Chapter five guys! I'd like to thank DestinyVerge and for reviewing ! I'm glad y'all are enjoying it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. Yet!
The Early Bird Pidgey's had perched on the Pokemon Center's roof I would had guessed because they had sounded booming from my room of the Pokemon Center. I groaned as I curled up more into a ball, disturbing ChiChi from her sleeping spot.
The one thing I would not miss about Cherrygrove City will be it's over population of devil itself. Pidgey's.
I had always had a disgust of Pidgey's because they always chirped to loud and they were never as nice as people claimed they were. Plus, it didn't help that I had a traumatic experience when I was younger that includes one taking a big ol' dump on my head. I probably cried for hours as my Dad had to take to bird crap out of my hair while he laughed at my demise.
ChiChi, since she was up from my movement, started to shake me awake.
"Chiiiiii." She called out, poking me in the face. I swatted her away as I turned to the other direction of the bed. I sighed with content as I could feel myself drifting back to sleep. ChiChi started to shake me again, this time having calls of distress.
With the crows of the damnable Pidgey's and the whines of my Ralts , I had no other choice but to get off my lazy bum. With a groan, I quickly threw off the blankets. If I had slid out of them slowly, then I would never have been able to get up. With cool air hitting my ankles and bare arms I sat up, my head narrowly missing the top bunk.
I got up and quickly got dressed into the clothes I was wearing yesterday since they didn't have an odor to them yet. I slung my bag over my bag over my shoulder as I rushed down the stairs. ChiChi protested how fast I was going as she cried at the top of the stairs. I grunted as I jogged back up the stairs to sweep ChiChi off her feet. Huh, and here I thought I would only use this term for whenever I got married. If I ever get married that is.
She cheered as I had her in my arms. I quickly went down the stairs, going two steps at a time. I had to catch up to the other four. I didn't want to be left behind. At the end of the stair case, my foot didn't land properly, causing me to fall the rest of the way.
There I laid , dazed and could feel bruises coming up.
"Karma!" Nurse joy said surprised, a moan answering back. She hurriedly came to my side to help me up. I sure would miss Nurse Joy when I left Cherrygrove City. I always had helped her through out the summers and days I didn't have online schooling.
ChiChi cried in my arms as she probably received some of the impact. I sat up from the ground, cooing her to stop crying. Nurse Joy took her into her hands and bounced her up and down like a baby.
"You need to be more gentle with baby Pokemon. They are more sensitive to things than other young Pokemon are. Anyways, I have a going away gift for you." She walked away, leaving my on the floor. Confused, I got up and followed her. She went to the back of the Nurse Joy's desk, with the swinging door wide open.
"Um, I thought only Nurse Joy's could go back here?" I asked her, quite puzzled. She turned to me with a sly grin on her face as she winked.
"This will be our little secret." She made a hushing motion with a giggle to go after it. Intrigued , I followed her to the back of the Pokemon Center.
What I seen was surprising for me, that I let out a whistle.
Metal containers with rows and rows of Pokeballs had filled the room.
"This... This is the room where Pokemon get abandon or get transferred or that are on hold. Most of these won't get a trainer at all. It's sad really..." Nurse Joy explained, petting ChiChi on her head.
"So why are we back here?" I asked, looking at the room with a bunch of balls. I couldn't imagine anybody just leaving their Pokemon at the center and never picking it back up. That's just sad.
"Well, you are going to pick one. Think of it as a gift from me to you. Pick wisely." She waved me to decision. How was I just going to pick one? How many different type of Pokemon were there going to be? What if I chose something that wouldn't match me as a person? Was this the reason why people abandon their Pokemon?
I searched the rows, glancing at each ball. I needed to chose something that would express me. So I tried to chose a Pokeball that seemed more unique than the rest.
From across the room, one ball had caught my eye. It was a Great Ball that had a niche of the top part of the ball out. I went over to the ball to inspect it.
This ball had seemed different from the rest. I could feel heat emitting off from the ball. What could this object hold for me?
"I... I pick this one." I said out loud, my eyes never leaving the niche take from the top of the ball. What could have happened for this ball to be left at the Pokemon Center?
"Alrighty then! Come out here and lets see what this bad boy is!" Nurse Joy exclaimed from the front of the room, holding on to ChiChi who was also watching me with keen eyes. Nerves seemed to jittery me from my core, as I could feel myself bouncing on the balls of my feet.
I causally walked pass Nurse Joy and ChiChi into the living space of the Pokemon Center.
With shaky hands, I raised the Pokeball to eye level.
"Alright buddy, let's see what you are." I mumbled to the ball, pushing the button to release to creature it had contained. A red beam came out of the ball, an unknown force pulling the ball out of my hand.
