Here we go again for the Sentai Journey and now that we got the Unova League, I can finally continue.

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Location: Cerulean City, Route 24

Pokémon On Hand…

Eiji: Eevee, Rattata

Masumi: Bulbasaur, Spearow

Sakura: Squirtle, Caterpie

Souta: Nidoran (male)

Natsuki: Pikachu, Gastly

Satoru: Charmander, Beedrill, Magikarp

Chapter 12: The Nugget Bridge

It was a new day for Satoru Akashi.

Seriously, it was a new day for him. He was at the Cerulean City Pokémon Center trying to sink in the events of what happened. He first bumped into Urara aka MagiBlue from Magiranger and she was posing as Misty, the Cerulean Gym Leader and lost ultimately to her. However, that night caused Satoru to listen. He knew that Kenta and Urara were right when they transported as themselves: capture a grass type in order to defeat Misty so they can continue. However, it wasn't going to be easy.

Putting on his new gloves, he turned to Magikarp, Charmander and Beedrill who were eating their breakfast. The sun was shining very high and all he can think about was how the hell he was going to be able to get a Bellsprout. So, without being dumb, he decided to go to the most reliable source. Calling a number on the video phone was something he had to do. Instantly, the screen turned on. It was Professor Oak, aka Makino Sensei who was writing Pokémon Haiku. He then turned around.

"Satoru, it's nice to see you. How is your path coming along?" he asked.

"Fine," said Satoru, showing his badge case. The Boulder Badge was shining brightly as Professor Oak smiled, "Why congratulations, you entered the Kanto League as expected to. So, what brings you to talk?"

"Well, I lost to Misty, the Cerulean Gym Leader and I found out that there's a grass type Pokémon that would be able to defeat Misty. Do you know where I can find one?" asked Satoru.

"Well," said Professor Oak, "There is a couple where you are."

"Really?" asked Satoru.

"Yes on Routes 24 and 25, there are Bellsprout that lurk there and there are also Oddish if you can't catch a Bellsprout. Is that all?" asked Oak.

"Yes, thank you," said Satoru.

"Good luck. You only need seven more badges. Keep up the good work," he said.

Hanging up the phone, BoukenRed sighed as he grabbed his backpack and turned to the other Pokémon. Magikarp started bouncing. Sighing, Satoru returned him into his ball. What good was a Magikarp anyway? All it could do was… Splash.

Returning Beedrill, leaving Charmander to be with Satoru, the two of them walked out of the Pokémon Center. On their way out, he noticed Sakura who was with Squirtle and a new Pokémon, specifically it was a green cocoon Metapod. For Sakura, her Caterpie must've evolved. She was training Squirtle and Metapod. Watching Sakura train reminded her of him being a Boukenger and all. She sighed as she turned around, looking at Satoru.

"Good morning," said Sakura.

Her Pokémon also agreed as they appeared in front of her. Satoru smiled, "Morning."

"Are you going to Nugget Bridge?" asked Sakura.

"As a matter of fact, yes," said Satoru.

"Great, I'll go with you," said Sakura.

The two sentai warriors shook hands, ready to head up on Route 24.

Meanwhile…

The other Boukenger were still in the Pokémon Center. Masumi was lying around in the bed, dreaming and having a grand old time.

"Mmm… Precious," he mumbled as he kept rolling around. Suddenly, he heard a brush of wind come across, causing him to be a bit cold. He jumped up in response, "WHAT THE HELL?"

He looked to see Souta, who was already dressed, "It's 11 in the morning and you have slept most of it. Now, get up!"

Masumi grumbled, "Where's Satoru?"

Souta went into his right pocket and pulled out a white note. Masumi grabbed it as he looked at the paper.

Dear Team:

I am up early to go capture Bellsprout. Go ahead and explore the city. Have fun. Will be back around dinner.

Sincerely,

Satoru

Souta sighed as he looked at the paper one more time. He crumbled it and threw it in the trash.

"Alright," said Souta, "I guess we can go have some fun."

Masumi looked at BoukenBlue, "Are you sure they are going to be fine?"

Souta nodded, "It's the Immortal Fang. He is always right."

Masumi nodded as he sighed, looking at Souta. He then turned to see Eiji and Natsuki as they were walking toward them. The four trainers left the Pokémon Center and started walking around.

"So, Natsuki thinks Sakura and Chief went to Route 24 to capture Bellsprout," said the yellow ranger.

"That you heard right," said Eiji, "We should go there."

"Why?" asked Masumi.

Eiji turned to Masumi, "I want to capture new Pokémon. I don't know about you."

Masumi sighed as he looked at him. He then continued to march on with the others following behind him.

