Chapter 5

Silver's POV

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.

I stare up at the lighthouse, the top story burning bright. Looks like that wimpy steel leader got that sick Pokemon healthy again. I told her to just cut it loose, but I'm very glad I didn't. Ampharos is a powerful Pokemon. I wonder why I didn't catch a Mareep.

But oh well.

"Croconaw, come out," I mumbled while unleashing the blue alligator. It was starting to look pretty vicious, and I was liking it. No one was laughing at how cute my Pokemon was now. It was like that when Zubat evolved into Golbat. I'm still wondering how it's not a Crobat.

Oh well.

"Croconaw, I want to surf away from this lazy town," I told my Pokemon, "Go somewhere exciting." The Pokemon obliged and he let me hop on his back and we swam away from the shores of Olivine City. The light kept getting smaller and smaller, until it was a pinprick.

I want to have some fun, I thought as we went through the ocean, like I did when I was six.

The day I met N.

The academy went on a large trip to the Unova region one summer, and I already could not stand the chandlers. I knew that from the getgo there was something up with these women and I wanted to try to get away as frequently as possible. We were touring a city that had a theater and an amusement park when I decided to disappear within large crowd entering the park. I ran right to the ferris wheel-

-into a boy with long, apple green hair.

The boy was about my size, so he had to be around six or seven. He had a real pensive look on his face, like he was trying to figure me out. It was pretty funny, to be honest. "…sorry," the boy said, sheepishly blushing while staring at the ground below, "I was trying to find my Zorua, he went missing somewhere around here."

"What kind of Pokemon is that?" I asked. I had never even heard of that kind of Pokemon! Was it indigenous to only Unova?

"Well, it looks kind of like a Vulpix, only mostly black," the boy responded, curious that I had never heard of the Pokemon before, "It can turn into any human or Pokemon though."

Wow. "So it's like a Ditto, but cooler?" I asked.

"Yes! It is!" the boy exclaimed, "So do you wanna help me look for him?

"Of course!"I said joyfully, "My name's Silver Parrino!"

"I'm Natural Harmonia Gropius!"

"What kind of name is that?" I laughed.

That must have offended the boy, because he blushed further and his eyes had started to water. "That's also my daddy's name…," the boy simpered. I instantly felt bad for reacting how I had. I mean, having Silver as a first name was bad enough, but Natural Harmonia Gropius had to have been torturous.

"It's ok, man," I said to him, "I understand the whole sucky name thing. Life's hard, ya know?"

"Yes," the boy looked back up at me, "But you can call me N, if you wanna."

"Ok, N," I declared, "Let's go find this Pokemon!"

N and I had spent hours trying to find the Zorua. Eventually, we did, only it took the form of a passerby trainer. Oh, was it tricky to catch! The three of us, with my Sneasel doll in tow, hid away after that. Apparently N had some mean people in his life too. They were called Team Plasma.

"Today was the best day ever," I whispered to my new friend, "I hope they don't get us and take us away again."

"Me either," N whispered back, "You know, you're my only friend that is not a Pokemon."

"Seriously?"

"Seriously," N responded, "The only things I have talked to were sad Pokemon. Pokemon with no families. Pokemon with bad trainers."

"I won't stand for that when I become a trainer," I whispered, "I'll be the best trainer ever."

To this day, I'm keeping a promise to N.

Only that blonde brat, Copper, is getting in my way of being the best.

I hope I'll see him again. So he can see how far I've come.

END

So yeah, Silver indeed has some connections! There is more of the details of this friendship to come, and I hope you guys took something out of this chapter. Happy Independence Day to you!