Hi guys. I'm back with the second chapter of So Glad We Met. Sorry I haven't been able to update as quickly. It's just that I've had loads of homework. I know it's a lame excuse but hopefully this chapter will make up for it. There's not much else for me to say so without further ado let's continue the story. By the way I may have made up some of the pokemon and their moves in this seen as this story is based right at the start of the series.
Meanwhile in a nearby village was a young girl destined for success as a dragon master. "Wow, you really think I'm ready?"
"Of course Iris," an older lady replied. "In the past weeks you've proved that you have what it takes to become a successful pokemon trainer."
"But Elder I don't know what it's like out there. Besides I've barely got to know Axew."
"That's a fair point. But maybe going on an adventure will be good for you. You'll make lots of friends." Iris stood stone cold at what Elder had just said. Making friends was something Iris had always had difficulty with. Iris was always different to other kids at school. They would always find a reason to pick on her. Sometimes it was for her purple pine tree style hair or because of the clothes she wore, whatever the reason people would always decide to pick on her.
"Maybe it could be a new start."
"Exactly you'll love it for sure. Going on a pokemon journey is an unforgettable experience." Iris thought for a couple of minutes. Was going on a pokemon journey really something she wanted to do. Apart from going to school, Iris barely ever left the Village of Dragons. She was always worried about bumping into a huge ice type pokemon. Iris had a big phobia of ice type pokemon. This was because of an incident that happened a few years back in school. While all of the other girls were playing hopscotch or double dutch, Iris liked to play in the trees all by herself, as she didn't have any friends. One day however, a wild beartic escaped from a nearby pokemon centre and managed to break into the school. Back then Iris wasn't scared of any type of pokemon and therefore jumped out of the tree to try and befriend the wild pokemon. The beartic unfortunately wasn't used to humans talking to it so therefore started to get angry. While poor old Iris still tried to understand beartic's feelings, the beartic let out a huge ice beam attack freezing Iris to a crisp. Iris tried to scream for help but despite managing to catch the attention of all her classmates around her, everyone was laughing at her. Finally people would try to break the ice and free her but only by throwing rocks at her, trying to crack the ice. By the time Iris was free she was covered in bruises, was slightly wet from some of the ice that had melted and was frozen cold, therefore shivering for the rest of the day. From that point on Iris had a dreaded fear of all ice type pokemon.
"But what about my phobia for ice types," Iris replied.
"I discussed that with your parents. I'm sure you'll be able to overcome it someday, as long as you get the support you need. Trust me you'll have a great time. I'm sure you're ready. You've just got to believe in yourself."
Iris thought for another few seconds. "Then I'll do it. Just call me dragon trainer Iris!"
"That's the spirit! But first you should pack your bags and say goodbye to your family." Iris took along time saying goodbye. This was a huge step in Iris' life and she knew she wouldn't be able to see her family for a long time. She also spent a long time packing her bags, considering hat clothes to wear etc...
"What do you think Axew?" Iris asked pulling out a whole load of outfits from her wardrobe."
"That one," Axew pointed to a beige shirt with a skirt with a pink bow.
"Do you like it Axew? I mean you haven't seen me wear it yet."
"No but I'm sure it will suit you." Iris slipped her outfit on quickly as both Axew and herself were desperate to start their journey. She packed her bag with lots of other items before rushing outside. Before she left for the first time she went quickly to say goodbye to Elder. "Bye Elder, wish me good luck!" Elder had always been a key figure in Iris' life. She was always someone who stood up for Iris and believed in her, even when times were tough. Iris would have never been away from her for such a long time.
"Goodbye young Iris," Elder smiled as she waved Iris goodbye for what would be a long journey. "I believe in you Iris, you can do it. Just make sure you have the time of your life. I'll be supporting you all the way." Iris hugged Elder for the final time before setting off excitedly. She ran through the whole Village of Dragons looking happier than a kid in a candy shop. However once she had finally exited the village she stopped. Something didn't feel right about what she was doing.
"Oh Iris why did stop running?" Axew moaned before looking at his trainer with a concerned expression. "Are you okay Iris. What's the matter?"
"Oh nothing," Iris however still looked worried, as did Axew.
"Are you sure?"
"Okay I admit it; I don't think I'm ready yet."
"Ready for what?" Axew replied, wide eyed.
"I don't think I'm quite ready to go on a pokemon journey yet, I mean, I already miss my family."
