Hey guys, shield here. Today is my birthday so I wanted to get this chapter out as part of my celebration. School is winding down for Christmas so I may be able to publish faster. On to the reviews!

Monpoke: My brother wanted this to be something that was apart of the other stories. He did plan most of it. I'm just here to fill in the gapes and make sure it makes sense.

Philip Harbindinger: Thanks for reviewing. I'll admit that the first chapter was a little rough, but I hope that this chapter is better. I wanted to try a different type of TF because my other two stories were similar to each other. My brother actually gave me the idea and I must say that I like the whole "the oldest shall follow the youngest" thing. I think we both took that a little to literal, lol.

I am the oldest of seven. Do my siblings think I'm super cool? I wish they thought I was super cool.

Britt Robertson

Chapter 3

Surprises, Surprises, and More Surprises

Devin's POV

Mom and Dad's face just before we disappeared was one of horror. I probably looked the same way when I saw the green fairy. Even more so, when I woke up as a little kid again.

'This is to much. This is going to be a long journey.' My thoughts were the same throughout breakfast. I didn't say a single word as I picked and prodded at the pancake that sat before me. Austin and Emily also sat quietly at the table. Emily kept looking at me with a mixture of emotions. Austin just tried to put on a brave face. None of us really touched our food. The awkwardness of the situation had all but overridden our drive to do anything but stare at each other.

After nearly half an hour of staring, I worked up the nerve to say something.

"Any ideas of where we are?" I asked. I cringed slightly at the sound of my voice. I still hadn't gotten used to its higher pitched tone.

"According to the nurse here, we are in a small town called Dracden. It is between Pewter City and Cerulean City. We can do two things, we can go to Celadon City through Viridian City or we can go through Saffron City. Either one will take about the same amount of time."

"You are the Pokémon expert. You decide." I huffed. Austin was surprised by my sudden attitude.

"He could have said it nicer but he is right. You are the only one here that really knows anything about this place." Emily agreed.

"Alright, let's go through Cerulean City. I always wanted to see the gym there." Austin said finally.

"You and your games." I muttered.

"If you haven't noticed, this isn't much of a game anymore. This is reality and we need to do what we were sent here to do and get home." Austin shot back. I rolled my eyes and got up from the table. I took my plate and went to the counter. I reached for the syrup but ran into a small snag. I couldn't reach it.

"Hey, Austin? Could you get the syrup for me?" I mumbled with embarrassment.

"Sure thing, kiddo." Austin snickered.

"I am going to murder you in your sleep." I growled through gritted teeth. Austin only chuckled as he got up and poured on the syrup. He walked me back to the table. I was embarrassed again, but there wasn't anything I could do to stop it. I began to eat my food with a little more enthusiasm. That is until two women walked up to our table.

"This little boy is so precious. Where are your parents they need to know that you all are very well behaved." one of the women said.

"They died in a car accident last year. When I became a trainer I was allowed to become my little brother's guardian." Austin lied.

"Oh, bless their souls. If they could see you three now they would be mighty proud." the second woman replied. She then proceeded to ruffling my hair. I never did like being touched much so I quickly pushed her hand away.

"Beth, I don't think the littlun likes that to much." the first woman said observantly.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I used to do it to my kids when they were little. They seemed to always like it. Well, you three have a good day." With that, the two ladies left us to our meals.

"I'm not real hungry anymore." I muttered.

"Oh, hush up and eat. It's not that bad." Emily said as she took another bite out of her own food.

"It hasn't happened to you yet. Once it has, then you will understand." I replied.

Emily's POV

"Austin, this is going to take forever. Why do we need to get things for a Pokémon when you don't even have one?" Devin whined as we marched around the store.

"If I am going to catch one then I need to get some things for it."

"You couldn't catch a fly with a black hole. What makes you think you will be able to catch some wild animal?" Devin asked.

"Because it is a lot easier than catching a fly with a black hole." Austin replied. I looked around at all the things the store carried. Most of it were things I had never seen before, but there were things that reminded me of home.

