Chapter 04 Not in Sinnoh Anymore

~In the time-space distortion~

You know when I entered that distortion I wasn't thinking, but now that I'm inside of it I've had a lot of time to think to myself. Like a lot of time, I thought it would work like a portal in and out. Instead I've been drifting through time and space for almost 5 years, my egg hasn't shown any signs of hatching either, maybe it's in some form of stasis? Some might be wondering how I'm alright after everything that happened, and the answer is, I'm not alright. I just lost my whole life as I knew it before I got a chance to do anything. Not to mention I've been stuck in time and space with nothing but my thoughts. I'm pretty sure I've become slightly unhinged, I say this because of my diary logs. After I made it inside the distortion my mission was complete and I received the PGQ Interface Device, which is just a phone. It came with a banking app, a notepad app, a messenger app, and a music app. Unfortunately there's no service in this distortion so I could only use the notepad. As a form of therapy and trying to maintain my sanity I wrote a diary. I kept track of time with the date and time on the lock screen.

[Day 1]

Dear diary, I'm not entirely sure how to do this but it hurts. I don't want to think about it but it's the only thing on my mind.

[Day 30]

I want to disappear but my conversation with my mom has kept me from doing anything stupid. I wonder how long I will live? This has been on my mind, because dragon pokemon have been recorded to live for 1000's of years. They say time heals all, I just need to keep moving forward.

[Day 120]

How much longer do I need to be here? Where will I end up? What should I do next? These questions have been on my mind lately. To pass the time I've been writing some song lyrics, a habit I've had from my last life.

[Year 2]

I've had two birthdays already, I'm kinda glad I haven't celebrated them. I don't really want to be reminded about the times with my family.

[Year 3]

(Superposition by Daniel Caesar)

Isn't it an irony?

The things that inspire me

They make me bleed

So profusely

I got everything I need

Time and space to think and breathe

What does it mean?

When cash grows on trees

Exist in superposition

Life's all about contradiction

Yin and yang

Fluidity and things

I'm me, I'm God, I'm everything

I'm my own reason why I sing

And so are you, are you understanding?

Oh x9

I've managed to accomplish a lot over these years, changing my aura so that other aura users can't sense it. The only downside is that I give off pressure depending on my emotions. Other than that I've managed to slowly reinforce my bones, organs, muscle and skin with aura making me quite sturdy. The only question is what should I do now? *Katcha* I hear a breaking sound ahead me only to see a crack in the distortion and I'm speeding right to it. Hopefully there won't be anymore years of boring waiting.

A flash of light consumes me, suddenly I'm in a blue sky falling to the ground.

~Professor Oak's Lab~

Professor Oak had just started his day with a cup of coffee that his wonderful granddaughter had just made for him. He went to his backyard ranch that housed many pokemon he had been observing. It was still too early before the other assistant researchers began working. He watched peacefully as he watched a bulbasaur, charmander and squirtle spend time with their families as they were soon about to start a journey with a pokemon trainer. Everything was normal until he heard something whistling in the wind. Looking up he sees something falling in the sky from a crack in space. Feeling something amiss his old trainer instincts kick in, "Charizard! Go catch whatever is falling and bring it here!" Listening to its trainer's commands Charizard takes flight after the now more visible speck in the sky falling out of some crack in space.

Moments later Charizard comes back holding a kid who seems out of it meanwhile holding onto a pokemon egg. His old fashioned clothes and hair disheveled and dirty, almost as if he's been through some kind of warzone. The most peculiar part is that he doesn't seem to be very worried about his surroundings or life. After all, even though the Professor is a kind old man, it wouldn't be known to this unknown visitor. Looking into the boy's eyes he can see the brokenness and pain. Being the kind old man he is, he asks the most important question, "Are you okay my boy?"

[MC POV]

Breaking me out of my dizziness is the concerned voice of an old man, I mean who wouldn't be disoriented after being stuck in a time and space distortion for years only to fall from the sky and be swooped by a giant Charizard? So in response to his question I threw up rainbows in front of this stranger. *Blergh* Only to feel incredibly weak and falling to my knees with extreme hunger and fatigue. It seems that being stuck in the distortion for years not eating anything and trying to sustain myself with aura is not smart, who knew? Oh, I'm passing out, hello darkness my old friend.

