Pokemon Fanfic

Rattata’s Story

Shan woke up to the familiar look of dawn. Rattata opened his eyes and looked at her. Shan smiled and he laid his head back down, annoyed with his master’s habit of getting up at dawn.

"You can sleep in your pokeball Rattata," she said smiling. He slowly arched his back and yawned. The others stirred but remained sleeping. Shan recalled all but Rattata who wanted to remain out. Shan packed up her book bag. Ash, Gary, and Misty had given her some supplies. Among them there were five more pokeballs, a few heals, potions, and burn heal.

"Well looks like were ready Rattata." Shan said and picked up her pokedex from the chair near the bed. She had been up late the night before trying to find a map that would lead her to Lavender town but was unsuccessful. Shan picked up Rattata and went downstairs were Ash was standing looking out the doorway.

"Good morning." Shan said as she walked up to him. Shan fell silent when she saw that he was frowning. "Is every thing ok?" He turned to look at her, his face softened.

"I have bad news for you. Prof. Jinxins has reverted the transfer." He said. He could see by her puzzled expression that she had no idea what he was talking about.

"What does that mean?"

"I’m sorry Shan," he said. "But your pokemon will go to Geovon labs, not hear." Shan looked down. Rattata looked at her with concern.

"Ra," he said and nuzzled under her chin.

"It’s ok," she said. "I will just have to grin and bear it. One day I’ll have my own gym and all of my pokemon will liver there with me." She looked up at him and smiled. "I am not going to let this get me down."

"That’s the spirit." He said. The large Pikachu ran up to Ash.

"Pika pi." She said and jumped into his arms.

"Hey Pikachu," he said and petted her on her head.

"Ash?" She asked looking at him.

"Yes," he said. The Pikachu jumped down from Ash’s arms; Rattata jumped from Shan's arms.

"Can you give me a map to Lavender town." Ash stared at her. He looked like he had seen a ghost.

"Absolutely not!" He said almost shouting. "I have already told you that Lavender town isn’t safe." Shan looked up at him.

"I know but.."

"But what?" He said angrily. "Don’t tell me you want to go there." Shan just nodded her head.

"Why do you want to go so badly? Do you have some kind of wish for trouble?"

"I just need to go there."

"Why?!" he asked. "That place is dead. No one has lived there for years." Shan looked up quickly.

"I have to go," she said angrily. "And I will if you help me or not!" She said and ran out the door down to the beach. Rattata ran after her.

She was crying on the beach when Ash found her. "Mind if I sit down?" he asked. Shan shook her head. "Tell me something," he said looking at her. "Why do you want to go there?" Shan looked out at the ocean.

"Do you think that Laparas is ok out there?" Ash sighed.

"You’re changing the subject."

"I know," she said. "You’ll laugh." Ash shook his head.

"No I won’t. Go on and tell me." Shan sighed.

"I keep having this dream were I am standing a dark forest. Around me the wind is blowing. Then out of the darkness of the forest a voice keeps saying ‘Go to Lavender town.’"

"Is that all?" Ash said. Shan shook her head.

"No," she pulled her knees up to her chest and looked down at her feet. "I have other dreams. One is about an old monk, in that one I am alot younger. In another dream I am being pulled through a forest by something. I keep trying to look at it but it’s all blurry." Shan looked over at Ash. "In that dream the thing takes me to a clearing and flies off. Then I am grabbed from behind and wake up."

"So that’s why. You think that some answers to your past are in Lavender town," he smiled. "Well am I right?" Shan nodded.

"I want to know if I have a family out there? Maybe they can help me understand this power I have." Ash stood up and took out a red pokedex. From the looks of it she could tell that it was very old.

"Give me your pokedex." Ash said. Shan stood up and dusted some of the sand off. She took out her dex and handed it to Ash. Ash took out a cable and hooked it to both pokedexs. After a short time he unhooked them.

"Hear," he said giving her pokedex back to her. "I downloaded a map to Lavender in your pokedex." Shan took the dex and smiled.

"Thank you Ash." She said Ash just frowned.

"I know that I can’t stop you," he said turning. "I can only hope that you don’t run into what I did when I was there." Shan looked at him.

"What did you run into?" He shut his eyes tight as if he was in pain.

"Never mind," he looked up. "Hey Quin and Mark are hear. You better go." Shan smiled and ran up the hill.

"Hi," Lucy said waving. "I am all ready to go." Quin glared at her sister.

