The Story of Team Hope (Pokemon Story)

Chapter 8

"What do you mean?" I laugh nervously. Absol glares at me. I'm kind of at a loss for words.

Mark never told me what to do if my secret was out.

"Don't play dumb. You have a really close connection with not only your pokemon but other people's pokemon or wild pokemon. How else were you able to tell Gallade wanted pomeg berries instead of oran berries? I kind of guessed, but I can easily tell," Dawn responds.

"Good job, smartass. She just found out our secret," Absol says.

"Well no duh, Absol! What am I going to do?" I ask him.

"I'd just tell her. No harm done, is there? She'd see why you'd want to keep it a secret."

"Uh...I guess you're right."

"You know, it's been like 5 minutes since you last talked. Talking with Absol?"

"Yes."

"Wait, you can really talk to pokemon!?!"

"Uh...yeah...I can...and Absol likes razz berries the best. He told me a while ago," I say sheepishly.

"THAT IS SO COOL!!!!!" Dawn screams. Many heads turn to look at us. I feel a blush on my checks. Great, now everyone in town knows. Or should I say city.

"Good job! Mark'll be sooo happy once he finds out!" Absol says sarcasticly. I roll my eyes at him.

"Well, maybe he won't find out," I sugest. Absol nods.

"Uh...let's just get back to the pokemon center..." I start. "I mean, it's getting late an stuff..."

"Ok?"

Dawn and I walk silently back to the pokemon center. She must be processing the thought that I can talk to pokemon. The people at Hope Town don't really think much of it. They just say stuff like, "Hey, Skylar, what's Swablu thinking about? He's been distant lately," or, "Can you ask what kind of berries Riolu wants for me?"

It gets pretty annoying. But who cares. People know who I am, they know what I am. They give me a purpose. But enough sappy moments.

We make it back to the pokemon center. Of course, it starts raining. Hard. Very hard. Dawn and I rush inside the red roofed building to avoid getting soaked from the rain.

I hate rain.

Absol shakes off the rain once inside, soaking the main room. Nurse Joy glares madly at me. Oops.

"Not my fault it started raining, lady," Absol rolls his eyes, walking down the hall. I sigh, saying a quick sorry and follow Absol. I start playing with my poketch. Maybe I can find out how to use the map.

Once we all get inside our room, I start studying the map. Lucas was planning to go to Oreburg. Now, studying this map, I don't think it's a good idea. I mean, Rt. 207, according to the map, is a hard Rt to walk on. It's very mountainous, being next to Mount Coronet and all. I think it'd be smarter to head north to the valley windworks and through Eterna Forest. I tell Dawn about my plan.

"And you just drop it?" she asks.

"Drop what?" I ask innocently.

"The fact you can talk to pokemon!"

"Uh...well there isn't much to talk about. I mean, I can talk to pokemon through telepathy. Pretty basic concept."

"I wish I could have your power! It'd be soooo cool!"

"Trust me, you wouldn't. Some pokemon," I point to Absol, "are really annoying."

"I'm not annoying. Houndour is more," Absol argues.