Chapter 21
Drake had just won against a weird trainer: Nathan, who tried to make Drake late to their battle when he caused a Doduo and Weepinbell fight and distract Drake. After the battle, Drake decided to watch Montana face off against his long time friend and rival: Coleman Blue.
"Drake do you think I can beat him?" Montana asked sympathetically. She looked into Drake's beautiful eyes and lost herself.
"He is tough, but you can do it," Drake encouraged. Montana smiled and took the tunnel towards the field and Drake went up the stairs to get a seat. He was stoked to see his best friend go against Coleman. Coleman always was Drake's friend, but he was more of a rival. Coleman didn't like how Drake succeeded in school so easily and was a prodigy trainer, so he vowed to himself that he would travel with Drake and put him in his place.
Drake found a seat just in time to hear the announcer say, "Welcome to the battle of Montana Sanders from Cerulean City and Coleman Blue from Pallet Town! Let the battle commence!" Drake saw Coleman pick a pokeball from his belt and wondered who he would pick.
"Go Vaporeon!" Coleman yelled at the top of his lungs. He didn't know who Montana was and was underestimating her already. Vaporeon came out of the ball and landed gracefully on he ground and was sitting, waiting for Coleman to order an attack. Montana knew something seemed familiar with this Vaporeon and wondered where Coleman got it.
"Fine, go Paras," Montana said as she threw Paras's ball on the field. The ball landed and the top flicked open to reveal a small pokemon with mushrooms on his back. Paras opened his eyes to see a light blue pokemon and took a battle stance. "Paras let's start this with Spore!" Paras shook the mushrooms on his back and they released a green spore that floated towards Vaporeon.
"Vaporeon use Quick Attack to dodge and then use a close up Water Pulse," Coleman ordered the Bubble Jet pokemon. Vaporeon ran through the Spore with great speed and agility and jumped in Paras's face. Paras saw this and prepared to be hit, meanwhile Vaporeon created a sphere of water and launched it at Paras.
"Paras stop it with Fury Cutter!" Montana yelled. Paras's pincers glowed green and it slashed at the Water Pulse. Paras and the Water Pulse were equal power and neither were budging. Finally, Paras got the upper hand and pushed the attack in the ground, making it explode and water poured all over him. Paras loved the feel of water on his back and then he began to glow.
Paras evolved into a Parasect moments later and hadn't changed that much. His pincers grew much larger, along with his whole body, including his mushroom. Instead of having two small mushrooms, they grew together and made a big, red spotted one. "Parasect use Leech Life," Montana ordered. Parasect's mushroom glowed a greenish yellow and it drained the energy of Vaporeon from afar. "His power had increased, he used to have to be touching them to drain their energy, but now he can drain them from afar," Montana said happily.
"Vaporeon stop it with Water Gun!" Coleman shouted with all his might. He had to be loud, because Vaporeon's cries were too loud. Vaporeon barely heard it and shot a stream of water from her mouth and it stopped Parasect's focus, ceasing the Leech Life move. Parasect wasn't affected that much, grass types loved water and usually weren't affected.
Parasect began shaking and his mushroom glowed a bright green. The sunlight around him was being absorbed and made into energy. "Parasect you learned Solarbeam, that's awesome," Montana urged. Coleman knew he had to stop the attack and knew that since this was his first Solarbeam it was going to be powerful, but take forever.
"Vaporeon use a flurry of Quick Attacks and stop it before it can hit you," Coleman commanded quickly. Vaporeon swiftly moved and was running at full speed to hit Parasect. Parasect kept its focus and endured the powerful blows dealt by Vaporeon. Vaporeon was heading in for another blow, when Parasect unleashed the full power Solarbeam. The beam hit Vaporeon and sent it crashing in the wall. She stood up and still had enough strength to battle.
"Way to go girl," Coleman applauded. "Vaporeon use Water Pulse and make it stronger with a Water Gun pushing behind it!" Vaporeon sent a ball of water at Parasect and then blasted a stream of water, pushing the Water Pulse. The combo was heading towards Parasect and he had no time to use a Solarbeam to counter and waited for Montana to make her move.
