1 Chapter Two: The Card Summoner
It was day by the time Rachael woke up. It was also a special occasion today as she washed up, and not remembering the occasion this year again, went out finding everyone acting strangely.
"What's with the cake for Breakfast?" asked Rachael as she sat down on the chair, "and I thought all of you always eat without me when I wake up late? It's like as if it's my Birthday or something…wait a minute!" but was cut off by her older sister and brother by a 'Happy Birthday'.
"Looks like I forgot again…" said Rachael as she looked at the clock, "Oh No! I promised Yvonne and Irene that I would be there by now, oh not again!"
She quickly came out of her room after getting changed and ran towards the door but was stopped by her brother and sister.
"Before going," said her older sister handing her a beautifully wrapped present, "open this first."
"But it's rude to open your present in front of the people who gave it to you," said Rachael looking at the present.
"Never mind that custom," replied her older brother, "lets say we're following the Western Style."
Glancing at her brother and sister strangely, she opened the gift that revealed a new pair of roller blades.
"Cool!" exclaimed Rachael happy as she quickly put them on.
"We thought that you would forget again…" said her brother looking at the time, "hey sis, isn't it time for you to go too?"
"Yeah," replied their sister, "but it doesn't matter that much, because it's my younger sister's birthday."
"The commander will be angry," said Rachael.
"Don't worry," replied her sister as she as well got ready to go, "the other side hasn't made any moves yet."
They dashed out of the gate, her sister on her bicycle and Rachael with her new roller blades, they quickly went down the HDB flat and her sister rode on her bike in the other direction with her Pokemon Cards. Rachael quickly dashed to the market and to their favorite stall, the Old Uncle Shop, where she found her friends waiting for her.
"About time," said Irene as she looked at her watch, "you're late."
"Come on," Yvonne said, "you were late too."
"But she's later than me," protested Irene as they proceeded to the Old Uncle Shop, "We've got a surprise."
"I hate surprises," replied Rachael as she remembered what happened at home, "I don't have a good memory."
The Old Uncle, the shopkeeper's nickname as he wouldn't tell them what his name was, welcomed them and they urged Rachael to a corner in the shop. The Old Uncle then handed them their gift, a strange Pokemon Card.
"Here," Yvonne said as she handed Rachael's 'surprise', "hope you like it."
"It's a very rare collectors card," said Irene, "it was very hard to get."
"Where did you get this," replied Rachael curiously, "these cards are indeed very rare."
As she asked, she though to herself, "what is a Summoner's Card doing here?"
"It's actually given by the Old Uncle," replied Yvonne.
"Can you please tell me how you actually got this card?" asked Rachael seriously, making both her friend get suspicious, "this cards aren't sold anywhere."
"Alright," exclaimed the Old Uncle, "someone told me to give it to you on this day, he said that it would protect you."
"How did he look like?" asked Rachael curiously.
"He was about the same age as you," answered the Old Uncle, "the strange thing was that he was in black and sounded like as if that card was very important to you, so I though it was yours."
Rachael looked at the card, which was all in gold, with a picture of a Blastoise in the center but was broken off her concentration by her two friends,
"Ohh…" said her friends giggling, "maybe it's not important to her but to him…"
"What?" asked Rachael curiously, "what do you mean by that?"
"You will find out when you meet him," replied Yvonne as they walked out of the shop."
"Hey," asked Irene as they were walking, "where are we going today?"
"Let Rachael decide," Yvonne answered, "It's her birthday."
"Anywhere would be nice," replied Rachael, "how about going to Orchard?"
"Great place," Irene said, "they have lots of cards there."
It was a long trip to Orchard by MRT, and was lunch by then. They ate at the food court and had a very happy time out, and reached home late. They visited the Old Uncle's Shop again and they each went separate ways towards their home. Rachael walked slowly towards home, as she was exhausted. As she walked, she noticed something strange in the bushes, unaware of the danger that faced her, she thought that it was a cat but suddenly, it leaped out and revealed itself, a Sneasel, which gave chase.
"A Sneasel," thought Rachael to herself, "that's a Pokemon! And they don't really exist unless…"
Before she could go further into her thoughts, three other Sneasels came out and cornered her. Then. Out of the darkness, came a man in black but was too dark to be able to be seen at the face.
"Come and join us," asked the mysterious man, "your powers are very strong."
