Chapter 2: Oldale Town! The Meeting Of New Friends: Part 1
A full moon was shining on the small town of Oldale. Our heroes were in the entrance to town. "Ah! See, I told you that we would make here by 8pm!" stated Lloyd.
Evelon walked behind him.
"I'm not tired yet. Then again, I never am...where should we go now?"
"I think we should go to the Pokémon Center. Am I right, Andy?" asked Lloyd, looking at Andrew.
"Wait for us!" exclaimed a voice. Running footsteps were heard, and Tsura appeared from route 101. "You left us behind..." Cyndaquil, who stood beside her, nodded. She hesitated for a moment and then continued. "Err, would it be alright if I... joined you guys? I've always wanted to be a Pokémon trainer, and I think this may be my chance..."
"Yeah! That'd be great! But we should go to the Pokémon Center first..." Evelon said as they walked toward the Pokémon center.
Just then, a kid with a Mudkip walks by. "Imbeciles..." he said.
Evelon watched as the kid walked by. Draco growls fiercely at him.
"Don't, Draco. Kids like that aren't worth our time..."
The kid heard the growl. "Who are you?" he said with a menacing growl. The Mudkip just stared at the people.
"I'm Evelon. This is Draco. He's protective."
Draco growls at the kid even louder.
"Wow! He really doesn't like you. I wonder why..."
"Hmmm... you aren't from around here, are you? If you aren't... let me introduce myself. I'm Masamune Date. So, hi!" Masamune calmed down. So does the Mudkip.
"If I'm not?" asked Evelon. "Finish you sentence please."
"...The Pokémon gym is that way in Rustboro City."
"Err... thanks? I thought you were going to say something else," she said as they continued to the Pokémon Center.
"Wait! Are you a traveling trainer?" asked Masamune.
Evelon looks at Draco, who rolls his eyes.
"I have a Charmander and two more Pokémon on my belt, what do you think?"
"I was I join you? I always like to learn about Pokemon," said Masamune.
".........Sure, why not? Come along!" Draco growled at this.
""Masamune!" "Uh-oh." "Where the hell were you?" a blonde girl asked, running up behind him. "Mom and Dad said not to annoy newcomers. Hi!" "Can you ask Mom and Dad if I can join this group on their adventure?" "Okay!" she said as she pulled out her PokéNav. "They said yes, but only if I join...darn...so, hi, newcomer!"
"Okay...Hi. I'm Evelon..."
Draco growled at the new girl.
"Hi. I'm Lloyd. And this is Sparky," said Lloyd as he pat Sparky on the head.
"I'm Tsura." Cyndaquil let out a small whimper and hid behind her. She raised an eyebrow, glancing down at him. "And this is Cyndaquil... He's kind of shy, I think..."
"Great! Our team is really growing!" exclaimed Andrew. "I can't wait to get my first badge! And Lloyd, don't call me Andy. It's Andrew. Got it?"
"Are we done with the hellos? Because we should go to the Pokémon center and get some rest," stated Evelon.
"Well, I'll be at the PokéMart-- I need to stock up on supplies," Tsura announced. With that, she turned around and began to head towards a blue- roofed building in the distance. Cyndaquil started to follow, then glanced behind him, whimpered again, and hurried to catch up with her.
"So do I," said Andrew. "If I were going to fight the gym leader, I should get some potions."
"Oh, I've got some!" she said as she dug into her backpack. Almost her whole body disappeared! She came out with 8 potions.
"I have lots more but I don't think you'll need them all. I'm not really sure how much stuff is in there but I haven't had a problem with running out of items before...."
"Wow Evelon!" stated Andrew. "You must be rich to have all those Pokémon."
"What do you mean? I only have 3 Pokémon...you must mean the stuff. No, I'm not rich. I'm just not wasteful."
"Cool, let's go to the Rustboro Gym! I want to get my badge!" said Andrew.
"Err, we should stop at the Pokémon Center for a while. It's really late..." suggested Evelon.
Moments later, Tsura emerged from the PokéMart, her backpack slung over her shoulder. "I stocked up on Pokéballs, potions, and I got a couple of antidotes," she said, approaching the rest of the 'group'. "Something tells me I won't run out of them for a while..."
"You and me both...Now let's go to the Pokémon Center already...." Evelon said as all they walked toward the Pokémon center.
At the Pokémon Center...
Andrew was laid out on the couch. "Good night, everyone." Then he went to sleep.
"Right, ditto...." Evelon said as she was laid down on another couch and fell asleep. Draco on the other hand stayed up and watched over her.
"Yeah. Good night," said Lloyd. That night, Lloyd had a bizarre dream he was in a Pokemon battle with a Pokemon that looked like a Deoxys but with wings. "You don't scare me! Blaze, Flamethrower!" he shouted.
