New Life in One Piece [One piece/Pokemon FanFiction]

Zoro's First Pokemon Battle

Chapter XIV: Zoro’s First Pokémon Battle

[Narrator’s POV]

     Everything was silent around the swordsman and Pokémon protector. Zoro looked at Z, confused and hoping that she was joking. But sadly, she wasn’t. Z looked at Dedenne, who looked confident in his decision.

     “Are you sure you want to battle Zoro, Dedenne?” Z asked.

     “De. De Dedenne Dede De, Dede Dedenne Dede Dedenne.” Dedenne said, pointing at Zoro with his tail at the end.

     “What did he say, now?” Zoro asked the only translator on the crew.

     “Well, he said, ‘Yes. I already trust you, but I want to see if I could trust him.’” Z translated, than continued, “Basically, he wants to see if the other Pokémon would listen to you guys besides me.”

     Zoro was about to take out his swords but Z stopped him by placing her hands on top of his. She tensed up a little when her hand touched his. ‘Zoro’s hands are really warm and rough compare to mine. Wait! What am I thinking?! Oh, great. Either it’s the fangirl talking or…’ Z thought, while a small blush appeared on her cheeks. Unknown to Z, Zoro was having his own problems. The moment Z’s hands touch his, he noticed that her hands were soft and cold. But he ignored those facts, to notice that her hands looked fragile. He mentally shook his head while thinking, ‘Why am I acting like this? I mean, sure, her hands are soft and looks so delicate…’ He stopped his train of thought when he noticed a small blush on her cheeks. ‘Hehehe, cute.’

     They stayed like that for a minute, than Z pulled back, much to Zoro’s disappointment, while saying, “You’re not going to fight Dedenne with your swords. You have to fight him with another Pokémon.”

     Zoro looked at her as if she was crazy but went along with it, knowing that there was no way out of this. He sighed than told her that they should tell the others about the battle. Z agreed to the plan than walked with him to the others, while thinking of a good Pokémon to face Dedenne. When they got to the others, Zoro explained the situation to them, while Z was lost in her own thoughts. ‘What Pokémon is a good match for Dedenne? They can’t be giant, the rest will think it’s unfair; they can’t be cute, for Zoro’s sake. Which one to choose? They either have to be the last evolution in a group or a Pokémon who doesn’t evolve. Wait…I know who to summon!’

     Z snapped her fingers, finally deciding on the right Pokémon to fight Dedenne. She closed her eyes, to focus on the Pokémon. Once the Pokémon’s image was in her head, she slid 2 fingers across her chocker. Soft click was heard, than she raised her right hand up, waiting for the Pokéball. The crew heard a strange sound, than turned around to see a Pokéball appear out of thin air than landed in Z’s hand. The Pokéball wasn’t like the one Luffy and Zoro saw before. This one was yellow with a black thunderbolt above the center. Z opened her eyes and looked at the Pokéball, before whispering something so softly that the others couldn’t hear. She handed the Pokéball to Zoro, who took it, slowly.

     Z noticed his confused look and told him to throw the Pokéball up and say ‘Come on out.’ Zoro did what he was told and threw the Pokéball up. Once it was in the air, it opened, allowing the chosen Pokémon to appear. (A/N: When Z, or anyone else, summons or captures a Pokémon think of it like the show because I don’t know how to describe it. Sorry.) The Pokémon Z chosen to fight Dedenne was…