I looked around for a
good spot to set up the next camp. It was a good clearing
with plenty of space for training, and also some shade for when we
got tired. Before we had left earlier, Tony let out
Charmander and explained before leaving. That way, if we
needed to fight, we had all the strength we could get. And,
it was cold, so Charmander helped keep up warm.
I
stretched and put the backpack I was carrying down. Pikachu
had the other. We put them under the shady tree and then
got into groups. Pikachu would teach me how to battle, and
Tony's Eevee would teach him. The others would train
altogether.
The first thing that we did was pick a
name for Pikachu so he would have a cool name. It took
some time, but we finally came up with the perfect one. Fang. It
just seemed to...fit him. Anyways, after we decided, he
showed me how to use a simple move, quick attack. I picked
it up quickly and soon we were both dashing towards a tree, picking
up speed.
Fang got there first,
turning with precise measurements. I, on the other hand,
wasn't ready and ran up the tree, using it to turn and jump off
fast. I gained some ground and won. Fang and I
panted heavily, finally going to watch Tony.
Tony
looked like he was learning bite. It was pretty
fascinating. Eevee was showing him on a tree branch, and
it snapped like a twig. He gave it another try and it
worked. He jumped for joy. "Good job"
I said, congratulating him.
"Thanks"
he said back. "What did you learn?" I
spoke proudly, "Fang taught me quick attack"
I
looked around, then used my newfound speed to get to a puddle. I
lapped some up with my pink tounge. Tony, Eevee, Fang,
Dew, Sandshrew, and Charmander followed, also taking a
drink. Everyone had worked hard. And there
wasn't even a Pokemon trainer in sight. We couldn't show
them what we could do!
But that was
ok. We needed some sleep, anyways. "Let's
all get a good nights sleep" I said, leader once more. "And
tomorrow we can kick some trainer butt!" the cheered
and clapped, excited but weary. "And," I added,
"We can give all of you nicknames" Charmander, Sandshrew,
and Eevee looked happy. No standard names anymore. Real,
genuine names. I felt proud to be the leader.
As
I settled down, Fang came over. I had just set my head
down over my curled up body when he whispered, "Mind if I join
you?" I shook my head with a yawn and we curled up together and
fell asleep.