All of a sudden, Lloyd woke up. "That was weird," he stated. He decided to go outside and get some air. Sparky was following close behind. "You know, Sparky? I'm kind of glad we're on our Pokemon journey. We're meeting new people. We're going to new places. And we're going to the Hoenn League." Just then, there was a rustle in the bushes. "Who's there?" asked Lloyd. Evelon stepped out of the bushes. "Hey, Ev. What's up?" he wondered.
Evelon saw Lloyd and blushed.
"I...I'm just out for a bit of training and Pokémon catching. I didn't get anything but my Pokémon are a lot stronger. Why are you up?"
"No reason. I just had a bad dream," explained Lloyd. Lloyd looked up at the sky. "So why do you want to be a Pokémon Professional?"
Tsura, meanwhile, was still sleeping on one of the pink-cushioned couches inside the Pokémon Center. Cyndaquil sat at the foot of the couch, the flames on his back continuously growing and shrinking as he slept. Suddenly, the flames expanded again. Tsura, sensing something was wrong, awoke to see a small pillar of fire in front of her. "Agh!" she exclaimed, toppling off the couch. She accidentally knocked over her backpack in the process, sending its contents spilling onto the floor. Cyndaquil squeaked and dodged out of the way.
She blinked a few times. Having only just woken up, her vision was still a bit blurry. Finally, she sat up and glanced around. Seeing that the Pokémon Center wasn't on fire and Cyndaquil had only caused the pillar of flames, she shook her head and began stuffing items back into her backpack. "You need to be more careful... You could end up setting us on fire someday..." He nodded apologetically, and the flames on his back disappeared.
Tsura then stumbled upon a peculiar-looking object. She started to put it into a pocket on the backpack, then stopped and took a closer look at it. It resembled a light-gray, wireless pair of headphones, and the word 'DEVON' was written on the top of it. A small microphone protruded the left side of it. She then changed her mind, put it atop her head, adjusted it a bit, and then stood up.
A moment later, the Pokémon Center's transparent doors slid open, and Tsura and Cyndaquil emerged. Tsura stared upwards at the dim skies. "Jeez, I didn't know it was still night..."
Evelon looked up at the sky as well. She sighed.
"I want to know all there is to know about Pokémon. You know, battle strategies, social behavior, that kind of stuff. Pokémon always fascinated me for some odd reason. I want to be the one people go to for advice. I suppose it's like being a Pokémon Master, but it seems like a dream I'll never reach..."
She then looked down at her feet, a little embarrassed that she'd just spilled her heart out to a boy she just met. But for some odd reason she felt she could tell him anything.
"So why do you want to be a Pokémon Master? Aside from the obvious reasons that is."
"Well," stated Lloyd, "I always wanted to be the strongest trainer in the world. I want to be known throughout the ages as the trainer who can beat anyone. But I also want to learn all about Pokémon, too."
Just then, a shooting star shot through the sky. "Hey look. It's a shooting star. I guess we should make a wish," said Lloyd.
They both secretly wished for each other's dream to come true.
"Hey, Evelon! Let's have a Pokémon battle!" exclaimed Lloyd.
Evelon smiled. "Okay, how many Pokémon?"
"Well," said Lloyd, "I only have Sparky. So... Sparky, GO!" Sparky hopped onto the battlefield.
"Okay, go Draco!" Evelon said as Draco ran onto the battlefield. "It's your move though..."
Tsura raised an eyebrow, averting her gaze from the shooting star overhead. Cyndaquil began watching the battle, the fire on his back flaring up in excitement. "I told you to stop doing that," she muttered to him.
"Sparky, use Thundershock!" shouted Lloyd. Sparky unleashed a powerful Thundershock attack.
"Draco, Quick Attack!" Evelon said as Draco ran on all fours to avoid the attack and ran right at Sparky.
"I didn't know a Charmander could use Quick Attack! Oh, well. Sparky, stand your ground!" said Lloyd. Sparky stood there, bracing the attack. "Now, Sparky use Thundershock!" Sparky unleashed another Thundershock at Draco from close range.
Draco grimaced as the shock hit him.
"You know what to do Draco!"
Draco spun around and hit Sparky with his tail, while transferring the electricity to his tail.
Sparky fell back, hitting a tree. "It will take a lot more than that to knock Sparky out! Sparky, Quick Attack!" shouted Lloyd. Sparky got up and charged at Draco at full speed.
"You too Draco, but put power into it!" Evelon said as Draco also charged full speed at Sparky.
The two Pokémon collided, causing both of them to faint. "Oh...well, I guess it's a draw?" chuckled Lloyd.
Tsura raised an eyebrow, glancing at Draco and Sparky. "That was... unexpected..." she muttered to Cyndaquil.
Evelon revived Draco and patted him on the head. "You've been battling all morning. You fought your best and that's all that matters." Draco smiled and suddenly began to glow.
