Hroondeel's Notes
Well, here it is! Sorry about the wait, but there seemed to be some kind of problem stopping me from logging on…And I believe some people had the exact same problem as well. Anyways, read on!
May stomped all the way out of the Petalburgs' house, and all the way to where the few houses of Littleroot seemed to get even more rare, and trees and tall grass seemed to get more common. She didn't even realize that she was now out of the town region, but in the route ahead of it, where no one lived. Occasionally a trainer would pass her, making her even madder. Her thoughts kept repeating: Brendan calling his father a violent, brutal, and aggressive jerk, Her calling contests pathetic, not having any Pokemon, and Brendan muttering about how she was pathetic. Her breathing became louder and longer, and suddenly, she spun around and with all of her strength, punched the tree behind her. The tree shook, and she closed her eyes, her fist still on the tree. She heard a thud, and something drop behind her, and she ignored it. A muffled cry escaped her throat, as her knuckles became white and trembling. Instead of stopping there, she embraced the pain.
She pictured herself a Pokemon, fighting ferociously in a battle. She was a Snubbull, her Snubbull, who was left in Goldenrod. Where is he now? Does he have a new owner? She thought, remembering when she left him, and she could remember his expression very clearly. His head was cocked to a side, and he looked very confused. "Bye…Snubbull…I hope I'll see you…again!" then she ran with all her might, leaving him there, tears falling from her eyes.
Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted by a sharp, low, growl from behind her. She heard a twig snap as whoever was there inched toward her. Shakily, she turned around. Five wild Zigzagoons were growling at her, baring their teeth. She inched backwards, but stumbled, as the tree was behind her. Usually, if her Snubbull was with her, she'd snicker at the Zigzagoon, as her Snubbull would knock them all out-one to five. Now, she had no Pokemon. She wanted to run, but her legs were like jelly, and they trembled when she tried. May slid down the trunk, and realized she looked pathetic. Pathetic…for some reason, she now hated that word. She swallowed, and said feebly, "Nice Zigzagoon…" and apparently, the Zigzagoon seemed not to fall for it. "Zigzagoonn!" the largest one cried, and bended his legs, ready to pounce. She closed her eyes, and braced herself.
She waited. And waited. She even waited a little longer. Timidly, she slowly opened one eye. What she saw surprised her. A Torchic, stomping at the ground was glaring at the Zigzagoon. How long were they like this? She wondered. All of a sudden, the Torchic jumped off the ledge it was standing on, and tackled the Zigzagoon, full on. The Zigzagoon flew in the air, and landed a bit far off, shrouded by a cloud of sand. The other Zigzagoon backed off a little. The Torchic snapped, "Torchiic!" at them. May opened her other eye and was now fully alert, confused on what was going on. The Zigzagoon sniffed, and turned away, deciding to leave. Shakily, May got up and stared at the Torchic. The Torchic's expression softened and it jumped in triumph. May hesitantly reached out to touch it, but the Torchic backed away. "You're wild, huh?" she said. The Torchic bended down to sniff the grass inattentively. She then remembered how fierce the Torchic was in battle. "But…Torchics aren't found around these parts!" the Torchic looked around. May sat down next to it. "Be my guest. If I were you, I would've run away too. Better than some weirdo staring at you and taking notes the whole day…" she muttered. Suddenly, the Torchic heard something in the distance and ran off. May sighed, and walked home.
As she walked, she noticed two things: that this was a route, inhabited by Pokemon, and that it is a passage way for trainers willing to get to the next town. Suddenly, she heard a rustling behind her. She swiftly spun around. The rustling stopped. She crossed her arms in annoyance, and the bushes rustled again. "Are you going to come out or what?" she snapped. When no one responded, she stomped over to the bushes and pulled them apart. There, with an eager expression in its eyes, was the Torchic. "Oh…it's you." The Torchic blinked. "I know…you probably are lonely." She said. "I'll try to catch you." She said, and swiftly threw her spare pokeball at it, and clenched her fists while the pokeball jiggled. Finally, it stopped. She smiled, and picked it up. Now that she had her Pokemon, she was ready for her battle.
Really boring, I know. But as some of you have guessed, I have to write how she gets her first Pokemon, non? Anyways, thanks for all the reviews! I really love them, and was very excited when I got them. I guess I'll give you another hint about chapter 4. (I'm afraid all of my chapters will be so short, bare with me!) May runs into Brendan, but not the way she planned. Anyways, I'm trying to upload a chapter every two days or so!
Hroondeel