AN: I've actually been forgetting to put this disclaimer here but c'mon. A black owning the Pokemon franchise? And really if I did would I make a fucking ice cream cone one of my latest Pokemon for Christs sakes. I don't own this.
A Flareon's Tale
Chapter 12
(Flareon's POV)
The current trainers and their Pokemon B recently had us facing weren't anything to brag about defeating. These men stood in front of the water all day with sticks hoping for hours that a stupid Pokemon would take the bait and become either food or a new slave. The Pokemon they had only reflected that since they were easily trounced by the hybrid and the Horsea. The hybrid was much too quick for many of his opponents and even I could tell he found displeasure in his weak opponents. Horsea needed to grow to our level but she had plenty of pride. Pride I had the pleasure of putting down. My fire barely affected her but I could sure as hell smack her around with my tail and body. The little thing at this point was more for accuracy and putting down single opponents with her distance techniques. The hybrid and I were close quarter monsters in comparison to her. Her little rainbow beams and water shots were speedy and precise but the only thing she had that could actively hurt me was her Bubble Beam which tired her out much quicker. The hybrid and I stuck to close quarter matches and while I was faster than the hybrid he was definitely stronger. His punches could easily dent the trees around us while my tail was almost a force similar to his faster punches. Our draws usually ended with stalemates unless I went back to range with my Ember.
As B and I neared the end of the bridges we came across a crossroad. One bridge led towards some more water while another led towards a building and what looked like more mainland. I glanced upwards to see what B was planning only to find him staring at the ground perplexed. I looked down to see what confused him only to notice we were actually in a large depression on the bridge. B rose out of what we now saw was an imprint of some kind of large Pokemon. Whatever fatass sat here easily weighed tons with the inches it sunk into the wood.
"C'mon Flareon, let's go through Route 11 and get to Vermillion City", said B. As we walked into the building and the automatic doors closed behind us we saw a sandy brown haired kid standing in front of us with a large purple Nidorino at his side. They were animatedly talking to one another and the man behind the counter as we passed them. B kept walking and dare I say increased his pace as we quickly strode past the two before a voice called out to us and said, "Hey now that's no way to treat a guy you grew up with pal!"
B sighed and turned around throwing a small but fake smile on his face. Which was peculiar seeing as the kid was none other than the boy whose arm I was trying to rip off a couple of months ago, Gary Oak. "Nice to see you too Gary. How many badges do you have?", asked B.
"Well I've got Brock's, Misty's and I'm going for Surge's today too. How about you?"
"I've got Brock's and Erika's and Surge was my target for today too."
"How did you get all the way to Celadon City man? And you met the babe Erika? Wow! Must've been easy though with that type advantage and a Flareon that ferocious. I've got the scars to back up that!"
Gary pulled up the sleeve on his right arm to show a large bite scar that was discolored from the rest of his tan skin around the elbow. It stuck out harshly on his skin but was fading. I grinned in appreciation of my handiwork and wondered if I did it again with a Fire Fang would I actually succeed in ripping off his arm? The Nidorino beside him growled towards me recognizing my grin as that of approval for his master's pain and I returned the pitiful growl with my own hackles. Its saliva fell to the ground slowly and the spines I could see on its back twitched erratically.
"Yea Flareon isn't sorry about that but I definitely am. Well I'll be seeing you later now Gary."
I took this as our cue to leave and we walked outside off the small building and begin taking in the sights of the large clearing ahead of us with only one dirt road winding through it. But apparently Gary had other thoughts because he quickly ran in front of our path with a shit eating grin on his face. "Hold up, B because I want to battle you. See I have to test if I can beat Surge and I know you don't train weak Pokemon. Gramps gave you that Flareon because he knew you could handle him. Now I wanna know if I can handle you! Battle me B!"
I looked at Gary and his Nidorino and leveled my gaze at B to give him a haughty smirk which conveyed how I felt about the child's challenge. Sure I'm up for more practice before another one of these "gyms".
A boy with a large straw hat on his head ran up behind us with a large net that B told us was used for catching Bug Pokemon apparently. "Hey you kid how about a battle! My bug Pokemon are roaring for another win after our last 3", he exclaimed. He looked pointedly at Gary ignoring B and I completely but I knew B wouldn't care. I would easily trounce the boy if he challenged us.
