Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, never said I did. Murgatroyd created Dracokarp. All other new Pokémon belong to their respective creators on the Pojo board. I think I covered everything.
In this chapter, Michael makes it to Cerulean and will go to see Bill's house. He will also meet up with Team Rocket again. Last chapter, Michael did not catch a Houndoom because they were too powerful. I can't have a kid just barely starting have two extremely powerful Pokémon.
Scarlet: Chapter Three: Red-Letter Moment
'Why would he do that?' Michael wondered as he picked himself up from the ground, rubbing his head. He had been robbed. He could not believe it. It hadn't even been that Rocket that had been there. It had been Mark, his rival. It had been a rather friendly rivalry, not a vicious one. The very idea that Mark would do something like that was inconceivable. He got up and continued walking through the cave.
Michael found Paras and Geodudes all over the cave, but there were no signs of Mark. It was all very frustrating for him. Time passed, and Michael was hoping that he was nearing the end of the cave. He wondered why the Rocket didn't just steal the Dracokarp and leave him there. Maybe he should go check out the thing in Cerulean. Even if he did go to this Team Rocket meeting, what assurance did he have that he would make it outside in one piece?
Michael's thought process was interrupted when a hiker him, and said, "Wow, you are the only one I've seen in here for ages! What do you say to a Pokémon battle? I'll make it worth your while."
"Okay," said Michael. He wanted to get his pride in himself back after his robbery. "How about a one on one match?"
"Sounds good. Go Machop!" The Fighting Pokémon emerged from its Pokéball.
"Zubat! Win this one! Use Bite!"
The bat came out and looked menacingly at its opponent, dove forward, and bit Machop on the arm. It retaliated with a Karate Chop, which connected with Zubat's belly. It toppled backward.
"Machop, use Low Kick!"
"Zubat, confuse it. Then Bite it again!"
Zubat's eyes glowed white and a pulse of swirling light flew at Machop. It staggered backward and shook off its confusion. Machop kicked Zubat, though barely hitting. Zubat lunged and snapped at Machop and chomped on its tail.
"Machop, Leer!"
"Zubat, Wing Attack
Zubat smacked Machop over and over with its wings. Machop Leered at Zubat for about three seconds before falling down, defeated.
"All right, Zubat! Good job!" Michael congratulated.
"Well, when I said that I'd make the battle worth your while, I meant it. This is a Nugget. Some collectors will buy it for up to five thousand dollars." The hiker handed the golden lump to Michael. "I just can't seem to find anyone who'll buy it."
"Thanks. By any chance, could you point me in the direction of the exit to Cerulean?" The man pointed to a ladder that went to a lower level of the cave. "Thanks again, bye."
The rest of the cave was easy going. It was a lot less confusing, as there was not the maze element to it anymore. Michael was able to get through the remainder of the cave without much difficulty.
The morning sun was a welcome sight to Michael. Apparently, he had spent the night wandering in the cave. As his eyes adjusted to the sunlight, Michael spotted a sign in the road. He walked over to it and read it aloud. "Cerulean City. That way. Wait, there's something really small here at the bottom. Team Rocket meeting. Nugget Bridge HQ. Bring invite card or you will not be let in or out." Michael started walking again, and it was not a long time until he was into the city itself.
Michael looked at the card that the Team Rocket member had given him. 'Wait, didn't Team Rocket disband again last year? They must have started up again. They'll be disorganized. I could gather information for Professor Sumac.' He decided that that would be what he would do. If he went to the north, he could train, go to see Bill, and check out Team Rocket. First, though, he would try to find someone that would buy his nugget and he would challenge the Gym Leader.
He walked over to the Mart to see if anyone there knew where to sell something of that sort. He asked around to try to find someone, but came up with nothing. He walked over to a counter and stared at the glimmering red and white Pokéballs sitting on the shelves. He wanted so much to have some. If he had had some in Mt. Moon, he could have caught another Pokémon.
The clerk spoke to him. "I hear that you've been asking for someone to buy your nugget. There is a gift shop at the other end of town. They might buy it from you, but I have a niece whose sixteenth birthday is coming up, and I would like to buy it for her. I may not pat as much as the shop would, but then, you would know where it is going. I'll pay four hundred dollars. You could probably fetch a lot more than that elsewhere, but I would really appreciate it if you would sell me it."
"I suppose I'll sell it to you," answered Michael. He passed the nugget to the clerk, and she passed him the money. Michael passed the money back, and asked for two Pokéballs. He left the Mart with a feeling of accomplishment.
The Team Rocket meeting was the next day, so Michael decided to get his Pokémon healed and then face the Gym Leader. While the nurse was healing his Pokémon, Michael called Professor Sumac. "Professor?" he asked.
