So, after my first chapter, I realized I had typed around 4000+ words for a single chapter. When I look at the first story I posted on this site, I had a 5000+ Stories for 5 Chapters. So I have done about 5x my normal work in a single chapter. Honestly you have no idea how happy this makes me with myself, and makes me believe this is a story I will continue writing. I know I only have a single review so far, which is fine, I only posted yesterday, but Hopefully once I start posting chapters more people will start reading and post more comments. Remember, I thrive on your comments, and I love criticism. Now, I shall continue with the story. The first day I did the tabletop RPG, it was Just me and my game Master. By the end of that first day, I had grinded out a full team. This chapter will finish up my first Experience playing, with some Pokemon Not Staying in My party for very long! (I was generous and gave some to my friend who joined, Which was Kash) So, hopefully you won't mind how this chapter is worded and paced. I apologize if you don't like it, but i'm trying to stick to the story as much as Possible (I'm still trying to convince My game master To Let Me have a Version Of AshGreninja, Except It's Called StarGreninja. You Know, Because My character's name is Stars, Ahah) So, Without Further ado, let's continue with the story!
After the thrill of my first capture, a quick visit to the island's local Pokemon Center, I was already prepared to continue the hunt. With Ceto, and our new comer, Tesla, nothing was gonna stand in our way. Afterall, if I can catch one, why not three? Or four? I was ready. On the outskirts of the ever-shifting preserve, and I pulled up Teal.
"Teal, Where's another good place to Capture some pokemon? I have a Water type and An Electric-Bug Type. Suggestions?" I inquired with Ceto on my right shoulder and Tesla on my left. Teal immediately appeared on my screen sitting in a Holographic chair and appeared to be reading a book. She looked a bit suprise, her mouth forming a small 'o'.
"Oh! Uhm, one moment, let me pull up some charts for you. Give me a moment, please." She hummed, her hands swiping through different holographic diagrams of the surrounding areas. She paused for a moment on one, grabbed it and shifted it to the left, and copied this motion with a second one she found moments later. "Ah, well. You could visit the lake area. Both Ceto and Tesla would have an advantage here, Tesla being effective against most types there, while Ceto would have a resistance and a terrain advantage. Afterword, if you grow bored of that area, there's a small cave system near the lake today. You could always go and investigate." I pondered her suggestion for a moment, before I nodded in agreement. Ceto gave a croak of approval, while Tesla started bobbing in a frantic manor, Excited.
"That sounds like quite a plan. Alright, to the lake!" And so, with a plan in motion, we were all eager to execute it. The journey was pretty Uneventful, and we reached the lake without incident. The lake itself looked pristine, nary a ripple broke its tranquil surface. . Towards the southeastern part, there was a small rest area with a rowboat beached on the bank. Perfect, now. It was time to go and catch some Pokemon! I clapped my hands in enjoyment and proceeded to the boat. Upon closer inspection I noticed this was not its first trip into the water.. Nevertheless, I took a deep breath and proceeded to push off the shore and go towards the center of the lake. Once there, Ceto and Tesla began scanning over the water, looking for any ripples or splashing. I proceeded to do the same. This continued for what must have been an eternity, though the Pokedex said fifteen minutes, and I was starting to get...Well, really, really bored. "Geeze, don't swarm us or anything, it's not like we want to see you guys." I muttered under my breath. Then, a sound broke the silence.
"Skr-elp." And, to my left, was a tiny skrelp peeking his head out of the water. I stared at it for a few moments, and it in turn started back.
Ceto Looked at me, and raised her left brow, as if to say 'So, we gonna fight or...?'.
I raised my hand in a motion for her and Tesla both to wait. I turned my attention back to the Skrelp.
"Ah, Hello there….Uh, you look really nice today!" It took me a solid moment to realize how,well, silly I sounded. "Sorry. Uh, I'm a trainer. And well. I'm trying to build a team, you see." Tesla started snickering at my attempt to talk to the Skrelp. "I was wondering if maybe, perhaps you'd like to join?"
"Skr-elp." Was its response. It continued to stare at me. Seconds passed, then minutes. I was started to get annoyed, before the Skrelp shifted a little to let out an elongated cry, the meaning of which was lost on me.
