Pocket Monsters

by free man writer

Lost, dazed and confused after Order 66's enactment, Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis finds himself on a world unlike any other with creatures called Pokemon possessing powers beyond imagination and understanding. Watch as this lost Padawan tries to find new purpose in meaning in a world he barely understands. Pokemon Adventures Manga Universe.

5. Much To Learn

I just realized something as I made this story.

While there are a lot of Pokémon/Star wars crossovers out there, none of them have reached a decent degree of popularity.

Quite literally, to toot my own horn here, this story is the most popular of all the Star Wars/Pokémon crossovers. That's kinda depressing honestly because these are two franchises with a world of potential and possibilities with so many stories that can be told. Don't limit yourselves to the anime. Look to the games and the manga or to the characters of the Star Wars franchise because so many tales can be told.

Revan as Pokémon trainer, Luke Skywalker as a Pokémon trainer or the reverse with the Pokémon being out into the Star Wars galaxy.

The options and ideas are endless.

I really hope this story can help in making this kind of crossover grow with other people trying their hand at this.

So to those are reading and gave this story a chance, thank you.

Rate Read and Review and as Always Have Nice Day.

Pocket Monster Chapter 5: Much to Learn.

Within the dense air of the Viridian Forest was a single young girl with a long blond ponytail.

She walked through the slightly dark forest as the sun was still coming up, going down the pathway that she usually took when exploring the forest.

Earlier the other day, this young girl had seen and heard quite the commotion that originated within the forest and had taken some time out of her day to try and figure out just what had happened yesterday.

There was a slight feeling of worry from the people of Viridian Town as the sounds of rampaging Pokémon were heard rather clearly.

Being a local and having grown up near the forest for her entire life, this townsman wanted to get to the bottom of the commotion from the day before.

When she entered the forest, she had immediately taken note of the multitude of tracks at the entrance and kicked up dirt and damaged trees.

This in turn led to a large series of what must have been one hellacious rampage through Viridian Forest as the young girl followed a trail of destruction.

She had to carefully maneuver around upturned rocks, small craters and even fallen trees that appeared to have been cut by something that burnt the bark.

Naturally, she was as curious as she was nervous.

What in the world happened here?

Normally the forest wasn't as dangerous or as hectic as it appeared to be the other day.

Sure at night it was a little dangerous but that just comes with the territory.

Yesterday's frightening noises actually discouraged the populace of Viridian from entering the Forest for the first time that the young lady could remember.

So here she was, trying to find the source of it all or at the very least an idea as to what had caused all this.

She had climbed over yet another fallen tree and landed in a particularly large footprint.

She gazed around it with a great degree of curiosity when the smell of ash had caught her nose.

Turning her head, the young girl blinked at the sight of a burnt out campfire with a tent right beside it.

Her eyes widened at the sight, her heart skipping a beat.

Had someone stayed in the forest while the sounds of rampaging Pokémon were clear as day to be heard?

Were they ok?

She looked around once more and had noticed that there were some Beedrill nearby that were unconscious and noticeably injured.

"Oh no!" The young girl rushed over quickly and bent down to the closest Beedrill.

"What happened to you?" the girl asked in worry, hands hovering over the Beedrill.

Scrunching up her face in forceful concentration, the girl let out a small grunt of effort with a small sphere of light appearing out of her hand before it dissipated.

"Dang it." She panted out in disappointment. "I still can't do it."

Hanging her head low in front of the Beedrill she was near, the blond girl slowly turned over to face the lone tent that was pitched in the center of all this.

Furrowing her brows in confusion, she stood up and carefully approached the tent.

Whilst the flap was closed there wasn't exactly any guarantees of anyone being here.

She didn't really see any packs or additional traveling items of any kind other than the tent and dead fire.

Was the person who camped out here already gone or somewhere around here?

She wasn't exactly sure but it was better to check to be sure.

Walking over to the tent as quietly as she was able to, the young girl soon stood before the tent flap and paused as she held up her hand.

She didn't know what or even who she would find.

A lot of thoughts swirled within her mind as she mulled it over until the answer came to her a moment later.

The flap of the ten opened and out stepped a young ginger haired boy that appeared older than her by about two years.

She let out a small "eep!" which startled the boy who nearly jumped back into his tent at the sight of the girl falling flat on her bum.

"Waah~ you scared me!" She complained, comically tearing up.

"Huh?" Was the boys intelligent response.

He was more than bewildered at the sight of a young girl within the same forest he had barely survived the other day sitting before him.

"Wha-What are you doing here?" The boy asked. "Don't you know how dangerous this place is?"

The girl stopped crying, rubbing her eyes and looked up at him.

"That's what I should be asking you." She rebuked. "Yesterday, I heard so much noise coming from here with the rest of Viridian town and I came here to find out what happened. I saw all this destruction and knocked out Pokémon that I was scared for everyone who may have gotten hurt in here."

The boy openly cringed upon hearing this, rubbing the back of his neck in an apologetic manner.

"I did that?" he murmured in a low voice that the girl heard.

Eyes widening in shock, she sprung up to her feet and dramatically pointed at him.

"That was you?!" The girl gasped out. "You were the one that caused all that destruction yesterday?!"

The boy held up his hands in a placating manner.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa." He said quickly. "I may have been running for my life the other day but I didn't cause no stampede in here. I just stepped inside and then a whole stampede of Pokémon were trying to kill me the next minute. I barely survived."

"The Pokémon chased after you?" The girl asked for confirmation. "What in the- why would they do that? Did you come into their territory?"

"Huh?" the boy looked confused. "What do you mean their territory? Don't a bunch of Pokémon live here?"

"Yeah but they usually leave humans alone in the daytime." The girl explained. "People are only chased off if they get on their territory or they're looking to capture one of them."

"Well I had no plans of doing either of that." The boy stated earnestly. "All I remember is entering the forest and walking forward and then they all showed up with a mission to hunt me down."

"What did you do?" The girl asked.

"That's the thing! I don't know!" The ginger haired boy let out an annoyed sigh. "One moment everything is fine, the next I'm running for my life. I don't know what caused them to attack like that. They just did."

The girl wasn't exactly sure whether or not she believed the boy in front of her but judging by his appearance and greatly stained set of clothes, it wasn't easy to miss how much he must have gone through yesterday.

If he was indeed the cause or at least in the center of all that then he must have gone through an incredible ordeal to survive all that.

"Wait." The Ginger haired boy spoke up, regaining her attention. "Who even are you?"

The blond girl blinked having realized she had not even given him her name.

"Oops." She said in a sheepish manner. "Sorry about that. I'm Yellow."

He nodded. "Cal Kestis."

There was a moment of silence between the two until Yellow coughed lightly into her hand.

"Um… so…Cal." She said in an unsure voice. "What exactly happened to you here? Why were the Pokémon chasing you?"

Cal's face fell into a contemplative look as he thought about the previous days mad dash to stay alive at all cost.

"I… I don't know really." Cal said truthfully. "All I remember is feeling something weird about this place and next thing I knew I was running for my life."

"Felt something weird?" Yellow said in an inquisitive tone.

"Er… kinda like a gut feeling really." Cal quickly stated. "Just something about the Forest that bugged me is all."

"Oh." Yellow nodded, accepting the answer.

Since they were on the topic of the Forest.

"Hand on." Cal tilted his head. "If you heard everything that happened yesterday and saw all the damage left behind by the Pokémon, why'd you come out here? It's really dangerous."

"It can be for some, yeah." Yellow agreed with a nod. "But I've been coming here into the Forest since I could remember really. It's like a second home really."

"Huh." Was all Cal could say in response.

"So why did you enter the forest?" Yellow inquired. "And all by yourself."

"Didn't you do the same?" Cal countered.

"Yeah but I know this place." Yellow answered. "But you don't look like you're from Viridian or around here really."

"If I had a credit for every time I'm gonna hear that here." Cal muttered.

"What?"

He shook his head. "It's nothing. Just talking to myself. And I didn't come alone. I have my Pokémon with me. They're just still asleep."

"Ah." Yellow nodded. "I see."

Cal hummed aloud, thinking over on what to do next.

"Wait… Yellow. You said you know this place, right?" Cal asked with Yellow wordlessly nodding. "So then you know how to get outta here then?"

Yellow tapped her finger on her chin in thought. "Uh yeah, for the most part. We just need to get back on the path here and you just go in the direction I'll point ya too."

"Great, so can ya help me out here then?" Cal inquired with the girl blinking before having a small smile appear.

"Sure thing." She said happily.

Cal gave her an appreciative gaze while he turned back to wake his Pokémon and pack up.

As he did so, Yellow waited patiently for him while balancing herself on the soles of her feet.

Watching him pack his tent away, she briefly spotted two Pokémon Cal had returned to their Poke Balls and she scrunched her face in thought.

She had never seen Pokémon like that before near Viridian Town and its forest.

So he really wasn't from around here then.

Before she could ask about the Pokémon he had, Yellow and Cal felt the wind kick up slightly from above.

It wasn't a sharp wind or anything like that. Just a rather noticeable breeze that made Cal pause in his folding of his tent.

"Huh, windy." Cal lightly commented as he was folding up the pillars that held up his tent.

Yellow however, rather than ignoring the wind instead opted to look up.

A bright smile soon appeared on her face and she jittered about excitedly.

"Oh~ they're back!" Yellow proclaimed happily.

