Pokemon Saga: FireRed and LeafGreen
CHAPTER 10: EVIL ON THE RISE!
Route 6
Red was still at a loss of what happened. He leaned back against the tree and shut his eyes, pain flaring in his mind once more. He had lost to Blue. Again. His pride had been destroyed by his loss to his rival. He had hope of finally beating Blue, but of course he just wasn't good enough.
"Char!". "Pika!" "Nido!"
His Pokemon were also trying to cheer him up, but Red just kept his eyes shut, thinking about his loss.
"Guys, stop. I don't want to talk right now", Red sighed at his Pokemon who kept trying to cheer him up. He grit his teeth, still remembering what Blue said.
"...I should have know someone like you is a sad excuse for a Pokemon trainer".
Red knew Blue was right. He was not fit to be a Pokemn trainer. Because he let his emotions get the better of him, Red harmed his own Pokemon badly. It pained him greatly to know it was all reality and not some kind of dream.
"Char!" Charmeleon exclaimed, puffing out his chest. The Fire lizard was trying to show his trainer the pride that existed, but Red growled.
"Guys, stop it! I said to leave me alone!" Before any of his Pokemon could react at Red's tone, the trainer quickly pulled out their Poke Balls and returned them in their rightful capsules and set them down on the floor. He ignored his Pokemon's plead to be let out of their balls and rested his head back. His arm lay draped over his bag, which was next to him and the Poke Balls lay next to it as well. He silently sobbed to himself, not able to get over what had happened. He felt darkness taking him and was about to fall asleep when his Pokegear rang. Red looked over and saw the caller ID was his mother. If it were anyone else, he would have just ignored them but seeing as he had not talked to his mom in a while, and needed some advice, he picked up the phone and accepted the call.
"Hello...?" Red asked, warily. On the other end, his mother's cheery voice greeted him.
"Hiya, Red! How are you? ow has your journey been so far?" Delia asked, excitedly.
"Huh, yeah it's been good I guess", Red replied. Right away, Delia knew something was wrong. She could tell by her son's tone that he was not in the best of moods. Still, she decided to confirm it.
"Red, Poli's here too! He missed you alot!" Delia exclaimed. Red's heart skipped a beat when he heard his Poliwrath happily greet him on the other end. He greatly missed Poli as well and considering what had just happened, he felt like crying right there. He still cracked a smile and answered back.
"Hey there Poli. How's life?"
"Poli!" Poli exclaimed. He and Delia both gave worried expressions to each other. The response they got didn't sound too good. Delia knew something was up.
"Red, what's wrong? Why do you sound so defeated?"
"It's nothing. I just...faced my first defeat in a battle".
"So what? Red, everyone loses in a Pokemon Battle at some point! You're really letting that get to you?"
"It's not that! I didn't lose to anyone like that. It's the fact that I lost to Blue", Red said. Delia noticed the venom in her son's voice when he said his rival's name.
"What's wrong? Did you two get into a fight?" Delia asked concerned.
"Yeah. I lost and Blue taunted me badly. Maybe I should just come home and give up on my dream".
"What? Red, don't be serious!" Delia gasped. She knew her son's dream was to become a Pokemon Master, just like his father was. How could he forget about it so easily?
"Mom, I harmed my Pokemon because of my selfishness. If that's how things will turn out, then I don't want to hurt anyone again. I might as well come home", Red said, sadness in his voice. His Poke Balls rattled, all of his Pokemon begging Red not to do this.
"Absolutly not!" Red was taken back by his mother's harsh tone. That was unexpected.
"Red, I know the whole 'rivalry' between you and Blue, and I know how you are feeling right now but listen. You shouldn't let a simple setback get to you like that. Are you really going to give up on your dream just because of a simple loss? You're much better than that!"
Red suddenly had second thoughts about his decision. His mom was right. Why was he getting so worked up over such a thing?
