Double Trouble
By BanetteGirl (Aspen) and Winter Wolf3 (Me)
"Aspen! Look out! Behind you!" Came a shout from the distance. A small brown and light brown Pokémon, ears flat against the head, came out of the bushes. She charged forward, straight into the Kangaskhan, only to be knocked back again. She flew back slightly and landed with a thud in a pile of mud. Great. She thought, shook her pelt and glared at the large Pokemon.
A little purplish-bluish ghost turned and gasped. Her eyes went wide. "Emma! Are you okay?" She called. She stared at the Eevee before being distracted by a raging thunderbolt from the enraged Kangaskhan.
"I said look out!" She snapped at the Shuppet. She ran forward, using a quick attack. But the thunderbolt from the Kangaskhan jolted in front of her and she skidded to a halt, nearly being fried. Emma glances at Aspen who used a Shadowball to distract the Kangaskhan. She backed up slightly and then used Dig, hoping it'll work. She dug through the ground, paws digging quickly. Feeling a stomp from the Kangaskhan, she dug upwards and attacked the large pokemon as she scurried out of the ground. As Emma was landing, a punch hit the side of her, knocking the wind out. Dizzy Punch. Crap. She said and flew backwards, again.
A loud roar sounded from the Kangaskhan as the Shadowball hit the back of it. It turned and faced the Shuppet. Aspen looked at the Kangashkan and smirked, "Come on big fella, come get it." She taunted, and used Disable before using Pyschic. Kanghaskan growled and broke free of the Pyschic and Aspen gasped. "It didn't work?" She panicked and shook her head. She ended up repeatedily sending a Shadowball. Soon, the Shuppet got tired and looked at the large Pokemon. Where is she? She thought to herself and scanned the area, not seeing her partner. The Kangahskan roared in annoyance and then, irritated, turned and left.
Aspen watched it leave and she floated to sit against the tree. She looked around once more to find her friend. No luck.
A groan sounded from the bushes and they rustled. Aspen floated up quickly and readied a Shadowball, just in case. When she saw Emma, she sighed in relief and the Shadowball faded. She floated over to her friend. "Use Wish to heal us both," Aspen commanded.
The other Pokemon glared at Aspen. "Wish is a SELF-healing move." She growled, slightly and then started to heal herself. After using wish, she looked around the clearing for her satchel. Seeing something shimmer in the bushes, she trotted over to it, Aspen following slowly. Emma stuck her head in the bushes and pulled it out of the bushes and looked at Aspen. "There should be an Oran Berry or two in there." She said. "Use your Pyschic move and get it yourself."
Aspen rolled her eyes and used her Pyschic and the Oran Berry floated out of the bag. She floated forward and ate the floating blue berry and then she felt better. She nodded. The little Shuppet floated toward the Eevee and sighed. "You need to be more careful," She scolded.
"ME?" Snapped Emma, her fur fluffing up. "You're the one worrying about me!"
Aspen shook her head and sighed. "Whatever. Did you get the item, or not?" She demanded, floating lower to the ground. The Shuppets' eyes scanned the clearing where Emma pulled the satchel out of the bushes. "I don't see anything," She said.
"It's right here!" Said Emma. She stuck her muzzle inside the satchel and pulled a small package out. She threw the item toward the flying Shuppet. "Look at it, open it up." There was string tied around the item. "I found a reviver seed on the way." She tossed the seed toward the Shuppet who used Psychic to lift it into the air and examine it.
Aspen kept quiet and she glared at Emma. She set the two items down, gently. "This isn't a Reviver Seed, stupid!" She said. "This is a Heal Seed!"
Emma sighed and flattened her ears. She looked at the ground and pawed at a pebble, flipping it over. "They all look the same," She murmured. "Just be lucky I got the stone." She said, pointing to the stone in the package. She turned to a tiny stream that seemed there. The stream was low, but she took several sips of the icy-cold water.
"At least this is the right stone," Aspen said, floating up beside Emma. "Take the package and we'll head into town… Maybe sell it for a good amount of money." She smirked. She looked at Emma and then turned away, her eyes shining with delight at the thought of the Pokecash.
Emma rolld her eyes, nodded, and nosed the package into the open satchel. "I wonder when we'll evolve…" She muttered through her teeth.
"Hopefully soon," Aspen told her, floating alongside the Eevee toward town. "It's about time I'm a Banette. Have you decided what you wanted to be?"
