EVERYONE: - Complete Lesley's journey (PG)

[Lesley_GSC]

Note: the following story takes place three years prior to the events of the
anime, witch it is based on. I only have the first part of Chapter Sixteen up,
so i'll post more when i get to it. Please be gentel as this fic is one of my first.

The triumph of Light
The journey began with Totodile and a smile.
Chapter 1
Some times siblings are annoying. That’s what Lesley Crystal thought as she woke up to her crazy twin sister Marina shouting about going on a pokemon journey. It sounded fun, but Marina was blowing it up. Calmly, Lesley got up and started packing. A few outfits, just enough to get by on. A few books because Lesley was an avid reader. The silver wing
she’d once found after a storm, a full set of six pokeballs, and her poke gear, A watch like device that had many different
features. Lesley held the silver wing up high. The rising sun reflected off of it and filled the room with the colors of the rainbow. Then she put it in her back pack with everything else, including the post card with the three starters that stated “due a mishap this year, two Chikorita and two Totodiles will be available” Unlike her sister, Lesley’s appearance concerned her very little and she didn’t spend much time fawning over it. Lesley was already out the door and waiting by the time Marina got there. What took you so long? Come on Lesley, don’t you have a sense of fashion? No. They quickly joined with two other trainers, who where friends. One of there friends named Jackson fell in step with Lesley, who was reading “double wooper ” by Judy Vileplume. Wow you really let your hair grow out! Jackson was right, instead of keeping her curealeun blue hair short like she usually did; she let it grow out to her shoulders. The only reason Jackson brought it up was because he was smitten by both Lesley and her sister, though he liked Marina better. Yes Jackson, said Lesley rolling her lavender eyes, that’s the millionth time you‘ve said that. So, what are you reading? That book by Judy Vileplume again? Yup, that kid with the two crazy Wooper. What’s Jimmy doing? asked Jackson. Oh, getting heckled by my sister as always. So what pokemon are you going to pick Jackson? Probably Chikorita, sense there’s a better chance I’ll get one with two of them, what do you want? I don’t know… It’s kinda hard to pick just one. The group finely arrived at Elm’s lab. Wait! They practically tripped the professor running inside. Whaaaa! He shouted. Alright! Alright! Shouted the professor, Picking up a few things they had knocked down. Let me show you the pokemon first. Lesley noticed he was a lot calmer then usual, which wasn’t saying much. As you already know, he started, there was a slight oversight, and so, you are all lucky that there’s enough pokemon for all of you plus one. Elm released the pokemon from there balls. There were two Chikorita, grass pokemon that looked like baby dinosaurs with a leaf sticking out of there head, there was a Cyndaquil, a little hedgehog pokemon that could shoot fire from it’s back, and last but not least, there was the two Totodile that looked like blue baby alligators. The baby Cyndaquil hobbled over and collapsed at Jimmy’s feet. Hey there little guy, Jimmy knelt down and picked up Cyndaquil, you want to come with me? Quill! Cyndaquil licked his face. Ha-ha, well I guess that’s decided! Jimmy took Cyndaquil’s pokeball from Elm. Marina looked down to see one Totodile standing next to her. Ko-ko-kile! It cried in a raspy voice. Awww! So cute! Marina hugged it. Okay let’s think of a good Hawaiian name for you, how about hula? No… Coro-coro? Na… Bob?, no that’s not Hawaiian…Oh! I know! How about Wani-wani! You call that a nickname?! Asked Lesley. Hey it’s not my fault you have no taste! Marina returned. Besides, I have to come up with an original name; I am going to be a co-ordinater, right? Yah, okay, said Lesley sarcastically, the judges are really going to like that one… Jackson looked down at the two Chikorita. one had a notch cut out of its leaf, and the one was smaller then the other. They were fighting to get to him. The one with the notch pushed the little Chikorita. It landed near Jackson’s feet. Jackson bent down and petted it. Chika… the little pokemon’s eyes watered. Chika! It leaped into his arms. Hey I like you to but calm down! He scolded playfully. Jackson tried to pet his new friend. Chrika! The Chikorita with the notch cried, and it bit Jackson. OWWW-OWW-OW! he yelled, and then he put her hands on his. hips, hey what’s the big idea buster?! Jackson, be careful around that Chikorita, it can be very jealous and aggressive. Elm returned the aggressive Chikorita to its pokeball. Okay Chikorita! , said Jackson, picking up the small Chikorita. You want be my new partner? Chika! Agreed Chikorita. Hum… Lesley looked around for the other Totodile. It was leaning against a table. Uh, hi there Totodile… You want to be my first pokemon? Ko-ko… The Totodile sounded unsure. That Totodile was rescued from an abusive trainer and it’s still very weary, explained Elm. Lesley reached out to touch Totodile. It ducked as though afraid. Lesley stroked its head, and the Totodile looked up at her. Ko? It’s okay, I won’t hurt you. The Totodile turned to face her. Ko-ko! It gave Lesley an accepting expression. Okay, now, what to call you (Lesley glared at her sister) How about C.J.? And you said I came up with strange nicknames! Were on earth did you get C.J.? It stands for Crocodile Joe, Marina. So you will be choosing Totodile as your starter? Yep! Okay, here’s its pokeball. Suddenly there was a loud BLEEP! From a computer near by. Hum… I see… Elm read the E-mail. Okay… could one of you do me a favor and go out to a friend of mine’s house? He’s a fellow professor named Mr. Pokemon who lives north of Cherrygrove, the next town over. He says it’s important. I’ll do it! Lesley announced. Okay, but be careful.



Chapter 2
The mascot of tea and a pink Caterpie!
. Lesley watched her friends depart and turned down her own road to victory. She briefly looked back and thought about everything in NewBark Town. The pokemon lab, the huge pokemon center, the great fishing hole off the beaten path. Lesley saw somebody standing at the window into the lab. It was a kid about her age with red hair. He was about half asleep. Why can’t I have a normal starter pokemon like everyone else, dad wants me to start out with a Meowth for crying out loud! Just because it’s the mascot of tea- What mascot of tea? There’s a pokemon who’s the mascot of tea? Lesley asked him. Huh? Hey you girl! He yelled. Get out of my space! Wow, well sheesh, you didn’t have to get all angry about it you know, Lesley shot back. I said go away! I don’t have to! Leave me alone! Why!? Because! Because why?! Because I said so! you didn’t say so. So! Now will you leave me alone!? Who’s the mascot of tea? Raaaaah! Just go! Fine, fine, said Lesley backing away, she turned to leave. Alright, here we go, off to Cherrygrove city. C.J. came out of his ball. You want to walk with me? Ko-ko-kile! It stated. Okay, said Lesley, winking, you’re right, it will be funner that way. Ko-ko! Lesley and C.J. were trumping through the thick grass when Lesley stepped on something. YEEEEEEH! It yelped. Huh? Lesley turned around to
see what she had stepped on. Right there was a caterpillar sort of creature, pink with a red horn adorning its head. Lesley didn’t know at the time that the pink Caterpie was unusual. Oh, I’m sorry, Did I step on you? Wha-wha, it nodded. Lesley
picked up the Caterpie. Poor thing, say, im on a pokemon journey with my friend C.j. here, said Lesley pointing at the Totodile. Would you like to come to? Wha-wha-a-a, Caterpie smiled and obliged. Okay, said Lesley, and tapped the Caterpie on the head with a pokeball. The ball opened up and the Caterpie allowed its self to be caught. Click! went the pokeball. Yah! I caught my first pokemon! Shouted Lesley, and C.j. agreed with a loud KO-KO! Okay, let’s keep going!
Phew! I sure am tired C.J. Said Lesley later on. Lets take a break. Ko… C.j. was tired to. Here, said Lesley, pulling out a
sandwich and a can of pokemon food out of her bag. Let’s eat lunch. Oh yah! And our new friend has to eat to! Lesley released her Caterpie from It’s pokeball and got out another can of pokemon food. Hey, said Lesley a minute latter, watching
Caterpie eat, I forgot to give you a name didn’t I!? Lesley thought. Caterpie saw it’s trainer wasn’t feeling creative and did a
back flip to give her an idea. Oh, you can do back flips? Okay then, how about Whirly gig? Wha-a-a! Caterpie nodded in agreement of this very fine nickname. They ate in silence. Later when she was finished, Lesley looked up at the sky. It was
a clear blue day with only a few clouds, just like the day... You know, said Lesley, and her pokemon looked at the sky with her, it was a day like this about two years ago that I first decided to be a trainer. It was the mid reign of Moltres and me and my sister Marina were playing outside. Suddenly out of no were a storm blew up. Marina ran inside but for some reason I was
frozen in place. Then I saw it. It was this huge pokemon that looked like a cross between a bird and a dragon. As it flew by it
lost a feather. I still carry it with me to this day. But, one of these days I’m going to meet that big pokemon and battle it!
That’s what I believe. Ko-ko? Oh, you want to see the feather? Lesley pulled the silver wing out of her bag. Ko-ko-kile… Wa-a-ah… Whirly gig and C.j. stared in awe. I know, it’s beautiful isn’t it? Okay, said Lesley putting the silver wing away, lets get Going! Lesley returned Whirly-gig to its pokeball and ment to return C.j. as well, but when she tried to return it strange events soon followed. First, C.j. jumped out of the way of the ball’s tractor beam. Lesley tried to return C.j. again but with the same reaction. Finley she asked, C.j. , please return to your pokeball. Then something miraculous happened. C.j. opened his mouth, and spoke human words. Dear mistress, why is it that you insist I travel in that infernal contraption? Yo-you-your talking! Of course, don’t you know there are those among us that acquire a desire to understand human speech? No. Oh well, to let you know, I’d much rather travel by your side then cramped inside that thing if you don’t mind. Uh, okay, I guess so. Then, uh, let’s go, I suppose. Later, Lesley and C.j. came over a hill were Cherrygrove city was in sight. I think that should be Cherrygrove Mistress? Yup, that’s it, but hey, C.j., you don’t have to call me Mistress, you’re my friend, not my slave. I know, but it’s customary for us to do so, C.j. said. Fine, Lesley returned. Suddenly, as Lesley was about to enter town, she tripped on something. She got up looked down. there was a man who she had walked into. He looked up and Lesley saw he was elderly. Oh-oh, I’m sorry sir! She and C.j. helped him up. Oh, hello there, he said, would you like a tour of town? No
sir, I’m sorry, but, me and C.j. need to be on our way, but there is a way you could help us. How would that be? Do you know
were Mr. pokemon lives? Just north of this place. Thank you! But as Lesley ran off, the elderly man pulled his hood down to reveal he was really a young man. The purple haired boy sighed. Nice girl… I wish I could have a friend like that…





