Pokémon ABC - Episode 1

Episode one: "It has been ages!"

By 'Whisper Shadowhunter'/ Kitty Ocean
© Nintendo (their characters) and Kitty Ocean (my characters)

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She looked upon the new travellers. One boy and a bunch of girls were waiting until their car came rolling out of the ferry. She thought she knew the boy from something, but she couldn't remember it.

She decided to follow them. The boy looked very conceited and the girls adored him. He remembered her of her nephew, which she hadn't seen for 4 years. Even at his young age, Gary was already conceited and a lot of girls were following him. He thought he was a Pokémon Master, but he didn't have any Pokémon.

"Come on girls, we have to get moving."

The boy said. The girls jumped into the car. She knew she couldn't follow them if they were driving. If she only knew what they were planning to do…

"If we hurry, we can get some information at Professor Midol and then go to the mall. You girls have the right to shop."

The girls were obvious very happy. When the car started, they started to sing a yell. She couldn't hear it. But she didn't wonder anymore who the boy was, but what he was going to do at Professor Midol's place. What kind of information did they want? She had to be there earlier, she just had to know.

Suddenly she held back. She knew she was too curious. Although she wanted to know who that mysterious boy was, she would find out in time. Raindrop Island was not that big. She decided to go to the Pokémon Centre to get her Pokémon back.


"Here you are, your Pokémon are fighting fit." Nurse Joy placed the 3 Poké Balls at the desk.

"Thank you." The girl said. She took the Poké Balls from the desk and put them in a little bag that hung at her waist.

"How did your Pokémon get injured?" Nurse Joy wanted to know. "I don't see you here very often. Your Pokémon get rarely injured. And know there were 3 Pokémon at once injured."

She sighed. She didn't really wanted to tell it, but the friendly face of Nurse Joy made clear she could trust her.

"I wanted to train my Pokémon on a different way. All trainers tell their Pokémon what to do, but I want them to think themselves. I think it would make them more stronger."

"I see. And you don't need to worry, your secret is safe with me."

She walked out of the Pokémon Centre. She knew Nurse Joy was to be trusted. She already knew about Moonshadow, and she never told anyone about it. She touched her necklace, a little Poké Ball and a little moon and then decided to head home. She had nothing to do here anymore and if she would stay longer, she would miss the tide. But she also needed some things from the Poké Mart. She found herself in a mental struggle, as always. If she would get the stuff she needed very hard, she would miss the tide and had to swim back trough the cold water. But if she would go and didn't miss the tide, she had to go tomorrow back for the Antidote, Paralyse Heal and all that stuff. And she never knew what the night would bring. What if her Goldeen accidentally injured her Seel, or her Staryu?

While she was thinking, she suddenly saw where she was. Not knowing what she did, she ended up before the Poké Mart. She shook her head. Why must it always be so hard to decide, she thought. But now I'm here, so I'd better get that stuff. It would be a great exercise for me to swim back and my Horsea, Wartortle and Poliwag could use a good swim too.
She stepped into the Mart, not knowing the boy she saw earlier that day, just passed by and stopped before the Pokémon Centre.

"Hi, it has been a long time I've seen you." The old man friendly said.

"I know," She said. "But I hope you are doing just fine."

"Of course, thank you. What would it be this time?"

"I have a whole list, so I'd better just give it Mr. Cram."

Mr Cram laughed. "But why should you? I trust you. Why don't you get it yourself?"

"Wow, thank you Mr. Cram, you're the best."

The old man smiled to her while she got all the things she needed. He wished he had a granddaughter like her, but he only had sons and grandsons. Despite that he considered this little lonely girl as his own, like all the people on Raindrop Island did. She came here 3 years ago with a purpose. She was always friendly and always cheerful, just like a Clefairy.

"Well, that should be all." She said and she put all the things at the counter. But instead of go the cash desk; he handed her over a calculator.

"What's this?" She wondered.

"Well, my little Clefairy, I'll let you charge yourself." She saw the look in his old face. She hated the nickname "little Clefairy", but it made the man so happy that she decided to let him be.

"All right, but you have to check it." She said. Mr. Cram nodded. He knew she could be very insecure, especially when it came to trust. She was always afraid she would disappoint the one who trusted her.

The bell rang, another girl came in.

"Just type it at the cash desk and put the money in it, would you?" He asked to her and she nodded. Mr. Cram went to the girl and asked if he could help her.

She calculated it 3 times and then was convinced she had the right amount. She put the money in the draw and some extra's. That should be enough, she thought. She looked at Mr. Cram and the girl. It was one of the girls who were with that strange boy! That meant he should be in the neighbourhood!

