A Time Traveler's Destiny

Okay, so before I begin I just want to let you guys know some things. First of all, I'll be posting this in sections of five chapters. This story on FanFiction already has 23 chapters-plus two side chapters-but trust me, there's more to come. Secondly, the first five chapters were from about...two years ago, and as a result these chapters will seem a bit more amateur than it does in later chapters. I was able to do some editing earlier, but please forgive any mistakes that are still there. So R&R, PM, and Enjoy!

[SIZE=13.5pt]"Normal speech"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]'Thoughts'[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt]Poke-Speech"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Telepathy"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.5pt]Chapter 1[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]It was a normal day in Azalea Town of the Johto Region. Pidgey flocks were flying overhead, humans and Pokémon were playing in the streets, and the world was at peace. But unknown to the people who live here, in the trees of Ilex forest lies a powerful presence: Celebi, the time traveling Pokémon. Celebi was flying through the forest, relaxing and letting the warm sun rays hit her body. Her relaxation was cut short when she heard something. Someone nearby was screaming. She flew over to the sound and saw a woman was being attacked by a group-no, a swarm-of Beedrill.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Knowing that these particular Beedrill were territorial, Celebi decided to attack. Several Beedrill were hit with powerful attacks such as Psychic and Leaf Storm. They didn't take much damage, but they all flew back into the nearby forest. Celebi turned her attention to the woman. She looked to be in her late 20s to mid-30s, and was dressed in a lab coat with what looked like safari gear underneath. The woman was barely breathing, and in her hands was a bundle. The woman gasped, knowing that Celebi was a very rare Pokémon. The woman had always heard stories about Celebi, but thought it was just a story, a legend. The bundle in her arms began to make a small noise, and the woman decided this was the end for her.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"You're Celebi right?" The Time Travel Pokémon nodded her head, noticing the bundle began to move. "I don't think that my wounds can be healed in time, and I have no one else to take care of my son." She slightly moved the bundle to reveal a human baby boy. The baby had its eyes opened slightly, and surprisingly the baby's eyes were a shocking blue color, like ice. The woman got the attention of Celebi again and asked, "Can you please take care of him for me? My husband died earlier from those Beedrill and I have no other relatives who could take care of Jason."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]'So that is the human boy's name,' Celebi thought in her head. She then realized what she was saying, and telepathically said, "You want me to take care of him?" The woman did not react to her speaking telepathically, but instead nodded her head. She weakly lifted the bundle up, and Celebi took hold of the baby with Psychic. "Don't worry ma'am, your son is in safe hands. I swear from this day forth, that no harm will happen to this boy," Celebi said with a reassuring tone. The woman smiled, knowing that her child would be safe.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The woman then said, "Please, do whatever you need to keep my son...your son, safe." Celebi was surprised that the woman said this. Before she could say anything else, the woman's eyes closed, and she breathed her last breath. The baby began to cry, as if it knew its mother had passed away. Celebi used her psychic abilities to move the woman's body into a tree covered area, and buried her. In respect, she psychically smashed a rock and engraved the words, "Janet Roseanne Gilman, loving mother, wife, and friend", and placed it above the burial spot. She took the baby from its psychic hold and looked down at the young boy.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Don't worry, young one,[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] she psychically said. I will properly love and take care of you. The baby's face went from sad to happy, as if he had understood every word. Then, Celebi turned back to the forest and flew to her own sanctuary.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.5pt](Celebi's POV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Over the years, I had kept my promise to Janet Gilman. The death of her and her husband was all over the news, but not as much as the disappearance of their only child, Jason. Many of the residents of Azalea claimed to have seen Jason near the shrine in Ilex Forest, but most of these claims were either forgotten or written off as delusions[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]At the age of one, Jason was able to walk-well at least before he fell down on his rear after a few steps. Sometimes, he would cry, but I was always there to comfort him.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Hush now, my child,"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I would say. "Meema's here, meema's here." Meema was a term used by Pokémon as a way to describe a "parent" as humans would call them. Jason would eventually calm down, and I set him back down. Jason, soon after, would run off, only to fall on his rear end again. He was a handful, but it was worth it. During most of his time, he would interact with some of the forest Pokémon, such as Caterpie, Weedle, and others.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]At the age of three, Jason had spoken his first word, "Meema". I was really happy when he did, and I flew around him in joy, making Jason laugh with excitement. Jason got up and held on to my legs, which accidentally caused me to panic. I sent out a weak wave of psychic energy, knocking down poor Jason. He looked up at me with Growlithe eyes, clearly saying, "What did I do wrong?" Before he could begin to cry, I hugged him, hoping to calm him down. Jason began to hug me back, and said to me, "I sowwy Meema", his first sentence.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Don't worry my child,"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I said. "You just caught me off guard that's all." He released me from his grasp and I smiled at him. "Just be careful next time, okay?" He nodded his head with a small smile, and I began to hug him again.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Since that event four years ago, Jason, now seven years old, had taken an interest in martial arts. One day, while he was outside practicing, I went up to him and asked, "Jason, what are you doing?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He stopped and looked over at me. He returned to a normal standing position and said, "Well, you know how you're called the protector of the forest?" I nodded my head, and he continued, "Well, I've decided that when I'm old enough, I want to be just like you, a protector."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I couldn't help but smile and said, "Well, I don't think you'll do very well with that stance you had."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]His face became confused and he asked, "What's wrong with my stance?" I created an aura form and knocked him off of his feet.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I looked down and said, "That's what's wrong with your stance." I held out my hand and pulled him up. I positioned myself into a basic stance and said, "Here, try to copy this stance."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]As he tried to copy it, I continued, "This stance allows for a more defensive position. By spreading your feet, you can anticipate which leg your opponent will try to attack. It also allows you to perform powerful kicks and punches with ease." For about three hours, I showed him basic moves, while also teaching him about using them only for defense, how to see and read aura, and gave him the ability to talk to Pokémon freely. After we finished, it was already dark.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He yawned and said, "I'm getting tired from all this training, I'm going to go to sleep." I told him not to sleep in and he replied with a sleepy grunt. I decided to make one last patrol before going to sleep.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]As I flew through the forest, I thought to myself, 'Soon, Jason. Soon you will become my child. And I will not be alone anymore.' It was a bit silly, two different Celebi living in the same time. Any Celebi that I had known were either future or past selves of myself. It would be nice to have someone other than myself around.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt] One day, Jason was outside playing a game with some of the Pokémon. He was now nine years old and I kept watch, making sure he was safe. Jason was running around trying to tag some of the Pokémon that lived around here. Pineco, Hoothoot, even some Caterpie and Weedle. I had to keep an eye on the Weedle especially. It wasn't that I didn't trust the Bug-type Pokémon, but it was because Jason might accidentally prick his finger on the poisonous needle on their heads. It was a slim chance, but nevertheless, I kept watch.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Jason had just tagged one of the Weedle, and began to run away from the Pokémon. The tagged Weedle then tagged its brother. Then, my worst fear had come true. The tagged Weedle, being slower than his older brother, used what appeared to be Headbutt, and hit Jason! I teleported to Jason's side as he fell to his knees. He was hit in the arm, thank Arceus, but he was hit pretty badly. The Weedle was apologizing constantly, but my focus was on Jason's wound. It wasn't badly poisoned, but he still had some poison in his body. I focused on the poison, and forced it back out of his wound. It was a bit sickening to watch the poison leave his body, but he was getting better as more poison exited his body. He opened his eyes and checked his wound.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He turned to the younger Weedle, who was still apologizing, and then said, "It's alright Weedle, and my arm's all better, see." He showed his arm, which had a small hole in the lower part of his forearm.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"I'm really sorry. It's just that I'm not as fast as any of you, and I thought I would've hit you with my nose and not my horn."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Jason just smiled and said, "Don't worry, soon you'll be just as fast as him," All of the Pokémon gasped, except me. I guess he never actually told the others that he could understand them.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I smiled at my child. 'Soon, Jason. Soon, you will truly be my child.' After Jason talked with all of his Pokémon friends, they had wanted to tell Jason many things for so long, they resumed their game, and I teleported back into the house.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.5pt]Chapter 2[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]It was now June 17th, Jason's birthday. The night before, I helped him to go to sleep using a special Hypnosis. What made it special was that I controlled when he would wake up. And for today, I was planning his biggest birthday ever. I invited over many of his Pokémon friends, most of them already evolved into their last forms. I was almost finished, I just had to hide my own special gifts. Once I finished, I told everyone that I was going to wake up Jason. Everyone got ready and I went up to his "room", which was basically a small tree house. He was sleeping peacefully on a leaf mattress as I flew over to him. I decided to wake him up the easy way: I levitated him up off the mattress and let him fall down. Once he hit the floor, Jason was awake, and he tried looking up at me.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Meema? What was that for?" he asked in a confused tone.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt] "It's your birthday today, and I've got a big surprise for you."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Jason smiled and got up. I followed him down the stair steps that were attached to the tree, trying to keep a straight face. The moment he appeared in the clearing, he was greeted by the voices of all his friends. He smiled as he was greeted by all of his friends. The Weedle twins, now the Beedrill twins, flew up to him and talked for a while. The Caterpie triplets, two of them Butterfree and one of them still a Metapod, gave him a special gift: a Butterfree charm made from String shot silk. Jason thanked them, and hugged them all. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]All of a sudden, the Metapod began to glow and everyone turned their attention to the cocoon Pokémon as its shell split open and a Butterfree emerged. The light died down and the three brothers embraced, catching Jason in the embrace as well. The Butterfree triplets flew off to show their brother's new evolution, and Jason smiled, walking over to the Beedrill twins. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The one that accidentally poisoned Jason stopped apologizing after it evolved into a Kakuna. When it evolved into Beedrill, he was still apologizing, just not as much. I smiled and went to my special hiding place to get the cake. The cake was protected by psychic wards, preventing it from spoiling and from Bug-types that happened upon it.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I brought out the cake and set it down on a tree stump in the clearing, which served as a table. Everyone took some cake, and began socializing. I moved into the other room to get my special gift. 'Now, Jason, you will truly become my child.' I found my special gifts right where I hid them, and used Psychic to retrieve them. I moved to the clearing once again, and the Beedrill twins noticed. Jason turned, and was surprised to see me carrying eight gifts. Jason, now being ten, was allowed to become a Pokémon Trainer.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]-Flashback, a few days ago-[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I was on my way to Professor Elm's lab in New Bark town. Jason was still asleep, and he would be turning ten in a few days. So I decided I would get a few things early. I created a solid aura form and knocked on the door to Elm's lab. He answered the door a few seconds later, and said, "Ah, Ms. Gilman, please come in." I walked inside and moved over to a table. "What can I do for you?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt] I smiled at him and said, "Well, as you know Jason will be turning ten in a few days and I wanted to surprise him by giving him his Trainer items personally." Professor Elm looked surprised. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Well, I'm usually the one who gives new Trainers their first Pokémon in the Johto region, but I guess I could make an exception. Did he already have a Pokémon in mind for his first one?" [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I smiled and said, "He said Cyndaquil was the one he wanted. I have a friend who actually breeds rare Pokémon, and she already gave me a Cyndaquil egg." I had a bag with me and I gently set it down on the table. I took out a cylindrical device, an egg incubator, and inside was an egg with mostly green coloration, with a cream-colored bottom and three red spots near the bottom. Elm was looking at the egg, taking notes on some of its features. I retrieved the egg after he finished and Elm went over to another table.