Chapter One
Out the Window
I always liked looking up at the stars when I was a little girl. I guess I've just grown bored with them. I remember climbing out of my bedroom window onto the fire escape every night just to look up at the stars. It was that very fire escape that got me to where I am right now, laying silently on top of the soft grass, Chingling asleep on my stomach. Hell, I don't even know where I am. I don't care, I'm away from Autumnlight City.
The moon shone brightly down on our heroine, Jolene, as thoughts of the past raced through her head. It had been one month now since she had left the city she loathed with a passion like no other. Her father was a simple business man in one of the many corporations stationed in Autumnlight, and her mother was a Pokémon Hairstylist. Jolene was urged by her parents ever since the age of ten to go out on an Pokémon adventure like most of the kids her age were doing. Jolene didn't like the idea, even after going to Pokémon School. It wasn't until she turned sixteen, when she realized she hated the color of her room, that she decided on collecting the badges all over Ruutsu. Ruutsu is the region that Jolene lives in, and Autumnlight City is located in the north eastern most part of the region, also known as the peak of Ruutsu. Autumnlight was isolated from the rest of the cities, towns, and villages in Ruutsu. The closest place to Autumnlight City was a little village named Magikarp Village. As its name hints, there is an a large overpopulation of the weak water-type Pokémon, Magikarp.
Jolene was only a few miles away from Magikarp Village, though she wouldn't know seeing as she raced out of her house without anything but a small knapsack containing a jar of Pokémon food, a canteen, deodorant, and a book that lists edible flowers, fruits, and mushrooms. Some may say she was unprepared, but Jolene had what she felt she needed. Jolene's master plan was to make it to the next town, and register herself as a Pokémon Trainer at said town's Pokémon Center.
It was a beautiful spring night as Jolene fell asleep staring up at the stars that she considered boring. Chingling had been fast asleep for hours. The night was quiet, other than the sound of nearby Hoothoot cooing as they stood on a tree branch watching the sleeping trainer and Pokémon curiously. The Hoothoot flew off suddenly, startled by rustling in the bushes shrouded in darkness. This sound woke up Chingling, who was in a deep sleep moments before. "Ching?" The small bell Pokémon questioned as it stared over at the brush. The moonlight reflected off Chingling's body, which early that day was polished by Jolene. Chingling hopped down off of Jolene's stomach, and its body chimed as it did so. The curious Pokémon bounced over towards the brush, chiming a soothing sound along the way. As Chingling got close to the bush, a large pair of red eyes became visible. "Ching?" Chingling questioned just before a nearly two foot tall hyena Pokémon jumped out of the brush!
"Chyena, chyyyena!" The dark-type Pokémon snarled, flashing its fangs at Chingling.
"C-Ching! Ching!" Chingling cried out, quickly hovering back towards her trainer. Just as she began to float away, another Poochyena jumped out from the brush, and was immediately followed by a third! The three Pokémon circled Chingling, just before they simultaneously jumped in for a group tackle attack.
"Poochyena!" One of the Poochyena barked before it tackled Chingling. This Poochyena had a large scar slashed downwards on his right eye, and was obviously the leader of this small pack.
"Chingling!" Chingling cried, just before she emitted a deafening high-frequency cry, which not only caused all of the Poochyena to jump back and cry out, but also awoke her sleeping trainer.
"Chingling? Wh-what's going on?" Jolene questioned frantically, racing over to her small Pokémon's side. Though the cry caused the Poochyena to fall back for a moment, it wasn't enough to make them retreat.
"Pooch! Poochyena!" The leader barked, commanding the pack to circle Jolene and Chingling.
"Chingling, we're outnumbered!" Jolene pointed out, picking up Chingling. Jolene held Chingling tight, and waited for an opening. "There!" She yelled, b-lining it away from the Poochyena when an opportunity was presented to do so. Jolene quickly snatched up her knapsack as she continued to run away from the Pokémon. The Poochyena were relentless fighters, and weren't going to let their prey get away easily.
"Chyena!" The leader cried out as the pack of three chased after Jolene. The Poochyena were fast, really fast. They had amazing stamina, and would chase their target until it was completely out of energy. It was a beautiful strategy, obviously this wasn't the first time these Pokémon went in for an attack. Jolene turned her head back as she ran, noticing the Poochyena were keeping up with her.
"Damn, these little buggers won't give up." Jolene grunted as she skid to a stop. She turned back to face the Poochyena, Chingling floating out of her arms. The Poochyena immediately started to circle them once more, their strategy one step short of perfect.
"Cheyna, Poochyena!" The leader barked as it went in for another tackle attack.
"Chingling, we need to fight them off!" Jolene demanded as she jumped out of the way of the Poochyena's attack, Chingling doing the same.
"Chingling, ching!" Chingling agreed, hovering in front of her trainer.
"Chingling, Uproar!" Jolene dictated, the three Poochyena all barking at her. Chingling opened its mouth wide, the red orb inside of it very still, that is until it began to vibrate rapidly.
"CHING! CHING! CHING!" Chingling belted out another high-frequency noise repetitively, her small body swaying back and forth as the red orb inside of its mouth continued to vibrate. The uproar was strong, and caused the two weaker of the Poochyena to cry out in pain.
"Cheyena!" The leader of the Poochyena barked as it jumped up at Chingling. It bit down hard on Chingling, who cried out in pain.
"Chingling!" Jolene shouted, concerned of her Pokémon's safety. The bite attack was strong, and Poochyena had a type advantage over Chingling. The Poochyena released its grip, only to allow the other Poochyena to jump in for a dual tackle attack. Chingling was hit hard, both attacks of the Poochyena being critical hits. "Dammit, no!" Jolene yelled as Chingling was shot back into her arms. Jolene went to run away again, but the leader of the Poochyena didn't want to chase her down once more.
"Poochyena!" It barked, tackling Jolene to the ground. Jolene held Chingling tight as the Poochyena continued to attack her.
"Don't worry Chingling, I-I won't let them hurt you!" Jolene grunted as she was continuously bombarded with tackle attacks from the Poochyena. "I-I'll keep you safe, you're my friend! My best friend!" She continued on, just before the leader of the Poochyena went in for a full force take down attack. This attack knocked Chingling out of Jolene's hands, and Jolene face first into ground. "G-GAH!" Jolene called out.
"Ching, ching!" Chingling cried, just before her entire body turned a opaque shade of white.
"Chingling...what's happening?" An injured Jolene questioned as Chingling started to evolve. Chingling's body grew into a two foot tall, wind chime Pokémon, Chimecho! Chimecho's body was mainly a light shade of blue, other than its red tail and red markings on its face. On top of its head was a shiny golden sphere, that almost looked like a door knob. Her eyes were yellow, and Chimecho wasn't ready to just allow these Pokémon to attack her trainer.
"Chimecho!" Chimecho nearly screamed, charging the leader of the pack with a full forced take down attack! The rage of Chimecho caused the attack to blast the Poochyena a far distance. Poochyena landed on its side, letting out a cry. It tried to stand, but fell over unconscious. Seeing as their leader was defeated, the two weaker Poochyena fled back into the brush.
"Chinglin-Chimecho...thank you." Jolene nearly whispered before passing out from the blows she had taken from the Poochyena. Chimecho chimed a sweet sound and floated over to her trainer's side. She wrapped her tailed around her sphere-like body, laying down next to her trainer.
"Chime...chimecho." Chimecho said sweetly, closing her eyes.
Author's note: I hope you liked chapter one of "I'm Just Jolene", the story of a not-so ambitious Pokémon Trainer. I will get to work on chapter two very soon, I hope this story will have a reader or two!