"Tepig, look! Accumula Town is right ahead!" shouted Winnie happily, as she started running to the town.
"Not so fast." Winnie heard an unfamiliar voice. Then she saw a girl with very dark black, weist-length hair and black eyes. She was wearing a white T-shirt, a dark grey jacket, some slightly-ripped jeans and white trainers. "Huh? What do you mean- ohh, is this the way you're challenging me to a battle?" asked Winnie. "Of course it is! Now let's stop talking and start battling!" said the girl, almost yelling. "Jeez, ok, ok! Take it easy."
"Tepig, you're up!" said Winnie with confidence. "Go!" the girl called a Pokémon out of a Quick Ball. After the red light disappeard, a Blitzle started running aroud like crazy. It was as fast as a lighting! "Blitzle, Quick Attack!" said the girl. "Tepig, use Smog!" Tepig started to release smoke out of her nostrils. Blitzle couldn't see where he's running anymore, so he stopped. "Good, now Rollout!" shouted Winnie. Tepig hit Blitzle right in the front left leg, causing him to fall. "Now, Blitzle, use Shock Wave!" A jolt of electricity striked Tepig. Now, Blitzle had enough time to stand up again. "Nice done! Now Charge and then Discharge!". "Tepig, quick, Tackle it!" Tepig ran as fast as she could towards Blitzle. "Oh, no! Be careful Blitzle, Dodge it!" Blitzle moved out of the way so Tepig couldn't touch him. "Tepig, jump on Blitzle's back and use Flare Blitz!" Tepig quickly followed Winnie's instructions, managing to get on Blitzle's back. After that, she cloaked herself in fire, burning Blitzle. "Blitzle, Agility, now!" Blitzle starting running even faster then before the battle. Tepig couldn't stand anymore, so she fell down. Then, Winnie and the girl with black hair shouted at the same time: "Tepig, use Flame Charge!". "Blitzle, use Wild Charge!". A big explosion was created and both Tepig and Blitzle were blasted off. "Tepig, are you ok??" asked Winnie with a concerned voice, running to see if Tepig was hurt. "Are you fine, Blitzle?" the girl with black hair went to see if her Pokémon was ok too. But the battle was over. Both Tepig and Blitzle fainted. No one won the battle.
Winnie took Tepig in her arms, reached her Pokéball from her backpack and whispered: Return, Tepig! You did an amaizing job, now you deserve a long rest!
"That battle was great! I didn't expect a rookie to be so strong." said the girl with black hair. "Heh, thanks, I guess! You battled hard, too!" said Winnie. The girl smiled friendly: "I'm Aska, by the way, and you already met Blitzle. What's your name?". "I'm Winnie. Nice to meet 'ya!". Aska suddenly became more serious. "Now it's time to get our Pokémon to the Pokémon Center. They look quite hurt after those attacks.". "Yeah, you're right. Let's go." agreed Winnie.
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After restoring their Pokémon's health, Winnie and Aska let Tepig and Blitzle out of their Pokéballs again. Even tho Tepig's health was full, she still needed some rest, so now she was sleeping in Winnie's arms. Blitzle on the other side, seemed as energetic as ever. "Is he always like that?" asked Winnie amused. "Oh, yeah. He's always running and racing around, even if he's tired. But that's just his way of showing how happy he is!" laughed Aska. Winnie looked at Blitzle and smiled. "Well, I guess I'll leave now. See you at the Striaton City Gym!" said Aska. "Wait, how did you know I'm going there?!" Winnie was surprised. Aska laughed. Then she left, Blitzle running in front of her. Winnie was confused, but the thought of battling the Gym Leader came into her head. Now she was just excited and ready for any challange.
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