Chapter 2: A Buggy Situation
Me: Well, here is the second chapter of the P.A.K. series. I hope you all are enjoying the series so far and hopefully I have more to offer you all.
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Disclaimer: KW does not own Pokemon, but if he did, he would perhaps change a majority of the recent seasons so far. However, he does own his OC characters.
Hours have past since our hero, Kidan Hikura, has left his hometown, Pallet Town, and has begun his journey. Earlier, Kidan had left his mother, Mystie, and his home to meet the Pokemon Professor, Samuel Oak, in order to get his first Pokemon and the National PokeDex. However, as he reached Oak's Lab, he encountered a criminal organization, known as Team Rocket, who attended on stealing Pokemon, any means necessary. In the end, Kidan and the Fire Lizard-like Pokemon, Charmander or Char, defeated Team Rocket and their officer, Darek, as well as his Ekans. After finding Professor Oak and knowing that he was unharmed, Kidan chose Char to travel with him after concluding that they had make a great team. With that, Kidan and Char left Pallet and headed off to Viridian Forest. Though, just a couple hours behind them, a young girl that is the same age as Kidan known as Cealy, also begins her Pokemon Journey through Kanto with her Pokemon partner, Bulbasaur or Bulb. But their real intentions are to catch up with Kidan and Char at Virdian Forest before they lose his tracks.
Now, down the road of Route 1, Kidan and his new Pokemon partner, Char, continue their journey through Kanto as they attend to travel through Virdian Forest, where supposively a city named Pewter City laid after. From there, they can challenge the Pewter City's Gym Leader and earn their first badge. However, it seems that trouble will always come around every corner.
"This is gonna be great Char! You, me and all the Pokemon we catch are gonna be the best across the entire region!" Kidan exclaimed excitedly.
'I can't wait to face against these Gym Leaders! What happens after we beat them all?' Char asked him.
"Well, from all my research I looked through, there are eight gyms each." Kidan starts to explain. "Each gym has different leaders and different kinds and types of Pokemon. Once after we collect all 8 badges, we're qualified to enter the Pokemon League. Then, we can face the Elite Four, one of the toughest trainers in Kanto. Especially their champion. That is, if we win the Pokemon League."
'Who's their champion?' Char asks curiously in interest.
"Hmm... you know, I'm not sure. But we'll find out once we get there." he assured his partner.
'You know, we only caught a Pidgey, Rattata, Caterpie and Spearow on this route. How come you didn't keep any of them?' Char curiously asks Kidan. He knew that they wanted to be strong, but only having himself on the team wouldn't be enough. That made him get confused to that fact.
"Umm... well... none of them really seem to fit into the team." Kidan tried to point out. "I not saying they're not powerful enough, and I love ANY Pokemon! But it's just that... I want to train a specific kind of team. Like you, for instance."
'Okay, what about me?' Char asks suspiciously.
"Well... your special. You proven yourself against those two 'Team Rocket' grunts and that Darek guy." Kidna explained. "When you used your Ember attack against Ekan's Poison Sting, it was a tie between power. But in the end, you proven that you were stronger than he was. With that, I saw alot of potential in you."
'So... it's about potential?' Char asks raising his eyebrow.
"N-not exactly! It's..." he tired to reply but then sighs. "I guess it's harder to explain than it is to show..."
'Hmm... I can see what your saying. Just a bit though.' Char concluded after some thought.
"At least you could understand me by THAT much..." Kidan said jokingly. Then he realizes something. "Oh hey, we're here!
Kidan and Char were talking for so long, they didn't realize that they reached the viewpoint of Viridian City, their first stop in their adventure. Viridian City was a minor city, not too big but not too small. It was occupied by a few hundred people everyday and was the perfect place to stay for a while due to the Victory Road leading to the Elite Four was located west from the city. Kidan and Char looked at the entire city in awe.
"Man! It's been too long since I laid eyes on Viridian City!" Kidan said in awe.
'Because of that... incident?' Char asks him caustiously remembering what Kidan had told him earlier.