Not even turning from looking at us Gary smirked and said without even looking behind him, "Sure one on one only and you can throw out your Pokemon first kid! S'not like it'll make a difference and it'll give me a warm up before I beat my old buddy here."
The bug boy's face reddened before he frowned and pulled out a Poke Ball. He threw it high into the air yelling, "Go Butterfree!"
A blue insect came out with medium sized white wings and large red eyes that took up most of its face. It fluttered around energetically in the air before hovering above its master obediently. Gary in response yawned before he pulled out one of the additional balls behind his left side and enlarged it. Tossing it up and down casually he then lobbed it behind him in an attempt to look cool while calling out "Pidgeotto Agility and then Quick Attack,"
Out of the bright light that came out of the Poke Ball a brown blur screamed through the air right towards the insect tackling into it and knocking it harshly into the ground where it bounced a few times on the ground far away from its trainer. As the blur did a loop through the air and lost some of its tremendous speed it came into focus as one of the larger Pidgeottos I'd ever laid my eyes on.
The mother Pidgeottos back in my old forest were fast and had very keen eyes but this one was much faster. And instead of the keen intelligence I was used to it had a look of superiority in its eyes as our eyes met. As the Pidgeotto lost most of its speed it stopped above its trainer and flapped its wings mightily blowing dust and all types of shit in my sensitive nose. B simply pulled his hat down farther to shield his eyes but weathered the small storm silently with a smile on his face at my apparent misfortune.
As we both looked up we saw Gary petting his Pidgeotto affectionately on its beak and forehead while the bird cawed happily under his ministrations. Gary stopped and smirked at us playfully before turning back to the other trainer we had all forgotten about who was cradling his unconscious Butterfree.
"Yea kid don't even worry about my winnings. You just weren't prepared for how awesome I was. Hell not even B was prepared for how awesome me and my Pokemon are. Go on and catch more Bug Pokemon elsewhere you're just in the way of our match."
The boy began to shake in anger as he returned his Butterfree before getting up and throwing out another Poke Ball. This one releasing one of those fucking horrible Beedrill that I had to run away from in that shitty forest I almost burned down. B stepped up silently this time walking till he came alongside Gary.
"That Beedrill probably hasn't been evolved for more than a day. Such a waste of potential for it to be stuck with a partner like you." He paused in his insult to take out Horsea's Poke Ball and enlarged it. "Horsea here can defeat you easily. Horsea use Aurora Beam."
As he threw his ball out Horsea came out diligently immediately shooting a small but extremely precise rainbow colored beam at the Beedrill. The Beedrill dodged left only for Horsea to rapidly pinpoint his dodge and fire again searing a hole through the Beedrill's insect wings. The Beedrill began to sway in the air somewhat off balance with the hole while his trainer swore frantically. "Horsea use Twister and then finish it with another Aurora Beam!"
Horsea conjured up a gust of wind that immediately overtook the Beedrill and became a human sized twister which was harming it while it was trapped. As the Twister ended however Horsea had another Aurora Beam charged up, the rainbow colored ball glowing brightly on her mouth hole. It was then fired explosively at the Beedrill hitting it in the chest and pushing it further into the ground causing a small explosion.
B walked up to Horsea who was bouncing up and down on the ground before patting her head in which she smiled. "I told you working on your aim would make you our sniper. And good work on the piercing quality of your Aurora Beam. You'll make a fine Seadra. Now return so you can rest for your next match." Horsea preened under B's attention before being engulfed by the red light and into her ball.
As the smoke finally cleared it showed an unconscious Beedrill in a small hole made from its defeat. It was quickly returned as the kid began wiping at his eyes in a horrible effort to stave off crying but failing. He glared at us four silently before running off in the opposite direction away from us.
"Yea run you loser!", Gary yelled before sighing, "Trainers these days B they just can't take losses. For a second he reminded me of Ashy boy whenever he loses or doesn't get what he wants. What a crybaby."
B shook his head in agreement before walking a distance away from Gary in which I followed. Turning around he gestured to Gary's Poke Ball still in his hand that held his Pidgeotto. "Are we going to battle Gary or what? Just because you beat a rookie doesn't mean I'll be as easy."
