Well, the results are in for the first round of, Who's That Pokémon? Yes, it was obvious. The Pokémon was Mewtwo and it is a psychic type. (Keep track of your own scores.) A lot of people had ideas for Accelerator's line up and I'm going to give this small spoiler, Mewtwo, Wobbuffet, Awesome Pokémon, His starter Pokémon, and two other really strong, probably pseudo-legendries. Couple chapters before he does his normal thing. People seem to be enjoying this crossover, so I must be doing something right. Now, on to the comments.

Salishious: Magic side characters will eventually show up.

Sesshoru: I don't know if he can have such a cool Pokémon. Well, obviously his fourth Pokémon is some epic legendary, or a golden Magikarp.

ImagineBreaker7: Mikoto and Misaki are two of the best girls.

Dragonskyt: Everyone thinks it's Mewtwo and I was going in that direction anyways.

Brosephg: My friend's younger sister bickered with people all the time when she was that age, so I just went with it. If someone saves your life, you tend to be obsessed with them for a bit. Obsession can change to something else if you have the opportunity to spend time with them.

Agent Nine: It has to be the OP Pokémon.

WiliamZ0: Too late, I did. Being forced to go to sleep scares people. They should only sleep when they want to. Accelerator vs Touma is going to cause a world shaking event, with the most interesting Pokémon. Huh, you are getting a lot of your wishes this chapter.

vietnamese guy: The first question is always the simplest. It only gets harder.

Wiliamsusanto: I tend to alternate stories. This story is a fun little break from my main one. I wonder why Touma's strength isn't well-known. Maybe we will eventually find out. As for Aleister, he is off doing Aleister things.

Soulx24: Well, Absol is supposed to be a Pokémon associated with misfortune and disaster, so…

FrodoFighter: Saving someone's life does that. Arceus fears the golden Magikarp. Well, your description of Sylveon tells me a lot about you. Join us, or suffer. "Cotton-candy and some creamy French desserts." Describes Komoe's Pokémon perfectly. As for Touma's battle prowess in his class, you will have to wait and see.

Disclaimer: I do not own Toaru Majutsu no Index or Pokémon. I wish I did so I could retire rich.


Mikoto and Misaki could only stare as Komoe and Touma began to wake up the others. Once Komoe's Wigglytuff had stopped singing, everyone began to groggily get up on their own after about a minute. What really surprised the two girls was that a teacher used her Pokémon on her students. At Tokiwadai, all the girls were taught to be well behaved because they were not only students but representative of the prestigious school. Many of the girls came from wealthy and influential backgrounds too. There were still rivalries and groups formed, but Mikoto couldn't recall the last time a fight broke out between students. There had been one time not too long ago when a boy tried to sneak onto the grounds, but the teachers quickly caught him.

"Are all high school students like this?" Mikoto mumbled and rubbed her head. She was aware some of the guys were looking at her and Misaki. Eevee and Sylveon were standing behind Mikoto and Misaki watching too, but Touma had returned Charmeleon to its pokeball.

"Seems like they enjoy a lot more freedom than we do," Misaki pointed out. Mikoto nodded reluctantly in agreement. Tokiwadai had a strict curriculum and, even when they held classes outside, they were carefully monitored.

This school is completely different than mine, Mikoto thought, but felt a smile tug at her lips. This is what I wanted. I needed a change of pace. Our curriculum isn't right for me. Once all the students were awake, Komoe lined them up and motioned for Mikoto and Misaki to step forward.

"Now that you all have settled down," Komoe announced. "I would like to introduce two visitors. They are Mikoto Misaka and Misaki Shokuhou." Mikoto gave a brief wave. She wasn't a big fan of being in front of crowds and she was slightly nervous. Misaki merely waved and smiled at everyone. She looked a lot more comfortable than Mikoto. "These two young ladies are participating in the mentorship program under Kamijou-chan-…"

Chan? Mikoto thought. The suffix 'chan' was mostly used for girls and was less formal than the gender neutral one 'san.' Kun was normally used for boys.

"Of course they are," a guy in the back muttered, though loudly for everyone to hear. Several of the other guys snickered and a couple girls glared at him. Mikoto felt even more embarrassed all of a sudden.

"Curse you Kami-yan!" someone else called out from the back and several guys started yelling angrily too. Komoe's Wigglytuff stepped forward and they quickly got quiet again.

"… So they will be periodically visiting our class," Komoe continued. "I hope you can all make them feel welcome. Although," she wagged a finger to the main group of boys. "I expect all you wolves to be on your best behavior. The point of the mentorship program is for them to learn from older students, but I know a lot of you could probably learn a thing or two from them." She turned to Touma. "Would you like to say anything?"

"I'm good sensei," Touma muttered. Mikoto noticed he seemed as embarrassed as she felt.

"Oh, one other thing," Komoe added. "Misaka-chan here will be Kamijou-chan's partner for the upcoming two on two tournament. I'm so proud he found a partner."

