"Pokémon: Contest Chronicles"
By narutofreak14
REVIEW REPLIES
Sakura Uchiha Hyuuga no Sabaku: There is a lot that May does not know about Cyndaquil. I knew some people would love Harley's little prank against Jahan. I think the Harley/Jahan rivalry is starting to make Harley look like a good guy. Nevertheless, Harley's a jerk too.
Arysd: Again, I felt as if since the show is about them, Pokémon need unique personalities just as much as the trainers do. I'm glad that that's what sets my story apart from others.
xXSetsuna-HimeXx: He you go! I hope you enjoy it!
MAY'S POKÉMON
Blaziken (Blaze Kick, Sky Uppercut, Flamethrower, and Earthquake)
Munchlax (Tackle, Solarbeam, Focus Punch, Metronome)
Cyndaquil (Ember, Smokescreen, Tackle, Quick Attack)
(A/N: As of now, Cyndaquil is currently not on May's team.)
Squirtle (Ice Beam, Tackle, Water Gun, Surf)
Eevee (Shadow Ball, Tackle, Dig)
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LAST TIME…
Cyndaquil's life as a wild Pokémon isn't really as grand as she hoped it would be. Hunger begins to set in as she begins to search for food, which is pretty hard, since her friends (Totodile and Chikorita) aren't with her anymore. She starts to regret leaving May, but she rejects the emotions. Once it begins to rain, Cyndaquil begins to feel depressed. She tries to build a shelter from the rain, but it just falls on top of her. Cyndaquil does her best to protect herself.
Meanwhile, May and her Pokémon are training like never before. Munchlax is learning how to better his focus when using Focus Punch and Squirtle is fighting against Garchomp…or at least…Blaziken dressed up like a Garchomp. Once the rain arrives, they hurry to the Pokémon Center. There, Jahan and Harley come back and begin arguing…once again…for the millionth (?) time. After May tells Jahan about Cyndaquil, Croconaw suddenly appears and slashes her face. Apparently, May made a mistake that Cyndaquil's old trainer made.
And just when it seems as if May was going to win her next gym battle, things go from bad to worse when Clair's Bagon and Gible evolve to a Shelgon and Gabite (respectively).
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LOCATION: Blackthorn City Pokémon Center
It was the middle of the night in Blackthorn City. The heavy rain continued to soak the buildings and pathways of Blackthorn City. The cold blast of wind made the rain pitter and patter against the windows.
At the Pokémon Center, everybody was sound asleep in their rooms. Their Pokémon sat on the side, sleeping as peacefully as their trainers. Jahan's Croconaw, on the other hand, wasn't able to sleep at all. He began to worry about his friend Cyndaquil, who used to belong to May, but she's now living as a wild Pokémon in the forest.
Croconaw got up on his feet. He looked around and saw that Jahan was sleeping in his bed. The other members of his team were in their Poké Balls, on the nightstand besides Jahan's bed. Croconaw quietly tiptoed across the room. He quietly opened the door and walked out without waking up his trainer.
Croconaw squinted his eyes as he walked out from the dark bedroom to the brightly lit hallways of the Pokémon Center. Nurse Joy was too busy working downstairs to notice him going to the window. Croconaw jumped on the windowsill and looked outside. The rain and wind buffered against the Pokémon Center. A clash of thunder brightened the dark sky, illuminating the trees outside for a moment. Croconaw looked outside with a worrisome look.
"You're worried about her too?" asked a voice.
Croconaw turned around and noticed Bayleef walking towards him. "Bayleef? What are you doing out here? How did you get out from your room?" Croconaw asked.
"The same way you did…I walked out the door," answered Bayleef. "I worry about Cyndaquil too. She says she can live out in the wild, but back in the days she only survived because of us."
"And now since her trainer's given her up…"
"May didn't give up Cyndaquil! Cyndaquil was given the choice whether or not to leave May's team or not."
"Was she?"
"I heard all about it when she was talking to Drew."
"Oh!" Croconaw then looked at its feet. "Well she didn't mention that. I guess I own her an apology."