"Don’t you ever run out of energy?" She asked yawning. Lucy ignored her. Mark laughed.

"Hey guys," Shan said walking up to them. Rattata walked next to her. "Let’s get going ok. We want to make sure that Lucy and Mark get to were they need to go in time."

"All right," Mark said. "Hey Ash," he said.

"Hi Mark." Ash said smiling. "Well good luck kids. I know that I will see all of you in the pokemon league games one day. Bye." He said and walked into the lab. The small band of travelers turned and went on their way.

They had only been traveling for two hours when Quin and Mark began to argue again. Shan sighed thinking that it would pass, that is until Lucy began to argue as well. Shan turned and looked at them angrily.

"HEY!" She said loudly. The three arguing relatives looked at her. "You three want to give it a rest. What are you arguing about anyway?"

"Mark said that I had no clue were I was going and that I wouldn’t be able to use a map." Quin said shooting a glance at Mark.

"Well I’m right we were already lost once because of you." Mark said.

"Hey I want to rest." Lucy said. Quin looked at her.

"Hey look Pinkie we have to keep going." They all began to argue again. Shan was standing there watching them Rattata was siting next to her. She was fed up with them.

"SHUT UP!" Shan yelled. They all looked at her. "I am sick of this." She said angrily.

"What do you mean?" Mark asked. Shan put her hands on her hips.

"I mean I am sick of hearing you guys arguing all of the time. Can you all just shake hands or something so we can get going. Mark Quin knows how to read a Map." Quin smiled. "Quin stop being so sensitive." She said Mark smiled. Shan looked at Lucy.

"We’ll take a break in an hour. Now let’s go." Shan said and turned to walk away. Behind her friends looked at one another and smiled.

"Sorry," they all said in unison and Ran after Shan.

That evening, they set up camp about a mile from were Lucy was going to be dropped off. It was getting dark and Shan thought it would be safer to travel in the morning. Shan apologized for her yelling and they all went to bed. That is except for one small purple pokemon.

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Rattata sat looking into the fire that the master had made. He looked at her and then down to the ground. Had she found him or did he find her, he wasn’t sure how he came to be with her. He had just felt something when he met her.

"Rattata,(They sleep to much.)" He said and looked at the others. Out of all of them Charmelon was the only one he could tolerate. The Butterfree and the Eevee were always playing, and the Meowth always seemed preoccupied with keeping clean. He looked at his master again. She was tossing and turning in her sleep again.

"No leave me alone," she said and rolled over on her side. He stood up and walked off into the woods

He was thinking of his family, since he met her he had found that he had been thinking of nothing else.

He had lived in the Viridian forest most of his life. His parents had sent him away for his own safety, fearing that the rest of the tribe would kill him. He wasn’t able to do what Charmelon had done, evolve. The glow had come twice now and he had stopped it somehow, he just didn’t want to change, he liked being what he was.

Rattata walked back to where his master was, she was no longer having a bad dream, he could tell. He curled up next to her and fell asleep. He had never liked her kind, but he liked her.

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When Shan woke up she found that Rattata was sleep next to her. Charmeleon was busy rooting through her backpack in an attempt to find something to eat.

"Charmeleon," Shan said. Charmelon looked up at her and rubbed her stomach, Rattata raised his head and looked at them. "If you were hungry you should have woken me up. How about I make some pancakes," Shan said a cheer came from the left of her.

"YAY," Lucy shouted. "I love pancakes. Quin tries to make them but she always burns them."

"I do not," Quin said setting up. Mark laughed and got up.

"Face it Cuz, you couldn’t cook if your life depended on it." Quin frowned, stood up and started to walk off. "Hey were are you going?" Quin looked at him.

"I am going to get dressed nosy," Shan sighed and began to look though her pack. She was amazed at the amount of things that the pack could hold. She soon took out a package of pancake mix, a can of milk, some sugar, some cinnamon, and one can of instaegg.

"Hey Mark can you get a fire started." Mark nodded and picked up a stick, he walked over to Charmeleon who was trying to get a sleepy Rattata to play with her. He knelt down and tried to light the stick with Charmeleon's tale, Shan turned to see what he was doing.

"NO MARK STOP," she shouted but it was too late. Charmeleon swung her tale around hard and knocked Mark to the ground.

"OW," Mark said rubbing his head. Shan sighed.

"Her tale isn’t a real fire Mark," She said stirring the pancakes. "It only looks like one." Mark stood up and looked at Shan.

"Now you tell me."

