TRAINER OF A DIFFERENT CALIBER
Disclaimer: I don't own any part of the Pokemon franchises, just the ones I catch while I play the games.
Warning: This is mainly an OC story, which follows the anime a little bit, but takes place a couple of years before Ash begins his journey, and the characters from the show will only have like a brief appearance in this story.
I'll be introducing two new OC's, which will make up the rest of the trio, courtesy of FoxAzul. So thanks for the ideas.
After reaching the Pewter City limits, Will looked around, getting a good lay out of the place. While it was called a city, the biggest structure around was the museum all the way on the other side. He walked around until he found the local Pokemon Center.
Stepping inside, he knew that there are two things he needed to do, get his pokemon taken care of and find a show since he was starting to smell a little ripe at the moment from being in the forest for too long. After dropping off his pokemon with the Nurse Joy there, he made sure to sign up for the laundry service so that way his clothes would start to smell as he does after the shower.
When he came back looking like he did when he left Pallet Town, Will felt like he could take on a legendary pokemon on his own. As he approached the counter, "Excuse me nurse, how are my pokemon doing?" He asked.
"They are doing fine." Nurse Joy said, "Have you got a chance to challenge Brock yet?"
"Not yet. I just wanted to make sure they were at the top of their game first before I do anything." Will said, while placing the pokeballs back onto his belt.
"That is a smart move," Nurse Joy said, "Although I hope you have a back up plan because Brock uses Rock-type pokemon and the only one that would have the advantage is your mankey."
"Don't worry I have a few backups for just in case." He said, before heading off towards his first gym battle.
Remembering the directions from his map Will came upon a building that was suppose to look like it was built from a boulder. Before he could reach the entrance, the door opened to reveal a pair of children his age. A boy slightly taller then himself, well built, but mainly tall, with short black hair and stormy gray eyes. Like Will he had a dark theme going, but not to the extreme Will has. Wearing dark gray pants, black t-shirt and dark blue over shirt, with the logo of a gengar smiling erringly on the back, along with a pair of work boots.
The girl walking next to him is about a few inches shorter then him. She is sporting long, bright blonde hair that reached halfway down her back, with part of it tied into a braid and sea-green eyes. She is wearing a bright blue pair of jeans with a flower pattern, a white shirt with flowers covering it from front to back, and a pair of white tennis shoes with, of course, flowers to complete the set.
The boy was looking at his hand, which held a gray octagon shaped object in it, while the girl was talking to him. "Wow Jerome, you managed to win your first badge even when you had the disadvantage in pokemon type."
"Yeah, well, it doesn't matter it was still an easy win." The boy said, before placing the badge into his pocket. He looked up to see Will walking past him, who was just ignoring him just as he opened the door, "Hey you make sure that you left the training wheels at home."
Will just turned around and asked "Did you say something?" Just as he started to close the door behind him.
When a small tumbleweed came rolling by out of nowhere, the girl looked to her friend to see that her friend was trying to process on what just happened, "Hello! Anybody home?" She called out, while waving a hand in front of his face, "Is everything alright in there?"
Jerome only said one thing, "I want to see this guy battle." Before going back into the gym to watch the guy who had the nerve to talk back to him like that.
In the battlefield, where the floor was built like they were on top of a mountain. Will faced a boy about a year or two then him, with dark hair and his eyes closed. He is wearing an orange shirt, with a green vest, pouches on his belt, brown pants and blue shoes. "Hello, my name is Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader." The older boy introduced himself, "State your name and purpose here."
"My name is Will Walker from the town of Pallet and I'm here to challenge you for a Boulder Badge." Will introduced himself, while getting into position.
"Very well, as a gym leader, it is my duty to accept all challenges as they come." Brock said, as he took his place, "This well be a two-on-two battle, do you have any problems with that?" He asked, while pulling out a pokeball.
"None." Will said, pulling one of his off of his belt.
"Go Geodude!"
"Mankey, you're up!"