"*sigh* You're right Mom. I don't know what I was thinking", Red said. He practically could see the smile on Delia's face on the other end.
"That's more like it! Now stop mopping around and continue on with your dream! Take your father's advice. Train hard and be happy. You'll beat Blue, don't worry. But don't let such a trivial thing stop you".
Red smiled. "Thanks mom. I promise, I'll be the best and win the Pokemon League! I'll become a Pokemon Master like dad and be the best that no one ever was!"
"Good luck on your journey, Red. You have my number, so call me if you need advice".
"Poli!" Poli exclaimed on the other end. Red laughed. "Kay, by guys". After that, Delia hung up and Red put his Pokegear away. Knowing it was the right thing to do, he took out his Poke Balls. He let out his three Pokemon, who looked at him curiously.
"Hey guys, I just want to say that I'm sorry. I shoudn't have acted out like that and I know you guys have my back", Red said. All three Pokemon beamed up at him, forgiveness in their eyes.
"Char!" "Pika!" "Nido!"
Red laughed, knowing he had the best kind of friends in the world. He got up and slung his bag over his shoulder.
"Alright guys, let's go to Vermilion City!"
Route 7
Blue sighed as he put his Pokedex away and walked in the other direction from before. On the spot he was previously at, an unconscious Venonat lay on the ground. Wartortle was next to Blue, eyeing the tall grass for any sign of uncomformity.
"Another Venonat. I swear that's all we've seen ever since we left Vermilion", Blue said, scowling. He continued to walk up the hill, taking long steps to traverse easier.
Red, you stupid idiot. Blue narrowed his eyes when he thought of his rival. Did he really not know what he had done? How stupid to not notice it. Thinking about this made Blue's hatred towards Red grow even more.
He doesn't even know how much he's hurt me. All those times...
Blue hopped over a ledge and skillfully landed on the ground. Wartortle hopped next to him. Both shut their eyes and concentrated for a while until Blue heard something. It was very faint and only for a second, but he heard the rustle of bushes to his right and immediatly acted.
"Pound!" Wartortle sprung towards the bushes as fast as he could and slammed his paw down on the target. After that, he fired a burst of water, dealing more damage to his opponent and soon the struggling stopped. Blue walked over as Wartortle stepped aside to reveal none other than an unconscious Raticate.
"A Raticate, huh? Would be a great asset to my team, but I'm not really into these Pokemon. I'll just capture it and send it to gramps", Blue said. He pulled out a Poke Ball and immediatly caught the Raticate, and clapped the ball back on his belt.
"Come on, Wartortle. Let's go". Blue walked away from the spot and continued on to his destination. He walked for about ten minutes until he heard something.
"...Who's there?" Blue said without opening his eyes and turning around. He was really good at hearing, so it was no surprise to Wartortle by now that his trainer had heard a twig snap behind them.
"Hehe, you're a clever kid. You look like a tough guy", a deep voice said. Blue didn't know why, but he somehow got irked by the sound of that voice. It was deep and annoying. Blue turned around to find a man with purple hair pulled into a spike and had a black uniform with a red "R" in the middle. He had yellow lines on the neck and sleeves of his shirt.
Judging by the uniform, Blue immediatly knew it was Team Rocket and he gripped a Poke Ball.
"Ah ah ah, you don't want to do that. Let's just talk this out now, alright?" the man said. Blue didn't say anything, but glared at the man. The man chuckled at the reaction he got.
"No words, huh? Fine. I'm Petrel, one of the four Executives of Team Rocket, and I have come to steal your Pokemon!"
Blue scoffed. He didn't seem the slightest intimidated by the man. If anything, the man looked like an idiot.
"Steal my Pokemon? I don't think so! And what makes you think I'm scared of you?" Blue sneered. Petrel growled.
"Talking back is a big mistake kid, especially to an Executive like me. Now give me your Pokemon or el-".
