Sorry it's taken so long. This is the LONGEST chapter so far and not much even happens. But this one is actually worth reading. I hope you like and review.
May, Brendan, and Wally had recently arrived in Slateport City. They decided to travel to Route 110 where they stopped at a restaurant to have lunch. Unfortunately, the restaurant was very busy so the trio had to wait ten minutes before they could be seated. To pass the time, Brendan suggested some practice battles. "Kip, use Whirlpool!" Kip summoned a powerful whirlpool and hurled it at Mari.
"Mari, use Blizzard!" Mari blew a cold stream of ice at the whirlpool at destroyed it. Small snowflakes sparkled around the Pokémon.
"Wally, that was so beautiful." May said.
"Kip, use Mud Slap!" Kip kicked up some dirt to lower Mari's accuracy.
"Mari, use BubbleBeam!" Mari's water-type attack destroyed Kip's ground-type attack and struck him as well. Kip got back up and shook off the attack. He stood on his hind legs and let out a battle cry.
"Wow, Kip is really tough." May said.
"Eh, he's alright." Kenni said. Suddenly, Kip began to glow brightly. He grew taller and his form changed. Once the glowing stopped, he reappeared with longer arms with three-fingered hands. He now had longer legs with three small toes on his feet and two black fins as his tails.
"Kip! You evolved!" Brendan yelled ecstatically. He ran up and hugged his newly evolved Pokémon. Wally pulled out his Pokédex to look up Kip's new form up.
"Marstomp, the Mud Fish Pokémon. Its toughened hind legs enable it to stand upright. Because it weakens if its skin dries out, it replenishes fluids by playing in mud."
"Now I don't need to fear electric types anymore." Kip said happily.
"But now you need to fear grass-types even more."Tail chuckled. Kip's smile faded. May stood up.
"Okay, you guys that's enough." May said. "We have five more minutes until our table opens up."
"Why don't we try out our new Pokémon, Wally?" May asked.
"Sure, why not." Brendan's expression suddenly changed from happy to confused.
"Wait! What new Pokémon?" he asked. May took out a Poké ball and Wally took out a premier ball.
"Come out Mawi!" Out of May's Poké ball came a Mawile. She smiled smugly and placed her hands on her hips.
"You too Lair!" An Aron landed on the ground in front of Wally. He looked around nervously and hid behind Wally's leg.
"Whoa! When did you two catch these Pokémon?" Brendan asked.
"When we were in Granite Cave, we found them unconscious with a Sableye." May explained.
"What! I saw that Sabelye when I went in. Aw man, I could've caught it!" Brendan said angrily.
"Oh well. It's over now Brendy." May said. "Now Mawi, you're going to be used in Pokémon Contests, so I need to see your moves to know what segment I can enter you in." Mawi nodded. "Pokémon Contests aren't about strength, so go easy on Lair." This time Mawi frowned, but May didn't notice. Mawi ran up to Lair and used a fierce Crunch attack. Lair cried out in pain.
"May, what're you doing?"Wally yelled.
"Mawi, let go! I told you to go easy on him!" The Mawile didn't listen, and instead threw Lair into the air. She whipped the hair-like mouth on her head in front of her body. It began to form a bright silver beam. Mawi released the Flash Cannon, which made contact with Lair and caused a huge explosion. Lair fell to the ground. Wally ran up to him.
"Lair are you okay?" he asked. Lair sadly nodded yes and then hid behind Wally.
"Wally, I'm so sorry. I don't know what's wrong with her."
"At least she used moves that don't really hurt Pokémon of Lair's typing." Suddenly they heard a bell sound going off.
"Our table must be ready." Brendan said.
"Great! Let's go eat." May shouted.
"Okay, in addition to Crunch and Flash Cannon, Mawi knows Ice Fang and Iron Head." May said looking at her Pokédex. "I'm so excited! We're almost Verdanturf Town." May said. "I'll be entering my first contest in no time."
"Just remember that we're going to the Mauville Gym first." Brendan said. "Now that Kip is evolved, we're ready for an easy win."
"Yeah, because your last battles were really easy." Wally mocked. Brendan ignored him.
"Speaking of Pokémon, let's let them eat with us." May said.
