I don't get any profit writting this fanfic and its for entertainement purpose only.

Also, The name " Hikari Uzumaki " was proposed by a friend of mine. The one I made the fanfic for.

However, the new OC in this fanfic who will appear in this fanfic was made by me. I wasn't inspired by any other fanfic or drawing I saw. I hope you will like him :)

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Hikari and her parents walked a bit before seeing the entrance of the park. Not waiting for her parents, Hikari ran ahead, overjoyed. She didn't slow down as the automatic doors opened... which, of course, made her crash into someone. Both fell to the ground and somehow, now, Hikari couldnt see a thing!

«H-Hey! Who turned down the light?!»

A young boy voice answered that: « If you don't mind, I will take my hat back, thank you...»

When he removed his top hat from Hikari's head, the first thing she saw was his face... and Hikari felt herself blush. The boy seemed to be close to her age and was very good looking. His hypnotising gray eyes was watching her with a mix of curiosity and amusement... It tooked Hikari a short moment for her to realize she was still lying on him before she rose up:

" Oh, Im so...so..."

And once again, she was mused. She hadn't realized it from so close, but that boy was wearing old fashion clothes that made him a quite extravagant. He slowly raised, took the time to adjust his top hat before greeting her:

" Welcome to the Pokemon Park. My name is Jason but you can call me by my stage name, the great Mad Hatter. "

Raising an eyebrow, Hikari was wondering what kind of goof-ball she crashed into. She looked around to see if she could find a adult, but nobody was there. She looked back at the boy:

" You can't be running this Pokemon Park, you're too young! Where are the grown-ups?

- I'm afraid the owner, a family friend of mine, made a dissappearing act... Something about making sure he had enough Park Balls. I can send my assistant to search for him, if you want. "

He then took his hat from his head, tapped 2 times at the top... and suddenly, in a flash of light coming from inside, a Buneary appeared. Surprised but charmed by the Pokemon, Hikari smiled at it, who answered by saluting her.

" Marsh, please go search for Mr. Anderson in the backstore."

With a few hops and a big bounce, the Buneary jumped around above the counter and went throught a open door behind it.

" Oh, I see now... you're a magician? "

Jason smiled: " Indeed. One of my talents, to be exact. I want to be a Pokemon Coordinator but I might try to tackle the Gyms too. I wanted to try catching a few Pokemon in the park before going to the next town. And you, miss... "

Hikari realized she hadn't introduced herself at that moment: " Oh, I'm Hikari Uzumaki. I'm here to catch my first Pokemon. "

The young boy raised a eyebrow: " And you plan to catch one with your barehands? Without any Pokemons by your side? Don't you think its a bit foolish and dangerous? "

The red-haired girl rose up hearing this: " HEY! If you want to fight me, just say so and I'll kick your ass so hard you'll hit the moon! "

Jason raised his hands in a peace attitude: " Now, now, I'm not the type who likes to fight in fist fight with a woman..."

With a flick of his hand, a Pokeball appeared in his left, out of nowhere! He continued: " But my Pokemon would defend me if you were to try something. So let's behave and... "

" Is there a problem here? "

The door behind Hikari had opened again Naruto and Hinata showed up. Hikari didn't turn around and instead decided to make a vicious smile to the boy and crossed her arms, waiting for his mouth (and his pants) to fall out at the view of her mom and dad...

But he simply gazed at them before saying: " Excuse me but I think you should step aside, they want to enter and your kinda in the way."

And, to her astonishement, he simply moved on the side and turned his head to the owner of the place, who finally came back behind its counter. As the manager introduced himself, the boy Buneary hopped back in his master arms:

" Welcome, master Uzumaki! I must admit, when I saw your name on the register, I thought someone was maybe doing a prank on my behalf."

" Hey, don't look at me! If I wanted to prank you, you wouldn't have doubted it was coming," said the young boy, half-smiling.

" Oh, and the young boy here is Jason Caroll. He is the son of a friend of mine in Sinnoh region and just started a new journey in Konoha region."

