A/N: I am back with my next chapter. I am into Pokemon at the moment and this story is long so I decided to keep going with another chapter. In case anybody is curious, I plan to do later games and have their teams established. I am not sure about the remakes. In this chapter, Ethan reaches the Lake of Rage.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Ethan turned back and returned to Mahogany Town. Ethan went to the Pokemon Center and healed his Pokemon. Ethan then headed out and went to the Lake of Rage as under the dark sky. He headed up to the Lake of Rage, but saw three men guarding the entrance. One had green hair, one had blue hair and the last was fat.
"Where do you think you're going brat?" asked the green haired man.
"The Lake of Rage." answered Ethan.
"No chance. The Lake of Rake is blocked off right now." said the blue haired man.
"Why?" asked Ethan.
"Because we said so." answered the fat man.
"That's not a good enough reason." spat Ethan.
"Too bad. You need to leave." said the green haired man.
"What if I don't?" asked Ethan.
The blue haired man pulled out a baton.
"Then we'll make you." said the blue haired man placing the baton under Ethan's chin.
Up close, Ethan could see dried blood on the baton
"Is that Pokemon blood?" asked Ethan to himself.
"So what are you going to do boy?" asked the fat man.
Ethan surveyed the situation and realized the odds were against him.
"I'll leave." said Ethan.
"Good boy." said the blue haired man.
"Make sure you don't tell anyone what's going on." added the fat man.
"I won't." said Ethan.
"Good boy." replied the green haired man.
Ethan turned around and left. He returned to Mahogany Town and looked for answers from the citizens, but everyone either didn't know or were too afraid to answer. At a dead end, Ethan sat down at the at the Pokemon Center ready to quit. A man in a cloak noticed him.
"What's wrong?" asked the man.
"I was trying to get to the Lake of Rage." answered Ethan.
"It's being blocked off." stated the man.
"Yeah." replied Ethan.
"They're Team Rocket." stated the man.
"But, I thought they were disbanded two years ago." said Ethan.
"They were, but the Johto division has refused to follow that order." explained the man.
"Why are they at the Lake of Rage?" asked Ethan.
"I have no idea." answered the man, "I intend to find out."
"Right, then I'll help you." said Ethan.
"No." said the man.
"Why?" asked Ethan.
"It's too dangerous." answered the man.
The man took off leaving Ethan behind. Ethan sat back down feeling more down than usual. However, Ethan decided not sit here and do nothing. He took off and reached the Lake of Rage where the Team Rocket grunts where. He grabbed a rock and threw it which got the attention of the grunts. The grunts ran off and Ethan slipped by reaching the Lake of Rage.
"No to figure out what they were doing." mused Ethan.
As Ethan thought he kicked a rock which fell into the lake. Suddenly a red Gyrados erupted from the lake and set its sight on Ethan.
"Ahh!" exclaimed Ethan.
Ethan quickly recovered and sent out Weepinbell.
"Use Acid!" ordered Ethan.
Weepinbell obeyed and attacked. The Acid move hit and did damage.
"Use Sleep Powder!" ordered Ethan.
Weepinbell obeyed, but Gyrados dived under the water and washed the powder off. Gyrados used Thrash and did sever damage to Weepinbell.
"Return!" cried Ethan, recalling his Pokemon.
Ethan thought for a minute before sending out his next Pokemon.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his next Pokemon.
Sudowoodo was released and faced down Gyrados.
"Use Rock Throw!" ordered Ethan.
Gyrados used Rock Throw and did severe damage. Gyrados then used Thrash to damage Sudowoodo.
"Use Rock Throw again!" ordered Ethan.
Sudowoodo obeyed and attacked. The move did severe damage.
"I don't want Gyrados to faint." noted Ethan to himself.
Ethan reached down and grabbed his Pokeball.
"Sudowoodo return!" called Ethan.
Ethan recalled Sudowoodo and grabbed a Pokeball.
"You're mine!" exclaimed Ethan.
Ethan threw the Pokeball and it caught Gyrados before landing on the water. The Pokeball shook twice before Gyrados managed to escape.
"Drats!" snapped Ethan.
The Gyrados let out a cry and angrily faced down Ethan. Ethan thought fast and sent out another Pokemon.
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan.
Ethan sent Ampharos out and faced down Gyrados.
"Use Thunder Wave!" ordered Ethan.
Ampharos obeyed and used Thunder Wave. The move hit and paralyzed Gyrados.
"Let's try this again!" cried Ethan.
Ethan threw the Pokeball and it caught Gyrados. The ball shook three times confirming the shiny Gyrados was caught. Weepinbell reached Level 26 and Sudowoodo reached Level 30.
"I did it!" exclaimed Ethan.
"Good job." said a familiar voice.
Ethan turned around to see the three Team Rocket Grunts. The blue haired man (who had talked), the green haired man with his baton and the fat man.
"I'm not afraid of you." stated Ethan.
"You will be." replied the fat man.
