Chapter 6:*Title at the Bottom*

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Change PSO into WD which is World Dollar since I realized that this is an alternate Earth that agreed that all country has the same currency. This is kinda a bit of a spoiler but, The reason why all country accepted it despite reluctance is because of a hidden power in this world.

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"Excuse me!"Andre Called out to the Guy who was sitting on a reclining chair with a weird Slime like creature next to him.. Hearing someone entered and called both of them, Zeke and Ditto Looked at the Visitor and Asked" Yes?" "Ditto?" at the same time. Which scared the crap out of Andre when he saw and heard that slime like thing Turn to him and talked.

But he suddenly felt that tug on his soul again, which prompted him to become normal again, Andre then asked "Can I see where are the pets you're selling?". Which Zeke Stood up and replied"I apologize but in this store of mine, we do things differently, instead of the customer choosing, we let your fate decide which pet you would get." Zeke Said with a smile.

"What?, What kind of marketing strategy is this? and please stop joking if you don't want to loose a costumer" Andre replied after hearing Zeke's words, Though a bit sad and depressed Andre was still a bit taken aback by what Zeke just said.

"I was being completely serious here, sir?" Zeke asked on which Andre replied with his name."Sir. Andre, This is the rule of the store on which everyone must follow, including me. since I'm a firm believer of fate"Zeke replied with a hint of seriousness on his tone.

Andre, wanted to argue again but felt that same tug again on his soul. It's as if telling him to trust this Young Man in front of him.

which prompted him to say "Okay Okay, Since I'm already here, I will check this rule of yours to check on the pet you will get me"Andre said a but annoyed and vexed at the same time.

Hearing Andre's answer Zeke smiled and Carried Ditto on his shoulder and beckoned Andre on the screen. Andre was again, surprised that this strange creature in Zeke's Shoulder is alive and stared at it as he approached Zeke.

Zeke noticing Andre's Curiosity towards Ditto, smiled an asked "Curious?" on which Andre replied with a Yes. Smiling again Zeke introduced Ditto that was on his shoulder"Meet Ditto, He is my Pokemon partner! As you can see, Ditto is a bit weird looking with his slime like look, But, Don't let his look's fool you ditto can do a trick that you won't see anywhere" Zeke then Looked at Ditto, who was nodding at his shoulder with his introduction and asked "Ditto, Mind Using 'Transform', and turn into a cat for me?" On which Ditto Implied and transformed into a cute and adorable calico Kitten.

And of course, Andre was really surprised seeing the 'Ditto' Turn into a cat."The hell?!!"

Andre exclaimed on which Zeke smiled and said "Relax Sir.Andre because This is what you would be getting!" Zeke Convinced him which somehow made him relaxed for a bit, his surprise turned into excitement. He then felt the tug from before and relaxed again and said" What do I need to do?"

Zeke with his trademark smile, said "Right this way, This screen, You need to draw here by clicking the [Draw] button but you have to pay 110WD first before you draw" Zeke Said which made Andre exclaim again for a bit before realizing that the draw price is cheap considering he would get a magical pet like the Shop owner(?) does, Plus that connection and tug is telling him to accept. which made him continue with an affirmed resolve.

"Here is the 110WD" Andre Payed Zeke With one paper bill and 1Coin bill, Zeke received it and asked Andre to press the [Draw] button, which he did. The Regular PokeBall suddenly split apart and a shadow of a small like dog appeared on the screen. Before Stopping, and A list appeared on the screen which showed..

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[Which Pokemon do you want to buy?]

Then a list of five of the same silhouette of a dog pokemon appeared which next to it Stars could be seen. From one star all the way to five. and showed different prices from lowest to highest, With the one star being the lowest(at 50k.WD) and Five star being (500k.WD)

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Seeing the price of them especially the Five star one, Andre is really taken aback, and exclaimed"The heck this is expensive af." but hen he once again realized that the pet he's getting is not gonna be a normal one, but one with an ability. Although he agreed, he was still a bit of reluctant so he wanted to choose the cheapest which is the one star..But, right before he could Touch the One star Shadow, He felt the tug in his soul again, stronger than ever, telling him to choose the five star.He was gonna ignore it this time considering it was getting a bit annoying getting controlled like this. but suddenly he heard a familiar bark, which he could only somehow hear. Though really reluctant he still Picked the Five star, Hoping that he would see his now dead Dog again. Though a bit foolish, he still chose it that's just how he loved his dog.

Upon pressing on the five star silhouette, That Tug on his soul stopped suddenly which made him anxious and depressed for a moment. Then, A light suddenly burst out in the screen which prompted Andre to close his eyes. Meanwhile Zeke although also close to the TV, He was wearing a shade which made him ignore the light, He then saw a PokeBall appearing on the Platform Under the T.V before the light subsided. Although Zeke while watching Andre all the way, was really surprised when instead of only just getting one silhouette in the screen which is gonna have a random Star potential, Andre instead got five from one to five star, though he was a bit disappointed at first when he saw Andre was about to choose, the one star which would probably waste this once in a million Chance. He was surprised when Andre abruptly chose the five star.(We're getting sidetracked for a bit so let's go back to the story.)

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When the tugging of his soul stopped and the connection he felt disappeared suddenly which made Andre more Depressed.. He looked at the T.V with a bit of depression, but saw a red and white Ball like device in the platform under it. Which made him confused for a bit, making him turn to Zeke and asked "Where is my Pet now? Why did this ball appeared?" Andre said With sadness and little anger in his voice.

"Relax, First of all That ball like device is called a 'pokeball' and inside it is your pet which is by the way a creature called 'Pokemon'. Just like my Partner here who appeared with a similar style, I presume you can find a fingerprint scanner on the top of the PokeBall, You need to register your Fingerprint first to Open it, and don't worry We won't do anything to the data we've gathered from the customer, we only need it in case something happened to the Pokemon and it's also kind of a security so that the ball won't open to somebody else." Zeke explained calmly with his smile. Which made Andre's anger fade for a bit.

"Okay I would trust you again for the last time." Registering his Fingerprint on the PokeBall. The PokeBall suddenly opened up and erupted with a white like Lazer. But Andre who felt his Connection back again but his time more stronger couldn't help but be happy,

although still a bit sad at least this new pet of his will feel similar to the one he lost. That was all Andre was thinking at first before, the light subsided and there, he saw a dog like animal it looks like a Briard and a Komondor fused together but shorter.Its fur's are Grey colored and it also has a Large candle on top of its head.

at first he was stunned feeling the emotion of happiness and relief that he felt from the Dog like Pokemon. But, after they looked at each other's eyes, He couldn't help but be in disbelief when He heard it *Warrf* for some reason he could understand the dog pokemon and he couldn't help but be in disbelief what he heard."ANDRE!" Somehow it knew his name but the last straw that made him cry and hug it when the Dog like Pokemon barked again. *Warrrf~!*(Are you fine? Did that bad guy Run away?) Hearing what the Dog like Pokemon said.

Tears Suddenly started to fall on his eyes, and without hesitation, he hugged the dog like pokemon, And just held it there where he cried on its fur. Seeing his owner Crying, Greavard barked again *Warrf!*(Why are you crying? Did someone hurt you?) on which Andre replied with a low voice, "Nothing Bud Im just happy that I got to meet you again."

*Warrf!*(Okay! I'm happy too!)Greavard Replied.

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Meanwhile Ditto and Zeke Could be seen At the back. With Question marks floating on top of Zeke's heads.

*Title*

"First Customer Gacha and a bond that transcends life and death"