A/N: I am back with my second installment in this series this one, as said, will focus on Casey which is perfect considering baseball season in here. I liked Casey and personally wished she'd stuck around more. Besides, as a Boston Red Sox fan I totally understand her devotion. Oh well, any way this story has mature situations so reader discretion is advised.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Casey sat under the hot lights nervously. The talk show host sat next to her empathy clear on her face and the crowd was hushed and amazed. The revelations Casey made shocked everyone in the studio and watching silenced.
"Well...thank you Casey. This interview was extremely...informative." said the female host shocked.
"It was no problem. I had to do it." replied Casey relieved and solemn.
"Well...that's our show for today. Thank you Casey." said the host trying to gather herself.
As the host ended the show an assistant came over and removed Casey's mic. Once that was done, she walked off the set toward Corey Demario who was standing off stage.
"Casey, that was really brave of you." said Corey as she reached him.
"Thank you." said Casey with a faint smile.
"You did the right thing." said Corey.
"Right." replied Casey unsure.
A few months earlier Casey was partaking in her favorite activity; taking in a home game of her beloved Team Electabuzz. They were hosting Team Starmie and Casey had very good seats for this game even painting her face yellow and black. There was once a time when any game was a struggle for Team Electabuzz especially when star pitcher Corey Demario had career ending Tommy John surgery three years ago but, his replacement pitcher Barry Maguire, know as Rocket Man due to his fast pitches, proved to be an excellent replacement leading Team Electabuzz to it's first winning season in years in his first year. Today, he led Team Electabuzz to a 4-1 victory.
"That was amazing! Another victory for Team Electabuzz lead by Barry! We're unstoppable now!" declared Casey as she left upset she hadn't seen Barry leave the stadium.
"He was a great pickup." agreed Casey's own Electabuzz.
"Barry was a miracle!" cried Casey so overjoyed she didn't notice the person in front of her.
"Oh man..." was all Electabuzz could mouth seeing the man.
"I'm so sorry." said Casey blushing as she jumped up.
"No problem." replied Barry, brushing the dirt off himself.
"Wow. It's really Barry Maguire. Mr. Maguire, you're an amazing pitcher. You were great today." said Casey enthralled.
"Thanks and please call me Barry. Otherwise, I sound old." replied Barry with a laugh, "It's nice to have such devoted fans. That's why I can to Team Electabuzz."
"I'm a third generation Team Electabuzz fan." said Casey proudly.
"You know...this is sudden and all but, that new romantic/action flick is out and I was planning to see it..." began Barry.
"I want to see that. It looks real cool." noted Casey.
"Well, then we can see it together." proposed Barry.
"You mean...like a date?" asked Casey feeling her knees going weak.
"Exactly." answered Barry to which Casey fainted.
"Casey!" cried Electabuzz shaking it's trainer.
"Oh man." said Casey regaining consciousness.
"Are you okay?" asked Barry concerned.
"I'm okay and I will go out with you." answered Casey.
"Saturday at seven then." said Barry digging into his pocket, "Here, these are ticket to Saturday's game. In in the afternoon so we can go after."
"Thanks." said Casey taking the tickets.
"I have to go now. See you at our date." replied Barry who left.
"Greatest...moment...of...my...life." said Casey overwhelmed.
Casey ran home and quickly spread the word about her date the star pitcher of Team Electabuzz. Needless to say, she quickly became the most popular girl around. The day of her date, she spent the entire day in her bedroom, which was a shrine to Team Electabuzz, making sure she looked perfect.
"Casey, I'm telling you for the last time you are fine." said Meganium.
"I need to be. I am going out with Barry Maguire." replied Casey nervous for her upcoming date.
"This is a big deal." replied Meganium.
"Yeah. I hope it goes well." said Casey.
"Things will be fine." reassured Meganium.
"Yeah. Wish me luck." replied Casey who then ran off.
"Good luck!" cried out her Pokemon as the girl left.
Casey rushed to the stadium and watched the game from her seats which was promised were good. Team Electabuzz faced Team Magikarp and behind Barry's stellar pitching won 4-0. After all the hoopla surrounding the win died down Barry and Casey met up outside and headed for the theater.
"You great as always today." said Casey with a faint blush.
"Thanks but, it's nothing really." replied Barry.
"You're ERA is 2.23 that's amazing for halfway through the season!" exclaimed Casey.
"Well thank you.:" said Barry scratching the back of his head, "Baseball is really important to you."
"Team Electabuzz hasn't won the championship in almost an entire lifespan. My great grandfather was the last family remember to see Team Electabuzz win but, of course he died long before I was born. My grandfather, father and me haven't seen Team Electabuzz win the championship. My biggest dream in life is to see Team Electabuzz as champions." replied Casey.
"Luckily, we're doing good this year. We might just do it." said Corey.
"I believe that." said Casey blushing even more.
"Were you ever a trainer?"asked Barry.
