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Chapter Three: Daniel arrives
"Excuse me, do you know where the Pokemon Center is?"
asked Stasi.
The person she asked stared at Eevee. "Yeah, it's down the
road. You can't miss it."
"Okay, thanks!" Stasi ran down the crowded street until she
stood in front of the Center.
"Vee?"
"It's okay Eevee. We're just going to get you a check up."
"Eev."
Stasi walked inside of the center to the counter where
Nurse Joy stood.
"Can I help you?"
"I would like to get my pokemon checked please."
Nurse Joy stared. "Sure. I'm sorry but, you look familiar."
"I live with the Nurse Joy in Cherrygrove City."
Nurse Joy nodded in understanding. "Oh, okay. I remember you now.
Could you follow me in back please?"
Nurse Joy walked down the hall into a room.
"Come right in, we'll get the check up started now. Could
you please bring out your pokemon?"
"Sure. Pokemon, go!"
"Let's start with your Vulpix."
"Okay, do you mind if I hold it?" asked Stasi.
"Not at all," Nurse Joy replied.
Stasi knelt down to pick up Vulpix. It clambered into her
arms. Nurse Joy took out a stethoscope and listened to its
heartbeat.
"Heart rate is normal."
Next she checked its strength. She had Vulpix try a Fire
Spin attack on a metal sheet. It melted after two blows of flame.
She checked everything.
"This Vulpix is in great condition. Now, let's see your
Ditto."
One pokemon after another was checked until Nurse Joy
was finally done.
"Your pokemon are in perfect health. Are you going to
challenge Falkner?" asked Nurse Joy.
"That's what I'm planning to do."
"Good luck. As a heads up, I'll tell you that he uses Flying
type pokemon."
"Thank you for everything Nurse Joy," Stasi said as she
walked out of the Pokemon Center.
"Eevee!" called Eevee.
Stasi was climbing up the steps when she heard a voice.
"Hey you!"
She turned around to see a boy about her age with auburn hair and
blue eyes. "Yeah?"
"You going to challenge Falkner?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Daniel. I'm the
champion of this town, and I challenge you to a battle!"
"Challenge accepted," replied Stasi.
"I'm going to wipe the floor with you."
"Not on your life. Since I'm going to beat you, we'll play by
your rules."
"We use three pokemon each. At the end of the battle, the
winner gets twenty dollars. You in?"
"Let's do it."
By now a crowd was forming to watch their town champion
battle against the newcomer.
"Beedrill go!" called Daniel.
"Vulpix, I choose you!" cried Stasi.
"Beedrill, use your Focus Energy!"
Beedrill crossed its stingers and started glowing a vivid blue. Vulpix
watched curiously.
"Vulpix, use Quick Attack."
Vulpix started darting around the battle zone and ran in to
tackle Beedrill. Beedrill was thrown back from the attack, but
wasn't fazed.
"Beedrill, use Fury Attack!"
Beedrill started jabbing its arm stingers at Vulpix. Vulpix leaped out
of the way.
"Vulpix, use your Agility!"
Vulpix dodged Beedrill's attack countless times, but Stasi
saw that it was growing tired fast.
"Beedrill, use Rage!"
"Vulpix, Flamethrower!"
A blazing inferno burst out of Vulpix's mouth. It hit Beedrill
and toasted it to a crisp. Beedrill landed on the ground, hurt, but not down
for the count.
"Beedrill no!"
"Vulpix, finish it off with a Tackle!"
Vulpix ran at the Beedrill with top speed before slamming
into it, knocking it out.
"Beedrill return. Go Krabby!"
"Vulpix, return. Kadabra, your turn."
"Krabby! Bubble!"
"Kadabra, Confusion."
Krabby started to spit out large bubbles at the psychic pokemon but,
suddenly the bubbles turned around and hit Krabby.
"Kadabra, use Psychic!"