"Does that mean you'll join m-" Unfortunately I was interrupted, as the Skrelp opened its mouth and blasted a gout of water directly at my face, dousing my hair. I sputtered and coughed, shocked by the surprise attack. After I regained my composure, and after spouting some foul language, I noticed a few things. One, that the Skrelp had left. Two, that both Tesla and Ceto were both laughing in the boat, and couldn't stop. Three, that there was a third voice joining the laughter.
"Kekekekek." Ceto, Tesla and I both turned to our left, then right, looking for the source. Then we looked up. "Kekekekek!" With an enormous grin on its face, a Shuppet hovered above the boat, laughing at my predicament. It continued to look and giggle at us.
"Oh...So you think it's funny, huh?" I snapped to my feet, ready to match enraged wits with a ghost, but the rock of the boat caused me to fall back to my feet and rationality. "Well...Ok...It's pretty funny. Ahah...Still, it isn't nice to laugh at someone else's predicament! Ah. Oh well. Wait, what's a ghost type like yourself doing at a lake?"
The shuppet simply snickered some more, and seemed to tilt its head, as if shrugging. I frowned, before thinking that this might be the universe giving me a second chance.
"Uh, would you like to….Come with us? As we look for more pokemon? I mean, as like...a guest. I won't capture you, Unless you want to join. I mean, it's your decision."
The shuppet seemed to ponder this, then simply snickered in response.
"So….Is that a yes?" The shuppet looked at me and snickered again. Then it floated down and started hovering above one of the seats of the boat, and simply snickered. I breathed a small sigh of relief. At least this one didn't attack me like the other had. Either way, it was time to keep looking.
As time passed, my luck had turned out to be pretty shit. I saw several Horsea, and several Tenticool. Each time however, I not only failed to catch one, but I also ended up falling out of the boat at my last attempt. The shuppet chuckled for what seemed like an eternity at that incident. After getting back in the boat and barely drying off, I sighed and shook my head. Just a little longer on the boat, and then I'd head to that cave. As I searched, I trained both Ceto and Tesla, since one was in her element and the other had a serious advantage. After thirty more minutes passed, to no avail, I decided it was time to take our leave. As luck would have it, though, I'd get one final chance to show if I had any skills. As I turned to grab the paddles, a noise was heard.
"D-dratini!" I raised my eyebrow almost in disbelief. Here, a small dratini was poking it's head out of the water, almost in a curious manor. I then made up my mind in that instant to catch the Dratini. Since my speech skills seemed to have been failing as of recently, I decided I was going to battle it. I looked at Tesla, and I gave him a small nod. He looked at me with a determined expression, nodded back, and immediately stepped up at the edge of the boat and looked at the dratini.
"Jooool-tik! Joltik! Jol!" I'm not sure what he said, but I know it was an issue of a challenge. The Dratini looked a bit wary, but stayed, and just splashed the water with his tail in response. Tesla then started to let arcs of electricity flow over him, and seemed to be waiting for a command.
"Tesla, Thundershock!" Tesla let loose a small arc of electricity which hit the dratini dead on...Unfortunately, I forgot to take into account that the Dratini was in Water, and...Well, water conducts electricity, (Actually, when I think about it, water itself isn't a conductor, it's the minerals that are in the water that do so. Ahah, science fact for the day!) Soon, The arc lit up the water with a bright glow, and a small explosion ensued, apparently there were a couple magikarp that happened to be swimming beneath the dratini at that moment, which were blown out of the water.
"Oops!" I gasped out, feeling a twinge of guilt for the poor fish. I should have been paying attention though, as my moment of thought let the Dratini form a counter attack! It launched itself out of the water, and blasted a gout of liquid directly at Tesla as it sailed over the boat, before splashing back into the water. Tesla was hit, and was momentarily stunned, but then shook himself dry of the water and started skittering over the edge of the boat, looking for his opponent.
"Joolllllll-" Began Tesla, before the Dratini jumped out of the water again, causing a ripple that began rocking the boat. Me, Tesla, and Ceto tried to correct the boat, but the shuppet simply snickered at floated with the ripples. The Dratini used this opportunity to let out another couple blast of water, which Tesla swiftly avoided, using quick, skittering movements.
