***
Ok, first I know I said that in this chapter I'd introduce a character that would follow Dustin however I'll keep that character hidden until the next chapter, ~_^.
Next thing is reviews, thanks to everyone who reviewed, I will acknowledge them and reply to them at the bottom (at the end of the story)
Now without further ado, chapter 2!
***
Chapter 2: Professor Ivy and Charmander!
"Sweet!" Dustin smiled as he put out his feet from the long journey on the boat, his ship had set sail and landed, on one of the most famous island, Valencia Island.
The dock was packed with tourist, all dressed in flowery clothes and shorts, very traditional poolside look. However Dustin wasn't here for tourism, he was here to claim number one at the Orange Island Championship!
'Better find the Pokemon Center,' Dustin thought to himself, walking into the city some, it was a thriving city, full of tall buildings, despite it's island appearance. He looked around the town's square, viewing the Pokemon Center ahead.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Dustin walked into the Pokemon Center, despite it's outer common looks, inside was done all in wood, very island like. Besides the wood it was like most other Pokemon Centers.
"Welcome," Nurse Joy smiled, dressed like most Nurse Joy's, only her skin was more tanner. "You must be new to the island," she said as Dustin walked up to the desk.
Dustin nodded and looked around the center, there was two girls and another boy, they must have been trainers too. "Um...where is Professor Ivy's lab?"
"Not far from here," Joy smiled, "It's outside the city area, take a left out of the center square and into the country side, you can't miss it."
"Thanks," Dustin replied.
"Did you say you were looking for Professor Ivy's?" a young boy in the center asked. He was about Dustin's size with sandy blonde hair, dressed in a pair of khaki shorts and a blue shirt, his feet were concealed with a pair of brown flip-flops.
"Yeah," Dustin walked up to him and smiled. "Why?"
"I just got back from there," he put out his hand, "My name is Josh," he shook Dustin's hand. "I'm traveling around the Orange Islands to compete, by the looks of it you must be too," he viewed the Pokeballs on Dustin's belt.
"Yeah," Dustin sweat-dropped, "But I can't find a way to travel around..."
"You should check out the Lapras Travel Agency," Josh offered, "That's where I got my ticket...but enough small talk," he reached in his pocket and pulled out a Pokeball, clicking it and bringing it to full size. "Let's battle!"
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The two boys stood outside the Pokemon Center, spread apart enough to hold a battle, a couple of island natives formed a crowd.
"One Pokemon each?" Dustin protested.
"Works for me," Josh grinned and threw the enlarged Pokeball, "Get 'em Golduck!" he chunked the Pokeball, as it stopped spinning a white flashed formed, dieing down and revealing the blue aquatic beast.
"Whoa!" one of the young children from the crowd said in awe. "It's been a while since we saw a real battle!"
"Yeah!" another boy replied from the crowd, "I was getting tired of all those tourist!"
'Golduck,' Dustin thought, reaching behind his back and grabbing a Pokeball, "We'll fight water with water!" he smiled and enlarged the Pokeball, throwing it and summoning Croconaw. "Go! Use Water Gun!"
"Dodge and use Slash!" Josh countered.
"Naw!" Croconaw grunted, lowering it's jaw and spraying a jet of icy cold blue water at Golduck, however the duck got on all four and ran past the water, jumping in front of Croconaw and slashing the gator with it's claws, leaving red marks on Croconaw's face.
"You ok dude?" Dustin asked, Croconaw nodded. "Sweet! Now hit it with an Icy Wind!"
The Big Jaw Pokemon lowered it's jaws once more, now blowing out a chilly zephyr, quickly going past Golduck and leaving ice particles and small snowflakes over it's light blue rubber skin.
"Golduck can't use psychical attacks if it's froze," Josh thought out loud, "So use Confusion Golduck!"
"Duck!" Golduck did a back flip and landed gracefully, despite the ice material on it. The red ruby on Golduck's forehead began to glow as Croconaw was lifted into the air by a strange purple glow, quickly being slammed into the ground as the ruby's light died down.