"Don't worry about it," Axew continued to console Iris. "I'll be with you all the way, there's nothing for you to worry about, besides you've got Excadrill too."
"Yeah you're right," Iris was now happier following what Axew had said. "People still believe in me, I'm not going to let them down!"
"That's the spirit Iris! Don't let anything bring you down!"
"I'm going to go out there and be the best dragon trainer the pokemon world has ever seen!" Iris continued enthusiastically. Iris ran into a nearby forest. "According to this map Elder gave me, this is the way to Striaton City, the first city of the region."
"Only problem is that we've got to get through this forest," Axew replied looking around himself. The forest they were in was massive. There were trees everywhere and wild pokemon could be heard rustling in the bushes. "Er Iris, are you sure you know where you're going?"
"It's easy," Iris replied confident she knew what she was doing. "I'll just follow the path."
"But Iris, there are lots of paths. Arceus knows what this path leads to."
"Let's find out..." Iris and Axew followed the path. However the further they went the darker it got, even to a point where the duo started to feel concerned.
"Are you sure this is the right way?" Axew asked anxiously. However as the duo continued to walk a wild pidove flew out from a tree to the shock of Iris, who screamed. "Are you okay Iris?" Axew asked to his trainer, who had her hands covering her face, only for someone nearby to butt in completely.
"Well that was pathetic. It was only a tiny little pidove yet you're freaking out and everything."
"I'm sorry," Iris replied angrily. "You don't have to be so rude about it all of a sudden!"
"Yeah give her a break!" Axew added on. "It's only her first day on a journey!"
"Oh is it?" The girl replied. "Why it's my first day too. Only I would've destroyed that pidove instead of scream like a coward. Anyway let me introduce myself. My name is Georgia."
"My name is Iris. This is my best mate Axew."
Georgia looked rather smug now. "Hey do you know what would be a great way to get to know each other? A battle."
Axew didn't look too confident unlike his trainer, who was looking more eager than ever at this opportunity. "You're on!" Iris replied. "Axew you're prepared to battle aren't you?"
Axew gulped. "Er I guess so," he replied nervously.
"Then I'm ready!"
"Wow she's using a dragon type pokemon on me. Oh boy, she's going to regret this," Georgia thought. Axew was now standing on his side of the battle area. Georgia sniggered. "Well now it's time to see who I'll be using," Georgia shouted. "Vanillite, come on out!"
Iris looked on in horror. "Oh no she's got an ice type! How did she know?" Iris thought to herself. "Oh well, never mind. As Elder said if I'm going to do well on my journey I've got to overcome my fears."
"What do you think about Axew now then?" Georgia teased.
"I wouldn't say that yet," Iris replied, trying to keep her hopes up even though she knew Vanillite was the clear favourite to win the battle.
"You can start first," Georgia said temptingly.
"Fine I will," Iris replied determinedly. "Okay Axew, use scratch!" Axew charged over to Vanillite holding its sharp claws out. Surprisingly Georgia didn't make any kind of effort to get Vanillite to dodge. Vanillite just stood helplessly as Axew swiped at him. However Vanillite looked the least bit hurt. Whilst Georgia giggled as Iris failed to make a breakthrough, Iris stared on worriedly. "Oh no, nothing happened! Axew only knows two moves and the other is a dragon type move which is not going to be effective. Oh well what choice do I have?"
Meanwhile Georgia was now choosing Vanillite's next move. "Vanillite, hit back with Astonish!" Axew was unable to dodge either as the attack hit him straight on."
"Axew NO!" Iris yelled in concern as Axew slid across the floor following the impact. Luckily Axew was able to get up again and dust away all the bruises it had picked up. "Way to go Axew!" Iris encouraged her dragon type pokemon as it stood up, ready to counter. "Now use Dragon Rage!"
"Oh my god she's using a dragon type move. This girl's obviously pretty stupid," Georgia said sarcastically under her breath. "Vanillite dodge it," she commanded sarcastically as if it needed no effort at all. Vanillite easily dodged it leaving Iris and Axew more concerned, unlike Georgia and Vanillite.
"Nothing's working," Iris panicked. "What am I going to do?"
On the other hand Georgia was looking more and more smug. "Well this just keeps getting easier," she said under her breath. "Now Vanillite use Harden!" Georgia commanded.
