Me: Hey, guys! We're back with yet another exciting chapter of Adventures of a Togruta! We'd like you to sit back, relax, and enjoy the next stage of Ahsoka's journey. Also, I forgot to mention in the Pokédex entry, but Ahsoka's Charmander is currently level 5.
GC: For crying out loud man! This should be something you don't forget to do.
Me: Anyways, I noticed that we forgot to put the summary for the story in the previous chapter. So just for information's sake, here it is!
*Summary: A few months after becoming Anakin's Padawan, the stress and horrors of war begin to take their toll on young Ahsoka Tano. But when she is somehow transported into a copy of the Pokémon Leaf Green game, will she be able to endure the new journey presented to her? And when it's time for her to leave... Will she want to?*
GC: Probably to finish the war and return. I'm not sure.
Me: Now, with no further delay, let's check up on how Anakin and the others are holding up, shall we?
***Still don't own Pokémon or Star Wars: The Clone Wars!***
Finding out what Happened: Discovery of Egg Moves and Hidden Abilities!
Up in the cockpit of the Resolute, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi were managing the ship's course to Ahsoka's birth planet. But it was much more difficult than usual for Anakin. And his old master understood why.
"Anakin, you need to stop worrying so much about Ahsoka. She's a big girl and can take care of herself." Obi-Wan joked, hoping to lighten the mood.
But Anakin wasn't in the mood for that.
"Don't even joke about things like that, Obi-Wan! This is serious business!" Anakin scolded. "Ahsoka's mental stability is beginning to be pushed off the edge because of this war, and you're making it seem like a joke? What the heck, man?!"
"Anakin, I know you're worried about your Padawan, and your sense of worry is justified, but you need to understand that Ahsoka will eventually get over her fears of war. I remember you going through the same thing when this whole thing started, and yet you recovered very quickly if my memory is correct." Obi-Wan lectured.
"But Ahsoka isn't me, Obi-Wan." Anakin pointed out.
Obi-Wan sighed. Trying to get his former Padawan to calm down was the same as trying to shave a Wookiee. Impossible.
But, he could sympathize with his former student. Ahsoka has been feeling very stressed and worried lately, and it certainly was enough to cause even Mace Windu to feel worried about her mental health. And the fact that the healers wouldn't tell Ahsoka that her friend was healing quickly didn't help either.
Obi-Wan sighed again. This whole thing was just downright exasperating. Children were being forced to grow up well before their time because of this stupid war, and it was showing just how hard it is for them to handle the mental strain.
That's when he and Anakin suddenly felt a disturbance in the Force. Coming from… Ahsoka?
"Anakin…"
"I sense it too."
They both soon heard through the Force two words that shook them to their very cores.
"MASTER, HELP!"
"AHSOKA!" cried Anakin as he shot up and ran to his Padawan.
"Anakin, wait!" Obi-Wan called as he was forced to take the wheel.
Anakin ran full speed towards his Padawan's room, rushing to save her from whatever might be attacking her. The only thing he could see in her room was a bright light that shone through the crack at the bottom of her door. But just as quickly as the light came, it vanished. And all that was heard from behind the door was a couple of clattering sounds.
"Ahsoka? Snips, can you hear me?!" Anakin yelled, hitting the door.
Not bothering to wait for a response, Anakin used a strong Force Push to break the door down in his frantic state of mind. He looked around, but the only evidence of his Padawan having even been there was her Lightsaber and… is that a Gameboy Advance with an eerie white light coming off the screen?
"Hey now, where'd this thing come from?" Anakin asked, calming down a bit.
He reached down and picked up the device before pressing the 'start' button, and his eyes widened considerably when he saw what was going on.
"I gotta show this to Obi-Wan!"
With that said, Anakin rushed back to the cockpit of the Resolute to show his old master what he found. The reason? He just found out that his Padawan has been transported into a videogame.
The Jedi High Council will never believe this.
***Back in the Game World…***
After returning Wyvern to her Pokéball, Ahsoka set off on Route 1 with a bag slung over her shoulder. She knew from reading the manual of her game that the Pokémon of this world inhabited places like tall grass, caves, water, and sometimes under rocks and in trees. But that still left her with one question that she felt needed to be answered.
"How did I get to this world?" she mentally asked herself.
Ahsoka sat down on a nearby rock as the gears in her brain kept turning.
"I don't know if it was the Force that brought me here, but one thing is abundantly clear… I am in the game. But the characters and creatures seem to have lives and personalities of their own. But how is this possible?"
That's when she remembered an earlier talk she had with Barriss while they were still initiates. About the concept of multiple universes existing parallel to their own. And how each universe was similar to their own universe, and yet different in so many ways.
"Is it possible that the Multiverse Theory is real…? And that this is one of those universes?" Ahsoka asked herself.
She was broken from her thoughts as a sound caught her attention. She looked back to the path, and saw a Pokémon pecking at the ground for grubs. It looked an awful lot like a bird; possibly a pigeon. It was covered in brown and cream colored feathers with black marks over its eyes and a pink beak.
