Better and Tougher, the Real Adventures
Chapter 10: Rival-Mania!
It's a new day, as Carl and his 2 friends Yetis and Kim are about to go on the road again on their way to the next town. Of course, it's not going to be that easy, and people can easily get sidetracked, especially when a new pokemon pops out of a nearby bush along a forest pathway. This particular pokemon was a small, pink bunny creature with what looked like a small horn of the same color.
Carl decided it was time to check with Pokedex again, "Nidoran, the poison pin pokemon. This pokemon is known for the poisonous barbs found on its head. Nidoran are a pokemon that differ based on their gender, the males have the larger horns, and more of a purple colored skin. Females have bluer skin. "Interesting." thought Carl as he went for a pokeball. "Furret, I choose you!" he stated as he released the raccoon pokemon.
'Fur,' it stated as it was released.
"Be careful Carl," stated Yetis, "Those horns are highly venomous, and even their bites can hurt too.
"Don't worry," stated Carl, as he looked back to Furret, "Begin with Quick Attack!" he stated as the raccoon moved in as swiftly as it could for an attack. It hit, but it looked as though this only enraged the horned rabbit, which countered with a slam from its head. "Furret! Are you alright?" asked Carl, to which his pokemon nodded. At least he wasn't poisoned. "Now use."
Carl wasn't going to get a chance to finish his statement however, as he was soon interrupted by an all too familiar voice, "Nidoran, stop picking on these weaklings!" That's right, in all his 5'11" of bullying, and tough guy attitude of glory stood Mark, Carl's rival who we know got Mareep. "Well, well. Look who it is. Carl, haven't you given up yet?" he asked with a slight sneer.
"Great, just who we need to see!" stated Kim with heavy excitement, coated in 250 layers of sarcasm.
"Glad to see you too, babe!" Mark smirked at her with a bit of a wink. She merely cringed at the thought.
"Hey Mark!" stated Carl; "I challenge you to a battle!" stated Carl, with a bit of enthusiasm. Mark merely smiled at the thought.
"Ok. Nidoran, return!" he stated, as his poisonous pokemon was returned to the pokeball.
"Charmander, go!" stated Carl, as he withdrew Furret, and made the switch.
"Oh, I take it you got the Charmander back at the lab!" stated Mark with a snort of laughter. "Pidgeotto, go in there and start with Quick Attack." Stated Mark, as he unleashed a brownish bird pokemon. The bird complied, and began its assault with a fast but steady slam into the fire pokemon on the ground below.
"Charmander, use Ember!" stated Carl, to which the fire pokemon readied itself to spit fire at the large bird. Unfortunately it wasn't going to go anywhere.
"Use Sand Attack!" smirked Mark, as the bird pokemon flapped its wings at a high velocity, causing sand and dirt from the ground below to kick up into the air, and like the firemen do, this sand managed to put out the fire before it could get serious. Not to mention the fact that Charmander was quite blinded by the buildup. "Finish him off with Whirlwind!" to which a small funnel of wind built up from the flapping of the wings and moved right for the minor sandstorm. It hit its target, and Charmander was violently thrown into the air, and when the wind stopped, he was down for the count. "You lose!"
"Lucky shot!" mumbled Carl.
"Wow!" exclaimed Yetis, "That was impressive." Carl merely gave him a glare that screamed 'WHO'S THE HECK SIDE ARE YOU ON ANYWAY?' which merely caused Yetis to shut his trap.
"Well, now that I know that you do train weak pokemon," laughed Mark, "I'm leaving before it rubs off on mine." With that, he was gone in a huff.
***
"I can't believe I lost!" stated Carl, as he traveled with his friends along the roadway path. It was quite a few hours gone by since the battle of Rivalry proportions, but he was still feeling down about it.
Kim eyed Carl with concern, "I don't think you should be so down about it. Mark may train his pokemon hard, but that isn't the best way to build a bond with them. He may have the fighting techniques, but he lacks the true connection that really matters in the long run." Stated Kim with a smile. "To be honest Carl, you seem like someone who could be trusted with any pokemon." She added. Carl could have sworn she winked at him, but he tried not to think about it.
"Kim is absolutely right. You care about your pokemon. Pokemon aren't tools of war, they are friends to us all." Explained Yetis. "Of course, catching new pokemon always helps. It builds diversity, and variety."
"You're right! I'm going to go catch me some new friends!" stated Carl, and by friends he of course meant Pokemon.
