OK, here's the next chapter. I really had to think about what to put in it and what not to. I promise, I will try to put some romance in, but I think that will be more for the later chapters when Rika gets...OK, I am not gonna tell the whole story, but here is the next chapter!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own pokemon. I only own my lap top and a chair to sit in. Well actually, I don't have that anymore either...dang...
Chapter 5: What Poison Can Do
"So where did you get that Espeon?" Gary asked Rika after they had left Ash and the rest of the group.
"My cousin in Kanto had an Eevee for a house pet, but his parents sent him to more schooling so he could be a teacher. He didn't want to leave it at home because his parents didn't like it that much, and he was afraid they would get rid of it. "
"So when I came to Kanto to start my journey, they found out I had an Eevee, so they gave it to me. Soon after that it evolved into Espeon."
"I think it was just happy that it could get out and have a reason to live besides sleeping all day while your owner is in school."
"Wow...so what other pokemon do you have?" He asked.
"I'll let you see them instead of telling you" She said, holding two pokeballs in one hand and three in the other. She threw all five of them up into the air.
Espeon appeared first, followed by Minun and Shroomish. Last, a Ponyta and a Ralts appeared.
"I just caught Ralts a few days ago" Rika said. "I don't think it likes me that much" She said as Ralts gave her an evil glare.
"Now show me yours!" She demanded.
"Fine." He said, tossing out all of his pokeballs also.
His pokemon were Magneton, Alakazam, Flygon, Blastoise, Arcanine, and of course Umbreon, who was already out of its pokeball.
"Cool! An Arcanine!" She shouted running up to the giant dog pokemon.
The huge dog looked at her for second before sniffing her hand. He then started licking her face as she laughed. Eevee jumped up on the Arcanine's head. "Vee Vee!"
"Can it take people for rides?" She asked excitedly.
"Uh...yeah." He answered knowing what was going to be asked next.
"CAN I PLEASE?" She begged, falling on her knees.
"Um...I guess, but I have to go to in case he gets out of control." He said while returning all of his pokemon except Umbreon and Arcanine.
"You wanna take us for a ride boy?" He asked the pokemon.
"Arcanine" It said shaking its head for a yes.
"OK, can Eevee come too?"
"Yeah...but you need to-"
"Hey you have a Ralts! Will you trade me pllllleaaaaaseee!" shouted an annoying voice.
Rika and Gary looked over by the rest of Rika's pokemon. A small boy was standing there with Rika's Ralts in it hands.
"Uhhh...what would you wanna trade for it?" She asked.
He threw out three pokemon. "How about one of these?" He asked desperately.
The three pokemon he had were a wurmple, a magikarp, and a psyduck, all looking very weak.
"Uh...sorry but no thanks. I-"
"What about this?" He said, looking through his backpack. He pulled out a yellow egg with black stripes.
"An egg...what kind of egg is it?" She asked the little boy.
"I don't know. I just found it. Please! I really love Ralts"
Rika thought for a moment. That egg could contain anything. Something good like a Dratini! Or bad like a Magikarp...
Oh well. This boy looked like he would treat Ralts good.
"Ok, I'll trade" She said, handing the boy Ralt's pokeball, and receiving the egg.
"Thank you SO much!" He said running off with Ralts in the direction he came from.
Rika returned all of her pokemon except Eevee, and put the egg beside Umbreon.
"Watch this for me Umbreon."
"Umbre breon" It said as an OK.
"Well now you don't have to worry about Ralts not liking you anymore" Gary said.
"Yup, and that kid will take good care of it. Now I believe we were about to go for a ride." She said walking back over to Arcanine.
Arcanine bent down so Gary and Rika could get on.
Gary got on first. He held his hand out for Rika once he was on. She took his hand and sat down behind him on the pokemon.
"Ready?" He asked.
"Yup" She said.
"Vee!" Eevee shouted and slid down onto Gary's lap.
Arcanine started to run really fast. So fast that Rika had to hang on to the nearest thing, which happened to be Gary. She put her arms around him and held on. He noticed this and told Arcanine to stop.
"Um...are you ok?" He asked, facing forward so she couldn't see him blushing.
"Yeah, I just felt like I was slipping.."
