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*Brand New Chapter*
"Tell us Giovanni, which Pokemon do you plan to capture?" a student asks.
"Well of course, everyone has their own personal favorites, but I plan to capture as many as possible." Giovanni says.
The crowd that had been gathering oohed and aahed listening to their fellow classmate's story. Samuel and Agatha walked into class together and sighed when they saw all the commotion.
"There he is, at it again, telling everyone how great a Pokemon master he's going to be." Agatha says.
"I'm surprised that he's waited so long to get his trainer's license at fourteen. Usually trainers start at age ten." Samuel says.
Agatha laughs. "You're starting out kinda late yourself, you know. You're only two years older than him." she teases.
Seeing Samuel, Giovanni parts the crowd, bowing to his rival.
"Well, if it isn't Samuel Oak! To what do we owe this pleasure?" he asks.
"It's almost time for class, Giovanni. There's no point of interrupting class any furthur. We can't get our starter Pokemon until after school anyway." Samuel says.
'You mean you haven't even gotten your first Pokemon yet?" Deliah asks.
"Oh hi, Deliah." Agatha says.
Samuel couldn't imagine what Deliah saw in Giovanni. She was such a nice girl, so unlike her arrogant boyfriend who enjoyed nothing than bragging about his skills as a trainer to his always eager audience.
"Giovanni already has his first Pokemon." Deliah says.
He pulls out out a pokeball. 'Yes. Why don't you meet him? I just caught himself a few days ago." Giovanni says.
He releases his Pokemon, a low-level Machop.
"Machop!!" it cries.
The crowd oohs and aahs again as they try to get close enough to touch his pokemon. He recalls him quickly.
"Pokemon are not objects to get attention, Giovanni. They have feelings and emotions like anyone else." Samuel says.
Giovanni laughs. 'Save your big dramatc speeches, Samuel. Feelings indeed! Pokemon are just tools of war, nothing more." Giovanni says.
The bell rang, signaling the beginning of class. The two rivals put their agrument on hold for another day.
I feel sorry for Giovanni, Samuel thought. He is never going to get anywhere as a trainer without considering the feelings of his Pokemon. Pokemon were not tools of war, they were living, breathing creatures that deserved a trainer's love and respect. It was trainers like Giovanni that gave Pokemon Tech a bad name.
Samuel and his classmates were just finishing up their freshmen year at Pokemon Tech school and were looking forward to resuming their training over the summer.
Most of his friends had started their training much earlier than he and Giovanni. It was one of the few things they had in common. Both of their parents had held them back from training until their freshman year of high school. They had both decided to take a little extra time, Samuel to focus on his studies, Giovanni on capturing his first Pokemon and acquiring items for use in battle.
He was sixteen, Giovanni was fourteen. He and Giovanni had known each other all their lives, but they did not consider themselves friends. Samuel had made many efforts over the years to befriend his rival to no avail.
Giovanni was not an easy person to like. He was arrogant and rude, gaining a group of followers that hung on his every word. Unlike him, Samuel was something of a bookworm, studying as much as he could about Pokemon.
The people he was closest to was his girlfriend Agatha and Giovanni's girlfriend, Deliah.
He and Giovanni had known Deliah all their lives, and he considered her to be a good friend. He had been shocked when she had told him that she and Giovanni were going out together.
"I don't know what it is, Samuel. There's just something about him." she had told him.
As for Agatha, she was the one constant in his life. They were best friends as well as a couple. They enjoyed each other's company, the two of them sharing their love for Pokemon. She had been training for a number of years in the Johto region, where she hoped to one day be good enough to be a gym leader or even a member of the Elite 4.
"That's my dream, Samuel, my goal as a trainer." she had told him.
He too had goals. He planned to capture and train as many Pokemon as possible to compete in the newly formed Kanto league. It would take him a few months to complete the league and then he could concentrate on training for the Elite 4 when school started again. He had also already put in applications at several Pokemon universities, hoping to be accepted to make his studies in Pokemon research.
