Melanie: Kay!!! Here's the next chapter!!! And also, thanks to anyone and everyone who reads this!!! I hope you keep reading and reviewing. I'm planning on doing ALL of the volumes of Pokemon Special (Also called Pokemon Adventures) with my character as a protagonist! Enjoy!!!
Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING!!! If I did, Celeste would be an actual character and the anime would have a new protagonist for every region!!! ^_^
Chapter 12- Vs Magmar
Viridian City
Two people were outside the gym…
"This is the gym…"
"But it's still not open though…People have been saying that Giovanni's been missing for awhile now."
"Giovanni…?"
"The gym leader. That's him right there."
One of the men pointed to a window of the gym that had a bust…
Of a powerful-looking man…
Diglett's Cave, Entrance near Pewter City
"It's so bright!" Red announced as he emerged from the cave. "That was the longest tunnel I've ever been through…" Red turned around and yelled back into the cave. "Let's go Mister! You're taking too long!"
"Red! Don't you know to respect your elders?" Celeste frowned as she was holding on to the older man's arm, helping him.
"Then why don't you show respect for me?" Red said.
"Do I really have too say?" Celeste smirked.
"Why you-!"
"Ha ha ha. Thank you Celeste…" the man chuckled, he was wearing some type of suit, had dark hair and closed eyes. "I'm sure Red just has a body filled with energy." The man chuckles then whispered to her. "Not as composed as you though!"
Celeste laughed, nodding her head. "Thank you for helping me find a fossil sir!" A fossil indeed was in the young girl's hands, than was gently put into her messenger bag.
She's looking more and more like her mother…
"Well thank you both for all your help guiding me through that tunnel! I hope I wasn't a burden."
"It was no problem, I was the one who wanted to come along, anyway, looking for pokemon fossils was a really fun opportunity!" Red replied, than lifted up some stones in his hand. "I hope some of these fossils are something awesome!"
"Um, Red…?" Celeste sweat dropped.
"Ha ha. I do too. Except…"
"Those rocks aren't even fossils." Celeste and the man said in unison.
"Aw…" Red pouted.
"We can be sure when we get to the Pewter City Museum, Red." Celeste comforted.
Optimistic just like her too…
"Uh…" Celeste mumbled as they were walking down the road.
"What is it, Celeste?" The man inquired.
"I keep getting this feeling that I've seen you somewhere before…" Celeste said. "Although, I can't remember where…"
"Hm, are you sure you two haven't met?" Red said. "Celeste has been to a lot of places…"
But also…too inquisitive like her father…
"This again?" The man chuckled. "How would I be able to remember meeting you, if you don't remember me?" The man put a caring hand on the girl's head, ruffling it.
"Hey!" Celeste pouted, gently shooing away the ruffling with her newly gloved hands. They were white along the palms with black covering her wrists and also black-colored on the fingers. (They will be Sapphire's in the future. ^_^ Story for another time! ;D).
"Oh well!" Red said carefree. While Celeste rolled her eyes at him, giving the boy a cynical look.
Ku ku ku, that makes her look exactly like him…
"You probably just think it's strange because any pokemon fan is a friend of ours."
"It's true that I do love pokemon, but I'm only a researcher…I wish I could be a great trainer like you two!"
"Uh…right!" Red said. "Even gym leaders stop in my tracks when they hear my name!"
The man then opened his eyes; they were striking silver in color…
Celeste had too stifle a small gasp. Those eyes…just like…
=Cestie! Come and play!!! My Daddy made a new hill for us!!!
Ok!!!
laughing and giggles=
Celeste's breath hitched, but then her hands tightened and she composed herself. Never think of that…it always makes you cry…
While Celeste wasn't paying attention, Red and the man continued talking.
"Even Gym leaders you say…?"
"You don't believe me?!" Red fumed. "I can't say how many I've defeated. I've even defeated some of Team Rocket's Admins!!"
"Don't hog all the glory Red!" Celeste teased, her voice cracking a little.
"Haha, I'm sure there's no doubt there." The man chuckled.
"You're not saying it like you mean it…" Red sighed.
Urgh, it's…too…hot… Celeste thought.
"Huff…it's really hot out today, isn't it…" The man wiped some sweat from his forehead.
"Yeah…and we haven't even been walking for a long time…"
Man, I'm frying…
"You think so too Pika?" Celeste said as she tied her sweater around her waist.
This heat isn't natural, it's being caused by flames… The man thought. Celeste was thinking the same thing…
It's being caused by a pokemon…
A magmar…no! Two magmar!
"What the?!" Red exclaimed.
All of them ran ahead, to find a giant building in flames!
"The Pewter Museum is burning down!" Red said. "Was this…done by a pokemon?"
"I was right!!" Celeste yelled as she looked through the smoke.
"Two magmar!" The man concluded.
"Watch out, mister!" Red yelled, the man holding Celeste's hand as they were both pushed out of the way.
"Wha?!" The man said.
"Red, what are you-?!" Celeste said. The boy positioned himself in a battle stance.
"Now watch my skills in action! Celeste, stay out of this one, okay?"
"But Red-!" Celeste started to whine, than a hand was put on her shoulder.
"How about we let Red have his fun." The man gave a smile to the girl.