Naruto looked at him: " Hi kiddo... so, starting your journey here? Tell me, are you a seasonal trainer? "
The boy shocked his head: " No, I started only a few months ago but because... of family circumstances, I decided to continue my journey here, in Konoha region. "

Well that probably explains why he didn't recognize dad, thought Hikari.. but she was beginning to lose patience very quickly: " Dad, can we get started, please? "

Agreeing, the family went to the counter, the eccentric boy right behind them. The manager, a bald middle-aged man, began to explain to them what's going to happen next:

" Here in the Pokemon Park, we rent you Park Balls. Only those are allowed inside the Pokemon Park. Since you have the Starter package, you can only keep one of the Pokemon you will catch BUT in include a pouch with medecine and some Pokemon food. And finally, we lend you this Pokemon watch. With this, we can easily track you down inside the Park. If you're lost, injured or just out of Pokeballs and want a lift to the exit, just select the FINISH option and we will send you- HA!"

Out of Pokeball of the old man belt, a Pokemon exit and appeared on the counter, between the manager and his clients. The sudden appareance made everyone step back a bit... but they ended on their butt when he yelled:

" MUUUUUUR !"

Hikari recognized the Pokemon as a Whismur, a very rare Pokemon that can be found in the park... man, that Pokemon was loud! Fortunatly, the owner dealed with it quickly: " Whistle, I told you, no munchie before lunch..."

He returned it to his Pokeball: " Sigh.. Im sor... Hey, are you alright?"

Hikari looked her parents... Naruto was helping Hinata getting up but suddenly stopped... Hikari suddenly realized there was water everywhere on the floor...

The adults realized what is happening before the youngsters... Already, Naruto ordered Hinata to lay down and the shop owner grabbed his Pokenav, asking for a ambulance. Naruto then turned to Hikari:

" Im sorry sweetie, it seem we will have to cancel everything. Looks like your mother will give birth a bit earlier then we expected..."

Hikari was now a boiling pot of emotions. She didn't know what to do or how she should feel... Suddenly, the young boy behind them interjected: " If you don't mind, I could accompany her inside the park... I have two ribbons, one Gym Badge and two Pokemon on me right now."

Hinata smiled at him: Thank you, you are very kind..." She then turned to her husband: " Please, let her go catch her first Pokemon. You don't know how much she was looking foward to this day..."

She then took one of her Pokeball: " Here, take Ramen with you. This way, we will be by your side even when we're at the hospital, ok?"

Hikari couldn't keep silent anymore: " B- but Mom! I..."

Hikari couldn't continue her sentence. She wanted to stay by her mother side but she didnt know why, her words got stuck in her throat. Smiling, Hinata put her hand on her cheek. She understood her daughters feelings very well:

" Don't worry about me. I will have your father with me and this could take long. Just enjoy yourself. Once its over, just call a taxi and come to the hospital."

After that, everything happened so quickly. Naruto gave Hikari a pouch bag with medicines inside, gave her some advices while her mother was doing breathing excercices... Soon, the ambulance arrived and both her parents went with it. The manager encouraged her and all, and there she was in the park.

Both of the youngsters started following the trails randomly and stayed silent. After a long while, Jason broke the silence: " You would have prefered to stay with your mom, right?"

Hikari answered without looking at him: " I don't know... I wanted to catch a Pokemon for the longest time and start a journey of my own. But I feel a bit guilty... Am I selfish for still wanting to go on my journey?"

- Of couse not. That was the plan for a long time, as I understood it. Your mother insisted you go too. You are overthinking things. You should focus more on the terrain, I'm pretty sure you didn't see the Mothim who passed above us."

Surprised, Hikari halt and looked around. She couldnt see it but understood Jason point: if she wanted to catch a Pokemon, she would have to concentrate.

Jason continued: " So, what kind of Pokemon interest you? "

Hikari snorted. To think I would have answered differently yesterday, she thought.

