You like the story, so here's the next chapter. It's finally the weekend for me, and I can catch up with my writing! Remember, I don't own Pokemon; don't sue since I'm writing for fun!
Chapter 4: Cherrygrove City Troubles
Last time, Angelina leaves her hometown and arrives in New Bark Town to witness a mysterious black-haired boy stealing one of the Johto starters from Professor Elm's laboratory. The thief got away during mid-battle when the place caught on fire, but another trainer named Falkner along with his Marill and Fearow save the building from further distruction. He was also noticed that Angelina's Hoothoot needed training and offered to trade his Marill. Then after meeting Professor Elm, Angelina sets off to Cherrygrove City to visit Mr. Pokemon for a special errand.
Angelina wakes up the next morning after spending the night at the Pokemon Center. She takes a refreshing shower and ate breakfast in the dinning area that was provided for all trainers. Then retrieves her Pokemon from Nurse Joy and also registered for the Johto League Silver Conference before heading out to Mr. Pokemon's house.
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"Watch it, Charcoal! Tackle that Weedle!" Angelina yelled, her Charmander slammed its body into the offending Weedle.
The Weedle, in all it's anger, stung Charmander with it's poisoned horn; poisoning the little lizard.
"Darn!" Angelina snapped her fingers. "Charcoal, return!" she yelled, holding her Pokeball in front of her as the Pokemon disappeared in a red beam. She growled and ran as fast as she could away from the Weedle. "Oh no…." she moaned, seeing her Pokeball glow with every four steps she took. She kneeled and searched through her backpack, looking for something to help her Charmander.
'C'mon…. Full Heal, some Berry, anything!' Angelina thought frantically. She 'Ah ha!'ed as she managed to dig up an Antidote her mother had packed.
"Thank you, Mom!" Angelina said, sending Charmander out and applying the Antidote to it. "You okay Charcoal?" she asked worriedly, staring down at the Pokemon in her arms.
"Char…." Charmander replied weakly, closing his eyes to rest.
Angelina smiled. "Sleep is good for now. I'll just avoid battles." She stood up, her Charmander in hand, and continued her treck through the sea of tall grass. She then came to a clearing that was primly kept yard. In front of her was a normal-looking, one story home surrounded by trees and two gardens full of exotic flowers.
"Could that be Mr. Pokemon's house?" Angelina wondered aloud. She walked up to the door and opened it, then went inside to see a man wearing a black suit and a black hat over his brown hair sitting at the table drinking some coffee out of a mug waiting for someone. She saw another man with hair slightly graying and wore a classic white lab coat; recognized him imediately as the Pokemon researcher, Professor Oak, he was sitting at a computer typing furiously on the keyboard.
The man in the black suit turned towards the door and saw Angelina standing at the door. His face put on a smile as he stood up and walked over to her excitedly. "Hello, hello! You must be Angelina." He said pleased and held out his hand.
"Yes, I'm Angelina Murakami. You must be Mr. Pokemon." the girl took his hand and shook it politely.
"Yes indeed. Hold on for just a moment." Mr. Pokémon walked off to another room.
"Aha! I had a feeling it was you, Angelina!" Professor Oak exclaimed as they waited for him, he stood up. "I was just visiting my old friend Mr. Pokemon," he explained, "I heard that someone was running an errand for Professor Elm, so I waited here."
"Really?" Angelina said, wondering why the professor would be waiting for her. It did make sense why he wasn't around to say goodbye with the rest of the neighbors in Pallet Town.
"This is what I want Professor Elm to examine," Mr. Pokémon said. When Angelina turned to him, she was carefully given a glass case that held a white egg dotted with red-and-blue triangles.
"Wow, I didn't know it was an egg," Angelina murmured in amazement.
"Yes of course! I know a couple who run a Pokemon Daycare service just south of Goldenrod City. They gave me that egg, you see. I was intrigued, so I sent mail to Professor Elm. For Pokemon evolution, Professor Elm is the authority. Even Prof. Oak here recognizes that." with an acknowledging nod from Professor Oak, Mr. Pokemon continued on with refined energy, "If my assumption is correct, Professor Elm will know it."
After he said that, Professor Oak turned to Angelina. "I understand why Professor Elm asked you to run this errand." Angelina sent him a puzzled look as he laughed a little and explained thoroughly, "To researchers like Professor Elm and I, Pokemon are our friends. He saw that you would treat your Pokemon with love and care." He stopped and put his hand to his chin in thought with Angelina and Mr. Pokemon watching him. He continued thinking until he suddenly spoke, "…Ah! I've stayed too long. I have errands to run before I get to Goldenrod City for my radio show. Angelina, I'm counting on you!" He shot out the door without looking back leaving them all in their spots.
Mr. Pokemon stepped up to her and inquired, "You are returning to Professor Elm?"
Angelina nodded slowly as she replied shortly, "Yes, I have to return to New Bark Town before it gets dark."
Mr. Pokemon nodded understandingly and smiled at her saying, "Angelina, I'm depending on you!"
Angelina smiled back and thanked him, "Thanks for your help. See you later, Mr. Pokemon!" She rocketed out of the door and towards the outside to see that the sun is heading for the horizon. "Wow, it's beginning to set." She said watching the orange sun going through its course.
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By the time Angelina had arrived back in Cherrygrove City, it was already nightfall and the lights were on everywhere. She headed towards the Pokemon Center for a good night's sleep.
Angelina walked up to the counter. "Hello, I had a room this morning. I'm Angelina Murakami. I was wondering if you could treat my Charmander too, he's pretty hurt." she grabbed the Pokeball with the flame insignia from her belt and handed it to Nurse Joy.
