"See ya, mum!"
"Wait! Skye!"
I stopped and turned around to see my mother rushing after me. She handed me a bag. "You can't forget this!"
"Oh, my sleeping bag, of course," I laughed. "Can't forget that! Thanks mum." I shoved it in my bag.
My mum sighed. "First it was your brother, now you. Please be careful, Skye."
"I will, I promise," I murmured. "But I have to go or I'll be late!"
"Okay, bye dear," my mum had tears in her eyes as I turned and ran out the door with my bag on my back. I nearly tripped over at the door, but I quickly regained my balance and continued running.
"Bye!" I called over my shoulder as I ran towards the laboratory. Today would be the day I got my trainer's license to become a Pokemon Trainer.
I ran through the town and found the laboratory at once. Littleroot Town was small enough to find everything.
I walked through the large doors and into the large room. "Hello? Is anybody here?" I looked around but no one was there.
Someone appeared from behind a giant bookshelf, but it wasn't who I was looking for. "Oh, hello, Skye. If you're looking for Professor Birch, he's not here. He's out in the field studying again."
"Just outside of Littleroot?" I asked.
He nodded. "Go find him."
I nodded in return and ran out of the laboratory, towards the exit of Littleroot Town. I ran up a path, but I saw an anxious little girl standing in the middle of the path. I stopped beside her. "Hey, are you okay, kid?"
"There are strange noises out there," the small child replied. "I want to go see what's going on, but I'm scared and I don't have any Pokemon with me. Can you go look for me?"
"Sure," I smiled. "I was heading out there anyway. I'll be back soon to tell you."
The girl watched me as I continued to run up the path. I also heard strange noises, they were the cries of Pokemon.
"Somebody help me!"
I gasped when I heard someone call out and I stopped when I found a bag at the base of a tree. I looked around and saw a man in a white lab coat, pressed up against a large rock with a group of wild Poochyena surrounding him.
"Skye!" the man called. "Please, can you help me? There's a Pokeball in my bag. Can you use it to get these Pokemon away?"
"Sure! Hang on, Professor Birch!" I called back and crouched down, opening the bag, but there was four Pokeballs. My hand scanned over each one, unsure of which one to take. I knew they all contained Pokemon,well, I was a little bit sure, but I didn't know which one was which.
"Please, hurry, Skye!" the Professor was in big trouble, those Poochyena could tear him apart, they looked pretty hungry.
I gulped and grabbed a Pokeball. I stood up and ran closer to the group. The Poochyena turned and looked at me, forgetting all about the Professor. They were small dog-like creatures with black/gray fur and their ears were pricked up.
I took a deep breath and threw the Pokeball. "Pokeball, go!" I shouted.
The ball hit the ground in front of the Poochyena and they took a few steps back as it opened up with a red light.
The red light dimmed and a small, yellow Pokemon with a lightning tail, long ears with black at the end, two brown stripes on its back, red cheeks and a cute face, appeared. It shook itself and stood up straight, ready to fight. "Pikachu!" it growled.
"Alright. Pikachu, we have to help Professor Birch," I said. "Will you help me?"
The Pikachu nodded, of course it would help the Professor. "Pika!"
"Okay. Pikachu, use Quick Attack!" I ordered.
Pikachu ran at the wild Poochyena with incredible speed. Before it hit, I called another command. "Now, use Agility!"
"Pika!" Pikachu replied and started running in circles around the group, still using the speed from the Quick Attack.
The Poochyena were trying to keep track of Pikachu, but it was too fast and they were getting dizzy.
"Finish it, Pikachu!" I called. "Use Thundershock!"
Pikachu stopped running in circles around the Poochyena and they looked at it. Pikachu smiled. "Pika-CHUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Electricity came from its cheeks and surrounded the little yellow Pokemon. Then it came off of it and went after the Poochyena.
The Poochyena were electrocuted and they ran away in fear. Pikachu stood proudly and I breathed with relief. "Good job, Pikachu. Return," I held up the Pokeball and a red light beamed from the center button. It engulfed Pikachu and it went inside the ball.
I walked over to Professor Birch. "Are you alright, Professor?" I asked, handing him the Pokeball.
The Professor nodded. "Thank you, Skye. You were great in that battle."
I nodded my thanks.
"You've come to see me about getting your first Pokemon, am I right?"
"Yes, sir," I murmured. "One of the scientists said you were out here so I came looking for you."
My long shoulder-length black and red hair swayed in the sudden breeze and the Professor looked like he was thinking. "Come back to the laboratory with me."
