Pokeumans Room 181 Ch.1

Author's Note: Links to the two parts of the prologue are in the description. This probably makes more sense if you read them first.


'Cameron...Cam...Wake up...'

'Hmmmm... Five more minutes...'

'Hey! Get up already!'

THUNK 'Ow! Danny, what was that for?'

'It got you up, didn't it?' Danny said defensively as he stood next to me.

Jess, who was also standing over me, scolded 'Honestly, Danny, you could have damaged his leg doing that. And if he'd discharged? Steel and Electric don't mix, remember?'

'Hey, is Snorlax up yet?' came Kieran's voice from the other end of the room.

Ah. I should probably explain. I'm Cameron Stevens and I'm a Pokeuman. That's what we call a kid who turns into a Pokemon (if you don't know why, this isn't the best place to start.) I'm now an Ampharos and I live in a secret base under Long Island with my roommates Kieran the Kadabra, Jess the Togetic and Danny the Aron, who has just headbutted me to wake me up. For those who don't know, it feels like being poked by a bulldozer.

I grinned. 'Because of course the Abra evolution is in a fine place to talk about sleep.' I said jokingly.

'I thought we'd need a Poke Flute for a minute,' Kieran responded, seeing my jokingly and raising a sarcastically.

'Yeah, alright,' Danny said. 'I'm starving, so can we get a move on?'

'Sure,' I said. 'When's breakfast?'

'Now.'

'NOW!? Why didn't you wake me?!'

'We just did,' Jess said with a shrug. She sighed. 'Look, everyone grab hold of me. You ok? Right. ExtremeSpeed!'


-Three minutes later-


I sat down at the table, partly to eat and partly to stop the room spinning. 'Ok, so what've we got today?'

'Um...Pokemon Studies with Mr Tanaka and Battle Class with Ms Yatamo first,' Jess answered.

My scrambled eggs stopped halfway to my mouth. 'Pokemon Studies? Isn't that really boring?'

Jess grinned. 'Not with Mr Tanaka it isn't.'

I shrugged. 'Ok, I'll take your word for it. Oh, and Danny?'

'Yeah?'

'Could you stop doing that?'

'I'm hungry!'

'Yeah, but I think they'll want the cutlery back.'

'Oh, all right.'


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We got back to the room just in time to crash into Cameron Taylor, the base's messenger. 'Oh, hi! I've got some post for you guys.' he said cheerfully.

'Ok, thanks.' I took it off him.

'See you around!'

When Cameron had gone I divided up the post, then looked through my own. A tournament in a couple of days... Memo to see Mr Wattson (as we call him) about the new arrangements for Battle Class (I'd normally be with the other Electrics, but it's been changed around for some reason)... Pretty standard stuff really. I chucked them on my bed and looked over at the others. 'All ready guys?' I asked.

'Yeah,' replied Kieran and Danny.

'What's up with Jess?' I looked over. A small pile of mail lay on Jess' bed, but Jess herself was glaring at a small note with fury in her eyes. 'Uh, Jess?'

'Hm?' She didn't look up.

'You ok? We have to go soon.'

'Oh. Right.' She glared one last time at the note, put it down and walked out, clearly in a mood over something. Cautiously, I looked at the note. It simply said 'Here's looking at you. S.'

'Cam, come on.' Kieran stuck his head round the door.

'Oh...ok.' What could have annoyed Jess so much? I sighed. Never mind. Pokemon Studies, hooray.


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When we came in a Magneton was writing on the board, the pen floating in midair. When we all sat down he turned around. 'Ok class, he said in a calm voice, 'today we're looking at Legendaries. Who can name me a Legendary? Shout them out.' There were several calls, Girantina being popular, but Mr Tanaka eventually said 'Was that Shaymin? We don't get that often.'

'Yeah, with good reason.' I blinked. I'd definetly heard a voice, but no-one had moved. Mr Tanaka, instead of being cross, simply said 'Thank you for that. What do we know about Shaymin?'