Chapter 3
The creepy, the jolly and the just plain nutty!
Beyond Cherrygrove was a vast, beautiful field. So C.j, what moves do you know? Hum, well misstres, I can use Water gun,
mean look, leer, and bite, anything else you would like to know? No, that’s it. As Lesley and C.j. walked along they were suddenly ambushed by a boy wearing a baseball cap and blue jeans. HEY! LETS HAVE A POKEMON BATTLE! He yelled. Okay,alright, said Lesley. I choose you, Grovile! He shouted. Go, Whirly gig! Lesley sent out her Caterpie. Wha-a-a-a! Whirly, use- Uh, Whirly, what moves can you use? Grovile,use tackle! the gecko pokemon hit Whirly gig head on. Whirly gig fell down with crosses in its eyes. Lesley had lost. Oh man! she creid, and bent down to pick up Whirly gig. This batt- Lesley looked up and saw that he was gone. That’s funny. said C.j. Whats funny? I can’t smell them anymore. It’s like they were never here… They didn’t see the shadow of a Darkari lurking in the distence, nor did they know that they had just played witness to the start of an adventure that they would latter play part in, abiet much latter. Bewildered, Lesley returned Whirly gig to its poke ball and silently motioned for her and C.j. to contiue. Finley, Lesley could see Mr.pokemon’s place in the distence. Latter, as she approched the building she saw a little girl standing out front. Oh, hi there, said Lesley. Hi, the little girl returned. Is this Mr- Yes. She said solemly. Uh, okay, and yo- Molly Hale. Yah, well I’ll be going inside now, but wait were are- Visiting Mr. pokemon. Both of- Mommey’s gone. She left. Mr. pokemon’s? No. Daddy. Sooooo, you’re Dad’s visiting Mr- Yes. Alright, then I’ll just be going… Said Lesley, going inside, slightly creeped out. Inside there were book shelves everywere. Three men were examining a big egg on a table. Uh, hi there. Mr.pokemon, It looks like we have a visitor! The oldest of the men said in a jolly voice. Tell here to go. another man said. I’m not in the mood for other people. Hale, calm down, said the other, who Lesley thought must be Mr.pokemon. Prof.Elm sent her. Yah, said Lesley, he sent me here because Mr.pokemon said he had made a new discovery. But Professor Elm couldn’t come and sent me in his place. Wow, whats in that egg? Asked Lesley, coming over to the table. That’s what were trying to figure out, said the older man, we think it’s a pokemon egg. Pokemon lay eggs? We belive. Hey C.j. , Lesley asked him, do pokemon lay eggs? That’s for me to know and you humans to find out later. C.j. … My, a talking Totodile! The old man said with delight. Yes, I’m a talking Totodile. What is with you humans? Why are you so surprised to see a talking pokemon? Well, said Mr.pokemon, could you do us a favor and take this egg to the good professor? Sure! Humm… said the older man, looking at Lesley, young trainer, could you do me another favor? Yes? I’m Prof. Oak, girl, and many years ago I decided to make an encyclopedia on pokemon, so I devoloped a device known as a pokedex, I hand them out to worthy trainers that I meet, and I’d like you to have one. He handed a small red device to Lesley. She turned red herself at being called “worthy”. Thank you sir, but what does it do? The pokedex has info on all known pokemon, from Bulbasaur to Arceus and everything in between. I want you to go all over with it and learn about many different pokemon. Lesley thanked him again and took the egg and turned to leave. As soon as she was out the door, her pokegear rang aloud. The call was from Prof.Elm. Lesley, It’s terrible, awlful, horrible, nasty, ohhhhhh! You and your friends need to come back right now! But Proffes- NOW! And he hung up. Wow, what was that about?, said Lesley. I don’t know, said C.j., but what ever it is, It’s urgent, let’s go! They ran off torweds route 26. Half way there, Lesley was stopped by a fermiler face. It was the boy from the lab that Lesley had interupted when he was about to say something, so she thought he had said the mascot of tea. Oh, not you again! They both said similtainiusly. Hey, he said, I just got my starter pokemon, you want to be my first victim? First victim? Oh, you want to battle, right? Right. Then can you tell me who the mascot of tea is? ARRRRRRGGGGG! JUST BATTLE WITH ME! Okay. C.j., I choose you! said Lesley. Chikorita! Attack! Shouted the boy with aggression in his voice. He sent Chikorita out of it’s ball. Lesley recognized it as the aggressive Chikorita from Elm’s lab that nobody wanted, and she suddenly had sinking feeling she knew what Elm was upset about. C.j! She shouted, use water gun! C.j. sprayed water from it’s mouth and blasted Chikorita. Charika! It was thown backwards and almost hit it’s trainer, but instead of caching it like good trainers do for small pokemon, he stepped out of the way with out batting an eye and let Chikorita hit a near by tree. Hey! Why did you let Chikorita hit that tree!? , shouted Lesley in dismay. It’ll teach that whimpy thing a lesson! He sneared. Whimpy?! Any grass-pokemon that gets hurt by water attacks that bad’s got to be a major weakling! The boy jeered. That’s so Cruel! Errrrg! C.j.! Use scratch! C.j knocked Chikorita down as it tried to get up. Chikorita fainted. Yay! Shouted Lesley, and she bent down to hug C.j. Our first win… they both said together. The boy gave his Chikorita, or Charkorita, as Lesley would later come to reafer to it as, a hatefull stare and returned it. You worthless whimp, he told it’s ball. Whats the matter with you?! Asked Lesley angrily. Nothing, you’re the soft and weak one, hugging your pokemon like that! He said. Who are you?! She shouted in rage. Skyler. friends call me Kamon. Enemies call me Silver. Lesley could hardly belive he had friends at all. Well, Silver, this isn’t the last time you’ll here from me you crook! She and C.j. ran past him, pushing him out of the way. Silver stared at the ground hard with his hands in his pockets. At first one would think he was being hateful as always, but if one were to look closer, he was actually on the verge of tears. Lesley was about colapse by the time reached the lab. The professor’s 7 year old boy, Andrew, was standing out side of the lab when they got there. Hey, Andrew, what happened? A pokemon got stolen! Which one? Corsola?! No, a Chikorita. Then she remembered. Silver. The Chikorita. He had stolen it. Inside, Elm was sitting down with his arms in his lap with a fretting expresion.






Chapter 4
The Vilot bergade!
I can’t belive somebody would do a thing like this! Marina complained (Elm had called them all back) as she looked around
the room for anything suspicious. Terrrible isn’t it? said Jimmy to Lesley. Guys, I know who did this! You do?! Jimmy, Jackson, Marina, and Elm looked up at Lesley in surprise. Yah, I ment the kid on the way here! His name was Sil- I mean Skyler! He challenged me to a mach with Chikorita! And I saw him outside of the Lab earlier! Oh that poor Chikorita!
said Marina. Yah, and it was already aggressive, it didn’t need him to make it worse! Said Lesley. Lesley and Marina disagreed about a lot of things, but pokemon welfare wasn’t one of them. Well, said , I guess it’s to late now…said Merina with a sigh Hey! I caught a Misdreavis! What do you capture! I caught a Caterpie! Lesley sent Whirly gig out to show it off. I caught- a Weedle. Said Jimmy with a hint of passion like he always did when he was proud of something he’d done, and sent it out to show everyone like Lesley had done. Eeeeek! What is that thing! Shouted Marina in disgust. A Weedle. Said Jimmy, teasing her. Weedle looked at lot like Caterpie, Lesley thought, exepet it was dark yellow and had a big red nose. My pokemon is much cuter. Go! Little miss! Marina sent out a blue-gray pokemon that floated. See! isn’t my Misdreavus the cutest little thing you’ve ever seen? Marina hugged Little miss. What did you get Jackson? Asked Lesley. Go! Magnemite! Jackson sent out a little crome yellow creature that also floted, it had a spearecal body, a single, huge eye in the middle of it’s face, no feet, and what appeared magnetic units on it’s sides. Then Lesley remembered her new pokedex and pulled it out. MAGNEMITE, started the pokedex in a mecanical masculane voice, THE MAGNET POKEMON. THE ELECTRICITY EMMITED BY THE UNITS ON EACH SIDE OF IT’S BODY CAUSE IT TO BECOME A STRONG MAGNET. Then Lesley relized something odd. The Magnemite in her pokedex was gray-silver, and Jackson’s was yellow. Uh, Jackson, that Magnemite is the wrong color, said Lesley. Why? , he asked. The one on here is gray-silver, not yellow-silver, she explained. Whaa-what? Is that ba- bad? No Jackson, Explained Elm, It’s very lucky. You’ve caught whats called a shiny pokemon. A extreamly rare pokemon with different colors then others of its speceis. Magne-mite, Agreed Magnemite in a robotic echo, spinning its magnets. Yay for me! But Lesley, said Elm, there’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you. Yah? Your Caterpie isn’t the right color either but the thi- Is it shiny proffesor? No. Shiny Caterpie are gold, not hot pink like yours. Then whats wrong with Whirly-gig?! Nothing, there’s a sure explaination to this, but it’s a duckfeched idea. What? The Caterpie could be from an Island in the orange archapeligo called
Pinkan were the pokemon turn pink from eating pigmented fruit, but the place is a protected reserve, so the mystery remains of
how it got here. Misstres, said C.j. , Remember the egg. (The others stared at C.j. but didn’t say a word) Oh, here’s what Mr.pokemon wanted to give you. She handed the pink egg to Elm. Wha-what is this? He said he thinks it’s a pokemon egg of
some sort. My- well we will just have to get to work on studying it then, won’t we! Anyway, I think it’s about time you all hit
the proverbial road again. It was night before long. In a country road like this one, the stars, with out buildings and street lights, were an amazing sight. Lesley and C.j. looked up from there campfire into the night sky. Lesley thought about all the different worlds each star represented, and it reminded her of all the places she would see on her travels. And C.j. and all my other wonderfull pokemon will get to see them too. She thought. Then she remembered the ruthless trainer named Silver she had ment. She wondered if the Chikorita he had stolen was okay. She also wondered if Elm had discovered anything about the pokemon egg. Suddenly Lesley heard something crying behind a bush near by. Misstres, I say, what is that? Huh, said Lesley as she parted the bush to see what was going on. The purple-haired boy from before was cradling a Weedle. (It was the Weedle who was crying) Hi, said Lesley shyley, who are you? Bugsy, he said as Lesley and C.j. sat down to see what was wrong with the Weedle. It looked sick. What happened to that Weedle? Asked Lesley. Its running a fevor. Poor thing. Said Lesley. Oh, really,
never ment a girl who liked bug pokemon before. He gave her a surprised gaze. Well I am pretty odd! Said Lesley cheerfully.
So, Bugsy, she said, are you a pokemon trainer? Yeh, sorta, you see I’m kinda supposed to be the new Azeala town gym leader.
Lesley gasped. Azeala?! That’s sure a long way from here! I know… but I don’t want to be the leader yet, I want to travel as a trainer first. You are kind of young to be running a gym, now that I think about it, said Lesley. Yah, I’m only your age really,
but I have a real talent for handling bug pokemon so my parents wanted to make me the leader right away, but like I said before
I want to travel first, so I ran away… That’s really terrible what your parents did to you, said Lesley. So, are you going to keep
that Weedle?, she asked. I wish I could, but I already have to much time on my hands, hey, just a quick question, how many pokemon do you have? I only have C.j., this Totodile, (She pointed at C.j.) and a Caterpie. You only have two pokemon? He asked. Lesley Nodded. Then would you like to take care of Weedle? Wa-well, said Lesley, surprised, I suppose having Weedle along couldn’t hurt. Bugsy handed Lesley the sick Weedle. Humm… I think a good supper and nights rest could do Weedle well, said Lesley. Well then, I geuss I’ll just be going then… Bugsy turned to leave. As he walked away Lesley felt a pang of sypathy. She could hardly understand what it must be like to be forced into a responsibility she couldn’t handle like he had. Hey, Bugsy, you know… Yah? I did pack an extra sleeping bag. I understand you must be exhausted. If you want you can spend the night with us. Re-really? Sure. Uh, you wouldn’t happen to have anything to eat, would you? Lesley sighed, just like a boy, she thought. Yah, sure. So wear are you headed? Vilot city, I’m going to chalenge the gym there. Great! Then i’ll go with you! Shouted Bugsy. Yah! Said Lesley. We’ll be the Vilot bergade!




Chapter 5
Enter Whitney, Lesley’s dilemma!
The first thing next morning Lesley let Weedle out of it’s pokeball to see if it was any better. Just like she thought, it was doing much better. Oh! misstres! said C.j. Yah? Come and see! There’s a pokemon battle going on just beyond that hill there! Bugsy’s not involved, is he? No, but a stranger girl with a Miltank is battling that horrid Silver! Lesley jumped up and ran to the top of the hill to see. Bugsy was already there, waching. Uhg. Silver had a new pokemon. It was a purple sort of spherical creature surrounded by a thin gas that floated. Lesley thought it suited him well. the other trainer’s pokemon was a cow-like
pink bipeadeil pokemon She pulled out her pokedex to scan them. First, she scaned the cow pokemon. MILTANK, THE MILK
COW POKEMON. IN ORDER TO MILK A MILTANK, ONE MUST HAVE A KNACK FOR RYTHMICLY PULLING UP
AND DOWN ON IT’S UDDERS. Then the ghost pokemon. GASTLY, THE GAS POKEMON. IT WRAPS ITS OPONENT IN
ITS GAS LIKE BODY, SLOWLY WEAKING ITS PREY BY POISONING IT THOURGH THE SKIN. Okay, now she really
thought Gastly suited Silver. Whats with the long face? ,asked Bugsy, looking at Lesley’s forgone expression. Oh, that boy trainers a total jerk, that’s all. Why? He’s so creul to his pokemon, and he stole his starter! Wow! That’s wicked! Miltank! use Rollout! Shouted the girl trainer, and Miltank did spining summersalt twords Gastly. Lesley couldn’t tell if Bugsy was comenting on Silver or the Miltank’s attack. Miltank landed rollout with a bang, but to Lesley’s surprise it didn’t end there. The pokemon turned around and attacked again. The pokemon continued to hit Gastly what seemed like 5 times before it was finished and finely gave the ghost pokemon time to react. And it reacted by fainting. Silver yelled at Gastly and returned it to its
pokeball. He stormed off in a huff. Good job Miltank! Said pokemon’s trainer smiled. Hey! Said Lesley, running hurreidly down the hill before the pink haired girl could return her pokemon. Huh? Mil? Said the girl and the pokemon simultaneously as they looked up to see Lesley and C.J. running twords them. Misstres! What are you doing! Shouted C.J. as he chased his trainer. You’ve got to battle me! Said Lesley, Clenching her fists in a “you and me, battle NOW!” posture. Okay kid, cool it, I’ll battle, but first, what’s your name? Lesley, and this is C.J. Bugsy joined them. I’m Bugsy mam, and you are? Whitney, gym leader in
training! Gy-gym leader? Bugsy nearly dropped to his knees at the re-mention of his current situation. Oh, come on, said Lesley, rolling her eyes at Bugsy, Everybody has different opinions, just because she’s our age doesn’t mean she has to think like you. Fine, he sighed. Lesley and Whitney got ready to battle. Lesley reached for Weedle’s pokeball. Whitney was going with Miltank again. Go- oh, wait! , said Lesley, What?! Shouted the others. I forgot to nickname Weedle! Oh brother, what next?
Sighed Bugsy. Uh, hum… how about Stitch? Sounds good, Said Whitney plainly. Go Stitch! The beam of red light materlized
Weedle. Alright Weedle use-um, uh, Flamethrower? Weedle stared at Lesley. Surf? Earthquake? Mega punch?! Fly?!! Sky attack?!!! Bugsy slapped his face with his hand. Lesley! Does it look like Stitch could do those attacks!? Geesh, taunted Whitney, how dumb can you get? What to they teach you country kids anyway? Miltank, use Surf! Suddenly a huge wall of water appeared behind Miltank; Miltank rode the wave and crashed it down on Weedle. The later fainted. Lesley returned Stitch, and looked down. Listen, kid, you really should try battling people your age, I’m twelve, and I’ve been a trainer for two years, and you just started out. But Lesley wasn’t listening, she was on her knees. Struck by the full blow of the loss she had just suffered. This wasn’t like the grovile, she hadn’t lost that anyway. She murmured something, and whimpered softly. Mistress? C.J. asked.
For the first of many times on her journey, Lesley was crying.