"Yeah. During that time, I was refrained to leave Pallet Town at all due to my injuries and what not." Kidan replied a bit sad. "Though, I gotta say, it may have taken too long, but at least I got to see this place again."
Char smiles. He was a bit happy that Kidan could cope with the lost of his years easily. 'Well, what do we do now?'
"Hmm... let's see." Kidan states pulling out his PokeGear from his pocket.
Kidan activates his PokeGear and opens up the Town Map, revealing the entire Kanto region map. It showed them the location they were in and in what position they were at.
"Okay, from what Professor Oak told me, Route 22 has a ton of wild Pokemon that wander around there." Kidan points out. "So... that's where we can get some training done... and some new Pokemon to catch too!"
'Might as well get going.' Char suggests.
"Exactly what I was thinking. So let's go!" Kidan agrees and starts to run towards Virdian.
Kidan and Char speed down the hill and head towards the city in order to reach Route 22 that was west from them.
As they entered the city, they started to hear people complaining about a Pokemon that has been causing trouble to the city folks lately. Kidan and Char, curious about the situation, start to investigate the matter. Kidan walks up to an old man with a white beared.
"Excuse me, sir? What's with all the commotion about a thief?" Kidan asks him.
"Oh, you must not be from here are you?" The old man asks. Kidan shakes his head 'no'. "Well, there's been a complaint about a wild Pokemon that's been stealing food from the city for the past 2 weeks. The city has been authorized to seize the Pokemon thief and turn it in to the authorities."
"Any idea what kind of Pokemon it is?" Kidan asks trying to get some information.
"Not sure. Though they say it's a light green Pokemon that has blades for hands and has bug-like wings on it's back." The old man explains. "It's extremely fast and you can't hardly see what it is."
"Hmm... perhaps I can find that Pokemon. It might be rare one too." Kidan thinks out loud. "You don't by any chance know where this "bladed" Pokemon thief is at, do you?"
"Well, the Pokemon has been spotted mostly in Route 22. Very rarely does it go to the Virdian Forest, which I find odd. Viridian Forest is home to many bug-type Pokemon." The old man pointed out.
"That is odd. Well, thank you sir." Kidan said to him thanking him for the information.
Learning as much as he could, Kidan starts walking towards the Pokemon Center to inform Professor Oak about the situation. He thought that Oak could perhaps give him some insight on what kind of Pokemon this 'thief' is, and why it's here in the first place.
"Hmm... a Pokemon with 'blades' eh?" Kidan thought out loud intrigued.
'Sounds like it's a strong one.' Char pointed out.
"I was just thinking that too. If this Pokemon is as good as they say it is, then I wanna catch it! It's the perfect Pokemon to add to our team!" Kidan said excitedly with a confident grin on his face.
'Out of everyone in the world, you would be the only one that would probably say that.' Char said with a sigh shaking his head.
"Hey!" Kidan retorted.
'Just saying!' Char replied with a shrug.
Kidan groans back at him. But somehow, he knew that Char would have a point. Shaking it off, they both continued to the Pokemon Center.
After a good fifteen minutes of walking, Kidan and Char finally reach the Pokemon Center. Before Kidan tried to call Porfessor Oak, Kidan had Char be checked by Nurse Joy, the Pokemon nurse that works at the Pokemon Centers, due to the recent battles Char was in. Strangely enough, each Pokemon Center in Kanto had Nurse Joys. As Kidan waits for Char to be completely healed, he calls up Professor Oak and explains the situation.
"Hmm, yes... this is troubling." Oak said pondering. "And you said that it all started just recently?"
"That's what I've been told. " Kidan replied. "They say it all happened about a couple weeks ago. Strange, right?"
"Yes, that IS strange." Oak agreed. "Did anyone give you any insight on what kind of Pokemon it was?
"No, but they gave me some details about it. They said its green, has bug-like wings on it's back and it's really fast. It also has blades for arms." Kidan explained to him.
"Blades for arms?..." Oak asked curiously. Taking a moment to ponder, an idea popped into his head. "... Ah! I believe I know what it is!"
"You do?" Kidan asked excitedly.
"Mm-hm. There's only one Pokemon that we know so far to have arms for blades." Oak explained to him.
