In the resting place of Pokemon Tower, a pair of familiar trainers just ended their latest battle.
Blue scowled as his Wartortle was defeated. Red affixed his cap, while his Pikachu hopped up and gave him his own sort of high-five by smacking his tail against his hand.
"Dammit...I don't know why I always lose!" Blue growled, clutching his fist. "Whatever...I'll get you back."
He crossed his arms. "By the way. Have you seen that loser Teal?" Red nodded. Blue shrugged. "I haven't seen him since he whacked me in the head back at Vermillion. But I'm going to thrash him, the next time I set eyes on that kid.
"On another note, I guess Marowak are bordering on extinct, huh?" Blue continued. "I managed to catch a Cubone, but I looked all over for a Marowak. There's some rumor about Marowak ghosts going around in this town. Whatever. I don't believe in that kind of garbage."
Red gave a concerned look before looking at the staircase up ahead as his rival passed by. "I'll see you next time, but I'm going to win when do." The spiky-haired kid added.
The future Pokemon Master slowly walked up and ascended to the next floor up.
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Kayla was shaking like a leaf! The passerby's Dragonite, Thunder, was indeed speedy in lieu of it's bulky size. She considered herself lucky she didn't fall off before he dropped her off in front of the Lavender Town Pokemon Center.
"All right, ma'am," The Hiker began. "Now I'd imagine you'd be wanting to head for that tunnel to track down your friend, amirite?"
"Y-yes, sir. Thank you."
He waved. "Don't mention it. Now we'll have to be goin'. Thunder n' me have a date with a diner over in Celadon!"
"Kirru!" The Dragonite squealed happily as they took their leave, walking toward the route to the west. Kayla herself turned around to make the hike up to Rock Tunnel, but she blinked at the sight of the boy coming, with an Ivysaur, Golbat and Raticate on his tail.
"T-Teal!?"
"Kayla!" The boy said, continuing his approach from the northward Route, until he ground to a halt before her.
"Teal!" She exclaimed, wrapping her arms around him. He panted from the run, but felt warmth from her and hugged her back. "I was so worried that you wouldn't find your way out! That you'd-"
"Ahh, don't worry about that, Kay." Teal dismissed her morbid thoughts.
"What about those Team Rubble goons? You didn't see them?"
The green-eyed kid grinned, giving Golbat and Ivysaur a pat. "My two golden boys here took care of them! Those boulder-brains didn't know what hit 'em!"
"That's good. Your Pokemon must be tired! Let's get in the Pokemon Center."
Teal twiddled his thumbs. "W...Well, I was wondering if you'd wanna heal them up."
The girl smiled. "That's sweet, Teal, but we really need to conserve my meds for emergencies, and use the Centers when we can."
"Oh, okay. Let's go in anyway. I need to have a bite wrapped."
"Y-you got bit!? By what!?" She asked.
"L...Let's not talk about it." Teal didn't want to disturb her with the details of Golbat's feeding.
The girl gave him an odd look as he made his way inside the center.
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After healing his Pokemon, the Nurse Joy had one of her assistants that worked to treat humans clean and wrap Teal's bite wound. Kayla made a passing glance at the TV screen. Treating Pokemon wounds were alright to her, but human injuries made her squeamish. Yet the TV made her a bit nervous. Something about an escaped Ekans that escaped from some lab?
"That was a nasty nick you got there!" The violet-haired gown-wearing girl remarked. "You should stop at the Poke Mart while your here. They have supplies of a special blood substitute that can be used to feed Zubat and Golbat. It's highly nutritious, so you don't actually have to feed it often!"
"That's wonderful!" Teal smiled. "Thank you for telling me!"
"You're welcome. Now if you'll excuse me, we have a boy with a few broken ribs in the emergency room, and I just heard a page. Oddest thing. He claimed it was a Magikarp that did it to him."
"That is wierd...Magikarp are the weakest Pokemon!" Kayla said.
"It is. Well, I'll see you again!" The assistant said as she walked away.
"Well, I guess we'd better head for that shop!" Teal said, rising up, but as soon as he did, a flash of pink light shone on him. "What the-!?"
The light vanished, as a particular Pokemon had manifested in his lap, a tiny humanoid with vague fox-like features, yellow skin, brown accents, a long tail, and closed eyes.
"Hey...Isn't that-" Kayla began, until a piercing voice sounded.
"ABRA!"
The Pokemon squealed, sensing Teal's presence and remembering his voice. She wrapped her arms around him tightly. "Ab! AbbAbbAbra!"
Julius came stomping up. "You little ingrate! I am your trainer now, not him!"
Abra stuck her tongue out at him. "Bra!"
"Ohh, it's you." Teal said, picking Abra up by one arm. "What are you doing, clinging to me? Don't you remember the trouble you caused for us?"
"Abrabra!" The Psi Pokemon clasped her hands pleadingly before pointing at Julius. "Braab-ab-abra!" She made negative swiping motions with her hands and gestured to her face, tracing lines around her face.
