Last time on the legend of the six Chicagoans, the group entered in the world of Pokémon and got their starters (not conventional except for Garrett, I know) and now, the beginning of their adventures.
Chapter 3: First steps in Unova.
The group walked across the Route 1 with their Pokémons next to them. None of them wanted to be on their Pokéball but it doesn't bother their trainers.
"Where are going now?" Garret asked to Lindy.
"According to the Pokédex, the next city is Accumula Town." Lindy answered to him. "It is also said that in four days, there will be a Pokémon Contest. Delia, what is a Pokémon Contest?"
"A contest where Coordinators have to show the beauty and the skills of their Pokémon in a first round." Delia explained to her friends. "Then, there is a second round where two Coordinators compete in a Pokémon battle and you still have to show the beauty and skills of their Pokémons. Battles last five minutes at the most and the object of the battle is to decrease the opponent's points. Coordinators lose points when their Pokémon are hit by an attack, when their Pokémon's attack fails, when the opponent's Pokémon performs a particularly beautiful move or when the opponent's Pokémon uses their Pokémon's attack to its own advantage. A battle can also end when one of the Pokémon is unable to battle. In this case, the Coordinator with the remaining Pokémon is declared the winner. If you win the Contest, then you earn a Ribbon and if you have five Ribbons, you can compete at the Grand Festival."
"Sounds fun!" Jasmine said. "I want to have the most beautiful Pokémons and I want them to have the most beautiful attacks. Am I right, Lillipup?"
"Lilli, Lilli!"
"Delia, I hope there is another contest, like, you know, not to show beauty?" Logan asked.
"Of course, there is. In several cities, there is a Gym Leader. He/she is a Pokémon Master in one type of Pokémon. If you defeat him/her, you earn a Badge and if you win eight, then you can compete on the Pokémon League."
"Thanks a lot Delia for the information. I choose definitely the Pokémon League!" Logan exclaimed.
"And so do I!" Delia and Lindy added.
"I choose Pokémon Contest with no hesitation!" Jasmine replied.
"Me too." Garrett added.
"Dude, why don't you want to compete on Pokémon League?!" Logan asked in disbelief.
"Two reasons: Pokémon contest seems funnier for me and if we really want to be tough enough to save Unova, we should all help each other and having Jasmine as rival will enable us to give the best of us and train together" Garrett justified his choice.
"That's my boy!" Jasmine said and hugged Garrett. The others looked at her. "By 'my boy', I meant of course 'friend, buddy'. You know it, right?"
"Of course we do." Lindy, Delia and Logan said and rolled their eyes.
"So, when do we begin the practice?" Lindy answered.
"How about now." Garrett said. "In four days, Jasmine and I have the contest and we better hurry on the training."
"Look." Delia said. "There's a good place for training a hundred feet away. Jasmine and Garrett will train together and the twins and I will train together."
They walked a hundred feet away and settle there. It was a wide grassland with the perfect weather. They left their stuff and begin their training in group. First of all, they used their Pokédex to find out what are the attacks of their Pokémons:
Lindy's Riolu: Aurasphere; Reversal; Quick Attack; Double Team.
Logan's Bagon: Ember; Dragon Breath; Dragon Dance; Bite.
Delia's Skiddo: Razor Leaf; Leech Seed; Milk Drink; Tackle.
Garrett's Totodile: Water gun; Ice Fang; Scratch; Aqua Jet.
Jasmine's Lillipup: Round; Tackle; Roar; Thunder Fang.
"Well, what are we going to do now?" Logan asked.
"Lindy, Logan and I will make battles and Jasmine and Garrett will train together to make good combination for your contest. Besides, you will learn the effects of each attack of your Pokémons." Delia declared.
"Do you know everything we need to know about that? Because that will help you a lot and make the journey less difficult." Jasmine asked.
"Wee, it has been a while since I didn't play it and besides, we are not in the game." Delia answered. "It is reality and we must be very careful with it. From us and a sixth person depends the future of Unova."
For the next two hours, the five friends trained non-stop and learnt how to train their Pokémon well with some practice. The trainers started getting accustomed to their first Pokémon and were more confident with them. Then, they were resting for a while until someone interrupted them.
"Is someone ready for a battle?" This person asked.
"Who are you and why are interrupting us?" Garrett asked.
"I'm Trip and I was looking for a challenge. I'm a new trainer and I want to test the abilities of my Pokémon with a Battle." Trip said. "So, who wants to challenge me?"
"I will." Delia said as she glanced at him. "You need to see what a Pokémon battle is before you do, guys!"
"A Battle against a girl?" Trip asked himself. "I accepted to battle you! Get ready."
The two challengers separate in two sides of the grassland and sent out their Pokémon. Delia called Skiddo and Trip called Snivy.
"Skiddo, Razor Leaf!" Skiddo sent sharped-edged leaves to Trip's Snivy but she missed the attack.
"Snivy, Tackle!"
"Skiddo, dodge it and then Leach Seed!"
Skiddo dodged Snivy's Tackle and then hit it with Leach Seed. A seed was in Snivy's body and then, it was wrapped by the vines of the seed and began to lose its energy.
"Skiddo, it's time to end the game. Tackle, jump and then Razor Leaf!"
Skiddo run to Snivy and hit it very painfully, jumped and then, sent him sharped-edged leaves which hit Snivy.
"Snivy, stand up!" Trip shouted.
"It has spirals in its eyes. He is unable to battle! I win!" Delia declared.
"Snivy, come back". Trip recalled his Pokémon in his Pokémon. "Thanks but we have a lot of work to do if we want to be the best." He whispered to his Pokéball. He turned to Delia. "I will come back stronger and more determinate to defeat you. Be prepared!"
Then, he left the grassland and the group looked at him until they couldn't see him (that means two minutes).
"Well, you know which kind of trainers we will have to defeat!" Delia warned them. "They are not all that mean and cold like him but they all have the same determination and we have to train even harder."
"Yeah!" Logan said. "This journey really enjoys me."
"Me too!" Jasmine said. "I can't wait for the first Contest."
Looks like Delia just had a rival! But she won't be the only one, don't worry. We will see our next important rival in the next chapter. Don't forget to review and tell me what you think about the story or just this chapter (as long as there are not insults, I will consider your review).
Lindy: Riolu
Logan: Bagon
Delia: Skido
Garrett: Totodile
Jasmine: Lillipup