Gary barked a short laugh before putting Pidgeotto's ball back behind him. "You B, I won't play around with. You may not care for me as a rival but I've always wanted to face you. Grandpa always said you would be destined for great things but so am I! Go on Nidorino you're up first!"
Oh yeah I had forgotten about that purple thing next to him. Honestly did not cross my mind since it growled at me. I stepped up to take my place but B put his hand on my head and stopped me. "No we'll let our other friend take care of that Nidorino . Gary will freak out when he sees him."
One of the first childish grins I've ever seen came up on that boys face and I had to admit I grinned too. Let's see how that human deals with my regular hard hitting sparring partner.
(B's POV)
As I threw out Hitmonchan's Poke Ball an immediate smile came out to my face as I only said two words. "Bullet Punch". As the white light came rushing out of the ball a speedy shape came barreling out into color. What it looked like was a swift Hitmonchan that was pumping his long legs as fast as he could, his large fists glowing a dark silver as he rushed the Nidorino . Nidorino had a look of shock on its face before being quickly slugged multiple times and being sent flying from a left haymaker back to Gary's feet.
"Son of a fucking Venasuar you have a Hitmonchan! How?! First the Flareon which is admittedly rare for a starter but you have a Hitmonchan too! That's soooooooo overpowered bro! The Flareon, Kingra, Hitmonchan combo is so epic!", Gary yelled excitedly as he grabbed handfuls of his hair.
I silently chuckled as Gary's language would never change once Professor Oak wasn't around and Hitmonchan looked bashful at the praise but still smiled and stood ready. I collected myself and noticed that Nidorino was charging out of the smoke its mouth wide open shooting a barrage of Poison Sting. Hitmonchan reacted accordingly and began dodging the small bursts of purple needles and jumped back in front of me. "Hitmonchan watch out for the poison spines on its back and use Focus Energy while you can."
Hitmonchan nodded once before hunching himself down in a position that made him look like he was praying and began glowing white.
"Nidorino use Water Pulse on it!", Gary ordered. "Then use Double Kick!"
Nidorino stopped its charge while gathering a large compressed ball of water on the tip of its horn before unleashing it in a speedy wave of water that came with the force of a tsunami. "Hitmonchan endure the wave and use Counter!"
As Hitmonchan crossed his arms I could see Gary smirk from the other side of the field eagerly waiting to see if he would win the battle. While Fighting type moves aren't that effective against Poison types they still did damage. Bullet Punch was a Steel type move so it still would do normal damage to Nidorino . I needed to make sure Hitmonchan could fight against any types besides a Psychic. He wasn't ready for that type of match yet.
Hitmonchan crossed his arms over his chest and took the wave head on sliding backwards with the amount of force the water brought on him. The water quickly reached my feet soaking my shoes but I stayed steadfast as Nidornio quickly came into Hitmonchan's punching range.
Nidorino quickly turned 180 degrees and threw out its first kick which Hitmonchan blocked solidly but the second one Hitmonchan smoothly riposted, angling it to where Nidorino overextended its left hind leg and launched a solid punch into its underside before connecting with a right overhand to the left side of Nidorino's skull. Nidorino took the hits solidly before jabbing quickly at Hitmonchan with its horn which made Hitmonchan fire up a Bullet Punch in order to counter quickly meeting the horn head on with his fist,
A small explosion came from the two meeting before both Pokemon jumped out and again began charging one another. "Hitmonchan tackle it to the ground and then use Bulk Up!"
"Nidorino don't let it get too far away from you use Poison Sting.!"
Hitmonchan immediately dived for Nidorino's legs taking them out from underneath it before sprinting to the trees. To his back Nidorino recovered and unleashed a Gatling gun's amount of Poison Sting to the back of Hitmonchan. Quite a few hit him but he continued his run to the trees before jumping up the nearest one and hiding in the foliage.
"Hey B what kind of shit is this? Fighting type Pokemon don't run from anything so why is he running? Don't tell me you've raised a pussy of a fighting Pokemon? I thought we were going to have a match that would be epic!"
