Hey guys! SerenityFaithful here back with another chapter!
Last time, Ericka found herself in quite a pickle when she woke up in the Alola region. How will she handle her stay? Find out in today's chapter :P
Disclaimer: I do not own the pokemon creatures or the characters. The only one I own is my oc.
Now, enjoy :)
Ericka POV
"Mmm..." Even though I was in a different bed than my own, this bed that Professor Kukui let me sleep on was pretty comfortable. I was sleeping like a rock.
"Roo..." I opened my eyes to look at the Rockruff sleeping next to me.
Rockruff looked like he was sleeping pretty soundly. The little dog seemed like he really wanted to sleep on the bed with me, and honestly it was nice to have a friend comfort me like that. My family never owned a dog as I was growing up, but after having a friend like Rockruff, it makes me want to get one.
I rolled on to my backside and looked up at the ceiling.
So this whole thing isn't a dream...I'm really stuck in this place...What's going to happen? Am I stuck here forever? Will I ever return home? Where is even here? I've never heard of it...
"Roooo..." Rockruff stretched out as he started to wake up.
"Morning, Rockruff." I smiled at the dog.
"Ruff!" Rockruff smiled as he stared at me.
Rockruff hopped off the bed as I started to sit up.
As I sat up in bed, I looked down at my clothes.
I'm still in my same clothes, of course. I wonder...I'm probably gonna have to earn money for clothing somehow, I can't wear these forever. Besides...It feels like this place is a little warm for these kind of clothes...
"Ruff?" Rockruff looked up at me as I stood up.
"Do you need help getting down?" I asked Rockruff.
"Roo!" Rockruff nodded in reply.
"Alright, here." I grabbed Rockruff in one arm and started to climb down the ladder.
"How did you even climb up this ladder in the first place?" I asked him as I carried Rockruff to the bottom.
"Ruff!" Rockruff jumped out of my hands as I lowered him to the ground.
I looked around the house. Everything seemed to be quiet as the morning started.
I wonder where Professor Kukui is?
"Ruff?" I noticed that Rockruff was heading downstairs, probably heard someone down there.
"Rockruff, is something down there?" I asked as I followed the dog.
As I followed Rockruff, some banging and clanging could be heard from downstairs.
Rockruff and I went downstairs to find that Professor Burnet was working on her damaged machine.
"Ruff!" Rockruff eagerly ran over to the professor.
Professor Burnet was struggling to move a heavy-looking part form the machine
"Rockruff...give me a second would you?" She said as she struggled to move the part.
Professor Burnet lifted the machine part and placed it to the side. As soon as the machine part was off to to the side, she bent down and picked up Rockruff.
"Ruff!" Rockruff wagged its tail as she held him.
"Heheh!" I chuckled as I watched Rockruff.
Professor Burnet turned to me.
"Oh! I didn't see you there. Good morning." She smiled.
"Morning! I'm guessing you got the part for your machine?" I asked.
"Unfortunately no. I looked at my lab, but there weren't any backups. I had to order the part, so now I'm just trying to clean up this machine a bit." She said.
"That's too bad you didn't have any extra parts..." I replied.
"It's not that bad. I just have to wait a little bit until the part comes. It shouldn't take too long." Burnet said as Rockruff was nuzzling her.
Burnet then turned to the little puppy.
"You're quite affectionate today, aren't you?" Burnet smiled.
"Roo!" Rockruff smiled.
Professor Burnet smiled as she bent down to let Rockruff down. After that, she then approached me.
"I'm sorry we didn't get to talk much last night. I'm afraid I didn't get back until late last night." She said to me.
"That's alright, Professor Kukui and Rockruff kept me company." I replied.
"That's good. He told me you were aching pretty badly yesterday, I'm glad to see you're looking well." She said.
"Yeah, strangely the sharp pains have gone away pretty quickly." I replied.
"That's good. I bet that meowth must have really gotten you good, huh?" She said.
"Actually it wasn't the meowth that caused the aching. But then again, I can't really say for sure what cause the aching in the first place." I replied.
