Well, this is an interesting story. I've decided to keep my FanFiction efforts focused on this

story until I finish it, and then maybe start on the sequel I have in mind.

Chapter Three

The Bug Badge

Akira brushed a tree limb out of her way while walking through Santalune Forest. Her Eevee was on her

back, afraid of walking in the grass. Akira didn't blame it, because they had been attacked by five

Scatterbugs, three Weedles, and a Pidgey. Continuing her trek, she heard something. Looking behind her,

she saw a Pikachu looking at her. "Hello." Pikachu was not impressed.

Meanwhile, Calem and Shauna were walking through the forest a little ways ahead. Facing Calem,

Shauna asked, "What are you gonna do on your journey?" Calem faced her. "Probably take on the gyms."

Shauna giggled. "Good luck!" As she said that, they heard a loud scream. Looking at Shauna, Calem said,

"That sounded like-." Before he could finish his sentence, Akira ran by, chased by a Pikachu. Calem

sighed. "You know you can battle the Pikachu, right?" Akira faced him. "Tell that to Eevee!" She kept

running. Shauna and Calem watched her run, before Tierno and Trevor walked over. "Was that Akira?"

They both nodded. "What was she doing?" Shauna thought it over for a moment. "She's playing tag with

a Pikachu." They both looked at her in confusion.

As they were discussing Akira's game of tag with Pikachu, said Trainer was trapped in a corner of the

forest, with the Pikachu growling at her. "Pika..." Akira looked at the Pikachu, waiting, when she

remembered something. "I am dumb." She reached for her bag. Pikachu watched her, curious. She

produced a Poke Ball, before gently tossing it forward. Fennekin popped out, staring the Pikachu down.

Pikachu used Thunder Shock, interpreting that as a battle. Somehow, Fennekin dodged the attack before

fighting back with Ember. The small fireball hit Pikachu head-on, and the electric mouse Pokemon

stopped what it was doing and stared at Akira. The Trainer reached into her bag for one of the Poke balls

Calem gave her, and tossed it towards Pikachu. After four beeps, she knew she'd caught it. Picking the

ball up, she added it to her party belt, and gently took Eevee off of her back. "Eevee?" The fox Pokemon

faced her. "I know you don't like fighting, but we're gonna have to from now on. Okay?" The fox Pokemon

nodded. "Eevee." She smiled, and put it on her back again. They walked towards the exit of Santalune

Forest, and met up with the others. Tierno, despite his confusion, asked her, "How'd your game of tag

go?" Akira faced him in confusion. "Huh?" Shauna started giggling. That was all it took for Akira to figure

it out. "Very funny, Shauna."

They walked out of the woods, and entered Santalune City. Tierno and Trevor went to a cafe, while

Shauna went to a boutique. Calem went to the gym to take it on, and Akira entered the Pokemon Center.

Healing her party up, she went into the back to find a Poke Mart. There, she bought more Poke balls, and

potions. With that complete, she entered the Santalune Gym, and after fighting three trainers in there,

found her way to Viola, the Gym Leader.

After a short introduction, the battle began. Viola sent out Surksit and Akira sent out Pikachu. The two

Pokemon stared each other down for a moment, before Viola ordered, "Surskit, use Water Sport!" Surskit

hopped on the ground for a bit, as Viola explained to Akira, "Water Sport weakens Fire moves, so you'll

have to be careful." Akira gave her a deadpan look. "Pikachu isn't Fire-type." Viola faced her. "I know."

Rolling her eyes, Akira said, "Pikachu, use Thunder Shock!" A lightning bolt struck Surskit, which was still

standing, but was trembling. 'It's weakened." Viola was determined not to lose that easily. "Surskit, use

Bubble!" Pikachu was hit, but it still had a lot of fight left in it. Akira shot back. "Pikachu, use Thunder

Shock again!" That hit caused the Surskit to faint, and Akira pumped a fist to celebrate. "Pikachu, come

back!" She gripped Fennekin's ball, waiting. "Go, Vivillon!" A butterfly-like Pokemon came out of its ball,

its gaze on Akira. "Go, Fennekin!" The Fire-type Pokemon leapt out, ready for action. Viola grinned.

"Vivillon, use Infestation!" The move hit, but Fennekin wasn't fazed by it. "While it's true that Fire-type

Pokemon are resistant to Bug-type moves, Infestation has a neat side effect." As she said this, Fennekin

flinched, and scratched at its fur. "See? Fennekin is infested. It can't concentrate on the fight."

(Recommended music- Pokemon X- Legendary Pokemon theme)

Akira grimaced. "Fennekin, switch out!" Looking at Eevee, she asked, "Ready?" Eevee nodded. "Let's go,

Eevee!" The fox Pokemon leapt off of Akira's back, and stared down Vivillon. Vivillon kept its gaze on

Eevee as well. "Eevee, use Quick Attack!" Eevee's attack hit easily, and Vivillon backed up a bit in

surprise. "Don't give up, Vivillon! Use Tackle!" The attack missed, and Eevee got ready. "Go, Eevee! Use

Swift!" Six glowing stars shot out of Eevee's fur, and struck Vivillon. Trembling, it faced its Trainer. "Hang

on, Vivillon. We can still win this!" Akira kept her gaze on Viola, waiting. "Vivillon, use Harden!" Vivillon's

shell grew stronger. "Let's see you get through that." Eevee didn't even flinch. "That doesn't work for

Special Attacks! Eevee, use Swift again!" The second hit with Swift finished Vivillon off, and the Bug-type

Pokemon fainted. Viola faced Akira in her amazement. "Wow. I've never seen a starting Trainer with that

kind of strategic mind before." Akira nervously chuckled. "It helps that I got Eevee from Professor

Sycamore." Viola raised an eyebrow. "Really? Huh. Well, you've earned your first badge. This is the Bug

Badge. Cherish it well." Akira nodded, and put it into her bag.

A/N

Wow, that's the longest chapter I've written so far. Hang on, though. There's still more to

come.