Author's Note- Special thanks to Topaz for help with this pice she hepled me get over as she calls it the Berlin wall of Writer's Block. So thanks. Anyway I forgot to mention I don't own pokemon and all that other crap. yada yada yada. like anyone from Nintendo is reading this. Other side of Training Part 5 Comments: marlix86@aol.com Singe "Uhhhhh. My stomach." I said, rubbing my tummy, we were riding on this double-decker bus that went from Azalea to Goldenrod through Ilex Forest. This damn thing managed to hit every bump it possibly could and I felt like I was going to hurl. "And now, if you would look to your left. You will see the shrine dedicated to Celebi, the guardian of time, who supposedly resides right here in Ilex forest." And boy was this tour guide boring. She kept drawling on and on about this dumb ol forest. She also told the crowd about how Team Rocket took over this forest and some girl whose name began with a T or something saved Celebi along with the world. Yeah right. Finally we ended up in Goldenrod. "Ah, home sweet home. Hey Jewel can we crash at your place." "You idiot you burned it down." I screamed. "I burned it down? You're the one with a flame on his tail so you burned it down." "Did not!" "Did too" "Kiss my fiery red ass!" "So you admit you did it! Aha! I rest my case." "Well we have to stay somewhere! So I guess it's at Marlix's place!" Kalika screamed. "My house! Nu uh! No freeloading bums are gonna come into my house and leech off it." "Freeloaders?" Jewel asked the vein in her neck began bulging, " Freeloaders! You and your damn lizard come into my house, order me around, eat all my food, burn my house down and make me come on this God forbidden so called journey! And you have the right to call me a freeloader!" "Uh, yeh!" Marlix said scratching the back of his head. I covered my eyes as my human was sent into the side of a building. Oh well! "Alright! Alright! You guys can stay at my house. Kalika you can take the couch and Jewel," he smiled, "you can stay in my room..." I covered my eyes, as another building was able to receive the imprint of young Marlix. Ouch. Jewel was hanging around Kalika too much. *** "Mom! You here? ... Guess not! Now lets go get to the pokemon center befo-" Marlix said in a hurry. "My baby! Oh thank goodness you're safe!" Apparently Marlix's mom was home. "Oh no," muttered my associate who was then belittled to a five year child by his mommy wommy who was glad her baby waby had come homey womey. I laughed as Marlix gasped for breath from the grip of his mother's hug. "Well mom these are my friends. Now we really have to get going. You know pokemon adventure and all. So bye!" He said rushing out the door. I followed and we were gone from harm from Mrs. Hug alot. Jewel and Kalika however decided to stay. The two of us were free! Now we didn't have to worry about homicidal women coming after us while we took a nap. Yes! Just then a woman around Marlix's age or so came walking down until she saw us. Then stopped, stared, and smiled. "Oh no! Run before she says something." "Marlix? Marlix! I was wondering where my boyfriend had gone!" "Oh shit!" "Boyfriend?" I asked confused. "She's delusional! And she's coming this way. Oh God!" She ran toward us and hugged Marlix and planted a big wet one with her nasty tongue sticking out right on Marlix's lips. Haha. I would have paid anything to see that disgusted look on his face. He shoved the very aggressive girl off him and very angrily shouted, "Goddamnit Whitney! I've told you a million times. We," he said pointing at himself and her, "are not together. And prolly never will be together now lets settle this once and forever. Pokemon battle. One on one. I win I get a Plain badge. You win we go out." After he said the latter his face distorted into a grimace. "Fine!" she huffed and puffed, "we'll do this thing right now in the streets. Go Miltank!" "Its her cow again... Go RVD!" The growlithe came out with a happy bark. "Miltank Rollout!" the fat piece of juicy delicious steak and beef came rolling toward Growlithe. Sorry about that... Lucky Growlithe! "RVD, the fire escape!" Marlix said while nodding his head in the direction of the fire escape, which was on the side of a large building. RVD easily made the trip up the six-story building, whereas Miltank hit the stairwell with its Rollout and bounced off rolling down in the direction of Whitney. "Stop! Stop! Good! Now go up and get that Growlithe!" The Miltank began to climb the stairs when, "RVD Flamethrower!" The black paint melted off the steel along with the Miltank, "Now! Just like we saw on TV! Five star Frog splash!" "Are you crazy?" I yelled, "He's like forty feet in the air!" RVD jumped off the roof of the building and used its Take down attack. It droved down into the gut of the Miltank who then sunk a few feet in the cement. Maybe Six feet. RVD bounced out of the hole and happily screamed, "Just like the real RVD!" Whitney cried out in horror and recalled