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Chapter 11

Viridian City Four Years Ago

"I want you to come to Johnto with me. I've got some new leads on the whereabouts of that big bird you asked me to investigate at Johnto a year ago. However it's too powerful for me to handle alone, I need a strong trainer to come along with me, I need you lass."

"I'm not as powerful as you think, Uncle. Besides, I only managed to win a year ago only with everybody's help."

"But isn't there anybody else?"

"How about Red?"

"That Red?"

"Great idea Uncle. I'll go look for him right now!" Yellow said pulling on her hat.

"Go, Venusaur! Vine Whip!" Red commanded and the rock was destroyed. "Venusaur, Return!" Venusaur returned to its Pokeball and Red stretched out his hand to catch it only to miss.

"!?"

"How embarrassing…" Red said smiling sheepishly.

"Are you sure your hands have fully recovered?" Daisy asked, picking up the Pokeball.

"Well, it's still a little weak, but it's gotten better recently. Thanks to the ice shackles a year ago, both my wrists and ankles are sill pretty numb."

A Pikachu ran up to Pika. The two Pokémon greeted each other. "Why Pika, you're blushing!" Red laughed as he patted both Pikachu.

"Red…"

"Hi Yellow, long time no see!"

"Red, about your hands, when did it happen?"

"Oh, you saw it huh? It's just a minor sprain, that's all. I'll recover soon! It's okay, really. See?" Red asked flexing his fingers.

"But Red, you can't possibly recover by tomorrow!"

"Yellow's right, you should not push yourself!"

"Thanks for your concern you two, but I can't give up now. Tomorrow's the big day. The aptitude test Viridian Gym. Okay guys, let's continue with the training!" Red called.

"The test shall soon commence. Candidates will have to defeat all six of our Pokémon. They are free to choose and replace their own Pokémon at any time of the battle. However, they will be disqualified when none of their Pokémon are able to fight. The association's Pokémon are free from their trainers' control, and will fight under their own will. Of course, this will be a six vs. six battle. Alright then, please gather your Pokémon into their Pokeballs. I hereby announce the commencement of the test! Time starts now!" The MC announced. Red ran into the arena. "First up, we have Pineco!"

"Venusaur, I'm counting on you! Vine Whip!"

"Fortress, you're on nest!"

"Bull's eye!"

"That was fast, he's got the second Pokémon down already! No, the third one, Pineco, is down as well!"

The Forretress jumped into the air and launched spikes. "Whoa! The fourth Forretress has resorted to Spikes! It's not possible for the opponent to get close!'

"Venusaur, Sweet Scent! Return! Snorlax, Belly Drum!"

"What is he up to?"

"Even if he's switched his Pokémon, their movements are still restricted by the spikes on the floor! How will he overcome this?"

"If I'm not wrong, Snorlax's Belly Drum is capable of transforming physical strength into combat power."

"The spikes on the floor are being repelled and sent back to its owner!"

"Mega Punch!"

"Forretress' movements were slowed down by Venusaur's Sweet Scent!"

"Amazing, that's the fourth one!"

"It's Azumarill's Whirlpool!"

"Daisy, something seems to be wrong with Red…"

"Indeed"

"The water has subsided!"

"Mega Kick!"

"That was fast!"

"Well done Snorlax, Return! Your turn!" Red cried, sending out his Espeon.

"The sixth Pokémon in line, Porygon 2!"

"Oh no! We're being targeted!"

"Porygon 2's Zap Cannon! Porygon 2's famous for its bull's eye attack! Red's HP is running low!"

"Sorry my friend but I'm gonna have to count on you again." Red whispered and his Espeon nodded. "Go now. I know you won't fail me. Use Morning Sun! Just hang in there, and give it all you've got! Psychic!"

"Porygon 2's defeated. With that, the match today has come to an end."

"Congratulations Red! You passed the test with flying colors! From now onwards, you are officially the new Gym Leader of Viridian City!"

"I'm truly sorry, but I'm afraid I'll have to respectfully decline."

"You what!? But why? You won the match way before your time limit was up!"

"To tell you the truth, I was struggling throughout the match. To become a Gym Leader was my dream and I even pushed myself to the extremes just to fulfill it, but this only made me realize that I'm still not good enough to be a Gym Leader yet. "

"Who would be in charge of the Gym now?"

