Orange Islands Adventures: by SneakySneasel

Chapter One: Orange You Glad?

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Everyone Pokemon trainer worth his or her Poke Ball knows about the Indigo League. It's all about gyms, Gym Leaders, and winning badges. But it's a whole different world in the large group of islands collectively known as the Orange Islands – or the Orange Archipelago.

This tropical paradise consists of beautiful, white sandy beaches lined with palm trees. The Orange Islands also have their own Pokemon League with their own unique set of rules. Even the Pokemon look different.

So, if you're thinking of taking a trip to the Orange Islands, be sure to be careful (and bring lots of sunscreen, too.)

Of course, in order for a Pokemon trainer to compete in the Orange League, he or she must register first at Valencia Island. Then he or she must defeat the four Orange Island Gym Leaders, also known as the "Orange Crew." As in the Indigo League, you earn a badge when you defeat a Gym Leader. It takes four badges to enter the Orange League Tournament – Coral Eye Badge, Sea Ruby Badge, Spike Shell Badge, and Jade Star Badge.

Friendship, trust, loyalty, teamwork, and working to a single goal – that's what the Orange Islands League is all about…

"As one of its greatest Pokemon Masters, Prima, said: 'In the Orange League, the most important thing is that the trainer and his or her Pokemon be of a single heart. As trainers compete side-by-side with their Pokemon, they strengthen their friendship and learn about their Pokemon's individual abilities,'" said a young boy reading a small handbook.

This young boy's name is Sean. Sean just turned ten, a large milestone in the world of Pokemon. Now he can receive his first Pokemon and start his journey. Of course…

"Sean! Hurry and up get ready or you're going to be late!"

"Yes mom; just give me a minute."

"Another minute and there won't be any Pokemon left for you to catch."

Sean sighed, "Alright, I'm down, I'm down." Sean ran downstairs and quickly ate his balanced breakfast.

"Ok mom, I'll see ya later," Sean said as he grabbed his pack, which he prepared the night before, and then left his house.

"Professor Ivy's lab, here I come!"

Meanwhile, across the street, another new trainer gets ready to get her first Pokemon.

"Bye mom, bye dad. I'll let you know when I win my first contest!" said a young female as she left her house.

This girl's name is Kerri. She's aspiring to be like her parents: contest winners.

Pokemon contests are different than battles. In contests, Pokemon use their moves not to attack, but to appeal. People who work together with their Pokemon for this purpose are not called trainers, but coordinators. Instead of badges, they try to win ribbons for winning, and instead of fighting a leader, a coordinator will compete against dozens of different coordinators and their Pokemon.

It's always very exciting to watch humans and their Pokemon working together under a single purpose, whether in the heat of battle or in the thick of competition. You never know what to expect.

While walking towards the lab, Sean continued reading his Orange League guidebook. "In the Orange Islands gyms, the contest between Gym Leader and challenging trainer consists of much more than simply having their Pokemon battle each other. Cleverness, contests, skill tests, and challenges of how well a trainer's Pokemon have been trained are what make up the competition for badges. Huh, very interesti-oof!"

Just then, while Sean was distracted reading his book, he didn't notice the road in front of him until he bumped into Kerri, who didn't look so happy being knocked down by some kid who couldn't even keep his eyes on the road.

"Watch where you're going, you klutz!" she yelled as she got back up.

"Well excuuuuse me, princess," Sean replied.

"What?" Kerri asked.

"Sorry, wrong script. What I meant was…I'm sorry. It was just an accident."

"Whatever," she replied.

"Hey, where are you going anyway?" Sean asked.

"To Professor Ivy's lab to get my first Pokemon!"

"Are you serious? So am I!"

"No way!"

"Yes way!"

"Well, we might as well go together since we're both going to the same place," said Kerri.

"Fine with me," Sean replied.

"Just try to keep your eyes of that book and use to them to watch where you're going from now on."

And so the two new trainers made their way to Ivy's lab, passing by houses and trees and such. Oh, and a rock; they passed by a rock too.

"Well, here it is – Professor Ivy's lab," Sean stated.

"It's amazing. It's right by the water," Kerri said.

