Clark smiled at Fiona and petted her as he and his older sister continued to talk. The talk went on for some minutes, and soon a girl came to the table both were sitting at with some Pokéballs. "Here you are, Laurie. All your Pokémon are fully healed." she said. Laurie thanked her and then she left.

"Anyway, I thought you'd be starting your journey today?" she asked her brother.

"Yeah..." he said, "But I dunno. I feel...weird." Laurie raised her eyebrow at him, concerned about Clark suddenly getting cold feet and having second thoughts about something he was so excited about the day before. The boy looked down. "It's just...We've both stuck together through all our lives." he added, "You've always taken care of me sis, ever since Mom left. And I just don't want to leave you alone here."

Laurie bit her lower lip. "I told you, silly! I'll be fine!" she said, "You don't have to worry about me!"

"I know... But it's a huge step." he said, "I don't know if I'm ready to take it."

"You are, Clark. Trust me." Laurie said, and both Davies siblings were silent for a moment. "Tell you what. I'll take you to Cerulean Cape. We'll hang out one last time and I'll even teach you how to catch a Pokémon." Clark smiled, his eyes full of joy. "Really? You'll do that?"

"Yup. But you have to promise, that after that you'll go on your journey, okay?" she asked, and her brother replied with a nod. She smiled. "Good." she said, then stuffed what was left on her sandwich in her mouth. After chewing and swallowing, she grabbed her Pokéballs and got up from the chair. "Let's go Clark. But first I'll see if there's a challenger or not. You don't mind waiting for a little while, do you?" Clark shook his head, a big grin on his face. He got up from his seat as well, and followed his sister through the Gym, with Belle skipping happily behind.

"Nah, let's challenge the leader straight up, that Venusaur sure strengthened our Pokemon so i reckon we will be able to beat 'em!" Natu said with a fiery look in his eyes.

"Okay then your the boss" Tai replied looking at the map of the city.

Click to expand...

"Hmm looks like we have to go there!" Tai said pointing at a building.

"Okay then!" Natsu said with a passion.

Tai and Natsu ran down the busy streets of Pewter before they stood in front of a magnificent building that read "Pewter City Gym" the 2 boys entered the gym and before them stood a rocky terrain.

"So you too wish to challenge me?" A voice echoed throughout the stadium.

"Yes... but we battle duo style so challenging each of us is out of the question." Natsu yelled back.

"Then so be it." the voice echoed back.

Before the boys stood a tall man with tan skin and brown hair, a referee stood up and ran over the rules.

"Okay... Go Kiba!" Tai yelled.

"Go Trunks!" Natsu yelled.

"Go Geodude... Go Onix!" the gym leader called out.

"Okay Kiba use Leaf Storm so it keeps the 2 enemies busy." Tai ordered

"Okay while Kiba is using Leaf Storm charge up your Solar Beam Trunks!" Natsu yelled.

"Geodude use Defence Curl! Onix use Harden!" The Gym Leader said knowing that it would be a tough fight for him.

The 4 Pokemon did as their masters commanded them to but as the 2 moves being used by the boys were super-effective against the 2 rock pokemon they were as good as dead withing the first 5 minutes.

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Kiba grew to level 12
Trunks grew to level 13

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"Dammit, Kabutops I choose you, use rapid spin!" the gym leader yelled throwing his pokeball onto the field.

"Use Withdraw Trunks!" Natsu yelled with a wink.

"Turt!" Trunks replied in acknowledgement.

"Use Leech seed Kiba, then use Tackle!" Tai yelled.

"Pfft, a normal type move against a rock-type pokemon your a joke!" the gym leader yelled.

Kabutops made contact with Trunks but Trunks held together and counter attacked with a solar beam that it was charging up instead of using withdraw, Kabutops fainted.

"Hmmm you two are good, well you deserve this badge, I am Brock by the way good comunication between your team maybe you two will be the next champion" Brock said with a smile.

"Yeah just maybe we might be the champion." Tai said calling back Kiba.

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Kiba Grew to level 13
Trunks grew to level 14

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Tai and Natsu after visiting the Museum and looking at all the old fossils set off on their journey.

What dangers await them in mount moon?

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Gym Battles are meant to give out a lot of exp.

[h2][/h2]
Jose and Rasque went to the PokeMart to by some Pokeballs, and then went to Route 7. There, they immediately encountered a wild Meowth. "Okay Rasque. Use screech, and follow it with a bite!" Rasque nodded, and then executed the moves he was told to do by Jose. The Meowth fainted after receiving the combo moves.

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Rasque grew to Level 8
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Jose took a Pokeball from his bag, and as he threw it to the Meowth, a wild Pokemon suddenly blocked in the way.

Shake

Shake


The Pokeball didn't even get to shake three times when the catching failed. It is revealed to Jose and Rasque, by that time, that that Pokemon is a Shinx. The wild Shinx suddenly bitten Rasque, but it was different. The bite comes with an electricity. It didn't damage Rasque very much, though. "Rasque use Rock...ummm...ROCK SLIDE! Larvitar did not waste any more time and immediately executed the said move. Several rocks fell from the air and into the Shinx. The Shinx dodged some of the falling rocks, but it was hit by some too. "Now to finish it off...Rasque use bite! The Larvitar opened its mouth wide, and bit the Shinx. The Shinx fainted.
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Rasque grew to Level 9
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Then Jose threw a Pokeball.

Shake

Shake

Shake

Click!