"Who would that be?" Kidan asked him.
"That Pokemon would be a Scyther." Oak replied.
"Scyther? ... Wait! You mean that one Pokemon that has the speed of a Rapidash?" Kidan asked very intrigued.
"Yes. Scyther are very rare to find. They mostly can be found in the Safari Zone in Fuchsia City." Oak explained.
"Fuchsia City huh?" Kidan thought out loud.
"Kidan," Oak said snapping Kidan out of his inner thoughts. "if you can at least get the Scyther's data on the PokeDex, we might be able to find out why it was there in the first place."
"Don't worry Professor Oak!" Kidan stands up as he gives Oak a thumbs up with a smirk. "I already planned on capturing it anyway! It'd be the perfect Pokemon to add to my team!"
"Well good luck then Kidan. Remember, Scyther can be easily startled." Oak cautioned him. "If you are to rush at them in anyway, especially head on, they will attempt to kill you."
"Understood Professor Oak, and thanks again for the information." Kidan thanks him.
DING~DING~DING~DING~DING! A music sound being heard from the back.
"Oh, sorry Oak, gotta go!" Kidan said quickly. "Char's healing is done! Talk to you later!"
"Goodbye, Kidan." Oak saids.
Kidan hangs up the phone and returns to the front desk to retreive Char, since it's the only Pokemon on his team. With a thanks and goodbye, Kidan and Char make their way to Route 22 in order to find and catch the mysterious theif, Scyther.
'So it's a Scyther?' Char asked.
"Yep. Apparently, from what Professor Oak told me, Scyther are originated in Fuchsia City, right in the Safari Zone." Kidan explained to him.
'That's pretty odd for a Scyther to be out this far...' Char pointed out in fact.
"Your telling me." Kidan agreed.
Meanwhile, up the hill and by the entrance of Route 1, Cealy and her Pokemon partner, Bulb, peddle their way to the viewing point of Viridian City. Cealy comes to a complete stop on top of the hill, panting and sweating from exhaustion after peddling so fast.
"I never... thought... that riding bikes... could be so... exhausting!" Cealy said trying to catch her breath.
'That's because you peddled so darn fast to get here!' Bulb told her. 'You could have at least just taken your time getting here. Right now would be the perfect time to take a small break from peddling.'
"No can do Bulb. I need to catch up with Kidan before he's too far to reach." Cealy said to him.
'What's so great about this Kidan guy?' Bulb asked her not understanding.
"He's my best friend. Well, actually my childhood friend." She explained. "We known each other since we were kids and grew up together as neighbors. We promised to travel with each other when we were ready. I can't just leave him behind on his own like this. That's why I need to catch up to him."
'Sounds to me that you like this Kidan guy... ALOT.' Bulb said smirking.
"W-What?! N-no I don't!" Cealy replies to him blushing red.
'Then why are you studdering and blushing so much?' Bulb asked her trying not to snicker.
That comment made her blush beat red. "B-because t-that... L-let's just keep going!"
'Whatever you say... love-bird.' Bulb shrugged before chuckling.
"I AM NOT A LOVE-BIRD!" Cealy shouted at him.
Cealy, a bit fustrated and annoyed at Bulb, who was now bursting out laughing, starts to peddle down the road to Virdian City with Bulb still sitting in the bicycle basket as they begin to approach the city with haist. Though, they'll find that they themselves will also be involved in the mysterious Scyther 'thief' case.
Meanwhile, Kidan and Char continued their journey through Route 22 in search for the thief, Scyther. On their way through, Kidan and Char have caught a Nidoran (F), Nidoran (M), Kakuna and Metapod. From that, Char's level and stats had grown.
"Okay Char! Use Ember one more time!" Kidan commanded.
'HIYAH!' Char shouted.
Char spurts out a barrage of Embers at the wild Mankey, causing it to be burned and weaken. Kidan then quickly reaches for a empty Pokeball from his belt.
"Awesome job, Char! Now to end this! Go Pokeball!" Kidan shouts.
