Author's Notes:
I was asked in a review why Zubat was given the nickname Mina. It's an obscure reference, but Mina was one of Dracula's brides. In Bram Stoker's tale, Dracula was killed by Van Helsing before he could completely drain Mina, who was the fiancé to some aristocrat, I think. Anyway's like I said the reference was obscure, but I like the name. If anyone has any questions about the story at all, post a comment and I'll get back to you.
I just read that Ash's Pikachu had lost to a Snivy. Not just any Snivy, but one that supposedly had never battled before; his trainer certainly hasn't. This is why the anime annoys the fuck out of me. It was all peaches and cream when I was little and the first season came out but, SERIOUSLY?
This kid has been in battles against undefeated champions and has come out victorious. We're talking the same Pikachu that once defeated Lt. Surge's Raichu with nothing but speed, and they couldn't cook up away to take down a level five Snivy? Even if he couldn't use electric attacks at the time, you mean to tell me he couldn't muster the umph to knock it out with a quick attack?
I mean there's beginners luck and then there's just plain wrong. I swear Ash and Pikachu have no form of character development. I guess that's what you get when you have a kid who's been ten for over ten years. But enough of my rant…
The Great Sea Serpent
Amy limped out of the bathroom and hopped into her bed. It had been a very eventful day. Not only were they attacked in a cave where Amy ended up spraining her ankle, but they spent the first three and a half hours in Cerulean City at a hospital getting Amy a splint and some crutches.
They grabbed a room at the local Pokémon Center and washed up. Jet then left Amy to her own devices while he went down stairs to pick their Pokémon up from the infirmary. Amy groaned as she put her leg on the bed, "When will these god damn pain killers start working?"
The door to the room opened and Jet walked in, two paper bags. He passed one to Amy and said, "Your Pokémon are in this one, as is your dinner. Bacon ranch cheeseburger, with extra onions and extra pickles."
"Aww." Amy cooed, "You remembered! By the way, what took you so long?"
Jet shrugged and said, "I sent the Cleffa and the Igglybuff to the twins. I told them if they could take good care of my Pokémon until I need them then I'll catch them something good."
"How did they like that?"
Jet laughed, "They were fucking ecstatic!"
Jet put his phone on a charger and yawned. Amy asked, "Did Brian say where he was meeting us tomorrow?"
"Yeah," Jet answered, "He texted and said we're meeting at someplace called the Nugget Bridge. It's a hot spot for the local trainers."
Jet started to get undressed and went to brush his teeth. He came back in the room in a t-shirt and boxers and told Amy, "Move over."
Amy sucked her teeth and scooted, "You could at least say please!"
Jet laid down and said, "My bad, I'm just tired is all."
Jet set the alarm for ten and Amy smiled, "Letting us sleep in, are you?"
"Go to sleep, Amy."
It seemed almost like as soon as Jet closed his eyes the alarm woke him again. "The fuck?" mumbled Amy sleepily, "Turn it off, Jet."
He didn't need telling twice, Jet turned off the alarm and sat up. "We have to meet Brian at noon. That gives us time to get some food and find this place."
"That also gives me time to lay here for another fifteen minutes," Amy yawned, "Wake me gently, will you?"
After breakfast, Amy and Jet went to head to the Nugget Bridge. Jet had on him four Pokémon; His Charmeleon, Pidgeotto, Pikachu, and his Magikarp. The others Jet had deposited for now, as he heard there were some grass type Pokémon on the other side of the Nugget Bridge.
The bus pulled up and let them off. Amy took a little longer thanks to the crutches. They then had to walk down the road until they found the bridge they were looking for; the Gorge Nugget Bridge. It was a bridge that crossed over the river. Cars were not allowed on it as there was another bridge down the road for them. This one was meant for runners, cyclist, and apparently trainers as well.
"Call Brian and tell him to meet us here, I'm not walking any further on this ankle."
Jet and Amy waited for Brian; Amy sitting on a bench and Jet leaning against a lamp post. About twenty feet from them, a couple of local trainers were having a battle amongst themselves. One was using a Pidgey, the other a Rattata. Jet watched with interest until he heard Brian's voice, "Got to love the locals, always using the same damn Pokémon."
Jet turned around and grinned, "What took you?" They hugged and Brian said, "Jeez, it only took me five minutes to walk here after you called! How are you beautiful?" he added to Amy.
