"Mmmmmmmm..." Davin groaned as his consciousness returned. "Wha-... What happened...?" He slowly opened his eyes and found himself staring at a blue tiled wall. He shifted his eye to the right and saw a closed door with a red rectangular panel above it with a white nursing needle depicted. As Davin started to sit up, he noticed that a green blanket was covering him and that he had a few bandages on his body, such as on his arms, face, and legs. "Where am I?"
"The Jubilife City Pokemon Center." Davin turned to his left and saw a guy approaching him. He had green hair, a part of it sticking up, and wore a sleeveless black and orange shirt along with orange pants. "Good to see you're awake."
"Who are you?"
"My name's Aaron." he introduced before taking a seat next to him. "That was pretty nasty back there. What did you do to make all those Pokemon attack you like that?"
"Ah!" It was coming back to Davin now: He and his Pokemon were having a lunch break when Zapter and Viggo got into a fight and released a whole bunch of electricity around the area and made the Pokemon living there so angry that they all attacked them. "That was so horrible..."
Suddenly, a ding was heard and the red light coming from the panel on top of the door went out. The said door automatically slid open and Nurse Joy stepped out. "Oh, you're awake." she said when she saw the boy sitting up. "I'm pleased to tell you that your Pokemon are feeling much better." After she said this, a Chikorita ran past her legs and jumped into Davin's lap, nuzzling his stomach.
"Hi, Hana." he said as he stroked her back. "Are you alright?"
"Chiko, Chiko!" she said happily. Then, a Staravia flew out of the room along with a crawling Kabuto, and they sat beside Davin on the bench.
"What about you, Tempest? Corazza?"
"Star!/Kabu!" They smiled at him.
Davin returned it, but then looked to Nurse Joy. "Um... where's my Magnemite and Elekid?"
She frowned. "Unfortunately, they suffered much more severe injuries than the others and it's going to take a while for them to heal."
Davin frowned, too. "Oh... okay." With that, the nurse went back through the doors as they closed and the red panel lit up again.
"So, what happened back there?" Aaron repeated the question.
Davin sighed. "It was one big mishap. We were having lunch and my Magnemite, Zapter, and my Elekid, Viggo, got into a fight. That led to them releasing their electric attacks all over the area and making those wild Pokemon furious at us." He sighed again. "It was one of the worst things I've ever experienced as a trainer."
"I see..." Aaron said. "Well, what were they fighting about?"
"No particular reason. They just don't like each other, and Viggo started it by messing with Zapter." He blinked. "...And I knew that when I first caught Viggo."
Aaron was surprised. "Well, if you knew that, then why did you catch Viggo in the first place?"
Davin sat silent for a moment. "I don't want to talk about it..." When Aaron nodded, Davin looked him in the eye. "Speaking of which, how did you know I was attacked?"
"Because I'm the one that saved you and brought you here." Aaron grinned. "Well, actually, it was this guy who did the work." He opened a Poke ball and the same purple scorpion from before came out of it.
"A Drapion!" Davin recognized as he took out his Pokedex.
"Drapion, the Ogre Scorp Pokemon, and the evolved form of Skorupi. Drapion takes pride in its strength because of its sturdy build, taking down its opponents without using its toxins."
"So it was you and Drapion who rescued us. Thank you both so much!" Davin smiled.
"No problem. We were lucky we came by when we did or who knows what could've happened."
"Dra Drap." Drapion agreed.
Aaron stood up. "Make sure you're careful next time; someone's not always going to be there when you're in danger like that." He started walking away with Drapion beside him.
As soon as he was out of sight, Davin stood up as he placed Hana down on the bench where he sat and faced the three Pokemon. "I'm sorry you all had to go through that. I promise that it'll never happen again, I'll make sure of it." After they nodded, he put them back in their Poke balls to get some rest. He turned towards the door where Nurse Joy was working. "Zapter... Viggo..."
10 to 15 minutes later, Nurse Joy was done with the electric Pokemon and called Davin in. The trainer hid behind one of the stretchers to peek at them and saw them faced away from each other, but in depression, not anger. Davin sighed and made himself known by standing up and walking from behind the stretcher. "Zapter? Viggo?"
"Magne?/Bi?" They both gasped and turned their heads. "Magnemite!/ Bi Bi!" They jumped off of the table they were on and ran over to him as he picked them up in a hug. Without a word, Davin recalled them to their Poke balls and walked out of the room.
When he exited the Pokemon Center, he went behind a tall white building and called them back out. "Are you both alright?" he asked with a fake smile.
"Mag!/Bi!" They nodded in unison.
"Good." To their shock, Davin slapped both of them across their faces, resulting in him shaking his left hand in pain after he hit Zapter's steel body. "WHAT THE HELL'S THE MATTER WITH YOU TWO?! HOW COULD YOU?!" Both of the Pokemon were appalled. "Because of your little fight, we almost got killed! How could you do that?!"
"Bi Bi Bi Bi-Bi Bi! (But it was his fault!)" Viggo replied, pointing at Zapter.
"Mag?! Mag Mag Magnemite Mag-Mag Magne! (What?! You're the one that started it by shocking me!)" Zapter retorted.
"Bi Bi Bi Bi Bi-Bi Bi Bi, Bi Bi-Bi Bi Bi Bi Bi-Bi. (Maybe if you weren't so annoying, I wouldn't have had to do that.)" he said with his arms folded.
"MAAAAG! (WHAAAAT!)" It started charging electricity in its body to attack as Viggo did the same.
