I stand corrected...This was the longest chapter to date...I'm partly disappointed that I still haven't seen a review...Anyway...I added a little introduction block which has the date of the events taking place in the chapter, The time of the beginning of chapter, The location of the beginning of chapter, Poke Euros Alex and Co have on them currently and the amount of badges Alex himself has...I will add this in to each chapter from here on out...Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon, I only own Alex, Lana and Conley...My OC's...
This chapter is called...Too Hot for Herbe?
Chapter 4: Too Hot For Herbe?
Date: March 6 2020
Time: 6: 58 AM
Location: Straiton City Pokemon Centre
Poke Euros: 1243 PE
Badges: 0
I can feel the warmth on my face...I open my eyes slowly, the light from the window streams into my eyes...I squint to try and block out the sunlight, it doesn't help the much...Suddenly I feel something crawling on me, I lift my head up to see Samuel, my Oshawott right there staring at me...I pat him on the head.
"Morning, Sam...I hope you slept well...Today is the big day where we take on our first Gym...I'm pretty sure I get to pick which Gym Leader I want to verse...So Chili, the fire type should flyaway with a blast of your water gun..." I informed my Pokémon...
"Osha!" Sam replied, with a bob of his head...
I looked to my right to see Conley already dressed up, just wiping his glasses...
"You ready for the big day, Con..." I ask, trying to take my rival and friend off of his strong going momentum...
"Yep...Vulcan and I are really looking forward to versing any of the Gym Leaders...But Cilan would be the one that would be easiest..." Conley states...All I wanted was a yes or a maybe...Instead I got the morning advice in the newspaper...
I turned to my left to see Lana no longer in bed but she is in the toilet changing...She comes out, wearing her travelling clothes...
"Lana, you ready for the Gym?" I ask, I wasn't expecting the answer she gave me...
"No..." She replied, her face with a grin on it...
"What do you mean no?" Conley replied, confused...Herbe waddled out of the toilet as Samuel and Vulcan talk to her in Pokémon trying to get her to spill the news...
"Well, I've decided I don't want to become a Pokémon master ..." My friend says, I stare at her in disbelief...Out of the three of us, she was the one that wanted to be the best the most...
"I want to be THE POKEMON CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS!" She said, pumping her fist in the air...
"I want to beat all the leaders like a trainer, while being the best at showing off my Pokémon's inner and outer beauty like a Pokémon coordinator and caring for my Pokémon the best I can like a Pokémon Breeder ..." I was shocked by her answer, She is more pumped and ready like I've never seen...It was really cute...
"That's great, Lana...Conley and I will stand by you and support you the whole way" I said, laughing...
I got out of bed, I had a shower before changing into my freshly washed clothes...I walked out and returned Sam as we left the Pokemon Centre and headed for the Gym, of course after we had a heavy training session...We reached the gym after I had a heavy training session with Lana and Conley...In front of the gym we saw Cilan standing there...
"Ah...Your here on time I see...Though last night I never caught your names?"
I nod remembering not telling him our names...
"My name is Alexander Mayes of Nuvema Town." I greeted shaking Cilan's hand.
"I'm Conley Roberts of Nuvema Town." Conley waved before shifting his glasses back into position.
"And I'm Alana Dukes but you can just call me Lana." Lana blurted, giving a wink to the much older teen...For some strange reason that wink didn't look like just any ordinary wink...
"Right. So you all want to challenge the Gym?" Cilan asked us...
"Yes indeed we do..." Conley answered...
I nodded and so did Lana with added glee.
"In that case...What was the starter Pokémon you chose?" Cilan asks..
"I chose Tepig, I named him Vulcan..." Conley explained...
"I chose Oshawott, His nickname is Sam..." I added...
"And I got Snivy, She's Herbe..." Lana finished off...
"Hmm...Herbe is grass, so it's weak to fire types...Sam is water, so it's weak to grass type and lastly Vulcan is fire, so it's weak to water types..." He thought...
"So that means you each have to prepare for the type your starter is weak against..." Cilan explained...
Cilan then gave me a serious glare...
"Alex, I'll be waiting for you inside..." He said seriously...I gulped big time thinking of my first gym battle...
Cilan turned around and entered the Gym. I never thought that I would've had to verse the type that my Pokémon was weak to ...I prepared Samuel for a fire type...
"Alright...Who's up first?" Conley asked glaring at me and Lana
"I'll go..." Lana said courageously...Ah smart, beautiful and courageous...
Conley and I agreed...We stepped inside the Gym...Straight away the old guy that told Conley that Cilan and his brothers weren't home came up to us...
"Hello! I'm Clyde. I'm the guide for Trainers challenging a Pokémon Gym. I am also in search of managing a great trainer...Could it be one of you?" He asked...
"Great to meet you, Clyde...I'm Alex and this is Lana and Conley..." I greeted trying to be nice...
"Yeah...You see...You and me are going to see each other in the future as I'm the kid you're looking for to manage..." Conley smartly replied...
