KKD: After the fiasco that was in Route 5, our heroes will now trek through Route 6 to Vermillion City. No known Contest there, but Takeshi will have the chance to face the third Gym Leader, Lt. Surge!
Pikatwig: True there aibou.
KKD: And where were you the whole time I was waiting?
Pikatwig: I just got here. Anyway BIG NEWS! It's been confirmed that there'll be a Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Buster movie! YES!
KKD: ...After a few absences of some team-ups, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. But is this supposed to be canon to Kyoryuger and Go-Busters?
Pikatiwg: Dunno. And my bigger question regards Misato, seeing as how he died at the end of Go-Busters. Will he returned like AbareKiller in Dekaranger vs Abaranger?
KKD: Only one way to find that out. Anyway, we should move on with the chapter before we get off the Poketrack.
DISCLAIMERS: The only things we own in this story are Takeshi, Hana, Daisuke, Ino, Koyomi, and Kaito. The rest belong to Nintendo, Game Freak, the Pokemon Company, and their respective owners.
Hana: Talk about a ride last time, we all got some bikes and were bound for the next city, only one problem… I didn't know how to ride a bike… but luckily I learned fast, then Spiral evolved into Poliwhirl to save himself and Takeshi's Squirtle Bubbles from being taken to who knows where! Now, Vermillion City is in our sights!
Chapter 10: ZAP! Pikachu vs Raichu!
Over in Celadon City, the ex-Gym Leader was simply looking around the city, when she got a text message from Koyomi and Kaito, telling her that the trio of trainer twerps were currently in Vermillion City.
"I see… don't lose track of them. But stay out of sight. Understand?" Misty whispered as she texted them back.
She sighed and then noticed Erika was walking over to her.
"Hey Misty-chan!" she said happily.
"Oh, hey Erika," Misty waved.
"What're you doing? Erika asked.
"Oh nothing, just sending a text message to someone," Misty answered.
"So Misty-chan, you wanna do something today, because there's this great shop here in town I wanted you to see!" Erika told Misty.
"Well… um… I can't right now, I have to head over to Vermillion City, but I'll be back as soon as I can. And maybe I might even have a new friend with me…" Misty replied.
"Oh… okay then. Hurry back soon, okay?" Erika replied, as she waved to Misty as she walked out of the city.
"I will. Jaa ne, Erika-chan," Misty smiled as Erika stayed near the city entrance and Misty left.
She sighed and was ready to ditch the gym attire and go back to her Admin attire, walking over to the helicopter to take her to Vermillion.
"Why did they have to go to one of my least favorite cities in the stupid Kanto region?" she asked herself. "It doesn't help that the gym leader there was a former military man; he's too stuck up to join Team Rocket anyway."
"Where to ma'am?" the pilot asked.
"Take me to Vermillion City as fast as you can," Misty ordered.
"Yes ma'am!" the pilot responded as Misty quickly ditched the gym attire for her Team Rocket Admin attire.
"There… much better," she sighed in relief, moving her hair to show the earing. "Now this trip had better be worth it."
Meanwhile, our heroes were riding their bikes down Route 6 towards Vermillion City. But first they had to stop quick to check their town maps.
"We're almost there," Takeshi noted.
"That's good," Daisuke noted, having been holding a PokeBall in his hand.
"Nice job catching that Abra by the way, Daisuke," Hana commented, as she polished the Pokemon Egg.
"Thanks. How's the egg doing?" Daisuke responded after pocketing his PokeBall.
"It's fine, I really wish I knew what was going to hatch from it!" she sighed.
"I'm sure we'll find out some time," Takeshi assured her. "And I'm sure the Pokemon inside will be more than grateful that you saved it's life, just like Bubbles is to me for doing the same."
"...Yea… you're right," Hana nodded.
"Okay, now that we're done for now, let's get moving," Daisuke suggested as the group got back on their bikes, with Shocker and Cinnamon riding in the baskets of their trainers' bikes, before riding off.
It took only six minutes, and the team finally arrived in the next city!