"Tesla, Use thundershock again as it leaps from the water!" Tesla confirmed the order, by arcing more electricity out of its body. As the Dratini leaped out of the water, Tesla was ready and blasted it yet again. The attack hit dead on, suspending the dratini in the air for a few moments, before it started falling. As it did so, the Dratini surprised the both of us and let loose a small blast of flame, directly at Tesla. As fast as Telas was, he was unable to dodge the point blank attack and was nearly flung from the boat. Luckily Ceto was as quick as her jittery partner. . She leapt from her seat to snag him as he went overboard, set him back into the boat, and gently patted him to make sure he was ok. Tesla was a little wounded, but shook himself off and was ready to continue. The Dratini had the same idea, though it was looking a little more shaky than Tesla was.
"Draaaaa-" It was hurt, but despite its injuries its resolve remained resolute. Unlike when I had first faced and Caught Tesla, it didn't have the same look of demermination and Dratini, instead, seemed like it was scared, but wasn't about to let someone hurt its pride. It roared, (Or at least tried too, Dratini don't seem to have particularly deep voices) And started to prepare another gout of of Flame. Tesla was prepared this time. It charged electricity around its body. The Dratini spun its head in a circle before it launched its flame. Tesla, now coursing with electricity and glowing, jumped straight at the flame. He then spun, and launched his charged Thundershock, which seemed to cut directly through the flames and right into the Dratini, who was completely unprepared for it. The charged attack caused an even bigger explosion, which catapulted the Dratini into the air. It then landed with a splash near the boat, unconscious, and causing the boat to rock. I felt a twinge of guilt for hurting him as my fingers gripped the hull Reluctantly, I steeled myself against these detrimental thoughts with a shake of my head, and gently tapped the Dratini on its head with a Pokeball. Because our new partner was out of energy, the click was instantaneous, which made me swell with pride. I had just caught my third pokemon.
"Kekekekek!" The Shuppet giggled. Not in humiliation, but with joy. It seemed to be… Well, having fun! It caused me to start laughing in response.
For one last triumphant show of force Tesla coated itself with shocks, , with a happy grin of cockyness evident on his face. Or, what passed for a grin on a spider.
Ceto had to join in and began to pose, ignoring that no cameras were there to capture her radiant beauty..
Who knew being a Trainer could be so much fun?
The shuppet broke our excitement. Getting my attention it flicked its eyes towards one of my empty pokeballs, then back at me. It took me a minute to realize it had made its decision on whether it was going to stay or not. I gingerly brought my hand down, grabbed my empty one, and held it up. The Shuppet grinned widely, before chuckling again. With a small wink he willingly bumped his head against the Pokeball's Button, which immediately opened and sucked him Inside. A small click sounded a moment After. Oh man...Not one, but two new captures, which meant two new names! Oh dear. I drummed my finger against my chin with both new Pokeballs resting on my lap.
"Well….I think….Hrmm. I think I'll name you….. Ezio," I said, looking at the shuppets Pokeball. "And I'll call you….Azaezel." I glanced towards the Dratini's Pokeball. I couldn't help but let out another chuckle. The lake turned out to be quite fun after all. Heh, now all I had to do was make My way towards the Cave and….Well, catch some more! I was simply Ecstatic with myself. It took about five or so minutes to reach the shoreline, and after I re-tethered the boat I stretched, letting out a groan of relief. The boat's restrictive size, coupled with the need to dodge incoming fire blasts, can take a toll.. I debated whether or not I should head directly to the pokemon Center on the island before I head back out to the cave. Though debate is a generous term, I decided that I should be fine to continue Pokemon hunting.
As we neared our destination, I noticed another trainer walking my way. Her hair was shoulder length, with a pink tinge to it. She was wearing shorts, along with an sleevless shirt. I also noticed she was wearing a tie with said sleeveless shirt. What an odd choice of clothing. On top of that, she seemed to have a scowl plastered across her face. I raised a brow, more curious than concerned about her pained expression.
