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What I Say Goes Chapter 2a: Battle Near Bewilder Forest (Hitomi's POV)
We slowly climb the hill made out of rocks. One thing for sure I never like climbing. Climbing is my least favorite things ever. We try to find some strong Pokémon at the same time battle Pokémon Trainers (mainly Shinji) and training. And you know what I see: a Pokémon trainer. Yes a Pokémon trainer that decides to battle me. Me! A Frontier Brain! Are they really asking for a Pokémon death wish? And it looks like he just started out couple of months ago. Anyone who challenges me is a goner from the very start even if they have the type advantage or not.
"Lady Eremen Hitomi! I challenge you to a Pokémon Battle!" a boy with black spiky hair, gray t-shirt, blue pants, white sneakers, and black backpack exclaims pointing at me. I swear everyone loves to call me that. Can't anybody just call me Lady Hitomi or just Hitomi for that matter? But calling me by my actual Frontier name really gets annoying time to time. I just blink at him from the outburst. Oh well might as well considering 1) you can't run away from a Pokémon Battle, 2) it's been awhile since I had a normal Field Battle, and 3) they mostly ask Shinji to battle and they ask me for my autograph.
"Sure," I devilishly smile at him. Shinji just stares at me seeing my facial expression but seems amuse by it. Then he just smirks at me knowing what's going to happen. "I hope you can put up a challenge."
"I will defeat you! Pidgeot let's go!" he calls out confidently as he throws his Pidgeot's Pokéball. That's interesting. He must have trained it to its last evolution in the last couple months he was here. Or maybe that was his very first Pokémon he captured when he was in Kanto region and decided to bring it with him.
"Eevee, frontline!" Don't let Eevee's looks fool you. She may be small but she is powerful. "You can go first." I giggle making him tense. I sound so evil right now. Oh well can't blame me. That's just who I am.
"Fine, Pidgeot use Gust!" when he call the attack it didn't do any damage at all as Eevee claws the ground. "No way!"
"My turn," I declared, "Eevee use Dig." I command and watch as Eevee digs multiple holes. She knows what strategy to do. Then all of a sudden a bunch of Shadow Ball starts to pop out of every hole but that is only a distraction. While I see the Pidgeot fly around in circles Eevee finally pops and as Pidgeot came closer Eevee finally jumps on the flying bird bit onto its wings. She kept going until I told her to use Shadow Ball to distract it again and use dig to slam the bird pokemon down. I then use another Dig attack since Pidgeot can't fly back up because of the multiple bites towards its wings. Now Dig came to a better effect knocking the bird out. I wait for the boy to recall his Pokémon and send out another.
"Aw, Pidgeot return. Just get some rest," the boy unhappily returns his Pokémon. "But I'm not done yet! Shinx come on out!" said Pokémon pops out as it shakes his fur. Small sparks came charging out of his body as he gave a battle cry. Is he really going to continue to battle me? Oh well, it's his Pokémon's funeral.
"Very well then, if you wish to continue," I bow politely. " Eevee can you still battle?" I question my little dog Pokémon as she growls an affirmative. I nod at her getting ready for the next battle.
"Why waste your time battling her when you know you're gonna lose," Shinji comments. I shake my head at Shinji's rude behavior towards the challenger. The boy looks discourage as if he knows that it's useless to battle a Frontier Brain at this level. But he still wants to continue.
"I'll at least try even if I lose. Shinx, use bite!" Shinx runs towards Eevee as she use Protect without me saying anything. Shinx then bumps into the force field as the electric lion flies back and landing back on it's feet. "Shinx use Dig."
"Eevee use Shadow Ball in the hole," I command as Eevee charged up the black orb and shot multiple ones at the same time. Then Shinx flies out from the Shadow Balls knocking it out. The boy recalls his Shinx back and sent out his last Pokémon.
"This is my last chance! Mankey let's do this!" Then his last Pokémon, Mankey comes out.
"This is really pathetic. You have weak Pokémon. How can you expect to defeat someone with more experience," Shinji comments as he was about to walk away. "Hitomi let's go. This is a waste of time."
"No. I will finish this battle even if I just won twice," I refuse as he stands there glaring at me. He knows that he needs to train his Pokémon for the Oreburgh Gym leader that's up ahead. It's like he wants to skin me alive if we waste any more time.
"Whatever. Just make it quick, or I won't wait for you and go on ahead."