"You don't know how you started aching?"
"Quite frankly, no." I replied.
"Hmm...that's odd..." Professor Burnet hummed in thought.
As Professor Burnet and I were talking, we heard a door from upstairs.
"Oh, that must be Kukui." Burnet said.
"I was wondering where he was..." I said.
"Lets go meet him then." Burnet said as she started up the stairs.
"Ruff!" Rockruff followed Professor Burnet, with me tagging along behind them.
As the three of us got to the top, we saw Professor Kukui over by the table.
"Morning, Honey." Burnet said to her husband.
"Morning, Dear." Professor Kukui said to his wife.
Kukui then looked behind her and saw me.
"Good morning, Ericka. I trust you slept pretty well?" Kukui asked.
"Yes I did, thank you." I replied.
"Kukui, where did you go?" Burnet asked.
"Well, I snuck out this morning to head into town, and I got something for Ericka here."
"F-For me?" I asked.
"Yup. Here." Kukui said as he handed me a plastic bag.
I took the bag and opened it up to find a yellow v-neck shirt, blue shorts, and a white trilby hat.
"Wow!" I said as I looked at the new clothing.
"I figured that you might want to have a change of clothing on hand, so I went to the clothing store in town and got you some things." He said.
"This is too kind, Professor Kukui, thank you." I smiled.
"You're welcome. Feel free to try those on in the bathroom." Kukui said.
"I will." I said as I took the bag of clothing and headed towards the bathroom.
3rd person POV
Ericka went to get changed in the bathroom. Meanwhile, Professor Kukui, Professor Burnet, and Rockruff were in the living room.
"Kukui? It's nice you got her those clothes, but why did you get them for her?" Professor Burnet asked.
"Did I forget to tell you yesterday? Ericka told me when we met that she woke up nothing seemed familiar to her." Kukui explained.
"N-Nothing at all?" Burnet asked.
"No. She said she woke up with terrible pains. She said to me she'd never seen a pokemon either, so the poor thing was frightened by that meowth, both because it was attacking her and she'd never seen a meowth before. With her aching like that, and no place to stay, I figured she'd have to stay here until I could figure out what to do." Kukui added.
"Does she know how she got here anyway? Like where she's from?" She asked.
"No. She told me she can remember some things, but everything that she's encountered since she arrived in Hau'oli city has been foreign to her."
"So...Is that why you had her come here?" Burnet asked.
"Part of it, the other reason was because she was hurting so bad. The poor thing could hardly stand."
"I see...I wish I knew this earlier...I can't imagine how the poor thing must be feeling in a place she doesn't know."
"It was pretty hard on her when it hit her. Though today it seems she's feeling a little bit better."
"It might seem it, but can you be sure? I mean I can imagine it must be scary for her to be in a place where everything unfamiliar." Burnet said with a worried face.
"To be honest, I never thought about it like that..." Kukui said, putting his hand to his chin in thought.
"Do you know if there's any way we can help her out?"
"I don't know. I want to help her get back home, but I don't know where she comes from...I just hope there's something we can do..." Kukui said.
Ericka POV
I got my new outfit on eagerly. I really love the yellow shirt compared to my usual green hoodie. It was also great to be able to wear shorts instead of long jeans.
As I finished getting my outfit on, I collected my old clothes and placed it back into the plastic bag.
I eagerly walked out of the bathroom wearing my new outfit, and went to find Professor Kukui and Burnet.
The two were in the living room talking, along with Rockruff.
"Ruff!" Rockruff ran over to me excitedly.
"H-Hey." I stuttered as I watched the puppy run around me.
The two professors looked at me.
"Ericka, you look great in that outfit!" Kukui complimented.
"I agree. Yellow is a nice color on you." Burnet smiled.
"Really? T-Thank you!" I replied.
"Ruff!" Rockruff wagged its tail happily.
I walked over to the ladder and climbed up to the loft to put my other clothes on my bed.
As I was up in the loft, I heard a knock at the door.
