A/N: I'm combining things from the anime, the games, and a bunch of the generations. This will be set in Kanto, but there will be things from later generations, too. Like berries and certain pokemon moves/types.
"So… Where are we going exactly, un?" Deidara asked, glancing around the path he and Konan were walking along.
"To the next town, obviously."
"Yeah… What town is that?"
"Well since we're starting off near Pallet Town, I figure we should go to Viridian City… Then we could head over to Pewter City, and see if we can get our first gym badge."
"Okay…" Deidara muttered.
"We need thirteen badges to get to the elite four."
"Thirteen?" Deidara sighed.
"It's going to be rough, but I know I can do it!"
"Where do we get all thirteen, un?"
"There used to be eight. But now, there's a bunch of what they call 'Shinobi badges'."
"Since when, un?"
"I don't know. Pretty recently."
"How'd you hear about it, un?"
"It was all over the news a few days ago. Didn't you see it?"
"No, un. Where are these badges, anyway? Actually, what are badges?"
"Badges are what you get for defeating gym leaders. There's usually a gym leader in every town, but sometimes there's exceptions. You need all thirteen to battle Elite Four and become the champion. And, about the Shinobi badges... The people on the news wouldn't tell us where they are. They're in these hidden villages all over the place. We have to find them by ourselves."
"Then how are we supposed to find them, un?"
"People have been to them before. They'll help us find the villages. But come on, we have to get going if we're going to get to the next town! I hear it takes almost a whole day's worth of walking!"
"Screw that, I'm not walking." Deidara said, reaching down for his bag of clay.
"Then what are you going to do?"
"Clearly I'm going to fly." Deidara said.
"How? You don't have a flying type."
"I'll make a bird."
"I know you like to sculpt Pokémon, but you can't actually make them move unless you're in your Pokémon form." Konan informed him.
Deidara found that this was true. No matter how much he yelled at his little clay eagle, it wouldn't grow or move.
"Fine, un. Then I'll just change into my Pokémon form." Deidara said, reaching for his Pokéformer.
"NO!" Konan screamed, stopping his hand.
"Why not, un?"
"It's against the rules."
"Rules of what?"
"The rules of the Pokéformer. If someone catches you using it outside of battle when you're not in a safe zone, you'll get busted for it."
"You used it outside of battle!" Deidara yelled.
"That was a safe zone."
"What is a 'safe zone'?" Deidara asked.
"You can use it in towns, or in the event of an emergency."
"If I punch you hard enough, can we call that an emergency, un?"
"If you punch me, I'll rip your head off. Let's get going. Hey, why don't we let our Pokémon out for a while, too?"
"…Fine..."
"Alright!" Konan yelled, throwing Squirtle's Pokéball up. "Come on out!"
A Squirtle jumped out of the Pokéball, landing at Konan's feet. It looked at her as if he were examining her.
"Aw, you're cute, aren't you?" She asked, pulling it up into a hug. Deidara smiled and released his charmander from its Pokéball.
"Char!"
"You're gonna love that thing when it evolves." Konan said. "It's going to be a huge dragon!
"mander?"
"A dragon? A full-sized dragon?" Deidara asked.
"Yeah. It'll be able to breathe fire and every- AH!"
Deidara looked over at Konan, who was now soaking wet. Squirtle sat by her feet, looking displeased.
"What happened, un?"
"Squirtle hit me with a water gun!" She yelled, wringing out her hair.
"Oh…"
"My hair takes forever to dry, too..."
"Char? Mander?" Charmander asked, pointing at the flame on its tail.
"Good idea." Deidara said. "Konan, let me see your hair."
"Why?"
"We'll dry it off."
"Alright." She said, sitting down.
So, Charmander held its tail up to Konan's hair. Deidara reached back to see if he had anything useful in his bag. Certainly his 'mother' must've packed him something for his hair. His was pretty long, too.
"Hey Deidara? How long does this usually take?"
"I don't know… I've never used a fire to dry my hair."
That was probably a good thing. Fire isn't exactly the best way to dry out your hair.
"C-char! Charmander!"
"What, un?" Deidara asked, looking back at charmander. "OH MY GOD!"
"What?" Konan asked.
"U-uh… N-nothing! Just… stay still!"