She was still hanging on to him, and quickly let go and put her arms to her side. "Sorry, I uh..."
"It's ok." He said, "So...uh...we better get going if we want to reach Petalburg City." He said, not knowing what else to say.
"Yeah..." She answered.
Arcanine walked back over to where their stuff was with Umbreon. Rika slid off the dog's back and onto the ground. Gary did the same.
Eevee jumped into Rika's arms as Gary returned Arcanine.
"So which way is it?" He asked Rika.
"That way" She said pointing towards the West, where the sun was starting to get closer and closer to the horizon.
"We could probably walk for a few more hours, then set up camp and arrive at Petalburg in the morning." She told him.
"OK" He said and started walking towards the way she had pointed with Umbreon. Rika followed silently behind him for a while.
'Now he probably thinks I'm weird...' She thought to herself.
"Vee!" Eevee said, its ears going up.
"What is it Eevee?" She said looking down at her pokemon.
"Vee!" It said running into the bushes.
"Hey come back Eevee!" She said chasing after it.
"Rika!" Gary said running after her.
"Umbre!" The black pokemon said, following everyone else into the brush.
"Rika!" Gary yelled, not being able to see her because of the trees and bushes everywhere. He was now running through the forest looking to the side for Eevee or Rika.
"Gary!" Rika yelled.
Gary looked up in time to see Rika standing on the edge of a hill, but was going too fast to slow down. He ran into her and they fell to the ground and rolled down the hill. Rika landed on top of Gary at the bottom of the hill, both of them unconsious.
"Umbre?" Umbreon said calling for its trainer.
Even though Umbreon was very fast, Gary had got a head start, and Umbreon had ran into a bush and got tangled, so it had lost sight of Gary.
Umbreon had heard something to his right. It sounded like foot steps. It got prepared just in case it was dangerous.
Eevee rushed out of the bushes, running as fast as it could, and right into umbreon's leg. Eevee shook its head and looked up at Umbreon.
"Vee!" It said and ran under Umbreon's legs for protection.
A net shot out and captured both of them, pinning them to the ground. Umbreon started chewing on the net, but it shocked him and he quit because of the pain it was causing.
"We got um'!" Meowth shouted jumping into the air with his paw raised.
"Where are the twerps though?" James asked. "They wouldn't leave their pokemon here on purpose...would they?"
"Who cares, as long as we have something to give to the boss, then I am happy" Jesse said.
"But if we get dose' humans, then we could trade them for the twerps' pikachu, member?" Meowth told her.
"So I will stay here with James and watch these two, and you and Seviper can go and look for the others" She told the cat.
"What ever" Meowth answered, taking Seviper's pokeball wiith him.
"Owww...my head" Gary moaned waking up and reaching for his head.
"Huh?" He said, seeing Rika unconsious on top of him.
"Rika..." He asked not wanting to hurt he by pushing her off of him.
"Hey wake up" He said shaking her lightly.
Rika blinked a few times before looking at Gary.
"What happened?" She asked, then noticing she was laying on him, quickly got up.
She helped him up. Her cheeks were at red as a Charizard's skin.
"I'm sorry, I-"
"No its my fault, I ran into you" He said before she could finish.
They stood there for a moment, looking down at the ground.
"Hey, where are Eevee and Umbreon?" She asked, breaking the silence.
"I...don't know" Gary answered, looking around for his pokemon.
"Why did Eevee run off like that?" Gary asked after they had been searching for a while.
"I don't know. I think she heard something and got scared." Rika answered.
"Hm..." Was all Gary said. It was silent again.
"Gary?"
"Yeah"
"I wanted to ask you if-ahhh" She screamed as her feat were lifted above the ground. Jesse's Seviper had found them and grabed Rika from a tree above them.
"Seviper!" It hissed.
"Put her down you stupid snake!" Gary shouted.
Seviper just smirked as it held the poison tip of its tail at Rika's neck.
"What do you want?" Gary asked it.
"All you have to do is come with us" Meowth said coming out from behind the snake pokemon. "Oh, and hand all of your pokemon over"
"Gary, Run!" Rika ordered. "No way Rika! Go Alakazam!" He said tossing out a pokeball.
"Kazam!" It yelled.
"Not a smart move" Meowth said looking at Seviper.
