In this chapter, we're going to be focusing on Chris and Ned, as they said. However, they're going to be catching Pokemon at a different time than Lucy and Jake did...I figured they'd be catching some Pokemon that only come out at night...do you like the idea?

Chapter 6: Someone Different

Ned was relaxing at his house at Saffron City. As usual, he was researching Pokemon. Maybe he would start giving out starter Pokemon to Pokemon trainers some day. Alternatively he could try teaching at the Viridian City School House.

"This is rather interesting..." remarked Ned, holding a magnifying glass.

It was nice to get to spend time with his parents now that he was done with his Pokemon journey. Now that he had met so many Pokemon, he wanted to study them.

Right now, he was studying his Omanyte since it was a fossil Pokemon and therefore ancient. Perhaps he could learn more about ancient Pokemon than he could learn about modern-day Pokemon. It was lucky that he had managed to find a fossil and bring it back to life.

"Omanyte!" exclaimed the shell Pokemon.

"So...you like water, don't you?" inquired Ned.

Omanyte nodded. Back before he ended up being frozen during the ice age when the temperature lowered, he loved going for a swim. He also lived among a colony of Omanyte.

Ned was simply loving Omanyte's life story. Omanyte appreciated the attention.

However, at that very moment, he heard knocking on his door.

"Omanyte?" inquired Ned's Omanyte.

"Huh?" asked the boy. He wondered who it could be. They were knocking...rather loudly. For some strange reason it seemed rather familiar.

Curious, he decided to open the door to see what was going on. Apparently, whoever was knocking wanted him really badly.

It was a rather familiar face.

"Nice to see you again!" greeted Ned.

As it turned out, it was his old pal Chris. She was dressed in a silver outfit this time...a silver shirt and silver jeans to be precise.

"You're coming with me!" exclaimed Chris.

"Huh?" asked Ned.

Suddenly, Chris seized Ned's arm, much to his surprise.

"What? Where are we going?" asked Ned.

"We're heading to Johto!" exclaimed Chris.

"Johto?" inquired the boy. His dad had told him about that Pokemon region a few times.

"Here, I got you this!" shouted the girl. She figured that they should blend it while they were there, though she wasn't nearly into fashion as Lucy was.

As it turned out, it was a bronze lab coat similar to the white lab coat he wore back when he was in Kanto.

Ned wondered what was the hurry...but he decided to put the bronze coat on anyway.

"Didn't you hear the news? There's a Johto Pokemon League now! We can start fighting gym leaders again!" exclaimed Chris.

"So, it's like before?" asked Ned.

"Yes, it is! We're going to go out and get some more gym badges! That way we'll be sixteen instead of eight!" shouted the girl.

"It would be interesting to fight more gym leaders..." agreed the boy. Personally he was more interested in researching the Pokemon that were native to Johto. Pokemon always varied per region, though some Pokemon that were in one region could be found in other regions as well.

In order to get to New Bark Town quickly, they were going to use the Magnet Train...which had been set up in Saffron City, incidentally. Chris found it to be rather fortunate. They certainly wouldn't need to go far.

She had planned ahead and had bought some tickets. The guard in front of the train happily let them onboard. Fortunately, the tickets were rarely sold out.

Immediately, Chris and Ned stepped onto the train and climbed into their seats.

The magnet train set out at an impressive speed.

"Whoa!" exclaimed Ned, nearly falling out of his seat. This train was fast as a Rapidash!

In just a few minutes, they were at New Bark Town.

However, they realized that it was in the middle of the night. The moon was currently in the sky and the sun was gone elsewhere.

"You sure we shouldn't wait until day time?" questioned Ned. He preferred it during the day as it was much less scary.

"I'm not waiting that long! Come on! Let's go visit Professor Elm!" exclaimed Chris.

Immediately, Ned and Chris went to visit Professor Elm.

Currently, he was taking a snooze. He didn't seem to be sleeping too well, judging from the fact that he was tossing and turning in his chair.

"No...don't take my Totodile...he never did anything to you...let him be...nooo..." remarked the professor.

"What's his problem?" questioned Chris. She had no idea what he was talking about in his sleep.

"Apparently he's having some sort of nightmare..." answered Ned. He wondered what it could be about. It sounded like he had been robbed recently.

Ned decided to wake him up.

