A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with the next chapter of this story. Here, Ethan battles more trainers and goes for his second to last badge.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.
Ethan was again in Cerulean City and need to keep going. He went south to Saffron City and Vermilion City. He then went east on Kanto Route 11, south on Kanto Route 12, west of Kanto Route 13, south on Kanto Route 14 and west on Kanto Route 15 to return to Fuchsia City. Ethan then headed south reaching Kanto Route 19.
Ethan sent out Quagsire and began to surf. However, he was quickly stopped by a male swimmer.
"Swimming? I'm lousy at it. I'm just splashing around in these shallow waters." confessed the swimmer.
Swimmer Jerome wants to battle!
"Go Seaking!" cried Jerome, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Twister!" ordered Jerome.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharos hit with Thunder Punch and Seadra fainted.
"Go Tentacool!" cried Jerome, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Ampharos." said Ethan.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered Jerome.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Amphaos hit with Thunder Punch and Tentacool fainted.
"Go Tentacruel!" cried Jerome, releasing his third Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Ampharos." said Ethan.
"Use Acid!" ordered Jerome.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharos hit with Thunder Punch and Tentacruel fainted.
"Go Goldeen!" cried Jerome, releasing his last Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Ampharos." said Ethan.
"Use Horn Attack!" ordered Jerome.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharso hit with Thunder Punch and Goldeen fainted.
"I thought I could win..." sighed Jerome.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He saw a male and female swimmer talking and they stopped him.
"I'm disgusted by wimpy people!" declared the female swimmer.
Swimmer Dawn want to battle!
"Go Seaking!" cried Dawn, releasing her only Pokemon.
"Go Meganium!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Flail!" ordered Dawn.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Seaking used Flail and hit while Meganium took in sunlight.
"Use Horn Attack!" ordered Dawn.
"Fire!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium used Solar Beam which caused Seaking to faint.
"I could beat you at swimming..." huffed Dawn.
Dawn swam off while Ethan faced the male swimmer.
"Just...a...little...farther..to...Fuchsia..." panted the male swimmer.
Swimmer Tucker wants to battle!
"Go Shellder!" cried Tucker, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered Tucker.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Shellder used Supersonic which confused Ampharos. Ampharos used Thunder Punch and Shellder fainted.
"Go Cloyster!" cried Tucker, releasing his other Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Ampharos." said Ethan.
"Use Aurora Beam!" ordered Tucker.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharos broke through its confusion and hit with Thunder Punch which caused Cloyster to faint.
"I'm drowning!" cried Tucker.
"Oh no! I'll get help!" exclaimed Ethan.
"Actually...I was being metaphorical." admitted Tucker.
"That's not something to joke about." stated Ethan sternly.
"Yeah. I'm sorry." replied Tucker.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. Ethan bumped into a male swimmer.
"Have you ever gone swimming in the sea at night?" asked the swimmer.
"No." answered Ethan.
Swimmer Harold wants to battle!
"Go Remoraid!" cried Harold, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Meganium!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Lock-on!" ordered Harold.
"Use Sunny Day!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Remoraid used Lock-on while Meganium used Sunny Day.
"Use Aurora Beam!" ordered Harold.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Remoraid used Aurora Beam and hit. Meganium then used Solar Beam which caused Remoraid to faint.
"Go Seadra!" cried Harold, releasing his other Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Meganium." said Ethan.
"Use Leer!" ordered Harold.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium used Solar Beam and hit which caused Seadra to faint.
"Glub..." sighed Harold.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. Ethan quickly healed Meganium and went onward until he was stopped by a female swimmer.
"I feel so much lighter in the water." said the swimmer.
Swimmer Nicole wants to battle!
"Go Marill!" cried Nicole, releasing her first Pokemon.
"Go Meganium!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Rollout!" ordered Nicole.
"Use Sunny Day!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Marill used Rollout and hit while Meganium used Sunny Day.
"Use Rollout again!" ordered Nicole.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium used Solar Beam and Marill fainted.
"Go Marill!" cried Nicole, releasing her second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Meganium." said Ethan.
"Use Rollout!" ordered Nicole.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium used Solar Beam and Marill fainted.
"Go Lapras!" cried Nicole, releasing her last Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Meganium." said Ethan.
"Use Perish Song!" ordered Nicole.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Lapras used Perish Song, but Meganium hit with Solar Beam and Lapras fainted.
"Oh, no!" cried Nicole.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He saw the Seafoam Islands in the distance, but was stopped by a female swimmer.
"What an impressive collection of Gym Badges. We should battle!" declared the swimmer.
Swimmer Lori wants to battle!
"Go Stamie!" cried Lori, releasing her first Pokemon.
"Go Meganium!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Rapid Spin!" ordered Lori.
"Use Sunny Day!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Starmie used Rapid Sin while Meganium make the sun stronger.
"Use Rapid Spin again!" ordered Ethan.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium fired off its Solar Beam and Starmie fainted.
"Go Starmie!" cried Lori, releasing her other Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Meganium." said Ethan
"Use Bubble Beam!" ordered Lori.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium fired its Solar Beam and Starmie fainted.
"No!" cried Lori.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He reached the Seafoam Islands and found Blaine inside a cave.
"My Gym in Cinnabar burned down. My fire - breathing Pokemon and I are homeless because of the volcano. Waaah! But, I'm back in business as a Gym Leader here in this cave. If you can beat me, I'll give you a badge." explained Blaine.
Leader Blaine wants to battle!
"Go Magcargo!" cried Blaine, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Smog!" ordered Blaine.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Quagsire hit with Surf and Magcargo fainted.
"Go Magmar!" cried Blaine, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Quagsire." said Ethan.
