So, while I'm stuck inside my house because of the rain, I'll be writing and whatnot. Nothing really new, just let me know if you have questions on my chapters and I'll be sure to answer them with my next chapter after them. Anywho, I might as well get to work.
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Ignore your instincts at your peril.
Chapter Eight
I couldn't get the feeling of something ominous happening to me in the future. As much as I tried to shake it off, it continued to gnaw at the back of my mind. Kicking a rock in my path, I quietly began a trip to the PokeCenter so that I could reserve a room and maybe battle. Sauron, despite his age, had too few moves from not having a Pro-Battler lifestyle. He lived in a time where Pokemon usually only had three or four moves max, so I wanted to show him what he could become. There was no doubt in my mind that he was the most powerful member of my team, as far as I know, since Deliah bought some unknown pokemon from the breeders for me.
Speaking of which, I needed to check out the new member of my team and start training all the members. I'm okay with letting Sauron fight right now but I want to train Frodo up a little bit before having him fight, it's like throwing a toddler who doesn't know how to swim into the deep end of a pool and hoping they don't drown. I want Frodo to at least train up the moves he does know so he doesn't get majorly hurt in a battle.
Ignoring the city vendors calling out to me, I walked the road to the Pokecenter which was only three blocks away from the gym. In my past life, every time I went into a mall, I never could say no to the store employees who practically dragged me into their skin product store, and when I could say no it was because I didn't have $197 to buy a bottle of face cream. Sauron worked hard to squash that weakness of mine and it is actually working now. Behold, the power to say no to store employees!
Walking past a breeder store, which mind you, literally sells and buys sperm samples and loans out ditto for a high price. AKA, a sperm bank and surrogacy center. I was planning on getting a breeder's license in the future, but it was going to have to be after my first championship. So around a year or so.
"Are we still going to battle? I am curious to experience Pro-Battling myself." Sauron said, he was in his Shield Form and was buzzing slightly behind me. The results of him living with me ended up with me buying him a lot of steel polish and him glowing like a Minecraft beacon on crack.
Honestly, I never expected him to be so battle-hungry. He would have never struck me as the type who sought out fights but I guess you never truly know someone. Even if you've known them for years. Another with the philosophical stuff, we reached the PokeCenter.
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Once I signed in, I didn't need to have my pokemon checked out since I haven't battled them yet, I walked to the room I was supposed to be spending the night in. It was finally time to meet my newest pokemon and maybe battle if there was still light outside.
When I reached my room, I fumbled with my keycard before opening the door. What greeted me was what I would imagine to be a five star hotel room. The entire room was furnished for trainers but had a lot of luxury items. There were tools that you could use to make poke food but there was also a bigass bed with three bird handle stands for flying type pokemon if they wanted to sleep outside of their Pokeball.
Wow, that's pretty thoughtful.
Enough of that, fingering my Pokeball belt, I grabbed the great ball that contained my unknown pokemon. Hopefully, it would be someone who could mesh in well with my team and I.
Enlarging the ball, Sauron took a spot where he could see the action but could also interfere if the future events became a bit violent.
I softly tossed the ball and waited for the blinding white lights to subside.
I had to blink before I registered just what was in front of me.
"Snivy". Just as it announced its name, I noticed that its coloring was different from a normal Snivy. This one had turquoise scales with a cream-colored underbelly. The eyes were auburn brown colored and were highlighted by gold accents. Those eyes were also curiously looking at me.
The grass-type pokemon walked up to me and I tensed when it raised its arm. Don't tell me it's going to attack me. However, the little pokemon further surprised me when it held its arm out for a handshake.
I tentatively raised my arm out and put it into the grass-type outstretched hand. Snivy closed its palm with my hand inside it and squeezed like it was trying to crush my hand. When Snivy withdrew its hand from mine, it gave me a nod before walking away to a corner in the room to take a nap.
What kind of first impression was that?! Was this 'mon supposed to be some kind of business (Wo)man? Compared to it, I felt like some kind of ugly hobo. So much for those Kingly vibes Sauron was talking about.
No, I should at least introduce myself to the little business tycoon, maybe they were just trying to be polite.
I walked towards the corner Snivy claimed and crouched down. Let's hope my social awkwardness won't mess me up.
"Hey Snivy, I know you're probably tired but I think I should at least introduce myself and get to know you a little bit." At Snivy's wave of its hand, I continued.
"My name is Ash Ketchum, I'm sixteen years old and I'll be your trainer starting today. Hmm, my favorite color is orange and my dream for the future is to be great. Is there anything you would like to say or ask?" I nodded towards Sauron so that he could become my translate.
Snivy looked bored but stood up with a large sigh anyways to introduce itself.
"As you already know, I'm from the Snivy species and I come from a breeding lab. I am male, and I enjoy money and the sun. I will have no issues with you as long as you respect my boundaries and do your job as a trainer." Sauron's voice could never compare to the attitude in Snivy's manner.
I sat there, dumbfounded at how this introduction was going, here I thought I was going to get a normal baby pokemon but I was suddenly reminded that age sometimes meant nothing to pokemon.
"Tell me, Snivy, why do you like money?" I asked because just what would a pokemon want with human currency? Did he enjoy human snacks or something?
"I want to buy an island." Sauron translated.
I choked on my own saliva when Snivy said that. Out of all the reasons for him to want money, getting his own island never even crossed my mind.
But then, a small thought strutted its way to my mind. Hopefully, this will make Snivy like my presence more or at least just respect me.
"Tell you what Snivy, or if you're willing, Legolas. If you follow me and fight with me, I'll get us an island. A big one where you could retire and have your own territory. However, in order for us to achieve this, we'll need to win multiple championships together as a team. What do you say?"
For the first time, Legolas smiled and gave me a cheerful nod.
Wow, I never would have thought I would have to pay a pokemon but I guess all of them have their own personalities.
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I have to admit, Snivy is one of my favorite pokemon. When I was in 6th grade, I had like six snivy cards and I would draw him as well. Snivy is a male because 87.5% of Snivy pokemon are male. Thus, if I wanted to make him shiny I had to go with a less rare option. If that isn't wish-fulfillment then I don't know what is. As per usual, please let me know how I can improve later chapters with some constructive criticism. I promise, I can handle it and won't throw a fit.
Here's the Pokemon Ash has and their moveset.
(Male) Aegislash (Sauron): Swords Dance, Iron Head, Shadow Ball, Close Combat, Sacred Sword, and King's Shield.
(Male) Charmander (Frodo): Growl, Scratch, and Ember.
*Frodo has Prolonged Evolution Disorder which as the name states, he will not be a Charizard until MUCH later. However, think of it like this, slow and steady will win the race or battle in his case.
(Male) Shiny Snivy (Legolas) : Overgrow, Tackle, Vine Whip, Attract, and Leaf Tornado.
*Snivy is from a breeder's lab meaning he's bred to be beautiful and powerful. I added attract because I believe if he was raised at this lab he would've seen adults use it on each other at least once. (Poor dude, if that isn't a traumatizing image). His name is Legolas because he's pretty and green, and he'll be legless in his last evolution.