Alright peoples, I'm back. And back with good news that is. I'm finally out of school! Summer vacation has finally started, and I'm gonna party! But first I'll start writing again since I finally got time on my hands.
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 7: A Real Trainer
Extra Notes:
"Human Speech"
"Telepathic Speech"
[Pokemon speech]
"Thought Speech"
"Well, why don't you come in and find out?" Daryl said in an artful manner.
Jared wasn't sure whether or not to trust Daryl, but his other experiences have proven him wrong before. Much like that time a strange old man in a white van drove up to him afterschool when he was seven years of age. The old man said he had free candy in the back of the van and invited him inside. Jared knew back then not to trust people in white vans because his teachers told him not to, but he threw caution to the wind and went inside. Fortunately, the man really was giving out free candy and everyone in his school got some.
So Jared just nodded in response to Daryl's invite and went inside. The base seemed to be a nice place all things considering. The base itself didn't look suspicious and no one was mistreating their pokemon. In fact, the pokemon appeared to enjoy the time they have with their trainers. Although it was interesting that some people were fighting the pokemon themselves. Usually the battles are between pokemon verses pokemon, not people verses pokemon.
A path from the gate trailed all the way to the building. The group followed the trail and Jared then asked, "So again, what is it you guys do exactly?"
"Well…" Daryl began, "This organization was created to protect pokemon from a new threat that has been rising up."
"A new threat, what do you mean?" Jared questioned.
"Yes. The two men, if you remember, said something about The Company."
"Oh yeah," Jared pondered a bit. "They did say something about that, is this company the new threat?"
"Not a company," Daryl urged. "The Company. They're an organization based creating a creature powerful enough to take over this world using the genetics of multiple pokemon."
"Okay, what do you plan to do about it exactly?"
"The only thing I could think of. Gather powerful trainers from around the world and use their power to help me stop The Company."
"And what does this have to do with me?" Jared inquired.
"Well you could join if you like, or you can go on your merry way. But if you do choose to join, then I need to see if you are strong enough to help my cause."
"I'd like to join, but just one problem. I'm not really a pokemon trainer."
Daryl had a confused look on his face. "What do you mean?"
"Well… I don't have a trainer card that proves I'm an official pokemon trainer, and Gem is still technically a wild pokemon. I have no ownership over her whatsoever."
"Good thing the base is also a pokemon trainer certification center. Come on, let's get you certified."
"Sweet." Jared said as everyone went inside the base.
Jared was admiring the new gear given to him to be an official pokemon trainer. Obviously one of the items was a trainer card with his name and trainer ID on it. Other things included were a backpack, some money, spare clothing, a badge case and six pokeballs.
"Hey Daryl," Jared said, "Can I get some luxury balls instead of regular pokeballs?"
"Why do you need those when the pokeballs I give you work fine?" Daryl replied.
"Well, if I'm going to catch a pokemon, I want them to be caught in something more comfy."
Daryl smirked a little to Jared's remark. "You have a good heart you know that."
"So I've been told."
Daryl traded the pokeballs for the luxury balls, but stuck his hand out for something else. "Though you're going to have to give back the money I gave you if you're gonna use luxury balls. Those balls aren't cheap you know." He said.
"Oh, okay." Jared answered. He handed back the six-thousand pokedollars with a disappointed look. "What am I gonna do for money then?"
"If you beat me in a pokemon battle, I'll give your money back."
"Fine. But, I'd like to catch Gem first."
"Is uh… the capture process painful?" Gem asked.
"No, I don't think so…" Daryl said. "Is it?" He looked towards Dark for an answer.
"No it's not, it actually tickles." Dark answered.
"Oh ok. Jared, I'm ready." With that said, Jared tossed the luxury ball in Gem's direction. It bounced off her head, opened up, showered her in a ray of red light, turning her into the red light and swallowing her up, thus completing the capturing process. In three shakes and a small ding of the luxury ball, Gem had become Jared's first captured pokemon.
Jared released Gem from her containment and asked, "So… do you feel any different?"
"No. Why?"