"Yeah, they deserve a nice lunch after being cooped up for that entire boat ride." Wally added. The Pokémon, save for Num, squeezed into the booth and sat next to their respective trainers.
"Not you Mawi." May said angrily. "You're not eating at this table after the way you behaved earlier." Mawi rolled her eyes at May and sat on the floor.
"Why do you think Mawi doesn't like Lair?" Brendan asked.
"I don't know, but she better get over soon." May said. At that moment, the waiter walked up to take the group's orders. Knowing their trainers would be distracted, the Pokémon talked amongst themselves.
"Okay Mawi. What's the big idea beating up little Lair like that?" Kenni said in a scolding tone.
"Yeah, why don't you like him?" Yena added in a growl.
"I don't dislike him. I just don't like to intentionally lose battles." She replied in a snobbish voice.
"Why not? It wasn't even a real battle. May just wanted to see how your moves looked." Linea asked.
"I don't like losing any battle; whether it's real or not. I'd never get strong that way."
"Well get that flaw out of your head. When we start work, you won't be battling anymore anyway." Kenni said. Mawi looked shocked.
"What! No battling! What kind of life is that?"
"The life of a Coordinator's Pokémon." Yena replied. She and Linea held their heads up high.
"Didn't you hear what May said? We're being entered in contests to show off our beauty, intelligence, coolness, cuteness, and toughness." Linea added.
"Coordinator! Contests! Beauty! Who would want to be used only for the purpose of looks?" she asked angrily. Kenni, Linea, and Yena stared at the Mawile in deep confusion.
"Lair, are you okay?" Mari asked patting his head.
"Yeah, I'm fine. The attacks didn't hurt very much." He said softly.
"That Mawile really likes to battle doesn't she?" Kirli asked.
"Yeah, she was the toughest Pokémon I knew back in the cave."
"I feel bad for her." Grow said. "With May entering contests, she won't be able to battle very much at all."
"Hey Num, what do you think of the new girl?" Kip asked. Num half-opened one of his eyes.
"I couldn't care less about her or the rest of you." He said.
"Hmpf, how rude." Mari said, crossing her arms. The other Pokémon continued their conversation without Num.
"If you guys hadn't left us, Brendan could've caught that Mawile and then she could be in battles every day." Tail said.
"We didn't leave you." Grow said. "It was Wally and May who didn't want Brendan in their presence."
"I think Tail's main point is how Mawi would be a better addition to a Trainer's team. I think she'd fare better with Brendan or Wally." Kip said.
"I doubt May would give her up like that." Kirli said. "Maybe she'll start to like contests later." The waiter soon came back with the meals May, Wally, and Brendan had ordered.
"Like I was saying May, I don't think Mawi hates Lair. I just think she's really competitive." Brendan said.
"Well she better exchange this battle competitiveness for contest competitiveness." May said.
"I don't think it's that easy, May." Wally said. "The way she ignored you just to defeat Lair was kind of extreme."
"I don't care. She needs to grow to be a performer like the rest of my team." Upon hearing this, Kenni, Linea, and Yena held up their heads to show off their scarves.
"By the way May, what scarf are you going to give Mawi?" Wally asked.
"I need to decide whether she's better for smart or cool contests first." She explained.
"Ugh, so much talk about contests." Brendan muttered to himself. "We're going to Mauville first to battle anyway."
"Okay, Brendy. Since you only care about fighting, what do you plan on doing in this next battle?" May said rather loudly. Brendan sweat dropped.
"Huh, oh me? Well…since Kip just evolved I was going to use him for the whole battle." Kip began to choke on his food in shock. Tail was soon able to calm him.
"What! You can't do that! He'll get tired." May said.
"He's a ground-type now. This gym uses electric types, so he'll easily knock them all out in one shot each."
"Unless the gym leader's Pokémon know moves to easily combat ground-types. Like grass moves." Wally said. Brendan slightly frowned before switching to an arrogant smirk.
"Well, even if they know grass moves, Num can use his fire and take them out."
"Num! Are you serious? You're not really going to use him in another gym battle, are you?"
"He's a ground-type, it's not like they can hurt him that much." He argued. May sighed, and then turned to Wally.