"Guess we're without a leader again…"

"Why did he reject that position?"

"To conduct another test if necessary of course!"

"Green!"

"Green!"

"You're back!?"

"What are you doing here?" Blue shrugged before grabbing Red's arm.

"I knew there was something fishy with you, especially when you pretended to ride on that bike. I hear you just rejected that Gym Leader you always wanted." The ground started to shake before either of them could say anything.

"What's that!?"

"An earthquake!?'

Green and Red ran off.

"Hey you two!"

"Red can't possibly hold out any longer after that exhausting match! You have to stop him!"

"I'm on it!"

"Red, you can't-!"

"Stay back Yellow!" Red yelled, throwing out an arm.

"Exeggutor's frightened by Scizor? But why?"

"I get it! Scizor's big fists resemble two heads! Now Exeggutor's combating confidence is greatly reduced. "

"That's some striker."

"It must be, judging from its evolution stage."

"Now for the finishing touch. False Swipe!" Green commanded before throwing Pokeballs to capture the Pokémon.

"Way to go Green!"

"You're great!"

"Professor Oak's worthy grandson indeed!"

"Professor Oak's grandson!?"

"Yes apparently…"

"Yup! He was the semifinalist for the previous league you know!"

"Really!?"

"Wait!'

Green walked over to the van and turned the radio off.

"Ah, that tune!"

"The van that the Pokémon League music was coming from, who owns it?"

"It belongs to our association."

"Wild Pokémon are attracted to this tune!"

"You should know that very well!"

"Sorry it wasn't intentional…"

"Yeah! If it weren't for these young men, the consequences would've been disastrous!"

"Mr. Chairman!"

"Y-Yes sir!"

"I don't if you don't think I'm qualified enough, but for the safety of the association, I hope you can do a proper job in choosing an appropriate replacement for Red."

"S-Sure."

"Red, take this!"

"I've found the information you're looking for. Just ask Daisy for the details."

"Ok!"

"Red! Red!"

"You're setting off already?"

"Yeah, I think it's better if I leave early. I've finally got information on the cure for my hands. I must not delay this any further."

"Information? You mean your hands and legs can be cured?"

"Yes. We're quite confident of that! It's said there's a secret hot spring in Shirogane Mountain where Pokémon gather to nurse their wounds."

"Let's go Charizard!" Red yelled leaping on. "Pika, I want you to stay with Yellow and ChuChu until my return. I shall leave him in your care." Red said patting Pika.

"O-Okay."

"To Shirogane Mountains!"

"Y'know Pika, I'll be going to Johnto with my Uncle. We're doing an investigation on the big bird that vanished into the western skies. You wanna come with us?" Yellow asked. Pika brightened. "Great! Let's go! C'mon, Pika, ChuChu!

Ecruteak City

"Come back Omnastar." Yellow called and the Pokémon jumped on her back before she was pulled down. "I'm gonna hit the boulder?" Yellow asked before sinking inside the boulder.

"Where's this? This doesn't look like the Tin Tower." There was a shattering sound behind her. "I've never seen Pokémon like you. What are your names? Were you the ones who pulled me here?" Yellow asked.

The three Pokémon bowed. "Deepest gratitude. You've lifted the curse on us and opened the exit to the real world."

"Exit!?" Yellow asked before finding herself on the boulder.

"Yellow, are you okay?"

"Are you alright?"

"Wow. They were beautiful."

Olivine City

Yellow raced by Crystal on Dodrio in her hurry to catch ChuChu. "Oh ChuChu, you really should take care of yourself. I know you wish you could surf like Pika." Yellow scolded. ChuChu grinned. Yellow looked back for a moment to see Crystal. "I'm sorry I almost bumped into you!" Yellow apologized running over.

"I'm okay! Don't worry."

Yellow blinked in recognition. "You're…Could you be Crystal?" She asked taking out a drawing of her.

"Yes, I am…"

"Talk about luck! I've been looking for you!"

"Me? You said you were looking for me?"

"Yep! I knew you would have come to Olivine."

"Who are you!? How did you know about me? And why are you here?"

"Whoa! One question at a time! Right!" Yellow said looking at the Pikachu. "Let's go!" She said walking away. Chris fell over.

