…And the center of the ball turned white
"We did it Hypnotic! And on the first try! Well, I mean, we are US, so no surprise anyways!" Jake said as sarcastically as possible to Hypnotic.
"Poli Poli Poli!" Hypnotic cried happily as it started to dance around.
"Alright, let's bring out the little fellow, come on out Nidoran!"
Nidoran appeared in the shining white light. It instantly threw out a little yawn, and then happily jumped onto Hypnotic's head while it was dancing. Hypnotic didn't seem to mind though.
That's just…odd. I mean whatever works I guess. Anyways, I need to give my Nidoran a nickname I guess. Let's see…
"Alright, how about the name Vicious?" Jake asked Nidoran.
"…Nido…" clearly Nidoran didn't like it. Hypnotic went as far as to use a Bubble attack
on Jake. That didn't go over so well.
"How about Tactical, based on the way you acted during that battle?"
"Nido Nido!" Nidoran said happily.
Tactical it is! Now, I need to get some training in on these. Should I go after a wild Pokémon, or should I try to find a trainer to battle? Meh, whatever I see first is what I'm going to with with I suppose.
Jake took the egg Dr. Marley gave him out of his bag, and took a look at it. It started to turn a lighter brown color. Jake was feeling confident that it meant that it was developing, but he didn't want to take any chances. He wrapped his arms around the egg, and wouldn't let go of it for dear life. Hypnotic and Tactical walked side-by-side with him, Tactical on top of Hypnotic's head. As Jake approached another patch a grass, he saw another person looking around. He knew it was time for a battle!
"Hey kid," Jake started. "How about a battle?"
"Umm, I'm not sure. I need to train, but I don't know if I want to fight a real person right now." The kid answered. "Umm, okay, I suppose we can battle, although I'll bet you'll win. I only have two Pokémon however. It appears you do too. How about a double battle?" He finished.
"I guess so, sounds good to me!" Jake said with excitement. "By the way, what's your name? My name is Jake. Let's not be squares here, a little acquaintance would be nice."
"My name is Tim, and it is nice to meet you!" Tim said as he makes a new acquaintance. "Alright, I'll bring out my Squirtle and my Pidgey!"
"And as you can see, I'll use Hypnotic the Poliwag and Tactical the Nidoran!"
Tim's Pokémon appeared out of the shining white light, while Jake's Pokémon just walked forward. Tactical jumped off of Hypnotic's head. Hypnotic started to do a little happy dance, while Tactical stared off into space.
"I'm going to need you two to focus here!" Jake ordered out.
"Poli!" "Nido!" The two of them said in unison.
Tim's Pidgey and Squirtle looked like they were in total focus: They held a simple battle stance, and were staring down Hypnotic and Tactical.
They seem to have been trained well, I'll have to be at my best here, as will my Pokémon!
Jake started to get a little nervous, as it was his first battle. He clenched his egg even tighter, losing the feeling in his knuckles, as he transferred a lot of his body heat to the egg. At least it would get something good out of this battle, no matter the outcome.
"Alright, I'll start this off!" Jake said. "Hypnotic, use your Water Gun on Pidgey! Use Horn Attack on Squirtle Tactical!"
"Squirtle, counter that Horn Attack with a Tackle! Use Gust Pidgey!" Tim ordered.
Hypnotic shot out a large stream of water at the Pidgey, and Tactical charged in. Squirtle had a lot of force, and the two collided head on…literally. They both flew backwards and landed on the ground hard. The Pidgey's Gust absorbed the Water Gun, although at little bit made it through, leaving but a little dent on Pidgey.
Grr, apparently long-range attacks won't give me much of an advantage here, Pidgey will just knock them away with Gust. I need to get in close to lay down some hurt.
"Pidgey, use Quick Attack on the Poliwag! Squirtle, charge in for another Tackle attack!" Tim ordered out swiftly.
Pidgey moved at what seemed to be at mach-two speeds, while the Squirtle ran rather slowly at Tactical, although there was definite power.
"Tactical, just wait for my orders, Hypnotic, try to dodge!"
It was too late for Hypnotic, however. The Pidgey was just too fast and hit it dead on, leaving a lot of damage. Hypnotic wasn't ready to give up yet. Squirtle finally got in close to Tactical.
