Hey all, Tempestas, here. Thank you for reading the train wreck of a first chapter and getting to this. It's slightly better, this one. I realised a lot of mistakes that I made last chapter, and put a bit more time into proofreading and what have you. Enjoy!
Pokemon XY
Chapter 2-Vs. Fennekin and Froakie (Round 1) Baby fox and the bubbles.
Ten fifteen AM, Wednsday, Vaniville Town, Kalos, June 4th.
"Ah... Well, I suppose we better take a look.." Calum drawled, wiping the blood from his nose, expressing distaste. "Would it kill you to show some enthusiasm, asshole?" Serena, Calum's blonde alleged partner what whatever foolhardy quest he was about to be dragged into, and who he had only met but ten minutes ago, mind you, retorted. There was already a strange kind of bond formed, albeit by fighting. "We're about to see our Pokemon, so perk up!" she continued, now with a fiery look in her eye. "Now, now. Trainers come with all personalities, just like the Pokemon they use. But Calum, you could do to smile more. It helps build friendships with your team." Professor Sycamore interjected. "Now, you two. Act natural. I'm going to release your Pokemon from the case now, and they'll naturally interact with you as they see fit. They're a friendly pair. Pokemon tend to be drawn to those they feel a kinship with." he continued. "But enough of that, I can see you've waited long enough," the older man gestured to Serena, who was bouncing on the balls of her feet, looking like a time bomb on a very short fuse "so let's make introductions!".
Sycamore placed the oddly shaped tablet devices on the bench aside himself, then pressing a button on both ends of the blue and gold cylinder he held in both hands. A small amount of smoke gushed forth as two clasps unsealed themselves. It was clear that the Pokemon in this case were rare, and precious to the Professor, as the case looked very high security. As the capsule finished its opening, the contents were revealed to be two red and white sphere shaped objects, with a black indent running around the centre of the ball, stopping at a white button in the middle of said indent, placed atop a luxurious purple cushion. Sycamore then proceeded to set the case down next to the devices on the park bench, and removing the spheres. "I assume you two know what these are?" he asked, "Oh, what am I saying, of course you do. You're both geniuses." he continued.
The notion of Sycamores reasoning to choose these two highly 'problematic' teenagers was quite peculiar. Calem Coureur was an incredibly intelligent young man, often scoring the best in the year, as well as occasional in the school district, scores in maths and medicinal sciences, among other similar subjects. His athletic abilities were noted as well; the boy was an highly fast runner and was well versed in other athletic sports. It was for these reasons that his high school had recommended him for this program, in which we will find out about later. His only flaws, was his completely rude, sarcastic, lazy and apathetic personality, as well as utter failings any language and art subjects. The boy was unmoving unless push came to shove, if he was being forced, or something interested him.
Serena Rouge could be said to be the exact opposite of her dark haired companion. Her academic ability was almost as stellar, often scoring high in her schools overall rankings, in subjects pertaining to Pokemon battling, physiology and applied mathematics in the field. The blue eyed fashion queen was an absolute prodigy when it came to the human body. And as such, her physical abilities were absolutely outstanding. The woman was unmatched in contact sports and gymnastics. Her martial arts skills were remarkable too; the woman would one day, make a fine trainer on those merits. However, she was dangerously proud, and would never heed the words of anyone around her. Her way or the highway, as it were. She was also, as was already seen, in possession of a very violent set of mood swings. While she had followers of her beauty and skill, she had few friends because she was abrasive and vulgar at one moment, and sweetness and light the next. The teachers of the schools of these youths, thought it appropriate to allow them the opportunity to see the world to grow as people.
"Let's see 'em, sir, please!" Serena sung, now wringing her hands. "Yeah, let's have a look at them, not that I care.." Calum added. At the prompting, the lab coat adorned man threw the two spheres high into the air, which was the standard fare to release the contents of such devices. Upon reaching a certain altitude, Sycamore suddenly shouted. "Fennekin, Froakie, I choose you!". Following this call, the two spheres opened in a flash of light, beaming down the the ground, then appearing to materialise something in that light. These devices, Pokeballs, were a portable capsule system, designed to carry Pokemon safely and compactly at a trainers belt or in their bag. The Pokeballs, upon what seemed to be reflex, flew back to Sycamore's hands after releasing their contents. The light they released seemed to fade, revealing two small Pokemon. Calem and Serena gasped.
