Electric Circuit

Joey and Zoey had been walking along Routes twelve, thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen. They had seen signs telling them so.

"You know, I don't understand why they don't just make this all one route. Why does it have to be split up into four of them?"

Joey smiled. "Who knows." He looked up into the sky and saw that the clouds were moving in. "Is it going to rain?"

Zoey looked up at the sky. "I guess so. When I was coming to Fuchsia, I saw some dark clouds in the distance. Maybe it's gonna start raining now that the clouds are closer."

"But it's getting dark…almost night time…Zoey, what are we gonna do?"

"I don't know…"

They felt raindrops patter on their skin. Eevee's fur was getting all wet. She groaned. "Eevee…"

"Joey, we need to find shelter."

"But we're already halfway through the route. We can't go back to Fuchsia."

"What's the next town coming up?"

"I think it's Lavender."

"Oh I'll be able to see Clefairy again! Joey, how far is it?"

"About a few miles if we walk." Thunder rumbled in the sky. "And I'm guessing it's gonna be a rough walk…"

"But Eevee is getting wet! And so is Pikachu!"

"Well, what can we do?"

Zoey thought for a moment. She put her hand on her chin. "Well…maybe we could fly on a Pokemon! Like my Charizard! She'll get us there faster!"

She took out the Pokeball from her belt and was about to toss it, when Joey held her wrist. "Woah, hold on Zoey! You can't let Charizard out! Her tail is made of flames! If a Charizard's tail flame goes out, then it'll die."

"I forgot…"

Joey smiled and took out a Pokeball from his belt. "It's alright. We'll use my Pidgeot." He tossed the Pokeball and out came Pidgeot. "Pidgeooo!"

"Oh so your Pidgeotto evolved!"

"Yup. He's really strong." He walked over to the large bird. The rain got stronger. "Come on Zoey. I'll help you up."

Zoey walked over to him and helped her up onto Pidgeot. She blushed when he touched her. She sat down on Pidgeot's back. His feathers were really soft.

Joey climbed up onto the bird and sat near his neck. "Alright, just hold on tight."

"How?"

"You need to hold on to me."

"Oh…ok…"

She wrapped her arms around him, and they both blushed on contact. "Ok…let's go Pidgeot."

"Pidgeo." He spread his wings and began to flap into the sky.

--

"Joey!"

"I know!"

They were flying high in the sky, but this was a bad idea. The thunder was louder up there and lightning was flashing.

A very bad idea…

"Darn it!" yelled Joey through all the noise. "Why did the rain have to get this bad?!"

"We need to land somewhere!"

"But I can't even see under these thick gray clouds! How would we know where a city is?!"

"Then just fly lower! Anything to get out of this rain!"

The lightning flashed and thunder roared. Zoey screamed and held on to Joey tighter. She buried her face in his back, and Eevee was riding in her master's vest, trying to avoid the water. Pikachu was also riding in her master's vest.

The boy clutched onto Pidgeot's feathers. He glared at the distance in front of him.

Zoey and Eevee are gonna get sick if they stay out in this rain…I need to find shelter…

"Pidgeot, dive down." The bird did as he was told and descended back to the ground. It was still a little hard to see, but eventually, Joey saw an old building in the distance.

"Land over there Pidgeot."

The bird landed onto the ground. "Zoey, we've landed."

The girl removed her face from his back. "Huh? Where are we?"

"I really don't know. It's hard to see out here. But it was the only shelter I noticed." He got off and then helped her off. He returned Pidgeot.

Zoey looked at the building. "Um…it looks like some sort of plant."

"Yeah. Let's go inside."

Joey walked up to the door and opened it. He had to struggle because it was kinda stuck, but he eventually got through.

The Trainers walked around in the dark, holding each other's hands so not to get lost. Joey saw a doorway and led Zoey inside. He felt the wall for a light switch, and it turned on.

"Is this an office?" asked Zoey.

"I guess." He let go of her hand and looked around. "Maybe we'll find blankets or something."

Both of them began to look through drawers and any other places they thought they would find blankets.

Zoey glanced around and saw that it was like a person's room. There was a desk with papers that explained about the plant, and she walked up to it. "Maybe this is the Power Plant that Travis talked about."

She also saw a mini refrigerator and a bed. "Does somebody live here?"

"Look Zoey, I found some blankets and towels in this locker!" Joey took out a bundle of towels. "We can dry ourselves with these."

"Thanks!"

Zoey took off her hat and twisted it, letting the excess water drip out. "Maybe we should let out clothes dry too."

Joey blushed. "But then…what would we wear?"