"Now, Poison Sting it!!"
"Dodge Squirtle!"
It was too late for Squirtle though. It was in too close of range for it the Poison Sting to be dodged. Tactical rained down purple spikes directly on top of Squirtle. It took heavy damage this time, but the force from the shot whipped it around, and Squirtle's tail hit Nidoran, knocking it back a little. From looking at Squirtle, you could see that there was residual damage being done to it: Poison.
This is really turning out in my favor! Then again, I AM awesome!
"Squirtle, come here, here's an Antidote for you!" Tim said happily.
The Poison infliction was completely erased. Although the direct damage caused from the Poison Sting did a lot of damage, nothing else was gained from it.
Someone's prepared…nerd.
"Hypnotic, charge in at that Pidgey and use Doubleslap! Tactical, use a Scratch attack on Pidgey as well!"
The two of them double-teamed Pidgey flawlessly. After every slap, Tactical jabbed his horn into Pidgey as well, it flew backwards and hit a tree. Squirtle wouldn't allow this to continue however. Without any orders, it can behind the two of them and hit them both with a fierce Water Gun attack! Hypnotic and Tactical flew directly at Jake, but hit the ground in front of him.
"Get up you two, one shot can't take you down!" Jake yelled.
Hypnotic stood right back up: A water-type attack wouldn't be something to hit it for a lot of damage. Tactical, on the other hand, struggled to stand back up.
"You too Pidgey, get up!"
Pidgey tried to flap his wings to get back into the air, but he couldn't. He remained stationary on the ground, and couldn't use the sky for evasion any longer.
Alright. We both have one Pokémon hurt pretty badly, and one close to peak condition, although Hypnotic is definitely in better shape than his Squirtle. I need to get rid of that Pidgey first, and hopefully make this a two-on-one battle.
"Use Poison Sting on Pidgey Tactical! Use Bubble on both of them Hypnotic!" Jake ordered.
The purple spikes flew directly at Pidgey, who could barely move any more. The Bubble attack came at both Squirtle and Pidgey. Squirtle jumped directly in front of Pidgey, and took both of the blows together!
"Squirtle, No!!!" Tim cried out, his eyes filled with tears.
Squirtle fell to the ground, and tried to stand back up. Pidgey used his beak to pull him up, and to continue the battle. Pidgey stood there in a struggle, and lit up in a white light!
What the heck is going on here!!!!
"Can it…be? Yes! Pidgey is evolving!" Tim cried out happily.
Oh…crap. This is NOT what I needed to happen.
Pidgey grew two fold! He gained a red feather on top of its head, although his energy didn't' appear to be very rejuvenated.
"Not the most helpful evolution, but an evolution is an evolution!" Tim said happily.
"Water Gun and Poison Sting, one more time!" Jake ordered out.
"Gust Pidgeotto! Let's go!"
The Gust attack knocked away the Water Gun and the Poison Sting. It might not have gotten any of his health back, but it certainly gained a heck of a lot of strength!
This…is really bad. I guess I only have one option now!
"Charge on in together! Use Doubleslap and Horn Attack!"
Tactical hopped onto Hypnotic's head, and they charged in together for a power attack! Tim had no idea how to respond to this. Squirtle and Pidgeotto were knocked down to the ground in a matter of seconds, and neither could get up.
"Well, I guess I should have used some wild Pokémon first…I…guess" Tim said while trying to remain calm, but tears filled his eyes.
"It is just one battle Tim, don't get too upset about it. We'll meet again someday, and I can guess you'll beat me," Jake said sincerely.
Beat me? Hah! Whatever makes Tim feel better though…
"Really!" Tim said as he perked up. "Yeah, you're right! I'll see you again and kick your butt!!"
"Umm…sure, whatever works." Jake said sarcastically.
Tim returned his Pokémon, and ran off into the distance.
Jake turned to Hypnotic and Tactical and said, "You two work great together, which doesn't surprise me much. I mean you two are obviously great friends, just like the ones I have."
"Poli!" "Ran!!"
After returning his two Pokémon to their Pokéballs, Jake looked down at the egg he was holding onto for the past fifteen minutes.
I wonder what you will be…