Hello, again! It's been a while since I last talked to you! Let's see… where was I? Oh, yeah, the amusement park on the vacation day.
Anyways, I made my way past what seemed to be millions of people as I hurried to where I was supposed to meet my friends. Many people seemed to notice me; I have a humungous hunch why.
I can hear it now, "THOMAS OLIVER GUNGSTEN PROTECTED POKEMON!? BUT I THOUGHT HE NEVER WANTED ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEM! YOU DON'T THINK HE MAY HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME A POKEMON TRAINER, DO YOU!?"
Yeah, yeah, that's what I thought. But, I was not gonna have any of that. One, I don't need any person teasing about me about it. Two, today was gonna be a great day! I couldn't wait for it!
I made a quick left, and pulled out some money out. 'Two dollars admittance' is what the sign said that I read near the entrance I had gotten too. I paid my toll to the man, said thank you when he let me in, and he smiled at me and said I was welcome. I ran into the park. Geez, talk about seizure attack. I looked around and saw nothing but flashing lights and such. The rides looked interesting, though, I gotta tell ya. Flashing lights everywhere! Man, I was so tempted to spend my money right now. However, I had to suck in my inner child and become a adult by waiting to spend my money until I found my friends.
Way before this adventure began and I started telling you my story, we actually had planned for this day. We decided to meet at the twirly cup rides. If you don't know what that is, it's the rides where you sit in these tea cups. There is a circular pole with a circular handle, and when you turned it more and more, the cup you sat on would go faster and faster. Anyways, we planned on meeting there.
After walking around for hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and…. Zzzzzzzzzzz….. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz… Hm? What? Whoops, I feel asleep… not. Haha! But truth be told, I searched for a HUGE amount of time trying to find my friends. So, I decided to spend at least a buck and pay for a map of the amusement park. I looked and by seeing it, I walked around it at least more than four times. I groaned, did a epic facepalm (AND I MEAN EPIC), and walked towards it.
When I got in view of it, I saw my six friends waiting there for me… wait, six? I only had three. I saw Tucker, Jocinda, and Kaname standing there with three other teenagers there. I got a tiny bit nervous; they looked like trainers.
The first was a young girl with pink hair that stood out to the sides near her ears and had a bang over her left eye. The pink eyes complimented her hair, and the black-rimed box-shaped glasses added to the display. She wore a simple pink t-shirt, black pants with a purple belt around her waist, and white sneakers with yellow circles on it. She carried a blue handbag on her left right shoulder.
The next one was a young boy with green eyes and brown hair that spiked downwards. I couldn't really see if that was his true hairstyle, because he wore this stylish green and black striped hat backwards. His attire was really simple; a black t-shirt, green pants with a brown belt, and white sneakers with a black design and black Velcro straps. He wore his green backpack on his back.
The last one was a young boy as well who had purple eyes and long black hair that went to his shoulders. He wore a purple long-sleeve jacket with black stripes on the elbows. Underneath it was a black zip-up shirt with a white stripe on the chest. He wore black gloves, blue pants, and black shoes with white Velcro straps over them.
I advanced closer to them when Tucker saw me and ran to me. I smirked as we both fist-pounded each other and he laughed.
"What happened to you? Did your alarm clock fall off the face off the earth or something?" he joked with a smirk.
"Well, excuse me, Mr. Attendance, but this place is like a maze," I protested.
"Attendance? Yeah, right. Tucker just showed up moments before you did, Thomas," Kaname told me.
Tucker gave an annoyed glance back at his friend. Unfortunately, it didn't do much, with Kaname being the lazy and unmotivational one. We all laughed at both of them though. I decided, on the topic, to ask about the others.
"So, who are our new friends?" I asked smiling.
"This is Molly, Lyr, and Purgy," Jocinda said, introducing them in the order I had described them in, "They're trainers that have traveled here for a pit-stop."
"Hi, I'm Thomas," I introduced myself.
"Yo, nice to meet you, bud," Lyr waved, smiling at me.
"The pleasure's all ours," Purgy said.
There was a bit of silence as I blinked. I think it was Molly's turn to say hello. But when I turned to her, she was staring at the lights. Both her friends got embarrassed a bit as Lyr nudged her.
"Molly?" he asked.
"The lights are so shiny!" she exclaimed.
Purgy grabbed her shoulder and said, "Molly! You're being rude; Thomas just said hello to you!"
She turned around and rubbed her head nervously, saying, "Oops, hehe, sorry. Nice to meet you."
"Heh, it's okay," I assured her, waving my hand.
"Please excuse Molly; she has a bit of ADD," Purgy told me.