"Just checking, alright everyone let go battle!"
"Wait, what about Zach?" Daryl asked. "Isn't he also one of yours?"
"Actually, I'm not." Zach replied. "I'm just traveling with Jared till it's time to leave."
"Oh. Then let's just go battle now."
In a few minutes, everyone was outside on the battlefield. Jared and Daryl were on either side of the field. The field itself was flat, barren ground outlined with chalk to look like an official pokemon battle field. Daryl explained the rules. "We'll have a one-on-one match. You can use up to three pokemon, if you switch out your pokemon then the pokemon you switched out will be considered disqualified. Just about anything else goes."
"But I only have two pokemon," Jared stated. "What am I gonna do for the third?"
"Well, if it does come down to that, you'll just have to fight my pokemon yourself." Daryl said.
"But I-" Jared was going to say he thought that was a terrible idea, but he just remembered that he's basically four-fifths pokemon now. "Alright."
"Good, let's begin! Go Devona!" Out of Daryl's pokeball was a creature that had a sleek gray body with lines covering it from the ends of its legs to its neck. It had one tentacle on each side of its body; one red and one blue. The back of the head was elongated and comes to a point. Its body had narrow appendages, making it streamlined and aerodynamic. It was the legendary DNA pokemon, Deoxys, in its speed form.
"What the fuck man! You got another frickin legendary!" Jared was both raging and a bit jealous at Daryl's pokemon choices.
"Uhhh… yes."
"*Sigh*, sorry about that. Let's just continue, Zach you're up."
Zach started walking but stopped right next to Jared and whispered "Dude, do you even know what you're doing."
"Yeah…" Jared whispered back.
"But you've never been in a pokemon battle, so how do you expect to win."
"Don't worry, I told you I know what I'm doing. So just tell me some of the moves you know and we'll win this easily." Jared never really told Zach or Gem that pokemon was just a video game in his world. He didn't want to freak them out or anything with that kind of information.
"Okay, I know psychic, shadow claw, teleport, shadow ball…"
"I have an idea on how to win this. I'll transmit the strategy telepathically."
"Fine." Zach finally walk to his spot on the field and took a battle stance.
"Let the battle begin! Devona use extremespeed!" Devona moved fast, disappearing and reappearing in front of Zach and tackling before anyone could react. Zach was knocked into the air, but caught himself by dragging his hand on the ground to stop.
"Zach you okay?" Jared asked telepathically.
"Yeah, so what's the strategy?"
"Okay, here's the plan…"
One plan later…
"Okay, you understand?"
"I think I do. Are you sure this will work?"
"Only one way to find out."
"Alright!" Jared shouted. "Zach, attack plan shadow-works!"
On cue, Zach fired shadow ball after shadow ball at the Deoxys. Unfortunately, Devona was too fast to hit due to its speed form. But Zach kept on bringing the heat, launching an endless supply of shadow balls that seem to disappear if they couldn't hit their target. In a few minutes, no attack has hit its mark, Devona was unscathed and Zach was out of breath.
"So much for attack plan shadow-works." Daryl mocked. "Was the only thing he supposed to do is throw shadow balls?"
"Actually… Zach now!" That was the signal; Zach snapped his fingers in response. Daryl and Devona both had a confused look on their face till they finally saw what was to come. Surrounding Devona were the shadow balls that it easily dodged. Hundreds it seemed, to appear one after the other, suspended in the air, wanting to hurl themselves forward. They created a tight dome around the DNA pokemon, about half a foot away from each other, all resonating with ghostly energy, waiting to explode.
"You see Daryl," Jared started explaining. "Attack plan shadow-works was to distract the enemy with a constant barrage of shadow balls. The ones that don't hit are teleported away from view and teleported back suspended in the air using psychic, all of them ready to blow. Unfortunately for you, Devona dodged allof the shadow balls. Now Zach if you please."
"With pleasure." All at once, every shadow ball shot forward, causing a massive explosion when they collided. Dust and smoke filled the field, leaving sight useless. When the smoke cleared, Devona had fainted and Daryl was laughing ass off.
