Chapter 2: Runaway Pokemon
"So um...why are you following me?" Erika was skipping along route one but she realized Kyle was walking behind her.
Suddenly a wild Bunnelby jumped out of the bushes and almost tackled Erika.
"AAh!" she screamed.
"Sneasel, Icy wind" Kyle released Sneasel.
Sneasel shot icy wind at the enemy and sent it running.
"wow thanks" said Erika calmly.
Kyle walked past her and continued, "C'mon Aquacorde Town is up ahead"
Erika followed him and smiled 'so he came to protect me'
The town was a busy, bustling town made of tan bricks mostly. People were running around everywhere in the central shopping district. The two teens made their way through the market until they reached an outdoor Cafe' with a large Wigglytuff on the sign. They stood there and scanned the crowd.
"Over here" a hand was raised from a table outside near door of the Cafe'.
A man with a bowl cut blonde hair and a girl with dark skin and short hair stood up to wave at Kyle and Erika.
"That must be them!" Erika pointed and started towards them "C'mon"
Kyle followed indifferently.
The two groups met at the table and shook hands "You two must be Erika and Kyle" said the blonde man. "We recognized you from the description the professor gave us, I'm Dexio"
"And I'm Lexia. We're Professor Sycamore's assistants" said the girl. "Please sit"
They all sat around the table.
"Nice to meet you!" said Erika excitedly "I'm Erika and this is Kyle, we're so grateful to the professor for this. I know Pokemon licenses aren't cheap and-"
"Thank you for meeting us" interrupted Kyle.
The two assistants smiled. "no prob" started Dexio.
"The Professor is a really nice guy, this is the first time he's given away a Pokemon for free but frankly we're not surprised".
"So lets get to it!" said Lexia excitedly. "I'm sure Erika is dying to meet her new partner!"
"Eeeek! Yes!" squealed Erika. She held Lexia's hands in her own "You know exactly how I feel".
"Well let's begin" Dexio stood. He brought out a Pokeball and threw it. A Froakie was released. The people dining around them took notice.
"In Kalos, this is the water Pokemon starter: Froakie"
the frog Pokemon, looked bored and stood still.
"Is it ok?" asked Kyle
"Of course" said Lexia. "Froakie make excellent Pokemon, strong and smart, they're the partner for the trainer aiming to be a master!"
"yea but" Erika looked over at Froakie "Its kind of..." Froakie looked up at her with its big eyes "creepy" Froakie grew pale and fell over looking depressed.
"Well how bout this one" Dexio threw another Pokeball and summoned a Fennekin.
It was nervous and hid under the table. They all gazed under the table at it. "The fire starter Pokemon is named Fennekin"
Lexia grabbed it from under the table and held it out to Erika "Fennekin are adorable, super cute and very loyal Pokemon everyone wants a Fennekin"
The Fennekin was so startled by her that it used ember on Lexia so that it be released. It fled under the table again and proceeded to tremble.
"It is cute" said Erika. "But it's not very confident"
Dexio and Lexia began to sweat.
"Where's the last Pokemon?" asked Kyle.
Dexio held a Pokeball "Well" he threw it and a Chespin appeared "The last choice is the grass type Chespin"
Chespin looked at Erika. She looked at it. Chespin stuck out its tongue and ran off.
"wait" yelled Erika.
Chespin ran towards a couple who were sitting at a table.
They noticed it. "Hi litte guy" said the man. Chespin stuck out its tongue at him and used vine whip to get itself on the table.
The couple was startled. Chespin ate the croissants on the table and ran off out of the Cafe'
"Wait Chespin! come back" Erika ran after it.
"We're so sorry" Kyle stopped and bowed at the couple then ran after Erika. Dexio and Lexia followed.
Chespin bobbed and weaved through the crowds of people but Erika would not take her eyes off of it.
Behind her, Kyle, Dexio, and Lexia followed.
"What's up with Chespin?" asked Kyle
"I'm So Sorry! We were hoping Erika would like one of the others" said Dexio
"Yea that Chespin strays off alot and is really disobedient" said Lexia "We're sorry we should've warned Erika."
The Chespin made it to the edge of town where the town connected to route 2 through a stone bridge over the river. It turned to see Erika still on its tail.
"wait Chespin!"said Erika as she slowed down gasping for air.
Chespin ran to the center of the bridge and stood at its edge. "Wait" Erika stopped and called out to Chespin. The Pokemon stuck out its tongue and jumped into the river. The water was calm, it rose to the surface and began kicking downstream.
The group caught up to Erika.
"Where'd it go?" asked Kyle
"The riverbank, let's go" Erika went past them and led them off the bridge.
Down by the riverbank sat a fisherman on a lawn chair with his pole in hand and line in the water.
He felt a tug. "Hmm. I got one?" He began to pull "Woah" it was a harsh tug.
"Come to daddy!" he shouted. He pulled the pole back and a Pokemon jumped out of the water and onto the land. It was a Tentacool.
The gang arrived and gasped in shock. "Chespin!" cried Erika.
The Tentacool had Chespin wrapped in its tentacles.
"That your Chespin?" asked the fisherman.
Kyle stood in front of the Tentacool. It looked menacing. Chespin cried for help.
"Hang on Chespin" Kyle enlarged his Pokeball "Go Sneasel" he summoned Sneasel.
