17 Fossil
AN/ I've seen some comments asking about what is happening, so I'll explain. First off, I'm back, writing this novel that I started in August last year. For those thinking I've copied someone, you probably just read mine last year and don't remember. Right now, I've taken down a bunch of chapters, for a re-write. Nothing huge will be changed, just things that annoyed people like how easily Shawn was tricked by Norio. Well, now that it's all out of the way, enjoy!
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It took a lot of talking and evidence from my recordings for the Police to let me go. When we were done, they made sure to thank me for the help and allowed me to leave.
The captured men, including Norio, would be put on trial the next day. If everything went well, they'd be put in jail for a while. The videos taken through my Pokedex would be used as the ultimate evidence against their heinous crimes.
To be honest, the police wasn't an entity that was very much explored in the series. Although officer Jenny was present in the anime, that's not even close to being canon.
The police in this world seemed much more realistic and organized... Which didn't surprise me in the least. At this point, the sky was already dark. Along with my Charmeleon, I made my way towards the Pokemon Center and rented a room for the night.
"Ahh, finally some privacy... Come on out, little guy."
I said this while retrieving a Pokeball from my spatial storage, throwing it onto the bed.
With a flash of red light, a group of cracked-eggs appeared on the bed. They looked at me with fear as they trembled, letting out soft cries for help.
"What horrible things must they have they done to you..."
With a soft expression, I patted Exeggcute, and it soon stopped trembling. I felt a warm connection flow through my body when I touched it.
Exeggcute threw itself on me and cried non-stop. I let it do so until it fell asleep on my lap. Charmeleon watched silently, before cuddling with me and Exeggcute, offering warmth.
Exeggcute's sleeping-face soon became a little less strained.
Once Charmeleon was asleep too, I asked for the system to showcase the data on Exeggcute. The usual semi-transparent box appeared on top of it.
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Species: Exeggcute (lvl 14)
Gender: Male
Nature: Modest
Ability: Chlorophyll
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HP: 45 (IV:31)
Attack: 18 (IV:31)
Defense: 31 (IV:31)
Special.A: 53 (IV:31)
Special.D: 21 (IV:31)
Speed: 40 (IV:31)
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Moves:
1.Barrage
2.Hypnosis
3.Confusion
4.(Egg Move) Giga Drain
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That's a massive special attack stat... Furthermore, it has a modest nature. I seem to have hit the jackpot once more.
What's up with all of my main Pokemon having 31 IVs all round? I refuse to believe that the System doesn't have anything to do with it. There must be some kind of hidden feature that I don't know of.
I mean, It's usually super rare and takes years of breeding.
Oh well, whatever. I'll take care of this little Exeggcute until it feels better. Hopefully, my special talent at befriending Pokemon comes in handy this time.
I'll teach it confidence, love, determination and many other things. Hopefully, I can ake up for all the time it spent being tormented.
But first, I need to sleep.
Yawning, I ugged bothe Charmeleon and Exeggcute a little tighter before completely falling asleep.
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The next day, I woke up to a snoring Exeggcute and Charmeleon. Before moving, I woke them up slowly.
Once Exeggcute was awake, it showed fear at first. But then, it recalled last night's events and stuck to me all morning.
I had to put it in its Pokeball for it to finally let go.
Honestly... At least it's good that it likes me.
In the center's restaurant, I ordered breakfast for myself and my two companions.
At first, Exeggcute was hesitant, but with the help of some prompting, it started to eat. Once it tasted normal food, it screamed in joy and gobbled down the plate in seconds.
"That probably was its very first decent meal... Team Rocket, I'm not letting any of this go."
I then thought of the amount of Pokemon that had to go through what Exeggcute had to...
It was unforgivable. Team-Rocket was not going to last with me around.
After we had our fill, we got ready and headed out into the city once more. Before leaving for Mt.Moon, There's one last place that I want to visit.
The Pewter City-Museum.
Walking leisurely, I slowly made my way towards it. When I got there, I was surprised by the scale of the place.
It looked at least three or four times bigger than in the games.
Entering, I paid the fee and started looking around with Charmeleon. Exeggcute was not used to people yet, so I kept it in its Pokeball.
Well, that's just an excuse. If I don't do that it pesters me all the time and I can't get anything done.
As I observed all of the exhibitions, my interest was immediately piqued. It's always nice to learn more about historical facts when it comes to the Pokemon world.
"Shawn-San!"
Not caring for the loudness of his voice, Red started shouting at me from the other side of the hall. He still had his Bulbasaur in his arms.
The only difference this time was that there was a small, electric mouse lying on his head, wearing his cap.
"Shawn-San! I heard that you defeated some of Team-Rocket's grunts yesterday! Oh, and this is Pika. Come on, say hi to Shawn!"
When they heard Red's statement, the people around changed their expressions and started cheering.
Feeling embarrassed, I laughed awkwardly and quickly dragged Red away.
"You're famous Shawn-San, good for you!"
"How did you know about the whole Rocket incident?"
"Ah, that. I was at the police department yesterday at the time when they brought them in. I was there to report a scam... A guy with glasses sold me some items that he proclaimed would make Bulbasaur stronger."
"Low and behold, the same guy that scammed me was being locked up! After some asking around the police station, they eventually told me that you captured them. You can imagine the look of surprise on my face!"
Damn that Norio. I really did well to send that guy to jail... He really was a danger to society.
Back to Red though, someone needs to teach this guy public decency.
With this dude next to me, I always become the center of attention for some reason. I really need to stay low-key right now.
I forced a smile and started some small talk, hopefully, he'll leave me alone in a while.
"Hi, Red. How's your journey coming along?"
"Awesome! I got the Boulder-Badge from Brock, and I learned a lot from him in our battle!"
With a happy expression, he retrieved his Badge-Holder and showed me his trophy.
"Nice, Brock sure was tough. Charmeleon had a hard time."
"Charmeleon? Oh damn!"
Red then turned his gaze towards Charmeleon and inspected it. He looked very impressed.
He swiftly retrieved his Pokedex and scanned the former.
"The Flame-Pokemon huh... I can't wait for Bulbasaur to evolve."
Hearing his words, I asked the System to scan his Bulbasaur. It was at level fourteen.
"Your Bulbasaur looks strong and healthy. The bulb on it's back is starting to open, meaning it's very close to evolving. Don't worry."
"Really? Did you hear that, Saur? You're going to evolve soon!"
"Bulba!"
Seeing them interact happily with each other, I couldn't really get angry at him. Red was like my little brother after all. Smiling, I placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Look, Red. Right now, I need to stay low-key, therefore I'd appreciate it if you don't go around shouting yesterday's stuff around the place. Capiche?"
Hearing my words, he looked down in embarrassment before apologizing. As we continued our conversation, a member of the museum's staff walked up to us. She was holding two flyers with questions on them.
"Hello! By entering the museum today, you are automatically eligible to participate in the annual quiz! This quiz is performed at a different time every year, making the competition fair!"
"Do you wish to participate? The main prize is a rare fossil!"
A fossil? Yeah, I could use that. I nodded and took a flyer. Red did so too.
I then looked at the questions. They were about Prehistoric Pokemon. Although there were some extremely tough ones, with the help of the System's database and my own knowledge, I completed them in no time.
Rare fossil, here I come.
