A Typical Pokemon Journey
In this chapter, our protagonists are heading to Seafoam Islands. I do believe that I alluded to this before, did I not? Well, they're going to meet one of the Legendary Birds! How about that. And yes, they're going to be meeting Articuno. You probably know that already by now. But that's not going to be the only thing that happens in this chapter...I figured our protagonists might as well catch a few Pokemon while they're there. I know that Seels are particularly common at Seafoam Islands, since their blubber makes them resistant to the cold. So one of our heroes are going to be catching one...try to guess.
Chapter 49: One Blizzard
"So, these are the Seafoam Islands?" questioned Jake.
"They're awfully cold..." noted Lucy. She recalled her mother telling her to dress warmly out in cold weather. She didn't want her to catch a cold out there in the wilderness.
She hadn't caught a cold yet though, so for the time being she appeared to be fine.
"Clefairy..." shivered Lucy's Clefairy. It was times like this when she wished that she was an Ice Pokemon. On the other hand, she was a bit used to the cold since she used to live in outer space.
"Yeah..." acknowledged Ned.
"Are you kidding? It's been colder than this during the summer!" exclaimed Chris. Personally, the cold did not bother in the slightest, even if her friends disagreed with her.
"I'm not sure if that's true." answered Jake. It felt to him like he was inside a refrigerator...though admittedly he had never been locked inside one. It had happened to his father once though. It was rather embarrassing.
Once again, Chris had managed to shrug off something that the others had not.
"Whatever you say..." stated the young boy. Personally he was under the impression that they should have dressed accordingly.
"Personally I wonder what we're going to find here..." questioned Jake.
"It could be something interesting..." noted Lucy.
Immediately, Chris went inside to investigate.
However, there appeared to be nothing out of the ordinary inside.
"Huh. I was expecting more than this..." noted Chris.
Suddenly, she heard what appeared to be someone kissing.
"Huh? Is someone else here?" asked the teenage girl. For a moment she thought that they were alone on the Seafoam Islands. But it appeared that they had some sort of company, whether it was human or Pokemon.
As it turned out, it was the latter...a wild Pokemon that oddly had blonde hair and big lips that reminded Chris of a human's. Was this some sort of Pokemon hybrid? She hoped that there wasn't a mad scientist living on these islands that was making that sort of thing. Some of them did some really terrible things, especially those that were working with Team Rocket.
"Jynx!" exclaimed the mysterious Pokemon.
"What kind of Pokemon is this?" questioned Chris. She looked surprisingly human-like for a Pokemon, though she did not appear to be unusual otherwise.
Immediately, she pulled out her Pokedex to investigate the matter.
"Jynx, the Humanshape Pokemon! It talks in a strange, incomprehensible language! It is known for its weird wiggling that makes people dance!" exclaimed Chris's Pokedex.
"The Humanshape Pokemon? That makes sense..." noted Chris. Personally she reminded her a bit of Jake's Machamp.
Hopefully, Jynx would not make her unlucky. She wanted to keep winning Pokemon battles...especially after she had to rematch Blaine to get her seventh Gym Badge. Perhaps her luck had hiccuped.
Sure enough, Jynx was attempting to make Chris dance. For a Pokemon, she was very talented at dance moves.
However, Chris wasn't in the mood for dancing...though she did find Jynx's dancing to be rather impressive.
"Sorry, I'm not dancing without a dance partner." stated Chris.
"Jynx..." murmured Jynx sadly.
"One of my Pokemon might want to dance though..." answered the female Pokemon trainer.
Personally, she wasn't quite sure which one would want to do so.
Shrugging, she decided to send out her Jigglypuff to see if she wanted to dance with Jynx. Maybe she knew how to tango.
As it turned out, she did know how to do the tango, wherever she may have learned it. It was nice to have a dance partner.
Immediately, the two of them began to dance together.
Apparently, Jynx was satisfied, as she now wanted to be Chris's Pokemon.
"That's it? No Pokemon battle?" asked Chris. Personally she was expecting one...but apparently that wasn't going to happen today. Who was the next Pokemon trainer that she was going to face, anyway? Was it going to be Jerry again?
