Hey guys! I'm back with a fresh new update! Yay! In the last chapter, Dawn left Pallet Town and headed to Pewter City to catch a plane to the Isshu region. In this chapter, she will continue her journey, and meet up with a familiar character.
Chapter 2: Doctor Who?
Dawn was running through Viridian Forest, with Piplup in her arms. She was in a hurry, as she intended to get to Pewter City before nightfall, so that she could stay the night in a decent Pokemon Centre, rather than camping alone in the dark realms of the forest. Dawn had to admit, things turned to be quite different travelling by herself, without Ash (and Brock) around.
"Ewww... Get off me!" Dawn cried while trying to brush a Weedle off her hair. "This place is filled with bug Pokemon, especially the annoying kinds," Dawn said to Piplip, "Let's get out of here, fast!" "Piplup!" Dawn started to run faster. In about an hour, they managed to get to the exit of the forest. Before them was a rapid river. There isn't any bridge, and the river is very fast. So it is impossible to wade across the river. The only way to cross is to jump over a number of large, flat rocks in the river.
"I guess it's jump or never," Dawn put Piplup down on the ground. "Piplup," Piplup nodded and patted his chest. Dawn jumped onto a large rock and then jumped over onto another. Piplup followed behind. Then Dawn jumped onto something grey. "Hold on. This is not a rock," Dawn questioned "Shaaar!" "Oh no! It's a Sharpedo!" Dawn cried out.
"Shaarpee!" (Yes, it sounds like Sharpie) The shark Pokemon opened its jaws and tossed Dawn into the sky. "Togekiss, I choose you!" Dawn threw out a Pokeball and out it came Togekiss, who caught Dawn on her back right before Dawn fell into the river. "Shaar!" Sharpedo followed in the river swiftly behind Togekiss using Aqua Jet. "Watch out, Togekiss!" Dawn cried, as Sharpedo jumped out of the water and launched an Ice Fang attack at the speed of light. (Well of course it's only a metaphor. It's impossible according the theory of relativity) "Oh no!" Dawn cried, closing her eyes, preparing to accept her fate of getting hit by the freezing ray, frozen cold. "Piplup!" Piplup jumped between Togekiss and Sharpedo, and got ready for a Peck attack. But it was too late, as the beam of ice hit Piplip dead on. "Piplup!" Piplup was frozen instantly and fell into the river.
"Piplup! No!" Dawn cried and tossed a Pokeball, "Pachirisu, use Discharge!" Out of the Pokeball came an electric squirrel Pokemon. "Chi...Paaa!" Pachirisu launched a Discharge attack which landed a direct hit on Sharpedo. "Sharpe!" The attack was super effective and Sharpedo fell into the river, then floated onto the surface, fainted.
Piplup got washed to the shore, thawed but eyes turned swirly. "Oh, no! Piplup!" Dawn recalled Pachirisu and carried Piplup in her arms. "Pip..." Piplup opened his eyes, "Piiip... lup." and fainted. "Piplup! No!" Dawn cried, "Togekiss! Pewter City is not far away. Fly us to the Pokemon Centre!" "Kiss!" Dawn jumped onto Togekiss' back and Togekiss lifted off, heading for Pewter City.
-Two hours later-"
Nurse Joy! Please help my Piplup!" Dawn charged into the Pewter City Pokemon Centre and shouted desperately.
"Hold on, let me see..." Nurse Joy takes Piplup from Dawn's arms. "Oh no! Piplup is having hyperthermia! It's like it got frozen and fell into cold water!" (How did you figure it out, Nurse Joy?) "We need to do something straightaway!" Nurse Joy said to Dawn and then called out into the intercom, "I need an emergency treatment with a Piplup here. Doctor Brock, please report to the emergency room!" A Chansey came by and put Piplup onto a wheeled bed and pushed it into the emergency room. "Please wait in the waiting room, Dawn."
"Wait, Nurse Joy!" Dawn suddenly remembered something, "This Doctor Brock. Does he always hit on you?" "Why yes. He used to do this every time he sees me while he was still an intern. But I guess his Croagunk's Poison Jab taught him a real hard lesson." Nurse Joy answered. "Croagunk, huh? Could it be?" Dawn wondered, as she walked down the hallway.
-Brock's POV-
"Aachoo!" Brock sneezed as he walked into the emergency room. He saw a Piplup lying unconscious on the bed. "This Piplup looks familiar. Could it be hers?" Brock wondered. Then he snapped out of it and started treating Piplup. In a few Minutes, Brock managed to cure Piplip. Piplup opened his eyes. "Pip?" He sit up and saw Brock sitting on a desk, writing, probably filling in a form. "Piplup!" Piplup jumped off his bed and ran up next to him. "Hey Piplup, go back to your bed! You need some rest!"
"Piplup!" Piplup looked around and noticed a chart of Pokemon on tha wall, "Piplup! Piplup!" He pointed at a picture of Pikachu on the chart, and then hugged himself. "Let me guess," Brock said quietly, "You want a Pikachu plush toy?" Piplup facepalmmed, and shouted angrily, "Piplup! Piplup!" "You don't want a Pikachu plush toy? Oh! You have a friend which is a Pikachu?" Piplup nodded, "Piplup!" "So you have a friend which is a Pikachu. Could it be... Are you Dawn's Piplup?" "Pip, lup!" Piplup nodded and patted his chest. "So Dawn's here in the Centre? I'll go find her! You take a good rest in your bed." Brock said eagerly and tucked Piplup in. Then he walked out of the room.