"Huh? What? What's going on?" asked Professor Elm. He sure hoped that the thief that had stolen his Totodile hadn't returned in the middle of the night.

"We're here to get starter Pokemon..." answered Chris. What else did he think that they were there for?

However, as it turned out, Professor Elm did not give out Pokemon during the night.

Not only that, but Lucy and Jake had already obtained a Cyndaquil and a Chikorita from him. As for the Totodile, it had been stolen by a Pokemon thief.

"What?!" exclaimed the teenage girl.

"Sorry about that...I'll have more starter Pokemon in the daytime..." answered Professor Elm.

"Can you at least update our Pokedexes?" inquired Ned.

"I certainly can do that..." nodded the professor.

Immediately, Professor Elm updated the duo's Pokedexes.

"Let's keep going. We already have our starter Pokemon so we can keep going. I already sent mine to Professor Oak, did you?" inquired Chris.

"As a matter of fact, I did." nodded Ned. He figured that Professor Oak could learn more about his Pokemon like he was learning more about Pokemon he found in the wild.

"Alright then. Let's go to Cherrygrove City!" exclaimed Chris.

Reluctantly, Ned followed Chris to Cherrygrove City. He still didn't get why this couldn't wait until the sun was in the sky.

Personally, he found walking around outside in the middle of the night to be rather scary.

"Chris, I'm scared..." murmured Ned. Sweat was forming down his face. He was hearing Pokemon inside the bushes...Pokemon that might not be friendly.

"C'mon! Don't be such a baby..." answered Chris. Speaking of which, baby Pokemon had been discovered recently. They were adoptable at the Pokemon daycare. However, she wasn't interested in obtaining one.

Curious, Ned noticed that there was a Hoothoot nesting on a tree.

He decided to ask her a question.

"How many licks does it take to get to a center of a Tootsie Roll pop?" inquired Ned.

Hoothoot decided to find out.

She took three licks out of the Tootsie Roll pop.

She then bit into it.

"Darn it!" exclaimed Ned. Maybe he should ask a different Pokemon.

Well, there was another question that he could ask.

"Do you know the way to Cherrygrove City? It's kind of dark outside and we're having a hard time seeing things..." remarked Ned.

"Hmm...where should I go next?" remarked Chris.

Hoothoot nodded. Normally a Pokemon would have a hard time seeing in darkness...but not Hoothoots. They could see in the darkness just as well as they could in light.

However, they typically were not up during the day. They liked to take a snooze at that particular time.

Immediately, she beckoned Ned and Chris to follow her.

Ned nodded.

Quickly, he followed Hoothoot through the forest.

Once again, they reached their destination rather quickly.

Ned decided to scan Hoothoot with his Pokedex. It looked like he had encountered a flying type that was native to Johto.

"Hoothoot, the Owl Pokemon. It always stands at one foot. It can change its feet so fast, the movement is rarely seen." stated Ned's Pokedex.

Curious, Ned noticed that Hoothoot was now standing on her other foot.

"What the- How did you-" asked Ned.

Ned decided that he would ask that later.

"Is there any way we can repay you? I really appreciate your help!" exclaimed Ned. Without her they might have gotten lost...though of course Chris would probably not admit that.

Hoothoot nodded. As it turned out, she was looking for a Pokeball that she could call help. It would save a lot of time on building a nest.

"Huh? You want to be my Pokemon? Alright then..." nodded the boy. He might as well catch some Pokemon while he was in Johto.

Immediately, he put Hoothoot inside his Pokeball.

"Now then, where were we? Violet City can't be far from here..." remarked Chris.

"Probably not..." nodded Ned.

Once again, Chris decided to keep going. Ned wondered if Chris was ever going to rest.

Well, at least he had a Hoothoot so that he could see what was up ahead. That would come in handy if they were ever inside a cavern. It wasn't a big surprise that Zubats used echolocation to find their way around.

Ned wondered what other Pokemon were around at night. Hopefully they were a friendly batch.

At that very moment, he spotted another Pokemon.

It was a wild Spinarak, hanging from a string.

"Spinarak!" exclaimed the bug Pokemon. It was rare for the spider to receive guests other than other bug Pokemon.

Immediately, he freaked out.

"Aah! What is that Pokemon?!" exclaimed Ned. He had never seen a bug type like that before.