"Huh?" Cal turned to her. "Who's back?"

Yellow wordlessly pointed up to the sky with Cal following in her direction and spotted a huge group of bird Pokémon flying from above.

"Looks like it's the migration season." Yellow said with a wide smile, eyes in awe at the Bird Pokémon flying overhead.

"Migration eh?" Cal muttered, eyes on the birds above. "So… are they not from Kanto?"

Yellow shook her head. "I know most of the Pokémon types and species that already inhabit the forest. Those bird up there must come from different parts of the world. They apparently gather in huge flocks and fly to different regions every year."

"So are they coming here for anything then?" Cal inquired.

Yellow shrugged. "Don't know really. Never got a chance to see them here in the forest. I usually see them from afar."

"Any you recognize?" Cal asked, eyeing the flock of birds and picked up on a small portion of them splitting off from the main group.

He squinted slightly, wondering what these Pokémon were doing.

The girl beside him was looking like she was deep in thought.

"Well… I know the Pidgey family tree and Hoothoot. But some of the other Pokémon I never really could get a good look at them." Yellow said with a shrug. "I could usually see a greyish-blue and red on with two small tails and a grey and white one with a long peak."

"Interesting." Cal said with his eyes warily on the group that had separated from the large flock overall and were now…

Headed down this way.

Eyes wide, memories of yesterday's harrowing run caused him to instantly grab Yellow's hand and quickly pulled her into a run.

"We gotta run!" Cal shouted.

"Huh?!" Yellow was thoroughly caught off guard. "Why?"

"They could be attacking us."

"Why would they do that?" Yellow asked.

"Maybe they spotted us and view us as-"

*Thimp* *Thimp* *Thimp* *Thimp*

All around him were the sound of rustling tree leaves and branches.

A moment later, Cal slowly turned his head upwards to the trees above with a nervous sweat rolling down the side of his head.

All above and around him and Yellow were birds that appeared to be resting in trees.

Not that that mattered to Cal as yesterday's Pokémon swarm made him thoroughly nervous about large swaths of Pokémon just surrounding him.

"Uh Cal…" A meek voice said from behind. "Can you uh… let go? Wrist kinda hurts."

Noticing that he still had his hand firmly gripping the younger girls wrist, Cal quickly let go with an apologetic look on his face.

"Sorry about that Yellow." Cal said with a small cringe.

Yellow gave him a kind smile, holding up her hand. "It's ok. You were just worried about me is all."

Cal let out a small 'heh' glad to hear she wouldn't hold it against him. He then frowned a bit and glanced up at the trees and saw the dozens of bird Pokémon sitting within the branches.

He recognized a few with the large cluster of Pidgey's but all the other ones were one's he couldn't identify.

Then again, like many times before, he was still new to all this.

Taking out his Pokedex, Cal cataloged several of the Pokémon until the Dex couldn't pin down a few.

"Huh?" Cal looked on at his device in confusion whilst Yellow gazed at in wonder. "It doesn't know some of these?"

"Whoa~" Yellow said aloud, slightly standing on the tips of her toes to get a look at the Dex. "What's this supposed to be?"

"It's called a Pokédex." Cal elaborated, turning it for her to see the screen. "It displays data about Pokémon but I guess it's incomplete."

Yellow only hummed aloud with open intrigue.

"A Pokedex?" Yellow repeated with her taking a moment too look it over when she yelped as something fell in between the two.

They both jumped back, tense and nervous while looking down as to what it was that fell from above.

After a moment, the duo relaxed with their shoulders slightly slouching in embarrassment at being frightened by a simple looking fruit of some kind.

That embarrassment changed into curiosity as one of the bird Pokémon Cal couldn't identify flew down to peck at the fruit and eat its contents.

Overall, its coloring primarily consisted of a grayish-brown plumage. There are white markings on its face, resembling a mask, and a white spot on its chest. The rest of its head and the lower half of its wings are black. The beak was long and orange with a black tip and oval, black eyes with white pupils. A small tuft of feathers curls over the back and its head, and a small, pointed ruff surrounds its neck. It has two black tail feathers with a white feather between them. Its feet are orange with three toes in the front and one in the back.

It had finished eating the fruit and finally realized the two humans that was nearby.

"Hey Yellow?" Cal called out to her.

"Yeah?"

"You said that you've seen these birds before, right?" Cal inquired, cautiously eyeing the bird Pokémon that was idly looking back and forth between the two.

Yellow nodded her head. "Yeah, they usually migrate from other regions. That's what my Uncle told me since that's what some Bird Pokémon do."

"Do you know what this one is?"

The Viridian native held a quizzical expression as she tried to identify the Pokémon before her with the bird looking back at her, sharing her expression.

"Uh… kinda forgot." Yellow admitted abashedly, tip of tongue sticking out with a hand behind her back. "I think it has something to do with Stars."

"Stars huh?" Cal murmured, narrowing his eyes slightly as the bird Pokémon now turned to him and surprisingly enough, it began squinting right back at him a second later.

Blinking a bit at this sudden shift in attitude he could only watch as the Pokémon now fully faced him and flared its wings up with a clear message in mind.

It was challenging him.

He felt it through the Force reverberating off this Pokémon.

It wanted a fight with him.

As to why he wasn't sure but the bird Pokémon began chirping aloud in a fashion clearly meant for instigation.

Why in the world would it just up and do something like this?

He was aware of wild Pokémon sometimes wildly attacking people from the notes.

Was this one of those instances?

The Padawan recalled how with Hopper, the little guy didn't really present a challenge in it of itself. His Wooper was more along the lines of being more playful if anything due to how it greeted him and his Larvitar.

This Pokémon however was out right telling him to bring it.

And from the looks of things, if he wasn't going to make the first move then it will judging how it was hunched forward.

A bit bewildered by this action, nonetheless, Cal reached for his belt and held out a Poke Ball.

"Alright then." Cal stated with a calm voice as he tossed his Pokémon forward.

The ball opened up and out came Hopper with him happily flailing his legs about as he landed in front of his trainer.

Hopper gave out a whoop of excitement, jumping up and down in anticipation with the bird Pokémon only shifting itself about until it finally flew forward.

Clenching his teeth, Cal felt the movement of the Pokémon through the Force and in an instant shot out his hand.

A light Force push sent the Pokémon tumbling slightly in the air with the Bird letting out a small chirp of surprise.

"Hopper, water gun!" Cal quickly called out and in an instant, Hopper fired a small but decently powerful jet of water that struck the bird in the chest.

It let out a small cry of pain which made both Yellow and Cal cringe at the sound though their sympathy or guilt was not to last.

In an instant, the airborne Pokémon's face clenched up and it pivoted its body forward.

It began flying full speeds towards Hopper and it blurred before disappearing.

Cal reared his head back slightly at this display until a memory flashed through his mind.

He had seen this move before.

"Hopper, kick up some dirt with a Sand Attack." Cal quickly instructed with Hopper nodding.

The Wooper placed its tail on the ground and rather than flinging sand at the oncoming Pokémon, Hopper instead spun a circle. Dirt and dust kicked up into the air just as the Pokémon was closing in on Hopper.

There was a chirp of confusion upon seeing this which made it wide open for an attack.

"Tail-whip!"

From the dusty cloud, out popped Hopper who spun in the air to land a small whip of its tail onto the Pokémon's face.

The bird cried out though rather than stumbling down, it had a more intense feature now with it gritting its teeth.

Letting out a chirp of defiance, the Bird angled itself and with its wing his Hopper right in his stomach.

The Wooper grunted out in pain, falling onto its back from what seemed to be a stronger hit than Cal had anticipated.

"Hopper!" Cal said aloud in surprise and worry. "Are you alright?!"

His Pokémon rolled on the ground with his body curled up for a few seconds before Hopper let out a shout and jumped back up to his feet.

"Wooo!" Hopper exclaimed, displaying that it was still in the fight.

Cal couldn't help but grin, finding himself unexpectedly proud and happy at his Pokémon's resilient nature despite its usual jolly mood.

"Alright then Hopper." Cal said encouragingly. "Let's hit it with a one-two combo!"

His Wooper only displayed an expression of readiness, waiting on his trainers command.

"Getting a running start Hopper and throw out another Water Gun." Cal called out with him slowly raising his hand.

He didn't know why he remembered this memory at this very moment but he felt a sudden flare of ingenuity for his Pokémon.

Cal just hoped that he could pull it off rather than it being a spur of the moment and overwhelming emotions type of thing.

Hopper fired out a different Water Gun, this one being a solid moving piece of water propelling itself towards the Bird Pokémon flying right back at it unflinchingly.

It seemed ready to either go around the coming water "bullet" or was gonna go right around it.

What it did not expect however was the oncoming Water Gun to suddenly up and freeze in the air with the air around it becoming something of a blur.

Shaking its head at what it just saw, this proved to be the bird Pokémon's undoing as it fumbled in the air and proceeded to crash right into the stationary water bullet.

Thoroughly soaked and wet, the Pokémon was about to fall to the ground when…

"Rock Throw!"

In an instant the Pokémon was struck by a large circular rock that hit it hard and caused it to fall to the ground.

A moment later, a red and white ball hit the downed avian Pokémon with the red light upon the button of the ball only glowing red for a brief moment before subsiding.

"Whoa~" Yellow said in astonishment.

