Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or any of its characters. I only own Lilly Revere, her mother (who will remained unnamed), and my precious laptop.
Chapter 4: Bonding Moments
(CAUTION! Before you go and flame me just because of some of the moves that I'm letting Ryuu learn, SUCK IT UP BEFORE I SHOVE IT WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE! I am limiting the moves Ryuu can learn since he is still a Magicarp but really, just think about it, Lilly has had him for over 2 ½ years now and he is decently strong for being a Magicarp. The only reason that he is still a Magicarp is because Lilly is making him keep a moonstone on him so he doesn't evolve before she starts her journey. He will know Splash, Tackle, Hidden Power, Water Gun, and Bubble. These will be the ONLY moves he will know until he evolves. Now….ON WITH THE STORY!)
Ages: Professor Oak- 43
Lilly- 8
2 ½ Years Later…
"Ok, Ryuu! Use Hidden Power on Machop!"
Ryuu surfaced from the lake and with a cry, unleashed a flurry of glowing white balls towards a Machop who had volunteered to help Lilly and Ryuu train for today.
Machop tried to soften the blow by raising his arms in an X formation in front of him but it proved to be too strong as he was shoved back, leaving marks in the ground below. With a startled cry, Machop lost his balance on a rock and flew back, landing on his rear. Shaking its head to rid itself from its daze, Machop jumped to his feet before punching its fist into its other hand while using Bulk Up.
Lilly's eyes widened a tad before shouting over to Ryuu, "Quick, Ryuu, finish this match with Water Gun!"
A strong torrent of water burst from Ryuu's mouth and headed towards Machop. Machop, who was too busy using Bulk Up to notice the incoming attack, was hit directly in the face and flew back, slamming up against a random tree that was being used as a backdrop to their current battle session.
Having Ryuu end his Water Gun early, Lilly rushed over to the downed Machop and realized that he was unconscious, if the swirls in his eyes were anything to go by. Quickly, Lilly pulled out a revive from one of her jean pockets. Soon it was gone and Machop was allowed to continue on with his day and visit with the other Pokémon. She watched the smaller Pokémon until he vanished into the trees, possibly going to visit with the other fighting type Pokémon that trained in the woods in the back of the lab. Lilly looked around the small lake clearing behind the lab once more before getting up and walking over to the lake shore, where Ryuu was now waiting for her. Unlike most Magicarp, Ryuu was not as, shall I say, 'spastic' as other Magicarp. Never once did you see him 'flop', occasionally you would see him jump into the air, a good 8 or 9 feet of course, but that would only be if he needed to get Lilly's or the Professor's attention. Lilly reached her hand down and lightly petted Ryuu's head, loving the way his dark scales gleamed under the afternoon sun. She suddenly stopped petting him, only to reach into her hip pouch and pull out a Pokéblock case. Flipping open the dispenser, she dropped two Pokéblocks into her other hand; a purple one and a gold one. Lowering her hand down to Ryuu's level, she watched as he maneuvered himself up to her and slowly took each Pokéblock one at a time, savoring the flavor of each of them.
"You did very well today, Ryuu. Take a nice long rest."
Lilly pulled Ryuu's Pokéball off of her belt and tapped it softly against his head, watching the red beam come out and draw him back in. Minimizing the ball and placing it back on her belt, she turned around and started walking back towards the lab. Professor Oak had been called over to the Johto region by Mr. Pokémon, claiming to have something that the Professor might find interesting. So here she was, only eight years old, running a freaking Pokémon lab for the next two weeks. It wasn't so bad, she still did her usual job of taking care of the Pokémon that called the lab home, which included feeding, grooming, and training, but then again, now she had to answer to any trainers that showed up looking for the Professor.
'Guess it's not so hard, running a lab that is.' Thought Lilly as she walked in the lab and shut the door behind her. She glanced into the lab and, seeing that there were no messages on the office machine, continued down the hallway. She quickly glanced into another room filled with egg-ridden shelves and noticing that none had hatched, continued on her way down the hallway until she arrived at her room.
Unlike what her room looked like three years ago, it was now painted an auburn color with dark red hard wood floors. A chocolate brown rectangular rug was placed along the edge of her bed, which was covered in the same colored sheets. The old desk and chair that was once in the room were now replaced with an older type wooden desk and an office chair with a tall leather back, like what you would see in a CEO's office. On top of the desk, sat Lilly's laptop, web camera, and iPod, a phone connected to the lab's main phone, various books on Pokémon from different regions, and a map of the Kanto region. To the right of the desk, between the desk and the wall next to the window, was a good-sized fish tank that was placed on a 2ft high wooden stand. Leaving the door open, Lilly detached Ryuu's Pokéball from her belt and pointed it towards the fish tank.
"Ok, Ryuu, time to relax."
A red beam of light appeared from the Pokéball and shifted into the form of Ryuu, who was now happily swimming in his fish tank. Sitting down at the desk, she reached into a side drawer and pulled out a handful of water-type food pellets before dropping them into Ryuu's tank. Seeing her first Pokémon happily munching away at the food, she opened her laptop and clicked on her latest document. Scrolling down to where she last left off, she continued to write a new entry:
'May 4th, (year unknown)
Entry #64
Today, Magicarp (Ryuu) and I had a rematch with the disgruntled Machop that I had mentioned before in Entry #57, the one that had lost because he had tripped over a branch. This time, though, was not much different. He had, instead, tripped over a loose pebble in the heat of battle which ended up dazing him for a few moments. We finished up the match with a Water Gun that hit him directly in the head and threw him against a tree, knocking him out. After reviving him, he looked mildly upset and, after telling him he did well and could take the rest of the day off, made his way over to the usual fighting type training grounds deeper in the woods.'
Lilly ended the paragraph before leaning back and re-reading it. She nodded to herself before clicking the save button and locking her computer. She stood from her chair and walked over to the large window, looking out over the back of the lab. Water Pokémon of various sorts could be seen around the lake, while the fighting and grass type stood out near the forest. The normal type Pokémon tended to keep towards the lab and play there, while the fire, ground, rock, and electric types were spread out among the fields. A few flying and bug types could be seen scattered here and there, but they tended to keep to the deeper parts of the forest. Lilly sighed and looked over to Ryuu, who was doing the same thing she had been doing only a few moments ago.
"One day, Ryuu," said Lilly, which made said Pokémon look at her," One day we will travel the world. We will climb the highest mountains, run the longest valleys, and dive the deepest seas. We will not aim to be the Pokémon master, no, that dream is too common. We will instead try to get the most out of our journey. For some wise men once said, 'We're not here for a long time, we're here for a good time.'
A.N. CUT! Sooo…hope ya liked it! This chapter was more or less somewhat of a filler chapter up until the last part where it talks about what her dream is. Oh, and if you don't know who that quote was from…you suck. I'm sorry if I offend you, but it's true. If you don't know who it's from, take the first part of the quote and search it on YouTube. The video should pop up. I really like how a lot of people have been reading my story, but, since this update, i have only had six reviewers!
PLEASE REVIEW MY STORY! If i don't get feed back, i can't improve anything!
