Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon (but they are SO CUTE I wish I owned one!)

A/N: Hey everybody! Thanks for the reviews! Glad to see you are all happy she gets to keep the Eevee :) . As if I would have had it any other way haha! Uploaded two chapters this time, so I hope you continue to enjoy, and please remember to review review review!

Chapter Six: Score, one nil

"And you've packed clean underwear?"

"Call me as soon as you get to Cerulean."

"Here's a packed lunch AND dinner for both of you."

"Remember to rest and eat often."

"And for god's sake BE CAREFUL!" Joy and Varuna looked at each other and started laughing while Kamari and Alyssandra just looked at each other and rolled their eyes.

Today was the BIG DAY – Alyssandra and Kamari were finally heading off on their pokemon journey. Both had packed their backpacks and secured them to their bikes. Now, with their official trainer hats and pokeball belts – filled with empty pokeballs – they were ready to go.

Joy and Varuna hugged their daughters tightly, still firing questions and warnings at the pair. Everyone was a little teary, but as Kamari and Aly waved to their parents while riding away, they couldn't help but feel excited about this new step in their lives.

"Race you!" Aly yelled, leaving Kamari spluttering in a cloud of dust.

"CHEAT!" Kamari raced to catch up. The pair whizzed along Route Five to Cerulean, laughing and chatting along the way. Finally they stopped for lunch in a sunny clearing next to a small stream.

"Wow." Kamari flopped onto the ground, gazing up at the blue sky. "This is the life." Alyssandra dropped down beside her and stretched out. "Aaaaahhh….." Aly sighed. "Man I'm stuffed. How about some lunch Kami?"

Kamari grinned. "Sounds good to me." They unpacked the sandwiches before Kamari unclipped her pokeball from her necklace. "Calin, come out!" she said, releasing the Eevee onto the grass beside her. She had decided to name him Calin after one of her favourite characters in a book."VEEEE!" the Eevee cried excitedly. Kamari patted him fondly and put down a bowl of dried pokemon food for him. The Eevee started munching away happily.

"Good idea," said Aly, unclipping her Skitty's ball. "Pounce, come on down!" Shesaid in her best show host's voice. Pounce appeared and looked around lazily before starting to clean herself. Calin bounced over to her and started sniffing. "SKIT!" Pounce growled, her fur rising threateningly. Calin ignored it, wagging his tail. "TEEEE!" Pounce shrank down, glaring at the happy Eevee. Calin's tail started wagging faster. "Hey that's a move!" Kamari exclaimed, watching the Skitty back further away from the Eevee. "Tail whip Calin!" Kamari pointed at the Skitty. The Eevee's ears pricked and his tail began wagging faster and faster, creating a small dust storm around Pounce.

"Oh yeah?" Aly countered, her competitiveness kicking into gear. "Pounce, tackle!" The Skitty blinked, then ran towards Calin and took a swipe at the startled Eevee.

"AAGGHH! Calin!" Kamari glared at Aly as the Skitty's claws connected with Calin's nose. Pounce's claws were too small to break the skin, but Calin still took a cop to the snout.

"Calin! Tackle!" Kamari had been teaching Calin to tackle her on command for the past week. After every training session she could feel the Eevee getting stronger. The Eevee shook himself and let out and excited "VEEE!" as he charged at Pounce.

"POUNCE, DODGE IT!" Aly shrieked, gesturing wildly. Pounce looked at her surprised before jumping out of the way of the Eevee's charge.

"Dammit!" muttered Kamari as Aly grinned at her and gave her a thumbs up.

"You'll have to do better than that!"

"You got it!" yelled Kamari, rising to the challenge. "Calin, TACKLE!" This time Calin was ready for the Skitty to jump, and shifted his charge at the last minute, catching Pounce by surprise and shoulder-tackling her in the side. "NO POUNCE!" Aly cried as the Skitty went down in a cloud of dust. She shot Kamari a dirty look as she knelt beside her worn out Skitty.

"WOO! YEAH! GO CALIN!" Kamari punched the air. She'd won her first trainer battle!

The Eevee leapt about beside her yipping. "Pounce, return," Aly sighed.

"Will she be okay?" Kamari asked, worried.

"Oh sure, just a little bruised ego," Aly laughed. "Probably good for her! Good job by the way. That little Eevee is a lot stronger than he looks." She grinned at Kamari. "I have to say I didn't think I'd lose."

Kamari held her Eevee's pokeball up in theV of her first and second fingers. "V is for victory! Yeah!" The two girls started laughing. "It'll be great to be able to train together," said Aly. "We can use each other as practice!"

"Sounds good," said Kamari, biting into a sandwich. Aly dug an apple from her backpack and started munching on it. Calin was already chowing into his pokemon food.

"So, you going to feed Pounce now?" Kamari asked a short time later, lounging on the grass.

"Yeah. Who knows when we'll stop next." Aly tossed the pokeball in the air. "Pounce, you cutie, come out and eat." Pounce sat on the ground, her tail lashing. "Awww you're not still angry because we lost are you?" Aly cooed, scratching the Skitty under the chin. "You know you're the best Skitty ever and I know we'll beat them next time." Pounce relented to Aly's petting and started eating, purring quietly as she did.

"We should probably do some serious training before Cerulean," said Kamari, watching her Eevee sniff around the clearing. "We don't want to appear weak to anyone we meet." She dug out her pokedex and pointed the sensor towards Calin.

"Eevee" the pokedex said in an electronic voice. "Normal pokemon. Level 6. Current moves: Tackle, Tail Whip."

"Awesome! Level 6! He was only on Level 5 when we left!" Kamari exclaimed. "That battle with Pounce must have levelled him up!"

"Yeah yeah," Aly waved a hand. "Pounce is already on Level 6. I wonder when she learns her next move?" Aly searched around her backpack for her pokedex, and clicked it open. She typed a few commands into it.

"Skitty, a kitten pokemon," the pokedex droned. "Learns Attract at Level 7. Learns Sing at Level 13…" Aly shut the pokedex. "Cool! Attract is going to help me a lot, especially against your MALE Eevee," Aly laughed.

Kamari frowned and typed commands into her pokedex. "Eevee learns Sand Attack at Level 8. Learns Growl at Level 16…."

"Aww Eevee doesn't learn the next move until Level 8!" Kamari grumbled. "Oh well. Plenty of time to train before we get to Celadon. Speaking of which, we should probably get a move on." Kamari punched Aly lightly on the shoulder.

"Ohhh but it's so nice here!" Aly complained, slowly getting to her feet. Kamari returned Calin to his pokeball and clipped it to her necklace before picking up her bike.

"Race you to the next signpost!" And she took off.

"NOT FAIR!" yelled Aly, calling back Pounce and jumping on her bike, tearing off after Kamari.

A/N: Short chapter there...but at least I added chapter seven at the same time so you wouldn't all feel ripped off haha! Does Aly catch herfirst pokemon? What will it be? Where will she find it? Find out in Chapter Seven: Aly's Blazing Battle. Laters!