A Typical Pokemon Journey
In this chapter, Jake is going to take on none other than...Ash Ketchum! Surprise surprise! Also, one of his Pokemon is going to evolve...
Hopefully this will help him out with his rematch with Koga...whenever that comes. Or is he going to be rematching Koga?
Chapter 36: Aim To Be A Pokemon Master
Jake immediately went to search for a Pokemon Trainer that he could battle...sure enough, he found one...but he was none other than Ash Ketchum.
"Um, hey there!" exclaimed Jake.
"Hi!" answered Ash Ketchum.
"Do you want a Pokemon battle?" asked the former Team Rocket Grunt.
"Sure!" exclaimed Ash Ketchum. As it turned out, he was itching to battle the Gym Leader as well.
"Good...I just lost against Koga and I need a pick-me-up..." stated Jake.
"Did you lose against Brock too?" asked Ash curiously.
"Yes, I did." nodded the former Team Rocket Grunt.
"Then I think that we can understand each other." answered the Pokemon champ in the making.
"Right, of course." nodded Jake.
"So, which Pokemon do you want to send out first?" asked Ash curiously.
"My Cubone, I guess...I think he needs more training..." answered the Pokemon trainer.
"Alright then! Go, Charmeleon!" exclaimed the boy.
"Go, Cubone!" bellowed Jake.
"Cubone bone!" exclaimed Jake's Cubone.
"Go, Charmeleon!" shouted Ash Ketchum.
"Charmeleon!" bellowed Ash's Charmeleon.
"Use Flamethrower!" ordered Ash.
Unfortunately, Charmeleon chose not to listen to Ash.
Ash Ketchum sighed.
"What's the matter? Why isn't Charmeleon attacking?" asked Jake.
"Well, ever since my Charmander evolved into a Charmeleon, he hasn't been obeying me. He doesn't seem to respect me as a Pokemon trainer anymore...well, either that, or he's developed the personality of his former Pokemon trainer..." noted Ash Ketchum.
"He has?" asked the former Team Rocket Grunt.
"Yeah...personally I'm hoping that by getting more badges, he'll start to obey me..." noted the Pokemon trainer.
Jake nodded. Apparently, Pokemon respected their Pokemon trainers more when they've defeated powerful Pokemon trainers. Gym Leaders generally fit the bill, though they weren't necessarily difficult if said Pokemon trainers had a type advantage over them...he found that out when he used Mankey against Brock.
Personally, he began to worry if Cubone would start disobeying him one day.
"Er, you're not going to start disobeying me one day, are you? I mean, I would like to think that you are loyal to me and all..." noted Jake.
Cubone nodded his head. Why would he ever disobey his Pokemon trainer? He comforted him after the loss of his mother.
In fact, in order to show his appreciation to his Pokemon trainer, he decided to do something that would impress him.
Focusing energy, Cubone began to evolve.
"Wow, he must really appreciate me..." noted Jake.
"I wish I could say that for Charmeleon..." answered Ash Ketchum.
Charmeleon sighed. He didn't seem interested in Cubone evolving at all. In fact, he looked even more bored.
When Cubone had stopped evolving, he was now a Marowak.
"Marowak!" exclaimed Marowak.
"Hmm...it looks like the skull of your mother has become your face...weird..." noted Jake.
Marowak shrugged. Personally he was unsure why that happened...but at least he received a large power boost.
Ash scanned the Marowak with his Pokedex.
"Marowak, the Bonekeeper Pokemon. The bone it holds is its key weapon, and it can throw the bone like a boomerang to attack its opponents." read Ash's Pokedex.
"Yeah...I think I already knew that." noted Jake.
Ash Ketchum scratched his head. Why was Dexter telling him the obvious?
Apparently Charmeleon already knew this as well, as he was now taking a nap.
The unfortunate Pokemon trainer sighed. Hopefully, his fire Pokemon would obey him one day...but apparently this wasn't the day.
Sighing, Ash Ketchum recalled his Charmeleon and decided to send out another Pokemon to defeat Marowak.
In this case, it was Snorlax.
"Go, Snorlax!" exclaimed the boy as he threw a Pokeball.
"Snorlax!" bellowed Ash's Snorlax.
"Oh dear...it's that Pokemon that was blocking Cycling Road earlier..." noted Jake.
Ash Ketchum nodded eagerly.
"I might be in trouble..." murmured the male Pokemon trainer.