***
The verdant forest around Carl seemed to be teeming with wildlife. This would be a great chance to capture new pokemon. It was small, and looked like a rat, and it was purple. It had buckteeth in the front of its mouth too. Pokedex had some more information for Carl, 'Rattata, the rat pokemon. This pokemon is commonly found in many environments. It has a tendency to reproduce quickly, and populate in great numbers. For their small size, they can actually be surprisingly useful.'
It was during this speech that Pokedex was providing that Yetis had caught up to Carl, "Rattata is commonly found all over. They're usually the pokemon of beginners, but I must say that I find them hardly useless. They have super fang!" stated Yetis.
Carl merely watched as the Rattata looked as though it were sniffing for something. It was as though it were hunting. "Ekans, go!" commanded Carl as he released the purple snake.
"Carl, those pokemon are natural enemies! The battle could get gruesome!" exclaimed Yetis with great worry. Carl however, had already given a command before Yetis could stop him.
"Ekans, Poison Sting!" stated Carl, to which the snake pokemon began to fire needles at the little rat. It was a nimble little rodent though, and it jumped over it and proceeded to bite the snake with its mighty fangs. The snake yelped in pain. "Don't worry, just use glare, and then follow up with acid!"
'Ekans!' it screeched as it stared right at the little rat with a look so horrific you could see it with your back turned or eyes closed. The little rat became a bit frightened, and Ekans gained the upper hand. It then proceeded to spray the small rat with a heavy toxic substance. Rattata was not going to get back up on its own any time soon.
"Pokeball, go!" stated Carl, as he took the opportunity to gain new friends. The ball shook a few times, but there was no way an acid covered rodent diagnosed with paralysis was going to struggle very much. The ball stopped with a 'Ping!' and Carl had a new capture.
"Nice work Carl!" stated Yetis. "Kim and I were setting up camp before. We're going to rest up before we continue. After all, it is getting late. At night, its not too safe to be traveling the wilds."
"Very well, lead the way!" complied a slightly tired Carl as Yetis lead the way back to the place where they set up camp, which wasn't too far away.
A/N: And thus, Carl has a new 'friend'/pokemon on his team. Welcome aboard Rattata! I'd take the time to thank the fans who read this, but they are few and far between. Anyway, the next installment will come when I get more reviews. So review people! Please! I need opinions, thoughts, and ideas. It's my story, but it's the viewer that makes it happen. Without you, I'd never be writing this, so review! NOW!
Chapter 10: Rival-Mania!
It's a new day, as Carl and his 2 friends Yetis and Kim are about to go on the road again on their way to the next town. Of course, it's not going to be that easy, and people can easily get sidetracked, especially when a new pokemon pops out of a nearby bush along a forest pathway. This particular pokemon was a small, pink bunny creature with what looked like a small horn of the same color.
Carl decided it was time to check with Pokedex again, "Nidoran, the poison pin pokemon. This pokemon is known for the poisonous barbs found on its head. Nidoran are a pokemon that differ based on their gender, the males have the larger horns, and more of a purple colored skin. Females have bluer skin. "Interesting." thought Carl as he went for a pokeball. "Furret, I choose you!" he stated as he released the raccoon pokemon.
'Fur,' it stated as it was released.
"Be careful Carl," stated Yetis, "Those horns are highly venomous, and even their bites can hurt too.
"Don't worry," stated Carl, as he looked back to Furret, "Begin with Quick Attack!" he stated as the raccoon moved in as swiftly as it could for an attack. It hit, but it looked as though this only enraged the horned rabbit, which countered with a slam from its head. "Furret! Are you alright?" asked Carl, to which his pokemon nodded. At least he wasn't poisoned. "Now use."
Carl wasn't going to get a chance to finish his statement however, as he was soon interrupted by an all too familiar voice, "Nidoran, stop picking on these weaklings!" That's right, in all his 5'11" of bullying, and tough guy attitude of glory stood Mark, Carl's rival who we know got Mareep. "Well, well. Look who it is. Carl, haven't you given up yet?" he asked with a slight sneer.
"Great, just who we need to see!" stated Kim with heavy excitement, coated in 250 layers of sarcasm.
"Glad to see you too, babe!" Mark smirked at her with a bit of a wink. She merely cringed at the thought.
"Hey Mark!" stated Carl; "I challenge you to a battle!" stated Carl, with a bit of enthusiasm. Mark merely smiled at the thought.
"Ok. Nidoran, return!" he stated, as his poisonous pokemon was returned to the pokeball.
"Charmander, go!" stated Carl, as he withdrew Furret, and made the switch.