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Alright, let's see here...Pokédex...maybe some extra items...and for a bag...alright, here we are." He brought over a blue strap-bag, cases of items, and a red device. "His Trainer's license will be delivered one day before his birthday, so be sure to come and pick it up later." I thanked him and took the items. Before I left he asked, "Might I receive an invitation, I would certainly like to meet your son." [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]My smile disappeared, and I said, "Sorry, but it's kind of a private party. I promise that we will visit sometime." Elm nodded his head in understanding. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Well, at least tell him I said hello and I hope to one day meet him." I smiled and nodded my head. I thanked him and I left New Bark town.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]-Flashback end-[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Happy Birthday Jason,"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I said, placing the gifts on the ground. Jason walked over to me and gave me a hug. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"You didn't have to do this, you know," he said. I just continued to smile and handed him the first gift. He took it slowly, and opened it. Inside was the blue strap-bag.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He was really surprised and said, "I've heard about this, it's one of those ever-expanding bags. I heard these things can hold a million items at once." He looked inside to show more of his gifts. Inside the bag were ten Poke Balls, ten Potions, and ten Full Heals, ten Revives, as well as ten Cheri, Chesto, Pecha, Oran, and Lum berries each. He smiled and looked back up at me. "Thanks Meema."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt] He gave me a hug, and I said, "Don't thank me just yet." I handed him another package and he opened it up. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Inside was a Pokédex and his Trainer License. He held the items in his hands, then said, "You...you really mean it?" I nodded my head and saw he was now coming to tears. He gave me a hug bigger than the last one, and I could hear him say, "Thank you" repeatedly.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Don't thank me just yet, I still have two more gifts for you."[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] He let go, still teary and I handed him two cylinders. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He opened the first one to show the Cyndaquil egg. He took it out of the container and looked at it. He turned to me and said, "A Cyndaquil egg, isn't it?" [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I nodded my head and said, "But the next one is really special." He took the second container and carefully unwrapped it. Inside was another egg, completely light green. He took out the egg and looked at it.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"I can't tell what it is. I know it's an egg, but I can't figure out which one." I floated over to him and prepared for his big shock.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"This, is my egg." Jason looked at me with a confused look on his face. "You see Jason, if a legendary deems a human worthy of having a pure heart, then they may choose him or her to be their son or daughter, as a legendary. And this egg, has a very special Pokémon inside. Inside, is a Celebi." [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Jason's eyes widened, as did everyone else's. Many of the Pokémon came forward with questions of "How is that possible?" and "Jason is going to be a Pokémon?" and others were saying their congratulations to Jason.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]But Jason, he was astonished to say the least. He turned to me, and said, "I, uh..." I waited for his answer, hoping that he would accept. Everything was silent for a moment, and Jason finally said, "I just want to know one thing." I nodded my head, signaling for him to go on. "How does it work, the transformation?" I almost twirled in the air joyously, excited that he was willing to accept. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"All you need to do is place your hand on the egg. I will then transfer your body and mind into the egg. You will then merge with the Celebi, meaning that you will have all of its knowledge and spirit. You will truly become a Celebi; my true child." Jason looked back at the egg in his hands. I knew he was trying to take this all in. He stood up, moved over to a nearby tree stump and set the egg down. He turned to me, and placed a hand on top of it.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"I'm ready, Meema."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.5pt]Chapter 3[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Maybe I didn't hear him right, but I thought he said he was ready. I realized I did hear him correctly-he actually wanted this. I became overjoyed and flew happily around the clearing. Jason smiled at my happiness, and I flew over to him. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Okay, this will only take a minute." I was about to place my hands on his own, but a sudden noise, the cry of other Pokémon in trouble, interrupted me. I turned to Jason quickly and said, "Quick, hide the eggs!"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I turned to the Beedrill twins, "Guys, I'll need your help in case something happens." I transformed into my aura form disguise and left the clearing. We searched the forest and found the source of the disruption, a man with a Houndoom. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He was wearing a black shirt with what appeared to be a harness with pockets attached to them, his pants were brown with multiple pockets, he had brown combat boots, and finally, he had a brown trench coat, a fedora, and strange glasses. The man smiled at me, but it was very creepy, almost evil.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Hello, my name is Mister Takashi. I am from the Johto Breeding Center. I have received a message saying that a rare egg has been seen in this area. May I look around?" I couldn't tell if he meant the Cyndaquil egg, or worse the Celebi egg, but I knew that this man was no friend.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"There is an egg, but it is a Cyndaquil egg and it belongs to my son. So, good day to you sir."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I began to leave for the clearing, but he stopped me and said, "You're not getting away that easily, Celebi." I gasped as he ordered his Houndoom to attack me. The Dark-type lunged at me, and I had to drop my disguise to dodge. I called out for the Beedrill twins, and they were at my side. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The Houndoom snarled at us, "You may have Bug-types to counter my Dark-type, but I am also a Fire-type." At this, the Houndoom exhaled a powerful Flamethrower attack. I used Protect to stop the attack, careful to not cause any of the flames to spread into the forest. After the attack stopped, I lowered the Protect so the Beedrill could attack with Twineedle. Since there were two Beedrill, there was no way the Houndoom could dodge the attack. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]It was hit repeatedly with needles, causing it to cry out in pain. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough, and it attacked again with Flamethrower. This time the older Beedrill got hit, and fell to the ground knocked out. I decided to use Signal Beam, a Bug-type move that I picked up from Mew, and hit the Houndoom. He cried out in pain and got up. It attempted to use Flamethrower, but the younger Beedrill stopped it with Twineedle. The Houndoom, now fainted, was returned by the man, who was not very happy.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He pulled out another Poké Ball and said, "Let's see how you deal with my ultimate Pokémon. Go, Spiritomb!" The Poké Ball opened, sending a flash of light. When it died down, a keystone was in its place. The keystone vibrated and released a purple energy. The energy accumulated into a circular form. Green orbs began to form in the circular energy, and two of them flattened out.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt] When they turned back out into half-circles, one of them had a pupil in the center, but the other had a swirl pattern. The Pokémon let out a low growl, and I could feel that this Pokémon was powerful. I figured that I would need some extra help, so I psychically contacted several Pokémon in the forest. It would take time so I had to stall.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I heard the man say, "Spiritomb, Dark Pulse!" and I nearly panicked. The Pokémon focused dark energy in front of it, and released a powerful blast of energy. I was able to dodge, but most of the forest took the blast. We were now near the clearing, so I hopped onto the stair steps and shot a Leaf Storm attack at the Spiritomb. It hit, but it barely did any damage. The Beedrill moved behind it and shot out a glob of poisonous substances: a Toxic attack. The Spiritomb was hit by the attack, and was struck with the effects of the poison. I decided to use another Leaf Storm attack. It wouldn't do much damage, but it would severely weaken it.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"I don't think so," the man said. He pulled out another Poké Ball and said, "Go, Golem!" After the flash of light, a giant Pokémon made up of almost entirely rock appeared. He returned his Spiritomb as the Pokémon reinforcements arrived, and turned to me.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Alright, last chance. I know you have a Celebi egg here. Give the egg to me or I'll have Golem use Explosion to blow this forest sky high." Not only were Beedrill, the other Pokémon and I surprised that he would do something like this, but so was his Golem. None of us could believe that he would attempt to kill everyone, including himself, just to get an egg. "I'll give you till the count of three to tell me where it is. One..."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]'He's bluffing,'[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I thought.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Two..."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]'He has to be, right?'[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Three..."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]'He's not bluffing!'[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Golem, use-"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"WAIT!" There was a shout from the stair steps. Everyone looked over to the stairs, to see Jason with the Celebi egg![/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Jason, no! That's your gift, and there's no reason you should give it to him."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I read his mind, and was confused when he said, 'Just trust me Meema. I have a plan.'[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Heh, the kid has some sense," the man said. He began to walk over to Jason, and I could see the desire in his eyes.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Jason put the egg in his hands, and then mentally shouted, 'Meema, transfer his soul NOW! I don't care what you say about this, JUST DO IT!' [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I was stunned, but I quickly flew over to the man and placed my hands on his head. Before he could throw me off, I activated the transfer. Both of our eyes glowed, and his body fell to the floor. Jason caught the egg in his hands, and the Golem was stunned.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Master! What wrong Master?"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I turned to the man and retrieved his three Poke Balls. I released all three of them, their bodies covered in a blue light. The Houndoom and Spiritomb noticed their master and noticed me.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"We are free,"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] the Houndoom said, "but our Master did not release us. How, then?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"I released all of you."[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] The Pokémon all turned their attention to me, almost horrified yet somewhat grateful. "I could feel all of your pain. You didn't like the way your master treats you and other people, but had no choice but to obey him."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]They all agreed, and the Spiritomb asked, "But what about our master, why is he on the ground sleeping?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I looked over to Jason and continued, "His mind is now in the body of the Celebi in that egg." All of the Pokémon turned to Jason, who was placing the egg on the tree stump.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He turned to me and said, "It's not the Celebi egg."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"What?"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] It had to be the Celebi egg. It was light green with nothing else on it. Jason turned to the egg and scratched the surface of the egg, which peeled off. Underneath was a darker shade of green, it was the Cyndaquil egg![/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"But, how?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]-Flashback, Jason's Point of view-[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Quick, hide the eggs!"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I ran for the stair steps as Meema said something to the Beedrill twins. The Butterfree triplets followed me as I carried the two eggs up the stair steps. I stayed near the edge of the treehouse so I could hear what was going on. I could hear a man's voice talking. Then, I heard the sounds of fighting. I could hear the man say something about the Celebi egg. 'It must be a poacher. I can't let him get this egg.' I moved back towards an open space, and took out the Cyndaquil egg.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I heard the youngest of the triplets asked, "Jason, what are you doing? This is no time for messing around."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I turned to the triplet that spoke and said, "There's a poacher down there, and he's after the Celebi egg. So, we're going to give him a Celebi egg. I need you guys to use Sleep Powder and Silver wind." [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I set the egg down and watched the triplets flap their wings at high speed. The egg was coated with the green colored scales of Sleep Powder and were stuck to the surface by Silver Wind. In a matter of seconds, the false egg was complete, and not a minute too soon.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I moved right next to the entrance and heard the man say, "...I know you have a Celebi egg here. Give the egg to me or I'll have Golem use Explosion to blow this forest sky high. One, two, three..."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I hurried down the stairs and shouted "WAIT!"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]-Flashback end, back to Celebi's Point of View-[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"And you know the rest." Everyone, including the Beedrill twins and the Butterfree triplets, had listened to his story, amazed that he had come up with something so clever. But the man's Pokémon were speechless. Their former master was now a Pokémon, still inside of its egg.