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Chapter Two
Once Black had left his house, eventually saying goodbye to his mother, he left for Route 1. He'd visited Route 1 before with his uncle, his mother's brother, who also lived in Nuvema Town. His uncle was by no means a good trainer but he was an excellent Pokémon breeder and Black made a mental note to, when he returned, visit his uncle and get him to take a look at his Pokémon which he hoped one day would rival the team of his father's.
Route 1 was a quiet woodland route that was beautiful in the spring, summer and autumn but bitterly cold and rather dull in the winter. Thankfully, it was late June and the beautiful vegetation on the trees reflected the sunlight in such a maginificent manner that it gave Black a sort of funny feeling inside.
"Alright, Oshawott. Let's see if we can't find some Pokémon to battle in this tall grass..." Black pointed at a large patch of healthy green grass that Black began to walk into. Oshawott obediently followed and suddenly they heard a rustle and, out of the grass, a Lillipup appeared. It barked loudly at Black.
"Alright, Tackle!" Oshawott slammed into Lillipup at full speed and Lillipup toppled over, obviously injured but not out. It replied with a Tackle, but it was much weaker than Oshawott's.
"Another Tackle!" Oshawott repeated its move and Lillipup growled angrily, evidently terribly injured. Oshawott did a final Tackle before Lillipup fell to the floor, defeated.
"That was great, Oshawott!" exclaimed Black. Oshawott grinned, proud that his trainer was pleased. Black continued to slowly walk along Route 1, Oshawott knocking out Patrats and Lillipups along the way expertly, with the odd Pidove too. Black then glanced at his watch, noticing it was almost 2 PM. He sat down on a nearby log and pulled out a tuna sandwich from his bag, eating it hungrily before handing some to Oshawott. As they completed their lunch, Black heard a call and noticed someone was calling his name. He looked around and then realised his name was being called from above and he saw a massive bird Pokémon overhead that landed in front of him. Black instantly saw it was Professor Juniper on an impressive male Unfezant. His father had a similar one but this Unfezant almost sparkled. It had obviously been looked after.
"Professor..." Black said in disbelief. "I didn't know you had such an incredible Pokémon." Black then pulled out his Pokédex.
Unfezant, the Proud Pokémon. Males swing their head plumage to threaten opponents. The females' flying abilities surpass those of the males.
"I caught it as a Pidove when I was a budding trainer on Route 3," Juniper then got off Unfezant's back, thanked him and returned him into a Poké Ball. She then turned to Black, "I just wanted to say, I forgot to give you this..." She slipped her hand into her coat pocket and pulled out three Poké Balls before handing them to Black.
"Gee, Professor! Thanks!" Black replied.
"It's nothing. You can buy them for good value at Poké Marts," Juniper then looked northwards. "Accumula Town up there has a Poké Mart."
"Thanks again, Professor," added Black. "I'll use them wisely."
"Watch out that the wild Pokémon your trying to catch is at least weakened. If it's not, they won't be caught and most of the time the Poké Ball is broken pretty easily," Juniper put her hands on her hips. "Well, I'll walk back to Nuvema Town. I'll see if I can catch the other trainers."
"Oh, the other trainers!" exclaimed Black. "So, I'm the strongest one, then? Since I've been with Oshawott the longest."
"Well, remember each Pokémon is good in their own way," Juniper pointed out. "Make sure you ring me every once in a while. I want to know how the son of Alder is doing." Juniper then walked back the way Black had come.
Black continued on his way until he saw a Pokémon rustle in the grass. Expecting a Patrat or Lillipup, a Pokémon with oval-shaped eyes on the side of its head, a yellow body except for the cream coloured torso and molted skin was visible around its legs. Black hadn't seen it ever before and instantly whipped out his Pokédex.
Scraggy, the Shedding Pokémon. Its skin has a rubbery elasticity, so it can reduce damage by defensively pulling it skin up to its neck.
"It looks rare..." Black then pointed at Scraggy. "Oshawott, Tackle!" Oshawott obliged, tackling Scraggy like he had done to so many Pokémon before. Scraggy hissed, pulling his skin over his body to reduce the Tackle to minimal damage. It then Low Kicked Oshawott in the stomach...and hard. Oshawott stepped back, winded. Scraggy then dissapeared and reappeared behind Oshawott, using a Faint Attack whilst hitting Oshawott in the back with its rubbery skin.
"Oshawott!" Black called out, concerned. "Try a Tail Whip!" Oshawott slapped its tail right in Scraggy's face before Tackling it to the ground once again. Scraggy then did another Low Kick, hissing at Oshawott. Black clenched his fist.
"Oshawott, try and hold Scraggy!" Oshawott was confused but grabbed Scraggy by the arms, holding him in place. Black grabbed a Poké Ball from his bag and threw the Poké Ball at Scraggy, crossing his fingers. Oshawott jumped out the way just before the Poké Ball made contact with Scraggy and Scraggy was pulled inside. The Poké Ball shook once...and twice...and a third time...
...and it clicked, signalling that Scraggy had been caught. Black cheered, picking up the Poké Ball before picking up Oshawott. He then returned Oshawott finally for a rest before clipping both onto his belt and continuing along Route 1. He could see the grey buildings of Accumula Town over the tops of the trees and Black ran towards it. As his foot stepped on the concrete floor for the first time, he wiped the dust and dirt off his jacket before continuing into the town. He saw the impressive Pokémon Centre in the middle of the town, which he walked into and hurried along to the main desk, placing his two Poké Balls on it as Nurse Joy emerged.
"Welcome to the Pokémon Centre," Nurse Joy greeted, taking Oshawott and Scraggy's Poké Balls and placing them onto a machine behind her. "I trust your a new trainer from Nuvema?"
"Um, yes. My name is Black." Black told her. Joy smiled.
"Professor Juniper informed me three of you were coming," Joy gestured around her. "This is a typical Pokémon Centre. It's essential to trainers. We heal your Pokémon, have rooms so you can stay here, we have information about Pokémon and the town the Centre is situated in. Are you staying in Accumula Town?"
"Only for one night," replied Black. "I'm then going to head on for my first Gym Badge."
"Ah, okay. Well, Accumula Town isn't exactly busy - we'll almost certainly have a room available for you tonight." Joy then handed Black his Poké Balls before Black thanked Nurse Joy and left the Pokémon Centre.
Joy had been right - Accumula Town wasn't at all busy. Black was sure that not many people outside of Nuvema and Accumula Town had even heard of the place. He turned down a street corner, out of the town centre before seeing a commotion up ahead. He hurried over before seeing several people all in a line dressed in white outfits with a hood. The outfits looked similar to those worn by knights in medieval times and two on the ends of the line held stands that had a shield on with the letter P written on. However, by far the most interesting thing was the man in the centre. He had long turquoise hair and wore a purple and gold robe. On his right eye was a red eyepiece.
"Ladies and gentlemen..." one of the knights said. "Our lord Ghetsis wishes to speak..."
"People of Accumula Town, we are all in great danger," the eyepiece man almost whispered. "Not of something you'd usually expect. We are all in danger...from ourselves and the way we treat Pokémon."
Instantly, Black was gripped. This man had a way of speaking...it almost seemed to convince Black already. But Black always felt something greater. A bad feeling...a very bad feeling.