Croconaw and Bayleef both looked out to the forest outside. "I hope Cyndaquil is okay," murmured Bayleef.
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Cyndaquil was sleeping outside in the forest in her custom-built shelter. It unfortunately collapsed on top of her, giving her little protection from the rain. Cyndaquil kept her limbs inside, but it was no good. She was cold, hungry, and wet. "This sucks…" she groaned.
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The next morning, the rain and wind had stopped and Blackthorn City was now sunny. The wind did some minor damage and some drops of water dripped from the soaked tree leaves. Some of the drops of water dripped down onto Cyndaquil's nose, waking her up. Cyndaquil got up, but she felt extremely miserable. She was still hungry, she had a major headache, and she was still cold. She got up and stumbled towards the red-roofed Pokémon Center.
She got close to the Pokémon Center and looked through the glass windows. She saw the Pokémon eating their breakfast. She really…really wanted to join them. She wanted to eat something…anything. "Wow…would you look at them. So well fed and…happy…" she thought. She scanned the room and saw that Blaziken's fur was purple. "Huh…I guess Blaziken became a shiny Pokémon," Cyndaquil thought.
She hid behind a bush when she saw May walking in. May was fully dressed in her trainer's clothes, ready for another day of training. "I can't let her see me like this," she thought. She then began running away.
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"Alright guys, finish up breakfast! We got another huge day ahead of us!" May shouted happily.
"You think I'll evolve today?" asked Squirtle.
"I know you will!" May replied, happily. "Which means Blaziken…"
"I know…put on the very uncomfortable Garchomp suit," Blaziken said.
"It's just for today and then you're done," May said. May turned to Munchlax. "How's you hand today?" she asked.
Munchlax moved his stubby fingers. "They're ready for today's training," he said.
"Good! And remember, if you leave any cracks today, you'll get Poké Blocks!" she reminded him.
"Like I said before, great motivation!" Munchlax replied.
May sat down on the couch, watching her Pokémon as they were finishing their breakfast. "I know we'll make some progress today. Hopefully, our next battle against Clair will be better than last time."
Suddenly, a plate of food was shoved into her face. "Huh? What's this?" she asked herself. She looked to her side and found Jahan's Croconaw sitting on the armrest, handing her a breakfast plate. "What…is that for me?" she asked.
Croconaw looked down at his feet, as if he felt sorry about something. "Are you apologizing for what happened last night?" May asked. Croconaw nodded his head. May petted him on the head. "Ah, don't worry about that. I already got over it," she smiled, happily. "Thanks!" She took the plate from his hand and began eating. "Croconaw, what are you doing?!?" shouted a voice.
May and Croconaw looked up and saw Jahan standing next to them. "Why are you giving food to the enemy?" she asked.
"Because he's a good little Pokémon," May replied.
"I wasn't asking for your opinion! Come on, Croconaw! We got some training to do."
Croconaw jumped off the armrest and began walking outside with Jahan. May was furious! "I hate you, Jahan! You make me so mad!" she shouted. "But…one the plus side, at least your Pokémon are well behaved…sort of."
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Cyndaquil continued walking around the forest, still in horrible condition. "Oh man, I haven't felt this depressed since…since I was with my last trainer," Cyndaquil thought. She lay on her stomach as she remembered her first Pokémon Trainer.
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Cyndaquil and her trainer were walking through a forest filled with Bug Pokémon. Her trainer was a young man with long red hair. He was always so serious and uptight. Cyndaquil met him a long time ago when she was caught as a wild Pokémon. At first, she was happy to have someone care and watch over her. However, for some reason, Cyndaquil was less than amazed with the way he treated her.
The two continued walking until a bunch of poison needles came right for them. They jumped out of the way just in time. "It's an attack!" shouted her trainer. Suddenly, a group of Beedrill flew in front of them. Cyndaquil jumped in front of her trainer and blew a stream of fire towards the group of Beedrill. The Beedrill flew farther apart, making the Ember attack miss. "Oh no," Cyndaquil said.
