The Dregga Region Adventure: Chapter 3

The Flirtatious Ares!

Last time on the Dregga Region Adventure, Ryan entered the city of Popilu and faced off against the Pokémon gang that resided there. After many hard fights against the gang members, he faced off against the leader of the gang, Ian and managed to win due to the power of Eruption's Blaze ability.

The sliding door of the Pokémon centre slid open as Ryan stepped in. The Pokémon centre was much larger on the inside than it looked on the outside. Ryan looked around and saw that there were many tables set up for persons to eat at and that there even were video telephones on the walls. He walked forward towards the counter where a nurse and a pink egg shaped Pokémon stood behind it. The Pokémon had hair like outgrowths on each side of its head, short limbs as well as a short tail and also a pouch which carried an egg inside of it. This Pokémon was none other than a Chansey.

"Hello there young man how may I help you?" The young pink haired nurse asked.

"My Cyndaquil got hurt battling a bunch of thugs just now; do you think you could help him out?" Ryan asked kindly. The Nurse smiled as Ryan handed her both, Eruption, his male Cyndaquil as well as its Poké ball.

"You look like you just started out from Popilu town; didn't you receive a Pokémon egg?" The nurse inquired. Ryan quickly searched his bag and pulled out the case which contained his Pokémon egg. The egg had now turned from white with green spots on it to blue.

"Is the egg okay?" Ryan asked concerned. Even though he was always good at battling and could tell how some Pokémon would react he wasn't too skilled in the area of Pokémon eggs unlike his friend Jack who knew almost anything about Pokémon. The nurse smiled.

"Your Pokémon egg is as healthy as ever, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if it started to show signs of hatching as early as tomorrow." She said with a smile on her face. Ryan smiled at her and placed the egg back in its case and then carefully placed it into his bag. He then walked away from the counter knowing the nurse would need time to take care of Eruption. It was then that he realised that a grey haired man wearing a grey coat was looking at him. The man lifted up his head and smiled and gestured using his hand to tell Ryan to come over by him.

Ryan slowly moved towards the man. He had already been attacked just entering the city at night so being cautious might not be a have been such a bad thing now. The man waited for Ryan to take a seat next to him.

"Hello there young man, I saw the way you battled those gang members and I have to admit I'm impressed." The man said happily. Ryan's face turned from one of caution to one of disbelief. "Did this guy really watch me face off against 5 gang members and not do a single thing to help me?" Ryan's face then turned from disbelief to anger.

"Hold on young man. The reason I didn't help you was because I probably would have been killed on the spot. Everything in this city is not as it appears." the man stretched out his hand for the bottle of Moomoo milk and took a quick drink. "You see, with new technology we forget the past. In this case the new technology used was glow in the dark graffiti which was only visible at night."

"Why not use real graffiti?" Ryan asked.

"Because if they did that the city would lose some of its businesses. If I went in depth with it I would lose my life, there are spies everywhere but let me ask you something. How did you feel when your Cyndaquil was blasted by the nenoshock attack and seemed to be defeated?" Ryan stopped and looked at the man.

"I felt weak, I felt like I should have been able to do something more for Eruption but I just couldn't." Ryan said as he now hung his head.

"Have you decided what you wanted to do to make sure that feeling doesn't return?" The man asked Ryan who simply nodded. About five seconds after Ryan had nodded a voice boomed over the loud speaker.

"This is Nurse Joy calling Ryan Howling for his Pokémon," Ryan smiled and rose from the chair and walked briskly towards the counter. Eruption was waiting for him and jumped into Ryan's arms and began to lick him in the face. Ryan smiled and laughed and petted his partner who had made a full recovery. Eruption then jumped down on to the floor just before the look on Ryan's face became serious.

"Nurse Joy, I would like to register for the Pokémon League Gym challenge," He stated firmly. If there was one thing Ryan hated it was anything that involved a lot of work. Whether it was trainer school or just helping out the professor at the lab, he simply hated to work. But he never wanted to experience the feeling that was feeling weak so he pushed aside his laziness for the second time this day.

"I'll need you trainer card and your Pokédex please," Nurse Joy said as Ryan searched his bag and then placed both items on the counter. Joy then swiped his trainer card and placed his Pokédex into a scanner before typing up some information. The process took about one minute.

