How to Train Your Pokémon

A New Friend and a New Discovery

How to Train Your Pokémon

A/N: I really hope you guys are ready for a big twist in this story. Curious? Well then, let's get started to find out. Roll it!

Italics- through earpiece

Bold italics- try to guess. ;) It goes with the twist.

Chapter 10

A New Friend and a New Discovery

Later that day, Mari came back to the cave spring, holding a small container full of sliced Oran and Sitrus Berries. She double-checked the earpiece in her right ear to make sure that it was fully functional.

"Guys, can you hear me?" She whispered, pressing the button on her earpiece.

"Loud and clear, sis." Evan's voice replied from the entrance of the cave.

"Are you sure this is gonna work?" Luke asked, uncertain about the plan their sister came up with earlier. "What if it attacks you? Do you want us to give you some back-up?"

"I think right now, it can only tolerate me around it." Mari said. "Let's just try this out, and hopefully, it won't be a disaster."

Cautiously, Mari walked around the spring, scanning for the Electric type, now identified as a Pikachu. "I'm back." She said, her voice giving a slight echo. "I brought you some Berries. Something to eat could help you."

A shuffling noise was heard from behind a rock near the spring. Mari turned over in that direction and saw the Pikachu limping forward. The Ketchum girl slightly took a step forward and placed the container on the stone floor as far as she could reach to the Electric type. The Pikachu staggered a little bit as it sniffed the Berries curiously. When it looked at Mari, she gave it a nod, reassuring it that everything was okay.

The Pikachu looked at the open container and began to nibble on a Sitrus Berry slice. Mari smiled at the cute Electric type eat. The poor thing was probably half-starved. Out of a peculiar yet familiar instinct, the Ketchum girl slowly began to stretch out her hand to touch the head of the Pikachu. When it suddenly looked up at her, Mari immediately retracted her hand and scooted a little further away to give the Electric type some space.

"How's it going?" Luke asked from her earpiece.

"So far, so good." Mari answered quietly, and then continued to quietly watch the Pikachu gobble down the Berry slices.

The Pikachu, every once in a while, would glance over at the girl nearby. She definitely was different than the other Trainers it had seen from its hidden post during attacks. She didn't seem to be mean, because she spared it and has now given her some much needed food.

A stomach growl was then heard. "Ah, shoot." Mari said, kicking herself mentally for forgetting to bring something to eat.

The Pikachu looked over at the human girl, and took a couple of Oran Berry slices from the container. It then handed them over to her with its small paw. Mari blinked with surprise at its generosity, and then carefully took them.

"Thanks." She said to it with a grateful smile on her face. The Pikachu chirped happily at her, but like before, the sound was muffled, like it was water in her ears. But she ignored it this time. Mari began eating the slices of Berries, and once she was done, she looked around to find something to do.

Eventually, she found a twig and began doodling in the loose gravel nearby. The Pikachu, who had finished all the remaining Berry slices, came over and watched the Ketchum girl draw pictures in the gravel. When Mari saw its curiosity about her movement with the stick, she smiled. The Electric type grinned back and tried to use its heart-shaped tail to draw in the loose gravel.