Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ pocket rapsody ❯ 2 ( Chapter 2 )

CHAPTER 02

"Okay, so I make Pikachu beat the crap out a pokemon I want, and then-" Satoshi stared at the pokeball not really believing any of it "-I throw this little ball thing at it, and it sucks it up inside, by use of some space/time magic." Silence. "I'll just try this thing out and see what happens." Satoshi surveyed the grass field, looking for a sign of life. And maybe, JUST maybe, I'll eat what I catch... This thought put a smile on his face, not out of humor, but out of hunger. Lemme see, lemme see......there! Some 7 yards ahead of him, there was small Pidgey. "Oi, Pikachu, c'mere." It came slowly. "I want you give that pidgey there a small shock, just a spark will do. Now go!" A small look of doubt, but it went forward anyway. That rat isn't stupid, it knows exactly what I mean, and it reacts like a human... Of course, Satoshi would never admit that they've been going along a bit better lately sinds meeting that Shigeru guy. ...yeah he's a nice guy. Meanwhile, Pikachu was sneaking up to the plump bird. A small crackle of electricity in the air. A field of electricity was expending from the yellow mouse, and covered the bird. An explosion of feathers, and a delicious scent of roasted bird, but the sight of the burned Pidgey was more then enough make Satoshi lose his appetite. "Ah christ....well good job, I guess." Despite what he said, Satoshi looked mortified. Pikachu's eat plants and insects by nature, so after sniffing the burnt corpse, he lost interest and quickly ran after his trainer...who proceeded to throw up.

"Aah, jezus man, that was sick...guess this is it." Tall trees heralded the border of Viridian Forest. "Let's'go try catching something before getting to Pewter." "Pi."

The trees covered all they could with shadow, the tight foliage barely letting sunlight through. Moss covered the thick trunks, and thick bushes and tall grass covered the ground. The thick scent of leaves and tree-trunks filled the air, and Satoshi was getting confused. It's a maze out here. Nice and quiet though. After pushing himself through the grass for about 10 minutes, Satoshi came to a lake enclosed by weeping willows and more tall grass. The fun doesn't stop here...huh? A lone figure could be seen standing under a lone ray of light. I hope that guy can help me. "Hey! You over there!" "Hn?" Satoshi could now get a good look at the man, he was dressed in a loose fitting black and white robe marked with plum blossoms, and his loose pants were decorated by two swords. His hair was strung in a ponytail, and he was missing and arm and an eye. "H-Hey, do you know the way out of this forest? I want to get to

Pewter-" "Chu~" "Hou~?" The unknown man lowered his eye to look at the squicking animal. "So you're a trainer too huh." This time he raised his eye towards Pikachu's trainer. Satoshi felt very cold under the swordsman's piercing gaze."N-no...I mean yeah!" He got very nervous. This guy's fucking terrifying!! "In that case, I propose a duel." "A w-what...?" "A duel, isn't this customary?" "Yeah...." It is? "In that case, a one-on-one fight. 5000 yen prize-money, is that fine by you?" "Sure..." I don't have it! "Let's get started then. PINSIR!!" The nameless warrior dropped his ball on the ground, and the second it landed, a small circel enscribed with complex signals spread from its center, the ball opened, and it's darkness a segmented humanoid creature rose up. It's was a deep, brown colour, and it had glass-like black eyes, like an insect's. It's mouth was a crude orifice with nasty looking teeth pointing towards the middle of the hole. And from it's head two great, spiked horns stook up, like a pincer. It looked rather disgusting. "I can see you don't know this one, it's called Pinsir, an insect-type pokemon, boy, is that Pikachu the one you'll be using?" "Yeah..." Pikachu wouldn't really feel like it, but the feeling that Pinsir emmited pissed him off badly enough for Pikachu to want to fry his ass. Satoshi's heart started going in rythem with the samurai's, slowly, very slowly bloodlust starting flowing into him, tempered by a disciplin that was not his. "Yeah, let's do it." Satoshi felt that both trainer and pokemon opponent were highly experienced killers, but Pikachu would have the edge in power. I think Pikachu can win this, but I'm not sure if he'll come out ok... before the match even actually started there was great pressure between the two pokemon. Both felt each other as a dangerous opponent."BEGIN!" Step forward. A quick charge of electricity. Opening the horns. Expelling the electric current. Closing the horns. Jumping back. The air crackles. Blood flows. Sparks fly. The Pinsir drops down, smoking. Pikachu squicks loudly, blood coming from where a piece of his right ear was cut off by the tip of the horn. "Pinsir!" "Pikachu!" Satoshi tried very hard to put his training in practice, for years he had been in that lab, scientists trying to increase his skill of feeling hearts. He was scared for the yellow mouse, and tried his best to ease it's pain. Let the fear and pain, flow into me...flow... Panic and a sharp pain overwhelmed Satoshi, but he kept very still. Pikachu, on the otherhand, quieted down. Slowly, the feelings shifted from pet to master. But Satoshi handled them better, and was able to discard them as not his. Slowly, he got up, shaking. "My...my prize moey...please." "......" The samurai had already taken his Pinsir quickly away for medical help. 5000 yen lay on the ground. "I guess I'll just follow his general direction after I've healed you up." "Piii." Satoshi took the first-aid kit from his bag.

Birds could be heard chirping. It was growing late, and sunset would soon be upon Satoshi and the healed Pikachu. "There's a berry bush over there, I'll go get some. Wait here of you like." The dying sun colored the sky in deep orange, while clouds turned yellow and pink. Satoshi picked the non-poisonous ones off of the bushes, and placed them in a small sack. I guess I could make some dinner...

Fire crackled under the pot, boiling the water. "Should be about done." Steam escaped from under the lid. * sniff * "Smells good." He filled his plastic bowl half-full with a vegetable soup. He then took some bread from his back-pack and dipped it in. * chew-chew * Not bad....I wonder how and the people down at the lab are doing? He knew Professor Ookito had left some time ago for the Johto region of the country. I don't really miss Pellet Town and the labs, maybe just mom a little. I definitly don't miss that asshole Giovanni though. He can get eaten for all I care. Giovanni was a major sponsor to the whole building and thus ocasionally came to check up most of the "main features", as he liked to call them. Fucking asshole, see how you like living in a jar. Poisonous gas, bio-weapons, brain-washing, those were the things Giovanni was interested in, he found Satoshi nothing but a waste of time, money and research. ".........I'll just go to sleep. Night." "Pi." Close to the edge of the forest, between several dead trees, overgrown with plants and insects, a light went out in a small tent.

And then it went on again, along with a scream.

"GYAAAA!!" Satoshi stared wild-eyed at the black scuttling thing lying on it's back. The tiny assailant was squirming madly, and then it received, rather hard, a pokeball in the gut.

* WEEZE WEEZE * "What the hell was that?!" "Pii! Pii!" "Shut up!" I don't think I hurt it, it just flung off." The forest seemed much, much darker then it was now, the light felt like it was the only thing between him and some unknown evil. The crooked branches arms of long-dead horrors. JEZUS man it's just a goddamn forest! If there WAS something scary here other then that freak just now I would KNOW it!....christ I can't sleep. ....what was that thing anyway? Lemme see, it should work in a situation like this. He pointed the pokedex's eye toward the ball, and clicked the Enter button, signalling for an examination. Name; Spinarak - Height; 0.50 m - Weight; 8.5 Kg - It spins-* beep * Great, a giant spider was about to pay me a midnight visit. Well, at least I got another pokemon...Now that I know what it was, it not so scary anymore....that's nice. I'll just lie down waiting to fall to sleep. When Satoshi awoke again, it would be around nine in the morning.