Emma's eyes grew wide and she looked up at Aspen. "Err… Sort of." She said, and smiled, sort of. "Maybe Glaceon or Espeon," She smiled at the thought, and the satchel fell, hitting her paw. "OW!" She yelped. She growled slightly.
"Haha!" Aspen laughed, looking at her and the package. "Just be careful, Leaf Stones are rare." She reminded her.
Emma mocked her before picking up the package again and scurrying along, thinking at what she wanted to be. There were so many possibilities and she froze at a thought. "Vaporeon, maybe?" She muttered, thinking of the Chimchar that attacked her when she was still little.
*Flashback Begins*
Sighing, the flashback poured inside her mind, flooding away all other thoughts. She was standing in the middle of a clearing, rocks surrounded and so were bushes. She was directly in front of a firey Chimchar that was VERY angry.
A shadow floated in some of the bushes, watching the battle. Emma wondered who or what it was but she paid attetnion back to the Chimchar who was blazing with rage.
While the shadow (Aspen) hid to watch the fight. Emma had taken an Oran Berry, not aware that it belonged to Chimchar. She was just wandering around, carrying her satchel. She was scavening for items, berries, or even food. But when she had picked up the Oran Berry, a screech sounded and thats when the Chimchar plowed at her.
"I collected that Oran Berry! It belongs to ME! Not a weak little Eevee like you!" The Chimchar snapped at her, readying an Ember, a quite large one.
"I didn't mean to!" Cried Emma, backing up because she had been scared of the more and well-trained Chimchar. "I c-can find a-another!" She promised the Chimchar. She had eaten the berry, because she was hurt, hungry, and weak.
"Ember!" The Chimchar yelled, firing the Ember straight at the Eevee who braced herself. She didn't know many moves and she wasn't quick enough to dodge it.
Aspen had been watching in the bushes, not knowing who they were or why they were fighting. She was just about to float in, to help the little Eevee, but stayed well-hidden in the shadows of trees and bushes. She watched the battle, carefully and was learning the different techniques the two were using.
As the Ember scorched the Eevee's pelt, she cried in pain before it disappeared. Emma stood up, shaking it off and trying to tackle the Chimchar. Though, the fiery-monkey was quicker, and he had dodged the little dog. Fury-swipes had swiped down the side of Emma, tearing out tufts of fur.
Emma whined and suddenly, the little monkey-Pokémon was off of her. She lifted her head up weakly and saw a Shuppet that had entered the battle. The Shuppet had the Chimchar locked in a Night Shade attack. The Shuppet used another Night Shade, and the Chimchar fled, quickly.
The Shuppet turned and looked at the Eevee lying limp on the ground. "You okay?" it asked, quietly. "Here, take this Oran Berry, it'll make you feel better." She used Physchic.
A little blue berry appeared in front of Emma and she ate it quickly. "Th-thanks." She murmured. "Who are you?" She stood up, feeling slightly better. She looked up at the floating Shuppet.
"Name's Aspen," The Shuppet replied, with a smirk. "I'm a Shuppet, as you can see." She smiled and did a little twirl in the air, a green bandana with stars was on her neck.
"A-aspen?" Echoed Emma, staring at the bandana, wondering why she had one. Emma, herself, had one that looked like it, except yellow.
Aspen nodded. "Don't wear it out now!" She said. And smiled, sticking her tongue out.
Smiling, Emma weakly stood up. "Why did you help?" she asked, lifting her doggy-like head and looking at the Shuppet. She tilted her head to the side.
"You needed help, and I thought… Maybe, just MAYBE you and I could be partners." Aspen said, floating toward her. "What is your name?" She looked down at her.
"Emma," She replied and nodded. "A team? I think that sounds about good." She nodded.
"Double Means Trouble," Said Aspen. "Double Trouble, the perfect team name, what do you think?"
"I love it," Emma replied, shaking her fluffy light brown neck. Her yellow bandana being covered by her fur.
*Flashback Ends*
Emma shakes her head, and smiled and caught up to Shuppet, she trotted beside her, her neck fur bouncing to the sides.
"What happened?" Asked Aspen, looking at her.
"Just a little memory," replied Emma. "Double Means Trouble," She said, outloud.
"Ow, not that again." She sighed and shook her head, sailing into the small town.
Emma laughed and ran up beside her, carrying the package still.