Seeing what the challenger was doing, "So you are starting things off with a fighting type." Brock said, "The question is will type advantage be on your side?"
"Only one way to find out" Will said "Mankey, get within striking distance of Geodude!" Mankey did what it was told and charged right in.
"Geodude use Tackle!" Brock called out. Geodude charged right back at Mankey.
Just as both pokemon were about to collide, "Mankey, Karate Chop that pokemon into the ground." Will called out. Doing what it was told, Mankey swung its right hand down, hitting Geodude square on the head. As soon as it hit the ground, and bounced off, this gave Will an idea, "Mankey, time for a game of basketball. Keeping using karate chop on Geodude every time it bounces off of the ground."
The next thing anybody knew, the only thing that could be seen of Geodude was its eyes while Mankey was busy dribbling it like it was nothing more then a basketball. Jerome and the girl were on the catwalks, watching the whole thing. "Wow, I didn't know Geodude could bounce like that." The girl said.
Jerome looked at Brock, who had his jaw on the ground at the moment, "I don't think the gym leader knew either, Cindy."
After getting a good look at Brock's face, Will decided to take pity on him. "Mankey, stop what you are doing and finish it off with a Low Kick attack." Just as Geodude bounced off of the ground one last time, Mankey kicked it like it was a soccer ball into the wall behind Brock.
When the dust settled, there was Geodude, with swirls over its eyes and its arms hanging down. "Geodude return." Brock called as a red light came out of his pokeball and brought his pokemon back into its little home, "You did fine, Geodude. Get a good long rest." He looked up as he placed the ball back onto his belt, watching as the younger trainer called back his pokemon, "Nice work, although as much as I want to complement you on your first victory, I still have to pay you back for doing that to my pokemon." Brock said, while pulling out his other pokeball, "Go, Onix!"
A giant snake made out of boulders appeared, with a large spike on its head. Will check it with the Pokedex. After getting the information he needed, he pulled out the desired pokeball, "Go, Charmander!" He yelled out, bringing out the pokemon he started out with, "Now let's see if you have the type advantage."
Brock couldn't help but smile at this, "Oh we shall see." He said, before giving out his order, "Go Onix, use Tackle!"
Just as Onix came charging towards him, "Charmander, intercept with Flamethrower now!" Will called out. Charmander unleashed the attack from its mouth, hitting Onix in the face long enough to dodge it before the attack could connect.
"Quick Onix, use your Bind attack!" Brock said. Onix recovered and started to surround Charmander, getting ready to put the big squeeze on it.
Will waited for the right opportunity to use the next attack.
Up in the catwalks, "What is he waiting for?" Cindy asked, "He's not giving up now is he?" She looked to see Will, who is just standing there without any kind of emotion showing on his face.
"Don't count him out yet." Jerome said, "This one is not to be underestimated."
When Onix's body was close enough, "Charmander, use Metal Claw now." Will ordered. Charmander's claws started to glow and with a few quick swipes, cancelled the Bind attack.
"Onix, quick, use Dig." Brock called out, determined to help his friend through this battle. Onix complied and dove underground.
The glow on Charmander's claws died out, mainly due to the fact that using the move tends to wear it out. Will knew that his friend was feeling exhausted from using that move since it was still relatively new to it. After looking at the ground where his opponent might pop out, he noticed a few pebbles jumping, "Charmander, move, Onix is coming from straight under you." Will said.
Unfortunately, Charmander was still a little tired from using Metal Claw, that it was sent flying into a wall by an emerging Onix. When Charmander crashed onto the floor, "Now you're down to one pokemon." Brock said, while watching as Charmander was struggling to get back up, "Even though your pokemon knows a steel type move, it's still weak due to its type."
Watching as his pokemon is still struggling, "Charmander, if you want to give up, I'll still support you." Will said.
Charmander could sense that its trainer was being sincere, but it refused to give in. Its burning desire to help its trainer gain his first badge got hotter until it finally burst out, enveloping it into a bright white light. Everyone, except for Will, gasped as they watched as the shaped changed and the light vanished to reveal Will's new Charmeleon, a now red lizard with a pointed head, longer claws and a bigger flame at the tip of its tail.