He grabbed his bag and I followed him back to Littleroot Town. I stopped when I saw the little girl still standing on the path, looking up at me with questioning eyes. "It's okay, kid," I smiled. "It was just a Pokemon battle. Nothing to worry about."
"Okay, thank you," the girl turned and ran off.
I smiled and continued to follow Professor Birch. We reached the laboratory and we walked inside, going over to a desk. Professor Birch put his bag on the desk and took out the remaining three Pokeballs, placing them in a row on the desk. He put the one containing the Pikachu at the end on the far left-hand side.
"You showed great courage today," Professor Birch smiled. "But now it is time for you to choose your very first Pokemon to start off your journey."
He let out all the Pokemon from the four Pokeballs, first Pikachu, second was a Mudkip, a small blue Water Type Pokemon that stood on all fours. Third was a Treecko, a green Grass Type Pokemon with a branch in its mouth that stood on its back legs. The last one was a Torchic, a red Fire Type, sort of like a chicken Pokemon, it stood on its two back legs, flapping its small wings.
I looked at all four of the Pokemon.
"Which one will you choose?" Professor Birch asked.
I looked at all of them carefully, but my eyes rested on Pikachu. "I choose Pikachu. I've already used it in battle, I think we'll become great friends. We'd make a really good team!"
"Well, Pikachu's nickname is actually Sparky," Professor Birch smiled. "When I caught it, its cheeks always had sparks coming off them."
I nodded. "Okay then, Sparky. How would you like to tag along with me?"
Sparky nodded. "Pi, Pikachu!" it cheered.
"Here," the Professor said and handed me a few things. He gave me six Pokeballs and another device.
I took them and put the Pokeballs on my belt. Sparky jumped up on my shoulder and I opened the gadget. "What is it?" I asked.
"Pika," Sparky mumbled.
"That is a Pokedex," Professor Birch explained. "It knows everything about every Pokemon. If you point it at a Pokemon it will explain."
I pointed it at Mudkip. "Mudkip, the Mud Fish Pokemon," the Pokedex said in a female voice. "They are a small blue Pokemon with a large fin on their head that allows them to sense movements within the air and water, acting as a radar. While in the water, they use the orange, spiky gills on their cheeks to breathe while using their large tail fin to propel themselves. They are extremely strong, despite their small bodies; they are able to lift or crush large boulders. When sleeping, they bury themselves within the soil at the edge of the water."
"Wow," I murmured, pointing it at Treecko.
"Treecko, the gecko Pokemon. Very cool and calm, Treecko never panic under any situation; if a larger Pokemon glares at a Treecko, it glares right back without conceding an inch of ground. Treecko make their nests in giant trees in forests, guarding against anything nearing their territory by attacking with their tails. They are said to be the protectors of the trees of the forest. Treecko are able to scale vertical walls using the small hooks on the bottom of their feet. They are able to predict the day's weather using their tails."
"Hooks on their feet?" I was confused.
"They do," Professor Birch nodded. "You just can't see them."
I nodded and pointed the Pokedex at Torchic. "Torchic, the tiny bird Pokemon. It is a small, clumsy bird, covered by a fluffy coat of down feathers. Before Torchic's legs develop fully, it stays with their Pokemon Trainer, following behind with unsteady, hopping steps while it learns to walk properly. It attacks by spitting 1,800 degree fire formed in a special pouch in its stomach. This pouch constantly heats its body, allowing it to give "warm hugs". It dislikes darkness due to not being able to see its surroundings."
"Pika," Sparky mumbled.
"Torchic-chick!" Torchic growled back at my Pokemon.
"Are you being mean, Sparky?" I asked.
"Pika-chu, Pi!" Sparky shook its head quickly.
"Torchic-tor!" Torchic protested.
Sparky poked its tongue out at Torchic.
"Torchic!" Torchic growled and spat an Ember attack at Sparky.
I quickly ducked down and Sparky clung on to my shoulder, luckily we both avoided getting hurt.
"Alright, alright," Professor Birch sighed. "Torchic, return."
Torchic was sucked back inside the Pokeball and the Professor returned the other two as well. "Skye, now that you're all set, you may go and start your journey," he said.
I smiled and nodded. "You ready, Sparky?"
Sparky nodded and jumped off my shoulder. We ran out of the laboratory side by side. "See ya, Professor!" I said.
"Pi-Pikachu!" Sparky called.
"Bye you two," the Professor replied. "Good luck!"