"Yeah. I traveled around for a while. I made it to the top sixteen in Johto and top eight in Kanto. I actually won the Orange League." answered Casey, "Of course, Ash helped me there."
"I'm guessing he's a friend." said Barry.
"Yup. I met him on my second day as a trainer and he creamed me in a three-on-three battle with his Charizard. I was devastated and unfortunately some Team Rocket members tricked me into a rematch so they could steal our Pokemon. Luckily, Ash and I teamed up to beat them and we've been friends ever since. He gave me his my Beedrill knowing I love black and yellow Pokemon." explained Casey.
"Must be a good friend if he helped you like that." said Barry.
"Well, before going to Johto he was in the Orange Islands and defeated Drake so he helped me plan a strategy." said Casey before adding with a chuckle, "From what Misty and Brock told me that's something he doesn't always do himself."
"Well it sure did the trick." said Barry to which Casey nodded in agreement.
"First up to bat for Drake was his Onix so I used the water on the field to my advantage sending out Tentacruel to the mound. It was my newest Pokemon which I caught after Ash told me I needed a water-type to navigate the Orange Islands. Misty had suggested Starmie but, no way I would use the mascot of one of the biggest rivals of Team Electabuzz." began Casey.
"What happened?" asked Barry.
"I had Tentacruel use water gun but, Drake had Onix dig underground. It then popped out behind Tentacruel and use rock throw which really hurt Tentacruel. Drake then had Onix trap Tentacruel in a bind but, I used the same tactic Ash did and escaped wit Hydro Pump then struck out the now very weakened Onix with Sludge Bomb." answered Casey, "After I used Hydro Pump, Drake immediately knew I was friends with Ash."
"One down." noted Barry.
"Next up to bat for Drake was his Electabuzz. I have to admit that battling Electabuzz hurt me but, I knew there was no other choice. I recalled Tentacruel as a water-type and sent out Meganium. I had Meganium start with razor leaves. However, Thunderbolt fried them so I tried a Tackle attack but, Electabuzz dodged and hit Meganium with a Thunder Punch. Meganium was hurt but, luckily Sweet Scent halted Electabuzz. Then Meganium hit Electabuzz with a Tackle attack and finished it off with a Body Slam." continued Casey proudly.
"So far, so good." said Barry impressed.
"Unfortunately, Drake's next Pokemon at bat was Gengar. I luckily recalled Meganium and sent out my Pidgeotto. I had Pidgeotto go for the quick out with a Quick Attack but, Gengar used Confuse Ray to disorientate Pidgeotto then sent it crashing into the ground with Night Shade." continued Casey her voice getting clearly upset.
"Your first out." said Barry empathetic.
"I sent out my own Electabuzz to battle Gengar next. I quickly had it use Thunder Punch to catch Gengar off guard and then used Thunderbolt. Gengar tried to counter with Night Shade but, the two collided and knocked out Gengar." said Casey getting more chipper, "Almost the exact same thing happened to Ash but, both Pokemon were knocked out there."
"The field then changed and I was able to regroup feeling good about were I was. When the battle resumed Drake sent Ditto up to bat. I countered with Raticate and when the battle begun I had it use Tackle but, Ditto, now of course had transformed, dodged and knocked Raticate out with a combination of Tail Whip and Hyper Fang." continued Casey as they arrived.
"Ditto are dangerous." noted Barry before purchasing the tickets, "Two please."
"I remembered how Ash defeated Ditto with his Pikachu so I sent out Meganium again and Ditto copied it. Ditto used Razor Leaf but, I knocked those away with Vine Whip. Ditto hit Meganium with Tackle and followed it up with Body Slam. Hurt but not out, Meganium dodged a Razor Leaf and when Ditto came in for another Tackle he was stopped in his tracks by Stun Spore. This allowed Meganium to power up and finish Ditto off with a Solar Beam at point blank range." explained Casey as they took the tickets and went to the concessions.
"A winning streak." laughed Barry as they both bought popcorn and soda.
"Next Drake sent Venusaur to the plate. Meganium hit first with a Tackle to but, Venusaur was fresher and slammed Meganium with a fiece Vine Whip. I recalled Meganium and sent back Tentacruel which caught Drake off guard with the type disadvantage but, this was part of the plan. Drake became too confident and when Venusaur used Vine Whip, I had Tentacruel use it's tentacles to grab the vines then hit Venusaur with a Poison Jab. Venusaur hung in hitting Tentacruel with Razor Leaf but, the poison became to much and Hydro Pump finished it off." continued Casey.
"There should be only one Pokemon left." noted Barry as they began heading for the theater were their movie was showing.
