Chapter Five: The Hive Badge
"Excuse me sir, where is the Pokemon Center?" asked Stasi
politely.
The man she asked stared at the girl had an Eevee perched
on her shoulder. "Sure, it's down the street and on the left.
"Thank you." Stasi limped towards her auburn haired
companion. "Come on Daniel, I found out where the Center is."
"After you asked five people," Daniel replied.
Stasi smiled. "Shut up."
They walked down the street and came to the building.
Stasi hobbled into the center, trying not to attract attention.
She staggered to the counter where Nurse Joy stood.
"Good afternoon, how may I help you?" asked Nurse Joy.
"We would like our pokemon healed, please," Stasi said as
she and Daniel placed their pokeballs and Eevee on the counter.
"And someone to take a look at her foot. She was knocked
over by my Sandshrew," said Daniel hurriedly.
"Yes, I noticed that she was limping quite a bit when she
entered the center." -Stasi blushed- "if you'll wait a second,
Chansey? Could you bring these pokemon to the back room?"
The Chansey that she asked nodded.
"Thank you. Stasi, come with me. You may stay in the
waiting room young man."
"Daniel. My name is Daniel."
"Alright, you may sit down Daniel."
"How long will this be?" he asked.
"Only a few minutes. Stasi, right this way."
Stasi fell in step behind Nurse Joy.
"How do you know my name?" asked Stasi as she followed
Nurse Joy.
"My sister is the Nurse Joy that you live with. I was the one
to get you registered for the Johto League."
Stasi smacked her forehead. "That's right! I was wondering
how I was able to battle Falkner. I didn't know if I was registered
or not."
"Well, you are registered, and I heard that you did a
wonderful job at Violet City."
Stasi's cheeks reddened. "Thanks for registering me and yes, I
defeated Falkner with no problem."
"Now, if you would take off your shoe and sock, I'll be able
to see if your ankle is sprained."
Stasi gingerly took off her shoe. Nurse Joy set Stasi's foot
in her lap and turned her toes to the left. "Does this hurt?"
Stasi winced. "Yes, a lot."
"Well, I think it's sprained. You'll need to wear a brace for a
few weeks. And you'll need to put ice on it every once in a
while."
"Thanks Nurse Joy."
"If you'll wait just a second, I'll go get your brace." Nurse
Joy set Stasi's foot back down and left the room.
Stasi leaned back against the chair. "I don't understand why
Daniel was so worried about my ankle, it seemed alright to me."
Nurse Joy returned with the brace. "Now Stasi, if you'll
give me your foot again..." She bent over and wrapped the brace
around Stasi's leg. "Now remember, you should wear this for at
least a few weeks. If it pains you even more, go to the nearest
Center and tell my relative what you told me."
Stasi put her shoe over the brace and shakily stood up.
"Thanks Nurse Joy."
"No problem Stasi. I'm going to see how Chansey is doing
with your pokemon." Nurse Joy left the room.
Stasi walked back down the hall. "Whoever designed this
place didn't have much imagination. It looks exactly like the
Pokemon Center in Cherrygrove." She entered the lobby where
Daniel was sitting, looking out of the window. Nurse Joy
returned carrying the pokeballs, Eevee, and Sandshrew.
"I'm so sorry, but your Sandshrew won't return to its ball,"
she said hurriedly.
"It's okay," Daniel replied.
Sandshrew took one look at Stasi and leaped out of Nurse
Joy's arms. It ran towards Stasi at full speed.
"No Sandshrew! Don't!" cried Daniel as he put himself
between Stasi and Sandshrew.
The Sandshrew stopped and looked at Daniel. It had paused
for only a few seconds before it dashed around Daniel and threw
itself at Stasi. Stasi had barely managed to step out of the way
as Sandshrew barrelled past. It skidded to a stop and turned
around. By then, Daniel had its pokeball.
"Sandshrew, return!" The beam hit Sandshrew and sucked it
back into the pokeball.
