Time: 9:00 am, Tuesday
Place: Ketchum household, Pallet Town
Character: Meg
"BBBRRRRRRRRRIIIIIINNNNGGGGGGG! BBBRRRRRRRRRIIIIIINNNNGGGGGGG! BBBRRRRRRRRRIIIIIINNNNGGGGGGG!"
My alarm clock was getting annoying. I slammed the button down and rolled over, trying to catch those last few Z's before I fully woke up. But I forgot that I had something better than an alarm clock at waking me up. I remembered when I felt that something lick my hand.
"Morning, Mareep. I'm getting up, just don't shock me," I said, and just to make sure I wasn't zapped, I sat up and turned on the light.
"Reep reep! Mareep!" cried Mareep, and I started laughing.
"It was funny, whatever you said. Go tell Mom I'm coming for breakfast." Mareep nodded and ran out the door of my room. I sighed and fell back on the bed. "Ugh. Tuesday. And Ben and I've got to go back to Viridian to pick up MORE of his Pokémon!" I said aloud, wondering how I'd gotten such a determined thing for a little brother. Well, I shouldn't say little. We were only seven seconds apart, after all, but that still made me older.
"Meg, breakfast is ready!" called Mom, so I got up and went downstairs.
"Hi, sis. Don't forget we have to go to Viridian and Professor Ivy called. She says she has a surprise for you at the lab." I was used to Ben giving me information like he was on a time limit.
"No problem," I said, and made a mental note to hit the lab after lunch, since it only took about 15 minutes to get to Viridian by bike, and I had sworn off walking for the day.
Breakfast was pancakes, my favorite, and I ate about five. Then I rushed out the door, for once beating my brother to our bikes, which meant I got to grab the better one, leaving him with the one I usually rode.
"Hey, Meg, that's not fair," he whined. I smirked at him.
"Yes, it is. You ALWAYS get the good bike, so now it's MY turn!" I sped out of the garage, Ben close behind, but I let him get ahead since we were going to pick up HIS Pokémon. He was one of those trainers who was almost always in 'win no matter what the cost' mode. Yesterday had been one of those days.
It was a speedy trip to Viridian, like it always was on bikes. I waited outside for Ben to get his Pokémon, since I didn't see any reason to go in. But about two minutes later, when he didn't return, I suddenly felt that he was in trouble. Maybe it was a twin thing, but I knew something was wrong.
I ran through the doors of the Center and right into Ben. For some reason, all he could do was stand there and stare at...whatever he was staring at.
"I don't believe it..." I heard him mutter, and I quickly stood up again.
"Don't believe WHAT?" I asked, annoyed, stepping around him as to see what in the world he was looking at. All I could see was a girl, with long blonde hair and bluish-green eyes, standing at the counter waiting.
"That's the Gym Leader from Lavender Town! She's world-famous! She's the youngest Gym Leader in the entire Pokémon world! Plus, she's been undefeated for a year!!" Let me tell you right now, hero-worship is not only wacked, but it's one of my brother's strong points.
"And? Don't tell me you're gonna ask her to battle!" I asked, somewhat afraid of the answer.
"Why not? It'll be my chance to prove that I AM a good battler! Hey, you, Gym Leader!" As usual, my idiot brother was being an idiot.
"Call her by her name, stupid! Even you, insane-o that you are, should know her name is Kayla."
"Oh...right...um, hey, Kayla!" The girl turned and looked at us. Ben waved and she walked over.
"Hello. What do you want?" she asked in a bored-sounding voice.
"I want-" Ben began, but I cut him off on impulse.
"I want a battle!" I said loudly, and both Kayla's and Ben's eyes got wide.
"YOU want a BATTLE?" both asked at the same time. They looked at each other evilly, like enemies would, then all three of us began to laugh.
"Hahahahaha! It's been a long time since I laughed like this. Things aren't usually very cheerful around Lavender Town. So, what are your names, before we battle?"
"I'm Meg, and this is Ben," I said, and Ben extended his hand.