Kidan tosses the Pokeball right at the weakened Mankey, hitting it in the head. The ball sucks Mankey in as it starts to shook. Feeling like an eternity, the Pokeball stops moving as a sound was heard signalling that the Pokemon has been captured. With that, Mankey was caught, making this Pokemon the ninth Pokemon Kidan caught so far in his journey.
"Great work out there Char! Your getting better step by step!" Kidan cheered his Pokemon friend.
'All in a day's work! I actually feel stronger too!' Char exclaimed.
"That's good, cause in the PokeDex, your now level ten." Kidan pointed out looking at Char's stats on the PokeDex.
'Sweet! Now all theres left to do is to find that Scyther, right?' Char asked with enthusiasm.
"Yep." Kidan replied. He took out his PokeGear and looked at the time. "We better get going then before it get's too late. It's already 3 o'clock P.M. and I do not want to be out here in the middle of the night."
'Or the big bad scary ghosts will come and get us!' Char joked.
Kidan and Char just laughed at Char's joked as they started to walk through the rest of the way through Route 22 once again as they made their attempt to capture the wild Scyther.
Meanwhile, back in Viridian City, Cealy and Bulb make their way through the city in an attempt to find Kidan. However, with their search on the go, they couldn't help but overhear a commotion throughout the city. Just like Kidan and Char's curiosities, Cealy and Bulb asked about the situation, which the same man replied the same answer like before to Kidan.
"A green bladed Pokemon huh?" Cealy thoughtfully said out loud curiously.
"Yep." The old man replied. "You know, a young man and his Pokemon just asked me that same question earlier today too."
"Really?" Cealy asked.
"Yeah, he was tempted to capture this mysterious Pokemon." The old man explained. "If he can do that, then the city won't be in a state of caution and panic anymore. I wish him luck."
'If it's who I think it is, then...' Cealy thought hopefully turning her attention to the older gentleman. "Do you know which way he went?"
"Well..." the old man started to ponder. "The Pokemon thief has been located in Route 22, just west from here. If I knew any better, he might be over there right now trying to find it."
"Route 22..." Cealy thought out loud. "Okay, thank you very much Mr..."
"Please, just call me Mr. Briney." Mr. Briney said cheerfully.
"Okay then, goodbye Mr. Briney! And thanks again!" Cealy replied happily getting on her bike.
Cealy waves goodbye to Mr. Briney and starts to peddle on her bike throught the city to Route 22 which she was told was west from Viridian.
Mr. Briney takes a deep breath and sighs with a smile. "Kids... so young and so energetic..." He finished chuckling cheerfully.
'Do you really think we'll find him in there?' Bulb asked her trainer.
"Don't know 'til we try. I'm very curious to know what kind of Pokemon this "thief" is." Cealy said curious about the mysterious Pokemon.
'Whatever it is, it sounds pretty tough and frightening.' Bulb pointed out.
"Exactly." Cealy replied. "And if I know Kidan, he'll want to find out what kind of Pokemon it is too."
'Only you would know him that much lover-bird.' Bulb snickered.
"Stop calling me that!" Cealy shouted and fumed.
Cealy and Bulb continue the path down Route 22 as they both argue about her and Kidan's 'secret relationship' Bulb called it.
Back in Route 22, Kidan and Char continued their search for the mysterious Scyther as they reached deeper into the route.
"Hmm... I wonder where it could be..." Kidan pondered but said out loud.
'No clue. In fact, I never seen a Scyther before.' Char replied to him.
"I have, but only on the Pokemon League Channel at home." Kidan explained. "I only seen very few people use Scyther in their team. Sad to say, they look pretty cool and strong. I don't get why not many people use them?"
'They sound strong alright...' Char then stiffed a bit when he sensed something. He comes to a stop as his eyes widen a bit, sensing a presence in the area.
"What is it Char?" Kidan asked him seriously.
'... There's a Pokemon somewhere around here,' Char replied narrowing his eyes around him. '... watching us.'
Kidan took caution as he took a defencesive stance, ready for whatever was out there. Char got into his battle stance, preparing for a fight. They both waited as they heard the wild life noise, the trees rustling in the wind and the breeze itself. After a certain amount of time, a figure jumps out of the bushes from behind them with fast speed, raising its arm to attack. Kidan and Char's instincts kicked in and jumped to each side as the figure collided it's arm to the ground. Kidan and Char fixed their gazes at the figure as they tried to identify it.
