A pokeball was thrown at a small, round little Spheal. The little Pokemon was not injured or tired, but it did not try to get away, It let itself be captured into the pokeball. Hisa bounced up and down with excitement and ran over to claim her catch.
"Yes! Finally! My first caught Pokemon! I did it!" she exclaimed joyously. Though the little Spheal put up no fight, and was willingly captured by her, Hisa still saw this as a huge accomplishment. No matter what way it was that she got it, she had still caught her first wild Pokemon.
Hisa turned to Eevee and Taki, who were standing behind her. "Isn't this awesome you guys? I got my first wild Pokemon! And it was so easy!"
Eevee smiled at his trainer's excitement. The Spheal didn't want to battle with Eevee, and seemed to like Hisa and want to go with her. Yet Hisa acted as if she had won a tough battle for the little seal. Eevee found it slightly amusing, his trainer was such a beginner. But at least she was happy. The little fox Pokemon bounced over to it's trained and wagged it's bushy tail.
"Vee!" Hisa cheerfully pet her starter on the head as Taki walked over.
"Kip? Spheal is coming with us?" she asked curiously, looking at the pokeball in Hisa's hand.
"Yep! And hopefully there will be many more after him! This is what being a trainer is all about, Taki. Going around, catching and training Pokemon, and battling and stuff with them. It's what I've wanted to do ever since I was a little kid." Hisa explained, a triumphant tone in her voice.
Taki smiled at her and nodded. "Taki understands."
"So! Where to next.. Hm..." Hisa said, trying to think of all the nearby locations. They were just outside of Rustboro, and Hisa was eager to get to the next town. It would've much easier to decide, however, if the girl hadn't accidentally left her map behind in one of the marts she'd been to in Petalburg.
"Where does Hisa want to go now?" Taki asked.
"Um... Well... Professor Miho said to go to Mauville sometime soon.. Maybe we should do that.." Hisa said, contemplating. "Mauville City.. To get there from Rustboro, that's..um... That's.."she mumbled to herself, trying her best to remember directions.
"Hey!" Suddenly, Hisa's train of thought was broken by the sound of a voice. She, Taki, and Eevee looked in the direction of the sound. A teenage boy was approaching them.
The boy wore a confident smirk on his face as we walked up to the small group. He had slightly messy black hair, chocolate brown eyes, and was taller than both Hisa and Taki, though seemed to be around Hisa's age. He wore a loose green shirt, a black vest over it, and tan colored cargo pants with tennis shoes. Once he got up to the group, he waved, a playful yet confident smirk still on his face.
"Yo." he greeted.
Hisa and Taki both stared at the guy, studying him. Hisa blinked at his sudden arrival, and then spoke. "Um.. Hi? Who're you?" she asked.
"Name's Takahiro. Soon to be all-star Pokemon trainer. And who might you and this other lovely lady be?" he replied, his gaze shifting to Taki, who merely stared at him.
Hisa wasn't exactly fond of his attitude. "I'm Hisa, and that's Taki."
"Well well, it's nice to meet the both of you." he said, going over to Taki and taking her hands in his. "Taki, is it? I have to say, you're the prettiest girl I've seen in a while. I mean it! How would you like to come with me on a little Pokemon journey all our own? I promise to give you the time of your life, honey." Takahiro proposed, winking.
Taki blinked and stared up at him. "Kip? Taki is pretty?" she asked.
"Yes! Very! You're smokin'." Takahiro replied, looking her up and down.
"Kip... Taki is..smokin'? Hisa, Taki is..smokin'?" Taki questioned, looking to Hisa.
Hisa's eye twitched and she walked over to the two, prying Takahiro away from the confused Mudkip-girl. "That's enough! Just where in the world do you get off coming over here, acting like you're all cool and hitting on innocent girls?!"
"Whoa, chill out! Harmless flirting, ..Hana, was it?"
"HISA!" Hisa exclaimed, becoming more and more annoyed by the second. "And that didn't look harmless to me. What if she had agreed to go on that little journey with you? She doesn't know you, and for all we know you could be some serial killer or something!"
