Disclaimer-Pokemon is not mine. The characters do not belong to me.
author's note-the meowth in the last part was just a lark I cooked up for
kicks. The Meowth that follows TR around doesn't make his true appearance
until *The Story Of Team Rocket* the second book in this series.
It was time. It was time for me to face the third gym leader of the Kanto League, Fane of the Vermillion city gym. Agatha squeezed my hand lovingly as we entered the gym, unsure of what to expect. It was very dark, and we had to feel around to get our bearings.
Agatha and I looked around in surprise as the gym's lights suddenly flashed on, revealing a very tall man in full military costume with a whip in his hand.
"Welcome. My name is Fane. I welcome your challenge, young warrior. Samuel Oak, I'll presume?" he asks.
"Yes, that's me." I say.
He smiles. "Two Pokemon each! Go, Electrabuzz!" Fane says.
Fane releases his Electrabuzz, who appears with a show of his immense eletrical power and a threatening cry.
"Then I choose Kangashkan!" I say.
My Kangashkan appearedwith a cry as well, ready for battle. The two Pokemon eyed each other wearily, awaiting their commands.
'Electrabuzz, use your Metronome!" Fane commands.
The surprise of this attack stopped me in my tracks.
"Metronome?" I ask.
I watched as the yellow and black striped Pokemon waved his fingers back and forth for a moment before they started to glow...both Agatha and I gasped as a massive tidal wave appeared from nowhere, washing over my Pokemon.
"Kangashkan!" I exclaim.
Before I could command her to retailate, Fane had already issued commands to his. His Electrabuzz picked up my water weakened Pokemon and used his SeismicToss to throw her across the gym. angry, I recalled my fainted Pokemon, taking a moment to fiqure out what I should do.
"I send out my Pinsir." I say.
Fane's laughter echoed through the gym.
"Your bug type may be strong, but he cannot compete with the strength of my Pokemon. Electrabuzz, use your Thunderpunch." Fane commands.
I couldn't watch, covering my eyes with my hands. I felt Agatha's hands on mine.
"Samuel, look." she says.
What I saw was that Pinsir had dodged his enemy's attack and now the two animals were testing each other's strength in hand to hand combat.
"Pinsir, use your Cut attack!" I shout.
He forcefully pushes Electrabuzz away from him, using his Cut attack to inflict a great deal of damage.
"Electrabuzz, use your Mega Kick." Fane says.
"Pinsir, use your Seismic Toss." I say.
Pinsir artfully caught Electrabuzz's leg as it swung up to hit him, picking him up and throwing him forcefully across the gym. Fane applauded.
"Nice work. Let's see if he can withstand my Lickitung." Fane says.
Giovani and Deliah walked into the gym just as Fane sent out his last Pokemon.
"I didn't know there was a battle going on now...Giovanni, isn't that Samuel?" Deliah asks.
Giovanni smirked as he realized it too, his Nidorino and Nidorina by his side.
"This should prove interesting to watch." Giovanni says.
His two Pokemon spied an object poking out of Samuel's backpack that gained their interest, and walked over to investigate. Seeing that there were others inhis gym, Fane put the battle on hold for a moment, calling out to the newcomers.
"You there! You are interfering in a gym match. If you are trainers, you would be well advised to stay on the sidelines or forfeit your right to challenge me later on." Fane says.
Giovanni pulled out two of his pokeballs to recall his two small poison types.
"Nidorino, Nidorina, return!" he shouts.
They refused, fixated on their newfound treasure. they touched it at the same time, scrying out as they began to glow.
"My moon stone!" I exclaim.
The five of us stared as the two small Pokemon stopped glowing to reveal much larger animals, a Nidoquuen and a Nidoking. Fane was not impressed.
"I will not warn you a third time. Recall your Pokemon and watch the battle quietly." Fane exclaims.
Giovanni was finally able to recall his newly evolved Pokemon, and he and Deliah went and sat down in the corner of the room to watch. How dare that overgrown musclehead issue commands to him and Deliah like they were no better than their Pokemon, he thought. He watched Deliah as she watched Samuel finish his gym battle, Fane's Lickitung against his Pinsir.