The Beedrill stuck their stingers out in front of them. They shot out several needles from their stingers. "Watch out! It's Pin Missile!" the trainer shouted. The needles were able to hit Cyndaquil in her face. Cyndaquil bit her tongue as the needles pierced her face. Cyndaquil shook off the pain and blew off another Ember attack. One of the Beedrill was hit and he fell to the ground. The other two flew away in fear.
The trainer took out a Poké Ball and threw it at the weakened Beedrill. The ball opened up and a red light took the Beedrill in. The Ball fell to the ground and began shaking around. The red light then went off, signaling a successful capture. "Hmmm…I guess the Beedrill is worth my time," the trainer remarked. He looked down at Cyndaquil, who was lying on the ground in agony. The pain she was feeling was excoriating. "Great, you got yourself poisoned. Way to go," the trainer said, harshly. He looked through his bag. "Great, I have nothing for it, so you're just going to have to ride it out until we reach the next Pokémon Center. Now let's get going, you."
Cyndaquil tried her best to fight the pain and continued walking. "Gee, I just saved your life and scored you a strong Bug-type Pokémon. A 'thank-you' would have been good," she said, sarcastically.
"Are you giving me lip?" the trainer asked. "How many times have I told you? You must respect me as a trainer!"
"What about my respect as a Pokémon?" Cyndaquil asked.
"Weak Pokémon like you, don't deserve my respect. Once you become a powerful Typhlosion, then you have earned my respect, but until then…"
The trainer was interrupted when he heard Cyndaquil fall on the ground. The poison was getting to her. "Oh for goodness sake," the trainer said.
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Cyndaquil was taken to a Pokémon Center to be treated for her poison. Cyndaquil was taken back into the room. Nurse joy gave her an Antidote, which rid her body of the poison. After the treatment, Nurse Joy picked Cyndaquil up in her arms and walked her out to the lobby. "Here you are si…"
Nurse Joy was interrupted when she noticed that the red-haired trainer was gone. Cyndaquil was surprised too. "Are you looking for a red-haired teenage boy?" asked an old man. "He says that he's going to the next city. He wants you to give Cyndaquil to some other trainer."
Cyndaquil was devastated. Her trainer had just abandoned her. "Oh…I'm sorry Cyndaquil," Nurse Joy said, trying to comfort Cyndaquil.
"You're not sorry! You're just like him!" Cyndaquil shouted, angrily. She began to spit out huge Ember attacks throughout the Pokémon Center. Nurse Joy dropped her on the ground, frightened by her power. Cyndaquil ran out of the door and into the forest.
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"My last trainer was such a jerk," Cyndaquil muttered. "And the way May released me just made her just as bad of a trainer as he was."
"Okay Croconaw, let's try using Ice Fang again," said a voice.
Cyndaquil perked its head up. "I wonder who that is." Cyndaquil thought to herself. She got up on her feet and began to walk towards the sound of the voice. She looked over a rock and saw Jahan and his Croconaw in the field. "Oh, it's just that one guy whose face I burned," Cyndaquil muttered to herself.
She was amazed at Croconaw, however. Cyndaquil remembered Jahan taking the Totodile from Professor Elm's lab. "Could…could that be the same Totodile that I know?" Cyndaquil asked.
Croconaw stared down the dominating Tyranitar. "Croconaw, use Ice Fang!" Jahan shouted. Croconaw bared its fangs and encased them in ice. He took a jump forward and bit Tyranitar's mighty arm. He bit into the skin, freezing it and encasing it in ice. "Wow, Croconaw! You actually froze his arm!" Jahan commented on happily.
"That's pretty impressive," grunted Tyranitar. He then slammed his arm against the trees, breaking the ice. "But it's going to take more than that to take me!"
"Bring it on!" Croconaw shouted. He lunged towards Tyranitar.
Cyndaquil continued watching them battle each other. "Wow…he's pretty amazing," Cyndaquil muttered. "Hard to believe that was the same Totodile that I hung out with when we were wild Pokémon."