There was an awkward silence, eventually broken by a voice at the back saying 'Does the thing with the flowers.'

'Does the thing with the flowers. Really helpful.' There it was - that voice again. It sounded grumpy, like that of someone with a really short fuse. And curiously, it sounded like it was coming from the front. Mr Tanaka simply said 'Could you please stop doing that? And stop sniggering', which was aimed at a Mothim in the front row. 'Right. Shaymin is said to be able to turn a barren waste into a beautiful flower field-' and suddenly his three-piece body rotated over and the head now on top, in the grumpy voice from before, said  'Wow. That's the worst magic power ever.'

I looked over at Jess, who leant back and grinned. Mr Tanaka flipped back over to the first head and said crossly 'I told you to stop that. And stop laughing class! Right. There are special toxins in- oh not you as well...' and flipped to the third, previously unused, head, which in a young and childish voice said 'Ok class! Time for a practical!'

The class exploded into laughter as Mr. Tanaka's heads fought it out. 'Whaddya mean a practical? How'd that work?'

'Aww, you're so boring.'

'And you're so annoying!' And at that the grumpy head hit the childish head with its magnet. I stared.

'Wahhh! 1, 2's picking on me!'

'You are both being ridiculous. I am trying to teach and you are being children!' And with that Mr Tanaka swung back to where he started and gave a look that said instant death would reward any further comment.

'What was that!?' I asked after the lesson.

Jess smiled. 'Mr Tanaka's heads each have their own personality. And they don't get on. 1, the calm one, hates 2, the grumpy one, who gets annoyed by 3, the childish one. Welcome to Long Island.'

'Wow,' I said. At least Ms Yatamo's normal.'

'Well...'


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At the doorway Jess turned to me and Kieran. 'Whatever you do, don't mess around, ok? I'm serious.' She definatly looked it.

The classroom was enormous. A projector hung above some desks for taking theory notes. Most of the room was split into separate arenas for practice in. There wasn't, however, a teacher, but when we sat down the projector flickered into life, displaying the image of a Porygon2. Before I could ask what it was the image turned to us and said 'Sorry I'm late. The internet connection in the staff room is naff.'

Wait. Is she going to teach from inside the projector?

'Ok everyone, today we're doing a Double Battle. I'll assign partners.' I got teamed up with a Fraxure called Nick.

'So, what are you like in battle?' I asked.

'Oh, ok i suppose. My tactic is to be too nimble for them to hit me. I may need you to do the main damage.' Nick responded. 'Ah, here come our opponents.'

'Come on! Come on!'

'Shesh, I'm coming.'

I looked up to see a small Deino practically dragging a large Golduck along behind her. Because of this, as well as the whole 'Deinos are blind' thing she couldn't see where she was going and walked straight into my chest.

'Oh, sorry!' the Deino said in an excited, little girl voice. 'Hi, I'm Lizzy!'

'Hmph. Alex.' the Golduck said, hardly even looking over. 'Can we skip the introductions? I know we'll win already.'

'I never knew Golducks were Psychic,' I said jokingly, then leant in to Nick. 'I'll take Alex, you do Lizzy.'

'Gotcha.'

We made our introductions. 'So, when do we start?'

'How about... Now!' Alex shouted. 'Shadow Claw!' I tried to twist out of the way, but he still managed to get me. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Nick leap at Lizzy.

'Zen Headbutt!' Alex shouted and rushed at me again, his forehead glowing.

'Thunderpunch!' I shouted and my fist hit Alex's head. The impact almost jarred my wrist, or what's left of it. Alex was thrown flying back. I smiled. I have the type advantage here.

Alex pulled himself to his feet. 'Nice one, kid. That'll smart. Aerial Ace!' Suddenly he dashed forward at an incredibly fast speed. I tried to roll out of the way at the last minute, but somehow he still connected and knocked me down. 'Can't miss, kiddo,' he said laughingly. I straightened up slowly. A Flying hit shouldn't hurt that much surely? Can we do a drugs test for Calcium?

