Chapter 5 (part 1):
It was a darker forest then most Saphire had traveled through. This forest was rarely traveled through and most trainers went the long way, but Saphire was in a hurry and plus he had heard that there were many advantages for going through the forest. He was walking down a winding path, his hands thrusted into his pockets, Ingo sitting on his head, Shocker walking at his feet followed by his newly caught Buizel, Trident.
He had nicknamed his Buizel Trident because while walkign to get here Trident jumped into a river and swam around in it. The currents she made from up above looked like a trident and that was how she was properly named.
Then, bushs to the left of them started rustling. Saphire quickly turned around to find a Pichu hobble out. The Pichu looked exhausted, and it was followed out by an exhausted looking trainer who looked familiar to Saphire.
"Hey! You're the guy who's Pichu ran into the forest before our battle was over!" Saphire said.
The trainer looked up and smiled. "Hehe. And you're the guy who offered to help me find my Pichu." he said.
Saphire smiled and helped the exhausted trainer up from where he had collasped on the ground.
"So why are you so tired?" Saphire wondered aloud.
"Ah. Me and Pichu where in a really tough battle with some guy by the name of Nicholas who had a Larvitar, but we ended up beating them." he said.
Saphire smiled with delight. "Ya know. I've always been wanting to battle you again since our first encounter. How's 'bout now? We can have a 2 on 2 battle if you have three pokemon so you don't have to use Pichu." Saphire offered.
"Uh. I have 4 pokemon. I guess we could. By the way my name's is Josiah and yours is?" Josiah asked.
"Saphire. Saphire Blazer actually but preffered being called Saphire." Saphire said delighted.
"All right then Saphire. Let's go." Josiah said picking a pokeball from his belt.
Saphire nodded and motioned for Shocker to get oonto the battlefield. Shocker ran onto the battlefield with victory in his eyes.
"Go, Skorupi!" Josiah said.
In a blinding white light a scopion looking pokemon that was purple popped out. Saphire quickly took out his pokedex to scan it.
Skorupi, the scorpion pokemon. It grips prey with its tail claws and injects poison. It tenaciously hangs on until the poison takes.
"Ok then. Shocker use Tackle!" Saphire said.
"Skorupi use Pin Missile!" Josiah said quickly.
Shocker dashed at the scorpion while Skorupi shot needles at Shocker. The needles stabbed Shocker's front legs, but Shocker pushed on and tackled the scorpion to the ground. The scorpion grabbed Shocker with its tail and thrust Shocker to the ground. Shocker was stuck and laid there shocked.
"Tackle Shocker!" Saphire said.
"Use Poisen Sting." Josiah said calmly.
Shocker squirmed to get out of the scorpions grasp. The scorpion let go for a split second and then its tail turned a bright purple and then it stabbed Shocker. Shocker cried out in pain and laid on the cool ground stunned and poisened.
"Use Bite." Josiah said.
"Tackle!" Saphire said dedicated to winning this battle.
Skorupi charged at Shocker calmly ready to win this battle, but SHocker dodged at the last second and then tackled Skorupi to the forest floor. Then, out of the corner of his eye Saphire saw a river near them. He turned around and saw the river and smiled deviously.
"Shocker, push Skorupi into the river!" Saphire said.
"Skorupi use Pin Missile." Josiah said.
Skorupi skittered across the floor sending needles of pain at Shocker. Shocker stealthily dodged them all and kept on pushing Skorupi nearer and nearer to the river. Then finally they were near the edge and Shocker hit Skorupi into the river. Skorupi fell into the river and squirmed to get out of the water.
"Skorupi!" Josiah said.
"Shocker Tackle!" Saphire said.
Shocker ran over on top of a little overhang and jumped down on top of Skorupi. The river was deeper then Max and Shocker thought it was and the two poemon started sinking to the bottom, but were still fighting. Skorupi was desperately trying to trap Shocker with its stinger and Shocker was dodging the lunges. They swam to the top and got out of the water gasping for air.
"Tackle!" Saphire said before Josiah could react.
Shocker ran quickly towards Skorupi, afraid that if he was slower Skorupi would throw him into the water, and then tried to tackle it to the ground. Skorupi reacted quickly and then caught Shocker with its stinger and thrusted him into the river. Shocker flew in the air and landed with a loud splash in the river. Skorupi dashed over to the edge of the water and sent hundreds of needles into the water. A few seconds later Shocker appeared at the surface of the water with tons of needles in his body. He ran at Skorupi with the look in his eyes that Saphire hated. Shocker tackled Skorupi to the ground and furiously started slashing its body with his claws. Then, Shocker bit Skorupis tail and flung it into the water. The Skorupi sank and a few seconds later appeared on the river's surface KO.
"Shocker return." Saphire said.
"Skorupi return." said Josiah.
The two pokemon disappeared into their pokeballs and then Josiah took out another pokeball.
"Go, Tailow." he said.
"Go, Ingo." Saphire said.
Then a small blue bird appeared out of a blinding white light. Ingo slowly walked out to the battlefield ready to win this battle.
((End of my post. Will describe the rest of battle in next one!:)))