Last time on Tony's Journey...

Tony and Co. barely escaped the deadly Onix attack. They discovered that the Onix belonged to Brock, the Gym Leader of Pewter City. They also met Brock's flirtacious friend Katie, who is a huge fan to Josh, much to his chagrine. Now, they're making a plan to capture Onix and keep him safe before he hurts anyone else! Will they do it?

Find out now!

Night had fallen over Pewter City, and the surrounding fields. The sky was dark, and the stone grey streets were lit by their street lights. The plains outside were dark, only brightened by the flashlights of our young heroes.

Katie pouted as she leaned against a rock. Of all the boys to get stuck with on this mission, she got Tony. Sure, Tony was cute and all, but still JOSH FREAKING BELMONT! One of the greatest music artists in the world was in the general vincinity of her, and she was stuck with the country boy who spent all his time talking to his Butterfree. Joy.

"Hey, Katie," Brock's voice said on her walkey talkey. "Have you seen anything?"

"Nope," said Katie into her own walkey talkey. "Nothing on our side."

"Nothing over here," said Tayuyu. She and Josh were staking out the other side of town. Lucky... thought Katie, unhappily.

"Nothing on our side," said Kirby, as he and Brock kept their eyes on the exit. "No sign of any Onix, or anything else."

"Say," said Tayuyu into her own walkey talkey. "Where's Officer Jenny? She's not with us."

Brock took the walkie from Kirby. "She's on her way," he said. "She said she had to get something from the station."

"Hey!" Tony said, catching Katie's attention. "Over there!"

Katie turned to see Jenny's squad car driving towards them. The car stopped, and the door popped open, Jenny getting out in full uniform. "Any sign of Onix?" she asked, as she walked towards them, carrying a box in her arms.

"Nope," said Tony. "What's in the box?" he asked, curiously.

Jenny opened the box to reveal several disk-shaped metal devices. "These are tracking devices!" she said, proudly. "Even if we lose Onix, if we slap one of these on him, we'll be able to track him down!"

Katie nodded as she took a few of the trackers. "Very cool!" she said, impressed. She quickly pocketed the two trackers.

Jenny nodded. "I need to bring these to the others, so they can use them too," she said, heading back to her car. "Good luck!"

"Thanks!" both Katie and Tony called, with a "Bree!" from Lucky.

"Alright," said Katie. "Now we just have to wait."

Tony leaned back against the rock, flipping out his Pokedex again, looking through Onix's data. "I wonder if Onix is asleep?" he said. "Maybe that's why he hasn't come out."

Katie shrugged as she leaned against the rock too. "Who knows?" she asked, sleepily. "I'm tired," she complained.

Tony shrugged. "Well, you didn't have to stay out here..."

"Yeah, I did!" said Katie. "Brock's a good friend of mine! If I needed help, I'd want him to come and help him!"

Tony shrugged. "Alright then. Wonder how Josh and Tayuyu are doing?"

Katie scowled. It's not fair! I get stuck here, while sweet little Tayuyu gets to hang with the boy of my dreams! Of all the lousy luck...

Tony flipped through his Pokedex, oblivious to Katie's dilemma. Beside him, Butterfree gave a yawn. Tony yawned too, patting her on the head. "Next time someone asks me to sit in a rocky field in the middle of night to look for a killer Pokemon, please don't let me," he told the Bug Type.

Lucky nodded in agreement, before landing on Tony's head. The boy's messy blonde hair was rather comfy. With another yawn, the Butterfree fell asleep, leaving Tony and Katie the only ones up. Oh, joy.

"Maybe we should all just go home," yawned Katie, sleepily. "I bet Onix will be up in the morning."

Tony didn't reply. He was too bust looking at Onix's data from the Pokedex, trying to find something they could use against him. "Hey," he said. "It says here that Onix have really poor eyesight, and rely mostly on their sense of smell and the vibrations on the ground to find their enemies."

Katie yawned. "Yeah, so?" she asked. "That's kinda common knowledge."

Tony shrugged. "Well, at least I'm trying!" he said. "Come on! You said Brock was your friend, so why don't you help?"

"I am helping," Katie said. "I'm just tired..." She leaned back against the pointed rock. "Wake me when something interesting happens..."

Tony rolled his eyes as he checked his Pokedex again. "I hope you're okay, Onix," he said to himself.

A tremor on the ground answered him. "Nix..."

Tony jumped up off of the rock, falling onto his rear-end. Lucy toppled off of his head, waking as she hit the ground too. "What the-?"

Slowly, Onix's head poked out of the dirt, his eyes filled with confused rage. The rock that they had been lying on was his horn! And Katie was still on top of his head!

