Danny and Frank: Partners in Sinnoh

Danny and Frank were friends since they were mere children. Around the age of 5 years they became friends, if my memory is right. Danny and Frank had joined a baseball team, if only for the skill training. Frank had always enjoyed batting, whereas Danny preferred pitching.

"C'mon Danny! Let's go climb some trees!" Frank demanded. Danny rolled his eyes. "Alright Frank, but you better believe I'm gonna beat ya up that tree!" Frank was already halfway up the the first tree branch. Danny lunged at the tree and lashed his hand around the third branch up. Danny chuckled. "Hurry up slowpoke! I'm gonna chuck pinecones at ya if I beat you to the top!" Frank looked shocked, but quickly smugged up. "I'm just getting started." He yelled. Danny had climbed up to the second highest branch and a mere 10 minutes. Frank was three branches behind, his hands lashing quickly around each tendril of wood. The tree was quite tall, but they had the energy to climb it. It had been climbed a hundred times by both boys, and as such, had been modified at the top, to allow for occupation. Danny laid back onto the curved branches, and hucked a couple of pinecones at Frank, but lazily. Frank laughed at the aim. "Tired, buddy?" Frank taunted. Danny just chuckled as his friend laid back into his 'hammock' of branches. It was nearly 9:00 at night. "Hey, Danny?" Frank asked, looking up at the now becoming-visible stars. "Yeah, Frank?" Danny responded. "Do you ever think we could travel even without pokemon?" Frank inquired. "I don't know," Danny remarked. "maybe, if we learnt to use resources ourselves, engineering tools could be possible. But let's sleep on it for tonight, I have an idea for tomorrow."

Frank awoke cradled in his wood hammock. Danny was already climbing down the tree, purposely shaking the branches on his way down. After he had reached the ground, there was a collection of at least 50 pinecones, which Danny grabbed about 10 of. He went to a small community flower garden and wrapped each pinecone in a bell flower. "What are you doing, Danny?" Frank asked, generally confused. "Watch this." Danny explained. Danny peeled back the bell flower petals about halfway down the pinecone and threw it into a clearing. A swarm of Combee seemingly out of nowhere swarmed around the pinecone for nearly 5 seconds. Frank watched in more than awe. "Woah, Danny. That looks powerful." Frank spouted, shock preventing any higher vocabulary from exiting his mouth. Danny chuckled. "I think I'm set for self-defense. Follow me." Danny informed. Frank followed Danny to a large tree branch. "Try to pick that up." Danny instructed, pointing at the branch. Frank picked up the branch with ease. "Nice broadsword! Can't wait to roleplay with it as a knight!" Frank exclaimed, excited squeaks distorting his voice. Danny looked at Frank, a serious but calm look on his face. "Let's go to Sandgem town." Danny suggested. Frank stopped. "B-but, we might get attacked. What happens if we get attacked, Danny?" Frank requested. Danny gave Frank a bottle of oran berry puree. "We defend ourselves, and if worse comes to worse, drink some of this. I've heard it has restorative properties." Danny instructed, with a mix of nectar-covered pinecones and rocks placed in his jacket pockets. Frank shuddered for a second, but then placed a serious frown on his face. "As a knight, I cannot let a slinger such as yourself go without protection. Let's do this, but you stay behind me." Frank stated. Danny fell into step behind Frank, a rock in hand. Frank hadd his weapon drawn when a Bidoof launched itself from behind some grass. Frank instinctively lashed the branch out, driving it into the side of the Bidoof, and Danny threw a rock at the collapsed heap. "We felled it..." Frank began. Danny and Frank high-fived while saying at the same time: "That was freaking awesome!"

Danny and Frank reached Sandgem town without much further incident. Frank laughed as they got to the lab, stuffing his branch between his jacket and shirt. Professor Rowan looked at the two young boys. "And how did you two get here?" He asked. Danny and Frank answered in unison: "We got creative and defended ourselves!" Professor Rowan looked at the branch stuffed in Frank's clothes. "Did you fight any wild pokemon on the way?" He asked, concern lacing his voice. Frank smiled. "We only had to fight one, but it more fought us. We only strike in self-defense, not to harm pokemon!" Frank protested.