" Im not so sure to be honest. I would really love a cool Pokemon but as long both of us have a close relationship, thats fine by me. What about you?"

He suddenly seemed uneasy: " Oh, I... I'm not sure if I should tell."

Hikari raised a eyebrow: " Oh? What, you only want girly Pokemons? I would'nt mind you know..."

- " NO, Its not that... It's just... well, as for myself... I only want Pokemons that are... different. Or not popular."

- Huh? What you mean by that," replied a more and more interested Hikari.

He raised his shoulders: " Its complicated. Beside, you probably would think I'm weird if I started explaining my way of thinking..."

Hikari raised up: " Hey, I was honest with you, it's your turn now! Pleeeease! "

Jason was clearly surprised by her interest. He sighed and started explaining: " My Buneary, Marsh, had a Pokemon Trainer before me. He was only catched for a few minutes before the trainer released him in the wild again."

- " Huh? Why he did that? "

- " Well, you see, Buneary can have two abilities. The first one is named "Cute Charm". A Pokemon with that ability can infatuated a opposite Pokemon if it comes in contact with it. But they also have a other ability, one that makes them so clumsy that the ability was called Klutz. A Pokemon with that ability have a high chance of dropping anything it hold in his hand. "

Hikari had a confuse look: " Wait, it can't make a Pokemon THAT clumsy that it's unable to feed himself or such... It wouldn't make sense! "

Jason sighed: " Well, all Buneary are very dextrous with their ears, they can use their ears to pick up object and such. Those with the Klutz ability have to use their ears even more. However, for a lot of people, the ability named Klutz is considered useless and is often regarded more as a curse... But I really want to prove Buneary with that ability can be strong..."

Jason turned to her, not sure how to end his sentence: " You see what I mean?"

Hikari nodded: " Of course I do! You like cheering for the underdog, is that it? "

Jason nodded: " It could be resume at that. But I also like Pokemon that are different from the rest of their species as well. My Dormouse for example is really unique in that matter."

- " Your... Oh right, you got a other Pokemon! Let me see it! "

Jason nodded: " Alright... Come out Dormouse! "

Hikari was expecting something extraordinary... she couldn't help but making a disappointed face when she saw appearing a normal looking Patrat. He stretched and yawn before sitting on the ground. Hikari snorted:

" Patrat are more common then snowflakes in winter. There's nothing special about them! "

Jason chuckled: " It's a common mistake. Let me explain: Patrats can't sleep well when someone's s not watching over them while they sleep. That is why they are called the " Scout" Pokemon. But this one here is different. You see, when I cought him, he was sleeping peacefully... while floating down a river! I saved him from a waterfall by catching it in a Pokeball. After some test at a Pokemon Center, they realized this Pokemon was suffering from hypersomnia. "

" Let me guess: it makes it lack energy and fall asleep easily? " said Hikari, who noticed the Patrat fallen on his back, hit his head on a rock but still felt asleep, like if it was nothing.

" You got it. Pokemon have inner advantage that humans don't however, when it comes to deal with that. I found a way for Patrat to overcome his condition and to even make it a strenght. "

Hikari waited for the rest... but Jason didn't seem to want to tell. Not know for her patience, Hikari soon asked: " So? How do you do?"

" Not telling," he said, tauntly.

" Hey, no fair! If Ramen was my Pokemon, I would battle you for that answer!"

" Haha, that's not a ladylike behavior... but you're far from boring," Jason answered, smiling. " You sure you don't want to use your mother Pokemon? I wouldn't mind battling against it... What kind of Pokemon is it?"

" No telling, " answering on the same tone. " Beside, it wouldn't be fair, I didn't train him. But watch out, I'm sure my first Pokemon is gonna be strong! "

Without realizing, they talked to each other like that for a long time. If they had concentrate on their surrounding, they would have noticed the clouds gathered rather quickly... until finally they noticed the rain was starting:

" Aw, shot! We got to get cover," said Hikari.

Jason nodded and returned his Dormouse, who was sleeping in his arms, back to his Pokeball: " Yeah, I heard there's caves around here. Lets try to find one!"

