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Pocket Monster Black and White Life
by
Lady Demoonica Darkmoon
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CHAPTER 2 : Route 19 - Aspertia City
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"Gah! Wait, I did forget!" Bianca called as she rushed out of the gate. Demoonica and Keiran turned towards the older teen. "Xtransceiver-", she panted, "Glad I caught up to you." Confused, both stood still while Bianca caught her breath. Finally she stood upright. "I was supose to give these to you also." She held out what looked like bulky 1980's underwater-watches. "Sorry, I'm not a good assistant for the professor."
Keiran humphed and took the Xtransceiver, putting it on. Slowly Demoonica did the same. "Call us when you get back into town so we can test them." Keiran turned and walked away. Demoonica gave Bianca a sad apoligetic look, then turned with a wave and followed him out onto the dusky route.
"Have you never been taught how to be nice?" She asked.
Keiran shrugged. "Let's just get through here to Floccesy Town."
Demoonica stopped walking. "If we can't see the town from here, there is no way we can reach it before dark."
Keiran stopped. "You're so bossy."
Demoonica ignored him and called out her Cyndaquil. "Matter of point of view, I consider myself an Alpha type personality. A leader. I've grown use to not following."
"What are you doing now?"
"Well obviously, I'm-"
"Glurrr." Came a Growl from the tall grass.
"That." Demoonica said with a roll of her eyes. "Really, couldn't you hear it sneeking up towards us?"
Keiran shook his head and the wild Purloin jumped out of the grass with another Growl towards Demoonica and Nobaka. Demoonica flipped open her Dex and as the Purloin attacked she called out to her Cyndaquil. "Nobaka, Tackle!"
The fight didn't last long and when the Purloin was staggering Demoonica tossed a Pokeball at it with a practised ease that Keiran had never seen. The Pokeball connected and with a dramatic shake while still in the air the Pokeball fell to the ground, Purloin caught within.
"Destiny catch." Keiran murmered softly, but Demoonica heard it.
She wondered what it ment, but was too occupied with the Dex registering her catch. She named the Purloin, then walked over and collected the Pokeball, releasing the Purloin from within. She petted the Purloin. "Hello Chrono." She said softly to the purple furred kitten Pokemon. He purred back at her. "What's a destiny catch?" She asked Keiran.
Keiran looked at her in a way that made her think she should have known this information. He sighed and spoke. "A destiny catch happens when the feelings of the trainer reach the Pokemon they are trying to capture, understanding the trainers feelings the Pokemon accepts being caught without fighting the Pokeball." He paused. "It happens rarely, but I'd never witnessed it before."
Demoonica smiled. "Chrono felt that I truely wished to befriend him." Chrono nodded then sunk to his belly on the ground, worn out by the battle. Keiran didn't have anything to say to that.
It was now nearly dark. Demoonica headed to the edge of the forest and began collecting wood for a fire. They didn't have a tent, as far as she knew, so they'd be camping under the open sky. Well at least the woods would offer some cover, better than being out in the middle of the field anyway. She didn't tell Keiran anything, instead setting everything up herself in such a way that it seemed like she'd spent her life camping. By the time it was fully dark the camp was clear and the fire was burning brightly. She had found no fishing equipment, so even though she could see the fish when she gathered water she had no way to catch them. She felt sorely underpacked and undersupplied.
At that moment their Xtransceivers started beeping. Keiran answered first, Demoonica watching how the item worked. On the screen was a video chat with Bianca, Keiran, and herself, with space left for a fourth caller.
"Is it working?" Bianca asked worriedly.
"It's fine." Keiran clicked out of the chat.
Demoonica looked at Bianca on screen. "Sorry about him."
"It's... okay. I'm use to being brushed off." Bianca replied sadly. "I tried to become a trainer two years ago, but my father dragged me back home, that left my partner alone and ended up making him have to return home too. He moved here to Aspertia after that. I think I'll head back home soon, I can't face him after that. Not yet, not until I can make it right." She paused. "I thought, maybe I could say sorry to him if I came all the way here on the errand for the proffessor... but..." The screen went blank.
'She hung up.' Demoonica thought. 'She's so sad... everyone I've met around here seems sad.'
"Are you done yet?"
Demoonica looked over at Keiran. "Yeah, Bianca just needed to say something."
Keiran humphed. "Whatever."
"I hate that word 'whatever', it's such a lazy way to respond."
"... and let me guess, rude, too?" Keiran asked mockingly.
Demoonica frowned. "Actually, yes."
Dinner was not very filling, the night was cold and the next morning was damp. Demoonica shivered in the thin clothing as she tried in vain to get the campfire to spring back to life. It wasn't working. Breakfast was a cold ordeal. She wasn't the only one discusted with the turn in the weather. Keiran was in a more dour mood than the day before.