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Shinx
Level: 7
Moveset:
Thunder Fang
Leer
Tackle
Spark
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Jose's face was suddenly filled with joy. It was the first time he caught a Pokemon. He hugged Rasque, then he took the Pokeball with the caught Pokemon. "I shall call you Jump, since you jumped in my way when I was about to catch that Meowth." Jose smiled, and looked at the sky. It was already sunset.

(sorry guys, again I've not left myself enough time to write something. >.<)

Andrea was walking through the forest, under the trees to escape the rain, when she felt her left foot get caught on something. Before she knew it, she was falling, and she let out a yelp as her shoulder hit the ground. Her voice echoed for a moment, and she turned to face whatever had made her trip.

"Pika?"

It was a yellow mouse-like Pokémon, which was instantly recognizable as a resident of the forest.

"A Pikachu..." Andrea said, before getting to her feet and grabbing a Pokéball. "Alright then. Come on, Sneasel, let's catch it!"

"Snea!" her Pokémon said excitedly as it was released into battle.

"Ice Shard!"

Sneasel formed the orb of energy from earlier, launching it at the Pikachu which couldn't even react to the quick move. The Pikachu took the entire hit and was knocked a few feet backwards, before gaining its footing and shocking Sneasel with a Thundershock attack, and there was no way in Hell that Sneasel was going to dodge that. It looked hurt; that Pikachu must be pretty strong. But Andrea and her Pokémon had to keep going to catch that thing.

"Damn... come on, do it again!" The Sneasel repeated its actions and was able to hit the Pikachu again; this time, the electric-type Pokémon was definitely hurt. It charged another Thundershock, but before it could attack, Andrea had fished a Pokéball from her bag and thrown it at the foe.

The Pikachu was sealed inside the ball, and the sounds of battle went silent. The ball shook once, twice, before it came open again and the Pokémon inside broke free. Then, to Andrea's dismay, it wasted no time in shocking her Sneasel again.

"Sneasel!" Andrea exclaimed, rushing to her Pokémon's aid.

The poor Sneasel was done for; it was panting heavily and struggling to even stand up. "S...Snea...Sneasel..." it said in what seemed like reassurance that it was fine, but it collapsed soon afterwards. Andrea looked in her bag. Two Pokéballs left. She took one and threw it at the Pikachu in a last-ditch effort to catch it.

It rolled once. Twice. Three times. And then it clicked, showing that it had successfully captured the Pokémon. Andrea breathed a sigh of relief, before walking up to the ball and picking it up. Looking back at her fainted Sneasel, it didn't take long for her to decide her course of action; return Sneasel to its Pokéball and get the hell out of Viridian Forest.

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Pikachu

Level: 8
Moveset:
Growl
Thundershock
Tail Whip

To Clark's dismay, there was a trainer; and since it was Laurie's duty as a Gym Trainer to engage in battle with challengers to see if they got what it takes to challenge the Leader, his plans with his sister would have to wait. Laurie stepped into position while Clark watched from the side of the pool. When he saw the challenger, he instantly recognized him: he was the rude boy he had run into when entering the Gym! The challenger recognized him as well and glared at him. "Hey! What are you doing here, punk!"

"That punk you talk about is my brother." Laurie said with a stern face. The challenger felt a surge of rage in his body. The girl who stopped him from getting to Misty and the boy who stood in his way while leaving the gym were siblings? Then both have to pay for standing in my way! he thought.

"I'll deal with you later." he said disrespectfully to Laurie, and turned his gaze to the weaker-looking Clark. "YOU, PUNK!" Clark looked at him with annoyance, "WE'LL BATTLE NOW!"

Laurie sighed. That boy was not going to go anywhere if he kept up with that attitude. She didn't know if it was allowed for people to have battles inside the Gym that way. But it could be her chance for Clark to have her first Pokémon battle, and she knew he could do it. Besides, if Clark defeated the rude boy, the boy would definitely stand no chance against the more experienced Laurie and the even more experienced Gym Leader, so she decided to let it slip this time.

"Clark, come forward. Time for your first battle." she said, and motioned him to come.

"First battle! Ha! It's going to be a cakewalk!" the obnoxious challenger said, "After I'm done with you, noob, I'm gonna wipe the floor with this Gym!"

I wiped the floor with you a matter of minutes ago, but whatever... Laurie said as CLark stood up next to her. "Alright Clark, send out you Pokémon." she said, and Clark nodded. "Fiona, go!" he said, and his Bellsprout took her place in the narrow battlefield. "Ha! That one looks so weak! I'm gonna thrash it!" the rude boy said, "Titan, go!"

The boy sent out a Mankey that instantly glared at Fiona. It looked like it would snap and go into a rampage any second, like a time bomb. "Okay, Clark," Laurie said, "What you have to do is simple: command attacks and make your opponent faint. You know Fiona's moves, right? Well, go for it!"

Clark nodded, and heard the boy shout out an attack. "Titan, Scratch!"

"Fiona, Ingrain!"

As the Mankey's paws got near Fiona to scratch her, her root-like legs extended unto the water and she 'glued' herself to the battleground, absorbing nutrients from the water to regain her health. The opponent smirked and chuckled at Clark's move, considering it a 'wimp move'. Clark just took a deep breath, trying to keep his cool in front of this pompous trainer.

Aggie Gardner
Prologue - Goodbye, Johto!​

"Now, are you sure about this?"

"Yes, Mum."

