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Chapter 14: Running from Jim
"Aw man, the Charmander already has a trainer," the trainer said glumly, "But the Ralts is probably fair game! Finn, use mud-slap!" the next moment Jonathan found himself blinded by mud that the Mudkip known as Finn spat out.
"AAAAGH!!! That came out of your mouth!"
"Now use tackle!" Finn charged at Jonathan at max speed, but stopped when Ember got in the way.
"What are you doing?! Get out of the way!" yelled Finn.
"No, I'm not letting you capture him!" Ember said, "A lot of people would miss him if you did!"
"Then he should've found himself a trainer!" Finn said as she (yes she) shoved Ember out of the way. Jonathan had finally wiped the mud out of his eyes when he was tackled back to the floor by Finn. "What's the matter can't fight back? I know that all a wild Ralts know is growl! If you let Jim catch you," she said, gesturing at her trainer, "you'll grow stronger!"
"I don't need attacks to fight! I can still hit you with… with…," Jonathan looked around and realized they were still in the city, meaning there wasn't a stick that he could pick up to hit her with, "Well, this sucks."
Just as Finn was about to shoot more water at Jonathan, Ember scratched her, "Ow! I told you not to get out of the way!"
"I told you I'm not letting you capture him!" Ember retorted. "Your gonna have to fight me first!Though it's going to be hard to fight without a trainer," he mumbled.
"Why's that?" asked Jonathan.
"With humans, we can focus completely on the battle without the need to think of strategies. That way, we can give it one hundred percent!" Jonathan knew that there were no humans around, but what Ember just said was that humans were the brains in the battle. He hoped he could do this right.
"Ember, what attacks do you know?"
"Just growl and scratch, I'm not strong enough to use other attacks. Why do you ask?"
"I'll play trainer, hopefully it'll help you battle!" Ember agreed to that and they got into position, Ember battle ready and Jonathan ready to command.
"Ember, use scratch!"
"Sir yes sir!" Ember yelled, proceeding to try and scratch Finn. Finn's trainer, Jim, couldn't speak Ralts, so the attack caught him by surprise.
"Finn, attack back with water gun!"
"Gotcha!" Finn shot water which directly hit Ember, and with him being a fire type, it caused extra damage.
"Now proceed with a tackle!" Finn charged.
"Ember, growl!" Jonathan yelled before the attack hit.
"Affirmative, sir!" Ember let out a ferocious growl, causing the slightly intimidated Finn to slow down. The tackle landed, but it didn't make Ember fall. Ember grabbed the fin above her head before she could escape.
"Use scratch now!" with his free hand, Ember continued his attack.
"Man, this battle's tough…" Jim muttered. Then realization hit him, "Wait, wasn't I trying to capture the Ralts?" Jim slapped his forehead then threw a poke ball. Jonathan saw it coming and dodged out of the way.
"Ember, let's get outta here!" Jonathan screamed as he ran away.
"Proceeding to retreat, sir!" Ember quickly followed, Jim and Finn hot in pursuit.
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Jonathan and Ember have long since escaped into the forest it hopes of losing Jim. Their running attracted the attention of an old Raticate that was nearby, "Now now, young man, why are you in such a rush?"
"(Huff huff) There's a trainer after me, and I don't want to get caught! He's been after me for a while now," Jonathan explained.
"And I'm helping him escape," Ember added.
"Hmmmm. Don't worry, young man, I'll help you get away!"
"Really?! Thanks! What's your name, anyways?" Jonathan asked.
"My name's not important, just run that way, you'll probably run into someone who can help further. I'll distract the trainer!" Jonathan and Ember ran in the direction the old Raticate pointed just as Jim was coming within view.
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With the Raticate distracting Jim and Finn, Jonathan and Ember were able to slow down to a jog. "Back at the battle, what was with the 'sirs' and stuff?" Jonathan asked.
"My dad acts that way when he fights all the time, so he taught me," Ember explained, "It's supposed to help me focus on the battle."
Jonathan then felt something strange with the ground. Looking down, he noticed that it was charred black. "Ember, look at the floor."
