The sun was high in the sky, shining upon everything it could reach. The pokemon, mostly bird ones, were crying their names and flying above everyone's head. Only fragments of the city were seen by Walcekite, as she was dragged by Catlesy.
"But...but...I want to explore the city," the girl with cerulean hair thought sadly, looking at the medium, golden hair on the slightly younger girl's head. Walcekite was too busy panting to speak now.
They were running on the wharf that had about 4 piers, or at least Walcekite noticed that many. The dark blue waters were calm and only little waves were pounding the bottom of the wharf. The dragged girl remembered that a certain boy was wandering here at night. She hoped that he did return at night, because she didn't wake up if he did.
After a few turns, Catlesy and Walcekite were running in a wide street with a big building at the end. It wasn't high as some of the ginormous skyscrapers, but it was even wider than the street itself. It had light purple and pink walls almost like frames for the huge glass windows. The roof was glass as well.
When both girls reached the big automatic doors, Walcekite almost collapsed from exhaustion. She noticed Catlesy was panting too.
"How much does this girl run anyways? After such a distance she only pants?" Walcekite thought and looked back.
"What are you waiting for? Run in there!" commanded Catlesy and grabbed Walcekite's hand again.
The glass doors opened and both girls went in. A corridor with blue floor and many trees and plants at the sides welcomed the two as they continued to run towards another automatic glass door at the end of the corridor. When those opened only dark smoke was seen.
*cough cough* "What is this?" Walcekite couldn't help but cough, once the smoke reached her. The girl pulled out her hand out of Catlesy's and covered half of her face with her white and black jacket's collar.
"Is someone there? You should back away, it's not safe here," Walcekite heard an unfamiliar man's and rather soft voice. She looked at Catlesy, who was but a silhouette from the smoke, but as she backed away, Walcekite followed her example.
"Raden, if you are still alright, use Whirlwind and get rid of this smoke!"
Everyone were quiet, waiting for the pokemon to act. Suddenly, a flapping sound was heard and as it got more intense, the smoke started dispersing. The room began to appear and it was similar to the corridor, with much greenery, or rather brownery, and huge windows at the sides. When the smoke fully cleared, everything finally hit Walcekite and she couldn't help but giggle at herself for not getting it sooner.
"Simply amazing. I hadn't had such a thrilling battle for a long time," the soft voiced person appeared to be a man with rather big, curly and brown hair, wearing a green sweater with a pink scarf around his neck. His pants had long straight lines of pink and a few shades of green with a belt shaped like a butterfly. His eyes the same color as his sweater and shoes. The man returned his pokemon that appeared to be a fainted Leavanny and came up to a black haired boy, who only had attention for his not fainted Braviary. "There you go, the sign of your win at Castelia Gym - the Insect Badge," The gym leader gave Farrioust a badge and the boy grinned joyfully, taking the badge.
"Alright. The Insect Badge is mine," he studied the just now won badge, when Catlesy, again dragging Walcekite with her, approached the happy boy.
"Aw, we were too late. And we ran so fast," she had a little girl's voice on, which caught Farrioust by surprise as he didn't get who Catlesy was at first, without looking at her. Maybe he hadn't seen the kid act yet.
"You wanted to see me battle? I bet you would try to break my concentration the minute we started the battle," groaned Farrioust and just then saw Walcekite behind the blonde girl. "Oh, hi Walcekite. You wanted to see me battle too?"
"Well...I..." Walcekite didn't know how to answer to not sound like a kid, but she had to admit. "Of course I wanted," she looked down, like her wish was unacceptable.
"Sorry then. The next time I battle in a gym, I'll bring you with me, ok?" he smiled a warm smile, but as he turned to the blonde girl, his smile disappeared. "Though I'm not sure about you."
"Oh come on! What did I do for you to act like this?!" exclaimed Catlesy rather angrily.
"You just have that aura around you," Farrioust inspected the girl from top to bottom. "Well, anyways, Walcekite, you want to battle Burgh as well, right?" his good mood returned.