"Hey Austin, I'm going over to the clothes section for a minute. Come get me when you are done." I said as I made a beeline to the clothes section. Austin nodded when I looked back. Austin grabbed Devin's arm when he tried to follow me. He struggled and protested but to no avail. Austin then dragged Devin down another aisle and disappeared. I looked at all of the amazing clothes they had here. They had everything anyone would ever want. Unfortunately, there wasn't a single thing that I could wear myself. I began to head back to Austin.

"Excuse me miss, Are you Emily Lee?" asked a man from behind.

"Who's asking?" I replied suspiciously.

"I'm just a cashier from up front. A man came in about five minutes ago. He told me to give you this box. He said that if you were suspicious to tell you his name. He said it was Jeffric Mewton. He said you would know who he was." the cashier said as he handed me the box. I looked at the box for a few moments before thanking the man. Once he left, I began to search for the boys.

It took a little while but I finally found them in the electronics aisle. Devin was looking at the games for one of the consoles he had in our world while Austin stared off into space. He had an extremely depressed look in his eyes and didn't notice me until I tapped his arm.

"Emily, we can't buy anything." he sighed. "We can't even buy cheap Pokéballs to catch Pokémon. If we can't catch Pokémon, then we can't make any money."

"What makes you think I want something? It just so happens that some guy named. Jeffric Horton? No, it was Jeffric Mewton! Gave me this box. I haven't opened it yet so do y'all want to see what's inside?"

"That has got to be the worst alias I have ever heard. I baby could figure that one out." Devin huffed as he placed a game back on the self.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"He means that Jeffric is the same blue Mew that helped us into this mess. All he did was add the word "ton" at the end of his species name." Austin explained.

"At least we know it won't be a bomb. What are you waiting for? Open it up!" Devin said impatiently.

"Alright, hold your horses." I said as I began to open the tape that sealed the box shut. Once the tape had come off, I opened the flaps to reveal three gray orbs with red caps.

"Awesome! This is amazing!" Austin whooped.

"Please enlighten us oh exuberant one." Devin said sarcastically.

"These are the Pokéballs from the Pokémon Forever movie! That was the only time they ever appeared." Austin explained, ignoring his brother's sarcasm.

"There is a note taped to the flap here." Devin pointed out. He ripped it off of the flap and opened it. "Dear Austin, Emily, and Devin. Enclosed in this box are three Pokéballs inside. Austin gets the one marked Elweard, Emily gets the one marked Brand, and Devin gets the one marked Teresa. I wish you success on your journey. Goodbye for now, Jeffric."

"Let's wait until we get outside before we open these. I don't want to find out that there is a fifty foot dinosaur inside." Austin said. We left the store and found a small park just a few blocks away.

"Ok, time for the moment of truth. Let's see what's in these things." I said. I pressed the top red cap and waited for something to happen. I was perplexed when nothing actually happened.

"Maybe you didn't press it hard enough." Devin said thoughtfully. I tried again and nothing happened. "Let me give it a shot." Devin tried to press the button on his Pokéball, but nothing happened either. He balled his small left hand into a fist and slammed it into the red cap and still the stubborn contraption lay dormant. We spent five minutes trying to get our Pokéball open and we only stopped when Austin began to laugh out loud.

"What's so funny? We were doing the exact same thing that your show does." Devin said through gritted teeth.

"Normally you would be right, except that this Pokéball is about forty years old. You have to twist the cap off. He laughed. Devin turned beet red and began to fume.

"Why you little brat. Why didn't you tell us that sooner? My hand is all bruised from slapping that ball any which way I could think to get it open!" Devin yelled.

"You calling me little is like calling Jupiter the size of a marble." Devin laughed as he twisted the cap of his gray orb. The top began to glow and a silhouette began to form.

