My sincerest apologies to anybody who was looking foreword to this chapter! Yesterday I was super busy, and I was unable to publish Chapter 4! I'm sorry! In the last chapter, Allie participated in a gym battle against Brock and won, thanks to Squirtle and his torrent ability! However, Allie decided that competitive battling wasn't her cup of tea, and withdrew from the Pokémon League. Jack, though, loved the battle and registered himself, but the three are still moving on from Pewter City to another town.
"I'm telling you Jack, it's fine. When you catch the proper Pokémon, we'll come back and you'll be able to win a Boulder Badge of your own. Ok?" Allie reassured.
"Ok," Jack said, staring at his shoes. They had woken up late, and were making their way out of Pewter City on the way to the next town.
"Jack, don't be so grumpy, Allie just told you that-" Jo was interrupted by a small crash in an ally near by them.
"What was that?" Allie whimpered, legs shaking. The three moved in a clump over to where a trash can had been knocked down.
"Vee?" It whimpered. A small, brown, fox like Pokémon with large, brown eyes popped up from behind the knocked over trash can. It's fur was filthy.
"Oh my gosh!" Allie gasped, "What's an Eevee doing here?". Jo pulled out her pokedex and pointed it at the Eevee "Eevee, the evolution Pokémon. It's genetic code is irregular. It may mutate if it is exposed to radiation from element stones,".
"It's so cute! I'm going to catch it!" Jo gushed, reaching for a pokeball.
"No! I'm going to catch it!" Jack argued, pokeball already in hand.
"No ones going to catch it!" Allie stepped between them and picked up the small, brown Pokémon, "Eevees aren't usually in this area. It has to belong to somebody. Watch," she pulled a pokeball from her pocket and tapped the Eevee with it. It opened and started to suck it in, but a red aura rejected it and sent the pokeball flying. Allie picked up the fallen pokeball and stuck it into her bag. She then started walking towards the Pokémon Center, and Jack and Jo followed.
"EEVEE!" A man cried when they walked into the Pokémon Center. He ran up and the Eevee jumped into his arms and licked his face.
"At least one good thing happened today," the man sighed.
"What's wrong sir?" Jack asked.
"Please, call me Bryce. I own a barbecue restaurant here, and today was our tenth anniversary celebration. When we turned on the grills, the power source for them blew out. The noise scared Eevee so much he ran away," he explained.
"Well sir" Jo said, gesturing to Barney and Flappy, "We may be able to help".
"Well that's great dear, but what we really need is a fire type to help heat the charcoal. I've yet to decide what to evolve Eevee into, and I don't know if I'm ready to choose Flareon," Bryce said in a worried voice. The girls turned toward Jack.
"Well, in that case sir, I can most definitely help with that," Jack said.
"Ok boy, show us the Pokémon that's gonna save us!" Bryce smiled, along with the rest of the staff of The Pewter BBQ.
"Ok. Go! Charmander!" Jack let out his starter. Charmander's eyes lit up as he materialized.
"Excuse me," a scrawny teenage boy in the back of the clump of staff members piped up, "but did you by any chance receive that Charmander from Professor Oak?". Bryce patted him on the back and wrapped his arm around his shoulders.
"This is my son, Duncan. He recently returned from his Pokémon journey, and is in training to take on the Kanto League," he explained.
"Hi Duncan, and yes, we all received our starter from him," Jack said.
"Well, I got my starter from him too," he gestured to the six pokeballs clipped to his belt. Jack nodded and he and Charmander were quickly ushered away into the kitchen.
"Ok, so Charmander, in order for you to help, I need you to use a new move called Ember on the charcoal on all six of these grills. Ok?" Jack instructed. His starter nodded and walked over to the first grill.
"Deeeer!" He cried as he spit embers onto the charcoal under the grill, lighting it up. The employees clapped as Charmander continued to light the grills using his new attack.
"You saved our restaurant!" Bryce smiled and handed a piece of charcoal to Charmander.
"Hold onto that," he told him, "and boy, I mean Jack, what can we give you?" He asked him.
"I'd like to have a one on one battle with Duncan, for training" Jack requested.
"Deal!" Duncan smiled, pulling a pokeball off his belt.
