Chapter 4 Living in the past

Don PoV

I woke up groggy, cramped and with an uncomfortably heavy load pushing me down. I slowly looked up and quickly ignored the grass burns on my neck because of what was resting on me. Red belt s head was cosily resting on my neck and the lack of comfort ability dissipated as quickly as it came. Above her was the back of Rose s head and her hazel hair and blonde highlights were littering my face, which was oddly familiar and making me want to sneeze, but I gracefully resisted the new need, but it was who was on top of her that caught my attention, someone more than familiar, someone I knew most of my rather short and eventful life. He was the man I just fought, no, he was my age but for some reason I just couldn t remember.

*(Flashback)*

It was 6 years and 3 days ago, the day I was going to get my own Pok mon, my first Pok mon. I had already chosen the one I wanted and the one I had already chosen the moves I would teach. I wanted to become the greatest trainer since they started the Elite 4 program and somehow I still remember the T.V adverts, The four greatest trainers in the world will be lead by a champion greater than them all. That is the new challenge that trainers are brought with, can you face the test? It was a dream to think that I would ever be that good, but that is not why I have brought you back in to the more dormant parts of my mind.

I woke up, ready to rise for the day. I only woke early when I was expecting something great, so I was up much earlier than my usual 10 am, or when I expected at 8, no, rather I rose at a new personal wide wake record of 6. For the first hour I complained unnecessarily but slowly and finally remembered why I woke today, today was the day I get my Chimchar!

So I jumped out of my flame printed covers and ripped off my bright red pyjamas and dove in the bathroom, noisily doing what I had to, waking my family in the process. Their moans and complains could not compare to my bright beaming face and unexpected hyperactivity, that could not be tainted or altered in any way. My parents warned me that I might run out of energy before I left for my journey, but I just brushed it off.

I dressed in the outfit that I prepared 2 years before that day and swore never to change until my journey was over; it was a white, slightly long but comfortable jacket that I wore because it had a lot of pockets to carry my sweets and that I would grow into by the time I got back to my family, a small bag that could carry everything I need, a black and white, comfortable and light tracksuit pants, running shoes that actually looked good and that were two sizes too big so I never had to replace them, a wallet used to keep the money that I was saving his entire life, but it wasn t as if my parents didn t have money rather that I wanted to start my journey without it being given to me and a belt to hold my Poke balls so I never would lose them.

Just before I jumped out I greeted my parents and my little sister and not to forget my parents starter Pok mon, Blastoise and Maganium (The rest of them were taken for breeding or were released into their natural habitat).

I had everything I needed to I headed out into the world to see the world through my own eyes and I prayed to Arceus that it was a time I would never forget, but as most people knew Arceus had an evil sense of humour. I rushed out of the house with my grin glowing I rushed out of my parents holiday home in Twinleaf town and scurried to Sandgem Town. On my way I met someone I have known my entire life, my best friend Dre. Dre wore the same thing everyday, tight jeans and a dark hoodie.

We continued to rush to the Professors laboratory and outside we found the third part of their group that we called the triple D. Her name was Dues known to their group as D. She was the sexy and sassy part of their group that we enjoyed having around. She was wearing and extremely short skirt that exposed more than necessary, a short tank top and a skimpy leather jacket that couldn t warm a Charizard. Her blonde hair and dark highlights was her signature look that I seemed to get slapped by every so often and her bright brown eyes seemed to drown you in mystery.

We rushed to her and skipped the normal greeting formalities, because we would be together for quite a while, we rushed in, and I got slapped by her blue, long hair in my face, to join the twenty something crowd of people that was clearly mostly adults that seemed to be ushered out by the professor and his small army of assistants.

The professor was clearly an old man, he was covered in white and grey neatly cut hair but was only lightly tainted by wrinkles. He seemed to always be wearing a white lab coat and the thick white eyebrows of his that seemed to make him look slightly more intelligent.

There were nine people excluding us and we knew them by name. Well to be honest they knew them by name because I was terrible with faces, so I just grinned at the semi-known people. After a quick greeting we all turned our attention to the aged man speaking.

Welcome and I guess you know why you are all here today, he said with a hearty laugh, You have all come to receive your very own first Pok mon. Behind me... He continued while gesturing, Is twelve Pok mon that you will get to choose from, but it will be completely randomly. Your choices are between Chimchar, Tirtwig and Piplup. Under your chairs are numbers and the choosing process will be done in numerical order...

