The boy stared at the knocked-out Pikachu with a look of utter disbelief.<br/><br/>Danielle, on the other hand, ran up to her newly caught friend, put her arms around her, and lifted her. â€œYou did it!â€ She said with a big smile on her face. The fact that she had won actually surprised her quite a lot she had to admit, not that she was expecting to lose. A newly caught PokÃ©mon usually takes a bit of time before they do that well in combat. Then again, who was to say that the Pikachu had done well? A victory was enough but the little yellow mouse had a long way to go. She danced around a little, humming a little victory tune to herself. The boy remained where he was, and when she stopped she noticed him glowering at her. â€œI told you this Pikachu is the strongest Pikachu in the entire forest, didnâ€™t I?â€ She teased him, nuzzling against the Pikachu still in her arms.<br/><br/>â€œYou got lucky.â€ The boy snorted. â€œMy Pikachu was just going easy on yours.â€ Despite losing, perhaps still getting over the shock of losing, he still had that smug look on her face.<br/><br/>â€œYouâ€™re just a sore loser!â€<br/><br/>â€œAs if. Iâ€™ll bet my Charmander will turn that Pikachu into a smoldering pile of ash!â€<br/><br/>â€œWell, Iâ€™ll just have to whoop your butt again then!â€ Danielle let go of the Pikachu, did a twirl, and then slapped her rear while sticking her tongue out at the boy just to set him off some more. From what she could tell it worked, though he hadnâ€™t said anything. Sometimes she had a habit of pushing buttons but this jerk was seriously asking for it! If he had not learned his lesson the first time then a second but kicking was in order. â€œOh, do you not like the thought of a girl handing your butt to you?â€ She teased again. She could have sworn she saw smoke coming out of the boyâ€™s ears that time. When he didnâ€™t reply, she continued. â€œI have places to go, badges to earn, PokÃ©mon to catch anyway. I donâ€™t have time to be playing around with boys. Maybe weâ€™ll see each other again someday. Buh-bye!â€<br/><br/>The young girl returned the Pikachu into her ball and skipped off.<br/><br/>After leaving the trainer behind, she made her way through the dense forest. By her side, her Pidgey, Daisy soared gracefully. She was different from other Pidgey Danielle has encountered; her feathers shone more gold than brown. The way the sunlight hit her made her the perfect guide, making sure that the young girl didnâ€™t lose her way, whenever the little bird was sent ahead. It was a good thing that she had her around otherwise she really would have gotten lost. That seemed to be a pretty common thing with her, since she had made a wrong turn in Viridian City and ended up at the gates of the PokÃ©mon League. Boy, had explaining to the guard she was lost ever embarrassing. She was a lot more careful now, and made sure to stick to her map. But in a place like this, it was easy to get lost.<br/><br/>Once out of the forest, she stopped at a resting place and decided to cook some food. She let out all of her friends. Elliott was still under the weather, but Bruce, the male Nidoran of her team, and Daisy all seemed pretty upbeat. When the food was done, she placed it out for everyone to share.