"Or else what? You fight me and I win so you go crying back to your boss? Yeah, I feel kind of nice today so run off while you can!" Blue said turning around.
"Hey! Don't turn your back on me! Arrggh! Fine, you asked for it! Go, Houndour!"
"Douuuurrr!" the black hound Pokemon roared as he shot out of his Poke Ball and rushed towards Blue with Fire Fang. Blue just smirked and turned around.
"Skull Bash". Houndour was suddenly struck by Wartortle in the face with his shell, making the dog drop to the ground in pain. Petrel was surprised Blue had managed to counter his attack so quickly, but shrugged it off.
"Get back up and use Bite!"
"Dodge it and use Bubblebeam!" Houndour dashed towards Wartortle and was about to chomp his sharp teeth on the turtle, but Wartortle darted away at the last second and took the opportunity to shoot out bubbles that struck Houndour.
"Dour!" Houndour cried out as he was blasted aside by the super effective attack. Petrel barked for the hound to get up, and Blue smirked.
"Hit him with Water Gun!" Wartortle shot out a stream of water at Houndour, hitting him dead on and knocking him back down.
"Arrgghh! Houndour, get up you lazy mutt!" Petrel roared.
"Go for a Skull Bash!" Blue exclaimed. Wartortle rushed towards his opponent and lunged at him, aiming to smash his head into him. However, Houndour was ready this time and he easiy avoided the attack, much to Wartortle's surprise and brought a paw down, slamming Wartortle down.
"War!" Wartortle shouted, trying to break free of Houndour's grip. Houndour, however, wasn't going to let Wartortle go easily. He wanted payback for that little beating he got.
"Dourrr...", Houndour snarled. Blue grit his teeth. He hadn't been counting on this to happen. Petrel on the other hand was ecstatic and jumping for joy.
"Yess! Hold him down, Houndour! Roast his ass with Incinerate!" Petrel exclaimed. Houndour took a breath of fire and let out a hot blaze that scorched Wartortle greatly.
"Tortle!" Wartortle cried out in pain.
"Rggh! Wartortle, Brine!" Blue exclaimed. Wartortle grit his teeth and let out a torrent of water that washed over Houndour, making him let go and fall back in pain. Seeing as his opponent was down, Wartortle got up and shot a glare towards Houndour.
"Oh no. Get up, you filthy-", Petrel said before Blue cast him a deadly glare.
"Finish this off with Bubblebeam!" Wartortle grinned and blasted the down Houndour with a stream of bubbles, not stopping until Houndour was knocked out for good. Petrel was shocked to have been beaten so easily by a kid.
"Wha-how?! That Houndour was really powerful! How did you beat it?!" Petrel exclaimed grabbing his head with both hands. If all his Pokemon were knocked out, that meant he failed the mission. And if he failed the mission...oh no.
"The boss is going to kill me!" Petrel whimpered. He then angrily glared at Blue. "Y-you skank! I'll get you next time!" Blue scoffed as Petrel returned the Houndour and ran off.
"What an idiot. These Team Rocket guys are a joke", Blue said shaking his head. Wartortle waddled over to him and Blue looked in the distance.
*sigh* "Come on, let's head to Celadon City".
Route 6, en route to Vermilion City
Red let out an angry cry as he failed to catch a Starly that had flown away at great speed.
"Why does this happen to me every time?!" Red whined.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu exclaimed, angry at how his opponent had fled. Red sighed and decided to not cry about it. He returned Pikachu to his Poke Ball and continued on the path he was walking. It had been a half hour since his mother had convinced him to continue his journey. Now, he was more determined to show Blue what he was made of.
"Just you watch, Blue. I'm going to beat you really badly!" Red exclaimed clenching his fist. He whistled to himself as he walked, thinking about his main goal. The Pokemon League was a tough challenge that every trainer struggled against, but Red was going to clear it at all costs. After all, he was the son of a Pokemon Master.
