*looks around franticly* Where? Where are the errors? People, feel free to tell me any errors you see so I can correct them. Frankly I'd be amazed if I'd managed to find all of them myself, and I'm not afraid to take criticism, it helps me become a better writer. Oh, and sorry about the long wait, I had a major brain fart with this story^_^;
On a side note, *snicker* I'm assuming you all know how Pokemon have natures now, hasty, gentle, brave, etc. Well because of that I now have a timid Gyarados, I tell you guys, only in Ruby and Sapphire^_^
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"Scratch attack Isis!"
"Meowth!" Isis quickly closed the distance between her and the Pidgey and struck it with her claws.
"Pidgoee!" The tiny bird screeched with annoyance and started flapping its wings, building up a sand attack.
"Watch out!" The warning came a fraction too late, a wall of sand hit Isis, sending her flying backward. Isis tried unsuccessfully to rub the offending sand out of her eyes. While she was indisposed the Pidgey moved in for a tackle.
"Growl!"
Abandoning her futile rubbing Isis opened her mouth and growled, the resulting noise having a double effect, not only lowering the Pidgey's attack power but causing it to reel backward from the sound waves assaulting its eardrums.
"Good job Isis! One more scratch attack!"
Isis dashed forward and struck again, this time drawing blood in the process. The Pidgey slumped to the ground. Quickly reaching to her belt Kat grabbed a Pokeball, aimed, and let it fly. Upon impact the Pidgey turned into a burst of red light and was sucked into the Pokeball. After wobbling for a few seconds the ball settled to the ground with a ping.
Kat's face was soon alight with a smile. She scooped up Isis and hugged her so hard she almost squished her.
"You did it Isis! I'm so proud." Isis purred in response and started rubbing her head against the side of Kat's face.
Transferring Isis back to the ground Kat walked over to the ball lying in the dirt and picked it up.
"Well Isis, what should we name our new friend here?"
Isis tilted her head to the side, very similar to what Noctowls did when they were thinking. After a moment she shook her head. "Meowth."
"Oh well, we're bound to think of something sooner or later. But for the moment let's just keep going to Cherrygrove, it would be nice to get there before dark."
Isis nodded in agreement and bounded to her trainer's side.
"But first let's get that sand out of your eyes, I don't want your vision damaged, and the last thing I want is you getting hurt just because I was careless enough not to take care of you."
That being said Kat settled to the ground in a crossed leg position and grabbed the canteen out of her pack. Pouring a bit of water onto a cloth she proceeded to wipe Isis's face and eyes clean of any offending sand.
"There, that better?"
"Meowth!" Isis exclaimed, shaking her head to free her whiskers of any remaining water.
Kat laughed and held up a hand to shield her face, "good, now then, let's hurry up and get walking."
*****
The rest of the day was spent walking. Every once in a while flocks of Pidgey or Spearow would fly by, and ominous rustlings marking the escape of some unknown Pokemon would sound through the forest. Kat caught glimpses of Pokemon every now and then, but most of the time they were just Rattata, Sentret, and the occasional Hoppip. It was nearing dusk when they finally reached Cherrygrove. Weary with the day long hike Kat just managed to smile down at her Pokemon.
"We'll we made it, I don't know about you, but I'm ready to get some much needed rest at the Pokemon Center right about now."
"Meowth," Isis agreed wearily.
Entering the Pokemon Center Kat stopped for a moment and looked around. The place was empty, many of the trainers at dinner she guessed, which was probably where Nurse Joy was at the moment as well.
*Oh well, maybe there's a Chansey around here somewhere that can heal these guys,* Kat walked up to the counter and rung the tiny service bell. "Hello, anyone here?" she called out when no one answered the bell.
"Chansey chan?" Kat turned to find one of the center's Chansey behind her.
"Hello there, sorry to bother you, but could you heal my friends up? We got in a little battle on the way over here."
The Chansey nodded and went behind the counter to retrieve one of special trays used to carry multiple Pokeballs at once.
After placing Pidgey's ball in the tray Kat turned to Isis with her ball in hand.
"Alright Isis, this is only going to be for a short while, but for now I need you to get back in your ball, I promise I'll let you out as soon as I can, ok?"
Kat could see the look of hurt in Isis's eyes.
"I know, but it's only for a little while," Kat gave her the little puppy dog stare.
Isis finally relented and allowed herself to be put back in the ball. As the Chansey walked away Kat sat down to wait, all the while trying to think of a name for Pidgey.
Kat had nearly nodded off to sleep when the Chansey reappeared.
"Chansey Chan," she sang while holding out the tray.
"Ah, thank you," Kat said, taking the tray. Grabbing the two balls she first enlarged the one holding Isis and released her.
"Meowth!" Isis looked up, expecting her trainer to be looking down at her smiling. Instead she found her looking solemnly at the second ball in her hand.
"Meowth?"
Kat glanced over at Isis, her solemn look melted into a smile. "I finally came up with a name." She held out the ball, "Come on out Quill."
The Pokeball opened with a bright flash of light, Quill materialized onto the floor.
"Pidgey," he said simply, flicking his tail and starting to look around his surroundings.
Kat laughed, "yeah, nice to meet you too, now why don't we get ourselves something to eat?"
The chorus that met her ears was all she needed.
*****
Entering the dining room Kat's ears were blasted with noise. Isis shrunk behind her legs while Quill almost took flight.
"Yeesh, there enough people here?" Kat whispered to her friends. When they failed to even acknowledge they had heard her Kat just sighed and headed for the buffet line. Grabbing some chili and cornbread for herself she also loaded up on a few bowls of Pokechow for her friends. After finding an empty seat she set down the Pokechow. Isis and Quill immediately started chowing down. Kat laughed at the two and settled down to her dinner.
By the time they had finished Kat was feeling extremely tired. She yawned widely, and then noticed Isis had already curled up and was asleep. She then felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Ready for bed?"
Kat looked up to find the Nurse Joy that ran this center smiling down at her.
Kat smiled back apologetically, "yeah, that sounds nice right about now."
Nurse Joy had a Chansey show her to her room. After setting Isis down on the bed she quickly changed into her pjs. Walking back to the bed she grabbed the egg out of her pack and slipped into bed, being careful not to wake Isis. Curling her arms and body around the egg she felt Quill settle next to her head on her pillow. Soon after she felt Isis stand up and move up near her face. She found herself breathing in the rich scent of her fur. She felt herself drifting of to sleep to that scent, an odd mix of nutmeg and the way earth smells after a rain storm. One fleeting thought glanced through her mind as she fell asleep. She was so lucky to be here, and for what seemed like the first time in her life, she was truly happy.
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R&R!
