I can't believe it... this guy is the Pewter Cities Gym Leader! And that Onix is his.. how am I supposed to beat something that big! Well I do have Karp... but what else does he have? Brock looked and Traft and smiled.
"Yeah, I'm Brock, Pewter Cites Gym Leader. Did you come to Pewter to challenge me?"
"Yes I did haha..." Traft said scratching the back of his head.
"Well." Brock returned Onix. "I'm usually at the Gym, come when you're ready." Brock waved and began to leave.
"Yeah, totally." Traft waved him off. Skylar walked up to Traft.
"Everything good?"
"Yeah, what about that Aerodactyl?"
"Hmm you're right... how about you train him?"
"What!? Why? Did you not see him chase me! And it was your Old Amber not mine!"
"Thats why I think you should raise him, it would be a good challenge."
"It doesn't feel right taking your Pokemon..."
"It was never my Pokemon, and If you really feel bad why don't you do something for me." Wait what does she mean do something for her... whats that supposed to mean!? Traft's face got red and he began to breath heavy.
What the... why am I so flustered, I didn't get like this around Janine...
"Traft whats wrong?" Traft snapped out of his trance and his breathing went back to normal.
"Uh, nothing."
"You sure, people don't tend to act like that normally..."
"Oh it's just uhh, right! My friend Nitro took off today I'm just curious where he went." Just as Traft said that he heard snoring coming from above him, he looked up at the tree and saw Nitro up there sleeping on a branch.
"What are you looking at Traft?" Skylar said looking up to where Traft was looking. "Oh, theres somebody up there. Traft smiled.
"Perfect time Nirto." Traft said under his breath. "Nirto!" Traft yelled.
"Wh.. what.. Ahh!" Nitro fell off the tree and landed on the ground face first. He slowly got up with a calm expression on his face.
"Yeah what do you want?"
"Are you ok?" Traft said.
"Huh what are you talking about?"
"Good, Skylar this is Nitro." Skylar smiled at him, and he just nodded her direction.
"This is a friend you met on your journey?"
"Yeah, he can get a bit odd but he's a good guy." Nitro blew the hair out of his face not paying attention to Traft and Skylar.
"Anyways Traft what I was saying before, but first you better get that Aerodactyl before it wakes up." Traft just sighed and went over to Aerodactyl and put him in a Pokeball, it shook a bit until it dinged. Aerodactyl being in the state it was in was an easy capture.
"Ok now what were you going to say?"
"You can have Aerodactyl if you battle me, win or lose thats it."
"Really, you really don't mind parting with Aerodactyl."
"Like I said before it was never really my Pokemon, I just found the Old Amber." Nitro's face lit up.
"Why are you questioning it Traft, take the Pokemon." Nitro laughed. "Looks like everyone knows you need the help." Traft sighed.
"Thank Nitro... Alright lets battle."
"K, lets head to the Pokemon Center and use one of their battlefields."
"Sounds good to me."
They all went to the Pokemon Center, Traft got all his Pokemon healed up, including Aerodactyl. Traft picked up Aerodactyl's Pokeball and looked at it.
"How am I supposed to raise a Pokemon that just attacked me..." Traft said under his breath. They went to the battlefields at the back outside.
"So you ready Traft?" Skylar said, Nitro went to go sit down.
"Yeah, so how many Pokemon are we using?"
"How about a simple two on two."
"Ok, sounds good. Nitro."
"Hmm? What is it?"
"Want to referee?" Nitro sighed and got up, he walked over to the battlefield and adjusted his coat.
"I'll go first." Skylar said as she pulled out a Pokeball.
"Thats fine with me." Nitro put his hand up to his mouth and coughed.
"Well, are we ready..." Skylar and Traft both nodded. "Well... then begin." Skylar threw her Pokeball.
"Go Cacturne!"
"A Cacturne huh?" Traft pulled out his Pokedex and it said: It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat.
Now what to use... I know, he does need the experience.
"Go Ekans!" Skylar looked surprised.
"An Ekans!? Where did you get him." Traft smiled.
"He was in the egg we found."
"Really!?"
"Mhm." Nitro spoke up.
"You forced me to get up to referee but I see no battling."
"Right! Cacturne use Needle arm."
"Get out of the way Ekans!" Cacturne came in close but Ekans was able to slither out of the was just in time. "Alright now use Acid!" It was a direct hit but didn't seem to do much damage.
What!? I thought for sure that would leave a mark, it is a poison type move! But on the other hand Cacturne seems to be surprisingly slow, maybe I can use that as my advantage.
"Faint Attack Cacturne!"
"Get out of the way again!" Ekans couldn't escape, he was knocked down. "What kind of move is that!?" Nitro spoke up.
"It's a move that never misses."
"Then how am I supposed to stop it."
"I can't tell you, think about it."
"Damn..." Maybe speed isn't that important anymore...
"Again Cacturne!" Damn it! Think think what am I supposed to do! It hit again causing Ekans to stumble around.
"I'm sorry Ekans!" Cacturne began to laugh. Ekans looked right back at it and Glared. Cacturne became paralysed. "Wait what happened?"
"Hmm looks like Ekans learned Glare." Nitro said.
"Really? Good we needed a lucky break. Alright go In for another Acid!" Ekans went in and landed a direct hit, easily moving by Cacturne.
"That doesn't mean we can't attack! Use Faint Attack."
"Damn it again! I thought it was paralysed!"
"We can still move a bit, come on!" Faint attack landed and Ekans fainted.
"Ekans is unable to battle, Cacturne wins."
"Damn." Traft said as he returned Ekans. "You did great Ekans, it was my fault." Skylar returned Cacturne.
"Ekans is still young, it has a long way to go, though it seems you trained it well."
"Thanks."
"Ok go Blazikin!" Blazikin... I think it's time she meets an old friend.
"Go Karp!"
"What your Magikarp? You've got to be..." Karp came out an roared.
"I've got to be what?" Traft said with a smirk.