Catch Me. Save Me. (Seq. to What Am I?)

The Grass is Greener on the Other Side?

Following Jen--On the Other Side
        Jen sat on her bunk just above White’s, sulking in her annoyance. Both she and White had returned to the group eager to ask Giovanni to contact the other facilities, only to find out that he was gone. Only Clara, Lacy, Ty, and Red had waited for them.
        They told Jen and White that Giovanni and their dad had other matters to attend to and left not long after they had left. Black and Silver, however, headed off to the gym to being their scheduled training.
        Now Jen was left waiting in the barracks with White and the other two girls. Clara and Lacy had helped Jen move bunks so she could be closer to her alternate self.
        “Sorry for being such a bitch.” Clara said to Jen.
        Jen and White had explained almost everything to the others after they returned, with the exception of Jen’s secret, to which they all accepted rather well, but, at the same time, hesitantly.
        Jen looked down at her and smirked. “You don’t need to apologize, Clara. You and everyone else here have been nice to me. I should be saying sorry to you guys for being disrespectful.”
        “Well, I doubt the Clara on your side will ever apologize to you.” Clara snickered. “And how were you being disrespectful to us? Yeah, you attacked Giovanni, but--”
        “Let’s just say it’s a good thing you guys can’t read minds.”
        “Oh…”
        “So when you saw me, were you mentally cussing me out and plotting my demise since the other me ‘killed’ your Libby?” Lacy teased.
        Jen nodded with a small chuckle. “Yep, pretty much.”
        “You said earlier that you had a boyfriend?” Clara smirked. “Tell us more about him.”
        Jen could feel her cheeks turning red. She had already told them a lot, but telling them about Mewtwo would require her to trust them more. But that didn’t mean she couldn’t tell them about Kenji. “His name is Kenji.”
        “Aaannd?” Lacy asked, dragging the word out.
        Jen glanced down at them and forced herself to stifle her laughter. All three girls were staring up at her with a young, teenage girl glee sparkling in their eyes. “We first met outside of Cerulean City, and met up later in Rota. We stayed together in the city for a while, but we were driven out when Team Rocket showed up.”
        “How did they find you guys? Were they just invading Rota?” Lacy asked. There was concern and curiosity in her voice.
        Jen chuckled slightly. “You and Clara led Team Rocket to us with a Hound device.”
        “Hound device?” Clara repeated to herself. “I’ve never heard of it.”
        “What happened afterwards? Where did you guys go?” White asked eagerly.
        “We traveled to Unova and stayed with Libby for a while. We also ran into N…do you guys know who N is? Have you met him?”
        The three girls looked at each other and shook their heads. “We don’t know an N.”
        “You said that he was in Unova, right? Well, he could still be in Unova. When we ask Giovanni to contact the others, we can ask those in the Unova facilities if they know where N is.” White explained.
        Jen nodded slowly. “We’ll also have to ask some of the facilities in Johto about Amy, Sayo, Kayla, and Morty. I hope they’re alright.”         “When will we be able to ask Giovanni--”
        “What does Kenji look like?” White asked. “What’s he like?”
        Jen narrowed her eyes at White as she tried to stop herself from blushing again. “He’s really sweet, protective, tall and handsome, but at times he can be a little distant. He is always there when I need him…but he can’t be here now.” Jen hissed.
        The three girls looked at her uneasily. They glanced at each other, not knowing what they could say to make the matter any better.
        White took a deep breath and climbed up the metal ladder that was at the foot of Jen’s bunk. She rested her arms on top of the blanketed mattress and looked at Jen. “I’m sorry, Jen, but…you can’t go back alone.”
        “I won’t be alone. Libby is still alive. Lacy is an ally. I just need to find them and then find my friends.” Jen protested.
        “And then what will you do? You can’t keep running from Team Rocket forever.” Lacy pointed out. “Why are they after you and your friends anyway?”
        Jen was silent. She didn’t know how to respond to Lacy’s question without giving too much away. She looked to White for some help.
        “Let’s go find mister Giovanni. He may be in his office now.” White said aloud. She climbed down from the ladder and waited as Jen slid down the ladder.