"Wait for me! You must answer me first! Like right now!" Chris huffed. Suddenly Yellow and Bayleef were lifted into the air by tongues.

Yellow blinked awake. She yawned and stretched.

"I just nodded off all of a sudden; there was this really nice fragrance…Oh! So it came from you." Yellow said patting Bayleef. "Huh? We're hovering in the air! We're being attacked by wild Pokémon!" Yellow exclaimed.

"Hold on!" Crystal said grabbing a Pokeball.

"Don't worry." Yellow said pointing.

"A fishing rod!?"

"Raticate, now!" Yellow said swinging until the Lickitung were surrounded by the fishing line. "Great!" They started to fall over. They started to fall into the sea.

"Look out!" Chris yelled as the Lickitung fell over and Yellow and Bayleef were sent flying. "Oh no!" Suddenly, Yellow grew wings and caught Bayleef. "Hah."

"Phew, that was close." Yellow said coming back to shore. "Can you get all of them into your Pokeballs? I could fly another distance."

"Oh, okay. Chris said, complying.

"Ready?" Yellow asked gripping Chris' hand before flying off.

"Crystal, I heard that you need to finish the data for the new Pokedex.

"Oh, yes."

"How's it going?"

"I managed to capture most of the common Pokémon. I'm left with the stronger Pokémon. Especially Suicne, one of the Pokémon that awoke in Ecruteak, he's my prime goal now."

"I was told to come help you with that. Ah! We're almost there! Uncle!" Yellow called waving.

"Can you help me? Do you know anything about the three legendary Pokémon?"

"Of course! I was the one who woke them from their sleep!"

"I'm glad you found the girl you were looking for Yellow."

"Yellow?"

"Huh? You weren't introduced? Oops. Sorry. Yellow's his name. He may still be a kid but he's actually fought against the Elite Four a year ago. Have you heard of them?" Wilton asked steering.

"Hello!" Yellow said stretching out a hand.

"Um, I need a minute!" Chris said taking out Bayleef's Pokeball.

"Mega, I was brought here without knowing their identity and their destination. He's making funny claims about the Elite Four and the three legendary Pokémon too. Despite the way he is he might be in the cahoots with the bad guys. I better call Professor Oak and ask him to get the cops." Chris whispered taking out her Pokegear.

"Hello."

"Oh, hi Chris! Have you met Yellow yet?"

"EH!? You know him!? "

"Why do you sound so surprised? When I heard he was in Johnto, I asked him to meet up with you."

"But I still have some questions…"

"Sorry Chris, I have to go now. Why don't you ask Yellow? I'm sending you his information now."

"You okay? Feeling sea-sick?" Yellow asked concerned.

"Oh no, I'm alright!"

"She's not sea-sick!" Yellow cheered.

"Twelve years old!?"

"What is it?" Yellow asked.

Wilton laughed. "Lady, there's nothing to worry about. We're not bad guys. I guess Yellow must have brought you here without explaining things. We're heading to Cianwood, which is at the western seas of Johnto. This boat was prepared when we heard you were going that direction. Of course, our main reason is to fill you in on everything we know about the three Pokémon."

"You're telling the truth?"

"Yes. And Yellow is the one who woke them up. Well, actually he witnessed their awakening from under the Burnt Tower. We cam to Johnto because we wanted to investigate the disappearance of a giant bird Pokémon in Johnto after the Hoo-Ha over the Elite Four." Wilton explained. Yellow glanced at the sea and a herd of Remoraid cam soaring out.

"A Remoraid herd!'

"Duck! They're attacking the boat too!"

"Why? The boat's stationary!"

"They're not stopping! I'll have to capture them! Parasee expand your spore range. Please hold your breath for a while!" Chris asked before the spores went off and the Remoraid fell. She lined up the Pokeballs in a circle before kicking them to capture all of the Pokémon. "Capture, done!"

"Wow!"

"You really are a pro!"

"I'm very bad at capturing. I can count the number of times I've captured a wild Pokémon!" Yellow said smiling.

"Eh?"

"Crystal, your Parasect is hurt!"

"You're right. There's a cut. Guess it was attacked during the capture. I need some Potion…" Crystal said digging in her bag when Yellow placed her hand on the injury and it healed. "Eh!?"

