Whats up guys! I'm back with another chapter!
Now before you say "What took so long?!" I'll answer you by saying that my schedule is HIGHLY unpredictable and I write when I'm available.
Just as a btw, I this chapter took a while because my computer decided to delete over half of the darn chapter so I had to start from scratch :/
Okay now to the story! READ ON!
I rushed back inside my house to get ready for my adventure, Flare following close behind. I got my backpack and packed my map that mom got me a little while ago, and a few potions left behind by Will. Once I thought I had everything I needed, I put the backpack on my back.
"Ready to go, Flare?" I asked the golden-furred Vulpix.
"Vul!" he chirped happily, already heading to the door of my room. I smiled and followed suit, opening the door and letting him go first.
I slid down the stair railing once again and readjusted my backpack. "Alright mom, I'm heading off now!" I shouted to my mom.
"Alright have fun dear! And take good care of Flare!" She shouted back.
"Vul! Vulpix!" Vulpix said, bouncing up and down, clearly excited about the adventure.
"Bye~!" I shouted as I closed the door to our house. We lived in Striaron City, which is where the first Pokemon Gym is. Vulpix must've know this, because he turned in the direction of the gym, and looked at me questioningly. As much as I wanted to go and get my first Gym Badge, I knew that we weren't ready.
"Sorry Flare, but I don't think that we're ready to face the Gym yet. I want us to get some training in first." I explained, making Flare pout a little. "On that note, what moves do you know already?" I asked Flare.
"Vul!" He seemed to perk up as he began to become covered in a white light. I smiled, already knowing what move this is. He began to moved with incredible speed, then he leapt at me, knocking me over as I caught him in mid air.
"Okay, so you know Quick Attack. Cool, anything else?"
"Vul~" Flare growled as he reared his head back, "Pix!" Suddenly his head flew forward, kind of like sneezing, except what came out was several bits of ember.
"Ember! Equally awesome!" I shouted. "Anything else?"
"Pix." Flare said, shaking his head.
"Alright, Awesome! So you know Quick Attack and Ember." I said happily. "Now we'd better start training right away; you'll be going against the Water-Type leader so you need to be at your best."
"Pix!" Flare said firmly, standing upright.
"Okay so, where should we go first?" I asked Flare.
"Pix! Pix! Vul!" Flare responded, heading towards the gate to Route 3.
"Okay, Route 3 it is!" I shouted excitedly, following Flare to the gate.
I walked through the grass carefully, looking for Pokemon to battle, with Flare resting on my shoulder. I wanted to avoid other Trainers in order to make sure I don't get into a fight with a Charizard or something. Eventually, my idea paid off and I spotted a Pidove pecking at the ground.
"Ready Flare?" I whispered.
"Vul!"
"Then use Quick Attack!" I ordered loudly, startling the Pidove. It tried to get away, but Vulpix tackled it to the ground.
"Dove!" The Pidove shouted quickly recovering and flapping its wings franticly, creating a-.
"Gust!" I recognized the move easily. "Dodge it with Quick Attack!"
"Pix!" Flare dodged and leaped off a tree and struck the Pidove hard in the side.
"Dove!" Pidoe hit the ground and was clearly having trouble getting back up.
"Now use Ember!"
Flare's Ember nailed the Pidove, knocking it out.
"Vul!" Flare cheered triumphantly.
"Great job Flare!" I praised, making Flare raise his head higher than usual.
"Dove..."
I turned back to the Pidove, who finally managed to get back up. It seemed sad at being defeated. My guess was that it must not have been doing very well with others either.
"Hey, why don't you come with me?" I asked it. "I'll help you get stronger." I promised as I held out my hand while getting a Poke Ball from my belt.
Pidove seemed uncertain at first, as it was eyeing my hand carefully. But after a moment, it accepted my offer and hopped onto my hand.
"Great, now I need you to go into this Poke Ball so that no one else can catch you." I explained. Pidove complied and opened the Poke Ball and change into a red light and vanished inside. The ball shook in my hand a little before emitting a sound, meaning that it was successful in catching whatever it's catching.
I smiled and picked up the Poke Ball and released Pidove.
"Pidove dove!"
"Alright, so I guess we need a name for you now, huh?" I said, getting down on my knees. "I think I'll call you Jet. Sound good?"
"Dove!"
"Okay Jet, we're going to challenge the Striaton City Gym soon, so I hope you're ready to train hard." I told Jet firmly.
Jet flew into the air and flew in circles over my head.
"Alright, let's train!" I said, running further into Route 3 and being followed by Jet and Flare.
We journeyed throughout Route 3, training as we went. I took turns training Jet an Flare, who both got great expirience. Jet seemed to be doing better than he did in the battle against me and Flare. I guessed that all he needed was someone to back him up and give him a little support. Once he had that, he was as great as any other Pokemon, maybe even better.
I feel like I learned a lot about Flare and the way he thinks. He's smart enough to know when he needs to do what I tell him, and to know what I'm going to do next. Will was right, we really do think alike.
Both Flare and Jet learned a new move as well. Flare learned Flame Charge and Jet learned Air Cutter. I was very proud of them both.
Eventually, we all began to run out of energy after going through Route 3 for the 3rd time. Noticing their fatigue in battle, I chose to call it a day. We returned to Striaton City to get Flare and Jet to the Pokemon Center. Once they were feeling better, I decided to return home.
"Mom, I'm back!" I called through the house. Mom came down the stairs a few moments later.
"Welcome back honey!" She exclaimed, running up to give me a hug. "How did your day go?"
"It was great! I already have a second Pokemon!" I told her.
"Oh how nice! May I see it?"
"Come on out Jet!" I said as I threw Jet's Poke Ball in the air. Jet emerged from his Poke Ball in mid air.
"Dove Pidove!" Jet called as he landed on my shoulder next to Flare.
"Oh a Pidove!" Mom said as she rubbed Jet's head, "You're doing great Dash; just like your brother."
"Thanks." I said timidly. "I plan to take on the Striaton City Gym soon, so I'm trying to do as much training as possible."
"Well good luck going against Cress. He's going to be a pretty tough challenge." Mom warned.
"I wonder what Pokemon Cress will use - besides Panpour of course."
"Well whichever one he uses, I'm sure that it won't be anything that you can't handle." Mom said confidently.
I blushed at her praise, my blush being followed by a yawn. "Well I'd better get to bed; I've got a lot to do in the morning." I made my way upstairs.
"Of course, goodnight!" Mom called up the stairs as I went into my room.
"You guys can sleep where ever you like." I told Flare and Jet.
Jet flew onto my bookshelf and got comfortable as I crawled into bed. I suddenly felt something leap onto my bed and curl up next to me. I assumed it was Flare, which it was, and I fell asleep right away.
And done! WOO! Another chapter signed, sealed, and delivered. Sorry it took so long guys, but as I said before, my computer decided to play around with my files :/. See you all in the next chapter! GBG out!
