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Hello! Chapter three of Yurumon is here! Thank you all for reading thus far, and I hope you continue to! I changed the last bit of the chapter a tad to allow for the girls' first battles to happen in the story... So that happened... Anyways, let us get on with the chapter!
Yui woke to the sound of a large thud to her right. Looking in said direction she spotted a familiar blonde lying on the floor, mostly uncovered. I don't know how she's still sleeping after such a harsh sounding fall... But I guess it is Kyōko after all... The girl thought, smiling to herself. Yui checked the time and saw that it was 7:00, so she began getting ready for the next step of her's and her friends' journeys. Once she had gotten herself dressed, she decided it was high time she woke Kyōko up.
"Oi. Kyōko. If you don't get up you'll miss breakfast." She stated simply to the blonde still sleeping soundly on the floor. Kyōko began to stir once the words had fully reached her, and slowly rose her head off of the ground.
"Okay..." She mumbled before stretching, Kyōko had gotten ready a bit quicker than Yui, mostly due to the fact that she practically just threw on her clothes. Yui silently mused, her thoughts couldn't go any further as a knock sounded on their door, the knock was followed by Kyōko yelling 'I'll get it' as she bounded off toward the door. Kyōko opened the door, and the knocker was revealed to be Akari, with Chinatsu just behind her.
"Hiya, A-ka-ri-chan!" Kyōko spoke in a sing song voice, she tilted her head for an added flare to what she was going to say next. "What're you doing here?" Akari smiled at her friend's usual behavior and answered with her own cheerful voice.
"Goodmorning! Akari and Chinatsu were just coming to see if you two were up to join us before we went to eat breakfast." She said, gesturing toward herself and the pinkette behind her as she went, "So, are you joining us?" Akari questioned. Kyōko purposefully dropped her mouth in mock surprise.
"And miss out on breakfast! I think not!" She waved her hands about in a flamboyant manner, and turned to grab Yui. "We're going right this instant!" After Kyōko grabbed a hold of Yui's arm, Yui's cheeks grew an almost unnoticeable bit more red. The four girls made their way down the stairs that led from the residential section of the Pokemon Center, into the main room, and then off to the left where a small area made up a cafeteria. Once the four grabbed their food, they settled down at a table near the window, and began to eat. Eventually a conversation arose.
"I've been researching, and I think I'm going to catch a Caterpie." Chinatsu answered Akari's question, which was 'What Pokemon are you two thinking of catching first?' "I'm not a very big fan of bugs... But I really want a Butterfree." Yui looked to Kyōko in order to see if she had anything to say, and when she saw her zoning out, she repeated Akari's question to her. Kyōko snapped out of her daydream, and sat up straight.
"I think... I don't know..." Kyōko answered unsure of herself, then shrugged. "I guess we'll find out when we find out." She went back to her food, and didn't speak for the rest of their time in the cafeteria. Yui reminisced on this as she packed up her things in order to leave the Pokemon Center, and her only thought on the matter was; I wonder what was going on inside her head?
The group left Viridian at around 9:00, and headed North toward Pewter City. Yui looked down at the map given to the girls by Prof. Oak, and spoke to the group.
"It says there are two main ways to get to Pewter from Viridian." She started, "The quickest is a path through a forest, and the second is a path that goes around the forest." Yui turned her head to face the three others as they thought of the two options.
"Akari doesn't really wanna go through any forests... What if we get lost?" Akari asked, fearful of the thought of getting lost in a forest. Yui looked at the map and sighed.
"I don't think we'll get lost... But from the looks of things... The forest is our best-no-only choice..." When she finished, Kyōko spoke up.
"Why's that Yui-nyan?" Once more she tilted her head to emphasize her question. Yui sighed once more.
"We only got enough supplies for a six day trip, max... And the path around would add at least three more days..." She shook her head after finishing, and looked at the group once more. Chinatsu spoke first.
"Well. If we gotta, we gotta. So there's no need to drag it out any longer than it needs to be. Let's get a move on!" The pinkette spoke with determination, and in turn boosted the morale of the group once more. Thank you Chinatsu. Yui thought before picking up the pace in order to catch up with the now speed-walking girls in front of her.