She motioned for him to come in for a hug and said, "Seen better days. I missed you! Now we're all together again!"
Brian smiled and sat down next to Amy. Jet leaned back up against the lamp post and stuck his hands in his pockets, "How long you been in Cerulean?"
"Couple weeks now. I told you I loss at the Gym, right?"
Jet nodded, "Yeah, you called me about it last week. You said she uses mostly water Pokémon?"
"They," Brian corrected Jet, "There are three sisters that run that Gym. They all train water Pokémon."
Amy rolled her eyes, "What's up with these Gym leaders and only using one type?"
Brian shook his head, "Not the Gym in Chestnut Hill, that guy used a fire type and an electric type against me. The Gym over here though, it was a six on six."
Jet shrugged, "I did a six on six in Pewter, that's some intense shit."
They talked about their trips for well over an hour. Brian was surprised by the amount of danger Jet had been through in the forest and in the caves.
Brian, they were told, was living it up in Chestnut Hill. Apparently the Gym there doubled as a contest hall. Brian signed up there to train his Pokémon for about three weeks, and then entered the Pokémon Contest with his newly evolved Wartortle, which won best in breed. After getting a contest ribbon, Brian had defeated the Gym leader in a two on two match on his first try.
He had also had a brief fling with a girl who was a Pokémon Coordinator working at the Gym. "It wasn't anything serious, but I did get a-" He stopped and looked at Amy, who said, "As much as I heard you two talk about sex at work do you really think I mind if some random chick performed fellatio on you?"
"It was actually a hand job," Jet interjected, "Brian told me already."
"Two hand jobs, Jet." Brian corrected him, "but then she started dating someone else, and I headed for Cerulean. But you know all about that, right?"
"Yup." Jet said nonchalantly, "Been there."
Brian frowned and asked, "Didn't that guy cheat on her? Why did she go back to him anyway?"
Amy sighed and said, "Because she was still in love with him. Oh, and apparently he's not too bad in bed, either."
"Yeah," said Jet, "I figured it was something like that."
Brian hesitated and asked, "Do you miss her?"
Jet smiled and said, "Well, yeah! I really did like her. Oh, did Amy tell you about Seymour the Scientist?"
Brian turned to Amy and grinned, "No, she did not!"
Amy sighed and told Brian about Seymour's role in their little adventure. Brian laughed and Amy asked, "What? I just thought he was cute, that's all! I think you two are cute, too."
Brian rolled his eyes and said, "That guy sounds like he needs to get laid!"
Amy snorted and said, "Look who's talking! The only one here who's not a virgin is me."
"Oh, please," Brian said, "By a minor technicality!"
"Getting a hand job does not mean you lose your virginity, Brian!" Amy laughed.
"Yeah, yeah; just cause you did it with Brett, does not make you an expert! Jet, what do you think? Hand job, does that make me a whole virgin, or a half a virgin?"
Jet raised his eyebrows, "What the fuck is a half-virgin? A virgin is a virgin."
Amy exclaimed, "Exactly! Majority rules!"
Brian leaned back and said, "Ah, what does he know? He's no closer to getting laid as Seymour the Scientist."
Jet laughed and said, "I don't need to get laid."
"Scuse me?" Brian asked.
"I'm like a monk. I'm perfectly content the way I am. Besides, that's what college is for."
Brian laughed, "Keep telling yourself that, pal!"
Amy giggled and said, "Aww, Jet, that's a shame! I was going to wait until my ankle healed and rock your world!"
"I withdraw my earlier statement." Jet said with a smirk.
"Too late," said Amy dismally, "the shop has already been closed."
"Umm," Brian asked, "Is there something going on between the two of you?"
Both Jet and Amy said, "No." nonchalantly.
Amy added, "It's kind of a turn off anyway when Jet called me 'Natalie' when he was half asleep three days ago."
Jet raised his eyebrows, "I did?"
Amy nodded and said, "Yeah, lover boy, you definitely did."
Jet ran his hand threw his hair and said, "I don't remember that at all."
Amy shrugged and said, "Yeah well, you were just waking up at the time."
Jet looked out to the water. He had absolutely no recollection of calling Amy Natalie. It slightly annoyed him that it was taking this long to get over her. But then, he really did like her a lot.