Cindy was now feeling excited because she got to see a pokemon evolve during a gym battle. "Wow, I didn't know pokemon could evolve like that." She said.
Jerome just looked on, trying to figure this guy out.
After checking the Pokedex, Will looked as Charmeleon was trying out its new body. "Ready to finish this Charmeleon?" He asked only to receive a small salute as an answer.
Brock recovered from the shock, "We're not backing down either." He said, "Onix, go back underground." Onix jumped slightly and punched through the ground.
Deciding to end this right away, "Charmeleon, head towards that hole." Will said. Charmeleon obeyed and just as it was getting close, the ground started to rumble. "Quick, dodge and use Flamethrower."
Charmeleon jumped just in time to avoid an emerging Onix and hit it at point blank range right on its back, causing more damage then the last one it did in its previous form. "Okay, now finish it off with Metal Claw!" Will called out. Charmeleon ran up Onix's back, with its claws glowing brightly, and jumped off the head, giving Onix a spinning Metal Claw uppercut on the way down.
Just as Onix landed, with spirals in its eye, Brock ran towards it. "Onix, are you alright?" He asked. When Onix opened it eyes, it gave a small growl, "Don't worry you did fine." He said, while pulling out the pokeball, "Take a good long rest." He said, as he called Onix back into its pokeball. He looked to Will just as he gave Charmeleon a high five, or in the Pokémon's case, a high claw.
Will look towards Brock "Is Onix okay?" He asked.
"He'll be fine. He just needs a good long rest." Brock said, "And I must say, I'm impressed because you managed to keep calm during this whole battle and finish it with a newly evolved pokemon."
"Speaking of which," Will said, turning towards Charmeleon, "I think when we head towards Cerulean City, I'm going to make sure that you are fully used to your body just to keep it safe." Charmeleon gave a small nod in agreement, before being called back into its pokeball.
"That would be a wise move." Brock said, while reaching into one of his vest pockets, pulling out a small object, "I now present to you the Boulder Badge." He presented the badge before handing it to the younger trainer.
"Thanks." Will said, while receiving it. By getting a better look at it, it was in the shape of a grey octagon with a smaller one in the center. Just plain and simple. He pulls out a small badge case and places it inside. He looked up towards Brock and said, "You know, considering how good you keep your pokemon, I'm guessing that battling isn't something you want to do for the rest of your life."
Brock looked down, "You're right, I don't. What I really want to do is to become a pokemon breeder." He said, "You see, my parents ran the gym until my father left to become a professional trainer and my mother left afterwards to pursue her own goals, forcing me to be the only one responsible enough to take care of my brothers and sisters and keeping the gym running."
Will nodded his head at this. "While I don't know what that would be like, or understand," Will said, "Just hang on to your dreams and one day, all the sacrifices you've made for your family will be far from nothing." He stuck out his hand as he said this, "And you can say you gained a new friend from this."
Brock gladly took it, with a big smile on his face, "I will, and I wish you luck on your journey." He said, "And by the way, are you related to a Sion Walker, one of Kanto's top breeders?"
"One in the same, although I try hard not to bring it up since I don't want any kind of special treatments." Will said, as he started to turn around, "Anyway, I better head out and get ready for the next leg of my journey."
As the two on the ground went off towards their own destination, "Wow, that boy might seem like a stiff, but he seems like a decent enough guy." Cindy said.
"Yes, but I want to meet him up close." Jerome said, before leaving.
A small mushroom cloud left Cindy's mouth as she gave a small sigh, "Boys." She said to nobody in particular before following her companion.
Here it is, the next chapter and a bit longer then the rest of the other chapter. Let me know what you think of me throwing in a few elements from the anime into this. By the way, I'm not sure if this would be considered a challenge, series or what, but feel free to right your own versions of this, make your own trainer, timeline, whatever, just go for it. Read and Review.