Fortunately, Marowak did not cower in fear despite his opponent's size, and prepared himself for battle.
Jake immediately instructed Marowak to use Bonemerang on Snorlax...which hit him twice in the stomach.
"Snorlax!" exclaimed Ash's Snorlax. Apparently, despite his enormous gut, he had felt that.
Unfortunately, Snorlax was now free to attack in retaliation.
"Use Body Slam!" ordered Ash Ketchum.
Snorlax immediately pummeled into Marowak, nearly knocking him off his feet.
"Marowak!" exclaimed Marowak.
He narrowly avoided being paralyzed by that technique. He certainly wasn't looking forward to being hit by a Pokemon that...big.
In retaliation, he used Thrash on Snorlax.
"Snorlax snorlax snor!" exclaimed Snorlax. Surprisingly, he was taking a wallop.
However, as it turned out, he had a technique that most Snorlaxes did not.
Suddenly, a tidal wave of water appeared and struck Marowak down.
"Marowak!" exclaimed Marowak.
Immediately, Marowak fainted, and a smile formed on Snorlax's face.
"Wow..." murmured Ash.
"Who would have thought that a Snorlax could learn Surf?" asked Jake.
The ten-year-old boy shrugged.
Knowing that he would need a Pokemon that could resist Surf if he wanted to defeat Ash, Jake decided to send out Wartortle.
"Go, Wartortle!" exclaimed the former Team Rocket Grunt.
"Wartortle!" bellowed the water Pokemon.
Immediately, Jake hit Wartortle with Body Slam...and unfortunately, she was paralyzed.
"Uh-oh..." thought the preteen boy. This did not look good for Wartortle.
Sure enough, the water Pokemon was having a hard time moving...and was not having an easy time attacking, either.
"Erm...Water Gun?" asked Jake curiously.
Jake's Wartortle immediately spewed water at Snorlax...which unfortunately didn't harm him very much.
Snorlax once hit again hit Wartortle with Body Slam in retaliation.
Unfortunately, this time Jake's Wartortle could not move.
"Oh man..." murmured the former Team Rocket Grunt.
This gave Ash's Snorlax another opportunity to perform another attack, and Wartortle fainted.
Jake sighed. It was time to send out another Pokemon.
"Go, Kangaskhan!" exclaimed the former Team Rocket Grunt.
"Kangaskhan!" bellowed the parent Pokemon.
Ash Ketchum wondered if this was going to turn the fight around. Kangaskhan sure looked rather tough.
His question was answered when suddenly Kangaskhan hit Snorlax with Dizzy Punch.
"Snorlax!" bellowed the gluttonous Pokemon.
Immediately he began to feel rather...well, dizzy.
"Hang in there, Snorlax!" ordered Ash.
Unfortunately, due to being confused, Snorlax was just as likely to attack himself as he was Kangaskhan.
He chose the former, much to Ash's dismay, and he fainted.
Ash Ketchum sighed. He was hoping that Snorlax would last longer, but it wasn't meant to be.
Maybe he should have ordered Snorlax to Rest? That would have likely healed his injuries...but admittedly Kangaskhan would be able to attack him in the meantime.
Deciding to keep that in mind when he used Snorlax again, Ash decided to send out Squirtle.
"Go, Squirtle!" exclaimed Ash.
"Squirtle squirtle squirt!" bellowed Ash's Squirtle as he was sent out from his Pokeball.
"I wonder what would happen if I used Wartortle to defeat Squirtle..." questioned Jake.
Immediately, Jake instructed Kangaskhan to use Dizzy Punch once again...but unfortunately, Squirtle ducked underneath it.
"I guess it's hard for Kangaskhan to hit a Pokemon that small..." noted the former Team Rocket Grunt.
"Squirtle, use Water Gun!" ordered Ash.
Squirtle immediately pelted Kangaskhan with water...which scored a critical hit.
"Kangaskhan!" exclaimed Jake's Kangaskhan.
However, she didn't seem too terribly injured by the attack.
"Squirtle..." murmured Ash's Squirtle. Why couldn't that do more damage?
"Comet Punch!" ordered Jake.
Jake's Kangaskhan immediately hit Squirtle several times in rapid succession, causing him to fall on his shell.
"Squirtle squirt squirtle!" exclaimed Ash's Squirtle. Unfortunately, he had fallen and he was unable to get up, allowing Jake's Kangaskhan to get another attack in.
As soon as Kangaskhan hit Squirtle while he was down, he fainted.