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt] Jason climbed up the stair steps again, and came back down with the real Celebi egg. He set it down on the stump and turned to the Pokémon. "I had no choice. If I didn't do this, he would have taken the egg. He might have even taken my Meema." The man's Pokémon were even more surprised now, they didn't know that he was my child.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]They turned to me and the Golem said, "We sorry. We thought it would be Eevee egg, or another rare egg. But now we know it Celebi egg, we leave now." The Golem moved over to his former master and picked him up. Jason moved forward, but the Golem said, "No worries, child of Celebi. We won't bother you again. We leave to bury master." Then, the Pokémon left.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Jason ran out and yelled to them, "Hey," the Pokémon turned to him, "I hope we get to see you again as friends!" The Golem smiled, nodded his head, and left into the forest. Jason returned to the clearing, smiling at me.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"I'm proud of you Jason. Not only did you prevent an evil man from stealing the egg, you also made friends with his Pokémon."[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] Jason stopped smiling and looked over at the Cyndaquil egg.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"So what about the egg? Will he remember anything?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I shook my head no and said, "No, his will is weaker than the Cyndaquil's, even if it's an egg. So his spirit has been absorbed." Jason looked at the egg again, and noticed something. He moved closer to the egg and flaked off some scales. He looked surprised and turned to me.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"The egg is about to hatch!" I moved closer and watched as the egg cracked open. More cracks appeared, and eventually, a Cyndaquil was partially visible. Jason began to break off pieces and then took the Cyndaquil out of the egg once the hole was big enough.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt] "Welcome to the world little guy," he said. The Cyndaquil looked at Jason's face and held out its tiny arms.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Daddy!"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] it said in a cute voice. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He noticed me and said, "Who are you?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I smiled and replied, "My name is Celebi, and Jason is my son." The Cyndaquil looked at me, and smiled. Jason set him down and turned to the Celebi egg. He walked over to it and placed his hand on top.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Meema, I think we should finish what we started." I turned to him and nodded. I floated over to him and placed my hands on his. I focused my powers and our eyes began to glow. A few moments later, his body began to glow, and was absorbed into the egg.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.5pt]Chapter 4[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt](Jason's Point of View)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]It was dark. I guessed I was in the egg. I reached forward and felt the hard surface of the shell. I began to pound on the egg, trying to break out. It felt like the eggs shell wasn't weakening fast enough.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]'Come on Jason. Focus, concentrate.'[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I began to focus, trying to figure a way out. I decided to try head-butting the shell. I hit it once, nothing. I hit it again, still nothing. I focused every bit of power I had into my next hit. I could sense a powerful energy right in front of me, and I charged.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.5pt] (Celebi's Point of View)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I could hear thumps coming from the egg. I saw a small crack had formed, and eventually a light came from the crack. I moved back as I sensed a powerful energy inside the egg. It smashed open as a Celebi charged out of the egg. I was in the direct path of what appeared to be a Zen Headbutt attack, and was hit by Jason. I took some damage, but I was able to stop the attack. I held him out to see a dazed, and thankfully not fainted, Jason.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Ow, my head. What happened?"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] Jason looked up at me and I smiled.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"It worked Jason, you have become my true child."[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] Jason began to float and looked himself over. He floated in a circle, trying to see himself. He stopped after a few times and turned to me, a big smile on his face.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"This is awesome, but how do I change back?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I moved over to him and said, "Concentrate on your human form, and imagine yourself as how you look."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Jason closed his eyes, and after a few seconds began to glow with a blue light. After a second or two, Jason was in place of the Celebi. He looked at his hands, making sure that he was a human. After checking himself, he turned to me and smiled. The young Cyndaquil jumped onto his shoulder, and the Butterfree triplets and Beedrill twins joined us.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"So, now what?" Jason asked all of us. The youngest of the Butterfree trio and the younger of the Beedrill twins flew forward.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Well Jason, we've been talking,"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] The Butterfree said.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"And we want to travel with you on your journey,"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] the Beedrill finished. Jason looked at me, then at Cyndaquil, then back at Butterfree and Beedrill.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"All right, it's a deal." He held out his hand to the two, and they shook his hand one at a time. Jason moved over to the table and got out three Poke Balls. He captured and let them out one at a time.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I went up to him and said, "I would like to come along too. You'll need a powerful Pokémon as well as a guide and caretaker." I transformed into my aura form disguise and placed my hand on his shoulder. He looked up at me and smiled.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]'My child, you are growing more and more like a man each day. I just wish that you would grow up much slower.'[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Jason returned his Pokémon and headed for the path. The Butterfree and Beedrill stopped him, and he turned around and they said, "Jason, we know you have a kind heart. But please, no matter what, promise you will protect our siblings." Jason held up his hand and gave a thumbs-up.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Don't worry, I'll make sure they come back safe and sound." He walked through the forest until we arrived at the path and the Butterfree and Beedrill flew out into the open space. He walked out and watched as they flew off into the forest. I walked up next to him and looked down at him. He had a confident smile on his face.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Today, everything changes. We'd be going on an adventure around the Johto region. One that could change our outlook on life forever." He turned to me and said, "Ready to head out, Meema?" I nodded my head and placed a hand on him. My eyes glowed and we teleported to New Bark town. We arrived in the surrounding forest, and Jason decided that the first order of business was to visit Professor Elm.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I walked behind him and I thought about his words, 'Today, everything changes...'[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I was brought out of my thoughts by Jason, who was shouting, "Come on Meema!" I hurried over to Jason and I knocked on the door.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.5pt]Chapter 5[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt](Jason's POV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]A few seconds after we had knocked, Professor Elm came to the door. He noticed me and asked us to come inside. We went in and I noticed that there were three other kids about my age. They were all looking at me, each with a different look.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The first was a boy a little taller than me. He had black hair, which was covered by a blue and red baseball cap. He was also wearing a blue, black, and red shirt under a yellow and black jacket. He had white cargo pants on and hiking boots, with a confused look on his face.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The second person was another boy, about my height. His hair was a reddish brown color, sticking up in spikes (not the punk-rock kind, but standing on end). He had a red and black short-sleeve shirt, brown pants and sneakers, with an annoyed look on his face.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The third was a girl, also about my height. Her hair was sandy brown and stopped at the middle of her back. She had a white and red light long-sleeved shirt with a cat design on the back. She was also wearing short pants and sandals, with a "too happy" look on her face.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Elm introduced me to them. The first boy was named Tyler. The second boy was named William or, as he liked to be called, Will. And finally, the girl's name was Janice, and whenever she looked at me, I got this weird feeling in my gut. I joined the group, but said nothing. It was the first time I had been around other humans my age, and the first time I saw a girl my age.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Our attention was drawn back to Professor Elm, who said, "Anyways, now is the time to pick out your starter Pokémon I have Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile. Jason, I assume you already have your items?" I nodded my head and tapped my bag.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]William walked up to me and said, "Sorry, but you're a little late. We got here first, so no starter for you."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I smirked a little and said, "Not a problem." I pulled out one of my Poke Balls from my bag and pressed the button. A flash of light came from the ball, and Cyndaquil appeared on the floor.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He spotted me and jumped into my arms saying, "Daddy!" but all they heard was "Quil!" Janice came up to me and had sparkles in her eyes.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Oh my goodness, it's so cute!" she said. She ran over to Elm and said, "I want Cyndaquil for my starter please." Elm walked over to a nearby table and picked up one of three Poke Balls. He handed the ball to her, which she immediately opened to reveal a Cyndaquil. Professor Elm handed her a Pokédex, and she turned back to the Cyndaquil.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"This Cyndaquil happens to be a girl, and the other two starters are male just to let you know," Professor Elm said.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Janice replied, "Okay then, I'll call you Lucy." From what I heard, the Cyndaquil said, "Thank you, I want to do my best."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Tyler was next and said, "I choose Chikorita."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Will was behind him and said, "So that leaves me with Totodile." Elm turned back to the table and handed each of the trainers their respective Poke Balls and Pokédex.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Alright, you now all have your starters. So, how about a practice battle?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Will stepped forward first. "Okay then, I want to battle him," he said pointing to me.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Cyndaquil jumped off my shoulder, and his back erupted in flames. "Alright, let's go!"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Elm jumped in between us before we could do any major damage. "How about we take this out to the practice field out back?" I calmed down a bit, as did Cyndaquil, but Will was more ticked off. Nevertheless, we followed him through a back door into a forest. It was a decent arena; an almost perfect rectangle with the battlefield divided in two, and two circles in the center. In the forest I could hear a variety of Pokémon calls: Sentret, Pidgey, and Spinarak, even a Weedle or two. My attention was directed back to the field, where Tyler and Janice had already taken their places. Professor Elm was near the middle on the other side of the field, shouting to the two, "This will be a one-on-one battle between Janice and Tyler. No items will be allowed. The battle ends when either trainer's Pokémon can no longer battle, which I will determine. Trainers ready?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Heck yeah!" Tyler yelled out.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Janice nodded her head.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Then begin!" Elm shouted, signaling the start of the battle[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Janice made the first move, "Shine like a star, Lucy!" She threw her Poké Ball and it flashed open, revealing her Cyndaquil. Tyler was next and threw his Poké Ball.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"I need your assistance, Chester!" The ball opened and revealed the male Chikorita.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]As I watched the battle, I could sense Meema walking up to my side, and heard her telepath to me, "Enjoying yourself?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I replied, "Yeah, I can't believe that I'm actually going on a journey, seeing life outside of the forest for the first time." I looked over to Will, who was standing by the Professor. "But that guy over there, he scares me a little, especially when we first met. I don't like it," I gave forced a shudder to show my point.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Well, just give him time. I can sense that right now, he's just as excited as you are, but he's more focused on becoming stronger, instead of making Pokémon his friends."[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I looked back at the battle and noticed it was already over.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Professor Elm had already begun to say, "Chester is unable to battle, the winner is Janice and Lucy!"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Janice was jumping in the air, shouting out, "Alright! We did it!" She ran out to the field and picked up Lucy, giving her all sorts of praise. Tyler recalled Chester and said something, then both of them walked over to the Professor. Will was now walking over to the right hand side of the field, so I moved over to the left hand side. Professor Elm gave the same pre-battle speech as before, and we sent out our Pokémon.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]It was then that I realized something...[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I had no idea what my Pokémon's moves were![/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Meema must have sensed my thoughts and spoke to me, "Don't worry son, use your Pokédex for the information on Cyndaquil. I suggest you also take a look at Totodile's data as well." I calmed down and took out my Pokédex.