her Miltank. She threw the badge at Marlix's foot and ran off crying. "Good riddens!" he muttered "Now is that any way to treat a woman?" A familiar voice asked Marlix turned around and smiled. "Well if it isn't Lita!" Marlix "The one and only. So where's Jewel?" "Jewel? Who's Jewel?" I asked Singe who now rested on my shoulder whispered in my ear who Jewel was. I sweat dropped and laughed. "Oh... that Jewel well she's in..." Singe whispered the answer again, "Yeh... my house... she's in my house." "Wow! She's in your house! You guys sure do move fast!" "Well I didn't want her in there. Freeloaders..." again some helpful advice via Singe explained to me what Lita really meant, "Oh no! No nononono! Not that- Well we're not... you know. You maybe-" Oops let that one out. RVD shook his head and muttered that I needed to learn before I even tried. "Who in the blue hell do you think you are? You're not Rob Van Dam. You're... Rug Violating Dog. Yeah... That's it." "Okkkkkk" Lita muttered, "Anyway what are you doing tonight. Singe fell off my shoulder in sure disbelief. "How the hell does that dip-shit get the girl?" he muttered, I laughed and looked at him and explained. "You see it's these words I speak. So weak so meek. Time after time women swoon after my rhyme. For you see my friend I can get it in the rear end." "Ewwww" he muttered "Wait no! Wait a sec! I meant hit it! I said Hit! HIT! Hit it in the rear end!" "Ewwww" "Hit women! Women! Women in the rear end!" "Oh. For a sec I thought you spent your life in jail..." "Well what are you doing?" Lita asked beginning to get annoyed "Nothing. I'm all yours." "Cool I'll meet you at the Radio Tower at 7 tonight. Tell Jewel I say hi." She gave me a small peck on the cheek and walked away. Singe looked up from his position on the floor and muttered, "Unbelievable." "Singey boy, one day I'll teach you everything about women, but for now learn from the master. As for you Rug Violating Dog who needs to learn, huh? What? That's what I thought. Now get in here RVD." I said recalling him. Singe and I walked back to the house. Singe shaking his head and muttering every so often and me, all teeth and smiles. I entered to see Kalika, Jewel, and my mom sipping coffee or tea or hot chocolate. Or some hot beverage, it was December, after all. Kalika and Jewel were all smiles. "So? Did someone forget to mention something?" Kalika said a huge grin planted on her face. "Yeh like something about the 12th of December, which is coming up. Isn't it Kalika?" "I think it is Jewel. But whatever could it be?" "I think it's the day someone turns eighteen." "I do believe you're right. Someone's birthday but whose could it possibly be?" She said looking at me, "And its only five days away, isn't it?" She then cracked her knuckles. "So its my birthday!" I admitted, "But you don't need to get me a gift considering I got the Plain badge." I said showing Kalika. Her grin was wiped off her face. "Doesn't that mean we're one up on her, Singe?" "I do believe you're right Marlix!" "If we're ahead of her... Does that mean we're better than her?" "I think you are correct, sir." "Do tell, do tell." We both laughed as she ran out declaring she would win a Plain badge. "Oh Lita says hi Jewel," I said still smiling, "I'll give her your response when I meet her tonight in, oh, two hours." "What?" she said her smile fading as well, "You're my stalker... you" "Stalk I will not tonight! For you see I have some one who appreciates my God given talents." She huffed and puffed and ran out behind Kalika. Again Singe and I cracked up. The rest of the day included eating and TV but it soon came close to seven. Kalika If that incompetent lazy bum of a trainer won a badge this would be too easy. I charged through the streets and then realized I didn't know where the hell I was going and that I had left the map back at Marlix's house. Simple. I would just go get it. Yeah now which way was his house again. I walked for what seemed like hours and still had no idea where I was. Marlix was right. He said not to screw around in the city. It's not like the forest where it's pretty easy to get out of. I called on Maelstrom and he came out in a brilliant flash of electricity. "Come on Maelstrom lets go up. Maybe we can find the gym from up there." "K." We went up but it helped absolutely zero percent. Every building looked the same. I was wishing I hadn't stormed out of the house the way I did. Both Jewel and Marlix probably knew this place inside out. Not that I would ever admit that I needed their help. I recalled Maelstrom and landed in front of a large black building. It had a sign that said radio tower. I went in figuring they would have a map of this place. "Hello miss. Would you like to take a quiz for a chance of winning a new radio at a price value of twenty dollars?" "Uh, sure." The questions that followed were so easy its indescribable. Any real pokemon Master would know it. Especially one of my talent. I turned it on