Rocky ran into the Pokemon Centre, carrying Slick in their arms. Nurse Joy looked up from her computer.
"Hello! Welcome to the Pokemon Centre!" she greeted before Rocky slammed Slick on the desk.
"My Pokemon...! Needs...!" Rocky panted before collapsing onto the floor!
Nurse Joy stared, confused. Just then, Vince ran in after his friend, puffing and panting.
"Rocky...! Why...?" Vince panted, holding onto Rocky for support.
"Slick slick," the snakelike Pokemon said timidly to Nurse Joy, who seemed to understand.
"Please let me take your Pokemon for a minute." said Nurse Joy, placing Slick onto a tray and carrying it into another room.
"Rocky, why'd you just run off like that?" Vince asked once he had caught his breath.
"Slick was hurt! I had to help it!" Rocky explained worriedly.
"What about me? I haven't eaten in...hang on! I just realised something!" Vince facepalmed himself, "I had food in my bag the whole time! I feel stupid now..."
"You're not stupid," Rocky assured their friend.
"Thanks, Rocky," Vince opened his bag to see what he had, "Ooooh! Tuna cassorole!" he pulled out a container and opened it, "Oh man, I'll have to eat it cold..."
"There's a microwave over there! It's only a quarter to use!" Rocky pointed to a microwave in the corner of the room.
"Aww man, I don't have any money."
"I'll heat it up for you. Be right back!" Rocky took the cassorole over to the microwave.
Just then, Nurse Joy walked back out to the counter.
"I'm terribly sorry, but your Slick is dead." she said.
"What!?" Vince looked over at Rocky nervously. They didn't appear to have heard Nurse Joy.
"N-no!" Vince panicked, "Isn't there anything we can do?"
"Nope, sorry. Circle of life, y'know." she then started talking through the microphone, "WOULD ALL POKEMON TRAINERS PLEASE DEPOSIT THEIR POKEMON TO THE COUNTER FOR AN EMERGENCY CHECKUP IMMEDIATELY! THIS IS AN ORDER! THANK YOU!"
Everybody else in the Pokemon Centre walked over to the counter, crowding Vince and making him feel uncomfortable.
"What's going on?" a man asked.
"I don't know," said a woman.
Rocky walked back over, wondering what the crowd was all about.
"Hey Vince? I don't remember there being a crowd here before. What's going on?" Rocky asked out of curiosity.
"Ummmm..." Vince began sweating nervously, "I-I dunno!"
"Cool shades!" a young boy called out from the crowd. Rocky then noticed that Nurse Joy was wearing red sunglasses!
"You're not Nurse Joy!" Rocky threw the casserole in her face!
"OW! HOT!" Nurse Joy screeched at the burning on her face, "Of course I am, stupid! Who else would I be?" Nurse Joy didn't notice a snake slithering into her dress.
"Nurse Joy doesn't insult people!" Rocky lunged onto the counter and pulled off her pink wig to reveal Jackie Slack!
The crowd gasped as Jackie kicked Rocky in the face before making a run for it. Just then, she began jumping and wiggling around!
"Hey! What's in my dress!?" she grabbed Slick, who had been hiding in her disguise. Slick bit Jackie on the hand.
"YEOWWWWWCHHHH!" she screamed, shaking her hand around wildly as she ran out of the Pokemon Centre.
Just then, the real Nurse Joy walked back out.
"I'm terribly sorry for making you wait so long, children, but Slick suddenly slithered out of the room, and-" she stopped when she noticed the crowd around her desk.
"Oh wow, I didn't know I was so popular!" she smiled.
After Rocky and Vince left, Rocky handed what was left of the tuna casserole to Vince.
"Sorry, buddy," they said, ashamed, "It was in my hand, and I was caught up in the moment, and-"
"No, it's alright," Vince sighed before reaching into his bag, "I've got spaghetti!" he pulled out another container and sat down, "And I actually LIKE cold spaghetti, so it's not a problem!" he smiled, opening the container and beginning to eat, "You can have some too, if you like." he offered Rocky a plastic fork.
