Escape to Route 1

[Curse258]

Walking out of the outskirts of Port Rupall with Bulbasaur at her side,
Alyssa enters Route 1 on the way to the next town, thus beginning her journey.

Bulbasaur and Lyss yawned simultaneously, tuckered out after fleeing the Lab. "Good work back there! Maybe that'll teach him to be a bit nicer to his visitors." said Lyss, Bulbasaur voicing his agreement. Route 1 lay straight ahead, and a lot more walking to the dismay of Alyssa. Bulbasaur didn't really mind, happy to be out and about instead of cooped up in the lab.

After a while at their slow, meandering pace they reached the bridge crossing the characteristic stream of the route, taking a break by the water's edge. Lyss lay in the grass as her Bulbasaur drank from the clear flow, wondering just how much walking she was going to have to do from here to the end of her journey, wherever that may be. She also thought of the different types of Pokémon she would see and catch, surprised she had come upon none on their way to the stream. "Let's wait a little while, Bulbasaur, and see what stumbles upon us..."

[valbro]

Patrat
Level 6

A lone Patrat emerged from some of the larger nearby foliage, a swagger in its step and a large cigar between his teeth. A black fedora, fitting surprisingly well, sat upon his head. With the way it walked, you'd think it owned the Route.

Which it did, technically. Before Lyss was the head of one of the local Patrat family, inheriting the 'business' from his father. He possessed a lazy eye, due to a turf fight with another family. However, the other Patrats respected him without question, and most of the time he didn't even realize it was there.

And now, here before him, was this intruder into his family's land, completely unannounced, and stealing from their water supply. What next, would she try to pollute it? He had to end this here, no questions asked. The Patrat would walk within three horizontal feet of the girl, and inhaled deep on his cigar, before blowing a toxic cloud toward her.

Where did this thing even get a cigar?

[Curse258]

Lyss' nose twitched. What on Tarun was that awful smell? Bulbasaur caught whiff of it too, lifting his head from the stream and looking around for the source. Just then, a cloud of smoke impacted her face, causing her to recoil. "Jeez! What the hell was that?" she shrieked, jumping to her feet and covering her nose with her hand.

Spying the culprit, a Patrat with a cigar and a fedora, her eyes narrowed. "Alright, jack, you wanna pick a fight? Fine! Bulbasaur, Tackle that thing!" she commanded, Bulbasaur leaping to action. He charged, head low, attempting to ram into the snazzy Patrat with full force.

[valbro]

The Patrat godfather had just finished tapping his cigar to shake off the burnt end, which had increased in size due to the expulsion just prior. Of course, when he did so, he failed to notice the charging Bulbasaur, and was caught square in the chest. He was flung backward roughly a foot, normal eye gazing skyward, lazy eye resting on his opponent.

He quickly scrambled back to his feet, taking something of a battle stance. 'So, that's how it's gonna be, eh? To think, such little respect on this, the day of my daughter's wedding...' He straightened his fedora, having been knocked skew from the assault. The Patrat then proceeded to run forth, toward the Bulbasaur, and jumped toward it. He bared his teeth, preparing a harsh bite along the creature's left flank.