Disclaimer: Pokémon is by Satoshi Tajiri.

Pokémon BW: Yin-Yang Quest

Walking down Route 3, Mia spotted someone familiar behind her and stopped. She motioned for Taylor to stop, but when he kept moving, she pulled him back to her by the ear. "Ow! What?" he asked in an annoyed tone.

Mia pointed to exactly why she stopped. In another section of the forest was a girl with blonde hair and green eyes. She wore an orange vest over a white dress, a green hat on her head, orange knee-high socks, and yellow shoes. She carried a green purse on her and appeared to be looking for something.

"She's my friend, Bianca," Mia explained. "We've been friends since childhood, despite her being a couple of years older than me. She may be a bit immature, but she's actually a nice person."

"Huh. I'd like to meet her," Taylor offered.

"You would? Great!" she complied. "One thing, though." Mia drew a line on the ground with her foot. "See the line I just drew?" she asked.

"Yeah?"

"I'd like you to stand behind that line."

"Stand behind it?" Taylor got behind the line as instructed. "This okay?" he asked.

"Perfect," she affirmed. Turning around, she yelled "Bi-AN-ca! Over here!"

The yell got Bianca's attention and she ran to where Mia and Taylor were. "Mia!" she called back, waving to her. Mia got behind the line.

"Mia, why do I have to stand behind the line?" Taylor asked.

"Because that distance is safe enough for when Bianca trips," Mia answered.

"Uh huh…" Taylor said.

"Mia, it's been too lon-on-on, YA-HA-HA! Out of the way!" Bianca yelled as she stumbled over to them, having tripped over a rock on the way.

"Whoa!" Taylor yelped as Bianca fell down inches close to the line. "You okay?"

After helping Bianca up, Mia introduced her to Taylor, who surprised Bianca by kissing her on the hand. "A pleasure to meet you," he said.

"P-p-pleasure's mine," Bianca replied, blushing.

Mia glared at Taylor before turning to Bianca. The three walked on through the Route. "How've you been?" Mia asked.

"Pretty good," Bianca replied, perking up. "I just got my second badge!"

"Second?" she asked in shock.

To prove it, Bianca took out her Badge Case and opened it. Sure enough, it contained the Trio Badge and the Basic Badge. "And I have yet to get to Nacrene City," Mia noted, impressed at her progress. "That's Bianca for you."

"What are you doing back on an old route?" Taylor asked. "You already beat the second Gym."

"Um…what was it…Snivy!" Bianca recalled. "Yeah, I came back because I heard there were Snivy here!"

"Snivy?" he repeated as he looked up the Pokémon on his Pokédex.

"Snivy, the Grass Snake Pokémon," the Dex explained. "It is very intelligent and calm. Being exposed to sunlight makes its movements swifter."

"Hey, Mia!" Bianca challenged. "I'm sure you would want a Snivy on your team, right?"

"Well, I…" she began, a bit nervously.

"They're smooth, they're calm, and they're tough!" the other girl continued, getting closer to her each time she said a sentence. "How about a little bet? The first person to catch a Snivy has to use it in a battle with the loser!"

"…Okay, I guess." Mia complied with some hesitancy.

"Great! Meet you at the nearest center with a Snivy!" she called back as she raced off.

Taylor shook his head, while Mia just stood there flabbergasted.

"If I was a Snivy, where would I hide?" Bianca asked as she scouted the bushes. She soon found one with its tail glowing green. It sliced some rotten tree bark in half, which fell down in between Snivy cleanly cut.

"Snivy!" she declared as she came out. "I challenge you!"

Snivy looked behind it to find Bianca with a Poke Ball in hand. "Let's go, Tepig!" she said as she span her arm. She threw the Poke Ball and out came her Tepig, which blew flames out of its snout.

Snivy smiled at this, a bit prideful.

"Flamethrower!" Bianca commanded.

Red-orange flames came out of Tepig's nose and headed for Snivy. It dodged and the flames hit the dirt instead. Snivy's leaf glowed green again and it went in for another Leaf Blade.

"Take Down!" Bianca commanded.

Tepig charged in at a fast speed, yellow light cloaking it as it ran. Snivy jumped out of the way in time and Tepig collided into a tree instead. Snivy just gave an amused smile at his opponent, who was counting the tiny Pidove flying around its head.

"W-what are you smiling about?" Bianca asked angrily.

Snivy jumped up and span, summoning dark green leaves that spiraled around it. When the Leaf Storm cleared, Snivy was gone.

"So close!" Bianca whined as she stomped her foot on the ground in frustration.

"Te-PIG!" Tepig also whined.

Snivy stopped at some grass and lay down to rest. He sighed in slight depression. It had been a long time since he had a worthy opponent to fight and it was getting boring winning against trainers. He thought he had a chance with that girl and her Tepig, but alas, it wasn't meant to be.

Mia's Emolga stuck its head out of some bushes to find Snivy. "E-mo-ga!" he whispered.

"You found one?" Mia whispered back as she too stuck her head out. Taylor and Momo also followed suit.

"It looks kinda depressed," Taylor noted.

"Mo…" Momo agreed in concern.

"E-ga," Emolga said, raising its paw.

"You want to see what's up?" Mia asked.

Emolga nodded and got out of the bushes. He went up to Snivy and tapped his arm. "Snivy?" the Grass Snake Pokémon asked, not in a good mood.

"E-mon!" Emolga greeted. Snivy stood up and crossed his arms. "E-mon, mon?"

"Vy," he said as he turned away.

"E-ga, e-ga? E-ga?" Emolga asked, slapping him on the back.

"Snivy…!" he warned, leaf glowing green. Emolga put up its paws in defense. Snivy muttered something to himself, which Emolga and Taylor picked up on.

