I am impressed with the amount of detail I put into this one. Maybe it's the fact that I'm getting to the point where I write the scenes I've been waiting a few months for.
On another note, I wish I had a Porygon, Porygon 2, and Porygon-Z. Some real ones, that is (I already have one of each in Pearl) among others.
Chapter 23: (Insert Chapter Title Here)
I didn't ask for anything that needed cooking to eat, all I wanted was some cereal. I successfully relayed the message to Jenny and got some. Unfortunately, I forgot to take into account the fact that I had no fingers… again.
Jenny noticed my trouble with holding spoons, so she fed me. It really made me feel like the little kid I was. The fact that she kept telling me to say 'ah' didn't help either. Neither did the bib.
After I was done eating, I gave a yawn and told Jenny I was going to sleep. I went to the poke ball, pushed the button, went to bed and then to sleep.
I would deal with the Porygons in the morning if they didn't blow their cover by then.
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I awoke suddenly as my apartment began to shake. It wasn't too violent, but it felt as if something was tackling the walls of my home.
I ran to the living room, where the shaking was the most violent. The shaking increased to the point that the walls were beginning to crack! Not only that, but a lot of the furniture was falling off whatever it was on top of. A bunch of books fell of the shelf, and the TV fell onto the floor and shattered.
I couldn't understand what was happening, wasn't the poke ball supposed to be a safe place for pokemon?
I stared as the wall as bits and bits of it fell off, further damaging the apartment. Finally, the shaking stopped. There was a long creaking noise, and then the entire wall fell. What I saw before me was a little overwhelming.
There was a huge mountainous range that extended as far as the eye could see. It was a little hard for me to believe that all of this was in just one little poke ball small enough to fit in a human's palm.
The mountain range was full of trees, each filled with berries as well. Deciding to go ahead and wander into the unknown, I left the safety of my apartment and wandered into the open field.
It wasn't too long before I found a cave dug into one of the cliffs. I wandered inside to take a look.
There seemed to be a small bed. It was smaller than a human's, but bigger than mine. Next to the bed was a small table with some items on it. I walked towards it to see what was on.
One of the items was a lamp. That made sense. But there was the fact that it had no bulb in the socket. Instead, it had a candle, which seemed strange to me.
The next item on the table was a picture. In it were me, Ember, Ziggy, and Rocky. I never remembered having a photo taken with all of us in it.
I picked up the last item on the table. It was a necklace. On the necklace was a piece of wood that had been heated to the temperature that made it perfect to be used for barbecues. In other words, charcoal.
I knew who the necklace belonged to.
"Hey, Jonathan!" yelled a voice as I was pounced upon from behind.
"Nice to meet you too, Ember," I said, underneath the Charmander, "Now, may I ask how we are in the same poke ball? Also, where did this mountain range com from?"
Ember blinked for a while in confusion. He then realized what was wrong, "Oh, you havn't been in a poke ball for long! Sorry, I should've told you before."
"Told me what?"
"When two poke balls are close to each other, the insides sorta mix together. It's to keep the pokemon from getting bored. Right now, we're in my poke ball!"
I looked around at the rocky landscape. "So what's with the mountains?" I asked.
"Most Charmanders feel at home in rocky mountains such as these. It's where Charmanders come from," Ember said, "When we evolve for the second time, we grow wings!"
"Whoa, really?" I didn't know much about his species, so that was actually a surprise to me. I couldn't imagine Ember with wings, let alone be as tall as a Charizard was supposed to be. Must be the same was a big brother sees his sibling as an infant, wondering how he or she may look like years from then. That was a little wierd, seeing as he had eight inches on me.
"Yeah, remember my dad's picture? He has wings already and can fly really high!" Ember explained, "You probably didn't see the wings. The photo wasn't big enough to catch them."
A thought came to my head, "Hey, Ember, I thought you said that poke balls had to be close together to gat mixed. Don't we live in different houses?"
"Mark came to visit Jennifer. He needed to get something back that he lent her."
"Oh, that's nice," I said. My mind ticked for a few seconds before I remembered about my three guests. "Oh, great, I forgot all about them!!"
"Forgot about who?"
"No time to talk, come with me!" I grabbed Ember's hands and dragged him to my poke ball. I then held my hand the moment we arrived since I accidentally scratched myself on one of his claws. Fortunately, the poke ball kicked in and healed it. The poke ball apparently worked on the apartment while I was gone, too.
