Start Team
Tepig-Caesar-level 8; Moves Tackle, Tail Whip and Ember
It didn't take long for Caesar to learn to use ember effectively in battle. I was even able to battle a few wild Pokemon, Caesar was quickly learning to trust me and that I even told him to move even if I didn't say anything. I told him that I trust him the same as he trusted me- and I also was not the one getting hit with attacks. He was quick to use that to his advantage we were slowly getting into a rhythm.
We made it to Accumula town a little after two in the afternoon. A small gathering was going on.
"We should go check that out, or would you rather we healed up first." I looked to the Pokemon at my side.
"No let's go see!" Caesar walked over to the crowded plaza, I saw Cheren standing toward the front.
"Hey, you know what this is about?" I ask picking Caesar up so he could see. There was a group of men and women all wearing the same outfit standing on the plaza.
"No, hopefully we find out soon, I have been standing here for ten minutes." Cheren ran his hand through his hair in agitation.
"Hello. My name is Ghetsis." A older man walked out from behind the line, his green hair was interesting. He was also wearing a old looking robe, all of this was making me feel that something was off.
(The rest is from the game, well the speech is)
"I am here representing Team Plasma. Today, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to talk to you about Pokemon Liberation." The crowd gasped at that, I gripped Caesar tighter. Ghetsis continued as if nothing had happened, walking up and down the side of the plaza.
"I'm sure most of you believe that we humans and Pokemon are partners that have come to live together because we want and need each other. However... Is that really the truth? Have you ever considered that perhaps we humans...only assume that this is the truth? Pokemon are subject to the selfish commands of trainers. They get pushed around when they are our 'partners' at work. Can anyone say with confidence that there is not truth in what I'm saying?" The crowd began talking, all wondering if their friends even wanted to be caught.
"Now, ladies and gentlemen, Pokemon are different from humans. They are living beings that contain unknown potential. They are living beings from when we humans have much to learn. Tell me, what is our responsibility toward these wonderful beings called Pokemon? That's right! We must liberate the Pokemon! Then, and only then, will humans and Pokemon truly be equals. Everyone, I end my words here today by imploring you to consider the relationship between people and Pokemon... and the correct way to proceed. We sincerely appreciate our attention." With a quick bow they were quick to get their stuff together and leave.
I could here people in the crowd wondering if they should, older people where thinking that maybe he was right while he younger didn't even want to consider letting their Pokemon go. Looking down at Caesar I began questioning myself.
"Hey, White. You are not forcing me into anything. I want to be with you. I want to battle. You have show me so much kindness, I want you to achieve your dream of being a Pokemon Master." I quickly bring him close and rub my cheek with his, and even giving him a few kisses.
"Your Pokemon... Just now..." A young man, with long green hair, and with a black hat on it was hard to make out his face. He was wearing a white and black jacket that was loose on his tall frame, and white pants with black shoes. (Noticed the black and white here...) He look around our age.
"Whoa, slow down." Cheren spoke holding his hands up. "What's this about Pokemon...talking?" He threw me a glance at that, I keep staring at him. "That's an odd thing to say."
"Yes, they are talking. That must mean you can't hear them either... How sad." I was tempted to say something but I didn't know him well enough. "My name is N."
"I am Cheren and this is White with her partner Caesar." Cheren motion toward me I hugged Caesar tighter. There was something about him, along with the Team Plasma thing that was not sitting right with me.
"We just start our journey, my goal is to be Champion while White's to to learn and become a Pokemon Master." Why was Cheren telling this young man our business.
"Oh so you confine your Pokemon in pokeballs. You think they are happy that way."
"If they didn't like it many break out..." I trail off see his eye's for the first time, this gray-blue eyes look so lost I forgot what I was saying.
"May we battle." It wasn't a question, he pulled out a pokeball and let out a Purrloin, the devious Pokemon. I let Caesar down.
"You ready?" I ask him, I get a snort of fire as an answer.
"Purrloin scratch!"
"Caesar ember once it's close enough!"
"You got it." Purrloin's claws glowed and grew as he ran closer, Caesar waited until the last second before releasing a volley of hot coal at the cat Pokemon. Pussloin was able to dodge some of them but most hit their mark, it also slowed him down that Caesar was able to move out of the way, only catch the tail end of the attack.
"Purrloin, quick after him. scratch once more." We were not ready for the speed of the cat Pokemon, quickly it was able to turn at hit Caesar with his claws.
"Caesar! Are you okay?" I ask, trying to not run to him. I knew we should have healed before coming over here. Caesar was cover in flames as he stood, his eye's gaining a glint to them I have yet to see.
