New Bark town, Johto. 12:06 pm Saturday, July 7
3rd Person P.O.V.
The blast blew them all to the ground, temporarily dazing them.
Jimmy regained his senses first and helped his 3 friends up before looking in the direction of the explosion. Professor Elm's lab had been blown up with a group of adults surrounding the wreckage. The group immediately recognized their uniforms, which they never thought they'd see again.
"I'm glad professor Elm is out of town today." Jimmy thought to himself, "He would be in trouble if he wasn't."
"Team Rocket!" Casey exclaimed.
"What are they doing here? I thought the organization was disbanded years ago." Marina questioned.
"I don't know, but whatever reason they are here, we need to stop them. We are the strongest trainers in New Bark and we have to defend it! Who's with me!" Jimmy stated confidently.
Silence.
Then Vincent spoke, "Jimmy, you need to stop saying things you think make you sound cool. Because they don't make you cool."
Marina sighed, "As much as I hate to admit it, Vincent has a point."
Jimmy looked down in defeat, "But, what about Team Rocket?"
"Let's go kick some Rocket butt!" Casey exclaimed as she dashed towards their foes.
"You're not going to comment about that statement?" Jimmy said.
"Casey is Casey, she can get away with saying that without sounding like a complete idiot, like you." Vincent said, taking off.
"I resent that!" Jimmy yelled, angrily following.
Marina shook her head and ran to catch up with everyone else.
When everyone got there, Casey shouted to them, "HEY!"
All of the grunts cringed and turned around, "Who said that?" One of them said.
"I did!" Casey said boldly.
The leader of them, which was a woman with blond hair walked up to her and gave her a glare, "Do you know who we are kid? We're Team Rocket! An unstoppable organization of evil!"
Casey actually laughed, "That's funny, because everything you just said, was wrong."
"Why I outta…" The woman angrily said, but she was restrained by a male grunt with green hair.
"Get a hold of yourself Cassidy!" He said.
The woman wanted to protest but decided not to in order to prevent herself from looking unprofessional, "Are you trying to provoke us kid?"
Casey was getting tired of being called a child, "I'm not, but we are!"
Cassidy looked past Casey and saw three older people behind her with Pokeballs ready, it seems she had gotten the attention of a some of the local trainers. The Rocket grunt wasn't afraid though, in fact, she was rather amused.
"YOU think you can stop us?" She laughed., before continuing, "We aren't weak like we used to be, so do yourself a favor and get lost!"
"Then prove it to us!" Casey said arrogantly.
Having had enough nonsense for the day, Cassidy ordered the rest of her squadron, "Biff! Help me out with this brat right here!" She said pointing at Casey. "And the rest of you, attack the other ones!" She commanded the other grunts.
"It's Butch not Biff!" The green haired man yelled angrily.
Casey raised up the Pokeballs and called out, "Electibuzz! Beedrill! Let's show these thugs what we're made of!"
Cassidy and Butch smirked at her, "Go Houndoom!" Cassidy called out. "Go Mightyena!" Butch released his Pokémon.
Casey began to battle Cassidy and Butch while everyone else battled the grunts.
"Beedrill, X-scissor on Houndoom, and Electibuzz, thunderbolt on Mightyena.
Each of the Pokémon released their respected attacks on the opposing Pokémon.
The Rocket duo smirked, "Mightyena, dodge that thunderbolt and use bite on Electibuzz!"
"Houndoom! Flamethrower to counter!"
The two Pokémon working for Team Rocket did as their trainers told them to. Mightyena rushed towards Electibuzz with bite and Houndoom fired a flamethrower at the X-scissor. The flamethrower overpowered the X-scissor and hit Beedrill dead on, causing heavy damage.
"Electibuzz, sidestep Mightyena and use thunder punch! Beedrill, shake it off and use agility followed by fury attack!"
Electibuzz smirked and dodged Mightyena's bite and hit it with thunder punch, knocking it a few meters away. Beedrill used agility to increase its speed and flew towards Houndoom at lightning speed, preparing fury attack.
Butch knew he had to help out his companion "Mightyena, get up and use quick attack paired with Iron tail on Beedrill!"
Beedrill launched fury attack on Houndoom, but Mightyena quickly ran towards the two with Iron tail prepared.
Casey already had a plan in mind, "Let it get close Beedrill!"
The Rocket duo looked confused at Casey's odd choice of a command, but kept their composure
"Keep it coming Mightyena!"
Mightyena raced towards Beedrill, as he was getting close, Casey shouted out a command.
"Now dodge that iron tail!"
Beedrill swiftly moved out of Mightyena's way, causing iron tail to hit Houndoom instead.
"Now, Electibuzz, use thunderbolt on them both!"
Electibuzz fired a thunderbolt at the two dog-like Pokémon. They got hit, taking a lot of damage.
The Rocket members grinded their teeth in frustration, this girl was better at battling than they originally thought she was.
"Seems your stronger than we thought, but Team Rocket won't fail, Houndoom, use Dark Pulse on Electibuzz!" Cassidy commanded to the fire/dark type.
"Mightyena, use take down on Beedrill!"