"Anyway, which Pokémon are you using Wally?" May asked.
"I think I'll go with Grow, Kirli, and Lair."
"You know Wally; you really use Kirli a lot. In every gym battle in fact. Maybe she'd like a rest." May suggested.
"I wanted to, but I didn't think Grow would be able to handle all of them alone, and Lair isn't that strong yet. With Mari being a water-type, it would be a waste to bring her in at all."
"I guess you have a point there." She said.
"At least you have some time to train Lair." Brendan said. "Let's hurry up and finish eating so we can do a little more practice."
After the group finished eating, they went back to another open path to do some more training. May took the opportunity to groom her Pokémon some more.
"Okay Wally, I'll use Kip and you use Lair. We won't attack you since it's just for practice."
"Okay Mawi, it's time for your first grooming." May said with a large smile on her face. Mawi didn't care for grooming so she turned her head at May and went to watch the battle between Brendan and Wally. "Mawi, come here now!" Mawi didn't even turn her head to look at May. The rest of May's team growled at Mawi, but May shushed them.
"Just ignore her." May said. "You guys can get groomed for the upcoming contest." The others cheered, but Mawi rolled her eyes.
"Contests. Ridiculous. What's the point of a Pokémon that doesn't battle. Those contests only care about appearance and turn Pokémon into self-centered brats." Mawi whispered to herself. "Why did this snob have to catch me? I'd be much happier with one of those two." she said, focusing her attention on the battle.
"I guess that's okay." Wally said, sending out Lair. "The Pokédex says Lair knows Metal Claw, Dig, and Iron Defense."
Not very impressive. Mawi thought. He'll never become a big strong Aggron at this pace.
"Those are some good moves Lair!" May called out as she brushed Linea's fur." Mawi rolled her eyes.
"Lair, use Metal Claw!" Wally commanded. Lair's claws glowed brightly and he slashed at Kip's stomach. Kip appeared to take no damage. "Uh…that was good Lair." Wally said sheepishly.
"Yeah…that was amazing." Brendan added in a dull voice.
"Now Lair, use Dig!" Lair borrowed deep underground. He jumped out directly behind Kip and head butted him in the back. Kip was pushed slightly forward, but still didn't appear to be hurt.
"Hold on for a second!" Brendan called out. "Kip come here." He, Wally, Lair, and May looked confused. Kip slowly walked over to his trainer. "Hey Kip, maybe you could pretend like you're taking more damage to make little Lair feel better. Also, use you attacks really softly." Kip looked uneasy, but he nodded to his trainer and returned to the field.
"Are you ready?" Wally asked.
"Yes."
"Lair, use Metal Claw again!" Lair ran back up to Kip with his glowing claws and scratched him in the stomach. Kip clutched his stomach area and slowly fell to the ground. Lair smiled and jumped happily. May and Wally sighed.
"At least he's happy." May said softly.
"Now Kip, use Water Pulse." Kip formed a small ball of water between his hands and tossed it at Lair. It flew slowly through the air.
"Lair, use Iron Defense." The little Aron's body shinned and hardened up. The Water Pulse collided with him and he was flung backwards. "Lair!" Wally ran up to the Pokémon and picked him up.
"Kip, I said go easy." Brendan whispered loudly. Kip fell to the ground.
"It's okay Lair. You can rest now." Wally said returning Lair to his Poké ball. Brendan walked up to him.
"That was good Wally, but maybe we should've let him battle someone else." He said. Suddenly May screamed. The boys ran over to her.
"May what's wrong?" Brendan asked.
"I think I saw something in the bushes." She said shivering. Yena barked at the bushes.
"Kip, use Mud Shot in those bushes!" Kip spit out three mud balls into the bushes. A Plusle, Minun, and Electrike flew out of the bushes covered in mud.
"Wild Pokémon?" Wally questioned. He, May, and Brendan all took out their Pokédexes.
"Plusle, the Cheering Pokémon. Plusle always acts as a cheerleader for its partners. Whenever a teammate puts out a good effort in battle, this Pokémon shorts out its body to create the crackling noises of sparks to show its joy."