This was actually the first time she had ever seen a Pokémon battle before and she had no idea this was how it usually went. This was nothing like what her Uncle had described to her at some point.

If anything it was rather weird.

And shocking.

How did that Water Gun freeze in the air like that?

She looked over to the only other human in this Forest with her and Yellow's eyes widened at the sight of Cal being on his hands and knees and breathing as if he had just survived a brutal exercise regime or even a fight of some kind.

Rushing over to him, Yellow was by his side in an instant with a clear expression of concern.

"Cal?" Yellow grabbed his arm and shoulder and lightly shook him. "Are you ok? What happened?"

"I-" Cal let out a series of strained coughs.

He felt his entire body suddenly lose all its strength after capturing this strange and exotic Pokémon and he could barely catch his breath.

"I *Cough cough* think… I know." Cal heavily gasped out.

"What?" Yellow lightly fretted over him. "Did you get hit by something and I didn't see it."

Kestis only shook his head and looked up from the ground to see the worried faces of Kaiju and Hopper before him.

Giving them a tired smile, he looked past him to the Poke Ball resting upon the ground with his newest Pokémon residing within.

Shakily raising his hand, he called the upon the Force as he felt himself "grabbing" the Poke Ball from afar.

It shifted forward slightly until it flew up off the ground and straight into Cal's hand.

Yellow gasped aloud in astonishment at what she had just seen, looking upon Cal with a completely stunned face.

He didn't notice the girls gaze as he was to busy staring at the Pokémon within the ball, the red tinted dome revealing the bird inside.

It stared back up at him with a slightly peeved look that really made it look more tired than anything else.

"Welcome aboard then I guess." Cal said, shakily raising himself back to his feet.

"Cal." Yellow whined aloud making him look to her.

"What is it?" Cal inquired.

"What is it?" Yellow parroted with her gaping before pointing over to where Cal's Pokémon had their small fight. "What happened?! The Water Gun froze in the air and then the Poke Ball flew into your hands! What was all that just now?!"

The Jedi realized what she was talking about and momentarily hesitated here.

He wasn't quite sure as to what to say just now as he recalled his discussion with Oak about his abilities being something that not many apparently had seen in this world.

Then again from what he had learned in his short amount of time here, nothing is unusual to a degree.

These Pokémon seemed to be capable of doing just about everything really.

So maybe the idea of human having extraordinary powers wasn't as shocking as it would appear.

"Are you someone from the Viridian Forest?" Yellow inquisitively asked, looking almost hopeful.

"Uh… no, I'm not." Cal said with a shake of his head, Yellow dramatically deflating upon hearing this. "Why would you think I'm from the Viridian Forest?"

"Aw~ I thought you were." Yellow said almost in a depressing manner.

"Huh?" Cal was now a bit confused on top of now getting hit with another wave of exhaustion.

He managed to stay upright but his face considerably paled as he placed his hands upon his knees.

Yellow saw this and was ready to move to help him until he casually waved his hand at her, silently gesturing he was alright.

"Just give me a moment." Cal said, letting out a small groan. "Just *pant* a lot more tired than I realized."

"Are you ok?" Yellow asked.

"I'll be fine." Cal felt sweat fall from his brow. "… eventually… you know, I think I'll sit down for a moment."

With that, he flopped down to the ground on his back. He let out a tired but relieved sigh as he no longer had to use his muscles to keep himself standing.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Yellow inquired peering down at him quizzically.

"I will be… after a few more seconds…" Cal breathed out. "Oh yeah, what was that you asked before?"

"Uh… oh, right, are you from the Viridian Forest?"

Cal quirked a brow before shaking his head.

"No, I'm from a place… a lot farther away from Kanto." Cal admitted. "But why here exactly?"

Yellow hummed to herself in thought.

"Well, you see, there's a rumor about how people who come from the Viridian Forest have certain special abilities about them." Yellow stated and a moment later she held up her hand.

Cal's eyes widened considerably at the yellowish aura that appeared around the blond girls hand which quickly dispelled. She slumped over a moment later with a tired sigh.

"I didn't know what this was until my Uncle told me about it." Yellow said with a slightly strained voice. "But he said people from this Forest have special powers that can allow them to have a deeper understanding of Pokémon."

The Padawan on the ground however simply stared in surprise at what he just saw.

That was undoubtedly the Force!

He felt the sensation from her and what she just displayed was some kind of Force ability he had never seen before.

Or had he?

It kind of reminded him of Jedi Healers from the temple.

"So you have this ability then?" Cal asked, propping himself up on his elbows.

Yellow nodded her head. "Always. I was born with it but I've only recently begun to understand and use it. Kinda wears me out really."

"Huh." Cal grunted slightly as he slowly sat back up into a cross legged position.

Placing a hand on his chin in thought, Cal gazed at the young girl a bit intently before back down at the ground.

"Well, where I come from, that ability has a name." Yellow's heads perked up upon hearing this.

"It's called the Force." Cal said, holding up his Poke Ball with his new bird Pokémon inside.

With a small application of the Force, the ball hovered over his hand for a few seconds before falling back into his palm.

"The Force?" Yellow repeated in curiosity.

Cal nodded. "Yeah, it's what allows me to use these abilities and yours to."

"It does?"

"That's what I've been taught my whole life and I can sorta sense it within you." Cal remarked. "But I'm still just a Padawan learner. There's a lot really that I never got to about the Force."

"So there are others out there like you?" Yellow asked in wonder.

At this question, Cal's mood drastically fell.

He became crestfallen in an instant and his head hung low as tears threatened to fall from the corners of his eyes.

"Cal?" Yellow worriedly shot over to his side. "What's wrong?"

"It's-It's nothing." Cal said with him quickly wiping his eyes with his robed hand. "Sorry."

"Um…" Yellow was unsure as to what caused this but decided not to press on the matter.

Was it the question about others like him?

He instantly became rattled and completely depressed.

"What… what can you tell me about this Force thing?" Yellow asked, hoping to change the subject and steer Cal's mood into a more positive one.

Looking up at the girl, he gave her a shaky smile.

The ginger haired boy went on to explain about the Force and how it is an all encompassing energy field that surrounds and inhabit every living and nonliving thing.

From the trees to the rocks, the two of them and every single Pokémon within the forest.

She listened with rapt attention as Cal tried to explain as best as he was able to as he reminded her that there was a lot that he himself had to learn about the Force.

"Whoa~" Yellow let out with her head looking around the Forest. "So does that mean I can maybe use the same abilities that you can use?"

Cal scrunched up his face in thought and in an instant felt the girls presence within the Force.

She had a strong connection to the Force.

A very strong one actually.

This certainly surprised Cal. Both in her signature in the Force and the ease in which he was able to perform this ability.

Now that he thought about it, the more time he had spent here on this planet, he felt an unusually stronger connection to the Force than anything else.

Was this planet enhancing his Force powers?

"What are you gonna do now?" Yellow asked cutting him out of his thoughts.

"I… I guess I'm gonna keep going right now." Cal stated, feeling enough of his energy having returned so he can stand up without stumbling or wobbling. "What's the next city over?"

"Pewter City." Yellow revealed and pointed Northeast. "The exit to the forest is straight over there."

"Thanks." Cal said appreciatively. "Wait, what about you? How are you gonna get home?"

"Oh that's easy." Yellow said happily. "The path is right next to the Forests Northern exit. I'll just get back on it and walk straight back home."

"Are you sure you don't want me at least sticking around and escorting you back?" Cal said. "I ran for my life the entire time I was here yesterday."

Yellow nodded. "The Forests air has calmed down now. I'll be fine."

Now that she mentioned it, the aura of the Forest did indeed subside from the dark pressure that it had the other day.

This thoroughly confused the Padawan as he now wondered just what in the world caused those Pokémon to gun after him like that yesterday.

"Well… if you say so." Cal said with Yellow bobbing her head up and down in confirmation.

That was when the two heard the rustling of a nearby bush and they tensed.

A moment later, a familiar purple rodent came walking out of the bush with Cal letting out a sigh of relief.

"Just a Rattata." He said to himself. "Whew."

Yellow had a much more different response. "Oh~ He's so cute!"

The Rattata reared its head up in the direction of the blond girl and gazed at her curiously.

"Hey there." Yellow chirped walking right up to the little Pokémon and offered a hand. "Nice to meet you little guy."

The Rattata sniffed her hand before bopping its nose against her fingers, eliciting a laugh from the young girl.

Yellow happily laugh at this and began petting the Rattata which the rodent Pokémon appeared to greatly enjoy.

Finding himself smiling slightly at the sight, Cal tilted his head as he noticed that the girl didn't have any Poke Balls on her.

Strange.

From what the notes Oak had given him, the Professor spoke of how just about everyone had a Pokémon of their own be it one or two or a full blown team depending on the person.

Seeing someone without a Pokémon was slightly uncommon though not to a crazy degree.

"You don't have a Pokémon?" Cal asked, crouching down next to the little lady.

Yellow shook her head. "Uncle has one but he did promise to get me one."

Cal hummed aloud turning his head at the seemingly content Rattata in the girls arms.

"Well why not get one now?" Cal asked holding up a Poke ball for Yellow.

She blinked at the sight of it and gazed up at Cal in surprise who gave her an encouraging nod to take it.

Slowly, she took it out of his hand and gazed at it before back at the curious Rattata.

"Um… how do I use it?" She asked.

