Crimson and Aqua (a Pokemon fic)
Disc.: I swear on my life that I will never own this amazing game series, if I did you can be sure that there would be a hell of a lot more yaoi in it!
A/N: I hope every single one of you fucking haters got the message loud and clear at the end of the last chapter, if not then just go the hell away and never come back to this story…for those of you who aren't haters and actually love the stories I write, I say welcome to Ch.10 and please ignore/disregard the previous entry…it wasn't meant for you, just for those who negatively wrote about my previous stories.
Ch.11- Gym Battle 3: Luca Vs. Wattson
Luca could feel the sunlight warming his closed eyelids, the pale gold rays gently touching his pale olive tan skin and making the brunette boy smile in his sleep. He slowly opened his eyes long enough to see the sun barely reaching a high point in the sky, which meant that it was most likely close to 8 in the morning. He clenched his eyes closed long enough to stretch his stiff spine from having slept all night without moving the bone that ran the entire length of his back under the sinewy muscles and smooth skin.
As he stepped into the shower after setting his clothes in the washing machine provided by the inn, Luca let himself remember what him and his mother talked about…he admitted to himself that Wallace was indeed a very attractive man, but he was barely even 16 so he knew that rushing into a relationship right now would be a mistake. He especially dreaded the teal haired man hating him for making their relationship move forward too quickly and thus it would end up being based on regrets and lies.
Even so, Luca knew deep in his heart that the both of them would most likely end up discussing what they felt towards each other when the time came for their next meeting. That meant that the brunette boy would have to tell Wallace the truth about his family, who they really were and why he's had to hide it for so long. After 45 minutes of thinking and cleaning himself, the brunette boy turned the water off and began moving the clean towel over his water soaked skin until it was dry. He slipped on a forest green t-shirt and dark grey cargo shorts, his hair now dry and brushed as he moved his now cleaned clothes into the drier. As he waited for the articles to dry, Luca took his Pokemon out to join him for breakfast, the boy having more than enough money to cover all of them.
(2 hours later)
The brunette boy and his Pokemon were back at the hotel and retrieving his clothes, his favorite (and only) hat sitting securely on his soft and dry hair. Luca was soon in front of the Mauville Gym when he saw Wally standing there arguing with an older man outside the Gym's doors, the green haired youth begging in a whiny voice and the older man hosting an overprotective scowl on his face.
"Uncle, please! Won't you let me challenge this Gym to see how much stronger I've become?! Please, I'm begging you!"
"Now hold on there, Wally…it's true that you've grown much stronger since catching that Ralts with Norman's help, but I just don't think you're ready to face the Leader of Mauville's Gym just yet."
"But uncle, if it's me and my Ralts, we can do anything!"
The two of them seemed ready to argue again when Wally's uncle spotted him standing there quietly listening to them, the older man sensing that this boy was definitely related to Norman.
"Hello there, young man…you must be Norman's son, Luca. He's told us about you, and I can tell that you're pretty skilled in battle. My name's Charles Huffington, and this (points to Wally) is my nephew, Wally Huffington. He thinks he's ready to challenge this Gym but I want him to hold off for a bit longer. What do you think?"
Luca looked between both males and let his eyes fall on Wally for a minute before going back to Charles' worried gaze.
"Honestly, I'm not the type of person to sort this kind of dilemma out because it's not my place or business to interfere in family squabbles…but, I have an idea."
"Yeah? What sort of idea, Luca?" the older man asked him expectantly.
"I'll have a battle with your nephew, it'll be a one on one battle and we'll each use only one Pokemon…if he wins, then you let him challenge the Gym. But if I win, then Wally has to take your advice and wait until his Pokemon's stronger…deal?"
Both of them looked at each other for a minute and then back to Luca, the green haired youth's eyes glinting with determination.
"Ok, it's a deal Luca…just so you know, we won't lose to you!"
The two boys moved to the center of the hallway so that there'd be more room to battle without risking too much damage to the shops around them. Wally pulled out a Pokeball and released Ralts from its' confines, the brunette boy eyeing the small Psychic Type Pokemon before he let Yuèliàng out to battle. The shiny Umbreon looked pumped up and ready to battle, the dark blue scarf hanging loosely around her neck and it gave her an elegant appearance, the opposing Ralts blushing slightly at how beautifully the dark blue scarf accentuated the light blue rings on her body.
"Ok Luca, we'll make the first move! Ralts, use Headbutt!"
"Yuèliàng, dodge by jumping over your opponent's head."
The shiny Umbreon eyed her opponent carefully before she gracefully jumped over his head and landed behind him on all four paws, the scarf fluttering in the air before she touched ground.
"Yuèliàng, use Dark Pulse…but only use enough strength to knock your opponent unconscious."
"Umbre (Yes, Luca)!" the Dark Type Pokemon released a ball of concentrated Dark Type energy straight at her opponent, Ralts being unable to dodge it in time and slammed straight into a wall. Luca made sure not to hurt the smaller Pokemon too much, both him and his Pokemon watching as Wally picked up his partner and recalled him back into the Pokeball.
The green haired boy had heard his opponent tell his Umbreon not to hurt his Ralts too much, a sad yet grateful smile on his face as they both headed back to the Mauville Gym.
"Luca…I can't believe how strong you are, we didn't even stand a chance against you."
"Wally…it's alright. Believe it or not, I only started my journey shortly before you did…but I worked hard to get my family so powerful. If you keep training, then I know that you'll become much stronger by the time we meet again…I guarantee it."
"Really? You think I can go much farther than I already have right now?"
"Definitely."
Charles heard their conversation as they both made their way back over to the Gym, a smile on his face at Luca's gentle encouragement for Wally to keep trying until he was much better.