They ran under the starting rain and finally found one of those caves. It was pouring heavily when they finally entered it... But Jason made a sign to Hikari to wait before going deeper then the entrance: " Wait, let's make sure this cavern is safe first. Marsh, come out! "

Marsh appeared and turned to his master, waiting for his command: " Alright Marsh, " continued Jason. " Use your ears and tell us if you heard something inside."

Marsh nodded, closed his ears and began to twitch them. After a short while, it turned back to Jason and pointed a paw in front of him: " Bun Bun!"

Jason sigh: " Marsh found a presence in that cavern. One or more Pokemon, obviously. I will go check what-"

" I'm coming with you! I still need to catch my first Pokemon, remember? Besides, I have my mom's Pokemon to protect me."

Jason nodded: " Fine."

Exploring deeper inside the cavern, Marsh lead them to an opening in the cavern. It was a small one, a full grown adult wouldn't be able to pass inside. " Hmm... We will have to get on all fours. " Without waiting for his trainer, Marsh went inside.

" Ladies first, " said Hikari, following the Buneary.

" I need take out my coat and hat first anyway. I'll follow you soon enough. Just be careful, ok? "

" I get it, I get it..." answered Hikari, rolling her eyes.

Crawling inside, she was surprised she could see light a bit further ahead. What she found once arrived amazed her...

Inside there was a "room"... mostly everywhere, there was moss, mushrooms and what seemed to be brown vines. Climbing on the walls, there was a few Paras, actively removing mushroom from the walls. On the ground, illuminating the place, was a huge mushroom with spot of light on it. Looking more carefully, Hikari realised it was not a mushroom but a Parasect. Once she entered, the Paras went to hide behind the Parasect, who went closer to Hikari. She suddenly remembered she had Pokemon food on her and decide to reach her pocket for it.

" Don't worry, we are not here to harm you guys. Here's a treat for you," she said, opening her hands in front of her, revealing the pokemon food."

She was a bit blinded by the light of Parasect, but didn't flinch. She closed her eyes when she couldn't handle the light anymore. She sensed the food being picked out of her hand.

" Parasect, sect! "

Then she heard the voice of Jason right behind her: " Hey, what's happening? "

Opening her eyes, she noticed the Parasect went a back in the middle of the room, where he was standing before. The Paras were no longer afraid and started climbing back the wall again. Fully entering the cavern chamber, she made place for Jason to enter. He was wearing a t-shirt now, which made him more look like a normal kid. He was even more amazed then her:

" Wow... do you realize that the Paras here are preventing the trees roots to be parasited by mushrooms? "

Looking back, Hikari realized what she thought was she thought was brown vines was trees roots and that indeed, the Paras where concentrating their efforts on the roots. She then realized something else, turning to Jason: " Hey, where that Parasect come from? There is no other exit then the one we came from. You think he evolved inside the cave and cant go back? "

Jason mouth dropped: " You are right and look, the Paras are feeding him the mushroom on the walls and he gives them light in exchange "

Marsh bounced on his shoulder, while he continued: " But they probably only do it for convenience more than the real need. Paras and Parasect can sense any surface they touch. Maybe its easier for them to find the mushroom in the light."

Hikari smiled: " I'm so jealous... you know so much about Pokemons even though you just started your journey recently."

Jason looked a bit embarassed: " Well, you see... It's because I made a quick research on the Pokemon that was the less popular and Paras and Parasect are among those. I'm hoping I can get one for that reason. I will go give them some Pokemon food. "

Hikari looked at his back and was really wondering why he was so obstinated about only wanting Pokemon that weren't popular. She then realize she was hungry too and began to munch on her own supplies. Wondering what kind of Pokemon would be her first Pokemon, she didn't hear the new noises coming from the first cavern chamber...

TO BE CONTINUED

Authors notes: I think I written a good lenght but I had to shorten it up or it would have being way too long.

Feel free to comments. Good comments make me write faster :p