Hello readers! Welcome back to Yurumon! After quite a while I have finally finished the second chapter! This one is a bit longer than the last one, so I hope you enjoy!
Akari, Chinatsu, Kyōko, and Yui walked up a stone staircase that led toward Professor Oak's Laboratory, silently taking in their surroundings as they neared the top. Akari looked to her left and saw a Bellsprout peeking at the group from beside a tree, when it saw her staring, the Bellsprout retreated behind the tree. Akari sighed, I never thought I would ever end up here, she thought. At least Akari's here with her friends. Once the group reached the top of the hill, they stopped and looked at one-another. Kyōko broke the silence.
"Welp. We're here." She stated what was so obvious to the rest of the group, "Time to head in." Kyōko took two steps toward the wooden door before Yui stopped her.
"Wait! I mean... Can we really just walk inside like this? Isn't this Oak's home as well as his lab? Wouldn't we be trespassing?" Yui asked, a little more timidly than she had intended to. Kyōko stared at her for a second, before laughing a little.
"Of course we can! Don't you remember the games? You can just walk into wherever you want, whenever you want! Just watch." Before Yui could stop the energetic blonde again, Kyōko had opened the door and bounded straight into Oak's Lab. The three other girls quickly rushed in as well, not wanting to get left behind. The lab had machines off to the left and right of the door, and a sofa sitting off in the middle of the back of the room. On the sofa sat an old man in a lab coat who had noodles connecting him to an instant ramen cup in his hands, he was staring straight ahead at the four girls who had just entered his home. Very quickly he swallowed the noodles and breathed outward, the old man got up, stretched, and cleared his throat.
"Who are you four young ladies? And where are your manners?" He questioned, "...Who just waltzes into an stranger's home like they own it..." The last bit was added in a hushed tone, yet Akari had caught it and flushed a little bit at the statement. Yui was the one who spoke up this time.
"S-Sorry for the intrusion..." She murmured, and bowed her head in shame. The other three quickly followed her lead. Once they had exchanged apologies, Chinatsu cleared her throat.
"My name is Yoshikawa Chinatsu, and these are my friends; Toshinō Kyōko, Funami Yui, and Akaza Akari." She said clearly, "Again, we are truly sorry for intruding, but it is kind of an important reason as to why we did so..." Chinatsu's voice trailed off, and Akari quickly spoke the rest for her.
"We aren't really... Well... From here, you see..." She started, "We aren't sure how we ended up here but this world, the world you live in, isn't our own... And we were kind of hoping that you could help us..." Akari released a sigh after finishing her statement. Professor Oak looked at the four girls confusedly for a few moments before shaking his head.
"So, you're aliens? But you look human. Can you shape-shift, or are you just really closely related to humans? Or maybe... Your from another universe?" He questioned rapidly, not at all fazed by the fact that the girls had just admitted to being 'other-worldly'. Yui took over the conversation at this point.
"We're... Not too sure..." She muttered, "All we do know is that we ended up here in the 'World of Pokemon' a few hours ago or so..." She paused, took a deep breath in, and continued. "You see, where we come from, Pokemon don't exist physically... They're kind of fictional creatures from a game... We came to you because we saw your lab, and thought you could be able to help us get home..." Yui looked up at the Professor hopefully, and waited for a response. Oak nodded his head as he processed the information.
"I don't know how to help you." He stated flatly, "But I do have an idea." He walked over to a small machine that had small wheels on the bottom of it, and drug it out to the center of the room. "In this machine there are three Pokeballs," Oak started, "In the Pokeballs are some special Pokemon that are given to new trainers when they come of age. I will gift the four of you with these Pokemon in order for you to travel the Kanto region in search of a way back to your own world." He pressed a button and the machine's glass dome opened up and three Pokeballs emerged from within it. "In this one," He started again while pointing at the closest Pokeball, "There is a Bulbasaur, in that one there is a Charmander, and finally in that one there is a Squirtle. You each may choose one." Yui walked up to the machine and grabbed Charmander's Pokeball. Followed by Kyōko, who grabbed Squirtle's. Chinatsu went up and grabbed the last one, which contained Bulbasaur. Akari stepped up to the machine, and looked over at Oak.
