Pokémon Crimson Gold
Chapter 57: The end of peace
After having a battle with his father and losing, Ethan headed to the Pokémon Center to heal up his Pokémon just right before going to dine at a restaurant with his parents and Elm.
Ethan, his father Allen, his mother Eliza, and Professor Elm were sat at a table in a fancy restaurant which looked to be fancy enough to be at least five stars. They were sitting in a rectangular table for four and Ethan's dad had gotten up to go do something.
"I'm so hungry I could eat a Ponyta." Ethan said eagerly awaiting a waiter.
"That so Ethan?" Elm laughed.
Just then Ethan's dad came and sat down. "This place looks expensive..." He whispered into his wife's ear.
"Oh, come on, the boy does need some food." Eliza replied. "It's hard for a young kid to get some decent food when they're on a journey."
"Your mother's right Ethan. You'll need to get some more good grub if you're going to want to bulk up like your old man!" Allen said flexing his muscles.
"T-thanks dad." Ethan said sinking his head into his menu.
"Just then Ethan realized something that bothered him. "Hey! This is a kid's menu!"
"What's the problem?" Eliza asked.
"I'm thirteen, I'm a big kid!?" Ethan said crossing his arms, he got a few shushes from people dining around him making him again sink his head down.
Everyone was silent for a second before Elm pitched in.
"Not to worry Ethan, you can order something from my menu." Elm said handing Ethan his menu.
"Thanks professor!" Ethan smiled.
"Well then, if you don't want that kid's menu then hand it to me." Allen said reaching his hand out.
"Here." Ethan said handing it over.
"Hmm, what's this." Allen said eying the menu before taking out three colored pencils from them. "A coloring page, you really don't want this Ethan?"
"Actually, I suddenly want the kid's menu!" Ethan said with his eyes lighting up.
"Here." Allen said handing it over. Ethan quickly colored in a page with a drawing of Pikachu on it.
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Later that day after dining Ethan left alongside his parents and Elm and it was night. Ethan however made a quick stop to the Pokémon Center to recollect his Pokémon.
"Hello, are my Pokémon done yet?" Ethan asked to the Nurse Joy at the front desk.
"They are, here you go." She said handing Ethan six Pokéballs.
"Thank you." Ethan put the rest of his Pokéball's in his pocket and released Bayleef.
"Bay!" She cried out happily upon being released. Ethan kneeled down next to his starter and pet her.
"You ready to get going to the hotel?" Ethan asked his starter.
Bayleef nodded her head and nuzzled her head next to Ethan.
"Haha, I'll take that as a yes!" Ethan said petting her on her scalp.
Ethan and Bayleef left the center but were startled to see Allen who was standing with his arms crossed and back leaned on the wall of the center.
"T-trying to scare me!?" Ethan yelled.
"Sorry, your mother told me I better go and check up on you and make sure you'd be okay going to the Center all by yourself." Allen said rubbing the back of his neck.
"That, that doesn't sound like her, she knows I do this all the time." Ethan said confused.
"I don't know... you know how mothers are." Allen laughed. "Anyways, wanna come with me back to the hotel, you know, like father and son?"
"I'll pass, I won't be sleeping in a hotel room." Ethan scoffed. "Me and my Pokémon sleep outside in tents."
"Bay!?" Bayleef said surprised.
"Oh really, well then if you're not going to be there, it'll just be me and your mother in our hotel room." Allen said out loud. "Maybe it'd be nice getting some alone time together just the two of us."
"H-hey, what're you trying to say!?" Ethan yelled almost feeling ill.
"Nothing, have fun sleeping out!" Allen said leaving with a smile on his face.
"Oh, I get it! You're just trying to manipulate me huh!?" Ethan realized. "Well it won't work! I'll be sleeping outside like I always do."
"Come on Ethan, it'd be nice having a room like were a family, you know, like old times!" Allen said before getting all awkward. "Or whatever..."
There was a brief silence between the two of them before Ethan finally spoke.
"I-I have to go, it's getting late. So... goodnight. See you tomorrow" Ethan said taking two steps back with his arms behind his back.
"Alright then... goodnight Ethan." Allen said as he left.
Ethan sighed and looked at Bayleef. She walked too him with a look of concern.
"I don't know Bayleef, we haven't really been very close in so long." Ethan explained to his starter.
"Bay!" She barked at Ethan.
"I know girl, I know. Maybe I do seem like a jerk, but he hasn't called me in forever nor have we talked much whenever he does talk." Ethan said. "And now he wants to play father and son!? I don't know..."
Bayleef stopped and nodded, Ethan smiled and pet her on the scalp again. "Thanks for caring for me though, you and the rest of my Pokémon are all I need!"
"Bay..." She sighed.
"Now let's go get those tents ready." Ethan said as he and Bayleef left the city.
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The next morning Ethan awoke at about seven am in the morning, right next to him in his arms were Espeon and Togetic and he gently set them aside to exit his tent. He passed Ampharos and Bayleef who were still asleep as well.