"Done," She said as she handed Ryan his Pokédex and his trainer card. She then opened a desk behind the counter and pulled out a case with 16 badge designs. "This is your badge case. You can store your badges here for safe keeping." She said with a smile.

"I always thought you only needed eight badges to get into the Dregga League?" Nurse Joy chuckled.

"You do only need 8 badges but with the Gym Trainee system now in full swing an additional eight towns has been asked to make gym badges for one of the gym trainees who has fulfilled the requirements to become a gym leader." Ryan nodded. He knew that Popilu city had a Gym Trainee Centre; he just didn't know what purpose it had up until now.

"Do you want a room key?" Nurse joy asked. "Many trainers sleep in Pokémon Centre's while they stay in towns." She said still keeping her ever pleasant smile on her face. Ryan nodded and she once again opened a desk behind the counter and gave him a room key. "Your room is room 10. Please enjoy your stay." She said kindly

"Thank you." Ryan said as he bowed before her and went upstairs to his room. The First day of his Pokémon Journey had been a rough one. He only wanted to take a break and sleep for maybe a day or two but he had discovered something he had never had before. The Drive to ensure he never felt that kind of weakness or helplessness again. He had to become stronger to make sure that would never happen again.

The Next Day

It was the first time in a long time that Ryan had woken up before noon. In fact, Ryan had actually woken up a 7:45am the earliest he had ever woken up on his own. He got up and took a shower which the Pokémon centre conveniently had one of in each room. He brushed his teeth and headed downstairs into the main lobby of the Pokémon centre where he was served warm toast and bacon with some orange juice for breakfast. He took a quick peek at his egg which had just wobbled a little bit. He looked up to see the same old man who had spoken to him last night was walking over to his table.

"Hey there young man, I see you signed up for the Dregga League." The man said with a smile on his face. Ryan nodded as he took another bite of the toast. "Do you know how to capture Pokémon?" The man asked. Ryan swallowed the toast and drank the last bit of orange juice. He then wiped his mouth in the napkin that the centre had provided him with.

"No I've never tried to capture a Pokémon; all I know is that I can use Poké balls to do capture them." Ryan responded.

"First you battle the wild Pokémon to weaken it then one you think its weak enough you through a Poké ball at it and once the light stops flashing red you would have successfully caught yourself a Pokémon." The man said happily. Ryan nodded and made a mental note to keep it in mind. He then went to Nurse Joy and returned his room key before leaving the Pokémon centre.

As he stepped outside and the morning sunlight hit him he realised how beautiful the city of Popilu actually was. It seemed like a paradise, of course he knew better than to stick around this city. He pulled out a Poké ball and pressed the button releasing his fire type companion.

"Are you ready for an adventure?" Ryan said as he bent down by his cyndaquil.

"Cynda, Cyndaquil!" The fire type responded happily running around its trainer. Ryan smiled and petted his Pokémon and walked out of the city and on to route 501. Compared to the areas he had scene before this route was certainly different. It looked like a plain field with a few trees laid out over the land. At some parts of the plain the grass was extremely high while at other points it was really low. He also spotted wild Rattata and Sentret running around as well as a few Pidgey and Spearow flying through the air.

"Eruption, are you ready for us to capture a new friend?" Ryan said with a smile. He knew he couldn't win a gym battle with just one Pokémon. No matter how skilled he was at battling he was still a rookie and he needed more Pokémon. He walked along the path hoping to see a Pokémon that would truly interest him.

"Bellsprout!" said a skinny plant like Pokémon whose head was shaped like a bell. It looked at Eruption and quickly turned around and jumped back into the bushes where it had come from.

"And that Pokémon was a coward." Ryan said in disbelief. Did Eruption really look that strong to the Pokémon of this route? He walked forward spotting many Pokémon including Mareep, Shinx and even a Taillow but all of them no matter how brave they acted took one look at his Cyndaquil and ran. Ryan sighed.

"Is there even a single Pokémon out there that isn't afraid of Eruption?!" he then looked at his feet and saw a brown tiny bird Pokémon. Its throat and belly were a lighter shade of brown as well as its wings. It had black markings around its eyes and both its beat and talons were pink.

