Reborn Judgement-Kanto c3
Sewers are dirty and they smell, this can not be understated. Navigating thought sewers is not easy as some would think, main lines tend to be big enough to walk though while side lines are smaller sometimes to the point of crawling. Drag refused to do so, this made the route somewhat longer than anticipated. A few Rattata were present along with a lone Grimer. The Rattata ignored Drag and the Grimer agreed to let him pass for a berry.
It took nearly three hours to figure out how to get to the Pokemart the trip back would be almost as long. If he were to use public transportation it would take less than twenty minutes and would not require him to wash all his clothes and take a shower. Once Drag neared the Manhole near the mart he noticed a shadowy mound near one of the street drains. As he got closer it split in two, as Drag shined his light on it the creature stumbled as it made a weak noise "vee."
Knowing it was a Pokémon Drag was quick to say "My name is Drag. I am not going to hurt you; I was just passing through." The small creature collapsed soon after. Concerned, he drew closer and saw it was two Eevee's. They were a bit ragged and covered in 'mud' neither seemed injured, he thought back on his reincarnation. One of his choices was a chance at a few select Pokémon, two of which were right in front of him at this moment. He didn't care.
This wasn't a game to him it was a life, and these Pokémon needed him. Not the being that choose them but the one who could help them. As he kneeled next to them, he saw their eyes one looked in sorrow and fear the other calm and judging. As he attempted to feed them several berries, he noticed that they seemed to have difficulty chewing.
He always thought that the Eevee line was attractive and relationship between humans and Pokémon was accepted, even if no one talked or asked about it. Chewing a bit of Oran berry he picked up one of the Eevee's and began to feed it mouth to mouth. After going thought two berries He set it down gentle and began on the other. Once he had fed both keeping three berries in his pocket for the trip back, he emptied his bag of what he could. Looking to the two Eevee's both with their eyes wide in shock "We can decide on what to do next later on, right now you need help." It was said with in deep calm voice that seemed to wake the two from the trance they were in.
They merely nodded as Drag picked them up one at a time, using his hand to clean them up a bit he saw the heart shape on the tail tip that told their gender, female. The bag was big enough for both without having to squeeze them and the two looked almost exactly the same with the exception of their ears. One had the standard ears going straight up while the other had a little bit of a tilt in the tip of her right ear like an upside-down L. Hefting the bag on his shoulders, he noticed that they now seemed somewhat excited. With a bit of cheer in his voice he quipped, "Mother will be shocked that I brought a girl home, let alone two at once. She's always saying how she wants grandkids." Both quickly hid their faces with their paws as Drag began to giggle.
Soon after they began to calm down the two Eevee's glared at him for a bit before nodding off. As he began to near his apartment, he saw Grimer again, giving the necessary berry toll he reached the ladder. Nudging his bag "Wake up you two I need to climb this ladder so hang on." Making sure the two were awake his climb was swift. Eevee's tend to weigh close to fifteen pounds and while thirty pound is heavy for a ten-year-old in his past life, anime life didn't care and just said go with it.
He had left around nine am soon after his mother had left for work, it was now a little after three pm and his mother would be back in three hours. Enough time to conceal his adventure… well, most of it. Entering his apartment, he kept the Eevee's in his bag as he took off his shoes and proceeded to the bathroom. Once inside he took the bag off and set the two in the bath/shower combination. He washed off his shoes in the sink and set them aside.
"You two stay still we need to clean up before mom comes home to give her a good impression of you two." With a quick "Eevee!" from the two to express their excitement Drag began to strip. Putting his cloths in the nearby washing machine as he walked towards the shower he noticed that the two were eyeing his 'hidden dragon'. Ignoring it he got in, adjusted the temp, and began to bath them all.
They didn't take their eyes off him while being washed, dried, or when he started the laundry load. While still naked he took them to his nearby room and set them on the bed. As he went to the dresser he looked back with a smug grin, "If you want to go further than looking you have to evolve." The reactions set Drag into a fit of laughter the one with a tilt immediately buried herself under the blankets and glared while the other turned red and fell on her side.
