Chapter 3: The hidden genius!

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"Speech"

(Thought)

—Line Breaker—

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Volume 1 - Chapter 3: The hidden genius!

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[Sea of Flower]

"Were you guys talking about this little guy?" asked Sora as the little group arrived at a particular place within the ranch.

Most Pokémon here prefer this habitat to live within those flowers, unlike some Pokémon like the Skiddo and Gogoat, who prefer mountain-like areas.

Moreover, Sora and his grandfather took much time and care to make this place beautiful and habitable for many Pokémon within the ranch. It wasn't easy since many of those flowers belonged to other regions from his adventure.

Fortunately, he had the help of many of his Pokémon, especially one little guy who liked flowers more than anything.

"Yeah, brother Sora! What is that Pokémon? She is so cute!" said Serena as she cooed from the cute cat Pokémon within the bed of flowers.

"Well, why don't I let this little guy introduce himself? Come on, little guy." Said Sora as he whistled to wake up the little cat.

"Spri…" yawned the green cat as she woke up from her sleep. She opened her little eyes as her ears twitched at the familiar voice.

Serena: C(o////oC) so cute!!!

The green cat Pokémon who had just woken up from its nap, noticed Sora among the humans present as she happily walked toward Sora graciously. This very cute Pokémon instantly grasped the heart of Serena and Bonnie.

"Brother! What is that Pokémon? Please tell us," said Bonnie as she excitedly tugged Sora's cuff. Sora shook his head helplessly.

"Well, this cute Pokémon, it's a newborn Pokémon from my grandpa's main team. How about I let my Pokedex introduce it? While I go back and bring some food from the storage." Said Sora as he took out a Rotom Pokedex.

"Wait, it's that a Rotom!? I never thought they could have a Pokedex form!" said Serena with some surprise as she covered her open mouth.

"Awesome! I never saw a Rotom Pokedex before," said Ash in surprise.

"Pika~ Pikachu!"

"It's normal if you guys didn't know about it. It hasn't been a long time since Rotom could take such form. A Rotom as a Pokedex cannot fight like a normal Rotom, so it's more of a Pokémon that can help you on the sidelines." Said Sora as he gave them a short lecture about Pokedex Rotom.

"Moreover, it was created by two genius people. After those two people made it, they received help from the Pokémon League to expand its production. It became even easier to create and help Rotom, who wanted to become a Pokedex. After all, not every Rotom yearns to fight in a battle, as some may enjoy helping their trainer in different ways."

""" Ooooh"

Serena, Ash and Bonnie clapped their hands in unison as the sudden lesson by Sora impacted them. Sora also noticed his gaffed as he apologized quickly and didn't expect to ramble on his knowledge about it.

"No, no, it was interesting, Sora." Said Serena and Bonnie as they reassured the suddenly apologetic Sora.

"Yeah! Pikachu and I learned something very awesome! I really need my own Rotom Pokedex! Do you think professor Oak could get me one, Pikachu?"

"Pikachu~?"

"I wonder if my brother has one? After all, he is also a gym leader…" thought Bonnie deeply.

"Oh, don't worry, Bonnie, your brother definitively has one." Said Sora mysteriously with a smirk.

Ash:?

Serena:?

Bonnie:?

"What do you mean, Sora?" asked Serena as she tilted her head in confusion at Sora's sudden smirk.

"I didn't say it yet. Who made it possible, right?"

The trio shook their head in unison as they recalled the short bit of knowledge from Sora a few minutes earlier.

"Well, one of the creators of the Rotom Pokedex is Professor Kukui, the regional professor of the Alola region, and the second person is a very familiar person to you guys….."

"What???" exclaimed the trio in unison as they gasped in surprise.

"Clemont!" said Sora with a satisfied smile as they saw how the trio's jaws dropped onto the ground from pure shock.

"Are we talking about the same Clemont?!?"

"hahaha, the very same Clemont that is with us today."

"Impossible. How could my clumsy and unreliable brother create a new Rotom form!"