"I...I don't think she likes him." Kayla noted.
"Well, yeah, but she didn't like us either."
"It doesn't matter who likes who." Julius retorted. "I got it in a trade, and I even switch raised it to level TWENTY. Four levels higher than the requisite level to evolve Abra into Kadabra. But every time she would start evolving, she would just stop!"
"I didn't think Pokemon could do that…" Teal interjected.
"Well, a TRAINER can stop a Pokemon from evolving by shouting at it really loud and getting it's attention, but I've never heard of one stopping itself…" Kayla said.
The pale, white-haired nurse cast a glance over at them, with a sucker in her mouth. "It might just be that your Abra doesn't want to evolve."
The three of them looked to her.
"Excuse me?" Julius asked.
"If your Abra is female, there's a chance she doesn't want to evolve because Kadabra and Alakazam have mustaches."
"Aaaaaabraaaaa!" Abra wailed, tightening her grip on Teal.
"You gotta be kidding me!" Julius stammered. "For a dumbass reason like that!? But my dream is to win the Pokemon League challenge by beating the Elite Four with trade-evolve Pokemon! How can I get my Alakazam if my Abra doesn't evolve into KADABRA first!?"
The nurse pulled the sucker out of her mouth. "Sounds like you need another Abra."
The older boy groaned. "But Abra are so rare already!" He facepalmed, but then an idea came to him. He had heard a rumor of a game corner in Celadon City that gave out Pokemon for prizes. He turned to Teal. "You can have that one back."
"What!?" Teal recoiled. "No way! This thing is a menace!"
"Abra…" The little psychic-type began with tears leaking out of her eyes, with a small, smile, begging to be away from Julius.
"I agree with Teal! Didn't you see what happened at the show I was in!?" Kayla shouted, obviously not okay with it.
Julius smirked and turned away, raising his hand and throwing the Abra's Poke Ball behind them. "Not my problem. Later!"
"Hey!" Teal scowled, rising up from his seat as Abra hovered to the side. "Get back here!" He chased after him, but stopped at the sound of a loud obnoxious chuckle.
"Ohh boy. Talk about ridiculous!" Teal turned to see Blue and balled his fists, his neighbor rising up from his own seat, which was in the corner, with a bunch of Cooltrainer-class Trainers huddled around him. "A Pokemon that doesn't want to evolve. That's too good! But I think it's perfect for a weakling like you, Teal! You should take it back! Abra can only run away, so I'm certain you'll like having a Pokemon that's got the same skill set!"
The Saffron native grinned. "How's that head of yours, jackass?"
Blue frowned. "Just fine, but if you want, I can give you a headache to match!"
"I've been meaning to face you in a battle for a while now." Teal cracked his knuckles. "I already fought Red. You?"
"I don't wanna talk about it. But if you're itching to add to your loss ratio, I'm happy to oblige!"
"Meet me outside. I'll be out in a minute."
At Teal's direction, Blue left the center, waiting to engage him.
"Teal, did you just pick a fight with him?" Kayla asked.
"I got two badges. I'll be fine." Teal retorted. "Watch me. I'm about to send him home to gran-pappy."
The clearing of someone's throat directed their attention to the Center's Nurse, who held a small machine that resembled the trading device.
"If you'll be keeping that Abra, you need to re-register it's Poke Ball."
The boy shot the Psi Pokemon a look, and she smiled expectantly at him. "Fiiiiiine." He put it's Ball in the machine's cup before jabbing a finger toward Abra. "But the first time you hassle us, you're gone!"
"Ab-bra!" The little humanoid fox nodded.
After the machine did it's work, Teal put Jigglypuff's Poke Ball in the Center's own PC, and logged on. Bill's face lit up on the screen.
"Howdy there, cap'n!" The curly-haired guy responded. "What can I do ya for?"
"I need to swap this Jigglypuff for Nidoqueen."
"Can do. That'll just be a sec." After a moment, the Poke Ball in the cup lit up, converting into energy and vanishing, being replaced with another one. Teal accepted the small sphere in hand.
"Anything else you need?" Bill asked.
"Can I deposit my Beedrill too?"
"No prob." Teal placed it's ball in the cup and it vanished as well.
"Thanks, Bill."
"Anytime, neighbor Teal! Talk to ya later." The system deactivated, before the boy looked at the Poke Ball in hand.
'Okay, big girl. Let's go smack down a bully.'
The Nurse handed him Abra's Poke Ball. "Take good care of it."
"Yeah. Sure, whatever." Teal said, returning it to it's Ball and placing it on his belt.
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Kayla watched with a wary eye as Teal and Blue led her to a wide, open part of Lavender Town.
"This spot work for you?" Blue asked.
"It'll do just fine. But let's just go five-on-five." Teal replied, taking a Ball from his belt.
"I'll be the referree." Kayla said, standing on the sidelines. "But let's not be too rough."
