Chapter 5: Accumula Town

Harper and Brandon walked into the next town. It was getting dark but the lights helped them get around the town. The town was called Accumula Town and most of it was made of concrete. There were lots of brick and coble buildings as well, much like the buildings in the Bronx but less cluttered. The brown bricks were starting to fade, but the people were walking around rather happy. First, they went to the Pokémon centre. They gave the nurse their balls and she looked at them. She then put their balls into a machine and their balls started to glow.

"Don't worry," she said. "This is making your balls feel much better."

"That's ok," said Harper. "I would also like you to clean my balls as well. Here is some money."

"I too want my balls clean too," said Brandon. They both handed over five dollars and the nurse rubbed their balls clean.

"Thanks," they both said.

"You're welcomed," replied the nurse.

It was getting late and so they were allowed to stay in the Pokémon centre. There was a section within the pokemon centre that allowed them to sleep. There were a few Pokémon trainers there already.

"Hi," said one of them. He was Hispanic, with light-dark skin and brown curly hair. He looked about her age, which was fourteen. His bright green eyes stared into hers. "My name is Pedro, who are you?"

"Harper," she blushed. "You're a trainer as well."

"Yep," he said. "It's a hard life but you make what you can from it."

"What type of Pokémon do you have?" she asked. "Don't be offended, please."

"No, I won't be offended," he said. "It's common for people to be curious to know what type of Pokémon one person has." He then took out his balls and showed them to Harper. Out of one of his balls came a Mudkip.

"Wow, that is so cute," she said. She was able to stroke the Mudkip and it jumped about all happy. "What other Pokémon do you have?"

"I have this one," he smiled gently. Out of another Pokémon ball came a Zigzagoon.

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"That is even cuter!" she exclaimed. She was able to stroke the Zigzagoon as well and it curled up beside her. She could tell that Pedro's Pokémon liked her a lot. "Do you have any more Pokémon?"

"Sure," he said, taking out another two of his balls. Out of these balls came a Minun and a Plusle.

"These are even cuter than your other Pokémon. They are so adorable! I so want to catch one as well. Where can you catch them?" she asked.

"In a region I travelled around a few years ago named Hoenn. But that is far away," he replied.

"Wow, I didn't realize you lived in another place," she said.

"Yeah, but I was born here," he said. “My family is originally from Puerto Rico, but my parents move just before I was born.”

As they spoke, the Minun and the Plusle used their electric power to light up a heater, which kept them warm. She thought about kissing Pedro, but decided against it. That would be too awkward.

The next day the sun was rising. Harper woke up. Everyone else was gone. She walked outside to see that someone was talking. He looked like some priest, but Harper knew too well something was fishy about him. He was a Pokémon Rights Activist. He was standing on some patch of crass in the centre of the town.

"Free you Pokémon and it will free your mind!" the man declared. "We have no right to keep Pokémon as pets. It is a disgrace and should be made illegal. I will not stay here and listen to our government that allows such evil deeds to happen. Free them and it will free your subconscious. Pokémon belong in the wild, not in people's balls."

Once he had said his speech, he marched off with his followers, all of who were wearing stupid clothing as if they were secret agents. Harper knew too well that these were radicals who were willing to break the law. And she knew that someone had to stop them. Before she could do anything, a boy a year or so older than her approached. He was wearing a white jacket with white jeans. He had his hair dyed green.

"Hello," he said politely, "my name is N. I would like to challenge you to a Pokémon battle."

"Sure will," Harper said. She wasn't a person to turn down a match and would do anything to win the match. She was determined and that is why she wins so many battles. She had lost a few but since she arrived in this new region, she had a good track record of not losing a match. "Tepig, I choose you!"

"Very well then," he said as he held up his balls, "which one to choose for this battle? I know! Purrloin, do it your all and I will release you. I hope you can forgive me."

The Purrlion ran at Harper's Tepig. It was a purple cat with pink eyebrows and blue eyes. They usually have green ones but this looked as if it was a rare Pokémon. The Purrlion swiped at Tepig but Tepig managed to dodge. Tepig tried to use ember but the Purrloin was able to dodge it as well. The Purrloin scratched Tepig, causing Harper's Pokemon to lose some health, but it was strong and continued to fight. Tepig tried again to tackle but Purrloin was too quick. Tepig then started to puff steam out of his mouth. Out of nowhere, a burst of fire came out of the Tepig’s mouth. It had performed Flame! It had learnt a new technique! Harper felt excited. This caused the Purrloin to faint.

"You're a strong trainer," said N. "I hope to battle you soon. But before you go, I advise you to take on the gym leader in the next town. They might be strong but I'm sure you can defeat them."

And he went off running. Brandon met up with her again telling her that they had to move on to the next town.