Snippet #1463

[Thach Wilson and Blake Tepets] Just before the Rhyhorn struck the Staraptor, a voice from the trees that lined Route 1 shouted, "Break!" The flying Pokemon took off, glaring fearsomely. A red beam shot from a nearby Pokeball and reclaimed the aggressive bird.

Emilia peered into the trees, orange hair swaying as she stood on tiptoe. "Who was that?" Then she turned to Blake, smiling. "And who are you?" The baby Oddish was recalled into the confines of its Pokeball as well, since there were so many things around that scared it.

Before Blake had a chance to say much of anything, however, Emilia's first question answered itself. A boy with sweeping red hair stepped from behind the tree. He wore a black coat and smiled maliciously as he held up a Pokeball, which clearly contained the Staraptor. His eyes glinted red; he was wearing contacts. "Well, fools, I would say that you've won some sort of prize. Except you couldn't fool me. My name's Tom. Tom Marv. I'd stay away from me, if I were you. But I'd hate to be you." The boy set off into the trees once more, and soon it was as if nothing had happened.