"So, its *that* Sandshrew," Nurse Joy said thoughtfully.
"What Sandshrew?" asked Stasi and Daniel in unison.
"About three months ago, a trainer came into this town.
She had bluish hair and gray eyes. She had a quite powerful team
of pokemon, but when she battled Bugsy, her Sandshrew lost to
his Scyther. Thinking that it was too weak, she abandoned it.
That Sandshrew never forgave her for what she did. It started
having the assumption that all girls with bluish hair are cruel.
"Now, when a girl with blue hair passes through Union Cave, they
can count on the fact that they will be attacked by Sandshrew,"
explained Nurse Joy.
"That's a sad story," said Stasi as Eevee leaped on her
shoulder. "I would never abandon any of my pokemon, weak or
not."
"I wish all trainers would think that way but, sad as it is,
many pokemon get abandoned every year," said Nurse Joy.
"That's heartbreaking," said Daniel.
Stasi looked at her PokeGear. "Oh my, I need to go battle
Bugsy now. I'm sorry to leave Nurse Joy."
"The duty of being a pokemon trainer always calls. Go on,
and good luck."
"Thanks. Come on Daniel." Stasi rushed out of the Center,
hobbling as fast as her ankle would allow. She limped down the
street, with Daniel in tow, until they stood in front of a domed
building with the words: Azalea Town Gym.
"Are you ready?" asked Daniel.
"Ready as I'll ever be," replied Stasi. She staggered up the
many steps until she stood in front of a door. She pushed it open
to reveal an indoor forest and a boy standing in the middle of
the Gym.
"I am Bugsy, leader of the Azalea Town Gym. Who is my
opponent?" he demanded.
"I am." Stasi stepped forward.
He looked at her, smirking. "You? A girl? Most girls are
afraid of bugs."
"Not me. I've grown around all types of pokemon."
"What's your name, trainer?"
"Stasi Morrison. Do we play by your rules, or mine?"
"As the Gym Leader, we play by my rules. Three pok‚mon,
no items. Agreed?"
"Agreed."
A judge walked along the sidelines until he was in the
middle. He carried a red flag and a green flag. "The Gym Leader, Bugsy,
against the challenger, Stasi. There will be three pokemon each, no items.
Ready, battle!"
"Go Kakuna!" Bugsy tossed out a pokeball.
"I choose you, Pidgeot!"
"Since I'm going to beat you, I'll let you have the first
move."
"You'll regret that. Pidgeot, Fly into the air and use your
Tackle attack!"
"Kakuna, Harden!" commanded Bugsy.
Pidgeot beat its mighty wings and took to the air. Once it
was high enough, it dove down. By then, Kakuna had shone with a
glossy new shell. But, being a Flying type pokemon, Pidgeot had
the advantage. It slammed into Kakuna and flew back into the air.
Kakuna was dazed by the attack, but wasn't out of commission
yet.
"Kakuna, try a String Shot!"
"Pidgeot, Double-Edge attack!"
Kakuna shot out a thread of string to catch Pidgeot off
guard, but Pidgeot already started glowing and dive-bombed
towards the frantic pokemon. It struck Kakuna with both wings.
Kakuna had one more try to attack, but fainted.
"Kakuna is unable to battle, Pidgeot is the winner!" said the
judge as he raised the green flag.
"Return Kakuna! You did a good job," Bugsy told the
pokemon.
"Great job Pidgeot! You rest for a while," said Stasi. "Go
Ditto!"
"Go Metapod!"
"Ditto, Transform and use Harden!"
"Metapod, use Harden as well!"
Both pokemon shone. Ditto changed its shape to a
Metapod's and shone until it had a shell polished to a shine.
"Ditto, use Tackle!"
"Metapod, jump out of the way!"
Ditto threw itself towards Metapod but found nothing
waiting there. Metapod was sitting in a tree behind it.
"How can it be so fast?" asked Stasi.