On the ouside of the tent were Heracross and Gyarados. Gyarados was sleeping but Heracross was awake and greeted Ethan.
"Heracross!" Heracross cried.
"Good morning!" Ethan yawned. "Get a good rest?"
"Hera!" Heracross affirmed.
"That's good to hear, I'm going to get breakfast ready for us." Ethan said looking in his backpack for berrys and Poképuffs. He stopped however after realizing where they were.
I forgot... but we're in Goldenrod, I can go and get them some real food! The boy realized.
"Heracross, I'm going to go for a minue, if a wild Pokémon attacks make sure to give it hell, alright?" Ethan asked.
"Hera!" Heracross agreed.
"Good. Thanks!" Ethan smiled and waved as he left.
As he left passing the route entrance to the city behind him came Bayleef who startled him as she pat him on the shoulder with her Vine Whip.
"Aieeee!" Ethan screamed a bit before turning to see his starter.
Bayleef let out a giggle at seeing her Trainer freak like that.
"Oh, it's just you Bayleef, don't scare me like that." Ethan said sighing in relief.
"Bay!" She said apologizing for teasing him.
"Anyways, we're going to go get some food, some real food. I should probably go to the hotel and Mom and Dad can get us something." Ethan told Bayleef.
As he walked however he bumped into a man, a man dressed in black. He instantly recognized him.
"Watch where you're going kid!" The man yelled. He wore a uniform with an uppercase R on it and had blue hair, he bumped shoulders with Ethan as he walked past him and quickly left.
Ethan turned back and eyed the man. He wasn't just a Team Rocket member, he was Proton. An executive Ethan had encountered more than once.
"I-It's him!" Ethan freaked.
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A man stood there in front of them, he had teal hair and similarly colored eyes. His uniform consisted of an open-collared black shirt with yellow stripes and the "R" rocket logo. He was talking on his Pokégear with someone.
"Yes, it seems like we have Azalea town under our foot. We can relocate here as a base of operations if we so desire, yes, boss." He seemed to be talking to someone important on the Team Rocket hierarchy.
"Alright I'll do that. Goodbye," he said, hanging up. The man turned and looked over his shoulder. "What do we have here, you two, behind the corner, out now!" He announced.
Ethan and Bugsy walked from behind the corner, finally revealing themselves.
"I am Bugsy, the gym leader of this town. And I will not allow you Team Rocket fools to try and use this town for your own evil doing." Bugsy said, heroically.
"Oh, well if we're going to introduce ourselves, I am Proton, often called the scariest and cruelest guy in our organization. I really urge you two to give up and run to your mommies. It's not wise to mess with our business." Proton said, he took notice of the Pokéball in Bugsy's hand, and reading his own.
"Alright go, Scyther!" Bugsy said, throwing his Pokéball.
"Scyther!" Scyther roared.
"Go Chikorita!" Ethan said, Chikorita leaped from his shoulder and onto the battlefield.
Proton smiled and pulled out two Pokéballs, he unleashed on the left, a Crobat, and on the right, a Weezing. The two Pokémon radiated with poisonous energy.
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Ethan and Morty quickly looked out the window, to see an army of what must have been forty Team Rocket members, facing from outside the window in an array of rows, on the front was a blue haired man Ethan instantly recognized, he was standing side by side with a young woman with red hair, wearing a long white trench coat with a black turtleneck, with the R on signifying her allegiance to Team Rocket.
"They've come, and this fast!?" Ethan yelled. "How is that even possible, we only just caught Petrel not even thirty minutes ago!"
"I-I knew Team Rocket members have been patrolling the city, but I never imagined this many!?" Morty said, gritting his teeth.
"Y-you guys have to do something, I'm just a guard. I don't even have a Pokémon on me right now!" The police yelled scared.
Ethan continued to stare at the window, focusing on the blue haired man. "Wait, don't tell me that's, I battled with him in Azalea!"
"That's Proton, I battled him before!" Ethan told Morty and Lyra.
"Come out right now, or else this may get bloody!" Proton yelled, from behind him he pulled an ignited Molotov cocktail.
"He's trying to light us on fire!?" Lyra said, pulling out Azumarill's Pokéball.
Proton threw the explosive bottle at the jail from the outside, setting the jail on fire.
"N-no, we can't let the flames spread!" Morty yelled in fear.
"I-I've got this!" Lyra yelled as she ran past the door, releasing Azumarill from the Pokéball.
Azumarill understood by seeing the burning building and shot a Hydro Pump, extinguishing the flames.
Lyra turned her back to face the small army before her, Ethan and Bayleef ran out, as well as Morty who released his Gengar.
The civilians on the street all ran and got away from the terrifying Team Rocket, not wanting to get in any trouble.
"What are you lot doing here!" Morty yelled. "Run from this place you fools, this is your last chance!"
"Is that anyway you should be speaking to us, we have you out numbered. If you three try a damn thing, we'll slaughter you!" Proton yelled. His eyes locked with Ethan, putting a smirk on his face.