"Parasect quickly use Fury Cutter and make it the strongest one you have ever used!" Montana shouted, hoping that the move would be enough to counter the attack. Parasect's pincers were green and he was pushing the attack with all his might. Parasect was losing ground and was not strong enough to stop the attack from hitting. Montana couldn't do anything and just waited for the inevitable to happen. She knew Parasect was too slow to use another move and she felt like she failed him.
Parasect looked at Montana through his peripheral vision and felt her sadness and defeat. He began absorbing sunlight once more and his mushroom glowed bright green. He felt the sun's rays powering him up and stopped the movement from the Water Pulse, Water Gun combo. Coleman's eyes widened in shock as he saw what was going on, he looked over at his Vaporeon and knew she couldn't last much longer.
Parasect absorbed tons of sunlight and fired the Solarbeam at the combo attack. The Solarbeam busted through the attacks and hit Vaporeon head on. Vaporeon went through the wall and was knocked out cold. "Return Vaporeon, you did great," Coleman said sadly. He grabbed a second ball and tossed it out on the field. It revealed a dog like pokemon with black stripes; Drake identified her as a Growlithe and knew Montana better have a good strategy because these pokemon were born fighters.
"Parasect use Spore," Montana said, feeling a little worried about the outcome of this battle. Parasect released another Spore attack and it floated towards Growlithe. Growlithe looked at the spores and barked as they came closer and closer to her.
"Growlithe use Ember to burn those things and then use Flame Wheel," Coleman ordered. Growlithe released the tiny flames and burnt the spores to a crisp, disintegrating them. Then she created a cloak of fire and the fire turned like a wheel, Growlithe used this to make him faster and ran towards Parasect.
"Parasect counter with Fury Cutter!" yelled Montana in a rush. Parasect used the attack and the attacks collided. Growlithe growled and Parasect just stared at her, both attacks were pushing and gaining ground. Growlithe roared and the flame burned intensely and spread over Parasect's pincers, which created an explosion that sent both pokemon to their trainer's feet. Parasect stood and was running on what energy he had left and Growlithe jumped up and was ready to battle some more.
"Growlithe use Bite and then Ember," Coleman ordered coolly. Growlithe ran at Parasect and bit down on his mushroom, then he released the Ember on the back and caused Parasect to catch on fire and faint. Montana recalled her pokemon and threw out another ball. Her Meowth came out and saw that she was battling a dog and thought that this was no match.
"Meowth use Taunt and make it attack you, then use Shadow Claw," Montana ordered. Meowth nagged Growlithe to come attack her and Growlithe charged at her, not listening to her trainer. Growlithe jumped and tried to bite Meowth, but Meowth used her Shadow Claw to force it back. Growlithe cried as he was struck and rolled on the ground after falling hard.
"Growlithe use Flame Wheel and take that cat down!" Coleman shouted at the top of his lungs. Growlithe got up and cloaked herself with fire and ran at Meowth. Growlithe struck Meowth and she flew across the field. Growlithe sat in the middle of the arena and licked its wounds, trying to sooth herself.
"Meowth get up and use Faint Attack," Montana said harshly. She hated these battles where it was a back and forth motion, she liked intensity. Meowth walked up to Growlithe disarmingly and saw down by Growlithe.
"Growlithe don't fall for it, use Ember," Coleman ordered hurriedly. Growlithe turned it head, ready to fire the attack when Meowth punched her square in the face. Growlithe took the hit and jumped away from the Scratch Cat pokemon, firing the Ember. The flames struck Meowth, but she took the damage well and stood her ground.
"Good job Meowth, hurry and use Shadow Claw," Montana said rushing the fact that Growlithe couldn't do that much in mid air. Meowth's claws were cloaked in shadows and the shadows created a much larger claw and she slashed at the Puppy pokemon. Growlithe landed on the ground and her eyes were closed, Coleman knew she was knocked out and recalled her. "Good job girl, that was great," he applauded as he kissed the ball and out it back on his belt. Coleman grabbed his last pokeball and tossed it out.
The ball revealed a average sized green dinosaur looking pokemon with a flower on its back. Montana recognized it as an Ivysaur and a strong one at that. Coleman had to go with his ace if he had any chance of winning. "Ivysaur it is damaged, so let's finish this now, use Power Whip," Coleman ordered his starter. Ivysaur unleashed 4 vines and they glowed bright green, he sent them towards Meowth and they struck hard. Meowth had lash marks all over her body and she could barely move an inch.
