Disclaimer: I don't own the Pokémon.
AN: That last chapter had only one plot point, a pretty obvious one at that. This one will probably be better.
Chapter 5: A Battle!
One day, Garret was out foraging for food out with Emolga, out in the tall grass. They each had a Sitrus Berry, and were searching for more. As they were searching, there began to be a rustling that grew louder. Soon enough, they found the cause: Two humans, one male with a hat and black hair, and a woman with a long green braid. As soon as the humans saw Garret and Emolga, they threw down Poké Balls containing a Chansey for the woman, and a Piplup for the boy.
"Emolga, let's do this! You get the penguin!"
"Right!"
The human's Pokémon also began to speak, but instead of some sort of pre-battle speech or something, they began to bicker.
"You're such a overconfident idiot!" cried the Chansey.
"I am not!" exclaimed the Piplup.
"Let's just fight these Pokémon."
The female ordered her Chansey to attack first, using Softboiled. The male then ordered his Piplup to use Bubble. However, Emolga simply zapped the bubbles and then shot a spark at the Piplup. Garret then attacked with Ember, at the Chansey, knocking it out. It seemed that the Chansey was her only Pokémon, and now they had but one enemy, a weakened one at that. The male ordered another Bubble attack, but Garret jumped into the air, and then came back down in a Tackle attack. The Piplup wobbled and fainted, but the battle wasn't over yet. The guy sent out a Budew to attack, and then Garret sent out another Ember, but the Budew dodged and used Mega Drain, but Emolga had a plan. He jumped in the air, and then attacked with a Acrobatics attack. The Budew toppled over, and its Trainer recalled it and sent out one final Pokémon, a Gastly. Garret and Emolga prepared for one combined attack, a Spark and a Ember, combined into a ball of fire and electricity. It hit the Gastly, damaging it, but not fainting it. It charged a small dark ball, which then grew bigger. It released the Shadow Ball at Garret and Emolga, causing them to dodge to either side, and a small crater was left in the ground where they had previously been standing. Garret shot another Ember, but the Gastly shifted to the right, where a Spark from Emolga was waiting. The Gastly twitched in the air for a bit, and then wafted down to the ground. The trainer recalled his Pokémon, and then the battle was over. Garret and Emolga dashed away to a place where they could watch safely. The woman in green took the male's Pokémon, and used some herbs to heal them. They continued on through the forest, down to Eterna City. Garret made a remark about the battle, but Emolga had been distracted by a bush of Berries. He dashed over and grabbed a whole bunch of Pecha Berries and took them to their cave. As Garret was starting up a fire, he bagan to glow white, and then he began to morph. After about ten seconds the light died out, and Garret had taken a new form. He had evolved into a Quilava!
"This is really cool." he exclaimed.
"You evolved, Garret!" stated Emolga.
"Well, this will be helpful." said Garret.