"Don't be surprised. Yellow has special healing powers." Wilton called.

"Nice to meet you Yellow! You can call me Chris!"

"Okay! You don't have to be so polite!" Yellow said after the two shook hands.

Wilton laughed. "By the way, there was a similar major migration of Pokémon before at the Seafoam Islands last year. Professor Oak once mentioned that Pokémon move around in large numbers when they sense impending danger." Yellow said.

"Don't tell me…"

"Yellow, maybe you're right! The rudder's not moving!" Wilton yelled grabbing the wheel.

"The boat!?"

"Look! We're in the middle of a whirlpool! These waters are known for the whirling currents but I've never heard of anything like this! We must try to get out!"

"Look, beneath the currents something's there!"

"What's that!?"

"Yellow! Lady! You okay!?" Wilton asked after they were tossed.

"That…That Pokémon! The Pokémon from before! It's the same Pokémon flying over Cerise Island! I remember now! It was said that this Pokémon disappeared in the western skies during the battle against Lance! So it's true!" Yellow yelled. Beeping filled the air.

"There's a sound from my bag. My Pokedex is beeping!? But Why!? I didn't know that there is this function!

"Could it be the Pokedex Resonance System?"

"Resonance System?"

"The previous Pokedex had the same function too! The Pokedex will start to beep when three of them come together in the hands of legitimate owners! The same thing happened when three Pokedexes came together-!" Yellow yelled before Lugia fired at them and the boat started to sink. "Chris!"

Day Care Center

Yellow blinked awake. "Huh? Where am I? We were sailing towards Cianwood when we met that Pokémon…Someone must've saved us but who was it?" Yellow murmured as she opened the door. "Pokémon in couples? And so many of them?" Yellow asked. Then she heard talking from the other door which opened to reveal the Daycare Couple.

"Did you sleep well?"

"Err…Where am I?"

"This is a daycare center."

"Daycare? A center that helps trainers babysit Pokémon?"

"Yes."

"I think I've heard about you. Jasmine gave me this address."

"You must really thank Jasmine then. There was nothing to identify you when you were found washed up on shore. You were brought here because of this note."

"I see. Thank you for taking care of us."

"It's okay."

"Huh? Pika and ChuChu and that EGG!?"

"Yes. We found the egg shortly after putting them together."

"EH!?"

"Let's talk later." Granny said pulling Yellow by her tunic. "If you want to continue staying here, you'll need to work for your keep. Hey you, wake up and help!" Granny demanded kicking Wilton's head. "Blow up these balloons and be quick about it!" Granny barked.

"Work? But isn't this a Daycare Center?" Wilton asked.

"Hmm…This is a side job."

"Granny can't we-?"

"Don't you be calling me Granny! You will address me as my beautiful princess!" Granny said slapping Wilton.

"I-I can't!"

Yellow looked at a photo on the dresser. "This photo…Is that you in your younger days? " She asked Gramps while the other two squabbled.

"Yes. My youth."

"Dear all, listen…zzz…bzz… bzzz…Something…gzzz…zzzz…zzz…Team Rocket members…Gzzz…Half masks…into the stadium.

"What's happening at the stadium?! Jasmine! Jasmine!"

"Calm down Granny."

"It mentioned Team Rocket members and half masks too…" Wilton said, thinking hard. Yellow straightened and looked outside.

"Maybe they looked like them." She pointed. The three turned to see Team Rocket members wearing half masks outside the Daycare.

"Yeah maybe." Wilton said as he and the Daycare couple turned back around. There was a pause before they turned around again. "What?!" The three yelled together. "Why are the intruders at the stadium here!?" Wilton asked.

"No matter what, we must protect Gramps and Granny!" Yellow yelled. "Pika, ChuChu, protect the egg! Uncle, please escape with Gramps and Granny! I'll hold them off!"

"Okay!"

Yellow watched the two Pikachu fly off with some balloons and the egg. "Great, I think they made it to safety." Yellow said before turning around. Suddenly, a knife struck. "What are you trying to do?" She asked leaning against the paper door. Hands broke through to grab her hat. "My hat!? You're eyeing my hat!?"

