I Don't own Pokemon, nor do I own anything related to it. The only thing I own are my OCs
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Chapter 10: The Wonder of Evolution!
Mandy and Nicole had been walking for about an hour now, idly chatting with one another. Nicole had dropped the audition thing after not getting any responses or reactions and had moved onto talking about their homes.
Nicole apparently came from a large family of florists who worked closely with Erica, leader of the Celadon Gym, and with making her great perfumes. When the topic shifted over to Mandy, her nerves tightened. She knew she couldn't tell her new friend of her true hometown. She'd either not believe her or freak out and leave her alone.
'Time to start lying.' She thought sadly. She quickly said that her family lived on the outskirts of Pallet Town and that they were big business people and she rarely got to see them, which wasn't an entire lie. Luckly, Nicole believed her story, much to the brunette's great relief.
Soon a rustling sound had interrupter their friendly chat. Ducking down into the brush, the duo silently watched as a Pokemon came into their view.
The tiny creature had reptilian body, It's color a shade of greenish blue with deeper blue spots. It's eyes were a shade of crimson. A large green bulb was on it's back.
"What's a Bulbasaur doing out here?" Mandy quietly asked herself, Pokedex pointed at the Pokemon.
"Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokemon. Bulbasaur can be seen napping in bright sunlight. There is a seed on its back. By soaking up the sun's rays, the seed grows progressively larger."
"Nicole...?"
"Go for it."
With a nod of her head, Mandy stepped out of the thick underbrush, determination clear in her eyes. "Bulbasaur!"
The poison/grass Pokemon turned to face the source of the new sound, half startled, half annoyed. With a simple meeting of eyes, their messages were clear. Bulbasaur jumped back and stood in a fighter's stance, while Mandy's hands flew to her belt.
'Okay, who should I choose? Caterpie is pure bug, but I think she's still tired from the last fight. Weedle is a good choice since both of it's types are resistant to grass type moves. Here we go!'
"Weedle! I choose you!" The poison/bug type's poke ball quickly flew from Mandy's hands, then appeared in a flash of light. The battle was on.
"Alright, Weedle use String Shot!" The white thread came out of Weedle's mouth, coming straight toward Bulbasaur, but this had been anticipated. Using one of it's vines, the string had been wrapped around it, and with a mighty swing of it's vine, Weedle, who still had it's string attached, was thrown back a couple feet.
"Weedle, you okay!?" Concern was laced in Mandy's voice. Her Pokemon, though a little banged up, nodded it's head. "Okay, use Poison Sting!" The poison/bug used the tension in the strong string to take Bulbasaur off balance and to get momentum and add force to it's attack. Just as planned, the sudden force tipped the grass type onto it's side, leaving it's underside exposed. With the added force of the tight string, the Poison Sting hit Bulbasaur dead-on the stomach, delivering a critical-hit. With one last movement in an attempt to get up, Bulbasaur fell back onto it's side, out cold.
"Alright! Poke ball, go!" The empty sphere flew through the air, hitting the grass type and enveloping it in a red flash of light. A tense silence filled the air, both Pokemon and trainer alike silently hoping for success. After a few seconds of shaking and flashing, the red and white sphere became dormant once more. With a wide grin on her face, Mandy raced over to the poke ball and Weedle. With a single motion, Bulbasaur's poke ball was clasped tightly in her right hand and Weedle was snuggled in her left arm.
"We did it!" As she continued her loving embrace, something odd began to happen. Weedles body began to glow.
"What's happening?"
"It's evolving!" Nicole said as she had came out of the bushes to congratulate her friend. As the bright light faded, a newly changed pokemon was laying in Mandy's arms. It's body was covered by a yellow, almost armor like, shell. It's head had a dome-like shell of the same shade of yellow as it's body, which caused it's large, black, triangular eyes to stand out.
"Kakuna..." the stunned trainer whispered, amazed by the beauty of evolution. Quickly shaking herself out of her trance, Mandy hugged Kakuna tightly. "Congrats Kakuna! You evolved!"
"Kuuuu." The yellow pokemon said, happy for itself and thankful for his trainer's love.
"So, do we have anything left to do here?" Nicole asked, a little regretful to interrupt her friend's moment.
"Well, to my knowledge, the only other type of Pokemon that lives in the forest is Pikachu."
"Pikachu!? Oooooh, I've got to catch one! Their soooooo cute!"
"Well, their fairly rare, so our best choice if we both want to catch one is to split up." Reaching into her bag, Mandy pulled out one of her of her poke balls and a spare red ribbon. Tying a tight bow around the object, she hung it off a low tree branch.
"We'll meet back here in two hours, it should be more than enough time to find a Pikachu."
"Okay, two hours, got it!" The blond trainer quickly dashed off into the heart of the thick forest. Mandy then went the opposite way, an upbeat tune being hummed. The race was on.
A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long, It's that time of year for SOL's and I've just been really busy studying and doing review work. From now on, I'm going to try to keep the updates from being so long (At the most 1 1/2 weeks) once summer vacation rolls around and the SOLs and Exams have passed, the updates will pick up speed. Thanks for everybody's support and being so patient!
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