"Wow, what did that!" Ember asked. Unknown to them, a figure was lurking behind them. Just as Jonathan was about to reply to Ember on his theory of exploding fruits, he was pounced upon by another creature of similar height.
"Who are you, and what are you doing here?!" asked the little yellow mouse pinning Jonathan to the floor.
"Calm down, little guy," Wow, I hardly call anyone little nowadays, "We're not here intentionally."
"We're being chased by a trainer!" Ember said.
"A-a TRAINER!!" the little mouse exclaimed.
"A Raticate we saw along the way told us someone here could help," Jonathan continued.
The mouse pokemon mumbled for a bit before replying, "I-I can help."
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Jonathan and Ember were up in a tree hanging from a branch. From there, they were seeing the little mouse as it prepared for an upcoming battle. "Ember, I don't think he'll be able to drive off the trainer on his own."
"Why not? He seemed pretty confident."
"Yeah, but he doesn't feel the same way. That little… what pokemon is he?"
"A Pichu."
"That little Pichu is actually scared out of his wits. I don't know why he agreed to help, but I don't think he can do this on his own."
Meanwhile, the little Pichu was preparing to face down an opponent. Just as Jonathan thought, he was scared out of his wits.
Jim broke through the bushes and spotted the wild Pichu. As you all know, Pichu are very hard to find in the wild, so he wasn't going to miss this chance. "Finn, use tackle!"
The sight of an enemy charging at him made the Pichu freeze up. Just as the tackle was about to connect, everyone heard a snap. A blur of white and green fell on top of Finn, causing her to stop the attack. Ember jumped down shortly afterwards.
"Ow… oh, hello again, Finn," Jonathan said, Well, my surprise attack failed.An annoyed Finn shoved Jonathan off of her.
"There you are!" Jim exclaimed, "Now I get a Ralts and a Pichu! Use water gun on the both of them!" Finn shot out the torrent of water, hitting the Pichu and Jonathan simultaneously. Jim then had her use mud-shot, but Ember once again interfered.
"Seems you don't care that he doesn't want to be captured," he remarked, "Guess I'll have to beat you then. Jonathan, take care of the Pichu."
Jonathan and the Pichu climbed up a tree to view the battle between Ember and Finn. "Hey, I can help!" the Pichu complained.
"The way you froze up down there, I'd say you needed help. Don't worry, Ember already has a trainer, so he can't get caught. What's your name, anyways?"
"Me? I'm Rocky."
"I'm Jonathan. Now, let's help Ember!"
"How?"
"Like this!" Jonathan threw an acorn at Finn, throwing off her water gun's aim.
"Hey, cheaters, stay out of this!"
"I told you, I do not want to be caught by you!" Jonathan handed an acorn to Rocky, "Now you try."
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After a few more minutes, Jim decided to give up. Ember was dodging all of Finn's attacks, which were thrown off by acorns. Defeated, he withdrew Finn into her poke ball and ran off. "Hurray! We won!" Jonathan shouted. His horns felt Rocky's sense of achievement. It was obvious that he was proud of helping out. "Thanks for the help, Rocky!"
"Heh heh, no problem!"
"Good thing that Raticate led us to you!" Ember remarked.
Rocky's face then changed into one of guilt, "Actually… the Raticate was probably referring to my dad," he confessed, "He's in charge of protecting all the pokemon in this area of the forest."
"Where is he then?" Ember asked.
"He went to stop this pokemon who was causing trouble. The one who was previously spotted in the Murkrow kingdom."
"Oh, that's probably Brick. Just hit him with a blunt object and he should leave you alone," Jonathan said.
"That information could've been usefull a while ago," remarked a voice behind them. They turned to find a mouse that towered about a foot above Jonathan. His long, black whip-like tail swished back and forth, sparking with electricity. His ears were black as well, and ended in tips. Unlike Rocky, his fur was orange. "I see you've made some friends, Rocky."
He cracked his tail like a whip, releasing his electricity into the ground and charring the floor in the process. "Allow me to introduce myself, "He began, "I am Lord Volt, of the Rodent Fields."