"I'll get it." Professor Burnet said as she turned to the door.
I climbed down the ladder to see who was at the door.
"Oh hello, Hau! What a nice surprise!" Professor Burnet said.
"Hi, Professor Burnet. Um...Is Ericka around?" Hau asked.
"Yeah, she's right here. Come on in." She said, holding the door open.
"Thank you." Hau said.
"Hey, Hau." Professor Kukui greeted.
"Alola, Professor Kukui. Hi Ericka." Hau greeted as he saw me.
"I was hoping that maybe I could show Ericka around a little today, since she's unfamiliar with the place and all..." Hau said.
"I think that's a fine idea. It would be a good idea for you to see everything, Ericka. What do you think?" Kukui asked as he turned to me.
"Um...I'm just wondering...is there a chance we might get attacked by pokemon?" I asked, recalling back to the meowth.
"Not unless we use our pokemon. I have my incineroar, so we'll be fine." Hau assured.
"Alright. In that case, I'd love to take a look around." I replied.
Hau then smiled excitedly.
"Then it's settled! I can't wait to show you everything." Hau smiled.
Hau then turned to the two professors.
"I shouldn't have her out too long, I just want to show her around Route 1 and Iki town." Hau said.
"Sounds good, Hau. Hey, I hope you two have fun." Kukui smiled.
"Thanks." I smiled back.
"Let's go, Ericka." Hau said.
The two of us headed to the door.
"We'll see you guys later!" Hau waved.
"Later you two!" Professor Burnet said as we left the house.
Hau and I stepped out on to the white sandy beach. The water looked beautiful as it sparkled in the sunlight.
"So where are we going first?" I asked.
"Well, route 1 is on the way to Iki town, so we'll head there first." Hau said.
"So you said you have a pokemon called..incineroar?" I asked.
"Yeah. I got it as a starter pokemon from my gramps." Hau said, holding incineroar's pokeball in his right hand.
"How do you get a pokemon?" I asked.
"Well, my old man gives pokemon to new trainers. Do you have any pokemon?' Hau asked.
"No, I don't." I replied.
"Then how about we ask him to give you a pokemon? I'm sure he'd be glad to!" Hau suggested.
"Really? You sure he wouldn't mind?" I asked.
"I'm certain of it. He usually gives out pokemon to new trainers." Hau replied.
"Then yeah, a pokemon would be kind of cool." I said.
"Great! Then lets hurry and get to Iki Town." Hau said, picking up speed as he walked excitedly.
I kept up my pace to keep up with Hau.
To think...I can have a pokemon of my own? I wonder if these pokemon look anything like Rockruff or that Meowth?
Hau and I made our way through Route 1 all the way to Iki town. This place looked pretty cool. The entrance had a wooden gate greeting us to this town. as we walked through and up the steps, there were a few houses around us, but ahead of us there were a few more steps, with some tikis greeting us from the top.
"Wow..." I said as I looked around.
"Ericka, this is Iki Town. This is where my grandpa and I live. Our house is just up those steps." Hau said as he pointed to the stairs ahead of us.
"It looks pretty cool." I said to him.
Hau and I walked up the second staircase to where the path curved to the left. At the end of the curved path, there was a wooden platform in the center of town.
"What is this thing?" I asked as we both approached it.
"This platform here is where we usually hold our festivals. Trainers just starting out will have a chance to battle here and prove themselves worthy trainers. I did this not too long ago with a friend of mine. It was super fun." Hau said.
"A fine battle that was indeed. How I would love to watch you battle him again."
Hau and I turned our attention to this older man, who looked like a kahuna.
"Hey, Grandpa!" Hau smiled at his grandpa.
"Alola, Hau. So, is this the girl you were telling me about?" The man asked.
"Yeah. Grandpa, this is my friend Ericka. Ericka, this is my gramps." Hau said, introducing us.
"Well, Ericka, it's great to meet you. My name is Hala. Hau has told me about you."
"He has?" I asked.
"Yep. He told me that you're new to our island, no?"
"Er...yeah, I am."
