Chapter 2:
Warning: Has blood in.
"Wow, it's so big!" Auris exclaimed as they stood at the entrance to the city.
"Indeed," replied the Ninetales.
Auris and Novem entered the city, people were milling around all over the place, and some walked with Pokemon at their heels.
"Excuse me; do you know where the Pokemon Centre and the Gym are please?" Auris asked a man nearby.
"Eh? Oh the Centre's over there the Gym's a little bit behind it." He replied pointing in the direction the buildings were in.
"Thanks,"
Auris and Novem walked on following the directions, buildings towered over them both and the city was desolate of plant growth. Even though the city was busy with human and Pokemon it had almost a depressing air to it, Novem showed this by hanging her head slightly.
"Novem, do you need a rest?"
"Yes," she replied.
Auris took out her Pokeball and was just about lightly tap Novem with it when she barked and jerked her head up to knock the Pokeball out of her trainer's hand.
"I did not say I wanted one!" she growled.
Auris merely shrugged, Novem was like that sometimes. Want, will, need, should, vital words to Novem in her conservations.
"I want a rest now please," she said as they stood outside the Pokemon centre.
Auris returned Novem to her Pokeball as she stepped inside the building. It was cool (temperature wise), and benches lined the sides. There was phone box nestled in one corner, on the walls were various posters and there was a machine that allowed trading, near the reception desk too.
Auris walked up to the desk and waited patiently for the usual Nurse Joy, instead somebody else was behind the desk. Auris tried not to let surprise escape from her face but some must have broken loose.
"I've gotten a lot of those looks today," she said smiling. "I'm here for training, need some new blood in this business I suppose huh?"
She had flaming ginger hair, elaborated with beads braided into it, her brown eyes twinkled mischievously.
"Maybe,"
"The sceptic one are you? Well hands over your balls, your Pokemon probably need a rest,"
Auris gave the woman her two Pokeballs and she went away momentarily to put them somewhere where Pidgey and Novem could rest.
"Feel free to chat to me sometime, gets pretty boring here typing, by the way I'm Emma,"
"Auris, nice to meet you,"
Auris backed away from the desk and decided to wait on the benches and Emma returned to typing on the computer.
Two years ago…
"Auris, your not strong enough to get a Pokemon" Auris heard her mother say.
"I am!" was her reply. "All my friends are, do you want me to be the outcast?"
"Wait a year or two until your old enough,"
"I'm old enough now; I could just walk out of this house and go!"
"Go then," said her mother calmly.
Auris ran towards the door, but her nerve failed her and she returned to her mother's heel.
"In a year or two…"
Last year…
I've sneaked away from my family; if I can't be a trainer at least I'll get a friend. I'm pretty far away from home and forest boarders the plains I'm travelling on. I've seen loads of Pokemon but I've tried to give them a wide berth. The sun is setting; you never get anything like that in towns. I settled down to sleep; the voices of the night calmed me. Morning and the sunrise was equal in beauty to the sunset. Suddenly I hear a small moan and curious, I seek to find what caused it. A small Vulpix is lying on the ground. Carefully I pick it up.
"Are you OK?" I whisper to it.
It opened its eyes, and mine and its locked. Cautiously I took the Pokeball I had pocketed and tapped the Vulpix with it, transformed into energy it entered the ball and was too weak to resist.
"Helloo! Auris, your Pokemon are healed!" called Emma saying the word "Hello" in a crude imitation of a ghost voice.
Emma stood in front of Auris offering her two Pokeballs. Auris took them and said "Thanks".
"It was funny watching you; you just sat there staring into space for absolutely ages,"
"Glad you enjoyed it," Auris said.
"You got some Ninetales there," Emma complimented sitting down beside Auris.
"She called Novem," Auris explained.
"I would like to travel-," Emma said wistfully.
"But this business needs more blood" Auris finished for her. "You could, it's not vital to stay here,"
"Well I suppose, I am a volunteer,"
After saying that, she got up and went to a poster. Fishing a pen out of her pocket she scrawled out a word.
"Now, let's get going!" Emma shouted.
Auris got off the bench followed by Emma, the doors slid to the sides automatically as they approached them.
Fetching the red Pokeball from her belt Auris tossed it onto the ground, Novem appeared from it and then the Pokeball flew back to Auris.
"Emma, do you mind if we go if the Gym?" Auris asked.