"I'm off, Mr. Cram, thanks again!"

"Have fun, Little Clefairy, and if you hurry you might catch the tide!"

She ran trough the streets. Suddenly she stopped. Why was she running? It was just a boy. But that boy had a strange influence at her, and she wanted to know who he was. She climbed a stairs and walked to the roof. She should be able to spot him from here. But she didn't. For one moment, she saw that girl again. If she would follow her, she would get to that boy. So she followed her and after a while she came at the Poké Cafe. There he was. With his other 5 girls he was sitting and sipping the last water that was in his glass. He greeted the girl and than asked the waiter for the bill.

He must be rich, she thought. Nobody would pay for his groupies. She walked over the roofs until they reached the car. She started to laugh.

"Officer Jenny, what is wrong?" She heard him say.

"I'm sorry young man, but you can't park your car here. I'll have to give you a ticket. What is your name?"

She was getting exited. Now she would here his name and know if she knew him or not.

"I'm Gary Oak." He said proudly, but it didn't affect Officer Jenny. She gave him a ticket.

"That will be 30 dollar." She said while she handed over the ticket. The girls started to cry.

"What is this a cruel world." One girl said. Gary himself couldn't believe he got a ticket. He, the magnificent Gary, got an ordinary ticket!

Suddenly he felt someone pushing him in the back and he fell at the ground.
"What was that?" He shouted and he looked wild around him. But the only thing he saw was Officer Jenny and a bunch of crying girls. He thought he heard something behind him and he turned around.

"What's wrong?" Officer Jenny asked.

"Something is out there." He whispered. Officer Jenny looked around.

"Nothing is th…"

"Hush!" He said.

"Young man, you can't tell me what to do!" But suddenly, within the blink of an eye, a shadow came across and pushed Gary again. Gary was getting annoyed. The girls were screaming.

"Quiet!" Gary shouted. The only thing he could hear was the sound of the wind and some freighted sounds from his fans.

He heard something and he ducked. He grabbed the ankle of the shadow and the shadow fell.

"Well Gary, you sure trained." The shadow said.

"Well I'll be dammed. I could expect it was you. What are you doing here?"

She stood up. "I live here Gary, so what are you doing here?"

"You two know each other?" Officer Jenny asked.

"Know him? He is my nephew."

"In that case, just forget the ticket. Any friend of family of Chris is a friend of this island. But please move the car."

"Shall we go to the Pokémon Centre? I want to catch up with you. Did you become a Pokémon Trainer?" Gary asked while he parked his car.

"I have to go home, they are waiting for me."

"Who are waiting for you?"

"My friends. Why don't you come along?"

Gary looked at his fans. He doubted if he should go along. He knew he couldn't use his groupies while he was catching up with his niece.

"They can stay at The Raindrop Island Hotel." Chris said

"Than I'll come along. You girls just wait for me at the hotel." The girls were exited and were already planning what they would do in their 'day off'.

"I'll go sunbathing!" One girl said.

"Oh, that reminds me off, do you have a bathing suit?" Gary stared at Chris. What did she mean with that?


"That water is cold!"

"You were always a little kid when it came to cold water. You haven't change a bit."

"But you did. Look at that outfit you are wearing."

"What is wrong with my outfit?" she looked at her short shirt and her long and open skirt. She saw nothing unusual.

"It looks like you came from a ship-wreck."

"Thank you so much." She said with a sarcastic tone in her voice. She put off her skirt and folded it and put it in her backpack. A pair of shorts was now revealed.

"We should be going." She said and took her 3 Poké Balls.

"Where do you want to swim to?" Chris pointed at a little island.

"To Tear Island of course. That's where I live. Come on out Horsea, Wartortle and Poliwag!" she stepped into the water with her Pokémon.

"Now listen Christina, you know I hate swimming in cold water!"

"I'll throw a cup of hot water in the ocean when I reach the island, all right?" she said sarcastically. Her nephew didn't change indeed. He still acted like he was 7 years old. Now she was almost 16 years old, she saw the same little boy standing at the side of the beach. She sighed.

"I'll give you a warm cup of soup when we reach the island. It's just a five minute swim." In the mean time, Horsea and the other Pokémon were getting inpatient. They were swimming in circles and wanted to go home.
Finally Gary stepped into the water. Wartortle swam to him and said:

"Wartortle, Wartorle, war war! Tortle Tortle!"