"Wow, I've heard great things about this city, and they've been true so far," Daisuke said, as the group dismounted their bikes.
"Really? What were those things?" Hana asked Daisuke.
"Mostly about the beach and the ocean, and it has a truly powerful Gym Leader!" Daisuke said, Hana then paled, and looked at Cinnamon and the Egg.
"Really?" she asked kinda nervous.
"That's just from what I heard anyway," Daisuke nodded.
"By the way, you have any idea what types this Gym Leader uses?" Takeshi asked Daisuke.
"Electric types," Daisuke answered, as he saw Shigeru walk on by, with scorch marks on him.
"What happened to him?" Takeshi wondered. "He looks like me back on Route 1 when Shocker refused to listen to me."
"That Electric type Gym Leader happened! That Raichu is too much, it may be his only Pokemon, but it zapped me when it beat Jolteon! I'm going to find a Ground type, good luck with this guy pipsqueak!" Shigeru told Takeshi.
"A Raichu?" Takeshi gawked.
"Pika?!" Shocker gasped, recalling something Mew said back in Cerulean.
(Cue Flashback)
"... I look forward to testing you in the future… oh, and also… don't have Shocker evolve… I find this form cute, and I'm curious to see if he can win over his final stage in evolution," Mew smiled before flying off.
(End Flashback)
"Don't worry, we've got this in the bag, unlike him, we've got heart." Takeshi told him, as they walked towards the gym, but Hana stopped and began to tremble.
"What's up, sis?" Takeshi asked noticing this.
"I don't want to go in…." Hana told him.
"You sure about that?" Takeshi asked to be sure.
"What if this Gym Leader turns out to be part of Team Rocket?! I can't put my trust in someone who can easily break it! I'm just terrified of anything happening that will shatter my trust again, plus what about you?! Did you really feel like you accomplished anything last time?" Hana yelled.
"...You have a point there, Hana…" Takeshi sighed.
"...Well Team Rocket or not, this is the only way Takeshi can prove he's the best in the region," Daisuke reminded. "So either you challenge him now and give us a chance to stop Team Rocket, or we give up and let them win and do whatever they want."
"You make the better point Daisuke… Hana, if you don't want to go into the gym, that's fine, just stay out here and stay out of trouble, okay?" Takeshi told his sister.
"...Fine… just… be careful," Hana replied.
"I will. I promise," Takeshi told her as he and Daisuke entered the gym.
"Well another challenger enters my gym? WELCOME!" a voice said, Takeshi and Daisuke saw it was the Gym Leader.
This man was the peak of human physique, looking like the strongest man on the planet. He had blonde spiky hair, amber eyes, a green T-shirt under a green camo jacket, and he even wore green camo pants, and military combat boots.
"You're the gym leader I assume?" Takeshi figured. "I'll take you down for sure!"
"So… are you Takeshi?" Lt. Surge asked.
"Indeed. I can only assume Shigeru informed you of me seeing as I saw him totally scorched outside before I came in," Takeshi noted.
"I was told by Brock a trainer would be coming here soon with a Pikachu named Takeshi, along with his friends Daisuke and Hana," Lt. Surge informed.
"Wait… Brock told you we'd be coming?" Takeshi gawked.
"Yeah, sometimes we Gym Leaders like to inform one-another when a powerful trainer is on the way… so, where's Hana?" he asked.
"...After something that happened… back in Cerulean City… she didn't want to come in," Takeshi answered.
"Well… I see, anyway kid. I wanna challenge that little Pikachu of yours! One-on-one, Pikachu vs Raichu!" Surge responded.
"Seriously?" Takeshi gawked.
"Yep. You ready kid?" he asked, pulling out a PokeBall with an electrical bolt design near the button.
"You know it. Okay Shocker, let's go!" Takeshi responded as Shocker took to the stadium.
"Zap them into submission Raichu!" Lt. Surge yelled, calling out Pikachu's evolved form, an orange mouse larger than Pikachu, having yellow cheeks instead of red, black and yellow ears, and a long black tail ending in a yellow lightning bolt.
"Pika~," Shocker growled seeing the Raichu.
