Chapter 3.
The two trainers stood apart from eachother in the town's battle area. It was a small expanse of bare earth with no plants on it or water around it. The only indicator of its use were two wooden platforms that were low to the ground. As a light breeze stirred up the dust between them, Markis could feel a rush of excitement go through his body. This was going to be his first pokemon battle ever. He had no strategy and no idea what his opponent's pokemon was. Yet he was prepared to try his hardest to win, despite the dissadvantages he may or may not have.
"You ready for this Markis?" Asked Leon as he pulled out his pokeball.
"Ready as I'll ever be. Weedle, come on out!" Markis yelled as he threw his pokeball into the arena. The pokeball burst into white light, and what stood in its place was a small, tan pokemon with a spike on its head and tail.
That's Weedle? Markis thought to himself. It's a little underwhelming from Thomas's discription.
"You got this Chimchar!" Leon threw his pokeball into the arena as well, after the flash, what stood in place was a small orange primate with a flame for a tail.
"You may have the first move." Leon said with a little bow.
"Alright, Weedle, use String Shot!" Upon command, Weedle shot a sticky thread at Chimchar. When the thread connected with Chimchar's legs, it made it hard to move.
"Alright Chimchar, Growl!" The Chimchar unleashed a cry that intimadated Weedle, making it's attacks weaker.
"Come on Weedle, show 'im we're not scared. Use Poison Sting!" Weedle charged forward and pierced Chimchar's belly with the spike on its head, delivering a weak toxin in the process.
"Chimchar, stay strong and use Scratch!" CHimchar rushed at Weedle and slashed it down the side with it's claws.
"Weedle, use Tackle!" As Chimchar finished its attack Weedle turned around and hits Chimchar with the side of its body, causing Chimchar to get knocked back quite a ways away.
"Alright Chimchar, finish this off with another Scratch!" Chimchar ran at Weedle, ready to deliver the final blow. It was about to slash Weedle when it fell down unconcious.
"Wait, what just happened?" Said Leon in complete disbelief.
"The poison knocked Chimchar out before he could knock Weedle out." Craig explained as he walked into the arena.
"Poison is one of the strongest status ailments, and mixed with that String Shot. It slowed down Chimchar enough for the poison to do its job." Said Lucy as she stood beside Markis, giving him a slight smile.
"I honesly forgot about the poison until now, I thought it would weaken Chimchar, not knock it out." Said Markis with sheepish grin on his face.
"Oh well, win or lose it was still a fun battle. Thanks for making it interesting, Markis." Leon retrieved his Chimchar and walked over to the rest of the trainers. "Just for beating me, I'll give you a tip on the first gym leader. Amber is the gym leader of Glarinfeld city and she uses fire type pokemon. I suggest you stop by Lake Victrin and catch a water type." After giving some solid advice and some tips on catching pokemon, Leon and Lucy left the town in different directions. Leaving only Markis and Craig behind.
"I don't know how a Weedle could beat a Chimchar, maybe by pure luck, maybe by skill, but I intend to find out. I want to battle you Markis, when we get to Glarinfeld city, I want to battle you and see if it really was skill, or if you got lucky." Craig said as he exited the town and went on the road ahead.
Route one was a normal dirt road with patches of tall grass all around. The further you went into route one the more dense the plant-life becomes, eventually leading into a forest. The Hunaya Woods were filled with flying, bug, and grass type pokemon. The forest had only two paths running through it. One path led to route two and the second path led to Lake Victrin. Lake Victrin was the biggest lake in the Kalloran Region, large enough to hold two islands.
Beyond Hunaya Woods Markis had no idea what the world was like, so he stepped onto the path, both nervous and excited for what was going to happen. His pokemon journey has just begun.
After battling several wild pokemon on Route one, Markis stepped into the entrance of Hunaya woods. The dense forest was so thick with trees that very little sunlight could reach the ground. All around he could hear the sounds of pokemon, rustling the leaves or calling out in the distance. Markis had a plan for this forest. Find a grass type pokemon and catch it. He would do so on his way to Lake Victrin.
