Episode 2: The Adventure Begins

After thanking the Mayor for the price money John turned to Keno,"Yea, lets go heal this lil' guy up. He took a beating but is stronger than he looks." Pausing. "nice jacket by the way, think i may need to get me one, and I am in need of materials to make more pokeballs." Pausing, "So the center, then a small shopping trip and out to see the world?"

Oliver looked down to make sure there was no one below him and then dropped from his perch. Rolling with the impact, he got down with little more than a grunt as he rolled forward. It was a bit trickier without a mat. But from the looks of things, people were starting to mingle on the former battlefield.

Adjusting his cloak, the teen tried to cut through the dispersing crowd. The bug and the blue mon were hurt so chances were that their next stop was to the center. Honestly that would probably be a better spot to catch them in.

It was probably for the best that he hadn't gotten involved. He would have tried to fight himself, and the mayor had just said that wasn't in the rules. He still thought that was unfair. But there wasn't much he could do argue it.

As he did, he saw someone with their own mon out. Green, Grass or Bug usually, right? "Did your..." he took a picture for the Dex app and waited to see if it would tell him. "Right that, did your mon want to see the battle too? I didn't think many Grass types could deal with the cold that well." Then Oliver smiled with a bit of pride. "Well, except Blitzen of course! But he's just awesome."

Oliver nodded. "Yeah, I got a good seat," he said, nodding over to the tree he had been sitting in. "The Apricorn mon got some advantage when it slowed the opponent down. The fire also kept it warm, but almost took it out of the fight too. If that blue mon had used ember the second time, it would have been a different fight." Oliver shrugged after giving his analysis.

Then Oliver looked back at the crowd and grimaced. "Blitzen's my Starter. A Deerling, but he's big enough that some people might get mad at him for blocking up the street. I think they're just jealous." Then his face lit up again. "But what's awesome about him is that his ability changes by the season! And in Winter he gets more resistant to both Fire and Ice attacks! Not a bad skill for a Grass type, right?"

He pulled a hand out from his cloak and shook the other boy's hand. "Oliver," he replied.

Wow what a grip! Barry thought as he shook the boy's hand. He had grown up on the farm and had developed a grip himself, but it was nowhere near the hand strength this boy had. "That's quite the grip you have there." Barry quietly mentioned as he finished the handshake. He flexed his fingers a bit and continued. "I reckon you either put in a lot of work in a gym or a job. You seem like you know yer stuff in a battle too. I ain't the best when it comes to match ups and such, but I can hold my own when it comes to plannin out a fight."



Barry glanced around the crowd a bit before going on. " You know, there's not too many people around. You should bring out yer partner. Don't let what these city folk think hold you back if you wanna walk with yer Pokemon. If you wanna, you should be able to. Heck, the way you talk him up, I wanna see this nifty coat he has!" Barry thought a minute to himself. He didn't know every good matchup, but he does know that fire and ice were good against grass typing. If this deerling has that kind of ability, that doesn't leave many effective moves left.



Barry finished, "Oliver huh? Mind if I call ya Olly? Just seems fitting."

Hey Tori, nice to meet ya. We are heading over the the pokemon center to heal up. If you wanna tag along. We will be doing some shopping before heading out of town, so if you wanna stick with us when we leave town you can hang out or with out on the road outta town." John stated then began trekking back to the pokemon center.

Once he arrived at the center he gave nurse joy Arach to take care of and relaxed on a bench while waiting.

"Pokemon Center. Heal up. Right." Tori swallowed, her mouth suddenly dry. She still didn't really believe that part of things, she'd pressed Sequoia to repeat himself like five times. He apparently hadn't been making it up - Trainers got free health care. She hadn't seen a doctor in years. If she was being honest she was kind of afraid to. Tori was well used to taking care of herself, but the fact was she didn't know jack about taking care of Pokemon. She'd have to go to a Center sometime. Might as well rip that bandaid off. And it'd be easier when it wasn't her - or her new combat pet - under the microscope, maybe. "Cool, I'm game. So, uh... Johnny." She kept step with the boys, assuming they knew where they were going, hands shoved deep in pockets way too big for them. The little skink was definitely good for keeping her coat warm. "Whatcha gonna spend the prize money on?" Nice and casual.

Oliver looked at Blitzen who replied by closing his eyes and casually saying, "Dee." With everything said that needed to be said, the Deerling waited to have his picture taken.

"I think you got your answer," Oliver told the other boy. "But we should be able to walk and listen to it admit that Blitzen is awesome."

Scanning the ID and responding to Tori's incredulous tone, "well, you never can be too sure, less than reputable folks trying to ride coattails. Don't need any dead weight." The documents already dissapearing, well everything seems to be in order."

Keno seemed to be welcoming the fire lizard to the team. Keno still had yet to see Tori in action to prove the cut off her jib, but she had an ID and had a shot a proving herself. Keno softened... A bit, "Speaking of the trial, anyone else pass it with you?"

Barry, your pokedex scans the Deerling and says, "Deerling, a season pokemon. Wild Deerling are most commonly found in Spring, when their mothers start the "Fawning Season". This pokemon rarely produces a call and they have developed fur that changes colors with the seasons, making them hard to detect. They generally avoid anything seen as a threat, usually running away on sight. However, they will sometimes simply just lay low to the ground, blending with the surrounding foliage and staying still to avoid being seen by predators. With other members of their species, they have a form of "sign language", using their tails as signals. A wagging tail is often used to make others follow. A raised tail, one where you can see the white fur underneath, is a warning of danger. Deerling are strictly herbivores and are able to eat a wide variety of plant materials from berries to tree bark. Though they prefer the company of their parents or other members of their species, Deerling are quick to join herds of other bovids, such as Miltank and Tauros for protection."

For those entering the pokemon center, the glass doors slide open, letting you into the lobby. In front of you, there is a red counter with a large pokeball placed over it with the Sylph Co. logo placed on the button. Behind it is a large plasma screen monitor that shows a 3D image of the same logo. Below it is a machine that looks like a large printer or some kind of big box-shaped device with white vinyl on its exterior. There are six depressions on a metal tray on top that looks like you could fit pokeballs on it. Behind the desk is a young woman with red hair that is tied into a bun. She's wearing a doctor's coat with a stethoscope in one of the pockets, a pair of blue pants, and white sneakers. A name tag that says, "Dr. Joy" was pinned over her left chest. She seemed to be checking over the device while holding a clipboard and writing something down on it.

To your left there were many chairs, beanbags, glass coffee tables and two doors with male and female symbols on them. A sign saying, "restrooms" was placed over them. To your right, there were more chairs and couches placed in front of a TV. The screen was showing a movie with two boys on a railroad. Beyond that, there was a line of desks with PCs, a door with a sign saying, "infirmary" over it, and a hallway with a symbol over the entrance that looked like a person in a bed. Over the PCs, there was a blue sign with a dot that had varous curved lines drawn above it, with the words "FREE WiFi" printed on it in bold letters.

Among these things, you see a few bipedal pokemon with floppy ears that have "feelers" attached to them and fluffy fur with pink and cream patterns. They all seem to be wearing small nurse's hats as they are going around, dusting and cleaning the place. When one of them sees you with its oval blue eyes, it jumps in surprise before running to a cooler that was next to the TV. It pulls out some bottles of water and and runs up to you, excitedly offering you some.