"Give me 3 minutes and I should be done. Eevee, fallback. Ralts, frontline!" I call out my most recent caught Pokémon while Shinji was training his Pokémon. I have decided to compete in the Sinnoh League.
"Mankey use Karate Chop!" the boy calls.
"Ralts, Teleport!" as the attack comes towards Ralts he just disappears and use Confusion. With the attack commence Mankey was hit and gets knocked back but when he gets back up he was confused. "Oh lucky." I cooed.
"Mankey!" the boy cries, "Get a grip and use Low Kick!" Mankey tried to figure out his Trainer was saying but snorts and used the attack on the near by rock wall and hurt itself. He did that a few more times until the Mankey finally found its correct target and started to charge my Ralts.
"Teleport," I command as he disappeared and Mankey crashed into one of the rock formation knocking him out.
"Mankey," the boy cries coming near his Pokémon and picking him up.
"You fight quite well but you should train your Pokémon more. Plus it is better if you fight someone at your Pokémon's level," I walk towards him healing Mankey using a potion. He took out all his other Pokémon as I heal them as well. I can feel Shinji glaring behind my back. He must be thinking that it's a waste of our time healing someone's Pokémon since it is so weak.
"Thanks for healing my Pokémon," he says gratefully.
"No problem," I smile at him.
"Well I'm gonna go now," he says and jogs off.
"Why did you waste your time battling him?" Shinji says roughly as he glares at me.
"It's a Pokémon challenge I can't run away from that. And you should know that too. Plus he wanted to battle me. He probably wants to see what a Frontier Brain is all about. Besides I said three minutes and I made it in two minutes," I look at him coldly and nagged
"Whatever," he says as we walk near the forest path that is up ahead. I sigh following Shinji, wherever he plans on going. We did the same routine: training. Out in the forest we battled weak Pokémon and trainers in the thinking process of Shinji, until we heard a ruckus. And of course Shinji has to make a remark on Satoshi for having a Turtwig eating his head. Nothing much to say as always on my part.
"Well Shinji you just like coming out of nowhere. Hey Hitomi," Satoshi speaks glaring at Shinji then looks at me smiling that he is glad to see me. I nod my head as a hello.
"I'm just training to get ready for my Oreburgh gym battle," Shinji answers.
"Well, what do you know, I'm going there too."
"Am I seeing things but is that Turtwig new to your team?" Shinji questions.
"Yeah. You're not seeing things and we're looking strong," Satoshi glances down to his Turtwig as his Pokémon nods his head. I walk in front of the Turtwig and pat its head. The Turtwig makes another sound of satisfaction.
"You are well behaving aren't you," I said as I got up and walk back next to Shinji.
"It doesn't look much to me," Shinji then comments glaring at me for being way too nice to the "Loser's" Pokémon. I shook my head and ignore him. Turtwig didn't do anything to you! Why be so mean to it?
"What!?" Satoshi exclaims. "Why don't we have a battle and you can find out!" Shinji then glares at the capped teen accepting the challenge.
"Fine. Our last battle we had left a bad taste in my mouth. And I want to give my friend a chance for a little revenge," Shinji says as he takes out a Pokéball and throwing it. Takeshi, Hikari, and I stood a little ways off watching the battle along with their Pokémon that are out. Then the little fire chimp made its appearance giving its signature call.
"So, Turtwig ready to battle?" Satoshi asks his grass turtle as it nods in approval walking forward in confidence.
"But Satoshi, a fire type like Chimchar has an advantage over a grass type," Hikari calls seeing the unwise choice he made.
"Well not this time. Me and Turtwig are gonna win this." I just stood there quietly watching the scene unfold of the rival battle.
"I'll be the referee again," Takeshi calls.
"Don't waste your time. There will be no doubt who wins," Shinji looks at them devilishly. Everyone stood their ground with Shinji slightly in front of me, Satoshi on the opposite side of us, Takeshi and Hikari sitting on log that they somehow found. "You can go first."
"I'm not holding back either!" Satoshi calls. "Turtwig use Tackle!" Then the turtle Pokémon dashes forward with no hesitation.
"Dodge it and use Scratch!" Shinji orders as his baby chimp jumps up getting ready to use Scratch in a very quick speed.
"It's fast," Takeshi says.
"Dodge it!" Satoshi commands but Turtwig stood its ground not even obeying his Trainer's orders. Why isn't Turtwig listening to Satoshi? I don't understand. Then Chimchar scratches Turtwig in the face. "Why didn't Turtwig dodge it like I said? Use Razor Leaf!" Then Turtwig does the attack but Chimchar back flipped dodging the incoming leaves.