"Because it's not too late to change your mind, you know that?"

"Yes, Mum."

Aggie held back an exasperated sigh as her mother fussed around her, straightening her collar and tweaking the straps of her backpack. Of course, she meant well, but Aggie couldn't help but feel molly-coddled. At nineteen, most kids around here had been on the road for a few years already, and she'd bet her license that half of their mothers didn't fret as much as hers did.

"For Arceus' sake, Karen, let the kid be." Aggie's father responded irritably from the doorway. "It's only Kanto. She'll practically be around the corner."

"Yes, but it may as well be Unova!" Her mother cried hysterically, before dropping her voice to a whisper, as if Aggie couldn't hear. "You know she's not as… worldly as Gena, Martin."

And, there it is. It always seems to come down to Gena, Aggie's eternally successful elder sister. Some people get everything at the drop of a hat, and that was Gena. Some people work relentlessly all their lives and get pennies. That was Aggie. She wasn't even that bitter about it, really. That's just the hand she was dealt, and she had to accept that.

"Well, I've got to get to work, so if she wants a lift to Olivine you'd better wrap it up." Aggie's father was a lot less diplomatic when dealing with his wife's hysterics than Aggie was, but this time she was grateful for it. The sooner they got out, the better.

Aggie's mother took her by the shoulders and held her at arm's length, looking her up and down. "This will be the making of you." She whispered, her eyes glassy with tears. Aggie caught her father rolling his eyes over his wife's shoulder. Aggie's mother seemed to sense this, and steeled herself.

"Go, have fun!" She beamed. "Love you, Chickpea."

"Love you, mum."


Aggie climbed into the passenger seat of the beat-up transit van sitting outside the house. The famous "MooMoo Farm" logo was plastered on the side, and peeling at the edges. Her father, wearing a baseball cap donning the same logo, turned the key in the ignition and the engine roared to life. Heading west, the battered van thundered down Route 38.

The two had been sitting in silence for a few minutes, before Aggie's father spoke.

"You know kid, if it does get too much for you-"

"Oh Dad, not you as well…" Aggie groaned. Did nobody think she was capable of looking after herself?

"Let me finish. Don't feel like you need to impress us. We're not expecting you to come back champion. We just want you to do your best. Don't feel like you've got to-"

"Live up to Gena's lofty heights?"



Neither spoke for a few seconds, and only the rattling of the old engine could be heard.


"Just, do your best, kid. That's all."

Nothing more was said. The van screeched to a halt under the colourful flags framing the docks in Olivine City, and Aggie breathed in the salty air.

"Love you, sweetheart."

"Love you too, dad."



Aggie opened the van door and, even through her boots, felt the cobbles in the stone beneath her feet. She waved half-heartedly to the MooMoo van, which squealed back to life and made its way back to Route 39.

Aggie wandered over to the water's edge. Her boat wasn't due for another few minutes. Her reflection peered back at her, bearing the same bewildered look that Aggie could never seem to shake from her face. Her milky, freckled face sat under a mass of frizzy blonde hair, bloated and pitiful. Her body, shimmering in the water's surface, wasn't one of a champion. Not even curvy, just thickset and shapeless.

Of course, her parents were right. She wasn't going to get far. Maybe the whole thing was pointless, and she was just kidding herself. She could just go back now, and-


"Diiiile!"


With a burst of white light and a splash of water, Aggie's Totodile let himself free from its ball and dived over the edge, shattering Aggie's reflection. Startled and soaked, Aggie burst into loud and unrelenting laughter, as her partner splashed merrily beyond the dock. Before she'd even caught her breath, the luxury cruise liner that would take her to Vermillion glided into the bay.

Shaking her head and smiling, Aggie bent down to pick up her Totodile from the water.

"Come on, Brathu. We might as well give it a shot."

The Mankey's next move was another Scratch attack. Clark told Fiona to use Vine Whip, and when Titan's paws were touching her, she smacked him with some vines that she grew from her body. The Mankey was sent flying and was lucky not to have fallen into the water. The rude opponent growled, and it appeared he was not taking the situation very well. "Titan, Fury Swipes!"

Titan huffed, then charged at Fiona with eyes filled with rage. It flung his arms and scratched the slender Pokémon many times. Fiona appeared to have lost quite the amount of energy, but after it smacked her opponent again with Vine Whip, she looked more refreshed, and still willing to fight. The challenger could not understand what was going on, and was getting more angry and anxious with every second.

"Tch! Why can't you go down already!" the boy barked, "Titan, come on! Use Fury Swipes again!"

"Fiona, try to dodge and use Vine Whip!" Clark commanded.

Titan charged at Fiona again, but this time the Bellsprout made use of her slender body to dodge the attack and, as the furious Pokémon kept going, smacked him on his back with Vine Whip, making him gain more momentum, more speed, and making him fall into the water. The challenger's jaw dropped, ubale to see what he was witnessing. "HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE! THAT WIMP POKÉMON HASN'T TAKEN ANY DAMAGE AT ALL!" he screamed in fury, "YOU CHEATED! CHEATER!"

"I'm not cheating. It's-" Clark attempted to explain, but was interrupted by the foul-mooded boy. "SHUT UP! YOU'RE GOING DOWN, PUNK! TITAN, REVENGE!" With the little energy it had left, Titan climbed back into the battlefield, since he had fallen in shallow waters, and charged at Fiona again, looking even more furious and blood-thirsty. His fist was glowing with dark reddish purple energy, and Fiona looked a bit scared by the Mankey's eyes. Clark, however, was calm, and gave his Bellsprout the final command. "Vine Whip. Hit him on the side."