Lyr did a double take and said, "Little? Hah! More like a whole bunch!"
"Well, if that's the case, I'm sure she'll make excellence friends with Tucker," Jocinda said smiling.
"Eh!? What's that supposed to mean?" Tucker flared up at her.
"Nothing, nothing…" she said smiling.
"You're making fun of me, aren't you?" Tucker investigated.
"Guys, seriously?" Kaname said, "We've got a brand new day at this place. Let's have some fun."
"Shiny…" We heard from Molly again, staring back.
Tucker shook his head and said, "Come on! I'll race you to the cheeseburger stand for lunch!"
As he began to race over there, Lyr's face immediately lit up.
"I love cheeseburgers!" he yelled as he ran behind him.
Purgy watched his friend run off, and then to his friend who kept staring at the lights, and then sighed, doing a facepalm.
"Ugh… I swear it's like babysitting two little toddlers," he complained.
"I feel your pain, friend… it can be such a drag," Kaname said, patting him on the back.
"Oh, don't you dare start!" Jocinda snapped.
"Agreed! Let's go!" I cheered.
After a bit of what was a group cheer, we all ran over (Purgy actually dragged Molly with us) and followed Tucker and Lyr to the cheeseburger joint. After grabbing a bite to eat, we all just did fun things. We went attractions, won a few prizes, saw some amazing Pokémon acts, and so forth. I really enjoyed myself, but still Buizel and Poochyena were in the back of my mind the whole time. I worried if them and the old man were okay. I mean don't get me wrong; I loved every minute with my friends. But, it's like a parent or older sibling thing; when you care and love someone and you're away from them, you just can't seem to get your mind of them. Yet, whenever I thought about them, Lyr or Tucker grabbed me and pulled right to the next attraction.
Well, at about 4:17 pm, we all were getting tired and decided to head back. We all waved good-bye to the entrance people as we were heading back. The exhaustion level was so high from having fun, we were all silent on the way back. However, as we got to the city gates, Tucker broke the silence.
"So, you guys are Pokémon trainers, right?" He asked the visitors.
"Yes, that's right." Purgy said as the other two smiled.
It was then my brain started working as I looked over at my other friends. Kaname and Jocinda nodded to me as I could predict what Tucker's big grin and sparkling eyes said.
"Can we see some of your Pokémon? Please?" he begged.
All three of them nodded as Molly stepped forward.
"I'll go first!" Molly exclaimed as she reached into her bag.
She pulled out a red Pokéball and threw it up into the air. It opened, realizing a huge orange lizard-type dinosaur with wings and a burning tail that had some sort of red-orange gem around its neck. The moment I saw it, my knees buckled in fear. I may have gotten over my fear of Pokémon, but Buizel and Poochyena were tiny; this guy was massive! Jocinda (God love her) immediately saw my fear and stepped in front of me, so I could have some protection. The big Pokémon roared so loud, it made me shiver from how loud.
"Cool! A Charizard!" Tucker screamed.
"Yep, this guy's name is Zard," Molly said with a smile.
"This Charizard is so huge; it's bigger than the normal height of one," Kaname stated, studying it.
Zard smiled friendly and bowed to him. Jocinda giggled at its politeness. I was nervous, but at least I wasn't shaking. It didn't seem to notice my fear.
Lyr waved and said, "Oh! Lemme go next!"
He threw a Pokéball into the air and out came this tiny form of a dog Pokémon with a long mustache and dark-bluish fur.
"Meet my Stoutland, Scout," he prounonced proudly.
Jocinda automatically smiled and said, "He is so cute! Let me pet him!"
With that, Scout stuck out his tongue and licked her hand. She pet him all over his back as he panted in happiness. I smiled as he wagged his little tail. Tucker didn't pay attention, cause he was so attracted by Zard, who by the way was his favorite type. Kaname just waited for the last trainer to go.
Purgy took a step forward and said, "I guess it's my turn. Now, just a warning; I'm sending two out. The reason is that each of them really don't do anything without the other."
With that, he took his two Pokéballs out and threw them up. Two forms showed up. One looked like some sort of tiny mummy, while the other looked like some Roman soldier knight with a lance. They didn't even make a move or gesture; they stood still with their eyes closed.
"Guys, meet Shinja the Accelgor and Shield the Escavalier," Purgy said.
We all looked to see if they were sleeping. I mean they didn't move an inch. Suddenly, Shinja sniffed the air and looked at Purgy. His trainer blinked and then suddenly looked at me with a smirk.
"Purgy?" I asked.
Suddenly, Shield readied itself when it opened its eyes. My friends gasped and I stood in complete total fear, as Shinja and Shield rushed at me and started to attack!
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