"What about Akari? Don't I get a Pokemon as well?" She asked, feeling a bit down due to the fact that it seemed as though she was forgotten. Prof. Oak smiled, and pressed another button. In the middle of the machine, a fourth Pokeball emerged. Oak grabbed it and handed it to Akari.
"Inside this Pokeball there is a less tame Pokemon... His name is Pikachu, and he will be a little bit of work to train, but if you're up for it, he can be yours." Akari looked at the professor and smiled from ear to ear.
"Thank you so much!" She exclaimed. When she turned around to face her friends, they had already released their Pokemon, and were getting to know them. Yui's Charmander happily looked at it's new trainer, and seemed to bond with her instantly. Kyōko's Squirtle was laying down and seemed to not be quite as interested in Kyōko as she was in it. Chinatsu was petting her Bulbasaur, and her Bulbasaur was loving every bit of the attention. Akari, now determined to bond with her Pikachu, pressed the button in the middle of its Pokeball, and released it onto the Laboratory's floor. The small yellow creature looked up at Akari, and tilted its head. Akari crouched down to be closer to her new friend, and spoke to it softly.
"Hi there Pikachu! I'm Akari, and I can tell we're going to be great friends!" Akari then put her hand out for the Pikachu, and waited for it to accept her. The Pikachu leaned forward a bit and sniffed the open hand, before looking back up at the redhead. Akari took this as a sign that she was accepted, and began to pet the Pikachu's little head. The Pikachu's cheeks released a small bit of electricity, as it happily received the pets the girl gave it. After a few moments passed, Akari got up and looked to her friends. They were in the process of returning their Pokemon, so Akari got out Pikachu's Pokeball to do the same. When Pikachu saw the Pokeball, it quickly ran away from the girl.
"Wait! Pikachu! Come back!" Akari gave chase, Pikachu had jumped onto a small table that had a large stack of papers on it. When the redhead got close, Pikachu bolted back to the larger group, knocking the papers onto the ground, and making a mess. The Three other girls tried to corral the Pokemon toward Akari, while Professor Oak tried to intervene. It was too late however, as when he started to speak the Pikachu realized that it was going to have to get back into the Pokeball, and used a powerful Thunderbolt on everyone in the room. Oak then stuttered a statement.
"Some Pokemon aren't really fond of being cramped inside Pokeballs... Like this Pikachu... I think it's best if Pikachu isn't returned to his Pokeball..." His voice trailed off as he, and the four girls collapsed from the Thunderbolt.
Akari woke to the feeling of a small tongue rubbing against her cheek. She sat up a little and looked to see what had licked her, when her eyes suddenly widened. It wasn't a dream... The redhead thought, staring directly at the Pikachu right in front of her. Soon after she arose, her friends and even the professor started to rise. When everyone came to, Prof. Oak spoke up.
"Are you four ready to head out?" His question made the girls think for a moment before Yui answered.
"Not quite... You see, all we have right now is what you see... The clothes on our backs, yet barely that..." She stated flatly, gesturing toward the singed and torn clothing her and her friends were wearing. "We have no money, bags to carry things in, nothing..." Yui finished. Oak got up from where he was sitting, and headed toward a back room, he gestured for the girls to follow. When there, he opened up a door that led to a closet.
"There is a small selection of appropriate clothes for traveling, and some backpacks, as for money, I will give you a thousand Pokedollars each. I'm only doing this because you're in dire straits right now, don't expect this kind of treatment all the time." When he finished speaking, he left the room to allow them to change. After twenty minutes went by, the four girls had everything that they needed. Akari glanced at her friends, and took in what they were wearing. Chinatsu was now dressed in a white T-Shirt, and gray Cargo Shorts. Yui wore a black T-Shirt with gray Cargo Shorts as well. Kyōko was wearing a blue T-Shirt and tan Cargo Shorts. As for Akari she was wearing a yellow T-Shirt and a pair of tan Cargo Shorts. They each had a yellow backpack, and were now ready to head out. When they left the room, and headed back to the main room, they saw Oak, and Pikachu standing next to one another waiting patiently for the girls' return. When Pikachu saw Akari, he ran toward her and jumped onto her shoulder and received some pets. The Professor had twelve items laid out on a table for the girls. A Pokedex, a Potion, and five empty Pokeballs for each of them. The group took their items, and looked toward Oak as he cleared his throat.