"What is he saying?" Gary asked. But Chris didn't answer and just smiled.
"Well, what was he saying?"

"If you don't move on, it will bite your toes off!" Chris said with a big smile.

Suddenly Poliwag sprayed some water at him. Gary was at first angry, but then he started to laugh and decided that cold water wasn't the worst thing that happened to him. He started to swim.

"Just one question. Are here Gyarados?"

"Not as far as I know. There are here just some Magikarp."

After a few minutes they reached the island. Chris tied her skirt around her waist again and her Pokémon ran off.

"I'll give you some clothes." She said, but she didn't know what to give. So she gave Gary a jacket and some trousers.

"I see you have a lot of Pokémon here." He said and pointed at the Pokémon. "Did you become a Pokémon Researcher?"

"Ehm, ya." She said.

"Wow, if Gramps would know that. We all wondered what happened to you ya know. Why didn't you call sometimes, or write?"

"I've been busy." She said avoiding. Gary saw she was trying to hide something, but he thought: if she wanted to tell me something, she'll tell me herself.

"What kind of Pokémon have you here?" He asked instead.

"All sorts of Pokémon. You name it, I have it."

"Aren't you specialised in one kind of Pokémon?"

Chris pointed at some water Pokémon. "I have a lot of water Pokémon. But I also have some fire Pokémon. But what are you doing here? I always thought you wanted to become Pokémon Master."

"Well, I decided to travel first." He said. Chris looked at him with her special look. "All right, I admit it. I lost the Pokémon League. So Gramps sent me on a mission."

"What are you looking for?" She asked while she took two cups from her kitchen.

"Do you live here all alone?" He asked.

"Yeah, but what are you doing here? Maybe I can help."

"Did you ever heard of the Ocean Gym?"

"You are looking for an ordinary Gym?"

"Not an ordinary Gym. This is a hidden Gym. Nobody knows where it is."

"So why are you looking for that Gym?"

"Well, this Gym has a mysterious trainer called Moonshadow and he has some interesting Pokémon."

"What is the use of a hidden Gym?" She put the cups on the table, filled with some soup. Gary thanked her and went on explaining.

"Only the best trainers are invited to that gym, if they swore they won't tell anyone about it. But the rumours say he has an unidentified Pokémon."

"Oh, that's why you are here. I heard about such a gym. It should be in the neighbourhood. Maybe it's on Raindrop Island. Why don't you ask Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Centre? She knows a lot about the gyms in this region." She drank out of her cup and avoided Gary's look. "You want to challenge him?" She asked.

Gary looked over his cup. He wondered why she asked that. He nodded. The best way of knowing a new Pokémon is fighting with it.

"You want to help looking? Your Pokémon can help me a lot." She seemed shocked by the question, but she nodded.

"I would be honoured."

"Great, I'll tell Gramps! Do you have a phone here?" Chris shook her head.

"I don't have electricity here. You have to go to Raindrop Island first. But you'd better not swim right now. The sun will set within a few minutes and the sea will be very cold. You'd better stay here and go in the morning. But if you are really eager to go, I'll ask Lapras to bring you."
She stood up and walked to her balcony. She whistled and a Lapras came.

"Do you want to go, or will you stay? I could make a bed and diner for you."

Gary thought very deep.

"If you are worried about your fans, you should go."

"No, that's not it Chrissy." Chris looked again at him and she petted Lapras.

"They can without me. I would love a night without the concern about them. I'll stay, but thanks for the offer."

Chris sent Lapras back to the lake. Gary looked from the balcony to the island. It was not a big island, because of the big lake in the middle, but he also found a little battlefield. He wondered what a researcher would do with a battlefield. Maybe for research, he thought and went back inside. He looked at his niece. It was so strange. He hadn't heard from her for 3-4 years, and suddenly, he found her on a deserted island. He didn't expect to find a Pokémon Centre here, let alone his long lost niece. And she even became a researcher, like his grandfather. She left Pallet Town to become a trainer, like he did, but she never returned.

He saw her putting on a jacket. Then she walked out of the house.

"Where are you going?" He asked curiously.

"I'm going to wish my Pokémon a good night, wanna come too?" Gary looked again.

"Yes, I would love too."

They walked trough the island. First, Chris wished all her water Pokémon a good night. She petted all Poliwag and their evolved forms. She kissed the only Poliwrath she had. The Magikarp, Lapras, Golduck and the little Psyduck received a big hug.


It became very dark and Gary yawed. "Are you doing this every night?" He asked while she patted a Blastoise.

