Me, Myself and Totodile: A Trainer's Tale
Part 2
Fixing Up the 'Dile!
"Totodile!" Naru cried out, attempting to catch her run-away Pokemon. "Come on! You can't be scared! You're a Pokemon! Have guts!"
Her Totodile showed no signs of slowing down, so she chucked its empty Pokeball at it, and caught it as it bounced back, with the blue reptile inside.
"Totodile… What am I going to do with you?"
Naru had wandered under a bunch of trees, as the rain had started to pour down, ruthlessly. The wind was pretty rough as well. She knew, that her journey was going to have be postponed for a while. At least, until after the storm.
"Hm... I guess I was harsh on Totodile... It was our first battle, after all..."
"Well... Its no good if it continues to be scared to fight... So, I'll give him some fight training!" Naru decided, while releasing her blue companion from its ball.
The big-jaw Pokemon looked up at its master, looking sad. "Alright, Totodile. You obviously have some problems, and I, Naru Kimori, daughter of Nate Kimori, discoverer of the Hoenn Pokemon… 'Kimori', will fix them!"
The reptile looked up in fright, and then started to run off, ignoring its trainer's cries.
"Okay, Totodile. Now that you've calmed down..." She said, while holding her partner in a tight grip. "Go scratch that Pidgey over there."
She pointed towards the small, single, bird, pecking at the ground.
Totodile looked uneasy, as his trainer let go. "Come on, pal! You can do it! I know you can! Go show that bird who's boss!" Naru said.
With those words of encouragement, Totodile leapt forward and dug its claws into the small bird. It shrieked in pain, and lifted off the ground. It then soared forward and bashed Totodile.
The big-jawed Pokemon fell into a small mud-puddle, it sat up, and looked at the bird above. It was circling around, awaiting its prey. Totodile got nervous, and cowered into a ball.
"No! Totodile! Get up, and use a Leer attack!" Commanded Naru.
Her Pokemon shook off the dirt, and ignored its fright. It stood up, and gave the small bird the hardest stare it could manage. The bird noticed it, and stumbled, dropping to the ground.
"Okay, now Scratch it!" Naru ordered.
Totodile lifted up one of its paws and rocketed towards the Pidgey. With a great sound of a connecting hit, and a few feathers flying off of the enemy, it was an obvious win. The blue Pokemon cheered, as it glowed slightly white. It had gathered up some experience from the battle.
"Totodile! Well done! I knew you could do it!" Naru congratulated. "You just had to get over your fears!"
Totodile jumped up and down, cheering. "Totodile! Totodile!"
The rain came to a stop, and the sky started to whiten slightly. The sun poked through a few clouds, spreading the trail with a dim light.
"Alright, time to continue on our journey! Come on, buddy!" Naru said, running off into the distance, with her small Pokemon following.
To be continued...