"No thanks, I'm good." Rocky sat down and began to eat the remains of the casserole, "Wow, that Jackie Slack girl is persistant! She just NEVER gives up!" they said in annoyance.
"She has a sick personality too! She told me that...uh...your Slick was...dead." Vince shuddered at repeating what Jackie had said so casually.
"WHAT!?" Rocky spat out their mouthful of food, "She is MESSED UP!"
Slick hissed angrily, agreeing with its new friends.
"Hey, how come we haven't met many other Pokemon Trainers?" Vince tried to change the subject in hopes of cheering up Rocky and Slick.
Right on cue, a teenage guy with shaggy blonde hair walked up to them.
"Hello, I'm Max! Would you like to battle?" he exclaimed eagerly.
"Of course!" Rocky was suddenly standing up, "Go, Slick!"
"Go, BouncyHonk!" Max threw his Pokeball. A little yellow football creature emerged from the ball.
"BouncyHonk! HONK!" it yelled it a high pitched voice.
"BouncyHonk, use Honk!" Max commanded. BouncyHonk did a flip through the air and pounded on top of Slick.
"That's Honk?" asked Vince unsurely, still eating his spaghetti. Slick didn't seem hurt by BouncyHonk's attack.
"Slick! Use Bite!" Rocky exclaimed with energy. Slick bit the little football-like creature. It began crying in a high pitched wail.
"No! BouncyHonk! My poor baby!" he ran and scooped up the Pokemon in his arms, "Don't worry! Daddy will take you away from the big bad bullies!"
He ran off hastily, with Vince and Rocky staring after him.
"Umm...what just happened?" Vince blinked.
"I just won my first Trainer Battle! ALRIGHT!" Rocky punched the air with triumph.
"Did you actually win? He didn't give you any money." Vince pointed out.
"You're right! Get back here Max! You owe me several hundred dollars!" Rocky ran after Max. Slick chased after Rocky to stop them.
"I hope Rocky doesn't force him to give his money to them...oh no! What if they do!?" Vince stood up and began packing the empty container back into his bag. Suddenly, he heard a female voice shriek.
"What was that?" Vince whirled around to see Roxette, who had just tripped over! Only he didn't recognise her at first, because her hair was now blue.
"Vince! Hi!" she smiled once she noticed the chubby boy a few metres away. Vince blushed at the sight of her as she stood up and walked towards him.
"H-hi!" Vince stammered, "Umm...wh-what are you doing here? D-didn't your parents, uhh...I mean..."
"I wasn't giving up THAT easily," Roxette smiled, "Glad ya made it too! Is Rocky here?"
"Uhhh, yeah. They, um, chased after someone and demanded money. Because they won a battle!" Vince added quickly, "Not because I'm making friends with bad people!"
"Oh cool! Rocky already has a Pokemon? What about you, Vince?" Roxette asked.
"Uhh...no, I don't have a Pokemon yet. D-do you?" Vince asked. Roxette shook her head.
"Nope. Hey, I know! Let's visit the Professor together! I think I know where he is!" Roxette linked arms with Vince as the two of them walked in the opposite direction that Rocky had gone.
A couple minutes later, they found Professor Pokey sitting by some tall grass. He then noticed Roxette and Vince peering at him curiously.
"Oh! Hello youngsters." Pokey gestured for them to walk over to him.
"What are you doing, sir?" Vince asked, sitting down next to the Professor. Roxette followed suit.
"I'm observing the wildlife. Look at these Pokemon. They're very intriguing little creatures, aren't they?"
Vince and Roxette watched as a little tiny light green snake played with an Asher.
"They're so cute!" Roxette squealed. The little snake slithered away while the Asher jumped in fright and scurried off.
"Sorry sir," said Roxette, "I didn't mean to scare them."
"No worries. When I was about your age, I was the same way!" he chuckled, "I don't believe we've met before, young lady. What's your name?"
"I'm Roxette Fuller," said Roxette, looking around for people nearby.
"Hang on, I thought your last name was-" Vince stopped himself when Roxette made gestures for him to stop.
"I have to assume an alias or my parents will find me." Roxette whispered.
"S-sorry..." said Vince in embarassment.
