When we last saw our heroes, they were on their first day in
the Tsuyosa Region. They had defeated the Trainer Tester
Gym, whose Gym Leader was Cindy, a poison-type trainer.
Both Brennan and Daniel defeated her, and after healing their
pokemon, we see them continuing on their journey.
"So where are we headed for next?" Brennan asked. "Um,
I think it's the Denetra Forest." Replied Sydney, looking at the
brochure to check. "Forest? Oh NO! That means more
Trapmouths!" Brennan exclaimed. "Well, there's always the
long route through that 'other way'." Said Daniel, in a -you-
don't-want-to-do-that- kind of voice. As they progressed
deeper into the forest, they saw pokemon recognized from
other regions. There were Weedle, Caterpie, and the occasional
Heracross. Luckily, the forest was small, and they were out in
12 minutes, out into the open plains. "That was anti-climactic."
said Daniel, walking slowly out of Denetra Forest.
A bush ruffled. Daniel instinctively turned around, and out
of a bush leaped two black-uniformed men, with a three-leaf
clover logo on their chests. "We're the Naturals! We specialize
in grass-types, and strong ones at that! Now, give us your
pokemon or face the consequences!" the men said. "What
consequences?" asked Daniel, (that was sarcastic in case you
didn't know) as he let out Breloom. "Yeah!" said Sydney,
releasing her Pikachu into the open as well. "Too bad, guess
you have to learn the hard way! Go Shiftry! The pokemon that
came out had a white hair cloak over its yellow evil-like eyes,
and it had a wooden body with large leaf hands acting as hands.
"Let's check out this pokemon!" said Brennan, whipping out his
pokedex. Shiftry, the Wicked Pokémon. Its large fan can cause
winds in excess of one-hundred feet per second and can blow
anything away. "Alright then, Pikachu use Spark!" "Breloom use
Mega Drain!" Pikachu launched a spark of electricity, whilst
Breloom absorbed Shiftry's energy, and Shiftry was hurt by
both of those attacks. "Shiftry, Gust!" one of the two men, and
Shiftry used its large fans and blew the pokemon away, literally.
"Let's join the battle, go Carvanha!" Brennan said, as he let out
his snapping piranha pokemon. "Carvanha Water Gun!"
Carvanha did as told, shooting a blast of water at Shiftry.
"Breloom finish this with a Mach Punch!" Breloom launched his
powerful fist at the Shiftry, and the pokemon flew off about 4
meters away, fainting. "Very well, you may have won, but we'll
be back, and stronger each time. Let's escape while we can,
Eva." "Yes, we must, Alex." The Naturals ran into the forest, and
soon out of their sights. "So those 'Naturals' are called Alex and
Eva, huh?" said Sydney, returning the pokemon to their
pokeballs. "Seems like it." Replied Daniel, returning his
pokemon too. After Brennan returned his pokemon, they set
off on the rocky path ahead of them.
"So, where's your next Contest going to be held?" asked
Brennan. "I'm not sure. The brochure has all the contest dates,
and it seems that the closest Contest will be in Delitrance City."
Replied Sydney, as she ran along the path. Daniel and Brennan
closely followed, until they suddenly smelled the smell of
freshly baked bread. In front of their eyes stood Delitrance City,
famous for its delicious pastries. They ran into the city eagerly,
but along the way, Daniel's sharp eyes spotted a tree of yellow
berries with random patches of orange on them. He picked a
total of 7 from the tree, and wanted to tell the others, but they
were too far ahead. He raced towards them, but they had
already stepped into a bakery. Daniel facepalmed and ran in
after them. On the sign it read 'Poffin House'. Sydney and
Brennan were inside, staring at the delicious-looking cakes.
However, there was an old woman in a corner of the kitchen,
looking depressed. Daniel pointed it out to Brennan, and they
went to see why she was depressed.
"Hey, why are you so sad?" asked Brennan. "It's because I
can't find any berries to make Poffins." Said the old lady.
