A/N: Haha, I wrote a pokemon one...
And regarding me potentially slacking off on "Survival", well the newest chapter is currently five pages... to put it into perspective, Chapter Fourteen was twenty. Woot.
Background: Ken adopted a group of four wild pokemon. Pikachu is the youngest and most inexperienced of Nicole's full team.
Ken was completely unused to how pokémon battles worked. Fortunately for him, Nicole was a battling veteran and had been more than happy to teach him. In fact, she had insisted that he learn since he had a team, in case he ever ended up in the Pokémon world and had to battle (it was part of the regular culture, she had explained).
With a sigh, he glanced over at the four beside him. "Okay, I choose you Jigglypuff."
The small, pink and round creature bounced onto the field. "All right, here I go!" she shouted, pumping one arm into the air.
As soon as Izzy had called the start, Nicole let out a command. "Pikachu, Agility!"
The small mouse pokémon whizzed around the field, almost daring the other to catch him.
Ken knew that this was more of an exercise in strategy than a full out fight. Trying to remember what sorts of abilities Jigglypuff had, he yelled out the first thing he could think of that might be effective. "Jigglypuff, Sing!"
Jigglypuff turned and stared at Ken blankly. For a moment, the boy thought maybe he had commanded something the pokémon didn't know, but then remembered that Jigglypuff was also unused to battling in a setting with trainers.
"Uh... what am I supposed to sing?" she asked.
Ken's mind raced.
"First thing that comes to your mind?"
Jigglypuff turned back around, thought for a moment, and then took a deep breath.
"I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie wooorrld - "
"Aah, not that song! Change it!"
Both Nicole and Pikachu broke down laughing.