"Yeah. But I think I need to have a check up on my pokemon first."
"Agreed," the gym leader stepped in. "After such a battle my pokemon certainly need their rest. I think a couple of hours will do," Burgh smiled at Walcekite and walked away after seeing her nod.
After the three left the Castelia Gym, Catlesy ran off somewhere, leaving Farrioust and Walcekite alone, to go to the pokemon center.
"So we have a few hours till my battle. I don't think I need to prepare my pokemon much, but Farrioust, what pokemon did Burgh use? Actually, I'm interested how your whole battle went" Walcekite eyes were filled with excitement as she looked at the boy. It almost seemed he blushed from that look.
"Well, at first he used a Dwebble and I let out Lysus. My Gallade won and isn't fainted even now. Then I used my Gothorita against Whirlipede, but that didn't go so well and I used my final pokemon - Raden. He finished both Whirlipede and Burgh's final - Leavanny. The smoke was conjured because Leavanny's Hyper Beam met Raden's Air Slash's saw like energy disks. I bet a few of the disc's got Leavanny after her Hyper Beam was broken and, when the smoke receded - I was victorious.
"I wish I could have seen the battle. But I guess that's in the past," Walcekite was a bit upset, but suddenly she flinched. "Were all Burgh's pokemon bug types?"
"Yeah. He is a bug type trainer."
"Oh my Arceus! Two out of my three pokemon are weak to bug types!"
"Seriously?" Farrioust had a smirk on his face. "Well then you are unlucky. Or just chose wrong pokemon to be in your team."
"Nobody talks smack about my pokemon team!" Walcekite was even willing to punch him, but she calmed down. "My fire type is just after this city. Should I go there and then come back?"
"I already walked past this city a few times, I'm not doing it again," groaned Farrioust.
"Umm, well you don't have to come with me if you don't want to," Walcekite tried to search her mind for a time she asked Farrioust to join her in her journey. She was positive she didn't ask. "Does he want to travel with me on his own?" Walcekite flushed to the idea and Farrioust noticed.
"Never mind. I'll give you my fire type and we you'll beat Burgh without unnecessary traveling."
"I can't just take your Larvesta. If you are implying that," Walcekite wanted to be sure.
"Yeah, I'm talking about Lessa. It would be favor for a favor."
"What do you mean?"
"Well maybe, some time in the future, I'll need one of your pokemon and you'll have to loan it to me," explained Farrioust as they went into the pokemon center.
"Well ok. I guess that's a fair deal. But...but... I wanted to win everything only with my real pokemon team."
"Listen, can't a guy be nice?! I'm offering you a powerful and sure to win pokemon. Just take it and no buts!" Farrioust shouted, but only after the shout, he realized he was inside and flushed from his outburst. "Whatever," he looked away and took out a pokeball. "Here. Take good care of her," as Farrioust put the ball in Walcekite's palm, he ran outside without letting the girl even speak.
*sigh* "Why did he have to do that. He can be so strange sometimes," Walcekite looked at the pokeball and took out her three other ones. "Could you check up on these?" she asked nurse Joy, who happily took the pokemon.
"This shouldn't take long," decided nurse Joy and after Walcekite waited for about 5 minutes, nurse Joy returned all the pokemon.
"Should I check what kind of moves Larves...I mean Lessa has? Maybe I will need her... No! I need to do this myself!" she pulled out the pokemon that wasn't really part of her team. She could swear the pokeball was warm. "Sorry, but..." she didn't finish the sentence and simply put the pokeball back into her bag, not like the other pokeballs, which were on her belt. "We still have some time. I would love to explore the city," she smiled and went to the famous Central Plaza.
Even with the first glimpses of the beautiful Plaza, Walcekite noticed a beautiful fountain just in the middle of it. The plaza seemed like the heart of Castelia City, where most of the city's streets combine. Big trees with hundreds of rather brown and shimmering leaves where simply everywhere and provided shade for at least half of the Plaza.
