Author's Note: Back again with the Tenth Chapter of Alana's Trail. Please let me know anything I can improve on. I spent a good amount of time editing this chapter. so please send some feedback on how I can better my writing.
Melody's POV
"Natural sunlight!" I exclaim. The last of the trees cleared up showing the brilliantly glowing
We had finally made it out of that godforsaken forest! Well that was a bit of an exaggeration. It wasn't all that bad. I had been able get Bubbles and Eve all ready for the gym challenge. I was a little worried for Alana. She'd have to beat Brock at a disadvantage.
"I could let you borrow Bubbles for your gym match. I'm sure he wouldn't mind."I offer
Alana looked back at me and shook her head. She looked intensely into my eyes and held up her Kitty and Fefnir's pokeball. She seemed to be debating whether to take my offer.
"No thanks I want to beat this with my Pokemon." She replied. "This is our challenge. If I can't win at a disadvantage than I won't get very far in my journey. If push comes to shove I can go on route 3 and train."
I nod seeing where she was coming from. I just wanted to see if she wanted to win this badge a little easier. Alana was dead set on winning on a disadvantage, but I didn't think that she could do it right now. I saw the town in the distance and I mentally cheer! Civilization! I checked my watch, it was 12:30 still early enough to pick up the boulder badge. We were pretty close to Pewter. I couldn't wait to get there! I have been waiting a week to get my first badge, and I could tell Eve was raring to go as well.
"It looks like we're here!" I cheer.
Alana seemed stunned by how big the city was. I guess she hadn't been out of Viridian very often. I could relate, I never left my home town before I started my journey.
We found the Pokemon center and gave our Pokemon to Nurse Joy to be healed.
"What are you planning to do?" I asked Alana. We had sat down in the lobby to wait for our Pokemon back. We had spent a week in that forest so our Pokemon haven't been properly rejuvenated since Viridian.
"I'm going to explore the city for a bit." She responded. "I still need to come up with a strategy, so I'll hang back and challenge Brock when I'm ready."
"Melody and Alana," Nurse Joy called. "Your Pokémon are refreshed and ready to travel. Alana your egg is completely healthy; in fact it's almost ready to hatch."
"So I guess this is goodbye for now." I say smiling bittersweetly. "Hey do you have a phone? Let's exchange numbers so we can stay in touch!"
Alana smiled and thank Nurse Joy taking her Pokémon and egg back. I glance towards the egg. I wondered who she had gotten it from. Whenever she looked at it she had a mixture of happiness sadness anger and annoyance. We exchange numbers and went our separate ways. Since Alana decided to take in the sights before heading to the gym, we probably wouldn't be seeing each other for a while. I didn't plan on staying in town very long, but Alana may be forced to stay and train. I made my way to the gym thinking back at what I'd been through with her through that forest. We would meet again sometime and maybe have a battle. I'd look forward to meeting Alana again, but now I had a gym challenge to focus on. I looked up at the Gym in front of me and Took a deep breath. Today would be the day. I threw open the gym door to announce my challenge.
"My name is Melody Alaw." I yell out. "I'm here to challenge the Gym!"
"You don't have to open the doors like that." Brock complained from across the gym. "You also don't have to yell your voice carries in the gym."
I smile sheepishly. I had seen people do that on TV so I believed that it was the norm. I size Brock Orlando up. He had a toned body. The one of a guy who kept up with his training. I knew that he specialized in Rock type Pokemon and I had Bubbles, but now that I was standing in front of him I felt nervous.
"So do you have any badges?" Brock asked.
"No this is my first gym battle ever." I reply trying to clear my head and pump myself up. "I'm going to rock you Brock!"
I burst out laughing at my own pun, but Brock just stands there, sighs and slaps his forehead. I continue to smile at the ingenious of my joke while Brock groans.
'Man and I thought this girl was kind of cute.' Brock thought to himself rubbing his temples. 'I make some bad jokes but that was horrible.'
