Chapter four: The shackles that binds him.

Hey everyone, it's good to see you again. Fourth chapter is up. Beware, this chapter will contain pokémon battle, so if you're am one of the peta boys/girls, stop, drop, roll :P. In other news I've got my first follower, flacoelpollo, Yay :D! so anyway enjoy this new chapter, see ya next week.

Oh I almost forgot, are you guys playing Pokemon Go? And if you do, what team are you in. mine is valor. TEAM VALOR FTW!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokemon. Gee how many times do I have to write that ? *search Google for answer* WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO WRITE THAT IN EVERY CHAPTER?! THAT'S SOME *cursing in his native language so you don't know what he's saying*!

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{With her gone, the world fell silent once more, for eternity this time. Once more the light had gone and darkness consumed everything around him. He knew the way to follow her, he wanted to, but he was too coward to face her again}.

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" I'm going to fight him/her?!" Both Kaito and May shouted when Brendan decided that they'll be fight each other. May wasn't sure if she wanted to fight Kaito, while it was true that she had her Torchic for a while, unlike Kaito who had just got his Mudkip, the type advantage that Mudkip has over Torchic might prove to be challenging. Kaito had the same idea going through his mind, water-type pokémons can easily defeat fire-type pokémons, but if his pokémon has lower status than May's, it'd be hard to take it out quickly. Both trainers held their poké balls and looked at each other with gritted teeth, both thinking of the worst case scenario. After the two backed away to make room for their pokémons to fight, Brendan stood in the middle of the battle ground to stress the rules of this battle " This'll be one on one battle, both trainers are banned to use type based moves, that means whoever uses water gun or ember automatically lose the battle. Are you two ready?". Kaito gaped in surprise, it was clear that Brendan came up with that rule to make the fight even harder for him. He knew that water gun would surely take out May's pokémon so he banned it's use " Hey that's unfair, Brendan. May doesn't even need to use ember because it's unless against my pokémon. You're making it easy for her to win!". Brendan smiled innocently and shrugged his shoulder while may sighed in relief, that way she can easily win. Brendan looked back and forth between the two " are you two ready?" he asked. " Oh I almost forgot " Kaito suddenly interrupted. " May can you send your pokemon real quick? You too Brendan. I want to scan them with my pokedex" Both Brendan and May looked confused " But you don't have a pokédex yet, Kaito. My father didn't give you one, did he?" Kaito reached to his pocket and revealed a red device that looked like a cell phone. He flipped it open. Brendan stared at the weird device that Kaito held in his hand " Whoa! I've never seen a pokédex like that. Where did you get this? " May was less confused than Brendan, but surprised nonetheless " A Johto pokédex ? how did you get that?" Before Kaito could answer, Brendan snatched the pokedex out of Kaito's hand to check it " I've never seen a pokédex other than the ones here in Hoenn. Hmm? What's this?" at the back of the device was a name etched on its surface "S-i-l-v-e-r. who's Silver? Is that the name of a friend of yours? Be rhapsody your lover?" Kaito rolled his eyes and clicked his tongue before taking his pokedex back " give it back. This pokedex wasn't mine, not at first. The owner of this pokedex was Silver, according to the person who gave me this pokedex. He told me that Silver wanted to become a strong trainer, but later on he gave up on that dream and returned the pokédex for unknown reason. I still don't understand why he gave up, nor have I seen him before." Brendan went silent for a moment before asking " But didn't you say you don't want to become a trainer? Why did you hide the fact that you are a pokédex holder?" . Kaito raised his eyebrow in confusion " A poké what? I didn't say I don't want to be a trainer. I said I wasn't ready yet. Look, I just want to scan our pokémons real quick to see what my pokédex has about them". Both May and Brendan sent out their pokémons and placed them next to each other. Kaito pointed his pokédex camera towards Brendan's Treecko and immediately the pokédex spoke in a monotone voice " Treecko, the wood gecko pokemon. Small hooks on the bottom of its feet catch on walls and ceilings. That is how it can hang from above". Brendan then returned his pokémon to its ball " Well it does have a different entry than mine. Mine says that it is cool, calm, and collected - it never panics under any situation. If a bigger foe were to glare at this Pokémon, it would glare right back without conceding an inch of ground. That's what Hoenns' pokédex has about Treecko. Let's see what it says she about Torchic" Kaito nodded and directed the pokédex towards Torchic, whom May had lifted it off the ground and rest it in her arms. When it was identified, the pokedex spoke again " Torchic, the chick pokémon. Inside its body is a place where it keeps a small flame. Hug it! It will be as warm as a hot-water bottle". May hugged her pokémon tighter, giggling " it's true, it does feel worm when you hug it" Torchic chirped happily before it jumped out of her arms and ran in circles around her. Kaito returned his pokédex in his pocket before taking few steps back to make room for his pokémon to fight. May did the same and ordered her Torchic to quit playing around and take a battle stance. Kaito reached to his other pocket and pulled out Mudkip's poké ball then tossed it in front of him " Go, Mudkip!" Mudkip gave out its usual croaking before glaring at its opponent, which Torchic did the same. Brendan looked at both trainers " both trainers ready? Pokemon battle, begin!"

