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Owen's team

Snivy, (f), level 5, Tackle, Leer

Pidove, (f), level 3, Tackle, Growl

"These clothes fit great!" Fate exclaimed as she walked out of the clothing store right next to the Pokemon center. She was wearing a purple sweatshirt with a large Pokeball in the middle over a bright pink t-shirt. On her legs were a pair of ripped jeans and white running shoes with black soles.

"Do you think this looks fine?" CJ asked as he stepped out of his clothing area while wearing a green hoodie over a white t-shirt. He also wore a pair of brown khakis and black running shoes.

"You look pretty cu… I mean spiffy. Yeah, you look spiffy," Fate answered with an embarrassed smile.

"I do look pretty good… or spiffy. Whichever the ladies prefer," CJ said to himself with a bit of a perverted smile, causing Fate to laugh.

"You don't look as good as me," Owen proclaimed as he walked out of his dressing area with Snivy sitting on his left shoulder. He wore a black vest that was zipped all the way up with the collar popped up, and underneath was a grey t-shirt. He also had a pair of jeans on along with grey and blue running shoes.

"That's debatable. Fate, who looks better? Me or Owen?" CJ asked the female of the group. Fate blushed at the question before looking at both of the boys, who exchanged confident looks before looking back at Fate.

"Personally, I'd say CJ," Fate announced, causing Owen to fall down in shock while CJ pumped his fist in the air victoriously. "You do look pretty sharp, though, Owen," Fate said in an attempt to cheer up her friend. Owen beamed in response, and the group walked out of the clothing store after paying a hefty price for all of the new clothing.

"We should probably head over to the Pokemon center and start practicing," Owen said to Snivy. The grass type didn't seem too excited about the practice, but she masked her displeasure.

"I could always help. Oshawott needs to work on not being so darn lazy," CJ volunteered.

"Tepig and I could too. We have to work on our chemistry for our first contest," Fate added.

"Thanks, guys," Owen said as the group walked through the Pokemon center and and arrived at the practice battlefield. "Pidove, come on out!" Owen cried while throwing out his recently caught Pokemon's Pokeball.

"Pidove seems pretty excited about your gym battle," Fate observed as she saw the bird running around while slapping the trees around the battlefield. Snivy jumped off of Owen's shoulder and began talking with her new teammate.

"I know! We could have a double battle! That way, both of you could work with Tepig and Oshawott, and I could practice for my gym battle tomorrow with this town's gym leader," Owen exclaimed while running to one end of the battlefield.

"He's as energetic as ever," CJ whispered to Fate, causing the girl to giggle.

"Excuse me. I couldn't help but overhear your conversation," a teenage boy said aloud, startling the trio of friends.

"Yeah. Why do you ask?" Owen replied standoffishly.

"Well… there isn't a gym in this town. The closest one is in Striaton city, which is the next town over," the strange and unfamiliar teen told Owen, causing him to fall over in embarrassment.

"So much for my training today," Owen muttered sheepishly, causing Pidove to hang her head in disappointment while Snivy let out a sigh of relief.

"I could help you practice," the boy volunteered. As the boy walked over to the other side of the battlefield, Owen had taken note of his appearence.

He had long, dark brown hair that went down past his neck, but his bangs were tied back, while the rest of his hair hung down. He wore an orange, sleeveless turtleneck along with baggy brown pants that he tie up with a long belt that hung down in front. He also had a healthy, skinny build and seemed to be average height.

"My name is Akito Burns, by the way," he greeted while bowing respectfully to Owen.

"I'm Owen Plateau. Those are my friends, CJ and Fate," Owen replied while pointing to the two other teens sitting on the bench that was on the side of the practice battlefield.

"How about a two versus two battle?" Akito suggested.

"I'm down," Owen answered with a grin. "Pidove, you're up!" Owen shouted while throwing his arm forward and pointing towards his half of the battlefield. Snivy looked up nervously at Owen and watched Pidove walk onto the battlefield.

"Turtwig, take the stage!" Akito yelled while throwing a Pokeball across the battlefield. A Turtwig appeared with a bright smile on its face, and it bowed humbly at Pidove. The flying type curtsied in response before CJ stood up.

"I'll be the referee for this battle," CJ said aloud. "This will be a two versus two battle between Owen and Akito! Neither trainer will substitute Pokemon, and once both Pokemon on one are unable to battle, the battle is over. Akito, you have the first move," CJ announced.

"Okay. Turtwig, use Tackle!" Akito commanded. His Turtwig darted towards Pidove, but Turtwig's lack of speed made it easy to react to the Tackle attack.

"Pidove, dodge and use Tackle!" Owen answered. Pidove quickly jumped to the side and began to run away from Turtwig until the grass type stopped charging. Then, Pidove went to check Turtwig, but the grass turtle dodged the attack.

"Keep it up, Turtwig! Strike with Absorb!" Turtwig then was covered in green energy and released a spinning tornado of green energy towards Pidove.