"Ah, yes, Hello there!" I greeted her as we drew closer, my hand shooting up in a wave. She only returned my greeting with a blast of scorn and Disdain. Desperately shooting my gaze from her flame filled eyes I noticed her Pokemon. Upon closer look, that wasn't just running from my greeted failure, I noticed it was a lampent. However, unlike its master and every Pokemon I've thus met, it floated along without an expression on its face.
"What do you want," she returned, a hint of anger in her voice. "I've got better things to do than talking to a weak trainer like you." I was a bit taken aback. Here I was, trying to be friendly, then breaking off when she was obviously interested only to have this this jer-….person decided to be rude to me? What kind of shit was that? Well. I figured I'd combat her rudeness with kindness. Or, maybe I could use some passive aggressiveness, but I figured that wouldn't help the situation at all.
"Uhm, Excuse you, I'm not weak….I'm just a beginner is all. You don't have to be so rude, you know. I haven't even caused you any trouble at all." I responded, with a small hint of anger in my voice. She pondered for just a moment, her dark blue eyes boring into me, as if sizing me up. Then she smirked, before giving a hearty, albeit scornful laugh.
"Hah, I like your attitude, kid. I suppose you're right. But that doesn't mean I still want to waste my time with you." I had more of an angered expression on my face at this point, and in response, I simply sighed and shook my head.
"Well, the least you could do is tell me your name. I'm Stars." I held my hand out, as a sign of peace and new start. She flicked her eyes down towards my hand, but ignored it and flicked them back towards my eyes.
"M'names Mira, and that's all you need to know for now. If you'd excuse me, I need to be going. There's trainers to beat and Pokemon to catch." She grunted out, then proceeded to walk past me with a little wave of her hand. The Lampent seemed to be staring at me intently. It bobbed up and down, before looking back at Mira, and proceeded to follow her. . I realized she wouldn't ever take me seriously, unless I earned her respect. As she walked away, I spoke a declaration. No, a Promise. I barely knew this person, but I wanted to show them I was strong, that I was going to strong and that someday, I'd earn her respect. I wasn't going to do it for her, I realized, but for myself.
"Someday, I'm going to battle you, and I'm going to win, Mira. By the time We meet again, You're going to realize just how strong me and my team will be. That's a promise I intend to keep. Remember that." She paused, if only a moment, before looking back with a small grin.
"Well, I hope you're right, Stars" She said my name with a hint of sarcasm. "But until then, stay out of my way."
And with that, she walked off. I stood there for a moment, and wondered to myself and wondered if I'd be able to keep that promise. Sure, I had Faith in Ceto and Tesla, and even the new members of my team. But….There were dozens of other trainers on this Island that had the exact same faith. The exact same drive as I had. Doubt crept into my thoughts, would I be able to grow stronger? Would my pokemon be able to grow with me? How could I, some novice, bring out the very best in my Pokemon? I realized that right now, I couldn't answer that question. I shook my head, and cleared my thoughts of doubt. I knew this wasn't going to be easy. I knew I'd face situations that would cause me to question the decisions and choices I made, and I knew that sometimes my decisions would get my friends hurt. All I could do was keep moving forward, and take my journey one step at a time. Yes, That's my resolve and that's the choice I make. I let out a small laugh, before turning to the cave.
"Look out, Maroon Island. By the time this tournament is over, I'm going to make everyone know exactly who I am. Count on it. I'm going to do it with the help of my pokemon." My hand grazed the pokeballs, in a sign of hope. "Watch out, because we're coming." And with that, I headed into the cave system.
As I walked a little ways into the cave, my pokedex started beeping. I took it out of my side pocket, and flipped it open. Teal appeared, with a worried expression on her face.
"I'm afraid the deeper we go into the cave, the less help I'm going to be. With the way the island shifts about, the cave systems were never properly mapped. I can still provide some assistance, but…" She looked worried, and it seemed she was upset she couldn't perform at her best.
"Not to worry, Teal. I know you're going to do your best, and even the most advanced AI's aren't perfect. Besides, I'd rather have you by my side than a map. I'd end up getting lost. I tell you what: Start mapping the area as I go in so I can retrace my steps to get out of the cave when the time comes, ok?" When I said this, a small, happy smile appeared on her face, before she gave a small thumbs up.
