{"sf1_id":177197,"sf2_id":"0mvg37Xn","title":"The Journies of Martha, Contest with Candice","author":"QimmiQ","words":987,"posted_at":"2010-09-10T23:20:00.000Z","tags":["Non-Anthro","Pokemon","Short"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/177197-the-journies-of-martha-contest-with-candice","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/0mvg37Xn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/3f/17/3f172354-6e59-40d2-9390-1987d8352858","description":"#2 of The Journies of Martha","content":"I had a lot of stuff to do lately, so I didn't have much time to write. As ever, please comment, give advice and enjoy.  \nMore to come soon.\n\nI decided to make this one extremely short. I'll be posting Part 3 soon ;)  \nHopefully this edit will make it easier to read.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Now that there are two of you, let's practice!\"  \nMartha said excitedly. Martha had them battling each other, making  \nsure they were still okay though. Mainly she worked on their  \nteamwork.  \n\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Come on, you two did great. Let's go to the pokecenter. Heal you  \ntwo up.\" said Martha praised them. The journey to the pokémon center  \ntook a while. When she got to the building, she entered quickly. Her  \ncheeks were flushed pink from the cold.  \n\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Please could you heal my pokémon? They are not seriously hurt, but  \nwith it being so cold it could worsen their injuries.\" Martha asked  \npleadingly. \"Yes of course. Just wait. Could you please hand me your  \npokémon?\" Nurse Joy asked sweetly. Martha handed her the two  \npokeballs containing Yena and Ariados. Yena was reluctant to be in his  \npokeball, but agreed to it in the end.\n\n\"Thank you.\" Martha said as  \nshe handed her pokémon to the pink-haired nurse. Nurse Joy took the  \npokeballs carefully and placed them on a conveyer belt like machine.  \nYellow light engulfed the two pokeballs, a minute later Nurse Joy  \nreturned Martha's pokémon to her. \"Thank you, is it okay if I warm  \nup for a bit?\" Martha enquired. \"Sure, would you like hot  \nchocolate?\" Nurse Joy asked. \"Do you have tea? Wait, never mind. I  \nhave some, I just need hot water. If it's no problem\" \"You got  \nit.\" Nurse Joy left her plonked down on a green sofa.\n\n\u0026nbsp;Martha sighed contentedly; warmth. She grinned sheepishly. She should be back out, still though. She savoured the heat and the prospect of tea. She  \nclosed her eyes for a sec and pondered. Sometimes she got slightly  \nlost in her ponderings, lost to the outside world. \"Hello? Are you  \nasleep? Who are you?\" a male voice asked. She never heard that voice  \nbefore... Who was the speaker? She opened her eyes. She found herself  \nlooking at a teenager.\n\nHe was dark skinned and brown eyed. She blinked  \nin surprise. \"Who are you?\" \"Nate. Who are you?\" \"Martha.\"  \nThe kid sauntered away. Martha heard Nate ask Nurse Joy if she found  \nany stray pokémon. \"Umm, excuse me. What pokémon are you looking  \nfor? Sorry I interrupted.\" \"Hunh? Oh, I'm looking for my Aria.\"  \n\"Aria?\" \"Yes. Aria is my Ariados.\" \"Uhh... Do you mean this  \nAriados?\" Martha opened the pokeball. Ariados was released in bright  \nlight. \"Yes that's it! Where ever did you find her?\" \"I found it  \ncovered in a layer of snow. I released it out of its pokeball, battled  \nit and re-caught her with the pokeball I found it with. Is that bad?\"  \n\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"For me yes. For you on the other hand, you got yourself a new  \npokémon.\" \"I'm sorry.\" \"It's okay. I know she is in good  \nhands and safe. I need a new partner however. Could I borrow your  \nPoochyena?\" \"NO. I'm sorry, but he stays with me. Sorry. Take  \nAria, after all you two had known each other then I did.\" \"Thanks.  \nI'll return Aria soon.\"  \n\u0026nbsp;\n\nNate left the building, setting off out of Snowpoint City. It was a  \nlong time, well after lunch when Nate returned. \"I caught myself a  \nSneasel. Aria is now yours. Thanks and good luck!\" Nate left with a  \ncheery wave and a bright smile. Martha left the pokecenter and plotted  \nto the Gym. The gym was covered in ice. It was like a huge glittering  \nbowl. There was a man standing beside two statues. He warned her that  \nthe first direction she stepped, she'll slide until she knocked into  \nsomething. She stepped into the wrong direction and crashed through a  \nhuge snowball. It crumbled apart, and she crashed into a trainer. She  \nwas challenged to a battle. Martha had won barely. Snover's ability  \ncaused hail. Aria had been KO'd, and Yena was not much better off. She  \nhad to leave the Gym to go to the Pokecenter.\n\n\u0026nbsp;She returned to the Gym and vowed to be more observant. It is a test for trainers after all. Not just a battle. But also a battle of wits. This Gym was one big  \npuzzle. She had to think through it. There were steps down the middle  \nexcept it was covered by snow boulders. How could she get rid of them?  \nShe had no Fire type pokémon, no other way around; there had to be  \nsome way... What if she smashed into them from the side? She decided  \nto try it out.  \n\u0026nbsp;\n\nShe stepped to the right and slide to the wall. She headed deeper into  \nthe room. She found that the trainers proved to be a good way of  \nimproving her skills, as well as her pokémon. Except that Aria and  \nYena were put under a lot of strain afterwards. They were learning a  \nlot though, and quickly. She smashed through most of the snow  \nboulders. She was progressing though. Finally she beat all the  \ntrainers and cleared the obstacles. She used a few Potions on her  \npokémon and gave them each a Leppa Berry to restore their Power Points  \n(PP). \"Alright everyone let's challenge Candice!\" Martha called out.  \nShe set back to the entrance and walked down the stairs. She might  \nbeat her, she might not. It did not matter if she lost the first time;  \nshe could always challenge her again. But what about her pokémon if  \nshe lost? She hated to lose, and would her pokémon share the  \nsentiment? All she could was to do her best. She reached the plinth  \nwhere Candice stood. \"My Name is Martha; I challenge you to a pokémon  \nbattle!\"\n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"The Journies of Martha","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/157590-the-journeys-of-martha-start-from-snowpoint.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/194219-journies-of-martha-tea-time.json"}}