Ash Ketchum sighed. That unfortunately seemed to be a big weakness of his.
Recalling Bulbasaur, Ash Ketchum sighed that it was time to send out his trusty Bulbasaur.
"Go, Bulbasaur!" exclaimed the boy.
"Bulbasaur!" bellowed the dinosaur Pokemon.
"Dizzy Punch!" commanded the former Team Rocket Grunt.
Unfortunately, Kangaskhan wasn't able to hit Bulbasaur with the technique, much to Jake's chagrin.
"Poison Powder!" ordered Ash.
Immediately, Kangaskhan was poisoned.
"Kanga...skhan..." murmured Jake's Kangaskhan.
"Oh dear..." murmured Jake. It appeared that her battle with Snorlax and Squirtle had worn her down somewhat.
It became apparent that she wasn't going to last much longer on the battlefield.
"Use Dizzy Punch before you go down, I guess." ordered Jake.
Jake's Kangaskhan immediately hit Bulbasaur in the face, causing him to feel rather dizzy.
"Bulbasaur..." murmured the dinosaur Pokemon.
Unfortunately, rather than attack Kangaskhan, he attacked himself instead, much to Ash's irritation.
"Having a confused Pokemon is such a pain..." thought the ten-year-old.
However, on the plus side for Ash Ketchum, Kangaskhan was steadily becoming weaker and weaker.
"Use Comet Punch!" ordered Jake.
Jake's Kangaskhan hit Bulbasaur several times, significantly injured him.
Unfortunately for Kangaskhan, Bulbasaur was able to get off an attack this time...in this case, his Vine Whip.
Kangaskhan fainted, and Jake realized that he was going to have to send in another Pokemon.
Fortunately, he had just the Pokemon to defeat Bulbasaur.
"Go, Golbat!" exclaimed Jake.
"Golbat!" bellowed the bat Pokemon as he was sent out from his Pokeball.
"Oh dear..." murmured Ash Ketchum. All of a sudden he was not liking his chances.
Maybe he should try switching out his Bulbasaur for his Pikachu? Then again, he was hoping to save him for last.
On the plus side, Bulbasaur had snapped out of confusion.
"Bulbasaur, try using Solarbeam!" exclaimed Ash.
Bulbasaur nodded as he began to charge energy to use against Golbat.
Of course, this gave Golbat the opportunity to hit Bulbasaur with Wing Attack.
"Bulbasaur!" exclaimed the grass Pokemon. That really hurt.
On the plus side, Bulbasaur's Solarbeam was ready. He immediately fired it at Golbat.
Unfortunately, despite the potency of the move, Golbat wasn't hurt too much, as he had a quadruple type advantage against it.
Ash Ketchum sweatdropped. Personally he began to wonder what he was thinking.
Golbat once again hit Bulbasaur with Wing Attack, and he fainted.
Starting to get worried, Ash decided to use a flying Pokemon of his own.
"Go, Pidgeotto!" exclaimed the boy.
"Pidgeotto!" bellowed the bird Pokemon.
"Well, I don't think she's going to be as easy to defeat as Bulbasaur was..." noted Jake.
Jake's Golbat nodded.
"Then again, who said that this Pokemon battle was going to be easy?" questioned the male Pokemon trainer.
Jake's Golbat shrugged. He did enjoy a challenge.
Deciding to give Golbat a flying attack of his own, Ash ordered Pidgeotto to strike Jake's Golbat with Gust.
It was a critical hit, and Jake's Golbat took a lot of damage.
"Golbat!" bellowed the bat Pokemon.
"Hang in there!" commanded Jake.
Golbat nodded, though he doubted that he could take another hit like that.
"Try using Confuse Ray!" ordered the former Team Rocket Grunt.
Golbat did so, and Pidgeotto was confused.
Unfortunately, Ash Ketchum did not wish to repeat his mistakes. He immediately recalled Pidgeotto and sent in Pikachu.
"Pika pi!" bellowed Ash's Pikachu.
"Your Pikachu doesn't like Pokeballs, huh?" asked Jake curiously.
"No, he does not." answered Ash.
"Well, neither does my Pokemon partner's Clefairy. Apparently she likes exploring the world of Pokemon...considering that she's from the moon, that's not very surprising." noted Jake.
"Yeah...Thunderbolt!" exclaimed the Pokemon trainer.
As soon as Golbat was hit by such a powerful electric attack, he instantly fainted.
