The Forest was a pain to get through, everywhere I turned i kept encountering pokemon, I don't know if they were attracted to me, attracted to the berries was holding or attracted to one of my pokemon. I never gave up against any one of them though, at least it gave me a chance to train the pokemon i already had. Weirdly enough, i ran into some guy who was looking around for something, but he looked like he didn't know what he was looking for. He took notice of me and walked up to me and asked me, "Hello, have you seen a pokemon called Shroomish? I happen to really love that pokemon. and wanted one for my own".
"Sorry, no i haven't, but I could help you if Shroomish really means that much to yo-"
I was suddenly, RUDELY interrupted by some guy in a red outfit. Obviously a Team Magma member, and he was very angry about something,
"Dammit!, I was gonna ambush you but you just had to take too much time in these woods didn't you? I'm just gonna have to deal with you here then! Hey! Devon Researcher! Hand over the papers!".
He wasn't a very good member if he was just gonna yell and be impatient.
I saw this as my chance however, "Don't worry guy I just met, i'll protect you from this criminal".
I don't know what i was thinking, i just thought it'd be cool to make a name for myself as i beat this member without shoe throw this time. Then it hit me, not a shoe, but a thought, this guy is a professional. He's been a trainer for longer than I have, oh crap I'm screwed. I made sure that my nervousness didn't show this time, maybe little sweat droplets from here and there but i never lost my composure.
"Huh? pffft, this has to be some kind of joke, you, a kid is gonna protect this guy? No one from Team Magma shows any mercy! Not even to a kid!", The member says as he sends out a poochyena.
After he sent out his pokemon, another thought hit me and i sighed, "Uuuugggghhh, a new guy....man, i was hoping to get some experience points and some reputation but seeing how a new guy is battling me then i guess it'll be a little bit less than I expected".
I didn't even realize that i said that out loud, and of course i outraged the member and he started to go on and on about his life and then joining Team Magma. Honestly, he lost me at "I'll have you know-". I grabbed my Torchic's pokeball mid story telling and i sent her out, but who came out, wasn't Torchic, it was Ralts. I was sure I grabbed the right pokeball, I guess I misplaced her, but I had to make do.
"Prepare yourself villain, for me and my Ralts are going to take you down! Ralts use confusion!". Ralts obeyed and it knocked back the pooch. The Member's pooch retaliated with growl, kinda stupid knowing that you are almost already fainted. I tell Ralts to use growl back, but instead, she used confusion.
She didn't obey me...
I brushed it off seeing that the pooch get knocked out, and that it wasn't really something to think about. "Man, that training really paid off in the end huh Ralts". She looked to me, smiled and nodded.
"You gotta be kidding me! You won?!", The Member said as he growled in defeat. I left Ralts out and i turn to the member and mumble to myself, "Yeah i did, but at what cost?". I wasn't too happy knowing I beat a new guy, that was like a handicap.
"Grr, You have some nerve messing with Team Magma, Battle me one more time!....", The member goes on.
"You're out of pokemon dude....", I look at him a bit disappointed. Something told me that if he's like this then all the other members are the same intelligence as him.
"I know, ill let you go this time...but we Team Magma are doing some stuff in Rustboro and you'd be smart if you'd stay out of our business!", The member says as he runs off. Why would he tell me that a crime is about to go on?
"Thanks for protecting me kid, i would've thought that he was after this Great ball", The Devon researcher says and he hands me the pokeball, "as a reward ill give you this...OH didnt he say that something was happening in Rustboro?! I gotta hurry!". With that, the Researcher takes off leaving me and Ralts puzzled. I sigh and I look at Ralts who looks back at me. I pet her head and i keep walking. I smile knowing that since the Team member told me a scheme, I can stop it and be known a hero.
I look back at that moment...that was my first sign...Why did Ralts not obey me and use growl...but instead take out the pooch before it could get up...
