Uploaded June 10th, 2012 (After midnight, again!)
It is here!
Bane: After midnight.
Aha! That makes it Sunday! Which is a day of the weekend! …even though it technically starts the week…
Bane: Yeah, that doesn't make much sense, does it?
Pampina Keepon. You remember her, right? Loud, obnoxious, said I owed her a pokemon? Yep, that's her. "What are you doing here?" I asked with some annoyance.
She put her hands on her hips and glared at me. "I'm here to challenge the Gym Leader, for your information! What are you doing here?"
I shrugged. "Visiting an old friend." Well, it was true.
"Then leave!" she demanded. "I just got my sixth pokemon, no thanks to you, and now I'm challenging Serena!"
I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, I'm sure that'll go well," I muttered. "Sorry, but Serena's gonna be busy for the next couple of hours. You're gonna have to wait."
She fumed. "No, no, NO!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. "I wanna battle now!"
I cleaned an ear after that loud screech and looked at her. "Sorry, there's nothing you, me, or anyone else can do about. Now, run along."
She stomped her feet. "NO! I came here for a battle and I'm gonna have one! Right NOW!"
She started ranting and I groaned. Then I got an idea. "Hey, kid?" I got her attention. "How about a deal?"
She pouted angrily. "No way! You're no good at deals!"
I shrugged. "Not my fault you didn't know the rules," I said passively. "Anyway, we're gonna have a battle. If you win, you can battle Serena when she gets back, ahead of me and my friends. If I win, you won't challenge Serena today and…" This next part would be a gift from me to the entire city of Gnawton. "You can't talk for the whole day."
She raised an eyebrow. "And what if I fall down a well?" she asked.
Then I'll laugh my head off, I thought. I figured it'd be best to word it differently though. "Okay, if you're in trouble, or there's an emergency, then it doesn't count. Good?"
She tilted her head slightly. "But what if my daddy calls? He'll think it's funny if I just wave my arms around on the monitor."
And so will I, I thought. Again, I chose different words to convey that thought. "Fine, but unless it's absolutely necessary, you can't talk, okay?"
She shrugged. "Sure. I'm gonna beat you anyways, so what does it matter?" she said, already considering the match won. "How about two-on-two, so I don't break the rules again?" she asked sarcastically.
I shrugged. "Still not my fault," I mumbled. "Sounds good. Take your spot and we'll get it started."
She took her spot and I, mine. "Ready?" I shouted.
"Get to it, already!" she shouted back.
Who does she remind me of? I pondered. Then we released our pokemon. I chose to start off with Porygon, wanting to keep Anorith in stock as a surprise later on. But Pampina ended up being the one to surprise me. Her pokemon was a Whismur, though I was sure she'd have a nickname for it. "Let's win this one, Squeaky!" Yup, there it is. Don't get me wrong, nicknames are okay, some are pretty good. But hers are just…too…CUTE! She just gives them these sickeningly sweet names like Squeaky and Glam Blech! Hey, if that's what you like, well good for you. I'm just not a fan of the whole "cutsie-pootsy" nickname stuff.
"Porygon, conversion and flash cannon!" I began. Porygon glowed yellow, unfortunately making it an electric-type (I wanted steel, so that Whismur's normal-type attacks would do less damage). Porygon shot a flash cannon at the whisper pokemon.
"Squeaky, dodge and use uproar!" Whismur dodged the attack and shouted, forcing me to cover my ears. Porygon, however, seemed unaffected. "Huh? Hey, what gives?"
I blinked in surprise for a moment, then snapped my fingers. "Oh, right! Porygon doesn't have ears!" I stood there for a moment. "Then how do you hear me?" I asked my normal-type. He shrugged with no shoulders (I can tell).
"Okay, then… Squeaky, pound!" she ordered, changing tactics. Squeaky ran to Porygon and socked it, doing some damage.
"Porygon, sharpen!" Yep, Porygon learned a new move. Sharpen raises Porygon's attack power! Meaning that flash cannon is… just as powerful as it was before… dang it.
Porygon focused its energy and raised its attack. "Squeaky, pound again!" The Whismur smacked Porygon again, doing even more damage.
"Porygon, do something!" I shouted. What? Porygon's smart; I knew he'd figure something out. And he did just that: Porygon's tail glowed then turned metallic silver and he hit Whismur, knocking the squeaker a-windin'!
"Squeaky!" Pampina shouted. 'Squeaky' fell to the floor, KOed.
"Yes! One down, one to go!" I cheered. "Bring out your next Poke!"
Pampina growled slightly and pulled out an Ultra Ball. She threw it, releasing a Beldum. "Yeah! My newest pokemon will definitely beat you!" she exclaimed. "Do your thing, Bella!"
"Huh, Bella. Not bad," I commented. Yeah, out of the nicknames I've heard, that's her best. "Whatever. Porygon, iron tail!" Porygon rushed, tail ironing.