Kadabra's eyes glowed an electric blue and Krabby started
dancing the disco. Daniel goggled at his pokemon.
"Krabby! What are you doing?" he yelled. "Use Vicegrip!"
"Your Krabby is helpless to my Kadabra. As long as Kadabra
holds its attack, your Krabby can't do anything but bend to
Kadabra's will. In this case, it's dancing until it's to pooped to even do the
macarena," said Stasi. "Kadabra, finish it with a Confusion!"
Kadabra's eyes started glowing white before Krabby found
itself in the air, and then on the ground, unconscious.
"Krabby, return. Onix, do your duty!"
"Kadabra, return. Go Ditto!"
"Onix, use Tackle!" called Daniel.
"Ditto, Transform and use Harden!"
Ditto started glowing with an intense light as its shape twisted.
When it dimmed, an Onix was standing in its place. When Onix slammed
into Ditto, Ditto barely moved.
"Ditto, use Screech and then Bind."
Ditto started shrieking an eerie sound so bad, everyone
covered their ears except Stasi and Daniel. Onix tried to run
from Ditto's attack, but wasn't fast enough. Ditto caught it and
started wrapping itself around Onix's body.
"Onix, try to break free!" cried Daniel.
"Your Onix can struggle all it wants to. Every time it does,
my Ditto squeezes it harder."
"Onix, use Flail!"
Onix's tail flew out of nowhere and slapped Ditto across its
nose. Ditto returned Onix's attack with a its own Flail attack.
Onix fell limp to the ground.
"Onix, return."
"Return, Ditto."
Daniel looked at the ground and then Stasi. "I guess you won."
"Told you I would," replied Stasi with a smile.
Whispers ran through the crowd. They were amazed.
"Somebody beat Daniel."
"But, he's our champion."
"Hurry, go get Grandpa. Someone beat Daniel."
"Who is that girl?"
"She's good. I'll tell you that."
Daniel walked towards Stasi. He reached in his pocket and
handed her some dollar bills. "You won, here's the money."
"Thank you Daniel. I'm going back to the Pokemon Center
now." Stasi turned and walked to the Center. The crowd parted
to let her through.
"Vee. Eev."
"I know Eevee. We did it."
Stasi walked back into the center. Nurse Joy was waiting at
the counter.
"Back so soon?" she asked.
"I didn't battle Falkner yet, but I did battle a boy named
Daniel. Do you think you could heal my pokemon? I want them in
top shape if I'm battling a gym leader."
"I'll be right back. You may take a seat right over there."
"Thank you, I will. Here are my pokeballs."
Nurse Joy turned around and left with Stasi's five pokemon.
When Stasi sat down, a girl with auburn hair like Daniel's burst in
the Center and said, "Who defeated my brother?"
"If you're talking about Daniel, I did," Stasi said as she
stood up.
"Then I challenge you to a battle."
"I'm sorry, my pokemon are being healed right now."
"After they're healed!"
"I'm going straight to the Gym."
"After the Gym Leader wipes the floor with you!"
"Jennifer, after she *beats* Falkner, she'll be leaving for the
next town. Besides, you don't have any pokemon," Daniel said as
he walked into the Center. "Speaking of pokemon, how did you
get yours so strong?" he asked Stasi. "I've never lost like that before."
"My mother trained them," replied Stasi.
"She trained them for you? But, that's illegal! We should
call Officer Jenny right now!" cried Jennifer.
"No, the pokemon that I have were my mother's." Stasi had
a strange look in her eyes. "She was murdered by Team Rocket
when I was little, her pokemon saved my life."
"Oh, um, I'm sorry," said Daniel.
"No problem."
Nurse Joy walked into the room. "Excuse me, Stasi? Your
pokemon are healed." She handed Stasi her pokeballs and Eevee
leaped on her shoulder.
"Thank you Nurse Joy. If you'll excuse me, IÕve got a battle
with the Gym Leader."
"Well, um, good luck," said Jennifer.
