Why hello everyone, I'm back! I just had four projects to do all in the same week. And I'm not lying either, but that's enough of my personal life, on to the disclaimer, then story.

Disclaimer: I, Bombadeus, hereby declare that I do not own the rights to the pokemon franchise. I only own my OCs and this story.

Chapter 6: Questions

Extra Notes:

"Human Speech"

"Telepathic Speech"

[Pokemon speech]

Jared, Gem and Zach were running through the forest with new found friends, Daryl and Dark. Daryl and Zach were at the lead of the group while Jared was close behind. Gem and Dark were a little behind the guys. Daryl is the guy who saved Jared during an encounter with two strange men with even stranger intentions.

The strange men also had gadgets Jared knew about. The steel net rifles and shock-box handguns were inventions of his father's company. As said before, Jared's father was a CEO of a major corporation. They produced practically everything, from school supplies to electronics to military hardware; there was nothing Jared's Dad's company couldn't make. But the bizarre thing was that the very same technology was in this world, the pokemon world. This world didn't need such things, nor does it have them, so why are they here?

These questions wracked Jared brain around. Was it possible his dad created inter-dimensional travel, and is secretly selling technology here? Or is it the other way around, where someone from this world developed inter-dimensional travel. The questions gave Jared a migraine, and Gem obviously noticed his distress.

"Jared, are you all right?" She asked.

"What? Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just… just tired is all," Jared quickly replied.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, yes I'm sure."

"Ok…" Gem stopped pressing on the subject, thinking it was something personal. When she thought about it, she didn't know much about Jared at all. All she knew was who he was and where he came from. She didn't know what he likes, what he dislikes, his favorite color…

[You like him, don't you?] Dark whispered.

"Oh Arceus, is it that obvious!" Gem responded loudly.

[Shhh, you don't want the boys to hear do you?]

[Oops, right sorry. Wait, why are we talking in our natural language?]

[Well I'm sure none of the guys can understand us this way.]

Meanwhile with the guys…

"Do you guys understand what they're talking about?" Daryl asked.

"Nope." Zach and Jared said in unison.

"But Zach, aren't you a pokemon?" Daryl questioned.

"Look it's a long and complicated story, but in short, I can't understand poke-speech. I'll tell you the detailed version as soon as we get to your place."

"Well alrighty then."

Back to the girls…

[Ok, first things first,] Dark began, [what do know about Jared, and why you like him so much?]

[Well, I know he's not from Sinnoh.] Gem said.

[Ok, where is he from then?]

[He's from… the Kanto region,] Gem lied. She couldn't risk revealing Jared's true origins, since they don't know much about Dark and Daryl. And Jared probably didn't want other people to know about it either. Information like that may seem like science fiction, but the truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.

[All right, so what do you like about him?]

[Well, he saved me and my parents from a raging Charizard. He seemed so brave back then, risking his life for my safety. And that's how I fell hard for him.]

[How hard?]

[As hard as that Charizard hit his head. Hold on I'll send you a mental image.]

[Oh Arceus! Hahahaha,] Dark laughed out loud. [That's so funny hahahahaha!]

[Yeah it is funny,] Gem agreed. [But after the fight ended, everything changed. My father felt like he wasn't strong enough to protect me, he felt depressed and didn't know what to do.]

[So what did he do?]

[The only thing he could think of. He sent me with Jared on his adventure. Truthfully, it wasn't that bad, but I haven't been separated from my parents before, it's kinda an odd experience for me.]

[Well I'm sure you'll get used to it.]

[How do you know?]

[Call it a hunch. But anyway, now that I know what you know about Jared, here's my five step plan to get to his heart.]

[F-five s-step plan to his h-heart?] Gem stuttered.

[Yes his heart, you want him to be your mate don't you?] Dark said.

[Whoa, whoa, whoa! I never said I was going that far with him?!] Gem yelled.

[But you are, aren't you?] Dark said slyly.

[Well… maybe?] Gem answered shyly.

[Good! Ok, here are the steps. Step 1: Get to know him. You said you barely know about the guy, so go and get as much information about him as possible. Step 2: Let him get to know you more. He probably doesn't know much about you as you know him. Step 3: Drop subtle hints to show you're interested. See if he notices you and likes what he sees.]

[Likes what he sees?] Gem asked.

[Yeah, like how you move, the shape of your body, that kind of stuff.]

Gem looks at her body and frowns. She's only one-third his height, flat chested and childlike. [I don't think he's gonna like me like this,] Gem said. [I'm practically a little sister to him in this form.]

[Then you got to evolve,] Dark replied. [I'm sure he'll like you in a more fully-grown form.]

[I hope you're right. Anyway, what are the other two steps?]

[Oh right. Step 4: Make sure there's no competition. If Jared gets any other girl that's prettier than you, you're gonna have a hard time catching his eye. And the last step: Get him and you alone and tell him your true feelings. If that doesn't work, then show him.]

[Show him?] Gem inquired.

[You know, tackle him down, rip his clothes off and then-]

[Ok, ok, ok I get!]

[You sure?]

[Yes! Yes! I'm sure!]

[Well suit yourself.]

One hour later…

"Well, here we are." Daryl announced.

The place Daryl was taking everybody was a hundred acre field with a large building in the center. The site was surrounded by a ten foot metal fence with barb wiring, like the kind seen at school grounds. There were around a hundred people at the field. Some seem to be training their pokemon, either by fighting other pokemon, fight other people, or just lifting weights and running around a track.

The place looked cool to Jared, but many more questions filled his head. "So what exactly is this place?" He asked.

"Well, this is the base of Team Aero," Daryl said bluntly.

"Team Aero…?" Jared said cautiously. In the video games, usually when there's an organization with the word "Team" in front of them, they're the bad guys. "So what is it you guys do exactly?"

"Well, why don't you come in and find out?" The five of them walked towards the open gate and went inside.

A/N: Sorry it's so short, but I'm starting to get lazy again. Plus, there's the writer's block, the final exams and other projects and tests, and the time that's left… You know what, I'm sure you people understand, I just feel like I needed to post something. So if you have any ideas for the story, PM me please. And I promise to post something bigger and better later.