Episode 5: Catch a Falling Bellsprout
"Gooooo Fuuma!" Faia shouts, holding out the pokeball. Fuuma comes out, standing on the edge of the pool. They'd made it to the Hanada gym, and she was battling one of the sisters for her first badge. Kinsei watches from the sidelines, cheering Faia on.
"Fuuma! Water gun!" But the pokemon just sits there, looking up at Faia, as if he didn't understand. Faia starts to panic, and nearly faints as the other girl's pokemon performs an attack, knocking Fuuma out. She'd lost... She'd already lost... This can't be happening. It just can't be!
* * *
"Mm... No... This can't be... Fuuma... FUUMA!" Faia sits straight up from her lying position, the blanket falling off in to the floor. She sighs, picking it up and standing, looking over at Kinsei to make sure she hadn't awakened her. It was their second day on the road, and they were almost to the Hanada gym. Faia had been in many battles with wild pokemon and other trainers, and had won almost all of them. But the last one... Fuuma had gotten badly hurt, and that's why they were in the Pokemon Center. She'd lost that match... She thought she'd had it won, but her oppenent had suprised her. I should have won that... Stretching, she walks over to a window, looking out in to the darkness. She had to get better before they reached the gym. And she had to get another pokemon. All the wild ones Fuuma had beaten, she'd passed up. Maybe she was being too selective? Sighing, softly, she goes back over, sitting on the bench next to the sleeping Kinsei. She was glad Kinsei was with her. She doesn't know if she'll be able to make this journey by herself. She yawns, then lays back down, pulling the blanket over herself, drifting off in to a restless sleep, dreaming of lost battles and broken pride.
* * *
When she awakes the next morning, Kinsei is already up, eating breakfast, some fruit leftover from supper last night. They need to stop at a PokeMart and stock up before the last leg to Hanada.
Kinsei hands Faia an apple, smiling over at her. "Sleep well?"
Faia takes the apple, taking a bite out of the red fruit and chewing it, swallowing before answering. "Not really. I kept dreaming of loosing... I need to catch another pokemon before we get to Hanada. I can't just go in there with Fuuma. I know he's strong, but... There's no way he could win a three on three battle by himself..."
They stop their conversation, looking up as Nurse Joy comes over.
"Good morning, girls! Kouno Faia, your Squirtle is all healed up and ready to go! Just be careful the next time you battle him, okay?"
"I will. Thank you, Nurse Joy." Faia stands, finishing the apple, tossing the core in to a nearby trash can, then folding her blanket and putting it in to her backpack. Leaving Kinsei to finish packing, she heads over to get Fuuma. Picking up the pokeball at the desk, she looks down at it, sighing.
Fuuma... I'm so sorry. I'll try to be a better trainer from now on, I promise...
Putting the ball in to her pack and zipping it up, she gestures to Kinsei. "You ready?"
Kinsei smiles, putting her back-pack on, flipping her braid out to hang behind her. "Yup! Let's get going! First stop, the PokeMart!"
* * *
Kinsei watches as Faia gets in to her third battle of the day, finishing her sandwich. The boy had interrupted their lunch just to battle with Faia, claiming that word of her skill had already traveled to Hanada City. Faia had figured this as just a line, but battled him anyway.
Kinsei cheers as Fuuma deals the last blow to the boy's pokemon, knocking it out. He calls it back, accepting his defeat gracefully. Faia jumps, raising her fist in to the air, shouting, triumphantly. Kinsei runs over and hugs her.
"You did great!" The dark haired girl kneels down, patting Fuuma on the head. "And so did you! You two make quite a team!"
Faia grins, looking over at her Squirtle. "We do, don't we? Good job, Fuuma! Return!"
Kinsei waits as Faia finishes her lunch, then they pack up and head out again. A little bit down the road, Faia runs in to a wild pokemon. She calls out Fuuma.
"This is it! My chance to get another pokemon! And what luck, it's a Bellsprout! Fuuma, scratch!"
The Squirtle wears down the Bellsprout enough so that Faia can catch it. She throws out an empty pokeball. Bellsprout is sucked in to it. The ball rocks back and forth for a few seconds before finally lying still.
Faia recalls Fuuma, then walks over, picking up the pokeball. She smiles as she looks down at it.
