In this chapter, Lucy and Jake are going to visit Mr. Pokemon. On the way back, they're going to bump into Sarah...Jake is, anyway. They're going to get in a Pokemon battle.
Meanwhile, Professor Elm is going to find out what happened with his Totodile and one of his Pokedexes...unsurprisingly, he's going to call the police.
Chapter 3: Mr. Pokemon
"So...is this where he lives?" inquired Jake.
"It looks that way..." nodded Lucy.
Since two trainers were currently battling with each other on the way to Violet City, they had decided that they should complete their errand before heading there. They certainly appeared to be competitive.
One of them apparently had a really strong Rattata.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy's Clefairy. She was feeling excited. They sure seemed to be meeting a lot of new people now that they were in the Johto region. Who would they encounter next?
Of course, considering that there was a criminal organization apparently residing in Johto, maybe she shouldn't be that excited about meeting new people. What if they wanted to steal her?
Outside, she had noticed that there were some berries growing from the trees. She was currently munching on them. They were simply delicious.
Strangely enough, they seemed to restore her HP whenever she ate them. Perhaps she should consider consuming them after a lengthy Pokemon battle. It was a good alternative to using the Pokemon Mart to get Potions.
On the way there, they had met a man that was giving out berries. Apparently, other Pokemon liked eating them too.
Also, he wasn't wearing a shirt for some strange reason. Lucy was rather ecstatic about that.
Of course, she was one of the few Pokemon that actually knew how to use man-made Pokemon items by herself. There was a reason that Lucy was impressed with how smart she was.
Lucy and Jake entered the house. Mr. Pokemon was waiting for them along with Professor Oak.
"Salutations! I'm glad to see you've made it!" exclaimed Mr. Pokemon.
"Good to see you too..." nodded Lucy.
"You're probably wanting the egg that Professor Elm requested, do you not? Well then. I think I have you want..." stated the man.
Immediately, Mr. Pokemon reached into his hat and pulled out an egg.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy's Clefairy. That was a Pokemon egg! She had seen those before. She wondered what kind of Pokemon was going to hatch from it though. It didn't look like any sort of Pokemon egg that she had ever seen. Of course, most of the eggs that she had seen were eggs laid by Clefairies.
For some strange reason the egg appeared to have shapes on it. Did Mr. Pokemon draw them on or did it always look like that?
Now that Lucy thought of it...it wasn't Easter. Why was Mr. Pokemon giving Professor Elm an egg? It was peculiar.
Well, she decided not to question it.
"Here is your egg!" exclaimed Mr. Pokemon, hanging the egg to Lucy.
"Thank you!" cheered Lucy. Hopefully Professor Elm would be proud of them. She wondered what kind of Pokemon that Professor Elm was giving out. Since they were native to Johto instead of Kanto, they would likely be different than what Professor Oak typically gave out to Pokemon trainers.
Speaking of Professor Oak, he decided to greet them. He had a present of his own that he would like to give them. However, it wasn't another starter Pokemon...Lucy already had a Bulbasaur and Jake had a Squirtle, both of which had long evolved to their final stages since they had set out to Johto.
"Greetings! I see that you're going on another Pokemon journey! How was your journey in Kanto?" questioned Professor Oak.
"Pretty good! We heard that there's another Pokemon League now..." stated Jake. Apparently people decided that one Pokemon League was simply not enough.
"Ah yes...that would be the Silver Conference. The winners get a Silver Cup to prove they won the tournament." answered the professor.
"The silver cup? Sounds precious..." remarked Lucy. Though her father had managed to win more than a few Pokemon trophies, she had not actually earned any herself.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Clefairy. She could probably use silver to make a new spaceship, assuming that she didn't manage to find her old one. Perhaps she should have installed some security so that nobody else would break in. Back on the moon, everyone had their own spaceship so nobody stole from each other. Unfortunately, that was not the case on Earth.
"If you're going to get the Silver Cup, you're going to need badges. Eight of them, to be precise." stated Professor Oak.
"You mean like in Kanto?" inquired Jake. Kanto was clearly not the only place that had gym leaders. Once again, it looked like they were going to be traveling from city to city.
"Yes. It appears that Pokemon Leagues are rather formulaic. However, instead of at the Indigo Plateau, you'll want to go to Mt. Silver this time. It's full of high-level Pokemon so I would recommend you stay at the base where the tournament is being held. Since it's close to Victory Road you could probably train there." stated Professor Oak.
"Ah yes...Kanto and Johto are connected together, aren't they?" inquired Jake. People could travel from Mt. Silver to Victory Road if they had the Pokemon to keep them safe from the fearsome Pokemon located at Mt. Silver. Rumor has it that there were even Tyranitars at the island...and they were very powerful.
"Yes, they are. Now then, are you going to give that egg to Professor Elm?" asked the professor. Professor Elm needed it for his research. In fact, he was planning to give it to a Pokemon trainer so that he could learn more about Pokemon.
Lucy nodded. That seemed fair.
"Very good! By the way, Professor Elm wanted me to give these to you." stated Professor Oak.
Immediately, Professor Elm gave them their updated Pokedexes. Now they would be able to see information on Johto Pokemon.
