Like i said, grounded, so gonna probably update this while I've got my computer.
Amy47101 does not own pokémon.
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The Adventure Saga
The Reality of Serenity
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The minute Serena stepped into Santalune City, she immediately went to challenge the gym, despite Shauna's exclamations to go to the hat boutique with her. Don't get her wrong, Serena did want to go in and buy a few items... but she needed more money than the little amount she got from battling trainers, lasses, and preschoolers on her way from home. Plus she had to put into consideration supplies for her journey...
Back in other regions, there weren't many clothing stores outside of department stores in big cities. And even then, clothing had to be specially ordered for the buyer, thus getting most of the same items with the same color scheme. Boutiques and the option to change her style were a whole new ball game for Serena, and truthfully, she was excited for it.
Managing her money would be much harder than before.
"Hey, trainer!" a girl on roller skates said. She stood in front of the gym, blocking the entrance. "I'm the guard to the Santalune Gym!" Serena raised an eyebrow. Guard...? "Unofficial, though!" she said with a wink. Serena nodded. "So, anyways, have you ever roller skated?"
"Uh... No?" Serena said, raising an eyebrow.
"What?! But it's the most amazing feeling in the world!" the girl exclaimed. "You know what, I'll give you this extra pair I won, free of charge, if, and only if, you win against me in a battle!" Serena smiled. Although she wasn't exactly interested in roller skates... Fine she'll admit it, she was terrified of falling on her hind end, but she wasn't one to back down from any challenge.
"Sure! I love a good battle." Serena said, backing up and giving them space to let their pokémon out.
"Zigzagoon, show 'em who's boss!" exclaimed the girl.
"Budew, time to shine!"
"Start with Tail Whip!" Serena watched as Zigzagoon turned around and waved its tail alluringly, causing Budew to get distracted and then slammed with a tackle.
"Stun Spore!" Serena shouted, watching as the golden dust settled over Zigzagoon, paralyzing it. "Mega Drain!" Zigzagoon cried out its name as it fainted, whereas Serena blinked in surprise. Was she really that strong, or was this roller skater just that weak? Regardless, the roller skater let out a carefree laugh, returning her fallen pokémon.
"I'm not that strong, so I'm not surprised that I loss." she admitted skating up to Serena, holding out the snap on skates. "You won these far and square, though, so enjoy yourself!" Serena nodded, taking the skates and tucking them away in her bag. She'd try skating later. She had a gym badge to win!
"Thanks. For the battle." Serena said, brushing past the skater as she sped off down the street. Serena wasn't even sure she heard her. Regardless, she pushed open the doors to the gym.
"What's the hustle, little Crustle? Welcome to Santalune City Gym!" some guy with an overly cheery smile said. "So, future Champ," he said this with a hint of sarcasm, which slightly irked Serena. "This'll be your first time challenging a Gym, huh? Are you thrilled? Are you pumped? You should be! No worries here! You've got Pokémon on your side!" Now his voice was overly sarcastic and cheery. "And really, they're the ones who are gonna be doing all the battling. Am I right or am I right? Right?"
"Listen, I don't have time for you to be a sarcastic jerk. How do I get to the gym leader?" Serena huffed, temple throbbing on her head. At this, the guy smiled, though it was one of those 'I'm-paid-to-smile-like-this' smiles. He clasped a hand on her shoulder- without her consent, she might add- and steered her towards a hole she, surprisingly, hand't noticed before.
"Jump on that hole there, and you'll be on your way to where the Gym Leader's a-waitin' for you!" he smacked his hand on her back, and she, off guard, tumbled down the hole shrieking. She landed on a spiderweb, which bounced her up, and then she landed back down again. "Whoops!" yelled the guy with a laugh, showing Serena that he totally meant that action. "Everybody in this Pokémon Gym uses Bug-type Pokémon. Got it?"
"JERK!" Serena shouted up to him, even though he just laughed, walking away and leaving her on the spiderweb. She glanced around the gym, taking in the thin threads of the spiderweb the sat upon.
"You'll be fine!" Serena looked up and saw a blond woman across the way, under a cloth-like pavilion, boxes and, from what Serena could see, camera equipment, surrounding her. "We haven't had to many accidents!"
To many?!
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'Plowing' was not the correct word for how Serena got through the gym trainers. More like a 'rage-induced-steamroll', if you will. But who could really blame her? That gym guide guy was a sarcastic jerk, who pushed her down a hole and practically to her death! Then she had to half battle half balance precariously on threads of spiderweb until she finally met up with the insane woman who thought up this idea for a gym obstacle.
