Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ The Call to a Trainer's Destiny ❯ A Pokemon Master ( Chapter 5 )

A/N: Well, after recovering from a long period of loathing-ness...I feel a little better now...erm, to make up for the last chap's boringness, here's a new and unexpected one.

disclaimer: don't own pokemon.

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Chapter 5 - A Pokemon Master

Faye headed to the Pokemon Center of Cherrygrove City, even when it was practically nightfall. It didn't quite rain, a light drizzle actually, but there were strong winds. She wanted Charmander healed first, then register for the league. In no time, she made it to the entrance.

"Ok...this is it...I hope she doesn't notice me..." Faye sighed and said. The she walked through the electric doors and tried to hide her face under her hat. She slowly walked up to the front desk where Nurse Joy was, trying not to look so conspicuous, even when there was hardly anyone around since it was night.

"May I...help you...?" the nurse asked, a bit puzzled why the girl in front of her was acting so strangely.

"Umm...I'd like...for you to give my Pokemon a check-up...please?" she asked, still trying not to show her face.

Nurse Joy squinted her blue eyes a bit to get a close look at the girl. "All right, and your Pokeball please?" she said.

"Here." Faye reached into her pocket and handed Nurse Joy the Pokeball.

"Thank you," she replied as Faye turned around. "Miss, is there any kind of problem? You seem...a bit odd..."

"Huh? No, no, it's nothing! I ahh, I just...I'm a nervous type...that's all!" she quickly thought of an excuse. Then she walked away as Nurse Joy stared at the strange girl.

Faye found a seat near the window and sat down. She sighed as she thought about everything that she had to do to get to Cherrygrove City. It really wasn't much, but actually doing everything was more than simply something. Faye didn't know what she could do without a PokeDex to register herself in the Johto League. A bit stripped from spirit and hope, she sat there, staring out the window and as usual...up into the sky.

Her stomach growled. "OH COME ON!!!" she yelled mentally to herself. She hated to be hungry. But now since all she had were three bags of instant noodles in her backpack, she had to improvise. Faye took off her pack, unzipped it and rummaged through it, despite the fact that there was nearly nothing in it at all. She found a bag and took it out, zipped her pack back up, and walked to the cafeteria, dragging her back pack along.

Looking around, she noticed a short line of people waiting for food. She ran as fast as she could with her backpack trailing behind to the end of the line. It moved along quickly and soon it was her turn to order what she wanted.

"Yes, what is it that you would like?" the cafeteria lady asked her.

"Umm...I'd only like a bowl of hot boiling water for err...this bag of instant soup, please," she said, showing the woman her "meal".

"Oh all right. That would be-"

"Wait, wait...you mean you're gonna charge me for a bowl of hot water???" she asked, interrupting the woman, knowing what she would say next.

"Well, everything in this cafeteria must be charged properly you know..." she explained, losing a bit of her politeness.

"WHAT!?!? You're KIDDING!!!!! IT'S JUST A MEASELY BOWL OF HOT WATER!!!!!" she yelled.

"Young Lady, you will either pay for what you asked properly or buy nothing at all!" she argued.

Faye thought deeply about what money she had left. "Oh my gawd...I don't have any money..." she thought out loud.

"Miss...do you have money or not?" she demanded.

"Well maybe if you'd TELL me how much it costs I'd pay you!"

"Hmph, with THAT attitude, I don't think I'd sell you ANYTHING!"

"Well-"

"Is there a problem here...?" a boy asked as he stepped into the argument. He was older than Faye by a few years, had a distinguished hat, and he was with a Pikachu. "Can I help you two ladies? Your quarrel is disturbing the peace around here."

"Oh uhh...I'm sorry umm, it won't happen again. But SHE was the one who started it!" the woman accused Faye with her index finger pointing at her.

"YEAH BUT-"

The boy raised his arm, signaling for the two to be quiet. He then looked down to his Pikachu. "Ma'am, would you please explain to me what happened?" he asked the cafeteria lady seriously.

"Well she refused to pay for what she ordered."

"IT WAS ONLY A BOWL OF HOT WATER!!!!!" Faye protested.

"Hmm...Ma'am, if you would just let this go, I'd like to get something to eat now."

"Oh...sure I guess..."

"Some soup would be nice, in a cup please."