"Kami-yan Disease strikes again!" a boy with blue hair shouted from the crowd. He must have been the one who spoke up earlier. He was standing next to Motoharu and they high fived. Most of the boys joined in yelling at Touma, but Mikoto was confused. She didn't know what they were talking about but, judging from Touma's reaction, it was some kind of insult at him.

"Don't say those kinds of stupid things in front of them!" Touma yelled. "I don't want everyone to think I'm some kind of deviant!"

"Any particular reason why you are so forceful today?" Motoharu asked, as he pushed his way to the front of the crowd and elbowed Touma in the side. Before Touma could reply, a girl stepped forward and proceeded to punch Motoharu in the side of his face.

"Enough," the girl said and then turned to Mikoto and Misaki, who both had a stunned expression on their faces. "Sorry about the boys, most of them are idiots. My name is Seiri Fukiyose." Seiri had a slender, yet solid, build and was rather tall. She had long black hair, but it was pulled back, which made her forehead look a little big. What Mikoto noticed most however was how well-endowed Seiri was. She even dwarfed Misaki. For some reason, Mikoto felt like she lost a battle. "Welcome to our school."

"It's nice to meet you Fukiyose-senpai," Misaki said and shook her hand.

"Likewise," Mikoto added. "Eh, I'm almost afraid to ask, but what is this Kami-yan disease? Are they making fun of his last name?"

"It's best you don't ask," Seiri sighed and face palmed. "The boys are just idiots. You two are from Tokiwadai right?" Mikoto and Misaki nodded. "Count yourself lucky to be part of an all-girls' school."

"She doesn't believe in it because she's the only one who's immune," the blue haired boy interjected. "That's why she's known as the Iron Wall Girl."

"Aogami, do you want to end up like Tsuchimikado?" Seiri asked angrily and narrowed her eyes. The boy only grinned and Seiri turned back to the girls. "So Misaka-san, how did you end up as Kamijou's partner and decide to study under him?"

"I kind of want to hear that story too," Misaki added and turned to Mikoto.

"Funny story…" Mikoto said and trailed off. She gulped as she thought of what to say. If she said she was skipping class, it might make her look like a delinquent, but that might actually earn points with Touma's class. They hardly seemed like normal students. The problem was Seiri seemed like someone who followed the rules, but became violent at rule breakers. Mikoto eventually settled on the truth, part of it at least. "I met him outside the city and we talked a bit. He seemed like a nice person and we parted ways after I caught a wild Pokémon. We ran into each other again in the city and I challenged him to a battle. He won and I thought I could learn somethings about being a Pokémon trainer from him." Mikoto shrug and tried to act nonchalantly, but both Seiri and Misaki looked slightly suspicious.

"What about you Shokuhou-san?" Seiri asked.

"We are friends from way back," Misaki said with a chuckle. "I signed up to see what he has been up to. I already knew he's a great trainer and I could learn a lot from him."

"Really?" Seiri asked rhetorically. "After all the times he skips class, blames things on bad luck, and seems to get injured way more than normal, it's hard to believe he's so influential. Maybe I had him all wrong. I'm glad he is working hard." She looked over her shoulder for a moment at Touma, who seemed to be pinned between several guys from his class. They were obviously arguing about something. "Are you both aiming to become Pokémon trainers?"

"I don't think battling people is right for me," Misaki admitted. "I'm thinking of either becoming a performer or possibly a breeder. I'm not a big fan of fights."

"I want to be a trainer," Mikoto confirmed. "It's why I agreed to be his partner. They don't normally let middle school students enter these tournaments."

"Only a couple students in our class entered," Seiri said. "And it was an odd number. Kamijou was only going to enter because he needed some extra credit, but then he couldn't get a partner. I would have, but I already promised someone else. Speaking of which," Seiri actually grinned. "We were practicing having Pokémon battles, so how about a warm up for the tournament. A two on two battle with you and Kamijou vs me and…" She trailed off and looked around.

"I'll do it!" the boy with blue hair volunteered and appeared out of nowhere. Mikoto remembered Seiri had called him Aogami.

"Fine," Seiri sighed. It was obvious she would have preferred someone else. "Himegami is busy, or I would choose her."

"Hey ladies," the boy turned to them. "The name is Pierce Aogami. I'm a good friend of Kami-yan."

"Nice to meet you," Mikoto said politely. She couldn't shake the feeling there was something off about this guy, but she couldn't place it.

"Likewise," Misaki added.

"A practice two on two match sounds fun," Mikoto said excitedly to Seiri.

"I'll get us a field," Seiri said. "Komoe-sensei seems to have gotten everything under control. Seriously," Seiri muttered. "Our class descends into chaos over the smallest things. Kami-yan Disease… so stupid."

"Excuse me," Mikoto asked again. She couldn't resist. "What exactly is Kami-yan Disease?"

"I'm glad you asked," Pierce volunteered excitedly. "You see, Kami-yan here has the unnatural ability to attract… ahhh! Not so hard Fukiyose-sama!" Seiri had reached over and grabbed him by the ear.

"You are not going to corrupt them with your delusions and perversions," Seiri told him aggressively. "Come on." She dragged him away without listening to his complaints.