"I trained Metapod specifically for speed. Unless a
pokemon uses Agility, they can never catch it," said Bugsy.
"Ditto, use Tackle again!"
"Metapod, jump out of the way!"
Ditto thrust itself forward but Metapod had leaped to the
side.
{What can I do to slow this pokemon down?} asked Stasi to
herself. {Think girl, you've done better. Look at it the next time
it jumps out of the way.} "Ditto, use Tackle again!"
Bugsy clucked his tongue. "When will you learn? Metapod,
you know what to do."
Ditto leaped at Metapod, but found that Metapod had
stepped to the side.
{That's it!} thought Stasi. {It always steps to the right!} "Ditto, use
Tackle again and shoot a String Shot to the right!"
"Metapod, get out of the way!"
Ditto threw itself at Metapod, but at the last second, spat
out some of its sticky goo. Metapod didn't know what hit it. It
was covered into a cocoon, unable to move.
"No Metapod!"
"Ditto, use Tackle again!"
Ditto jumped and glided across the floor as though it had
wings and slammed against Metapod. The cocoon fell to the
floor. The judge ran to examine it. He raised the green flag again "Metapod
is unable to battle. The winner is Ditto!"
"Great job Ditto! Just one more pokemon and we'll have
another victory. Why don't you come back and rest for a while?"
said Stasi.
"Way to go Stasi! You can do it!" cheered Daniel.
"Metapod, return. You deserve a long rest. Scyther, do your
thing!"
"Go Vulpix!"
"Scyther, this trainer has defeated both Kakuna and
Metapod. I'm counting on you to pull another win."
Stasi sighed. "Please, don't make me feel bad about this. Vulpix,
Ember!"
"Scyther, use Swords Dance!"
Flames burst from Vulpix's mouth and rushed towards
Scyther. Scyther had crossed its scythes and started spinning.
The flame repelled back towards Vulpix.
"Vulpix, jump out of the way!"
Vulpix leaped to the side just seconds before the flames
reached where it was once standing.
"Good job Scyther, now use Slash!"
Scyther darted towards Vulpix, its blades reflecting the
sunlight. It struck out, slicing Vulpix in the side. It cried in pain
and was thrown to the side. It struggled to get back up on its
feet.
"Vulpix, use Agility the next time it attacks!"
"Scyther, use Focus Energy!"
Scyther crouched on one knee, glowing an electric blue.
"Vulpix, use Quick Attack!"
Vulpix sprinted towards Scyther and tackled it to the
ground.
"Now use Flamethrower!"
A blazing inferno exploded out of Vulpix's mouth and
surrounded Scyther. Stasi's view of the Bug pok‚mon was
blocked by the flames. When they died, they saw Scyther laying
flat on its back and Vulpix with one paw up.
"Scyther is out of the match, Vulpix is the winner!" the
judge announced as he raised the green flag for the final time.
"We did it!" cried Stasi as she ran on the field to hug
Vulpix. Eevee cheered on her shoulder.
"Great job Stasi. I was wrong about you. You proved to me
that I was being too cocky about girls. Here's your prize money."
Bugsy handed Stasi a few bills and a green badge. "I hope to
battle you in the future, Stasi Morrison."
Daniel walked over. "Congratulations Stasi.."
"Thanks Daniel, but it wasn't me. It was a team effort, right
Eevee?"
"Vee." it nodded.
"Teamwork got us the Hive Badge, and will get us all of the
other badges too."
"Eevee!"
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Hello friends, flamers, and silent readers. So ends chapter five.
Please read and review so I'll be able to post another chapter. *Bounces in
her chairs excitedly* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is coming in
theaters in six days, here in Wisconsin. I CAN'T WAIT!! I am somewhat
proud to say that I am a LOTR freak. Didja know I've watched the movie
thirteen times since I got it in August? Poll question now: Which of the
Hobbits is the cutest? A: Frodo *sighs*, B: Pippin, C: Sam, or D: Merry.