"That determined expression... That glint in your eyes that say your up to the challenge... It's fantastic! Just fantastic!" Viola grabbed the camera around her neck and quickly snapped a picture of Serena's determined expression. If the challenge involved ripping off Viola's arm, than yes, Serena would happily step up to the challenge.
"I take it your the gym leader?" Serena questioned. Viola dropped her camera and winked.
"Yup! Wether or not it's the tears of frustration that follow a loss or the blossoming of joy that comes after victory..." she trailed off, smiling. "All are great subjects for my camera! Something tells me this battle will be fantastic, just fantastic! Nothing is going to ruin this shot!" she grabbed a pokéball and tossed it in the air. "Go, Surskit!"
"Budew, time to shine!" Serena exclaimed, sending out the grass type.
"Fantastic, just fantastic!" exclaimed Viola, snapping pictures of the bewildered Budew.
"Arceus, that's distracting her!" exclaimed Serena. Viola didn't seem to listen. "Ugh, whatever. Stun Spore! Let's make this quick!"
"Bu-dew!" shouted the pokémon as it unleashed the golden dust from her bulb. Surskit skillfully dodged around the golden dust, then tackled Budew.
"Budew, Growth!" Serena ordered as the pokémon got back up on her stubby little feet again.
"Water Sport!" Viola ordered. Serena raised an eyebrow as water rained down around them and on the battlefield. Budew was a grass type...
"Mega Drain!" Serena smirked, watching as the bug fainted from the one hit attack, whereas her pokémon obtained HP back from the attack.
"Fantastic, just fantastic!" Viola exclaimed, still as chipper as ever. "Let's go, Vivillion!"
"Crap. Stun Spore!"
"Gust!" Viola ordered, sending the golden powder back towards Budew. On top of that, the blistering winds picked up the little grass-type, flung it back and forth, and even over Serena's head, landing in the middle of the huge spiderweb. Serena ground her teeth together, seeing the little pokémon fainted from the attack. "You're not the only one capable of a one hit KO! Fantastic, just fantastic!"
"Yeah, but we're not down and out yet!" Serena smirked, tossing her final pokéball in the air. "Fennekin!" Fennekin barked out her name determinedly landing on the slightly soaked battlefield with a small splash. "Show 'em who's boss, Fennekin, Ember!"
With a low growl, Fennekin unleashed a flurry of the small fireballs, hitting Vivillion directly. Serena grinned proudly, though this faltered when Vivillion straightened out, taking some damage, though not much...
"That's what the Water Sport from earlier was from before! Just a safe precaution!" Viola said, adjusting the lens on her camera and then snapping a picture. "Fantastic, just-"
"We get it, fantastic!" Serena yelled, annoyed. "Fennekin, Howl! Follow with Tail Whip!" her starter obeyed.
"Vivillion, Infestation!" Viola ordered. Serena raised an eyebrow. Infestation? She never heard of that move before... Serena felt something flutter on her leg. Slowly, she looked down and saw a small, winged black bug had somehow made its way in, and was fluttering around her foot. She shuddered, and swatted it away.
"Fenn-e!" Fennekin screeched. Serena snapped her head up and saw that, crawling underneath her trusted partner, were hundreds, if not thousands, of tiny winged bugs. Where were they coming from? What were they going to do? Fennekin let out another shriek, and began launching embers in random directions in a panic.
"Gah!" Serena exclaimed as an ember flew over her head. "Fenneking, calm down! You'll burn the place down!" She scowled as Vivillion flapped around the gym, dodging the random attacks like it was some sort of walk in the park. This was a battle, not a stroll! But if Serena didn't do something soon, it would become one for blissful little Vivillion, still fluttering around on it's wings...
Hold on...
"Fennekin, Sunny Day!" Serena shouted. Fennekin tilted her head upwards, and the sun blistered down, evaporating and eliminating the water sport attack. The bugs left, thankfully, and Serena smirked. "Ember, towards the wings!" Serena smirked as the fireballs hit a completely oblivious butterfly, causing it to cry out in pain. It fluttered to the ground, trying to pull itself up, but failing miserably as it fell back to the ground.