"She seems pretty level headed," Misaki commented. "I hope she doesn't become a rival too. It would be difficult to oppose her."

"Rival for what?" Mikoto asked.

"You are too innocent," Misaki replied with a smug smile on her lips. Before Mikoto could respond, a couple high school girls strolled up to Misaki.

"You're Sylveon is so cute," one of them said, while the other crouched down next to it. "Is she friendly?"

"Of course," Misaki replied and beamed. "She is kind to everyone." The girls squealed slightly when Sylveon wrapped their arms up with its ribbons. Misaki turned to Mikoto and winked.

She thinks she is so smug, Mikoto fumed silently. I don't know what she is thinking most of the time, but she always tries to push my buttons. "Let's go Eevee. We need to tell him about Fukiyose-san's challenge." Eevee nodded and trotted along next to her. Mikoto approached Touma, who was still being berated by his friends. Mikoto caught a few words, but they didn't make any sense. Words like "disease,' 'types,' and 'harem' didn't seem to make much sense without context. Though, she felt like she didn't want to know the context. "Hey!" she called out and the guys around Touma quickly moved away. Mikoto caught them staring and smirking at her, but she tried to ignore them. Her face flushed slightly and she couldn't do anything about it. I hate when people stare at me.

"What's up Misaka?" Touma asked and he turned his back to the rest of the guys.

"Your classmate Fukiyose-san suggested you and I have a two on two battle with her and Aogami-san. It would be good practice for the tournament."

"I guess that wouldn't hurt," Touma admitted. "I'm surprised she paired up with Aogami though. He riles her up constantly."

"We help with that too," Motoharu laughed and he appeared out of nowhere. "We aren't known as the Delta Force for nothing."

"Ninety percent of the problems are caused by you two," Touma told him bitterly. "Then you drag me into them."

"You enjoy our debates," Motoharu laughed. "Hey Misaka-san. I see you took my advice. Hope everything is working out."

"Thank you for your help," Mikoto said earnestly. If it hadn't been for him telling her about the mentorship program and bringing up the tournament, she wouldn't be here. He seems like a nice guy, but I kind of feel he is doing this for other reasons. She turned to Touma. "We should get going and not keep them waiting."

"Yeah," Touma agreed. "She would get upset. Let's go." He and Mikoto started walking off in the direction of Seiri and Pierce, and then a couple guys started talking very loudly.

"Good luck you two!"

"Why does he always get the girl?"

"How do you think they met?"

"He probably saved her and she fell for him." The last comment caused Mikoto's face to burn and she was about to turn around and deny it strongly, when Touma put a hand on her shoulder and whispered to her.

"Don't rise to their taunts. It just gets worst. Ignoring them is the best option."

"Right," Mikoto agreed. Did he not want me to deny what they said? Maybe he actually has… no that can't be in. We are friends, but he's also my rival. Mikoto decided to quickly change the topic. "So are you going to use Rampardos for the match?"

"Keep your voice down!" Touma panicked.

"Huh?" Mikoto was confused.

"Most of the class doesn't know about him," Touma whispered. "Tsuchimikado is an exception and he keeps it a secret for me or I would attract way too much attention. Riolu isn't good in front of crowds so I can't use him. I'm planning to use Charmeleon, if he decides to actually listen."

"I plan to use Pikachu for the tournament," Mikoto told him. He really doesn't like standing out. I think Shokuhou-san and I made that difficult for him. I feel kind of bad. "But I used her and Magnemite in some practice matches at school yesterday, so I plan to use Eevee in today's match."

"Eevee," Eevee said happily. They made their way to the field Seiri and Pierce were waiting at and found them arguing. Once Mikoto and Touma arrived, they stopped and nodded their heads in acknowledgement. Mikoto followed Touma to the other side of the field and waited in the starting position until someone appeared to judge. To Mikoto's surprise, Komoe was the one who showed up, with Misaki and Motoharu next to her. Several other people gathered around, most likely because they were interested to see who Touma was mentoring. Mikoto began to think Touma might be kind of popular in his class.

"Because we have special guests today," Komoe said happily to Mikoto's team and Seiri's team. "I'm going to act as judge. Also, I thought because this was Misaka-chan's and Kamijou-chan's first group battle, we should record it for them to be able to review. It should help them improve their teamwork and also help with the mentorship program. Does anyone object?" Seiri and Pierce shook their heads, but Touma turned to Mikoto.

"I don't care either way," Touma told her. "But it might be a good idea if we want to improve our group strategy."

"I kind of understand how Riolu feels," Mikoto mumbled. "I don't like crowds and people keep showing up to stare at us." She shook her head and slapped her cheeks with both hands. You can't be a world class trainer if you get stage fright. "But you're right. Go ahead and record it!" Mikoto called out to Komoe. Komoe smiled back and nodded to Motoharu.

