Disclaimer: Don't own Pokémon. Riley is owned by Mewk.

An OC Story


It was 6 o' clock when Tom woke up. He looked around the dark room of the Pokémon Center they were in. There were two bunk beds in the room. He frowned, remembering last night when they had all wanted to sleep in a top bunk, but he was stuck with the bed under Riley when he lost at rock, paper, scissors. He slid out of bed and unzipped his backpack. He then pulled out a notebook and pulled out a piece of paper. Next, he quickly scribbled a note and taped it to the door. After he put his shoes on, he quietly slipped through the door and walked down the hall to the lobby. He stepped outside and proceeded toward Route 103. When he got to the field he let out Torchic, who was as wide-awake as he was.

"Okay, you know why we're here, right?"

Torchic nodded.

"Then let's get started. We need you to have as many powerful moves as possible if we're going to beat Riley soon. Let's start with covering your weaknesses. You need a move that will be good against rock types, since we'll be heading to Rustboro City soon. Let's try to teach you Metal Claw."

He pointed at a large rock nearby.

"Try focusing your strength into your nails and attack that rock."

Torchic paused, as if in concentration, before running at the rock, jumping, and swiping it with his left claw. He bounced back and fell to the ground.

"Okay, um… try imagining that the energy in your claws makes them unbreakable."

Torchic rose and attacked again. This time, his claws glowed white, and he left three claw marks in the rock.

"Awesome! Now, do it again!"

Torchic attacked again, this time with no results.

"Alright, we have to continue until you can perform it at will."

They continued their training until 8 o' clock, sometimes taking a short breather. Torchic could pull off the move four out of five times by the time their stomachs growled. They worked for another half hour, seeing as the cafeteria opened at nine. When they finished, Torchic had executed ten consecutive Metal Claws.

"Great job, buddy," praised Tom. Torchic chirped happily in reply.

Tom returned Torchic and began walking back to the room to rest a little before breakfast. On the way, Tom noticed that the Poké Mart was open. He had never been inside one, so he decided to look at the merchandise. He saw a row full of canned Poké food and looked around at them. They were separated into different types, sizes, weight, and even stats. He decided to buy some food for fire, grass, water, and electric types. He paid 200 Poké for it and continued back the Center. When he came within distance, he was surprised to see Kelli and Riley come running up to him.

"Tom! You've gotta do something!" shouted Riley.

"We were battling for practice when that grunt from yesterday showed up and netted our Pokémon!" yelled Kelli.

"What?!"

"Pikachu tried to shock him, but the guy's gloves were made of rubber and he got caught, too!"

"Darn! Where'd it happen?"

"We were out behind the Poké Center," answered Kelli.

"C'mon, show me!"

They ran for the Center, heading for the clearing behind it. When they got there, Tom looked around.

"Riley, did you use Mud-Slap during the battle?"

"Huh? Yeah, why?"

"How many times?"

"Um… three I think, why?"

"Look at all the mud in that direction."

He pointed to a group of mud puddles that formed a line that led to the forest

"Your Mudkip is leaving us a trail. We have to find them before the grunt finds out!"

They ran into the forest, praying that the trail was still a secret. After about fifteen minutes of running, they heard a loud voice.

"You little vermin! What have you been spitting?!"

They passed a few more trees before they caught sight of the grunt. It appeared that he had transferred the Pokémon from nets into a cage.

"Found you!" yelled Tom.

"Darn it! You led them to us, you pest!" the grunt screamed at Mudkip.

"Don't blame him! Your stench is so foul, I could already smell you a mile away!"

"Wanna say that again, brat?! I'll destroy you this time!"

The grunt tossed three Poké balls. Out of them came an Aron, Poochyena, and a Zubat.

"Hah! With this team my comrades sent over, you're done for!" cackled the grunt.

"And you're in over your head! Go, Torchic!"

Torchic was released from his ball. The problem was that he hadn't completely recovered from training.

'I've got to finish this fast!' thought Tom. "Torchic, Ember!"

Torchic fired his darts of flame at the group.

"Aron! Mud-Slap!"

The Aron sprayed mud over the attack, putting out most of the flames. The few flames that made it through fizzled out soon after. Tom growled.

"Torchic, charge 'em!"

"What?!" exclaimed Kelli, Riley, and the grunt.

Torchic ran forward at Poochyena, who was in the center of the three.

"He's mad! Aron! Another Mud-Slap!"

Torchic heard this and suddenly changed course, putting him between Aron and Poochyena. Just as Aron was about to attack, Torchic jumped up, causing the attack to hit Poochyena and blind him. As Torchic was in the air, he fired an Ember at Aron, not giving him a chance to counter. When he landed, he was near the grunt. The Zubat had begun a dive for Torchic.