Fiona nodded and, with the whip she had smacked the foe many times before, hit him hard on the side. Since the Pokémon was madly charging forward, it was easily flung to the side and it flew over the battlefield. It landed back in the water, in a floating ring that was there, however this time it was out cold, unable to keep fighting. The challenger could not believe his eyes, and his face was all red with anger. "WHAAAAAAAT?!" he barked, "HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE? HOW COULD I LOSE TO A WEAKLING LIKE HIM!"

"That weakling just beat you fair and square." Laurie said, "You really have a lot to learn before you attempt to challenge a Gym."

The boy stayed silent. He was out of words. He retrieved his fainted Mankey back to his Pokéball and clenched his teeth. He glared at the Davies siblings then left the Gym, not saying anything for himself and without bothering to analyse what went wrong in that battle. After he left, both siblings sighed in unison. "That kid...what a reckless trainer..." Laurie said, "He's not gonna be an accomplished trainer if he keeps up the arrogance and ways of battle." Then her stern look turned into a happy one. "Anyway, congratulations to you, Clark! You've just won your first Pokémon battle! You did great!"

"Th-thanks, sis!" he said, "It feels really good... And Fiona looks really happy too!" he said, looking at his Pokémon who was retrieving her roots from the battlefield to rejoin her trainer. "See?"

Laurie smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "You're good at this, bro. You're gonna be a great Pokémon Trainer someday." she said, making Clark smile more. "Anyway, now that there are no challengers, what do you say we go where we were gonna go now?" Clark nodded in response. "Where to, sis?" he asked.

"Let's go north, to Cerulean Cape." she said, "It might be a great place for dates, but it's also a great place for training."

"Sounds good." Clark said with a smile, "Let's go, Fiona!" he said to his Bellsprout. The two siblings and the slender Pokémon then left the Pokémon Gym, after telling Clyde about what they were gonna do and that they'd be back soon.

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Fiona grew to Lv. 7, and learned Growth.

Chapter 1-5: Entering Saffron

It's almost evening, my friends. Jose spoke as if he was talking to his two Pokemon. We need to find a place to stay tonight.

As they were walking, Rasque saw a piece of crumpled paper. She, then, informed Jose about this. How dare them litter?! Jose exclaimed. Well anyways, we should pick up this trash. Jose grabbed the paper from the ground. Hmm... I wonder what this paper may be. Jose, then, opened the paper revealing that it is a map of Kanto. This is not trash! This is the map of Kanto Region. Jose thought to himself. This is Celadon City, the city where we've been just moments ago, and this...this is where we are right now. Jose said while pointing at locations in the map. Now, where should we go next? There was a brief silence as Jose is analyzing the map. Ah hah! We should go to this place! It's called Saffron City. Jose exclaimed joyously.

They ran to the west as fast as they could when suddenly, a horde of Spearow appeared in front of them, and attacked them. Woah! I think these Pokemon want to fight it out... GO JUMP! Jose threw the Pokeball. From that Pokeball, Jump went out. Jump, use Thunder Fang to those Spearows! Rasque, bite them! They were giving all their might but the Spearows was too quick that none of their moves hit. Rasque and Jump was worn out. Grrr... Okay, Rasque. Give it all you've got... Use Sandstorm! Rasque nodded, and then performed the move. The strong sandstorm weakened the Spearows leaving them vulnerable. Okay, finish them, Jump! Jump charged and then wiped the horde of Spearows.
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Rasque grew to level 11
Jump grew to level 10
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Jose and his Pokemon are already worn out as they entered the gigantic city of Saffron. Jose immediately rushed to the Pokemon Center for healing.

(sorry about lack of posts and subsequent excuses, but I was out for the past couple days and didn't get the chance)


Andrea rushed into the Pewter City Pokémon Center, thankful that no more Pokémon attacked her on the way. The center's Nurse Joy greeted her upon entrance, and Andrea placed her two Pokéballs on the counter.

"Can I get your name please?" Nurse Joy asked.

"Andrea."

"Okay, thank you." She began writing things down on a piece of paper. "Your Pokémon will be ready in just a few minutes. Feel free to have a seat."

Andrea thanked the nurse and turned around; then, something - or rather, someone - caught her attention.

"Viridian Forest?" The person asked. A boy, looked about 16; he had short black hair and was wearing casual clothes, with a black sweatshirt on the back of his seat.

"Yeah..." Andrea replied to the stranger, "How'd you know?"

"We get a lot of trainers that just came through there; pretty challenging for newbies, really. Heading for Brock's gym?"

Andrea nodded, and the boy chuckled to himself a little. "I was on a Pokémon journey a couple years back myself." He took out his wallet and opened it, revealing seven Gym badges pinned to one side. "Got this far, but Blue was just too much for me." He put the wallet back and started doing a bunch of other actions that Andrea couldn't even follow, before he handed her a slip of paper. "Tell you what; if you need any advice - or some more hands-on training - just give me a call. Name's Brent, by the way. And you are...?"

"Uh, I-- Andrea," she answered, taking the paper and blushing.

A third voice came in. "Andrea? Your Pokémon are ready."

"Oh, looks like you're set to go," Brent said with a smile, "See you 'round."

Andrea pocketed the slip of paper and started to walk back toward the counter, and reflected on the events of just earlier.

