A/N: 362 hits so far (as of 4.30.07, 9:49 p.m in NY), 20 reviews, and 4 faves! Yay! That's a lot to celebrate. :D Thanks for all the reviews, you guys! Just a little something: the 1st, 2nd, and 4th readers to review this chapter will get a preview of chapter 5, as well as a pic of how Alexis looks in her contest dress. :D
Thanks to all Reviewers! (Sorry I couldn't reply to you normally, I didn't have enough time. So, I'll just reply here…)
Duckiegoesqwack: (she might win, she might not…)
CuddleyEeveeM: Stunky's gonna steal a Stunky- that's all I'm saying.
gaara-kun39: Thanks for putting this in your faves! Battle scenes- that reminds me- Alexis' first Gym battle is coming up…(sigh-It's going to be horrible)
Antony-Parker: Luna is her rival, but Alexis has 2 rivals, a guy and a girl. Luna's the girl. The guy's in this chapter. (You made an account! Yay! And thanks for putting this and me on your faves.)
Plusleluver: look the reply I gave CuddleyEeveeM
Kitty-Kat: Thanks for reviewing. No, I suck at battle scenes…
Shoutout to Tiffany: (huggles duckiegoesqwack)
HAPPY DAY-BEFORE-YOUR-BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so sorry, but I have to give you your birthday present later because there's no way I can go to Toys 'R' Us right now to get you your ------- (cough). Was I about to tell you what'd I'm getting you??
Read and review! 1st, 2nd, and 4th reviewer gets a chapter 5 preview and a first look at how Alexis looks like in her contest dress!
"A Sinnoh Destiny" chapter 4: First Crushes, First Gym
Previously:
"Chimchar! Are you okay, buddy?" Alexis asked it, as she picked him up from where he fell after smashing into the wall.
Luna laughed at Alexis, and then swung her rucksack over her arm. She threw a map of the Sinnoh region to Alexis as the brunette caught it. "See you later, cousin! I'll probably have my 1st badge by then!" Luna said, and then headed out of the doors of the Trainers' School, her Stunky colored hair streaking behind her.
A brunette and a blond walked towards Route 203, on their way to the Oreburgh City Gym. On the brunette's shoulder was Chimchar, who was blowing raspberries at Piplup, the little penguin Pokemon nestled safetly in Alexis' arms. June, who was next to Alexis, giggled. It looked like Chimchar felt better after losing a battle to Luna's Kricketot.
"Hey!" Alexis' sudden cry broke through June's thoughts. "Is that a Shinx over there?"
June turned her head to where the brunette was looking. Hiding in the grass was a blue Pokemon. It turned its head, and then stared right into Alexis' eyes. June checked it on her Pokedex. "Yup," she confirmed. "It's a Shinx." The girl turned her head to where Alexis was. Where did she go?
"Piplup! Bubble, then Pound!"
June turned her head and then saw Alexis near the Shinx. She was, obviously, trying to catch it. June crept closer to the battle.
Shinx dodged the barrage of bubbles, but didn't expect to be hit by Piplup's Pound attack. The Shinx was hurled across the grassy clearing, then Piplup hurled a Bubble attack at it.
"Pokeball, Go!" Alexis threw a Pokeball at the barely conscious Pokemon. It went in the Pokeball in a flash of red. The trainer held her breath: the Pokeball rolled once…twice… three times… and… Gotcha! Mission Capture the Shinx is complete!
"Why'd you catch the Shinx?" June asked Alexis after she put away the Pokeball.
"Huh?" the brunette replied. Then, realizing what June asked her, she looked away shyly to the ground and muttered, "No, there's no particular reason…" Silently, to herself, she added, But he had a Shinx…
June thought she could see the faintest blush on Alexis' face, but she shrugged it off. We have to get to the gym anyways, she thought.
A boy with dark jet-black hair was standing outside the entrance of the Oreburgh City Gym when Alexis and June arrived. He had a Poketch on his wrist, black jeans, and a black t-shirt with white sleeves.
