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Life Companions
Chapter 1
A girl, a seventeen year old, climbed to the top of a rise. It was early morning, just after sun up.
The girl breathed in a deep breath of fresh air. "What a beautiful morning," she said as she exhaled. She stretched her arms up high over her head, and then dropped them down after feeling the muscles stretch. "Looks like this may be a very nice day.
She started down the hill, her waist-length light brown hair fluttering behind her. She didn't stand out as anyone different or special. She wore blue jeans and a light purple shirt with sleeves that went just past her elbows. She also wore a matching bandana on her head. She carried only a small pack with a small sleeping hooked to it.
She reached the base of the hill and kept going along the path. She had been traveling the roads and paths for two weeks, not running into anyone but a few passing wild pokemon. She wasn't a trainer, not officially but she wasn't just a traveler either.
She walked for about two hours, but then was stopped by a passing trainer looking for a battle.
"You a trainer?" the boy asked. He didn't look young, around the girl's age, and looked built more for crime than pokemon training.
She couldn't say no. "All right," she said. She pulled out one of her two pokeballs she carried. "I choose you!" The ball flew from her hand and popped open, revealing a large and very powerful Blaziken. "Are you ready for a little battle Blaziken?" she asked it. The tall fire pokemon nodded and faced their opponent.
The man pulled out a pokeball and tossed it, "Go Nidoking!" The large, purple ground pokemon emerged from the ball and roared a battle cry. "Go Nidoking, take down!"
The Nidoking charged, but it wasn't ready for what would happen next.
"Blaziken," the girl said calmly, "Dodge it and use blaze kick."
Blaziken nodded and easily dodged the oncoming Nidoking. It spun around and delivered and fiery kick into the pokemon's side, sending it flying.
The Nidoking lay stunned there for only a moment, but was then back on its feet, but a little wobbly.
"Nidoking!" The man yelled, "Horn drill!"
The pokemon's horn glowed and it charged again.
"Blaziken," the girl said, "Counter with sky uppercut."
The Blaziken delivered a nasty but powerful upper cut to the Nidoking's jaw, sending it flying again, but when it landed this time, it didn't get back up."
"Nidoking!" the man yelled as he ran to his pokemon. He glared at the girl, but merely recalled his pokemon and sauntered off.
"That might have turned into a much worse situation if he had won," the girl said to her Blaziken.
The pokemon nodded, it hadn't liked the look of the human challenger either.
"Great job anyway," the girl, said. "How would you like to stay out an walk with me a while?" The Blaziken nodded and they started walking again.
***
By late afternoon, the girl and her Blaziken finally made it to a town.
"Lets see," the girl said as she looked at her map, "This is Petalburg city." She looked all around. "Well, guess we should find a pokemon center first." She and her pokemon walked through the town, the girl picking up a town map as they went. "Here it is," she said when they finally made it.
She and Blaziken went inside. "Good afternoon," said Nurse Joy.
"Hi," the girl said, "I was wondering if I could get my pokemon checked out please."
"Are you a trainer?" the nurse asked.
The girl shook her head, "It's kind of a long story. Will you still check my pokemon even though I'm not a trainer?"
"Of course," Nurse Joey answered. "How many do you have?"
"My Blaziken," the girl answered as she pulled out another pokeball, "and a Houndoom."
The large, fire, dog-like pokemon came out of the pokeball. It turned to the girl barked, happy to be out and seeing her.
"Lets take them into the examining room," Nurse Joy said. She led them back and into a room. "Which one would you like to examine first?"
"Blaziken please," the girl answered. "We were challenged to a match a few hours ago, and I want to make sure its okay."
"But you should be able to decline," Nurse Joy said, "You aren't a trainer after all."
"I know," the girl replied, "but I have pokemon, and they do like the exercise and all that's involved in the battle, so a accept for them."
"Well," Nurse Joy said as she examined the fire pokemon, "There is hardly a ruffled feather on him, didn't your opponent's pokemon even touch him?"
The girl shook her head, "No, Blaziken was able to dodge the attacks and counter before the other trainer even knew what was happening."
"How long did the battle last?" Nurse Joy asked as she finished with Blaziken and beckoned Houndoom over.
