ch. 2 Symptoms
Sorry for the delay and sorry for Barry's name to be typed Berry in the last episode. It was a slight goof. Anyways, on with our story.
Satoshi was chatting it up with Barry on the deck of the ship. Barry had already given the boy a quick tour around the ship, it was only three levels big minus the engine level so the tour was quick. Satoshi was wearing a very similar attire of clothes to the ones he wore yesterday. Barry had the same attire as yesterday. They both knew that they just had many bags of similar looking clothes. "So what's your job?" Satoshi asked Barry. "I'm a bus boy on this ship. Doing little odd jobs like cleaning and giving telegrams. Unfortunately all the odd jobs are taken, so you can't join," Barry said. Satoshi sighed. "Hey, I heard last night that you're afraid of dragon types. Is this true?" Barry said. Satoshi looks at him. "You listened into my conversation with the caption!?" Satoshi said annoyed. Barry nodded. "Well, yeah I heard it. I was on my way to talk to the caption to shut his Pokemon when you zoomed passed me. I knew I had to see what you had to say, which caused me to learn that information." Barry said. Satoshi looked confused. "Wait? I bumped into you? But... how come I didn't noticed?" Satoshi asked. "Well, you were furious the brief moment I saw you, so I guess you were too focused on the howling old Hound Blazer made to notice me. But man, you sure are speedy." Barry said. Satoshi was confused, he was sure he didn't run too fast on the ship when he went to check on the noise, so how was he that fast to zoom past a guy without even knowing? "You know, Drake said the same thing when I asked him on why I didn't recognize him at first glance," Satoshi said. Barry nodded. "Your very focused on your goals, that's for sure. That's probably why you'll be an excellent doctor." Barry said. Satoshi blushed while rubbing his head. "Thanks," He said with a huge smile. Satoshi looked out on the sea, he no longer felt sea sick. "So where's our first destination?" Satoshi asked. Barry pulls out a little map. "Well the pamphlet says, that the cruise/expedition will start off in Kalos, then head to some other countries around there, then head to Unova, then we'll head to some southern countries below Unova, then to around the orange islands, then to around the arctic, then we'll head to Hoenn, then orange islands, then Jhoto, and finally stop in Sinnoh before the caption sails everyone back home." Barry said, excited. Satoshi smiles.
"Actually, the first stop is some place called London, then we're going to Kalos. You missed a step." A sailor said. Satoshi and Barry looked up and sees a regular sailor man (Model for Pokemon). Barry smiles. "Thanks, I forgot." Barry said, then he laughs. The man nods and leaves. Satoshi looks at Barry. 'London, Kalos. Wow. I've never heard of them before. This world is such a large world.' Satoshi thought. He soon sees a few water pokemon swimming up. They jump up to reveal to be Lovedic. Satoshi is amazed by all the Pokemon. "Hey, Satoshi, do you have a girl back home?" Barry asked. Satoshi blushes. "Well... I had a friend that... I had a a crush on... but...she moved... away... the heartless bitch." Satoshi whispered the last part, but Barry heard it. "Satoshi why are you calling her a bitch if you said she was your friend?" Barry thought out loud, he didn't get that. Satoshi shocked his head. "Oh... sorry. I didn't mean to say that. I just have a tendency to think of the worst of humanity when I get angry. It's a bad habit. My parents calls it Cynicism." Satoshi said. Barry laughs. "Well, don't think that way. Humanity is a wonderful thing. Even though there are nasty things in this world and ourselves, we can overcome them and live a wonderous life." Barry said. Satoshi smiles, he like that his friend was able to shake him up. 'An optimist. I like that...and he's looking tastier now...' Satoshi soon shocked his head. 'Ugh... not again. I getting strange feeling again.' Satoshi soon shocked his head. Barry noticed this. "Is something wrong?" He asked. "No, I'm fine. Just a minor headache." Satoshi lied. Barry smiled. Suddenly another sailor goes up to Barry with a mop. "There's another mess on floor 2. Go clean it up." He said. Berry smiles. "Will do sir!" Barry said, then he grabs the mop and leaves. Satoshi sighs. 'Well, with Barry gone I guess I should go back to my room. It's not like I'll be helping anyone by just standing here.' Satoshi thought as he began to move. Suddenly he sees Trip again, who was working on the deck. Satoshi growled, but then calmed down. 'Woh. He...he hasn't done anything yet... I should talk to him and ask him questions. That's... ugh... the gentlemanly way to do it.' Satoshi thought. He felt a bit torn; he wanted attack Trip for all he said yesterday and to shove to his father, but all that would do would prove the teen right. Satoshi sighs and walks up to Trip.
