Chapter 3: Oldale Town! Meeting of New Friends: Part 2
Last time, Lloyd and the others met new trainers in Oldale Town. Also, Tsura caught a Sentret. We now join our heroes talking about Tsura's new Pokémon.
Evelon patted Sentret on the head. "Well I think it's cute." Draco rolled his eyes.
"It looks cool!" said Lloyd.
Looks more like lunch... mumbled Aura as Kristen looked at the Sentret.
Draco agreed by licking his lips. Evelon glared at him, "Don't even think about it. You ate a Rattata already today."
Ignoring Aura and Draco, Tsura glanced at her two Pokémon. "You guys need nicknames... Sentret, your new name is... Miles." Sentret grinned, but it didn't speak. "Cyndaquil, I'm calling you 'Imp'." Cyndaquil looked taken aback. "Imp? What kind of name is that?"
Draco said nothing. Evelon looked at him suspiciously, "I'm staring to wonder if Draco's a mute...."
Either that, or you ended up with a busted PokéCon. Imp remarked, eyeing Draco.
"Let's see," she said as she pulled the device out. "Go ahead, Draco. Say something..."
"...Grr..."
Evelon sweat dropped. "Well, he can growl. That seems to be about it," she said, patting him on the head.
Maybe he really is mute. said Aura.
"Grr..." Draco seemed unconcerned.
"That or he just doesn't want to talk. That's okay though. If he doesn't want to, he doesn't need to. I've been around him long enough to know what he means," she said as she hugged him. Draco just looked mellow.
"If you say so," said Kristen as she looked at Draco.
That night, Mia was in the hotel checking her Pokeballs "Squirtle, go!" Squirtle came out of its Pokéball. "Maybe I'll call you... Shellshock!" He nodded his approval and jumped into her arms. She checked her PokéMeter that she got and checked his level.
Squirtle
Level: 15
Type: Water
Attacks:
Tackle
Tail whip
Bubble
Water gun
"Hey, one more level before you evolve!" Squirtle looked excited too. "Well time to go back to your Pokéball, I'll see you tomorrow." She returned him and went to bed.
Kristen and Aura went to sleep on one of the couches in the Pokémon Center.
Meanwhile...
Lloyd and Sparky was out looking for some Pokémon. "I really hope I find one, Sparky," he stated. Just then, a small bird Pokémon appeared. "I think that's a Taillow." What made you think that? asked Sparky. "You know, you're not funny." Lloyd put on his PokéMeter and scanned the Taillow. "According to this, that Taillow is on level 10." Are you going to catch it? asked Sparky. "Yup."
Lloyd walked up to the Taillow. "I challenge you, Taillow!" All right. replied the Taillow. "Go Sparky! Use Thundershock!" Boo-ya! shouted Sparky, releasing a Thundershock. I don't think so! said Taillow. Taillow used its Quick Attack to dodge the Thundershock. Whoa, that's speed! said Sparky. "Quick, jump on it, and use Thundershock!" shouted Lloyd. Sparky quickly jumped on Taillow's back and unleashed another Thundershock. Yeow! shouted Taillow. "All right. Pokéball, go!" The ball sucked Taillow in and fell to the ground. Lloyd waited anxiously for the Pokéball to seal. It shook once, then twice, and a third time until finally sealing.
"Yeah! I caught Taillow! I'm going to call him Wings." Lloyd stated. That's good, but can we go back now? I'm tired! whined Sparky. "Okay, let's go."
Tsura sat on one of the Pokémon Center's sofas, examining the Pokédex she had bought earlier. She tapped a button, and the words 'caught: 2' appeared on-screen. She sighed, stuffing it into a pocket on the side of her backpack. "I still need to catch more Pokémon... Just two isn't enough." If you evolve a Pokémon, that number increases, you know. Imp remarked. The flames on his back flared up again, and a few sparks flew onto the sofa. Miles extinguished them with his tail. So if you train us, and we evolve, that kind of means that you'll have another Pokémon.
With that, Tsura quickly stood up. "Why didn't I think of that before? Let's go." Miles frowned at that. I meant in the morning... he sighed. Ignoring him, Tsura started towards the transparent doors of the Pokémon Center. Imp followed, and so did Miles, although reluctantly.
While outside, Lloyd and Sparky saw Tsura walking from the Pokémon Center. "Hey, Tsura! What are you doing out here so late?" he asked.
Tsura raised an eyebrow. "Better yet, what were you doing out here?" she asked, glancing up at the now-rising sun. We were going to go train. Miles explained. So I can evolve. Imp shot a glare in his direction. So we can evolve, you mean.
"Just catching some Pokémon. I caught a Taillow," replied Lloyd. "I'll see you later."
The next morning...
"Rocky, Roll out!" Rocky crawled in and started rolling at his opponent, a Medicham.
"Dodge it Medicham!" A young girl about Mia's age yelled at her Pokemon. Medicham used his footwork to good use as he dodged Rocky's assault. "That's good, now use Confusion!" Medicham started glowing and lifted Rocky helplessly into the air.
"Rocky!" Medicham finally let him go because of his weight and he fell to the ground. Rocky fell out of his ball exhausted but still standing. "Rocky you okay for one more attack?" He nodded and waited for the command. "Use Earthquake!" Medicham and his trainer's eyes widened as Rocky jumped into the air and pounded the ground, causing the earth to split and rise and sending Medicham flying into the trees closest to them and knocked him unconscious.