Cal simply pressed the center button on the ball and it expanded to full size.

"Just give it a toss and the Pokémon will be captured quickly." Cal instructed.

"But don't I have to fight it?" Yellow asked, showing a clear sign that she wasn't exactly keen on the idea.

Cal shook his head. "I think… in this instance you don't need to. The Rattata seems to like you already. It may go with you willingly."

Yellow looked back at the Rattata who's nose twitched in an adorable fashion.

A small smile appeared on the girls face as she stood back up with Rattata looking up at her.

"Er, how should I throw it?" Yellow asked. "Like how you did it?"

Cal thought about for a moment before shaking his head in the negative.

"I think a light little throw should do it." Cal said.

Within his mind, Cal found this whole scenario rather amusing.

Here he was, very much a novice to this whole idea of being a Pokémon trainer and already he was giving instructions to someone on how to catch one.

This world was certainly strange.

Yellow all the while held a cute little look of determination until she flung her ball at the Rattata.

In an instant, a puff of light and smoke came out and a second later, the little rodent Pokémon was gone.

In its place was the lone Poke ball with it nestled inside.

Yellow gaped in disbelief looking back and forth between Cal excitedly before letting out a cheer and ran over to the Poke Ball.

She picked it up off the ground and called out the newly caught Rattata.

It popped out, looking around with a curios look in its eyes.

Once its eyes landed upon its new owner, the Rattata's expression brightened and instantly jumped in Yellow's hands.

She laughed happily as she cuddled her first official Pokémon.

"Thanks Cal." Yellow said with pure joy radiating off of her. "This is the best day ever!"

Cal simply smiled kindly at her and rubbed the back of his head slightly flustered at the praise.

"No problem, Yellow." Cal said. "Well… I guess I'd better be off then."

"Will you come by Viridian City again?" Yellow asked.

The Padawan contemplated on this and he knew he would considering the Pokedex in his possession.

He figured if he filled out a large portion of it, Professor Oak would like to have it back to collect the data he had gathered.

"Of course." Cal assured. "I'll stop by and visit."

Yellow beamed at his words. "Good."

"Come on then, let's get out of here." Cal gestured to the path that he had just spotted.

The duo got onto the Viridian Forests path and bid goodbye to each other and split off to their own destinations.

Though the brief time he had within the Forest was harrowing and life threatening, Cal had managed to come out of it alive and with several new friends he had made along the way.

All in all, it wasn't as bad as a time as he thought he would have.

Still…

Those Pokémon were crazy.

What caused them to act like this?

-Scene Cut-

Sitting within the Pokémon center, Cal was in front of a screen that the Nurse of this Center had pointed him to and was currently speaking with Professor Oak.

"So Professor," Cal spoke, lifting his right shoulder up slightly wherein his new Bird Pokémon currently rested upon. "Any ideas what this Pokémon is?"

"My word, Cal." Oak said with a great degree of intrigue. "That is quite the exotic Pokémon. It looks… slightly familiar though I can't necessarily deduce as to what region this one hails from."

"Region huh?" Cal said in a low voice.

He had heard this several times and judging from the way Oak had spoken of them in relation, it was safe to assume that each of these Regions were different from each other in one way shape or form.

Be it the mapping, the weather, the cultures and above all else, the diversity of Pokémon.

"You don't know what it is?" Cal asked, side eyeing his new Pokémon that gazed at the screen questioningly.

The Professor adopted a thinking position as he analyzed the Pokémon resting on Cal's shoulder.

"Possibly." Oak said. "It may take some time to get the proper information on this one. I'll have to reach out to colleagues and see if they have the answer we need."

"Alright." Cal nodded.

"In that time, have you thought of giving this new one a name?" Oak inquired. "It would be best that he has one so you can at least identify him."

"Yeah, I do." Cal said. "His name is Arc."

"Arc, you say?" Oak said, thinking over the name. "That's a unique moniker to be given a bird Pokémon. Any particular reason as to why?"

Cal shrugged slightly. "Him flying around reminded me of home."

Oak chuckled at that before his expression changed into a contemplative one.

"Say Cal, where are you right now?" Oak asked. "Pewter city, correct?"

Cal moved his head up and down. "Yeah, got here a few minutes ago."

"Then that means you may be able to find Blue there as well." Oak said. "I got a call from him the other day about his arrival in Pewter."

"Blue is here?" Cal asked in surprise.

Oak nodded. "Yes. And with him there is a possibility that perhaps Red is as well. The two did depart ahead of you."

"Hmmm." Cal thought about this for a moment. "But if they went ahead of me, why they not already go on ahead?"

"That may be because of the Gym Leader in Pewter City." Oak pointed out causing Cal to blink.

"Gym Leader?" Cal repeated. "There's a Gym Leader here in Pewter City?"

"Indeed there is my boy." Oak confirmed. "His name is Brock, a Rock type specialist. His utilization of Rock-type Pokémon makes him one of the top eight Pokémon trainers within this region."

"Rock types huh." Cal remarked.

"Your Wooper and even your Larvitar would be instrumental in achieving victory." Oak said. "Though your Bird Pokémon would find a far more greater challenge."

Looking over to his new Pokémon Arc, rather than seeing hesitation or fear, Arc displayed a puffed chest that conveyed it wasn't afraid of some Rock-type Pokémon.

Oak saw this and laughed to himself. "I see your Pokémon took offense to this comment."

Cal smirked slightly and reached up to pat Arc's head.

"Yeah, he's a bit proud of himself." Cal said earning a light peck that barely phased him. "Or he likes a good challenge."

Oak simply threw his hands up with a smile. "Maybe. Who knows, there's other ways of defeating Pokémon other than type advantages. Have you been reading up on my notes, Cal."

"I have." Cal assured and held up his book to prove his point. "Lots of notes you on here Professor. I didn't even realize some were pull outs for more extensive descriptions."

"Glad to hear you're putting it to good use." Oak said.

"But Oak, you're a Professor aren't you?" Cal asked.

Oak chortled. "It's in my title, Cal."

"Then how do you know so much about Pokémon battles?"

Oak blinked several times before chuckling lightly.

"A Pokémon Professor needs to understand all aspects of Pokémon, including battling. Far before I was a Pokémon Professor, I was a Pokémon trainer." Oak said, slightly boasting as he puffed his chest out a bit. "I'll have you know that many years ago, the man you see before you was a Pokémon League Champion. Held the title several times."

"Pokémon League Champion?" Cal said in confusion.

"Story for another time, my boy." Oak waved off. "For now, I do suggest taking the chance to challenge Brock if you get the opportunity. Getting a Gym badge will be proof of your victory and in possessing the small badge, your Pokémon grow stronger with each one."

Now Cal was thoroughly intrigued as he thought about this Gym Leader Oak mentioned.

Maybe he should give it a go.

His thought process came to an end when heard a female from behind.

"Excuse me, sir."

Cal turned to see none other than Nurse Joy standing before him.

Only this wasn't the Nurse Joy he had met back in Viridian City.

No apparently that was her older sister and said it was quite easy to distinguish the sisters from one another.

This Nurse Joy of Pewter City was half and inch taller than the one back in Viridian.

Cal wasn't quite sure how many people had bought that fairly outlandish story. The Clones he had known all were aware of them being just that. Clones.

But that didn't really suppress the desires to be distinct from each other which led to the litany of uniquely designed Clone armor and names either associating with a constant action, a tattoo or something to do with their Clone Trooper number.

"Yes, Nurse Joy?" Cal asked cordially.

"Your Pokémon have rested up." Joy said with a happy smile. "They're waiting for you on the counter."

"Thanks." Cal said appreciatively.

"No problem." Nurse Joy said, turning to walk back to her primary workstation.

Cal turned back to a patiently waiting Professor.

"Sorry bout that, Professor Oak." Cal said with Oak simply holding a hand up.

"No need for an apology." Oak said. "You and your Pokémon's health are what matters. The discussion for the Pokémon League can wait for another day."

Cal simply nodded in agreement.

"Still…" Oak hummed aloud. "Perhaps it would serve you some good if went and did take on the Gym at one point. Facing wild Pokémon and novice trainers is one thing. But battling someone with serious experience can help you in long run since it appears you may be here for a while."

Cal really took a moment to think on this matter.

"I guess I might give it a try." Cal admitted as he himself was starting to get curious about taking on a Gym Leader who wields a specific type of Pokémon.

He must be strong then.

But is it the Jedi way to seek conflict?

He had already bade Oak goodbye by this point as he now sat in his chair whilst thinking on the Gym Leader.

After a few seconds, Cal stood up from the booth he was seated in and went to retrieve his Pokémon before exiting the Pokémon Center.

Currently, Cal stood within the southeast area of Pewter City with Arc still resting upon his shoulder.

It was a moderately sized city with some houses built next to each other but it seemed for more spacious when one gives themselves a moment to look over the town.

Walking about aimlessly through the streets, the Jedi took the time to observe the sights around him and didn't find anything of interest overall.

Other than was must have been an avalanche of posters all across the town cause they were quite literally, all across town.

He had seen some posters here and there next to the Pokémon Center.

But seeing this within a different perspective, it was still strange for the Jedi from the stars about the usage of all these fliers.

It felt a bit like overkill.

Allowing his curiosity to take him for a moment, Jon walked over to one of the posters and pulled it down.

On it was a teen perhaps several years older than Cal at most, spiky brown hair, closed eyes and an overall impressive physique.

