"I suppose I should name you, hm?" Jane said, sitting just outside of the Pokémon Center, enjoying the sun while stalling the challenging the Gym Leader part of her day. She had a strawberry/banana smoothie with her, which was still nice and cold as she had bought it a couple of minutes ago, and a certain snake sprawled over her feet, catching the sun that she loved.
Jane opened her laptop again and clicked on the email server. She hadn't had time to reply to Ty's message, and now was the time to do so. Her hand floated above the keyboard for a while as she thought of what to send him, but then her fingers started the frantic and automatic pressing of the keys as her brain formed the words in her mind, sending her fingers signals of where to pound.
Guten Mittag Ty,
Lucky for you that I'm starting to get a bit used to little Pyro, or I would have kicked your ass the moment I saw you. But he's not so bad I guess… He did kick that Squirtle's ass, but that's a story for another time. Anyway, while you were lounging on your fat ass, I was out catching myself my first Pokémon. That's right, I have another one now! Shower me with gold why don't you?
Anyway, you need to hear the whole story.
So, it was a beautiful midday, and me and Pyro were sunning outside the rest-zone at about the mid-point of the route… you know the one. Anyway, we were innocently lying there, while suddenly I feel this thing slithering across me, I look up and this creepy green snake was on top of me, hissing like a euphoric idiot. Naturally I had Pyro attack him, and I caught him, but afterward people kept telling me that it's weird that I have a green Ekans (For that's what it is). Is it weird? Maybe it's some sort of birth defect, it certainly explains the strange behavior. Certainly does. Anyway, she's a bit strange, but surely more intelligent than Pyro is, actually she's really intelligent, but doesn't always know what she wants. And she hates Pyro.
Anyway, that's pretty much it. I kicked some *******'s ass (haha pun, sort of) today too, I have been very busy. I'm also challenging the Gym Leader in a moment, any comments or tips? Apparently he fights with Electric types, only the whole town is yellow. I feel like freaking Dorothy walking over the yellow brick road over here.
Auf Wiedersehen
Jane
PS: OMG! Dean made a funny?! Hm, how about checking his face for seams where the aliens might have plastered it onto their screwed up faces. I bet he's actually reptilian, like that TV show. And he's come to take over our planet, in the form of Dean. But he's slipped up big time! Dean would never be funny, that was his mistake! We've got him where we want to Ty!
Seriously though, goodbye, and say hello to Mum.
That was that, email sent, and Jane closed Moon, putting him back in her bag and glanced over at the Ekans, who had closed her eyes in delight as the sun's rays warmed her scales. "How about Hydra? Pyro and Hydra? Sounds good to me." Ekans glanced over, hissed approvingly, and then went back to sunbathing.
"Okay guys!" Jane said sharply, jumping up and leaving a startled Hydra hissing agitatedly. "It's time to get to work, the mysterious Gym Leader awaits!"
Finding the Gym wasn't very hard, there were only bright orange signs everywhere. Seriously, she was getting enough of the colour scheme of this town, more than enough. The building was pretty big, that had to be said. And there was no mistaking what it was, for the big yellow letters that said 'Gym'. Jane entered the building and found herself in a lobby with the same lovely colour scheme. Another door and she was in… a black room.
"What the hell?!" Jane questioned aloud, and two loud claps resounded through the room. Suddenly bright TL lightes everywhere turned on, temporarily blinding Jane. Some ways in front of her sat a guy on a big chair, looking quite nonchalant.
"Why hello there, what can I do for you?"
"Seriously?" Jane said to herself, but loud enough for him to hear. "You were just sitting there waiting for someone to come in so you could clap on the lights? Do you do that every time? Pathetic!" Was Jane's opinion. "Nothing better to do than sitting there being theatrical. Anyway, where's the Gym Leader, I want a battle."
The man seemed shocked by her outburst and her boldness, but he recovered. "The leader is sitting right in front of you little girl! The name's Volkner, once Sinnoh's most celebrated Gym Leader, the best of the region!"
"Well there must have been a reason they downgraded you, from 8th to 1st…" Jane whistled. "That's quite a fall."
Another shocked look from Volkner before he recovered again. "You listen to me, I came here voluntarily because I wanted to see the rise of a new region! It has nothing to do with any downgrading! Anyway, prepare for a tough battle, you're going down!"
Jane snorted. "I honestly doubt that. Volunteered? Yeah right, you were simply losing your touch, old man."
Volkner, who was not an old man at all, came down with large steps to stand on the edge of a battlefield. Her theatrically released a Pokéball, throwing it up in the air as it spat out a Pikachu. "Bring it on, little girl."
"Oh, as you wish!" Jane took her spot on her side of the field and released Hydra, who hissed menacingly. A man came seemingly out of nowhere with two flags in his hands, assumingly to referee the match. "Challenger goes first," Jane said in a singsong voice. "Hydra start with a wrap!"
Volkner said nothing as Hydra slithered toward the Pikachu at a very fast pace and within the blink of an eye she was wrapped tightly around the Pikachu. Just as Jane was about to give Hydra another command, Volkner's voice boomed around the arena. "Pikachu, use Thundershock." The Pikachu yelled out as God knows how many volts seeped out of him and into Hydra.
Hydra immediately let go of the Pikachu and slithered away, shocked literally and figuratively. "Now, Pikachu, use Quick Attack." Pikachu was quick to follow and sped toward Hydra, hitting her right in the head. The Ekans' jaw smashed against the ground and Jane winced.
"Hydra!" Jane cried out, but the snake got up, nodded at her that she was fine, and turned toward the yellow rat. "Hydra, use leer and the poison sting!" Hydra glared at the Pikachu, who was caught in the stare. A shudder went through Pikachu as he got entirely intimidated by Hydra's bold stare. Slowly, as to not betray her move, Hydra opened her mouth, keeping eye contact with Pikachu, and then released a whole bunch of angry stingers at the rat. Pikachu cried out in pain as several latched onto his skin. He began to shudder violently which could only mean one thing, one of the stingers had released its poison.