"Looks like you win..." She returned Medicham and walked up to Mia. "That was a great battle!"
"Thanks, but you almost beat me there." They shook hands and the girl with the Medicham left for the Pokémon Center. "I wonder if those kids from before are still here..." she shrugged and returned Rocky for a good rest.
Kristen awoke to see Aura tugging at her shirt. I'm hungry. whined Aura. "Hold on." said Kristen as she took some bread out of her backpack and gave some to Aura. Thanks. she said as she ate all the bread given to her. Kristen ate some bread as well.
After healing Rocky at the Pokémon Center, Mia had him flatten the land that was unsettled after that Earthquake attack. "Remember we can't upset these people, especially after what happened last time." Rocky stopped rolling and glared at Mia "Okay, I won't blame you." She turns around to see Tsura and her Pokemon training. "Looks like we have company." She returned Rocky who just finished up. She walked up to them with a smile on her face. "So, what'd are you guys doing here this early?"
Training. Imp responded flatly, glaring at Mia. Miles glanced up at Tsura. There are some Pokémon that can only be caught at certain times of day. If we hurry, we may be able to catch one. he explained. She nodded, and then turned towards to the others. "I'll see you later." A second later, she found herself being pulled into the woods by Imp. Miles followed, and they disappeared into the trees.
Mia scratched her head. "I wonder what that was about..." She shrugged and took out a Pokéball and through it on the ground. It revealed Wartortle who had just evolved this morning. "We're going to have to train before that gym match!" She looked around. "Maybe one of those kids from before will give me a match..."
Kristen walked out of the Pokémon Center with Aura. She checked her Pokédex to look at her stats. It said she was at level 18. "I guess I'll train Citrus today," said Kristen as she released Citrus from his Pokéball.
"Hey, it looks like your Squirtle evolved," said Kristen as she walked over to Mia.
Wonderful. said Aura sarcastically.
"How about a one on one match? Breloom's level is around 60 and Rocky's is around 80. I was hoping not to use them here though, cause I wouldn't see it as fair... Shellshock's level is 17 at the moment. I need to train him before the match at the gym, mind giving me a sparring match?" She looked to her Wartortle who was glaring at Aura.
Aura returned the glare.
"I will fight," said Citrus as he stepped in front of Kristen. Kristen used her PokéMeter to scan his attacks.
Treeko
Level: 14 Type: Grass Pound
Tackle
Absorb
Leaf Blade
"Ok. You can battle Citrus," said Kristen.
Suddenly Mia heard ringing from her pocket. She pulled it out to reveal her PokéGear. "Hmm, I didn't know that it still worked here..." She opened it and listened. "Oh, um sorry but I need to postpone this battle for later. I need to get to the Pokemon Center to use their computer... Sorry about that..." She waved to her and headed for the Pokemon Center.
Meanwhile...
Tsura continued through the woods, with Imp in the lead. After a while, they came to a small lake surrounded by numerous Taillow. As they entered the area, the flock of Taillow flew off, but one Pokémon remained by the side of the lake: A Mudkip who was staring at its reflection. Imp stepped forward, growling in a low tone, but Tsura held him back. "Actually, I think Miles should take this battle..." Imp snorted; his flames began to grow in size. "Mudkip is a water type. You're a fire type; there's no telling what could happen to you."
Proudly, Miles stepped forward; the Mudkip looked up and turned around, looking him in the eye. "Alright, use Slam!" the Sentret obeyed and lunged forward, leaping into the air. He started to come down on Mudkip, who dodged out of the way. The tadpole-like Pokémon then turned around and started to run at Miles. "Quick Attack!" Tsura shouted. Miles nodded, then dashed behind the Mudkip at an alarming speed and swiped at it with its claws extended. It was pushed into the lake. Tsura smirked, then pulled out a Pokéball. "What are you doing? We aren't supposed to catch it!" Imp objected.
"I can't resist... Besides, having a Mudkip on our team may come in handy later." With that, she tossed the ball at the creature, which was now emerging from the lake. It shook three times before finally sealing; Tsura ran over and picked it up. Are you going to give it a nickname? asked Miles. She paused for a moment. "How about... Isaac?" Miles and Imp nodded in agreement.
Mia came back and saw Kristen in the forest. "Hey Kristen! Sorry about that but my mom gave me a tongue lashing since I didn't tell her I was coming here..." Shellshock was still out of his Pokéball and glaring at Aura. "You want to battle now?"
"Sure. Go and fight Citrus!" said Kristen as Citrus walked in front of her. Aura glared at the Wartortle.
Mia nodded "Right! How about a one on one match? Ready? Go!" Shellshock got in battle position. "Shellshock, use Tackle!" He charged at Citrus.
Citrus got up looked pretty beat up. "Citrus, use Absorb!" shouted Kristen as Citrus sent waves at the Wartortle and began draining his energy. Citrus began to recover.
"Oh no you don't! Shellshock, finish him off with a backward water tackle!" Shellshock suddenly withdraws into his shell and shot a Water Gun at the tree facing him. He was suddenly sent flying straight for the injured Citrus.
"Think of this like soccer. Hit him with your tails!" said Kristen. Citrus hit Shellshock with his tail and sent him into a nearby tree. Citrus had hurt part of his tail. "Absorb!" shouted Kristen as Citrus began leeching energy from Wartortle as he became stronger.
