I was going to make this chapter longer, but I can't seem to make it longer. I'll try to make the next chapter longer.
Disclaimer i think i forgot last chapter: I do not own pokemon
The journey up Rt. 101 was uneventful and soon Anya and Ike reached Oldale Town with no wild pokemon encounters. Still Anya made sure to get Ike checked out at the pokemon center in the small town before heading to Rt. 103. This route was shorter then 101 though like the other route this one was surprisingly void of pokemon at the moment. Not that Anya minded since she had no pokeballs to catch any new team members anyway. It was around 4pm when Anya located Brendan, or at least she assumed it was him since there was no other living soul in sight. He was about 5'9" in height and had short white hair and was wearing a long sleeve shirt and jeans. Checking to make sure that Ike was still on her shoulders she made her way through the grass to the young teen. Said teen was busy writing in a small notebook and didn't notice Anya approaching from behind.
"Hello?" She asked. Whipping around with a small shout the teen tripped over his own feet and fell to the ground. "Oh, sorry." Anya said hurriedly reaching out a hand to help him up. "My name is Anya, are you Brendan Birch?"
Ignoring her outstretched hand, Brendan got up. Dusting himself off the teen nodded "That's me. What do you want?"
Anya was a bit put off at his rudeness and nervously rubbed her hands together. "Um...well your dad sent me..." At this point Ike noticed her discomfort and lifted his head from his shoulder perch. Hissing at Brendan he began to climb down from Anya's shoulders. Brendan noticed the defensive treecko and began to laugh.
"So your going to become a pokemon trainer? I don't think a delicate girl like yourself can handle it." He said interrupting Anya's stuttering. Pulling out a pokeball he released a Torchic. "Let me show you what I mean. Go Torchic! Use Scratch." Needing no further encouragement the little bird ran forward and began to scratch at Ike with its sharp claws. Ike let out a small cry of pain and surprise at the suddenness of the attack before retaliating with his own pound attack. Anya was surprised at the ferocity of the battle and began to shake as the multitude of scratches began to draw blood.
"Come on Ike! You can win this!" She called a bit afraid for Ike's health. Upon hearing her encouragements though Ike seemed to become more determined and let out a battle cry. The torchic backed off a bit, a little nervous about the sudden boost of energy before running up to scratch at Ike again. The treecko was prepared however and jumped in the air as soon as the bird was close enough. Spinning around Ike pounded Torchic with his tail rendering the fire bird unconscious. Panting, Ike looked at Anya and smiled as Brendan recalled his Torchic.
"Your better then I thought." Brendan growled as Anya ran to Ike. Looking over him she noticed that most of the scratches weren't that deep and only one would most likely scar. Brendan meanwhile had gathered up his research supplies and was beginning to walk back towards Oldale. Anya hurridly grabbed Ike and jogged to catch up with the teens longer strides.
"Hey! Where are you going?" Anya asked as soon as she caught up with the rude boy.
"None of your buisness." Brendan replied shortly before speeding up and leaving Anya behind. Huffing in annoyance Anya slowed her pace down and began the trek back through Oldale to Littleroot. Stopping by the center first Anya had Ike get a once over by the nurse, who confirmed that he had no major injuries, before getting back to Littleroot.