Chapter 3: Love Drunk
Austin, as usual, was the first one up. As he walked out of his tent, he saw Adam sprawled out across the grass. Austin wondered how Adam managed to unzip the bag and walk about 10 feet in his sleep. Buizel seemed to have moved with Adam, considering he was sleeping on Adam's face. Austin turned to Sammy, who seemed to be sleeping peacefully but was mumbling something.
"Eh? No, I don't want any more spaghetti. I can't eat anymore." Sammy turned over. Austin raised his eyebrow and walked away. He wet over to his bag and dug through it when he felt something rub against his side. Austin looked down at a small Marill rubbing against his leg.
"A Marill? What are you doing out here little guy?" Austin petted the small blue mouse.
"Marill! Come on Marill, you can't keep running off like that!" Austin looked at a girl who seemed to be tired running towards him. "Thanks for holding onto him. He likes to run off a lot." The girl knelt down in front of Austin.
"Name's Lyra (yes, the one from DP: galactic battles and HG and SS), what's yours?" Lyra smiled. "Austin, and Marill didn't cause any trouble. Trust me." Austin turned to his friends who were still sleeping. "I think some trouble would be needed to wake these two up." Austin joked.
"Well, since you're the only one up, how about a quick battle? A quick one on one." Lyra suggested. "Well all I have is Chimchar. I'd be at a disadvantage against Marill." Austin took out Chimcahr's pokeball. "I have Chikorita, I can use, since I started a while ago, I'll be at the type disadvantage." Lyra took out a pokeball. "Great idea, let's go." Austin stood up and they walked to an open field.
"Go Chikorita!" Lyra's grass pokemon appeared on the field. "Chimchar, time for battle!" Austin threw his pokeball onto the field. The hyper fire monkey jumped around on the field and then crouched, preparing for battle.
"You can go first." Lyra said. "Gladly, now use ember!" Chimchar shot the small heat balls at Chikorita, who dodged it just in time.
"Quick attack, go!" Lyra commanded. Chikorita charged at Chimchar and smashed into him. Chimchar shot back and tumbled in the grass.
"Use flame wheel!" "Counter it with tackle!" The two collided but both shot backwards, slamming into the ground hard.
"Vine whip!" Chikorita hit Chimchar with the two vines and sent him shooting at Adam. Buizel slowly awoke from all the noise and noticed Chimchar flying towards them. He inhaled and shot a burst of water at Chimchar. He was sent back onto the field where he was knocked out on impact.
"Return Chimchar, good job." Austin held out the pokeball. He then slipped the ball back into his bag. "Nice fight, I'll have to challenge to later, after you catch a few more pokemon." Lyra suggested.
"Well, how about something to eat, you seem pretty hungry." Austin offered. "Thanks, sounds great." Lyra smiled. Austin piled a few sticks and lit a match. He threw the match on the wood and it ignited slowly. Austin then took out a few things from his bag. He mixed them in a cup and poured them into a pan which he started to cook over the fire.
"Hope you like pancakes, because that's all I can make at the moment." Austin said. "It's ok, so what are you guys out here for?" Lyra asked. "Well, originally, all three of us were going to try to become Pokemon Masters, but Adam saw a contest so now he wants to be both a trainer and a coordinator." Austin answered, flipping the pancakes.
"So, I'm taking it you just started your journey then." Lyra guessed. "Yep, just started yesterday." Austin answered. "Where are you from?" Austin asked. "New Bark Town, Johto. What about you?" "Twinleaf Town." Austin quickly answered. "Yes, they're ready." Austin grabbed a plate from his bag and put a pancake on it. He handed it to Lyra, along with a fork.
"It's gonna be a little dry, don't have any syrup with us." Austin warned. "It tastes great! Thanks!" Lyra bit off a large piece of the pancake. "You're welcome." Austin ate a piece of his pancake. "So, what pokemon do you want to catch first?" Lyra asked. "I was hoping for Starly, I like flying types so that's my first goal." Austin put his plate down.
"You might want to make some for your friends." Lyra suggested. Austin nodded as he poured more batter into the pan. "You're a great cook by the way." "Thanks. I learned from my parents. They taught me when I was young so I could use it for my journey." Austin replied. "I didn't think much of it when…" Austin stopped when he noticed Lyra taking off her hat and fixing her hair. He stared at her for a bit.
"Austin?" Lyra asked as she put her hat back on. Austin shook his head quickly. "Sorry, I guess I… dazed out for a second." Austin apologized.
"Morning you guys." Sammy stretched. "Austin? Uh, who's she?" Sammy asked. "Yeah man, don't welcome people in here randomly." Adam said, standing up from his place on the grass.