"Torchic, jump!"

Torchic jumped just before Zubat hit him, making the bat crash into his owner, who let the cage fly from his grip.

"Torchic, break open the cage!"

"No!"

As soon as Torchic landed, he made another jump toward the cage. He twisted in the air, and his claws shone white as he cleaved through the cage in one swift strike.

"Whoa!" yelled Riley and Kelli in surprise.

"Admire later, battle now!" shouted Tom.

"Right!"

As Torchic landed, he stumbled and fell to the ground in exhaustion.

"Pikachu, protect Torchic! Mudkip, help Treecko battle the others!" commanded Riley, just as angry as he was determined.

"You stupid brats! I'll beat you down 'til you can't move!" roared the grunt.

"We'll see who beats down who!" fumed Kelli, "Treecko, Pound that dumb mutt!"

Treecko, who for the first time looked angry due to his battle being interrupted, charged Poochyena and hit him with his tail as hard as he could. Poochyena hit a tree and fainted immediately. Treecko then turned to Aron and his eyes glowed yellow from his Absorb technique. Aron cringed and promptly fainted. Just as Mudkip was charging Zubat for a Tackle, Treecko sped past him with his newly learned Quick Attack, which knocked Zubat to the ground, out cold. The grunt realized his situation and turned to run, but Treecko sped in front of him, jumped, and whacked him in the face with his tail, knocking him out. Treecko then jumped on the grunt's chest and huffed triumphantly.

They entire group was silent before Kelli spoke.

"Is anyone afraid of him right now?"

Tom and Riley nodded.

"Good. Glad it's not just me."

*back at the Oldale Police Department*

"Thanks kids. We've been trying to catch this guy for a while now, but he's pretty quick on his feet," said the chief, while two officers put the grunt in their car.

"Not as quick as my Treecko!" sang Kelli as she hugged her once again calm Pokémon.

"But I didn't know he could get so mad," commented Tom, "He always seemed so mellow."

"Well, the important thing is that you caught the man who has been stealing beginners' Pokémon for weeks, and thanks to that trail, we now have an idea of where to search for his hideout," continued the chief, as he pulled out an envelope, "Here is the reward money for helping to catch the thief. It's actually been tripled since you did all the work."

Tom smiled politely.

"Thanks officer, but we don't need-OW!"

Kelli stepped forward, smiling innocently and pretending she hadn't just stepped on Tom's foot.

"What he meant to say was 'Thank you. We were happy to help,'" she said as she took the envelope from the chief.

"Well kids, I have to go put this bum in the cell with the smelly lunatics."

"Don't do that," said Tom, "He'll feel right at home. Put him with the smart ones so he'll feel inferior."

The chief laughed. "That does sound entertaining. I'll do that. Take care of yourselves," he said before getting in his car and driving away.

"Hey!" yelled Kelli.

"What?" asked Riley.

"This is 1500 Poké! We're rich!" she squealed.

"In case you haven't noticed, I'm already rich. That's why you decided to live off me, remember?"

"Then I guess that means you don't need your share?" Kelli asked.

"What? Hey!" shouted Tom as Riley and Kelli divided up the money. 'Me and my big mouth.' Suddenly, his stomach gave a loud growl, reminding him that he hadn't had lunch.

"Whatever. I'm gonna go get some food."

The others were too busy thinking about what to buy to hear him.


I made the grunt faint. LOL XP

Please submit your OCs through reviews. Give thorough descriptions, and a list of Pokémon your character would like. Please, try to make most Pokémon those that will appear in Hoenn. Also, when your character appears, the Pokémon will most likely be adjusted to the ability of the my character. Ex: If you want a Swampert, and I use your character in the next chapter, it will start as Mudkip and grow as the story progresses. History might also be different or not mentioned. The more descriptive your character is, the more likely it will be used. If you don't submit a character, review anyway. Thanks! :)

Attention! I have decided to post which Pokémon you should NOT put in your party at this point if you want your character used.

Any starter that has appeared; I won't use the same one twice.

Charmander, Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Jolteon. I've already picked trainers for them.

Lucario and Metagross; too darn powerful despite being awesome.

Trainers with more than one starter or Eevee form (I might accept ONE Eevee form if I like your character a lot).

Legendaries, duh.

Pikachu. I like him, but two is too much.

Shinnies. Just don't do anything for me.

If you put one of these in already, PM me with a short message with full party to correct.

Flamers will have curses placed upon them that forbid them from thinking negative thoughts, turning them into mindless optimists. Bwahaha...