INITIATING CHAPTER IN THREE…TWO…ONE
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The man with the nugget was watching the trainers fight at the nugget bridge. He whistled appreciatively at the kid dressed in red.
He sure knew what he was doing.
He looked at the nugget in his hands. The trainer would surely win this. But there was another offer. The man grinned cruelly.
An offer the kid could not refuse.
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"Pidgey, no!"
The bird Pokemon fluttered to the ground, defeated. Ash stood over it, his cheeks still sparking.
The trainer shrugged, and gave him his payment. She said the words, "I did my best, I have no regrets!"
Red was happy that he won, but he felt that something was off. All of the trainers that he had faced thus far had said this, and they said it almost like it was scripted.
As though they were in a trance.
Red brushed this thought off, thinking it was some sort of slogan. Instead he thought about how proud he was of his Pokemon. Ash had dealt with the flying types, Hawkeye easily bested the bug types, and Lucina took out the occasional poison type. Luca had battled the others, and his training was going along greatly, though occasionally Tyrone had to help against tougher opponents.
There was only one trainer left.
"I'm no. 5. Let's go!"
A Mankey leapt from his ball, screeching. It was a monkey like creature with a pig nose and large muscles.
"You got this Hawkeye!"
The Pidgeotto emerged from his ball, ready to rumble.
The Mankey, instead of fighting, spoke to the Pidgeotto.
"You, bird. You have to help us!"
Hawkeye blinked in surprise. No Pokemon had ever spoken to him during a battle.
"Are you trickin' me?"
"No! Our trainers are under control by something. We can't break free!"
Hawkeye's eyebrows rose, but before he could respond, the trainer was shouting.
"Use karate chop!"
"Catch it!"
The Pig Monkey brought its hand down, but the Pidgeotto easily caught it in his talons.
"Gust!"
A blast of wind knocked the Mankey down and it did not get back up.
"I did my best, I have no regrets!"
Red pumped his fist in the air, "I won!"
There was a slow consistent clapping from a man in front of him. He wore a trench coat and had a dark cap on his head. A Kadabra stood next to him, its eyes glowing with power.
"Well done, trainer! You passed the Nugget Bridge! Here is your reward! A nugget!"
Red stared in surprised at the prize in his hand. It would buy A LOT of potions.
"Thank you sir!"
The man stroked his chin. "And for your other prize… a free chance to join Team Rocket!"
Red stared in shock. It was Team Rocket. Then fear. What would they do if he refused?
Then the fear changed into rage.
These were the people who had captured and hurt his Pokemon. The ones who threatened to kill him.
The ones who killed Brock.
"Ash, use Thundershock!"
Ash, his own eyes lit with anger, sent a lightning strike at the man. The Kadabra next to him redirected the blast with his Psychic mind, sending it flying to another direction. At the same time, the five trainers collapsed on the ground.
The man growled and tore away his trench coat. Under it was his uniform.
But he was no grunt.
The R on his chest was gold instead of Red and a badge was pinned above his breast.
"You'll pay for that kid. Ekans, kill him!"
The purple snake leapt from its Pokeball, springing towards Red.
"Lucina! Confusion!"
The Butterfree was let out of her Pokeball and her eyes glowed.
A blast of psychic energy collided with the Ekans as he bit down into the Butterfree's neck.
The two fell.
Red screamed as Lucina shrieked in pain. He turned towards her, but the Rocket stepped in the way.
"Oh no you don't kiddie. Charmander, stop them!"
The Charmander burst out of her Pokeball, and stood ready.
"Tyrone go!"
The Nidorino burst out, snarling.
The Charmander turned to the Nidorino, but there was no malice and hatred in her eyes. To her, this was just a trainer battle. This wasn't the case for Gerald.
The Charmander looked at Gerald's expression and an eyebrow shot up.
"What's your problem?"
Gerald snarled.
"You Rocket assholes are going down! You'll pay!"
Gerald leapt towards the fire lizard, but she easily leapt to the side. Opening her mouth, she let out a blast of fire towards the Poison Pin Pokemon.
Red turned to Ash. "Go help Lucina!"
"Pika!"
But as Ash sprinted forward, the Kadabra changed its gaze.
Ash was lifted into the air by Psychic power, hissing and flaily.
The Man shouted, "Choke him out!"
The Kadabra nodded. "Very Well."
Ash felt an unseen force begin to choke him, and he let out a gasping cough.
Lucina was under the Ekans, who was biting into her body.
Tyrone was breathing heavily as he faced the unharmed Charmander.
Red knew they all would die if he did not do something.
So he shouted.
"Lucina! Use Confusion with all of your strength! Tyrone, use double kick! Luca, use Vine whip on the Kadabra!"
Many things happened at once.
With a final blast of energy, Lucina used all of her power to defeat Ekans. The confusion attack sent it flying.
Tyrone spun, kicking the Charmander in the air. She landed on her feet and kept fighting.
Luca burst out of his ball and turned, taking in the situation and widening his eyes. Then the Bulbasaur's eyes narrowed, and he glowed with a harsh light. His teeth elongated into fangs, and the bulb on his back bloomed.
He was an Ivysaur.
Using all of his strength, Luca's vines slapped into the Kadabra, catching him by surprise. His hold on the Pikachu was loosened and he fell to the ground.
Red pumped his fist and tipped his hat. As Luca and Ash faced the Kadabra, he turned to Tyrone.