"Gramps, Ericka was just telling me that she doesn't have any pokemon. Is it possible you could give her one?" Hau asked him.
"While I'd love to, Hau, I'm afraid I don't have any pokemon to give to Ericka. I've given out my last pokemon to another trainer" Hala said.
"Oh...Well thanks anyway." I sighed in disappointment.
"I should be able to have some pokemon next week if you want to come by then." Hala suggested.
"I'll consider it, thanks." I replied.
Hau suddenly got more excited as he started thinking.
"Ericka, there's this one place I want to show you. It's just north of here." Hau suggested.
"Oh, are you off to show her the ruins of conflict?" Hala asked.
"Yeah." Hau nodded.
"Um...What's the Ruins of Conflict?" I asked.
"You haven't heard of the old ruins?" Hala asked as he turned to me, "Well that's where the island guardian lives." Hala explained.
"Island Guardian?" I asked.
"Yes. Have you heard of Tapu Koko?" Hala asked me.
"Um...I think that's the kind of cocoa Professor Kukui made for me." I replied.
"Bahahaha!" Hau started to burst with laughter at my reply.
"H-huh? Did I say something weird?" I asked as I started to blush.
Hala shook his head.
"No, child. See, that cocoa brand is named after the island guardian. Tapu Koko is the guardian who protects this island." Hala expained.
"Oh..." I responded.
"As for you..."
Hala turned to his grandson, who was wiping away a tear forming in his eye. As he wiped away the tear, he noticed that his grandpa was glaring at him for Hau's reaction.
"...OH! I'm sorry...It was just a really funny reply, hahahaha!" Hau said, starting to laugh again.
I began to blush as I heard him laugh again.
Hala shook his head in slight embarrassment.
"You'll have to excuse him...Now Hau, I want you to go take Ericka to see the Ruins of Conflict. Make sure she sees the temple." Hala said.
Hau stopped his laughter and looked up at Hala.
"Alright. Let's get going, Ericka." Hau smiled at me.
"O-Okay." I replied.
"We'll see you later, Gramps." Hau smiled as he started to run north for the ruins of conflict.
"H-Hey! Wait for me!" I yelled to him as I started to follow.
"You two be careful!" Hala yelled to us.
"We will!" I yelled back to him, before continuing to run after Hau.
I managed to catch up to Hau who was standing on a tall cliff looking over a wide and deep river. There was another cliff on the other side of the river that was accessible thanks to a long black steel bridge.
"Wow...This place is pretty high up." I commented as I looked down.
"Yep. Ericka, across this bridge is where the Ruins of Conflict are. That's where Tapu Koko's altar is." Hau explained.
"Cool, let's go check it out." I replied.
Hau and I started walking across the long bridge. It really made you feel nervous when walking across, as the bridge held you high up over a wild river far below. Even though the bridge was secure, you couldn't help but feel dizzy at the sight. Still, it is a secure bridge, and the nice cool breezes makes it feel almost relaxing.
"Hey Ericka? You know you said you're not from Alola, right? So where is it you're from?" Hau asked.
I turned to Hau.
"Well...You probably haven't heard of it, but I'm from Honolulu, Hawaii." I replied.
"Where's that?" Hau asked.
"To be honest, I'm not even sure myself where it is. Ever since I've been here, no one I've asked knows where it is. It's not even on the internet." I replied.
"Wait, it's not on the internet? Really? So what does that mean?" Hau asked.
"I...I'm not sure. Professor Kukui is letting me stay at his house until we can figure something out, but honestly I'm not sure if I'll ever get home. No one knows where it is, so what is there to garuntee I'll get home?" I replied.
"There's gotta be something...I mean you came here from that place, so maybe that's a start..." Hau said as we continued to walk.
"So you said you're from a place called Hawaii? Do they have pokemon where you're from?" Hau asked.
"No, we don't. The closest thing you might get to that are some wild animals or animals at the zoo, but no, we don't have any pokemon."
"What? How could you not have pokemon where you're from?" Hau asked.
