This is the journey of a man named Chris, who had dreams shared by many, yet lived experiences known by 
so few...  There are many people in the world of Pokemon, who come in just as many varieties as these 
strange creatures. And you are about to discover, perhaps, one you may just consider the rarest of all...


Chapter 23 - Breakfast In Commorall Town!


As Chris walked up to the entrance of the town, he took a deep breath and sighed, relieved to be past
the mountains and close to a real bed once again. "Alright alright! Good eating, big beds... And a new
pal to help reach the peak of success!" he grinned, facing down at Snivy with a thumbs up, causing her
to smile shyly and nod in response. Hearing a "hrmph!" from Kirlia as she scowled, he laughed nervously
in response, reaching up and rubbing her on the head. "No worries. We'll all have a good time! Once she's
got enough pep for it, think I could rely on you to help Snivy get back into the game as far as battles
go?" he asked, getting a jolt and sudden grin from Kirlia in response. She faced down towards Snivy and
cracked her knuckles as she nodded, with Snivy scowling at her cocky behavior, until Kirlia cracked her
knuckles too hard and let out a scream, shaking her hand rapidly as Snivy burst out in laughter, tearing
up as if telling her "serves you right!".


Chris shook his head with a groan and held Kirlia's hand. "Oy oy... You two can't be that way now. We're
a team. And like it or not, my team is my family, so you have to behave accordingly." he scowled, the
two crossing their arms and grumbling, yet nodding in obedience nonetheless. "Good good... Now, lets see
what this place has to offer!" he laughed, strolling throughout the town. "Huh... A pretty simple place.
Mainly white buildings... A lot of red roofs... Kind of makes the whole place look like a bunch of building
shaped Pokeballs... Pretty ironic too actually..." he muttered, looking around. "...What IS the inside of
a Pokeball like anyways when its not open...? Is it... Like a house? Every Pokemon living in something
customized for them...?" he thought, tilting his head as he gave it a scratch. "I wonder... Is there
anyone else who thinkgs about that kinda stuff...?" he thought aloud, making Snivy and Kirlia tilt their
heads in confusion. "S... Sorry. Just thinking about stupid stuff!" he laughed nervously, waving his
free hand to brush off the subject.


Walking about, Snivy suddenly started flailing in his arms, making loud noises as she sniffed the air and
pointed in a random direction. "G... Geez! What?!" he asked, nearly dropping her as she raised her nose,
sniffing and letting out a long sigh with a blush, slightly drooling. Looking at Kirlia, she was doing
the same, mouth hanging open as she smelled the air around her with a dazed giggle. "Eh? Eh...? Eh?!" he
repeated, looking at one then the other several times. "Wh... What's wrong with you two...?" he asked. They
both suddenly pointed in the same direction, facing him and shouting excitedly, Kirlia smacking him on top
of the head as Snivy tugged on his shirt. "Ow ow ow!! Okay okay what is it?!!" he shouted, following the
direction they desired. After a few minutes, he suddenly reached a building surrounded by a patio, filled
with people sitting with countless Pokemon, feeding them endless varieties of food, primarily sweets.


"...Of course..." he sighed, showing a scowl. "I thought something was seriously wrong with you two or
something!!" he lectured, the two rubbing the back of their heads with guilty laughs. Shaking his head,
he walked inside and looked around, surprised by the endless varieties of food to choose from. "Geez...
How are we even going to pick anything from all this...?" he muttered, walking up to the displays. Snivy
quickly pressed her face against the glass, drooling as her eyes shimmered while Kirlia jumped all over
his shoulders, repeatedly hitting the top of his head like a drum as they both made endless noises, as if
saying "food food food!!" excitedly. "...I'm starting to feel a little depressed. I've never gotten THIS
kind of reaction from someone eating what I make..." he laughed nervously. Looking over the food some more,
one of the maids suddenly walked up behind him, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Hello there! How may we...
KYAAAH!!!" she shouted, immediately jumping back as Kirlia faced her with a scream, eyes glowing enraged.
"Q... Quit that!! You know better!!" Chris shouted at her, giving her a soft pop on the head. Kirlia
slightly relaxed in response, yet continued growling with her teeth grit nonetheless as Chris bowed at
the maid. "I... I'm really, REALLY sorry about that... She has a sensitive side when it comes to anyone
touching me... I was beaten kinda bad not long ago and ever since... Well... She gets like that when she
senses another person touching me... P... Please allow them to eat here though!!" he asked, bowing again
nervously as the maid laughed nervously. "I... I see... N... No problem..." she responded, keeping her
hands behind her to be safe as she sweat.