'Can't let that happen again,' Dustin mentally noted. "Croconaw use Mud Sport!"
"Naw!" Croconaw slowly got back up and roared, spitting out a thick chunk of wet dirt, spraying into Golduck's eyes and causing temporary blindness.
"Now finish it with Dragon Claw!" the mellow trainer couldn't help but smile as Golduck was trying to remove the mud on it's face.
"Croco!" the Big Jaw Pokemon made it's way to Golduck, it's right claw glowing a dark shade of crimson, "Naw!" it brought down it's claw and slashed into Golduck's rubber skin, causing the Duck Pokemon to fall over with spinning eyes.
"Nice job," Josh stated as he withdrew his Pokemon, placing the Pokeball away and then started congratulating Dustin.
The crowd started to clap, pleased that non-natives were on the Orange Islands for something besides tourism.
"Did you see the Golduck!" one watcher gawked.
"And that Croconaw!" another one followed up with amazement.
Dustin smiled as he bent down and pet Croconaw on it's rough skinned head, congratulating it before he withdrew it.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
'There it is!' Dustin stated in his mind, walking along a dirt path on the countryside of the island, far more different from the city. On the left was some jungle and on the right was the shore, where the beach and ocean met.
"Ring ring!" a loud noise was heard by Dustin, then a shake in his back pack.
"Huh?" he thought, looking forward at the huge building that belonged to Professor Ivy, much like Elm's. He quickly looked through his bag and found his PokeGear, clicking a button and revealing his newest message on the small screen.
It was from his mother, and it read:
Hi Honey, how are things? I take it you've made it to the first island, good luck. Professor Elm says not to forget to see Professor Ivy, if you need anything let me know.
Love-Mom
'Always thinking of me,' Dustin smiled and wrote back:
I'm fine mom, about to go to Professor Ivy's lab. Still looking for a ride, have to check the Lapras out. Let you know if I catch any Pokemon ~_^
Love-Dustin
He mashed send and sent he message, then putting up his PokeGear in the bag and replacing the bag on his back, looking forward at the lab ahead.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
"Hello?" Dustin questioned as he walked into Professor Ivy's lab, the room he walked into was huge! Much larger than Professor Elm's. Full of pictures of Pokemon, mostly marine Pokemon.
"Yes?" a stoic voice replied, a door opened from the far side of the room and out came a slender purple haired women covered by a white lab coat.
"Is Professor Ivy here?"
"That would be me," she smiled and walked over to Dustin. Her eyes were half shut as always. "And you are..."
"Dustin."
"Ah," she grinned some more, "Yes, I just received Professor Elm's e-mail, he said you'd be coming by shortly."
"He said I should come by here and learn some more stuff about the Orange Islands before setting out."
"Have you got a ride yet?"
"No..." he sweat-dropped. "But I'm looking..."
"It's ok," she reassured him, "You'll find one, I'm love seeing trainers come to the islands, it seems all we've been getting are tourist, who care nothing for the Pokemon! They destroy the Pokemon's home and in the process are making wild Pokemon around this area more harder to find. For instance there is a Charmander on this island, the only Charmander left"
"Pokemon are totally awesome!" Dustin blurted out, "They're the best friends anyone could have!"
Ivy placed her right hand over her mouth and giggled some. "It's about time someone like you shows up." Before she could inform Dustin anymore a beeping noise went off. "Oops..." she blushed and reached into one of the pockets of her coat, pulling out a cell phone, "One second," she told Dustin. "Yes," she said to the person on the phone, "Oh my! I'll be there in a second!" she clicked the phone off. "That was Officer Jenny, that Charmander I was telling you about is infamous for starting forest fires...and it's started another one!"
"Can I do anything?"
"Hm...sure," she responded. "You can come with me, it'd be much better for you than sitting in here all day and running our mouths!"
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Professor Ivy and Dustin ran fast into the remanding jungle like area, full of tropical Pokemon such as Vileplume, Roselia and other Bug and Grass type Pokemon. Some of the forest was lit ablaze into a raging fire composed of reds and oranges.
