Tory and Sammy had been walking for a long while. Their Pokémon, Shada, Plusle and Minun were enjoying the fresh air much more than the cramped Pokéballs. The wind blew softly ruffling Tory's hair slightly. She moved it back with a flick of her hand and noticed a flash from in the bushes. Blinking a few times she rubbed her eyes then looked into the bushes again. Another flash and a clicking sound came from the bush.
"Sammy," she whispered. "There's something in the bush!"
"What?" asked Sammy and she looked over at the bush then moved closer. "Go Plusle and Minun, see what it is."
Plusle and Minun ran into the bushes and they both used tackle.
"Ahh!" screamed as she jumped out of the bushes. "Get away!"
Plusle and Minun were chasing happily while attempting to knock her over with tackle.
"Plusle Minun stop!" yelled Sammy and the two returned to her shoulders.
"Thank you," the girl said.
She was wearing a camera around her neck and had a knapsack on her back that was overflowing with pictures.
"Hi my names Snap," she introduced herself. "I'm a Pokémon photographer just like my Grandpa, Flash."
Sammy and Tory gasped.
"Flash as in The Flash?" asked Sammy.
"Um my grandpa Flash," answered Snap.
"Our grandmother Misty used to tell stories of a great Pokémon master that met a photographer named Flash," Tory said excitedly.
"Hey my grandfather told stories of a great Pokémon master that he met and could never get a picture of," Snap answered. "Cool! My grandfather must know your Grandmother!"
"More than you will ever know Snap," Sammy said.
"Hey how about a Pokémon battle?" Snap asked Tory.
"Sure," Tory answered. "Alright Shadow you ready?"
"Sha!" Shadow agreed running over in front of her then growling.
"Go Mudkip!" Snap yelled sending a cute little water Pokémon.
"What's that?" Tory inquired and pulled out her Pokédex.
"Mudkip, mud fish Pokémon," the Pokédex read. "The fin on Mudkip's head acts as a highly sensitive radar. Using its fin to sense movements of water and air, this Pokémon can determine what's taking place around it without using its eyes."
"Alright," Sammy yelled. "Ready, Begin!"
"Shadow use tackle!" Yelled Tory and Shada ran forwards then jumped at the small Mudkip.
"Mudkip use agility!" Yelled Snap and Mudkip dodged the tackle attack. "Now use Sand-attack!"
Sand flew everywhere and Shada covered its eyes. Shielding itself from the flying dirt.
"It'll take more than that, Shadow use your bite attack!" Tory yelled and Shada grabbed Mudkip and bit down hard then threw it across the ground.
"Mudkip!" Snap yelled.
The Mudkip hit the ground hard and bounced a few times then lay still.
"The Mudkip is unable to battle the winner is Tory!" Sammy exclaimed.
"Oh no Mudkip!" Snap yelled running over to her injured Pokémon. The Mudkip moved slightly and whined.
"It's alright Mudkip," Snap said cuddling it. "You did well."
"That was a great match!" Yelled Tory. "Wonderful job Shadow!"
"Sha!" Shadow agreed smiling.
"Well your Shadow is very strong," Snap commented. "Return mudkip!"
The Mudkip was returned to its pokéball and Snap turned towards them.
"I'm not really that good at Pokémon battling," Snap admitted scratching the back of her neck. "I wonder um do you think I could train with you guys?"
"Sure!" Sammy and Tory said in unison.
"Thank you so much!" Snap answered happily. "I really need to train up my Mudkip so I can become a stronger trainer."
"Well," Tory smiled. "Your welcome to train with us!"
"Zigzagoon!" yelled a large creature jumping out of the bushes and in front of them. "Zig!"
"What's that?" asked Snap curiously.
Tory pulled out her Pokédex and opened it.
"Zigzagoon, tiny raccoon Pokémon." The Pokédex said. "This Pokémon restlessly wanders everywhere at all times. This Pokémon does so because it is very curious. It becomes interested in anything that it happens to see."
"Cool!" Tory exclaimed. "I'm going to catch it! Go Shadow!"
"Sha!" Shada yelled as it ran forwards.
"Tackle attack!" Tory commanded.
