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Author's Note: Ummm, I don't have much to say except please r&r!!
Chapter 4- Venomous Beginnings
Kalestia Egaruoc reread the crumpled paper in her hand for the fifth time. Surprisingly it STILL said the same thing! Can you believe it? Quickly written, but in a neat steady hand, it read:
Do you want to be a trainer? Every Pokemon Center has a registration office. They can send you your first pokemon by the PC storage system. You should hurry, most trainers left this spring.
-Sky Agent 22773027
When Kalestia was ten, the official starting age of pokemon trainers, she had given thought to being a trainer, but her parents had argued with her. They said they needed her help on the farm. Kalestia knew the real reason they hadn't let her go though. They were afraid for her safety. Pokemon trainers everywhere were being urged to join Team Sky, Magma, or Aqua. Things often got violent when a trainer refused, or when two teams showed up and pressured the same trainer. Even though Kalestia was thirteen now, her parents made her brother, Neal, lend Kalestia his Raticate for protection. Although it was a thoughtful gesture, Kalestia wondered what help the extremely hyper rat pokemon could give her. Since she wasn't very experienced at training pokemon, it didn't listen to a word she said!
Anyone watching would have saw this: A teenage girl walked upon a barely beaten down forest path. She wore black hiking boots, flared blue jeans that didn't look too new, a modest light blue top, and a black jacket halfway zipped up. Her hair was wavy, golden brown and reached to just below her sholders. The layers in her hair framed a well balanced face. Even without makeup she was quite pretty. Her loose clothing hid her female curves. The sunlight of a morning sun glinted upon a silver chain around her slender neck, although what the chain held was hidden. A single pokeball was clutched in her hand. The teenager appeared slightly nervous, but her forest green eyes looked ahead with determination.
Kalestia pulled a dusty compass out of her pocket, and checked it. Good, I'm going due north. I'll be in Lavaridge within at least ten minutes. She thought. Kalestia trudged on, humming a little to make up for the silence that hung heavily on the air. Suddenly, a snake-like pokemon slithered across the path in front of her! Kalestia jumped with a start. She didn't have any pokeballs to catch it, and she doubted she could battle it with a Raticate that wouldn't listen to her! Even worse, her startled jump had caught the pokemon's attention! It saw her and hissed angrily. Kalestia slowly started to back away. The pokemon narrowed its slitted eyes at her. Kalestia felt the panic begin to arise, fluttering into her chest. She had never seen a snake pokemon such as this one! It was about eleven feet and six inches tall. It was colored purple and had a peculiar pattern on its chest. The serpent's eyes started to glow as he stared at her. Soon, those great yellow eyes filled her whole field of vision. They were so... Interesting? Was that the right word? She tried to move away from the snake but she couldn't! She tried to reach for Raticate's pokeball, but couldn't! Her legs were bolted to the ground and she couldn't move a single finger let alone her arm! What was going on?! She tried to say something, even yell, but nothing happened! Even as the snake slithered up to her, she remained motionless. Her face was expressionless, contrary to the whirlwind of emotions that was going on inside. The serpent moved into strike position and paused for a second, watching her. Kalestia was utterly defenceless, there was nothing she could do.
Lightning quick it struck! Poisonously gleaming fangs drove deep into the flesh on her arm. The ability to move also returned to her when the serpent bit. She gave a soft cry of agony and sank to her knees. Pain rolled in like waves on the ocean shore. Her vision blurred, then sharpened, then blurred again. She was already out cold when her body met the forest floor.
"Bok ar ar bok arbok..." The serpent chanted.
What will happen now that both our hero and heroine are unconscious? Just how poisonous is an arbok's bite? Why did the Team Sky member give Kalestia the information? Keep reading!