Chibi- Hey guys, I actually updated rather quickly this time, I was unexpectedly not busy today.
Maya- Good. You weren't being lazy this time.
Chibi- Anyways, I would love to get some reviews on this chapter especially about how Maya battles.
Maya- And for help designing Fortuna's team. Right now she has a Leavanny and Emboar, help finishing her team would be greatly appreciated.
Chibi- Anyways, I've ranted enough so, Fortuna, disclamer please?
Fortuna- Again? Whatever. Chibi-Bandit does not own Pokemon. If she did, she would be rich and not needing money from her mom.
I woke up and glanced around. Right. I was at the Pokémon center, sharing a room with N, who was still peacefully sleeping on his side of the bed. I quietly snuck into the bathroom and got ready to go. When I walked out, I saw that N was still fast asleep. I smiled before letting Flygon out of her ball.
"Hey girl, do you think you can wait with N while I go get Garnet and challenge the gym?" She hummed in acknowledgement, so I figured it would be safe to head out. I gently closed the door behind me as I left the room and walked downstairs to where Nurse Joy was holding my pokeball.
"Here you go Maya, your Blitzle is just fine now." I thanked her and ran out towards the gym.
"A challenger?" I stopped when I heard the voice.
"Yeah, I'm finally back Lenora." I turned and smiled at the archeologist.
"It took you long enough Maya, come on in and let's have that re-match you wanted. Just because you're the champion of the other regions, I won't make you battle with my trainers. It's their day off anyways." I nodded and followed her into the gym.
"So Lenora, find anything interesting recently?" I gazed around in awe at the artifacts that the museum connected to the gym held.
"Yeah, I recently obtained a fine example of dioptase and a few other crystals." I was amazed at the quality of the new crystals she showed me.
"Wow Lenora, those are amazing." She just laughed at my childish awe.
"Come along Maya, let's have that battle. You can explore the museum afterwards." I nodded and followed her over to the battlefield. She reached and let out her first Pokémon Herdier. I let out Akane first.
"Ready set Akane!" My Oshawatt took off her Scalchop and prepared for battle.
"Herdier, Take Down!" the doglike Pokémon charged at my Oshawatt.
"Akane, counter with Water Gun." I wanted to try to keep her out of Herdier's range for the battle. Besides, intimidate would have weakened any physical attacks. Unfortunately, Herdier just brushed off Akane's attack. I frowned. Akane could win this, but I hadn't worked on her dodging yet. I would be better off switching out to a ranged Pokémon and keeping her in reserve against Lenora's Watchog.
"Akane, good enough. Return." She ran back to me and settled down at my feet while I chose my next Pokémon. I was worried about my choice, but I was sure she would be fine, "Now Kitten, show me your power!" I let out my newest Pokémon. She franticly looked between Herdier and me, hoping that I was joking.
"A Cottonee? Whatever floats you boat, I guess. Now Herdier, Take Down once more!" it was now or never, Kitten was panicking, I wasn't even sure if she would be able to perform my command.
"Kitten, listen to me, jump up and use Poison Powder!" Kitten snapped out of her panic and jumped above Herdier's attack. Purple powder drifted down around Herdier, and poisoned it.
"Herdier, Bite!" Lenora's Pokémon charged at Kitten, who was slowly falling. Kitten panicked again as I tried to figure out how to help her.
"Kitten, Razor Leaf on the ground to push yourself higher!" I wasn't positive it would work, but it was the first thing that I could think of. Once again, Kitten preformed the dodge perfectly, "Excellent Kitten! Follow up with Giga Drain!" Kitten glowed green as she absorbed energy from Herdier. I was proud of her; I could tell that Herdier was starting to weaken.
"Alright Herdier, Take Down one more time!" Herdier charged at Kitten. I didn't want to try my luck with another dodge.
"Kitten, Razor Leaf, finish Herdier off!" it seemed that luck was on our side, because Razor Leaf was a critical hit and knocked Herdier out.
"Very good Maya, it's nice to see you still know what you are doing. I'm surprised you don't have an Eevee on you though. Now Watchog, it's your turn." I returned Kitten and let Chrome out.
"Chrome, let's finish this battle!" I grinned. This was why I loved battling; I could see all of my Pokémon doing their best.
"Watchog, Retaliate!" I smiled, just the move I was expecting.
"Chrome, Sand Attack! Hide in the dust." The Watchog ran right past Chrome in the confusion, wiping its eyes franticly trying to get the dust out. Thank Arceus that her Watchog had Illuminate and not Keen Eye.
"Watchog follow up with Hypnosis!" I cringed hoping with the accuracy drop Chrome wouldn't be put to sleep. Chrome pulled through and dodged the attack.