"SHADA!!" it yelled and curled into a tackle attack as it jumped.
It hit the preoccupied zigzagoon and sent it sprawling. It then stood and charged at Shadow.
"Shadow use your bite attack!" Tory yelled and Shadow growled in agreement.
Shadow grabbed up the zigzagoon just as it hit its mouth. Shada then threw it to the ground and it fell limp.
"Yes!" Tory cheered picking an empty Pokéball off of her belt. "Go Pokéball!"
The Pokéball soared through the air and hit the zigzagoon turning it into light and retracting it inside. The Pokéball shook, once twice three times before the blinking red light turned white.
"I caught Zigzagoon!" Tory exclaimed spinning.
"Good job Tory!" Snap agreed.
"We had better start heading to the next Pokémon gym," Sammy added. "There's no time to lose!"
"Alright let's go," Tory agreed.
The three of them began walking along on the path to the next town. The forest was becoming thicker, and many more forest dwelling Pokémon were running secretly around them.
"So Snap do you just have that Mudkip?" asked Sammy.
"Yep I got it just a little while ago from my dad," she answered. "His Mudkip had an egg and he gave it to me. When it hatched I decided to leave on my very own Pokémon adventure."
"We got our starting Pokémon from Professor Birch," Tory stated. "I have two Pokémon now."
"I have three," Sammy said smiling. "My little Plusle, Minun and Quakers."
"What's a Quakers?" asked Snap.
"Well here," Sammy answered and took out her Pokéball releasing Quakers.
"Quakers!" yelled the small Pokémon gleefully running back and forth.
"Cool!" exclaimed Snap. "It's so cute!"
The Quakers wandered over to Snap and she picked it up.
"Who's a cutey?" Snap asked cuddling the small Quakers.
"Quakers!" it smiled.
"I wonder what my Pokédex has to say about Quakers?" Sammy wondered taking out her Pokédex.
"Quakers, Small Duck type Pokémon," The Pokédex said. "This Pokémon is loyal to its trainer and can incubate eggs. When this Pokémon gets lost its chirp can carry as far as 3 km away."
"Neat," Tory said. "Let's see what my Pokédex says about Shadow!"
"Shada, shadow type Pokémon," The Pokédex said. "When this Pokémon is in a battle it does not fully rely on its trainer for guidance. It loves the night and often basks in the moonlight, the more moonlight it gets the shinier its coat becomes."
"I want to have all the Pokémon recorded on my Pokédex," Tory stated. "Sammy bring Minun and Plusle over here for a second."
"Alright," Sammy said and placed Plusle and Minun on the ground.
"Minun, cheering Pokémon," the Pokédex said. "Minun is more concerned about cheering on its partners than its own safety. It shorts out the electricity in its body to create a brilliant shower of sparks to cheer on its teammates."
"Plusle, cheering Pokémon," it continued. "When Plusle is cheering on its partner, it flashes with electric sparks from all over its body. If its partner loses, this Pokémon cries loudly."
"Cool," Tory nodded placing her Pokédex back into her pocket. "Let's go now. We have to make it to the next town before sunset and it's already six-thirty!"
Her stomach growled.
"And I'm starving," she added.
Sammy returned Quakers to her Pokéball and they all began to run towards the next town could be seen dimly on the horizon.
"We're almost there!" Tory yelled as they neared the outskirts of the town.
"Going somewhere?" suddenly a gang of five people on motorbikes rode in their way.
"Just to the Pokécenter," answered Tory. "Could you please move out of the way?"
The gang laughed.
"What's that Pokémon you got there?" The leader asked about Shada. "I kind of like it. Hand it over!"
"Shada get back!" Tory yelled and Shada backed up to her side. "Get out of our way."
"Now your threatening us are you?" the leader laughed menacingly. "We're the ones threatening you!"
"Plusle, Minun use Thunderwave!" yelled Sammy and her Pokémon sprung into action.
"PL-U-SLE!" It yelled releasing a thunderwave.
"MI-NUN!" It also yelled releasing its thunderwave.
The electricity shot through the motorbikes and paralyzed the gang in their tracks. They held completely still unable to move. Plusle and Minun returned quickly to Sammy's shoulders.
