Chapter Four
"Harry, look!" exclaimed Luna.
Harry turned to look at Luna, who was walking behind him. He looked to where she was pointing to see a flock of Pidgey pecking at the ground searching for food. They were walking down route twenty-nine to get back to Cherrygrove City. Harry decided to stop by Violet City to compete in a gym match. He may be after Voldemort, but he still had training to do.
"Why don't you look them up in that new Pokedex you just got?" said Harry folding his arms.
Luna smiled. She grabbed the Pokedex inside of her backpack. She opened the Pokedex and pointed it at the flock of Pidgey.
"Pidgey, the tiny bird Pokemon," it said speaking in a feminine voice. "It usually hides in tall grass. Because it dislikes fighting, it protects itself by kicking up sand."
"It's so cute," sighed Luna. "I want one!"
"So why don't you capture it?" Luna placed the Pokedex in her bag and grabbed one of the Pokeballs. She enlarged the ball and was about to throw it when Harry grabbed her wrist. "You have to battle a Pokemon first before you capture it."
"Oh, right," said Luna. Harry released her arm. "Go, Cyndaquil!" she said to her fire mouse.
Cyndaquil ran towards the flock of Pidgey. As it came closer the Pidgey flew into the sky. One of them turned around coming back with a tackle of its own. Cyndaquil quickly jumped out of the way narrowly avoiding the tiny bird. Pidgey then continued to fly away from them.
"It's getting away!" said Harry pointing at the bird.
"Cyndaquil, let's go!" she said. Luna and Cyndaquil began to chase after the bird with Harry and Umbreon following behind them. "Cyndaquil," she said while panting. "Ember!"
Cyndaquil raised its head towards the sky. It breathed out several small embers towards Pidgey. Pidgey turned around and began flapping its wings quickly creating a gust of wind that not only blew away the fire, but lifted Cyndaquil and Luna from the ground. They crashed back down on the ground.
Pidgey continued flying towards Cyndaquil trying to tackle it. Cyndaquil aimed another Ember attack, but this time it hit its mark. Pidgey fell on the ground with a thud.
"Now's your chance," said Harry.
"Pokeball, go!" said Luna throwing her Pokeball. The Pokeball bounced off Pidgey encasing it in a red light. The bird was sucked into the Pokeball. The ball wobbled a bit while the button in the middle flashed red. The button returned to its original white color and the ball remained still. Luna walked over to the ball picking it up from the ground. She gave it a shake before looking at Harry. "Does this mean that Pidgey is mine?" she asked. Harry nodded. "Alright!" she exclaimed. "I caught…a Pidgey!" she held the ball in the air like a prize.
"Cyndaquil," said Cyndaquil happily.
"Pidgey, come on out!" she said throwing the Pokeball and releasing the tiny bird. Pidgey looked around before looking at Luna. "Pidgey, do you want to come with us?"
"Pidgey," said Pidgey nodding.
Luna held out her arm. Pidgey flew onto her shoulder and nipped her ear affectionately. "Welcome to the team, Pidgey," she said scratching the bird under the chin.
Cyndaquil jumped on Luna's shoulder opposite of Pidgey. "Cynda Cyndaquil," it said to Pidgey.
"Pidgey." Pidgey replied happily.
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Luna sipped on her soda as Harry studied the map. They were in Cherrygrove City's Pokemon Center. They decided to stop at the town for the night to get some rest. Harry was reluctant, but he was tired even if he was taking medication.
Pidgey, Chikorita, and Articuno were in Nurse Joy's care while Cyndaquil and Umbreon sat at the table with their trainers eating Pokemon food.
Harry yawned as he pointed to a spot on the map. "Looks like it's an easy shot to Violet City. We don't have to go through any mountains, or caves."
Luna nodded. She then watched as Harry finished his sixth cup of coffee. "Can I ask you something?"
"W-What?"
"Why are you drinking coffee eight o' clock at night?" Harry was about to answer when Luna's Pokegear rang. "Hello?" she answered. After the caller got through talking she placed a hand on the speaker part of the gear. "It's my Dad," she said before walking away.
Harry sighed with relief. He didn't want to tell her the truth about him not being able to sleep. He knew he had to tell her eventually, but how do you tell a person that they have a crazed person out to kill them?
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"Cyndaquil, we're finally in Violet City," said Luna as she took in the new sight.
Luna's eye caught sight of a information board with information about the town. She went over to the information board looking for fun activities to do while they're in town. She saw things like Earl's Pokemon School, Sprout Tower, and The Violet City Gym.
Harry went over to join her. "The City of Nostalgic Scents," he read. He sniffed the air. "I don't smell it."
"Look," said Luna pointing at a poster with a picture of a Chikorita, Totodile, and Cyndaquil. In bold black letter's it read Professor Earl's Pokemon School. "They're doing free lessons at this school. Can we go? Maybe it will help me on the journey."