By the Lion's Mane,
Leo
"Excuse me sir, where is the Pokemon Center?" asked Stasi
politely.
The man she asked stared at the girl had an Eevee perched
on her shoulder. "Sure, it's down the street and on the left.
"Thank you." Stasi limped towards her auburn haired
companion. "Come on Daniel, I found out where the Center is."
"After you asked five people," Daniel replied.
Stasi smiled. "Shut up."
They walked down the street and came to the building.
Stasi hobbled into the center, trying not to attract attention.
She staggered to the counter where Nurse Joy stood.
"Good afternoon, how may I help you?" asked Nurse Joy.
"We would like our pokemon healed, please," Stasi said as
she and Daniel placed their pokeballs and Eevee on the counter.
"And someone to take a look at her foot. She was knocked
over by my Sandshrew," said Daniel hurriedly.
"Yes, I noticed that she was limping quite a bit when she
entered the center." -Stasi blushed- "if you'll wait a second,
Chansey? Could you bring these pokemon to the back room?"
The Chansey that she asked nodded.
"Thank you. Stasi, come with me. You may stay in the
waiting room young man."
"Daniel. My name is Daniel."
"Alright, you may sit down Daniel."
"How long will this be?" he asked.
"Only a few minutes. Stasi, right this way."
Stasi fell in step behind Nurse Joy.
"How do you know my name?" asked Stasi as she followed
Nurse Joy.
"My sister is the Nurse Joy that you live with. I was the one
to get you registered for the Johto League."
Stasi smacked her forehead. "That's right! I was wondering
how I was able to battle Falkner. I didn't know if I was registered
or not."
"Well, you are registered, and I heard that you did a
wonderful job at Violet City."
Stasi's cheeks reddened. "Thanks for registering me and yes, I
defeated Falkner with no problem."
"Now, if you would take off your shoe and sock, I'll be able
to see if your ankle is sprained."
Stasi gingerly took off her shoe. Nurse Joy set Stasi's foot
in her lap and turned her toes to the left. "Does this hurt?"
Stasi winced. "Yes, a lot."
"Well, I think it's sprained. You'll need to wear a brace for a
few weeks. And you'll need to put ice on it every once in a
while."
"Thanks Nurse Joy."
"If you'll wait just a second, I'll go get your brace." Nurse
Joy set Stasi's foot back down and left the room.
Stasi leaned back against the chair. "I don't understand why
Daniel was so worried about my ankle, it seemed alright to me."
Nurse Joy returned with the brace. "Now Stasi, if you'll
give me your foot again..." She bent over and wrapped the brace
around Stasi's leg. "Now remember, you should wear this for at
least a few weeks. If it pains you even more, go to the nearest
Center and tell my relative what you told me."
Stasi put her shoe over the brace and shakily stood up.
"Thanks Nurse Joy."
"No problem Stasi. I'm going to see how Chansey is doing
with your pokemon." Nurse Joy left the room.
Stasi walked back down the hall. "Whoever designed this
place didn't have much imagination. It looks exactly like the
Pokemon Center in Cherrygrove." She entered the lobby where
Daniel was sitting, looking out of the window. Nurse Joy
returned carrying the pokeballs, Eevee, and Sandshrew.
"I'm so sorry, but your Sandshrew won't return to its ball,"
she said hurriedly.
"It's okay," Daniel replied.
Sandshrew took one look at Stasi and leaped out of Nurse
Joy's arms. It ran towards Stasi at full speed.
"No Sandshrew! Don't!" cried Daniel as he put himself
between Stasi and Sandshrew.
The Sandshrew stopped and looked at Daniel. It had paused
for only a few seconds before it dashed around Daniel and threw
itself at Stasi. Stasi had barely managed to step out of the way
as Sandshrew barrelled past. It skidded to a stop and turned
around. By then, Daniel had its pokeball.
"Sandshrew, return!" The beam hit Sandshrew and sucked it
back into the pokeball.
