…What to say…. Yes I know this story all clichéd and stuff. That was just the stupid beginning that I honestly hate myself but I'm too lazy to do anything about it. Or answer anyone's questions about the story. Because I don't even know the answers to them myself.

I probably will answer some of the questions later on the series, but if not, I'm sorry this story has disappointed you…

Chapter 3- The Boy and the Battle

After about 15 minutes of walking, Zoey could see the tops of trees close by. The land flattened out greatly. Up ahead, Zoey could see Leaf Forest's entrance. As she approached the forest, a voice called out to her.

"Hey girl!" the voice said. Zoey turned to see two boys who were about her age or older. One boy had short black hair that stood up everywhere. He wore a pair of baggy jeans and a black shirt that had flames on it. Towering beside him was a powerful looking Blaziken.

The other boy was tall with spiky silver hair. He wore a gray shirt with black pants. By his feet was an Umbreon that appeared to be well trained.

"Hey, you!" the boy with the black hair called again as they got closer. "You're a Trainer right?" Zoey nodded uncertainly as the boy introduced himself.

"I'm Seth," he said. "And this is my friend Silver." Seth gestured to the tall boy next to him.

"Nice to meet you," Silver said politely. "But I didn't catch your name." Zoey blushed for a moment and then said,

"Oh me? I'm uh, Zoey. Or Zoe. Whichever you prefer."

"Now as I saying," Seth rudely remarked while pushing Silver out of the way. "Since you are a Trainer, how about a Pokemon battle? Me and you, one-on-one."

Zoey couldn't refuse, seeing that she needed more training.

"That's great!" Seth replied. "But how about we raise the stakes to make our battle a little more interesting…How about this…the loser must give the winner one of their Pokemon."

"Seth," Silver hissed at him.

"Shut it!" he hissed back. Then he turned to Zoey again. "So how about it?"

She frowned nervously knowing she couldn't back out. And right then, Zoey was pulled into a battle she couldn't afford to lose.

"Go Blaziken!" Seth shouted, starting the battle. ON command, his Blaziken ran, pumped up for battle, onto the field.

'This should be easy,' Zoey thought, knowing she had a major type advantage.

"Go Espeon!" Zoey threw a Pokeball and out came her majestic Espeon.

"Espeon, use Psychic!" Espeon fired the Psychic attack and hit Blaziken squarely in the chest. It was heavily damaged, but still ready for more.

"Blaziken, Blaze Kick now!" Seth commanded. Flames ignited from Blaziken's wrists and ankles as it jumped into the air and aimed for Espeon.

"Dodge Espeon!" Zoe yells. Blaziken came hurtling to the ground, narrowly missing Espeon. It took a moment for it to Blaziken to recover, but when it did, it turned and kicked Espeon clear across the field. Espeon looked down for the count, but it slowly got to its feet.

'I've got to finish this now,' Zoey thought.

"Espeon, use Dig!"

Espeon disappeared under the ground, leaving both Blaziken and Seth puzzled. Silver watched anxiously from the sidelines

'Even if she's able to defeat his Blaziken,' he thought, 'She won't stand a chance against his next Pokemon.'

Not noticing Silver's expression, Zoey smiled.

"Now Espeon," she said to herself. Out of nowhere, Espeon popped out of the earth and attacked Blaziken from the side. It was thrown to the ground.

"Finish it off with Psybeam!" Espeon fired Psybeam at Blaziken and it was immediately knocked out.

"Nice battling," Seth complimented. "But you'll never be able to take out my next Pokemon! Go! Sharpedo!"

Out of a Pokeball materialized a Sharpedo. On command, it lunged at Espeon, using Crunch. Espeon instantly fainted. Zoey knew she had no chance. She was at a major type disadvantage now that she only had Houndoom left. No matter, she sent out her final Pokemon. Seth smirked knowing this battle was already over.

"Use Hydro Pump now, Sharpedo!" he commanded. A powerful jet of water shot out of its mouth. The attack hit Houndoom directly. It staggered back and fell to the ground. Thought the match had just started, Zoe was beginning to feel desperate.

"Houndoom, Shadow Ball!" She knew it wasn't going to do much, but it was better then nothing.

