Valco: Welcome back, fans! Here's the next chapter (in case you are wondering, I have them all written already for a while, I'll start asking questions later on.) So sorry, Wind Angel, Kanaun's already got a name, but thank you for the suggestions. Who knows, maybe I'll use them for another Pokemon later on... maybe Suicune itself! *gasps* Well, we'll see, its not written that far...
Vita: Are you done yet?
Bob: Yeah, the sooner you get done, the sooner you can help us fix this room up.
Valco: YOU two broke it all, YOU two get to fix it all!
Lanturn: I'm going to back her on this one.
Bob: *under his breath* You just want to avoid her mallet...
Lanturn: DUH!! Have you seen the SIZE of that thing???
Vita: heh... Valco, looks like your plot to gain a slave has succeeded.
Valco: Aww, be quiet and just do your jobs, you two!
Vita: No one owns anything, besides Valco owning Lanturn.
Bob: On with the story!
Valco: And on with the paint! If you hurry, you can be done by the time the readers get through reading this chapter!
Chapter Three: Battle!
Kanaun and I were ready. We both watched as a very strange colored Caterpie appeared from the Pokeball. It was a deep jade color on top, and an almost yellow-gold color underneath. Its eyes were the color of a Charmander's flame, and a gold dust shone around it when it first came out. A very strange Pokemon.
Kory chuckled as he saw me eye the Caterpie warily. "This," he said in a proud voice, "is a Caterpie I found on my way home from Cherrygrove City. I just had to have it, and I knew Professor Elm would love to study it." He knelt and the Caterpie crawled up onto his arm. "So I had my Sentret Tackle it and I captured it."
He stood up and brought the Caterpie over to me. I stared at it, and noticed how big it was. "Looks like its almost ready to evolve into Metapod," I commented.
Elm nodded. "Kory's been working with it day and night. From what I can tell, it's far stronger than a regularly colored Caterpie. It can take much more damage, and it seems to grow more quickly."
A smile grew on my face. "Well, then, it sounds like just the opponent for my little Kanna, don't you think?"
Elm looked surprised. "Kanna?"
"Yeah. That's the name we agreed on," I explained, gesturing towards Kanaun. "It's a little less formal sounding that Kanaun."
Elm and Kory grinned at me and Kory retreated to his side of the battlefield. As he turned, his Caterpie jumped from his arm to the ground. "Then lets get started!"
~*~*~*~*~
"Kanna, use Bite!"
"Counter with Tackle Attack, Caterpie!"
The two Pokemon came together, and Caterpie got its tackle off first. But Kanna turned around and seized Caterpie's tail in a death-grip Bite. The Caterpie squealed in pain.
"Great! Now Leer it!"
Kanna's eyes glowed red, and the Caterpie panicked. It tried to run, but Kanna was far bigger and heavier, so all it managed to do was hurt itself more. I felt sorry for the Caterpie, and decided to end the fight before it got out of hand.
"Ok, Kanna. Release it and give it a light Tackle!"
Kanna let go and the Caterpie shot forward. As Kanna readied itself for a Tackle, Kory jumped in once again.
"Caterpie, slow it down with a String Shot!"
Kanna charged forward while Caterpie let loose a torrent of string. I knew that Kanna would be helpless if she ran into that.
"Dodge it, quick!"
Kanna jumped over the String Shot and landed on top of Caterpie. Then she surprised us all, using Headbutt to KO the Caterpie.
For a moment I just stood there, unbelieving that we had won our first ever battle. Then it hit me; Kanna was the winner, but she was also tired out. I ran over to her and picked her up. Those eyes looked up at me, asking if she'd done well.
I smiled at her. "You did better than I expected. That Headbutt was fantastic! I didn't know you even knew it!" Kanna beamed up at me, then settled down for a nap. I looked over at Kory, who had recalled his Caterpie. "Um, will it be ok?"
Kory looked up at me, then smiled. "It'll be fine. I'll just put it in the Restorer, and it'll be up in a few minutes."
Kory walked out, and I turned to Elm confused. "What's a Restorer?" I asked.