"Wow, that's a harsh evaluation. What did he do during your travel to get this kind of perspective?" said a surprised Sora as he witnessed the trio's reaction. While his friend's inventions weren't always reliable, they should be acceptable to some degree.

Ash and Pikachu silently sat on the ground and looked toward the horizon with his dead fish eye. Sora was even more bewildered as he saw the girls who followed suit and sat beside Ash.

"Too much…."

"A lot….."

"How…."

"Pika, Pikachu…"

Sora scratched his head helplessly as he was a little bit speechless by the sudden synchronization.

(That guy completely traumatized his friends, haha…) thought Sora in his mind as he silently mourned for them.

"It is because he isn't acting as the Gym Leader right now? Since he is travelling with you guys." Sora said loud as he wanted to know more about their past problem with his friend's misadventure.

Bonnie was silent as she thought about it. She was naturally more qualified than everyone as she was Clemont's sister, but when she thought about it.

"T-That's true, and my brother created more of his invention since we left the Gym. He seemed more carefree and happy?"

(Hateful brother…. I still won't forget him about hiding the Pokedex Rotom!) thought Bonnie angrily. They were family. How dare he hide something from his cute little sister?

Meanwhile, Clemont, who was working on the maintenance of his machine, felt a terrible chill behind his back as he momentarily stopped working. He was flustered as he looked from left to right in panic.

Clemont scratched his head with confusion as he didn't know why he felt this sudden chill behind his back.

"….Did I overthink? Oh, well no point in thinking about it. Yikes, that part is clearly damaged… I should have some replacement in my backpack…."

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The trio finally calmed down after some relaxation in silence as they returned to the original subject of their coming here as Sora's Rotom Pokedex woke up from his slumber.

"Beep, boop. Hello, Sora. Do you need something?" asked the Rotom, who became aware of his surroundings, floated up beside Sora and looked around him. The Rotom had three strangers beside his trainer and one familiar person within the trio.

"Hey buddy, meet my new friends who came to visit the ranch. From left to right, this is Ash and his partner Pikachu." Said Sora as he naturally introduced his new friend to his little companion.

"Hello, Rotom! Nice to meet you!" said Ash as he gave the Pokémon a thumbs up.

"Pika! Pikachu!"

"This beautiful girl next to Ash is Serena."

"Hello! Rotom"

"This little girl is Bonnie, Clemont's little sister."

"Hi, Rotom! Did my brother really make you?" asked Bonnie as she wanted to confirm if her brother was involved in this work.

The Rotom blinked its eyes and processed the information he received during this interaction. "Hello, everyone. I'm a Sora's Rotom Dex, and it's nice meeting everyone!" said the Rotom happily as he swayed happily in the air.

"From my database, Clemont, the Gym Leader of Lumiose City, is indeed one of the creators of the Rotom Pokedex Project alongside Professor Kukui from the Alola region. It's an honour to meet my creator's little sister." Said Rotom as he happily flew toward Bonnie with a smile that showed within the screen.

Bonnie crouched in despair, leaving the floating Rotom in confusion. Sora shook his head again but was soon disturbed by the little cat who was tugging his pants. Sora looked down at the Pokémon at his feet and caressed her head with gentleness.

"What's wrong? Are you hungry?"

"Spri~!" growled the Pokémon as she happily nodded as her message was correctly conveyed to Sora. Sora hugged the cute cat in his arms, who didn't struggle from this action. She was very familiar with Sora as he had taken care of her since her birth.

"Ah, brother Sora! Please wait!" said Serena as she watched Sora walk away with the Pokémon.

"Hmm? Ah, don't worry, I'll come back with some food for this little girl."

"No, no, no, that's not it. It's just that I have some food in my backpack that I made this morning!" said Serena as she took off her backpack.

Sora and the Pokémon were surprised and naturally waited for the mysterious food brought by Serena. The kitten, who smelled the delectable food coming off the backpack, took the lead as she jumped out of Sora's arms and appeared beside Serena with some anticipation.