        “I’ll call Ty and Red to see if they can locate him for us.” Clara said as she touched what looked to be a Bluetooth device that was attached to the silver band. “Hey Ty, Red. We need you to find mister Giovanni for us…Jen wants to talk to him…We need to contact the other facilities…Just do it. Thanks! Bye!”
        Jen chuckled at Clara’s sudden dismissal. “No walkie-talkies? And why can’t we just call Giovanni directly?”
        “Walkie-talkies are a hassle. It’s easier just to have our com-links attached to our bands. As for talking to Giovanni, his line is usually really busy and sometimes we need a code to call him. Plus, it’s just faster calling the boys and making them track him down.”
        Jen laughed again. “A couple months ago, I had Red track down N because he was bugged. Red found him and ‘debugged’ him…now I think N has a small fear of Red.”
        The three other girls giggled.
        “Poor N.” White sniggered.
        “Yeah, poor N.” Jen repeated.
        “I want to meet him. I wonder how those in Unova are doing.” Clara said as she led the group out of the barracks. There was a sense of giddiness in each of her steps.
        “What type of Pokemon does N have? Why is he called N?” Lacy asked.
        “N doesn’t own any Pokemon. He doesn’t like the idea of owning Pokemon. As for his name, I don’t know.” Jen shrugged.
        “What Pokemon does Kenji have?” White asked.
        “Are you trying to steal him from me?” Jen teased.
        White shrugged smugly and nudged Jen teasingly. “Maybe.”
        Jen thought back to the Pokemon she saw with Mewtwo at New Island. They had all been clones of the trainers’ Pokemon, except for the Blastoise, Venusaur, and Charizard. “Uh…he had a Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise.”
        “Ooh! He was able to get all three of Kanto’s starters. How? Did he trade them with other trainers?” White asked.
        “No. He didn’t tell me.”
        The Bluetooth attachment beeped as Clara received a message. She put a hand to the device and hit the respond button. “Yeah? Did you find him?...Good, we’ll be up in a couple minutes…Wow, third floor. Yeah, we’ll see you up there.”
        “To the third floor?” Lacy asked. She hid her uneasiness with a bold tone.
        Clara nodded.
        Not understanding why they were so nervous about traveling up to the third floor, Jen walked eagerly towards the door. “Last one to the third floor is a rotten egg.” She sang.
        “Wait, Jen!” White cried, but Jen wouldn’t listen.
        She ran from the room and towards the stairwell. She had to get in contact with her friends on this side. She had to know if they had survived the storm…Mewtwo’s storm.
        Multiple questions began flooding her mind as she dashed up the stairs towards the third flight. “Red is still alive, which means he never faced BuriedAlive…does that mean the ghoul is still alive? Did Sabrina survive? She’s from Kanto too, so…where is she?”
        “Hey, Jen! Jeez, slow down, will you? There’s no need to rush, dummy.” White cried as she caught up to her.
        “Haha! You just called yourself a dummy.” Jen giggled.
        White slapped her playfully on the arm. “Be serious, Jen. If you act like a kid in front of the other leaders of the facilities, they may not listen to you. Now let’s go talk to Giovanni.”
        They walked through the door and into a large room with projector screen-like walls. Giovanni, Silver, Black, and Red were standing in between all the screens, waiting for them. Black and Silver quickly moved in front of Giovanni when they spotted Jen entering the room.
        “Relax you two. I think Jen is a little more trusting of Giovanni now. Right, Jen?” Lacy asked.
        Jen nodded.
        “Why are you letting her use White’s name?” Black hissed. “She has no right to use your name. She’s not you.”
        “Actually, Black, she is me, and I’m her. We’re the same person…just from different worlds.” White replied icily.
        “Didn’t see that coming, now did you, Black?” Lacy smirked when she saw Black's stunned expression.
        “From another world? How?” Silver asked. He didn’t sound totally convinced.
        “I think I’d rather explain to once we have contacted everyone, if you don’t mind.” Jen said with dry politeness.
        “Very well.” Giovanni agreed. “Which facilities did you have in mind?”
        “Unova, Johto, and whatever region Lovrina and Cipher is from.”