Brian interrupted Jet's thoughts, "Yo, let's have a battle. See how much stronger you got?"
Jet looked over at Brian and said, "Yeah sure. Sounds fun!"
He walked away from the lamp post and stood a good twelve feet from Brian, who smiled and asked, "What kind of TM did you get from the Gym in Pewter? Cause I'll put up mine for Flame Burst if you got something good!"
Jet said, "How about Rock Tomb?"
Brian thought about it, "That is a good one, but…"
"Rock Tomb plus five hundred bucks if I lose? I really want that TM!"
Brian grinned, "You got a deal, my friend!"
Jet then enlarged a pokeball and sent out his Pidgeotto. Brian grinned and sent out a Fearow, "Wow, doesn't this look familiar? You got my Spearow with that feint thingy last time, but he's a much better flyer now!"
Amy said, "I'm not getting up to be the editor, but, BEGIN!"
Both bird Pokémon took to the sky. They began to circle each other, while waiting for commands from their trainers. Below, a few passerby's stopped to watch; it wasn't every day they got to see a Fearow battle a Pidgeotto.
Brian went first, "Use Fury Attack!"
"Sora, use Gust!"
Sora's attack missed as Fearow pulled off a quick dodge and went in for the Fury Attack. Jet winced as Sora was repeatedly pecked and said, "Use Scratch!"
Sora leaned back in midair and slashed at her opponent with her sharp talons. Fearow moved back just in time, however, and began to circle Sora, looking for an opening. Brian was right; Fearow is a much better flyer now.
"Use Aerial Ace, Fearow!"
"Use another Gust!"
Fearow flipped in midair, and then shot at Sora like a javelin. Sora sent two gusts of wind slicing through the air after Fearow, but it somehow avoided Sora's attack and struck home.
Sora fell a couple of meters before pulling back up, and Fearow hit her with another Aerial Ace. Brian said, "Good job, now hit it with Steel Wing!"
Jet said, "What?"
Fearow's wings began to emit a metallic glow, and then it shot through the air, almost too fast to see. Sora was hit and began to fall to the ground. Jet recalled her and said, "She's out, your Fearow won that round!"
Brian grinned and said, "Not bad, huh? I knew you'd get stronger, so I worked my ass off to take you on!"
Jet was completely surprised. He knew Brian was a great trainer, but his Pidgeotto had never been outmatched by another bird before. Let alone to that degree!
Jet sighed and put away Sora's Pokeball, "Let's go, Spark!"
Jet's Pikachu was sent out. Brian called up to Fearow, "Stay in the sky, where its attacks can't reach you!"
Jet smiled, "It's got to come down some time."
Brian shook his head and said, "Use Gust!"
Jet was surprised when Fearow pulled off yet another unexpected move, but Spark easily dodged it. Jet said, "There is no way you're going to hit my Pikachu with a projectile from that far. You got to come down some time!"
Brian seemed to be mulling it over in his head. He did not seem happy with his options, "Fearow, return! Go, Sandslash!"
Jet grinned, "Spark return! I'm impressed, you got your whole team from last time to evolve! Good shit, but not good enough. Let's go, Thorn!"
Charmeleon was sent out, guns blazing. He wasted no time in striking his opponent with Metal Claw. Brian said, "Use rollout!"
Jet said, "Break his guard with Hidden Power!"
Just as Jet's Mankey once did against Brock's Geodude, Thorn interrupted Sandslash's Rollout with Hidden Power. Sandslash was knocked back, and Jet said, "Use Ember!"
Thorn let out a short torrent of flames which knocked his opponent back. Keeping Thorn on the offensive, Jet said, "Use Dragon Rage!"
Thorn shot a ball of energy from his mouth at his foe, which got a direct hit. Sandslash was knocked back again, this time a good ten feet. Jet smiled and said, "Finish him with Dragon Rage!"
"Dodge it, Sandslash!"
But Thorn was too quick, and Sandslash was KO'd. Brian sighed and recalled his unconscious Pokémon. "That's some Dragon Rage. You did a good job with Thorn."
Jet said, "Thanks, you did a good job with your Pokémon, too."
Brian nodded, "Ok, let's do it, Wartortle!"
As much as Jet wanted to see these two do battle, he had a different plan in mind. "Thorn, return! Go, Hydra!"
