POKEMON HAUNTED FOREST

Chapter One

Steel ran out of his house. Today he was getting his first Pokemon and starting on his Pokemon journey. He hurried to his friend, Flora's house and knocked on the door. He knocked and knocked.

Flora opened the door. She was still in her pajamas. She stood there, rubbing her eyes and yawning. "What's the deal? I was still asleep!"

"Did you forget what today is?" Steel asked her. "We're getting our first Pokemon!"

Flora woke up fast. "It's today? Why didn't you tell me! Let's go!" She started running down her yard. Then she stopped and ran back to her front steps. She kicked Steel in the shin. "Why didn't you tell me I'm still in my pajamas?"

Steel grabbed his leg. "Ow! You're dangerous!" Flora answered by slamming the door in his face.

It seemed like hours before Flora came out dressed. She ran past Steel. "Slow poke! What are you waiting for?"

Steel ran after her. She was crazy, but she was one of his best friends. Actually his best friend now. Ever since…

Steel noticed where she was going. "Hey!" he said. "You're not going to…"

"Of course we're going to pick up Cloud!" Flora said not looking at him. "He's our friend!"

"He used to be," Steel said. "But he doesn't talk to us much anymore."

"That's beside the point," Flora said. "We can't go on our adventure without Cloud!"

"He might not even want to go," Steel said as they approached a house painted orange. There was a skull in one window. "He's so weird now!"

"I don't care!" Flora said, running up the front steps and knocking on the door. "He needs to get there in time to get his Pokemon!"

"He said he didn't need to get one," Steel told her, walking up the steps. "He has one you know…"

Flora stuck out her tongue. "Bleh! Don't remind me! But he wouldn't take that thing on his journey! He just wouldn't!" She knocked on the door.

The door was opened by a glowing ball with a face on it. "Eeeeek!" Flora cried, jumping into Steel's arms.

The ball grinned at them. "Gastly!" it said.

Cloud stepped into the doorway. He had black hair and black eyes. He was wearing a black t-shirt and black pants with black shoes. "Oh, it's you two," he said in a creepy voice. "What do you want?"

"We-we're going on our P-Pokemon adventure today," Flora said. She noticed Steel was holding her and hit him. "Let me down, stupid!"

"Hey!" Steel yelled, putting her down, "You jumped into my arms you know!"

"Oh be quiet!" Flora said. "Come on, Cloud! We want to get there in time to pick good Pokemon to start!"

Cloud looked at her. "I already have a starter Pokemon," he said like she was stupid. "Gastly."

"Gastly!" the ball with eyes said, nodding.

"You aren't serious!" Flora said. "It'll make people think you're…"

"Weird?" Cloud said, grinning funny at her. "But I am weird. Don't you think so, Steel?"

Steel looked at Gastly then at Cloud. "Uh…why would you say that?"

Cloud laughed. It was a creepy laugh. "I'll go with you, but I'll stick with Gastly."

Flora got in his face. "You're going to make people think we're weird too, hanging out with you!"

Gastly licked her. Flora fell over. Steel caught her or she would have fallen down the stairs.

Cloud looked at Gastly. "Now she's paralyzed." Gastly grinned at him. Cloud looked at Steel. "I guess you'll have to carry her until she snaps out of it.

Steel picked up Flora again. "I really don't think this is a good idea Cloud."

Cloud grinned fiendishly at Steel. "Don't worry, Steel. I'm sure this will be the beginning of a grand adventure! Shall we go?"

Cloud jumped off his front steps and started walking towards the Pokemon Center. Gastly floated behind him. Steel sighed and followed carrying Flora.

"I can tell this is going to be an adventure we'll never forget!" Cloud said.

And he was right.