Chapter 6- Bellsprout tower
It was time to return to my normal duties of becoming a pokemon master trainer now it was time to fight my first gym battle but first to train so I would stand a chance against the flying type gym leader Falkner.
Falkner was known for his deep passion for birds and I thought second thoughts about dissing them with that guy around. I made it pass Mr. Pokémon's house faster than I ever thought I would and was heading to the next city until a trainer stopped me.
"I challenge you and your pokemon to a battle." The youngster said holding out a red pokeball. I thought long and hard if I should accept but I knew it was rude not to.
"Totodile go and use water gun." I shouted calling out the bluish pokemon who started to buff up for a downpour.
"Sentret hurry defend your self with defense curl." The youngster's pokemon curled up in a small ball. I watched nervously as Totodile finished building up its power.
"Use it now!" I commanded. I watched in true horror at what happened all I saw was a small squirt like a defective water fountain.
"Use Rollout!" My opponent took advantage of the moment and I watched as Sentret ran Totodile into the ground.
"Try it again." I encouraged my pokemon to attack again. But again I got the same result. "Fine use bite." That was an effective move and Sentret was easily grounded.
"Rollout again." It was terrible to say but that was all it took to knock poor Totodile out. "Wow what a pitiful pokemon." The youngster left leaving me alone with my problematic pokemon. I couldn't believe how much problems my pokemon was creating. I had to pay a hundred sixty four dollars to the youngster. "When I'm in a bed sick in the hospital you'll know why I can't get out of there." I yelled at the running boy. Pokemon battles were getting expensive these days.
I looked around me I was so close to the next city that I decided I would help Totodile there. I walked on the path racking my brain trying to remember the name of the town I was heading to. I never liked Geography. What was it? Color town, no, was it Purple city? No maybe it was violent town.
"Ow. " I said as I met a wood object the impact was so strong I fell to the ground "What was that?" I looked at the sign a sudden sense of realization hit me. "Oh it's violet town." Maybe it took a hit to the head to realize that but all the same I was in the place I wanted to be.
"Hello." Nurse Joy said she was at the counter I looked at her excited I had never seen any nurse Joy before greeted me. I wasn't afraid to tell her that. "You mean you haven't met any of my family? But didn't you pass Cherrygrove?" She looked at me who I was still trying to figure out why she was asking me if I was in Cherrygrove of course I was all trainers have miraculously made it to that town, But then thinking it made me realize she meant the pokemon center in Cherrygrove. Back then I didn't have a reason I didn't have Totodile then.
"I guess I ignored that one." I smirked looking at her while she healed my pokemon. I was watching as she placed my pokemon on a machine that healed my pokemon. My Grandpa had always complained about those machines because he would say that when he was kid that when they healed pokemon they'd do it like with doctors and timed recovery not instantaneous action. But most trainers had to go somewhere soon after it wasn't like anyone had time to spare, was what I always told him. He said my thoughts reminded him of fast food restaurants. I had to agree with him there.
After Totodile was healed Nurse Joy continued to talk to me "That is a unique pokemon it's not every day I see one of these. Shiny pokemon are quite rare." I smiled at the compliment.
"There is no one like this Totodile." I reluctantly shared my troubles to nurse Joy. She looked at Totodile not believing me until he started to act queer. She looked shocked at what she saw it was true.
"You mean to tell me that Totodile is."
"Yes I would hope that you would have an answer." I looked into her eyes hoping for some indication that I would get the answer I wanted but to no appeal I wasn't too happy to hear her actual answer.
"No I have no idea." See? No one ever liked that answer I doubted it was even considered an answer just an excuse. "If you are concerned maybe you should go catch a few more pokemon." I liked the idea I had some pokeballs in my pocket. I even made it vital that I bought more.
" Now where do you think we should go?" I spoke to Totodile who playfully pointed to the end of town to a tall tower that wobbled in the distance. I got nervous why would anyone go in there it wasn't safe! It moved back and forth and I wondered when it would fall over and kill all who was in it.
"How about we go in that tower?" I pointed to the small structure that looked more like a sad excuse of a preschool nightmare playhouse. There were a few small pokemon playing with it climbing it. The trainers were carefully watching the pokemon and when one fell and got a tiny scratch the pokemon started to cry and all the trainers crowded the small pokemon. I thought it was a little dramatic but it was worth not going in the bigger tower. Totodile glared at me as if I were stupid and dragged me by the hand to the tower.
A sign was set on the door saying "Sprout Tower enter at your own risk.' I gulped as we entered. I looked at Totodile he was watching that beam inside the tower wobble back and forth and back and forth. I guessed what he was thinking. Looking at the tower may have reminded that he was like the pole.
When I explained this to Totodile I looked a little closer he was staring at a fly who was flying around which then he ate. I sighed smiling. "All right let's get on the next layer." I dragged poor Totodile this time. We enjoyed our little journey in the tower we sort of goofed off as we climbed the tower.
When we reached the top I was shocked I was expecting a monk or an elder to be at the top but there was only a girl. She was wearing a kimono and she smiled at me as I approached. I felt like a mangy beast compared to her lustrous beauty. She watched me carefully observing every small choice I made.
"How intriguing the girl sees me she has so much potential but doesn't use it." She strode off leaving me to only wonder what she knew. I decided to name her kimono girl. I took into consideration the beautiful Blue bow in her hair.
I looked at Totodile "How about we get out of here old chap." I smiled and in trade so did Totodile hand in hand we walked out.
"Hey about we go over here I hear you can find great pokemon in this brush I showed Totodile after we got out of the tower.
"Dile." My pokemon hissed in a good and happy tone.
"Bell!" A voice cried out and I watched as something ambushed my pokemon. "Use Bite." I yelled I watched as my pokemon took a bite of that weed. I had already decided that it was a grass type in fact I even think I knew what pokemon it was.
"Go pokeball. "I threw the ball at the newly discovered pokemon. It was so dark I could barely see what was going on. I knew why it was becoming evening. The ball rattled uneasy and then clicked. I jumped with joy an triumph. I had caught my second pokemon. Now maybe I would stand a chance against Falkner, the king of birds and the greatest Ornithologist on this side of Johto.