Pokemon – The New Journey
Episode #2
Our heroes are on their way to Ivory City, where Casey hopes to earn her first badge. What surprises await our heroes this time?
Casey: Hey, Tracey…Are we there yet?
Tracey: What are you talking about?! We left Pallet Town about five minutes ago! Look, you can still see Professor Oak's lab on top of the hill!
Casey: (blushing) Oh yeah….So how long will it take us to get there?
Tracey: It should only take a day or two.
Casey: What?! That's ages!
Tracey: Well, that's pretty short. It can take several weeks to get from one city to another sometimes!
Casey: Aww man…Well, at least it's good exercise…
Something rustles in the bushes and a creature runs past
Tracey: What was that?
Casey introducing title: I Need a Nidoran!
Casey fetches her pokedex out of her pocket and points it towards the creature.
Casey: Err, are you gonna tell me about this pokemon or not?
Tracey: You might wanna OPEN the pokedex first…
Casey: Whoops!
Pokedex: Nidoran female, the POISON PIN pokemon. Its horn is not as big as the male's, but is still just as poisonous.
Casey: Wow! I'm gonna catch it! It'll make a fine addition to my squad!
Tracey: I hope you know which pokemon you're gonna use…
Casey: (big sweatdrop down her head) Err…Tracey…I only have ONE pokemon…
Tracey: Oh yeah…
Casey begins to breathe heavily as she attempts to catch her first pokemon. She removes one of her pokeballs from her jacket and throws it in the air.
Casey: Abra! I choose you!
Abra appears on the scene and once again, it looks asleep.
Casey: Why is it still asleep?
Pokedex: Abra, the PSI pokemon. It sleeps 18 hours a day, but can still use powerful psychic attacks even while sleeping.
Tracey: You're in luck, Casey! Nidoran is a poison type, so Abra has the advantage!
Casey: Yeah, I know Tracey! I DID study every day before I became a trainer! I know my type match-ups!
Before Abra can attack, the wild Nidoran tackles Abra, knocking it over.
Casey: Oh no! Abra! Use your Confusion attack!
Once again, Abra uses it's Confusion attack. It's eyes glow a blue colour, as the Nidoran is hurled into the air and thrown on the floor.
Casey: Yeah! That weakened it! Pokeball go!
Casey throws an empty pokeball at the weakened Nidoran, but as it hits the injured pokemon, the pokeball does not suck it in.
Casey: What? Why didn't it work?
There is a rustle in the bushes, and a girl runs onto the scene, exhausted.
Rita: Hey! That's my Nidoran!
Tracey: Oh. That's why the pokeball didn't work!
Rita: You mean you tried to capture my pokemon?!
Casey: We didn't know it was yours!
Rita runs over to her Nidoran and returns it to its pokeball.
Rita: I hope you're happy! I have a hard enough time getting my Nidoran to listen to me! Now you've gone and injured it, it'll hate me even more!
Tracey: It hates you? What do you mean?
Rita: My Nidoran doesn't obey me because I'm not a trainer, so I don't have a lot of experience. Nidoran is my pet, but it doesn't like me…
Casey: If it's your pet, then why do you keep it in a pokeball?
Rita: I have to. Every time I let go of it, it runs off. That's why you found it and thought it was wild.
Casey: Oh, I'm Casey, and this is Tracey. We're on a pokemon journey!
Rita: My name's Rita
Tracey: So where do you come from, Rita?
Rita: Oh, I live close by in Pallet Town
Casey: Hey, I'm from Pallet Town!
Rita: That's nice, I don't really care. You've upset my Nidoran and me. We're going back to Pallet Town…
Rita runs off towards Pallet Town
Casey: Geez…What a rude girl!
Tracey: Well, you DID hurt her Nidoran…
Casey: Ah, who cares…let's just go to Ivory City.
After an hour of walking, Casey gets worn out, and decides to take a rest.
Casey: Are we almost there yet?
Tracey: We're not even half way there!
Casey: Aww…
Rita: All right! Give me back my Nidoran you thief!
Casey: Rita? What are you doing here?
Rita: Don't play innocent with me! I know you stole my Nidoran after it ran off again!
Tracey: We didn't take it…honest!
Rita: Don't lie! You already tried to steal it earlier! I know your type…
Casey: Rita, look…we didn't steal it! Look, all I have is Abra and the rest of my pokeballs are empty!
Casey opens up all of her pokeballs to prove to Rita that she doesn't have her Nidoran.
Rita: And what about you?!
Tracey: Me? I didn't steal it!
Tracey releases his only three pokemon, Venonat, Marill and Scyther. His other pokeballs are empty.
Rita: Then…then…where is it?
Tracey: It must have run off again…We'll help look for it!
Casey: But I'm tired…
Rita: Hey, you wouldn't like it if one of your pokemon was missing, would you?
Casey: I guess you're right. Let's get looking!
Tracey: Maybe my pokemon can help.
A small blue mouse pokemon and a purple bug pokemon are called from their pokeballs.
Tracey: Venonat, use your radar eyes to track down a Nidoran female! Marill, try to listen for one.
Venonat scans the forest bushes while Marill quietly twitches its ears to listen out for the Nidoran. They both find their target at the same time.
Casey: Wow, I guess it worked!
Tracey: Come on! Let's go!
After a few minutes of running, the three teenagers end up outside a burrow.
Casey: We can't fit down that hole!
Rita: You can't, but can your pokemon?
Casey: Hey, that gives me an idea!
Casey sends out her Abra
Casey: Abra, I need you to teleport us into that burrow.