Umbreon stood up on its hind legs. It placed its front paws on a poster of a man with blue hair. He was standing with his arms folded, bird Pokemon flying above him. It read Violet City Gym.
"Umbre Umbreon," said Umbreon excitedly. He looked back at Harry before looking at the poster wagging its tail.
Harry laughed. "Okay, Umbreon. We can go challenge the gym."
Harry was about to walk off when Cyndaquil grabbed his pants leg. He looked at the fire mouse and saw that it was pointing to a notice. Harry looked closer at the message.
Warning! Danger at the Sprout Tower! Enter at Own Risk!
"How about this," said Harry. "First we go to the Pokemon Center, then we'll go to Earl's school, then we'll go to Sprout Tower, and then we'll go to the Violet City Gym?" Luna and the Pokemon exchanged glances before they broke out into an argument. They each wanted to do their activity first. "Okay. Then how about we each do our own activity and we meet—"Harry let out a yell as Umbreon, Cyndaquil, and Luna rushed passed him. He sighed. "Meet back at the Pokemon Center in an hour!" he yelled. He then went after Umbreon.
When Harry reached the Violet City Gym he found someone coming out of the building. He was wearing a blue and white jacket, a black shirt, and some blue jean pants. He was also wearing a red and white hat and carrying a Pikachu on his shoulder.
"Harry!" said the boy as he recognized Harry.
"Ash!" said Harry recognizing his best friend.
"What are you doing here!" They asked in unison.
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Luna searched around town for the Pokemon School. She occasional asked the people walking the streets for help, but they were all too busy that they ignored her. She was about to head to the Pokemon Center when she saw a rather large man eating a bag of malt chocolate as he walked merrily down the road.
"Excuse me, sir," she said walking up to the man. The man stopped and looked at her. "Can you tell me how to get to Professor Earl's Pokemon School?"
"I certainly can, little lady," he replied. "In fact I can take you, I'm heading that way myself."
Luna smiled. She followed the man as he continued on through the town. They stopped in front of a large building with a purple roof.
He turned to her popping several pieces of chocolate in his mouth. He chewed them down before speaking. "I'm Professor Earl," as he spoke saliva and chocolate flew out of his mouth. "Welcome to my Pokemon School. I take it you're here for your free lesson?"
"Yes. I'm a new trainer and I want to know everything there is about Pokemon."
"You've come to the right place. Although, there are some things about Pokemon that I don't know."
Earl led Luna into the building. There were already students sitting in their seats reading books, studying notes, or talking with each other. Luna took her seat beside a timid looking boy with his face buried in his book.
"Hello," Luna told the boy.
The boy peered around the edge of his book. "Hello," he replied quietly.
Earl walked to the front of the class. Everyone went quiet. "Good afternoon class," he said "Welcome to another lecture about Pokemon. For those who do not know me, I'm the teacher Professor Earl." He ate a few more pieces of chocolate. "If you look on your desk—"he swallowed—"You will find a book on status affects. I would like you to read it first before I continue on with my lecture."
Luna picked up a book that was identical to the one the boy was reading. She opened it to the first page that talked about Poison.
Poison
If poisoned, a Pokemon steadily loses energy. The poison lingers after the battle and energy is continuously lost. To cure it, use an Antidote.
Sleep
If asleep, your Pokemon can use only certain moves, such as Sleep Talk and Snore. A sleeping Pokemon doesn't wake up after battle. Wake it up with an Awakening.
Frozen
If your Pokemon is frozen, it can't do a thing. It remains frozen after battle. Thaw it out with an Ice Heal.
Paralysis
Paralysis reduces speed and may prevent movement. It remains after battle, so use a Parlyz Heal.
Burn
A burn consumes energy, little by little, and also reduces the Attack Stat. A burn lingers after battle. Use a Burn Heal as the cure.
When Luna finished reading the book she closed it and placed it back on the table. She already knew this information before she started her journey.
"Alright class," said Earl when the last person put down their book. "Now I will teach you how to be winners. It's all about Pokemon type…"
Luna sighed. She already knew this information too. When Earl turned his back on them to write on the black board she slipped out of the school.
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"So that's why you ran away," Ash said seriously. He looked closely at Harry's face. "You look really tired."
Harry and Ash was sitting on the park bench catching up with each other. Harry had told Ash his story while Ash told Harry his.
Ash had come to Johto to compete in the Johto League. Before he left home he had gotten a call from Lily telling him that his son had gone missing. Ash promised to look for Harry while he's out traveling.
Umbreon and Pikachu were playing a nice game of tag on the grass while their trainers talked. They were best friends just like their trainers were best friends.
"I can't go home now," said Harry. "Not until I kill Voldemort."
Ash was about to speak when someone shouted Harry's name. They both looked up to see Luna running towards them.
"Harry, I can't find Cyndaquil," said Luna desperately. "I don't think it returned from the Sprout Tower."
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