"Is that why you dyed your hair blue?" the Professor chuckled. Roxette was spooked that he had somehow heard.
"Maybe." her eyes darted around nervously.
"So umm, Professor...?" Vince trailed off, unsure of how to ask what he wanted to ask.
"I know what you two are really here for," the Professor, reaching into his bag to pull out a briefcase, "You two want your starters now, don't you? They've had plenty of rest since the 'incident' a couple days ago."
"Huh?" Roxette was confused.
Professor Pokey opened his briefcase to reveal three Pokeballs.
"Three? Didn't Rocky take one? Or do things work differently to the games?" Roxette was still confused.
"Rocky basically had this snake Pokemon tag along with us and help them in battle. I dunno if that counts as their starter...?" Vince trailed off unsurely, "Anyway, what were the starters again? Roxette told us, but I kinda forgot...I mean, I'm not a creep who remembers everything she says..." he blushed.
"Well, there's Trumpus, who has musical abilities, Scarecus, who likes to scare others, and Asher, a tough fire type." Professor Pokey explained
"W-well I don't really...uh, ladies first!" he quickly caught himself, gesturing towards Roxette.
"I already said I'm cool with anything!" Roxette stuck her tongue out playfully, "You can pick one first."
"Th-thanks Roxette!" said Vince, "I don't think I'd like a scary Pokemon, and, uh, playing with fire is kinda dangerous, so...I guess the music one then?"
"Here you go!" Pokey handed Vince a Pokeball. Vince's eyes widened as he stared at the Pokeball in wonder.
"I'd like a Scarecus please!" said Roxette.
The Professor handed Roxette another Pokeball.
"Thanks so much!" she beamed, holding the ball close.
"Th-thank you Professor..." Vince kept staring at the Pokeball.
"Well, what are you waiting for then? Get to know your Pokemon!" the Professor smiled.
Roxette threw her Pokeball to reveal a small, yellow pterodactyl with green eyes. It flew around Roxette's head happily.
"Hi Scarecus! I'm your new trainer, Roxette!" she smiled at the little dinosaur Pokemon.
"Scarecus! Scare!" it cheered before swooping at Vince.
"SCARE!" it growled. Vince jumped, dropping his Pokeball on the ground.
Scarecus laughed, flying back over to Roxette and landing on her head.
Vince noticed that the Pokeball he had dropped had opened to reveal an odd golden creature.
"Trumpa trumpus..." it looked around carefully, before coming face to face with Scarecus, who roared in its scratchy voice.
Trumpus dove out of the way with fright, doing a roll on the ground before coming back up onto its feet.
"H-hi Trumpus...I-I'm your n-new trainer, Vince. I-I hope I'm a g-good enough trainer for you..." Vince held out a trembling hand towards Trumpus.
Trumpus slowly walked over to Vince, looking up at him before slowly putting its hand on his. The two of them shared an awkward handshake.
"Aww, you two are both shy!" Roxette gushed.
"Alrighty then youngsters, I have to get going." said Professor Pokey, "I have some business to attend to. After all, I must report to the police about the Pokemon theft from the other day. I can't sit around and do nothing. I've put it off long enough."
"What Pokemon robbery? Is there some evil team like Team Rocket or something?" Roxette asked worriedly.
"As far as I know, it's just one girl who goes by the name of Jackie Slack. And she's a LOT crueler than Team Rocket. According to what Rocky told me, she abuses Pokemon and calls them slaves! I shudder at the thought of someone as cold-hearted as her." the Professor shuddered, "I don't know what she looks like, but stay alert. She may be back. Stay safe, kids."
Professor Pokey walked away with his bag and briefcase.
"I-I know what she looks like!" Vince exclaimed suddenly, "Sh-she wears red sunnies and has d-dark hair in a ponytail! She d-disguised herself as Nurse Joy to trick people into giving their Pokemon to her!"
"Nurse Joy?" Roxette asked, "Does she really think people would believe that?"
"Y-yeah, b-but then ANOTHER Nurse Joy was there too! Sh-she said she was a c-cosplayer, but she l-looked so...REAL!" Vince said in astonishment.
Suddenly, Rocky ran over to them.
