Chapter 5: She's Actually Famous?!

Gary yawned and rubbed his eyes as he sat up in his bed, his covers thrown out every where while part of his pajama shirt was hanging down his arm. He sighed and got out of bed and walked sluggishly out of his room and into the bathroom.

Footsteps came running up the wooden stairs and into the upstairs hallway of Gary's as a girl panted and frantically searched for someone. She skidded to a stop when she reached the bathroom door and began to bang on it with one fist as she held a magazine with another.

"Gary Gary!!! Get out get out!! Hurry up ya Slowpoke!!" she yelled, her short brown hair swishing back and forth from side to side.

The door opened as an irritated Gary stood there with a nerve twitching and a red toothbrush sticking out of his mouth.

"What do you want Daisy?" he asked through gritted teeth. She immediately flipped open the magazine and plopped it in Gary's face.

"Look!! That girl! She's famous!!" she exclaimed. Gary growled and snatched the magazine from her and looked at it for a moment. All of a sudden, his toothbrush fell and hit the ground as Daisy stared at him blankly with her large brown eyes.

"I'm off mom!! Bye!!" Sabrina said as she ran out of her house and jumped onto her Charizard with ease and they took off with a loud WHOOSH!!

Gary stumbled out of his house, still trying to put on a shirt as Daisy followed, holding his shoes. He managed to put his shirt on then hopped as he put on his shoes as well. Daisy gave him a look.

"You know, for an older brother who's supposedly "mature," you sure do act weird when it comes to girls, especially HER." She said. He growled but ignored and threw a Pokeball into the air as Pidgeot came out and he hopped on.

"Tell gramps that I'll be back later!! I have to find out what this is about!!" he said as Pidgeot took off in the same direction as Charizard. Daisy sighed and sweat dropped.

"Yeah…whatever freak." She muttered and walked to Prof. Oak's lab.

A large crowd stood outside of a small restaurant in Viridian City as Charizard and Sabrina flew over. Sabrina sighed and said,

"Oh wow…looks like another busy day huh Charizard?" Charizard growled in agreement. "Well, let's make the best of it!" she said and Charizard flew down.

A man noticed Charizard and Sabrina and pointed,

"Hey look!! There they are!!" he yelled and the whole crowd turned their heads and gasped as exclaiming was heard.

Charizard landed as Sabrina jumped off and began to shove and push her way through saying,

"Ow! Excuse me! Oh I'm sorry! Pardon me ma'am!" She finally made it to the front and opened the door and told the crowd with a smile, "Everybody! "Perfectly Powered Pokeblocks for Pokemon" is now open!! Come inside!!" she said as she hopped inside her own self and the crowd followed.

Sabrina put on a hat and an apron as she sat down in a seat that was laid between a large table. A type of machine was in front of her as well as an enormous amount of berries, spices, and other cooking ingredients and utensils. The crowd formed around the table as Sabrina spoke,

"Okay now! Which Pokemon is first?" she asked, clapping her hands together.

A young boy put a Poliwag on top of the table in front of her.

"My Poliwag won't eat the food I give him…can you give me something that'll work?" he asked softly. Sabrina smiled sweetly and nodded.

"Of course! That's what I'm here for!" she said then leaned forward and looked at Poliwag. Poliwag tilted its head to the side slightly and blinked. Sabrina giggled and nodded as she sat back down and began to pick up berries and cut them up and into the machine. Everybody watched in awe as she spoke,

"Yep, I know what the problem is! Your Poliwag is a curious type, so it needs a variety of foods that'll interest it. I know the perfect thing too! This isn't very uncommon." She said then pushed a button and the machine made a "whirring" noise and stopped as small cubed shaped blocks fell out. Sabrina picked one up and put it near Poliwag's mouth. "Now opened wide…" she said and demonstrated. Poliwag blinked then did the same as Sabrina slipped the block inside its mouth.

Everybody watched still as Poliwag chewed then swallowed and smiled happily. The young boy laughed and hugged Poliwag.

"Oh wow!! Thanks so much miss!!" he said. Sabrina smiled and nodded then put the rest of the blocks in a container. She labeled the container "Poliwag" and slipped it in a bag then put in another container and handed it to the boy along with a booklet.

"The Pokeblocks are in the container labeled "Poliwag." There's another container that contains food that Poliwag's enjoy best. Try feeding that to it and give it a Pokeblock as a treat when it does well. Here's also a booklet on how to make the Pokeblocks and how to keep your Poliwag in tip top shape!" she said with a smile. The boy took it and nodded.

"Thanks so much! You're the coolest!!" he said then ran off as Sabrina waved.

"Ok now, who's next?" she asked and the crowd yelled with excitement.

As she worked, the door opened and Gary walked in to find Sabrina telling a woman about caring for a baby Pokemon.

"Thanks so much Sabrina! You're a sweet heart!" the woman said, holding a Pichu in her arms that seemed to be struggling to break free. Sabrina sweat dropped and smiled.

"It's no problem…just remember to give your Pichu some free time to itself once in awhile." Sabrina said. The woman nodded and ran off. Gary blinked and looked at Sabrina as she blinked and looked back then smiled and blushed.