"He hasn't had a good challenge in a while," Taylor translated. "He had an encounter with Bianca, I guess. He said he managed to get away from a woman in orange's Tepig."

"Snivy likes to battle as well," Mia realized.

Emolga related to it about its similar love for battling, and Mia decided to interject. "Snivy!" Mia called, coming out of the bush.

"Vy?" he asked.

"If it's a challenge you want, we'll give you one," she declared. "Emolga, let's do this!"

"Mo mo!" Emolga said and got into position. Snivy looked around, and then uncrossed his arms.

"Quick Attack!" Mia commanded. Emolga dashed for Snivy, but he dodged with grace and flipped into the air. Two vines came out of Snivy's collar and grabbed Emolga. He threw the Sky Squirrel into the air and readied another Leaf Blade.

"One more Quick Attack, get some momentum!" Mia commanded.

Emolga glided forward and hit Snivy. Curling into a ball, he looped around Snivy as he span, hitting his opponent one more time before they both landed. Snivy got up, panting.

"That was Aerial Ace!" Mia realized. "Nice trick!"

"E-ga!" Emolga said, giving her a thumbs up.

"Snivy," Snivy smiled, a bit impressed.

"Mo-ga," Emolga replied back with some pride.

"Figured him out, now follow my lead!" Mia exclaimed. "Quick Attack!"

Emolga dashed forward again. As Snivy jumped, Emolga grabbed hold of his leg. "Aerial Ace!"

Emolga glided and sent Snivy flying back. Snivy was ready to counter with a Vine Whip, but yellow sparks surrounded Snivy, preventing him from moving. Emolga looped around as he curled into a ball and hit Snivy one more time.

"Exactly as planned," Mia said.

"That was Static!" Taylor noted.

"Static?" Bianca asked as she came up to Taylor.

"Oh, hey, Bianca, you may be just in time," Taylor greeted. "When a Pokemon with Static gets hit physically or makes contact with its opponent, it has a chance of paralyzing it."

"I see," she replied.

Snivy tried to get up, but was having some trouble doing so. "Go Poke Ball!" Mia commanded as she threw an empty Poke Ball. Seeing the ball fly overhead, Snivy let out a satisfied smile. The ball hit and turned Snivy to red energy as it sealed him in. A moment of rattling came later. When it stopped, Mia had won the bet.

"You know the rules," Bianca reminded her outside the Pokémon Center. "You have to use Snivy in our battle!"

"I know, I know," she replied as she got Snivy's Poké Ball out. 'But if she uses Tepig, I'm in trouble,' she thought.

"Let's go, Tepig!" Bianca cheered as she sent her Pokémon out.

"Question, Bianca. Do you have any other Pokémon besides Tepig?" Taylor asked. Bianca looked over to the bench he was sitting on.

"Not really. Finish it off with Flame Charge is usually the way to go!" Bianca answered.

Taylor sighed in annoyance and covered his forehead with his hand.

"Looks like it's do or die, then," Mia said. "I choose you, Snivy!"

Snivy came out of his Poké Ball and crossed his arms. "Let's do this, Mia, just like old times!" Bianca cheered. "Use Take Down, Tepig!"

Tepig charged forward cloaked in yellow energy. 'He's fast, all right,' Taylor noted.

"Dodge it," Mia commanded.

Snivy jumped up again.

"Vine Whip!" she commanded.

The vines came out of Snivy and grabbed Tepig's feet. Snivy flipped back down onto the ground, slamming Tepig down as well.

"Hang on, Tepig!" Bianca said in concern.

As Tepig got up, a blue light covered it. Taylor stood up in surprise as Tepig changed form. Both girls watched as Tepig stood up on his hind legs and grew much more egg shaped. Its tail also grew and the bauble was replaced by a tuft of black fur. The light broke off, revealing that Bianca's Tepig evolved to a Pignite!

"Pignite!" Pignite yelled as he flexed his newly gained muscles.

"Pignite, that was awesome!" Bianca cheered. She looked up her new Pokémon in an orange and white Pokédex.

"Pignite, the Fire Pig Pokémon, and the evolved form of Tepig," the Dex explained. "Whatever it eats becomes fuel for the flame in its stomach. When it is angered, the intensity of the flame increases."

"It's not over until it's over!" Mia declared. "Snivy, use Leaf Storm!"

Snivy immediately spun around, summoning the leaves. He sent them to Pignite.

"Use Flamethrower!" Bianca commanded.

Red-orange flames came out of Pignite's mouth, burning the leaves to a crisp.

"Talk about a power boost!" Mia noted in surprise.

"Snivy!" Snivy agreed, also a bit shocked.

"Finish it with Flame Charge!" Bianca commanded.

"Pig, pig, pig, pig, pig, pig!" Pignite yelled as it stomped the ground, creating a dust cloud. "Pignite!" he yelled as he rushed for Snivy in a burst of flames.

"Gotta be something that can counter that much force…" Mia muttered as she looked up her Snivy's attacks. She soon found a move that would match up with Flame Charge. "That'll work!" she said. "Snivy, use Leaf Tornado!"

Snivy jumped up and began spinning his tail, creating a tornado of glowing green leaves. He threw the tornado at Pignite. When the attacks collided, Pignite was swept up into the tornado, his Flame Charge breaking off. The tornado was thrown to the ground with Pignite in it.

"Looks like this battle goes to Mia," Taylor commented when the dust cleared. Indeed, Pignite was knocked out.

"Pignite, return!" Bianca said in concern.

"Bianca," Mia told her. "Sometimes, you just have to go with the flow."

Snivy nodded in agreement as he crossed his arms.

"That may be true, but when I come back, I'll be ready," Bianca vowed.