"It will be better to get an air view," Motoharu said and grabbed one of his pokeballs. A small, cicada-like Pokémon with two pairs of wings appeared in a flash of red light. Most of its head was yellow, but there was a solid band of black between its gleaming red eyes. The band expanded into a circular pattern on its forehead, between two pointed crests on the sides of its head. The underside of its head was gray and segmented, making it somewhat resemble a veil. On its back was a patch of black with a stretch of yellow, shaped like an upside down letter Y. Most of its carapace and abdomen were black, but there was a ring of yellow near the tip. Its gray insectoid arms extended from its chest. There was a similar pair of back legs. It had large, veined wings with triangular, red tipping. "Here Ninjask, take this camera and keep it facing the battle." Ninjask buzzed, accepted the camera, and flew up above everyone.

What's that? Mikoto thought and pulled out her Pokedex.

"Ninjask, the Ninja Pokémon, and the evolved form of Nincada. Because of its swift flying velocity, it can become impossible to see."

"Let's start then," Seiri called out and she grabbed one of her pokeballs. "Come on out!" A humanoid, bipedal Pokémon that resembled a person meditating appeared. It was sitting in a yoga position, knees were bent and feet together with its hands resting on its knees. Its lower body was blue, with white on the wrists, feet, and lower body. Its onion-shaped head was also white with large eyes and pink ovals on its cheeks. It had round, swirled ears on the sides of its head.

"Meditite, the Meditate Pokémon," Mikoto's Pokedex said. "Meditite uses meditation to increase its power, never skipping a single day of yoga training."

"And here is mine!" Pierce shouted and tossed his pokeball. Another humanoid Pokémon appeared, but this one was black with slim arms and legs. There were two round black buns on each side of its head, with a smaller drop-shaped piece hanging from each. Adorning its hair were four white bows, two on each bun. It had a pale purple face with cyan eyes and red lips. It also had two white bows on its body, which flared at the bottom to form a skirt shape. "It's time to show off your style!"

"Gothorita," Mikoto's Pokedex reported. "The Manipulate Pokémon and the evolved form of Gothita. Gothorita uses starlight as its power source. It arranges rocks in the same way as the stars, and can use its Psychic powers to control people and Pokémon."

"They look tough," Mikoto said and turned to Eevee. "But we are too. You ready?" Eevee nodded with a determined look on its face and then bounded into the arena.

"You too Charmeleon," Touma said and tossed a pokeball. Charmeleon appeared and yawned, before looking around. It first noticed Eevee, who looked at him excitedly, and then turned to look at Touma. Charmeleon gave him the stink eye. "Charmeleon, it's a two on two with Misaka. Let's give it our all…please?" Charmeleon sighed and turned toward their opponents. "Phew, it looks like he is willing to battle."

"Charmeleon loves to show off in front of girls!" someone from the sidelines called out and many people laughed.

"Shut up!" Touma yelled back at them.

"Good luck!" Misaki called out from the sidelines and waved. Mikoto noticed a lot of guys were looking at her.

Guys are all perverts, Mikoto thought bitterly. They only care about one thing. Misaki was acting like she was wishing their team luck, but Mikoto knew better. Misaki was only wishing Touma luck. I'll show her. I'll do so much, everyone will acknowledge my skills.

"Everyone looks ready!" Komoe called out and raised her hand. "Good luck and have fun!"

"Meditite," Seiri shouted. "Start with Meditate!" Meditite closed its eyes and started to glow with a soft white light.

"Future Sight Gothorita!" Pierce yelled. Gothorita spread out its arms wide and its eyes began to glow blue. Nothing else happened and the glow disappeared.

Okay, Mikoto thought quickly. Meditate increases a Pokémon's attack power, so her Meditite must rely on physical attacks. Future Sight is going to be a problem. The attack can come from anywhere and I don't know when or where. The good thing is their Pokémon are both psychic types, so Eevee's Shadow Ball is going to be super effective. I should use that later as a surprise or they might fight around it. Meditite is also a fighting-type, so Eevee is at a disadvantage from those moves. She glanced over at Touma who nodded at her encouragingly. "Let's not worry about what ifs," Mikoto said to Eevee. "And start out strong. Use Swift on Meditite!"

"Flamethrower on Gothorita!" Touma shouted. Charmeleon opened its mouth and a jet of flames flew out toward Gothorita. Simultaneously, Eevee spun around in place and a flurry of whitish yellow stars flew at Meditite. Meditite opened its eyes and stood up, before thrusting out a fist and breaking the first star heading straight at it. It then kicked and chopped the remaining stars. Gothorita jumped to its left to avoid Charmeleon's fire.

"High Jump Kick!" Seiri yelled and pointed at Charmeleon. Meditite crouched for a moment and then jumped high into the air. It started flying down at Charmeleon, who had just stopped unleashing its Flamethrower. Meditite's knee was bent and it was about to land a direct hit.

"Eevee!" Mikoto called out. "Blind it with Sand Attack." That high jump kick is going to do a lot of damage since Meditite's attack is powered up my Meditate. Eevee jumped over and kicked at the ground, unleashing a burst of sand directly at Meditite. Meditite was forced to close its eyes for a second, which allowed Charmeleon to dodge. Meditite landed on the ground, knee first, with a thud and grimaced. Hah, when you miss with High Jump Kick, you take a fair bit of damage. Powerful attacks do tend to have drawbacks. Mikoto made a big mistake and didn't notice it until it was too late.