"Huh, what's that sound?" Red wondered as he looked around. Hearing the rustling of bushes made him stop and wonder what that was before a blur jumped out of the bushes and landed in front of him. It was a Pokemon that resembled a dog of sort. It was blue and had black marking on its paws. A small set of dreadlocks was on its head and Red could feel some sort of feeling coming from the Pokemon.
"What the heck is that?!" Red exclaimed.
"Rio!" the dog like Pokemon growled. Red felt startled by the hostility but nonetheless scanned the Pokemon with his Pokedex.
"Riolu, the Emanation Pokemon. Moves are Aura Sphere, Quick Attack, Focus Punch, Growl, Calm Mind, Force Palm and Iron Tail", Red said, excited at the fact this Pokemon knew Iron Tail. "But wait, it says here that Aura Sphere is learned only after Riolu evolves! How is this possible?"
"Rio...", Riolu growled again. Red was still confused as to how the Pokedex said Riolu knew the attack. Maybe the device was glitched or something? He would have to ask Professor Oak. Right now, he had a Pokemon to catch.
"Alright, Nidoran let's go!" Red exclaimed bringing out the proud purple mouse.
"Nido!" Nidoran exclaimed getting in a fighting stance. Riolu saw that the trainer was going in for a fight so he gladly accepted the challenge.
"Rio! Rio!" Riolu barked, ushering for his opponent to attack first. Red frowned at the attitude the Riolu was giving off and knew immediatly this was another Pikachu.
"Alright then. Poison Sting!" Nidoran spat out the Poison Sting at his opponent, but Riolu easily dodged by a longshot. He then rushed towards Nidoran at fast speed and rammed the mouse back with his shoulder.
"Whoa!" Red yelped, awestruck by the speed Riolu just used. That meant Riolu had used Quick Attack, or so Red assumed. He still wasn't going to let such a thing stop him and neither was Nidoran.
"Let's show him you can fight! Nidoran, go for a Tackle!"
Nidoran sprinted towards Riolu and lunged at the dog, but Riolu leapt over and slammed his paw on Nidoran's back. A split second later, a burst of energy erupted from the spot, sending Nidoran flying back skidding on the ground while Riolu merely landed on his feet. Red was bewildered at the sight of such a strong attack.
"That is Force Palm?!" Red exclaimed looking at what his Pokedex had to say. He gulped and looked back at the Riolu, who was growling again.
"Nido...", Nidoran snarled. He didn't like how he was being tossed around like a ragdoll and not being able to land any hits. He decided to step things up a bit.
"Sludge!" Red exclaimed. Riolu was not expecting a purple blob to shoot out at him, barely giving him enough time to dodge. Before he could do anything else, Nidoran suddenly rammed into him, sending the two on the ground scuffling in an all out brawl. Riolu and Nidoran both tossed and struggled to overpower the other, rolling around on the ground.
"No!" Red exclaimed as Riolu suddenly kicked Nidoran off him and letting him tumble back before letting out a Growl attack.
"Man, that thing is tough! We gotta fight with everything we have, Nidoran!" Red exclaimed. Nidoran agreed with him and got back up.
"Go in for the old classic Tackle!" Nidoran charged at Riolu, making sure to never take his eyes off and not slow down. Riolu however, seemed calm and waited for Nidoran to get closer before pulling both his arms back and forming a blue energy ball in them.
Nidoran didn't have time to dodge as he was hit in the face with a powerful Aura Sphere, taking him out of the fight immediatly. Red gawked as Nidoran slid back, swirls in his eyes.
"So it does know Aura Sphere! But how?!" Red said. Maybe it was rare. Such occurences did happen. He'd have to ask Professor Oak later. Right now, he had his eyes set on his target.
"Charmeleon, let's go!" Charmeleon popped out of his Poke Ball and landed on the ground, letting out a powerful roar. Riolu was slightly intimidated by his new foe, but got in a fight stance nonetheless.
