Pokémon: A Journey of Three
Chapter 3: Revelations
Nic, Skyler, and Tyler walked through Viridian Forest, trying to find their way to Pewter City. The forest was completely shaded by large trees, barely allowing sunlight to reach the three. The forest teemed with all sorts of bug type Pokémon. The group had been walking for some time now, and was reaching an opening in the forest. Nic ran towards the opening.
"Come on guys we gotta be almost there!" Nic said as he ran ahead of Tyler and Skyler. Skyler saw a figure jump down from the trees in front of Nic.
"Watch out!" She called out to Nic. Nic halted as the figure jumped in front of him. As Tyler and Skyler ran to Nic, they saw that the figure was a boy dressed as a samurai, pointing a sword at Nic. The boy lowered his sword.
"Are you Nic and Skyler from the town of Pallet?" The boy asked. Nic nodded slowly, terrified by the sword. "I am Samurai, and I challenge you two to a Pokémon battle!" The boy said. Tyler and Skyler stopped at Nic's sides.
"Are you crazy running around with that sword?" Skyler asked. Samurai shook his head.
"I'm a samurai, and I challenge you two to battle!" Samurai replied. Skyler grabbed her pokeball.
"Fine, go Bulbasaur!" Skyler said as she released Bulbasaur from its pokeball. Samurai tossed one of his pokeballs and a Metapod appeared out of it.
"Let's go Metapod, use Harden!" Samurai commanded. Metapod's shell became a shiny, metallic green.
"Vine Whip!" Skyler said. Bulbasaur wrapped vines around the Metapod and slammed it into a tree. Bulbasaur then tossed Metapod at the ground, causing it to faint. Samurai returned Metapod to its pokeball.
"Bulbaa bulba!" Bulbasaur said happily. Skyler smiled and returned Bulbasaur to its pokeball. Samurai laughed.
"You and your Bulbasaur fought valiantly, congratulations!" Samurai told Skyler. Skyler smiled.
"Thanks, you to." She replied. Nic stepped up and threw his pokeball, releasing Charmander. Charmander shined as it came out of its pokeball.
"Wow! Your Charmander is yellow!" Samurai said excitedly. Nic grinned.
"Yeah he is, now let's battle!" Nic said. Samurai nodded and threw his next pokeball. A Pinsir appeared in front of Charmander.
"Vice Grip!" Samurai said. Pinsir ran head first at Charmander, but Charmander jumped over it.
"Ember!" Nic commanded. Charmander spun around in the air.
"Chaaaar!" Charmander cried as it shot a fire ball at Pinsir. The Ember hit Pinsir and knocked it out.
"Pinsir return!" Samurai said as he brought Pinsir back into its pokeball. Nic returned Charmander to its pokeball. "That was a truly amazing battle!" Samurai complimented. Nic smiled and rubbed the back of his head.
"Thanks." Nic said. Tyler stepped up with his pokeball in his hand.
"Alright, my turn!" Tyler said. Samurai shrugged.
"Sorry, those were my only two Pokémon." Samurai said. Tyler slouched over, disappointed.
"Well I get to battle the next trainer we see." Tyler said. Nic nodded, then turned back to Samurai.
"Do you know how to get to Pewter City?" Nic asked. Samurai pointed to a trail.
"If you follow that trail you should be out of Viridian Forest and into Pewter City in about an hour." Samurai said. Nic, Skyler, and Tyler thanked Samurai and started down the path. After about a half hour of walking, Nic suddenly stopped in his tracks. Tyler and Skyler turned back to see what he was doing.
"You okay dude?" Tyler asked. Nic suddenly grabbed his head and feel to his knees. His face twisted in pain. Skyler and Tyler ran to his side.
"Nic what's happening?!" Skyler asked worriedly. Nic clutched his head tighter. His head was in so much pain, he had never had a headache this bad before. Nic's vision began to blur and as he heard Skyler and Tyler calling out to him, he stopped being able to hear them and his sight turned completely black. After what seemed like forever, Nic's vision slowly came back, but was still blurry. He could no longer see the forest though, instead he saw what looked like an island. The island seemed to be covered in flames, and far away he saw two figures standing, facing each other. The two figures were completely black, but one looked like an adult man, and the other looked humanoid, but it had a tail. A voice echoed through Nic's head.
"What is my purpose, why was I created?" The voice echoed. Nic's vision went black again then came back completely. He was back in Viridian Forest, and Tyler and Skyler looked extremely worried. Nic was on his knees.
"What happened?!" Skyler asked. Nic shook his head.
"I have no idea, but I'm fine now." Nic replied. He looked at the ground in front of him and saw a large egg. The egg was pale yellow and had a strange black pattern circling its middle. Nic picked the egg up and stood up. Tyler and Skyler leaned towards the egg.
"Is that an egg?" Tyler asked. Nic shrugged.
"I think it is.." Nic said softly. Skyler looked around for a moment.
"Where are its parents?" Skyler asked. Nic looked down at the egg.
