Pinch To An Inch Ch.2

After the great picnic, I thought about the "dream" I just had.

Was it all really a dream? Or was it for real?

I just had to find out! But who could I ask these questions to? Who knew the answers to everything?

I know! My brother knows!

My brother, Toru, is a HUGE Pokemon expert. He's a genius! Not only does he know things about Pokemon, he knows science, math, and all that other good stuff!

So I decided to ask him while we stared at the night sky.

It's a tradition we do every time we had a picnic. It's why we only have picnics on certain days.

Every picnic night, we stare at the night sky and find constellations and shooting stars.

When we all gathered together and lied down, I sat by Toru and said, "Hey, Toru,"

"Yeah, Ella? What's up?"

I cleared my throat. "I had a dream a bit earlier...When I took a nap."

"What about it?" Toru nudged his square-shaped glasses.

"Well...I had a dream that I went into a forest and met this thing..." I explained. I could tell Toru was getting interested.

"What thing?"

"Well...As I walked deeper into the forest, I met this thing that was glowing..."

"Mm-hm..." Toru wanted me to continue, so I did.

After I told him about the ride, I said, "And when I asked what it's name was, it said it's name was 'Umbreon'."

Toru froze and sat up. "Umbreon!"

"Huh?" We all got startled and looked up to Toru.

"Come with me, Ella." he called.

The rest of the family ignored us and continued watching the beautiful night sky.

Toru led me behind a tree and had his silver laptop.

He opened his shiny laptop and typed in a couple of keys.

"Ah...Here." Toru clicked a few buttons and a medium-sized picture showed up with some facts on the side.

"Umbreon," Toru read. "Number 197 in the whole pokedex. Type: Dark, Ability: Synchronize, Height: 3'3", Weight: 59.9 lbs."

I stared at the bright computer screen and thought.

That was the same Pokemon that I was with.

"The light of the moon changed Eevee's genetic structure. It lurks in darkness for prey." Toru read on. "In other words, this Pokemon is the evolve form of Eevee. It likes to hunt in the night and it has incredible abilities. It can glow very brightly and is very fast. Umbreons are very-"

"Wow," I said, with my jaw wide-open. "Umbreon is really cool! I wish I could keep it as a pet!"

Toru clicked on the "X" and smiled.

He closed his laptop and said, "Well, there's a way."

"Hm? How? Please tell me how!" I begged.

Toru took out a red and white ball and threw it in the air. "Come on out, Luxray!" he called.

The ball suddenly opened and something came out!

A handsome cat stood straight on it's four legs and roared.

"Wow..." I said. Then I got scared.

I ran to Toru and stared at it.

"Don't worry, Ella, Luxray won't hurt you."

I slowly walked away form behind his shoulder and walked next to Luxray.

"H-hello..." I patted Luxray's soft fur and half-smiled.

Luxray purred softly as I continued to pat it's beautiful fur.

"See, you can have you're own Pokemon, too." Toru explained. "But owning one is a really big responsibility. You have to feed it, train it, and groom it."

"But how do I get one?" I asked.

"You have to be older to own one, though. Maybe four or five years from now, you can own one as well and understand more about Pokemon." Toru said.

I frowned and stopped patting the Pokemon.

"Return..." Toru said, and Luxray returned back into the ball.

"But that'll take too long!" I whined. "I want a Pokemon now!"

"I'm sorry, Ella, but you'll just have to wait."

"Aw, man!" I pouted.

Pokemon are so interesting! I wish I had all the Pokemon in the world!

But there were still alot of questions I had to ask Toru!

And that's when it all started.

During that wait, I learned about Ash Ketchum and more different types of Pokemon.

But before I become a Pokemon master, I have to learn the basics of catching and training Pokemon!

Someday, I'm going to meet Ash Ketchum, and I'm going to challenge him to a battle! I'm going to be the best Pokemon Master!

[Please stay tuned for Chapter 3!