Professor Oak finds himself extremely perplexed by the young man who seemed relatively fine only to deteriorate right before his eyes. Luckily, the Viridian City Nurse Joy had stopped by Pallet Town recently so he called her to get help. After all he's a pokemon professor not a people professor. In the meantime he can move him to a bed in the lab, with the help of a machoke on the ranch he moves the boy to a bed. Even though he's curious about the pokemon egg the boy is holding, even in his terrible state the boy refuses to part with it.

It didn't take long for Nurse Joy to come to the lab and give some emergency treatment. "I don't know where you found this boy Professor but he's in a very dire condition. He has symptoms of extreme exhaustion and malnourishment. I'm afraid without the emergency aid I provided he might've gone into critical condition. He's safe for now with the supplements I gave him, but he needs rest and lots of food. Now if you'll excuse me I need to visit my next patient in Pallet."

"Thank you for everything Nurse Joy." After she left the Professor was thinking about what he should do next. After saving the child he should follow through and wait for him to wake up before deciding what to do next. So he decided to leave Alakazam to keep watch of the boy so he can notify him when the boy wakes up. "Alakazam I need you to watch over this boy, inform me when he wakes up." "Alakazam!"

-Sometime later in the day-

Ugh! Everything hurts, it seems that whoever saved me from going splat on the ground helped again. I conclude this by seeing an IV bag next to me and an Alakazam that disappeared as soon as I woke up. Must be someone strong to have both an Alakazam and Charizard. At least I still have everything I came with. Now what should I do? *Ding* Oh joy, I internally say with oozing sarcasm.

[New Quest!

You have found yourself in Pallet Town inside the laboratory of Professor Oak. Your mission should you choose to accept it, is to somehow convince Oak to let you stay with him. After all, you are now homeless and need someplace to start your journey!

Rewards:

Skill (Engineering), Skill (Juichiro Cooking), Professor Oak's trust]

Man these quests are really hitting my sore spots, now how should I do this? Professor Oak? As in the OG? Are you a boy or a girl professor? It seems like I was sent to the future. I really have no home anymore… Go away bad thoughts, you just need to move forward. I should just tell the Professor the truth, from what I remember he was a kind old man always encouraging Ash. Let's hope this isn't some AU where he's a manipulative Dumbledore, oh krabby baskets I just jinxed it didn't I? *Blink* Alakazam teleports back with an old man who looks like Oak.

"You gave me quite a scare young man, falling out of the sky and all. You were in rough shape for a bit luckily Nurse Joy was around to give emergency treatment. How are you feeling?"

Seems like things are as I knew, even though those memories are fuzzy. I should just tell the truth, after all Alakazam is here and psychic types can not only read minds but also tell when you're lying. "Thanks for saving me, uhhh-"

"I'm Samuel Oak, a pokemon professor, but you can just call me Professor or Oak."

"Alright, thank you Mr. Oak. My name is Rian Ambrose (my voice, shaky as I say my last name). Once again thank you for saving me. I'd like to say that I'm fine but I feel like absolute Muk right now."

"Nice to meet you young Rian, I'm sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well. But do you mind telling me how you ended up falling from the sky?"

Of course he would ask about that, I highly doubt that kids falling out of the sky is normal even in the future. So, I did the only thing I could do. I told him the truth, where I was born, how I grew up, the tragedy that befell my family, and how I ended up falling into a time-space distortion. I told him how I managed to survive there for years, how I barely kept my sanity with the help of a device I found there. I omitted anything that involved quests or PGQ. Even though I managed to heal over time, I couldn't stop the pain that appeared in my voice as I retolled him. After telling him everything the room was quiet for a while. I mean, who could believe such a Farfetch'd tale?

"Your story sounds incredulous, but I can tell that it's the truth. I don't need a psychic type pokemon to tell. I can hear it with the pain in your voice, I'm very sorry for everything that you've gone through. I can't do much for you, only time can heal emotional wounds. Unfortunately-"

"Wait! Please allow me to stay here. I've lost my family, my home, I have nowhere else to go. You're the only person I know here. Please… I don't know what else to do." I know this sounds desperate but it's the truth. I don't know where else to go, I have zero money, zero connections and zero ideas.

However Oak seemed pretty determined in what he was going to say. "As I was going to say, unfortunately I don't know where else to put you but I have plenty of space in my home. I know it might not be much comfort but welcome to my family."

I felt like things were over when I heard that there was nowhere to put me, ignoring the rest I try to bargain with him. "Please, I can cook or do chores - eh?"

Did he just say he'll adopt me?