"Hey, I'm not, I'm not! And, well..if she agreed, she would've been making the best decision of her life." Takahiro boasted. "You know, I'm destined for greatness. In a short time, I'm going to be the hottest thing around. Like I said, I'm a soon to be all-star Pokemon trainer. Any girl would be doing themselves a huge favor sticking with me."
"..Is that so.." Hisa replied, unamused.
"But.. Taki is already on a Pokemon journey with Hisa! Taki only wants to be with Hisa..." Taki informed Takahiro.
"Eh? You want to stay with this girl?" Takahiro questioned, giving Hisa a funny look. "Strange taste.."
"Excuse you.." Hisa replied, her annoyance visible in her voice.
Takahiro chuckled. "Sorry, sorry! I get it, you're jealous. Understandable. You're not that bad looking, really, just..not the best looking, either. Maybe if you did something with your hair...and your clothes..and smiled a little.."
Hisa whacked the flirtatious boy on the head. "Gee, I'm sorry I'm not little miss perfect beauty queen! I wasn't aware I had to wear fancy clothes and keep my hair perfect while out in the wilderness!"
"Ow! Hey! Calm down, you don't. It's.. It's the personality! Damn, you should really work on that. Try to be more cute, like your frien--"
Hisa whacked him again. "Oh shut up! You don't even know me! You're not exactly making it easy to be a sweet person!"
As Takahiro opened his mouth to retort, a flow of light shot out from his belt, and a little Torchic appeared between the two. Takahiro sighed and gave the little bird an irritated look. As he reached for it's pokeball to return it, Hisa's eyes lit up and she knelt down beside the orange bird.
"A Torchic! How adorable! Hi there, I'm Hisa!" she cheerfully greeted, patting the little Pokemon on the head.
"Tor!" Torchic replied, nuzzling against Hisa's hand.
Eevee walked up to it's trainer and the little Pokemon, as Taki stared down at it. "Vee!"
"Tor!"
"Torchic! Get. Back. In. Your. Ball. You pest!" Takahiro yelled, aiming the pokeball at this little orange bird.
"Tooor!" Torchic squeaked, hiding behind Hisa.
"Oh, goddamnit.. Come on!"
"Eh? What's wrong, Torchic? Don't want to go with the mean man? I don't blame you." Hisa taunted, gently petting the Torchic on the head.
"Torchic.."
"Don't encourage it!" Takahiro shouted. "Just let me put the stupid thing back in it's ball.."
"For such a 'cool' and 'hot' 'all-star' trainer, you sure have a cute Pokemon here." Hisa said, knowing she was making the boy even angrier.
"You shut up!"
"Kip?" Taki said, walking closer to Hisa and still staring down at Torchic. "Kip?"
"Tor!"
"Kip kip!"
"Torchic, tor tor."
"Kip."
Hisa nervously looked at this, and Takahiro just stared at the scene. He looked at the orange fins sticking out of the side of Taki's head.
"She's..playing around, right? Like..playing Mudkip, right?"Takahiro asked, giving Hisa a weird look. "These little orange things...they're a toy, yeah?" he said, walking over to Taki. He put his fingers to each orange fin and felt them a bit. "...Those...feel really real for a toy... Cool.."
"Eheh..! A toy, yeah! They're a toy! Right Taki?"
Taki blinked at Takahiro. She didn't really like him messing with her fins, so she took his hands away. "Kip!"
"Um..she's really into her game?" Takahiro said, looking to Hisa.
Hisa nervously nodded. "Y-yeah! She loves Mudkip, loves pretending to be Mudkip..that's Taki for ya.."
"Kip? Taki is playing a game?"
"Haha! See, she's so into it.."
"There's something really weird here..." Takahiro said, glancing at Taki.
"Tor! Tor tor! Torchic!" Torchic chirped.
"Kip! Kip kip, kip kip!" Taki replied.
"Taki..." Hisa said through gritted teeth.
"Yes, Hisa?" Taki asked, looking to the girl, her expression as cheerful and oblivious as ever.
"Um..we should really get going! If we want to get to Mauville and all! Come on.." Hisa explained, walking forward, Eevee bouncing along behind. "Well, Takahiro, nice meeting you! We gotta go, hope you find some girl to entertain yourself with.."she said, taking Taki's hand and continuing to move forward.
