Author's Note: What?! I'm not dead yet?! Seeing as how often I update this fic, *I* was even convinced that I had died in some horrible incident dealing with various rabid pokemon and a Togepi threatening to blow up the world with metronome. Ahh, well. Too bad for you...I'm baaack!^.-~*
Anyway, I decided not to do the Viper/Kitty history lesson, but it'll come soon, promise! I've noticed that I didn't put in all the things I said I would put in this chapter, but since I write from whatever pops into my head at the time, so please don't hurt me...I don't mind a couple of tomatoes, though...anyway, I'm getting better at the teasers, and it's not that bad this time. But remember, don't read the teaser 'till the chapter's done!=^.^=
*~Nice Girls Finish Last~*
"You! You're that Ro..." Viper's exclamation is cut short by Psycho's tackle attack, which renders him unconcious.
I look at Viper's pokemon in anticipation for an attack, but they just stand there. Duh! Of course! Normally, pokemon are very loyal and won't do anything unless you directly tell them to, and Viper ordered them to go, not attack. 'Score one for the cook,' I think to myself.
"Why aren't they moving?" asks Linxie.
Just as I was about to reply..."They weren't directly ordered to," answers Kitty.
At least they're not arguing anymore. "Kitty, do you think you can start the fire? Linxie, go tell Rocket to tell the others lunch will be served soon for me, please. I'll take care of Arbok-boy over there," I say.
"Sure, I'll start the fire."
"Linxie, you dolt, she told ME to do it!"
"Go die!"
"Love to if it'll get me away from YOU!"
Geuss some stuff can't change no matter what.^.^;; Anyway, I lay out my sleeping bag and drag the unconcious Viper onto it, then place a moistened paper towel on his head. "Oy, Viper, wake up, c'mon, your pokemon are all here waiting for you." After a few minutes of constant "get up ya lazy bum" comments and such, I give up and head towards the fire. Holy houndoom...they actually managed to start it...
"Thanks for starting the fire. Lunch'll be ready in a few." And, low and behold, in a few minutes, lunch is served. For another surprise, Viper sits up, rubbing his forehead in pain and confusion.
"Wha...what happened...and what smells so...good?" he grumbles.
Just then, Linxie appears from behind some shrubbery with Rocket, Hydro, and Dratini tagging along behind him. Kitty takes the liberty of answering Viper. "Deena's special fried noodle recipe. You know, Deena, you're not so bad, Linxie made a good choice in friends all by himself for once. You're not such a bad cook either."
Being as egotistical as I am..."Thanks." And so I continue serving noodles. "Viper, since you just woke up, you should have some food. It'll make you feel better, and then maybe you'll stop bothering a poor newbie trainer on her failing quest for greatness."
Viper stares confoundedly and takes a plate of food, glancing questionably at it as if it were poisoned. "Whatever." His pokemon glare hungrily at the noodles, and I give them some food as well. Bad guys need food, too.^.^
Meanwhile, Hydro is slowly inching further from Dratini and closer to me. After about fifteen minutes, Dratini and I finish eating while everyone else get seconds(or thirds, in Hydro's case; that Squirtle is such a Snorlax!). Dratini comes up to me and signals for a private conversation, so I follow her to a secluded patch of ground near the corner of the camp. I take out Dextra, who was in standby mode, and switch her to auto translation.
"*Deena, I think Hydro's playing hard to get, so do you think I can stay with you? I'll train really hard and everything, just let me stay with you, please? I...I really like Hydro.*" Dratini blushes, quite cutely, I might add.
"Of course!" Wow! Maybe nice things DO happen to nice people..."Let's see...what to name you...ooh! I know! Does Melee sound good?"
"*Too violent. How about...something with a P?*"
"Hmm...Princess?"
"*Sounds like a name for a Jigglypuff.*"
"Agreed. How about...Prism."
"*Perfect!*"
"Perfect?"
