Still... that's a nasty cliffhanger to leave us on! What happened?!
You'll have to wait for THE NEXT UPDATE! Mwahahahahahaha!
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Which is right now.
Part 9: Petalburg Woods"CHAMP! Champ, say something, buddy!"
"Oh thank Arceus. You're gonna be fine, Champ!"
The Zigzagoon and the strange lady had identical looks of bloodlust on their faces. I had no idea who this woman was or where she got such a terrible Pokemon, but I was determined to see her defeated.
I sent out Genji. While he grabbed the two in his mighty claws, I ran back to town to grab the local police.
Turns out the woman was wanted in connection with an unsolved murder case in the Unova region. They took her and her rabid Pokemon away, and I got a small amount of reward money. More importantly, however, my team got a well-earned night's rest.
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The next day, we went back to the entrance of the dense forest. I had no idea what awaited me, but I had to press onwards. Rustboro City would be on the other side (assuming I was reading the map correctly), and there I could finally begin my badge hunt.
A sign inside proclaimed the area to be the "Petalburg Woods". There were plenty of trainers around, but I wasn't very worried. What I really wanted was more Pokemon!
Whoa. This thing looks cool
It breaths fire AND poison! Thankfully, Nina didn't seem affected by the latter very much. She kept scratching at it until it hid inside it's shell, allowing me to catch it!
Meet the newest member of the team! We've now got a full six-Pokemon party; things are looking up!
She immediately proved her worth by annihilating an entire party of Bug Pokemon single-handedly.
Lots of rocky Pokemon around here. Aside from Tara and other Torkoal, there are also several of these "Geodudes" as well as a larger four-armed version which appears to be the next evolutionary step. Unfortunately, the only one in my party who can reliably do damage to them is Genji, so he sees a lot of action.
Hm? What's this?
To be continued...