"Counterattack with Ice Beam," said Seth calmly. He wasn't going to worry about the battle that was already his.

The beam of crystal ice cut through Houndoom's Shadow Ball with ease. Houndoom became encased with ice when the attack hit. But Zoey knew what to do.

"Try using Flamethrower to heat up your body and melt the ice!" Houndoom's body glowed red and the ice slowly melted away. Seth grimaced.

"Well it doesn't matter," he said, regaining his composure. "Your Houndoom's already takin' enough damage so I can finish it off easily!"

"Not if I can help it!" Zoey replied. She had been saving this move for last. "Solarbeam, Houndoom!" It began to absorb sunlight.

Silver watched the battle, still feeling nervous. He hand was gripped on the Pokeball attached to his belt. He couldn't let Seth take another innocent Trainer's Pokemon. This time, he was going to take action.

"Quick Sharpedo! Finish it off with Take Down!" Seth's Sharpedo charged toward Houndoom who was still taking in sunlight. It was Silver's time to act.

""Typholsion, Brick Break!" A Typholsion suddenly appeared and managed to stop Sharpedo's Take Down with a Brick Break. This gave Houndoom enough time for Solarbeam. It launched its attack and hit Sharpedo. It was knocked out as it flew through the air.

"No fair!" Seth shouted. "You weren't supposed to interfere! I would've so won that!"

"I don't care!" Silver shouted back with newfound confidence. "I wasn't gonna let you take another Trainer's Pokemon! Not again!" Zoey looked at her savior with admiration in her eyes. Seth glared at Silver while recalling his Sharpedo.

"Go ahead! See if I care! I don't even need you!" he yelled. And without another glance, he walked away forgetting he owed Zoey a Pokemon.

Zoe looked down at her injured Houndoom and then up at Silver.

"Thank you so much. If it wasn't for you, I would've totally lost it there."

"No problem. But both of your Pokemon are hurt. Here, I can heal them." Zoey handed her Houndoom and Espeon over to Silver. He took a powerful Potion out of his bag to heal them back to health.

"There. Good as new."

"Thanks again. So how did someone as nice as you end up hanging out with someone like Seth?" Zoey questioned.

"We grew up together," replied Silver. "He was always sort of a bully. Picking on people who were weaker then him, taking their Pokemon… And I just went along with it. It's like he was controlling me. And I couldn't do anything about it, until now of course. There was something about you that made me muster up the courage to stand up to Seth."

Silver smiled as Zoe blushed.

"So," he continued. "Why are you out here all by yourself?" Zoey wasn't sure what to do.

'He could always be an enemy, working for the creator of the Dark Stones,' she thought. 'Ah, but I doubt that. But if I do tell him, he'll probably think I'm crazy!' Zoe thought for a moment and then decided to tell him.

"Well you probably won't believe me but there are these Dark Evolution Stones scattered across the land. This one evil guy made them for some reason. And I have "the power" to sense these Stones so I have to find them and Purify them. I'm not sure of most of the details myself seeing that my grandparents were pretty vague about it all…And then there was something about my eyes being "special". It's all confusing and I'm confused and I bet right now you think I'm crazy."

Silver laughed at Zoey and how she just rambled on about something she didn't even understand.

"It does sound pretty crazy," he said still laughing. "But I somehow believe you. I've always loved an adventure though I've never shown it. Oh and about your eyes; I think they're beautiful."

Zoey blushed again and thanked him. Then he started speaking again.

"How about this," he said. "I could travel with you. It's always better to travel with a friend then alone. And I think we would get along pretty well."

"Do you really mean it!" Zoey exclaimed. "That's great! Honestly, I never thought of traveling with someone. I guess because I wasn't expecting to meet anyone. But if that's the case, our first stop is right to your left, in Leaf Forest. There the Dark Leaf Stone resides and is waiting to be Purified. I'm not really sure how this whole Purification thing works but I'm sure to find out soon."

Silver laughed again at how flustered she seemed. He actually thought it was quite cute. But he pushed that thought out of his head, and followed Zoey who was already skipping into the forest.

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In the end there Zoey was rambling and talking really fast about everything that came into her head if you were wondering what was up…I tend to do that a lot…