"So, its *that* Sandshrew," Nurse Joy said thoughtfully.
"What Sandshrew?" asked Stasi and Daniel in unison.
"About three months ago, a trainer came into this town.
She had bluish hair and gray eyes. She had a quite powerful team
of pokemon, but when she battled Bugsy, her Sandshrew lost to
his Scyther. Thinking that it was too weak, she abandoned it.
That Sandshrew never forgave her for what she did. It started
having the assumption that all girls with bluish hair are cruel.
"Now, when a girl with blue hair passes through Union Cave, they
can count on the fact that they will be attacked by Sandshrew,"
explained Nurse Joy.
"That's a sad story," said Stasi as Eevee leaped on her
shoulder. "I would never abandon any of my pokemon, weak or
not."
"I wish all trainers would think that way but, sad as it is,
many pokemon get abandoned every year," said Nurse Joy.
"That's heartbreaking," said Daniel.
Stasi looked at her PokeGear. "Oh my, I need to go battle
Bugsy now. I'm sorry to leave Nurse Joy."
"The duty of being a pokemon trainer always calls. Go on,
and good luck."
"Thanks. Come on Daniel." Stasi rushed out of the Center,
hobbling as fast as her ankle would allow. She limped down the
street, with Daniel in tow, until they stood in front of a domed
building with the words: Azalea Town Gym.
"Are you ready?" asked Daniel.
"Ready as I'll ever be," replied Stasi. She staggered up the
many steps until she stood in front of a door. She pushed it open
to reveal an indoor forest and a boy standing in the middle of
the Gym.
"I am Bugsy, leader of the Azalea Town Gym. Who is my
opponent?" he demanded.
"I am." Stasi stepped forward.
He looked at her, smirking. "You? A girl? Most girls are
afraid of bugs."
"Not me. I've grown around all types of pokemon."
"What's your name, trainer?"
"Stasi Morrison. Do we play by your rules, or mine?"
"As the Gym Leader, we play by my rules. Three pok‚mon,
no items. Agreed?"
"Agreed."
A judge walked along the sidelines until he was in the
middle. He carried a red flag and a green flag. "The Gym Leader, Bugsy,
against the challenger, Stasi. There will be three pokemon each, no items.
Ready, battle!"
"Go Kakuna!" Bugsy tossed out a pokeball.
"I choose you, Pidgeot!"
"Since I'm going to beat you, I'll let you have the first
move."
"You'll regret that. Pidgeot, Fly into the air and use your
Tackle attack!"
"Kakuna, Harden!" commanded Bugsy.
Pidgeot beat its mighty wings and took to the air. Once it
was high enough, it dove down. By then, Kakuna had shone with a
glossy new shell. But, being a Flying type pokemon, Pidgeot had
the advantage. It slammed into Kakuna and flew back into the air.
Kakuna was dazed by the attack, but wasn't out of commission
yet.
"Kakuna, try a String Shot!"
"Pidgeot, Double-Edge attack!"
Kakuna shot out a thread of string to catch Pidgeot off
guard, but Pidgeot already started glowing and dive-bombed
towards the frantic pokemon. It struck Kakuna with both wings.
Kakuna had one more try to attack, but fainted.
"Kakuna is unable to battle, Pidgeot is the winner!" said the
judge as he raised the green flag.
"Return Kakuna! You did a good job," Bugsy told the
pokemon.
"Great job Pidgeot! You rest for a while," said Stasi. "Go
Ditto!"
"Go Metapod!"
"Ditto, Transform and use Harden!"
"Metapod, use Harden as well!"
Both pokemon shone. Ditto changed its shape to a
Metapod's and shone until it had a shell polished to a shine.
"Ditto, use Tackle!"
"Metapod, jump out of the way!"
Ditto threw itself towards Metapod but found nothing
waiting there. Metapod was sitting in a tree behind it.
"How can it be so fast?" asked Stasi.