"Ben Ketchum here, nice ta see ya!" he said in his most casual voice. They shook hands, or started to, but Kayla's eyes suddenly got very wide.
"Ben KETCHUM? Meg and Ben KETCHUM??? As in, related to the famous Ash Ketchum, Indigo Champion, and Misty Ketchum, Cerulean leader?" We nodded together, savoring the moment of being famous. "Then LET'S BATTLE!" she cried, and we each chose a pokéball.
"Ok, you guys, one-on-one, no time limit," said Ben, annoyed at being on the sidelines.
"Go, Gengar!" Kayla called.
"You're up, Xatu!" I called, using not only my best Pokémon, but also the one with the best chance of beating Gengar.
"You're smart, Meg. Gengar, Shadow Ball!"
"Xatu, Psywind!" The Psywind not only hit Gengar, but it drove the Shadow Ball back with it, which was a double-hitter, in a way.
"Gengar, Night Shade!"
"Xatu, use Razor Wind!" The Flying attack proved too much for Gengar. It fainted, giving me my first victory in about a month, if you don't count wild Pokémon.
Ben's jaw was almost on the ground. "You...you...you WON!" he screamed, and he began jumping up and down. "Meg beat the ultimate Gym Leader in a match!! YAHOO!!!"
"And it was a fair win, too. And, because I am the leader of the Lavender Gym, I am obliged to give you this Shadow Badge." Kayla stepped forward and placed something in my hand. It was shaped like a sun, but was purple and black.
"I-I-I...I got a badge!" It was my turn to jump up and down in triumph. "I don't believe it!"
Then I saw them. Those two kids I had seen going into the Pokémon Center yesterday were back today. The girl with the brown hair and two different-colored eyes, and the boy with the blue hair and brown eyes.
I wonder what they're doing here again...at about the same time of day... It WAS almost lunchtime, so the three of us, (me, Ben, and Kayla) went to the closest restaurant for lunch. Surprisingly enough, it was a pizza place.
Place: Ketchum household, Pallet Town
Character: Meg
"BBBRRRRRRRRRIIIIIINNNNGGGGGGG! BBBRRRRRRRRRIIIIIINNNNGGGGGGG! BBBRRRRRRRRRIIIIIINNNNGGGGGGG!"
My alarm clock was getting annoying. I slammed the button down and rolled over, trying to catch those last few Z's before I fully woke up. But I forgot that I had something better than an alarm clock at waking me up. I remembered when I felt that something lick my hand.
"Morning, Mareep. I'm getting up, just don't shock me," I said, and just to make sure I wasn't zapped, I sat up and turned on the light.
"Reep reep! Mareep!" cried Mareep, and I started laughing.
"It was funny, whatever you said. Go tell Mom I'm coming for breakfast." Mareep nodded and ran out the door of my room. I sighed and fell back on the bed. "Ugh. Tuesday. And Ben and I've got to go back to Viridian to pick up MORE of his Pokémon!" I said aloud, wondering how I'd gotten such a determined thing for a little brother. Well, I shouldn't say little. We were only seven seconds apart, after all, but that still made me older.
"Meg, breakfast is ready!" called Mom, so I got up and went downstairs.
"Hi, sis. Don't forget we have to go to Viridian and Professor Ivy called. She says she has a surprise for you at the lab." I was used to Ben giving me information like he was on a time limit.
"No problem," I said, and made a mental note to hit the lab after lunch, since it only took about 15 minutes to get to Viridian by bike, and I had sworn off walking for the day.
Breakfast was pancakes, my favorite, and I ate about five. Then I rushed out the door, for once beating my brother to our bikes, which meant I got to grab the better one, leaving him with the one I usually rode.
"Hey, Meg, that's not fair," he whined. I smirked at him.
"Yes, it is. You ALWAYS get the good bike, so now it's MY turn!" I sped out of the garage, Ben close behind, but I let him get ahead since we were going to pick up HIS Pokémon. He was one of those trainers who was almost always in 'win no matter what the cost' mode. Yesterday had been one of those days.
