The sun had rose to it's midpoint in the sky, signifying Krystal's favorite time of the day, LUNCH! (Altough anytime she had food was her favorite time of the day.) "Jacen, It's time for lunch now! Let's stop and eat! I'm as hungry as a SNORLAX!"

Jacen cringed at the thought, "Then why don't we stop..." he looked around, "right over there," he pointed to a small stream that ran along the side of the beaten path they had been treading all day. The spot he pointed to had a large shade tree beside it, providing protection from the afternoon sun. The stream was bright and clear, showing all the smooth rocks at the bottom.

"OHHH! Okay! Come on Buddy, TIME TO EAT!!!!" she scrambled over to the spot, almost falling every few steps. She set down her pack and rummaged through it, putting together a nice meal.

"Come on slowpoke!" she called to Jacen, who took his time and finally fell down under the tree.

"So, how much farther is it to Coral City already???" he was exhausted.

"Four more hours, if we eat quickly that is!!!" she began to shovel a sandwich and chips into her mouth all at once. Buddy dug in on a plate of crispy Bulba-Kibble!

"Bulba!!!" he called happily between bites.

After a few minutes of fast consumption, they were done, while Jacen was still snacking on some fresh veggies. He liked the carrots especially.

Suddenly the bushes across the stream rustled. Buddy's ears twitched and he turned to see them move furiously. He leaned towards Krystal and whispered loudly, "Bulba!"

"What is it, Buddy?" she asked as he bounded softly towards the edge of the stream, looking towards the other side. She followed him and saw what he was looking at, the bushes.

"I bet it's a WILD pokémon!! And I'm going to catch it," she said implusively. She reached to her belt and pulled out a pokeball. She reared and threw it over the stream, "GO! BABY!"

Buddy toppled over in digust. He slowly inched over toward the tree and rubbed his head on it, "Bul....ba-ba-ba-ba!"

Baby, the cutesy snubbull, popped out onto the ground and snuck toward the bushes. She pushed aside the bushes with her paws, and a jigglypuff flew out and knocked her over. The jigglypuff landed behind her.

"OHHH, a Jiggly-puff-PUFF! Cool! Yes!!! I just love ze vittle Jiggly-PUFF!" Krystal cooed, while Jacen stared on in awe, not only was it a jigglypuff, but it was a strange shade of...purple? No, couldn't be, Jacen thought, Jigglypuffs were pink, not...purple.

Baby shook off the surprise attack and turned to face the enemy. Kystal called out, "TACKLE, NOW!"

Baby ran towards the Jigglypuff at full speed, and banged into it. Baby thought she got it good, but then the Jigglypuff's eyes glowed eeriely blue and Baby was thrown into the branches of the shade tree.

"SNNNNNUUUUU-B-B-Bull!!!" she yelped as she struck the tree and became lodged between two branches. A bunch of leaves fell on Buddy who banged his head on the tree.

Krystal and Jacen stood with their mouth's gaping open like a lazy slowbro. She quickly looked towards Buddy and Baby, and realized she didn't have a chance.

Buddy plucked Baby out of the tree, with his vine whips, and he plopped back down on the ground again.

Suddenly the Jigglypuff froze with fear. Krystal turned quickly to see Arfie, Jacen's awesome arcanine standing growling menacing behind him.

He waved a hand in front of her, "HELLO!! Throw the pokéball, before it runs away!"

"Oh! Oh yeah!" she scrambled to find one but came up emptyhanded. She began to wimper. Jacen, seeing the problem, reached into his left knee pocket, pulling a new one out and tossed it to her. She caught it and looked at it blankly, "Huh?"

"Call it a gift."

"Cool! Okay, Pokéball, GO!!!" she threw it with all her might and it hit the Jigglypuff right on, and a bright beam of red light surrounded it and it opened wide, sucking the energy in. It snapped and fell to the ground. All eyes watched as it quivered back and forth, the red light still on. Finally it lurched, rolled and it stopped. The light turned off and it shutdown. The pokémon was officially caught! Krystal stood for a minute, wondering how she had done it. She caught a pokémon! Her pokémon! A normal type... her type! The excitement built up and she released it at once leaping high into the air in a joyful kick.

"YAHHOOOOO!! Come on Jacen, let's dance!" they did a fancy jitterbug and even Buddy and Baby pranced about! Arfie looked on in a bit of confusion. As quickly as it started, it stopped, and she leaped over the stream and retrieved the pokéball! "OOOH! Come on out, Jigglypuff, meet everybody!"

An echoing voice that came from no where in particular called out, *Not until you get rid of the B-big, M-mean, nasty doggie!!!* Everyone looked about, until Krystal looked at the pokéball, "Is that you, Jigglypuff?" she asked, a bit frightened.

*YES! Please get rid of him, I can't stand it!!!* it screamed.

"Jacen, could you..." she turned to see him growling louder than Arfie had.

"BIG, HUH! MEAN!! NASTY??!!! I'll show you-" he growled.

"Oh, Jacen, please!" she pleaded with big puppy eyes.

"Fine. Just Fine...." he pulled out Arfie's pokéball and called, "Afrie, RETURN!" the beam retrieved Arfie and stored him in the pokéball. He put it back on his knee pocket, "Happy?"

*VERY!* the jigglypuff cried, and the pokeball opened and it puffed out!

"How do you talk like that, Jigglypuff?"

*I don't know, but I'm not like any of the other jigglypuffs. They call me strange...*

"I don't think you are!"

Jacen opened his mouth, and mumbled silently.

"Jacen!!! You're so rude!!! UH! I'm sorry Jigglypuff, he's nice, but not right now..."

"BIG AND MEAN HUH!!! Well, hmph!!!" He walked over to the other side of the tree and slid down to the ground.

"What's your name?"

*ummmm... Jigglypuff?*

There was a pause.

"No, I'm Krystal. That's Buddy and Baby, and the mean-head behind the tree is Jacen and the 'doggie' is Arfie."

*oh...ummm... I don't know...*

Buddy quickly had a brainstorm and scooted over to the Jigglypuff. He whispered somthing in her little purple ear. She perked up happily.

*Thanks Buddy! How about... BROOKE!*

"Perfect! Welcome to the troop Brooke! We're going to Coral City, where I'm going to get the Coralreefbadge!"

*Hey, I know a shortcut to there from here!*

"JACEN!!! We're leaving now! Brooke knows a shortcut!" Kystal called to him as she leaped for joy.

"Who's Brooke?" he called, getting up, feeling a lot better now that he let off some stream.

Krystal laughed and picked up her stuff. She and Brooke ran off with Buddy and Baby close behind, "Tell you on the way, Come on!"

Jacen sighed and joined them.

End of Chapter Two
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