Pokemon Ch5

My Pokemon Howler, a level 2 Houndour was able to entice Pokemon from their Pokeballs by growling and barking at them. He also broke his own Pokeball the first day I got him from Professor Oak in Pallet town. "Spirit!" Andrew shouted at me and I turned to look toward my friend/brother, he was short, about 5ft2-4inches with cropped hair and blue eyes. He was protective toward nearly anyone who needed it but mostly toward his friends and it showed with how he came striding up to me pointing a finger at me. "Your leg is not going to get any better with you walking around on it like it's not hurt." The older male put his hands on his hips and frowned at me. Being about 5ft5-7inches tall he had to look up at me but that in no way meant we didn't love each other or that the great amounts of respect we had for one another where made less by our size differences. "Nii sama.. I'm going to ring your neck and hang you by your toes." I put a hand to my head and leaned back against a brick wall. "No you won't. Now stop walking around without your crutches. I'll tell Tzuya."

"You wouldn't.." I looked at my older brother with cutting blue eyes and he met me stare for stare. He'd tell Tzuya and then Tzuya would tie me to the bed or keep me under constant watch. He was a Drill Sgt from another country and I thought he was ruthless but he always told me that he was the softest mother fucker from the whole country, I mean the country waged war with their Pokemon as battle companions! WAR! His Pokemon had the scars from battles to prove it too. "Alright fine." I gave up against fighting him.. for now about crutches and spent the remainder of my time on the crutches. It was nearly a week plus three days before I could walk without them and had my stitches removed from the right leg that Howler had been so kind as to tear up. Tzuya was still around and Oak was constantly impatient about the three of us taking his parcel to the gym leader in Viridian City.

"Now that you can walk on it Spirit." Buttonz leaned forward across the table and grinned at me. "How 'bout we go deliver that package for the old fart?" Buttonz was nearly 6feet tall. Long black hair to her waist and baby/metallic blue eyes shown from under the bangs. "Yeah, yeah yeah." I sat back at the table of the dinning room of the Inn arms behind my head with a bored look on my face. The two of us where waiting for Tzuya and Andrew to get the food we'd ordered. Headphones hung around my neck, a cord connected it to my Poketech that was playing music for me to listen to, Follow me by Breaking Benjamin. Back on the island the four of us had come from Tzuya was the PE teacher and military buff, family friend of my father and our stand in guardian for now. He never told us what he was doing in town and we didn't bother to ask, it just seemed normal to have the old war vet around. Howler barked and jumped into my lap, the Houndour was getting bigger, now weighing around 10lbs and a foot and a half tall he was now longer then half of my arm, compared to when I'd first got him nearly 2weeks before. Heavy boots on the wood flooring announced the guys coming back with the food. I turned my head to look at them. Tzuya Kamikaze, just under 6ft tall, whip cord lean and dressed in his military clothes that reminded me of SOLDIER uniforms from FF7. Black hair resembling Reno's a bit his icy eyes had a steely quality to them. Back in school and boot camp (A camp where he taught us how to fight and survive in the wilds of the island) me, Andrew and Buttonz had given him the lovely gray wings on the sides of his head. "Foods done." The old man called and placed a set of plates down near the center of the table holding food. Andrew carried another two that held food and then behind them came a woman with four empty plates with a basket of bread sticks. I loved this Inn. "So," Tzuya said around a mouthful of meat. "you guys gonna go take that package to the gym for the old man?" He tilted his head to look at Andrew, turned it to look at me and then once more to look at Buttonz. "Yeah, that was the deal, once I was able to walk we'd take the package to the gym up in Viridian."

"Good, good. Love a unit that keeps it word." I rolled my eyes at the old man, loved him to bits but sometimes he was weird. Howler stuck his nose up onto the table and wagged his tail. I slipped him a piece of ham from my plate and continued to eat. Buttonz and Andrew where doing the same thing for their Pokemon while Tzuya wasn't looking. After a time the four or well.. 7 of us finished all the food from the plates with a bit of trading and swapping when one or the other came across something they didn't like. Leaving our plates on the table the four of us stood up and left to our rooms, Tzuya had his own while the three of us shared one. Andrew and me shared a bunk bed while Buttonz had her own bed. "I wonder how long it'll take to get to Viridian.." I said offhandedly as I started to fold the freshly washed clothes on my bed and put them into my pack. "I don't know.. couple days maybe." Andrew said as he did the same with his clothes that where in a pile at the end of my bed. "We're heading out tomorrow right?"