"Due to my hospitality, I am going to request repayment. However, I don't mean a money repayment. What you four have to do is collect data on all the Pokemon you come across on your journey." The Professor started, "Those red machines are called Pokedexes, they record data by scanning Pokemon and that data is automatically transferred to my computer over there." Prof. Oak pointed at the large computer sitting against the wall, "It's not too much to ask, but I do hope you four will make me proud by getting as much data as you can." He finished, and gestured for them to leave. The four girls bowed their heads, said goodbye, and left. Once out the door, Kyōko turned to the group and spoke up.
"I think we should head to Viridian City next. It is the closest city to Pallet Town, and if we are going to find a way home, our best bet is to become the best trainers and get the best Pokemon!" The blonde exclaimed, the last statement made the three others laugh a little. No-one disagreed however, and the group set off toward Route One, and Viridian City.
The girls began their journey toward Viridian as the sun began to set, so they had to establish camp relatively close to Pallet Town before the daylight disappeared. They set up a small camp and had a fire going by the time the last of the daylight died off. The group were extremely tired from the day that they had, and slept relatively quickly. Akari being the last one up, put out the fire before sleeping next to her Pikachu.
Akari was awoken by a stray ray of light shining directly in her eyes. She sat up and stretched, she petted Pikachu's head to wake it up. Once Pikachu woke up, Akari got up and started waking up her friends. She started with Yui, who woke up without much effort, and went on to Chinatsu. The pinkette was a little more difficult to wake up, but she still got up relatively quickly. After getting Chinatsu up, the readhead walked over to help Yui get Kyōko up. It took longer to get Kyōko up, but she still managed to get up before 8:00 AM, which surprised all of them. All four girls packed up camp, and readied themselves for the travelling they had to do that day.
The group walked together for two uneventful hours, when they finally spotted a Pokemon. Yui was the one who spotted it, so she laid claim to it. The Pokemon was a Male Nidoran, and it was staring defiantly at Yui as she called out her Charmander. I wonder how a Pokemon battle looks in real life? I bet it's a bit scary... Akari questioned herself silently. She shook her head, and regained focus on Yui's battle. The Nidoran attacked first. It charged at Charmader, and readied itself for a Tackle. Yui waited until the absolute last second to order Charmander to dodge, but it worked. Charmander had dodged the Tackle and was now behind the Nidoran. Yui calmly ordered Charmander to use Ember on Nidoran, and it struck hard. Nidoran was heavily weakened by the Ember, and Yui didn't waste a moment. The raven-haired girl threw a Pokeball at the Nidoran, and watched as it rocked back and forward. The ball clicked after a small bit of time passed, and signaled that the Nidoran was caught. Yui hummed at the ball as she picked it up, and scanned it with the Pokedex to learn about her new Pokemon.
"Great job Yui-senpai!" Chinatsu shouted as she ran up to hug her beloved senpai. Akari and Kyōko followed slower.
"Yui-chan that was amazing!" Akari exclaimed, "Charmander was great too!" Charmander had stuck its nose in the air at that, relishing in the praise.
"Yes! Yui-nyan did just as I taught her to!" Kyōko joked, getting a small laugh from the other three again.
"It wasn't that big. I just did what I thought I should. Nothing more, nothing less." Yui modestly said.
"So modest..." Kyōko muttered under her breath, earning a small bop on the head from Yui.
"Oi. I heard that." Yui stated, mock anger edging her voice.
