Into the Pokemon World!
A/N- Sorry for the wait! I've been so busy lately... Enjoy this super long chapter as compensation!
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*Alex's POV*
My feet ache. My back hurts. And don't even get me started on my new sneakers. I used to think that exploring Viridian Forest would be the coolest thing ever, but all I want to do is sit down.
I stifled a groan, but Brock still heard it. He sidled up next to me and put his arm around my shoulders, but I brushed him off with an eye roll. He slumped, defeated, and I grinned.
Misty walked next to me and matched her pace to mine. "How're your new clothes holding up?" She asked. Misty had taken me out on a shopping spree earlier, because she didn't think walking around in a Team Rocket uniform would be wise. Every Jenny in the surrounding area would be on me like a Dustox to a flame.
Brock, of course, had wanted me to stay in the uniform as soon as he'd heard that statement. Men.
Misty had wanted me to buy this really elaborate trainor's uniform, complete with an incredibly big backpack, but I had settled for a plain purple sweater and some biking shorts. Of course, I was regretting the sweater, but other than that, I liked my new outfit.
"I love it. Thanks so much." I said gratefully, smiling down at her. She smiled back, and my brow creased. "How am I gonna repay you? I don't have any Pokedollars, or whatever the heck it is you people use as currency." Misty waved off my question.
"Don't worry about it. Hey, look it's Celadon!" She exclaimed suddenly, running ahead. I rolled my eyes. She reminded me of me when I was that age, so peppy and happy.
Brock made a joke about some girl named Ashley, and Ash grumbled. I shielded my eyes from the bright sunlight glinting off of the solar panels lining every roof, and saw something that made my heart soar, just a little. A boat docked at the edge of town.
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*Jakob's POV*
"Are we there yet?" Michael asked for the ten millionth time. I stifled a groan, but this kid was getting annoying.
"No." May replied, a ghost of a smile on her face. How she could be so patient with this kid I don't know. I live with him, for crying out loud, and he drives me up the wall. May noticed me staring at her, and cocked her head to the left like a dog.
"What?" She asked. I shrugged.
"Just bored, I guess." I spoke the truth. Watching the Wingull had been exciting... For the first few minutes. You'd think that discovering that a world you had thought to be fake would be the most incredible thing ever, but, right now, I just wanted this boat to get to Celadon already.
"Ya know, there's a gameroom down the hall." She said. I shook my head sadly.
"I don't have any money." I said sadly, blushing at the floor. May smiled.
"I saved this ship from Team Magma a while ago. The captain owed me one, and he paid up. I get the movie star treatment every time I step foot on one of these ships." She dug around in her pocket for a bit before extracting a shiny gold card. "Which includes free games." She finished.
Yelling a quick thanks, I raced down to the game room, praying to God that they had Temple Run, or at least Fruit Ninja.
I gasped. The place was huge, like a Chuck-e-Cheeses on steroids. Various games ranging from Whack-a-Bidoof to mega awesome simulator games lined the room.
Michael caught up to me, and we grinned at each other. "I call first game!" I yelled quickly, running towards a simulator where you got to be the Pokemon and had to avoid getting caught. Michael ran off to get us some pizza, and I grinned to myself. This was waaaaay better than Chuck-e-Cheeses.
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I was, quite frankly, stuffed to the gills. So, obviously, when Michael brought two more boxes of pizza to our table, I wolfed down three more slices.
Just when I was feeling like I might explode, a voice rang out through the arcade. "Jakob, Michael! We're here!" May yelled.
I forced myself out of my chair, collected my prizes, and walked out of the door. I could hear Michael struggling with the pizza boxes behind me, and I rolled my eyes. Leave it to Michael to think of food.
I could see Celadon from the deck of the boat, approaching rapidly. Technically, we'd be docking somewhere between Saffron City and Celadon, at a newly built dock, but I could still see Celadon. And it was breathtaking.
I don't usually like staring at places. I never understood why Alex would always take picture after picture wherever we went for her blog. But this was... Incredible.
On one side was a sprawling city, with large buildings surrounding one huge building, which was sorta like a giant circus tent painted with light shades of purple. The other side had a more futuristic feel, with solar panels lining most roofs. The ones without sokr panels had plants growing on top, like some strange Chia pet...
"C'mob, Jakob!" Michael yelled from behind me. Him and May were akready halfway down the gangplank!
Growling to myself for letting myself get so caught up in the scenery, I ran to catch up to them. Alex was in that mass of buildings somewhere, and I intended to find her.
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Celadon city surrounded me like a warm blanket. The buildings were huge, and they were all dedicated to different planty things. Perfume, incense, plant based soap. Stuff my mom would empty the shelves of..
Ignoring the pang in heart at the thought of Mom, I hurried after the rest of the group. The boat dock was packed with people, and I searched the crowd for the familiar brown hair of my brothers.
"Alex! Alex!" An excited shout was all it took to get me running. I searched through the crowd, and finally spotted them. Jakob and Michael were standing off to the side with that girl with the pigtails... May was her name.
Jakob and Michael started forward, and I did the same. We collided in the middle of the bustling crowd, and I held them there, happiness and relief flooding my system.
"Jakob... Michael... I missed you..." I breathed, finally releasing them. Jakob rubbed his ribcage like I had broken his bones or something, but the face splitting smile on his face gave him avay.
"Are you two OK? Was the boat ride OK?" I asked, reverting into concerned older sister mode. I sniffed the air, scrunching up my nose. "...Why do you smell like pizza and sweat?" I asked as an afterthought.
"We ate some pizza, mom, so don't be so worried." Michael said sarcastically. I rolled my eyes.
"Seems even travelling between worlds can't dampen that wonderful wit you've got there..." I sighed.
I turned to Ash and his friends. "Thank you so much for helping me find them. I can't thank you enough." I said gratefully.
Ash waved my comment off. "No problem. It was fun, actually! Except, I really don't like Celadon..." He muttered. Brock grinned.
"Oh, don't get your dress in a bunch, Ashley." He snickered. Ash playfully punched him, blushing madly.
"I guess this is where we go off on our own, then?" I asked. Brock jumped in front of his friends, grabbed my hands, and looked into my eyes.
"We can't leave a girl like you out here alone!" He cried, earning strange looks from the rest of Celadon. Jakob cleared his throat, but Brock paid him no attention. "We shall accompany you back home, dear Alex!" He yelled.
I yanked my hands out of his, eyeing him warily. 'Stalker...' I thought. "You do realize tht my home is in a different world, right?" I asked. He nodded.
"No girl here could ever look so... Nurse Joy! Beautiful as ever, I see!" He yelled at the passing Nurse Joy. I grumbled, annoyed.
"Yes, yes, Romeo, we've seen how dedicated you can get." I said sarcastically. I turned to Ash and Misty, who were staring at Brock like this had happened more times then they could count.
"You guys agree with him?" I asked when I saw the smiles on their faces. Misty nodded.
"Not the Nurse Joy thing, but, yeah, we can stay with you for a bit." She said. I grinned.
"Thank you so much." I said, and I meant it.
A/N- Again, sorry for the wait! I had this stewing in my computer for weeks, but I couldn't finish it... I truly hate writer's block. I'll try to have the next one up by next week.