"Yep." I nodded my head to the answer before coming across the busted Pokeball that had once been Howlers. "Think this would be a good souvenir for when I'm old?" I asked with a grin on my face, my friends looked up from their packing to nod their heads in agreement. With that I put it away with the clothes. The rest of the day was spent buying things for the journey. Buttonz got things for the Pokemon, Andrew got information from people and I bought the food for the trip. Howler pranced around behind me his head spinning as he looked around at the people and the Pokemon all around him. "That's 250." A woman told me as I filled a bag with about 7apples. "Here go." I handed her the money she wanted and she smiled bowing to me, I bowed back and whistled for Howler. Heading back up the road I laughed as he bounded ahead, barking at a wild Pidgey who kicked up a dust screen and flew off. Humming softly I walked down the street listening to Your guardian angel by red jumpsuit apparatus. Howler did what he did best and sang along with me in his howls and yips.

A few stops and many songs later I pushed the door to the room open, Howler bounded in barking at Buttonz's Ekans who lifted it's head to let out a hiss like greetings to the little Houndour. "Hi nee chan." Buttonz greeted with a hand in the air, laying on her bed with bags of food and the like for Pokemon on the floor. Andrew came in behind me panting heavily his Poochyena's fur was standing on end. "Oooo looks like you got a group of fan girls after you." I laughed and sat on my bed as Andrew doubled over panting loudly. "No." He panted out "Not that." He sunk down to the floor his head against the wall. "Pokemon fan club.. went wild.. over.. Wolf." He pointed to his Poochyena who whined it's consent and jumped into his trainer's lap where Andrew's hand ran threw it's fur lovingly. "Hahah sucker." I pointed and smiled widely at him as he flipped me off still panting for breath. "So, what information did you get from the locals?" I asked as I tossed a bottled water to my friend. It was few moments before he replied seeing as how he was busy cracking it open and chugging about 2/3rds of the bottle before giving the rest to Wolf. "Found out that most of the way to Viridian is grass and open land with trees here and there. Most of the Pokemon out there are Pidgeys and Rattata, from levels three to five or six maybe even seven or eight." He shrugged his slender shoulders and I nodded my head. "Well I got food, preserved stuff, light weight and non spoiling things, fruit and bottled water." I searched threw the bags that rustled every time they moved to show my two friends the preserved dehydrated foods, crackers and what not. Buttonz sat up on her bed and started to show us the potions, paralyze heals, antidotes, bandages, slings, and other things she'd gotten. She also held up a Pokedoll for us, each representing our chosen Pokemon. "They where so cute I just had to get them!" She tossed the Houndour doll to me and Howler sniffed it before barking at it and then tackling it from hands to play with it on the floor. Wolf sniffed at the Poochyena doll in Andrews hands before taking it gently and curling up with it as if it was a toy meant for him and not Andrew. Ekans was already curled around her own mirror image doll happily pleased with it's trainer for what I would assume be choosing a doll that didn't look as good as it. (Ekans was really vain.) A knock on the door announced Tzuya coming in. The old military man had his arms crossed over his chest and his Arcanine was behind him, it's bushy cream colored tail wagging easily at the sight of the three of us. We'd grown up around it greeted it happily with grins and waves. Our Pokemon had also grown accustom to the large fire type dog and raced to show it their stuffed versions barking or hissing their pleasure. "You guys leaving in the morning?"

"Yep."

"I wish ya luck then, I'll be heading back to the Island, your parents wanted to make sure y'all where OK."

"Figured as much." The three of us said in unison with grins. "Tell 'em where all good."

"Wasn't gonna say anything short of that." Tzuya knew how much our parents worried about us and found it almost as every bit oppressing as we did at times. "And they say to call them once in awhile." Tzuya walked forward and gave each of us a hug, a kiss on the forehead for the girls and Andrew a hand shake before letting his Arcanine into the room to give us his own farewells. Arcanine sat down in front of me and bent his head to give me a big lick on the cheek before he let me run my hands threw his fur. Thick and warm Acarnine was a total fluff ball. He bid his farewells to each of us and our Pokemon before walking from the room. We ate dinner a few hours later and went to bed shortly after.