"Katie!" shouted Tony. "Wake up!"

Katie yawned sleepily. "Five more minutes, Josh dear."

Ignoring the Josh dear comment, Tony shouted again, "Come on! You're in danger!"

"Bree!" shouted Lucky.

Katie's eyes slowly opened. "I'm up, I'm up..." she moaned, standing up. She fell over, surprised that the ground was moving, and landed right on Onix's snout. She slowly turned to stare right at Onix's huge, angry eyes. "Holy-!" she began.

Onix roared angrily, shaking his head in an attempt to dislodge the girl. Katie screamed as she grabbed onto the beast's horn. "Tony! GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!"

Tony stared up at the massive beast. "Uh... How?"

"DO SOMETHING!" shouted Katie.

The Onix roared and began to slither off towards the Pewter City, the girl still gripping his horn. "I'll think of something!" shouted Tony. He pulled out his walkie talkie. "Everyone! We've found Onix!"

"What?" Brock's voice said. "We're on our way, alright? You and Katie just keep away from him!"

"Uh, that's gonna be hard..." Tony said. "Katie's kinda on Onix's head."

"What!" This time it was Jenny who spoke. "Oh, darn it! How'd that happen?"

Tony chuckled weakly. "Long story..."

"TONY!" shouted Katie. "GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!"

"Hey, Tony!" said Tayuyu into her own walkey. "I think I see you two! We're on our way! Come out Blaze!"

Tony nodded. All he had to do now, was keep out of trouble... and get Katie off the giant rampaging monster. Oh joy. "Katie!" he shouted. "See if you can climb down!"

"I'm trying that!" shouted Katie. "He won't stop moving! I'm too young to die!" she wailed.

Tony sighed. "Alright!" he shouted, chasing after Onix as he wriggled towards Pewter. "I'll think of something! By the way, you should put one of those trackers on his head, just in case we lose him!"

"I'm about to die and that's all you can think about?" shouted Katie as she gripped Onix's horn.

"Well, you should!" Tony shouted. "Just in case! Besides, we can use on to track you down too!"

Katie groaned. "Fine!" she shouted, pulling the black disk from her pocket and slapping it on the Onix's horn. The red light began to glow brightly. "Now what do I do?" she screamed as Onix bucked, nearly throwing her to the ground and an inevitible broken spinal cord.

Tony grunted as he kept running after the Rock Snake, trying to think. "Lucky!" he said. "Do you think you could carry Katie down here?"

Lucky stared at the boy incredulously.

"Right, dumb question," Tony said. "Well, we need to do something! Otherwise Katie might fall!"

"Any ideas?" shouted Katie as Onix roared, struggling to shake her off of his head.

"I'm working on it!" Tony replied. "Just gimme a second!"

"Come on!" Katie yelled.

"Tony! Katie!" a familiar voice cried.

Tony looked up to see Tayuyu and Josh riding on Blaze and flying towards Onix. "We're on our way!" shouted Tayuyu. "Just sit tight!"

The Onix gave another mighty buck. "I don't think I caaaaaaaaaan!" Katie screamed as she was thrown off the Onix.

Time seemed to slow down. Katie plummeted to the ground while Blaze charged for her, Tayuyu and Josh both filled with horror as the girl plummeted to the ground. Blaze shot foward, barely intercepting the girl as she fell. The Charizard fell to the earth with a thud and a scream, not able to withstand the weight of three people. Blaze moaned in agony as her scales were scratched by the hard earth, cutting into her skin. She slid across the gravel coming to a stop. The children were tossed from her back.

Katie winced as she was thrown off, ready to hit the hard ground. However, she found herself landing on a nice, soft lap. She looked up to see that she had landed on a dazed and bruised Josh Belmont. "My hero!" she squealed, hugging his neck.

Josh sweatdropped. "Uh..."

"Enough of the mushy stuff!" shouted Tayuyu, standing up. She returned the badly battered Blaze to her Pokeball. "Take five girl. Let's see Kyubi take a shot!" She pulled out another Pokeball and tossed it.

Kyubi emerged from the Pokeball, glaring up at the Onix. "Ni nine tail tails! Nine tal ninetails!" (I beat you once! I'll do it again!)

Onix roared down at the pitiful little fox who dared stand against him. "ONIX! ONIX! ONIX!" (DESTROY! DESTROY! DESTROY!) He charged at the Ninetails, shooting towards him with a deadly tackle attack.

"Dodge it, Kyubi!" shouted Tayuyu.

The ninetails easily leaped aside from the Onix's attack. "Nine!"

