Alright, this was it. This was the moment where Danielle was going to claim her prize! She still could not get over how amazing this opportunity was, or how lucky she was in spite of the little streak of bad luck during this fight. She couldnâ€™t wait to call home and show her mom! Her dad probably wouldnâ€™t care, seeing as he has always been so boring and uninterested in PokÃ©mon, but she would show him, too. On the tip of her tongue, the taste of victory left a tingly feeling she had only felt the first time she set off on her journey to become a PokÃ©mon Master a few weeks ago. Her body trembled with excitement while Elliott held the Pikachu tight with his vines. For awhile, Danielle stared at her with slight admiration, and there was a big smile on her face, too. The little yellow mouse was just so adorable!<br/><br/>But Elliott looked like he was going to pass out soon so she didnâ€™t want to stand around here too long. â€œGood job, Elliott, just hold her there a little longer! Weâ€™re almost in the clear.â€ Despite that, she gave him the order, confident he could hold out a bit longer. If not then she would be down one PokÃ©mon and her prize would get away. Danielle simply would not allow for that to happen, not when she was this close. If there was anything to be said about the young girl, she definitely was adamant whenever it came to something she wanted. When she was little she would drive her mother crazy with her demands. Funny how she thought of that now, maybe it was because she thought about her mother a lot on her journey. She raised the ball still clutched in her hand.<br/><br/>She was beginning to feel nervous. When she left Viridian City, she had only managed to buy a few balls, one of which had been used already. She didnâ€™t want to have to run out of balls because of one PokÃ©mon no matter how elusive they were. She could feel her heart rate pick up a little. Taking in a deep breath, she tossed the ball at the Pikachu and watched as she was sucked inside by the red light. Then she ran over to Elliott, gave him a pat on the head, said, â€œGood job, boy. You deserve some rest,â€ and returned him to his PokÃ©ball, not wanting to make him walk the rest of the way to the city. He has been walking by her side for a good while anyway, same for her. Maybe she should set up camp once this was all said and done. But for now, she watched the PokÃ©ball for telltale signs of the PokÃ©mon inside being captured.