A/N: This is my first chapter edited by myself, so it shouldn't be perfect. This also my first self-author's note. This chapter is one of the shorter ones, but I think for the whole book, chapter 1 will remain to be the shortest. Barry is not in this chapter. I hate to spoil it, but the battle between April and Eric is not over yet in this chapter. You'll have to wait for the next one.
"Go, Spearow!" Eric called.
"So you have a Spearow? Then I'll use my Vanilite!" the youngster cried.
Eric had no idea what a Vanilite was. He held up his Pokedex and listened to the entry. Apparently Vanilite was native to the Unova region.
Vanilite tried Ice Shard, which Spearow dodged. Vanilite followed up with Icy Wind, which hit Spearow's wing. Spearow was sent crashing down.
"Spearow, use Fury Attack!" Eric exclaimed.
Spearow, despite its frozen wing, rushed up to Vanilite and jabbed it several times, but that allowed Vanilite to hit it directly with Uproar. When Spearow tried another Fury attack, it missed. Vanilite continued Uproar, but Spearow managed to hit it with Peck before Eric recalled it.
"That was a smart move. You could tell that your Spearow was weakened badly," the youngster said.
"Go, Squirtle!" Eric sent Squirtle into the route.
"Return, Vanilite!" the youngster recalled Vanilite.
Eric wondered who his other Pokémon was.
"Go, Sewaddle!" the youngster called.
According to the Pokedex, Sewaddle was a cross between a Grass and Bug type, and was also native to the Unova region.
"Squirtle, use Water Gun!" Eric exclaimed.
Squirtle shot a beam of water at the Sewaddle, and followed up with Tackle. However, the Sewaddle then shot string at Squirtle, disabling its movement. Then Sewaddle used Razor Leaf. Squirtle then got into its shell and started to spin rapidly; freeing it from the string and finished Sewaddle by using the launch pad strategy he used to finish off Alexander.
"I see! You have some good strategy! Go, Vanilite!" the youngster called.
Eric decided to recall Squirtle. He had faith that Spearow could get some battle experience from Vanilite.
When Eric sent out Spearow, it had thawed out and was almost perfectly healthy, but same with Vanilite.
Vanilite tried Icy Wind, but Spearow nose-dived to dodge it. However, Spearow's Peck missed as well. When Spearow got close up, Vanilite used Ice Shard, and it hit Spearow head on, but Spearow went for an unexpected U-Turn and hit Vanilite with Fury Attack.
"Vanilite, use Uproar!" the youngster told his Vanilite.
Spearow got buffeted by the harsh sound, and Eric decided to recall Spearow. Then Squirtle's quick-firing Water Gun finished Vanilite.
The youngster gave Eric some funds and Eric ambled into Viridian City. He headed in the Pokémon Center, and healed his Pokémon. Then he looked at the people registered for the Pokémon Center battle stadium. April was second in line. When he headed in the stadium, 11 people were lined up on a bench, all ready for battle.
"I bet you caught a flying type," April told Eric.
"Damn you!" Eric exclaimed.
"Obviously I made up a strategy for a flying type and your Squirtle. And I caught a Goldeen," April stated.
"How?" just like Empoleon, Goldeen wasn't just going to pop out of the wild grass. Eric felt very peeved again.
"I jumped in the lake," April said nervously.
"But the sign says: Don't dive"
"Don't tell anybody.
"A Gyarados could have killed you, for all I know." Eric sighed and continued to wait. The battle was Rhyhorn versus Shuckle, and was going nowhere. Both combatants kept spamming Rest.
"Eric and April, come to the battlefield," a robotic voice said out of a speaker.
"Go, Spearow!" Eric shouted.
"Go, Goldeen!" April called.
Spearow started with Fury Attack, which was dodged by Goldeen. Spearow used Fury attack more, which was dodged each time.
"Just defense?" Eric asked to himself.
Spearow looked tired, so he recalled it and sent out Squirtle. April also recalled Goldeen and sent out Bulbasaur.
"Squirtle, use Tackle on the Bulbasaur!" Eric exclaimed.
"Trap it with Vine Whip, and then use Leech Seed!"
"Jump into the air!"
"Adjust your aim!"
"Kick off the vines!"
Squirtle kicked the vines, which went flying backwards and hit Bulbasaur, but it got leeched. Eric didn't want to waste more health, so he recalled Squirtle.
"Now use Peck attack!" Eric cried.
"Do the same thing you tried to use on Squirtle!"
"Bite the vines, dodge the Leech Seed, and swing to hit Bulbasaur, and then use Peck!"
April recalled Bulbasaur before Spearow could do this.
"Goldeen, use Rain Dance!" April called.
"Return, Spearow!"
Both combatants were now powered up by Rain Dance. Eric told Squirtle to use Tail Whip a bit, and then Goldeen countered with Horn Attack. Squirtle did not stop waving its tail.
"Well, you are obviously Tail Whipping until your Torrent ability kicks in!"
Eric was shocked.
Who will win? If you review, then I will tell you. That is, if you review before chapter 7 comes out! Thats all for now!