"What's a Poffin?" asked Sydney. "It's a kind of food for
Pokemon that enhances a certain stat for Contests. It suits you,
Sydney!" came her reply, given from Daniel "Hey, wait! I think I
found some berries on a tree on the road to here!" said Daniel,
taking out the berries. "Custap Berries! That will do just fine!"
said the old woman, gently taking them from Daniel's hand and
putting into a pot on the stove. "Hey, do you think we could
help? I would like to see how a Poffin is made!" said Sydney
enthusiastically. "Sure!" said the old woman, leading them to
the stove. She washed the Custap Berries, then cut them up
and dumped the pieces into the pot. The trio helped stir the
batter, and put the batter in the oven. Soon, after hard work,
the Poffins were baked. As the three young children sat at a
table, the woman presented 28 Poffins, all in a bowl. "The more
people bake Poffins together, the more Poffins for each one!"
said the old woman, taking 12 of the Poffins. "You can keep the
rest, young lady, since you helped me, and you're a Pokemon
Co-ordinator by the looks of it." Said the old woman, producing
a Poffin Case from behind her. The case looked sort of like a
picnic basket with two layers on top of each other, and the old
woman placed the pink Poffins in the basket. "These Poffins are
Sweet, and will increase the cuteness stat of your Pokemon in
your contests." "Wow, thanks!" said Sydney, as they took the
case and walked out of the shop.
"Alright, so when's the contest?" asked Daniel. "Looks like
it'll be two days later. I need all the training I can get!" said
Sydney, who ran to an empty field. "Let's battle, Daniel!" said
Sydney, releasing Surskit. "Surskit!" the blue quadruped said its
name, and Daniel released Torchic. "Yes! We've got the type
advantage! Surskit, Quick Attack first!" Surskit raced along the
ground on its maneuverable thin legs, leaving a flash of light
behind it. "Type advantage isn't everything! Torchic use Ember
around you as a force field!" Torchic released hot embers from
its beak, leaving a blazing shield around it. Surskit hit it instead
of Torchic, taking damage, whilst Torchic used Scratch. Surskit
was hit with sharp claws from Torchic, and was knocked back.
"Surskit are you OK?" "Surskit!" Surskit got back onto its four
feet, and used Quick Attack again, and the instant Daniel
commanded for an Ember, Torchic breathed hot embers from
its beak and burned Surskit. "Torchic, end this with a Peck!"
Torchic's pointy beak glowed white and it pecked Surskit on the
head, knocking it out. "Surskit return! Go Pikachu!" Sydney sent
out the Electric Mouse, and commanded for a Thundershock.
The pokemon launched a burst of electrical energy at Torchic,
who dodged quickly and used Quick Attack, hitting Pikachu
back slightly. "Pikachu Spark!" Pikachu's Spark attack hit, and
followed by another Thundershock, Torchic fainted. "You did a
good job, Torchic. Now go, Breloom!" Breloom exited its
pokeball and followed up with a quick Mach Punch to Pikachu.
Pikachu was light and he flew back several feet. "Breloom Stun
Spore!" "Pikachu dodge the orange dust!" Sydney said, but
Pikachu was new to the team and was engulfed by the sparkling
dust. As the dust cleared away, Pikachu remained standing
there, still as a statue. "Breloom take the opportunity! Finish it
off with Mega Drain!" Breloom sapped away the remainder of
Pikachu's energy, leaving it fainted. "Pikachu oh no! Take a rest!
Mudkip you're up!" She let out her amphibious teal creature.
"Mudkip, use Bubble!" Mudkip released several translucent
bubbles which whizzed towards Breloom, who braced himself
and took less damage due to him being a grass-type. "Mudkip
use Tackle!" Mudkip tackled Breloom, but he suddenly turned
back and tackled Mudkip. Mudkip seemed to have took more
damage than Breloom. "Cool! Breloom's learnt Counter, a
Fighting-type move!" said Daniel, with a shine in his eyes.
"Breloom, Mega Drain, and end this!" Breloom finished off the
battle with Mega Drain, and soon Mudkip lay fainted on the
ground.
"That was a good battle, Sydney!" said Daniel, shaking
Sydney's hand. "Thanks, Daniel. You did well too!" said Sydney.
In the Delitrance Pokemon Center, they signed up for the
Tsuyosa League and Sydney got the Contest Pass, allowing her
to take part in Contests. "I'm so pumped!" said Brennan,
punching the air with joy.
In the next chapter, our heroes train some more, and then
Sydney sets off for her first Contest! Will she win or lose? Find
out in the next chapter of this story!