The sun was shining on the golden bridge as the warriors were heading toward Route 24 to capture a new Pokemon. On the way over, however they never expected to fight. Heading to the bridge, Satoru and Sakura looked at each other as they saw two trainers turn to them. One was a Bug Catcher and one was a girl with blonde hair wearing a pink dress.

"May I help you?" asked Satoru.

"Yes," said the Bug Catcher, "We challenge you to a double battle. If you beat us, you can advance."

"Excuse me, may I ask what is this?" asked Sakura.

"The Nugget Bridge Challenge, silly!" said the lass, "Now let's battle!"

Satoru turned to Sakura as they took out their Poké Balls, "I think it will be time to show them how we battle."

The four trainers stood on the either side of the bridge as the Poké Balls were thrown. Opening them up, the following Pokémon were released: Beedrill, Squirtle, Metapod, and Pidgey.

"Two-on-two match, battle begin!" said the Bug Catcher, "Metapod, use Harden!"

"Pidgey, use Sand Attack on Beedrill!" said the Lass.

Satoru shook his head, "Take this. Beedrill, dodge the Sand Attack and use Fury Attack on Pidgey."

"Squirtle, Withdraw!" said Sakura.

The sand splashed out of the bridge, which caused Squirtle to withdraw in its shell and Beedrill to fly up and then smack into Pidgey. Pidgey screamed as it was stabbed repeatedly by its stingers. Pidgey screamed as Beedrill finished his attack. Beedrill flew back and started to go back toward its trainer.

"Pidgey, Gust on Beedrill!" yelled the Lass.

Pidgey, injured, spread its wings as a tornado came across, smacking Beedrill in the face. Beedrill screamed as it landed on the ground. It slowly got up as it went to attack again. Sakura turned toward the Lass.

"Squirtle, Rapid Spin!" yelled Sakura.

Suddenly, the Squirtle started spinning as it headed straight toward Pidgey. Pidgey yelled as it smacked into Metapod.

"Metapod, String Shot!" yelled the Bug Catcher.

As it released a string of spray, Beedrill's wings were tied together, causing the creature to roll on the ground.

"Beedrill!" yelled Satoru.

"Squirtle, use Rapid Spin to cut the web," said Sakura.

As Squirtle got into his shell, he went to spin around to slice the webs. However, he was then attack by Pidgey. Squirtle yelled as he was flying on the ground. Sakura turned around as the Lass laughed, "Quick Attack, hee hee!"

"Beedrill, Poison Sting!" said Satoru.

The Beedrill released white lines of poison. Metapod yelled as he was poisoned by Beedrill's sting. Suddenly, the wings began to move as the String Shot attack was broken. The Beedrill then charged at Metapod.

"Beedrill, Fury Attack!" yelled Satoru.

Suddenly, Metapod was attacked repeatedly so much that Metapod landed on the ground, with its eyes closed.

"METAPOD!" yelled the Bug Catcher.

Sakura giggled as she then went to strike, "Squirtle, Bubble"

Tons of bubbles came out of Squirtle's mouth as Pidgey was knocked out. Landing on the ground, the Lass's jaw dropped as the two trainers sighed.

"WIN!" said Sakura.

"YES!" said Satoru.

The Bug Catcher sighed as he returned his Metapod and pointed to his right, "You may advance, Pokémon trainers."

Satoru and Sakura sighed as they returned their Pokémon to their Poké Balls. As they kept walking on the bridge, they then spotted another two trainers. Both were looking at them as they kept on going by. One of them pushed Satoru down. Satoru looked at the guy. He had an orange hat to the side of his head and he was shaking his head. He had a white t-shirt and brown shorts and then there was a girl wearing a green Park Ranger suit carrying a picnic basket.

"We are the next two trainers," said the picnicker, "Ready to battle?"

"Battle, ME?" asked Satoru.

"Come on, you aren't chicken are you?" asked the youngster.

Sakura looked at Satoru. Her face was inexpressible as she took out another Poké Ball, "I fear this is going to be another intense double battle."

"You're telling me," said Satoru, taking out the next Poké Ball.

Meanwhile, Eiji, Natsuki, Masumi, and Souta decided to follow the two trainers as they left Cerulean City, trying to cross the nugget bridge. Upon walking on the shiny golden bridge that was so beautiful, they noticed two trainers walking toward the Cerulean City Pokémon Center, not saying a word to the trainers as they left.

"What do you think happened to them?" asked Eiji.

"Looks like they got beaten," said Souta, "Come on, let's go."

Masumi then turned around as he noticed Sakura and Satoru ready to battle against two other trainers.

"It seems that they are doing more than just catching Pokémon," said Masumi.

"Charmander, Scratch!" yelled Satoru.

As Charmander went to scratch the opponent's Nidoran (female) to be exact, the blue Poison Pin Pokémon dodged the attack.

"Nidoran, Double Kick!"