"Go! Charmander!" Jack yelled out as Charmander made his way to the center of the battlefield.
"Go! Venusaur!" Duncan let out a large Pokémon with an even larger flower on its back.
"Venusaur, the seed Pokémon and Bulbasaur's final evolved form. The plant blooms when it is absorbing solar energy. It stays on the move to seek sunlight,". "Wow! That's gonna be Barney when he fully evolves!" Jo squealed, hugging Barney. Allie shushed her and the attention went back to the battle.
"Venusaur, use-" Duncan was cut off by his father running out to the battlefield.
"The guests are here!" He smiled and nudged Duncan in the direction of the back entrance to the kitchen.
"Daaaaad! We are in the middle of a battle!" Duncan whined like a five year old, despite at least being fourteen.
"But I need you to work son," his father said sternly.
"Fine. Return Venusaur," Duncan removed his belt and tossed it to Jack, "Make sure to feed them all while I'm helping out," he followed his dad back inside.
"C'mon Jack! Let them out! I'm curious and Squirtle sure seemed to like Allie's Pokémon food, so maybe his Pokémon will like it," Jo said as she and Allie walked over.
Jack nodded and let out the Pokémon on the belt "Venus!" "Venooh!" "Purrr!" "Golll" " Tentaaa!" "Buzzzz!". Jack and Jo pulled out their pokedexes.
"Venomoth, the poison moth Pokémon. The dust like scales covering it's wings are color coded to indicate the kind of poison it has," "Persian, the classy cat Pokémon. Although its fur has many admirers, it is tough to raise as a pet because of its fickle meanness," "Golduck, the duck Pokémon. Often seen swimming elegantly on lakeshores, it is often mistaken for the Japanese monster Kappa," "Tentacruel, the jellyfish Pokémon. The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey," "Electabuzz, the electric Pokémon. Normally found near power plants, they can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities,".
"Oh my gosh! He's good!" Allie gushed, reaching into her bag for a couple cans of Pokémon food and bowls.
"It's my own recipe," she told Duncan's Pokémon as she set a small bowl of food in front of each. She also set some in front of Barney, Flappy, Charmander, and Squirtle, but they were too in awe to eat much.
"Bulba! Bulba!" Barney looked up at the large Venusaur, who just ate his food in silence, not giving any thought to him.
"Mander!" Jack's starter attempted to gain the attention of Golduck. Squirtle was with Tentacruel, telling her in Pokémon speak the story of how he won a gym badge, and Flappy flying up in the sky with Venomoth, both of them occasionally swooping down to grab a bite of food.
"Taa!" Electabuzz gobbled up his bowl of food in one bite.
"I'm glad you like it Electabuzz, I can give you another ca-" Allie started. Electabuzz dumped what was left in Persian's bowl into his mouth.
"Purrr!" Persian hissed, slashing at Electabuzz with his claws.
"Ok you two, break it up," Duncan said as he walked outside, "Let me introduce you to my team,".
"Venusaur was my very first Pokémon, when he was a Bulbasaur. Venomoth I traded for back when he was a Venonat. Persian, he has a bit of a temper. Golduck, he doesn't talk much, just battles really well. Tentacruel, I caught her when she was evolved in an ocean in Vermillion City. And, as you can see, Electabuzz has an appetite,".
"Well Duncan, the next time I'm in Pewter City, I'd like a rematch," Jack said. Duncan nodded and the staff of the restaurant waved goodbye to them as they set off in search of a new town.
Allie's Team:
Squirtle- male, torrent ability, brave nature, moves are: Tackle, Tail whip, and Water Gun
Jack's Team:
Charmander- male, blaze ability, quirky nature, holds charcoal, moves are: Scratch, Growl, and Ember
Jo's Team:
Bulbasaur(Barney)- male, overgrow ability, bold nature, moves are: Tackle and Growl
Pidgey(Flappy)- male, keen eye ability, sassy nature, moves are: Tackle and Sand Attack
I hope you enjoyed Chapter 4! Duncan isn't anyone's oc, I made him up. Jack's Charmander also knows a new move, and holds a useful item! Please review if you have the time to, I know my writing isn't perfect and I would love to improve it!