Howdy y'all! I have way too much free-time now that I'm on summer break, so you can expect very frequent updates! Thank you all so much for everything, and I really hope you enjoy this chappie!Oh, just one quick question: If you could cuddle with any carnivorous animal that wouldn't bite off your frontal lobe, what would it be? I would totally cuddle with a polar bear, cause I'm Canadian, eh? ( ha ha damn you stereotypes)Anyway, onwards! ********************************************************************************************
Whilst continuing her travels to Mt. Moon, she remained oblivious to the several Team Rocket grunts hiding in the bushes, all squabbling away like children over who would marry her, because Pokemon is a kids game and I can't say rape.
"OMG did you see her? She was so hot!"
"She has huge boobs!"
"Holy crap, I think I just wet my pants!"
"Quiet!," one of the grunts commanded. Silence quickly replaced the banter, as all the grunts looked at him. The boss grunt continued, "Nobody's marrying the girl! Our job is to capture her and bring her to Giovanni so he can exploit her powers! Do I make myself clear?" The other grunts nodded disappointedly, bowing their heads to the ground, as the boss continued to stalk the young trainer. Meanwhile, Moonlight was skipping innocently to Mt. Moon so she could arrive in Cerulean City to earn her secondth badge. The mountain loomed ominously overhead, casting its dark shadow on the girl, as if it was foreshadowing something bad. Moonlight paid no heed to this as she continued her journey, stopping at the gaping mouth that led inside of Mt. Moon's long twisting caverns. Luckily, Moonlight's eyes could also glow in the dark, so she was pretty much covered. Showing no fear, she entered, humming a melodic tune (that she made) to herself. A few trainers who were just trying to catch some strong pokemon, turned to see the girl, as if she was a magnet, dragging their gazes away from the tasks at hands. Even the stupid dumb zubats (which she loved by the way, because she loves all pokemon) stopped flapping around to listen to her song. The walk through the cave was quite peaceful, with her glowing eyes lighting up her path, revealing every nook and cranny of the caverns. The tranquillity was soon gone when three Rocket grunts jumped into her path, thus blocking her way. In a matter of seconds, they surrounded the girl, crushing any hope of escape. Moonlight gasped. Even though she had never seen a Team Rocket grunt before, she automatically knew what they looked like since she was smart like that. One of the grunts spoke up, his tone menacing.
"Alright kid, yer comin' with us!" Moonlight clenched her fists determinedly, ready for a fight.
"No way, you loser!," she shouted, "I'll never lose to crooks like you!" Enraged, the grunts sent out their pokemon, which were zubats obviously. Moonlight returned the smirk before sending out Starglow Victory Light (in case you forgot, it's the victini).
"Starglow Victory Light!," she yelled, "Please use Searing Shot!" Her pokemon did so, shooting fire at the opposing pokemon, causing them to faint instantly in a screeching blue mass. However, Moonlight was still a little sad since she had hurt the poor zubats. She held her now-glowing hand out, healing the bat creatures simultaneously.
"Be free!," the trainer ordered. They did just so, hauling their bodies off of the cave floor and flapping away in a shrieking horde to join the cavern's multitude of other zubats. Although their cries were unintelligible to a regular human, Moonlight knew they were saying "Thank you kind, brave girl!" After watching the newly freed pokemon fly away, she turned to the grunts, who were completely dumbstruck.
"Now leave me alone!," she shouted. Her enemies stood their ground however. The grunt that seemed to be the head of the group sneered, "No way! If we bring you in the boss'll give us a promotion!" He stepped closer to trembling girl, pulling a taser from his belt, "You're coming with us no matter what!" Moonlight gasped in a mixture of shock and defeat, realizing that she didn't have a chance and began to cry hopelessly.
"Please!" she pleaded, "Don't make me relive my tragic childhood!" The grunt showed no heart however, continuing to advance on the young trainer, like a meowth to a rattata. She was backed up against the wall, allowing no escape. It was hopeless, she would be used, just like she was when she was younger. Suddenly, Jewel Shine burst out of her pokeball.
"Leave her alone!," The rock fairies' yell was accompanied by a Moonblast, sending the grunts flying away into oblivion. The pokemon's anger quickly turned into concern for her trainer, "Moonlight! Are you okay?!," the diancie asked. Her trainer gave a small nod in confirmation as Jewel Shine sighed in relief.
"Thank you Jewel," Moonlight smiled and said the most not-cheesy thing ever, "You saved my feelings and...," she added totally not over-dramatically, "my heart." The two friends embraced each other, before Jewel Shine returned to her pokeball and our hero continued. Soon after, the entrance was near, light filtering into the depths of the seemingly endless caverns. The brightness outside was blinding, but Moonlight's eyes were like built-in sunglasses, so she didn't mind. Cerulean City was not far away and was reached in a short amount of time. The city itself wasn't anything spectacular, but our young trainer treated it like it was because she's just so nice. Her first (and last) objective was to challenge the gym leader because that's what all good trainers do, and since Moonlight was an AMAZING trainer, she obviously did so. The gym's interior looked like a public swimming pool, with several people swimming inside it. She made her way to the podium were the gym leader was supposed to be, carefully treading for she did not want to slip on the deck, nor did anyone else want her to slip. YOU especially should not want her to slip. As she walked, some random dude in a tight speedo pulled himself out of the pool and onto the deck in front of her.