The fat man and the blue haired man grabbed Ethan and dropped him to his knees. The green haired man placed his baton again Ethan's temple.
"Any last words?" asked the blue haired man.
"Drop him." answered the cloaked man.
The three grunts turned and saw the man standing before them.
"This is your last chance." said the cloaked man.
"Go Rattata!" cried the green haired man.
"Go Zubat!" cried the blue haired man.
"Go Koffing!" cried the fat man.
The three grunts released their Pokemon.
"Use Hyper Fang!" ordered the green haired man.
"Use Bite!" ordered the blue haired man.
"Use Tackle!" ordered the fat man.
"Use Twister, then Blizzard and finally Hyper Beam!" ordered Ethan.
All four of the Pokemon obeyed and attacked. The Rattata attacked but, was knocked out by Twister. The Zubat attacked next, but was knocked out by Blizzard. Finally, the Koffing attacked, but was knocked out by the Hyper Beam.
"I suggest you three leave right now." said the man.
The three grunts recalled their Pokemon and took off leaving Ethan and the cloaked man alone.
"Are you okay?" asked the cloaked man.
"Yes." answered Ethan.
"The lake is full of Gyrados, but nothing else. So the Magikarp are being forced to evolve ." said the cloaked man.
Ethan stared at the lake thinking about the situation.
"Did you come here because of the rumors?" asked the man.
"Yes. I'm not going away. My name is Ethan and I am going to be a Pokemon Master." answered Ethan.
"You're Ethan? I'm Lance, a trainer like you. I heard some rumors so I came to investigate. I saw the way you battled earlier Ethan. I can tell you're a trainer with considerable skill." continued Lance.
"Thanks." replied Ethan.
"If you don't mind, could you help me investigate?" asked Lance.
"Yes." answered Ethan.
"Excellent! It seems like the lake's Magikarp are being forced to evolve. A mysterious radio broadcast coming from Mahogany is the cause. I'll be waiting." replied Lance.
With that, Lance quickly took off. Ethan followed, but stopped at the Pokemon Center to heal his team real quickly. He continued until a Hyper Beam caught his attention. Ethan ran toward the explosion and found Lance standing with his Dragonite.
"What took you Ethan?" asked Lance.
"I healed my Pokemon." answered Ethan.
"Just as I thought, the radio signal is coming from here. The stairs are right here. Ethan, we should check out this place. I'll go first." said Lance. Ethan followed and found himself in a basement, but was cut off by a Team Rocket member.
"Hey! Intruder alert!" cried the Team Rocket member.
Rocket Grunt wants to battle!
"Go Drowzee!" cried the grunt, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Bayleef!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Hypnosis!" ordered the grunt.
"Dodge and use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Drowzee used Hypnosis, but Bayleef managed to avoid. Bayleef connected with Poison Powder and Drowzee became poisoned.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
"Use Disable!"ordered the grunt.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef used Rock Smash and damaged Drowzee. Drowzee then used Disable and disabled Rock Smash.
"Use Pound!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Drowzee used Pound and damaged Bayleef. Bayleef then used Strength and damaged Drowzee.
"Use Hypnosis!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Strength again!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Drowzee used Hypnosis, but it missed. Bayleef then used Strength.
"Use Disable!" ordered he grunt.
"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Drowzee attempted to attack, but it flinched. Bayleef then connected with Razor Leaf. The Disable on Rock Smash expired after three turns.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and attacked. It connected with Rock Smash and knocked out Drowzee.
"Go Zubat!" cried the grunt releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Bayleef." stated Ethan.
"Use Leech Life!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef used Poison Powder, but Zubat managed to avoid it. Zubat then used Leech Life which was super effective against Bayleef.
"Return!" cried Ethan, recalling his Pokemon.
Ethan thought for a moment before sending out his next Pokemon.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Bite!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Rock Slide!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Zubat used Bite and did damage to Sudowoodo. Sudowoodo then used Rock Slide and knocked out Zubat in one hit.
"Dang...I failed." noted the grunt.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued onward. However, he was quickly cut off my another trainer.
"Now it's by turn. There's no escape." said the trainer.
Rocket Grunt wants to battle!
"Go Zubat!" cried the grunt, releasing his Pokemon.
"Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Leech Life!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Rock Throw!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Zubat used Leech Life, and it did damage. Sudowoodo then used Rock Slide and knocked out Zubat.
"Go Rattata!" cried the grunt, releasing his next Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Bayleef." stated Ethan.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Rattata connected with Quick Attack and did damage. Sudowoodo then used Dynamic Punch and knocked out Rattata.
"Go Grimer!" cried the grunt, releasing his last Pokemon.
"Use Sludge!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Rock Slide!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sludge hit, but didn't do much damage. Sudowoodo then hit, but it wasn't very effective.
"Use Poison Gas!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Dig!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Sudowoodo went underground and avoided the attack.
"Do it!" ordered Ethan.
