Here is the new chapter! :P Sorry its late, been busy with driving lessons and a few other bits and bobs. Nice to see people are reading it still thankfully, so enjoy!
It had been a couple of days since the trio had departed from the battle, and it seemed like the questions never stopped form the two of them with who he was, where did he come from etc. It was as if they wanted all the answers now, and it was only by a sharp "NO" that managed to silence them from asking any more questions about him instead.
However though Ash had to admit it was quite nice having some companions around him again whilst he was travelling. He had found out that the two were best friends that originated from Johto originally. They had said that they were born and raised in Goldenrod City, before meeting each at school there in the city. They had a made a pact of that when they were old enough they would travel together around getting all the badges that were available.
They had started their journey a year ago, and managed to get all 8 badges just in time for the Silver Conference, but they opted against participating in it as they thought they weren't experienced enough in it to do well. So instead they travelled to Kanto in order to battle the gym leaders here instead.
They reminded him of his younger self a lot, as they did exactly the same as him almost, just skipping the conferences. However he couldn't let it get to him, he had something to do. He had to dish out revenge to his friends… Could he actually classify them as his friends anymore? It was such a long time ago that all feelings he had towards them were neutral now. But there was still something there, hidden beneath his revenge that he just couldn't figure out.
Shaking it away, he looked at his two travellers noting how they were laughing with each on past stories that they had experienced throughout their journey. It raised a small smile, and he looked at the electric mouse that was resting on his shoulder and gave it a rub on the head, with a small "Chaaaaaa" being emitted from his Pikachu.
So far everything was going ok, and he was hoping that this wouldn't take too long to complete this journey, then he would be hopefully be able to out this all behind him and finally see his missed one at last…
Just past Pewter City, all was silent in a dense forest, which was full of beautiful, multi-coloured trees, which had the most wonderful leaves, which looked so delicate that a gentle blow from a mouth would break them into a million pieces. If any nature-loving person or photographer was to come here, they would have been blown away by the sheer beauty of the place.
There was a footpath to this place, yet it was completely different to the surroundings. Where the few trainers and pokemon had crossed this part of the forest before, it had led to a gentle, yet disastrous eroding of the ground, as now it was full of bumps which could easily trip someone or something up. However, now these bumps were camouflaged from the fallen branches and leaves from the nearby trees making it impossible to see.
However this serene image was soon to be broken; a loud crack could be heard for ages due to the stillness, and quietness of the forest leading to the instance fluttering of the nesting Pokémon which were hidden in the trees causing a sudden cry of crowing and all other sorts were heard all around.
The cause of the noise was suddenly seen, as rapid footsteps could be heard arriving quickly, with more sticks and twigs being broken with sudden snaps. Petrel had been continuously running for the past couple of days, as he felt that he was continuously being chased by something. That fear had been confirmed not long ago when he spotted the luminous yellow eyes from the dark looking at him, before the growling started. That was an hour ago, and the pokemon still hadn't given up on chasing him.
Fatigue was slowly getting to him, as carrying the briefcase with him as well just added unnecessary weight. His breath was becoming more heavy and laboured, and inevitably it was due that he was going to trip on the ground. His foot went completely into one of the divot, causing him to stumble before placing the briefcase in front of him to take the brunt of the damage. He swilled around quickly, getting onto his back as he tried moving backwards, keeping his eyes on the pokemon in front of him at all times.
The Granbull came to a slow stop about 5 metres away from the trainer on the floor; saliva was dripping from its tusks as it looked at the human on the floor. Too many days had passed without it getting a decent meal into its body, so spotting this…treat in front of him was too much to pass by.
Petrel on the other hand was…well…going to need a new change of trousers after this was done, if that was he got through it. He was at a disadvantage though, having not taken his pokemon with him to avoid any unnecessary battles with trainers. However it looked like it was to be a costly mistake as the Granbull went onto all four legs as it slowly advanced upon him. He kept on scrambling backwards, trying to avoid the normal type, before his back hit a tree, stopping him from advancing any more.
With that force, the briefcase he was holding slipped out of his hand and cluttered to the floor, with the locks opening slightly just to open it enough. The gleam of the mechanical balls inside reminded Petrel he had a chance, and scrambled for the briefcase, as the Granbull lunged at him he placed the briefcase in front of it, watching as too tusks went through the case cleanly.