"We appreciate your confidence and you're challenging of this Gym. Take this to commemorate the occasion." He said handing each of us a bottle of Fresh Spring Water...I stared at it funnily...
"Bastards probably trying to kill us with this poisonous water" I thought in my head...
"Thanks very much...It will be great use to our journey...Bastard" I replied, gritting my teeth...Suddenly I felt this strong elbow in my rib...I looked down to see Lana's elbow in my rib...I yelped in pain before...I turn to my left to see a woman behind a counter...Sort of like a restaurant counter where you pay for eating...
"Welcome!" She greeted..."We are very proud of our menu! Which we adjust to suit each trainer!" She finished...
We greeted her before we headed towards the Gym...In front of us though, was the normal Gym puzzle...You see each Gym has a puzzle that you have to solve while trying to solve the puzzle, random trainers who train at the gym or in our case work at the gym/ restaurant will try and weaken our Pokémon for the gym leaders...So basically tenderizing and marinating the turkey before handing it to the chefs to fry...
"Oh wow..."Lana said staring at a red curtain with a fire emblem on it...
The puzzle for this gym consists of a curtain with an element on it...Beneath the curtain is three massive buttons with each element on it (fire, water and grass)...We have to step on the elemental button that is strong against the element on this curtain...
"Hmm, first puzzle...Fire curtain...That means we need to step on the water tile..." Conley figured out as we all moved to the water tile on the right...The tile light up and the curtain opened revealing a new curtain...Although in front of it was a trainer...
"Dammit..."I yelled, spotting the trainer in our path...
We walked up to him deciding that since Lana was going to battle first that Conley and I should try and keep her Pokémon as fresh as possible.
"Welcome to Striaton Gym!" He greeted politely..."Care for a taste of battle? I'll serve up the first course!" The waiter/trainer said...
I chuckled at the pun the waiter put into his greeting...I stepped forward challenging him...
I sent out Sam who easily took care of his Lillipup...After days of only having 1243 Poke Euros...We finally got more Poke Euros...The waiter gave us 440 Poke Euros for defeating him leading us to 1683 PE...
"Well done, Sam...Return!" I called returning Samuel...
"You! You're a trainer with a lot of pepper..." He said...I don't know whether that was a compliment or an insult...I took it as a compliment and smiled...
The next curtain was blue with the water emblem on it...
"Water is weak to Grass...So the green one..." I said proudly as we all stepped on the grass emblem on the left...Once again the tile light up and the curtain opened...I clapped happily as we stepped forward...Straight away we were met with a waitress/trainer...
I face palmed...
"I'll battle her..." Conley said stepping up to the waitress...
"The speciality of Striaton Gym- - The full-course "Trainer de luxe"! I'm your second course!" She explained to Conley...
Conley defeated Waitress Tia easily with Vulcan's help...He also got her number...I rolled my eyes at that...We also got 400 PE from her...
"That was one of our most popular dishes. Did you enjoy the battle?" She asked
"Oh yes...It was fairly exciting and challenging..." He replied with a wink of an eye...
"Dirty bastard" I thought...
"The speciality of Striaton Gym—the full-course "Trainer de luxe"! To complete your repast—Gym leaders." She finished...
We continued onward with the last curtain...Grass...Which meant the only button we hadn't pushed down on...Is the fire button in the middle...The button lights up and the last curtain opens and there standing in front of us is Cilan...
We all walk up to him...
"Welcome To Striaton City Pokemon Gym." He welcomed...
Suddenly from behind him...His red headed brother steps out, he spins...
"I'm Chili! I light things up with my fire-type Pokémon!" He exclaims...
From behind Cilan again comes his blue headed brother...His hair a royal blue unlike mine which is a dark blue...
"I'm a water type specialist! I'm Cress! Pleased to make your acquaintance!" He greets...
"And as you already know...I'm Cilan and I like grass-type Pokémon." Cilan re-greets...
My palms are extremely sweaty as I see Cilan not taking his eyes off me...Damn Paedophile...
"Umm, you see...As for why the three of us, um, are all here is, well, err..." Cilan says trying to figure out an explanation
"Oh enough, Listen up!" Chili interrupts..."The three of us will decide whom you'll battle!" He continues... "It'll be based on the type of the first Pokémon you chose!" He adds...
"That is indeed the case." Cress fills in...
"Who shall go first in battling one of us?" Cress asks...
Lana steps forward...
"That would be me..." She adds...
"And the partner you first chose was the Grass type, it seems." He exclaims...
They rotate letting Chili be in front now...
"Ta-da! The fire-type scorcher Chili—that's me—will be your opponent!" He says throwing his hands to his sides presenting the "spirit fingers"...
Lana nods as we all make our way to the battle stadium for the gym...
"YEOW!" Chili yelps..."Time to play with FIRE! I'm the strongest of us brothers!" He finishes
Cress scoffs while Cilan rolls his eyes...We all take a seat in the stands except for Cilan who has to referee this battle...I watch on my dear friend as he takes on Chili...
