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Chapter 9.
Red's POV.
I woke up gasping and sweating. I searched the current room I was in and remembered that I was in one of the Pokecentre's rooms. I quickly averted my gaze to Pikachu, who was sleeping without a worry next to me. Taking a deep breath I stumbled out of bed and into the bathroom after collecting my clothes. I got undressed and went under the warm massaging water of the shower. I was trying to comprehend what happened in that dream, 'First lesson? What type of first lesson is insulting a trainer in a 'mock' battle. Just who is Ash Ketchum.' I thought for a moment. 'Well Ash seems familiar as my name is Red Ashura Ketchum and most people back at Pallet Town know me as 'Ash'.' I decided I was thinking to much on the subject. I hopped out of the shower and shut it off, but still couldn't shake the feeling of Ash Ketchum. Just pass it off as a dream.' I told myself. 'We have a Gym Battle to win.' I quickly dried myself off and got changed, walking out of the bathroom I saw that Pikachu was already awake and smiling lazily at me.
"Soooo." He started off. "We battling the Gym today?"
I gave him a broad smile and nodded. He grinned in excitement,
"Yay! I can finally pummel a Gym Leader's pokemon!"
I sighed and shook my head.
"You'll probably get knocked out within the first two minutes of battle, Pika." I said playfully.
He gave me a glare and sparked his cheeks as if to say: 'They won't be the only ones I'll pummel.'
I didn't bother to press my luck as I shivered at what happened last time I did. I think I may still have a burn mark, but being the mature ten year old I am I still stuck my tongue out at him.
"Any who, c'mon we need to finish getting ready."
after Pikachu got washed and I packed my back pack and pokeballs, we walked out of the pokemon centre to see...a bunch of freaking scientists there were like, twenty of them in a crowd. Curiously I walked up to one of the scientists and asked what was happening.
"You see the crowd of people there." He said pointing to the group of scientists. "A rock type trainer found a fossil in Mt. Moon."
I approached the crowd, passing a few scientists that were muttering about rare fossils. I pushed through the crowd while muttering excuse me to them and made it to the front of the crowd to see a man.
"Excuse me?"
The man turned to me and gave me a sunny smile.
"What's up, kiddo?"
The man was wearing brown cargo pants and a brown and orange short sleeved t-shirt. he was dark skinned, had squinted eyes and looked to be about fourteen.
"Hey buddy, What's wrong?" He questioned again breaking my train of thought.
"Yeah...uhh. What type of fossil did you find?"
He looked at the fossil then grinned at me.
"Are you a travelling trainer?"
I asked him about the fossil not about me being a travelling trainer.
"Yeah..." I answered suspiciously.
"Well come with me to the Pewter City Gym and we can discuss it there."
I hesitantly nodded and he called for the scientists to leave us alone. He gave me a sunny smile,
"Well let's go, shall we."
We walked in a comfortable silence towards the Gym as I was still wondering who this guy was. 'He's a rock type scientist, right?' I was so lost in thought I nearly ran into the man when he stopped. He grinned down at me.
"Well this is the Gym."
I looked in front of us to see a big building with a brown roof. It had metal walls, glass sensor-slider doors, windows and a sign on the front of the Gym that read, 'Pewter City Pokémon Gym. Leader: Brock.' I turned to the man questioning why exactly we are at the Gym if we are discussing the fossil he found. But he just smiled and gestured to the door. We walked through the doors to see that the Gym was...well empty. There was a standard battling field with some rocks spread across the field in different places. He turned to me with a questioning glance.
"Are you challenging the Kanto League?"
"Yes. Why?"
He smiled wryly.
"Stay here for a moment."
He walked over to the opposite side of the Gym and pushed a button on the wall. A draw slid out from one of the wall panels, revealing six pokeballs. He looked at them as if pondering which ones he was going to use but finally picked up two pokeballs. He walked over to the opposite trainer box and held one of the pokeballs up.
"Okay, kid. Ready for a Gym Battle?"
My jaw just dropped. I couldn't comprehend that I was just having a Gym Battle when we were talking about fossils only ten minutes ago.
"Wait a second. I thought we came here to talk about the fossil you found in Mt. Moon."
The man shook his head.
"We shall talk about it after our battle."
"If we are battling, then you must be the Pewter City Gym Leader."
The man nodded.
"Indeed I am. My name is Brock and I am the Rock type Gym Leader of the Kanto Region. And you are?"