The girls reached the edge of Viridian Forest by noon, and decided to take a small break before entering the forest, as they realized that they'd be seeing mostly trees for quite a while once they continued. Akari was playing with Sparky and Jay beside a big tree, while Kyōko dozed off with her Squirtle a little bit away. Chinatsu was petting her Bulbasaur, and humming a small song. Yui on the otherhand was not relaxing, her and her Pokemon were training.
"Good job Charmander! The Ember needs to be more focused to be most efficient, but you're getting there! Nidoran use Head Smash on that stump!" She directed, her Charmander used Ember on a large boulder and left a large scorch mark on the surface. Nidoran charged full speed at the stump, and smashed straight into it. The stump lost a large chunk of itself, and Nidoran looked contempt at his job. Yui smiled, They're both getting much better. It's great to see them improve so quickly. She said silently. After that, she told her Pokemon they could take a break, and they retreated to a shaded spot to sit down.
"It's about lunchtime. Anyone else hungry?" Yui called out to the others, making Kyōko and her Squirtle shoot awake.
"Did somebody mention food~?" She sang, mouth watering ever so slightly. Yui chuckled at the sight, She never changes, does she? She mused silently, before getting up and grabbing a couple of sandwiches from her bag. Yui walked over to Kyōko, leaving her Pokemon to rest, and sat down beside her.
"Here." Yui said, handing a sandwich to Kyōko just as the blonde finished pouring some Pokemon food into a bowl for her Squirtle to eat. Kyōko took the sandwich, and bit into it enthusiastically.
"Mmm~." She commented happily, before taking another bite. Yui watched with a small smile on her face as the blonde practically tore her sandwich apart, the raven haired girl on the other hand took much smaller bites. Kyōko had finished her sandwich before Akari, and Chinatsu joined the two. Yui was barely even halfway through hers, when she spotted a person approaching the group. Squinting her eyes to get a better look at who was coming, she noticed that it was a young boy. As he got closer, Yui got to her feet and walked up to meet him halfway.
"Who're you?" The raven-haired girl questioned the young boy, who scoffed at the question.
"Who am I? I should be asking you who you are! Don't you know fame when it's staring you right in the eye?" He asked in a very egotistical way, making Yui scowl. Before she could tell him off, he continued. "I'm Gary Oak! Y'know, the Gary Oak? I'm here to challenge anyone in order to advance my training toward becoming the very best Pokemon master! And so, I challenge you to a Pokemon Battle!" Once he finished, he crossed his arms and waited for a response. Yui was half tempted to turn him down, but decided against it. I'll show this kid not to act so cocky. She silently swore.
"All right." Yui started, "I'll battle you. How many Pokemon will we use?" She asked, Gary once again scoffed.
"I only need to use one to beat you, but you can use as many as you want." He said arrogantly, and called out his Pokemon. His pokemon was a Squirtle, much like Kyōko's, but this one seemed more ready, and less sleepy than the blonde's.
"I'll use one Pokemon as well then." Yui stated flatly, and turned toward her two Pokemon. "Nidoran, come on over!" She called out to it, and stepped back from Gary, as he went to his side of the 'battlefield'. Once Nidoran arrived, he turned toward the enemy Squirtle, and grunted in understanding. Yui breathed out as she waited for Gary to begin the match.
"All right Squirtle! Use Tackle!" He called out to his Pokemon, Yui watched as the Squirtle built up speed as it neared her Nidoran.
"Dodge it, and use Poison Sting." She ordered quietly, as to not alert her enemy of the attack. Nidoran did as said, and dodged the Squirtle's Tackle with relative ease. Once out of the way, Nidoran turned toward the Squirtle and fired small pins of poison from his mouth at the Tiny Turtle Pokemon. All of the pins made contact, and the poison set in relatively quickly. Yui told Nidoran to finish it off with Head Smash, and watched as the Squirtle was knocked to the ground unconscious. Yui stared at Gary with a blank look on her face, as he raced toward his injured friend.