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"Spirit." Someone shook my shoulder and I growled at them before rolling over to face the wall. "Spirit get up." Damn it I was waking up thanks to them, as I came around my eyes opened up to see the white walls and slowly I rolled over to look up at Andrew who was standing over me already dressed for the chilly morning. "Alright, I'm up." I muttered before sitting up, my head brushing the boards of the upper bunk. Howler lifted his head from his spot at my feet and let his tongue loll out in a loud yawn. Moving from the bed I saw Andrew trying to wake up Buttonz who was curled up in the bed and damn near refusing to move from the warm blankets. "Neko chan!" I shouted loudly and she jerked before rolling over to glare at me. "Ariba." I pointed my thumb up in the air to show her I meant it and she growled at me before rolling onto her stomach and pushing herself up. I gathered my clothes and headed down the hall to the showers. Stripping I jumped into the warm water and scrubbed up quickly before rinsing off and changing really quickly into the chosen clothes. Black pants, sleeveless top, belt, hoodie and shoes. Running my hands threw my hair I noticed that Buttonz had her brush and comb on her clothes. Walking over to it I ran it threw my waist length hair and braided it. Unruly snatches of my hair that seemed to never grow past a certain length or lay down flat stuck up at the front of my head to hang in my face. Buttonz came out of the showers and started to dress, we weren't morning people so we stayed quiet and kept each other company by presence alone. Returning to the room we found extra food packed that was warm from the cooks. I grinned as Andrew sat on my bed and ate his breakfast. "They wouldn't take no for an answer." He muttered around a full mouth, he was loving the food. "It's OK, I'm sure we'll be OK carrying an extra what two, three pounds?" I picked up the bundles and found it to be closer to four or five pounds but oh well. I plopped down next to Andrew and Buttonz sat down next to me, we ate in silence as Howler stretched out behind us on the bed. Ekans and Wolf where still asleep in their Pokeballs. Once done with foot we snatched up three small netting like things that could hold small and big bundles. We put the food in each of our own netting and headed out to Professor Oak's.

Howler darted ahead of us in the chilly morning air filled streets happily sniffing things and taunting Wolf in and out of his Pokeball; Ekans simply refused to come out in the cold air. Knocking on the door to Oak's house a sleepy eyed old woman answered the door. "Sorry to wake you but is Gary Oak here?" The old woman nodded her head before opening the door more for us, inside the house was warm and smelled of cooked food, even though I wasn't hungry my stomach growled from it. Oak came shambling down the stairs a few minuets later a package in his arms. "Here." he said in a yawn. A small box wrapped in brown paper. "Just give this to the gym leader Blue at Viridian City."

"Yes sir." Buttonz took the package and slid it into her backpack. "Don't send them off yet!" The old woman called as she came flying down the stairs faster then any old woman I'd ever seen come down stairs. Oak grunted and tightened his house coat around him before shuffling back upstairs. "I need you to send this to my daughter in the same town as the gym leader. Her name is Ati." The woman hustled us out of the house and into the cold morning air. Reaching the outpost of the town limits an officer stopped us. We showed him our Pokedex's and he started to laugh as the old man on my Pokedex started to bitch at him about waking him up. Out into the waste high grass we trudged, somehow no matter how many people walked the same lengths of grass over and over again the waist high grass never gave way to beaten down ground that most paths are made up of. "Howler!" I called as the Houndour darted into the grass all gung ho for an adventure. A loud squawk of a Pidgey announced him attacking something. "HOWLER!" I shouted my voice echoing into the morning air. Running ahead of my friends I stumbled into an area that was full of bent grass in a circle telling me that Howler and the Pidgey where fighting nearby. A loud yelp announced Howler flying back into the circle of grass followed by the Pidgey. My Pokedex started to whir and I pulled it out. "Pidgey." It announced followed by the Pokemon's type stats and HP. "Enemy Pokemon 15 out of 20. Team pokemon 24 of 35."

"Howler!" I called to the Pokemon but Andrew grabbed my shoulder. "Let me fight it." From his pocket he withdrew his Pokedex and hurled his Pokeball containing Wolf. "Return Howler." I called and the Houndour darted toward me but the Pidgey flapped it's wings kicking up a gust that picked up Howler and sent him flying into me. "Critical hit, Enemy Pokemon wins." My Pokedex whirred at me before turning it's self off before I could reach it and throttle the little hologram of a man. Holding Howler to my chest I sat up as Wolf darted in and out around the Pidgey as Andrew called out attacks and detailed instructions. I was a bit jealous of how his Pokemon did exactly as he told it and was stronger then mine. Buttonz came up behind me and pulled me to my feet. "Is Howler ok?" She asked and I looked down toward Howler who was opening his eyes and growling at the Pidgey. "Yeah.. I think he'll be ok. Just rest and one of those potion thingies and I think he'll be ok." I crouched and set Howler on his feet, instantly he darted toward the Pidgey all his fur fluffed out and his little fangs bared. I snatched him up real quick by the scruff. "No, stay." He whined and tried to lunge forward again but I refused to let go. "If your going to act like this I'm going to put you into a Pokeball Howler. I can't have you getting hurt worse then you already are because a Pidgey beat you, it's OK to loose." I drew the little Houndour in close to me and he stopped fighting so much. "Buttonz can you hand me the potion?"
"Yeah." Buttonz began to dig around in her pack for the potion, soon she handed me the little spray bottle type thing. Instructions lay on the bottle's side. Crack seal, spray on physical wounds of Pokemon then have them drink if any is left. Too much will result in sickness, too little and the potion won't work. Ingredients listed, and then how much was suppose to be used and what not was diagrammed on another side. LVL1 to 5, quarter bottle on wounds, quarter bottle digested. It went on further to describe wounds and if they this or that to use this much or that much. I ignored it. Just a spray over his body and some down his throat. He'd be ok. He growled as the mist covered his wounds and started to form a sealant over the cuts and scraps and he pitched a fit when I poured some into my hand for him to drink, one swallow and he was acting like I'd asked him to eat radiation. "I beat it!" Andrew shouted in sheer happiness. He came running over to us all happy with a Pokeball in his hand and Wolf at his side. "Way to go Andrew!" I smiled and managed to get just a bit more potion down Howler's throat before he backed away from me and growled. "Howler, it's going to help you." I said and he snorted his response. "Oh, just like you eh?" My older brother crouched down and tugged on the random section of hair that always refused to lay down. Letting my head turn to look at him I scowled slightly. "That's because stitches and casts are annoying as fuck. You know how it is to be unable to use something and wanting to go do what others are doing." I pushed his hand away from hair but he just put his whole hand on my head and grinned. "I do and you're just like Howler when I want you to take your medicine when you're sick and you don't wanna cause it tastes bad." Andrew whined out the words tastes bad just to show me how annoyed he was when I got that way. "Yeah well sit and spin Andrew." I flipped him off and put the used Potion into my backpack before giving Buttonz a full one from my pack to replace the one she'd given me. Whistling to Howler the Houndour darted forward and plowed into my chest happy to be held anytime of the day. Andrew laughed as we started back up the road to Viridian city.