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I pointed it at Cyndaquil, and an automatic voice said, "Cyndaquil, the Fire Mouse Pokémon. Its back will erupt in flames if startled or angered. Cyndaquil's currently known moves are Flame Wheel, Eruption, Lava Plume, and Flamethrower."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Meema, mind explaining the powered up moves?"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I asked.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Cyndaquil learned these moves due to its time in the egg. Even I don't know how this works, so don't ask me."[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I decided to get data on Totodile and pointed it at the small Pokémon.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Totodile, the Big Jaw Pokémon. It has a habit of biting various objects with its powerful jaws, including its own trainer."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]'Heh, sounds like I might get a laugh out of this if that Totodile is like what it says in the Pokédex entry,'[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I thought to myself. I put away my Pokédex and said, "Alright, Typhon (pronounced as ty-fun), use Flamethrower!" Cyndaquil, now called Typhon, breathed in, and exhaled a powerful stream of fire, while at the same time igniting its own back on fire. Will was too shocked to call an order, and could only watch as his Totodile was hit by the powerful Fire-type move. The Totodile was able to get up, but was weakened severely.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Hey!" Will shouted, "How come you're Pokémon knows such a powerful move?! It's only supposed to know Tackle and Leer!" I smirked a little.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"That's for me to know, and for you to never find out!" I yelled back, taunting him.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Grrr, I've had enough of you!" Will yelled, tic marks appearing all over his forehead. "Typhoon, use Scratch!" The Totodile, now called Typhoon, charged at Typhon.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Dodge it quick!" Typhon jumped up and landed behind the Totodile, and I waited for Will to make the next move.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"He's right behind you!" Will shouted angrily at his Pokémon. "Use Scratch again before he can counter-attack." The Totodile turned and charged again.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Quick, dodge again, but move backwards this time!" Typhon began to hop backwards, eventually going around in a U-turn until Typhoon got tired. "Now, end this with Flame Wheel!" Typhon curled into a ball and began to build up speed, his back erupted in flames again, creating a wheel effect. Typhon charged at Typhoon and hit him dead center. Typhoon was once again sent flying, this time ending up fainted. Will ran towards his fainted Pokémon and picked him up. I picked up Typhon and gave him praise and hugged him a little bit, so as not to crush him. Soon after I returned Typhon, Will returned his Pokémon and stormed up to me.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"What gives? Why does your Cyndaquil know those powerful moves, it's not even fair!"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I sweat-dropped a little and began to say, "Well, my Me- mom got Typhon here for my birthday and he was still an egg back then. I guess he picked up some moves." I smiled, a little worriedly, but heard something. I looked toward the source, in the thick forest. The professor, Janice, and Tyler were moving towards us, but it wasn't them. I looked closer, and strained to hear the noise.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I recognized it as it got louder; buzzing.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Lots and lots of buzzing.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The forest trees soon erupted in buzzing as a swarm of Beedrill came out of the forest. The three turned around, and each reacted differently: Janice screamed in terror, Tyler ran to the lab, and Professor Elm was shouting for everyone to get back inside. Will and Tyler were race-fighting for the lead, Professor Elm was trying to calm them all down, and Janice was still panicking. I was about to run back myself, but saw Janice trip and fall. The others were too far ahead to go back, and I was about to run away myself, when I began to remember something.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]-Flashback-[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Screaming.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Buzzing.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]A man shouting "Janet, RUN! I'll hold them off! Just get Jason to Azalea Town! Donphan, go!"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The sounds of panting and battling.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]A scream of pain.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I was crying now.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The buzzing had started again, I saw a woman's face in pain as she held me tightly.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Then, darkness.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]After a while, light came back and I saw a green sprite. Meema.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I was now in her hands.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The woman exhaled and closed her eyes.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I began to cry again.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Then, another voice, "[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt]Don't worry, young one, I will properly love and take care of you."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]-Flashback end-[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]That's when it hit me. This was a memory of my original parents. The day Meema adopted me. I realized this was about to happen to Janice. Acting on impulse, I ran straight for the swarm. Time was slowing down, I wasn't going to let this happen to Janice. I then realized something, what the feeling in my gut was.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]It was...love.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I was in love with Janice. I guess it was true what they say, 'Love makes you do crazy things.' I stopped right in front of Janice and held my arms wide. The Beedrill began to fire Twineedle, Poison Sting, and Pin Missile, and I closed my eyes.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt](Janice's POV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I saw the Beedrill closing in on me, Tyler, and Professor Elm. I saw that Will was fleeing, leaving me behind.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]'Some boyfriend he is!'[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] Unfortunately, my thought of anger caused me to trip. I landed on my hands and fell flat on my stomach. I turned to see the Beedrill charging their attacks, and closed my eyes. I heard the attacks fire, but didn't feel anything.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Did they miss?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Could I not feel them?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I opened my eyes to see Jason standing in front of me, arms wide open. I realized he took the blow for me. I gasped as he let out a pained breath. He looked ready to fall, but just lowered his arms. His head began to shake as he looked back at the Beedrill.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I could hear him say weakly, "That the best you got?" His body gave in and he fell to the floor, falling on his side. I ran over to him, and noticed the Beedrill were practically motionless, only their wings moving them up and down. Then they left. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]They just turned around and left. I returned my attention to Jason. Thankfully he wasn't dead, but his breathing was ragged. I tried to remove some of the pins and needles from his chest and abdomen, with little success. His mother came over and looked at the wounds gravely.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"This isn't good, the needles went deep into his body. It doesn't look like any major organs were pierced, but if we don't get these out soon, his breathing could move the needles deeper in." She took out a Poké Ball and threw it. After the flash of light, a Chansey appeared.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I took out my Pokédex and scanned it: "Chansey, the Egg Pokémon, and the evolved form of Happiny. Chansey produce eggs that are packed with nutrients, and is considered a medic."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]The Chansey looked at Jason and nearly freaked out when it saw the wounds. It closed its eyes and began to hum. The needles started to move out of Jason's body, causing him to cry out in pain. The needles eventually came out, and Chansey opened its eyes and looked at Jason. It closed its eyes again, humming differently, when a soft glow began to emanate from Jason. His wounds began to close, and his breathing returned to normal.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Thank you Chansey, return." Mrs. Gilman said, returning her Chansey to its Poké Ball. She picked him up and carried him inside the lab. Professor Elm was fussing over what had happened, but Mrs. Gilman paid no attention to him. She moved over to an arm chair and set Jason down. She turned to Professor Elm and began to answer his questions. I paid no attention to them as my own thoughts clouded everything around me.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]'He saved me. He could have used Cyndaquil to fry them all, but he instead blocked the entire thing. For me.'[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I began to think about my relationship with Will. We had been boyfriend and girlfriend for a few months, but he didn't do anything special for me. No flowers, no chocolate, not even a movie date. But Jason, he risked his own life, put himself in harm's way, for me. I was shaken out of my thoughts, quite literally, by Will.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I turned to him and he said, "Come on Janice, we're going to Violet City and get the first gym badge." He turned to leave, but I stood in my spot.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"No."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He turned and echoed me, "No?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I looked him in the eye and said, "No, I'm not going with you. Not anywhere, not anytime."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Will started to walk back to me, and began to say, "Come on Janice, you're my girlfrie-"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I stopped him mid-sentence and said, "Ex-girlfriend."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Will was now shaking with anger. He looked over at Jason and said, "This is about him, isn't it? He's nobody, he only wanted to impress you." I could feel his words sting my heart. Yet, somehow, whenever I thought of Jason, I got butterflies in my stomach.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I looked back at Will and said, "We're done. I don't care what you say, we are through." Will kept shaking, exhaling like a mad bull. He then turned and stormed out of the lab, Tyler close behind him. I smirked, that was the first time I ever stood up to anyone. I heard Jason groan, as did Mrs. Gilman and Professor Elm. I reached him first, and tried getting his attention.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.5pt](Jason's POV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I could hear someone's voice. Someone was saying my name. I opened my eyes, closing them a little as I saw some bright lights and swirling images. My vision focused to see Meema, Professor Elm, and Janice. Everything was coming back in pieces. The battle against Will, the Beedrill swarm, several stings of pain, then a blackout. I smiled a little, and Meema said to me, "Jason, how do you feel?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"I feel like I was pierced with a billion needles. What happened?"[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I said back. Meema's face got a little bit more worried.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Technically, you got hit with 139 needles, and you pretty much acted recklessly by throwing yourself in the line of fire between about twenty Beedrill and Janice."[/SIZE][SIZE=13.5pt] I looked over at Janice and smiled at her. She smiled back at me, then gave me a kiss. It was on the cheek, but it was enough to make me blush. Janice giggled at my reaction, and I tried to sit back up.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Professor Elm forced me back down, and said, "Listen Jason, you came close to a fatal injury, you need to rest." Meema got his attention and I noticed she was holding a bowl in her hands.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"I think this might perk him up a bit." She handed me the bowl and I took a whiff. I almost gagged, it smelled horrible. My guess it was Meema's "Energy Stew", a special combination of several bitter herbs. Regardless, I sipped the soup until it was all gone. I kept it down the best I could. Then, my stomach began to feel weird. I could feel energy returning to me. I was able to stand up, but Professor Elm tried to sit me back down.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Regardless of what that might have been, your body still needs to heal."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I smirked and said, "Professor, I'm fine. There's nothing like my mom's Energy Stew to get me up and ready to go." I looked over to Meema and winked a knowing eye at her. She returned the wink and noticed that Will and Tyler were gone.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Meema noticed this and said, "Will and Tyler left a while ago." Janice was smiling for some reason, and I decided not to ask. I sat up, this time without interruption from Professor Elm, and stood. I was a bit shaky at first, but I regained my balance after a few seconds.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"See professor, I'm fine." I grabbed Typhon's ball and opened it. Typhon, as soon as he came out, hopped into my arms, and I placed him on my shoulder. "So, where should I go next?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Professor Elm shook his head, but said, "The next town is Cherrygrove City, west of here." I nodded my head and went out the door, Meema and Janice following close behind.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]I turned to Janice and asked, "So if those guys left, why did you stay?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]She scoffed a little and said, "It's pretty obvious, they're jerks. I can't believe Will was my boyfriend." I caught an outburst of surprise in my throat. Will and Janice were boyfriend and girlfriend?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Wait, were?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"Yeah, while you were unconscious I broke up with him." I blushed a little, and turned the other way, towards Route 29.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]"So they left already. Probably on Route 30 by now."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Janice stepped forward and said, "Then let's go!"[/SIZE]

 

Okay, so I was hoping for a reply so that way it didn't look like I was spamming or anything, but so far I'm only getting views and no replies. Anyways, here are the next five chapters of "A Time Traveler's Destiny".

