"Keee!" agreed the Chimchar.
"Who says he's MY pokemon," said the Hokage.
"Yeah," said Naruto, handing over a red-and-white-ball. "This is what you use to store him when he's needing a rest and such."
"Naruto, I have already explained this," suggested the labcoated Professor Doubu Tsuen. She adjusted her glasses slightly. "I simply request the chance to watch things develop with these pokemon in a new environment."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. "Provisionally accepted. You understand that ninja is a hazardous profession and that if something happened to Naruto - we have no way to return you or these 'pokemon' to your homeworld?"
"For the sake of advancing science, my own life is a small price to pay," said the middle-aged woman. "I've already lived a fair number of years - one reason the scientific community from my area accepted my request for this. I am quite old enough to accept the price of my own choices."
"Very well," said the Hokage, scribbling out something on a scroll. "There's a suitable building for this 'gym' and 'pokecenter' near the East Gate. Present this at the front desk and we'll get you started."
Professor Doubu Tsuen started assembling the devices that Naruto had brought over in small crates.
One, unexpectedly, burst open. "WHEW! Air!"
"Nurse Joy? Officer Jenny? Why were you in a crate marked 'Biological Samples'?"
Spurt! Thud!
Professor Tsuen paused then continued. "Ignoring the ninja who entered the room and passed out with a nosebleed, why are you NAKED?"
"Uhm, there's really a good explanation for this," offered Nurse Joy.
"There's really a good explanation for you two to be naked, in a crate of my supplies for setting up a gym-slash-pokecenter and observing pokemon in a completely new world environment?" asked the Professor, locating a chair and sitting down in it. "Great. Let me hear this good explanation."
"Uhm," said Joy.
"It seemed like a good idea at the time?" tried Jenny.
"Somehow I was expecting rather more in the details department," said the Professor.
"We're really good friends?" tried Joy.
"To be in that crate for that length of time, I'd say so and that you're unexpectedly limber," stated the Professor. "Still waiting for that good explanation."
"Well, there's going to be a lot of pokemon here, right? So I thought I should come along and help set up a pokecenter?" tried Joy.
"That's the best you can come up with?" asked the Professor.
"Would you believe that there was a Team Rocket group attacking with acid spray and poison gas attacks, and we tried to hide after the clothes-destroying spray left us naked?" tried Jenny.
"A little better, even if it's unlikely as all hell," noted the Professor. "I take it you're from the PokeScience Council and they assigned you to keep an eye on the crazy Professor."
"Gk!" went both, going into shocked poses.
"Doesn't explain the naked part though," said the Professor thoughtfully.
"Well-" trailed off the Jenny.
"You're a nurse, go check that ninja in the doorway and make sure he hasn't bled to death," said the Professor finally. "Jenny? You can stick around and act as a security guard or something. What you two do on your own time is your own business but when you're ON the clock - professional behavior only."
"Okay," said Joy, giving a thumb's up to Jenny.
"Though put some clothes on. Of all the Jennies and Joys I get two exhibitionists. Great."
Professor Tsuen looked over the whiteboard. "Anyone I missed?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi - Chimchar
Naruto Uzumaki - Vulpix, Riolu, Machop
Hinata Hyuga - Eevee
Sakura Haruno - Pidgey
Ino Yamanaka - Exeggcute
"No, I think that's all," agreed Jenny.
"Well then I-"
WHAM! went the front door. "Hey! I need one of those guys!"
"Konohamaru, you don't actually need any such thing with an elite instructor such as myself."
"Gramps got one. Boss has one. I gotta get one!" Konohamaru pointed at the Professor. "You!"
"Okay."
"I need to... wha?"
"Okay," said the Professor. "You're the right age. You have an elite instructor there."
"Hmmm hmmm," practically preened Ebisu as his authority was recognized. Not realizing that the Professor had decided that meant the snot-nosed brat most likely had wealth enough to take care of a pokemon.
As for attitude, well, she'd seen a lot worse.
"What do we have for starting pokemon?" asked Jenny, picking herself off the floor and dusting herself. Also directing a glare towards the kid's responsible adult.
"Mixed bag actually," admitted the Professor as she brought up a display of a turtle sending water bursts out. "Squirtle." The picture shifted to a frog with a large plant bulb on its back, sending leaves spinning out to hit a target. "Bulbasaur." The picture shifted again, this time showing a small dog-like creature. "Lillipup."
"A lillipup?" asked Jenny with surprise. "How did one of THOSE end up as a starter?"
"Daisy Hill Pokefarm provided one, that's how," stated the Professor. "It's fine."
"It's just a dog, isn't it?" asked Konohamaru, looking from the Jenny to the Professor.
"Dog-type," emphasized the Professor. "And plenty of trainers have a pokemon smarter than they are. I can think of three off the top of my head."
"I guess," admitted Jenny, knowing a few of those herself.
"Where the hell is this guy?" asked Naruto. "It's been an hour."
Sasuke sulked.
Sakura shrugged and looked bored.
"Hey! Why wait in here?" asked Naruto. "We can go outside and train our pokemon while we wait for him."
"Your what?" asked Sasuke.
Sakura brightened. This was her chance to show off in front of Sasuke! "Good idea. Pidgey, I summon you!"
Sasuke blinked as Sakura pulled out a sphere of some kind and used it to summon a very large bird.
"Come on, Pidgey, let's (show off in front of Sasuke) - I mean get some fresh air!"
Sasuke blinked as Sakura, whom he had dismissed as a useless fangirl, pulled some unknown creature out of her butt (or actually her belt pouch) and leapt from the classroom window.
"All right," said Naruto, heading for the door. "Riolu! Machop! You guys can spar outside!"
Sasuke raised his head slightly, frowning. "What?"
Two blue creatures were fighting in a training space with Naruto watching over the two.
Sakura was directing a ridiculously large bird through various flight tricks and exercises while glancing repeatedly at the third member of the team.
The third member of the team looked... confused.
Kakashi Hatake looked at the team he'd been assigned and wondered exactly what was going on.
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