"Chimchar sure can move," Hikari comments.
"Ember!" Shinji commands his flaming monkey its next move. Chimchar makes its moves with Ember coming out of its mouth like bullets.
"Chimchar seems like it gotten stronger," Takeshi analyzes.
"Dodge it this time Turtwig!" Satoshi calls out. But instead of listening again he decided to take the bullet Ember head on taking loads of damage and knockback. "Why didn't you dodge it?" Satoshi ask it as the grass type Pokémon gets back up. "Okay then, use Synthesis to heal yourself!" Turtwig then uses its leaf on the top of its head absorbing the sun's rays.
"Now that's the way," Takeshi nods his head in approval.
"A waste of time. Chimchar finish this off with Flame Wheel!" Chimchar then builds up fire in his mouth and turns its body in a 360 degree turn, the flames engulfing the monkey and rolling towards the turtle.
"Oh no! This time you got to dodge it Turtwig!" Satoshi exclaims panicking at the incoming flaming monkey, hoping that Turtwig will listen this time than the last two. And again Turtwig stood its ground taking the attack head on taking severe damage and is push back knocking him down. "Turtwig are you okay?!" Satoshi screams worry etched in his voice as Turtwig gets up again. Satoshi has a relieved face seeing Turtwig is still able to stand. "Why do you keep refusing to dodge, Turtwig?" And Turtwig just gave and indifferent answer that's probably saying that he can take on any attack.
"Are you done yet?!" Shinji, getting really annoyed that the grass turtle isn't going down as he hoped for.
"Of course not! Turtwig use Bite!" Turtwig then dashes forward but then a net sprawl its way over the poor turtle getting capture. We look up seeing a cat shape balloon looking like a Meowth. I groan. Really?! Team Rocket?! Really?! Then they start their motto again which I don't give a crud.
"Eevee, frontline," I call as my normal type Pokémon pops out of its Pokéball. "Shadow Ball on the net!"
"Ember!"
"Ember," Jessie says.
"Shadow Ball," James says also. Then they both have confused faces and repeat the words at the same time. Chimchar and Eevee threw their attacks not missing a beat. The attack hits making Team Rocket flail around in the basket of the hot flaming Ember attack.
"You're wrecking our battle! Get lost!" Shinji yells at them sounding really pissed. As the net fall, I dash forward and caught the grass turtle before it hit the ground.
"You okay Turtwig?" I ask walking back to Satoshi, placing him down and healing him in case he got hurt from Shadow Ball.
"Thanks Hitomi you saved my Pokémon twice," Satoshi thank grateful that Turtwig is back. I nod my head and run back to Shinji.
"Well now there's a twerp with a different hair color and hey it's that girl that we saw when we were in Hoenn," James states as he looks at Shinji from the hair color and me as his eyes widen from recognition.
"And here I thought Satoshi was pathetic," Shinji makes a rude remark.
"It's nice to see you too for the third time," I sarcastically remark rolling my eyes. "Shinji lets pop their balloon and call it a day." I said as Eevee calls agreeing with me.
"How dare you?! Educate the new twerp and make sure the twerp-ette gets a taste of her own medicine if you please!" Jessie yells at the light hair blue-nette and the cat Pokémon. They nod their heads.
"Look twerp we are known as Team Rocket. The smartest, the coolest, the orneriest, the nastiest, the cheapest, the hungriest, the poorest anti," James exclaims but slowly and gradually breaks down into tears after saying the last three adjective. Jessie stares at him with an unbelievable face while Meowth says something on the lines of "that's scaring them!" This has gone on way too long. "Carnavine, you'll help me!" He throws the Pokéball but only get to the point where his own Pokémon decides to chomp on his head. After a few words Carnavine went to attack us using Bullet Seed heading straight towards Shinji and me.
"Get out of the way you guys!" Satoshi exclaims.
"Be quiet will you!" Shinji orders. "Ember!"
"Ralts, be a doll and use Confusion" I command as both Pokémon did the attack. Ember burns the Bullet Seed and Ralts sent a psychic wave. Then pink energy went through the air popping the cat balloon, and with the added extra force, it damages the oil container that blows air into the balloon making a huge explosion. Next thing I know is that a vast gust of wind blows over Satoshi, Shinji and I over the edge of this cliff.