"Ok...that would be-"

Before the woman could name the price, the boy gave her a rather large sum of money. "Keep the change."

"Why uhh...that's rather...generous of you...here," she said and handed the boy his cup of soup.

As he walked off, he pulled Faye along with him.

"Whoa...hey!" she said but decided to follow him.

The boy stopped at an empty table next to a window and sat down. Faye stood by the table, eyeing him oddly.

"Don't you wanna sit?" he asked. He placed the cup down onto the table without consuming it one bit.

"This guy...he looks familiar to me...and his Pikachu..." she thought. Then Faye sat down. She looked at his face in an attempt to remember who he was.

"Are you going to eat or not?" he asked.

"Eat? But I don't have anything to eat..." she said, still exhausted.

"No, the soup...I'm not hungry, I bought it for you actually..." he said nicely. Then his Pikachu jumped onto the table, sat in front of the glass window, and watched the trees rustle outside.

"Really? Thank you...I think..." she said, unsure of what to say. Then she decided that he was just being really nice.

"What's your name...?"

"F-" she stopped herself just in time. "I can't tell him who I am...that might cause some trouble..." she thought. She put the plastic spoon into the cup of steaming soup and ran through her head a list of good names. Somehow, the key suddenly felt warm again. The words of her dream came back.

To soar in the sky...
To ride the clouds...
To feel the wind rush by...
To fly away without a doubt...

Now tell us, what do you want...?
Tell us...

I want to be a trainer...

Wake up and look in your hand...

"Soar in the sky...ride the clouds...feel the wind rushing by...to fly...the key...they want me to tell them...tell us...tell them what???" she thought.

"Umm, hey...you ok?" the boy asked, staring at Faye.

"...tell us...?" she whispered unintentionally.

"Tellus?" he asked, making sure he heard her right.

"Huh? What?"

"Your name is Tellus?"

"Uhh...y-yeah...my name's...Tellus," she replied. "Hey...I know who he is!" she finally remembered and thought. "And you're err...Ritchie...right?" she asked, unsure.

"That's right...how'd you know?"

"Well you DID write that really popular trilogy on your own Pokemon journey...you're famous, at least from where I come from that is..." she explained. "I read all of your books, and I think you're like a Pokemon Master."

He smiled. "Well, there's no where I go without someone noticing me..."

`Tellus' smiled back at him. "So it was all an autobiography right?" Ritchie nodded. "Heh, that's amazing. Reading your books motivated me even more to become a trainer..." she said, then remembered about her poor Charmander.

"A trainer...what are your Pokemon?"

"I only have my Charmander so far..."

"Oh, any badges yet?"

"Nope."

"I see...hey, you should finish that soup before it gets cold."

"Oh yeah...thanks. I'm gonna go back to Nurse Joy right now...I left Charmander with her..."

"Ok, bye then."

"Yeah...and thanks." Tellus then started to walk away. She rushed to the front desk again to call on Nurse Joy.

"May I help you?" she said.

"Oh yeah...I'm umm...Tellus and I left my Charmander here just a while ago. Is he doing all right?"

"Oh yes...your Charmander is doing great!" she reported and walked off to another room and came back with Charmander and its Pokeball.

"Thank you Nurse Joy," Tellus said and turned around, ready to walk away. She then remembered what she came there for and turned around again to ask the nurse. "Umm...Nurse Joy..." she began slowly.

"Yes?"

"I'd like to...ummm, register for the league..." she said, quietly.

"Oh all right, practically every new comer here wants to register. Your PokeDex please?" she said.

Tellus, who had her head down earlier, shot her head up in shock. "A...PokeDex...?" she gasped out. "I need a PokeDex...?"

"Yes, it's a requirement for all trainers attending the Johto Legue..."

"I ahh..."

"Or you can receive some kind of approval from an official or something like that."

"I...uhh...I don't have..."

"What was that...? I'm sorry I couldn't hear you..."

"I..."

"Nurse Joy...!" a familiar voice came from behind Tellus.

"Nurse Joy, it's me...Ritchie."

Tellus was surprised to see him again. He walked quickly to the front desk. "This is my friend, Tellus. She wants to register for the Johto League right?"

"How did you know?" Tellus asked with a cocked brow.

"I was...umm, listening sorta...but I can give her the approval, if that's ok with you that is..." he said.

