Margaret's Pokémon Diamond Nuzlocke

Chapter 2: As if Things Couldn't Get Any Worse...

I watched the pokeball closely as it wriggled back and forth. Once it stopped, I threw my fists up in victory.

"YES!! Guess who caught her first pokemon, Cole? Not so amateur now, am I?"

"Ah, big deal. Anyone can hurl one of those things at a pokemon. And just for the record, I can handle a journey just fine without a teammate. Besides, I thought you were only training me."

I crossed my arms.

"I'm not that stupid, you know. If we're gonna be taking on the league, we'll need a team. So whether you like it or not, you'll be having some company along the trip."

"Alright, fine. What did you catch anyway?"

"Well, see for yourself!"

I grabbed the pokeball up from the ground and sent out the Shinx I caught. She looked at Cole and then up to me.

"So, you're my new trainer... Well, it's nice to meet you! I'm Andrea. You two got names?"

Just as I was about to talk, Cole spoke up loudly, "The name's Cole; Cole the Chimchar! Pleasure to meet ya!"

Before he got a chance to say anything else, I yelled out, "Hey, what happened to your pessimistic 'I-can-handle-a-journey-by-myself' attitude?"

I looked down at him with a smug face. He glared at me in return.

"And this one is our wonderful trainer Margaret." He said in a sarcastic tone.

Andrea stood back, a bit awkwardly.

"You two sure get along great, don't ya...? Heh... Hey, do you mind if I hitch a ride on your head Margaret?"

"Nah, it's fine!"

I picked her up a little weirdly and placed her up top. We kept on walking through the route, with Cole alongside me. Another Shinx came out of the grass, and Cole of course, goes after it. "I got this-" He prepares to attack, but Andrea leapt off of my head, right onto the ground in front of Cole, and proceeded to attack the Shinx. "I don't think so!"

"Nice, Andrea! . . .Oh right, uh, Tackle again!"

She rammed full-force into the Shinx, knocking it over on its side. It then timidly got to its feet and quickly fled. Cole stood to the side,frozen in place, and with his mouth gaping.

"You- how--?? Did a brand new member just outshine me?!??"

Andrea smirked and walked over to Cole, filled with pride.

"First new team member and I'm already stealing the starters spotlight...! I always knew I was strong, but this is better than I imagined!"

Cole furiously got up in her face. "NOW LISTEN HERE, IF YOU THINK--"

I quickly picked up Cole before he could do or say anything bad to Andrea. He struggled to break free, but I held him tight.

"Lemme go, now!!! Put me down!!"

"No, you're acting so unreasonable! Just because a new member defeated a wild pokemon on her own doesn't make her any stronger than you! And it certainly doesn't mean you can go ballistic on her!!"

"Honestly Cole, someone needs to control themselves," Andrea said with a smug face.

I glared down at her, "And as for you Andrea, there was no reason to rub that win in Cole's face. Either of you could have handled it fine! So stop getting angry over something stupid and leave each other alone!"

"Alright fine, I'm sorry, okay??" Cole still tried freeing himself from my grasp, "Now will you let me go?!"
I let him drop to the ground, watching closely to make sure he didn't start fighting with Andrea again.
As the two passed each other, she angrily mumbled, "Sorry Cole..."