[SIZE=12pt]Chapter 6[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason, Janice, and Celebi disguised as Jason's mother arrived at Route 29 a few minutes after leaving Professor Elm's lab. Jason was the first to enter the Route, and was running through the grass as if he had never seen it before. Janice turned to Jason's mother and asked, "Is he always like this?" Jason's mother laughed at the sight of her son, enjoying himself.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Not always, he's never really left his home."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice looked back at Jason, who was climbing a tree, and asked, "Which town is that?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She paused for a moment, and responded, "Azalea Town." Jason jumped down from the tree and looked at the sky. He raised his arms, closed his eyes, and fell backwards. He laughed, almost losing his breath, and looked at the clouds.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Hey look," he said, pointing at one of the clouds, "Right there, is a Bellsprout."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice looked up at the cloud and said, "I don't see it."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason looked at her and said, "Try looking from down here." Janice did as instructed, and laid down on the grass, next to Jason.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She looked at the cloud again, and said, "Nope, don't see it. I see something else." Jason turned his head to see Janice was looking at it upside down. "I see, a school bell."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason looked back up and asked, "What's a school bell?" Janice sat up and looked at Jason.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"You don't know what a school bell is?" Jason shook his head no, and Janice continued, "It's a bell that lets people know school started."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason rolled onto his side and asked, "What's school?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice laughed a little, and said, "What do you mean? Haven't you been to school before?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason shook his head, and said, "I've never seen anyone else like me before. Like you."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice was about to ask something else when Celebi called out, "Hey you two, Cherrygrvoe City is over here." They looked to where she was and saw the town.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason turned to Janice and said, "Race you there."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"You're on."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The two raced to the town, neck and neck. Jason pulled ahead and made it to town first, laughing at his success. Janice bent over, hands on her knees and panting, and asked between breaths, "How...did you...run...that fast?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason laughed a little more, also short of breath, and replied, "I'm just naturally fast. Mem-err, Mom, said I'm almost fast as a stampeding Tauros." He laughed a bit more and looked at the town around him.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Hello there," a voice said from behind them. They turned to see a man behind them, probably in his late 50s. "I can see you're new here. Would you like a tour?" Jason immediately nodded his head, and Janice soon followed after.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The man showed them all around Cherrygrove, from the Pokémon Center, to the path that led to Route 30, to the sea, and finally to his house. "Well, thanks for the company. In exchange, I can upgrade your Poke-Gear so it has the map feature."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Cool, thanks," Janice said. She handed her Poke-gear to him, and he turned to Jason.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason was looking around, and the man asked, "Well, can I upgrade your Poke-Gear for you?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason was silent and Janice asked, "Do you have one?" Jason shook his head no. The man was silent for a moment, then went into his house, not closing the door. A few mechanical sounds came from inside, and a few moments later, the man came back.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Here you are," the man said, giving Janice her Poke-Gear back. "As for you young man," he said, turning to Jason. He turned and picked up a package, and gave it to Jason. "That's a new Poke-Gear my granddaughter sent to me. I already purchased one and have no use for it, so take it."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Thank you, sir," Jason said. He opened the box and pulled out the Poke-Gear. He turned it on and scrolled through all the functions, amazed at the technology. He looked up from the Poke-Gear as the man nodded and said, "You're quite welcome. It's already got the map feature installed, so you're all set." Jason thanked the man again, and they decided to head back to the Pokémon Center. They went in and walked up to the front desk. Janice rang the service bell and Nurse Joy came in from the back room.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Good afternoon," she said, bowing a little. "What can I do for you?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"We'd like to have our Pokémon checked, and a room for three." Nurse Joy took their Poke Balls and placed them into a machine. She began to type something into the computer, and asked for their Trainer Cards.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Trainers stay for free, and it will be 25 Poke-yen for non-Trainers." Jason paid for the room, despite her objections, and Nurse Joy asked if they would be participating in the league.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"The Pokémon League? You mean that competition where you gather eight badges and you face the strongest trainers in Johto?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Nurse Joy nodded, and Janice said, "Not me, I'm not exactly the battling type. What about you, Jason?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Jason thought for a moment and said, "Okay, why not?" Nurse Joy typed on her computer, then said, "Okay, you're all set. The first town you'll want to go to is Violet City, northwest of here past Routes 30 and 31." Jason thanked Nurse Joy and she handed him the key to their room, and returned their Trainer Cards and Poke Balls.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Their room was on the second floor, first on the right. The room was bigger than a regular sized room, capable of holding two bunk beds on one side of the room, as well as a couch and TV opposite them. Jason immediately called top bunk, jumping onto the top. He set his stuff at the end of the mattress, and began to fiddle with his Poke-Gear. Janice and Jason's mother sat on the couch, and Janice whispered to her, "I have a question about Jason, Mrs. Gilman."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Oh, please call me Janet."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright, well I've noticed that he sometimes acts a bit..." she looked back at Jason, eyes glued to the Poke-Gear.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Different?" Janet finished.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice nodded and said, "Not that there's anything wrong with it, but it's almost like he's never heard of modern society before."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janet smiled a bit, and replied, "Well, in Azalea Town we tried living a simpler life. We do use things like stoves and vacuum cleaners, but no TV or video games." Janice was dumbstruck. 'No TV?' she thought to herself. 'No games? How could anyone live like that?'[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"It's a long story, I'm afraid, and it's about," she looked at her wristwatch, and said, "8:48, so we need to get some rest."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She said the last part so Jason could hear, and he snapped out of his trance, putting away the Poke-Gear. Jason took his bag and went into the bathroom so Janice and his Meema could change. He took a quick shower and changed into pajamas, then called through the door, "You done?" Janice replied with a yes and Jason exited the bathroom. Janice and his Meema were already in their bunks, Janice under his, and he released Typhon. He climbed up to the top bunk and let Typhon crawl onto the pillow, and laid down. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Night."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Night."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Chapter 7[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt](Jason's POV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]I woke up abruptly with my face full of flames. I screamed, clutching my face from the pain.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I heard Typhon say, "Daddy! Daddy I'm sorry!" I removed my hands from my face, and looked at Typhon, trying my best not to look like I was in too much in pain.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"It's alright, just a small burn. What happened anyways?" As if on cue, Typhon sneezed, causing his back flames to erupt for a second. Meema came up to me and asked what happened. "I think Typhon might have something." Typhon sneezed again, proving my point, and Meema picked him up and looked him over.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Well I can't do anything, not while Janice is around, so take him to Nurse Joy."[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] I nodded and went to the bathroom to take a shower and get dressed. Once I had some fresh clothes on, I looked in the mirror to see the damage. It wasn't as bad as I had thought, a first degree burn by the way it looked, and it was only on the left side of my face. I left the bathroom and Janice saw me.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Oh my goodness. What happened to you?" She asked looking at my burn closely.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"In the form of advice, don't sleep next to a Fire-type with a sneezing problem."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I picked up Typhon, who sneezed again and said, "Oh, I feel terrible. I don't know if can-a-a-ACHOO!" His back erupted in flames, barely missing my head.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Bless you," Janice said, petting Typhon on his head.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I'm going to take him down to Nurse Joy to have him get checked out, as well as this," I said, pointing to the burnt half of my face. I left the room and walked down to the front desk. Nurse Joy was typing on her computer and I cleared my throat.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Oh, good morning," she said cheerfully. "How can I help you?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Typhon sneezed, answering her question, and I added, "He accidentally burned me. I was wondering if you could see what the problem is and see how bad my burn is." Nurse Joy nodded and led me to a back room. It looked like an intensive care room, several incubators grouped together on one side of the room, with medical equipment and medicines on opposite ends.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Set him down here," Nurse Joy said, opening an incubator. I gently placed Typhon inside on his belly, and Nurse Joy closed it. She typed something into the keyboard and the machine hummed to life, the inside glowing with a green light. "Let me take a look at your burns." She led me over to an examination table and had me sit down on it. While she worked on me, I made a psychic connection with Meema.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Meema, can you hear me?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Yes Jason, did something happen? How's Typhon?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I'm not sure yet. He's in an incubator right now, having his vitals checked or something."[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] Nurse Joy waved a hand in front of my face and I cut the link.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I said, you have a minor burn. It will clear up in a few days, but you'll need to apply this once a day." She handed me a small container, and I opened it. Inside was a white cream, burn medicine I guessed. The incubator holding Typhon pinged and Nurse Joy walked over to it. She pressed a few more buttons, and paper started to come out of the machine. She looked at it, and said, "Well it seems your Cyndaquil is fine, just a small sneezing fit." She opened the incubator, and I walked over. Typhon sat up, and sneezed again.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"It will go away in a couple hours, but I advise you keep him in his Poké Ball so he doesn't cause an accidental fire or burn." I nodded and picked Typhon up.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Daddy, is something wrong with me?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I pretended like I didn't understand him, and said, "I'm going to have to put you back in your Poké Ball for a couple of hours, alright. Just until you're sneezing clears up. Okay?" Typhon nodded, and I grabbed his Poké Ball, returning him. I thanked Nurse Joy and left the room, finding Meema and Janice by the door.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Oh, Jason, there you are," Meema said, acting like she didn't know where I was. "How's Typhon?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Just a small sneezing fit. He'll have to stay in his Poké Ball until it goes away." We went outside and I tossed Butterfree and Beedrill's Poke Balls, and they appeared in a flash of light. Janice became startled when she saw Beedrill, and I said, "Hey, its okay. He's friendly."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice didn't look like he was going to take a chance, and Butterfree said, "So Jason, what are we going to do? Training?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"If it's okay with you guys, I'd like to give you nicknames." They looked at each other, and nodded their heads.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Oh, I want to be called Buzzkill,"[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] Beedrill said.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I spoke to him telepathically, "Not a good idea. Janice was almost skewered yesterday by a bunch of Beedrill near New Bark."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Beedrill thought again, and this time Butterfree spoke up, "I think for my nickname, I would like...Monarch."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Why Monarch?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Well, I heard it's a type of butterfly in a foreign country, plus it makes me sound important."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I silently agreed, and Beedrill said, "Well, if I can't be Buzzkill, then how about Sting?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Perfect."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Okay, Butterfree, I'll call you Monarch," I said, pretending to come up with the name on my own. Monarch chittered happily, and I said to Beedrill, "And Beedrill, I think I'll call you," I pretended to think for a moment, "Sting." Sting buzzed excitedly, and I said, "Okay, Monarch, since Typhon can't battle for a while, we'll start training with you first."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Monarch chittered excitedly, and I opened my Pokédex and scanned Monarch first, "Butterfree, the Butterfly Pokémon, and the final evolved form of Caterpie. It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen. Butterfree's currently known moves are Poison powder, Sleep Powder, Tackle, and Confusion."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Then I pointed it at Sting, "Beedrill, the Poison Bee Pokémon, and the final evolved form of Weedle. Its best attack involves flying around at high speed, striking with poison needles, then flying off. Beedrill's currently known moves are Tackle, String Shot, Fury Attack, and Twineedle."