"Oh no, this isn't good. Shellshock's getting weaker, but Citrus can heal himself whenever he wants... Try one more Dynamic Punch!" Wartortle got up and ran at Citrus with amazing speed and hit him with one final Dynamic Punch. This shot Citrus through multiple trees before he stopped flying. "Just when did you learn Mega punch?" She asked Wartortle before he shrugged.
"Citrus, I think that's enough." said Kristen as Citrus limped back.
I am not going to give up yet! he said as he began glowing. A Grovyle stood in his place. Lots of the damage given to him healed.
"Fine then. Leaf Blade!" shouted Kristen as the leaves on Citrus's arms sliced through the surprised Wartortle.
"Water gun!" He tried to shoot him down again but Citrus was too strong and shot down his attack. Wartortle hit multiple trees before limping back. "Shellshock!" Mia attended to him as he fainted on the ground but glared at the Grovyle before fainting. Mia returned him to his Pokéball and turned to Kristen "That was a great match, Grovyle obviously had the advantage in the fight" Mia smiled "I just hope Shellshock doesn't hold a grudge..."
Meanwhile...
"Let's head back to Oldale," Tsura suggested. Her Pokémon nodded in agreement. She started back down the forest path, but stopped abruptly-- Miles' ears were perked up as she glanced around nervously. "Does anyone else hear something...?" At those words, the sound of twigs cracking echoed throughout. Imp stood protectively in front of Tsura.
A Poochyena emerged from the bushes nearby. Tsura breathed a sigh of relief. "It's just a Poochyena..." She turned towards Imp. "Let's see if we can catch it. Use Ember--" she stopped in mid-sentence as a piercing howl echoed throughout. More Poochyena stepped out from the forest around, followed by a group of Mightyena. Miles whimpered as the beasts stepped closer. Don't worry. If we stay in one place, they won't attack us. said Imp. But what it they don't leave? Imp took a moment to ponder this.
Suddenly, one of the Mightyena lunged forward. "Run!" Tsura exclaimed, turning around. Imp and Miles followed as she began to dash back to Oldale, the wolf Pokémon hot on their tail.
Evelon and her party were training the woods when she heard a howl. She looked at Draco.
"Strange. I wonder what that could be," she said as they continued to walk.
Mia hears howling and turns to see a pack of Mightyena chasing after something. She took a closer look and saw it was Tsura! Mia threw her Pokéball and a Breloom shot out. "We better take care of those guys. I don't know how long Tsura and the others can run!" She ran after them with Breloom running by her side.
Panting, the trio started to head back towards town. Not into Oldale, you idiots! The Mightyena will follow us, and after having a huge rock crash into their Pokémon Center, I don't know if the villagers will appreciate being attacked by wolves! said Imp. At those words, Tsura, Imp, and Miles changed direction and began heading towards route 101. ...Err, I'm not sure if Littleroot will appreciate it either... And with that, they stopped. "Then we'll fight 'em off," replied Tsura.
Suddenly Breloom came out of nowhere and used a Dynamic Punch on one of the Mightyena. It then followed up with a Sky Uppercut on the next. Mia appeared after that and gave it more commands. He did a Mach Punch on 3 or 4 of them and Headbutted some. Half the pack was either unconscious or running for their lives. Mia turned to Tsura. "You okay?"
What happened? asked Aura as she and Kristen ran over to them.
Mia shrugged. "I don't know. I just saw her being chased by a pack of Mightyena, and I automatically came to help."
"I wonder why...." said Kristen.
I don't know but I could have helped... said Aura as she wished they had come in earlier.
I am tired. said Citrus as he finally caught up with Kristen and Aura. Kristen had Citrus return to his Pokéball.
Behind her a Mightyena tried to ram her, but Breloom came and used a Sky Uppercut on him. Mia turned around and smiled at Breloom, who was doing his Victory Dance. "Good job!" She hugged him and turned to Kristen. "Meet Breloom, he's one of my older Pokemon that I've trained back in Johto. I was surprised to see a Shroomish there though; he was washed up by a river and was badly injured. I brought him to the Pokemon center and after he was healed I set him free but he wouldn't stop following me! So I just caught him in a Pokéball and trained him."
"I see," said Kristen as she studied the Breloom.
Breloom saw Aura's tail and touched the flame. It didn't burn his hand or anything, so he just continued to poke the flame in fascination of the color. Mia sweat dropped. "Oh, Breloom has an odd resistance to fire. It doesn't really hurt him like it does to normal Grass types. But he's more afraid of water ever since I found him by that river."
"That's interesting. Also grass types are normally good against water too," said Kristen as she watched Breloom touch the multi-colored flame on Aura's tail.
Aura's eye twitched. Uh, is there a reason why he's doing that? asked Aura.
"Yeah, it's like he was switched..." Breloom continued to poke the tail.
"Yes, it is very odd..." said Kristen as she continued watching the Breloom and Aura.
Anyway, to make a long story short, we went into the woods to train, Miles explained, returning from scaring off another Poochyena, and just as we were about to leave, we were attacked by a pack of Mightyena.
I see. said Aura as she watched Breloom poking her flame.
"Have any of your Pokémon gotten stronger?" asked Kristen.