'D-did I seriously just fall for him?! God damn it! Ugh, I've gotta remember to throw that thing out when I get the chance...'

She took her Pokéballs back from Nurse Joy. "Thank you."

"It's our pleasure! Have a great day!"

Andrea turned to face the glass doors. 'A great day... in this weather? Yeah, right...'

Chapter 1-6: Punchin' and Kickin'

Jose and his Pokemon were searching all over Saffron City to find the Pokemon gym there. The only thing left that they didn't examine is the northern part of the city. There they immediately went, but as to their surprise, they saw two gyms. Uhh... How come there are two gyms in a single city? The three looked puzzled. Well, let's make a bet. I choose to enter the left one. The two Pokemon thought of it hard, and after for about a minute, they pointed to where they chose. Rasque pointed to the right one, while Jump pointed his paws to the left one. Majority wins! They then immediately run to the left gym.

As they entered, they saw a bunch of trainers with fighting-type Pokemon. They looked around seeing Pokemon battles around them. It was a huge building really. It can even occupy maybe about a hundred of trainers and their Pokemon, but only about ten to twenty trainers were in there.

Jose looked at a battle in the far right side of the gym. Primeape, use Low Kick! The trainer commanded. The Primeape executed it well that it hit the opponent Hitmonlee. The trainer was already happy knowing that the move hit the opposing Pokemon when suddenly, the Hitmonlee kicked his Pokemon. It dealt a very critical hit that the Primeape was KO'd. Revenge, an attack that gains power when the user is hit The other trainer smirked, and the two trainers then left the battlefield.

Hey! Jose shouted to the trainer of the Hitmonlee. I challenge you to a Pokemon battle! The trainer looked at Jose and his Pokemon. Well, well, well... I accept that challenge. The trainer replied. By the way, my name is Cobalt. What's yours my friend? The trainer said Jose, that is. Jose replied. The trainer smiled. Jose, do you know the rules? Cobalt asked. Uhh... There're rules? Jose was dumbfounded. Heh. We both have two Pokemon, so we shall have a two-on-two Pokemon battle. Cobalt said to Jose. The trainer who own the last Pookemon standing wins the match. He continued.

The battle started. I choose you, Rasque and Jump! Jose exclaimed. Heh. Go, Lee and Chan. The four Pokemon stood in the field. Okay Rasque, use Sandstorm! The whole field was covered with sandstorm. Heh. Lee, Hi Jump Kick! The hitmonlee jumped very high as if it was flying, and bursted out to Rasque. It was so close, but Rasque managed to dodge it. The Hitmonlee was hit by the recoil. Jump, finish that Hitmonlee with a tackle! The Shinx charged to the injured Pokemon. He was about to hit the Hitmonlee when suddenly, a white glowing punch hit him. He flew up in the air and back into the ground. The Shinx almost fainted. Sky Uppercut, an attack wherein the user ju- Cobalt's dialogue was cut when he saw electricity coming from where his Hitmonlee is. It was then he found out that the Shinx used thunder fang on his Pokemon. Te Hitmonlee fainted.
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Rasque grew to level 12
Jump grew to level 11
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Arrrggghhh! Chan, finish off that Shinx! The Hitmonchan punched Jump very hard. Jump fainted. Now we're down to one-on-one. Jose stated. Yes indeed. Cobalt agreed. Now Rasque, use screech! Rasque was about to perform the move when suddenly, a brutal punch hits her. Mega Punch, a punch that deals very massive damage. Cobalt stated once again. Now for the finishing blow... FOCUS PUNCH! The Hitmonchan began charging power. Now is the end of this battle. Go, Chan! The Hitmonchan rushed to Rasque, and punched her hard. Rasque fainted. They thought it was over when suddenly, a number of rocks fell from the ceiling and into the Hitmonchan. Hitmonchan fainted.
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Rasque grew to level 13
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Well, i guess the match ends in a draw. Cobalt shake hands with Jose. Yes indeed. Jose agreed. Jose then walked out of the building. There he saw a sign Fighting Dojo. Aww.. I guess I'll just challenge the gym tomorrow, but it was a great training back in there. Jose said with a smile as he walked to the Pokemon Center.

Chapter 1-3: A Spark of Victory

Aaron sighed. He had changed his mind on travelling with Yuki, and now he was bored. He just wanted a battle, but the route was deserted... except for that boy over there! And he was a Trainer! He ran to the boy at full speed, and yelled "Hey you! I challenge you to a Pokémon battle!"

The boy turned around, startled. Now Aaron could get a good look at him. He was about his age, and Aaron could tell he was a beginner. "Okay, sure." he said. "How about a Double Battle?" Hmm... a Double Battle? Sounds good. I could train both of them. "Sounds-" Aaron was cut off by the boy. "Great! Go Plusle and Minun!" Two mouse-shaped Pokémon formed out of the Balls. Aaron thought they were really cute. He pulled out his Pokédex and scanned them.

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Plusle, Cheering Pokémon

Plusle is the cheerleader of Pokémon, cheering on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles.

Growl, Thunder Wave, Quick Attack, Helping Hand, Double Team
Level 11
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Minun, Cheering Pokémon

Minun is a cheerleader Pokémon, like Plusle. If it's friends are losing, it's body lets off more and more sparks.