"Now, charge up your Solar Beam!" shouted Tayuyu.

Josh slapped himself. "Uh, aren't you forgetting something?" he asked. "Solar Beam needs sunlight! There is no sun out at night!"

Tayuyu froze. "I... I don't need you to scold me!" shouted Tayuyu, cross that her plan was going to fail.

Josh sighed. "Looks like it's my turn!" He pulled a pair of shiny Pokeballs from his pocket. "Alright, come on out! Nidoking, Vaporeon, on stage!"

Vaporeon appeared again, looking ready to please her trainer again. By her side, a large, purple Pokemon appeared.

"Wow," said Tony, holding up his Pokedex. "A real Nidoking!" he said, impressed.

"Nidoking, the Drill Pokemon," the Pokedex chimed. "Nidoking is final form of the Male Nidoran. It is a Poison/Ground type. It evolves when exposed to a Moonstone, which are often found in Mt. Moon. This Pokemon is a very proud and powerful, and it is capable of amazing feats of strength. The horn on its head is capable of smashing stone, earning this Pokemon the name of the Drill Pokemon. This Pokemon tends to be difficult to obtain, but it is very popular amongst collectors. This specimen is about six years old and obviously male. It knows the moves Horn Attack, Surf, Poison Jab, and Earth Power."

"Alright, Vaporeon, Nidoking!" shouted Josh, pointing at the Onix. "Both of you use Surf!" (A/N: Yes, Nidoking can learn Surf in the later games.)

"Nido!"

"Vapor!"

Both Pokemon shot blasts of water out of their mouthes, spinning until they became massive waves. They slammed into the Onix, dousing him with water. With a pained cry, the Onix hit the ground, kicking up a spray of wet dirt that splattered all over the place...

Including Josh, Tayuyu and Katie.

"Smooth move, pretty boy," said Tayuyu, sarcastically.

"Dibs on the shower when we go back to Pewter," muttered Josh.

"Ahh! It's Josh Belmont's mud!" Katie squealed. "I'm never washing again!"

Josh and Tayuyu stared like Katie had grown a second head.

Katie chuckled. "Kidding, kidding! I'm not thay crazy!"

"Riiight..."

"Hey, guys!" Tony ran up breathlessly, Butterfree right behind him. "Are you all okay?"

"Well, we're filthy, tired and nearly just got killed, but other than that, just peachy," said Josh unhappily.

"Next time this happens, do me a favor and make me say no," Tayuyu grumbled.

"Hey!" Katie said. "Brock's my friend! We have to help him out!"

Tony raised an eyebrow. "But you were just saying..."

"Hey down there!"

The teens looked up to see Brock and Kirby on Taka, flying down to them. They both hopped off the exhausted bird as they landed, and Kirby returned the tired Pidgeot to her Pokeball. Most Bird Pokemon were not used to carrying more than one person.

Brock ran over to the kids. "Officer Jenny's on her way!" he informed them. "Where's Onix?"

Before they could say anything at all, a high pitched "Vaaaapoooor!" shot through the air as Vaporeon flew over head, hitting the ground. The Water Type had been knocked out.

Josh panicked. "Ahh! Vaporeon!" he yelled, grabbing her. "Are you okay?"

Vaporeon managed to crack open an eye. "Vape..."

Josh pulled out his Pokeball, returning the Eeveelution. "Sorry girl. I got distracted."

"Look!" Kirby said, pointing. "Onix and that Nidoking are fighting!"

Sure enough, Onix and Nidoking were circling each other, squaring off as they prepared for a fierce battle.

"Use Earth Power, Nidoking!" shouted Josh.

With a roar, Nidoking smashed his foot onto the ground, sending a shockwave through the ground until it erupted under the massive Onix. The beast roared as it crashed into the ground. However, he wasn't out yet. He rose up and roared, swinging his massive tail at the Nidoking and knocking him on his back.

"Nido! King nido!" Nidoking roared, standing up. The attack had barely done anything to him.

"Alright!" Josh said, growling. "Take him down with-!"

"No, wait!" Brock shouted. "I need to talk to him!"

"What?" Katie said, surprised. "Brock are you nutty?"

"I need to talk to him!" Brock repeated. "I want to try and calm him down, before anyone else gets hurt!" he cried, running towards Onix.

Tony whistled. "That guy's insane."

"Well, wouldn't you do the same for your Pokemon?" asked Tayuyu.

Tony thought about it. "Point made," he said.

"Onix!" Brock shouted. "Onix, it's me! Brock!"

The Onix stared down at the tiny little man who dared approach him. "Onix!" he roared.