"You got it, Stars. You can count on me!" She then began to pull up a small screen, and began digitizing a small map. She started humming a small tune as she did, so I shut the Pokedex and let her continue her new project. Time passed as we walked through the caves and after a small battle between Tesla and a few zubats, Azaezel Taking on a geodude, and Ceto combating a couple roggenrola, I reached a small cavern, in which I stopped to take a break. The cavern itself seemed to be lit by some natural glowing mushrooms and as I sat down against one of the larger ones, I took a small drink from my personal water bottle and closed my eyes to relax. I must have fallen asleep, when I felt something bump into me. I opened my eyes, and I was greeted with an even larger, single eye. Right in front of my face.
"Dum…." a metallic sound rang out, as the Pokemon inched even closer. The sleek blue metal of the pokemon seemed to glow from the light of the mushrooms. I felt uncomfortable and pushed the beldum away from me, only for it to let out a "Dum…" Sound again, and inch even closer to me yet again.
"Uh...That's close enough." I pushed it back again and I stood up. The beldum began hovering upward so its eye was even with my face and let out another metallic ring. I frowned, before reaching for a pokeball. However, before I could even do anything, I heard someone call out
"Bellllllduummm! Where are you!" Followed by a small thunk, and then an "Ow!" before I heard someone stumble face first into the cavern, right onto her knees. The girl then stood up, before looking around the cavern, her eyes stopped on me and the beldum for a moment, before her head swiveled again. "Bellllldum! Come here!" I was confused for a moment, because she just saw him.
"Uhm, I think he's right here, miss. He… won't stop looking at me." I once again had to push him away from me, before the beldum turned about towards the silver maned master. Her face seemed to light up, happy to see the Beldum, though it was hard to tell even with the mushrooms.
"There you are! How many times do I have to tell you not to wander off without me? I need you to help me silly." As the Beldum continued to look at her, she frowned and proceeded to brush off specs of dirt that stuck to her shirt. Then she turned around, her back facing the Beldum, and wriggled a bit, confusing me even more. "All clear!" She said, before turning towards me, and the Beldum copied her, and again inching closer towards my face again. "I'm so sorry, Beldum likes to invade personal space. Im Natalie. And you've already met Beldum here." She did a curtsie, bow, sort of thing, while the Beldums eye swiveled.
"Oh, It's no problem. He didn't cause me any harm. I'm Stars." As I spoke, I noticed she was looking intently at me. It took me a few moments to realize she wasn't looking at me. She wasn't looking at anything. Her eyes had a small white glaze that covered her irises. I cleared my throat, before I asked "Uhm, is there something wrong with your eyes?"
"Oh! Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just blind is all." She said this with a little too much cheer. "Then...What are you doing in a cave?" My raised eyebrow punctuated my raised inflection.
"Oh! Well, that's what Beldum is for! He's my seeing eye Beldum you see! I mean, of course you can see." She smiled walking towards the Beldum and placing her hand upon it for a 'who's a good boy' pat.
"Shouldn't you keep him on a leash so he doesn't run off like he just did?" My voice trailed off, hoping to emphasize that he doesn't deserve those 'good boy' pats yet.
"He always comes back! Don't you my widdle cootie Beldum sweetie?" Her pats had evolved into full cuddles. I dropped the subject.
"Uh, alright. Do you want any help getting out of the cave?" I inquired. She shook her head no in response.
"No, I'm fine, but thank you so much for offering, Stars. Now, if you don't mind, I best be going. I'll see you around." Her ever present smile kept the light of the mushrooms in shame. Her Beldum turned, followed by her, and they began to, for lack of a better word, skip away. I had one last question, however.
"Where did you get that Beldum? I'd sure like one of my own."
She paused before turning back around to face me.
