Early Next Morning (Episode 2 Begins)

The familiar beeping sound of Summer's alarm clock stirred her from her sleep, and she blearily stretched out a hand to turn it off before forcing herself to get out of bed. As early in the morning as it was, staying wrapped up in her covers sounded like heaven, but now wasn't the time to relax; she had an adventure to start, hence the early wake-up call. Summer got into her en-suite shower than every dorm room at the prestigious Trainer's School had, and switched it on, the warm water feeling incredible and, along with her excitement for her upcoming journey, snapping her out of her tired state. She knew she shouldn't be feeling as giddy as she was considering the seriousness of the task she'd been assigned, but she couldn't help it; an adventure all the way to Lavaridge Town with her very own pokémon to complete an important mission - this was the kind of thing she'd always dreamed about.

When she was done with showering and dressing, she gave her bag one last check, making sure she'd packed all of the camping supplies and rations she'd bought yesterday - they hadn't come cheap, costing her all the money she had on her, but she knew they would be vital for the journey ahead. (Summer loses 2 money, gains camping equipment). Everything prepared, Summer stepped out of her dorm room, heading to the school grounds where she'd arranged to meet Roxanne, the gym leader wanting to see her off on her travels.

(Set the Scene - Leaving the dorms. Complication - An NPC acts suddenly. Altered Scene - Altered. Alteration - A major detail of the scene is enhanced or somehow worse).

A big part of the decision to wake up so early to leave was to avoid questions from other students; Summer knew that none of the other girls in her dorm hall were early-risers, so in theory she should be able to leave without incident. In theory. As soon as Summer opened the door to her room, she was immediately greeted by a familiar brunette, stood directly outside Summer's room, clearly having been waiting for her to exit. "G-Georgia?" Her heart leapt momentarily on seeing the stunningly attractive girl that she'd had such mind-blowing sex with yesterday, but then immediately sank again as her brain reminded her of the nature of their relationship and that Georgia hadn't exactly been a willing participant in those activities.

"Damn right," Georgia replied, her gorgeous face contorted in loathing. "You really thought I'd wait to get payback for yesterday? You're lucky you decided to get up early - another half hour and I'd have started knocking."

"Payback?" Summer groaned. She knew Georgia was insanely petty, and that she'd be looking to get even with Summer at some point, but she'd naively been expecting her to wait until at least their next class together, not seek her out in the dorms of all places. "It was just a battle, Georgia," she said, knowing her words wouldn't work but **** to try. "I just tried my best to win like you did, that's all. You got unlucky with the types, that's not my fault."

"It was not just a battle," Georgia snapped. "It was... afterwards! You and that Roxanne bitch humiliated me in front of all my friends! They're all talking about me behind my back now; do you have any idea how that feels?!"

"Yes!" Summer fired back, her frustration boiling over quicker than it normally would thanks to her desperation to get out of here. "You and your so-called friends have bullied me non-stop for years! You want me to apologise for the forfeit? Fine, I'm sorry. But you would have done the same and worse to me - you told me that before we even started the battle!"

"You have no reputation to lose!" Georgia retorted, her voice raising in both volume and pitch as her anger grew. "I'm from a family of winners - I'm supposed to beat and humiliate brats like you. That's my rightful place! Yours is on your knees worshipping me - that's just how things should be!"

Summer scowled at the other girl's ridiculously toxic mindset, and how much it reminded her of her own parents' beliefs - their family's financial position and ability at training pokémon made them better than everyone else in their own minds. Summer couldn't stand it. "Maybe you should have tried harder to win then," was all she said to Georgia, and gave her a light shove as she stepped past her out into the hallway. She tried to leave the dorm hall as quickly as possible to go and find Roxanne, but she knew it wasn't going to happen - not with what Georgia was going to say next.

"Yeah, I should have," the popular girl said, and Summer could hear her pulling her pokéball from her jeans pocket. "And I'm going to now. I challenge you."

Summer sighed deeply and turned around, her Marill's ball already in her hand. "We're doing this here?" she asked, gesturing around the narrow hallway. "Stuff could get broken, and then-"

"It's worth it," snarled Georgia, sending out her Torchic. "It's the only way I'm going to get back the respect I'm owed."

Summer narrowed her eyes. "Fine. But don't blame me when you lose again." She sent out her Marill, ready to fight.

(Initiative - Summer rolls 4. 4 explodes, 2nd roll is 1. 4+1=5. Georgia rolls 3 - Summer moves first).

"Marill, Play Rough!" Summer called. She knew that her best option against Torchic was Bubble Beam - Play Rough was actually a move Torchic resisted due to its fire typing. However, she was hesitant about using long-ranged attacks in such a narrow space - damage could quite easily be done to the various paintings and certificates that lined the walls of the hallway, and unlike Georgia, for whom money did not seem to be an object, Summer didn't have the funds to easily reimburse the school. Her parents did, but they wouldn't let her hear the end of it if they ended up being sent a damaged property bill. Marill charged forward to obey the command, grappling Torchic and taking it down to the floor, but Georgia was ready, able to command Torchic to block the attack and respond with a vicious Slash. (Critical success on Slash roll - Torchic spends 1 mastery to inflict 2 wounds on Marill - one remaining for KO. Summer's awful crit luck returns!)