She got up and ran off, still upset. Lesley! Bugsy shouted and was about to chase after her, but Whitney held him back.
Un-uh, let her come to her senses, she said. But- no buts. But she let C.J. follow Lesley into the woods. later, C.J. was wandering threw the wood, looking for his trainer, when he saw something yellow staring up ahead at the path. It was a pokemon. Hello fine fellow, he said, walking up to the billed pokemon. Have you seen a girl with blue hair come past here? Psy-yi? The pokemon stared. Alright, said C.J. ,if you havn’t seen her, would you like to help me search? Psy-duck. Alright then, come along then dear chap. Lesley was deep in the forrest, on her knees at eye level with Whirly and Stitch. Okay! Listen up! It’s time for some hard core training! Weedle… Stitch was distracted -by Whirly gig. Hey! Stitch stared up at Lesley, who was now up and pacing with her hands behind her back like an army drill sargent. Now, pay attention, we are
going to see some improvment before we leave here, got it!? Whirly and Stitch knoded there heads vigoresly. They marched
on threw the woods, unawere they were being wached. A man in a black suite snickered. There was a Houndour , a black fire
dog pokemon at his side. Good thing the boss’s boy tipped us off to this looser!




Chapter 6
The evolution solution!
Good! Shouted Lesley to Stitch as an Elekid fell down. They had just been battling the yellow plug pokemon and Stitch
Seemed proud of himself, and he showed it off to Whirly gig. Behind a near by tree a Pikachu, a small bipedal rodent with
electrical powers was watching in worry. Do you know who that Pikachu was, or who it would be? That’s right. Not to far off, C.J. was still walking with the Phyduck looking for Lesley. Phy-yi? We will be there soon my Friend, no worries! But C.J. was a bit Worried himself. Meanwhile Lesley and the two Caterpillar pokemon were looking for new opponents when a Houndour jumped out from behind a bush, with fangs bared in full kill mode. Wow! Look at that pokemon! If I can catch it,
we’d be bound to beat Whitney! She scanned Houndour in her pokedex. HOUNDOUR, THE DARK POKEMON. AROUND
DAWN, ITS OMINOUS HOWL ECHOES THREW THE AREA TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS IS ITS TERRITORY.
Lesley reached for a pokeball, but the man in the black suite jumped out and startled her. He yelled at Houndour, mentioning
something about his battle partner. (what ever that ment) Aw shoot, Houndour already has a trainer! , Lesley snapped her
fingers. Alright kid, hand over the pokemon and nobody gets hurt! Uh, and just who are you?, Lesley asked sarcasticaly.
the name’s Butch, now you heard me, give us the pokemon. No way Blob- or whoever you are! Hands off my pokemon!
Lesley stood in front of her pokemon. Gggggrrrr!!, shouted the man, Houndour, use Flamethrower! C.J and Phsyduck played
witness (they had found there way to Lesley just as the man odered Houndour to attack) to a moment of awe as Whirly and
Stitch jumped in the way to defened there trainer. There was silence and then the crackle of fire and a bright flash as the
attack rained down on the caterpiler pokemon. When the resaulting smoke cleared, Whirly-gig and Stitch were gone, in there
place were two totally different pokemon, a pink cacoon creature and a yellow cacoon creature. Huh? , asked Lesley in a
nervius tone. She fell to her knees for the seconed time that day, this time out of relief. Lesley pulled out her pokedex to scan
the pokemon. she pointed it at the pink pokemon, METAPOD, THE CACOON POKEMON, THE EVOLVED FORM
OF CATERPIE. THIS IS ITS PRE-EVOLVED FORM, AT THIS STAGE, IT CAN ONLY USE HARDEN, SO IT REMAINS MOTIONLESS TO AVOID ATTACK. Lesley noticed that Whirly haden’t lost its pink color, the Metapod in
the pokedex picture was green, and hers was still pink. She pointed the pokedex at the other pokemon. KAKUNA, THE
CACOON POKEMON, THE EVOLVED FORM OF WEEDLE. NEARLY INCAPABLE OF MOVEMENT, IT LEANS
AGAINST STOUT TREES WHEIL WAITING FOR ITS EVOLUTION. Lesley cradled both pokemon in her arms and
beamed proudly. Whaaaag! Shouted the man, Throwing his arms in the air. Houndour ran off whimpiring like a puppy, shortly followed by its trainer. Oh, hey C.J. , said Lesley, noticing her Totodile and the Phyduck standing there. Who’s
that pokemon? This is Phsyduck, he awnsered, the poor chap was lost in the woods and he decided to help me search for
you mistress. Well thank you Phsyduck! ,it looks like you sure were a big help to my friend here! I think we could use that
kind of helpfullness on our team, would you like to come with me? Phsy-YI-duck. The pokemon volcalized in manor as
close as you can get to cheerfullness in a Phsyduck. Lesley tapped Phsyduck on the head with a pokeball. The red and white
spheare shook in her hand, and clicked. Yah! It looks like we have a new team mate everybody! So I don’t forget, how about
I name you, uh, Captain! Sounds good to me mistress, said C.J. Later Bugsy was staring anxiously into the forest were Lesley had gone, when she ran out with C.J. carrying her two new cocoon pokemon. Hey Lesley, he shouted, were over here! Hey, kid! Called Whitney, waving, we were getting worried you wouldn’t come back! Look what happened to Whirly-gig and
Stitch! Wow Lesley, they evolved?, asked Whitney. Yah, -Bugsy was saying this- Caterpiler pokemon evolve fast, and because there easier to raise, they make good pokemon for rookie trainers. Alright bookworm, said Whitney, that will conclude our bug pokemon Lesson today. So, Lesley, I hear your heading for Vilot City, am I right? Right! Whitney tilted
her pink tinted shades, then would you and your buds here mind if I tag along? Well sure, said Lesley, are you going to
compete in the Johto league to? No, just training, I wouldn’t be coming if i’d be a burden you know? Anyway, the place
your looking for is just beyond that hill. Lesley and her friends ran into the setting sun together for the first of many times
on there Johto qeust.





Chapter 7
Ariel anoyers!
Bugsy flipped a map upside down in confusion. Lesley, he asked, where’s the pokemon center!? Beats me, she answered.
Beats you? I’m beat, complained Whitney. The sun was broiling hot, and the crowds in the street made things unbearable
to Lesley and company. Water! I need water! Shouted C.J. in a daze. Oh man, whined Lesley, C.J.’s sick, the sun is hot,
we’re lost, I’m thirsty, we’re lost, my shoes have holes in them, we’re lost, the pavements burning my feet, we’re lost, there’s to many people in this town, and worst of all, WE’RE LOST! Drumstick… said C.J. And now C.J.’s hallucinating! Yummy
yellow walking drumstick… C.J. burbled. C.J., what are you talking about?! Asked Lesley. May I eat you fine fellow?...
Alright, now he’s scaring me, said Bugsy. Okay you english speaking crocodile freak, snap out of it! Whitney said as she
picked C.J. up and shook him. Bell-sproooout? , A voice cooed. The whole group pearked up and saw C.J. haden’t been
hallucinating completley. A Yellow pokemon with a head shaped like a flower bud and a body that apeared to be made
enterily of roots was standing in front of them. Whitney was still holding C.J. and his head was flipped over as he gargled
what water he had left. Lesley pulled out her pokedex and scaned it. BELLSPROUT, THE FLOWER POKEMON, IF IT
NOTICES ANYTHING THAT MOVES, IT IMEADENTLY FLINGS IT’S VINE AT THE OBJECT. Aw! It’s so cute!
Exlcalimed Whitney, droping C.J. and running to the Bellsprout. It sure is an odd looking pokemon, isn’t it? Said Buggsy. Yah, look at that head, said Lesley. Drumstick! C.J. jumped on Bellsprouts head and bit it. C.J.! Get off of Bellsprout!
There was a loud wooshing noise as one of Lesley’s pokeballs opened. Phsy-yi-duck? Hey Captain, what are you doing
getting out of your pokeball on your own? Phsy-yi? Captain opened his mouth and shot a fire attack at C.J. The later let go
of Bellsprouts head, though not much worse for ware. What the!? Bugsy exlaimed. Whats wrong Bugsy? Asked Lesley.
Phsyduck can’t use flamethrower! Lesley, said Whitney, you sure have a bizzare collection of pokemon, I mean, a talking
Totodile, a romantic Kakuna, a pink Metapod, and now a Phsyduck that can use flamthrower! Big rectangle… Said C.J.
Lesley and and company looked up to see a building with a purple roof and the sign, “pokemon center, come in and rest
your pokemon, trainers”. Finley, the pokemon center! Everyone whooped with joy. Lesley breathed a sigh of releif walking
into the center, it had air conditioning. Exuse me mam, said Bugsy, walking up to the nurse, were is the pokemon gym in
this town? Just a little north of here, but it doesn’t mater, the gyms closed. What! Shouted Lesley, I came all this way for
nothing! Whys it closed anyway?, asked Whitney, dosen’t Ornithan run the gym anymore? Ornithan reteired just yesterday,
and there still looking for a leader to replace him, said the nurse. Hey Whitney, how did you know the name of the old gym
leader here?, asked Lesley. My mother is the leader in my home town, I knew him from a long time ago, explained Whitney.
But doesn’t Ornithan have a son? Whitney continued. Yes but,… There was a loud crash as the door flung open. Nurse Joy!
Oh no not again! The nurse put her hands over her mouth. A wild eyed boy with blue hair was carrying an injured bird pokemon. Lesley scaned the pokemon in her pokedex as aways, PIDGEOTTO, THE PIDGEON POKEMON, IT SLOWLY
FLYS IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN, ALL THE WHILE KEEPING A SHARP LOOK OUT FOR PREY. Oh, I give up, Li
and his monks and there Bellsprout are just to much! The boy sighed. Bellsprout? Said Lesley, we saw one on the way out
here! Dear human boy, I do say you seem mighty deppressed, said C.J. as the nurse took the boy’s Pidgeotto for treament.
C.J.’s right, whats wrong? Oh, I can never be a bird pokemon master like my dad! It just won’t happen! The boy cried.
So I asume your Ornithan’s son? asked Bugsy. That’s right. But, oh man I just Feel so worthless right now! Sure likes to
complain, doesn’t he? Said Lesley. Listen, if you think your that weak, lets battle! Lesley, Whitney, C.J., and the boy looked up at Bugsy in disbelief. Bugsy, your going to battle him?! They Shouted at once. Well sure, if he can beat me, he can’t be
terribley weak. There’s that modesty again, sighed Lesley. So, whats you name?, asked Lesley. Falkner, the worst trainer in
the world…








Chapter 8
Leave it to Bellsprout!
Lesley and company stepped outside the center for the battle. Alright! She shouted, this one on one battle between
Falkner of Violet City and Bugsy of Azalea town will now begin! Alright Scyther, I choose you! , shouted Bugsy,
and he released the Giant green mantis pokemon from its ball. Doduo, come on out! The pokemon Falkner sent out
was a decent sized brown bird pokemon with a round body, long legs, and two identical heads. Do-do! DODUO, THE
TWIN BIRD POKEMON. IT LIVES ON A GRASSY PLAIN WERE IT CAN SEE A LONG WAY AWAY. IF IT SEES
AN ENEMY, IT RUNS AWAY AT 60 MPH. Doduo, use peck! , shouted Falkner, and the bird pokemon ran at Scycer jabbing its two beaks at the air wildly. Scyther, use reflect! Scyther held its two long blades in front of its face and a wall of light appeared in front of it. Doduo, stop and use um-Falkner looked up and saw he had given the command to late. Doduo, not hearing any orders, slammed “heads” first into Scyther’s wall of light, and fell down and fainted. Now I see why Bugsy thinks he’s talented, said Lesley. Not only that, said Whitney, but he won even with a disadvantage, and teaching a mainly offensive pokemon like Scyther a defensive move like reflect is an unusual battling technique. Bla-bla-bla, who needs all that talk, and on second thought, who needs you guys, a voice mocked from no ware. Lesley and company looked up. It was Silver. Not again, Thought Lesley. Who’s that guy? Asked Falkner. Silver smirked wickedly, so I suppose you losers haven’t been to the Bellsprout tower yet, have you? Oh, so that’s what you were talking about earleir Falkner! Wow, a whole tower dedeicated to Bellsprout..., said Lesley, a bit confused. Not just Bellsprout, but all pokemon, there are lots of places hounering
pokemon in Johto just like this. Houner pokemon? ,are you kiddin’ the pokemon should houner us, that’s what I’ve been raised on, remarked Silver. Well, whoever raised you isn’t totally right in the head… said Lesley, and looked and saw that Silver had left. Boy he is a weird kid, said Whitney and C.J. at the same time. Hey, said Lesley, Lets go there! And Falkner, you can come to!, Excaliamed Lesley. Not that it will do me any good… Falkner pined. Hey Book worm, were is
the tower anyway?, asked Whitney. Well, acording to the map its just north of the city said Bugsy, and Whitney, Yah?
STOP CALLING ME BOOKWORM! Excuse me, do you have a moment? Sombody behind the group asked poilitly. A woman in a white uniform was staring at them. Lesley knew at once she had seen her before. When she was at Elm’s lab, numorus Assistents of Elm’s had been there. This woman was one of them. Lesley, she asked, now that the group was listning, the professor has asked me to ask A favor of you. Wich would be? ,asked Lesley Anxoiusly, she was a person that liked helping out in any way possible. The woman produced a pink egg out of the backpack she was wering. Lesley recongized this as the same egg she had delivered to Elm just a few days proir. Lesley, she asked, would you take care of this egg for us? You see, we are terribly busy with our reserch and don’t have time to wach it. Sure! Lesley egerly agreed, knowing this was a good oprotunity to make a new pokemon friend. I Aways have been told I make an exelent baby sitter, remarked C.J. fondly. What happen next horriffed all of them.