"I'll even show you what Pokemon I'll use first, Arteu! See if you can come up with a strategy to fight this one! Go, Growlithe!"
Blue threw his Poke Ball, and a red furred dog with a cream underbelly and black stripes appeared from smoke.
"Grrrrrow! Growrow!" The canine barked.
Teal recorded the image on his Pokedex. "Hmmm...Fine then. I'll use Pikachu!" He threw his own Poke Ball, and the yellow, cape-wearing rodent appeared from a flash of light.
"Pi-pikachu!" She exclaimed, striking a heroic pose.
Blue groaned. "I should've guessed you'd have one of those too."
"Problem?" Teal asked.
"Nothing. Let's just get this over with. Ref?"
"Battle begin!" Kayla said with a wave of her arms.
"Cappy, do your best! Use Quick Attack!"
"Pi! Pi-pi-pi-pi-ka-chu-ka!" Pikachu chanted as she rushed at Growlithe, knocking into his side. The Growlithe growled, and bared his fangs.
"Growlithe, counter with your Ember attack!" Blue commanded.
"Grrrow!" The dog lurched forward and spat a fiery ember at Pikachu, hitting her in the chest, and knocking her back a bit.
"Ka!?" Pikachu squeaked in surprise.
"No way? It's a Fire-Type!?" Teal gasped.
"Any good trainer needs to cover their bases." Blue mused, sweeping his hand through his hair.
Teal waved his arm. "Then we'll fight you element to element! Pikachu, give 'em your Thunder Shock!"
"Piiikaa!" Cappy shouted, shooting electricity from her cheeks that peeled through the air and hit Growlithe. The firedog winced and recoiled with his eyes shut tightly.
"Growlithe! Power through it and use Take Down!"
"Lithe!" Growlithe barked, slamming headfirst into Cappy, and knocking her down, but not before suffering a bit of damage himself. The Pikachu rose up, panting heavily. That one blow did a number on her.
Teal grimaced, before holding her Poke Ball up. "Cappy, come back!"
The Mouse Pokemon looked back to him with a small "Pika?" before being converted into red light an returned inside.
"Running away already?" Blue folded his arms. "Typical of you, little Arteu."
"I'm not runnin'!" Teal spat back before throwing his Poke Ball. "Go, Nidoqueen!" As it whirled about in the air, the sphere popped open, and loosed blue light that coalesced into the form of the armored Poison Pin Pokemon.
"Nido!" Nidoqueen exclaimed, ready for the fight.
"Ohhh…So you did manage to add a good Pokemon to your ranks." Blue remarked. "Let's see what it can do!"
"Nidoqueen. Water Gun!" Teal commanded.
Blue blinked. "Did he just say what I think he just said?"
"Nido-nido-QUEEN!" Nidoqueen said, rubbing her stomach before lurching forward and loosing the stream of water from her maw at Growlithe. The canine yelped as he was blown back and waterlogged.
The Pallet Town native's jaw hung agape. "Okay, what the actual f**k?"
Teal grinned. "The wonder of TMs, Blue-boy!"
Kayla observed Growlithe fainting and promptly raised her right hand. "Growlithe is unable to battle! Nidoqueen is the winner!"
Blue looked down to Growlithe and growled in his throat. "Growlithe, return!" He called the canine back to his Ball before retrieving another. With a flair-filled throw, he let it fly. "Go, Gyarados!"
The ball burst open and as soon as it did, Nidoqueen's eyes widened at the sight of the bulky and lengthy serpent before them. It's underbelly was cream color, while it's topside was covered in aqua blue scales. A pair of long, thin barbels bordered the mouth of it's finned face, and what looked like a crown adorned it's forhead.
"Shaaa!" The sea serpent hissed aggressively.
"What the hell is that thing!?" Teal gasped, having never seen it before. He produced his Pokedex and captured the image.
"Turns out you don't have to wish upon a fish, you just have to train it to a certain point!" Blue boasted. "Now let's resume! Gyarados? Hydro Pump!"
"Gaaaaa!" The Atrocious Pokemon roared, shooting a deluge of water from it's mouth.
"Nidoqueen, get out of the way!" Teal screamed.
"N...Nii!" The Poison/Ground-Type bellowed, her heavy body making it difficult to dodge, but she managed to all the same.
"Try your Scratch attack!" Teal began. Nidoqueen charged in and raked Gyarados's belly with her claws, but he seemed to brush it off. "No good!"
"Bite!" Blue shouted. Gyarados lunged in and bit down on Nidoqueen's shoulder, inflicting good damage.
"Oh no! He's got her trapped in place!"
"But not for long!" Blue continued as Gyarados picked Nidoqueen up effortlessly and swung it's head around, sending her crashing into the ground. The smaller fully evolved Pokemon struggled to her feet.
"Ni-donido!"
"Nidoqueen...try a Water Gun!"
"Nidoqueen!" She gathered water in her mouth.
"We'll show you a real water attack! Hydro Pump!" Blue smirked as Gyarados pooled more water into his own maw.
