Pokemon Naruto

Stephano Hungary: So, yeah, here's a new chapter! It's not on Shino and Kiba just yet, but I'm getting there, I promise! So here you go! :D

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or Naruto, just the plot for the story.

Chapter 8: A Friend in Need

Hinata and Kai ran out of the Rock Tunnel while holding the Dome fossil and the Helix fossil close to their chests. Jager and Jewel were running close behind them as well as Kai's Arcanine. They were starting to slow down, both of them extremely tired from staying awake through the night to defeat Team Rocket and escape through the cave.

As they continued to run Kai shouted, "Look, there's Vermillion City, we're almost there!" "Thank goodness!" Hinata replied. Before they could run down the hilly trail to reach the city five figures jumped in front of them. Hinata and Kai stopped and gasped once the figures revealed themselves. It was Jessie, James, Meowth, Cassidy… and um… uh… Oh jeez, his name always gets me um…

Kai spoke, "I know who you guys are," as he pointed towards Jessie, James and Meowth, "And I know you're name is Cassidy… but the blue-haired guy… His name escapes me…" Kai put a finger to his chin, not noticing the bright red vein flaring up on the man's forehead. Hinata chipped in, "I t-think his n-name is… um… Bobby?" The blue-haired man next to Cassidy then exploded, "THE NAME IS BUTCH YOU MORON!" "Eep!" Hinata jumped and hid behind Kai, backing away from Butch's rage. Kai snapped his finger, "Oh, I remember now!" "Finally!" Butch shouted.

"You're name's Blake!" "IT'S BUTCH!" Kai shook his head, "No, I'm pretty sure you're a Blake." "GAAAAH!" Jessie, James, and Meowth sweatdropped as Cassidy smacked Butch over the head, "Forget about them not knowing your name, Bob," "It's Butch…" He said weakly, "For now, let's just beat these brats and get those fossils back. You three," "What?" Jessie responded for the team rudely, "When we win this battle, you get the Helix fossil, and we'll get the Dome fossil, deal?"

The trio huddled into a group discussing the benefits of this. As the five of them continued to talk Hinata whispered, "While they're distracted, w-we could m-make an escape t-to Vermillion City." Kai nodded, "You're right, let's go…" The two of them and their pokemon started to tip toe past the Rockets but didn't get far, "Hold it right there!" James shouted.

"Gah! Good try, though." Kai sighed as they were caught. "You two aren't going anywhere until we get those fossils! Go, Koffing!" "Ekans, go!" "Raticate, go!" "Primeape, go!" All four pokemon were released. The Raticate belonging to Cassidy, and the Primeape, Butch. Hinata pulled out her pokedex, getting information on the two new pokemon.

Pokedex: Raticate, the Mouse Pokemon. It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls.

Pokedex: Primeape, the Pig Monkey Pokemon. It grows angry if you see its eyes and gets angrier if you run. If you beat it, it gets even madder.

Kai sighed before he pulled out another pokeball, "Go, Vaporeon!" Kai turned to Hinata before speaking, "Looks like we've gotta battle these two goons before we can get to the city, you up for it?" Hinata nodded before sending Jager and Jewel out to fight alongside Vaporeon and Arcanine.

"Ekans, Bite!" "Raticate, use Bite too!" "Koffing, Sludge!" "Primeape, Karate Chop!" Hinata and Kai responded, "Arcanine, dodge and use Crunch on Ekans! Vaporeon, use Water Pulse on Koffing!" "Rar!" "Vapor!" The dog pokemon dodged Ekans's Bite before crunching down on its tail, and spun in over its head. Vaporeon's Water Pulse cut through Weezing's Sludge attack easily and hit Koffing as well.

Hinata then shouted as well, "Jager, Jewel, Shadow Ball and Swift combination!" The two Eevee did as commanded and the attacks hit. The Shadow Ball did nothing to Raticate but Swift still did damage, and the attacks also made Primeape stop in its tracks. Cassidy and Butch growled, "We won't be defeated! Raticate, Quick Attack, now!" "Primape, use Low Kick!" "Raticate!" "Prime-Prime!" The two Pokemon rushed at Jager and Jewel so fast Hinata was unable to call a counter attack. "EEVEE!" Jager was hit by the Low Kick and was sent flying into a tree, and Jewel was sent flying into another tree by the Quick Attack.

"J-Jager, J-Jewel, are you a-alright?" "Vee!" The two fox-like Pokemon ran back in front of Hinata ready to protect her. Jewel flinched and fell on her right side, but still tried to push herself back up, only to fall again, "Oh no, J-Jewel!" Cassidy and Butch smirked, "Let's finish this. Raticate, Super Fang, attack!" "Primeape, Brick Break!" "J-Jager, protect Jewel! Iron Tail!" "Eevee!" Jager jumped, its tail glowing. It spun and knocked away Raticate but was smacked down by Primeape's Brick Break.