"My Pokemon don't always need me to order them around Gary. Sometimes the smart ones know their strengths far better than their trainers. I trust Hitmonchan."
(Hitmonchan's POV)
Pain. Weakness in Body. Trouble Breathing. Deep Breaths. Deep Breaths. Focus on Core. Focus on Victory. Victory. Victory for Partner. Victory for Fire. Victory for Little One. And Release. Release.
My body relaxed immediately before I could feel my muscles expand considerably a second after. I felt a grin come across my face at the feeling of raw power I had, Now for the Knockout.
(B's POV)
Just as I was to order Hitmonchan to rush Nidorino the tree Hitmonchan on snapped backwards, the bulk of the tree launching a grinning Hitmonchan with silvery fists through the air towards Nidorino who lowered its horn hastily. But not even the hasty defense could stop Hitmonchan swiftly evading the horn and using Double Team around it. Surrounded by 7 grinning Hitmonchans the circle accelerated around the Nidorino who began launching Poison Stings at Gary's behest but was being pummeled by multiple copies of Hitmonchan.
Suddenly the tornado ended and Hitmonchan jumped back to my position looking far worse than when the battle first began but happily grinning. Being behind him I could see the needle marks in his back oozing purple liquid meaning he was poisoned. I glanced back to the Nidorino to see Gary petting it softly on the forehead as it weakly laid on the floor with a multitude of bruises. He then promptly returned the Nidorino and shot me a large grin.
"Awww man I was sure after we poisoned your Hitmonchan it would drop soon. Man that thing is fast! And definitely brutal. Takes after his trainer huh?"
I shot a small grin back but was at the moment reaching back into my backpack for an Antidote to spray on Hitmonchan. Finding one I immediately sprayed his back and gave him a Potion to restore some of his vitality.
Giving him a thumbs up which he quickly returned with a bright smile I put him back in his Poke Ball and took out Horsea's.
Gary quickly took out another Poke Ball before yelling out, "Nice to see you're not as weak as Ashy boy. I swear that Pikachu of his is mean as fuck! But the rest of his Pokemon he trains pretty savagely. Don't know what's gotten into that guy. But let's see how your Horsea fares against Pidgeotto!"
He threw out his Poke Ball and out came Pidgeotto screaming through the air into a loop before settling in front of its trainer with a superior smirk on its face. How it pulled off such a look with a beak I'll never know but it probably came from watching Gary too much. I released Horsea's Poke Ball out and she came out as energetic as ever ready to face her challenger.
Immediately seeing as Horsea would be at a disadvantage without a close source of water supply I needed to let Horsea establish some distance between her and Pidgeotto. "Horsea use Agility to get some distance and then use Aurora Beam when you've got a shot!"
Horsea immediately began to glow white before shooting off in a pale blue blur away from her opponent. I needed to ensure Horsea could save some of her stamina as well as be able to fight at whatever position she's backed up into. Especially without a large water source for her to swim in her levitation wouldn't last very long.
Of the few articles I'd ever read about the Horsea line of evolution their levitation like ability was one of the most studied. Even Horsea babes only 6 days out the womb we're capable of small amounts of levitation before they exhausted themselves into unconsciousness. The evolution from Horsea to Seadra apparently strengthened whatever part of the mind that allowed it to levitate itself because newly evolved Horsea could levitate and travel up to 3 times longer than their younger evolution. Seadra simply could levitate much longer and looked extremely comfortable doing so. And as for Kingdra their stamina was legendary. Kingdra could almost fly as fast as they swam which was quite impressive due to the fact they were hailed as one of the world's best swimmers. Horsea would grow into her levitation ability with grace as well as perseverance as far as I was concerned. I wanted her to have the stamina to back up the pride she possessed.
"Pidgeotto we're not gonna let that pipsqueak outrun you! Agility right after it! Then use Gust to corral it!"
Pidgeotto shot after my Horsea far faster than Horsea's top speed and began to overtake it if Horsea hadn't turned on a dime and shot an Aurora Beam directly at its wings. Dodging to the left elegantly Pidgeotto while still using Agility banked into a corkscrew before coming in at another angle.
