Pinch To Grow An Inch Ch; 4
"HMMMPPPLLL!" He mumbled again.
When I got closer to the black figure, I realized that it was a guy! His mouthed was covered with duct tape and he was tied up with thick rope. He was sitting on the semi-damp soil and was wearing white clothes. I kind of felt bad. I mean...Those clothes really look expensive.
His eyes were shockingly huge! Tears began to stream down his cheek. Who was this poor man? How long has he been tied up? Should I help him? These questions ran through my head. I didn't know what to do with him.
"THSHSHDLD!" He mumbled again. Then he stopped and stared at something behind me. I turned back to see what he was staring at and saw...
"HAHAHAHA! Proffessor Rowan, prepare to face your darkest, most terrifying nightmare!"
Who was that?
Then a sharp, thick blade sliced through the old oak trees...The branches fell really hard on the ground that it sounded as if a Golem made an earthquake!
Who did that! Who was behind this? I went in front of the guy and protected him.
When everything was clear, I saw a huge cutting machine that was making a awful loud noise.
"Huh! Who are you?" The people behind the machine asked. Who were they and what were they doing here? "Were they the ones who did this to you?" I asked the guy.
He nodded and moved to the side. Then out of his pockets, pokeballs slid out. "FJFHDUPFH!" He mumbled.
What are those Pokeballs for? Are they for me? Am I supposed to use them? "Do I use them?" I asked. He nodded and kicked them to me.
"How do I-?" I didn't know a single thing about battling. Well...Yet. Then I remembered what Toru did...He threw the Pokeball in the air and when he sent the Pokemon back, he said, "Return". Sounds easy...I hope it is.
But which is which? I had to hurry up or those Machine guys are going to slice use in half! I guess I have to summon them all!
I picked up the Pokeballs and threw them in the air! "Go!" I called.
"Chim!" "Pip!" "Tur!"
Wow! They were sooo cute! Now what..? Umm...Think, Ella, think! Then I remembered a book I read last week. It was about Pokemon and their moves...What they could do. AHA!
The three Pokemon stood there, both brave and scared. "Chimchar," I called. "Ember!"
The small Chimchar leaped into the air and threw fire embers with its tail. Yes! Keep going, I thought. It made huge dents when it reached the machine.
Next, was Turtwig. Think...I got it! "Turtwig, razor leaf!"
Turtwig leaped into the air and blasted sharp leaves at the steel machine. It also managed to damage the machine. It was working!
"Oh, no! What's going on!" I heard one of them say. Ha! We were winning. Just one more shot!
Last, was Piplup. Think...I know! This move will knock them out! "Bubble, Piplup!" I called out. Piplup leaped up into the air and joined the others, shooting bubbles out of it's beak!
With their power combined together, the machine exploded, making them blast off into the air! Yes!
"We did it!" We actually did it...My first Pokemon battle...And I won!
After the battle, we all helped the guy get untied and gently removed the tape off of his mouth.
"Ah, thank you very much, young lady!" He panted. "Thank you for stopping those evil crooks. They almost had me. Thank you very much. I owe you one. By the way, what's your name?"
I giggled and said, "No problem. My name's Ella. What's yours?"
"I'm Proffessor Rowan." He stood up and fixed his clothing. He was Proffessor Rowan! Then...I found him!
"I don't see you around here. Where'r you from?"
"I'm from Jubilife, sir."
"Pip!"
"Oh!" I looked down at the cute Piplup and smiled. "Well...You should thank these guys." I said politely. These Pokemon were really cute!
Proffessor Rowan picked up the Pokeballs and handed them to me. "So what brings you here?"
"I came here for my starter Pokemon. I'm new to all this stuff, so I was a little nervous earlier." I sweatdropped.
"Ah, I see. Come with me. I'll bring you to my lab."
"Okay!" I smiled brightly.
Then I remembered. "Oh...Excuse me...I just remembered.." I took one pokeball and said, "Return." To each Pokemon and they all returned into their Pokeballs.
As we walked back to the lab, I gave him back the pokeballs.
"I see you're really good with Pokemon for a newbie." He chuckled.
"Oh...I was clueless for a second, then I remembered what I read from a book." I laughed. "I really have no experience."
As we were going into the lab, Hikaru chased from behind us. I almost forgot about him.
"Hey, Ella!" He called. "I see you've found Proffessor Rowan! Where'd ya find hi- Oh, I sir." He stopped and waved.