"Between five and ten minutes," the girl answered. "We were fighting a Nidoking."
"And that only took you ten minutes?" Nurse Joy exclaimed. "What level are your pokemon at?"
"I'm not sure," the girl answered, "Up pretty high though, they used to belong to my parents."
"Did your parents give you their pokemon for when you started traveling?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Uh..." the girl looked away. "No, not exactly."
Houndoom leapt off the examining table and went over to the girl. It rubbed its head against her knee and she reached down rubbed it under its chin.
Nurse Joy was a little confused about what was going on, but when she looked at the Blaziken, she had an answer right away. The fire/fighting pokemon's eyes were full of sorrow and lose. From the position Houndoom was in, Joy couldn't see its eyes, but she bet that the pokemon's eyes held the same thing.
The girl's eyes were shaded over by her bangs, so Joy couldn't see them either. "Did something happen to them, your parents?" Joy asked.
"Blaze!" Blaziken snapped suddenly. Nurse Joy looked at it and it shook its head, it did not want the subject to be taken any farther than it already had.
"I'll just put it into this assumption," Nurse Joy said, "You inherited your pokemon from your parents and now you're traveling the country for the thrill of it."
The girl looked up, her eyes blank, but her voice normal. "You could put it that way if you have to."
"Why don't you and your pokemon go out and explore the city," Nurse Joy suggested. "I'll save a room for you and you can stay here the night."
"Can I?" the girl asked. "We've been on the road for the past two weeks and we've slept on nothing but grass and dirt. It'll be so nice to sleep in a bed for a change."
Nurse Joy smiled. "Let me show you where it is, and you can leave you stuff in there if you like."
She led the girl and her pokemon down the hall and to a door. She opened in to reveal two beds. "This is the smallest room there is, the other two rooms I have all have bunk beds."
"It's great," the girl said as she quickly went in and unhitched her sleeping bag from her pack. "I'm good to then."
"Then I'll see you tonight," Nurse Joy said as the girl left.
***
Once she and her pokemon were outside, she said, "Well, we may get a little more stared at if both of you stay out. Would you mind going back into your pokeball for a little while Blaziken? You have been out most of the day, so a little rest in your pokeball must sound pretty good."
Blaziken nodded and she recalled it into its ball.
"It's just you and me Houndoom," the girl said. "Lets go have a look around." They walked the streets that were now lit by lights. "There may not be too much to do," the girl said to Houndoom. "It's getting late, and a city like this may shut down for the night."
Houndoom nodded as they passed a structure with a very pleased looking person walking away from.
"Wonder what he got?" the girl asked her pokemon. She peered around the wall, "Oh, it's a pokemon gym. Must be Petalburg's official gym for the Hoenn League."
She smiled at Houndoom, "No reason for us to go in there."
Houndoom shook its head and they continued down the street. They arrived at a park that still had some activity going on.
"Up for some dinner?" the girl asked Houndoom. The pokemon nodded vigorously as she walked up to a food stand. "Okay," she laughed. She turned to the large man working at the stand. "Do you serve things for pokemon as well as humans?"
"Sure do," the man answered. "My wife makes sure that we provide for both."
The girl bought some food for herself and for both of her pokemon. "Thanks very much," she said as she lifted the bag off the wooden counter.
"Thank you too," the man said. "Have a nice evening."
The girl walked to a nearby bench and sat down. "Time for dinner Blaziken," she said as she tossed its pokeball. She passed out their food and started on hers. "How is it?"
The pokemon showed their appreciation by tossing the last of their food into the air and catching it in their mouths and swallowing it.
"Maybe I should've bought more for you two," she giggled and quickly finished her food so she would keep the two waiting. "Okay, we should probably head back to the pokemon center now." They nodded and headed out of the park and back to the center.
***
Author's Note: Hey, it's my first pokemon fic. I promise you'll find out the girl's name in the next chapter, I just couldn't find a good place to do it in this chapter. Review me, and I accept flames too, but go easy on me, the last time I got a flame for one of my stories it totally broke my spirit and I haven't written anything for it in a long time. Tell me what you think. ^-^.