"Oh…I hadn't thought of that…" She blushed too. "Um…well, I mean…we can just let our vests and shoes dry, your pants, and my skirt…I mean…that's not a bad thing right?"

"I…I guess not."

"Ok then…"

But they did nothing. Zoey fiddled with her skirt and Joey just looked around. "Um…"

"You know…I'll go change outside the room and you in here…" The boy walked outside and closed the door. "It's dark out here…"

Zoey giggled. She got a towel and wrapped it around her waist as she removed her skirt. She didn't want her underwear to show. Then she unzipped her vest and put the badges into her bag. She was wearing her black sleeveless shirt.

"Um…alright Joey. You can come in now."

"Can you hand me a towel?"

"Ok." Zoey picked up a towel and handed it to Joey through the small opening from the door. He came in moments later.

"Well, I guess we need to set these on the table then." He was wearing his black shirt and had a towel wrapped around his waist too.

The boy placed his vest, pants, and hat onto the table, while Zoey did the same with her clothes. Their socks and shoes were wet, so they placed those near the table too.

"How are they gonna get dry?"

"I can send out Charizard."

"She might not fit in here…oh! I know!" He took out a Pokeball from his bag. "Flareon, go!"

An orange fox-like creature came out. He had a beige bushy tail. "Flare!"

"How cute!" Zoey took out her Pokedex. "Flareon, the Flame Pokemon. The fire evolution of Eevee. It has a flame sac in its body. Flareon's body temperature tops 1,650 degrees Fahrenheit before battle." She put it away.

"So you caught an Eevee?"

"I actually got one from the Game Corner in Celadon. The poor Pokemon…it was one of the prizes there, so I took it because he looked so sad…Eevee are rare, so I don't know how that place got a hold of one…"

"Oh…so it's called the Game Corner? I didn't know that…"

"Well anyway, Flareon can help our clothes dry faster. Can you do that Flareon?"

"Flare!" The Pokemon hopped onto the table and began to act as a furnace. The room became warm.

"So what do you think this place is Zoey?"

"I'm pretty sure it's the Power Plant near Lavender. I was told that it was abandoned again recently, so that's why there's a room like this in here. They even have a refrigerator. Look!" Zoey walked over to the mini fridge and opened it.

"But don't eat anything! What if it's expired?!"

Zoey giggled and looked at the expiration dates. "Wow, they're still good. They'll expire by next week. I guess that means we can eat it!" She took out some food and began chowing down. "Want some Joey?"

"Er…I'm ok for now…"

Zoey shrugged. "Alright." She swallowed the food and said "So which Pokemon do you have besides Flareon and Pidgeot?"

"I have Blastoise, Vileplume, Kangaskhan, and Pikachu of course."

"Oh so you're training Kangaskhan?"

"Yup. She's really strong. What about you?"

"Well…my team still needs some work…I have Charizard now since she evolved after my fifth Gym battle…then I have Pidgeot, Vileplume, Nidorina, Cubone, and Eevee."

"That sounds like a pretty balanced team."

"I know…but you have a better type advantage than me…"

"It's alright. I'm sure you'll sort it out."

"Ok." Zoey continued to eat the food.

Joey got up and walked around the room. It was very comfortable to be in a plant instead of in a tent out in the middle of nowhere when a storm was brewing.

"I wonder what time it is…" The clock in the room was broken, so Joey looked at his watch.

"Woah…it's ten already." He looked at Flareon and saw that the Pokemon was getting tired. The boy walked over to him and said "It's ok. You've done well Flareon." He was returned.

"Zoey."

"Yes?" She had finished eating.

"I think it's time we get some shut eye. We're gonna have to continue on to Saffron in the morning."

"Alright." She yawned. "So, where do we sleep?"

"Well…I could sleep on the floor, and you sleep on that bed over there."

Zoey walked over to the bed and checked the covers to make sure that there weren't any cockroaches or things like that.

"The bed is clean…thank goodness…" The gears turned in her head. "Joey! You can't sleep on the floor!"

"Huh? But I already started to lay out the blankets…"

"No! You need to be comfortable too! I'll sleep on the floor and you sleep on the bed."

"Zoey…that's not how it's supposed to be…the girl sleeps comfortably while the guy sleeps on the ground."

"Well this girl doesn't want her guy friend being on the cold floor!" She grabbed the blankets and then his arm. She pulled him towards the bed. "Now sleep!"

"But Zoey…"

She put her hands on her hips. "Joey, you've done a lot for me and now I want you to be comfortable."

"Zoey…I won't rest until you sleep on something other than the ground!"

"Well the table is out of the question because our clothes are still drying!"