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I put my Pokédex away and recalled Sting. "Okay, I think we should teach you Stun Spore first to replace Sleep Powder, and then Silver Wind to replace Tackle." Monarch chittered in agreement, and Jason's mother pulled out a guidebook on how to train Pokémon so they can learn new moves.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright, Stun Spore seems easy enough. Butterfree use the powder and spore attacks by shedding scales from their wings. To use Stun Spore, all you have to do is shed some of your scales while focusing on immobilizing your opponent."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Monarch nodded, and Janice said, "Oh, I have an idea. Why not have a battle? That way, my little Lucy can get some experience and your Monarch can practice learning the new move." I nodded and turned to Monarch.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Ready for your first battle?" Monarch chittered as Janice sent out Lucy. At first, Monarch was a bit intimidated, but I told him with a mental link that it didn't know any fire-type moves yet. Meema had us walk to the entrance to Route 30, and stood between us.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"This will be a one-on-one battle between Jason's Monarch and Janice's Lucy. The battle will end when either of the opposing Pokémon faint or when Monarch is able to successfully use Stun Spore. Trainers ready?" I nodded, a confident smirk on my face, as did Janice. "Begin!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Monarch, try to use Stun Spore!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Lucy, use Smokescreen!" Lucy exhaled a cloud of thick smoke, hiding inside.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Spread it all over the smoke!" Monarch began flapping his wings frantically, but instead of the gold-colored scales of Stun Spore came the green-colored scales of Sleep Powder. The scales fell everywhere, and the smoke cleared to reveal a sleeping Lucy.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Lucy! Please, wake up!" Janice cried, receiving only a tired yawn in response.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Okay Monarch, take a breather and wait. Once it wakes up, try to use Stun Spore again." Monarch chittered, and we waited. Janice was pleading with Lucy to wake up, but with little success.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Finally, she shouted, "Lucy! Wake up! Please, wake up! Win this battle for Mommy!" I was surprised at what she said, but it worked. Lucy seemed to be waking up, and then suddenly jumped back up.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I heard Lucy say, "I will win this battle. For Mommy!" Lucy suddenly jumped into the air, hitting Monarch with a Tackle. Monarch fell to the ground, and I asked if he was alright.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]"I think so,"[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] he replied, "nothing feels broken."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright, try to get airborne and use Stun Spore." Monarch flapped his wings, lifting himself off the ground, and began to flap as hard as he could. Jason saw some gold scales at first, but they were replaced with purple ones, Poison Powder.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Lucy, dodge it!" Lucy was able to get away from the poisonous scales before they reached her, and I said, "I saw some gold. You almost have it, Monarch!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I just need to try a few more times,"[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] he replied.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Let's go again, Stun Spore!" We continued to train for about an hour, Monarch only managing Sleep and Poison powders. It wasn't long before both of our Pokémon grew tired.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]"How you holding up Monarch?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Not very good, I'm more exhausted than a Snorlax, and those things sleep for almost three-quarters of a day."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I chuckled a bit, and shouted to Meema, "I think we should stop. Monarch seems tired, and I'll bet Lucy is too." We looked over to Janice and Lucy, the latter looking tired despite its determination.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Very well, this match is a draw!" The moment she said that, both Monarch and Lucy fell to the ground, exhausted. I walked over to Monarch and put a hand on his head.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"You did really well. You almost got the move down. You just need more practice, but first take a good long rest." I pulled out Monarch's Poké Ball and returned him. Monarch gave a tired, but happy, chitter before going back into the ball.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice came over to me, holding Lucy's Poké Ball and said, "That was a good battle. I thought you didn't have any other Pokémon other than Typhon."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I laughed a little, rubbing the back of my head and said, "Let's just say I have a way with Pokémon." I made a large grin, and she smiled back at me.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Meema came up to us, and said, "Let's head back to the Pokémon Center, get your Pokémon healed up, and then we can head out to Route 30."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"And maybe get something to eat?" I added, stomach growling. Meema nodded, laughing a bit, and we went back to the Pokémon Center.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Chapter 8[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt](Jason's POV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]As we walked in, Nurse Joy noticed us and said, "Back so soon?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Yeah," I replied, "we just need to get our Pokémon healed and get something to eat, then it's off to Route 30." We handed her Monarch's and Lucy's Poke Balls and she placed them in a machine. They began to glow with the same green light that I saw in the incubator, and Nurse Joy told us there was a cafeteria on the basement floor. "Basement floor?" I asked. Nurse Joy pointed to a set of stairs that went down.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Those stairs lead to our cafeteria and, once we finish construction, our battle facility."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Battle facility?" I asked again.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Nurse Joy giggled, "It's a place where trainers can practice their battling skills, and it's fully equipped with healing items." I was imagining how it would look. Four gym-type battle fields, cylindrical containment units with a rotating axis, filled to the brim with Potions, Full Heals, and Revival Herbs.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice snapped her fingers in front of me and I was brought out of my daydream. "Are you coming or not?"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]I laughed sheepishly, "Yeah, sorry. Had my mind on other things." I ran to the stairs, Janice following close behind. We caught up with Meema, and we all arrived at the cafeteria. The cafeteria was very large, the walls made of stone and mortar, painted with pictures of Johto Pokémon. We all walked over to a buffet line, containing all sorts of food that made my mouth water. We grabbed our food, Meema mentally telling me not to go overboard, and paid for what we got.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]We sat at a round table and a cylinder popped up. I looked under the table and saw it was connected to the stand, then looked back up to see words flashing on the screen, "Please deposit 10 Pokeyen for each Pokémon." I took out 40 Pokeyen in coins, and inserted them into a slot. New words flashed on the screen, "Please select Pokémon's type, then pressed enter", and a set of buttons came out from behind a panel. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]There were seventeen buttons, each with a different symbol. I pressed a button with a flame on it, and the "ENTER" button lit up. I pressed it, and I could hear an odd noise coming from inside the cylinder. It sounded like grinding egg shells as well as clinking and clanking. Once the noise stopped, a bag came out of the top, marked with a fire symbol. I took it and opened it, pouring out pellets.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"That's Pokémon food!" Janice exclaimed. I took out Typhon's Poké Ball, and let him out. Typhon sneezed a little, his back only flaring up half an inch, a sign his sneezing had cleared up a bit, and gave him some of the food. He sniffed it, and ate a few pellets. He paused for a moment, then began twirling around.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Uh, Typhon? You okay?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I'm better than okay, Daddy! It's like I've tasted a little bit of heaven itself."[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] I smiled and noticed the machine was still flashing. I tapped more buttons, making more Pokémon food for Lucy, Monarch, and Sting. We let out our Pokémon, and gave them their respective Pokémon food. They each gave reactions of content and happiness, so the Pokémon food must have been specially designed to taste good to the Pokémon's type. We ate our food, Meema and I giving the most reactions having never tasted anything like this before. The machine was still active, asking for more Pokeyen. I got an idea in my head and took out 10 more Pokeyen.[/SIZE]


[SIZE=12pt]"What are you getting now?" Janice asked. I tapped the buttons for Grass and Psychic, and waited for the bag. Once it came out, I took the bag and placed it in my pack. "Which Pokémon is that for?" Janice asked.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's for later." She bought it and I returned Monarch and Sting, deciding to keep Typhon out since his sneezing had almost completely gone down. We left the Pokémon Center and made our way to Route 30. Before we could walk very far into the route, Janice's Poke-gear began to ring. She took it out and pressed a button. I looked over her shoulder and saw Professor Elm on the screen.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Janice, glad I could reach you. Listen, if you haven't already passed it, could you go to Mr. Pokémon's house on Route 30? He has something for me and I need you to pick it up for me."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice nodded, "Will do sir," and closed her Poke-Gear.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Who's Mr. Pokémon, and how did Professor Elm get into your Poke-Gear?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice laughed like I said a joke and said, "First of all, Professor Elm wasn't in my Poke-Gear, we were talking through the video phone app. As for Mr. Pokémon, I heard he's an assistant to Professor Elm who makes several claims about new discoveries." I was a bit surprised at both pieces of information, and immediately pulled out my Poke-Gear. I saw three icons; the first was what Janice called a phone, the second was a flag, and the third was a clock. I touched the phone icon and a blank page came up.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Oh, I guess we should exchange phone numbers," Janice said. She took my Poke-Gear, as well as her own, and tapped the bottom screens a few times. She gave my Poke-Gear back to me and said, "Okay, now you have my number. I'll explain how to use it once we get to Violet City, but we should go see Mr. Pokémon first."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I nodded and Meema said, "Well, in that case I'll head back to the Pokémon Center. Just remember to pick me up after." After she left, we made our way through the tall grass. The route was quiet and peaceful, a small breeze blowing through. We walked past a lake and we noticed there was a house with a man standing outside. He was sitting at a table with several orange and white boxes on it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]He noticed us and said, "Excuse me, you wouldn't happen to be trainers, would you?" Janice and I nodded and he motioned for us to come over. I noticed there was a sign on the table that read, "Apricorn Boxes; carry your apricorns wherever you go! Trainers pay 100 Pokeyen!", and the man said, "Now as trainers of Johto, you will find trees along your way that will bear special fruits, such as the one next to my own house, called apricorns. These special fruits can be mixed to make drinks for Pokémon or hollowed out to make special Poke Balls." I stepped over to the tree next to the man's house and noticed some green fruit growing. They were each about the size of a Poké Ball, and I grabbed one of them, plucking it out of the tree.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"All of those Apricorns are ripe right now," the man said, "so take as much as you like." Janice and I each took three, and the man placed them into two separate boxes. I dug out 200 Pokeyen and paid for the boxes.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]We left, and Janice said, "You didn't have to pay for both of us, you know? I have money too."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Then you can pay me back when we get to Violet City." Janice stopped in her tracks, and I smirked. She ran to try and catch up with me, when some of the tall grass to our right began to rustle. I concentrated and found an aura source nearby. It was small and yellow green in color, and shaped like a spider. Just as I thought, a Spinarak, a Poison- and Bug-type Pokémon, came out of the bushes.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]It noticed us and said, "Spin?" "Who are you?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice instantly freaked out; and I mean that in a very bad way. She screamed and then hid behind me, repeating "Icky bugs", over and over again.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I looked behind me and said flatly, "Please tell me this is just a reaction to your encounter with the Beedrill." Janice nodded her head wildly, and I sighed. 'Great,' I thought to myself, 'now she's afraid of bugs.' I turned to face the Spinarak, which still had its confused look. I stepped forward and knelt down on one knee.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Hey little guy, what brings you out here?" I asked, trying to make it sound like I couldn't understand it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Spinarak, spi spin rak. Spin?" "I detected someone entering my territory. Are you the intruders?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Don't worry, we weren't here to cause trouble. We're just two trainers who are passing through. We mean no harm to you or the forest."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Spina, rak rak Spinarak." "I don't mind, but it's not me you should be worried about."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Before I could ask, a long, spine chilling "Ari" filled the air around us. Janice stopped panicking, and crawled away from the grass.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"What was that?" she asked in a very timid voice.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Trouble," was my only reply, pulling out the two Poke Balls that held Monarch and Sting. Typhon hopped off my shoulder and his flames began to erupt. Out of the tall grass, several Ariados crawled towards us, hissing in anger.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Ari, Ariados ar aria. Ariados!" "You humans have invaded our territory. Leave now!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"We mean no harm," I said, raising my hands in defense, "we were only passing through so we can get to Mr. Pokémon's house, then Violet City."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]One of the Ariados jumped in front of me, and shouted, "Ariados! Ari Ariados!" "Liar! You're trainers, who want to capture us and make us your slaves!" I knew some Pokémon didn't trust humans, but this was on a different level.