(Little glutton…) thought Sora as a vein popped on his forehead. He didn't expect this little girl to abandon him as she smelled food suddenly. Sora didn't blame the little girl as he saw the beautiful poke puff brought by Serena.

"No wonder that little girl abandoned me so quickly…. Serena, your poke puff looks delicious," Praised Sora as he witnessed the rows of sweets made by the little girl beside him. He was very impressed.

Poke Puff is a famous specialty within the Kalos region, and it's a food used by many Pokémon Coordinators within Kalos. While the effect of the Poke Puff is a little worse compared to the Poke Blocks from Hoenn, Sora has to admit that they are delicious for humans and Pokémon compared to Hoenn's specialty. Sora was also a little surprised as he thought Serena was a Trainer like Ash at the beginning.

(Is she going toward the path as a Coordinator…? Moreover, that little girl is enjoying her time with Serena) thought Sora as he witnessed the child that liked the presence of Serena.

"So, Serena." Said Sora as he interrupted the happy bonding of Serena and the little Pokemon, who gave him a dissatisfied face.

(Little brat…!) thought Sora as his smile stiffened with some annoyance.

"Hmm? What's wrong, brother Sora?" asked Serena as she tilted her head with some confusion as she heard Sora calling her.

"Are you planning to become a Pokémon Coordinator? I thought you were planning to become a trainer like Ash when we first met."

"Ah, well, I honestly wanted to become a Pokémon Trainer when I first started my journey in Kalos, but after meeting Ash and everyone or the friends I made along the way. The beauty of a Pokémon Coordinator attracted me since I became aware of this occupation, especially after seeing the performance of May, Dawn, Ruby and Wallace." Said Serena with a longing look on her face.

"Ah, I see, I understand. I wish you luck toward your path, Serena." Said Sora with a gentle smile. He respected Serena's dream from the bottom of his heart and saw a little of himself in her.

Sora also had the same longing look or envy when he became aware of Pokémon Trainer. To be able to bond with your Pokémon and challenge the very top of the world.

Sora suddenly thought of something as he called his Rotom toward him. "Hey, come here, Rotom,"

"What's wrong, Sora?"

"You should have Wallace's number with you, right?" asked Sora with a smile while Serena opened her mouth wide in surprise.

"Yes, Sora. Do you want me to call him?"

"Nah, forward his number to Serena and leave him a message about a talented junior interested in the same path as him."

"Understood, Sora…"

"Wai-Wait! Brother Sora, you don't have to do that!!!" exclaimed the flustered Serena as she didn't expect to meet her idol so soon.

"Oh! Mister Wallace, it's been a long time since I met him." Exclaimed Ash from the side, silently engulfing himself with the Poke Puff made by Serena.

"Oh? Really Ash?" asked the surprised Sora, as he didn't expect this little guy to meet Wallace. While Wallace might be a nice guy, he is a very busy man from being the Champion of Hoenn and a Top Coordinator.

"Yeah! I met him and Mr. Steven when I was at Hoenn! I also travelled to Johto, Sinnoh and Unova before coming here at Kalos." Said Ash with a smug on his face. Ash was bragging about his experience, and Sora could respect that. Not everyone will go this far after "finishing" one region.

"Even Steven, Ash? That's impressive. You know many people!"

"Yup, we met many strong people in our adventure, isn't that right, Pikachu?"

"Pika, Pika, Pikachu~" replied Pikachu with a nod as he heard his partner's words.

As Sora heard about Ash's experience, he suddenly thought of something. (Is he the interesting guy that she meant?)

Sora was soon interrupted by his thought as he felt someone tug his shirt. He gave this person his attention and saw Bonnie, who came out of her denial.

"Brother Sora, you still didn't introduce this Pokémon yet…."

"Ah? I didn't?" said Sora as he scratched his head in embarrassment. He got strayed away from his primary goal.

"Sorry, sorry, I honestly forgot." Apologized Sora as he called Rotom once more.

"Can you read the entry of Sprigattito to everyone, Rotom?"

"Of course, Sora."

"Oh~! so her name is Sprigattito?" said Serena with Sprigattito in her arms.