The Dregga Region Adventure
Chapter 4: The Transfer Watch Scandal!
Legend
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Ryan ran as fast he could towards Caveside City with his hatching egg in his hand. More and more cracks appeared in the egg as he ran which worried him more. He soon spotted the archway which said "Welcome to Caveside City" and ran towards it however, it was then that his egg jumped out of his grasps and shattered completely revealing a small blue dog like Pokémon. The Pokémon even though it had just been born then landed on its feet and stood there. The Pokémon had a blue tail and on the back of each of its forearms had rounded silver bump. All of its leg was completely black down to its paws and it also had what appeared to be a fur shaped like a black mask which surrounded its red eyes. It appears to have very small blue ears to the top of its head but it also had two large black oval shaped 'ears' hanging from the end of its mask on each side of its head.
The newly hatched Pokémon then stared at its trainer and tilted its head to the right slightly "Ri?" It said as if it was a bit disappointed. Ryan didn't know whether to be offended by the disappointed sound that came out of the Pokémon's mouth or to be overjoyed that his egg had hatched into one of the most powerful fighting type Pokémon, a Riolu. Ryan bent down a picked up the baby Pokémon and held it in both of his hands like a new born human baby. The Riolu gave a small yarn and continued to stare at Ryan.
"Welcome to the world Riolu, my name is Ryan and I'll be your trainer." Ryan said in a calm and gentle voice. The Riolu however yawned in response. Ryan then walked into town holding the baby Pokémon in his hand and headed into the Pokémon centre. The Pokémon centre was a bit cosier than the one in Popilu City. It had a much better design, and was kept much cleaner. The cafeteria area was spotless and everything was in order. Ryan looked forward walking towards Nurse Joy and saw that there was another guy there who seemed to also be holding a Pokémon in his hand. Ryan saw the guy's brown hair, beige jean and beige jacket which was covering a green under shirt and instantly knew who it was.
"Hey Jack!" Ryan said as he called out to his childhood friend who turned around and smiled. Jack was holding a slate-grey fox like Pokémon with red and black accents on its head and feet. Its ears were large and triangular with dark insides and it had a whorled scruff of fur on its forehead which looked like the top of it had been dipped in red paint. The Pokémon also had no pupils and its eyelids and circular markings above the eye like its eyebrow were red. It also had black fur around its neck and its tail was black and bushy. It was the dark type Pokémon Zorua.
"Hey Ryan, when did you capture a Riolu?" Jack asked.
"It just hatched from its egg about five minutes ago." Ryan responded as he petted the head of the dog like Pokémon which continued to yawn.
"That's cool, Zorua just hatched from its egg around five minutes ago as well. Maybe they hatched at the same time!" Jack said while smiling. Nurse Joy then came from the door to the back and saw both boys standing there.
"Hello young men and how may I help you?" She asked politely as Jack walked forward towards the counter.
"My Zorua just hatched from its egg a few minutes ago, could you check it out for me?" Jack Asked. Nurse Joy smiled and took the Zorua from him and looked at Ryan holding the baby Riolu.
"Would you like me to look at your Rilou as well?" She asked. Ryan smiled.
"Could you also take care of my Cyndaquil as well?" Ryan asked Nurse Joy who nodded and then took both Riolu and Cyndaquil from Ryan.
"I'll call both of you once you're Pokémon are checked out and healed." Nurse Joy said with a smile before taking the Pokémon back to the back room. Ryan and Jack smiled at each other and walked over to an empty table.
"So Ryan, how has your journey gone since you left town?" Jack asked. Ryan looked up and sighed.
"I got attacked by gang members, had a pidgey I weakened get captured by a really cute girl who then battled me and tried to flirt her way to victory but I managed to win and then I rushed here when my egg began to hatch." Ryan said as he sighed again.
"Wow, you've had a rough time since you started. I also fought some gang members in Popilu city and fought a few trainers on route 501 but I didn't get to capture any Pokémon on that route." Jack replied. "Have you heard the news?" Jack then asked.
"What news?" Ryan responded.
"Tomorrow a Transfer Watch salesman is going to be stopping by and selling transfer watches at half of their original price. I'm really excited because I've always wanted one!" Jack said his eyes filled with passion.
"Oh, a Transfer Watch, I'm pretty sure I'll catch more than six Pokémon on my journey so it might be a good idea for me to pick one up." Ryan responded. A ding sound was then heard from the Nurses counter and Joy soon came out holding three pokéballs. She looked at Ryan and Jack and called them over.