Emerging from the light, were two Pokemon. The first, appearing on the right, was a small yellow coated vulpine creature, with large ears and a tail that vaguely resembled the end of a broomstick. The end of that tail was tipped with crimson fur, the same colour fur that was sprouting out of its ears in tufts. The fur around it's lower jaw and nose was pure white, with a black nose, and large, piercing red eyes that gave away the impression that it was quite the snarky fellow.
The second, who appeared from the flash released from the Poke Balls on the left, had the appearance of a light blue, amphibious animal. Its head was quite rounded in shape, appearing like an rugby ball on its side, which was topped by two very large, bulbous yellow eyes, with a dark look in them. Between its eyes was a dark blue stripe, tipped at the nose by two white bubbles., the same bubbles that took the appearance of a burglars sack around its neck.
"Oh my!," Serena squealed. "They look so cuteeee! I wonder which one is right for meee!?" the now extremely hyper young woman kneeled down in front of the young Pokemon. "Hey there, cuties! Which one of you is the strongest, huh? " at this question, Calum interjected, "Serena, yo, Devil Woman. The Prof hasn't said that we even have a choice in who we can take, and it's not really a good thing that you're asking who appear to be children who fights the best. ". "Calum, my boy," the Professor said, interrupting what was the making of another bloody quarrel. "While I do question young Serena's motives behind asking such questions, it is distinctly the best option to be so honest. Like I told you, Pokemon are natural judges of character." he explained. Calum nodded, disinterested. Personal trollop such as that didn't concern him. "But go on, choose! I was about to let you do that, anyway"
Serena was now deep into playing, or attempting to, with the fox like Pokemon, Fennekin. Serena had a deep love of Pokemon that appeared to have a pretty look about them. "Oh, come on! Let's not be difficult! Let's be friends, yeah?" she pleaded. Fennekin yawned, not bothered in the slightest, before spitting small embers at Serena's feet and strutting off with attitude. "Oh, you're a fire type? That's so cool! Fire is strong, so you're bound to have potential!" Serena exclaimed, not deterred. Calum, who found some motivation, had lazily walked over to Froakie... Before being blasted in the face with bubbles. "Ugh! What the hell, you little cretin! the black haired boy spluttered, which was met by Froakie snickering and hopping away. "Water type, huh? Not bad. Though I wouldn't like to travel with something that rude, if I had to travel at all..." he continued, sinking back into lethargy.
The Professor appeared to be deeply amused by the sight of the two youths having such difficulty. While it was true that the two future trainers were prodigious, their awkward personalities seemed to be clashing with the young Pokemon, who were hard to deal with in their own right. "Hey there, you two! " he said, strutting over and lighting up a cigarette from his lab coats breast pocket. "You appear to be having.. Fun." he joked. Calum and Serena turned around to face him, each with equally displeased looks. Calum's face was soaked and irritated, but seemed to be lost in thought. Serena's was dejected and tearful, but hopeful.
"Fennekin, Froakie, come here a moment." Sycamore ushered. The two Pokemon happily dashed to their current owners side. "Calum, Serena. Observing you two interact with these two, even though you only reacted with one each, I'd like to make a suggestion..." he carried on. "Have a battle. Right here." the duo of both the teens and the Pokemon jaws dropped. The fashionable man continued. "Calum, team up with Fennekin, and Serena, well, you know." the foursome stared at him in shock at the sudden request. "Well you two, shall we get started?" Sycamore asked.
Well, how was that? I tried a little harder, there. Next time, we'll see our first battle, and an explanation on the reasons for the Prof's invitation! Just a quick afterthought of mine; it would be a pleasure if you dear readers could check out 'Dogtown' by 'The Fratellis', on whatever music service you use. Cycling through my iTunes when writing this, I decided that would suit as Calum's theme music. Rate and review, please? I'm outta here. Till next time!