and placed the headphones on. Just then the front door exploded and men in black and gray suits with AK-47s entered from it. Then more came from the stairs. "Everyone down! This place is ours. Any heroics and we'll shoot!" One of them said He had the trademark R that stood for team rocket but under it stood the A for the Alpha-Iad tribe. He and the rest put gas masks on as the place filled with gas. I became drowsy as the I heard the last few words on my radio." "The coalition between Team Rocket and the Alpha-Iads will ensure the capture of the legendary bird of the Ruins of our people. With him we will return to the our former glory and ..." Jewel Great! Marlix and Singe were out with my best friend or another out seeing the sights of our home town and having the time of his life. Kalika was out earning the Plain Badge from Whitney and doing God knows what else damage to the goddamned city and I was stuck at Marlix's, entertaining his mother. "And here's a picture of when he was six and his little cowboy costume! Doesn't he look cute!" she squealed, shoving a photo album under my nose. "Ahh, Mrs. {Insert Marlix's last name here}. I'm feeling pretty tired from my journey. Do you have a spare bedroom?" "Of course! Here follow me. Let me take that heavy backpack for you. I never knew my little Marlix wanted to be a trainer but one night...." I fazed out as we climbed the stairs and down the hall. Mrs. {whatever} babbled if I wanted anything, anything at all it wouldn't be a problem in the slightest!, I waved her away thanking her and threw myself on the comfy bed, resting my eyes. I then eyed a clock radio. Why not? I switched it on and fiddled with the switch and through the grinding static I found my favorite channel. "Whether your way up or way down low, don't you miss the lucky number show!" Bert, the caller bleated in an enthusiastic cry. Suddenly a loud crash startled me through my revierie and the click click of guns reloading. I gasped as the voice demanded throught the speakers of the radio, "Everyone down! This place is ours. Any heroics and we'll shoot!" "MY GODDAMNED, arse you will." The voice slowed to a drowse before trailing away and the signal cut of completely leaving me with the scratchy radio. Hell, I knew that voice anywhere. Kalika had gotten someone mad again. I raced down the stairs and yelled to Mrs. {you know} "Gotta go!" I caught her startled expression before slamming the door behind me. "Come on Simular! Transform into Rapidash." The silvery rabbit looked at me confused. "Shit! Go Jolteon!" In a flash Simular was gone to be replaced by a flawless Eeveelution, the creatures it knew best. "Lets go!" I shouted and took off towards the radio tower. Singe How boring! It was six o'clock and Marlix was in the seat of this boring ol' barber shop getting his hair done. "So like I said. The frosted tips were fading so I figure just get them redone or re-colored." Marlix babbled on and on. He saw my bored expression and handed me his cd/walkman. I tuned into some station. "Welcome to the Station where we play songs from old-has beens. Stay tuned for you "Rock my World" by MJ followed by "I saw Momma kissing Santa Claus", for all those in The Christmas spirit, by the Jackson Five which also features MJ!" and then the commercials came on. OOOOOO I said my eyes widing; this is my kinda station. Marlix got up from his chair and paid the guy who had just cut his hair. "Come on Billy Jean lets go." We walked the streets of Goldenrod... Ok Marlix walked. I sat on his shoulder desperately trying not to touch his gelled hair, which was spiked in every which frickin way. At least not until the hair dried then I could smack him around like usual. "Now listen Singe, If you screw this up I'll kill you. I swear to God." "Me screw up? That's your department!" "Yeh just like I screwed your mom!" "Wait a minute my mom's a pokemon. You screw pokemon? Eww, You one nasty motha-" Marlix jerked and I fell off right on my head. Oww. He would pay! I would sick Kalika on him or something. I dusted myself off when I smelled something wonderful in the air! "PIZZA!" I screamed, "Pizza, Pizza, Pizza! I want Pizza!" "Alright just shut-up already!" Yummy. A entire large pizza pie. Just big enough to satisfy me. I rubbed my stomach and walked alongside Marlix. Yes walked, I needed to burn those calories off. Cars sped by and filled the cold December air with their horns blaring and their swearing from the inside of their automobiles. We were a few blocks away from the radio Tower when we met up with Lita. She gave Marlix a kiss on the cheek and smiled warmly at me. Lucky bastard. Why's he get the kiss and I get some crappy smile? We reached the Tower to find men dressed in gray and black with gas masks on. I also saw Jewel and Kalika in a corner knocked with some guys staring at Jewel. Things like that disgusted me. Marlix had entered first and he had pulled his shirt over his nose to keep from inhaling and as soon as he turned