As soon as it stopped glowing there was a Charmeleon standing in its place. It still had its scar on its right eye, its eyes were still blue, but now it had a bigger spiked collar and a spiked band on each arm near its hands. Its claws were extremely long and black at the tips.
Evelon stood there for a moment. "Awesome...."
Tsura, yet again, raised an eyebrow. "Odd... I've never seen a Charmeleon like that..." Cyndaquil nodded.
Draco growled as a girl named Kristen and her Charmeleon named Aura passed. Evelon patted him on the head to keep him calm.
"You've never seen one like this because Draco's one of a kind..."
Aura turned to face the Charmeleon. Evelon noticed that Aura's tail was glowing different colors. Aura growled at the other Charmeleon. "Aura, calm down..."
Lloyd walked over to Draco with Sparky on his shoulder. "Wow, a Charmeleon. Cool," he said. He patted Draco on his head.
Draco growled again and stepped forward, but Evelon grabbed him by the collar.
"Sorry about him. He's protective. They don't mean any harm, Draco! Leave them be!"
Draco backed down after a last, low growl.
Cyndaquil snorted. "Heh. Jealous, aren't ya?" Tsura chuckled, glancing at him. Then, to everyone's surprise, he began to speak: Well, if you'd actually let me battle someone, I could evolve too. He remarked in a much lower voice than usual, glaring at her.
Aura calmed down after the other Charmeleon backed down. She still looked at the other Charmeleon through her pink eyes. The rainbow flame on her tail blazed brighter. "Come on Aura."
Draco and Evelon took their attention off them and onto Tsura's Pokémon.
"Did he just talk? Seeing as how he never talks..."
"Yeah. I think he did," said Lloyd, astounded. Sparky looked like he was going to faint.
Tsura nodded, pointing to the microphone-like device on her head. "It's because of this. It's called a PokéCon-- I bought it at the PokéMart yesterday. It allows the wearer to communicate with their Pokémon." She sighed contently. "It's amazing what Devon Corp. can make."
Aura turned her attention to the Cyndaquil. "Yeah did he?" said Kristen as she stared at them. The watch Kristen was holding began vibrating. He talked? How interesting... as soon as Aura stopped talking the watch stopped vibrating. "You talked!" said Kristen surprised.
"That's so cool!" shouted Lloyd. "Sparky, say something!" All Lloyd could hear was 'Pi, pichu!' "Hey, I can't understand you! What's wrong?"
"That's because you don't have a PokéCon. I bought mine at the PokéMart in this town; if you're lucky, they may still have a few in stock," Tsura responded. Cyndaquil nodded, as if trying to prove she was right.
Kristen examined that watch more closely. It said PokéSpeak on the back. On the front were the time and a few buttons. I talked...? said Aura curiously. "Yes you just did..." said Kristen as she looked down at Aura.
"Looks like I don't need to buy one." said Kristen as she strapped the watch to her wrist.
"Oh, okay. Be right back!" shouted Lloyd as he ran for the PokéMart.
A few minutes later...
"Okay, I'm back. Here, Ev. I bought you one, too," he said as he handed a PokéCon to Evelon.
"Cool now we all have one!" said Kristen as she pat Aura on her head.
"Err, I'm not so sure I want to know what Draco has to say sometimes...." Evelon said as she put the device into her backpack.
"By the way, I never did catch the name of you people," said Kristen as she pointed to Lloyd, Evelon, and Tsura.
Evelon waved at her, "I'm Evelon. I think you've already met Draco..." Draco rolled his eyes.
"I'm Lloyd, and this is Sparky," he said, patting Sparky on his head.
"And I'm Tsura. This is Cyndaquil," Tsura said.
"Well then, hi everyone. I am Kristen and this Charmeleon here is Aura. Yes I have already met Draco," said Kristen as she looked warily at Draco. Protective isn't he... said Aura as she waved her tail sending rainbow sparks into the air.
Evelon patted Draco on the head. "Yeah, he has an attitude but he'll calm down soon. He just takes a while to get use to people."
Suddenly there was a sphere shaped boulder roll past them, a girl with blond hair in a ponytail ran by chasing after it. "Rocky, come back!" She continued to run after it, while some kid around the age of 10 was running after her.
"I said I was sorry! I didn't mean to make him stuck that way!" There was a Grimer on his back. They ran past the group as 'Rocky' rolled toward the Pokemon center.
"Oh no! Rocky, stop!" It was no use, Rocky wouldn't stop rolling and he was still heading for the Pokémon Center.
Kristen saw a rock rolling by. "What the?"
Evelon watched the rock roll by, "That's either a Geodude, or the world most talented rock..."
"Rocky!" It was too late, the rock rolled right at the Pokemon center's wall and smashed in, creating a hole the shape of the rock. Suddenly there were yells, screams, and a lot of chaos. "Oh, God, no!" She ran in. The kids that was chasing after her stopped in front of the group to catch his breath.
"Maybe using Sludge Attack on him while he used roll out wasn't a good idea..." The Grimer nodded in agreement.