"Brock's open tournament challenge." Cal said with a growing sense of interest.

"Ah! Cal, is that you?" Came a sudden familiar voice to his side.

Turning over to the source of the voice, Cal blinked in surprise which grew into a small smirk upon recognizing who it was that called out to him.

"Hey Red." Cal said in a friendly manner. "Professor Oak said there's a chance you'd be here."

Red chuckled scratched underneath his hat.

"Yeah, didn't get here that long ago." Red said. "Just been dealing with a new little rebellious Pokémon I caught the other day."

"Oh you got a new one to?" Cal asked.

"And it looks like you did the same." Red noted, looking up at the Grey feather Pokémon. "Huh, never seen that kind before. What is it?"

"That's just it, I don't know." Cal said truthfully. "I was speaking with Oak recently and he didn't recognize it right away. Said he'd ask his other Colleagues about him."

"Cool, cool." Red said, approaching the two and held out his hand towards Arc. "Hey there, names Red. What's yours?"

"This is Arc." Cal said, pivoting his body so that Arc was closer to Red.

The bird Pokémon carefully regarded the outstretched hand before giving one of the fingers a small nip.

"Hey now." Red chuckled, feeling a bit tickled by the action. "No need to bite."

With Red seemingly earning Arc's trust, it allowed this newcomer to rub the top of his head. It also helped that this human appeared to know Cal in a friendly manner.

"You give him a name for now at least?" Red asked, stepping back from the Bird Pokémon.

"Yeah, Arc."

"Arc? Where'd yeah get a name like that?"

"Saw it flying and did this "arc" of a turn in the air." Cal elaborated. "And he also reminds me of something from my old home. So I figure it fits."

"Nice." Red nodded. "So, are ya here to take on Brock like me and Blue are gonna do later on?"

"Professor Oak did mention something like that." Cal bought up. "And maybe. Been thinking about it and considered trying to give it a go."

"You should enter." Red said excitedly. "That jerk Blue mentioned that the Boulder Badge Brock has is supposed to increase the attacks of all Pokémon you have on hand."

"Oak said the same." Cal stated. "Maybe I should then."

Red opened his mouth to add something, when-

*BOOOOM*

The two boys and practically every civilian of Pewter city nearby snapped their eyes over where the sudden explosion had come from and many began yelling out in shock at the sight of a destroyed Pokémon Center.

"No!" Red yelled out, rushing towards the destroyed center with Cal right by his side.

"What happened?" Cal asked a nearby civilian who was looking around in stunned disbelief.

"I don't know." The Man said in shock. "One minute, Nurse Joy leaves to get some supplies for the Pokémon Center, the next thing I knew the whole place blew up."

"Who would do this?" Red asked, not fully believing what he had just seen.

"Is everyone alright?" Cal asked showing a great deal of concern.

"Doesn't seem like it thankfully." A woman said from beside the two Pokémon trainers. "Whenever Nurse Joy leaves the center that means all the Pokémon that needed healing had been healed."

"Well let's check it out just in case then." Red said in determination, something Cal agreed upon.

The duo began to look through the wreckage of the Center, assisting the civilians in moving aside the rubble, they soon heard several cries of anguish.

"NOOO!"

"How could this have happened?!"

"They're all gone!"

The assembled group of Pewter Citizens turned their heads in the direction of a group of people who looked to be on the verge of tears.

One already was.

Red was the first to speak up, going over to them.

"What happened?" he asked worriedly, looking down at a young woman a few years older than him that was weeping now.

"M-My Pokémon are gone." She said through tears.

"What?" Red's face paled considerably. "You mean they were."

The woman shook her head.

A man next to her in a similar state spoke up.

"My Poke Balls are missing."

"Poke balls?" Cal questioned.

Before anyone else could say anything, Nurse Joy appeared and looked around frantically before spotting what she appeared to be looking for.

"No!" She let out a cry of sorrow, going over to a boxy and heavily damaged device.

Cal saw what appeared to be an open hatch of some kind with Nurse Joy looking inside.

"They're all gone." Joy said in complete misery. "All the Pokémon inside are gone."

"What is that?" Cal couldn't help but ask.

"That's what every Pokémon Center has inside for storing Pokémon temporarily when they're being healed." An elderly man said next to the two. "It's very durable, able to take a great deal of punishment as you can see."

"It stores Pokémon?" Red said to himself until his eyes widened. "Wait, she just said they're all gone! Then that means-"

The elder nodded in a morose disposition. "Those Pokémon have been stolen."

"By who?" Cal asked in surprise. "Who would want to steal other peoples Pokémon? Isn't that considered illegal?"

The man shook his head in dismay. "Not to the one's that had stole the Pokémon."

"Who did this?" Red asked aloud in anger.

"If I were to hazard a guess, it is possibly team Rocket." The Elder next to them stated.

"Team Rocket?" Both boys said at the same time, sharing a look.

Eventually, the city officials arrived and among them was a slightly older teen with spiky brown hair and brown vest.

"Wait." Cal squinted at the teen. "That's… isn't that Brock?"

"Huh?" Red looked over to who it was Cal was staring at. "Brock? Wait, I know that name."

"Well, surprised to see you again so soon Cal Kestis."

The two boys turned to see none other than…

"Blue." Red and Cal said simultaneously.

"What happened here?" Blue asked, gazing past them towards the wreckage of the Pokémon center.

"It got blown up by some pieces of work." Red said heatedly, looking back at the smoldering center.

"And all the Pokémon got stolen." Cal added, surprising Blue. "This was all just a ruse to steal Pokémon."

"Some old guy said it was probably some weird group called Team Rocket." Red stated with a very angry but also disturbed look in his eyes.

"Team Rocket?" Blue murmured, eyes narrowed before he turned to leave.

"Hey, wait! Where are ya goin' off to?" Red questioned.

"I'm going to talk to my grandpa." Blue answered. "He might know something about all this."

Red stared blankly at the boy who was essentially his rival when he felt Cal's hand upon his shoulder.

"That actually sounds like a good idea." Cal said to the Pallet Town native. "Come on, let's go talk to Professor Oak with Blue."

Snapping out of his daze, Red nodded and the two ran after Blue.

He was a bit annoyed by both of them coming with him but he chose to ignore them until they get into contact with the Professor.

Finding the Pokemart, the trio stood around a booth as they contacted the Professor.

The screen they were gazing at turned on to the sight of Oak staring at the three boys he bestowed Pokedex's to.

"Hmmm?" Oak's eyebrows rose slightly. "Blue? Red? Cal? What's the sudden call? I spoke with all three of you not to long ago today."

"Gramps, something really serious came up here in Pewter City." Blue said straight away with an intense gaze that caused his grandfather to pause.

The aged Pokémon trainer took a moment to analyze all of their expressions and saw that they all held looks of grave importance.

"What happened?" Oak asked, tone dead serious.

"The Pokémon Center here got blown up." Red exclaimed, surprising the Professor.

"It blew up?" Oak repeated in stunned disbelief.

"An older man at the sight told me and Red that this was likely Team Rocket after hearing the Pokémon being kept there were all gone." Cal added in and in an instant, Oak's expression shifted into one far more serious than the one he had before if that was even possible.

"Team Rocket you say?" Oak's tone conveyed the seriousness of what they had just informed him of.

"You know of them, Gramps?" Blue asked, leaning forward intently.

Oak nodded. "Indeed I do. I've been hearing rumblings about them for some time now across the Kanto Region. They appeared to be nothing other than a gang at first but that was a foolish oversight. They are a crime organization that has been growing in presence and power for a great deal of time over the past few years here in Kanto. I fear with what you have just told me, they're starting to become more active on a more dangerous scale."

"What else can you tell us about them?" Cal asked.

The Professor crossed his arm in thought. "For the most part, they are uniformed. That much I can tell you from the information I have been able to gather from my contacts in the other towns and cities."

He walked off screen momentarily, the sound of drawers being open and closed heard from his end.

A moment later Oak had returned and held up a picture for the trio to see.

"This is generally what they are known for wearing." Oak said, tapping his finger over several individuals all wearing matching uniforms.

They all had on black berets, black shirts and pants with grey gloves, boots and belts. The most defining feature of the uniform overall was the emblazoned red R on their chests.

"That's them, huh?" Blue murmured with Cal taking a moment to look them over.

Red however gazed a bit more intently then the others had realized.

"Wait, I know these bozos!" Red yelled out dramatically pointing at the screen and causing Blue and Cal to jolt back in surprise.

"You know them?" Cal asked.

Red vigorously nodded his head. "Yes, I ran into them a few weeks ago when I first met Blue. These jerks were in Pallet Town looking for a Phantom Pokémon of some kind."

"They were?" Oak and Blue said in clear alarm.

"Gramps."

"I know." Oak said with a fierce gaze. "Boys. I advise caution on this organization. Don't treat them lightly. If you must take them down."

"You're trusting us to do that?" Cal was very thrown off by this.

"You boys would be on your journey's or have the Pokedex's if I did not believe you lacked the capacity to take care of yourselves in stressful situations." Oak declared with a confident smile. "If anything else occurs boys, do not hesitate in contacting me straight away."

The trio simply said they would do just that as the screen turned off.

"So what do we do now then?" Red asked the two with Blue choosing to walk away.

"I'm gonna train up and take on Brock tomorrow." Blue stated.

