Chapter 6 has come! Oh joy! Hope you like it! WARNING: long chapter

Chapter 6

Touko battled two trainers before realizing she couldn't go deeper in. There was a tree blocking the entrance going deeper in. She sighed, sitting down. A girl walked over to her.

"Your starter Pokémon is a Water-Type, which would make you weak against Grass-Types. You would need a Fire-Type. Do you want this Pansear?" The girl held out a Poké Ball. Touko took hold of it, then let the Pokémon out into the open.

"Are you sure?" She asked. The girl nodded. Touko wondered how she knew what her first Pokémon was.

"Okay then… I guess. Thanks!" Touko smiled and the girl smiled back. Touko knew it would be useful if the gym leader used Grass-Types. She named it Pyralis which meant of fire.

She went to the gym and was surprised to see that it looked like a cafe. In the back of her mind, she wished one of her friends was there with her. They had started the journey together. Touko had never imagined they would so quickly split apart. She took a deep breath and walked up the staircase to the gym leader. At least she thought it was one. She saw the green haired male whom she had seen earlier.

"Welcome to the Striaton City Pokémon Gym." He said. Then a person appeared from behind him with a grin.

"I'm Chili! I light things up with Fire-Type Pokémon!" He said. Touko stared with her mouth wide open. Her mouth went open larger as another male appeared from behind the original one. This one had blue hair.

"I'm a Water-Type specialist, and my name is Cress. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

"And my name is Cilan. I like Grass-Type Pokémon." The green-haired one said.

"Wh-what? Why? I don't..." She gaped at them.

"Um... You see... The reason why the three of us are all here is... Well... Um... Er..." Cilan looked embarrassed and awkward.

"Oh, enough! Listen up! The three of us will decide on whom you will battle! It'll be decided based on the first Pokémon you chose." Chili had spoken impatiently.

"Indeed," Cress said.

"Well... I chose Oshawott," She said.

"That would be Cilan then," Cress said.

"Nothing personal...No hard feelings... Me and my Grass Pokémon will... Um... We're going to battle, come what may." Cilan scratched the back of his head.

"So, um, if you're okay with me, I'll, um, put everything I have into being, er, you know, your opponent," Cilan looked sheepish as he spoke.

"Let's do it!" Touko said, finally excited. Cilan pulled out his Poké Ball at the same time as Touko. He sent out a Lillipup and Touko sent out Ordell.

"Lillipup, use bite!" Cilan said.

"Dodge it!" It was too late. Ordell had been bitten on the tail. It swallowed its cries.

"Bite again!" Cilan called out. As soon as Lillipup detached for another bite, Touko and Ordell got in a water gun. Lillipup was pushed back and Ordell went in for a tackle at Touko's request. The Lillipup was hit. However, it bit Ordell's arm and this time he cried out.

"Water gun!" Touko called out desperately. She knew that she had Pokémon if Ordell fainted, but he didn't want him to. The water gun missed and Touko watched with pain in her chest as Ordell fell, defeated. She took a deep breath, holding her composure. She returned him to his Poké Ball.

She sent out Argos, who barked in excitement at battling a gym leader.

"Use work up!" Cilan called, after using a potion.

"Use bite Argos!" Argos bit his opponent's neck. The Lillipup lost its concentration and tried to get away.

"Bite again!" Touko said.

"Bite Argos first!" Cilan said. Argos reached the other Pokémon first. Cilan's Lillipup fainted and Cilan frowned.

"Am I really down to one Pokémon?" Cilan asked himself. He threw out a Pansage and

Touko switched out Argos for Pyralis.

"Pansage use work up!" Cilan said.

"Use incinerate!" Touko said. A burst of flame enveloped Pansage, causing minor burns. Pyralis was much weaker, but Fire-Types were good against grass types.

"Work up again!" Cilan commanded. Touko didn't know what it did. She only knew that when it was used the creature seemed to charge up.

"Incinerate again!" The same fire, causing the burns to get worse.

"Use vine whip!" Cilan commanded. It was strong, but didn't do well against Pyralis.

"Incinerate again!" Touko said.

"Vine whip!" Cilan commanded. Both Pokémon attacked at the same time, but Pyralis was the only one who remained conscious. Touko squealed and took the Pokémon into her arms.

"Yay! Yay! First gym badge!" Touko giggled happily.

"...What a surprise. You are very strong. It seems not even Cress or Chili could beat you..." Touko smiled happily at him. He handed her the badge.

"This is the Trio Badge," He said.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" She waved and left with a spring in her step. A woman with dark hair stopped her in front of the gym.

"Hi! You're Touko right? Juniper asked me to give you something! I'm Fennel the scientist and I was friends with Juniper in college. Come on. I have it in my room. Follow me!" Touko blinked before hurrying after Fennel into a house.

"This way! Up the stairs! Don't be shy!" Fennel and Touki hurried up the stairs.

"I'm a scientist too! I study Trainers. Oh! This is a move your Pokémon can use out of battle! It's called cut and once you teach it to a Pokémon they can cut down small trees." Fennel handed a small box to Touko and she put it in her bag.

"Okay. Now I need a favor from you. I need you to go to the Dreamyard. There is some Dream Mist that I want from there. It comes from the Pokémon Munna. Could you please get it for me? I need it for my research." Fennel looked hopeful. Touko nodded. still taking everything in.

"Alright! Off you go then!" Fennel sent her on her way and Touko was heading back towards the Dreamyard.

Well... That was long. Next up is... Hehe just kidding I won't say. You would know if you played the game. Please review! Shout out to Blue Phoenix who I know will review! Thanks for being a faithful reader!