AN: All right, this is going to take some explaining... First, this fic isn't a crossover. (That was just the most accurate category I could find for it.) It's an informal duel between Blackmoon and I, fought with oneshots. (Between one and five hundred words each, not counting author's notes.)

We've picked five different fandoms that we both feel comfortable writing in. They are, in order of appearance: Pokemon, Batman, Naruto, Phoenix Wright, and Death Note. We'll both write a short oneshot, which must be written in one day with only one draft, for each fandom and compare our results to decide which of us is the finer fanficcer. You readers can feel free to decide who you prefer and cheer us on. (Hint hint...)

Now, here's my part of round one of our duel/challenge/project/thingamabob. This time it's (personal!) Pokemon!


Yoink!

There it was. That wondrous backpack, filled with all sorts of the fun, shiny things that his trainer was always playing around with. Nuggets, evolutionary stones, pokeballs, other strange items you needed opposable thumbs to use... And a bike! A collapsible bike! How cool was that?!

Zigzagoon just had to get in there, to root around and see all there was for himself! Maybe he'd get lucky and find his trainer's pokeblock case too... Yum.

An adorably devious grin flitted across his muzzle as Zigzagoon threw a quick glance over at his trainer. The human was still a ways off and completely preoccupied with picking berries. Perfect! Sure that he wouldn't be interrupted, the tiny racoon pokemon scurried up to the bag, stood on his hind legs as he reached up to grab the zipper pull in his sharp little teeth, and tugged; opening up a long section of zipper. Zigzagoon stuck his head inside...

His trainer had so much cool stuff! As he marveled at all the items tucked away in each of the bag's internal compartments, a particularly shiny thing drew Zigzagoon's eye. It reminded him of a bottle and it had a spray nozzle on top. And it was shiny. He bit down on it, just lightly to test what it was. It tasted like...

Wait, were those footsteps? Forgetting his analysis entirely, Zigzagoon yanked his head out of the bag, desperately searching the area and hoping he hadn't been seen. Just as he feared, his trainer was done picking berries and was coming back! This was bad. he knew he couldn't be caught rifling around in his trainer's backpack. If he got caught, he wouldn't get a pokeblock dessert after dinner!

Thinking fast, Zigzagoon raced across the small clearing and leapt into the tall grass, hiding and watching as his trainer walked into view. The human bent down, set aside her armload of berries, and examined the bag.

"Did I leave this open?" To Zigzagoon's relief, his trainer just sighed and started packing the berries away. "I've got to be more careful with my stuff... Hey, Zigzagoon, where are you? It's time to go!"

Answering his trainer's call, Zigzagoon trundled out of the tall grass, realizing a second too late that he still had that shiny thing for before clamped tightly in his jaws.

"Hey, what's that?" Zigzagoon tensed as his trainer noticed the item. He was in so much trouble... "Wow, a Full Restore! Did you just find this? Good job! That Pickup ability of yours sure comes in handy." Zigzagoon just nodded slowly and dropped the item into his trainer's outstretched hand. Was she for real? His trainer opened up the items pocket in her bag. "I'm really excited! This is a great find, Zigzagoon. Full Restores are so expensive and-" She paused. "Huh, what gives? I could have sworn I had another one of these in here already..."


AN: I'm pretty sure my Zigzagoon has done this to me at some point too...