"Let's get out of here before it wears off!" Sammy yelled and they all ran quickly into the town.
"It's a good thing you were there Sammy!" Snap exclaimed.
"Thanks to Plusle and Minun," Sammy added.
They neared the Pokécenter and ran inside panting from the run. There was a nurse and an officer talking over in the counter and they stopped abruptly to see who had come inside.
"Is everything alright?" asked the officer noting that they were out of breath.
"Who are you?" asked Snap.
"I'm Officer Jenny," she responded. "What seems to be the problem?"
"There was this biker gang that stopped us before we came into the town," Tory panted. "So Sammy used Plusle and Minun to stop them from stealing my Pokémon."
"Really?" Officer Jenny asked intrigued. "I've been hearing a lot of reports about a biker gang lately."
"I got my Pokémon to use thunderwave," Sammy explained. "They're probably still paralyzed."
"Good I'm going to go check this out," Officer Jenny stated. "What side of town did you arrive from?"
"From Littleroot road," Snap responded.
"Alright thanks kids," she responded and ran off onto her motorcycle outside.
"How are your Pokémon?" inquired the nurse. "By the way my names Nurse Joy."
"My Pokémon needs a check-up," Snap said. "It was just in a battle."
"Alright hand me the Pokéball for a second and I'll take care of it right away," Nurse Joy answered.
Snap handed her the Pokéball and Nurse Joy who took it into the back.
"Is there a gym in this town?" asked Tory.
"I'm not sure where we are," Sammy admitted. "Hey look across the street!"
There was a small store full of everything they needed and had a large sign hanging on it. Pokénavs sold here! It was a Pokémart and it was perfect.
"We need a Pokénav!" Exclaimed Tory. "Lets head over while Mudkip is getting healed."
The three of them traveled across the street and into the small store.
"Well hello what can I do to help you?" asked the clerk.
"How much is a Pokénav?" inquired Tory.
"Why it's just 150 dollars, which is a very low price if you ask me!" The clerk answered happily.
"Hold on a second," Tory said and turned around. "Lets all pitch in 50 dollars so we all own the Pokénav."
They each produced 50 dollars so it was equal. Tory turned around again.
"Thank you and here is your Pokénav," the clerk said handing over the small device.
"Thanks," Tory answered and turned it on. "It says were in Oldale town. I wonder what this little link thing is for?"
Suddenly she had an idea and took out her Pokédex. She then hooked it up with her Pokénav and the Pokénav had whole new features.
"Wow look at all the features!" she exclaimed. "It shows me the condition of my Pokémon, has a log for the trainers I've beaten and the ribbons I've won!"
"Cool!" Sammy yelled. "Let me upload my information onto it."
They each in turn uploaded their Pokédexs into the Pokénav.
"Look it has Snap and I in the trainer log book," Tory pointed.
"Where's me?" asked Sammy sadly.
"You have to battle a trainer first I guess," Tory answered shrugging. "Hey let's buy some potion for our Pokémon and some more Pokéballs."
"That comes to 900 dollars," the clerk said.
Tory handed him the money and received the three Pokéballs and one potion.
"You each can have a Pokéball," she said handing them one each. "We'll save the potion for later. There's no gym in this town so we'll have to move on to the next one. Let's go pick up Mudkip!"
They walked across the street laughing and playing then came into the Pokécenter.
"Your Pokémon is at full health," Nurse Joy said smiling. "Have a nice day!"
"You too," answered Snap happily picking up her small mudkip.
"Bye!" They all yelled in unison and walked on towards the road to the next town.
They were on the outskirts of the city with the sun low on the horizon.
"It's almost night," Tory said.
"Yeah but if we keep moving we'll make it there by a little after sunset," Snap said joyously.
They continued walking very aware of every scratch and noise as the sun sank lower.
"I don't like the dark," Sammy whispered.
"I do," Tory said. "I love the stars and the moon and the beautiful air."
"Me too but it's still creepy," Snap agreed and the sun was gone leaving darkness in it's wake.
"Yeah," Sammy said shivering.
Shadow seemed to be enjoying the moonlight and her coat began to shine.
"Wow look at Shadow!" Tory said in awe.
"Her coat really does get shinier in the moonlight," Snap said.