around he found two pistols in his face. "Lita!" he shrieked. Yes shrieked, but what would you do if you found two guns in your face, but Lita was our friend so I knew this was an act. They did that on TV a lot to fool the viewer but not me. I was one smart cookie if I do say so myself. Mmmm, cookie. Oops. BANG What the! Marlix was on the floor but he wasn't bleeding. Now I remember! He had said he was gonna wear a knee brace cuz his old knee injury was bugging him. Lucky Sonovabitch. Lita didn't seem to notice as she was intent on putting her gas mask on. "Ok Lita. Enough of the act. Lets kick some butt now." She kicked me in the stomach and I flew into a pile of knocked out humans. "Idiot" Marlix muttered before he passed out. Did I ever mention HUMANS ARE STUPID! Marlix I woke up with a splitting headache and my knee was killing me. I moved it up and down until it popped. I looked around to see myself in a small confined room. In the left hand corner was a steel framed door with a small window in it. No hope of breaking that, it was probably plexiglass or something. In the opposite corner lay an unconscious Jewel. Déjà vu! My knee started to bug me again so I sat back down taking the pressure off. I lifted the pant leg up to take a look at it. The metal brace was imprinted with a bullet. I pulled it out and flung it to the floor. I removed the ruined brace and began rubbing the knee. There was a huge giant black and blue bruise on it probably from the impact of the bullet. It held traces of what happened to my head a couple of months ago. I pulled the pant leg back down and stuck my finger through the scorched hole in my jeans. That's when it hit me! My pokeballs! They were gone and Singe was nowhere to be seen. I decided to see if Jewel had her Gastly or Simular. I pulled her oversized sweater, which looked a lot like mine, up to check her belt. It was then that she decided to wake up. SMACK "Ow, what the hell did you do that for!" I said rubbing my face. "What were you doing?" she screamed back slowly getting up. "I was checking to see if you had any pokemon! I swear I didn't see your black bra-" Oops. Let that one out. Hehe. She thankfully ignored the comment and resumed speaking, "If this isn't familiar then my name is Tom. And for you information it isn't." "I knew that!" *** An hour and still nothing. No Singe barging in with a happy grin on his face. No fat guy whose name sounded like Vicks Vapor Rub and not even Kalika. "Wanna play a game?" I offered. "What game?" she said obviously as bored as me. "How bout tic tac toe... the strip version." I said with a half ass grin on my face. She rolled her eyes and did something I didn't expect. "Fine, I'm X!" *** "I'm not taking my boxers off!" I yelled "Its in the rules. Those wondeful little boxers must come off. And wouldn't it be funny if Team Rocket came in." She laughed. I had suffered a humiliating lost. I had only managed to win one game and she had had an undershirt on under the sweater. So I didn't get to see anything. "You know what, screw the rules! Screw the game! And Screw you!" I yelled and began putting my jeans back on. "Sore loser!" she said sticking her tongue out. Just as I got the buckle on my belt on; the steel door slowly opened with a loud creak. From the dim light in our room I could see it was Lita. She walked smugly around like she owned the place and in reality she did. "How its feel Jewel?" she spat, "To be second place for a change. Ever since your little country ass had come to the city and to GU I was always in the back burner. You were always first place in class and the one thing that should've been mine you had to take. The Aplha Iad class, you had to come, and become the teacher's pet. And even Virtuoso. He chose you before me! Before me! To help catch the Wing of the Triad Conclave. But unlike you I jumped at the chance. I figured out the ancient translation. I awoke the Wing of Triad Conclave more formally known as Destiny. You like the name, yeh I made it. Destiny is around and now that we have the Radio Tower we'll use it to call Destiny and force her to come into the waiting hands of Virtuoso where him and I will rule together." "Are you done yet?" I yawned. She turned around and collided with my fist. Yes she hit my fist because I don't hit girls. Blood spurted from her broken nose as she fell to the floor K.O. For someone who looked so fragile she sure did have a thick skull. I thought shaking my hand. The guard who had accompanied her began to grab for his rifle. Before I could react a roundhouse kick from Jewel to his head knocked him out cold. Ouch. "Hmmm, " I looked at her and smiled, "and everybody was Kung Fu Fighting and they were fast as lighting." "Shut-up!" "May I have your husband's autograph Mrs. Chan?" I picked up the rifle and closed the steel door behind me locking it. Time to put my Metal Gear Solid 2 skills to work! *** Part 6 will be out around January unless Latin gets in the way. Goddamn Midterms.