"What's going on?" Konan asked, standing back up. "What's wrong?"
"N-nothing!"
"…Do you guys smell smoke…?"
"NOPE!" Deidara yelled, searching for a bottle of water.
Konan finally realized what was going on, and threw herself down against the ground to suffocate the fire.
"Squirtle…" Squirtle muttered. Squirtle stood up and put the fire out with water gun.
"Nice job. Now my hair's wet and burned..." Konan huffed, still lying on the ground.
"Char…"
"It's not your fault, Charmander. Maybe Konan shouldn't have let her hair so close to the flame."
"It's his fault." Konan said.
"Ma-mander…" Charmander whispered, looking down in shame.
"Just take the blame. It is your fault, un."
"Well maybe YOU shouldn't have let him near my hair. This is actually your fault."
"Don't blame me, either!"
"Well I should because it's clearly your fault!" Konan snapped, annoyed with Deidara for not taking responsibility.
"Charmander! Char!" Charmander yelled.
"Oh, now you're going to defend him?" Konan asked.
That was when Charmander snapped. He unleashed an ember attack on Konan, who quickly jumped out of the way.
"ARE YOU CRAZY?" She yelled.
"Charmander, un!" Deidara yelled. "Don't do that!"
But, Charmander continued attacking. Eventually, it did hit something. But it wasn't Konan. A squeal of pain could be heard from the grass. Squirtle perked up and went to see what it was. What he pulled out of the grass was an orange-haired little boy.
"Squirtle-squirt!"
"I-is that what I think it is?" Konan asked.
"Yahi…" The boy muttered.
"A Yahiko!" She exclaimed, overjoyed by the fact she had found one.
"It looks like a kid." Deidara said.
"Yeah! But it's a Pokémon!"
Squirtle waved her over, pointing at a bright red spot on the Pokémon's leg.
"Oh… Your charmander burned the poor thing!" Konan yelled. "Squirtle, use water gun."
Squirtle inhaled deeply, looking at the Yahiko as if it were some kind of threat.
"NO!" Konan yelled, covering Squirtle's mouth. "Don't attack it! Use it to help the burn!"
Squirtle looked at her as if she were crazy. He released the water gun on her face, having no other target.
"…Please…?" She asked, wiping the fluid off.
So, Squirtle tried again, this time letting water trickle out onto the burn.
"There… That should be better." Konan said, pushing the Yahiko up into a sitting position.
"Ya… hiko?"
"Hey, Konan, un?"
"Yeah?"
"What are those?" Deidara asked, pointing at a large mass of orange-haired Pokémon up in a tree. They seemed to be staring at Konan.
"Those must be Yahiko-san… I wonder if there are any Pein here, too. Anyway, time to catch this Yahiko!" She said, taking an empty Pokéball out.
"YA… YAHIKO!" The burned Pokémon cried, trying to signal for help. Konan backed away, knowing that something would probably answer. She was right.
A Pein jumped from the top of the tree, landing in front of the Yahiko. Deidara smiled when he noticed it was wearing an Akatsuki cloak, with the collar all the way up to the middle of its face.
"Leader-sama?" Deidara asked, running up to it.
"Deidara! Don't get too close! Those things are dangerous!" Konan yelled.
"Konan, it's Pein. He wouldn't hurt us, un. Well, not badly." Deidara said, poiting at the creature.
"Are you insane?" Konan yelled. "Do you have a death wish?"
Deidara opened his mouth to ask her what she was talking about. He was interrupted by a low growl coming from the angry Pein he was standing with. That's when Deidara decided that maybe this wasn't his brightest idea.
"Back away, Deidara… slowly…" Konan said.
Deidara started backing toward Konan. The Pein lifted the Yahiko up, and leapt back into the large tree it had come out of.
"Are you okay?" Konan asked, walking up to Deidara.
"Yeah… I think so, un."
"Good. Now… let's keep going… please."
"Why didn't you catch that Yahiko? You could've, un."
"I doubt the Yahiko-san and the Pein would've let me…"
"Could've taken them on in your Pokémon form."
"I'm not strong enough to take down a Pein, Deidara. But I'll get a Yahiko someday!"
A/N: End of chapter two! Tell me if you have suggestions, or any certain battles you would like to see!
