2: vs Horsea

"Wh-What do you want?" Leaf's face paled slightly as she took a step backward.

"What do you think? Give me that Bulbasaur!" The Rocket Grunt grinned, signaling his Horsea. It was obviously gathering energy for something... but what? Leaf's expertise was limited to Pokemon found in the nearby forest and a few she'd seen on a field trip to a gym in Pewter City- and this was definitely not one of those! She quickly thought of an attack.

"Uh... Bulbasaur, Tackle!" Luckily, Bulbasaur knew the attack, and it charged toward Horsea, knocking it to the floor just in time for an enormous burst of light to fly harmlessly into the air. It got up, barely weakened by the attack.

This won't work... What if that light hits my Pokemon? I've got to think of a plan... If he wanted the Bulbasaur, then she'd have to protect it! "Cleffa, Pound! Make sure that you protect Bulbasaur!" Cleffa raced toward Horsea and slammed its fist into the aquatic Pokemon. It flew backwards a little, but got back up.

"Horsea, Smokescreen!" Horsea filled the area with smoke, blinding everyone. Bulbasaur looked back at its new mistress, realizing that she really didn't know anything about the art of special attack, and did it anyway, extending two vines and using them to find Horsea. Soon, the attack connected, and the other vine joined the first, holding it in place while the Seed Pokemon hit it repeatedly with Razor Leaf. With each hit, Horsea squealed, but soon, its cries died down.

When the smoke cleared, all Leaf saw was that Bulbasaur was holding a knocked out Horsea up with two vines extending from the base of its bud. Having seen his Pokemon completely defeated in such a short time, the Grunt was in a state of disbelief.

"How could Vine Whip do that much damage? Horsea, return!" Despite his defeat, he grinned at the girl. "Hmph... You're pretty good, but that doesn't mean you can beat our boss." He pulled out a strange ball and threw it down, causing smoke to fill the area. When it dispersed, the Grunt was gone...

Leaf sighed and looked up at the sky. Startled by how late it had gotten, she ran towards home at top speed, knowing that her mother would only get angrier as it got later...

Sure enough, a worried and angry Yvonne White met her daughter at the door of her spacious house in downtown Viridian. The Whites were well-off, and Yvonne had never really understood why Leaf wanted to go out into the world for something akin to her brother's old bottlecap collection. Besides, considering the statistics (about forty children became trainers per year, but only ten percent of those forty made it to greatness. Sixty percent quit, and ended up academically behind, unable to have much of a future without years more of hard work, and thirty... never returned, probably killed somewhere in their travels) it was much better for Leaf to stay home, where nothing could get her! At least, that was the idea... but not everything can go according to plan...

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REWRITE! Changed 'pokemon' to 'Pokemon'. Also, I've lost any interest in the mother thing. It's gone, and this chapter is much shorter than it was before. Expect another rewrite, probably adding more description to various things to fatten it up. Oh, and it's Yvonne's brother, not Leaf's.