"You know that she only likes me Mark" Shan set the bowl down. "I mean why would you even try." Mark made a face and went to build a fire. It wasn’t to long before they were eating pancakes.

"Yum," Lucy said taking a huge bite, which caused Quin to scold her. Shan’s pokemon were enjoying their pancakes when someone jumped out of the bushes.

"Hey who are you." Shan said standing. "And why are going around trying to scare people out of their minds." The Guy just stood there and smiled. Quin, Mark, and Lucy stood up.

"Sorry," he said. "My name is Adrian Martino," he said and smiled.

"Well you scared the crap out of us." Quin shouted. Adrian laughed a bit.

"Sorry," he said. "I saw your camp and I was wondering if you know were Camp Poke is?" Lucy jumped to her feet.

"We sure do!" She said. Quin sighed. "We’re on our way there." Adrian smiled.

"Cool," he looked at Mark. "I thought that we were lost." Shan smiled.

"Well if you like you can join us for breakfast." Mark frowned a bit and sat down. Quin smiled and did the same.

"Oh no thanks," He looked over his shoulder. "Hey kido come on out." He said. A small boy came out of the bushes causing Shan to drop her pancakes.

"GREG," she shouted. Greg looked up at her and a wide smile crossed his face. He ran up to her and they both hugged. Shan looked at him. "How? I mean when did you get hear and why are you with him?" She asked. Greg smiled and hugged her again.

"I got adopted by my second cousin. Nan said that they found him and that I should go and live there." Shan laughed.

"I’m happy for you," she said sadly. She was happy that he was adopted but she would miss him.

"So your Shan." Adrian said stepping forward. "Your all Greg talks about," he smiled and looked at Greg. "That is when he talks. He usually only talks to Sha." Lucy walked up to Greg.

"Hi I’m Lucy," she said and extended her hand. Greg looked at her and blushed.

"I’m Greg," he said and shook her hand.

"Do you have a bug?" Lucy asked. Greg shook his head.

"No I have a Pidgey. Her name is Shan."

"That’s a nice name." Mark said looking at Shan with a grin. "How did you come up with it?" Quin giggled a bit. Shan shoot a glance at them.

"I named her after Shan because she is the best ever." Shan smiled a bit.

"Well we better get going if we are going to get theses two to the camp." Quin said standing up. After packing up the camp they were off. After a half an hour they reached the camp. Once it was in her line of sight Lucy grabbed Greg’s hand and dragged him towards the camp. Greg followed her laughing all the way. Shan smiled looked at her pokemon.

"Ok guys," she said. "Time to go back into the ball." The pokemon seemed to groan in unison. "Look you have to go back into your pokeballs." Shan looked around at her pokemon’s sad faces.

"Don’t be difficult." Shan said and recalled Butterfree and Puwar. "I’ll let you all out again soon." She recalled Charmelon who surprisingly allowed her to recall her. Shan smiled as she tried to recall Eevee who dodged.

"EEVEE!" Eevee said and sat down. Shan laughed and looked at Rattata.

"I suppose you two can stay out." Rattata sat down and looked at her. "As long as you two stay out of trouble."

"Hey come on Shan." Mark said. "Lucy is already there."

"Coming," she said and walked towards the camp followed by her pokemon.

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"Rattata, ta Ra. (You are a real brat, do you know that.)" he said angrily at Eevee. She looked at him and turned up her nose.

"Eevee. EE Vee E Vee.(At least I am a pedigree and not a common pokemon like you.)" she said and smiled. Rattata glared at her and frowned. How dare she insult him that way. It was her who had disobeyed the Master. "EE, VEE. (Master carry me. I'm tired.)" She winded causing the master to look down at her.

"Eevee," she said. "You need to walk," she said and smiled. "It will make you stronger." She said and turned and looked forward.

"Rattata. Ra Ra tatta.( You know that the master won’t carry us,)" He looked up at the master. "Rattata ta ra. ( She only does that when we are hurt or very tired.)" Eevee frowned.

"Eevee, (commoner)." She said and ran up to walk next to the master. He stayed behind. Why did the master allow her to stay out, why not Charmeleon? He couldn’t stand that stuck up Eevee. The master didn’t seem to notice.

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"So this is Camp Poke," Shan said smiling. Eevee lay down at her feet and winded again to be picked up. Shan sighed, "No Eevee," she said. "I know you want me to carry you," she knelt down and pet her on the head. "You need to get stronger. Just keep walking for a few more minuets and then I’ll carry you."

