An Egg-citing Day!
As Evelyn and I made our campsite in the woods, we talked about our next upcoming Gym Badge.
"So," I said, "this next gym has only one leader, so how are we going to do it? Should you go first then me, or me then you?"
Evelyn wondered for a few seconds and said, "I'd like to get my battle out of the way, so I'll go first."
While we continued talking, Monferno and Snivy practiced battling, while Lilipup and Munna played close to the eggs we had received to make sure they were safe. Suddenly, Munna and Lilipup sensed something and ran to us urgently.
"Mu, MUUNAAA!" Munna shouted.
"Lili, Lili!" shouted Lilipup.
Suddenly, we saw what they were worrying about. Team Plasma had come here.
"Heya, twerps!" shouted Becky. "Guess who's back and ready for revenge?"
"Team Plasma! Haven't you had enough of us beating you guys?" I asked.
"Never!" exclaimed Barry. "Magby, come on out!"
"Oddish, let's roll! Pichu, go steal those eggs!"
Evelyn and I reacted at the same time.
"Snivy, I choose you! Lilipup, stop Pichu!"
"Monferno, help Snivy! Munna, help Lilipup!"
Snivy and Monferno made the first move against Team Plasma. Snivy used Tackle on Magby, and Monferno used Flame Wheel on Oddish. Magby grabbed Snivy and used Flamethrower on the trapped Pokemon, but Monferno did manage to land its attack on Oddish.
"Snivy, NOOOOOOO!" I shouted, blocking the flames from hitting Snivy and taking some painful damage myself.
Meanwhile, Lilipup and Munna Tackled Pichu before it got to the eggs. Pichu zapped them both with Thunder Shock and continued towards the eggs.
Suddenly, behind me, Snivy got up and pushed me out of the way, taking the damage itself. Inside the Flamethrower, a blue light shone around Snivy. It was evolving!
"Snivy?" I asked weakly.
Instead of Snivy, a new Pokemon turned to look at me.
"Servine, the Grass Snake Pokemon, and the evolved form of Snivy. Servine whips its opponents with vines, and dodges their attacks by hiding in the shadows of thick foliage."
"Servine, use Leaf Tornado on Magby!" I shouted, not having time to acknowledge what had occurred to my Pokemon.
Servine used its Leaf Tornado to blow the Flamethrower away, but that didn't do any good. The fire had blown to the trees, which caught fire easily and spread!
"RUN!" Evelyn shouted, grabbing Monferno and sprinting away.
Team Plasma ran away, leaving Pichu behind. Munna and Lilipup stayed to protect the eggs from Pichu.
I looked everywhere for Servine, but all I found was Monferno. Evelyn had taken Servine! I ran away as fast as I could with Monferno at my side, forgetting all about Lilipup, Munna, and the eggs. Then, I blacked out.
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I woke up to Monferno scratching my face.
"Monferno! You made it out with me!" I said to the Pokemon. "Where is everyone else?"
"Mon, mon," it said, shaking its head. It didn't know.
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Lilipup and Munna woke up near the eggs at the ruined campsite and looked for their Trainers, but they couldn't find them. Instead, they found a burnt Pichu lying at their feet.
"Lili, Pup!" Lilipup angrily yelled at Team Plasma's Pichu, but then it noticed that it was injured.
Munna and Lilipup rummaged some berries and ate with Pichu so they would be strong enough to later look for their Trainers. But they couldn't just leave the eggs behind. What would they do…..
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Evelyn and Servine spent all night looking for the others but had no luck. Instead, they found the people they least expected to see.
"TEAM PLASMA!" Evelyn shouted to them. "It is all your fault we got separated from our friends, and now you're gonna pay!"
But then, she noticed that Becky was crying.
"Punish us all you want!" she cried. "I lost my dear Pichu and now I can't even find it! Now what am I to do?"
Then, Barry said, "Twerpette, if you help us find Pichu, then we'll help you find your friend. Deal?"
As much as Evelyn wanted to refuse their offer, she needed to find Kyle. What if he was injured and couldn't move? She turned to Barry and said, "Deal."
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Monferno and I decided to head back to camp to see if anyone was there. Luckily, there was Lilipup and Munna and the eggs. I ran to Lilipup, overjoyed to see it safe, but then I noticed Pichu lying hurt on the ground.
"Here you go," I said, handing it an Oran Berry. It felt better automatically.
After that, we all went to find Evelyn, Servine, and Team Plasma. It took hours, but finally, we heard some arguing up in the distance.
"UGGHHH! You two are SO annoying!"
"Excuse me, you dumb twerpette! You're the one whining to us about your precious little BOYFRIEND!"
"Kyle is NOT my boyfriend, and I'll have you know….."
That is when I ran to them. It was Evelyn and Team Plasma!
"You guys!" I shouted, running to them. Servine jumped on my head like it used to as a Snivy, but now it was too big and it fell off, so I held it in my arms.
Monferno and Munna ran to Evelyn and tackled her.
Pichu ran to the ecstatic Becky, and they both embraced each other happily.
Then, I turned to Team Plasma and said, "You better get out of here or you'll be sorry you ever messed with us!"
Barry and Becky started to smirk. "Now that we got Pichu back," said Becky, "We have no use for you. Pichu, go grab those eggs! Oddish, distract their Pokemon!"
"Magby," said Barry, "help out Oddish!"
While Servine and Monferno battled Oddish and Magby, Lilipup and Munna distracted Pichu. Servine used a Leaf Tornado on Magby, which had grown even more powerful, and Monferno used Flame Wheel on Oddish. The two Pokemon were knocked out instantly!
Meanwhile, Pichu had shocked and paralyzed Munna, disabling it! It then leaped to attack Lilipup, who used Bite on it and knocked it away. Suddenly, a blue light surrounded it too. It was evolving! Snivy and Lilipup in the same day?! AWESOME!
What was once Lilipup came out of the blue light and barked at the terrified Pichu.
"Herdier, the Loyal Pokemon, and the evolved form of Lilipup. Always obedient and faithful to their Trainer, Herider have helped them raise other Pokemon since long ago."
Herdier then used Bite on Pichu, knocking it into Team Plasma. Then, Servine used Leaf Tornado, Monferno used Flamethrower, and Herdier used Tackle, all aimed at Team Plasma, who were blasted into the air and far away!
"All right, Herdier!" I yelled ecstatically to my new Pokemon.
Suddenly, as Evelyn was helping out Munna, the eggs started to hatch. I grabbed my egg, and Evelyn grabbed hers. Out of the sapphire egg came a Pokemon that looked something like a shark, and out of Evelyn's came a different looking creature.
"Oh, wow Kyle!" screamed Evelyn happily. "You got a Gible! They're very rare, even in their native region, Sinnoh!"
"Oh yeah?" I asked, looking at it.
"Gib, Gib!" it said to me happily.
"Hey," I said to Evelyn. "Looks like you got a Pokemon native to the Unova region, and a very rare one too: an Axew."
"Axew, Ax, Ax!" it said playfully, looking at Evelyn.
"Gible, the Land Shark Pokemon. Gible digs holes in the walls of warm caves to make their nests. Don't get too close, or they might pounce!"
"Axew, the Tusk Pokemon. If one of Axew's tusks break off, it regrows, even stronger and sharper than before. It uses its tusks to crush berries and mark territory."
What a treat that day was, especially for the growth of my team. Both Snivy and Lilipup evolved and I got a rare Gible in my party. Now if this luck continued in my Nacerene City gym battle, I would be super psyched!