"No, just let me do the puns." Brock replied.
I calm down and grab Eve's Pokeball and point it at him, indicating that I was ready to battle. The Referee checked to see if we were both ready before starting the battle.
"Melody Alaw vs Brock Orlando!" the referee declared. "This will be a 2v2 battle! The challenger has the rights to switch out Pokémon and gets the first move. Let the battle begin!"
"Alright Geodude let's rock this arena!" Brock yelled.
"Hmm a Geodude huh." I say pulling out my Pokedex. Obviously it was a rock type, but it wouldn't hurt to check.
"Geodude," The dexter explained. "Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Geodude has incredibly high defensive power, making it virtually resistant to any physical attacks."
I mulled over this info for a second. I could immediately go for a sweep with Bubbles, but Eve was also raring to go. Her normal moves wouldn't do much, but she did have bite. I could always fall back on Bubbles if Eve lost. I'd make it so the Geodude couldn't do much damage to better the odds of me winning this.
"Eve let's do this." I cry sort of peeved that he used my pun against me. "Start this out with a charm attack!"
"Geodude use mud sport!" Brock commanded.
Mud covered the the field with mud and I see what he is trying to do. It seems like he want to reduce my mobility. That could come back to bite me, but I had to focus on my own strategy.
"Eevee continue to use Charm!" I command.
I want to reduce the chance of his Geodude doing significant damage before I start to attack. I could see that Brock was starting to get a little frustrated.
"Geodude raise your speed with a rock polish." He ordered.
"Eve get him with a bite." I say.
Eve ran toward Geodude and chomped on it doing a good amount damage. I smiled and was happy that my strategy was working out.
"Geodude attack that Eevee with a Rock Tomb." Brock said.
Geodude summoned a bunch of rocks and threw them at Eve.
"Eve dodge with a quick attack." I say getting into the groove of the battle.
A ton of rocks dropped near Eve, but she quickly dodged out of the way using the speed she gained from the attack.
"Now use another bite attack!" I command.
Eve ran past the boulder and took the Geodude down. I give out a cheer as the Geodude faints. One down one to go. If I could defeat his next Pokemon using Eve that would be amazing.
"Alright let's wrap this up Onix." Brock said smiling. This new Pokémon was a sight to behold. It looked like a giant rock snake. "Use wrap attack."
The giant rock snake flew at Eve and she tried to escape, but the rocks Geodude had thrown before blocked her movements. I realized that Brock had set this up to sweep my team. Eve tried to get out of the way of the surprisingly fast rock snake, but she slipped on mud. I groan, she was wide open and Onix took advantage of it. It began to bind Eve and I began to panic and fumbled with my Pokedex to get information on the new Pokémon,
"Onix," the dex informed. "Onix, The Rock Snake Pokémon. It tunnels though the ground which shakes when it raises its thunderous roar. It can move the ground at fifty miles per hour."
"Eve try to squeeze out." I cry out.
Eve pushed and pulled and tried to wiggle around, but it was no use. Onix's grip was already tightening and doing massive damage to Eve. I decided to try to pull this battle back into my favor.
"Eve use charm!" I command trying to weaken Onix's grip on Eve.
Eve got the charm attack off, but slumped and fell unconscious. I return Eve to her pokeball and thank her for her amazing effort. I needed some way to counter this Pokémon's bind attack. While I was taking a moment to think I heard the door open once more and saw that there was someone watching the battle now. I couldn't lose while someone was watching! That could ruin my reputation! If the news ever reached home; I didn't want to think about it.
"Bubbles it's time to end this!" I call out I needed to end this fast there was now someone in line and I didn't want to inconvenience anyone.
"Oh a Squirtle!" Brock exclaimed smiling. "Hoping to win with the type advantage huh? I won't go down that easy though."
"Bubbles use withdraw." I command ignoring Brock sticking to my strategy.