"Lickitung, use your Fire Blast!" Fane exclaims.
It was too late to issue commands. Fane was faster than I was. Gasps filled the gym as Pinsir somehow deflected his enemy's attack.
"He must have just learned Harden! Pinsir, use your Bind attack!" I shout.
The angry bug type used Bind to keep his enemy from attacking, barraging the normal type with his Cut attack.
"Pinsir, use your Seismic Toss before Bind wears off." I say.
He attempted to lift up the large pink Pokemon, but was stopped by Lickitung's Lick attack.
"Oh no, he's paralyzed." Deliah whispers.
Giovanni frowned at her. "Be quiet." he whispers.
Not wanting to let me or himself down, he shakily pushed himself through his status condition, lifting up his enemy and throwing him forcefully across the gym.
"You won!" Agatha says, happily.
Frowning, Giovanni followed Deliah over where I was, where she gave me a quick embrace to congratulate me. I blushed furiously
"Thank you, Deliah." I say.
Fane shook my hand roughly, handing me my newly won badge.
"For you, the Thunderbadge. You earned it." Fane says.
I smiled. "Thanks." I say.
Giovanni smirked. Despite his loss at he last gym, watching Samuel's match with Fane confirmed his suspicions.
"This guy is going to be a pushover. If Samuel could beat him with a bug and a ground type, when I battle Fane, it's going to be over before it starts." Giovanni says.
Deliah wanted to tell him not to get his hopes up too high, but she knew he wouldn't listen. Thinking about it, she decided he was right, he did have an advantage. All of his Pokemon were already at level thirty, and his newly evolved Machoke and Graveler were shoo-ins to win.
The two of them entered Fane's gym and jumped as he cracked his whip in front of them.
"You there! You're the couple that interrupted my gym battle earlier this afternoon. What do you have to say for yourself?" Fane asks.
"We didn't mean to. We didn't know there was a battle in progress." Deliah says.
Giovanni smirked. "Don't give him the satisfaction, Deliah. He's just overcompensating for his lack of intelligence." he says.
"You've got a lot of nerve coming into my gym and insulting me. Are you here to challenge me or waste my time?" Fane asks.
"I'm ready to battle whenever you are." Giovanni says.
"Two Pokemon each. I'll start with Magnemite." Fane says.
Giovanni smiled. "Then I send out my Graveler." he says.
Fane applauded. 'Very nice. I see you've done your research, but I guess I need to show you what you can't learn in books. Magnemite, use your Supersonic!" Fane commands.
Giovanni's newly evolved rock type grunted as the small metal Pokemon hit him with his Supersonic, causing him to become confused.
"Shake it off, Graveler. Use your Defense Curl." Giovanni says.
'I thought this was going to be a challenge. Magnemite, use Toxic." Fane says.
"I didn't know Magnemite could learn that." Delaih commented, as the poison took it's effect on Graveler.
"Be quiet! I'm not beaten yet!" Giovanni shouts.
"You will be within time. What a laughable trainer you are! I haven't had such a good laugh in ages.!" Fane laughs.
Giovanni frowned. "Graveler, use your Self Destruct!" he shouts.
Both Fane and his Magnemite's eyes widened as an encompassing glow filled the gym, taking both Pokemon down in the aftermath.
"How desperate! Sacrificing one of your own Pokemon to take out mine? I guess I'm going to have to introduce you to my other Pokemon. Come on out, Wigglytuff!" Fane says.
Giovanni fell to the ground laughing as he saw the large pink Pokemon bound into the arena, noticably irratated at his reaction to her entrance.
"Wiggly!!" she shouts.
Giovanni stops laughing long enough to send out his second Pokemon.
"Finish this, Machoke." he laughs.
The two Pokemon stared each other down, awaiting their commands.
"Machoke, use your Mega Punch!" Giovanni commanded.
