Route 2

"So this is my first step into the wild" Tsukai put a hand in her forehead tapping the sunlight to hit her eyes she was looking towards the north, yeah she had been traveling so far but using transport, and the road between Johto and Kanto was fulled of trainers so that didn´t count for her, now she was alone in the road for real, she remembered Joey for a moment and smile "There are a lot of people full of different dreams here too, I must keep mine too! A free ticket? Nonsense! I would pay for 3 entrances if it was necessary to see his act again"

Tsukai stopped before a path full of tall grass, tall grass=wild pokemons, she wondered if she would be able to fight a lot of them or capture at least one to enter the fights against the gym leaders, she standed on her tip toes trying to look far away, how many trainers were ahead of her and how many pokemon would they have?

While Tsukai made herself this questions she was getting more and more pumped, she was finally entering the road of the trainer, she nodded and started walking in the grass towards the Viridian Forest. What should she do there? Look for berries? Wild pokemons? Or look for trainers while crossing the wood and let the pokemon come to her? Tsukai chuckled a little, she was getting very far ahead of herself, the forest was still far away and she only had her Bagon with her, she raised her gaunglet and smiled, she was sure Bagon would be as pumped as her.

((My dice says 5 now... maybe having a companion would have been better, but I didn´t find fair to keep him as: Join me and I will help you when were done with my stuff))

(lightxkira, you need to PM me to continue the battle. If you need me to, I can send it again. Cryovizard, please post your latest post to Pewter CIty.)

[Tsukai Amai] Tsukai continues walking through the grass. The sun, high overhead, heats a nearby pond. The entire route is deserted. There is some mysterious rustling in the bushes that run along the path. It's almost as though there are eyes peering through the leaves at Tsukai.

(It's okay, but you'll be lonely and possibly bored for a while... If he's still in Viridian City when (if) you return there, you can always invite him along then...)

Tsukai was walking the path to the forest feeling like she was inside a sauna, the heat was incredible and was making the walk hard, Tsukai smiled a little, her Bagon would like such heat, she stopped while looking to a little pond near her. She knew that in the forest the thing would be better since she would be more under trees and getting more shadow, the problem was getting there, she couldn´t believe that there were no trainers at sight.

Tsukai sighed she was thinking if it would be better to return to Viridian City and wait to the night to get closer so she could travel more comfortable... Tsukai shooked her head with force, what was she thinking? Thinking in a spoiled life now that she was a trainer? She could remember seeing caves in her map of the Kanto region, what if she wandered in one for days? Inside she wouldn´t be able to be comfortable no matter what she did.

Tsukai was thinking in all these things when she heard a sound coming near her from the brushes, she looked from the corner of her eye to the bushes and slowly moved her left hand to the gaunglet activating the system so she could release Bagon´s pokeball. "Now slowly... Come we are ready for you..."

((Hmm... number 3 now))

[Tsukai Amai] As Tsukai tensed up slightly, the rustling in the bushes grew larger, as though there was a large group of people there.

But only one appeared. The man, a few years older than her, wore a black uniform with a large 'R' emblazoned on the front of his black shirt. He smiled somewhat triumphantly at having found a lone trainer. "Ah, finally. Someone who's got some Pokemon I can borrow." His smile would have been pleasant except for the threatening tone that implied that he would not be afraid to use force. "Just hand it over and no one gets hurt."

(Once (if) you accept the Rocket's challenge, I'll post the next post to the Battle Arena for a trainer battle; see the Updates near the bottom of the Introduction Section for the details on this.)

Tsukai didn´t change her expression, in fact she was smiling, but only a good observer would notice that her smile was a quiet warning. Asking for her pokemon? The nerve! Who do think he was? Tsukai activated the system of her gaunglet completely making Bagon´s pokeball appear in her hand, she raised her hand to her chest height. She breathe a little before speaking so her voice didn´t sound rough or angry.