"She's almost like a ghost," Sammy added.
They all shivered at that. The next town seemed farther away then they had expected, but still they trudged on slowly in the darkness with only the light of Shada to lead them.
"Sammy," she whispered. "There's something in the bush!"
"What?" asked Sammy and she looked over at the bush then moved closer. "Go Plusle and Minun, see what it is."
Plusle and Minun ran into the bushes and they both used tackle.
"Ahh!" screamed as she jumped out of the bushes. "Get away!"
Plusle and Minun were chasing happily while attempting to knock her over with tackle.
"Plusle Minun stop!" yelled Sammy and the two returned to her shoulders.
"Thank you," the girl said.
She was wearing a camera around her neck and had a knapsack on her back that was overflowing with pictures.
"Hi my names Snap," she introduced herself. "I'm a Pokémon photographer just like my Grandpa, Flash."
Sammy and Tory gasped.
"Flash as in The Flash?" asked Sammy.
"Um my grandpa Flash," answered Snap.
"Our grandmother Misty used to tell stories of a great Pokémon master that met a photographer named Flash," Tory said excitedly.
"Hey my grandfather told stories of a great Pokémon master that he met and could never get a picture of," Snap answered. "Cool! My grandfather must know your Grandmother!"
"More than you will ever know Snap," Sammy said.
"Hey how about a Pokémon battle?" Snap asked Tory.
"Sure," Tory answered. "Alright Shadow you ready?"
"Sha!" Shadow agreed running over in front of her then growling.
"Go Mudkip!" Snap yelled sending a cute little water Pokémon.
"What's that?" Tory inquired and pulled out her Pokédex.
"Mudkip, mud fish Pokémon," the Pokédex read. "The fin on Mudkip's head acts as a highly sensitive radar. Using its fin to sense movements of water and air, this Pokémon can determine what's taking place around it without using its eyes."
"Alright," Sammy yelled. "Ready, Begin!"
"Shadow use tackle!" Yelled Tory and Shada ran forwards then jumped at the small Mudkip.
"Mudkip use agility!" Yelled Snap and Mudkip dodged the tackle attack. "Now use Sand-attack!"
Sand flew everywhere and Shada covered its eyes. Shielding itself from the flying dirt.
"It'll take more than that, Shadow use your bite attack!" Tory yelled and Shada grabbed Mudkip and bit down hard then threw it across the ground.
"Mudkip!" Snap yelled.
The Mudkip hit the ground hard and bounced a few times then lay still.
"The Mudkip is unable to battle the winner is Tory!" Sammy exclaimed.
"Oh no Mudkip!" Snap yelled running over to her injured Pokémon. The Mudkip moved slightly and whined.
"It's alright Mudkip," Snap said cuddling it. "You did well."
"That was a great match!" Yelled Tory. "Wonderful job Shadow!"
"Sha!" Shadow agreed smiling.
"Well your Shadow is very strong," Snap commented. "Return mudkip!"
The Mudkip was returned to its pokéball and Snap turned towards them.
"I'm not really that good at Pokémon battling," Snap admitted scratching the back of her neck. "I wonder um do you think I could train with you guys?"
"Sure!" Sammy and Tory said in unison.
"Thank you so much!" Snap answered happily. "I really need to train up my Mudkip so I can become a stronger trainer."
"Well," Tory smiled. "Your welcome to train with us!"
"Zigzagoon!" yelled a large creature jumping out of the bushes and in front of them. "Zig!"
"What's that?" asked Snap curiously.
Tory pulled out her Pokédex and opened it.
"Zigzagoon, tiny raccoon Pokémon." The Pokédex said. "This Pokémon restlessly wanders everywhere at all times. This Pokémon does so because it is very curious. It becomes interested in anything that it happens to see."
"Cool!" Tory exclaimed. "I'm going to catch it! Go Shadow!"
"Sha!" Shada yelled as it ran forwards.
"Tackle attack!" Tory commanded.
"SHADA!!" it yelled and curled into a tackle attack as it jumped.
It hit the preoccupied zigzagoon and sent it sprawling. It then stood and charged at Shadow.
"Shadow use your bite attack!" Tory yelled and Shadow growled in agreement.