Sudowoodo obeyed and attacked. It was super effective and knocked out Grimer.
"Surveillance cams are in the Pokemon statues. We'll keep coming until you trip a secret switch." said the grunt.
Ethan recalled Sudowoodo and continued onward. However, he came across a scientist who immediately knew he was out of place.
"This place was once a ninja hideout. There are traps to to confound intruders like you." stated the scientist.
Scientist Jed wants to battle!
"Go Magemite!" cried Jed, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, released his Pokemon.
"Use Thunder Shock!" ordered Jed.
"Use Rock Slide!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magnemite used Sonic Boom and did damage to Sudowoodo. Sudowoodo hit with Rock Slide, but it wasn't very effective.
"Use Sonic Boom!" ordered Jed.
"Use Dig!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed again. Magnemite attacked, but Sudowoodo went underground and avoided it.
"Attack!" ordered Ethan.
Sudowoodo obeyed and attacked. It connected with Dig which was super effective and knocked out Magnemite. Sudowoodo grew to Level 31.
"Go Magnemite!" cried Jed, releasing his next Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Sudowoodo." said Ethan.
"Don't get too cocky." warned Jed.
"Use Rock Slide!" ordered Ethan.
"Dodge and use Super Sonic!" ordered Jed.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sudowoodo attacked, but Magnemite managed to avoid the attack. Magnemite hit with Super Sonic and made Sudowoodo confused.
"Return!" cried Ethan, recalling his Pokemon.
"I warned you kid!" laughed Jed.
"Go Bayleef!" cried Ethan, releasing his next Pokemon.
"Use Sonic Boom!" ordered Jed.
"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magnemite hit with Sonic Boom an damaged Bayleef. Bayleef then hit with Razor Leaf and damaged Magnemite.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef quickly obeyed and attacked. It hit with Rock Smash and left Magnemite nearly done for.
"Finish it with Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and attacked. It hit with Strength and caused Magnemite to faint. Bayleef reached Level 30.
"Go Magnemite!" cried Jed, releasing his last Pokemon.
"Let's finish this!" declared Ethan.
"Use Super Sonic!" ordered Jed.
"Dodge and use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magenmite attacked with Super Sonic, but Bayleef managed to dodge. Bayleef then hit with Rock Smash and did severe damage to Magnemite.
"Finish it with Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and used Razor Leaf. It got a critical hit and Magnemite fainted.
"I get it." sighed Jed.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and kept going. He found an X Accuracy behind the place where Jed was. He doubled-back and continued his exploration of the base. He then was interrupted by a grunt.
"Hehe. Feeling lucky punk?" asked the grunt.
"Yeah." answered Ethan.
"Go ahead, take another step. We've got traps set in the floor." replied the grunt.
Rocket Grunt wants to battle!
"Go Rattata!" cried the grunt, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Tackle!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Water Gun!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Rattata attacked, but ran right into Quagsire's attack. The Water Gun hit and did severe damage.
"Use Hyper Fang!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Slam!" ordered Ethan.
Rattata attempted to obey, but was unable to carry out the attack. Quagsire then hit with Slam and caused Rattata to faint. Quagsire reached Level 28.
"Go Rattata!" cried the grunt, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Quagsire." stated Ethan.
"Use Hyper Fang!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Water Gun!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Rattata hit, but the move did not do to much damage. The Water Gun then hit and did big damage to Rattata.
" Use Tail Whip!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Slam again!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Rattata used Tail Whip against Quagsire. Quagsire then used Slam and caused Rattata to faint.
"Go Rattata!" cried the grunt, releasing his third Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Quagsire." said Ethan.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Water Gun!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Rattata used Quick Attack and did some damage. Quagsire then used Water Gun and did a good deal of damage.
"Use Hyper Fang!" ordered the grunt.
"Dodge and use Water Gun again!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Rattata used Hyper Fang, but Quagsire managed to avoid it. Quagsire then hit with Water Gun and caused Rattata to faint.
"Only one Pokemon left." noted Ethan.
"Go Rattata!" cried the grunt, releasing his last Pokemon.
"I have no reason to switch." stated Ethan.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered the grunt.
Rattata obeyed and attacked. It hit Quagsire before the latter before Quagsire knew what hit it.
"Use it again!" ordered Quagsire.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon attacked. Rattata hit with Quick Attack and did damage. Quagsire then hit with Surf which caused Rattata to faint.
"Kaboom!" declared the grunt.
Ethan recalled Quagsire then recovered a Revive before continuing. He rounded a corner and found Lance.
"Are you alright?" asked Lance.
"Yeah." answered Ethan.
"Your Pokemon are hurt and tired. Here, give them some of my medicine." replied Lance.
Lance pulled out medicine and used it to heal Ethan's team.
"Ethan, let's give it our best for Pokemon." said Lance.
A/N: There is chapter fourteen finished. Next time, Ethan and Lance continue there quest through Team Rocket's Headquarters. Please review.