"Pikachu, snap out of it and let's do this quickly. Use Thunder Bolt!" Pikachu released a whole bunch of electricity that travelled toward Hydra at an alarmingly quick rate. The snake tried to get away but the thunder was faster and she suffered damage again. But Pikachu shuddered again as another wave of poison-induced pain shot through him.
"Do you see now? I am far superior in my talents than you are!" Volkner taunted her. "Pikachu use Quick Attack again and then Thundershock!"
A snort came from Jane again. "You are way in over your head, boy, way over your head. Hydra, wait until the Pikachu is close and then wrap yourself around him!" Pikachu sped toward Hydra again, but the speedy snake had wrapped herself around the rat faster than the yellow thing's brain could have registered. The Pikachu released more electricity from its body, but this wave was considerably weaker than the last, it was running out of currents.
"Hold on Hydra!" Jane yelled at her Ekans, who tightened the hold she had on the Pikachu. More shudders went through the creature's body but Hydra held on, tightening her hold every second.
"Thunder Wave Pikachu!" Demanded Volkner. Pikachu let out a strange blue wave that petrified all of the muscles in Hydra's body. Not a smart idea. The current made most muscle's in Hydra's body clench up, leaving only the antagonists a little intact, but that meant that Hydra first stiffened, squeezing Pikachu harder, and then froze in that position. Pikachu had no way to go, and was going on his last straw. Suddenly a violent shiver went through him, worse than before, and the Pokémon went limb.
"Luck, pure luck. If Pikachu hadn't been poisoned…" but Shinx will teach you a lesson!" Volkner released a cub-like Pokémon that hissed at Hydra, who hissed right back.
"Yeah right, luck he says. I say you're just in denial. Hydra, start this with wrap and then quickly hit him with poison sting!" Hydra slithered toward the Shinx, and once again Volkner let it happen. Did he thing Jane was stupid? With one swift movement Hydra wrapped herself around the Shinx.
"Now charge and spark, shinx!" Volkner commanded, but Jane was way ahead of him.
"Hydra, fill him up with every stinger in your body!" Hydra opened her mouth and fired a whole assortment of spikes into Shinx just before said Shinx sent a fully charged spark at Hydra. The Ekans couldn't take any more and fainted on the spot, but Shinx's body made the infamous shudder as she the poison got to him. "Hydra, I'm sorry to sacrifice you like that," Jane told the snake before calling her back and sending out Pyro.
"This time I start things off!" Volkner said, sounding quite agitated with the newly poisoned Shinx, who shuddered again. "Shinx, use the tackle/spark combo!"
"If that's how you wanna roll, Pyro use every ADHD cell in your body and drive this thing mental." Pyro barked excitedly before jumping around. Shinx, meanwhile, enveloped his body in electricity and charged at Pyro, but the dog jumped to and fro in front of Shinx and the poor cub, confusing the hell out of it. The poor Shinx didn't know where to go!
"Concentrate, Shinx! He may be faster, but you are obviously smarter!" Came Volkner, managing to insult Pyro while encouraging Shinx. The cub concentrated hard on Pyro, waiting until he would find a pattern, or Pyro would get tired. Too bad for him, thought Jane, Pyro never gets tired, and he's not smart enough to devise patterns.
But then the Shinx finally seemed to find an opening. He darted forward, body engulfed in electricity, and tackle Houndour hard. Pyro whinen with pain as the currents along with the physical hit went through his body and he seemed to shake before getting up. Another shudder went through Shinx' body and the creature began to pant softly.
"Pyro, I have an idea! Use smog and then set it aflame using ember!" Pyro opened his mouth and spat out some highly toxic and even more flammable smoke that surrounded the both of them. Nothing could be seen from the outside, but suddenly there was a bright spark and a huge flame enveloped the Gym. It seemed to implode in on itself as the fire tore through the lightly consumable food and it left the whole battleground clear.
There, in the middle of it all, stood Pyro, panting heavily and having some minor burn wounds despite that he was a fire type himself. Opposite him lay a Shinx, still shuddering badly, he couldn't get up.
"Come back Shinx," Volkner said almost gently. "I guess I underestimated you, little girl. League rules say I have to give you my badge, the Beacon Badge, now. But, because I'm awesome," He kinda struck a pose there, making Jane laugh. "I shall give you another prize…"
"But isn't it customary to give trainers a TM or something after a match beside the badge?" Jane asked him, all so innocently, making Volkner scowl at her.
"Not don't make me change my mind!" He threatened. "But it's awesome, because it's nothing customary! I'm giving you a Pokémon, and an unusual one too." He rummaged around a shelf for a while before finding what he was looking for. "Ah, there she is!" He showed her a blue and white Pokéball with cloud-like decorations. "There, all yours, a pretty little Swably. Don't girls like the cute ones?"
Jane looked at him like he was crazy. She had a snake and a hellhound on her team, and he asked her if she liked cute stuff?! "Whatever, thanks and all that jazz. Gotta run!" And so she grabbed the Ball from his hand and ran out the gym, only to be greeted by none other than…
"TY!!" Jane yelled as she threw her arms around his neck and they hugged for a little while. Then she broke apart and looked at him like he was crazy. "What the hell are you doing here?!"
"The Prof. wanted me to do some field-research and he oh so casually suggested that I should maybe travel a little." Ty said, a happy look on his face. "But Caren and Dad still want you to email them!"
Jane simply laughed and hugged him again. This might be the best day of her life. Or, well, of the past week at least.