Sparky and I ran out of Littleroot Town and headed up towards Oldale Town.
"I can't wait until we have a proper Pokemon battle," I smiled. "Can you, Sparky?"
"Pi-Pikachu!" Sparky smiled in return.
We stopped when we got to Oldale town and we looked around, I saw a group of three people, they looked like trainers, two guys and a girl. They looked like they were trying to find something.
"Pikachu!" one of the guys called, he had a black jacket with a yellow stripe across the front and white sleeves, he also had blue jeans. He had a red hat with black in the middle and a picture that looked like the top of a Pokeball on to cover his scruffy black hair. "Pikachu! Where are you buddy?!"
"Think they lost one of their Pokemon?" I wondered.
"Pika," Sparky shrugged.
"Hey!" the guy ran over to us. "Pikachu, are you okay?"
"Pika," Sparky looked confused.
"Uh, sorry, but this is my Pokemon," I said. "I just got Sparky ten minutes ago from the Professor's lab in Littleroot Town."
The guy looked really upset. "Oh. Sorry," he murmured and went back to his friends. They shrugged and they took off towards the North exit of Oldale Town.
Sparky and I looked at each other and we both shrugged. "I could've asked them if they wanted help but, I guess they don't need any. Come on, Sparky, let's keep going."
Sparky and I left Oldale Town by the West exit and into the forest.
We walked deeper and deeper into the forest and I thought that we had gotten lost.
"PIKACHU!!!!!!!!"
"Did you hear that, Sparky?" I asked. It was distant, but I was sure I head it.
Sparky nodded. "Pika, Pi."
"Let's go find out," I murmured and we ran ahead, deeper into the dark forest.
"PIKACHU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I heard again, it was closer this time.
Sparky was ahead of me by a few steps, and it was the first one to get into the clearing. I stopped when Sparky did, and I saw a little yellow Pokemon that looked a lot like mine. "It's a Pikachu," I murmured.
The Pokemon looked lost and it was looking around, then it spotted us.
"Hey there, Pikachu," I kept my voice quiet. "Are you lost?"
The Pikachu nodded. "Pika-chu...." it dropped its head.
"Pika, Pikachu!" Sparky said, pointing in the direction of Oldale Town.
"You think this Pikachu is the one that guy was after?" I asked. Sparky nodded.
"Pika?" the Pikachu pricked its ears.
I looked back at the Pikachu. "Say. Do you have a trainer?"
Pikachu nodded.
"Does he have black scruffy hair with a red hat, a black jacket and blue jeans?"
Pikachu looked more excited and it nodded its head quickly. "Pika!"
"We saw them not long ago," I smiled. "If you want, Sparky and I could take you back to them."
Pikachu ran over to us with a happy face. It stopped at my feet and tugged on my gray jeans, a sudden look of worry on its face.
"What's the matter?" I asked.
"Oh, Pikachu. Where are you?" came a female's voice and two people stepped out of the bushes with a Meowth.
They saw me with Pikachu and Sparky. "There's two Pikachu!?" the Meowth exclaimed.
"It talks?" I murmured.
"Pika, Pikachu!" Pikachu hid behind me.
"Hey, kid, hand over that Pikachu!" the man with blue hair demanded. The woman had long red hair.
"Why should I hand it over to you?" I growled. Pikachu jumped up on my shoulder, its lightning tail brushing against my black hooded shirt.
"That Pokemon belongs to our boss!" the woman growled. It was only then I noticed their white clothing.
The woman had a white shirt with a white mini-skirt. She had black boots that went all the way up to the skirt, and black gloves that went to her elbows. The man had a white, long-sleeve shirt with black gloves reaching half way up his lower arm, long black pants with black boots that reached half way up his lower leg. On the front of both of their shirts was a big red 'R'.
"Well, apparently, this Pikachu belongs to a trainer," I told them. "And most likely not you."
"Do you even know who we are, you little pest!?" the woman growled at me.
"Uh...... no.... I don't think so," I pretended to look like I was thinking. "I only started as a Pokemon Trainer so I don't think I've ever seen you before."
"Just started as a Pokemon Trainer?" the man smiled. "This kid should be easy to beat then."
"Let's take her out!" the Meowth said.
"Alright, go, Seviper!" the woman threw a Pokeball and out came a big black snake with a purple tail.
"Go, Cacnea!" the man threw a Pokeball too and a small green Pokemon appeared with needles on its arms.
"Two against one?" I growled. "That's not fair!"
