Chapter 2: St. Anne
The full moon up in the clear sky spray the ocean with her white moonbeam, at the middle of the ocean, St. Anne, the infamous cruise travels the world, had exited Vermilion City for just couple hours, crossing over the waves and heading to east. Joyful and gorgeous, the luxury sea castle was having a great party. Loud music, noisy talks, everyone is happy on the first night on sea.
Guests got out from the dining room and came to the deck, enjoying the gentle breeze or the beautiful moon. It should have been a wonderful night.
"Hey, ma'am, like to see mine seaking in my room?" a guy said to his new meet mate.
"Does it big?" the girl asked.
"Not really, but it's good at horn drill, wanna try?"
Of course the girl understood what the guy hinting, she looked toward the ocean, without any intention, and something shocked her. In the waves, something was charging toward the ship. She couldn't tell what it is because it's too dark, but it's big for sure.
"Something's coming! Right over there!"
Everyone on the deck saw that giant shadow, charging toward St. Anne fast, and it's not gonna stop.
"Grab something!"
Passengers were in panic, some of them were so scared that can't even move, some of them rushed back into the cabin, some of them held on any railings besides them.
That thing came close, everyone's ready for the impact...
...
Boom!
The whole world was upside-down, St. Anne was turned over by that monster. A sailor was shocked into the air, flew over 20 yards toward the sea. Just within seconds before he fell into water, he saw something jumped out from the water, it crushed the bridge of St. Anne, it was a great impact...
It was a large magikarp jumped to St. Anne!
"No, I'm not crazy!"
After floating for one night, survivors of St. Anne were rescued back to Vermilion City, including the sailor saw the magikarp. He spoke what he saw to the police, and he was not the only one who saw that monster. News travelled fast, those words were heard over radio or television morning news.
Meanwhile, at the Cinnabar Island, Lorelei and Lance were having breakfast with Blaine, the gym leader of the Cinnabar Gym.
"Interesting news." Blaine heard what the radio was reporting: "A giant magikarp destroyed St. Anne, who would have done that?"
"You believe in it, old man?" Lance asked.
"A giant magikarp? I'd buy that for 500 dollars." Blaine put his head on his bald head: "Why don't believe it? Everything is possible, I just wonder how much time I need to roast that fish."
"Blaine, if it's true, what should we do?" Lorelei asked.
"Tell Lt. Surge at Vermilion City to electrocute it, magikarp is a water type pokémon, right? Everyone knows Lt. Surge is good at electric type pokémon."
Lorelei just finished her breakfast, she stood up and packed her things up: "Let's get to Vermilion City, we need to investigate those passengers."
"I am coming with you, Lorelei, but let me finish my breakfast first." Lance sipped his red potion cocktail and said: "Blaine, you'd like to come?"
"Not today, kids, I got more important things to do." Blaine bit on his cervelat: "A Bikini contest is coming tonight at Cerulean Gym, hot bodies and boobies. Come over tonight, Lorelei, I see you get the talent!"
"You wish." Lorelei replied smiling: "Let's see if we can make it on time, but I'm NOT going to wear bikini on that stage, okay?"
"They don't talk anymore, you really want to see those guys?" the police officer in charge said.
"We still like to have a talk to them, it's important." Lorelei replied, with Lance and Jenkins standing aside her.
"Okay, if you insist." the officer opened the door, several people were sitting inside.
When Lorelei and Lance get into the room, those survived passengers and sailors felt surprised in seeing two of the Elite Four is here.
"So, you guys also saw the giant magikarp?" Jenkins said.
The sailor clearly saw what happened when he was off the ship said: "That's what we told the police, they didn't trust us."
"Oh, man." Jenkins felt like he was in relief: "Thank god, I am not the only one saw that thing, that giant magikarp was sized twice of a house, it destroyed the oil platform as your ship!"
Those survivors were excited to hear someone else saw that magikarp, they smile from depress, feel like some kind of hope is in front of them. Lorelei and Lance had got lot of information about that magikarp, despite they still not believe what they heard, according to the survivors, that magikarp jumped into St. Anne's bridge, as it jumped on the oil platform.
"I was sending the periodical signal back to the HQ, that was the procedure keep us connect to the mainland. But the signals jammed." one of the St. Anne crews said.
"Strange, the signal room of the oil platform was doing the same thing when we got attacked." Jenkins replied.
This information caught Lorelei's attention, she asked: "What kind of signal was that?"
"Radio signals, why ask?" the crew said.
"Nothing, just asking." Lorelei kept her thoughts untold in the room, although Lance understood what she was thinking.