After getting dressed it was nearly an hour till his mother would return, so he decided to brush the two while they waited. He brushed his own hair once and while to get rid of the tangle in his hair so there was one right by his bed. Grabbing one the closest one and setting her on his lap he began to brush. Turning into putty in his hands the other watched and as he finished with her tail the other sister pawed at his lap letting him know, 'me next'.
The two Eevee sisters were in heaven that much they agreed upon. As the human named Drag turned to them, they perked up as they heard the voice that saved them. "I plan on becoming a Pokémon trainer if you want you can join me. If not, I'll understand I can either take you to Pokecenter and they'll take you to reserve or I can find you a nice home." As the two looked at each other and nodded, walked other to his lap and plopped down looking towards him they each licked one of his cheeks cheering "Eevee!'.
"Well then well need names for you two." As Drag placed his hand on top of the one with a tilted ear he announced in phony imperial tone "I hereby proclaim this one Grace, ant the other shall be Joy. So, let it be written." Grace cocked her head to the side while joy just lightly tacked Drag. With a chuckle in his tone "Was my tone to cheesy, or perhaps your jealous that I placed my hands on your sister instead of you." Both Eevee's then proceeded to lightly tackle him over, jumping on him repeatedly; "Vee! (quit embarrassing us)." Even without the ability to understand Pokespeech the message was clear enough.
It was at that moment that the door to Drag's room opened to reveal his mother. Her arms were folded over her chest while her Machop was stretching his arms as if to loosen up before exercising. "Drag Morgen! Explain." Emerald wasn't mad but the tone in her voice demanded obedience. Immediately Drag sat in seiza on his bed while the sisters hide behind him, heads peeking out.
"I found these two by a gutter starved and dirty. Since they had no home, I fed them, bathed them, and they want to be my Pokémon. I'll take care of them and I make can feed them with the money I make can. It's also cheaper than buying a starter, all I need it two Pokeballs and we could register them tomorrow before you head to work." His mother just stood there for a few minutes before nodding.
Emerald nodded and tossed two standard pokeballs from her purse "If they make a mess, I expect you to clean it up. Machop tell them the rules of the house after dinner." Machop stood at attention saluting in a military manner "Chop!" "Next month is the due date for exams, if you failed you will be unable to start your journey in three months. If that happens I'll sell you out to your grandparents and flee."
That surprised Drag "I have grandparents? You never mentioned them, or anything about dad either." He moved to pick up the pokeballs and placed them in his pocket for now.
"Your dad was just a passerby I don't recall his name; I just wanted a kid then. On the other hand, your grandparents are the Morgan family you'll probably be able to find out about them on your own. Just know that they are the stuffy upper-class kind, I fled an arranged marriage to a man twenty years my senior three time my weight. Even though he died of a heart attack I decided to stay in hiding. If you find or talk to them don't tell them where I am, also I'll be moving as soon as you leave." With a sigh she turned to leave "I still want plenty of grandkids so you better get at least two wives."
Holding a Pokeball in each hand Drag turned to Grace and joy "Ready you two?" With no hesitation the two tapped on the respective balls and were caught with a ding. Pokémon in the cities tend to be scavengers and before the two met Drag food was hard to come by. Drag of course knew that most female Eevee's were kept as breeding stock in farms although there are laws protecting Pokémon many laws left gray areas in individual treatment. This gave him an Idea, releasing the two soon after the sisters pranced about the room.
Turning on his computer he did in a quick search about Pokémon breeder requirements. It was lax, sign in with ID at Pokecenter, pay low fee per test which can be taken online, and it was by a Pokémon by Pokémon basis. For example, most fish or bug Pokémon are pretty similar and one test can cover multiple species but when it comes to Eevee, Tauros, Ekans, or Vulpix each one had to be taken individually which could add up. After reading some of the sample questions he found that besides a few specialized ones most were easy and all were basically covered by information on his past life.
Counting the Poke, he hade on hand he could spend most of it after registering to get a few breeding licenses to use for a secondary job. Dinner was a subdued affair as he introduced both Joy and Grace to his mother. Afterwards the apartment was filled with a mix of Eevee and Machop sounds. Drag went to bed that night with Joy and grace cuddled up with him, later he would find that his mother took a photo of them; but that's a story for another time.