Pokemon Origins: Hoenn Arc

Chapter 2: A furry trouble! pt.1

I arrived at the laboratory after a few minutes. It was a two storey building located at the southern end of the town, it has a brown roof, white walls adorned with medium sized windows, and two big spruce doors at the front. The small berry trees that surrounds the whole place gave it that "close to nature" feeling.

I entered the front doors quietly hoping not to disturb anyone. After a couple of turns and a quick flight of stairs I made it to professor's main office within just a few seconds.

I entered the door and I can't believe what I'm seeing. His main office was a complete mess, almost the same as my room, research papers was scattered all over the floor, computers blurting out codes I don't even understand and his trash can was overflowing with crumpled papers and energy bar wrappers. Man this is such a mess, maybe being smart has it's downside sometimes.

I was about to leave the room when I tripped over something. It was a pokeball.

"Hey Treecko, looks like not all starter pokemon was given away, I wonder why?" I said picking up the pokeball. I studied the pokeball thoroughly, then I threw the pokeball in the air releasing the pokemon inside. After a few seconds the pokemon materialized.

"Slaaaaaakooooth..." the sloth pokemon sleepily greeted. "Huh? a Slokoth? What are you doing here alone? Where's your trainer?" I asked. Slakoth just shook his head in response and went snoozing off. Seeing the sad expression on Slakoth's face about his trainer only tells that he was abandoned. What kind of trainer does that? And much more how come Professor tolerated such act? Pokemon aren't supposed to be treated like this. They are meant to be loved, raised and cared for. Not to be left alone in this cold dark world. I was busy with my thoughts when I noticed someone else entered the room.

"About time you arrived." a female voice suddendly spoke up. I turned around to see who it was. "Where were you Brendan? Did you know that Dad started the orientation late because of you!" May told me.

"Because of me?" I asked. "Why me? I didn't stole any pokexes or something."

"Because you were late Brendan! Didn't you get any of my messages? That was almost over 200! How come you didn't read any of those!" she scremead at the top of her lungs.

"I...I... I overslept... uhhh sorry..." I tried to explain "But where's your dad by the way?"

"And see now you're looking for him huh?" May rudely told me "well too late he's prob-" she suddendly stopped looking at the sleeping slakoth with an unexplainable look in her eyes "where did you find that?" she asked.

I gestured towards Slakoth, "Oh him? I tripped over his pokeball when I was about to leave" she just gave that questionable look, no, more suprised look rather on her face, "What you know this poor guy?" May did a shocked look on her face upon hearing my question.

"I...I...don't know him..."she stammered "he's from some jerk who happened...to be...." she said mumbling to herself. "Look May," I began "it's not righ-"

"Miss May horrible news!" we then turned our attention to the man in a lab coat who just entered.

"What is it?"May asked

"It's professor!" he said panting "he just called, he said he was cornered by a pack of wild Poochyenas!"

"What where is he?" May asked almost crying.

"He said he was in route 1..." the man was also near to crying.

May couldn't believe what she just heard. She broke into tears after hearing the news.
"H-h-how can this be... he was just here awhile ago...of all the times..." May said in between sobs and hiccups.

A pain stung in my chest. This can't be, a well-known pokemon researcher like Prof. Birch can't die like this. He doesn't deserve a death as gruesome as this one. Someone has to help someone, has to save him.

Just then I felt I light tug in my pants.I looked down to see Treecko's determined face urging me to go help. "Treecko I know you want to help but, this not only one poochyena, it's a pack and Arceus knows how tough they are when they're together." I tried to explain. Still Treecko kept his determined face he even went to his battle stance showing he is ready to fight. "Okay buddy if you say so, let's go!" Treecko nodded and hopped into my shoulder. I took a quick glance at May who was still crying while the professor's aide is patting her back trying to comfort her. I promise I'll save him, I thought to myself, then I went out of the building and started running towards the entrance to route 1 at the other side of the town.

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I reached route 1 after 30 mins. Good thing the physical education subject at the pokemon academy really helped me with my cardio.

"Okay, Treecko it's you're turn. I want you to focus and try to find the location of professor." Treecko nodded as he closed his eyes listening for a sign of professor or the pack of poochyenas.

I took him a couple of minutes to concentrate. "Tree..." he said opening his eyes pointing towards a bushy part behind the trees. "Good job buddy let's go." I said entering the dark part of the forest.

After a few moments we came upon a small clearing in the middle of the towering trees. In the far end of the clearing I saw Professor Birch fending off the poochyenas with a stick. His clothes were already ripped and there was blood pouring all over his right arm, we counted seven poochyenas surrounding him, and anytime soon he might be overwhelmed.

"Treecko let's go we don't have much time!" then he jumped off my shoulder springing to action.

"Hey you foulsmelling mutts over here!" I tried calling their attention. Then two poochyenas faced our direcrion preparing a full powered tackle. Treecko and I kept running towards their direction ready to intercept the incoming wave of attack.

"Okay buddy, jump!" I ordered, he jumped up completely dodging the attack of the two black mutts. "Now Treecko use pound!" Treecko did a backflip and landed his tail hard on one of the poochyenas' heads. The other one turned around this time with fangs glowing charging up it's bite attack.

"Treecko stay low and uses tail whip!" Treecko ducked just in time to avoid the poochyena's vicious fangs. Then he swatted his tail on the wild poochyena's legs tripping him leaving it wide open for an attack.

"Treecko let's finish this! Use pound once more!" he landed a very powerful pound on the poochyena scoring a critical hit. "Yeah we did it buddy!" I said brofisting with treecko. Then three more poochyenas turned to face us, very enraged to since their kin defeated.

"Treecko back to battle stance, this is far from over."
"Treecko! Tre!" he said enthuiastically. "Let's do this buddy!" and we prepared for the next incoming wave of tackles and bites.

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And there you have it Chapter 2 is done and ended with a cliffhanger! Thanks guys for reading my stories! Please continue to support my writing even though it's not that good and also share this fanfic to other pokemon fans you know.

And oh by the way I'm following the original story of pokemon emerald with some additions of my own ideas, since I'm notbyet done playin oras, please help me about where the mega evolution mumbo-jumbo makes it appearance.