"I'm glad you're here," Jenny said as Professor Ivy and Dustin came running to her help, by the Officer's side was a Mudkip, using Water Gun on the forest fire.
'This Jenny looks like all the other ones,' Dustin sighed.
"Where is the Charmander?" Ivy questioned the policewomen.
"It got scared and ran into the deeper area," Jenny hasty explained. "Mudkip another Water Gun!"
"Kip!" the small mud fish bellowed out a jet of icy cold water, damping and killing down the forest fire one squirt at a time.
"Croconaw!" Dustin threw his enlarged Pokeball and called out the Big Jaw Pokemon. "Use Water Gun with Mudkip!"
Croconaw lowered it's jaw and blew out a jet of crystal clear water, "Naw!" it sprayed with the Mudkip and finished off the fire, leaving nothing left but a wet jungle area, all wild Pokemon were safe though.
"Thanks—"Jenny started.
"Dustin," he finished with a smile and then thanked Croconaw, withdrawing it afterwards. "We should find that Charmander," he said after latching the Pokeball on his belt.
"Right," Jenny and Professor Ivy nodded in unison.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
"Charmander!" all three humans called, walking around the quiet jungle, calling out the Lizard Pokemon's name.
Dustin looked ahead and saw a swinging yellow and orange light. "There!" he said and started to run, pushing away some bushes as he walked into a clearing where a scared Charmander sat down, shaking and swinging it's tail back and forth, leaving behind some ambers that danced in the air.
"That's how the fires were started," Jenny gasp as she and Ivy walked up behind Dustin.
"But why is it scared?" the Professor questioned.
"It's ok," Dustin said, walking up to the Charmander and bending down, he took his hand and gentle rubbed Charmander's moving head.
"Char char!" it cried at first, then when it knew it could trust Dustin it stopped shaking, placing it's tail in a still motion.
"It was just scared," Dustin told the two females as he stood up. "That's all, it wasn't starting the fires on purpose."
'And Professor Elm said he was a block head,' Ivy thought to herself.
"But what's it scared off?" Jenny echoed.
"Bat!" she was soon answered by the cry, from the forest flew in a purple bat Pokemon, Crobat. "Bat!" it flapped down and hit Charmander with it's wings, snickering as Charmander began to shake again.
"Stop!" Dustin ran up and flapped his hands, making Crobat move back some. Dustin looked up and Crobat was staring into his eyes, not backing down and ready to fight. "I'll keep you safe dude," Dustin assured Charmander as he enlarged a Pokeball form his belt.
"Mander..." the Lizard Pokemon stopped shaking, feeling secure around Dustin. It's gentle blue eyes trembled with joy.
"Bayleef blow it away with Razor Leaf!" Dustin threw the Pokeball and called out his Grass type Pokemon.
"Bay bay!" it chirped and then swung around it's leaf, throwing off two green razor shaped leaves, contacting with Crobat's wings and leaving scratch marks.
"Bat!" the Crobat gawked and then flew off back into the jungle, just like it had arrived a few moments before.
"Thanks dude," Dustin said as he recollected Bayleef and put up the Pokeball on his belt. He turned around and saw the now smiling Charmander. "It won't bother you again."
"Oh yes it will," Professor Ivy butted in, "As long as that Crobat is free it will...it's part of it's nature."
"So we'll have to move Charmander to another island," Jenny added, "Shame..."
"You know," Ivy thought for a moment and then talked, "Dustin is taking part in the Orange League, and Charmander needs moving...hm...Charmander is a strong Fire type Pokemon..."
"I agree," Jenny nodded.
"Dustin," Ivy said to the mellow boy, "Why don't you take Charmander, it will only get hurt here, and you could always use a Pokemon like Charmander on your team."
Dustin's dark eyes widen like a boy who just received a new toy. "Oh course!" he jumped into the air, landing and looking at Charmander. "What do you say dude? Want to join me?"
"Char!" the Lizard Pokemon nodded.
