Tracy sat and began ticking off all the tasks he had done. He stared at the sheet of paper for a moment and sighed. Professor Oak glanced over at his young apprentice and chuckled quietly. He knew what was coming, he could see Tracy working it all out in his head. He had that thoughtful look in his eye as he began chewing the pen. Finally he stood up. Professor Oak stared back at his computer screen and made it look like he had been concerntrating too much to see Tracy coming over. "Professor. Do you think... if I ran, I could catch up with her?"
"Oh... I think you might."
"It would give me a chance to do more sketches you see." Tracy added quickly.
"Yes, I'm sure it will. If you hurry now you'll probably catch up with her." Tracy nodded and ran out of the lab. He got anything he needed and stuffed it into the rucksack then ran down the stairs, gave a rushed goodbye and hurried out the door. Professor Oak smiled as he stared at his screen. "Goodbye Tracy, good luck."
It was almost noon and Izzy was about to stop for lunch. She hadn't seen a single pokemon for hours. As she placed her rucksack on the floor and sat on a rock a voice called to her. She blinked and looked behind her. "You! You're a pokemon trainer, right?" Izzy stared at the young kid for a moment. He was about 13 and wore a black, short sleeved jacket, and jeans. His hair was black and spiked.
"Err... yes. I am, why?"
"I challenge you to a pokemon battle!" he said. Izzy looked down at her Evee then back at the young kid.
"I've only got one pokemon, and he's not that strong. I'm new to this you see."
"Well so am I. We can have a sudden death match. One pokemon only." He said. Izzy realised that he wouldn't leave her alone till she did. She stroked Pip.
"Sorry to throw you in the deep end Pip." Pip licked her hand to show his understanding. She got up and turned to face the young boy. He grabbed a pokeball from his belt and threw it. "Sandshrew, go!" The pokeball opened and let out a small snadshrew. "GO on Pip. Do your stuff!" Pip jumped out in front of Izzy and stood in a ready position. "Sandshrew, slash attack!" The sandshrew pounced with it's claws out.
"Pip dodge!" izzy called quickly. Pip leaped over the sandshrew and tumbled as he landed. He got up fast and turned to face his opponent. The sandshrew swiped but Pip jumped again. "Sandshrew, use sand attack!" The sandshrew obeyed and kicked up dust. Pipcouldn't see, sand went in his eyes. Once the dust had settled Sandshrew was nolonger infront of him. "pip look out!" Izzy cired. Pip spun around and was knocked to the ground by the sandshrew's heavy claw. For a second he didn't move. Izzy held her breath. Then he tiwtiched and pushed himself up. There was a small cut on his cheek but it didn't hurt much. "good boy!" Izzy said with a smile. "use tackle!" pip ran at the sandshrew before it could react and threw his body at the armoured creature. The sandshrew stumbled but was barely affected by the blast. Pip tried again but with the same result. Izzy saw the boy smirking. She clenched her fist, a fire was sparked in her. "PIP! USE YOUR QUICK ATTACK!" Pip looked up at Izzy. The same fire seemed to have suddenly sparked up in him. The sandshrew, at the order of his trainer, threw up more sand but Pip dodged eached cloud, he went at full spead and used all his force against the sandshrew. The creature was thrown threw the air and smashed against a rock. It fell to the floor unconscious. Pip stumbled up to Izzy and fell at her feet. She lifted him up and hugged him. "You did really well. I'm so proud." She stroked his fur and glanced over at the boy. He was crouched over his sandshrew. She stopped and saw he seemed a little worried. "What's wrong."
"NOTHING! Leave me alone." He lifted his sandshrew up and stared at his armored back. He ran his finger down it. "It's ok sandshrew. I'll get you to the pokecentre as quickly as possible." Izzy watched him put his pokemon away.
"Are you sure you're OK. I can come to the pokecentre with you. I didn't.... break his armour did I?" The boy looked at her, it seemed he was thinking.
