For this story, the legal age to go on a Pokémon journey is 13, 10 is way too young! Just so you all know!
I do not own Pokémon. But I do own my characters: Olivia, Aundrey (Drey) and the two new ones Arobella and Lucas.
Here is chapter 2!
Chapter 2: Friendship
Goldy looked furious. Maybe it was because he stood up for me, a girl he didn't know from Eve, and the fact that I was the daughter of a villain.
I stood there awkwardly, shuffling my feet and staring at the floor. Talk... but how could I explain everything?
"Well..." I started "my name is Olivia... I'm fourteen, and, as you know, my father is Geoffrey McAllister. I found Opal, my Ralts, a few days before I left. If my father knew I had her, he would use her for evil purposes."
Goldy nodded and waved his hand for me to continue.
"So" I continued "I escaped. I had no choice. I'm going to raise a team strong enough to beat my father and the whole of Team Oregon... and that's all I can tell you Goldy"
He smirked and said "Goldy? Who the hell are you calling Goldy? Don't you know who I am?"
"Am I supposed to?" I asked dryly.
He looked slightly irritated before saying "I'm Aundrey Thorne... you may know me as Drey"
The name was familiar, but I couldn't quite place it. I frowned as I thought. But it was obvious I couldn't remember. "It does sound familiar..." I started.
"Great" He said sarcastically, shaking his head as though he thought I was stupid "I'm somewhat of a contest... star?"
Ah, so now I knew who he was. Drey Thorne, contest superstar. He and his Kirlia have won many ribbons.
"And what brings you to Valour?" I asked.
"Well, for one, the contests. Secondly, it's the fact that Valour contains Pokémon from not only Hoenn, but Johto, Kanto, Sinnoh and Unova!" He sounded very excited when he said this.
"Aha..." I said, waiting for him to continue.
"So I could get myself a strong team capable of doing contests AND gym battles!" He told me.
"Why do both?" I asked him.
He shrugged "I guess I think they complement each other. Your attacks won't only be strong; they will be beautiful and unpredictable!"
I nodded, and for the first time thought about doing both too. I mean, yeah, I was on a life-changing journey, but I would only get one shot. My father, and his followers, had never competed in contests. Their Pokémon wouldn't know combination moves, not like what you did in contests. It would give me an advantage!
"And" He told me "I will join you on your quest"
"Huh?" I said.
"I. Will. Join. You. I hate Team Oregon probably more than you do! If you're going to take them down, count me in" He said.
I had never really thought of having other people with me. It would make things easier for me, though, having two people and their Pokémon taking on Team Oregon than just one.
"Okay then... what Pokémon have you got?" I asked.
"On me? Just my Kirlia, Gallant" He replied.
I nodded "Well, I just have Ralts and Budew... we will need to strengthen our teams"
He nodded and smiled "Yep, an army of beautiful, powerful Pokémon. We will be unbeatable"
I smiled, agreeing. "Okay, well now that that's done, I would really like to get some sleep. It's been a big day" I told him "And, Drey... why are you suddenly starting to trust me?"
"Because of your Ralts. They sense the emotions of those around them. If you were evil, she and my Kirlia would have sensed it. So I trust them, not you. Don't get your hopes up" He told me, smirking.
I scowled at him and said "Goldy, you aint my type!"
"That's what every girl says right before... never mind. I'm going to go out to the deck. Want me to bring you back any food?" He asked.
"No thanks, I'll get some later. Night Drey" I said, walking towards my bed and the comfort of sleep.
I let out a huge sigh as I saw our stop. Valour was beautiful, full of large snow-topped hills and huge green trees. It was a Pokémon paradise that was rumoured to have been in the middle of all the regions, many millions of years ago. Which is why it had Pokémon from all the regions.
As we stepped off the ship we were immediately bombarded by my least favourite type of person. Fan-girls. They swarmed over Drey, holding notebooks and pens, squealing his name, asking him out on dates, wanting his autograph. Unfortunately for me, I was standing right next to him, and someone noticed.
