So here is chapter 2 of Team Light. I hope you enjoy it. I fixed my grammar mistakes thanks to the author Farla, and used spell check twice. So it should be ok. I hope. I'm trying to update weekly. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I'm too broke to buy out Nintendo, so for now they get to keep Pokemon. For now…

Team Light: Chasing away the Darkness

Chapter 2

Once inside the cave they realized they were going to have to fight up seven floors of mazes filled with aggressive pokemon.

'Well shit' Blaze thought 'this is gonna be harder then I thought.' Looking over at Chupi, who was happily skipping over to an Oran berry, he smiled 'But at least I have Chupi here.'

They managed to work themselves through the cave. Thankfully most of the water types were low enough leveled that they didn't know any water type attacks yet that could seriously hurt him. But Chupi decided that she would walk in front "Just in case". He knew that she was concerned for him, but he also knew that she just wanted to lead. She was rather hasty and preferred to run instead walk, despite the fact it tired her out quicker, and hated being behind people. So he let her lead. He thought it was cute.

They also realized that her dress, despite how cute, was certainly not made for exploration. Sometimes Blaze swore he saw other pokemon leering at her, which pissed him off greatly. Chupi was really embarrassed to be travelling through the cave in such a scanty thing. Climbing over rocks she was constantly afraid of flashing anyone, and she could only pray the thin white material never got wet...

As they travelled up, Chupi used this time to get used to her new pokepowers .It was weird how tackle as a human was laughable and did practically no damage, but for some reason a pokemon tackle was packed with power. She thought it was pretty badass. And what better way to practice than with a bunch of weak water types. But when she let out her first bolt, she immediately froze in fright as it reminded her terribly of the storm from the night prior and she let out a little squeak.

"Are you ok?" Blaze asked from behind her, not knowing why she suddenly stopped and...squeaked? He'd totally have to tease her about that later, you know when she's not all tense and freaked out.

"Yeah, just peachy." she choked out. But her wide eyes and trembling fist at her side said otherwise. He decided to let it go for now. He had a feeling if he pushed it he was going to get shocked. So he put a reassuring hand on her shoulder and urged her to continue on, but he was soooo gonna get it out of her later.

She eventually sucked it up and tried again, reminding herself that she was in control of it. That made her feel better. Sorta. She could direct it at her command, but it still made her think of the thunderstorm she barely came out of, the one that she almost died in. Her throat felt dry as it dawned upon her that she almost died last night, and she gave an involuntary shiver. It still felt strange to have lightning come out of her cheeks, and she didn't know what to do with her hands, balling them up in a fist still felt awkward for her. But whatever, she'll get used to it.

Finally they had made it to the top of the seaside cavern to find Zubat and Koffing just standing there doing abso-fricking-tutely nothing. Seriously, Chupi wondered, what was the point of coming up here if you're just standing there? Maybe it was because they just had to go through hell to find them but Chupi was slightly pissed and now had more than one reason to kick their asses.

"Uh...hey!" Blaze called out. Chupi almost wanted to groan on how he needed to be more assertive. But the two poison types turned around either way.

Their shocked faces made Chupi want to laugh. They couldn't believe they actually followed them up there, but they tried to play it cool.

"Well, well..." Koffing said with a big smile on his face "If it isn't the big chicken."

"Give...Give me back what you stole from me!" Blaze scrunched up his face timidly. Well, it was better, but it still needed some work Chupi thought. "That's my personal treasure! It means everything to me!"

"Treasure you say?" Zubat piped up "So it really does have value?"

"It could be worth more than we hoped for!" Koffing followed up "We should sell it! Whoa-ho-ho!"

"Whaaat!" Blaze said shocked. Although he really shouldn't be, these people are stupid if they think a hunk of rock will bring in money.

"If you want it, come and get it. Heh-heh-heh." Zubat purred in Chupi's direction, and once again she had to force herself not to vomit.

Instead she vouched for a thundershock, and he immediately fell from the super effective blow. She let out a sigh of relief before realizing that Koffing was advancing on her in a fit of rage for his fallen friend. But Blaze had tackled him down before he could touch her. She gave him a thankful smile before Koffing started getting back up again. Zubat might be a bit better in the brain department, but Koffing certainly had the brawn to make up for it as he was proving to be much more difficult than his companion. Koffing reared back before slamming his jolly self directly into Chupi, causing her to recoil back into the rock wall. A critical hit.

Blaze yelled in fury as he launched himself onto Koffing and begin using his sharp claws to attack his face. Koffing was relentless and still seemed rearing to go. Chupi rubbed her aching ribs as she summoned the electricity to cheeks and squeezed her light brown eyes shut before unleashing another thundershock.

And accidentally electrocuting Blaze in the process.

"Oops." was all she could think of when she looked at his slightly singed hair. "My bad." She tried to joke.

"Oops? That's all you can say? Oops! Tell that to my burnt hair." he groaned at her. He didn't appreciate the electricity, but after muttering a few choice words under his breath he finally looked back up at her, quite meanly might I add, and was dumbfounded at the face he was receiving. Her ears folded down in disappointment and her round, childish eyes were downcast and shining. Her lips slightly pursed in a pout as she fumbled with the hem of her dress awkwardly.