"Sweet!" Dustin reached in his bag and pulled out an empty Pokeball. He gently tossed it at Charmander, who was sucked in by the white light, the Pokeball landed and didn't shake, instead it made the confirmation sound automatically. Dustin picked up the Pokeball with his right hand and made the 'V' with his fingers in the left one. "Awesome! Charmander is mine!" and with that the Pokeball flashed away.
"So it must have went to Professor Elm's," Ivy deducted.
Dustin nodded. "I'll go exchange it out for another one of my Pokemon when I get back to the center."
"Very well," Ivy nodded back. "Thank you. You've learned much more with this experience than any book could have taught you...you'll do fine in the League...once you find a ride around!"
Dustin, Jenny and Ivy all busted out laughing with that final comment. Already the first day and Dustin made a new friend. However it won't be the only new friend he meets, what awaits the mellow surfer? Keep reading to find out!
***
Yeah! Dustin got a Charmander! I love the little lizard ^_^. So did you like it? Hope so. Promise the next chapter Dustin will meet his first travel buddy. Please R&R
On to the reviews...
-Breezy:
My loyal fellow Asian! Thanks a ton for all your help. So are you liking it? Hope so ^_^ And Muddy is welcome anytime he wants to come over and review ~_^
-DriggerVulcan:
Another previous reviewer. Thanks, don't worry, your OT will make an appearance, one of Dustin's old rivals I'd guess you'd say ~_^.
-Alan Wilkinson:
The whole review OT thing, yeah I messed up again...but it won't happen again, I just like putting in other people's things and ideas, you know get crowd involvement.
-Aeroal Somtaaw:
Same thing as to Alan, sorry and it won't happen again, promise ~_^
-Dragon Shadow1:
Another Digimon reviewer! YEAH! So was up DS? Hope you like it, yeah another Amy! Thanks, please continue to R&R ^_^
-Scarred Dragonia:
Thanks, glad you like it ^_^ Please continue to R&R
-Taro MD:
Glad to see you again. Do you like it? Looks like Dustin will be getting new Pokemon ^_^. But he'll still use the good 'ole original 9. Hope you like it ^_^
Well that's all.
I'm out, L8r all ^_^
Please Read and Review (R&R)
***
Ok, first I know I said that in this chapter I'd introduce a character that would follow Dustin however I'll keep that character hidden until the next chapter, ~_^.
Next thing is reviews, thanks to everyone who reviewed, I will acknowledge them and reply to them at the bottom (at the end of the story)
Now without further ado, chapter 2!
***
Chapter 2: Professor Ivy and Charmander!
"Sweet!" Dustin smiled as he put out his feet from the long journey on the boat, his ship had set sail and landed, on one of the most famous island, Valencia Island.
The dock was packed with tourist, all dressed in flowery clothes and shorts, very traditional poolside look. However Dustin wasn't here for tourism, he was here to claim number one at the Orange Island Championship!
'Better find the Pokemon Center,' Dustin thought to himself, walking into the city some, it was a thriving city, full of tall buildings, despite it's island appearance. He looked around the town's square, viewing the Pokemon Center ahead.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Dustin walked into the Pokemon Center, despite it's outer common looks, inside was done all in wood, very island like. Besides the wood it was like most other Pokemon Centers.
"Welcome," Nurse Joy smiled, dressed like most Nurse Joy's, only her skin was more tanner. "You must be new to the island," she said as Dustin walked up to the desk.
Dustin nodded and looked around the center, there was two girls and another boy, they must have been trainers too. "Um...where is Professor Ivy's lab?"
"Not far from here," Joy smiled, "It's outside the city area, take a left out of the center square and into the country side, you can't miss it."
"Thanks," Dustin replied.
"Did you say you were looking for Professor Ivy's?" a young boy in the center asked. He was about Dustin's size with sandy blonde hair, dressed in a pair of khaki shorts and a blue shirt, his feet were concealed with a pair of brown flip-flops.
"Yeah," Dustin walked up to him and smiled. "Why?"
"I just got back from there," he put out his hand, "My name is Josh," he shook Dustin's hand. "I'm traveling around the Orange Islands to compete, by the looks of it you must be too," he viewed the Pokeballs on Dustin's belt.
