Chapter 2: Learning, Catching, and Tests?
A.N.: KS90: Wassup everyone?! How's ya'll doin'?
DD23: Dude... What ARE you doing?
KS90: Just trying to open up the Chapter... Geez...
MM014: Well, that's my little brother for you: Always trying be different each time.
KS90: Well, true. Sameness gets old eventually.
DD23: I guess so.
KS90: Anyway, we've got a good chapter for you guys today. So stick around.
(For the Opening song recommendation, we'll keep it brief for your sake. Sincerely, your writers.)
The Way of Life (ZnK Evolution):
rifujin de mujun darake no yononaka
hekondari kujiketari mo suru sa
dakedo tada fuman kazoete itatte
omou you ni kawaru koto wa nai sa
nakitaku natta yoru wa namida kareru made nakou
kabe ni buchiataru toki wa betsu no michi yukeba ii kara
itsuka wa tsukiru inochi da kara ima o akiramezu ni agake
ikite'ru sono imi o sagashitsuzukeru
sore ga ikiru koto sa kitto
Translation:
In this world full of fallacies and contradictions,
of course we'll cave in or be crushed from time to time.
But, if we only keep count of our dissatisfactions,
then the winds will never change in our favor.
When we feel like crying at night, let's cry until our tears run dry.
When we run into a wall, we just need to try a different path.
Since our life is limited, let's keep fighting without giving up.
We keep on searching for the very meaning of our existence,
and that is precisely how we have to live our life.
After getting Shauna's and Thomas's Pokemon recovered at the red roofed building , everyone agreed to get a catching lesson from Willow. Since she caught her own first Pokemon. But the downside from the battle between Thomas and Shauna, Thomas's Froakie now had a scar on his left cheek. Thomas looked at his partner's scarred face and felt guilty. 'If only I was a bit better and more experienced in battling, or at least more clever, I could've avoided this accident...' he thought.
"Hey, Lil' T." Shauna said as they walked out of the building. "That was a great battle. Even though I lost, me and Kinniekins still had a fun time. It was a rush, I'll say."
"I guess it was pretty fun..." Thomas said softly with a small smile on his face. They had already put their Pokemon back in their Pokeballs.
"They may be in their Pokeballs, but you can feel their emotions if you're close enough with them. I can feel Kinniekins is very glad she met you and me and Dusk." Shauna had the brightest smile right now. It was as though nothing could dampen her spirits. But, for Thomas on the other hand...
"Hey!" Jeremiah called out to the duo. "What are you guys waiting for? We gotta learn how to catch Pokemon! How else are we gonna help Professor Sycamore if you guys don't know how?"
"Oh, right! Sorry, must've lost track a' time!" Thomas said.
"Well, whatever the case, I wouldn't want you guys to miss out on something important." Jeremiah stated.
"OK. Let's go together, after all we were the ones who picked out Pokemon. So showing up together would be a nice trio thing to do." Shauna suggested.
"That's fine with me." Jeremiah answered.
"Uh... Yeah, sure..." Thomas replied quietly.
"Thomas? Are you OK? You seem a bit under the weather right now." Jeremiah asked.
"Huh?! Uh, nope! Not me!" Thomas answered, but more bold and happier.
"Hmm... Alright then." Jeremiah answered, but not buying an ounce of what Thomas was trying to sell.
"Guys! Let's go! We don't have time to waste!" Shauna exclaimed.
"Alright, alright. Calm down. Sheesh." The trio walked across the bridge in Aquacorde Town to Route 2, also known as Avance Trail.
"There you guys are!" Declared Dese, "Shees, what took you guys so long? How long does it take to heal up your Pokemon? To think those guys are professionals in places like that. Well, whatevs. You're here now. That's what counts."
"I guess it does." Jeremiah added.
"So, pay attention to what Willow has to show you on how to catch a Pokemon, OK? This information is invaluable."
"OK. This'll be how to catch a Pokemon everyone. So pay close attention." Willow remained silent for just a few moments, waiting for something to happen.
"So... What are we waiting for?" Shauna asked.
"I'm not sure." Jeremiah replied.
"Action I guess." Tierno added.
"Will you guys hush?" Trevor stated, "She's just trying to find a wild Pokemon to battle and capture. Or at least show how to capture."
"Uh-huh." Jeremiah answered unsure of what else to say.
"Oh right!" Trevor stated. "Here are some Pokeballs for everyone else." Trevor handed everyone 5 Pokeballs, with the exception of Willow and Elijah.
"There!" Willow pointed out. She was pointing over to one of the trees. "Go Shadow!" From Willow's Pokeball came out a brown furred fox-like creature similar to Fennekin. Yet at the same time it was much different. It was an Eevee.
"Why'd you call him 'Shadow'? He doesn't look like much of a shadow." Trevor pointed out.
"I know, but..." Willow answered, "I wanna make it an Umbreon."
"Ooh. Excellent choice." Trevor commented.
"Umbreon? What kind of Pokemon is that?" Shauna asked.