"Minun, the Cheering Pokémon. Minun loves to cheer on its partner in battle. It gives off sparks from its body while it is doing so. If its partner is in trouble, this Pokémon gives off increasing amounts of sparks."
"Electrike, the Lightning Pokémon. It generates electricity using friction from the atmosphere. In seasons with especially arid air, its entire body blazes with violent showers of sparks."
"They're all electric-types." May said. Tail hid behind Kip.
"I could use and electric-type." Brendan said.
"Stay away from those Plusle and Minun!" May said in a commanding tone. "They're soo cute. I want them." She cooed.
"Well I'll take Electrike." Brendan said.
"Wait a minute!" Wally yelled. "There are three of us and three of those Pokémon. Why can't I catch one?"
"Talk to May. I only want Electrike." Brendan said.
"May?" Wally asked. May kneeled down and put her arms on his shoulders.
"Sorry Wally." She said in a comforting voice. "But, I just have to have them!" Wally sweat dropped.
"Fine, don't let me get in your way." He said, as he sat down in a chair.
"Linea, Yena follow those Plusle and Minun!" She yelled. The Pokémon did as commanded and followed the Pokémon to a tree they'd run to.
"Kip, go after that Electrike!" Kip jumped in front of the Electrike who was growling angrily. "Kip, use Mud Shot!" Kip shot out mud from his mouth, but the Electrike jumped and dodged the attack. His teeth sparked with electricity and he ran up to Kip. He fiercely bit down on Kip's arm, but Kip didn't seem to feel anything. The lightning Pokémon backed away in shock.
"Doesn't he know Kip is a ground-type?" Wally asked.
"He's wild. It's not like anyone told him otherwise." Brendan said. "Kip, use Whirlpool!" Kip raised his hands and created a whirlpool in the air. He threw the attack at the Electrike. Electrike's body released a large amount of electric waves. The collision of the attacks destroyed each other. "Kip Mud Shot now!" Brendan yelled quickly. Kip shot out the attack before the smoke cleared and instantly knocked out the Electrike. He threw a Poké ball and caught the Electrike. "Wow, I did it." He said as he picked up the newly obtained Pokémon.
"That was great Brendan." Wally said.
"I think Trike will be great to try out in the next gym battle."
"Let's go see if May caught those Plusle and Minun yet." Wally said. Brendan nodded. May and the Plusle and Minun were still duking it out by the tree.
"Yena, use Crunch! Linea, use Headbutt!" The Plusle dodged and used Toxic on Yena. The Minun dodged and used Swift on both Pokémon. They're good. May thought.
"But we're better." Yena growled.
"Linea, use Tail Whip! Yena, use Scary Face! " Linea quickly wagged her tail to distract the cheering Pokémon. Yena fiercely growled at the Pokémon, frightening them. "Now take them out!" May yelled. The two Pokémon charged at the Plusle and Minun. The Plusle and Minun's cheeks sparked with yellow and blue electricity respectively. Minun used a Thunder attack on Linea, while Plusle used Thunderbolt on Yena. Both Pokémon were pushed backwards and paralyzed. "Are you guys okay?" May asked. The two Pokémon stood up and began to glow. After a few minutes, Linea stopped glowing and resembled is a badger. She had a slender body and sharp claws. Her new stripes that resemble arrows. Yena looked like a larger version of her previous self. She had grown its longer legs and claws. Her back now had shaggy fur on it.
"Linea and Yena just evolved at the same time!" Brendan exclaimed. He and Wally took out their Pokédexes.
Linoone, the Rushing Pokémon. It is exceedingly fast if it only has to run in a straight line. When it spots pond-dwelling prey underwater, it quickly leaps in and catches it with its sharp claws.
Mightyena, the Bite Pokémon. Mightyena gives obvious signals when it is preparing to attack. It starts to growl deeply and then flattens its body. This Pokémon will bite savagely with its sharply pointed fangs.
"This is amazing!" May shouted as she jumped in the air. "Linea, use Headbutt! Yena, use Crunch!" Plusle began waving her arms up and down and use Helping Hand. Minun's tail glowed brightly and he ran up for an Iron Tail attack. Linea slammed her head into the cheering Plusle and knocked her into the tree. Yena dodged the Iron Tail and bit down onto the Minun's small body. It fell limply to the ground. May took out two nest balls and threw them at the cheering Pokémon. Both were captured. "We did it!" Linea and Yena howled in joy.