Shadow grabbed up the zigzagoon just as it hit its mouth. Shada then threw it to the ground and it fell limp.
"Yes!" Tory cheered picking an empty Pokéball off of her belt. "Go Pokéball!"
The Pokéball soared through the air and hit the zigzagoon turning it into light and retracting it inside. The Pokéball shook, once twice three times before the blinking red light turned white.
"I caught Zigzagoon!" Tory exclaimed spinning.
"Good job Tory!" Snap agreed.
"We had better start heading to the next Pokémon gym," Sammy added. "There's no time to lose!"
"Alright let's go," Tory agreed.
The three of them began walking along on the path to the next town. The forest was becoming thicker, and many more forest dwelling Pokémon were running secretly around them.
"So Snap do you just have that Mudkip?" asked Sammy.
"Yep I got it just a little while ago from my dad," she answered. "His Mudkip had an egg and he gave it to me. When it hatched I decided to leave on my very own Pokémon adventure."
"We got our starting Pokémon from Professor Birch," Tory stated. "I have two Pokémon now."
"I have three," Sammy said smiling. "My little Plusle, Minun and Quakers."
"What's a Quakers?" asked Snap.
"Well here," Sammy answered and took out her Pokéball releasing Quakers.
"Quakers!" yelled the small Pokémon gleefully running back and forth.
"Cool!" exclaimed Snap. "It's so cute!"
The Quakers wandered over to Snap and she picked it up.
"Who's a cutey?" Snap asked cuddling the small Quakers.
"Quakers!" it smiled.
"I wonder what my Pokédex has to say about Quakers?" Sammy wondered taking out her Pokédex.
"Quakers, Small Duck type Pokémon," The Pokédex said. "This Pokémon is loyal to its trainer and can incubate eggs. When this Pokémon gets lost its chirp can carry as far as 3 km away."
"Neat," Tory said. "Let's see what my Pokédex says about Shadow!"
"Shada, shadow type Pokémon," The Pokédex said. "When this Pokémon is in a battle it does not fully rely on its trainer for guidance. It loves the night and often basks in the moonlight, the more moonlight it gets the shinier its coat becomes."
"I want to have all the Pokémon recorded on my Pokédex," Tory stated. "Sammy bring Minun and Plusle over here for a second."
"Alright," Sammy said and placed Plusle and Minun on the ground.
"Minun, cheering Pokémon," the Pokédex said. "Minun is more concerned about cheering on its partners than its own safety. It shorts out the electricity in its body to create a brilliant shower of sparks to cheer on its teammates."
"Plusle, cheering Pokémon," it continued. "When Plusle is cheering on its partner, it flashes with electric sparks from all over its body. If its partner loses, this Pokémon cries loudly."
"Cool," Tory nodded placing her Pokédex back into her pocket. "Let's go now. We have to make it to the next town before sunset and it's already six-thirty!"
Her stomach growled.
"And I'm starving," she added.
Sammy returned Quakers to her Pokéball and they all began to run towards the next town could be seen dimly on the horizon.
"We're almost there!" Tory yelled as they neared the outskirts of the town.
"Going somewhere?" suddenly a gang of five people on motorbikes rode in their way.
"Just to the Pokécenter," answered Tory. "Could you please move out of the way?"
The gang laughed.
"What's that Pokémon you got there?" The leader asked about Shada. "I kind of like it. Hand it over!"
"Shada get back!" Tory yelled and Shada backed up to her side. "Get out of our way."
"Now your threatening us are you?" the leader laughed menacingly. "We're the ones threatening you!"
"Plusle, Minun use Thunderwave!" yelled Sammy and her Pokémon sprung into action.
"PL-U-SLE!" It yelled releasing a thunderwave.
"MI-NUN!" It also yelled releasing its thunderwave.
The electricity shot through the motorbikes and paralyzed the gang in their tracks. They held completely still unable to move. Plusle and Minun returned quickly to Sammy's shoulders.
"Let's get out of here before it wears off!" Sammy yelled and they all ran quickly into the town.
"It's a good thing you were there Sammy!" Snap exclaimed.
"Thanks to Plusle and Minun," Sammy added.