"I bet it's a Geodude or one of its evolved forms," said Kristen as she watched it roll by. Evelon ran up to the girl, "You want some help?"
"Yeah, help me get this rubble off my Golem." She started pushing the rubble off her injured Golem. Behind them, Nurse Joy was covered in dust and debris.
"What happened?" she asked them.
"There was an accident during our battle and he ended up rolling uncontrollably into town." She pushed the rest off and showed that Golem just fainted.
"Your lucky he's heavily armored!" She saw that the girl was really upset. "Don't worry! We'll get him back to normal in no time!" The girl put Rocky back in his Pokéball and gave it to Nurse Joy.
"Thanks..." She nodded to Nurse Joy as she went to the machine to revive Golem.
"A Golem.... Never thought I'd get to see one," said Kristen as she moved closer.
Lloyd came running up the scene. Sparky ran up behind him.
"What happened?"
The girl turned to the rest of the kids in the room. She seemed a bit worried but more embarrassed. "Um, hi, my name's Mia. Sorry about that..."
The boy with the Grimer on his back walked in. "Nah, that was my fault, I chose the wrong attack. That's why your Golem ended up rolling into the Pokémon Center..."
"Nah, it's okay!" she smiled. "Wouldn't your mom be worried now?" The boy's eyes widened.
"Oh boy... I have to go, see ya!" He ran out of the Pokemon center and towards the woods.
Ok... said Aura as she ran in a bit closer. "Hello. I am Kristen and this is Aura," said Kristen as she pointed to Aura.
"Okay, I'm Evelon. This is Draco," she said, pointing to Draco. "And I haven't given any of these guys names yet..."
"I'm Lloyd. This is Sparky," Lloyd said.
She was startled that Aura talked but calmed down when she saw the PokéCon. "I was battling that kid and showing him some pointers. I told him to use a move to stop Golem's Rollout attack but he used Sludge... It caused Golem to stay stuck in that form and he ended up rolling from one town to the other... Luckily the crash turned him back to normal. I just hope he's okay." Nurse Joy walked up to her and smiled.
"He's fine, though be careful next time! I already sent someone to fix the wall." She pointed to the carpenters and their Pokémon as they fixed the wall.
Later in the day...
"So, Mia. Have you got any badges?" asked Kristen calmly.
"Yeah, badges from Kanto and Johto but none from here..." She looked at the Pokéball that was for Rocky. "Rocky's the only Pokemon I brought with me though. Though I did get back my Breloom through the PC in the last town. And I just caught a Squirtle..."
"Cool, did you name any of your other Pokémon?" Evelon asked.
Mia shrugged "No, not yet..." She looked at her watch. "I have to get back to my hotel, maybe I'll see you guys later..." She waved bye and left.
"C'mon, let's go," whispered Tsura, dragging Cyndaquil into the woods behind them. "Where are we going?" he asked, tilting his head to the side. She began to progress deeper into the woods, and only when the others were out of earshot did she reply. "We're going to go catch some more Pokémon. I'm the only one in the group who doesn't have a Pokémon, and--" Hey! What about me? Cyndaquil whined. "Err, I'm the only one who doesn't have more than one Pokémon," she added quickly, hoping that would calm him down. Not really. Lloyd doesn't have more than one Pokémon, either. "Oh yeah," said Tsura.
She then began to follow the forest path, glancing from side to side as she walked.
Evelon sighed and looked at her Pokéballs. She mumbled to herself as she pointed at each one. "There, I've named them all!"
"I named all of mine as well. My Treeko is Citrus, my Totodile is Aqua, and my Dratini is Crystal and of course my Charmeleon is Aura," said Kristen.
Finally, Tsura and Cyndaquil came to a small meadow, shrouded by trees. It was almost empty except for a strange-looking creature waddling around nearby. "That's a Sentret," Tsura whispered. Cyndaquil watched as she pulled out a Pokéball and quietly stepped forward. "Almost... there... Now!" At the word 'now', she tossed the ball at the creature. It let out a squeak of surprise as it was sealed inside. The ball shook once, then twice, and then stopped. Hastily, Tsura rushed over and picked it up.
"Great. Let's go back to Oldale." With that, they rushed towards the way they came.
"Nice names. I've named my Pidgeotto is SilverWing, Sandshrew is Blade, and Bulbasaur is Florido," said Evelon.
A second later, Tsura emerged from the woods nearby. "What'd I miss? I was busy catching more Pokémon," With that, she smirked and dropped a Pokéball on the ground. Sentret emerged, standing upright on his tail. Cyndaquil sighed. If you're going to try and impress someone, do it with a... less pathetic Pokémon. Sentret lowered his head, looking hurt.
Evelon patted Sentret on the head, "Well I think it's cute." Draco rolled his eyes.
Now that Tsura has caught a Pokemon, will they leave Oldale Town? Find out next time!