"I'll call you... Belleme."
"Gooooo Fuuma!" Faia shouts, holding out the pokeball. Fuuma comes out, standing on the edge of the pool. They'd made it to the Hanada gym, and she was battling one of the sisters for her first badge. Kinsei watches from the sidelines, cheering Faia on.
"Fuuma! Water gun!" But the pokemon just sits there, looking up at Faia, as if he didn't understand. Faia starts to panic, and nearly faints as the other girl's pokemon performs an attack, knocking Fuuma out. She'd lost... She'd already lost... This can't be happening. It just can't be!
* * *
"Mm... No... This can't be... Fuuma... FUUMA!" Faia sits straight up from her lying position, the blanket falling off in to the floor. She sighs, picking it up and standing, looking over at Kinsei to make sure she hadn't awakened her. It was their second day on the road, and they were almost to the Hanada gym. Faia had been in many battles with wild pokemon and other trainers, and had won almost all of them. But the last one... Fuuma had gotten badly hurt, and that's why they were in the Pokemon Center. She'd lost that match... She thought she'd had it won, but her oppenent had suprised her. I should have won that... Stretching, she walks over to a window, looking out in to the darkness. She had to get better before they reached the gym. And she had to get another pokemon. All the wild ones Fuuma had beaten, she'd passed up. Maybe she was being too selective? Sighing, softly, she goes back over, sitting on the bench next to the sleeping Kinsei. She was glad Kinsei was with her. She doesn't know if she'll be able to make this journey by herself. She yawns, then lays back down, pulling the blanket over herself, drifting off in to a restless sleep, dreaming of lost battles and broken pride.
* * *
When she awakes the next morning, Kinsei is already up, eating breakfast, some fruit leftover from supper last night. They need to stop at a PokeMart and stock up before the last leg to Hanada.
Kinsei hands Faia an apple, smiling over at her. "Sleep well?"
Faia takes the apple, taking a bite out of the red fruit and chewing it, swallowing before answering. "Not really. I kept dreaming of loosing... I need to catch another pokemon before we get to Hanada. I can't just go in there with Fuuma. I know he's strong, but... There's no way he could win a three on three battle by himself..."
They stop their conversation, looking up as Nurse Joy comes over.
"Good morning, girls! Kouno Faia, your Squirtle is all healed up and ready to go! Just be careful the next time you battle him, okay?"
"I will. Thank you, Nurse Joy." Faia stands, finishing the apple, tossing the core in to a nearby trash can, then folding her blanket and putting it in to her backpack. Leaving Kinsei to finish packing, she heads over to get Fuuma. Picking up the pokeball at the desk, she looks down at it, sighing.
Fuuma... I'm so sorry. I'll try to be a better trainer from now on, I promise...
Putting the ball in to her pack and zipping it up, she gestures to Kinsei. "You ready?"
Kinsei smiles, putting her back-pack on, flipping her braid out to hang behind her. "Yup! Let's get going! First stop, the PokeMart!"
* * *
Kinsei watches as Faia gets in to her third battle of the day, finishing her sandwich. The boy had interrupted their lunch just to battle with Faia, claiming that word of her skill had already traveled to Hanada City. Faia had figured this as just a line, but battled him anyway.
Kinsei cheers as Fuuma deals the last blow to the boy's pokemon, knocking it out. He calls it back, accepting his defeat gracefully. Faia jumps, raising her fist in to the air, shouting, triumphantly. Kinsei runs over and hugs her.
"You did great!" The dark haired girl kneels down, patting Fuuma on the head. "And so did you! You two make quite a team!"
Faia grins, looking over at her Squirtle. "We do, don't we? Good job, Fuuma! Return!"
Kinsei waits as Faia finishes her lunch, then they pack up and head out again. A little bit down the road, Faia runs in to a wild pokemon. She calls out Fuuma.
"This is it! My chance to get another pokemon! And what luck, it's a Bellsprout! Fuuma, scratch!"
The Squirtle wears down the Bellsprout enough so that Faia can catch it. She throws out an empty pokeball. Bellsprout is sucked in to it. The ball rocks back and forth for a few seconds before finally lying still.
Faia recalls Fuuma, then walks over, picking up the pokeball. She smiles as she looks down at it.
"I'll call you... Belleme."