oh boy, i broke my resolve to update all stories fairly n.n'''. I kinda hit a wall on one and i havn't really bothered with another.....and that other one is my most poplular one too...T.T i am a bad author. well, here is this one. don't expect another chapter for a bit due to me needing to work on RL and CK.
Last time, Rowan learned a few things. Like to pack a lighter and how not to leave his food laying for Rattata to steal. Fortunately, Sho's gift saved him and Chikorita from hunger by locating berries in the forest. After gathering berries, Rowan fought and caught a Caterpie, and after seeing first hand how much it could eat, meet a new trainer.
Chapter 6
Short Fuse Beware!
Rowan turned around to see a girl in a white tank top and black pants. On her back was a single strap bag, two Poke balls attached to the strap. She had light brown hair that was cut just below her neck, parted neatly aside and held with two black clips each, a little Starmie as decoration. Her face looked small, being framed by her hair, as well as a small nose. Her eyes where bright green and she had thin lips, like the kind of girl you wouldn't be able to tell that she was mad by her facial expression.
"Thanks, nice to meet another trainer here. My name is Rowan and you are?" Rowan asked, standing up. The girl was also short, only coming up to his chest. As Rowan stood up, Chikorita jumped onto his bag and nudged his cheek, motioning to the berry trees.
"The names Lenna. Why you picking all those berries? Your not out of Poke Food for you Pokemon are you?"
"Well, I was robbed by a few Rattata. They got all of my food." Rowan told her, turning a little red.
"Ah I see, did you leave your bag open and walk off to do something?" She asked, holding down a laugh.
"Yeah, was trying to figure out how to put up a tent. Have no clue though." Rowan replied.
"Well, how about this. I'll treat you and your Pokemon to diner tonight and breakfast in the morning. In exchange you treat me to diner in the next town." She told him.
"Sure thing, thank you very much. I am heading to Pewter City right now, for my first gym battle." Rowan said.
"Oh, think your good enough to take old Forrest huh?" Lenna teased.
"So that is his name huh? Do you know the Gym rules there?" Rowan asked.
"Yeah, the rules are that a trainer must have two Pokemon, the challenger is the only one allowed to make substitutions, and the battle ends when all of the trainer's team are unable to battle." She told him
"Alright. That is good, I have two Pokemon so that should help." Rowan said.
"Hope your not banking on that Caterpie, it'll be squashed." She told him
"What? Don't you think I have what it takes?" Rowan snapped back
"No, it isn't that. The Pewter Gym is a rock type gym, bug types are weak against rock." she said, looking proud of her knowledge.
"Well, what can I do then?" Rowan asked.
"Duh, your Chikorita is a grass type isn't it? Grass is super effective against rock types. So are fighting, ground, steel, and water type Pokemon." She told him
"Alright, so Chikorita is a definite. But where am I going to find a Pokemon that won't get slaughtered in the gym?" Rowan asked himself.
"Well, if your Chikorita can go through both rounds then you won't have to worry about your second. But it is a good idea to have a spare." She said, as both Rowan's and Chikorita's stomachs growled loudly. "Oh boy, I forgot about making dinner. Before we go pick you a few more berries though, they make wonderful natural medicine." She said.
"So that is why when Caterpie ate Chikorita's Oran Berry it looked better."
"Yep, it must have used Bug Bite. It is a bug type move that bites the opponent and eats any berry they have." She said.
"That could be handy." Rowan said, smiling to himself. He returned both Chikorita and Caterpie and picked about ten berries. He took off his bag and unzipped the right pocket that ran up the entire side of the bag. Inside where several small shelves that could hold about ten Oran Berries with no problem. He slipped the berries into the first shelf and sealed it up. He got up and started following Lenna to her camp.
Soon, they came to a camp and a camp fire with a Dodrio sitting by it. Rowan looked it up on the Pokedex immediately.