"Per per!" Said the small pidgeon Pokémon.

"A wild Pidgey!" Ryan said happily. "I heard these Pokémon are great companions so let's capture it!" Eruption nodded and jumped in front of Ryan. The Pidgey flapped its wings and took flight preparing to battle Eruption.

"Quil!" Eruption said as it ignited the flames on its back however, this time the flames were burning much brighter and stronger. The Pidgey flew back a little and put a bit of distance between it and Eruption.

"Now, start things off with Quick Attack!" Ryan said as Eruption quickly started to speed towards the pidgey and rammed into the tiny bird Pokémon sending it rolling backwards. The bird Pokémon shook its head and flapped its wings to pull itself back in the air. It then focused on Eruption and began to flap its wings creating a large gust of wind.

"It's using gust attack be careful!" Ryan instructed to his Cyndaquil which was slowly being pushed back by the flying type attack. The wind slowly died down as the attack ended and Eruption stood strong withstanding the powerful gust of wind surprising the pidgey. "Let him have it now Ember!" Ryan commanded as Eruption leaped into the air and blaster fire pellets towards the Pidgey. These pellets while they were not as hot as the Blaze powered ones the power they had was still far greater than the first time he had used the attack. The pellets burst into flames on impact with the Pidgey causing the tiny bird Pokémon to fall out of the sky.

It struggled to get up and looked like it could barely move. "Good work Eruption!" Ryan said as he quickly went into his bag for one of the five Poké balls he had been given by the professor. He soon found one and turned around ready to throw it when he saw another Poké ball land on the pidgey and absorbed it in. The ball shook once, twice, three times before a resounding ding which indicated that the Pokémon had been caught.

Ryan was in shock. Someone had just captured the pidgey he had weakened. He looked up to see a brown skinned girl with long hair who had beautiful brown eyes. She bent down and picked up the Poké ball containing pidgey and placed it into her bag. Ryan's shock quickly turned into anger. Who did this girl think she was taking another man's capture?

"Give that Pidgey back!" Ryan said in an angry tone. The girl toned towards him.

"According to the Pokémon league rules this Pokémon is now officially registered to my trainer. If you took this Poké ball you would be arrested for stealing." She said with a slight grin on her face. "Oh and thanks for helping me capture my second Pokémon!"

If Ryan hadn't been raised better by his mother he would have waltzed over to her just to punch her in the face. "Why did you take the pidgey my Pokémon weakened?! Are you too feeble to go and capture your own Pokémon!" The Girl laughed.

"It's a dog eat dog world out there kid, I own this Pidgey now and there isn't a thing you can do about it. I do however feel your pain and if you want we could have a battle so you could have some sort of revenge." She said slyly. She then put her hands in the air and stretched. She was wearing a white jacket with a blue under shirt and a long blue jean pant. As she stretched Ryan couldn't help himself but realise the humongous size of her breast. They were the largest he had ever seen. He smirked.

"Let's have a battle then, I'm going to make sure you pay for what you did!" Ryan said as Eruption jumped up and stood in front of his trainer the flames on his back still ignited from his altercation with the Pidgey. The girl smiled.

"Let's go Snivy!" She said as she picked up another Poké ball and threw it into the air. The ball opened up and out came a grass snake Pokémon. The Pokémon was mostly green except for its underside which was a cream colour. It had a yellow line that came from the tip of its tail all the way up its back. It also had a leaf on the tip of its tail and its large eyes also had yellow markings around them. It also had yellow curved structures protruding out of its shoulders which bent back towards its back. It also had stubby limbs; its arms were green while its legs matched the colour of its underside. The Grass Pokémon folded its arms as it looked at the Cyndaquil.

"Go easy on us." The Girl said as she winked at Ryan. Ryan glared at her and pointed straight at the Snivy.

"Eruption use Ember now!" Ryan commanded as Eruption proceeded to blast fire pellets in the direction of the grass snake Pokémon.

"Dodge it snivy!" She command as the Snivy quickly moved to the side of the fire pellets.

"It's quite fast, no matter I can match its speed and then some!" Ryan thought. "Eruption use quick attack!" He commanded as his Cyndaquil quickly began charging towards the Snivy.