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"We just want to pass through. Nothing else. Please." The Ariados in front of me squinted its eyes, then stepped aside. The others followed suit, and I nodded to Janice. I put Monarch's and Sting's Poke Balls back into my pocket and picked up Typhon. We walked through the tall grass, careful of any other hiding Pokémon. Once we were past them, Janice let out the breath she was holding.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"That was a close one," she said. I nodded in agreement, and Janice stood up straight.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Okay, let's head over to Mr. Pokémon's house and pick up what Professor Elm wanted us to get." Janice nodded and we raced through the field.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Chapter 9[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt](Jason's POV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]We eventually found his house and Janice knocked on the door. It was a tall man who answered. He wore a brown business suit with khaki pants and brown dress shoes. He had brown graying hair that was combed to the side, and held a clipboard in his hands. He looked down at us and smiled.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Ah, you must be Jason and Janice. I have something for Professor Elm." He asked us to come inside and I immediately began to look at all the equipment in the house. There wasn't as much as Professor Elm's but it still looked high tech. He directed us over to a capsule with a sheet over it. "Now, we all know that Pokémon are capable of laying eggs, and they usually have identifying marks on their shells. However, this one has me stumped."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]He took off the sheet and I saw the egg. The egg was completely white in coloration, and had triangles sparsely covering the surface. "At first, I believed it was a Togepi egg. However, I noticed that the triangles were a different color." Janice and I looked at the egg and saw he was right.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Normally, Togepi eggs had blue and red triangles, but this one had orange and red. "I believe it might be a new species, so I want you to take it with you and when it hatches, give me a call. Here's my lab number." He wrote the number on a slip of paper and gave it to Janice.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Uh, Mr. Pokémon, sir?" I asked. "What exactly do you do here?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Ah, yes. You could say I am a partner of Professor Elm's, aiding him with new discoveries in our world." He told us some of his recent discoveries, including his research on the Whirl Islands. He talked for a few minutes before the door opened behind us, and a man older than Professor Elm and Mr. Pokémon entered the house.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Oh, sorry to intrude. I left a few things behind by accident."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice seemed to recognize the man, and said, "Professor Oak! I can't believe it, it really is you!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I recognized the name as well, and asked, "He's the professor from Kanto, right?" Janice nodded excitedly, and the professor went over to a desk past the oddly colored egg, which he paid no attention to. The professor began to look through the desk drawers until he pulled out a sketchbook.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Aha, there it is." After retrieving the sketchbook, he turned to us and said, "So, I heard from Professor Elm that you two are new trainers, Janice and Jason, correct?" We nodded, and he turned to me. "I also heard from Professor Elm that you have a peculiar Cyndaquil with you," he said looking at Typhon, who was now on my shoulder. "Interesting," Oak said, a smile on his face that clearly showed curiosity. "If you don't mind, I would like to test your Cyndaquil to see if Elm's claims were true." I was a bit surprised, someone as old as him who still battled with Pokémon, and looked at Typhon.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"What do you say, Typhon? You up for a battle?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Quil!" "You bet!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright then," I said, a confident grin spreading across my own face, "let's do it!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt](Oak's POV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]We went outside to the front of Mr. Pokémon's house for the battle that was about to begin. It would be a three on three match, and I had four very special Pokémon with me to choose from. Mr. Pokémon refereed the battle, "This will be a three on three match between Jason Gilman of Azalea Town and Professor Samuel Oak from Pallet Town. Trainers, send out your first Pokémon!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"All I need to use!" Jacob shouted, confidence in his voice like a burning fire. "Get going, Typhon!" His Cyndaquil jumped off his shoulder and onto the field, the flames on his back erupting. I pulled out one of the Poke Balls in my lab coat pocket, and tossed it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Go, Squirtle!" The Poké Ball opened and the small water turtle appeared, "Squirtle, squirtle!" Jason pulled out a Pokédex, apparently looking for information on Squirtle.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason smirked, and shouted, "Alright Typhon, let's start strong! Eruption!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]His Cyndaquil stood on its hind legs, and I shouted to Squirtle, "Use Bubble!" Squirtle fired a flurry of bubbles just as Jason's Cyndaquil dropped on all four legs and its back erupted in colossal flames, sending out fiery rocks like a volcano! Squirtle's Bubble hit, but Squirtle was unable to dodge the flaming rocks in time. Squirtle was hit several times, and fainted after a few hits. I recalled Squirtle, and Jason cheered for his Pokémon. 'Amazing, just like Elm said, a Cyndaquil with powerful moves. I wonder...'[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I picked the next Poké Ball in my pocket, and tossed it. "Go, Charmander!" The Poké Ball opened and this time an orange lizard-like Pokémon which stood on its hind legs and had a small flame at the tip of its tail appeared.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Char, char! Charmander!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Charmander, use Metal Claw!" Charmander's claws began to grow and shine with a metallic gleam.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Typhon, end it quickly!" Jason shouted. "Lava Plume!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]'Another powerful Fire-type move. And after that...'[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] I watched as the Cyndaquil's back erupted in flames again. This time, it arched its back, making the flames spread out towards Charmander. Charmander instinctively tried to dodge, but the flames had it cornered left and right, and Charmander was engulfed by them. Once it died down, Charmander was barely standing, severely weakened by the powerful Fire-type attack. Cyndaquil was preparing for another attack, but I stopped them.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I am deciding to withdraw Charmander. It's obvious that he can't go on." Jason nodded, and Cyndaquil's back flames went out. I returned Charmander back into its Poké Ball, and felt for the last two Poke Balls in my pocket.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Let me guess," Jason called out, "the final Pokémon you have is Bulbasaur right? You already sent out Charmander and Squirtle, so it has to be, right?" I smiled, knowing that I actually had another Pokémon with me other than Bulbasaur. This Pokémon I brought out was only used to truly test trainers, and now I thought was the time to use it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I pulled out a Luxury Ball, a special kind of Poké Ball, and tossed it without a word. Instead of Bulbasaur, a small, four-legged, dinosaur-like Pokémon, a Dragonite appeared. Dragonite was a 7 foot tall, mostly orange colored dragon Pokémon, with medium sized wings, arms, and legs. Jason and his Cyndaquil now seemed to be terrified, not expecting me to pull out a fully evolved Dragon-type. Then something unexpected happened.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason's face went from fear to confidence.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright," Jason said, "now we finally get a real challenge." I was surprised at his change of attitude, I don't think anyone in his position could have the same confidence he does now. His Cyndaquil looked back at him, and they nodded to each other. "Alright Typhon, let's give it our all!" Cyndaquil's back flames erupted into flames again, and I knew this would be an interesting battle.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright, Dragonite use Thunder Wave to paralyze it!" Dragonite roared and shot out a pulse of electricity from its mouth.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Typhon, dodge and use Flamethrower!" Cyndaquil barely jumped over the Thunder Wave and shot a stream of flames from its mouth. I didn't expect it to do much, but it seemed to take its toll on Dragonite, inflicting a burn as well.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Dragonite, pin it down with Slam then use Thunder Wave again." Dragonite flew into the air and brought its tail down, barely missing Cyndaquil. Dragonite fired the Thunder Wave and it hit Cyndaquil's back, causing its body to become rigid.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Typhon, hold on!" Jason dug around in his bag until he pulled something out. He tossed at Cyndaquil and it landed right in front of it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"A Cheri Berry!" I realized. It reached down and picked up the berry with its mouth, eating it and curing it of its paralysis.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Okay Typhon now use Flame Wheel!" Cyndaquil rolled itself into a ball and began spinning while its back flames grew larger. "Keep holding it Typhon!" Jason called, Cyndaquil beginning to pick up more and more speed.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Dragonite use Ice Beam to freeze it in its tracks."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Dragonite shot a beam of ice at Cyndaquil, but Jason shouted, "Add Lava Plume to it!" Cyndaquil's flames began to grow, and the Ice Beam only reached the flames before it turned to mist. "Keep holding it, and add more Lava Plumes and Flamethrowers!" Cyndaquil's Flame Wheel grew and grew with the added power of Lava Plumes and Flamethrowers, and I decided now was the time to end it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Dragonite use Hyper Beam!" Dragonite began to charge power, creating an orb of orange colored energy. Jason didn't make any commands, and Dragonite fired its attack.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]The moment it fired, I heard Jason shout, "Now!" Jason's Cyndaquil sped forward straight into the Hyper Beam. The flames surrounding it protected it from most of the damage, and Cyndaquil smashed into Dragonite with full force. Dragonite grabbed onto the fiery orb, but couldn't hold it for long as Cyndaquil finally rammed into its chest and forced it towards a tree. Dragonite howled in pain, and the Cyndaquil stopped the attack, hopping back over to Jason. Dragonite moved back to its original position as well, and I could see both Jason and Cyndaquil panting. I found it unusual for Jason to be panting as well, as it was his Pokémon that was doing the attacks.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Had enough?" he asked between breaths.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]'Jason continues to amaze me,'[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] I thought to myself. I looked over at Dragonite, who was still weak from his burn, 'his Cyndaquil, barely trained at all, can somehow match the power of my Dragonite.' I smiled, and decided the battle was already over.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Dragonite, stand down." Dragonite looked back at me surprised. "There's no need to continue Dragonite, you're badly hurt and I'd doubt you'd survive another hit." Dragonite shook its head furiously, not wanting to let this battle end.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Seems like he wants to continue," Jason said. I looked over at Dragonite, who nodded his head, and I smiled.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright then, let's continue. The next hit should win it." Jason and Typhon looked confident in themselves, and I knew this would be the most exciting battle of my entire life. Well, maybe second compared to that one day.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"All right, Typhon! Flame Wheel with Lava Plume and Flamethrowers!" Cyndaquil began charging the same attack from before again, the flames growing bigger and bigger.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Dragonite, charge you're Hyper Beam!" Dragonite opened its mouth again, and an orb of orange colored energy formed in its mouth once again. I looked over at Jason, and I could have sworn I saw actual fire in his eyes. His confidence and determination were like a wildfire reflected in his eyes. 'Just like before...'[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Go now!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Fire Hyper Beam!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Cyndaquil charged forward at immense speeds and Dragonite fired his Hyper Beam, causing an explosion that kicked up dust that blocked my field of vision. It was hard to see, but I could still see a light moving around in a circle. The dust cleared away and I saw Dragonite was still standing, and the light was Cyndaquil's Flame Wheel. The Flame Wheel dissipated and Cyndaquil fell to the ground, swirls in its eyes.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]"Typhon is no longer able to battle, Dragonite wi-"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]At that moment, Dragonite cried out and fell as well. Silence for a moment then, "Dragonite is also unable to battle, the winner is Jason!" Jason ran out onto the field to his Cyndaquil, and pulled something out of his bag.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]He held Cyndaquil in his arms and said, "Here Typhon, eat this." He put some type of plant in its mouth and helped it chew. The Cyndaquil swallowed, and almost immediately it sprang up and began to try to spit the plant out. "Sorry Cyndaquil, I guess I should have given you a Revive instead of a Revival Herb." As Jason's Cyndaquil began to yell and point at Jason, possibly about the Revival Herb's bitterness, I returned Dragonite to its Poké Ball and walked over to Jason.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"That was a tremendous battle," I said, extending a hand out to Jason. He shook it and I continued, "It's quite hard to believe that Cyndaquil managed to pull out for so long, considering Dragonite is a fully evolved Pokémon." Jason smiled and rubbed the back of his head.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I guess it was just luck. After all, Dragonite did faint by its burn and Cyndaquil fell first." I nodded my head in understanding, and felt around in my pocket.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Jason, how would you like another addition to your team?" I asked, grasping the three remaining Poke Balls in my pocket.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason smiled, eagerness in his eye, "Yes sir, I would." I pulled out the Poke Balls and tossed them, releasing Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. I healed Squirtle and Charmander and allowed him to choose one. Jason looked at all three, pulling out a Pokédex and gathering data on them.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Once he was done Jason said, "I think I'll choose Squirtle." I nodded, figuring he'd say that.