"*No, Prism.*"
"Okay, Prism, then." I head back to the others, who are cleaning up. "You guys, I have an announcement to make. Hydro, Rocket, we've got a new member to our team." Hydro sits down and holds his head like a psyduck, apparantly knowing what was coming, so I glance a sorrowful look at him. "Meet Prism the Dratini!"
Viper grins viciously. "Go, Death! Poison Sting! But don't do it too hard, we want a live Dratini for the boss." So much for being NICE to the guy...Anyway, I leap in front of Prism and hold her protectively. A sharp pain shoots its way through my back a few times, but then it stops, and I figuire Hydro used his shell to protect me. I make a mental note to repay him for that later. Urrg...I don't feel so good...really dizzy...the poison must've gotten to me...
"H-Hydro! Use Hydro Pump! Rocket, Fly!...ugh...I don't feel good...Linxie, protect Prism, I don't think I can do it..."
"I'll take care of that jerk!" cries Kitty. "Go, Psycho! Use the Pay Day and Crunch combo!" In a few seconds, the speedy Meowth manages to faint or at least disorientate all of Viper's pokemon, except for the Onyx and Death, who are taken out by Hydro and Rocket. I struggle against the effects of the poison as Kitty ties up Viper.
"Hydro, I have some Psncureberries in my pack, get them for me...please..." Arrg...now it's getting harder to breath...I lay down on the ground.
"*Okay...oh no...your pack! It's gone!*"
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Author's Note: Mwahaha! I have left you all with a cliffhanger! I be the evil author once more! Yeah! *Does the happy dance* But fear not, for I have a vague idea of what I'm going to write next chapter this time! Huzzah!^.-~*
Teaser Time!
Oh no! Deena's been poisoned! Will she live? (Hydro:Of course she will, she's the main character!) Shaddup you...anyway, the theif is spotted, and a friendly local pokemon offers to help capture the theif. Kitty gets violent! Woo! Viper...apoligizing?!?! Linxie and Kitty...arguing! More! Oh, yeah, THAT'S different! If and when Deena gets cured, will they EVER get to Blackthorn City?! Find out next time on The Hydroid Chronicles! (Hydro:That sounds too much like a commercial...) Shaddup, you...
Ja ne for now!=^.^=
Anyway, I decided not to do the Viper/Kitty history lesson, but it'll come soon, promise! I've noticed that I didn't put in all the things I said I would put in this chapter, but since I write from whatever pops into my head at the time, so please don't hurt me...I don't mind a couple of tomatoes, though...anyway, I'm getting better at the teasers, and it's not that bad this time. But remember, don't read the teaser 'till the chapter's done!=^.^=
*~Nice Girls Finish Last~*
"You! You're that Ro..." Viper's exclamation is cut short by Psycho's tackle attack, which renders him unconcious.
I look at Viper's pokemon in anticipation for an attack, but they just stand there. Duh! Of course! Normally, pokemon are very loyal and won't do anything unless you directly tell them to, and Viper ordered them to go, not attack. 'Score one for the cook,' I think to myself.
"Why aren't they moving?" asks Linxie.
Just as I was about to reply..."They weren't directly ordered to," answers Kitty.
At least they're not arguing anymore. "Kitty, do you think you can start the fire? Linxie, go tell Rocket to tell the others lunch will be served soon for me, please. I'll take care of Arbok-boy over there," I say.
"Sure, I'll start the fire."
"Linxie, you dolt, she told ME to do it!"
"Go die!"
"Love to if it'll get me away from YOU!"
Geuss some stuff can't change no matter what.^.^;; Anyway, I lay out my sleeping bag and drag the unconcious Viper onto it, then place a moistened paper towel on his head. "Oy, Viper, wake up, c'mon, your pokemon are all here waiting for you." After a few minutes of constant "get up ya lazy bum" comments and such, I give up and head towards the fire. Holy houndoom...they actually managed to start it...
"Thanks for starting the fire. Lunch'll be ready in a few." And, low and behold, in a few minutes, lunch is served. For another surprise, Viper sits up, rubbing his forehead in pain and confusion.