"Some of those Mightyena were level 30 so I guess it was a good idea to bring Breloom along," said Mia. She looked at Miles. "And they attacked you for a reason, you were training in their breeding ground." Breloom was standing on a pile of leaves that looked like someone was sleeping there... he jumped up into Mia's arms in surprise. "I think we better get out of here before they come back though..."
Suddenly something odd caught Breloom's eye. It looked like a Skiploom though oddly enough it had the scent of a Shroomish. He gasped and started pointing to it. Mia looked in that direction and saw nothing. "I don't see anything Breloom. Maybe it's just your imagination." She continued walking with Breloom following.
Glancing over her shoulder, Tsura began heading back to Oldale. "I should've caught one of those Mightyena when I had the chance..."
"Wait you want this one?" Mia held out a Pokéball. "I caught it, but I already have 5 back at home..."
Evelon walked back after training to see the group. She walked over to them.
"Hey, guys. What's going on?"
"Oh nothing much, just took care of a local pack of Pokémon," said Mia. Behind her, Breloom was looking through the bushes to find what he saw before. Mia sweat dropped. "Um, meet Breloom..."
Evelon smiled and waved at the Pokémon. Draco growled and rolled his eyes.
"What cute Pokémon! How long have you had him for?"
Mia shrugged. "For a while actually. I've been training him since I found him by the river. He's at level 59 last time I checked." Breloom shook his head. "Oh right, level 60 after you beat up a couple of those Mightyena. But I'm not really going to use him for many battles, that wouldn't be fair," laughed Mia. "I just couldn't leave him with Professor Elm." Breloom gave up his search and walked up to Mia, he saw Draco and waved.
Draco launched forward at the Breloom but Evelon casually grabbed him by the collar. Draco glared at the Pokémon. Evelon sighed.
"Why must I have the crazy Pokémon?"
Breloom tilted his head in confusion and stared at Draco.
"Um, right. Luckily Breloom has this odd resistance to fire, so Draco won't do much damage." She smiled at Breloom who started jumping up and down in excitement.
Evelon glared at Draco to calm him down. She sighed.
"Good. I'm sure Draco will find his manners in time though. Won't you, Draco?" she said, giving him a death glare. He pouted and growled under his breath.
Mia sweat dropped. "I'm sure he will..." Suddenly she remembered something. "Oh no, I left my Wartortle with Nurse Joy. I'll see you in a bit!"
Kristen went with her and healed Citrus at the Pokémon Center.
Meanwhile...
Lloyd and Sparky were walking to the Pokémon Center from training on route 101 when they spotted a Torchic. "Hey, a Torchic!" said Lloyd, looking through his Pokédex. Catch it. It looks weak. stated Sparky. Hey! shouted the Torchic. Lloyd reached for a Pokéball. "I can catch it without battling it. Pokéball, go!" Lloyd said. The Pokéball sucked in the Torchic, wiggled three times, and sealed. "Man, that was easy. I'm calling it Blaze." He then remembered the dream he had. That Pokémon's name was Blaze, he thought. Can we go? whined Sparky. "Okay."
As soon as they got to the Pokémon Center, they saw Evelon by the doors. "Hey Evelon! I caught a Torchic. And last night, I caught a Taillow."
"Oh, Hi Lloyd. I was wonder- Wait! What?" she said looking at him in amazement. "A Torchic! Man, you're out for a while and you get a Torchic. I'm out all day and I still can't find a Totodile. Damn...."
"Sorry," said Lloyd. Just then, a Totodile walked past then. "Well now, you can get your chance." Lloyd pointed at the Pokémon.
Evelon watched the Pokémon pass. "Lloyd. We're standing in front of a Pokemon center. Odds are that Totodile is taken..."
"DOES ANYONE OWN THIS TOTODILE?" shouted Lloyd. Nobody answered. "I guess not. It's all yours."
"Yeah. I'll check it with my PokéMeter." Lloyd put on his PokéMeter and scanned the Totodile. "It's on level 8, and its attacks are Bubble, Scratch, Growl, and Water Gun. Go for it!" said Lloyd.
"Yay! Go SilverWing!" Evelon threw a Pokéball and Pidgeotto came out. "Use Wing attack!"
SilverWing slammed into the Totodile, knocking it out right away. Evelon threw an empty Pokéball at the Totodile. It rocked for three times and stopped. Evelon blinked.
"Well, that was easy..."
"Weird. Anyway, let's get going to Petalburg City!" said Lloyd. Yeah. I'm getting tired of hanging around here. said Sparky.
"Ok then. I can train while you take on the gym. May I come with you?" asked Kristen.
"Sure. I don't see why not," said Evelon.
"Sure," said Lloyd, "you can come. Evelon, can you go get Tsura and everyone else?" This is too many people traveling around with each other... said Sparky.
We could always get rid of you. mumbled Aura as she chuckled.
Sparky growled at Aura. You know, you make me sick. Sparky stated. Aura just looked away. Why you! shouted Sparky. "Be nice, you two," Lloyd said.
So can we get going yet? asked Aura as she ignored Sparky.
"We have to wait for the others!" said Lloyd, looking at Aura. "Hey Evelon. Forget the others. They'll find us later." Lloyd starts walking to Route 103.
Kristen and Aura ran towards route 103 as well.
Evelon shrugged as she called SilverWing back. She and Draco followed Lloyd.
"Let's go!" shouted Lloyd. He ran towards Petalburg City. The sun was gleaming on our heroes as they were on their way. Will they encounter new friends and new challenges? Tune in!
