Chapter 2: Viridian City
It was the fifth day of their journey. They had been battling with many trainers who were travelling along this road. Only a few of them could battle toe to toe with Elekid because of the rigorous training Elekid had done. They had encountered only a bunch of Rattatas and Spearows till now. Now, they were heading towards Viridian City.
As Ash was travelling along route 1, suddenly a trainer challenged him. He was now in the middle of the battle. Ash sent out his Elekid while the other trainer sent out a Mankey.
"Mankey, use Scratch." The other trainer ordered. Mankey ran towards Elekid with his claws extended.
"Thunder Shock on yourself." Ash ordered. Elekid formed an electrical charge in his hands and hit himself with it. Elekid was now covered in an electric aura. When Mankey made contact with Elekid, the electrical aura surrounding Elekid zapped him heavily.
"Nice counter but it will not be enough..." Before he could order an attack, Ash cut him straight.
"Karate Chop it." Ash commanded in a calm tone. Elekid's hand turned a white hue and struck Mankey on its face. The attack knocked back Mankey straight into a tree. .
"Use Thunder Shock, End it." Ash ordered not giving a chance for Mankey to recover. Elekid formed an electrical charge in his hands and shot it at Mankey.
"Mankey, dodge." The other trainer shouted but in vain. Before Mankey could recover, Elekid's thunder shock struck him clean. It screamed wildly in pain and was knocked out cold after a second.
The match was over with Ash and Elekid destroying their opponent. The other trainer recalled his Pokémon and left. A sudden sound of beep came from Ash's Pokedex.
Trainer Ash Ketchum has been credited 450 Pokédollars for winning the match.
Balance available: 6750 Pokédollars
Ash looked at the notification and smiled. He was saving his earnings for buying TMs in Celadon Departmental Store. He made a mental note to grab a bunch of them.
After the battle, Ash was again back on track to reach Viridian City. He was currently keeping himself busy by looking at the surroundings. He spotted a certain orange haired girl fishing on the lake. The girl wore a yellow top with a light blue half-pant. He noticed that this girl was definitely a tomboy.
The said girl spotted him glancing towards her. The girl looked towards Ash and blushed after looking at his muscular body.
She walked towards Ash and asked, "Are you looking for me here?" hoping that Ash would say 'Yes'."No." Ash replied blandly giving a bored look.
"Hmmm… I am Misty." The girl said and gave him a hand.
"Ash" He replied not accepting her hand.
'His nerve to ignore me... Ehh! He can't talk to me like that.'* Misty thought."Do you know who you are talking to?" she asked.
"No. I don't even want to know." Ash replied with an emotionless tone surprising Misty.
"I challenge you to a Pokémon battle. I choose Staryu." Misty declared and reached out to her Pokéball. She then threw it in the air. A star-fish look alike Pokémon came out of it. It was a brown colored star shaped Pokémon with a light red gem on its center.
"Your funeral" Ash said in a cold voice and selected Elekid's Pokéball. Elekid appeared out of the Pokéball and swung its arms to charge the surrounding air.
"Staryu, use Rapid Spin to get close." Misty ordered. Staryu spun in a circular manner and headed towards Elekid.
"Karate Chop to stop it." Ash ordered. Elekid's hand took a white glow and struck Staryu with great power, stopping it in its track. Elekid then let loose a thunder shock, which hit Staryu at point black range and kicked up an explosion. Staryu skidded backwards due to the explosion.
"Use Water Gun to send it back" Misty ordered. A jet of water shot out from Staryu.
"Electrify it." Elekid nodded and unleashed a powerful thunder shock towards Staryu. Staryu screamed in pain as the thunder shock did double damage because of the conduction of electricity through water. It fainted right after the thunder shock stopped.
"Staryu, Nooo..." Misty ran towards her Pokémon in panic. She gave him a threatening glare and murmured, "You will pay for it" before leaving to get to the nearest Pokémon Center.
A familiar beep appeared to notify Ash that another notification had appeared in Ash's Pokedex stating that he has been credited another 650 Pokédollars for the win.
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After a few hours of walking, Ash managed to reach Viridian City. He went to the Pokémon Center first to restore Elekid's energy.
He entered the Pokémon Center to find only a few trainers with their Pokémon. Viridian City was a small city like Pallet although much bigger. The population of Viridian City was about 7000-8000.
He went near towards the Nurse Joy standing at the desk."Hello. How may I help you?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Could you give a checkup to my Elekid?" Ash asked.
"Sure. That's what we're here for." Nurse Joy answered.
Ash pulled out Elekid's Pokéball and left it with Nurse Joy for healing. He wanted to explore Viridian City some more.
As he was roaming across the street, he could hear people talking about a new shopping mall.
Ash led his way to the local shopping mall. He bought a new set of clothes for him. He bought himself a blue collared shirt, a black undershirt, dark blue jeans and red high top sneakers (XY Outfit).
He went to the counter and paid the bill of 2,100 Pokédollars. He then went to the Poke mart for restocking his supplies.