The two loosed their attacks, but Gyarados' was clearly far larger and stronger, overwhelming Water Gun immediately, and sending Nidoqueen down.
Drenched and defeated, Nidoqueen lie on the ground, seeing Pidgey fly around her head that weren't there.
"Nidoqueen is unable to battle! Gyarados is the winner!" Kayla declared feeling sorry for the Poison-Type.
"Nidoqueen…" Teal said somberly before pulling her Poke Ball out and returning her inside. "Sorry about that big girl."
"Little tip. Water attacks aren't good against Water Pokemon, dumbass!" Blue taunted.
"But Electric attacks are! Pikachu, you're on!" Teal roared, sending Cappy back out to fight. The Mouse Pokemon could hear everything going on in her Ball. She sparked her cheeks, and stared the MUCH larger opponent down.
"(You hurt Ms. Queenie! As the hero of light, I'll punish you!)" She said, fluttering her cape.
Gyarados bared his beastly fangs. "(Sure, whatever. A little thing like you wouldn't even make a good SNACK for a big boy like me!)"
"Chu-KAA!(Eat THIS!)" Cappy screamed, letting loose with a Thunder Shock. Gyarados merely backed up a bit, not worried about the small stream of electricity.
Until it hit. He was zapped intensely, and winced, gaining quite a loss in Hp. His pale purple eyes homed in on her.
"(Suppertime!)" He growled deeply.
"Gyarados, use Bite!" Blue commanded.
Aiming to swallow Cappy whole, Gyarados shot down like a rocket, but the Pikachu used Quick Attack to evade, shooting past him. The sea serpent whipped around, snapping at thin air, unable to catch the small speedster. She zipped in, smacking him in the face.
"(How's that!?)" Cappy boasted, feeling quite confident. Gyarados saw his opening and used the length of his tail to smack her in the back. "(Oww!)" She was sent flying right up. Into his waiting open mouth, which he promptly shut, locking her inside.
Teal gasped as Blue nonchalantly scratched his cheek. "Huh...He's never used it like that before.
Gyarados chuckled to himself in his throaty growling sounds, in his view, already having one. Rather than chew the Pikachu up, he decided he would indeed swallow her whole. But before he could, he heard a muffled screaming inside his maw.
"(PiiiikaaaaaaCHUUUUU!)" Cappy screamed, letting out as big a Thunder Shock as she could, electrocuting Gyarados. The sea titan collapsed on the ground, fading out of consciousness, as his mouth lolled open and Cappy rolled out of it.
"(That...was too gross!)" Pikachu wailed, scrubbing herself down with a bar of soap that seemed to appear out of nowhere.
"Gyarados is...unable to battle...Pikachu is the winner!" Kayla stated.
"Good...job, Cap." Teal said, draping a towel over her for her to dry herself off.
After a minute, Blue pulled his third Poke Ball. "Go, Execcute!" He threw the Ball, and a bundle of six pink eggs with faces manifested.
"Eggs-eggs-execcute!"
"Are you sure that's even one Pokemon?" Teal asked, scanning with his Pokedex to confirm. "That looks like someone's runaway breakfast!"
"Eggggssseccute!" The animated egg-like Plant Pokemon seemed to hiss, rattling abuut.
"I don't think they liked that." Kayla noted.
"Whatever. Let's get this show back on! Pikachu, use Quick Attack!"
"Pi-ka!" She complied, rushing at super speed to impact her opponent(s). They were knocked back, but rolled over to recollect themselves.
"Execcute, use Barrage!" Blue commanded.
"Eggs! Eggs! Eggs!" The Execcute flung themseves at Cappy, knocking her around like she was nothing.
"Woah! For a big omelet, those things sure seem strong!" Teal marvelled.
"What'd ya expect? I'm raisin' 'em, Arteu!" Blue smirked. "Now use Confusion!"
The eggs eyes glowed a neon blue. Cappy blanched as she prepared for the mental attack, being hit with an invisible concussive shock.
Pikachu collapsed on the ground with a groan.
"Cappy is unable to battle!" Kayla noted, raising her arm. "Execcute is the winner!"
"No way! They beat her!?" Teal asked. He grimaced before calling her back to her Ball. Nidoqueen and Pikachu were both down, leaving him with three Pokemon left. The same could be said of Blue, even though Execcute had already been hit by one attack.
'Let's see...there's Raticate...Ivysaur. And Golbat.' He thought. "Got it!" Pulling a Poke Ball from his pocket and enlarging it, he gave it a toss into the air. "Go, Golbat!"
The Bat Pokemon appeared, taking to the air immediately. "Ko-ko-ko-kobat!" He hissed. The Execcute bundled together, in the face of such a new enemy.
"A Golbat? Please! That's gotta be the worst flier!" Blue scoffed. "I can't believe you even wasted your time catching a Zubat! They can't even carry you around places!"
Golbat looked at the stranger with a hurt expression. He seemed to snivel a bit. "B-bat?"