"Fine..." Tsukai pressed the pokeball button while opening her hand letting the pokeball fall, when the pokeball touched the floor it released a flashing light from which Bagon appeared, "Baaa..." Tsukai´s Bagon was showing his bond with it´s master noticing her bad mood, it was growling and showing his fang to the guy.

"You speak with an attitude that I dislike..." Tsukai catch the pokeball returning to her "And your clothes are out dated, I pity you since Dragon type pokemons are fierce enough to attack people" Tsukai clenched a fist smiling again "If you are so eager to continue this I assure you the only one getting hurt will be you..."

((A little short I guess. No need to throw a wall o´text to accept a challenge, I don´t know if I still to throw a number here but just in case: 6))

[Tsukai Amai] The Rocket, a bit uncomfortable now that he knew that his opponent had a powerful dragon Pokemon, pulled out a Pokeball of his own. "No problem," he told her as he tossed the black device callously to the ground. "Check this out!"

The Pokemon that appeared was large - huge, even. It roared and shook its head, threatening the girl. "My Tropius!"

"Nice one, my Bagon has crushed to pieces rocks bigger than him! Isn´t that right Bagon?" The little dragon roared with strength "Bagoon!" It was no bluff; Tsukai knew very well that the Bagons´ bones growing out of their heads were as hard as steel.

“Ok, Tsukai, calm down... don´t rush, Tropius advantage over us is it´s size and the possibility that it may know how to use flying attacks... it is a plant Pokemon so we have a chance... just let´s be careful.”

Tsukai pointed the Tropius while smiling. “Let´s start this... Bagon use Ember!” “Bagooon!” The little Bagon started taking breath and after a moment it growl releasing 3 little fireballs, sending them to Tropius body.

“Let´s see now if he falls in the bluff...”

As the flames shot toward Tropius, the Rocket visibly panicked, but mentally smiled. "Tropius, use Gust! Blow those flames out like birthday candles." The wind that the Pokemon's twin wings produced managed to nearly destroy the flames; by the time they had hit the Tropius, which had braced itself, they were just strong enough to sting its chest a bit. "Good."

Jeffery smiled coldly. "You underestimate my powers." His curly brown hair was strikingly resemblent to an old movie... but he pushed that thought from his mind. "Tropius, go! Attack it with a Tackle!" The flying grass Pokemon charged at Bagon like a jugernaut.

Tsukai smiled again when she saw the Tropius starting to run, she was remembering a tactic she used with her father´s Mylotic against a Donphan in the contest, she was about to use the same principles of that fight.

“A mistake indeed; big Pokemon hit hard, but they are slow and not even flying will help you this time, Tropius can´t react that fast!” Tsukai pointed to the Tropius showing excitement about her idea. “Bagon go forward!” “Bagon!” The dragon started to run forward; it was amusing watching how the slow Tropius and the tiny dragon running against each other. Tsukai waited until the last moment to give her order, they were going to be hit or miss actions.

“Bagon, now jump to the left!” Tsukai´s Bagon jumped to the left while the Tropius manage to graze its right arm, Bagon throwing a glare to Trophius “Now or never Bagon, your speciality! Use Headbutt!” “Bagoon!” Bagon roared with anger while moving his head back a little before throwing a powerful headbutt to Tropius left side of the body.

"No... argg!" The Rocket screeched, hands on his closely shaven head as his Pokemon was rammed in its side. The great Pokemon grunted once, then fell over. Fainted.

"You'll pay for this, kid!" The Rocket raced off down the road, having recalled his powerful Pokemon. It was Viridian City for this defeated Rocket grunt, but Tsukai had not exactly met the toughest trainer among the cult's ranks.

As the sun grew slowly dimmer in the sky above the half-deserted road, Tsukai could see a foggy area of greenish grey in the far distance. Viridian Forest was just a couple of steps away as the trees grew denser and the path became wild and confused. Tsukai Amai is now allowed to post in 'Viridian Forest'.