To be continued...
Last time, Lloyd and the others met new trainers in Oldale Town. Also, Tsura caught a Sentret. We now join our heroes talking about Tsura's new Pokémon.
Evelon patted Sentret on the head. "Well I think it's cute." Draco rolled his eyes.
"It looks cool!" said Lloyd.
Looks more like lunch... mumbled Aura as Kristen looked at the Sentret.
Draco agreed by licking his lips. Evelon glared at him, "Don't even think about it. You ate a Rattata already today."
Ignoring Aura and Draco, Tsura glanced at her two Pokémon. "You guys need nicknames... Sentret, your new name is... Miles." Sentret grinned, but it didn't speak. "Cyndaquil, I'm calling you 'Imp'." Cyndaquil looked taken aback. "Imp? What kind of name is that?"
Draco said nothing. Evelon looked at him suspiciously, "I'm staring to wonder if Draco's a mute...."
Either that, or you ended up with a busted PokéCon. Imp remarked, eyeing Draco.
"Let's see," she said as she pulled the device out. "Go ahead, Draco. Say something..."
"...Grr..."
Evelon sweat dropped. "Well, he can growl. That seems to be about it," she said, patting him on the head.
Maybe he really is mute. said Aura.
"Grr..." Draco seemed unconcerned.
"That or he just doesn't want to talk. That's okay though. If he doesn't want to, he doesn't need to. I've been around him long enough to know what he means," she said as she hugged him. Draco just looked mellow.
"If you say so," said Kristen as she looked at Draco.
That night, Mia was in the hotel checking her Pokeballs "Squirtle, go!" Squirtle came out of its Pokéball. "Maybe I'll call you... Shellshock!" He nodded his approval and jumped into her arms. She checked her PokéMeter that she got and checked his level.
Squirtle
Level: 15
Type: Water
Attacks:
Tackle
Tail whip
Bubble
Water gun
"Hey, one more level before you evolve!" Squirtle looked excited too. "Well time to go back to your Pokéball, I'll see you tomorrow." She returned him and went to bed.
Kristen and Aura went to sleep on one of the couches in the Pokémon Center.
Meanwhile...
Lloyd and Sparky was out looking for some Pokémon. "I really hope I find one, Sparky," he stated. Just then, a small bird Pokémon appeared. "I think that's a Taillow." What made you think that? asked Sparky. "You know, you're not funny." Lloyd put on his PokéMeter and scanned the Taillow. "According to this, that Taillow is on level 10." Are you going to catch it? asked Sparky. "Yup."
Lloyd walked up to the Taillow. "I challenge you, Taillow!" All right. replied the Taillow. "Go Sparky! Use Thundershock!" Boo-ya! shouted Sparky, releasing a Thundershock. I don't think so! said Taillow. Taillow used its Quick Attack to dodge the Thundershock. Whoa, that's speed! said Sparky. "Quick, jump on it, and use Thundershock!" shouted Lloyd. Sparky quickly jumped on Taillow's back and unleashed another Thundershock. Yeow! shouted Taillow. "All right. Pokéball, go!" The ball sucked Taillow in and fell to the ground. Lloyd waited anxiously for the Pokéball to seal. It shook once, then twice, and a third time until finally sealing.
"Yeah! I caught Taillow! I'm going to call him Wings." Lloyd stated. That's good, but can we go back now? I'm tired! whined Sparky. "Okay, let's go."
Tsura sat on one of the Pokémon Center's sofas, examining the Pokédex she had bought earlier. She tapped a button, and the words 'caught: 2' appeared on-screen. She sighed, stuffing it into a pocket on the side of her backpack. "I still need to catch more Pokémon... Just two isn't enough." If you evolve a Pokémon, that number increases, you know. Imp remarked. The flames on his back flared up again, and a few sparks flew onto the sofa. Miles extinguished them with his tail. So if you train us, and we evolve, that kind of means that you'll have another Pokémon.
With that, Tsura quickly stood up. "Why didn't I think of that before? Let's go." Miles frowned at that. I meant in the morning... he sighed. Ignoring him, Tsura started towards the transparent doors of the Pokémon Center. Imp followed, and so did Miles, although reluctantly.
While outside, Lloyd and Sparky saw Tsura walking from the Pokémon Center. "Hey, Tsura! What are you doing out here so late?" he asked.
Tsura raised an eyebrow. "Better yet, what were you doing out here?" she asked, glancing up at the now-rising sun. We were going to go train. Miles explained. So I can evolve. Imp shot a glare in his direction. So we can evolve, you mean.
"Just catching some Pokémon. I caught a Taillow," replied Lloyd. "I'll see you later."
The next morning...
"Rocky, Roll out!" Rocky crawled in and started rolling at his opponent, a Medicham.
"Dodge it Medicham!" A young girl about Mia's age yelled at her Pokemon. Medicham used his footwork to good use as he dodged Rocky's assault. "That's good, now use Confusion!" Medicham started glowing and lifted Rocky helplessly into the air.
"Rocky!" Medicham finally let him go because of his weight and he fell to the ground. Rocky fell out of his ball exhausted but still standing. "Rocky you okay for one more attack?" He nodded and waited for the command. "Use Earthquake!" Medicham and his trainer's eyes widened as Rocky jumped into the air and pounded the ground, causing the earth to split and rise and sending Medicham flying into the trees closest to them and knocked him unconscious.
