Chapter 2

White blinked. "A battle?" she repeated blankly.

"Say yes! I'm dying to battle someone!" Archy barked excitedly. "I'm sick of only fighting Pidoves!"

"It's only fair! I can battle big mouth, and you can battle Leia!" Hugh said.

"But-" White started.

"Oh, don't be a party pooper!" Bianca interrupted happily. "It'll be fun!"

She heard the voices of Tepig, Oshawott, and Snivy also. "I want to beat you flat!" the Oshawott was snapping at Tepig.

"You have a bigger mouth then your trainer!" Tepig snorted.

"I don't want to battle that big pokemon!" Snivy whimpered. "I will be burnt to ashes."

Archy glared at Snivy. "Big pokemon? I will give you big-"

"Ok, I will battle." White agreed reluctantly, cutting off the pokemon's voices.

Leia beamed at the older trainer when she heard this. "Let's battle!" she cried happily.

At this, White opened her bag. Archy was too strong to face Snivy. Plus he was a Fire Type. She only had one pokemon that would be able to face Snivy.

"Purr!" White cried, and threw a pokeball into the air. A Purrloin jumped out and meowed.

"I'm ready to go!" Purr purred.

"Let's go, Snivy!" Leia yelled, and Snivy ran in front of Purr.

"Doll, you look nervvvvvous." Purr meowed is her annoying diva voice (Thankfully it was only a phase, and she would grow out of it).

"N-No!" squeaked Snivy timidly.

"Purr use False Swipe!" White ordered.

Purr meowed and scratched Snivy with her long sharp claws. Snivy wailed with fright and fell back. White pulled out her own Pokedex. Snivy was hanging on by a thread. One more hit and she was down.

"Tackle!" Leia commanded her Snivy confidently.

Snivy whimpered and flung herself at Purr. Purr giggled and back flipped out of the way.

"Dollllll, put your force into it!" Purr advised. Snivy snarled and straightened up. Leia was looking a little worried now.

"Dark Pulse!" White yelled next.

Purr purred and rose her paws in the air. A dark purple pulse formed around her. Purr lowered her paws and gave a bow. The pulse then surrounded Snivy and she fell over.

Snivy had fainted.

Purr meowed and swung her tail back and forth. "Everyone knowssss that a Purrloin puts a battle over the edge!" bragged Purr.

Oshawott was next to run up to the Purrloin.

"I'm next!" he declared excitedly. Purr shook her head.

"Nope. You battle that little one over there." she told him, pointing to Tepig. Oshawott glared at her angrily and puffed out his chest.

Leia picked Snivy up.

"You are strong." Leia complimented White as she returned Snivy to her pokeball.

White knelt next to Purr and said to Leia, "Snivy is strong too. It's just that all my pokemon are use to facing strong pokemon."

"My turn!" said Amos as he picked up Oshawott and ran over to her.

"What about me?" Hugh asked angrily. White looked from Hugh to Amos. She did not bargain this.

"Maybe one of you can battle Bianca." Leia suggested and making Bianca grin happily.

"I'm up to anything!" Bianca agreed happily, but Hugh just shook his head.

"I've had a pokemon longer then those two! I'm strong! I want to battle White!" he snarled as Tepig oinked his approval.

"Rookies..." White heard Archy sigh.

"Look, why not a double battle?" White suggested next. "Amos and Hugh are one team, and then me and Bianca on the other."

Amos and Hugh exchanged looks. Purr stuck her tongue out at Oshawott and Tepig, enraging them both.

"Fine, that will work." Hugh finally agreed. Bianca beamed and ran next to White. Purr meowed and ran in front of her trainer while Leia sat on the bench and watched.

"Purr!"

"Oshawott!"

"Tepig!"

"Musharna!"

While Purr and the two starters leapt into action, Musharna appeared out of Bianca's pokeball. The four pokemon were all glaring at each other. Purr purred and winked at Bianca's Musharna as if saying that "we're gonna show those boys who the real bosses are". Even though they were battling together, Tepig and Oshawott threw glares at one another.

"Oshawott, Water Gun!" Amos commanded his pokemon first.