"Here you go." She said as she gave both trainers back their Pokémon. "Since both of them were newly hatched I gave them both a pokéball, also would you two be staying here tonight?" She asked.
"Yes!" Both trainers said in unison. They then let their Pokémon out of their pokéballs to get some fresh air. Ryan then looked at Jack and then at his Riolu who was once again yawning. Maybe his Pokémon was just as lazy as he was.
"Hey Jack, let's go call our parents, they must be worried." Ryan said as he began walking over towards the video phones that were hanging on the wall. Jack nodded and followed Ryan to the phone. He figured he would call his mom after Ryan was done calling his. Both Eruption and the newly hatched Riolu got up and climbed on one of Ryan's shoulders. The Rilou still looked as bored as ever but did the exact same thing Eruption did none the less. Ryan then put in the number and waited for his mother to answer. Within the first 4 seconds his mother answered and her image appeared on the screen.
"Hey mom!" Ryan said with what seemed to be no enthusiasm. Eruption then chimed in to try to make the greeting sound livelier.
"Ryan! How have you been I see you've captured a Riolu." She said smiling.
"Well, not exactly. It hatched from the egg." Ryan's mother's face dropped slightly but she quickly perked back up to her regular self. It was then that another person's face appeared next to Ryan's mothers.
"Mom!" Jack shouted out as he went besides Ryan so that their parents could see him. Just like Ryan's Eruption and Riolu, Jack's two Pokémon were also on his shoulders.
"Hello Jack, did that Zorua hatch from your egg as well?" His Mother quickly asked.
"Yes, in fact it would seem that both of our eggs hatched at the same time." Jack responded. Both mothers looked at each other with concern in their eyes.
"What's wrong?" Ryan asked.
"Oh it's nothing!" Ryan's mother quickly responded before what seemed to be the kettle in the background going off. "Oh sorry Ryan, We've got to go, the town's women will be over soon for our celebration and we have to finish the preparations talk to you soon honey and we love you!" His mother said ending the call before they could get another word in.
"They hatched into Riolu and Zorua, we have to call the professor." Ryan's mother said as she turned off the kettle and began putting out the snacks alongside Jack's Mother. However, it would seem that the parents didn't hide their concern well enough because both Ryan and Jack became suspicious after their call had ended so abruptly. Both of them however decided to talk about it more in the morning and headed up stairs into their rooms.
Ryan's room was pretty small and comfortable having a single window which was covered by a blue curtain. His bead was soft and comfortable and it even had two small beds filled with comfortable cushioning for small Pokémon. Eruption walked into the room next to Ryan who had decided to let the small Pokémon out of its Poké ball.
"Cynda!" Eruption said as it quickly hopped into the bed and curled up. A smile crept on to Ryan's face as he saw his first Pokémon curled up on the bed. "Eruption, I'm happy you were the Pokémon I started off with." Ryan said as he began to pet the echidna like Pokémon. Ryan then let Rilou out of its Poké ball and it began to look around curiously. "Ri?" It said as it turned its attention to Ryan. Ryan smiled and began to pet the baby Pokémon before tucking it into its bed. Ryan then hopped into his bed and quickly fell asleep.
'Bang Bang Bang', "Ryan get up or we won't get any Transfer Watches!" Jack screamed as he continued to knock on Ryan's door. Ryan however was still asleep wrapped up in his sheet. 'BANG BANG BANG', "Come on Ryan, I even knocked even louder this time how can you sleep so late!" Jack's knocking however did manage to wake up both Eruption and the newly hatched Riolu. Eruption then jumped on its trainer's bed and lit its back flame which instantly caused the temperature to increase inside the room. Instinctively Ryan, began kicking the sheet off of his body and rolled away from the heat source and straight on to the wooden floor of his room.
"Ow." Ryan said as he opened his eyes and rubbed his head. He then looked across to the hoothoot alarm clock which was in his room and it was already 9am. "Yawn!" Ryan said as he stretched and returned Eruption and the newly hatched Riolu to their pokéballs. It took Ryan about 30 minutes to bathe and get breakfast which was provided by the Pokémon centre before both he and Jack left.
"Ryan, now we're probably going to be the last ones there!" Jack said scolding Ryan. Ryan smiled and scratched his head.
"I think sleeping is more important than being early, this town is pretty small so I doubt they'll run out of Transfer Watches before we get there." Ryan then began to look around the small town known as caveside. It had many shops and houses which were made mainly from bamboo and wood. It also had a slightly gloomy feel to it as if a countless amount of crushed spirits were in the town.
