It's finally here! The second chapter of The Legend Of Blaze! First off, I'm really sorry about the lack of updates, but I have been bogged down with other commitments. I'll try and make a regular thing of this soon. In the meantime, enjoy the second chapter! Not much fighting in this one, as your favourite Cyndaquil enjoys a little character development.

I do not own Pokémon, nor do I profit from this story. All the characters in this story are owned by the Pokémon Company, Nintendo, and Game Freak.

The Legend Of Blaze – Chapter Two – Meeting the Team

I awoke in what seemed to be a grassy area, with a few trees dotted about. I knew this environment; it was the inside of a poke ball. I quickly checked myself over. I was fine apart from the odd cut, but I was aching a little.

"I wonder how long I have been in here" I pondered to myself.

Just then, memories came back of the last trainer I was in the care of. I was too weak for him. He used to beat me and shout at me if I ever got anything wrong, and we never had fun. Eventually he just left me for dead. I was lucky, I had found a ship that was sailing from Johto to Kanto, so I jumped on that and found my little riverbank. But now I was captured again. My thoughts were cut short as the tug of the poke ball pulled me out into the open world again.

It was mid-afternoon, and the smell of cooking filled my nose. I turned to see Bulbasaur, or Bulb, as he is called, eating from a dish. His trainer was behind him, sitting on a tree stump eating an apple. Bulb looked up from his food.

"Hey" He said. "Sorry for the beat up back there, you were no easy opponent, I can tell you."

He trotted over to me. "So, what is your name?"

I was still very unsure and on edge. The whole setting seemed calm enough, but i really didn't trust them.

"Helloooo?" yelled Bulb. I snapped to my senses. I decided to trust them, I had no other option.

"Hi" I answered. "I go by the name of Blaze."

"Blaze?" bulb remarked, "Very fitting. That man over there is John. He's my trainer and your new trainer. I know some trainers can be harsh, but John is a good guy, so you don't need to worry." That made me relax a little more."So is there anyone else on you team? I asked.

"Nah" replied bulb, "just me. Were heading to Veridian city now. We can relax there and maybe cause a little havoc in the city, human are so gullible sometimes." He shot me a wink and went back to his food.

"they both seem like nice guys" I thought. I relaxed and joined Bulb next to his food. John approached me and kneeled down. "Hello there, I'm John." He gave me an apple and continued. "I know this might be scary, but you'll be fine, I promise." He smiled at me an stood up to his full height. "We better get going, it's a long walk."

We all set off down the path. I was munching on my apple, and when I had chewed it down to the core I tossed it at bulb, and it splattered all over him. I dropped to the ground with laughter, as Bulb slowly turned. He gave me a stare of evil, ran towards me and rubbed all the juice into my blue fur, so now we were both covered in sticky gunk.

"Hey! This was a clean coat of fur!" I shouted.

"Calm down, the tramp look suits you" said bulb, with a smirk.

"You're a cocky little shit, but I kind of like you." I confessed.

Bulb smiled at that and walked off ahead. I hated admitting it, but I did like them both. We were walking in silence for about ten minutes and then I heard John's voice.

"Get out of the way, you dickhead!" yelled John. I ran up to the scene, and a short kid in a cap (worn backwards... there are no words...) and a red shirt and shorts was standing in our way. I walked up next to my new companions and listened to the kid mouth off.

"Oh, so you finally have another Pokémon!" he sneered, "looks weak. Lets she what it can do! I challenge you!" he yelled as loudly as humanly possible.

John looked at him with a blank face.

"No."

He went to walk past but the kid stomped his foot down. "I don't think so! Go Ratty!" a Rattata was sent out from the pokeball. Me, John and Bulb burst out laughing at the name. Ratty? What a stupid kid!

"Don't laugh at me!" the kid cried out. "Ratty, use tackle on Cyndaquil!" I saw it coming, and jumped to the side. Bulb leaped to my defence, and smashed the rat to the ground with a thick vine. John was still sniggering at the name while we were beating up this rat. He knows we don't need orders for something as weak as this. The rat got back to its feet, but was tripped to the floor by another vine. Ratty got back up, only to be tripped, again. We were all in tears of laughter, but the kid was crying his eyes out.

"stop fucking with me and fight!" yelled the Rattatta.

"Ok, don't get ratty." I remarked. That got him mad.

He charged at me, jumping over Blubs vine and hitting me right in the head. "oww!" i yelped as I stumbled backwards onto my arse. I jumped back up and smashed my fist into the rats face when he came in for another go. He dropped to the ground. He tried to push himself back up but a vine came around and swept his feet from under him, causing him to head butt the ground, defeated. The kid bust out crying, running to his Pokémon. He returned the Rattatta and looked me right in the eye. I let out a thick black smokescreen in his face, making him cry even more. The smoke has made him choke and his eyes were bloodshot. He turned and ran down the path.

"Nice one guys, don't think we will be seeing him again" said John. Once again, we set off down the path.

"I can see the city!" cried Bulb. We both ran down towards the gates of the city, and into the Pokémon centre.