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Tickets

By: Nate

It was a bright and gleaming day in the Unova region. The buildings were all decorated with many pink and red laces and heart shaped accessories in the spirit of Valentine's Day. An optimistic brown haired trainer was making a return trip to the romantically decorated settlement of Nimbasa to attend one of the many sporting events held at the Big Stadium. The trainer was just now leaving Route 16 and entering the city gate. He stopped to investigate the electric bulletin board as it displayed the news for the day of February 13, 2013.

"Good to see you again Nate," greeted the bulletin operator as she shuffled through a stack of papers. Nate nodded and gave a friendly wave to the kind lady at the counter. He sported a blue, short-sleeved jacket and had white shorts with black and teal strips on the side. His red visor made it look like his messy brown hair had torn through a regular hat.

The football game wouldn't begin for another hour or two, so Nate decided to take a nice stroll through the city. As the blue clothed trainer neared the entrance of the amusement park he saw a lonely looking Panpour sulking next to a pile of cinderblocks sitting alongside the subway station. The kind hearted trainer stepped up to the Pokémon to keep it company for awhile.

"Hey there little guy, why are you sitting all by your lonesome?" He asked the water type Pokémon sympathetically. The monkey Pokémon looked at Nate for a few silent seconds and then snatched his hat. The blue clothed trainer wasted no time retrieving the hat. He pointed at the Panpour with a look that said 'Don't do that'. The blue monkey hopped onto Nate's back and began digging into his bag. Nate tried to reach around and pull the Pokémon off of him. He finally managed to trap the Pokémon between his hands and held it out in front of him. He noticed that Panpour had stolen a lot of his berries.

"Hey give those back!" Nate demanded.

Panpour sprayed the trainer in the face with a Water Gun attack and leaped from his grip. Nate wiped his face off and then chased after the thief. He ran after the Pokémon, following it around the corner. Nate made a sharp turn around the building and tripped over something. He face planted into the ground and skidded one or two inches. The young woman who's bag he tripped over gasped in shock.

"Are you okay!?" she asked sympathetically. Nate groaned and rolled over to see her. She had big bright blue eyes and brown hair and wore a white t-shirt with a pokeball printed on it.

"Yeah… I'm alright…" The blue clothed kid whined and sat up brushing the dirt off his clothes.

"That's good." The girl smiled. "My name's Rosa, it's nice to meet you" She held a hand out.

Nate stood up smirking. "It's always nice to meet me." He held her hand, not realizing that she was trying to shake his hand. She blushed and tried to hide her bright red face.

A loud commotion broke the moment and the two Pokémon trainers turned around. Two similarly dressed conductors stepped outside of the Subway Station. Ingo and Emmet stood before the two trainers; their faces were painted with a look of interest as they looked down on Nate and Rosa.

"I am Emmet. I'm a subway boss. I love double battles! And I love the combination of two Pokémon." The one in white began. The black coated conductor spoke next. "I'm a subway boss. My name is Ingo! Usually, I'm having battles in the subway that departs from the Gear Station." His voice was quick and sharp, he continued. "Having a battle in a place like this is a little irregular, but this must've happened for a reason. Battling in a different place will let me see different scenery, and I might learn something, too. Now, Emmet, if you have something to add, please."

Emmet spoke up again. "Follow the rules and drive safely! We're headed for victory, all aboard!" He said loudly, like he would when announcing the arrival of a train.

The two opponents teamed up against Nate and Rosa, sending out Conkeldurr and Gigalith. The Rock type Pokémon burst from the pokeball and landed heavily on the field, blasting puffs of dust and dirt particles into the air. Conkeldurr leaped onto the field beside the orange and blue stone monster. The fighting type twirled dual concrete weapons it carried around like a baton and slammed it into the asphalt ground creating a deep welt in the road. Nate glanced over at Rosa who was smiling at her Eevee that came out to battle without her permission.

"Not this time Eevee, you can watch though." Rosa patted the Pokémon's head and grabbed her first pokeball containing a Serperior. Nate threw in a pokeball immediately without even checking to see who he chose. Out came his Emboar, the fire fighting type Pokémon's fiery mane flared up as he punched his fists together. Serperior slithered around its trainer lovingly and then joined its partner in the battle.