I giggled and said, "I found him-"
"Ella rescued me from a few creeps. If she didn't come, I might've...Well who knows what might've happened to me?" He smiled.
"Fddf.!" Was all what he could say, along with an open jaw. If that was his way of saying, "Wow, you sure showed me." or "Cool", then I accept it anyway.
"Well, let's get inside and get your Pokemon." Proffessor Rowan grinned.
When we entered inside, it was really cool. Everything was calm and quiet. There were some chattering scientists, but we didn't mind.
Then we stopped by a small incubator- thing.
It had three round dents, my guess for pokeballs.
"Ella, do you mind?" He asked nicely. Then I remembered...I was holding the pokeballs.
"Hey, why do you have the Pokeballs? Did you ste-"
"Calm down, Hikaru. She just used them to fight the evil criminals earlier. I gave her permission. Don't worry."
He took the pokeballs nicely from the hands and placed them on the machine. He pressed a few buttons and then hollagrams appeared on top of them.
"You're choices are: Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup. Take your time. Choose any pokemon you'd like as your starter."
Again, I didn't know waht to choose. The hollagrams had pictures of what they looked like and what their abilities were. They all looked so cute! What was I going to choose? I worked with all of them and they all seem so strong, too.
"Which are you getting, Hikaru?" I asked, hoping he didn't know what to choose, either.
"Hmm...Umm...I'm not sure."
"Me, neither."
"I see you both haven't decided which to get, huh?"
We both nodded. It wasn't our fault they were all so cute.
"Ok," Proffessor said. "I'll give you a little time. You can come back anytime you want and tell me which one you'd like. Like I said, take you're time."
We both nodded again and waved. "Ok, thanks Proffessor!" I waved.
"Thank you, Ella." He smiled.
We both left the lab and asked, "Where are you heading to?"
"Well, I'm headed to the Pokemon Center to get some rest. You?"
I didn't really now where to go, so I joined along, too. "Me, too."
When we passed the sliding doors, a tall woman with pink hair greeted us with a hello. She was wearing a nurse's uniform, and she had a Chansey that was dressed just like her. "Hello! My name Nurse Joy. This is Chansey."
"Chans, chans!" Chansey waved gleefully.
"How may we help you today?"
"We were wondering if we could stay here for the night." Hikaru answered.
"Sure!"
Nurse joy and Chansey led us to two seperate rooms and said, "Here are your rooms. If you need any help, just press the button that's on the wall or just go down the front desk. Enjoy your stay!"
It was like we were in a hotel, except it was cleaner and it was free.
When we went into our rooms, I collapsed on the soft, silky bed and sighed. It felt like heaven. The covers were so soft I could stay in there forever.
Then I placed my backpack on the floor and rested on the bed.
Growl!
Uh-oh. I think my stomach's a little empty. Well...REALLY empty.
I knocked on Hikaru's door and asked, "Wanna go down for lunch?" It was still kinda early, but it felt like night time.
"Sure." He nodded. "Meet you there. I just have to fix a little something..." He shrugged.
I nodded and raced down the stairs down to the front desk.
"Hello! I was just wondering if I could have some lunch...Do you have some food around here?" I realized that I was talking to Chansey...Not Nurse Joy.
Chansey actually understood me and led me to the cafeteria. "Chans, Chans!" It said joyfully.
I opened the fridge and got a sandwhich, along with a bottle of water. "Mmm...Tuna! Thanks, Chansey." I smiled each time I took a bite. But the sandwhich was gone within 3 minutes. I guess I was really hungry!
"Chansey, Chans!" Then it took my hand and led me to the snack bar. It had lots of things...Cookies, cupcakes, chips, salads, and more other good stuff.
"Can I realy have as much as I want?" I asked, suprised.
"Yup." Nurse Joy came in and smiled. Wow...This place was great...But it was too great. Something smells a little fishy around here. AND THAT'S NOT ME!
Well, I guess I had no choice but to eat! I wonder where Hikaru is...
After a few sandwhiches and drinks, I was stuffed. I mean...REALLY stuffed.
"You enjoy your little feast?" Hikaru came. Finally. What took him so long! I had an all-you-can-eat buffet!
Then strangely, he started to laugh evilly. "You okay, Hikaru?" I asked nervously. He was acting really weird...What was going on?
Stay Tuned for chapter 5!