"Wha...what happened...and what smells so...good?" he grumbles.
Just then, Linxie appears from behind some shrubbery with Rocket, Hydro, and Dratini tagging along behind him. Kitty takes the liberty of answering Viper. "Deena's special fried noodle recipe. You know, Deena, you're not so bad, Linxie made a good choice in friends all by himself for once. You're not such a bad cook either."
Being as egotistical as I am..."Thanks." And so I continue serving noodles. "Viper, since you just woke up, you should have some food. It'll make you feel better, and then maybe you'll stop bothering a poor newbie trainer on her failing quest for greatness."
Viper stares confoundedly and takes a plate of food, glancing questionably at it as if it were poisoned. "Whatever." His pokemon glare hungrily at the noodles, and I give them some food as well. Bad guys need food, too.^.^
Meanwhile, Hydro is slowly inching further from Dratini and closer to me. After about fifteen minutes, Dratini and I finish eating while everyone else get seconds(or thirds, in Hydro's case; that Squirtle is such a Snorlax!). Dratini comes up to me and signals for a private conversation, so I follow her to a secluded patch of ground near the corner of the camp. I take out Dextra, who was in standby mode, and switch her to auto translation.
"*Deena, I think Hydro's playing hard to get, so do you think I can stay with you? I'll train really hard and everything, just let me stay with you, please? I...I really like Hydro.*" Dratini blushes, quite cutely, I might add.
"Of course!" Wow! Maybe nice things DO happen to nice people..."Let's see...what to name you...ooh! I know! Does Melee sound good?"
"*Too violent. How about...something with a P?*"
"Hmm...Princess?"
"*Sounds like a name for a Jigglypuff.*"
"Agreed. How about...Prism."
"*Perfect!*"
"Perfect?"
"*No, Prism.*"
"Okay, Prism, then." I head back to the others, who are cleaning up. "You guys, I have an announcement to make. Hydro, Rocket, we've got a new member to our team." Hydro sits down and holds his head like a psyduck, apparantly knowing what was coming, so I glance a sorrowful look at him. "Meet Prism the Dratini!"
Viper grins viciously. "Go, Death! Poison Sting! But don't do it too hard, we want a live Dratini for the boss." So much for being NICE to the guy...Anyway, I leap in front of Prism and hold her protectively. A sharp pain shoots its way through my back a few times, but then it stops, and I figuire Hydro used his shell to protect me. I make a mental note to repay him for that later. Urrg...I don't feel so good...really dizzy...the poison must've gotten to me...
"H-Hydro! Use Hydro Pump! Rocket, Fly!...ugh...I don't feel good...Linxie, protect Prism, I don't think I can do it..."
"I'll take care of that jerk!" cries Kitty. "Go, Psycho! Use the Pay Day and Crunch combo!" In a few seconds, the speedy Meowth manages to faint or at least disorientate all of Viper's pokemon, except for the Onyx and Death, who are taken out by Hydro and Rocket. I struggle against the effects of the poison as Kitty ties up Viper.
"Hydro, I have some Psncureberries in my pack, get them for me...please..." Arrg...now it's getting harder to breath...I lay down on the ground.
"*Okay...oh no...your pack! It's gone!*"
***
Author's Note: Mwahaha! I have left you all with a cliffhanger! I be the evil author once more! Yeah! *Does the happy dance* But fear not, for I have a vague idea of what I'm going to write next chapter this time! Huzzah!^.-~*
Teaser Time!
Oh no! Deena's been poisoned! Will she live? (Hydro:Of course she will, she's the main character!) Shaddup you...anyway, the theif is spotted, and a friendly local pokemon offers to help capture the theif. Kitty gets violent! Woo! Viper...apoligizing?!?! Linxie and Kitty...arguing! More! Oh, yeah, THAT'S different! If and when Deena gets cured, will they EVER get to Blackthorn City?! Find out next time on The Hydroid Chronicles! (Hydro:That sounds too much like a commercial...) Shaddup, you...
Ja ne for now!=^.^=