Chapter 3-An Errand To the North
"I work for the pokemon lab a few miles away. I'm the Professor's assistant. You might remember seeing me there once or twice, but I spend most of my time traveling around giving free classes to trainers."
"Okay, so what's this all about?" Jane asked.
"The professor needs someone to deliver a new upgrade chip he's developed for the pokedex to the Pokemon Lab in a city about sixty miles north of here. Unfortunately he's much too busy to go, and I have an important seminar in town for the next few days and can't cancel. You two are well trusted by the people around here, so we decided to ask you if you could take it for us."
"Jane what do you think?"
"Sounds fine to me!"
"I dunno. Sixty miles? That's gonna take a day or so. Oh come on, you know you can get off work anytime you want, plus we both need to train up our pokemon some, and you never know what kinds of pokemon we might run in to. Think about it! No one's seen a Vulpix around here in ages, what if we found some of those! or some Sandshrew. Plus we're supposed to be on summer break! Let's go have fun."
"Alright, Luke, we'll go."
"Excellent, Come by the lab this afternoon."
"Okay, see you then!" Jane said.
"Yep!" The man said as he walked away.
"I wonder what kind of upgrade it is?" Kyle wondered aloud.
"Who cares, at least we won't have to stick around here!" Jane said, obviously excited to be getting away from Crimson. Crimson was a nice town, but there were always a lot of tourists hanging around, most of them trainers come to visit the new training center, and tourists tended to be pests at times.
"Right, It's almost ten thirty, I'd better go tell the manager that I'll be gone for a few days and then get a few things packed up."
"Sure, I'll meet you at the pizza place at noon."
"Okay, we can grab something to eat before we go."
"See ya then!" Jane said and left for home. Kyle went to the manager and told her that he would be gone for a few days on an errand for the local lab. She marked it on his sheet and told him to have fun. The sheets were used to keep track of a pokemon trainer's activities. Pokemon Centers are built by the government to provide for active trainers. Active trainers are all people that spend most of their time out training, working in pokemon centers, or working at pokemon labs. The centers are free for the trainers and are maintained, stocked, and staffed by funds generated by tournaments, which attract huge audiences.
Kyle thanked her and went back to his room to get his things together and get his Pikachu ready to go. At noon he was at the pizza restaurant with his single pokemon and a bag full of necessities slung over his shoulder. Jane was already waiting for him with a couple slices of pizza.
"Here's your pizza, you can eat while you walk, cause I don't want to be late."
"Late? He just said to come in the afternoon. How can we be late?"
"I don't know, I just want to get moving. Too many tourists right now and not near enough pokemon for me to want to stick around here any longer than we have to."
Kyle and Jane ended up taking almost an hour to get to the lab. They were stopped three times by tourists who were trying to get to Crimson, once by a trainer who wanted to know if Jane wanted to trade Kyle (She refused), and twice by people who wanted them to take pictures of their group. Once they were inside the lab, Jane sighed heavily.
"And THAT is why I want to get away from here!"
"You think that was bad?" Kyle rolled his eyes. Sometimes the press nearly drove him crazy. It surprised him how insensitive some people could be.
"Ah good, you have arrived!" An older man greeted the two young trainers. "Luke said you would be coming. I trust you two are able to take the chip to Crosspoint?"
"Yes, we can handle it." Jane responded promptly.
"Good, come with me to the storage room and I'll get it in a static sleeve for you. Make sure you don't get it wet or anything."
"We'll be careful." Kyle promised. The kindly professor gave them the upgrade chip and also a map with directions to Crosspoint and instructions on who to give the chip to once they arrived.
"Good luck! Come back as soon as you can!" The professor hollered after them as they set off down the path on an adventure that was about to prove much more interesting than they could have ever anticipated.
They hadn't gotten a mile down the road before one of Jane's dreams came true.
"Hey Kyle, let's go into the trees for a while. We'll have a better chance of seeing rare pokemon in there than out here on the road."
"Yeah, I thought I heard something a moment ago, but I didn't see what it was."
A few minutes later they were in the trees and Jane's Squirtle was engaged in a fierce battle with a very annoyed Growlithe. Squirtle raced in and bit it hard, but was blown off as Growlithe enveloped itself in fire.
"Woah! What was that!?" Jane shouted in surprise. Squirtle rolled and sprang back to its feet. It sprayed water over Growlithe dousing the flames. Another swift blast of water brought it down.
"Alright! Go pokeball!" Jane threw the pokeball at Growlithe. It smashed into Growlithe's side, a moment later he disappeared in a violent flash of red light. She picked up the pokeball and walked over to where Kyle was studying his pokedex.
"What was that attack?" She asked.
"Let's see...Here it is, the pokedex says its very rare, but some fire pokemon manage to teach themselves a very powerful technique called 'Flame Aura' It's an offensive/defensive move. It works as a shield and allows the pokemon to add fire to all of its physical strikes."
"Awesome!"
"Right, now let's get going. We need to get to the next town before dark. That gives us about two hours and we've got a way to go."
An hour later they were just outside of town.
"What's that sign say?" Kyle said as they ran up the trail. The sign said "Welcome to Karana City. The City of Secrets.
"Secrets?"
{Help!!! Look out!}
"Huh?" Kyle turned just in time for a speeding blur of white and blue to slam into him. It caught him right in the chest and knocked him to the ground. He hit hard with his eyes closed. He opened his eyes and looked up into a pair of bright, yet frightened eyes.