"If you want you can come but I've got to get there quickly." he said and ran off. Izzy hurried after him, Pip in her arms. They were 1 ½ miles from Viridian City.
Tracy sprinted as fast as he could. He was only a little behind her. He was going flat out but still it was not fast enough for him. "I hope I catch up with her soon."
"Oh... I think you might."
"It would give me a chance to do more sketches you see." Tracy added quickly.
"Yes, I'm sure it will. If you hurry now you'll probably catch up with her." Tracy nodded and ran out of the lab. He got anything he needed and stuffed it into the rucksack then ran down the stairs, gave a rushed goodbye and hurried out the door. Professor Oak smiled as he stared at his screen. "Goodbye Tracy, good luck."
It was almost noon and Izzy was about to stop for lunch. She hadn't seen a single pokemon for hours. As she placed her rucksack on the floor and sat on a rock a voice called to her. She blinked and looked behind her. "You! You're a pokemon trainer, right?" Izzy stared at the young kid for a moment. He was about 13 and wore a black, short sleeved jacket, and jeans. His hair was black and spiked.
"Err... yes. I am, why?"
"I challenge you to a pokemon battle!" he said. Izzy looked down at her Evee then back at the young kid.
"I've only got one pokemon, and he's not that strong. I'm new to this you see."
"Well so am I. We can have a sudden death match. One pokemon only." He said. Izzy realised that he wouldn't leave her alone till she did. She stroked Pip.
"Sorry to throw you in the deep end Pip." Pip licked her hand to show his understanding. She got up and turned to face the young boy. He grabbed a pokeball from his belt and threw it. "Sandshrew, go!" The pokeball opened and let out a small snadshrew. "GO on Pip. Do your stuff!" Pip jumped out in front of Izzy and stood in a ready position. "Sandshrew, slash attack!" The sandshrew pounced with it's claws out.
"Pip dodge!" izzy called quickly. Pip leaped over the sandshrew and tumbled as he landed. He got up fast and turned to face his opponent. The sandshrew swiped but Pip jumped again. "Sandshrew, use sand attack!" The sandshrew obeyed and kicked up dust. Pipcouldn't see, sand went in his eyes. Once the dust had settled Sandshrew was nolonger infront of him. "pip look out!" Izzy cired. Pip spun around and was knocked to the ground by the sandshrew's heavy claw. For a second he didn't move. Izzy held her breath. Then he tiwtiched and pushed himself up. There was a small cut on his cheek but it didn't hurt much. "good boy!" Izzy said with a smile. "use tackle!" pip ran at the sandshrew before it could react and threw his body at the armoured creature. The sandshrew stumbled but was barely affected by the blast. Pip tried again but with the same result. Izzy saw the boy smirking. She clenched her fist, a fire was sparked in her. "PIP! USE YOUR QUICK ATTACK!" Pip looked up at Izzy. The same fire seemed to have suddenly sparked up in him. The sandshrew, at the order of his trainer, threw up more sand but Pip dodged eached cloud, he went at full spead and used all his force against the sandshrew. The creature was thrown threw the air and smashed against a rock. It fell to the floor unconscious. Pip stumbled up to Izzy and fell at her feet. She lifted him up and hugged him. "You did really well. I'm so proud." She stroked his fur and glanced over at the boy. He was crouched over his sandshrew. She stopped and saw he seemed a little worried. "What's wrong."
"NOTHING! Leave me alone." He lifted his sandshrew up and stared at his armored back. He ran his finger down it. "It's ok sandshrew. I'll get you to the pokecentre as quickly as possible." Izzy watched him put his pokemon away.
"Are you sure you're OK. I can come to the pokecentre with you. I didn't.... break his armour did I?" The boy looked at her, it seemed he was thinking.
"If you want you can come but I've got to get there quickly." he said and ran off. Izzy hurried after him, Pip in her arms. They were 1 ½ miles from Viridian City.
Tracy sprinted as fast as he could. He was only a little behind her. He was going flat out but still it was not fast enough for him. "I hope I catch up with her soon."
