Chapter 29 - A Day in Paradise! (Part 1)

Dawn and I had finally arrived in Fuschia, but it was getting late. It was time for some rest before tomorrow, so we got to our rooms and got some rest.

After waking up early, we got ready, then headed south to the port. We didn't have to wait long for Telen's boat to arrive.

"Hey, guys!" Telen said. His friend then emerged to greet us as well.

After the boat docked, Telen and his friend approached us.

"I'm Silver." Telen's friend said. "I'm a Pokemon researcher. My speciality is legendary Pokemon."

"Nice to meet you, Silver." I said, extending my hand. He shook it. "I'm Grinder, a Pokemon Trainer from Blackthorn, in Johto."

"I'm Dawn," Dawn said, shaking his hand as well. "I'm a Trainer from Olivine City, also in Johto."

"Good to meet you both." Silver said. "Telen has told me all about how great you are. Telen and I are business partners; I work with his father in researching rare and elusive Pokemon." So, he was an associate of Steven's...interesting.

"Should we be going soon?" Telen asked. He then turned to the boat. A few people were getting off.

"Well, it'll be about two hours before the boat departs for the islands." Silver said. "You know, to re-stock, re-fuel, and prepare for departure."

"I have an idea!" Telen said. "Grinder, let's do something we haven't ever done! Let's have a battle!"

"A...battle?" I asked, taken aback. "Uhh...sure, I guess."

"Cool, thanks." Telen said, walking back to give us a battlefield.

"I'll be the judge." Silver said, as he and Dawn stood back.

"How about a 3-on-3?" Telen asked. "It'll make things more interesting."

"That's cool." I said.

"All right, so a 3-on-3 battle it is." Silver said. "Ready?"

"Indeed." the two of us said.

"Begin!"

"Cloyster, glory blaze!" Telen said, releasing it.

"Show no mercy, Kangaskhan!" I said, releasing it.

"All right, Cloyster, use Ice Beam!" Telen said.

"Counterattack, Kangaskhan! Get in a Sucker Punch!" I commanded.

Cloyster began charging an Ice Beam. However, Kangaskhan ran in, slugging Cloyster in the back. It tipped over, and its Ice Beam ended up firing on the ground near it.

"All right, Kangaskhan, now follow it up with an Iron Tail attack!" I commanded.

"Cloyster, use Spike Cannon to counter!" Telen responded.

Kangaskhan ran in, swinging its tail, but Telen's Cloyster fired spikes from its shell that struck Kangaskhan in the leg. This caused it to trip and fall over.

"All right, Cloyster, now follow it up with Hydro Pump!" Telen said.

"Kangaskhan, plow through it with a Hammer Arm attack!" I said.

Cloyster fired a stream of water at Kangaskhan, and it hit dead-on, but Kangaskhan used its arm to not only block it, but smash right through it.

"That's crazy..." Telen said as Kangaskhan started speeding towards Cloyster through the Hydro Pump. It then broke the Hydro Pump and smashed into Cloyster, knocking it out. However, soon after, Kangaskhan passed out right next to it.

"Seems both have been knocked out in a display of raw power!" Silver said.

"Great job, my friend." I said, returning Kangaskhan to its Poke Ball.

"Return, Cloyster." Telen said. "Great job."

"Round 2! Storm the field, Gengar!" I said, releasing it.

"All right, this is all you, Magneton!" he said, releasing it from its Poke Ball.

"Gengar, start this off by using Hypnosis!" I said.

"Magneton, dodge and use Flash Cannon!" Telen said.

Gengar attempted to shoot sleep waves at it, but Magneton dodged and fired a blast of white light at Gengar.

"Dodge it!" I commanded.

Gengar quickly got out of the way.

"Now, use Shadow Ball!" I said.

Gengar then fired a ball of dark energy at Magneton. It hit Magneton dead-on, sending it flying back.

"Magneton, strike back with Discharge!" Telen said.

Magneton let out a wave of lightning that struck Gengar. Gengar then fell to the ground, and was struggling to move.

"Damn it, it's paralyzed!" I said.