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After being abandoned by her trainer, Cyndaquil ran into the forest. She lied on the ground, feeling both depressed and angry. She was sad that someone thought she was weak, but angry at the fact that a human had mistreated her.
She continued sulking as someone walked up behind her. "Hi there, stranger!"
"Go away!"
"Whoa, what got into you?"
"It's none of your business!"
Cyndaquil heard footsteps walking from behind her to right in front of her. Cyndaquil looked up. It turned out to be a Totodile, a sweet and caring Totodile.
"Come on. We're friends here! What happened? Did you get abandoned by a trainer?" Totodile asked.
"Actually…yes, I was abandoned by my trainer," she confessed.
"Oh…well…that was awkward," Totodile murmured. "No…wait! No it isn't! Me and Chikorita were abandoned too."
"You…were?" asked Cyndaquil, cheering up a bit.
"Yeah. Our trainers abandoned Chikorita and me a few months ago. I'm sorry to hear that it happened to you. It doesn't feel good to get rejected, doesn't it?"
"It sucks. I'll never trust another human again."
"Yeah! I mean, if all they're going to do is treat us like dirt, what's the point of being with a trainer. A wild Pokémon has freedom and pride!"
"I guess you're right," Cyndaquil said.
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"And the rest is history," Cyndaquil thought. "Totodile, Chikorita, and I were a true group of friends. All three of us hated humans. But that was back then…now, Chikorita and Totodile…"
Suddenly, Cyndaquil began to feel angry.
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LATER IN THE DAY…
On the side of Mount Silver, several brown tents were set up. They all had a giant "G" insignia on the side. It was clear that this was the campsite of the Team Galactic Commanders. Commander Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn had gotten up early and were now eating their breakfast. Commander Neptune, after his failed attempt on the S.S. Tidal, was getting a bad reputation from the team. He was very close to demotion by Cyrus, the leader himself. "So, it's been three days and we haven't found a strong Pokémon to bring back," Saturn told Neptune. "Ready to just quit the team yet?"
"No I am not!" protested Neptune. "My grand plan on the S.S. Tidal was an epic failure, but I am sure that my new plan will be a huge success for the boss."
"And what is your new plan?" asked Mars.
"I…I…"
Neptune looked around his surroundings, hoping to fake his way through. All he saw were Team Galactic grunts staring at him. However, a red roof peeking over the trees caught his eye. "I got it!" he exclaimed.
"What?" asked Saturn.
Neptune just shoved everyone aside. "We are going to rob a Pokémon Center," Neptune said.
"Rob a Pokémon Center?" asked Saturn.
"Think about it," continued Neptune. "Pokémon Trainers often have many strong Pokémon, and they have to heal those strong Pokémon. Where do they heal them? I say we go and steal all of those Pokémon that are being held at that Pokémon Center. Who knows what will turn up?"
The Grunts and Commanders continued to look at him. "That is…actually a good idea," one of the grunts commented.
"It's so simple," agreed another.
"Why haven't we done that yet?" asked a grunt.
"Humph," grunted Mars.
"I can't believe he was able to weasel his way out of this," Saturn said, angrily.
"Well, talk is cheap unless you can back it up," mentioned Jupiter.
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EVEN LATER ON IN THE DAY…
After Croconaw's training, Jahan was praising his immense growth. "Oh man Croconaw, everyday you impress me," Jahan proudly said. "It's only been weeks and already you've learned Water Gun and Ice Fang! Heck, maybe you'll learn Aqua Tail tomorrow!"
"That would be cool!" Croconaw shouted.
"Ummm…guys," Tyranitar said.
The two turned to the side and saw that Tyranitar's arm was shivering. "I can't move my arm. I think it's frozen internally," Tyranitar moaned. "I'm scared. Really, I am."
"I'll take you to the Pokémon Center. It's probably nothing, just that a few Ice Fangs have made your arm cold," Jahan said.
Suddenly, a huge stream of fire blew in front of Tyranitar, inches from his face. "What was that?" Tyranitar asked.
"Did that warm you up?" asked a voice.