"Yeah," Dustin sweat-dropped, "But I can't find a way to travel around..."
"You should check out the Lapras Travel Agency," Josh offered, "That's where I got my ticket...but enough small talk," he reached in his pocket and pulled out a Pokeball, clicking it and bringing it to full size. "Let's battle!"
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The two boys stood outside the Pokemon Center, spread apart enough to hold a battle, a couple of island natives formed a crowd.
"One Pokemon each?" Dustin protested.
"Works for me," Josh grinned and threw the enlarged Pokeball, "Get 'em Golduck!" he chunked the Pokeball, as it stopped spinning a white flashed formed, dieing down and revealing the blue aquatic beast.
"Whoa!" one of the young children from the crowd said in awe. "It's been a while since we saw a real battle!"
"Yeah!" another boy replied from the crowd, "I was getting tired of all those tourist!"
'Golduck,' Dustin thought, reaching behind his back and grabbing a Pokeball, "We'll fight water with water!" he smiled and enlarged the Pokeball, throwing it and summoning Croconaw. "Go! Use Water Gun!"
"Dodge and use Slash!" Josh countered.
"Naw!" Croconaw grunted, lowering it's jaw and spraying a jet of icy cold blue water at Golduck, however the duck got on all four and ran past the water, jumping in front of Croconaw and slashing the gator with it's claws, leaving red marks on Croconaw's face.
"You ok dude?" Dustin asked, Croconaw nodded. "Sweet! Now hit it with an Icy Wind!"
The Big Jaw Pokemon lowered it's jaws once more, now blowing out a chilly zephyr, quickly going past Golduck and leaving ice particles and small snowflakes over it's light blue rubber skin.
"Golduck can't use psychical attacks if it's froze," Josh thought out loud, "So use Confusion Golduck!"
"Duck!" Golduck did a back flip and landed gracefully, despite the ice material on it. The red ruby on Golduck's forehead began to glow as Croconaw was lifted into the air by a strange purple glow, quickly being slammed into the ground as the ruby's light died down.
'Can't let that happen again,' Dustin mentally noted. "Croconaw use Mud Sport!"
"Naw!" Croconaw slowly got back up and roared, spitting out a thick chunk of wet dirt, spraying into Golduck's eyes and causing temporary blindness.
"Now finish it with Dragon Claw!" the mellow trainer couldn't help but smile as Golduck was trying to remove the mud on it's face.
"Croco!" the Big Jaw Pokemon made it's way to Golduck, it's right claw glowing a dark shade of crimson, "Naw!" it brought down it's claw and slashed into Golduck's rubber skin, causing the Duck Pokemon to fall over with spinning eyes.
"Nice job," Josh stated as he withdrew his Pokemon, placing the Pokeball away and then started congratulating Dustin.
The crowd started to clap, pleased that non-natives were on the Orange Islands for something besides tourism.
"Did you see the Golduck!" one watcher gawked.
"And that Croconaw!" another one followed up with amazement.
Dustin smiled as he bent down and pet Croconaw on it's rough skinned head, congratulating it before he withdrew it.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
'There it is!' Dustin stated in his mind, walking along a dirt path on the countryside of the island, far more different from the city. On the left was some jungle and on the right was the shore, where the beach and ocean met.
"Ring ring!" a loud noise was heard by Dustin, then a shake in his back pack.
"Huh?" he thought, looking forward at the huge building that belonged to Professor Ivy, much like Elm's. He quickly looked through his bag and found his PokeGear, clicking a button and revealing his newest message on the small screen.
It was from his mother, and it read:
Hi Honey, how are things? I take it you've made it to the first island, good luck. Professor Elm says not to forget to see Professor Ivy, if you need anything let me know.
Love-Mom
'Always thinking of me,' Dustin smiled and wrote back:
I'm fine mom, about to go to Professor Ivy's lab. Still looking for a ride, have to check the Lapras out. Let you know if I catch any Pokemon ~_^
Love-Dustin
He mashed send and sent he message, then putting up his PokeGear in the bag and replacing the bag on his back, looking forward at the lab ahead.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
"Hello?" Dustin questioned as he walked into Professor Ivy's lab, the room he walked into was huge! Much larger than Professor Elm's. Full of pictures of Pokemon, mostly marine Pokemon.