"Meowth can you battle?" asked the worried Montana. Meowth stood up and made a Shadow Claw appear over her claw and slashed at Ivysaur. Ivysaur had scratch marks on his face, and he was angry. Meowth fell and was knocked out, Montana recalled her and said, "That was a valiant move, you should be proud of your self." Montana grabbed a white pokeball that Drake had been wondering about lately. The ball was a premier ball and it had mystical powers that did something to the pokemon inside.
Montana pushed the button and the top flipped open and stars shot everywhere, revealing Montana's Espeon. The Espeon leapt on the field and stared down her opponent. Drake was wondering what Montana was doing, because Espeon was low level and had only been in one battle. Drake hoped this strategy didn't backfire.
"Espeon use Tackle," Montana ordered with a smile on her face. She had no strategy for this battle and was going to go with her gut instinct. Espeon charged at Ivysaur and hit him head on, neither pokemon moved and they were at a standstill. Espeon jumped a few feet back, so she wasn't so vulnerable to an attack. "Espeon try an Iron Tail!' Espeon's tail glowed bright and shone with the power of a steel type move. Her tail had become pure steel. Espeon jumped and flipped in the air to hit Ivysaur.
"Not so fast, Ivysaur use another Power Whip and then use Growth to power up a Razor Leaf!" Coleman yelled with energy. This battle was going to end his way, just like he wanted it to. Ivysaur whipped Espeon, but she fought back with her Iron Tail and they were going blow for blow. Espeon was being forced back, so she couldn't attack. Ivysaur raised his power by using Growth and glowed green before he released tons of sharp, spinning leaves.
Espeon was distracted by the Power Whip and was bombarded with the Razor Leaf attack. Espeon hit the deck in front of Montana and she shed a tear. Montana never meant for the battle to go that way and felt bad for putting Espeon at risk. Espeon rose up and her jewel glowed bright. "Don't worry about me Montana, I am fine as long as you are here," Espeon said to Montana telepathically. "Let's win this thing."
"Espeon use Tackle again and when you are right in front of him use Confusion and sent him backwards," Montana commanded with strength and braveness. Espeon once again charged the Seed pokemon and got right on him before her eyes and jewel glowed pink and she unleashed the Confusion attack that sent Ivysaur flying. Ivysaur landed on his head and wasn't getting up very fast.
"Ivysaur get up and use Take Down," Coleman laughed at the ill attempt to take out his Ivysaur. Ivysaur got up and charged Espeon with power.
"Espeon dodge and use Iron Tail on his back," Montana implied after Coleman made his move. Espeon waited for the right moment and jumped over Ivysaur and smacked him with her Iron Tail attack. Ivysaur skidded across the ground and went past Montana. Ivysaur stood up, but his short legs were wobbling and about to give out.
"Ivysaur hurry and use Power Whip and Razor Leaf," Coleman pleaded with sorrow. He didn't want to lose to Montana. Ivysaur let out all of his vines and leaves and sent them towards Espeon. Montana had just the move for this.
"Espeon use Endure and take the hits," Montana simply stated. Espeon readied herself and took every hit that Ivysaur had to give, and when Ivysaur fell so did Espeon. Montana was shocked, she thought that the Endure didn't work and they had just lost. Espeon struggled up and stood proud, she looked over and saw Ivysaur on the ground, knocked out. Espeon had just won her first battle in five years.
"Yeah, way to go Espeon," Montana yelled, picking up Espeon and holding her in her arms. She walked up to Coleman, who was petting his Ivysaur and shook his hand. Montana recalled Espeon and they met up with Drake in the Trainer Room.
"That was awesome, your Espeon did amazing," Drake complimented. They both smiled and looked at Tony's stats. Tony had faced Ben Lorner and won. Ben started out with a Totodile and Tony took it out with Tangela. Ben sent out a Noctowl and it made easy work of Tangela, but Tony used Voltorb to beat it later on. The last battle was between Rattata and a Sentret and Rattata smoked it. The two left to go look for Tony and eventually found him in the Northwest Healing Wing.
"We saw the highlights, you did very well Tony," Montana complimented. The group agreed to leave and get a bite to eat. After they ate, they decided to explore Route 11 since their next battle weren't until four. The group followed the path and found Route 11.
