Chapter Three: Union Cave; When Sandshrew attacks
"We have now reached Union Cave," Daniel said.
"It's big," said Stasi as she shielded her eyes.
"Vee." said Eevee as it looked around.
They were standing at the mouth of the cave. There was no
sign of any people.
"So, flashlights out?" asked Stasi.
"Good idea," replied Daniel.
Stasi unslung her backpack and dug around in it until she
pulled out the flashlight that Nurse Joy gave her. She rezipped
her backpack and reslung it on her shoulders. She stood up to
see Daniel holding an electric lamp in his hands.
"Wow," Stasi said. "Don't those things cost a fortune?"
"They do, but I've won so many battles, I could buy a year's
supply of food if I have to."
Stasi nodded. "Shall we enter?"
"Ladies first." Daniel bowed mockingly.
"Finally, someone with manners," Stasi retorted as she turned
on her flashlight and entered the cave.
"I was well brought up, you know. Even though I usually
don't act like it." Daniel followed her and turned on his lamp. The
tunnel flooded with light while Stasi turned off her flashlight.
"Sure seems like it."
Stasi walked into a large cavern. The stalactites hung over
her like large icicles ready to fall at any moment.
"Stasi, look!" Daniel said as he pointed to his discovery.
There were two columns standing next to each other, making a
doorway into a tunnel. He ran in while Stasi entered the tunnel
carefully with Eevee perched on her shoulder. Suddenly, there
was a noise behind her. She whirled around to find... nothing.
"Hey Stasi, why did you stop?" asked Daniel as he walked
up to her.
"I thought I heard something. I bet it was nothing."
Daniel looked at her. "Okay," he said.
They walked in silence for fifteen minutes when Stasi heard
the noise again.
"Hey, Eevee?"
Eevee pricked its ears up. "Vee?"
"Do you get the feeling that we're being... followed?"
It nodded its head.
Daniel turned around. "Stasi? Do you need to rest? You
seem a little pale."
"Yeah, I think I do," replied Stasi. She sat on a rock and
pulled out her PokeDex. She flipped it open.
"Is that your PokeDex that Professor Elm gave you?" asked
Daniel.
"No, Nurse Joy gave it to me."
"Have you checked it out yet?"
"Not really."
"Why don't you try it out?"
"Which pokemon should I do?"
"How about Eevee?" suggested Daniel.
"Okay." Stasi pointed her PokeDex at Eevee.
-Eevee, the Evolution pokemon: Its irregularly configured
DNA is affected by its surroundings. It evolves if its
environment changes,- said the electronic device.
"Cool, how about Beedrill?" asked Daniel
"Okay, what information do you have on Beedrill?" asked Stasi.
-Beedrill, the Poison Bee pokemon: It has three poison
barbs. The barb on its tail secretes the most powerful poison.-
"I'll have to keep that in mind," Daniel said to himself.
Stasi stood up and stretched her arms. "I think we should
get going."
Suddenly, something leaped at Stasi and tackled her to the
ground. It dashed behind a rock before Eevee could leap up and
defend its trainer.
"Are you okay?" asked Daniel as he helped Stasi up.
"I'm fine." Stasi brushed herself off. She felt a trickle down
her left arm. She took off her jacket to reveal a deep cut on her
forearm.
"Stasi, you're hurt. Hang on a second, I've got a first aid kit
in my pack." Daniel put his lantern on the ground and unslung his
backpack and opened it. He took out a white box and opened it
to reveal several compartments containing different medical
things.
"That's some kit," Stasi said.
"My father's a doctor. He wants me to join his practice when
I'm old enough, but I want to train pokemon. Hold still, this will
sting a bit." He wet a cloth with antiseptic and held it against
Stasi's arm.
"Ouch! I thought it would sting a little bit." Stasi drew her
arm back sharply.
"Be quiet you little sissy. I'm almost done." He gave her a
bandage to put on.
"Do you have any idea what that thing was?" asked Stasi as
she put her jacket back on.
"I have no idea." He put the kit back into his bag and they
started walking again.
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"Cassidy, I'm hungry," complained Butch as they walked
through the bustling city.
"You're always hungry. The girl left a few hours ago. We
were supposed to follow them, but no. You had to get some
lunch," Cassidy snapped. "I never thought that you could eat three steaks."
"I never thought I could either." he burped loudly. Several
people turned to stare at him.
"Hurry up. We've got a lot of ground to cover."
