Chapter 4: Battles on the Beach

That morning, Cam decided to train at Pearl Beach. With Caisei and Feathi, he thought, I'll make sure I beat at least one opponent.

So he walked down to the beach.

At the beach, a random swimmer came up to him. "Hey," he said, "Do you battle?" "Sure!" "Then let's have a match. 1 on 1?" "You bet!"

"Go, Caisei!" "You too, Marril!"

Caisei used Vine Whip on Marril, wrapping it's vines around it. Then it hurled the mouse away, but Marril just used it's rubber body to bounce back at Caisei. So Caisei hit it head on with Tackle, following out with Bite. Just before Marril fell to the ground, Caisei jumped off Marril. The result was that Marril lay on the ground, fainted, while Caisei and Cam were victorious.

"Huh." Said the swimmer, "You're good for a kid."

"Thanks."

When the swimmer walked off, another opponent came to face Cam.

"Hey," Said a surfer, "You're good. Not many people round here can beat Rich. Here, let me give you a battle."

"Sure! One on One?"

"You bet!"

"Go Caisei!"

"Come on, Orcai!"

From the surfer's pokeball exploded a Small Whale Pokemon.

Caisei ran towards Orcai with Tackle, but Orcai hit it head on with Aqua Jet. It then continued to attack with Tackle, but Caisei dodged and used Vine Whip. The Vine Whip wrapped around Orcai, and threw it onto the ground.

But Orcai wasn't finished. It tried to hit Caisei with another Aqua Jet, but Caisei dodged, and Orcai hit a cliff dead on. With that, it fainted.

"Hmm." Said the surfer. "Lucky break."

"Lucky or not, I still won."

"Hey, Brad?"

"Eh, yes, Nina?"

"Did you just lose? Oh, sorry, dear, that he's not very strong,"

"Hey!"

"… But I'll happily give you a battle!"

"Sure! Go, Caisei!"

"You too, Horsea!"

Caisei wasted no time. It immediately used Vine Whip, wrapped it around Horsea, and threw it away. Horsea fainted.

"Oh, dear, I lost. Can we please make it a two on two match instead?"

"Okay. If that's what you what…"

"Yay! Go, Bayleef!"

"Come on, Caisei!"

Bayleef began with Razor Leaf. Caisei dodged and used Tackle. But Bayleef saw this coming, and countered with Poisonpowder, and then… EARTHQUAKE?!?

"Cccaannn B,bayleee,fff ll,eearn th,that?" Cam stuttered.

"Yeess, ttthhh,eey caann viiia TttMmm." Nina stuttered.

Caisei was hit full throttle by the blow, and was thrown into the air. It slammed into the ground, and fainted.

"What? CAISEI!"

"Oh dear. Looks like I win. Oh, wait! You have another Pokemon!"

"I do, but it isn't very strong."

"Well, send it out, anyway!"

"Fine. Go, Feathi!"

"Bayleef, use Earthquake!"

Feathi jumped and sort of glided, avoiding the Earthquake.

"Ooopppsss." Said Nina, stuttering.

"Hhuuhh." Stuttered Cam. "I bbeett you wweren't exxppecccttinng tthhat!"

Bayleef continued attacking with Razor Leaf. Feathi just used Cloud Helix, misdirecting all the leaves.

"Bayleef! Change of strategy! Use Body Slam!"

Bayleef prepared to slam into Feathi, but Feathi used Quick Attack to dodge Bayleef. Bayleef hit the cliff, but instead of fainting, it managed to stand up and continue to fight.

"That's my girl!" Said Nina.

… Until Feathi came along, and used Wing Attack on it, making it faint.

"Ah."

"Good work, Feathi!"

"Feath! Thi Feathi!" Feathi chirped.

"I guess you win." Said Nina.

"Don't be sad, Nina," Said Brad, comforting her, "You lost, it's not the end of the world."

"You're right!" Nina said, looking up.

"Kid, if you want to try your talents out in a gym, you should sign up for the league! You can go to Opal Town to register, as well as get a free Pokemon!" Brad advised

"Cool! I like the sound of that! See you!" "See ya, kid!"

And, after recalling his two Pokemon, Cam ran back home, hoping that he could sign up for the league.

TO BE CONTINUED…

New Pokemon: Orcai

Type: Water

Resembles: A small whale, in a long, cylinder-like shape. Four long fins reside on Orcai, all at symmetrical places.

Coloring: Dark Blue

Ability: Water Absorb

Attacks: Tackle, Take Down, Aqua Jet, Surf

Evolution: Orcawaii by Water Stone

Pokedex: Unlike Wailmer, with can move on land via bouncing, Orcai moves using special jets within it's fins. These fins always remain damp if Orcai is healthy, no matter the temperature. This Pokemon likes the ocean, though will remain perfectly happy in any body of water.

New Move: Cloud Helix

What it does: Send two streams of clouds at the target. See: Water Helix