"So, why are we here?" Tony asked impatiently. He would have rather gone back to the rooms and chilled before his next battle.
"Well, we aren't here to battle so I guess we are just looking at the scenery," Montana joked, this caused Drake to laugh and he found a spot to sit down and rest. He let go of his pokemon and told them not to cause trouble while he rested. Montana and Tony followed his example and let go of their pokemon while they rested.
Drake's Charmeleon found his own tree and napped. His Kangaskhan was teaching her baby how to walk, his Gyarados found a lake that she swam in, and his Kadabra was practicing his psychic powers on a tree. His two new pokemon were resting, they were both worn out after their rough battle. They were obviously not used to battling that hard.
While the group was resting, a fiendish looking man walked into town with a group of people dressed in black with a small Team Rocket insignia on their left shoulder. Team Rocket was going to a secret lab on Route 11 to get a pokeball that could hold a super powerful pokemon and drain its power while it was in there.
Drake was asleep and was having a nice dream when everything turned black and a voice said, "Drake, Team Rocket is here and they are trying to get an object that will help them succeed in their first phase of their great plan." Drake roughly woke up and woke the others up. He told them what was going on and they all recalled their pokemon. They then saw a group of people walk into Route 11, and they hid in a couple of bushes and secretly followed them.
The leader, who was the same guy that abducting them a few weeks ago, pressed a hidden button on a tree and the tree opened up to reveal a stair case that the group followed him down. Tony released Tangela in enough time for him to keep the doorway open, so they could get down there. They followed the steps and stopped when they saw light and heard voices.
"I am here for the Power Ball old man," said the leader's voice. Drake wanted to hit this guy in the face so bad, but Montana had her hand in his.
"It is ready, where is my reward?" asked the old man. The leader of Team Rocket took out a bag full of money and set it on a table near him. The old man counted it and gave over a blue and black pokeball with a big P on the front. Drake wondered what they were going to do with the ball.
"Thanks, how do we get out of here?" asked the leader, being crunched for time. The old man pointed at an elevator and the Team Rocket group went up it and disappeared. Drake released his pokemon and he rushed into the room and grabbed the old man by the collar and shoved him into the wall.
"What did they want with you," asked Drake angrily. The old man had fear in his eyes and didn't want to answer Drake. "Fine if you don't want to answer me, then I will burn all this money." Charmeleon whipped his tail around and put it over the bag of money.
"No, no, no, I will tell you everything. Bruce wanted that ball because it is re-usable. They plan to capture Zapdos and steal its power to create a mechanical Zapdos that is more powerful than the original. They plan to do that with all the legendaries in the world," confessed the sly old man. Drake frowned and punched the man in the face. He missed his chance to stop Team Rocket and now they have the weapon that will end the world.
"Charmeleon burn the money," Drake said while dragging the old man across the room.
"No, I told you. You promised," sobbed the man. Drake chuckled at that remark.
"You wont need money where you are going, stupid old man," laughed Drake as he and the group walked out of the hidden lab. "Tony have Tangela use Constrict and hold him in place until we get to the Police Station," ordered Drake. Tony was too scared to disobey him and did as he said. Montana hadn't seen Drake act like that, and liked him even more. He was serious about saving the world and she was going to help him.
They eventually got to the Police Station and they handed over the old man to Officer Jenny. She gave them a reward; the old man was a serial robber and stole a lot of supplies from a lot of people. The rewards were TMs. Drake got Flamethrower and taught it to Charmeleon. Montana got Thunder and taught it to Meowth. Tony got Shadow Ball and gave it to Rattata.
The group left the station and Tony looked up their battles for that evening. "Well, Drake you face Janette Divine from Pallet Town, Montana you face Luke Ashwood from Celadon City, and I face Cason Harlem from the Petalburg City in the Hoenn region," Tony explained to his friends. The group walked down the street, preparing for the next rounds battles.
A/N Hey! I know this was quick, but I had a day off and I am sick, so I wrote my butt off:) I want to say thank you for reading my story and I hope you liked this chapter. Please review and tell me what you think. It will be very much appreciated, also I am very bored and what more stories to read. So if you're a writer and need more readers, tell me so I can go read it. Thanks:)