"Yeah, good luck," echoed Daniel.
"Thanks. See you around." Stasi ran out of the door to the
Gym. She slowly climbed up the steps leading to the door
looming ahead of her.
"Are you nervous Eevee?"
Eevee shook its head after a little hesitation.
"Well I am. Tell me the truth, am I a good trainer for a
beginner?"
"Eevee!" It nodded enthusiastically.
"Thanks Eevee." Stasi opened the door to a room. A boy
was waiting.
"Are you Falkner?" asked Stasi.
"No, I'm one of his trainees. Shall I tell Master Falkner that
he has a challenger?"
"Please do."
"Wait a moment." The boy disappeared into a door. After a
few minutes, he reappeared. "You may come in. Follow me."
Stasi followed the boy down a long corridor into a huge
room with the biggest battlefield she had ever seen. A boy her
age with purplish hair was waiting at the other end of the field.
"What is your name, trainer?" the boy asked.
"Stasi. Who wants to know?"
"Well, Stasi, if you must know, I've been on a winning streak
lately and you might not win. Also, we need to know your name
so we can put it down in the records."
"Well, I'm here to put an end to your winning streak."
He laughed. "That's what my last victim said."
{Be on your guard Stasi,} Stasi thought. {He's trying to psyche
you out. But it won't work.}
"I accept your challenge, Stasi. We use two pokemon each,
no items. Agreed?"
"Agreed."
"The leader, Falkner, against the challenger, Stasi. Using
two pokemon each, no items." the judge said.
"Let the battle begin! Go Pidgey!"
"Go, Ditto!"
In a blinding flash of light, the two pokemon appeared.
"Ditto, Transform!"
Ditto started to emit a white light. Its shape shifted to a
Pidgey shape.
"Pidgey, Tackle the copycat!"
"Ditto, use your Tackle too!"
Both Pidgeys (the real and fake) dove towards each other,
but Ditto managed to maneuver around Pidgey's beak and slam
it into the ground.
"Great job Ditto, now use Gust to keep it on the ground!"
Ditto started flapping its wings, creating howling winds
directed at Pidgey. Pidgey couldn't move an inch against the
pressure.
"Pidgey, try your Mud Slap!"
"Ditto, Agility!"
Pidgey started chucking globs of mud in Ditto's direction,
but to no avail. Ditto was dodging each move. Where the mud came from,
Stasi didn't know.
"Ditto, finish it off with a Quick Attack!"
Ditto started darting around the field, confusing Pidgey,
before slamming into it. Pidgey flopped to the ground,
unconscious.
"Pidgey is out of the match, the winner is Ditto." said the
judge.
"Pidgey, return. Go Pidgeotto!"
"Ditto, return. Eevee, I choose you!"
"Vee!" Eevee cried as it leaped off of Stasi's shoulder.
"An Eevee? Why would you want to use that?" scoffed
Falkner.
"You'll see. Eevee, use Bite!"
"Pidgeotto! Take to the air!"
Pidgeotto started flapping its wings, rising in the air. Soon it was
high above Eevee's head.
"Your Eevee can't do anything now. It can't even reach
Pidgeotto."
"Watch and learn fly boy. Eevee, jump and use Bite!"
Eevee leaped into the air about as high as Pidgeotto was
and clamped its jaws on Pidgeotto's wing. Pidgeotto screamed
as it fluttered to the ground.
"Pidgeotto! Try to use Sand Attack!"
"Eevee, stop it cold with a Quick Attack."
Before Pidgeotto could kick up some sand, Eevee had it
cornered. Pidgeotto tried to fly, but it was crippled. Eevee
tackled it to the ground. The judge ran over to see the
Pidgeotto.
"Pidgeotto is out of the match. The winner is Eevee!"
"Yay! We did it Eevee!" squealed Stasi as she leaped into
the air.
"Eevee!" cried Eevee as it ran into her arms.