As she went to kick Charmander, Charmander screamed as it was smacked upon impact. It was kicked twice in the face. As he landed on the ground, he stood up ready to battle.

"Charmander, don't give in!" yelled Satoru.

"Metapod, Bug Bite!" yelled Sakura.

"Ekans, dodge!" yelled the youngster, "Then, Poison Sting!"

As Metapod went to bite, the Ekans went to dodge. Sakura gasped as it opened its mouth. Purple needles came out of Ekans mouth, causing Metapod to be attacked. Metapod yelled as he landed on the ground.

"Metapod, hang on!" yelled Sakura.

"Charmander, use Leer!" yelled Satoru.

As Charmander landed on the ground, his eyes began to glow bright red, causing Ekans and Nidoran to stay in a trance, causing their defense to go down.

"Metapod, String Shot!" yelled Sakura.

As Metapod released a web of strings, Ekans yelled as he was caught in the strings.

"Charmander, Ember!" yelled Satoru.

Charmander released a fire attack at Nidoran (female), causing him to land on the ground. Sakura then aimed her attack at Ekans, "Tackle, Metapod!"

Metapod charged just enough for an attack. It was so strong that Ekans crashed into Nidoran and landed on the ground.

"We did it!" said Sakura, "Good job, Metapod."

Metapod said nothing. It landed on the ground, closing its eyes. Sakura stood there, wondering what was going on. Suddenly a white light came out of the Metapod.

"Whoa!" said Masumi, "What's going on?"

"Why are you following us?" asked Satoru.

"We wanted to come," said Souta, "But, what's with your Metapod?"

Sakura shook her head, "I… don't… know."

Suddenly, a butterfly popped out of the cocoon. It had beautiful blue wings with black designs and a purple body. It also had red eyes and black antennae. It was screaming, "FREE!"

"It's a… Butterfree!" said Sakura.

Opening up her Pokédex, she began to get information on it.

Pokédex Entry No. 012- Butterfree: The Butterfly Pokémon. It has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can seek, extract, and carry honey from flowers blooming over six miles away.

"That is amazing!" said Sakura.

The picnicker stretched out her hand toward Sakura. Sakura looked up to see it. The trainer had a smile on her face, "Congratulations, on Metapod's evolution!"

"Thank you," said Sakura, "I'm proud of it myself."

The youngster smiled, "Good job. However, you guys have one more trainer to knock out to get across the bridge."

Satoru nodded as he turned toward Sakura, "Let's go!"

As the Boukenger were about to head down the bridge, they noticed a trainer looking at them. He was almost looking like the picnicker, except he more had a backpack and a green hat. He was the camper, supposedly as he looked at them.

"I'm the last trainer. Who challenges me?" asked the trainer.

Satoru nodded, "We swept through two victories today. I will."

"Uh, I should," said Sakura. Satoru turned around, "I want Charmander to gain experience."

"For my sake, I want to see what my Butterfree can do," said Sakura. She marched up to him, "If I win this match… you have to let the six of us pass."

"Fine," said the camper, "You won't win. Go, Mankey!"

As he released a Poké Ball from his hand, a monkey like Pokémon came out of his Poké Ball. He had white messy fur with triangular ears that have brown insides. His arms, feet and the tip of his tail were also brown. His eyes were red.

"Mankey?" asked Eiji, opening up his Pokédex.

Pokédex Entry No. 056- Mankey: The Pig Monkey Pokemon. Mankey, a Pig Monkey Pokémon of the Fighting-type. Known for its superior footwork, it packs a powerful punch.

Eiji sighed, "Let Sakura battle."

Satoru looked at him, "Fine."

Sakura smiled, "Go, Butterfree!"

Butterfree was released from her Poké Ball and it stood there, ready to fight.

"Your bug Pokémon is going to be squashed by my Mankey. Mankey, Karate Chop!"

Mankey jumped up from the ground and readied his hand. It began to glow brightly as it went toward Butterfree. Butterfree dodged the attack as Mankey landed on the ground. It then began to fly around as it went to attack.

"Butterfree, Tackle!" yelled Sakura.

As Butterfree went for it, Mankey crashed into the ground. Mankey then jumped up as it grabbed Butterfree by the body.

"Seismic Toss!" yelled the camper.

"Seismic Toss?" asked Sakura.

Suddenly, Mankey lifted Butterfree to the sky and it started spinning around, making a circle in the sky and then he grabbed Butterfree's antennae and threw it to the ground, causing the earth to rumble a little bit.

"Butterfree!" yelled Sakura.

Butterfree was on the ground, trying to get up. The camper laughed, "Ha, that's the ultimate signature move. I guess I win!"

Suddenly, Butterfree's eyes began to glow bright blue. Mankey turned around as he stood there, frozen.