The three looked at the bushes. Out came Cyndaquil, with anger in her eyes. "Oh look, a Cyndaquil!" Jahan said. "Let's catch it!"
"Hold on! This Cyndaquil looks familiar," Croconaw murmured.
"What?!? You evolved so now you forgot your friends?!?" Cyndaquil asked.
"Cyndaquil? My lord, you look terrible."
Cyndaquil replied with another Ember attack. "Stop it! What are you doing? Did you forget we were friends?"
"I don't know. Did you forget about what you said about humans?" Cyndaquil asked. Cyndaquil then blew an Ember attack at Croconaw. Croconaw used Water Gun to kill the fire. "Look, that was different. Jahan is nothing like my last trainer! For one thing, he doesn't put me up for grabs."
"He will eventually!" Cyndaquil murmured. Cyndaquil was about to attack again, but suddenly the fire on her back was dying down. "Cyndaquil listen, go back to May!" advised Croconaw. "She can help you get stronger and feel better, like how Jahan did with me."
"Never!" Cyndaquil shouted. She opened her mouth for another fiery Ember attack, but all that came out was a small spark that Tyranitar easily put out with his mighty foot. Cyndaquil then collapsed. She had no will to fight anymore.
"Come on, let's get out of here!" Jahan said, frantically. As Jahan and Tyranitar began running away, Croconaw continued looking at a weakened Cyndaquil. "She still doesn't get it."
"Come on Croconaw, let's go!" Jahan shouted. Croconaw shook his head at Cyndaquil before running after Tyranitar and Croconaw, leaving Cyndaquil unconscious on the ground.
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THAT NIGHT…
After a few hours, Cyndaquil woke up, still hungry and dehydrated. She looked up and the night sky. She couldn't speak. She was too tired and weak. "Great…" was all she could say. She then heard the sounds of laughter, which peaked her interest. She mustered up all of her strength to walk over to the nearby Pokémon Center. Through the windows, she saw May, Drew, and her Pokémon laughing as Blaziken was struggling to take off his 'Garchomp' get-up. Cyndaquil was feeling depressed again. This time, however, she was jealous of all the fun and happiness that May and Drew's teams were having.
One thing that caught her interest was her other best friend, Chikorita…or Bayleef, as she was now. Cyndaquil was feeling worse than before. "First Totodile evolves, and now Chikorita? And she was my gal friend, too! I bet they're all powerful and strong, just because…their trainer helped them…I guess," she thought. She gulped as she got onto her feet.
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"I'm serious! Get this thing off of me!" Blaziken shouted, angrily. He was trying desperately to rip off the fake shark fins and wings, but for some reason, they were stuck. Everyone was laughing as he danced around, trying to take off the costume.
Suddenly, there was the sound of rapping (definition: to hit swiftly and sharply) against the back door of the Pokémon Center. "What in the world is that?" Drew asked.
"I'll check it out," May said. She got up from her seat and began walking towards the door. She opened it. "Hello?" she asked. There wasn't an answer. She then felt something crawling up her leg. She looked down…and finally saw the weak Cyndaquil at her foot. "Cyndaquil?!?" she shouted. "Oh my…you…look…terrible."
"Help…me," moaned Cyndaquil, before collapsing again.
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A/N: Hooray! The Conflicker's Worm didn't attack my computer. Anyway, I hope none of you guys were affected by the worm. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter!
NEXT TIME…
Cyndaquil finally decides to go back to May. She is placed under critical condition as she recovers. May sits down beside her and listens to how Cyndaquil grew to hate humans. She hopes that maybe listening to Cyndaquil will gain her trust and respect.
But their little bonding time is cut short when the power cuts out at the Pokémon Center and Team Galactic invades the building. And unfortunately, Team Rocket isn't around to stop them. What's going to happen to the Pokémon Center? Will anyone get their Pokémon stolen by Team Galactic?
Well, unlike the anime, yes! Somebody will! But who?
All of this in the next, pulse-pounding chapter of "Pokémon: Contest Chronicles!"