Nova was woken up by a soft knocking on his door, “Excuse me, your pokemon are healed…”, the voice whispered. Nova groaned as he sat up, noticing how early it was; the sun was barely visible.
“Alright, thanks Nurse Joy…”, he yawned softly, then walked over and opened the door, thanking the nurse and taking his pokemon. Closing the door, Nova got dressed then called his two pokemon out. “Hey, how are you two, not too tired from last night I hope?”, he was answered with a yawn and a tired bark. “Right, right…it’s too early for you two, I suppose”. “Alright, well I suppose we should hit the road then…”, his voice trailed off, as the pokemon fell asleep.
Nova walked out of the room, then gently set the key on the counter as he walked out of the pokemon center. As Nova walked outside, he felt a light sprinkle on his face, ‘Hmm, it’s just my luck that it’s raining today, I suppose…’, Nova thought. Passing by the gym, Nova realized not only would the gym leader not be up at this hour, but that after last night, it was apparent that his team would need more training. ‘Today’s not the day for training though…’, Nova quickly realized. Nova took one last glance at the gym before something caught his attention from the corner of his eye; someone was fishing. Walking over to the fisherman, Nova took a seat, then said, “How are the fish biting today?"
The man cast a glance at him, then replied, “ Today is one of the good days, it seems”, and then he resumed his glare at the water…he seemed eager to catch something. Several minutes passed, then Nova noticed a slight tug on the line, and quickly informed the man. “Hmm…you may be right about that…”, the man said, then pulled on the line, and it responded with a strong tug! Getting up, the fisherman tugged real hard, but the fish was determined to have its’ way. Nova was quickly getting into this tug of war going on, and before he knew it, he was encouraging the man every few minutes with building enthusiasm. At last the man had seemed to gain the advantage, and pulled yet again, and the fish came flying out of the water!
As he reeled the fish in, he gave Nova a bright smile, and started spouting off how he had been waiting for a chance like that to come along, and how he would have never done it if Nova hadn’t been there to notify him, etc. It was clear that he was over exaggerating what Nova had done, ‘He would have gotten it anyways, but if he wants to thank me, who am I to decline?’, Nova thought with a smile.
“Ahh! This fish’ll get me some good money! Hey, I bet I could get a Super Rod with what I’ll get from this fishie! Hey, kid, as thanks for your assistance, I would like you to have my Old rod, don’t be so hesitant, I’m gonna get a new one anyways!”, he was clearly caught up in himself, and shoved the fishing pole into his hand, and walked off. Nova looked blankly at the pole, wondering exactly where he would keep this.
As it turned out, the fishing pole was easily folded up and pocket sized! Nova grinned at his luck, then decided to sit down and try his hand at fishing. An hour or so passed, more and more people were beginning to walk around, and Nova had caught nothing. The sun was beginning to get higher in the sky, and he could already feel the warmth on his back, although with the rain coming down like it was, this didn't mean much. Nova decided to send out Machop and Houndour to keep him company during the wait for a fish. Houndour yawned a little bit, then decided to lie down next to Nova and watch the fish going by. Machop yawned, moved under a tree, then started stretching, he had already figured out they wouldn’t be going anywhere soon. A short while later and Nova noticed some orange mixed in with the blue. ‘Hm, is that a pokemon?’, Nova asked himself, then whipped out his pokedex and scanned it. The machine fed him a picture of the orange fish he had seen, and stated, “ Magikarp, the fish pokemon. Famous for being very unreliable, It can be found swimming in seas, lakes, rivers and shallow puddles. “
“Hm, that isn’t too promising…oh wait! Let’s see if it can evolve into anything first!”, Nova said, then hit a few buttons, and before long another image was shown. The pokedex read, “Gyarados, the Atrocious pokemon,once Gyarados goes on a rampage, its ferociously violent blood doesn't calm until it has burned everything down. There are records of this Pokémon's rampages lasting a whole month”, upon hearing this, combined with the pokedex picture, Nova was more then a little hesitant about getting a pokemon that would evolve into something like a Gyarados.
“Hey, Machop, Houndour, come here, what do you think of this?”, Nova asked the 2 small pokemon, then showed them the picture of Gyarados. The two smiled a little, backing up a bit. “Well, come on, it would definitely help us out with the gyms and such, right?”, Machop stopped backing away at this, then looked as if he was thinking hard, then gave a thumbs up, smiling. Houndour, seeing him smile at the scary picture, smiled too. “Alright then, I guess I’ll give it a go at catching that Magikarp!”, Nova stated, pointing at the orange fish.
Nova plopped back down onto the ground, and then started focusing intently on the Magikarp as it swam in circles beneath his feet. It seemed to be taunting him. Machop watched all of this with a bright interest. Once, when Nova just about had it, the Magikarp sped up and splashed water in his face. That was a challenge if Nova had ever seen one. Nova pulled Houndour over to his side, then ordered an ember at the fish. Houndour looked at Nova with a sparkle in his eye, then unleashed a flurry of embers at the fish pokemon. Magikarp looked surprised that it was actually being attacked, and by a fire type, no less! Magikarp hopped out of the water, skillfully evading the fire balls, although Nova was prepared for that, “Machop grab it, then throw it to me!”, the small pokemon reacted fast, he leapt at the fish and swiftly threw it to Nova, falling in the water as he did so. A small crowd of people had crowded around, watching the newfound entertainment.
Machop had overshot the throw however, and ended up smacking the fish into a tree, fainting it instantly. Climbing out of the water, Machop noticed Houndour and Nova staring at it.
“Hm, this Magikarp has white whiskers, but the pokedex picture shows them being orange, what’s with that?”, Nova wondered out loud. Suddenly the pokedex beeped and Nova opened it to hear, “ Magikarp males have orange whiskers, while females have white whiskers”
“Oh, I see so this Magikarp is a girl?”, Nova realized, “Hm, well since you knocked it out, this will be the Magikarp for us! I hope it doesn’t wind up like the Pidgey though…”, Nova pulled a poke ball out and dropped it on her head, and waited for the end result.
(OOC:If you don't think I should have the Old Rod, then I suppose I could make it break or something)