Amber awoke, still on the ground. She looked around, feeling dizzy. The sun was bright, and she had to squint before she got
used to the light. She noticed a black shape. She sat up sorely. It was the Houndour. The Pokèmon was standing and looking at
her, its head cocked.
"Houn?" it inquired.
"Hmm?" Amber said. It hurt even to speak.
"Dour..." it said.
Amber shook her head. "I can't understand you."
A sweatdrop formed on the Houndour's face, then it walked up to her and nuzzled her. "Hound!"
"Um..." Amber creased her forehead, trying to find out what it was trying to say. "You want me to capture you?" she asked.
The Houndour nodded.
"Uh, okay..." she looked around for her backpack. It was out of sight. Maybe it fell off the first time she fell. She frowned.
"I don't have any Pokèballs..." she said.
"Dour..? Houn, dour.."
She couldn't understand it, but by the tone of voice she guessed it meant something like 'that's okay.'
"Well, alright. Let's get to a Pokèmon Center..." she said, then stood up. She winced- one leg hurt very badly. She limped
along the path, not sure which way was which. The Houndour followed close behind.
After a long period of time, she saw civilization ahead. It was not the small town she lived in, but a decent sized city.
"Well Houndour," she said, "this is it. The start of our adventures..." she stood, staring determinedly on.
"Houn!!!" her new friend agreed.
Slowly she began walking again. She saw many buildings- houses and shops, restarants and many other things. She saw a huge
building looming over head. Two words were printed on it- 'Pokèmon Center'. She pushed the door open, letting her Pokèmon
walk in, then followed. She looked at the woman behind the counter.
"Excuse me, will you heal my Pokèmon?" she asked.
"Sure!" Nurse Joy replied.
The Houndour leaped onto the counter.
"Um... I have a question," Amber said unsurely.
"Yes, what is it?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Well.. is my Pokèmon male or female? I just caught it and I don't know that much about them..." she blushed.
"Oh, she's female all right. Isn't that right, girl? Wow, you're dirty. Have you been out in the storm?"
"Dour.. houn, dour!" it answered.
"Alright," she turned to Amber, "I'll have your Pokèmon back to you as good as new in a second."
She walked out a door behind her. Little more than a minute later, she walked back through the door and the Houndour followed.
"Your Pokèmon is fully healed! I hope to see you again," Joy said.
"Uh, thanks," Amber said.
The Houndour jumped onto the counter and off, then followed Amber as she pushed the door open again and walked out. She looked
around, then walked along the sidewalk for a while. She saw another building and walked closer. Two pillars were in front of
it. She looked at one. Some writing was on it. It said 'Jade City Pokèmon Gym- Katelyn, the Toxic Trainer'. Amber looked at
the writing. "I suppose this will be our first battle, Houndour?" she said.
"Hound..."
"Well, even if I don't win, I'm going to try my best! Oh, and.. I think I'll name you... Midnight."
"Dour!! Houn, dour!!!"
used to the light. She noticed a black shape. She sat up sorely. It was the Houndour. The Pokèmon was standing and looking at
her, its head cocked.
"Houn?" it inquired.
"Hmm?" Amber said. It hurt even to speak.
"Dour..." it said.
Amber shook her head. "I can't understand you."
A sweatdrop formed on the Houndour's face, then it walked up to her and nuzzled her. "Hound!"
"Um..." Amber creased her forehead, trying to find out what it was trying to say. "You want me to capture you?" she asked.
The Houndour nodded.
"Uh, okay..." she looked around for her backpack. It was out of sight. Maybe it fell off the first time she fell. She frowned.
"I don't have any Pokèballs..." she said.
"Dour..? Houn, dour.."
She couldn't understand it, but by the tone of voice she guessed it meant something like 'that's okay.'
"Well, alright. Let's get to a Pokèmon Center..." she said, then stood up. She winced- one leg hurt very badly. She limped
along the path, not sure which way was which. The Houndour followed close behind.
After a long period of time, she saw civilization ahead. It was not the small town she lived in, but a decent sized city.
"Well Houndour," she said, "this is it. The start of our adventures..." she stood, staring determinedly on.
"Houn!!!" her new friend agreed.
Slowly she began walking again. She saw many buildings- houses and shops, restarants and many other things. She saw a huge
building looming over head. Two words were printed on it- 'Pokèmon Center'. She pushed the door open, letting her Pokèmon
walk in, then followed. She looked at the woman behind the counter.
"Excuse me, will you heal my Pokèmon?" she asked.
"Sure!" Nurse Joy replied.
The Houndour leaped onto the counter.
"Um... I have a question," Amber said unsurely.
"Yes, what is it?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Well.. is my Pokèmon male or female? I just caught it and I don't know that much about them..." she blushed.
"Oh, she's female all right. Isn't that right, girl? Wow, you're dirty. Have you been out in the storm?"
"Dour.. houn, dour!" it answered.
"Alright," she turned to Amber, "I'll have your Pokèmon back to you as good as new in a second."
She walked out a door behind her. Little more than a minute later, she walked back through the door and the Houndour followed.
"Your Pokèmon is fully healed! I hope to see you again," Joy said.
"Uh, thanks," Amber said.
The Houndour jumped onto the counter and off, then followed Amber as she pushed the door open again and walked out. She looked
around, then walked along the sidewalk for a while. She saw another building and walked closer. Two pillars were in front of
it. She looked at one. Some writing was on it. It said 'Jade City Pokèmon Gym- Katelyn, the Toxic Trainer'. Amber looked at
the writing. "I suppose this will be our first battle, Houndour?" she said.
"Hound..."
"Well, even if I don't win, I'm going to try my best! Oh, and.. I think I'll name you... Midnight."
"Dour!! Houn, dour!!!"