I'm back with yet another chappie!
Please note that the characters Blaze, Raven, Landon, Mal, and Yuki belong to The Great Dooping Marauder, Obsidian Blade, Alakazam Trainer, The Evil Midget of Doom aka Dark Volvagia, and Keleri, respectively.
Keleri, your character will appear this chappie or maybe next chappie, but for that wait she'll have quite an important role… Oh well, you'll see.
Wolf Youkai, your character will appear, but I don't know when.
Koriku, please update! (And use my character! Just kidding… Well, you can use him, but you don't have to… But you can use him. Did you understand any of that?) Your story is sooo good. Just wanted to say that…
One more thing! I like the double line format… It looks good. Also, Blade, I'll try to improve my descriptions.
I have twenty-one reviews! I feel loved! J
Also, to clear up matters, I am male, but happen to have an obsession with anything cute… Look! It's a tiger cub! Get it!
Arcy: Very good example, that. Anyway, I think the chappie should go up now…
Soul of Dragons
By opaltiger
Chapter Five: Forest Encounter
Dain walked out of the arena, still excited about his victory. A man stopped him just as he was about to leave.
'You have defeated the Gym Leader?' he asked.
Dain nodded, puzzled. The man handed him a drawstring bag. 'Apart from the badge, a victor receives these,' he explained.
Looking in the bag, Dain spotted some money, and a white cube with a number on it. Still puzzled, he looked for the man, but he had disappeared. Muttering about strange men, Dain headed of to the Pokemon Center.
On the, way he noticed a battle between some kid and a teenager whose hair was all white. Dain watched as the white-haired youth's Machamp finished the battle. As the Pokemon were recalled, Dain could have sworn that cool gaze focused on him. Turning, he hurried on.
***
'Mightyena, Faint Attack!' Tabitha shouted. His prized Pokemon disappeared, then re-appeared on the other side of the Houndoom, knocking it to the ground.
'Sabre, Flamethrower, Sacred, Fire Blast!' Blaze shouted, desperate, as the strong fire attacks yet again repelled even more attacks. Out of the ten Pokemon, he had defeated three, only to have their trainers send out others. Another attack slammed into Sabre, and the black dog fell. Blaze winced. 'Sabre, return! Go, Rados!' Another of his Pokemon appeared, a Gyarados.
Tabitha grinned. He knew all of Blaze's Pokemon. And he had come prepared. 'Mightyena, Thunderbolt!' He grinned as the Gyarados instantly fell under the barrage of lightning. It was only a matter of time before one of the five strongest trainers in the world would be no more.
'Tiscept, go!' A Sceptile appeared, and immediately shot out leaves at the nearest Pokemon. The Razor Leaf attack defeated a Numel, but it was quickly replaced by a Zubat, which in turn was caught in the full force of another Flamethrower. The bat fell, and a Poochyena appeared. Blaze sighed. This was never going to work.
***
Alan ran through the path into Petalburg Woods, Raven on his tail. They were almost there… Suddenly, a scene exploded in front of them. Ten Pokemon circled a Sceptile and a Ho-oh, who were protecting Blaze. Unhooking four Poke Balls from his belt and signalling Raven to do the same, Alan evened the odds.
***
Sitting in the bright lounge of the Poke Center, Dain waited for his Pokemon to be healed. Taking out the bag he had received, he once again looked at the contents: about five thousand in cash, and that box. Walking up to the counter, he looked at it thoughtfully. 'Excuse me,' he said.
The nurse behind the counter turned to him. 'Can I help you?' she asked.
'Yeah, I was just wondering what this was,' Dain answered, holding up the box.
The nurse smiled. 'Oh, that's a TM, or technical machine. You can use it to teach Pokemon new moves that they otherwise wouldn't have been able to learn. For example, this one, number thirty-one, is Rock Tomb.' She smiled again.
Dain, remembering the attack, put it into his pack. 'Thanks,' he replied, just as a Chansey returned with his Poke Balls. Taking them, he left the colourful Center, and began trying to figure out where to go now…
***
Tabitha smiled. Just a few more minutes now, and Blaze would be defeated…
Suddenly, eight Pokemon appeared. Startled, Tabitha thought he was just imagining it, but they were real. Two trainers stood behind them: One with long, dark, raven hair, and one with short brown hair. He hissed. Raven and Alan.
'Tyranitar, Crunch, Espeon, Psychic!'Alan shouted. Tyranitar ran at the nearest opponent, and bit down hard. Espeon closed her eyes, and waves of Psychic power surrounded a Numel. Around him, Ravens Jolt was attacking with lightning, and Raazor with Razor Leaf. His own Pokemon were using their strongest attacks.
Turning around, the grunts in question threw all their Balls. Alan winced. It was going to become a full-scale battle.
Blaze, seeing an opening, rushed to join his fellows, and threw to other Poke Balls. 'Go Pedosha, Go, MushMush!'
Tabitha watched the assembled Pokemon. Taking two other Poke Balls from his belt, he threw them and a Camerupt and Crobat appeared. Watching his Grunts do the same, he observed the enemy Pokemon: A Jolteon, Tyranitar, Dragonite, Typhlosion, Victreebell, Nidoqueen, Breloom, Sharpedo, Ho-oh, Sceptile, and two Espeons. This was not going to be easy. Not that anything was easy in his line of work. 'Camerupt, Eruption!' he ordered, and the battle really began.
***
Dain walked along the streets of Rustboro City, looking for someone to show him the way out. Eventually, he walked into a shop and up to the counter. 'Excuse me, do you sell maps?' he asked.
The man behind the counter looked at him. 'No, but we've got something better.' He pulled something out from under the counter. It looked sort of like a pocket watch, but with many buttons. 'This is a PokeNav. It's a very handy trainers tool. It has a map, keeps track of trainers you've battled, shows the condition of Pokemon when it comes to contest info, and records any ribbons your Pokemon have won. It can also transport items and Pokemon.'
Dain looked at him suspiciously. 'How much?' he asked.
The man smiled. 'Three thousand, my friend, it's on bargain.'
Dain sighed. 'Fine,' he said, and handed over the money. The shopkeeper gave him a blue PokeNav, along with a thick book of instructions on how to use it.
Dain thanked him, and left the shop. When he was outside, he checked the map. It told him… that he was stuck. The tunnel to the east was blocked, and the route to the north was apparently impassable. Only a small island town called Dewford was accessible. There was a boat on the other side of the Woods. Dain sighed. He didn't particularly like forests. He sighed again, then headed in the direction of the Woods.
***
*Still chasing frightened-looking tiger cub*
Sorry 'bout that. Also, I'll try to make the next chappie longer. I really will…
I know this isn't really the best of chapters, but it was a filler, basically.
Oh, well, at least I'm getting some things done…
Wolf Youkai, your character will hopefully appear in the next chapter, as will Keleri's.
Also, I'm sorry but I can accept no more profiles. Sorry!
Well, that's it from me! See ya next time!