To be continued...
A full moon was shining on the small town of Oldale. Our heroes were in the entrance to town. "Ah! See, I told you that we would make here by 8pm!" stated Lloyd.
Evelon walked behind him.
"I'm not tired yet. Then again, I never am...where should we go now?"
"I think we should go to the Pokémon Center. Am I right, Andy?" asked Lloyd, looking at Andrew.
"Wait for us!" exclaimed a voice. Running footsteps were heard, and Tsura appeared from route 101. "You left us behind..." Cyndaquil, who stood beside her, nodded. She hesitated for a moment and then continued. "Err, would it be alright if I... joined you guys? I've always wanted to be a Pokémon trainer, and I think this may be my chance..."
"Yeah! That'd be great! But we should go to the Pokémon Center first..." Evelon said as they walked toward the Pokémon center.
Just then, a kid with a Mudkip walks by. "Imbeciles..." he said.
Evelon watched as the kid walked by. Draco growls fiercely at him.
"Don't, Draco. Kids like that aren't worth our time..."
The kid heard the growl. "Who are you?" he said with a menacing growl. The Mudkip just stared at the people.
"I'm Evelon. This is Draco. He's protective."
Draco growls at the kid even louder.
"Wow! He really doesn't like you. I wonder why..."
"Hmmm... you aren't from around here, are you? If you aren't... let me introduce myself. I'm Masamune Date. So, hi!" Masamune calmed down. So does the Mudkip.
"If I'm not?" asked Evelon. "Finish you sentence please."
"...The Pokémon gym is that way in Rustboro City."
"Err... thanks? I thought you were going to say something else," she said as they continued to the Pokémon Center.
"Wait! Are you a traveling trainer?" asked Masamune.
Evelon looks at Draco, who rolls his eyes.
"I have a Charmander and two more Pokémon on my belt, what do you think?"
"I was I join you? I always like to learn about Pokemon," said Masamune.
".........Sure, why not? Come along!" Draco growled at this.
""Masamune!" "Uh-oh." "Where the hell were you?" a blonde girl asked, running up behind him. "Mom and Dad said not to annoy newcomers. Hi!" "Can you ask Mom and Dad if I can join this group on their adventure?" "Okay!" she said as she pulled out her PokéNav. "They said yes, but only if I join...darn...so, hi, newcomer!"
"Okay...Hi. I'm Evelon..."
Draco growled at the new girl.
"Hi. I'm Lloyd. And this is Sparky," said Lloyd as he pat Sparky on the head.
"I'm Tsura." Cyndaquil let out a small whimper and hid behind her. She raised an eyebrow, glancing down at him. "And this is Cyndaquil... He's kind of shy, I think..."
"Great! Our team is really growing!" exclaimed Andrew. "I can't wait to get my first badge! And Lloyd, don't call me Andy. It's Andrew. Got it?"
"Are we done with the hellos? Because we should go to the Pokémon center and get some rest," stated Evelon.
"Well, I'll be at the PokéMart-- I need to stock up on supplies," Tsura announced. With that, she turned around and began to head towards a blue- roofed building in the distance. Cyndaquil started to follow, then glanced behind him, whimpered again, and hurried to catch up with her.
"So do I," said Andrew. "If I were going to fight the gym leader, I should get some potions."
"Oh, I've got some!" she said as she dug into her backpack. Almost her whole body disappeared! She came out with 8 potions.
"I have lots more but I don't think you'll need them all. I'm not really sure how much stuff is in there but I haven't had a problem with running out of items before...."
"Wow Evelon!" stated Andrew. "You must be rich to have all those Pokémon."
"What do you mean? I only have 3 Pokémon...you must mean the stuff. No, I'm not rich. I'm just not wasteful."
"Cool, let's go to the Rustboro Gym! I want to get my badge!" said Andrew.
"Err, we should stop at the Pokémon Center for a while. It's really late..." suggested Evelon.
Moments later, Tsura emerged from the PokéMart, her backpack slung over her shoulder. "I stocked up on Pokéballs, potions, and I got a couple of antidotes," she said, approaching the rest of the 'group'. "Something tells me I won't run out of them for a while..."
"You and me both...Now let's go to the Pokémon Center already...." Evelon said as all they walked toward the Pokémon center.
At the Pokémon Center...
Andrew was laid out on the couch. "Good night, everyone." Then he went to sleep.
"Right, ditto...." Evelon said as she was laid down on another couch and fell asleep. Draco on the other hand stayed up and watched over her.
"Yeah. Good night," said Lloyd. That night, Lloyd had a bizarre dream he was in a Pokemon battle with a Pokemon that looked like a Deoxys but with wings. "You don't scare me! Blaze, Flamethrower!" he shouted.