"Hey, Golbat! Don't listen to him. He's just being an asshole." Teal cursed. "You can beat a buncha moldy eggs no problem!"
The Poison and Flying-Type looked back to him and nodded. "Ko!" He bared his large fangs at Execcute and took off.
"Execcute, use Stun Spore!" Blue commanded.
"Eggssss!" The Execcute cried, loosing a cloud of paralyzing spores from their bodies. Golbat managed to avoid them, swooping around the cloud.
'Just what Type are these things?' Teal asked himself before turning back to the fight. "Use Wing Attack!" Golbat swerved in and lashed his enemy(ies) with his wing, dispersing them.
Execcute barely managed to collect themselves before they heard the call for Confusion. They channelled their Psychic powers, before letting loose. Golbat was hit by the invisible force, and dove a bit, but flapped his wings to keep from hitting the ground.
"Okay, Golbat, finish 'em with Bite!"
"Kooolll-baat!" Golbat hissed, biting down on Execcute. They hissed weakly as they fained.
"Execcute is unable to battle! Golbat is the winner!" Kayla declared.
Blue grimaced. "Come back, Execcute!" He called them back to their Poke Ball before producing another one.
"Good job, bats!" Teal congratulated Golbat, making him blush and chirp happily.
"You think you're hot stuff? I'll show you a real flier! Pidgeotto, go!" Blue threw his next to last Poke Ball, and it popped open, releasing the elegant bird in a cloud of smoke.
"Pidgeooo!" Pidgeotto screamed, taking to the air, and soaring around Golbat.
"Battle begin!"
"Pidgeotto, use Gust!" Blue commanded.
"Tooo!" The bird Pokemon screeched, flapping his wings and blowing Golbat back a ways.
"Koh...koh-koh!" Golbat wailed.
"Golbat!" Teal frowned. "Snap to it! Use Supersonic!"
"Baaaaaaat!" Golbat screeched, letting loose it's sonic waves. Pidgeotto fumbled in midair for a small while, smacking into the ground.
"That's the way! Now use Bite!"
"Kooh!" Golbat hissed, sinking it's fangs into the bird. Blue grit his teeth before stomping and pulling out a small gold-colored bottle.
"Take some Full Heal, Pidgeotto!" He said, spritzing the avian Pokemon with the medicine. Immediately, the bird got his bearings and took back off into the air.
"Oh crap…" Teal began. 'I've been relying on Kayla and her meds so much, that I forgot to buy very much medicine for myself!'
"Now, Pidgeotto! Use a Razor Wind!" Blue demanded.
"Pidgeeeeeooooooo-!" The bird began, flying in wide circles and building up intense speed.
"What's it doing!?" Teal asked, pulling out his Pokedex.
"Razor Wind. A Normal-Type move." The device pinged in a mechanized male voice. "The user bides it time, generating wind to create a powerful cyclone-like attack."
"Crap...we can't let that hit us! Golbat, use Supersonic again!"
"Kohh! Koh-koh!" Golbat screamed, loosing as many sound waves as possible, but it was in vain. Pidgeotto swerved to the side to let the intense whirlwind loose, lashing him, and knocking him to the ground.
The oversized bat lost consciousness as Teal approached. "Golbat!"
Pidgeotto perched himself on Blue's arm as the grandson of Oak brushed a hand through his hair. "That's what happens when you waste time training the inferior flier." He said as Kayla conferred the knockout.
"Golll…" The Bat Pokemon groaned.
"Golbat...sorry about that...You did good." Teal said, before calling him back.
"You ready to give it up, little Arteu?" Blue asked. "Or have I gotta humiliate you more?"
Teal scowled intensely, before taking his bandana off and pulling his next pokemon. "Go, Raticate!"
"'Raticate?'" Blue inquired curiously, as the brown furred rat appeared before them.
"Ratta-ra!?" He stopped short as soon as he hit the ground, catching an eyeful of his ex-Trainer.
The two paused, locking eyes with each other, until Blue scoffed. "Figures you would actually team up with that weakling. After all."
He looked up, his azure eyes squinting into the most condescending glare ever. "Trash belongs with trash. In the bin!"
"Raah...Ratta...Cate-!" At first, the Mouse Pokemon was hurt by the statement. Then his pain morphed into an overwhelming rage. "Raaat!"
"Come on then, Arteu, let's see if you've actually made that rat any stronger! Pidgeotto, use Quick Attack!"
"Geoooooo!" Pidgeotto shrieked as he dove down at Raticate. The rodent hopped to the side, evading the attack, before slamming into him, teeth first with Hyper Fang.
"Gust, now Pidgeotto!" Blue demanded.
"Raticate, show 'em your Quick Attack!" Raticate charged, an outline of white light flowing behind him, before he rammed into Pidgeotto. The bird was knocked back, but undeterred.
"Sand Attack, now!" Blue shouted.
