Banshee: Hi everybody. Here's chapter 2 of my Pok'emon/KH crossover story, 'Bonds.' Sorry it's so short, but it's meant to be a little bit of a recap and to set everything up so the real story can start. All things considered, I hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I only own my OC and the plot.
Chapter One: Six Years Later
Six years after Nikki and Eevee started their journey. As they traveled through the first four regions, their team grew, and so did their experience and strength.
The first Pok'emon was Eevee. Nikki found her injured and weak trying to eat out of the trash can. Eevee became her partner, and sometime during the journey, evolved into Vaporeon after being accidentally exposed to a Waterstone.
Her second Pok'emon was Squirtle. Squirtle had a different trainer before he became part of Nikki's team. He had a strong desire to fight, and his previous trainer's harsh training regiments made him able to act on that desire. However, one day, one of his battles went horribly wrong. His opponent dealt a fatal blow; a well-placed Scratch attack across his eyes that rendered him completely blind. Believing him to be completely useless because of his newly acquired handicap, Squirtle's trainer abandoned him at the Pok'emon Center, claiming he had no use for weak Pok'emon.
Months later, Nikki stopped at the Center with Eevee on their way to the next gym, and Nikki saw the Squirtle engaged in a heated battle with a trash can. She managed to convince him to join her team, promising him that she and Eevee would help him get stronger and train him to be able to fight despite his blindness. After weeks of training, Squirtle was able to fight confidently, using his heightened senses in his favor. He eventually evolved into a Wartortle, and finally evolved into Blastoise sometime during their journey.
Growlithe was the third. Nikki, Eevee, and Squirtle stopped to camp out for the night. A short time after they settled in for bed, they are woken up by some rustling nearby. Nikki woke up and spotted a Growlithe trying to steal food from her backpack. A battle ensues, and the would-be thief was defeated. Growlithe expected to be finished off, but instead Nikki healed his injuries and gave him some food. Nikki expressed her belief that he had already been punished by being beaten in a battle, and stated that she's not the kind of person to continue beating someone when they're down. Moved by her stroke of kindness, and by her ability to forgive his attempt to steal their food, Growlithe pledged loyalty and allowed her to capture him, making him the third member of her team.
Like Eevee, Growlithe evolved by being accidentally exposed to a stone.
The fourth Pok'emon was Lapras. While traveling along the coast, Nikki spotted a strange Pok'emon, one that her Pok'edex identified as 'Lapras,' trapped in a net. She dove in to cut the Pok'emon loose, and was immediately confronted by Team Rocket members, who wanted to capture the Lapras. Nikki fought them off using Squirtle, and Team Rocket retreated. Once they were gone, Nikki freed Lapras from the net. The Lapras was extremely grateful, and, without a second thought, she joined the team.
Riolu was the fifth. While she was traveling in Sinnoh, Nikki received an egg from a strange man who called himself 'Riley.' She took the egg and took care of it until it hatched into a Riolu. He eventually evolved into Lucario.
And finally, the sixth edition to the team was Buneary. While training Riolu, the group ran into a Buneary. She was defeated, and was also caught. She eventually evolved into a Lopunny. Buneary was the only Pok'emon in Nikki's team that was obtained through battle.
Nikki traveled through Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, defeating gym leader after gym leader and obtaining badges. She gained a reputation in the Pok'emon world as one of the most kind and compassionate trainers, putting her Pok'emon before herself, even throwing herself in harm's way to save them. She challenged each league in their respective regions, but never made it to the Elite Four or the Champion. However, that didn't bother her. Winning wasn't as important as her team's health, wellbeing, and happiness.
Once she was through with Sinnoh, Nikki heard of a new region called 'Unova;' a place that was different from the others, in every sense of the word. The geography was different, and the Pok'emon were different, with no ties whatsoever to the first four regions. After hearing about this new region, Nikki and her team decided to continue their journey there.
But first, they had to stock up on supplies, and Nikki would never go to another region without visiting her family first.
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"The 'Unova' region?" Her father said, after she told him. "I've never heard of it."
"Neither have I." Said her mother.
"Me neither." Said Aubrey.
"I didn't hear about it either until I competed in the Sinnoh league." Nikki said. "There was a trainer there who said he came all the way from Unova. I hear it's very different from the other regions."
"How so?" Aubrey asked.
"Well, the geography is different, for one. Also, the Pok'emon there have no relation to the Pok'emon from the first four regions. They're all unique."
"This Unova region sure sounds exciting." Her mother said. "When are you going to head out?"
"There's a ship that travels around the five regions. It's docked in Vermillion City right now, and it's leaving for Unova tomorrow morning. I got a ticket before I came home."
"Vermillion isn't that far away. You and your Pok'emon can rest here for the night."
She couldn't argue with that. It was impossible to argue with her mother, and besides, some rest sounded good.
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The next morning, Nikki headed out to Vermillion City, but not before saying goodbye to her family and receiving a new set of clothes from her mother.
When she reached Vermillion City, she saw the Unova-bound ship at the dock. It was massive; bigger than any ship she had ever seen, and could likely hold thousands of people and Pok'emon at once. A line of people were filing onto the ship, having their tickets checked and their bags taken by an attendant. Plenty of people had several bags - at least five or six - but others had over a dozen; probably people going on vacation, she figured. Nikki was glad she only had two bags (because a trainer has to travel light).
"Well, this is it." Nikki said. She turned to Vaporeon and continued, "Once we board that ship, there's no going back. Are you ready, partner?"
"Vaporeon, vay~!" Vaporeon chirped, nodding to confirm that her response meant 'yes.'
"Unova region, here we come!"
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