This was his sole reason for wanting to become a trainer, so he could learn more about them from hands-on experience.
His thoughts were interrupted as class ended and Agatha came up to him.
"I made lunch today for us if you'd care to join me." she offers.
"Well, isn't this cozy? I didn't know you had brought your mother to school with you, Samuel. Is she going to lay out your clothes in the morning for you too?" Giovanni taunts.
His entourage roared with laughter. Samuel frowned, seeing that Deliah was laughing as well.
"He's just jealous because he'll never be half the man you are, Samuel." Agatha says.
Giovanni laughs. "I think you need to tighten your girlfriend's leash a little, Samuel. She doesn't seem very obedient. Haven't you trained your woman better than that?" he asks.
"I'm not going to waste my time agruing with you, Giovanni. I have better things to do." Samuel says.
He and Agatha walk away, laughter chorusing behind them.
"Don't let them bother you, Samuel. They're not worth it." Agatha tells him.
"It's not that. It's that Deliah was laughing too. I thought she was my friend." Samuel says.
"She is. She only does it out of loyalty to Giovanni. She doesn't know any better. One day she'll straighten out." she says.
Maybe, he thought. I guess if he makes her happy, that's all that counts. He smiled at Agatha as she set up their meal. I'm going to miss her when I go out to train, he thought. I won't see her for another three months. She looked at her watch. She took out one of her pokeballs.
"Time to let Gastly get some excercise. Professor Fir said it would be good to release him during the day." Agatha says.
"Gastly!" he laughs.
They both laugh as he floats about, laughing. She pets him.
"Okay Gastly, you can play for awhile, just be good." she says.
"Gastly!" he says, floating around in circles to amuse her. Samuel pours himself a drink and saw that she was offering him a gift wrapped package.
"What's this?" he asks.
"It's a gift. Open it." Agatha says.
He unwrapped it quickly to reveal a small purple velvet book with matching pen set.
"it's a Pokemon journal. I thought you could use it to keep track of your advantures while you were on the road." she says.
He smiled and embraced her. "Thank you." he says.
"Tell us Giovanni, which Pokemon do you plan to capture?" a student asks.
"Well of course, everyone has their own personal favorites, but I plan to capture as many as possible." Giovanni says.
The crowd that had been gathering oohed and aahed listening to their fellow classmate's story. Samuel and Agatha walked into class together and sighed when they saw all the commotion.
"There he is, at it again, telling everyone how great a Pokemon master he's going to be." Agatha says.
"I'm surprised that he's waited so long to get his trainer's license at fourteen. Usually trainers start at age ten." Samuel says.
Agatha laughs. "You're starting out kinda late yourself, you know. You're only two years older than him." she teases.
Seeing Samuel, Giovanni parts the crowd, bowing to his rival.
"Well, if it isn't Samuel Oak! To what do we owe this pleasure?" he asks.
"It's almost time for class, Giovanni. There's no point of interrupting class any furthur. We can't get our starter Pokemon until after school anyway." Samuel says.
'You mean you haven't even gotten your first Pokemon yet?" Deliah asks.
"Oh hi, Deliah." Agatha says.
Samuel couldn't imagine what Deliah saw in Giovanni. She was such a nice girl, so unlike her arrogant boyfriend who enjoyed nothing than bragging about his skills as a trainer to his always eager audience.
"Giovanni already has his first Pokemon." Deliah says.
He pulls out out a pokeball. 'Yes. Why don't you meet him? I just caught himself a few days ago." Giovanni says.
He releases his Pokemon, a low-level Machop.
"Machop!!" it cries.
The crowd oohs and aahs again as they try to get close enough to touch his pokemon. He recalls him quickly.
"Pokemon are not objects to get attention, Giovanni. They have feelings and emotions like anyone else." Samuel says.
Giovanni laughs. 'Save your big dramatc speeches, Samuel. Feelings indeed! Pokemon are just tools of war, nothing more." Giovanni says.
The bell rang, signaling the beginning of class. The two rivals put their agrument on hold for another day.