Chapter 9
Tower of Bellsprout power!
A Bellsprout walked leisurely by and knocked the egg out of the assistant’s hand. The preicois pokemon egg flew threw the
air as the horrified group looked on in shock. The Bellsprout looked up and to everyone’s surprise and relief the flower pokemon caught the egg between it’s two leaves. Lesley got down on her knees and motioned silently for the Bellsprout
to return the egg, the pokemon started to come closer. Come on, ecoraged Falkner in a gental voice, give us back the egg. Belllllsproooout!! The pokemon suddenly retorted and it ran off with egg. ORRRRAGGGGG! WHY DO POKEMON HATE ME SO MUCH! Falkner screamed, tossing his hands up in the air angrily. Wow, for being a gym leader’s kid you sure are
selfcritizising, Bugsy relfected. …That’s not important, the scintist sighed. She had a very deep sigh. What really maters is
getting that egg back, lets follow that Bellsprout! But first, said Lesley, Ms scintist lady, you never introduced yourself. Oh
yes, she awnsered, I’m docter Carson, but you can call me Luna. Okay, um Luna, were should we look first? Well I can geuss
that because of how well groomed it was the Bellsprout probably has a trainer somewere, and that’s were its gone back to now. C.J., asked Lesley, why did the Bellsprout run off like that anyway? It doesn’t trust Falkner misstres, It said he was unconfident. For once, Falkner was silent as he pondered this. But, said Whitney, how are we going to find the trainer?
Oh! Oh! I know were Bellsprout trainers live! Falkner exclaimed wildly. And that would be? Asked Lesley. Sprout tower,
all the sages there have Bellsprout! Okay, okay, calm down, said Luna.

Lesley peeked into the door of the tower. It seemed remote and silent, also, there was little light. She stepped inside nervisly
as Bugsy, Falkner, Luna, C.J., and Whitney followed her in. Ma-mistress, th-this place is too quite for my ta-taste, I’m thinking we sho-should get out of here as soon as po-possible, said C.J. This is strange… This place is usaly full of life,
I mean I was just here this morning and there were lots of people and pokemon here like aways, said Falkner. That’s Creepy!
Bugsy yelled and before they knew it he was running for the door. Hey Bookworm, what are you a man or a Rattata! Said Whitney, caching Bugsy and Grabing him by the coller threatingly. Lesley had noticed she was fond of threatning people. She
draged Bugsy back and they continued on. When they came to the top of a long stair way they found themselves on the seconed floor. It was still dark and they hadn’t seen another living soul since they arrived. Luna looked over and noticed something on the floor. It was a stone tablet with inscriptions. Hey, come check this out, she called. The tablet was small
enough to lift with relative ease. The others gathered around Luna as she begain to read the tablet. “now it hast begun.
the trainer who is like the splashing of waves has apeared. The wave one preceds the adventure of the one who is like the
remains of fire by three years. The trainer of water shall be protected by the great sea gardian, wellst the fire trainer will
be protected by the flaming beast. The one of water will be challenged by three beings of jelosey and learn to fight for one
who is weak hearted but none the less inocent. The one of water will be asisted by a searching soul in need of frendship
and a content soul in search of power. The first being of jelosey is the son of sickness and evil, subjected to torment by
all and in need of assistence, the seconed being of jelosey seeks the power of all gardains for his selfish desires, and the
third being is the friend of the seconed though he may be freed. He shall first be friend, then foe, then student to the water one.
when all three beings have been vanquished, and the first and third also freed, the great guardian of seas shall appear…”
What the heck is that supposed to mean! Whitney exclaimed. Her yell ecoed through the seemingly empty hall. That’s what
were trying to figure out, a voice anserwd. Lesley and co. screamed and turned around at once. Behind them an old man carying a cane approched them. He looked wise. Hello fine sir, said C.j., bowing. Now, what have we here, a talking Totodile! ,he cried. There’s a legend that says that trainers in possestion of talking pokemon bear good luck to them selves
and others. There we go again!,C.j. said. These peculiar humans so excited over a talking pokemon! I shall never understand
it! Anyway, that tablet appeared in the tower earlier. Falkner, who appearently new him,asked, Li, where did everybody go? I told my students to evacuate the tower in fear the tablet may fortell desaster. I feel danger may be upon us, the one of water in the legened was never said to be good or bad. Li, how many times have I told you, nothing will happen, especially if no one is here! A man with blue-silver hair approched them. Dad, what are you doing here?, Asked Falkner. Hi, said Lesley, I guess you must be Ornithan? That’s right, and you all are? I’m Whitney sir, don’t you remember me and my mom from the meeting that one year? Ah yes, your’e Buena’s daugter, aren’t you? I am C.j. sir, and I am pleased to make your acquaintance, said C.j. And I’m Lesley! Lesley looked at Bugsy. He had covered his face with a straw hat. Whats your name boy?, asked Ornithan politley. Uh-uh, I’m um, uh-Westley! That’s right, I’m Westley! Lesley Stared at Bugsy but couldn’t figure him
out. Luna gave Ornithan a firm hand shake and introduced herself. Pleased to meet you! Falkner son, are these children and there suproviser friends of yours? Ya dad, and Bu-I mean, Westley, beat me in a pokemon battle with his scy- I mean Quagsire earlier. Hummp, he noded lightly. You! he turned to Lesley, are you competing in the Johto leage?! Yes, but sir, aren’t you- Officaly yes, but seeing as though there is no gym leader, and my son is far from being worthy of that title(Falkner sulked over), I exept your challenge! But I can’t battle you right now, a Bellsprout carrying an egg that’s very important to us came here, we think, and that’s how we ended up here. Ah, so the egg belongs to you. Gerald aways had an afinity for round objects, said Li. Gerald?, the group asked at once. My Bellsprout. Now were is he? Ah, there you are Gerald, Li looked down to see Gerald looking up at him. Gerald was still holding the egg. Now, can you give the nice children the egg back?, he asked. Lesley bent down and Gerald handed her the egg. Great! Now we can have are gym battle! Said Lesley. Not quite yet, said Li. Why? Dear girl, would you like to have a battle with me? Realy? Of corse then! Great. There is a stadium on the top floor. We shall do battle there.







Chapter 10
C.j.’s Chalenge!
On the top floor of the tower there was a dimley lit stadium with a white pokeball emblem in the middle, like the ones
Lesley had seen on Television before. Now, what will you choose first young trainer?, said Li, standing opposite of Lesley
on the stadium floor. I choose you, Whirly-gig! She shouted. Meta-pod, Whirly let out a deep noise. I choose you, Hoothoot!
The pokemon Li sent out looked like small round, brown Owl with one foot. HOOTHOOT, THE OWL POKEMON. IT BEGAINS TO HOOT AT THE SAME TIME EVERYDAY. SOME TRAINERS USE THEM IN PLACE OF CLOCKS.
Alright, Whirly-gig, use tackle attack! Hoohthoot, use your confusion! Whirly was tossed up in the air by a blue light.
Half way thourgh the air, Whirly started glowing. Wow, Whirly’s evolving, again! Whirly-gig evolved into a pink butterfly-
like pokemon. Freeeee! Freeee! BUTTERFREE, THE BUTTERFLY POKEMON. IT FLITS FROM FLOWER TO FLOWER, COLLECTING HONEY. IT CAN EVEN IDENTIFY DISTENT FLOWERS IN BLOOM. Whirly-gig landed on
the stadium floor. Alright, Whirly-gig, use tackle- Lesley was interupted by a cloud of billowing dust that came from nowhere. What was that!? Shouted Bugsy. Luna shouted, The egg! The pokemon egg! Its gone! When the dust cleared,
a bird pokemon with a long neck and beak was flying and holding the egg with its talons. A ragged looking boy was smiling wickedly at the confused trainers. Hey! Shouted Whitney and Falkner, bring back that egg! Could care less,the
trainer blatenly responeded and fliped a pokeball out. The pokemon was a red lizard with fire on its tail. C.j. steped up to
face the trainer and his Charmander. You want to fight them?, asked Lesley. That Charmander and Fearow are an insualt
to pokemon!, I wont stand for it!,said C.j. Bloody heck! That’s a talkin’ Totodile! I outa steal it and see if I can make money
off a it! Will help you out to C.j., said Whitney ,Falkner, and Bugsy. Reading there pokeballs. Go, Dodou! Shouted Falkner.
Bugsy and Whitney’s choices were Ariados and Nidoran (Female). Alright C.j., use water gun! Dodou, use peck! Nidoran,
use double kick! Ariados! use string shot. Both pokemon colapsed in the wake of the four attacks. The trainer recalled his pokemon. (Lesley managed to recover the egg from Fearow) Whaaaa! he yelled, threw his hands up in the air, and ran off.
He droped something on the floor as he ran. Bugsy picked it up and read it. (it appeared to be a trainer card of some sort.)
“Damien Stroud of Viridian city, Kanto, regestered by the pokemon leage for- three weeks?!” Well, I’ll Im going to say is
we better keep an eye out for this guy, he’s dangerous alright, said Ornithan. Falkner patted his Dodou on one of its heads
and it begain to glow. Is this- evolution? he asked. I believe so, answered Li. Dodou evolved into a three-headed giant
bird pokemon. Whooo-hoooo! shouted Falkner. Mossdeep, we have a Dodrio! As Lesley felt joy for Falkner, she felt
something fall into her hand. Lesley looked down and saw something shiny and metalic. She held it up and felt it between
her fingers. It was that sacred symbol of wisdom among trainers. A gym badge. She looked up and saw Ornithan Smiling
at her. Sir, asked C.j., why? (He replied to Lesley) Well,explained Ornithan, earlier my son mentioned that your Totodile pointed out his underconfindence. He was able to work out that problem and that is probably why Doduo evolved. A trainer needs not to Formidible in battle to earn a gym badge. They need only to be wise and kind beyond the norm. But C.j. noticed Falkner’s underconfidence, not me, said Lesley. Ah, yes, but he learned it from you, said Ornithan, now take the gym badge
and be proud.

Luna handed the pokemon egg to Lesley before there departure. Falkner, have discovered his problem, was going to
take Ornithan’s place soon. The group waved goodbye (Except for Bugsy, who was mysteriously silent) to there new friends
and headed for the next town. Whitney looked at the map. Alright guys, next stop-Azalea town! Lesley and C.j. gave Whitney
an odd look. You must be kidding, right?! They said together. What? Asked Whitney. Its just, I don’t think Bugsy wants to go back there. No, I’ll be fine! Bugsy said in a suedo-positive maner. But there was something to this remark that told the others that he wasn’t going to be fine.





