Deep within the forest part I
Jessica
"Okay, Pokeball go!" The little kid cried
out. He threw the Pokeball. It bounced once then popped open, revealing
his Paras.
"Go, Pokeball!" Luke shouted throwing
his own Pokeball, which opened to show a Pokemon I hadn't seen before.
It squawked noisily. Curious, I pulled out my Pokedex.
"Spearow, a flying type Pokemon. They
live in flocks of..." My Pokedex rattled on about the Spearow. I stared
at it curiously. It appeared to be pretty strong.
"...This specimen's attacks are Peck,
Gust, Tackle and Sand Attack." My Pokedex finally finished raving. I shoved
it back into my jacket pocket and watched with interest as the battle begun.
"Paras, Scratch attack!" The boy commanded.
The Paras lunged out to scratch.
"Quick, Sand attack!" Luke demanded. The
sand flew up just as the Paras was close. It was blinded long enough for
the Spearow to get away.
"He's good," I thought to myself, despite
my dislike for him.
"Spearow, peck attack!" Luke commanded.
The Spearow spun around in the air and faced the Paras, pausing for a moment
before diving down at a surprising speed. The Spearow's beak came in contact
with the Paras's mushroom, causing it to fall back violently. It shuddered.
"Again, Spearow!" Luke ordered.
"Don't give up Paras! Use your Spore attack!"
The boy cried out. Hearing him, the Paras jumped up and released a cloud
of bluish dust.
"Spearow! Watch out!" Luke yelped. But
it was too late. It dove into the cloud of dust and fell asleep. It's limp
body crashed into the Paras. It gave out a little yelp then fainted. The
battle was over.
"It's a draw." Luke remarked slowly. His
Spearow snored noisily.
"Heyyourprettygoodmynamesmikeywhatsyours?"
This time, we couldn't figure out what he said at all.
"Slow down," Luke said.
"Oh, sorry. I was saying you're pretty
good. My name's Mikey. What is yours?" Mikey informed us, offering his
hand. Luke shook it.
"I'm Luke and this is my friend... er,
I mean, this is Jessica." Luke said, introducing us.
"Is she your Girlfriend?" Mikey asked
mischievously. I burst out laughing.
"Me? Go out with HIM? Get real!" I managed
to splutter between giggles.
"Hey, I'm not THAT bad," Luke said, looking
offended. I continued laughing.
"Okay, I was just asking," Mikey commented.
With an effort I managed to control my laughter.
"Sorry," I apologised.
"Doesn't matter. So, where are you two
going?" Mikey asked.
"Pewter City. I'm going to challenge Brock."
I declared.
"You are?" Luke questioned, looking surprised.
"Of course. Why? Don't you think I'm good
enough?" I demanded, glaring at him. He shifted under my gaze and looked
to the ground.
"Well...." He began. I cut him off.
"I'm sure Vapor is very offended by that!
Aren't you Vapor! Oh..." I looked over and saw that Vapor was playing with
the Spearow, who had woken up. She glanced in my direction when I said
her name. Luke laughed.
"She doesn't look too offended to me."
Luke commented. I glared at him.
"Well, she is. Take my word for it. Now,
shouldn't we be moving? We want to get to Pewter City before dark, don't
we?" Both Luke and Mikey laughed at this comment. I felt annoyed.
"What's so funny?"
"You can't get through the Viridian Forest
in one day! Let alone one afternoon!" Mikey explained to me.
"I knew that. I did..."
We started walking anyway, the Paras,
Spearow and Vapor trailing behind us. Paras and Spearow had recovered from
their battle rapidly and played in the sunshine.
"Those three look like they like each
other," Luke commented.
"Yeah," I agreed. Vapor shot the other
two playfully with little spurts of water.
"So, why are you travelling together anyway?
It doesn't seem that you're friends." Mikey asked.
"It's a long story. But now Lucky is following
me around. Being annoying." I explained.
"Jessica?"
"Yes?"
"MY NAME IS LUKE!" He shouted at me. My
ears hurt.
"Okay, I get the point. What kind of name
is Luke anyway? You must have cruel parents." I commented playfully.
"Hey!"
"Well, it is a strange name. What's the
full version of it again? Mucus?" My voice was thick with sarcasm.
"Okay, let's talk about something else,"
Mikey said hurriedly. I think we intimidated him.
"Good idea," Luke said, giving me a poisonous
look. Suddenly, I saw something revolting out of the corner of my eye.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
I screeched.
"What?" Mikey asked.
"A bug! Oh, that's horrible!" I cried.
Luke burst out laughing.
"YOU are scared of bugs?" He asked incredulously,
still sniggering.
"Yes!"
"What about Paras? Are you scared of him?"
Mikey asked.
"No, your Paras is very nice. But just
look at that thing!" I cried. They looked. In the trees a few feet from
us from us was about forty yellow hanging shapes. With a quivering hand
I pointed my Pokedex at them. It beeped noisily.
"Kakuna. A bug type Pokemon. These Pokemon
are usually found in large groups. Where a Kakuna is, a Beedrill is not
very far away. A Beedrill will attack a person if a Kakuna is threatened."
"Well, there doesn't seem to be any Beedrill
here, at least." Luke commented. He and Mikey stepped forward to get a
better look at the Kakuna. They stared back at the two boys with dull black
eyes. Suddenly, I heard a low humming noise, which was growing louder.
"What's that noise?" I asked. The two
boys stopped and listened.
"Uh oh," Mikey gasped.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Beedrill!" Mikey cried.
"And by the sounds of it, they're really
pissed off." Luke added smugly.
"Run!" I cried. We sprinted away from
those Kakuna as quickly as possible. But that wasn't fast enough. We could
see the group of Beedrill buzzing angrily above our heads. Paras, Spearow
and Vapor caught our panic and started running too.
Soon the Beedrill were right above us,
and closing in fast. One separated from the swarm and dove at me.
"Watch out!" Luke yelled.
I ducked just in time, causing the stupid
bug to go tumbling to the ground. More flew up to fill its place. Suddenly,
they disappeared. Just like that. Gone. We stopped running and looked upwards
in confusion.
"Where did they go?" Luke wondered.
"I guess they got sick of chasing us,"
I replied, scanning they sky for any of those horrid bugs.
"Uh... Jessica, don't scream, but look."
Mikey whispered in a shaky voice, pointing to my right. Slowly, I turned
my head and immediately I went pale. The Beedrill hadn't left. They'd just
moved. I opened my mouth to scream. Luke quickly covered my mouth with
a rough hand.
"They'll attack if we make a sound! I'm
going to let you go now, but DO NOT make a sound. You hear me?" Luke hissed
in my ear. I nodded timidly. He released me.
"Slowly head towards the left," Mikey
muttered so we could hear. We crept towards to the trees lining the left
side of the path. I bumped into something.
"Move, Luke," I whispered.
"I'm over here, Jessica." Luke hissed
from behind me. My blood ran cold.
"If your over there, that must mean..."
I bit my lip to stop myself from screaming. I was face to face with a Beedrill.
"Nice Beedrill," I coxed, backing away
slowly. The others did the same. The Beedrill had us surrounded. Our Pokemon
quivered at our feet.
"I guess this is it, Jessica." Luke commented.
The Beedrill dove in to attack.