"That guy ripped me off! I'm supposed to get money when I win!" Rocky exclaimed, "I couldn't find him anywhere!"
"Did you look everywhere?" asked Roxette.
"No, but I'd rather explore with-Roxette? Where did you come from? And what happened to your hair?" Rocky suddenly noticed the girl.
"Hi Rocky!" Roxette cheered, "How have you been?"
"I'm excited! And mad! That guy just ripped me off!"
"At least y-you won the b-battle, Rocky..." Vince pointed out, "J-just think of all the fun we'll have training Pokemon!"
"You're right, buddy!" Rocky looked up to the sky triumphantly, "The three of us have PLENTY of training to do!"
Trumpus ran over, followed by Scarecus flying over towards them.
"Hey Scarecus!" Roxette smiled as the little dinosaur Pokemon landed on her shoulder.
"Cool! You two have Pokemon!?" Rocky exclaimed excitedly.
"Y-yup! She has a Scarecus and I have a Trumpus!" Vince said happily, looking over at Trumpus, who looked away nervously.
"Trumpa trumpus..." it muttered nervously.
"Aww, don't worry, Trumpus, Vince isn't scary!" Roxette knelt down in front of the odd creature, but it crouched down and covered its face.
"I-I think you're scaring it...n-no offense! To either of y-you!" Vince blushed, "I-I'm nervous t-too!"
"Well I'm not!" exclaimed Rocky, "C'mon, guys, let's train our Pokemon! Time to battle!"
Suddenly, the Pokemon battle music started playing.
"WHAT!?" Vince jumped at the sudden noise.
"It sets the mood!" Rocky beamed, holding up an old phone, which was the source of the music, "Ok, whose battling me first!?"
"Umm..." said Vince, "I dunno how to-"
"I'll do it!" Roxette cheered, stepping forth, "Go, Scarecus!"
"Scarrrrrecus!" the yellow pterodactyl flew out onto the battefield.
"Go, Slick!" Rocky exclaimed. Suddenly, they realised something.
"Where's Slick!?" Rocky exclaimed worriedly, "SLICK! WHERE ARE YOU!?" they suddenly ran off.
"Ummm...what just happened?" asked Vince.
"C'mon Vince, let's battle!" she winked at him.
"Uhh...I dunno any of my Pokemon's attacks..."
"Neither do I, but we'll learn together! Besides, Rocky probably had a head start anyway." Roxette smiled at the chubby boy, who blushed.
"A-alright! Go Trumpus!" Vince shouted out. Trumpus ran forward, looking around cautiously.
"Scarecus, use Scare!" Roxette exclaimed. Scarecus flew up in Trumpus' face and growled. Trumpus jumped backward in fright.
"Trumpa!" it exclaimed, scared.
"Uhhh...music powers..." Vince muttered to himself, "Man, I really wish I had a Pokedex!"
"Trumpus! Use...Trum...?" Vince said hopefully. Trumpus looked back at its trainer in confusion.
Just then, Rocky ran back over with Slick wrapped around their neck.
"Sorry about that, guys! Slick was having trouble catching up to me, but I found it! Let's resume our battle!" Rocky realised that Roxette and Vince were in mid-battle.
"Cool! You two are battling! Yeah! Now I can watch a battle up close!" Rocky yelled with excitement.
"Umm...Rocky? Can I borrow your Pokedex please?" asked Vince.
"Sure, buddy!" Rocky handed their Pokedex to Vince.
"Thanks." said Vince before scanning Trumpus.
"Trumpus, the Trumpet Pokemon. Its attacks are based around music. Its Honk is very loud, so be careful or your head might explode."
"WHAT!?" Vince exclaimed, shocked.
"What?" Roxette giggled, "That's a funny Pokedex!"
"Y-you should've heard what it said b-before..." Vince shuddered, "I-I don't think I wanna use Honk..."
"HONK!" Trumpus suddenly shouted in Scarecus' face! Vince covered his ears.
"Too loud!" he exclaimed, "And that wasn't supposed to be my turn!"
Scarecus fell onto the ground from the loud noise. It had no seperate arms so it had to use its wings to cover its ears.
