One More Step Up the Ladder

Trey, a Charmander that I had just recently befriended, stood up and held out his hand, "Partners?"

I shook it, "Partners."

"Alright then!" Trey exclaimed, "What are we waiting for! Let's go out and see the world!"

I nodded, got up and jumped into the air, "Onward to victory!"

Both of us paused for a second and looked at each other.

"So what do we do now?" Trey asked.

"We could head to my house,"

"Sounds like a plan! Let's go!"

I nodded and we set off for my house.

"So, what does a house look like?" Trey asked.

"Houses have a variety of appearances. Mine is a two-story with a dark purple roof."

"And what do you do for fun?"

"Normally I just walk around and think,"

"Wow you must be a very boring person!"

"I am,"

"So do you humans fight each other?"

"Not really,"

"Boring!"

We came to my house and Trey eyed it up and down.

"This is so big!"

"Yeah I know," I said and opened the door. Trey and I walked inside and headed up to my room. Trey looked around.

"You have a lot of Pokemon related things,"

"I am a Pokemaniac," I laughed.

Trey rolled his eyes, walked over to a shelf, and took out a book. He flipped through it and saw a picture of a Charizard and tried to read the caption. He tried to read the caption, but gave a heavy sigh after several attempts.

"Jesse, could you help me read this?"

I nodded and sat down next to him and read the words; it was something about the moves a Charizard knows and tips on how to use it in battle.

"I want to be like that one day!" Trey cheered. I smiled and a knock was heard coming from the front door.

"I'll get it!" I yelled, and ran downstairs. I opened the door to find Makoto standing there, holding a Mudkip.

"Hey Jesse," Makoto smiled, shyly.

"Hey Makoto," I smiled.

"Jesse," Makoto said and looked down, "I'm going to start on my Pokemon journey. Before I depart, I want to say that you've been one of the greatest friends a girl could ever have."

"May I join you on your journey?"

Makoto looked at me oddly, "You don't have a Pokemon."

Trey made his way down the stairs, "Jesse! There you are! Man I thought you had abandoned me!"

I turned around and laughed, "Meet Trey, my Charmander."

Makoto gasped as she looked at Trey, "He's so cute!"

Trey grumbled.

"I'm so happy for you!" Makoto exclaimed before kissing me on the cheek, causing me to blush.

"You…you…kissed me," I stuttered.

Makoto nodded and set her Mudkip down; she took out six Pokeballs and gave them to me.

"So you can catch your own Pokemon and an extra one to hold your Charmander in,"

"You want to journey together?"

Makoto shrugged, "If you can beat the Violet City gym leader before me, sure. For now, let's build up our parties"

"Alright Makoto, I'll do my best!"

Makoto nodded and picked up her Mudkip.

"See you soon!"

I nodded and walked outside, Trey followed me.

"Shall we head out?" I asked Trey.

Trey nodded, "Yeah!"

The two of us looked at each other and started off into the forest in order to look for more Pokemon.

"Hey there little Shinxy!" a deep, menacing voice laughed, "Come to Papa!"

"No! I'll never come with you!"

"Aww, this one has a little bit of spunky in it!"

Trey and I ran to the source of the noise. Both of us came upon a white man with a black shirt, black pants, a black cap, and a blonde goatee. The shirt and the cap had a big, red R on it.

"Team Rocket," I snarled, "Man I hate those guys!"

For those of you who don't know, Team Rocket is a group of people who steal Pokemon and cause mayhem. I took a step out of the bushes and yelled.

"Hey you leave that Shinx alone!"

The Team Rocket grunt laughed, "What are you going to do about it?"

I thought for a second before saying, "I'll challenge you to a battle! If I win, you leave that Shinx alone. If you win, you can mess with the Shinx all you want," I paused, "And you'll get my Charmander!"

The Rocket grunt smiled, "That sounds like a good bet!" The Rocket member took out a Pokeball and threw it at the ground, "Go Poocheyena!"

The Pokeball opened and a Poocheyena appeared.

"I'll tear his guts out!" the Poocheyena snarled.

"Alright Trey!" I exclaimed, "Show'em your stuff!"

Trey nodded and jumped in front of me.

"Alright Poocheyena, use tackle!" The Rocket Member exclaimed.

The Poocheyena lunged at Trey, who was knocked down by the attack.

"Alright Trey, use ember!" I ordered.

Trey nodded and sent a small fireball at the Poocheyena, which was dodged.

"Alright Poocheyena!" the grunt yelled, "Use Bite!"

Poocheyena lunged at Trey and bit him on the arm. A yelp escaped from Trey.

"Alright Trey, while the Poocheyena is latched onto your arm, use Flamethrower!"

Trey opened his mouth and a wave of flame engulfed the Poocheyena. The Poocheyena let go and stumbled around for a few seconds.

"Finish it off with Ember!" I exclaimed.

"Can do!" Trey smiled and shot a small fireball at the Poocheyena. The fireball made contact and the Poocheyena fell to the ground, unconscious.

The Rocket grunt sighed and held up his Pokeball. A red beam shot from it and the Poocheyena disappeared into the ball.

"You win this time!" The grunt roared, "If we meet again you will not be so lucky!" we warned and darted off into the bushes.

"We make a great team!" Trey cheered.

I nodded and looked over at the Shinx, who had curled up in fright. I took a few steps toward it.

"Get away from me, human!" the Shinx growled.

"I'm not going to hurt you," I said and crept closer.

The Shinx got up, arched its back, and hissed, "I said stay away from me! You're just another Team Rocket member in disguise!"

"Trust me, I'm not a member of Team Rocket. If I was, I would have tried to catch you by now."

"You can understand me?" the Shinx asked and resumed a more natural pose.

"Funny isn't it?" Trey laughed, "I was skeptical at first, but it turns out he is a really nice guy. Trust me, we're going places!"

The Shinx nodded, "Alright, maybe you might not be so bad. How do I travel with you?"

"Tell us your name first," I said.

"Nelly," The Shinx replied.

"Alright Nelly," I said as I placed a Pokeball down, "I need you to hit the little white button on the front of the Pokeball."

The Shinx nodded and poked the white button. The ball opened and the Shinx was transported it. The ball wiggled three times before a clicking sound was heard.

"Do I have to get in one of those?" Trey whined.

I nodded, "Just so no one else catches you and claims you as being theirs."

"Fine," Trey huffed.

I set another Pokeball down; Trey went over to in and poked it. The ball sucked Trey in and wiggled a few times before another clicking sound was heard. I went over to the two Pokeballs and raised them into the air. I let out a victory cheer because I had climbed one more step up the ladder on my way to becomeing a Pokemon master!