Post by KCC on Oct 31, 2007 10:01:29 GMT 1
I have this story over at ff.net, if anyone's interested in reading the whole thing and not wait to read it here; or if you've already read it, you know what to expect. I'm only gonna post the story in little sections, since the chapters are somewhat long and I know it gets tedious having to squint at your monitor for a while. 
Anyways, this is my first and only PearlShippy fic, so please be nice. If you don't like PearlShipping, then I'd advise you to not read it. It's that simple. *shrugs* Also, there's gonna be violence, some romance and after a while the fic turns epic (mainly to keep it going). There's minour swearing in it as well, and I use Japanese names for all the human characters and the REALLY important Pokemon, like the god and such. I'll go ahead and give a quick translating guide for the uninformed:
-Satoshi--Ash Ketchum
-Hikari--Dawn
-Takeshi--Brock
-Kasumi--Misty
-Haruka--May
-Masasdo--Max
-Musashi--Jessie
-Kojiro--James
-Kenji--Tracey
-Natane--Gardenia
-Aruseus--Arceus
-Diaruga--Dialga
-Parukia--Palkia
-Yuxie--Uxie
-Agunomu--Azelf
-Emuritto--Mespirit
And now, here's the story!! ;D
Lessons in Love
Chapter 1
“Would you like to have a practise match before you go to the next gym, Satoshi??” Takeshi asked.
The trio of Pokémon trainers—Satoshi, Takeshi and Hikari—had been traveling thru-out the Shinou region for several weeks. Satoshi had already earned his first gym badge, and Hikari had won her first Pokémon contest ribbon. Takeshi’s baby Pokémon, Bonsly, had evolved into a Sudowoodo, and he had captured his first Shinou Pokémon, Croagunk. Satoshi was the only true Pokémon trainer of the three, since he was the only one who participated in gym battles in the corresponding cities. Hikari was more of a Pokémon coordinator, entering her Pokémon in the various contests in each city. Takeshi was not necessarily a Pokémon trainer so much as he was a Pokémon breeder, so while Satoshi won gym badges and Hikari won contest ribbons, Takeshi observed their battles while taking care of his own Pokémon and supplying the others with hot, fresh meals and plenty of helpful advice.
Satoshi nodded in response to Takeshi’s question. “You bet, Takeshi… I’m always ready for a Pokémon battle.”
Hikari smiled. “You’re always ready to eat, too,” she teased.
Satoshi frowned. “Not always,” he grumbled. “So, ya ready, Takeshi??”
Takeshi nodded. “Yeah, but I thought it would be better if you and Hikari battled each other.”
“Why??” Satoshi asked. “I thought you wanted to battle me.”
“Well, I thought you could do a three-on-three battle,” Takeshi explained, “and I only have two Pokémon in my party at the moment. Hikari has four, so she’ll make for a much better opponent. Besides, I’ll be cooking up a nice meal for the two of you for when you finish. I will keep an eye on the battle and make judgment calls, though.”
Satoshi nodded. “I understand, I guess… so would you like to have a practise battle with me, Hikari??”
Hikari nodded. “You bet. I’m ready to try out some new combination moves for the next contest.”
“Good.” Satoshi grinned and held up a Pokéball. “Let’s go, Turtwig!!”
Hikari nodded as the small grass Pokémon appeared from its Pokéball. “Turtwig, huh?? Then I’ll go with Buneary!!”
The two Pokémon faced off against each other, waiting for their trainer to give the instruction to make a move. However, before Satoshi had his Pokémon attack, he gazed across the expanse between himself and Hikari. She stood with a determined look on her face, ready to begin the battle. Satoshi sighed inwardly, wishing he could say something to her, anything… just to get the feelings off his chest and out in the open. But for some reason, his fears got the better of him and he was forced to keep quiet. He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to clear his mind of distracting thoughts. He needed to be focused on the practise battle.
Hikari watched Satoshi for a moment as she thought about what kind of attacks her Buneary should use against his Turtwig. She saw Satoshi close his eyes after a short time, and she wondered what he could be thinking. A slight thought passed thru her mind that maybe, just maybe, he was thinking about her and her feelings for him. She wished there was some easy way to say something to him about it, but of course love was never easy. She shook her head, trying to return her attention back to the battle.
“Ready, Turtwig??” Satoshi asked.
“Tur,” his Pokémon replied.
“Okay then, let’s start off with a Tackle attack on Buneary!!”
Hikari smiled. “Starting with a Tackle, eh?? Buneary, dodge and use Ice Beam!!”
As Turtwig advanced on Buneary, the rabbit Pokémon leapt high into the air and fired a beam of ice from its mouth at Turtwig. “Turtwig, dodge!!” Satoshi commanded.
“Turtwig??” The green Pokémon looked up as the beam of ice descended on it. “Turtwig!!” It ran away from the attack, but not before a part of the Ice Beam hit one of its back legs. The grass Pokémon tripped and fell, but stood back up.
“Buneary, use Dizzy Punch!!” Hikari said.
“Neary.” Buneary jabbed forward with an ear.