"Scarecus! Are you ok?" Roxette ran over to it. It was sticking its tongue out as it lay on the ground.
"I-I'm sorry! We're both sorry!" Vince exclaimed nervously, "Y-you two won!"
"That's not how it works, Vince!" Rocky walked over to them, "If all the Pokemon on someone's team faint, they lose, remember?"
"Good job, Vince," Roxette smiled at the boy, "Scarecus is alright, so don't worry."
Scarecus smiled up at Roxette.
"Scarecus, return!" Roxette recalled her Pokemon into its Pokeball.
"Trumpa trumpus," said Trumpus, peering at the Pokeball in suspicion.
"I'd like to know more about you, Trumpus," Vince said. He scanned the Pokemon again.
"Trumpi are vigilant creatures who are always on the lookout for danger. Common threats to Trumpi include ghosts and-"
"We do NOT wanna hear the end of that sentence please!" Vince cut off the Pokedex before it could finish, "Rocky, your Pokedex needs fixing."
"Could you look up my Pokemon?" Roxette asked hopefully.
"Y-you do it, Rocky," Vince shuddered, handing Rocky the Pokedex, "I don't wanna drop it in fear."
"Scarecus, the Scary Pokemon. It loves to scare people and thinks it's fearless, but it is actually a massive coward."
"SCARE!" Scarecus emerged from its Pokeball. It looked angry.
Suddenly, the Pokedex began counting down.
"10! 9! 8!"
Scarecus flew over to Roxette and cowered behind her.
"What's it gonna do!?" Vince hid behind Rocky, who looked scared.
"3! 2! 1! 0!" The Pokedex said.
Nothing happened.
"Scarecus is also not the brightest Pokemon." the Pokedex added onto its previous statement.
"SCARE!" it huffed, before going into its Pokeball.
"Trumpus..." said Trumpus in an upset tone, looking at the Pokeball that Roxette was holding.
"That was mean, Pokedex!" Roxette scolded the little machine.
"Y-yeah!" Vince backed her up, "You upset that Scarecus! And you scared all of us!"
"It didn't scare me!" Rocky folded their arms proudly.
"Slick," said Slick, giving Rocky a look.
"Anway, let's begin training!" Rocky exclaimed eagerly, "We have plenty to do out in Sam Kelley Field! Lotsa tall grass here to encounter wild Pokemon!"
"You're right!" Roxette cheered, "Let's go wild!"
"Great pun, Roxette!" Vince laughed.
"Thank you!" Roxette giggled, "C'mon guys, let's go!"
The three kids began running around through the tall grass, looking for wild Pokemon.
"Hang on!" Vince suddenly exclaimed, "We don't have any empty Pokeballs! Did you get any, Rocky?"
"I don't think I..." Rocky checked their pocket, "I STILL haven't given these Pokeballs back to the Professor!"
"I'm sure he won't mind if you use them," said Roxette, "You'd like some of your own Pokemon, wouldn't you?"
"YOU BET I DO!" Rocky practically dove into the grass.
"Uhh...what about us?" asked Vince hesitantly.
"You can borrow my Pokeballs! I'll catch Pokemon for you guys!" Rocky called from the grass.
"Ok, I guess that'll work...?" Vince said unsurely.
...
Meanwhile, Jackie was typing something on her iPhone.
"Yo Jackie! Lookie!" Jillie exclaimed from across the field.
"Get over here!" Jackie snapped, "You're SUPPOSED to be helping me with my next plan!"
"If it's a bad plan then I'm out!" Jillie ran over to Jackie, "Also, I've got a Pokemon!"
"You can't have a Pokemon!" Jackie glared at her sister, "You haven't been able to get one since your awesome sister stepped in. Nobody could dare think to give someone other than me a starter!"
"I couldn't get a starter last month because YOU gave me a bad reputa—repati—repo...goodness report!" Jillie screeched, " And if I don't have a Pokemon, then what's this thing following me?"
"Where?" Jackie snapped, looking around.
"This thingie here!" Jillie held up a small brown bipedel dog wearing a sweater.
"All I see is a useless slave," Jackie folded her arms and gave it a nasty look.