"Cool, I got a Lucario!" Austin yelled once the light cleared. A bipedal wolf stood there looking at Austin. It looked as though it was wearing a mask and had four strange appendages hanging off the back of its head. It was mostly black and blue with a creamed colored torso. "What are you two waiting for? Open up you Pokéballs." Austin said excitedly. I opened mine next. Once the light cleared, I noticed that there was no large shape. Instead, there was a small ball on the ground. Its back was a darkish gray with four red circles set in a square pattern. I placed my hand on the tiny creature and it uncurled itself like an armadillo. It looked at me warily. Its face and stomach were a yellowish, cream color.

"It's adorable!" I squealed. I then tried to pick it up. The creature curled back up into a little ball and flames jumped from its back. The flames barely singed my hand. It wasn't bad but it hurt.

"The first thing you should know about a Cyndaquil, is that they are very timid. If they get scared, they tend to shoot fire at you." Austin laughed. "Try taking a less noisy approach."

"I'm sorry I scared you. I'm not going to hurt you." I cooed. The Cyndaquil uncurled and looked at me nervously. I stroked the top of its head and he began to open up to me. "That's right, I'm not going to hurt you."

"Alright, I can't take anymore of this love fest crap. Let's see what I got out of this fictional nightmare." Devin said rudely. I glared at him but he didn't seem to notice. He twisted off the cap, and let the light spill out. A very large dinosaur type creature appeared. It was mostly dark brown with a light brown belly. It had a pouch that carried a sleeping, purple creature that seemed to be a smaller version of the larger creature. The creature looked at the young Devin with an appraising look.

"So you are the human Celebi told me to take care of." it spoke. I nearly fainted. Devin fell down and looked as if he had been bushwhacked. Austin seemed surprised but not to the extent that we were. "Well boy, don't sit there gawking get up and introduce yourself." Devin unsteadily rose to his feet.

"M-my n-name is D-Devin L-Lee." He stammered uncontrollably.

"It is very nice to meet you. I am Teresa and this is my little bundle of joy, Hope." the Dino replied.

"H-how c-can you t-talk? I thought Pokémon c-could o-only say t-their names." Devin asked.

"Oh, I learned how to talk a long time ago. My trainer from before was a mute, I learned how to talk so I could be his translator. It is rare for Pokémon to learn to talk but it isn't unheard of." Teresa replied.

"So, what, you are here to help me battle?" Devin asked curiously.

"No, I am here to make sure you are raised properly while we are traveling. Just because you are nineteen in mind doesn't mean you can do whatever you want." Teresa replied. Devin's mouth dropped open. I could tell that he had never dreamt that something like this would ever happen to him. I laughed in my head but decided to to not let anyone hear me. I didn't need what was happening to Devin happening to me. I looked down at the little Cyndaquil.

"Can you talk little one?" I asked. The little creature shook its head. "Don't worry, one day you may get to learn." I replied as I rubbed its head.

"My name is Austin. I know quite a bit about Lucario since you are my favorite type of Pokémon. You can understand my feelings through aura, correct?" Austin asked. The wolf creature nodded. "The one thing that I do know that not many others know is that you can also communicate through aura."

"You are very knowledgeable, Austin Lee. I can see why the Legendaries picked you for this mission." the wolf said, or rather didn't say. The words didn't seem like sound as much as it seemed to just pop into my head.

"I will take that as a compliment. We were just about to head out. Maybe you can tell us where you are from while we are walking."

"We all had the same trainer about sixty years ago. He died of cancer. There was nothing anyone could do. Later that year, Celebi came to us. She asked if we wanted to help her with a mission. She said that we would be able to regain the joy of being with our trainer. We refused. I told Celebi that nothing could replace the joy that being with our trainer had brought. Celebi was persistent. After a while, we accepted. Here we are." the Lucario said quickly.

"That was quick. Wait, sixty years ago? But your Pokéballs are from forty years ago." Austin said.

"Celebi said that your knowledge was limited to the history of twenty years ago. You are twenty years ahead of where you thought. Things, as you can already tell, are different."

"That makes sense I suppose." Austin sighed. "I really wanted to run into Ash Ketchum.

"He is the champion of this region now. There is no chance of you running into him."

"How did you know he was the champion, if you are sixty years into your future?"