Chapter 11
Mr.mystery and Silver’s secret.
Lesley cleaned the pokemon egg thoroughly with a wash cloth. C.j. and her other pokemon watched curiously.
Stitch admired Whirly-gig and its pink wings. I wonder what Stitch will look like when it evolves? Pondered
Lesley. Kaaaaa, Stitch purred deeply. I’ve heard that Kakuna evolve pretty fast. Lesley had half expected
Bugsy to say this, but it was Whitney. She came and sat down next to Lesley and her pokemon. He’s really
been down in sprits here lately, huh?... Said Whitney, looking up at Bugsy, who was sitting on tree stump
staring at the ground. Lesley looked down and saw a bright flash from the egg. It’s glowing! She yelled.
Everyone’s Attention, even Bugsy’s, was instently on the pokemon egg. Before Lesley knew it, she was holding
in her hands, not the egg, but a pink ball of fluff. The pokemon opened its green eyes and gazed at its trainer.
It held its arms wide and smiled. Igggaaly-igglybuff! IGGLYBUFF, THE BALOON POKEMON. INSTEAD OF
WALKING WITH ITS SHORT LEGS, IT MOVES AROUND BY BOUNCING ON ITS SOFT, TENDER BODY.
Lesley looked at the picture in her pokedex in disbelief. The Igglybuff was shiny, with green eyes instead of red like
it was depicted in the pokedex. Well now, said Lesley, smiling at her new pokemon, aren’t you the special one?
What are you going to name it Lesley?, asked Bugsy, more cheerful then he had been since yesterday. Humm…
how about Bright? She anserwed. Oh, yah, and I gota call the proffeser and tell him the egg hatched! Lesley diled
him on her poke-gear. “Oh, that’s wonderful news Lesley; call me at the next pokemon center so I can get a status
report from you!” He replied. Well, said Lesley, looking at the map on her poke-gear, theres a pokemon center right
around here, we should go there before the proffesor starts to worry. At the pokemon center, it was reltivly Empty. Lesley went over to the nurse to asked for a telephone. Uh, she stared blankly at the nurse, who looked exactly like the one in Vilot city. Miss, she asked, how did you get here? The nurse gave her a puzzled look, and then Bugsy, Nodding to the nurse and turned to explain the sitiation to Lesley. All of the Joys are related Lesley, they all look the same. Oh, yes, piped up the nurse, the Joy in Vilot city is my little sister. Oh, well anyway mame, do you have a telephone here? Asked Lesley. You could use the video phone over there, said the nurse, and pointed Lesley to it. Oh, said Lesley, slighly humiliated. She hastely diled the profesor’s number. Hello Lesley! He said cheerily. Lesley saw Luna in the background, typing up some sort of paper on the computer. On the desk she was sitting at there was a postcard on witch Lesley could just vaguly make out a mountain. Her intrest in the postcard (she didn’t know it, but this was Luna’s invation to study at Mt.Cania, witch would pull her into a certen course of events that were to take place three years later.) was cut short by Elm’s exlaiming in her ears, It’s an Igglybuf! So that’s what was in the egg! this is wonderful! He shouted. Oh yes, and who are your new friends? Lesley looked around to see that Bugsy and Whitney had joined her. Oh, this is Whitney and Bu-OUCH! Bugsy stomped on her foot in an apperant atempt to stop her from saying his name out loud. I mean, WESTLEY, She replied, remembering his “alias” from sprout tower. Do you have any bages yet? Asked Elm. Yah, just one. Lesley ansewred. Don’t worry, replied Elm, that’s a good start. Well, we sort of have to be goning now, said Lesley. Alright, goodby, said Lesley, and she hung up the phone. She turned to Bugsy. Why do you keep doing that? She asked. What? The Westley thing, she explained. Lesley… he sighed, and regained the troubled look he had earlier, only now it was worse. My parents weren’t quiet about me becoming the gym leader. I mean, I already was one when I ran away. I have to keep my name a secret from the gym leaders and anyone else whose with the pokemon leage, or I might be found. It’s alright, said Whitney, we understand, to tell you the truth, I thought you looked familiar to, but I didn’t ask. Hey, said Bugsy, the nurse said they have a park out back, want to give our pokemon some down time? That sounds great! Lets go! The whole group, especially C.j., rejoiced. When they were out side, Lesley got a good look at her friends pokemon for the first time. She fed her roster and took notes on Whitney’s pokemon while she was
bottle feeding Bright. There was Miltank, witch was apparently Whitney’s starter pokemon, the Female Nidoran she had
seen yesterday, and a Clefairy, a pokemon that looked simlar to Bright. This was because, you see, Lesley still hadn’t rechallenged Whitney since her defeat when they first ment. Lesley still had the burning desire to defeat her in battle. But that could wait, she thought. Whitney was a gym leader in training, and Lesley only had one badge, and she hadn’t even beaten a gym leader to get it. Come to think of It, she thought, looking at Bugsy’s pokemon, me and Bugsy have never battled at all, but who will challenge me as gym leader when we get to Azalea? Will they let me into the pokemon leage with only seven badges? Humm… Lesley sighed. Being a pokemon trainer and keeping your friends was harder then she thought. Hey. Hey! Hey!! Heyyyyy!!! HEEEEEEEYYYYYYYY!! A fat man waved his hand in Lesley’s face. And just who are you? She asked. Uh, he replied, that’s not important! What is important is… Do you want a slowpoke tail?! He asked in a sterotipical sales man fasion. Ewwww, gross! Lesley felt like throwing up. Her pokedex beeped from her pocket. SLOWPOKE TAILS, WITCH SECRET A DILECOIS OIL, WERE ONCE FAVORED SALES ITEMS, BUT ARE NOW ILEAGEL FOR SALE DUE TO SLOWPOKE BECOMING INCREASINGLY RARER. I didn’t know it could do that… said Lesley. Wait a sec- so that means you’re a criminal!? Anyway how could you be so creul to pokemon! Lesley accused angrily. Ah! I’ve been found! the man yelled. Go, Beedrill! The man tossed out a hornet like pokemon. Kaaaa. Purred Stitch. And I’ll be stealing your Igglybuff to make up for it! Lesley gasped as the Beedrill Swiped bright out of her hands. You won’t get away with this! C.j., use water gun! C.j. sprayed Beedrill with a gush of water, but the pokemon shook it off. Oh, Now whats going to happen!, Cried C.j. Then something muracuilus happened. C.j., seeing Bright crying, and his trainer worried, evolved. Oh! Lesley cuped her hands over her mouth in surprise. C.j. Evolved into a larger blue crocodlie with red spikes on its head, sharper teeth, and orange-blue dotted belly paterns. CROCONAW, THE BIG JAW POKEMON. THE TIPS OF ITS FANGS ARE SLANTED BACKWARDS. ONCE THOSE FANGS CLAMP DOWN, THE PREY HAS NO HOPE OF ESCAPE. I must say, I quite like this spify new look! Exclaimed C.j. But now’s not the time to be obsesing over aperance! C.j., use slash! C.j. knocked Igglybuff from Beedrill’s stingers. Lesley Caught it in her arms. Lesley looked up. The man was standing, soaked with water. (C.j. had given him a spray earlier two) Suddenly, a wild pair of flying leaves came from noware and hit the man on the head, and he ran away. Lesley stared, trying to figure out where the leaves were fired from. Oh, well, she thought, rubbing Bright on the head. Atleast everyones safe. Wow! shouted Bugsy. What went down here? Oh, she said, there was
a little problem, but its been solved. Hey, asked Whitney, did C.j. evolve!? That’s right miss Whitney, C.j. the Croconaw
at your service! Was that team rocket? A voice asked. Lesley looked up and saw Silver, beside him was a tall pokemon with
dark green leaves laceing its long neck. So Chirkarita evolved in to Bay-I mean Brayleaf, huh? Lesley thought. Whose team rocket? Asked Lesley. Listen, he cried angrily, that’s for me to know and you and your dwebish friends to never find out!
With that, Silver ran off, not so much angry, but upset. That kid just gets stranger every time I see him, said Whitney. That’s
for sure, said Lesley. What a strange kid…






Chapter 12
From Azalea to Z!
Lesley and company were tiering out by the time they reached the other side of the cave they had been navigating,
and were relieved to see the next town in the distance. Every one exept Bugsy, of course, who finley blatenly
refused to go on. Come on, complained Lesley, how afraid of going home can you possibly be! Really, really afraid, he
sighed nervously. Hey book worm, were going to make this A fast visit for your sake, so can you please come on? Whitney
encouraged. The group relised the impact of the situatoin when Bugsy didn’t respond to being called book worm. Please master Bugsy, pleaded C.j., we promise it will be fine. Lesley put a hand on his shoulder. C.j. and Whitney are right Bugsy, let’s go, she said. Bugsy harshly shoved Lesley out of the way. Well-Well- he started crying, Maybe you would understand better if you went through what I went through! Well maybe I would understand if you would stop feeling sorry for your self all the time! But he had run off, leaving Lesley, C.j., and Whitney to stare in disbelife. Oh… cried Lesley, why did I have to
go and loose my temper like that… It’s fine, said Whitney, he’ll come back soon enough. I hate to seem concited Lesley,
but we need to get to town. Who knows, maybe we’ll be able to solve this problem there. Right, Lesley nodded. At the entrance to town, Lesley stoped and saw a Slowpoke laying beside a well of sorts. A man in a black uniform was
sleeping in front of it. Whitney, she asked, whats this? That’s an anchent well that’s very important to the folks here,
or so iv’e heard. Hello, fellow water pokemon, said C.j., talking to the Slowpoke. The pokemon made no response whatsoever. As C.j. tried futiley to provoke a response out of the Slowpoke, Whitney and Lesley noticed the man.
What’s that statue supossed to be? Asked Lesley. I don’t think it’s a statue Less, It’s probably just some guy they
hired to guard the well. The group left with Lesley suspicious of the guard and C.j. utterly baffled by the Slowpoke.
Lesley and friends didn’t see anybody on the streets, witch made her even more suspicious that something was going on.
At the pokemon center, the nurse was gone, causing Whitney and C.j. to worry to. Okay, were’s everybody in this crazy
town gone to? Asked Whitney. It’s like some sort of ghost town, said C.j. nervously. If Bugsy was here he could tell
us whats happning… sighed Lesley. That’s it! She said, lets go to the gym! That’s gota to be were he’s gone back to!
Lesley ran off in a huff, causing the others to follow her. As she rouned the corner to the front of the gym, she saw a battle going on out front. Bugsy’s Scyther was fighting a man with a gray pokemon that had red canons protruding from its sides.
Lesley scand the gray pokemon in her pokedex.FORRETRESS,THE BAGWORM POKEMON. USAUSLY FOUND HANGING FROM A THICK TREE TRUNK. IT SHOOTS OUT BITS OF ITS SHELL WHEN IT SEES ACTION. There was a loud comotion as Scyther’s claws raked the air were the Forrtress had been. Forrtress enclosed its self within its shell and charged Scyther. At this point, Lesley, Whitney, and C.j. joined the fray. Whitney’s Miltank used its body as a sheild and held Forretress back, stoping it from hitting Scyther. Lesley commaned Whirly to use sleep powder, promptly knocking out Forretress. With little reason, Captain came out of its pokeball. Phsy-yi? It commented. Nobody noticed as Captain pushed the opening mecanizem on Stitch’s pokeball. Stitch, asked Lesley, how did you get out? Lesley jumped as she saw Forretress cut open Stitch’s shell with it’s Canons. But this turned out to be helpful, as it triggard Stitch’s evolution. Stitch evolved into a bee pokemon, surprisingly, a Beedrill like the one Lesley had fought yesterday. The man ran off. What was going on here? Asked Lesley. Bugsy ignored her. Come on, she sighed. He’s still mad at me… Your back! A young voice cheerd. A brown
haired girl with rosey cheeks aproched them. Mazie, what happened to all the towns people?, asked Bugsy. Oh, It’s terrible!
team rocket came and stuffed everybody in the well!, Even Grampa! She exclaimed. Bugsy, asked Whitney, whose that?
Oh, hi! said the little girl, my name’s Mazie! If team rocket took everybody hostage, how did you get out? Asked Lesley.
I managed to get out and hide before team rocket found me, said Mazie. The reason team rocket took everybody hostage is
that there cutting off Slowpoke tails in the well, she explained. So that man who was in front of the well must have been on
team rocket! Said C.j. I’m going back there! Said Lesley. you guys stay here and protect Mazie from team rocket, and me and
C.j. will go and try and free the towns people! Lesley and C.j. ran off. When Lelsey came to the well, she was surprised to see
Silver fighting the grunt who was gaurding the well. Silver also had a new pokemon- a Nidoran male. The gaurd’s Rattata fell. He took off into the well, witch was acually more like a small cavern. What are you doing here? Asked Silver, looking
up and seeing Lelsey. I’m trying to defeat team rocket, anserwd Lesley. So am I. Then lets- no way, said Silver, cuting C.j.
off, there is no way I’m going to work with chumps like you two. Silver… Lesley sighed, the well is small, let’s beat team rocket together. Fine, anserwed Silver. It was dark inside the well. I can’t see my own hand in front of my face! Complained Lesley. Wimp, said Silver irritably. He flicked out a pokeball. It realesed Brayleaf, witch promptly let loose with a blinding
light, imlumiating the surrounding area. How did you teach it that?! Asked Lesley. This cooty sage named Li gave it to me
after I beat him. Lesley slaped her forehead remembering that she had forgoten to finish her battle with Li. As the two went
on, Lesley was finley promted to asked Silver something. So Silver, I find it kind of strange that a person like you would want
to fight team rocket, I mean, don’t you both kinda have the same common veiws on pokemon? It’s not the pokemon, said Silver, staring at the ground as he walked. Then what is it sir? Asked C.j. Let’s just say we have some common history,
said Silver. Hey, said Lesley, It’s a Slowpoke! That’s not a Slowpoke Stupid, said Silver, that’s some old coot in a Slowpoke
costume-huh?! Oh, said the old man running torweds them, heros at last, were saved! And you are? Asked C.j. Oh yes, my name is Kurt, and bless you for coming to rescue us! Now could you give me your names? C.j. the Croconaw sir, and this
is my trainer Lesley, he said, pointing to her. And you dear boy?, asked Kurt. Skyler Teadon, he grunted. Were are the other
towns people? Asked Lesley. Back there, Kurt pointed to the back of the carvern that was to far to be illuminated by Brayleaf’s flash. But team rocket is still guarding them, I only managed to slip by making them think I was a Slowpoke.
Gulible, aren’t they? Comented C.j. Very, added Silver. Anyway C.j. said Lesley, get ready to battle, I have a feeling team rocket won’t go down without a fight. That’s right missy, a cold voice sneerd, And this is gonna be payback for the last chapter we ment in! Huh?, Lesley looked up. Lesley couldn’t see anybody in the darkness, but the voice and another one started talking. To infect the world with devastation, a hard female voice sneered. To blight all peoples in every nation.
To extend our wrath to the stars above. Cassidy! And it’s Butch. Team rocket circling the earth all day and night.
Surrender now or you’ll surely loose the fight. I don’t remember these dolts, said Silver. Lesley and the other two stared at him. That’s fine, said the woman (Lesley could see them know) we don’t know you either kid. You’d be afraid if you did,
said Silver. Alright, said Lesley, go Bright! She sent her Igglybuff out. Go, Houdour! said Cassidy. This was the same Houndour Lesley had seen with Butch before. He sent out a Tyrouge, a small Huminoid fighting pokemon. Bayleaf, said Silver, use razor leaf! Braylef shot leaves from the one on its head, this hit both enemy pokemon, but they both got back up. Tyrouge, use Slam! The trainee pokemon smacked full force into Brayleaf, knocking it flying and in turn causing it to hit Silver, who was thrown back. Oh!, said Lesley, angrily. She didn’t like Silver, but she also hated to see anyone being hurt for doing the right thing. Bright, use Sing! Bright sung a soothing melody. Before long, Butch and Cassidy along with there pokemon fell over and went to sleep. Lesley, C.j. and Kurt ran to help Silver, who was just getting up. Are you okay? She asked him. He just look at her funny, like no one had ever asked him this before. Lesley! A voice cried. She saw Whitney, Bugsy and Mazie running to them. What Happend? Asked Bugsy, looking at the two sleeping rocket agents and there pokemon. Well, said C.j., I think we were able to stop team rocket. Let’s go free the Slowpoke and the towns people. Grampa! Said Mazie, running to Kurt. So he’s your grandfather? What a funny Coincedence! Said Lesley. My grandmother never paid
attention to me, said Silver. That’s to bad, said Lesley, what about your grandfather? Dead, said Silver. Oh, I’m sorry, what hap- My grandmother happend. Okaaaaay, said Lesley, backing off. She and the others, save Silver, who then left,Begain to search for the missing People, but without the aid of Brayleaf’s flash, they were lost. Then, A picuiler pokemon found them.
It was a Xatu, a bird like pokemon imbeud with Phychic powers. It used it’s own flash attack to light up the area. The group
was uncertain about this, but followed Xatu anyway. When they found the towns people, Xatu promptly left. The people
were huddled up in the back of the cave, the local Joy among them. She happened to have a lanturn, and helped them guide
the people out of the cave. Yay! Said Lesley as they left and were thanked by the towns people before they went back. Bugsy
saw two people among the crowd that he recognized. Bugsy, who are they? My parents, he snorted. Come on Bugsy, go and
stay with them, i’m sure they’ll understand if you tell them, prompted Whitney. Alright, he said. The three watched him leave
and then headed out of town. Lesley was feeling bittersweet about leaving him, but knew it was for the best. As the three left,
C.j. asked, Lesley, Whitney, do you hear something? They turned around and saw a figure running torawrds them. It was Bugsy! Hey! He said, waving his arm in the air, don’t forget about me! Bugsy, said Lesley, we thought you were staying here!
I talked it over with my folks,he said, I’m gonna keep traveling with you! Glad to have ya back book worm! Said Whitney.
Keep saying that and I’ll change my mind, said Bugsy, but he was joking, oh, yah, and Lesley, I have something for you!
Bugsy held out a badge that was shaped like a ladybug. You want me to have your badge? Asked Lesley. Sure! It’s my Houner, take it, after all, you can’t enter the Johto league without it! Lesley nodded and greatfully exepted the badge. Now
were to next? She wondered. Next town over is goldenrod- Lesley, Bugsy and C.j. Looked around for Whitney but saw her
no where. Misstress! Said C.j., down there! They looked down the road to see Whitney running as fast as she could. I CAN’T
WAIT TO GO HOME! She shouted. The entire group chased after her into the sunset, a faimly once again.