"We never play fair, little girl," the woman smiled.
"Who are you anyway?" I asked.
"Then let us introduce ourselves formally," the woman smiled. "Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double!" the man added.
"To protect the world from woodland pests!" the woman said.
"To capture creatures from their nests!" the man added again.
"To ensnare Pikachu in my net!"
"And anything else we can get!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket grabs the goods at the speed of light!"
"Surrender to me, give up trying to flee, or we'll fight!"
"Meowth that's right!" the Meowth said.
"Wobbuffet!" out came a big blue Pokemon from Jessie's Pokeball.
I tilted my head. "Team Rocket? Humph, never heard of ya. See ya."
I turned and started walking away. "Come on, Sparky."
Sparky turned and followed me, Pikachu remained on my shoulder.
"You're not getting away that easily, twerp!" Jessie growled. "Seviper, Poison Tail!"
"Seviper!" the giant snake said and Sparky turned around, so did I.
"Alright, have it your way!" I growled as the snake's tail glowed purple as it came at us. "Sparky, use Thundershock!"
Sparky ran ahead a little and stood its ground.
"Cacnea, use Pin Missile!" James commanded.
"Cacnea!" it said and held its arms out. White strings shot from the needles on its hands.
Both attacks came at Sparky. "Sparky, dodge it!" I called.
Pikachu jumped down and stood beside me, watching Sparky with a worried expression.
Sparky jumped into the air, dodging both attacks.
"Use Thundershock!" I called. "You can do it, Sparky!"
Sparky looked angry. "Pika-CHUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" electricity shot from its body and flew at the two Pokemon, hitting them both.
The two Pokemon fell back but got up again. Sparky landed in front of me.
"Seviper, use Bite!" Jessie ordered.
"Cacnea, Pin Missile again!" James shouted.
The attacks came again.
"I can't fight them both," I murmured. "Sparky, dodge it!"
Sparky dodged Seviper's Bite attack, but was hit with Canea's Pin Missile.
"Sparky!" I called.
Sparky struggled to its feet, but shook itself off. "Pika!" it was getting angry.
"Seviper, use Poison Tail!" Jessie said.
"Pin Missile, Cacnea!" James ordered.
"Sparky, use Quick Attack!" I called.
Sparky ran forward at a fast speed and tried to dodge the attacks, but was hit with the Pin Missile again. Sparky was thrown backwards.
"Get it, Seviper!" Jessie growled.
Seviper came at Sparky with its glowing tail, ready to use Poison Tail."
"Sparky!" I called.
"Pikachu, use Iron Tail!"
Suddenly, Pikachu left my side and ran over to help Sparky. Just as Seviper threw its tail towards Sparky, Pikachu's tail shone white and it jumped up, spun, and the two tails collided.
"What the!?" I murmured, but then a boy appeared beside me. I looked at him, it was the boy that approached me in Oldale Town!
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" he ordered.
Pikachu stood beside Sparky and Sparky got up.
I thought for a moment. "Sparky! Help out by using Thundershock!"
Sparky and Pikachu stood side by side.
"Pika-CHUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" they both said and electricity exploded from their bodies, hitting both Seviper and Cacnea.
The two Pokemon hit Jessie, James and Meowth and they all fell over.
"I'll take it from here," the boy smiled. "Pikachu, use Bolt Tackle!"
Bolt Tackle? I thought and watched as the Pikachu started running over to Team Rocket.
"Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika!" it said quickly as it ran over to them. Its whole body was covered in electricity and it ran a little faster. "Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika!" it head butted Team Rocket. "Pik-A!"
There was an explosion and Team Rocket were thrown up into the air. "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!" Team Rocket said together and they were gone.
"Wow," I murmured. "Thanks for helping me out there," I turned to the boy and he smiled at me.
"No problem," he replied. "You were the girl I met in Oldale Town, right?"
"Yeah," I nodded.
He smiled. "Thanks for finding Pikachu for me."
"It was nothing," I ducked my head at such gratitude.
"My name's Ash Ketchum," he said. "And these are my friends, Brock and Sara." He nodded to the other two people he had been with earlier.
"I'm Skye. Nice to meet you."
"Before you said that you only got your Pikachu not that long ago," Ash said. "So, are you a brand new Pokemon Trainer?"
I nodded. "I'm surprised it wasn't obvious by my battle display," I hung my head.
"Don't worry about it," Ash smiled and put a hand on my shoulder. "Once you get the hang of it, you'll be an awesome trainer."