"Well if it isn't Ash. Are you going to attack me like you tried yesterday, or can we talk like adults?" Trip said. Satoshi became angry. "How come that's the name everyone keeps trying to nickname me with?" Satoshi asked in anger, he was trying his best not to lash out. Trip smirks. "Cause your hair matches it's color a bit, and you do erupt like a volcano. So it's fitting. Besides, I heard you yelling in frustration through the pipes when the captain called you that. Not only do they pick up howls very good, but also very loud yells." Trip said. Satoshi became furious. Trip soon gave a smug look. Satoshi sighs. He need to calm down, he wasn't going to go anywhere if he justs yells at Trip. Satoshi glares at Trip, his eyes like daggers. Trip was at first paralyzed in fear, but slowly began to move again. "Th..that's quiet a glare ya have. No wonder you're part of the Jekyll blood line." Trip said, getting comfortable again. Satoshi was confused, that was the second time someone was unaffected by his glare. Sure Trip was paralyzed at first but he still got out. "Wait? Why would my glare signify if I'm a Jekyll or not?" Satoshi asked, using the 'common' pronunciation of his name. "Well, I guess the glare is shared by many 'others' but it signifies that you're really apart of your family. From what I heard, they also have a stare that can paralyze a foe." Trip said. Satoshi was confused. Foes? Was it business foes? But why would a paralyzing glare help his family? Satoshi held his head in confusion. "What are you talking about? And ... how do you know my family if you're from Unova. I'm pretty sure a big place like that wouldn't be interested in my country's best doctors. It isn't that good in medicine," Satoshi said. Trip smiles. "So... they haven't told you about anything. About yourself or even about their foes. I guess they never suspected one of their enemies would be on the same ship as their baby." Trip said. Satoshi glares at him. "Hey! I am not a baby. And what do you mean? Are your family members a medium classed doctor who is strangely interested in my family?" Satoshi asked in rage. He was so confused by Trip's words. "No, my family is not that. Let's say their hunters of 'strange animals'. My family set me here to learn more about the world and the 'strange animals' they hunt. They've told me where they are, and the major figure animals in all known countries." Trip said. Satoshi growls. "Are you calling my PARENTS ANIMALS!? Cause that's how it sounds like!" Satoshi yelled. Trip smirk disappears. "Okay, fine, I wasn't calling your family a bunch animals... but my family knows more about this world's other animals other than Pokemon." Trip said. Satoshi smiles. "You still haven't explain how you know my family and these people who have my kind of glare." Satoshi said. Trip smiles. "Theses people are all strong will, that's all I know that I heard from my parents. I don't actually know those people even if I met a few. Now about your parents, I read about them before we headed to Kanto. I needed to know more about the place and what kind of rich boy we were going to get. You can never be too careful." Trip said. Satoshi sighed. "Thanks." Satoshi said forcefully, he still didn't like Trip, "... now... I'm going back to my room." Satoshi said. "Lunch will in a few hours." Trip said. Satoshi smiled. 'At least, me and Berry will sit far away from the jerk.' Satoshi thought.
Soon he walked off to his room. Pikachu cheers as his master arrival. He kind of forgot to bring the pet. "Sorry for leaving you behind. I promise it won't happen again. Now I bet you're hungry." Satoshi said, soon he got out a bag that had all the stuff he brought for Pikachu. It was originally put in a corner. Satoshi got out a can of food and a dish, he soon put the dish on the floor away from the bed sides. "Here ya go." He said as he puts it down. Soon Pikachu rushes to it and began to chow down. Satoshi smiles. 'It's Brock's specialty, he knows better than me that I can't cook, and his special Pokemon food is always good. I'm glad he gave me a bunch of it for Pikachu after figuring his tastes. He even said it tasted good.' Satoshi gets out one pelt and pops it into his mouth. He tries to eat it, but it disgusted by it. The black hair boy spits it out and whips his tongue with his hands. 'How can Brock even say it's good? It tastes horrible!... but then again Brock has to taste test everyone of his foods so I guess he got used to it.' Satoshi soon bottles up the container and puts it back into his bag. 'Good thing theses take a long time to age and these tubes can prevent even more aging.' Satoshi thought. Then he thought back to his dream, persically at the story Gary told. Satoshi shocked his head. 'V-vampires don't exist. It was just silly story Gary told me to get scarred. *sigh* And it worked. But... enough this thought. I have to write to my parents, I should include the strange feelings and the bite I put on Barry. He still hasn't told me if I did any real harm or not.' Satoshi sighed. He soon got to the table a moved his chemistry set and his other stuff a bit so that he would have enough room to write. Satoshi looks at the clock, it was around 10:23 am. Satoshi smiled. "I'll have enough time to write." He said, soon he got out a pen, a closed ink bottle, and a few pieces of paper from his science bag. After writing quite a long time, Satoshi finishes and looks at the clock. It was 11:35 am. Satoshi lets out a soft sigh. He looks at the paper. 'I should ask about mail order and such. I'm not sure if this place even has mail order.' Satoshi thought. The he shocked his head, of course it should. It was a very presteem ship with a well known figure head as a caption, it had to have mail service. Satoshi soon went out and talked to a few sailors, they told him all about their Pelipper Air service. After putting his letter in a envelope and putting his address on it, he sends a trained Pelipper to send his letter. Soon it was off. Satoshi smiled. 'It's like the Pidgey mail serve on land, except it's on sea. I hope that Pelipper can come back on it's own. But... they did say they always do...' Satoshi became worried about the big guy. The sea was big and vast, and one could easily get lost. Satoshi shocked his head. He needed to stop it. Suddenly a lunch whistle was heard. Satoshi smiles. 'Yes! Lunch!' Satoshi thought.