"Hey girl," he said, his voice sounding that of a surfer's, "Misty's up ahead. She pretty tough, but I know you can beat her." Yes, this man had completely stated the obvious, but he so desperately wanted a chance to talk to this angel of a girl. Of course Moonlight knew this right away, but she didn't say anything to offend the guy, only smiled politely and walked ahead. The swimmer man was no longer relevant, although he had salvaged almost a minute fulfilling what he knew would become the most important moment in his history... Moving on! Moonlight stood before Misty at the end of the gym. Misty looked like a total b*tch, but our hero wasn't one to judge based on looks. She was so nice after all.
"Alright!," the gym leader exclaimed, her voice sounding like nails on a chalkboard compared to Moonlights melodic one, "I'm gonna kick your ass!"
"I'll try my best," the younger girl said modestly. What an angel! The two sent out there pokemon, Misty's staryu and Moonlight's charmander.
"Hah!," Misty snorted rudely, "You'll be beat me with that loser pokemon, you big lose-!"
The gym leader's banter was cut off at the sight of her staryu fainting at a Flamethrower attack. Her jaw hung slack before she regained her composure. She growled like a wounded ursarang as she violently yanked another pokeball off her belt, not even noticing the white light around Solaris. Moonlight gasped in shock, Solaris had evolved into Charmeleon!
"Alright buddy," the young trainer cheered her newly-evolved pokemon on, "I know you can do this!"
"Charmeleon!," the fire lizard shouted excitedly. The next pokemon that was sent out by Misty was her starmie.
"Starmie!," the red-head shouted harshly, "Use Water Gun NOW!" At the demand, a small jet of water flew out of the star pokemon's gem, hitting Solaris directly in the chest. He didn't take much damage however, as he didn't want to disappointed his trainer.
"Alright!," Moonlight shouted confidently, "Use Super Mega Ultra Uber Light Attack!" A brilliant blinding light swirled like mist around the charmeleon's mouth, solidifying into a sphere before shooting out at its opponent. It was legit too! Seriously! The impact of the attack caused the starmie to fly backwards into the water, its unconscious body splashing its master.
"Hey!," Misty yelled, "Watch it, you stupid loser starfish loser!" Sadness touched Moonlight's lips at the sight of the trainer insulting her injured pokemon. Of course our kind had to interject.
"You shouldn't treat Starmie that way," she said firmly. The gym leader shot her a sneery look, "Starmie doesn't care! Right Starmie?" The pokemon in question hauled its star-shape body onto the pool deck.
"Mie," it bubbled sadly in response, but Moonlight really knew it was saying, "Please help me." The young trainer furrowed her brows in anger.
"Misty!," she shouted, "I demand that you let Starmie be free!"
Misty snorted, "No way dumbass, Starmie's mine! Ha ha! Dumbass!" The gym leader began to laugh rudely, pointing her finger at the young girl. The younger trainer's eyes welled up with tears, she was so sensitive after all! She was immediately reminded of her dark, sad past for some reason and started crying. Almost instantly, some of the other trainers looked to see what was causing the commotion, soon to find out that the beautiful girl from earlier was crying her eyes out (gracefully though). The same swimmer whom she had met earlier approached the two.
"Hey!," he asked, voice full of concern, "Why's she crying?"
"Cause she's a loser!," the gym leader shot back snarkily. The swimmer gasped, "How dare you! This girl is not a loser! She's an angel!" The response was a snort from the red-head. But, as luck would have it, numerous people came inside the gym and around the crying girl, drawn to her by her cries (which they could for some reason hear all the way outside). Misty's face blushed as red as her hair, embarrassed by the negative attention directed at her for making the girl cry. Said girl stood in the midst of the crowd, still sobbing with her face in her hands as people hugged her and comforted her. She was just so likable, not annoying at all. The gym leader grit her teeth in frustration.
"Okay!," she snapped earning Moonlight's attention, "I'll give you the badge!"/
"And?," the younger girl sniffled, almost cheekily, which she wasn't being because she was sad and distressed for the starmie's sake. Misty rolled her eyes as she let out a loud groan, "And Starmie." The crowd whistled and cheered, watching the girl receive the badge and pokemon.
"Thank you Misty," Moonlight smiled, "I'm so glad we got to battle." She reached out her hand to shake the gym leader's, only to have it slapped away.
"Sure, sure, whatever kid," the red-head snarked whilst shoving, like, eleven cigars in her mouth and lighting them simultaneously . Luckily, for Misty's safety, our hero wasn't affected by the rude display and exited the gym, followed by the other fifty people that manage to pack themselves on the pool deck. The outside air never smelled so sweet, since Misty smelt like fish and cocaine. She decided her next objective was to cross nugget bridge to visit Bill the PC operator. She knew who Bill was even though she had never heard of him before because she's smart. Nugget Bridge wasn't very far away, a quick walk to it would only take a couple minutes. The journey continued!
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Well, that was something. By the way I DON'T HATE MISTY! I love her very much in fact, she's an awesome character, but for the sake of satire, I made her look like a b*tch. Sorry, please don't hate me! D: