Weathering The Storm... (A Pokemon OC Story)

Chapter 2: A Fateful Encounter!

"It's Brendan. And he has our Pokemon."

"How do you know that?"

"Gut feeling?", Lucas said, not being entirely sure of how he knew that the starters were there with Brendan. Harry then raised one eyebrow and said,

"Well, even if it's not Brendan, that person sounded like they were in trouble. Let's go."

And with that word, Lucas sped off in the direction of the scream, with Harry following closely behind but not able to output the same speed that Lucas had. Lucas leapt over a slant, his feet skating against the dry earth then tumbling onto the grass below, landing into a quick roll. Then, he leapt again into the air, turning and flicking off a pose before landing again on the ground, once again tumbling and going for a roll into a jump. But, he rolled a little too far, and landed in a heap at the bottom of the slant, groaning silently as Harry landed on the floor on his feet, smugly looking down at Lucas. Lucas pouted and said,

"500 Pokedollars to not tell anyone about that?"

"1000 and we have a deal.", Harry said with a smirk as Lucas slapped a 1000 bill into his hand, followed by 500 from earlier for not picking Torchic. Lucas then started running again, saying to Harry,

"Now come on!"

They jumped past brambles and thorny bushes, ducking and weaving through to avoid getting stinged. Then, they re-emerged on the otherside of the bush, in the scene of what appeared to be a fierce battle. But, what caught Lucas' attention was not the Pokemon fighting in the battle. Rather, it was the Professor, clenching his leg, desperately trying to hold in any cries of agony. The leg spilled crimson all over the green grass, staining it a pure red, dripping from the strands of grass onto the Earth below. And, as Lucas looked closer, it looked to be off a bite, where fierce fangs of flames had left their mark. Literally. Brendan's skin was charred around the edges of the wound. To the side was the other girl that was supposed to be choosing her starter. Except, she seemed to have already picked Mudkip and was now leading it into battle. Although, she seemed rather nervous about getting too close into the battle, fearing that Mudkip would get caught with a nasty injury just like Brendan did.

"Water Gun!", the girl called out anxiously, Mudkip shooting a stream of water towards an oddly coloured Poochyena, bearing bloody jaws. The girl had light blonde hair, a red sweater that looked hand-knit, grey leggings and black boots. Mudkip tried attacking but found Poochyena dodging and weaving around the stream, closing the gap with a ferocious look in its eyes as it approached Mudkip.

"G-Get out of there!"

Mudkip attempted to jump back, only to get pounced on by Poochyena, knocking the Water type straight back into Ellie's arms. She skidded on her boots, then tripped over a bag that lay behind her. Then, she quickly looked around for any people that could help. That's when Lucas saw her pale face and emerald eyes, and finally asked,

"What in Arceus' name is happening?"

"Can't explain. Just help!"

Both Harry and Lucas both rushed over to the brown bag that lay beside Ellie. Lucas got there first, scouring through the bag. Then, he looked at one of the Pokeballs and found a name branded onto the Pokeball. Lucas's face lit up and he exclaimed,

"A Torchic!"

"Yes, one of the starters. Now get over here and help!", the girl shouted, calling out yet another command for Mudkip, telling it to tackle the off-colour Poochyena. Harry then ran up behind Lucas and asked,

"Is there anything else in there?"

Lucas scoured through the bag of chewed pens and notebooks and found a Great Ball marked in pen with the name Treeko. Lucas tossed it to Harry and said,