"Well, according to my guidebook," Sean paused to flip through the pages, "one of Ivy's specialties is Water-type Pokemon. She also studies the affects environment has on Pokemon too, like how they adapt to it and stuff," Sean said, but Kerri was already inside, not really paying attention to Sean's comment. "Hey, wait for me!"

Inside the lab was amazing. Lots of gizmos and gadgets lined the walls. Of course, most of these were just for show. The real lab was outside at the bay, and that's where Ivy and her assistants were (as well as Kerri.)

"Ah, so you're Kerri," said Ivy. "And this must be Sean," at this moment, Sean was finished catching up and was standing right next to Kerri. "Great timing both of you. I was just finishing up Gyarados's checkup."

Suddenly, out of the water came a huge serpent-like Pokemon. Its menacing face, sharp teeth, and overall atrocious demeanor could intimidate anyone, but an expert like Professor Ivy easily tamed this ferocious beast.

"Whoa…that Gyarados is amazing," Kerri said in awe.

"Yeah, Gyarados is quite a Pokemon. Twenty-one feet long and 500 pounds, and that's just average size for a Gyarados," Sean stated.

"Actually, I think you meant twenty-one feet four inches and 518 pounds for an average Gyarados," Ivy corrected.

"…I knew that. I was just rounding," Sean defended.

Everyone couldn't help but chuckle a little.

Meanwhile, over in some nearby bushes, a man and a woman secretly schemed.

"Wow, look at all those Pokemon, Gina," said the man.

"I know, Roy. They're all just ripe for the taking. Why don't we just go and grab them now? It's not like we have a plan or anything," said the woman.

Roy sighed, "Fine…fine."

"Well, now that I'm finished, how about I get you guys your Pokemon," Ivy said as she got out of the water. "Faith!" she called out, putting her lab coat back on. "The new trainers are here."

"Coming!" a female voice answered back. The owner of said voice quickly exited the lab and headed towards where everyone else was.

"Sorry I'm late," said Faith. "Ahem, greeting new trainers. My name is Faith, one of Professor Ivy's assistants, and in my hands are two Poke Balls. Each one contains a Pokemon inside it – one for each of you. I'll leave it for you two to decide who gets which one," she finished as she released the Pokemon from their red and white spherical containers.

Flashing red energy came out of each ball, but they quickly materialized into Pokemon, one red and one yellow.

"Magby…" Sean said.

"…and Elekid," Kerri finished.

"That's right. Magby and Elekid," Ivy said as the two Pokemon got used to their surroundings. Then they started talking to each other.

"Pokemon are usually very social creatures," Ivy stated, explaining the situation. "Plus these have known each since they hatched…oh, I almost forgot. You guys will need these for your journey."

She took two rectangular devices from her coat pocket, one blue and one pink. "These are Pokedexes. They automatically record data of any Pokemon you guys may meet upon your journeys," she said as she handed the blue one to Sean and the pink one to Karri.

They took them, and then to test them out used them on the two Pokemon in front of them.

"Magby: the Live Coal Pokemon. Its body temperature is around 1100 degrees Fahrenheit. It is healthy if it is breathing yellow flames," said the blue Pokedex in a masculine voice.

"Elekid: the Electric Pokemon. It generates electricity by whirling its arms. However, it can't store the energy it makes," said the pink Pokedex in a feminine voice.

"Awesome," said both Sean and Kerri.

"Well, I assume you've made your selections, right?"

"Yes, and we'll be taking both of them," said Gina.

"That's right," said Roy.

Both of them leapt out of the bushes and, using a large bazooka that fires nets, fired at Magby and Elekid, trapping them both.

"What the?" asked Sean.

"Who are you guys?" Kerri questioned.

"Prepare for trouble!" shouted Gina.

"And make it double!" Roy said.

"To infect the world with devastation!"

"To blight all peoples in every nation!"

"To denounce the goodness of truth and love!"

"To extend our wrath to the stars above!"

"Gina!"

"And Roy!"

"Team Rocket circling Earth all day and night!"

"Surrender to us on or you'll surely lose the fight!"

"Um…ok then," Sean stated, not sure what to think of their cheap theatrical introduction.

"Give us back our Pokemon!" Kerri ordered.

"And why should we do that?" Gina asked.

"Magby, use Ember!" Sean said, ignoring the girls talking, just like a real man would do.