"Alright let's start things off with Fire Punch!" Nate commanded. His Pokémon slammed his blazing fist into his open palm and charged toward the opposing Conkeldurr. Conkeldurr leaped to the side to avoid the attack but the fire pig was one step ahead of him. Emboars Fire Punch attack landed a direct hit right into the gut of the fighting type. Conkeldurr coughed in reaction and was hit with a swift kick to the face, launching the Pokémon aside. Conkeldurr fell to his side. The opponents Pokémon had difficulty getting up because of the fiery burn left from Emboars left hook.

Serperior had targeted Gigalith for her attack. The snake Pokémon slithered over to the foe and infected it with a swarm of leech seeds. Gigalith's body crystals began to glow with energy as he powered up his Hyper Beam! The close proximity of the attack blasted the grass type starter fast and hard, nearly knocking the Pokémon out instantly! Serperior held on tight using her focus band.

Nate noticed his female companion struggling with her fight and ordered his Emboar to attack Gigalith. It flanked the opponent with a Superpower attack, blasting away the rock type. Its sturdy ability allowed it to survive but just barely. Conkeldurr took advantage of Emboars turned back and struck him from behind with a Stone Edge attack. The fighting type Pokémon jabbed Emboar in the back. A loud crack was heard and Emboar collapsed on the ground in pain! Conkeldurr raised one of his concrete slabs in the air and dropped it onto the fire-fighting types head. Emboar was finished off by the attack and Nate withdrew his fallen Pokémon.

"Damn!" He muttered under his breath. He reached for his second pokeball and sent out his Hydriegon. The dark-dragon type Pokémon roared incredibly loud from his main head and the two heads on each arm screeched in excitement for the battle. Serperior leeched the last of Gigalith's health away and the rock monster fell in defeat. Conkeldurr was readying his attack aimed at Nate's Pokémon.

The foe's Conkeldurr attacked with Dynamic Punch! Hydriegon just barely dodged the attack using Fly, his tail was slightly scratched by the attack. Serperior thrust toward the foe and constricted in a Bind attack. The Conkeldurr was restricted from attacking as the grass snack tightened the hold and allowing the dragon up above to aim easily. Soon enough the dragon swooped down from the heavens, striking down on the fighting type with incredible speed and accuracy! Serperior wasn't even scathed from the attack! Hydriegon floated back to his trainer while Serperior slithered away from the fainted Pokémon. Ingo and Emmet sighed in defeat.

The trainers sat in silence for a short few seconds and then Ingo spoke up.

"Bravo! The combination of you and your Pokémon is truly fantastic!"

"I'm Emmet. While I may have lost to you... I had a good time! Let's play again sometime!"

"Yes! Definitely! Next time, please ride the subway and battle with us there! Well then, we're off! All Aboard!" The two subway bosses left and walked back inside the Gear Station. Rosa and Nate stood there silently watching the two defeated trainers leave. They looked at each other and smiled.

"You're a really great trainer Rosa!" Nate complimented, the girl blushed and tried hiding with the shade of her visor. The girl suddenly began to blush a deeper red and mumbled something.

"Are you feeling alright?" Nate asked. He noticed her red face and thought she may have a fever. The girl shook her head. She spoke again, still too hushed for the boy to understand. She spoke quietly and quickly.

"What was that?" He asked her finally. "Speak up please." He smiled. The girl nodded and repeated what she had mumbled before.

"Will you… will you ride the Ferris wheel with me?" she spat out quickly and hide her blush. Nate looked at his watch. He had already missed the football game that he came here for in the first place and frowned a bit. He paid some good money for those tickets. He smiled at the hopeful girl.

"Yeah I'd love to!" He exclaimed. The girl jumped up happily.

"Yah!" She squealed happily. "I mean uh, that's cool." She looked down in embarrassment. Nate took her hand and the couple walked toward the amusement park. Nate looked up at the sky and thought to himself: 'Somehow I think this might just be better than the football game.'

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