"Looks like you win..." She returned Medicham and walked up to Mia. "That was a great battle!"
"Thanks, but you almost beat me there." They shook hands and the girl with the Medicham left for the Pokémon Center. "I wonder if those kids from before are still here..." she shrugged and returned Rocky for a good rest.
Kristen awoke to see Aura tugging at her shirt. I'm hungry. whined Aura. "Hold on." said Kristen as she took some bread out of her backpack and gave some to Aura. Thanks. she said as she ate all the bread given to her. Kristen ate some bread as well.
After healing Rocky at the Pokémon Center, Mia had him flatten the land that was unsettled after that Earthquake attack. "Remember we can't upset these people, especially after what happened last time." Rocky stopped rolling and glared at Mia "Okay, I won't blame you." She turns around to see Tsura and her Pokemon training. "Looks like we have company." She returned Rocky who just finished up. She walked up to them with a smile on her face. "So, what'd are you guys doing here this early?"
Training. Imp responded flatly, glaring at Mia. Miles glanced up at Tsura. There are some Pokémon that can only be caught at certain times of day. If we hurry, we may be able to catch one. he explained. She nodded, and then turned towards to the others. "I'll see you later." A second later, she found herself being pulled into the woods by Imp. Miles followed, and they disappeared into the trees.
Mia scratched her head. "I wonder what that was about..." She shrugged and took out a Pokéball and through it on the ground. It revealed Wartortle who had just evolved this morning. "We're going to have to train before that gym match!" She looked around. "Maybe one of those kids from before will give me a match..."
Kristen walked out of the Pokémon Center with Aura. She checked her Pokédex to look at her stats. It said she was at level 18. "I guess I'll train Citrus today," said Kristen as she released Citrus from his Pokéball.
"Hey, it looks like your Squirtle evolved," said Kristen as she walked over to Mia.
Wonderful. said Aura sarcastically.
"How about a one on one match? Breloom's level is around 60 and Rocky's is around 80. I was hoping not to use them here though, cause I wouldn't see it as fair... Shellshock's level is 17 at the moment. I need to train him before the match at the gym, mind giving me a sparring match?" She looked to her Wartortle who was glaring at Aura.
Aura returned the glare.
"I will fight," said Citrus as he stepped in front of Kristen. Kristen used her PokéMeter to scan his attacks.
Treeko
Level: 14 Type: Grass Pound
Tackle
Absorb
Leaf Blade
"Ok. You can battle Citrus," said Kristen.
Suddenly Mia heard ringing from her pocket. She pulled it out to reveal her PokéGear. "Hmm, I didn't know that it still worked here..." She opened it and listened. "Oh, um sorry but I need to postpone this battle for later. I need to get to the Pokemon Center to use their computer... Sorry about that..." She waved to her and headed for the Pokemon Center.
Meanwhile...
Tsura continued through the woods, with Imp in the lead. After a while, they came to a small lake surrounded by numerous Taillow. As they entered the area, the flock of Taillow flew off, but one Pokémon remained by the side of the lake: A Mudkip who was staring at its reflection. Imp stepped forward, growling in a low tone, but Tsura held him back. "Actually, I think Miles should take this battle..." Imp snorted; his flames began to grow in size. "Mudkip is a water type. You're a fire type; there's no telling what could happen to you."
Proudly, Miles stepped forward; the Mudkip looked up and turned around, looking him in the eye. "Alright, use Slam!" the Sentret obeyed and lunged forward, leaping into the air. He started to come down on Mudkip, who dodged out of the way. The tadpole-like Pokémon then turned around and started to run at Miles. "Quick Attack!" Tsura shouted. Miles nodded, then dashed behind the Mudkip at an alarming speed and swiped at it with its claws extended. It was pushed into the lake. Tsura smirked, then pulled out a Pokéball. "What are you doing? We aren't supposed to catch it!" Imp objected.
"I can't resist... Besides, having a Mudkip on our team may come in handy later." With that, she tossed the ball at the creature, which was now emerging from the lake. It shook three times before finally sealing; Tsura ran over and picked it up. Are you going to give it a nickname? asked Miles. She paused for a moment. "How about... Isaac?" Miles and Imp nodded in agreement.
Mia came back and saw Kristen in the forest. "Hey Kristen! Sorry about that but my mom gave me a tongue lashing since I didn't tell her I was coming here..." Shellshock was still out of his Pokéball and glaring at Aura. "You want to battle now?"
"Sure. Go and fight Citrus!" said Kristen as Citrus walked in front of her. Aura glared at the Wartortle.
Mia nodded "Right! How about a one on one match? Ready? Go!" Shellshock got in battle position. "Shellshock, use Tackle!" He charged at Citrus.
Citrus got up looked pretty beat up. "Citrus, use Absorb!" shouted Kristen as Citrus sent waves at the Wartortle and began draining his energy. Citrus began to recover.
"Oh no you don't! Shellshock, finish him off with a backward water tackle!" Shellshock suddenly withdraws into his shell and shot a Water Gun at the tree facing him. He was suddenly sent flying straight for the injured Citrus.
"Think of this like soccer. Hit him with your tails!" said Kristen. Citrus hit Shellshock with his tail and sent him into a nearby tree. Citrus had hurt part of his tail. "Absorb!" shouted Kristen as Citrus began leeching energy from Wartortle as he became stronger.