Eevee really wanted to get some sleep, and having the humans arguing would not do. She walked over to the bed and jumped on it. "Eevee!"

"You can sleep there too if you want Eevee."

The fox shook her head. "Vee! Eevee vee!" She patted the bed with her paw and looked at Zoey. "Eee!"

"B-But I can't sleep on the same bed as Joey!"

"Y-Yeah Eevee! I'll sleep on the floor. It's no big deal. Really!"

Eevee stared at Zoey for a long time. "Oh alright! Just stop staring at me like that!"

Pikachu gave a sigh of relief and hopped onto the bed too. She yawned and began to snooze. Zoey however hesitated, but then sat down when Eevee wouldn't stop staring at her. The little fox pulled the covers over the two friends and walked over to the light switch. She jumped up and pressed it, making the room dark.

Eevee walked back over to the bed and rested on her master's legs.

"Well…" said Joey. "This is…awkward…"

"I know…"

"I would still have slept on the floor."

Zoey giggled. "Don't start again."

Joey smiled. "But still…" He blushed. "It's nice to have body heat…this room is kinda cold…"

"Y-Yeah…it is…" The girl felt her face heat up. She didn't want to sleep in the same bed because she didn't want something like the Safari Zone incident to happen again. She was a decent girl and felt extremely strange resting in the same bed with a boy. Joey felt the same way.

"Well…I hope morning comes soon. I can't wait to get to Lavender and see Clefairy again."

"Why is she in Lavender?"

"I left her with Mr. Fuji because he wanted a cheery Pokemon like her to help keep the adoption center bright. In exchange, I got to train Cubone."

"That's good. Hopefully she's well taken care of."

"I trust Mr. Fuji, so I haven't worried."

Silence.

"Well…good night Zoey."

"Good night Joey."

--

The storm continued all throughout the night. It was a good thing that the two Trainers had found shelter in the Power Plant instead of deciding to camp out.

The rain's pitter-patter could be heard from inside.

Eevee was sleeping peacefully as was Pikachu. Their Trainers were warm under the blankets. Zoey had been sleeping on her side, and Joey had been sleeping on his back, Pikachu resting near his stomach.

He thought he heard a noise, and opened his eyes slowly. "Huh?" He didn't hear it again. The boy noticed Zoey sleeping on him, and he blushed. But he didn't move. "She's…so warm…" He stroked her hair, and he thought he saw a smile on her face. Her head rested on his chest and her arms were almost wrapping around his neck. She looked very comfortable. The girl had been sleeping on his right arm, and he tried to remove it, but it was difficult, so he decided to just embrace her with that lone limb to make things easier.

Joey smiled at her before closing his eyes again.

About thirty minutes had passed and he heard the same noise again. But then there was a crash. He opened his eyes immediately and sat up, waking Zoey in the process.

"What's wrong Joey?" she said as she yawned.

"I heard a crashing sound." He stood silent and he heard it again. "Zoey, I think we might not be alone in here."

She gasped slightly. "What do you think it was?"

"I'm not sure." He checked his watch that he had put under the pillow. It was five thirty in the morning. He sat on the edge of the bed. "Zoey, I'm gonna go check out the noise. You stay here." Joey stood up, but Zoey caught his arm.

"Then I'm coming with you."

He smiled. "Alright. Let's get dressed."

Both Trainers took their dried clothes and put them back on. Then they got their gear and woke their Pokemon. Eevee stretched and Pikachu yawned. The little mouse hopped onto Joey's shoulder and Eevee onto Zoey's head.

"Let's go."

--

The early morning light was faint, but at least it gave the two teens some more visibility. Zoey held Joey's hand so as to not get lost. They heard the sound again.

"Wait…that's not a crashing sound anymore…"

"You're right…Joey…it sounds like…a buzzing noise…"

"Like electricity."

They walked closer to the noise and peeked around a corner. In the room they saw was a giant generator and something small and yellow was digging through it. It came out and began munching on wires.

"That's why the train for Saffron won't work!" said Zoey.

"What do you mean?"

"When I came to Lavender, this guy I met named Travis told me that Saffron's power wasn't so great and the train that went to Jhoto's Goldenrod City stopped working."

"So what you're saying is that this Pokemon is the cause?"

"Yes. I mean, just look at it. It's eating the cords!"

"Then that means it's an Electric Pokemon." Joey took a closer look. "But I haven't seen that Pokemon before…"

"Let's get closer."

"But it might be dangerous."

"I know, but we have our Pokemon, so we'll be safe."

Joey smiled. "Ok."

Both of them walked closer to the generator and crept up to the Pokemon. It was as small as Eevee and it's head looked like something you'd plug into an electrical outlet.