"I don't know, but I think we should take it with us." Nic said. Tyler and Skyler nodded and the three continued walking toward Pewter City. Three pairs of eyes from the bushes watched Nic, Skyler, and Tyler walk by. After the three were out of sight, Jessie, James, and Meowth jumped out from the bushes.
"They found a Pokémon egg." Jessie said.
"Those are rare, and so is that yellow Charmander!" Meowth said. James frowned.
"But the boss told us to leave those kids alone, or else." James sighed. Jessie and Meowth sighed to. A little bit later, Nic, Skyler, and Tyler walked out of the forest and into Pewter City. The city was gray and brown, and was full of rocks and boulders.
"This place is dull." Tyler said. Nic nodded. Skyler looked towards the town and saw the Pokémon Gym.
"There's the gym!" Skyler said as she pointed to the building. Nic grinned.
"Alright, lets go!" He said. The three began sprinting towards the gym. Once they reached the gym, they composed themselves and walked in. The gym was dark, and there was a man standing at the far side.
"My name is Brock, and I am the gym leader here, did you three come to challenge me?" The man asked.
"Yes we did. I'm Tyler, and this is Skyler and Nic." Tyler said as he motioned towards Nic and Skyler. Brock chuckled.
"Then lets begin." Brock said. The gym began to shake and a layer of rocks moved out from the walls and formed together to make a battle stage. "Who's first?" Brock asked. Skyler stepped forward.
"I am." Skyler said.
"How many Pokémon do you have?" Brock asked.
"Just one." Skyler said.
"I only have one to." Tyler said.
"I have two." Nic said. Brock nodded.
"The first two battles will be one on one, then the last battle will be two on two." Brock said. He threw a pokeball and a Geodude came out.
"Geodude geodude." The geodude said. Skyler sent out her Bulbasaur.
"Bulba bulbaaaa saur." Bulbasaur said as it readied itself.
"Tackle!" Brock said. Geodude lunged at Bulbasaur.
"Vine Whip!" Skyler commanded. Bulbasaur sent out two vines and wrapped them around Geodude, the whipped Geodude into a large rock, destroying the rock and knocking Geodude out. Brock returned Geodude to its pokeball. "Good job Bulbasaur!" Skyler said as she returned Bulbasaur to its pokeball. Tyler stood forward and sent out Totodile.
"Totototototototo!" Totodile said as it danced around. Brock grabbed his next pokeball.
"Go Onix!" Brock yelled. Onix appeared out of the pokeball and towered over Totodile.
"Scratch!" Tyler yelled. Totodile jumped towards Onix with its claw out.
"Bind." Brock said. Before Totodile could scratch Onix, Onix wrapped Totodile with its tail and squeezed it.
"Toto…" Totodile cried as it struggled to free itself. Totodile stopped struggling and its eyes began to close.
"Totodile no!" Tyler called out. Totodile's eyes snapped open and it began to glow.
"Whats happening?" Skyler asked. Nic grinned.
"Just watch little sis." Nic said. Totodile continued glowing and grew. Once it stopped growing, it stopped glowing.
"Croconaw!" The newly evolved Croconaw cried. Tyler smiled.
"Alright Croconaw, Water Gun!" Tyler said. Croconaw broke free of Onix's grip and jumped in front of it, shooting a large stream of water at Onix. The stream hit Onix and knocked it down, making it faint. Brock withdrew Onix. "Good job Toto- I mean Croconaw!" Tyler said as he returned Croconaw to its pokeball. Brock walked up to Tyler and Skyler and handed each of them a Boulder Badge.
"Congratulations you two." Brock said. Nic stepped towards Brock.
"Alright lets battle." Nic said. Brock shook his head.
"My Onix and Geodude need to rest, lets reschedule for tomorrow." Brock said. Nic sighed.
"Okay." Nic said disappointed. Nic, Skyler, and Tyler left the gym and walked to the pokemon center. Once they were inside, all three of them gave their Pokémon to Nurse Joy.
"We'll be back in a little bit." Nurse Joy said with a smile. Chansey and Joy walked into a different room with the four pokeballs. The three sat in front of a computer phone and called Professor Oak.
"Hello?" Professor Oak asked as he appeared on the computer screen. He was sitting in his lab.
"Hi Professor!" Nic and Skyler said at the same time.
"So I see you two met up with Tyler, and you're in Pewter City!" Oak said. Tyler and Skyler showed Oak their Boulder Badges.
"We got our first badges!" Tyler said.
"And I'm battling Brock for my badge tomorrow!" Nic said. Oak smiled.
"Good! You three are making good progress. Say, has Ash caught up to you three yet?" Oak asked. The three shook their heads. "Oh well." Oak sighed. Nic grabbed the Pokémon egg out of his backpack and showed Oak.
"We did find an egg though." Nic said. Oak almost fell out of his chair.
"A Pokémon egg?! This is an amazing discovery! You three take good care of that egg." Professor Oak said. The three nodded. "Alright well my tea is done so I will talk to you three later." Professor Oak said before ending the call.
"What now?" Tyler asked. Nic laid down in a couch.
"It's getting late, lets go to bed. Tomorrow I'm getting a Boulder Badge." Nic said before he closed his eyes and went to sleep.