Here's our next chapter of the week! Let's get started.


Terrell, Natasha, and Chris walked down the Underground Path, a tunnel connecting Cerulean City in the north to Vermilion City in the south. It was well-lit, and seemed nice.

"This tunnel's convenient," uttered Chris. "We won't have to go through Saffron and it's busy traffic."

"Yeah," replied Terrell. "Besides, I hear Saffron's gym is best for trainers who already have a few badges under their belt."

Suddenly, as they walked down the tunnel, they saw a trainer with glasses dragging a Kakuna on a leash through the tunnel.

"Pikachu, get moving!" exclaimed the trainer. The three trainers looked at the individual with an embarrassed look on their faces.

"Please tell me you know that's a Kakuna," uttered Natasha.

"Yeah, I just named it Pikachu after my hero's favorite Pokémon," replied the Trainer. "Name's Rusty. I want to be the very best like no one ever was."

"Look, just don't drag...Pikachu around like that," replied Terrell. "Got any other Pokémon?"

Rusty threw down several Poké Balls to reveal hundreds of Zubat, several Bidoof, a bloodied Bulbasaur with what appeared to be a birth defect, and various other dead, brutally beaten Pokémon. The three trainers looked at Rusty in horror.

"You're a monster," uttered Chris as he urged his friends to go on ahead. Rusty looked at them with a dumbfounded face, as if he didn't notice that they were morbidly shocked.

"I could hear nothing but screams of terror from those Pokémon," uttered Rotom. "Nothing but pain and suffering."


"I'm glad you gentlemen could come here," uttered Giovanni. "Here's the plan."

Giovanni turned on a holographic display of the Kanto region.

"The Silph Co. building is directly linked to Kanto's power grid," uttered Giovanni. "If we take over the building and shut down the power grid, we essentially have the region on lockdown. Once that's done, we'll unleash Mewtwo and Hoopa. They'll combat any opposing forces and allow us to conquer Kanto."

"What about those hooded people and the Red Chain?" asked a Team Rocket officer.

"Their job is to ensure that any mishaps with the Plates retrieved from Sinnoh are dealt with," replied Giovanni. "Though I'm still a bit suspicious about their true intentions."


"Route 6 is nice," uttered Natasha. "I'm glad we got rid of that freak back in the tunnel though."

"Yeah, he was pretty creepy," replied Terrell. "Don't know how he managed to get a Trainer's license in the first place."

After some walking, the three trainers stumbled upon a Gym. However, it appeared to be an unofficial, unlicensed gym.

"Huh," uttered Terrell. "Let's see what's in here."

The three trainers walked inside to find a training area, with a green-haired trainer overseeing the training of several Pokémon alongside a Sandslash.

"Welcome!" uttered the trainer. "Name's A.J.. I run this little gym here to encourage Pokémon to get stronger. If you like, I can put some of your Pokémon through a vigorous training routine."

"Hmm," uttered Chris. "Is it worth it?"

"Sandslash, dive into the pool," uttered A.J.. "Show them what five years of training does to you."

Sandslash dived into the pool. Miraculously, it emerged undamaged by the water.

"I'll send my Pokémon in right now," uttered Chris. "Your routine would be good for a Pokéathlete like myself."

"I'll see how it works," replied Terrell. "I want to ensure that the Pokémon are getting the best training experience possible."


Five hooded individuals stood in a cave, conducting an Aura ritual of sorts.

"Master, do you hear our call?" asked one of the hooded figures. "Do you feel the Aura energy beckoning you forward?"

As they conducted the ritual, a gateway suddenly opened up. A voice came echoing from the portal.

"STOP THESE RITUALS AT ONCE. YOU'RE MEDDLING WITH FORCES BEYOND YOUR COMPREHENSION."

"We can do as we please," replied another hooded figure. "Whoever you might be, we're not listening to you."

"VERY WELL. LET THIS BE A LESSON TO ALL OF YOU."

A shockwave of energy emerged from the portal, knocking back all of the hooded individuals. The portal then closed shut.

"What was that?" asked one of the hooded individuals.

"I assume it's the beast," replied another hooded figure. "If only we had the Red Chain on us..."


Squirtle, Garchomp, and Pikachu ran several laps on a track, as Terrell, Natasha, Chris, and A.J. watched.

"I put my Pokémon through a specialized regiment that involves a proper diet, cardio, and strength training," uttered A.J.. "Your Pokémon will turn out great thanks to this regiment."

"So, have you tried challenging gyms?" asked Terrell. "Your Pokémon would do great."

"I did in the past," replied A.J.. "But I stopped and focused on training Pokémon instead of battling with them. I find it fun to build up a Pokémon's strength."

"Interesting," replied Natasha. "The three of us came here from Sinnoh to see what Kanto has to offer.:

"You'll like it here," replied A.J.. "Now then, it looks like your Pokémon are as good as they can get from one day of training."

Squirtle, Garchomp, and Pikachu emerged from the training area. Chris went up to them to see how they were doing, before putting them back in their Poké Balls.

"We should get going to Vermilion," uttered Chris. "We've got a gym battle and a Pokéathlon to go to."

"Good idea," replied Natasha. "It was good to meet you A.J.."

"You too," replied A.J.


Filler, I know. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to include A.J., seeing as how he was a big influence on Ash. And then there's Rusty. For those who didn't get the reference, search up Pokémon Rusty, and watch the YouTube series there. It's hilarious, and I might even bring him back as a recurring joke character seeing that he's an incompetent idiot. Anyways, I'll see you again!