"What is that thing?" said Joey. He let go of Zoey's hand and took out his Pokedex.

"Information unavailable." The boy gasped. "Then that means…this Pokemon isn't from Kanto!"

"Really?!" Zoey was excited. "Let me see if I can get information on my Pokedex. Professor Gary updated it for me so I could get a permit…"

"So maybe he also updated the Pokemon range!"

"Exactly!" She took out her Pokedex. "Ok, let's hope this works!"

And to their amazement, it did.

"Elekid, the Electric Pokemon. The Pre-Evolution of Electabuzz. It generates electricity by whirling its arms. However, it can't store the energy it makes."

"Pre-Evolution?" said Joey. "I've heard of those. They first appeared in Jhoto, so this must be a Jhoto Pokemon."

"What's a Pre-Evolution Pokemon?"

"The young stage of certain Pokemon."

"Meaning?"

"Basically, it's a Baby Pokemon."

Zoey squealed. "Oh how cute!"

Elekid turned around and saw the two Trainers. He became defensive. "Bee!" He began whirling his arms, causing the two horns on his head to emit electric waves between them.

"Zoey, we can't just get him like that. We need to fight him. This Pokemon is the cause for the power outage in Saffron."

"But he's a baby! Just look how cute he is!"

Joey smiled at her feminine outburst. "Yeah, he is cute, but that doesn't mean he isn't strong."

"Then can I battle him?"

"Sure."

"Alright." She took out a Pokeball. "Go Nidorina!"

"Nido!"

Elekid sent a Thundershock at Nidorina. "Dodge!"

The blue rabbit dodged it and began charging at Elekid. "Use Dig!" Nidorina dug a hole in the ground. Elekid looked everywhere but couldn't see her.

"Now!"

Nidorina jumped from behind Elekid and Zoey said "Water Pulse!" The Pokemon began to form water above her at shot it at Elekid. He got blasted with the attack and was thrown back.

He shook it off and charged at her. "Zoey he's using Quick Attack!" The little Pokemon slammed into Nidorina.

"Bite!"

Nidorina tried to bite Elekid, but he dodged and used another Quick Attack.

"He's fast!"

"Nidorina, use Double Kick!" The Pokemon bashed her feet against the opponent, but he took them on purpose and slammed into Nidorina again with another Quick Attack.

Zoey clenched her fist. "This Pokemon is quick and stubborn! Nidorina, keep using Water Pulse!"

Nidorina kept blasting water at Elekid, but he only dodged with his great speed. He shot stars from his being.

"That's Swift!"

Nidorina couldn't dodge this attack and she skid on the floor. "This Elekid is strong for his size!"

Joey had an idea. "Zoey, you wouldn't happen to have a Moon Stone would you?"

"Hmm? Oh, yeah I do."

"Use it on Nidorina to evolve her. I bet it'll be a better fight."

"Ok." Zoey took out the Moon Stone from her bag and gave it to Nidorina. The blue Pokemon held it, and she began to glow.

She got taller and bigger. When the light ended, she completely changed form.

"Queeeen!"

"Nidoqueen, the Drill Pokemon. She is the final form of the female Nidoran. Her entire body is armored with hard scales. She will protect the young in her burrow with her life."

Elekid blinked in surprise. "Bee?"

"Alright! Now Nidoqueen, use Water Pulse!" Nidoqueen shot a stronger blast of water at Elekid, who dodged it again and slammed into the opponent with another Quick Attack. But he fell down backwards on his back. He cringed.

"Elekid must have gotten poisoned when fighting Nidorina," said Joey. "Zoey, you have the upper hand!"

"Nidoqueen, use Sludge Bomb!"

The Pokemon shot a ball of sludge at Elekid who dodged it just in time. But he fell down again. "Finish this with Water Pulse!"

"Nido!" She formed a huge ring of water and sent it flying at Elekid, drenching him. Zoey took out a Pokeball.

"Ok! Time to catch him!" She tossed it at Elekid and when it hit him, he disappeared with the beam of red light, the Pokeball falling on the ground. It wobbled for a few moments, then stopped.

Zoey walked over to it and picked it up. "I battled a Baby Pokemon…"

"Zoey, it's ok…You…You had to do it…"

"I caught a Jhoto Pokemon! Yeah!" She shot both her arms into the air. Joey jumped with that loud outburst.

She looked at her Pokeball. "Joey, I think we should head on over to Lavender now."

"Yeah, I think you're right."

"Eevee!"

"Pika!"

More noises were heard on the cold metal floor. "Huh?"

Out came a large round creature that looked like an upside down Pokeball, and another looked like three Magnemites combined.