"Oh, I take it you got the Charmander back at the lab!" stated Mark with a snort of laughter. "Pidgeotto, go in there and start with Quick Attack." Stated Mark, as he unleashed a brownish bird pokemon. The bird complied, and began its assault with a fast but steady slam into the fire pokemon on the ground below.
"Charmander, use Ember!" stated Carl, to which the fire pokemon readied itself to spit fire at the large bird. Unfortunately it wasn't going to go anywhere.
"Use Sand Attack!" smirked Mark, as the bird pokemon flapped its wings at a high velocity, causing sand and dirt from the ground below to kick up into the air, and like the firemen do, this sand managed to put out the fire before it could get serious. Not to mention the fact that Charmander was quite blinded by the buildup. "Finish him off with Whirlwind!" to which a small funnel of wind built up from the flapping of the wings and moved right for the minor sandstorm. It hit its target, and Charmander was violently thrown into the air, and when the wind stopped, he was down for the count. "You lose!"
"Lucky shot!" mumbled Carl.
"Wow!" exclaimed Yetis, "That was impressive." Carl merely gave him a glare that screamed 'WHO'S THE HECK SIDE ARE YOU ON ANYWAY?' which merely caused Yetis to shut his trap.
"Well, now that I know that you do train weak pokemon," laughed Mark, "I'm leaving before it rubs off on mine." With that, he was gone in a huff.
***
"I can't believe I lost!" stated Carl, as he traveled with his friends along the roadway path. It was quite a few hours gone by since the battle of Rivalry proportions, but he was still feeling down about it.
Kim eyed Carl with concern, "I don't think you should be so down about it. Mark may train his pokemon hard, but that isn't the best way to build a bond with them. He may have the fighting techniques, but he lacks the true connection that really matters in the long run." Stated Kim with a smile. "To be honest Carl, you seem like someone who could be trusted with any pokemon." She added. Carl could have sworn she winked at him, but he tried not to think about it.
"Kim is absolutely right. You care about your pokemon. Pokemon aren't tools of war, they are friends to us all." Explained Yetis. "Of course, catching new pokemon always helps. It builds diversity, and variety."
"You're right! I'm going to go catch me some new friends!" stated Carl, and by friends he of course meant Pokemon.
***
The verdant forest around Carl seemed to be teeming with wildlife. This would be a great chance to capture new pokemon. It was small, and looked like a rat, and it was purple. It had buckteeth in the front of its mouth too. Pokedex had some more information for Carl, 'Rattata, the rat pokemon. This pokemon is commonly found in many environments. It has a tendency to reproduce quickly, and populate in great numbers. For their small size, they can actually be surprisingly useful.'
It was during this speech that Pokedex was providing that Yetis had caught up to Carl, "Rattata is commonly found all over. They're usually the pokemon of beginners, but I must say that I find them hardly useless. They have super fang!" stated Yetis.
Carl merely watched as the Rattata looked as though it were sniffing for something. It was as though it were hunting. "Ekans, go!" commanded Carl as he released the purple snake.
"Carl, those pokemon are natural enemies! The battle could get gruesome!" exclaimed Yetis with great worry. Carl however, had already given a command before Yetis could stop him.
"Ekans, Poison Sting!" stated Carl, to which the snake pokemon began to fire needles at the little rat. It was a nimble little rodent though, and it jumped over it and proceeded to bite the snake with its mighty fangs. The snake yelped in pain. "Don't worry, just use glare, and then follow up with acid!"
'Ekans!' it screeched as it stared right at the little rat with a look so horrific you could see it with your back turned or eyes closed. The little rat became a bit frightened, and Ekans gained the upper hand. It then proceeded to spray the small rat with a heavy toxic substance. Rattata was not going to get back up on its own any time soon.
"Pokeball, go!" stated Carl, as he took the opportunity to gain new friends. The ball shook a few times, but there was no way an acid covered rodent diagnosed with paralysis was going to struggle very much. The ball stopped with a 'Ping!' and Carl had a new capture.
"Nice work Carl!" stated Yetis. "Kim and I were setting up camp before. We're going to rest up before we continue. After all, it is getting late. At night, its not too safe to be traveling the wilds."
"Very well, lead the way!" complied a slightly tired Carl as Yetis lead the way back to the place where they set up camp, which wasn't too far away.
A/N: And thus, Carl has a new 'friend'/pokemon on his team. Welcome aboard Rattata! I'd take the time to thank the fans who read this, but they are few and far between. Anyway, the next installment will come when I get more reviews. So review people! Please! I need opinions, thoughts, and ideas. It's my story, but it's the viewer that makes it happen. Without you, I'd never be writing this, so review! NOW!