With that, Chris grabbed one of the pokeballs off his belt and threw it. "Go, Squirt!" A wartortle appeared and took a fighting stance.

"Cami, you know what to do!" Chira said and Cami leapt forward, immediately charging the wartortle.

Insight sat down, exasperated. "I wanted to battle."

Chira looked at her and her heart broke. She scooped her up into a hug and cuddled her. "You're not strong enough yet. Give yourself time to heal; after all, it's only been two days. Maybe next time we have a trainer battle. But I still maintain that you're not battling in the gym match."

"Hey, pay attention!"

Chira turned to find Cami on the lowest branch of a huge tree as Squirt tried to hit her with Water Gun. She laughed. "Cami, that's not fair and you know it!" She called.

Jordan just stared at them. "Amazing," he murmured under his breath. Chira knew he didn't mean for her to hear, so she didn't make any indication that she had. "I've never seen anything like that ponyta." Chira fought a smile. "Climbing a tree without a thought. I've never even heard of anything happening like this." He looked at Chira. "Who is this girl?"

"Cami, we still need to get to Pewter before the Gym Leader leaves, so hurry up!"

Cami whinnied, "You're no fun!" But she obediently jumped down, using stomp on the wartortle, knocking it out immediately. The two boys were silent as Chira congratulated Cami on her victory.

"Way to go, Jordan," Chris said as he recalled Squirt. "You just had to set me up against an experienced trainer."

"I don't get it," Jordan said to Chira at length. "If you're an experienced trainer, why aren't you headed to Indigo? And why are your pokemon outside of their pokeballs?"

Chira answered his questions with some of her own. "What's wrong with their being outside their pokeballs? And why aren't you participating in the Indigo competition?"

"Good point," Jordan looked properly chastised. "But most experienced trainers don't let their pokemon run wild."

"Well, I'm not like most trainers."

"Are you at least going to go to watch the competition?"

"I don't know… I hadn't thought about it. But perhaps it could prove fortuitous…" Maybe someone there will know about my parents. "Definitely not until after I go to Pewter."

"Than maybe we will meet you there."

"Sure. Maybe."

They started to walk away, but Jordan turned back. "I never caught your name," he said.

Chira smiled. "It's Chira."

"Chira? What kind of name is that?" Chris asked.

Jordan hushed him.

"Don't worry; I know it's not a common name. And to tell the truth, I'm not sure why I was named it. Well, we'll see you, if not at Indigo, than around. Bye!" With that, Insight and Chira were on Cami and off.

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I know it's a short chapter, but next one will be longer. Next one will be Chira's first gym battle. That will be fun. Well, either next chapter or the one after that. What do you think so far? The thing I'm concerned the most about is its making sense. Does it? Review and tell me what you think! Over and out, Shadow Shamira.