FSE

Furry search engine

formerly SoFurry search engine

A/N: I'm very sorry for the pun in the title, I just had to do it

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After we finished the meal Jon made us, I went back in to talk with Professor Juniper about my travels through Hoenn, about meeting all the gym leaders and obtaining badges, and challenging the Elite Four. I didn't beat them, mind you, but it was a good experience.

"So is this Treecko the Pokemon that you traveled with the entire time?" She asked me.

I shook my head, "No, my Blaziken is back in Fallarbor with my family. Riko here is the one keeping me company on this journey through Unova." I explained to her.

"I see. I look forward to hearing how this journey goes, but I think it's time for you to leave, I told the others that you'll be going along with them, so be sure to be nice to each other." She said with a smile.

I waved as I left her lab. "Well, that was a thing." I went outside to where the others were waiting and picked up my bag, "You guys ready or what?"

"I'm ready!" Flo yelled out, causing people around us to stare.

Terry facepalmed, "Flo, maybe not too loudly next time." He said, a hint of embarrassment in his voice.

"Sorry. I'm ready." She whispered excitedly.

"I'm good to go." Jon said.

"I'm ready as well." Chirped Terry.

"Alright, let's go." I said, leading the way.

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"Are we there yet?" Flo's annoying voice rang through my head.

"I've said this many times Flo, we're almost there." I reply cooly. "We're close to Accumula Town anyway. It should be just over the next hill."

"Hey! I think I see it now!" chirped in Terry.

"Do you see the Pokemon centre? I need to make a call." I asked Terry.

"Yeah, it's right there at the centre of town. It's that big building right there." He pointed towards a giant building with a red roof.

"Why is it so big?" confusion spread all across my face.

"It's a Pokemon Centre and Pokemart mixed into one building." Terry replies back with a smug look on his face.

"What's that look for?" I said with an annoyed look.

"Nothing." He said quickly and quietly.

As we enter Accumula Town, we see a crowd start to form in a town square. "-berated. Our goal is to release Pokemon from the grips of human control, because we as humans are limiting the Pokemons' capabilities. If you want your Pokemon to be truly happy, I urge you to release your Pokemon so that they may be free to roam the wild." As this was being said I put on a cloak and moved into the crowd. From what I see, the speaker looks to be an older man, maybe 35 to 45 years of age. He wore a big robe with what looked like a castle turrets towards the top of the robe. Where the robe clasped together was an emblem, it looked like a shield with a black and white background and with what looked like a letter z behind a letter P.

My friends are probably thinking where I had gone to by then, but I had to see what was up with this crowd and now I found out. It was some looney trying to get people to release their Pokemon for some stupid reason. Around me, I heard people wondering whether to release their Pokemon or not. "We sincerely appreciate your attention." The last words of the speech, I saw a group of people dressed like knights pack up flags with the shield emblem and form a circle around the old man to make sure he was protected.

"Do you believe what that man was talking about?" I turned around and saw a young man about two or three years older than I. He had long, wild green hair tied in a ponytail and a black and white cap on. His clothes looked simple, a white overshirt and a black undershirt. Grey jeans, green shoes. He had a chain attached to his pants, and at the end of that chain looked like an old Rubick's Cube.

"No I don't, I believe humans and Pokemon should be with one another to learn more of what they can do. Right Riko?" I turned to the little Wood Gecko, who nodded.

"Interesting." The trainer had a thoughtful expression on his face.

"What is?"

"It seems your Pokemon really likes you. It is something I have not seen with a Pokemon being contained in a pokeball before."

"I've got news for you buddy, I never put Riko in a pokeball. He really hates being put in a confined space." I explained to him.

"I see, well then, I challenge you to a battle." He challenged me.

"Fine by me." I accepted his challenge. "You ready for this Riko?"

Just then. "-ink I see her" Flo's annoying voice rings out in my head again. "She looks like she's about to battle someone."

"Purrloin, let's have some fun." In a flash of red light, I see a primarily purple cat with beige patches.