Walcekite noticed that only this area has grass and trees, in comparison to the the rest of the city, well, not counting the Castelia City Gym. Walcekite took a deep breath to inhale all the scents this kind of Plaza can offer in autumn, and smiled. She went to the fountain and made a wish, while dropping a coin in the water. She just loved these kind of little traditions that can brighten up ones day. The blue haired girl sat on the side of the fountain and faced her face to the sun, to give it some warmth, but suddenly, she heard familiar voices.
"Watch where you are aiming! You think I wouldn't get hurt by that?" a girl screamed.
"Well if you and your pokemon would be better teachers, she wouldn't have so much trouble!" a boy shouted justifying his or rather, his pokemon's, actions.
"Just pay attention and don't shoot everywhere!"
Finally Walcekite walked around the fountain and saw a familiar girl and boy with a Purrloin and a Gothorita in front of them respectively.
"Alright Purrloin. Show that princess how it's done one more time!" the girl commanded.
A dark purple ball appeared almost in the Purrloin's mouth and it shot the ball a few feet next to the Gothorita. The Psychic pokemon flinched and wanted to back away, but as she glanced at her trainer, who she knew had big hopes for her, she concentrated and conjured a small dark purple ball between her palms.
"Great! Now aim it to Purrloin!"
"What?!" Catlesy shouted irritated, but then smirked. "It doesn't matter, she won't be able to do it."
Walcekite saw how Gothorita had little faith in herself and shouted.
"You can do it!"
Both trainer's immediately turned to Walcekite, but quickly returned their attention to the Shadow Ball that already flew fast through the air.
"Bullseye!" Farrioust triumphantly raised his fist to the air and Gothorita jumped a few times clapping to herself.
"Me-ow..." the Purrloin was knocked down by the ball, but as it arose, it's face was full of anger. The Gothorita couldn't help the fear and backed away. She stopped only a few feet from her trainer.
"Shanna, we aren't battling this princess for real. It would be too easy to defeat her," Catlesy calmed down her pokemon.
"Right, whatever," Farrioust groaned and smirked at the same time. "Come here Marina," he picked up the Gothorita. "You did a wonderful job. All my expectations were met. Now you can take a rest."
Both trainer's retrieved their pokemon and went to Walcekite, who was actually interested to see the battle happen.
"That Gothorita only learnt Shadow Ball because of you," said Catlesy in an accusing tone, but then she lightened up. "You should hope she won't use that attack against you."
*pfff* "As if," Farrioust seemed confident Marina wouldn't battle Walcekite.
"Whatever," Catlesy rolled her eyes. "Well, Walcekite is already here. Let's go get some Casteliacones. It's a good thing we didn't have to go get you," she softly punched the blue haired girl's arm and invited everyone to go with her to get some ice cream.
"Wow, these are seriously very good," Walcekite savored the exquisite taste, while the three were sitting on a bench in Central Plaza.
"Yeah. Casteliacone's are famous for their wonderful taste. People just can't get enough of it. Pokemon like them too," said Catlesy licking her ice cream.
"Really? Maybe after my gym battle I'll treat them to some. Hey Catlesy, when will you go to battle Burgh?" Walcekite inquired.
Catlesy rummaged through her bag and got out her badge case. When she opened it, both of the viewing trainers were surprised.
"I got it yesterday while waiting for you two. You sure take long. And don't worry Walcekite, the battle isn't very difficult. Even with her bug type weakness Shanna won against Dwebble."
"Really? That's a relief," sighed Walcekite and thought about her pokemon. She was confident she would win without Lessa's help.
"Anyways, you only have about a half an hour until your battle. You ready?" asked Catlesy with a teasing tone.
"You bet'ya," Walcekite smiled confidentially and got up from the bench. "Hope you guys will root for me."
"Well of course," Catlesy stood up, grabbing Farrioust by the arm and raising him as well. The teen boy almost dropped his half eaten ice cream. "We both will watch your battle and cheer for you," grinned Catlesy with Farrioust nodding.
End of chapter 14
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