"Yes?" a stoic voice replied, a door opened from the far side of the room and out came a slender purple haired women covered by a white lab coat.
"Is Professor Ivy here?"
"That would be me," she smiled and walked over to Dustin. Her eyes were half shut as always. "And you are..."
"Dustin."
"Ah," she grinned some more, "Yes, I just received Professor Elm's e-mail, he said you'd be coming by shortly."
"He said I should come by here and learn some more stuff about the Orange Islands before setting out."
"Have you got a ride yet?"
"No..." he sweat-dropped. "But I'm looking..."
"It's ok," she reassured him, "You'll find one, I'm love seeing trainers come to the islands, it seems all we've been getting are tourist, who care nothing for the Pokemon! They destroy the Pokemon's home and in the process are making wild Pokemon around this area more harder to find. For instance there is a Charmander on this island, the only Charmander left"
"Pokemon are totally awesome!" Dustin blurted out, "They're the best friends anyone could have!"
Ivy placed her right hand over her mouth and giggled some. "It's about time someone like you shows up." Before she could inform Dustin anymore a beeping noise went off. "Oops..." she blushed and reached into one of the pockets of her coat, pulling out a cell phone, "One second," she told Dustin. "Yes," she said to the person on the phone, "Oh my! I'll be there in a second!" she clicked the phone off. "That was Officer Jenny, that Charmander I was telling you about is infamous for starting forest fires...and it's started another one!"
"Can I do anything?"
"Hm...sure," she responded. "You can come with me, it'd be much better for you than sitting in here all day and running our mouths!"
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Professor Ivy and Dustin ran fast into the remanding jungle like area, full of tropical Pokemon such as Vileplume, Roselia and other Bug and Grass type Pokemon. Some of the forest was lit ablaze into a raging fire composed of reds and oranges.
"I'm glad you're here," Jenny said as Professor Ivy and Dustin came running to her help, by the Officer's side was a Mudkip, using Water Gun on the forest fire.
'This Jenny looks like all the other ones,' Dustin sighed.
"Where is the Charmander?" Ivy questioned the policewomen.
"It got scared and ran into the deeper area," Jenny hasty explained. "Mudkip another Water Gun!"
"Kip!" the small mud fish bellowed out a jet of icy cold water, damping and killing down the forest fire one squirt at a time.
"Croconaw!" Dustin threw his enlarged Pokeball and called out the Big Jaw Pokemon. "Use Water Gun with Mudkip!"
Croconaw lowered it's jaw and blew out a jet of crystal clear water, "Naw!" it sprayed with the Mudkip and finished off the fire, leaving nothing left but a wet jungle area, all wild Pokemon were safe though.
"Thanks—"Jenny started.
"Dustin," he finished with a smile and then thanked Croconaw, withdrawing it afterwards. "We should find that Charmander," he said after latching the Pokeball on his belt.
"Right," Jenny and Professor Ivy nodded in unison.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
"Charmander!" all three humans called, walking around the quiet jungle, calling out the Lizard Pokemon's name.
Dustin looked ahead and saw a swinging yellow and orange light. "There!" he said and started to run, pushing away some bushes as he walked into a clearing where a scared Charmander sat down, shaking and swinging it's tail back and forth, leaving behind some ambers that danced in the air.
"That's how the fires were started," Jenny gasp as she and Ivy walked up behind Dustin.
"But why is it scared?" the Professor questioned.
"It's ok," Dustin said, walking up to the Charmander and bending down, he took his hand and gentle rubbed Charmander's moving head.
"Char char!" it cried at first, then when it knew it could trust Dustin it stopped shaking, placing it's tail in a still motion.
"It was just scared," Dustin told the two females as he stood up. "That's all, it wasn't starting the fires on purpose."
'And Professor Elm said he was a block head,' Ivy thought to herself.
"But what's it scared off?" Jenny echoed.
