Author's Note: Soooooo...How's things going on y'all's end? Things been pretty boring for me, just daily routine stuff. Though it beats stressful college stuff. On the weekends I have been drawing again. I am working on cover art for this story, instead of the current picture, while funny, doesn't fit well into the story. Anyhow, y'all didn't come here to heat me ramble. The show must go on!

-When the text looks like this, it stands for psychic Pokemon speech.-

A few heads of a few curious onlookers turn to stare as I pass by, heading towards the administration building.

"Cat's officially out of the bag."

I enter up the steps of an old antebellum style building, and step into the foyer. An old clerk lady was just passing by.

"Excuse me ma'am, where is the General's office?" I ask.

"Upstairs on the left," she says in a grandmotherly Southern accent.

"Thank you ma'am," I reply, and turn to walk up the stairs.

I get to the top of the stairway, low and behold on the left a door that's nameplate read "President Kane."

"I am somewhat nervous."

"It's no problem, General Kane is the easiest guy to get along with," I reply.

I reach my hand out and knock on the door.

"Come in," I hear the man's voice call from within. I open the door with a creak into General Kane's neat office. The walls are lined with bookshelves, behind the general is a window which gives a view of the bell tower. In the corner of the office, just under the window is a globe.

General Kane motions to a luxurious leather armchair in front of his desk for me to sit.

"I have been looking forward to seeing you, I am glad you heeded my request on such a short notice," said the general.

"No problem, happy to give you a moment of my time," I reply.

"Not many student's had the courage to stand up to those aggressors, but you did," He said.

"It was nothing, once I figured out their gun was fake I thought it would be easy to rough them up. It turned out they also had Pokemon, they did end up putting up quite the fight. I just barely won that fight. My partner fortunately is tougher than she looks," I reply.

Nathaira gives a short curtsy.

"A pleasure to meet you."

"And a pleasure to meet you too. I guess I also have you to thank for protecting this school," the general responds with a smile reaching forward to shake her small hand.

"Anyhow, what counts is that the both of you won, I have also gotten reports of you winning a battle against another student, this is talent I need. I need talented battlers to lead the Campus Self Defense Force that I am putting together. Few students adapted to the situation as well as you, that is something I need in a good soldier, what say you?" the general asks.

"I am flattered, but I am terrible at time management, I need to focus on classes. That and Nathaira, doesn't like crowds. I will of course attend battling classes, and should the need arise, and the campus is under attack, I'll pitch in with the rest of the civilians," I reply.

"Oh well, I understand, thank you once again for your time. If you change your mind, you can just talk with Miss Josephine. Don't be too offended if I try to lure your membership with benefits for CSDF participants," he replied with a twinkle in his eye.

"Thank you for your time sir," I reply.

"No, thank you, and good luck with your classes," he replied.

I step out of the general's office and start down the stairs. I hear a second set of footsteps.

"Josephine?" I ask.

"How did you know?" she asks.

"Not sure, maybe some sort of sixth sense," I reply.

I wasn't quite sure, maybe some of Nathaira's psychic ability has leaked into me by osmosis by now, quite plausible given that I am a ditto.

"Either you are good at guessing, or you just got instinct," said Josephine.

"Still not sure myself," I shrug. Josephine quickly closes the distance between the two of us. Her face was just an inch from mine her cerulean eyes seemed to stare into my soul. Which was quite awkward, this chick be tripping if she can just up an pop my personal bubble. My reverie is broken as she leans closer to whisper in my ear.

"The general may take no for an answer, but I don't. This is my campus, and you will be mine sooner or later," she whispered. She takes a step back before giving me another once over, followed by an evil smile. She brushes past me down the stairs, then I hear it. Clip clop clip clop go her high heels.

That's how I knew! I suddenly realize.

"Nathaira gonna stab a bitch."

"Relax, there isn't anything she can do to get me to join. The CSDF would require time, of which I lack. She can't milk blood from a turnip," I reply.

"Do the women on this campus do you like the skrawny kid in the prison showers? Plus, almond milk is apparently a thing, almonds don't have tits, yet they still managed to milk that."

"Um...What?" I ask.

"What I am getting at is if she is determined enough she could force you to join the CSDF, regardless of how painful it is for you."

"The only time she could supposedly take from me is what I use for sleep...oh shit," I reply.

"I hope she didn't hear that, you could be your own worst enemy sometimes..."

"We should bone up on some battling skills in that case," I reply.

"I noticed a wooded area near the appartments that might have some wild Pokemon that we could train against."

"Good idea," I reply.

-An Hour later-

Lightning flashed from Nathaira's red horn, striking a Scatterbug in a tree. It faints in one hit.

"These wild Pokemon are far too weak, I wont get stronger battling them. What about trainers?"

"They will have had to catch Pokemon from around here, they might not be any stronger," I reply.

Nathaira turns to me an pouts.

"I was caught around this area!"

I seem to have offended her.

