(A/N): Please read faerieneggs4u's fanfic, Teresa's Pokemon Journey Part 1 to read Teresa's POV and thanks to icybluesky for reviewing! Thanks!)
Chapter 2: The Journey
Mandy's POV
I stepped onto Route 1. This was where I would leave my home and start my Pokémon adventure. I looked back Pallet Town. I had been living in Pallet Town for 10 years and I kinda felt afraid of leaving home. My brother left Pallet Town a year after my mom passed away. I had felt very sad to see Jack departed. Now I know how he felt on his day. I turned back to the route and looked down at Eevee.
"Vee Eevee...?" he asked.
Somehow, Eevee understood my feelings, yet I didn't want him to felt sad for me.
"It's ok. I think we'll come soon. Maybe a month from now. We'll come back," I said.
I looked again at the small town and smiled as the wind howled. We went off toward Route 1. As we walked, I reached for my pocket and pulled out a necklace. It was given to me by my mom.
The chain gave a shiny color and the jewel shone brilliantly like a Moonstone. I had wondered if it was one since it had a strange shape of a moon but was unclear because friction had roughed it. I held it tight for a bit of courage and kept it away in my pocket. Suddenly a rustle in a tree made me turn around.
"That must be a Pokémon," I said.
I quickly hid behind a tree along with Eevee. A Spearow flew out of the tall grass and sent a caw at something in the grass.
'That Spearow... It must be attacking another Pokémon,' I thought.
A fiery tail stuck out of the grass and embers shot from the grass aiming at the Pokémon. I knew whose Pokémon it belonged to...or I guessed.
'That tail... Daniel!' I thought angrily.
A person stood near the Charmander, commanding it to attack. I focused on the person and it turned out to be not Daniel but a girl. After a few hits at the Spearow, it fell onto the ground and a PokéBall hit it. It immediately, was drawn in and after awhile the light died away. The trainer picked up the PokéBall and noticed me behind the tree.
"Who are you?" she demanded.
Feeling a bit guilty, I stepped out of my hiding place.
"I'm sorry. I wanted to see the fight. I'm Mandy. Yours?" I wondered. The girl ignored me and gazed at Eevee.
"You have an Eevee?" she asked.
"Yeah, why?" I questioned.
"...Nothing. It reminded me of someone," she told me. "But it's no one of importance.
I looked at her puzzled. I wanted to ask who but I guessed it was better not to.
"...Anyway, what's your name?" I asked again. The girl walked away but said her name.
"It's Jasmine," she said, nonchalantly. I was quite shocked.
"Jasmine!? Prof. Oak's granddaughter!? Well, it's nice to meet you. Hee-hee...heh." I giggled.
She didn't say anything. I just kept my mouth shut as she continued walking with her Charmander. Another rustle shook in the grass behind Eevee and me. Whatever made that rustle flew out of the grass and into the air.
"Charmander, Ember!" Jasmine shouted without waiting.
The little Fire Pokémon shot embers at the other Pokémon and one blazing ember hit it. It fell to the ground, feathers everywhere. A Pidgey lay on the grass, injured and burnt.
"Hmph! Another Pidgey," she sniffed. "Already got one."
I, on the other hand, rushed to the injured Pokémon. I mean she would just leave it there and not help it. I quickly held up the Pidgey and examined it.
"It's badly burnt!" I cried.
I stroke its feathers gently as it
opened its eyes weakly.
"Don't worry. I'll heal you."
"Heal it?" said Jasmine with a bewildered face. "You are weird."
I didn't care. I wrapped my arms around the Pidgey and concentrated. A light surrounded the Pidgey and me. I used my healing powers to heal it...
~*~*~*~*~
Omniscient
Jasmine turned back to see something amazing. Mandy closed her eyes and a light glowed. The burns on the Pidgey fainted away as if a hand gently calmed one's anger. It made Jasmine's mouth drop. As the light died, the Pidgey jumped up and looked at Mandy, being healthy.
"Good. You're all better," Mandy said, relieved that it's okay. She started to scratch its head. Jasmine stared at the girl with astonishment.
'This girl... She has the power of healing...! Those who are born in Viridian Forest have a special power. She has the power...but she came from Pallet Town...' Jasmine thought.