Ilex Forest

Yellow panted as she ran through the forest. "I've finally gotten rid of the Team Rocket members. Pika and ChuChu should be with Uncle now. But I don't understand why they were after my hat. I hear a strange buzzing sound in this forest." Yellow said before running off into the direction of the noise.

"Everyone!" Yellow exclaimed as she popped out from grass.

"Yellow!"

"Pika, ChuChu!"

"Explotaro!"

"We'll put an end to your evil ambitions! Let's see how you can fight all of us!"

"What!?"

"The ice walls are blocking the attacks!"

"Not only that, six ice humans have been created from the ice walls and water vapor in the air!"

"What!?"

"Go, my ice soldiers!"

The Dexholders struggled as the soldiers grabbed them.

Pryce laughed. "My strength! I'm full of energy now! Even I am not sure why but the Pokeball is finished! Could this be the reason for the new strength? The Pokeball to capture Time!" Pryce laughed. "This is the moment I've been waiting for!"

"Look! The Pokémon Bruno was talking about! It's the Time-Traveling Pokémon, Celebi!"

"Bingo!" Pryce said capturing Celebi. "Celebi, bring me there. Bring me back to the past I've lost." Pryce said before turning to the portal.

"There's a clock on the right and a thermometer on the left. And time's starting to move backwards!"

"And the temperature is dropping fast!"

"Everything will be frozen to absolute zero!"

"Gold! Where are you!?"

"Gold…" Pryce laughed. "He fought well. His relentless attacks succeeded in stripping me of my mask, and he tried to stop me so many times my eyes are still blinded by his Flash attacks."

"Then Gold is-!" Crystal stopped talking as the ice melted. "Silver!"

"The Pokedex!"

"Pokedex?"

"The Resonance Light is blinking but not beeping at all. The Pokedex can tell us if Gold's here or not."

"So he could be here since the light's blinking?"

"Yeah!"

"That voice…Silver? You're indeed my worthy student! He was getting too troublesome, I had to do something to keep him away in time. It was the same trick used to trap Raikou, Suicine, and Entei. Trapped in time. If I freeze him in my ice wal and threw him back in time, what would we end up having?" Pryce asked as Gold appeared in a slab of ice.

"Gold!"

"Goodbye all of you!" Pryce called stepping into the shrine.

"Pryce has disappeared."

"I'm trapped!" Gold yelled.

"Gold!"

"Chris and Silver and the whole gang. I managed to catch up with the old man at the entrance of time but I really hate myself for losing again!"

"Grab my hand!" Silver commanded sticking his hand in to pull it out distorted.

"Silver, be careful!"

"It's warped in space here. You'll die immediately if you come in unprepared! Pryce has something that can protect him within this space! That Pokeball contains two feathers inside. Those feathers allow freedom of movement inside here! If only we have the feathers…Ah? AAAHHH!" Hey, hey, hey! Don't just stand there! The solution to set me free is right before your eyes!"

"Solution?"

"Open your eyes and look! That young man's straw hat! The two feathers on the hat are the Silver and Rainbow Wing!"

"Is that true Yellow?"

"Yes, but I can't pull them out…"

"Just take the hat off then!"

"But, but…"

"But what!? Can't you hurry? Explotaro will help you get it off if you don't hurry!"

"Okay, okay! I'll take it off myself!" Yellow yelled before pulling off the hat.

"It's great to be back! Thanks for saving me Straw Hat Girl!? You're a girl!?" Gold asked after he tumbled out of time. "I sense the atmosphere's tensed a little. Anyway, it must have taken loads of courage to remove that hat! And now that I also have two feathers, I can enter time and continue my battle with Pryce" Gold said climbing on Raikou. He looked back to see Chris and Silver mounted and ready. "You're coming too? I guess that goes without saying. Let's go! Into Time!" They flew inside the shrine on the backs of the three legendary Pokémon.

"Yellow, your hair…"

"Red…Um…This…"

"Can't we leave that until later!?"

"The entire forest will be frozen. The ice refreezes after melting. This is the Eternal Ice Wall."

"But it's strange that the ice soldiers over there could come alive almost immediately while the ice that was around Chris is not refreezing."

"The legendary Entei! His flames are special. Only Entei's flames can totally melt Pryce's ice."

"Let's make use of the flames he left behind and spread them throughout the forest!"

"What can we do when we can't even move!?"