"Striaton City Fire Leader, Chili will battle against Lana Dukes of Nuvema Town for the Trio Badge. Begin!" Cilan exclaims...
"Herbe! Win for me!" Lana screamed throwing Herbe's pokeball out...Herbe popped out prepared for her first battle...
"Go Lillipup!" Chili says sending out a Lillipup...I take out my Pokedex and scan it...
Lillipup, the Puppy Pokémon; It faces strong opponents with great courage. But when at a disadvantage in a fight, this intelligent Pokémon flees. My Pokedex says...
"Lillipup, Charge at that Snivy and use Tackle!" Chili calls...
Lillipup flings into action as I see Lana panic just a bit...Her nerves have finally booted in...
"Herbe, Step aside but use Vine Whip and wrap it around Lillipup and..." Lana calls, calming down...
Herbe side steps the tackle as its vines surge out and wrap around the body of Lillipup...
"...Now Tighten!" She screams...
Herbe tightens the grip getting a yelp from Lillipup...
"Lillipup, Use bite and rip the vines into pieces..." Chili ordered...
I was taken back by this order from Chili and I could tell Lana was too...
"What are you doing? Herbe, Quickly unravel yourself..." Lana ordered...
Herbe quickly unravelled herself, just missing Lillipup's bite...
"Now quickly...Use Vine Whip and Slap around Lillipup..." Lana ordered...As ordered, Herbe started slapping Lillipup around...
Lillipup quickly got confused and dazed...
"Finish it up with Tackle!" Lana ordered...
"Lillipup, Snap back into action..." Chili commanded, but it was too late...Herbe struck it with a powerful tackle sending the Puppy Pokémon flying across the gym arena...
"Lillipup is unable to battle...Herbe wins!" He announces.
"Good job, Lillipup...You did great!" Chili cheered, returning his fainted Pokémon
"It's not over yet! One more left! This is where I give it my all!" Chili proclaimed..."Fire up! Pansear!" Chili ordered...
I looked at Lana...Her face a cold, pale white...Herbe is still standing strong since Lillipup never touched her but...This is truly where the battle becomes harder... Conley pulled out his Pokedex...
"Let's see what the Pokedex says about Pansear..." He announced...
Pansear, the High Temperature Pokémon; when it is angered, the temperature on its head tuft reaches 600 F. It uses its tuft to roast berries. The Pokedex explained...
My heart skipped a beat when the Pokedex said 600 F...Herbe is famous for pissing other Pokémon off, not to mention pissing of me...Let's hope Herbe is smart enough to not piss off Pansear...
"Alright, Pansear...Start off with Fury Swipes!" Chili ordered...
Pansear didn't waste a second charging at Herbe...its claws sharpened and long...
"Dodge it, Herbe then use Tackle!" Lana called...
Herbe stepped aside; barely missing contact with Pansear's claws ...Herbe lunges forward, knocking Pansear over...Pansear got up with only a scratch...
"Alright, Pansear...Try using Fury Swipes! Again and again..." Chili ordered...On command, Pansear swipe at Herbe...Herbe dodges them one after another...
"Herbe, use Vine Whip and wrap it around Pansear's legs...Then toss it onto the floor...WITH FORCE!" Lana called...This command made my spine shiver as Herbe followed on...Smashing Pansear on the ground...Pansear rolls off and is out cold...
"Pansear is unable to battle...Herbe wins therefore the victor is Lana!" Cilan announces...
Lana squeals as she shakes the hand of Chili...She then goes back to Herbe and returns her before running towards us.
"Wow...That was brilliant...Well done..." Conley congratulated...
"Yeah, Lana...You really pulled through..." I proclaimed...
"Alright, next up...We have Conley...Versing me." Cress said...
"What incredible luck for you- - you get to battle the best among the three of us" He boasted, getting a giggle from Chili.
"You can't talk, pal...You lost to me!" Lana says defensively...
My heart started pounding for my friend and the added fact that I'm the last to battle... Chili stepped up to referee this battle.
"Striaton City Water Leader, Cress will battle against Conley Roberts of Nuvema Town for the Trio Badge. Begin!" Cilan exclaims...
"Go Lillipup!" He shouted...
"Alright, Vulcan...Prepare for a tough battle!" Conley yells...
I have a feeling that Conley has some sort of trick up his sleeve... Because he has this sly smirk on his face...That worries me...A lot...
Please review...Please!...I hope you enjoyed this chapter...
Pokémon Update:
Lana:
Herbe (Snivy), Level 11 (F) - The training session they had before entering the gym, put Herbe from Level 8 to Level 10. After battling Chili, Herbe went from Level 10 to Level 11.
Alex:
Sam (Oshawott), Level 11 (M) - The training session they had before entering the gym, put Sam from Level 9 to Level 11.
Conley:
Vulcan (Tepig), Level 12 (M) - The training session they had before entering the gym, put Vulcan from Level 10 to Level 12.
That's all the updates so far...Stay tuned for the next chapter...