"Hahahahahaha, oh Arceus! That was awesome! Hahahahahaha!" He was basically rolling on the floor and holding his sides in pleasured pain.
"What's so funny?" Jared asked.
"It's just… it's just… I really like explosions." Daryl was finally calming down, but had a few chuckles here and there. He got up and said, "Well you won the first round, but there are two more to go." He returned Devona and threw out a new pokemon.
The pokemon was a dog-like creature with a very short tail, surrounded by a fringe of spikes on its rear. It had four slender legs, each with a three-toed foot and a pink paw pad. It had large, pointed ears with black insides. It's covered in yellow fur, and has a white, spiky collar. Plus dark, fox-like, black eyes. It was the lightning pokemon, Jolteon.
"Meet Jolt," Daryl said. "And be careful, she's a feisty little fella."
"Yeah, bring it!" Jolt said.
Jared went wide-eyed in surprise. "Your pokemon can talk!"
"Well yeah," Daryl replied. "All my pokemon can talk, taught them myself."
"Then why Devona didn't talk?"
"She's not really a talker…"
"Okay that makes sense… let continue."
"Hey Jared," Zach said. "Can I switch out? I'm feeling tired after the attack plan."
"You sure about that? You know you'll be disqualified if I switch you out."
"Yeah… not feeling… so good." Zach proved this by falling to his knees, with sweat dipping of his face by the liters.
"All right, let's get you off the field." Jared walked up behind Zach and picked him up by the arm. He slung Zach's arm over his shoulder and placed his hand to Zach's side so he could lean his weight on him. Jared let down Zach by a nearby tree to let him rest. "You rest up; Gem and I will take care of the rest."
"Sorry man." Zach replied in a weak voice.
"It's fine, you did your best. Besides, I'm the one that should be sorry for pushing you to hard." By the time Jared finished talking, Zach was already asleep. A slight snore came from him, not too loud, but not that soft either. "Sweet dreams buddy."
Jared walked up back to his side of the field. In his head he was deciding the next course of action. "So should I or Gem fight first? Let's see… I don't want to fight right now, I might go overboard with the new powers, or under-board since I just got them. Gem might be able to fight, yet I don't want her to get hurt. I promise her father she won't get hurt or something like that."
"Jared…" Gem interrupted his train of thought.
"Huh, what is it Gem?"
"Let me fight, I can do this."
"What! Are you sure? I promised your father-"
"I know you promised my father to not let me get hurt, but I want to get stronger."
"Wait, if memory serves right, your father said to take you on my journey and nothing else."
"What?"
"Yeah, I'm sure of it. I believe your father knew you would battle if you came with me on my journey. So are you sure you want to fight?"
"Yeah, I want to be stronger."
"And become someone you'll fall in love with…" She thought.
"Okay, ready to take the field?"
"Yeah!" Gem walked to her side of the field and took her own fighting stance.
Daryl then shouted, "Okay, let the battle be-"
"Wait!" Jared interrupted.
"What is it this time?"
"I want to know what moves Gem knows…"
"Fine, but be quick about it."
"So Gem, what moves do you know?"
"Other than confusion and teleport, I have no idea."
Jared just sighed. "I feel there's gonna be a long road ahead of us… oh well."
"Okay, now we can begin." Jared said out loud.
"Finally," Daryl replied. "Jolt use volt tackle!"
Jolt charged forward, electricity started surrounding her body till she was a big ball of lighting that kept growing for every step she took.
"Gem use-" It was too late. Before Jared could finish his command, Jolt had already collided with Gem. The force behind the little Jolteon was far too great for Gem to handle. She fainted while Jolt sustained a good amount of damage from recoil.
"Well that was a bust." Jared muttered. He returned Gem to her pokeball to let her rest while he took over the fight.
"Take a good rest Gem, you'll need it."
"Well Jared that was your last pokemon. You could either give up, or fight my last two yourself. What will it be?"
"I'll fight, but I have a question. Why are you letting me and other trainers fight pokemon? Isn't battles supposed to be between pokemon, not people and pokemon?"