Abra's eyes glow white and the everyone vanishes. In an instant they all appear inside the burrow.
Rita: What the…which one is mine???
To their surprise, the burrow is filled with dozens of Nidoran, all of which look exactly the same.
Tracey: Doesn't your Nidoran have any features that stand out like a collar?
Rita: My Nidoran didn't like its collar so I kept it off.
Casey: Why don't you call for it? Then it'll come to you.
Rita: Nidoran! Come here, girl!
All the Nidoran stand still and stare at the trio of youngsters. None of them come towards Rita.
Rita: I knew this would happen. If Nidoran doesn't obey me, why would it come to me if I call it? I'm such a lousy owner…
Casey: I'm not gonna give up until we find that Nidoran!
Tracey: Don't you wanna get to Ivory City?
Casey: Yeah, but this is more important! Tracey! Why don't you get Marill to communicate with the Nidoran?
Tracey: Good idea. Marill, you heard her!
Marill: Marill, Marill!
Marill approaches one of the Nidoran
Tracey: Ask it if it's seen a pet Nidoran round here.
Marill: Marill, Marill! Ma Ma Marill! Rill!
The Nidoran shakes its head.
Rita: It hasn't seen it? Maybe it's not in here…
Casey: Abra, teleport us outta here!
The group are back outside.
Casey: Good work, Abra! Return!
Tracey: Marill, keep listening!
The group walk around looking for Nidoran while Marill intently listens out for it. Casey pushes a bush out of the way while searching and finds a wild Pidgey.
Casey: Wow, a Pidgey! I'll catch it!
Casey pulls one of the pokeballs off of her jacket and throws it in the air
Casey: OK Abra, one more time!
Abra: Aaaaaabraaaaaaaaaaa
Casey: Abra, try your Confusion attack!
The Confusion attack hits its target head on. The Pidgey bounces back and flaps its wings with such fury that a huge sand-cloud forms, preventing Abra from finding its opponent.
Casey: Oh no! Abra, quickly! Teleport out of there!
A white flash appears in front of her as the Abra escapes.
Casey: Ok Abra now try your Psybeam attack!
A brightly coloured Psybeam hits the sand-cloud, and it vanishes. The Pidgey was caught in the attack and falls to the floor.
Casey: Alright, pokeball go!
Casey throws an empty pokeball at the weakened Pidgey, and it is engulfed in a red light, soon sucked up by the pokeball. The pokeball wiggles and shakes until it finally stops moving.
Casey: Huh? I…I…I DID IT! YEAH! I caught my first pokemon! Man, I'm good…
Tracey: What are you doing Casey? We have to find that Nidoran!
Casey: Look Tracey! I caught my first Pokemon!
Tracey: What was it? A Mankey? A Pikachu? A Fearow?
Casey: Err..No, it was just a Pidgey…
Rita: That's even better! You can use it to lookout for my Nidoran!
Casey: Yeah! Go, Pidgey!
Casey's Pidgey comes out of its pokeball and collapses to the floor.
Casey: I guess I should have let it rest a while first…Pidgey! Get up, we need you to fly above the forest and search for Rita's Nidoran!
Pidgey gets up, nods its head, flies upwards above the trees and flies around in search of the lost Nidoran.
A few minutes later…
Rita: Any luck?
Tracey: Nope
Casey: Not me.
Casey's Pidgey lands on her shoulder and indicates that it's found the Nidoran.
Casey: You found it? Take us to it!
Pidgey flies away deeper into the forest while Casey, Tracey and Rita are in hot pursuit. They eventually reach a clearing where the Nidoran is sitting on its own, shivering.
Rita: Nidoran! I was worried sick!
The Nidoran just turns its head
Rita: I'll never get this Nidoran to obey me…Hey, I know! Why don't you take it Casey?
Casey: Yeah, OK!
Tracey: What she means is, she'd love to take care of it for you!
Rita: Ok, but I think Nidoran won't go without a fight!
Casey: Really? Cool! Ok, I'll take you on! Abra, I choose you!
Abra appears once again (Don't worry it won't appear again in this episode, I promise!), ready for action.
Rita's Nidoran attempts a Horn Attack but Abra teleports to the side.
Casey: Abra, Psychic attack, now!
Abra's Psychic attack hits Nidoran with such force that it flies right into a tree, knocking itself out!
Casey: Pokeball go!
The pokeball hits the Nidoran…but doesn't capture it.
Casey: Oh yeah, I forgot.
Rita: Nidoran, return! Here, take Nidoran's pokeball. It's yours now.
Casey: Gee, thanks!
Tracey: But what are you going to do now, Rita?
Rita: I'm gonna head on back home. Maybe I'll try and raise something that's a lot more obedient…Something that's not so difficult to raise…
Casey: Well…why don't you take my Pidgey?
Rita: I…I couldn't…
Casey: Why not? I took one of your pokemon, you can have one of mine! Go on, take it!
Rita: Do you really mean it?
Casey: Sure! I should try and train some pokemon that are a little more powerful than a Pidgey! So it's only fair!
Rita: Well, OK…
Rita takes the pokeball from Casey's hand.
Rita: Thanks! Wow, now I've got an even better pokemon!
Tracey: Well, we're off to Ivory City now.
Rita: Take care! And take care of my Nidoran!
Casey: I will! Thanks for everything!
As Casey walks off into a different direction from Rita, she thinks to herself how lucky she is to get a new pokemon, as does Rita. What's next in store for our duo? Find out next time…