"Tickle, Gothorita!"

Pierce's words snapped Mikoto's attention back to the fight. Gothorita had snuck up behind Eevee while Mikoto had been focused on Meditite. Gothorita then reached over and started furiously tickling Eevee. "Eevee vee eev!" Eevee gasped as it fell down and couldn't find the strength to get up.

Oh no, Mikoto thought. Tickle reduces Eevee's attack and defense. "Get up and use Quick Attack!" Eevee managed to roll out of Gothorita's grasp and spring to its feet. Eevee made a determined face and charged forward. White light enveloped it as it charged forward at full speed and collided with Gothorita. Gothorita was forced backwards and Eevee landed with a soft thud, before it jumped backwards to put some distance between them. Mikoto then noticed the air above Charmeleon begin to shimmer. "Watch out!" she yelled at Touma. "Future Sight is coming!"

"Above you Char-…!" Touma tried to warn, but it was too late. A rainbow orb came out of the distorted air a couple feet above Charmeleon and exploded when it made contact with it. Charmeleon disappeared in a flash of light and dust.

"Force Palm!" Seiri yelled.

"Double Slap!" Pierce yelled. A ball of white energy began to form in Meditite's palm as it closed in, while Gothorita moved its hands back as it ran toward Eevee. With Charmeleon temporarily occupied by the explosive Future Sight, they could both strike Eevee simultaneously. Eevee slunk back in fear as the two powerful Pokémon were about to strike it.

"EEVEE!" Mikoto yelled out desperately. "You need to move!" Eevee didn't budge. She's not use to be double teamed and must be petrified. We aren't prepared for these kinds of situations. A voice rang out that instantly filled her with hope during this desperate situation.

"Protect Eevee!" Touma yelled. "To your left!" Charmeleon dashed out of the dust cloud and ran toward Eevee at full speed. "Dragon Claw!" The claws on Charmeleon's hands turned bright green and grew in size. It managed to position itself between Eevee and their opponents. One of Charmeleon's claws collided with Meditite's Force Palm, while the other claw smacked into Gothorita. An explosion engulfed Meditite as Dragon Claw overwhelmed Force Palm and Meditite was blown back. Charmeleon's other claw blasted Gothorita back with raw force. Both of them landed several feet away. "We need time to regroup. Smokescreen!" Charmeleon spun around and swiped its tail in an arc. A cloud of thick black smoke rose from the flame and began to obscure everything around them.

"That was close," Mikoto sighed. "Thanks for saving Eevee."

"Charmeleon was the one who did all the work," Touma told her and pointed. Charmeleon jumped out of the smoke and landed closer to them, while it carried Eevee in its arms.

"Eevee?" Eevee said softly and gazed up at Charmeleon with big round eyes.

"Char," Charmeleon replied and smirked. It lowered Eevee gently to the ground and looked it over. "Charmeleon?" Eevee nodded, still in awe of Charmeleon's power. Charmeleon looked back at Touma and gave him a nod. Mikoto saw Touma grin and nod back.

"What was that?" Mikoto asked. It's just like with Rampardos. They can communicate without words.

"Pimpmeleon is just imitating his trainer!" someone called out and Mikoto had to think she heard incorrectly.

"Charmeleon's ready to go all out," Touma replied, unable to look Mikoto in the eye, but Mikoto grinned.

"We can't let you show us up then," Mikoto said. "Right Eevee!?"

"Eevee!"

"Meditite!" they suddenly heard Seiri yell out. "Mind Reader!"

"Smokescreen won't work!" Mikoto called over to Touma. "Mind Reader will make its next attack hit for sure!"

"Then we can't-…" Touma started to answer, but they were interrupted by Gothorita exiting the Smokescreen.

"Psybeam!" Pierce yelled through the smoke. A rainbow colored orb appeared in front of Gothorita and then turned into a rainbow beam. The beam flew straight at Charmeleon, hit it, and knocked it backwards.

"Charmeleon!" Charmeleon cried in pain.

"Eevee!" Eevee cried angrily and started running at Gothorita.

"Use Shadow Ball!" Mikoto cried. Eevee jumped into the air and a black orb appeared in front of it. The orb shot forward and made direct contact with Gothorita. Gothorita cried out in pain and flew backwards, while the explosion from the Shadow Ball cleared the Smokescreen. Meditite looked over at Gothorita in alarm, before Seiri called out to it.

"High Jump Kick!" Meditite leaped high and aimed at Eevee, who had not landed yet. Being trapped in midair, there was no way for Eevee to dodge. High Jump Kick was a fighting move which would be super effective against a normal type like Eevee.

"Eevee!" Mikoto cried out in alarm.

"Aerial Ace!"