"Oh no, this isn't good. Shellshock's getting weaker, but Citrus can heal himself whenever he wants... Try one more Dynamic Punch!" Wartortle got up and ran at Citrus with amazing speed and hit him with one final Dynamic Punch. This shot Citrus through multiple trees before he stopped flying. "Just when did you learn Mega punch?" She asked Wartortle before he shrugged.
"Citrus, I think that's enough." said Kristen as Citrus limped back.
I am not going to give up yet! he said as he began glowing. A Grovyle stood in his place. Lots of the damage given to him healed.
"Fine then. Leaf Blade!" shouted Kristen as the leaves on Citrus's arms sliced through the surprised Wartortle.
"Water gun!" He tried to shoot him down again but Citrus was too strong and shot down his attack. Wartortle hit multiple trees before limping back. "Shellshock!" Mia attended to him as he fainted on the ground but glared at the Grovyle before fainting. Mia returned him to his Pokéball and turned to Kristen "That was a great match, Grovyle obviously had the advantage in the fight" Mia smiled "I just hope Shellshock doesn't hold a grudge..."
Meanwhile...
"Let's head back to Oldale," Tsura suggested. Her Pokémon nodded in agreement. She started back down the forest path, but stopped abruptly-- Miles' ears were perked up as she glanced around nervously. "Does anyone else hear something...?" At those words, the sound of twigs cracking echoed throughout. Imp stood protectively in front of Tsura.
A Poochyena emerged from the bushes nearby. Tsura breathed a sigh of relief. "It's just a Poochyena..." She turned towards Imp. "Let's see if we can catch it. Use Ember--" she stopped in mid-sentence as a piercing howl echoed throughout. More Poochyena stepped out from the forest around, followed by a group of Mightyena. Miles whimpered as the beasts stepped closer. Don't worry. If we stay in one place, they won't attack us. said Imp. But what it they don't leave? Imp took a moment to ponder this.
Suddenly, one of the Mightyena lunged forward. "Run!" Tsura exclaimed, turning around. Imp and Miles followed as she began to dash back to Oldale, the wolf Pokémon hot on their tail.
Evelon and her party were training the woods when she heard a howl. She looked at Draco.
"Strange. I wonder what that could be," she said as they continued to walk.
Mia hears howling and turns to see a pack of Mightyena chasing after something. She took a closer look and saw it was Tsura! Mia threw her Pokéball and a Breloom shot out. "We better take care of those guys. I don't know how long Tsura and the others can run!" She ran after them with Breloom running by her side.
Panting, the trio started to head back towards town. Not into Oldale, you idiots! The Mightyena will follow us, and after having a huge rock crash into their Pokémon Center, I don't know if the villagers will appreciate being attacked by wolves! said Imp. At those words, Tsura, Imp, and Miles changed direction and began heading towards route 101. ...Err, I'm not sure if Littleroot will appreciate it either... And with that, they stopped. "Then we'll fight 'em off," replied Tsura.
Suddenly Breloom came out of nowhere and used a Dynamic Punch on one of the Mightyena. It then followed up with a Sky Uppercut on the next. Mia appeared after that and gave it more commands. He did a Mach Punch on 3 or 4 of them and Headbutted some. Half the pack was either unconscious or running for their lives. Mia turned to Tsura. "You okay?"
What happened? asked Aura as she and Kristen ran over to them.
Mia shrugged. "I don't know. I just saw her being chased by a pack of Mightyena, and I automatically came to help."
"I wonder why...." said Kristen.
I don't know but I could have helped... said Aura as she wished they had come in earlier.
I am tired. said Citrus as he finally caught up with Kristen and Aura. Kristen had Citrus return to his Pokéball.
Behind her a Mightyena tried to ram her, but Breloom came and used a Sky Uppercut on him. Mia turned around and smiled at Breloom, who was doing his Victory Dance. "Good job!" She hugged him and turned to Kristen. "Meet Breloom, he's one of my older Pokemon that I've trained back in Johto. I was surprised to see a Shroomish there though; he was washed up by a river and was badly injured. I brought him to the Pokemon center and after he was healed I set him free but he wouldn't stop following me! So I just caught him in a Pokéball and trained him."
"I see," said Kristen as she studied the Breloom.
Breloom saw Aura's tail and touched the flame. It didn't burn his hand or anything, so he just continued to poke the flame in fascination of the color. Mia sweat dropped. "Oh, Breloom has an odd resistance to fire. It doesn't really hurt him like it does to normal Grass types. But he's more afraid of water ever since I found him by that river."
"That's interesting. Also grass types are normally good against water too," said Kristen as she watched Breloom touch the multi-colored flame on Aura's tail.
Aura's eye twitched. Uh, is there a reason why he's doing that? asked Aura.
"Yeah, it's like he was switched..." Breloom continued to poke the tail.
"Yes, it is very odd..." said Kristen as she continued watching the Breloom and Aura.
Anyway, to make a long story short, we went into the woods to train, Miles explained, returning from scaring off another Poochyena, and just as we were about to leave, we were attacked by a pack of Mightyena.
I see. said Aura as she watched Breloom poking her flame.
"Have any of your Pokémon gotten stronger?" asked Kristen.
"Some of those Mightyena were level 30 so I guess it was a good idea to bring Breloom along," said Mia. She looked at Miles. "And they attacked you for a reason, you were training in their breeding ground." Breloom was standing on a pile of leaves that looked like someone was sleeping there... he jumped up into Mia's arms in surprise. "I think we better get out of here before they come back though..."