"Umbreon is a Dark type Pokemon and an evolution of Eevee." Willow answered, "My dad told me all about these evolutions ever since he gave me my Eevee."
"Wow. Your dad must be a real genius when it comes to Pokemon or something." Shauna complimented.
"Well, I'm not sure if he was a Pokemon Genius, but he did-"
"Willow! Look out!" Tierno cried.
"Huh?!" She turned to see a black worm like Pokemon come out and about to Tackle her. She managed to duck in time. "OK then. Shadow! Use Quick Attack!" Shadow did what he was told and struck the worm in almost a blurred motion. It was quite effective on the Bug type Pokemon, despite not being super effective. "OK, when you manage to weaken a Pokemon a considerable amount, you can now throw a Pokeball at it." Willow took out a Pokeball and tossed it at the Pokemon. The ball barely tapped it and the Bug was warped inside. The Pokeball landed on the ground.
"Alright! You caught it!" Shauna declared.
"Not yet..." Willow said. Then they heard a small click sound. "That sound means you caught the Pokemon."
"And the data should be added to the Pokedex." Trevor added. Willow pulled out her Pokedex and saw new information about the Pokemon.
-Scatterbug, the Scatter dust Pokemon: The powder around it's body helps it survive in many ways from predators and regulating temperature.
"So it's called Scatterbug? Pretty neat."
"For a Pokemon that is a bit 'scattered'." Jeremiah cracked. There was a chuckle from Shauna, Thomas, and Dese. Elijah just stood there trying find out what was so funny, and Trevor was trying to be serious. Willow didn't really hear since she was reading the new entry and Tierno was trying to suppress the laugh in an attempt to be serious.
"OK. Now, to make sure my lesson got through, I want each of you to catch a Pokemon in the area."
Everyone gave a surprised look to Willow. "Say what? So soon?!" Thomas exasperated.
"Yup." Willow said with confidence.
"Willow you little sneaky-" Dese's mouth was covered up by Jeremiah before she had a chance to finish her sentence. Dese almost immediately yanked the hand from her mouth. "I was going to say 'witch' or 'fox'"
"Or some other insult." Eli sighed.
"What was that?!" Dese snapped, "I may get a bit hot headed, but at least I mind my manners and business."
"I thought it was a group thing." Eli simply said.
"Oh yeah, cuz I like to be straight up with everyone about my business."
"Are you asking for a fight?!" Eli snapped quickly.
"Dese, calm down." Jeremiah said, holding his sister's arm.
"Eli, you too." Rika said, also holding Eli back.
"Aw hell nah!" Eli said, kind of like a stereotypical black girl. "She can bring it!"
"OK. That's it." Jeremiah said. He pulled his sister a few feet away from Eli. "Good. Now try being a good girl."
"Hmph, fine." Dese sighed.
"That goes for you too Mister!" Jeremiah shouted over to Eli.
"Dang it."
"OK. Now that everyone is finally calm, you can all now go catch a Pokemon to prove my lesson payed off." Willow announced.
"You sure are pushy about this thing aren't you?" Tierno asked.
"I like to see the progress of my work~." Willow said, "OK, just search around and a wild Pokemon is bound to find you."
"Uh... Shouldn't it be the other way around?" Trevor asked.
"Oh no. If it happened to me, it can happen to almost anyone."
"Great." Everyone cheered with little enthusiasm. They all went out a bit further into the Route to try and find some Pokemon.
'Where are we supposed to find Pokemon anyway?' Thomas thought, 'It's not that simple.'
"Hey look!" Jeremiah pointed out. There was a gray bunny like Pokemon with brown on it's ears. It was just looking through the grass for something. "What Pokemon is that? Time to find out! Go Ches!" Jeremiah threw a Pokeball and out of it came Ches.
"Pin!" Cried the Pokemon.
"OK, use Tackle to get that Pokemon's attention." Jeremiah said. The Pokemon nodded charged forward and rammed right into it. That surely got the Pokemon's attention. It gave an upset look and and charged at Ches. Ches took the attack and practically brushed it off. "OK, now use Vine Whip!" Ches revealed two vines from his back and whipped at the bunny. "It should be good enough to capture now. Go Pokeball!" Jeremiah threw an empty Pokeball at the bunny and it went inside.
The ball wiggled once. "Hey you saw that?!" Thomas pointed out. It wiggled a second time. And one final time. Until it clicked and stopped moving.
"Hey, I caught it!" Jeremiah said, looking into his Pokedex. "It's called Bunnelby. I think I'll just call it Bunne for now. It's a lot simpler."
-Bunnelby, the Digging Pokemon: Their ears can dig through almost anything and they can keep digging for the whole night.
"True that." Thomas said.
With Eli and Tierno, the found a strange tiny Pokemon with green 'hair' and red spikes on it's head, while it's eyes were covered up by the hair. "What Pokemon is that?!" Eli asked.
"I'm not sure." Tierno said.
