Hey everybody, it's time for another chapter of FRLG Quest!

Today I uploaded a 'new' story that's really a compilation of the first ten chapters. The next ten will be combined as well, and made into the second chapter of that story. For those of you who hate reading my short chapters on separate pages, they can now be read on one convenient page.

For those of you who don't know how to get to one's channel, the story is called Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen Quest: Chronicles. Have fun with that!

Anyway, enough advertising (-cough-YouTubechannelObeliskDialga-cough-), let's get on with it!

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POKEMON FIRERED AND LEAFGREEN

QUEST

Chapter Fourteen

So. Many. Trainers. What sorcery was this?

I could probably have evolved all of my Pokemon there. I'm serious. There were so many trainers on Route 25, I was fighting someone every five seconds.

A few steps. "I love to hike! Let's battle!" Okay, done. A few more. "I love shorts, they're comfy and easy to wear!" Now where have I heard that before?

I swear, my Pokemon were exhausted after twenty yards. But, hey. I'm not a complainer. Let's get on to the actual story, shall we?

There were a few trainers that intrigued me in those first yards. A camper had an Paras, a Grass- and Bug-type Pokemon. Its staring, round eyes stood out from an orange bug body. On its back were two red mushrooms, which my Pokedex told me where beneficial for health. Charmeleon actually had a tough time taking the thing out, what with Spores and absorbing and such.

Another interesting Pokemon was a Magikarp a fisherman had. It's dopey eyes looked docile enough, but they had an inner rage to them. Or maybe that was my imagination. Anyway, it was a little red fish with whiskers and a crown-looking fin on its head. That was the first battle I used Oddish in. Oddly enough, one Absorb was enough to take out the little fish.

The next intriguing little Pokemon was a Diglett, whose name I had to learn from my Pokedex. It was a little brown groundhog with a large nose and two beady black eyes. It was pretty adorable, and I almost regretted taking it out with Oddish's PoisonPowder and Absorb. The hiker who owned it was devastated and began weeping about how it would now never trust him enough to show him its feet.

That was strange, but I moved on. The final cool Pokemon I encountered was a Bellsprout, a Grass- and Poison-type like Oddish. It was a thin stalk with a bell-shaped flower on its head, which had two beady eyes. I took it out with a few Embers from Charmeleon, and that was that.

The end of the route showed me the amazing view of the sea and a strange building far away, which seemed to crackle with electricity. It also got me to end up at a house, topped with a blue roof and surrounded by white fencing. I opened the gate cautiously, expecting some old kook to come out, Exeggutors Egg Bomb-ing away. However, nothing of the sort happened and I walked up to a plain wood door.

I knocked softly, hands on my Poke Balls. For some reason, I had a sneaking suspicion this was a Team Rocket hideout or something. Again, I was incorrect in my assumption. I heard a sound like someone yelling for help inside.

I opened the door cautiously, and was immediately swamped by Eevees, Flareons, Vaporeons, and Jolteons, all crying out worriedly. I was bowled over by paws, some brown, some red, some blue, and some yellow. Ever since that day, I have never, ever wanted an Eevee, no matter how much they've been recommended to me (by Blue, by some reason), but we'll get to that later.

I struggled to my feet, finding an Eevee climbing up my vest and a Jolteon sitting on my hat. I removed both, then moved toward the source of the screaming: a strange, metallic tube attached to another tube with a metal cylinder.

"Help me! I'm stuck, ya hear!" shouted a voice from the inside of the tube. I opened a door on the tube, and a strange Rattata-like creature somersaulted out. I yelped and leaped backwards.

"Oh ma goodness thank ya so much!" said the creature. It stared up at me with eyes—human eyes. I gulped and knelt beside it, which was a challenge as a bunch of Eevee and its evolutions swarmed up to the creature.

"What in the world are you?" I asked, then immediately realized it was rude. However, the creature didn't seem to care.

"Name's Bill, ya see! And I made the Pokemon box system!"

It seemed as if one of those anime sweat drops went down the creature—Bill's face as I said, "Pokemon box system?"

In a rage, the—Bill screamed at me, "Ya mean ya don' know?" He leaped up on my face and started scratching.

"Aargh!" I screamed, batting at Bill as he attacked me. "What in the world?" I asked, my face stinging as I succeeded and grabbed Bill before he could do more damage.

"Just get me back ta a human!" Bill screamed, small arms waving at me to no avail.

"How do I do that?" I asked, puzzled. I looked around at all the complex machinery around me in the house (most of it covered in Eevee and its evolutions).

Bill sighed, as if ashamed of talking to a moron like me. "Put me in the tube on the right, ya see?" Bill pointed his little Rattata paw at the correct tube. I did so, so he said, "Then go to the computer and click on the 'Separation' program at the top of the screen."

I moved to the computer, and Bill said something to all the Pokemon in the room. They shut the door of the tube with a clang. I clicked with the mouse on the screen, clueless, then saw the program Bill had told me about.

Click-click. A strange humming began in the room, and I stepped back, hands held up in surrender. A blue light began emitting from the tube Bill was in, and then the light traveled along the cylinder to the other tube. A sudden increase in volume; a flash of blue light, and the door on the left tube, and a man stepped out.

He had brown, curly hair and stubble, and he was wearing a white work shirt with slacks. The hum died down, and he said, "Hey there."