"No way!" replied Rachael as she noticed the symbol on the man glove, "you're one of them."
"Must be someone you know who told you then," replied the man, "but I'll make you join by force, but if I can't, I'll get kill you!"
After he finished speaking, he commanded his four Sneasels to attack her. Rachael had no choice but to brace the attack when suddenly, her bag started shining and out came a large Blastoise, which shielded her.
"The card!" remembered Rachael, "that person gave it to me to protect me from them"
"Blast! How did they know that you were one of them," the man said angrily, "Sneasels! Don't forget your training."
The Sneasels circled around Blastoise. They then started to attack two at a go and brought Blastoise down. Rachael watched helplessly when a strange voice started talking to her, "Rachael, please believe in me, but I will not win if you think negatively…"
"Negatively?" asked Rachael to herself as she watched the fight, "Blastoise is outnumbered and it won't be able to win if we're cornered…"
But suddenly, a thought struck her, "Blastoise! Harden now," she said, hoping that it would listen to her. Her confidence grew as Blastoise used harden and was bracing the attacks with lesser pain.
"Blatoise," Rachael commanded again, "use your water gun to push the Sneasels away." The big water Pokemon fired a strong water gun at the Sneasels from it's cannons, sending them on the ground. Rachael called out for Blastoise and they quickly ran out of the corner they were trapped in. The mysterious man commanded his Seasels to chase. Rachael and Blastoise ran towards the badminton court and stopped.
"Blastoise, listen to me," Rachael said, "the Sneasels are too quick and you don't have a chance against them, now…"
The Sneasels reached to court before Rachael could explain, but Blastoise seemed to understand what Rachael had in mind and fired a Hydropump on the floor of the court, making the Sneasels fall as they run.
"Now aim your Water Gun at each of the Sneasels," Rachael said. Blastoise aimed and fired four full blasts of Water Gun at the Sneasels.
"Blast you," said the man furiously, "I won't be so easy to beat next time!"
He then disappeared behind a cloud of smoke, leaving no signs of Sneasels.
"We did it!" exclaimed Rachael happily to Blastoise. Then a strange light surrounded Blastoise and became a card again. Rachael proceeded home and went to bed immediately, wondering why they would want to attack her…
It was day by the time Rachael woke up. It was also a special occasion today as she washed up, and not remembering the occasion this year again, went out finding everyone acting strangely.
"What's with the cake for Breakfast?" asked Rachael as she sat down on the chair, "and I thought all of you always eat without me when I wake up late? It's like as if it's my Birthday or something…wait a minute!" but was cut off by her older sister and brother by a 'Happy Birthday'.
"Looks like I forgot again…" said Rachael as she looked at the clock, "Oh No! I promised Yvonne and Irene that I would be there by now, oh not again!"
She quickly came out of her room after getting changed and ran towards the door but was stopped by her brother and sister.
"Before going," said her older sister handing her a beautifully wrapped present, "open this first."
"But it's rude to open your present in front of the people who gave it to you," said Rachael looking at the present.
"Never mind that custom," replied her older brother, "lets say we're following the Western Style."
Glancing at her brother and sister strangely, she opened the gift that revealed a new pair of roller blades.
"Cool!" exclaimed Rachael happy as she quickly put them on.
"We thought that you would forget again…" said her brother looking at the time, "hey sis, isn't it time for you to go too?"
"Yeah," replied their sister, "but it doesn't matter that much, because it's my younger sister's birthday."
"The commander will be angry," said Rachael.
"Don't worry," replied her sister as she as well got ready to go, "the other side hasn't made any moves yet."
They dashed out of the gate, her sister on her bicycle and Rachael with her new roller blades, they quickly went down the HDB flat and her sister rode on her bike in the other direction with her Pokemon Cards. Rachael quickly dashed to the market and to their favorite stall, the Old Uncle Shop, where she found her friends waiting for her.
"About time," said Irene as she looked at her watch, "you're late."
"Come on," Yvonne said, "you were late too."
"But she's later than me," protested Irene as they proceeded to the Old Uncle Shop, "We've got a surprise."
"I hate surprises," replied Rachael as she remembered what happened at home, "I don't have a good memory."
The Old Uncle, the shopkeeper's nickname as he wouldn't tell them what his name was, welcomed them and they urged Rachael to a corner in the shop. The Old Uncle then handed them their gift, a strange Pokemon Card.