Kaito was first to act , he knew his Mudkip was weaker than May's Torchic so he had to strike first, and most importantly, strike hard " Mudkip, with haste! Tackle May's pokémon !" Mudkip had a split second to understand what his new master is ordering him . Mudkip quickly bolted in the direction of it enemy, the fire chicken, and before May had the chance to order her pokémon to dodge, Mudkip sent the poor Torchic flying into a tree log nearby with a powerful tackle, making Torchic cry in pain. May gasped in horror as she ran towards her pokémon " Torch are you okay?!" Torchic slowly got up and cried angry at the smirking Mudkip " You'll pay for this dearly, Kaito! Torch, focus your energy then scratch that silly Mudkip as hard as you can!" Torchic closed its eyes and it's feathers began to bristle. When it opened its eyes, Torchic ran as fast as it could towards the bewildered Mudkip then scratched it's face with its talons. Mudkip cried out in agony and tried to make Torchic go away using its tail to slap it but Torchic was quick enough to dodge it . Kaito was afraid he'd lose his first battle, even if it was just a test and he won't be affected by it in any way. He clenched his fist and yelled his command at his pokémon " Focus, Mudkip. Tackle it again!" Mudkip tried to focus on his target instead of letting the pain distract him. With a quick reaction, Mudkip ducked beneath Torchic when she tried scratching him again and rimmed his head into her soft body. Torchic was sent rolling back to her side of the battle ground heaving in pain and fatigue. The battle was almost over, Both May and Kaito knew they only needed one more attack to win this match. " Torch let's finish this, scratch one last time!". Torch slowly managed to get a hold of herself and chirped angels before rushing to the already tired Mudkip who braced himself for the final blow. Suddenly Kaito pulled out a small spray bottle out of his pocket and sprayed its content on his Mudkip. Magically, all of his wounds were healed and all the fatigue that had built up had gone. May gaped in surprise as Kaito shouted his order to Mudkip to dodge the already tired Torchic and take her out with one last tackle that made Torchic skid back all the way to her trainer and lay motionless in front of her. May returned her pokémon to her ball, still surprised how did Kaito managed to win and where did he get that potion " I can't believe it. How did you manage to win even if my pokemon was clearly stronger than yours? Where did you get that potion anywaa-!" suddenly May remembered where did Kaito get that potion. Earlier he received it as a gift from Oldale poké marts cashier. "-aaaaaaay…you lucky jerk". Brendan walked up to Kaito and congratulated him " well done, items are an important asset in battles. I didn't mention the use of potions on purpose so I can see who's going to use one in battle. I guess you passed the test, Kaito". Kaito smiled confidently, he just woke his first battle. that gave him more reason to think about traveling to become a trainer and once again, make his family proud of him. Brendan told them that the professor is waiting for them back at the lab, they agreed to go back once they healed their pokemons back at Oldale pokemon center.

Back on route 101, May was wondering how Kaito managed to win even though she clearly had an advantage" Kaito? I'm wondering. How did you manage to win your first battle? I mean you clearly fought like an aesthetic trainer, even though you just got your first pokémon" Kaito rubbed his chin and thought for a moment " you could say it's in my genes. My parents used to be trainers before they married and settled down to raise a family. That doesn't mean you couldn't win, I was just lucky enough to have a potion with me that's all".

When they returned to Littleroot town, the three went straight to the lab to inform the professor about the battle. When the went inside the lab and met the professor, Brendan told him about the weird pokédex that Kaito has. Prof. Brich asked Kaito if he can take a look at it. when he was given the pokédex, Prof. Birch checked how many Pokémons Kaito had encountered and who he had caught. It wasn't that much. His registered pokémons were Sneasel, Crobat, Magnetone, Alakazam, Gengar and Feraligatr. Prof. Brich gave the pokédex back to Kaito with a smile " that's not so bad, Kaito. I thought you never trained a pokémon before, why did you keep that a secret? And why didn't you bring your pokémons with you?". Kaito shook his head before looking at the pokédex in his hand " that was a long time ago, Professor. I had to leave my pokémons back there for personal reasons. But don't worry, they are in capable hands I assure you". Professor Birch suddenly jumped off his seat " Oh that reminds me. I have two pokédex ready for you, May and Kaito. When you'll go on your journey, make sure you record every pokemon you encounter on this device , it'll help me a lot in my research". He then handed each one a pokédex. May was excited to get her first pokédex, unlike Kaito. Kaito gave May his new pokédex before turning to walk away " I'm sorry, Professor. But just as I told you earlier, I'm not ready for another adventure, I'm not going to be a trainer, goodbye". Kaito left the lab without saying another word, leaving everyone bewildered, who's in the right state of mind would reject such offer? There must be something preventing him from becoming a trainer, or someone. Professor Birch cleared his throat to break the silence " I think our new friend here is still unsure about joining you guys. You should go talk to him, May". May pointed at herself, still confused " Me? Why should I do it? Your son can handle this better than I can". Prof. Brich shook his head while checking some papers he left on his desk " You both share a lot of things. You both came from the same region, you both are new trainers and also you two got along real quick" May squinted her eyes, she wasn't buying any of that " Oh yeah, that makes total sense. Fine, I'll go. But you owe me five extra poké balls" She turned around and walked outside to catch up with Kaito.