"Hey. Mandy, right?" she called. "Are you from Pallet Town?"
"Yeah. I was born there," Mandy said.
'Born there? How can she have the power when she was from Pallet Town? It's not possible...' Jasmine thought.
~*~*~*~*~
Mandy's POV
I turned back to the Pidgey, which was astounded.
"Okay. You better go now," I said. The Pidgey nodded and then flew into the tree.
"Mandy... Let's battle!" shouted Jasmine.
"Huh?" I said. I didn't expect this.
"I want to battle you."
"Eh, why?"
"What? You're a coward?"
And that ticked me off. One thing for sure...
'She's starting to act like Daniel...' I thought.
"Ok! Let's battle!" I yelled.
"Charmander, Ember!" she commanded. It again shot embers at Eevee but easily, with great speed, dodged them all.
"Eevee! Quick Attack!" I shouted. Eevee bashed against Charmander with Quick Attack.
"Charmander, Scratch!" The Charmander rapidly scratched Eevee on its leg as he tried to avoid it.
"Eevee, Sand Attack!" Eevee shot a Sand Attack but Charmander backed away, avoiding the blinding sand.
"Do you think that shrimp can blind my Pokémon? Charmander, Ember!" she laughed.
"Eevee! Tackle!"
As it dashed towards Charmander, it quickly dodged the embers again and tackled it down, making it KO. Jasmine groaned.
"Charmander, return!" Charmander returned to its PokéBall and Jasmine quickly grabbed another PokéBall.
"Pidgey! I choose you!" As another Pidgey came out of the ball, something flew out of the nearby tree and swooped down, in front of Eevee. It was the Pidgey I had healed.
"What the-!?" Jasmine shouted. I wondered why it came back but then I realized why.
"You wanna fight, don't you?" I asked. The Pidgey nodded with agreement. "Eevee, you don't mind?" Eevee agreed.
"Alright! Pidgey, Gust attack!" I shouted.
"Pidgey, Gust!" Jasmine yelled.
Two gusts of wind were formed by
the flapping of the two Pokémon's wings and charged at each other. As the gusts
hit, it died away. Before Jasmine could command another gust, I went first.
"Pidgey, Gust!" The Pidgey sent a gust at the Pidgey and hit it, making it a one-hit KO.
"Pidgey, return!" shouted
Jasmine.
Jasmine's Pidgey then returned. She
glared at me with angry eyes.
"Hmph! Well, you win. But next time, it's gonna be your defeat," she sniffed.
"We'll see."
Jasmine clenched her teeth and walked away, furiously. I then knelt down in front of Pidgey.
"Thanks for helping me out." Pidgey jumped closer to me and rubbed its feathery head against me. I straight away understood why.
"You want to join, don't ya?" It nodded and cawed. "Well, welcome to the team. I'm Mandy and this is Eevee."
"Vee!"
"We better give you a name. How about Brave? You were very brave to join the fight." Brave nodded gladly.
"Well, everyone, let's get going!"
We went onward Route 1, Eevee running by my side and Brave flying above me.
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During the afternoon, I trained my two Pokémon through Route 1. I hadn't captured any Pokémon yet, since there were so many Pidgeys. We then rested by a tree for a while.
"Eevee, Brave, you both were great. After a few more training, I'll treat you with some Poké Chow and some apples."
They cheered happily with sweat tinkled down their cheeks. I suddenly felt something craved on the tree's bark. I gazed at the bark and found some writing. It was written with a penknife and said:
'Kat + Era
Together on a Pokémon adventure'
I looked closely at the writing. I thought that the person must have traveled with a Pokémon. The writing was old. But 'Kat' was the short name of my mom and she had an Eevee called Era.
"I wonder...was she here?"
"Ee?" Eevee asked.
"Oh, it's nothing."
'Maybe it's someone else or a couple...' I thought.
I rested under the tree with Eevee nestling besides me and Brave sleeping next to me.
~*~*~*~*~
Finally, after a day of training and walking, we reached Viridian City. As we reached the gates, I saw someone in a distance and gasped. I recognized who that person was and shouted out the person's name.
"Teresa!" I called.