"Geoootooooo!" Pidgeotto shrieked, kicking up sand clouds at Raticate with his wings. Raticate backed up, covering his eyes to evade the accuracy loss.
"Raticate, use Tackle!" Teal commanded.
"Raah!" Raticate shrieked, tackling Pidgeotto again. He was wearing down, but not that much.
"Pidgeotto, don't take his crap! Remember when you helped me catch that loser as a Rattata? Give him another go with Quick Attack!"
Pidgeotto's eyes narrowed, recalling the battle from his Pidgeyhood. If one could call it that. One Quick Attack was all it took to lower Rattata's health to catching range.
And one should be all that it would take to finish him off now.
With one superspeed slam, Pidgeotto hit Raticate like a bullet, staggering him.
"Raticate!" Teal grimaced as the Mouse Pokemon struggled to get his footing back. He inhaled sharply before pumping his fist. "We ain't losing to you! Not now, not ever again! Raticate, use Hyper Fang!"
Raticate stared Pidgeotto down, and recalled a silhouette of it's former self as Pidgey. It remembered how especially aggressive it was, when those are normally docile. It defeated him with such ease that it looked like childsplay. He had been humiliated. But now it was his turn.
He would be the one to defeat HIM this time.
"Caaate!" Raticate howled, giving one good leap, and sinking his fangs into Pidgeotto. With a pained shriek, Pidgeotto went limp and fainted.
"Come back, Pidgeotto!" Blue called in a displeased tone of voice. He glared at the Poke Ball in hand, and scowled. "To think you'd be defeated like that."
"Nice job, Raticate!" Teal hollered, kneeling and holding his hand out. Raticate's eyes widened, before waddling up to his newer trainer, and placing his webbed paw against his in a semi-awkward high five.
Kayla smiled. 'Such a touching moment...He's lazy, and his motivation is a bit off, but deep down, he's a kindhearted person. Every trainer should be a bit more like him.' She raised her arm. "Pidgeotto is unable to battle! Raticate is the winner!"
"Who's losin' now, Blue? I got Raticate still out, and Ivysaur is still on a full tank!" Teal taunted.
"Yeah, but this next one is my ace! There's no way he'll go down to a loser's Pokemon!" Blue declared, throwing his next Poke Ball. "Go, Wartortle!"
The ball popped open, loosing a tortoise-like Pokemon, with an orange and cream colored shell. Pointy ears adorned it's head, and a fluffy seafoam blue tail trailed behind him.
"Waaaar-tor!" It vocalized powerfully.
"W-Wartortle!?" Teal asked, producing his Pokedex and capturing it's image. "It's the evolved form of Squirtle, huh?"
"Begin!" Kayla demanded, watching with concern.
"Wartortle, use Bubblebeam!" Blue commanded.
"War-tortle!" The fluffy-tailed turtle bellowed, shooting a spray of bubbles from it's mouth. Raticate managed to dodge every bubble by scrambling about, but wasn't out of the woods.
"Now Water Gun!" Wartortle loosed a powerful spray of water from his mouth, dousing Raticate and pushing him back.
"The bubbles were a decoy…" Teal grimaced. "Raticate, use Tackle!"
"Ratta!" Raticate hissed, throwing himself at Wartortle, and slamming into his side, hobbling him a bit, but by no means defeating him.
"Bite!" Blue shouted.
"Tor!" Wartortle exclaimed, drawing his head back and chomping down on Raticate's side. The rodent leapt away in fright and shock at the strike, fearful at the thought of a second bite.
"Raticate, show 'im how hard your teeth are! Use Hyper Fang!"
Raticate's insicors glowed and he bit down on Wartortle's shell. It didn't crack, but the turtle did indeed feel it.
"Bolster yourself with Withdraw, Wartortle!" Blue commanded. Wartortle pulled his limbs, save his tail into his shell, which stiffened a bit.
"No way we're gonna let up! Tackle again, Raticate!"
"Ratt!" Raticate lunged, sending the turtle flying to the ground, still in his shell. Wartortle emerged, thoroughly annoyed.
"Bubblebeam, let's wrap this up!" The snob shouted.
"Waaar-tle!" Wartortle bellowed, inhaling and exhaling the forceful spray once more. Raticate was barraged by the attack, each bubble stinging and soaking his light brown fur. Eventually, he was brought down.
"Raticate is unable to battle!" Kayla announced. "Wartortle is the winner!"
The brown-furred rat raised his head lightly, eyes squinting in fear at Teal's approach. Instead, the boy put his hand on his head and petted him.
"You fought the good fight, Raticate. There's nothing to be ashamed of." Teal consoled the Mouse Pokemon. "Take a good rest."
"R...Rattacate…" He vocalized with delight. His new trainer was much nicer than Blue. As Teal produced his Poke Ball, he nudged his leg lightly with his foot. Teal smiled, rubbing his stomach, making Blue groan and roll his eyes.