Finally Demoonica was fed up with the cold, damp and overcast morning. "Let's go back to town, the Pokemon Center offers free room and board to trainers, right?"
Keiran looked at her from under his limp spiky hair. "Yeah."
She poured water over the fire's embers, though she thought it likely that they would go out soon on thier own. There wasn't anything really to pack, so within moments they were trecking across the field to the gate leading into Aspertia City. The ground had turned squishy, water on the grass soaking their clothes as they walked.
This time when Demoonica stopped suddenly, Kei didn't ask her why. She had the Pokeball out and was moving to face the wild newcomer before he actually had the time to realize she was again moving. "Go, Chrono!" She called and the Dark-type Pokemon appeared infront of it's opponent, a Patrat. "Use Scratch!"
This battle passed a little more slowly than the first and Demoonica needed to switch out Chrono for Nobaka about halfway through. Another Tackle attack from Nobaka sent the Patrat to the ground where it didn't make a move to get back up quickly. Demoonica grabbed an empty Pokeball and tossed it at the Patrat, it was good aim. The Patrat was pulled into the Pokeball and it fell to the ground shaking. The release button blinked red a few times before the capture sounded.
Keiran stood watch, stunned, as Demoonica named the Patrat and added the Pokeball to her belt. "That's two Pokemon captures in, like, twelve hours."
Demoonica shrugged. "Pokemon are all around us, I'm just bothering with the ones who are challanging us. Those are the worthwhile fighters."
Off balance by his partners' reply Keiran could only follow her when she started back towards the gate again. This time they were not interupted by any more wild Pokemon and after getting inside the gate building it was a great relief to be out of the light drizzle of rain that had started. They only enjoyed a few minutes of being dry before Demoonica headed out the city side exit.
When Demoonica and Keiran entered the Pokemon center for the second time in as many days, Demoonica was almost certain she saw Joy's smile become a little less real. She admitted their first meeting hadn't been the best. With her own slightly forced smile, Demoonica placed the three Pokeballs down on the counter and watched as Joy's look became confused. It was her job though and Joy picked up the three Pokeballs and sat them on the examination machine. First the stats for the Cyndaquil came up, Joy was glad to see the little fire Pokemon was not suffering from the same harsh treatment as the day before. Then a Purloin's stats filled the screen, well this one had been battling quite hard. Then the data for a Patrat, oh my, this one was very weak right now. Joy called over Chancy, Demoonica pulled out her Dex and scanned the pink Pokemon for it's data.
As Joy asked Keiran if his Turtwig needed to be seen Demoonica exited the Pokemon Center. She knew how long it had taken to heal Nobaka the day before, now with the staff focusing on healing three Pokemon she had time to shop. The Pokemon Center had a few shops that sold trainer supplys, but they hadn't had very much stock that they were willing to sell to a newbie trainer. Plus they didn't keep in stock what she wanted anyway.
It took a little while, but finally Demoonica found a store not dedicated soley to Pokemon or Pokemon Trainers. She entered the camping and sporting goods store. It was early morning and it was quite quiet inside. She checked the credit card like Trainer Card that was stored in a slot on her PokeDex, it said she had 2,000 Pokae. (I'm spelling it phonically.) She had no clue what that would translate into the common credit's she was use to, but considering it was the bank account of a twelve-year-old, she suspected it wasn't as much as it looked to be. After checking the prices on a few items in the store she confermed this.
"Okay, translate it into credits, then into United States Dollar value... I have about $20 in my account." She said to herself. Well at least she wouldn't have to run it through credits first, the exchange rate between Pokae to USD would give her a good estimate with just simply counting the digits. She left the store without buying anything, but she had wrote down a list of basic equipment (and the prices) that she wanted.
Demoonica returned to the Pokemon Center to find Keiran in the food court, feeding his Turtwing and her Cyndaquil. She figured her Purlion and Patrat were still in the hospital part of the Center being healed. As she ordered something to eat Demoonica wondered just how the Pokemon Centeres were funded. Anyone with a Pokemon Training License if they needed it got free food, a place to sleep, and healing for their Pokemon. It was a god-send to her wallet, but the amount of money being spent by Centers had to be coming from somewhere.
She asked Keiran if he knew, but he was no help. He went as far to say she thought too much. Of course, she felt that he didn't think enough. Joy brought Demoonica her remaining two Pokemon, and once they'd also been fed Demoonica sugested to Keiran they have another friendly battle.
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TBC...
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Demoonica's Pokemon Team
Cyndaquil (Nobaka)
Level 5
Attacks: Tackle, Leer
Purloin (Chrono)
Level 3
Attacks: Scratch, Growl
Patrat (Hunter)
Level 4
Attacks: Tackle, Leer
Keiran's Pokemon Team
Turtwig (Gaia)
Level 6
Attacks: Tackle, Withdrawl
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