Part 2: Continued
I stared at the PokeBall, hopping, almost pleading that the Starly would be caught. I didn't think that Totodile could take much more. Every shake of that PokeBall was like torture. Why wouldn't it just stop already? Doesn't it know that I'm suffering over here? No, that's just silly, it's a PokeBall, it doesn't care about me. The ball stopped moving, hope arose in me.
Did I catch it? I think I did! No, quick as a flash the PokeBall opened letting out blinding white light. The ball bounced back towards me and into my hands. I painfully looked back towards the light, and as it faded out I saw the figure of the Starly come into view.
"Starly!" It yelled in anger. The Starly stepped forward, showing that it wouldn't back down. We couldn't go through another battle, not while Totodile was in this condition. There was only one thing I could do, I had to run. I slowly got up, watching the Starly just as carefully as it did me. I quickly ran to the right, but was cut off when the Starly flew in my path. I ran to the left this time, but yet again the Starly cut me off. The Starly flew towards me at as fast as it possibly could. Just in time I turned my body away from the Starly and it landed a fully body tackle on my back. Siring pain rushed through my body and collapsed to my knees. "Starly! Starly!" It yelled again as it hit me two more times.
How much of this can I take? I thought, hoping that I could think of an answer. I felt something touch my cheek; I looked down to see what it was. It was Totodile, he had woken up during the commotion.
"Totodile," he said softly.
"No, I'm not going to let you battle."
"Dile Totodile!" He said more excitedly now.
"Your already weak enough, getting into a battle now would just make things worse." He scratched me in the face this time, angry at my decision.
"Totodile! Dile Dile! Totodile!" He went off. It was like the very thought of standing by and watching this happen, even when badly injured, was something only a traitor could do.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" He nodded his head. Totodile winced in pain as he struggled to get up. After a moment he was up steadying himself. Just before the Starly landed another blow Totodile jumped on my head and down to my back, startling it. Totodile then scratched it in its face, causing it to tumble to the ground. While the Starly began to rise Totodile unzipped my backpack and jumped in. "What are you…" I began to say, but was cut off when Totodile popped back up with an Oran Berry in his hand. He stuffed the whole thing in his mouth, chewed quickly, and swallowed.
"Toto Toto Toto Totodile!" He chanted feeling rejuvenated. He jumped out of my backpack and landed on the ground facing the Starly. I stood up, still feeling the sting of Starly's blows. The Starly rushed towards Totodile ready for a tackle.
"Totodile, doge it!" Totodile jumped out of the way just as the Starly was about to make contact. "Now use Scratch!" Totodile raked his claws across the Starly's back. The Starly jumped up and kicked dirt at Totodile's eyes once again, but this time he was prepared. Totodile shielded his eyes with his arm, stopping the dirt from making contact. Surprised the Starly flew into the air. Pumping its wings the Starly created a strong gust of wind that nearly knocked Totodile off his feet. "Totodile use Leer!" Totodile locked eyes with the Starly. It faltered a little but kept up the attack. "Use Leer again" Once again Totodile locked eyes with the Starly. This time it stopped beating its wings and fell down a couple of feet before it recovered and flew back up. "Use Leer one more time!" Totodile obeyed. The Starly locked its wings and fell to the ground with a crash. I didn't think it would get up after that. The Starly laid on the ground, motionless.
I hope it's alright, I thought,
Oh yeah! I need to throw the PokeBall! The Starly began to rise, I had to act quickly. I threw the PokeBall at the Starly, hoping to catch it. Just as the ball reached the pokemon it was on its feet, and effortlessly knocked the Pokeball away, it had a lot more energy to use.
Selena wasn't kidding, I thought,
these pokemon really are tough. That's when I decided, I have to catch this pokemon. I looked over at Totodile, he was completely surprised and confused, and I wondered what he was thinking. "Totodile," I called. He looked towards me, surprise and confusion still plastered on his face. "Do you think you can keep going?"
"Dile," he said nodding. I looked back towards the Starly, it was determined. You could tell by looking at it that it was breathing hard, and it had a few scratches on it. A few more hits and it wouldn't be able to fight back.
"Totodile use Scratch!" Totodile ran full speed at the Starly and scratched it in the chest. The Starly fell back. "Use Scratch again!" Totodile began to scratch the Starly again. "Again!" He kept at it, maybe even scratching harder, but I couldn't tell. "One more time!" Totodile went at it one more time, but at the last second the Starly dodged out of the way and tackled Totodile on his side. He was thrown maybe three feet away. I was surprised at what had happened. Who would've thought that the Starly would just dodge like that?
It's foolish to not be prepared for something like that, I mused.
They're pokemon after all, they're capable of anything. Totodile slowly got up and turned back towards the Starly. " Totodile use Leer!" Totodile stare at the Starly, but this time they didn't lock eyes. The Starly had turned its head to break the stare making Leer useless.
This is a very smart bird, I thought to myself. I looked back at the battle and saw the Starly still had its head turned, I figured it was because it didn't want to look too early, just in case. I took this to my advantage. "Totodile use Scratch!" He ran towards the Starly and scratched it in the face. Surprised the Starly fell back a few steps. "Use Scratch again!" Totodile slashed at the Starly again but it dodged and began to pump its wings, creating another gust of wind.
It's using gust on the ground? Interesting. "Totodile! Use Leer one more time!" I knew this would work because the pokemon couldn't look away while it's using its attack; it needs to see what it's doing. Totodile stared directly in the eyes of the Starly. It stopped pumping its wings and just stood there, staring back at Totodile. They both had their eyes locked for unknown amount of time. It seemed like hours we were their. I wondered what made the Starly stop attacking in those moments. Was it being intimidated? Was it afraid? I couldn't be sure. The Starly stepped back that was my chance. "Totodile! Use the best Scratch you can!" Totodile charged towards the Starly and began to scratch it all over its body. The Starly fell back, hitting the ground with a thump. I threw my Poke Ball as quick as I could before it had time to recover. The PokeBall hit the Starly and sucked it in and fell to the ground shaking. Totodile walked towards the moving PokeBall and stared at it. He then bent down to pick it up. "Totodile," he paused and looked towards me, "Don't pick that up," I said chuckling. He looked at me with a puzzled look. I laughed harder, but I was silently thinking,
Would it work this time?