"This is a funny poke ball," Ember said, looking at his surroundings, "It makes me feel as big as a human! Why's your poke ball like this, anyway?"
"Cause I like it this way, now c'mon!" I said, pushing Ember towards the exit. I opened the door and pushed him in, jumping in afterwards.
Ember materialized first, and fell immediately due to the push I gave him. His tail fell to his right, just where I materialized and landed upon. I suddenly caught fire from his tail's tip and ran screaming towards the nearest source of water. Imagine Jenny and Mark's surprise when a flaming Ralts ran past them and climbed onto the kitchen counter, jumping into the sink and practically dunking his whole body under the water.
I gave a sigh as the water cooled me down. After the shock wore off, dried myself off with nearby paper towels and walked back towards Ember.
"Does this happen often?" Mark asked.
"Surprisingly, yes," answered Jenny.
"Then you picked a good name for him after all," Mark replied.
Back on subject, I led Ember into the Bedroom with the computer, "You said you had guests, where are they?"
"That was an amusing display you put off there, Jonathan," said the voice from the computer.
Ember looked around the room, trying to find the source of the noise. His eyes eventually fell on the computer. "Cool! How'd you get the computer to learn your name!" asked an amazed Ember.
"It's not the computer" I explained, "Come on out, Beta. You too Alpha and Gamma."
The same process that was used for them to come out of the computer the first time occurred, and floating before us was Alpha and Beta.
"GAMMA, IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR US TO EMERGE FROM OUR HIDEN LOCATIONS," Alpha told Gamma, who was still in the radio.
"bu7 1t'z nic3 & c0ssEE," Gamma protested.
"Fine then, stay there," Beta said.
"n0000000circle00!!!1!!. iT BUuUuUuUuUrNz!!1!" Gamma immediately flew out of the radio.
Ember was standing there gawking at the pokemon. They had just sprung out of electronic appliances, after all. "So what exactly am I supposed to do to help you guys? You weren't very clear on how long you would be staying," I remarked.
"DO NOT FEAR, WE SHALL LEAVE WHEN THE TIME IS APPROPRIATE," Alpha said.
"We just need to wait until our former trainer has left the area," Beta concluded, "On a side note, I have made significant advancements to your computer. I cleared it of all viruses, as well as updated many of its obsolete programs."
"I AS WELL HAVE FIXED A FEW PROBLEMS ON YOUR TELEVISION SET. IT SHOULD NOW SHOW PROGRAMS AT MAXIMUM CLARITY, NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER CONDITION IS," Alpha said.
The radio behind Gamma sparked and gave a small explosion before smoke began to come out of the machine. "1 Fickz 1t!!1!" Gamma exclaimed.
"Yeah… sure you did," I said. I then walked towards the radio, after climbing the wardrobe it was on, hoping I could see if I could figure out what was wrong with it. I pushed the power button to see if it still worked. Once I did, I heard the clearest sound come out of it that I have ever heard come out of a radio. Apparently, Gamma had actually done a good job with it. He also left it at max volume.
One big BOOM later and I found myself flying through the air. I landed next to the bed. I got up slowly. I decided to ignore the pain. "Thanks, Gamma."
"Ur w3lcUm."
Ember was still a little confused at what was going on, "What are they, Jonathan?"
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After a bit of introductions, and an explanation as well, Ember was filled in on the details. "So you three are running away from your trainers?" he asked.
"AFFIRMAIVE," Alpha answered.
"We are hiding in this apartment until he hopefully leaves town, but I fear that it may be a long time from now," Beta said.
"Why do you think that?" I asked.
"WE FEEL THAT IT IS BEST TO KEEP THIS INFORMATION CLASSIFIED," Alpha said.
"Leik t3h g0vrMinT," Gamma concluded.
We heard steps coming towards the room. Immediately, each Porygon jumped into their makeshift home. Mark then entered the room, "Hey, Ember, I'm going home now, I got what Jennifer borrowed from me. You're welcome to stay for a bit if you like." Ember nodded his head, "Alright, see ya in a while, then."
"We believe we shall remain in these computers for a while, in case anyone else arrives," Beta said after he left.
"Suit yourselves. Just don't crash anything," I told them.
Smoke then began to pour out from Gamma's radio.