Hikari's Sinnoh Adventures
Author's Note: Lol, okay, so, I was retarded. Thank you so much for reviewing, and especially to Jarkes for letting me know that I made those dumb mistakes. I had that name on there because I took it directly from the game, and I happened to name my character that since I like it. So, thanks a lot of pointing that out to me! When I typed it up from the game, I just typed what it said without thinking, and I thought I had changed all of them back to Hikari, but I guess I overlooked a couple. But they should be fixed now. Again, many apologies!
And apologies also for not updating for like….5 months? School just got super overloaded, what with research papers earlier and all, and talent show's coming up, so my friend and I were preparing for that. But anyways, I was really just slacking off, but now I got inspired to continue again, lol. Alright, now on to chapter 4!
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Chapter 4: The Journey Begins
"What's up, dear?" asked my mother as I just watched her run around the kitchen, doing whatever it was she was doing, cleaning, cooking, something like that.
I sighed. "Oh, nothing, just, well, you see…" I started, scratching my head. I wasn't sure how to explain it, but I began with letting Piplup out of its Pokéball, and then soon I figured out what to say.
"Wow," Ayako replied to me, after I had finished speaking. "I can't believe that happened to you. Am I ever glad that both you and Kenji are unharmed, as well as your Pokémon! The professor you mentioned is most likely Professor Rowan of Sandgem Town. I've heard that he is well known for his studies on Pokémon. I hear he's also quite intimidating…"
"I'll say! He's one of the most terrifying people I've ever seen before!" I retorted, with a distraught look on my face.
"Hikari, I think you need to visit him in Sandgem Town." Apparently she didn't hear me when I said he was one of the most terrifying people I had ever seen. "You need to properly explain why you had no choice but to use his Pokémon. Don't worry!" she reassured me as I looked aghast at her. "I'm sure he will understand. Oh, I know! Hikari, put these on. Going to Sandgem Town is like an adventure in itself, right?"
"I…guess so." I had been there a few times before, and it really wasn't too far away to Sandgem Town, so I didn't really consider it much of an adventure, but whatever floats her boat! Out of nowhere, she whipped out a pair of running shoes and happily shoved them in my face; well, only not as harshly as that sounded.
"With those Running Shoes, you can get to faraway places much faster," my mother added as she intently watched me put them on.
'No kidding.' "Thanks a lot, Mom! I did need new shoes, too; I really like these!" I hugged her after I finished tying them. They really were pretty good shoes, so I guess it was alright that –
"Oh, try them out! Try them out!" she persisted. Jeez, she doesn't even allow me to commentate on my own life without her interrupting me…
"Mom, please, I really don't – hey, don't push, don't push! I'm going, I'm going! Yeesh!" Yeah, my mom could get a little carried away sometimes…and pushy, literally.
"I'll read you the instructions for the Running Shoes," she said as she pulled out a piece of paper from the box.
As she read how to use them, I rolled my eyes and said, "Mom, I think I can figure out how to use shoes…"
She finished up with, "'Put on the Running Shoes and blaze new trails of adventure!' Well, isn't that just nifty!"
'…Nifty? Oh, Mother, really, now…' For her amusement, I ran around the living room to show they worked well. "Okay, well, they work! So, I'm going to go and find Professor Rowan now, and I'll see you later, Mom!" I waved goodbye as I went out the door.
"Have fun! And don't get into too much trouble now!" she replied with a giggle.
Walking out of town, I came up to where the end of the path met the one crossing it. To the left was the direction of the lake, and to the right was the way to Sandgem Town. I wondered if Professor Rowan hadn't just gone back to the lake. Being me, I didn't want to waste my time going all the way to Sandgem Town to find he wasn't even there. Still, I took a chance and went to the right.
This was where the path got rough, seeing as the grass was much taller. Everyone always says that this is where you find wild Pokémon. Of course, there would just happen to be yet another guy on the path who would tell me the same thing that I already knew. "Yeah, thanks," I said to him and continued on my way, wondering why he was just standing around there anyways.
I continued down the path, and at one point, off to the side, there was some notice. I walked up to it and read: Trainer Tips! Don't be shy! Talk to anyone and everyone you happen to see. By talking to people, you will get invaluable information and advice.
'Wow, that's deep,' I thought to myself. I then realized I was mocking a sign…
Down a little further was a girl walking back and forth on the path, and I decided to listen to that sign. "What the heck, what could it hurt?" I also realized then that I might have some issues, mocking signs, and talking to myself. Yeah.
"Uh, hi, there!" I said as cheerily as I could to a complete stranger.
"Oh, hello!" The girl seemed friendly enough. "You know, if your Pokémon's health – that's its HP – is getting low, you should go home and get some rest."