"Take care now!" demanded Mr. Pokemon. He got the feeling that Lucy and Jake both had bright futures ahead of them.
"See you later!" exclaimed Lucy. It was nice meeting him...and meeting with Professor Oak again. It was funny how Professor Elm was now giving out Pokemon and Pokedexes exactly like he was.
Lucy and Jake nodded, and headed back to Cherrygrove City.
"I sure hope Professor Elm is doing alright...i doubt he had received this many visitors before." remarked Professor Oak. Kanto wasn't the only region that was full of Pokemon trainers.
"I'm sure he'll be fine." stated Mr. Pokemon.
Meanwhile at New Bark Town...
Professor Elm smiled as he returned to his house/laboratory. So far his research was going good. There was a lot you could learn from Pokemon by visiting Johto, much like Professor Oak was learning much about Pokemon back at Kanto regardless of his old age.
Of course, he was a younger man than he was, but he figured that he would rather be a Pokemon researcher instead of a Pokemon trainer like his colleague used to be.
"That was a nice day of research. Now to head back home and-"
He gasped when he realized that the alarm was going off. What could have triggered it? Was it his Totodile that was always bursting out of his Pokeball? Or was it something more...sinister?
Professor Elm realized that somebody had also broken the window. Perhaps some naughty kids decided to toss stones at it? He sure hoped that their houses weren't made out of glass.
"Darn it! I'm going to have to pay for that window..." remarked Professor Elm.
He decided to look inside. Something was clearly wrong. Either that, or he needed to do something about his alarm so that he and his family could sleep at night.
Sure enough, there was.
One of the Pokedexes had been stolen, and adding to that, someone had stolen Totodile! Strangely enough, his Pokeball was still on the desk, though it had been opened recently.
"I've been robbed!" exclaimed Professor Elm. What was he going to do?
At that very moment, his wife and son climbed down the stairs, still wondering what was happening.
"What's going on, honey?" asked Professor Elm's wife.
"Somebody burst in my lab and stole from me! I think they must want my Pokemon research..." answered Professor Elm.
"This is horrible!" bellowed Veronica.
"Wait...weren't you planning to give out Pokemon and Pokedexes for free?" inquired Professor Elm's son.
"Technically, yes, Jimmy...but it's still alarming that someone broke into my lab...and I still don't know what they want with my Pokedexes and my Pokemon!" exclaimed Professor Elm.
"Oh...that makes sense." nodded Jimmy. If a criminal had access to Professor Elm's technology, then Johto might be in trouble. They would certainly know a lot more about Pokemon.
"Now that I think of it...I have been rather lax compared to the security that Samuel Oak has at his lab..." acknowledged the professor. Maybe he should have done something about that.
Of course, he didn't have nearly as many Pokemon at his lab than he did. He was just getting started on researching the many Pokemon of Johto.
"What should we do, Paulie?" inquired Veronica.
"I think we should call the police...I think they should be able to help us..." answered Professor Elm.
Veronica nodded. Now was a good time to call 9-1-1.
Hopefully they would be able to catch whoever did this. Personally he was more worried about Totodile than he was about the stolen Pokedex. What could have happened to him?
Meanwhile at Cherrygrove City...
"Just a few more minutes of walking and we'll be back at New Bark Town, huh?" questioned Jake.
"I'm so glad that we're helping Professor Elm with his research!" exclaimed Lucy.
Jake nodded.
"Not only that...but we should be able to officially begin our Pokemon journey. I wonder where the first gym is going to be." stated the boy.
Suddenly, he noticed Sarah running straight towards him. She was awfully fast.
"Huh?" asked the boy.
Inevitably, Sarah crashed into him, causing them both to fall over.
"Oof!" exclaimed Jake.
"Sorry!" apologized Sarah.
"Totodile!" shouted Sarah's Totodile. Maybe his trainer should have watched where she was going.
"You alright, Jake?" inquired Lucy.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy's Clefairy. It was a good thing that Sarah didn't crash into Lucy or she might have dropped the egg that she was carrying.
"Yeah, I think so." stated Jake.
"Totodile!" exclaimed Sarah's Totodile. All of a sudden he was feeling an itch for a Pokemon battle.
He began to jump up and down.
Sarah was the first to notice.
"Huh? What do you want, Totodile?" inquired Sarah. Did he want something to eat? She was under the impression that Totodile had a rather big appetite on account of his large mouth.
"Totodile!" exclaimed Sarah's Totodile. He wanted to be in a Pokemon battle.
"Oh? You want to be in a Pokemon battle? Who should we fight?" questioned the girl. There were a lot of different choices, that was for certain.
Of course, it might be a bit early considering that Totodile was her only Pokemon. That would probably change once she managed to get some Pokeballs...but as it was, she only had one.
"I suppose I could do that...you bumped into me, after all." answered Jake. He hadn't battled much since he had gone back home to Celadon City after he competed at the Indigo Plateau, but it looked like he was going to be in a lot more Pokemon battles now.
"Alright then! Totodile, I choose you!" exclaimed Sarah.
"Totodile!" shouted Totodile.