I took the moment while he was gloating to shout 'Iron Tail!' and swung at him. I got a clean headshot and he skidded backwards, then looked up.

'Clever, but take this. Giga...IMPACT!' and he burst forward at me.

'Iron Tail,' I said again, but this time I ducked and put it down on the ground. Alex tripped up and sprawled over the floor. He lay there, trying to recharge, a look of panic in his eyes.

I stood over him. 'Thunder!' A huge yellow thunderbolt dropped through the celing and hit Alex. He sagged down. I'd won.

I looked back at Nick. The two were both in a rough way - for her age Lizzy must be very strong. I ran over. 'Can I join the party?'

'What?' Lizzy said surprisedly. 'That's not fair!'

'Sorry, but I'm joining in,' I said. Suddenly out of the corner of my eye I saw Alex climb up again, holding something orange. A Focus Sash. Stupid, stupid, stupid. He began a run up at me. I waited until he was close, then shouted 'Strength!', grabbed Lizzy by the neck, swung her over my head and into Alex. They both collapsed, for real this time.

'Hey, nice fighting style!' Nick high-pawed me.

I smiled. 'I improvise usually, it tends to work out.'

'Ok class, that's enough.' Ms Yatama had materialised inside the room somehow. 'Keep practising those moves for next time. Dismissed.' And with that she... dissolved. You know the way PowerPoint slides dissolve into little blocks? The exact same.


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'So why do you not mess around in her class?' I asked afterwards.

'She's inventive,' said Jess. 'One guy acted up in her lesson. The TV in his room broke. Completely. They couldn't fix it. A week later it magically started working again. She's clever.'

'Ah. So this is how life works as a Pokemon. Speaking of which,' I turned my head, 'how have you been finding it, Kieran?'

'Hm? Oh, not too bad. Why?'

'What, I can't ask how my best friend is getting on? I'm sorry, I'll stop if you want.' Kieran opened his mouth to protest, only to catch my smile and close it again. He knows me too well. 'And how are those Psychic powers going, hm?' I continued. 'Must be loads of fun.'

'Oh, good. I'm not perfect, but I'm improving. Unfortunately, it has resulted in the occasional... discharge.'

I frowned. 'Discharge?'

'Well... One time I was trying to use it for something, I can't remember what, and it ended up with making a nearby Victreebel float three foot of the ground. It sort of disperses off me and earths itself in... other people. With, er, interesting results.'

'Hilarity ensues, I'm sure. Now, I think we've got a chance to-'

'Uh oh,' Dannysaid up ahead. 'Here come MSN.'

'Hey Sparkles!' shouted Scott, his cronies behind as they rounded the corner with an angry look in his eyes. 'We have a bone to pick here.'

'You want to be embarrased again so soon?' I asked sarcastically.

'No.' said Kieran forcefully, moving in the way. 'Let me.'

'You?' scoffed Nat. 'You couldn't beat us. Two Dark types? This fight won't be long,'

'Oh, a fight. Fights are so short-term,' Kieran said. 'But a curse lasts for ages. And you can really suffer.'

'Rubbish!' Milton said bravely, but he looked a bit worried.

Kieran began to stare at his spoon. 'Hic haeret ostio damnare...'  he intoned in a sinister voice.

'What?'

'Hic haeret ostio damnare...'

'What's that mean?'

'Haereat quicquid ago...'

'Hey! Is that...'

'Et signatur, ego traho tractus...'

'Stop talking! Now!'

'Fortasse autem, notet cum-'

'HELP!' The MSN gang were around the corner in the blink of an eye, screaming loudly.

'-pulsus. Oh, they're gone.' Kieran looked up.

'What was that? Did you curse them?' Jess asked warily.

'Yes. Wounded pride, severe embarrasment.'

'But all that-' I stopped when I saw his grin. 'All that Latin chanting. What does that actually mean?'

'Er...

This damn door sticks
This damn door sticks
It sticks no matter what I do
It's marked with 'pull' and I am pulling
Perhaps it should be marked with 'push'?'

We did stop laughing... eventually.