"You are just full of questions, aren't you? We had to be prepared for this mission. We weren't thrown into it like you were."

"Ok, well that was quick. You three already seem to know our names, so what are your names?" I asked as I stroked the tiny creature in my arms.

"Didn't you read the note that Celebi and Jeffric left for you?" Teresa asked.

"Well yeah, but it didn't say which of you were which. I already know that your name is Teresa but what are the other's names?" I replied.

"This is what we have to deal with? I think that Celebi needs to think things through. I thought that it would be pretty obvious. Our names are marked on our Pokéballs." Austin looked at his gray orb.

"So, your name is Elweard? That is a strange name." Austin said.

"It is not strange. It is Old English for "noble protector". Our old trainer was very big on name meanings. He only gave us names that carried a meaning. Brand's name is Old English for "Fire"." Elweard replied, slightly offended.

"Let me guess Teresa is named after Mother Teresa?" Devin asked wryly.

"No, Teresa means "Summer". I was born during the summer time." Teresa huffed. Austin just stopped talking all together. There was a long silence and it began to get awkward.

"Austin, don't you think we should get going?" I asked in order to end the silence.

"Yeah, let's get going everyone. We need to find some trainers anyways. We are really low on money." Austin said. He stood up and looked at the Lucario. He nodded and followed Austin.

"Devin, would you like me to carry you?" Teresa asked.

"Um, no thanks. I can walk just fine." Devin said quickly as he rushed after his brother. I was pretty sure I saw his face go bright red. Teresa just shrugged and followed.

"I guess we should just follow everyone else." I told Brand. He smiled and nodded happily.

Austin's POV

We left the city limits as fast as we could. Everyone was getting along as well as could be expected. Emily and Brand seemed to enjoy each other's company, while me and Elweard seemed to have a mutual agreement, about talking. The agreement was apparently, not talking to each other. The only one who seemed to be having problems was Devin. He was doing his best to avoid Teresa. The Kangaskhan had already made Devin jumpy from the conversation earlier. He tried to stay close to me. As if I could stop a seven foot tall dinosaur whose only job was to make sure Devin didn't get into trouble. Despite this, it didn't keep Devin from hanging around me. I almost felt like an older brother.

We walked for about an hour, but hadn't found anyone who was willing to battle. We had asked about seven different people, but they all said no.

"At this rate, we will never get any money." I said glumly.

"There is a reason that nobody will battle you." Teresa said. "They are terrified of Elweard. They know that they will not be able to defeat him."

"Their aura speaks the truth. Every person we passed has fear imprinted on their aura. Most only have weak Pokémon. They would stand no fighting chance." Elweard sighed. "Try placing me back inside the Pokéball, then ask the next person you see." I obeyed and recalled the Lucario. We then continued down the path.

About half an hour later, we came across a group of three teens no older then what I used to be. When they saw the three of us, they decided that they should bar our path.

"Look at what we have here. Three little pipsqueaks walking around like they own the place. Get lost kids or we will make you leave." the tallest of the boys said. Devin moved back a little as did Emily, but I held my ground.

"We have just as much right to walk through here as you do." I replied calmly.

"Do you hear that? He thinks that he is just as good as we are. What happened to the last kid that tried telling us that?" the leader asked.

"We beat the crap out of him and sent him home crying." replied one of the other boys.

"Do you want to keep going or will we have to send you back to mommy crying?" the leader asked mockingly.

"I think we will keep going. You don't scare me one bit." I replied boldly.

"I guess we will just have to do this the hard way." The teen reached for a single Pokéball on his belt. "Go, Raticate!"

"Go, Elweard." I replied calmly as I took my Pokéball and unscrewed the cap.

"You don't even have a real Pokéball! Nothing good could ever come out of an old relic like that!" the teen laughed.

"Don't be so sure." I replied as the Lucario spawned in front of me. The appearance of Elweard startled the teen but didn't cause him to back down.

"Raticate, use Hyper Fang!" the teen yelled. The Raticate lunged at Elweard. Its teeth glowed a bright yellow.