"Use horn attack!"
The man gritted his teeth.
"Dodge and scratch!"
Tyrone leapt forwards, but the Charmander was faster. She rolled over the Nidorino's head and scratched, landing a blow.
Tyrone groaned and slumped to the grass.
"NO!"
"YES! NOW KILL IT!"
Charmander's eyes widened.
"WH-what?"
Kadabra turned to his teammate.
"You heard what your master told you. Kill the Nidorino or face the consequences."
Ash took the opportunity to speak. "Don't do it! Don't become a monster! You can break free!"
"Silence, rat!"
For the first time, Charmander took in everything. Her trainer telling her to murder the Nidorino. The badly bleeding Butterfree, and the Kadabra that had just tried to murder the Pikachu.
Kadabra hissed. "Do it."
The Charmander's eyes snapped open. She let out a column of fire.
But not at Tyrone.
The Rocket yelped as the fire narrowly missed his feet. He leapt backwards. His eyes glowed with anger.
"You…"
But then he noticed that four Pokemon were snarling at him. He had only one Pokemon on him. Deciding on the sensible thing, he grabbed his Kadabra's shoulder.
The Kadabra and him teleported away.
Red ran towards Lucina. She was breathing in short breaths and was covered in blood. He reached into his bag, and pulled out a potion. Spraying it, he held his breath.
Some of the wounds closed. The bleeding stopped.
Lucina's breathing grew steadier. Turning to Red, the Butterfree spoke.
"I am alright, Red."
Red sobbed with relief, hugging her close. Then he noticed the Ekans lying face down.
It was unmistakably dead.
Red knew that he had no choice. That if Lucina hadn't killed it, she would be dead for sure. But that did not stop a horrible gut feeling in his chest.
Tearing his head away from the corpse, he looked to the Charmander. She was looking at him in a strange way.
"Thank you. Without your help, we never would have made it."
The Charmander nodded to him. "Char!"
Lucina hummed. "She wants to join us, Red."
Red stared in surprised. "You do?"
The Charmander nodded.
"Alright!"
Red tapped her head to a Pokeball. She didn't struggle.
Red looked happily to his new friend. "You'll fit right in, Sydney."
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Eventually, the trainers on the Nugget Bridge awoke, confused. When the police asked them questions, they said a Kadabra had them under Psychic command. Red was thanked by Officer Jenny and all five of the trainers. After booking a room at the Pokemon Center he took off for Red's house.
There were a few trainers between the Nugget Bridge and Bill's house. They were not very good trainers, weaker than those at the Nugget Bridge. It also gave Sydney a good chance to train.
Red was very proud of Sydney; she was easily one of the most powerful on the team though he would not use her against the next gym leader.
Finally, Red found a cottage near the ocean. It was on its own, with no houses around it.
He knocked on the door.
"Come in!" called a squeaky voice.
Red entered and was caught by surprise.
The house was hi tech. There were computers scattered everywhere, with no organization whatsoever. A coffee mug laid on his desk, and there was a half-eaten muffin next to it. A Clefairy sat on a chair, typing. There was glasses on its head.
"Bill Tates? Where are you?"
The Clefairy at the chair nodded to the trainer. "Sorry kid, I'm not taking visitors."
Red shouted and leapt backwards. "You-Your Bill?"
The Clefairy that seemed to be Bill blinked before looking down at himself.
"Oh… oh yeah, of course you wouldn't know. I'm Bill all right. Sorry about my appearance. As you can see, I've transformed myself into a Pokemon, with my new invention. Sorry to surprise you."
A Pikachu leapt from the trainer's shoulder onto the table, standing in front of Bill the Clefairy. He cocked his head to the side, bemused.
Bill's eyes widened as he looked at the trainer in front of him for the first time. He took in his red hat, and the blood stained clothes. That coupled with the Pikachu could only mean…
"You, your name wouldn't happen to be… Red would you?"
Red's eyebrow raised. "Yes, that would be me."
Bill's face paled.
"Quickly, close the door and lock it!"
He spoke with such desperation and purpose that Red couldn't stop himself from complying. He shut the door and locked it.
Ash the Pikachu cocked his head to the other side, confused still.
Red looked a little unsettled. "Bill, what exactly is going on?"
The Clefairy looked terrified, as though someone was going to burst in.
"Red." He said in a strange voice. "We have a lot to talk about."
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15 Pokemon perished. Seven Rockets died. These were the casualties that had occurred when Proton had fought Mew. These men had never failed a mission. They were known as some of the most powerful trainers in this decade.
Proton took the remaining rockets and began to walk back to the base. His face and uniform was splattered with blood. His own Weezing had died during the struggle when it had self-destructed.
Despite this, Proton had a smile on his face.
He had caught Mew.
Many had died to capture the Pokemon. Many had been struck down by its awesome psychic power.
He had no regrets.
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Pokemon: 6 (full team, whoop!)
Badges: 1
Deaths: 0
Team:
Ash lv 22
Hawkeye lv 19
Tyrone lv 25
Lucina lv 19
Luca lv 20
Sydney lv 13
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Close call at Nugget Bridge, eh? Lucina almost died to the Ekans' poison sting. Remember in Generation 1, Poison types are super effective against bug types. But she won.
And now Sydney joins, yay! She'll be fun!
That's all I want to say, I hope I update again soon!