It was in the cold waters of the ocean that Fluttershy and Lemon were in a small rowboat as they approached a frozen ice formation.
"Well, that's gotta be it. The Seafoam Islands." Lemon said. "That's where Articuno is suppose to be."
"Weve caught a lot of pokemon i such a short time." Fluttershy said.
"Tell me about it. Leonis was surprised to see us beat Misty first before he ever got there. Thats gotta be a bit damaging to his ego…" Lemon said. "Then I got a Jolteon of of Dan in exchange for the Flareon i caught. I dunno, i guess he didnt want the prickly guy."
"Well, be that as it may, Articuno is one of the big catches we need to complete the Pokedex." Fluttershy said.
"Yeah. Good thing I packed those snow suits." Lemon said. "Cause I don't feel like getting frost bite."
They ascended up the mountain in their cold weather gear and found a myriad of men and pokemon frozen in ice. All of these men had Rs on their shirts.
"Team Rocket beat us too it. Every regions gotta have one of these organizations." Lemon said.
Articuno then descended from the mountain and landed in front of them. It spread its large wings and stood ready for battle.
(Cue-xi-on - Nostalgic Blood of the East ~ Old World)
"Ugh. It must think were with these guys." Lemon said.
"Um… do we go back then before it attacks us?" Fluttershy said.
"You came out here to get strong, we arent leaving this thing until we battle it." Lemon said.
"Uh...okay." Fluttershy said shaking in her boots.
"Oh for the love of…" Lemon said grabbing a ball from Fluttershy's stash and tossing it as a Magmar came out. "Huh? I didnt think you'd catch one of these…"
"Well I…." Fluttershy said before Articuno wailed.
"You know what, I'll get the full story later!" Lemon said as her suit activated as she started hitting Articuno with lightning bolts.
"Okay. Uh….Magmar….Flamethrower?" Fluttershy asked as Magmar breathed out a stream of flames at the large ice bird. "Yes! I did it!"
Articuno then began gathering ice around its body.
"Not good. Its gonna use Blizzard!" Lemon said.
The two shielded themselves as a large flurry of ice crystals flew right past them as small bits of frost formed on their clothing.
"What do we do?" Fluttershy asked.
"Tell your magmar to attack again. And this time, put some oomph into the command!" Lemon said.
"M-Magmar…" Fluttershy said before finally giving into her held back voice. "Magmar, use Fire Blast!"
Magmar let loose a fire blast in the shape of the kanji for fire before it hit Articuno in its chest as it cried in pain.
"Go Ultra Ball!" Fluttershy shouted as the ball soared through the air before it hit Articuno as it flowed right into the ball. It shook for a bit before a ding was heard. "Yes! I did it! I caught Articuno!"
"Yes! We did it! We caught a Legend!" Lemon said.
"It makes Dan's job easier, I guess…" Fluttershy said. "So… is it okay if I kept Articuno?"
"Sure you can. Its your pokemon." Lemon said.
"You are absolutely right." Fluttershy said as they descended the mountain as Lemon held her arm. "Are you okay?"
"Its cool. I've just been getting these weird cramps ever since Volt left. I'm not sure what it is, but its something powerful." Lemon said. "But its nothing to serious."
"Well, if you say so. So, let's research where to go next." Fluttershy said.
"I'm thinking Zapdos. We can do some studying to figure out where it lives." Lemon said.
"Until then, we can continue making Leonis mad." Fluttershy said.
"Oh, he is gonna be so on us about catching a legend…" Lemon said. "You know what's really gonna tick him off? Beating LT. Surge at the Vermillion City Gym."
"Why is that?" Fluttershy asked.
"Cause we'll get there before him." Lemon said.
At Vermillion City…
"So, ya want information on Zapdos, eh?" Lt. Surge asked. "Well to get it, and my Thunder Badge, you gotta beat me in a battle."
"Deal." Lemon said.
5 minutes later…
Lemon walked out with the Thunder Badge and a smile. "I got a bit of info. According to the LT, there have been Zapdos sightings over a power plant." Lemon said.
"Were heading there, then." Fluttershy said.
