Mega Love

Chapter Five

      I only manage to take a few steps before Shauna yells, "C-Meister, wait!" I turn around quickly and she runs around the table and stands in front of me. "You're going to be my opponent in my Pokémon-battling debut!" she announces.
      "Not so fast Shauna," cuts in Serena.
      "Why not?!" asks Shauna as she turns to Serena with a pouty face. "Is he reserved or something?"
      "No, but do you even know what moves your Chespin knows?" Serena counters.
      "Well... Not exactly..." replies Shauna with an embarrassed look.
      Serena walks over to Shauna, places her hand on her shoulder, and adds, "I was just going to suggest that we all check what moves our Pokémon have before we do any battling."
      " ... I guess you're right. Sorry, I'm just a little excited," says Shauna before smiling at Serena. Serena smiles back, ending their little dispute.
      "All right. So we're going to use our new Pokédexes to check what moves our Pokémon know, right?" I ask.
      "Right," replies Serena, nodding her head. "The Pokédex should be able to tell us all sorts of information about our partners." Serena sits her Froakie down in front of her, pulls out her Pokédex, and aims it at it. The Pokédex makes a pleasing noise, and Serena stands back up. After looking at the Pokédex for a few seconds she says, "My Froakie knows Pound, Growl, and Bubble. Oh! And he's a boy!"
      "Cool!" I reply.
      "Ooooh! Me next! Me next!" exclaims Shauna as she crouches down and scans her Chespin. After hearing the confirmation, Shauna stands and reads aloud, "Chespin, the Spiky Nut Pokémon. The quills on its head are usually soft. When it flexes them, the points become so hard and sharp that they can pierce rock. Woah!"
      "So these things get hard, huh," I say as I kneel down and poke a quill on the top of Chespin's head. At first it feels soft, but then Chespin makes a flexing pose. I poke it again, and this time it felt as solid as a brick. "That's crazy cool!" I respond. Chespin lets out a victorious cry in hearing my compliment. I laugh and continue, "What moves does he or she know?"
      "He knows Tackle, Growl, and Vine Whip," answers Shauna, staring intently at her Pokédex. Chespin then runs over to play with Serena's Froakie.
      "So it's a boy then?" asks Serena.
      "Yup!" replies Shauna.
      "What's it say about your Froakie Serena?" I ask.
      Serena takes another look at her Pokédex, "It protects its skin by covering its body in delicate bubbles. Beneath its happy-go-lucky air, it keeps a watchful eye on its surroundings." We all turn to look at Chespin and Froakie. Chespin tries to jump on Froakie's back, but Froakie puffs up his bubbles, causing Chespin to fall on his butt. We all start dying of laughter as Chespin rubs its bottom.
      "Oh, that was perfect." I say, trying to hold back tears.
      "Too funny!" Serena adds as she wipes a tear from her eye.
      "Fennekin's turn now!" says Shauna.
      I sit Fennekin down on the ground and open up my Pokédex. Pointing my Pokédex at Fennekin, I line up Fennekin with the center of the see through screen. With a swift sound, the screen lights up and fills with information. There's also a picture of a Fennekin in the top left corner. I read through quickly and find what I'm looking for. "Looks like my Fennekin's a girl actually! She knows Scratch, Tail Whip, and Ember. It also says that as it walks, it munches on a twig in place of a snack. It intimidates opponents by puffing hot air out of its ears." I look down at Fennekin, "Do you even have a twig Fennekin?" Fennekin opens up her mouth to reveal a tiny little twig on her tongue.
      "I didn't even notice!" says Serena.
      "Me either," I reply with a lift of my eyebrows. "Good for you!" I say, kneeling down and petting Fennekin with a smile.
      "Ok, Li'l Chester! It's time for our first battle!" says Shauna as she does a spin on her left foot. Hearing its trainer, Chespin runs over and gets ready for battle. "Let's win it with style!"