"Electroooode!"

"Magneton."

Their cries sounded robotic.

"What are those?!" said Zoey.

"Electrode, the Ball Pokemon. The evolved form of Voltorb. It is known to drift on winds if it is bloated to bursting with stored electricity. It self-destructs without warning."

"Magneton, the Magnet Pokemon. The evolved form of Magnemite. It is actually three Magnemite linked by magnetism. A group can set off a magnetic storm."

"Joey! Why are they here?!"

"I think we disturbed their sleep when you were battling Elekid!"

"What should we do?!"

"Fight before they summon friends!"

Joey took out a Pokeball. "Flareon, go!"

"Flare!"

"Cubone, let's do this!"

"Cuuuubone!"

"Zoey, you take Magneton while I take Electrode. It has high speed and Flareon should be able to catch up to it."

"Got it!" She looked at Magneton. "Cubone, use Bone Club!"

"Flareon, Flamethrower!"

Cubone charged at his opponent and jumped in the air, slamming the bone onto its head. The Pokemon slammed onto the ground, and then levitated back up.

Flareon shot a stream of fire at Electrode, who dodged and used a Rollout.

"Fire Spin!" Flareon shot a spiral of flames from his mouth at Electrode, who got caught in the blast. It was lifted up into the air.

"Leer!" Flareon glared at Electrode, who shuddered. "Now finish it with Quick Attack!" The orange fox slammed into Electrode, who fainted as it hit the ground.

"Cubone, use Headbutt!"

Cubone jumped at Magneton and tried to slam his head into it, but the Pokemon dodged and Cubone fell on his face. "Try again!"

Cubone managed to land a direct hit on Magneton, but then he cringed and held his head.

"Zoey! Magneton is an Electric and Steel type! Normal attacks won't work well against it!"

"Darn!" She had to think of something. "Cubone, use Dig!" The little Pokemon tried to dig, but the ground was made of metal. Besides, he didn't have strong claws like Nidorina.

Magneton used Sonic Boom. Cubone soared to the wall.

"Cubone! Come on, you can do this! Use Fake Tears!" Cubone started to sob, and then began to cry a river.

"Cuuuuu!"

Magneton blinked. It dropped its guard. "Now use Bone Club again!"

Cubone got up and charged at Magneton, slamming the bone directly at the top Magnemite, causing the whole Pokemon to fall onto the ground. All three had swirls in their eyes.

"Mag…ne…ton…"

Joey sighed. "We did it. Well, that was a nice morning warm up. Don't you think so?"

"Yup! Flareon and Cubone did a great job!"

"Flare!"

"Cubone!" The little Pokemon jumped into his master's arms. He wanted to be held. Zoey giggled and cuddled him, kissing him on the head. Cubone smiled with content and blushed.

Joey smiled and held Flareon in his arms, who licked his face. He laughed.

--

Both Trainers used Pidgeot to fly over to Lavender. Well, at least close to it anyway. They wanted to walk the rest of the way. The brief storm had ended and now the morning sun was shining warmly in the sky.

"To think…I have an Electric Pokemon now."

"But you have to send one of your Pokemon to Professor Gary if you wanna train Elekid."

"Right. By the way, do you know when Elekid will evolve?"

"I'm not sure. Why?"

Zoey giggled and put the Pokeball close to her cheek. "Because I want Elekid to stay a baby forever!"

Joey sighed and shook his head with a smile. "Oh Zoey…"

The two Trainers walked down the road and towards Lavender Town. They were glad that they got time to spend together. It had been fun.

But most importantly, Zoey had solved the problem to Saffron's power outage, caught a new Pokemon, and maybe even a new friend.

Yes, I'm baaaaack! :D Sorry for the brief hiatus, but school has kept me extremely busy, and probably will too for the rest of the year, including some of next year, so updates will be very slow. But here's the new chapter. Also...if you can...please please pleeeease..review...um...I probably sound demanding and spoiled...but...I dunno...I feel like this story isn't good because of the review rate...is it too boring? Do you want more action? Are the chapters too long? Please tell me...because I take lie five days writing one chapter...and I feel bad if I only get three reviews for it...you could say I lose enthusiasm...so please...review for me and tell me how I'm doing.

Also, I don't know how Elekid sounds...I always thought he sounded like "Bee!" or something...I remember seeing Elekid in a Pikachu movie (the shorts that come out before the actual movie) but I forgot how he sounded like...so if you know, please tell me how he sounds like in the dubbed version, so I can edit this. :)

Note: This story is almost half way done. I think when it gets to Saffron, it'll be the middle of the story.