FOREVERMORE
~Part Three Of The Forever Trilogy~
Chapter 7
Just A Part Of The Job
June 30, 5000.
(Topaz's POV)
When Grey, Am, Plato, Jade, and Viola went to find Dialga, they found Fiori. She had upset it, and was blasted forward in time during the battle. She was the only daughter of Gold and Crystal, the middle child. I was really feeling bad for Crystal now. Three kids in a row.
Well, I knew one thing for certain: Diamonda and Fiori were not about to get along.
Anyways, today was a training day. Since I was now a commander, that meant I would be training with my own squadron. However, I would be both meeting and training with them today. I had to admit, I was a little nervous.
Rubin and I went to get the lists of the names of the trainers in our respected squadrons from Tibbs himself. We were in charge of new recruits. Tibbs told us we would have to work with the recruits a lot and get the up to par. War was brewing. We were just waiting for Synis to make it official.
"This will be interesting," Rubin said as we left Tibbs's office. "I remember when we were beginners."
"Yeah," I said. "But I'm glad to have newbies. We won't have to deal with trainers that think they're better than us because they've been training longer."
"True," he said. "Well, my training hall is over here. Will you have lunch with me later?"
"Of course," I said. "See you at noon, then!"
Rubin surprised me yet again; he kissed me goodbye. That left me feeling warm and fuzzy inside. I released Raiden from his Poke Ball, and he leaped onto my shoulder. Then I headed off to my own training hall.
It took about ten minutes to find. It was pretty far out in the cave. You see, there are a hundred or so floors. The first floor has what we call 'The Town'. You can buy supplies there, and heal your Pokemon. The next floor holds the command center and Tibbs's office. The next twenty floors have training halls on them. Then there's Professor Pine's office. Everything else is living areas. And we only take up half of the mountain.
Anyways, as soon as I stepped inside, I could see that they had given me rookies. They were a ragtag group of about twenty ranging from ages eighteen to ten. Oh dear Arceus. They must have lowered the age to become a fighting trainer again, then.
"Our commander's a little girl?" I heard someone say.
I hoped my eye didn't just twitch. This was going to be interesting.
"Everyone line up," I said firmly, my voice void of emotion.
All of the rookies hastily formed a perfect line. Except for one guy. I swear to Arceus I had seen him before somewhere. He was about my age, on the tall side, with spiky brown hair, and blue eyes. Ah, he looked a lot like Blue, the Pokedex owner and Gym Leader of Viridian City. I walked over to him, my boots thudding. I was glad I wore my hiking boots today.
"What's your name, cadet?" I asked, Raiden stiffening on my shoulder, probably trying to look fierce.
"Cyan Oak," he said.
"Oak?" I asked. "As in the legendary professor and owner of a Pokedex?"
"Yep," he said smugly.
"Well, we'll see if you can fill those shoes then, cadet," I said. "Get in line."
Raiden let out a warning shock, and the boy quickly stepped back.
I walked away, and then turned back around to face all the cadets.
"I'm Topaz, and this Pikachu is my partner Raiden," I said. "I'm your commander. Everything I say must be obeyed. The punishment for disobedience will be severe. Is that understood?"
"Yes, ma'am!" almost everyone shouted.
I grit my teeth. "Is there a problem, Cadet Oak?"
"No, not at all!"
He was going to be difficult, that one. Maybe I should leave the punishing to Raiden. He would enjoy that.
"Okay then," I said. "Every one of you must battle me so I may assess your current level as a trainer. Who wants to go first?"
No one spoke up. You could have heard a Kricketune chirp. Figures.
"Alright then. I'll decide who goes first," I said, crossing my arms. "How about...Cadet Cyan Oak."
"I knew you'd pick me," he said, stepping up.
I narrowed my eyes, resisting the urge to roll them. "Just show me what you've got."
He took a Poke Ball off of the issued belt that came with the cadet uniform. He released a Charmeleon of all Pokemon. He must know something about Pokemon if he got a Charmander to evolve. Maybe there was some hope for him yet after all.
I took a Poke Ball off of my own belt. "Demeter, you're up!"
My Venusaur appeared in a flash of light. She let out a battle cry. The other cadets gasped and gawked. I didn't blame them. Demeter shifted on her feet, preparing for battle.
"A Venusaur? Doesn't that have a type disadvantage against my Charmeleon?" asked Cyan.
So he did know something about Pokemon. "That's true. But types don't always matter. You go first."
"Alright," he said. "Charmeleon, use Ember!"
I didn't bother to tell Demeter to dodge. The weak Fire attack barely did any damage. In the real world, levels really mattered. Cyan was shocked, as was his Charmeleon, and the rest of the crew. I smiled smugly as Demeter yawned.
"Demeter, use Vine Whip."
Vines shot out of the flower on her back, wrapping around the fire lizard, lifting it up. It let out a startled cry.
"Now finish it with Solar Beam."
"Gah! Get out of there, Charmeleon!"
But it was too late. Solar Beam had charged. The beam of light blasted across to the Charmeleon. And it was through. Demeter was just too strong.
The cadets stared at me with both awe and fear.
...
"In my squadron, I have three descendants of Pokedex holders," I told Rubin over lunch.
"Wow, really?" said Rubin. "That's amazing!"
"I know! Well, first, there's Cyan. He's descended from Blue. He's...something else. Then there's Esmeralda. She's related to Emerald. She seems fun. And, lastly, there's Jasper. He's descended from Diamond. He's pretty sweet."
"Do they know who you are related to?" he asked.
I shook my head. "No, not yet. But eventually, I will tell them."
"Maybe they can help us," he mused.
"Maybe."
Okay folks. Get ready for a long author's note! xD
Fiori was extremely out of character in the last chapter. I just made her that way because I needed her and Dima to clash.
Yep, people, Blue, Rald, and Dia finally get proper relatives xD
Let's see... Oh yeah.
I was thinking of battle music for the admins and such.
Synis gets Ghetsis's definitely. And for the chanting they can be saying 'Synis' instead of 'Ghetsis' xD If anyone has any ideas for the other admins' themes, just say so in your reviews!
Um...I believe that's it for today. Because, really, Synis and Ghetsis are so alike it's freaky. And I came up with this before Black and White came out xD
*le gasp* What if Synis had a child that was treated like Ghetsis treated N? *shifty eyes*
I really need to stop coming up with ideas.
REVIIIEEEEEEW! :D