"Huh?! Mikoto was confused at Touma's words. Aerial Ace is a flying type move, so how-…? Her question was answered when she saw Charmeleon. It was running toward Eevee and Meditite with its arms out to its side. Several white streaks were surrounding its body and then Charmeleon leaped into the air. The force of its jump allowed it to intercept Meditite. Since Meditite was part fighting type, it was weak against flying. The force of Charmeleon's attack sent it flying backwards instead of hitting Eevee. Meditite crashed into the ground next to Gothorita, who was beginning to stand up, while Charmeleon and Eevee landed safely on the ground.

"Let's finish this," Touma suggested to Mikoto.

"Agreed," Mikoto answered and felt a smile form on her face. We are going to win! She shared a look with Touma and they both grinned, before they shouted out their next orders.

"Flamethrower!"

"Shadow Ball!"

Charmeleon unleashed a torrent of flames from its mouth while Eevee fired a powerful ball of dark energy. Meditite and Gothorita were both psychic-types, so the ghost type move Shadow Ball was super effective. Charmeleon's Flamethrower was no slouch either and the combination of their attacks created a huge explosion. Meditite and Gothorita were sent flying backwards and fell to the ground. Neither of them were able to move.

"Meditite and Gothorita are unable to battle!" Komoe declared. "Charmeleon and Eevee are the winners!" The people who were watching burst into cheers and applause. Misaki and Sylveon were excited and rushed out to meet Touma and Mikoto.

"You did amazing," Misaki told Touma. "Charmeleon was incredible."

"Thanks," Touma said and rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.

"I helped too," Mikoto pointed out irritated.

"Yes, yes," Mikoto gave her a small wave. "You did well too Misaka-san."

"Sylveon," Sylveon said and started to rub up against Charmeleon happily. "Syl Sylveon."

"Charmeleon," Charmeleon replied with a slight yawn and then looked to its right. Eevee had started to rub up against its leg.

"Eevee vee," Eevee said determinedly and glanced up at Sylveon. The two shared a look and sparks shot out of their eyes. Their trainers did not notice, but Charmeleon did and sighed in exasperation.

"That was impressive," Seiri said when she approached Mikoto. "I didn't expect Eevee to know Shadow Ball."

"I usually try to teach my Pokémon moves outside their types," Mikoto admitted.

"That's a good strategy," Seiri admitted. "You are defiantly talented."

"I have to work really hard though," Mikoto interjected. She hated when people tried to say she only could do something because of talent. She worked hard to teach her Pokémon new skills and to battle against type disadvantage.

"Being able to work hard can be considered a talent," Seiri laughed.

"Well," Mikoto admitted sheepishly. "He did save Eevee from your combined attack..." She gestured her head in Touma's direction. Pierce seemed to have put him in a head lock.

"You don't fight this well normally. Was it to impress the girls?"

"S-shut up!"

"…which really surprised me," Mikoto continued. "I'm not use to group battles, so this day has been full of surprises. I'm really glad to have come here." Fukiyose-san and Aogami-san managed to do some impressive combination tactics after just forming their team. High school students really have a lot more experience than I do.

"If you ever need anyone to talk to," Seiri said and shook Mikoto's hand. "Feel free to find me."

"Thank you senpai," Mikoto replied politely.

"I'm so glad you two are fitting in," Komoe added cheerfully. "I hope the next time you visit will be just as exciting. There's still a little bit of time left before class is over. I recommend you take the opportunity to meet the rest of the class and talk to them. I'm sure it will be enlightening for everyone."

"Okay," Mikoto and Misaki replied.

"Kamijou-chan," Komoe said and turned to Touma. "I'll leave them in your capable hands."

"Yes sensei."


"Where are you dragging me off to?" Mikoto asked with a mixture of curiosity and irritation.

She and Misaki were sitting on a bus and were heading somewhere. Mikoto didn't know where, because Misaki would not tell her. After being introduced to the rest of Touma's class and seeing many different Pokémon, the bell signaling the end of the day rang. Mikoto bid farewell and left, not because she didn't wish to stay, but because she had to get back soon or Kuroko would start to worry. A worried Kuroko always meant trouble for Mikoto, so she wasn't interested in deliberately causing it. Before Mikoto left the school, Misaki had intercepted her and asked Mikoto if she would accompany her somewhere. Mikoto said no at first, but Misaki was very persuasive and Mikoto found herself going with her classmate and rival.

"I suppose you can say we are going shopping," Misaki finally answered with a grin.

"What?!" spluttered Mikoto. "You were all cryptic, just for that? I don't want to go to the types of stores you go to." Misaki liked to wear expensive designer clothes, while Mikoto preferred clothes based on performance, rather than appearance.

"It's not for clothes," Misaki laughed. "Though, I think you could really use them. I mean, shorts under a skit? How unfashionable." Mikoto felt a vein in her head throb, but Misaki continued before Mikoto could vent her frustration. "No, this is something I need, but I think you could appreciate it too."