'What was that?! Or yet, what IS that?!' Char exclaimed.
Kidan takes a closer look at the figure. It was about the same height as a human and was colored light green. It has sharp teeth & feet, it's back had bug-like wings that were closed together. It also has long, big blades that it had for arms. The view of the blades hit Kidan as he knew who was their attacker. He widened his eyes as the idea hit him.
"Char, it's the Scyther!" Kidan exclaimed.
'That's Scyther?!' Char said in disbelief.
Scyther glares at them both. "SCYTH!"
"Let's see what the PokeDex saids about Scyther..." Kidan said reaching into his pocket.
Kidan quickly pulls out his PokeDex and points it at Scyther in order for it to scan it's data. After a beeping noise was heard, the PokeDex shows a image of Scyther along with a list of information and attacks. Kidan quickly scanned through the details and attacks in order to know what they were up against.
"Hmm... okay! So, Scyther has ninja-like agility and speed, and it can create the illusion that there is more than one." Kidan explained to his partner.
'That explains it's suprise attack on us!' Char said staring down the Scyther.
"It seems that it's best attack is Quick Attack, and with it's high speed advantage, this could be problematic." Kidan pointed out.
'So what we need to do is distinguish it's speed first?' Char asked.
"Yeah. But how are we gonna do that?" Kidan replied confused.
'HIYAH!' The Scyther shouted lunging at Char.
Before they refixed their focus on Scyther, he was already up close to Char and attacked him head on with a Pursuit attack, causing Char to flinch after.
'GAH! What kind of an attack was that?!' Char exclaimed.
"That was Pursuit! It causes the foe to flinch!" Kidan explained out loud.
'So Pursuit's a do-not-get-hit-by-it thing?! Got it!' Char replied with some sarcasm.
"Let's try taking it out with your Ember attack!" Kidan ordered.
'You read my mind! GRAH!' Char replied opening his mouth.
Char unleashes a barrage of Embers at Scyther, surrounding it on the spot. Though, as the Embers hit the ground, Scyther had already dodged every single one of them and was already trying to attack Char with it's Pursuit attack once again.
"Char, watch out for it's Pursuit attack!" Kidan warned him.
'Wha-?!' Char replied only to see Scyther speeding towards him. 'Oh crap!'
Char tried to dodge Scyther's Pursuit attack but wasn't able to manuever fast enough. With that, Scyther hit Char once again dead on, causing him to flinch.
'GWAH! He's too fast to hit or dodge! We're at a disadvantage!' Char exclaimed staggering to his feet.
"I see that!..." Kidan replied trying to think of something. "...Wait, 'disadvantage'?"
Kidan starts to think of a plan to stop Scyther once and for all. After much thought, Kidan began to smile as an idea came to his head.
"Okay Char! I want you..." Kidan to say.
'...' Char waited patiently for Kidan's order.
"To stand right where you are!" Kidan said happily.
'Got it- wait, what!?' Char said in disbelief. He didn't expect Kidan to have him do nothing. 'Are you crazy?!'
"Just trust me!" Kidan told him.
'But he's so fast that he can easily hit me if I'm just standing here!' Char shouted at him.
"Please Char! Just stand where you are! I promise everything will be okay!" Kidan pleaded. Though truthfully, he wasn't exactly sure if Char will be okay or not after.
'... Okay, but if I get a ton of scars after this, I'm gonna torch you later!' Char told him. Char wasn't liking the idea one bit. In fact, he thought that Kidan has finally gone insane.
"Understood, now just stay there and wait!" Kidan commanded.
Char took a regular stance as he stood in place, not moving a muscle as he stared directly at Scyther in the eyes who was waiting for Char to make a move. Many minutes past as Char & Scyther stood their grounds, none of them not making a single move. However, Scyther began to get irritated with the whole thing. His eye's began to twitch and had a fustrating look on his face as he kept his stare at Char. Without even thinking, Scyther took a battle stance and then charged directly at Char with his ace move, Quick Attack, making him extremely fast. Though, Char still stood his ground, waiting for Kidan to make a command.