"Guys, don't worry, this is Lyra. Lyra, this is Sammy and Adam." Austin introduced. "Nice to meet you." Lyra smiled. "Likewise." Adam offered his hand and she shook both Adam's and Sammy's.
"Oh guys, do you mind if me and Austin go looking around later?" Lyra asked. "Why?" Austin asked. "He told me he wanted to catch a Starly before, so I was thinking we go catch one." Lyra answered.
"Well, I was thinking of practicing some moves for the contest in Oreburgh City. So you guys can go but I'm going to stay back." Adam said. "And I'm staying back too, I want to get some training in with Ombra and Turtwig." Sammy added. "It'll just be us then?" Lyra asked. "Doesn't matter, let's go Austin!" She stood up and grabbed Austin by the hand, then the two ran off. Sammy smiled and shook her head.
"What's so funny?" Adam asked. "Austin has a crush on Lyra." Sammy answered. "Wow, don't you think, he's a little young for that?" Adam asked. "Well Adam, when you like someone, it doesn't matter how old you are, you just want to be with them." Sammy turned to her friend. "Well, I never liked anyone, so I can't argue." Adam then walked back to the camp.
"Alright Buizel, it says you know Aqua jet, Water gun, Ice punch and swift." Adam read from his pokedex. "So let's brush up on those moves before we start contest training, ok?" Buizel nodded.
"Use Swift on that tree!" Adam pointed. Buizel jumped in the air and shot the gold stars from his tale. "Great, executed perfectly. "Now use aqua jet, regularly." Adam said. Buizel encased himself in water and shot in the air, but the water stopped while he was in mid air.
"Guess we'll have to work on that some more. Aqua jet again!" Sammy watched from a distance.
"He's pretty dedicated, isn't he Ombra." Sammy pet Poochyena's head. They heard a howl and turned their heads. "Sounds like a pack of Mightyena." Sammy alerted. "Sure hope they don't come this way." At that moment, Sammy saw a cloud of gray appear just over the hill. They were coming fast, straight towards Adam.
"How does he not hear that?" Sammy asked herself. "Adam! Look out!" Sammy yelled. Adam turned to her and then to the crowd of Mightyena.
"Buizel, aqua jet, get out of here!" Adam yelled. Buizel shot off and landed next to Sammy.
"Oh man, guess I have to do this myself." Sammy stood up and ran towards Adam. She wrapped her arms around him and tackled him, just in time for the pack to pass. The two slid across the grass but eventually stopped.
"Adam, are you alright?" Sammy pushed herself up off of Adam. Adam opened his eyes and glanced at Sammy. He went into a state of awe. He stared her as she pushed herself up and straightened her hoodie.
"Wow, I never noticed Sammy like this before,. I don't know why I am now. We've been friends since we were 5, it would be weird for me to like her." Adam thought as Sammy crouched next to him.
"You feeling ok?" Sammy asked. Adam shook his head and regained focus. "Yeah, yeah, I'm ok." Adam grabbed her hand and she pulled him onto his feet.
"How did you not notice that pack of Mightyena?" Sammy crossed her arms. "I, uh, must not have been paying attention." Adam scratched the back of his head. Buizel then jumped on his shoulders.
"You're not that bright Adam, be more observant next time, ok?" Sammy shook her head and walked away. "Ugh, what am I gonna do Buizel?" Adam sighed. "Bui, Bui, Bui, Buizel!" Buizel seemed to sing in a teasing tone.
"Eh shut up." Adam commanded. Buizel laughed. "Guess I'll have to figure this one out by myself,"
"Hey guys!" Lyra called. "Austin caught a Staravia!" "Nice job Austin." Adam congratulated.
"Well, I guess I should be going." Lyra complained. "Wait, are you here alone?" Austin asked. "Pretty much. It's just me and my pokemon." Lyra answered. Austin grabbed Adam by the arm and pulled him away.
"Do you guys mind if I ask Lyra to come with us?" Austin asked as Sammy came over. Adam and Sammy glanced at each other and chuckled a bit.
"It's ok with me." Adam said. "Same here." Sammy agreed. "Thanks guys." Austin walked over to Lyra.
"Hey Lyra, since you're alone, why don't you come with us on our journey?" Lyra looked surprised at first but smiled shortly after.
"I'd be happy to, thanks for the offer. Just stay here for a bit. I'll need to go get my stuff." Lyra waved before running off. Austin stared at her and Adam walked up next to him.
"You have no idea what it's like to have a crush on someone." Austin sighed. "Believe me, you have no idea." Adam turned his head towards Sammy who was playing with Poochyena. He took a deep breath.
"Austin, you have not the slightest clue." Adam said.
A/N: That's the end of chapter 3, best of luck to Halloweens phantom.