"Hello, how may we help you?" A woman who looked to be in her mid-thirties asked.
"Could I get 5 Potions, 4 Paralyze heals and Antidotes?" Ash asked.
"That would be 2700 Pokédollars. Please put your Pokedex in the credit machine."The woman said.
Ash followed the instruction given to him and put his Pokedex on the credit machine. A noise of beep came from the Pokedex. Ash retrieved his Pokedex from the machine and checked his available balance.
Balance available: 2,600 Pokédollars
After roaming the streets for some more time, Ash decided to go to the Pokémon Center to get back Elekid. He reached near the Center's door and entered inside. He went to the desk where Nurse Joy was standing.
"Nurse Joy, is Elekid fully healed?" Ash asked.
"Yes. Here it is." She said, handing him Elekid's Pokèball.
"Thanks, Joy." Ash replied and took his Pokèball.
"Could I get a room for staying tonight?" Ash asked.
"Sure, your room number is 12. Here is the key for it." Joy answered.
Ash took the key handed to him and went outside of the Pokémon Center.
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After searching for some time, Ash found an open clearing with lots of Oran berry trees. He quickly released Elekid out from his confinement.
Elekid came out from the Pokèball and looked at his surroundings. He cried out in delight as he spotted the Oran berry trees.
"We are not here for eating;" Elekid's expression got saddened by it."We are here for training. We'll try to improve your overall control in your attacks."
Elekid turned his head to the left in confusion."Well you see when we are in a fight, if we do not have control over our attacks, we put our whole energy behind an attack and then the enemy will get the chance to beat us as all of our energy is spent on one attack," Ash continued."If we have control on our attacks, we are not wasting any extra energy and so our energy is being saved." Elekid nodded in understanding.
"Let's start the training now," Ash said. "Use the weakest and smallest Thunder shock you can on the Oran berries to bring them down on the ground without burning them. Do it over and over again until you can bring an Oran berry down with only a small arc of electricity."
Elekid nodded and made his first attempt. He formed an electrical charge between his hands and shot it at one of the Oran berries in the tree. The attack burned the Oran berry into ashes. "Again." Ash said. Hours passed by as Elekid kept on practicing his control.
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It was evening now. Ash was just about to go inside his room when he heard somebody call out his name. He turned to look at the person. It was Red.
"Hey Ash, how's it going?" Red asked.
"Good. What about you?" Ash replied.
"Great. I met Leaf and both of us battle. Guess who won?" Red said.
"You?" Ash said.
"You are right. What do you say; we have a battle right now?" Red asked
"Damn right. Let's move to the battle field at the back of the Pokémon Center." Ash told. Both the trainers went towards the battlefield.
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Both the trainers stood at the opposite side of each other.
"Are you ready, Ash?" Red asked.
"Always. Ash replied.
"Go Charmander." Red shouted while throwing Charmander's Pokèball in the air. An orange colored lizard Pokémon appeared out of it.
"I choose Elekid." Ash said, throwing Elekid's Pokèball up in the air. Elekid appeared out of it taking a battle stance.
"Surround Elekid by fire with your Ember attack." Red ordered. Charmander opened his mouth and spat out large but weak flames to surround Elekid.
"Light Dash." Ash ordered. Elekid shined yellow a little and dashed at an extraordinary speed at Charmander. It was a combination of two moves: Thunder Shock for blinding the opponent and Quick Attack for moving at an untraceable speed.
Elekid tackled Charmander straight in the gut. Charmander cried out in pain. Elekid let loose a Thunder Shock, which hit Charmander at point black range. Charmander cried out in pain again as electricity surged through his body.
"Use Scratch and then Ember, Charmander." Red ordered. Charmander extended his claws and scratched Elekid on his right arm, which was enough to draw out blood from Elekid's arm. Elekid hissed in pain as he felt the burning sensation from the scratched part. Charmander took the opportunity to catch Elekid off guard and used Ember.
Elekid had no time to react as a vortex of fire met him, which kicked up an explosion. Smoke covered the whole battlefield. When the smoke cleared, Elekid was panting and his eyes were burning with rage.
He quickly moved towards Charmander with Light Dash and struck him with Karate Chop in the gut. Elekid then let loose the strongest and biggest Thunder Shock he could muster.
Charmander screamed in pain as his body overflowed with electricity. He couldn't take any more damage and fainted. Elekid raised its arms in victory.
"You and Elekid are pretty strong." Red said after returning Charmander back to his Pokèball.
"You and Charmander are no pushovers either." Ash replied. A notification came in Ash's Pokedex.
Trainer Ash Ketchum has been awarded with 850 Pokédollars for winning the match.
Balance available: 3450 Pokédollars
He returned Elekid back to his Pokèball and handed it to Nurse Joy for healing. He entered his room and lay down on his bed. The world around him slowly blackened as he fell asleep.
Here is Chapter Two. Thank you for viewing and reviewing.