Dex: Dodrio, the Triple Bird Pokemon. Dodrio's three heads allow it to plan three times as fast as anything else, but it can plan too much and become immobilized. Due to having three heads, it has different personalities due to having three brains. Each head represents Joy, Sadness, and Anger but each head is located in a different spot than other Dodrio. Also, if they start bickering with each other, then one of the only ways to get it to calm down is to feed at least one of the heads, due to the other two getting drowsy due to digesting the food it intakes.
"Wow, it seems like a hard Pokemon to raise at times Lenna. Is it yours?" Rowan asked.
Lenna nodded and got to work, setting a stew to cook over the fire. She diced meat from a small refrigerator she had beside her, one that had solar panels on top. She also brought out a few berries and diced them up too, throwing them into the stew. Then she got out four bowls of Pokemon food and set them down. Dodrio started working on one, each of the heads fighting to get to it. After it ate some though, two of the heads calmed down and enjoyed digesting it's food like the dex said it would. Lenna then let out a Mankey from the top ball on her bag and showed it it's food. Rowan checked Mankey out on his dex as he let out Chikorita and Caterpie to eat, and insuring that Caterpie would only eat it's food this time.
Dex: Mankey, the Pig Monkey Pokemon. Mankey can have a foul temper, and after it gets angry it will Thrash everything in sight to set things straight. In a group, if one gets angry then the whole group with Thrash the entire area for no reason.
"Wow, sounds a little dangerous to raise." Rowan said.
"Not really, I had Mankey since I was about fifteen. Ten years flew by fast so we get along great. We spar with each other from time to time too." She told him, spooning out some soup for Rowan and handing him a spoon and some bread.
Rowan took it with a "Thank You" and went to take a bit when his brain clicked in place. "Wait, your twenty-five? Wow, I thought you where a lot younger cause your so short."
"What did you say?" She said, crushing the piece of bread she had in her hand. Mankey looked up at her, getting ready to watch something good.
"I thought you where a lot younger cause your so short." Rowan repeated, not catching the dangerous look he was getting. Next thing he knew, he was hit over the head with a stick Lenna used to tend to the fire. The thick stick struck with a loud 'Crack' and broke in half on Rowan's head. He held the spot, tears coming from his eyes. "Hey that hurt, what was that for!" Rowan complained.
"For calling me short!"
"Huh, oh sorry. Didn't know you would find that as a insult." Rowan said
Lenna stood up, cracking her knuckles. "Oh boy, you just asked for it."
"Wait, I didn't mean anything! Chikorita, help!" Rowan cried, covering his head with his arms as Lenna drew back.
Chikorita flipped it's leaf in front of it's face and started playing a weird tune on it. The soothing tune seemed to put Dodrio and Caterpie to sleep, their full stomachs too much for them, and calmed down the other three in the area. The melody seemed to sink into their bones, coxing them to go to sleep. Chikorita stopped, and Lenna sat down.
"What a beautiful GrassWhistle. Your Chikorita is talented. Your lucky it is too or you'd be hurting." Lenna told him.
Rowan looked at Chikorita and about cried. "I love you so much Chikorita!"
Today's featured Pokemon isn't a pokemon at all. I desided to explain about the Pewter Gym. In the Gym, Forrest became the leader after brock left for sinnoh. Since then, he's become a wonderful leader who all his sibilings look up too. He is also a acomplished breeder and cook like his older brother. His favorit pokemon is the Onix that Brock breeded from his Stealix and gave to Forrester and he also has a few more. Now about Brock. Brock finaly found his soul mate. Him and his pokemon live in the Kanto regen with a nurse joy at indago Platue. They married and now have a five year old kid named Ricky. Brock has all of his pokemon with him, raising them properly under his watchful eye. Also to be noted is that his Crogunk has evolved and still doesn't approve of Joy....Brock still gets a poison Jab if he gets to close with his wife and gets dragged off. Toxicunk always watches him, and never leaves him unless Brock's number one battler, Stealix, makes him leave.