Training Room
"Shroomish pay attention to my words. Tackle is a basic move but can be further refined. When you are using it please imagine Normal energy are reinforcing and strengthening every mycelium on your body like you have seen on the illustrations. Put the weight on your body on the side of your target on the moment of collision and dont forget to move while using your Normal energy!"
Normal type energy around shroomish began to be absorbed to shroomish body. slowly fading while shroomish are starting to accelerate toward the designated target. And
BANG
A harsh sound echoed in the room while shroomish regained her bearing and going back to the initial point.
"Thats a good start shroomish, please do it again until you feel sluggish or feel that something is wrong".
Repeated collisions have revealed many wasted energy and wrong poses. like when landing one tackle one could use the rebound force to get into the position of another tackle again.
[2 Hours Later]
Shroomish lay on the ground panting even after repeated rest and oran berries.
"I think Tackle is a good starting point for Quick Attack but without a sparring partner it would be different from a real battle. Should we start practice in school tommorow shroomish?" Shroomish shaked her head. Then try the best to move around but to every observer sign of tiredness are very obvious.
"Shroomish that is not good. proper rest is important if you want your training to have a good result and not regress. But," closing my eyes searching for inspiration. "How about aiming Leech Seed AND Worry Seed while I try to dodge them? I think these combination are very good if someone are confident using pokèmon with magic guard ability against us they will have a nasty surprise."
The training begins. I have a lot of fun while my energy are sapped. While moving around and hit. this new body are a lot sturdier than my old one. And I can refill my energy with berries. Dodging training for me + aiming training for shroomish. 2 birds for one stone!
In the end we try meditating to sense our energy but I simply falling asleep after I saw shroomish grinning face. At night I woke up and I try to make shroomish help me do chores but failed. She simply choose to train Tackle and Headbutt again in the training room than doing chores. That is not a bad alternative so i let her and let Angel to check on Shroomish finished by heal beal and healing pulse.
"Accumulated Injuries are very bad if you want to go further." Rika noted.
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The Next Day
I have a lot of fun bathing shroomish and she enjoyed it. Finishing my shower I fit up with a blue shirt and white joggers. After quick breakfast Sis Rika and I chatted until we are near the bus.
"Before you go this is for you." Rika put a Pokègear into my hand. "This is very important aside from being a phone, and also let you surf the internet. It has a very important functionz Map. Do you know how many trainers dead because they cannot find nearby civilization.
and there would be warning from local rangers if something dangerous happening near you. Like a Truly Grumpy Salamence that would kill you because they see you in their territorry. Of course if you are trong enough to solve the problem you could be called if no one else want to do it.
And of course if you solve it you will be rewarded." After the long explanation Rika is not winded at all.
Before Rika speak again I raised the pokegear. "
Thank you so much but the bus are waiting." I raced to the bus. Then a Loud shout followed
"In the future if you are going to Rustboro pokècenter at the afternoon please bring spicy magikarp! Una will LOVE it!"
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Rustboro City
After several hours at noon the bus arrives.
The pokemon trainer school are quite rustic and cozy. There are running tracks. And several open fields with a rough lines most likely for pokèmon battles. Students are herded to a field where a podium is placed where a man in 50s with a graying hair with a genial and weathered face wearing a formal suit are standing.
Searching for familiar characters I found one that is quite a jackpot. Roxanne.
Red eyes, brown hair tied into two pigtails with a red bow with a small black u stripe and a pink tie. A purple japanese school uniform and a pink tights.
Near her are a blonde boy that must be using a ridiculous amount of hair gel. A blue shirt with white undershirt and black trousers with scattered accesories. The others looks like a black haired blue eyed tomboy with black baseball hat with white bill, sporty t shirt and short blue jeans.
Moving towards them I overheard tidbits of conversation. But just as I arrived the principal begin to speak.
"Trainer schools are a place where every potential talent are honed and sharpened. Where every potential uneeded detours and mistakes due to ignorance are prevented-"
"-You are our future, our hope. May hundreds of talents bloom in our region full of bonds." Our Principal ended this speech.
And the trio noticed me.
"Hello, I'm Roxanne I have a passion of learning and applying them." Roxanne introduced herself.
"Hello Roxanne, I'm Jery from Olddale I wanted to unearth the potential of my own pokemon."
"It is a good thing to have a goal to chase! I'm Lena. Sports Enthusiast!"
"I'm Ian, but I need to ask why are you here?"
"My heart has led me here," there are familiar characters that I adore. "May we understand each other through pokèmon battle?"