All of a sudden, Lloyd woke up. "That was weird," he stated. He decided to go outside and get some air. Sparky was following close behind. "You know, Sparky? I'm kind of glad we're on our Pokemon journey. We're meeting new people. We're going to new places. And we're going to the Hoenn League." Just then, there was a rustle in the bushes. "Who's there?" asked Lloyd. Evelon stepped out of the bushes. "Hey, Ev. What's up?" he wondered.
Evelon saw Lloyd and blushed.
"I...I'm just out for a bit of training and Pokémon catching. I didn't get anything but my Pokémon are a lot stronger. Why are you up?"
"No reason. I just had a bad dream," explained Lloyd. Lloyd looked up at the sky. "So why do you want to be a Pokémon Professional?"
Tsura, meanwhile, was still sleeping on one of the pink-cushioned couches inside the Pokémon Center. Cyndaquil sat at the foot of the couch, the flames on his back continuously growing and shrinking as he slept. Suddenly, the flames expanded again. Tsura, sensing something was wrong, awoke to see a small pillar of fire in front of her. "Agh!" she exclaimed, toppling off the couch. She accidentally knocked over her backpack in the process, sending its contents spilling onto the floor. Cyndaquil squeaked and dodged out of the way.
She blinked a few times. Having only just woken up, her vision was still a bit blurry. Finally, she sat up and glanced around. Seeing that the Pokémon Center wasn't on fire and Cyndaquil had only caused the pillar of flames, she shook her head and began stuffing items back into her backpack. "You need to be more careful... You could end up setting us on fire someday..." He nodded apologetically, and the flames on his back disappeared.
Tsura then stumbled upon a peculiar-looking object. She started to put it into a pocket on the backpack, then stopped and took a closer look at it. It resembled a light-gray, wireless pair of headphones, and the word 'DEVON' was written on the top of it. A small microphone protruded the left side of it. She then changed her mind, put it atop her head, adjusted it a bit, and then stood up.
A moment later, the Pokémon Center's transparent doors slid open, and Tsura and Cyndaquil emerged. Tsura stared upwards at the dim skies. "Jeez, I didn't know it was still night..."
Evelon looked up at the sky as well. She sighed.
"I want to know all there is to know about Pokémon. You know, battle strategies, social behavior, that kind of stuff. Pokémon always fascinated me for some odd reason. I want to be the one people go to for advice. I suppose it's like being a Pokémon Master, but it seems like a dream I'll never reach..."
She then looked down at her feet, a little embarrassed that she'd just spilled her heart out to a boy she just met. But for some odd reason she felt she could tell him anything.
"So why do you want to be a Pokémon Master? Aside from the obvious reasons that is."
"Well," stated Lloyd, "I always wanted to be the strongest trainer in the world. I want to be known throughout the ages as the trainer who can beat anyone. But I also want to learn all about Pokémon, too."
Just then, a shooting star shot through the sky. "Hey look. It's a shooting star. I guess we should make a wish," said Lloyd.
They both secretly wished for each other's dream to come true.
"Hey, Evelon! Let's have a Pokémon battle!" exclaimed Lloyd.
Evelon smiled. "Okay, how many Pokémon?"
"Well," said Lloyd, "I only have Sparky. So... Sparky, GO!" Sparky hopped onto the battlefield.
"Okay, go Draco!" Evelon said as Draco ran onto the battlefield. "It's your move though..."
Tsura raised an eyebrow, averting her gaze from the shooting star overhead. Cyndaquil began watching the battle, the fire on his back flaring up in excitement. "I told you to stop doing that," she muttered to him.
"Sparky, use Thundershock!" shouted Lloyd. Sparky unleashed a powerful Thundershock attack.
"Draco, Quick Attack!" Evelon said as Draco ran on all fours to avoid the attack and ran right at Sparky.
"I didn't know a Charmander could use Quick Attack! Oh, well. Sparky, stand your ground!" said Lloyd. Sparky stood there, bracing the attack. "Now, Sparky use Thundershock!" Sparky unleashed another Thundershock at Draco from close range.
Draco grimaced as the shock hit him.
"You know what to do Draco!"
Draco spun around and hit Sparky with his tail, while transferring the electricity to his tail.
Sparky fell back, hitting a tree. "It will take a lot more than that to knock Sparky out! Sparky, Quick Attack!" shouted Lloyd. Sparky got up and charged at Draco at full speed.
"You too Draco, but put power into it!" Evelon said as Draco also charged full speed at Sparky.
The two Pokémon collided, causing both of them to faint. "Oh...well, I guess it's a draw?" chuckled Lloyd.
Tsura raised an eyebrow, glancing at Draco and Sparky. "That was... unexpected..." she muttered to Cyndaquil.
Evelon revived Draco and patted him on the head. "You've been battling all morning. You fought your best and that's all that matters." Draco smiled and suddenly began to glow.
As soon as it stopped glowing there was a Charmeleon standing in its place. It still had its scar on its right eye, its eyes were still blue, but now it had a bigger spiked collar and a spiked band on each arm near its hands. Its claws were extremely long and black at the tips.