Jet's Magikarp was sent into the fray. Amy raised her eyebrows, Why is sending out his Magikarp against such a skilled opponent?
The crowd that had been steadily gathering as the match went on began to point and laugh, "Didn't he have a Pikachu? Why is he sending out that thing?"
"He's not a very good trainer, is he? Probably bought all of his Pokémon second hand!"
Brian cocked an eyebrow and said, "Come on, you can't be serious? Putting aside the fact that you even own a Magikarp, you would send it out in battle? Against my Wartortle?"
Jet gritted his teeth, "Hydra, Tackle!"
Everyone gasped as Hydra shot across the no man's land and hit Wartortle, who was obviously caught unawares. Wartortle was knocked back into Brian, and they both fell backwards. Amy gave a soft, "Whoa."
Jet smirked, "Don't look down on her, she doesn't like that. Not. One. Bit."
Hydra hissed at Brian. Wartortle recovered quickly and looked at Magikarp as though he's never seen anything her. Brian stood up and grunted, "You want Wartortle to end your Magikarp, fine with me! Use Watergun!"
"Waterfall!"
Just as Hydra did with Poliwag, she used Wartortle's Watergun to strike with Waterfall. She shot through the torrent of water and knocked Wartortle dead in the face, breaking his nose. Everyone let out another cry of shock, "Did you just see that?"
"Did that Magikarp just use a Waterfall?"
"Bet you weren't expecting that," said Jet to Brian, who looked nothing short of stunned, "Now use Slam!"
Hydra flipped over and slammed her tail against Wartortle's head, knocking his face into the asphalt. Wartortle tried to get up but stumbled, and Jet said, "Use tackle!"
Wartortle was knocked back again. Brian said, "Fight back! Use bite!"
"Splash!"
Hydra jumped high into the air, and Jet yelled, "Now use Bounce!"
Hydra dropped down and slammed Wartortle's head again. Jet grinned, Hydra doesn't have the power to pull that move off properly yet, but she's definitely getting the basics! Best way to teach a Pokémon to fight is to get them to fight stronger opponents!
Brian gritted his teeth, How the hell is this Magikarp so good? What is Jet playing at?
Brian then shouted, "Attack with Pound!"
"Bounce!"
Hydra bounced high into the sky. Amy thought to herself, This must be why he spent so much time developing Magikarp's Splash! I thought it was just defensive, but he actually made it into a powerful offensive attack!
"Dodge it when it comes down, Wartortle!"
Wartortle readied himself, nose still bleeding freely, to avoid the incoming attack. When Hydra was close to hitting her target, Wartortle jumped back. Hydra repositioned herself and rolled so she wouldn't harm herself when she missed.
Both Pokémon then stood facing each other, both out of breath. Brian said, "Use Take Down!"
"Use Tail Whip!"
Wartortle withdrew in his shell and shot at his opponent. Hydra waited for the opportune moment and, with reflexes born of her training, swung around at the last possible second and redirected Wartortle's attack with her tail.
Wartortle crashed into the metal rail that prevented people from going over the bridge and got stuck. Wartortle tried to get out, but to no avail. Jet asked Amy, "Hey, if Wartortle is stuck, doesn't that technically make him unable to battle?"
Brian stood in shock as his Wartortle tried but failed to escape the rail in which he was stuck. He tried propelling backwards with watergun, but nothing. He tried to twist and turn, but nothing happened.
Amy said, "It looks like Wartortle is unable to battle. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Magikarp is the winner!"
Hydra looked at Amy and then started to glow. The crowd let out another collective gasp as she started growing at an alarming rate. Some people screamed; some ran. Brian, however, fell to his knees and gazed in awe at the sight that was Jet's Gyarados.
"The fuck?" said Brian, faintly. Amy whispered, "Oh my!"
Jet however, ran up to Hydra and shouted, "I knew you could do it girl! I knew you had it in you!"
Hydra suddenly turned her body and put her head inches from Jet's face at an alarming rate. People started screaming again. Jet, however, put his hand on her brow and said, "I'm so proud of you. That was an awesome match! Way to show them how it's done!"
Hydra let out a low growl. She then closed her eyes, and nudged Jet with her head affectionately. Amy gave a nervous laugh, "Still friendly towards you, who'd have thought it?"
