(I am shifting to first person Pov when we focus on Ash from now on.)
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-5 days later-
"Oshawott use aqua jet." I said while quickly moving through the forest. My feet were nimble, barely touching ground.
I watcher from Oshawott's eyes as he came from the side and jumps towards our targets- A group of psyducks.
We were ready, it was our 5th battle of the day and at this point out link had already improved a lot but we were still far from reaching the level of my master.
'Well. Let's focus on the battle first.' I thought to myself as Oshawott finally used the aqua jet it had been preparing and flew like a turbine and tackled one of psyducks to the ground.
The other were noticed him right away but their slow brains failed to keep up with Oshawott's speed as none of them managed to react in time for the next attack.
" Link stage 1 activate." I muttered to myself. A reminder and a habit after the training I have been put through during the last week. " Razor shell."
The first stage of link that I couldn't even fathom before was right in my hands. A blade of water formed in my palm as it turned into a shape of shell, a power that humans aren't supposed to have but here I am using through the elemental energy i borrowed from Oshawott.
I quickly appeared behind the psyducks, swinging the shell blade in my arm with force of my Aura enhanced body as landed a crippling strike on three of the remaining seven and sent them crashing into the stream of water they just came out of.
The psyducks finally managed to realise the situation as they all opened their mouth and tried to use water gun but they were stopped in their tracks. A pair of green vines came from the forest, strong and fast as they hit head of the psyducks and sent them in a state of confusion.
"Good work snivy. Now Oshawott, use cut." I said in joy as both me and Oshawott dashed forward and hit the psyducks away and quickly turned. "We got our dinner!"
"Osha-oshawott!"
We both jumped in joy as we escaped into the forest before the Golducks in the river could understand what was going and fled into the forest. We ran between the trees, Oshawott meanwhile sat peacefully on my shoulder as it munches on a berry.
Soon we reached a bonfire. "I bought the food." I declared resoundly as I tossed the unconscious psyduck to the floor and clapped my hands together in a prayer before silently ending it's life in its sleep.
"I hope you recive a better time in afterlife.", my words echoed as I prayed until a person came from the makeshift tent to the side, it was Silo and following behind her was Vigo.
"You sure took your time didn't you? We are starving over here." Vigo complained, his mouth drooling as he lunges onto the lifeless duck for a easy snack.
However Silo was having none of his shenanigans as she grabbed him mid air and pulled him back. " Then go get your food you moron. All you do is complain and laze around all day." She cruelly stated as she herself moved to the bonfire and begins setting up for cooking.
I watched her from behind in silence, trying to understand how to make food but most of things she did flew right over my head. "I guess this isn't my thing.", I sighed and returned to Oshawott.
Suddenly the bushes nearby begin rustling as a small green pokemon moved out of them and looked at us with prideful smile. It was a snivy, my snivy i thought myself.
It begins walking forward, silently arriving in front of me with small tiny steps and begins nudging against my legs with glittering eyes.
I giggled and decided to indulge my new friend a little as petted it like it wished. However soon Oshawott barged in and pushed snivy away while hitting me with the same glittering eyes.
I sighed. "STOP! That's enough." laughing lightly as they two entered a small light brawl, i came forward and pulled them both away from each other as they both humphed at eachother.
It was cute, just like two siblings fighting in a rivalry for a parent's love and i honestly don't mind a little bit of friendly conflict. Yet just as i wanted to say something. A aroma entered my nose and i turned to Silo.
She had a smile on her face, a happy caring smile yet I could feel it, the underlying bloodlust that she radiated Everytime she watched me playing with snivy and Oshawott.
I watched as she came closer, a piece of roasted psyduck meat in hand as she came near and handed it to me and Oshawott. "Dig in." She said as she turned to look at snivy.
I begin feeling like sparks were flying out as i watched both her and Snivy begins and stare off. "Stop it you two. Why don't we e–ARGH." I interrupted them and recieved a stomp on the foot as a reward. Thankfully they both seperated and went there own way.
"Phew," i took a deep breath, relaxing as the atmosphere eventually calmed down and shifted my focus to the food instead as the memories of brock's cooking came to my mind. "I wish Brock or Cilan were here, I miss that gourmet meal."
Suddenly I heard something snap but there was nothing around so I just ignored it and went back to the food. It was not something made by a professional, just a plain roasted psyduck meat with some amounts of fat, nothing too crazy but enough to fill the stomach.
" I hope they are alright.", the faces of the two survivalists came to my mind, the memories from few days ago drifting back to me.
-flashback, 4 days ago-
"We are going back." The survivalists said in unison as they meet on gazes of the twins head on.
The twins were dissatisfied, something even i could tell from behind as my ears perked up at the argument that was about to begin.
" We have to reach Unova first. Find a proper vehicle if we want to reach back the monestry." Vigo suggested while holding back his impulses to just yell.
Silo nodded, backing up Vigo as she joined in, " I am sure everything will be fine with all the elders present, we should focus on reaching out destination first."
I and Oshawott thought the argument was good, the strength of elders is something nobody in the monestry doubted. However the words that followed were Somewhat unexpected.
"My brothers is there. We can't let them stay at place where they might have to face danger and misfortune."
"My wife and daughter as well, it will haunt me for years if my delay caused them to–.. I have to go back"
"B-But–" Vigo tried to find a argument but found nothing. I could tell from the way his feets were shaking nervously that he was panicking inside.
At this moment Silo came forward, grabbing the hands of the survivalists as she told them one thing, "Meet us in opeluid City when you are back. The granny's place."
I was very focused, not wanting to miss detail yet I forgot to care about my surroundings. It was at this time a Pokemon sneaked behind me, the little snivy herself.
She watched me and Oshawott both blanked out and tried mimicking us as she joined us for a few minutes.
"oshawott.. OSHAWOTT."
Yet Soon Oshawott was feeling bored from all the drama and as soon it he turned, his eyes meet with snivy as he launched back in surprise.
Snivy watched Oshawott hit me on his way, knocking us both to the ground and burst laughing in small giggles which certainly wasn't taken lightly by the blue sea otter himself.
The two pokemon begin a argument of their own and the guardian of the village Aka Serperior aka the snivy's mother came over and watched the scene unfold from beside me.
I was tapped out of reality, still clutching my head in pain and suddenly heard a hiss from behind. I swiftly turned and witnessed Serperior who was just mere inches behind me.
"Umm. Do you need something? " I asked nervously, sweating falling from my forehead as I slowly back away and was quickly stopped in my tracks as Serperior coiled its tail around my arm.
"Wait! Wait!", I recoiled back in fear while pleading as Serperior came closer and closer until I hit my back on the wall.
It hissed yet I had no idea what it meant except the fact that it involved the two troublemakers and i quickly ordered Oshawott to come back with a link order.
'osha-osha-wott!( But she hit me and. And.)" It grumbled while walking away in defeat and Snivy burst out raising her small chest in victory.
She mocked Oshawott, almost causing the brawl to continue again until her eyes locked onto Ash. Now i watched as she tip toed it's way to me and now came to face to face with her mother.
She looked at me, almost blanked out as she climbed onto my shoulder and kept staring into my eyes before turning to her mother. Her expression turned smug as she hugged my face.
And that's how I got my Snivy, our new excited troublemaking adventurer.
-back to current time-
" So. We will reach the border by Tommorow? I can finally stay in a proper bed for once!!", I raised my hands in victory.
Oshawott and Snivy mimicking me as they also raised their hands. The sight of this made Vigo chuckle but we quickly returned out planning.
Now was not the time to relax, there was still hurdle in our way. The dark caves of Icirrus.