"I-I'm sorry. I'm still getting used to being a Pokemon that I guess that I still don't have t-that much c-control." She glanced back up at him with her honest brown eyes through her long lashes and held them there. 'Damn it! How the hell am I supposed to resist that look?' Blaze thought 'Simple, I'll just ignore it. Yea that'll work.'

"Blaze?" His name left her soft pink lips.

Damn it.

"S'alright." he muttered looking away and patting her head. At this she perked back up and turned her attention back to the since forgotten fight. After that last shock, Koffing was pretty much out of commission, and had no energy to get back up.

Another thundershock later (just for good measure, she told herself), Koffing and Zubat both laid side by side in agony of defeat. Chupi had the urge to rub it in how they got pwned, but she resisted. Barely. She thought Blaze was doing a pretty good job of it on his own, seeing him in a Captain Morgon-esque pose with his foot triumphantly placed on Koffing's round belly. She couldn't help but giggle at his immaturity.

"Owowow..." Koffing muttered in pain, but still smiled. Was his face permanently like this? He could probably be getting socked in the gut and still have that annoying derpy face.

"Urg...We got roughed up..." Zubat dumbly narrated.

"B-blast it...How'd we get wiped out by wimps like them?"

"Whatever just take it!" Zubat yelled before tossing the necklace to Blaze's feet.

"Whoa-ho! Don't think you're awesome cause you won on a fluke." Koffing called out.

"I think it's a perfectly good reason to think we're awesome." Chupi retorted. Blaze nodded in agreement.

And with that, the villains rushed out like the sore losers they are.

"I-I actually got my relic fragment back..." Blaze said in amazement and turned towards Chupi with happy tears in his eyes "And it's all thanks to you." Normally, when a guy cries, Chupi is totally turned off, but with Blaze it seemed...endearing? And it wasn't like he was sobbing, just tearing up. She realized this must be a pretty big deal to him, and if anything the bullies described him as were true, this was probably the first time he ever stood up for himself. He had the ability all along, but just needed someone to push him. She just smiled.

Blaze hopped up again before enveloping her in a hug "Thank you!" She first tensed up, not being used to hugs, but slowly reciprocated as she wrapped her arms around him and fisted the back of his orange jacket in reflex. He squeezed her tightly in response and both held on longer than necessary before releasing.

"So, um, you wanna get out of this cave?" Blaze joked. She rapidly shook her head 'yes'.

They quickly made their way back outside where the sun was amazedly still setting, but the krabby had long since gone and not another bubble remained. Blaze turned towards Chupi as they sat on the beach.

"Thanks again" Blaze said softly. Chupi began to wonder if she was right in helping, pssh what was she thinking, of course it was the right thing to do! And she smiled one of her biggest smiles to Blaze. It felt good being with him.

Blaze began taking off his necklace to show to Chupi. "Here's what they stole. I call it my relic fragment. It reminds me of adventure. I always loved legends and lore. Don't you?" He glanced at her before gazing back at the sea. " Mysteries and treasure, finding new places, unlocking secrets, uncharted territories veiled in darkness, and new lands just waiting to be discovered!" he finished with sparkling eyes. "Wouldn't it be awesome to make history!

That's what I dream of. It excites me. This may seem like a hunk of junk -" Chupi nodded "- but if you look close you can see a strange pattern! It's gotta mean something! I want to find that meaning. That's why I want to join an exploration team. I tried to earlier but...I wimped out." Blaze looked down guiltily, and considering the way he acted around those goons, she believed it.

"What are you gonna do now Chupi?" He crossed his arms again, she now noticed it as a habit he had when he was thinking. She had secretly hoped to stay with him. Without knowing anything about this world she was in, he was the only thing keeping her steady. She didn't want to leave her only friend, but she didn't want to impose herself. But he continued, "Without any memory, and suddenly turning into a pokemon, do you have anywhere to go?"

"..." She was silent.

"If not, can I ask a favor?" He glanced up at her nervously, and her heart thumped with hope.

"You don't have to be nervous. I said I'd do anything for my hero." she reminded him as she scooted closer to him.

"Would you be willing to form a rescue team with me? Please?" he asked so low it was almost a whisper.

It slowly dawned upon her that he was asking her to stay with him. She leaped to her knees in front of him and immediately yelled:

"! YES!"

"R-really? You will?" he asked again, eyes shining in hope "Dude, this is awesome!" He jumped up to his knees in happiness but accidently leaned forward too quickly and began to fall over Chupi.

She fell back onto her butt, using her arm to support her from falling all the way onto her back. Blaze was hovering just inches over her, using his hands in front of him to balance himself. Both initially blushed but Blaze broke out into a grin and began laughing, a deep chuckle that made his shoulders shake. She then began to laugh too, hers a light giggle.

He thought it sounded like twinkling bells.

Still in their position, he wrapped his arms around her waist in another hug, whispering "Thank you." into her ear, the soft, warm breath tickling her hair. Seeing that he was supporting both of them she reached up to wrap her arms around his neck, doing so more eagerly then the last time they hugged. She was beginning to like them.

They both let go and Blaze began explaining how to become a team.

"Well, first we need to head over to Wigglytuff's guild and sign up. Then we'll probably have to train a lot, but let's try our best." he finished with a grin and a thumb up. Chupi mirrored the movement and laughed before heading over to the guild.

Okey dokey lokey! That's it for now! Honestly I hope it's not too cheesy. For those who were wondering, it plot will change from the game plot, but I wanted to keep how they met the same as the original.

Chalala-chan