In a large Cafeteria that was in front of the kitchen, Satoshi got his lunch which was a simple burger and salad. He soon looked around. Where was Barry? Satoshi soon heard a yell. "Hey! Satoshi! I'm over here!" Barry yells, he was kind of far off in the distance. Satoshi smiles and walks over. After getting seated, Satoshi looked at the table he was at. He gulped, they were all strangers except for Barry. "So, how's your real first day going?" Barry asked. Satoshi smiles. "Well... I talked to Trip and didn't try to kill him. Then I wrote and sent a letter to my parents to make sure I was fine. So... good." Satoshi said with a smile. The other cheered. "Good for you Satoshi, your learning to control yourself. So, what did you talk to him about?" Barry asked. Satoshi sighed. "Well, I asked him why he knew my family. He says he studied about them to 'see what kind of rich kid I was'." Satoshi said, the last part with air quotation marks. The others laughed. "I also learned that his family hunts strange animals. Do you know what that means?" Satoshi asks. The other looked confused. "I've never heard that kind of job before, have you guys?" Barry asked. They shocked no. "Well, hunting is very picky in the world, so I'm not sure what 'strange animals' he's talking about... I hope it's not Pokemon, since they are kind of animals." Barry said. Satoshi became worried, he loved Pokemon, he didn't want to know a pocher or the like. "Don't worry, he's probably messing with your head when he says that. I'm sure his family is very normal." A sailor said. Satoshi calms down. "Y...yeah. Trip is such a jerk. I bet he would say something like that." Satoshi said. They laughed.
"So what are you going to do on this trip?" A sailor asked. Satoshi thought for a moment. "well... I guess I'll mostly stay inside my room, working on my chemicals until we reach land. But... what region are most of the passengers and crew from?" Satoshi asked. Barry smiles. "Well, a lot of Jhoto, Orren, and Almia people are on the ship as passengers/new crewmembers. All of the old/full time crew members are all from Hoenn and my home region Sinnoh, though I'm the only member who's not here for full time. And we have a few people from Unova like Trip, and then you from Kanto." Barry said. Satoshi looks at him. "How come not a lot of people from your region come onto this ship?" Satoshi asked. "Well, all of the people over there are focused on other stuff like science, art, gym battles, and contests, so not a lot of people go. Hoenn, Jhoto, and your country also have contests, but the contests at Sinnoh are said to be the most elaborated and well known. It had to keep up an image." Barry said. Satoshi smiles. The gang soon began eating. After lunch, Satoshi went off to his quarters and began working on his studies and chemicals. Pikachu watched in awe, looking at all the colors the boy made. After a few failures and successes, Satoshi wrote it all down in a journal he had grabbed so that he would remember his successes. Satoshi looked at his steampunk clock. 'Well... at least I'm finally able to do what I want. Stupid Dad, his rules, and society. Not allowing me to do the things I want.' Satoshi growled. He soon shocked his head. 'Well, I better do a bit more before Dinner. Don't want to waste the day waiting.' Satoshi thought as he looked at his latest batch. 'I will make this world better.' He looks at his glass tubes, they all had the signers SJ. Satoshi smiles. It was his way of identifying his stuff from his parents. 'I'm glad the glass smith was able to put theses little signatures on my glasses. I heard it's hard to make glass.' Satoshi soon stopped, he was getting too distracted. He soon resumed his tests. After a while, Satoshi hears the whistle for dinner and left. In the cafeteria, they had garlic bread, some salad, some fruit, and pizza. "Do you want some Garlic bread?" A server boy asked. Satoshi sweated. "No, I'm allergic to garlic. In fact, my whole family is. It's a strange thing," Satoshi said as he got his pizza and salad. He soon looked at a red apple and smiles as he picks it up. 'It looks lovely...like blood... wait? UGh! Not again. I thought that strange feeling disappeared, but I guess feelings just don't disappear. Ugh,' Satoshi thought as he walked to Barry's table. "So, you're allergic to garlic," Berry said. His friends keeping the garlic bread as far away from Satoshi as possible. "So you overheard," Satoshi said softly. They nodded. "It's okay. My uncle had allergies, and they were always a pain. So I understand." Barry said.