Growl, Thunder Wave, Quick Attack, Helping Hand
Level 11
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Well, that doesn't help. Ralts and Growlithe stepped into the field, ready to fight. "Alright guys. Growlithe, use Bite on Minun. Ralts, Confusion on Minun." Growlithe bared her teeth, then dove at Minun, biting it's tail. Minun cried out in pain just as Ralts delivered a Confusion, causing it to whine more. The boy had a worried look on his face. "Minun, Quick Attack. Plusle, Helping Hand!" Plusle started clapping it's hands, sending a pulse of energy at Minun. Minun then charged at Growlithe, building up speed every moment.

Aarin realized what was coming next. "Ralts, Confusion! Growlithe, brace yourself in case it hits!" Ralts fired the purple and pink sphere, hitting Minun and sending it off course just enough so that the attack would miss. However, after passing Growlithe, Minun ran in a circle, then turned around, slamming her in the back. Both cried out in pain. Aaron guessed the Confusion finally got to it. Both were hurt, but only one collapsed; Minun.

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Ralts grew to Level 7
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"Minun, return..." the boy groaned. "You're pretty good. Plusle, Double Team!" Aaron was shocked. "The magic of Technical Machines" the boy said and smirked, as Plusle began to make copies of itself. The three Plusle turned around and winked at the boy.

"That's it!" Aaron called. "Growlithe, Ember the left one! Ralts, Confusion the middle one!"

The boy's grin grew larger. "Thunder Wave." The problem was, Plusle was faster. Lines of electricity surged from it's cheeks, shocking Growlithe. She stiffened up, unable to move. Meanwhile, Ralts hit a copy, and Plusle used Double Team again. There were six of them now. Well, I would have had to deal with nine if I didn't get that one... whew.

"Growlithe, Ember as many as possible! Ralts, Confusion the real one if he finds it!" Growlithe managed to get four of them, and the second was the real one. As the copies faded away, Plusle stumbled backwards and then was hit by Confusion. Plusle was about to make more copies, but was hit by another Confusion. Ralts knew what it was trying to do.Exhausted, Plusle fell to the ground.

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Ralts grew to Level 8
Growlithe grew to Level 9
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The boy walked uped to Aaron. "Nice job," he said, shaking Aaron's hand. "By the way, the name's Jack." Jack let go of Aaron's hand. "See ya around." he said, and walked away. Aaron also walked away, in the opposite direction.

His first victory. He was full of pride as he approached the Pokémon Center. Just wait 'till Dad finds out.

Clark Davies
Cerulean Cape​

The trek through Route 24 was very short, and Laurie and Clark were walking through Route 25 in a matter of minutes. As Clark looked around, he could see trainers battling their Pokémon around the maze of trees, and even some couples that were making their way to the cape holding hands with each other. He looked at his sister who had a strange look on her face. "Sis? Are you okay?" he asked. Laurie snapped out of whatever confusion she was in and smiled at her brother. "Yeah, I'm fine, don't worry." she replied. Both kept on walking, until the lighthouse that made Route 25 famous could be seen in the distance.

"Alright, Clark, this is it. Further up it's going to be teeming with dates, and we don't want to spoil them, right?" Laurie said with a wink, then grabbed a Pokéball from her belt. Clark nodded, and told Fiona to step forward. "Are we gonna battle now, sis?" he said, looking excited about this training session. Laurie shook her head.

"Not yet, brother, not yet." she said, "You did well in that battle, but let's not rush things just yet!"

Clark looked puzzled about what his sister had in store for him. "As you know, Clark, there are many types of Pokémon out there, like Grass, Water, Fire... Anyway, before you start a journey, you're going to need to learn how to catch a Pokémon first!" she said, making her brother smile again, "And now that I know you can battle, it's time to see if you can catch a Pokémon! Here, you'll need one of these!"

Laurie then handed her brother a Pokéball, looking just like the one he used to keep Fiona inside of sometimes. Clark stared at it in awe, his heart pounding with even more excitement. Laurie giggled looking at her brother's face. "Well, brother, time to look for some Pokémon, okay? I'll be watching from nearby, but be careful!" Clark nodded and walked near the small beach, with Fiona happily following. It was hard for him to find a Pokémon at first, since most would probably stay away from all the people there at that time of the day. However, one Pokémon managed to draw the boy's attention.

A pink, dopey Pokémon was lying vacantly at the edge of the sea. Its tail was submerged in the water, and Clark figured he was fishing with it. He approached carefully so as not to spook him, but the wild Pokémon didn't seem to notice him. He crept closer to it, with Fiona following him as if tip-toeing. The sight of Clark and his Bellsprout walking like that was reminiscent of some cartoon, and it made Laurie giggle. "Now's your chance, Clark!"

"Shh! You'll scare it!" Clark said, however, the Pokémon did not move. He was starting to wonder if the Pokémon was okay. "Um, Fiona, use Vine Whip!"

Fiona extended two vines from her body and smacked the wild Slowpoke from the side. It rolled over, but kept on looking vacant. Its tail was out of the water. "Humh?" it said, confused about not feeling water around its tail. It could see a human and another Pokémon there, and lazily moved over to them. It then yawned, and a pink bubble came out of its mouth, moving over to Fiona and popping near it. The Grass-type Pokémon then yawned and began to feel drowsy.

