Um, here's Chapter 2, although the update was like weeks ago in SPPF. Anyways, read on.
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Chapter 2
Outside the city of Rustboro, at Route 104, Nicole May and Avegaille were keeping a distance away from each other while they walked on to their next destination. Linole jumped off Avegaille's head while Sandra jumped off Nicole's shoulder so that the two Pokémon can talk with each other.
"-I wonder what's up with our trainers?-" Linole whispered to Sandra.
"-Yeah, they've been acting like they're not friends,-" Sandra remarked.
"That's because we aren't friends…" Avegaille muttered out as she stopped walking and turned around and looked down at Linole and Sandra.
Nicole May stopped walking as she looked at Avegaille with a raised eyebrow, wondering who is Avegaille talking to. All she heard were Linole and Sandra's Pokémon crying.
"Who are you talking to?" Nicole asked as she gave Avegaille a perplexed look.
"What? You don't understand Pokémon talk?" Avegaille asked exasperatingly as she looked at Nicole.
"No, and besides, only insane people who doesn't have anyone else could talk to can do that," Nicole replied out as she smirked at Avegaille. She folded her arms across her chest. "Don't tell me you're starting to become insane?"
"Not funny…" Avegaille muttered out as she looked at Nicole furiously.
"-I guess what Avegaille says is true…-" Linole whispered out to Sandra.
"-Better keep out distances also,-" Sandra added. She quickly went besides Nicole's foot and sat down on the ground.
Avegaille quickly went near Linole as she bent down to pick him up. Then, she carried him in her arms and continued to walk on. Nicole May quickly picked up Sandra from the ground and ran after Avegaille. Both of the trainers still kept a distance away from each other.
While walking still, Avegaille felt the breeze of the wind in her face. She looked around and saw the peaceful lake. Then, she saw a bridge which leads to the other side. Nicole May was already walking on the bridge. Avegaille quickly ran after Nicole to catch up to her.
"Hey, what's the big deal?" Avegaille asked out as she breathed heavily and caught up with Nicole.
"You were slowing us down, so I thought it would be best if I went ahead of you," Nicole replied out without turning to Avegaille. She continued to walk on without even looking at Avegaille.
"Well, you could have at least been considerate," Avegaille muttered out as she pouted.
Finally reaching the other side of the bridge, both trainers went to the west side of the road to get to their next destination. Nicole May took out her Pokénav to check the map and see where they should head on to next. Avegaille on the other hand, was too busy gazing upon the scenario of the road. Then, Avegaille noticed a building right in front of the entrance of a woods. Nicole May on the other hand, is hesitant to get to the woods, so that they could get to their next destination as soon as possible. Nicole May looked at Avegaille, who was too busy thinking of something.
"Come on, Avegaille, we have to go through Petalburg Woods so we can get to Petalburg City," Nicole told Avegaille as she pulled Avegaille's arm.
"Okay, okay, geez…" Avegaille murmured out as Nicole continued to pull her arm.
Nicole finally got Avegaille to move from her spot as both of them walked on into the woods. It was the only time when both of them notice that it was getting dark. They continued to walk on into the woods until they could no longer tell which way is which.
"This is all your fault," Nicole blamed out on Avegaille.
"What did I do? You're the ones who insisted to go here," Avegaille protested as she looked at Nicole furiously.
"Well, if you haven't been lagging us down, we could have gotten out of the woods earlier," Nicole protested back.
"Guyuh!" Linole cried out as he jumped off Avegaille's arms and stood in between the two trainers.
"What? You want us to stop? But Nicole May started it!" Avegaille cried out to Linole. She tried to pick up Linole from the ground, but he walked off and started to sniff around.
"What is that Zigzagoon doing?" Nicole asked as she sweat-dropped.
"Guyuh!" Linole cried out as he stood up on his hind legs and pointed his paw to a direction.
"You want us to go that way?" Avegaille asked as she looked at Linole perplexedly.
"Guyuh!" Linole cried out in agreement as he stood on his four paws.
Avegaille quickly walked up to Linole to pick him up form the ground once again. She carried him in her arms and turned to Nicole. Nicole on the other hand, had some doubts over Linole and Avegaille's ability to understand Pokémon talk.
"Do you agree with what that Zigzagoon says?" Nicole asked to Sandra.
"Miyah!" Sandra replied happily as she nodded.
"See? Even Sandra agrees," Avegaille told to Nicole. "Come on, maybe going this way can get us out of the woods."