"Thanks," I looked up at him.
Pikachu and Sparky came back. Pikachu and Sparky jumped up on our shoulders, facing each other.
"Why don't you tag along with us?" Ash suggested.
"Yeah," Sara smiled. "That would be great!"
"We could teach you a little more about battling and becoming a Pokemon Trainer."
I smiled. "I'd like that. Thank you."
"Well, let's get going then," Brock said. "It's a long way to Petalburg City. We might have to camp out tonight."
"Come on," Ash said and I followed my new group of friends through the forest.
"So, who were those Team Rocket guys?" I asked.
"They're idiots!" Sara was suddenly using a growling tone. "All they want to do is follow us around and take every opportunity they can to try and steal Pikachu. They have nothing better to do."
I flinched and looked at Ash beside me. "Did I say something wrong?"
Ash shook his head. "No, she just gets like this sometimes."
"Excuse me!?" Sara turned her head to look at Ash. "I do not, thank you very much!"
Ash also flinched. "Okay, that was the wrong thing to say."
Sara grumbled something and crossed her arms. She had black hair with bits of blue in it, a dark blue shirt and black pants.
We walked for a long time and the sky was turning dark.
"We should settle down for the night," Brock murmured. "Sara, can you go get some water and Ash, you can go get the firewood."
The two trainers nodded and walked off.
"Skye, would you mind helping me set up the table?" Brock asked.
"Of course," I replied at once and he took out a square thing from his bag. "That's a table?"
Brock pressed a button and it opened up to be bigger. I smiled. "Fair enough."
I helped Brock set up the, big, table and I put the plates and cutlery onto it while he got out a pot.
Sara came back with the water, and Ash wasn't much longer with the firewood.
Brock got the fire started and put the water in the pot. Then he started making dinner while the rest of us sat down at the table to wait.
"So is Sparky the only Pokemon you have?" Sara asked.
I nodded. "But I'll need a lot more Pokemon if I want to compete in gym battles."
"You too, huh?" Ash smiled. "I'm also going for gym battles."
"Cool!" I smiled back. "How many different regions have you been to?"
"Well, Brock and I came from the Kanto region," Ash said. "Since then we've been to Johto, the Orange Islands and now Hoenn. Sara comes from the Sinnoh region, but she's traveled to Johto too, that's where we met her."
"Have you been in every gym battle in those regions?"
Ash nodded. "And Sara is competing in contests."
"Really?" I looked at Sara. "I thought you'd be a gym battle person."
Sara smiled and shook her head. "I love Pokemon Contests! It's great to be able to show your Pokemon's power and at the same time, make them look beautiful."
"She's competed in the Johto region only so far," Brock said. "But she's aiming to enter every contest in Hoenn."
"That's amazing. So, what do you do, Brock?" I asked. "Ash competes in gym battles, Sara goes for contests, what about you?"
"I'm aiming to be the best Pokemon Breeder," Brock replied.
"Wow."
"Looks like we have company," Brock murmured and I heard a small growl.
I turned around in my seat and saw a little Poochyena, smaller than the ones I had faced earlier to help Professor Birch.
It growled at us, trying to scare us off, we just blinked at it.
"Pika?" Sparky jumped from the table and walked over to it. Poochyena backed off a little bit, growling.
"It's scared of us," I murmured.
"It looks hungry," Sara pointed out.
Sparky stood on all fours, Poochyena was a little bit smaller than Sparky.
"Skye, why don't you catch it," Ash said to me.
"But I don't know how to catch a Pokemon!" I exclaimed.
"I'll guide you through it," Ash smiled. "First you'll need to get Sparky to fight it."
I nodded and stood up. "Okay, Sparky. Let's do this!"
Sparky looked at me and back at Poochyena. "Pika!"
Poochyena growled.
"Quick Attack!" I ordered.
Sparky ran at Poochyena and head butted it whilst using its speed.
Poochyena cringed and ran at Pikachu.
"It's using Tackle!" Ash called. "Intercept it!"
"Got it," I said. "Sparky, you use Tackle too!"
Sparky ran at Poochyena and they both collided. They both fell back, but Sparky was stronger than Poochyena.
"Finish it, Skye!" Ash said.
I nodded. "Sparky, Thundershock!"
"Pika!" Sparky nodded and got ready."Pika-CHUUU!!!!!"
Poochyena was hit and I knew it couldn't fight anymore.
"Now, throw a Pokeball!" Ash told me.
