Amber stared as the odd group of three was sent flying into the sky, then a sweatdrop formed on her head "Um...."
"Hound ound ound..." Midnight shook her head, then shrugged.
"Um, we'd better go check on Persian," Amber said, turning to Midnight, then the Pokèmon Center. She pushed the door open.
She saw Nurse Joy standing at the counter. Amber walked up and said, "Is he okay?"
Nurse Joy smiled, then nodded. "Yes, he's okay. He's been burned by... a Houndoom. The pain from Houndoom burns never goes
away, and we can't do anything about that, but other than that your Pokèmon is okay."
Amber scowled. "He's not my Pokèmon... I just found him out in the forest and felt I had to help him."
"Well, he's yours unless you release him but.." Nurse Joy paused for a minute and giggled, then continued "I think he's taken
a liking to you..."
The Persian had been behind the counter standing next to Nurse Joy, and had now jumped onto and over it and was rubbing against
Amber's legs.
Amber blushed. "Well, I guess you're right, maybe I did save his life..."
"Persian.." the Persian sat next to her, and a rough purring sound came from him.
"Alright then, I hope you have a nice day!" said Nurse Joy, friendly as always.
Amber nodded. "Bye!" she turned and walked out the door, her Persian and Houndour following. She frowned. "Houndoom... that's
what you'll evolve into, Midnight... you won't evolve until you're ready, right? You won't be mean or anything..." she looked
at her Houndour.
"Houndour!!!! Dour, hound..." Midnight shook her head quickly.
Amber smiled slightly. "I hope so. Come on you two... I hope there's some kind of detour to that forest."
Her Pokèmon both nodded at the same time. She began walking, and they followed. Soon she reached the field outside of Jade
City. She walked for a while humming to herself, then she saw a trainer fighting a wild Rattata. She stopped to watch.
"Cyndaquil, Flamethrower!" the small mouse-like Pokèmon jumped into the air and released a stream of flames from its back.
"Cynda, quiiiiiiiil!"
'Wow..." Amber thought. 'It knows Flamethrower already..."
The Pokèmon was fighting, a Raticate, used Quick Attack. "Raaaaaaaaaaticate!"
The Cyndaquil was sent rolling. It stopped and was still.
"Cyndaquil, are you okay????" he asked.
"Quil..." suddenly the Pokèmon emitted a bright white glow. It grew and changed. "Quil!" it repeated in its new voice. It
used its own Quick Attack. The Raticate fell to the ground.
"Pokèball, go!!!" he threw the red and white sphere at the Raticate. The ball hit it and a red beam of light came out. The
ray engulfed Raticate and brought it into the ball. The Pokèball fell the the ground and rocked back and forth... shake...
shake... shake.... then the button turned from the bright red to the normal whitish color. Raticate was caught.
"I CAUGHT A RATICATE!!!" the trainer span around and posed, then noticed Amber for the first time. "Hey, a trainer! I challenge
you to a Pokèmon Match!"
"Hound ound ound..." Midnight shook her head, then shrugged.
"Um, we'd better go check on Persian," Amber said, turning to Midnight, then the Pokèmon Center. She pushed the door open.
She saw Nurse Joy standing at the counter. Amber walked up and said, "Is he okay?"
Nurse Joy smiled, then nodded. "Yes, he's okay. He's been burned by... a Houndoom. The pain from Houndoom burns never goes
away, and we can't do anything about that, but other than that your Pokèmon is okay."
Amber scowled. "He's not my Pokèmon... I just found him out in the forest and felt I had to help him."
"Well, he's yours unless you release him but.." Nurse Joy paused for a minute and giggled, then continued "I think he's taken
a liking to you..."
The Persian had been behind the counter standing next to Nurse Joy, and had now jumped onto and over it and was rubbing against
Amber's legs.
Amber blushed. "Well, I guess you're right, maybe I did save his life..."
"Persian.." the Persian sat next to her, and a rough purring sound came from him.
"Alright then, I hope you have a nice day!" said Nurse Joy, friendly as always.
Amber nodded. "Bye!" she turned and walked out the door, her Persian and Houndour following. She frowned. "Houndoom... that's
what you'll evolve into, Midnight... you won't evolve until you're ready, right? You won't be mean or anything..." she looked
at her Houndour.
"Houndour!!!! Dour, hound..." Midnight shook her head quickly.
Amber smiled slightly. "I hope so. Come on you two... I hope there's some kind of detour to that forest."
Her Pokèmon both nodded at the same time. She began walking, and they followed. Soon she reached the field outside of Jade
City. She walked for a while humming to herself, then she saw a trainer fighting a wild Rattata. She stopped to watch.
"Cyndaquil, Flamethrower!" the small mouse-like Pokèmon jumped into the air and released a stream of flames from its back.
"Cynda, quiiiiiiiil!"
'Wow..." Amber thought. 'It knows Flamethrower already..."
The Pokèmon was fighting, a Raticate, used Quick Attack. "Raaaaaaaaaaticate!"
The Cyndaquil was sent rolling. It stopped and was still.
"Cyndaquil, are you okay????" he asked.
"Quil..." suddenly the Pokèmon emitted a bright white glow. It grew and changed. "Quil!" it repeated in its new voice. It
used its own Quick Attack. The Raticate fell to the ground.
"Pokèball, go!!!" he threw the red and white sphere at the Raticate. The ball hit it and a red beam of light came out. The
ray engulfed Raticate and brought it into the ball. The Pokèball fell the the ground and rocked back and forth... shake...
shake... shake.... then the button turned from the bright red to the normal whitish color. Raticate was caught.
"I CAUGHT A RATICATE!!!" the trainer span around and posed, then noticed Amber for the first time. "Hey, a trainer! I challenge
you to a Pokèmon Match!"