Chapter 2: Wings of Death
"So where are we going, exactly?" Eren asked.
"Rustboro City," Jake replied, "Where the first gym is."
"Ooh, a gym?" said a small voice, "Can I come?"
"Who said that?" Jake asked, almost stepping on the small Wurmple.
"AAAAH!" the Wurmple yelped, "Don't squish me! I still have a life to live!"
"Oh, sorry about that," Jake said sheepishly, "You said you wanted to come to see the gym?"
"Yeah, it sounds like fun!" the Wurmple said, "Can I go with you?"
"I don't see why not," Jake replied.
"Wait," Eren said, stepping in, "You really want another team member already? I was already looking forward to it just being us bros for a while."
"Come on, she's adorable! Plus, it wouldn't hurt to fill up the team early," Jake said, then turning to the Wurmple, "Welcome aboard!"
"Yay!" the Wurmple cried out, "I'm Daisy!"
Daisy the Wurmple joined the party!
"ONWARD, MY BRAVE TEAM!" Jake yelled, "TO VICTORY!"
"Hello there!" A random shop worker said, stepping in front of Jake and his team, "Welcome to Oldale Town! Let me give you a tour, newcomer!" He grabbed Jake's hand and dragged him away. "So this is the Pokémon Center," he said in front of a building with a red roof, "And that building with the blue roof is the PokéMart!"
"Wait, that's it?" Jake asked, "This isn't a town, it's a rest stop! Eren, Daisy, let's go."
"But… but…" The shop worker said, trying to stop them, "I still have to show you our only two houses!"
Later, on Route 103, Jake was looking around for the way to the next town. "Where the heck is the way to Rustboro?" He asked.
"Well, you're going to have to backtrack through Oldale, unfortunately," A Zigzagoon said, "Then go through Route 102, through Petalburg City, then off through Petalburg Woods."
"Ooh, a map!" Jake said, "Come with me, Map!"
"Okay, but my name is Cami," Cami replied.
Cami the Zigzagoon joined the party!
"What a weird and totally not forced way to introduce your Pokémon," Eren said.
"Well, you try introducing three new Pokémon in one update!" Jake yelled.
"Wait, three?" Eren asked.
"Yeah, I just got a Poochyena from Route 102," Jake said.
"Hi," a female Poochyena said, "I'm Shenzi."
Shenzi the Poochyena joined the party!
"Well, this seems like a good point to start grinding," Jake said.
"Why don't we just go to Petalburg?" Cami asked, "It's right there, and there's even a gym."
"A gym?" Daisy asked, "Let's go!"
"Yeah, well, from what I heard, you need 4 badges to challenge that gym leader, so let's just go," Jake said, pushing his team along.
However, Jake didn't see the Wingull that was perched in a tree above them. "Ooh, buggy!" it snarled, "Buggy is food! Food for ME!" The Wingull swooped down, landing in front of the team. "FOOD!" He yelled.
"Everyone, get back!" Jake ordered, but the Wingull darted right toward Daisy, snatching her in its mouth and swallowing her whole.
Daisy fainted.
"Wait, wha…" Jake stuttered, dumbstruck, "Did… did Daisy just… die?"
"Mmm, yummy buggy," the Wingull said, but it was attacked by Cami, who knocked it unconscious.
"D-Daisy?" Eren let out, "DAISY!?"
As Jake, Eren, Cami, and Shenzi sullenly walked into Petalburg City, Jake was greeted by a man wearing a red jacket over a white sweater.
"Hey, it's my boy, J… John?" Norman asked.
"It's Jake," Jake reminded his father.
"Yes, Jack!" Norman said, "Come to challenge my gym? Well, I'd let you, but you need four badges first."
"Excuse me," said a voice, "Can you help me get a Pokémon?" Jake and Norman turned to see a boy with green hair wearing a white shirt and pants. "My name's Wally," he said, "Would you mind giving me that Treecko of yours?"
"What? NO!" Jake yelled, "Eren's MY Pokémon!"
"Give me the Treecko," Wally said, getting very close to Jake's face, "NOW."
"Nonsense!" Norman said, "You don't want that Treecko, it's all dirty!"
"HEY!" Eren yelled.
"Jordan, why don't you help Wally catch a Ralts or something?" Norman asked.
"With all due respect, this kid creeps the heck out of me," Jake said, "So no."
"Oh, I'd like a Ralts," Wally said, "Much better than a Treecko."
After taking Wally to Route 102 out of fear, Jake watched as Wally wandered around the grass. "He's never gonna find one," Jake said to his team, "Ralts is pretty rare, and I doubt he would be able to catch one without weakening it-"
"Caught one!" Wally yelled, cutting Jake off. He returned with a Pokéball, which opened to reveal that he had indeed caught a Ralts.
"Wait… but… you… Ralts…" Jake stammered, wide-eyed.
"Well, thank you for helping me catch a-" Wally started, but Jake had already run off.
After his legs gave out from running so hard, Jake fell face-first into Route 104. "FINALLY!" Jake yelled. He tried to say something else, but something ran into his back hard. "OW!" He yelped.
"Hey, what are you doing in my territory?" The Tailow said, "You should know that-" He was interrupted by a Pokéball colliding with his face.
Harrison the Tailow joined the party!
"Hey, not cool," Harrison said, "You nearly broke my beak off!"
"Sorry," Jake said, "But you were the first Pokémon I saw on this Route, so…"
"Whatever," Harrison sighed, "Let's just go to the woods. That's where everyone goes."
"Alright," Jake said, "Cami, lead on!"
As they entered Petalburg Woods, Jake accidentally tripped over something. "What was that?" He asked.
"MEEEEERP," A Shroomish said.
"Well, guess I have a Shroomish now," Jake said, shrugging.
"MEEEEERP," The Shroomish repeated.
Merp the Shroomish joined the party!