Evelon stood there for a moment. "Awesome...."
Tsura, yet again, raised an eyebrow. "Odd... I've never seen a Charmeleon like that..." Cyndaquil nodded.
Draco growled as a girl named Kristen and her Charmeleon named Aura passed. Evelon patted him on the head to keep him calm.
"You've never seen one like this because Draco's one of a kind..."
Aura turned to face the Charmeleon. Evelon noticed that Aura's tail was glowing different colors. Aura growled at the other Charmeleon. "Aura, calm down..."
Lloyd walked over to Draco with Sparky on his shoulder. "Wow, a Charmeleon. Cool," he said. He patted Draco on his head.
Draco growled again and stepped forward, but Evelon grabbed him by the collar.
"Sorry about him. He's protective. They don't mean any harm, Draco! Leave them be!"
Draco backed down after a last, low growl.
Cyndaquil snorted. "Heh. Jealous, aren't ya?" Tsura chuckled, glancing at him. Then, to everyone's surprise, he began to speak: Well, if you'd actually let me battle someone, I could evolve too. He remarked in a much lower voice than usual, glaring at her.
Aura calmed down after the other Charmeleon backed down. She still looked at the other Charmeleon through her pink eyes. The rainbow flame on her tail blazed brighter. "Come on Aura."
Draco and Evelon took their attention off them and onto Tsura's Pokémon.
"Did he just talk? Seeing as how he never talks..."
"Yeah. I think he did," said Lloyd, astounded. Sparky looked like he was going to faint.
Tsura nodded, pointing to the microphone-like device on her head. "It's because of this. It's called a PokéCon-- I bought it at the PokéMart yesterday. It allows the wearer to communicate with their Pokémon." She sighed contently. "It's amazing what Devon Corp. can make."
Aura turned her attention to the Cyndaquil. "Yeah did he?" said Kristen as she stared at them. The watch Kristen was holding began vibrating. He talked? How interesting... as soon as Aura stopped talking the watch stopped vibrating. "You talked!" said Kristen surprised.
"That's so cool!" shouted Lloyd. "Sparky, say something!" All Lloyd could hear was 'Pi, pichu!' "Hey, I can't understand you! What's wrong?"
"That's because you don't have a PokéCon. I bought mine at the PokéMart in this town; if you're lucky, they may still have a few in stock," Tsura responded. Cyndaquil nodded, as if trying to prove she was right.
Kristen examined that watch more closely. It said PokéSpeak on the back. On the front were the time and a few buttons. I talked...? said Aura curiously. "Yes you just did..." said Kristen as she looked down at Aura.
"Looks like I don't need to buy one." said Kristen as she strapped the watch to her wrist.
"Oh, okay. Be right back!" shouted Lloyd as he ran for the PokéMart.
A few minutes later...
"Okay, I'm back. Here, Ev. I bought you one, too," he said as he handed a PokéCon to Evelon.
"Cool now we all have one!" said Kristen as she pat Aura on her head.
"Err, I'm not so sure I want to know what Draco has to say sometimes...." Evelon said as she put the device into her backpack.
"By the way, I never did catch the name of you people," said Kristen as she pointed to Lloyd, Evelon, and Tsura.
Evelon waved at her, "I'm Evelon. I think you've already met Draco..." Draco rolled his eyes.
"I'm Lloyd, and this is Sparky," he said, patting Sparky on his head.
"And I'm Tsura. This is Cyndaquil," Tsura said.
"Well then, hi everyone. I am Kristen and this Charmeleon here is Aura. Yes I have already met Draco," said Kristen as she looked warily at Draco. Protective isn't he... said Aura as she waved her tail sending rainbow sparks into the air.
Evelon patted Draco on the head. "Yeah, he has an attitude but he'll calm down soon. He just takes a while to get use to people."
Suddenly there was a sphere shaped boulder roll past them, a girl with blond hair in a ponytail ran by chasing after it. "Rocky, come back!" She continued to run after it, while some kid around the age of 10 was running after her.
"I said I was sorry! I didn't mean to make him stuck that way!" There was a Grimer on his back. They ran past the group as 'Rocky' rolled toward the Pokemon center.
"Oh no! Rocky, stop!" It was no use, Rocky wouldn't stop rolling and he was still heading for the Pokémon Center.
Kristen saw a rock rolling by. "What the?"
Evelon watched the rock roll by, "That's either a Geodude, or the world most talented rock..."
"Rocky!" It was too late, the rock rolled right at the Pokemon center's wall and smashed in, creating a hole the shape of the rock. Suddenly there were yells, screams, and a lot of chaos. "Oh, God, no!" She ran in. The kids that was chasing after her stopped in front of the group to catch his breath.
"Maybe using Sludge Attack on him while he used roll out wasn't a good idea..." The Grimer nodded in agreement.