Raising up and giving Kirlia a scowl, he poked her nose with his finger. "If you want food, wipe the scowl
off! She's just doing her job..." he muttered, Kirlia crossing her arms and facing away with a "hrmph!"
like noise in response. Speaking with the maid for a moment, he made various orders and was given a seat,
giving her another appology as she left them at their table, sitting out in the open in the midst of the
countless other customers. "I've never seen such a popular place... Then again, I never really went to
many other places here asides grandpas village and Sagacity... Kinda makes me excited again to see what
else is out there!" he chuckled, setting the two down on the table in front of him. "So far it seems like
I've run into reason after reason to make me wanna turn around... I mean, Sagacity was awesome, and then
meeting those Mankey at the spring was fun... But it seems like I've run into just as many bad things as
good... Hope things balance out a little better along the way..." he said, rubbing the two on the head while
waiting for what he ordered to arrive. Looking at Snivy, he chuckled and rubbed her on the cheek, causing
her to jolt and blink confused. "Know what...? I can see your color coming back! And it looks like your
tail hasn't been as wilted since we left the hill... Keep it up and Kirlia is going to have some major
competition coming in the cute department!" he laughed, causing Snivy to flush badly and push his hand
away, making shy sounds as if to say "Stop iiiiiiit!!" as she turned away, smiling frome ear to ear in
embarrassment while fidgeting her small fingers. But suddenly, Kirlia grabbed Chris by the ear and gave
it a tug, scowling at him. "Ow ow ow!! Would you stop with the jealousy thing?! You know I think you're
equally awesome so quit already!!" he scowled, pulling away and rubbing his hair as the two Pokemon gave
each other glares, with Chris letting out a sigh and shaking his head.


Snivy suddenly started seemingly lecturing Kirlia over her response, motioning with her hands as if telling
Kirlia not to pull on his ear as she pointed at herself, sticking her nose up while crossing her arms as
if she knew she was better anyways, only causing Kirlia to grow further frustrated as she took on a fighting
pose. "Alright alright! Enough of that!" Chris interrupted, tugging on Kirlias hair and Snivy's tail. "If
you tug on me, I'll tug on BOTH of you, fair or not!" he scowled, telling them to get along or he would go
and cancel his order. Both making sounds as if to say "ouch ouch ouch!!" repeatedly, he let them go and
they sat down in obedience, with Snivy rubbing her tail and Kirlia fixing her hair, the both of them pouting
as he noticed the maid coming with their order. "Oh thank you..." he sighed, looking up at the sky before
waving at the maid with a smile. "Here's your order sir! Hope all of you have a big appetite!" she giggled,
setting down several plates of Pokepuffs, various pies made from berries, even a plate filled with dozens
of Pokeblocks! Snivy let out a loud shout of joy as she gawked at all the food in front of her, while
Kirlia turned her nose up in all directions, smelling all of the food and confusing herself in the process
as to what she wanted to eat first. "Ha ha... Wow, guess Pokemon really do go crazy for stuff made just
for them more than what we eat..." he chuckled, smiling at the two as they tried to decide what to enjoy
first. "Snivy can't really eat very well yet... See, she was pretty weak when I found her and all... She
was left malnourished and everything by her last trainer. So we may be here a while since I'll have to take 
the time to make what she wants as easy to eat for her as possible..." he smiled nervously, the maid nodding
in response. "Please take your time! But... I don't think that's going to be much of a concern..." she
told him, confusing Chris for a moment as she pointed at his Pokemon.


Looking at Snivy, he suddenly saw her eating away at the Pokepuffs, stuffing her cheeks and letting out
a loud burp in Kirlia's direction, causing her to jump back and fan the air in front of her face, shouting
as she gagged and let out groan. "Uhhh... O... Kay then... N... Never... Mind...?" he told the maid, blinking
in surprise at Snivy as she endulged herself. "Amazing... What a little encouragement can really do..."
he muttered, the nurse leaning towards him with her hand by her ear. "Pardon sir?" she asked, causing him
to wave his hands embarrassed in response. "N... Nothing! Just thinking out loud. Its a weakness of mine...
Um... Mind if I have some tea?" he asked with a nervous laugh, the maid nodding and walking off to get what
he requested, looking back confused. "I gotta stop doing that..." he muttered to himself, watching as the
two enjoyed themselves. Taking a piece of pie for himself, he put it in his mouth, causing his eyes to shoot
open wide as his face sparkled. "G... Good..." he mumbled, taking a swallow as he looked at the rest of
the piece on his plate. "R... Really good!!" he shouted, eating away at the rest while Snivy and Kirlia
looked up at him, confused by his sudden outburst before they both puffed out their cheeks, covering their
mouths as they snickered. Pausing to look at the two, he mumbled "what?" through his stuffed cheeks, causing
the two to suddenly burst out in laughter, falling on their backs as they saw his face covered in pie and
his cheeks swollen in food. Around them, the crowd was snickering as well, several giggled coming from the
crowd as their Pokemon looked around confused. Flushing red, Chris quickly swallowed his mouthfull, having
a bit of a hard time before it finally went down, and he quickly hid his face in embarrassment using a
menu placed on the table, groaning as Kirlia and Snivy made sounds as if to say "aaaawwwww..." in response.