Horsea finally exhausting her Agility stopped and took position before firing multiple thin Aurora Beams each with deceptive piercing power, Pidgeotto banked left, right, and even did a corkscrew allowing one to narrowly miss its head before stopping directly above Horsea and unleashing a humongous Gust on her body. Horsea attempted to flee but her small body weight was easily pushed downward by the Gust into the ground.
"Now Pidgeotto use Quick Attack while it's down!", Gary yelled anticipating he had won the match.
"Horsea use Smokescreen and get out of there!"
As Pidgeotto again blurred forward with unmatched speed Horsea weakly pointed her head upward and unleashed a black inky cloud of smoke that obscured basically everything within 10 feet of her. I guess her panicking made it bigger because that's the biggest she's ever made.
"Awww c'mon B more hiding not cool! Pidgeotto use Whirlwind to clear up that mess and go in for the kill with Twister!"
I immediately began to yell for Horsea to get out of the smoke but by the time my voice began to speak Pidgeotto had blown away Horsea's cover. And I could see her then being blown away with the smoke heading towards me. The smoke easily dispersed but Horsea landed almost directly next to me bruised and most definitely unconscious from her landing.
I sighed but still a small smile came on my face. She definitely did the best she could for me. And she was definitely almost ready to become a Seadra. Pidgeotto cawed victoriously looping through the air in various acrobatics while Gary pumped his fist excitedly. Finally stopping in front of Gary, Pidgeotto once again lowered its head to receive some more petting. It seems I needed to remind them that they had not fully one our battle yet.
"Hey Gary. I hope you haven't forgotten my last partner have you?"
At the sound of my voice almost at on cue Flareon came from his resting place in the surrounding trees. His stride efficient, his entire demeanor nonchalant. I could enter him into a Pokemon Contest with that sort of swagger and he would automatically get Cool Points. Finally stopping in front of me he rested on his haunches and simply wagged his tail.
Gary and Pidgeotto immediately stopped celebrating with Gary scratching his head sheepishly. It seems he actually had forgotten about my last Pokemon. Same old Gary….
"Yea that's my bad. We'll take care of him too. Won't we Pidgeotto? Now be careful not to get burned all right. Let's win this pal!"
Pidgeotto gave an affirmative nod and a victorious caw before again taking into the air above us. I patted Flareon on the head once and he strode forward a little farther away from me to begin the battle. Before I could begin to start the strategy I had planned he turned his head as far back as he could and looked at me directly. And then he smirked in a vulpine way. But from that look the only meaning I could gather from it was "let me handle this". And it made me pause because perhaps Flareon had a strategy and wanted me to trust him. He had been watching the entire match of that I was sure it was too loud for him to nap through.
I looked over the current strategy I had of harassing Pidgeotto from range before one decisive finishing move but perhaps Flareon had a better plan then mine. I nodded in acceptance to what I thought was his desire and put my hands in my pockets.
Flareon then got an even wider smirk on his face flashing me a smile full of teeth before turning back to looking up in the air towards the circling Pidgeotto.
"Alright Pidgeotto time to clean up the trash! Use Agility again to confuse him and then use Featherdance."
Pidgeotto quickly became a white blur in the sky crisscrossing through the atmosphere before the bird came shooting back towards Flareon albeit at a slower pace than what was used on Horsea. Flareon looked admittedly bored but when Pidgeotto came close enough he immediately began digging underground just in time actually to dodge the feathers Pidgeotto air bombed which would sap his strength. Pidgeotto returned high in the air awaiting a counter attack but Flareon simply returned back to his original position. I couldn't see his face but I could see Gary getting mad and Pidgeotto cawed dangerously before dive bombing again even faster a sign of her using Quick Attack. Again Flareon dodged underground leaving Pidgeotto to bank upwards again in order to avoid crashing into the unforgiving ground.
"Pidgeotto use Gust on him quickly before he goes back down!"
And Pidgeotto responded quickly launching a miniature tornado that was compact but definitely faster than Whirlwind at Flareon's location. In which Flareon retreated underground again and stayed for much longer until the tornado fully dissipated.