Unbeknownst to them, an invisible Mew floated inside to watch the battle occur.
Outside, Hana was sitting down with a terrified look on her face with Cinnamon looking at her, feeling worried for her.
"Vee?" Cinnamon asked, going over to her side.
"...Don't worry Cinnamon; I'll get over it... at least I'm working on it..." Hana sighed.
"That was just so terrifying. I guess… you can't judge a book by it's cover." she added, with Cinnamon giving her a confused look.
"Vee?" Cinnamon asked, confused.
"It means you can't make assumptions by what they look like, they might have hidden depths," Hana explained, as she gave Cinnamon a hug, hoping it could calm her down a bit.
As they looked at the Pokemon Egg in wonderment, as they looked at the sky next, they then noticed something from a short distance… "Eh?" she asked kinda confused.
Upon closer inspection, Hana saw a familiar female figure inside: Misty… but she was in her Team Rocket outfit. Hana only gasped scared, as Cinnamon began to growl.
"What's she doing here?" Hana gawked, as the helicopter landed, Hana knew she had to run, but she was more curious why she was here, she inhaled then exhaled, and then looked at Cinnamon. "Calm down for a moment."
"Vee?" Cinnamon responded, as if asking why.
"Just trust me Cinnamon. I know what I'm doing." Hana told her.
Cinnamon just sighed as she nodded, hopping onto Hana's shoulder, and they walked over towards where Misty's copter was about to land.
"Ah… you saved me the trouble of looking for you," Misty smiled seeing Hana while her copter was still hovering in midair.
"What do you want anyway?!" Hana demanded.
Misty and Hana just stared at each other while Misty's copter landed. It wasn't longer until Misty walked over while Hana glared at the former gym leader now Team Rocket Admin.
"What do you want?" Hana said again.
"I've got a little… proposition for you," Misty answered.
Hana gave a confused look, not knowing what "proposition" meant.
"You've got a lot of talent kid, that I'll admit. So, now that you know I'm a Team Rocket Admin, and seeing as you have a Fairy type Pokemon, I'd like to offer you a position in Team Rocket," Misty answered, holding out her hand.
Cinnamon could only gasp at this, and then looked at Hana's now fearless expression.
Back in the gym, the match between Shocker and Raichu seemed incredibly even, the screen even showing that both Pokemon were at their halfway point in terms of health.
"Use Fire Fang now Raichu!" Lt. Surge roared, as Raichu ran forward.
"Shocker use Grass Knot!" Takeshi shouted as Shocker's eyes turned green and grass suddenly wrapped around Raichu.
"Show no mercy Raichu, break free and use Hyper Beam!" Lt. Surge roared as Raichu charged the attack.
"Hurry Shocker, use Quick Attack!" Takeshi roared as Shocker ran, Raichu fired the attack, but Shocker managed to avoid all of the Hyper Beam before attacking Raichu.
"Why isn't that Raichu moving?" Takeshi asked.
"Recharge time," Daisuke answered, but unluckily for Takeshi, Raichu managed to get moving.
"Use Volt Tackle!" Lt. Surge announced.
"Volt Tackle?!" Takeshi gawked as Raichu charged towards Shocker, electricity bursting off its body, it hit Shocker with a megaton of force, but, this did away the last of Raichu's health, and Raichu was knocked out!
"Raichu is unable to battle, Pikachu wins, meaning this match goes to the Challenger, Takeshi!" the official informed as Shocker was panting from how tough the battle was.
"Great job, Shocker-kun," Mew said via telepathy as she floated out of the gym, Lt. Surge then walked over, and smiled.
"I'm amazed kid! You beat Raichu, you're one of the first trainers in a really long time to do that," Lt. Surge said amazed.
"Hey, you think you can teach me and Shocker that move?" Takeshi asked.
"You mean Volt Tackle?" Lt. Surge replied.
"Yea, I mean I know that was what did your Raichu in with Recoil, but it certainly did a lot of damage to Shocker before knocking itself, out," Takeshi answered as Lt. Surge just chuckled in response.