"Sooooo humiliating..." he mumbled, slightly sulking as he slowly took a small bite of his remaining piece.
Facing towards one another, Kirlia and Snivy giggled and sat together on his lap, each holding a Pokepuff
to nibble on. Looking down, Chris sighed and gave them a smile, putting the menu down and rubbing them both
on the head. "Okay then... So if I make you mad you get along... And if I get embarrassed you get along...
That's good to know." he laughed, the two blushing and smiling ear to ear from feeling his touch as he
rubbed them on the head. "In all seriousness Snivy... I really am proud of you. Eating like this is a real
big step, especially when compared to how you were just a day ago... I guess overcoming yourself really
can do wonders for ya." he smiled, making Snivy smile as well, nodding as she ate quietly. "However... You
still have to take what those nurses gave me..." he grinned, causing her to jolt wide eyed and groan, a
shudder running through her body as she made a "blech" sound, Kirlia pointing and laughing. "Careful now.
I might just give you a dose of medicine... You know... Just to make sure you don't get a stomach ache..."
he grinned, making her stop immediately and rapidly shake her head, stuffing her mouth full of Pokepuff
trying to pull off a cute look as she smiled as if she was an angel. "Yeaaaahhhh riiiiggghhht!!!" he laughed,
suddenly grabbing her and giving Kirlia a noogie. "That is SO not working on me. I know you better now!" 
he smirked, Kirlia pushing herself away and scowling with her cheeks still full of food, irritated by her
messed up hair as she sit back on his lap with a "hrmph!" trying to chew.


After a moment, the maid returned and handed Chris his tea, apologizing for the wait. Shaking his head,
Chris told her they were pretty much ready to go anyways, and with a nod, the maid gave him his receipt,
thanking him for dining with them before walking off to tend to other customers. "Well... Guess thats..."
he started to say before being cut off by an odd noise. Looking around, he suddenly glanced towards his
lap, where Kirlia was turning blue in the face from choking on her food she tried to get down. Freaking
out, he jumped up and set Snivy down on the table, grabbing Kirlia and trying to help her bring it back up.
The surrounding customers stood in a panic as well as Kirlia's color started turning more and more. Snivy
watched with wide eyes before shouting up at him, getting on her hands and knees as she slowly forced a
pair of her small vines to come out. "Now isn't the time to try impressing me!!" he shouted, Kirlia flailing
her arms rapidly as she lost all ability to breathe. Rapidly shaking her head, Snivy suddenly jumped towards
Chris, landing on his arm and climbing towards Kirlia. Looking into her mouth, Snivy suddenly sent her vines
deep within Kirlia's throat, suddenly jolting and facing Chris, motioning for him to give her tighter
squeezes. Confused, he nodded in response and gave Kirlia several yanks against him, until finally Snivy
was able to pull out the huge glob of Pokepuff that had lodged itself in Kirlia's throat, suddenly dropping
it to the ground with a shudder and a "eeeeeewwwwww!!!" noise as she jumped off and back onto the table,
getting several tissues and wiping off her vines as Kirlia gasped desperately for air, shivering all over
as her color slowly started returning to normal.


"Oh thank you..." Chris sighed, carefully sitting Kirlia on the table and looking her over. The customers
gathered around them in concern as Kirlia teared up, clutching her throat as she continued to gasp. "You'll
be alright... You'll be just a-ok..." he told her, rubbing her back softly as Kirlia slowly tried to calm
down. After a moment, she opened her eyes and faced several directions, hearing the crowd of people around
them. "Its okay, they were just worried about you... No need to worry." he told her. Facing him, she suddenly
started hicking and jumped against his chest, clutching him and crying loudly as she continued to slightly
cough. "H... Hey now!! E... Easy..." he responded, starting to sweat while blinking in surprise. With a
sigh, he held her with his hands and pat her on the back, shaking his head with a smile. "Handfull just
doesn't do you justice..." he chuckled, looking around as the crowd swooned and "awwed" from the scene.
Looking around nervously, he waved at the crowd and thanked them for the concern, trying to pull Kirlia
off to no avail. "C... Come on now... I gotta check you over..." he muttered, embarrassed by all the people
watching them. Slowly, she finally let him go, allowing him to lay her down on the table. Facing in different
directions, she made confused noises as he slowly leaned down, pressing his ear against her chest. "Lets
see..." he muttered, listening to her lungs as she breathed. Kirlia lifted her head and faced towards her
chest, tilting her head as she felt him against her body. "Lungs sound alright... Doesn't seem like you
got any food caught in em'...