"Pidgeotto, return. Good work Stasi. Here is your prize
money and your badge," Falkner said as he walked over to Stasi and placed
a wad of bills and a purple badge into her palm.
Stasi looked at the money. "But, this is way too much!"
"Nonsense! You earned it. I never would have thought to
have a pokemon jump, that was good thinking."
"Thanks, I used to live in a Pokemon Center, so when I was
young, I would sneak out of bed to hear trainers compare their
strategies."
"Well, it paid off. I hope to see you in the future, Stasi."
"Thanks," Stasi replied. "I won the Zephyr Badge!"
"Shane will show you to the door," Falkner said as he waved
a hand. The boy that Stasi followed strode up to the pair.
"Follow me," he said.
Stasi obeyed and trailed after him as he lead her to the
door. She walked outside to discover that the road leading to
the next town was in fact, a few feet from the Gym. She decided
that she was on the other side of town.
"I guess that Falkner wanted the Gym to be close to the
route so the trainers didn't have to walk back across town," she
told Eevee.
"Vee."
Stasi shaded her eyes from the sun. "It's almost noon. Do
you want to get something to eat?"
It shook its head.
"So you want to continue?"
It nodded.
"Well, if you say so..." Stasi said as she veered right.
"Vee."
Stasi had just walked for a few miles and was entering the
forest when Eevee's ears pricked up.
"Vee?" it said.
"What's wrong Eevee?" asked Stasi.
Just then, Stasi heard a voice, "Hey Stasi!"
"Huh?" Stasi whirled around to see Daniel running up to her
with a backpack slung over his shoulder and a grocery bag in one
hand. He was dressed in jeans, and in a red long-sleeved shirt.
"Hi, I'm sorry to bother you, but, is it okay if I tag along? I
mean, being champion of the city isn't as glamorous as people
think. To tell the truth, I want to finish my pokemon journey," he
said in a rush.
"What do you think Eevee?" asked Stasi.
"Eevee!" it said as it nodded.
"Okay Daniel, welcome to our group. I'm Anastasia
Morrison, at you service," Stasi said as she extended her hand.
"Daniel Ferell," he said as he shook her hand.
"So Daniel, do you have any other pokemon besides the
ones you battled with?"
"Nope, just Beedrill, Onix, and Krabby. Do you?" Daniel
started walking. Stasi followed.
"Yep. You've already met Ditto, Vulpix, Kadabra and Eevee,
of course," Stasi said as Eevee nuzzled her. "The only other
pokemon I have is Pidgeot."
"Wow." Daniel whistled in admiration. "That's some team."
"Thanks."
"I take it that you're going to Azalea Town, right?"
"Right."
"Then we're going to be coming up to Union Cave then."
"Is it dangerous?"
"If you have the right pokemon, no."
"Have you been in there before?"
"Only on a guided tour. I'm sorry for questioning you, but
what's up with your Eevee's eyes? They're a different color than the
normal color eyes."
"Eevee's eyes are lavender. It's the reason that Team
Rocket was after my mother..." Stasi's voice trailed off.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked."
"It's okay. Even though I've had Eevee for a little while now,
it seems like we've been together forever. Now I have a
question for you: what's in the grocery bag?"
Daniel stopped walking and looked down at the bag. "You
know, I plumb forgot about the bag. You asked what's inside?"
Stasi nodded.
"Well, it's mainly food."
"Mainly?" Stasi's eyebrows went up.
"I have some other stuff in there."
"What kind of stuff?"
"Just... stuff." He shoved the grocery bag into his backpack.
"Oh."
They walked in silence for the rest of the walk.
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Chapter Three: Daniel arrives
"Excuse me, do you know where the Pokemon Center is?"
asked Stasi.
The person she asked stared at Eevee. "Yeah, it's down the
road. You can't miss it."
"Okay, thanks!" Stasi ran down the crowded street until she
stood in front of the Center.
