Travel Multiversal
Pokémon Universe
e-chan's Journey – Episode 1
"Arrival of a New Duo! Welcome to the Pokémon Academy!"
by eshonen
It was a bright 7 AM fall morning in Lumiose City of the Kalos region on Earth. Most people would still be in bed at this time, enjoying the warmth of their beds due to the chill that was now starting to cloak the city every day, but young teen e-chan was not one of them; the 14-year old young man was up and about and very, VERY excited. Today was a day that he had been looking forward to for years; today was to be the day that he and his best friend, Rize, would start attending the Pokémon Academy. On that day over a thousand years ago, the boundaries between humans and Pokémon changed forever as each were now equal to one another as each shared each other's DNA in some way. They could understand each other as never before and from there the two's culture mixed together as they learned from and shared with one another. While many things between them did indeed change, one thing seems to have withstood the test of time: Pokémon battles! With this new closeness both humans and Pokémon discovered that there is a special kind of energy that is shared between both of them that makes each of them stronger and that energy is best brought out through the camaraderie shared between them when they battle together. In order to teach one another how to bring out this energy it was decided to make a school dedicated to training this new wave of aspiring humans and Pokémon on how to work together now. And now, at long last, e-chan had been accepted into this very school; he was dressed, had a full stomach from his Mom's lovingly made breakfast and was now saying goodbye to his family, consisting of his Dad, who was also named e-chan, his Mom, an Ambipom woman named Honey, and his triplet Aipom little sisters, Sweets, Savory and Umami.
e-chan Sr.: Have a safe trip, son ^^
e-chan: I will, Dad! ^o^
Honey: Make sure to call us and let us know how you're doing every now and then ^w^
e-chan: You bet, Mom! ^o^
Umami: Dibs on big brothers' room! ^w^
Savory: I call his games! ^o^
Sweets: I call his snack stash~ ^/w/^
e-chan: Just make sure to leave it the way you found it afterwards ^w^;
Honey: *chuckles to herself* you look so much like your father the day I met him, sweetheart ^w^ so eager and full of energy to take on any challenge…
e-chan Sr.: The two of us made for quite a pair back at the academy as well as on our travels together, isn't that right, Honey Buns? XD *gropes Honey's rather ample butt*
Honey: *squeaks* Ohohoho, you fresh rascal~ ;p
e-chan: Dad… /;
e-chan Sr.: *chuckles to himself* I hope that you make many new friends and have many wonderful experiences while you are away, son. And remember, you'll always have a home to come back to. ^w^
e-chan: Thanks, Dad ^/w/^
e-chan Sr.: Now get a move on, son, and go meet up with Rize; I'm sure that neither one of you wants to be late for today.
e-chan: Rize…I wonder if she's even awake right now… ^^;
Savory: If she's not then just give sleeping beauty a kiss to wake her up~ ^3^
Umami: Just don't make out for too long now~ ^3^
e-chan: O/x/O It-It-It's not like that! We don't have that kind of a relationship!
Sweets: But you want one like that, right~? ;p
e-chan: ./w/. I-I've got to go now; I'll call you all later tonight! *begins to run off* See you later! *waves goodbye to everybody as he runs backwards…and then into a street lamp pole, immediately stopping to furiously rub the sting out of the back of his head before running off again*
Sweets, Savory and Umami: :| …he's going to be okay, right?
Honey: Oh, he'll be fine, girls. Your father was the same way and he turned out okay ^^
Sweets, Savory and Umami: *looks up at their father, who smiles a silly smile back at them, then to one another and then back up at Honey* if you say so… -w-;
*e-chan runs through the streets of Lumiose City, taking in the wonderful sights of the stylish city as he went. Despite everybody being dressed in very stylish designs, e-chan himself was dressed as if he was living in a more tropical climate. The reason for this was due to his family and Rize's family taking a vacation to the Alola region a few years ago; e-chan was so in love with the region and everything about it he changed his wardrobe from the stylish Kalos native to that of the carefree, laid-back Alola native. Since e-chan himself was well known around town his fashion soon became well-known as well as the boutique that sold him his Alolan gear, giving them quite the boost in business. As e-chan entered Norther Boulevard, he decided to stop by the Lumiose Galette stand run by a kindly Snorlax man name Jacob and his family. Approaching the stand he saw that his youngest daughter, a Munchlax girl named Bundt Cake, was working the front today while Jacob worked in the back. Both e-chan and Bundt Cake were good friends and often hung out together along with Rize; she too had wanted to go to the Pokémon Academy but just loved baking too much to want to leave home so she decided to stay behind and continue to learn from her Dad.*
Bundt Cake: Hey, e-chan~ *waves at e-chan*
e-chan: Hi Bundt Cake; I see you're working the front today :D
Bundt Cake: Yeah, after what happened last time Dad doesn't quite trust me to work in the back without supervision. Honestly, he's such a worrywart…
Jacob: Last time I left you back here alone you ate the entire supply of goods to be sold for the day; we had to shut down just an hour into opening for the day.