"Clefairy." remarked Lucy's Clefairy. It appeared that she wasn't the only Pokemon that didn't want to be inside a Pokeball.
"Grimer, I choose you!" bellowed Jake.
"Grimer!" exclaimed Jake's Grimer. It was good to get to participate in a Pokemon battle again. It had been rather quiet in Kanto ever since Jake had finished participating in the Kanto Pokemon League.
"Grimer, use Tackle!" ordered Jake.
Jake's Grimer nodded, and leapt towards Totodile.
However, Totodile moved out of the way, and bit into Grimer with his teeth.
"Totodile!" bellowed Sarah's Totodile.
However, this didn't seem to hurt Grimer much since he wasn't exactly a solid Pokemon.
In retaliation, Grimer used Mud-Slap.
"Totodile!" exclaimed Sarah's Totodile. Having mud in his eyes stung.
"You alright, Totodile?" questioned Sarah.
Fortunately, he was. Since he was a water type, it wasn't difficult for him to wash the mud out of his eyes. Being a specific type of Pokemon had its perks, though it also came with its own weaknesses.
That gave Sarah an idea.
"Maybe you could try using a water attack?" suggested Sarah. Now that she thought of it, Totodile was a water type. Maybe he could try using one.
Totodile nodded, and hit Grimer with a Water Gun.
"Grimer!" exclaimed Jake's Grimer, finding himself taking an unexpected bath.
"Hang in there!" instructed Jake.
Grimer nodded. He wasn't going down that easily even though he was facing a Pokemon that he had never seen before.
This time, Jake instructed Grimer to use Sludge.
He began to toss it at Totodile.
However, Totodile was quick and managed to avoid being hit.
"Use Tackle!" ordered Sarah.
Totodile nodded and lunged towards Grimer.
Likewise, Grimer headed towards Totodile to tackle him as well.
They both hit each other...
...and they both fainted simultaneously.
"Totodile..." murmured Totodile. That battle was fun while it lasted. He had managed to take down his opponent...though he also managed to take down him.
"It looks like this battle is a draw..." acknowledged Jake.
"Does this mean we both win or that we both lose?" inquired Sarah.
"Well, both of your Pokemon got experience..." answered Lucy.
Clefairy nodded. In a sense, they both won.
"Alright then..." nodded Jake. That was a rather optimistic way to look at it.
Immediately, they both went to the Pokemon Center to heal their fainted Pokemon.
They came out a few minutes later.
"I'll see you later." stated Sarah.
Jake nodded, and he and Lucy resumed their journey back to New Bark Town.
Suddenly, Totodile noticed that there was a large body of water nearby.
This made him rather excited. He simply loved swimming. He was a water type for a reason.
Immediately, he went to the water and began to swim.
"Huh? What are you doing?" asked Sarah.
"Totodile!" exclaimed Totodile. The water was rather refreshing.
"Oh, alright then. Carry on." nodded the girl.
"Totodile?" inquired Sarah's Totodile. Did Sarah want to join him?
"Huh? You want me to join you? I suppose I could probably get a bathing suit from the PokeMart..." stated Sarah. She just needed to find one that was her size.
Immediately, she went to the PokeMart to find one.
Fortunately, she did manage to find a bathing suit.
She came out a few minutes later wearing a green bikini.
"How do I look?" asked Sarah.
"Totodile!" exclaimed Sarah's Totodile. She looked like she was ready for a swim.
"Here I go!" shouted the girl, diving into the water.
Sure enough, she let out a splash. As it turned out, she was now right next to Totodile.
"You ready to have some fun?" asked Totodile's Pokemon trainer.
"Totodile!" answered the crocodile Pokemon. He certainly was.
Meanwhile...
Jerry wondered where Chris and Ned were. He was under the impression that they would be in Johto by now.
However, it then occurred to him that if Chris and Ned weren't around, there was nothing stopping him from doing whatever he wanted.
All of a sudden, he was feeling rather excited.
Sure enough, there was a trainer nearby holding some rare baseball cards...baseball cards that he would like to have in his possession. He could probably sell them.
That Pokemon trainer in question was a girl named Casey...who like Chris was a tomboy, though she wasn't as hot-blooded as she was. She liked the color yellow, which incidentally was what Jerry was wearing.
Suddenly, Jerry snatched the baseball cards from her hands.
"Hey!" bellowed Casey.
Jerry smirked. Nothing could stop him now that Chris and Ned weren't there! At least that was what he thought.
Jerry blew a raspberry and ran off with his stolen cards.
"This isn't fair..." stated Casey. Maybe she should switch to getting Pokemon trading cards like everyone else.
She sure hoped that someone would come along and do something...but who?
It looks like Professor Elm has called the police...Sarah just might be in trouble. For some strange reason they never went after the rival character in the Johto games despite coming to the lab to investigate...maybe they were busy with Team Rocket?
Well, not in this fanfic. Sarah's going to be facing some police officers sooner or later, including Officer Jenny.
But she won't be going down that easily...
In the next chapter, Lucy and Jake are going to get their Johto Pokemon. Also, Sarah is going to run into Jerry.