"Don't talk about it like that! It's cute and better company than YOU!" Jillie wandered off, "C'mon, BrowniePuff, I DON'T need my stupid sister!"
"HEY!" Jackie yelled, running after her, "Our mom kicked us out, making ME your legal guardian! You're only 8 years old!"
"STOP TALKING ABOUT MOM!" Jillie smacked Jackie in the face.
"Watch it, punk!" Jackie growled, "I'll let you keep it if you PROMISE to help me steal some Pokemon!"
"Only if you PROMISE to stop stealing Pokemon!" Jillie put her hands on her hips and glared at her sister.
"...alright." Jackie said blankly, secretly crossing her fingers behind her back.
"Good! Now, what were we doing again?" Jillie asked, looking around in confusion.
"Well, I was just taking some notes on those kids over there, desperately searching for wild Pokemon." Jackie pointed over to where Rocky, Vince and Roxette were, "Those newbies should know that the Pokemon you meet at the beginning of an adventure are always weak and useless." she said smugly
"I'm gonna go make friends with them! Bye!" Jillie ran towards the group of kids, with BrowniePuff following.
Rocky and Roxette were still in the grass, searching for Pokemon. So far, Rocky hadn't had much luck, missing one Pokemon named Shrent, which was the name of the baby bush Pokemon they had encountered previously.
Roxette, on the other hand, had succeeded in catching said Shrent, and was now scanning it with Rocky's Pokedex.
"Shrent, the baby bush Pokemon. Do not attack a wild Shrent if you aren't prepared to meet it's grandmother."
"Grandmother?" asked Roxette, "Do you have a family already? I'll let you go if you do." she knelt down to look at it. The Shrent shook its head sadly, gazing up at Roxette with large green eyes.
"I'll look after you," she hugged the little bush. It made a high-pitched, happy noise.
"That's so cute!" Rocky exclaimed, suddenly right behind her, "Wait, is that the exact same Pokemon I failed at catching?"
Slick, who was wrapped around Rocky's neck, looked down at the little bushlike Pokemon and gave a gentle hiss. Shrent gave Slick a smile and jumped up.
"Hey look, Scarecus, you have a little brother!" Roxette sent out her Scarecus, who had retreated into its Pokeball.
"Scare!" it shouted in Shrent's face playfully. Much to everyone's surprise, Shrent laughed and playfully ran around in circles.
"I guess it's good that they're getting along...?" Roxette said unsurely, "Still, Scarecus, try not to scare babies from now on, ok?"
"Scare..." it grumbled. Shrent tugged on its wing, its mouth open in a smile. Scarecus' frown loosened a little into a smirk.
"C'mon, Vince, let Trumpus join the fun!" Rocky called out over to their friend, who was sitting and relaxing on the shorter grass, along with Trumpus next to him.
"Its name is Parker, now." Vince said, opening his eyes, "Y'know, because it does parkour...?" he trailed off unsurely, "Sorry, I was never good at nicknames."
"I should name my next Pokemon "Gameboy"!" Rocky said in wonder, "Or Awesomesauce! Or NeverLose! Or EpicWin! Or PokemonRule! Or RockyWins! Or-"
"BwowniePuff!" the little doglike Pokemon waddled towards the group.
"Awww! It's so cuuuute!" Roxette gushed, clasping her hands together.
"I'm gonna catch it!" Rocky exclaimed with gusto, holding an empty Pokeball.
"Wait, Rocky! You don't know if it's wild!" Vince called out.
"No way of knowing unless they try," Roxette pointed out cheerily.
"I suppose you're right," said Vince, "Alright! You go, Rocky!"
"Go, Slick!" Rocky called out. Slick leapt off of Rocky's neck toward the little creature. It cowered and made a scared, high pitched noise.
"Hey! Stop attacking my Pokemon!" Jillie ran over towards them.
"Sorry, kid. I thought your Pokemon was a wild Pokemon," Rocky rubbed the back of their head sheepishly.
"Alright. I guess I can forgive you. Are you ok, BrowniePuff?" Jillie looked down at her Pokemon.
