NEVERMORE
~Part One Of Forever Trilogy~
Chapter 14
Training Begins
That night, I slept without dreams. Well, I didn't remember any of the dreams. That was a blessing. I had been hoping to sleep in, but, apparently, everyone had to get up at a certain time in Celestic. Raiden was extremely grumpy about this, both zapping me and the preset alarm clock with a Thunderbolt. The attack made me even more tired and ruined my hair. So much for hoping to look civilized.
It was even more great to be able to take another shower. I missed living like this. I was so not made for traveling. I could deal with only so much, you know. My clothes were all clean and dry, nicely folded, resting on my bed, when I came back from my shower. I pulled my hair back in the typical ponytail and ditched the hat for today.
I grabbed a granola bar for a quick breakfast. I wanted to start training immediately. Raiden did, too. He was literally pumped up. Electricity was crackling through his whole body. If he wasn't careful, he'd shock my hair again and make it go poof. That would be so lovely.
I knew very little about training. I figured that meant battling wild Pokemon or something. How hard could that be? I knew it wouldn't be good for Raiden to faint, but we had to start somewhere. If I was going to be a good Pokemon trainer, I had to, well, train my Pokemon.
"Topaz, wait up."
I stopped walking and turned around. It was Chase and Viper. They caught up. I still couldn't believe how tall Viper was. What kind of Pokemon was he anyway? The serpent eyed me briefly. Did he even remember who I was? With the way he was acting, probably not.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"I'd like to help you train," he said.
I admit it; it slightly surprised me. But, hey, that meant I'd get to spend time with Chase. "Really? Thanks!"
So he lead us back towards the cave in Mount Coronet, but stopped in the rocky area in front of it. Then Chase took out a Poke Ball and tossed it into the air. Out came a white squirrel Pokemon, with a light blue stripe and yellow cheek pouches. It was absolutely adorable!
"This is Squirrel," he said as the creature bounded up onto his shoulder. "She's a Pachirisu, an Electric type, like Raiden. So she's perfect to train with." He noticed the look I was giving him. "What? Can't a guy have a cute Pokemon?"
"I guess so," I said.
He rolled his eyes. He pointed to the ground, and Squirrel leaped off his shoulder. Her yellow cheeks crackled with electricity. Raiden leaped off my shoulder and went to face her. He was still crackling with electricity. He balled his paws into fists, a fierce look on his normally cute face. I swear I saw Squirrel turn a little pink.
"Show us your moves," said Chase.
"'Kay," I said.
I had Raiden use all of his moves. Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Iron Tail...and then he used a move I never saw used before. He covered himself in electricity, and basically used Quick Attack while covered. It was the coolest thing I ever saw. Chase was astonished.
"What was that?" I asked when Raiden was finished.
"That was Volt Tackle," he said. "It's a special move that Pikachu's evolutionary group can learn. But it's still pretty rare to know."
I opened my mouth to reply, but never got the chance.
"STOP FOOLING AROUND! THIS IS SERIOUS! GET THAT BUIZEL BACK HERE!"
All of a sudden, Tempo dashed by. What the hell? Plato and Sapphire followed, chasing him. What happened? Why was the Buizel running?
"I'm sorry," I heard Plato say as they ran by. "But he likes to play!"
Chase pinched the bridge of his nose. "For the love of Arceus!"
"You know," I said. "I'm going to do help."
"You go do that."
"Come on, Raiden." I ran off in the general direction, Raiden dashing at my feet.
"Tempo, come on," said Plato when we got there. "We have to train if we're gonna be tough!"
"Bui bui!" But the man lady scares me...
I laughed. That got their attention. "Er...hey. Lemme talk to Tempo."
Sapphire raised an eyebrow.
"It's a long story," I said. Then I walked over to where the Buizel was hiding. "Hey, Tempo. You gotta come out and train."
He shook his head. "Bui bui buizel!" That man lady is really loud and scary. She...he scares me. The man lady is mean.
"So?" I said. "You can train with Raiden, Chase, and me. It'll be fun."
He looked skeptical, but he agreed. Man. He was one sensitive Pokemon. This was going to be one long day.
MERRY CHRISTMAS :)
Topaz King ~ 15 years ~ descendant of Red and Yellow? ~ Raiden (Pikachu)
Chase Black ~ 15 years ~ descendant of ? ~ Viper (Jalorda), Squirrel (Pachirisu), rest unknown
Viola ? ~ 15 years ~ descendant of ? ~ none
Rubin ? ~ 15 years ~ descendant of Ruby and Sapphire ~ none
Plato Bertliz ~ 15 years ~ descendant of ? and Platina ~ Tempo (Buizel)
Jade ? ~ 14 years ~ descendant of Silver and Green ~ none
Diamonda Bertliz ~ 16 years ~ descendant of ? and Platina ~ none
Amethyst ? ~ 17 years ~ descendant of ? ~ Twitch (Snorunt), Hindsight (Xatu), Hearth (Magmar), rest unknown