Magby took a deep breath, and then exhaled lots of little fireballs, which easily burned the rope that contained them.

"Maybe we should have used fireproof rope?" Roy said to her female counterpart.

"No…you think?!" she asked sarcastically as she slapped him.

"Ouch! That hurt…" Roy moaned, rubbing his sore cheek.

"Shut up and send out your Pokemon!"

"Fine, fine…go Beedrill," Roy said, sending out a large bee Pokemon. Gina then sent out her Butterfree, easily recognized as a butterfly Pokemon.

"Butterfree: the Butterfly Pokemon. It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen," the pink Pokedex said.

"Beedrill: the Poison Bee Pokemon. Its best attack involves flying around at high speed, striking with poison needles, and then flying off," the blue Pokedex said.

"Ok, Magby, are you ready for your first real battle?" he asked the short red Pokemon as he put his Pokedex away.

"You too, Elekid…wait, what attacks does Elekid know?"

"Quick Attack, Leer, and Thundershock," Sean answered. "Now I have a plan. Magby and I will take on Beedrill while you and Elekid fight that Butterfree. Beedrill is a Bug type so Fire attacks are super effective."

"But Butterfree a Bug type too, so it's also weak against Fire."

"Yeah, but Butterfree is also weak to Electric types, and Beedrill isn't."

"Ok then. Go Elekid, use Thundershock!"

Like the Pokedex mentioned, it started whirling its arms, building strong amounts of electricity, and then fired it at Butterfree. The Thundershock was a direct hit.

"Alright! Great job Elekid," Kerri cheered.

"Calm down. The battle's not over yet," Sean reminded. "Ok Magby, use Ember!"

"That's right," said Roy. "It's only just begun!"

Like before, Magby took a deep breath and exhaled many fireballs at Beedrill. Unlike Butterfree, Beedrill managed to dodge the attack by flying over it.

"Beedrill, use Poison Sting!"

Beedrill launched a flurry of poison needles at Magby from the large stingers on its arms.

"Quick Magby, dodge!"

But Magby wasn't quick enough, and one of the stingers hit its target and poisoned Magby.

"No, Magby. This isn't good," Sean muttered. "I have to win fast before Magby succumbs to that poison. Magby, use Smog!"

Magby inhaled again, but instead of fire, toxic clouds of smoke come out, making the battle almost impossible to see.

"Butterfree, use Confusion," Gina ordered. Butterfree focused all its thoughts on Elekid, who was charging in fast with a Quick Attack. Right before Elekid could strike Butterfree, it stopped completely, unable to move on its own. Instead, Butterfree was controlling its movements, and it used its Confusion ability to slam Elekid into a palm tree.

"Elekid, are you alright?" Kerri asked, unsure if Elekid was too weak to continue battling.

Elekid nodded, but also rubbed its head, a bit sore from crashing into that tree.

"Wait, Elekid. We can use that tree to our advantage. Now, on my signal, push yourself from the tree, and then use Quick Attack,"

Elekid nodded again, understanding the plan.

Meanwhile, Magby was using Smog to limit the visibility of the battle.

"Ok Magby, now get out of the Smog and use Ember!"

"Wait, no!" Roy protested, understanding what Magby was about to do.

Magby used Ember once more at the smog and turned it into a giant burning cloud, engulfing Beedrill.

"Beedrill, get out, hurry!" Roy called, but it was too late, Beedrill had fainted and fell to the ground, unable to battle any longer.

"Alright Magby! We won our first battle! Sean said to Magby with joy, but the poisoned Magby fainted soon after.

"Magby…you did great. Now let's get you to a Pokemon Center."

"Ok Elekid, now!" Kerri commanded, and Elekid obeyed, pushing itself from the tree, giving it a fast head start. "Now use Quick Attack!"

"Butterfree, use Confusion again, and hurry," Gina ordered, but it was too late. Elekid was moving way too fast for Butterfree to counter, and it got struck hard with the Quick Attack.

"Now use Thundershock!"

Elekid charged up and fired it's electricity at Butterfree, causing it to faint just like its bee counterpart.

"Ha-ha, we did it Elekid! We won!" Kerri cheered as she hugged her Pokemon. Unfortunately, she ended up getting shocked as well, and her blackened body fell onto the ground as Elekid just shrugged like nothing happened.

