A small Piplup came dashing into view, giggling madly. She was looking over her shoulder at something, so she didn't see Chimchar right in front of her. WHAM! She slammed right into Chimchar - hard. Dazed, she fell over backwards and several berries rolled out of her hands. A tall boy quickly caught up to her, panting and wheezing. He straightened his hair, bent down, collected the berries up in a pouch, and recalled Piplup to her Poke Ball. He glanced at Zach like Zach were something distasteful yet necessary, like a vaccine.
"You didn't have to stop it, you know; I was about to grab it," he said, a hint of a wheeze still in his voice. Carelessly, he began tossing Piplup's Poke Ball up and down.