"Eevee," she said smiling.

"Hey look at that Greg," Lucy said smiling. "Go, Bosola1." Lucy shouted. A Beeddril jumped form the pokeball.

"Bezzzdrillll," it said and hovered next to Lucy who pet it on the head. Greg watched.

"Wow you have a Beedrill. You must be a relay good bug trainer." He said and looked at Sha’s pokeball.

"Thanks," she said. Shan smiled, finally Greg was opening up and making friends.

When they walked into the camp a hyper woman with long blond hair and closed eyes greeted them.

"Well hi there," she said jumping from behind Shan. Shan jumped, startled by the woman. Eevee jumped behind Shan and Rattata shook his head at Eevee’s actions.

"Rattata," Rattata said. Eevee jumped out from behind Shan and growled at him. Shan looked at them.

"Hey you two calm down ok." The woman laughed.

"Oh I’m sorry," she said and smiled.

"Hi," Mark said stepping forward. "My name is Mark and I was escorting my young talented cousin to you." He walked up to the woman with a wide grin. Adrian smiled and did the same. Shan, Quin and Lucy were all frowning at the way the boy’s were acting.

"And I am Adrian the great," he said grinning widely. "This is my bro, Greg." The woman smiled and extend her hand.

"Ma name is Lola," Mark pushed Adrian to the side and shook her hand.

"That’s a very nice name." Adrian pushed Greg out of the way.

"I agree," He said. "It’s very nice." Shan stepped forward.

"Ahem," she said crossing her hands infront of her. "My name is Shan, the shy boy hiding behind me is Greg." She said smiling.

"And I am Lucy," Lucy shouted. "When do we get to battle?" She asked.

"LUCY!?" Quin said sternly. "Don’t be so impatient." Lola laughed.

"Na, it’s ok," she smiled. "She’s just a little excited. Well Lucy you don’t get ta battle until the third day of camp." She looked at Greg. "Hey there fellow. Don’t ya want to say hi?" Greg shook his head and tried to hide behind Shan.

"Come on Greg." Lucy said smiling. "We can be partners." Lucy said smiling. Greg blushed and smiled.

"Looks like my little sister likes Greg," Quin said. Lucy shot a glance at Quin.

"Well Kid’s you can go on off in that direction to get to the meetin hall. Once you’re there you can get all of your information. Now yall better git goin." Lucy and Greg walked off. Shan and the others waved good bye to them.

"Well be better git going." Quin said angrily walking past Adrian and Mark. Lola walked off towards the kids. Behind her Mark and Adrian watched as she walked off. Shan glared at them.

"I’ll never understand boy’s," she said angrily. "You guy’s see a pretty older woman and you just can’t help making a complete fool of your selves can you?" Mark and Adrian frowned. Adrian had decided to walk with them for a while.

"Look," Adrian said a bit annoyed. "You girls do the same thing." He ran his hand threw his hair.

"Yea relay," Mark said. "You and Quin both were going ga ga over Gary." Shan and Quin both glared at him in unison.

"That’s different!" They said in unison. Mark laughed.

"Yea right." Adrian said. They walked on Eevee barked to be picked up and Shan decided to carry her. Rattata frowned a bit.

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"Eevee Eevee.(I knew she would pick me up). Eevee said smugly. Rattata looked at her and then straight-ahead.

"Rattata ra ttata. (You’re a wimp). He said laughing. Eevee growled at him. He looked up at the Master and then at her friends. He didn’t relay like the tall boy. He was clumsy and couldn’t get his Squirtle to do what he told him to. The girl was ok, but she annoyed him. He looked at the new boy with green hair.

"Rattata,(Why is he hear?) he asked aloud. Eevee looked at the boy and barked at him.

"Eevee, eevee, (Maybe the master likes him)." She said smiling. Rattata made a face. He sighed, Eevee had no clue how to sense danger.

"Ra Rattata, ( You should be ashamed of yourself)." He said. "Rattata Ra RA.(We are suppose to protect the Master. That means we have to keep an eye on anything different)."

"Eevee, ee Vee. (You worry to much)." She said nuzzling up against the Master. "Eevee Vee Eevee,( You think every human is a red mark. How can they find us anyway)." The master looked at Rattata. He looked up at her and smiled.

"Hey Shan," the tall boy said. "Quin said that we should be at the academy by tomorrow afternoon."

"Great," the master said. "Maybe we’ll find some pokemon. Hey Adrian," the Master said. "Which way are you going?" The green haired boy just shrugged and smiled.

