Well the first chapter stunk.
Sparky- And how!
Anyway, I made this chapter a little more interesting. Hope ya like it. Enjoy!
Chapter 2: Enter Neo Team Rocket! The Abandoned Dratini!
Brendan and Tricia were walking through Route 103. While walking, Brendan accidentally stepped on a Wurmple's tail. "Oh sorry about that," he said. The Wurmple fired a String Shot at his head, leaving his head covered with silky thread. Tricia just giggled. "Hey! I said I was sorry!" The Wurmple lunged forward. Torch jumped in front of Brendan and attacked it with its Scratch attack. This caused the Wurple to be dazed.
"Great. I'm going to catch a Wurmple!" shouted Brendan. Before he threw his PokéBall, Tricia stepped forward and threw one of hers. "Hey, I wanted to catch it!" "Too bad, Birch. It's mine now," she laughed. Brendan anime-fell. "I think I'll name it... Blossom," said Tricia. "Nuts." 'Tough luck, Brendan,' said Torch. "Shut up," said Brendan, recalling Torch back into his PokéBall.
Later..."Hey look! Petalburg City! We made it!" shouted Tricia. "Good. My feet hurt. Let's get to the Pokémon Center." While at the Pokémon Center, they saw Nurse Joy treating a Dratini. "Hi Nurse Joy. Why aren't you at the Oldale Pokémon Center?" asked Brendan. "Hmm? I'm not that Nurse Joy. That's my younger sister," she replied. "All Nurse Joys look alike and have the same name, Brendan," said Tricia. "Oh. That's sort of unorthodox, don't you think?" Tricia hit Brendan with a rolled-up magazine. "So who's that Dratini for?" asked Tricia. "I don't know. It was by the door last night." "So it's abandoned?" asked Tricia. "I'm beginning to think so." "Well... I'm heading to the PokéMart. Need anything?" asked Brendan. "Yeah, I need some Potions and Antidotes." "Okay. Be right back."
Tricia, meanwhile, stayed with the Dratini at the Pokémon Center. "I wonder why someone would abandon such a cute Dratini." She stroked the Dratini's head. Just then, the Dratini glowed, causing Tricia to gasp and black out. When she opened her eyes, she saw a girl with long, black hair and a picture of a Skitty on her pink shirt. She held the same Dratini in her arms. Tricia then realized that Dratini was showing her what happened when it was abandoned. "Sorry, Ruby. I can't keep you. You're just too weak. I tried to make you stronger, but I just couldn't do it," said the trainer. Ruby looked at her with teary eyes. "Sorry, Ruby, but maybe someone else should raise you." The trainer felt tears in her eyes, too. She hugged Ruby and left her in front of the doors of the Pokémon Center. She then ran away crying.
When it was over, Tricia noticed she was back in her room in the Pokémon Center. She noticed Ruby was looking at her. "So that's what happened." Ruby just nodded. "I'm so sorry. She seems nice," she said, hugging Ruby. Just then, Brendan walked into the room. "Here's your stuff. What's going on?" he asked. "I think I found out who abandoned Ruby," she replied. "Who's Ruby?" "The Dratini, you doofus." "Oh." "I say that we find her trainer tomorrow." "I agree," yawned Brendan.
Later that night..."Sensors show that there is a Dratini in the Pokémon Center, sir," said a mysterious girl in the bushes. "Excellent. Move in, team," said the boss. "With pleasure."
Tricia awoke to the sound of rustling outside the window. Tricia shook Brendan to wake him up. "I heard something outside," she said. "It was probably the wind," he replied. She shook her head and walked to the lobby to see Nurse Joy at the desk. "Nurse Joy," she asked, "did you hear something outside?" "Why no. I didn't," replied Nurse Joy. Just then, the power in the Pokémon Center went out. "That's weird," said Tricia. A smokescreen appeared in front of them. "What's going on?" asked Nurse Joy. There was a boy and a girl in black standing in front of them. They had half of a mask on each of their faces. "Who are you people?" asked Tricia. "I'm Kelly," said the girl. "And I'm Damien. We're from Neo Team Rocket," said the boy. "What do you want?" asked Tricia. "We want that Dratini! So hand it over or suffer the consequences!" shouted Kelly. "Make sure no one interferes," Damien said to an NTR grunt.
Brendan, meanwhile, awoke from sleep. "Man, I need some water!" he said. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. "Tricia must have locked the door." He then heard the NTR grunts talking outside the door. "I can't wait until we steal that Dratini!" said one of the grunts. "Uh-oh! Someone wants to steal Ruby! I'd better investigate this," said Brendan. He noticed an air vent at the wall. "That's looks like it's the only way out." He opened the vent and started to crawl through the ventilation system.
"I said hand over the Dratini!" said Kelly. "And I said no!" said Tricia. "Fine then. Go Dustox!" said Kelly. "Go Meditite!" said Damien. "Okay then. Go Aqua!" shouted Tricia. "Dustox use Poison Sting!" Dustox fired poisonous needles at Aqua from its mouth. "Dodge it and use Water Gun!" Aqua dodged the Poison Sting and fired her Water Gun at Dustox. "Meditite stand in front of Dustox and use Detect!" Meditite jumped in front of Dustox and created a force field around them. "Aqua use Scratch!" Aqua charged towards Meditite with her claws extended. "Dustox use Poison Sting!" "Meditite use Hidden Power!" The attacks made contact with Aqua, causing her to faint. "Grr... Aqua return!" said Tricia "Looks like you lost. Seize them!" said Damien.