"Eevee! Ralts, fallback!" I recall my Pokémon and free fall down, head first. Looking to my sides Shinji falls down feet first and landing on a tree and jumping down from there like a ninja. Satoshi on the other hand is free falling into the river below us. "Shinji!" I call out to him trying to reach out to him as he notices. He lands on a final branch and jumps towards me catching me. Shinji then gently put me down as he holds me up in case I fell off from my own feet. As I dust myself off Satoshi made it to the edge of the bank with Turtwig in out of the pond.
"You alright?" I ask checking for any injuries.
"No, you?" he stares at me doing the same thing. I shook my head in response as he nods his head. Shinji then recalls his Chimchar back and starts walking once Satoshi finish his talk with Takeshi and Hikari that are on top of the cliff. And of course I follow him.
"Hey wait up you guys!" Satoshi bellows running after us. Going down the dirt path Satoshi calls out again, "hey Shinji, Hitomi slow down!" then he asks a really smart question. "What are you guys doing?"
"What does it look like we're doing, we're getting out," Shinji answers coldly.
"Well since we are both getting out why don't we get out together?" Satoshi suggests. Knowing Shinji he doesn't want to.
"That sounds stupid," he answers closing his eyes kind of annoyed that Satoshi is with us now. I sigh knowing full well that these two will be arguing for a bit.
"What's so wrong about helping each other out?"
"I don't need any help. Especially from a little kid like you," Shinji said snidely and walks faster leaving Satoshi standing there from the insult and me mouthing an "I'm sorry" and stalk off after Shinji. "While you're talking to yourself you should watch out for Stantlers since this is Bewilder Forest after all." Shinji warns.
"Bewilder Forest?" Satoshi questions in a confuse manner. "What's that?"
"If you're in this forest without knowing what it is then you're pathetic. I'm gone," Shinji stalks off. I sigh and stay for a little bit.
"Bewilder Forest is a forest infested with Stantlers and anyone who comes across one are hypnotized to have some strange imaginations confusing the one who has been hit who can't tell the difference from reality and the dream world. Hence naming Bewilder Forest," I explain to him as I quickly turn around catching up to the purple-nette. After strolling to get out we hear a loud scream which you guessed it belongs to Satoshi who must have gotten attack by a Stantler. "I warned. Didn't I warn him? I swear I warned him," I muttered as I turn around going to help poor dream infested Satoshi.
"Why are you going to help that loser? It's his own fault that he got caught in the hypnotizing attack of Stantler. It's not even our problem. He should at least get out of it himself," Shinji criticize Satoshi.
"I don't care I'm still helping him out regardless if you say no," I slightly turn my head as I continue down the path where we came from. Shinji sigh annoyed of my stubborn attitude and follows me. As we got there we saw several Stantlers surrounding Satoshi using its Hypnotize attack making him swim on the ground alongside with his companion Pokémon: Turtwig.
"What a bunch of lame-o's," Shinji comments and really he regrets doing this, seeing from the look in his eyes. "Chimchar help these losers with Ember." He throws the Pokéball and pop came the flaming monkey and he commences the attack once he comes out. The group of Stantlers was startled and ran away. Once they did Satoshi finally got his brain back to working again and he gets up. He stares at us muttering both our names until a Stantler came from behind Satoshi challenging Shinji to a wild Pokémon battle.
"This is interesting," I mutter as Shinji accepts it. Just watch Shinji is going to capture it and release it if it's not good enough which he has been doing for the past couple days.
"Chimchar use Flame Wheel," Shinji jumps into action as Chimchar follows his command. Rolling towards the deer Pokémon, he practically burns it to a crisp. Shinji then throws the Pokéball at the Stantler capturing it.
"Thanks for saving us back there," Satoshi thanks us.
"Whatever. It's not even my idea it was Hitomi's idea to save you," Shinji pushes the gratitude away scanning the Stantler he captured. "This was a waste of my time this one only knows a simple Tackle attack." He then releases the Pokémon.
"I don't get it. I thought that Stantler just wanted to be friends," Satoshi says confused.
"Friends are just useless," Shinji coldly comments and walks away. Hearing that, I glumly stare at him. So you think that being friends with me is useless. Is that how you feel Shinji? Am I just some kind of wall that is getting in your way? I stare down on the ground refusing to go after him now.
"And what about Hitomi, huh?! Are you saying that she's a useless friend to you?! You guys have been childhood friends! That doesn't make it right for you to call her useless since she's been with you from the very start!" Satoshi yells anger rising in him as he tries to pull through for me. That seems to get his attention when he stops mid step. I couldn't help but feel grateful that he is sticking up for me.