"Oh no! How could I lose?" He questioned angrily, then looked to Yui. "I really underestimated you... Here's the prize money for winning..." He sighed, "I'll beat you next time though! And then you'll see who the real master is!" Gary recalled his Squirtle and left the group, Yui watched him go, and thought on what had just transpired. At least he's not a sore loser... She was brought back to Earth by her friends cheers as they approached her.
"Yui-senpai did amazing out there!" Chinatsu shouted as she leaped at Yui to hug her.
"Yui-chan was more than amazing! She was perfect!" Akari cheered as she did the same thing.
"Yui-nyan was better than perfect! She was... Yui-tastic!" Kyōko joked as she crashed into the three other girls, making them all fall onto the grass.
"C'mon..." Yui started, "I wasn't that good. He was just a new trainer's all... If he had more experience, he probably would've beat me easily." She stated.
"So modest..." Kyōko joked quietly, earning a bop on the head from Yui. "Owie! That hurt!" Kyōko cried out in mock pain, earning a small laugh from the rest of the girls. After the moment passed, all four of them got up and recalled their Pokemon, except for Sparky, and began to head into the forest.
The four girls had set up camp as the sun began to set itself, and were now lazing around as Yui cooked some instant ramen for dinner. The four had decided to use their money on two sandwiches each, for the first two lunches out of town, and instant foods for the next dinners and lunches, as those last longer than sandwiches. When Yui finished making the ramen, she divided the pot into equal portions for the group. They ate in silence, and readied themselves for bed. Before anyone had gone to sleep, Chinatsu had gotten up for some reason. When Yui looked to see what Chinatsu was doing, she saw that the pinkette was petting a small green creature. It wasn't her Bulbasaur... Yui thought, No, it's way too small... So maybe... Her thoughts were interrupted by a flash of white light coming from Chinatsu's direction. Yui blinked at this, and watched as the pinkette walked back over to the group with a Pokeball in her hand, and a smile on her face.
"What do you have there?" Yui asked, startling Chinatsu into dropping the Pokeball. When it landed it opened up and released the recently caught Pokemon. The Pokemon in question was a Caterpie, and after it was released, it tilted its head at Yui. The flash of light brought all the girls' attention to Chinatsu, Yui, and the Caterpie.
"Is that Chinatsu's?" Kyōko asked groggily, Akari also looked very tired.
"Good job Chinatsu-chan..." The redhead murmured out before plopping back onto the ground, and passing out. Kyōko followed suit, and was asleep just after Akari. Yui smiled at their antics, and looked back at Chinatsu. The pinkette seemed to be slightly blushing when Yui turned toward her, before she could ask why though, Chinatsu shook her head and recalled the Caterpie. Yui did speak however.
"Good job Chinatsu." She muttered tiredly, Chinatsu bowed her head at that and went back to her own sleeping bag. Not too much time passed between Yui's congratulations, and sleep, but enough time passed for Yui to once more question Chinatsu's blush.
The four girls were traveling through the forest the next day, and at about 4:00 they were once more stopped. A boy wearing a samurai's helmet, and wielding a katana, was standing in their path. The four girls had varying reactions, from Kyōko's karate-esque stance, to Yui's unwavering stone-cold face, Akari frozen in fear, and Chinatsu glaring the boy down. The boy sheathed his weapon, and cleared his throat.
"Who are you travelers?" He questioned the group, trying to act cool. Yui heard Chinatsu huff behind her, and tried to turn toward her, but before she could the pinkette was marching toward the boy.
"Listen here you leprechaun." Chinatsu sneered, "I don't know who you are, but you just jumped out of the bushes, pointed you sword at us, and scared the living daylights out of one of my friends. Now explain to me why we should give you any information about ourselves?" She spat the question at him without any less anger than the rest of her sentence, but it seemed to make the boy shrink back in fear. Chinatsu can be really scary when she's angry... Yui remarked silently, taking note to never get on the pinkette's bad side.