"*Huff * ok…"
Finally…now I can see how good he really is…! Wonder which one he'll use first…
"Go Lax!"
The huge Snorlax was sent out.
"Snorlax heals itself while it sleeps, so this should buy us some time…"
"A snorlax wall to block out flames…A good strategy…" Then man sweat dropped.
"But isn't it painful?" Celeste finished, also sweat dropping.
"Please be quiet! I'm trying to think of a way to put the fire out!!" Red yelled back at them.
"Can't I just use Emmy and…?"
"No! this is my battle Celeste!"
"*sigh*."
Courage, but no strategy…he's still a child. Even with a more stubborn personality then the girl…
Poli's health is really low! So what now…?! Red thought.
I don't need to worry about him, he's no threat, but…
"I fought with things twice as terrifying than magmar…" Celeste mumbled angrily, her turquoise eyes showing flashes of anger.
Celeste…she could be useful…I know she could…
"I've got it! Return Lax!" Red said, than took out another pokeball. "Go Sand!"
"What?" The man said in surprise.
"Isn't Sand the low-level pokemon that you just caught?!" Celeste said.
"That's right!" Red than moved the confused man and the fuming Celeste to another spot. "Now, you two can stay over here!"
"Here…?" The man said.
"A ground-type pokemon is strongest in the sand so now…Sand! Sand attack!" Red ordered.
The sand started falling over the flames in sheets!
"Sand is great for killing flames, right? And it also goes through the flames, and hits things in back of them!!"
"GO! GO! SAND!!" Both Red and Celeste cheered.
Hmm…perhaps his ability to think of things like this out of ingenuity, is the reason he has won so many victories…But…
"The sand is hitting them, but it's just annoying them…" The man scratched his head.
"He's right, Red…" Celeste agreed as he heard the magmar's communication.
YUCK! I got some in my mouth!!
"Don't you think I know that…?!" Red huffed and crossed his arms. "I need a minute to think…Sand! Run!"
The little digger started to run…
Is he giving up…?
"Look!" Celeste pointed.
The sandshrew started running around the two fire-types, flinging sand into the air.
"Argh!" Celeste said when sand was thrown into her eyes, the man then put his arm around the little girl protectively to block her from the sand.
If this attack doesn't work, maybe…ku ku ku…The man thought as he smirked and stroked his chin.
"I CAN KNOCK THEM DOWN!!!" Red finished.
WAH!!!
The two magmar were encased in a sandy tomb!
Sand buried his head up, while Celeste ran to him and picked him up, Red walked over and patted the sandshrew on his head.
He's fast! And he knows how too use the abilities of pokemon…The man took a pokeball from his pocket. I should take care of this problem now…
"Sand, return!!" Red said as he recalled his pokemon.
The man looked in surprise.
"You're not going to finish them off?" the man questioned.
Celeste looked at him in confusion. "Finish them off…?"
"Look at them…they can't move!"
"I can't attack a pokemon who can't attack back!!" Red said.
"Yeah, I think that's cowardly in my opinion…" Celeste agreed.
"…." The man looked at them in confusion.
So, both of them won't finish them off…
The pokeball returned to his pocket…
Ku ku ku…
"Looks like we can't study fossils anymore…" Red sighed.
"That's true…they're probably not even fossils though." The man said.
"Awww…" Red pouted.
"It's ok Red…" celeste patted him on the back.
Hmmm…
"But since we probably won'tt ever see each other again after today…" the man took out a piece of amber from his pocket. "take this as a farewell gift."
"Wow…" Celeste said.
"It looks cool!" Red said. "Loke there's a bug stuck in there!"
"Boys…" Celeste rolled her eyes, then went over and hugged the man, who tensed, but then wrapped an arm around her and gave her a tight squeeze. Red held out his hand and the man shook it.
"Good luck with the rest of your journey."
"Thanks mister. It was nice having you travel with us!"
"Bye sir!" Celeste smiled and waved.
"Yeah, bye Mister!"
"And thanks!!!" Red and Celeste said as the ran off.
"Ha, ha…farewell, you two."
Hmm…why do I still think I've known him before…? Celeste questioned herself.
As the two young heroes ran off into the distance, the man gave an evil smirk and his shifty eyes opened once again. "Thinking it was over. Just because they were knocked down…bad idea…"
The two sand-encrusted pokemon started to move…
"Magmars are savage and very smart. They'll hunt down the person that attacked them until they find that person."
"MAG!!!" An angry magmar burst through the shell! It was about to jump on the man…
"MAGMA!!!"
A flash wizzed by, and the magmar were frozen solid!!!
A cloister was smirking at it's handy work.
"A fool like himself…will only end up destroying himself." The man started walking away, not before saying though…
"Finish it, cloyster."
The pokemon…shattered.
"When he defeated Koga and Lt. Surge, I wanted to see what he was about…and, when I heard that a little girl stole top-secret information from our lab, the next time teaming up with another girl to steal information on Mew…"
The man smirked.
"But to think that those children…Red and Celeste…Ku ku ku ku…"
The wind passed by, moving back the mans jaclet, showing a big red R on his shirt…
He imagined both children running and smiling in front of him…
"Is a threat to Team Rocket!!"