"I'm okay, let's do this." Caesar let loose another volley of ember right in the face of the Purrloin. Caesar was hurt enough that blaze had kicked in, the ember attack had be a critical attack. Thankful it only took one more ember, and two more scratches for the battle to end.
"I never expected to hear Pokémon say such things...As long as Pokémon are confined in Poké Balls... Pokémon will never become perfect beings. I have to change the world for Pokémon, because they're my friends." N said as he look at the two of us, he then walked away heading away from the city.
"What a strange guy. He can understand Pokemon like you." Cheren said without looking at me. "Hey don't worry about it, I'm not. Trainers and Pokemon help each other out. Hey I'm going to train a little more before I hit the center." With a wave he head out of the city.
"We better hit the center, if blaze kick in you are hurt." I picked the small Pokemon up looking once more to where N had walked away before walking to the center.
"Yeah..." Caesar was tired seeing as he wasn't fighting me or telling me that he could train for a bit longer.
After healing up Caesar and getting rooms for myself and friends. I settled down for the day, thinking on what had happened.
"Caesar did you mean it when you said that you wanted to be with me?" I asked the pig Pokemon sitting on one of the beds that I claimed as mine. It was near the window and looked out toward the forest, Caesar sighed before looking at me.
"Yes I mean it. Many Pokemon love being around humans, it's why we live so close. Don't get me wrong I know there are Humans out there that are cruel but I have learned that you shouldn't put everyone into the same group just because of the actions of a few."
"For such a young Pokemon you are really smart." Giving him a good scratch, I settle down next to him and we start talking, learning more about each other and bonding even more. Bianca arrived a few hours later, with two Pokemon, Snivy and Lillipup. She was quick to tell me on how she caught the puppy Pokemon. I could see how much he little puppy loved his new trainer, jumping around her feet while she moved around telling me about how that battled. He putting up a good fight.
Just as she was finishing the 'epic' tail Cheren walked in. He also had two Pokemon, Oshawott and Purrloin, Bianca was quick to ask on how he got his new friend. The Purrloin looked a little familiar.
"It was the Purrloin that, that guy N had. I saw him release him back into the wild, I saw the look on Purrloin's face, I figured he didn't want N to leave to I walked over and asked if he want to come with me. He did so we had a battle and I caught him." Cheren shrugged as he laid his bag down on the last bed in the room. We have had so many sleepovers that it wasn't weird that he was going to sleep in the same room.
"Aww that is even better than me catching Lillipup!" Bianca pouted for a second before looking to me. "It looks like you are the only one without two Pokemon so me and Cheren win!"
"No, Bianca you said dexes so pulls your's out." I had my white and red dex out, I ran into a few trainers with different Pokemon so I was hoping to win.
"Oh right!" She also pulled out her dex opening it, Cheren doing the same.
"I have seen 7 Pokemon you?" Cheren, looking to the young blonde.
"I have seen 5."
"6, looks like Cheren wins." I was quick to grab my bag and go into the bathroom, this may be the last time I get to shower in a really bathroom for a while. The next town was about two days away, and it held the first gym.
"OH! White no fair!" Bianca called out once she heard the bathroom door shut. "I call next!"
I was quick to shower and change into my Pj's, a black sleeping tank-top and white bottoms with little red pokeballs on them. Then went Bianca, she had almost the same Pj's but hers were cream colored while Cheren wore a t-shirt and dark plaid bottoms. We talked a little longer, Pokemon out and talking to each other, every once in a while I would say tell the others what the Pokemon were talking about, my two friends smiling at the group. Happy they weren't fighting.
"I hope I can find another Pokemon soon." I said once we all settled in our beds, I was the only one keeping their main out. I don't think I would ever put him back unless it was needed. I like having someone to talk to.
I was the first to wake up the next day, I had long taught myself to wake up early. I loved getting up just as the sun was, I would go hiking- always with one of Mom's Pokemon with me- or making breakfast. I changed into my usual outfit but instead of a vest I pulled on one of my Dad's old hoodies; it was getting close to winter. It was a little big but kept me warm in the cool fall air.
"Caesar you ready?" I wasn't going to wake my friends up, they needed their sleep. I quietly gather my Pokemon before heading out. I did make a quick stop at the Poke-store to grab some more healing supplies and food for the two of us, before making my way across town and into Route 2.
"I was thinking of spending some time in here to really train you, you okay with that?" I ask my fire pig. He was slowly getting bigger, I could no longer carry him for very long. He was getting closer to two feet tall. Like most Pokemon, they grow the stronger they get. Once they hit a certain size they evolve, it's a new thing the professor's have learned- our Professor told us.