"You're spunky kid. You'll win the Pokemon League for sure," Lt. Surge said, giving him a badge, this one looking like a sun in design with the center being orange and the design around it being yellow. "You've earned this Thunder Badge as proof of your victory, kid."
"Wow… thanks a lot Lt. Surge," Takeshi thanked, feeling like he actually won this battle.
"And as a bonus for being able to defeat my Raichu fair and square, I'll help you and your Pikachu learn Volt Tackle," Lt. Surge replied.
"I can't wait to go and tell Hana what a cool guy you are!" Takeshi said amazed.
Suddenly, they heard some sort of helicopter outside.
"What the...?!" Daisuke gawked. "What's going on out there?"
Then all of a sudden, the power was cut to the gym, meaning they couldn't get out!
"Oh crud," Takeshi and Lt. Surge groaned.
Back outside with Hana and Misty, Misty still had her hand held out to Hana.
"...You know we've been here for a little while, and I don't like wasting time so much," Misty informed Hana. "So, let me ask you one more time… will you… or will you not… join Team Rocket?"
"Let me ask you this, why me over my brother or Daisuke?" Hana asked.
"...They're already too determined to fight against us as they're trying to prove that they're the best. You on the other hand just want to be the best Coordinator. We can help you with that, and give you an even bigger dream," Misty answered.
"... if I do accept, what would I be doing?" Hana inquired, much to Cinnamon's shock.
"...That is classified until you actually join," Misty answered.
"But I will tell you this much, you will be helping us take Pokemon from others, fighting the Gym Leaders who aren't on our side, and even fighting your brother." Misty added, as Hana gave a small smile about the fighting Takeshi part, Cinnamon however was a little nervous about Hana's expression towards this.
"Cinnamon, please," Hana began, as she whispered something into Cinnamon's ear, and the evolution Pokemon walked off. "... I wanted her out of the way for a while, I still have some questions I want you to answer, okay… Misty-sama," Hana said, trying to play to Misty's good side.
"...You already show respect to your superior… even though you haven't joined yet… I like that," Misty smirked. "Okay then, I suppose I could humor your remaining questions."
"I'd like that, Misty-sama." Hana replied, giving a bit of an evil look.
Takeshi: Well this is just great, we're trapped inside the gym, with no power and no ways to escape. Eh? Cinnamon? What!? Well we got no time to waste, we have to get out of here and get to that ship!
Cinnamon: Vee!
Lt. Surge: Time to teach your Pikachu the Volt Tackle kid.
Takeshi: Right. Come on Shocker, we gotta work double time to help Hana!
Shocker: PIKACHU!
Hana: Jikai, Pokemon Neo Yellow Version: The Choice, Team Rocket on the SS Anne.
KKD: Wow… Takeshi had better luck against Surge his first time than Ash did in the anime. But now, we have a lot to deal with as we have Hana doing something regarding Team Rocket while the guys attempt to escape the gym.
Pikatwig: I know! Talk about one of the biggest cliffhangers! Second best that I've ever typed, in comparison to the cliffhanger in Midnight Lights Part II!
KKD: Yea, and for those of you who don't know what we're talking about, that's a chapter Pikatwig and I worked on for his story in Sonic & Megaman Adventure.
Pikatwig: Yep, and also things are heating up, with Hana and Misty. It's gonna get dangerous next time!
KKD: Danger? HA! I laugh in the face of danger. HA HA HA HA!
Pikatwig: Okay…
KKD: Lion King reference.
Pikatwig: I thought that sounded familiar! Anyway, next time the SS Anne will play a big role in the story, hopefully better than in the anime, where Ash nearly gets himself and his friends killed, and so does James for Team Rocket's end of things.
KKD: Uh… James isn't in this story.
Pikatwig: I know, I was talking about the anime, where in the first episode in the SS Anne, James nearly gets himself, Jessie and Meowth killed over a Magikarp!
KKD: Oh...
Pikatwig: Anyway, don't forget to tune back in next time for the next exciting chapter of Neo Yellow!
KKD: Until next time, JAA NE!