Chapter 7! Eh, how many of you guys have watched Pokemon Best Wishes and played the Pokemon Black and White? Is it awesome, huh? I want the game too, but I don't have a Nintendo DS =_=" Ah... let's quit babbling!
Evan sprinted excitedly to the sign. It read 'Cerulean City'. Extremely energectic, Evan jumped around, thrilled. It was time to get his second badge! He walked into the city, and headed for the Pokemon Center right away to heal his three Pokemon: Charmeleon, Beedrill and his newly-caught Clefable.
"Excuse me... I need to have my Pokemon healed please!" Evan shouted, as soon as he stepped into the Pokemon Center. The other people in the Pokemon Center glared at him, as did Nurse Joy.
"This is a Pokemon Center! Quiet down!" Nurse Joy hissed. She took Evan's Pokemon and disappeared into the back room. Everyone here is so grumpy, Evan thought, shaking his head. A minute later, Nurse Joy came out, and gave Evan his Pokemon, informing him that they were all fine. Thanking the nurse, Evan hurried out of the Pokemon Center.
"I think I'd better train for awhile before I challenge Gym Leader Misty. Brock said she was quite powerful with her Water-types. And..." Evan looked at his three Pokemon inside their Pokeballs. "I've got no Pokemon effective against Water-types."
"What about the Nugget Bridge?" A voice suddenly piped up.
"Eh?" Evan turned around to see a young girl behind him. "Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm Jane!" The young girl said gleefully. "And I couldn't help but hear that you intend to challenge our Gym Leader, Misty!"
"Umm... yeah. Hey, you said something about a Nugget Bridge? What's that?" Evan asked curiously.
"It's a bridge somewhere over there! There are five Trainers waiting for you to battle them, and if you can remain undefeated over all of them, there'll be a man at the end of the bridge who'll give you a fabulous prize!" Jane explained. "Why don't you go try it before trying to challenge Gym Leader Misty?"
"Alright! Thanks for the information!" Evan said gratefully. Jane nodded, smiling, and ran off. Evan walked towards the direction where Jane had pointed, and sure enough, saw a yellow bridge. A sign beside it announced that Evan had come to the right place. "The Nugget Bridge," Evan read. "Beat our five Trainers and win a prize!"
"Yo! Evan!" Evan looked up to see his all-too-familiar rival, Arthur hurrying towards him from the end of the Nugget Bridge. "Hah! I've already got my third badge! How many have you got?" Arthur taunted.
"Eh... One..." Evan said reluctantly. Arthur laughed.
"Hahahaha! I knew it! Still the newbie, I see!"
"I'm not a newbie!" Evan said angrily. He held up a Pokeball. "I'll prove it to you in a Pokemon battle!"
"Alright! Seeing I declined your challenge in Viridian Forest... but I bet I can win you with just one Pokemon!" Arthur teased. "How many Pokemon have you got?"
"I've got three!" Evan said.
"Hah! I've got six!" Arthur laughed. "Such a newbie Trainer... Alright, we'll have a three-on-three battle then, newbie!"
"Shut up! Let's do this! Charmeleon, go!" Evan yelled. Charmeleon appeared, growling at Arthur. Evan's rival grinned, and threw a Pokeball. "Ivysaur, take 'im out!"
"Ivysaur? You're using a Grass-type against my Fire-type?" Evan asked in shock. Arthur smirked.
"I'll be able to beat you even though you have the advantages in terms of types!"
"Don't be too cocky!" Evan said. "Let's make the first move! Charmeleon, SmokeScreen!" Charmeleon blew smoke out of his mouth, blinding Ivysaur. "Good work, Charmeleon! Now, Ember!" Evan heard Ivysaur's cries of pain. He grinned. The smoke cleared to reveal a burned Ivysaur running about frantically.
"Oh, why did I even choose you as my starter Pokemon?" Arthur face-palmed himself. He took out some kind of item from his back and sprayed it at Ivysaur. Instantly, the burns vanished. Evan looked on in shock.
"But... but... hey, you're cheating!" Evan protested.
"That's not cheating, idiot! I'm simply using Burn Heal! It's an item that can cure your Pokemon of burns, and it's legal to use it in any battle, including the Indigo League!" Arthur shook his head. "I can't believe you didn't know that!"
"Argh... Charmeleon, Ember again!"
"That won't work! Sleep Powder!" Arthur ordered. Ivysaur sprinkled some powder over Charmeleon, who was getting ready to use Ember. The Lizard Pokemon started to close it's eyes, before falling onto the ground and falling asleep completely.
"Ivysaur, Vine Whip!" Ivysaur's vines wrapped onto the asleep Charmeleon, and brought him up into the air, before slamming him down onto the ground. An agonized groan came from Charmeleon.
"Charmeleon!" Evan said desperately.
"Okay, Ivysaur, you can release Charmeleon now," smirked Arthur. Ivysaur flung Charmeleon into the air. "Finish it off with Razor Leaf!" The attack knocked Charmeleon out. It was unable to battle anymore.
"Charmeleon, return," Evan recalled Charmeleon. Arthur grinned, petting his Ivysaur.