Bundt Cake: Next time don't make them taste so good! o
Jacob: If I did that then we wouldn't get any business period. You lack self-control, my daughter; until you can overcome that hurdle, you'll be working the front. ^.^
Bundt Cake: _ …are those freckles on your face or crumbs, Father~? -w-
Jacob: O/o;; J-Just-Just work the register! *quickly turns around and returns to the back*
Bundt Cake: *smiles smugly* so today's the big day, huh? You and Rize will be leaving to attend the Pokémon Academy…
e-chan: Yeah; it'll be a while before I come back here so I wanted to taste your famous Galettes one last time before I left. Also, if my prediction is correct, Rize will still be asleep and I'll need something to wake her up with… ^^;
Bundt Cake: So the usual 12-pack then?
e-chan: Yes please! :D
Bundt Cake: Okay, considering the occasion and the fact that it is you, I'll give you the family discount this time…if you could give me something to remember you by, maybe…? ./w/.
e-chan: Something to remember me by… *checks his pockets but doesn't find anything of significant value* um… *gets an idea* you got a piece of paper?
Bundt Cake: Sure *reaches down below the counter and pulls out a sheet of paper*
e-chan: Great! I'll have this done in no time *picks up a nearby pen* Sketch!
*With pen in hand e-chan quickly and rapidly goes to work on sketching out a drawing. Since all humanoids today now have some Pokémon DNA within them, each of them actually has access to one to four different moves that were once Pokémon exclusive. With training these moves can be taught from humanoid to Pokémon regardless of whether or not they can learn that move normally. Out of all of the moves out there, e-chan had access to Bide, Safeguard and Sketch, which also allowed him to rapidly draw out anything he pleased, which was perfect for an artist like himself. Within moments e-chan had drawn a very great picture of him, Rize and Bundt Cake hanging out together at their favorite café.*
e-chan: And… *signs and dates the art* done! Here you go; to remember us both and what to look forward to when we come back *hands over the art and some money to Bundt Cake* ^w^
Bundt Cake: Wow, this is great! I'm going to frame this one :D Dad, one dozen Galettes to go!
Jacob: *puts 12 Lumiose Galettes in a carryout box and passes it to Bundt Cake*
Bundt Cake: Here you go, e-chan *hands over the Galettes* you and Rize go and show the universe how stylishly cool we from Lumiose City can do things! ^w^
e-chan: You got it, Bundt Cake; see you later! *runs off down the street*
*Dashing down the Northern Boulevard, e-chan then cuts through Hibernal Avenue to get to the couple of houses that were there until he stood in front of Rize's home. Rize lived in a home of three consisting of her Father, Don, who worked at the local Battle Institute, taking what he learned from the Pokémon Academy and his own journeys to push all who came to him to the absolute limit, her Mother, Harriet, a kind Furret woman with sexy hips who acted as a housewife, and was currently watching over her second egg, and Rize herself, a Furret girl who was e-chan best friend, despite being quite forgetful and airheaded as well as a crybaby at times. After knocking on the front door, Harriet opens the door, wearing her usual white long-sleeve shirt and sky blue jeans with an apron with an egg pocket on the front which was currently holding the egg contain her new child.*
Harriet: Oh hi, e-chan~ So nice to see you up and about so early~ ^w^
e-chan: Good morning, Mrs. Gale; how are you today?
Harriet: I'm fine, child; I get the feeling that my little one here is getting close to hatching; too bad that you and Rize won't be around to see it happen… -3-
e-chan: Make sure to send us lots of pictures when it happens then :D Is Rize ready to go? :meow:
Harriet: Oh that daughter of mine. I told her to go to bed early last night but she insisted on marathoning an entire season of that show the two of you watch together. What was it again…?
e-chan: Must've been "Normal Team." When I tried talking about what was happening she kept yelling "Spoiler!" so I wouldn't tell her anything. I told her that they were showing all of the episodes from this season finishing with the season finale. I thought that she would just record them and watch them later but I guess that she wanted to see them as soon as possible so that we could finally talk about them. ^^;
Harriet: Yeah, that definitely sounds like her. Well, she's up in her room still fast asleep the last I checked… *sees the Lumiose Galettes that e-chan had with him* I see that you came ready for this possibility; why don't you go and wake that little sleepyhead up, eh~? ;p
e-chan: Me? Wouldn't it be more appropriate for…?