"Whoa..." murmured Jake. This Pokemon battle was going to be harder than he thought.
Ash then recalled Pikachu and sent out Pidgeotto once more.
Knowing that his Machoke had a disadvantage against flying-types (though admittedly Pidgeotto wouldn't resist fighting attacks, since she was part normal type), Jake decided it was time to send out his starter Pokemon.
"Go, Grimer!" exclaimed the boy.
"Grimer!" bellowed the sludge Pokemon.
Ash immediately ordered Pidgeotto to use Gust once again.
However, this did not harm Grimer too much. Apparently, he had a fair amount of health, and not too bad defense either.
"Good to see you can endure hits..." noted Jake.
"Grimer!" cheered Jake's Grimer.
"Try using Sludge Bomb." suggested the former Team Rocket Grunt.
Grimer did so, and Pidgeotto was poisoned.
"Pidgeotto..." murmured the bird Pokemon.
"Hang in there!" ordered Ash.
Pidgeotto nodded...though personally she wondered how she was going to last against Grimer. He seemed rather...tough.
Hoping to gain a speed advantage, Pidgeotto used Agility to make herself much more agile...and therefore make her attacks that much more effective.
Of course, in the meantime, she was still taking damage from the poison, which doesn't doing her any favors at all.
Grimer pelted Pidgeotto with Sludge Bomb once again...she was now feeling quite weak, and was having trouble flying.
Getting desperate, Ash Ketchum ordered Pidgeotto to hit Grimer with Twister.
This proved to be rather effective...but in the end, Pidgeotto fainted.
Smiling in satisfaction, Jake recalled Grimer to get himself ready for Pikachu.
Thankfully, Pikachus did not have much defense against physical attacks, so he houldn't have too much trouble fighting him, right?
Then again, Pikachu's Thunderbolt seemed rather potent, if Golbat fainting instantly against the attack was anything to go by. Of course, Golbats were weak against electric Pokemon, but still.
"Go, Machoke!" exclaimed Jake.
"Machoke!" bellowed Jake's Machoke.
Immediately, Machoke began to flex her tremendous muscles.
"Pika pi..." murmured Ash's Pikachu. This made him feel rather unnerved.
Of course, Pikachu wasn't the one to give up easily. He had actually managed to defeat ground-type Pokemon in the past...though personally he had no idea how his electric attacks had managed to work on them.
It was something that he could not understand.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" ordered Ash.
Ash's Pikachu immediately hit Machoke with a serious blast of electricity. Thankfully, he was not paralyzed.
Of course, this gave Machoke the opportunity to get his revenge on Pikachu...literally.
"Pika pi!" bellowed Pikachu. That really hurt.
However, Pikachu was not down for the count...he immediately hit Machoke with another Thunderbolt...and he fainted.
"Machoke..." murmured the macho Pokemon.
"Right then...it's just my Grimer and your Pikachu now, right?" asked the former Team Rocket Grunt curiously.
Ash Ketchum nodded.
"Then we better make this count." stated Jake as he sent out his Grimer once again.
"Grimer grime!" bellowed Jake's Grimer.
Immediately, Jake ordered his Grimer to use Sludge Bomb, while Ash ordered his Pikachu to use Thunderbolt.
These moves produced a thick cloud of smoke, so that Ash and Jake could not see what was going on.
"What's happening?" asked the Pokemon trainer curiously.
"I'm not sure..." answered the former Team Rocket Grunt.
When the smoke cleared, it turned out that...
Pikachu and Grimer had both fainted.
"Wow..." murmured the boy.
"Looks like we have a stalemate!" exclaimed Ash.
"We sure do. Well, at least my Cubone evolved..." nodded Jake.
"I wonder what would have happened if my Charmeleon listened to me..." questioned the Pokemon trainer.
"I sure hope that he starts listening to you soon." acknowledged the former Team Rocket Grunt.
"Well, I'll see you later! I'm going to go get my Gym Badge!" exclaimed Ash.
"Have fun!" answered Jake as Ash Ketchum went to the Pokemon Gym.
Speaking of the Fuschia City Pokemon Gym, he began to wonder how Lucy was doing.
"Here's hoping she does well against Janine...though personally I don't think it's going to matter whether she wins or not...since Koga said he simply wanted Lucy to battle her daughter..." noted Jake.
Meanwhile...
"Are you ready?" asked Lucy curiously.
