A/N: Hello everyone. Yep, I put this chapter up early. I couldn't wait any longer. Thanks to everyone for reading, the hits are now in the thousands! Thank you to srgeman, Lady of the weastern wind, Natasha Mikkle, Sailor Nibaru(Mew), DJ GF, Lightning-Alchemist-Rini, and Walks In The Shadows for reviewing chapter nine. Thank you also to all those who read it but didn't review. Now on to the next chapter.
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Chapter 10: Pidgeotto
"Are you sure you know where we're going?" Rachel asked as she ran up to walk by my side.
"I…er…I think it's that way." I said, pointing a paw to the left. I walked that way to prove it to her, and myself. My gait must have been unsure because Marius spoke up behind me.
"I've been around this area a lot. Why don't you let me guide you to Oldale Town?" He asked, obviously aware that I had no idea where I was going.
"Thanks. You can lead us." I said, hanging back so he could pass me. He stepped in front of me and turned around so he was facing me.
"Alright, this way. Let's go." He said kindly. He past me, again, and started going the way we had just came. I held the end of the line, not wishing to be embarrassed further. As we walked, he told us some important information about gyms, even though we never got the package from Professor Maple. If we knew all the rules, then we wouldn't even need to get the package.
"You have to train in order to get badges," he said, "the best time to train is when you are traveling to another gym. You guys should try it out if you ever want to get past the first gym. It'll be awhile, though." We all nodded and shook our heads thoughtfully.
"I assume you won't help us battle once we start going to gyms though, right?" I asked him.
"No. I completed my trainer journey awhile ago. Now I just strive for peace among everyone." Marius answered. Cosette stopped in mid-walk.
"I hear something coming." She said. "It sounds like a Zigzagooon. It's in a hurry. Why don't one of you three battle it for experience? Don't hurt it very bad though." She looked at the three of us, waiting for us to respond.
"I'll go." Gregor said, enthusiastic about going into a battle for experience. We all stepped back so Gregor could have some room for his battle.
"Good luck." The Absol said, giving a slight nod.
The Zigzagoon burst into the clearing. It was breathing rapidly and sounded like it had been running for a long time. It paused when it saw the new comers, but only briefly. It seemed to have given little thought as to whether or not to fight the Pidgey in front of it. It quickly ran in for a Tackle.
Gregor flew up, narrowly missing the Zigzagoon's Tackle. He pumped his wings at the brown Pokemon and it flew backwards into a tree. Gregor dived in and pecked it before it could get up.
The Zigzagoon retaliated and used Quick Attack, knocking the breath out of Gregor as he fell to the ground. He tried to get back into the air, but his right wing was attacked by a Bite attack. Suddenly, a white flash appeared. Gregor was gone. The Zigzagoon was surprised when its teeth clamped down on something much larger than what it had been biting.
Gregor smoothly threw his wing out with the Zigzagoon still on it. He did so with such force that it had to let go of his wing and was sent flying off into the forest beyond.
"Agh," was heard in the distance, but none of us noticed. We were all looking at the form in front of us. It stood about three-and-a-half feet tall and was more amazing than any eagle I had seen back in our world.
"You evolved." I said, awed. Gregor no longer had the rustic look of a Pidgey. He had light tan feathers now and pink head feathers. The black slahes over his eyes made him look like a predator. He looked like the perfect fighting machine. I was suddenly filled with ambitions to evolve, myself. I fought them back though, realizing that if I evolved now, I would be pathetically weak and be unable to use any good attacks.
Gregor tried to take in his transformation. It was hard to believe we were once humans. With this further occurrence we might as well give up on even trying to get back to the human world. I decided that this was impossible because doing that would be the same as giving up. I couldn't do that.
"Great job, Gregor. You look great as a Pidgeotto." Cosette said, very pleased of him. I had almost forgot she was there.
"Yes, I can't believe you evolved so fast. You'll be a Pidgeot in no time." Marius added. Gregor grinned.
The daylight was quickly slipping away, we still needed to get to Oldale Town. "This way is fastest." Marius said, he dashed off ahead of us and we followed behind. Gregor easily soared ahead of us, testing his new wings. He did loops and turns in the air, enjoying himself thouroughly. He stopped in mid-loop. His eyes wide with fear.
"T-Team Blasters." He muttered. A lightning bolt shot from somewhere ahead of us and hit Gregor in the chest. He spiraled down into the surrounding bush, gaining speed as he fell. Soon he was a featureless brown blur as he fell to the ground. Marius ran towards him.
"Gregor!" He yelled too the falling bird, "No! I've got you." He ran up to where Gregor was falling. He had already fallen past the trees' canopy and was falling ever faster towards the ground. His entire body was limp as he fell. The lighning bolt must have been very strong, and the fact that he was only a fresh Pidgeotto didn't make it any better.
He was mere feet from the ground now and Marius was still a ways away. 'Thud,' the earsplitting sound hurt my ears as the noise of Gregor's crash filled them. He lay limp on the ground, his wings bent at odd angles. A crimson fluid flowed around him. His body gave a few shudders as he breathed. They were very violent. He must have punctured his lungs.
Marius finally got to his landing place and sat beside him. "Gregor." He mumbled. "You'll be fine. We just have to get you to a Pokemon Center." Cosette was too startled by the accident to notice a rustle in the nearby bushes. Even Epi's predator ears couldn't hear it.
"Not tonight you aren't." A rough voice said. "You leave the Pidgeotto and nothing will happen to any of you, except the Pidgeotto of course."
"Rai!" Accompanied the man's claim.
A/N: So what do you guys think of it? Who do you think the owner of the rough voice was? What Pokemon do you think his partner was? Will Gregor be alright? I love to hear opinions and I'll answer any questions. Remember to send in your pokemon like this- name, pokemon, moves, description, personality, and origin(optional). If you don't send in an origin, that's fine, I'll just make up one myself.
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