As Teal recalled his newer Pokemon, Blue laughed at the top of his lungs. "If you're done coddling that waste of space, I'm ready for the last round. But I guarantee that it'll be the same as our match in Viridian!"
The green-eyed boy clutched Ivysaur's Poke Ball in hand. "This one will be different, you'll see! Go, Ivysaur!"
With a toss of the Ball, the dinosaur-like Grass-Type manifested from smoke and light. "Ivy!" He barked, before setting his crimson eyes on Wartortle. His wide mouth contorted into a smile. "(I remember you. Let's make this a good one!"
"(Get ready to eat dirt, loser!)" Wartortle taunted.
"Wartortle, use Bite!" Blue shouted at Kayla's order to begin.
"War-war-war-Wartor!" Wartortle chanted as he charged in and bit down on the flower on Ivysaur's back.
"(That's mine!)" Ivysaur grunted, before knocking him off with Tackle. Wartortle landed on his back before withdrawing and spinning around back up to his feet. He loosed another Bubblebeam, with Ivysaur shutting his eyes, and powering through each painful sting from the bubbles.
"Ivysaur, use Vine Whip!" Teal commanded.
"Saur!" Ivysaur bellowed, detracting vine from his flower stem and slapping Wartortle with it.
"Tor!" Wartortle grunted, but regained his composure almost instantly.
"Wartortle! Give them a Tackle!" Blue shouted. The turtle knocked right into Wartortle, giving him a start as he skidded back in the dirt. The plant-dinosaur shook his head.
"Saaauuurrr…" He growled.
"Ivysaur, use Leech Seed!"
Ivysaur aimed the barrel of his flower at Wartortle, and fired the seed pod at Wartortle, but the tortoise recoilled into his shell, spinning to the side to swerve out of the way.
"Bubblebeam, let's wrap this up!"
"Waarrr!" Wartortle bellowed, loosing another stream of stinging bubbles, and hitting him. Ivysaur grunted and groaned, but he wasn't ready to give up. He shook his head and lowered his back.
"Saurrr!" He lowed, as he let his vines slither out from beneath the stem on his back.
"If that didn't work, then another's sure to send him down for the count! Give him one last Bubblebeam!"
"Wartortortortortortor-tor!" Wartortle droned as he spewed a storm of bubbles from his mouth. Ivysaur was ready, his eyes narrowing.
"Use Vine Whip!" Teal cried, expecting this to be the last exchange. Ivysaur quickly lashed out using his vines with precision to pop bubble after bubble. Blue gasped as the flower dinosaur managed to pop every last one. Even Wartortle was shocked, until he the plant vines wrapped around his shell.
"War?! Warrrrr!" He screamed as Ivysaur threw him, causing him to flip in midair and hit the ground. He outstretched his scaly hand, and tried to push himself back to his feet, but finally collapsed.
Kayla blinked for a moment in surprise. "Wartortle is unable to battle...Ivysaur is the winner!" She outstretched her hand in his and Teal's direction. "And the victory goes to Teal of Saffron City, slash Pallet Town!"
The blond boy's eyes widened, dumbstruck, which was exemplified by his monotone droning. "D...Do what?"
"Ivy! Iveeesaur!" The Seed Pokemon smiled before running back and tackling Teal, playfully, bringing him down with a cry of "Uumph!"
Blue was at a loss for words. "No way...I lost!? I lost...to ARTEU!?" He screeched, unable to understand why his well trained Wartortle failed to overcome Ivysaur.
"Guess I did finally win, huh?" Teal smirked, patting Ivysaur on the head. "Good job, best buddy."
"Saur!" Ivysaur returned his congratulations with a lick to his face.
"H-hey! Cut it out, that's slimy! Ha ha ha!" He spat out, his face tingling with his partner's saliva before turning back to his and Red's mutual light brown-haired rival. "I suppose from now on, you can't see me as some loser, huh, Blue?"
"Grr...I won't accept this!" Blue said as he recalled Wartortle. "Listen up, Teal. I'M the one who'll rise to become the Pokemon League Champion. ME! Not a third rate loser like you, OR that stupid Red! And next time we fight, YOU'RE going down!" He headed back for the Pokemon Center, stopping to glare at Kayla. "Smell ya later, losers!"
"Congratulations, Teal!" Kayla said, extending her soft hand to help him up. "You did great, Ivysaur!"
Teal accepted her hand as Ivysaur blushed and looked away. "Thanks, Kay-kay. Finally put that punk in his place."
"So what now? You finally beat him. Does that mean that you'll be trying to head back home?" The pinkette asked, in an almost teasing tone of voice.
"HELL no." Teal said before grinning wickedly. "Not when high-and-mighty Blue Oak knows that I'm a THREAT!" He looked to the west, the wind blowing through his hair, and lifting the ties of his bandana. The images of Brock, Misty, Surge, and several shadowed figures, including Blue and Red filled his mind as he raised his fist with renewed conidence. "I'm goin' for the gold!"
"Glad to hear it." Kayla sighed. "Why don't I heal your hard working Pokemon?"