"Bat!" she was soon answered by the cry, from the forest flew in a purple bat Pokemon, Crobat. "Bat!" it flapped down and hit Charmander with it's wings, snickering as Charmander began to shake again.
"Stop!" Dustin ran up and flapped his hands, making Crobat move back some. Dustin looked up and Crobat was staring into his eyes, not backing down and ready to fight. "I'll keep you safe dude," Dustin assured Charmander as he enlarged a Pokeball form his belt.
"Mander..." the Lizard Pokemon stopped shaking, feeling secure around Dustin. It's gentle blue eyes trembled with joy.
"Bayleef blow it away with Razor Leaf!" Dustin threw the Pokeball and called out his Grass type Pokemon.
"Bay bay!" it chirped and then swung around it's leaf, throwing off two green razor shaped leaves, contacting with Crobat's wings and leaving scratch marks.
"Bat!" the Crobat gawked and then flew off back into the jungle, just like it had arrived a few moments before.
"Thanks dude," Dustin said as he recollected Bayleef and put up the Pokeball on his belt. He turned around and saw the now smiling Charmander. "It won't bother you again."
"Oh yes it will," Professor Ivy butted in, "As long as that Crobat is free it will...it's part of it's nature."
"So we'll have to move Charmander to another island," Jenny added, "Shame..."
"You know," Ivy thought for a moment and then talked, "Dustin is taking part in the Orange League, and Charmander needs moving...hm...Charmander is a strong Fire type Pokemon..."
"I agree," Jenny nodded.
"Dustin," Ivy said to the mellow boy, "Why don't you take Charmander, it will only get hurt here, and you could always use a Pokemon like Charmander on your team."
Dustin's dark eyes widen like a boy who just received a new toy. "Oh course!" he jumped into the air, landing and looking at Charmander. "What do you say dude? Want to join me?"
"Char!" the Lizard Pokemon nodded.
"Sweet!" Dustin reached in his bag and pulled out an empty Pokeball. He gently tossed it at Charmander, who was sucked in by the white light, the Pokeball landed and didn't shake, instead it made the confirmation sound automatically. Dustin picked up the Pokeball with his right hand and made the 'V' with his fingers in the left one. "Awesome! Charmander is mine!" and with that the Pokeball flashed away.
"So it must have went to Professor Elm's," Ivy deducted.
Dustin nodded. "I'll go exchange it out for another one of my Pokemon when I get back to the center."
"Very well," Ivy nodded back. "Thank you. You've learned much more with this experience than any book could have taught you...you'll do fine in the League...once you find a ride around!"
Dustin, Jenny and Ivy all busted out laughing with that final comment. Already the first day and Dustin made a new friend. However it won't be the only new friend he meets, what awaits the mellow surfer? Keep reading to find out!
***
Yeah! Dustin got a Charmander! I love the little lizard ^_^. So did you like it? Hope so. Promise the next chapter Dustin will meet his first travel buddy. Please R&R
On to the reviews...
-Breezy:
My loyal fellow Asian! Thanks a ton for all your help. So are you liking it? Hope so ^_^ And Muddy is welcome anytime he wants to come over and review ~_^
-DriggerVulcan:
Another previous reviewer. Thanks, don't worry, your OT will make an appearance, one of Dustin's old rivals I'd guess you'd say ~_^.
-Alan Wilkinson:
The whole review OT thing, yeah I messed up again...but it won't happen again, I just like putting in other people's things and ideas, you know get crowd involvement.
-Aeroal Somtaaw:
Same thing as to Alan, sorry and it won't happen again, promise ~_^
-Dragon Shadow1:
Another Digimon reviewer! YEAH! So was up DS? Hope you like it, yeah another Amy! Thanks, please continue to R&R ^_^
-Scarred Dragonia:
Thanks, glad you like it ^_^ Please continue to R&R
-Taro MD:
Glad to see you again. Do you like it? Looks like Dustin will be getting new Pokemon ^_^. But he'll still use the good 'ole original 9. Hope you like it ^_^
Well that's all.
I'm out, L8r all ^_^
Please Read and Review (R&R)
***