ImOnDaRoad_chp1
I'm On the Road...
Chapter 1: Caught!
I glanced at this trainer.
A girl, looked to be about 10 or so. Long maroonish red hair, decidedly
spiky, a set of goggles for a headband. Three Pokéballs on her belt,
two of them empty. Hadn't seen her around too often. No problem, I've faced
new trainers before. Most of them are real idiots, just using stats lowering
attacks like Leer or Growl instead of HP lowering ones like Tackle or Scratch.
Oops, I forgot to introduce
myself. I'm a Pidgey. I live on Route 1, you know, the way from Pallet
Town to Viridian City. When I was younger my parents, two Pidgeot, got
captured by Team Rocket.
Anyway, back to the battle.
The girl opened her Pokédex at me. Aha, she must come from Pallet
Town and gotten her Pokédex from Professor Oak. "Pidgey,
a bird Pokémon. This is one of the easiest birds to capture, a perfect
way to test the beginning Pokémon trainer's skills."
it reported. "Great." she muttered. Then she threw her Pokéball.
"Veemon, I choose you!"
I blinked at her. I've seen
some odd Pokémon before, including a cross-breed between a Houndour
and a Growlithe, but never one called Veemon. The Pokéball opened,
revealing a Squirtle. Veemon must be his nickname. Oh well, if this girl
wasn't too bright, I should be able to defeat her with no problem.
"Veemon, Tackle attack!"
she yelled. Her Squirtle headed at me in a quick rugby tackle. Uh oh, one
of the smart ones. I stayed on the ground, I can't fly too well you know.
I'm only level 2. Then I felt the impact. WHAM! Get the Pokémon
trainer's licence number of the guy who hit me, I groggily thought. (I
later learned that when she caught me, Veemon was level six. Eep...) I
felt my HP being drained away slowly. I got back on my feet bravely and
countered with a Gust attack. The girl was undaunted, gave me another Tackle
and tossed an empty Pokéball at me. "Pokéball, GOOOOOO!!!"
It opened up on me and I was pulled inside. I felt the ball wobble on the
ground. Once, twice, then it stopped. Darn, I got captured.
"YEAH!!!!!!!!" I heard the
girl yell, picking up my Pokéball. "I CAUGHT PIDGEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Then I felt her begin to pace up and down. "Let's see... What to call you?"
she asked herself. "Oh, let's call you Hawkmon. Halsemon when you evolve,
and Aquillamon when you evolve again. That fits quite nicely." So my name's
Hawkmon. She must be one of the anime fans. I had no idea what those names
meant, but they sounded okay. And I wouldn't be stuck with the same nickname
my whole life either. She's cool.