"I am going to be going towards Vermilion," he smiled. Rattata growled at him. He couldn’t wait for him to leave.

"Rattata,( its about time)." Rattata said when Adrian finally left. Eevee just frowned.

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"Bye Adrian," The group said. Shan looked at Rattata who was smiling, it seemed that he was happy that Adrian was going. Eevee squirmed in her arms.

"Hey," Quin said. "It’s getting late. May be we should camp hear." Mark made a face.

"Yea I guess," he said and released his pokemon.

"Keep Viper away from me," Quin said. Shan released her pokemon, Charmeleon ran up to Rattata and they began to talk. Shan laughed and wished she could under stand them.

"Ok guys time for training." Shan said. Her pokemon lined up, Eevee, just looked up at Shan and began to bark playfully and jump around.

"Eevee," she said and looked up at Shan.

"Line up," Shan said. They all stood straight. Eevee finally lined up and the training began. It was the same as always. She started off making them jump and then had them run.

"Good job guy’s," Shan said smiling at her pokemon. Puwar and Eevee were panting heavily.

"Puwar you did relay good," Shan said and picked her up. Puwar purred and smiled. Eevee looked up at Shan and wined.

"You need to work harder Eevee," Shan said. "I want you to try harder ok." Eevee frowned.

"Hey Shan aren’t you being hard on her?" Quin asked. Shan shook her head.

"No," she smiled. "Eevee always want’s to play and hardly ever wants to do any serious training. I have to be strict with her for her own good." Mark sighed.

"Why?" he said, "I mean she won’t be strong until she evolves anyway." Shan sighed.

"Eevee can be strong as an Eevee to. She has to be strong or she could get hurt in a match." Shan said.

"Well she seems to be doing better." Quin said brushing her Seel.

"Yes she is but she can do better. Hey Quin do you have another brush?" Shan said.

"No but you can use it when I am done." She said smiling. Mark sighed.

"Hear," he tossed a brush to Shan. "You can use mine I am done brushing my pokemon."

"Thanks Mark." Mark smiled and then began to read from a book that he was looking at. Shan looked at her pokemon and smiled. Rattata sighed and sat down.

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"Who want’s to get brushed first?" The master asked. Rattata watched as the Eevee and the Meowth backed up. Charmelon and Butterfree were lucky, they didn’t have to go through getting groomed. "Come on," the master said. "I have to brush you guys until I get to a place were I can give you a bath. This will keep fleas off of you."

"Eevee,(I don’t care)." Eevee said and laid down. Puwar looked at Rattata.

"Meow,(I am afraid of getting brushed)." She looked at the yellowed hair girl who was brushing a Seel. The Seel was making painful faces. "Meowth Meow.( It looks painful)."

"Ra,(fine)." He said. "Rattata Ra ta. Rattata ta.(I’ll go first, the master is gentle she won’t hurt us.)" He walked up to the master who picked him up. She began to brush his head. He smiled and tried to lean into the brush, it felt good.

"Raa taaa taa,( this is so relaxing)." He said looking at Charmeleon. "Rattata, raa.(you should try this)." Charmeleon looked at her arms and then smiled.

"Charmeleon,( no fur)." She said smiling. Puwar walked up to the Master and smiled.

"Meowth, meow.(I’ll go next)." She said. Eevee walked up to Puwar and pushed her aside. Butterfree landed next to her.

"Eevee, ee ee vee.(I am going next. You can go after me)." Puwar looked down at her feet and frowned. The master stopped brushing Rattata who jumped from her feet. She picked up Puwar and began to brush her. Puwar began to purr with contentment.

"EEVEE, Eev eevee. (HEY, you were suppose to brush me next)." She shouted. The master smiled at her.

"Don’t worry you will be next." The master said and continued to brush Puwar.

"Char, char cha meleon.(How dare you talk to the master that way.)" Charmelon said angrily looking at Eevee. Rattata frowned.

"Free Freeee,( Let’s not fight. I hate it when you guys fight. Can’t we just relax.)" Butterfree said. Puwar jumped down from the master’s arms and laid down on a blanket.

"Meoowth,( that was soo nice.)" She said smiling. "Meowth.(I feel so good now.)" Eevee jumped into the Masters arms and smiled as she brushed her. The master, after feeding them went to bed. Rattata watched as she fell asleep. Charmeleon watched her friend.

"Char,(Rattata)" She said and sat up. She had been laying next to the master.