"It's a machine that heals tired Pokemon," he replied. "Come on, we'll put Kanaun – excuse me, Kanna – in her Pokeball and have her rest in it too."
I was going to ask Kanna if she'd like that, but she was long gone. Her breath came slow and deep as she dreamed. I wondered what she was dreaming about…
I looked up at Elm. "Ok."
~*~*~*~*~
We came back to the room where I had first met Kanna. It was surprising how long ago that seemed. But the clock showed it had been only about 45 minutes ago that this all started.
I looked down at the odd Pokeball that Kanna had been in. As I picked it up, I saw that it wasn't truly a sphere. It was shaped like an egg, but had a hinge and a button on it to release the Pokemon in it with. It was black on the bottom, and light blue on the top. It had a strange inscription.
I thought back about a year to when a kid from Pallet Town had passed through. He was signing up for the Johto League, as I recall, and he had a strange Pokeball with him, too. From what Elm had said, he'd picked it up from the Orange Islands for Professor Oak, but even the renowned Pokemon Prof. couldn't figure out any more about it. He couldn't even get the thing open.
So he'd asked the boy, whose name was Ash Ketchem, if I remember correctly, to take it to Kurt in Azalea Town. Kurt made custom Pokeballs from Apricorns. They were specialized and worked extremely well, but were also a pain to make, to hear him tell it!
I wondered if this could possibly be a Pokeball that Kurt had made, but it didn't seem likely. His Pokeballs looked different, but they were always round. He would never let an egg-shaped Pokeball go to a trainer, for fear of what it would do to the Pokemon inside.
Hmm. That means that this Pokeball isn't from a professional, and probably shouldn't be used. Still, I wonder if Kurt could tell me what it does to the Pokemon kept inside it. I stood there musing about what he'd say concerning the safety of using such a Pokeball, when Professor Elm brought me back to earth.
"Hello? Elm to Nicole!"
I snapped to attention. "Sorry, Elm. I was just thinking that I should probably keep Kanna in a different Pokeball. This one could do anything to her, and I may never know what it did."
Elm nodded, seeing what I meant. "Good idea. Stay here, and I'll get you your things."
I blinked. "Things? All I need is a Pokeball for Kanna."
Elm grinned and shook his head. "Nope. You also need a Pokedex, five Pokeballs, and, the way she battles, some Potions and Berries for Kanna." Elm looked me in the eye. "Nicole, I think that, with Kanna helping, you could go far. Maybe even defeat the Elite Four at the Indigo Plateau. Besides, you're way too adventurous for your own good."
My hopes flew, and then were shot down as a thought came to me. "Elm, my dad will never let me go alone. You know that."
Elm's grin got bigger and a light shone in his eye. "You leave your father to me, Nicole. You're going on a Pokemon Journey, so you might as well get your supplies and go home and pack!"
Valco: Well? You like? Then review, please! All who review may have a candy cane of their choice. *holds up a LARGE bundle of differently flavored candy canes* Merry Christmas to all! Oh, and sorry again, Wind Angel, but I actually started writing this like a year or so ago, and Kanna just kinda stuck in my mind. I'd find myself writing Kanna if I tried to switch now! But I don't have all the team yet, so maybe one will make a debut soon!
Vita: Ok, all done!
Bob: Finally!
Valco: *surveys room* Good! Great, now mom and I won't have to do all that painting...
Vita and Bob: WHAT???
Valco: *laughs* Oh c'mon, you two! all you did was patch up the holes and paint using a different color! Be thankful I didn't claim damage to the floor, too, or I would have had you installing hardwood floors, too!
Lanturn: She has a point there...
Bob: *crosses arms* So long as its DONE!
Vita: Yeah!
Lanturn: Ok, R&R, and remember, you get candy canes for doing so!
Vita: Valco... can I have one? The Cherry Jubulee one?
Valco: Well... sure, I have ten of 'em.
Vita: Thanks! *grabs all ten*
Valco: HEY!! COME BACK HERE YOU LITTLE SNAKE WITH FEET!!!
Lanturn: *shaking head laughing* Think those two will ever get along?
Bob: *also shaking head laughing* Naw, I don't think so. Well, at least until Vita learns the art of taking what you want... *whips out a blueberry candy cane*
Lanturn: You little weasle, give that to me!!
