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Chapter 2! In our last chapter, we met our protagonists, Jack, Jo, and Allie, as they set out on their Pokémon journeys, Jo even catching a Pidgey and naming it Flappy! Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy!

When Jo woke up, everyone else was busy getting ready to leave. Squirtle and Flappy were putting out the fire, Allie was packing up the food with Barney, and Jack was rolling up the sleeping bags, with Charmander's attempted help. Jack marched over and poked her with his foot.

"Get up. I'm putting the tent away next,". Jo dragged herself out of the tent and petted Barney. When the food was all packed away in Allie's bottomless pit of a backpack, she pulled out her heavy guidebook and flipped over to the map of the forest they were in. She stood up, nose still in book, recalled Squirtle to his pokeball, and started to walk off. Jack called Charmander back, and sped after her. Jo did the same, but didn't call back Barney or Flappy, so they had to hurry up and run/fly fast too.

"There it is! Viridian City!" Allie yelled up ahead. She stuffed the book into her bag and ran into the town. Up ahead, there was a building with an orange roof.

"Let's rest in here," Jack said, panting from Allie's sudden burst of enthusiasm. Jo collapsed onto a cushioned stool in the building. A nurse behind a desk smiled.

"Hello! Welcome to the Pokémon Center!" She chirped. Allie came up to the counter and stood on her toes.

"Where's the gym?" She asked. The woman smiled at Allie again.

"I'm terribly sorry, but the gym leader is currently away. I don't know when he'll be back,". Allie's mouth dropped open.

"What?! But... but... but. If I don't have a gym battle I can't get a badge and if I don't get a badge I can't enter the Pokémon League and THEN I CANT BE A POKÉMON MASTER!" She grabbed her bag and sprinted out of the building.

Jo, Jack, Flappy, and Barney went after her. They eventually caught up to her at the boundary of Viridian City.

"Where are you going?!" Jack wheezed. Allie held up the detailed map in her book.

"WE are going to Pewter City. There's bound to be a gym THERE!" She shoved the book back into her bag. Jo and Jack sighed and followed her out of Viridian City.

The two power walked to catch up with Allie, who sprinted through the maze that is Viridian Forest. Allie eventually slowed down, and the two caught up.

"You know Allie, sometimes you're really annoying. You act like a Pokémon Professor, but can't even catch one Pokémon," Jo snapped.

Allie stopped in her tracks and spun around.

"Oh. I'm annoying? You're the one who keeps her Pokémon outside their pokeballs! Professor Oak gave them to you for a reason!". Jo clenched her fists.

"They're cruel! Why would a living creature prefer a tiny ball to an actual environment!". Jack, Barney, and Flappy looked at the two, worried expressions on their faces.

"A battle! One on One! If I win, your Pokémon stay in their pokeballs until Pewter City. If you win... um.." Allie tapped her chin. Jo then butted in with her demand.

"You cook me, Barney, and Flappy a whole meal. Not just some peanut butter sandwiches," Allie nodded. She pulled out a pokeball and threw it in front of her.

"Squirtle, I choose you!" Squirtle materialized in front of her.

"Squirtle Squirt!" He yelled enthusiastically. Jo turned her head to her own starter.

"Barney, ready for battle?" Barney shook his head and took a few steps back.

"Bulba Bulba! Sauuur!" He squeaked. Jo rolled her eyes at her starter's sudden lack of confidence.

"Fine. Flappy, go out there and win," Allie smirked as Flappy flew out in front of Squirtle.

"There goes your type advantage," Allie sneered. Jo ignored it.

"Flappy, use Sand Attack!" Her Pidgey spread out his wings and kicked up dirt from the forest floor, and successfully got it in Squirtle's eyes.

"Squirtle use Tackle!" Squirtle lunged into the air, but Flappy flew out of the way, and Squirtle crashed into the ground.

"Squirtle! You ok to still battle?" Allie asked. He jumped up, landing on his feet.

"Nice Squirtle! Now-" she was interrupted by a faint buzzing sound, growing louder. They turned to see a swarm of large, yellow and black striped Pokémon, with two large silver stingers instead of hands.

"Beedrill!" Allie screamed, quickly returning Squirtle to his pokeball and grabbing her bag.

"Beedrill?" Jack asked, reaching for his pokedex. Allie grabbed his and Jo's hands and started to run.

"No time for that! I'll explain later!" They sprinted away, hoping to find some shelter from the Pokémon that were chasing them.

"Beedrill, the poison bee Pokémon. It flies at high speeds and attacks using the large venomous stingers on it's forelegs and tail" Jack stuffed his pokedex back into his pants pocket.

"Thank goodness we got away!" He panted, putting his pokedex back in his pocket.

"Are we any closer to Pewter City?" Allie sighed, pulling out her guidebook. Jack and Jo stared at her as she flipped to the page with the map, squinted at it, and perked up.

"Oh! We aren't all that far!" She stuffed her book back into her bag and stood up. A collective cheer was let out by the others as they collected their bags too.

"Race ya!" Jo shouted, sprinting off with Flappy flying behind her. Jack, Allie, and Barney raced behind her, laughing.

"I won!" Jo gloated. The group had made it to the city's Pokémon Center and were currently sitting at the benches inside.

"Ok... fine... you did.." Allie, who had come in last, sighed. She pulled out Squirtle's pokeball and handed it to the nurse.

"What can you tell me about the gym leader?" She questioned as the nurse healed Squirtle.

"His name is Brock and he uses rock types," she said, smiling. Allie walked back over to where her friends were waiting.

"He uses rock-types. Jo and I have an advantage, but Jack is at a disadvantage," she told them. Jo and Jack shook their heads at her comment that they were going to challenge the gym too.

"I don't like battling. It's boring," Jo said.

"And I want to become a breeder," Jack chimed in.

"Ok. Fine. But I have a type advantage with Squir- uh oh!" Allie said. Her friends looked at her, their eyebrows raised.

"Squirtle only knows Tackle and Tail Whip. No water attacks that can weaken rock types," she bit down on her nail. She stopped and perked up.

"But I can teach him a water type move! Then I can have an advantage!" She pulled out Squirtle's pokeball.

"Squirtllllle!" He yelled as he materialized. Allie bent down to his height so she could speak to him.

"Squirtle, can we please go and practice? I'm sure if we try real hard, we can learn a new move, and beat the gym leader Brock!" She asked sweetly.

"Squirt! Squirt!" He nodded his head and jumped into her arms. With a sudden burst of energy, she ran out of the building to the practice field outside, leaving her friends and bag.

"Well, I guess we can rent a room and get something to eat that's not a sandwich," Jack said, breaking the silence. Jo nodded as they gathered their belongings and Allie's abandoned backpack.

Allie's Team:

Squirtle- male, torrent ability, brave nature, moves are: Tackle and Tail whip

Jack's Team:

Charmander- male, blaze ability, quirky nature, moves are: scratch and growl

Jo's Team:

Bulbasaur(Barney)- male, overgrow ability, moves are: tackle and growl

Pidgey(Flappy)- male, keen eye ability, moves are: tackle and sand attack

That is chapter 2! I hope you enjoyed it!