"I think so. My father said that I'm doing very well, and that I just might end up surpassing him one day." answered Janine.
"Really?" asked the female Pokemon trainer.
"Yeah..." nodded the ninja mistress.
"Well, alright then...should I go first, or you?" asked Lucy.
"I guess I'll go first. Go, Arbok!" exclaimed Janine.
"Arbok!" bellowed the cobra Pokemon as she was released from her Pokeball.
Deciding to go easy on Janine for the time being, Lucy decided to send out her Vulpix.
"Go, Vulpix!" exclaimed Lucy.
"Vulpix!" bellowed the fire Pokemon as she was sent out from her Pokeball.
Unsurprisingly, Janine chose to have Arbok constrict Vulpix. Unfortunately, since Vulpix was rather hot, this made her feel rather sweaty.
"Arbok..." murmured the poison Pokemon.
In retaliation, Lucy instructed Vulpix to use Roar.
This terrified Arbok, and she was forced to let go of Vulpix.
Janine sighed. She was hoping that Arbok would be able to keep ahold of her opponent for longer than that.
"Got any new tricks for me?" asked Lucy curiously.
Vulpix nodded, and used Will-O-Wisp on Arbok.
Immediately, a spectral fireball was sent flying towards her from Vulpix's mouth...and she was burned.
"Arbok!" exclaimed Janine's Arbok. That rather scary-looking fireball was very hot.
"Arbok, use Bite!" commanded Janine.
Arbok immediately sank her teeth into Vulpix...but fortunately for Lucy she wasn't hurt too badly, mainly due to the fact that being burned was decreasing Arbok's attack power.
"Don't give up, my little ninja! Keep pressure on her!" ordered Koga.
"I will, papa!" answered Janine.
"It's nice to see that your daughter is giving you advice...personally I wonder how my Pokemon partner is doing...he said that he was going to train his Pokemon to get ready..." stated Lucy.
"If he wanted to, he could have just battled me...he's not the only one that needs to get his Pokemon stronger..." pointed out Janine.
"I guess he didn't think of that..." noted the female Pokemon trainer.
Somehow, she got the feeling that he was battling someone that she had met in the past...but she wasn't quite sure who.
"Use Flamethrower!" ordered Lucy.
Lucy's Vulpix immediately hit Arbok with a burst of fire from her mouth, doing a large amount of damage to the poison Pokemon.
"Arbok!" exclaimed the snake Pokemon.
"Use Toxic!" commanded Janine.
Unsurprisingly, this badly poisoned Vulpix, who was now taking progressively increasing damage.
However, Arbok fainted shortly afterward.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy's Clefairy. This Pokemon battle was off to a good start.
Janine sighed as she recalled her Arbok and sent out her Weezing.
"You can do this!" exclaimed the kunoichi.
Once again, Lucy instructed Vulpix to use Will-O-The-Wisp.
Much like Arbok before him, Weezing ended up getting burned.
"Weezing..." murmured the poison Pokemon.
"Use Sludge!" commanded Janine.
Weezing immediately spat out Sludge at Vulpix...which was a critical hit.
"Vulpix!" exclaimed the fire Pokemon.
And to make matters worse for Vulpix, the powerful poison was already starting to take effect.
"Clefairy..." muttered Lucy's Clefairy. Vulpix was losing health fast.
"Vulpix..." murmured the fox Pokemon.
"Use Flamethrower!" commanded Lucy.
Vulpix immediately pelted Weezing with fire in hopes that this would make him faint...but it wasn't quite enough.
Weezing hit Vulpix with another round of Sludge...combined with how badly poisoned Vulpix was, she fainted.
"Well, I guess it's time to send out another Pokemon..." noted Lucy as she sent out her Psyduck.
"Psyduck." murmured Psyduck as he was sent out from his Pokeball.
Of course, in order for Psyduck to use his psychic powers, he was going to need to take a blow to the head...and unfortunately, Lucy was not cruel enough to do such a thing to Psyduck.
If anything, she was incorruptible.
Fortunately, Weezing was willing to provide that...with Selfdestruct.
Weezing immediately Self-Destructed, catching Psyduck by surprise and causing him to fall and hit his head.
Thankfully, Psyduck was OK...however, he now had a headache, and he was ready to use his psychic abilities.
Janine sweatdropped. That didn't go too well.
"Next time...try using Self-Destruct against a stronger Pokemon...I think you could have won without using that move..." suggested Koga.