"Leave Hitomi out of this!" Shinji yells back with an even fiercer look that gives off a vibe saying that if you mess with her I'll make sure you regret it and everything breaks lose. Hearing that demand I had a small glimmer of hope that maybe he still considers me as a friend.
"Shinji..." I mutter his name as he glowered at the capped teen making him flinch from the sudden dramatic mood change. Shinji then starts to simmer down; he stares at me giving me a look that I can't even read. It was either a sorry, follow me, or forget everything I just said look. I am totally and utterly confused now. He starts walking away.
"Well are you coming or not?" He calls to me as I slowly trail behind him. As we are far away enough from Satoshi he mumbles something that I couldn't catch.
"What did you say?" I ask him confusion written on my face. He then mutters again a little louder but I still can't catch what he is saying. "I swear Shinji speak up. I can't hear you." I said annoyance replacing the confusion.
"I said I'm sorry!" he yells at me turning around annoyance also etched on his face. I stare at him in dumbfound that he actually apologized. Shinji apologizing. I swear to Groudon that he never apologize unless it was to an older person.
"Oh," is all I said.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to call you useless. You're not," Shinji says turning away from me and start to walk in a much faster pace. I smile behind his back seeing that he still cares for me. I jog after him considering he is almost 10 feet away from me. After a while of fast pace walking we made it out the dreadful forest. Once we did we hear a massive explosion in there. And something that big means a strong Pokémon for Shinji.
"He must have gotten into another incident," I said as we stand there waiting for whatever is chasing them. A few minutes later he runs out the forest screaming his lungs out with an Ursaring charging behind him. My eyes widen. "That's what's been chasing him!" I yell stun and pointing at the big aggressive bear. Not only that Takeshi and Hikari is with him too. How the heck did they get caught into this mess?
"Watch out!" Shinji yells out as the trio made a left turn. "Chimchar use Flame Wheel!" The fire type Pokémon is engulfed by flames and starts to spin towards the aggressive bear, encasing it also in flames as it hits. "Alright Pokéball get it!" He threw the Pokéball at Ursaring. The Pokéball wobbles three times before making a complete capture.
"Wow Ursaring has just been caught!" Hikari exclaims.
"Yeah, but for how long? You see if Shinji captures a Pokémon that isn't strong enough he just lets them go," Satoshi explains Shinji's method of capturing Pokémon as they watch Shinji scan his Pokémon.
"This one is decent enough. I guess I'll keep it," Shinji comments putting his Pokédex away and the captured Ursaring.
"I'm surprised that you actually kept it," I said as Satoshi comes closer. Shinji sees that Satoshi still has the Turtwig and has to make a comment about it.
"Are you still holding on to that lame-o Turtwig? You should have learned from our last battle that, that Pokémon is pathetic." I sigh. I see another battle commencing in oh I don't know 3 minutes. They talk for a bit which I zoned out for the most part. Shinji... is there anything I can do to help you. If there isn't then I must be a bad friend. Will there be any chances that I can at least do for you. My thoughts race in my head until I was hit with a small Ember attack by Chimchar on my arm.
"Ow!" I screech as I stare at the duo. "You could have warned me!" I yell as I walk away with my burning, stinging arm, spitting colorful words towards Shinji as I gave him a dark and dirty look. I will get back at him for burning my arm. Crud he even burn my own jacket. Now I need to buy a new one. I'll make him buy a new one even if he likes it or not.
"Well you're the one who is in the way of this battle," Shinji remark. Being childish for the first time I stick my tongue out at him.
"Don't worry Hitomi, I can help," Hikari calls sending her Piplup and using bubble until I told him to stop.
"Thanks, Hikari," I thank as I pet Piplup and gave him a poffin. After my stinging arm went a little numb and me wrapping it up, the battle rages on with Satoshi and Shinji making smart moves at the same time backfiring. Of course I didn't pay any attention to it since I was checking Eevee and Ralts if they were hurt. The battle ended up being over once the huge explosion and smoke cleared away with Turtwig unconscious. Then more arguments were said and the original: Shinji walking away and me following behind. But not without me saying sorry to them about Shinji's behavior. And our journey to Oreburgh City continues.
"By the way, you owe me a new jacket now," I said glowering at him holding out my black-ish, red-ish jacket. He glares at me and mutters a fine.
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