"Yup. Drake called his closer, Dragonite, out of the bullpen. One Thunderbolt attack knocked out Tentacruel. I sent in Electabuzz next and ordered it to use Thunder Punch but, Dragonite dodged and grabbed hold of Electabuzz and began a Body Slam attack. Electabuzz was able to do damage with Thunderbolt but, it wasn't enough and Electabuzz was knocked out." said Casey, "I then sent in Beedrill who I had been saving for Dragonite. Beedrill dodged Dragon Rage and use Pin Missile which hit but, didn't seem to phase Dragonite. Dragonite used Ice Beam but, Beedrill avoided it Agility. Dragonite then connected with a powerful Water Gun and went for another Body Slam attack but, Beedrill was playing possum hitting Dragonite with Twineedle poisoning it. Dragonite slammed Beedrill in pain and finished it off with Hyper Beam. I then sent Meganium out one final time."
"A matter of whether Dragonite would fall victim to the poison first or your tired Meganium would be defeated." said Barry as they arrived and showed their tickets.
"Exactly. I used a Razor Leaf/Vine Whip combo but, Dragonite dodged. I kept up the attack with Razor Leaf which kept Dragonite from attacking and bought time for the poison. Dragonite manged to land a Hyper Beam in the ground that knocked Meganium out then got ready for another while I had Meganium ready a Solar Beam. They fired at the same time and collided going back and forth while everyone nervously waited the outcome. Luckily, Dragonite was too weak to keep his attack up thus Solar Beam cut through Hyper Beam landing the Grand Slam and my victory. Naturally, I sung the Team Electabuzz fight song after the win." finished Casey as they arrived.
"Awesome." replied Barry as they found good seats, "Ash is a good friend to help you like that."
"Yeah, he's cool especially after crummy start we got off to. He and Misty, who's now his girlfriend, threw a house party a little while ago. It was fun, I got to talk to friend and Whitney about baseball." said Casey as the trailers began.
The trailers ran for a short bit then the movie began Casey was glad Barry couldn't see her blushing in the dark room. The movie turned out to be very entertaining but, the romantic side of the plot left Casey unable to think of anything but Barry.
"I need to stay calm. I can't blow this." said Casey to herself reaching for popcorn and accidentally touching Barry's hand.
"I though this only happened in movies." chuckled Barry softly.
"I'm sorry." said an embarrassed Casey.
"Oh, it was only an accident." replied Barry.
"I touched his hand. His pitching hand. Oh God. Oh God. Oh God." said Casey to herself when suddenly the armrest next to her went up and she fell into Barry's shoulder.
"Sorry again." said Barry softly, now embarrassed himself.
"It's...It's okay." replied Casey.
The rest of the movie was spent by Casey in a daze. She was on a date with her favorite player and had made contact with him twice. She could officially die happy now. The movie eventually ended and the two left without a word being spoken as they toward Casey's residence.
"So, how was our little date?" asked Barry as they walked down the street.
"I had a great time." answered Casey.
"Oh that's good. I was really worried I'd screwed up." replied Barry.
"No way. You were great."said Casey as they arrived at her home.
"Glad to hear that." said Barry, "Looks like we need to do this again."
"Anytime." replied Casey who was then pulled into a deep kiss.
"I hope that made it perfect." said Barry as their lips parted.
"Ye..Yeah." stammered Casey.
"Bye." said Barry who then took off.
Casey felt her knees get weak then fell to the ground. Red as a tomato she watched Barry leave. After a few moments she got control of herself, got up and inside right to her room.
"How was the date?" asked Meganium as Casey barged into the room and threw herself of her bed.
"It was perfection!" answered Casey jubilant.
"Tell us what happened." said Electabuzz.
"We won the game, then headed to the theater were I told him about my victory over Drake in the Orange League, then while the movie was going on I touched him twice!" began Casey overcome by happiness.
"How?" asked Beedrill.
"First our hands touched in the popcorn just like the movies then he lifted the headrest and I fell onto his arm." answered Casey ecstatic.
"It sounds like things went really well." said Pidgeotto.
"I haven't even gotten to the best part." replied Casey sitting up on her bed.
"Share." said Raticate.
"We we got home he kissed me! Barry Maguire kissed me!" exclaimed Casey, "He also sad we should go out again! I'm his girlfriend! I'm dating the star pitcher for Team Electabuzz!"
"Awesome!" cried Electabuzz.
"Congratulations Casey." added Meganium.
"My life is perfect." sighed Casey content.
The next day Barry arrived in disguise at a health clinic office needing help with a problem. There was absolutely no way he could be uncovered.
"Hello Mr. Maguire. I assume you're here for the usual." said the doctor.
"Yeah. I used up the last of the stuff yesterday." replied Barry.
The doctor then went under office sink and pulled out exactly what Barry had come for. He packaged up a decent amount for the pitcher and handed it to him.
"Thanks doc you're a lifesaver." said Barry taking what he needed.
"No problem and of course this will be secret." said the doctor.
"Yeah." said Barry paying the doctor several thousand dollars.
A/N: A little shady business there and don't worry I'll reveal "the stuff" next chapter. Hint, look at his name and nickname. There's trouble in paradise and soon things take a dark turn. Please review.