Wigglytuff reeled from the impact of the larger Pokemon's attack, countering with ehr Doubleslap attack. Angry, he shoved her away with his Mega Kick.
"Wigglytuff, use your Sing attack!" Fane says.
That was the attack that knocked Deliah and I out at the Pewter City Pokemon Center, Giovanni thought. He saw his Machoke's knees begin to wobble and knew he had to do something quick.
'Machoke, use your Mimic attack!" Giovanni says.
Machoke began to sing as well, distracting Fane's Pokemon from her song.
"Finish this! Use Fissure!!" Giovanni says.
Fane gasped as he watched his last Pokemon go down. Giovanni smiled.
'Looks like I won after all." he says.
Fane shook his head in disbelief. "I don't know how a rookie trainer got so many advanced technical machines, but I admit defeat. You won the Thunderbadge." Fane says.
Deliah embraced Giovanni, the two of them sharing a warm smile.
It was so nice having Agatha with me today that it was hard for me to let her go. we ended our night together on thr shoreline of Vermillion City's beach watching the stars and holding each other.
"I'd forgotten how good it feels to kiss you, to hold you, to be with you, Agatha. I know it's only been a week, but it seems like a lifetime." I say.
She sat back on the sand. 'I feel the same way. Thank you for today. It meant a lot to me." Agatha says.
I stretched out next to her, taking her into my arms. "I'm glad you got to see me win my third badge. As long as I think of you, I can overcome any obstacle." I say.
She touches my face gently. "You are so sweet, Samuel. I do have to go home tonight, but i'm not in a hurry unless you want to get rid of me." Agatha says.
I smile, leaning towards her to look into her eyes. "I'm not in a hurry either, Agatha." I say.
I could think of no more perfect moment for Agatha and I to be together than under the stars as I pressed her body against mine, claiming her lips in a long, passionate kiss...
Tonight was the first night that Deliah and I had been alone since my dalliance with Patience, the Cerelean City gym leader. I had to admire the woman's conniving nature, but it was Deliah that I truly wanted to be with. We decided to skip staying at the Pokemon center to have some time alone in the underground path just outside Saffron City, our next destination. We curled up together in our sleeping bags, with me holding her in my arms.
'You don't think anybody will come through tonight, do you, Giovanni?" Deliah asks.
I smiled and embraced her. "Not until tommorrow morning. Don't worry." I told her.
She seemed comforted by that, and moved closer to me. I could feel her body heat, and recalled the cute outfit she'd changed into at the Pokemon center, a purple floral top and short purple miniskirt.
"Deliah, did I tell how cute you looked today?" I ask her.
She laughed softly, feeling self conscious.
"Thank you." she says, blushing.
I looked up into her eyes for a moment before I pressed my lips against hers. i felt her arms go around my neck as she moved her body against mine. she gingerly reached into my open shirt to touch my chest gently and I moaned softly, feeling her pressing against me.
"Deliah, i love you so much." I say.
She smiled. "I love you too, Giovanni.' she says.
June 6
Before I left for the next town, I checked my map to see what my next destination was. Saffron City, home of the fighting Pokemon gym. According to the guide book I had, this gym leader's name was Raissa, another female trainer who specialized in fighting type Pokemon. i heard some trainers around me talking about the same thing.
'I heard he had a hard time at Raissa's gym. Her fighting type are tough. I'm going to try to catch myself a pyschic type Pokemon." one young woman says.
"I'm sorry for interrupting, but I couldn't help but overhear. Why a psychic type?" I ask.
"Because fighting types are vulnerable to psychic attacks, plue it helps round out your team if you're trying to balance them out. What kind of Pokemon do you have?" she asks.
"Let's see...a ground type, a water type, a poison type, a bug type, and a flying type." I tell her.
She laughed. "That sounds good. There's lots of interesting Pokemon just past Diglett's Cave to the east. You might want to check it out." she says.
"Thanks. I'll do that." I say.