"I bet it's a Geodude or one of its evolved forms," said Kristen as she watched it roll by. Evelon ran up to the girl, "You want some help?"
"Yeah, help me get this rubble off my Golem." She started pushing the rubble off her injured Golem. Behind them, Nurse Joy was covered in dust and debris.
"What happened?" she asked them.
"There was an accident during our battle and he ended up rolling uncontrollably into town." She pushed the rest off and showed that Golem just fainted.
"Your lucky he's heavily armored!" She saw that the girl was really upset. "Don't worry! We'll get him back to normal in no time!" The girl put Rocky back in his Pokéball and gave it to Nurse Joy.
"Thanks..." She nodded to Nurse Joy as she went to the machine to revive Golem.
"A Golem.... Never thought I'd get to see one," said Kristen as she moved closer.
Lloyd came running up the scene. Sparky ran up behind him.
"What happened?"
The girl turned to the rest of the kids in the room. She seemed a bit worried but more embarrassed. "Um, hi, my name's Mia. Sorry about that..."
The boy with the Grimer on his back walked in. "Nah, that was my fault, I chose the wrong attack. That's why your Golem ended up rolling into the Pokémon Center..."
"Nah, it's okay!" she smiled. "Wouldn't your mom be worried now?" The boy's eyes widened.
"Oh boy... I have to go, see ya!" He ran out of the Pokemon center and towards the woods.
Ok... said Aura as she ran in a bit closer. "Hello. I am Kristen and this is Aura," said Kristen as she pointed to Aura.
"Okay, I'm Evelon. This is Draco," she said, pointing to Draco. "And I haven't given any of these guys names yet..."
"I'm Lloyd. This is Sparky," Lloyd said.
She was startled that Aura talked but calmed down when she saw the PokéCon. "I was battling that kid and showing him some pointers. I told him to use a move to stop Golem's Rollout attack but he used Sludge... It caused Golem to stay stuck in that form and he ended up rolling from one town to the other... Luckily the crash turned him back to normal. I just hope he's okay." Nurse Joy walked up to her and smiled.
"He's fine, though be careful next time! I already sent someone to fix the wall." She pointed to the carpenters and their Pokémon as they fixed the wall.
Later in the day...
"So, Mia. Have you got any badges?" asked Kristen calmly.
"Yeah, badges from Kanto and Johto but none from here..." She looked at the Pokéball that was for Rocky. "Rocky's the only Pokemon I brought with me though. Though I did get back my Breloom through the PC in the last town. And I just caught a Squirtle..."
"Cool, did you name any of your other Pokémon?" Evelon asked.
Mia shrugged "No, not yet..." She looked at her watch. "I have to get back to my hotel, maybe I'll see you guys later..." She waved bye and left.
"C'mon, let's go," whispered Tsura, dragging Cyndaquil into the woods behind them. "Where are we going?" he asked, tilting his head to the side. She began to progress deeper into the woods, and only when the others were out of earshot did she reply. "We're going to go catch some more Pokémon. I'm the only one in the group who doesn't have a Pokémon, and--" Hey! What about me? Cyndaquil whined. "Err, I'm the only one who doesn't have more than one Pokémon," she added quickly, hoping that would calm him down. Not really. Lloyd doesn't have more than one Pokémon, either. "Oh yeah," said Tsura.
She then began to follow the forest path, glancing from side to side as she walked.
Evelon sighed and looked at her Pokéballs. She mumbled to herself as she pointed at each one. "There, I've named them all!"
"I named all of mine as well. My Treeko is Citrus, my Totodile is Aqua, and my Dratini is Crystal and of course my Charmeleon is Aura," said Kristen.
Finally, Tsura and Cyndaquil came to a small meadow, shrouded by trees. It was almost empty except for a strange-looking creature waddling around nearby. "That's a Sentret," Tsura whispered. Cyndaquil watched as she pulled out a Pokéball and quietly stepped forward. "Almost... there... Now!" At the word 'now', she tossed the ball at the creature. It let out a squeak of surprise as it was sealed inside. The ball shook once, then twice, and then stopped. Hastily, Tsura rushed over and picked it up.
"Great. Let's go back to Oldale." With that, they rushed towards the way they came.
"Nice names. I've named my Pidgeotto is SilverWing, Sandshrew is Blade, and Bulbasaur is Florido," said Evelon.
A second later, Tsura emerged from the woods nearby. "What'd I miss? I was busy catching more Pokémon," With that, she smirked and dropped a Pokéball on the ground. Sentret emerged, standing upright on his tail. Cyndaquil sighed. If you're going to try and impress someone, do it with a... less pathetic Pokémon. Sentret lowered his head, looking hurt.
Evelon patted Sentret on the head, "Well I think it's cute." Draco rolled his eyes.
Now that Tsura has caught a Pokemon, will they leave Oldale Town? Find out next time!
To be continued...