A/N last chapter you may have noticed that I described Brendan with with hair. The reason for that is everytime I played my Sapphire or Emerald game I always thought his hair was white.
So I'm making his hair white, he only wears a head band to cover the scars that I mentioned last chapter as well.
May left the lab and before she went to go see Brendan she went back home, threw open the door and yelled "Mom! You'll never believe what's happened!"
"May!" her mother said surprised.
And right away May started telling her mother everything that had happpened.
"I'm very proud of you sweetheart." her mother said before hugging her.
"Thanks mom. Oh and here let me show you my new pokemon." May said.
She threw her pokeball and released her new Torchic.
"Torchic." the little fire type chirped.
"Aww! Your so adorable!" her mother squealed.
"Torchic!" he replied with his chest puffed out trying to make himself look bigger.
"Well mom I can't stay Professor Birch asked me to meet his son so he could teach me some things." May said.
Hearing that May was going Torchic leapt up onto her shoulder.
"Ok then you can stay out. Now let's move out!" May said.
"Ok have fun sweetie and be careful!" her mother called after her.
May waved backwards and left the house and said out loud "ok Torchic Professor Birch said we just head north and sooner of later we'll reach another small town."
"Chic." Torchic chirped.
May started walking north and pretty soon she found the place where Professor Birch had been attacked and kept on going past it.
"So Torchic I know we haven't know each other long but what do you think of me so far?" May asked.
To answer Torchic started nuzzling the side of her head, his feathers tickling her.
"I guess that means you like me huh?" May said with a giggle.
"Torchic." he said with a big nod.
And in no time at all May reached the town.
"Oldale Town huh?" May said reading the sign.
The town was bigger then Littleroot Town. But not by much.
She saw some houses and the red roofed Pokemon Centre and beside it the blue roofed poke mart.
"Well if you ever get hurt then that's where we go." May said to Torchic while pointing to the pokemon centre.
"Torchic." he replied.
May saw a man on his hands and knees with his head close to the ground and walked over to him.
"Excuse me." May started to say.
The man was on his feet in a flash and held his arms open to block her access and said "NO! I've just discovered the footprints of what may be a very rare pokemon. No one is allowed past until I've finished my inspection." he said.
"Ok then have fun." May said before walking away but not before adding "weirdo." under her breath.
When May felt that she'd seen all that there was to be seen in this small town she kept going north.
Torchic decided he'd had enough of being on her shoulder and leapt down and started to walk.
Both trainer and pokemon walked together until they heard someone say "now Mudkip use mud slap!"
May and Torchic followed the voice and saw Brendan with a blue pokemon that had a fin on its head and orange gills on its cheeks.
"Kip!" it yelled before slapping the ground with its tail and launching several balls of mud at its opponent.
The pokemon Brendan was facing got hit in the eyes and cried out "Zigzagoon!"
Brendan then threw a pokeball that hit Zigzagoon and shook three times before letting out a loud "PING!"
"Oh yeah!" Brendan said before jumping in the air.
"Mudkip!" it said.
May couldn't help but clap at what he'd just done.
Brendan turned and looked at the sound of the clapping and then smiled "Hey May."
"Nice job catching that pokemon." May said.
Brendan smiled and noticed the Torchic on May's shoulder "my dad gave you a pokemon?" he asked.
"Yeah. He gave me this little cutie. And you will not believe the story." May said.
Brendan cut her off and said "can you tell me on the way back to Oldale town? I want to heal up Mudkip at the pokemon centre."
"Sure let's go." May said.
During the short walk back to Oldale town, May recounted the story which brought Brendan to tears of laughter.
"Oh thank you May." Brendan said when he finally stopped laughing.
"For what?" May asked.
"For brightening my day." he replied.
May gave him a warm smile and said "any time."
They reached Oldale town and Brendan said "oh and don't think that I'm not keeping my promise."
"What promise?" May asked.
"I promised you I'd get you a pokemon and I will." Brendan said.
May felt her cheeks heat up a little and said "you don't have to."
"I always keep my promises. That's something not many people can say." he replied.
He quickly got his pokemon checked out. After getting them returned he turned to May "so May, how about a pokemon battle?" he asked.
"Sure. Get ready to be taken down." she said with a smile.
"Don't get overconfident May. You did good against a wild pokemon but let's see how you do against one that's been trained." Brendan said.
They left the pokemon centre and found an open area and Brendan sent out his pokemon first "Mudkip let's rock!"
"Kip Mudkip!" it said when it was released.
"Torchic let's go!" May said.
"Torchic!" her fire type chirped.
"First moves yours May." Brendan said.
"Great! Now Torchic use ember!" May said.
Torchic fired a barrage of fire balls from his beak that flew at Mudkip.
Brendan didn't call for Mudkip to dodge and the fire balls hit. But Mudkip didn't look like it took much damage.
"Lesson one, type match up. An attack like ember, a fire type move, won't do much damage against a water type like Mudkip." Brendan said.
"Then let's go for the direct approach. Torchic use peck!" May said.