"What?" Red shouted. "Are you serious? Now isn't the time for something like that."

"Now is exactly the time for such a thing." Blue shot back fiercely.

"But why challenge a Gym Leader in the middle of something like this?" Cal asked in bewilderment.

Blue momentarily regarded the Padawan before sighing. "Since you're new to this, I dunno if my grandpa told you this or not but do you know about Gym badges?"

"The gyms badges?" Cal said, looking to Red who had a look of slight realization.

"What do they have to do with this, Blue?" Red asked in slight annoyance.

Blue felt a tick mark form upon his head when he heard this question.

"What? Did you forget what I told you earlier today?" Blue asked rhetorically. "The Boulder badge in the literal sense amplifies the physical attributes of all Pokémon in your team. That's not something to be taken lightly."

Cal thought about this for a few moments whilst Blue went on.

"Think for a moment. This team Rocket just showed us their hand in what they're willing to do to get what they want." Blue stated. "The last thing I want is to be cornered by extremists like them and not have every advantage I have at my disposal. Getting the Boulder Badge is essential in this."

Red and Cal found the logic in this and found themselves nodding in agreement.

"Yeah… you're right." Red said with a slightly disturbed look to his face. The idea of facing such crazed individuals who would blow up a Pokémon center to get some Pokémon.

Suffice to say, the idea didn't exactly sit so well with him.

"So if you don't mind me, I'm gonna go train up a bit for tomorrow."

"Won't your Pokémon get tired?" Red inquired. "There's no center to heal them up."

"Pokemart, remember?" Blue said plainly, nearly making Red fall over upon the reminder of where they were standing in right now. "It ain't gonna be fun to do something like that to my Pokémon but for now, we'll have to make do with what we got."

Seeing no further reason to discuss this matter, Blue left the two with them both mulling over his words.

"Hmmm, I'm still not fully on board with this but… what do you think Cal?"

The Padawan was a bit surprised by the question.

"Huh? Why ask me?"

"Oak entrusted you with a Pokedex didn't he?" Red said, pulling out his own. "So your opinion on this is just as valid as mine or Blue's."

"Red, I haven't been a Pokémon trainer for long remember?" Cal pointed out. "I barely know much other than what I've gone through these past few days and what Oak gave me in notes."

Red shook his head. "Forget all that. What do you figure you would in this situation. These Rocket goons are a serious problem if that is how we're introduced to their antics."

Cal pondered on this momentarily and really took a few moments to think on this matter.

This… was serious of course but also extremely sudden.

Hell, everything that has happened to him has been just one sudden scenario after another.

Aside from the post-crash landing he had when he got here and his time in Pallet Town, Cal felt he hasn't really had some time to really think on his position. He agreed to go out into this world yes, but aside from the Pokedex to be filled out, he hadn't fully figured out just what he was to do.

Being a Jedi for so long… his path had essentially been set before him.

Now…

Now the road felt a lot more darker and quite frankly, scarier.

He had never felt fear before but it had been a nagging sensation in the back of his mind ever since arriving here.

Now he was being presented with a situation that he totally unprepared for.

Then again… were the Jedi or the Republic truly prepared for something like the Clone Wars.

All Cal had known is conflict these last few years.

What was some more to it all?

Shaking his head, Cal let out a slightly resigned sigh.

"Guess we should go through this Gym challenge with Brock and go from there." Cal said with Red's face lighting up.

"Awesome." Red said, pumping his fist. "How about we practice together then? You're still new to all this so I can give you some pointers."

Hearing this, Cal found himself smirking and nodding in acceptance.

"Thanks Red, I owe ya one."

Red scoffed good heartedly and waved him off.

"Don't mention it." Red said. "Now come on, let's get ready for tomorrow."

-The Next Day-

Cal stood at the entrance of the Pewter City Gym with his fists clenched tightly with a slightly hesitant expression on his face.

He… he had taken some time to meditate before doing this.

Like before, he had felt the overwhelmingly powerful presence of the Force that this planet had and sought guidance from the omniscient energy field.

Yet… strangely, he didn't feel any tugs, pushes pulls or even any basic usual "feelings" within the Force.

Just its presence and nothing more.

This confused him to no end and he had tried once again and again until he had given up.

He wondered what had happened considering how strong of a pull he felt a few days prior.

Now he got no answer.

Did he do something wrong?

"Hey, come on kid, you gonna stand in the way all day?" Asked a gruff sounding voice from behind.

Jolting out of his thoughts, he looked back to see a man a few decades older than him with several others behind him.

"Oh, uh, sorry." Cal said, quickly going into the Gym.

In an instant, he heard the roar of the crowd coming from within and saw multiple rings and arenas set up with trainers and their Pokémon all battling out against one another.

Cal instantly spotted the cool and collected Blue battling against a trainer with what looked like a fiery lizard that had its tail on fire.

It had instantly taken out another trainers floating rock with two arm, eyes and mouth.

Over in another stage, Cal witnessed Red with his Bulbasaur landing a knockout strike against his opponent.

"D-Block preliminary participants, please head to the east section of the Gym." Announced a voice on the loudspeakers.

Cal briefly pulled out a pamphlet he had filled out the day prior and saw the letter D upon it.

"Looks like I'm up." Cal said to himself, lightly jogging over to the D-Block sections.

His name was called amongst the first participants and Cal was put against a middle-aged man with a Geodude as his first Pokémon.

Remembering his notes and brief time training with Red, Cal threw out his first Pokémon which was Hopper.

The Wooper let out its happy dance, jumping left to right on his two legs.

The man instantly cringed upon seeing the Pokémon, realizing the type disadvantage he held.

"Don't get ahead of yourself kid." The man said with a sense of false bravado. "Just cause you got an advantage; don't mean you got a real chance."

Cal only looked ahead with a determined stare and watched as the man made the first move.

His Geodude started with some Rock Throws which Cal and Hopper deftly avoided.

Completing a role with Hopper in his arms, Cal held him up and aimed it directly at the rock with a mouth and eyes.

"Water Gun!" Cal said aloud and in an instant, a stream of water struck the Rock-type Pokémon and knocked it out in one shot.

"NOOOO!" The main wailed in despair and defeat, going over to recall his defeated Pokémon.

"Cal Kestis advances." An announcer declared.

"Nice work Hopper." Cal said with a smile which was outmatched by his Wooper's.

The Jedi Pokémon trainer stepped out of the ring as the next duo were sent in to battle.

He didn't have to wait long to enter the fray again and like before, it was an instant one-hit KO.

Kaiju went in for a Dig and with a spearing headbutt as soon as he popped out of the hole, the next trainers Pokémon was knocked out in a profound fashion.

This went on for the next several battles Cal underwent and found only several instances where he had to resort to the use of three or four moves to take out the opposing Pokémon.

During these fights, Cal had actually garnered a few scrapes, scratches and bruises as some of the moves performed by the Pokémon had gotten slightly out of hand from their area of effect.

He was starting realize now more than ever that the trainer was just as much involved in this fight as the Pokémon were.

During his second to last fight before winning his block, a particularly spiteful trainer that was bitter about his undoubtable coming lost pulled off what was nothing short of a dirty trick.

A Geodude performed a shocking move called Self-destruct and took out Hopper!

"Hooper!" Cal yelled out in fear, running over to his downed Pokémon.

"Good luck without your ace, kid." The defeated trainer sneered, calling back his Pokémon and departed from the arena.

From around the arena, he heard a few of those that were watching whisper their discontent at such a sight.

"What the hell? That was a dirty trick."

"Why couldn't that guy accept a loss like a man?"

"Petty jerks like him are a dime a dozen."

"Yeah but look at that kids Pokémon. He won't be able to heal him up until the Center is fixed."

"He could revive him. And I heard the machine at the center is at least gonna be fixed by tomorrow."

"Still, he can't leave until the tourney is done."

Eventually, Cal just tuned them all out and recalled Hopper back into his Poke ball and left the arena in a dejected mood.

He had only had these Pokémon with him for a short week and a half or so but already, one was seriously injured.

Worst of all, he could feel the shame and disappointment emanating from his Wooper. And it wasn't directed at his trainer but at himself for being felled so easily and when they were about to take on the Gym Leader.

"You got nothing to be ashamed of, Hopper." Cal said, holding up the Poke ball to his eye level with a regretful face at the sight of Hopper not moving other than slow, labored breaths. "Just rest up. Kaiju and Arc will take care of this. We'll win for ya."

His other two Pokémon who had heard this from their Poke Balls had a swelling of determination and resolve that resonated with Cal who entered a waiting room.

He had overheard the victories of the other three blocks, Red and Blue being declared the winners of their sections, respectively.

There was one other person but he wasn't focused on that as he would be the last to fight after the first three block winners would have their chance at Brock.

For now, he just held Hopper's Poke Ball in his hands and a blank look in his face.

When he had gotten here, this was certainly not what he expected to be doing in such a short amount of time.

Shaking his head, Cal was starting to really hate these damn thoughts that just surfaced randomly and suddenly when he just paused to think to himself.

Right now wasn't the time for that.

For the moment, he needed to focus on the upcoming battle he would have against someone who was undoubtedly skilled and powerful with the Pokémon they have. Oak had emphasized the importance and strength of these Gym Leaders so that meant he couldn't take them lightly.