Harriet: *speedily gets behind e-chan and pushes him inside and over to the staircase* nonsense, I consider you and your family as my family, e-chan, and family does things for one another. She won't mind as long as it is somebody she knows so go on ahead *pushes e-chan up one of the stairs*
e-chan: Oh…okay then! :D *goes up the stairs*
Harriet: … *turns around with a smile and a glint in her eyes, as if to face an invisible audience, and then gives a thumbs-up, signifying victory* ;)
*At the top of the stairs e-chan goes down the hall and faces the first door on the right which was Rize's room; e-chan had been to Rize's room many times since the two of them became friends but he hadn't come by recently due to everything involved with enrolling in the Pokémon Academy. He knocks on the door but hears nothing but snoring on the other side of it; he knocks again, this time louder, but still no answer from the other side. Slowly he opens the door and finds that Rize's room hasn't changed in the slightest…and neither had Rize. There she was bundled up in her bed's quilt like a very tall burrito, snoring away without a care in the world.*
e-chan: Seriously, Rize? We've waited and worked so hard to finally get into the Pokémon Academy; we can't show up late on the first day! *shakes Rize a bit* c'mon *shakes her a bit harder* c'mon, wake up! *shakes her hard* seriously, wake up, Rize! o
Rize: *mumbles* my pancakes are flying away… TnT
e-chan: Come on, Rize, we've got to…!
*e-chan forcibly pulls the quilt off of Rize to be greeted by the sight of a very feminine, very beautiful, very fluffy…yet very naked body of his childhood friend.*
e-chan: O/x/O *sputters wildly before screaming in surprise and falling backwards as his heart jackhammers in his chest*
Rize: *wakes up* Huh, who, what? *groggily looks around her* oh, hey e-chan~ *yawns, stretches then gets up, looking down to see the Lumiose Galettes that e-chan brought* oh goody, you brought my favorite; let me get dressed and I'll join you downstairs, okay~? ^w^
e-chan: O/O …okay~ *blushes as he smiles goofily*
*After returning downstairs, e-chan sits on the couch with Harriet, waiting for Rize to join them.*
e-chan: …
Harriet: *has a smug, satisfied look on her face*
e-chan: *looks at Harriet and then looks away* (She totally set this up…)
*Nearly 20 minutes later, Rize descends down the stairs, wearing her usual green long-sleeve turtleneck sweater and violet skirt, being her usual bubbly self.*
Rize: Good morning~ ^o^
Harriet: So, are you both ready to go?
Rize: Yup ^o^ I promise that I'll do my very best to make you and Dad proud!
Harriet: Oh sweetie, don't do this to please us. You're going to a place where people from all over the universe gather to learn the art of battling and teamwork; make sure that you learn from your successes as well as your mistakes, make a lot of friends and have lots of wonderful experiences. But most important of all, have fun, okay?
Rize: Okay ^o^ Ready, e-chan? w
e-chan: You know it; let's go, Rize! ^o^
*The duo leave Rize's home and make their way to the shipyard, buying a one-way ticket to their destination. They both climb aboard the shuttle and minutes later it takes off into deep space. Looking around them both e-chan and Rize see many humanoids and Pokémon were on board with them; they were all of various types, genders and ages. The duo sit together and chat to pass the time, mainly talking about what they hope to do once they get to the school. The next hour passed by rather quickly and soon the academy came into view. Why do I say academy and not the planet the academy was on? Simple really: the entire planet WAS the academy. Yes, so many people and Pokémon came every year from all over the universe that a single campus building would be nowhere near enough. It took years but a generously-sized uninhabited planet was turned into the largest school in the universe: the Pokémon Academy. The planet wide campus had everything anybody could ever need to live a regular life as if they had never truly left their home planet for the most part. Along with the school building as well as the houses, apartments and other housing, there were also businesses of all sorts like clothing stores, food markets, electronics stores, and everything else a thriving planet full of individuals needed. The Pokémon Academy was also a tourist attraction for non-students to spend their times at on vacations. Students would be provided with some starting clothes and equipment as well as a place to stay and some money exclusive for the academy that was both very easy to earn as well as lose depending on the methods you chose; it was just like living inside of a video game in many respects. There were many extra credit courses laid throughout the entire campus but it was up to students to find them by reaching out to certain individuals. Soon enough, the shuttle landed at the registration hub and everybody on it disembarked. At the registration desk all of the new arrivals got registered as official students and were given their temporary ID cards to use on the many teleporters installed in the registration hub as well as throughout the campus to be warped to the lodgings that were chosen for them. Both e-chan and Rize soon got their cards and each went their separate ways into the teleporters…only to discover that both of them were assigned to the same apartment building!*
Rize: *squeals with happiness* yes! I get to have e-chan as a roomie! *does a happy dance*