"No, there's still a way! Blastoise! When Blastoise ran out of water in Mt. Silver, I refilled it with water from the Secret Hot Spring!"

"Are you sure? Using water to spread fire!?"

Blastoise unleashed its water and the ice melted.

"What happened?"

"That Hot Spring is also known as the Fire Spring. The water contains highly flammable gases that can help spread the flames."

"Let's lend those kids inside a hand!"

"There was a major clash of powers after we sent in our energies.

"What's happening to the space inside the Shrine?"

"Look!"

"Chris! Raikou! Suicine! Entei! Silver!"

"Are you alright?"

"Wake up!"

"A new Pokémon! Are you the egg Pika and ChuChu were holding?"

"Since you were hatched from the egg between Pika and ChuChu…I know! I'll call you Pichu! Who's the person that hatched you? I have to thank them!"

"If you wanna know who hatched the egg, the answer would be Gold who wears his hair just like this Pokémon but you can't thank him anymore because he's lost in time!"

"!"

"To stop Pryce, he released Celebi in exchange for his very existence." Silver said wiping tears away.

"Stand up!" Green yelled, yanking Silver up by the arm.

"Green…"

"Are you done crying? Come with me then. I need to hand you over to the authorities for the theft of the Pokedex at Professor Oak's Research Center and the Theft of Tototile at Professor Elm's. I was already suspicious of you when I saw you at the Stadium."

"Please…Please Stop! Although it was wrong to steal, there was really no other way! On top of that, we've just lost a friend in battle! Now's not-!"

"It's alright. I lived to find my own battle and attain my own goals. I was ready to do anything. But that battle has ended today. I wil not regret my actions, no matter what punishment is handed out to me."

"Let's go then."

"Hey! Wait up! The gentleman who's trying to arrest Silver! Don't you think you need to look more carefully before grabbing the wrong person? Look at the portrait of the culprit. They're totally different!" The wanted poster fluttered down. "But then again, it's a frequent occurrence, misunderstandings that is. Don't worry about it."

"Gold!"

"But how?"

"Whadda ya mean how? Don't pronounce me dead so easily! And Straw Hat Guy, um Gal! Sorry about just now!"

"Golf that's no way to talk to your Senior!"

"She's even older than…?"

"Oh, we've finally caught up with you!"

"Hey! My partners!"

"Oh, you've evolved! The rocks in this area reflects sunlight, giving off energy just like a Sun Stone."

"And who's this sexy lady?"

Silver punched him. "Don't touch her with your dirty hands!"

"What do you think you're doing? Aren't you grateful for my help?"

"Shut up! It's a different story altogether!"

"Welcome back, Gold…"

"If you're confused, why don't all of you just live together!?" Blue asked laughing.

"Pesky girl."

Glare.

"Ahh. Now I know the reason for the tense atmosphere. What a nuisance. Let me help you then. Ah, hello. Mom? It's me, Gold. Yeah, I've to stay out for a while longer. I've got the Pokémon League Champion with me. I'm making him teach me the techniques of Pokémon battle. I really your homemade hamburgers but don't worry, I'm coming home soon. Roger out!" Gold said, dragging Red away.

June 27 2pm Geysers

The Dexholders blinked as the orb flew back into the flower. Suddenly, the geyser exploded. When the water dispersed, everyone was wet. They started to laugh when a shadow flew over them. They looked up to see Emerald falling. Emerald fell but Sapphire luckily caught him.

"I just loved that poster of Silver." Blue laughed.

"Was my face really that funny after Yellow took off her hat?" Red asked.

"Yes." Green informed him.

"I didn't know Senior Silver could cry." Platinum said thoughtfully.

"Even Senior Silver is a person." Dia said trying to get the sodden wrapper off a Rice Crispy Treat.

June 27 2:30pm Hot Springs

Ruby vigorously scrubbed mud off his shoes.

"How long does he intend to scrub?" White asked Sapphire.

"Sissy! We need to get going already!" She yelled. Ruby opened his mouth to say something but closed it instead opting for putting his now clean shoes on.

"Let's get the next location." He said examining his shoes and Red pressed the topaz.

I'm really sorry for the delay! I chose a bad time to get sick. I was sick all week and then I had to make up the work to keep my grades up. I'll try to return to my daily updates.