"Yes." She answered. "But I'm almost ready with the water section."
Gary was shocked. He had already counted about 50 Pokémon, and than he lost track. So that meant she had more Pokémon than he had ever seen.

"How much Pokémon does Grandfather have?" Chris asked suddenly.

"I don't know. I think about 1000. Didn't count."

"Oh, I have about 300 Pokémon. So as a researcher I have a long way to go. Well, that's it for the water section."

"Where are you going now?"

"The fire section. But I think I'll take a different route today, so that the others come first for a chance."



"Good night Charizard." Gary was astounded while this little girl patted this huge dragon. "Well, that was about that."

"How did you ever manage to let Charizard listen to you?" He asked surprisingly.

"Don't know, he just listens. Why?"

"You remember Ash Ketchum?" Chris nodded. "He also had a Charizard. But his didn't listen. And that fool used him during the Pokémon League. I guess I don't have to explain what happened." Chris started to smile.

"It's getting late." She said. "I'll make dinner.

Gary wondered what the time might be. He looked at the moon. Maybe it's about 10 p.m. he thought. He walked by a hole and heard a little Sandshrew snoring. He almost tripped over a big Slowpoke, who was trying to cross the road. After he reached the lake, he saw a little Shellder closing its shell. She has a lot of Pokémon, he thought, so she didn't become a trainer. He was a bit disappointed. Before he left to become a Pokémon Master she was always a big example for him. He always thought he would be the only one who would beat her, after she became a Pokémon Master. And now she became a researcher. He always thought she would choose a profession with more action.

Gary woke up. He heard something outside. He walked to the window and he saw Chris standing at the battlefield. He also saw a Wartortle and a Seel, standing ready for action. He wondered what they would do. You can't let 2 Pokémon fight each other when you are their trainer, he thought. But suddenly, the Wartortle leaped to the Seel. He saw Wartortle trying to do a hydro pump, but the Seel dodged away. He looked at his niece, who was sitting at the side. He wondered why she was doing that. But suddenly Chris stood up and walked to her Pokémon.

"If you fight, don't use your best attack at the beginning." He heard her say. What was she doing?

He saw her sitting down again. He also decided to sit down and look what would happen. Now the Seel started to attack, but the Wartortle dodged away. The Wartortle used its water gun.

Hmm, he thought, she trained her Pokémon very well. They are really strong. I wonder why she didn't become a trainer. She has a lot of talent.

He watched while the Seel used its aurora beam, which the Wartortle cleverly avoided. Wartortle decided to use bite. It worked, the Seel was injured.

"That would be enough for today." Chris said to the Pokémon. "I can't bring you to the Pokémon Centre now, so we have to stop before somebody gets really injured. It was a great technique Wartortle. You have done a great job as well Seel." She kissed both Pokémon. "I'll treat your wound Seel, and then you can go to bed." She took the Seel in her arms and walked inside.

Gary decided to ask Chris what she was doing. He walked downstairs and saw her treating Seel.

"Seel, Seel!"

"I know it hurts, but you'll be fine after this."

"Chrissy, what's wrong?"

"Gary, you are awake!"

"I guess, or else I'm having the weirdest dream. What were you doing, I thought you had gone to bed."

Chris didn't answer. Gary walked to her.

"I didn't mean to let you see this. I'm trying a new training to make my Pokémon stronger."

"You let them battle against each other and you didn't gave any orders."

Chris nodded. She put her Seel back on the ground and the Seel went to the lake again. She invited Gary to sit down at the table. She took to glasses and filled them with some water. She sat down and there was a moment of silence.

"I became a Pokémon trainer, but I like having a lot of Pokémon around me. And you know trainers are allowed to have only 6 Pokémon. So after I won my 8 badges, I didn't want to go home. I knew Grandfather would ask why I didn't capture more than 6 Pokémon. You know how he is. But I did capture more. But I didn't put them in Poké Balls. We went to the Orange Islands, and there I found this little island. The people allowed me to stay here. I decided to let my Pokémon become more and more stronger. They are all free to leave but they stay and I like that. I don't want them to leave."

Gary looked at her. "So that is why you didn't write or call. You did become a trainer. And you trained a lot of Pokémon at one time. You have to be a very good trainer to do that."

Gary put his hand at her shoulder. She looked back. "I'll help you find this Gym." She said. "And I'll do the best I can." Chris smiled. Gary smiled back.

"Just like when we were young." He said.

"Just like when we were young…" Chris said, but she sounded a bit sad. She touched her necklace. The little Poké Ball began to shake a bit and the little moon began to glow…

To be continued…