"Use Sunny Day!" ordered Blaine.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magmar tried to use Sunny Day, but it failed. Quagsire used Surf and Magmar fainted.
"Go Rapidash!" cried Blaine, releasing his last Pokemon.
"This is it." said Ethan.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Blaine.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Rapidash used Quick Attack and hit. Quagsire used Surf and Rapidash fainted.
"Awesome. I've burned out...You've earned the Volcano Badge." said Blaine.
Blaine awarded Ethan with the Badge as the Gym Guide ran in.
"Yo!...Huh? It's already over?" asked the Gym Guide.
"Yeah. I won." answered Ethan, showing off his badge.
"Sorry, dude! Cinnabar Gym was gone, so I didn't know where to find you. But, hey, you're plenty strong without my advice! I knew you'd win!" cried the Gym Guide.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. However, he was quickly stopped by a male swimmer.
"I guess it's impossible to swim all the way to Johto." said the swimmer.
Swimmer Cameron wants to battle!
"Go Marill!" cried Cameron, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Rollout!" ordered Cameron.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharos hit with Thunder Punch and Marill fainted.
"Aiyah!" cried Cameron.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He reached Cinnabar Island where he met Blue. Blue noted he wasn't in the mood for a battle and told Ethan to go to Viridian Gym to battle. Ethan then continued onward until he was stopped by a male swimmer.
"Land ho! Gotta keep going!" declared the swimmer.
Swimmer Seth wants to battle!
"Go Quagsire!" cried Seth, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Meganium!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Amnesia!" ordered Seth.
"Use Sunny Day!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Quagsire used Amnesia while Meganium used Sunny Day.
"Use Slam!" ordered Seth.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium fired its Solar Beam which caused Quagsire to faint.
"Go Octillery!" cried Seth, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Meganium." said Ethan.
"Use Octazooka!" ordered Seth.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium hit with Solar Beam and Octilley fainted.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Seth, releasing his last Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Meganium." said Ethan.
"Use Slam!" ordered Seth.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium hit with Solar Beam and Quagsire fainted. As a result, Meganium grew to Level 46.
"Glug..." replied Seth.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He continued onward until he found a fisherman.
"I'm bored by fishing. Let's battle!" cried the fisherman.
Fisherman Arnold wants to battle!
"Go Tentacruel!" cried Arnold, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Victreebel!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Acid!" ordered Arnold.
"Use Giga Drain!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Tentacruel used Acid and hit while Victreebel used Giga Drain.
"Use Acid again!" ordered Arnold.
"Use Cut!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Victreebel used Cut and Tentacruel fainted.
"Utter failure..." sighed Arnold.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He headed south until he was stopped by a female swimmer.
"Hi! I was just putting some sun block on." said the girl.
Swimmer Nikki wants to battle!
"Go Seel!" cried Nikki, releasing her first Pokemon.
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Growl!" ordered Nikki.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharos used Thunder Punch and Seel fainted.
"Go Seel!"" cried Nikiki, releasing her second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Ampharos." said Ethan.
"Use Headbutt!" ordered Nikki.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharos hit with Thunder Punch and Seel fainted.
"Go Seel!" cried Nikki, releasing her third Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Ampharos." said Ethan.
"Use Rest!" ordered Nikki.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharos hit with Thunder Punch and Seel fainted.
"Go Dewgong!" cried Nikki, releasing her last Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Ampharos." said Ethan.
"Use Aurora Beam!" ordered Nikki.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Dewgong used Aurora Beam and hit. Ampharos used Thunder Punch and Dewgong fainted. As a result, Ampharos grew to Level 47.
"I'm worried about sunburn." said Nikki.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He reached Pallet Town where he talked to Professor Oak who told Ethan to return once he defeated Blue. Ethan then went to Red's home hoping to find him, but he wasn't. His mother was and they talked for a bit before Ethan headed north to Viridian City. He was headed up the route when a Cooltrainer stopped him.
"You there! Want to battle?" asked the Cooltrainer.
"Sure." answered Ethan.
Cooltrainer Quinn wants to battle!
"Go Ivysaur!" cried Quinn, releasing her first Pokemon.
"Go Delibird!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Leech Seed!" ordered Quinn.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ivysaur used Leech Seed, but it missed as Delibird flew up high. Delibird hit with Fly and Ivy saur fainted.
"Go Starmie!" cried Quinn, releasing her other Pokemon.
Ethan recalled Delibird and grabbed another Poke Ball.
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Confuse Ray!" ordered Quinn.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Starmie used Confuse Ray which confused Ampharos. Ampharos used Thunder Punch and Starmie fainted.
"Down and out..." sighed Quinn.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He met a Schoolboy who stopped him.
"If trainers meet, the first thing to do is battle." said the Schoolboy.
Schoolboy Danny wants to battle!
"Go Jynx!" cried Danny, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Ice Punch!" ordered Danny.
"Use Rock Throw!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sudowoodo hit with Rock Throw and Jynx fainted.
"Go Electabuzz!" cried Danny, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Sudowoodo." said Ethan.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Danny.
"Use Rock Slide!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Electabuzz used Quick Attack and hit. Sudowoodo hit with Rock Slide and Electabuzz fainted.
"Go Magmar!" cried Danny, releasing his last Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Sudowoodo." said Ethan.
"Use Smog!" ordered Danny.
"Use Dig!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magmar used Smog, but it missed as Sudowoodo went underground. Sudowoodo hit with Dig and Magmar fainted.
"I've got a losing record." sighed Danny.
A/N: That's were we'll leave off for now. Next time, Ethan takes on the last gym battle and begins hunting down the Legendary Beasts. Please review.