"Ra,(yes?)" he said looking at her.

"Charmeleon. Char char meleon leon? (Why do you watch her like that? Are you worried about her?)" Charmelon asked walking up to him. Eevee and Butterfree were laying next to each other at the Masters feet. Puwar was laying close to the master’s head. The tall boy and annoying girl were also asleep with their pokemon.

"Ra. Rattata ra ttata ta ra. Rattata ra. (I’m not worried about her. I am just wondering why I am with her.)" Charmeleon sat down a bit upset.

"Char meleon,( you don’t like her?)"

"Rattata. Ra tta ta tta rattata.( No I like her. I never like humans until I met her.)" he sighed and looked at his friend.

"Charmeleon, char char meleon. Char Char.( Why don’t you like humans? Some of them are very nice like our master who is the best.)" She said puzzled.

"Rattata ra. Rattata ta ra. Ra ra tta rattata. Rattata ra ra.( Your young. I have had alot of experience with humans. The master wasn’t the first master I was with)." Rattata said and sighed again. He looked up at his friend. He could tell that she was shocked by what he had said.

"Charmeleon Char. Charmeleon leon char mele. (What do you mean? I thought that you were a wild pokemon)."

"Rattata,(No I had a master before her. He was very bad.)" Charmeleon put her arm around him and hugged him.

"Charmeleon. Char leon meleon char char.(You can tell me anything you want. I won’t tell the others)." For a moment Rattata looked at his friend, he could trust her. He sighed and looked at the Master. She was smiling in her sleep, he knew that she was having a good dream, he smiled and looked at Charmeleon.

"Rattata ra ta rattata ra. Rattata Ra ta Rattata, ta. Rattata ra ra taa. (My last master was one of the red marks. He was mean, he would constantly hit me and call me names. I finally ran away and found her. At first I was going to avoid her but then she used that strange light to call for help and I couldn’t ignore it)."

"Charrr, Charmeleon cha char meleon. (You were owned by the red mark? No wonder you know how to smell them out)." Rattata nodded.

"Rattata, (I love the master but I am afraid of something.)" Charmeleon cocked her head.

"Char?(What are you afraid of?)" She asked and waged her tale, something that she did when she was curious. He laughed a bit and then smiled.

"Rattata ra ta rattata. Ra rattata.( I can’t glow right. I am afraid that the master won’t want me after she finds out. You glowed, changed, and became stronger. I can’t)."

Charmeleon looked at Rattata with a sad expression. She knew that the glow meant that a pokemon would get stronger and grow up. Rattata couldn’t, she stood up.

"Charmeleon,( The master loves you and she won’t be mad that you can’t glow.)" She walked over and laid next to the Master. "Char,( We should get some sleep)." She said and laid her head down.

"Rattata,( good night)." He said and laid down next to her. Her words comforted him but he was still sad. He knew that the glow would come again soon, and then the Master would know. He lowered his head and drifted off to sleep wondering if the Master would still love him after she found out.

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- The next morning the travelers found themselves walking again. That is until Mark realized that Quin had accidentally led them astray.

"I can’t believe that you did it again Quin." He said looking around to find the right path. Shan was looking around to her pokemon were following her around. Eevee seemed to be in a good mood like always.

"I made a mistake," she said crossing her hands infront of her. "It’s not like I did it on purpose." Mark frowned.

"Ekans," Viper said and curled around Marks leg.

"You have no clue Quin. I am going to be late because of you." Shan sighed as she pushed a bush aside. Rattata and Charmelon were close by watching her.

"Come on guy’s," Shan said smiling. "Don’t argue I think I found the path." Mark smiled.

"Finally," he began to walk in her direction. Quin shoot an angry glance at him and followed.

"This is getting old fast." Shan said. She was getting tired of them arguing all the time. She followed them. After an hour they stopped to rest they still had a good two-hour hike ahead of them but were getting tired from pushing there way through the underbrush.

"Eevee," Eevee said and jumped into Shan’s lap. Shan sighed, it had take a long time to brush her out and her fur was already getting matted from walking though the underbrush. Shan picked out a bur that was in Eevee's fur and set her down. She looked at Rattata who was still clean and Puwar who was trying to clean off her muddy paws. Charmeleon, who had dirt on her face and stomach, sat down and smiled at her.

"I think that when we get to the next hotel I should give all of you a good cleaning." Her pokemon looked up at her.