"Jynx?" asked Jynx.
"Well, I would appreciate it you could show me what you could do before I caught you...what type of Pokemon are you, anyway?" asked Chris. Judging from the fact that she was in the Seafoam Islands, Jynx happened to be an ice type.
She responded by using an Ice Punch to smash a nearby boulder. She then blew a kiss, causing Jigglypuff to feel dizzy.
"Jiggly jiggly..." murmured Chris's Jigglypuff. Why was she seeing double all of a sudden?
"Well, that Ice Punch was rather impressive...but why are you kissing other Pokemon? You hardly know Jigglypuff..." questioned Chris.
Jynx shrugged. It was just her instinct, she supposed.
"Well, you have me convinced. I'll let you be my Pokemon." said Chris. Personally she wasn't expecting a Pokemon that liked to dance, but she wouldn't ask too many questions. Aside from a quick Pokedex scan, she would catch a Pokemon first and ask questions later.
Immediately, Chris caught Jynx in her Pokeball. Oddly enough, it did not make the Pokeball any colder. Apparently, they were designed to accustom whatever Pokemon that went into the Pokeball whether they were fire and ice.
Apparently, Silph Co. had spent quite some time designing them...which might explain why there were so many Voltorbs these days.
Curious, Ned noticed that Chris was taking a while in the Seafoam Islands, and decided to go look for her. He wouldn't want anything to happen her. She was his friend. What if she had ended up being frozen? Hopefully he could find a Pokemon that he could use to thaw her out.
Suddenly, he noticed a familiar face.
"I'm selling ice cubes! Just 300 Pokedollars!" exclaimed the Magikarp Salesman. It appeared that he was up to his old tricks.
"This place is full of ice...why would people buy from you?" asked Ned.
"They're rare, vintage ice! They are priceless!" bellowed the fisherman.
"They look just like the ice that I can find here..." stated the boy.
"Just buy already! I don't have all day here!" exclaimed the con artist impatiently.
At that very moment, a wild Seel noticed the ice cubes. As it turned out, he was rather hungry, and his stomach was grumbling.
Immediately, he began to eat the ice cubes from the Magikarp Salesman's bucket while he wasn't looking. They proved to be a rather decent snack. He particularly enjoyed the flavor they had.
However, Ned was paying attention.
"Hey, buddy! Listen-"
"Not now! I'm selling ice cubes! I might get some more customers here...though admittedly this place is rather remote..." acknowledged the Magikarp Fisherman. Perhaps he should try elsewhere if he wanted to make some cash.
"You might want to-"
"Stop talking to me!"
"If you would just listen-"
"Fine! But just for one second!" exclaimed the Magikarp Salesman.
However, it was already too late. The Seel had already eaten all the ice in the bucket...which as it turned out was rather delicious. Perhaps the Magikarp Salesman was on to something after all.
Immediately, the Seel let out a burp, catching the salesman' attention.
"Noooo! You ruined my business!" screamed the fisherman. Where else was he going to get such "priceless" ice cubes?
"Seel?" asked the seal Pokemon. Was something wrong?
"That's it! You're going to pay!" bellowed the Magikarp Fisherman.
Immediately, he sent out his Poliwrath to attack Seel, who immediately cracked his knuckles.
"Maybe I should help..." noted Ned. He didn't like it when someone decided to Growlithepile a defenseless Pokemon. That was just plain cruel.
As such, he decided to send out his Victreebel to defend the seal Pokemon. It was time to be a hero once again...even if it was for the sake of one Pokemon.
However, Victreebel didn't seem to like the cold too much. She was a bit smaller than he remembered. Since Victreebels lived in the jungle, they likely preferred a warm environment.
"Victreebel..." said the pitcher Pokemon.
"Are you going to be alright?" asked Ned, feeling a bit concerned about his friend.
Victreebel then noticed Ned, and she felt warm again.
"Victree!" cheered the grass Pokemon, leaping in the air.
"I'll take that as a yes." stated the boy. If Victreebel didn't get excited when she made eye contact with her Pokemon trainer, then he knew that something was really wrong.
Curious, Ned scanned Poliwrath with his Pokedex.