Nicole saw Avegaille running towards the pathway Linole gave out. She quickly ran after Avegaille until she finally caught up with her. Nicole then saw Avegaille looking around the spot and also seeing two more pathways. Then, Nicole noticed a small spot by the side in which they could set up camp.
"Hey, Amethyst, why don't we set up camp here for the night?" Nicole called out to Avegaille. She sat down in a log as she waited for Avegaille's reply.
"Wah? Fine, sure, go ahead then," Avegaille replied out to Nicole without even turning around. She continued to look around her surroundings, only to find out that she could barely see anything anymore.
"You can start with by collecting some firewood, you know," Nicole ordered out as she tried to sound sarcastic. She folded her arms across her chest.
"Linole, why don't you do the collecting?" Avegaille asked out to her Zigzagoon.
"-Sure thing,-" Linole replied out as he jumped off from Avegaille arms and started to sniff around.
Avegaille turned around as she walked to towards where Nicole May is. Avegaille took off her backpack as she sat down on the ground, leaning her back on the log. Nicole May took out her Pokénav to check on where exactly they are in the woods. But it seems that nothing came out on the screen and the Pokénav only made beeping sounds.
"Out of service reach?" Avegaille asked out to Nicole as she smirked at her.
"Like you know everything," Nicole murmured out sarcastically as she turned away from Avegaille.
Then, Linole came back pushing some firewood in front of him. Avegaille quickly got up as she quickly approached Linole and picked up all the firewood in front of him. Then, Avegaille started to set up the firewood for the campfire. When she was all done, she tried rubbing two sticks together to start off a fire, but it didn't seem to work. Nicole May looked at Avegaille and continued to watch her try to activate a fire, but Avegaille can't seem to get it right.
"I give up!" Avegaille sighed out as she laid her back on the floor. "Linole, help!"
"-What do you want from me? I don't know any Fire attacks,-" Linole told to Avegaille as he jumped on to Avegaille's chest.
"Well, maybe your Lightning attack might work," Avegaille suggested as she picked up Linole with her hands and sat up.
"What the heck? Avegaille's doing it again," Nicole told to herself as she sweat-dropped. She watched Avegaille and Linole's conversing but it seems that she can only understand Avegaille's part.
"-Fine, I'll use Thunderbolt,-" Linole grumbled out as he jumped off from Avegaille's arms. Then, sparks started to come off from his tail as he aimed at the firewood. He charged up even more and released all the current to the firewood. Nothing seems to have happened to the firewood after the attack.
Avegaille and Nicole May both sweat-dropped as they both looked at the burnt firewood. Then, Nicole stood up from the log as Sandra jumped off from her lap and approached Avegaille. Nicole took out a box of matches from her pocket and started to light the firewood with it. Finally, Nicole was able to make some campfire.
"Why didn't you tell me you brought with you some matches?" Avegaille asked exasperatedly as she sweat-dropped.
"Because I thought it would be best to let you do everything until you've run out of options," Nicole replied out as she walked off and sat down on the log she was sitting down before. She took out a notebook and a pen from her bag and started to write things on the notebook.
"Is it me or does Nicole want me to look stupid?" Avegaille asked herself as she looked at Linole.
"-Well, she thinks you're already stupid as it is,-" Linole remarked as he chuckled.
"Very funny…" Avegaille grumbled out as she looked at Linole exasperatedly.
Then, Linole saw Sandra approaching them. He wanted to look his best for the cute Skitty and started to lick his fur. Avegaille on the other hand, walked off for a while to get her backpack lying on the ground.
"-I wish Nicole May could understand Pokémon talk,-" Sandra sighed out to Linole. "-She thinks that talking to Pokémon is ridiculous.-"
"-Heh, even Avegaille didn't understand Pokémon talk until her sister taught her about it when she was 10,-" Linole remarked. "-It might take some time before Nicole May can understand us. On the other hand, we have Avegaille to talk to as of now.-"
"-Well yeah, but still, since Nicole and Avegaille don't exactly get along, do you think this might affect us too?-" Sandra asked worriedly.
"-I'm surely that isn't a good reason for us to be not friends,-" Linole told Sandra as he blushed a little.
Then, Avegaille got back as she sat down on the ground and joined the two Pokémon talking to each other. Avegaille noticed that Linole is somehow trying to impress Sandra.
"Uh, you guys want something to eat?" Avegaille interrupted as Linole and Sandra looked at her.
"-Okay then, what did you bring?-" Linole asked excitedly.
"Let me check." Avegaille opened her backpack as she searched for the packed food inside. She can't seem to find them so now, she took out all of the things in her backpack. She finally gave up, knowing that the snacks aren't there.
