(A/N: Hi all those who are interested! Welcome back to the story. This chapter will introduce our first villain as well as a couple new Pokemon. Hopefully it's a bit better than the previous one. Also, for the sake of picturing it, Embarge is the one on my profile picture :3 So here we go!)
Chapter 2: Into the Wild!
The sun was setting as Lorenzo, Sam and Kaylee took their first steps on Route 1. Trees, flowers, a small lake; It was the typical starting route for new trainers.
"Since our introductions were pretty spur of the moment, and we're gonna be spending a ton of time around each other, we might as well tell things about ourselves." Sam suggested.
"Alright." Lorenzo nodded. "Let's see, I come from Mushrose Town, and I want to take over the Mushroom Leagueof course. Oh yeah, and I have a big brother who apparently is Arceus's gift to mankind so I want to show the world that I'm good too!"
Now Sam spoke. "I don't have much to say, just a formerly armless guy that wants to make a good name for us Goomba folk."
Kaylee took the time to speak now, as she wheeled her bike along. "I wanna be the best Pokeathlete ever, and hopefully compete in the Pokeolympics." "I never heard of that before!" Lorenzo said. "Seems cool, doesn't it Sam?" Sam suddenly became silent.
"What's up Sam?" Kaylee asked as he was peering at a nearby bush. At that moment a small chipmunk Pokemon with a brown body and a light brown underside popped out of the bushes: a Chipsqueek!
"Look, a Chipsqueek!" Lorenzo beamed as he pulled out his Pokedex. "Chipsqueek, the Chipmunk Pokemon. These small Pokemon are known to gnaw on objects that they find interesting. They have a jittery, but endearing nature." "Cute!" Kaylee remarked.
Additionally, a small woodpecker Pokemon swooped down in front of the group. It was mainly black and red and had a sharp beak. "Another one." Sam said as he scanned it. "Pikuleck, the Woodpecker Pokemon. They make their home in trees and can rapidly peck through hard objects." Lorenzo took out a Pokeball. "I'm catching one of them!"
"Well, I'm catching one too!" Kaylee added as she threw a Pokeball. "Embarge, come on out!" "Embarge!" The two wild Pokemon looked at the young trainers.
"Aquelip, let's go!" Lorenzo shouted. "Aque!" the Water type cried. The four Pokemon went face to face with each other as Sam watched on in interest.
"Alright Embarge, use Ember on Chipsqueek!" Kaylee commanded. "Aquelip, Water Gun on Pikuleck!" Lorenzo shouted. The two attacks were unleashed on the wild Pokemon, however Pikuleck skillfully flew off to the side and Chipsqueek burrowed underground. "They're fast, you gotta take that into consideration." Sam told them.
Suddenly Pikuleck swept down and used Peck on Aquelip as Chipsqueek jumped out of the group and tackled Embarge! "Ooh, that gotta hurt!" Lorenzo shivered.
"Ah, you wanna play?" Kaylee yelled with fire in her eyes. "Embarge, use Scratch!" Embarge sped over to Chipsqueek and slashed it! "Nice." Sam commented.
"I wanna get a good hit in too," Lorenzo said. "Aquelip, Tail Whip!" Aquelip spun and slapped Pikuleck with his tail, lowering its Defense. "Now, Tackle!"
The move hit dead on and Pikuleck struck the ground. "I think it's time!" Lorenzo turned to Kaylee. She nodded. "Pokeball go!" they yelled in unison as they threw the ball at their targets!
They shook once... and then twice... and then a third time… CLICK! Pikuleck and Chipsqueek were caught! Lorenzo caught Pikuleck and Kaylee caught Chipsqueek.
"I caught my first Pokemon!" Lorenzo exclaimed as he picked up the ball. Kaylee put it on her belt and smiled confidently. "We rock!" Sam joined the two and put a thumb up with his mechanical arm.
"Hey, are you guys trainers?" A voice called over. The three looked over and noticed a small Koopa-like creature with a tall blue Mohawk, black arm bands and a blue shell.
"Yeah, we are trainers." Sam responded. Lorenzo and Kaylee observed the strange boy. "Well, what if I told you that I came up with an exercise regime that could boost your Pokemon to insane levels!?"