By the time he had finished talking, everyone had seen their numbers and was waiting in line to pick their Pok mon. I was standing in front and Dre was at the back. So the Professor gently gestured to start picking and I dove at the opportunity. I grabbed the one white and red Poke ball that he had been eyeing since I got here and I knew exactly what it was, but I rushed outside and released the Pok mon on the dirt floor just to be sure. After a few minutes everyone was done with their selections they were handed a Pokedex (a wonderful Pok mon encyclopaedia) and a few Poke balls.

I waited a few minutes for my friends to get done and we rushed to out respective homes and agreed to meet again at the Professors lab.

So I merrily hopped my way home with my Chimchar resting in his Poke ball that was attached to my belt and sped up when it was in view. Something was very wrong with this picture. My house was on fire, there was smoke spewing everywhere and there were big vehicles surrounding it, my parents were nowhere to be seen and Blastoise and Maganium were under attack. I felt that I was helpless. I ran down the endless grass meadow and threw my new Pok mon into the flames. Chimchar absorb the fire! Absorb it all! I screamed through the smoke, but the small fire monkey was too frightened to move, so I bellowed again, Chimchar I am you trainer, now listen to me and absorb the flames now! This time the flame ape listened, straitened and stiffened his entire body and drew the heat from the flames and absorbed it all into itself. I ran in the house, by diving through the window, looked around for a sign of anyone else and grabbed my little monkey.

There was a familiar voice coming through the confusion and the broken window screaming for me to hurry and get out, but I ignored it until I felt the panic set in, the smoke was everywhere and it was confusing me like the attack would have. I felt Chimchar move, but returned him in to the Poke ball and rushed toward the voice.

I looked out and saw Dre was standing with a Chimchar at his heels and was ordering it to use Ember on the mass Pikachu surrounding it. I threw my Pok mon and saw that my little Chimchar had evolved in to a larger monkey, a Monferno. Monferno run up to them and release all the energy that you gained from the fire and melt all of their equipment. Without having to ask again the larger ape used the Overheat attack and melted everything around him revealing a team Rocket emblem that seemed slightly different to the original.

I looked around again and saw that my parents Pok mon were being captured and my tired Monferno was being electrocuted. I tried to command it to do something but I was paralyzed by one of their Pikachu. The Pikachu all circled him, electrocuting him and covering him with a bag.

I turned around and saw Dre also getting beat and shouted something that sounded like run and get help. I was frozen in position and saw my life burning in front of my eyes. It was all over and I didn t even get a chance to say goodbye.

*(End of flashback)*

That was such a sad time that I had hoped to forget, but it seemed like now that it was all I had left to live for.

I woke up and was greeted by soft infatuating lips. I knew something was wrong. I slowly and casually opened my eyes, saw soft eyelashes and intoxicated (in a good way) blonde hair littering my face. I noticed that all the weight was gone and that this was a light blonde with a very familiar figure. I tried to raise my arms to embrace her the way she was cradling my head but they stayed down as if they were pinned down by an Onyx. I titled my head slightly and felt feeling return to my arms, so I slowly lifted them and was greeted unexpectedly as the first time. Slap!

Maya slapped me again after just kissing me so well. I was shocked and completely frozen in place. Going over the things I did wrong so far. Mm, Well I just woke and was taken advantage of with a kiss, so what could it be. I got up and saw the girls huddled in a corner, Maya was crying and Rose was glaring daggers at me, when they saw me getting up, they left for the city acting as if I had just violated one of them. Ah! This is Dre s work. I turned around and saw him laughing, collapsed in the floor.

I jumped up and he came towards me, Morning buddy, did you enjoy breakfast? Whahaha! he collapsed again holding his sides.

Funny. I said blankly, Now how did you get an innocent girl to kiss a stranger?

He wiped the tears and answered with a terrible impression of Maya, Oh no! It looks like he isn t breathing. He looks like he is dead. Maybe someone should give him the kiss of life? Whahaha! He laughed falling down again. Then slowly got up and wiped the tears away, Told you I would get you back for what you did at the Cinnabar Islands. It took weeks to defrost my but! and to get away from an angry legendary!

Now I was the one laughing on the floor, What can I say? Articuno got you good! Whahaha! Wait, but I m slowly starting to think it was unfair to involve them. Um, buddy, where is D?

Sorry to say this but D thinks you are dead and thinks I m a liar. You see, after we raided the Rocket base in Johto, I gave you an update and she didn t want to talk to you and said I made a program to simulate you. So think of what I did a gift. Tada! You are alive, a gift from me to you!

Don and Dre and not to forget Luxio went to Jubilife city to find the rather angry girls, and what seemed to be much more exiting

A/N What did you think? R&R and I ll do what I can Don t forget OC s still wanted

Next Chapter- The Rise of Ty!

Every 5th episode will be slightly more violent and/or more hectic than the others.