"Whoa," said Sakura, "What's that?"

Natsuki rushed up toward Sakura, "Sakura-san, Butterfree is using Confusion! It's a psychic-attack. Psychic pokémon are strong against Mankey and other fighting types!"

Sakura nodded, "MAXIMUM CONFUSION!"

Suddenly, Mankey was running around in circles as he was attacked by the attack. Butterfree then flew up and was heading toward Mankey, who was confused. The camper sighed, "NO WAY!"

"Butterfree, use Tackle!"

Butterfree tackled Mankey into the ground. Mankey yelled as he fainted. His eyes were closed with a couple of bruises. The camper grumbled, "NO!"

Sakura smiled, "YAY!"

Butterfree flew back in Sakura's arms. Sakura petted the Pokémon as she turned around toward the others. The camper sighed, "Good job. Here, take this."

The camper took out a golden nugget, which Sakura was ecstatic to see. The injured Mankey smiled as he flew back into the camper's Poké Ball, "So, what brings you here to the Nugget Bridge?"

"Well," said Sakura, "It's not for me."

"Who?" asked the camper.

Satoru sighed as he looked up, "Me. I need to get a Bellsprout so I can defeat the Cerulean Gym Leader."

"Oh," said the camper, "Well, I see Bellsprout around this whole area. Trust me, you won't be able to miss them. Good luck."

As he went over the bridge, Satoru turned to Sakura. Sakura smiled as she looked at him, "Let's go catch one."

Masumi smiled, "This is quite interesting."

As they kept walking in the woods, Satoru was looking around for one. The others were also looking as well.

"A lot of Pokémon live in this area," said Natsuki, "But, we only have seen Pidgey, Caterpie, and Weedle here."

"Pokémon that we already caught and evolved," said Satoru, sighing.

Suddenly, a green whip came across his nose, making a crack-like sound. Satoru and the others turned around to see a Bellsprout and an Oddish, who was there angrily.

"A Bellsprout!" said Satoru.

"Oddish?" asked Natsuki.

"Ooh, a grass type!" said Sakura, "I want one!"

Satoru and Sakura nodded as they took out their Poké Balls, "Let's catch them!"

Sakura turned to Butterfree, who was still on her body since the battle, "Can you still battle?"

"Free!" it said as it floated on the ground. Satoru nodded as he threw out Charmander. Charmander smiled as he looked at the Bellsprout. Oddish began to glow bright green as it tried to drain Butterfree. Green particles were draining from Butterfree's body into Oddish.

"What is it doing?" asked Sakura.

"Absorb!" yelled Natsuki, "Try knocking it down!"

"Butterfree, Tackle!" yelled Sakura.

As Butterfree swept down, it tackled Oddish to the ground. Meanwhile, Bellsprout released his leaves, causing branches to come out.

"Something tells me it's Vine Whip," said Satoru, "Charmander, Ember!"

As Charmander released an Ember attack, Bellsprout yelled as it was hit by fire a couple of times. Bellsprout then threw green leaves at Charmander, Charmander was cut twice, but it wasn't that effective.

"Whoa," said Natsuki, "A Razor Leaf attack?"

Bellsprout started laughing as Charmander grew angry. Charmander then released another Ember attack, causing Bellsprout to dodge.

"Charmander, Metal Claw!"

As Charmander pierced its metallic claws on Bellsprout. Bellsprout yelled as he felt weakened to battle.

"Poké Ball, go!" yelled Satoru.

While that was happening, Sakura's Butterfree released a Confusion attack, causing Oddish to scream as it was almost knocked out.

"Alright, Poké Ball, go!" yelled Sakura.

As the two Poké Balls swept them up, the Poké Balls began to wiggle in the grass. It was only a matter of seconds, all Satoru and Sakura had to do was be patient. Suddenly, one clicked after another. Satoru smiled as he picked up the Poké Ball, "I got a Bellsprout."

"Oddish is mine!" she said.

Souta sighed, "Wow. You guys caught another Pokémon. Excellent!"

The six trainers smiled as they walked out of the patchy grass areas, on to the open field. Seeing Nugget Bridge to the left of them, they decided to look around. Satoru sighed as he looked at the others, "Well, why don't we head back to Cerulean City?"

"Agreed," said Souta.

The others nodded in response. As the six trainers walked out of the grass and headed back to Cerulean, can Satoru finally defeat Misty aka Urara: MagiBlue? I guess we will find out next time!

Next time:

Satoru decides to get some practice time in before challenging Urara. Souta, annoyed that everybody caught a Pokémon but he, decides to head up to Route 24 and search for a Pokémon. While the battle between Satoru and Urara continued, Souta was faced with trying to fight an Abra who keeps following him.

Chapter 13: Cascade Chase