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Stasi stopped again. "Daniel? I'm getting the feeling that
someone, or something, is watching us. I heard that noise again."
"Where?" he asked.
"Behind us. In the shadows."
He shone his lantern in the darkness behind them to see a
pair of eyes shining behind a rock. They quickly ducked down and
disappeared.
"Who's there? Come on out." Daniel said in a confident
voice. Stasi stood next to him with Eevee growling. It started
pawing at her pocket.
"What is it Eevee? The only thing that's in my pocket is my
PokeDex."
"I think that it wants you to use it Stasi."
She took the PokeDex out of her pocket and pointed it at
the rock. A picture appeared on the screen. It was of a
Sandshrew.
-Sandshrew, the Mouse pokemon: disliking water, it lives in
deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.-
The Sandshrew leaped away from its hiding place and ran
towards Stasi, tackling her to the ground again. She fell, hitting
her head on a rock. Eevee jumped off of her shoulder, ready to
defend its fallen trainer.
"Stasi!" Daniel set down his lantern and scrambled to her
side. "Stasi, can you hear me?"
"Yeah, I hear you. I can't move my ankle though."
The Sandshrew crouched, ready to attack again. Eevee
growled and stepped closer.
Daniel stuck his arm in front of the angry pokemon. "Wait
Eevee, let me battle it."
It looked at him with confusion in its lavender eyes, but it
backed off. It went to Stasi and nudged her face, trying to
comfort her.
"Alright, this is a battle between you and me." Daniel told
the Sandshrew. "Go Krabby! Use Crabhammer!"
The Sandshrew ducked under Krabby's claw and scratched it
on the belly. Krabby reeled back, but wasn't fazed from the
attack.
"Krabby, use your Bubble!"
Large bubbles blew out of Krabby's mouth, smacking the
Sandshrew against the wall. The Sandshrew tried to get up, but
fell on the ground.
"Pokeball, go!" Daniel tossed a pokeball at the Sandshrew.
It opened up and Sandshrew was sucked in. The light was red as
the Sandshrew struggled to free itself, until it finally changed
to white.
"Great job," said Stasi as she pulled herself up.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I just turned my ankle, that's all." She stepped
forward. Her ankle collapsed below her and she nearly found
herself on the ground if not for Daniel.
"I think you sprained your ankle Stasi."
"I'm fine. Really." Stasi looked at Daniel's doubtful glare.
Eevee leaped back onto Stasi's shoulder. Stasi looked at
Eevee and asked, "What do you think Eevee? Is my ankle
sprained?"
Eevee stared back at her and leaped back down. It stood on
its hind legs and nudged Ditto's pok‚ball.
"You want me to call out Ditto so it can Transform?"
Eevee nodded and pawed it.
"Alright, you're the expert." Stasi pulled out the pokeball.
"Ditto, go!"
It emerged in a sparkling light. It looked around. "Ditto?"
"Ditto, can you transform into Machamp and carry Stasi the
rest of the way?" asked Daniel.
"Ditto. Ditto," it replied. It started glowing and changing
its shape. Finally, it emerged from the light as the strong
fighting pokemon. It wrapped one of its arms around Stasi's
waist and hoisted her onto its shoulder.
"Thanks Ditto." Daniel started walking down the tunnel.
"Daniel, how much farther do we need to go?" asked Stasi
as Ditto followed Daniel.
"About half an hour's worth more of walking."
"Great. Just great."
In about forty five minute's time, they emerged into the
daylight on the route leading to Azalea Town. Daniel and Ditto
started down the route.
"Daniel, I told you. I'm fine," Stasi said.
"No, you're not. If you can't take one step without falling,
it's a pretty bad injury," came the reply.
"Ditto, put me down. I told you, I'm fine."
Ditto looked at Daniel. He sighed and said, "Put her down.
She'll be begging for you to pick her back up soon."
Ditto nodded and set Stasi down. She stood shakily, and
then straightened up. She took one careful step. She winced and
took another step. She started walking a little faster, but with a
bad limp.
"See, I told you I was fine."
Ditto looked at Daniel. He shrugged. "Hey, I'm not your
trainer, she is."
"Very funny Daniel." Stasi walked past a temple with stairs
descending into the ground. "I wonder what that is."
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So ends Chapter four. I'm sorry for my account not letting anonymous
people send in reviews. I've fixed that now. Please accept my apologies
and this chocolate bar. *Points to a large table covered in candy bars* One
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By the Lion's Mane,
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"We have now reached Union Cave," Daniel said.