They neared the Pokécenter and ran inside panting from the run. There was a nurse and an officer talking over in the counter and they stopped abruptly to see who had come inside.
"Is everything alright?" asked the officer noting that they were out of breath.
"Who are you?" asked Snap.
"I'm Officer Jenny," she responded. "What seems to be the problem?"
"There was this biker gang that stopped us before we came into the town," Tory panted. "So Sammy used Plusle and Minun to stop them from stealing my Pokémon."
"Really?" Officer Jenny asked intrigued. "I've been hearing a lot of reports about a biker gang lately."
"I got my Pokémon to use thunderwave," Sammy explained. "They're probably still paralyzed."
"Good I'm going to go check this out," Officer Jenny stated. "What side of town did you arrive from?"
"From Littleroot road," Snap responded.
"Alright thanks kids," she responded and ran off onto her motorcycle outside.
"How are your Pokémon?" inquired the nurse. "By the way my names Nurse Joy."
"My Pokémon needs a check-up," Snap said. "It was just in a battle."
"Alright hand me the Pokéball for a second and I'll take care of it right away," Nurse Joy answered.
Snap handed her the Pokéball and Nurse Joy who took it into the back.
"Is there a gym in this town?" asked Tory.
"I'm not sure where we are," Sammy admitted. "Hey look across the street!"
There was a small store full of everything they needed and had a large sign hanging on it. Pokénavs sold here! It was a Pokémart and it was perfect.
"We need a Pokénav!" Exclaimed Tory. "Lets head over while Mudkip is getting healed."
The three of them traveled across the street and into the small store.
"Well hello what can I do to help you?" asked the clerk.
"How much is a Pokénav?" inquired Tory.
"Why it's just 150 dollars, which is a very low price if you ask me!" The clerk answered happily.
"Hold on a second," Tory said and turned around. "Lets all pitch in 50 dollars so we all own the Pokénav."
They each produced 50 dollars so it was equal. Tory turned around again.
"Thank you and here is your Pokénav," the clerk said handing over the small device.
"Thanks," Tory answered and turned it on. "It says were in Oldale town. I wonder what this little link thing is for?"
Suddenly she had an idea and took out her Pokédex. She then hooked it up with her Pokénav and the Pokénav had whole new features.
"Wow look at all the features!" she exclaimed. "It shows me the condition of my Pokémon, has a log for the trainers I've beaten and the ribbons I've won!"
"Cool!" Sammy yelled. "Let me upload my information onto it."
They each in turn uploaded their Pokédexs into the Pokénav.
"Look it has Snap and I in the trainer log book," Tory pointed.
"Where's me?" asked Sammy sadly.
"You have to battle a trainer first I guess," Tory answered shrugging. "Hey let's buy some potion for our Pokémon and some more Pokéballs."
"That comes to 900 dollars," the clerk said.
Tory handed him the money and received the three Pokéballs and one potion.
"You each can have a Pokéball," she said handing them one each. "We'll save the potion for later. There's no gym in this town so we'll have to move on to the next one. Let's go pick up Mudkip!"
They walked across the street laughing and playing then came into the Pokécenter.
"Your Pokémon is at full health," Nurse Joy said smiling. "Have a nice day!"
"You too," answered Snap happily picking up her small mudkip.
"Bye!" They all yelled in unison and walked on towards the road to the next town.
They were on the outskirts of the city with the sun low on the horizon.
"It's almost night," Tory said.
"Yeah but if we keep moving we'll make it there by a little after sunset," Snap said joyously.
They continued walking very aware of every scratch and noise as the sun sank lower.
"I don't like the dark," Sammy whispered.
"I do," Tory said. "I love the stars and the moon and the beautiful air."
"Me too but it's still creepy," Snap agreed and the sun was gone leaving darkness in it's wake.
"Yeah," Sammy said shivering.
Shadow seemed to be enjoying the moonlight and her coat began to shine.
"Wow look at Shadow!" Tory said in awe.
"Her coat really does get shinier in the moonlight," Snap said.
"She's almost like a ghost," Sammy added.
They all shivered at that. The next town seemed farther away then they had expected, but still they trudged on slowly in the darkness with only the light of Shada to lead them.