I feel sorry for Giovanni, Samuel thought. He is never going to get anywhere as a trainer without considering the feelings of his Pokemon. Pokemon were not tools of war, they were living, breathing creatures that deserved a trainer's love and respect. It was trainers like Giovanni that gave Pokemon Tech a bad name.
Samuel and his classmates were just finishing up their freshmen year at Pokemon Tech school and were looking forward to resuming their training over the summer.
Most of his friends had started their training much earlier than he and Giovanni. It was one of the few things they had in common. Both of their parents had held them back from training until their freshman year of high school. They had both decided to take a little extra time, Samuel to focus on his studies, Giovanni on capturing his first Pokemon and acquiring items for use in battle.
He was sixteen, Giovanni was fourteen. He and Giovanni had known each other all their lives, but they did not consider themselves friends. Samuel had made many efforts over the years to befriend his rival to no avail.
Giovanni was not an easy person to like. He was arrogant and rude, gaining a group of followers that hung on his every word. Unlike him, Samuel was something of a bookworm, studying as much as he could about Pokemon.
The people he was closest to was his girlfriend Agatha and Giovanni's girlfriend, Deliah.
He and Giovanni had known Deliah all their lives, and he considered her to be a good friend. He had been shocked when she had told him that she and Giovanni were going out together.
"I don't know what it is, Samuel. There's just something about him." she had told him.
As for Agatha, she was the one constant in his life. They were best friends as well as a couple. They enjoyed each other's company, the two of them sharing their love for Pokemon. She had been training for a number of years in the Johto region, where she hoped to one day be good enough to be a gym leader or even a member of the Elite 4.
"That's my dream, Samuel, my goal as a trainer." she had told him.
He too had goals. He planned to capture and train as many Pokemon as possible to compete in the newly formed Kanto league. It would take him a few months to complete the league and then he could concentrate on training for the Elite 4 when school started again. He had also already put in applications at several Pokemon universities, hoping to be accepted to make his studies in Pokemon research.
This was his sole reason for wanting to become a trainer, so he could learn more about them from hands-on experience.
His thoughts were interrupted as class ended and Agatha came up to him.
"I made lunch today for us if you'd care to join me." she offers.
"Well, isn't this cozy? I didn't know you had brought your mother to school with you, Samuel. Is she going to lay out your clothes in the morning for you too?" Giovanni taunts.
His entourage roared with laughter. Samuel frowned, seeing that Deliah was laughing as well.
"He's just jealous because he'll never be half the man you are, Samuel." Agatha says.
Giovanni laughs. "I think you need to tighten your girlfriend's leash a little, Samuel. She doesn't seem very obedient. Haven't you trained your woman better than that?" he asks.
"I'm not going to waste my time agruing with you, Giovanni. I have better things to do." Samuel says.
He and Agatha walk away, laughter chorusing behind them.
"Don't let them bother you, Samuel. They're not worth it." Agatha tells him.
"It's not that. It's that Deliah was laughing too. I thought she was my friend." Samuel says.
"She is. She only does it out of loyalty to Giovanni. She doesn't know any better. One day she'll straighten out." she says.
Maybe, he thought. I guess if he makes her happy, that's all that counts. He smiled at Agatha as she set up their meal. I'm going to miss her when I go out to train, he thought. I won't see her for another three months. She looked at her watch. She took out one of her pokeballs.
"Time to let Gastly get some excercise. Professor Fir said it would be good to release him during the day." Agatha says.
"Gastly!" he laughs.
They both laugh as he floats about, laughing. She pets him.
"Okay Gastly, you can play for awhile, just be good." she says.
"Gastly!" he says, floating around in circles to amuse her. Samuel pours himself a drink and saw that she was offering him a gift wrapped package.
"What's this?" he asks.
"It's a gift. Open it." Agatha says.
He unwrapped it quickly to reveal a small purple velvet book with matching pen set.
"it's a Pokemon journal. I thought you could use it to keep track of your advantures while you were on the road." she says.
He smiled and embraced her. "Thank you." he says.