Chapter 13
Forest bumps!
ILEX FOREST, a sign read. Up a head of the group loomed an over grown woods. The one thing that’s keeping me
from home is a stupid wood, said Whitney. Well, Goldenrod is just beyond here, so let’s go, said Lesley. As they
walked through the forest, Bugsy pulled out a pair of bonoculars and started scanning the surounding area for pokemon.
Wow! he said, this place is full of bug pokemon-awsome! You think it’s awsome but I think its creepy! Said Whitney.
It is a pretty cool wood, said Lesley. Yah, it’s freezing! Said Whitney. Come you Delibird, quit freaking out, said C.j.
Hey, did anybody just feel the ground shake? Asked Lesley. Yah, I wonder if they have lots of earthquakes around here?
pondered Bugsy. I think you might want re-think that theory Book worm!, said Whitney, looking ahead. Up ahead the
group saw A bunch of giant green pokemon running there way. What are they?! Asked C.j. There Tyranitar! Said Whitney Tyrani-what?! Asked Lesley. No time to explain, just run! The group ran in different directions as the Tyranitar ran down
the path, With Bugsy and C.j. running one way, Whitney another, and Lesley yet a different direction. When Lesley came to
a clearing, she sighed and panted. The Tyranitar appeard to be gone. That was close, huh guys? Huh? She saw her friends
were gone. As Whitney ran through the woods frantacly, she triped over someone. What? She said getting up. A little boy of
about 6 was sitting on the ground, and he looked frightend. Meanwhile, C.j. and Bugsy were sitting back to back trying to
figure out what to do next. Hello, said Whitney to the frightend boy, are you lost? Ya-yah, he studered, getting up. Whats your
name kid? I-i’m Sylvester, he said. Hey, no need to be afraid, she said, anyway I’m Whitney, so Sylvester, she asked, how did
you get lost? I was out hear chopping wood with my daddy when a these two guys and there Tyranitars attacked us. What did they look like? Asked Whitney. Well, one was blonde, and the other was brown haired, and the bloned guy had a Haunter, and
the brown haired guy had a Kadabra. They wanted my daddy’s Magmar and Farfech’ed. Really, said Whitney, putting her hands on her hips. Hello!, said Lesley in another part of the woods, still looking for the others. Here, she said, I’ll use Whirly
and Stitch to search from the sky! Okay guys, she said to them, go look for Bugsy, Whitney and C.j. Stitch and Whirly nodded and took off. In another part of the forest, Bugsy and C.j. were walking on foot to find there friends, when they were
jumped by the Tyranitar, and had to start running again. Why does this keep happening to us! They yelled as the group of
dark pokemon pursued them. Whitney agreed to help Sylvester look for his father. So, she asked, do you live around here?
Uh, yeh, my daddy works for the logging company. Whitney could tell he was still scared. Boy, you look like those theives
scared the living day lights out of you, she said. He nodded. They looked up to see Lesley’s pokemon coming to them. Sylvester stepped back. It’s alright, said Whitney, those pokemon belong to my friend! Oh hey Whit! Said Lesley, running to
them, who is that? This is Sylvester, said Whitney, the kid was lost, and apperently those Tyranitar aren’t wild. What do you
mean? Asked Lesley. Sylvester and his dad where out here and those Tyranitar and there two trainers attacked them trying to steal there pokemon. So weres Bugsy and C.j.? Asked Whitney. They must have gone different directions to, said
Lesley, anyway I’m sure they will be fine; we need to take Sylvester back to his dad, that’s the important thing. And I want to see if we can do away with those thieves well were at it. Meanwhile Bugsy and C.j. aimlessly wondered around looking for
the others, yelling at each other the whole way. Suddenly they came to a clearing in the woods. In it there was a cabin. A man
was facing the two young bandits with the Kadabra and Haunter. Tell us were it is! Said the blonde boy. What do you want
from me!? The man shouted. The pokeball! Shouted the brown haired boy, we need it to catch the time guardian for our boss!
Eusine, said the blonde boy to his companion, it looks like we have company. Bugsy and C.j. saw they had been noticed and
fled. As they ran they bumped strait smack into Lesley, Whitney and Sylvester. Great, said Lesley, we found you two! Hold it, panted C.j. There’s a man being attacked by two bandits back there! That’s may daddy! Said Sylvester. The entire group ran back to the cabin. There trying to steal the G.S. ball! Said Sylvester. The what!? Asked Lesley. When they got there the
man hade begain a fullfleged battle with the bandits, using a Magmar and a Farfech’d against there Haunter and Kadabra.
He was loosing. Go Bright! Said Lesley. She tried tossing out her pokemon but Captain came out instead. Oh, well, she
thought, better Captain then nothing. So, I see you brought along back-up, said Eusine. Listen, me and my partner Morty here
don’t need your interference, go now and no one gets hurt. Besides, said the other bandit, how do you expect to win with
a Phsyduck anyway? I’ll show you just how I intend to win!, said Lesley. Captain, use Scratch attack! Captain stood there
blinking. What!? Exclaimed Lesley. Enough of this, said Morty, Haunter use Shadow punch! The gas pokemon conked
Captain on the head. Lesley noticed Captain was holding it’s head harder then usaul. Lesley, Whitney nuged her, Captains headache is getting worse, if it gets bad enough, Captain will start using it’s powers! Lesley nodded. Okay you crooks, come at my Phsyduck with all you’ve got! She shouted. Okay Kadabra, use slam! Kadabra rammed Captain full force with it’s
body. Cpatain’s eye’s started glowing blue. Suddenly Kadabra and Haunter were lifted in the air and thrown back. They
fainted. The two bandits returned there pokemon and stood staring at Lesley. Come on, let’s get out of here, we’ll just
tell the boss that the mission faild because of some stupid kid! They both left. Daddy! Sylvester ran to greet his father.
The man gave him an angry look. Oh, said Sylvester, looking down, daddy, I’m sorry I ran off, but those to bandits
were just too scary. He put a hand on Sylvester’s shoulder. It’s fine son, just try not to scare me again. Hey, asked Lesley,
Sylvester mentioned something about a G.S. ball on the way here, what is it? Oh, said the man, it’s a speical pokeball we
found in a tree hollow. Why did those theives want it? Asked Whitney. We don’t really know, he ansewred. Sylvester ran
inside the cabin and came back out with a gold and silver colored pokeball. Here it is! He held it out proudly. It’s beautiful,
said Lesley. Yah, agreed the others. Why don’t you four have it?, offerd Sylvester’s father. Why us? Asked Bugsy. Well,
you saved it for one thing, and also it would be better if you took it with you, instead of here were theives like those two
earlier can take it. Sure! Said Lesley, and she greatfully accepted the odd pokeball from Sylvester. The group said good
by to Sylvester and his father and turned down the road. Later, they found themselves on the edge of Ilex forest looking
looking at Goldenrod city in the distence. Finley, said C.j., civilization again! I can’t belive I’m home again, said Whitney.
It’s good to see you happy Whit, said Bugsy, watching her cheer. And now, thought Lesley, I can get my third badge,
and that will bring me one step closer to competing in the Johto league.






Chapter 14
The town of golden glory!
Wow, said Lesley,looking at the town that seemed to engulf her every were, this place is really big. What, said Whitney,
have you never been to a big town before? No, she sighed, I mean, new bark town’s kind of rural. Me neither, said Bugsy,
looking around.

