A Whole New World
A Pokemon Fiction based on the Sapphire game.
Chapter Five
"Battling"
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"Boy, that Zigzagoon was a stubborn little thing wasn't it?" Amaya asked Kenji as they entered a little town called Oldale Town.
"Tree! Tree!"
"It just didn't know when to give up!" Amaya shook her head, looking around the small town. "Oh look! A Pokemon Center!! Come on Kenji, we'll go get you healed from your battles"
After Amaya and Kenji had visited the Pokemon center and the old man that worked at a Pokemon mart gave them a free Potion just for listening to him, they headed off to Route 103 to try and find Brendan.
"Now, let's think" Amaya said, leaning against a tree, Kenji sitting on her shoulder. "If we were Brendan, where would we be? Besides at an insane asylum."
"I heard that," Brendan's voice said, as he popped his head over the small hill.
"AGH!" Amaya screamed, jumping. "How long have you been listening??"
"Long enough to hear you call me insane," Brendan said, looking down at Amaya.
"Oh well you know, I was just poking fun at ya, Frosty" Amaya said, giggling.
"Haha very funny," Brendan said, rolling his eyes but laughed anyway. "What are you doing here anyway?"
"Well, your dad thought it would be a "good idea" for me to come see you and battle you, with my little Kenji here" Amaya smiled, pointing to her Treecko that sat proudly on her shoulder, as she climbed up the small hill. Kenji had grown to level ten, and he was ready to fight someone.
"Oh yeah, dad gave you a Pokemon, well then, come on let's battle and see who's the better trainer!" Brendan said with a grin, taking off one of his pokeballs and maximizing it.
"You're on, Brendan Birch!" Amaya smiled, looking at Kenji. "You ready to do this Kenji?"
"Tree! Tree! Treecko!!" Kenji said proudly, hopping off her shoulder.
"Okay, go Torchic!" Brendan shouted. He threw the pokeball in the air; out popped a little fire chick Pokemon.
"Torchic!" It cried, fluffing its feathers.
"Okay Kenji, it's a fire type Pokemon, be careful!" Amaya warned Kenji.
"Treecko!" Kenji replied.
"Okay Kenji! Start things off with a pound attack!" Amaya said, Kenji obeyed and attacked the small chick Pokemon; it flew back a few feet.
"Are you okay Torchic?" Brendan asked worriedly, the little chick Pokemon got up, fluffing her feathers again. "Okay good! Now attack that Treecko with a scratch attack!"
"Torrrrrrchic!!!!" It yelled, and scratched Kenji with its sharp claws.
"Oh Kenji! Are you alright??" Amaya asked, Kenji got up and shook his head a bit and nodded. "Wooh! Good okay attack with an absorb attack!"
"Treecko!" Kenji yelled, and attacked with his absorb attack, draining Torchic's energy.
"Come on Torchic! You can do it! Use another scratch!" Brendan said.
"Torrrrrrchic!!!" Torchic yelled again and used her scratch attack again.
"Dodge it Kenji, and use a pound attack!!!" Amaya yelled, Kenji quickly dodged Torchic's claws and attacked with pound.
"Tor, Tor…Torchic!" The little chick Pokemon cried, wearily.
"Hang in there Torchic, use another scratch!" Brendan cheered it on; Torchic summed up enough energy and scratched Kenji again.
"Come on Kenji! Use an Absorb attack! It'll finish Torchic off!"
"Tree!" Kenji replied and attacked with his absorb attack.
"Torchic!" The little chick Pokemon cried and fell over.
"Return, Torchic" Brendan said in defeat, a red light shot out from the pokeball and Torchic returned to her pokeball. "You need good, buddy"
"We did it Kenji!!" Amaya cheered, hugging Kenji tightly.
"Treecko!" Kenji replied happily, climbing up to Amaya's head, doing a little dance.
"Huh, Amaya, you're not to shabby." Brendan admitted as he handed over 300 dollars to Amaya for winning.
"No, you keep that, I don't want you're money" Amaya smiled, giving it back to Brendan. "Hearing you say that I'm not to shabby is the best reward I can get!"
"Hmm, I'll have to remember that then" Brendan laughed, putting the money back in his pocket. "I think I get it now, I think I know why my dad has his eye out for you now"
"Oh really?" Amaya asked, laughing still at Kenji who was still doing a dance on the top of her head.
"Yeah, I mean look, your Pokemon already likes you even though you just got it." Brendan said, laughing too at the little Treecko. "I think you could befriend any Pokemon with ease"
"Well, what can I say" Amaya smiled. "No, really, I think people should treat Pokemon with the same respect as people"
"You're pretty smart, for a girl" Brendan said. "I mean, uh…err… come on, we should head back to the lab!"
"Oh calm down! I'm not going to snap at you anymore for that" Amaya laughed.
"Whew…okay good, but we do need to head back to the lab" Brendan sighed, gathering up all his things.
"Okay, you da boss" Amaya said, taking the STILL dancing Kenji off her head.
Brendan laughed as Kenji kept dancing in Amaya's arms; he slid down the hill and looked up at Amaya.
"Hey! What about me?" Amaya asked.
"Just jump down, I'll catch you" Brendan said.
"How do I know you'll catch me?" Amaya asked him again, with a raised eyebrow.
"Because, I'm a nice guy" Brendan said with a smile.
"Since when?" Amaya laughed. "Okay, you better catch me or else"
Amaya returned Kenji to his pokeball for the time being and jumped down the hill, where she was indeed caught by Brendan. She blushed slightly when she felt him catch her in his arms. Brendan cleared his throat a bit and sat her down on the ground.
"There, I told you I'd catch you" He smiled, trying to act cool.
"I guess you are a nice guy after all" Amaya smiled.
They started to head back to Littleroot Town when Amaya stopped at the Pokemon Mart. She went in; leaving Brendan outside, still walking thinking she was right behind him. Amaya got a few things at the Pokemon mart and then slipped into the Pokemon center to heal Kenji before going to meet Brendan at the entrance of Oldale Town.
"What were you doing?" Brendan asked when he finally saw Amaya.
"Well, I stopped at the Pokemon mart to buy a few things and then I went to the Pokemon center to heal Kenji" Amaya answered, smiling at Kenji who was out of his pokeball.
"Gee, you really do love that little Treecko don't you?" Brendan asked, as they were walking down Route 101.
"Yes, I do" Amaya smiled, tickling Kenji's tummy.
Brendan shook his head, but for some reason, he couldn't help but wish in his mind that he was Kenji right now. The two teenaged Trainers walked into Littleroot Town and Amaya went to her house for a moment while Brendan went to his dad's lab.