The Tentacool fired a bubblebeam.
"Icy wind" ordered Kyle. Sneasel shot icy wind and froze the bubbles then they popped.
Tentacool fired a small soundwave at Sneasel.
"That's supersonic" identified Dexio.
"Dodge!" said Kyle.
Sneasel dove and avoided the sound wave.
"Now fury cutter!"
Sneasel ran up to Tentacool and slashed away over and over again.
Eventually it released Chespin. Chespin was knocked out and Erika went over to pick it up.
Tentacool also fell over knocked out.
"Pokeball go" Kyle threw an empty Pokeball and it captured Tentacool.
Kyle went over and picked it up. "Easy" he turned to face Erika "how's Chespin?"
"I don't know, Dexio" she passed it over to Dexio.
"It just looks beat, let's take it to a Pokemon center" said Dexio while returning it into its Pokeball.
"Right" said Kyle. "Let's go"
"Wait!" shouted the fisherman
"You took my catch!" he pointed at Kyle
"Now you have to pay" the fisherman held out a Pokeball at Kyle
"a battle" Kyle raised an eyebrow then smiled "love to"
The two faced each other with plenty of space between them.
"Two on two?" asked the fisherman
"done, let's do this" Kyle threw his first Pokeball "Go Tentacool"
The new Pokemon was summoned, it looked tired and had scratch marks all over it.
"That Pokemon's already weak" The fisherman threw his Pokeball "Go Psyduck!"
The ball summoned a Psyduck that looked angry.
"Tentacool use poison sting" Tentacool fired tiny purple daggers at Psyduck. It hit head on.
"Now use wrap!" ordered Kyle. Tentacool jumped at Psyduck and wrapped its tentacles around the duck Pokemon.
"Psyduck, confusion!" ordered the fisherman. The duck's eyes began to glow in blue light. Tentacool's body began to glow in the same blue light and it fell over knocked out.
"Ha easy!" laughed the fisherman.
Kyle returned his new Pokemon to its ball "not a bad try" he remarked. Then he got out another ball.
"Now the real battle begins, go Sneasel!" he summoned Sneasel.
"Psyduck confusion!" Psyduck's eyes glowed again but Sneasel just stood there arms crossed looking bored.
"Why isn't anything happening?" asked the fisherman.
"Amateur" said Kyle "Everyone knows psychic types don't affect dark type Pokemon"
Sneasel smirked. "Sneasel use fury cutter!" Sneasel ran in and slashed away at Pysduck.
"Grr Psyduck use water gun!" Psyduck fired a jet of water from its mouth.
"Icy wind!" the two attacks collided and burst. "fury cutter" Sneasel ran in and slashed Psyduck again. This time it was knocked out.
"No! Psyduck" the fisherman returned Psyduck.
"Too easy" Kyle and Sneasel smirked.
"Well that wasn't my strongest Pokemon, watch this" fisherman threw a Pokeball into the river. Out sprang a Goldeen.
"You're strongest Pokemon is a Goldeen" Kyle giggled.
"He can't be serious" said Lexia.
"Kick his butt Kyle" cheered Erika.
"Goldeen supersonic" a sound wave shot from the water. Sneasel dove and dodged it.
"Water pulse" Goldeen jumped out and fired a water orb at Sneasel.
"Protect" countered Kyle. Sneasel surrounded itself with a forcefield. It blocked the water pulse
"Horn attack" once the barrier ended, Goldeen was in front of Sneasel and hit it with horn attack then jumped back in the water.
"Grr lucky" said Kyle
"wanna bet, Goldeen water pulse"
"Sneasel icy wind"
Goldeen's water pulse and Sneasel's icy wind blocked each other.
"Horn attack" Goldeen appeared again in front of Sneasel and rammed Sneasel with its horn.
"No way, again" murmured Kyle.
"One more time. Water pulse!" ordered fisherman.
once again a water pulse was shot from the river.
"How can I block both water pulse and horn attack?" wondered Kyle "I only have two hands"
"!" 'wait that's it' thought Kyle.
"Kyle watch out!" shouted Erika.
The water pulse was about to hit Sneasel. "block with Metal claw" ordered Kyle.
Sneasel blocked the water move with one of its glowing claws.
"Horn attack" ordered fisherman. Goldeen dove from above once again.
"Sneasel metal claw again" This time Sneasel used its free claw to block horn attack and slam Goldeen down on the ground.
"No! he blocked both my moves!"
"finish this with fury cutter!" ordered Kyle. Sneasel went in and slashed Goldeen one more time.
Goldeen fainted.
"Noooo!" Fisherman returned his Goldeen. The others cheered for Kyle.
Back at the Aquacorde Pokemon center.
"That was a great battle Kyle" said Erika. Dexio and Lexia walked up to them "Chespin is gonna be fine" said Dexio.
The three starter Pokemon walked up behind him.
"So Erika have you decided on a partner?" asked Dexio
"Let me guess?" said Lexia "Fennekin right? Ooh or Froakie!"
Erika frowned "hmm no" she walked up to Chespin and picked it up. It looked confused.
"I'd like Chespin" she smiled.
"What?" said Dexio
"Are you sure?" confirmed Lexia
Kyle smiled.
"Yup. I've made up my mind. You're a little trouble maker just like me Chespin. Let's be friends"
Chespin stuck its tongue out at its new trainer.