Chapter 5: Off to Opal!

Cam discussed the matter of going to Opal at dinner. At the moment, his father agreed, but his mother wasn't so sure.

"He'll be away for so long!" She remarked. "What if he breaks his leg? Besides, it takes days to walk from here to Opal, and something is bound to go wrong!"

"Nothing will go wrong, because I'm going to take him. As long as he comes with me in the car, the worst thing that can befall him is boredom."

So, after a long, long argument, Cam got to go to Opal. Tomorrow, Cam thought, I'll get to sign up for the League! This will be so much fun!

This is so boring! Cam thought. They had been in the car for half an hour, and Cam was getting annoyed.

A quick stop in Emerald Town, to stock up on fuel gave Cam the time to stretch his legs, and have a quick battle… IF HE COULD FIND AN OPPONENT!

"Hey!" Said a boy. "You want to battle?"

"Sure!" Said Cam. "2 on 2?"

"Also, can we make it a double battle?"

"Sure! Let's go, Caisei and Feathi!"

"Totodile! Phanpy! Let do it!"

Caisei attacked Totodile with Vine Whip, while Feathi used Wing Attack on Phanpy. While Totodile tried to retaliate with Water Gun, and failed miserably, and fainted from Caisei's fast attacking, Feathi was having a slightly harder time with Phanpy. Phanpy was using Water Gun on Feathi, and was hitting it's target sometimes. But it was soon defeated, when it was lifted into the air by Caisei' Vine Whip.

"What? No! Return!"

"Nice try. What's your name?"

"Tom. Yours?"

"Cam. Hey, why's this town not a city? It looks big enough to be a city."

"I don't know. Something about copyright laws and a Wizard of Australia, or maybe it was about a Mage of Oz?"

"Nah, I think it was the Mage of Australia."

"Yeah, you're right. Anyway, better be of now!"

"See yah!"

And Cam went on, to Opal! Oh, the fun! Oh, the excitement! Oh, THE BOREDOM!

So he continued to wait.

Then he heard the screech of tyres. They had made it! And in good time, too!

"Hello!" Said one Professor Cedar. "You must be Cam! Delighted! Why don't you come inside, and sign up for the league! Then we can give you your free Pokemon!"

"Sure!" Said Cam. "Where's the forms?"

"Right here! Just sign your name here!"

"Already done!"

"Good! Now, which Pokemon do you want?"

Cam had already made up his mind. "Flarkit!"

"Fine! Flarkit is yours!" Said Prof. Cedar, handing him Flarkit's pokeball.

"Thanks!"

Right then, a girl burst in. "Right! I choose Flarkit!"

"I am sorry, Rita, but Cam here already took Flarkit!"

"WHAT!? Then I, Rita Toshi, will defeat you, and claim Flarkit as my own!"

"Is she always like this?" Cam asked Prof. Cedar.

"You have no idea."

"I choose Aquan! Go!"

A small Swan Pokemon appeared, ready to battle… Or at least the trainer was.

"Aquan! Let's go!"

A small swan came out. It took one look at it's trainer, and ran right towards Cam, who chose to battle with Caisei.

"Hey!" Said Rita, "You shouldn't have more than one Pokemon! You shouldn't get a new one if you already have one!"

"Actually, Rita, he can. It states that you get a new Pokemon. There's nothing about it having to be your first! And, besides, you already have Clangin." Stated Prof. Cedar.

"Fine." Said Rita. "Aquan! Bubble!" "Caisei! Vine Whip!"

Aquan's Bubble was popped up Caisei, who used Vine Whip, wrapping vines around Aquan, before hurling the small Pokemon into the ground, making it faint.

"Hey! No fair!" Rita exclaimed.

"It is fair, Rita." Said Prof. Cedar. "Caisei used Vine Whip to counter your attack, and then it continued to use the attack to defeat Aquan. Cam did not break any rules."

"In that case…" Rita said. "I'll send out Clangin!"

"Wait! Rita!" Said Prof. Cedar. "You can't use more than one Pokemon in a 1 on 1 match!"

"Don't worry, Professor! I'll continue fighting this annoying girl!"

"ANNOYING GIRL?!? It's on now! Clangin! Rapid Spin!"

"Caisei! Dodge and use Tackle!"

But Clangin was moving too fast for Caisei to get out of the way, and was hit head on. Having already battled twice today, it was slightly tired, and Clangin took advantage to this, using Rapid Spin again and again, until Caisei fainted.

"CAISEI!"

"Huh. Weak little Pokemon…"

"He beat your Aquan! Go, Flarkit!"

"Huh. Another weak Pokemon… Clangin. Attack with Rapid Spin!"

"Flarkit! Dodge!"

Flarkit didn't dodge, instead, it used Inflame. Clangin was hit by a flurry of Embers, and when it struck with Rapid Spin, it fainted, because of the mass damage it had received.

"What!?! I don't believe it! Clangin, LOST!?! No!"

"Yeah! Go Flarkit! You're the best!"

"Stupid boy… Go, Sandshrew!"

"Flarkit! Tackle!"

"Sandshrew! Dig!"

Sandshrew dug underground, and managed to do a direct attack to Flarkit, knocking it out.

"No! Flarkit!"

"Weakling!"

"Who's calling the pot black? Go, Feathi!"

Sandshrew used Dig, but Feathi wasn't going to go down the same way Flarkit did. It used Fly, and avoided any amount of damage Sandshrew's Dig would deal. Then, when Sandshrew was looking around to see where Feathi had gone, it rushed down, and hit Sandshrew head on.

"No! But Sandshrew still stands!"

And then Sandshrew got the Wing Attack treatment. It fainted.

"No! I resent defeat!"

"You cannot 'resent' defeat, Rita, you lost. And you also cheated, TWICE. The battle goes to Cam!"

"No!"

"Face it, Rita. You lost." Cam said.

"Fine. But I shall continue training until I beat you! And that will be the day I claim your Flarkit as mine!"

"Huh! In your dreams!"

Rita stormed off. Cam and his father prepared to go home.

"Oh, wait!" Said Prof. Cedar. "You best take these pokeballs, and a Pokedex, too!"

"Thanks, sir."

And Cam and his father drove home… Or at least halfway…

"WHAT?!" Cam yelled. "The tyre is flat? Oh great. I'm gonna go to the gym. I might as well try to win a badge."

So Cam goes to a gym in Emerald Town, while his father fixes it. Someone might have tried to sabotage the tyres… Someone, who bares a grudge…

TO BE CONTINUED…

New Pokemon: Aquan

Type: Water/Flying

Resembles: A small, young swan

Colouring: White and Light Blue

Ability: Torrent

Attacks: Tackle, Bubble, Peck

Evolution: Vividuan at level 18