"That's great." Wally said. "Let's go to a Pokémon Center and heal up."
"Okay." May said as she looked at her nest balls. "Since Plusle and Minun don't evolve, I'll just have to call them Plus and Minus." I think I'll get Plus the green scarf and Minus the red scarf. May thought to herself. She put the Poke balls away and ran over to her bike. "See you guys at the center!" She winked and rode off to the center. They boys sweat dropped.
UPDATE
May
May is our main character and the coordinator of the group. She loves her contest Pokémon and they always have her back. Her Pokémon are rather fierce for coordinator Pokémon. Despite this, May treats her Pokémon like her children and will often groom them, feed them Pokéblock, while Brendan and Wally's Pokémon eat regular Pokémon food, and let them eat with her in restaurants. She is very kind to Wally, but can be tough on Brendan. She sometimes calls him by the nickname Brendy.
Kenni (Lv. 24) Moves: Fire Spin, Quick Attack, Peck, Mirror Move Brick Break
Kenni is May's first and strongest Pokémon. She was given to her on her first day as a trainer. Kenni has been very vain and self-centered since she was obtained. After evolving, she's even worse! She constantly talks about her beauty and power even looks down on some of the other Pokémon. (Not May's) She's also a bit violent when dealing with some problems; such as when Brendan insulted May and Wally's battling skills. Kenni has had a rivalry with Tail since Brendan joined the group, but she hasn't really talked to him as much since the other Pokémon joined the group. She currently has argued with Mawi about her attitude towards contests. Kenni wears a blue scarf to increase her beauty.
Linea (Lv. 22) Moves: Headbutt, Pin Missile, Tail Whip, Secret Power
Linea was the first Pokémon May caught. She is very gluttonous and a little timid. Linea can always be seen eating when May grooms her and was devastated when Num ate all of her food during his first lunch with them. She seems to have picked up a little of Kenni's vain-ness after being around her for a while, but she isn't nearly as bad. She is to be used in Cute Contests and wears a pink scarf to increase her cuteness. Since she recently evolved, she has become a bit fiercer.
Yena (Lv. 21) Moves: Crunch, Take Down, Scary Face
Yena put up a good fight against Wally and Brendan who originally wanted her. May signified her toughness by catching her in a great ball. She has held a grudge against Brendan and Wally since chapter 5 when she was caught and they thought she was a boy. She even bit Wally's leg once and threatened to use Crunch on Brendan's neck. She normally speaks in angry growls and is just as violent as Kenni (If not more). Yena wears the yellow scarf to improve her toughness.
Mawi (Lv. 15) Moves: Crunch, Flash Cannon, Iron Head, Ice Fang
Mawi is the one of the newest editions to May's team. Unlike her other Pokémon, Mawi likes battling and hates how May's other Pokémon are so focused on contest stats. Mawi immediately got scolded by May's other Pokémon for attacking Lair in a practice battle that was only to show of her moves. Due to using not finishing her contest training, she wasn't given a scarf after capture. Apparently, she was the strongest Pokémon Lair knew when they both still lived in Granite Cave. Her strength and attitude towards contests has isolated her from the rest of the Pokémon. She admitted that she hates contests and belives they turn Pokémon into self-centered brats. She said she'd perfer being with Wally or Brendan than May.
Plus (Lv. 13) Moves: Thunderbolt, Helping Hand, Toxic
Plus was recently captured, so not much is known about her. We only know that she is friends with a Minun that they have great combinations together. Seeing as May said she wanted to give Plus the green scarf, she probably wants to use her in Smart Contests.
Minus (Lv. 13) Moves: Thunder, Swift, Iron Tail
Minun was caught with Plus, so not much is known about him either. We only know that the two are presumably friends. May said she wanted to give him the red scarf, so she probably wishes to use him in Cool Contests.