They shared another laugh, and headed out once more. Three hours of walking led them to a small pond, and some shade, where they could take a small break and eat some lunch. As they sat eating small sandwiches, Chinatsu and Akari learned tactics and important information from Yui and Kyōko alike. They learned type advantages, and weaknesses. How to battle, and how to learn more about your Pokemon. Akari learned that her Pokemon can get nicknames, and swiftly named her Pikachu 'Sparky', because of the sparks that come out of his cheeks when he's happy. When they finished eating they lazed around for twenty-or-so minutes, until Akari spotted a bird pecking away at the ground. The redhead approached the bird slowly, and non-threateningly. In her hands was a small piece of bread, when she got close to the bird, she tore a small piece off the bread, and called the bird over.
"Come here little guy." Akari cooed, "I have some yummy bread for you." The bird, a Pidgey, hopped a little closer, and took the small piece of bread from Akari's open palm. "Good job. Do you want more?" The redhead asked, and offered the rest of the bread to the bird. Pidgey happily took it and quickly ate it, it chirped its thanks and Akari smiled wide at it. "Hey little guy?" She started, to which the bird tilted its head, "Would you like to join us on our journey?" She asked hopefully, still smiling wide at the small creature. The Pidgey debated for a few moments, before flying a little distance away. Akari stared at it, as it took a challenging stance. "Eh?" The redhead questioned confusedly.
"I think it wants to have an honorable battle first." Yui said as she walked up behind Akari. The redhead jumped a slight bit at Yui's sudden appearance, but calmed herself quickly. She glanced at Sparky and nodded, to which the Pikachu responded with leaping into action, and standing across from the Pidgey. Akari gave the bird Pokemon the first move, and it used gust. Wind lightly battered Sparky, and threw up some dust, but that was all. The redhead then ordered her Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, which Yui had said was super effective against flying type Pokemon. The Thunderbolt hit its mark, and was in fact super effective. Akari quickly through an empty Pokeball at Pidgey, and caught it with relative ease. She released it, and grabbed the potion from her bag to quickly heal it.
"Are you alright?" Akari asked the little bird, hoping for the best. Pidgey looked up, and nodded her head. "What a relief..." The redhead breathed out. She then remembered somthing, "Hey Pidgey? Do you want a nickname?" Her question made the bird think for a minute, before it nodded once more. Alright... Now for a nickname... She racked her brain, and finally came up with the perfect nickname. "I'll call you Jay!" The bird thought about it for a moment, then chirped in approval.
"Akari-chan did great out there too!" Chinatsu exclaimed as she approached with Kyōko.
"I agree. Great job Akari." Yui stated. The three girls looked to Kyōko, who had yet to say anything.
"Hoho. Your training has paid off Ak- What?" Kyōko got halfway through her joke when she realized everyone was looking directly at her.
"Nothing. We were just waiting for your response." Yui said flatly. Akari then cleared her throat, and got the others attention.
"I don't think you all have properly met. This is Jay! Our newest friend!" The redhead exclaimed happily, shoving Jay closer to the other three for them to see her better.
"Nice to meet you Jay!" The girls said in unison, then laughed. The day was once more uneventful as they walked until the sun began to set. They again set up camp, and again slept with relative ease. This time however, they had new friends with them.
At the end of the next less eventful day, the group finally arrived in the city and bought essentials at the main mart. The group then headed for the Pokemon Center. When they arrived at the Pokemon Center Nurse Joy took their Pokemon into the back and they signed up for the Pokemon League, officially becoming trainers. Nurse Joy returned their Pokemon and gave them the keys to their rooms, Akari and Chinatsu shared one, and Kyōko and Yui shared the other. The group enjoyed a warm shower and had their clothes washed, before they finally turned in for the night. Akari was up a little later than the rest, just thinking to herself. We've gained many new friends since we've arrived here... But I miss our old ones... And Onee-chan... I miss home... She slept soon after, but these thoughts never left her. Her dreams were of home, and her friends and family back there.
A/N
Thank you for reading the second chapter of Yurumon! I do apologize for the delay in releasing this chapter... But, when life gets in the way, life gets in the way. Anyways, I really do wish to continue this story, and I have a general plan for the future. This is my first multi-chapter story, so I kinda have no idea what I'm doing. But if you think I deserve it, follow and favorite. Review if you have the time, and as always thank you for reading!