Bubbles tucked himself into his shell and began to fortify his defense. I'd allow him to hide in his shell until his defenses were at the limit.
"Onix use Rock Tomb." Brock commanded. "Follow up with a bind attack!"
Rocks slammed down on Bubbles shell and Onix binded it up in a similar fashion to how it did to Eve.
"Bubbles stay in your shell and use Bubble!" I command.
While he was being squeezed Bubbles leaked a stream of bubbles from its shell causing Onix to groan with pain and release Bubbles from it's grasp.
"Alright Bubbles use bite to latch on to Onix!" I cheer happy that my strategy had worked.
Bubbles jumps out of its shell and latched onto Onix. The Pokémon began to thrash trying to throw Bubbles off of its body. I smile triumphantly as the Pokémon burns its energy trying to get him off of it.
"Bubbles let go!" I command. Bubbles flew through the air towards the ceiling. "retreat into your shell, start spinning and use water gun!"
Bubbles spun like a sprinkler and blaster water all over the gym getting everyone at least a little wet. I earned a look of approval from Brock as the Onix teetered and fell over knocked out. I ran towards Bubbles and pick him up twirling him around. We had won!
"Onix is unable to battle." The ref declared. "Melody Alaw and Bubbles win!"
Brock walked over to me and shook my hand. He reached into my pocket and handed me a shiny badge. It was in the shape of a rock. I pinned it to my jacket and almost smiled with pride.
"This is the Boulder Badge." Brock explained. "Carrying this is proof that you have defeated me in battle. You have also earned my signature move, TM 39 Rock Tomb. Your Pokémon throws a group of rocks reducing the mobility of enemy Pokemon."
"Yes this is the first step in my journey!" I exclaim. "It was a rocky battle but we were able to mine out a victory!"
"Well if you want to test your strength more I'd suggest heading towards either Vermillion or Cerulean." Brock suggested. "You have potential, but you should pay more attention to what you opponent does in battle."
I thank Brock for his advice and leave. I guess I'd head to the pokemon center and turn in for the day. I was still exhausted from the journey here, and the battle had just tired me out even more. I reopened my badge case and admired my newly acquired badge. Everyone back home would hear about this!
Alana's POV
I couldn't believe I was here in the Pewter Museum! I had always wanted to visit, but I could never convince mom to let me! Now I get to see it with my own eyes. There were fossils here of ancient Pokemon who probably existed during ancient time. How cool would it be to learn about them! I was so caught up in my own little world, that I ran right into another girl. I fell to the floor and almost dropped my egg. I was able to protect it, but I couldn't catch myself.
"Wow watch where you're going!" The girl said. "You could have damaged you egg walking around aimlessly like that!"
I felt my face turning red. I wanted to say sorry to her, but I also wanted to avoid the conversation that would happen afterward. She actually looked sort of familar. She had medium length black had and was slightly tan. She wore a white t-shirt and black jeans. She had what looked like a bracelet on. She reached her hand towards me to help me up and I reluctantly took it. I made sure my egg was okay before I confronted the girl.
"Sorry." I stutter. "I was just taking in the sights and lost track of where I was going."
"I guess I can forgive that." She sighed. "Anyway what brings you to Pewter. I would say your a trainer, but you seem kind of green."
I really didn't want to continue this conversation, but it would be rude to just blow off the conversation now.
"I started a week ago." I reply feeling my face begin to turn redder.
"That explains it." She said. "So you said that your a trainer right? How about a battle to make up for the fact that you ran into me?"
I perked up just a tiny bit. I could handle a battle, plus I could use this as training for my battle with Brock.
"Sure I can battle!" I respond cheering up slightly. I didn't feel as awkward when I was battling plus I did have time to kill.
"Alright can I have your name first?" She asked. "My name is Jasmine Orlando by the way. Don't wear it out."