"Oh, well…thank you very much," I smiled and waved her goodbye and carried on down the path. 'The sign was right, they do give information and advice, but invaluable may not be quite the right word, heh.' My luck seemed to be going down now, for the path just ended, so I had to backtrack a bit until I found some tall grass that seemed to be a side path to continue up to town. Mumbling to myself, I grumbled, "Why would the path just end there? I don't understand. That seems rather uncouth. What if people are afraid to go all the way through –"
Just then, I was interrupted by a wild Pokémon. "Uhhhh, yeah, what is that again? Oh! Right, a Bidoof, I think. Okay, well, here goes! Come on out, Piplup!" I threw the Pokéball, and out came Piplup. He was an adorable Pokémon, no denying that, and with this battle, it was shown he was also pretty strong. "Piplup, use Pound on Bidoof!" It was an amazing feeling to have Piplup listen to me. Battling with Piplup, I felt like I had a real connection with him. And before today, I had never even battled before in my life; this was just an invigorating experience. After a few more attacks of Pound, Bidoof was knocked out, so I called Piplup back, though I hesitated, wondering if I should just keep it out with me. But I decided it needed some rest after a great battle like that.
Up nearby some trees, there stood a man, as I approached, he exclaimed, "Hi! I work at a Pokémon Mart. Did you know that a Pokémon's health is measured by Hit Points (HP)? If a Pokémon runs out of HP, it faints and can't battle anymore. If a Pokémon's HP gets low, you should heal it with a Potion. Here, let me give you a Potion as a free sample. First one's free!" With that said, he handed me a weird shaped bottle, which I assumed to be the Potion.
"Oh, well, thank you," I said a little uneasily. I wasn't too sure about accepting something from a complete stranger, but I decided that things like this were bound to happen on this 'adventure' of mine, so I might as well go along with it.
"You can find a Pokémon Mart in cities and most major towns," he said as he finished advertising.
"Right. See ya." Leaving him, I made a right turn and continued towards Sandgem Town. But before too long, I got caught in a battle with another wild Pokémon. Although this time, it was a Starly. "Aw, jeez, this is great, another Starly," I said to myself, recalling the last time I met up with a Starly. That wasn't exactly the most pleasant of times. Luckily, the Starly this time was pretty easy to beat, and after the battle, Piplup grew to level 6. "Way to go, Piplup!" I exclaimed excitedly as I picked Piplup up and held it in the air. "That was awesome!" After returning Piplup to its Pokéball, I made it out of the tall grass, whereupon there was a sign. "Rt. 201, Sandgem Town. Finally, we're getting somewhere!" It was just a few minutes, and there came Sandgem Town into view. "Yes!" Ready to take a short break, I jogged into town, but before I barely made it, there stood Lucas to greet me.
"Hi! I've been waiting for you! Please, come with me. The Prof's waiting to see you," Lucas said as he walked up to me and starting leading me through town towards the professor's lab.
'The Prof? Who uses names like that anymore…' I thought as I followed him, also wondering from where he got his interesting-looking hat.
"See?" he asked, pointing to the large building to our left.
"Yes," I replied, still staring at his hat. Then I looked over to the direction in which he was pointing, "Oh, you mean that! Yeah, yeah, I see it." 'My bad, maybe I should start listening to him now.'
"This is our Pokémon Research Lab. We'll just go ahead and –"
THUD!
All of a sudden, someone came bolting out of the building, crashing into me and knocking me down. And of course, I knew instantly who it was.
Kenji looked startled as he saw Lucas and me. "What the… Oh, it's you, Hikari! That old guy… He's not scary so much as he is totally out there!" he explained all very quickly, barely comprehendible.
I stood up as I began to say, before I was interrupted as usual, "Uh, what are you –"
"Aww, it doesn't matter, Hikari. I'm out of here. See you later!" And with a flash, he was gone. Not magically, he's just a pretty fast walker.
As we watched him head further into town by the looks of it, Lucas spoke, "What was that!? Your friend always seems to be in such a rush."
"Yeah, it happens a lot," I said drearily, brushing myself off. 'This has got to stop happening, Kenji…'
"Anyway… Let's go in," he said after a moment.
Inside was huge and filled with technical-looking things. There were two assistants hard at work, walking around everywhere, writing down data; it looked confusing. We walked to the other side of the room where Professor Rowan stood waiting for us.
"…Finally, you've come. Hikari, was it?" he said in his deep, somewhat terrifying voice.
"Uh, yes, sir," I said, looking up at him, finding it hard to keep eye contact. His eyes were piercing, and they seemed to see right through you.