End Chapter
Hoped you liked it! Please Review! I'll be uploading that fic I wrote for Arti tomorrow. It's definitely going to be very long and will have several chapters, since I'm having way too much fun writing it ^_^
"I work for the pokemon lab a few miles away. I'm the Professor's assistant. You might remember seeing me there once or twice, but I spend most of my time traveling around giving free classes to trainers."
"Okay, so what's this all about?" Jane asked.
"The professor needs someone to deliver a new upgrade chip he's developed for the pokedex to the Pokemon Lab in a city about sixty miles north of here. Unfortunately he's much too busy to go, and I have an important seminar in town for the next few days and can't cancel. You two are well trusted by the people around here, so we decided to ask you if you could take it for us."
"Jane what do you think?"
"Sounds fine to me!"
"I dunno. Sixty miles? That's gonna take a day or so. Oh come on, you know you can get off work anytime you want, plus we both need to train up our pokemon some, and you never know what kinds of pokemon we might run in to. Think about it! No one's seen a Vulpix around here in ages, what if we found some of those! or some Sandshrew. Plus we're supposed to be on summer break! Let's go have fun."
"Alright, Luke, we'll go."
"Excellent, Come by the lab this afternoon."
"Okay, see you then!" Jane said.
"Yep!" The man said as he walked away.
"I wonder what kind of upgrade it is?" Kyle wondered aloud.
"Who cares, at least we won't have to stick around here!" Jane said, obviously excited to be getting away from Crimson. Crimson was a nice town, but there were always a lot of tourists hanging around, most of them trainers come to visit the new training center, and tourists tended to be pests at times.
"Right, It's almost ten thirty, I'd better go tell the manager that I'll be gone for a few days and then get a few things packed up."
"Sure, I'll meet you at the pizza place at noon."
"Okay, we can grab something to eat before we go."
"See ya then!" Jane said and left for home. Kyle went to the manager and told her that he would be gone for a few days on an errand for the local lab. She marked it on his sheet and told him to have fun. The sheets were used to keep track of a pokemon trainer's activities. Pokemon Centers are built by the government to provide for active trainers. Active trainers are all people that spend most of their time out training, working in pokemon centers, or working at pokemon labs. The centers are free for the trainers and are maintained, stocked, and staffed by funds generated by tournaments, which attract huge audiences.
Kyle thanked her and went back to his room to get his things together and get his Pikachu ready to go. At noon he was at the pizza restaurant with his single pokemon and a bag full of necessities slung over his shoulder. Jane was already waiting for him with a couple slices of pizza.
"Here's your pizza, you can eat while you walk, cause I don't want to be late."
"Late? He just said to come in the afternoon. How can we be late?"
"I don't know, I just want to get moving. Too many tourists right now and not near enough pokemon for me to want to stick around here any longer than we have to."
Kyle and Jane ended up taking almost an hour to get to the lab. They were stopped three times by tourists who were trying to get to Crimson, once by a trainer who wanted to know if Jane wanted to trade Kyle (She refused), and twice by people who wanted them to take pictures of their group. Once they were inside the lab, Jane sighed heavily.
"And THAT is why I want to get away from here!"
"You think that was bad?" Kyle rolled his eyes. Sometimes the press nearly drove him crazy. It surprised him how insensitive some people could be.
"Ah good, you have arrived!" An older man greeted the two young trainers. "Luke said you would be coming. I trust you two are able to take the chip to Crosspoint?"
"Yes, we can handle it." Jane responded promptly.
"Good, come with me to the storage room and I'll get it in a static sleeve for you. Make sure you don't get it wet or anything."
"We'll be careful." Kyle promised. The kindly professor gave them the upgrade chip and also a map with directions to Crosspoint and instructions on who to give the chip to once they arrived.
"Good luck! Come back as soon as you can!" The professor hollered after them as they set off down the path on an adventure that was about to prove much more interesting than they could have ever anticipated.
They hadn't gotten a mile down the road before one of Jane's dreams came true.
"Hey Kyle, let's go into the trees for a while. We'll have a better chance of seeing rare pokemon in there than out here on the road."
"Yeah, I thought I heard something a moment ago, but I didn't see what it was."
A few minutes later they were in the trees and Jane's Squirtle was engaged in a fierce battle with a very annoyed Growlithe. Squirtle raced in and bit it hard, but was blown off as Growlithe enveloped itself in fire.
"Woah! What was that!?" Jane shouted in surprise. Squirtle rolled and sprang back to its feet. It sprayed water over Growlithe dousing the flames. Another swift blast of water brought it down.
"Alright! Go pokeball!" Jane threw the pokeball at Growlithe. It smashed into Growlithe's side, a moment later he disappeared in a violent flash of red light. She picked up the pokeball and walked over to where Kyle was studying his pokedex.
"What was that attack?" She asked.
"Let's see...Here it is, the pokedex says its very rare, but some fire pokemon manage to teach themselves a very powerful technique called 'Flame Aura' It's an offensive/defensive move. It works as a shield and allows the pokemon to add fire to all of its physical strikes."
"Awesome!"
"Right, now let's get going. We need to get to the next town before dark. That gives us about two hours and we've got a way to go."
An hour later they were just outside of town.
"What's that sign say?" Kyle said as they ran up the trail. The sign said "Welcome to Karana City. The City of Secrets.
"Secrets?"
{Help!!! Look out!}
"Huh?" Kyle turned just in time for a speeding blur of white and blue to slam into him. It caught him right in the chest and knocked him to the ground. He hit hard with his eyes closed. He opened his eyes and looked up into a pair of bright, yet frightened eyes.
End Chapter
Hoped you liked it! Please Review! I'll be uploading that fic I wrote for Arti tomorrow. It's definitely going to be very long and will have several chapters, since I'm having way too much fun writing it ^_^