"Chrome, Pursuit!" I wasn't sure what I could do with her on the field. Scratch wouldn't be very effective, Sand Attack couldn't really deal damage, and Fake Out was next to useless.
"Watchog, Crunch!" that settled it, Chrome was out of her league right now.
"Chrome, return!" I let her run back over to wait with Akane by my feet. I could switch Kitten back in, but she was still tired from fighting the Herdier. I would just have to trust that Garnet would be willing and able to fight, "Garnet, you're up!" The small Blitzle appeared and looked at me in shock, "You up for this? If not, I won't force you to battle." She glanced over at the Watchog who was waiting patiently for Lenora to give a command.
"Maya, are you ready to continue?" Blitzle nodded along with me. I knew that most trainers would have just attacked, so I was silently thankful that Lenora had waited.
"Alright Garnet, Shock Wave!" The lightning attack dealt some damage to the normal type Pokémon.
"Watchog, retaliate!" Garnet looked panicked, and I remembered that she probably wasn't used to battling right now.
"Garnet, dodge with Quick Attack! Jump over Watchog and then use Flame Charge." Garnet hesitated for a moment before attempting my commands. Unfortunately, Garnet stumbled a bit and wound up crashing into Watchog's attack. She stumbled a bit before crashing into Watchog with Flame Charge. It was clumsy, but workable. The speed boost was going to be what I needed.
"Watchog, Crunch." I panicked, Garnet was too close for a simple dodge to keep her out of range, and Watchog was still faster than her.
"Garnet, Flame Charge again!" She looked at me like I was crazy, but still used the move anyways. Luckily, Watchog's Crunch only did minor damage to Garnet.
"Watchog , Hypnosis." Dang it, I forgot about that attack.
"Garnet, Quick Attack!" I was hoping that I could finish this in one hit in case Garnet fell asleep. I sighed when Watchog did not faint, but luckily, Hypnosis missed.
"Garnet, Flame Charge once again." Three speed boosts so far. Garnet was steadily becoming faster, a fact that Lenora seemed to catch on to.
"Watchog, Hypnosis, don't let that Blitzle get any more Flame Charges in!" She fell for it. I hope that three boosts are enough.
"Garnet, Shock Wave!" Garnet easily fired before Watchog had time to launch Hypnosis. The attack connected and the Watchog collapsed. I won the battle.
"Good Job Maya, I guess you still have your old skill." I grinned.
"Of course I do. No way I'd give up just because of some new Pokémon." I saw white light glowing around my feet and looked down.
"Looks like two of your Pokémon are evolving now Maya." I nodded in awe. Akane and Chrome were both evolving at the same time. The light faded and I looked at my new Pokémon. A Dewott and a Liepard, two strong Pokémon.
"Awesome! I was hoping they would evolve soon." I let Kitten out of her ball so she could see her new teammates.
"And here's your Basic Badge. Good luck on your travels Maya, I hope to see your Pokémon keep getting stronger." I nodded. Suddenly, Lenora's husband burst into the gym.
"Lenora, big problem! One of the former Team Plasma members is here!" I sighed. He probably meant N.
"Long green hair with a shiny Flygon?" I asked. Hawes nodded, "He's my traveling partner right now. Flygon's my ace Pokémon." I explained.
"Maya, why on earth are you traveling with the king of Team Plasma?" Lenora asked me.
"He saved my life, and I hate traveling alone. He's one of the few people who doesn't challenge me at every opportunity he gets. He's a good person now." They calmed down at my reassuring words. I was a good judge of people, and they knew it.
"If you trust him, he must be okay. You might want to go calm him down though. He seemed panicked and I think he was looking for you." I paled.
"I might have left before he got up, but I thought Flygon would be able to explain to him that I was just going over to the gym." Lenora smiled and patted my back.
"Go on and tell him that you're fine and show him your new Pokémon." I nodded and ran out with my Pokémon following me.
"N!" I called to him so he would stop pacing around the museum. He looked over and frowned.
"Maya, why did you leave in the morning?" he looked dejected. I guess he thought I had abandoned him.
"N, I wanted to get the gym battle over with. I figured I would let you sleep in." He walked to me and pulled me into a stifling hug.
"Next time just wake me up. I thought you had left me." I could barely breathe, but I just patted N's back to reassure him.
"Don't worry N, I would never abandon you." I chose my words as carefully as I could. I couldn't guarantee that I would always be by his side after all. He finally loosened his grip and looked around at my Pokémon.
"Akane and Chrome evolved, and I see Garnet's better. I'm guessing the Cottonee is your new Pokémon?" I nodded and picked up Kitten.
"Her name is Kitten. Kitten, this is my traveling partner N." He picked up Kitten and smiled.
"She likes you." I smiled.
"Of course she does, I treat her well. I treat all of my Pokémon well." He nodded.
"Come on Maya, let's go to the next town.