'... Kidan?' Char asked him.
Kidan didn't respond. He was too focused on Scyther's speed. Scyther got closer and closer ready to hit Char with his Quick Attack, but Char still didn't budge. He started to sweat.
'Kidan...' Char pleaded a little.
"... Not yet." Kidan responded to him.
"SCYYY!" The Scyther shouted.
'Kidan!' Char spoke up louder. He was beginning to feel uneasy quick.
"Wait..." Kidan told him.
"YYYTH!" The Scyther continued to shout.
'KIDAN!' Char exclaimed.
"... Just about..." Kidan said.
"THEEERRR!" Scyther finished finally close to his opponent.
Scyther then threw his blades at Char with quick speed and force as Char looked at him scared. He closed his eyes for whatever Scyther was gonna throw at him.
"Now! Fall backwards!" Kidan shouted to Char.
Char answered Kidan's command and fell on his back as Scyther's blades came about to the sides that would have cut Char in half. Scyther's expression was in total disbelief as he looked down at Char who looked disbelief as well.
"Char, use Ember! Full blast!" Kidan ordered.
'CRAP!' Scyther shouted.
'Eat fire bug-eye! GRAHHH!' Char shouted.
Char spurted a dozen flames of Embers directly in front of Scyther who was on top of him as Scyther struggled against the Ember, feeling the burn and super-effectiveness taking over due to him being a Bug-type and Char's Ember being a Fire-type attack. Unable to hold back no more, Scyther was flung backwards by Ember and fell to the ground almost fainted, leaving him with bruises and flame marks all over his body, causing him to stand on his legs and arms. Not taking anymore time to stall, Kidan reached for an empty Pokeball from his belt.
"Now, go Pokeball!" Kidan shouted throwing the Pokeball.
The Pokeball flies towards the injured Scyther, who knew that there was no way that it would be able to deflect or dodge it in time with it's injuries. Scyther stared at the incoming Pokeball in suprise, already knowing that it had lost. With that, Scyther submitted it's defeat as the Pokeball hit Scyther, sucking him inside. The ball jiggled left and right as Kidan and Char waited patiently for the capture signal. What felt like forever, the Pokeball signals a beeping sound indicating that the capture was a success. Kidan and Char look at the Pokeball on the ground which contained Scyther as they both started to smile.
"We... we did it?" Kidan asked hopefully.
'Yeah... I think we did...' Char said with some disbelief.
Kidan and Char look at each other for a moment before hugging each other and cheering their victory.
"We did it! We did it!" They both excitedly cheered.
Kidan and Char spun around in their funny victory, now knowing that they had finally caught the Scyther and ended the Viridian City crisis that Scyther caused them. Not to mention, their newest and first Pokemon to add to the party team. Kidan walks up to Scyther's Pokeball and picks it up, smiling at their success.
"Okay... Come on out Scyther!" Kidan shouts tossing the Pokeball into the air.
The Pokeball opens up and produces Scyther out of it, still pretty exhausted from his and Char's tense battle a bit ago.
'I... I can't believe I lost...'Scyther said to himself in disbelief. He fell to the ground on his knees with wide eyes.
Hey, don't feel bad, Scyther. You gave it your all." Kidan said trying to reassure him. "Not to mention, you were pretty close to winning."
'But... I didn't win.' Scyther repsonded.
'It doesn't matter if you won or not. All that matters is if you tried.' Char said to him. 'Once you know when you made a mistake, you just have to fix it.'
'... So, am I to go into those machines like all other Scyther go to?' Scyther asked them sadly.
"What?" Kidan and Char said simultaniously.
'Well, everytime we Scyther get caught, we mostly get sent into the machine to be stored and nothing more.' Scyther started to explain. 'When I found that out, I escaped the Safari Zone and left. I didn't want to be captured and get left inside those machines. That's when I started to get hungry after being in Route 22 for a week. I heard there was a city nearby and thought I could find some food. But, instead...'
