Hey there! It's me Saige, Calvin's new travelingcompanion.Ihave to literally beat himto update in a reasonable time. (Flips openher folding fan).Rightnowwe are camped out onRoute 11 on our way tothe Hoenn Region. Calvin is cooking right now andI would kill him if he burns my food so I'm doing the introduction.We really don't get along with each other so far andare usually at each others throat, but we're managing.I hope you enjoy this Chapter. Please read and review.
The camp fire cracked sending clouds of black smoke to into the darken night sky. The fire light illuminated a small clearing in the forest around where it was built. Calvin sat in front of the fire, tending to it while trying to prepare there evening meal. Saige and Haunter were laying out her sleeping bag for the night. Espeon and Umbreon were having fun chasing each other in circles around the area.
"You're not worried about sleeping out side are you?" Calvin asked teasingly.
"I'm more worry of having to eat what you pull out of that pot." Saige shot back. "Are you sure you know what your doing?"
"You're welcome to cook anytime you feel like it." Calvin replied.
"Maybe I will some time."
"Good. Now you can't complain about my food, because at some point I'll have to try and eat your cooking. If your cooking is anything like the way you look, I might have to use some of the antidote I picked up on myself."
Saige threw her folding fan, which spread in to a disk like shape and connected with the side of Calvin's head. Umbreon appeared next to Calvin and caught the fan before it fell to the ground and rushed it back to his Trainer.
"Thank you Umbreon." She said to her Pokemon, then turning back to Calvin. "Are you finished, I'm really hungry."
"First you complain about my cooking and then ask if I finished?" Calvin asked. "You are really strange... looking."
Saige glared at Calvin then threw her fan again. This time it stopped in mid air half way between them. Saige looked to see Espeon's eyes glowing blue as used Psychic to stop the fan. She sent Umbreon to retrieve it.
"If you want a battle, you got one." Saige said.
"I was wondering how long it would take for you to challenge me." Calvin replied.
Umbreon returned the fan to its owner then turned to face Calvin. Espeon flickered and appeared in front of Calvin facing Umbreon.
(She's got the type advantage but we're stronger. Right Espeon) Calvin said telepathically.
(Right.) Espeon replied. (And you might want to take the pot off the fire, She would be really mad if you let her food burn.)
"Oh, right." Calvin said absentmindedly removing the pot of the fire then turned back to the battle.
"Umbreon, start things off with a take down attack." Saige commanded
"Espeon. Teleport and use Shadow Ball." Calvin said.
Umbreon took off charging towards Espeon. (Do you honestly think before you command?) Espeon asked Calvin before he flickered and disappeared. He reappeared behind Umbreon who skidded to a stop and turned to face his opponent. (Shadow Ball is a ghost attack. It has no affect on Dark types like Umbreon.) Espeon took off charging at Umbreon using his take down attack. The blow connected with Umbreon sending it rolling. It quickly returned to its feet facing Espeon. (And for the last time, you're your mouth and talk telepathically.)
"Umbreon use your Faint Attack." Saige commanded. Umbreon faded and disappeared into the shadows of the night.
(Wait for him to appear then use Psychic to stop his attack.)
Espeon scanned the area looking for a trace of Umbreon to appear but Umbreon had completely disappeared into the shadows. It heard some thing behind it and to face the darkness. Umbreon appeared from the shadows on Espeon's left and collided with Espeon, sending Espeon sliding a few feet. Espeon got up to see Umbreon disappear back into the shadows.
(He's got the advantage of night as well. Did she have to wait to night to challenge us?)
(He's worst then a ghost Pokemon, always disappearing like that. Focus and try to see where he coming from.)
Espeon closed his eyes, and tried to focus. Umbreon erupted from the shadows again and connected with Espeon, knocking it down again. Espeon once more arose to see Umbreon disappear.
"Some psychic you are." Saige said tauntingly. "You can't even foresee where Umbreon's attacks are coming from."
"Your right Espeon is psychic and can for see the future. Espeon use Foresight." Espeon's eyes began to glow red and it shot beams of light in to the darkness, revealing the darkness Pokemon circling it. Use Psychic to toss Umbreon into the air and take it down as it comes down."
Umbreon expression changed as it was lifted by and unseen force at thrown into the air. (One more time Calvin, stop talking to me.) Espeon said as it timed Umbreon's decent. It took off towards Umbreon and connected in air. Sending Umbreon rolling again. Umbreon struggled to its feet, the effects of the battle beginning to show on both Pokemon.
"So you got lucky that time. Can you keep it up?" Saige said. "Umbreon Faint Attack again." Umbreon faded into the darkness again.
(Teleport into the air and use Foresight on the whole area. Then use Psychic to direct your fall in to an Aerial Take Down.) Calvin said.
(I don't know where you come up with this stuff, but it sounds crazy enough to work.) Espeon flickered and disappeared as Umbreon made its attack. Finding its target missing it returned to darkness. "Wait for it to reappear them attack again Umbreon." Saige said.
A beam of red light fell from the sky on to the area." revealing Umbreon waiting patiently at Saige's feet.
