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A New Friend and a New Discovery

How to Train Your Pokémon

A/N: I really hope you guys are ready for a big twist in this story. Curious? Well then, let's get started to find out. Roll it!

Italics- through earpiece

Bold italics- try to guess. ;) It goes with the twist.

Chapter 10

A New Friend and a New Discovery

Later that day, Mari came back to the cave spring, holding a small container full of sliced Oran and Sitrus Berries. She double-checked the earpiece in her right ear to make sure that it was fully functional.

"Guys, can you hear me?" She whispered, pressing the button on her earpiece.

"Loud and clear, sis." Evan's voice replied from the entrance of the cave.

"Are you sure this is gonna work?" Luke asked, uncertain about the plan their sister came up with earlier. "What if it attacks you? Do you want us to give you some back-up?"

"I think right now, it can only tolerate me around it." Mari said. "Let's just try this out, and hopefully, it won't be a disaster."

Cautiously, Mari walked around the spring, scanning for the Electric type, now identified as a Pikachu. "I'm back." She said, her voice giving a slight echo. "I brought you some Berries. Something to eat could help you."

A shuffling noise was heard from behind a rock near the spring. Mari turned over in that direction and saw the Pikachu limping forward. The Ketchum girl slightly took a step forward and placed the container on the stone floor as far as she could reach to the Electric type. The Pikachu staggered a little bit as it sniffed the Berries curiously. When it looked at Mari, she gave it a nod, reassuring it that everything was okay.

The Pikachu looked at the open container and began to nibble on a Sitrus Berry slice. Mari smiled at the cute Electric type eat. The poor thing was probably half-starved. Out of a peculiar yet familiar instinct, the Ketchum girl slowly began to stretch out her hand to touch the head of the Pikachu. When it suddenly looked up at her, Mari immediately retracted her hand and scooted a little further away to give the Electric type some space.

"How's it going?" Luke asked from her earpiece.

"So far, so good." Mari answered quietly, and then continued to quietly watch the Pikachu gobble down the Berry slices.

The Pikachu, every once in a while, would glance over at the girl nearby. She definitely was different than the other Trainers it had seen from its hidden post during attacks. She didn't seem to be mean, because she spared it and has now given her some much needed food.

A stomach growl was then heard. "Ah, shoot." Mari said, kicking herself mentally for forgetting to bring something to eat.

The Pikachu looked over at the human girl, and took a couple of Oran Berry slices from the container. It then handed them over to her with its small paw. Mari blinked with surprise at its generosity, and then carefully took them.

"Thanks." She said to it with a grateful smile on her face. The Pikachu chirped happily at her, but like before, the sound was muffled, like it was water in her ears. But she ignored it this time. Mari began eating the slices of Berries, and once she was done, she looked around to find something to do.

Eventually, she found a twig and began doodling in the loose gravel nearby. The Pikachu, who had finished all the remaining Berry slices, came over and watched the Ketchum girl draw pictures in the gravel. When Mari saw its curiosity about her movement with the stick, she smiled. The Electric type grinned back and tried to use its heart-shaped tail to draw in the loose gravel.

"What's going on, Mari?" Evan asked from her ear piece.

"We're just drawing pictures." Mari answered simply.

"Who are drawing what now?" Luke asked, not believing what he just heard.

Mari giggled at her brother's reaction and just continued drawing. Soon, she drew a picture of a Poké Ball insignia. She remembered that picture since she had seen it before multiple times when she was a baby; courtesy of her father who would always wear a cap that would bear that exact same symbol.

The Pikachu stopped doodling its crazy lines with its tail and saw Mari's drawing. It chirped at her, impressed at her talent. Though the sound was still muffled and watery in her ears, she gave it gratitude with a smile.

Once again, Mari felt a strange urge and tried again to touch the top of the Pikachu's head. When it looked up at her, she froze, but didn't retract her hand. The little Electric type looked curiously at Mari's outstretched palm, sniffed it, and then placed its head under it, cooing.

Mari was amazed at how soft the beautiful glowing yellow fur was under her touch. She slowly then began to gently run her palm over the fluffy fur. The Pikachu cooed with delight at her gentle fingers stroking its fur. Mari giggled at its enjoyment. However, to both of their disappointment, she pulled her hand away.

"Come on." A voice nearby whined; a young teenage feminine voice. "Can you keep doing it?"

Mari laughed. "Well, I can keep doing it another time." She answered, not noticing where the voice came from until she realized it. The voice came from the Pikachu.

And the Pikachu had just realized that Mari had understood it. Her, as its gender identity was now known. They both screamed and jumped away from each other.

"You understood me?!"

"You can talk?!"

"Mari, what's happening?" Luke asked from the ear piece.

But the Ketchum girl was so overcome with shock that she fainted dead away. The Pikachu came over to her and started shaking her.

"Hey, you okay?" She asked. "Wake up!" After a few seconds, Mari finally fluttered open her eyes. "Oh, good, you're awake."

Mari jumped up again, slightly this time. "Okay, so that wasn't my imagination."

"Mari, answer us!" Evan commanded from her ear piece. "What the heck happened?"

She subtly pressed the button on her earpiece and whispered, "Later." She then turned her attention back to the Pikachu in front of her. "So, it seems that I can understand you now."

"It seems so." The Pikachu said. She then looked up to the crater, seeing that the sky had become pink and orange. "It's getting late. Will you come back tomorrow, with some more food, please?" She asked.

"Sure." Mari said. "I will. Besides, it will be nice to have someone else to talk, too. Even if I don't how I can."

"Great!" The Pikachu said. "I'll see you tomorrow, then... Oh. I just realized that I don't even know your name."

"It's Marianne. Marianne Ketchum." Mari didn't noticed how the Pikachu's head looked up in recognition of her last name. "But everyone calls me Mari." She then began to ask, "What about you? Do you have a name?"

"I'm afraid I don't." The Pikachu said. "It does get confusing if everyone technically has the same name."

"Well, I'll think of a name for you." Mari suggested. "Will you like that?"

"Yes, I will!" The Pikachu exclaimed.

Mari smiled brightly. "Great!" She then bent down to pet the Pikachu again, before standing up. "I'll see you tomorrow."

The Pikachu only returned the grin before Mari left the cave.

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When she got out of the cave, Luke and Evan were waiting there for her at the entrance. "What happened, Mari?" Evan asked.

"I... I can understand Pokémon." She said, taking out her earpiece and putting it in her jeans pocket.

"WHAT?!" The twins shouted in surprise.

"How is that possible?!" Luke demanded.

"I don't know." Mari replied as a thought came to her head. The twins were experiencing the same things she was back in the Arena, and when she touched the Pikachu, her language became clear in her ears. If that happened to her, then... "But I am going to find out." She then turned to the twins. "Are you guys still with me?"

"Well, we've come this far." Evan said. "We can't turn back."

"Definitely." Luke agreed. "And besides, this is too big to ignore. If no one is going to give answers, if they are hiding something, then we're gonna get them ourselves."

Mari smiled. Her brothers' loyalty was one thing she hoped will never change about them. She put her hands on one of their shoulders as they walked down the trail. "Come on, then. We better get back before it gets dark. Tomorrow, I'll introduce you to a new friend."

A/N: Mind-blowing, right? Next chapter, we'll have the twins meet the Pikachu and see if the same thing will happen to them as it did for Mari.

I'll see y'all then, in Chapter 11! Please leave a comment about what you think. They are highly appreciated.

Got to fly! ;)

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