Ch. 12: Caravan
In a desolate field Vera wanders around before stopping atop a hill.
"Okay, then I wonder where I am now?" Vera says regaining her scenes and looking around.
On the horizon she sees a large group of people and Pokémon with various wagons.
"I wonder what that is?" Vera asks looking at it. "I wanna go check it out." Vera says excitedly rushing towards the group.
A while later as she approaches she sees the group moving with Vera walking up to an old man driving a wagon being pulled by a Rapidash.
"Um, excuse me." Vera says trying to get the man's attention.
"What is it?" The man says to Vera.
"Can you tell me what this is for?" Vera asks curiously about the group.
"You see, this is a merchants caravan, where on our way to Centrum City to sale some things." The man says explaining things to Vera.
"Oh what are you selling?" Vera asks curiously.
"We're selling various evolution items and some other items." The man explains to Vera.
"That's amazing." Vera says to the man amazed by the idea.
As Vera continues to follow behind the man an odd figure appears on a cliff over the caravan.
"Go Drapion, Earthquake." The man says throwing out a Poke'ball, over the caravan.
Suddenly a large Drapion appears over the caravan as they pass by the cliff, falling on them before crashing onto of them before stomping around shaking the earth.
"What's that?" Vera asks looking at the Drapion as the various merchants panic at the sight.
"Everyone, calm down, anyone with Pokémon come to the front and fight, while everyone else go to the back, and stay on edge." The man says yelling at the merchants.
As the man says this the various merchants take their Pokémon and go to fight the Drapion, who then turns its attention to them and starts fighting them. While this goes on a mysterious figure descends from the cliffs and goes to an unguarded wagon, opening it to reveal various evolution stones.
"There they are, now then everyone grab anything you can." The man says throwing out five more Poke'balls.
As he says this, the various Pokémon he has grabs the various stones; one of the Pokémon a Pancham drops one of the stones outside and attempts to retrieve it.
"Hello there little one." Vera says to the Pancham.
The Pancham shocked by her appearance jumps back.
"What is it?" The man asks the Pancham seeing Vera.
"Hello there." Vera says to the man.
"So then, what are you doing get rid of her." The man says to the Pancham.
The Pancham hearing this jumps at Vera, before she dodges out of the way.
"What's wrong little one?" Vera asks the Pancham as it keeps charging at her.
While this goes on the man roots through the wagon before finding a large gem, and taking it before leaving as his other Pokémon jump out of the wagon.
"You're still not done?" The man asks the Pancham as Vera dodges more of its attacks.
The man looks at Pancham with detest before turning around.
"I don't need a weakling like you." The man says before running off.
Seeing the man escaping the Drapion digs into the ground escaping as well as the various merchants begin to relax after the battle, while one merchant goes to check on the cargo.
"Guy's someone stole all the evolutionary items." The merchant says checking the cargo.
"Wait where is all the cargo?" The man asks looking at the wagon.
"Oh, if you're looking for that stuff I saw someone rooting throughout it alongside his Pokémon." Vera says answering the man.
"Someone stole most of the cargo?" The man asks Vera.
"Yeah, he had this little one play with me while he messed around in there." Vera says explaining things, while pointing at the Pancham standing in a corner stunned.
"This Pokémon helped rob us?" One of the merchants says looking at the Pancham.
"Why's it still around?" Another merchant asks looking at the Pancham.
"Maybe he got rid of it?" Another merchant says answering him.
"We don't have time for this; we have to get everything repaired so we can move on before more bandits come out way." The man says directing the merchants.
After awhile the Pancham starts to wander off with Vera following behind it.
"Where are you going, little one?" Vera asks the Pancham.
Pancham looks back at Vera before yelling out at her.
"Do you want to follow you're trainer?" Vera asks the Pancham, who nods at her. "Okay then, let's go after him." Vera says to the Pancham.
After a while the Pancham leads Vera to a large cave.