"Use vine whip to jump!" She commanded as the snivy quickly released vines from its shoulders and leaped into the air avoiding the Cyndaquil. Ryan smirked.

"Oh my!" The girl said as she put her hands beneath her breast and pushed them upwards." Ryan stumbled a bit but quickly caught himself.

"Ember now!" He cried As Eruption turned in the direction of the Snivy and Blasted fire pellets up towards it.

"That wasn't as effective as I thought it would be." She thought as she saw how fast he had recovered from her attempt to distract him but it had still worked in her favour. He had hesitated just long enough. "Snivy dive to the ground then use Vine whip to slow yourself down!" She said as the Snivy quickly dived avoiding the fire pellets and then used the vines to push itself into a good landing position.

"How many female trainers have you ever fought?" Ryan asked. The girl smiled.

"None, I've never lost a battle." She said slyly. Ryan rolled his eyes. The girl standing in front of him had the body most men dreamed their girlfriends had and she knew how to use it. She would go as far as to touch herself to distract men from battle and then defeat them before they could catch themselves. "I'm sure some of the guys let you win to see if they could score." Ryan thought as he began to consider his next move. None of the Pokémon had connected with a single move since the battle begun.

"Eruption use ember!" He commanded as the fire type once again spit fire pellets towards the grass type Pokémon.

"Snivy dodge and use vine whip!" She commanded as the snivy quickly avoided the fire pellets and launched a vine heading straight towards Eruption.

"Dodge quickly and go for quick attack!" Ryan commanded as eruption barely managed to side step the vine and took off with a sprint towards Snivy.

"If you let me win I'll let you touch me." The girl said in a seductive way. "Snivy use attract!" Ryan realised it was a trap but eruption was too close to stop him. The Snivy winked and a heart was sent flying at the charging Cyndaquil which caused it to stop in its tracks. A heart appeared in each of Eruption's eyes. He had become infatuated with Snivy.

"My Snivy is just as charming to the boys as I am." She said with a smirk on her face. "Now use vine whip!" She commanded as the snivy sent out vines which hit Eruption on one side of its face and then the next and continued pushing him back. The fire type looked like it had no intention of moving.

"Eruption, quickly fight back with ember!" Ryan commanded but it was useless. Eruption just stood there and took the attacks. The Snivy finally brought up both vines in the air and slammed them on top of the head of Eruption sending him to the ground. "Infatuation, I guess both it and its trainer try the same moves. How am I supposed to beat her if Eruption is in love? They say some Pokémon can fight through it maybe he can." Ryan thought to himself as he quickly regained his composure.

"Eruption use ember now!" Ryan commanded and this time Eruption listened it blasted the fire pellets straight after the Snivy surprising the girl.

"Snivy dodge quickly!" She commanded as the snivy tried to side step the attack but a few of the pellets managed to strike its tail causing it to light on fire. The Snivy began running around in circles from its own tail.

"Hahahaha!" Ryan laughed as he saw the Snivy running from its own tail. The Snivy then grabbed its tail and tried to blow up the flame.

"It's not funny you jerk!" The Girl said as she watched her Snivy try to blow out the flame on its tail.

"Congratulations, your snivy evolved into a charmander." Ryan said still laughing. His laughing quickly stopped as his face returned to his normal serious look. The Snivy was wide open for an attack and he didn't plan on wasting the opportunity. "Eruption now is our chance, hit it with ember!" Ryan commanded however Eruption stood still watching as the Snivy managed to put out its tail.

"Whew, that was a lucky shot boy but you won't beat me!" The Girl said as her snivy once again took a stand in front of her. The Grass type Pokémon seemed to be just as strong as Eruption.

"All you do is use cheap tricks to try to win battles!" Ryan said angrily. The girl tilted her head and once again lifted up her breast, this time however Ryan was un-phased.

"Are you gay?" She asked confused as to why the boy didn't gain a perverted look o any kind.

"I'm straight, but you're not going to distract me!"

"Oh, I get it you're the kind of guy that likes girls with big asses." She said as she spun around revealing that she also had a pretty big behind. "Okay, I'll admit I'm an ass guy and that is one fine piece of ass but I am not going to allow myself to become distracted!" Ryan said to himself. His face however turned red as he began to blush after seeing her turn right around. He definitely had the body most men dreamt of.