"Vee?"
"It's okay Eevee. We're just going to get you a check up."
"Eev."
Stasi walked inside of the center to the counter where
Nurse Joy stood.
"Can I help you?"
"I would like to get my pokemon checked please."
Nurse Joy stared. "Sure. I'm sorry but, you look familiar."
"I live with the Nurse Joy in Cherrygrove City."
Nurse Joy nodded in understanding. "Oh, okay. I remember you now.
Could you follow me in back please?"
Nurse Joy walked down the hall into a room.
"Come right in, we'll get the check up started now. Could
you please bring out your pokemon?"
"Sure. Pokemon, go!"
"Let's start with your Vulpix."
"Okay, do you mind if I hold it?" asked Stasi.
"Not at all," Nurse Joy replied.
Stasi knelt down to pick up Vulpix. It clambered into her
arms. Nurse Joy took out a stethoscope and listened to its
heartbeat.
"Heart rate is normal."
Next she checked its strength. She had Vulpix try a Fire
Spin attack on a metal sheet. It melted after two blows of flame.
She checked everything.
"This Vulpix is in great condition. Now, let's see your
Ditto."
One pokemon after another was checked until Nurse Joy
was finally done.
"Your pokemon are in perfect health. Are you going to
challenge Falkner?" asked Nurse Joy.
"That's what I'm planning to do."
"Good luck. As a heads up, I'll tell you that he uses Flying
type pokemon."
"Thank you for everything Nurse Joy," Stasi said as she
walked out of the Pokemon Center.
"Eevee!" called Eevee.
Stasi was climbing up the steps when she heard a voice.
"Hey you!"
She turned around to see a boy about her age with auburn hair and
blue eyes. "Yeah?"
"You going to challenge Falkner?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Daniel. I'm the
champion of this town, and I challenge you to a battle!"
"Challenge accepted," replied Stasi.
"I'm going to wipe the floor with you."
"Not on your life. Since I'm going to beat you, we'll play by
your rules."
"We use three pokemon each. At the end of the battle, the
winner gets twenty dollars. You in?"
"Let's do it."
By now a crowd was forming to watch their town champion
battle against the newcomer.
"Beedrill go!" called Daniel.
"Vulpix, I choose you!" cried Stasi.
"Beedrill, use your Focus Energy!"
Beedrill crossed its stingers and started glowing a vivid blue. Vulpix
watched curiously.
"Vulpix, use Quick Attack."
Vulpix started darting around the battle zone and ran in to
tackle Beedrill. Beedrill was thrown back from the attack, but
wasn't fazed.
"Beedrill, use Fury Attack!"
Beedrill started jabbing its arm stingers at Vulpix. Vulpix leaped out
of the way.
"Vulpix, use your Agility!"
Vulpix dodged Beedrill's attack countless times, but Stasi
saw that it was growing tired fast.
"Beedrill, use Rage!"
"Vulpix, Flamethrower!"
A blazing inferno burst out of Vulpix's mouth. It hit Beedrill
and toasted it to a crisp. Beedrill landed on the ground, hurt, but not down
for the count.
"Beedrill no!"
"Vulpix, finish it off with a Tackle!"
Vulpix ran at the Beedrill with top speed before slamming
into it, knocking it out.
"Beedrill return. Go Krabby!"
"Vulpix, return. Kadabra, your turn."
"Krabby! Bubble!"
"Kadabra, Confusion."
Krabby started to spit out large bubbles at the psychic pokemon but,
suddenly the bubbles turned around and hit Krabby.
"Kadabra, use Psychic!"
Kadabra's eyes glowed an electric blue and Krabby started
dancing the disco. Daniel goggled at his pokemon.
"Krabby! What are you doing?" he yelled. "Use Vicegrip!"
"Your Krabby is helpless to my Kadabra. As long as Kadabra
holds its attack, your Krabby can't do anything but bend to
Kadabra's will. In this case, it's dancing until it's to pooped to even do the
macarena," said Stasi. "Kadabra, finish it with a Confusion!"