"You caused trouble and panic throughout the city..." Kidan finished listening closely to his story.
'Yeah, that. I wasn't trying to hurt anybody, really! I was just... looking for something to eat.' Scyther replied lowering his head.
'Then why did you try to cut me in half back there?!' Char exclaimed.
'Cause I didn't eat today... I was trying to force myeelf NOT to steal, but my instincts told me otherwise... and my stomach...'Scyther explained sadly.
"... Well, you don't have to worry about that Scyther." Kidan assured Scyther.
'Huh?' Char and Scyther simultaniosuly said confused.
Kidan kneels in front of Scyther and puts his hand out to Scyther who he and Char were confused about what Kidan was saying and doing.
"Cause your part of our team now." Kidan smiled to him.
Scyther looked at him disbeliefed. 'R-really?! Your not... gonna put me into those machines?'
"Never! What I seen today was one of my first and probably not my last toughest battles I faced against a wild Pokemon ever!" Kidan explained to him. "Your speed, strength and ninja-like skills are amazing! Ever since I saw a Scyther on TV whenever I watch the Pokemon League, I always thought about having a Scyther being part of my team one day. And now, that day has come."
'You... you really mean it?' Scyther asked him with high hope.
Kidan laughs and smirks. "Absolutely! So... do you wanna join our team or what?" He finished putting his hand out for a shake.
'U-uh... I uh...' Scyther studdered in disbelief. He turned to Char who just shrugged.
'Well, why not? He's giving you a chance of a life time.' Char told him.
After a moment of considering, Scyther looks back to Kidan and smiles, noddding his head in a yes. Scyther takes his bladed arm and gently puts it on Kidan's hand, shaking lightly.
"Welcome to Team Hikura Scyther!" Kidan smiled with excitement.
They all smiled as Kidan called them 'Team Hikura'. A bit odd, but it fitted none the less.
"So! Do you have a name Scyther? Besides just 'Scyther'?" Kidan asked him.
'Well, my friends call me Slice the Arsenal. But most Pokemon just call me Slice for short.' Scyther told him.
Kidan smiled. "Then Slice it is then. I'm Kidan, and this is my partner, Char."
'It's nice to have you part of the team Slice.' Char greeted him.
'Thanks for having me in the team.' Slice replied. That's when he thought of something. 'Hey, speaking of which, how come your able to understand me Kidan?'
"Oh! Well, um..." Kidan studdered being cut off guard.
'Oh boy...' Char said shaking his head.
'Did I... say something wrong?' Slice asked hoping he didn't do something to upset them.
"Oh n-no, nothing like that! You see... well, when I was ten years old, there was a..." Kidan started to explain to him.
Since Slice is new to the team, he didn't know anything about how Kidan was able to communicate with other Pokemon. So, Kidan explained to him about what happened to him and a friend a few years back and how he was able to talk to Pokemon.
'Wow, I never knew they would come here...' Slice said in disbelief.
"Well... I can say that I don't regret it." Kidan replied. "If that didn't happen, I guess I could say that... I wouldn't be able to talk to any of you. So at least something good came out if it."
'That's a good way to see things.' Slice said to him.
'Well! Now that we're all buddies and know each other, should we head back to Viridian City and let the people know that the threat is over?' Char asked them both.
"Yeah, that would be best. They'll probably be relieved that their city won't be having a thief running around." Kidan replied half jokingly.
'Hopefully they can forgive me...' Slice said feeling guilty of what he did to everyone.
'I'm sure they will Slice... you'll see.' Char assured.
Kidan just smiled. It seemed that Char and Slice were gonna become great friends and perhaps brothers. He was about to say something when they heard a noise.
"YAAAAAHHHH!" A girl's scream cried out.
'What was that scream?!' Char asked trying to find the source.
'Sounds like a girl is in trouble!' Slice replied to his friend.
"Come on, let's get going!" Kidan told them.
Kidna, Char and their new friend Slice take off running through Route 22 as they head towards to whomever was screaming. Unknown to them, it was someone that even Kidan was not expecting to see, especially an old childhood friend... and a familiar face.
TO BE CONTINUED...