"Ember!" Riolu swiftly stepped aside as the fireball seared past, barely grazing his shoulder. Wasting no time, Riolu sprinted towards Charmeleon with Quick Attack and attempted to defeat the lizard with a Force Palm. Riolu was shocked when Charmeleon slashed his claws on his face, knocking him back.
"Fury Swipes!" Red called out. Charmeleon began to valiantly slash Riolu in the face, but the dog kicked him off and retaliated with several punches. Not liking how he was getting beat to the dirt, Charmeleon roared and shoved Riolu back, then blasted him with Ember.
However, that wasn't enough as Riolu got up and prepared to launch another Aura Sphere, much to Red's horror.
"Oh no! We have to stop it! Flame Wheel!" Charmeleon didn't need to be told twice as he kicked off his feet and spun into the burning wheel, rolling towards Riolu as breakneck speed. Riolu saw his opponent coming and launched the Aura Sphere, which collided with Charmeleon head on. But to Riolu's shock, Charmeleon pushed through and continued on his route towards Riolu. The dog like Pokemon didn't have time to dodge and was hit with Flame Wheel head on, sending him flying and landing on his back. Charmeleon resurfaced from his attack and slumped down on one knee.
As if taking the beating from Riolu wasn't enough, he had taken a direct hit from the Aura Sphere, which left him seriously weakened. Red was surprised that his most powerful Pokemon was weakened already, but he soon sighed in relief when Riolu got up on shaky legs, badly hurt.
"Time for the capture", Red said grinning. Riolu gasped at the sight of the Poke Ball and mustered all of his strength to dash away in the other direction, leaving Red flabbergasted.
"Did it just...run away?" Great. Another Pokemon that fled. This was just his day.
"Char?"
"I'm not in my game today at all Charmeleon! Can this get any worse?"
"Oh yes it can!" a voice sang from the distance. Red turned around and before he knew it, Charmeleon was pelted with mulitple Poison Stings.
"What th-Charmeleon!" Red exclaimed as his Pokemon fell to the ground, weak. He turned around to the sound of laughter and saw three figures standing there. Judging by their clothing, Red immediatly knew they were from Team Rocket.
"Who are you?" Red exclaimed. The first figure, Jessie smirked.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all people within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth, that's right!"
Red just stared blankly at the three Rocket members in front of him.
"That was the corniest intro I've ever seen", Red commented.
"Hey, let's see you come up with somethin betta!" Meowth piped up. Red nearly fell over when he heard Meowth talk. Jessie stepped up.
"Our boss has sent us to stop you from causing anymore trouble to our plans! You've been quite a nuisance". Red snorted.
"Yeah, cool. I know you're going to take my Pokemon and all, so let's just get this over with".
"Hmph! An overconfident one, I see!" James said.
"You guys sound like idiots", Meowth said, earning a glare from both his comrades.
"Enough! Let's hurry up and take this twerp's Pokemon! Boss will be very pleased!" Jessie exclaimed grabbing a Poke Ball that had the Rocket logo on it. James reached for a Poke Ball as well, making Red suddenly wonder about the situation.
Crap, there's two of them and one of me! Worst of all, Charmeleon's weak from fighting that Riolu! What do I do? Red thought anxiously as Jessie and James released their Pokemon.
"Wobuffet!"
"Carnivine!"
Both Pokemon came out of the Poke Balls and snarled at Red. The latter decided to send out Pikachu, since that was the only option he had left.
"Oh, a Pikachu hmm? The Boss will be very impressed if we capture and bring it to him!" Jessie said.
"You're right! Pikachu are rare in Kanto and are only found deep inside the Viridian Forest! This is our lucky day, guys!" James added.
"Back off! Nobody's taking my Pokemon away from me! Pika, let's show them what we can do!" Red exclaimed.
"Pika!"
"Oh, tough guy eh? Well kid, of ya didn't want this to happen ya should've stayed out of Team Rocket's way!" Meowth exclaimed.
