New chapter yaa ^_^

After walking around the small town (population: 30) Sam spotted something that peaked his interest and ran up to a sign too high for me to read, if I possessed the ability to read anyway. But, it turns out, I didn't have to read it because Sam read it to us.

"Trainer School:Basic Pokemon statistics and battle strategy."

I could tell it piqued Sam's interest so I ran up to the door to show him I supported his choice.

The three of us entered and the stout professor at the chalkboard motioned Sam to take a seat and a free table nearby a short boy in white and green with short brown hair and brown eyes. As soon as Sam sat down, I jumped into his lap and Gold leaned against his legs and started to doze off.

The boy smiled at us and gave us a small wave. "Hi! My name's Andy. I'm not a Pokemon trainer yet, but I will be in a month! I already have my first Pokemon though! I just can't go on a journey yet, so I'm studying here instead. Me and my Trouge are gonna be the strongest team Kanto's ever seen!" Andy gushed.

"I'm Sam. I've only been a trainer for four days, but I'm gonna be your competition so watch out!"

"Ee!" I added in for extra measure. Then class began. Trainer School was about two and a half hours long and covered Basic Pokemon Grooming, Intro to Massage (I enjoyed that one a lot), Basic Pokemon Exercise, Battle Tactics 101 (which me and Sam learned that I was a normal type and therefore weak against fighting types (which was Gold's talent) and that Gold was weak against ice, water, and grass and strong against electric, poison and fire.) They also covered Pokemon Behavior 1, Pre-Intro to Commands and Simple Pokemon Handling.

Everything went well except the last one because the students were told to let out their Pokemon and the trainers had to order or hold their Pokemon still to test how comfortable the Pokemon were with being touched. I panicked and bit the Professor's hand when he so much as tried to stroke my back. The only human contact I'd ever had was with Professor Oak, Nurse Joy and Sam.

Overall, though, Sam seemed to be pretty happy with everything he had learned and had a more confident air to him that made me proud.

And then I saw a little Ratatta slinking around corners, shadowing a little boy and calculating how to separate him from his form of human food he was eating. My new hatred of Ratatta was what drove me foreword. Sam yelped as he started to chase after me and I, making no attempt to be quiet, had been noticed by the purple mouse and it was making its hasty retreat.

In that moment, I heard another set of footsteps and looked up to see a pair of legs almost right on top of me. Just in the nick of time, I weaved through them to avoid becoming part of the sidewalk. Sam wasn't so lucky though. He had been right behind me and the two humans crashed directly into each other.

I turned back to the tangled bodies as they tried getting up. Only when she did did I realize who it was. It was the waitress at the Poké Cafe they had gone to earlier.

"Rae!" Exclaimed Sam, evidently surprised as well. Rae didn't respond because she was gasping and staring at something behind us like she'd just won the lottery and then they announced they actually put up the wrong number.

"My bus..." She said quietly. Me and Sam turned around to see a bus pulling out of view.

"What's wrong?" Sam asked and he helped her up.

"That was the bus I was supposed to take to get on the train. It only passes through here once every two to three weeks and I need to get to Vermilion city! I was only supposed to be here for a month to get some research for my cousins! The train stop is over a mile away and the train leaves in less than ten minutes now!"

Sam's face turned determined. "Well then, lets get you there!"

"What?"

"Come on, lets go!" He grabbed her hand and all three of us started running. By the time we got to the train station, though, the train was just pulling out of the station. We all exhaustedly pulled to a stop and rested against a could of trunks in a grove of trees. Sam finally spoke.

"I'm sorry that my missed your train..." He started.

"It's fine. I'll just have to find another way to get home, I guess..." She sighed.

"So what were you researching here in Viridian City for your cousins anyway?"

Rae's face brightened. "I was here to get some pointers from Viridian Officer Jenny on training Police Pokemon!" She said proudly.

"Police Pokemon?"

She blushed a little, "Yeah, law enforcement is kind of in the family. My cousins are Vermilion and Celadon Officer Jennys." She pointed at her hair and face. "You gotta admit, I kind of look like them, but in a family picture, I'm the odd one out." She pulled a picture out of her pocket and showed me and Sam a picture of twelve young Officer Jennys and three older ones. The only difference was their slightly faded hair and paler skin. I had to give them credit for how well they aged. And then I noticed Rae in midst the sea of Jennys, she did look very different.

"I also have a different opinions on the Pokemon that can be Police Pokemon. All my cousins think that Growlithe, Vulpix, and Ponyta are the only suitable Police Pokemon and they don't listen to me because I'm twelve and they're all at least seventeen, but my dream is to finally prove them wrong!" Rae struck a pose. "So I'm working on my very own Police Pokemon Posse!"

I was very weirded out by this point.

Rae released one of her Pokeballs. A small star Pokemon appeared in a flash of light. "Cleffa is not only small enough to fit into small spaces but me and her have been training to understand each other so she can relay any information they uncovered. Cleffa are also a highly intelligent species so she would be in charge of keeping her group together when out alone!" She threw another Pokeball. "Azurill and tiny and can infiltrate places by traveling through water. Using its tail, Azurill can jump high or fight while surrounded!" She threw another. "Igglybuff can float and has a lot of health points and will be able to sing Pokemon asleep when she gets stronger! And together, we are the TOP POKEMON SPY TEAM!" Rae, Cleffa, Azurill, and Igglybuff all stood in ridiculous stances that might possibly resemble superheroes if it didn't look so ridiculous.

The three of us decided to stop at the pokemart before leaving for the next town along Route 2. Sam bought a couple more potions and spray heals. As we finally head out into Route 2, Sam released Gold and introduced him to Rae. About two minutes into the walk Rae decided that Sam needed to know how to give a proper tip.

When the moon was high in the sky, Sam and Rae unpacked their sleeping bags and set up a pit. Knowing what would come next, I started collecting sticks and made a pile near Sam while Gold played with a piece of straw in his mouth.

Sadly, Gold didn't have much to say in this chapter but this chapter was more about the humans so its understandable .

Do you like Rae? Comments or suggestions? Opinions? Random words that don't make any sense?