First Loss
Jen trudged onward on the path with absolutely no destination in mind. Kicking a rock, she watched as it landed near a small pokemon and give a frightened look. Taking out her pokedex, Jen pointed it at the pokemon.
Cleffa, the moon pokemon. Its silouette is of a star and is believed to have come from the moon.
Jen closed the pokedex, not really eager to capture the timid looking pokemon. It was such a girly pokemon, even if they were hard to find in the game.
"Not going to capture it?" a voice asked. Jen turned, eyebrows raising as she did so. A girl with murky green eyes and long violet hair stared at her, a secretive smile gracing her lips.
"No," Jen said bluntly. "I don't like cutsie pokemon."
The smile widened slightly "My name is Tobari, and I think that's such a shame. Care to have a battle. Two on two?"
"I only have one," Jen said with a shrug.
Tobari laughed softly. It was the type of girl laugh that made Jen want to punch someone. "You've already been on a route but have not captured a pokemon?" She shrugged. "Well, you're pokemon should be strong. Two on one? Or are you scared?"
"I ain't scared of nothing!" Jen snarled, grabbing her pokeball. "Go, Houndour!"
Houndour howled as it materialized.
Tobari tilted her head to the side. "Go, Eevee."
With a burst of light, a brown fox appeared. "Eve," it called, shaking itself.
"Alright, Eevee, let's start this off with..."
"Use Ember!" Jen barked, interrupting Tobari.
With a vicious growl, Houndour launch the attack, hitting Eevee head on and causing to whimper in pain.
"Now none of that," Tobari said. "Tackle it."
"Ember," Jen said quickly.
Eevee charged, hitting the Ember head on but managed to keep back a wince and hit Houndour right in the head. "Do," Houndour spat, shaking her head.
"Houndour, use Ember!"
"Eevee, dodge," Tobari said firmly. "And Tackle," she said as if it were an afterthought.
Eevee jumped to the side, avoiding the fire attack and bashing agaisnt Houndour's side and making it skid backwards with a wince.
"Ember!" Jen ordered.
"My, is that all it knows?" Tobari asked innoccently, tilting her head to the side as she watched her pokemon collapse in a heap. Smile growing bigger, she recalled her pokemon. "Go, Teddiursa!" she called.
A small, brown bear appeared, looking up cutely at Jen. Jen scowled at the face. SHe much preferred the vicious Ursaring.
"Teddy," Tobari cooed, "use Lick."
Faster than Jen or Houndour expected, Teddiursa launched itself and enlarged its tongue, getting Houndour right in the face.
"Dou!" Houndour snarled, launching an Ember at the retreating pokemon.
"Teed!" Teddiursa wailed, getting hit.
"Teddy, use Scratch," Tobari ordered.
"Ember!" Jen said quickly.
"Ho," Houndour winced, looking frustrated as it attempted to move.
"Seems like your pokemon is paralyzed," Tobari said simply as her pokemon attacked the dark type. "Another Scratch," she called.
"Ember!"
Houndour attacked, but Teddiursa dodged the attack and slammed its claws against Houndour's side, creating a loud yelp from the dark type.
"Scratch," Tobari said. Again Teddiursa Scratched Houndour brutally. "Seems like I'm going to win," she said to Jen.
"Not a chance," Jen spat. "Ember!"
"Dodge," Tobari said quickly.
"Ted," Teddiursa winced, unable to dodge the speedy attack.
"Scratch."
Teddii!" Teddiursa snarled, chaging at Houndour once more.
"Dodge!" Jen siad despeartely.
"Dou," Houndour whined, trying to move, wincing as she did so from the paralyzation. "Dour!" she howled, getting hit again and going down.
"Seems like I did win," Tobari said simply.
"Houndour, get up!" Jen called, ignoring the other girls words. "Come on! I know you can do it! Ember!"
Houndour coughed weakly, eyes fierce as she tried to stand. Teeth bared, she gave a fierce bark. "Houndour!" the dark type snarled, managing to launch the fire attack before collapsing.
Tobari's eyes widened as her pokemon was hit, looking on the verge to collapsing. Luckily, the Houndour fainted, clearly meaning she had won. "Ted," Teddiursa said tiredly as she recalled the pokemon.
"I have won," Tobari said, cocking her head once again to the side.
"So it appears," Jen said sarcastically, kneeling by her pokemon's side.
"But you are much stronger than I thought," Tobari said, her smile becoming secretive once more. "You defeated my Eevee and almost defeated my Teddiursa, which is at a higher level by the way, with only one pokemon. You
are strong."
Jen couldn't help but feel like a test subject as Tobari said that before walking away. Turning away, Jen grit her teeth, feeling a sorrow she hadn't expected for her first loss. It seemed so much more real now.
"Good job, girl," Jen said, recalling her pokemon and heading back to the city. She hadn't even really entered the route so she was close. Next time, Jen vowed, she would capture more pokemon...