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38: Fancy Pants
Fancy pants adjusted a sleeve cuff while approaching Joe. He put a hand out and Joe shook it, book in his other hand.
"Thanks for the help."
The old man nodded. "We just uncovered this entrance and were about to investigate, but it appears you beat us to it."
Joe looked...
37: Back to It
Joe awoke the next morning with the meanest headache. Vulpix licked his face and he put a hand on her head. He winced as he sat up, putting a hand to his temple. Maybe this was how Agatha felt. Her permanently grumpy attitude was because she suffered from regular migraines. This...
Yeah there's definitely some distance between the family now. It's a problem, for sure. Joe's not going to be okay with the situation after one night. It's tough. All the good memories aren't suddenly invalidated because of a bad situation, but at the same time they did do something substantial...
...nicer by the second, but one of Joe's final thoughts before he got wasted was that there was nothing to say he couldn't have three parents.
*****
As Ariana watched her son's back, she was reminded of when she first met him. She was at a gathering of extended family, so at first she...
35: A Mother's Love
Joe smiled at the memory and leaned back in his seat. He'd checked up on Rika, the model, a few times, although he hadn't spoken to her personally. Just made sure she wasn't in trouble via the news.
Rika had started working through the Gym Challenge in Paldea, albeit very...
...Joe have to keep being annoying like this? She grimaced as Joe bought the white jacket. The last thing she wanted to do was match her Trainer.
*****
As Joe messed with Absol in the clothes store, a new and unusual challenger reached Brock. With the entrance having no doors and the...
32: Boulder Badge
Joe reached the city center of Pewter, aiming himself at the Rock-type Gym using street signs. Along the way, he'd put some thought into his roster. Thanks to Jasmine, he knew how the number of Pokemon each side used in a Gym battle depended on how many Badges the challenger...
31: Remnant
Rookidee finally recovered enough energy. It hopped out of Joe's arms, but its flight path was wobbly. The bird was far from fully healed. It plopped itself onto Joe's head. Joe reached up and scratched Rookidee. It was content and relaxed, looking like a melting scoop of ice...
...with a private jet was involved? That seemed like an odd detail to Joe. There was more to this, but now it was in the hands of the police.
*****
Many miles away, a man in a suit sipped expensive whisky. He had to stop himself from throwing the glass at a wall when he received news...
1: Home at Last
Lucas blinked and his vision changed entirely. Just a moment ago, he witnessed the defeat of a massive monster. A threat to the entire world. Lucas had sat down with a sigh, prepared to be whisked away to another world in need of saving. He'd gotten used to it. He'd been at it...
30: Gigantism
The next morning, before disappearing into the wilderness, Joe checked the news. As he'd drifted off to sleep last night, he thought that he was another day closer to Raikou's reappearance. He wanted to make sure he hadn't missed the Beast. Thankfully, there was no news about...
29: Earth Badge
Bright green burst from Sandshrew's hands as he initiated Fury Cutter. Cubone used Bone Rush. The Pokemon leapt at each other and clashed. They dropped while trading blows, Sandshrew's claws growing with each hit. Bone Rush got through his defences and struck him a couple of...
Update!
Apologies for the inconsistency over the past few weeks. Been quite ill. I'm living off of paracetamol, lol. I'm still doing what I can, so new chapter this weekend at least.
This update exists because I have a couple of questions for the audience, but it devolved into rambling about...
...rest, or have some fun prodding an annoying friend, served her well. Enjoying life produced extra energy, like a true extrovert. She was happy.
*****
As Joe slept that night, Boss and Pancham were nearby, just on the other side of a small hill. Boss had witnessed Pancham fight a...
...something that would probably be obscured to time for a normal person.
They chatted for a while before Joe finally decided to go to bed.
*****
Jasmine stayed up for a time, sinking into a plump bean bag seat, her legs curled up to her body. She messed around on her tablet for a...
26: Greased Lightning
Joe walked into the stadium lobby and saw Hiro. The kid gave Joe a forced smile. Joe felt compelled to encourage him. "You did good, kid. Keep working hard."
Hiro nodded and left the arena, not wanting to stick around. But give it an hour for the result to sink in and...
25: Shrewd Businessman
Outside, Erika let out a hefty sigh and sucked in a deep breath of fresh air. Rubbed her face with a sleeve of her kimono. She didn't have much to say, but Joe could tell it was affecting her. He passed her the third bottle of water he'd grabbed and she drank heartily...
24: Sickly Sweet
While eating breakfast the next morning, Erika spoke up. "Are you going to Amethyst?"
Joe hadn't planned on it. He could last long enough to reach Viridian without topping up his supplies. But Erika was asking for a reason, so he nodded. He wasn't against seeing another town...
...it would suddenly abandon Joe. There were no threats. With the question still on her mind, Absol turned and jogged to catch up with her Trainer.
*****
Pancham had been wandering around the forest, helping fellow Pokemon here and there, when it felt a familiar Aura. The man from...
22: Evolution
The group had done something of a round trip, so they were less than a day from Pallet. All being well, they'd get back to the laboratory around late afternoon. Sonia held Sandshrew in her arms for a time, but eventually the young Pokemon was ready to support himself. He needed...