"You really don't know much about typing, do you." I sighed. "Elweard, use Aura Sphere."

Elweard raised his right arm and pointed it at the oncoming Raticate. A glowing blue ball of energy formed in the center of his paw. Once it was big enough, Elweard pulled back his arm then thrust it forward. The ball of energy shot from his paw and hit the Raticate directly in the gut. It was shot backwards by the blast and slammed into its trainer. The other boys stared in disbelief.

"What are you two doing? Get him!" the first teen yelled angrily as he returned his unconscious Pokémon. The other two nodded and tossed their Pokéballs. One spawned a Charmeleon. The other spawned an Abra.

"Charmeleon! Use, Flamethrower!" one of the boys yelled. A column of flames shot from the lizard's mouth. Elweard dodged to the left, and a bone materialized from thin air. Without me saying a word, he threw it at the Charmeleon. It smacked the Charmeleon directly in the chest. It let out a deep huff and took a step backwards. Seeing that the single strike didn't do enough damage, Elweard threw two more bones and followed up with an Aura Sphere. The Charmeleon flew back completely unconscious. The Abra disappeared from my view as soon as it saw the Charmeleon fly back. Elweard closed his eyes. He did a complete three sixty and shot an Aura Sphere. Just as he shot it, the Abra reappeared and was hit with the energy ball. It fell to the ground, fainted. Both teens returned their Pokémon and ran down the path. The first teen quickly got up and followed. Elweard then disappeared for a few seconds. When he reappeared, he tossed a small, leather wallet at me.

"What's this?" I asked.

"It's the money they owed us for the battle. They won't even notice that it is gone." Elweard replied. "That should get us some food and equipment the next time we get to town."

"Thanks, so, I guess we need you to get back inside the Pokéball." I said in awe. I returned the Lucario and we continued down the path.

We came across a few more trainers which we easily defeated. By the time we made it to one of the many Pokémon centers that scattered the countryside, we had enough money to buy any of the supplies we needed. We checked into the Pokémon Center and got ourselves a room. I got ready for bed, but then noticed that I was the only one that got ready for bed.

"What are you two doing? We have to get up tomorrow." I asked as Emily and Devin watched TV.

"We will go to bed later. I want to just relax for awhile." Devin replied.

"Guys, you need to go to bed. It is late and we have to get up tomorrow." I pleaded.

"You two need to listen to Austin." Teresa said. She held her baby in her arms and was rocking her to sleep.

"Fine. I'll get ready for bed." Emily muttered. She got up and headed into the bathroom. She came back out and climbed into the bed across from mine.

"You're up Devin." Teresa said.

"You aren't my mom. You can't tell me what to do." He replied curtly.

"That may be the case, but you are not an adult anymore. Your body needs its rest and you have to be willing to let it have it. Now get in there and get your bath or I will supervise you getting a bath. I can assume that you don't want that." Teresa threatened. Devin looked at the Kangaskhan in complete surprise. His face turned beet red. "Well? What are you waiting for? Get in there and get things done."

"Alright. I'll go. I'll go." Devin replied glumly. I had never seen someone move so fast in my life. He ran to the bag and grabbed some underwear and pajama pants from the bag.

"Grab a shirt as well." Teresa called. Devin grumbled and pulled out a Pokémon pajama top.

"Can't I have some dignity?" He asked.

"If by dignity you mean immodest, then no. Stop complaining and get cleaned up." Teresa replied. Devin began to grumble again as he closed the bathroom door.

"How did you get him to listen to you like that?" I asked in disbelief.

"I wish I could say that it was because of my charm, but I think the main factor is that I'm about five feet taller than he is." Teresa chuckled. I laughed and went to bed.

As usual, I hope y'all enjoyed the chapter. I will be posting another chapter of OMAA next. I thought this chapter was pretty interesting. Devin got the shock of his life. Austin's worries have been temporarily quenched, and Emily is getting used to Pokémon. If you have anything to say, you know what to do. If you are enjoying the story, be sure to smash that favorite/follow button. This is shieldliger001, signing off