Hi-Hi, Kitty here. Chapter 9 is here. Charmander's chapter. Read and spot the surprises to do with Charmander. :D
''We're still stuck in this forest!?'' cried Luchia, before beginning to sulk a little. She was walking just a little behind of the others, due to having her beloved Sylveon walking with her. She was exhausted and just wanted to sit down, but knew that they had to keep moving to make it to Route 8 and on their way to Vermilion City. The group had decided not to head to Saffron City and to continue down until they made it to Vermilion.
''It's okay, Luchia.'' said Brock, looking back at her. He had the map in his hand. ''We're almost there, in fact. We just have to pass through and we'll be at a Pokemon center.''
''Oh thank go-'' She suddenly stopped, her eyes widening. Her hair moved away from her forehead, revealing a black star mark. Her eyes began to glow as she seemed to float away into the trees. She seemed to be crying and shaking her head as she moved away. It wasn't long, however, until she became invisible to the other 3 travelers in the group. Ash's eyes widened in horror.
''Ahh! NOT AGAIN'' cried Ash, knowing what was happening. ''Everybody, AFTER HER!''
Misty and Brock looked at each other, in confusion and worry. Misty was scared that maybe her girlfriend was hurt or worse. She was instant to run after Ash and her girlfriend, panic spreading through her body and trying to strangle her. Following the black haired girl was hard, due to the amount of trees in the particular direction but she was able to keep up. Eventually, light reached her eyes, almost blinding her.
She finally reopened her eyes and saw Ash, who was shaking an unconscious Luchia. Now she was fully up and running forward, her mind fully blinded by panic. She wasn't paying much attention as she knelt down next to the unconscious girl. Finally, her focus came back and she noticed something in Luchia's arms. It was a orange reptile Pokemon, with a thin flame on the end of it's tail. A unconscious Charmander! ''Wha...this Charmander, it's flame...''
She couldn't finish, as Luchia finally woke up. Her eyes were back to normal, while almost. Instead of the normal blue eyes, they were orange. She didn't seem very focused, just sat up and looked at the Charmander in her arms. She began to sob uncontrollably, hugging the Charmander. It then awoke, and looked shocked. A second later, it used telepathy to talk with the 3 teenagers. ''Where's Damian?...'' The Charmander had a female voice, and was absolutely terrified. ''Please...tell me where my trainer is?''
Luchia finally spoke again, allowing herself to explain what had happened. ''Your trainer beat you up, Charmander...until you fainted. Then abandoned you here, to simply die.'' She breathed in and out, to allow her to not break down. ''...I saw a vision of it...and came right here to find you, you were still unconscious but I knew that you'd wake up with me, as my vision linked us together.''
The Charmander was shocked, then remembered the abuse that Damian had given her. She sobbed, hugging the trainer. Luchia stood up, a little wobbly from her former collapse. Misty finally got over her initial shock from hearing what Luchia said, and helped the ginger haired trainer stand correctly. ''Are you okay?...You gave me and Brock a bit of a surprise...''
''I'm okay, Misty...'' whispered the trainer, looking down in an attempt to hide her forehead. Misty shook her head and lifted her girlfriend's chin, and kissed the star mark on the other girl's head.
''Don't worry, sweetie. That mark doesn't make you any different to me...but I do want an explanation as to what's going on later.'' Luchia nervously giggled at this, which caused Misty to continue. ''Don't think I'm joking. It's unfair that only you and your sister knows what's going on.''
Ash frowned, nodding her head. ''Yeah, I agree. Luchia, you told her to basics. You might as well tell you what makes you unique, even as a Aura Guardian.'' She looked at her sister, sternly. ''It's your own fault, you know. Had you not wanted to leave Pallet Town, no body would know about it. You know that it's a dangerous secret that nobody is supposed to know...but now that she's seen that mark, she needs to know realistically.''
Luchia nodded, sighing. ''I'll tell you later, Misty. I promise. Just let me get Charmander to the Pokemon Center, she's obviously very weak.''
Ash nodded in unison with Misty. The group then began to run, just as Brock caught up with them. He gasped, in annoyed, but just followed the others. They finally made it to the forest Pokemon Center. Nurse Joy was standing in the waiting room. Her eyes instantly widened at the sight of the abused Pokemon. ''My. That Charmander. What did you do to it?'' She instantly looked at Luchia, with blaming eyes.
Luchia snarled, her mark glowing a little. ''I didn't do anything. No, this stupid trainer called Damian abused her. In fact, I saved her by finding her on the rock he abandoned her on.''
Nurse Joy gasped, instantly looking apologetic. ''I'll helped her.'' She took the Charmander from Luchia's arms. ''Wait here overnight, I'm sure she'll be okay by the morning and ready for you to look after, should you take her with you.''
''Okay...'' whispered Luchia, sadly. She was unsure if Charmander would even have the courage to have another trainer, after what she went through. After Nurse Joy walked away with the injured Lizard Pokemon, she began to cry and then ran off. Leaving behind the bewildered teenagers, she ran into the bathroom and hide inside one of the cubicles. She sobbed into her arms, feeling sorry for the Charmander that she had saved and also feeling the Charmander's pain through their soul link that had formed.
She then heard a voice, who she knew was her girlfriend. ''What's wrong, Luchia? You don't normally cry like this...is it because of what's happened?''
She sighed, closing her eyes. She sobbed gently. ''It's hard to explain, Misty. I would if I could...'' Misty opened the door, and hugged the girl gently. ''Please, just leave me alone...I'll be fine when Charmander is...''