"I don't know. From what Kukui told me, pokemon are found all over the world, but where I'm from there aren't any." I replied.
"That's...odd."
"You're telling me. I've never even seen a meowth or a rockruff until just yesterday." I said.
"I've never heard of that honestly. Almsot everyone I've met knows about pokemon, so I never thought it was possible that someone didn't know." He said.
I continued to walk down the bridge, when Hau stopped for a minute.
"...You know what you were telling me yesterday? That you've never been to Alola and you just discovered yourself here?"
"Yeah?" I replied.
"Well...That must be really hard, isn't it? To suddenly wake up in a place you've never seen, and you don't know anything about what's happened..." Hau said.
Hau's head nodded down as he stared down at the bridge.
"I...I'm sorry I laughed at you earlier. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but I hadn't thought about how you've never been to Alola. Not knowing anything about this place must be really hard...I didn't mean to hurt you if I did, I just thought it was a funny when we were talking about Tapu Koko." Hau apologized.
I turned around to look at Hau.
"It's alright. To be honest, if I heard anything like that I would probably laugh my head off." I chuckled.
Hau looked up and started to smile.
"Well...I'm glad we're cool." He smiled. "Let's hurry up and get to that temple."
"Sure." I smiled back at him as the two of us started to walk towards the end of the bridge.
Hau and I got across the bridge to the temple entrance. The entrance way had two curved boards that were painted yellow at the bottom, and the curves met at the top, with a third triangle board that had a white triangle symbol written on it.
"Ericka, this place is where Tapu Koko's altar is. It's where everyone goes to give thanks to him." Hau explained.
"So...what is Tapu Koko anyway? I know you told me he's a...guardian?" I asked.
"Yeah. Tapu Koko is the island guardian of Melemele Island, the island we're on now. Alola has four islands all with their own guardian. You know that wooden platform in town? That's where everyone gathers to hold festivals in Tapu Koko's honor." Hau explained.
"I see." I replied.
"C'mon, lets go check it out." Hau said as he lead me into the temple.
We made our way through the temple to the last room where there was a shrine on a stone and wooden platform. The platform was held up by large stones, with two wooden staircases on each side so you could walk up to the altar. On top of the platform there was a stone statue that had gigantic leaves and red flowers behind it decorating it.
"Woah...This is quite the room for a guardian pokemon." I said.
"I know, right? C'mon, let's go check it out." Hau said as he headed for the stairs on the right.
"O-Okay." I said as I followed him.
Hau climbed up the stairs and found himself in front of the stone statue.
"Isn't this pretty cool, Ericka?" Hau asked as he turned to me.
Hau turned to the stone statue.
"Hello, Tapu Koko. It's me, Hau. I hope you've been well." Hau smiled at the statue.
Is he...talking to a rock?
"Hau, are you talking to that statue?" I asked.
"It's not a statue. This is Tapu Koko. At least it's altar." Hau explained to me.
"I've brought my friend Ericka, but you'll have to excuse her. She's new to our island, so she's still learning about our ways. I wanted to introduce her to you." Hau smiled as he continued.
Hau then turned to me.
"Here, Ericka, say hi." Hau instructed as he stepped out of the way.
"What? M-Me?" I stuttered.
I stood in front of the stone statue.
What do you even say to a rock? It's just sitting here, not doing anything.
"Um...Hi?"
"KREEEE!"
Suddenly, a force from the statue pushed me back as a voice cried out from it.
"W-What the?!" I said as I fell back.
"Ericka, are you okay?!" Hau asked.
I looked up at the statue, only to see a golden glow appearing in front of me. It seemed as if something was materializing right in front of me.
I saw it. For a few seconds, a yellow creature with an orange crest was fading in and out of the room.
"W-What?!"
Before my eyes, for a split second, the thing appeared clear for a second.
"You...You are the one."
After that, another glow appeared as the creature disappeared from my sight.
"What the..." I said, dumbfounded by what had just happened.
"Ericka, are you okay?" Hau asked as he helped me up.
"Y-Yeah...what was that thing?" I asked.