As he wandered deeper into the forest, Markis could feel the pressence of a new pokemon behind him. It was a small brown pokemon with yellow feet that resembled sandals. The Pokedex made a small beeping sound that informed Markis that there was new data. Markis didn't hesitate, this pokemon resembled an acorn, so Markis theorized that it was a grass type. He was about to complete his first goal and capture his first pokemon.
Talon walked along the parimeter of Lake Victrin, doing reconascance of Hunaya Woods. He lived a sad life, giving up everything just so he could make a living. He worked for an organization known as Specter, a mysterious company that created unique machines used for breeding pokemon. Talon worked for a small task force within Specter that captured strong pokemon to be bred.
He sat upon a nearby log and let his feet soak in the lake whilst thinking about his life choices. The breeze ruffled the trees and stirred the water around his feet. As he was beginning to relax, he could see a flash of light go through the trees, followed by the sounds of a pokemon battle. Talon stood and went to the commotion, it was his job to stop any trainers from getting to Lake Victrin, and to use force if necessary.
Weedle charged at the Seedot and delivered a series of tiny bites that did a surprising amount of damage to the grass type.
"Alright Weedle, I think its weak enough." Markis pulled out a pokeball and threw it at the Seedot. The pokeball rocked back and forth a few times, then stopped with a clicking noise. Markis was overcome with joy, he had captured his first pokemon, the dark and grass type Seedot was his. Weedle jumped on his shoulder and nuzzled his cheek, proud of his victory.
"Nice job kid, was that your first capture?" Said the man as he entered the clearing. He was rather tall, probably twenty years old, he had black hair and dark clothes with a strange symbol on it. But wierdly enough, his eyes were the same type of orange as Markis's were.
"Who are you?" Markis commanded as he got his pokeball ready.
"Look kid, I'm not here to fight you, just here to talk. My name is Talon, yours?" Talon said as he pulled out his own pokeball.
"My name is Markis, what do you wanna talk about?" Said Markis as Weedle crawled over to Talon. The little bug type sniffed Talon for a bit then climbed up his shoulder and nuzzled his cheek.
"First off, why is your pokemon doing that? Second, I need to talk about Lake Victrin." Talon said as he lowered the pokeball.
"That means Weedle likes you."
"Oh, right well, Lake Vicrtin is currently off limits for the time being. It is being used by Specter."
"I don't know what Specter is, but it isn't gonna stop me from getting a water type." Weedle then jumped off of Talon's shoulder and got ready to battle.
"Kid, you're making a mistake. Time to teach you a lesson." Talon threw his pokeball onto the ground, after a burst of light what stood in place was a large grey canine. The pokedex began beeping once more, signaling a new pokemon.
"Your little bug stands no chance, kid. This Mightyena has been trained beyond your skills."
"Don't underestimate this Weedle, this 'little bug' has never lost a battle. Weedle, use Bug Bite!" Weedle ran forth, ready to deliver a series of small, yet painful bites.
Is this kid serious? Talon thought with boredom. "Mightyena, you know what to do." Mightyena dodged the attack and began to charge up a red beam of energy.
"Weedle, String Shot!" Before Weedle could shoot the thread a large Hyper Beam enveloped both pokemon at the same time.
"What!?" The two trainers said in unison. Emerging from the trees was a tall man with greenish-blonde hair.
"Sorry to interrupt, but you are needed elsewhere Talon." The man said to Talon.
"Yes commander." Talon said with obvious disgust. AfterTalon dissapeared into the brush the man turned to Markis.
"Sorry about him, he was just doing his job. I am Commander Lannis of the Specter company."
"I don't care who you are. Why did you blast Weedle?" Markis said whilst returning the small, injured pokemon.
"Sorry, but it was the quickest way to end the battle. There can be no battle, if there are no pokemon to battle." He said in a cold voice.
"Weedle isn't my only pokemon, get ready to fight!" Markis pulled out Seedot's pokeball. Lannis rushed forward faster than Markis could follow and kneed Markis right in the stomach. Markis was blown off of his feet and into a tree trunk.
"Give it up child, I wouldn't dream of wasting my pokemon on you." Lannis turned away from the clearing and went into the brush. "Stay away from Lake Victrin, you'll live longer." With that final word, the commander entered the forest, dissapearing from sight, leaving Markis on the ground in pain.