My blood went cold for a fraction of a second. It was a wonder that I didn't notice her before. She was the sub leader of the Pewter City gym! I couldn't believe that she was asking me for a battle. I take a deep breathe and exhale. This could be a chance to see how capable I was.
"Um I'm Alana Sky."I mutter. "Nice to meet you."
"Alright than let's take this outside." She said leading me out of the back exit of the museum. There was a small battle arena that was littered with rocks. It looked like it hadn't been used for a long time.
Jasmine scratched her head and smiled awkwardly at me. It seemed that she thought the arena would be in better condition.
"I only have to for a one on one battle right now, so choose your Pokemon so we can get this started." She said calling out her own Pokemon.
It was a Poliwag! Like the one I had tried to capture a week ago! It kind of threw me for a loop. She was the sub leader of a rock type gym, so why was she using a water type? I could ask that question later. I'd have to work out a way to beat her with Kitty since Fefnir was at a disadvantage. Kitty came out of his ball and prepared to battle.
Jasmine POV
"Alright show me what you've got." I say
I've been pretty bored for the longest time. Gym battles as plentiful as they are, weren't bringing a challenge to me. I had decided to battle this girl just to burn through a section of my day. Rookie trainers were all that came to Pewter most of the times, so I never got a real challenge. I was in the middle of training a new team, so I might as well test out this Poliwag's potential.
"Go Kitty!" The girl said.
Hm a Butterfree. I hope she had more than that to take on Brock. If she tried going in like that she'd most likely get stomped.
"Poliwag start it out with a water gun." I command.
"Kitty dodge it and counter it with gust!" she countered.
Poliwag was thrown back slightly, but it wouldn't be a huge setback. My strategy would be more than enough. There also was a definite level gap between our Pokemon. This would be over soon.
"Poliwag jump and use pound on her Butterfree." I said. My new Pokemon sucsessfully got the hit off on her Butterfree. Her Pokemon didn't seem like it had much experience at flying. It must be newly evolved. "Follow it up with a water gun!"
Poliwag blasted a stream of water towards her Pokemon. I looked over towards Alana and could see the gears in her head turning. It seemed like she was trying to come up with a strategy to deal with my Poliwag. I bet she was expecting for me to use a rock type like my brother. She must have gone with her Butterfree last minute because her type advantage was ruined. I mentally sigh at this. A lot of trainers just rely on type advantages when they challenge our gym. Poliwag was dominating her Butterfree. I guess this was just going to be another boring battle.
"Butterfree try to fly up and use Sleep Powder." Alana said.
I was mildly surprised. Most junior trainers ignored the status moves and go for brute force.
"Poliwag use Water Sport to block it." I counter.
Poliwag blasted water towards the spores bunching the spores up in the bubble and hitting the Butterfree. The Pokemon shuttered and fell to the ground sleeping.
"That battle was just like the rest." I sigh in frustration recalling my Poliwag. "Don't bother paying for the defeat I knew it would end this way."
Alana recalled her Butterfree, and I expected the whole I wasn't trying routine. I could see on her face that she was disappointed in the fact that she lost and wondered what excuse she'd blather out. Instead she recalled her Butterfree and stared at me with an awkward look on her face.
"I wasn't expecting you to use a water type." She commented. "I thought that sub leaders had to use the same type of Pokemon that the gyms used."
I roll my eyes at her statement. I had just destroyed her in a battle and she was interested in why I didn't use a rock type? She's probably thinking she could have easily defeated me if I had been using a different type
"Sub leaders don't have to specialize in the same type as their gym leaders." I reply. "Even so, I doubt you would have won even with a type advantage. Think outside the box a little. Type advantages aren't everything. Come challenge the gym when you have more experience."
I left the museum leaving the girl in shock. Heading back from the gym I walked by a lady admiring a gym badge. She most have just defeated Brock. Probably heading out to gloat to whomever would listen. I got tired of battling the same trainers over and over. No one ever presented a challenge, except the rare battles with other leaders. Guess I have the tournament on the S.S. Anne to look forward to, but that wasn't for another two months. Guess I'd just kick it until then.
