A/N: Here's chapter 2! In this chapter, Clara has her first trainer battle! In case you were wondering, the guy she is battling in this chapter is not her rival.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or its characters. However, I do own Clara, her family, and her 2 rivals.
I knocked on the door of Itsuki's house. "Hello? Is anyone home?"
"Ah, Clara," Itsuki said. "You've returned. Have you made your decision?"
I nodded. "Yes sir, I have." Eevee and I walked over to him.
He looked at Eevee and smiled. "I see that you have chosen an Eevee! That is a fine choice indeed. May I have a look at it?"
I nodded and picked up Eevee, then let him look at it.
He looked it over for a few minutes. "In case you were curious, your Eevee is male." He handed it back to me. "You have indeed chosen well, Clara. Eevee can be a very powerful Pokemon, once evolved."
"Really?" I asked, confused. "It looks so sweet and innocent, though."
"Allow me to explain," he said, walking towards another room. He came back a few minutes later with a stack of pictures. "Eevee has the ability to evolve into seven different Pokemon."
I gasped. "That's amazing!"
He nodded. "Yes, it is quite amazing!" He picked up the picture on top of the stack and showed it to me. "This is Vaporeon, the Water type." He showed me the second picture. "Flareon, the Fire type." He showed me the third picture. "Jolteon, the Electric type." He showed me the fourth picture. "Espeon, the Psychic type." He showed me the fifth picture. "Umbreon, the Dark type." He showed me the sixth picture. "Leafeon, the Grass type." He showed me the last picture. "Finally, Glaceon, the Ice type."
I stared in fascination at each picture. "There are so many of them...I wonder which one I'll pick..."
He set the pictures on the table at which my mom and Hiro were sitting. "Unfortunately, if you want to evolve it into Leafeon or Glaceon, you will have to go to Sinnoh. Still, Eevee has quite a large evolution family, don't you think?"
I nodded. "Hm...I wonder what I'll evolve him into..."
He laughed. "Don't worry! When the time comes, you'll know what to evolve it into." He walked towards the room he had retrieved the pictures from; he returned with a small device...Wait. Was that…?
I gasped. "Is that what I think it is?"
He smiled and nodded, handing it to me. A Pokedex. He was giving me a Pokedex.
My eyes sparkled with happiness. "I-It's a Pokedex! Thank you so much!"
Mom smiled. "I called Professor Elm and asked him to have a Pokedex delivered to you."
I bounced up and down happily. "I can't wait to use it!"
Mom and Itsuki laughed in amusement.
Itsuki, once again, walked into the other room; he returned with six Pokeballs. "You can use these Pokeballs to catch even more Pokemon." He showed me one of the Pokeballs. "This one is Eevee's Pokeball."
"Thank you," I said, taking Eevee's Pokeball. I turned to Eevee. "Ready to become my official partner?"
"Eevee!" He jumped up and down in excitement.
"All right then!" I let Eevee into his Pokeball.
Hiro ran over to me and hugged me. "No! I don't want you to go!"
"Don't worry," I said, smiling. "I'll still be able to talk to you! I have my phone with me, remember?"
"But I won't actually see you!" he cried.
I squeezed him. "Don't worry." I walked over to mom and retrieved my bag, then put the Pokeballs in it. "I should probably be going now."
"We'll miss you," mom said, smiling.
I hugged her. "I'll miss you guys too." I began walking towards the door.
"Wait!" mom exclaimed, running over to me. "I forgot to give you something." She gave me a picture of her, Hiro, and I. "If you start to miss us, look at this picture. Remember, though, you have your Pokemon to turn to in times of trouble! Don't rely on us all the time."
I nodded, then looked at Itsuki. "Where should I start?"
"Violet City is nearby," he answered. "The Flying-type Gym Leader Falkner is there. That is a good place to start."
I nodded, then walked out the door.
Now on Route 37, I let Eevee out of his Pokeball. "We should probably start training if we're going to beat Falkner."
"Eevee!" Eevee jumped up and down excitedly.
I giggled. "I know, right? Training is exciting, isn't it?" I looked around. "Now, if we could just find somebody to train with..."
"Finally!"
Eevee and I looked around. "Who was that?" I asked.
A boy with short blonde hair and blue eyes jumped out from behind a bush. "I've been waiting for a Trainer to battle me for the last three hours, and now you're here! Please, battle me!"
"Uh..." I looked at Eevee awkwardly.
Eevee nodded excitedly.
"Are you a new Trainer like me?" I asked.
"Yes!" he exclaimed.
"Okay then," I said. "I'll battle you."
Yes! I thought excitedly. My first Trainer battle! I wonder what Pokemon he's going to use. I pulled my Pokedex out of my bag. "Let's see what moves you have..." Tackle. Tail Whip. Helping Hand. I smiled. "That's a good start." I gestured for Eevee to get ready to fight.
My opponent grinned. "That's a cool Pokemon. It's not as cool as mine, though! Go, Sentret!" He threw the Pokeball; an adorable Pokemon emerged from it.
I gasped. "It's so cute! What is that?" I pulled out my Pokedex. "Sentret, the Scout Pokemon. When it spots an enemy, or any kind of danger, it emits a loud, shrill cry as a warning." I smiled. "Okay! Let's get this battle started! Eevee, use Tackle!"
"Use Defense Curl!" he commanded. Sentret curled up into a ball just before Eevee's attack hit. "Now use Scratch!"
"Dodge it and use Tackle!" I commanded. Eevee dodged and used Tackle on Sentret. "Great job, Eevee!"
"Don't start celebrating just yet!" he yelled. "Use Scratch!"
"Dodge it!" I yelled.
Unfortunately, Eevee didn't dodge quickly enough.
"Are you okay?" I called.
"Ee…vee…" It didn't look like Eevee had much energy left.
"Hang in there! Use Tackle!" I said, worried. No...I won't lose!
The boy laughed. "This battle's already over! Why don't you just give up?"
"No! I'm not giving up!" I yelled.
He smirked. "Have it your way, then! Sentret, use Scratch!"
Sentret almost attacked Eevee, but...
...Eevee dodged and attacked first.
Sentret stood there for a few moments, then fell over.
The boy stared at me in shock. "My Sentret..."
I ran over to Eevee and picked him up. "Eevee! Are you all right?"
"Ee...vee..." he answered.
I looked at Eevee worriedly, then put him back into his Pokeball. "Is there a place where I can heal my Pokemon anywhere?"
The boy nodded. "Yeah. There's a Pokemon Center in Violet City. Just go that way." He pointed to the path in front of us. "Keep going straight and you'll reach Violet City."
I put Eevee's Pokeball in my bag. "Thanks." I began running towards Violet City. Hold on, Eevee! I thought.
Just so you know, when you think of Itsuki, think of one of those old men from a Studio Ghibli movie. XD
I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Stay tuned for chapter 3!