Seviper cut Rika's arm a little bit with its tail, making sure that poison went into the wound. Rika gasped as the sharp point cut through her skin. It was just a small scrape, but the poison made it sting.
"Rika!" Gary shouted again. That was the last thing she heard before she blacked out from the poison spreading through her body.
Gary was very angry.
'They'll pay for that' He thought.
"ALAKAZAM, USE PSYCHIC!" He shouted. He knew that Alakazam wouldn't hurt Rika in the attack.
A blue light formed around Meowth and Seviper.
Seviper dropped Rika. Gary ran up and caught her before she hit the ground.
Meowth and Seviper couldn't move. They were just floating there in mid air because of the Psychic attack.
"Where are our pokemon!" Gary yelled to Meowth.
"Like I would tell you!" Meowth yelled back.
"You don't have to..." Gary said camly.
"Alakazam, Hypnosis, then use Dream Eater" Gary said, knowing that Alakazam could easily read their minds if they were asleep.
After Alakazam had done the attacks and found out where Eevee an Umbreon were, Gary let out his Arcanine and Flygon.
"Me, Flygon, and Alakazam are gonna go fing Umbreon and Eevee. Arcanine, you stay here and guard Rika. No one comes near her." He told his pokemon, before leaving with Alakazam and Flygon.
Arcanine looked down at the sleeping girl. She shivered, so he layed down next to her, wishing there was a better way he could help.
"Where am I?" Rika asked herself.
All she could see was black. It was like the ultimate darkness.
She tried walking around, but kept falling because she couldn't see.
"Hello! Is anyone there?" She called out.
No answer.
'Guess I'm here alone' Rika thought.
She felt a tear roll down her cheeck. She hated to be alone.
Rika looked up to wipe the tear away, and saw twoeyes, glowing in the darkness. She didn't scream, even though she wanted to.
The eyes were the same color as hers. A bright blue, but they were slightly bigger.
"Who are you" She almost wispered.
There was only silence.
'Who do you think I am?' Rika heard a voice in her head.
'Great, now I am hearing things...' She thought.
'No, I am talking to you telapathicly' The voice said, speaking in her mind once again.
It really wasn't a voice. It was like she was thinking it. There was no sound.
'Who are you then?' She said, er...thought in her mind. She was a little creeped out that this thing could hear what she was thinking.
'It doesn't matter what my name is. What does matter is that some of the legendary pokemon have been taken captive to be used as test subjects. That is why I have been in your dreams. To tell you that we need your help.' It said.
'What do you mean 'we'? We as in more of your species, or as in, you are a legendary pokemon too?' Rika questioned it.
'I am a legendary also.' It answered.
'Oh...Which pokemon are you' She asked it.
It was quiet for a moment...
"Mew" Rika heard the pokemon squeak.
"Ok, Flygon, you attack from above and grab Eevee and Umbreon. Alakazam will take out Team Rocket. Ready...Set...GO!"
Gary shouted jumping out from the bushes. Jesse and James jumped up and looked at the trainer and his Alakazam.
"Hey, that's one of those brats that we battled yesterday!" James shouted.
Flygon flew down and grabed the unconsious Eevee and Umbreon.
"And they are stealing the pokemon we stole!"
"I can see that!" Jesse replied.
"Alakazam, use Hypnosis!" Gary told his pokemon.
"Kazam!" It said, putting Jesse and James to sleep. They started snoring loudly.
"Well, that takes care of that problem. Nice work Alakazam. Take a rest." He said returning the Psychic pokemon.
Flygon flew back down and landed next to Gary with the net it one claw and the two pokemon in the other.
He returned Umbreon, and picked Eevee up to carry it.
"Let's get back to Rika, before its too-" He stopped talking for a second.
"No, we will get back in time" He said, and jumped onto Flygon's back, holding on to Rika's Eevee tightly.
Ok, another chapter done! SO PLEASE REVEIW!
Thanx 4 reveiwing the last chapter sausuge and NekoGuyFan. I really like the encouragement. And thanx to Hatorisgirl and sausuge for reveiwing chapter 3.
Sausuge- Sorry about the ,... thing. It's a habbit. I have been trying not to put the comma's from now on.
L8r...kitsune