Alana's POV
I stood there for a moment trying to comprehend what had just happened. She had just crushed me outright. I felt really messed up. This was a different feeling than losing to Melody. I felt really frustrated with myself. This older girl had come and demolished me from a position I aspired to be in. I knew gym leaders were strong, but there was a huge difference between me and Jasmine. I sat there just wallowing in my defeat for a bit. After that upset I knew I'd have to come up with a good strategy to take on Brock. He'd run me through if I went in using brute force. I left the Museum in a huff. I had been excited when I first got here, but now I felt angry. I knew I shouldn't let myself lose my cool like that, I had to focus on my strategy. I went to the Pokemon Center and got a room. I got something to eat then started to look into what moves I could teach Fefnir and Kitty. I thought over this for hours before eventually the sun had set! I had been downstairs checking for tips on how to overcome advantages, and had a couple ideas on how I'd beat Brock
I lay on the bed and suddenly my bag began to wiggle. I walk over to it and look into my bag. A huge crack had appeared in my egg! I took the incubator out and I watched as the tiny Pokemon began to free itself from its prison. I couldn't look away it was so interesting. The tiny blue Pokemon escaped its egg and peeked up to me. It was a small snake like Pokemon with a white stomach. It had white jewel on its head. It looked up at me with a curious expression on its face and started to approach me. It ran into the glass and reared back with a confused look on its face. I giggled and set the Pokemon free of its incubator.
"Dratini," dexter explained. "The Dragon Pokemon. Dratini sheds its skin as it grows, often doing so while hidden behind large powerful waterfalls. This Pokemon is a dragon type, and female. It has learned the moves Thunder Wave, Extreme Speed, and Dragon Rage."
The little Dratini looked up at me with the most serene, black eyes and I knew I couldn't send this Pokémon to the Professor. I hadn't expected to get a Pokemon like this.
"Do you want to come with me?" I ask staring into her eyes.
The Dratini cried out and nodded. I pick the small Pokémon and give it a hug. I give Dratini a huge smile and decide it was time to nickname it.
"How about I call you…Dragna from now on?" I ask.
Dragna nodded her head furiously. I released Kitty and Fefnir and introduced them to their new partner. They began to play with each other while I finished my plan. While I couldn't beat Brock through sheer force maybe if I could immobilize his Pokemon I could chip away at his team. Plus Rock type Pokemon were known to be pretty slow. My new Pokemon nudged me with its head. She gave me a hopeful look and i realized just how late it was.
"Oh you're hungry aren't you?" I ask her picking her up and heading towards the Pokémon Center's Cafeteria with Kitty and Fefnir in toe.
I was feeling famished, it turned out that all that research had drained me of my energy. Guess we could eat and turn in for the night. I would challenge Brock after I figured how to deal with his Pokemon. I crashed on my bed without changing and fell asleep.
Three Days Later
"I think we are ready to take on Brock now." I proclaimed to my Pokemon.
We had been training by ourselves for the past three days. I was planning on using Fefnir and Kitty, I couldn't throw Dragna into a gym battle like this right now. Besides she was very young and hard to train with. Melody had stopped by on day one and said goodbye. She was going towards Cerulean to get her second gym badge and she couldn't wait to explore Mt Moon. I was kinda sad to see her go, but I figured I'd see her sometime in the future. We were both going to be traveling so the odds were high. I went to the gym and saw a boy leave the gym in tears. Judging by the Kakuna in his hand, he had just been defeated. He walked away with tears in his eyes making me feel nervous. I gulped my fear down and entered the gym.
"Okay do you have and gym badges?" Brock asked me.
"No this is my first Gym battle." I say softy. "My name is Alana Sky, and I am challenging the Pewter City gym."