"Ugh, Vine Whip, again!" Clark commanded, and Fiona weakly smacked the wild Slowpoke again before falling asleep near it. In response, Slowpoke yawned again and lazily walked over to the edge of the sea, dipping its tail in the water again. Clark told Fiona to wake up but, to his chagrin, she was fast asleep. He looked at the Slowpoke. It suddenly cried in pain, finally starting to feel the attacks of Fiona's Vine Whip attacks. He could tell it was weakened, and glanced at the Pokéball that he was holding in his hand. It was a common knowledge that Pokéballs were thrown at wild Pokémon to catch them, and that if a Pokémon was weakened, it would be easier to catch. Clark was well aware of that thanks to his sister, and, finally seeing his chance, hurled the Pokéball at the Slowpoke's head.

The wild Slowpoke was hit by something in the head, but before he could react he was turned into light and sent inside a small, round object. The Pokéball moved around a little bit, but because of the lazy Pokémon's little effort, it stopped quickly and a clicking sound came from it.

Clark approached the Pokéball and picked it up. "Wow, I did it! I caught a Pokémon!" he said. He could see the slowpoke taking a nap through the red side of the object, and smiled. Then he looked at Fiona, who was still sleeping. He took out her Pokéball and sent her inside. With both of his Pokémon napping inside their Pokéballs, Clark rushed back to his sister.

"Sis! Sis! I did it! I caught one!" he said excitedly. Laurie smiled and gave him a hug. "I know, I saw from here. Congratulations!" She then pulled back. "Now, those two are probably tired from their battle. Say, want to get to the Pokémon Center to get them all fixed up?" she asked. Clark replied with a nod, and both siblings then made their way through a small, not crowded passage that led them straight to Cerulean City.

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Caught Slowpoke, Lv. 9. Moves: Curse, Growl, Tackle, Water Gun, Yawn
Fiona grew to Lv. 8.

Chapter 1-4: Ever & Vira

Aaron felt confident. He knew that he could take on Erika. He just needed one final preperation... then he was gonna take down the Gym.... or that's what he thought.

At the moment he was sitting on a rock, playing with two baby Eevee. He had promised them that he would bring one of them with him after he beat Erika. He just wasn't ready for a third yet. He needed some time.

The babies; Aaron had named them Ever and Vira. They were brother and sister, and got along amazingly well. Growlithe loved to play with them, and Ever and Vira enjoyed it just as much. The three also enjoyed practicing battles together.

This was Aaron's second visit with them. He had first met them when he was walking through the town outskirts and climbed the rock that Ever and Vira had burrowed under to live in. Curious, the babies poked their heads out and spotted Aaron. Eager to see him as they wanted a Trainer, Ever came up and tried to climb his back. Then they got to know eachother, and Aaron made 'the promise'.

Right now, Ever and Growlithe were having a practice match. This wasn't the first. Aaron was suprised they hadn't leveled up yet. Because they practiced a lot. Aaron could tell they had a passion for battling.

Ever had just skimmed Growlithe's side with a Quick Attack, While Ever was retreating, Growlithe bit down on his tail and then Embered it.


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Growlithe grew to Level 10
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Aaron then put up his right hand, signaling that Growlithe won the battle. He then sketched something down in his notebook.

Scores
Ever 3-4 Growlithe
Vira 4-3 Growlithe
Ever 3-2 Ralts
Vira 4-5 Ralts

Aaron looked over the scores again and sighed. Ever and Vira sure put up a good fight. He pulled two Sitrus Berries from the nearby Sitrus bush and handed them to the two injured Pokémon. Ever jumped onto his lap, curled up, and purred. Then a thought struck him. I can't just take one. I need them both. The thought of them separated... I can't think about it.

Meanwhile, Ralts and Vira were in a bout of their own. Vira had jumped up and dove down into Ralts, scratching his waist. Covet. Aaron thought. Looks like they inherited some moves. Weakened, Ralts fired a Confusion and then a Growl. Vira then retaliated with another Covet, but Ralts wasn't as harmed. Ralts then fired another Confusion, and Vira used Tackle and the exact same time. Both toppled backwards.

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Ralts grew to Level 9
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Aaron held out his hands. "Draw." he called. "Good match." A snapping noise was heard as Aaron pulled more Sitrus Berries off the bush. "Vui?" Ever cried. The noise was heard again.

And in front of them was a shadow.

A big, huge shadow.

And it was a Pokémon.

Chapter 1-5: The Attack

In front of them was a shadow.

A big, huge shadow.

And it was a Pokémon.

It glared at Aaron with an evil, menacing look. Fear rooted him to the spot. Ever, Vira, Ralts, and Growlithe ran and hid behind a tree.

But it knew where they were.

The Pokémon was big, with four short, stubby legs and a big shell. Lots of things were growing out of the shell. Grass, a tree, and... Wait, a tree? That is one weird Pokémon. And... were those rocks poking out of the grass? One way or another, it looked evil.

The Pokémon turned to the tree that Aaron's Pokémon were hiding behind. A branch stzrted to poke out of the tree on it's back. Then it formed into the shape of a hammer. It walked over to the tree, and the hammer slammed against it.

The tree tilted. Shrieks of fear were heard. All four Pokémon ran up to Aaron and squealed.

"Run!" he yelled. Within minutes, everyone was running at full speed. Including Torterra. It's tree shook. Leaves rose from the tree.

The leaves struck Ralts. He fell down to the ground, unable to move. "Ralts!" Aaron cried. Aaron tried to jump over and grab Ralts, but at the same time, Torterra jumped up. A loud noise was made is it made impact with the ground.

A earthquake struck them all.

Then Aaron's world went black.