"Your approval? Oh that's fine. I'm really not so sure if your approval is legitimate, but it's fine by me. Ok, the both of you fill out this form and give it to me," Nurse Joy took out a form and handed it to Ritchie. "Here's a pen."

"Ok," Ritchie took it and started filling out some areas of the paper. After he finished with his signature, he gave Tellus the pen and paper. "Here."

"Ok..." she said and took it. She filled out hr own portion of the paper and closed it with her own signature.

"There, all done! Nothing to it," Nurse Joy said. She stored the paper away in a safe place and typed something up in the computer next to her. "Ok, all registered! You may now officially start your quest...!" she announced. "And of course I wish you good luck Tellus, though you may want to wait until tomorrow..."

"No, I think I'll leave right now. Return!" she said and Charmander was sent to its Pokeball. "Thanks Ritchie, I guess I'll be leaving now..." she said and turned around and began walking out of the exit.

"Tellus...don't you want to..." Ritchie started but she was already gone. "I guess she's too eager..."

She looked up into the sky again and stupidly noticed that it was pitch black. She blinked a few times and anime crashed. "I forgot...it's still night..." Tellus stood up and rushed inside. She looked at Ritchie and Nurse Joy, then laughed embarrassingly. "Umm...need to rest up for tomorrow..." she said and a sweatdrop formed on the side of her head. She ran off to the main room to get some sleep.

The next day she woke up well and rested, full of energy. Because of Ritchie's soup yesterday, she felt satiated and amazingly, she wasn't hungry for breakfast. She figured it was due to her eagerness to start her journey. Without any patience, she washed up in the restrooms and rushed out the door, saying good bye to Nurse Joy. She started her pace slowly and calmly, with her arms folded behind her head. "Tellus...never thought I could think of a name I actually liked..." she thought out loud.

Her saunter stopped when she heard a few shouts from behind. Tellus looked behind her and saw her new friend again.

"Hey Ritchie!" she called out.

"Ahh...hey Tellus," he replied as he came to a stop next to her.

"What are you doing here?"

"Keep walking and we'll talk at the same time..."

Tellus began walking. "So you're on another journey?"

"Sort of...well actually, I wanna follow you."

"Me? Why?"

"You said you're a fan of my books right?"

"Yeah, of course!"

"Well, as a thanks for you appreciation, I've decided to come with you...it's not everyday that a new trainer gets to be guided by an experienced trainer."

Tellus stopped. "You already gave me enough...I don't need charity..."

"No, I mean...no matter how much a trainer knows, one can always learn from others, regardless of wisdom..."

"...that's from your last book, Testament of the Trainer..."

"Also a well know proverb among trainers. If you have read that book to the end, you'd know another reason why I wanna come with you. I don't want another trainer to shatter from failures..." he said grimly.

"Failures?"

"That is all I will say...for now. Come on, we have a long road to the next town."

"And that would be...?"

"A choice between Violet City, and Roshfall City."

"Which is closer...?"

"Violet, but I should tell you that the gym leader there is extremely experienced...so are you sure?"

"...umm...a trainer must know his or her limits...so lets go to Roshfall..." she said cautiously.

"Hmm...ok, I'll take you there. It would be about a three to four day walk. Unless you have a Pokemon that can transport us quicker, then that's how we would have to travel."

"Perseverance is good within a trainer, but patience is the more sensible road."

"Another quote...you really do read my books well...by the way..." he began walking again, "what are your Pokemon?"

"I only have the one I started out with...Charmander," she said. She took out the Pokeball from her pocket and sent it out. The Charmender opened its lustrous eyes. A grin was prominent and Tellus was happy to see it.

"A Charmander...I had one as well as a trainer before..."

Tellus smiled and began walking, Ritchie and Charmander followed. "Charmander, we're off to Roshfall City, so you're gonna need the exercise to take on the gym leader there."

"CHARMANDER!"

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A/N: Of course, Roshfall City is made up. I would make a new map with a bunch of new cities i came up with but it would spoil everything and take a bit of an effort. but i'm letting you readers decide, if you want me to make some stupid map, i'll make one and stick it on the internet for you to see. and i'm still working on a bunch of pics, and one or a couple actually...has teru (tellus' or faye's, whatever you prefer, rival). i also made this group pic but i won't post it until all the main characters are introduced.