"I will remember that next time, father." nodded the ninja mistress.
In order to defeat Psyduck, Janine decided to send out her Beedrill.
"Beedrill!" exclaimed the bee Pokemon.
"Be careful, Psyduck...wouldn't want you to get stung." warned Lucy.
Psyduck nodded. Those stingers looked rather dangerous.
"Clefairy..." murmured Lucy's Clefairy. How long was Psyduck going to last?
Unsurprisingly, Janine instructed Beedrill to use Toxic. By the looks of it, all of her Pokemon knew the technique, much like her father. He had no doubt trained her Pokemon how to use the move...or had simply given them a TM.
"Psyduck..." murmured the duck Pokemon. He was feeling rather ill.
"Hold on, Psyduck!" exclaimed Lucy.
However, Psyduck wasn't ready to give up. Immediately, he began to scream.
This caught Beedrill by surprise, who began to move away from Psyduck, allowing him to strike the bee Pokemon from a distance.
"Use Confusion!" commanded the female Pokemon trainer.
Psyduck immediately hit Beedrill with Confusion, doing a significant amount of damage.
However, Beedrill hit Psyduck with Fury Attack in retaliation, causing him to collapse on the spot.
Lucy sighed as she recalled her Psyduck. On the plus side, she had just the Pokemon to defeat Beedrill.
"Go, Pidgeotto!" exclaimed the female Pokemon trainer.
"Pidgeotto!" bellowed the bird Pokemon as she was released from her Pokeball.
"Use Gust!" ordered Lucy.
Pidgeotto immediately pelted Beedrill with wind, causing her to fall to the ground.
"Beedrill..." murmured the bee Pokemon.
Janine sighed as she recalled her Beedrill and sent out her last Pokemon...which was a Golbat.
"Go, Golbat!" exclaimed the ninja apprentice.
"Golbat!" bellowed the poison Pokemon.
Naturally, she instructed Golbat to inflict Lucy's Pidgeotto with Toxic.
"Pidgeotto..." murmured the bird Pokemon.
In retaliation, she began to speed herself up with Agility.
"You think that will help?" asked Lucy curiously.
Pidgeotto nodded. It was worth a shot.
After speeding herself with Agility, she followed up with using Twister on Golbat, spinning her around like a record.
"Golbat!" exclaimed the bat Pokemon. That Twister really hurt.
Unfortunately, Golbat managed to hit Pidgeotto with Confuse Ray, causing her to begin to attack herself.
She hit herself on the head, and she fainted.
"Well, that was a bit embarrassing..." thought Lucy to herself.
Of course, she knew what Pokemon she wanted to send in now.
"Go, Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy.
Clefairy smiled as she climbed off of Lucy's back.
"Use Metronome!" ordered the female Pokemon trainer.
Lucy's Clefairy nodded, and Golbat found herself being buried in a Rock Slide.
This caused her to faint instantly.
Janine sighed. Her opponent's last Pokemon had managed to defeat her strongest Pokemon in just one shot.
Koga happily gave Lucy the Soul Badge for helping her daughter with her Pokemon training.
"Thank you very much." spoke Lucy. She immediately went to tell Jake the good news.
Meanwhile...
"Hey, Chris!" exclaimed Ned as he followed Chris on his bike.
As it turned out, she was done bike riding for the day, and had put away her bicycle in her backpack. How she could fit her bicycle in there, the world of Pokemon may never know.
"Hey there, Ned. Did you recover from that encounter with the Gym Leader's daughter?" asked Chris curiously.
"Yes, I did." nodded the boy.
"Good." answered the female Pokemon trainer.
"So, how was your bike ride?" inquired Ned.
"Pretty fine. It was getting dark, so I decided to head on back to Fuschia City." stated Chris.
Sure enough, it was getting dark outside. Apparently, night was rapidly approaching.
"Oh, and I found these." explained the female Pokemon trainer.
Curious, Ned took a look at them, and discovered that Chris had obtained some Moon Stones.
"Wow...where did you find them?" asked Ned curiously.
"Somewhere along the way...I believe they become more visible during the night time...I don't think they called them Moon Stones for nothing." noted Chris.
"Right, of course not." nodded the boy.
"If you want we could try using them to evolve our Nidorino and our Nidorina..." questioned the female Pokemon trainer.
"Not a bad idea...I guess I'll do that if I ever want to use my Nidorina in a Pokemon battle..." noted Ned.
