The Jewel Chronicles: Kanto Remake Chapter 5: A Bump in the Night!, a pokémon fanfic

I Don't own Pokemon, nor do I own anything related to it. The only thing I own are my OCs

A/N:Thanks so much to everyone who's favorited this story, and even more thanks to those who took the time to write a review!

Chapter 5: Shopping, Meetings, and A Bump in the Night!

A fatigued Mandy stumbled into Viridian City. "Okay, first stop, Pokemon Center. Her team needed rest and I need to register for the Indigo League." As her destination came into view, a piece of information mad it's way to the front of her mind. If she was in the anime, that would mean Team Rocket would make it's appearance and that would put her pokemon in serious danger of being taken. Spotting a shop in the corner of her eye, she quickly ducked into it.

Looking around, she was amazed at how different the poke mart looked on the inside. It the games, the shop only consisted of a few people, a shelf of unknown items, and a guy at the register who sold you certain stuff. But seeing it with her own eyes gave her a whole new perspective. The shelves were line with well over a dozen different things. With a suspicion as to what the quiet crinkling sound she had recently noticed was, Mandy's hand reached into her bag and pulled out a small amount of poke dollars. Counting the money she found, she had she had the standard 3000 pokedollar amount.

With a plan in her mind of what she would buy, the teen trainer began her walk through the series of well-stocked shelves. She spent a good 15 minutes grabbing the goods she had in mind, plus a few extra items that were on sale, she brought her goods to the register. A box of fifteen poke balls, four potions, three antidotes, and a set of yellow star stickers were her overall bounty.

With her shopping done, Mandy's feet quickly carried her to the front door of the Pokemon Center. The glass doors automatically slid open, revealing the cozy, welcoming environment within. In the center of the room was a small sit-down area, decorated with soft, over stuffed cushions on the couches. Video phones decorated the walls, some being used by other trainers.

A twinge of jealousy was felt in Mandy's heart. They probably didn't know how lucky they were to have loving parents who actually took time to care for them and not spend all day at work. She quickly shook this feeling off, and headed over to the front desk and Nurse Joy.

A warm smile was on the older woman's face, blue eyes sparkling with concern and kindness. She was dressed in a standard nurse outfit; a white skirt and a pink shirt that was covered by a white apron. Her hair was a shade of pink in pigtails that made a circle shape. They were pushed back to the back of her head. A nurses' cap was on her head, white with a red cross on it. Her smile seemed to widen as Mandy approached her.

"Hello, welcome to the Pokemon Center. From your appearence, I'd say you'd like your pokemon healed?" She asked.

"Yes please. I'd also like to register for the Indigo League, if that's possible," She responded shyly. Conversational matters were not one of her strong points.

"Sure," Nurse Joy reached under the counter, and came back up with a tray that had six slot in it, "just place your poke balls in here. Though a little hesitant to give her new pokemon up even for a short time, the kind woman's encouraging smile gave her a little more courage and reassurance. Detaching the tiny spheres from her belt, she placed her three yellow stared poke balls on the tray. Almost as soon as this was done, a pokemon wearing a nurse hat, like that of Nurse Joy's, came out of the back room. It's body was egg shaped and was a shad of light pink. A small pouch was on it's stomach that had egg in was also hair-like appendages on it's head, anb it's face had a large smile graced on it.

'A Chansey nurse. Such a kind and loving pokemon will give them the love and care they need for now,' Mandy said, trying to comfort her worried mind. It's short, rounded limbs gently grabbed the handles of the tray and took it back into the room it came out of, it's tail wagging back and forth as it toddled away.

"Now then, your registration." The young woman's voice took Mandy's sight away from the closed door back to her. Nurse Joy pressed a few keys on the computer then asked, "You're Pokedex please?" Mandy nodded her head, her mind still half lost in thought. Gently taking the tiny device from her hands, she then inserted it into a slot in her computer and pressed a few more keys. After a few seconds, A picture of Mandy and trainer status appeared on the screen.

"Mandy Serence, Age 13, started her journey this morning?" The girl nodded her head as conformation."Well then," The young woman said, a smile on her face, "Your all set to compete in the Indigo League, Mandy!" She gently handed the pokedex back to it's rightful owner.

"Thank you so much!" The teenager said, thankfulness heavily laced in her voice. A familiar smell then filled her senses. A smell that had not delighted her nose and stomach in what felt like ages. Her stomach growled in a hungry respose. A blush appeared on Mandy's face. Nurse Joy giggle and said, "The cafeteria is right down that hall. It's pizza tonight."

After saying her thanks for her help and kindness, the young girl ran to the source of the smell and her her favorite food.

The five trainers in the cafeteria's jaws were on the floor. Three empty pizza pans were laying on Mandy's Booth's table, a fourth was half empty, a slice of cheese pizza in each of her hands. She was in heaven. After so many years of microwave dinners, good food like this felt like a gourmet dinner to her. After polishing off the final two pieces, the girl pushed the empty trays away. Slowly rising from her seat, the young girl began her walk to her room.

The sound of breaking glass and a roaring motor filled the once quiet halls of the Pokemon Center. Her memory reminding her of the coming events, Mandy ran as fast as her feet could carry her to the front lobby. The sight she came upon broke her heart. It was Ash and Pikachu. Pikachu was covered in scrapes and bruises, Ash was not exactly in the best of shapes Jenny was still on her motorcycle, which she had driven into the Center. Nurse Joy quickly called for a gurney, which was quickly brought out by two Chansey nurses. Quickly being loaded onto the metal cart, Pikachu was wheeled away to the back room for emergency medical care with a worried Ash and Officer Jenny looking on.

Nurse Joy then walked over to Ash. "You need to be more careful! Your Pokemon is seriously injured!" She began, scolding him.

