I just realized I forgot to mention who the Camera Guy is. He's being played by the school photographer from an episode of Ed, Edd and Eddy and just as in the show, he will never be seen directly.
Chapter 4: The First Sanctuary.
"My dear boy, you've defeated those hoodlums and saved my town!" exclaimed the mayor of Onett, a short white haired man with a big nose and a monocle. His position as mayor was announced to the world with a white sash across his chest with the word, 'mayor' in bold black ink. "You beat them up, broke their legs, kicked their butts, tore off their heads, spit in their eyes and made them wet their pants!"
"Aw, they weren't so tough Mr. Mayor. All they needed was a little talkin' to from Righty" Wally replied with sarcastic humility while jabbing his right fist forward "and Southy!" he shouted again while jabbing his left fist.
"Yes, well, if there is anything else you need to help make the town safe that would also help me get re-elected, simply ask and you shall recive!" The mayor said back. "As long as I'm not required to take responsibility for any bodily harm you may suffer."
"Well, now that you mention it..." Wally said with a sly voice while rolling his eyes.
A few minutes later, Wally was standing outside City Hall with a wagon loaded with various sweets, candies and other sugary goods. "Thanks Mr. Mayor!" the blond boy yelled back while waving over his shoulder and walking away.
"Good luck young man, and remember to tell people to vote for me!" Mr. Mayor yelled back. He then turned to his assistant, whose head had been cut off by camera restrictions. "Winning the endorsements of brutal vigilantes is a brilliant strategy, isn't it Miss Bellum?"
"Yes Mr. Mayor." his assistant replied. "Should I inform the police chief that the Traveling Entertainers Shack is no longer off limits?"
"Yes, yes, all in good time. For the time being, I need to work out how to keep this publicity stunt going!" the mayor answered as the two headed back indoors.
Fifteen minutes later, we find our hero groaning in pain with a swollen belly, his wagon full of candy completely empty. "Urgh... I don't think I can eat... one... more... OH! BUTTERSCOTCH!" he groaned out, before noticing a dull brown piece of candy at the bottom of the wagon. "OW!" the young boy screamed with pain as his teeth came in contact not with sweet, sweet butterscotch, but cold, hard metal. Wally the pulled the false candy from his mouth as tears welled up in his eyes. "Why did you betray me?" he asked with sadness. The Australian then recognized the object: it was the key to the shack the mayor had given him. "Oh yeah..." he said with slow comprehension before heading off to Giant Step.
Meanwhile, inside the cave system leading to Giant Step, a menacing Caterpie is lying in wait for the chosen hero to arrive. "OK, this is it!" he thought to himself. "This is my chance to finally prove to Master Darkness I have what it takes to win the Henchmen of the Month Award!" It then noticed a young boy enter the cave. "That's him! Alright hero, here I..." any further words were cut off by Wally's crushing step as it squished the life and dreams of Caterpie A.
"Oh bugger, I stepped in something!" Wally said in disgust when he noticed the smashed psychic insect on his shoe. He continued on through the cave, his sense of strength growing with every beaten Rowdy Rattata, smashed Attack Slugma and beaten Bellsprout. "Man, these enemies would be a lot harder to beat if they weren't less then two inches tall." Wally mused to himself as he approached the exit from the cave and into Giant Step.
Suddenly, Wally heard a sinister voice in his head. "This is the first "Your Sanctuary" location. But it's mine now. Take it from me, if you dare!" The challenger drew near, revealing itself to be none other then Heracross, one of the many life forms driven to evil by The Darkness!
"Bring it on!" Wally shouted back, and rushed forward onto battle. The Heracross dropped its head low, causing the creatures signature horn to ram into the hero's stomach. The sanctuary stealer then flipped over, throwing Wally into the dirt. "Now you're gonna get it!" he shouted in response, then charged ahead with his bat held high.