Kadabra's eyes started glowing white before Krabby found
itself in the air, and then on the ground, unconscious.
"Krabby, return. Onix, do your duty!"
"Kadabra, return. Go Ditto!"
"Onix, use Tackle!" called Daniel.
"Ditto, Transform and use Harden!"
Ditto started glowing with an intense light as its shape twisted.
When it dimmed, an Onix was standing in its place. When Onix slammed
into Ditto, Ditto barely moved.
"Ditto, use Screech and then Bind."
Ditto started shrieking an eerie sound so bad, everyone
covered their ears except Stasi and Daniel. Onix tried to run
from Ditto's attack, but wasn't fast enough. Ditto caught it and
started wrapping itself around Onix's body.
"Onix, try to break free!" cried Daniel.
"Your Onix can struggle all it wants to. Every time it does,
my Ditto squeezes it harder."
"Onix, use Flail!"
Onix's tail flew out of nowhere and slapped Ditto across its
nose. Ditto returned Onix's attack with a its own Flail attack.
Onix fell limp to the ground.
"Onix, return."
"Return, Ditto."
Daniel looked at the ground and then Stasi. "I guess you won."
"Told you I would," replied Stasi with a smile.
Whispers ran through the crowd. They were amazed.
"Somebody beat Daniel."
"But, he's our champion."
"Hurry, go get Grandpa. Someone beat Daniel."
"Who is that girl?"
"She's good. I'll tell you that."
Daniel walked towards Stasi. He reached in his pocket and
handed her some dollar bills. "You won, here's the money."
"Thank you Daniel. I'm going back to the Pokemon Center
now." Stasi turned and walked to the Center. The crowd parted
to let her through.
"Vee. Eev."
"I know Eevee. We did it."
Stasi walked back into the center. Nurse Joy was waiting at
the counter.
"Back so soon?" she asked.
"I didn't battle Falkner yet, but I did battle a boy named
Daniel. Do you think you could heal my pokemon? I want them in
top shape if I'm battling a gym leader."
"I'll be right back. You may take a seat right over there."
"Thank you, I will. Here are my pokeballs."
Nurse Joy turned around and left with Stasi's five pokemon.
When Stasi sat down, a girl with auburn hair like Daniel's burst in
the Center and said, "Who defeated my brother?"
"If you're talking about Daniel, I did," Stasi said as she
stood up.
"Then I challenge you to a battle."
"I'm sorry, my pokemon are being healed right now."
"After they're healed!"
"I'm going straight to the Gym."
"After the Gym Leader wipes the floor with you!"
"Jennifer, after she *beats* Falkner, she'll be leaving for the
next town. Besides, you don't have any pokemon," Daniel said as
he walked into the Center. "Speaking of pokemon, how did you
get yours so strong?" he asked Stasi. "I've never lost like that before."
"My mother trained them," replied Stasi.
"She trained them for you? But, that's illegal! We should
call Officer Jenny right now!" cried Jennifer.
"No, the pokemon that I have were my mother's." Stasi had
a strange look in her eyes. "She was murdered by Team Rocket
when I was little, her pokemon saved my life."
"Oh, um, I'm sorry," said Daniel.
"No problem."
Nurse Joy walked into the room. "Excuse me, Stasi? Your
pokemon are healed." She handed Stasi her pokeballs and Eevee
leaped on her shoulder.
"Thank you Nurse Joy. If you'll excuse me, IÕve got a battle
with the Gym Leader."
"Well, um, good luck," said Jennifer.
"Yeah, good luck," echoed Daniel.
"Thanks. See you around." Stasi ran out of the door to the
Gym. She slowly climbed up the steps leading to the door
looming ahead of her.
"Are you nervous Eevee?"
Eevee shook its head after a little hesitation.