“Dodge, Turtwig!!” Satoshi yelled.
“Turtwig??” Turtwig turned, but slipped on its frozen foot, allowing Buneary the chance to hit it with Dizzy Punch. The grass Pokémon fell to the ground, completely still.
Takeshi, who had been observing the match, held up his hand in Hikari’s direction. “Satoshi’s Turtwig is unable to battle.”
Satoshi held out his Pokéball. “Nice try, Turtwig,” he said, recalling the Pokémon to its ball. “You did great.” He looked up at Hikari. “You, too, Hikari; your Buneary is getting a lot stronger.”
Hikari’s faced flushed a bright red. “You think so??” She gazed down at her rabbit Pokémon. “Thank you, Satoshi, and thank you, Buneary.”
The normal-type Pokémon smiled. “Buneary.”
“Okay, my next Pokémon will be Staravia.” Satoshi tossed his Pokéball.
“Staravia!!” The bird Pokémon flew around for a little while before landing on the ground.
“Ready??” Satoshi asked.
Hikari nodded. “Yep, ready whenever you are.”
“Staravia, use Quick Attack!!”
Hikari gasped, knowing how fast of an attack Quick Attack was. “Buneary, dodge!!”
“Buneary.” The rabbit Pokémon tried its best to move out of the way, but the Quick Attack was too fast.
“Awright!!” Satoshi cheered as the attack hit Buneary dead-on.
“Buneary, can you get up??” Hikari asked.
“Bun… eary…” Buneary struggled to its feet.
“Good… thank you.” Hikari smiled and focused on Satoshi’s Staravia. “Now, if I recall correctly, Flying-type Pokémon are weak against Ice-Type moves…”
“Staravia, Aerial Ace!!”
Hikari looked up. “Huh?? B-but I—“
She watched in horror as Staravia used its attack to hit Buneary again, this time sending it flying back. “You’ve gotta pay attention to the battle, Hikari,” Satoshi said. “If you get distracted in the least, it will cost you dearly in the end.”
Hikari lowered her head, both out of shame and to hide her blushing face. “Sorry… I was just trying to remember what kinds of moves were strong against Flying-types.”
“You need to be a bit faster in your thinking, then,” Satoshi replied. “If this were a real battle, would you have done the same??”
“I… w-well, I…”
“Satoshi, that’s enough.”
Satoshi looked over at his friend. “But Takeshi, I—“
“It’s only a practise battle,” Takeshi interrupted. “You don’t need to be so harsh on Hikari, anyways; she’s a beginner at a lot of this. Now, will you two continue your battle??”
Hikari nodded and recalled her Buneary to its Pokéball. “I guess it’s 1-1 now.” She tossed a second Pokéball. “Go, Pachirisu!!”
Anyways, this is my first and only PearlShippy fic, so please be nice. If you don't like PearlShipping, then I'd advise you to not read it. It's that simple. *shrugs* Also, there's gonna be violence, some romance and after a while the fic turns epic (mainly to keep it going). There's minour swearing in it as well, and I use Japanese names for all the human characters and the REALLY important Pokemon, like the god and such. I'll go ahead and give a quick translating guide for the uninformed:
-Satoshi--Ash Ketchum
-Hikari--Dawn
-Takeshi--Brock
-Kasumi--Misty
-Haruka--May
-Masasdo--Max
-Musashi--Jessie
-Kojiro--James
-Kenji--Tracey
-Natane--Gardenia
-Aruseus--Arceus
-Diaruga--Dialga
-Parukia--Palkia
-Yuxie--Uxie
-Agunomu--Azelf
-Emuritto--Mespirit
And now, here's the story!! ;D
Lessons in Love
Chapter 1
“Would you like to have a practise match before you go to the next gym, Satoshi??” Takeshi asked.
The trio of Pokémon trainers—Satoshi, Takeshi and Hikari—had been traveling thru-out the Shinou region for several weeks. Satoshi had already earned his first gym badge, and Hikari had won her first Pokémon contest ribbon. Takeshi’s baby Pokémon, Bonsly, had evolved into a Sudowoodo, and he had captured his first Shinou Pokémon, Croagunk. Satoshi was the only true Pokémon trainer of the three, since he was the only one who participated in gym battles in the corresponding cities. Hikari was more of a Pokémon coordinator, entering her Pokémon in the various contests in each city. Takeshi was not necessarily a Pokémon trainer so much as he was a Pokémon breeder, so while Satoshi won gym badges and Hikari won contest ribbons, Takeshi observed their battles while taking care of his own Pokémon and supplying the others with hot, fresh meals and plenty of helpful advice.
Satoshi nodded in response to Takeshi’s question. “You bet, Takeshi… I’m always ready for a Pokémon battle.”
Hikari smiled. “You’re always ready to eat, too,” she teased.
Satoshi frowned. “Not always,” he grumbled. “So, ya ready, Takeshi??”
Takeshi nodded. “Yeah, but I thought it would be better if you and Hikari battled each other.”
“Why??” Satoshi asked. “I thought you wanted to battle me.”