When Kaito entered his house, he was greeted with an angry look from his father. He quietly tried to go to his room when his father spoke " I heard that you got a new pokémon from Mr. Birch. Have you told him that you're not going to join his son and that girl on their childish journey?" Kaito silently nodded. " Look here, son. I know what's best for you, your old job made you who you are today. If you hadn't apply to that job, you'd still be weak, scared and without a future. I'll talk with your boss and see that you'll return to them sooner". Kaito slammed his fist against the wall with an angry scowl " I had enough dad! I have been doing this for the sake of this family for years. And for what? For this so called glory? Pride? Honor? To hell with all that. You know what I had to sacrifice to earn all this reputation and see where it led me? Nowhere. I am being hunted for what I did back in Johto, and you didn't even bother to rescue me or help me leaving that region. I had to buy my way here like some immigrant, I had to make a fake I.D to get here without being arrested. And now you want me to go back just because you think I brought shame to the family's name? EVEN THE FUCKING….. YOU KNOW WHO'S AFTER ME! I'll make my own legacy here. I'll start a new page, I'll challenge the gym leaders send obtain all badges. I'll fight the champion and I will become the next champion, you'll see." Kaito ran upstairs to his room, tears falling down his cheeks while packing his things that he needs for the journey ahead. He opened a steel box and took out a silver necklace with a heart in its center and wore it around his neck and a black cap with a golden straps in the middle. There was also a pink pokégear that he stuffed inside his bag for later use. He did not forget his most trusted pokemon, Cerb as he stored the ball in a special pocket in his bag. He made sure that he had enough spare clothes for the journey ahead, a backpack tent, a sleeping bag, a spare boot and his trusted survival knife. When he made sure he had everything he needed, he carried his backpack downstairs where his family was waiting for him. His mother and sister were sad to see that he's leaving earlier than they thought. Catherine walked up to Kaito and hugged him " you don't have to do this, Kaito. We love you no matter what you do". When Catherine let go of him, Callie hugged her brother with tears in her eyes " Brother, please. We've just been reunited after all these years. You can't just leave us". Kaito kissed his sister over the head before letting go of her " I have to do this, Callie. Or else my father would drag me back to Johto whether I like it or not". Before he left, Kaito saw his father staring outside the window, looking at May as she walked in a circle trying to come up with a plan to convince Kaito to agree to travel with them " you know, son, You have one persistent friend over there. She has been trying to think of how to get you to go with them. That girl will be the death of you one day". He turned to face his confused son " Don't get me wrong, I still don't approve this. But I'll give you a chance. Fail to obtain all badges, and I will personally drag you back to Johto. I don't care what happens to you there, you are going to clean your own mess if you failed". Kaito could not believe what he had just heard, his father is giving him a chance to prove himself. But he knew he's just delaying the inevitable stepped outside. May was already about to give up when she saw Kaito walking out of his home with uncertain look on his face. She ran up to him with a surprised look " what happened, Kaito? Why are you carrying this backpack with you? Are you going back to Johto?" Kaito shook his head slowly " No. My father agreed to let me go with you guys. But he told me if I failed to get all of them, he'll take me back to Johto, personally. So in the end I'm not doing this out of my own will. Where's Brendan anyway? Aren't you guys ready to go?" May smiled before giving Kaito the pokédex that he had left with her " Did you think we would leave without you, knucklehead? Wait here, I'll tell Brendan to get ready as quickly as possible".Kait looked up to the sky when May had left to get Brendan, He wasn't sure how to feel about all this. While he was still doing what he wanted, he felt like he was doing a job for his father, like he was tasked with obtaining all gym leaders' badges. He knew that no matter how hard he tried to break free, those shackles that binds his will won't come off.

[A/N : ehm….so I know that I've delayed updating the story for 5 days but hey, better late than never, amiright ;D? but seriously, I'm currently traveling with my family and I have absolutely no time to update my chapter. I'm lucky enough that my hotel provides free wi-fi, Hell yez!

Yeah so kindly review this chapter, let me see your opinion of all this and I'll see you soon. Goodbye~~ :D]

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