"Huh? Is something the matter, Ned?" inquired Chris.

Immediately, she decided to take a closer look.

"Wait, hold on...you're afraid of that little Pokemon? C'mon, Ned, there are a lot scarier Pokemon than that..." remarked Chris. Did he not remember their trip to the Pokemon Tower? Of course, it was a Radio Tower now. Apparently the citizens of Kanto wanted to listen to radio.

"Spinarak!" exclaimed the bug Pokemon. Who would have thought that there would be Pokemon trainers outside in the middle of the night? Well, their company wasn't a bad thing.

Chris scanned Spinarak with her Pokedex.

"Spinarak, the String Spit Pokemon. It can climb any surface easily, and it can shoot thick and durable webbing from both its front and back." read Chris's Pokedex.

"Isn't that interesting..." remarked Chris.

"Do something!" exclaimed Ned.

"Fine. No need to panic." answered the female Pokemon trainer.

Immediately, she threw a Pokeball at the Spinarak.

Since the Spinarak found the Pokeball to be preferable to the web the arachnid spun earlier, the spider Pokemon did not put up a struggle.

"There! Problem solved!" exclaimed Chris.

"I suppose he was kind of cute..." answered Ned.

"Actually, according to the Pokedex, this Spinarak was female." stated the tomboy.

"Oh...how do you think we can tell them apart?" inquired the boy.

At that very moment, a male Spinarak showed up. Ned quickly noticed that it was smaller than the female Spinarak that Chris had caught a few moments ago.

"I guess female Spinarak are bigger than male ones..." remarked Ned.

"Right...let's get going, shall we?" inquired Chris.

Currently, the Berry Master was growing berry trees...in the middle of the night. Apparently, he did not rest often.

They also passed by Mr. Pokemon's house. Mr. Pokemon was currently taking a snooze.

"Zzz...Pokemon are my friends...zzz..." mumbled Mr. Pokemon in his sleep.

Eventually, they arrived in Violet City.

"There we are! Can we rest now?" asked Ned.

"Fine..." nodded Chris. She supposed that they had traveled far enough. Besides, the gym was just beyond the corner at this point.

Not only that, but they had caught some Pokemon. It was interesting to know that some Pokemon only came out at night while others appeared during the day. They might want to try catching Pokemon at different times of day to see what they could catch.

Of course, Ned was not looking forward to going out in the middle of the night again...although he DID have a Hoothoot now.

Immediately, they went to the Pokemon Center.

Quickly, they noticed that Lucy and Jake were resting.

"Well, it looks like Lucy and Jake made it here before us..." remarked Ned.

"Darn it! I swore I would be able to beat them! But I guess not." stated Chris.

Currently, Clefairy was currently sleeping with a pillow. Elsewhere, a Pokemon trainer was sleeping without one.

Suddenly, he woke up.

"Hey! Where'd my pillow go?" asked the sleeping Pokemon trainer.

Immediately, Chris climbed into a bed and went to sleep.

Likewise, Ned decided to do so as well.

Maybe tomorrow he could relax in the sunshine instead of worrying about scary Pokemon that roamed the wilderness at night. It was so much more pleasant during the day.

Of course, Chris seemed to enjoy the night a lot more than she did. Maybe she figured night-time would be a good time to catch strong Pokemon.

However, it became apparent that maybe he didn't need to worry at the moment. All the Pokemon that he had seen in Johto so far were low-leveled. Maybe it would be safe to go and catch Pokemon outside even during the night...so long as he didn't stray too far from New Bark Town.

Just in case, he would try to stay close to Chris.

"This has been a long night..." remarked Ned.

And Ned and Chris are back! They're going to be in this fanfic too! Of course, they're going to be giving up some screen time so that Sarah can have a chance to shine too...I hope you don't mind that. I like to be creative and adding new characters seemed like a good idea. If I make this a trilogy, chances are some of the characters introduced in this sequel fanfic might return too.

In the next chapter, we're going to be featuring the Sprout Tower! Ned's Victreebel is going to like it there, that's for certain.

Also, Falkner is going to be making an appearance. In case you don't know it already, he's going to be the first gym leader that our protagonists face. However, he's not a rock-type specialist like Brock...he's a flying-type specialist! Would you look at that?