I was shell shocked. I talked to the Gym Leader where those scientists were outside without realising it. But I kept a calm composure.
"My name is Red and I'm from Pallet Town."
Brock smiled wryly,
"I can feel an aura of power and confidence surrounding you." Brock said, "It is quite amazing for a rookie trainer such as yourself." He then raised one of his pokeballs, ready to release the pokemon held inside. "This shall be a two verses two battle. Forrest, come and referee our battle."
From the corridor, a young man about twelve years old appeared. He looked like a younger Brock but had slightly paler skin. he was wearing brown cargo pants and a black t-shirt. Forrest walked up to the referee box, and grabbed a red flag and a green flag. He held up the flags announcing, the battle. "This Gym Battle shall be between the Gym Leader, Brock and the Challenger, Red of Pallet Town. This battle will be a two on two battle, only the Challenger may substitute their pokemon. The Gym Leader will reveal their pokemon first."
Brock held up the pokeball he was holding before and threw it. "Go Geodude!"
From the pokeball appeared a rock with rock arms and a mouth and eyes on it's face. I pulled out my pokedex and scanned my opponents pokemon,
"Geodude, the Rock Pokémon.
Found in fields and mountains. Mistaking them for boulders, people often step or trip on them"
I turned to Pikachu after putting away the pokedex. "You're up buddy." Pikachu grinned up at me and leaped onto the field.
"Geodude verses Pikachu, begin" Forrest yelled as he waved the flags.
"Pikachu, confuse Geodude with your speed, Agility!"
The electric type burst forward, sprinting around the rock type. Both Geodude and Brock looked bored.
"Geodude use Magnitude."
"Jump Pikachu!"
The rock type lifted itself onto it's hands and slammed down upon the battlefield, punching it and making the ground tremor, nearly making me fall over. But luckily the electric-mouse had already jumped into the air, ready for anything.
"Now use Iron Tail." I whispered.
Luckily Pikachu heard me and leaped into the air, tail glowing a metallic silver-white and pummelled the rock type into the field, crating a crater.
Across the battlefield, the young Gym Leader seemed surprised. "A steel type move on an electric type. Interesting and clever." Brock said. "Covering type weaknesses and coming prepared to battle my Gym, eh?"
I grinned, making him cock an eyebrow. "That isn't the only trick I have up my sleeve." I stated. "Pikachu use Quick Attack to get close."
Before we saw it, Pikachu was already in front of the rock pokemon.
"Now use Iron Ta-"
"Rock Smash Geodude!"
Geodude raise it's fist as it started to glow red and brought it upon Pikachu's chest, slamming him into a rock and breaking it.
"Now Magnitude."
Yet again, Geodude raised it's fists and brought them down to the ground, creating tremors. My electric type cried out in pain. After the attack stopped, my companion shakily stood up, glaring at the Gym Leader and his pokemon.
"Pikachu use Quick Attack."
Brock grinned, obviously thinking the same thing as before was going to be repeated. "Rock Smash Geodude." the rock type raised it's fists again as Pikachu got close.
"Iron Tail, twice in a row!"
The electric type brought his tail up as it started shimmering again and slammed it into Geodude's fist, then he twisted around, avoiding Geodude's fist and slammed it into the Gym Leader's pokemon, creating another crater in the battlefield.
"Now use Thundershock on the battlefield."
The electric-mouse unloaded a huge amount of electricity upon the field, towards Geodude, throwing up rocks and pieces of earth at it.
"Geodude try to block those rocks with your hands!" Brock yelled.
The rock-ground pokemon raised it's large rock-like hands, blocking most of the rocks.
"Now finish Geodude off with a combination of Quick Attack and Iron Tail."
Pikachu unleashed his massive speed and brought his tail, once more on the rock pokemon, successfully knocking it out.
Forrest raised the red flag, "Geodude is unable to battle, Pikachu is the winner!" Forrest announced from the referee box.
Brock returned his fallen pokemon to it's pokeball, giving it compliments. he turned to me and Pikachu. "I'm surprised. An electric type defeating a dual rock and ground type." He complimented "But my next pokemon is much tougher. Go Onix!"
From his second pokeball was pokemon that resembled a snake. It was about twenty-five feet long, had a body made of rocks and a lone spike on it's head. I withdrew my pokedex and scanned this 'monster'.