"What?" Saige asked surprised.
"You're not the only one who can throw a sneak attack." Calvin replied as Espeon came crashing down on Umbreon. Umbreon was sent flying and land by Calvin unconscious.
"There was no why you could win." Calvin said. "Right Espeon?" Espeon hurt from the recoil of his attacks and Umbreon's successful faint attacks stumbled and fell by Sagie's feet. "Espeon." Calvin said rushing to his Pokemon's aid as Saige rushed to Umbreon's side.
"You fought well Umbreon,"She said kneeling beside it. "You deserve a long rest." She returned it to its Pokeball. Calvin had pick up his Espeon and carried it over by his sleeping bag where he laid it to rest.
He turned to face Saige smiling softly. "That was a good battle; we have to do it again some time." He picked the pot of food he had put aside and said. "Battling really builds your appetite. Let's eat." Saige smiled and joined him over by the fire for there meal.
The two enjoyed the meal talking and laughing about there battle, which they concluded ended in a draw. Espeon had awakened and now sat in Calvin's lap munching on some Pokemon snacks. Saige had released her Umbreon again and it was stretched out at her side absorbing the moonlight, in and effort to heal itself.
"Your attacking from the darkness technique was very impressive." Calvin said. "Does that work in the day light as well?"
"Yes, but it really isn't as effective as it was at night. Your style is similar except you used teleport to dodge attacks and Espeon defense is impressive. It took a few attacks it was weak against and it hurt itself with its own attacks."
"Espeon and I have been thorough a lot."
"I can tell." Saige replied. "But I do have on question. I have lived with your parents for about a year now, and I rather enjoyed it there, why did you leave?"
"I left my parent house when I was seven, and sent to the Saffron City Gym to help train my psychic abilities."
"I saw when they sent your sister Micha away." Saige said.
"Well I stayed with Sabrina, the gym leader until I was thirteen. In which my powers grew at an enormous rate." He levitated Espeon's pokeball to make his point. "I was growing at a rate slight slower than Sabrina her self did when she was my age. So I was favored as the top student at the Gym. But one day two trainers stopped by. They were friendly and interested in learning about my powers, and they invited me to travel with them. After all the years of being in the gym I had spent so much time and effort on my training, that I never took the time out to make friends or see the outside world. This new idea of traveling with friends was interesting to me and I asked Sabrina if I could join them." He paused for a second his eyes starting blindly at the crackling camp fire. He let his mind slip away in to the memory of his argument.
He was thirteen and Sabrina was sixteen. They stood on either side of the arena, shouting at each other.
"Why not." Calvin shouted.
"Your training is no where near completed." Sabrina said darkly.
"I could beat any one in this gym in a mental battle." Calvin replied.
"You can't beat me."
"You're just trying to hold me back because you don't have any friends."
"I don't need friends, I have power and it is absolute."
"I know you feel it too, that even with all this power something is missing inside. I'm leaving to find what is. Then when I do, I will be stronger than even you."
"You'll never be stronger than I am and you're not leaving."
The big bronze doors to the arena slammed shut behind Calvin. He turned and looked at them, then turned back said. "If you think that will stop me, you're stupid."
Sabrina reached out with her mind and psychically attacked Calvin. His head throbbing in pain and feeling as if it were going to explode. The pain made him fall to his knees. Struggling through the pain he psychically pushed Sabrina. Stumbled but didn't loose her balance. His attack worked however, forcing her to break her concentration on him and releasing him from the grip.
"Is that the best you got?" Sabrina said. "And you expect to become better than me?"
"I'll never become better then you by training under you." Calvin screamed. "That the reason why you won't let me go, your afraid I will become better than you."
Sabrina psychically slammed Calvin against the bronze doors. The pressure building on him as though she was trying to crush him. "I'm showing you how weak you are, and you'll never become stronger then me. Especially with all the distractions the world out there carries." She added more pressure on Calvin. Tightening his chest and making hard for him to breathe.
Calvin managed to cast a glare at her, coughing as he struggled for air. "Piss off." He coughed. He flicker and disappeared. Sabrina's force on him crashed into the door breaking them open badly twisting the metal.
He appeared outside the gym, and collapsed struggling for breath. "Hey Calvin, Calvin?" someone said. The looked up to see the two travelers who had brought him to that argument. A boy and a girl the same age as him, looking down on him.
"Calvin?" Calvin snapped out of his memory and looked at Saige who was staring at him a look of concern in her face.
"Sorry I must have drifted away for a moment." He said smiling to show he was ok. "Where was I?"
"You left the gym with some trainers to become friends."
"Right, I spent three years traveling with them before I returned. So here we are."
Saige felt there was something he wasn't telling her but she decided not to push it. "Well, Thanks for the meal Cal." She said. "It was actually very good."
"No problem." Calvin said. "I say we call it a night." He gave Saige a smile and went over to his sleeping bag.
"Good night Calvin." Saige said.
"Same to you." He replied. They climbed into there sleeping bag and soon were both asleep.