Chapter 02
Rivalry part 1
06/13/16 - Added some line break to avoid confusion... and to look cool XD
will edit chapter 1 later...
After leaving the Lab of Prof. Elm, Mikoto, along with her new Pokemon, Fera, headed to the west part of the New Bark town. Upon leaving the town, they reach Route 29, a small route leading to Cherrygrove City. Even though the route is small, it's still hard for her and Fera to reach Cherrygrove City. When she stepped on the tall grass a Pidgey suddenly jumped at her.
"Pid!" it roared out.
"Woah! Fera, use Scratch!" she quickly command out.
Fera jumped in the front of the Pidgey right after he heard his trainer's command. Using his sharp claws, Fera slashed the Pidgey on its face down to its stomach. The wild Pidgey shake its head a little before charging at Fera once again. He was hit by a tackle attack.
"Fera!"Mikoto shouted and she watched her Totodile fall on the ground. "Fera, are you okay?"
"Totodile!" Fera replied while standing up slowly. He wipe the bullets of sweat on his forehead and continue to stare at the Pidgey.
'That must be a critical hit.' She thought, recalling some of her lessons in the Pokemon Academy. "Okay, Fera, one more time! Scratch!"
Fera gritted his teeth before he charged at the Pidgey's direction with his claw ready once more. The wild Pidgey dodged his charging by flying atop of him but Fera still tried to scratch it.
The Pidgey instantly fall in the ground when the attack hit it. Both Mikoto and Fera stared at the Pidgey but the Pidgey didn't move at all.
"Looks like it fainted…" she said, letting out a sigh of relief.
"Toto…"
"Say, Fera, are you sure you're okay?" Mikoto asked but before Fera can even reply, flapping sounds can be heard behind them. They both look at the origin of the sounds and saw 10 wild Pidgeys preparing to charge at them at the same time.
"Crap! RUN!" Mikoto shouted in the top of her lung before she grab Fera and run away.
She was currently ignoring everything on the way. The people that try to talk to her, the items she can spot on the way, the tall grasses, and so on. With just a level 5 Totodile on her team, there is no way she can even win on 10 Pidgeys especially that Fera received a critical hit from the last battle.
Silence filled the aura between the two and only Mikoto's pants, the sound of moving grass, flapping wings and those Pidgey's growl can be heard.
"Totodile." Fera suddenly break the silence between him and his partner.
"I know you don't wanna run." She replied without looking at him. "But there is no way we can even win with their number!"
Understanding the situation, Fera suddenly climb on Mikoto's left shoulder. The girl just gave him a clueless look without even stopping on her tracks. Fera sighed and let out a terrifying glare at the Pidgey's and instantly, they run away in fear.
"Woah. What did you do?"
"Totodile!" he replied. Without understanding what on earth Fera was saying, Mikoto just let a small smile before they continue on Cherrygrove city… only to find out that they are already in the front of the sign that says 'Welcome to Cherryrove City' because of their nonstop running…
When they first arrived to the city, the first thing they did is to visit the Pokemon Center. She needed to heal Fera so they are prepared when they continue to the next route. she exited the Pokemon Center and stared at her surroundings. "Man…" she said "I don't know a single thing about this place…" she continued and sighed.
"Toto?"
"Ahh, don't worry, I'm fine. I just don't know too much about this town."
"Am I hearing a young lady complaining about her knowledge of this city?" a voice of the old man suddenly said. The duo both look behind them and saw an old man with a large basket on his back.
"Woah! You surprised me there!"
"I apologize for it. Anyway, are you new here?"
"Umm… yes."
"Then come with me. I'll give you a small tour."
"I'm sorry. But we didn't come here for tours. I'm currently running an errand. However, you can help us out by telling us where is Mr. Pokemon's house."
"Mr. Pokemon... Pokemon... Ahh! The researcher?"
"Yeah."
"His house were located there." The old man said, pointing on the grassland in the northern part of the small town. "Its not too far from here. Just walk straight forward and you will see a small house."
"Ahh. Thank you." She thanked the old man and carry Fera on her arms. Without wasting any more time, she ran on the route just in the north of Cherrygrove City.
"Bye! Take care!" Prof. Elm happily shouted while waving on a young girl walking away from his laboratory. The young girl only waved back at him with a smile before she make her way to the exit of the town.
Without removing the smile on his face, he turn reenter his lab.
"Just one more remaining. What should I do to it?" He said to himself while stretching his arms.
His smile faded when a lion like Pokemon jump on the window. The Pokemon glared at him with its crimson colored eyes and a bluish electricity dance on its head, spiking up some of its black fur. Prof. Elm were speechless on the sudden appearance of a foreign Pokemon. He cannot even make a step with it glaring at him.
On the same window the black lion like Pokemon used, a young girl enter the lab and stand near the Pokemon. She had a blonde hair wearing a crimson scarf, a green jacket and a pair of jeans. Half of her face were hidden because of the red cap she wore. On her right shoulder, there is another Pokemon that's new to the eyes of the professor.
"A Luxray and a Ralts...? Who are you!?"
"Hmmm... Now how do I answer that..." She said, cupping her chin with her index finger. "Ahh! Lets just say... I'm a savior."
"Savior?"
"Yep~! Lux, use Roar!" She commanded. Without having a second thought, Lux the Luxray stomped one of its foot on the ground and send out a loud roar. The roar was loud enough to shatter all the glass window and the test tubes located near them. Because of the loud noise, Prof. Elm forced to close his eyes and cover his ears.