"Who is she!" The pale green haired-blue eyed beauty asked snidely "Lucas, tell me who she is!"
A boy with messy brown hair that seemed to cover most of his face, and pretty purple eyes immediately appeared at her side.
"What now?" He asked her.
"Who is she?" The girl asked, pointing at me.
"How the hell should I know?" He asked.
The girl glanced at all the other girls crowding around Drey and lifted two fingers to her dainty mouth, letting out a loud whistle. Every eye immediately turned to her and she yelled "GET OUT! NOW!"
The other girls' eyes widened and immediately they all fled, leaving Drey, herself, her friend Lucas and myself alone.
"Is she your girlfriend?" The girl asked, jabbing a finger into Drey's chest.
"No, crazy girl. She is not my girlfriend and NEITHER ARE YOU!" He told her, his voice getting slowly louder.
"My name is AROBELLA not crazy girl" She pouted "And, one day, you and I will be together. Lucas, teach him a lesson"
"What? How?" The boy asked.
"Battle Drey, of course" She replied.
"Battle?" Lucas squeaked.
Finally, I had had enough. I was itching with for a battle, especially the way she was going off at us. "Make it a double battle, me and Drey onto you two." I said.
"And if I win?" She asked.
"Name your price" I replied.
"I get to travel with you" She replied, a huge grin on her face.
"No, choose something else!" I cried.
"That is my choice. What is yours?" She replied.
"If we win, then you leave us alone and stay far FAR away from us" I replied.
"Deal" She said with a huge grin.
"Good. Come on out Opal" I said, throwing Opal's pokeball into the air.
"Ralts!" She cried, ready for battle.
"Come on out, Marie!" Arobella called.
"Flaaafffyyy" Her Flaaffy cried, getting into fighting stance. Typical, a girl like her would have a cute pink Pokémon.
"C'mon out Rocky" Called Lucas.
"Aron" His Aron said.
"I choose you, Gallant" Said Drey.
"Kirliii" His Kirlia said.
"And now" I said "we battle"
"Opal, use confusion" I called.
"Ral!" She cried, and the Flaaffy turned purple.
"Flaa!" She cried.
"Marie, shake it off with thundershock!" Called Arobella.
"Flaaf!" Flaaffy cried, sending a wave of thunder towards my Ralts.
"Gallant, use protect!" Called Drey. His Kirlia immediately appeared in front of Opal, a huge screen protecting the pair from the oncoming thunder.
"You need to react faster" Drey told me with a frown "protect your Pokémon!"
I nodded, hating to hear his scolding.
"Okay, Opal, use magical leaf on Aron!" I called.
"Ral!" She cried, sending a wave of leaves to the Aron.
"Rocky, dig under the ground" Called Lucas.
"Ron!" His Aron said, then disappeared beneath the ground, evading my magical leaf attack.
"Flaaffy, use shock wave!" Said Arobella.
"Gallant, psychic!" Said Drey.
The battle was going great and we had the upper hand. At least, at first we did. Because then something happened that we didn't expect.
"Rocky, dig out and use rock throw!" Called Lucas.
His Aron came out of the ground, but before it attacked, it started to glow and change shape.
"H-he's evolving!" Called Lucas.
We all stood there, dumbfounded, as his Aron evolved into Lairon.
"Lairon" His newly evolved Lairon cried.
"This isn't good. None of our attacks are that great on Aron, let alone its evolved form!" Drey told me "This is going to be hard!"
I nodded and we continued the battle.
"Lairon, use rock throw!" Called Lucas. And this is where all hell went loose. Because it was newly evolved, it was a lot stronger. So, Lairon caused a massive avalanche that buried not just mine and Drey's Pokémon, but his own Pokémon and Arobella's too. We pulled away the pile of rocks, to discover that every single Pokémon had fainted.
"We... drew" I said.
"So what does that mean?" Arobella asked, cradling her Flaaffy in her arms.
"Nothing for now, we need to get to a Pokémon centre" Drey replied, returning his Kirlia to its pokeball and walking off. We all got up and followed his actions, returning our Pokémon and following him to the Pokémon centre.