Life Companions
Chapter 1
A girl, a seventeen year old, climbed to the top of a rise. It was early morning, just after sun up.
The girl breathed in a deep breath of fresh air. "What a beautiful morning," she said as she exhaled. She stretched her arms up high over her head, and then dropped them down after feeling the muscles stretch. "Looks like this may be a very nice day.
She started down the hill, her waist-length light brown hair fluttering behind her. She didn't stand out as anyone different or special. She wore blue jeans and a light purple shirt with sleeves that went just past her elbows. She also wore a matching bandana on her head. She carried only a small pack with a small sleeping hooked to it.
She reached the base of the hill and kept going along the path. She had been traveling the roads and paths for two weeks, not running into anyone but a few passing wild pokemon. She wasn't a trainer, not officially but she wasn't just a traveler either.
She walked for about two hours, but then was stopped by a passing trainer looking for a battle.
"You a trainer?" the boy asked. He didn't look young, around the girl's age, and looked built more for crime than pokemon training.
She couldn't say no. "All right," she said. She pulled out one of her two pokeballs she carried. "I choose you!" The ball flew from her hand and popped open, revealing a large and very powerful Blaziken. "Are you ready for a little battle Blaziken?" she asked it. The tall fire pokemon nodded and faced their opponent.
The man pulled out a pokeball and tossed it, "Go Nidoking!" The large, purple ground pokemon emerged from the ball and roared a battle cry. "Go Nidoking, take down!"
The Nidoking charged, but it wasn't ready for what would happen next.
"Blaziken," the girl said calmly, "Dodge it and use blaze kick."
Blaziken nodded and easily dodged the oncoming Nidoking. It spun around and delivered and fiery kick into the pokemon's side, sending it flying.
The Nidoking lay stunned there for only a moment, but was then back on its feet, but a little wobbly.
"Nidoking!" The man yelled, "Horn drill!"
The pokemon's horn glowed and it charged again.
"Blaziken," the girl said, "Counter with sky uppercut."
The Blaziken delivered a nasty but powerful upper cut to the Nidoking's jaw, sending it flying again, but when it landed this time, it didn't get back up."
"Nidoking!" the man yelled as he ran to his pokemon. He glared at the girl, but merely recalled his pokemon and sauntered off.
"That might have turned into a much worse situation if he had won," the girl said to her Blaziken.
The pokemon nodded, it hadn't liked the look of the human challenger either.
"Great job anyway," the girl, said. "How would you like to stay out an walk with me a while?" The Blaziken nodded and they started walking again.
***
By late afternoon, the girl and her Blaziken finally made it to a town.
"Lets see," the girl said as she looked at her map, "This is Petalburg city." She looked all around. "Well, guess we should find a pokemon center first." She and her pokemon walked through the town, the girl picking up a town map as they went. "Here it is," she said when they finally made it.
She and Blaziken went inside. "Good afternoon," said Nurse Joy.
"Hi," the girl said, "I was wondering if I could get my pokemon checked out please."
"Are you a trainer?" the nurse asked.
The girl shook her head, "It's kind of a long story. Will you still check my pokemon even though I'm not a trainer?"
"Of course," Nurse Joey answered. "How many do you have?"
"My Blaziken," the girl answered as she pulled out another pokeball, "and a Houndoom."
The large, fire, dog-like pokemon came out of the pokeball. It turned to the girl barked, happy to be out and seeing her.
"Lets take them into the examining room," Nurse Joy said. She led them back and into a room. "Which one would you like to examine first?"
"Blaziken please," the girl answered. "We were challenged to a match a few hours ago, and I want to make sure its okay."
"But you should be able to decline," Nurse Joy said, "You aren't a trainer after all."
"I know," the girl replied, "but I have pokemon, and they do like the exercise and all that's involved in the battle, so a accept for them."
"Well," Nurse Joy said as she examined the fire pokemon, "There is hardly a ruffled feather on him, didn't your opponent's pokemon even touch him?"
The girl shook her head, "No, Blaziken was able to dodge the attacks and counter before the other trainer even knew what was happening."
"How long did the battle last?" Nurse Joy asked as she finished with Blaziken and beckoned Houndoom over.