I sigh happily and deeply inhale the clean afternoon breeze as I walked outside. I decided to release my Ekans and Pidgeotto, the small bird perching on my shoulder. I let my Ekans coil himself around my shoulders, hoping he and my Pidgeotto would get along okay. At first I could hear the two of them chattering at each other, but I guess they decided to be friendly for my sake.
Once we got into the tall grass, Ekand slithered down, enjoying the feeling of the cool earth. I smiled and looked around me.
"I guess we'll train for awhile, then we'll have a picnic. What do you think, Pidgeotto?" I asks.
It chattered happily, flying down to rest on my wrist. I turned as I saw Ekans rise up from the grass, hissing at something.
"What is it, Ekans?" I ask.
I peered into the grass to see a Pokemon that wasn't quite familiar to me. It was slightly taller than my Ekans, with fur the color of half brown, half tan, with a long wrinkled nose. It just stood there, staring at the three of us.
"What kind of Pokemon is that?" I wondered out loud.
Ekans, being even more curious than me, decided to attack it. He launched his Poison Sting attack.
"Drowzee!" the small Pokemon cried, before it suddenly disappeared.
"Ekans?" my Pokemon cried, looking around for his adversary.
"Drowzee?" I say.
I assumed it had used it's Teleport to escape from my poison type, which meant he must be a psychic type. I decided then and there that I would try to capture it, seeing it reappear before my Pokemon.
"Ekans, use your Wrap attack!" I tell him.
Just as my Pokemon lunged towards his enemy, he teleported to safety once again, reappearing behind my Ekans, using his Pound attack to conterattack him. I could see that Ekans was getting frustrated, and I wasn't sure what to do next. Within moments, my question was answered for me.
"Ekans!" he cries out, angerily.
My eyes widened as i watched him burst out in a fierce glow before me, changing from the small snake I had captured into a large, terrifying cobra.
"Arbok!!" he roared.
Frightened, the Drowzee started to use his Hypnosis attack, only to be stopped in his tracks by my Pokemon's Glare attack. Paralyzed and unable to attack, I decided to throw my pokeball. My Arbok watched happily as the ball stopped shaking so that i could retrieve my newest capture.
"Great job, Arbok!" I told him, petting him affectionately.
"Ar!" he panted happily.
It was time. It was time for me to face the third gym leader of the Kanto League, Fane of the Vermillion city gym. Agatha squeezed my hand lovingly as we entered the gym, unsure of what to expect. It was very dark, and we had to feel around to get our bearings.
Agatha and I looked around in surprise as the gym's lights suddenly flashed on, revealing a very tall man in full military costume with a whip in his hand.
"Welcome. My name is Fane. I welcome your challenge, young warrior. Samuel Oak, I'll presume?" he asks.
"Yes, that's me." I say.
He smiles. "Two Pokemon each! Go, Electrabuzz!" Fane says.
Fane releases his Electrabuzz, who appears with a show of his immense eletrical power and a threatening cry.
"Then I choose Kangashkan!" I say.
My Kangashkan appearedwith a cry as well, ready for battle. The two Pokemon eyed each other wearily, awaiting their commands.
'Electrabuzz, use your Metronome!" Fane commands.
The surprise of this attack stopped me in my tracks.
"Metronome?" I ask.
I watched as the yellow and black striped Pokemon waved his fingers back and forth for a moment before they started to glow...both Agatha and I gasped as a massive tidal wave appeared from nowhere, washing over my Pokemon.
"Kangashkan!" I exclaim.
Before I could command her to retailate, Fane had already issued commands to his. His Electrabuzz picked up my water weakened Pokemon and used his SeismicToss to throw her across the gym. angry, I recalled my fainted Pokemon, taking a moment to fiqure out what I should do.
"I send out my Pinsir." I say.
Fane's laughter echoed through the gym.
"Your bug type may be strong, but he cannot compete with the strength of my Pokemon. Electrabuzz, use your Thunderpunch." Fane commands.
I couldn't watch, covering my eyes with my hands. I felt Agatha's hands on mine.
"Samuel, look." she says.
What I saw was that Pinsir had dodged his enemy's attack and now the two animals were testing each other's strength in hand to hand combat.