      I take a few steps to make some space, and Fennekin calmly lines herself opposite to her opponent. Fennekin seems like she wants to win this one. She looks back at me and I give her a confident nod, "Sorry Shauna, but that isn't going to be very easy."
      Serena stands back behind Shauna to watch with Froakie in her arms.
      "Alright, you can start it off Shauna," I announce.
      "Okay, let's go Chester! Use Vine Whip!" yells Shauna. Vines grow out of the back of Chespin and fly quickly towards Fennekin.
      "Dodge it and counter with Ember!" I yell. Fennekin manages to react fast enough and dodge the vines by jumping off to the left. Fennekin then shoots a burning ember that hits Chespin in the chest. Chespin cries out in pain and retracts its vines. Fire is super effective against Grass Type Pokémon like Chespin, so we should have the advantage here.
      "Oh no!" cries Shauna. Chespin gets itself together, showing it's still good to go and Shauna responds, "We're not done yet! Chester use Tackle!" Chespin sprints at full speed towards Fennekin, ramming her with his shoulder. Fennekin cries out as she gets knocked back and onto the ground. Fennekin gets back up, not ready to give up.
      "Let's back it up even more Fennekin!" I cry out while backpedaling. Fennekin jumps back a decent amount three times without looking away from her opponent.
      "We can still get you! Vine Whip!" yells Shauna. Chespin's vines come out once again and start making their way towards Fennekin.
      "Use Ember! Rapid fire this time!" I yell out. Fennekin manages to shoot a few embers before the vines hit her.
      "Dodge them Chester!" Shauna yells.
      "Keep up the pressure!" I yell.
      Chespin jumps, dodging the embers, and Fennekin shakes off the hit and fires more. Chespin continues to dodge embers but is getting nipped here and there by a few.
      "Ah! Chespin use Tackle!" screams Shauna.
      "You won't make it this time!" I yell as my Fennekin shoots another ember directly at the charging Chespin. A direct hit results in a small blast of smoke, fading to reveal Chespin lying on the ground in a daze.
      "Chester!" cries out Shauna as she runs to her Chespin. "Hey! I wasn't done watching my cute Li'l Chester yet!" she says with a sigh. "But I guess you win this time! You're amazing C-Meister!" Shauna then looks down at her Chespin, "You did really good Chester! I'm so proud of you! You were super cute!" Chespin looks up at her and lets out a small but happy cry.
      "You both did a great job for your first battle!" says Serena as she walks up to Shauna. "Here, use this to heal up your Chespin," she adds as she hands Shauna a purple bottle with a spray nozzle on the end. "Just spray that Potion on his wounds and he should be as good as new!"
      "Wow! Thanks Serena," replies Shauna. Shauna takes the Potion and sprays the areas where Chespin was hit by attacks. The marks quickly begin to fade as the Potion takes its effect. "You take a nice rest now, okay?" she says as she pulls out his Pokéball. Chespin responds with a cheerful cry before Shauna clicks the button, returning her partner into her Pokéball.
      "You were awesome too Fennekin! I know we are going to win a lot more battles together!" I say to my Fennekin as I hug her. She cuddles me and makes happy noises that warm my heart. "Alright! You rest up too for a little okay!" I say as I pull out my Pokéball and return her into it.
      "You and your Fennekin were in total sync for that battle Calem! It was pretty amazing to watch! I liked your strategy too, keeping Fennekin at a distance so that Chespin could only hit her with ineffective moves," says Serena.
      "You caught that? Guess I can't really get anything past you!" I reply with a laugh.
      "So that's what you were doing! You guys sure are good at this," says Shauna as she rubs the back of her head.
      "Not to worry Shauna, you did a good job too!" I add.
      "Thanks!" replies Shauna with a big smile. Serena returns her Froakie to its Pokéball as well, and Shauna continues "Okay you can go this time C-Meister! Say hi to your mom for me!" says Shauna.
      "Ooh, for me too!" adds Serena.
      "Will do! I'll catch up with you guys in a bit!" I say before running off towards Route 1.