Shocked as the ball was wrenched from me with such force, The creature was in view.
It had an orange body, with black beady eyes that had stared into my soul. With the Pokemon and the Pokeball right in front of it, I reached down to grab the ball. My hand was so close to the Pokemon, I could feel it's breath hitting the top of my hand. The whole room was silent, watching the movement of myself and the Pokemon. It was a critically moment, to see if the Pokemon had trust me enough or not.
The tip of my fingers skimmed the ball, big mistake on my part. Quicker than what I could register, I felt a sharp pain in my hand. I quickly clutched the ball, trying to wrench my hand way from the pain. I could feel the creature's sharp pointing teeth grinding against my hand. I let out a wail, flailing my arm as much as I could.
I lost my balance, falling backwards on my bum. Now me and the creature were on equal ground. I could hear the screams of Nurse Joy and while my eyes were swimming with tears I could also see that she was holding onto a fighting Ralts.
Finally, I kicked the orange Pokemon as hard as I could. Now, I don't condone with hurting Pokemon like that , but if it's to save yourself, then it's the survival of the fittest.
It let go of my hand, as it was still clutched to the Great Ball, and soared to the other side of the room. Crying, I held my bleeding hand close to my chest. I looked at the deep cuts, crying even more to see the damage.
"Karma! Recall the Trapinch!" Nurse Joy spouted out. I quickly pushed the gray button, the red beam engulfing the growling Trapinch. I heard footsteps towards me over my wails.
"It hurts..." I said, the punture wounds would not stop bleeding. Nurse Joy rubbed my back, cooing calming words to me. A Happiny wrapping up my hand. My sobs slowly turned to sniffles as I seethe while the pink Pokemon was cleaning up the wound and fixing me up.
"I remember that Pokemon, it was called in when I was a little girl and my Mother worked at the Pokemon Center. A boy had swore that he had gotten screwed over. That the Pokemon wouldn't listen because he didn't have enough badges and he had traded it for his starter Pokemon. The Trapinch had always been aggressive. I remember this one the most because it had accidentally killed one of the Pokemon that was in healing and had gotten to close to the aggressive Pokemon.
"The Trainer had wanted the Trapinch's head. My mother had calmed the young man enough not to harm the Trapinch, so he just stormed out but not before spitting on my mother . But I knew the Trapinch didn't mean to. I use to watch it as a young girl, from a safe distance of course, as I watched the other Pokemon isolate the poor thing. I bet it had just wanted a friend. It seemed so lonely.
Then the young man parent's came up and sued the Pokemon Center for the endangerment of other Pokemon. So we could no longer have Pokemon out of their balls and play with other healing Pokemon during the healing process. They didn't want another 'incident'. After that Mother had put the Trapinch in it's ball and it was never seen again. I asked about it once, but my Mother just told me not to worry about it, it's in a safe place. I never knew it'd still be in this very Pokemon Center... " She trailed off, we both looking at the Great Ball I still had in my hand.
"But the thing had attacked me!" I exclaimed, how could I keep something that just wanted to harm me?
"Maybe that's all the Trapinch knows? It could have been raised differently from me and you. Maybe you should try to befriend it, after you get enough badges to tame it? Think about it like this, if you train this fellow, nothing will be to grand for you to overcome!" Nurse Joy said with a smile, patting my shoulder.
"No one likes to be rejected." That was her last words as she then went to the healing sector of the Pokemon Center.
Sniffling, I turned to my Partner.
"ChiChi? What do you think I should do?" I asked her, as she looked at my with concern. Or what I assume was concern since I could barely see her eyes.
Why was I asking a Pokemon anyways? It's not like she could understand me.
Frustrated, I stood up with my hand pulsing. I had felt bad for the Trapinch even if it had attacked me. Maybe I should give it another chance...
"Come on ChiChi, we are wasting time." We trotted out of the Pokemon Center without giving a goodbye to Nurse Joy. I have her number if I ever needed to call her.
We were in the beginning of Route 30. This would be my first step out of Cherrygrove City going north. I've never been to Route 30 before.
And now, hand in hand with a newly baby Ralts that was attached to my hips as I too was getting attached to also, and now a new member that had probably wanted me more dead than alive.
I looked behind me to glance at Cherrygrove one more time as this was going to be the last time I seen it for a while. I skimmed over my house, frowning. I had better to get going before I regretted not visiting my family the last time.
So, I finally took the first steps of my Journey in Route 30. Time to catch up to my other four rivals and show I wasn't some random push over! Or whatever they had thought of me.
Ah, finally done with this Chapter. I actually rewrote this twice, the first time it had not saved so I had to go around a rewrite it which, honestly I like this version a little more. I hope you enjoy this chapter!