"Whoa… a wild Pokémon!" Ahsoka said in awe.
The Pokémon must've heard her, as it looked up at her with a curious gaze. In response to this, Ahsoka pulled out her Pokédex and pointed it at the bird.
It flipped open and showed a picture of the bird Pokémon, but everything else about its data was blank. Ahsoka was confused about this, until she remembered Professor Oak's words about the Pokédex.
"Oh yeah, I forgot! It won't record the data unless I capture it!"
Ahsoka then pulled out Wyvern's Pokéball, and looked at the bird Pokémon.
"Hey, how's about a battle? If I win, you join my team. if you win, you can go on your way. Deal?" Ahsoka challenged.
The bird Pokémon got a determined look on its face and puffed up its feathers as it chirped in acceptance.
[Cue Pokémon Leaf Green/Fire Red Battle Music (Wild Pokémon)]
"Okay, here we go! Wyvern, battle stance!" Ahsoka cried, hurling the Pokéball.
It popped open, and in a flash of light, the young and inexperienced Charmander appeared.
"Char!" Wyvern growled.
The bird Pokémon started off the fight, and flew up a bit before charging straight at Wyvern with the intent of ramming into her. Fortunately, Ahsoka seemed to know at least the basics of battling wild Pokémon.
"Wyvern, hurry! Dodge and counter with your Growl attack!"
The flying Pokémon may have had speed on its side, but Wyvern was quick enough to dodge by the skin of her teeth. Once she landed, she let loose a growl that sent a few sonic waves at the bird. Upon impact, a red aura shone from the bird Pokémon before disappearing.
"Nice! Its attack power's been lowered! Now, Wyvern, jump up and hit it with your Scratch attack!"
"Char!" Wyvern growled in acknowledgement.
She waited until the bird Pokémon turned in flight to try ramming her again, then jumped at the last second. The attack missed, but Wyvern was able to land a solid blow on the bird, swiping her sharp claws against its back.
The bird Pokémon cried out in pain before falling to the ground. Ahsoka was certain that it was down, but not out. And she was right.
The Pokémon flew back up with a bit of difficulty, and began to rapidly flap its wings in Wyvern's direction. The result was a huge wave of sand being sent right at the young Charmander, forcing her to close her eyes. Ahsoka was forced to squint her own eyes as she knew what was going to happen next.
Wyvern was briefly engulfed in a purplish grey aura as her accuracy fell because of the Sand-Attack. Ahsoka and Wyvern barely had enough time to open their eyes as the bird Pokémon screeched and bowled Wyvern over with a Tackle attack. The young Charmander cried out in pain as she skidded across the ground. Fortunately, the damage was lessened due to the Growl attack.
"HANG IN THERE, WYVERN!" Ahsoka urged. "Get up and hit it with another Scratch attack!"
Fortunately, Wyvern was still strong enough to get back up and attack again. She charged at the bird Pokémon and landed another Scratch across the bird's underbelly.
It fell to the ground, but was having a lot more trouble getting back up.
"Now's my chance!"
Ahsoka pulled an empty Pokéball out of her bag, and took aim.
"GO, POKÉBALL!" she cried as she threw it.
The Pokéball hit the Bird Pokémon head on, and turned it into red energy before the wild Pokémon was sucked in. It landed on the ground and began to shake as the Pokémon inside struggled for freedom.
...One shake… two… three…
*Click!*
[End Music]
A successful capture! Needless to say, Ahsoka and Wyvern were ecstatic about their first captured Pokémon.
"YEAH! WE DID IT! WE BEAT IT!" Ahsoka cheered as she and Wyvern did a little victory dance.
She calmed down enough, and picked up the Pokéball containing her newest Pokémon, and her newest friend. She then took out her Pokédex, and began to scan the Pokémon within the tiny spherical object. This time, there was some information about this Pokémon.
Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokémon. A common sight in forests and woods. It flaps its wings at ground level to kick up blinding sand. This Pidgey is male and possesses the Hidden Ability Big Pecks. He is level 5 and knows the moves Tackle, Sand-Attack, and Brave Bird. *Note: Brave Bird is an Egg Move.*
That last line caught Ahsoka's attention.
"Egg Move? What's and Egg Move?" Ahsoka asked. "And while we're at it, what the heck does it mean by Hidden Ability?"
"Char Char." Wyvern said while shrugging, indicating that she had no idea.
But, as luck would have it, the good ol' Pokédex is a great way to look up more than just info about a Pokémon and its stats. It also helps you learn about the different and oftentimes rare abilities of Pokémon.
An Egg Move is a move that is extremely rare for a Pokémon to know. They are attack moves that a Pokémon will sometimes learn upon hatching from an egg, and are more often than not very powerful. Hidden Abilities are Pokémon abilities that are not normally possessed by certain Pokémon. Example: Charmander can naturally possess the ability known as Blaze, but can sometimes possess the Hidden Ability known as Solar Power.