"What thing?" Hau asked.
What?
"Didn't you see it? Right now, a strange looking creature appeared." I said.
Hau looked at me confused.
"...I didn't see it?"
"R-Really? But it was just here!" I said.
"...I don't know what just happened, but I didn't see it." Hau said.
"You're kidding..." I said.
Hau didn't see it? Then...what was that just now that I saw? That creature...Was that Tapu Koko?
"Well...I think we've seen enough of the temple for today. How about we head back into town?" Hau said.
"A-Alright?" I stuttered.
Hau started down the left stairs. I was about to follow, when I felt something placed in my hand.
"H-Huh?"
I looked down into my right hand to see a white stone bracelet thing with a weird design on the front of it.
What is this thing? I thought.
I turned back to look at the stone statue. It was silent as a rock now, but somehow, it was alive.
"C'mon, Ericka." Hau said, who was already at the room's exit.
"C-Coming!" I said as I placed the stone into my right pocket.
Hau waited for me as I caught up to him.
"Ericka, let's head back to town. I want to show you some more things, maybe even introduce you to my pokemon." Hau smiled.
"Really? That'd be cool." I smiled back.
"Let's get going then." Hau replied.
Later that day.
The day flew by as I spent the day with Hau. As the day turned to evening, I returned to Professor Kukui's home.
"Hey, I'm back." I said as I opened the door and walked in.
"Hey Ericka, how was it with Hau?" Professor Kukui asked as he approached me.
"It was really fun. He showed me around Iki Town, and the Ruins of Conflict, and he introduced me to Hala and Hau's pokemon too." I replied.
"It sounds like you had a fun time." Kukui replied, "I'm heating up some dinner, so we're going to be eating in a little bit.
"Really? Great." I smiled.
Exhausted, I walked over to the couch and sat down.
Professor Kukui headed over to the kitchen area where some food was being prepared.
"Hey, Ericka? Could you head downstairs and tell Professor Burnet that dinner is ready?" Kukui asked.
"Sure." I said as I got up.
I ran over to the stairs and headed into the lab.
As I got downstairs, I saw Professor Burnet and Rockruff down there.
"Hey Professor Burnet." I greeted.
Professor Burnet was finishing any repairs she could do on the machine when she heard me.
"Oh hello, Ericka." She smiled as she finished what she was doing.
"Ruff!" Rockruff barked as he playfully ran over to me.
"Hehe, hey Rockruff." I smiled as I lifted him into my arms.
"Professor Burnet, Professor Kukui said dinner is ready." I told her.
"Alright. Sounds good." She said.
The three of us headed up the stairs. Professor Burnet headed to the kitchen area where Kukui was while Rockruff and I went over and sat on the couch, across from the tv.
"Ruff!" Rockruff, being affectionate as ever jumped up and put his two front paws on my shoulder, and started nuzzling me.
"Hehe!" I chuckled at the puppy.
Kukui came over with a some dishes in his hands.
"Alright, here you go Ericka." Kukui said as he placed a plate in front of me on the table.
The food looked like big donuts almost.
"What is it?" I asked.
"It's one of the specialties of Melemele, malasada." Kukui replied as he placed another plate down to my left.
"Hmm..." I bent down and grabbed my plate as Professor Burnet sat down next to Professor Kukui with her plate.
I took a bite of the malasada.
Wow...this malasada is really good...It's sweet and delicious!
"This is really good!" I smiled as I continued to eat.
"I'm glad you enjoy it. I picked it up in Hau'oli city." Kukui smiled.
"So, Ericka, did you enjoy spending time with Hau?" Professor Burnet asked.
"I sure did. He showed me around Iki Town, introduced me to his pokemon, and even his grandpa, Hala." I replied.
"That's great." She smiled.
I turned my head to look into space.
It was a really good day...It's too bad I couldn't get a pokemon though...It would have been kind of cool. I thought as I ate my food.
Professor Kukui turned to look at me.
"Something on your mind, Ericka?" He asked as he ate.
