Jace


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    Jace awoke to his alarm clock sounding off that it was 7am. He checks his phone to see the many notification from Poke Book, they are all Happy birthday post from his friends and family.


    Today was his birthday, but for Jace today was just 2 months after the death of his father in Vermillion. He spend all of yesterday receiving the last of his father''s stuff from his office and review his notes. It only took so long to get shipped over because Interpol had to take them as evidences and skim and take out all the classified work that his father did. But they didn''t get to everything. His father had a back up hard drive in his house that he used to teach Jace some detective skills on how to follow clues and question people to find the answers that no one was looking for. The door to the study was always locked and the key was always on his father person. It finally came today with the last box of old cases.


    But today his father''s partner Rich Moore, said he had a birthday surprise for him at the station later today that he can''t miss. Uncle Rich was the glue that held Jace''s family together when they heard the news. If its wasn''t for Rich, Mrs. Moore, and his childhood friend April Moore, I don''t think his mother and him would have made it through the hardship. The dinners, the night outs, and the night in crying and reflexing has just what they needed at this time. While his father''s death is still a sore spot for both him and his mother, they can still find time to smile because of them.


    With a groan, Jace got out of bed and starts his stretching exercises. Every morning since starting High School he starts his early morning workout and run. His father and Rich had made fun of him for being the tall, lanky kid and said he need to eat more and fill out those bones. Jace laugh at the memory. He looks at his menu for the day and notice it was run day. Just, a nice 5 mile run through the city and the routes on his birthday, fun....


    While he was getting dress in his Air Machamp warm up clothes and Rapidash running shoes, Jace mother comes over to greet him. His mother Joy (yes, nurse Joy) was a short woman with pink hair and a natural low effort smile permanently on her face. Followed by her faithful Chansey, that was secretly a menace that should be fear if happen upon when sneaking in the house in the dark. This morning Jace mom still have the tracks of tears still on her face...She had cried herself asleep again...


    "Good Morning Jace, remember you have a meeting with Uncle Rich today and please don''t be late like you usually do." "Its a very special surprise that both me and your father started before his death and your uncle is now filling that role for your father."


    "Don''t worry mom, I''m not. Just a quick run through city and maybe the countryside to start my day, just like dad told me to do."


    "Ooo please don''t go on those routes, you know its dangerous without a Pokémon to protect you" "At least take Chansey with you, she can protect you and heal you up if you fall and hurt yourself, I can''t stand to lose you too at this time." - worried Joy.


    "Mom, Goldenrod city itself is more dangerous than the routes with all the new electric "self driving" cars". "What''s a few low level Rattatta and Pidegys going to do to that those beast won''t." "Plus, I think Chansey is too slow to keep up with me anyway."


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    Chansey stared daggers behind his mother back, ready to show this young boy the meaning of Hard Boil.


    "I just kidding, hahaha." Jace laugh nervously while his mom just looked more worried and Chansey was now lifting her egg out her pouch ready to do Arceus knows what. Jace only knew one thing to do to get him out this situation.


    Jace fled.....


    Jace ran as fast as he can to get out of arms reach of Chansey.


    Goldenrod city was as busy as it could be, because of the heroic actions of Red and the National bug catch contest, it was a huge tourist spot in Johto. The big town grew into a large core city of Johto. There was a movie studio, theatres for both plays and film, the Pokémon training school was grown into a giant campus. Poor Bill and his family, because more and more trainers keep coming to his house looking for Eevees they are always on vacation hiding from them. A lucky trainer could still find him around some of the cafes and still receive a Pokémon if they are quick, he only had 1 or 2 a year.


    Whitney has grown as a gym leader and person and is now staring in her own tv show. Jace never seen it but its some drama show where there is a new problem to fight about everyday. This is good for the challengers for her gym because that dam Milktank. Its only gotten better and she refuses to use appropriate lvl Pokémon for gym battles and only using 1 other Pokémon to keep that monster on the team. The league refused to correct her. They keep telling the public that complains that its builds character and keeps the nation strong incase of another war with Kanto. But, we''ve been at peace and have trade agreements with our neighbors for years. Whitney is the sole reason for most new trainers drop out the conference during the summer.


    The underground area, is still as bad and trashy as its every been. Probably even worst since Team Rocket disbanded and all the grunts that weren''t caught when into hiding there and similar places. Its constantly patrolled by the Goldenrod Police force to cut down on any organized crime there, no one wanted another uniformed team gathering strength. But if you ever want some after market poke tech, tms, and underground battles. The underground is the place to go, just watch out for the piles of garbage they bite. Jace doesn''t know who brought them to Johto, but it was believe to be one of the pokemon that Team Rocket stole and breed in the underground.


    Jace loved his city but its was just too crowd to get a nice run in the morning so he did his first 2 miles through the city, the next mile will be on route 34 and the last will be a back track through the city back to his house.


    But on this very morning while cruising through route 34, Jace saw a very particular sight. In the clearing he saw an Abra doing karate kicks in the clearing that was slightly hidden from the road. The only reason why he saw it because he almost rolled his ankle dodge a Pidgey crossing the round.


    As Jace stopped and moved in closer to the opening of the clearing, he noticed that there are some handmade wooden and earth worked dummies in the small area. The movements of Abra was weird and awkward to say the least. Jace never saw a psychic type try to train is body. He heard about a Hoenn psychic type that is also a fighting type but never in person. But this was the type of Pokémon that Jace loved. One that is willing and ready to get stronger on its own.


    Jace pulled out his phone and took another step forward to get a picture of Abra, but was startled by a crack that came from his foot. He glance down and realized he step on a dead branch. Not wanting to miss his opportunity to get a picture, Jace look back up only to see that Abra is gone.


    -BEGONE-