"Ryan, walk faster!" Jack said pulling Ryan away from taking in the sights. Within a few minutes they arrived at a small square in the centre of town which had a small fountain in the middle of it. A Man in a large cloak was sitting next to the fountain and had a large amount of black boxes which were marked Transfer Watches. These Boxes had a countdown on them which set them to end at midnight. There was also a large line of people lining up purchasing these boxes.
"One at a time, one at a time!" The man said as he tried to keep the line orderly. The Transfer Watches were being sold at half of their original price and it seemed like the entire town had lined up to get their hands on one. "Remember, we are going through a small software update that will be completed at midnight tonight, it is then that the timed lock on the boxes will open allowing you to use your transfer watch as you please." The man said as he continued to sell the boxes. After an hour of waiting Ryan and Jack had finally made it to the front of the line. Ryan looked closely at the guy and saw that he had short brown hair and had a pale complexion. He wore a blue jean under his cloak and a tie could also be seen.
"Here you go!" The man said as he handed them their boxes. At a price of $5000 it left the boys lacking in funds but it was a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to get transfer watches. They both remained quiet until they were out of the man's earshot.
"It's strange Ryan, I know there is supposed to be an update at midnight the official site even says so but this worries me, I can't shake the feeling that something isn't right." Ryan then looked at Jack and nodded.
"This guy is up to something, why don't you do your thing and open these up." Ryan suggested as a smile crept onto Jack's face.
"That's exactly what I was thinking." Jack said as they arrived at the Pokémon centre. They wasted no time and quickly headed to Jack's room where he pulled out a tool kit and electronically opened the box. Inside was a yellow watch with multiple buttons and a Pikachu on the arm band. It was a real transfer watch.
"It seems legitimate." Jack said as he looked at the watch which seemed to be brand new.
"Are you sure Jack? I think you should open it up. I've seen what you can do in the past making things that were tampered with look brand new." Jack smiled as he heard Ryan's suggestion and began to slowly take apart the Transfer Watch.
"Ryan, load up the official transfer watch website on this and look up the specs." Jack said as he handed him a small phone like device with a large screen much like a kindle. Ryan did as he was told and then handed it back to Jack.
"I've got it!" Jack said as he pulled out a black chip from within the watch.
"What's that?" Ryan inquired. Jack smiled and shook his head.
"I have no idea but it's not in the specs so let's find out." Jack said as his device opened up a small hatch for chips of the small black chip's size. Jack placed it in his device and began to scan it. Jack stared wide eyed at his discovery. "We need to stop that guy and warn the town before they use these. We need to tell the police." Ryan then shook his head saying no.
"If what I'm seeing is correct then he would skip town as soon as he heard the police sirens. I'm pretty sure he is already in some secluded area of town. If my hunch is correct he'll try to leave as soon as night falls and get as far away from the town as possible." Ryan then began to pace around the room. "We need to alert the police but have them arrive when he least expects it."
Jack smirked. "This one is all mine, just meet me in front of the town's gate at around 7pm. Also let me fix you're transfer watch while I'm at it. It should work perfectly after removing the chip." Ryan nodded and threw the black box over to jack to work on. A few hours passed and at around 7pm the town turned into a ghost town. No one was out of their house and the man quickly began to make his way out of the city.
"Where do you think you're going?" Jack said as he came out of the shadows in front of the man.
"What are you doing here kid? Isn't passed your bed time?" The man said as he began to look around him.
"Why are you acting so suspicious? Does it have something to do with this?" Ryan said as he raised his right hand and pointed to the transfer watch.
"But how did you get it open, it has some of the toughest security in the entire region on the electronic box!" The man said as he now began to look behind him, however, instead of a clear path he saw another boy with a cyndaquil next to him. It was Ryan right on time.
"Sorry this path is closed and the only way out is through my friend." Ryan said smirking.
"I did nothing wrong so why are you to trapping me here?" The man said trying to regain his composure. He began to sweat a bit but tried to hide it.
"The black chips in the transfer watches over ride the commands given to them and re-direct the Pokémon transferred through the watch to a warehouse in Aquapolis City. You plan on stealing everyone in town's Pokémon!" Jack said as he pulled out a pokéball from his bag.