I turned to the professor.
"Well...I was just thinking...Hau told me that Hala gives pokemon to new trainers. I wanted to ask him for one, but unfortunately Hala didn't have any pokemon left." I replied, still staring into space.
"Ah, so I'm guessing you want to be a pokemon trainer while you're in Alola, huh?" He asked.
"W-Well...The idea sounds really interesting. To have pokemon friends by your side, it would be really cool. I saw the strong bonds Hau had with his pokemon. I'm thinking it would be really awesome to be a trainer." I replied.
I couldn't help the way I felt. I don't know if it was the new idea that was introduced to me, or just an overwhelming desire for a friend. I can't explain it, but something's telling me I want to be a trainer.
"It might be a good idea for you to have a pokemon. That way you can travel around Alola without having to worry about wild pokemon attacking you." Professor Burnet added as she was near finished with her malasada.
I continued to eat my malasada. I noticed that while I was eating, Rockruff was leaning against my lap, placing his head on my leg.
This dog is really awesome. It's so loving. I thought as I looked down at Rockruff.
"You know...I might have an idea." Kukui said as he continued to eat.
"And what's that?" Professor Burnet asked.
Kukui continued to eat.
"Well let me finish my dinner first." Kukui smirked.
"Hmm?" I looked at him with confusion, but let it go as I started to finish my food.
After we finished dinner, Professor Kukui told us to wait in the living room while he walked down to the lab to get something.
Professor Burnet, Rockruff, and I waited upstairs. Professor Burnet took our dishes over to the kitchen while I was petting Rockruff on the couch.
"Okay, Ericka." Professor Kukui said as he came up the stairs.
Rockruff jumped off of me as I stood up from the couch.
"What was your idea?" I asked him as I walked up to him.
Professor Burnet walked over from the kitchen to join us.
"Well...You were saying how you wanted a pokemon, so..." Professor Kukui reached into his pocket and grabbed a pokeball.
"I want you to have this." He said as he handed me a pokeball.
"Is this?" I looked at the pokeball.
Let's see...if I remember how Hau let his pokemon out, he just threw the pokeball in the air?
I did so and threw the pokeball in the air to let the pokemon out.
As the pokeball was thrown, it opened and released a pokemon from inside.
The pokemon that materialized was a purple cat with a gold coin on it's head.
"Is that?!" I asked as I looked at the cat.
I knew it when I saw it, it was the same meowth that attacked me in Hau'oli city
As I was looking at it, the meowth was glaring at me with anger. It wasn't as angry as before, but it was mad. It didn't seem to like me too much.
"It this the same meowth that attacked me?" I asked him.
"It is. But, I gave it a little bit of training, so it's tamer than it was before." Kukui said.
"But...is it safe?" I asked.
I stared at the meowth. It looked like it really didn't want anything to do with me.
"Why not find out?" Kukui asked.
I looked down at the meowth and hesitantly began to approach it.
The meowth looked like it wanted to run, but for some strange reason, it stood there.
I bent down and got close to it.
"H-Hi there..." I said nervously.
I hesitantly reached my hand out to touch it.
The meowth glared at me, and without warning, it used its claws to scratch my hand.
"Gyah!" I grunted as I pulled my hand back.
I stared into the eyes of the meowth, but I didn't move.
This meowth is still pretty mad...But, I want to be its friend...
I decided to try again. I reached my hand out for it, preparing for any attacks.
"Mrrr..." The meowth looked at me angrily.
"Meowth...I'm-"
"Mrow!" Meowth took another swing at my arm, but this time I didn't pull it back.
"Hrgh..." I kept my arm out and kept trying to reach the Meowth.
"Ericka!" Professor Burnet yelled as I held my arm.
"Mrrr." The meowth still looked angry at me.
"Kukui, is this safe?" Professor Burnet asked as she turned to her husband.
"Just trust me..." Professor Kukui whispered to her.
"Meowth...I don't want to hurt you, I just want to be your friend." I said to it.