This happened 5 more times in succession until finally I could see that whatever strategy Flareon had in mind was working. Pidgeotto was tiring out and its aerial moves were no longer as elegant. Its movements were sluggish and its turning speed almost comparable to that of a Pidgey. Gary didn't seem to notice as he ordered another Gust to the already scarred hole that Flareon stood on top of in which Pidgeotto obliged. And that's when Flareon moved.
As Pidgeotto flew low and began to pick up linear speed Flaroen dashed forward into a Quick Attack its legs pumping him forward while not as fast as Pidgeotto's fastest speed but at an impressive pace. Pidgeotto cawed in alarm and began to pull up but by then it was in Flareon's trap as Flareon jumped in the air while simultaneously activating Iron tail.
The moment would've been far more beautiful to see in slow motion. As Flareon activated Iron Tail he twirled his body in order to fully strike Pidgeotto fully with his tail. Pidgeotto slowly banking upwards in order to dodge the strike. Gary's eye's widening as his hands came to the top of his head in alarm. And Flareon's smirk as he knew there was no avoiding the pain he was about to wrought on Pidgeotto. As the moment came back into real time Flareon executed his twirl slashing his Iron Tail across the side of Pidgeotto's head immediately smacking it down the 10 ft. harshly back to the floor.
Immediately upon bouncing once on the floor with its wings splayed out Pidgeotto was unconscious. It only took one masterful blow from my Flareon to knockout his Pidgeotto. Gary ran forward in alarm and began to apply Potions to his Pidgeotto while Flareon walked back towards me with a haughty smirk on his face. I patted him a couple times on the head and he licked my hand silently twice in return. We both awaited Gary's last Pokemon patiently.
Gary once again stood to his full height with an arrogant smile on his face. He withdrew the last Poke Ball from his back and began to throw it up and down. "Man have I got a surprise for you with this last Pokemon B. Gramps gave me him as my starter. Let's end this on a high note shall we. Let's let our Pokemon decide who wins in a Test of Flame!"
As he said the last part of his sentence he threw his Poke Ball out releasing a young but well-proportioned Growlithe. This Growlithe had been bred quite well with the sheen of its coat and the muscles it already had at such a young age. It began to bark happily at being released and settled itself into a ready stance.
Immediately after my observations I could feel heat beginning to originate from Flareon, the kind of heat you would feel when you put your hand too close to the oven. Slowly the air next to him began to become mirage like with all of the excess heat he was releasing. As if an unspoken challenge Growlithe began to growl and I could see the same happening on Gary's side of the field. The grass next to Growlithe's feet began to blacken while the area around Flareon's mane looked especially scorching with the smoke I could see coming off of it. They walked slowly towards one another and began to circle one another once they were within 2 feet of one another. The heat around them must've been unbearable because a blackened circle of grass was soon all that existed underneath them and embers were starting to form outside of the already large radius.
Gary ran to my side of the field sweating. I was starting to sweat too. "Have you ever seen one of these Tests of Flame B? Gramps had one right in front of me once between Arcanine and a trainer's Magmar. The air got so hot that the surrounding trees caught on fire. It only ended when there was a pool of magma underneath the two of them and the Magmar was unconscious while Arcanine actually had several burns. It's supposed to be an alternative way for Fire Pokemon to establish dominance and battle. The League actually allows this as a legal way of battling so long as there are precautions made for everyone's safety. The only way to win is for either one Pokemon to have absolutely no flame left to produce or the one Pokemon has established a clear dominance on the other Pokemon beyond a doubt in terms of power."
I listened to Gary's explanations fascinated at this new way of battling. Flareon had always been prideful but exactly how strong were his flames. Growlithes were the precursors to Arcanines and were widely portrayed as one of the top 10 Fire Types to own as a Pokemon. I wonder how strong Flareon exactly is in comparison.
Flareon and Growlithe began to get openly hostile snapping their fangs at one another in clear irritation. I knew Flareon held quite a lot of anger but Growlithe were only known usually for such anger when they were protecting those they considered dear. Perhaps this test brought more of their primal sides out. Suddenly a much hotter wave of heat came from their direction and I looked back to see Flareon and Growlitthe face to face each slowly beginning to form large Embers in their mouths. Soon their mouths were actually being pushed so far upward by the size of the orbs in their mouths.