Here it is! Beamed Whitney proudly, my mom’s gym! Alright then, lets go! Shouted Lesley, running inside. Wait! Shouted
the others, they followed her inside. Inside, A woman was battling a trainer with her Clefable, witch is Clefairy’s evolved form. Lesley instently Reconized the boy trainer as Jimmy, and she saw that Cydaquil had evolved into Quilava, witch were
more weasel-like then there pre-evolved forms. It looked like the battle had been waging for ahwile now, as both sides looked
depleted and exhausted. Alright, Quilava, use rollout. Commanded Jimmy weakly, but this weakness, Lesley noted, didn’t
seem to come from exhaustion, but rather half-heartedness. Quilava jumped and did a rolling spin, crashing into Clefable, however, Quilava was so weak from battle that its own move caused it to faint. Lesley noticed that Jimmy’s
eyes seemed to be empty and drained. This is when she begain to worry for his well being. He meekly walked out the door quietly without acknowledging Lesley. That was odd, said Lesley. What? Asked Bugsy. I know that kid, and he’s acting kind of strange, I mean, he didn’t even notice me! I think that boy recently went through some kind of truma, said Whitney’s mother, comming over to them, he seemed awfuly gloomy, and so did his pokemon. Mom! Said Whitney, these are my new travaling buddys! She pointed to the others. I see, she said. Mam, said Lesley, I’m competing in the Johto league, and I came here to challenge you to a gym battle! I’m sorry, she awnsered, but I have to get to work. Lesley gave her a puzzled look. Lesley, said Whitney, my mom hosts a radio show on the other side of town, and it looks like we got here at
the wrong time. Misstress, said C.j., why don’t we have a look around town well we are here? Fine, awnsered Lesley.
After Whitney spent half the day showing them the town places, they finley came to a park, were the group decided to take
a break. Lesley Noticed Jimmy sitting at a park table, still looking troubled and dreary. Lesley came over and sat down beside
him. Hey Jim, what’s up, because it’s defiantly not you. He sighed heavily and and turned to Lesley. I’m sorry I didn’t talk to
you in the gym earlier, its just-its just- he started crying, I hope I never have to battle a trainer like that again! Who, Buena?
No, not her… he snifed, still sobbing. I ment this awful trainer on the road, and the way he battled was just so-so-relenteless?
Lesley finished for him, as he started crying again. Lesley nodded, now understanding the problem. Jimmy, what did Silver
do to you? Lesley, that kid shoved me down and stole my Magnemtite, and I havn’t been able to win a battle ever since. Lesley cupped her hands over her mouth in surprise, just when she thought she had begun to understand Silver, he had gone as low as to attack another trainer and steal there pokemon. Aw, come on Jim, it’ll be fine. Lesley didn’t know what else to say. Eevee-Eevee? A soft voice cooed. Lesley and Jimmy looked at the ground and saw a fluffy brown pokemon. Aw! Said Whitney, running up and hugging the Eevee. Your so fluffy! I’m glad you think so, Whitney, said a voice. Oh, hey Bill! Shouted Whitney, who had been acting very loopy since the group had arived in Goldenrod. The man took back the Eevee. When did you get an Eevee? Asked Whitney, and aren’t you supposed to be at the lighthouse in Kanto right now? Yes Whitney, but I recent- Whitney, whose that? Asked Lesley. Lesley, Bugsy, C.j., random friend of Lesley’s, this is Bill! Uh, hi? Said Jimmy, unsure why Whitney was still adressing him as “random friend of Lesley’s” Hello!, said Lesley. C.j. bowed and Bugsy nodded. Hey, sir, said Jimmy, what where you going to say a minute ago? Well, begain Bill, I recently made an new discovery and I was coming here to reserech it. Me and a passing trainer with a Poliwrath recorded an interesting noise anomaly. Oh, said Lesley, pulling out her pokedex to scan Eevee. EEVEE, THE EVOLUTION POKEMON. ITS ABILITY TO EVLVE INTO MANY FORMS ALLOWS IT TO ADAPT SMOTHLY AND PERFECTLY TO ANY ENVIRONMENT. Is that a pokedex? Asked Bill. Yah, why? Do you know Proffesor Oak? He asked. Yah! He gave it to me! Well, isn’t that something? Anyway Whitney, I ment this Eevee when I came back to town a few days ago. So does that mean you’re a pokemon trainer!? Asked Lesley. Well, uh yes-but- Then, You can battle Jimmy! Said Lesley, pulling Jimmy over. But Lesley I don’t want to- Come on, she whisperd to him, you need a confindence booster, and battling other trainers is a good way to do that! Fine, he sighed. Everyone but Lesley noticed Bill sigh to. Alright, said Jimmy, go Rhyhorn. He sent out a gray rhino pokemon that looked to be made of rock. RHYHORN, THE SPIKES POKEMON. IT CAN ONLY REMEMBER ONE THING AT A TIME, ONCE IT STARTS RUSHING, IT FORGETS WHY IT STARTED. That must be a really stupid pokemon, remarked Bugsy. Imagine hearing that from a guy that comes from a town that WORSHIPS an even stupider pokemon… said Whitney. Uh, guys, said Lesley, not only are you stalling the writer, I don’t think telling Jimmy his pokemon is stupid is helping him feel any better. Alright, Rhyhorn, use horn attack, said Jimmy meakly. Um, Eevee, use- err, uh, I don’t know, lets see now, what moves can Eevee use- Whhhhaaaaa! Rhyhorn crashed into Eevee before Bill could command Eevee to make a move. Eevee promtply fainted. Bill ran over and picked up Eevee. Lesley, said Whitney, I was trying to tell you before, Bill couldn’t battle if his life depended on it! Oooh, said Lesley, wait, that’s a good thing! Now maybe Jimmy will get his confidence back! Jimmy was standing there, dumdfounded. I-we-beat him? He asked, a slow grin stretching across his face. We won! He shouted. Aw, Ryhorn, That was awsome! You’re the best! Now take a break, he said, recalling the spikes pokemon. Lesley was so caught up in the moment she didn’t notice as Captain realesed its self and pressed one of the buttons
on her pokegear. She and the others were startled as music started to play. Whats that racket!? Asked Bill. It’s my mother’s radio show! Shouted Whitney. I didn’t know my pokegear had a radio! Shouted Lesley. Well now you do! Shouted Bugsy,
so could you please turn it down so we don’t have to shout like this anymore!? Lesley searched around for a volume button,
found it, and turned the volume down as fast as she could. Alright, said Buena, todays password is- The music stoped playing
abruptly and was replaced by an erie background noise. “To infect the world with devistation! To blight all peoples in every nation. To extened our wrath to the stars above! Cassidy! And It’s Butch! Team rocket circaling earth all day and night!
Surrender now or you’ll surely loose the fight! Listen Folks, we’re out here to take this- Whhhhhaaaaa!” The music stoped and was replaced by a creepy silence. What on earth was that!? Asked Whitney. Crossing signals, said Bill, I see that all the time in my kind of work. Bill, have you ever seen crossing signals cancel each other out? Asked Jimmy nervously. Actually no, he answered. The whole group stared at each other for a couple of seconds before running off, with Whitney leading them to the broadcasting station.

Whitney knocked on the door and received no response, so the group went inside. After walking passed an empty first floor,
they came to the next floor, witch was anything but empty. Silver was standing with a Magenimte in front of a shaken Butch
and Cassidy, who looked like they had been electricuted. That’s two down and about a million to go, he sighed, but maybe
this Magenmite is good for something after all. Lesley heard Jimmy grumble angrily. Hum? Silver looked up. Oh, it’s you loosers. Listen, I prefer to work alone. Now scram before team rocket gets you all. No way! Said Whitney, my mom’s being
held captive and I’m not leaving until she and everybody else are set free! Nobody’s getting freed, kid, said a voice from behind the group. They turned around and saw serveral men in black suits. But we can’t let you leave either, one said. Oh
yah! Said Bugsy, holding up a pokeball, well I used to be a gym leader, just so you know, theres no way I’m going down without a fight! Me neither!, agreed Lesley. Even i’ll fight you if I have to, said Bill. Eevee-Eevee! His pokemon agreed.
I’ll do anything to defened the houner of my fellow pokemon! Said C.j. Oh, we don’t want to fight, said a grunt. Go, Jumpluff!, use Sleep powder! What is that… asked Lesley drearaly. I don’t know, yawned Silver, but I don’t feel like I want
to fight anymore… Lets take a short nap… said C.j. With that, Lesley and the others blacked out.








