacent to his face. Through the red tinted dome of the ball, he saw his newly caught Pokémon that appeared slightly dazed for a few moments until it shook its head.
It appeared to snap itself out of its dizzy state and looked up at the boy who caught it and rather than displaying a negative expression, smiled goofily in acceptance. It jumped up and down in its poke ball excitedly with Cal unable to prevent his own growing smile.
"Guess you're a part of this new team now, huh?" Cal said softly to himself. He looked down to see Kaiju having rejoined his side and held a look of pride at what was their first fight together.
Openly smiling now, he gazed back at his new Pokémon who still had on its own derpy smile.
Cal still was unsure as to how or better yet why he wound up here.
But he was here now.
Maybe it was chance, fate or the Will of the Force but Cal was on this planet with these extraordinary creatures.
He would do his Master proud and will survive for him and for the rest of the Jedi order.
Giving his new Pokémon one last look, he nodded in acceptance of his situation and could only mentally prepare himself for the trials to come.
"Glad to have you Hopper."
The blue Pokémon puffed its chest out, gladly accepting its new name.
Cal turned and departed from the forest with his two new companions.
And there we have it folks, Cal's second Pokémon.
I think the description is enough of a giveaway to have you all know which Pokémon he caught in this chapter.
There's so much more I wanted to do for this chapter but figured we can tackle those for another time.
Really happy how this one is shaping up to be and we're only in the starting phases.
Buckle up ladies and gentlemen, things are starting to get serious come next chapter.
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