"Onix, the Rock-Snake Pokémon.
As it grows, the stone portions of it's body harden to become similar to a diamond, but coloured black."
I gulped at the size of it and looked at Pikachu to see the same reaction. Steeling my nerves, I ordered Pikachu to use an Iron Tail. The electric type sprinted up Onix's long snake-like body and slammed his tail into the rock types head, but it seemed to not feel a thing.
"Onix, Dig."
The part ground type unleashed an ear-splitting roar and dove under the battlefield. Pikachu panicked and frantically spun around in circles trying to spot where Onix will appear. From under Pikachu, the ground shook and Onix burst out from under him and launched the electric-mouse into the air.
"Now Onix, use Bind!" Brock yelled.
Onix roared and rapped his large body the small electric type and started squeezing him tightly. The electric type cried out, "Help me, Red!"
I gritted my teeth, while analysing the situation. I searched for anything that could help Pikachu. Then I remembered Professor Oak telling me that a Rhyhorn and a Rhydon's horn are like a conductors for electricity. 'We have a chance.' "Pikachu, use Thundershock on Onix's horn!"
My first pokemon friend grinned and unleashed a high voltage of thunder at the ground type's horn. five thousand volts of electricity shocked the rock-snake pokemon, making it release Pikachu. The electric type fell to the battlefield with a 'thud'. I looked at the electric-mouse to see him panting.
I raised my hand signalling for Pikachu to return. "Take a break, Pika. You've done amazing." My electric type grinned and slumped next to me. I grabbed a pokeball and threw it. "Go Spearow."
The flying type screeched upon release.
"Onix verses Spearow, begin!" Forrest called.
Brock grinned from the other side of the field, "I underestimated your Pikachu, Red. I won't underestimate your Spearow too." He stated. "Onix, Rock Throw!"
Just like Geodude, Onix raised it's long tail and slammed the battlefield making rocks fly at Spearow.
"Combine Quick Attack and Steel Wing and destroy each rock!"
The bird pokemon cawed and flew at the rock type at break-neck pace, destroying each rock that got in his way.
"Use Steel Wing on it's horn!"
The dual normal and flying type sped at the rock-snake pokemon with wings glowing a metallic silver-white. Just as Spearow was about to hit Onix, Brock called for a Slam attack. Onix lifted it's tail and slammed Spearow with it's tail, into the stadium wall. The bird type screeched and flew back into the air.
Spearow, use Steel Wing again."
The flying type screeched and flew towards Onix.
"Onix, Dig!"
The rock-ground type roared and dove underground again. Spearow glided to a stop and searched the field frantically for Onix.
"Onix, when you come out, use Rock Throw!" Brock called out.
Onix roared from underground and erupted from the field and slammed his tail into the ground, throwing rocks at Spearow again. Before I could call out for him to dodge, he got crushed by the rocks and fell to the field, unconscious.
"Spearow is unable to battle, Onix is the winner!" Forrest yet again, yelled.
I returned Spearow back to his pokeball, complimenting him on his hard work. I turned to Pikachu and nodded. He got to his feet (A/N: Or is it paws?) and sprinted onto the field, once more.
"Onix verses Pikachu, begin!" The referee yelled.
"Quick Attack, Pika."
The electric type sprinted at the much larger pokemon, leaving a light trail of electricity behind him.
"Slam, Onix!"
Onix roared and tried to slam Pikachu into the ground with it's tail but electric-mouse was to quick.
"Climb up it's body."
The electric type ran up the rock-snake pokemon's body while Onix shook it's large body like a bull, trying to throw Pikachu off.
"Use your most powerful Iron Tail on Onix's horn!"
Pikachu leaped into the air, tail shimmering a silver-white, "PIKAAA!" Then slammed it into the huge pokemon's horn, making Onix roar in pain, "CHUUU!"
"Once more!"
Again, Pikachu slammed his tail into Onix's horn, finishing the last of it's energy as Onix fell to the ground, swirly eyed.
"Onix is unable to battle, Pikachu is the winner. That means the Challenger, Red of Pallet Town has won the battle!"
Well that is chapter 9 of The Red Prodigy. Yes I renamed it. Easily my longest chapter yet, Yay. I spelt coloured this way cause I'm from Australia not America, so sorry Americans.
Today in Australian Eastern Standard Time is my last day of term so I got 2 weeks free. Yay...Again.
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-Red Jackson