-Dawn's POV-
Dawn was sitting on a couch in the waiting room, anxious and nervous. "I hope Piplup's alright." She said to herself. "Miss Dawn Berlitz, please report to Ward 203." Dawn heard the intercom and got up, "Well, here goes nothing." She entered the ward, and saw Piplip resting on a bed quietly. "Pip, lup!" His face lit up when he saw Dawn. "Piplup! You're alright! Thank goodness!" Dawn hugged Piplup and exclaimed joyfully.
"Hey Dawn! Long time no see!" Dawn looked up at saw Brock standing against the wall. "Hey Brock, I knew it was you!" Dawn greeted blissfully.
"Piplup's recovered now. But he still needs some rest. Let's leave him here for the night and hang out at my place. I just happen to be off duty now." Brock said. "Right!" Dawn replied. So Brock went back to his office, took off his white overcoat, and took Dawn to the Pewter Gym.
"Wow! You live in a gym?" Dawn is amazed, "Oh yeah! I remember now that you used to be the gym leader!"
"Right! Now my brother Forrest assumes the gym leader's duties while I focus on becoming a Pokemon breeder and doctor. My father's the training consultant and opens up Pokemon battle classes to the public. My mother's the gym's manager. You should meet my family. Hey guys, I'm home!"
"Welcome back, big brother!" Nine children rushed out into the living room. "Whoa! You sure have lots of siblings." Dawn was a bit overwhelmed. "Guys, say hi to Dawn, who used to travel with me." "Hi, Dawn!" The children greeted in chorus. "Hi guys! You are all so cute!" Dawn smiled.
"Hi Brock! How's is it at the Pokemon Centre?" Brock's Mum entered the room. "It's all good, Mum! Guess who who I ran into at the Centre? Dawn, who used to travel with Ash and me!" "Hi Dawn, you can call me Lola," Brock's Mum introduced. "Nice to meet you, Lola!"
"Hey, Mum, where is Dad and Forrest?" "Oh! They at the arena. A peculiar trainer just came and challenged Forrest. Flint is refereeing. What an unconvenient time for a gym challenge! I just finished making dinner!" Lola replied with an annoyed tone.
"Ok. Sorry Dawn, looks like we're not gonna have dinner for a while. How about passing the time by watching the gym battle?"
"Sure, I'd love to. I missed watching Pokemon battles." Dawn blushed when she finished, then she tried to hide it by turning away from Brock and head out of the room. "Hmmm... Why did she blush? Could it be?" It is quite difficult trying to trick Brock.
Dawn and Brock was standing on the Romanesque pavilion for spectators. Lower than the pavilion is the battlefield, filled with rocks and boulders. "Wow! What an awesome arena!"
"Thank you. This gym is specializes in Rock type Pokemon, just like the Oreburgh Gym. That's why the field is full of rocks and boulders." Brock explained, "Looks like we're in luck. The battle is just about to start. That's my Dad, the referee," Brock pointed at a grey spiky haired, middle-aged man standing at the sidelines. "On that side is my brother, Forrest," Brock then pointed at a young pre-teen boy standing on a platform. Forrest looks just like a miniature version of Brock and his Dad, with brown, spiky haird and narrow eyes.
"Brock, look! The challenger is..." Dawn stared at the other side of the arena.
So, who is the challenger?
A: Nando (The hippy, musical, trainer plus co-ordinator dude)
B: Lyra (Kotone) (The girl from Johto who is a huge Pearlshipper)
C: Tobias (Takuto) (The trainer who pwned Ash in the Sinnoh League's semi-final with his ultimate hacks, legendary Pokemon)
D: Conway (The "nerd" trainer who loves stalking and creeping on Dawn)
E: Barry (Jun) (The blonde "I'm going to fine you!" guy)
F: Paul (Shinji) (Ash's badass rival)
G: Kenny (Dawn's childhood friend who has a crush on her)
H: Gary "Motherfucking" Oak (Shigeru) (Highly impossible but I'll just include him for the lulz. Excuses me for the coarse language. Sorry, too much internet meme)
Me: That's it for the chapter. Hope you like it. I still cannot get over with the brillant pun I made for this chapter's title. LOL. Many of you know that Brock resolved to be a Pokemon doctor since the end of the DP arc, so I find it fitting for him to help treat Piplup at the Pokemon Centre, a great way for two old friends to meet up. Anyway, I'm thinking of having an epic but one-sided Pokemon battle scene in the next chapter.
Ash: Did anyone say Pokemon battle?
Me: What are you doing here? You're not meant to be in the story for another two chapters! Go away!
Ash: Awwww... I just want to find someone to battle... (Looks down sadly and walks away)
Dawn: Hey! You can't treat my-Ashy like that!
Pikachu: Piii... Kaaa... Chuuuuu! (Releases Thunderbolt)
Me: Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! What was that for, Pikachu? Is that how you treat the producer of the story?
Pikachu: Pikapi! Pikachu!
Meowth: Pikachu says that was for you being mean to the twerp, nyah.
Me: Thank you, Captain Obvious. (Turns to the audience) Anyway, please review, fav, or whatever. Positive criticism is appreciated. Rude comments and shipping-bashing are not!
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