"Well, when you think about it, it's the pokemon that do most of the work. So I believe the trainer should become stronger as well so they won't be dead weight when we fight The Company."
"Yeah that makes sense. Okay, back to the fight." Jared took the field and ready himself for the pain he's probably gonna get.
"Alright, since you've never fought a pokemon before, I'll go easy on you."
"Oh you have no idea…"
"Jolt use volt tackle!"
"I thought he was going easy on me!"
As before, the Jolteon dashed across the field, building up both speed and power to knocked Jared down. She leaped forward to throw Jared off balance, but he was ready this time. He quickly grabbed Jolt by the neck in midair, hoping to knock her out through suffocation.
"That was a foolish move, Jolt use thunder bolt." Immediately, electricity built up in Jolt's small body and shocked Jared. But Jared was unfazed.
"Sorry Jolt, but your power is practically nothing compared to the shock box."
"The what?" She asked.
"I'll explain later... after this." Jared threw Jolt up in the air and jumped after her. They were a good few yards in the air, enough to daze Jolt with its height. Jared wrapped his arms around her, she tried to squirm free but his grip was too great. They started to fall, faster and faster they dropped, it made Jolt really sick.
"Can we slow down, I'm gonna be sick." Her face turned green, she was about to throw up.
"If you think this is fast, just wait till you see this!" In response, he started to spin in a rapid motion. Now Jolt was really sick, but she kept her lunch down. They only had a few feet left to go till they hit the ground. Ten feet, eight feet, five. By that distance, Jared suddenly let go of Jolt and threw her as hard as he could to the ground, as well as rolling away in safety. Dust picked up when they both hit the floor. When it cleared, Jolt was in a small crater created by her impact, and Jared was just dusting himself off.
Daryl quickly yelled, "What in the reverse world was that! How did you do that?!"
"I don't know," Jared replied. "I just did. Never knew I was this good or something."
"Well you got lucky I guess." He returned Jolt and was deciding which pokemon to use next. "Now it's just you and my last pokemon. Dark, your turn."
Dark floated to her spot and crossed her arms in confidence. "Hope you're ready for a beat down, because I'm the strongest out of every pokemon here."
"We'll see about that." Jared returned to his original spot and got ready for a fight of a life time. "You ready?" He asked.
"Bring it." Both Dark and Daryl said in unison.
"Fine." Jared charged blindly towards Dark to see what she got.
"Dark use shadow claw." In response, Dark also charged forward with claws made of ghostly energy. When they were only a few feet away, Dark slashed frontward but Jared dodged to the side and retaliated with a quick jab to the jaw. But Dark was quicker, she ducked and shoved a shadow ball into Jared's gut. He was pushed back by the impact, yet was still standing on his feet.
"You know, that didn't hurt as much as I thought it would."
"Impressive, you were able to withstand by shadow ball. Not many pokemon or people can handle it."
"Trust me on this; I'm more than meets the eye." Jared raised his hand and created his own shadow ball, getting a surprised reaction from Dark and Daryl.
"How in the…"
"Dark!" Daryl yelled. "Emergency! Code alpha! Repeat, code alpha!"
"What's going on?" Jared said. His question was returned with a swift punch in the gut and a hypnosis attack from Dark. He was starting to get drowsy, but had already collapsed face first. Daryl walked up to and squatted next to him.
"Sorry about this Jared, but no normal human can use pokemon moves. And since The Company makes pokemon/human hybrids, the only explanation is you're one of them. So… good night."
Before Jared could respond, his eyes closed on him and drifted him off to a deep sleep.
A/N: Okay, I finally released the newest chapter after such a long time. Sorry it took so long, it's just I was lazy again and needed some inspiration to get myself going. Anyway I like to say hi to some of the newest followers and favoriters, and thank you. To everyone else, thank you for reading, and if you find any spelling/grammar mistakes in this chapter, or have any idea on how to improve it, give me a PM, or just a review if you thought it was good. Your criticism and contribution to my story is a great help. Expect to see another chapter next month. Good bye and have a good day/night, depending on what time you're reading this on.