"Here," Yvonne said as she handed Rachael's 'surprise', "hope you like it."
"It's a very rare collectors card," said Irene, "it was very hard to get."
"Where did you get this," replied Rachael curiously, "these cards are indeed very rare."
As she asked, she though to herself, "what is a Summoner's Card doing here?"
"It's actually given by the Old Uncle," replied Yvonne.
"Can you please tell me how you actually got this card?" asked Rachael seriously, making both her friend get suspicious, "this cards aren't sold anywhere."
"Alright," exclaimed the Old Uncle, "someone told me to give it to you on this day, he said that it would protect you."
"How did he look like?" asked Rachael curiously.
"He was about the same age as you," answered the Old Uncle, "the strange thing was that he was in black and sounded like as if that card was very important to you, so I though it was yours."
Rachael looked at the card, which was all in gold, with a picture of a Blastoise in the center but was broken off her concentration by her two friends,
"Ohh…" said her friends giggling, "maybe it's not important to her but to him…"
"What?" asked Rachael curiously, "what do you mean by that?"
"You will find out when you meet him," replied Yvonne as they walked out of the shop."
"Hey," asked Irene as they were walking, "where are we going today?"
"Let Rachael decide," Yvonne answered, "It's her birthday."
"Anywhere would be nice," replied Rachael, "how about going to Orchard?"
"Great place," Irene said, "they have lots of cards there."
It was a long trip to Orchard by MRT, and was lunch by then. They ate at the food court and had a very happy time out, and reached home late. They visited the Old Uncle's Shop again and they each went separate ways towards their home. Rachael walked slowly towards home, as she was exhausted. As she walked, she noticed something strange in the bushes, unaware of the danger that faced her, she thought that it was a cat but suddenly, it leaped out and revealed itself, a Sneasel, which gave chase.
"A Sneasel," thought Rachael to herself, "that's a Pokemon! And they don't really exist unless…"
Before she could go further into her thoughts, three other Sneasels came out and cornered her. Then. Out of the darkness, came a man in black but was too dark to be able to be seen at the face.
"Come and join us," asked the mysterious man, "your powers are very strong."
"No way!" replied Rachael as she noticed the symbol on the man glove, "you're one of them."
"Must be someone you know who told you then," replied the man, "but I'll make you join by force, but if I can't, I'll get kill you!"
After he finished speaking, he commanded his four Sneasels to attack her. Rachael had no choice but to brace the attack when suddenly, her bag started shining and out came a large Blastoise, which shielded her.
"The card!" remembered Rachael, "that person gave it to me to protect me from them"
"Blast! How did they know that you were one of them," the man said angrily, "Sneasels! Don't forget your training."
The Sneasels circled around Blastoise. They then started to attack two at a go and brought Blastoise down. Rachael watched helplessly when a strange voice started talking to her, "Rachael, please believe in me, but I will not win if you think negatively…"
"Negatively?" asked Rachael to herself as she watched the fight, "Blastoise is outnumbered and it won't be able to win if we're cornered…"
But suddenly, a thought struck her, "Blastoise! Harden now," she said, hoping that it would listen to her. Her confidence grew as Blastoise used harden and was bracing the attacks with lesser pain.
"Blatoise," Rachael commanded again, "use your water gun to push the Sneasels away." The big water Pokemon fired a strong water gun at the Sneasels from it's cannons, sending them on the ground. Rachael called out for Blastoise and they quickly ran out of the corner they were trapped in. The mysterious man commanded his Seasels to chase. Rachael and Blastoise ran towards the badminton court and stopped.
"Blastoise, listen to me," Rachael said, "the Sneasels are too quick and you don't have a chance against them, now…"
The Sneasels reached to court before Rachael could explain, but Blastoise seemed to understand what Rachael had in mind and fired a Hydropump on the floor of the court, making the Sneasels fall as they run.
"Now aim your Water Gun at each of the Sneasels," Rachael said. Blastoise aimed and fired four full blasts of Water Gun at the Sneasels.
"Blast you," said the man furiously, "I won't be so easy to beat next time!"
He then disappeared behind a cloud of smoke, leaving no signs of Sneasels.
"We did it!" exclaimed Rachael happily to Blastoise. Then a strange light surrounded Blastoise and became a card again. Rachael proceeded home and went to bed immediately, wondering why they would want to attack her…