The Heracross used PSI Shield Alpha, and the simplistic "bash-your-enemy-with-a-blunt-object-really-hard" attack was not very effective! The insidious insect wound up all its strength and punched Wally across the room. Yet, as he sat smashed against the cave wall like a dropped french fry at a fast food restaurant, the Australian began to feel something well up inside him. He closed his eyes, focused his mind, then began to smirk.
"PSI..." he said slowly while opening his eyes, which were now glowing with PSI power. "ROCKIN' ALPHA!" he shouted while thrusting his hands out in front of him. A destructive shock-wave of power blasted from his palms and enveloped the enemy. The Heracross was tossed into a wall across the cavern.
"PSI LifeUp..." the Heracross struggled to psychically say in an attempt to heal itself.
"PSI Hypnosis Alpha!" Wally responded first, putting his opponent to sleep. Seizing the opportunity, Wally ran forward, and with a SMAAAASH of his bat, brought an end to the fight. The Heracross, now free of the influence of The Darkness, flipped itself over and scurried away.
"Now that that's done with, let's go check out this Giant Step." Wally said while exciting the cave.
When our hero emerged from the cavern, the first thing he noticed was that everything seemed to be, brighter somehow, but not in a way that hurt his eyes after being in the dark cave for so long. The air was pleasantly warm, but not hot, and a massive foot imprint marked the ground. Wally had never felt so at peace in his whole life. Suddenly, a soft melody slowly wafted into his ears, and images of a small, white stray puppy being picked up out of a gutter by Wally and his mother danced across his mind's eye. He then noticed that the Sound Stone given to him by Atom Ant was glowing.
Acting on impulse, Wally touched the Sound Stone to his forehead, and he could hear a soft, gentle tune play for a few seconds before ending. "So you can record music, huh?" Wally asked to the Sound Stone. "I wonder if you can hold more songs then an Ipod..."
Several minutes later, Wally had ventured back through the cave and stood ready to face his next challenge. Unfortunatly, he had no clue whatsoever as to where to go next. Lucky for him, fate and his own stupidity were about to decide for him.
"Hey kid!" came a shout. Wally then came face to face with an extremely fat, yellow skinned police officer. "Can't you read! The sign says Do Not Enter!" shouted Officer Wiggum, one of Onett's infamous police force.
Wally looked at the sign (which actually said ''Don't Enter") then looked back at the officer. "Uh, no, I...I actually can't." he said with a spot of shame.
"Don't play games with me kid! I'd drag you down to Police HQ myself, but the buffet hour at Salty Mike's is almost up. So you better show up later on, or you'll get off scot free!" he said before lumbering away.
Wally just rolled his eyes at the officer's obvious incompetence. "Not even I'm that dumb..." he thought to himself as he headed back to town. Wally paid for one night of sleep at the Onett Hotel, and drifted off to sleep after a hard day's work...
"Wally..."
"Wally...?"
"Can you hear me Wally...?"
"My name is Kuki..."
"I'm a friend that you've never met before Wally..."
"I live in Twoson, and I need your help Wally..."
That morning, Wally woke up with a terrible headache. As he stumbled out the door, a bellhop read him the headline for the local newspaper. "Road to Twoson still blocked by order of Police Chief Joe."
"Well, since that road is the ONLY road leading out of town, I guess I do have to go to the Police Station after all..." Wally said, a little frustrated. He was still troubled by the dream from last night. He had no idea how this Kuki person could be his friend if they'd never met before, but since everything was telling him to go to Twoson, it was up to him to convince the police to unblock the road!
"After all," he said with a shrug "how hard could that be?"
Author's notes: Wally, Wally, Wally. You just have no idea how dumb cartoon police forces are, do you?
For those of you who are wondering why Wally can understand Pokemon, it's because he's psychic. While most people would only hear them saying their name over and over, anyone with PSI can simply read their minds and know what they mean. I'll still try not to give them too many speaking parts however.
Next time, Wally confronts the (in)famous Onett Police Force in an effort to open the road to Twoson. Shall Wally prevail? Will the cops actually be competent? And will Kuki be waiting in Twoson, or shall a long, winding side-quest be necessary to rescue her?
...Why are you asking me? I haven't written it yet!