"That’s not a bad idea," Mark said. "But how exactly are you going to clean Charmeleon," he smiled knowingly. "She is a fire type, you can’t give her a bath." He waved his hand infront of his face.

"Man does she need it though." Charmeleon growled at Mark and Shan frowned.

"Well at least my pokemon listen to me." Shan said laughing. Charmeleon walked up to Shan and hugged her leg. Rattata sat down next to Eevee and Puwar.

"Hey you guys," Quin said siting down. "Don’t fight." She looked at Mark. "She’s right though Kurrin never listens to you, well he does sometimes." Mark frowned and pet Viper who had curled up next to him.

They were about to leave when something jumped from the bushes. Shan gasped causing Mark and Quin to turn around.

"Prepare for trouble." A male voice said from the shadows. Shan looked at the figure and smiled.

"Oh pleas Seth," She said folding her arms infront of her. "You don’t scare me." She said. Mark and Quin watched with some surprise.

"Who is this guy?" Quin asked. Shan looked at her.

"He’s a guy from my school. He has some kind of chip on his shoulder because I got Charmander." Charmeleon growled as did Rattata.

"Nice to see you again Shan." Seth said still standing in the shadows. "I might let you go if you give me Charmander. Now hand her over." His hand appeared from the darkness.

"I don’t know who you are but your not going to get her pokemon." Mark said loudly. Seth's hand disappeared back into the shadows.

"You should listen to me Shan." Seth said. Shan could tell that he was nervous, she began to focus her power and could sense that there were other people in the area.

"I can’t gibe you Charmander nor will I ever give any of MY pokemon to any of you Rockets." Shan heard something behind her and turned.

"Hi there kid," Naru said holding Quin in a headlock. Shan gasped and looked towards Mark. A man dressed in a black outfit with a black cap was holding Marks hands behind him. Mark squirmed in an attempt to get free but the man only tightened his hold.

"Let them go!" Shan shouted. Rattata and the others ran up to Shan.

"I don’t think so." Naru said and smiled. "Prepare for trouble." She said.

"Make that Double," Shan turned to see Tachi standing right behind her, startled, she took a step back and tripped.

"Get lost," Shan said jumping to her feet. Tachi smiled and took out a black pokeball.

"Not before we catch you and of course," he threw the ball. A net shot out and landed on her pokemon. "Your pokemon." Shan ran up to her pokemon.

"No, hold on guys I’ll get you out." She said and tried to pull the net off of them, to her dismay it only tightened.

"Now I’ll get that Charmander." Seth said laughing. Shan stood up and looked at Seth’s shadow.

"I don’t have a Charmander I have a Charmeleon. AND YOU ARN’T GETING THEM!" Shan shouted. Seth stepped out of the shadows. Shan could see that his face was filled with bruises and his right eye was terribly swollen.

"What happened to you?" She asked. Seth walked up to her and stood next to Tachie.

"Simple initiations," he smiled. "All future rockets have to. ." Tachie suddenly punched Seth in the stomach causing him to doubled over. Naru laughed.

"Kid," she said still laughing. "You shouldn’t have told her." Tachi took a pokeball from his belt.

"Now for you," he said. "GO Venusaur," Tachi yelled. Shan jumped back as a huge green pokemon appeared. She was about grab her pokedex when two vines suddenly rapped around her and lifted her up into the air.

"AHHH," she yelled as the Venusaur lifted her high in the air. She looked down and began to feel dizzy, she could see a small pokemon pop out of the net.

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"(MASTER)" they all called out. Eevee began to cry.

"EEVEE, ee vee (Master help us)." She said sadly. Charmeleon tried to scratch at the net and Puwar and Butter free were trying to gnaw through the netting.

"Rattata ra tata. ( I can get out.)" Rattata said and jumped out of the net. He looked up at his master who was hanging in mid air he ran up to the Venusaur.

"RATTATA RA TTATA. (Let her go now or else)." Rattata shouted in anger. The man with the red mark walked forward. Rattata looked up at him.

"Raaaaa,(You,)" he said growling. "Rattata ra.( You’re the red mark that kicked me)."

"Your rat wants to play," the red mark said. The other red marks laughed. The Master looked down at him.

"Rattata," she shouted. "Be careful, ahh." She said as the Venusaur lifted her up higher.

"Venusaur," The red mark said. "Razor leaf attack." Rattata jumped out of the way as two leafs shoot out at him.