"So this is where he is?" Vera asks the Pancham.
Pancham nods at her before running into the cave with Vera following behind it.
Inside the cave the duo see the man looking over his stolen bounty.
"I retrieved the items." The man says over a Poke'gear. "About the gem, is it really that important?" The man asks holding the gem he stole from the caravan.
As the pair try to get closer they knock over a stone alerting him to their presence.
"So then, you decided to return." The man says to the Pancham.
"Um, excuse me, if you would could you return the stuff you stole, the merchants really need it?" Vera asks the man curiously.
"You're quite the odd girl, but I cannot return these items." The man says answering her.
"Well, that's not very nice; if you don't return it I'll be forced to fight you." Vera says to the man holding up a Poke'ball.
"Oh you'll fight me?" The man asks jokingly. "You can't possibly win." The man says looking at Vera.
Suddenly Pancham stands in front of Vera taking an offensive position against the man.
"Oh, you'll fight against me." The man says to the Pancham. "Okay then, let's battle." The man says holding up a Poke'ball. "I am Ciggma, and you'll regret this battle." The man says throwing out the Poke'ball.
Suddenly a Zangoose pops out of the Poke'ball and charges at Pancham who barely dodges the attack.
"Watch out little one." Vera says to the Pancham as it dodges Zangoose's attacks.
"Zangoose, Crush Claw." The man says ordering Zangoose.
As the Zangoose charges at Pancham the attack hits pushing Pancham into the caves wall.
"Little one!" Vera screams out looking at Pancham, before running back to it. "Are you okay little one?" Vera asks the Pancham. "Hey, let's fight him together okay." Vera says to the Pancham who nods in agreement.
The pair gets up and stands in front of Ciggma determined.
"So then you're not giving up?" Ciggma asks mockingly. "Okay then, let's end this." Ciggma says to Zangoose.
Zangoose charges at the pair again bearing its claws.
"Okay, little one Brick Break." Vera says ordering the Pancham.
Pancham charges at the Zangoose, karate chopping it into the ground.
"That's not all, now then Bulldoze." Vera says ordering Pancham.
Almost immediately Pancham stomps into the ground on top of Zangoose shaking the cave and knocking it out.
"So then, you've been holding out on me." Ciggma says looking at Pancham, before returning Zangoose to its Poke'ball.
"We won so give us back the items you stole." Vera says to Ciggma.
"I'll return the items, and you can have this." Ciggma says throwing a Poke'ball at Vera. "I'll be seeing you later girl." Ciggma says disappearing into the cave.
"We did it little one." Vera says happily to Pancham. "So how do we return these?" Vera asks looking at the various bags of stolen items.
As they look around they notice a large wagon.
"Okay then, let's get moving." Vera says happily.
A while later as the caravan finishes its repairs they attempt to get moving again.
"Wait hold on." Vera says to the caravan pulling a cart with the various items alongside Pancham with Floette in the back.
A while later she meets up with the merchants who start unloading the cart.
"I don't know how to thank you." The man says to Vera.
"It's no problem; I hope you can forgive the little one." Vera says to the man.
"Its fine along as the items are returned." The man says laughing.
"Um sir, the gem is missing." A merchant says walking up to the pair.
"Well, it's just some odd pearl we found, it's no big deal." The man says happily.
A while later Vera walks off looking around.
"I wonder where I should go next, normally I just wander around." Vera says thinking to herself.
While she stands around thinking Pancham walks up behind her.
"Huh, what do you want little one?" Vera asks the Pancham.
Pancham holds up its Poke'ball and gives it to Vera.
"You want to come with me?" Vera asks the Pancham, who nods at her. "Okay then, let's get moving then, but wait what should I call you?" Vera asks curiously. "I know, how about Pan." Vera says to the Pancham. "Okay, let's go Pan." Vera says putting Pan in its Poke'ball.
Almost immediately afterwards, Vera falls unconscious and starts wandering around off into the distance.