"It's big," said Stasi as she shielded her eyes.
"Vee." said Eevee as it looked around.
They were standing at the mouth of the cave. There was no
sign of any people.
"So, flashlights out?" asked Stasi.
"Good idea," replied Daniel.
Stasi unslung her backpack and dug around in it until she
pulled out the flashlight that Nurse Joy gave her. She rezipped
her backpack and reslung it on her shoulders. She stood up to
see Daniel holding an electric lamp in his hands.
"Wow," Stasi said. "Don't those things cost a fortune?"
"They do, but I've won so many battles, I could buy a year's
supply of food if I have to."
Stasi nodded. "Shall we enter?"
"Ladies first." Daniel bowed mockingly.
"Finally, someone with manners," Stasi retorted as she turned
on her flashlight and entered the cave.
"I was well brought up, you know. Even though I usually
don't act like it." Daniel followed her and turned on his lamp. The
tunnel flooded with light while Stasi turned off her flashlight.
"Sure seems like it."
Stasi walked into a large cavern. The stalactites hung over
her like large icicles ready to fall at any moment.
"Stasi, look!" Daniel said as he pointed to his discovery.
There were two columns standing next to each other, making a
doorway into a tunnel. He ran in while Stasi entered the tunnel
carefully with Eevee perched on her shoulder. Suddenly, there
was a noise behind her. She whirled around to find... nothing.
"Hey Stasi, why did you stop?" asked Daniel as he walked
up to her.
"I thought I heard something. I bet it was nothing."
Daniel looked at her. "Okay," he said.
They walked in silence for fifteen minutes when Stasi heard
the noise again.
"Hey, Eevee?"
Eevee pricked its ears up. "Vee?"
"Do you get the feeling that we're being... followed?"
It nodded its head.
Daniel turned around. "Stasi? Do you need to rest? You
seem a little pale."
"Yeah, I think I do," replied Stasi. She sat on a rock and
pulled out her PokeDex. She flipped it open.
"Is that your PokeDex that Professor Elm gave you?" asked
Daniel.
"No, Nurse Joy gave it to me."
"Have you checked it out yet?"
"Not really."
"Why don't you try it out?"
"Which pokemon should I do?"
"How about Eevee?" suggested Daniel.
"Okay." Stasi pointed her PokeDex at Eevee.
-Eevee, the Evolution pokemon: Its irregularly configured
DNA is affected by its surroundings. It evolves if its
environment changes,- said the electronic device.
"Cool, how about Beedrill?" asked Daniel
"Okay, what information do you have on Beedrill?" asked Stasi.
-Beedrill, the Poison Bee pokemon: It has three poison
barbs. The barb on its tail secretes the most powerful poison.-
"I'll have to keep that in mind," Daniel said to himself.
Stasi stood up and stretched her arms. "I think we should
get going."
Suddenly, something leaped at Stasi and tackled her to the
ground. It dashed behind a rock before Eevee could leap up and
defend its trainer.
"Are you okay?" asked Daniel as he helped Stasi up.
"I'm fine." Stasi brushed herself off. She felt a trickle down
her left arm. She took off her jacket to reveal a deep cut on her
forearm.
"Stasi, you're hurt. Hang on a second, I've got a first aid kit
in my pack." Daniel put his lantern on the ground and unslung his
backpack and opened it. He took out a white box and opened it
to reveal several compartments containing different medical
things.
"That's some kit," Stasi said.
"My father's a doctor. He wants me to join his practice when
I'm old enough, but I want to train pokemon. Hold still, this will
sting a bit." He wet a cloth with antiseptic and held it against
Stasi's arm.
"Ouch! I thought it would sting a little bit." Stasi drew her
arm back sharply.
"Be quiet you little sissy. I'm almost done." He gave her a
bandage to put on.
"Do you have any idea what that thing was?" asked Stasi as
she put her jacket back on.
"I have no idea." He put the kit back into his bag and they
started walking again.
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"Cassidy, I'm hungry," complained Butch as they walked
through the bustling city.
"You're always hungry. The girl left a few hours ago. We
were supposed to follow them, but no. You had to get some
lunch," Cassidy snapped. "I never thought that you could eat three steaks."
"I never thought I could either." he burped loudly. Several
people turned to stare at him.
"Hurry up. We've got a lot of ground to cover."
**************************************************
Stasi stopped again. "Daniel? I'm getting the feeling that
someone, or something, is watching us. I heard that noise again."
"Where?" he asked.