When Lux stopped, the young girl pat Lux's head and stared at the Ralts on her shoulder.
"Okay, were done~. Misora, teleport us out of here."
"Ru-ru!" The next thing Prof. Elm knows is the young girl's sudden disappearance as well as the last Pokeball on his desk.
Back at the route in the north of Cherrygrove, Mikoto stared at the small house located near the river. Taking a deep breath, she knocked twice at the door and enter.
"Excuse me..." She said while opening the door. She instantly caught the attention of the two old men sitting on the chair. One of them wears a lab coat, typing something at the computer while the other wears a regular shirt and pants, drinking a cup of tea. They stayed silent for some minutes before she continued her sentence. "Umm... My name is Misaka, from New Bark Town. I was sent by... Ahh!" Her sentence was cut off when Fera enter the house and start running around the whole room.
"Hmm? Misaka, wasn't it?" The one drinking the tea asked. "Is this Totodile yours?"
"Yes. I'm very sorry about Fera's actions..." She replied while grabbing Fera and resting him on her arms.
"Its okay. I'm Mr. Pokemon. You are sent by Prof. Elm, right?"
"Yes. I'm here to get the new discovery you said to an e-mail... Or something like that..."
"I see now that explains it." Replied Mr. Pokemon.
Putting his cup of tea back to its saucer, Mr. Pokemon stood up and walk to the other desk located near the edge of the room. He come back with an egg on his hands.
Mikoto scanned the egg for a bit. The egg have an exact same size as Fera and its grey color reminded her about steel. There's also a few black spots covering it but you wont notice them too much unless you rotate it.
"Here. Its a Pokemon egg but we never see ones like that before. I'm sure Prof. Elm would like to do a research about it." He said offering her the egg.
With Fera on her arms, there's no way for her to carry it carefully. So instead, she let Fera down on his feet and grab the grey colored egg from Mr. Pokemon's hands. Upon carrying it, her eyes widen a little. For an egg, this one sure is heavy. But she's sure that with enough strength, she can safely deliver it back to the professor. She also noticed its thick shell that can protect it from falls or something like that.
Without noticing, the man in the lab coat stood up and lift Fera above his head. He rotates him from left to right slowly, making sure that the little Totodile won't get dizzy.
"This is your first Pokemon, right?"
"Yes."
"I see. My name is Prof. Oak. I'm a professor from Pallet Town in Kanto Region. Since Elm trust you with this task, I wanted to trust you with another task as well."
"Huh?"
"Just a moment."
Prof. Oak put Fera back down and start to search inside the pocket of his lab coat. He pulled his hands out and held out a red device as big as a now popular handheld gaming system.
"This is a PokeDex. I upgrade it to get the information of other Pokemon from Kanto, Jotho and Hoenn. Thanks to another trainer, all the Pokemon located in Kanto have a record in the Pokedex. But it still lacking Jotho Pokemons. So I wanted you to complete the Pokedex for me. Will you do it?"
It takes a minute before Mikoto can decide but once she does, she try to hold the egg with one arm and take the PokeDex from Prof. Oak's hand.
"I will."
"Good." Prof. Oak said happily and eyed Fera once again. "Totodiles are very rare and only few trainers have one. Take a good care of it, Misaka... Um... I believe Misaka is your last name. Can you tell me your first name?"
"Mikoto." She replied with a smile. "Misaka Mikoto." And with that, she leaved the small house.
Mikoto stepped out of the house and closed the door right after Fera come out. She sighed and stared at the egg. There's no way for it to fit inside her bag. Looks like she have to walk and battle wild Pokemon with it on her arms. She wish that there's no other trainer who will challenge her in a battle in this condition-
"Ara, Ara, Misaka-san~" a female voice said in a cheerful tone.
"Speaking of the devil..." Mikoto whispered making sure that the other person cannot hear her sentence. There are only one person who call her like that whenever they met and she hate it when that actually happened.
Shooting a glare on the source of the voice, her hazel eyes met a young girl around the same age as her. She have a long blonde hair reaching down to her butt wearing a yellow colored dress and a handbag hang on her shoulder. The most surprising part is her amber colored eyes with a four pointed star on it... Which as she say, she is born that way.
"Shokuhou Misaki..." Mikoto whispered her name annoyingly.
"Oh good you remember my name~" Misaki said. Her eyes went down and saw Fera near Mikoto's foot.
"What are you doing here?"
"Just exploring the whole Jotho."
"Hah. As if you can really explore the whole Jotho."
"Anyway, Misaka-san, you're also a trainer now?"
"Huh? Also?"
"Yep~ do you know what they usually say?" She said an pull a Pokeball from her handbag. Mikoto gritted her teeth when she saw it.
"Tsk. Looks like I know where this thing is going..."
"When two trainers met, they have to battle."
A/N: yessss... I know, it sucks -_- Very sorry about that.
I do apologize for the late update. College life prevent me from typing stories. Thanks for those who favorite and follow this story even though its not updated for a year.
Next on A Certain Journey!: Rivalry Part 2
Mikoto Vs Misaki, Fera Vs who? and who's the mysterious trainer/thief/'savior' that appeared on Prof. Elm's lab? Find out in part 2 of Rivalry!
... and Forte-chan will promise that she wont take another year to write the next chapter!