A scratching from the right tube alerted the man and he moved over to it, then opened the door. A Rattata hopped out and scampered off to play with one of the Eevees. I stood there, a little confused about what occurred.

"I'm Bill; the real one," said the man, holding out his hand for me to shake. "I accidentally activated the "Fusion" program for ma Pokemon Combiner, an' poof! I'm half rat Pokemon!" Bill laughed, scratching at his stubble.

"So you got fused with a Rattata?" I said.

Bill looked at me like I was a little slow. "Yer a little slow, eh?" Yup. He did.

I stared at him with the look I give Team Rocket members and he quieted down. "Anyway, you're welcome," I said a bit snobbishly, still miffed about the 'slow' comment.

He sheepishly said his thanks, and then (guess what?) he offered me an Eevee.

"Yeah, sorry, but no," I said, "I'm fine with the Pokemon I have."

Bill thought for a while. "Well, I have to repay ya with somethin'... I know! I'll give ya this." Bill then handed me a ticket, and said, "I wasn't plannin' on goin' on the cruise any-who. Have fun, ya hear?"

I nodded, a little taken aback, and then studied the ticket. In shiny gold letters, there were the words "SS. ANNE." I have to admit I got a little excited; it was the most expensive activity in all of Kanto. I stuffed the pass in the smallest pocket of my backpack before Bill could take it back.

I thanked him (ironically, since the pass was a thank-you) and made my way out.

I didn't realize there was a shortcut to get back, utilizing ledges below Bill's house, until it was too late and I was back at Nugget Bridge. I wanted to scream slow-mo "Noooo" style, but I kept my cool and continued on.

(A/N: I know this event doesn't occur until after you claim Cerulean's Gym Badge, but I need something to keep this chapter going, haha.)

I was in front of the gym, ready to enter, when a man came running up to me. "Please help!" he said, waving his arms in a worried fashion. "Someone broke into my house and stole one of my valuable TMs! He's still near my house!"

I don't know how he knew I was a Pokemon trainer (besides, you know, the Poke Balls and my standing in front of a gym) but he came to the right guy. I ran in the direction he pointed and saw a man fleeing from the guy's house.

A fence separated us, but I leaped over it and tackled the guy. I don't know how I did it, as the man was twice my size, but I bowled him over.

Of course, it was a Team Rocket grunt. He said something inappropriate for the kids, and I noticed the disc in his hand- a TM. I resisted punching the guy in the face and instead let Mankey out of its Poke Ball. It had learned Fury Swipes during one of our battles during our Route 25 trek, so I ordered that. My little soldier did not hold back.

Soon, the grunt had an incredibly scratched-up face (and I realized I could be cruel when I wanted to be) and I was dragging him back to the man, who'd gone to his front door, chewing his fingernails.

"Oh my goodness! You got him!" said the man. "Thank you oh, so much! You can have the TM!"

I must say, at that moment I mentally face-palmed. I had gotten back the TM that had been stolen, and then he just gave it away? What was the point? But, hey. It was basically a free TM, so I would take it.

I studied the TM as I moved back to the Gym. It was the TM for Dig, with a large '28' etched in the disc's surface. It wouldn't be of much use in the fight I was about to have, but I could still teach it for future's sake. Charmeleon pretty much jumped on the TM, so I taught Dig to Charmeleon. Poof—bye, bye, Growl. Hello, Dig.

I unlatched all of the rest of my Poke Balls and studied my Pokemon. They looked battle-ready to me for sure.

I smiled.

"Let's do this."

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Erk! Meant to make that longer, haha. Well, it was a good try, right?

… I can practically hear the crickets. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed a look at some Pokemon and the 'battle' between Red and the Grunt. And I suddenly realized every time I said something about Mankey, Red's 'little soldier,' I was insinuating something...

Odd.

REVIEWS:

First and foremost, TheBlackDuelist: 0.0 Th-thanks... you, like... wow.

Dragon Courage: Thanks for the compliment. :) However, I think I know where you're coming from with Aerodactyl, but I want to make Red completely unique from all the other Reds out there. In other terms: NO Pikachu, NO Eevee, NO Snorlax, NO Venusaur (which you already knew), and NO Aerodactyl. Sorry, but I don't want to make my Red like Special!Red in any way. Again, thanks for your review.

RANDOM TIDBITS:

Why, hello there, levels. This was brought to my attention by one TheBlackDuelist, in one of his reviews. Basically, it was this: Why are there levels in this story? Levels are a label, and they're in the game to let you know how strong (in one of many ways) a Pokemon is. (Atleast, that's what I got out of it.)

Here is your answer, Mr. Duelist, sir. The levels were intended to be a way to show that there are, in fact, levels in my Pokemon universe, but it's only to show you I'm not cheating and giving a Level ten Rhyhorn Giga Impact or something. I know my movesets, I've done my research, and I just wanted to show that. It probably won't appear again, and if you have Bulbapedia up on another page as you read my story and inspect the Pokemon's moves, you'll get a vague idea of what level they are.

At the end of chapter twenty, I'll tell you all what level Red's Pokemon would be if they were in the game, just as a fun fact. But, until then, levels will not be included in the story, because there's no real reason for them.

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And th-th-that's all, folks!

-Shinigami out.