"Damn it, I must have left it back home!" Avegaille exclaimed out as she took back all the things placed on the ground and put them all in her backpack.
"Geez, Avegaille, not only you talk to Pokémon, but forget things as well," Nicole remarked sarcastically as she continued with her writing.
"-I wish I had you as a trainer instead…-" Sandra cried out to Avegaille as she was starting to get scared of Nicole May.
"Nicole, wouldn't it be better if you spend some time with your Pokémon?" Avegaille asked as she looked at Nicole worriedly. She was also getting worried about Sandra as well.
"-Don't cry, Sandra, maybe Nicole is just in a bad mood, so she's like that,-" Linole told to Sandra to calm her down.
"Nicole's always in a bad mood when I'm around," Avegaille whispered out to Sandra. "And the only thing that can get her out of that mood is if she makes me look stupid or something."
"What did you say!" Nicole demanded as she looked at Avegaille furiously. She set aside her notebook as she stood up and approached Avegaille.
"What? It's true, isn't it?" Avegaille asked innocently as she looked at Nicole.
Sandra giggled a little as she watched Nicole and Avegaille argue with each other. Avegaille's innocence and Nicole's authoritarian attitude makes them look like a mother and daughter who can't get along. It seems that even Linole is starting to laugh along with Sandra.
"Well, for your information Avegaille Amethyst, I am not like you and therefore, I shouldn't be do the things that you are doing as of now," Nicole told Avegaille as she looked at her furiously.
"Geez, you don't have to do every single thing that I do," Avegaille told Nicole. "I'm just telling you to loosen up a little. You are so uptight, you know."
Nicole couldn't take anymore of Avegaille's declaration over her. She simply turned away from Avegaille as she walked back to the spot where she was sitting at before. Sandra and Linole both looked at Nicole, who was sitting down quietly and thinking about something. Sandra quickly approached Nicole and sat down in front of her.
"Miyah?" Sandra asked in a worried look.
"What?" Nicole looked at Sandra perplexedly, knowing that she couldn't understand what Sandra has just said.
"She's asking if there's something wrong," Avegaille told Nicole as she went back on setting up her sleeping bag.
"How would you know?" Nicole asked as she looked at Avegaille annoyingly. She noticed that Avegaille was already asleep when she was waiting for a reply. Nicole looked down at Sandra, who was waiting also for a reply from her.
"Miyah…" Sandra sighed out as she lied down on the ground.
"I wish there was someone who I can talk to about what I feel," Nicole muttered out as she looked at Sandra even closer. "I never knew the real reason why I never got along with Avegaille. The first time I met her, she was very nice to me. I guess I just couldn't take that she's better than me at a lot of things."
"Miyah?" Sandra looked at Nicole perplexedly.
"Huh? You want to know what those things are?" Nicole asked to Sandra.
Sandra nodded as she smiled at Nicole. She jumped on to Nicole's lap and lied down from there. Nicole started to pet Sandra as she looked at the campfire for a while. Then, something came into her mind, reminding her of an event that happened two years ago…
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"Isn't Pokémon Academy the greatest?" Avegaille asked out as she looked at Nicole May, who was sitting down on the bench, writing down on her notebook.
"I don't see what's so great about this school," Nicole remarked as she went back to her writing.
Both Avegaille and Nicole were at the canteen, eating lunch together. The Pokémon Academy is a school in Rustboro, in which you can find a lot of professional teachers and even the gym leader, Roxanne, teaching students coming from all the different regions. Avegaille looked at Nicole May, who seems to do nothing more than to write on her notebook all day long. Then, the doors of the canteen slammed open as Roxanne walked up to Avegaille.
"Miss Amethyst, are you aware that your Pokémon is running loose as of now?" Roxanne asked as she looked at Avegaille in the eye.
"Linole?" Avegaille looked worried as she started to look around. "Where is he? My sister is so going to kill me if I lose him…"
"Why did you even insist on bringing one of your sister's Pokémon anyways?" Nicole asked to Avegaille.
"I don't have time for your questions, Nicole May, I need to find Linole! He needs me now!" Avegaille exclaimed out anxiously as she quickly ran out of the canteen.
"it seems that Avegaille cares for Pokémon a lot, doesn't she?" Roxanne told to Nicole after Avegaille left. "I wish a lot of students would have that same attitude towards their Pokémon."
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End of Chapter 2
Okay then, that's the end of Chapter 2! XD A little meh, but still, moving on to Chapter 3!
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