So D-5's changed completely, huh? Interesting. The human-Pokemon battles are a good idea, IMO; they're sort of similar to what Chuck from the Cianwood Gym did with his Pokemon. Nice idea. The picketers were a good idea, as was Whitney showing her disgust at the event. I guess we'll have to wait to see if anything comes out of that. And just what is Team Aqua doing there, anyway? Only time will tell, I suppose...

Watch your use of tenses, though. I noticed that a portion of the narration in the beginning used present tense. Past tense is really more appropriate for narration. Also, make sure your sentences make sense. For instance, this sentence was a little difficult to understand:

He bounced up and down as a warm, in order to keep his heart pumping at a constant rate.

What do you mean when you say he bounced "as a warm"? That part doesn't really make sense. Make sure you're using words in correctly in regards to grammar.

This is pretty good so far, though. The family's slowly being reunited, but we'll have to wait to see if they stay that way. Your descriptions were just enough to give us a good idea of D-2's appearance, and that's exactly what you want. Nice work with the battle, as well. This was a pretty nice chapter, and I look forward to the next one! Until then!