Two smug looking Pokemon, a Treeko and a Purrloin ready to battle, one for freedom of Pokemon and one for Pokemon friendships.

"Riko, let's try to end this quickly, use Quick Attack." I said calmly to Riko. Before the trainer could even tell his Pokemon what to do, Purrloin had almost been knocked out by the Quick Attack.

"Amazing! I have never seen a trainer and Pokemon bonded as well as you and your Treeko." The trainer said. "Too bad my Purrloin didn't get knocked out. Purrloin, use scratch." Purrloin started to run up to Riko.

"Not gonna work little one. Riko, use another Quick Attack!" Before the Purrloin could get close enough to use Scratch, Riko quickly took out the little Devious Pokemon.

"Hmm, that was a good battle. I guess not all trainers are heartless." N said, mostly to himself.

"Well, maybe it's time to stop thinking with a closed mind and start thinking outside the box." I offered a suggestion. "You never know, the world could surprise you."

"I have seen what others do to their Pokemon, and I plan to stop it." It seemed like a simple plan. "I don't care if I have to beat the champion to do it, but people will release their Pokemon so that they can live free. Not even a trainer like you can stop me, so don't try to get in my way."

"Same here. Don't get in my way to having fun with my friends, both human and Pokemon." Was my reply. "Just because you've seen a few people abuse their Pokemon doesn't mean the majority do." N left quickly seeming as though he didn't hear a word I said.

"Jerk."

"Ah, Stormy, we've been looking everywhere for you." Jonathon said. "And why are you wearing that cloak?"

"Don't you know J? I wear cloaks now. I think cloaks look cool." I joked with Jonathon.

"Can you please take it off? It looks really suspicious." Jonathon said, obviously annoyed at being called J. "And don't call me J. Please?"

Terry interjected before I could reply, "What was that crowd about?"

"Some old guy wanted trainers to release their pokemon because, apparently, we are mistreating them."

"Well, when you put it that way, it makes it seem like the old man is a bad guy for making us think that." Flo said.

"Don't tell me you believe the crap he spewed?" I shot.

Flo looked hurt at what I had said. "Oh come on Stormy, lay off her. She's very confused right now." Terry said.

"Confused about what?" I spat at him. "She just started her Pokemon journey, what is there to be confused about?"

"What about you huh? Didn't you just start your journey? And don't talk to Terr like that!" I could hear a trace of iciness in Florance's voice.

"As a matter of fact, no, I didn't just start out. Why do you think Riko is so strong? Why would I come to a foreign land before journeying my home region?" I shot questions that didn't need answers. "Look, I don't need this right now." I see everyone's stunned faces then I turn around and put on my cloak heading towards what I think is Striaton City.

"Stormy! Wait up!" I hear a warm voice behind me. I don't turn around but I know Jonathon is following me.

"If you want to follow me, go ahead. But I don't want to be around her for now." I said in a soft voice.

"I won't force you to go back there, but just remember this: we are all friends, no matter what will happen."

I stop for a second, and without turning around to face Jonathon, I start heading off to Striaton City again. I hear a second set of footsteps coming after me; Jonathon chose to come with me. "Thank you, Jonathon."

"Now that's just weird, it's not like you to call me by my first name. Please, just call me J." I smile, tears welling in my eyes.

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A/N Well, that was a thing. Hope this chapter is to your liking, there is one more chapter before things start getting new. And by that, I mean that I only had three chapters up since I first abandoned it 2 years ago. Please look forward to it.

-Thrasher

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Stormy: Ugh, I can't believe she bought the lies Team Plasma was spewing.

Jon: They may have been lies, but there were many points where it seemed like he had a point.

Stormy: *Intense glaring*

Jon: Not that I believed any of it, mind you.

Stormy: Good. Now, I think it's about time to stop this.

Jon: What? But this was short. Shouldn't we talk more about the episode?

Stormy: I don't feel like thinking right now.

Jon: Well, I guess that's al-

Well, it looks like things are done here.

Jon:...