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"All right, Squirtle," Squirtle looked up at me expectantly, "meet your new Trainer, Jason." Squirtle jumped in the air for joy, clapping its hands. "Squirtle seems happy to go with you," I said to Jason, "it must want to travel with a powerful trainer like you."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Jason rubbed the Squirtle's forehead and said, "Welcome to the team, Blaster." Squirtle, now nicknamed Blaster, cheered at his new nickname.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Uh, Professor?" Janice said, meekly. I turned to her and noticed she was pushing her index fingers against each other. "I know it might sound rude, but could I..." her sentence trailed off, but I knew what she was trying to say.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Go ahead," I replied. Janice looked up at me and I nodded to her. She squealed with delight, and immediately went to the Bulbasaur.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"How about you? Do you want to come with me?" Bulbasaur nodded its head wordlessly.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I should let you know, Bulbasaur is a bit shy."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"It's no problem," Janice replied, "I'm just glad to have a new member of the team." She rubbed Bulbasaur's head and asked about its gender. I replied that it was a female, and she began to think of a nickname. "I know! I'll call you Belle!" Bulbasaur, now called Belle, nuzzled her head into Janice's hands.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Well, I'd best be off," I said, turning to Mr. Pokémon. "I have to get going soon, I have a radio show in Goldenrod to get to." The three said goodbye and I made my way down the route and towards Violet City. I began to think about Jason and his Cyndaquil, something about that fire in his eyes reminded me of a memory. I remembered another boy who also had a Cyndaquil, and he had that same determination in his eyes. He would even put himself in harm's way for the safety of his own Pokémon.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]'Maybe I should have said something.'[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Chapter 10[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt](Jason's POV)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]After Professor Oak left, we said our farewells to Mr. Pokémon, who gave the egg to Janice, and made our way back down the route. We made a turn and found the path that would lead us to Violet City. The path had a few trainers in the way and we got challenged by several of them. Thankfully, they were beginner trainers too, and I was able to beat them easily using Typhon and Blaster. A few were surprised that I had a Kanto starter, and after a while we finally made it to Violet City. That's when I remembered.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"We left Meema back in Cherrygrove!" I face-palmed myself for being so stupid, and Janice placed a hand on my shoulder. "[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Hey don't worry, all we have to do is go back, and explain that we got caught up in a few things."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]I nodded my head, "Yeah, I'll go back. Janice, why don't you try looking around town, see where everything is." Janice gave me the thumbs up and I raced back through Route 30. I jumped over the ledges, allowing me to get around faster and ran to the Cherrygrove Pokémon Center. As I was about to go in, the door slid open and I accidentally ran into Meema. We both fell to the ground, and I accidentally released Typhon and Blaster.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Daddy, are you okay?!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"What happened? What's going on?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Meema was rubbing her forehead and she noticed Squirtle next to Typhon. "Jason, since when did you get a Squirtle?" She asked, standing back up.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I got him from Professor Oak," I said, standing up as well. Meema looked surprised, and asked me about what happened. I told her about how Janice and I met up with Mr. Pokémon, the egg that he wanted to show us, and my battle with the professor.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Wow, and you won against a Dragonite? I'm so proud of you Jason." I laughed a little and remembered another thing.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Crud, we were supposed to go back to Professor Elm's lab, and I asked Janice to wait there." I felt stupid, like my head was losing memories and details.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Not to worry, Jason." Meema said, wagging a finger in the air.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]At that moment, someone called to us inside the Pokémon Center, "Ah, Jason." I looked and saw Professor Elm was walking towards us.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Professor Elm showed up some time ago, and we've been talking about you and the other trainers since."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]I was still surprised, and finally said, "Well then that's great, we can go to Violet City and Janice can show you the egg Mr. Pokémon gave us."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Professor Elm looked surprised, "An egg? Tell me, what did the egg look like? Any distinctive marks?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Yeah, as a matter of fact, it has orange and red triangles all over, and the surface is cream colored."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Professor Elm thought for a second, "Well, I would say it was a Togepi, but you said the triangles were orange and red. A Togepi has red and blue triangles with a white shell. Either way, we should get going in case that egg hatches." I nodded and I began leading the way to Violet City. A few wild Pokémon jumped us, but Typhon was able to deal with them easily. When we finally made it back to Violet City, I pulled out my Poke-Gear and turned on the phone app. I tapped Janice's name and the screen turned dark. A few moments later, Janice came up on screen. It looked like she was in a very large house, with lots of chairs and tables.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Hey Jason, I'm at the Trainer School. I figured I should try to refresh my memory before we leave." Professor Elm stepped over to me and I held it so he could be seen. "Oh, Professor Elm!" Janice said, having also forgot we were supposed to go back. "I'm so sorry, we got caught up in a lot of stuff and we forgot to head back to New Bark."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Don't worry, Janice," he said, "as a matter of fact, we just arrived in Violet City. I'd like to take a look at that egg now if you don't mind."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Janice nodded, "Okay, I'll meet you at the Trainer School. I still need to catch upon some things I might have forgotten." Janice clicked off and I put my Poke-Gear back in my bag. "Alright, to the Trainer school then!" Professor Elm led the way, since neither I nor Meema knew where to go, and in a few minutes we were outside of the school. As we went in, I noticed a lot of kids were either taking notes, talking with each other, or playing with smaller Pokémon. We found Janice talking with the teacher, who noticed us come in. She seemed to be no older than 20, and had short brown hair that stopped at her shoulders. She wore a sea green blouse with khaki pants, and also wore glasses.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Ah, students, we have some very special guests here." The children turned their attention to us and the teacher continued, "This is Professor Elm, the Pokémon professor of the Johto region, and these two are trainers who recently got their first Pokémon." The children went into an uproar, asking question upon question for Professor Elm, Janice and I.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright, everyone!" The noise gradually stopped, "head out to the playground and we will be having a very special battle held by our two guest trainers." As the kids ran out of the building, I went over to Janice and asked what that was all about.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Well, I was talking with the teacher when you called, and when she learned I was talking with you and Professor Elm, she asked if we could have a mock battle and answer some of the kid's questions." I gave her an angry look, but Meema soon began pushing us towards the door.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Don't want to disappoint the kids, do we?" We were pushed outside, and the first thing we saw was a crude battlefield, surrounded by several kids and Pokémon.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]'No turning back now, I guess.'[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]As Janice and I made our way to the opposite ends of the field, the teacher said to the kids, "Okay, class. Get ready to see a Pokémon battle firsthand." I grabbed my first Poké Ball and tossed it, "Let's give these kids a real show, Typhon!" As Typhon entered the battle, the kids became excited to see the Fire Mouse Pokémon.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Shine like a star, Lucy!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Upon the second Cyndaquil's entry, one of the kids asked, "How can you both have Cyndaquil? I thought there was only one of each."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Professor Elm answered that before I could, "Jason's Cyndaquil was actually given to him by his mother. You don't necessarily have to have one of the three starters as your first Pokémon. It can be a Pidgey, a Sentret, even one of you parent's Pokémon if they allow it." The children seemed really excited about this idea. I could hear some of their thoughts, ideas about what other Pokémon they could choose for their first Pokémon.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Okay," the teacher said, "let the battle begin!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Lucy, use Tackle!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Typhon, dodge and use Flamethrower." "But make sure it doesn't get out of control."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Cyndaquil dodged by jumping over Lucy and firing a concentrated Flamethrower directly at her. The students were surprised that he knew that move-which, clearly, would become a regular thing-but began cheering for Typhon.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Lucy wasn't hurt that bad, but Janice recalled her. I could hear the teacher explain about type advantages and how recalling a Pokémon is sometimes the best course of action. Unfortunately, I knew that she would be sending out her Bulbasaur, Belle. Which would be weak to Typhon.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Just as I had thought, "Take the lead, Belle!" She threw her Poké Ball into the air and the Grass-type Kanto starter appeared on the field. Unlike what I thought would happen, the children became excited to see the new Pokémon. Professor Elm was even more surprised by the fact that she had a Bulbasaur.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Okay, Typhon return." Typhon looked back at me and ran back to my side. The teacher explained that sometimes a Pokémon will choose to stay outside of its Poké Ball.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Come on out, Blaster!" Once Blaster came out, the kids got even more excited, and Professor Elm was even more shocked.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Okay, Belle, use Vine Whip!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Blaster, Withdraw!" Blaster retreated into his shell, protecting himself from damage due to Vine Whip being a physical move. "Blaster, Water Gun!" Still in his shell, Blaster shot a small, yet fast stream of water at Belle, but doing little damage.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Okay Belle, drop him!" Belle picked up and then dropped Blaster using her vines, and the resulting impact forced Blaster out of his shell. I felt something after Blaster was dropped, and looked down at Typhon. He was shaking, but for what reason I had no idea. "Okay, Belle, Razor Leaf!" Several leaves were shot into the air from the bulb on Belle's back, and the leaves soon turned and shot at Blaster.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Blaster get out of there!" Before he could dodge, a stream of fire shot past him and scorched the leaves. I looked down to see the source, Typhon. I squatted down and asked, "Typhon, what was that for?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I couldn't just sit back and watch him take all that damage. Daddy, you knew I could beat that Bulbasaur, so why didn't you let me?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"I wanted Blaster to get some experience too, plus I know you could beat her easily, which seems unfair."[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] Typhon huffed, and I noticed Janice had sent out Lucy.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"How about we make this a double battle?" She called out. Typhon answered for me by running out onto the field, and I shook my head.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright, ready?" Janice nodded, and she made the first move.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Lucy, use Tackle on Typhon; Belle, Razor Leaf on Blaster!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Typhon, dodge and burn the leaves, Blaster, Water Gun on Lucy!" Typhon jumped into the air to avoid Lucy's Tackle, shooting a Flamethrower at Belle before she could even use Razor Leaf, and Blaster shot a Water Gun at Lucy while she was still moving. Lucy was pushed back and Typhon dropped to the ground, ending the Flamethrower just as Lucy was about to hit Belle. Lucy collided with Belle, and both fainted from the impact.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright, way to go!" I shouted. Blaster and Typhon ran up to me, and I knelt down to catch Typhon as he jumped up and Blaster hugged my leg. Janice returned her Pokémon, and I dug through my bag. I pulled out some Potions, applying them to Typhon and Blaster so their injuries were healed. I also pulled out two Revives and tossed them over to Janice.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Heads up!" I shouted as they left my hands. Janice looked up, catching on in her left hand and the other hitting her forehead and dropping to the ground. The kids laughed a little, and ran over to us. They were particularly paying attention to Typhon and Blaster; one scratched Typhon under his chin, causing Typhon to stand on his toes and then fall forward. The children laughed, and I held up Blaster's Poké Ball.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Okay, Blaster, ready to go back in?" Blaster, who was enjoying some of the attention, turned and nodded.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Alright, I guess I've had enough excitement for now."[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] Jason sent out the red beam and Blaster went back into his Poké Ball, much to the children's dismay.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Typhon, how about you?"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Alright, but let me up on your shoulder.[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] Jacob knelt down and held out his hand so Typhon could climb up and, once again, the children were a little sad that they couldn't interact with him.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"Okay, class," the teacher said, "I'm sure these two have somewhere to be." The children thanked us for the battle and they went back into the building.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Meema walked over to me and smiled, "That was an excellent battle you two. So, to the gym we go?" I looked to Janice, and she nodded. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]"To the gym we go!" I shouted, raising a fist into the air.[/SIZE]