"Gary!!" she said excitedly. He blushed slightly but smiled.

"Um…h-hey." He said trying not to sound so enthusiastic. The crowd was smaller now but in the back you could now see a reporter with her camera man. As Gary and Sabrina talked, the reporter turned her attention onto them and smiled wide.

"A juicy scoop!!" she said and quickly ran over next to them. The camera fixated on her as Gary and Sabrina blinked, both confused.

"Is it ready?" the reporter asked the camera man.

"Almost…in three, two…you're on!" he said and a red light came on the camera. She cleared her throat and spoke,

"I am Jenise Takanawa with the latest report in the Kanto famous "Perfectly Powered Pokeblocks for Pokemon" store in Viridian City. I'm here with the lovely owner, Sabrina Oaken, and what appears to be her new lover, the most famous Gary Oak! What does it feel like now being a love couple?" she asked putting the microphone to the blushing red Sabrina.

"N-No!!! You have it wrong!! He's just a friend, I swear!!" she tried to explain.

"What're you talking about?! I have nothing to do with her!!" Gary exclaimed as Jenise simply nodded then turned back to the camera with a dramatic sigh.

"Young love…it's such a shame that they won't admit each other's true feelings, especially since it's written all over their faces…"

"Ah!!! No!! This is now over!! My store is officially closed for today!! Out!!" Sabrina yelled, her whole body red as she pushed the crowd out then slammed the door shut and locked it. However, you could hear Jenise outside saying to the camera,

"As you can see, young Sabrina here has completely shut down her store today to spend time with her lover. Could it be that he's looking for help on his Pokemon, or is she really going to show him a new "recipe" she came up with?" she said with a sly but smug look on her face.

"I HEARD THAT!!!!!" Sabrina screamed from inside as she began throwing anything nearby at the crowd as they took off, along with the reporter and her camera man.

Gary stared at Sabrina with wide eyes and a blush across his face.

Who ever knew that she could get so hot tempered…I think…she's completely changed my impression on her…I can't think straight… He thought, his eyelids dropping halfway and his mouth slightly agape. Charizard was huddled in a corner, growling to himself with wide eyes.

Sabrina stood there; panting then shook her head and smiled sweetly at Gary, a blush on her face still.

"Sorry about that! That dumb lady is always trying to wreck me somehow!" she said walking forwards to her machine. Gary blinked out of his thoughts and watched her.

"Why?" he asked. She shrugged and began to put up her ingredients and clean around her cooking area.

"Jenise has always hated me; probably because my show took over her reporting show that used to come on TV a lot. I mean, it's not like I meant to do so…my show just became popular." She said sighing.

"Wow...I would have never guessed that the braniac girl on TV was YOU!!" Gary said helping her. Charizard watched and blinked slowly.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Sabrina asked putting up a large bowl.

"Well I never really saw you a whole lot! Especially since we don't ever travel anymore. Our journey ended a year ago…now we're just normal people with Pokemon, trying to find a job or do something with our lives." He said staring at the ground. Sabrina blinked and looked at him then sighed.

"Yeah you're right…I'm only fourteen but…my journey is over. I have no where else to travel…and now that I have my own show here…there's no way I can leave!" she said. Gary looked up at her.

"How did you ever become so famous without me knowing?" he asked. She shrugged and took off her hat and apron and set it down.

"I always studied my Pokemon: the facts, the opinions, the theories. I know so much about them, a lot of people were surprised I wasn't a Pokemon Professor of some sort! Well, I had gotten a letter one day from Blaine of Cinnabar Island. The letter had said that someone who knew Blaine wanted to meet me. Well when I met that person, I found out that he was a big fan of me! He knew where I had traveled, where I lived, and knew I was great friends with Blaine. So he decided to make me a show so others would know of my "great success" as well.

Well as time grew, he saw that I made foods for Pokemon and that's where I began! I got aired on television and it had many views so…that's where I stayed! Now I have my own store in Viridian City and occasionally I'll be put on TV to show anymore people on cooking foods for Pokemon." She finished saying staring outside.

Gary blinked and watched her in awe.

"Wow…and took think I thought you were just a loser girl." He said scoffing. She jumped and turned around and looked at him.

"What makes you say that?! You know, you're not so great either Mr. Show Off!" she said angrily. He smirked at looked at her. She blushed and looked away.

"Well, I don't care…I'm glad I'm a show off. So you should be glad you're a loser!" he said walking to her and patted her on the head. She blinked and stared up at him, puffing her cheek out with a blush. He grinned and chuckled.

"I better be going now. Gramps will want to know where I'm at. Smell ya later!" he said walking to the door and opened it and began to walk out but stopped and stared at the ground. She blinked and looked at him.

"What?" she asked. He remained silent but smiled and looked at her from the corner of his eyes.

"You know…for a loser like you…you sure are cute." He said then left. She blushed and gasped softly, her eyes shimmering. Charizard's tail swished back and forth as he growled softly. She blinked slowly but smiled and sighed.

"You know…for an arrogant jerk like you…you're pretty cute yourself Gary." She said to herself then looked outside and watched him and his Pidgeot fly back to Pallet Town.