Suddenly something odd caught Breloom's eye. It looked like a Skiploom though oddly enough it had the scent of a Shroomish. He gasped and started pointing to it. Mia looked in that direction and saw nothing. "I don't see anything Breloom. Maybe it's just your imagination." She continued walking with Breloom following.
Glancing over her shoulder, Tsura began heading back to Oldale. "I should've caught one of those Mightyena when I had the chance..."
"Wait you want this one?" Mia held out a Pokéball. "I caught it, but I already have 5 back at home..."
Evelon walked back after training to see the group. She walked over to them.
"Hey, guys. What's going on?"
"Oh nothing much, just took care of a local pack of Pokémon," said Mia. Behind her, Breloom was looking through the bushes to find what he saw before. Mia sweat dropped. "Um, meet Breloom..."
Evelon smiled and waved at the Pokémon. Draco growled and rolled his eyes.
"What cute Pokémon! How long have you had him for?"
Mia shrugged. "For a while actually. I've been training him since I found him by the river. He's at level 59 last time I checked." Breloom shook his head. "Oh right, level 60 after you beat up a couple of those Mightyena. But I'm not really going to use him for many battles, that wouldn't be fair," laughed Mia. "I just couldn't leave him with Professor Elm." Breloom gave up his search and walked up to Mia, he saw Draco and waved.
Draco launched forward at the Breloom but Evelon casually grabbed him by the collar. Draco glared at the Pokémon. Evelon sighed.
"Why must I have the crazy Pokémon?"
Breloom tilted his head in confusion and stared at Draco.
"Um, right. Luckily Breloom has this odd resistance to fire, so Draco won't do much damage." She smiled at Breloom who started jumping up and down in excitement.
Evelon glared at Draco to calm him down. She sighed.
"Good. I'm sure Draco will find his manners in time though. Won't you, Draco?" she said, giving him a death glare. He pouted and growled under his breath.
Mia sweat dropped. "I'm sure he will..." Suddenly she remembered something. "Oh no, I left my Wartortle with Nurse Joy. I'll see you in a bit!"
Kristen went with her and healed Citrus at the Pokémon Center.
Meanwhile...
Lloyd and Sparky were walking to the Pokémon Center from training on route 101 when they spotted a Torchic. "Hey, a Torchic!" said Lloyd, looking through his Pokédex. Catch it. It looks weak. stated Sparky. Hey! shouted the Torchic. Lloyd reached for a Pokéball. "I can catch it without battling it. Pokéball, go!" Lloyd said. The Pokéball sucked in the Torchic, wiggled three times, and sealed. "Man, that was easy. I'm calling it Blaze." He then remembered the dream he had. That Pokémon's name was Blaze, he thought. Can we go? whined Sparky. "Okay."
As soon as they got to the Pokémon Center, they saw Evelon by the doors. "Hey Evelon! I caught a Torchic. And last night, I caught a Taillow."
"Oh, Hi Lloyd. I was wonder- Wait! What?" she said looking at him in amazement. "A Torchic! Man, you're out for a while and you get a Torchic. I'm out all day and I still can't find a Totodile. Damn...."
"Sorry," said Lloyd. Just then, a Totodile walked past then. "Well now, you can get your chance." Lloyd pointed at the Pokémon.
Evelon watched the Pokémon pass. "Lloyd. We're standing in front of a Pokemon center. Odds are that Totodile is taken..."
"DOES ANYONE OWN THIS TOTODILE?" shouted Lloyd. Nobody answered. "I guess not. It's all yours."
"Yeah. I'll check it with my PokéMeter." Lloyd put on his PokéMeter and scanned the Totodile. "It's on level 8, and its attacks are Bubble, Scratch, Growl, and Water Gun. Go for it!" said Lloyd.
"Yay! Go SilverWing!" Evelon threw a Pokéball and Pidgeotto came out. "Use Wing attack!"
SilverWing slammed into the Totodile, knocking it out right away. Evelon threw an empty Pokéball at the Totodile. It rocked for three times and stopped. Evelon blinked.
"Well, that was easy..."
"Weird. Anyway, let's get going to Petalburg City!" said Lloyd. Yeah. I'm getting tired of hanging around here. said Sparky.
"Ok then. I can train while you take on the gym. May I come with you?" asked Kristen.
"Sure. I don't see why not," said Evelon.
"Sure," said Lloyd, "you can come. Evelon, can you go get Tsura and everyone else?" This is too many people traveling around with each other... said Sparky.
We could always get rid of you. mumbled Aura as she chuckled.
Sparky growled at Aura. You know, you make me sick. Sparky stated. Aura just looked away. Why you! shouted Sparky. "Be nice, you two," Lloyd said.
So can we get going yet? asked Aura as she ignored Sparky.
"We have to wait for the others!" said Lloyd, looking at Aura. "Hey Evelon. Forget the others. They'll find us later." Lloyd starts walking to Route 103.
Kristen and Aura ran towards route 103 as well.
Evelon shrugged as she called SilverWing back. She and Draco followed Lloyd.
"Let's go!" shouted Lloyd. He ran towards Petalburg City. The sun was gleaming on our heroes as they were on their way. Will they encounter new friends and new challenges? Tune in!
To be continued...