"Let me see your Pokémon again… Hm… I see…" What was he, a doctor? "This Pokémon seems to be rather happy. All righty then! I'll give that Piplup to you as a gift."
'Wait, he what –?'
"Your friend, Kenji, told me what happened at the lake. I heard you battled very well, despite it being your first time. And, from what I can see, there is a growing bond between you and that Pokémon, though it is still young. That's why I would like to entrust you with Piplup."
"Oh, thank you very much, Professor!" I exclaimed with joy. All the way to Sandgem Town, I figured I would have to give Piplup back. But now that I would be able to keep it, this was one of the happiest and most exciting times of my life!
"Boy, am I glad you're kind toward Pokémon," Lucas said relieved. "If you weren't, well… I don't even want to think about it."
"Er-hem!" Professor Rowan cleared his throat, which made me jump a little. "Let's move on to the main topic. There is something I want you to do for me. My name is Rowan. I study Pokémon."
'Wow, this guy's pretty long-winded. Does he ever stop talking?'
"First of all, I want to know exactly what kinds of Pokémon live in the Sinnoh region."
'Apparently not.'
"To do so, it is necessary to collect data using the Pokédex. This is what I wish to ask of you. I want to entrust you with this Pokédex. Will you use it to record data on all the Pokémon in Sinnoh for me?"
"Huh? Oh, yes, of course," I answered sincerely as he handed me a strange device.
"Hm! Good answer! That Pokédex is a very high-tech device. It will automatically record data on every kind of Pokémon you encounter. Hikari, I ask that you go everywhere and meet every kind of Pokémon in this region!"
"Uh, right!" This sounded like a bit of a challenge. Meet every kind of Pokémon in the region? I was pretty sure there were quite a bit around, not to mention I was still a little uneasy about traveling for a long period of time.
"I've got the same kind of Pokédex as you, Hikari," Lucas said simply, as he pulled out his own. I was slow at taking this all in; the part of having to find all of the Pokémon for this professor was a little much to handle, so I just looked blankly at his Pokédex and blinked.
"When you walked up Route 201 with your Pokémon, what did you feel?"
"Uh, how did I feel? Well…" I wasn't sure how to explain it. I felt something. Whatever it was, it was a good feeling, fun and exciting, to have a partner to travel with, to go on adventures, to stick together no matter what. Pokémon, they were always my greatest interest. And to be living out my dream to be with them, even if traveling was a little daunting to me, the idea of traveling with Pokémon, now knowing the feeling, made it all the less intimidating now.
"I've lived for 60 long years. Even now, I get a thrill when I'm with a Pokémon. Now, you should know that there are countless Pokémon in this world. That means there are just as many thrills waiting for you out there! Now go! Hikari, your grand adventure begins right now!"
'I'm glad I have a choice in this matter. Kenji was right. This guy is a little out there…' I just nodded slowly, with a twitching smile on my lips.
"The professor asked me to help, so I'm going to go out and fill the Pokédex pages, too. That makes us comrades working toward the same goal," Lucas told me matter-of-factly.
'If he's going to get them all, why do I have to? But at least with him doing it, too, that might make it a little easier for me.'
"I'll teach you stuff later, okay?" Before I could even answer him, Lucas went out the door.
"Go on! Hikari, your grand adventure awaits you!" Professor Rowan concluded as he became very emotional about it.
"Okay…" At this point, I was ready to go anyways. "Thank you very much, Professor Rowan. I'll see you around."
On my way out, I spoke to Professor Rowan's assistants. "I'm Lucas's father," said the assistant to the left of the room. "I'll be happy to assist you on your quest for the professor. Hahaha."
'I don't get it,' I thought as he continued laughing.
"Eh, I'm sure we can count on you!"
"Uh, right, thanks," I answered him, turning to the woman on the other side.
"Professor Rowan invented a new Pokédex while working alongside a professor from the Kanto region!"
"Oh, that's cool, Professor Oak, I presume." I left as quickly as I could, before Professor Rowan overheard us talking and decided to join in the conversation.
Author's Note: Okay, well, I FINALLY got that finished! Wow, that took me forever to update.
And as for the suggestions, I do like the ideas of the traveling with Kenji and all, it's just that I'd prefer following along with my actual playing of the video game, which is what I have been aiming for so far. It would be more interesting with Kenji around, but maybe I'll do another story with him another time, lol. As for seeing one of the Mirage Pokémon, I'll think about it. Maybe I'll put it in somewhere if it fits. Thanks for the suggestions, though!
And I really am going through as the game now, I guess, since I'm letting them know the levels and the experience points. I like being able to tell and such, so I hope you guys don't mind, lol.