"Argh... I have more Pokemon! I'm not gonna lose to you!" Evan said angrily. He took out Beedrill's Pokeball. "Beedrill, Fury Attack!" Beedrill zapped towards Ivysaur in a flash, and started to stab Ivysaur with it's stingers, doing some damage. As Ivysaur shook it's head, recovering from the blow, Evan commanded Beedrill to use Focus Energy. Beedrill started to glow red.
"That won't work! Ivysaur, Razor Leaf!"
"Dodge it, Beedrill!" Evan yelled, and Beedrill successfully dodged the attack. "Alright, now use Twineedle!" Beedrill's signature move knocked Ivysaur backwards. "Keep at it! Twinneedle, again!" The attack hit again, earning Evan a disgruntled look on Arthur's face.
"Ivysaur! Sleep Powder!"
"Fly up so the powder doesn't hit you!" Evan shouted. Beedrill nodded, and flew high up into the sky. The powder was unable to reach Beedrill. Arthur clenched his fists angrily.
"Alright, now fly down at breakneck speed with a Poison Sting!" Evan shouted. Beedrill flew down, and stabbed Ivysaur with it's stinger. Ivysaur backed away, before fainting. It was knocked out cold!
"Urgh... stupid Pokemon..." Arthur muttered, as he recalled Ivysaur. "Alright Fearow, use Drill Peck!" Fearow appeared, and stabbed Beedrill hard in the chest with it's beak. Beedrill had no time to dodge, and was flung back. Fearow gave out what seemed like a victory cry.
"This isn't over yet! Beedrill, Twineedle!"
"Hmf! Fearow, Mirror Move!" A transparent mirror-like object appeared in front of Fearow, and Beedrill got hit back as soon as it's attack hit the mirror. "Alright, Drill Peck again!" Arthur grinned.
"Dodge, Beedrill!" Evan yelled, but the attack reached Beedrill nevertheless. Beedrill was thrown onto the ground, and fainted. His teeth gnashed together, as he always did when he was nervous, Evan recalled Beedrill.
"Hahaha! Show us your third Pokemon!" Arthur taunted.
"Ah... here goes!" Evan hoped for the best and threw Clefable's Pokeball onto the ground. Clefable popped out, glaring at Fearow.
"Woah, you caught a Clefable?" Arthur said admiringly. But his look of admiration vanished pretty quickly. "Let's see how good it can battle! Fearow, Drill Peck again!"
"Minimise!" Evan commanded. Clefable grinned, and started to shrink. Fearow's attack hit nothing but air. The Flying-type looked around. Clefable was so small Fearow could not see it! "Alright, Clefable, Sing!" Evan played his trump card. Clefable started to sing in a delicate voice.
"Fearow, use Fly!" Fearow flew high up into the air, and thus could not hear the song.
"Urgh... no way!" Evan was desperate. "Er... Clefable, Metronome!" Evan had heard that Metronome released a random move even itself did not know. Hopefully Clefable unleashed an attack that could reach Fearow.
"Eh?" Both Evan and Arthur looked on as a green ball of light appeared on Clefable's head. It slowly got bigger, and Clefable grabbed the green ball with it's hands. Grinning, it fired the ball at Fearow. It surprisingly hit, and the injured Fearow plummeted to the ground like a meteor, before finally crashing onto the spot beside Clefable. It was a spot-on SolarBeam!
"No! Darn!" Arthur recalled Fearow. "Now it's down to one-on-one! Behold... my Rhyhorn! I caught it in Mount Moon!" Arthur's Rhyhorn appeared, and roared at Clefable. Evan gasped, and quickly checked his PokeDex for information.
"Rhyhorn, the Spike Pokémon. Rhyhorn is known for its physical power and its considerable offensive and defensive skills."
"Who cares what it is? We'll beat it! Clefable, Metronome again!"
"That won't work a second time! Rhyhorn, Stomp!" Rhyhorn leaped into the air, and landed on Clefable before it could finish using Metronome. Clefable struggled to get up, but was unsuccessful. "Alright, now Fury Attack!"
Clefable was damaged badly. Rhyhorn got off, and Clefable stumbled up. "Clefable, hang on!" Evan urged his Pokemon. "Try DoubleSlap!"
"Scary Face!" Arthur smirked. Rhyhorn stepped towards Clefable and did a face, ultimately frightening Clefable. Even Evan got a little frightened. He stepped back, and Arthur noticed. "What's wrong, Evan? Afraid of my Rhyhorn? He's pretty friendly! Let me show you!" Arthur winked. "Rhyhorn, Stomp again!"
Rhyhorn performed the same move from earlier. This knocked Clefable out. Arthur laughed. "Just a newbie, huh?" He taunted, as Evan recalled Clefable. Dejected, Evan walked away, ignoring Arthur's repeated taunts.
"Tsk, tsk... Just like Evan to walk away after being defeated," grinned Arthur, extremely satisfied over his victory, as he watched Evan walk towards the direction of the Pokemon Center.
Awww, Arthur won! But don't worry, I'll make sure Evan beats him next time. Next up: The Nugget Bridge. Stay tuned!
