Chapter 3: Three's a Crowd

After following yet another piece of paper to a nearby bookcase, a young lady walked out from behind it. As she walked around the bookcase, she tripped, and landed into the ground hard. She got up, adjusted her glasses, and looked at Blaize.

"Yes? You are here to ask about the question on the note, yes?" she asked curiously, moving her glasses lightly.

"Er, yes! Could you please lead me to the answ-"

"Yes! But you must fight me in a Pokemon battle first. Yes. Gym Leader's orders." she smiled, throwing a Pokeball into the air and catching it. She threw it at Blaize's face, and gasped.

"Sorry! I didn't mean that! But, battle we must! Yes!" she yelled, as a dog ran up to me an licked my face happily.

Blaize just brushed the dog back and threw a different Pokeball at the ground. A bright light ushered forth, and a smiling monkey popped out. It had red and yellow fur, and looked, for use of a better word, high.

"Pan…" it breathed in slowly. "sear…"

Pansear suddenly jumped and took a fighting pose, hailing to the small dog.

"Herdier!' the dog called back.

[ BATTLE START ]

[Pansear- Level: 16, Moves: Scratch (PP: 35/35) Lick (PP: 30/30) Incinerate (PP: 15/15) Yawn (PP: 10/10), HP: 45/45]

[Herdier- Level: 17, Moves: Leer (PP: 30/30) Tackle (PP: 35/35) Bite (PP: 25/25) Take Down (PP: 20/20), HP: 54/54]

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear moves first. Pansear uses Yawn.

Herdier yawned.

Herider used Bite.

[Pansear's HP: 36/45]

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear moves first. Pansear uses Incinerate.

[Herdier's HP: 48/54]

Herdier used Bite.

[Pansear's HP: 27/45]

Herdier is asleep.

[ INTERRUPTION ]

"No! Herdier! Wake up, yes!"

[ END OF INTERRUPTION ]

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear attacks first. Pansear uses Incinerate.

[Herdier's HP: 42/54]

Herdier uses Bite, but Herdier is asleep.

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear attacks first. Pansear uses Incinerate.

[Herdier's HP: 36/54]

Herdier uses Bite, but Herdier is asleep.

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear attacks first. Pansear uses Scratch.

[Herdier's HP: 31/54]

Herdier uses Bite, but Herdier is asleep.

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear attacks first. Pansear uses Scratch.

Pansear's attack missed!

Herdier woke up!

Herdier uses Take Down.

[Pansear's HP: 18/45]

[Herdier's HP: 28/54]

Pansear's Oran Berry took affect.

[Pansear's HP: 28/45]

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear attacks first. Pansear uses Yawn.

Herdier yawned.

Herdier uses Leer.

[Pansear's Defence v]

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear attacks first. Pansear uses Incinerate.

[Herdier's HP: 22/54]

Herdier uses Bite. Critical hit!

[Pansear's HP: 15/45]

Herdier is asleep.

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear attacked first. Pansear uses Incinerate. Critical hit!

[Herdier's HP: 13/54]

Herdier uses Bite, but Herdier is asleep.

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear attacked first. Pansear uses Incinerate.

[Herdier's HP: 7/54]

Herdier uses Bite, but Herdier is asleep.

Pansear's speed is higher. Pansear attacked first. Pansear uses Incinerate.

[Herdier's HP: 1/54]

Herdier woke up!

Herdier uses Take Down.

[Pansear's HP: 0/45]

[Herdier's HP: 0/45]

[ BATTLE END ]

"Herdier!" screamed the woman, running to her Pokemon. "Speak to me, yes?"

"The Pokemon Center will take care of your Po-"

"You will pay! You will rue this day you angered Satomi Yoshira! Yes!" the woman screamed, returning her Pokemon, paying her money and then storming off.

"Geez. Take a chill pill." mumbled Blaize as he walked off.

Blaize searched all over the bookcase twice, before finally finding the answer, which led him to a young girl, probably in kindergarten, reading a book on 'Advance Quantam Physics'. She seemed to shy away from Blaize, and flinched when he spoke to her.

"Let me guess, to get the answer I must beat you in a Pokemon battle?" he said sarcastically, grinning.

"F-fine! But y-you look weak, so I'll go easy on y-y-you!" she said, jumping off of the chair she was on.

She dropped a Pokeball to the ground and a Patrat walked out.

"Patra-!" it yelled, before noticing Blaize. It walked back and dragged the little girl around the corner.

Blaize heard mumbling and twitching, but couldn't make out any words. After about a minute, the girl and her Patrat jumped out from behind the bookcase.

"A-attack, Patrat!" she yelled.

"W-what?" Blaize said, fumbling with a Pokeball and choosing a Pokemon.

"Snivy!" it yelled, triumphantly and smugly.

"L-let's g-g-go!"

[ BATTLE START ]

[Snivy- Level: 12, Moves: Tackle (PP: 35/35) Leer (PP: 30/30) Vine Whip (PP: 15/15) Wrap (PP: 20/20), HP: 24/24]

[Patrat- Level: 15, Moves: Bide (PP: 10/10) Tackle (PP: 35/35) Sand Attack (PP: 15/15) Bite (PP: 25/25), HP: '2'/29]

Snivy's speed is higher. Snivy attacks first. Snivy used Vine Whip.

[Patrat's HP: '0'/29]

[ BATTLE END? ]

Patrat flew backwards, falsely, and landed on the girls other Pokeballs. A Patrat came out of each one. They all looked knocked out.

"Oh, look, haha! You won…haha! Well, gotta go, bye!" the girl yelled before running away with her Pokemon in hand.

"Wha-?" Blaize questioned, walking into the bookcase accidentally.

Suddenly, the bookcase moves to the side.

It moved to reveal a flight of stairs, and Blaize walked down them.

There, he saw a lady with a large green afro and an apron.

"Geez…Lydia, too scared of a little trainer from who knows where…" she mumbled to herself before turning around and noticing Blaize standing there. "Oh, hello!"

She walked up to him and pulled him to e block in front of a large mat. She ran and stood in the middle.

"I am Lenora! I am the Gym Leader of this here Nacrene City! I specialize in Normal Type Pokemon!" she yelled. Her voice echoed loudly throughout the surprisingly large room.

"You ready? Phanpy? Pansear? Snivy? '-'?" Blaize asked his belt of Pokeballs. The Pokemon inside all nodded intently.