"Go, attack!" Jessie and James ordered their Pokemon.
"Pika, get ready...", Red said. Pikachu got ready and prepared to face whatever was going to be thrown at him...
...only for Carnivine and Wobuffet to leap back and crush their trainers in a bear hug.
"Wobbaaa!"
"Carnniiii!"
"Gaah! Wobuffet, get off me!" Jessie exclaimed with wide eyes.
"Not again...", James muttered as Carnivine chomped his mouth on top of his head. Meowth was dying of laughter, tears streaming out of his eyes.
"Again! You guys did it again!" Meowth exclaimed in a fit of laughter. Red and Pikachu just stared with blank expressions, not knowing what to make of the situation. They had been expecting the Rocket Trio to put up a deadly serious fight, considering all of the other run ins he had with Team Rocket, but this was just...unusual.
"Um, okay...", Red said, raising a brow.
"Wobuffet. Off. NOW". Wobuffet didn't need to be told twice as he let go of Jessie, who glared at Red.
"Alright twerp. Hand over your Pokemon or prepare to suffer a humiliating defeat!" Jessie exclaimed.
"Yeah!" James added.
"No. I'm not giving my Pokem-Wait, why am I even bothering with this?" Red said.
"Because you poked your nose in the wrong business, twerp!" Meowth exclaimed lunging for Red with Fury Swipes. Meowth was sent back by Pikachu slamming into him.
"Urggh! Dat hurt!" the cat whined.
"Oh, both of you are useless! Wobuffet, Copycat!" Jessie exclaimed. Wobuffet let out a battle cry and rushed toward Pikachu, aiming to slam him down like Meowth.
"Quick Attack", Red sighed. Pikachu shot towards Wobuffet and slammed him on the stomach, knocking him out in one hit. Jessie gawked as her Pokemon skidded back, leaving Meowth and James to let out a fit of laughter.
"Quiet, both of you! Why don't you do something?!" Jessie angrily exclaimed, returning Wobbufet.
"Of course! Carnivine, Bullet Seed!" James said wiping a tear from his face. Carnivine lunged forward and shot out multiple seeds at Pikachu, only for the latter to roll out of the way.
"Thundershock!" Red exclaimed. Pikachu let out a shock of electricity that sent Carnivine sprawling back to James, who screamed.
"Hmph! Now look whose talking!" Jessie said. James was furious.
"Y-you twerp! We'll get you for this!" Red just glared at them. For some reason, they were really irritating him. By now, he was getting sick of Team Rocket so he did the one thing he thought he'd never do.
"Thunderbolt!" Pikachu smirked at the now nervous Rocket Trio in front of him before charging up a massive amount of electricity in his pouches.
"N-now wait a minute. We can talk about this", Jessie said uneasily stepping back.
"We'll make a deal with you. How abou-", James was cut short by a loud battle cry from Pikachu before he blasted them all with Thunderbolt. Jessie, James and Meowth screamed as they were shocked badly and sent flying away in the air.
"We're blasting off agaaaiiiiiinnnnn!" the three screamed until they dissapeared in the sky. Red sighed and smiled at Pikachu.
"Those guys were idiots. Man, they're annoying", Red said returning Pikachu to his Poke Ball. He looked around for any sight of the Riolu, but it was long gone. Red sighed, knowing his chance to capture such a rare Pokemon had been thwarted.
"Might as well continue to Vermilion", Red said. Before he could continue, his Pokegear suddenly rang. Looking at the caller ID, he saw it was from his good friend and Gym Leader Brock.
"Hey, Brock-o! Haven't heard from you in a while!" Red happily exclaimed. On the other end, Brock's voice sounded with concern.
"Red, not now. I have a very serious matter to discuss". Red frowned. "What?"
"Well, how do I put this...Team Rocket attacked the Pewter Museum of Science yesterday".