Days passed of travel, Andrew introduced us to Pidgey, (He hadn't chosen a name for it) and Howler healed all way so by the end of the 4th day he was level 3 from a fight with a weaker Pidgey and a Rattata. Buttonz also battled her Pokemon leveling up to 6 and Wolf leveled up as well.

"Look!" Buttonz shouted and I looked up from the cook fire on the 5th night out toward Viridian City. "It's a comet!" She pointed toward the streaking comet in the night sky. "Make a wish!" I said with a grin and for a moment or so the three of us where quietly making our wishes. "What did you wish for?"

"If I told you Andrew, I'd not have it come true."

"Oh yeah. Well I'm gonna make mine come true.. I know it will come true." He smiled and laid back on his sleeping bag staring up at the passing comet. "I know mine will too." I smiled at my friends and looked toward the comet as well before going back to stirring the stew. Our first cooked meal of the trip, we had eaten the food the Inn cook had given us the first 4days. Howler laid on his spot at the foot of my sleeping bag, his nose working as the scent of the stew came to a soft simmer. Ekans and Wolf looked up too. I wasn't the best cook but Andrew wasn't going to be cooking if me and Buttonz had anything to say about it. The guy could burn water and serve up cooked rice cold. Buttonz was the better cook of us but she was lazy and didn't have all the things she needed to make the better food so it left me as the cook. "Food done yet?" Buttonz asked as she leaned back against a tree with her hands going over the straps of her backpack to make sure none of it needed mending. "Not yet." I replied in a terse tone, she'd asked just two minuets before the comet had shown up. A couple of minuets later and I served up the food into bowls. We only fed the Pokemon their Pokefood if we didn't have any food enough for them or the food was really expensive and on short supply. They ate stew with us tonight. "Wow Spirit this is really good." Buttonz nearly inhaled a bite of her food and started to cough. I beat her on the back till she held up a hand for me to stop. I smiled at her and shook my head, "It might be good but your not suppose to breath it in onee sama!" I laughed and she smiled at me as Andrew woofed down his food so fast I thought he would choke on it. Swallowing the last bit he held his bowl out to me "More please." he beat his fist against his chest telling me he'd eaten too much too fast. Smiling softly I filled his bowl with more before finishing my food and getting more for everyone till it was all gone amongst the seven of us. Clean up was easy, I didn't have to do anything, Andrew had to clean the stuff tonight (sucker) I laid on my back with a full stomach and stared up at the sky. Howler laid on my stomach happily content to share body heat with me in the warm summer's eve. I drifted off to sleep like that.

Morning came and Andrew's Pidgey woke us up with it's morning serenades of hopping around and twitting into our ears like an alarm bell. If that didn't work she'd peck us. Sitting up shaking my head I looked around before rubbing my eyes sleepily, Poketech rubbing into my eye, jerking my head back I switched to my other arm. "GOD DAMN IT PIDGEY!" Buttonz surged upward from her stomach and pushed the little bird away who flapped it's wings and darted over toward Andrew who was fighting to get out of his sleeping bag, scared from Buttonz's screaming. What a wonderful morning.

I don't own Pokemon but I do own the OC's

TRANSLATIONS! =3

Ariba- Spanish for up
Onee sama- Japanese= big sister lord (Used by Spirit to refer to Buttonz)
Nii sama- Japanese= brother lord
Nee chan- Japanese= little sister. (Used by Buttonz in reference to Spirit who is younger then her.)