"Please, Nurse Joy! It's not his fault!" Both turned to Mandy in response to her outburst. "I don't know the entire story, but I caught the tail end of it. A large group of Spearow had attacked them, Pikachu had used a thundershock attack to protect his trainer, but because of the isolated storm, the move backfired and caused damage to himself as well! Why the Spearow attacked them, I don't know, but please, give him the benefit of the doubt."

"She's right. What matter's most is that your Pikachu is getting the proper medical care now. Speaking of which, I better get back there too! Excuse me." The young nurse then darted off to the back room.

Ash's eyes never really left the mysterious girl who saved him a good scolding. Mandy approached him with her eyes sparkling. This boy was her idol, of sorts. Sure her was a little bit younger then her and a little childish, but we all have that streak in us somewhere.

The boy smiled gratefully at her. "Thanks for that. You really saved me there!"

"No problem! I certainly wouldn't want to be punished for something that wasn't my fault! What's your name by the way?"

"I'm Ash Ketchum, future Pokemon Master!"

"Well Ash, I'm Mandy Serence, and if you want that title, you'll have to fight me for it!" She said, confident in her statement.

"You're on!" The same fire of determination reflected in the pair's eyes. "Oh shoot! I promised Professor Oak I'd call him when I made it to Viridian City!"

"Same here." Mandy said. The two then quickly ran toward a vacant video phone. Ash pressed a series of buttons on the side of the phone and few seconds later, Professor Oak appeared on the screen.

"Hey, Proffessor!"

"Oh, Ash! I'm glad to see you made it to Viridian!" He then noticed the female trainer's presence. "And I see you've also made it safely Mandy!"

"Yeah, we made it to Viridan in one piece, ... for the most part." A somber look soon washed over Mandy's face.

"What? Did something happened?"

"It's Pikachu. While we were on our way here, we were attacked by Spearow. Pikachu got hurt while trying to fight them off." Ash had never felt so guilty.

"But at least you guys made it here in time for Pikachu to get healed." The young girl said, trying to cheer up the the sad boy next to her, "Nurse Joy and the Chansey nurses are giving Pikachu the best treatment possible, so all we can do is wait and hope for the best."

The young man could only look at Mandy, taking in her warm, comforting smile. His eyes then shifted to Professor Oak, who had a similar smile on his face, and nodding his head at the young girl's mature statement. With the comfort surrounding him, Ash could not help but smile a bit.

"So, getting past that," Professor Oak said, trying to clear the sadness and tension in their conversation, "how your Pokedex coming along you two?"

"Pretty well actually!" Mandy said, joy and pride laced heavily in her voice, "I caught two Pokemon! A Pidgey and a Rattata. It's average, I know, but, it was a great team effort all the same."

"Wonderful! What about you Ash?"

"... Nothing. It's still just me and Pikachu." The young boy said, disappointment laced in his voice.

"I see. But don't give up hope! We all have our start somewhere!" A Ding! sound was heard. "Oh! Those must be my instant noodles! I'm afraid I'll have to cut our talk a bit short! Good luck you two!" The screen then went blank.

A yawn escaped Mandy's lips as she stretched her tired arms out. "I'm sorry Ash, but it's getting late. Will you be okay? I'll stay out here if you want."

"No, I'll be fine. I've got to call my Mom anyway."

"Alright if your sure." And with those words, the teenage girl headed off to her room.

Although she came into her bedroom in the Pokemon Center, the last thing on Mandy's mind was sleep. Slipping her shoes off, the teen sat down on the bottom bunk of the bed in the room, sitting against the headboard. Her mind refused to rest. Not that long ago, she lay in her room, crying her eyes out at her seemingly hopeless and sad life, but now, she was out on the road as Pokemon trainer, her greatest dream.

'I wonder how much time has passed back home? Are Mom and Dad worried?' Her thoughts turned bitter. 'They probably haven't even noticed I'm gone. They're too busy at work to notice.' She shook her head of those thoughts. It didn't matter much anymore, she guessed. Words formed in her mind and music came from her heart, both forming a song that escaped her lips.

I needed something, something out there,
Didn't know what I was missin'.
Everyone talkin' 'bout it everywhere,
I guess I just wasn't listenin'.

Things are coming together!
It's turning out nice!
It's so much better!
I've got a whole new life!

It's everything I wanted, it's everything I needed,
It's everything I dreamed about!
It's here in my heart, it's deep in my soul,
And nothing's gonna take it out!
Never felt so good, never felt so right,
Never knew that it would be the biggest part of my life!

There's only one thing fueling the fire,
From now until ever after:
My only passion, my desire,
Is to be a Pokemon Master.

Things are coming together!
They're turning out nice!
It's so much better!
I've got a whole new life!

Every day the world is looking better,
That's the way it's meant to be...
Everybody being all together,
It's feeling really good to me...

Tears were streaming down from her pretty hazel eyes by the time the song ended. Hearing the voice of her heart had moved her to tears. This was all she really wanted in life, for friends and adventures, to find where she belonged. And she had finally found it. With her heart soaring and hem mind happily at rest, sleep enveloped the young girl in it's strong arms.

1 Hour Later...

BOOM!! A loud noise filled Mandy's silent room, causing to fall out of her cot and awakening in the her memory hitting her full force, she threw her sneakers on and flew out the bedroom door, mind set on doing what ever she could to stop Team Rocket's evil plans. But little did she know that in the process, she would find a key reason in why she was brought to the Pokemon world in the first place.

A/N: Alright, another chapter down! Don't hate me for the little cliffhanger I put in! Sorry if Ash or Nurse Joy seemed out of character. The son is not mine, it's off one of my Pokemon soundtracks, its called Biggest Part of My Life and I found it fitting. Like I said at the top of the page please comment!

20 minutes later...

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