Chapter 38- A Random TM

The giant Pokemon watches as Missingno runs across the floor at it, tightly holding the disk.

Wild Rhyhorn used Earthbreakdance!

As the large, armored Pokemon starts dancing, rocks fly in all directions. Instead of dodging the ones that come at him, Missingno just eats them. When he gets too close, the Rhyhorn stops to face him. It lowers its head in anticipation.

And Missingno breaks the disk over the Rhyhorn's head.

1, 2, and… Poof!

Wild Rhyhorn forgot Earthshake! And…

Wild Rhyhorn learned Whirlwind!

The Rhyhorn stumbles back, but decides to try out the new move.

Wild Rhyhorn used Whirlwind.

From its mouth a small tornado emerges. As it floats across the floor, it grows bigger. It reaches a great size by the time it reaches Zapdos.

And then it bounces off and heads back at the Rhyhorn. As the winds grow stronger, the Rhyhorn starts to lift up. It flails its stubby legs to no avail. It rises higher and higher, flying through the hole in the roof.

Cassandra runs up to Missingno and watches the Rhyhorn float off. "... What?"

"Whether you or a wild Pokemon uses Whirlwind, you always stay in the same place. So the whirlwind must send themselves away."

"...So, is that it?"

"Not quite." He turns around and whistles. "Here, boy!"

From around the corner, the Power Transformer seems to run towards them. On the side, a derp face is drawn on with pink marker, and the power cord trails behind as it approaches them.

"Good boy!" He pets it before picking it up and throwing it in the air. It flies toward the struggling Pokemon.

Power Transformer used Explosion!

Missingno throws his hands in the air. "And that's it!"

Cassandra feels a small tap on her shoulder. She turns around to see Zapdos, now about her height. It gives a small squawk and flaps its wings.

Missingno smiles. "You're welcome."

"Wait, you understand Zapdos?"

"No. I just figured that since we fixed its whole, 'giant Pokemon destroying everything and I can't stop it' problem, it would be relieved."

"Uh, yeah. True." She looks around the wide open space. "Do you think we should help Zapdos fix the place? That Rhyhorn really smashed this place up."

"Look left."

Cassandra raises an eyebrow. She looks to her left, where there is now a wall. "... What?"

She looks back to her right, a few walls and an opening create a doorway to this now small room. She looks behind, and there are some machine pieces and a Pokemon that looks closely like a Pokeball. Unlike Voltorb, though, its coloring is reversed, even though it is sitting upside down.

"Uuuh…"

"Just an Electrode pretending to be a Pokeball. Totally normal."

"We seriously need to have a talk about the word 'normal'."

Zapdos nods to them and walks through the doorway, heading left.

Missingno yells after it. "You owe me one! Don't forget!" He sighs. "Who am I kidding. You'll forget. Chickens aren't all that bright."

Pretty sure Zapdos wouldn't like being compared to a chicken. And I'm not sure if I believe that myth.

"But myths are legends, and it is a legendary Pokemon."

… True. By the way, Cassandra left a while ago.

"Oh no! She might accidentally pick up an item! Why didn't you warn me earlier!" Missingno jumps over the Electrode and crashes through the newly fixed wall to run after her.

"I can't believe you." Cassandra crosses her arms.

Missingno looks at her. "You can't believe me? That's my line."

"What, because I got to a HP UP before you could finish taking all the items before me?"

"Exactly!" He grumbles. "Guess we can deal with losing that one."

"Lose? I'm going to use it." She hands the small jar to Driller, who looks at it before splashing it on his face.

"Perfect. That's one problem solved. Why don't you hold onto this Escape Rope that I kept from you in Mt. Moon. That should solve everything."

Cassandra glares at him, but takes the rope anyway and puts it in her bag. "So, how do we get back to Rock Tunnel?" She looks at the cliff that separates them.

"Ha! Time to Surf!" He runs to the river and dives in. When he emerges, he has changed into a Seel-like creature. Without a neck, and more round, he splashes around. "Let's go!"

As Cassandra walks toward him, she notices a slim figure hiding around the corner of the cliff. "Uh, who is that?"

"That's the Pokemaniac where the Rhyhorn came from. He seems to have come to train it, but never goes inside. Then again, none of his Pokemon seem to have Surf, so how he got here is beyond me."

She feels another tap on her shoulder. She turns to see Zapdos again. "Do you need something?"

It turns around, spreads its wings, and looks back at her.

"Oh, you'll fly us over? Thanks, this is much safer." She climbs onto its back.

"What is that supposed to mean?!" He flails his fins.

"It means that you would drop us in the water if it could make a joke."

"... True."

Zapdos beats its wings to lift off the ground. It grabs Missingno in its claws and with a strong push, lifts into the air.

"See, Zapdos isn't mad. You were worried for nothing."

As they approach Rock Tunnel, it dives, pulling up at the last moment, but throwing Missingno against a wall.

… Yup. Not mad at all.

Cassandra jumps off Zapdos's back and waves as it flies back. She heads into the Pokecenter by the tunnel to heal Driller before preparing to enter. She looks at Missingno. "You planning to just lay there all day?"

He jumps up, now back to normal. "Can you believe everything we have done today? The S.S. Anne, Lt. Surge, the Power Plant…"

"And there is still plenty of time before the sun sets."

Missingno shrugs. "So why don't we go train for a bit and then stop here for the day?"

"Come on, we can make it through the tunnel. We'll set up camp on the other side."

"I guess. At least I have a place to put my knife collection." He holds up a set of kitchen knives.

"What?"

"I always leave my knives lying around in caves. Makes everything a lot more fun."

She shakes her head. "In we go."

"Ooo, you need Flash to get through Rock Tunnel. I can be the Human Torch now!" He clicks a button on his forehead, and a light emits from his mouth.

"That's good. Driller can't learn Flash, so that will really help."

They duck into the entrance, and find themselves at the bottom of a ladder.

Cassandra raises an eyebrow at it. "Again?" She looks around. "... Oh no."

Missingno clicks the button again. "Yeah, unfortunately the tunnel is already lit. Makes sense for it to be this way since so many people use it. Which means no Human Torch… again."

Cassandra motions to the massive amount of super buff humanoid Zubats.

"Oh. Yeah. That too. That's pretty bad."