How to Train Your Pokémon

Training Day One

How to Train Your Pokémon

A/N: I pray to all the Pokémon Legendaries that this one will not be too long. Let's read Chapter 6. Roll it!

Chapter 6

Training Day One

The following morning, Mari felt sick to her stomach. So much so that she only ate one piece of buttered toast for breakfast, while the twins ate about four pieces each.

Luke noticed his sister's uneasiness. "Hey, Mari. Are you okay?" He asked.

Mari swallowed her last bite of toast and reached over to grab the jug of apple juice. "I'm fine, Luke." She assured him. "Just a little nervous."

Her brother raised an eyebrow. He then patted her shoulder comfortingly. "You know I did you a favor. Getting you in training."

Mari faintly smiled at her brother. "I do know." Her smile then vanished. "I just don't think catching Pokémon is my thing."

"What do you mean?" Evan asked.

The oldest Ketchum child was silent. Should she tell the twins about her encounter with the Electric type? Her brothers were the only ones in the whole town who she could really confide in just about anything. But, how strong is their loyalty?

"After training." Mari promised.

Luke and Evan glanced at each other, then complied to their sister's wish. She would never keep anything from them.

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After they finished their breakfast, the Ketchum kids left their house and headed down the hill towards the training arena. Luke had a birch wood staff strapped on his back, Evan had a small grappling gun hanging on his waist, and Mari had a long lance with a spiked ball on the end placed carefully on her hip.

Soon, they had reached the Training Arena. It was a plain, circular, open-ceiling, gray brick building out on the plains down at the bottom of the hills, near the laboratory. When they arrived at the front entrance, they saw the Newton kids already waiting for them. Keira had a small stun gun in a stylish leather pouch on her hip, Jenna had a crossbow, and Aiden had an extendable metal baton on his waist.

They had a friendly or flirtatious smile, or an attempt of a simple grin in Aiden's case, on their faces when they saw the twins, but didn't notice Mari trailing far behind them.

Gary was already inside when he opened the doors. "Welcome, trainees."

"No turning back." Aiden said as he and the others entered the Arena. There were five barred doors, where the Pokémon they would train with.

"I wonder what types of Pokémon we will fight against." Evan said.

"I don't really care, unless I get that guy on my side." Keira gave a flirty glance to Luke, who rolled his eyes.

"Put a cork in it, Keira, or I'll fight you instead." He retorted to her, making her frown with disappointment.

Evan whispered over to Jenna. "You really got to get your sister on a leash."

"It's not that easy." She hissed back to him. "She's a year older than me, yet I act like the one who doesn't have her head in the clouds."

"No kidding." Mari grumbled, making herself known to the trainees.

"Oh, great." Keira groaned. "Who let her in?"

Luke and Evan came over to their sister's side. "Our mom let her join in." Luke explained, glaring sharply at Keira.