Jager was now in a small crater, badly bruised, "Jager… Jager, please get up!" The little pokemon struggled to its feet but fell back down. "Now, you're mine! Primeape, Low Kick one more time!" Butch shouted. The Pig Monkey pokemon jumped before bringing down its foot. "Jager, Quick Attack!" Jager's eye snapped opened as it dodged the kick attack and once again stood in front of Jewel. "Vee…" It growled. "What? That little rat should've been toast!" Cassidy shouted.

"Jager?" Hinata whispered. The little pokemon suddenly glowed white, its limbs stretching longer and its body grew tall. The light disappeared, revealing a black pokemon with golden rings on its ears, legs, and tail, "Umbreon!" It shouted. Kai pumped his fists, "Cool, your Eevee evolved into Umbreon! It can only do that at night when its happiness is high enough."

Hinata pulled out her pokedex again. Pokedex: Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokemon. When exposed to the moon's aura, the rings on its body glow faintly and it gains a mysterious power.

"C-cool…" Hinata mumbled. "So what, your little fox thing evolved into a bigger fox. Doesn't matter, it's still weak to fighting type moves. Primeape, use Low Kick!" "Priiime!" While watching his Pokemon fight, Kai spoke to Hinata, "Hinata, Umbreon may be weak to Fighting type moves but it's still got amazing Defenses. You can still win!"

Hinata nodded and thought before she shouted, "Jager, use Confuse Ray!" "Ummm…!" Jager's red eyes flashed an even brighter red as it shot out a beam of light that hit Primeape square in the eyes. Primeape's eyes turned red and it stopped mid-attack before turning around and attacking Raticate. "Biff, get your pokemon under control!" Cassidy shouted, "The name's Butch!" "Does it really matter at this point?"

During this point in the battle, the run slowly began to rise over the horizon, signaling the arrival of morning. Hinata noticed that Jewel began to stand up, "Alright, J-Jewel can m-move! Jewel, use Swift! Jager, Quick Attack!" As Jager sped towards Cassidy and Butch's squabbling pokemon, the Swift attack swirled around it as it collided with them. Jewel was now standing fully erect before Hinata spoke, "J-Jewel, can y-you continue to f-fight?" Jewel turned around before nodding, "Eevee!" Hinata breathed deeply before speaking, "That's good. Let's win this battle, alright?" "Vee!" Suddenly, Jewel began to glow white as well. "Another evolution?"

"What, another of her Pokemon is evolving?" Cassidy shouted. Kai laughed, "Well, whattadya know? Two evolutions!" Jewel's ears limbs grew longer and the end of its tail split in two. Once the light disappeared, a purple pokemon with a read bead on its forehead was shown, "Espeon!" It cried. "Wow, Espeon… I-it's so b-beautiful…"

Pokedex: Espeon, the Sun Pokemon. It uses the fine hair that covers its body to sense air currents and predict its enemy's actions.

"Arcanine, Flare Blitz!" "Rar!" Arcanine was surrounded by flames and it tackled Ekans and Koffing into Raticate and Primeape. "Vaporeon, Hydro Pump!" "Poreon!" The jet of water hit Jessie and James and knocked them into Cassidy and Bill. "IT'S BUTCH!" Cassidy looked at Butch weirdly, "Who are you talking to?" Butch blinked before speaking, "You know, I have no idea…"

Kai turned to Hinata, "Hinata, you have the honor." She nodded, "Jewel, Psychic!" "Espe!" The bead on Jewel's forehead and her eyes glowed blue before a bright light erupted from the bead and hit the dogpile of Rockets, sending them flying into the air, "TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" "This is all your fault Jessie!" "My fault! If you and you're stupid partner Biff would've let us handle this, we wouldn't be in this situation!" "THE NAME IS… BUTCH!" As they disappeared, a light blinked in the sky.

"I wonder w-where they l-land and how t-they k-keep coming b-back…" Hinata whispered. Kai nodded, "Yeah, you're right." He looked down at the fossils in their hands before speaking again, "Hey, I've got an idea for what we can do with these fossils when we get to Vermillion City." "O-okay. Let's g-go, I-I'm so tired…" Hinata said, rubbing her eyes. Kai yawned, "Yeah, me too. Let's go."

Later in the afternoon Kai and Hinata went sightseeing around Vermillion City. They looked towards the pier and saw the new S.S. Anne 2.0. Kai told Hinata about how the previous one sank because of a Team Rocket takeover and that a few people supposedly died.