"Snivy now tackle attack!" She commanded as Her Snivy charged towards the obviously infatuated Cyndaquil. She knew tackle was her most effective move at this point and would definitely give her the full advantage in this match.

"Eruption, remember It's me and you!" Ryan reminded his partner who had snapped back o himself for a bit. The Cyndaquil took the tackle attack full on but quickly recovered.

"We've got you now, use ember!" Ryan commanded as Eruption blasted flames straight towards the Snivy who was too close to dodge and was caught in the pellet barrage. Each pellet exploded into flames on impact with snivy and the grass type Pokémon was sent flying to the ground. The Grass type struggled to get up it was definitely approaching its limit in this battle.

"Snivy come on get up you just have to get up!" The girl screamed encouraging her Pokémon to stand up.

"Eruption, let's finish this off with quick attack now!" Ryan commanded but once again Eruption stood in place. The infatuation was truly starting to annoy Ryan. He had lost so many opportunities to deal damage and win the fight thanks to that attract. The Snivy pulled itself together and stared at the Cyndaquil.

"Snivy, it's time we use your most powerful attack; it's time for Leaf Tornado!" The Girl commanded as her Snivy jumped into the air and Began to spin. The spinning quickly formed a tornado of leaves which was then launched at Eruption who remained in place and was absorbed into the attack.

"Eruption!" Ryan called out as his Cyndaquil was hit by a barrage of leaves inside the tornado like attack before being thrown out to his feet. The flams on his back had greatly diminished. Both Pokémon stood up and looked at each other. Both of them were breathing off extremely hard and it looked like this battle could truly go in anyone's favour.

"Snivy, let's end this use tackle attack!" The girl commanded as the Snivy pushed itself forward and rushed towards Eruption with a full body charge.

"Eruption, let's win this one buddy use tackle!" Ryan commanded knowing that tackle was much stronger than quick attack. Both Pokémon charged at each other and clashed and pushed each other back and both Pokémon was then sent flying back towards their trainers. Both Pokémon struggled to get up, they wanted to win for their trainers.

"You can do it Eruption, don't give in!" Ryan encouraged his Pokémon.

"Snivy, don't let this fire type beat you get up!" The girl commanded as both Pokémon tried to get up. The Snivy fell down defeated however Eruption stood up. He was panting heavily but he had won the battle. Ryan rushed over to his Pokémon and threw it up into the air and caught him and threw him up again.

"Cyndaquil!" The Fire type said happily as his trainer threw him up and caught him celebrating their victory. The Girl walked over to his Snivy and petted her Pokémon and returned it to its Poké ball.

"My name is Ares." The girl said as she walked over to Ryan. "I'm sorry about the pidgey." She then bowed to Ryan showing respect before staring him back in his face. Ryan began to blush a bit.

"My name is Ryan, and it's okay but can you do me just one favour?" Ryan asked. The girl looked up at him.

"I don't deal with perverts!" She quickly shouted. Ryan almost face palmed.

"It's nothing like that. I want you to battle fairly and stop trying to seduce guys so you can win the battle. You're a great trainer and you shouldn't rely on tricks like that to win." Ryan said he was still blushing a bit. When he battled he was as focused as ever but when it came to talking to a beautiful girl especially one with a body like Ares' he was just a fumbled as any other guy. She smiled.

"It's an old habit that I'd rather die. I'll try to, I've honestly…" She stopped herself. I'll see you around Ryan. She said as she quickly ran off leaving Ryan confused. He had just met her but he could tell she had problems. He then looked into his bag and saw light was being emitted. A crack had appeared within his blue egg.

"I've got to hurry to the next town!" Ryan said as he returned his Pokémon to its Poké ball and began running. His egg was hatching and he wanted to make sure that it hatched in a safe place.

To Be continued…

Author's Notes: This was a serious Teen chapter here guys and I honestly was planning on asking one of my female classmates (the way she talks naughty is amazing by the way) for help but it would have been awkward.

Fun fact about The Dregga Region RP Hub: Route 501 is the route where all trainers journeys usually start to go a bit differently.

Next time: Trouble in Caveside city.