Bob: I don't wanna!
Lanturn: I'm just kidding, sheesh!
Vita: Are you done yet?
Bob: Yeah, the sooner you get done, the sooner you can help us fix this room up.
Valco: YOU two broke it all, YOU two get to fix it all!
Lanturn: I'm going to back her on this one.
Bob: *under his breath* You just want to avoid her mallet...
Lanturn: DUH!! Have you seen the SIZE of that thing???
Vita: heh... Valco, looks like your plot to gain a slave has succeeded.
Valco: Aww, be quiet and just do your jobs, you two!
Vita: No one owns anything, besides Valco owning Lanturn.
Bob: On with the story!
Valco: And on with the paint! If you hurry, you can be done by the time the readers get through reading this chapter!
Chapter Three: Battle!
Kanaun and I were ready. We both watched as a very strange colored Caterpie appeared from the Pokeball. It was a deep jade color on top, and an almost yellow-gold color underneath. Its eyes were the color of a Charmander's flame, and a gold dust shone around it when it first came out. A very strange Pokemon.
Kory chuckled as he saw me eye the Caterpie warily. "This," he said in a proud voice, "is a Caterpie I found on my way home from Cherrygrove City. I just had to have it, and I knew Professor Elm would love to study it." He knelt and the Caterpie crawled up onto his arm. "So I had my Sentret Tackle it and I captured it."
He stood up and brought the Caterpie over to me. I stared at it, and noticed how big it was. "Looks like its almost ready to evolve into Metapod," I commented.
Elm nodded. "Kory's been working with it day and night. From what I can tell, it's far stronger than a regularly colored Caterpie. It can take much more damage, and it seems to grow more quickly."
A smile grew on my face. "Well, then, it sounds like just the opponent for my little Kanna, don't you think?"
Elm looked surprised. "Kanna?"
"Yeah. That's the name we agreed on," I explained, gesturing towards Kanaun. "It's a little less formal sounding that Kanaun."
Elm and Kory grinned at me and Kory retreated to his side of the battlefield. As he turned, his Caterpie jumped from his arm to the ground. "Then lets get started!"
~*~*~*~*~
"Kanna, use Bite!"
"Counter with Tackle Attack, Caterpie!"
The two Pokemon came together, and Caterpie got its tackle off first. But Kanna turned around and seized Caterpie's tail in a death-grip Bite. The Caterpie squealed in pain.
"Great! Now Leer it!"
Kanna's eyes glowed red, and the Caterpie panicked. It tried to run, but Kanna was far bigger and heavier, so all it managed to do was hurt itself more. I felt sorry for the Caterpie, and decided to end the fight before it got out of hand.
"Ok, Kanna. Release it and give it a light Tackle!"
Kanna let go and the Caterpie shot forward. As Kanna readied itself for a Tackle, Kory jumped in once again.
"Caterpie, slow it down with a String Shot!"
Kanna charged forward while Caterpie let loose a torrent of string. I knew that Kanna would be helpless if she ran into that.
"Dodge it, quick!"
Kanna jumped over the String Shot and landed on top of Caterpie. Then she surprised us all, using Headbutt to KO the Caterpie.
For a moment I just stood there, unbelieving that we had won our first ever battle. Then it hit me; Kanna was the winner, but she was also tired out. I ran over to her and picked her up. Those eyes looked up at me, asking if she'd done well.
I smiled at her. "You did better than I expected. That Headbutt was fantastic! I didn't know you even knew it!" Kanna beamed up at me, then settled down for a nap. I looked over at Kory, who had recalled his Caterpie. "Um, will it be ok?"
Kory looked up at me, then smiled. "It'll be fine. I'll just put it in the Restorer, and it'll be up in a few minutes."
Kory walked out, and I turned to Elm confused. "What's a Restorer?" I asked.
"It's a machine that heals tired Pokemon," he replied. "Come on, we'll put Kanaun – excuse me, Kanna – in her Pokeball and have her rest in it too."