"Now what?" Serena mused to herself. "Scratch!" Fennekin's claws grew and extended, glowing white and slashing at Vivillions wings, nearly slashing the gentle material to threads. Serena gaped slightly. Never once had she seen her pokémon attack like that!
Suddenly, Fennekin, with a mighty roar, tilted her head back and flames engulfed her body, becoming stronger with every passing second. She looked up at the still struggling Vivillion, a smirk similar to her trainers on her face, and kicked off the ground.
Serena wasn't sure to be fascinated or downright scared of her partner. Initially, Fenneking didn't seem hurt, but somehow, Serena was surprised the pokémon could hold such power. As she flew through the air, some flames trailed off, leaving a trail of red hot flames behind the fire starter. A beautiful attack. Extremely deadly, but incredibly beautiful.
"Alright, Fennekin, keep it up!" Serena shouted in support of her partner, fist flying in the air as if her point wasn't already obvious. Fennekin shouted her name, the blazing pokémon slamming into the now bum Vivillion. As the attack hit, the bug-type too became engulfed in flames, wings flaring up with fire. It let out a vicious screech of pain, never once coming in contact with an attack like this before. The pain so intense, it was pushing the butterfly to borderline insanity.
Then, as soon as Fenneking landed on all four feet, completely devoid of flames, Vivillion landed behind her, flopping to the ground unconscious. Serena couldn't help but grin. They won!
"Great job Fennekin!" Serena exclaimed, scooping the pokémon into a hug. "That was-"
"Fantastic, just fantastic!" Viola exclaimed, snapping a picture of the joyous trainer and pokémon. "This is going on the gallery of fame! Just fantastic!" she grinned up at Serena, seemingly unaffected by the loss, only joyous by the pictures she got. "Anyways, great battle! It was fantastic, just fantastic! Here you go, the Bug Badge!" Serena grinned, taking the metallic item and pinning it on the strap of her Halo Caster.
"So... um..." Serena glanced over at the web. "How do I get out?"
"Oh? Simple. You can go through the stairway behind me." Viola grinned cheekily, half pushing Serena out. "Hurry along, I wanna develop these pictures!" Serena happily climbed up the stairs, glad to know that there was at least a normal way to get out of the gym. Unfortunately, she got greeted by jerk-gym-guy.
"Whoa-ho-ho! Wouldja look at that Bug Badge! Nice! Very nice, future Champ!" the gym guys said again, sarcasm dripping from his voice. "I bet that schmancy-pants professor who gave you your first Pokémon'd be amazed to see it!" He let out a chuckle, and Serena narrowed her eyes.
She left the gym with her mood slightly dampened.
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Serena took it upon herself to separate out her money. Half would go to supplies, the other half would go to boutique shopping. So, with her free-spending half slightly larger than before she battled all the trainers on route 22, she headed towards the hat boutique for a little victory splurge.
"Hello, customer!" a female store clerk said, walking up to her. "This boutique specializes specifically in hats and accessories! How can I help you?"
"Um..." Serena glanced around, unsure what to buy. Thankfully, the woman dragged her over to the female section, and began chattering away about their products.
"Now, I've been running this boutique for a few years now, and I can tell that you're the type of girl who goes for the simple things, yet must have a cute or elegant twist!"
"Uh... what?" Serena asked as the clerk pulled out a white cycling hat, and then a beige one.
"Something like," she snatched her felt hat away, and plopped the white one on her head, tilted slightly to the side. "This with a little..." she picked up a dark pink flower pin, and pinned it to the side. "Something like this?" Serena blinked, and grinned sheepishly in the mirror, liking both the hat and the pin combo. "But somehow, I could also see you liking..." she pulled out a simple black and white ballcap, holding it out to her. "This as well!"
"Uh..."
"Anyways, I know you're interested in these items, so I'll tell you right now, those flower pins are buy two, get one free!"
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Somehow, Serena walked out of that store with three hats(the three the woman showed her) and taking the buy two get one free deal on the flower pins, one dark pink, one light pink, and one aqua.
Truthfully, Serena never intended to actually spend as much as she did, but she did take out a good chunk of her free-spending money. Regardless, she wanted to get to her nice, warm pokémon center bed and sleep off the overly enthusiastic store clerk, the sarcastic gym guy, crazy Viola with her spiderweb gym and the Snatalune Forest incidents.
Yes, a long sleep sounds really good right now.
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Ugh, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?! I'm loosing my touch with ma cliffhangers.
Amy47101 signing off! ^.^