Chapter 4: The Prankster
We continued going deeper into the forest. The environment, however, started changing. The tress now were darker and gnarled, and the atmosphere was eerie. I saw groups of Poochyenas and Purrloins, and a lone Absol. Sarah tried catching it, but it ran away.
“Brrrrr, it’s getting cold!” said Sarah, rubbing her hands on her arms. She was wearing a simple short dress, so it’ not a surprise she’d feel cold.
“Here. Take my jacket,” I said, carefully putting it on her shoulders. In this act, I brushed my hands against her shoulders, feeling her cold yet soft skin.
“Thanks... But, ain’t you gonna feel cold then?”
“Nah. I don’t really feel cold, nor heat. My dad always says my internal termometer is broken.” I replied. She laughed.
I checked my watch, and we still had about 2 hours, so we sat down and rested a bit. Bagon stretched, let out a big yawn, and proceeded to take a nap.
“Hey, I’m the one who walks and you’re the one who gets tired?” said I, nudging it with my feet. It turned to other side, and continued his “oh, so difficult” task.
“Hehe, you two are funny together,” said Sarah, looking at me with those chocolate eyes. We stared at each other for a while, until she turned her head to the other side, a faint blush on her face. I returned Bagon to his Pokéball so he could nap peacefully.
“Shall we go?” I asked her.
“Okay.”
A few meters ahead, she heard a noise. She inspected a nearby tree, and found nothing.
“Ugh, every Pokémon we find runs away,” said she, annoyed and flustered.
The moment she said that, something materialized right in front of her. It looked like a ball of gas.
“Boo,” said the ball, which was a Gastly.
“GAHHH, GET AWAY FROM ME!!!” screamed Sarah, running from the Pokémon. It chased her, thinking it was a game, and laughing like hell. Suddenly, it disapperead, only to posess a nearby tree, making it move around, shaking its roots and branches. That scared the hell outta Sarah.
“WAH, GO AWAY!” said she, throwing the first thing she found on her pocket. A Pokéball.
The Gastly didn’t do a thing, and so it was caught. She didn’t realize what she had thrown, and went running to me. She bumped into me, and both of us fell down.
“Karkiii, protect me from that thing! Make it GO AWAY!” said she, hugging me tightly. She was on top of me, so it was a rather embarrasing position.
“Uh, you caught it, Sarah...”
"What?” said she, looking around for the playful Pokémon. To her disgust, it was true.
“Oh, come on...” she said, burying her face in my chest. She quickly realized the position we were in and stood up, a deeper blush on her face now.
“Whoops.” She then walked to the Pokéball, and Gastly went out of it at his will.
“GASSSSSSS-tlyyyyyyyyyy” screeched it, chasing her again.
“AW, NOT AGAIN!” said Sarah, running in the direction of the clearing.
“Oh, great, now I have to go after those two...”
I ran after them, looking to the ground to certificate i wouldn’t stumble upon rocks or roots. We reached the clearing, and just a couple of duos had already returned. They had caught a Patrat, two Spearows and one Elekid. I let Bagon out, and it seemed vigorous. Sarah returned her Gastly to the Pokéball, and the director greeted us:
“Hello again, you two. Did you have a good time?” we nodded. “Good. Now may I check up your pokémon? We’ll restore their HP, and feed them.” We gave our Pokémon to him, and he put ‘em on a machine, which quickly healed them. He then placed two pots on the ground, and put some Pokéfeed on both. He released them and they happily ate.
“So, would you mind telling me how you caught them?” said the director with a warm smile.
“Well, Bagon threw a rock at me, and then tried Headbutting me. He hit a tree, and fainted.” I said.
“He hit a tree, and fainted afterwards? That’s rather unusual. What happened to the tree after the hit?” I told him about the big hole on it, and also about how owerful its bite was. He absorbed that information, and said, rubbing his beard:
“Wait a second. I’ll see this right away.” He went to a tent, where the teachers were having a snack, and came back with a red device. He pointed it to Bagon, and sort of scanned it. He cleared his throath, and said:
“Hmm, we have a rare case here. Do you know about abilities?” He asked me, and I nodded. I know Bagon’s ability is Rock Head. “So, recently, some scientists discovered some Pokémon are born with diferent abilities. This Bagon’s ability is Sheer Force. That explains why his Bite and Headbutt were more powerful. Sheer Force adds power to moves that cause secondary effects, like burn, paralysis or flinching.”
“Great. So I have a special Pokémon. But what is that device, director?” I replied.
“It’s called a Pokédex. It’s a high-tech device that automatically records data of any Pokémon you see or catch, and its characteristics, such as height, weight, where it’s found in Dayon and abilities. Unfortunately, these are very expensive, so they’re only available to scientists and professors.” Said the director, putting the Pokédex on his pocket. “Now, I suppose you’re hungry too, right?”
We went to the teachers tent, and grabbed some snacks. Me and Sarah sat at one of the many benches spread around the clearing. They were arranged in a circular fashion, forming a circle between a medium-sized area, which vaguely resembled a Pokémon Tournament battlefield.
“I wonder what the surprise is...” I thought.
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I hope you guys liked it. Bagon's alternate ability is his dream world's ability. I wanted to implement it to the story, but i didn't know how to put the dream world itself.