Ian eyes lighted up "Gutsy but I like it, let us battle!"
We moved into the nearest battle arena.
"Guys I wanna be the referee!" Lena Shouted.
"As I learned, I left it to you Lena." Roxanne conceded and looked at the surroundings. She sighed 'I hope he does not lose the spirit of an apprentice in his eyes. And learn from it.'
"Today we witness a friendly match at start of a new period of our school! Introducing my new mysterious friend Jery of Oldale town!" Cheers are flying for the excitement of the unexpected battle. "And now for the well known figure of our town! Ian!" Excitement are turning even higher for the familiar faces.
Both Sides are currently 10 meters away from each other.
"Shroomish while we briefly met each other. I shall do my best to show your strength!" Throwing shroomish pokeball and there it is
"Shroomish!" ( ●Δ● )
She showed a fierce attitude like she was in the wild.
Stroking the front of his lemon head Ian don't want to lose the momentum.
"Zigzagoon, Show your TEETH!"
"Zig-Zigzagoooooon!" Compared to common zigzagoonin Hoenn, Ian zigzagoon has a different aura, a thirst for battle while his body rattled like the tail of a rattlesnake.
Lena counted, her tanned arms raised high
" 3,2,1 The Battle BEGINS!"
"TACKLE, SHROOMISH!" Normal Energy surrounded shroomish with her movements
"Growl, ZIGZAGOON!" Disorienting Soundwave spread from the mouth of zigzagoon.
Shroomish rushed halfway the distance and met the soundwave head on. Her expression changed, her control of normal energy faltered. She was slowed down!
"Sand Attack now!, the mushroom in range!"
Zigzagoon turned, his paws played with the ground. sands hurled toward shroomish. But,
Few seconds ago, Shroomish has received a new command.
"LEECH SEED, how dare they turned their back on us Shroomish!" Both sides still hurt on the end Shroomish are blinking heavily on the sand. And several vines has grown on Zigzagoon back leeching of his own vitality. Several missed leech seed are also spread sporadically in the front of him.
Ian face turned serious. "I have underestimated you, Zigzagoon get ready!" Zigzagoon turned, then braced and a blinding Normal Energy suddenly rose bigger and bigger from Zigzagoon.
From the moment Jery heard the word underestimated. He felt a sense of dread.
"Shroomish Tackle that Zigzagoon, Interrupt It Fast! No matter what!" She Tried to gather Normal energy. She failed. the pain in her eyes are still too unbearable, she still need more time to recover, time she did not have.
Shroomish has performed a lot better than most pokèmon. especially on their first battle, on their first day against other trainer pokèmon.
In the wild her bullies has given her time to recover, when they Growled at her, Attacking her with Sand, Dirtying her heart with bitterness.
"STUN SPORE SPREAD IT MAKE THEM SUFFER!"
"EXTREMESPEED!" A Blur, are jolting through No No jolted past Shroomish. Everyone knows the moment this command is mercilessly uttered Shroomish would be Knocked Out. Or Even Worse
A figure of black, brown and cream is the focus of everyone attention, his body trembled like the wings of a hummingbird. Even so a faint "Zigzagoooooooooooonnnnn...." travelled. No lightning had shown in his body.
"The Winner is Ian!!!" Lena Shouted but the crowd are strangely silent.
A red light diverted the focus of the crowd, Shroomish returned to the pokèball.
A SHOUT resounded and Moved
" IAN, SOONER OR LATER MY DEFIANT MYCELIUM WILL REVERSE THE OUTCOME AGAINST THAT STRIPPED NEPO BABY!"
"JERY, ZIGZAGOON AND I WILL RISE OUT OF YOUR REACH, OUR LEAD WOULD BE UNBREAKABLE IN THIS LIFETIME"
"LEMON!"
"LOSER!"
"IM NOT INSULTING YOU IM DESCRIBING YOU!"
Cheers and Laughters broke out of the crowd,
"FUAXYUTAZBAKSLDL"
"You're lucky we are moving toward to the pokècenter while you're having a stroke"
"YOU-"
"Roxanne," Roxanne turned and startled. Lena face Grinned Wide. "Why the harsher guys insulting each other the closer they are?"
"Why," Roxanne shaking her head, then sighed.
"Out of all the people you asking me this question!"
"HAHAHA" Lena Laughed then Dancing a strange dance, or it is a random movement but because it was caused by a person it was called a dance. "Maybe, maybe its true for girls too."
In the world of Pokemon, Bonds are possible to be made in every Place, every Time. Maybe thats why Meteors wanted to crash into it in most possibilities?
