Battling Techniques Level III Class A

Zippy the Zigzagoon run down the hall ahead of his trainer. Nate chuckled as he raced after his Pokemon. He had told Zippy he was taking him to a battling class, and he was excited to get going. "You don't know the way!" he called. This finally got the Zigzagoon to slow down and wait for the boy. Nate smiled as the two of them now walked together. Since this was the third level of the class, it should be a good one. He was interested in learning high level battling techniques. As soon as he opened the door, Zippy ran inside. Nate smiled at Sport, who was at the door, and said, "Hello there. How are you doing today?" He sat in the front near the door so the Tyrogue could answer him if he wanted. He decided to let his own Pokemon have fun for awhile before class started.

A snake-like Pokemon slithered on the ground next to her trainer as they wandered the halls. Sawyer was headed to her Battling Techniques class. She was excited because her favorite thing to do was battle. She was in the third level of the class now, and she was looking forward to expand her knowledge even more. She had chosen Isis the Ekans to accompany her because she seemed to enjoy battling as much as her trainer. Upon entering the room, she decided to take a seat in the back so that her Pokemon, who could be a bit agressive, would not disturb the others. Isis slithered over to her left side and looked around as they both waited for class to begin.

Miss Riverton watched as the students filed in. When it came time for class to start, she could see that two students were missing. That was to be expected since this was one of the first days of classes. She expected them to be along pretty soon. To be formal, she still had to read off the attendance sheet. "Good morning, class," she said in a loud voice. "Before we begin, I will take attendance. Raise your hand when I call your name. Nate Kerston... Kiki Jones... Gary Oak... Sawyer Fylan... Paul Gruff... Zoey Clowes..." After making marks on the sheet, she stood up and walked over to the other side of her desk. "Now we're going to have an ice breaker. I want you to introduce yourself and your Pokemon and then say a Pokemon you like that starts with the first letter of your first name. SOmeone else may go first."

Zoey sprinted down the halls. She could not believe she was late. Not only that, but she had gone to the wrong classroom! That would only happen to her. She had entered the classroom right on time, but as role call was happening, she realized she was in the wrong place. Now, she was late. If only she had gone to the right classroom, then she would not be late. This building was pretty small, but it was apparently confusing, at least to Zoey. Maybe she needed more sleep or something. She held her Meowth, Meowthers, securely in her arms as she ran. She stopped once she got to the correct classroom. That is, she hoped it was the correct one. Taking a deep breath, she opened it and entered. She did not think about it but just sat down as quickly as she could, hoping no one noticed her. She placed Meowthers on the desk in front of her, keeping her arms loosely around him.

Kiki could tell that Penelope was getting antsy. She hoped that Miss Riverton would get to the battles soon. After all, they were in the third level of the class. They should know the protocol by now. She expected introductions, and she was quick to come up with an answer of her owner. When there was a pause after Nate, she decided to speak up. "Hi. I'm Kiki Jones. This Seel here is Penelope." The Pokemon lifted her head proudly. "A Pokemon I like is... Krookodile." They were awesome ground and dark type Pokemon! She had never seen one, but she was always on the lookout for Sandile, its first evolutionary form.

Sawyer listened as class started. She was momentarily distracted, however, when she noticed a girl walk in late. She decided not to say anything at the moment. She did not want to disrupt class. The girl would eventually have to announce her presence, though, so Miss Riverton would mark her tardy instead of absent. She figured it was her turn to give her introduction after everyone in the class except the girl who jsut entered had gone. "I'm Saywer Fylan. My Ekans is names Isis. A Pokemon I like is Solrock."

Zoey smiled sheepishly when she was addressed by Miss Riverton. She supposed she would not have gotten away with slipping in late, considering she had not heard how they were introducing themselves. She was glad the teacher had addressed her, though, because from the others' responses, she was going to simply state which Pokemon she liked, and it would not have started with 'Z'! Now, she had to think on her feet about what Pokemon started with 'Z'. "My name is Zoey, and this is Meowthers, my Meowth." She looked down to gesture towards her kitty as she spoke. He seemed very relaxed, which made her happy. "A Pokemon that I like that starts with 'Z' is..." she said slowly, giving herself time to think. "Is Zubat." Now that she thought about it, they were really cool and interesting Pokemon. She wondered if she would ever come across one someday. She would certainly welcome it if she saw one!