[Shane Norwood]

Well now...

If he truly insisted on becoming an elite pokemon trainer in his near future, the first thing he was inevitably going to have to do was gather more pokemon to assemble a legitimate team? Right? Right!? Yes, exactly. That was the main idea behind this particular expedition here today - as it would be every other journey out into the open world after that.

Of course, he'd want the self-induced mission to capture all sorts of pokemon imaginable to be a success each time out. Still, it was downright impossible to get that wasn't it? Nonetheless, he would often reassure himself that he'd try to make the most of it every time he stepped into the land of wild pokemon.

Speaking of wild pokemon, that was the objective of today's expedition (and every one after that.) There was no telling as to what he may find out here on this way up here though. With his Pichu positioned firmly on his head and his Pidgey perched on his shoulder, Shane ventured upward the steep mountain. "Hm, I wonder what we'll find up here guys...?" As if they knew more any more than he did.

He hoped there'd be something out here. It'd kill him on the inside if he came all the way up here for nothing...

{no preference. yet.}

[Chromatic]

Behold! A wild Pokemon appeared!

Species: Mankey
Ability: Anger Point
Gender: Female

• Punishment

• Cross Chop

• Screech

• Leer

[Shane Norwood]

The boy continued onward, surprisingly without much of a complaint from either of his two trusted companions. In Shane's mind, they may as well get used to all of this trekking, because the young trainer was going to be doing a whole lot more of it, as well meeting more pokemon down the road. For now, the trio will have to make due with they got. And what do they have right now? As cliche as it may sound, at least they have each other. Hopefully, they'd have more to add to the arsenal, and what a party that could potentially turn out to be.

As the trio continued venturing up Mount Brave (more like Shane with both Mickey the Pichu and Falco the Pidgey on his shoulders,) feint sounds of rocks cracking and crashing about. The pudgy little bird took flight ahead of his partners to scout the area. Lo and behold, what appeared to be...another pokemon!? Excellent! This one though...seemed to be having some sort of hissy fit as it was occupied in punching the rocky walls and knocking pebbles all around, without much of a care as to who or what may be nearby apparently.

"Well now, what do we have here...?" Shane thought aloud, pulling his pokedex out of his back pocket. If there was anything he enjoyed as much as a battle, it was learning about new pokemon entirely. And so what does the pokedex have to say about this round-shaped ball of angst? "Mankey, the pig monkey pokemon. When Mankey starts shaking and its nasal breathing turns rough, it's a sure sign that it is becoming angry. However, because it goes into a towering rage almost instantly, it is impossible for anyone to flee its wrath."

"Uh, okay...that sounded endearing...hey wait a minute!" His train of thought was stopped before it started as Mickey leaped off his shoulder to greet the raging mammal, but not before getting knocked back by the primal pokemon with such force that it sent him rolling right back to Shane then stopping near his feet. "Mickey! You okay?" The electric mouse squeaked softly, as if trying to say not to worry about him. Shane couldn't but worry after that debacle. Falco retaliated by flying straight towards the pig monkey and getting a few pecks in before returning to his trainer's side.

"What could have possibly ticked you off...?" the Bolt student rhetorically thought. He then called out to the wild Mankey. "Hey there! You look like you've built yourself quite the head of steam! How about you try taking your anger out on us!?" It seemed that the only way this angry pig monkey was going to cool down was with a battle, and oddly, the Mankey obliged without hesitation as it quickly positioned itself into a fighting stance. At that moment, the flying pokemon took flight yet again. Only this time, he took up an aerial position in front of Shane, as if saying that he's itching for a fight. "Hm, you want to have a go at it, Falco?" The pidgey cried out emphatically. He wanted to do this or so it seemed.

"Alright, let's go for it! Quick Attack! Go!" The Pidgey wasted no time going on the offensive after initial command. Flying straight at the furry angst bucket at blinding speed, Falco connected with a hard tackle, knocking beast back a bit. Mankey quickly responded with a chop across the chest. The tiny bird propelled itself backward for a breather before Shane's next instruction. "Use Gust!" With that, the avian pokemon began flapping it's wings faster with each passing second causing a gust of wind to blow the primate off course.

That attack in particular seemed to be more effective, as the Mankey was a tad slow to react after that. "An opening! Go Falco, Wing Attack!" Quickly the bird struck again, a straight-up assault using it's wings. The wild pokemon was surely impressive in terms of strength. Shane imagined that he could certainly use that strength to his advantage in the long run. With that thought, Shane flung a pokeball. After about ten seconds of the three amigos watching the ball rock back and forth, the wild Mankey...was wild no more.

"I'll be sure to help you blow off a ton of steam whenever you need to from now on..." Shane mused to no one in particular, as he now held in his hands, the newest addition to what he had imagined to be a growing family.

{Mankey has been defeated!}
{Mankey has been captured!}