Torchic quickly ran forward, his beak glowing white and extending a little, and started to rapidly peck Mudkip who grunted it's name with every peck "Mud. Mud. Mud. Mud."
"Tackle!" Brendan said.
Mudkip quickly shot forward and hit Torchic, making the pecking barrage stop.
"Now mud slap!" Brendan said.
"Mudkip!" the water type said while slapping the ground with its tail and launched a ball of mud at Torchic's face.
"Torchic!" he cried as the mud hit his eyes.
"Now finish up with water gun!" Brendan said.
"Kip!" Mudkip said before launching a jet of water that hit Torchic and sent him flying.
May caught her new pokemon and said "Torchic! Are you ok?"
"Chic." Torchic replied.
"Looks like that's all for now." Brendan said.
"I guess so. Torchic return." May said as she returned him to his pokeball.
"Great job as always Mudkip." Brendan said as he knelt down and scratched Mudkip's head fin.
"Mudkip." it crooned.
"Your really good." May said.
Brendan rubbed the back of his neck and said "thanks."
Both of them were silent for a moment before May said "I should go take Torchic to the pokemon centre."
Brendan nodded before they both heard a ringing sound coming from his pocket.
He pulled out a small object and pressed a button before holding it to his ear and said "hello?
May could hear another person's voice on the other end and Brendan said "don't worry dad I'm in Oldale town right now. I'll be back home in a second."
Brendan then said goodbye and then turned to May and said "my dad wants me home right now."
May's eyes where still on whatever was in his hand "what is that?" she asked.
"What this?" he asked holding up his hand "it's a pokemon navigator. Or PokeNav. Its really handy, it's got a phone, a map, and it let's you check the condition of your pokemon." he said.
"Wow I want one." May said.
"Well they don't come cheap. I had to save up for an entire year to buy this." he said as he put his PokeNav in his pocket and then said "I'll see you later May."
May waved at him and then turned around and went back to the pokemon centre to get her Torchic all healed up.
A few minutes later and May was on her way, and a few more minutes later she was back home.
She entered her house and said "Mom I'm home!"
Her mother was in the kitchen and said "oh May good your back. I just got a call and Professor Bitch wants to see you."
May let out a small whine "mom I've been running around all day!"
"I know sweetie but this man was nice enough to give you a pokemon so you should see what he wants."
May sighed and said "fine I'll be back."
Leaving her house she made her way to the lab.
"Professor Birch?" May said when she entered the lab.
"Ah May excellent come come." he said near the back.
May walked back and saw Brendan and the Professor.
"So May, Brendan was just telling me that you two had a pokemon battle." Professor Birch said.
"Yeah. And he thrashed me." May said.
"Don't sell yourself short. You did good for your first time." Brendan said with a grin.
"Yes and now the reason why I asked for you." he said before turning around and pulling out a small red rectangle and giving it to May.
May looked it over and then shrugged "what is this?" she asked.
"That's a pokedex. It automatically records the date of any pokemon you see or catch. And I'd like you to have one." Professor Birch said.
"Really?" May asked bouncing on her feet.
"Yep. I'd like you to go out and catch pokemon so I can assemble the data. Having Brendan out there has been really beneficial but having two trainers out there should be twice as helpful." Professor Birch said.
"So May? What do you say?" Brendan asked.
"Yes! Yes! A thousand times yes!" May said happily as she ran and hugged the Professor and then hugged Brendan.
"Whoa! Hey May, personal space!" Brendan said sounding surprised.
May pulled away, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment and said "sorry. I got carried away."
Brendan smiled at said "it's ok. I did to when I first got my pokedex."
"Now May in help you fill out your pokedex here are some pokeballs." Professor Birch said while handing her five pokeballs.
May took them and placed them in her pocket and said "thank you."
Brendan looked at the clock and said "it's too late now but if you want I can teach you how to catch pokemon tomorrow."
"I'd like that." May said.
"Good. We'll meet tomorrow at around ten." he said.
"Now May. I'd suggest you go and tell your mother about what's happened." Professor Birch said.
"Yeah your right." May said before she thanked him again and left the lab and ran all the way back to her house.
"Mom!" May shouted.
"May if you keep shouting like that I'm going to tape your mouth." her mother said.
May ignored the quip and then said "I have so much to tell you."
May told her mother the events of the day and her mother smiled and said "good for you sweetie! I can't wait to tell your dad!"
"No Mom wait!" May said.
"What's wrong sweetie?"
"Dad's gym is close right? Like half a days walk?" May asked.
"Yes. Why?"
"Because tomorrow I'm going to Petalburg and I'm going to tell him in person." May said.
"That's a wonderful idea May. I'm sure your father will love that." her mother said.
May then yawned loudly and said "man I'm tired."
"Well I'm not surprised. You've had so much excitement and it's only our first day here."
"Yeah." May said before yawning again and saying "I'm going to bed mom."
"Ok sweetie goodnight."
A/N I think this went well. What about you?
Now next time May learns to catch pokemon, meets a familiar face, then heads out to meet Daddy.
Now that's all I have to say so until we meet again.
Jaffa3 out.