Suddenly Trip walks up to them. "But don't you think it's strange, that Ash has the same kind of allergy as a Vampire." Trip said. Satoshi sighed, he was kind of bullied with that allegory, but he knew it was just a stupid reason for kids to be mean to him. "Just because I have the same allergies as a made up monster doesn't mean squat. You know, you remind me the bullies at my school. And just like then, I want to rip your head off!" Satoshi screams showing his fangs. Everyone looks shocked. Satoshi covers his mouth. He was never this blunt about his feelings before. He had always felt like doing what he said to bullies, but he would never say it to their faces, or to anyone's face. Satoshi soon eats up and runs off, feeling totally award about himself. Berry looks at Trip. "Look what you did. You and your stupid allegories with fake creatures." Barry said. Trip sighs. "I was just saying something that was kind of obvious. Satoshi has been acting more and more like those monsters of myth." Trip said. Barry sighed. "I know I was scarred when Satoshi bite me yesterday, but you don't have rub off to everyone that he's a bit weird. At least I'm fine and NOT some made up slave thing to a made up dark Pokemon." Barry said. He looked at his wound, it was alright and almost healed. "But didn't a vampire's bite turns someone into a vampire?" One guy asks. Trip chuckles. "No, not at all. A vampire has to feed their blood into your body to turn you into a vampire. Not bite you." Trip said. Barry sighed. He had enough of the silly stories. "I'm going to check on Satoshi. I am his friend after all." Barry said. The others nodded. Trip just let him leave and went off to his own table.
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Satoshi ran as fast as he could, looking kind of like a blur of black smoke it seemed. Satoshi enters his room, quickly feeds his Pikachu, and then lays on his bed. He quickly breathed in and out. He had to calm down, he had to stop thinking about it, he needed to sleep. He looked at his clock, it was 8:04 pm. Satoshi didn't care, he need sleep. Satoshi slowly began to drift off, his eyes soon shut closed. Suddenly a knock was heard from his door. Satoshi's eyes shot open, at first they were ruby red before returning to regular auburn. "Yes?" He asked, stilling feeling sore. "Satoshi are you okay? Your outburst was very freaky and seemed out of character for you." Barry said. Satoshi smiles. The boy had noticed that strange outburst and notices it's oddness. "No...I'm not. But I don't know what's wrong with me. It doesn't seem to be puberty since my friends' parents descriptions of it never have descriptions where I want blood or burst into rage..." Satoshi felt a bit of his voice slip. 'Wait... blood lust..' Then he thought back to the legend Gary told him. 'N-no. I...I'm not A MONSTER!' Satoshi thought. "Wait? Your friends' parents? Why don't your parents tell you all of that?" Barry asked. Satoshi soon looks up. "I...I don't know. I've never known. They never tell me anything...I.. feel so strange. That's why I sent the letter. To not only keep them happy, to ask about my strange urges." Satoshi holds himself. He feels the lust for blood rising. He screams in pain. "Satoshi!" Barry yells. Satoshi looks at Pikachu, who was cowering in fear. Satoshi looked around. 'I...I have to stay in here. For as long as possible. T..til I know what's happening to me.' Satoshi thought. "Barry, until a letter from my parents comes and explains what's happening to me, could you bring me food will I stay in my room? I... I'm not sure if I can control myself anymore, and I want a friend to be near me." Satoshi said, feeling lost and confused. "Well... alright. Though I might be delayed by my other choirs. But don't worry, I will still bring your food." Barry said. Satoshi smiles. "Thanks." He said.
See ya in the next episode.