The dark pulse shot its way towards Electibuzz at incredible speed, before Casey could shout a command, the Dark type move hit Electibuzz, and Mightyena hit Beedrill with take down, causing Beedrill to faint. But Mightyena was also close to fainting due to having taken recoil damage.
Casey looked at Beedrill with saddened eyes, "Beedrill, you fought well out there, take a good rest."
Casey looked at her opponents and thought to herself, "Okay, Beedrill is knocked out and Mightyena looks about ready to pass out, but Houndoom is still in good condition. I might have to use this move somebody taught to Electibuzz, but he's always had trouble using it, so there's a risk, but right now, I'm going to need to take risks."
Casey took a deep breath before continuing the battle, "Alright Electibuzz, use thunder punch on Mightyena!"
Electibuzz generated electricity in its fists and rushed towards the Bite Pokémon. Butch smirked before commanding Mightyena, "Dodge it!"
Mightyena swiftly moved out of the way, and turned towards the electric type.
"Mightyena, use bite now!"
"Houndoom, use flame charge to back him up!"
The two Pokémon rushed towards the Electric Pokémon with their respective attacks, which was what Casey had planned from the beginning.
Okay, it's now or never. "Electibuzz, turn around and shoot out an ELECTROWEB!"
Cassidy and Butch were surprised to hear this, as the only known Pokémon who could learn electroweb without the aid of a tutor is Gavantula.
Electibuzz turned to face his opponents and focused his electricity in the way he was taught to, and then released it on the two dog-like Pokémon. The electric energy spread out into a web like pattern and it trapped the dog duo while damaging them. In spite of this however, both Pokémon were trapped, but still standing.
Casey knew this was her chance to end this. "Electibuzz, use thunderbolt on the web!"
Electibuzz fired a thunderbolt at the trapped Pokémon which caused an explosion due to the high concentration of electrical energy. When the dust cleared, both of the villains' Pokémon were unconscious, while Electibuzz was still standing.
"You did it Electibuzz!" Casey praised at her loyal friend.
Electibuzz gave her a thumbs up as she returned it to its Pokeball.
Cassidy and Butch were furious that they had lost, "Grunts! Attack the girl!" Cassidy commanded.
One of the grunts came up to her, "I regret to inform you ma'am, but all of our Pokémon are down. We have to fall back."
Cassidy looked like she was about to blow, but instead collected herself and commanded her squadron, "We have to retreat! Back to base everybody." She said as her squad took off into the woods.
Before she left, Cassidy gave the younger girl one last glare, "I won't forget this." And with that, she left.
Casey ignored the woman and turned to her three friends.
"Well, That takes care of them." Marina stated the obvious
"Did you get any information on what they wanted?" Jimmy asked the younger girl.
"Nope, they didn't say anything. How did battling the grunts go?" Casey answered.
"Oddly, they were actually a lot tougher than I remember them to be." Vincent answered.
"I know right? You'd think that they'd be a walk in the park after all of the training we've done over the years. However, it seems that we aren't the only ones who have been training hard." Jimmy said.
Marina then realized something, "Guys, we've all participated in the Pokémon league except for Casey, which being able to enter by itself is a tough task. If Team Rocket grunts can give us a challenge, then, there's no telling how strong the higher ranking operatives are.
Casey shuddered at the thought, "You're right, I can't bear the thought of them wrecking havoc across the region, or possibly..." She said as she gulped, "...the World."
Silence hung in the air after that remark.
Jimmy was the one to break the silence, "I don't know about you guys, but I feel like we should at least attempt to defeat Team Rocket. I know that there are other trainers out there that are stronger than us, but we should try to contribute to the effort. Once Team Rocket becomes a regional problem, the police and the Pokémon league will need as many people as they can get to help fight them. We can go around the region and recruit people who wish to join us and take out Team Rocket if we run into them. Who's with me?"
Vincent smiled, "Y'know, that was a lot better."
"What?" Jimmy asked.
"You just made an announcement without sounding too cringy, that's progress." Vincent answered.
Marina rolled her eyes, "Vincent's trying to say that he'll join you without actually saying it."
Jimmy nodded, understanding, "What about you two?" He asked the two girls.
"I think this is a good opportunity to meet more people, and for training as well. I'll definitely go!" Marina said.
"I agree with Marina, we'll get to meet more people and Pokémon!" Casey said enthusiastically.
"Then it's settled, we'll get packed today, take a break tomorrow since its Sunday and leave on Monday." Jimmy said, taking the leadership role.
Everyone agreed and left for their homes, and started to pack. Little did they know, this journey would change their lives forever.
Trainer Card: Casey Williams
Age: 16
Hometown: New Bark Town, Johto
Birthday: November 2nd
Height: 5'3
Blood type: B
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Purple
Trainer class: Pokémon Trainer
Secondary class: Pokémon Battler
Other Hobbies: Baseball, Exploring, Making people want to claw their eardrums out
Notable achievements: n/a
Special Conditions: n/a
Titles: n/a
Pokémon (On hand)
Meganium (F)
Beedrill (M)
Electibuzz (M)
Sandslash (M)
Helioptile (F)
n/a