Marill yelped in pain and recoiled back towards Summer, clutching its belly where Torchic's talon had connected. Georgia grinned at Summer. "Been training up that technique all of yesterday. Impressed?"

Summer ignored Georgia's words and focused on her Marill. "You ok, buddy?" she asked, and the aquatic mouse weakly nodded back at her. Summer cursed herself internally - she'd again put her own concerns ahead of her pokémon's wellbeing. She shouldn't be holding back and risking Marill's health for the sake of not pissing off the school or her parents. "Bubble Beam, Marill!" she ordered, hoping to knock Torchic out with the super-effective attack before it could land another blow. Georgia called for a dodge but the jet of bubbles still connected with her fire pokémon's side, and seemed to disorient it - when she ordered it forwards for another Slash in response, Summer was able to have Marill deftly dodge out of the way, regaining some distance. (Torchic takes 1 wound).

"Bubble Beam again!" Summer commanded, and the move fortunately struck true for a second time, not damaging any school property but certainly damaging Torchic - its next Slash attempt was once again a miss by some distance. (Torchic takes one wound - one remaining for KO).

"Ugh, COME ON!" Georgia yelled in frustration - Torchic's body had started to glow red once again, indicating that its Blaze ability had activated and that it was close to fainting. Clearly remembering that Marill had survived a Blaze-boosted fire attack in their previous battle, Georgia instead called for another Slash, but Marill had the range advantage.

"One last Bubble Beam - finish it!" cried Summer, and one final stream of foam erupted from Marill's mouth, colliding with Torchic's body and knocking it to the floor. "YES!" squealed Summer in excitement, running over before bending down and wrapping her pokémon in an embrace. "You did it, Marill! I'm so proud of you!"

Her celebration was cut short, though. Just like Marill in the previous battle between the two, Torchic slowly began to rise to its feet. "What... how?!" Summer exclaimed, until she caught sight of Georgia grinning evilly. This had been part of her training yesterday - she'd taken inspiration from their previous battle and taught her Torchic to play possum. Desperately, Summer tried to back away and give her Marill a command to dodge, but she was too slow. Torchic's talon came Slashing towards both her and Marill, dealing the final blow to her pokémon's back while also causing Summer to scream as it sliced through the fabric of both her top and her bra, the garments falling away to expose her bare breasts, which had been lucky not to have been caught by the attack. (Critical success AGAIN on Slash roll - Marill takes one wound and is knocked out - Summer loses her clothes as an extra crit reward lmao. Georgia wins!)

"Wh-what the fuck?!" Summer cried out, quickly recalling her fainted Marill to its pokéball and standing to her feet, folding her arms across her chest to cover her tits. "Look what you did to my top! That attack could have hit me, you... you psycho!"

Georgia smirked at her, petting her Torchic on the head proudly before returning it to its ball. "Nah, my pokémon is better trained than that," she said. "He was just helping get you ready for what's next." Summer realised what Georgia meant as the brunette started to open the door to her own dorm room - of course winning the battle wouldn't be enough to sate the girl's thirst for 'payback'. Her heart started pounding in her chest - as Georgia beckoned for her to enter her room, she wondered what was in store for her on the other side of the door... and why part of her was excited to find out.

(Battle roll results:

Marill uses Play Rough [1d6-2 & 1d4-2], rolls 2-2 & 2-2 - failure.

Torchic uses Slash - Georgia gained 1 Pokémon EXP last session and spent it to upgrade Slash, meaning the roll is now 1d6 & 1d8. Rolls 5 & 8. 8 explodes, 2nd roll is 5. 8+5=13 - critical success. Torchic spends 1 mastery - Marill takes 2 wounds.

Marill uses Bubble Beam [1d8 & 1d4], rolls 4 & 3 - success. Torchic takes one wound.

Torchic uses Slash [1d6 & 1d8], rolls 1 & 2- failure.

Marill uses Bubble Beam [1d8 & 1d4], rolls 4 & 1 - success. Torchic takes one wound.

Torchic uses Slash [1d6 & 1d8], rolls 3 & 2 - failure.

Marill uses Bubble Beam [1d8 & 1d4], rolls 3 & 1 - failure. I figured Torchic taking the hit and playing dead here was more interesting and narratively coherent than the attack just missing).

Torchic uses Slash [1d6 & 1d8], rolls 5 & 8. 8 explodes, 2nd roll is 2 - critical success. Marill takes one wound - Georgia wins. Crit causes slash to rip Summer's top and bra because obviously any in-battle bonus wouldn't serve a purpose and also it's funny lmao)