Chapter 9

I couldn't speak. I just stood there, with my jaw dropped. There was a long pause that had to be broken so I had to say something.

"Ok, this is just overwhelming. Pokemon exist, I'm in a whole new city, country, and PLANET, Team rocket exists, and know I'm more confused than ever.", I said pacing across the room, "will the surprises ever stop? So, is there what is it you need my help with", I said without thinking.

"Not so fast, Nick. We don't know if you actually did what you did. You're gonna have to prove it to me that you can remove the alpha chips". She pulled out a remote from under her desk, and she pushed one of the many buttons on the remote. I wall to the left opened up to reveal a little pikachu chained to the wall as if it were a vicious attack dog. I let out a little chuckle as it looked kinda strange and funny.

"Well, Nick, let me see you remove the chip from its back". I looked on its back to note that there, indeed, was a chip in its back. I approached it slowly.

"It's not gonna shock me, is it", I said.

"The chain absorbs any electricity that it exerts, you'll be fine".

I walked in front of it and knealed down. As I reached for the chip, it tried to bite me. I pulled my hand back. After a few attempts, I was finally able to get a hold of the pikachu and grab the chip. Karen walked up beside me as I pulled the chip out. Once again, that strange glowing light appeared from behind the chip. Karen looked in amazement until the chip was fully removed.

"Is that proof enough"?

'Whoa, how did I get here', a familiar voice said,'Wait ... NICK'!?

"'DALLIN!? oh my god, when did you get chipped'"? Uh-oh, I said it and thought it the same time.

"Nick, why are you talking to a pikachu"? I have to tell her.

"Let me explain to you how me and Terra met each other ..."

'Terra? Who's Terra?', came from Dallin. He looked around me to find Terra just staring at him normally.

'AAH, gottagetoutahere gottagetoutahere'. Dallin ran only to get hauled back by the chains.

"Um, Karen, I think Dallin want's out of the chains". Karen walked over and pulled a key out of her back pocket and released Dallin. Dallin ran and hid behind my leg.

'Don't worry Dallin, she's tame ... I think'. Dallin approached Terra ever so slowly and walked right in front of her, with a look of absolute fear on his face. They looked at each other for about two second until Terra snorted some smoke out of her nostrils onto Dallin. He jumped back about 3 feet and then jumped into my arms.

"Nick, what's going on here", Karen said.

"Oh, that's right. Lemme explain to you how me and Terra met ...". I spent the next ten minutes about explaining to Karen how Terra was stalking me and eventually attacked me. Terra looked more afraid than Karen, as she heard me think about what I was going to say to Karen. Something else that was weird was that Karen seemed to be eying Terra more than me. "Just out of curiosity, what is your interest with Terra"?

"I had a Typhlosion once too, it was my first pokemon". I felt a little guilty as I sounded kinda rude. I finally arrived to the part where me and Terra first conversed.

"I looked at Terra and Terra looked at me for a brief moment and we both realised that we were able to hear each other's thoughts and-"

"YOU CAN TALK TO POKEMON!?", Karen almost yelled in absolute shock,"That settles it, your the one we've been looking for".

"Great so where does that leave me"?

"Nick, you are now officially a member of the organization. Your mission here will be to assist us in taking down Team Rocket and their leader".

"Giovanni". I knew the answer already.

"Well, I can see that the TV show hasn't left you short of any information of this world".

"Wait how did you know that pokemon was a TV show back on Earth"?

"Let's just say that you're not the first person from Earth to come here. Now, I want you to bring that chip to Professor McKenzie. He'll be very interested in that chip".

"I thought you said the organization has removed chips before".

"Yes, that's true, but the chips deactivate each time we remove them. However, because you remove the alpha chips in a different fashion we may have a better chance at finding out how they work".

"OK. Might I suggest that I bring the collar too".

"The what".

"I found a black collar around Terra's neck when we first met and she still has it on. That collar is what enabled us to get here".

"Very well, that collar may be very useful to us".

When I thought of the collar, I thought about the portal, and that last look I took into my room. I also thought about how my family was doing. Wait, how long have I been gone?

"Karen, I hope we have the same type of telling time, but what time is it"?

"Karen stared at her watch. "2 o'clock"

"2 O'CLOCK!? OH MY GOD I'VE BEEN GONE FOR FIVE HOURS. I have to see if my family is OK.' Terra, do you remember what buttons you pressed'".

'Ya, I think so, hold on'. Terra attempted to get the series of buttons right. She flicked the switch and that same portal came out of nowhere again. Karen didn't seem surprised by this at all.

"Give me a sec, ok". I stuck my head into the portal to find myself in my room.

"'Wow, Terra, you've got a good memory'". I looked around for a brief second. I spotted the clock. 9:05. The exact second I left my room. I had a weird feeling. My head was no longer pounding from the blow I got earlier. I wasn't only moving in space I was moving in time too.

All of a sudden, I was yanked out of the portal and back into the office.

"Nick are you ok"? Terra and Karren said in synchronization.

"I can stay here all my life and I wouldn't miss a second back home". I was trying to withhold my excitement. "So why did you two pull me back here".

"We didn't do anything". I looked at Terra's collar to see that sparks were flying off of it. It was broken. I might never be able to go back to Earth again. I was at split ends. I didn't know whether I should of been happy or sad.

But as it was, I was there and I had to live with it.