"That sounds fun!" Laughing at the enthusiastic Pokemon I made my way down the trail that lead to Striaton town.
It was a fun four days, I called Mom just to make sure she was okay, but other than that Caesar and I trained. I was not going to let the pig Pokemon to be the only one running around, I was able to fight a few trainers. We most fought rock and trees through, a few wild Pokemon here and there. I still hadn't caught another Pokemon, not really bonding with any of them.
"Well I think we are ready for the gym what do you think?" I asked my pokemon as we finally made our way into town.
"Yes! I ready to fight a real battle!" Caesar was ready to fight a true battle, well against another pokemon at the very least.
"We will after we give you a quick heal at the center. Before we go against the gym,we have to battle some others before we get to the leaders." I was just as excited, but in Unova region we had to fight trainers that the leaders hired. They were used to weed out the really weak, it was more to keep their Pokemon from getting too hurt.
"We can do it!" I laughed. "Yes we can."
"Hey! White wait!" I heard a familiar voice call out, we were just outside the town. Turning I see Bianca running up the trail waving her arm around.
"Hello Bianca." I waited for her to catch her breath once she reached were Caesar and I were standing.
"I want to battle you!" She called out Lillipup.
"That's fine, ready Caesar?" He was quick to get into his battle stance. "We have been training Bianca you get ready!"
"You aren't the only one!"
"Lillipup Odor Sleuth!" That was a pretty useless move against a fire type.
"Caesar Ember double time!" Caesar's double time was ember used twice in a very short time, it look like a small flame thrower.
"Ouch!" Lillipup was burned along it's side.
"Caesar tackle!" Caesar missed as Bianca called out to dodge.
"Lillipup tackle quick!" He was able to land a good hit on Caesar.
"Ember!" Between the attack and the burn it was too much for the puppy pokemon, it was out for the count.
"Good job! Go Snivy!" It was quick after that, two ember-double time, later Snivy was out.
"Wow I need to train more. Oh Cheren in waiting for you at the train school." Was all the young blonde before she was gone.
"Well okay... You up for a battle before we hit the gym?" Asking Caesar as we walked into the center to heal.
"I'm up for it!" After waiting a few minutes, I ran to grab more supplies, before we were making our way to our old school. It looked the same as when my friends and I attended. My Mom was one who would take us to and from the school when we used to go, she has two flying types that would carry us to and from the towns.
"When a Pokemon is poisoned its HP decreases while it's battling right, White?" Was the first thing Cheren said as I walked up to him in the battle area of the school. "I see you got Bianca's message."
"Yeah, I just finished battling her. She had gotten' better." I said as he pulled out a pokeball.
"Well, will you have a battle with me then?"
"I can never turn down battle, Cheren." Caesar got into position in front of me as Cheren sent out Oshawott.
"I can see you still have yet to acquire a second Pokemon, White. Are you sure you will be able to take on the Gym Leader with only you Tepig." Cheren asked, Caesar snorted fire at that.
"We will win, just you wait." Without saying anything Caesar used tackle, shocking Cheren out of his stupor.
"Tail whip Oshawott." Down went Caesar's defense, I knew I had finish this quick.
"Tackle again!" Just as I thought Cheren had given Oshawott a berry, which Oshawott ate givin it some more energy.
"Tail whip, then-" Defence downed again, I could not let him use a water attack.
"Quick Ember double time!" Cheren was surprised, a flamethrower like moved was used, it was enough to knock Oshawott for a few seconds.
"Well I shouldn't have thought I would win just because I have the type advantage with you, Purrloin let's go."
"You learn quick, I may not be so lucky next time." I knew I wouldn't be.
"Purrloin Assist!" Crud water gun was used, it was a hard hit.
"Caesar!" His body was cover with flames, Blaze kick in.
"Ember double time once more!" The stream was now twice the size, and did double the damage. It was a one-hit-knock-out, thank goodness.
"Well White looks like you win again." Cheren smiled as he called back his last Pokemon.
"Well I spent the last four days training Caesar." I sprayed a potion on his side, so he could walk to the center by his self. I waved goodbye to Cheren, walking the block to the center.
"Looks like we have to wait until tomorrow to fight the gym, maybe we should train some more." Caesar looked up to me.
"Why?"
"Well we will have to fight Cress seeing as you are my first Pokemon, he uses water type. We should work a little more." Caesar eye's sparked when I said water, he loved fighting against water. I would never get it, but as long as he is not too hurt I wouldn't stop him.
"Yes I another day should do it." Caesar said with confidence. We walked into to get healed and head out to Route 2 for another day of training.
End Team
Tepig-Caesar-level 14; Moves Ember, Tackle, Tail whip, and Odor Sleuth.