"I trained Metapod specifically for speed. Unless a
pokemon uses Agility, they can never catch it," said Bugsy.
"Ditto, use Tackle again!"
"Metapod, jump out of the way!"
Ditto thrust itself forward but Metapod had leaped to the
side.
{What can I do to slow this pokemon down?} asked Stasi to
herself. {Think girl, you've done better. Look at it the next time
it jumps out of the way.} "Ditto, use Tackle again!"
Bugsy clucked his tongue. "When will you learn? Metapod,
you know what to do."
Ditto leaped at Metapod, but found that Metapod had
stepped to the side.
{That's it!} thought Stasi. {It always steps to the right!} "Ditto, use
Tackle again and shoot a String Shot to the right!"
"Metapod, get out of the way!"
Ditto threw itself at Metapod, but at the last second, spat
out some of its sticky goo. Metapod didn't know what hit it. It
was covered into a cocoon, unable to move.
"No Metapod!"
"Ditto, use Tackle again!"
Ditto jumped and glided across the floor as though it had
wings and slammed against Metapod. The cocoon fell to the
floor. The judge ran to examine it. He raised the green flag again "Metapod
is unable to battle. The winner is Ditto!"
"Great job Ditto! Just one more pokemon and we'll have
another victory. Why don't you come back and rest for a while?"
said Stasi.
"Way to go Stasi! You can do it!" cheered Daniel.
"Metapod, return. You deserve a long rest. Scyther, do your
thing!"
"Go Vulpix!"
"Scyther, this trainer has defeated both Kakuna and
Metapod. I'm counting on you to pull another win."
Stasi sighed. "Please, don't make me feel bad about this. Vulpix,
Ember!"
"Scyther, use Swords Dance!"
Flames burst from Vulpix's mouth and rushed towards
Scyther. Scyther had crossed its scythes and started spinning.
The flame repelled back towards Vulpix.
"Vulpix, jump out of the way!"
Vulpix leaped to the side just seconds before the flames
reached where it was once standing.
"Good job Scyther, now use Slash!"
Scyther darted towards Vulpix, its blades reflecting the
sunlight. It struck out, slicing Vulpix in the side. It cried in pain
and was thrown to the side. It struggled to get back up on its
feet.
"Vulpix, use Agility the next time it attacks!"
"Scyther, use Focus Energy!"
Scyther crouched on one knee, glowing an electric blue.
"Vulpix, use Quick Attack!"
Vulpix sprinted towards Scyther and tackled it to the
ground.
"Now use Flamethrower!"
A blazing inferno exploded out of Vulpix's mouth and
surrounded Scyther. Stasi's view of the Bug pok‚mon was
blocked by the flames. When they died, they saw Scyther laying
flat on its back and Vulpix with one paw up.
"Scyther is out of the match, Vulpix is the winner!" the
judge announced as he raised the green flag for the final time.
"We did it!" cried Stasi as she ran on the field to hug
Vulpix. Eevee cheered on her shoulder.
"Great job Stasi. I was wrong about you. You proved to me
that I was being too cocky about girls. Here's your prize money."
Bugsy handed Stasi a few bills and a green badge. "I hope to
battle you in the future, Stasi Morrison."
Daniel walked over. "Congratulations Stasi.."
"Thanks Daniel, but it wasn't me. It was a team effort, right
Eevee?"
"Vee." it nodded.
"Teamwork got us the Hive Badge, and will get us all of the
other badges too."
"Eevee!"
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Hello friends, flamers, and silent readers. So ends chapter five.
Please read and review so I'll be able to post another chapter. *Bounces in
her chairs excitedly* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is coming in
theaters in six days, here in Wisconsin. I CAN'T WAIT!! I am somewhat
proud to say that I am a LOTR freak. Didja know I've watched the movie
thirteen times since I got it in August? Poll question now: Which of the
Hobbits is the cutest? A: Frodo *sighs*, B: Pippin, C: Sam, or D: Merry.
By the Lion's Mane,
Leo