"Pinsir, use your Cut attack!" I shout.
He forcefully pushes Electrabuzz away from him, using his Cut attack to inflict a great deal of damage.
"Electrabuzz, use your Mega Kick." Fane says.
"Pinsir, use your Seismic Toss." I say.
Pinsir artfully caught Electrabuzz's leg as it swung up to hit him, picking him up and throwing him forcefully across the gym. Fane applauded.
"Nice work. Let's see if he can withstand my Lickitung." Fane says.
Giovani and Deliah walked into the gym just as Fane sent out his last Pokemon.
"I didn't know there was a battle going on now...Giovanni, isn't that Samuel?" Deliah asks.
Giovanni smirked as he realized it too, his Nidorino and Nidorina by his side.
"This should prove interesting to watch." Giovanni says.
His two Pokemon spied an object poking out of Samuel's backpack that gained their interest, and walked over to investigate. Seeing that there were others inhis gym, Fane put the battle on hold for a moment, calling out to the newcomers.
"You there! You are interfering in a gym match. If you are trainers, you would be well advised to stay on the sidelines or forfeit your right to challenge me later on." Fane says.
Giovanni pulled out two of his pokeballs to recall his two small poison types.
"Nidorino, Nidorina, return!" he shouts.
They refused, fixated on their newfound treasure. they touched it at the same time, scrying out as they began to glow.
"My moon stone!" I exclaim.
The five of us stared as the two small Pokemon stopped glowing to reveal much larger animals, a Nidoquuen and a Nidoking. Fane was not impressed.
"I will not warn you a third time. Recall your Pokemon and watch the battle quietly." Fane exclaims.
Giovanni was finally able to recall his newly evolved Pokemon, and he and Deliah went and sat down in the corner of the room to watch. How dare that overgrown musclehead issue commands to him and Deliah like they were no better than their Pokemon, he thought. He watched Deliah as she watched Samuel finish his gym battle, Fane's Lickitung against his Pinsir.
"Lickitung, use your Fire Blast!" Fane exclaims.
It was too late to issue commands. Fane was faster than I was. Gasps filled the gym as Pinsir somehow deflected his enemy's attack.
"He must have just learned Harden! Pinsir, use your Bind attack!" I shout.
The angry bug type used Bind to keep his enemy from attacking, barraging the normal type with his Cut attack.
"Pinsir, use your Seismic Toss before Bind wears off." I say.
He attempted to lift up the large pink Pokemon, but was stopped by Lickitung's Lick attack.
"Oh no, he's paralyzed." Deliah whispers.
Giovanni frowned at her. "Be quiet." he whispers.
Not wanting to let me or himself down, he shakily pushed himself through his status condition, lifting up his enemy and throwing him forcefully across the gym.
"You won!" Agatha says, happily.
Frowning, Giovanni followed Deliah over where I was, where she gave me a quick embrace to congratulate me. I blushed furiously
"Thank you, Deliah." I say.
Fane shook my hand roughly, handing me my newly won badge.
"For you, the Thunderbadge. You earned it." Fane says.
I smiled. "Thanks." I say.
Giovanni smirked. Despite his loss at he last gym, watching Samuel's match with Fane confirmed his suspicions.
"This guy is going to be a pushover. If Samuel could beat him with a bug and a ground type, when I battle Fane, it's going to be over before it starts." Giovanni says.
Deliah wanted to tell him not to get his hopes up too high, but she knew he wouldn't listen. Thinking about it, she decided he was right, he did have an advantage. All of his Pokemon were already at level thirty, and his newly evolved Machoke and Graveler were shoo-ins to win.
The two of them entered Fane's gym and jumped as he cracked his whip in front of them.
"You there! You're the couple that interrupted my gym battle earlier this afternoon. What do you have to say for yourself?" Fane asks.
"We didn't mean to. We didn't know there was a battle in progress." Deliah says.
Giovanni smirked. "Don't give him the satisfaction, Deliah. He's just overcompensating for his lack of intelligence." he says.