"Of course, sweetie! Now go on up to bed, its almost nine o'clock! Charmander will be just fine in the morning." Nurse Joy said.
Angelina awoke the next morning, refreshed. She changed clothes and headed downstairs, walking up to the counter and rang the bell.
"How may I help you?" Joy asked, appearing from out of nowhere, causing Angelina to jump slightly.
"I'm here to get my Charmander I dropped off last night, remember?" Angelina sweatdropped, regaining her composure.
"Oh yes, I remember! He's all healed up now. I'll go get him." Joy said, walking off to retrieve Angelina's Pokemon.
While Angelina waited, she began to hum a song she listened to recently on her radio. Joy finally returned, Charmander's Pokeball in hand.
"You have a nice voice. Have you ever considered singing?" Joy asked.
Angelina shook her head. "I might want to sing when I'm older, but not now. I was always told I'd amount to something more if I became a singer, but I decided to follow this dream anyway. I like to see places anyway, and as a singer, you're always cooped up in some private room, scared of fans ambushing you on the street, y'know?"
"I understand completely." Joy agreed.
"Well, I'm headed out. I can snag a candy bar or two from the vending machine over there anyway, so I don't need breakfast."
Angelina yawned, bid farewell to Joy, and left the building. She started to head out of the city when someone stopped her. She blinked as she spun around on her heel to see whoever it was that was addressing her.
"Oh, it's you!" Angelina narrowed her eyes, staring at her rival from the incident earlier. "Well, I don't have time to deal with you. So, bye-bye!"
"Not even for a Pokemon battle?" the boy asked, smirking confidently and pulled a Pokeball from his pocket.
Angelina sighed, reaching for the Pokeball containing her Charmander. "Y'know…. I really don't feel like battling right now, but I guess I don't have a choice, do I?"
"You got that right. Go, Totodile!"
Angelina called out Charmander, using his nickname.
"Why would you give a nickname to a Pokemon?" the boy commented, "If you have feelings for your Pokemon, they only get in the way of a battle. So are you giving up?"
Angelina narrowed her eyes and growled. "In your dreams!"
"Fine then. Totodile, Water Gun!" the boy ordered. Totodile opened its mouth and dozens of water bullets soared to its target.
"Charcoal, dodge and use Tail Whip!" Angelina called.
Charmander cried aloud as it charged at Totodile with its tail glowing white. It quickly dodged the water droplets and struck the blue crocodile hard as it was thrown back a few feet. Totodile staggered around a bit on its feet before falling to the ground, it's eyes now little swirls.
"We won, Charcoal!" Angelina yelled, running up to her Pokemon and scooping it up into her arms, hugging it. "You were awesome out there!"
"Char!" Charcoal chirped, quite happy for himself.
"Are you happy you won?" the boy asked coldly, recalling his fainted Pokemon. "You know this won't be the last time you'll see me!" he then walked away.
Angelina blinked. "This may actually make me seem kinda shallow but…. He's actually kinda cute…. But why do I always fall for the bad-boy types! Me and my weird crushes."
"Char…." Charcoal sighed, shaking its head.
"Well, wanna go back in your Pokeball or stay with me out here?" Angelina asked, looking at Charmander.
"Char!" Charcoal said, jumping from her arms and standing in front of her.
"I take that as the first choice?"
"Char!"
"Gotcha. Charcoal, return!" Angelina said, holding her Pokeball at arms' length in front of her as Charmander was recalled. She smiled as she tucked her Pokeball back onto her belt, walking back to Newbark Town.
"Professor Elm?" Angelina asked, finally reaching the town's laboratory four hours later. She looked around the room to find the young man typing away at a computer.
Angelina sighed and sweatdropped. Professor Oak wasn't kidding when he said Elm was a workaholic. She sighed once more and walked over to him, tapping him lightly on the shoulder.
"Oh, hello Angelina!" the professor said, spinning around in his swivel chair. "What was Mr. Pokemon's big discovery?"
"Right here, professor."Angelina said, shrugging off her backpack and sets it on the floor gently. She opened the top and pulled out the mysterious egg.
"This is amazing!" Professor Elm exclaimed, observing it with sheer fascination. "I've never seen such an egg before; it must be a rare Pokémon!"
Angelina watched with interest as Elm examined the egg at every angle, checking the shell and various other things. Elm gently put the egg down next to Angelina's backpack. "I'll truly have to thank Mr. Pokémon for this, and of course thank you for delivering this egg safely, Angelina."
"Of course, and I saw Professor Oak, too." Angelina replied.
"That's incredible! He is superb at seeing the potential of people as trainers. Wow, Angelina. You may have what it takes to become the Champion. You should take the Pokemon Gym challenge. The closest Gym would be the one in Violet City."
Angelina was in awe at the fact of becoming a Pokemon Champion. "Huh, Violet City?" she wondered to herself quietly.
Professor Elm nodded, and then faced the wall saying, "…Angelina. The road to the championship will be a long one."
Angelina nodded back, bowing her goodbye as she departs the laboratory and sets forth her new destination for Violet City.
§To Be Continued§
*Angelina trains her Charmander around Cherrygrove City.
*Angelina arrives at Mr. Pokemon's house; receiving a mysterious egg and greeted by Professor Oak.
*Angelina battles her rival; Charmander defeats Totodile.
*Angelina's explaination about not becoming a singer will be changed in a few years.
*Angelina gives Professor Elm the mysterious egg.
*Angelina decides to take the Johto Gym Challenge and departs for Violet City.
Hope you enjoyed reading! Suggestions/Comments welcomed. I will have chapter 5 up soon! Thank you, peace out!