Chapter 2

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"Come on Blaze! Hurry up!" said Cherry. Why is she still able to run? We've been walking for an hour already! Does this girl have a generator in there?

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"Wait up Cherry! Geez. Why are you in such a hurry?" I asked her.

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"They might run out of pokemon! We've got to get there first!" said Cherry. She's excited as always.

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"Can't we stop for lunch?" I asked her. Pleadingly.

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"Are you crazy? NO!" she shouted.

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"But I'm hungry!"

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"No No No No and…No."

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"You won't even turn 10 until 5pm!"

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"Even though! It's still my birthday today!"

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In the end, I lost. I can't win against her in an argument. It's not that I can't but I know that she's a sore loser when it comes to teasing.

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At last, after 20 more agonizing minutes, we have reached Sandgem Town. It's composed mostly of farm-style houses, bungalow types, etc. with their large front yards with in season flowers. It's typically a laid back town, perfect for a researcher like Professor Rowan.

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We reached the Lab safely. At least I did. Cherry didn't slap me all the way here. She just slapped me for about a kilometer then stopped. =)

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"Professor Rowan! We're here to get our starter pokemon! Open up!" said Cherry as she started banging on the door.

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"Cherry! Stop that! Prof. Rowan might get mad at us!" I scolded her.

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"Pshaw. Stop being such a baby, Blaze." She said then resumed the banging.

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"Oh boy." Then I returned on my problem, "How to watch naruto in the pokemon center."

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Suddenly, the door opened. Out came a boy about our age. He's wearing a Grey Shirt and Black Pants.

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"Stand aside n00bs." Then left.

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"That jerk! Wait till he get my pokemon! I'm gonna show him! Grrrrr!"

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"Down girl, down." I told her. I tried to overpower her, but I failed. She rushed to the boy then threw a punch at him.

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But, the boy caught her fist. "You're a feisty one, aren't you?"

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"JERK!" then she kicked him in the leg. "Ouch!"

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Then she stalked off. "Come on. Let me get my hands on my pokemon. Then I'll show him!"

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"Welcome kids. Aren't you a little late?" He asked. That's professor Rowan. He looks scary, but he's actually a very kind man!

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"We've encountered…problems." Said Cherry.

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"Well that's okay now. Unfortunately, The trio of starters is not complete. Turtwig was picked already by a boy who came earlier than you guys."

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"A boy? Is he wearing a Grey shirt and Black pants?" I asked him. I'm curious now.

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"Why Yes! He's the turtwig trainer!"

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"He's the problem I was talking about." Said Cherry. I sense her malicious aura. She's raring to kill the grey shirt kid!

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"Oh. Well then. Fortunately, Piplup and Chimchar is still available. Take your pick." Said Professor Rowan.

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"What are you waiting for? Take your pick already…n00b." Said the grey shirt kid. Why is he still here?

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"Oh Shadow! You're still here? Why didn't you leave for Jublife city?" asked Prof. Rowan.

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"Shadow huh?" I said.

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Shadow looked at me. "Well this one…looks stronger than Ms. N00b here." Then he looked at Cherry.

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"Why you?" said Cherry. She's going to punch the guy again but I stopped her.

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"Stop it Cherry! Aren't you a trainer or what?" I told her.

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She looked at me, wondering what I'm talking about.

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"The pokeballs?" I told her.

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She got it this time. "Oh!"

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She turned to Shadow then said, "I challenge you to a Pokemon Battle!"

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Shadow raised his eyebrows at Cherry. "A pokemon battle? You have got to be kidding me. I'm gonna wipe the floor with you." He said with a smirk.

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"Let's see about that. I choose…Chimchar!" she then took the pokeball from the pedestal.

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"A battle? Great! There's a field outside that could serve as a battlefield." Said Prof. Rowan.

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"This is a one-on-one battle between Shadow and Cherry. Begin!" announced Prof. Rowan.

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"This is gonna be too easy. You go first, noob." said Shadow.

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"Why you? Come on out, Chimchar!" she threw the pokeball into the battlefield. Out comes the chimp pokemon. "Chimchar!"

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"How pitiful. You need to take the one with the type advantage to win. That won't be a problem, however. Turtwig, let's go!" said Shadow. The tiny leaf pokemon burst from the pokeball. "Tur Turtwig!"

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"Start!" said Prof. Rowan.

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"Chimchar use scratch!" said Cherry. "Going on the offense huh?" said Shadow. "Turtwig use withdraw!"

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The pokemon retreated under it's shell. Chimchar's attack is useless!

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"Now Turtwig. Use Tackle!" ordered Shadow.

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"Oh no you don't! Leap and use Turtwig as leverage for your jump!" said Cherry.

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"Ha! Turtwig, see where Chimchar's going to land? Use a full powered Tackle there." Said Shadow.

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"What?" huh. I bet Cherry didn't see that one coming.

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Turtwig landed a direct critical hit on chimchar. It's a one hit KO.

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"Are you done, n00b?" asked Shadow.

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Cherry stood there, with her hands balling into fists. She can't punch Shadow now. Not now that Shadow beat her at a pokemon battle.

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"So… I guess this means that I'm next?" I asked Shadow.

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"You want a shot at me too? I don't mind. You look stronger than your friend here. I think you'll put up a challenge, at least." Said Shadow.

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"So you'll be taking Piplup?" asked Prof. Rowan.

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"Yup. I'll be using Piplup." I told him.

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5 minutes later, the second match is ready to start. It's going to be me against Shadow. This is gonna be one hell of a fight.