"She's using a status move? She must be confident. We can't even get close to inflicting damage anyway. We've got to do something about this!" Iris thought. "Axew we've got to improve!" Iris ordered, slightly competitive now. Axew on the other hand just stood there looking confused. He was used to Iris sometimes acting over the top but he had never experienced his actual trainer getting this worked up. "Try Dragon Rage once again!" This time Axew let out a mighty Dragon Rage which Vanillite had absolutely no chance of avoiding. It hit the ice type pokemon straight on and for the first time it looked like damage had been inflicted. "That was awesome Axew!" Iris cheered delightedly.
For once Georgia was looking not just worried but also mortified. "She actually managed to inflict damage on me, with a dragon type move!" she thought. Georgia hated dragon types. It wasn't that she was necessarily scared of them; it was just that she had a massive thing against them. This was because of an incident a couple of years back. Georgia had always liked dragon type pokemon, like Iris. She also wanted to become a dragon master so she one day went to the Village of Dragon to train. Elder herself was also keen on Georgia training to become a dragon master so lent Georgia a pokemon so that she could practice on it. It was a Dragonite. With a pokemon sorted Georgia and Dragonite went off a forest right next to the village. Georgia tried to teach her Dragonite several moves and techniques but for some reason it just wouldn't listen. Every time she would try harder and harder to get Dragonite to do a move but this Dragonite wasn't used to obeying orders and just stood there. As Georgia kept on encouraging her Dragonite to make an effort, it eventually got angry and had a sudden outburst. While Georgia tried to get it to calm down, it flew into the air and started throwing flamethrowers everywhere, not just at Georgia but all over the forest. All the people of the Village of Dragons were now panicking as most of the forest had been burned down. However it was poor old Georgia who looked concerned the most and to her horror the Dragonite then flew away. She tried desperately to get it to come back as she knew that if the Dragonite got away she was in for a lot of trouble but unfortunately the Dragonite had already gone into the distance. As Georgia explained to Elder what happened, Elder looked far from happy. Not only had Georgia been responsible for burning down three quarters of a forest, she had lost one of Elders most valuable pokemon. Georgia tried to defend herself, claiming that she tried her hardest to get Dragonite to calm down but Elder was having none of it. From that point on Georgia had been banned from the Village of Dragons meaning her dreams of becoming a dragon master were now over. From that point on Georgia called herself the 'Dragon Buster' as it was her mission to try and get revenge on all dragon trainers. As Georgia looked on at Iris celebrating, she knew that she would either have to go hard or go home. "It's time to bring out the big move. Vanillite use Ice Beam!"
In the midst of her happiness after hitting Vanillite, Iris was completely unaware that it was using a powerful ice type move. "Axew dodge!" Iris commanded. Axew managed to somehow dodge the move but the attack was now heading straight at Iris, who just stood there petrified. As the Ice Beam came closer to Iris, she screamed so loud that the whole forest could hear before jumping straight into a tree as fast as a cheetah.
Georgia stood looking confused at what she had just witnessed. "Hello, have you forfeited or something?" Georgia called.
Iris was still rather shaken up, sitting in the tree. "Okay okay I'll give you some pokedollars just get that ice type away from me!" Iris screamed. She dropped some money out of the tree. Georgia still was rather confused but nevertheless she took the money, putting it straight into her pocket, before walking off.
"Sucker!" Georgia said out loud before walking off laughing. Axew jumped into the tree Iris was huddled in to comfort in.
However Iris had now gone from heavily panicking to being rather depressed. "What did I just do?" She asked herself dissapointedly. "I completely chickened out of that battle, just because of an ice type move. Yet Elder actually thought I was ready to go on a journey? Oh I'm such a fail!"
Axew tried her best to console her. "Don't be like that Iris. You tried your best. Besides it's only your first battle."
However Axew's attempts to make Iris feel better were not much of a consolation as Iris became more upset. "Oh what am I going to do? I already miss home. And there's no going back now." Iris now burst into tears.
And there we have it. Chapter 2 done! Sorry about it being so short. I just had massive writers block. I'll try and update ASAP although I can't promise you when that'll be but I'll try my best. PLEASE PLEASE review. I love it when people give up their time to review. It gives me a lot more confidence and therefore the next chapter should be out sooner.
BYEEEEEEEEEE!
P.S. I know the duo still haven't met up yet but I promise they will next chapter so please stay tuned...
P.P.S. I promise that Georgia, Trip and Cilan will all re-enter the story at some point.
P.P.P.S. If you were confused about any part of the story then feel free to ask me a question, whether it's in the review or in a DM. Whatever the source I promise I will reply and answer.
P.P.P.P.S. Please review!