Hey thanks for clicking on my story you probably will regret it but who knows. Anyway this chapter is about how the main character Jackson, came to want to train pokemon. Please note that the battle in this chapter has nothing to do with the plot.
Young Jackson Shade jumped out of bed and got dressed, he was eight today, and that meant one thing, today was the day. His parents, as a birthday gift, had gotten tickets to the pokemon battle of the decade. Cynthia was challenging Red for the title of world champion.
He and his parents flew to the arena in a jet they had boarded in Viridian City. The arena was one of the biggest in the world holding at least one hundred thousand people. The three of them had tickets very near the front row. They took their seats.
All of the sudden two circles sunk below the ground. When they returned from beneath the stadium, they bore Cynthia and Red. The referee shouted "This will be a full battle between the challenger, Cynthia and the world champion, Red. Neither trainer will be allowed to switch out pokemon!". As each of their names were announced, their respective fans cheered. "On three, call out your first pokemon!".
"One!"
"Two!" Everyone in the crowd gasped in anticipation, in fourteen years, Red had only been challenged once, by his rival and friend Blue, the current champion of Kanto.
"Three!" Red and Cynthia threw out their first pokemon, a Pikachu and a Spiritomb, respectively.
"Alright Spiritomb lets start this off with Dark Pulse!" commanded Cynthia. Spiritomb shot a pure black pulse of energy at Pikachu who stood its ground.
"Dodge with Quick Attack and then hit it with Iron Tail" countered Red. Pikachu sped out of the way and then burst towards Spiritomb, smacking it with a glowing white tail.
"Quickly Spiritomb, use Psychic!" Spiritomb's green eyes became light blue and pikachu was lifted by a force of the same colour. Pikachu was flung into the ground and then into the arena wall.
"Pikachu, use Volt Tackle!" ordered Red. Pikachu charged at Spiritomb while covered in electricity and cracked into it. It winced as the recoil damage took its affect, both pokemon where tired and injured.
"Dark Pulse!" Cynthia yelled to Spiritomb. Spiritomb let forth a pulse of pure black energy. Pikachu tried to dodge but wasn't fast enough and took the full effect of the attack. Pikachu's breathing became heavy and labored.
"Thunderbolt!"
"Dark Pulse!"
The attacks collided. The crowed cheered. Each pokemon winced and started to put more power into their attack. Boom! The two attacks exploded and both Pikachu and Spiritomb were knocked out. Jackson's brown eyes glittered in awe at the sight.
"Both pokemon are unable to battle" the referee announced.
"Go Snorlax!"
"Go Togekiss!"
"Snorlax, start this off with Blizzard!" ordered Red. Snorlax growled and spewed out a mix of snow, ice and wind into the air. Togekiss panicked and tried to move out of the way but was hit by the super effective attack.
"Use Air Slash to counter!" said Cynthia. Togekiss flapped it's wings, causing several saw disks made of air to destroy Snorlax's Blizzard. The saw disks cut through the snow and ice and smacked into Snorlax, who winced as it took the hits. "Now use Aura Sphere!" Togekiss shot a sphere of light blue energy at Snorlax, who cried out in pain as it was hit with the super effective attack.
"Blizzard again!" ordered Red. Snorlax spewed out another mix of snow, ice and cold air. Togekiss, without any instruction from its trainer, let loose an Air Slash to cut through the snow.
"Great work Togekiss, now use Aura Sphere!" Cynthia exclaimed.
Togekiss let forth another blue sphere of energy. Snorlax cried out as the attack cracked into it. The attack devastated Snorlax.
Red knew Snorlax could only withstand one more hit, it would have to go out with a bang. "Snorlax, use Giga Impact!" Snorlax sprinted at Togekiss. It lunged at Togekiss.
"Dodge it!" ordered Cynthia. Togekiss tried to dodge but instead got clipped by Snorlax's arm, leaving it damaged. When Snorlax hit the ground, it was extremely tired. "Now finish it with Aura Sphere!" Togekiss used Aura Sphere, and the attack knocked Snorlax out.
"Snorlax is unable to battle" the referee yelled and Red returned Snorlax to its pokeball.
"Go Lapras!" Red yelled. "Use Brine!" Lapras shot a powerful stream of water at Togekiss, who couldn't dodge as it was fatigued. Togekiss now had trouble flying.
"Psychic!" commanded Cynthia. Togekiss's eye's glowed blue and it took control of Lapras.
"Use Psychic to take back control!" Lapras' eye also glowed blue and it began to fight. After a while, Lapras came out on top and slammed Togekiss into the wall. "Finish it with Blizzard!" Togekiss had no chance, and was knocked out cold.
"Togekiss is unable to battle" the referee exclaimed. Red's fans cheered after hearing the referee.
"Go, Roserade!" Cynthia screamed. "Hit it with an Energy Ball!" Roserade generated a green ball of energy and hurled it at Lapras. Lapras tried to dodge it but its flippers provided little help.
"Blizzard!" Red countered. Lapras screeched and hit Roserade with a Blizzard attack. "Again" he ordered. This time, Roserade was to quick for Lapras' attack.
"Now hit it with a Shadow Ball!" Cynthia ordered. Lapras again couldn't dodge and took the full force of the attack. It began to pant, two or three more hits and it would be done for.
'I have to get Lapras mobile, but how?' Red thought to himself. 'That's it'. "Lapras, use Blizzard to freeze the ground!" Lapras followed orders and froze the floor of the arena. "Now slide around on the ice!" It worked, Lapras' speed and agility greatly increased.
"Hit it with Extrasensory!" commanded Cynthia. Roserade shot a multi-coloured beam at Lapras.