Brock smiled in my direction and I stared at him with a determined look on my face. I had lost to his sister, but I'm not going to lose to him. I noticed that Jasmine was in the corner pretending not to notice. It irked me a little, but I'd show her I had the potential to beat her in the future.
"This is a battle between Alana Sky and Brock Orlando." The announcer announced. "This while be a 2v2 battle, the trainer may have the first move! Let the battle begin!"
"Let's start this off Geodude!" Brock called.
"Kitty come out!" I call. "Start this off with Stun Spore!"
If I could make sure that Pokemon didn't hit me Kitty and I could beat it. We would have to watch out for its more ranged attacks. Kitty flew near the roof above us and began to spinkle its powder down towards Geodude, but that wasn't enough I had to cement this win.
"Geodude don't let the spores hit you." Brock countered. "Dodge it with a rollout attack!"
The Geodude turned into a ball and rolled out of the way letting the spores settle down on the ground.
"Try to stop it with a Sleep Powder." I tell my Pokémon, but it was no use Geodude just rolled out of the way. "Now use Poison Powder!"
Brock smirked as his Geodude picked up speed. If Geodude hit Kitty now the match would be over and I would lose, but I had a plan that I was sure that would work. I just needed to somehow stop the rock. I closed my eyes and thought for a moment before I struck gold.
"Kitty use confusion to slow Geodude down." I command watching as his eyes began to glow slowly lifting the rock type of the ground. "Now use gust!"
Kitty flapped its wing pushing dust up and doing next to no damage to the Geodude. I smiled slightly and waited for my strategy to take effect.
"It's time to wrap this Geodude." Brock called. "Use Rock Tomb."
Brock looked surprised when he saw that his Geodude was stopped dead in its tracks. I let out a huge sigh of relief. A flash of realization flashed across Brock's face as he realized what I had done.
"So you scattered the powders around the arena to trick me into a false sense of security so you could trap my Geodude later." Brock observed. "That was pretty clever for a beginning trainer. You must have done some research."
I saw Jasmine taking notice slowly in the corner. I sent a smirk her way and refocused my attention on Brock's Geodude. With the damage it would be taking from poison I should be able to take it out.
"Butterfree finish this with confusion." I command.
Geodude was slammed against the ground by Kitty's psychic power. The rock type was knocked out due to the poison.
"Don't think same strategy will work twice." Brock declared. "Let's go Onix. Start it off with a rock polish!"
"Butterfree get him with stun spore." I order.
"Onix take that Butterfree down quick with Rock Tomb." Brock commanded.
Butterfree was able to paralyze Onix, but it was knocked out instantly by the Rock Tomb. Looks like I'd have to finish it with Fefnir.
"Fefnir let's finish this!" I proclaim. "Use Dragon Rage!"
This was the move Fefnir and I had been trying to perfect for the past couple of days. We had been able to use it before, but we were far from perfecting it. It did a lot of damage. but the downside was that it strained Fefnir to use the move. I could only use it once in the battle, so anything after this would put her at disadvantage. Fefnir shot a purplish, blue flame scorched the Onix weakening it drastically. Brock smiled it seemed like I was giving him a challenge.
"Onix take her Charmander down with Rock Tomb." Brock commanded.
I had already seen how this move worked and Fefnir knew how to counter it. I smile because I knew this battle was done.
"Fefnir use Metal Claw to deflect the rocks." I command watching as Fefnir did her thing. She slashed through the rocks and was only damaged by a few. We could end this in one move. "Fefnir finish it with a Flame Burst attack!"
The ball of flames flew towards Onix and took it down in a heartbeat. I sigh and and take a deep breath. I had just won against Brock and earned my first Gym badge. I felt overjoyed! I walked up to Fefnir and gave it a high five. We had just taken the first step toward realizing my dream. Brock came up to me and shook my hand. He gave me the badge and his TM and wished me luck on my journey.