Jet recalled his Gyarados, saying, "You've earned a nice, long rest for today!"
Jet then turned to Brian and asked, "Ready to finish?"
Brian shook his head and recalled his Wartortle, "You win. Hands down. I have nothing that can beat your Gyarados; for god's sake it beat Wartortle while it was a fucking Magikarp! Here, come get your TM. A fucking Gyarados? Who would have thought you would have a five star Pokémon within the first two months of your journey? A Gyarados?"
Jet collected his prize and grinned, "You did good, you really did!"
Brian snorted, "I've got a lot to learn if you can beat my Wartortle with a Magikarp. That thing should have a fucking best in breed ribbon!"
Jet smiled and said, "Yeah, but it was mainly because you two underestimated Hydra. That slowed your reaction time in the beginning. And when Hydra busted Wartortle's nose, well, ever try fighting with a broken nose? It's not easy, especially against a well-trained opponent."
"So I loss because I underestimated you?" Brian asked, "I will not make that mistake again."
Jet put his new TM away and Amy said, "Great battle guys! Especially you, Jet! Please tell Hydra not to kill me for ever doubting her?"
Jet smiled and looked around. The crowd of people all ran away when Jet's Magikarp evolved. He grinned and re-registered Hydra in his Pokedex as a Gyarados.
A cop car suddenly pulled up. Brian said, "Uh-oh."
Jet looked at Brian and said, "Relax, we didn't do anything illegal."
The cops got out the car and walked over to the trio, "We just got a report that a Gyarados was terrorizing the area. Did you three see anything?"
Jet got mad, "She wasn't terrorizing anything! My Magikarp just won a battle and evolved, I already recalled her, no harm done."
The cops looked at each other and then looked at Jet, "That doesn't sound very likely."
Amy piped up, "It's true! And he's a Class A trainer, so it's completely legal."
Jet showed the officers his license. They confirmed it was real and handed it back. "So," one of the cops asked, "Can I see it?"
Jet cocked an eyebrow, "Huh?"
The cop laughed, "It's not every day you get to see a Gyarados, unless this is all just some made up story."
Jet grinned and said, "Stand back!"
Pulling his net ball back out, Jet said, "Come on out, Hydra!"
The cop's facial expression went from amused to terrified in a manner of seconds. His partner looked simply awed, "Can I… touch it?"
Jet laughed and said, "Ask her."
The cop held out his hand and called up to Hydra, "Do you mind if I get a picture with you?"
Hydra lowered her head and everyone but Jet flinched. She snorted and shook her head. Jet smiled, "Ah well. Is that all, officers?"
The cop nodded vigorously and said, "You can put it away now!"
"Her," Jet said, "Her name is Hydra, like the great sea serpent of legend."
Author's Notes:
Now Jet has a five star Pokémon, the most dangerous kind. Bet Brock doesn't stand a chance now. By the way, in my story a Pokémon can have up to three types, though few have. I only did this because I planned on making Gyarados and Charizard part Dragon Type. The Pokémon franchise itself switches its rules up every five years so why can't I?
Just a little update;
*Jet's Team:
Charmeleon/Thorn – Lvl.23, Male
Gyarados/Hydra – Lvl.20, Female
Pidgeotto/Sora – Lvl.18, Female
Pikachu/Spark- Lvl.20, Male
*Brian's Team:
Wartortle – Lvl.21 Male
Fearow – Lvl.20 Male
Sandslash – Lvl.22 Male
Heracross – Lvl.17 Male
Growlithe – Lvl.19 Male
Tangela – Lvl.16 Female
I'm not posting Amy's team because there are no changes from the last chapter. Just a little background information, the Heracross and the Tangela were both caught in Chestnut fields, just outside of Chestnut Hill. If you can imagine it as an area just east of Viridian City, which has mostly grass, bug, and bird type Pokémon.
The Growlithe was won at level 13 in a battle. The stakes were Heracross and Sandshrew for Growlithe. The trainer didn't know about Wartortle and got his ass kicked. I would have written them in but the battle would be too long. You'll see them all real soon, though.
So, now Amy, Brian, and Jethro are all together again! Jethro is now the proud owner of a Gyarados! And Cerulean City is now waiting for them! What challenges will they face there? What is the next Gym like? Will Amy ever find better painkillers? Stay tuned!
And as always, please review!
