Natsume wiped a bead of sweat off her brow. The heat of day was already getting to her, and the fact that all she had to wear was a stiff, red dress and black boots didn't help. "Oh man, what are we gonna do about clothes!? I guess we'll have to wash them in the ocean...Gross, it'll get all crusty with SALT! I really loathe my life sometimes..."
She impatiently shoved by rows of overgrowth and vines. She had decided to climb up to the top of the island, in order to get the best view. Unfortunately, the higher she climbed, the thicker the bushes and trees grew. "Wait, what am I doing?" she thought suddenly. She closed her eyes and teleported to the top. When she opened her eyes, she was rendered utterly speechless. "W..Wow..." she managed to gasp. The island was green and wild, and full of amazing greenery. To her right, there were some reddish-orange peaks poking up out of the ground, and even within a jumping distance there were several smaller islands of rock jutting up roughly from the water. Fruit trees were growing in abundance near her, and she could see several species of wild birds on many of them. She lowered her gaze to the sandy beach, which seemed to sparkle with a million little diamonds every time the crystal water pulled up. It was...so terrible to be lost here, but also so perfect...
After a moment of awe, the heat, which was much worse at the highest point of the island, came back to her. "Crap..." she muttered, wiping strands of matted hair out of her eyes. "I guess I better get back down to Erika..." she muttered, teleporting back in a flash of blue light.
Erika finished setting some chopped vegetables and powders on a flat rock. "Ok, Gloom, I'm going to mix this stuff, could you keep the fire going? But don't get as close as last time, you nearly got us ALL in flames...AAAAAAAAAAA!! I SAID NOT SO CLOSE!!!! WATER!! WATER!!" Erika screamed. Gloom ran in circles, catching all the nearby Grass Pokémon on fire too. "OH GLOOOM!!!!! NOT AGAIN!!" she cried, desperately trying to put out the flames on her other Pokémon by throwing sand at them. It was a rather good, but unsuccessful try.
The sight that met Natsume when she arrived was not a pretty one. Screaming, flaming Pokémon running all over the beach, and Erika tossing sand everywhere like an angry gorilla. As soon as the Grass Trainer spotted the other girl, she ran over to her in tears. "Natsume do something, it's the third time this morning!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!! I had a really nice breakfast almost ready but now Bellossom and Tangela just KNOCKED OVER THE STUFF and everything is on FIRE and I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!" she cried hysterically.
Natsume closed her eyes for a moment, thinking. "Well, first things first..." she replied, giving a flick of the wrist with her right hand. All the burning Pokémon were lifted high into the air, and tossed into the ocean. "NOOOOOO!!!" Erika screamed, running after them. She quickly recalled them into their respective Pokéballs, giving Natsume a very dirty look.
"Hey, they're not 'flambé' anymore are they?" laughed Natsume. "SO, I guess that's what our breakfast was gonna be?"
Erika sniffed, pointing to some smoldering leaves, vegetables, and various fruits that had been burned, trampled, and sanded during the chaos. "Mmm, tasty." said Natsume sarcastically.
"We had to hike for 7 whole MINUTES to get all those fruits, and most of them are poisonous!" exclaimed Erika. Natsume's eyes widened. "And you were going to..??"
"Of course we weren't going to eat them like THAT! I was trying to cook them, except that some Pokémon are just arsonists at heart!" she growled, shaking one of the Pokéballs in her hand. A feeling of tremendous shame crept upon her and she bent her face down so Natsume couldn't see her eyes. "I...tried to do something...so simple as a meal...and I ruined everything..." she shook as she spoke, and a small tear trickled down her face. The Psychic was taken aback, and didn't quite know what to do. She pulled the smaller girl into an clumsy hug.
"It's....ok...Don't worry about it." she replied.
Erika pulled back and wiped her tear away. "All my life I've been taught about good manners and gentleness and now...I'm like stuck in some wannabe 'Lord of the Flies' novel or something... And for the last two years my mother has been teaching me cooking and other skills so that I can be more eligible to be a wife... Natsume, this was my first test, and I blew it. Completely..."she sobbed into Natsume's shoulder.