Brock raised his hands at the Rock Snake. "I know you're upset!" he said. "But we want to help you! Just calm down, okay?"

Onix roared and swing his tail at Brock, angry at his intrusion. Brock screamed as the tail knocked him on his back, dazing him.

"Oh, no! Brock!" Katie shouted.

"Nidoking!" yelled Josh. "Use Surf again!"

"King!" roared Nidoking, swirling into another massive wave and smashing into Onix. Taking advantage of the Pokemon's struggle, Brock got up and started to head back to the kids, moaning in pain.

"ONIX!" roared Onix, smashing his tail into Nidoking once more. The Ground/Poison type was knocked aside, badly hurt. He moaned as he blacked out. Josh quickly returned him to his Pokeball before Onix could attack him in his weakened state.

Onix roared as he slithered after the retreating Brock. "ONIX!"

"Don't worry Brock!" shouted Katie, pulling out a Pokeball and twirling it basketball style before tossing it. "We're on our way! Athena, go get 'em!"

A proud looking Pidgeot emerged from the Pokeball. "Pidgey!" she chirped, landing on the ground next to her trainer.

"Athena!" Katie said. "Go save Brock, hurry!"

"Pidgey!" shouted Athena, taking off and shooting for Brock. She swooped down and grabbed Brock by his black vest, carrying him away from the Onix.

"T-thanks!" said Brock, as the Pidgeot carried him away from the rampaging Onix.

Onix angrily roared as Brock flew off with the Pidgeot. He smashed his tail into the ground, massive boulders being ripped from the earth. The Rock Snake siezed a boulder with his mouth and tossed it at the Pidgeot.

"Watch out!" shouted Katie.

Athena's eyes widened as she dodged the rock, narrowly avoiding the boulder. Onix snarled as he tossed more and more at the bird and the Gym Leader. Athena weaved and dodged the rocks as they shot for her. Thankfully, the Pidgeot finally managed to get Brock safely to the ground.

Brock gave a gasp of relief. "Safe at last..."

"BROCK YOU MORON!" shouted Katie into the young man's ear. "YOU COULD'VE GOTTEN KILLED!"

Brock shrank back. "...Sorry..."

"Uh, guys!" said Kirby. "We've still got trouble here!"

Onix roared as he grabbed another boulder, preparing to toss it at them.

"Growlithe, Flamethrower now!"

A massive blast of fire scorched Onix's face, forcing him to boulder to the earth.

Officer Jenny stood at the ready, with a very crabby and sleepy looking Nurse Joy at her side. An orange and striped Dog Pokemon was at the police officer's feet.

Tony naturally flipped out his Pokedex. "Might as well..." he muttered.

"Growlithe," the Pokedex said. "The Puppy Pokemon. A pure Fire-Type, Growlithe is a loyal guard dog who will stay at his trainer's side through thick or thin. It will obey its trainer's every order. This subject is a female, and is roughly five years old."

Brock shot across the field to the two women. "My heroes!" he cheered, hugging both women.

Nurse Joy then proceded to knee him in the crotch. "Dang it Brock! What'd I tell you about that!" the Nurse screamed.

The teenages stared, surprised. "What the..." they muttered in unison.

"Sorry..." muttered Brock, picking himself off the ground.

"What was that?" Tony asked.

Katie rubbed the back of her head. "Well, not all Nurse Joys are... joyful, you know."

Nurse Joy whirled around in Katie's direction. "What you call me?"

Katie blinked. "Uh, nothing, nothing at all!"

"Alright, everyone!" Jenny shouted. "We need to spread out and surround Onix! Then, we hit him with everything we've got! We have to knock him out!" She turned to Brock as the kids surrounded the roaring Onix. "Get your Pokeball ready!" she said. "We'll weaken him up for you!"

"Right!" the teens shouted. They quickly split up, each one taking their Pokemon and preparing to strike at the Onix.

"Sorry, Onix!" shouted Katie as she and Athena flanked him from the left. "But this is for your own good! Use Hyper Beam, Athena!"

"Pidgey!" chirped Athena, before blasting Onix right in the face with a burst of pure energy. The blast caused Onix to screech in pain.

Tony pulled out Alph's Pokeball, throwing it to the ground. The Spinarak emerged, this time looking very eager. The Pokedex wasn't kidding about it being noctornal. "Alph!" Tony said. "We need to help too! Lucky, Silver Wind, and Alph, use your Poison Stings!"

Both Pokemon obeyed, (albiet Alph was reluctant) and began to pelt the Onix with their own attacks. They weren't very effective, but Josh took care of that quickly. "Come on out, Magmar!" the rockstar yelled. "Hit him with your Lava Plume!"