"Oh, well, I didn't get him on the Island, so..." With a shrug and noise from her tongue she ended the conversation. The Beldum had also swiveled around, facing me. It must of see the saddened expression on my face, because Natalie's smile turned to a blank expression of thought, like a computer's blue screen. "But, We did see a steel type down the cave that way a little ways." She was now tapping her chin and pointing. Her Beldum followed her finger, or her finger followed her Beldum, as it swiveled to one of the cavern entrances. "Alright, Bye bye now!" She did another small bow, before entering the cave in which I had entered. I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye. Oh well. I turned my eyes towards the entrance the Beldum had faced. A steel type? That didn't sound half bad, actually. I stood up and grabbed my bag, and walked further into the cave system.
After around thirty minutes of wandering the system, I thought Natalie had played me. I hadn't seen a single blip of any pokemon in this part of the cave. I started to give up hope, when I felt my foot hit a rock, causing me trip and fall flat on my face. An instinctual groan, more of amazement at my stupidity rather than pain, escaped me. I laid there for a few moments, admiring my inability to prepare for such an obvious obstacle in dark cave, before I looked up. I almost wish I hadn't. Through the dim light of the mushrooms, I saw a gaping maw of teeth and a large, wet tongue. I jumped back, scared at first…
Until I realized how small the maw was.
While it was an extremely large mouth, the height of it barely came to my waist. I followed it, and realized it was attached like a stem of a flower to something else. The maw opened again, and snapped shut, as if trying to intimidate me. Unfortunately, the glow of the mushrooms lit up the figure the maw was attached to… an adorable, two foot tall mawile. It was then I noticed the very...mean glare this one was giving me.
"Tiiii…" It snapped its maw again to little effect. When noticed this it gave a defeated huff and turned to pout, as if upset that it hadn't been able to scare me off.
"When Natalie told me a steel type, I wasn't expecting….well, you. " I murmured, when the Mawile before me gave me a wounded expression, before puffing up its cheeks and taking a few steps towards me, before punching me right in my left kneecap. I wasn't expecting that, and it hurt like hell. She sure was strong for being so small. After I hopped around in a circle for a bit, trying to walk off the pain and steady myself again, I put my hand of the cave wall and I shot a glare at the Mawile. She was too busy giggling, before she closed her eyes and raised its chin, in an incredibly smug manor, and putting her tiny hands on her hips, as if proving herself. "Geeze, sorry. I didn't mean to wound your pride." She flicked her eyes open and glanced towards me, a sly grin on her face.
"Tiiii~" She did a small twirl, before clasping her small hands together, and gave me a 'look how adorable I am but I could still kick your ass' expression. I was at a loss for words for a moment.
"You're a feisty one, aren't you?" I asked, the pain in my knee finally subsiding. She nodded proudly, puffing her cheeks up again. This drew a small smile on my face. "How would you like to join me on my journey?" She looked at me, before shrugging. "Is….that a yes?" Again, she shrugged. "How about I batlle you? Maybe that will convince you?" I took out one of my pokeballs. This caught her attention, before she pulled her hands up in a boxing position and did a few left jabs, then twirling around and had her maw facing me again, with a look that told me I had better bring my best. Oh boy...This one might cause me trouble.
"Er, go, Tesla!" I sent out my jittery friend.
It bounced a little, excited, before it turned and faced the mawile. Unfortunately, the Mawiles intimidate seemed to work...causing tesla to edge back, unsure of his opponent.
"It's alright, you got this Tesla. Use thunderbolt!"
He turned and faced the Mawile before it charged up and fired. My luck must have been fading by this point, because with the grace befitting a vain Frog I knowt the Mawile dodged it with a twirl, leaped forward, grabbed a shocked Tesla in her maw. With her grace seeming to blur her movements into a fluid dance she hucked him with upwards enough force to dislodge parts of the cave's ceiling. Tesla fell, unconscious.
I just stood there for a few moments, stunned, while the Mawile brushed off the small amount of dirt that fell on her shoulder.
"Tiii!" She said, her voice rang with a tinge of disappointment in it.
With a twitching eyebrow I returned Tesla to his ball. Okay… Let's fight fire with fire! Ceto was released from her ball and she landed with a theatrical flourish of bubbles.."Ok, Ceto. This one's tough, so be careful ok?"
Ceto rolled her eyes, before fixing her bubbles. This caused me to give an exasperated sigh.