Lorenzo looked surprised. "Wow, really!?" The Koopa-esque boy nodded. "Yup, how would you like to give it a shot? All you gotta do is give me your Pokemon for a bit!"
Sam didn't look so sure. "Why exactly should we trust you on this?" The Koopa boy grinned. "You can trust me, promise!"
The rather naive Lorenzo released Aquelip and Pikuleck. "You guys are gonna get super strong!" he smiled."Embarge, Chipsqueek! Go!" Kaylee released her Pokemon as well.
"Okay, so here's how it works." The newcomer explained. "We're going to have your Pokemon run in these exercise wheels!" Sam looked on, still not trusting him.
"Sounds simple enough." Lorenzo said. Aquelip climbed in one. "This might be a little weird for Pikuleck though." Embarge ran over enthusiastically and Chipsqueek hopped on a wheel.
"Here we go!" a button was pressed and the Pokemon started to run with the motion of the machine. "Look at them go!" Kaylee beamed. The Koopa-esque boy grinned before he hit another button and soon the wheel transformed into a cage!
Lorenzo and Kaylee's expressions contorted with surprise! "What are you doing!?" Lorenzo shouted. The Koopa boy grabbed the cages and split! "Bye bye! Larry's gonna get himself a raise" he taunted.
Kaylee pulled out her foldable bike and began tearing down the route after Larry. "Darn, she's fast!" Larry remarked. "Take this!" he threw a smokebomb.
Kaylee lost control of herself and crashed into a bush. To make matters worse, she accidentally hit into a wild Pikachu, who electrocuted her bike in surprise! "My bike!" she cried.
As Kaylee was mourning her bike, the smog proved to be too thick for the boys to pinpoint the thief. The Pokemon were struggling in their cages but it was futile to break out, the cage was much too sturdy. However, one particular wild Pokemon jumped in Larry's path, preventing him from moving on.
"Debling!" it cried. It was a small duck like Pokemon. "Outta the way!" Larry shouted. "I'm trying to pull off a heist!"
It casually shot a Bubblebeam in his face. "Why I aughta!" Larry went to grab it but it jumped over him and flapped its wings, clearing the smoke!
Lorenzo, Kaylee and Sam stopped fumbling around and had a clear view of Larry once the smoke was cleared. "Hey, it's another Pokemon." Sam said as he pulled out his Pokedex.
"Debling, the Odd Duck Pokemon. It teases fishermen by grabbing bait with its hand-like tail. It has wings but is incapable of flight." (A/N: This Pokemon belongs to a friend of mine who wanted it in the story)
"Stupid duck, go away!" Larry yelled. It jumped on his head and began to peck him. "That's right Debling! Show him who's boss!" Kaylee yelled.
While Larry was disoriented, Debling used its hand-like tail and pried the cage open, freeing the 4 Pokemon inside.
"You have some nerve!" Lorenzo said angrily as he stood up. Kaylee hugged her two companions. "I'm so glad you're safe!" Lorenzo also cherished the moment and held his partners close.
Larry began to back away, knowing that the odds were stacked against him. "You're not going anywhere!" Sam shouted. These three were ready to deliver the finishing attack.
"Aquelip, Water Gun!" "Embarge, Ember!" "Grolinguito, Razor Leaf!" The three shouted. Debling added its own Bubblebeam for good measure and there was an explosion!
Larry flew off into the sky. "You'll see me agaaaiin!" Ding!
Sam looked over at Debling. "You were great out there!" It saluted him. "It's because of you that our Pokemon are safe!" Lorenzo said to the bird like creature.
Debling jumped on Sam's head. "I think he wants to come with us!" Kaylee said. "You don't say." Sam said. "Alright, here goes." He tapped Debling with a Pokeball and he went in.
Shake... shake... shake... Click! Debling was captured! "Awesome! Now we all have 2 Pokemon!" Lorenzo said. "Yup! But still, I'm minus a bike!" Kaylee cried. "It was a casualty of our little war." Sam retorted. "Now come on guys, we gotta get to Diamond City!"
(So there you have it. The next chapter will be a lot longer since some important stuff happens. Feedback is very appreciated so make sure to drop a fave or review. Also, virtual cookies for whoever can guess who the first Gym Leader is!)