Natsume closed her eyes and smiled. "Then, I suppose it's up to my Pokémon and I to show the ropes...Watch and learn from a pro."
She impatiently shoved by rows of overgrowth and vines. She had decided to climb up to the top of the island, in order to get the best view. Unfortunately, the higher she climbed, the thicker the bushes and trees grew. "Wait, what am I doing?" she thought suddenly. She closed her eyes and teleported to the top. When she opened her eyes, she was rendered utterly speechless. "W..Wow..." she managed to gasp. The island was green and wild, and full of amazing greenery. To her right, there were some reddish-orange peaks poking up out of the ground, and even within a jumping distance there were several smaller islands of rock jutting up roughly from the water. Fruit trees were growing in abundance near her, and she could see several species of wild birds on many of them. She lowered her gaze to the sandy beach, which seemed to sparkle with a million little diamonds every time the crystal water pulled up. It was...so terrible to be lost here, but also so perfect...
After a moment of awe, the heat, which was much worse at the highest point of the island, came back to her. "Crap..." she muttered, wiping strands of matted hair out of her eyes. "I guess I better get back down to Erika..." she muttered, teleporting back in a flash of blue light.
Erika finished setting some chopped vegetables and powders on a flat rock. "Ok, Gloom, I'm going to mix this stuff, could you keep the fire going? But don't get as close as last time, you nearly got us ALL in flames...AAAAAAAAAAA!! I SAID NOT SO CLOSE!!!! WATER!! WATER!!" Erika screamed. Gloom ran in circles, catching all the nearby Grass Pokémon on fire too. "OH GLOOOM!!!!! NOT AGAIN!!" she cried, desperately trying to put out the flames on her other Pokémon by throwing sand at them. It was a rather good, but unsuccessful try.
The sight that met Natsume when she arrived was not a pretty one. Screaming, flaming Pokémon running all over the beach, and Erika tossing sand everywhere like an angry gorilla. As soon as the Grass Trainer spotted the other girl, she ran over to her in tears. "Natsume do something, it's the third time this morning!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!! I had a really nice breakfast almost ready but now Bellossom and Tangela just KNOCKED OVER THE STUFF and everything is on FIRE and I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!" she cried hysterically.
Natsume closed her eyes for a moment, thinking. "Well, first things first..." she replied, giving a flick of the wrist with her right hand. All the burning Pokémon were lifted high into the air, and tossed into the ocean. "NOOOOOO!!!" Erika screamed, running after them. She quickly recalled them into their respective Pokéballs, giving Natsume a very dirty look.
"Hey, they're not 'flambé' anymore are they?" laughed Natsume. "SO, I guess that's what our breakfast was gonna be?"
Erika sniffed, pointing to some smoldering leaves, vegetables, and various fruits that had been burned, trampled, and sanded during the chaos. "Mmm, tasty." said Natsume sarcastically.
"We had to hike for 7 whole MINUTES to get all those fruits, and most of them are poisonous!" exclaimed Erika. Natsume's eyes widened. "And you were going to..??"
"Of course we weren't going to eat them like THAT! I was trying to cook them, except that some Pokémon are just arsonists at heart!" she growled, shaking one of the Pokéballs in her hand. A feeling of tremendous shame crept upon her and she bent her face down so Natsume couldn't see her eyes. "I...tried to do something...so simple as a meal...and I ruined everything..." she shook as she spoke, and a small tear trickled down her face. The Psychic was taken aback, and didn't quite know what to do. She pulled the smaller girl into an clumsy hug.
"It's....ok...Don't worry about it." she replied.
Erika pulled back and wiped her tear away. "All my life I've been taught about good manners and gentleness and now...I'm like stuck in some wannabe 'Lord of the Flies' novel or something... And for the last two years my mother has been teaching me cooking and other skills so that I can be more eligible to be a wife... Natsume, this was my first test, and I blew it. Completely..."she sobbed into Natsume's shoulder.
Natsume closed her eyes and smiled. "Then, I suppose it's up to my Pokémon and I to show the ropes...Watch and learn from a pro."