''What's that meant to me?'' cried Misty, as she deepened her hug in a way of showing she wasn't leaving.
''Fine...'' Luchia numbly spoke. ''I'll explain everything, but lets get comfortable 'cause it's a long story...'' Misty nodded, as the two went to the respective bedroom after they asked, of course. Misty sat on the floor, whilst her girlfriend sat on one of the bed.
Luchia took a long breath, knowing that she had to do this, whether she wanted to or not. She looked at Misty, who was waiting patiently. ''Well, to start with. I might as well explain mine and Ash's history. Me and my sister have a linage going back to Sir Aaron, a Aura Guardian from before poke balls were made. Since then, the bloodline of Aura Guardians has worked strongly. Our father is an Aura Guardian as well. But, another trait has worked in our bloodline, but recessive. This trait is what I obtained...'' She brushed her hair stands away from the star marking. ''This star mark is called the StellaLuna. The StellaLuna can be easily summed up as being able to telepathically talk to Pokemon, but also feel their emotions and well-being. What I'm feeling with Charmander is pain, I can feel the suffering that she is feeling and going through. Both the emotional and physical pain. It's quite hurtful, but I know that I cannot give up. Understand me so far?''
Misty slowly nodded, as she listened intensively to the story. Luchia nodded, closing her eyes and continued. ''The mark also gives me intense visions, through my daydreams, nightmares or simple dreams. A lot of the time, those visions can send me over the edge. Like today, me, floating away, was due to my confusion relating to the vision. They scare me and so knock me into a half-sleep state like today.'' She sighed. ''I don't mean to, but my mental state just breaks. It takes a lot to calm me down, if I don't collapse anywhere.''
''So...how have you coped with your life for this long?'' questioned Misty, slowly.
''By being scared of Pokemon...ever since that phobia came about, I never was able to preform soul bonds and the visions wouldn't come to me as often. It did sometimes. The only thing wrong was that my reactions were worst, I even went into a phobic-induced coma once when I was 8.'' She smiled sadly. ''That's why Ash hates my visions, as she knows that it could potentially kill me or such, should I revert to that.''
Misty's eyes widened in shock, now knowing that should something bad happen, she could one day lose her girlfriend, just like that. Tears roll down her eyes. Luchia frowned and got off the bed, hugging her girlfriend as her own tears flowed. ''I'm not going anywhere, Misty...I promise...I won't ever leave you.'' She pulled back a bit, before pressing her lips against her girlfriend's. They stayed like that for a while, hugging one another whilst kissing. Luchia pulled away for air, smiling. ''I love you, Misty. I promise that I won't upset you ever...''
Misty smiled, tearing up a little. It was happy tears, not sad tears. They kissed again, more passionately then before. However, it was also salty from the tears that fell down Misty's cheek. But neither of them cared one bit, as they just kissed happily. They even transferred their saliva. They broke apart and smiled at one another, before cuddling gently. ''Lets go to bed, I'm sure Brock and Ash are doing the same.'' said Misty, with a smile.
The two girls climbed into bed. Luchia stayed awake for a bit, looking at her girlfriend, who had already fallen asleep. She smiled gently '...Maybe uncertainly lying like that is wrong...I can't help it, just to make her happy...' A tear rolled down her cheek softly. She eventually settled down, but simply cried herself to sleep instead of sleeping gently.
The next morning, everybody woke up. Luchia woke up, with pain from the Charmander. She instantly ran out of the bedroom and into the waiting room, to see Nurse Joy carrying Charmander. She breathed in relief, as she took Charmander from the Nurse. ''Thank you, Nurse Joy...for helping her...'' She teared up a little, as she thanked the nurse.
''Your welcome, sweetie. Be a good trainer to her.'' The Nurse then walked off to tend to the other Pokemon, leaving Luchia to simply hold her Pokemon alone.
Luchia looked down at the Pokemon, smiling softly. She hugged the Lizard Pokemon. ''Hi, Charmander. Would you join me on my jounery, if you accept me as your trainer?''
''Charmander!'' She nodded happily, not bothering to use telepathy for that simple answer. Luchia smiled, as she caught the Pokemon as quick as possible, and with the lack of struggle, it was actually caught without too much of a fuss. She also decided not to bother checking the data till later, after she told everybody that she was traveling now with 4 Pokemon. All she could do was smile, whilst looking down at the premier ball she had caught Charmander in.
Hi, hope you enjoyed this chapter. Like, comment. Plz. It does help, with me and my writers block. Just no harsh commands, plz. But, hope you enjoy the little surprises with Charmander, like with her being female and her trainer being Luchia. I did that to keep the Pokemon counters similar, as Luchia isn't gonna catch many Pokemon due to the fact she isn't taking on gyms.
Pokemon
Ash
Pikachu (Male)
Pidgeotto (Female)
Butterfree (Male)
Dratini (Shiny)(Female)
Bulbasaur (Male)
Luchia
Sylveon (Female)
Riolu (Male)
Gyarados (Female)
Charmander (Female)
Misty
Starmie (Genderless)
Staryu (Genderless)
Goldeen (Female)
Wigglytuff (Shiny) (Female)
Corsola (Female)
Brock
Geodude (Male)
Onix (Male)
Kabuto (Female)
Golbat (Male)
Cynthia
Gible (Female)
Togepi (Male)
Lucario (Female)
Budew (Female)