A fiery Magmar emerged, her eyes blazing. She roared as she unleashed a burst of hot flames and magma, striking Onix.

Tayuyu tossed her own Pokeball, as did Kirby.

"Use Focus Blast, Mach!"

"Use Razor Wind, Blade!"

The Fightning Type and the Bug Type emerged and quickly blasted at Onix, their attacks hitting it full force. The beast finally went down, kicking up an explosion of dust and gravel. Tayuyu pulled out her inhaler as the dust cloud enveloped, breathing into it and waving the dust away. "Did we win?" she asked, once the dust began to die down.

The answer came soon enough. Onix laid on the ground, his eyes closed and his face contorted in pain. He was out cold.

"We did it!" cheered Katie.

Brock didn't hesitate. He tossed the Pokeball in his hands. It hit Onix's head, and absorbed the Rock Snake inside. The Pokeball shook a few times before finally finishing with a "DING!"

Brock gave a sigh of relief. "We did it," he said, happily. "Thanks a lot everyone!"

"Come on!" Jenny said. "We need to get Onix to the Pokemon Center!"

Everyone agreed. The sooner they got to the center, they got to go to bed too!

Midnight had passed, and yet the teens were still in the waiting room, anticipating Nurse Joy's return. The grumpy Nurse had taken Onix back into her office to check him out. The kids were covered in mud, dirt and dust, and their eyes were barely open. Their Pokemon looked exhausted as well, except for Alph, who quite enjoyed the dark, even if he was stuck in the Pokemon Center. The Spider Pokemon was crawling over everything and anything.

Brock was pacing nervously around the room, while Officer Jenny was nodding off in one of the chairs, sleepily.

Finally, Nurse Joy came out, a grim expression on her face.

Brock shot up. "Is he okay?" he demanded, grabbing onto the Nurse's shoulders. "Is he okay?"

Nurse Joy raised an eyebrow. "No touching rule, Brock," she said.

Brock let her go. "Sorry," he said.

Nurse Joy nodded. "Your Onix is fine," she said. "He's up and at 'em, perfectly healthy."

Brock gave a breath of relief. "Phew," he said. "I was worried that when you came out looking so grim..."

"'Looking so grim'?" Joy said, her mood changing in an instant. "What do you mean by 'grim'?"

Brock stepped back. "Uh, I'm just saying..."

"What, you're saying that I'm grumpy?" snapped Joy, grabbing Brock by the collar. "I'm not grumpy! I'm as happy as a kid in the candy store!" She put on a huge, unconvincing and scary grin. "I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO STAY UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND HELP PEOPLE, SEVERLY STRESSING ME OUT AND REDUCING MY SLEEPING TIME! I'M ALWAYS HAPPY! I'M - NURSE - JOY!"

Jenny grabbed her friend by the shoulder. "Okay, that's enough coffee for you," she said, pulling the Nurse off the now frightened Brock. "Sorry about her, she's had about twelve cups of coffee tonight. She's a little crazy..."

"I AM NOT CRAZY!" Joy roared. "I'M A PERFECTLY HAPPY..."

Thankfully, a caffine coma followed her outrage. Joy fell over onto Jenny, fast asleep within an instant.

Tony blinked. "That was scary..."

Brock nodded. "It sure was..."

"I'll get Joy to bed," said Jenny. "You guys better get rested up too." She turned to Brock. "You can pick up Onix in the morning!" she said. "Oh, and, uh 'we hope to see you again'!" she finished with a very Nurse Joy-ish bow, making sure to emulate the Pokemon Center experience.

Tony and Brock laughed as Jenny carried her friend to her bedroom. "Thanks a lot," said Brock, shaking Tony's hand. "If it hadn't been for you kids, who knows how long Onix could have been enraged."

Tony rubbed the back of his head. "Oh, it's not such a big deal. But I know a way you can repay me!"

Brock laughed. "With a battle, right?"

Tony nodded. "Me verses you, tomorrow afternoon! Sound good?"

Brock nodded. "Sounds great! I accept your challenge!"

"Right!" said Tony. "You hear that guys? I'm..." He paused when he caught sight of his friends. They were all fast asleep on their chairs.

Tony chuckled as he began to feel fatigue sink into himself. "Well, I guess I get a room to myself tonight!"

Author Note:

I NEVER WANT TO WRITE A FIGHT SCENE WITH AN ONIX EVER AGAIN.

So many freaking Rock Throws... Ugh...

Well, the good news is that I've pretty much finished the next chapter, so I can work on Explorers of Prehistory and Fast Love 2 more this coming week. Until then, see you next week folks!