Adventure Awaits [OPEN]

As she got further down the route she noticed someone else in the distance. She paused a moment as her Pichu sniffed at the air then moved to sit on her head so it could see better. "Shall we go see what's going on?"

"Pika!" She was glad she was already getting along well with her pokemon, even if they'd only first met. It was a good sign for their time together.

Amelia approached the young man with a wave, aiming her pokedex at the pokemon she didn't recognize as she came up. "Hello there! Do you need some help? I've never seen a pokemon like that before, and it shiny! You're so lucky. I'm Amelia by the way, I just started my journey out of Pallet Town. This is my partner Pichu."

The little pokemon went down from her head to her shoulder then straight to the ground to sniff at the Scraggy. "Pika?" It asked curiously, tipping its head side to side as it started a conversation in the language all pokemon seemed to speak. Amelia thought it was adorable.

She took a deep breath and settled herself. No reason to be overbearing to the guy, after all. She was just excited, still elated over her first pokemon and the knowledge that it was one friend her parents could never take away from her. "Well first, Pallet Town is back the way I came, so you need to turn around if you're heading for Viridian."

Amelia knelt before the Scraggy after it was introduced. "I'm sure you're a fine pokemon Janus. Its a pleasure to meet you." Pichu was hopping up and down in front of the other pokemon, excited and happy for the company. "I came all the way from Celadon City to start my journey, and its really easy to get lost on the way so I can't say I blame you." She stood back up, dusting off her knees of grass.

And then had to dive flat to it as a green blur went past them followed close by three brown blurs. Amelia was back on her feet with Pichu fluffed up in front of her defensively as she did so. "I'm okay, are you?" She aimed her pokedex at the group though she was familiar with most of them. "Scyther is a bug and flying type. I know sometimes bird types will eat but types, but you'd think the Scyther was way too big and strong for them to try it. Must have stumbled into a nest or something."

She felt her eyes burn at the state of the green pokemon. "We have to do something for the poor Scyther before they hurt it even more."

She didn't want to have to fight the bird pokemon even though Pichu was fluffed up and agitated, ready to defend her and itself if necessary. Instead she waved her arms at the attacking birds and tried to scare them off. "Shoo shoo! You leave that poor Scyther alone! Go on now, get out of here!" She didn't know if it would work, but she had to try the non-violent way first. Failing that she would have to ask Pichu to fight and defend them. She couldn't just walk away, it went against her nature. No matter what the Sycther had done, in the grand scheme of things it didn't deserve to be pummeled like this.

She hadn't really meant to hurt the Pidgey, just scare them off. Though given that she had to be saved, perhaps her actions hadn't been the wisest of choices. But her grandfather had told her plenty of times that she thought too much with her heart and not enough with her head sometimes. And sometimes that got her into trouble. Like now.

She noticed that the guy with her was trying to help, but that his pokemon was totally not into it. She wondered what the pokemon's problem was, but didn't have time to think too much on it as one of the Pidgey squawked loudly as it was knocked to the side. That brought her back to the matter at hand. She couldn't make them leave the Scyther alone like this. She'd have to fight rather she liked it or not. Sometimes pokemon only listened to brute force. And this seemed to be one of those times.

"I had to try." She called back. She'd still managed to make her way somewhat closer to the green pokemon, but not close enough to protect it herself. She had to make a path.

"Pichu, use thundershock!" She motioned to the biggest of the three Pidgey, figuring it to be the leader of the flock. "Hang in there Scyther!" She also called out to the injured green pokemon. Even though it was a wild pokemon as well, she thought it might help for it to know they were on its side. "Follow it up with a charm so they can't hit as hard!"

With any luck both attacks would land. Well, one attack and something to make them hit a little less roughly. Maybe, if she were really lucky, the Pidgey would be charmed enough to be distracted. This was her first official pokemon battle, and she felt sick to her stomach as her legs shook even as she stood up to the flock of wild pokemon.

The knot in her stomach was getting worse the longer this battle went on, and Amelia knew she had to finish it now that she'd started it. She had gotten involved in a dispute between wild pokemon. She didn't know what was going on, but now she and another trainer along with their respective teams, were stuck in it. She had to make it right. When the first Pidgey went down she almost burst into tears. She didn't want to hurt them, so she'd have to apologize when this was over.

While she really did want a Pidgey to come with her on her journey, she didn't think taking the leader of the flock would be a good idea. If she could get the one that had been charmed down she'd catch him to bring along with her. For now she had to finish this and take care of the Scyther.