I grabbed Gary and ran backwards towards the tree line in order to avoid any potential backlash Gary quickly gathering his footing and running alongside me behind a large pine tree.
Turning my head back towards the event an explosion then changed my mind as I pulled my head back to avoid the scalding heat wave that came from it and lasted for about a few seconds. Checking to make sure I wasn't burned I looked back to see a satisfying sight.
Flareon rested on his haunches a superior look in his eyes as Growlithe laid its head on the floor in a clear sign of submission. There were soot marks as well as many burns on the Growlithe's face while to a lesser degree the same was on Flareon's face. Around the two of them the circle now openly had small flames all around it and I was sure as dark as the circle they were standing in nothing would grow in that section for quite a long time.
I walked out quickly in order to treat Flareon but the ambient heat in the air prevented me from getting any closer towards the two. Growlithe ran forward to meet its trainer happily but Gary quickly ran away yelling for Growlithe to stop as he realized what I had as well. Growlithe stopped and whined but soon realized the reason of our discomfort and only approached Gary at a distance. Gary threw a couple of Oran Berries towards Growlithe which Growlithe soon began to munch on happily soon forgetting its loss. He then turned towards me and crossed the distance between us before shaking my hand.
"B I definitely hadn't had a fulfilling battle like that since I beat Misty. I wish I had won but my Pokemon did their best and I'm happy for the effort they put in. Your Flareon has gotten much stronger. How come he doesn't know Flamethrower like my Growlithe does?"
I glanced in Flareon's direction as he stood a respectable distance away from me but I could slowly feel the heat dissipating. "Honestly I was going to teach him before we faced Surge today but now I'm definitely going to tonight. Your Pokemon are definitely well trained to push mine like they did. I'll face Surge tomorrow and you can face him after I do if you want. I need to get my Pokemon to a Pokemon Center later too. It's always nice to see you Gary."
"Yea B it's always nice to see you too. Hey you have my phone number man! If you ever need a favor or if you want to hang out, you can call me ya know? We grew up together! I might be going for the Gym Leader Challenge but I don't know all that much about being Champion like Gramps. I still mainly want to become a researcher and finish this Pokedex that he gave Ash and I. Oh and Gramps said call him when you have the chance." Gary reached out to his Poke Balls and recalled Growlithe quickly. "Shall we head to the Pokemon Center for our Pokemon?"
I shook my head in the negative. "No I'm going to teach Flareon Flamethrower and do a little bit more training. See you later Gary."
Gary quickly walked off while waving backwards to me and Flareon simply sat on his haunches and stared up at the moon. I hadn't realized it was evening already with all that had happened. At least I knew I could successfully beat a competent trainer like Gary. He had been much harder than Brock and Erika. I walked beside Flareon quickly pulling out the fire red TM that would teach him Flamethrower. I stepped in front of him and his eyes immediately met mine before noticing the red disc in my hand. His eyes went from semi aware to aware with delight shining from his eyes. I held it out to his nose and nodded to him once with a small smile on his face. I trusted him with this kind of power with what he had recently been showing me.
Flareon nodded back with an eager smile on his face before tapping the disc with his nose and letting a small red outline surround his body. After a minute of keeping his eyes closed and assimilating the information he immediately opened his eyes a gleam in them. I backed up just in case and my precaution probably saved me from some first degree burns.
Flareon reared his head back and howled as loud as he could. While not as terrifying as that of Houndoom it was most certainly loud. And during that roar a magnificent wave of flames came out of Flaroen's mouth and lasted for a couple of seconds in the night sky. After the Flamethrower died down I looked down to see Flareon looking up in amazement at his power. He then looked back at me with those expressive eyes of his and smirked in triumph. We stayed late into the night practicing his new technique.
(Next Day inside Vermilion City Gym)
The puzzles were easy because the keys were right next to one another. The Magnemite were only a challenge for Horsea who was very close to becoming a Seadra if my PokeNav was correct. Hitmonchan easily trounced them as well as learned his elemental punching moves which meant Fire Punch was very effective. Flareon and I now stood in front of the humongous and very esteemed Lt. Surge. Praised for his valiant efforts in the past war as well as his ruthlessness towards all those who opposed him he was one of the least liked Gym Leaders of Kanto. Many young trainers came in and left with Pokemon sometimes paralyzed for life or with enough ambient electricity in their bodies to power a household for two days.