Chapter 1-7: The Psychic Mistress Pt1

Jose and his Pokemon ran immediately to the Pokemon Gym. Now I'm sure that the gym is the building in the right side! They entered the gym recklessly. I challenge you to a Pokemon battle! said Jose. There was deep silence after that. Uhhh... Where on earth is the gym leader? Jose asked himself since he saw that there was no one in there. He looked around the building and saw no gym leader, or any other person. Hmmm... Maybe we should get back here next time. Maybe after lu-- Jose felt that there's someone there. He looked around carefully and saw nothing but walls. He continued walking slowly.

As they were walking, Jose sensed something again. He looked at the back. Light blue shockwaves were about to hit Rasque. Rasque, sidestep then sandstorm at 90 degrees at your right! Rasque immediately folllowed the commands, and so, revealed a female and her Pokemon. Excellent. The woman started talking. You are proven worthy of a Pokemon battle The woman smiled at Jose. Jose was speechless for a moment. Ummm... Who are you? Jose asked. I am Sabrina. Mistress of Psychic Pokemon, and of course, I am the Gym leader. Jose's eyes blazed. I challenge you to a Pokemon Battle! Sabrina smiled. Well then. Choose your first Pokemon. Jose nodded to Rasque, gesturing that she's gonna be the first Pokemon to battle. Umbreon, GO! Sabrina threw a Pokeball, and out came an Umbreon.

The battle began. Rasque, use Bite! Jose commanded. Rasque charged at the opponent mouth open. The foe suddenly disappeared. Rasque looked at her left side, and saw Umbreon there, but the Umbreon attacked her before she does. Rasque fell on her feet. She immediately got up, and charged Umbreon once again, but then again, the Umbreon disappeared and reappeared at her side knocking her down again, and again, and again, and again. Rasque became angry and unleashed a very loud screech. Everyone covered their ears, but the Umbreon was so close to Rasque which left him vulnerable. Rasque then summoned falling rocks and KO'd the foe Umbreon.
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Rasque grew to level 14
Rasque learned Chip Away
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Chapter 1-6: Recovery

Aaron opened his eyes. He was in his bed. Was it all a dream? How did he end up here? One thing was for sure, he was tired. He closed his eyes, and dozed off again...

"Aaron? Are you okay?" a voice said. He opened one eyed and looked. His mom was talking to him. He opened his other eye, shrugged, and said, "Yeah. I'm fine. What happened?" His mom blinked. "You seriously don't remember? You were knocked out cold by a Torterra."
"That was real?"
"Yeah."
"I thought I was dreaming."
"You weren't."
"Are my Pokémon okay?"

His mother made a nervous face. "You know, that Torterra must have been Level 100." Aaron shot a bored look at his mom. "Well?" he said.
"Err... uhh.. well. I have good news and bad news."
"What's the good news?"
"They're going to make it. They just need some time to recover."
"And the bad news?"
"Vira... was captured."
"NOOOOOOO!"

"Ralts and Growlithe should be fine by tomorrow. Ever needs more time." she said. The door closed, but his mom's Audino walked in first. "Audino..." Audino said. She rubbed against Aaron, and fired a Heal Pulse at Aaron. Aaron looked out the window. It was dark. "Good night, Audino," he said, closing his eyes

(OOC: Next post will have a lot more action and less dialogue. And it'll be longer.)

Act 2-Chapter 1

As Tai and Natsu leave the Gym the look around they run to the Pokemon center.

"We better get out on the road before dusk then we can camp outside of Mount Moon." Natsu said with a face full of dreams.

"Yeah it'll be out first night of our journey to become the champions!" Tai replied as they walked into the cities Pokemon Center.

"Ok your pokemon will be ready in about 5 minutes" the Nurse said taking the childrens pokeballs.

After 10 minutes of waiting Tai and Natsu grabbed their Pokeballs and ran off into the rocky area just before Mount Moon. They walked around watching the sun set and unbeknownst to them they were being followed by something. The two continued walking around looking at the lovely texture of the rocks and stopping every now and then to eat some food. As the boys came to a fork in the road they begane to argue over which way to go.

"Right... duh it's the right way so we go right!" Tai exclaimed

"No Left because I write with my left hand!" Natsu argued.

"You're ambidextrous you nut!" Tai yelled.

"Maybe I can help if you beat me in a Pokemon battle then I will tell you the way to Mount Moon." A man wearing a Ranger uniform said as he threw 2 Pokeballs at the ground.

From the Pokeballs a Shinx and a Haunter jumped out.

"Okay then let's go Kuranpu and Fyre!" the boys yelled throwing their pokeballs at the ground.

Fyre and Kuranpu jumped out ready to fight.

"You boys go first." the ranger called.

"Okay Fyre use Calm mind whilst Kuranpu will use MEGAHORN!" Natsu yelled.

The bugs nodded in favour of the choice of moves and Kuranpu ran at the Shinx, before the shinx could retaliate or counter the move he was flung into the air by Kuranpu's mighty megahorn.

"Hmm Haunter use lick on that Karrablast!" the ranger chuckled.

*Haun...* Haunter said before flying over to Kuranpu and licking it rendering it paralyzed.

"Damn Fyre use ember on haunter!" Tai yelled.

"Larv!" Fyre replied

"Haunter counter with shadow punch." the ranger yelled.

"haunn..." Haunter replied.

before Fyre could even begin his attack the Haunter moved in and defeated Fyre.

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Is this the end for the boys will their journey stop here?