Riley's POV
That night, we sleep in the Pokémon Center. Morning seems to come way too fast. It feels like as soon as I close my eyes, Maya is shaking me, and telling me to wake up.
"But I just went to sleep," I protest without opening my eyes.
"Wake. Up." Maya pushes me off of the bed.
I jump up. "I'm awake! I'm awake!" I cry.
Maya smirks. "That's what I thought. So, are we going to train or what?"
"Maya, give a chance to wake up first," I say, yawning. She pushes me down.
"Are you awake now?"
"C'mon," I say, getting up and stretching. "Let's see if Fennekin will listen to me."
We walk out of the Pokémon Center and into the city. There's a battlefield next to the Pokémon Center. Maya and I stand at either end. I check my Pokedex to see what moves Fennekin and Flabebe know. I let Fennekin out of her Pokeball, and Maya does the same with Froakie.
"You can have the first move," Maya tells me. I take a deep breath and look at Fennekin. She's sitting down, licking her paw.
"Fennekin," I whisper, bending down next to her. "We're gonna do some training now. You have to listen to me." I stand up and take a step back. "Fennekin, use Ember!"
Fennekin yawns. She jumps up and walks over to Froakie and scratches him.
"Ember! Ember, not Scratch!" I yell.
Maya watches them. "Froakie, use Bubble!"
Froakie uses Bubble. Fennekin is badly injured. "Fennekin! I yell. "You have to listen to me! Do you want to win this battle or not? Use Scratch.
Now she uses Ember. Being a Fire-Type move, it doesn't do much damage. Froakie finishes the battle with Pound.
"She's still not listening to me!" I cry as I return Fennekin to her Pokeball. Maya sighs. "Well, at least you have Flabebe."
"You're right."
"I know I am."
"Skitty versus Flabebe?" I ask her. She shrugs.
"Sure. Skitty, go!"
"Alright, Flabebe," I say, letting the little Pokémon out of her Pokeball. "This is our first battle together. Let's do our best!"
Flabebe smiles. "Flabebe!"
"You can have the first attack, Maya," I tell her.
"Are you sure?" she asks.
I nod.
"Okay, Skitty, use Tackle!"
Skitty runs at Flabebe.
"Dodge it and use Fairy Wind!"
Flabebe floats up so that Skitty, unable to stop, runs right underneath her. Flabebe whips up a strong wind, blowing Skitty back so that she is closer to Maya's side of the field.
"Skitty, use Tackle again!" Maya commands through clenched teeth. Skitty launches herself across the field, and this time, her attack hits.
"Flabebe, Vine Whip!" I yell. Vine shoot out from Flabebe's body, whipping Skitty and doing a lot of damage.
"Skitty," Maya says "Use Fake Out!" It fails.
"Flabebe, Tackle!"
Flabebe slams herself into Skitty.
"Skitty!" Maya cries. Skitty collapsed. The battle is over, and I won.
"Good job, Flabebe!" I tell her.
"Flabebe!" she says happily. I return her to her Pokeball and look at Maya. I expect her to be sad that she lost, like she was when Farkle beat her, but I should have known better. She's grinning from ear to ear.
"Good job, Riles," she says.
"Flabebe listened to me! She actually listened to me!" I cry. "Thanks for helping me catch her!"
"How many times are you going to thank me?" Maya asks.
"How many times have I already thanked you?"
"Too many."
I think for a second. "Thanks for helping me catch Flabebe."
Maya rolls her eyes. "Come on. Let's go kick some Gym-Leader butt!"
Sorry that this one was so short. The next chapter will be longer, I promise!
Okay, so the first review for this chapter gets to choose who catches the next Pokémon and what they catch. Keep in mind that after the Gym Battle, they will go back up Route 4 and then down Route 5. So think of Pokémon that can be found on those Routes, or even in Connecting Cave.