"RA,(I’ll get you)." he shouted and jumped high in the air. He landed near the Venusaur and jumped at it. "RATTATA,(supper fang)." He shouted and bite down on the Venusaur's neck. It howled in pain and dropped the master.

"Oww," she said rubbing her arm. She looked up at Rattata.

"Good job Rattata," the master said.

"Rattata ra rattata, (Well tell me what to do)." He said. The master stood up and closed her eyes. The red mark took a step back.

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"Ra ttatta, (pleas work this time)." He said. He could see her and the others looking at him. The warm feeling of the glow stopped, he opened his eyes and looked at his paws.

"RA, (NO)." He said falling to the ground exhausted. "Rattata ra ta, (Why me, why can’t the glow make me a Raticate?)" The master ran up to him.

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"Rattata are you ok?" Shan asked picking him up. At first she thought he was going to evolve, but he only glowed.

"What?" Mark said with shock. "I thought for sure that he was going to evolve. I wonder why it stopped." Charmeleon walked up to Shan and looked at Rattata.

"Charmeleon," she said sadly and looked up at Shan.

"I don’t know," Shan said petting Rattata’s torn ear. "And I don’t care ether." Rattata perked up in her arms.

"What do you mean?" Quin asked still rubbing her neck. "Don’t you want Rattata to evolve? He would be stronger that way." Rattata looked up sadly at Rattata, she looked at him. She was happy that he was still a Rattata.

"I just want him to be happy," she took out a potion. "I don’t care if any of them evolve I love them just the way they are." Shan sprayed the potion on Rattata who jumped to his feet.

"You are crazy," Mark said. "He should have evolved. There must be something wrong with him." Shan jumped to her feet and glared at Mark.

"Hey don’t insult him." She yelled. "He just saved us." Mark glared at her.

"Hey all I’m saying is that he might have a genetic defect that prevents him form evolving." Mark yelled. Rattata lowered his head and took off running. Shan turned and ran after him. Charmeleon, who usually followed Shan, just sat there watching them run off.

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He had no idea why he was running from them, all he knew was that the light had come and gone. He stopped running and fell to the ground, still tired form the glow.

"Rattata," he looked up the master was looking for him. He jumped into a bush and waited for her to pass.

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"Rattata were are you?" Shan cried out. She turned in circles. "Please come out, I don’t care that you didn’t evolve I like you the way you are." She said and lowered her hands to her side.

He was nowhere to be seen. Rattata had just disappeared. She began to panic, what if he was lost or hurt.

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He watched as she called out to him, he lowered his head and walked out of the bush.

"Rattata (Hear I am)." He said walking up to her. The master fell to her knees and hugged him close.

"Oh Rattata," she said and pet him on the head. "I don’t care if you ever evolve, I’ll love you no matter what." He looked up at her and smiled. Charmeleon was right, she did love him.

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Shan walked back to the others with Rattata in her arms. Mark and Quin jumped to their feet when she walked up to them.

"I’m sorry," Mark said and pet Rattata on the head. Rattata allowed him to pet him. Shan, however, glared at Mark.

"DON’T EVER INSULT MY POKEMON MARK!" She shouted Mark jumped back startled by her tone.

"Hey I said I was sorry." He said. Quin put her hand on Mark shoulder and he shook it off.

"Don’t be so sensitive," Quin said looking at Shan. Shan frowned.

"Your one to talk," she said looking at Quin. "I never insulted your pokemon," she said recalling all but Charmeleon. "So don’t insult mine. Now let’s get going." Shan said and walked past them. Mark and Quin looked at eachother and followed her.

By the late afternoon the three friends had made up and were talking again. When they finally reached the Academy.

"Hey look Mark," Quin said pointing at the Academy. Mark looked at the huge school.

"Wow," he said and they walked up to the main gate. Shan was laughing at Charmeleon who was smelling the flowers that lined the main gate.

"NO OH NO," Mark yelled and fell to his knees. Shan ran up to Mark and Quin.

"What? What is it?" She said worried. Mark pointed to a sighn that was hanging on the Gate. She read it.

"Pokemon Acadomy. A prep school for boys." Shan shoot a look at Mark.

"I can’t beleive my dad did this to me. He sent me to a boys school." Shan and Quin looked at eachother and then at Mark.

"Well let’s go in," Quin said. Mark stood up and shook his head.

"No way," he crossed his hands infron of him. Shan and Quin looked at each other and nodded. Quin grabed Mark under one arm and Shan did the same. Together they dragged him into the school.

"Get a life," Quin said as they rang the door bell.