"I.. Uh.. Er... I was, um..." The boy was at a loss for words, he took a deep breath in and released it. "I wish to challenge one of you to a Pokemon battle!" He shouted, a little louder than intended due to the way he forced it out. He still hasn't answered the question. Yui thought simply, as she watched Chinatsu retrieve a Pokeball from here belt. The ball expanded and she looked the boy dead in the eye.
"Alright. You wanna battle? We'll have a battle." The pinkette, who was a little less angry, hissed out. She called out her Caterpie, and waited for the boy to call out his own Pokemon. Yui went to a safe place in between the two, and cleared her throat.
"I will be the judge of this match! It will be a one-on-one battle between, Chinatsu and uh..." She trailed off, not knowing the name of the boy who had challenged Chinatsu.
"Samurai!" He called out, "My name is Samurai!" Yui looked at him with a 'are you serious?' look on her face, and sighed.
"Between Chinatsu and... Samurai." The raven-haired girl looked to her left as Samurai called out his Pokemon, which was a Pinsir. All four of the girls' mouths shot open at the Pinsir that had just appeared in front of them. Chinatsu gulped, and turned toward Yui.
"Can I switch Pokemon?" She asked, wishing for a yes, but expecting a no. Yui shook her head before answering.
"I'm sorry, but it's a little too late for that... We must obey the rules..." She apologized to the pinkette, who in turn pouted and turned back to the 'battlefield'.
"Haha!" Samurai laughed, "You weren't expecting a Pinsir were you?" He guessed correctly, Chinatsu shook out her head, and a look of determination settled upon her face.
"Are you ready?" Yui called out to both trainers, the two nodded, and Yui continued. "Begin!" Once the match started, Samurai shouted to his Pokemon.
"Alright Pinsir, use Tackle to knock out that puny Caterpie!" Arrogance seeped into his words, and Chinatsu caught it too. Yui barely caught what Chinatsu said, but it was along the lines of 'Caterpie, String Shot Pinsir's legs as it charges.' The Pinsir set off toward Caterpie at an immense speed, and once it got too close for comfort, Caterpie shot a long string from its mouth. The string wrapped around Pinsir's legs and tripped it just before it reached Caterpie. The Pinsir flew over Chinatsu, and her Caterpie and crashed straight into a big tree, splitting it in two, and making it fall away from the battle. Yui couldn't help but grimace at the pain that Pokemon must've just felt. After a moment of no movement coming from the Pinsir's direction, Yui called the battle and Chinatsu had won. Samurai rushed over to his Pokemon to check on its injuries, and the four girls shrugged and left, not even checking to see if they would get any prize money.
Another night was spent in the forest, but early on in the day the four girls had left its perimeter and were now on the homestretch toward Pewter City. They traveled a few hours, and then sat down in the shade of a lone tree in the middle of a field. They ate under the tree and dozed for about an hour, before they began to pack up and head out. While packing Kyōko realized her bag was open and a Pokeball was lying outside of it full-sized, not small-sized like it should be. Kyōko examined the bag, the ball, and the mess. Putting two-two and two together, she rushed to her bag. All the food had been eaten.
"Oh no!" The blonde screamed, "All my food is gone!" She picked up the Pokeball and held it up for the others to see, "And I think the culprit is in this ball!" After saying that, she released what was inside. A purple creature now stood in front of the group, it looked up at the four girls and began to sprint away.
"Hey! Get back here you!" Kyōko screamed as she gave chase, "You took my food, so I'm taking you! Stop running!" The two ran in circles while the other three girls were in the middle of a large laughing fit. Eventually Kyōko recaptured the Rattata, and returned to the group extremely winded. She uttered out, "I'm back..." Before she collapsed onto the ground, completely drained of all of her energy.
Same old Kyōko. Yui thought and smiled, Same. Old. Kyōko.
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Thank you again for taking time out of your day to read my story! I hope you enjoyed chapter three of Yurumon, and are enjoying the story so far! I'm also hoping you're looking forward to the next chapter: |Rocky Start: Pewter Under Siege!|. Anywho, Favorite and Follow if you like what you see, and Review if you want to leave your input or just wanna make my day! Bye!