"I don't know how a bunch of brats like you figured this out, but it doesn't look like you alerted the police and, as your friend said all I have to do is get through you which is going to be easy enough with my partner!" The man said as he pulled out a pokéball from his cloak and threw it into the air. The red and white ball opened revealing a humanoid Pokémon which looked like a bulky female. It has a purple face, pink lips, saucer like eyes and long blond hair. It also wore a long red dress which covered its feet.
"Jynx!" The Pokémon said as it emerged from its pokéball.
"A Jynx I see, well I'm not afraid! Come on out Swampy!" Jack said as he sent out his mudkip.
"I see you nicknamed him." Ryan said with a smile on his face. Jack smiled and then turned his attention to the Jynx.
"Jynx, take them out with your ice beam!" The man commanded as the humanshape Pokémon fired a beam of ice towards Swampy.
"Dodge and use water gun!" Jack commanded as his Mudkip quickly jumped out of the way of the beam and fired a stream of water towards the ice type which blasted it in its face but didn't seem to faze it much "Remember how it was when I fought the gang in popilu city, don't get carried away and always stay focused." Jack reminded himself.
"Your Pokémon are too weak to hurt my Jynx! No mercy Jynx use Ice Punch!" The man commanded as his Jynx swiftly moved in close to Swampy and attempted to punch it with its fist which was covered in a white snow like aura.
"Dodge now and use tackle!" Jack commanded as his Mudkip side stepped the punch and rammed head first into the Jynx pushing it back.
"That's right Jack! Jynx aren't good at physically defending themselves so that's your best bet!" Ryan shouted.
"Shut up! You're next!" The man shouted turning his attention away from the battle and to Ryan.
"Now Swampy, while he's distracted it's time for your newest attack, use take down!" Jack declared as Swampy began a reckless charge towards the Jynx.
"Not so fast! Jynx, stop it with confusion!" the man declared.
"Now Swampy, do your thing!" jack commanded as Mudkip stopped charging and gained a faint white aura. Mudkip was then caught in the psychic energy.
"Mwuahaha! It's payback time kid! Jynx slam him into everything you can use confusion!" The man said as the Jynx eyes glowed blue and it began to use its arms to control Mudkip.
"That was pretty clever Jack, well played." Ryan thought as he smirked. The Jynx then began to slam Mudkip on the floor into buildings and even into trees around the area before slamming it into the floor in front of Jack.
"It's over kid, your Pokémon can barely move." The man said cockily.
"You're right, it is over, but not in the way you think." Jack said as he smirked and the white aura around Mudkip grew.
"No, no way. It can't be!" The man said as he stepped back and his Jynx followed suit.
"Unleash your bide now Swampy!" Jack said as a huge white blast was released from Mudkip engulfing the Jynx dealing out double the amount of damage that Swampy had sustained and knocking out the ice type Pokémon.
The man looked desperate now, he began to look around looking for an exit. "Quil!" came a cry from Eruption as he ignited his flames prepared to block the way of the man.
"You can't stop me!" The man said as he turned to Jack and tried to rush him.
"Freeze!" said a man who was hiding behind the tree that Jynx had slammed Mudkip into. "We have you surrounded!" The man said as he walked out from behind a tree wearing ordinary clothing while showing off his police badge. Multiple officers the entered town from the gate and some even came out of the alley ways behind Ryan, each one with their own Growlithe. "These two boys alerted us to your scam and helped us set this up. They insisted in forcing you into a battle so we let them do so. You had no chance of escaping."
The man looked around him and tears began to flow from his eyes. He fell down to his knees and surrendered. A few officers took him up and cuffed his hands and took him to a vehicle outside of town.
"Thank you kids, for helping to stop this man. May we ask for your assistance again, this time in fixing the transfer watches?" The Officer asked. Jack quickly nodded and they then returned to the Pokémon centre.
The next morning, Jack and the officers had lined up everyone who had bought transfer watches and began disabling the chips. Luckily no one in town had used the watches yet so no Pokémon had been stolen.
"I'm heading out now." Ryan said as he looked at Jack. Jack smiled and they bowed each other.
"Good Luck in the cave of despair man, I heard it was the reason this town was established. Many trainers gave up here and built a town around their failures and to warn people about the dangers of the cave." Ryan's smile faded and he sighed.
"Just my luck." Ryan said as he then walked away and waved good bye to his best friend and headed to the cave of despair.
Meanwhile in Popilu town.
"They hatched into Riolu and Zorua at the same time." The professor remarked stunned. "I'll keep a close eye on them from now on. We cannot allow history to repeat itself." Juniper said to their parents who nodded.
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