Author's Notes: Sup guys, I'm back with the next installment of this fanfic. Let's get... cracking. *cracks knuckles.* And again, thanks to KawaiiSilvy for her OCs, and to Blazingalex as well. Still have a few more spots left. Better hurry if you want one in. Oh, and just to save time (and chapters, and time,) I will be putting up a list of the people and their Pokemon at the end of the chapter that their introduced, to help me from fitting all that in. I'll put Jarod's, Lucina's, and Isabella's at the end of this chappy. Anyway... oh, and if I accidentally say Ray instead of Jarod, well, try to overlook it. And, I'll be giving a little backstory. However, to keep things fun, I won't reveal it all... Mwahahahaha! Uh... just keep reading.
Disclaimer: Did you know that the Johto region was actually the first region? Silver and Gold were the first Pokemon games released on the gameboy color, but Red, Blue, and Yellow were the first real reason for its fame.
"Are you sure you'll be safe?" Jarod asked again.
"I'm sure." Isabella said quietly. She was about 7 years old. She had brown hair that fell in curls to her upper back, and blue eyes. She wore a light green dress. Jarod grabbed something from his pocket and handed it to Isabella.
"Here you go, Belle." He said.
"What's this?" She asked, examining it.
"It's called a Pokecommunicator. It lets you understand what a Pokemon says." Jarod explained. Her eyes lit up.
"You mean I'll be able to know what Cynder says to me?" She asked.
"Yep." Jarod affirmed, nodding. She squealed in delight.
"How does it work?" She asked.
"Here." Jarod said, grabbing it. "Turn sideways." She obeyed, and he put it in her ear.
"What did you do?" She asked.
"I put it in your ear." He replied. "But it's made to where you won't notice it's there. Now," He said, turning to a Cyndaquil standing beside Isabella. "Say something." Jarod told it.
"Ummm... Hello?" It asked. Isabella gasped.
"It works! It works!" She exclaimed. She grabbed Cynder up, and raced into the Bedroom. Jarod stood up.
"You're gonna spoil that girl." Lucina sighed.
"Good. She needs it, after what she's been through." Jarod said.
"I know. After seeing what she did..." Lucina didn't finish, and shivered, and not from the cold, either. Jarod put an arm around her.
"Come on. We have a supply run to accomplish." He said, then he raised his voice. "Eclipse, Socks!" He called. Out of the bedroom raced Eclipse and a Persian.
"Come on guys. Let's go." Jarod said. He peeked out the door and looked around. No sign of any zombies. Good. He pressed the button and the door slid open. They walked out, and it closed again. Jarod pulled two Pokeballs from his pocket. One he used to return Eclipse, Lucina doing the same with Persian, while the other he threw in the air, releasing a Salamence from within.
"All right." Jarod said, walking up to it and getting on. Lucina got on behind him, wrapping her arms around him. "Sally, take us to Striaton City!" He commanded. The Salamence took off, beating its wings and stirring up dust.
"That'll attract zombies." Lucina murmured.
"What?" Jarod yelled, the wind whipping past him, making it hard to hear.
"I said, that'll attract zombies!" Lucina yelled in his ear. Jarod grinned.
"No need to yell so loud! I'm right here!" He chuckled, looking back at her.
"I'd hit your arm if I wouldn't fall off!" She yelled at him.
"But you still love me!" He laughed.
"Sadly!" She said. He rolled his eyes, laughing as he turned forward. He spotted a blot on the horizon.
There!" He called, pointing to it. The Salamence veered towards it. A few more seconds, and details began to be made out.
"Bring us down!" Jarod called. The Salamence dived, slowing the fall by fanning out its wings. They hit the ground with a thump, and Jarod hopped off, followed by Lucina.
"This place'll be swarming with undead in a few moments. Better move on." He said, returning Sally, amd releasing Eclipse, while Lucina released Socks. They made their way towards the city, sticking to the shadows made by the rising sun, hiding from the few zombies they passed. They arrived at the outskirts of the city, the occasional call of a bird filling the silence.
"Okay. Socks, Lucina, you're on food duty. Anything edible, bag it." Jarod said, handing Lucina a bag.
"I'll be on scavenge duty. Anything else worth saving, I'll grab. Meet back here in one hour." He said. He paused, his ears perked.
"Do you hear that?" He asked. They listened.
"No." Lucina said after a moment.
"Exactly. The birds have gone silent." Jarod said, looking around. Suddenly, a sound was heard. Unlike most of the panic-stricken sounds of Pokemon Jarod was used too, this one he recognized as not a Pokemon.
"Another human?" Jarod asked, looking towards the sound. Through the woods, a girl ran. (Forgive me if I don't get her clothes right!) She was about 16, with pale skin and light brown hair and eyes. She wore a white scarf around her neck, as well as a white tank top. She wore a pink skirt. A Vivillon was flying just above her head. Panic was in their eyes. Behind them, numerous zombies came. Jarod's eyes widened.
"Oh shit!" He exclaimed. "They can run now? Arceus, that's not even fair!" Sure enough, the zombies were catching up to the girl, who was breathing heavily, eyes wild and hair flying. Jarod acted quickly.
