I could see it now the all-great and powerful Jigglypuff trainer plastered across a highway billboard as a new circus act. I had a low self-esteem. Could you blame me? I decided to have a look at my Jigglypuff so I tossed the ball carelessly on the ground and no I did not use the cheesy "Poke ball go!" and an over zealous throw like most people do.
The Jigglypuff popped out and looked around I sort of smiled at it. It was kind of cute after all. It ran up to me and hugged me. Okay it was REALLY cute but then it jumped of me and sneezed. No it wasn't a normal sneeze, it kinda jumped up and down and with a flash of light CRACK! The wall was smoking.
No I did not have a normal Jigglypuff I had an electrical sneezing Jigglypuff. Lovely, just lovely.
While feeling a bit foolish I decided I might as well have a Pokemon battle and I'd start of big. I'd battle Erica.
"Jigglypuff do you feel up to a Pokemon battle?" I asked a bit shyly to the small pink Pokemon.
It jumped up and puffed itself up with a faint flash. (I later learn it was defense curl) It smiled at me and said "Jiggly!" cheerfully.
I walked down the stairs and shouted loudly to Erica as though I should feign superiority: "I challenge you Erica to a one on one Pokemon battle for a Rainbow badge!"
Erica looked up at me and nodded. She said nothing except: "Go Tangula finish this up quickly."
Wow she was a good gym leader if she could tell fortunately for me not so good that I would have a hard time.
"Go Jigglypuff!" I had commanded and smiled brightly at it since it seemed to like when I did this.
"Jiggly!" I cheered out loud with the excitement of one's first battle coursing through my veins with renewed energy.
I knew electric attacks would do no good against plant types and while I was thinking Jigglypuff was prancing around Tangula saying: "Puff! Puff! Puff!"
Quickly I plugged my ears with my fingers tightly (and it hurt) and perhaps a bit to loudly I shouted: "Jigglypuff sing!" (My little trump card, it was ingenious even thought at that time I wasn't much of a strategist-that's what came later and by the way is a key to winning a battle you just can't bark out commands and expect to win you really need a plan)
Jigglypuff stopped and opened it's mouth and began to happily sing, I of course couldn't hear it but Erica looked up from what she had previously had been doing only to fall asleep with a look of semi shock on her face. Tangula fell over and swiftly I yelled to Jigglypuff: "Swift attack with while doing a seismic toss!" and the little creature obeyed. But the yelling I had done Erica was stirring from her sleep and saw the final moments of Tangula hitting the floor hard while Jigglypuff jumped up and down and then sneezed, I cringed and closed my eyes, when opening them again only to see a burnt scorch mark on the arena floor.
"We win the match Jiggly" I said trying not to sound too cheerful.
"I compliment you on your battle skills, young one. I award you with my rainbow badge you prove yourself great." She said
I felt pretty proud of myself that day. Later I realized I had only really beaten a Tangula and well lots of people probably did that…my task I had completed seemed a bit under rated at that. I never could manage to keep a happy mood for long while thinking of the down sides. I thanked Erica and left I didn't really need to go in to "Let's be friends!" business. Still that afternoon had changed my little outlook on life, though I am nowhere near a full perspective of life.
I reached into my Pokemon survival kit that the answering machine Nurse joy had given me. Inside I found a healing super potion, Band-Aids (for me) a small bit of Pokemon food a flash light, rain plastic poncho some matches and an emergency flare. Not bad for what the local government did with the rest of the taxpayers money.
I packed for myself a great deal of supplies which I sure won't waste space talking about unless you need a guide on what to bring on a long journey-then you can ask me. However most of my items consisted of toiletries. So what I have a habit of being clean- is that bad? Oh my you should have seen my pack! It was a strange strange bulging item, and on the side of it was an unopened golf umbrella strapped to the side of my stout worn backpack. It wasn't too heavy and I found a way to mush the Pokemon survival kit in it.
I set off from the city into the woods where my only hope of find the next city was following the very clear and safe path I hoped on my bike stuff a water bottle in the holder under it and my pack in the back up front with my Poke ball outside the pack rolling around in the space left. I smiled to myself thinking how much of the wondrous journeys I would have.