As they continued to wander around the edge of the city, Kai and Hinata spotted and out of place house. The house was surrounded by a wooden fence, and had a few acres of grass as well. What Kai and Hinata also noticed were a number of people walking in and out of the house carrying yellow mouse-looking creatures. In the field, there were tiny mouse looking creatures that had black lined ears, pink cheeks, and a black tail. Another one was a darker shade of yellow and had red cheeks with long rectangular shaped tail. Then there was another one with orange fur and yellow cheeks with a whip-like tail and a lightning bolt on the end of the tail. Kai looked along the fence and saw a billboard. It read, "Vermillion City Breeding Center for Pichu, Pikachu, and Raichu."

"Oh, so it's a breeding facility." Kai said. Hinata looked at him, "B-Breeding?" "Yeah, pokemon breeders take pokemon that are compatible with each other and breed them together to obtain another pokemon. Only the new baby pokemon could have certain abilities or moves that the parents didn't have." "Oh…" Hinata looked at the pokemon run around in the field, happily before speaking again, "L-let's go i-inside." Kai blinked, "You serious?" "Mmhmm…" "Okay, you're the boss."

Kai pushed the gate door open and walked down the trail with Hinata. Some of the pokemon stopped and stared while the others continued to play. While walking, Hinata opened her pokedex to gain information on them.

Pokedex: Pichu, the Tiny Mouse Pokemon. It is not yet skilled at storing electricity. It may send out a jolt if amused or startled.

Pokedex: Pikachu, the Mouse Pokemon. If it looses crackling power from the electrical pouches on its, it is being wary.

Pokedex: Raichu, the Mouse Pokemon. It can let loose 100,000-volt bursts of electricity, instantly downing foes several times its size.

As they entered the house they saw incubators in one corner of the house heating up yellow-colored eggs, and in another corner they saw newborn Pichu running around in an enclosed area being supervised by a pair of Raichu.

An older woman came up to them and introduced herself, "Hello, I'm Mary, and this is my breeding center. Is there something specific that you two are looking for?" Hinata shook her head before speaking, "N-no, we're j-just l-looking." Mary narrowed her eyes as she began to look Hinata over. Kai and Hinata raised an eyebrow at her. The old woman then pulled back smiling, "Well, that's just fine. Just holler if you need me!" And with that she disappeared to a back room.

"Well she was weird." "Kai!" Hinata said as she lightly smacked him on his shoulder. "What? She was…" Hinata rolled her eyes and peaked into the boxed area, looking at the baby Pichu, her cheeks tinted a light pink, "So cute…"

After a few minutes of looking the front door burst open and an irate teenage boy stomped to the front desk, "Alright, where is she? Hey, lady!" Mary soon came out from the back and walked up to the desk, "Can I help you, young man?" "Yeah, I want to give this Raichu back!" Mary frowned, "May I ask why?" "It's totally worthless!" "Surely that's not the only reason." "It's the only reason I need to give this useless rat back!" He pulled a pokeball off of his belt and released the pokemon inside, revealing a Raichu. Instead of the light being white, it was blue, Hinata noticed. She also saw that the Raichu had blue eyes instead of the normal brown like the Raichu pictured in her pokedex, and that instead of having a pointed lightning bolt on the end of its tail, it was cut off slightly at the end.

"Take it back, I don't want it anymore." He said, exiting the house. Mary now had a dark look on her face before she brightened up again, "Come on, Blue…" The Raichu jumped on desk before Mary picked it up gently and carried it in the back room. After a few more moments, Mary came back out, sighing. Hinata and Kai when up to her, "Um… We'd hate to sound nosey and all, but what was that about?" Mary sighed again, "That's the fifth person this month." "What d-do you m-mean f-fifth person?" Hinata asked. "Ever since Blue was born, I knew she would be special," Mary said.

Mary sat in a chair, gently holding an egg that was wrapped in a soft blanket. It was close to hatching more so than the other members of its litter. It would hatch soon, she could feel it.

When Blue hatched from her egg earlier than expected, I knew Blue was a special pokemon.

After a few hours, the egg started to glow white and began to crack. After a few seconds, the top of the egg popped off and a baby Pichu's head was in its place. Mary noticed that instead of the Pichu having brown eyes, it had blue eyes. "Well, aren't you something?" Mary said, smiling. "Pichu-Pichu!" the little mouse squeaked. "It may be cheesy, but I think I'll call you Blue. Do you like that name? Blue?" "Pichu!" It nodded its head, happily. "Well that's great!"

Once the months had passed, Blue grew into a Pikachu, and started attracting more and more attention from people.

A young female coordinator came in looking for a Pikachu and once her eyes set on Blue, she was determined to obtain her. She begged and pleaded with Mary for hours about why she deserved Blue and how she would take care of it, and convinced Mary to let her have it.

