Chapter Three:
The First Battles!
"Thank you, we hope to see you again."
The nurse said this to Kanzo as she returned his Pokemon to him. He thanked her as well, then walked over to Sayu and Neki.
Sayu was sitting a few seats away from Neki, though Kanzo understood that, from how she acted earlier.
As the three left the Center, Neki whispered to Kanzo, "Y'know, the way she said 'we hope to see you again' makes it sound like 'we hope you get injured', doesn't it?"
Kanzo laughed. "You're right. Maybe the designers didn't think that one through. What do you think, Sayu?"
"Me?" asked Sayu. She had been staring off into space. "Um, well...what was the question?"
"Oh, never mind." said Kanzo. After a moment or two of silence, he spoke. "Hey, what kind of Pokemon do you guys have?"
"Oh, that's a good point." said Neki, placing his hands together. "If we're going to be traveling together, we should know what our team actually consists of. Well, I have a Chimchar, a Bidoof, and a Starly. And, from what I saw earlier, you have a Turtwig and a Shinx."
Kanzo nodded, and turned to Sayu. "What about you, Sayu? What are yours?"
Sayu, who had been staring out into space again, glared at Kanzo. He face started to turn a bright red. "Don't ask perverted questions like that! All of you boys are the same!"
"Calm down!" yelled Neki. "It's not like we're asking the size of your breasts or something!"
Slowly, Sayu blinked. "You mean you weren't? What were you asking, then?"
A sweatdrop passed down the back of the boys' necks. Kanzo thought, Does she think that all boys have their minds in the gutter?
"We were asking what Pokemon you have." said Neki. "You should really pay attention."
"Oh, right. I have a Kricketot and a Piplup." said Sayu. "Wanna see?"
She threw one of the Pokeballs, revealing a Piplup. As Kanzo saw it, though, he felt something strange on his right arm.
"Hey..." he said. He looked at his right arm. A strange device had appeared on it. "What the hell is this?"
On Sayu and Neki's wrists appeared the strange devices as well. They were red in colour, and they had only one button, a small black one at the bottom. Suddenly, several letters and numbers came up.
"What the...?" It read Piplup, Level 6. HP...and then there was a full bar next to it.
Kanzo smiled. "I think whoever put us in here decided to help us. It looks like these show the stats of Pokemon."
"And their moves..." muttered Sayu.
"Eh? Moves?" asked Kanzo. Then it dawned on him. "Oh, if they're ours, we also get to see their move set and exact amount of health, I'm guessing."
"Yeah, that's what it says on mine." said Sayu. "Twenty-Two Hit Points...and it knows Pound and Growl. Wow, this thing is really useful."
With that, she got Piplup to go back in the ball.
"Yeah..." said Neki. "Pretty amazing, too."
"What is? Those things on your wrists?"
The team turned to see a young boy wearing a blue cap. The kid frowned. "My name is Tristan. And I want to challenge one of you guys to a battle!"
Kanzo frowned. This guy doesn't have one of these wrist-things. Is he a character that's actually in the game?
"Alright." said Sayu, stepping up. "It'll be nice to show a boy what I'm made of."
She picked a Pokeball from her belt, and tossed it onto the ground. "Go, Kricketot!"
A little orange-ish bug appeared. It had a sort of beige collar-like thing around its neck, and had two brown antenna. It growled cutely.
"Go, Starly!" said Tristan. A little black bird appeared, chirping at Kricketot. "Let's fight!"
Sayu checked the thing on her wrist. It said that her opponent's Starly was level 5, one level lower than her Kricketot. "Alright! Use Bide, Kricketot!"
Her Pokemon started glowing, but it didn't do anything else. Tristan frowned. What could that do?
Shaking his head, he pointed at the Kricketot. "While it's not attacking, attack it, Starly! Tackle!"
The bird ran up and struck the bug, hitting it.
Damn. Thought Sayu. Kricketot lost six out of twenty-three Hit Points with that attack. A few more times, and she's a goner!
"And then use Quick Attack!" said Tristan, grinning. It looks like while she's using that weird Bide move, she can't strike me!
Kricketot was struck again, bringing its health down to twelve. Perfect...
"And I use Quick Attack again!" said Tristan, his grin widening. "Looks like you're not gonna attack, and you're just a weak girl after all!"