"That was a nice strategy you had there!" He exclaimed. "I wasn't expecting you to spread the spores like you did! I really like creative battlers like you!"
I blush and recall Fefnir. I had come up with the strategy after seeing how Jasmine's Pokemon was able to deflect spores. I figured they could be spread around the field after the research I did on the Pokemon Center's computer.
"My suggestion to you is to watch it with those high stakes moves though." Brock suggested. "Moves like Dragon Rage can burn through your Pokemon's stamina pretty fast. It should be used more as a finisher than an opener. I would also head to either Vermillion or Cerulean city to test your strength against those gyms."
I nod and keep his advice as a mental note. I put my new badge in my case and head for the Pokemon Center. After letting Kitty and Fefnir rest I took a shower. If felt really good to get all the grim and dirt that accumulated while we were training. I thought about my next move. Where should I go from here? Melody had told me that Diglett's cave was harsh to go through, but a quick journey. Most of my Pokemon weren't the best against ground types though, and I didn't have a ton of money to buy supplies. I could go through Mt Moon, which had rest stops set up, but it could take weeks to navigate through that place, or so I heard. I figured if I went through the mountain, though I would be able to register more Pokemon for Oak, and get better training in. I finished and decided to check in with Mom. I hadn't spoke to her in ten days and I was beginning to miss her.
"Hey Alana how are you doing?" She asked picking the phone up. "Where are you? Are you still heading through Viridian or are you in Pewter?"
"Hello mom I'm doing fine." I answer. "I got through the forest just fine. I had a friend help me get through."
"That's comforting." She replied. "Apparently a couple Team Rocket grunts were found in the forest tied up in Caterpie silk. Those people have been nothing but trouble. They are notorious for stealing Pokémon from trainers and selling them on the Black Market. I'm glad you didn't run into any trouble. It's nice that you making friends, too."
I freeze. This team rocket seemed like trouble if my mom was complaining like this. I don't think I should tell her that Melody and I were the ones who left them tied up like that. I didn't want her to worry about me. I had already made her lose enough sleep.
"Yeah no problem getting through at all," I lie. "My friends name is Melody. I met her when I went to get my first Pokémon. We went through Viridian Forest together, We arrived in Pewter this morning and we both beat Brock and got our fight gym badges."
"You beat Brock! Congratulations!" My mom said. "Man it only took you ten days to get your first badge! It looks like you inherited your trainer talents from your mother."
I blush and laugh nervously.
"The egg from dad hatched. It was a Dratini, who I nicknamed Dragna. I have started to train her. but she seems a little harder to work with." I inform her. "I also have Kitty the Butterfree, he was the first Pokémon I added to my team after Fefnir. He evolved while I was going through the forest"
"So it seems like you are already building a good team." She commented. "It seems like you were able to defeat Brock even at a disadvantage. So what's your next move?"
"I'm going to head through Mt moon and challenge Misty." I reply. "I'm going to train hard to prepare for the battle, so I'm planning on taking my time while going through Mt Moon."
"That sounds like a good plan, but watch out for Team Rocket." She warned. "They are a bunch of thugs who will try to take advantage of younger trainers like you."
"I'll be fine mom." I reply. "I'll let my friend know about Team Rocket. I'll call you once I get to Cerulean. I love you."
"Alright good luck with your journey," Mom said. "I'd like to meet this friend of yours. Anyways I have to go. I've got to work in the morning. Goodnight, love you!"
Third Person POV
Alana put her phone back in her pocket and headed back to her room. She felt kind of bad for lying to her mom, but she didn't want her to worry. Alana jumped on her bed and prepared to crash for the night. She was so exhausted after the day. Alana stretched out and quickly fell asleep.
Author's Note: So the battle style is a bit different in my story. I figured that a Pokemon shouldn't be limited to just one status effect. The battles will be sort of like the anime, and will grow in size and creativity as the story progresses. With that out of the way this was Crazywriter9 and I'll see you once the next chapter is completed!