Ch. 2
Luna hummed quietly a she walked through the streets of Cherrygrove City. She'd been there a few times with her mother, so it was easy to find her way through. Poochyena sniffed the new scents at her heels. He stopped when her Pokégear rang.
"Hello?" she answered, hoping it wasn't her mother. She had a feeling she'd be receiving a lot of calls from that woman. "O-oh Luna! It's terrible you must return to the lab immediately!" It was Professor Elm. "Professor? What's happening?" she called into the device. But there was no reply, just a click and a low beeping sound.
"What was that all about?" asked Poochyena. "I don't know, but we'd better hurry back!" replied Luna, and the pair took off running in the direction they had just come from.
They just reached the edge of town when Luna crashed into another person. She fell backwards from the collision. "Hey, watch it!" A voice yelled. She looked up, annoyed.
He was a tall boy, maybe almost as tall as her. He had short red hair and an unpleasant expression on his face. He glared down at her. Poochyena growled at him.
Smirking, he held up a Pokéball. "So, you have a Pokémon. Wanna battle?" Luna stood up. "I'm in a hurry." She said quietly, and started to brush past him. "What? Too chicken?" he taunted. She stopped in her tracks and looked at Poochyena. "Let's take him down!" The Pokémon yipped excitedly. She smirked.
"Let's go."
The boy sent out a Totodile. He stood calmly as he awaited orders. "Stolen… battle? …where are?" she heard him say. Since she didn't know him, she couldn't hear everything, only parts. Unlike Poochyena, to whom she was very close to and could hear every word.
"Let's do this!" growled Poochyena as he jumped forward. "Okay, I'll start. Poochyena! Use tackle!" Luna started. She almost felt sorry for her opponent. He hadn't expected her to start off so suddenly, so the Totodile got hit full in the face.
"Grr… Totodile! Use your scratch attack!" The Pokémon quickly recovered and scratched Poochyena across the face. He growled in response. Luna gritted her teeth, but before she could react, the boy had Totodile use scratch again. This time, Poochyena was sent flying a few feet back. But he still got up, to Luna's relief.
"Let's get serious now. Poochyena, use tackle, once more!" Charging at full speed, the small grey Pokémon ran and slammed into his opponent, knocking him back several feet. The Totodile fainted, while Poochyena stood strong.
The boy glared as he returned Totodile to his Pokéball. He shoved past Luna as he walked away, dropping something in the process. Luna picked it up. It was his trainer card. He had glared when his photo was taken, his dark eyes gleaming at the photographer. He quickly ran back as Luna looked to see what his name was.
"Hey! That's mine!" he shouted as he snatched it out of her hands. She rolled her eyes. "No need to be so grabby, Silver…" she muttered. "Oh no, you saw my name!" he cried as he took off running. Luna just rolled her eyes again and continued on to the lab.
Luna and Poochyena rushed into the large building. There were several police officers standing around, as though it were a crime scene. Luna noticed the professor in the back and started to head towards him, when she was stopped by an officer.
"So! You are the Pokémon thief! Police rule number one: The thief will always return to the crime scene!" Luna started to protest when Ethan came running up.
"Hey, she's not the thief! No way would Luna ever steal Pokémon!" Luna looked at him, surprised. He stood up for her? They weren't even really friends. Luna always tried to avoid the over-excited boy.
"Ah, Officer! It's true, Luna did not steal the Pokémon from the lab." The professor hurriedly rushed over. The Officer grumbled in response. "Well, then who did?" he asked.
"I noticed a red haired guy standing in front of the window earlier." Ethan piped up. Luna looked at him quizzically. "I battled a red haired trainer on my way back here! He had a Totodile with him, and his name was Silver." "That's the Pokémon that was stolen." Said professor Elm. The officer wrote everything down as the professor led Luna away.
"Say, Luna, how did it feel to battle with Poochyena?" He asked. Luna looked down at her Pokémon, who had been following them. "I liked it. It was a rather interesting experience." He said. "I think we both liked it. It felt good to have a Pokémon battle." She told him. He nodded.
"You see, Luna, there are these places in several cities called Pokémon Gyms. Each Gym has a leader, who can be challenged by a Pokémon trainer. If the trainer wins, he or she will get a badge, and be able to move to the next Gym. After collecting all eight badges, they will proceed to the Elite Four, who are the strongest trainers in the region, aside from the Champion, of course."
Luna nodded through all this. She had heard someone tell her these things, a long time ago, but she couldn't remember who. "I think that is exactly what I'll do. I'll go and I'll beat all those Gym Leaders!" she said happily. Poochyena barked with her. Professor Elm smiled. "Well, then Luna, I wish you good – hey, where'd she go?"
Luna and Poochyena had taken off running out of the lab towards the edge of town. The adrenaline coursed through their veins. Luna wanted to leave as soon as possible, and Poochyena was just excited about running. Finally, it seemed, their adventure was beginning. (Again)
A/N: Hello again! Just a warning, This story may not follow the game exactly. I mean, what fanfiction does? Some things, like how the characters talk/act, may be different. Also, This story is most likely to be updated slower, because my Kurishitsuji fanfic is my top priority. However, I will try to work hard to update this as quickly as possible! Please review!