"Wait!" Takahiro called.
Hisa stopped. "What? We really have to get going.."
"Taki. What's up with her? I know there's something more than what you're saying.."
"O-of course not! She just likes playing Mudkip!" Hisa insisted.
"Sure. Come on, I'm not stupid. What's with her? Come on, you can tell me. I'm really interested. She's cute..what's her deal?" Takahiro replied.
"Listen, it's none of your business. Now, bye." Hisa replied, annoyed,
"Wait!" he called again.
"WHAT!?" Hisa exclaimed.
"..One, if you're heading to Mauville, that's the wrong way. Two, I'm serious. What's with Taki?"
Hisa blushed slightly with embarrassment. "I knew that. And ugh! Just go away!"
"Okay, I have an idea. You're a trainer, right? How about a battle? If I win, which I will, you tell me about Taki, and possibly get her to go out with me. If you win, you can go on your way and I'll leave you alone. Deal?" Takahiro said confidently.
Hisa glared at him. "If it will get you away, then fine. But if you somehow win, she's not going out with you. You're not touching her, ever."
"Protective, are we. Fine. Best of three sound good?"
"Fine by me." Hisa agreed.
"Kip? Hisa is going to fight Mr. Takahiro?" Taki asked.
"Yeah. Don't worry Taki, this'll be over soon enough!" Hisa reassured.
"If Hisa says so.."
Eevee mentally shook it's head at his trainer's decision. She had little to no experience, and though Takahiro himself seemed quite over confident, he was bound to have more skill than her. And there was also the fact Hisa seemed for have forgotten she only had TWO Pokemon..
The opposing trainers faced eachother, ready for battle. Hisa was nervous, but at the same time more than ready. She really wanted to humiliate Takahiro after the way he treated her. Takahiro, on the other hand, wasn't the least bit nervous. He had a cool, collected look on his face, mixed with a look of extreme confidence. He knew he could easily win this, and he was hoping it would impress Taki.
"Torchic! You're up first!"he ordered, and the little bird Pokemon reluctantly walked in front of it's trainer, facing Hisa.
"Tor.."
"Sorry, Torchic.." Hisa said sympathetically, she didn't want to hurt the cute little Pokemon, but she had to win. She reached into her bag and took out a pokeball. She then quickly threw it, and out came the little Spheal she had caught earlier. "Spheal! Let's win this!"
"Spheeaal!" the chubby seal cheerfully called, facing Torchic.
"Torchic, peck!"
"Tor.."
"..Scratch!"
"Toor..."
"Damnit, come on!"
Hisa smirked. "Future all-star Pokemon trainer indeed!"she laughed. "Spheal, use powder snow!"
Spheal nodded and shot a small blast of icy snowflakes out at Torchic, who panicked and ran behind Takahiro.
"Torchic! You idiot, get back out there!" he yelled, tossing the little orange bird back into the battlefield. "Ember it!'
"Tooor!"
"EMBER!"
"Tor.."
"Water gun, Spheal!"
"Spheal!" Spheal replied, shooting water out at Torchic, who again panicked and jumped out of the way, running behind Takahiro once more.
"Tooor! Tor tor!" it cried.
"Torchic..this is REALLY embarrassing.." Takahiro said, glaring at his Pokemon.
"Mr. Takahiro.. Torchic really doesn't want to fight..please don't make him! He's really upset.." Taki said, giving a concern look to Torchic.
Takahiro blinked at her and sighed. "Fine. Torchic, return. Looks like you get a freebie, but don't let it go to your head!"
"Whatever! Let's see what other Pokemon you have that won't listen to you." Hisa replied, grinning.
"Haha, very funny." Takahiro said, taking out another pokeball. He threw it, releasing a Dunsparce. The strange yellow-colored Pokemon yawned a bit, and faced Spheal and Hisa.
"Spheal, return!" Hisa called, returning Spheal back into it's pokeball. "Eevee, go for it!"