e-chan: Yeah! We get to hang out while we're here! *does a happy dance as well*
Rize: C'mon, let's go in and meet our other roomies~ ^w^
*Walking inside the apartment building they each see that they were both on the same floor in the same hall. Rize uses her card on the door to her room and e-chan uses his card on the door to the room assigned to him. Once they did they each see their named instantly get printed on the door's name panel. Each of them walks into their rooms to see that each of them were quite spacious and homey; each room was complete with a small kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom all connected to the central main living room. On the table for each of them was a Poké Band. One of the things that had to change over a thousand years ago was one of the most classic of Pokémon gear: the Poké Ball. Because people and Pokémon were so close now it just didn't feel right anymore for people to use Poké Balls to capture Pokémon anymore. You wouldn't use a tool like that on your best friend who could talk with you and confine them to said item now, would you? Of course not! So the Poké Ball was discontinued and taking its place was the Poké Band. Taking inspiration from PokéGear, the PokéNav, the Pokétch and the Mega and Z-Rings, the Poké Band is an upgradable, super hi-tech bracelet or collar to be worn by both people and Pokémon and they were only given to those people and Pokémon who were competing in the three different leagues. If a Pokémon wanted to join a person, or vice versa, they would use the bands to form a link to signify that the two of them were on the same team. One of the main features of the bands is the ability to call other registered band wearers as well as warp their wearer over to another registered band. If a person or a Pokémon wanted to join a person or another Pokémon and didn't have a band of their own, one would have to be bought and registered for them but it would be up to the ones they joined to give them the training they needed if they weren't going to attend the Pokémon Academy. But on the campus, the Poké Band was an essential tool used to access many things and places within the academy that were for students only so it was important not to lose it or damage it; they could, of course, be replaced and repaired but it would take a while and being without one basically limited you to only the things that tourists could do and access; if anything, this taught the students discipline and responsibility, two things each person and Pokémon would need if they wanted to get far at all in the leagues. Taking the Poké Band in hand, e-chan scans his card over it and all of his data is transferred into it as well as the universal cloud. He puts the band around his left wrist and raises it skyward in triumph, super happy that he had taken his first steps toward being a great trainer. He exits his apartment to see that Rize was waiting for him; she pulls down the neck of her sweater to show that she was wearing her Poké Band as a collar.*
Rize: Hey e-chan, lets register each other; I want the first friend I have on this thing to be you! ^o^
e-chan: Hehehe, I was thinking the exact same thing! Okay, bend down a little bit ^w^
Rize: *crouches down a bit*
e-chan: Okay, here we go! :D
e-chan and Rize: Poké Band, Go!
*Seconds later both Poké Band confirm that the connection was made and that both e-chan and Rize were registered to each other, forming a team.*
Rize: I look forward to working with you, partner~ ^/w/^
e-chan: Y-Yeah, likewise… ./w/.
Rize: So…what do you want to do? Orientation and classes don't start until tomorrow so we have the rest of the day to do whatever we want…
*While deep in thought Rize turns around, unknowingly giving e-chan a grand sight; when getting dressed for the day she had, once again, forgotten to put on panties and had put her skirt on wrong, allowing her massive tail to lift up the back of her skirt. The tall Furret girl was standing before e-chan, unknowingly showing off her big, bare, furry butt.*
e-chan: O/O;; …why…don't we go clothes shopping first?
Rize: Clothes shopping? That's unusual for you to suggest; why do you want to go and do that?
e-chan: Let's just say that I think that some of us are a bit underdressed at the moment.
Rize: Huh? :meow:
e-chan: Are you sure that you're not feeling a draft or anything?
Rize: Nope ^3^ why do you ask?
e-chan: Oh, no reason, fuzzy butt -w-
Rize: Fuzzy butt…? O.O *reaches behind her and feels her bare butt* O/x/O *squeals cutely as she frantically tries to fix her skirt* h-how long was I like that!? /
e-chan: My guess is ever since we left your place ^~^;
Rize: *eyes begin to water* Ooh, so embarrassing… Q/n/Q that was a long line at the registration hub, too; it's the first day and already I've mooned countless people. You only get one chance to make a good first impression and I already blew it! *slumps down and begins crying*
e-chan: *goes to work in comforting Rize by rubbing her back and then hugging her* it's okay, it's going to be okay, Rize. If anybody teases you I'll defend you, okay?
Rize: *sniffles* O-Okay TT3TT
e-chan: Now come on; according to my Poké Band we each got some starting funds. Let's go out there and get some starting supplies. ^w^
Rize: Okay! ^o^
And so e-chan and Rize took their first steps towards becoming skilled Pokémon League combatants by arriving at the Pokémon Academy. What kind of challenges and experiences await the two of them? Only time will tell in this Pokémon Universe!
To Be Continued…