"Bwownie..." the dog shielded its eyes.
"You can stop worrying, now, the meanies have stopped now." Jillie stroked the little dog.
"A BrowniePuff, huh?" Rocky got out their Pokedex and scanned the new Pokemon.
"BrowniePuff, the balloon Pokemon. It has the ability to float, but it is often afraid to use its powers, due to its lack of self confidence."
"At least the Pokedex isn't being dark anymore." said Vince, "Oh! That reminds me! We have to go see Professor Pokey to get some Pokeballs and Pokedexes for Roxette and me! I'll go find him now! Parker, return!" Vince suddenly ran off, recalling Parker the Trumpus into its Pokeball as he ran.
"So, who are you guys? I'm Jillie Packer and this is my BrowniePuff! It started following it cause it likes me!" Jillie smiled at them. BrowniePuff gave the others a shy wave.
"I'm Rocky Stone, this is Roxette, and that guy who just ran off was my best friend Vince!" Rocky said proudly, "As for our Pokemon, this is my Slick," the snakelike Pokemon slithered back to its position around Rocky's neck, "Roxette has two Pokemon, a Shrent and a Scarecus, and Vince has Parker the Trumpus!"
"Cool!" Jillie cheered, "I-!"
"Thank you for giving us information on your Pokemon," Jackie suddenly walked up to then, a wicked grin on her face, "Wait, why am I using MANNERS? That's for losers like you! Hah! My little sister was simply tricking you!"
"What! No I wasn't! Stop lying!" Jillie jumped around angrily, "I already told you I don't wanna be a part of your thiefness! Guys, you gotta believe me! I hate badness!"
"Jackie Slack!" Rocky finally exclaimed, "You liar! Jillie can't be your sister! Her last name is Packer!"
"Jackie Packer sounds so STUPID compared to Jackie Slack!" Jackie put her hands on her hips proudly, "Anyway, here's the deal! If you let me claim what's rightfully mine, I'll only punch you once! Deal?"
"YOU SICKO!" Rocky shouted angrily, "Let's battle!"
"I'll help too! You sound like an awful person!" Roxette threw out her Pokeball to reveal Scarecus, who had apparently retreated once again. Scarecus glared at Jackie and growled angrily.
"Go Slick!" Rocky shouted. Slick leapt over next to Scarecus.
"Oh my! You two think you're cool enough to forget that 2 versus 1 is fair! Well SOMEONE decided that I only have one Pokemon!" Jackie shouted with rage, "Jillie! Get your lazy butt over here and use your BrowniePuff!"
"But I don't wanna be evil!" Jillie whined.
"Do it or I'll take your stupid dog away from you!" Jackie snarled.
"I'm sorry guys...go, BrowniePuff!" Jillie cried out. BrowniePuff stepped forward nervously.
"Go, Ashburn!" Jackie threw her Pokeball. The raccoon like creature emerged from its Pokeball. It growled up at Jackie.
"Hey! Don't talk back to me like that!" Jackie yelled, "Now use Firefang!"
Ashburn bit Jackie on the foot.
"USE IT ON THEM YOU IDIOT!" she jumped up in pain.
"Slick! Use Poison Tail!" Rocky called out. Slick smacked the Ashburn with its tail, causing it to turn purple.
"BrowniePuff, uhh...give Ashburn a hug!" Jillie called out nervously. BrowniePuff smiled with relief and hugged Ashburn.
"This is no time for jokes!" Jackie snapped, "An Ashburn HATES being hugged!"
Ashburn looked like it was actually enjoying the hug with BrowniePuff.
"These poor Pokemon, being forced to battle when clearly neither of their Pokemon want to..." said Roxette sadly, "Oh, right! Scarecus, use Scare!"
Scarecus flew over to BrowniePuff and shouted in its face. BrowniePuff ran off crying.
"No! Scarecus! Why!?" Roxette sounded upset.
"BrowniePuff, wait!" Jillie chased after her BrowniePuff.
"YOU COWARD!" Jackie shouted at her sister, "Ashburn, use Flamethrower!"
Ashburn breathed fire at Scarecus, who screamed before retreating into its Pokeball.