"Pidove, take to the skies!" Pidove shot Owen a concerned look before being engulfed in the Absorb. "Shoot! I forgot Pidove doesn't know how to fly. Hang in there and use Tackle, Pidove!" Owen ordered. Once the Absorb attack faded, Pidove dashed towards Turtwig.

"Turtwig, wait until Pidove is about to hit you and then use Withdraw," Akito whispered. Just before Pidove could hit Turtwig, Akito gave Turtwig the sign. "Now!" he shouted. Turtwig quickly retracted its limbs into its shell just as Pidove attacked head first, causing the bird to hold her head in pain.

"Pidove, are you okay?" Owen asked.

"Dove Dove!" Pidove shot back energetically.

"I like the energy! Use Tackle!" Pidove quickly shook off the pain in her head, and she began running towards Turtwig.

"Impressive. Pidove seems to thrive when facing adversity, Turtwig. Use Tackle once more!" Akito told his starter. Turtwig nodded and began running towards Pidove. It then tucked its head in and slammed into Pidove's chest, sending the normal and flying type skidding across the ground.

"Pidove!" Owen yelled while running towards his fainted Pokemon. Pidove simply laid on the ground with her eyes shut, causing CJ to raise his left hand towards Akito.

"Pidove is unable to battle! Owen, choose your second Pokemon!" CJ ordered. Owen withdrew Pidove back to her Pokeball with a smile on his face before letting out a sigh.

"Thanks, Pidove. You did your best and that's all I can ask for. Snivy, it's your turn!" Owen roared excitedly. Snivy looked up at her trainer nervously before slowly walking forward with her head facing the ground.

"It seems like Snivy isn't too comfortable with battling" Fate whispered to CJ.

"Yeah. She doesn't look confident at all," CJ added. "This battle will be between Snivy and Turtwig! Begin!"

"Snivy, use Tackle!" Owen commanded. Snivy looked at her before slowly jogging towards Turtwig, causing Akito and his Turtwig to give her strange looks.

"Turtwig, use Tackle too!" Akito responded while throwing his right hand forward. Turtwig sprinted towards Snivy. In a matter of seconds, Turtwig slammed into Snvy head first, and the grass snake Pokemon was launched through the air before smacking against the ground violently.

"Snivy, hang in there and smack Turtwig with your tail!" Owen yelled to his starter. Snivy ran towards Turtwig, albeit rather slowly, and she jumped in the air before swinging her tail at Turtwig.

"Turtwig, bite Snivy's tail and throw her in the air!" Before Snivy could hit Turtwig, the grass turtle bit her tail and began to spin around before throwing her straight in the air. "Now use Tackle!" Akito yelled as Snivy began falling towards the ground. Turtwig then charged towards Snivy and rammed right into her, sending her rolling across the battlefield.

"Snvy, don't give in! Use Tackle!" Owen ordered abruptly. Snivy slowly got back up, but didn't attempt to attack Turtwig. Instead, she stared at her foe with wide eyes and trembling with fear.

"What's wrong with Snivy?" Fate thought aloud while looking at Snivy, who was as motionless as a statue. "Maybe Turtwig hit her so hard that she flinched."

"Turtwig, use Absorb and then Tackle!" Akito called while spinning and then pointing his right index finger at Snivy. Turtwig shot a larger green tornado at Snvy, encapsulating the grass snake and causing her to let out a cry of pain. Turtwig then charged straight towards Owen's Unova starter, and she was decked by Turtwig despite its low speed. Snivy slammed right into Owen and knocked him down because of how fast she was going.

"Snivy is unable to battle! That means that Akito and Turtwig are the winners!" CJ announced loudly. Owen quickly put Snivy back in her pokeball and walked to the middle of the battlefield where he shook Akito's hand.

"Nice battle. Your Turtwig is really strong and your last combination was really good," Owen complimented.

"Thanks. I really like how hard you and your Pokemon fight. There's something refreshing about it. It's really impressive for a rookie trainer," Akito replied.

"Rookie? I've been traveling for the past four years and was the runner-up in the Sinnoh League. Are you a rookie? Man, that would be really embarassing if I lost to you and you just started traveling," Owen opined.

"Sorry. I just figured you were a rookie since you didn't have any other Pokemon with you. And no, this isn't the first league I'm competing in. This is actually my fourth. I went to Sinnoh, Hoenn, and Kanto before this, so I have quite a bit of experience under my belt. Anyways, I hope we can battle again when we've both gotten stronger!" Akito exclaimed before bowing with his Turtwig and walking off of the practice battlefield.

"That kid is good. I don't think I've ever met someone that strong before," Fate said aloud while releasing Tepig and Hez from their Pokeballs so she could train for her contest in some place called Castelia city.

"Yeah, he's really talented. It looks like you've got yourself your toughest rival yet, Owen," CJ told the fourteen year old.

"Whatever, he caught me off guard. Next time, when Pidove can fly, Snivy gets stronger, and we have more friends, I'll beat him."

If this chapter seemed a little different than usual, like not as good, I haven't really been in the writing spirit all too much because of some personal issues going on at the moment, so please be lenient if there are some issues. Till next time, peace out.

Next Chapter: Shock Wave! Pidove's Aerial Spectacle!