I admit, it was probably my fault for not telling the trainers before they took Blue… I told them she was a special kind of Pikachu but they didn't really understand. They just took Blue and left… But not for long…

The front door opened and Mary was right in front of the person in no time, "How may I help you?" "I want to give this Pikachu back." Mary blinked before looking at the person once more, and recognized her as the same girl who adopted Blue last week. "May I ask why? I thought you liked Blue?" The girl looked guiltily down at the floor, "I did like Blue, but… When I spent time with it… I figured out that there was something wrong… I just can't keep her anymore alright?" The girl took the pokeball off her belt and released Blue.

"Pika?" The little Pikachu looked her Trainer, with her head tilted to one side. "I'm sorry, Blue…" "Pika-Pi…?" Blue jumped on the girl's shoulders and nuzzled her cheek. The girl flinched away before grabbing Blue and putting her on the floor, "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry!" The girl then ran out of the center and along the trail, Blue chasing after her, "Pika-Pi! Pikachu!" The girl stopped before turning around, "I don't want you anymore!" Blue stopped mid-run, it's eyes widened. "Pika…" "I don't want you anymore, Blue. You're just… just… Worthless!" Blue's ears fell as well as her tail and her eyes began to water, and the girl stopped yelling, looking ashamed, "I'm sorry…"

She then turned before walking away, closing the gate shut as she left. Blue sat in the middle of the trail, overcome with sadness that her trainer left her. Mary soon came out of the house, and gently lifted Blue up, "It's okay, Blue… It's okay…" She patted the little mouse's back as she carried her inside. Mary sighed deeply, hoping that whoever adopted Blue next wouldn't do the same thing as that girl.

"But it was wishful thinking… One by one, every trainer and coordinator who adopted Blue returned her more than a few days later." Mary said, tearing up. Hinata was reduced to a pile of tears at the story, knowing how it felt to be called worthless… It was something no one should go through.

Mary sniffed before speaking again, "I haven't been able to fine a secure home for Blue ever since then… And now she's back, again…" She looked out of the window, seeing Blue sitting by the lake looking out at the sunset, a depressed look on her face. Kai sighed, "Wow that is a sad story… But why exactly would people return Blue after only having her for just a few days?" Mary spoke, "Well, it's my fault; I thought they would accept her for what she was and not for what she could do. I'm afraid that Blue doesn't like any other humans besides me. But I don't want to keep her here her whole life. Even my older Raichu and Pikachu have been adopted by people who just want a family pet. I just want her to go and live a life outside of the breeding center…"

As Mary and Kai continued to talk, Hinata snuck out the back door and walked towards Blue. The sad Raichu noticed her presence and turned to look at her. Hinata and Blue's eyes met, before Blue broke their gaze, turning back to look at the sunset, indifferent. Hinata walked up to the left side of Blue and sat down next to her. "I-It's painful isn't it?" Blue didn't respond, still gazing at the orange hue.

"To be called w-worthless… F-for people t-to give u-up on you j-just because y-you don't meet their e-expectations?" Blue blinked before flicking her tail, Hinata was happy that she was finally getting somewhere. "You d-don't want to b-be here your e-entire life d-do you?" Blue blinked again, still flicking her tail. "I came here to this r-region for a-adventure. To p-prove to p-people t-that I could t-take care of myself." Blue then turned to Hinata; its eyes were slightly wider. "I can t-tell that y-you want to p-prove y-yourself as well… To p-prove that y-you're not w-worthless and t-that you're strong a-and c-can do anything you set y-your mind to…"

Blue's mouth opened slightly, it's eyes were completely open and her ears stood up straight, taking in every word Hinata said. "Blue," The little Raichu's tail perked up, "I k-know you may n-not like h-humans much… B-but if you w-would give m-me a c-chance, we c-could be strong together…" Hinata held out her hand and Blue looked at it, "Rai…" "Blue… Do y-you want t-to come with m-me on my j-journey? We'll g-get stronger t-together and we'll p-prove t-those people w-wrong." Hinata smiled genuinely at Blue, still holding her hand out. "R-Rai…" Blue stuttered, her eyes beginning to water.

Blue suddenly jumped into Hinata's arms, crying. "I-It's okay, Blue. I-I'm here… I promise you."

Kai and Mary looked through the window at the interaction between Hinata and Blue. "I think you found someone." Kai said. Mary smiled gently, "Yes… Yes I think I do, too… She should be told though, about Blue's… problem…" Kai nodded in understanding, "I'll tell her, don't worry. Hinata's too sweet and understanding to turn away a pokemon just because they don't do what everyone else expects them to."

Mary grabbed Kai's hand and shook it, "Thank you… Thank you…" "You're welcome…"

-END-

Stephano Hungary: So can anyone guess what's wrong with Blue? You probably can, I don't think it should be that hard to figure out, but if you don't know you'll find out next chapter! XD Ah, muse you are something. Anyway, I promise to write a chapter on Shino and Kiba… Right after the next chapter when Hinata fights Lt. Surge! RAAAAH! It's going down!

AND REMEMBER, REVIEWS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME, BROTHER! XD