Eevee jumped into the battlefield, facing Dunsparce, ready to fight. The two Pokemon stared eachother down, awaiting their trainer's commands.
"Dunsparce, yawn!"
"Eevee, quick, tackle!"
Before Dunsparce could fully open it's mouth to yawn, Eevee rammed into it, knocking it backwards. Dunsparce rolled back onto it's stomache, and shook off the tackle.
"Dunsparce, hidden power!" Takahiro commanded.
Dunsparce shot a blast of rocks at Eevee, who tried to dodge them but failed. The little fox-like Pokemon quickly rose to it's feet again though, to Hisa's relief.
"Eevee, quick attack!"
Eevee ran at Dunsparce again, but the Pokemon slid out of the way, avoiding contact. Eevee quickly spun around and ran back at it, this time successfully delivering the blow.
"Dunsparce! Rage!"
Dunsparce's eyes glowed a red color, and it swiftly ran into Eevee, beating it down with it's rage attack. Eevee tried to get away, but Dunsparce was fast enough to keep it down, much to Hisa and Eevee's surprise.
"Eevee! Eevee, try and knock it away! You can do it!" Hisa called.
Eevee headbutted Dunsparce away, knocking the Pokemon onto it's back, and allowing itself to get up again.
"Great job! Now u--"
"Glare!"
Dunsparce's eyes once again glowed, and it sent a piercing glare to Eevee. The little fox tried to stand strong, but the glare was too much for him. He soon found himself unable to move, though he still tried to break free. The glare was proving too much for him, though, and he could merely stand there, frozen.
"Great. Now, Dunsparce, yawn."
Dunsparce opened it's mouth wide, and yawned. Eevee could do nothing to stop the yawn this time, and was caught up in it's power. Eevee's ears twitched lightly, and it's eyes became heavy. He felt himself loosing his balance, but could do nothing but fall into a deep sleep. Eevee soon fell over, closing it's eyes and falling into slumber.
"E-Eevee..!" Hisa shrieked. "No!"
She ran over to her Pokemon and picked him up, lightly shaking him until he opened his eyes. "Vee.."
"Looks like I won that one. Want to choose your next Pokemon, or want to give it up?" Takahiro gloated.
"What do you think?" Hisa glared. She reached for her third Pokemon, only to finally realize, she didn't have one! Her eyes widened at the realization, and she started to panic on the inside. She agreed to three vs three, if she couldn't supply a third Pokemon, she'd lose! This was bad..
"What's wrong? Can't decide which Pokemon to lose with next?" Takahiro taunted. He then tossed out his third Pokemon, a Buizel. The Buizel stood there facing Hisa, awaiting it's challenger. Hisa nervously looked at them, and then looked down.
"Crap.." she muttered. She was contemplating giving up and making a run for it, when Taki stepped in front of her, facing the Buizel.
"Taki? What in the world are you doing!?" Hisa asked, surprised.
"Kip! Hisa needs Taki's help, Taki is helping!" she cheerfully replied, and resumed facing the Buizel.
"B-but.. Taki! No!"
"Taki will win for Hisa!" Taki announced. She opened her mouth wide, and shot a water gun out, hitting the confused and unprepared Buizel head on. The attack was so powerful it knocked Buizel into Takahiro, causing him to get wet also.
Takahiro stared in bewilderment down at Buizel, then to Hisa and Taki. He returned Buizel, and continued to stare, speechless. After a moment, he tried to form words. "Sh-She..what.." he mumbled, pointing at Taki.
Taki looked back at the horrified Hisa, a look of accomplishment on her face. "Did Taki do good?" she asked, awaiting Hisa's praise.
Hisa herself was pretty speechless. She facepalmed, and sighed angrilly. "Taki... No, no you didn't do good! I didn't tell you it was okay to fight Buizel..so you don't just do it!" she scolded.
Taki looked down. "Kip.. Taki is sorry..."
Hisa sighed again. "Just don't do something like that again. You're..special..and we can't have normal humans knowing how special.."
Takahiro cautiously walked over to the two, a look of shock still on his face. "Okay. Yeah. She's not playing Mudkip. Spill it, Hisa, what in the hell is up with this girl?" he asked, staring at Taki.