"Huh?" Mikoto was confused. She needs something, but I would understand it? I have no idea what that could be. I'm not even sure why she is being friendly with me. She keeps thinking I'm trying to take that idiot away from her. I'm only friends and rivals with him, nothing more. She felt slightly hot, but ignored it and looked out the window.

"Here's our stop," Misaki eventually informed her, as the bus slowed down. Mikoto sighed and followed her. The area they stopped at was downtown in a busy part of the city. "Let's see," Misaki muttered and looked at a map at the bus station. "It should be this way." She turned and Mikoto had to hurry to catch up to her.

"Why are you in such a rush?" Mikoto asked. Misaki had never been athletic and Mikoto could see her beginning to tire out already moving at this brisk pace.

"A friend of mine told me this store just received something I was looking for," Misaki replied slightly out of breath. "I want to make sure I can get it before someone else does." She suddenly stopped and looked to her right. "Found it," she said cheerfully and pushed open the door to the building. Mikoto looked up and her eyes widened.

It was a Pokestop.

That was the name of the popular store that had spread all throughout the world. It was a shop full of all sorts of gear trainers, performers, breeders and more could and should use. People could stock up on Pokémon food, pokeballs, potions, berries, clothing accessories, and even Pokémon. It was a combination of a general store, adoption center, and sporting good's store. Mikoto begun to have a slight inclination of what Misaki was after, but she couldn't be sure. Instead, she followed in silence, but kept looking around at all the fancy equipment. She eyed a new backpack for a moment, but she had to keep moving or she would lose Misaki. The store was rather big. Mikoto followed Misaki to the back area and waited while Misaki talked to someone at the counter.

"I heard you recently acquired a Vulpix," Misaki said to the employee, a man most likely in his thirties. "Do you still have it?"

"Let me check," the employee told her. "I just started my shift." He went through a door into the back area and Mikoto approached Misaki.

"Seriously?" she asked. "You drag me all this way to get a Pokémon? You could have just told me or gone with one of your friends."

"I thought you were my friend," Misaki pointed out and pretended to pout.

"You know what I mean. Why not catch a wild one?"

"I'm not a big fan of going out into the wild, getting dirty, and having uncivilized battles," Misaki told her. "There are other ways to get Pokémon. Besides, I haven't heard of a Vulpix being sighted anywhere around here."

"Why do you want one so-…?" Mikoto started to ask, but was interrupted as the employee came back.

"We do," he told Misaki. "But you might want to take a look at her before you decide. She's a little different than an ordinary Vulpix."

"Huh?" Misaki and Mikoto were both curious at what he meant. The man let them through the back door and they walked between a row of pens with several loud and excitable Pokémon. They turned a corner and the man stepped aside to allow them a view of the pen with the Vulpix. "Oh!" Misaki gasped. "How pretty!"

"Yeah," Mikoto agreed softly. Vulpix was a small, quadruped, fox-like Pokémon with six tails. Normally, they had a red-brown pelt and reddish-orange tails. Vulpix also normally had curled locks of orange fur with bangs on top of its head. It's breathtaking. This Vulpix's fur was a pure snowy white. Its paws were pale blue and its eyes were a slightly darker blue, along with the inside of its ears. The locks of hair on its head and its six tails were extremely curly with a wispy appearance.

"The Vulpix you two are probably familiar with is a fire-type," the man explained. "This one is from the Alola region and it is actually an ice-type. I wanted to make sure you were not looking for the fire-type version."

"Hello," Misaki said and crouched next to the pen. The white Vulpix tilted its head slightly when it saw her, before walking slowly over to Misaki. Misaki slowly reached a hand through the bars and Vulpix allowed her to gently rub its head. "Your fur is so soft and smooth," Misaki whispered. "Would you like to come with me?"

"Vul," Vulpix said and looked at her passionately.

"I'll take her," Misaki declared and stood up.

"Since this Vulpix is rare around here," the man said. "It is rather expensive."

"How expensive?" Mikoto asked and raised an eyebrow.

"50,000 yen." Mikoto was about to express her disbelief at such an exorbitant price, but Misaki beat her to it.

"I said I'll take it," Misaki declared again, but this time more firmly. She whipped out a platinum card from her purse and thrust it into the employee's hand. The man's eyes went wide and he quickly rushed off, but handled the card reverently.

That's right, Mikoto remembered. Shokuhou-san is from some rich business family. That kind of money must be peanuts to her. Mikoto's family was well off, but she wouldn't drop that kind of money without reason. The employee returned in a surprisingly short time with Vulpix's pokeball. Once Misaki signed the receipt, she and Mikoto left. Misaki appeared to be really excited and looked at the pokeball in her hand. "You know," Mikoto said. "This feels kind of wrong."

"What do you mean?" Misaki asked and turned toward her.

"What's the challenge in just buying your Pokémon?" Mikoto asked back. "You are supposed to go out, explore the world, go on adventures, and grow as a person while catching them. This seems like cheating."