"Kaaaaaaaa....." Her Pichu cried out when it was tackled, though it wasn't nearly as roughly as it could have been it still made the young woman wince in sympathy. "Hang in there Pichu, we're almost done!"

She'd made it to the Scyther. It was so weak now she'd have to do something fast. She had potions and full heals on her but with the Pidgey it may not be safe to use them. "Okay Scyther. Just stay still, we'll have you out of here soon." It seemed to understand her despite how injured it was. Amelia planted her feet, standing her ground.

Her new companion, Jason, had squared off with one of the remaining two Pidgey, and the final one, the one she thought might come with her, was up against her Pichu. "Pichu use thundershock again!"

Pichu was a little battered but its ears perked at hearing the determined order given by her trainer and stood up, planting tiny feet apart and giving it all she had. "CHUUUUUU!"

Amelia hoped this would do it, that both she and Jason could finish this so she could take care of things and apologize to the Pidgey. She felt so bad.

"Way to go Pichu!" She cheered as the little mouse pokemon came to her and plopped on her feet on its belly. It was exhausted after putting out all that electricity, but its part in this was over. "You did great little lady, take a break now." She told it while returning it to its pokeball and stashing the pokeball. At the same time she pulled a potion from her pack and used it on the injured Scyther.

"There you go." She told it. "Just rest awhile okay?" She smiled at the bewildered looking pokemon then plopped onto her knees next to the fainted Pidgey. "I'm very sorry for attacking you and your friends like this, but I couldn't let you gang up on Scyther like that. Its way too big for you to eat, and if it got too close to your eggs then I'm sure it didn't mean to. Its not like it eats eggs or anything. You were just defending something weren't you?" She pet the downed bird pokemon, thinking on her next move. She wanted a bird type to go with her, and this Pidgey had held back a little when attacking her Pichu. Maybe it'd like to come with her?

Amelia grabbed one of her pokeballs and tossed it at the Pidgey she'd been knelt next to. "Come on an adventure with me. I promise you won't regret it." She told it.

She then looked back to check on Jason to realize he was still in a fight with the one remaining Pidgey. "You can do it!" She cheered to him and his pokemon, though not so loud as to distract anyone. That would be bad. Her attention was spread out. And the Scyther still needed better medicine than she could provide. "I'd like to take you to the pokemon center in Viridian City close by. Would you come with me just till then?"

She still felt bad she'd had to hurt the Pidgey in the first place, but maybe she'd be able to make up for it in the long run. Once the ball stopped moving she scooped it up and placed it next to the one that held her Pichu. She'd get them both out in a little while and heal them, but for now it would be okay. She wanted to let Pidgey calm down a little first, and after she figured out what the patiently waiting pokemon wanted she'd take care of Pichu too. She'd already used a potion on it, and no realized that it looked different than its brethren. It was a much more vibrant shade of green. A shiny Scyther? She marveled at it now that the last of the Pidgey crew were taken care of.

When Jason mentioned that she may have made a friend she just flashed him a bright smile. "I could only be so lucky as to make a friend out of this whole experience."

The Scyther seemed taken aback by that as well and finally and slowly knelt at her feet. It made a low hissing noise at her and nudged her with the blunt end of one of its blades, staring pointedly at the pokeballs on her waist. At first Amelia didn't know what it wanted, but when it didn't move and wouldn't let her step away from it she figured it out. "You want to come along too?"

"Scyther." It nodded once and poked her again. Of all the things humans had tried to do to it, not one had treated it the way this human had. It had been hunted, battled, and attempted to be caught. All thinking they were strong enough to handle it. They were wrong. This human had only shown him kindness, had protected him and healed his wounds. Maybe she was different than the others.

Wide-eyed Amelia looked at Jason then fished out another pokeball. "Looks like it wants to come along too." She told her companion before tapping the large bug pokemon with the ball. It didn't fight at all, and within a few moments she had her third pokemon securely attached to her waist with the others.

"And if he ever changes his mind I'm sure I can always bring him back here and release him." She trotted over to rejoin Jason. "Are you and your pokemon okay?" She tapped Pidgey's ball. "This one I think will stay in there a little while while she calms down. I don't know about you but I don't wanna be pecked."

She did let Pichu out and sprayed it with the potion, healing its wounds. "Pokeball or shoulder Pichu?"

"Pika!" And she climbed back to her spot on Amelia's shoulder. "Shoulder it is. We have two new friends Pichu, and all on our first day together." She just grinned the entire time. "What about you, did you want one of the other two Pidgey?"