You believed that? If you didn't bravo to you! (Me smiling was a dead give away though so don't be too proud of yourself…Damn I'm doing it again finding something wrong with doing something right…Damn that's confusing.)
Of course with the heavy stuff on my back I couldn't wait to unload it and put it up on my bike basket (I forgot to mention the bike basket, which wasn't worth mentioning with my toiletries-but you may think bike baskets are pretty geeky but they're really very handy. Teen people eat your heart out yes not every teen likes your magazine!)I approached the door out of the gym area on my way out but I got as far back as the main lobby.
Isn't that sad? Well did a get stopped by team rocket? Nope by an immature thief. Some Pokemon masters start out battling valiantly against the powerless team rocket members, but I got a petty thief.
Not even a gang member. Do I sound very disappointed to you? Well I am.
The lights flickered and a rush of motorcycles along with police officers flocked to the seen.
"What the hell is going on?" I asked to the people who where ducking under miscellaneous pieces of furniture. It was funny the way they were arranged but I have self control enough to keep from laughing. Now isn't that shocking.
A boy with platinum blonde hair jumped down on a rope from the upper ceiling beams in front of me. Maybe trying to look impressive and yes, he was wearing the stereotype black robber outfit. Really there are just too many criminal trends these days.
He grinned and pulled out an object from a bag he had been carrying. The kid didn't look much other than me maybe about fifteen.
"Look here kid this is a bomb threat and if I don't get-
He stopped then and I looked straight in his blue eyes and laughed at him.
"Black? Isn't that a bit tacky? I mean can't you even do a bomb threat properly? Why are you letting all these people stay here? You think they're not going to run out? Talk about amateur."
Face looked odd for a moment and he look flustered after a minute trying to think of a retort. I guess he didn't have anything better to say because then he blurted out: "What would you do then since you're the professional."
I poked his chest and said: "Listen I'm going to be straight about this your plan just sucks that's not even a real bomb. You could have got a better one in a Germany dollar store. And you were really going to demand money?" I said plainly and laughed. At this the people began creeping out the door of the Pokemon center.
"How did you?-
"Now what did you hope to accomplish here? Being a rogue and wanted criminal I mean you could have join team rocket or were you planning to start you own gang? I mean because if you were what would you name it?"
"Well maybe the Ninja Turtles…"
"And where would your hide out be? You need to think ahead kid!"
the place was now nearly empty.
"I'd be so powerful I'd take over team rocket's gym where in Viridian City and no one there would laugh at me again!" little did he know why he was explaining his criminal life dream I was leading him out the door. He was going on and on how he had been kicked out of team rocket and I whispered to a near by officer Jenny.
"Don't worry I got the kid under control he's harmless no threat to you."
The officer gave me a confused looked but I walked right past everyone.
"You hungry?" I asked him.
"I'm starving" he answered.
"Good we'll go to Friendlys." I told him.
Walking about a half a block I was on my bike while he was beside me rattling of now on his family life and a some girl he liked I would occasionally nod when he stood and then we could go on again.
We were seated at the restaurant and I proceeded to order. Still he went on fervently talking, what got my attention was the girl problems.
"-And this girl, I like her so much back at Viridian City her name was Tsuki but she never noticed me anyway and I would always step away when she came near."
"Hun, you gotta talk. Communication is key. Of course if this girl is a nit wit she may not get it through her thick skull that you exist." That might have brought him down a bit but I waved my French fry at him and said: "Oh! The whole life a crime thing for attention!" I chuckled and chewed of the end of the French fry and moved on to my pickle.
The boy blushed surprisingly.
"I excuse me." I said and walked toward the direction of the bathroom. When he turned his look away from me I crept out the door and got on my bike I pelted away as fast as I could.
I left the poor thing with the bill- hey it would do him some good to do community service washing dishes.
It had been cloudy when we left to Friendlys. Now it was pouring again and I was on my way to a city. Lucky me.