Chapter 15
The town of golden glory! (part 2)
Huh? Said Lesley, waking up. She and the others were tied up, but C.j.,Eevee, Magnemite and Bill were no where to be found. Guys! Guys! Wake up! They stole our pokemon well we were sleeping! And Bill’s gone! Huh? Said Bugsy, wait!
That’s Awfull! Now what do we do! Shouted Whitney. Oh, Jimmy Cried, if only we knew! Hump, mumbled Silver, it’s all
your fault! If it wasn’t for you guys, I would have beaten team rocket by myself! Well maybe you need to grow up you big
jerk! Shouted Lesley. Silver flashed her a hurt look, I have to take on team rocket alone! Why? Asked Jimmy. No, I’m not
telling, cried Silver, you don’t want to know! Oh, silver,thought Lesley, who are you? Meanwile, C.j., Eevee, Magnemite,
Brayleaf, and Quilava stood looking hopeless in a cage in another part of the building. Brayleaf was away from the others,
sitting in a corner of the cage, asleep. C.j. pondered how it could sleep at a time like this. Magim-ite, the magnet pokemon
boomed, you’re a pokemon that speaks with the humans. Help us. How, my friend, is my gift of gab supposed to help us in
this situiation? Quilava-quil!, Make bad humans set us free! I’m sorry, But I’m quite certain there not willing to bargan.
Eevee, ev, eevee, Look there’s a vent up there, if we could open it, I could climb through and get help. How are we supossed
to get you up there? Asked C.j. Eevee… I havn’t thought of that part… Magni-mite boomed Magnimite, we get Bayleaf to help, but Bayleaf bad pokemon, Bayleaf not care. Well, said C.j., then we’ll just have to try and ask. Hello sir, said C.j. going
over to Brayleaf, could you use your vines to get us out of here? Bray-bray… Don’t care, but if you want, Brayleaf help, but
Brayleaf stay here. Why? Bray-Brayleaf. Brayleaf’s master want bad humans to go away,Brayleaf help master, even though
master bad to. I see, said C.j. Brayleaf walked over to the vent and lifted a vine, uscreawing it. The vent hit the floor, and Brayleaf lifted Eevee into the vent. Eve-eevee! I promise I’ll come back for you with help! Eevee walked through the venting
system until it found away out. But it was a long way down and Eevee couldn’t make the jump. Just when it was about to give
up and return to the others with the bad news, it heard a voice below. Bill was standing on the floor below. A Machamp that didn’t belong to him was standing next to him. Eevee! You managed to escape! Machamp reached up and put Eevee on the
floor. I found this fellow well I was looking around, said Bill, pointing to Machamp. It agreed to help us out. He looked up and saw that Machamp was gone. That’s funny, said Bill, I wonder where it went? Anyway, let’s go find the others Eevee.
Eevee redily agreed, and turned to run to the room were the pokemon were being held captive, forcing Bill to follow. Eevee!
He souted, wait up! Eevee led him to the room with the caged pokemon. Meanwhile, The five trainers sat tied up misribly, trying to find a way out of there prediciment. Boy, said Bugsy, if I could just reach Scyther’s pokeball… Forget it, said Silver,
it’s over. They have us and there’s nothing we can do about it. Hey, red head, said Jimmy, if we ever get out of here, you owe
me a Magnimte. Jimmy, said Lesley, I don’t think this is the right time to be agruing about Magnimite, Silver doesn’t have It
right now anyway remember? I’m getting my Magnimte back! He snaped. Fine, fine, said Lesley. Lesley looked at Whitney.
She was very angy. I won’t let them get away with holding mom hostage! She shouted. Wait, said Jimmy, suddenly inspired
by Whitney’s shouting, Lesley, you can reach your pokegear, can’t you? Yah, but how’s that supossed to help us? Well, I think that there’s a macanic on it that plays music to draw pokemon close, it’s not a radio funtion though, so you can use it
anytime, if we can get some of team rocket’s pokemon to come and help us, maybe we can get free! That’s a really clever idea Jim, where do you come up with these things? Lesley searched for the pokemon music button on her pokegear. Oh,
here it is! Several passing pokemon suddenly stoped. Among them were an Elekid, a Farfech’d and a Ledyba. Lesley was about to ask the pokemon for help, but didn’t have to. The Elekid set to work untieng them well Ledyba and Farfech’d stood
guard. Come on, said Whitney, getting up, let’s go defeat team rocket! Yah, said Silver, what are you doing, lets go! Guys, we have to thank the pokemon, said Lesley. Thank the pokemon? Asked Silver, looking at Lesley like she was some kind of mysterious pokemon herself. I’ll thank that Elekid by caching it! Said Silver, pulling out a pokeball and tossing it at the Ac
power plug pokemon. Lesley caught the pokeball, not right now Silver, she said, we’ve got more important things to worry about. Lesley bent down and patted Farfech’d, Elekid and on head. Now, she said, we have to be going, so you guys
just wach out for yourself. She faild to notice Ledyba. Lea-lea! Said the pokemon, sobbing. Aw, It’s alright little guy, said
Bugsy, picking up the tiny ladybird pokemon, guys, this Ledyba is just a baby. Ledyba smiled and landed on his shoulder.
Bugsy, I think that Ledyba really likes you!, said Whitney. Okay, said Bugsy, putting Ledyba down, take care of your self
Ledyba, he waved as the group left. Lea-lea… They bumped straight into Bill and Eevee as they came up the steps. Oh, said
Lesley, we were woried that team rocket had got you! Well, said Bill, I do belive I was the only one not to fall for that sleep
powder trick. Be carefull, there are grunts every where around here. Oh, yes and we found the pokemon, but they went off looking for you, and there was a Bayleaf in the bunch that wouldn’t go with them. Stupid Bayleaf, said Silver, it’s not even
smart enough to save it’s own hide! Well Silver, maybe Bayleaf is just waiting for you? Then if that’s the case, it doesn’t
have a spine either, geesh, at this rate I would have been better starting off with a stupid Meowth! Hey, isn’t that the tea pokemon you were talking about when we first ment? That works, sighed Silver. Misstress!, said a voice. Lesley looked down
the hall and saw C.j., Magnimite, and Quilava running after them. C.j.! Where have you been!? We where looking for you!
Quilava tackled Jimmy and knocked him down. Hey buddy, whats up? He asked as Quilava licked his face. Jimmy saw Magnimite obediently return to Silver and suddenly stopped cold. No… he said under his breath. NO! He got up and agrily
shoved Silver out of the way. Magnimte, please, come back, he said falling to his knees and trying to plead with the magnet
pokemon. What do you think your doing?! Asked Silver, Magnimite belongs to me now! You know you lost that match fair
and square, listen, I’ve already beaten you up once for not complying, and I’m more then willing to do it again! The unsureness in Magnimite’s eye faded as it relised Jimmy was being threatened. It’s expresion turned seirous as the magnets
on it’s sides started to spark. Mag-nimte, it boomed. The others watched as Jimmy begain to win the battle to get Magnimite
back. Hah! Said C.j. What is it?, asked Lesley. Magnimite is still loyal to Jimmy, and theres nothing Silver can do to make
Magnimite come with him! Oh, wow, Magnimte sure is a loyal pokemon! Said Lesley. And i’m not? Asked C.j. Quilava stepped up and the fire on it’s body burned as it joined Magnimite, ready to defened Jimmy at all costs. A slight look of concern manifested its self on the part of Silver, who promptly dropped Magnimite’s pokeball in the hands of it’s rightful
owner. Thank you, said Jimmy, and I think you messed with the wrong trainer pal. Yay, good for you Jimmy, I think you
just proved that theres more to pokemon then strength alone! Hic, said Silver, you all make me sick, anyway, I’m defeating
team rocket on my own, so smell yah later sissys. Silver left, But the expresion on his face was more confused then anything
else. As the group continued on, a small pokemon poked it’s head around the door. Lea-lea? On the next floor the group found
a bunch of people tied up. Bugsy untied the the forlorn D.j.s. Lesley and Bill recongzied one of them as Prof.Oak. Lesley! He shook her hand, I didn’t expext to find you here! And Bill! I thought you were in Kanto right now! Proffesor, please keep it down! Team rockets still around. Lesley saw Whitney and her mother hugging. Oh, dear, I’m so glad you came to save us!
Said Buena. What did you think we would do, leave you here? Answered Whitney. Our pokemon are still missing, said one
of the D.j.s named Ben. You guys have pokemon? Asked Jimmy. That’s right, we’re all pokemon trainers and D.j.’s as well!
Said another D.j. named Mary. But team rocket took our pokemon when they took us hostage, said the Professor. That’s alright, team rocket took our pokemon away to, said Lesley. How did you all get out?! The D.j.s and the trainers turned around to see a man in a black suit with a growling pack of Houndour led by a much bigger fire dog with a wip like tail.
Lesley scaned the big fire dog in her pokedex: HOUNDOOM, THE DARK POKEMON, THE PUNGENT SMELLING FLAME THAT SHOOTS FROM IT’S MOUTH RESAULTS FROM TOXINS BURNING IN IT’S BODY. IT IS THE
EVOLVED FORM OF HOUNDOUR. Who are you?! Asked Mary. The name’s Stephano, replied the rocket, and I have
to beat you guys to keep my status as an executive strong! Houndoom, Houndour, flamethrower! Come on, C.j., use water
gun! C.j. blasted the group of dark pokemon with water, but it was much more forcefull then usalal. C.j., asked Lesley,
was that a new attack? It looked like hydro pump to me, said Buena. C.j. looked very pleased with his acomplishment
as the Houndour and and there leader stumbled to find balance. One of the Houdour bounded over and challanged Eevee.
Alright, um, Eevee, use er, Quick attack!? Said Bill, his unconfindence as a trainer showing. Houndour, use bite! Said Stephano. Eevee had just bearly ducked when it started to glow. Intreaging! Said the proffesor, I wonder what pokemon
It’s going to evolve into? Why? Asked Lesley. Well, there are nearly 7 different forms Eevee can take depending on how
it’s raised. Eevee evolved into a dainty light purple pokemon with a fork-like tail and a distinctively feline face. ESPEON,
THE SUN POKEMON. THE EVOLVED FORM OF AN EEVEE THAT HAS GREAT TRUST IN ITS TRAINER AND
IS EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT. THE TIP OF ITS FORKED TAIL QUIVERS WHEN IT ITS SENSING THE OPPONENTS
NEXT MOVE. Oh, it’s buetiful! Said Lesley, I hope I get to battle with a trainer that has one someday! Espeon, use your quick attack again! Espeon charged at the entire Houndour pack with such increbile speed that Prof.Oak nearly fell down out
of shock. What was that!? Exclaimed Bill as Espeon knocked down the pokemon like bowling pins. I couldn’t even see Espeon it was moving so fast! Said Lesley, are they supposed to be that fast!? Well, said Whitney, I’ve heard there fast but…
No where near that fast? Ansewered Jimmy.Hum… thought the proffesor, perhaps the sound wave structure of the radio staion somehow changed Eevee’s genetic structure to allow it to bend space and traval roughly the speed of sound… that’s
it! Bill, you have a supersonic Espeon! Supersonic?! The man returned his Houndour pack as fast as he could and fled saying,
“I’m pulling team rocket out of this place for now, but this isn’t the last you’ll here from me, not until the boss comes back!”
I think, said Jimmy, we beat them, Now were’s the pokemon? I do belive I know, said C.j., they where in there pokeballs on
a shelf in the room we where caged in. C.j. and Espeon lead the trainers back to the room. Brayleaf was sitting obediently
waiting for Silver to return. Lesley found her pokemon on the bottom of the rack, fortunatly untampered with. She saw the different pokemon the D.j.’s had. Ben had a Porygon,a pink and blue robotic pokemon. Mary had a Pidgey, which where small bird pokemon. Another one named Landon had a Meowth, receiving instent questions from Lesley regarding Meowth’s
status as a pokemon tea mascot.

We’re so very glad you guys came to the rescue, said Buena later as the foursome left the radio tower, Jimmy had left Earlier,
after receiving a badge from Buena out of grataitude. And I’ll be looking forward to seeing you in battle tomorrow Lesley, said Buena. I’ll see if I can make it on time for the battle, said Bill, I can’t wait to see the other pokemon you have with you!
Suddenly the group saw something buzzing twords them. LEA-LEA! It was the Ledyba from earlier. It nearly knocked Bugsy
down. Ledyba, I thought I told you to stay here, but, do you want to come with us? Lea-la! Alright, that makes you the fourth
member of my team! He tapped Ledyba on the head with a pokeball, and the five star pokemon put up no effort to escape what so ever. Lesley saw Silver leaving. Suddenly the Elekid from the radio station came out of the bushes. Be-be? Asked the
sparkplug pokemon, looking at Silver dumbfoundedly as he grabed a pokeball. Go, pokeball! The pokeball hit Elekid as it tried to run away. The pokemon was sucked up and quickly captured. I told you I’d get it, said Silver to Lesley. I feel sorry for
Elekid, said Lesley. Hump, well, it’ll make a nice replacement for that kid’s whimpy Magnimite. She watched Silver leave and returned to the group. Lesley nelt down and petted Espeon. If it wasn’t for you we would have never gotten out of there,
I hope we meet again someday. But for now it’s time to battle Buena for my third gym badge, Lesley thought, encouraged by
the events of the day.






Chapter 16
The town of golden glory! (part 3)
Well, are you ready C.j.? Asked Lesley the next morning as they headed for the gym. Bugsy’s new Ledyba was out.
Why are you keeping Ledyba out of it’s ball? Asked Whitney. Sometimes new pokemon get nervious if you shove
them inside of there pokeballs right away, so sometimes it’s better to keep them out at first to get them used to being
around you. Hey mom! Said Whitney, knocking on the door to the gym, where here for Lesley’s gym battle! Comming!
Said a voice. Alright, said Lesley, running to one side of the stadium as soon as they where let in the door, let’s get with
this! My-my, said Buena, holding up a pokeball and smiling, you sure are the eager one! Alright, her expresion turning
firm, go Chansey! Alright, I choose you, Bright! Lesley looked up Chansey in her pokedex: CHANSEY, THE EGG POKEMON, PEOPLE TRY TO CAPTURE IT FOR IT’S EXTREAMLY NUTRIUOS EGGS, BUT IT CAN RARLEY
BE FOUND. Iggly-buff? Alright, Bright, use Tackle!Bright made a bold attempt to tackle Chansey, only to be thrown
back by the egg pokemon’s enormas bulk. Iggly…Buuuuffff! Bright fell down and started crying. Oh, said Lesley, picking
up her baloon pokemon. It’s okay, you know, I really shouldn’t use you in battle as much, your still little.

(Yah, I know I don't put Quoation marks, it just bugs me.)

 

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

You're bugged by quotation marks? Guess what--you have to put them anyway. How else are we supposed to discern when someone talks?

And WHAT THE HELL MASSIVE TEXT BLOCKS. Please format this so people can actually *read* it. You're supposed to start new paragraphs when someone new starts speaking.

And please, work on your grammar and spelling. The last two sentences alone have two major errors (you spelled "balloon" as "baloon" and "you're" as "your"--there's a huge difference between those!).

 

[Lesley_GSC]

Alright, I suck, so I guess you can just lock this, and i'm not joking with you either, I made a big mistake by posting this. But please don't be mad, I know I need constructive crit, but getting yelled at kinda stung a little...

Also, Black Jack, could you help me with something?
I'm sure you've noticed I don't put ` over the word
pokemon, and the reason is, I don't know how.

 

[Keela]

Quotation marks bother you? I could understand semicolons, but not so much quotations...

Anyways, you don't suck just because your grammar, spelling, and formatting is off. You just need to get used to doing the basics properly (maybe skim through a grammar book?) and then you can focus on the actual writing technique and story content. Here's how I would format and edit part of chapter 1 (someone correct me if I'm doing something wrong myself...), with some notes about the story thrown in:

Chapter 1

Sometimes siblings are annoying.

That’s what Lesley Crystal thought as she woke up to her crazy twin sister Marina shouting about going on a pokemon journey. It sounded fun, but Marina was blowing it completely out of proportion.

Lesley calmly rose and started packing [so Marina suddenly decided to go on the journey that day?]. A few outfits, just enough to get by on. A few books because Lesley was an avid reader. The silver wing she’d once found after a storm [imo, it's too obvious that this is going to play a bigger part in the story...], a full set of pokeballs, and her pokegear.

Lesley held the silver wing up high, allowing the rising sun to reflect off it and filling the room with the colors of the rainbow. After a moment, she put it in her backpack with everything else, including the all-important postcard with the three regional starter pokemon - Chikorita, Totodile, and Cyndaquil - on its front. The writing on the back of it read, “Due a mishap this year, two Chikorita and two Totodiles will be available.”

Unlike her sister, Lesley’s appearance concerned her very little and she didn’t spend much time fawning over it. Thus, she was already out the door and waiting by the time Marina got there.

"What took you so long?" Lesley asked irritably.

"Come on Lesley, don’t you have a sense of fashion?" Marina replied playfully, flipping her hair back.

"No," Lesley answered curtly.

They quickly joined two other trainers, who were friends. One of their friends, [describe some physical traits], named Jackson, fell in step with Lesley [take out "who was reading “double wooper ” by Judy Vileplume" - it doesn't make sense for someone to be walking and reading at the same time in this situation].

"Wow, you really let your hair grow out!" Jackson exclaimed.

He was right. Instead of keeping her cerulean-blue hair short like she usually did, Lesley had let it grow out to her shoulders. The only reason Jackson had brought it up was because he was smitten by both Lesley and her sister, though he liked Marina better.

[new paragraph, continue story]

 

[Lesley_GSC]

Well thanks! I'll get to work on revising it and post it again later!

 

[The Pig King]

Please do. If you make it well written, it could probably be pretty good.

 

[TakatoGuil]

Some other advice- work on homonyms (ie, which and witch). Just because it's spelt right doesn't mean it makes sense in context. And, you've got areas where you've misplaced your 'e's (gentel instead of gentle). Get Word or OpenOffice (or anything else with a spell checker), and use the spell checker and grammar stuff they have.

And, if I were you, I'd make new posts for each of the chapters, so the first post isn't one big wall of text.

I'll read some when the edits are done, right now the text block hurts my eyes, especially w/ the background I've got. The above is just stuff that stood out to me.

 

[The Pig King]

You read it? I didn't even try, it was just one huge text block.

 

[TakatoGuil]

I didn't. I noticed some stuff as I scrolled down. It would hurt my eyes to even bother, as is. Formatting is a must.