"Poliwrath, the Tadpole Pokemon. It is able to swim faster than an Olympic swimmer, and its muscles never tire." read Ned's Pokedex.
"That's awfully impressive." noted Ned.
Since Poliwrath was currently approaching the helpless Seel, Ned decided that he might as well try a sneak attack.
Immediately, he instructed Victreebel to use Sludge Bomb.
This seemed to be rather effective, since Poliwrath had been poisoned.
"Do you mind? I'm busy pummeling this Pokemon for ruining my business!" yelled the Magikarp Salesman.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." answered Ned.
"Fine then! If you want us to fight once more, then so be it!" bellowed the fisherman.
"I suppose this probably isn't going to be our last battle..." acknowledged the boy. Perhaps the Magikarp Salesman had become his rival? He did seem to be the target of his scams nowadays.
Immediately, Poliwrath went to punch Ned's Victreebel...
...but he got his hand stuck in her pitcher.
"Poliwrath!" exclaimed the water Pokemon. It looked like he was stuck. Maybe he should have aimed elsewhere.
Shrugging, Ned ordered Victreebel to use Giga Drain.
This did the job, and Poliwrath fainted.
"Darn it! Well, I guess I'm just going to have to use a different Pokemon...maybe I'll use a Pokemon that won't get stuck so easily..." noted the Magikarp salesman.
"That seems like a good idea." agreed Ned.
This time, he decided to send out his Seadra so that he could attack Victreebel from a distance.
"Seadra!" exclaimed the water Pokemon.
Wasting no time, he had Seadra attack Victreebel with Bubblebeam.
"Victreebel!" exclaimed Victreebel. Who would have thought that bubbles could hurt you?
Now that Ned thought of it...didn't Misty's sisters have this sort of Pokemon with them? He was wondering up until now where he could find such a Pokemon.
Apparently, this was the place...assuming this Seel wasn't the only one in the area. It seemed most likely that there were others nearby. Maybe he would find their evolution if he was lucky.
At this point, Seel was currently hiding behind a rock so that the salesman did not find him. It was good that Ned had come to his defense. All he wanted was something to eat.
Once again, Ned had Victreebel use Sludge Bomb...
...but she missed.
This time, Seadra used Twister, spinning Victreebel around.
"Victreebel!" exclaimed the grass Pokemon.
Though she withstood the attack, she was still a bit dizzy.
This time, Ned had Victreebel use Giga Drain, causing Seadra to become exhausted.
"Seadra..." murmured Seadra. Victreebel had literally sucked the life out of her.
In retaliation, she used Bubblebeam...but there were fewer bubbles than before.
Ned then had Victreebel hit Seadra again, and she fainted.
Grumbling in frustration, the Magikarp Salesman sent out his Gyarados. It looked like Ned had gotten a two-for-one deal with his Victreebel. Perhaps he should try getting a Pokemon that wasn't water-type.
Of course, that would be fairly difficult considering that the only Pokemon he ever obtained were from fishing. He never bothered checking tall grass.
Suddenly, he remembered that he had taught his Gyarados Flamethrower to help make up for his weaknesses. Perhaps he wasn't as much of a disadvantage than he had thought.
"Use Flamethrower!" ordered the Magikarp Salesman.
"Flamethrower?!" exclaimed Ned. Who would have thought that Gyarados would know a fire type move?
It was rather astounding.
"Victreebel!" exclaimed the grass Pokemon. Fortunately, since Gyarados was not a fire type Pokemon, this did not hurt as much as it could have. But it was still a very unpleasant experience.
Perhaps it was time for Ned to change Pokemon...though admittedly it did make her a bit depressed considering that he was her Pokemon trainer.
But maybe it was time for her to sit on the sidelines.
"Return, Victreebel!" exclaimed Ned.
Ned immediately withdrew his Victreebel. It was time for him to send out his Raichu. He knew how effective Raichus were against Gyarados. He had in fact tried it before.
Sure enough, he withdrew Victreebel and sent out his Raichu.
"Raichu!" exclaimed the electric Pokemon.
in retaliation, the Magikarp Salesman had Gyarados use Earthquake.
"Earthquake too?!" bellowed Ned. Somebody really knew about Gyarados's weaknesses.