I was going to ask Kanna if she'd like that, but she was long gone. Her breath came slow and deep as she dreamed. I wondered what she was dreaming about…
I looked up at Elm. "Ok."
~*~*~*~*~
We came back to the room where I had first met Kanna. It was surprising how long ago that seemed. But the clock showed it had been only about 45 minutes ago that this all started.
I looked down at the odd Pokeball that Kanna had been in. As I picked it up, I saw that it wasn't truly a sphere. It was shaped like an egg, but had a hinge and a button on it to release the Pokemon in it with. It was black on the bottom, and light blue on the top. It had a strange inscription.
I thought back about a year to when a kid from Pallet Town had passed through. He was signing up for the Johto League, as I recall, and he had a strange Pokeball with him, too. From what Elm had said, he'd picked it up from the Orange Islands for Professor Oak, but even the renowned Pokemon Prof. couldn't figure out any more about it. He couldn't even get the thing open.
So he'd asked the boy, whose name was Ash Ketchem, if I remember correctly, to take it to Kurt in Azalea Town. Kurt made custom Pokeballs from Apricorns. They were specialized and worked extremely well, but were also a pain to make, to hear him tell it!
I wondered if this could possibly be a Pokeball that Kurt had made, but it didn't seem likely. His Pokeballs looked different, but they were always round. He would never let an egg-shaped Pokeball go to a trainer, for fear of what it would do to the Pokemon inside.
Hmm. That means that this Pokeball isn't from a professional, and probably shouldn't be used. Still, I wonder if Kurt could tell me what it does to the Pokemon kept inside it. I stood there musing about what he'd say concerning the safety of using such a Pokeball, when Professor Elm brought me back to earth.
"Hello? Elm to Nicole!"
I snapped to attention. "Sorry, Elm. I was just thinking that I should probably keep Kanna in a different Pokeball. This one could do anything to her, and I may never know what it did."
Elm nodded, seeing what I meant. "Good idea. Stay here, and I'll get you your things."
I blinked. "Things? All I need is a Pokeball for Kanna."
Elm grinned and shook his head. "Nope. You also need a Pokedex, five Pokeballs, and, the way she battles, some Potions and Berries for Kanna." Elm looked me in the eye. "Nicole, I think that, with Kanna helping, you could go far. Maybe even defeat the Elite Four at the Indigo Plateau. Besides, you're way too adventurous for your own good."
My hopes flew, and then were shot down as a thought came to me. "Elm, my dad will never let me go alone. You know that."
Elm's grin got bigger and a light shone in his eye. "You leave your father to me, Nicole. You're going on a Pokemon Journey, so you might as well get your supplies and go home and pack!"
Valco: Well? You like? Then review, please! All who review may have a candy cane of their choice. *holds up a LARGE bundle of differently flavored candy canes* Merry Christmas to all! Oh, and sorry again, Wind Angel, but I actually started writing this like a year or so ago, and Kanna just kinda stuck in my mind. I'd find myself writing Kanna if I tried to switch now! But I don't have all the team yet, so maybe one will make a debut soon!
Vita: Ok, all done!
Bob: Finally!
Valco: *surveys room* Good! Great, now mom and I won't have to do all that painting...
Vita and Bob: WHAT???
Valco: *laughs* Oh c'mon, you two! all you did was patch up the holes and paint using a different color! Be thankful I didn't claim damage to the floor, too, or I would have had you installing hardwood floors, too!
Lanturn: She has a point there...
Bob: *crosses arms* So long as its DONE!
Vita: Yeah!
Lanturn: Ok, R&R, and remember, you get candy canes for doing so!
Vita: Valco... can I have one? The Cherry Jubulee one?
Valco: Well... sure, I have ten of 'em.
Vita: Thanks! *grabs all ten*
Valco: HEY!! COME BACK HERE YOU LITTLE SNAKE WITH FEET!!!
Lanturn: *shaking head laughing* Think those two will ever get along?
Bob: *also shaking head laughing* Naw, I don't think so. Well, at least until Vita learns the art of taking what you want... *whips out a blueberry candy cane*
Lanturn: You little weasle, give that to me!!
Bob: I don't wanna!
Lanturn: I'm just kidding, sheesh!