When Alexis walked up to the gym, the boy called out, "If you want the gym badge, don't bother right now. Roark's not here."
Alexis turned sharply to the boy. She was about to launch a reply, but when she recognized the him, her face turned crimson red. Luckily, June spoke up for her.
"Where is he?" the petite blond asked.
"He's at the mine, just to let ya know," he said. "I'm Josh Gold, from Hearthrome City."
"I'm June Small, and she's Alexis Summers." June said, pointing towards Alexis.
Josh didn't reply, he just kept on thinking that he knew someone with that name as brief flashback played in his mind.
Flashback:
"I wonder why there aren't a lot of Pokemon here," a little girl, then 5, said out loud. Her mahogany brown hair was tied in a ponytail. She had on a yellow and white sundress, and briefly looked at the boy before skipping forward.
"I dunno. Maybe---" the boy's response was interrupted by a high-pitched screaming, coming from the girl in front of him. Alexis!
….
Alexis stepped back in fear. The Pokemon in front of her, an angry Rhyperior, the evolved form of Rhydon, was glaring at her. It lifted it's arm, about to attack the girl with Hammer Arm, a powerful attack. Alexis' eyes grew large, unable to speak in fear.
Suddenly, a blue Shinx sprang out of nowhere. "Shinx, spark!" a voice commanded. A bolt of energy shot out from the small Pokemon. It zapped the Rhyperior, startling it enough to go away.
"Thanks, Josh." The 5-year old Alexis said softly.
End of Flashback
"You're Alexis!" Josh suddenly shouted out loud. Crowds of people suddenly stared at him like he was an idiot. "You're Alexis!" he said again in a whisper, pointing at the brunette.
"He's so slow." June complained in a whisper only her friend can hear. "Yeah, she's Alexis Summers. I told you that like, what? 2 minutes ago????"
"I---"
"Come on; let's just head to the mine." Alexis said, walking south. She didn't want to deal with this now. First, I meet up with Luna, who KO'd my Chimchar with her Kricketot. Then, the gym leader isn't here. Now, my childhood crush had just come back from his journey with his dad in Hoen. What's next? A flying Swinub? She scoffed. At least that won't come true- until some 4 year old tapes wings onto his Swinub.
"Where are we?" June asked, her eyes adjusting to the brightly lit mine where Roark supposedly is.
"The Oreburgh Mine," Alexis said. She blinked a few times, getting used to the lighting. "It's where Roark works, even though he's a gym leader. The mine helps the people of Oreburgh…survive, I guess."
A while later….
"Are we there yet?" June complained, peering into the mine. "We've been here for ages!"
"Um…Hate to break it to you, but we've only been here for 2 minutes. And---" the brunette broke off, her eyes fixed on a purplish haired guy with a red miner's hat that had a flashlight in it. "Roark!" she screeched.
The gym leader turned his head, staring at the girl. With his right hand, he touched his hat, and dipped it at the slightest hello. He didn't look so tough, but people have often called him as hard as a rock. He smiled slightly, knowing what was coming up.
"I, Alexis Summers of Twinleaf Town, challenge you, Gym Leader Roark of the Oreburgh City Gym to a battle for the Coal Badge!"
A/N: I know that was terrible, but I'm so sorry. It's just that I lost my flashdrive, which had the original chapter 4 in there. Since I lost the data, I had to make provisions- which included writing the chapter over…again.
To see a picture of Alexis and Luna (Stunky), copy and paste this into your browser: (without the spaces)
http:// i162. /albums /t259 /swiftstream /DSC00347 .jpg
Remember: the 1st, 2nd, and 4th person to review this chapter will get a special preview of chapter 5, as well as a pic of how Alexis looks in her contest dress:D So, review people! I'll probably send you the stuff as a reply. Or, if you can, could you provide me with your email? That'd be better.