The grunts grabbed Tricia and Nurse Joy and threw them into the storage room. "Great. They're going to steal Ruby and it's all my fault," said Tricia. Nurse Joy didn't say a word. "What's wrong? Are you worried about Ruby, too?" "Yes, but I'm also worried about the Pokémon being treated here. Without any power, the Pokémon are going to..." Tricia knew what she was talking about. Just then, they heard a clang. "Who's there?" asked Tricia. Brendan appeared from out of the vent. "It's me." "Brendan, am I glad to see you!" said Tricia, hugging him. "I heard they wanted to steal Ruby. I want to do something about it." "Then go and turn on the reserve power to save the other Pokémon," said Nurse Joy. "Okay. C'mon Tricia."
They both crawled through the ventilation system into the lobby. Luckily, the NTR grunts were outside, waiting to leave. "Okay. You get the Master Key and I'll turn on the reserve power." Afterwards, they ran outside to see NTR still waiting to leave. They both hid in the bushes and tried to formulate a plan. A few minutes later, an NTR helicopter appeared. "Okay, ready?" asked Brendan. "Ready." "Go Torch! Ember attack!" Brendan released Torch from his PokéBall. Torch fired the Ember at the helicopter, causing the rotors to blow up.
"It's those meddlesome kids again!" said Kelly. "I'll deal with them. Go Meditite! Use Hidden Power!" said Damien. Meditite was released from its PokéBall. "Torch, dodge it and use Scratch!" said Brendan. Torch jumped out of the way and scratched Meditite across its face. "Now use your Ember!" "Meditite, Detect!" Meditite formed another force field around it, causing the Ember attack to not be successful. "Meditite, use Focus Punch!" Meditite started to focus its energy for the attack. "Torch use Ember!" Torch fired another Ember at Meditite, causing it to lose its focus and faint. "Meditite, return!" Damien recalled Meditite into its PokéBall. "You're still not getting this Dratini!" Kelly pressed a button and a balloon came out of the top of the helicopter. It started to fly away, but it couldn't. "What's going on?" asked Kelly. "Well, during our battle, my friend Tricia told her Wurmple to use String Shot to prevent you from flying away." Sure enough, silky thread covered the bottom of the helicopter. "Blossom use your String Shot to get Ruby back!" said Tricia. Blossom shot her String Shot at Ruby's cage and retrieved her back into Tricia's arms. "Now Torch! Ember attack!" Torch fired its Ember attack at the balloon/helicopter, causing it to blow up. "You haven't seen the last of us!" they shouted as they disappeared into the night sky.
"Well, we stopped Neo Team Rocket from stealing Ruby. Now let's get some sleep," yawned Brendan. "I agree. I'm sleepy. Oh wait! I need to unlock Nurse Joy from out of the storage room." "Okay. I'm going to bed."
The next morning...The sun was rising on the peaceful city of Petalburg. Brendan awoke to the sound of a Taillow's cry. "It must be morning," he said. He wanted to wake Tricia, but he decided not to. He walked past the room Ruby was being treated. "Glad to see Ruby's all right, especially after last night. I wonder why Neo Team Rocket wanted Ruby anyway..." After he brushed his teeth, he went to the cafeteria to see what was for breakfast. "Cool. We're having waffles." While he ate his waffles, he noticed Tricia walking in. "There you are! I was looking for you!" said Tricia. "Oh, sorry. I was hungry." "Whatever. Nurse Joy told me where to find Ruby's trainer. Ready to go?" Since Brendan had his mouth full of waffles, he nodded.
Ruby's trainer lived in a nice two-story house that's in the north of town. Brendan walked up and knocked on the door. "Coming!" said a voice inside. When the door opened, Brendan's mouth hung open. There stood Ruby's trainer, wearing a black night blouse. "Oh hello. What can I do you for?" she asked. She noticed Ruby in Tricia's arms. Brendan just stood there with his mouth wide open. "Uh hi. I'm Tricia Nightingale and this is my friend Brendan Birch. May we talk to you for a moment?" "Sure come in." Tricia grabbed Brendan and pulled him inside.
"Well, my name is Samantha. What's this about? How did you get my Dratini?" "It was still at the Pokémon Center, Samantha," replied Tricia. "Why did you bring it back?" "Because it's wrong to abandon a Pokémon just because it's weak!" "How did you know the reason I abandoned her?" "She showed me, that's how." "Well sorry but I can't keep Ruby. It's too weak." "A Pokémon is never weak if you raised it with care!" "I raised her with care but for some reason, she can't stay healthy!" Samantha was so mad that she knocked down her seat. Tricia looked at her with a concerned expression. "So that's the reason?" Samantha nodded. "Listen. If it's okay with you, I want you to keep Ruby," said Samantha. "Are you sure?" She thought about it, but she was sure. "Okay then. I'll take good care of her." As she walked out of her house, Tricia noticed Brendan still sitting down. "Excuse me for a moment." Tricia walked over to him and slapped him hard across his face. "Here's my PokéNav number. I'll call you to let you know how Ruby's doing." "Okay," replied Samantha, "thank you."
Later..."Well, ready to go to Rustboro?" asked Brendan. Tricia recalled Ruby to the PokéBall that Samantha gave her. "Now I am." Now with a new Pokémon and a new friend, Tricia and Brendan head for Petalburg Forest on the road to Rustboro City. But for a bigger mystery, what did Neo Team Rocket want with Ruby? Time will tell...
To be continued...
Sparky- Well whaddya know? It was... interesting!
Well I had time on my hands and I had inspiration for this chapter. Hope it sticks.
Gotta catch 'em all! Sorry. Felt like saying that. C-ya!