Brendan
Brendan is kind of like Ash, but not like him at the same time. He sometimes acts quickly without thinking and gets angered easily like Ash. However, Brendan has been shown to be a d****bag a few chapters ago. He directly stated that he was the strongest trainer in the group and was upset when he lost his gym battle while Wally won. This caused May and Wally to avoid him for almost two days. He also tends to avoid using Pokémon with type-disadvantages in gym battles. He's somewhat selfish as seen when he tried to catch Yena and Trike and when he got annoyed with May and Wally talking about contests.
Kip (Lv. 23) Moves: Whirlpool, Water Pulse, Mud Slap, Protect, Mud Shot
Kip is Brendan's main Pokémon. He isn't as rowdy and Kenni or as gentle as Grow. Kip usually acts as the voice of wisdom. He stopped Kenni and Tail whenever they would argue. He also explained what Tail meant when he said May should get rid of Mawi. He is very loyal to Brendan. He weakly tried to comfort him even when he had just been knocked out by a gym leader. He's a little competitive as shown when he evolved to beat Mari in battle.
Tail (Lv. 20) Moves: Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Pluck, Aerial Ace
Tail is the first Pokémon Brendan caught. He is basically a male version of Kenni. Both are very self-centered and love boasting about their strength. Tail is very show-offy and likes to impress others. He has feuded with Kenni since they met, but they don't talk as much nowadays. He is easily angered and hated when May and Wally were ignoring Brendan after he apologized to them.
Num (Lv. 34) Moves: Heat Wave, Take Down, Eruption, Sunny Day
Num was captured after he was released by a Team Magma grunt. He has a Focus Band that the Magma Grunt equipped him with. He hates Brendan and doesn't obey him. The only time he battled was because he was angered by his opponents. After he evolved, he became more of a pain since he is now too big for Brendan to handle. He is gluttonous like Linea and only uses Brendan for food. In his single line, he admitted that he doesn't care about Brendan or any of the other humans or Pokémon.
Trike (Lv. 13) Moves: Discharge, Thunder Fang
Trike was just captured so we don't know much about him. He stood his ground when Brendan attacked him, unlike Plus and Minus who ran away. He can only guess that he doesn't know anything about type-compatibility since he tried to hit Kip with electric moves.
Wally
Wally is probably Kip of the trio. He is the one to break up fights and is usually calmer than May and Brendan. Wally is younger than Brendan, but has better strategies than him in battle. Wally can hold a grudge more than May and refused to even talk to Brendan when he insulted him. He
Grow (Lv. 23) Moves: Screech, Mega Drain, Solar Beam, Energy Ball
Grow is the calmest member of the starters. She usually tries to keep the peace and prevent the other Pokémon from fighting. She feels sorry for Mawi being rebuked by the other Pokémon for disliking contests. She in a way feels upset that Mawi won't be able to battle very much in May's ownership. She's compassionate to all of the others and is rarely upset. She only recently got mad when Brendan insulted Wally's battling skills.
Kirli (Lv. 23) Moves: Confusion, Magical Leaf, Teleport, Protect
Kirli is basically exactly like Grow. They both try to keep everyone calm and hate arguments. Kirli is used to battle much more often than Grow and has already evolved. Her character hasn't changed much since she evolved. She is very protective of the group and jumped in to save everyone from an attack from Team Aqua.
Mari (Lv. 16) Moves: BubbleBeam, Aqua Tail, Blizzard, Double Edge
Mari was captured randomly when she was injured by Team Magma. She has taken on the personality of Wally's other Pokémon and is very kind. However, she was upset at Num for saying he didn't care about the other Pokémon. She's a strong battler and was able to get a draw in her first gym battle.
Lair (Lv. 12) Moves: Metal Claw, Dig, Iron Defense
Lair is Wally's first male Pokémon…finally! However, he's very weak and timid. He hid behind Wally several times in this chapter. Lair, like Mawi, was captured off screen (or rather off page) in Granite Cave. He has a very high defensive stat, but is at a very low level and has terrible attacking stats. He wasn't that upset about Mawi attacking him since he's used to her competitiveness.
Whew! That was alot. I decided to add an update to the characters pokémon at the last minute, which is why this chapter is so long. If you review, can you tell me if you like them so I can know whether to keep adding them in future chapters. There will be more action in the next chapter but it might take a while for the next update. R&R.