"Dodge it!" instructed Red. Lapras skidded out of the way. "Now counter with Body Slam!" Lapras used its flippers to propel itself forward and into the air. It landed on top of Roserade, who was battered by the crushing blow. "Now finish it with Blizzard!" Roserade was frozen solid by Lapras attack.
"Roserade is unable to battle" the referee loudly yelled.
"Go, Lucario!" Cynthia exclaimed. The aura pokemon appeared before Cynthia and growled at its foe. "Aura Sphere!" Lucario shot a ball of light blue energy at Lapras who wasn't fast enough to dodge even with the ice.
"Brine!" called Red to his Lapras. Lapras shot a powerful blast of water at Lucario, who dodged with ease.
"Trap it with Earthquake!" ordered Cynthia. Lucario jumped into the air and came slamming down and punched the ground causing the arena floor to split and Lapras fell in. "Now hit it with an Aura Sphere!" Lucario did its biggest Aura Sphere yet and knocked Lapras out in the progress.
"Damn it! Go Blastoise!" Red sent out his fourth pokemon. "Use the ice to move quickly" Red instructed. Blastoise nodded at its trainers intructions. "Now use Focus Blast!" Blastoise reared back and threw a light blue energy orb at Lucario, who took the full force of the super effective attack. Lucario was on the edge. "Now finish it with Hydro Cannon!" Blastoise shot two massive streams of water at Lucario who was devastated by the powerful attack.
"Lucario is unable to battle" the referee announced.
"Let's go Milotic!" Cynthia screamed. Her Milotic appeared in front of her. "Hit it with Brine!" Milotic reared back and shot a massive stream of water at Blastoise, who slid out of the way with ease.
"Focus Blast, Blastoise!" Red exclaimed. Blastoise growled and shot a powerful Focus Blast towards Milotic.
"Take the hit Milotic!" Milotic was confused by her trainer's commands, but took the hit. She had learnt to trust her trainer. "Now use Mirror Coat!" Milotic glowed white and shot Blastoise with its own attack, only double the power. Blastoise didn't have much left to fight with. "Finish it with Ice Beam!" Milotic reared back and released a freezing cold beam of ice, knocking out Blastoise.
"Blastoise is unable to battle" the referee yelled.
"Alright, lets go Venusaur!" Red exclaimed. A large and powerful looking Venusaur appeared in front of him. "Hit it with Sludge Bomb!" Venusaur reared back and spewed up a purple ball of sludge at Milotic, who was hit head on and poisoned.
"Counter with Ice Beam!" Cynthia reacted by saying. Milotic reared back and released an Ice Beam. It hit Venusaur head on, who winced as it was hit by the super effective attack.
"Hit it with Sleep Powder!" Venusaur began to shake, causing a yellow powder to disperse in the air. When it hit Milotic, the tender pokemon fell asleep. "Giga Drain!" Venusaur began to glow green and then shot several beams of the same colour at Milotic, who was still asleep. "Now finish it with a Frenzy Plant!" Venusaur growled before glowing green. It stood on its back legs before slamming its feet down into the ground. Roots burst up through the ground and dealt massive damage to Milotic, knocking it out.
"Milotic is unable to battle!" the referee excitedly screamed. Everyone had waited for this moment, the moment Garchomp enter the battle.
"That's it, time to win this go Garchomp!" Cynthia's starter appeared before her, causing the crowd to go wild. "Dragon Rush" Garchomp glowed blue before slamming into Venusaur. "Now hit it with Earthquake!" Garchomp jumped into the air before slamming down, causing an earthquake to knock Venusaur out.
"Venusaur is unable to battle!" The crowd screamed with delight. It had come down to Red and Cynthia's starters.
"Go Charizard!" Red exclaimed as he threw out his last pokeball. His infamous Charizard appeared before him. "Alright Charizard, mega evolve!" Red ordered. Charizard glowed white before its scales turned black and its wings turned blue. Flames burnt from the inside of its mouth.
"You too Garchomp!" Cynthia screeched. Garchomp glowed white. Spikes littered its stomach and its fins now were on the end of its arms where its small claws used to be.
"Dragon Pulse!" Red instructed. Charizard roared and shot a massive pulse of blue energy at Garchomp who was hit by the attack.
"Counter with Brick Break!" Cynthia countered. Garchomp ran towards Charizard before cracking it over the head with aa glowing white fin.
"While its close hit it with Blast Burn!" Charizard released an intense blast of fire at Garchomp. Garchomp skidded back and cried out in pain.
"While its resting hit it with Giga Impact" Garchomp slammed into Charizard, causing it to growl in anger.
"Flare Blitz!"
"Dragon Rush!"
The two pokemon collided, causing a massive explosion. Smoke clouded the arena. Through the smoke it could be seen that only one Pokemon was standing. As the smoke cleared it became clear that pokemon was a Charizard.
"Garchomp is unable to battle, Red is the winner!" The referee yelled. The crowd cheered and booed at the result. Red ran over to Charizard and hugged it. Jackson cheered.
On their way back to the airport, Jackson and his parents encountered a small group of people huddled around something. "I wonder what's going on?" said Jackson.
"Don't know" replied his father.
His mother commented "It could b..." she was cut off by her surprise as her eight year old son, which had previously been next to her, was now no longer next to her but in the small crowd on the other side of the road. She and her husband sprinted towards the crowd. There they found Jackson having a conversation with none other than Red himself.
"So kid you gonna be a trainer?" the champion asked the young boy.
"Do you think I'd be a good trainer?" the young boy replied.
"Of course" the champion replied.
"Then yes I'm going to be a trainer, I'll be the best there ever was!" the young boy exclaimed.
"Alright then kid, I'll be waiting for you to challenge me for the title." he replied before leaving. Jackson knew what he wanted to do in life. He wanted to become a pokemon trainer.