A/N - A new chapter and the start of a new arc. Our heroes have set off towards Tembu City and that's where this chapter picks up. Hope you enjoy!
WyldClaw - Thank you very much! I try my best to capture the action of the anime in my battles and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
As they made their way through the mostly dirt path and the occasional spot of tall grass that was Route 3, Lucas and Summer were having a discussion what type of Pokémon they'd like to train.
"Back in Hoenn, I was a multi-type Trainer." Summer said. "And it was really fun because it meant that I could always surprise the judges and my opponents in the Contests," she continued "But this time, I've set myself a challenge." she finished.
"Yeah? What's the challenge?" Lucas asked.
"I'm only gonna train grass type Pokémon!" she answered.
"But isn't your Eevee a normal type?" he inquired with a confused look on his face.
"Yes, for now." she answered, somewhat mysteriously. "So, how about you Rookie?"
"I'm gonna be a multi-type Trainer!" he answered enthusiastically. "I wanna learn the ins and outs of each type."
Their conversation was cut short by what sounded like yaps of a dog.
"Pup, pup! Pup!"
"What was that?" they asked themselves simultaneously as they set off in search of the noise. As they got closer, the yaps were becoming more piercing.
"PUP, PUP! PUP PUP!"
They had found the source of the noise. It was a light brown, canine creature that had oval brown eyes, a red nose and its face was covered by an abundance of cream fur. It had large pointed ears with a tuft of fur near the base of both, its fur puffed out above its paws which had three toes each and a blue paw pad and its back had a spiky dark blue blaze. It also had a short and tufty tail. And it was stuck up a tree.
"Who's that Pokémon?" Summer asked, prompting Lucas to bring up his PokéDex.
"Lillipup, the Puppy Pokémon." the now familiar female voice said, pulling up an image of the Pokémon. "Its facial fur can be used for radar and provides Lillipup with information about its surroundings." it continued. "It is an intelligent and courageous Pokémon capable of judging its opponent's strength." it finished.
"What's it doing in a tree?" Lucas asked himself.
"Maybe another Pokémon scared it up there…" Summer proposed. "I know! Eevee, it's your turn!" she shouted throwing a Poké Ball up in the air. It popped open and poured out a blue light that once dissipated revealed Eevee.
"Ee… Vee!" it cheered as it landed.
"Use Hyper Voice to shake the tree!" she commanded. Eevee opened its mouth and screamed as loud as it could, creating a blue wave of energy that shook the tree back and forth, side to side.
"PUUUP!" Lillipup screamed as it went with the tree.
"Shoot, it didn't work…" Summer sighed.
"Try using Shadow Ball to break the tree." Lucas suggested.
"Eevee, use Shadow Ball!" she commanded, trying Lucas' idea. Eevee then began gathering dark energy at its mouth and then formed it into a purple sphere with a black center. It then shot the sphere straight at the tree. The sphere crashed into the trunk of the tree to no avail. The tree stood just as strong as ever.
"Aim it at the top of the trunk!" Summer commanded. Eevee then formed the sphere again and sent it flying towards the top of the tree trunk. The tree shook a little with the impact, but it wasn't enough to get Lillipup out of its predicament.
"Okay, this clearly isn't working." stated Lucas. "Cyndaquil, fire up!" he yelled, throwing the Poké Ball with his signature throw.
"QUIILL!" Cyndaquil roared as it flared up the flames on its back after the blue light had dissipated.
"Cyndaquil, jump and use Double Kick on the branches!" Lucas commanded.
"CYNDA!" it yelled as its left foot glowed white and it jumped to reach the branches but it only got to the halfway point of the trunk before it started plummeting back down to the ground.
"Use the momentum as a springboard!" Lucas shouted.
As it was getting closer and closer to the ground, it corrected itself and took a jumping posture. It landed with bent knees and a glowing right foot and shot up further than before. It managed to reach just below the target branch.
"Cyndaa…" it sighed sadly, head bowed in disappointment.
"Don't worry Cyndaquil" Lucas comforted. "We'll work on those jumps and be better than ever before!" he cheered.
"Cynda!" it cheered, seemingly satisfied.
"PUP PUP! PUUP!" the Lillipup yapped loudly, still terrified of the height that it was at.
"Snorunt, it's time to chill!" Lucas yelled, throwing another Poké Ball.
"Sno!" Snorunt cheered as it emerged from the blue light.
"Use Frost Breath to blow the tree branches!" he commanded. Snorunt then drew in a big breath and expelled the air which now had a faint blue colour and pieces of frost inside the air current towards the branches of the tree. The tree shook and swayed from side to side, the branches bending and creaking. But Lillipup was holding on tighter than ever.
"I've got it!" shouted Summer, her eyes lighting up. "What if Eevee uses Shadow Ball and Snorunt uses Ice Shard to freeze it so it'll make a floating platform?" she explained.
"Hey, that could work." Lucas pondered.
"Eevee, use Shadow Ball in the air towards Lillipup!" she commanded. Eevee then formed the purple sphere and shot it with minimal power towards Lillipup.
"Now use Ice Shard to freeze it!" Lucas commanded Snorunt. Snorunt started glowing an icy blue and formed multiple shards of ice at its mouth. The shards flew towards the Shadow Ball and on impact caused it to freeze over and float still.
"Lillipup, can you jump onto it?!" Lucas called up to the Pokémon. Lillipup then ran towards the platform and jumped from the tree and onto the ice platform. As it landed, it slid over to the edge and fell off.
"Cyndaquil jump and catch it!" Lucas shouted. Cyndaquil then made a massive jump and caught the Lillipup in mid-air and was falling back down. "Snorunt, use Powder Snow and Frost Breath to create a soft landing!" he commanded. Snorunt then drew in a big breath and expelled the air which now had an icy-blue tint with pieces of frost and snow inside the air current towards the ground where Cyndaquil and Lillipup were falling towards.
"That's it! Keep going!" he encouraged.
"SNOOOO!" Snorunt yelled as he expelled even more air and snow, creating a good-sized pile. Cyndaquil and Lillipup landed softly in the snow with no injuries.
"Pup, Pup!" it yapped happily, licking Lucas and Summer's faces in appreciation before taking off into the tall grass.
"Bye! Be more careful next time!" they called to an empty route, but they were pretty sure that it heard them.
"Onwards! To Tembu City!" Lucas cheered.
"Yes, onwards…" Summer agreed.
A/N - This was my first completely filler chapter and it was actually quite fun to write. It's very slightly annoying though, as I have to figure out how to not move the plot completely, but I hope I did pretty well. Next chapter is a capture chapter, but what Pokémon is it going to be? And whose? Find out next time as the journey continues….
Lucas' Team: Snorunt (Lv. 11) - Powder Snow, Leer, Double Team, Frost Breath, +Ice Shard
Cyndaquil (Lv. 11) - Tackle, Leer, Smokescreen, Double Kick, +Ember
Summer's Team: Eevee (Lv. 11) - Tackle, Sand Attack, Shadow Ball, Endure, +Hyper Voice