"Well Wally, a deal's a deal…you lost, so now you have to wait before you challenge the Gym Leader." The brunette boy said as he watched the green haired boy look downcastly at the floor of the hallway, Charles placing a gentle hand on his nephew's shoulder in his own effort to console him. Before the man could reassure his nephew, the Gym doors opened and Wattson stepped outside between Wally and his uncle.
"Pardon me for interrupting, but I couldn't help overhearing your little talk outside my Gym…which one of you was the winner of the battle in the hallway?"
Wally pointed hesitantly to Luca, the brunette boy bowing slightly in greeting to the obviously older man in front of him.
"I am, Sir."
Wattson looked at the brunette boy and then smiled at him, the smile turning into a wide grin.
"Well, young man…I am Wattson, the Leader of the Mauville Gym. I couldn't help hearing your battle outside in the hallway. Seems to me that you're on a quest to become the Pokemon League Champion, and on those grounds I hereby accept your challenge! Meet me inside when you and your Pokemon are ready, we'll be waiting to give you the most electrifying battle you've ever had."
The Gym Leader went back inside with a huge grin of excitement on his face, the green haired boy and Charles both saying goodbye and good luck to Luca in his upcoming battle. As the brunette boy smiled gently at Wally when the boy left, Luca felt a twinge in his heart. This one felt different than the one he'd felt around Wallace, it felt almost…uplifting, warm, and bittersweet.
Deep in his heart, Luca knew that he and Wally would be friends as he healed his Pokemon up at the Pokemon Center. After 10 minutes of waiting, Luca went back to the Mauville Gym and went inside ready to battle.
(40 minutes later)
The brunette boy was standing in front of Wattson, a wide grin on the man's face as he noticed small beads of sweat from his running around to get to him.
"Quite the little workout, eh? Now that you're here, why don't we start our battle? I, Wattson, hereby accept your battle challenge!"
Luca steeled himself as he watched Wattson call out his first Pokemon, which was a Magnemite. The brunette boy knew from experience that they were weak to Ground Types so he sent Prilivnyy out to battle first. As his Marshtomp kept plowing through his opponents, Luca saw that his Pokemon was starting to get worn out from using Mud Bomb repeatedly so he switched him out in favor of his Mightyena.
Wattson was confused at the boy's actions, surely he didn't just swap out his most powerful Pokemon for a different one?
"Kid, why'd you switch your Marshtomp out with your Mightyena?"
"Because he's tired, and I don't wanna force him to battle when he's exhausted."
Wattson had to laugh at the boy's answer, he realized deep down that Luca was a good kid with a pure heart who put his Pokemon before himself. The two of them were both down to the final battle, it was Luca's Mightyena against Wattson's Voltorb.
"Voltorb, use Charge Beam!"
"Mightyena, dodge it and use Crunch!"
The battle kept going on like this until Wattson's Voltorb fainted from the opposing Mightyena's Fire Fang. The older man laughed heartily at the great battle he'd just had with the boy, he hadn't had this much fun since his training days back when he was Luca's age.
"Here I thought I'd shock you into submission, kid…but it turns out I was electrified by you! Here, take this Badge!"
Luca smiled as he happily accepted the Dynamo Badge and placed it in his Badge Case, he now had 3 out of 8 Gym Badges. Only 5 more and he'd get to challenge the Elite 4 and strive to become the Pokemon Champion.
"That Dynamo Badge will make sure your next step towards taking on the Elite Four has been manifested. Also, take this TM with ya!" Wattson said as he gave his opponent the TM containing Volt Switch.
"Real amazing move, Volt Switch…it lets your Pokemon deal damage and then switch out with a different Pokemon in your party, it's handy for chipping away at your opponent's health if your own is low! Hope you make it all the way to the Pokemon League and even beyond, Luca! I'll be cheering you on the whole way there!"
The brunette boy smiled as he shook Wattson's hand gratefully before he turned to leave the Gym. Upon arriving outside the building, Luca headed straight for the Pokemon center and healed up his party. After 15 minutes of waiting, Luca was called up to the counter by Nurse Joy, a worried expression on her face.
"Luca, can I have a word with you please? It's about your Beautifly."
Looking at the pink haired woman somewhat worriedly himself, he stood still waiting for her to answer him.
"Yeah? What's wrong with him?"
"Well, it's not that anything's wrong with him, exactly…it's just that Beautifly Mating Season is today, and it seems yours has already chosen a mate; look outside." the pink haired woman gestured for the brunette boy to look outside the window, his eyes lighting up at watching his Beautifly flutter around with a female of his species. She had silver and blue spots that were tinged in magenta and the two of them looked really happy.
"If you want, I'll give you a moment to say goodbye to him."
The brunette boy nodded and stepped out through a back door that she showed him. The male Beautifly flew over to his Master and perched on his wrist, the Bug and Flying Type Pokemon vibrating excitedly as Luca gently stroked his long proboscis, his eyes watering at the thought of saying goodbye to his friend.
"I know that this is a big step for you, and it would be cruel of me to keep you from being happy with her…you two deserve each other, so you can go with her. Promise me that I'll see you again someday, ok Beautifly?"
"Fly (Of course…I'll miss you, Master)."
"And I'll miss you too…goodbye for now, my friend."
Luca wiped his tears away as he watched his Beautifly take off with thousands of others of his own kind. For him, all that mattered was knowing that his Pokemon was happy with his newly chosen mate as he went inside to grab his other Pokemon. The brunette boy told them all what'd happened with Beautifly and they felt sad knowing that one of their friends was gone. The brunette boy sighed heavily as he realized that Beautifly's Pokeball was virtually worthless now that it was empty, so he kept it for the memories as he headed out the door of the Pokemon Center and straight for Verdanturf Town.
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T.B.C.- Well, Luca's short one Pokemon now…who will be his next partner? Read on to find out!