As the attack struck, Kricketot was reduced to seven Hit Points. Sayu smiled. "Tristan, you're underestimating girls. That, my friend, will be your downfall!"
She pointed to his Starly. "Unleash your stored energy, Kricketot! Destroy him!"
A beam of light shot from Kricketot, hitting the Starly head-on. Kanzo watched, amazed, as Starly's health dropped to zero.
Amazing. He thought, and then he was surprised further. Kricketot had a sudden boost in strength. It grew to level seven!
"Good job, Kricketot." muttered Sayu, with a smile. Her Kricketot walked to her. "Don't worry, I'll be sure to heal your wounds as soon as possible..."
Kricketot re-entered the Pokeball, and Sayu's smile lingered. Kanzo stared at her. She cares about her Pokemon so much...and yet she doesn't trust boys. Why is Sayu like this?
"Good job." said Neki, approaching Sayu. "I was amazed at how good you did."
Sayu looked up at him, and lost her smile. "Don't bother trying to flatter me. You boys are all the same- acting nice with a girl just so you can have sex with her!"
She stood up, and walked away from Neki. "Come on, you two. It's still a way until Jubilife."
Kanzo frowned. Sayu...
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"My name's Natalie!" said a girl, dressed in clothing similar to Sayu's. "Who will take my challenge?"
"I will." said Kanzo, stepping up. He tossed his Pokeball. "Go, Shinx!"
As the Pokemon appeared, Kanzo finally put together what it looked like. A little lion cub, still waiting to get out in the world. Kanzo had probably separated it from loving parents...
Loving parents...
Kanzo's eyes closed halfway. Mom's probably worried. Ever since dad died, she's had only me...and Yuri-Chan. I can't...I can't be gone for too long. I have to find Yuri-Chan, then find a way home!
"Go, Bidoof!" said Natalie, smiling. "Use Tackle!"
"Meet it head-on!" said Kanzo. "Use Tackle, Shinx!"
Shinx nodded, and struck Bidoof with all of its strength. Both repelled each other, but the Bidoof's health had run out.
Great! Thought Kanzo, smiling. All thoughts of his mother vanished. "Keep it up, Shinx! Let's win this!"
"Grr...go, Bidoof number two!"
A second beaver-like creature appeared, growling at Kanzo's Shinx. Kanzo smiled. "Shinx, taken it down!"
Before the Bidoof could react, Kanzo's Shinx had defeated it. Shinx was bathed in a small light, and suddenly glared at Natalie. Kanzo smiled. How lucky! Two critical hits, and then a level up! And he learned a new move, Leer! Not that I really like moves like that, but I can't deny that it might be useful!
Already they were making progress. Both Kricketot and Shinx had gotten level ups. But...
Kanzo, after having withdrawn Shinx, looked at Sayu. She wasn't watching the battle. She was deliberately looking away.
He was probably showing off. Thought Sayu. Men are...so stupid!
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Next Time:
The Rival, Part One
After one final battle (Neki versus a kid named Logan), Kanzo and his friends make it to Jubilife City! But even as they get their Poketechs, a shadow looms above them. Or, that is, runs into them! A half-American named James challenges Kanzo to a battle, one that starts a very interesting rivalry!
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Author's Note: The rival, right? Sort of. I'm gonna change the design so he doesn't look as...well, in my opinion, stupid. But he's gonna be based a bit off of one of my friends...
By the way, there are one hundred slots to fill, remember. Though a few have been filled, I might need a bit of help filling in some of them (catch my drift? (Wink, wink)). Though, if you wish to help me by inserting a character, there must be certain conditions.
One: It will most likely be used only once or twice. Though if you want to make it an interesting battle by making a team to rival one of my characters, I can likely do something like that.
Two: Please give me a list of the team, along with levels, moves, and health. Please don't make them above the level you'd find in Victory Road. This is because I'll find them a place throughout the story that they can be in, though there's only a few places beyond The Pokemon League, and I don't know whether or not I will use them. It depends on story popularity, etc.
Three: Give me a description of the character. Please. (Laughs)
I can't promise that I'll use the character, but I likely will (considering we only have three different reviewers at the moment).
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-Salazare