"You've got a lot of nerve coming into my gym and insulting me. Are you here to challenge me or waste my time?" Fane asks.
"I'm ready to battle whenever you are." Giovanni says.
"Two Pokemon each. I'll start with Magnemite." Fane says.
Giovanni smiled. "Then I send out my Graveler." he says.
Fane applauded. 'Very nice. I see you've done your research, but I guess I need to show you what you can't learn in books. Magnemite, use your Supersonic!" Fane commands.
Giovanni's newly evolved rock type grunted as the small metal Pokemon hit him with his Supersonic, causing him to become confused.
"Shake it off, Graveler. Use your Defense Curl." Giovanni says.
'I thought this was going to be a challenge. Magnemite, use Toxic." Fane says.
"I didn't know Magnemite could learn that." Delaih commented, as the poison took it's effect on Graveler.
"Be quiet! I'm not beaten yet!" Giovanni shouts.
"You will be within time. What a laughable trainer you are! I haven't had such a good laugh in ages.!" Fane laughs.
Giovanni frowned. "Graveler, use your Self Destruct!" he shouts.
Both Fane and his Magnemite's eyes widened as an encompassing glow filled the gym, taking both Pokemon down in the aftermath.
"How desperate! Sacrificing one of your own Pokemon to take out mine? I guess I'm going to have to introduce you to my other Pokemon. Come on out, Wigglytuff!" Fane says.
Giovanni fell to the ground laughing as he saw the large pink Pokemon bound into the arena, noticably irratated at his reaction to her entrance.
"Wiggly!!" she shouts.
Giovanni stops laughing long enough to send out his second Pokemon.
"Finish this, Machoke." he laughs.
The two Pokemon stared each other down, awaiting their commands.
"Machoke, use your Mega Punch!" Giovanni commanded.
Wigglytuff reeled from the impact of the larger Pokemon's attack, countering with ehr Doubleslap attack. Angry, he shoved her away with his Mega Kick.
"Wigglytuff, use your Sing attack!" Fane says.
That was the attack that knocked Deliah and I out at the Pewter City Pokemon Center, Giovanni thought. He saw his Machoke's knees begin to wobble and knew he had to do something quick.
'Machoke, use your Mimic attack!" Giovanni says.
Machoke began to sing as well, distracting Fane's Pokemon from her song.
"Finish this! Use Fissure!!" Giovanni says.
Fane gasped as he watched his last Pokemon go down. Giovanni smiled.
'Looks like I won after all." he says.
Fane shook his head in disbelief. "I don't know how a rookie trainer got so many advanced technical machines, but I admit defeat. You won the Thunderbadge." Fane says.
Deliah embraced Giovanni, the two of them sharing a warm smile.
It was so nice having Agatha with me today that it was hard for me to let her go. we ended our night together on thr shoreline of Vermillion City's beach watching the stars and holding each other.
"I'd forgotten how good it feels to kiss you, to hold you, to be with you, Agatha. I know it's only been a week, but it seems like a lifetime." I say.
She sat back on the sand. 'I feel the same way. Thank you for today. It meant a lot to me." Agatha says.
I stretched out next to her, taking her into my arms. "I'm glad you got to see me win my third badge. As long as I think of you, I can overcome any obstacle." I say.
She touches my face gently. "You are so sweet, Samuel. I do have to go home tonight, but i'm not in a hurry unless you want to get rid of me." Agatha says.
I smile, leaning towards her to look into her eyes. "I'm not in a hurry either, Agatha." I say.
I could think of no more perfect moment for Agatha and I to be together than under the stars as I pressed her body against mine, claiming her lips in a long, passionate kiss...
Tonight was the first night that Deliah and I had been alone since my dalliance with Patience, the Cerelean City gym leader. I had to admire the woman's conniving nature, but it was Deliah that I truly wanted to be with. We decided to skip staying at the Pokemon center to have some time alone in the underground path just outside Saffron City, our next destination. We curled up together in our sleeping bags, with me holding her in my arms.