"Sounds good. I know that I'm going to use mine. Now if you excuse me I'm going to head to the Safari Zone." nodded Chris.
"Alright...I'm going to challenge the Gym Leader...of course, the Gym probably isn't still open...but it's worth a shot, right?" asked Ned curiously.
"Right, of course." acknowledged the female Pokemon trainer.
Immediately, Chris left Ned to his own devices as she went to search for more Pokemon at the Safari Zone.
"I wonder if the Safari Zone is still open..." questioned Ned. Then again, not all Pokemon slept during the night, so it might be.
Meanwhile...
"So, how did I do, father?" asked Janine.
"Pretty good. You put up a decent fight against your opponent, even if admittedly you were a bit outmatched." explained Koga.
Janine smiled in satisfaction.
However, at that very moment, somebody came knocking on the gym door.
"Hmm? Who is it?" wondered the Gym Leader curiously.
As it turned out, it was one of the Safari Zone workers. He seemed rather frightened about something.
"What's the matter?" asked Koga curiously.
"It's Team Rocket! They're stealing Pokemon at the Safari Zone, and they're tipping over the Tauros! And they didn't pay the admission fee!" bellowed the Safari Zone employee.
"What?! Janine, you're in charge of the Gym while I'm gone! This is an emergency!" bellowed the ninja master.
"Are you sure I'm ready for this?" asked Janine.
"You'll be fine. I know you will. I won't be gone long, I promise!" exclaimed Koga.
"I hope so, father." nodded the ninja mistress.
Immediately, Koga left the Gym to deal with Team Rocket.
"Man, Team Rocket is such a problem for Kanto...I hope they all get arrested someday..." thought Janine.
At that very moment, Ned came into the Pokemon Gym.
"Um, hey there." explained the Gym Leader.
Immediately, she began to feel rather nervous.
"Is something the matter?" asked Ned.
"It's just my father hasn't left me in charge of the Gym before." explained Janine.
"I'm sure you can pull it off...you have a fair share of Pokemon yourself, don't you?" asked the male Pokemon trainer curiously.
"Yeah, I think so." nodded the female Gym Leader curiously.
"Well, alright then. Let's battle!" exclaimed Ned.
"OK." nodded Janine as she pulled out a Pokeball.
Meanwhile...
Knowing that Jake was likely busy battling the Gym Leader, she decided to go visit the Safari Zone Warden. Maybe he could give her advice about catching Pokemon when she went to visit the zone again...or maybe he would simply give her somethng nice. Either way, she was looking forward to visiting him.
Granted, she had already visited the Safari Zone and had caught a Dratini...but there might be other Pokemon of interest. Maybe there were Dragonair there as well? Heck, maybe there were even Dragonite.
Alternatively, she could try visiting his granddaughter. She heard that she was rather friendly. Maybe she would give Lucy advice on catching Pokemon at the Safari Zone as well?
Eventually, she chose the former. Maybe she could visit Warden Baoba's granddaughter some other time.
"Let's go pay him a visit, shall we Clefairy?" asked Lucy curiously.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy's Clefairy. It was always nice to pay a friend a visit...even if they haven't really met said friend in person.
However, as soon as she arrived at Baoba's House, she and Clefairy gasped in shock.
It was the bikers that she and Jake had encountered earlier at Cycling Road. They were clearly up to no good, and they had parked their bikes right outside Warden Baoba's house.
Apparently, they had waited until nightfall before they began their plans against the warden...judging from what they had been doing during the daytime.
"Let's see what valuables he has in his house, shall we?" asked one of the bikers.
"We're going to be rich!" exclaimed another one of the bikers.
Undoubtedly, this was an emergency. Lucy realized that she had to stop the bikers from causing trouble. After all, the world of Pokemon wasn't going to save itself in the event that it ended up in dire jeopardy.
"Are you ready, Clefairy?" asked Lucy curiously.
"Clefairy!" nodded Lucy's Clefairy. Surely they would be able to defeat the bikers by themselves, right?
Still, she got the feeling that there were other bikers on the loose other than the ones planning to rob Warden Baoba's house...
Just where were they? And where were they headed?
Immediately, Lucy followed the bikers inside the warden's house. She was going to have to get ready for a fight...
Oh no! It's the bikers that Lucy and Jake encountered earlier at Cycling Road! No doubt they're causing trouble once again.
Of course, they'll inevitably want revenge on Lucy for what happened at Cycling Road earlier...can Lucy defeat them once again?