The normal type shook its head viciously as it tried to free itself, flinging the pokeballs out onto the ground. As he crawled towards the pokeballs, he felt something inside of him pull slightly to his left, and his gaze was directed to the purple pokeball which was just within arm's reach. Looking at the Granbull who just managed to free itself, he grabbed the pokeball in his hand and released the pokemon inside.
And then all hell broke loose.
Ash was secretly enjoying the company of the two juniors more and more. They had brought a new breath towards him, almost getting him to relax. Almost though. There were still things to do, and they were now not that far away from Cerulean at all.
He and Josh had managed to get through Mt Moon about 10 minutes ago, only to be met by a shaken Cindy. It appeared that she had a fear of the dreaded pesky Zubats that seemed to be everywhere. She wouldn't talk about, but Josh said with a snigger that it had something to do with "an unfortunate mess being made on her hair one time."
As much as he tried to avoid it, the past memories kept on coming back to him no matter how hard he tried to shake them out of his head. And it was made even harder as the top of the Cerulean gym started to come into view. At this Cindy let out a squeal as she too saw it.
"Hey Cindy" Josh said casually with his hands in his pockets as he looked around the road they were on.
"Yeah?" She said as she whipped her head to her right where her friend was located.
"Race you." He said with a grin as he poked his tongue out, before rushing on ahead.
"Hey! No fair you cheater!" She shouted, before giving chase to the boy.
Ash couldn't help but laugh at this childish act, as it was would have been something he would have done as well. He could understand their excitement as well; they were both aiming to get their 6th badge for the region. The boulder badge would have been it, but Cindy had refused to challenge Forrest until Josh had won.
He kept on walking, but nudged the sleeping pokemon on his shoulder awake. "Come on buddy. Almost there now." Ash said to Pikachu, only to get a whack on his head from his starter's tail. He let out a small laugh from this, shaking his head at the electric type.
It was going to be interesting to see if the two would challenge Misty if she was still the gym leader. Not only because he had to see if she was worthy of battling, but also he was intrigued to see what the rest of their team was. Hopefully they had picked up some tricks from him, and now wouldn't go for the silly choice ups… although he was one to talk. He chuckled at this, remembering his Pikachu going up against Brock's Onix oh so many years ago.
He shook his head as he began to focus again on the task ahead; watch the two battle, maybe battle Misty if she was worth it, then head off there. His gaze fell on the tall building that was slowly beginning to get closer, knowing it was all going to kick off again.
The noise of rippling was too tempting for the man, as he dashed out of the clearing and fell onto his knees, cupping handfuls of water into his mouth, groaning as the liquid quenched the first that had been building up for the past couple of hours. After he was done, he twisted onto his back, closing his eyes as he began to relax after the events which had happened in the past day.
He opened his eyes as he heard something walking towards him. Lifting his head up, he let out a small sigh as he knew the pokemon wouldn't be a threat to him, even though it was different from the others.
"Vee." The pokemon snorted at his trainer, shaking his head at how pathetic he looked at by almost sticking his head into the lake. He sat down and arched his back, feeling all the muscles stretching, letting out a small groan before shivering. Petrel just stared at the pokemon, just wondering how it was so….relaxed after everything that had just happened in the past day alone.
What it had done….no words could be put in place as to how horrific it was. He just wondered what on earth the professor had actually done to the pokemon for it to battle like it did. But nevertheless…it was interesting, and certainly a very powerful weapon indeed.
Grinning, he stood up and smoothed off the dust from his knees, before returning the Eevee back to its ball. He had the others with him, located on his belt rather than the suitcase, as how often did you see someone walking around with a solid metal one? No, he had to be more discreet with how he carried himself. If the meeting was still going ahead, he had….roughly 4 hours to get to the meeting place. He guessed he was around an hour away from the town, so he had time thankfully. Sighing, he headed off towards the city, at the same time a duo were looking at a certain gym, memories fading back to him.
So there you have it :P The same Eevee from before has popped up, but what is its power though? You'll find out soon enough ;) And yes there may be another battle with Ash and Misty perhaps as well, plus we might get to see who the others Petrel are meeting too :D Until next time, byyyyyyyyyyyye!