"Raichu!" bellowed Raichu. He had nearly fallen on his face!
But on the plus side, he was still standing, though admittedly he wouldn't be much longer if that kept up.
"Use Thunderbolt!" ordered Ned.
Ned's Raichu did so, and Gyarados fainted on the spot.
"How am I supposed to win now?" asked the Magikarp Salesman.
"Maybe you should try a more honest business? That way we won't have to keep fighting...unless it's a friendly sport, in which case I suppose i'm all up for it..." questioned Ned.
"You're right! How would you like some Pokeballs?" inquired the salesman.
"That's awfully nice of y-wait a minute! These are broken!" bellowed the boy.
"Darn it! You caught me!" bellowed the salesperson.
"Sorry, I'm not falling for your tricks today." said Ned.
The Magikarp Salesman grew frustrated still.
This time, he sent out his Kingler.
"Can I finally turn things around?" asked the salesman.
"i guess we'll just have to find out..." answered Ned.
Since Raichu was faster than Kingler (due to his claw weighing him somewhat), he got to go first.
Once again, he used Thunderbolt.
However, Kingler was still standing.
"That's one tough Kingler..." noticed Ned.
"I'm not gonna let you defeat me so easily! Crabhammer!" ordered the Magikarp Salesman.
The salesman's Kingler hit Raichu, which nearly made him faint.
However, he was still able to battle.
As before, Ned had Raichu use Thunderbolt, causing Kingler to be paralyzed.
Fortunately, this meant that Kingler could not move for the time being.
"Yes! Use Take Down!" exclaimed Ned.
Ned's Raichu did so...but made himself faint in the process. It looked like he was going to have to use a different Pokemon too.
"Yes! Hahaha!" laughed the salesman.
"Don't get too excited..." thought Ned.
For his last Pokemon, the salesman sent out Tentacruel.
As such, he decided to send out his Eevee. He felt like he could use the experience.
"Eevee, use Take Down!" ordered Ned.
Eevee did so, hurting himself a bit in the process.
In retaliation, the Salesman had Tentacruel use Wrap.
However, Eevee managed to free himself through biting.
"Tentacruel!" exclaimed the injured jellyfish Pokemon.
"Good thinking, Eevee." said Ned.
"Eevee!" exclaimed the rabbit Pokemon. He was happy to be able to help his Pokemon trainer.
Once again, he had Eevee use Take Down, this time getting a critical hit.
However, Eevee was injured once again, though not as much as Tentacruel.
This time, the Magikarp Salesman wasted no time and had Tentacruel use Surf.
But Eevee was smart and hid behind a boulder to avoid it.
Now that Ned thought of it...maybe his Pokemon could move them aside so that he and his friends could get past them?
Eevee then bit one of Tentacruel's tentacles again, causing him to faint. Apparently, that was his most sensitive tentacle.
"Well, Magikarp Salesman, I won again. I suggest that you turn over a new leaf." answered Ned.
"Fine! Maybe I'll start a new business in Johto!" exclaimed the Magikarp Salesman.
"Johto?" asked the boy.
Immediately, the Magikarp Salesman left the island.
"See ya!" exclaimed Ned.
Suddenly, he remembered the Pokemon that he had saved.
"Well, it looks like you're free to go, since I got rid of the salesman..." stated the ten-year-old. How many Pokemon trainers had he scammed by now, anyway? He would probably lose count.
"Seel!" cheered the seal Pokemon, clapping his hands together.
"What? You want to be my Pokemon? That's awfully considerate of you...well, since I went out of my way to rescue you...I guess you can come along." noted Ned.
"Seel!" exclaimed the Pokemon.
"Maybe I should introduce you to Misty's sisters...they happen to have a Seel..." noted the boy.
"Seel! Seel seel seel!" bellowed Ned's new Seel.
"What? You've heard of them?" asked Ned.
"Seel!" exclaimed the water and ice Pokemon.
"What? They have their own water show? Well, I suppose that's not much of a surprise. Still, I wonder if they've been growing in popularity as of late." said Ned. That wouldn't surprise him too much either.
Immediately, Ned caught Seel in his Pokeball.
