Mysterious Brothers
By: Aubrie1234
Nuvema Town, Unova:
Serperior's POV
Oh, where is Prof. Juniper?! She should be here somewhere. She's the only one I trust with Master Trip, since she used to be my master. Wait, there she is! In her study room... Why didn't I think of that first?
"Professor! Professor!" I said. I startled her, but not too badly.
"Serperior! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with Trip?" she asked me. I went over and tugged on her sleeve, trying to get her to come with me. No-one understands a pokemon except for another one, so I just had to show her to get her to help Trip.
"Okay, okay! I'm coming, but where are you taking me?" she asked. I let go of her sleeve and headed to Master Trip's house, stopping a few times to let her catch up...
Two Days later, he still hasn't woken up. Once Prof. Juniper saw him, she immediately went to see if he was hurt or sick, but I don't know. HE FAINTED SUDDENLY, FOR ARCEUS' SAKE! HE NEVER DOES THAT! Ehem, anyway, after she checked him, she told me that he had only fainted and that she wanted me and the rest of his pokemon to keep an eye on him. Which included me, Tranquill, Conkeldurr, Lampent, Frillish, and little, young Vanillite.
"Why is Trip still sleeping, Serperior?" Vanillite asked me. I shook my head and told her: "I don't know, Vanillite. I just hope he wakes up soon."
"Go see him and make sure he wakes up, then! You were his first pokemon after all!" Tranquill told me, flapping her wings. I wasn't so sure.
"He might not want me to be in there when he wakes-"
"Of course he does! Don't you dare start thinking that, Ser!" I HATE IT WHEN SHE CALLS ME THAT!
"Tranquill! I keep telling you not to call me that!" I roared at her angrily. Vanillite shrunk back, afraid of my outburst. When I get mad, it can be scary to the others. She's the most scared though, since she's young. I turn to her, my gaze softening, and I tell her: "It's alright, Vani. Don't be scared. I won't get mad. I promise." Vani is the nickname we've given her since she became apart of the family.
"A-are you sure? Y-you promise?"
"I promise." Vanillite came closer, but didn't smile because she wasn't sure I was going to keep my promise. She wasn't used to me all the way yet, which is mainly why.
"Just go check on him, Serperior." Tranquill told me, getting protectively in front of Vanillite. Why do those two seem to become better friends when I get angry? I sighed before going into Trip's Room. It was the same as ever, having posters of the five Pokemon Champions on the walls and even on the door. Trip was lying in his bed, sleeping soundly. He was a lot less tense than two days ago, thankfully. But, why was he still asleep? Did the newspaper have something to do with it? Lampent had looked over the paper earlier and had said the only thing important on there was the mention of the new champion, but that was it. Conkeldurr said he might be having flashbacks about the champion in his dreams, but everyone else didn't believe him. Except me, of course. Since he was the only other fully-evolved pokemon of Trip's, we stuck together and believed each other even when no-one else did. He was also just outside the window, watching over Trip when I came in.
"Any change?" I asked. He shook his head and said: "No, sorry." I lowered my head and sighed.
"I should have known. How's Lampent? Has he figured out 'The case of why Trip won't wake up' yet?" I joked, smiling a little. Ever since Lampent saw that connoisseur friend of Ash's do his 'Detective Time' thing, he's wanted to try and solve his own mystery, though it hasn't worked yet. Conkeldurr chuckled and shook his head again, saying: "The time that happens is when we evolve again." We then both laughed a lot. Neither of us has laughed that much at all since we've been in Trip's pokemon family.
"Anyway, I'll look after Master Trip while you get some rest." I told him after we calmed down enough to talk again.
"I don't know, Serperior..."
"Tranquill suggested it."
"Even though she can be annoying, she's persistent. I'll let you, but come get me or someone else if there's any sign of trouble."
"Will do." I told him before he walked off. I then turned to the bed, where Trip was still sleeping, and thought: Please wake up soon, Master Trip. Why haven't you done it yet?
After a while, I got bored a little and decided to do something. Not leave Trip's room, of course, but do something. Waiting can get very boring, you know. Anyway, I looked out the window to see what the others were doing. Lampent was hanging from a branch of the oak tree in Trip's yard, sleeping, while Conkeldurr was underneath, keeping an eye on Frillish, who was just floating around aimlessly. He had a tenancy to do that when he wasn't battling. The others must have been inside the house with me, since I didn't see them. Just as I was watching Frillish wander past the tree for the second time, I heard a voice from behind me:
"Mmm...Huh? Serperior?" I instantly knew who it was, so I jumped on Trip's bed excitedly, jostling him, and yelled with happiness: "Master Trip! You're awake!"
"Oof! S-serperior! Please, get off!" he told me. I ignored and rubbed him happily.
"You're okay... You are ok-ay!" I said. He then tried to push me off. I ignored and continued my rubbing. I was so happy he was awake! Soon everyone else came in from the noise and saw us. Vanillite was happy and smiling, Tranquill was giving me the 'You love him more than you let on' look (which I promise I will pay her back later; Remember, pokemon, boys and girls alike, can hit each other if they wish, which I am planning to take full advantage of), Frillish was saying: "Master Trip is okay and awake!" over and over again, Conkeldurr just smiled lightly, and Lampent... Well, let me just say that he somehow didn't hear us.
"Why are all of you out of your pokeballs? The only one I remember letting out was Serperior." he said after I got off the bed.
"You fainted and Prof. Juniper told all of us to keep an eye on you. But, of course, you can't understand us, can you?" Tranquill said before rolling her eyes.
"...I wish I could understand what you're saying, Tranquill. And Serperior, please don't do that again. You were crushing me." he said to her, then told me. I used my tail to rub the back of my head in embarrassment, saying: "Um, yeah... About that..."
"Wait, where's Lampent?" Trip then asked, looking around. Conkeldurr sweatdropped, saying: "Still asleep in the oak tree. If you ask me, that pokemon can sleep through anything, even a flood."
"You sure have that right." Tranquill agreed. Soon, everything went back to normal for us...
The next day, while I was resting on the floor after training (the Frenzy Plant attack now looked much stronger than it did before), there was a knock at the door. I looked at Trip, silently asking him who could be visiting that day. He looked back with as much confusion as I did before getting off his chair in the living room and going to the door. I sat up, watching with interest as the door opened to reveal... t-the new c-champion. I almost fainted and I think Trip almost did too. We did get shocked pretty badly, though. I bowed slightly (the best I could) while I heard Trip say: "U-um, hello."
"Hello to you too, Trip." she said. That left both of us in shock. How did she know his name without him saying it?! Was she a mindreader? Hey, I'm superstitious!
"H-how did you-?!" Trip stuttered, but didn't manage to finish because she interrupted him.
"I'll explain later. And I see you've become a powerful trainer. Your Serperior looks like it could use a bit more training, though." she said, "And, I'll explain later if you come to Pallet Town, in Kanto." I saw Trip was about to say something when she interrupted him again.
"Don't say it. I just want you to come as soon as you can." she then walked off without another word. An awkward silence came.
"...Are we going?" I asked after the awkward silence settled.
"...We're going. Return, Serperior." he said before returning me to my pokeball. I couldn't exactly hear what he was saying, but I could see the others, speak with them, and watch the outside world.
"What's going on, Ser?" Tranquill asked. I raised my eyebrow threateningly before saying in a strained voice: "The new champion came a few minutes ago and asked Master Trip to come to Kanto. I think he's packing up now."
Eh. It might not be the best chapter ending, but it still fits. Read, review, and I'll see you later!