"No, not at all, it'll be interesting to watch you battle in fact," she replied.
Recalling the mans vague direction Auris "followed" them, and by pure chance ended up at the Gym.
"You are a funny person huh?" Emma said.
"Excuse me?"
"You could've asked me, instead you start blundering around. I suspect even Novem would've had the sense to ask,"
"She speaks of wisdom," Novem said.
"You're just saying that because you're flattered," Auris whispered to her harshly.
Novem cocked her head to the side and said "Maybe,"
The doors slid open automatically as they had did in the Pokemon Centre. The Gym was huge, it was divided into three parts, and each was separated with a wall. The room, the two people and the Ninetales were standing in now, was around the size of a school hall, a small bench had been shoved into one corner and the typical Pokemon battlefield lines had been marked out on the ground. The floor had pink and white tiles each put together in a pretty pink, white, pink, white pattern. The walls were also pink and large windows had been lavished extravagantly with flowers.
A girl entered the room from the door opposite Auris, she was dressed in the same colour pink as the room, which made her blend in.
"Are you changeling Roxanne?" she asked.
"Nope, I'm here to inspect the gym!" Auris replied, trying to put sarcasm in her voice.
"Really? OK, go on through then," the girl replied beckoning for Auris to follow.
"Sarcasm is a foreign language to you isn't it?" Auris said flabbergasted. "I'm here really, to challenge the gym leader,"
"What? Make up your mind!" the girl shouted.
"Yes Auris, make up your mind," said Novem with a smirk on her face.
"Novem do you want to battle?" asked Auris her patience starting to fray.
"No thank you, it'll be interesting to see how you do without me for a change," she replied still with the smirk on her face.
"Fine,"
Auris took the Pidgey's Pokeball from her belt and threw it onto the battlefield instantly the little bird appeared from its ball. The girl sent out a Skitty. It resembled a cat with closed eyes, stubby legs, and a puffed out tail with three antennas sprouting from it. It was pink, with its underbelly and face being beige.
"One on one battle," she explained.
"Pidgey fly up into the sky," Auris ordered.
The little bird obeyed and flapped its wings until it was hovering metres above the floor. Now the Skitty wouldn't be able to attack it without using ranged attacks, or if it jumped.
"Attract!" shouted the girl grinning like an idiot.
The Skitty started waving its tail, while meowing. Auris' Pidgey being male acquired a deep, longing look on its face and he glided down landing on the floor. The Skitty seizing its chance ran towards the Pidgey head lowered its little stubby legs breaking the Skitty speed limit
The Pidgey was hit and snapping out of its "love" it screeched angrily, and turned its full attention on Skitty. Flapping its wings furiously it kicked up a miniature tornado and directed it at Skitty. The little cat was gazing up at the head of the tornado too frightened to move, but at the last moment it tried to run but was swept up in the winds path.
Finally the little Pidgey stopped the Gust to catch his breath; his anger had dampened considerably now. The Skitty stood up after being tossed aside by the Gust and its trainer had a smug look on her face.
"Thunderbolt!" she shouted.
"What? Auris asked. "Pidgey, get moving!"
The bird nodded quickly and pumped its wings as fast as it could. He rose into the air with considerable speed. But Skitty was just releasing the energy and the Thunderbolt hit on target.
A blood curling screeched was emitted from the tiny bird's body, it seemed impossible that something so small held such sound, but it was real. Novem's head snapped up and watched the Pidgey struggled to fight the electricity. Unconsciously she let a Confuse Ray escape and it travelled unseen to the Skitty, who stumbled and looked around with a dazed look.
With the electricity weakened Pidgey broke free of the attack, and aimed a Quick Attack at the cat. The bird hit the Skitty on it back. Talons outstretched it had left deep furrows on the poor beasts back where its claws had raked it.
The Skitty let out a small cry and fell to the ground, and Pidgey landed behind it gazing triumphantly at its trainer.
"Skitty is unable to battle, you win," she said grudgingly.
Auris returned Pidgey to its ball and cast a suspicious glance at Novem you was chatting away to Emma.
Author Notes: Sorry for not getting on authors notes on the last chap so yeah. This one came pretty quick for I already had it lined up so that's why. The next chap will be a bit slower in coming for I'm around halfway through it, I would love some constructive crits but otherwise I take your silence for silent amusement. Enjoy!