"Eclipse, use Shadow Ball!" He commanded. Eclipse shot a ball of Shadow, blowing up the ones nearest to the girl. Good news: They stopped chasing the girl. Bad news: They turned, and spotting Jarod and company, charged.
"Um, Lucina! Get the girl and get out of here!" He ordered, handing her Sally's Pokeball.
"What about you?" She asked.
"Just go!" He exclaimed, pushing her as Eclipse blew up a few more, keeping their focus on the delicious Umbreon they wanted to eat. Talk a bout a one tracked mind. At least they kept running into each other, pushing and shoving to be the first one to bite.
"Come on!" Jarod said, turning and racing away, Eclipse and the undead on his heels. They ran in the opposite direction, leading the zombies away from Lucina. A few seconds later, a shadow fell over Jarod. Looking up, he spotted Sally. Lucina and the girl were riding her. Just as Sally descended to pick Jarod up, however, The girl gave a shriek as she slipped, falling off the Salamence, and plummeting to the nice soft ground that would literally break her fall. Thinking quickly, Jarod dove, catching her and turning to where she landed on him, softening her fall somewhat. They landed hard, the breath driven out of Jarod as they collapsed. The moaning increased in volume, as the zombies realized their feeding was close. However, the place lit up like a spotlight. Searing hot fire shot into the ranks of the undead, as Sally let loose a powerful flamethrower, torching some on the spot, and catching others on fire. They scattered, some running into trees, which also lit afire. Jarod staggered to his feet as Sally landed, breathing plumes of fire at any undead that got close. Jarod knew it was only a matter of time before they were overwhelmed by sheer numbers, so he pulled the girl up, returned Eclipse, and threw her on behind Lucina. He jumped on behind, wrapping his arms around the new girl hesitantly, but surely.
"Go!" He barked at Sally, who shot off like a rocket into the sky.
"So, now that the excitem-" before Jarod could finish, a Pokemon's cry pierced the air. Jarod whipped his head around so quickly, he almost got vertigo. Flying behind them, an Aerodactyl flew. But from what he could see, it's skin was starting to deteriorate.
"They come with wings now? Oh this just gets better and better!" Jarod exclaimed. The Aerodactyl let out another piercing cry as it closed on it's prey. However, before it could reach them, a meteor fell out of the sky and smashed into the Aerodactyl. It let out a final cry of surprise as it was smashed to pieces. Jarod looked up, where a girl rode a Dragonite. She was about 17, with black hair to her bottom. She wore a forest green shirt and skirt, and had green eyes. She flew over beside them. Jarod motioned a 'follow me' gesture, and she nodded. She fell into step behind them, as they shot through the sky. Spotting the house he lived in, he called, "There!"
Sally dove, landing with a thump. He dropped off, and helped The girl and Lucina off, before returning Sally. The Dragonite landed and dismounted, returning it.
"Come on." Jarod said, walking up to the door. He pressed the button, and the door swung open. Everyone piled in, and the door shut. Jarod turned to the two girls.
"So, hi." He said. It sounded pretty lame considering they had almost died, and from the look on Dragonite girl's face, she thought so too.
"Well," the other girl exclaimed, "that was adventurous!"
"Yeah..." Jarod looked at her funny.
"Who are you?" Lucina asked.
"Oh, I'm Naomi, and she's Kry-" Naomi said, starting to point at the Dragonite girl.
"Naomi, I can introduce myself." Dragonite girl interrupted. "I'm Krystal. Who are you?" She asked.
"I'm Jarod, that's Lucina. And the Salamence was Sally." Jarod explained.
"Original." Krystal commented. The bedroom door opened, and Isabella walked out.
"Who're they?" She asked. Naomi and Krystal introduced themselves again. Isabella introduced herself.
"Anyway, how about we sit down and talk?" Jarod suggested.
"Sounds great!" Naomi exclaimed.
"Good." Jarod said.
End Notes: Done! Took the better part of the night, but it's finished, finally. And as promised, here's the list of people and their Pokemon. Refer back to this if you can't remember who some of the Pokemon, or their trainers, are. The letters specify gender:
Name: Jarod Cook, M
Pokemon: Eclipse (Umbreon, F), Sally (Salamence, F), Susan (Serperior, F), Dart (Hitmonchan, M)
Name: Lucina Budman, F
Pokemon: Socks (Persian, M), Blaze (Flareon, M)
Name: Isabella Right, F
Pokemon: Cynder (Cyndaquil, M), Ace (Pidgeotto, M)
Name: Krystal Rivers, F
Pokemon: Lily (Dragonite, F), Aurora (Lapras, F)
Name: Naomi Grey, F
Pokemon: Shimmer (Vivillon, F), Darce (Furfrou, M), Bolt (Pichu, M), Eclipse (Absol, F), Phoenix (Fletchling, M), Serenity (Eevee, F)
Whew! That took a bit. Naomi belongs to KawaiiSilvy Go over to her story and leave a review. Two more OCs need introducing, and they will be soon. I'm putting up a poll on my profile, about which story of mine you like best, and want updated more often. If you choose RKA, I might write a new fic starring Ray. Anyway, R&R! RayTheZoroark out!
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