POKEMON-Golden Sun Series Screen name: Aspendragon Part Two-Sprout and Squall! Pokemon Theme I want to be the very best! Like no one ever was! To catch them is my real test! To train them in my cause! I will travel across the land! Searching far and wide! Each pokemon to understand! The power that’s inside! (Powers inside!) Pokemon! It’s you and me! I know its my destiny! Pokemon! Oh you’re my best friend! In the world we must defend! Pokemon! A heart so true! Our courage will pull us through! You teach me and I’ll teach you! Pokemon! (Gotta catch em all!) Gotta catch em all! Every challenge along the way! With courage I will face! I will battle everyday! To claim my rightful place! Come with me the time is right! There’s no better team! Yeah! Arm and arm we’ll win the fight! Its always been a dream! (Its always been a dream!) Pppoookkkeeeemmooonnn! “Hold on girl,” Coco whispered as she ran down the road to Viridian City. “Pi?” the baby pikachu squealed, looking up at Coco, than she fainted again. Coco sighed. As the sun set, the trail welcomed shadows from trees, tall grass, and bushes, in the distance, Coco heard a howl of a wild growlithe. “I thought Viridian was closer to Pallet,” Coco muttered to the baby pikachu, but she didn’t seem to notice that Coco was talking to her. The moon began to rise up into the sky, as the sun sank, the shadows became taller. ‘We’re...umm…should almost be there!’ Coco thought to herself. “Pika,” the baby pikachu squealed again before fainting again, Coco sighed. “Hey! I think we’re finally here!” she yelled as she saw some dark blue rooftops, “ah!” THUMP! Coco fell down a long hole and landed with a loud thump. “Heeeeellppp!” she yelled as she got to her feet. “Pikachu!” a pikachu called, looking down, it was a full-grown female pikachu! “Please help me out, I found a wounded pikachu!” Coco cried as tears rolled out, the pikachu nodded and ran away, Coco sat down and cradled the baby pikachu, who looked up at her. “Chu,” she said, lifting a paw, Coco got the message and shook her paw. “Nice to meet you,” she said, in a welcoming tone, the pikachu smiled and fell asleep. Coco looked up again, the pikachu didn’t return yet. Coco felt the night wore on, soon, she herself fell asleep. “Huh,” Coco mumbled as she looked up, she was still in the hole, and she didn’t hear anything yet, she looked back down at the pikachu, it seemed that a few minor wounds healed a bit during their sleep. She let out a relieved sigh. “Excuse me Miss, are you in need of help?” a friendly voice asked, Coco looked up, a ten-year- old boy with long brown hair and blue eyes stood over the hole, leaning over from the edge, Coco saw that he was wearing baggy jeans and a PL T-shirt. “Oh yes!” she yelped instantly. The boy smiled, and unsnapped a poke’ball from his shirt. “C’mon out Fruity, we need some help!” the boy cried, as he released what looked like a bellsprout. “Bellsprout,” Fruity the Bellsprout croaked, looking at her master. “use Vine Whip to lift those two out of this hole,” he commanded, Fruity nodded and let out her single vine and sent down towards Coco. Who’s that pokemon? This pokemon has a flaming mane and loves to race about anything! Answer: Rapidash! “Thanks a lot for the help,” Coco thanked as she handed the baby pikachu to Nurse Joy and turned towards the boy, Fruity was on his shoulder, he smiled. “No problem, but what happened to that pikachu?” he asked, Coco shrugged, but quickly changed the subject. “My name is Coco Tradet, from Pallet Town,” Coco said, holding out her hand. “My name is Squall Togoroti, from Lavender Town, I think you already know Fruity here,” he said with a wink, making Coco blush a little, as she shook his hand. Ding! Nurse Joy came out with the pikachu cradled in her arms, not a scratch in sight. “There were no life-threatening wounds, but if you haven’t gotten here at the time you came, her wounds would’ve been infected,” Nurse Joy explained as she handed the pikachu to Coco, she gasped. “I think you deserve her, besides, the poor thing’s an orphan,” Nurse Joy said tearfully. Coco smiled, and pulled out a poke’ball, but Squall stopped her. “She’s too young! Wait till she’s older!” Squall scolded, Coco, dumbfounded, stared at Squall as she snapped the poke’ball to her belt again, than a thought struck her. “Oh no,” Coco said, slowly, as Nurse Joy went back to the counter. “What-” Squall stuttered, but Coco was already at the phone, dialing her number, with the baby pikachu still sleeping in her arms. ‘I am sooo dead!’ Coco thought as she put the reciever to her ear and waited for her parents to answer. “Hel-l-l-oooo!” Dawn stuttered as he saw Coco through the computer screen, ”umm, hi, Coco, I think this is a bad ti-” her mother grabbed the phone and shoved Dawn aside. “COCO TRADET WHERE ON EARTH ARE YOU!” Caroline roared, Coco and Squall sweatdropped, the baby pikachu woke up and began crying, “I HAVE BEEN WORRIED SICK! YOU BETTER COME HOME OR I’LL-um, exactly WHERE ARE YOU CALLING FROM!?!?!?!” Caroline roared again. “Viridian Poke’Center, umm, mom, this is Squall Togoroti and this is my pokemon!” Coco beamed, as she lifted the yet again sleeping pikachu. Her mom seemed to have forgotten the whole incident. “Oh! What a cutie!” she squealed, “what did you call her?” “Umm, well,” the pikachu woke up again and looked at her, her eyes were a beautiful purple color, “Her name is Peppermint,” she sang, her mom, clearly in a better mood expected her back sometime between today and tommorrow. And after a quick good bye to both her parents, Coco hung up. “Say, you know, I think when you get back, you should ask for a Poke’dex,” Squall said, Coco looked at him, as Peppermint climbed on her shoulder. “Do you think so?” Coco asked, he nodded. “Sure and I can give it some upgrades,” he added, as they walked out the door, and continued down Route 1. “So far, Peppermint seems to be at level four,” he said, Coco asked how he knows that. “Her cheeks, they aren’t sparking, when there small, they don’t know how to control their electricity, so they spark often,” he explained. “Cool,” Coco yelped, “you know, you seem to know a lot about pokemon,” he looked at her. “Your point is?” he asked. “When I leave whenever, I wanted to know if you wanted to be my traveling buddy?” Coco blushed, not looking at him, he blushed as well. “That would be great,” he mumbled, Fruity giggled, but Peppermint, too young to understand, stood on Coco’s shoulder, confused. “Another forty minutes and we’ll be at Pallet,” he sang, Coco decided to start a short song. “Poke-e-mon!” Coco began, Squall sang along, knowing the song, “Along the way we’ll be the best! The cup waits for ussssss!” as they chorused down the trail, a shadowy creature followed along behind the bushes. To be continued… I own Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Pinball, Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Stadium 1, Crystal, and Silver! And my favorite pokemon are Flareon, Ho-oh, and Mewtwo.