'You don't think anybody will come through tonight, do you, Giovanni?" Deliah asks.
I smiled and embraced her. "Not until tommorrow morning. Don't worry." I told her.
She seemed comforted by that, and moved closer to me. I could feel her body heat, and recalled the cute outfit she'd changed into at the Pokemon center, a purple floral top and short purple miniskirt.
"Deliah, did I tell how cute you looked today?" I ask her.
She laughed softly, feeling self conscious.
"Thank you." she says, blushing.
I looked up into her eyes for a moment before I pressed my lips against hers. i felt her arms go around my neck as she moved her body against mine. she gingerly reached into my open shirt to touch my chest gently and I moaned softly, feeling her pressing against me.
"Deliah, i love you so much." I say.
She smiled. "I love you too, Giovanni.' she says.
June 6
Before I left for the next town, I checked my map to see what my next destination was. Saffron City, home of the fighting Pokemon gym. According to the guide book I had, this gym leader's name was Raissa, another female trainer who specialized in fighting type Pokemon. i heard some trainers around me talking about the same thing.
'I heard he had a hard time at Raissa's gym. Her fighting type are tough. I'm going to try to catch myself a pyschic type Pokemon." one young woman says.
"I'm sorry for interrupting, but I couldn't help but overhear. Why a psychic type?" I ask.
"Because fighting types are vulnerable to psychic attacks, plue it helps round out your team if you're trying to balance them out. What kind of Pokemon do you have?" she asks.
"Let's see...a ground type, a water type, a poison type, a bug type, and a flying type." I tell her.
She laughed. "That sounds good. There's lots of interesting Pokemon just past Diglett's Cave to the east. You might want to check it out." she says.
"Thanks. I'll do that." I say.
I sigh happily and deeply inhale the clean afternoon breeze as I walked outside. I decided to release my Ekans and Pidgeotto, the small bird perching on my shoulder. I let my Ekans coil himself around my shoulders, hoping he and my Pidgeotto would get along okay. At first I could hear the two of them chattering at each other, but I guess they decided to be friendly for my sake.
Once we got into the tall grass, Ekand slithered down, enjoying the feeling of the cool earth. I smiled and looked around me.
"I guess we'll train for awhile, then we'll have a picnic. What do you think, Pidgeotto?" I asks.
It chattered happily, flying down to rest on my wrist. I turned as I saw Ekans rise up from the grass, hissing at something.
"What is it, Ekans?" I ask.
I peered into the grass to see a Pokemon that wasn't quite familiar to me. It was slightly taller than my Ekans, with fur the color of half brown, half tan, with a long wrinkled nose. It just stood there, staring at the three of us.
"What kind of Pokemon is that?" I wondered out loud.
Ekans, being even more curious than me, decided to attack it. He launched his Poison Sting attack.
"Drowzee!" the small Pokemon cried, before it suddenly disappeared.
"Ekans?" my Pokemon cried, looking around for his adversary.
"Drowzee?" I say.
I assumed it had used it's Teleport to escape from my poison type, which meant he must be a psychic type. I decided then and there that I would try to capture it, seeing it reappear before my Pokemon.
"Ekans, use your Wrap attack!" I tell him.
Just as my Pokemon lunged towards his enemy, he teleported to safety once again, reappearing behind my Ekans, using his Pound attack to conterattack him. I could see that Ekans was getting frustrated, and I wasn't sure what to do next. Within moments, my question was answered for me.
"Ekans!" he cries out, angerily.
My eyes widened as i watched him burst out in a fierce glow before me, changing from the small snake I had captured into a large, terrifying cobra.
"Arbok!!" he roared.
Frightened, the Drowzee started to use his Hypnosis attack, only to be stopped in his tracks by my Pokemon's Glare attack. Paralyzed and unable to attack, I decided to throw my pokeball. My Arbok watched happily as the ball stopped shaking so that i could retrieve my newest capture.
"Great job, Arbok!" I told him, petting him affectionately.
"Ar!" he panted happily.