"You remember me huh?" Ethan asked. "I battled your Pokémon at Azalea."
"No, I don't remember you, you must not have done anything to be memorable." Proton said, making Ethan pissed.
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"W-we have to stop him Bayleef." Ethan said turning to his starter.
"Bay!" She agreed with a worried look on her face.
Before Ethan could go do anything his mother ran up from behind him and patted him on his shoulder.
"Ethan, are you alright!?" She asked.
"What!?" Ethan said. "I'm fine, what do you mean am I alright?"
"Team Rocket members are patrolling the streets everywhere!" Eliza freaked. "Your father left saying he had to go and stop them."
Ethan quietly tiptoed to across the street and on the other side he saw at least five Team Rocket members walking around as if they owned the place. Ethan turned back to his Mom who looked worried.
"A-Allen. I know I shouldn't be, but I'm worried. But, deep down I know he'll be okay." Eliza said. "Ethan, we have to go and hide now, it's dangerous!"
Ethan shook his head and turned around. "I-I'm sorry Mom, but I can't just turn around and run away. It's not how me or my Pokémon roll."
"Bay!" Bayleef agreed.
"Ethan, this is no time for pride or foolishness. This is Team Rocket, they've killed Trainers and even Pokémon and they're not weak, I'm already worrying about your father, don't make me worry about my son too." Eliza pleaded grabbing Ethan's hand.
"I-I can't." Ethan said letting go of her hand. "Bayleef, with me!"
Ethan and Bayleef ran past the boy's sad mother back to their tent in order to grab the rest of the Pokémon.
When Ethan reached the route exit he encountered a Team Rocket member blocking the exit, he appeared to have taken hostages with him as he had a gun and clearly wasn't afraid to use it.
"I'm warning you kid, freeze!" He yelled pointing his revolver at Ethan. The hostages were kneeling down in fear and some with tears in their eyes.
Ethan and Bayleef stopped and the young Trainer stared down the Team Rocket man.
"Let these people go!" Ethan yelled. "This isn't right what you're doing!"
"If I wanted a lesson in morals a kid would be the last person I get it from, now hand over your Pokémon... or die!" He said spinning the chamber on the revolver.
"P-please, don't do anything stupid or he'll kill us all!" A woman said grabbing Ethan by his leg.
Bayleef growled but Ethan put his hand before her and told her to relax.
"A-alright, no need for all that. You want my Pokémon, you have it!" Ethan said putting both hands up.
"And I want that grass Pokémon!" The grunt said pointing to Bayleef, still with the gun in his hands.
"No problem." Ethan said slowly grabbing one of his Pokéballs, he raised it to Bayleef to return her, but paused.
"What!? Don't hold out on me!? Return it and hand it over!" The grunt yelled flipping the hammer on the revolver.
The hostages began to scream in fear, they begged Ethan to hurry up and do it and Ethan heard all their pleas.
He's going to pay for this... Ethan thought with an angered look on his face.
Ethan instead raised two fingers to Bayleef signifying for her to step in, she leaped in front of Ethan preparing a battle stance.
"Fine then die!" The grunt said as he pulled the trigger.
A bullet came rushing for Bayleef and Ethan, but Bayleef swung her leaf sending a Magical Leaf which reflected the bullet hitting the Team Rocket grunt in the knee.
"SHIT!" He yelled dropping the revolver and holding his injured leg in pain.
"Y-you little bastard!" He screamed at Ethan, who paid him no attention.
"You're all free to go!" Ethan said to the hostages who all quickly scattered away from the scene.
"Y-you're going to die!" The grunt said trying to get up and stand but falling on his knee.
"I say you should go and get yourself to a Center, but no Nurse Joy in this region would like to help out a sick asshole like you!" Ethan yelled putting his hands on his hips.
Bayleef ran in front of Ethan and with the Vine Whip slapped the Team Rocket grunt across his face knocking him out.
Ethan carried on and continued dashing to the forest to which he had left his Pokémon at. Back at the tent was Heracross, Gyarados and the rest.
All five of Ethan's other Pokémon looked at Ethan confused as to why he was in such a hurry.
"You guys are alright, thank goodness!" Ethan said panting heavily as he put his hands on his knees.
Espeon and Togetic went to him and wondered what was wrong, Ethan quickly recovered from panting and told them what was going on.
"Guys, Team Rocket is here, we're going to stop them!" Ethan declared. "You guys with me?"
"Amphar!" Ampharos agreed.
"Toge, Togetic!" Togetic said spinning around Ethan.
"Espe, Espeon!" Espeon purred.
"Hera Hera!" Heracross shouted with a thumbs up,
Gyarados nodded his head and let steam out his nostrils.
"Alright, then let's do this!" Ethan yelled.
And that's this chapter, in case it needs to be repeated Eliza is Ethan's mom and Allen is Ethan's dad, just in case yall are confused for whatever reason.