“Well, I thought you could do a three-on-three battle,” Takeshi explained, “and I only have two Pokémon in my party at the moment. Hikari has four, so she’ll make for a much better opponent. Besides, I’ll be cooking up a nice meal for the two of you for when you finish. I will keep an eye on the battle and make judgment calls, though.”
Satoshi nodded. “I understand, I guess… so would you like to have a practise battle with me, Hikari??”
Hikari nodded. “You bet. I’m ready to try out some new combination moves for the next contest.”
“Good.” Satoshi grinned and held up a Pokéball. “Let’s go, Turtwig!!”
Hikari nodded as the small grass Pokémon appeared from its Pokéball. “Turtwig, huh?? Then I’ll go with Buneary!!”
The two Pokémon faced off against each other, waiting for their trainer to give the instruction to make a move. However, before Satoshi had his Pokémon attack, he gazed across the expanse between himself and Hikari. She stood with a determined look on her face, ready to begin the battle. Satoshi sighed inwardly, wishing he could say something to her, anything… just to get the feelings off his chest and out in the open. But for some reason, his fears got the better of him and he was forced to keep quiet. He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to clear his mind of distracting thoughts. He needed to be focused on the practise battle.
Hikari watched Satoshi for a moment as she thought about what kind of attacks her Buneary should use against his Turtwig. She saw Satoshi close his eyes after a short time, and she wondered what he could be thinking. A slight thought passed thru her mind that maybe, just maybe, he was thinking about her and her feelings for him. She wished there was some easy way to say something to him about it, but of course love was never easy. She shook her head, trying to return her attention back to the battle.
“Ready, Turtwig??” Satoshi asked.
“Tur,” his Pokémon replied.
“Okay then, let’s start off with a Tackle attack on Buneary!!”
Hikari smiled. “Starting with a Tackle, eh?? Buneary, dodge and use Ice Beam!!”
As Turtwig advanced on Buneary, the rabbit Pokémon leapt high into the air and fired a beam of ice from its mouth at Turtwig. “Turtwig, dodge!!” Satoshi commanded.
“Turtwig??” The green Pokémon looked up as the beam of ice descended on it. “Turtwig!!” It ran away from the attack, but not before a part of the Ice Beam hit one of its back legs. The grass Pokémon tripped and fell, but stood back up.
“Buneary, use Dizzy Punch!!” Hikari said.
“Neary.” Buneary jabbed forward with an ear.
“Dodge, Turtwig!!” Satoshi yelled.
“Turtwig??” Turtwig turned, but slipped on its frozen foot, allowing Buneary the chance to hit it with Dizzy Punch. The grass Pokémon fell to the ground, completely still.
Takeshi, who had been observing the match, held up his hand in Hikari’s direction. “Satoshi’s Turtwig is unable to battle.”
Satoshi held out his Pokéball. “Nice try, Turtwig,” he said, recalling the Pokémon to its ball. “You did great.” He looked up at Hikari. “You, too, Hikari; your Buneary is getting a lot stronger.”
Hikari’s faced flushed a bright red. “You think so??” She gazed down at her rabbit Pokémon. “Thank you, Satoshi, and thank you, Buneary.”
The normal-type Pokémon smiled. “Buneary.”
“Okay, my next Pokémon will be Staravia.” Satoshi tossed his Pokéball.
“Staravia!!” The bird Pokémon flew around for a little while before landing on the ground.
“Ready??” Satoshi asked.
Hikari nodded. “Yep, ready whenever you are.”
“Staravia, use Quick Attack!!”
Hikari gasped, knowing how fast of an attack Quick Attack was. “Buneary, dodge!!”
“Buneary.” The rabbit Pokémon tried its best to move out of the way, but the Quick Attack was too fast.
“Awright!!” Satoshi cheered as the attack hit Buneary dead-on.
“Buneary, can you get up??” Hikari asked.
“Bun… eary…” Buneary struggled to its feet.
“Good… thank you.” Hikari smiled and focused on Satoshi’s Staravia. “Now, if I recall correctly, Flying-type Pokémon are weak against Ice-Type moves…”
“Staravia, Aerial Ace!!”
Hikari looked up. “Huh?? B-but I—“
She watched in horror as Staravia used its attack to hit Buneary again, this time sending it flying back. “You’ve gotta pay attention to the battle, Hikari,” Satoshi said. “If you get distracted in the least, it will cost you dearly in the end.”
Hikari lowered her head, both out of shame and to hide her blushing face. “Sorry… I was just trying to remember what kinds of moves were strong against Flying-types.”
“You need to be a bit faster in your thinking, then,” Satoshi replied. “If this were a real battle, would you have done the same??”
“I… w-well, I…”
“Satoshi, that’s enough.”
Satoshi looked over at his friend. “But Takeshi, I—“
“It’s only a practise battle,” Takeshi interrupted. “You don’t need to be so harsh on Hikari, anyways; she’s a beginner at a lot of this. Now, will you two continue your battle??”
Hikari nodded and recalled her Buneary to its Pokéball. “I guess it’s 1-1 now.” She tossed a second Pokéball. “Go, Pachirisu!!”