"What?!" Red exclaimed. The museum was his favorite place in Pewter, mostly because the fossil Pokemon were so cool.
"Yeah and they stole almost every fossil. I managed to save some of them, especially a new one we've recently discovered".
"A new one?" Red asked. "The Old Amber. Said to have once been a Pokemon known as Aerodactyl. From what we've found out, Aerodactyl were one of the most powerful Pokemon on the planet and if Team Rocket got their hands on such a Pokemon...there's no telling what could happen".
"Oh man. So what are you going to do?" Red asked. He then heard Brock sheepishly laugh on the other end.
"Actually, I wanted to ask if you could take care of the Old Amber for me. Team Rocket will probably come back again and I need to hide the amber from them".
"I mean, I don't know. Do I have to go all the way back to Pewter?" Red asked.
"No, not at all. Where are you going right now?"
"Vermilion, why?"
"I'll send a mailman over there and you can pick it up from Vermilion. Just head to a Poke Mart and you'll see a guy dressed in green holding a bag", Brock said.
"Alright, I guess I'll do that. Thanks for letting me know", Red said.
"No prob and thank you for doing this. Wish you good luck on your journey!", Brock said. The two said bye after that and hung up. Red turned and looked in the direction Vermilion was supposed to be.
"Well, looks like I have another job to do...".
Route 7, just a few miles from the exit of Vermilion City
Leaf was in a good mood. She had found out Celadon City was the next destination and that city was full of shopping malls. Not only that, but she tried to battle Lt. Surge again, but she lost. She did however, beat his Raichu this time which meant she was getting better and stronger.
"Oh man, I can't wait to get to Celadon! It's gonna be so fun! I can't wait to explore all the malls and go shopping!" Leaf happily exclaimed. Her Pokemon who were inside their Poke Balls, all agreed happily. Well, only Bulbasaur and Eevee. Pidgey was the only one who was not looking forward to shopping as he knew Leaf would take the whole day in a shopping mall looking for the latest accessories.
"I heard Elesa's new lip gloss recently came out. That's something I really need!" Leaf exclaimed. She was also a big fan of the supermodel Elesa from Unova and bought almost every product.
As Leaf happily walked through the path, someone was watching her every move from behind a tree. A man stood, wearing a black suit, watching and closely following Leaf from behind. He moved stealthily from the bushes, careful not to make any sound. Of course, he had known Leaf for alot of years and how she had grown.
"It's a shame you have to get in the way of Team Rocket, my dear", the man said. He wore a cold expression on his face, showing disgust in the girl.
Once Leaf was ahead a good distance, he steatlhily followed. On his chest, the red R of Team Rocket shown, looking proud and shiny. He hated how he was forced to do this. Leaf was considered a daughter to him and to see how she despised and ruined his plans for Team Rocket...it disgusted him.
"You are persistent, just like Silver...".
TO BE CONTINUED
Well, good news and bad news. The good news is that this story isn't dead, just late. The bad news, well, updates are going to be slow from now. Lately, I've been very busy with my life and haven't had the time to write. Hopefully, I might get some work done over spring break, so yeah.
So, anybody recognize that Riolu? That's right. It's the same one from the "Lost Riolu" episode in the anime. And yes, that means Red will be catching that Riolu and evolving it into Lucario because I have plans for this. And spoiler, that also means Red will appear in the Sinnoh story I do because this Riolu is from the Lucario Kingdom in Sinnoh.
Jessie, James and Meowth stood no chance against Red. They'll be appearing more often as well. Petrel also appears for the first time and he squares off against Blue! And who is that man stalking Leaf? (The answer I think should be obvious for any Pokemon fan. The question is, what is the deal?)
Next time, Red faces a confusing problem: a human turned Pokemon?! How will he react and what will happen? And one of Leaf's Pokemon finally evolve! What will happen next? Find out in the next episode of Dragon Ball Z!...oh wait, that joke was already used last chapter.
EPIC Out!