"Oh Misaka-san," Misaki replied and held a hand up to her mouth to stifle a laugh. "There are many professions that work with Pokémon. Do you think a Pokémon doctor would do that? No, they go to school and study hard. Then they practice on simulations before moving to the real thing. I don't inspire to be a trainer like you. I think I want to try being a performer. This doesn't require me to wonder the world looking for adventure. Instead, I work hard with my Pokémon to create masterpieces of art to dazzle and amaze audiences. There is no one specific right way to do these things."

"Huh," Mikoto admitted. "I never looked at it that way."

"Spending time with me is sure to open your eyes," Misaki added. "We can be good friends because I feel I can totally be myself around you and you won't judge me." Mikoto raised an eyebrow. "As long as you don't go after the same guy as me of course."

"W-what?!" spluttered Mikoto. "I'm not after any guy."

"That's good," Misaki said and looked down at the pokeball in her hand that held her new Pokémon. "It's not like you would have a chance against me if you were."

"What's that supposed to me?!" Mikoto asked angrily.

"I wonder," Misaki said thoughtfully and delicately put a hand on her chest. Mikoto's face turned scarlet and she was about to say how useless they were, but a salesman interrupted them.

"Excuse me ladies!" he called out to them. "You two look like aspiring trainers. How would you like to test your luck?" Curious, Mikoto turned and walked over to him and Misaki followed. The man stepped aside and revealed rows and rows of Pokémon eggs.

"What's this?" Mikoto asked and looked the eggs over. They were all different colors and designs. It was obvious to her they were from different Pokémon.

"For a mere 5000 yen," the man explained. "You get to choose any egg you see here."

"What kinds of Pokémon are in them?" Misaki asked.

"That is the surprise," the man laughed and held up a finger. "You don't know. It's random. You might hatch a very common Pokémon, or maybe one to make all your friends jealous. We have had many people call us back with all sorts of stories. If you are lucky, you might find one you have never seen before."

"I don't know," Mikoto said hesitantly. "I kind of have a preference and I don't know if I can raise a random-…"

"No!" Misaki interrupted. "This is perfect." She grabbed Mikoto's arm.

"Hey!" Mikoto snapped, as she was dragged a few meters away. "What's the big idea?!"

"Let's have a friendly competition," Misaki explained. "You and I each buy one and raise whatever hatches out of it."

"Why?" Mikoto asked, but she couldn't keep the curiosity out of her voice.

"Since you believe my way of acquiring and raising Pokémon is wrong," Misaki continued. "This would be a perfect opportunity to compare our styles. We both start at exactly the same point and we raise a Pokémon that has been with us since it hatched. That way, there won't be any kind of unfortunate pasts that could jeopardize the results."

"I still don't see why I should accept this," Mikoto pointed out.

"You might be able to get a legendary Pokémon," Misaki said with a smile. "Maybe a Zapdos or a Raikou."

"I seriously doubt an egg for 5000 yen would have a legendary," Mikoto scoffed.

"Are you perhaps afraid my skills at raising Pokémon are better than yours?" Misaki asked with a haughty attitude.

"My skills are vastly superior to yours," Mikoto snapped. "I could raise anything, even if it isn't an electric-type."

"How about we make the challenge a little more interesting then," Misaki asked.

"Sure," Mikoto replied and smirked. "Loser has to do what the winner says for a day?"

"Deal," Misaki agreed and they shook hands.

I'm so going to win, Mikoto thought. I've been raising three Pokémon and she only has one. Plus, she's going to have to train her Vulpix too. I have a huge advantage. Mikoto started browsing the Pokémon eggs for one that would catch her attention. I wonder what I should make her do when I win. Maybe drop the mentorship program… no, that would be too mean. She may be annoying, but she is kind of my friend. Huh, I actually think we spent more time together today than we have for a long time. Maybe she dragged me here to spend time together. Mikoto glanced at Misaki, who had just selected a rainbow colored egg. Can't be. I have to be overthinking things. Mikoto eventually settled on a yellow egg with blue circles on it. The man set both of the eggs in incubators, which was a clear cylinder with a cushioned bottom and a lid, while the girls paid. Mikoto and Misaki then left the store and took the bus back to their dorm. They entered and looked at each other.

"Bye Misaka-san," Misaki said cheerfully and walked in the opposite direction of Mikoto's room. She struggled slightly in carrying her egg, but seemed happy. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Sure," Mikoto replied and turned to head toward her room. She was rather friendly today. That's unusual. She looked down at the egg in the incubator she was holding with both hands and sighed. I shouldn't have bought this. I doubt it will be an electric-type and I wouldn't feel right trading it off. I would have to keep it at the lab and that wouldn't be fair to whatever hatches. I was too prideful. Mikoto opened the door to her room and had to quickly step aside to avoid Kuroko jumping at her.

Mikoto had to protect the egg.

It definitely wasn't to avoid Kuroko's hug assault.


Feel free to leave a review, comment, suggestions, or ideas, I love reading them. If you have a question you wish I ask and would like a quick answer, feel free to message me directly. I try to respond to those within a day or two. Comments, I tend to respond to in the next chapter.

No idea what the eggs are going to hatch into yet. Have a couple ideas, but nothing is settled. Surprises for everyone!