"Well I am. Tell me the truth, am I a good trainer for a
beginner?"
"Eevee!" It nodded enthusiastically.
"Thanks Eevee." Stasi opened the door to a room. A boy
was waiting.
"Are you Falkner?" asked Stasi.
"No, I'm one of his trainees. Shall I tell Master Falkner that
he has a challenger?"
"Please do."
"Wait a moment." The boy disappeared into a door. After a
few minutes, he reappeared. "You may come in. Follow me."
Stasi followed the boy down a long corridor into a huge
room with the biggest battlefield she had ever seen. A boy her
age with purplish hair was waiting at the other end of the field.
"What is your name, trainer?" the boy asked.
"Stasi. Who wants to know?"
"Well, Stasi, if you must know, I've been on a winning streak
lately and you might not win. Also, we need to know your name
so we can put it down in the records."
"Well, I'm here to put an end to your winning streak."
He laughed. "That's what my last victim said."
{Be on your guard Stasi,} Stasi thought. {He's trying to psyche
you out. But it won't work.}
"I accept your challenge, Stasi. We use two pokemon each,
no items. Agreed?"
"Agreed."
"The leader, Falkner, against the challenger, Stasi. Using
two pokemon each, no items." the judge said.
"Let the battle begin! Go Pidgey!"
"Go, Ditto!"
In a blinding flash of light, the two pokemon appeared.
"Ditto, Transform!"
Ditto started to emit a white light. Its shape shifted to a
Pidgey shape.
"Pidgey, Tackle the copycat!"
"Ditto, use your Tackle too!"
Both Pidgeys (the real and fake) dove towards each other,
but Ditto managed to maneuver around Pidgey's beak and slam
it into the ground.
"Great job Ditto, now use Gust to keep it on the ground!"
Ditto started flapping its wings, creating howling winds
directed at Pidgey. Pidgey couldn't move an inch against the
pressure.
"Pidgey, try your Mud Slap!"
"Ditto, Agility!"
Pidgey started chucking globs of mud in Ditto's direction,
but to no avail. Ditto was dodging each move. Where the mud came from,
Stasi didn't know.
"Ditto, finish it off with a Quick Attack!"
Ditto started darting around the field, confusing Pidgey,
before slamming into it. Pidgey flopped to the ground,
unconscious.
"Pidgey is out of the match, the winner is Ditto." said the
judge.
"Pidgey, return. Go Pidgeotto!"
"Ditto, return. Eevee, I choose you!"
"Vee!" Eevee cried as it leaped off of Stasi's shoulder.
"An Eevee? Why would you want to use that?" scoffed
Falkner.
"You'll see. Eevee, use Bite!"
"Pidgeotto! Take to the air!"
Pidgeotto started flapping its wings, rising in the air. Soon it was
high above Eevee's head.
"Your Eevee can't do anything now. It can't even reach
Pidgeotto."
"Watch and learn fly boy. Eevee, jump and use Bite!"
Eevee leaped into the air about as high as Pidgeotto was
and clamped its jaws on Pidgeotto's wing. Pidgeotto screamed
as it fluttered to the ground.
"Pidgeotto! Try to use Sand Attack!"
"Eevee, stop it cold with a Quick Attack."
Before Pidgeotto could kick up some sand, Eevee had it
cornered. Pidgeotto tried to fly, but it was crippled. Eevee
tackled it to the ground. The judge ran over to see the
Pidgeotto.
"Pidgeotto is out of the match. The winner is Eevee!"
"Yay! We did it Eevee!" squealed Stasi as she leaped into
the air.
"Eevee!" cried Eevee as it ran into her arms.
"Pidgeotto, return. Good work Stasi. Here is your prize
money and your badge," Falkner said as he walked over to Stasi and placed
a wad of bills and a purple badge into her palm.
Stasi looked at the money. "But, this is way too much!"
"Nonsense! You earned it. I never would have thought to
have a pokemon jump, that was good thinking."