"Behind us. In the shadows."
He shone his lantern in the darkness behind them to see a
pair of eyes shining behind a rock. They quickly ducked down and
disappeared.
"Who's there? Come on out." Daniel said in a confident
voice. Stasi stood next to him with Eevee growling. It started
pawing at her pocket.
"What is it Eevee? The only thing that's in my pocket is my
PokeDex."
"I think that it wants you to use it Stasi."
She took the PokeDex out of her pocket and pointed it at
the rock. A picture appeared on the screen. It was of a
Sandshrew.
-Sandshrew, the Mouse pokemon: disliking water, it lives in
deep burrows in arid areas. It can roll itself instantly into a ball.-
The Sandshrew leaped away from its hiding place and ran
towards Stasi, tackling her to the ground again. She fell, hitting
her head on a rock. Eevee jumped off of her shoulder, ready to
defend its fallen trainer.
"Stasi!" Daniel set down his lantern and scrambled to her
side. "Stasi, can you hear me?"
"Yeah, I hear you. I can't move my ankle though."
The Sandshrew crouched, ready to attack again. Eevee
growled and stepped closer.
Daniel stuck his arm in front of the angry pokemon. "Wait
Eevee, let me battle it."
It looked at him with confusion in its lavender eyes, but it
backed off. It went to Stasi and nudged her face, trying to
comfort her.
"Alright, this is a battle between you and me." Daniel told
the Sandshrew. "Go Krabby! Use Crabhammer!"
The Sandshrew ducked under Krabby's claw and scratched it
on the belly. Krabby reeled back, but wasn't fazed from the
attack.
"Krabby, use your Bubble!"
Large bubbles blew out of Krabby's mouth, smacking the
Sandshrew against the wall. The Sandshrew tried to get up, but
fell on the ground.
"Pokeball, go!" Daniel tossed a pokeball at the Sandshrew.
It opened up and Sandshrew was sucked in. The light was red as
the Sandshrew struggled to free itself, until it finally changed
to white.
"Great job," said Stasi as she pulled herself up.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I just turned my ankle, that's all." She stepped
forward. Her ankle collapsed below her and she nearly found
herself on the ground if not for Daniel.
"I think you sprained your ankle Stasi."
"I'm fine. Really." Stasi looked at Daniel's doubtful glare.
Eevee leaped back onto Stasi's shoulder. Stasi looked at
Eevee and asked, "What do you think Eevee? Is my ankle
sprained?"
Eevee stared back at her and leaped back down. It stood on
its hind legs and nudged Ditto's pok‚ball.
"You want me to call out Ditto so it can Transform?"
Eevee nodded and pawed it.
"Alright, you're the expert." Stasi pulled out the pokeball.
"Ditto, go!"
It emerged in a sparkling light. It looked around. "Ditto?"
"Ditto, can you transform into Machamp and carry Stasi the
rest of the way?" asked Daniel.
"Ditto. Ditto," it replied. It started glowing and changing
its shape. Finally, it emerged from the light as the strong
fighting pokemon. It wrapped one of its arms around Stasi's
waist and hoisted her onto its shoulder.
"Thanks Ditto." Daniel started walking down the tunnel.
"Daniel, how much farther do we need to go?" asked Stasi
as Ditto followed Daniel.
"About half an hour's worth more of walking."
"Great. Just great."
In about forty five minute's time, they emerged into the
daylight on the route leading to Azalea Town. Daniel and Ditto
started down the route.
"Daniel, I told you. I'm fine," Stasi said.
"No, you're not. If you can't take one step without falling,
it's a pretty bad injury," came the reply.
"Ditto, put me down. I told you, I'm fine."
Ditto looked at Daniel. He sighed and said, "Put her down.
She'll be begging for you to pick her back up soon."
Ditto nodded and set Stasi down. She stood shakily, and
then straightened up. She took one careful step. She winced and
took another step. She started walking a little faster, but with a
bad limp.
"See, I told you I was fine."
Ditto looked at Daniel. He shrugged. "Hey, I'm not your
trainer, she is."
"Very funny Daniel." Stasi walked past a temple with stairs
descending into the ground. "I wonder what that is."
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So ends Chapter four. I'm sorry for my account not letting anonymous
people send in reviews. I've fixed that now. Please accept my apologies
and this chocolate bar. *Points to a large table covered in candy bars* One
per person please. And don't take the Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. They're
my favorite. Please review! It's that little button on the lower left part of
your screen.
By the Lion's Mane,
Leo