"Now wait just a minute," Gina said, "we came here to get some Pokemon and we're going to get them!"

"Not this time," Professor Ivy said, finally stepping in. "These trainers won fair and square. Can't you respect that?"

"No," Roy answered.

"Then Gyarados use Hyper Beam."

The previously calm Gyarados quickly went to its usual ferocious nature as it charged up a strong Hyper Beam attack in its mouth. It then fired said attack, engulfing team Rocket and its Pokemon. It exploded and sent them flying.

"It looks like Team Rocket's blasting off for the first time!" they shouted, being fired off into the clear blue sky.

"I'm glad they're gone…" Sean said sadly.

"Is something wrong?" Kerri asked.

"Yeah, my Magby was poisoned by that Beedrill. It needs to go to a Pokemon Center to heal.

"A Pokemon what?" Kerri asked, confused.

"Pokemon Centers," said Ivy, "are used to heal Pokemon completely. On the Orange Islands though, there aren't too many. Fortunately, there is one not too far from my lab. I'll take you guys there," she finished, walking towards her car. Sean and Kerri followed while Faith watched over the lab while they were gone.

"I hope Magby will be alright…" Sean groaned. Magby, along with Elekid, were safely inside their Poke Balls.

A few moments later, they all arrived at the Pokemon Center. Sean rushed inside with his Poke Ball like Magby had cancer or something.

"Please Nurse Joy, heal my Pokemon," he pleaded, showing the pink haired nurse his Poke Ball. "My Magby was poisoned and fainted in a battle."

Nurse Joy could immediately tell this boy was overreacting. She had dealt with lots of fainted Pokemon and all turned out just fine after a healing session.

Kerri and Ivy soon joined Sean inside. Kerri much more calmly handed her Poke Ball to Nurse Joy.

"Could you heal my Elekid as well?" she asked politely.

"But of course," Nurse Joy said with a smile. A moment later, the Nurse Joy's Chansey took the Pokemon further inside the Pokemon Center while Sean, Kerri, and Ivy waited.

"I hope Magby will be okay…" Sean said worriedly.

"Magby will be just fine. Don't worry so much," Ivy said, trying to calm him down.

"Yeah. Magby will be as good as new once Nurse Joy finishes. Same with my Elekid," Kerri added.

Just minutes later, Nurse Joy and Chansey came back with Sean and Kerri's Pokemon, fully healed and ready for future battle.

"You Pokemon are fully healed and just fine. Thank you for coming," Nurse Joy said in her usual happy tone.

"Chansey!" said Chansey.

"Thank you Nurse Joy," said Sean as he took his Pokemon back. Kerri soon followed.

"Well, I have to get back to the lab, but before I do…you guys will need these," Ivy said as she pulled two slips of paper from her coat pocket.

"What doesn't she have in there?" Kerri asked sarcastically.

"It's dangerous to go alone. Take these with you. These are boat tickets to Tangelo Island, a couple hours northwest of Valencia Island. It's a great place to start your Orange Islands journey."

"Wow, thank you," said both Sean and Kerri as they each took a ticket.

"The boat leaves tomorrow at ten o' clock sharp, so make sure you don't miss it!"

"We won't!" they said together again.

"One more thing!" Ivy said. "You guys will need these as well." Out of another coat pocket, she took out ten Poke Balls, five for each new trainer.

Then Professor Ivy got back in her car and drove back to her lab while Sean and Kerri walked back to their houses, ready to officially start their Orange Islands journey tomorrow.

Preview of the next chapter of Orange Islands Adventures:

"Tangelo Island has its own theme park?" Kerri asked.

"Yup," Sean answered flipping through his trusty guidebook. "If you're a tourist, this is the island for you. If you're a Pokemon trainer, you'll have to put up with lots of tourists! Why? Because Tangelo Island is home to Pokemon Park, the world's first Pokemon theme park, run by the Tangelo Island Chamber of Commerce."

"Um…you lost me after 'Yup'," Kerri said.

A/N: So how do you like this? Hope you noticed a few out of the ordinary things I put here. And the motto? Well…it's actually Cassidy's and Butch's, but I couldn't think of my own! I just assumed that was the official Team Rocket motto and Jessie and James just tweaked it to their liking. Oh well.