"Ceto, use bubblebeam!"
Ceto reared her head back, then let forth a torrent of bubbles. The Mawile got hit, which caused me to do a little arm pump of success. But when the blast cleared, the Mawile shook herself dry and seemed unfazed. Ceto seemed more offended than anything, and walked right up to it with a small croak, as if telling her off for not being damaged. The Mawile shrugged in response, let out a small chirp, then proceeded to grab Ceto with her maw and slam her onto the ground. I flinched and let out a little squeak in reciprocal pain for Ceto. Ceto struggled to get up, but now she had a determined expression on her face.
"I told you she was tough…" Ceto flicked her head towards me, as if telling me to shut up, which I proceeded to do, but not before issuing another command. "Ceto, Bubblebeam, Now!"
Ceto leaped forward and unleashed another flurry of bubbles. Since Ceto was putting a little more effort into the battle this go around, the attack did more than just showcase Ceto's vanity. The Mawile squeaked, similar to me in fact, before shaking herself again. This time, the attack seemed to faze her as she tottered about in a daze. Even so, she launched forward again snatching Ceto in her maw. With a whip of her head she slammed her against the side of the cavern, with so much force that a dust filled breeze whipped forward and caused me to shield my face from the blast. I coughed a little and waited for the dust to settle. Ceto laid on the cavern floor, knocked out. I took out her Pokeball and recalled her. I was astounded. I was almost out of Pokemon. Ezio had full health, but he didn't match up well at all. Azaezal was already low on health, so I couldn't force him to battle. And so, I was left with one more option. I grabbed one of my spare Pokeballs and threw it. The Mawile smacked it right back at me, scoffing at my attempt with crossed arms and a raised chin. So, I picked it up, and threw it again. She easily sidestepped and batted it right back at me.
"Look, I'm not going to leave this cave until I capture you. You're strong. And honestly, I misjudged you when I first saw you and I apologize. But, you and I, I think we can do amazing things together. Just. Trust me." I then tossed the same Pokeball. This time, she caught it and let it fall to the ground. I was crestfallen. "I see. If that's how you feel, then I'll leave you alone. Thank you for that battle though. You really are strong. And simply adorable too. I don't think I've ever seen that battle combination before. You should be proud!" I was trying to hold back tears as I said so. However, a moment after I said that, I heard a small chirp. The Mawile looked at me, with a small smile and a little red filling its cheeks, as if my compliment embarrassed her. She closed her eyes, before she opened them back up and winked at me. What she did next, I almost didn't believe. She tapped the pokeball, causing it to open and envelop her in the red aura, before retracting the aura, and her along with it. She didn't even struggle, before it clicked. I sniffled a little, surprised. As I picked up the ball, the unmistakable aura of warmth exuded from it. I closed my eyes, and tried to think of a name. I think...I think I'm going to name her Iris Hollow… Now… It was time to get out of the cave and back to the Pokemon Center. My team was wounded, after all. And It was almost time for the festival anyway. I grinned to myself, wondering what kind of trainers I'd meet along the way
Geeeeeeezzeeee That was a long chapter. Maybe not for some people, but for me? That was prolly one of the longest works I've ever done. And I am super proud of it. Again, I would like to thank My Collage friend Zoid, who is a superstar for spellchecking for me and giving me Ideas, even though he keeps trying to Ship the AI's and the Human characters. Oh well. I'd Also like to thank my Game Master, Dr_W0rm, whom without, none of this would be possible. Considering he's the one who First started my adventure. I know This was a long Chapter. Also, When I actual fought the mawile in the Actual tabletop game, she actually wrecked pretty much my entire team. W0rm kept rolling Criticals. What's funny, the only reason I was even able to catch Iris was because I rolled a critical, after trying like 10 times. Anyway, next Chapter I'll bring in Sara, Skyler, and Kash. Hopefully, we'll be able to get back to the cave system where I found Rubix and Excalibur too. And Don't worry, Kash will be with me this time, catching all kinds of pokemon. Heh. Anyway, leave comments and reviews, and thank you for reading! Thank you so Much! Readers are important. This is the Night of Stars, paving the way for future success! Heheh.