Chapter 3 - Fushigidane V. Hitokage!


A/N: Sorry for the late update, I was taking a small break as my writing was losing it's luster.

It's back now XD

I do not own Pokemon, the OC's Torai Desu and Quin Okido are mine though.

Please ask permission before using them.

Enjoy! Read and Review!

(This is my first time making a battle, if you have any criticism or advice, I'd really like to hear it.)

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Torai and Quin stood face to face, several metres between them for the battle, their glares strong as Fushigidane stood infront of his trainer, growling with malice.

"Are you ready, Torai?" Okido asked, standing outside his door with a kind smile, one that was almost always on his lips. "This will be your first Pokemon Battle...You must be prepared..."

"I'm ready!" Torai said strongly, unaware that the commotion had caused several families to leave their homes to watch, her family and Quin's included.

"Then...Battle!"

Quin smirked, his deep brown eyes flashing as he tossed a Monster Ball into the air and a beam of red light hit the scene, forming into Hitokage.

The small salamander growled menacingly with fire flickering out of it's mouth as both fire and grass had a contest of strength.

"Go on, Torai..." Quin teased with a laugh as he glared her down. "I'll let you have the first attack..."

Torai's anger flared and she pointed at the small lizard. "Use Tackle!" She shouted and Fushigidane reacted seconds later, running at Hitokage at full speed. However one sidestep and Hitokage dodged it, making Fushigidane skid to a halt and turn to face the Fire Type once more.

"Tackle again!"

Quin laughed as Fushigidane tackled Hitokage and he missed again, and again and again. "Come on!" Torai cried out, her anger flaring.

"Now it's our turn!" Quin roared with confidence, his Pokemon reacting to his confidence and instantly running at Fushigidane, managing to land a painful Scratch attack before it could react.

"No! Tackle!"

Fushigidane dived for Hitokage and managed to knock it down, Fushigidane growling as he pinned the Pokemon to the ground. "Growl!"

The grass type roared in Hitokage's ear and it whimpered. "Roll over and scratch!" Quin shouted and Hitokage caught Fushigidane off guard, flipping them and continuously scratching Fushigidane, who cried with pain and was now lying on it's stomach, trying to shield itself from the attacks.

Torai watched in horror and finally she couldn't take anymore, pulling her black Monster Ball out with a white band in the middle and using it to recall Fushigidane, deciding the match.

"Ha, ha!" Quin jeered as Hitokage ran over to him and stood by his legs. "I guess you picked the wrong starter! You should always go for the strongest, any other one is weak and pathetic!"

Torai didn't know what to say as she fell to her knees, staring at her rival who turned to Okido. "I'm going to train for a while, I'll be back in a day or two..."

Okido nodded and watched as Quin turned and left, not even waving to his parents as they shouted 'good luck.' Okido turned to Torai and walked over to her, holding out his hand.

Torai noticed this and flinched back, thinking he was going to take her new Pokemon from her. "I'll do better, I swear!" She cried out, tears filling her eyes. She failed, she was nothing like her father.

"Torai, I'm not taking Fushigidane from you...I was offering to heal him..." Okido comforted her, watching as she hesitantly placed the Monster Ball in his hand. "Everyone starts off on shakey ground...You'll improve, I wouldn't have given you a Pokemon if I hadn't seen the potential you held..."

Torai watched as Okido turned and walked into his laboratory, unaware of the footsteps getting closer. "Torai?" A familiar voice called out.

The young trainer hummed and looked up to see her father Red standing over her, his hand outstretched with a proud smile, one she didn't deserve.

"P-Papa..." Torai breathed, taking her father's hand as he hauled her to her feet and lead her home, so they could chat. "Wh-what about Fushigidane?!"

"Okido knows I would want to chat with you, so he will go to the house first to return your Pokemon..." Red said, he looked like he had when he had started his adventure, wearing the same clothes, except his features were more distinctive, older, wiser.

The family sat at the dining table as Torai stared sadly at the cup of tea infront of her, Thunders whining with his head in her lap, trying to cheer her up and bag a quick fuss.

"Everyone loses Torai..." Red said, holding his wife's hand as she sat next to him, petting the small silver Eievui that had gained enough strength to leave it's bed. "It's natural, there's no need to be so upset about it..."

"But I lost my first battle with my rival..." Torai said, feeling her tears forming again. "What if I lose the next, and the next, and the next?"

"You won't..." Red said, looking at Blue, who sighed and nodded. "I lost my first battle with Green when we first met up outside Masara Town, and your mother lost her first battle with me..."

"Really?" Torai asked, looking up as a small bit of hope shined in her mismatched eyes. "Why?"

"Neither of us had enough experience..." Red said as Eievui ran up to him and snuggled into his neck. He laughed and petted it. "But we grew from our losses and eventually outwitted the other..."

"Mama, you beat Papa?"

"Hai..." Blue said, smiling at her husband. "It took me a year to strengthen my Pokemon and our bonds, then we battled again and I finally beat him..."

"That's when we fell in love...I saw just how beautiful she was when she got all excited over her victory..." Red said, making his wife blush and elbow him. "We're trying to tell you not to take this loss too hard, learn from what you did wrong and start over..."

"What did I do wrong?" Torai asked, finally placing her hand on Thunders' head and stroking it softly. "I don't understand what I did!"

"Before the battle, did you doubt yourself?"

Torai froze.

"That's it...You didn't have confidence in yourself and your Pokemon...I was the same, I thought Pokemon were just tools for battle, but I learned from that mistake and became Champion..."

"You still are Dear..." Blue said, smiling at her husband as Eievui finally ran over to Torai and tackled her, forcing her to hold him to her chest. It barked at her with excitement and licked her chin. "It looks like this Eievui has taken more than a shining to you, Torai..."

"Hi Eievui...I told you I'd come back..." Torai said, smiling down at the Pokemon as she petted his head gently. "I never break a promise..."

Red and Blue smiled at one another, their daughter loved Pokemon more than they did, and it showed when they cheered her up, just by being around her.

A knock interrupted them and Okido entered, holding Torai's unique Monster Ball. "Fushigidane's rested and well..." He informed them, placing the ball onto the table. "Now it's your choice, Torai...Pick up that Monster Ball and reach the next town...Or stay here and regret that decision for the rest of your life..."

Torai stared at the Monster Ball in fear, before her eyes hardened and she picked it up, slipping it onto her belt. "I'm ready..." She said, and Okido smiled.

"Before your journey begins, I want to test your bonds...Go to Tokiwa City, find the Pokemon Market, and pick up my delivery...If you make it back to me with that parcel, you're truly a strong trainer..."

Torai nodded and placed Eievui onto the table, ignoring it's whimpers as she stood up and walked to the door, looking back at the three adults as she tugged on the lip of her cap. "I'll be back..."

The three of them smiled as she left the room, but Eievui whined, wanting to follow her. Where had she gone in such a hurry, anyway?!


English = Japanese

Pallet Town = Masara Town

Viridian City = Tokiwa City

Charmander = Hitokage

Bulbasaur = Fushigidane

Eevee = Eievui

Pokeball = Monster ball