"Meow!" The meowth continued to scratch my arms. As much as it hurt, I didn't stop until I was finally able to grab it.
"Mrr?" Meowth looked down at my arms confusingly.
As my arms held the meowth's body, I gently pulled it close to me.
"See? I just want to be your friend." I said as I held the meowth.
"Mrr..." The meowth still had a glare on its face, but it stopped scratching my arms.
I stared at the pokemon excitedly.
This pokemon...this meowth is mine. It might not like me very much now, but this is my pokemon.
I placed the meowth down so he was standing on the floor again. As soon as meowth was on the floor, Rockruff ran over to greet it.
"Ruff!" Rockruff smiled as he wagged his tail.
"Mrr..."
"Ruff?"
The meowth turned away from Rockruff's greeting. This pokemon seemed to have an attitude, but there wasn't anything I could do about that for now.
"Ehehe..." I sighed.
I stood up as Professor Kukui approached us.
"So Ericka, will this one do?" Kukui asked.
"Yeah. It might not like me too much now, but I think I want this one." I replied.
"Mrr?" I looked out of the corner of my eye to see the meothw staring up at me with surprise, but then kept an angry look.
"That's good. But remember, pokemon are friends, so be sure to keep this meowth with care." Kukui instructed.
I nodded in reply.
"I will, for sure." I said.
Professor Burnet walked over to us.
"I'd hate to interrupt, but shouldn't we be getting to bed?" Professor Burnet asked.
"Yeah, we probably should." Kukui said.
"Yeah, I'm a little worn out from today." I said.
I walked over and bent down to pick up Meowth.
"Mrr..." Meowth still had an angry look on its face, but for some reason it didn't attack me like before.
Professor Kukui turned to Rockruff.
"So Rockruff, are you going to sleep in the loft again tonight?" Kukui asked.
"Ruff!" Rockruff nodded.
"Alright." Kukui nodded as he bent down to pick up Rockruff.
Professor Kukui walked over to the ladder and climbed up to place Rockruff in the loft.
"Is that how he got up there yesterday?" I asked.
"Yep. I helped him up there last night." Kukui smiled as he got down.
"I see."
"Well, I'm headed to bed. Night everyone." Professor Burnet said as she headed for the bedroom.
"Night Professor Burnet." I said.
"Goodnight, all." Professor Kukui said as he walked over to turn off the lights.
I held Meowth in one arm and climbed him up to the loft.
I waved to Professor Kukui as he too went off to bed.
"Mrr..." Meowth meowed as he was placed on the floor. He then looked up at me.
"I know you were in that pokeball for awhile, but I figure you might like to sleep out here. What do you think?" I asked meowth.
"...Mrrow." Meowth shrugged as he walked over to the corner and curled up.
"Ruff!" Rockruff barked as he walked over to Meowth and curled up next to him.
"Mrow?" Meowth looked at Rockruff.
"Ruff!" Rockruff smiled at the meowth.
"Mrr..." Meowth shrugged again as he rested his head and began to go to sleep.
Rockruff...hehe!
I smiled as I climbed into my bed.
"Good night everyone." I smiled.
I sat on the bed and lied down.
"Hmm?"
I noticed I felt something in my right pocket.
I reached in and found the weird stone from before.
Oh yeah, I still have this thing...I wonder, what on earth was that creature in front of the statue? Was that Tapu Koko? If so, what is this thing, and why did he give it to me? I definitely didn't have this before...
I shrugged as I placed the stone in my hat and placed it on the nearby table.
Oh well...Tomorrow is another day. Maybe I'll train meowth a little.
Good night, Alola!
Hey guys! Woah, guess I wrote a pretty big chapter, huh? I had so much I wanted to include that I couldn't stop writing.
So, now Ericka has a pokemon of her own, Meowth. But the question is, will this Meowth grow close to her or will they remain separated? What is Tapu Koko's plan for Ericka? What was the mysterious stone that Ericka received? Well, you're just gonna have to stick around and find out :D
Qotc: What was your first caught pokemon in Sun/Moon?
Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and I'll see you next time! :D