"Right!" I grabbed a Pokeball from my belt and threw it. "Go, Pokeball!"
The Pokeball hit Poochyena on the head and it opened up. A red beam of light came out and surrounded Poochyena, and then it was sucked into the ball.
The ball closed and it wobbled around for a little bit.
"Did I catch it?" I asked.
"Wait and we'll find out," Brock replied.
I watched the ball wobble continuously, but then it stopped.
"Now did I catch it?" I asked.
"Yep," Sara smiled.
"That was great, Skye!" Ash said.
"Pi, Pikachu!" Pikachu cheered.
I walked over to the Pokeball, Sparky was sniffing it. "You did great, Sparky," I smiled and picked up the Pokeball. "Awesome! I now have a Poochyena! My first catch!"
"Congratulations, Skye," Brock said.
"Can I let it out now?" I asked.
Ash nodded and I threw the ball. "Alright, Poochyena, come on out!"
The ball hit the ground and opened up, Poochyena came out. "Pooch, Poochyena!" it said and walked over to me, sitting down in front of me.
I smiled and knelt down to pat it on the head. "You must be hungry, huh?"
"Pooch!" Poochyena nodded.
"Well, dinner's ready now anyway," Brock smiled. "Ash, can you grab an extra bowl for Poochyena?"
"Sure," Ash said and went and got one.
After a few minutes, we were all sitting at the table eating dinner. Pikachu, Sparky and Poochyena were on the ground, eating their share of dinner, talking away happily.
"This is delicious!" I exclaimed. "How do you cook so well, Brock?"
Brock smiled. "Well, I do want to be a Pokemon Breeder. I guess it comes naturally for me."
"Well it's amazing."
Ash and Sara smiled. "Yeah, you'll get used to his amazing cooking after a while."
"That's fine with me," I smiled and continued eating Brock's amazing soup.
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I opened my eyes and sat up, looking up at the stars, shining brightly in the night sky.
I looked to my right, Sparky and Poochyena were there, curled up and sound asleep.
My first night as a Pokemon Trainer, I thought. I wonder if my brother started off how I did. He started with a Poochyena. I wonder where he is right now....
"You okay, Skye?" I heard someone whisper and I saw Ash sit up.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I whispered back. "I can't sleep, that's all."
"Excited about being a trainer, huh?" Ash stood up and walked over to me. He put his hand out and I took it. He helped me up off my sleeping bag. "Come on. I wanna show you something."
"Pooch?"
I looked over my shoulder at Poochyena, it raised its head and looked at us questioningly.
"Stay here, Poochyena," I told it. "We'll be back."
Poochyena yawned and put its head back down, resting it on Sparky's back and falling back asleep.
I turned back to Ash and quietly followed him away from the campsite and into the forest.
"So, where are we going?" I asked.
"You'll see," Ash smiled. "I found it while I was looking for firewood."
After a few more minutes of walking, Ash stopped and I stopped beside him, looking at what he had found. "It's amazing!" I murmured.
"I know," Ash smiled. "I'm surprised you didn't know about it. You do live near here anyway."
"I've never been passed Oldale Town," I shook my head. "I've never seen anything like this."
I gazed out over the cliff and looked at the lights of Petalburg City, it was so beautiful and so, big!
We stood there for what seemed like hours. "Ash?" I murmured.
"Hmm?"he replied.
"Thanks, for letting me come with you on your Pokemon journey, and for showing me this place, it really lifts my spirits."
"No problems," Ash smiled. "We only just started here so you might as well tag along with us."
"I still appreciate it," I looked at him and he looked back at me. "You even helped me catch my very first Pokemon."
Ash shrugged. "But you also know we're going right through Petalburg City. Our first gym battle is in Rustboro City."
I nodded. "I know."
"Pooch!"
"Pika!"
We turned around and sighed. "You can come out. We know you're there," Ash murmured.
After a few moments, the three Pokemon came out of the bushes, Poochyena was the first.
"I thought I told you to stay back at the camp," I sighed.
"Poochyena..." Poochyena looked down and I crouched beside it, patting its head.
"It's alright," I smiled.
"Pooch!" Poochyena jumped up on its back legs and hugged me with its front legs, I hugged it back. Sparky jumped up on me head and we all laughed.
Pikachu climbed up to Ash's shoulder.
"We should head back anyway," Ash said. "It'll be morning soon and we still need a bit of sleep."
I nodded and stood up. "Let's go then."
Ash and I walked back through the trees, Poochyena walking at my side, matching me every step of the way.