"Whoa! What was that all about?" Rocky asked, "Was Ashburn mad because Scarecus made BrowniePuff cry?"
"That must've been it. You understand Pokemon so well!" Roxette smiled, "Oh shoot! Umm, Rocky, you're on your own! Sorry!"
"What about your other Pokemon?" Rocky asked.
"Its just a baby! It shouldn't have its first battle be against THIS heartless monster!" Roxette exclaimed, "C'mon, Rocky, I KNOW you can do it!"
"Ok! I believe in myself! Slick! Use Bite!"
Slick bit Ashburn, which caused it to flinch.
"You can go again! Use Poison Tail!" Rocky exclaimed.
Slick poisoned Ashburn. It began to grow weak. Ashburn held its stomach in pain.
"No! You stupid Ashburn! Stop being poisoned and win the stupid battle already!" Jackie shouted.
"Use a healing item, sicko!" Rocky shouted, "You don't care about your Pokemon, do you!?"
"Of course not! Only dweebs like YOU waste time making FRIENDS or whatever!" Jackie shouted, "Ashburn! Use Firefang!"
Ashburn staggered over to Slick and bit the snake in the middle. Just then, Jillie and BrowniePuff ran back over, holding clusters of berries.
"Yo! Look what we—AAAAH!" Jillie tripped over, dropping a bunch of berries on the ground. Ashburn crawled over and ate one. Suddenly, it jumped back up with determination.
Meanwhile, Slick was burning! It was panting from the heat, and eventually collapsed.
"No! Slick!" Rocky ran over and picked up the snake Pokemon, "Roxette, do you have any water?"
"No I don't! Darnit, I knew I forgot something!" Roxette facepalmed herself.
"Alright then. Sorry Vince," Rocky said, digging through Vince's backpack to find a water bottle.
"Here you go, Slick!" Rocky dumped all the water onto Slick, who shook rapidly from the sudden wetness.
"Slllliiiiick..." it began resting its head in the grass.
"No! We can't lose this battle or Jackie Slack will steal everyone's Pokemon!" Rocky exclaimed with worry in their tone.
"Shrent, what are you doing?" Roxette suddenly cried out. Rocky looked over to see that the little baby bush Pokemon had run out into the field. It leapt towards Ashburn, knocking it over. Ashburn stood back up.
Jackie grinned menacingly.
"You stupid Grass type. Ashburn is a Fire type." Jackie chuckled evilly, "Ashburn! Finish it off with Firefang!"
Roxette watched in horror as Shrent dodged Ashburn's flaming teeth.
"Shrent, get back! The battlefield is dangerous!" Roxette called out. Ashburn looked at Shrent in sorrow.
"Attack it you idiot!" Jackie yelled at her Ashburn.
"It doesn't want to! Ashburn has a heart, UNLIKE YOU!" Rocky shouted with fury.
Ashburn walked over and hugged Shrent, who happily hugged back. BrowniePuff shyly waddled over to them, wanting to join in on the hug. The three of them shared a tender moment of friendship.
"YOU are the most USELESS SLAVES I have EVER HAD!" Jackie screamed, "Ashburn, return, you stupid creature!"
She recalled Ashburn into its Pokeball.
"Let's beat it," she ran off.
"Sorry about that..." Jillie walked over to Rocky and Roxette, "My sister is a big dumb meanie! She doesn't care about anyone but herself! Of all the people to only care about she picks the worst option! Seriously!" Jillie clenched her fists in anger, "I really wanna ditch her, but I think I should tag along with her to keep her from getting into trouble! We're still friends, right?"
"Of couse we are, Jillie!" Roxette hugged the girl, "Good luck trying to change that beast."
"Thanks! C'mon BrowniePuff! Let's go!" Jillie ran off, holding BrowniePuff's paw.
Vince walked back over, holding a small handful of objects.
"Hi guys! Sorry that took so long, but here's everything we need!" Vince began handing various things to people, "A full refill of Pokeballs for everyone, and a Pokedex each for Roxette and I. There! Now we're truly ready for our first adventure, am I right?"
"I think we need to visit the Pokemon Centre." was all Rocky could say.