Ahsoka and Wyvern were both very impressed. Our young Togruta trainer knew that her Charmander has the ability Blaze, but these Hidden Abilities and Egg Moves sounded incredible! Just imagine what other sort of abilities and such were out there.
But Ahsoka decided to put that information away for later. She took out a couple of Potions and healed Wyvern along with her newly acquired Pidgey, and continued down the path in order to find and capture new Pokémon.
And thus, she did. Along the way to Pewter City, Ahsoka and Wyvern fought and captured many new Pokémon. Among them were Rattata, Spearow, Weedle, Caterpie, Mankey, and a Pikachu. Several of these Pokémon were found and caught in the Viridian Forest, home to all sorts of bug type Pokémon.
And now, we find her about to be challenged by a trainer that's a ten year old boy in a yellow shirt with blue shorts, sneakers, and a baseball cap.
"So, you think your Pokémon is a match for mine?" the kid asked.
"We'll soon find out!" Ahsoka declared.
The kid, who we'll call Joe, took a Pokéball off of his belt, and pressed the button in the center to make it bigger.
"Let's go, Nidoran!" Joe called.
He tossed the Pokéball and out popped what looked like a smaller, light blue version of Nidorino. However, this one had a smaller duller horn on its forehead and no spikes on its back. As such, it confused Ahsoka.
"What's the deal with that Nidorino?" Ahsoka asked.
Joe looked a bit perplexed, but he decided to clear things up for her.
"This isn't a Nidorino, she's a Nidoran. Girl Nidorans look different from their male counterparts, having less venomous spikes for example." Joe explained. "And my Nidoran is a girl."
"Oh, alright. Thanks for the info." Ahsoka said, grabbing a Pokéball from her own belt. "Wyvern, battle stance!"
"Char!" cried Wyvern as she popped out of her Pokéball.
"Nidoran, start things off with a Poison Sting attack!" Joe ordered.
"Nido!" cried the Poison Pin Pokémon.
Its horn began to glow, and a whole bunch of poisonous needles shot at Wyvern. Fortunately, all of the battling against wild Pokémon has begun to sharpen Ahsoka's fighting instincts.
"Quick, dodge and counter with Ember!" Ahsoka instructed.
Wyvern managed to dodge the Poison Sting, and shot a stream of embers from her mouth. They hit their mark, greater damage due to it being a move of the same type as Wyvern. But Ahsoka wasn't done yet, and neither was Wyvern.
"Now, get in close and use Scratch attack!"
"Nidoran, get up and counter with your own Scratch attack!" Joe ordered.
Both Pokémon charged at each other and began to strike at one another with their claws. But neither could land a clean hit on their opponent. Ahsoka saw this and got an idea for how to win.
"Wyvern, use Growl while you're in close, then follow up with Scratch!" Ahsoka ordered.
"CHAR-CHAR!" Wyvern growled.
The attack was shot at point blank range and easily hit the enemy Nidoran right in the face, lowering her defense stat. Then Wyvern went in for a Scratch attack, but at the last second her claws gained a metallic shine like steel. The attack struck home and caused Nidoran to cry out in pain before fainting with swirls in her eyes.
"Whoa, what the heck was that?" asked a surprised Ahsoka.
New move learned. Metal Claw: A steel type move that coats the claws of the user in a metallic aura. It also has a chance of increasing the user's attack points. This move is super effective against poison, rock, and ground type adversaries.
"That move will definitely come in handy if you plan to challenge the gym in Pewter City." Joe commented as he returned his Nidoran.
"Gym? Why would I fight a gym?" Ahsoka asked.
Joe almost groaned until he remembered one crucial fact.
"Right… you're just starting out as a trainer. Well, there are eight Pokémon gyms that allow you to participate in the Pokémon League. If you battle the leader of a gym and defeat them, you get that gym's badge. All eight gym badges will allow you to challenge a group of trainers called the Elite Four, and if you beat them, you become the Pokémon League Champion." Joe explained.
Ahsoka was floored by this new information. And so was Wyvern. The chance to battle new and more powerful trainers had them both giddy for more combat.
"That sounds so awesome!" Ahsoka squealed. "Hey, can you show me where you caught your Nidoran? I think one of them might come in handy someday."
"Well, you did beat me in that battle, so sure." Joe replied.
He pointed to a patch of tall grass, and Ahsoka nodded in thanks. She walked over and got her Pidgey's Pokéball ready. She had a new friend to make, and had plenty of items to spare! Little did she know was that this next catch would lead her to a battle that would test her current skill as a trainer.
***To Be Continued…***
Me: This is getting good! Ahsoka's caught some new Pokémon, and it looks like she's gunning for the Pokémon League!
GC: And just another reminder, the poll on my page is still up!
Me: Well, I'm off to update Five Nights at Frannie's. We'll see you next time!