"Now, Magneton, use Flash Cannon once more!" Telen commanded.

"Come on, Gengar, you gotta dodge it!" I said.

Magneton let loose a blast of energy that struck Gengar dead-on, knocking it out.

"Ah, it's all right, my friend. You did a great job. Return, now." I said, returning it to its Poke Ball. "Hmm...Drake, I'm counting on you!" I said, releasing the Dragonair from its Poke Ball.

"All right, Magneton, use Discharge and end this fast!" Telen said.

"Drake, dodge, and then hit it with Flamethrower!" I said.

Magneton let loose bolts of electricity that Drake managed to dodge. It then let loose a stream of flames that struck Magneton dead-on, knocking it out.

"Good job, Grinder. Magneton's not an easy Pokemon to defeat." Telen said. "Great job, Magneton. Return." he said, returning it to its Poke Ball. "Charizard, glory blaze!" he said, releasing it from its Poke Ball.

"Ah..." I said. "A fight of dragons...I only have these back home!"

"All right, Charizard, use Flamethrower!" Telen said.

"Drake, counter with Dragon Rush!" I responded.

Drake's body began to glow blue as it surrounded itself with a mystical energy. As it charged at Charizard, it let loose a stream of flames. The flames stopped Drake dead in its tracks.

"Drake, full power!" I said.

"Charizard, give it all you've got!" Telen commanded.

Drake began to make headway through the flames as Charizard's flames began to intensify. Neither were gaining ground; Charizard and Drake both looked tired, but Drake looked closer to giving out.

"Drake, quick, use Thunderbolt!" I said.

Drake released a bolt of lightning from the tip of its horn that followed Charizard all the way down the stream of flames and shocked it. This caused Charizard to let up its Flamethrower.

"Quick, Charizard, dodge the Dragon Rush!" Telen said.

Charizard literally tumbled to dodge Drake's Dragon Rush, but didn't dodge it fully, as it took some moderate damage from it. However, Drake was pushing forward so hard that it lost control of the Dragon Rush and slammed right into a wall, knocking itself out. Charizard, however, barely got up.

"Well, Drake is unable to battle, so that means Telen wins." Silver said.

"Drake!" I yelled, running up to it. I went to inspect its injuries, and after I noticed that it had few of them, I then returned it to its Poke Ball. "You deserve a good rest." I said.

"That was a great battle, Grinder." Telen said. "Your Pokemon's power is something amazing..."

"Thanks." I said. "But I think I relied too much on brute force in that battle, so I lost because I wasn't tactical enough. I just need more training is all."

"It's all right." Telen said. "I rely on resilience, as that's what my Pokemon are built for. Heh."

"So I guess your defense beat my offense..." I said, chuckling. "I'll learn how to break your defenses one of these days."

"Well, until then, train hard, Grinder." Telen said. "We still have some time...we should heal our Pokemon before we leave."

"Good idea." I said. We then left to the Pokemon Center and healed our Pokemon. When we went there, we saw a familiar face-Serii.

"Serii!" I said. "I haven't seen you since Lavender! How have you been?"

"Oh, Grinder, Telen, and friends! Hi!" Serii said, taking his Pokemon back from Nurse Joy. "I've been good since the last time we met...I've earned seven badges now, and decided it would be a good time for some R&R, you know? So, I'm headed to the Seafoam Islands for a vacation."

"How about that?" I said. "Me, Telen, Dawn and Silver are headed there ourselves!"

"Oh, what fun!" he said. "I'll join you guys! There's no better vacation than one with friends, I say!"

So, after getting our Pokemon healed, we realized the boat was going to depart soon. We headed on the boat, and after settling in our rooms, the boat departed for the Seafoam Islands...

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AGAIN, I apologize for my lack of vigilance in posting new chapters for this story. Here I am thinking of a second Sinnoh arc, and I haven't even finished Kanto yet. Yeah, fail.

Anyways, I don't want to say "I'll finish the next chapter in X time". From now on, just expect updates unexpectedly.

I want to get to Sinnoh so fast, I might just skip Hoenn. XD
(I probably won't, though...)