It was a speedy trip to Viridian, like it always was on bikes. I waited outside for Ben to get his Pokémon, since I didn't see any reason to go in. But about two minutes later, when he didn't return, I suddenly felt that he was in trouble. Maybe it was a twin thing, but I knew something was wrong.
I ran through the doors of the Center and right into Ben. For some reason, all he could do was stand there and stare at...whatever he was staring at.
"I don't believe it..." I heard him mutter, and I quickly stood up again.
"Don't believe WHAT?" I asked, annoyed, stepping around him as to see what in the world he was looking at. All I could see was a girl, with long blonde hair and bluish-green eyes, standing at the counter waiting.
"That's the Gym Leader from Lavender Town! She's world-famous! She's the youngest Gym Leader in the entire Pokémon world! Plus, she's been undefeated for a year!!" Let me tell you right now, hero-worship is not only wacked, but it's one of my brother's strong points.
"And? Don't tell me you're gonna ask her to battle!" I asked, somewhat afraid of the answer.
"Why not? It'll be my chance to prove that I AM a good battler! Hey, you, Gym Leader!" As usual, my idiot brother was being an idiot.
"Call her by her name, stupid! Even you, insane-o that you are, should know her name is Kayla."
"Oh...right...um, hey, Kayla!" The girl turned and looked at us. Ben waved and she walked over.
"Hello. What do you want?" she asked in a bored-sounding voice.
"I want-" Ben began, but I cut him off on impulse.
"I want a battle!" I said loudly, and both Kayla's and Ben's eyes got wide.
"YOU want a BATTLE?" both asked at the same time. They looked at each other evilly, like enemies would, then all three of us began to laugh.
"Hahahahaha! It's been a long time since I laughed like this. Things aren't usually very cheerful around Lavender Town. So, what are your names, before we battle?"
"I'm Meg, and this is Ben," I said, and Ben extended his hand.
"Ben Ketchum here, nice ta see ya!" he said in his most casual voice. They shook hands, or started to, but Kayla's eyes suddenly got very wide.
"Ben KETCHUM? Meg and Ben KETCHUM??? As in, related to the famous Ash Ketchum, Indigo Champion, and Misty Ketchum, Cerulean leader?" We nodded together, savoring the moment of being famous. "Then LET'S BATTLE!" she cried, and we each chose a pokéball.
"Ok, you guys, one-on-one, no time limit," said Ben, annoyed at being on the sidelines.
"Go, Gengar!" Kayla called.
"You're up, Xatu!" I called, using not only my best Pokémon, but also the one with the best chance of beating Gengar.
"You're smart, Meg. Gengar, Shadow Ball!"
"Xatu, Psywind!" The Psywind not only hit Gengar, but it drove the Shadow Ball back with it, which was a double-hitter, in a way.
"Gengar, Night Shade!"
"Xatu, use Razor Wind!" The Flying attack proved too much for Gengar. It fainted, giving me my first victory in about a month, if you don't count wild Pokémon.
Ben's jaw was almost on the ground. "You...you...you WON!" he screamed, and he began jumping up and down. "Meg beat the ultimate Gym Leader in a match!! YAHOO!!!"
"And it was a fair win, too. And, because I am the leader of the Lavender Gym, I am obliged to give you this Shadow Badge." Kayla stepped forward and placed something in my hand. It was shaped like a sun, but was purple and black.
"I-I-I...I got a badge!" It was my turn to jump up and down in triumph. "I don't believe it!"
Then I saw them. Those two kids I had seen going into the Pokémon Center yesterday were back today. The girl with the brown hair and two different-colored eyes, and the boy with the blue hair and brown eyes.
I wonder what they're doing here again...at about the same time of day... It WAS almost lunchtime, so the three of us, (me, Ben, and Kayla) went to the closest restaurant for lunch. Surprisingly enough, it was a pizza place.