"ENOUGH!" Davin shouted, making them jump and look at him. He said, "I thought that since you two were rivals, it would be good to have you together so you could help each other get stronger, but I never thought you would take it that far and put our lives in danger!"
"Oh, so that's it?" Aaron said as he stood behind Davin, who immediately stood up when he looked behind him. "You figured that since they would fight each other, they would get stronger by it, right? That's the reason you caught Viggo?"
"Y-Yeah." Davin nodded.
Aaron folded his arms. "You know, that's not always a good idea. Sometimes, you need to know the Pokemon's true personality first before you make decisions like that." He looked at the Electric types. "Both Zapter and Viggo have aggressive personalities, which is sure to cause trouble if their anger takes over them."
"No, that's where you're wrong, Aaron!" Davin protested. "You're right about Viggo being aggressive, but not Zapter. Ever since it's been with me, Zapter has always been mellow and, besides battles, never once have I seen him get into a fight with another Pokemon."
"Really?" Aaron asked before thinking a moment. "If that's the case, why not just release Viggo so you won't have any problems?"
"No way! Despite his personality, Viggo is a tough battler, and he could help me win the Sinnoh League if I train him right!"
"I don't know, Dav-"
"No! I'll prove it to you! Let's have a double battle; maybe if they're forced to work together, they're relationship will improve. Come on!"
Aaron sighed. "All right. But I'll warn you that I'm stronger than most trainers, so it won't be easy to win against me."
Davin nodded. "Zapter, Viggo, you up for it?"
They both looked at each other from the corner of their eyes and unsurely nodded.
To avoid any interference, Aaron and Davin agreed to battle deep within the area of Route 203, an open field which was mostly surrounded by tress. Zapter and Viggo stood together in front of their trainer with glares that said they were ready to fight.
"'Kay, Aaron, we're ready when you are!" Davin said.
He nodded and threw out two Poke balls. "Drapion and Vespiquen, let's go!" The big scorpion appeared along with a humanoid bee-like Pokemon.
Davin's Pokedex
"Vespiquen, the Beehive Pokemon. Vespiquen releases various pheromones to make the grubs in its body do its bidding when it fights its foes."
"You can have the first move, Davin." Aaron offered.
"Thanks. Zapter, use Electro Ball on Vespiquen!" The orb of electricity was created and thrown at the foe, but when it hit, Vespiquen looked unfazed. "What?!"
"My Vespiquen has been raised to endure attacks that are super effective against it. You'll need more power than that if you want to defeat it." Aaron explained.
"Bi!" scoffed Viggo. Abruptly, he ran at the Bug/Flying type with his body cloaked in electricity.
"What are you doing, Viggo?! I didn't say use Wild Charge!"
"Drapion, use Cross Poison!" It crossed its arms as its claws glowed purple and it opened them to release an X-shaped poison at Viggo, which exploded on contact with the Electric Pokemon and sent it skidding backwards.
"Viggo, what'd you do that for?! I didn't even give you an order!" Davin scolded.
"Bi, Bi!" he said as he tried to stand.
"Now, Vespiquen, use Power Gem on Magnemite!" An orange ball of energy formed between its hands and it tossed it.
"Destroy it with your Thunderbolt!" The electric blast collided with Power Gem, but failed to eradicate it as the ball kept going and eventually exploded on Zapter.
"Use Aerial Ace on Elekid, Drapion!" White streaks surrounded Drapion's body as it charged in.
"Viggo, Fire Punch!" His fist ignited with fire as he ran and tried to punch, but it backfired as Drapion landed a hit before it could get the chance.
Davin was shocked. "This guy wasn't kidding. When he said he was stronger than most trainers, he really meant it!"
"Mag.../Bi-Bi..." They groaned as they tried to get up.
"Let's finish this! Drapion, use Ice Fang on Magnemite, and Vespiquen, use Attack Order on Elekid!" The Ogre Scorp Pokemon's fangs glowed light blue as they shot out two bolts of ice while multiple grubs came out of the Beehive Pokemon's lower abdomen and were sent to attack.
"Zapter, use Mirror Shot! Viggo, use Shock Wave!" Both fired their respective moves, but the opponent's took them out with ease and blasted them into the air; they fainted before they hit the ground.
"And that's that." Aaron said with a grin.
"You two okay?" Davin asked as he kneeled beside them.
"Maaag..." Zapter groaned.
"Bi Bi..." Viggo said with no particular emotion.
Aaron called back his Pokemon and walked over to Davin. "Well, we battled... but have they begun to like each other?"
Davin looked down at them "Well?" The Electric types looked at each other briefly before turning their heads away, causing him to sigh. "Guess it was pointless after all."
Aaron sighed as well. "What else can I say, Davin? Looks like it's up to you to settle this."
"Yeah..." The boy sighed as he returned his Pokemon and stood up. "By the way, you're Pokemon were stronger than I expected. I didn't know you were serious when you said you weren't like most trainers."
"Of course. I am a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four, after all." He smiled.
Davin's jaw dropped. "Sinnoh Elite Four?! Why didn't you tell me that BEFORE we started the battle?!"
"I thought you would get scared and back out of it."
"Well, you're... sort of right..." he sheepishly admitted.
Aaron chuckled. "Just keep working with those two, and I'm sure you'll get things right." He turned and walked out of the field as Davin remained standing there, looking at the Poke balls in his hand.
"Zapter and Viggo... I guess the best thing I can do for now is keep them apart." He placed them in his pockets and looked towards the north. "Well, there's nothing else to do now except to go to Hearthome City." Davin steadily made his way towards the field's exit, hoping that things would turn out alright between the Electric types.