Oshawott sneered and shot water at Purr. She meowed and ducked, making Oshawott hiss with anger.

"Tepig, Ember!" ordered Hugh next.

Tepig gave a wicked smile and fire shot out of his nose. Musharna was hit in the side with fire. It gave a little wail and swayed.

"Use Yawn, Musharna!" Bianca cried.

Musharna flew in front of Tepig and gave a loud yawn. Tepig's eyes drooped and he swayed.

"False Swipe!" White yelled.

Purr smiled and her long claws stretched out. She leapt up and scratched Oshawott in the chest.

"For a lady, you sure hit hard!" Oshawott snarled through gritted teeth.

"A lady's pleasure." sneered the Purrloin.

White could see that Leia was eyeing Purr and Musharna. Both pokemon were watching the other team with smirks on their faces. The Purrloin was about fifty levels higher than the two starters, and so was Musharna.

"Tepig, Sand Attack!"

"Oshawott, Tail Whip!"

Tepig and Oshawott gave battle cries and obeyed the orders. The fire pig pokemon ran in circles, as the otter pokemon swung his tail at Musharna. She yawned and floated above Oshawott. Purr got a full face of sand.

And so did White.

White's lungs tightened and she gagged. She fell on her knees and clutched it her throat.

Not now, not here! She thought desperately.

It couldn't happen...

"White! What's wrong?" Bianca was kneeling next to her. Leia had stood up. She tried to speak, but it was replaced by a choke.

"Whitney! Is it happening?! Whitney!" Archy asked anxiously, and ran beside her. White gave a small nod, as she choked again.

The sand finally and miraculously cleared, and her lungs began to relax. White stopped gagging abruptly. Amos and Hugh were looking horror stroke. Bianca looked nervous as well, and Leia stared at her in shock. Archy and Purr were next to her.

"What happened?" Bianca asked again urgently, but White stood up shakely.

"I...I have to go." She stammered and got onto Archy's back, Purr jumping next to her.

"What was that about?" Amos asked, but White didn't answer. She wasn't about to tell.

Archy jumped away before anyone could ask anything else. Purr didn't say anything, and Archy looked worried and weary. He ran through the Aspertia City gate, and back into calm Route 19.

The Arcanine stopped ten minutes later under a group of trees. He knelt down so White could slide off. She got up and sat under a oak tree. Purr and Archy were watching her.

"Whitney, was it another attack?" Archy finally asked with concern. White nodded slowly, making Purr give a shuddering gasp.

"You need help. They are coming more often. At least go to a cleaner region." Archy begged of her, but she just snorted.

"You saying Unvoa isn't clean?" White asked.

"Not that, doll." Purr said hastily. "Unvoa is clean, but not THAT clean. We care about you. At least ask your-"

"I am not asking N for help." said White flatly.

Archy then sighed, "White, Asthma is not a cold. It can kill you. You can't hide it forever. Someday you have to tell."

White turned away. She didn't want to talk about this.

"Look, I just want to rest. I don't want to discuss this." White sighed finally.

Archy watched her for a minute, but Purr nodded and ran off into the forest. After a minute, the Arcanine laid next to her.

White had Asthma for years, and has attacks often. Archy and the other pokemon had tried to help her, but their was not much for them to do. She didn't care though. She didn't even care if she died from it.

*~*~*

"White! White!" Archy hissed anxiously in her ear. White bolted upright. She must have fallen asleep because it was now dark out.

"What?" she snapped.

"Someone's near! Nearby! Very close!" he hissed .

She stood up instantly at this. Purr was crouched low in front of her, her green eyes wide. White could hear rustling noises.

"Who's there?" she called, trying to keep her voice steady. The rustling suddenly stopped.

A low growl suddenly rose. White knew the sound all to well.

Then a Zoroark leapt out, snapping its jaws. Archy roared and jumped onto it. White then saw the scar across its eye.

The one she made.

She stepped back. Purr then gave a screech of horror. Someone leapt onto White, and pinned her down. She snarled and tried to fight back, but stopped. Fury burned inside her.

The one pinning her down was her very own brother.