"Thanks, I used to live in a Pokemon Center, so when I was
young, I would sneak out of bed to hear trainers compare their
strategies."
"Well, it paid off. I hope to see you in the future, Stasi."
"Thanks," Stasi replied. "I won the Zephyr Badge!"
"Shane will show you to the door," Falkner said as he waved
a hand. The boy that Stasi followed strode up to the pair.
"Follow me," he said.
Stasi obeyed and trailed after him as he lead her to the
door. She walked outside to discover that the road leading to
the next town was in fact, a few feet from the Gym. She decided
that she was on the other side of town.
"I guess that Falkner wanted the Gym to be close to the
route so the trainers didn't have to walk back across town," she
told Eevee.
"Vee."
Stasi shaded her eyes from the sun. "It's almost noon. Do
you want to get something to eat?"
It shook its head.
"So you want to continue?"
It nodded.
"Well, if you say so..." Stasi said as she veered right.
"Vee."
Stasi had just walked for a few miles and was entering the
forest when Eevee's ears pricked up.
"Vee?" it said.
"What's wrong Eevee?" asked Stasi.
Just then, Stasi heard a voice, "Hey Stasi!"
"Huh?" Stasi whirled around to see Daniel running up to her
with a backpack slung over his shoulder and a grocery bag in one
hand. He was dressed in jeans, and in a red long-sleeved shirt.
"Hi, I'm sorry to bother you, but, is it okay if I tag along? I
mean, being champion of the city isn't as glamorous as people
think. To tell the truth, I want to finish my pokemon journey," he
said in a rush.
"What do you think Eevee?" asked Stasi.
"Eevee!" it said as it nodded.
"Okay Daniel, welcome to our group. I'm Anastasia
Morrison, at you service," Stasi said as she extended her hand.
"Daniel Ferell," he said as he shook her hand.
"So Daniel, do you have any other pokemon besides the
ones you battled with?"
"Nope, just Beedrill, Onix, and Krabby. Do you?" Daniel
started walking. Stasi followed.
"Yep. You've already met Ditto, Vulpix, Kadabra and Eevee,
of course," Stasi said as Eevee nuzzled her. "The only other
pokemon I have is Pidgeot."
"Wow." Daniel whistled in admiration. "That's some team."
"Thanks."
"I take it that you're going to Azalea Town, right?"
"Right."
"Then we're going to be coming up to Union Cave then."
"Is it dangerous?"
"If you have the right pokemon, no."
"Have you been in there before?"
"Only on a guided tour. I'm sorry for questioning you, but
what's up with your Eevee's eyes? They're a different color than the
normal color eyes."
"Eevee's eyes are lavender. It's the reason that Team
Rocket was after my mother..." Stasi's voice trailed off.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked."
"It's okay. Even though I've had Eevee for a little while now,
it seems like we've been together forever. Now I have a
question for you: what's in the grocery bag?"
Daniel stopped walking and looked down at the bag. "You
know, I plumb forgot about the bag. You asked what's inside?"
Stasi nodded.
"Well, it's mainly food."
"Mainly?" Stasi's eyebrows went up.
"I have some other stuff in there."
"What kind of stuff?"
"Just... stuff." He shoved the grocery bag into his backpack.
"Oh."
They walked in silence for the rest of the walk.
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Gotta love those cliffhangers. I know it isn't much of one, but I'll
leave you there. Thank you for the people who have reviewed so far. It's
nice to be known and my story loved. My friend asked me to put a quote in
my book so here it goes:
"We live a short life. Party naked." - name witheld by request.
Yay! It has finally snowed here in Wisconsin! *Does a happy dance
around the room* Now I can go and chuck a snowball at my sisters! Can you
believe it's December, and it only had snowed less that an inch before
today? I wouldn't if I lived down Sout'!
Have a happy day and please review!
By the Lion's Mane,
Leo