Hisa sighed once more. "Fine.. No use hiding it anymore."
The group sat down nearby, and Hisa did her best to explain everything. "You see... Taki.. I found her while I was fishing the other day. I don't know what she is or where she came from or why. She came out of the sea, and..she's pretty clueless. She doesn't know anything about herself.. She's so human, but at the same time, so inhuman. She's apparently..part Mudkip...or something... She can use Pokemon attacks, and she can communicate with other Pokemon. I don't know what to do with her, but she wants to stay with me..so I'm taking her with me until I can find someone who can really help me with her. Professor Miho Sanada from Rustboro looked at her, and she told us to go to Mauville. There's someone there who can help me with her. So, I guess that's where we're headed.. And..that's really it. Weird, I know."
Takahiro stared at Hisa, then Taki, then Hisa, then Taki again. "Wow. So..she's part Mudkip? Seriously? She must be.. No human can shoot water like that. What a find you've got yourself here! And she's hot, too."
"..Yeah." Hisa replied.
"So, you're gonna dump her off with this person in Mauville? Seems like a waste of something so cool.."
"I didn't say that! Just.. I'm going to see what they can find out about her.." Hisa said, glancing at Taki. She didn't want her to think she was going to abandon her again.
"Heh, you know. It's funny, you're the full human, but she's got bigger boobs than you!" Takahiro teased, eyeing Taki's breasts.
Hisa blushed furiously and smacked him. "Oh shut up! Don't you think I've noticed!? B-boobs aren't everything anyway!"
"Chill, chill! Maybe you'll grow big like Taki someday.. Except by then she'll probably be even bigger.." Takahiro continued to tease Hisa. He was having fun with this. Except for the smacking.
Hisa blushed even more and shook with anger. "Ugh! Shut up you pig!" she yelled. Taki just stared on, watching the two.
"Hm..." Takahiro said mischieviously, going over to Taki. He knelt down and examined her chest more closely. "They are big.." he gently placed his hand on one, squeezing it lightly. "And soft!"
"Kip..?" Taki tilted her head to the side, confused as to what he was talking about, and why he was touching her breast.
"PERVERT! STOP TOUCHING HER! You're disgusting!" Hisa yelled, taking his hand away from Taki and pushing him to the ground.
"Owww! Hey, not so hard! You're so rough, I was just playing." Takahiro said with a playful wink, sitting up and rubbing his head.
"Sure.." Hisa said, glaring down at him.
"Kip? What's wrong, Hisa?" Taki asked curiously.
"Nothing, nothing... Just don't let that creep touch you, okay?"she warned.
"Taki won't!" she chirped in reply.
Takahiro stood up and brushed himself off. "Hey ladies, I have an idea!" he announced, putting his arms around both of them. "Taki is something very special, and while you, Hisa, may be able to throw a punch or two, if you want to keep Taki safe you'll need some manpower! I have physical strength and Pokemon skills. What more could you want? I'll come with you guys for free, just be sure to entertain me."
"...Declined. Come on, Taki. Let's go."
"Hey! Don't just leave! I'm serious, you'd both be better off with me! You want me to come, right Taki?"
"Taki does not mind if Hisa does not mind!" Taki replied.
"..Great." Takahiro sighed.
"So, there's your answer. Bye." Hisa said, turning with Taki and Eevee to leave.
Just then, the flow of light shot out from Takahiro's belt again, and out popped Torchic. "Tor!" it called, running up to Hisa and Taki.
Hisa stopped and looked back, Taki doing the same. "Torchic?"
"Kip!"
"Tor tor!"
Hisa knelt down and pet it. "Awww... You should really go back to your trainer.."
"Tooor.."
Takahiro walked over, and was about to call the Pokemon back, but suddenly got an idea and smirked. "Looks like my Torchic really likes you."
"Yeah.." Hisa replied.
"I think he'll be really sad if you leave, just look at him. He's already so attatched..do you want to make the poor thing sad?"
Hisa looked down at Torchic, then to Takahiro. "What's your point.."
"You know.."
"Takahiro.."