"Please." He handed her the four Poke Balls from those that fought the battle. "In the meantime, I'm gonna go see about signing up for that tournament I heard about."
"I'll be here." Kayla said as she knelt and sent Pikachu back out, giving her a spritz of Super Potion to revitalize her. Teal walked down the street, reaching a stadium just southeast of the Pokemon Tower. Before he went in, he turned back to the dark and creepy building. It seemed to emanate a chilling prescence.
"Hehhh...That's the burial tower where people take dead Pokemon...I'd better avoid that…" He went into the hall of the stadium, to be greeted by a male receptionist.
"Welcome to Lavender Stadium. How may I help you?" He asked.
"I'd like to register for the Normal-Type tournament you guys are holding. Is there a fee?" Teal asked.
"A mere five-hundred Pokeyen. I need to see your Trainer's Card, and I need to know what Pokemon you'll be using."
"All righty." Teal dug into his bag and produced his Trainer Card, handing it to him. "Hmm. My Pokemon are with someone else for right now, but I'd like to register my Raticate."
"Do you have proof of ownership?" The receptionist said, raising an eyebrow.
"Uhh...Oh, I know." Teal retrieved his Pokedex, before flipping the device open, and bringing up Raticate's image. The greeter accepted the Pokedex, which he didn't recognize as Oak had only so recently invented it.
"Curious thing. What is it?"
"It's a Pokedex. A machine invented by the Pokemon Professor. Y'know, Oak? In Pallet Town? It records info on Pokemon you see or catch?"
As Raticate's entry had a Poke Ball symbol on it, the receptionist cleared his throat, closed the Pokedex and handed it back to it's owner. "Good enough for me." He clicked a few buttons on his computer, which displayed Teal's image on his screen, as well as a picture of your average Raticate.
"The Tournament starts in three days, at high noon."
"Thanks for letting me know." Teal said before turning around and bumping into the person behind him. "Hey! Watch it, ya-" His eyes widened.
The boy in front of him had to be at least sixteen, with stubble, dark eyelids, and greasy black hair. His green eyes peered into Teal's before he smiled and passed it off. "No harm no foul, dude."
What was even more unnerving was the Pokemon next to him-it was a large bull, with three whip-like tails that flailed about behind him.
"Woah...What's that?"
"This here?" The older boy said. "It's my buddy Tauros. I caught him a couple years back at the Safari Zone over in Fuschia City. He's won about five tourneys for me so far."
"F-five tournaments!?"
"Yep." The stranger extended his hand. "I'm Zeke. Nice to meet ya."
"T...Teal. Friends call me Arteu." Teal nervously accepted the handshake.
"Artoo? Oh, you mean like from that old sci-fi movie?"
"N-no. Like the color Chartreuse."
"Oh. Bummer. Well, I hope we get a chance to see each other again." Zeke said, passing by him and to the counter.
'I hope I'm not in over my head with this…' Teal thought to himself as his Pokedex recorded Tauros. 'That thing looks like it'll be a beast on the battlefield.' He stepped back outside to see Kayla petting Raticate. He chuckled as he came up and knelt by his side. "You did good today, Ratto. Proud of ya." He held his fist out, but the Mouse Pokemon eyeballed it defensively. "Y'know, pound it, little bud!"
Raticate nervously balled his own webbed paw and lightly tapped his fist against Teal's.
"Alrighty! Let's go get some supper, and we'll see what tomorrow holds!"
"I second that!" Kayla noted as she followed behind him. "I've been craving some lo mein."
"Ooh. Yum." Teal added, not seeing Red pass by as they walked back to the Pokemon Center, almost sprinting with Charmeleon by his side. The both of them looked terrified out of their wits.
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Simple chapter for this one, but that's all I can cram into this one. Expect a torrent upload of about two/three more chapters. This one took so long because it was on my tablet, and it's super slow about connecting to the internet anymore.
I don't really know if I'll have Teal go through Pokemon Tower. Doesn't really seem that relevant to him, as he's not actively fighting Team Rocket. Team Rubble on the other hand is enough of a pain in the butt for him to get annoyed enough to fight. Additionally, I'm cutting the Misty thing out of the fanfic, as her condition felt out of place for a Pokemon fanfic. What I had in mind was for the growth inside her to develop into an electricity sac that allowed her to subconsciously absorb electricity, and have her become like a deranged, power hungry supervillain, but that's too convoluted. Sorry about that.
Regardless, I hope you enjoy. Don't be shy to review, follow, and share this fic with a friend.
-New Acquisition-
Abra: Level 20. Returned from Julius. Moves: Teleport, Psychic.
Teal Party Update:
Ivysaur: Lv 22: Male. Moves: Tackle, Poison Powder, Leech Seed, Vine Whip.
Pikachu: Lv 20. Female. Moves: Thunder Shock, Mega Punch, Thunder Wave, Quick Attack.
Raticate: Lv 21. Male. Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Hyper Fang.
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