He stood there in his camoflouge pants and tank top combo and smirked. And why shouldn't he when he just sees a young teenager with a Flareon come against him and his massive Raichu who stood on his shoulder mirroring his expression.
"Hey kid", Surge boomed from across the battle field, "You sure you're ready to lose your Flareon at such a young age. I don't hold back for anyone especially the weak. You bring your Flareon out here and it dies then it's your fault. Face it kid coming in here is just a one way fucking ticket to losing!"
But I didn't come here to lose to anyone. I came here to win a badge and move on to the next battle. I took my hat off and Surge cracked his knuckles before taking out a Poke Ball. I pulled out mine as well in response. In the next moment we both threw our Poke Balls out and the battle had begun…
AN: I told you I would get out this chapter to you guys. On a side note Tyrogue growing into Hitmonchan did leave the past knowledge of Hi Jump Kick. However just because somewhere in his head Himonchan knows the move does not he mean he will perform it. Hitmonchan are naturally only punching Pokemon that would be preposterous. I simply note what moves the Pokemon B has know at that current time. Next will be Lt. Surge's battle in which I hope you enjoy. Gary most likely won't be the main douchebag in the story like how he always is in HeartGold. Trying to make my battles not too short but not too long for you guys. Review if you like how I write them or if you have comments about my diction.
(Omake)
In the Pokemon Center rental rooms Gary laid on his bed with Growlithe sitting on top of him drooling. "Stop it aww man stop it, Growlithe jeez! How am I supposed to go to bed covered in your drool?" Growlithe barked happily not caring that much for his Master's plight and simply jumped to the floor. Suddenly an orange glow came from their window and as they both looked an orange wave of flames in the distance reached high into the air. It then died but was then replaced by another beam of flames reaching high into the atmosphere.
"Man that B is still training out there. He just gets me so hyped up to make you guys stronger. Don't you just get excited of battling them again Growlithe?"
Growlithe nodded in obvious excitement before unexpectedly releasing a Flamethrower of the same magnitude he had saw into the ceiling of their room catching it on fire. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING GROWLITHE NOT IN HERE!" A large hole showing the night sky was now in the ceiling which would obviously need to be paid for somehow.
Immediately the fire alarm started ringing and the sprinklers came on soaking everyone in the residential section of the Pokemon Center.
Growlithe began shaking his fur to remove the water and Gary stood there miserably getting soaked by the sprinklers. "This must be what Gramps meant when he laughed about always camping outside because of excitable Growlithes…"
Flareon
Level 38:
Move set: Bite (Dark), Ember (Fire), Tail Whip (Normal), Quick Attack (Normal), Growl (Normal), Fire Fang (Fire), Dig (Ground), Iron Tail (Steel), Fire Spin (Fire), Flamethrower (Fire)
Personality: His bloodlust has been curbed for those he knows are stronger than him but it is only hidden. Flareon has come to terms with his partnership with B. But still plans on leaving him once he gets to an appropriate level of strength. Is adjusting to recognizing others as team members but sees the benefit of different kinds of sparring partners
Hitmonchan
Level 31:
Move set: Tackle (Normal), Bullet Punch (Steel), Counter (Fighting), High Jump Kick (Fighting), Helping Hand (Normal), Foresight (Normal), Bulk Up (Fighting), Double Team (Normal), Vacuum Wave (Fighting), Ice Punch (Ice), Thunderpunch (Electric), Fire Punch (Fire)
Personality: Fiercely loyal. Excited for new challenges and fights. Extremely confident. Determined to defend his comrades. Strong will. Loves to please trainer and comrades. Expert boxer. Loves to surprise people and other Pokemon.
Horsea
Level 29:
Move set: Bubblebeam (Water), Smokescreen (Normal), Leer (Normal), Water Gun (Water), Aurora Beam (Ice), Focus Energy (Normal), Agility (Psychic), Twister (Dragon)
Personality: Playful. Young and somewhat experienced. Very defensive. Hates to be ignored or left alone. Has a temper. Loves to be pampered. Very prideful.