Pokémon Quest installment 4 is out! I'll post five really soon to, but if I keep blabbing I think there's a character limit that will cut me off. Enjoy!
Zane knew that Dallas would be long gone by now. He would wait for the police to show up and tell them story that he had. In the time it took for them to get there, Lanette woke up to verify.
After all of that was over, Zane used a Potion on Torchic and sat on a rock near Lanette's house near a patch of tall grass. He looked at Torchic, trying to think of a name fitting for her.
"What to name you?" Zane wondered. He stroked Torchic's head, petting her gently.
"Tor," Torchic chirped. She nuzzled Zane's chest, cooing to him. "Chic!"
"Hm..." Zane continued. "What can we-"
He stopped as he saw a particular Pokémon that caught his eye. It moved quickly, diving in and out of patches of higher grass. It was obviously a predatory Pokémon, from the way it moved. It had a sleek body, mostly white with a gray face, tail, and feet. He recognized this Pokémon as an Absol.
And he was going to catch it.
Zane picked up Torchic and put her on his head. He jumped off the rock, holding onto his companion and landed on his feet, bending his knees to take the shock better. Then he walked near the patch of grass he saw it in last.
A patch of grass behind Zane rustled, seemingly just shaken by a breeze. But he knew better. Zane knew that there was no way that was wind. Zane hit the ground just in time for an Absol to soar over his head.
"Torchic, use Ember!" Zane called, getting up.
"Torch!" The fire type sang, small tongues of flame shooting at the Disaster Pokémon. Absol slashed at the flames with his scythe-like horn. The flames disintegrated, sending sparks of fire left and right, above and below, every direction of Absol.
This Pokémon was quick.
"Sol!" Absol cried as she slashed at Torchic. Her speed was neckbreaking.
Torchic flipped, jumping over the horn with a hair's width to spare. Torchic landed on her feet an shot off an Ember attack. Each flame swirled around another, making an attack almost like a Fire Spin.
Absol leapt away from the barrage of fire, avoiding the scorching blasts. A small blaze seared across her foot though, and she shuddered in midair. As she landed, she fell, due to her now burned foot. A small crunching sound resonated in the air.
"Absol!" Zane gasped. He ran to the injured Pokémon, returning Torchic to her Pokéball as he ran.
"Sol!" The Pokémon growled as Zane neared her. She bared her teeth and snarled.
"Absol," Zane whispered, now close enough to touch the white Pokémon. "I'm not going to hurt you."
Absol gnashed her teeth at the boy savagely. The pain from the broken ankle was impairing her abilities to think. She had gone ballistic.
Zane took a deep breath. He knew what he needed to do. He quickly ran up to Absol and picked her in his stride.
Absol bit and slashed at Zane as he ran. She clawed him endlessly, carving several gashes into his chest and arms. His shirt was now torn and ragged, and he still had about 300 meters left to travel.
Part 5 soon to follow.