Okay, it has been a while I know. Yet let me tell you, this has been a long summer. Have you ever heard a few days where everything is just, "blah"? You know when you are bored and can't find anything to do. So you just sit there, and then when people give you ideas on what to do you don't want to do them? Maybe? Well imagine that happening for a whole week, and you have me. XD. Anyway, I will now move onto the next chapter.
I finally forced herself out of the bathroom; with a few pushes from May. I was so embarrassed. I couldn't believe that I had forgotten to brush her hair on the way out the door. Once I finally made it to the front of the center, Paul and Drew were waiting. "Hi," I muttered. I just couldn't find the strength to be cheerful at the moment. Drew snickered again before turning to May.
"Where are you headed?" he asked. I took the opportunity to look Drew over. His appearance was flawless; as usual. I then realized May had answered him when he began to talk once more. "Well I am headed that way too, would you like to go together?" he asked. I held back a gasp as I looked at May. Her face was slightly tinged and a nervous giggle escaped her.
"Sure," she answered fidgeting with her shirt. Drew smirked and headed for the door. "If we leave now we should get there before nightfall." He informed. May huffed as she picked up her bags. She wasn't really excited about leaving so early. I smiled, she knew that that was the boy May liked, and from what I could see things seemed to be moving in the right direction. I watched them leave and turned to face Paul.
"Should we be leaving as well?" I asked. He nodded and picked up his bag. I groaned twenty minutes into the walk; his brisk pace could kill anyone. "Are you even sure you know where you are going?" I asked. He continued to walk, he was tactfully ignoring me. "Where is our next stop?" I questioned. He grunted a response so low that I couldn't hear. "What?" I questioned once more. This time I turned on my heels to face him. He easily walked around me though.
"Right now we are on our way to Oldale town," he answered. I nodded and looked at my clutched my only Pokeball tightly. I would need to catch at least one more before entering a contest; and two more for my first gym battle. I looked at Paul; he only had one Pokémon too.
"What do you plan on catching?" I asked. It had now been a few hours, and I was sick of the silence. He looked over towards me and shrugged. I could tell by the look he gave me that he was already annoyed with my questions; however I had so many of them. This wasn't exciting to him, he had been here before. Yet for me it was amazing. I would get to experience a whole new adventure, a whole new set of memories… who wouldn't be excited? I then looked to my right and answered my own question. Just as I was about to speak I fell. "Great," I muttered. I forced my body to stand.
"Clumsy girl," Paul muttered. I frowned and then looked back to see what I had tripped over. In the middle of the path a Pokémon lie. I leaned forward to get a better look, whatever it was injured. I immediately pulled out my Pokedex and listened for the automated voice.
"Zigzagoon, the tiny raccoon Pokémon. It walks in a zigzag fashion. It is good at finding items in the grass and even items in the ground," it informed. I cooed as I looked at the picture. I then turned and looked at Paul whom was shooting me a rather annoyed look.
"Paul, we have to help it," I whined. Paul merely raised one eyebrow in my direction before leaning back against a tree. I huffed and the slowly made my way towards the creature. As I examined it, I only noticed a few scrapes and bruises; it was probably in a fight recently. I took some of the super potion from my bag and sprayed it on him. His body seemed to look better, however he continued to flinch in pain. "I don't know what is wrong," I yelped. Paul looked at me for a second before joining me at the Pokémon's side.
"Give him here, stupid girl," he muttered. I gladly handed him over; although the name calling was completely unnecessary. I watched Paul examine him, and he soon handed him back to me. "He's been poisoned, do you have any antidote?" he asked. I gulped. I didn't have any antidote or any full restore either. I always relied on Brock for that stuff. I shook my head, "no" and Paul groaned. "It doesn't seem to serious, we should be able to make it to the next Pokémon center in time," he said. I frowned and looked down at the creature in my arms.
"Do you have any antidote?" I asked. Paul looked and me and began to walk. I quickly followed and fell in step behind him in a matter of seconds. "Well do you?" I questioned.
"Not for a weak thing like that," he spoke. At the moment my heart split in two different ways. I didn't know if I should be angry or hurt. I couldn't believe that Paul would just leave a ill Pokémon to fend for itself in the middle of the woods. I was also hurt because it seemed as if he was talking to me as well. I could tell that I lacked his respect, and it reminded me of why I was on this mission in the first place. I sucked up my pride and continued to walk. This time I was walking faster than he was, and he was almost jogging to keep up with me. The next few hours flew by quickly as I walked holding the Pokémon close to my body. Every step I took matched the beat of its heart.
"There it is," Paul muttered. I stalled for a second to look at the city. I scanned it from on top of the hill which I was standing. Everything was beautiful, but I finally spotted what I was looking for. In the center of town was a red and white Pokémon center. I was relieved, because the one we stayed in last night wasn't a complete center; it was more like an inn. I couldn't control myself, I heard Paul say something to me, but I just continued to run. Once I made it to the building I ran inside bumping into May. She smiled, but I didn't talk, I immediately went to the counter.
"Nurse Joy, please tell me you can help," I said. I handed her the little raccoon which she immediately handed over to her Chansey.
"I will do my best, but I wouldn't worry, it should be fine," she assured me. I smiled and nodded and headed back to where I had bumped into May. I sat down beside her and caught my breath before speaking.
"Where is Drew?" I asked. She smiled at me happily.
"He is in his room, I had a good journey. I will tell you about it later though. What happened to your Lopunny? Did it faint?" she asked. I could hear the worry in her voice as I shook my head.
"No my Lopunny is perfectly fine," I answered holding up her red and white Pokeball as proof. May nodded and looked at me. I could tell she was waiting to hear the rest of the story. "You see, I found a Pokémon on the trail. It was badly injured," I explained.
"What kind of Pokemon?" she asked. I frowned, honestly I couldn't remember. I took out my Pokedex and handed it to May and she giggled. "I see,, this is Ash's old Pokedex, huh?" she asked. I blushed a little and nodded.
"How did you know?" I asked. She smiled at me and winked.
"Don't worry about that, tell me what happened to that poor Zigzagoon," she demanded. I nodded and immediately complied. It was nice to be able to share stories with someone; Paul was definitely not a big talker.
"Miss," Nurse Joy called. "Your Pokemon is just fine."
Alright, well that is the end of this chapter. Like I said, I am sorry it took me so long. However, tell me what you think about this. I have to admit, this story is complicated to write. Please review, it would brighten my day! Oh, and if you don't mind. Please take the poll on my page. It doesn't matter if you know the story or not, I just want feedback.