At that very moment, Lucy and Jake showed up. Apparently, they had wondered where both Ned and Chris had hopped off to.
"There you are!" exclaimed Lucy.
"Where's Chris?" asked Jake.
At that very moment, Chris revealed herself.
"Were you looking for me?" asked the female Pokemon trainer.
"Yes, we were. We were starting to get worried." said Jake.
"Yeah, well don't worry about me. Worry more about yourself. I'll let you know that I'm perfectly fine. I even managed to catch a new Pokemon!" exclaimed Chris.
Immediately, Chris showed them her Jynx.
"Jynx!" exclaimed the ice Pokemon.
Clefairy generously handed Jynx a hairbrush...since it appeared to be the only Pokemon in the world that would ever want one.
"Did you steal that, Clefairy?" asked Lucy.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed the fairy Pokemon.
"You found it in my backpack? Well, I still would have appreciated it if you told me..." said the young girl.
"I caught a Pokemon too...though in order to get him I needed to defeat the Magikarp Salesman..." stated Ned.
"The Magikarp Salesman? Is he not leaving you alone?" asked Chris.
"No, he is not." said the young boy.
Immediately, Ned showed the three of them his new Seel, sending it out from his Pokeball.
"Seel!" exclaimed Seel.
"Well, it's nice that you caught some new Pokemon...but have you found the legendary Pokemon? I would like to see if the rumors are true..." noted Jake.
"Seel!" bellowed the seal Pokemon.
"What? You know where the legendary Pokemon is? I guess they aren't myths after all. Still, I wonder where it is..." stated Lucy.
Seel immediately beckoned for the four of them to follow.
As it turned out, the legendary Pokemon was in a nest made out of ice.
"Articuno!" bellowed the legendary Pokemon.
Sure enough, their Pokedexes appeared to be going crazy.
"What's going on?" asked Lucy.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy's Clefairy. They had never acted this way before.
Immediately, Ned used his Pokedex, which was vibrating uncontrollably.
"Whoa!" bellowed Ned.
"Articuno, the Freezer Pokemon! It is one of the three legendary birds! The flapping of its wings can turn water into snow!" exclaimed Ned's Pokedex.
"One of the three Legendary Bird Pokemon? I guess there are others..." noted Ned.
"Articuno!" exclaimed the bird Pokemon.
"Well, we've met the legendary Pokemon. What should we do now?" asked Lucy.
Suddenly, Articuno flew above their heads.
"Hmm?" asked Jake.
Immediately, she gave them some feathers.
"I wonder what we can do with these..." said Lucy.
"Seel!" bellowed the ice Pokemon.
"Apparently, they'll increase the strength of our water, ice, and flying Pokemon a bit..." noted Chris.
"Thank you!" exclaimed Jake.
Articuno then went to take a nap in her nest. She had to admit, it was not often that she received visitors.
But since someone had wanted to capture her and her brother and sister after mistaking themselves to be a hero of a prophecy, maybe it was best that she didn't attract too much attention.
Granted, as long as they didn't disturb the harmony of fire, ice, and lightning, she wouldn't mind being a Pokemon trainer's Pokemon too much. Still, with great power did come great responsibility.
"So, where should we go next?" asked Lucy as they exited the islands.
"I suppose we could try heading to the abandoned Power Plant next. It still appears to be generating power despite being abandoned...which personally I find to be rather strange..." noted Jake.
"That is rather odd..." agreed Ned.
"Maybe if we're lucky we'll find another Legendary Pokemon there!" exclaimed Chris.
Agreeing with Chris, the four of them set out towards the Kanto Power Plant.
Personally they wondered why the citizens of Kanto had ever abandoned it in the first place...
...would they want to find out?
And that's the end of that chapter! in the next chapter, another Legendary Pokemon is going to appear...and in case it's not obvious, it's not going to be Articuno since our protagonists already met Articuno...it's going to be a close relative though.
Oh, and Jerry's going to be at the Power Plant too. This time, he's trying to catch a Pokemon, but this Pokemon doesn't want him to be his Pokemon trainer? Now why could that be?
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and that you'll enjoy the next...goodbye!