"I want it." Eli stated. "Go Fennix Flare!" He threw his Pokeball out and a Fennekin came out of the Pokeball. "OK Fennix Flare use Ember." The Fennekin spat out a small fireball at the Pokemon. It hit the Pokemon but the Pokemon got up and gave off an unnerving growl. "Fennix Flare, hit 'em with Scratch!" The Pokemon readied it's claws and sliced at the other Pokemon, but the attack wasn't as damaging.
"Huh?! What happened to the attack? Why is it so weak now?" Tierno asked.
"It must've been the growling that Pokemon did." Eli guessed, "It weakened my poor Fennix Flare's attack power! Oh well. I guess it'll wear off. Meh, use Ember!"
The Fennekin once again spat out a ball of fire at the Pokemon. That attack was proving to be more effective than Fennix Flare's Scratch attack. "So... his physical attack was lowered, but not it's special attack?" Tierno said.
"Looks like Growl just lowers physical attacks. Go Pokeball!" Eli threw the Pokeball at the Pokemon and the Pokemon was trapped inside the Pokeball. The Pokeball wiggled three times and clicked, indicating it was caught.
Ralts, the Feeling Pokemon: The horns on it's head enable it to sense emotions of any kind. When it senses good emotions it remains, but if it senses bad emotions, it will hide in terror.
"That was easier than anticipated." Eli stated. Eli looked at his Pokedex to see the entry. "Ralts huh? I think I'll name you after one of my favorite things. Serenity."
"Wow. That name is really deep Eli." Tierno said.
"Oh, it is?! I was just thinking it sounded pretty for a little Pokemon like this. Haha!" Eli laughed.
'And he was one of the Professor's chosen?' Tierno thought.
With Shauna and Dese, Dese threw a Pokeball at a weakened Caterpie thanks to her Glameow. Caterpie was a green worm Pokemon with a pink antennae on it's head and Glameow was a grey and white cat with a curly tail. Like the other two successful captures, the Caterpie was caught and the information was added to the Pokedex.
Caterpie, the Worm Pokemon:Its feet have suction cups designed to stick to any surface. It tenaciously climbs trees to forage. (Y pokedex entry. Couldn't find a middle ground between the two)
"Nice one Dese. You too Glameow." Shauna complimented.
"Thank you." Dese replied, "But I'm betting you weren't too bad either with your battle with that boy, Thomas was his name right?"
"Yeah... About that, I lost."
"Yeah? So what? As long as you love your Pokemon nothing can separate you two. A loss is a loss, as long as you live to accept it, then it'll be fine."
"I guess you're right. But I think Lil'T is worried about something ever since after our battle. I think it's something about his Froakie."
"Huh? Ya think?" Dese asked.
"Yeah. He's been distant ever since-"
"Hey! You guys can come back now!" Willow called. Once everyone came back to where they had met back up, she began to congratulate everyone for listening and how she loved the way everyone managed to catch a Pokemon on their first try who did. And how she hopes... (Blah blah blah, her ranting) "Anyway that's enough from me. Just get on with your journeys OK guys." Willow ran off on the path and into the forest nearby.
"Well, I imagine that's enough lolly-gagging and practice. Time to get to work." Trevor declared. He and Tierno ran off into the forest as well.
"Trevor's right." Jeremiah said, "Let's go!" He and the other remaining kids went into the forest after the other three.
My Wind will Blow Tomorrow (Yes, I understand this is a Digimon Song, but I think the lyrics fit the OP really well. Just a note for Clarification)
Chotto matte mite dare datte
Kinou to maru de chigau
Chotto mite mite
Yokogao no shiruetto mo otona sa
Chotto kimi kimi
Iiwake wo shitai kimochi mo wakaru
Datte yo no naka kore ja
Maru de natte nai jan
Da ne! kimochi ii kuuki wo
Ima! suitakute
Shou ga nai shou ga nai
Ashita wa atashi no kaze ga fuku kara ne
Sekaijuu no doa akete oite hoshii
Ashita wa atashi no kaze ga fuku kara ne
Kimi no sono yowamushi wo
Mouretsu ni fukitobasu yo
Goojasu na jinsei wo!
Translation:
Try to wait a while, anyone is
Totally different from yesterday
Try to look for a while
Even the silhouette of the side of your face is mature
Wait [you],
Your wish to make excuses can be understood
Because if the world is like this,
Nothing's is going to get done
Right! The good breeze
Now! want to breathe
Can't be helped, can't be helped
Tomorrow my wind will blow so
Keep the doors in the world open
Tomorrow my wind will blow so
Your cowardice
Will [be] be blown away completely
A gorgeous life!
KS90: Not as long as I'd hoped or the part I wanted, but there's always next chapter.
MM014: Did you want it longer or shorter?
KS90: Doesn't matter right now. Too late to fix it.
DD23: What does that mean? You can always go back and edit.
KS90: Yes, but I don't wanna give away too much. See you guys next time.
MM014: Signing off for now. See ya next chapter. Also, should we give peeks as to what's next?