"Tor.." Torchic clucked, looking up at Hisa with hopeful eyes.
Hisa sighed. "Fine. For Torchic. You hear that? Not because I like you or want you here. Because your Pokemon is cute. But if I let you come along, you better be on good behavior! Got it?"
Takahiro laughed. "Got it."
Taki smiled. "Takahiro and Torchic are coming with us? Yay!"
"Yeah, I guess so.." Hisa replied, standing up and looking over to Takahiro.
"So! To Mauville, girls?" Takahiro asked, putting his arms around both again.
Hisa lifted his arm off her. "Yep. And don't touch us." she said, yanking Taki away.
"To Mauville!" Taki repeated cheerfully.
"Okay then, follow me. Since obviously I'm the one with sense of direction here." Takahiro joked, and began leading the way.
"Haha, you're so funny." Hisa growled as she, Taki, Eevee, and Torchic followed him.
Little did any of them know they were being sought after...
A motorcycle sped into Rustboro City, stopping outside Professor Miho's lab. On the motorcycle was a teenage boy, around the age of 16 or 17. He was dressed in black and blue, the shape of a crecent moon on his shirt. He lifted the black helmet off his head and hopped off the bike. The boy had straight, silver-colored hair. His eyes were not visible, as they were covered by pure black sunglasses. The shades were long and rectangular, going off sharply at the end of the lense. The boy walked away from his bike, and opened the door to the lab without so much as a knock, going on in.
He studied his surroundings. A Sentret scuttled across the lab at his entrance, it did not want to mess with him. The Pokemon could just sense his dark aura. The boy stepped forward, looking all around for what he desired.
"Come out, Keiko Sanada!"he called, his tone cold and ruthless.
Miho stepped out into the lab and faced the strange boy who had broken in. "She's not in. I'm her niece, Miho Sanada. How may I help you? It's rude to just come into someone's house, you know. You should learn to knock." she replied, eyeing the boy suspiciously.
"Whatever. Tell me, Miho Sanada, you've seen something strange today, haven't you? Something out of the ordinary." he questioned.
"I'm a scientist, I see out of the ordinary things almost everyday."
"Don't play with me. I know you've been in contact with what I want. The Pokemon-girl. She has the appearence of a human, but is not human at all. I know you know. She was spotted here very recently. My source doesn't lie. So give her over to me now if you're hiding her, if you know what's good for you." the boy threatened.
"Maybe I know what you're talking about, maybe I don't. Either way, what you're looking for is not here." Miho replied firmly.
"Is that so? Then tell me where she went."
"I don't know. Wherever she went, she's not here, and she's no longer in Rustboro. There's no need for you to cause trouble here."
"You know more. Spill it bitch, or I'll have to force you."
"Aren't you sweet. I honestly don't know, so why don't you go check back with your 'source'?"
"Wrong answer." the boy replied. He looked over to the desk behind Miho, and saw a tube of blood, along with research papers and notes. "I'll believe you when you say she's not here, but I know she WAS here. That's her blood, isn't it? Hope you won't mind too much, but I'm taking your research." he said, walking over to the desk.
"Not so fast." Miho said, blocking his path. "That's mine, and sorry, I'm not willing to share with someone like you."
"Then, as I said before, I'm afraid I'll have to force you." the boy said, smirking and reaching into his pocket, pulling out a pokeball.
"Try all you want, but you're not getting it." Miho said, reaching into her own pocket and pulling out a pokeball. From it she released a Typhlosion, which stood tall and growled down the the boy in black, the flames on it's back flaring. "Don't tell me you thought I only had harmless, untrained Pokemon in this lab, did you? Sorry to disappoint you." Miho taunted.
The boy got a disgusted look. "Damn you."
"And don't think about pulling out a water type, I have a Swampert where this one came from." she informed.
The boy put his pokeball back and turned to leave. "Count your blessings, Sanada. Keep your worthless research. Once I get that creature, it won't mean a thing that you have it or don't." he said, icily, before walking out of the lab.
Miho watched as he got back onto his motorcycle and sped off. She sighed and looked down.
"Hisa and Taki didn't leave all that long ago..they can't be too far... This could get bad..."