She seemed to have read my dismayed expression, because quickly responded with, "Don't give me that look, I was just trolling you. I know I am different from the other Pokemon here!"

"Hm? how so?" I ask.

Nathaira pouted again.

"What?" I ask.

"I am your starter Pokemon! I should be the best thing that happened to you after finding Jesus!"

The both of us break into a laugh.

I kneel down and pat Nathaira on the head, "In earnest, I do in fact appreciate you very much, and I count myself lucky to have you as a starter Pokemon."

"Damn straight! LOL"

"Hey!" I hear a familiar voice call out.

I turn my head, it's Xiaomei.

"Howdy!" I call back.

She runs along the forest path to us.

"You two up for a battle?" she asks.

I start, "I don-"

"SURE! :)"

"Nathaira seems ready to go, what about you?" asks Xiaomei.

"Fine fine," I reply with resignation.

"Lucius!" calls out Xiaomei.

I hear a rustling in the leaves above and suddenly THUMP! A Lucario leaps between us from the trees above.

-"I have come fair maiden! Worry not, I Lucius your faithful Pokemon shall dispense great justice upon these n'ere dowells! As a dog, I was fearless and ever loyal, so shall I be as a Pokemon, for I have found a master worthy of serving!"-

Lucius reaches out and kisses Xiaomei's hand, still kneeling before her like she was royalty or something. He rises to his feet and falls into a battle stance.

Lightning bursts from Nathaira's horn frying Lucius on the spot.

Despite being blackened from the lighting, it made him all the more intimidating, his expression hardens and his blood red eyes seemed to smolder with anger.

-"That hurteth little one, I granted you the first strike because you are a lady, but none more!"-

With that, Lucius lunged forward in an attempt to engage in close combat, despite all his hits landing, it were as if they didn't effect Nathaira as they should have.

She was knocked back a bit but stuck the landing with a grace one would not expect from her clumsy looking form.

"I'll show you a punch you mut!"

She then zapped Lucius with more lightning, whilst laughing maniacally.

"POWER! UNLIMITED POWER! HAHAHAHAHAHA :D"

Lucius crumpled to the ground.

-"I failed...you...lady Xiaomei..."-

Lucius fainted.

"EEEK! I lost!" Xiaomei exclaimed. She knelt by Lucius trying to wake him up.

"Ouch," grunted Lucius.

-"Methinks that tiny green and white mushroom was stronger than she look. Remindeth me of one time when I was still a dog, I found a black cat with a white stripe down it's back. Just warning ye all, not a cat!"-

Lucius sits up.

"Lucius! You're okay!" Xiaomei exclaims, throwing her arms around the Lucario for a hug.

-"But...Lucius is a bad boy."-

Lucius looked crestfallen.

"No you did a good, job she was just stronger. Lucius is a good boy," replies Xiaomei.

-"REALLY!?"-

Lucius starts grinning ear to ear and panting like a dog, while Xiaomei scratches him behind the ear.

"Wherever did you find him?" I ask.

"He was wandering about the parking lot this morning, whimpering. He was a stray that used to have owners, but when they moved they just left him in the streets. He is a dog that was transformed into a Pokemon when the world changed," said Xiaomei.

Lucius slowly gets up to his feet and dusts himself off.

-"Learning to walk on two legs is quite tiresome, but at least the flees ne'er bite"-

Suddenly the sound of a siren goes off nearby.

A girl comes running towards us.

"Xiaomei! Your apartment is on fire!" she screams.

We quickly run to the nearby apartment complex where Xiaomei lives. It is engulfed in flame, firefighters trying to dowse the burning apartment.

"I'll handle this one! Jerry use hydropump, or whatever it is you Poke Mans do!" the voice of an old man calls out.

The apartment was soon blasted with water, but the pressure was too strong and most of it was destroyed.

"Shit! You used too much pressure numbnuts!" the voice yelled.

We looked to the source, it was a fire chief from the fire department, and old man with a thick grey mustache and an eyepatch.

He approached the two of us.

"You kids live here?" he asked with an old Sourthern drawl.

"Just me," chimed in Xiaomei.

"What room were you in?" he asked.

"33C," she responded.

"You take your electronics with you to class?" the old fire chief asks.

"Yes sir," she replied.

"Hmm, on the bright side, the most that happened to your stuff is that it got wet, the downside your room is nothing but splinters and rubble. Since it was my bad bringing my grand kid's pet turtle Jerry to work today in the hopes of fighting fires a little more effectively, my boys will see about salvaging what stuff of yours we can," said the fire chief.

"SIR! We got a live one," a fire fighter called out.

A male student carrying a sleeping voltorb in his arms crawled out of the ruins.

"Sniff...I said Voltorb use self destruct jokingly...sniff...Voltorb took in literally!" sobbed the dunce.

"Kid, you're not that bright are you," said the fire chief, clapping a hand on the student's shoulders.

-"Lady Xiaomei, are you now stray too?"-

I heave a sigh, "Looks like we got our work cut out for us."

"Muuu :("

(TO BE CONTINUED)