He figured his Larvitar would stand up well enough against most of Brock's Rock-Type Pokémon. Though he had learned of the dual typing that some of Brock's Pokémon held in regards to Ground, Kaiju proved to be extremely sturdy and resilient against most of the moves thrown at him.

Unnaturally so on several occasions.

Now that he thought about, he felt that out of the three Pokémon he possessed at this time, Kaiju was without question the strongest.

And it wasn't just cause he had him the longest.

His Larvitar was distinctly stronger and Cal didn't quite understand why.

It wasn't that Hopper and Arc weren't strong but…

Cal felt the Force signature from all three of his Pokémon and it was Kaiju's that was the most pronounced.

Curious as he was the Padawan figured perhaps an answer would come later on down the line when the time would come.

Right now, he needed to refocus his attention on the upcoming fight.

He didn't have to wait long as after twenty minutes of sitting in the room, he heard his name be called.

Standing up out of his seat, Cal left the waiting room and returned back to the main arena and saw the ring being having been replaced with a natural earth battlefield that better reflected the typing of its Gym Leader.

On the far end within an outlined rectangle stood Pewter City's Gym Leader Brock with his arms folded in a patient posture.

Spotting a similar outline rectangle on the other side of the field, the Padawan walked over to it and stood within the center of the outline.

Cal faced Brock with an unflinching gaze, something that appeared to impress the slightly older teen who nodded in respect.

"I see that similar device those other two boys possessed attached to your belt." Brock spoke up. "I hadn't realized it until now but they're all the same. What's your name kid? And where do you come from?"

Cal was slightly thrown off by the question but the guy seemed genuinely curious so no harm in answering.

"I'm Cal Kestis." The Jedi introduced himself. "I got this Pokedex from Professor Oak of Pallet Town. And for where I'm from… let's just say, from a place further than you can imagine."

Brock's brow rose at that last question but simply nodded in acceptance a moment later.

"You Pokedex holders appear to be a special breed. I've lost to both Red and Blue in a profound manner." Brock stated without shame. "I expect a challenge from you if you also have a Pokedex like they did."

Cal exhaled and readied himself. "Hope I can do just that."

With a nod, Brock made the first move. "Graveler, you're up!"

The Pokémon was a bipedal, sentient boulder that appeared to be a nature evolution of Geodude. It probably was. Its round body was covered with small bumps and it had a rocky crest above its small eyes and mouth. The Pokémon had four arms, each with a three-fingered hand and were all outstretched and ready for battle.

"Alright Kaiju, let's do this." Cal said, tossing the Poke Ball forward and calling for his Larvitar.

His Pokémon came out and landed on the ground with a growl to signify that he was ready coming out from him.

Brock nodded.

"Looks like you are a special breed of trainers." Brock acknowledged. "Larvitar's are not easy to raise. This one looks greatly attached to you."

"Kaiju was my first Pokémon." Cal said, a hint of pride coming through upon this statement which made Kaiju stand up straighter. "We haven't been together long but I know he trusts me and I trust him."

This seemed to have the desired affect on Brock who smirked in approval.

"Let's put that to the test then." Brock declared. "Graveler, Rollout!"

In an instant, the boulder Pokémon tucked all its limbs against its body and proceeded to roll at rapid speeds right towards.

"Dig!" Cal shouted, Kaiju diving underground in an instant.

"After him, Graveler." Brock quickly followed up and Cal could make out two of the arms popping up out of the spinning boulder and instantly burrowed down into the same hole Kaiju made.

Gritting his teeth, Cal wasn't sure as to what he could do.

He knew Kaiju could hear his commands but he just saw how easily Brock adapted to this.

They were after all in Brocks turf.

So any command Cal gave out might lead to a proper counter by Brock.

Shaking his head, Cal focused on his Pokémon and in an instant felt the natural Force Bond that he had formed with Kaiju.

A small grin appeared as Cal kneeled down to the ground and placed his hand down upon the earthy floor.

Closing his eyes in concentration and feeling the vibrations of both the soil beneath and the Force itself, Cal located Kaiju's location underground.

With a subtle nudge due to their connection, he "saw" his Larvitar pivot upwards toward the surface.

He felt the acceleration of Kaiju who dug at rapid speeds to the surface.

Rather that simply coming out of the ground, Cal willed his Pokémon to propel itself further than what was to be a normal exit.

Sensing this desire, Kaiju utilized his legs for a powerful leaping breach into the air and sailed nearly two dozen feet into the air. Lucky the Gym was so spacious and had such a high ceiling.

"Graveler, get on out here quick." Brock responded in kind and in an instant, Graveler popped out from a separate hole.

Though it wasn't as high as the opposing Larvitar.

Just what Cal wanted.

"Skull Bash." Cal uttered out and watched as the horn and head of Kaiju glowed as he angled himself in the air into a downward strike.

Falling at rapid speeds, Brocks Graveler could only throw its arms up in front of its face as a last ditch effort in defense.

Kaiju's glowing horn impacted the hands and there was a resounding crack being heard as the horn pierced the rocky hands.

The two plummeted down to the ground and smash into the ground, a plume of dirt and dust erupting into the air.

The audience gasped aloud at such a display of tactics with many wincing though cheered soon after.

Brock gaped slightly, stunned by the maneuver and the two combatting trainers waited for several seconds for the dust and dirt to subside.

When it did, all watched as Kaiju was climbing out of a small crater and in the center of it was an unconscious Graveler.

Stunned by this display, Brock could only shake his head and call back his down Pokémon.

"One hit was all it took, huh?" Brock murmured, a small smirk appearing. "Looks like I was right about my earlier assessment."

Cal found himself smiling slightly at the praise and Kaiju stomped his foot with a grin of its own to indicate he was ready for the next one.

"But just cause I acknowledge your skills doesn't mean your win is assured." Brock stated, pulling out his next Pokémon. "Golem, let's show them how it's done."

His next Pokémon was a bipedal tortoise-like Pokémon with a spherical body covered by a shell of plated, green rocks. It looked far more like a boulder than Graveler. Was this another evolution?

The head protruded from the center of the shell like body with a flat snout with two pointed teeth in the lower jaw and red eyes. It had short arms that have three claws and two legs with feet that have four claws in front and one in back. The head and limbs were light brown in color.

This particular Pokémon looked far more fierce than the other Pokémon Cal had faced and instantly felt a warning coming from the Force.

Cal gulped slightly, now knowing to tread lightly around this Pokémon as it was very powerful.

"Golem, Rock Throw."

The spherical rock grabbed a nearby piece of debris that was substantially larger than any Cal had seen thus far.

It hurled it at Kaiju who stood with a slightly nervous look now.

"Headbutt it Kaiju, full force." Cal ordered out. "Strike dead in the center!"

Trusting his trainer, Kaiju ran forward at full speeds and with a flash over his head jumped at the oncoming rock.

Gritting his teeth, Kaiju smashed its horn against the center of the rock and shockingly, the large boulder split in two.

The elation that his Larvitar was short lived as Brock's Golem was already upon him, grabbing his Pokémon.

Cal gaped as the Golem held onto Kaiju tightly and held him over its head.

"Slam." Brock ordered; Kaiju violently thrown to the ground. "Rollout."

His Golem's face and limbs retracted into the spherical shell and literally rolled atop Kaiju who flailed in pain before the Golem rolled passed him.

"Kaiju!"

"Body Slam, Golem."

The spinning boulder pivoted about and changed its trajectory back towards the Larvitar that was struggling to get up.

"Dig Kaiju, hurry!"

Kaiju managed to dig a hole in time just as the larger Pokémon rolled past where he had just been laying.

"Are you forgetting that my Pokémon can do the same?" Brock said. "You won't be able to get away with the same trick twice."

Cal was silent, once more kneeling down to the ground as he felt out the presence of his Pokémon.

Locating him quickly, Cal began to mentally send subtle pushes and nudges in direction Kaiju should go.

In rapid succession, Kaiju burst out of the ground and instantly sent a quick Mud-slap to the Golem.

The attack hit the back of the Pokémon, making it spin round just in time to see Kaiju dive back into the ground.

This series of attacks repeated for nearly half a dozen times in the span of nearly thirty seconds with several of the Mud-Slaps actually hitting Golem's face.

Gritting his teeth, Brock ordered out his next move.

"Earthquake."

Hearing this just as the Larvitar went back underground, Golem jumped off the ground momentarily before slamming back down with a powerful dual stomp.

Its feet dug into the ground and immediately the entire field, no, the entire Gym began shaking violently with the audience letting out startled yelped of shock and surprise.

Cal instantly lost his footing and fell to the ground as the quake continued for another few seconds until it subsided.

The Padawan was frankly stunned that the Gym was standing with no visible damage.

But that stunned look turned into one of slightly despair as he soon realized just what the move no doubt did to his Pokémon.

True to this sudden feeling of dread, Kaiju appeared right in front of his trainer with his entire body beaten up badly.

His Larvitar let out a single gasp of pain before collapsing on the ground in defeat, unmoving.

"Kaiju." Cal said in a morose fashion, crouching down to his Pokémon and placing a hand atop his head. "Sorry for making you go through that little guy."

With Kaiju back in his Poke Ball now, Cal didn't really want to do this but he had no choice.

This was his last Pokémon and he knew that if he didn't send him out, he'd have to forfeit.

Much as he wanted to and much as his own Jedi training was yelling at him to do so, the Padawan was resolute in seeing this battle through to the end.