"Between five and ten minutes," the girl answered. "We were fighting a Nidoking."
"And that only took you ten minutes?" Nurse Joy exclaimed. "What level are your pokemon at?"
"I'm not sure," the girl answered, "Up pretty high though, they used to belong to my parents."
"Did your parents give you their pokemon for when you started traveling?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Uh..." the girl looked away. "No, not exactly."
Houndoom leapt off the examining table and went over to the girl. It rubbed its head against her knee and she reached down rubbed it under its chin.
Nurse Joy was a little confused about what was going on, but when she looked at the Blaziken, she had an answer right away. The fire/fighting pokemon's eyes were full of sorrow and lose. From the position Houndoom was in, Joy couldn't see its eyes, but she bet that the pokemon's eyes held the same thing.
The girl's eyes were shaded over by her bangs, so Joy couldn't see them either. "Did something happen to them, your parents?" Joy asked.
"Blaze!" Blaziken snapped suddenly. Nurse Joy looked at it and it shook its head, it did not want the subject to be taken any farther than it already had.
"I'll just put it into this assumption," Nurse Joy said, "You inherited your pokemon from your parents and now you're traveling the country for the thrill of it."
The girl looked up, her eyes blank, but her voice normal. "You could put it that way if you have to."
"Why don't you and your pokemon go out and explore the city," Nurse Joy suggested. "I'll save a room for you and you can stay here the night."
"Can I?" the girl asked. "We've been on the road for the past two weeks and we've slept on nothing but grass and dirt. It'll be so nice to sleep in a bed for a change."
Nurse Joy smiled. "Let me show you where it is, and you can leave you stuff in there if you like."
She led the girl and her pokemon down the hall and to a door. She opened in to reveal two beds. "This is the smallest room there is, the other two rooms I have all have bunk beds."
"It's great," the girl said as she quickly went in and unhitched her sleeping bag from her pack. "I'm good to then."
"Then I'll see you tonight," Nurse Joy said as the girl left.
***
Once she and her pokemon were outside, she said, "Well, we may get a little more stared at if both of you stay out. Would you mind going back into your pokeball for a little while Blaziken? You have been out most of the day, so a little rest in your pokeball must sound pretty good."
Blaziken nodded and she recalled it into its ball.
"It's just you and me Houndoom," the girl said. "Lets go have a look around." They walked the streets that were now lit by lights. "There may not be too much to do," the girl said to Houndoom. "It's getting late, and a city like this may shut down for the night."
Houndoom nodded as they passed a structure with a very pleased looking person walking away from.
"Wonder what he got?" the girl asked her pokemon. She peered around the wall, "Oh, it's a pokemon gym. Must be Petalburg's official gym for the Hoenn League."
She smiled at Houndoom, "No reason for us to go in there."
Houndoom shook its head and they continued down the street. They arrived at a park that still had some activity going on.
"Up for some dinner?" the girl asked Houndoom. The pokemon nodded vigorously as she walked up to a food stand. "Okay," she laughed. She turned to the large man working at the stand. "Do you serve things for pokemon as well as humans?"
"Sure do," the man answered. "My wife makes sure that we provide for both."
The girl bought some food for herself and for both of her pokemon. "Thanks very much," she said as she lifted the bag off the wooden counter.
"Thank you too," the man said. "Have a nice evening."
The girl walked to a nearby bench and sat down. "Time for dinner Blaziken," she said as she tossed its pokeball. She passed out their food and started on hers. "How is it?"
The pokemon showed their appreciation by tossing the last of their food into the air and catching it in their mouths and swallowing it.
"Maybe I should've bought more for you two," she giggled and quickly finished her food so she would keep the two waiting. "Okay, we should probably head back to the pokemon center now." They nodded and headed out of the park and back to the center.
***
Author's Note: Hey, it's my first pokemon fic. I promise you'll find out the girl's name in the next chapter, I just couldn't find a good place to do it in this chapter. Review me, and I accept flames too, but go easy on me, the last time I got a flame for one of my stories it totally broke my spirit and I haven't written anything for it in a long time. Tell me what you think. ^-^.