"Bella, take down!" Pampina ordered. Beldum hit Porygon, doing massive damage and, unfortunately, knocking it out.
I grumbled, returning Porygon. "Nice job," I commended him. Take down's a tough move to take. I got out Anorith's pokeball. "Next up, Anorith!" I said, releasing Anorith.
"Anor!" Anorith shouted upon release. Ya'know, sometimes I think there's a brilliant mind at work under that shell.
"Anorith, metal claw!" I commanded. Anorith hopped over to Beldum, but the floating eyeball dodged it.
"Bella, take down!" And Bella whacked Anorith into the wall.
Anorith slunk down slowly. "Anorith!" I exclaimed. Pampina laughed. "Grr, Anorith, c'mon!" Anorith lay, motionless.
"Ha! Looks like I win," Pampina gloated. "Now, where's-" But she was cut off when Anorith leaped onto Beldum, wrapping its claws around her body.
"Bell! Bell!" Beldum shouted in a mechanical, echoed voice, tossing itself around in an attempt to get rid of Anorith.
"What!" Pampina screamed in shock. "That's not fair!"
I smirked. "On the contrary, there's no rule against a pokemon feigning fainting," I argued. "Hold on, Anorith!" Anorith held on for all he was worth, eventually tiring out Bella. "Now," I shouted. "Bug bite!"
Yep, a new move. Anorith bit down. Hard. Beldum screeched and fell, hitting the floor. Also hard. And KOed.
"No!" Pampina yelled. "I can't lose! NOOOOOOOO!"
"Oh yeah!" I cheered. "I win! And now you have to shut up for the whole day!" Pampina glared, but said nothing. "HA!" I further taunted. She silently walked over to me and stomped on my foot. Hard. "OW!" I hopped on one foot, holding the other in my hand, and then she stepped on my other foot. Also hard. I lifted my other foot, but that makes it difficult to stand, ya'know… so I fell.
Pampina grinned, satisfied, and left. She passed Storm and the others on their way in, but still said nothing. Storm looked over at me. "What happened to you?" he asked.
I grumbled. "I battled a brat," I answered, getting up. Nurse Joy followed Serena in.
"Let's set the egg down over here," she suggested, setting the egg on a pillow, still wrapped in a blanket.
And now, back to Storm!
"Is it gonna be okay?" Alysson asked Nurse Joy.
The nurse turned on the heating in the electric blanket. Guess Bane didn't notice it was a different blanket, did he? Oh, well. "I'll do everything I can," the nurse assured her. "If it's alright, could we have a smaller room?"
Bane decided to interject here. "Smaller room? Why aren't you just doing this in the Pokemon Center?" he asked.
Nurse Joy turned to him. "The center's full," she replied. "Is there a smaller room?" she repeated.
Serena nodded. "Yes. This way." She led us to a small room in the back.
Nurse Joy sat the swaddled egg on the table. "I need a fire-type," she told us. I released Karryash. "That'll do. Fire-types have an inner heat that can keep eggs warm," she explained. "Now, I'll need some help and some time."
"I'll help," Bane offered. Wait, Bane offering help? That's crazy, right?
Nurse Joy nodded. "Just be ready to get anything I need," she directed.
It took a lot of time. Nurse Joy had Karryash sit on the egg to keep it warm, Bane was constantly running around getting one thing or another, and the nurse herself was checking the egg's temperature every second. Two hours later, she got up.
"Well?" Serena asked. "Is it gonna be… you know…"
The nurse smiled at her. "It'll be just fine. In fact," she added with a brighter smile. "It's about to hatch any minute now.
As though by some invisible cue, the egg started glowing white. It pulsed in this manner as we all gathered around to watch it. It glowed, it dimmed. It glowed, it dimmed. It glowed, it glowed brighter, it glowed brighter, it glowed brighter!
…It hatched! The egg's glow shifted its shape to form a brand new, baby-
"Aww! It's an Elekid!" Alysson chimed upon seeing the little yellow pokemon. Its eyes were shut upon being born. It rubbed them and opened its eyes slowly.
Bane bent down to look at it. "Huh, it doesn't look very strong, does it?" he commented.
"It's a baby," I answered. "It's not gonna be a fully grown Electivire at birth, ya'know."
The Elekid blinked a couple of times, staring at Bane. Bane blinked back. Bane scratched his head. Elekid scratched his head. Bane yawned. Elekid yawned. Bane raised an eyebrow. Elekid shouted "Breeee!" tossing Bane backwards, onto his butt. Serena giggled. Storm and Alysson laughed. Nurse Joy left. Elekid cheered. Bane pouted. Elekid pouted. This paragraph ended.
Bane: Yo! Bane's got a new pokemon!
Yup. All that nagging paid off.
Bane: It just shows to go ya': with enough whining, you can get anything!
This is not an endorsement of whining, complaining, begging, shouting, and/or yelling to get your way. Thank you.
Bane: …Yup.
…Just enjoy the story, please.