"Alright Arc, let's do this."

He tossed his last Pokémon out and his bird Pokémon appeared, letting out a chirping war cry.

"A bird Pokémon?" Brock said in surprise, not really recognizing the species. "Don't you know how much of a disadvantage you have with it?"

"That may be but at least Arc here won't get hit with an Earthquake or any of your ground moves." Cal said with Arc chirping defiantly.

"There's still my Rock type attacks." Brock reminded. "Still, let's see what your bird can do. Golem, Stone Edge."

Embedding its fist into the ground, multiple sharp and jagged stones appeared just below where Arc was flying.

"Arc, move now! Pursuit!" Cal shouted quickly and his bird Pokémon responded in kind.

Just as the sharpened rocks shot up, Arc went into a corkscrew attacked and had a purplish aura around him as he struck the Golem.

It flinched, stumbling back slightly yet remained standing.

"Double Team." Cal followed up.

Arc blurred and a moment later, dozens of birds surrounded the arena which thoroughly served to confuse the Golem.

Brock remained calm as he assessed the situation.

"Golem, Rockslide. Sweep around you."

Golem nodded its head and spun about, kicking up multiple rocks up into the air that began to rain down upon the arena.

Whilst many simply phased through the "projections" of Arc, one had struck the Bird Pokémon upon one of its wings.

Arc let out a pained cry as it fell to the ground.

"Arc!" Cal cried out in a panic, watching as Arc shakily got back up to his feet.

"Rollout." Brock instructed with Golem going back into its spherical form.

It barreled right towards Arc at full speeds though it wasn't as straight a line as it was before.

Arc saw this and managed to use his wings to at least flutter out of the way. While he avoided the attack, Arc openly flinched and held its damaged wing in a folded manner.

Golem was zig zagging around without any real course.

Brock realized instantly that his Pokémon's sight hadn't recovered from the previous barrage of Mud-slaps Kaiju inflicted on it.

Still, his Bird Pokémon was very much grounded and that meant one good hit was all that was needed to take out the smaller Pokémon.

"Keep going Golem." Brock said aloud. "Make a sharp turn and go straight!"

The rolling boulder sharply turned and went straight for Cal's Pokémon.

Kestis knew that Arc couldn't feebly flap his damaged wings about and dodge every oncoming attack.

Eventually, the damaged wing would feel to much pressure and pain and fail him and leave him wide open for an attack.

So the best option he had was an all or nothing gamble.

A move that Red had helped teach to his bird Pokémon, one he didn't even know he could learn.

"Arc." Cal called out to his flyer. "Get ready to use your wings when Golem gets close enough."

His bird Pokémon turned to his trainer and saw and felt the belief Cal had towards him.

Returning the gaze with equal belief, Arc adjusted its stance and tense up his wings.

As the boulder drew closer, the entire Gym seemingly fell silent as everyone waited with bated breath as to what was going to happen.

Just as Golem was a yard or so away from Arc, Cal made his move.

"SEISMIC TOSS!" Cal shouted at the top of his lungs.

Throwing his wings out, despite the pain he received, Arc flew into the air and with its small feet managed to grab hold of the boulder. He let out a small cry as he felt his clawed feet getting thoroughly scratched up by the spinning Golem until it managed to halt it for the briefest of moments.

Arc knew that if it didn't act in this instance, Golem would easily free itself and go in for the finishing blow.

With all of his might and power coupled with the momentum of the rock Pokémon, Arc flew six feet into the air.

Once his body screamed for him to stop, Arc still went in for spin in the air with the Golem in its claws going up and over and back down to the ground.

The Golem smashed down into the ground hard.

Arc could barely keep himself hovering up in the air for long and fell to the ground himself, barely managing to get enough air for himself to land without damaging his wing or body any further.

Brock's jaw dropped in astonishment at what he witnessed, having never thought someone would utilize a type disadvantage in such grand style.

However, it appeared the fight wasn't over just yet.

The combatants watched as Golem got back up to its feet with its limbs shaking and a noticeable bruise on its head.

It glared defiantly at the Bird Pokémon who gave it right back with the two entering into a small stare down.

They remained like that until suddenly, a small piece of Golem's body fell from him.

A moment later the Pokémon quite literally crumbled apart into a small heap with the damage it had sustained proved to be to much for it.

Not a moment to soon, Arc wobbled forward and collapsed down to the ground.

"Arc." Cal ran forward and delicately picked up his Pokémon. "I'm sorry Arc. I shouldn't have put you through that. I should have forfeited."

"You don't have to worry about that."

Cal blinked when he had realized that Brock had apparently walked over right to him.

"You should feel nothing but pride for your Pokémon, especially Arc here." Brock proclaimed. "Even though you were at a disadvantage, you won despite those odds. And in spectacular fashion."

"Huh?" Cal was unsure what he was saying. "Wait, I won? But… Arc and your Golem passed out at the same tie. Isn't it a draw?"

Brock shook his head and reached for his back pocket.

"No. Your Pokémon fainted only a few seconds after mine passed out." Brock said, holding up his fist. "In doing so, you and your Pokémon have proven you were the better of the two of us today. And in doing so and in recognition for your victory, I present you with this."

Holding out his now open hand to Cal, the Padawan saw a simply grey octagonal pin of sorts that had glow and aura to it that the Jedi felt through the Force.

"The Boulder Badge." Brock stated. "Proof of your victory over me."

"But… I…"

Brock smirked and without hesitation pinned the badge on Cal's shirt, surprising how it just stuck to his clothing.

"You beat me fair and square with creative methods I haven't seen before." Brock said as he patted Cal's shoulder. "Today reminded me why even though I'm a Gym leader, there's still a lot of room to grow. I was beaten by a Fire-type, Electric-type and now a Flying-type Pokémon today. Even with all the advantages I had on my side, you all utilized different and alternative ways that assured you guys victory."

Cal found himself chuckling slightly a moment later.

It was so strange to feel so bashful at such praise.

Brock surprised him more by handing Cal some additional prizes being more cash on top of something called a Technical Machine.

These devices were supposed to be given to Pokémon and help them in learning brand new means they couldn't get through conventional means.

Much as he wanted to learn more about all this, Cal had more pressing matters to attend to.

Rushing out of the Gym as fast as he was able to he headed towards where the Pokémon center once stood and saw a small booth had been established there for the time being until the building was rebuilt.

His Pokémon were soon fully healed and after getting some rest of his own, Cal found himself on the fringes of the City and was sitting in a grassy field with all three of his Pokémon resting around him.

Holding up the badge to observe, Cal immediately felt the power that emanated from this small trinket and felt its energy seeping into his own Pokémon.

"Huh…" Cal hummed as he rotated the badge between his fingers. "Wonder what this material is made out of."

It felt metal for the most part so must be some kind that he might know of.

But that energy…

While he could feel that it was associated with the Force, the Padawan was curious as to how this little badge got infused with it. Better yet why was it specifically made that it would increase the physical power of Pokémon.

Sighing aloud, Cal opted to just pin the Badge onto his belt and leave it at that.

Today was hectic and stressful and quite frankly, he could use a nap.

Laying on his back and gazing up at the sky, Cal was unsure what else might be thrown at him in the coming days.

Yet he somehow felt ready and prepared for it all.

Because he wasn't alone as he thought that he was.

Kaiju, Hopper and Arc were with him now.

And be it fate or by the will of the Force, they were his Pokémon.

He trusted them as they trusted him.

And he would not let them down by any means.

That was a promise.

Ok, phew, this one was a marathon run, let me tell ya.

Hope you guys all enjoyed my first rendition of an official Pokémon battle.

Some might point out some flaws and criticisms but I need to remind you guys that this is within the context of the Pokémon Adventures Manga. Battles are extremely different and much more nuanced and strategic then the turn based system of the games or even the show.

So be prepared for a drastically different Pokémon story cause it ain't the games or anime.

Meaning certain matchups won't go the way most would think and some Pokémon could learn moves outside the known and established move sets they already have.

I'm consciously doing this to better fit in line with what the Pokémon Adventures Manga has established and there's lots more crazy situations to come.

But since we got an update to Cal's team.

Larvitar(Kaiju)
Moves: Leer(Normal), Tackle(Normal), Rock Throw(Rock), Payback(Dark), Bite(Dark), Take Down(Normal), Dig(Ground), Headbutt(Normal), Skull Bash(Normal).

Wooper(Hopper)
Moves: Tail Whip(Normal), Tackle(Normal), Water Gun(Water), Rain Dance(Water), Mud Shot(Ground), Mud-slap(Ground).

Starly(Arc)
Moves: Growl(Normal), Tackle(Normal), Quick Attack(Normal), Wing Attack(Flying), Double Team(Normal), Peck(Flying), Seismic Toss(Fighting).

Yup, a Starly folks.

I really wanna have a very unique team for Cal so this was done A. Cause I planned it. B. because Starly is best starting Bird Pokémon for any and all routes and is my favorite and C. as a means of really distinguishing early on how different Cal's team is gonna be.

Other than that, thanks for reading everyone.

Rate Read and Review and as Always Have Nice Day.

Also, check this shit out if you can. If not, go on Deviant Art, look up my profile name which is the same as this one and you'll find a commissioned piece of art that shows the glory of Cal's current team.

DeviantArt freemanwriter/art/Cal-Kestis-Current-team-871547362