"Yes, Michael?" answered the Professor.
"I'm here in Cerulean City."
"I see. Are you planning to battle for a badge there?"
"Yes, I am."
"Well, do not use the Dracokarp. Cerulean is near where the Rockets have made their new main headquarters. You are going to have to rely on your other Pokémon. I have to go now. The Union of Pokémon Professors, or TUPP, has been having a lot of meetings lately due to the recent re-banding of Team Rocket."
Upon leaving the Pokémon Center, Michael headed north. He wanted to catch another Pokémon before sundown. He walked up Nugget Bridge and into the grassy area that wild Pokémon like. He wandered around a while, and he found an Abra.
"Zubat, Leech Life!" The bat swooped in on the Abra. The Abra glowed, the disappeared. It had used teleport. That day, Michael found five Abra, and all had teleported away. He decided to give up and to go to Bill's house.
Michael went along the seaside path there were more people on the beaches then he imagined. There was something odd about them, though. It seemed to Michael that it was one of those things that he would not realize for a while and then smack himself for not remembering sooner. He reached the lighthouse in which Bill lived, and knocked on the door. There was no answer. He knocked again. Once again, there was no answer. Then he noticed a note. It read, 'No visitors due to Rocket presence.' Michael walked away, disappointed. He passed the crowded beaches again. This time, he realized what was odd. Everyone there was wearing black. 'This must be some sort of Team Rocket beach party,' Michael thought. Then he decided that if he were going to beat Misty without the help of Dracokarp, he would really need another Pokémon.
Michael searched and searched, but for the better part of six hours, he was unable to find any wild Pokémon. It could have been the time of day, it could have been the weather, it could have been many things, but the fact was, there were not many Pokémon out, and Michael thought that it owed to the Rocket members all over. As Michael was heading to somewhere to camp, he found a small Pokémon that resembled a sheep.
"Mareep," said Michael, after looking in his Pokédex. As an afterthought, he added, "It's an Electric-type, It could help against Misty! Go Zubat! Use Leech Life."
The bat Pokémon emerged from its confinement and circled over its opponent twice before lunging at it. Zubat bit Mareep's side and drained energy. Mareep fought back with Thundershock. The attack hit Zubat and shook it up quite a bit. Zubat bit Mareep again and again until it collapsed. Michael tossed out a Pokéball.
"Pokéball, GO!" The sphere flew to the sheep. It engulfed the Pokémon's shape in intense red light. It wiggled, and it wiggled some more, until finally, the red light stopped glowing and the Mareep was caught. With his new Pokémon, Michael went to the Pokémon Center to see if he could spend the night there.
"I'm sorry, young man, with the recent emergence of Team Rocket, I can't be sure that you aren't one of them sent to rob the center of it's Pokémon after night falls. You'll just have to camp elsewhere," said Nurse Joy said when Michael asked her. She then handed Michael back his fully healed Pokémon and said, "Good bye." Michael set up a camp just to the west of the city and went to sleep.
The next morning, Michael stood up. Today, he would challenge Misty for a Cascadebadge. He walked into the gym and declared, "I would like to challenge Misty to a match so that I can get another badge."
A young woman at the other end of the gym stood up. "Your challenge is accepted. A two-on-two battle. Misty calls Staryu!" The star shape Pokémon leapt into the water, waiting for its adversary.
"Well I'll use Zubat!" shouted Michael. "Bite it!"
"Staryu, use Swift."
Staryu shot stars at Zubat and they hit head on. Zubat bit Staryu on one of its five arms. Staryu shook Zubat off and shot more stars. Zubat collapsed by the side of the pool.
"Zubat! Are you all right? Well good job anyway. Go Mareep! Use Thundershock!"
"Staryu, Tackle attack!"
Mareep jumped into the air. "Marrr!" it shouted as it shot large bolts of electricity at Staryu. Staryu fell to the ground, toasted.
"Go Starmie! Use Bubblebeam!"
The stream of bubbles connected with Mareep and shot it back across the stadium. It fell unconscious. Michael left the Gym, defeated.
After having his Pokémon healed, Michael headed back up Nugget Bridge to find the Team Rocket meeting. It wasn't too hard to find, due to the abundance of black-clad people all heading in the same general direction. Michael changed from a white shirt to a black shirt in order to blend in better. He walked toward a large building with a large red 'R' on the top. There was a line of people in front of the building, and as Michael neared the front of the line, he saw that people were being let in if they had a card like the one he was given in Mt. Moon.
"Name?" asked the man that was letting in people.
"Michael Maryweather," Michael replied.
"Reason for coming?"
"I was given this card in Mt. Moon."
"Will you show me that card?" Michael showed him the card. "Step in, please."
Michael walked into the building, and followed the crowds to a large auditorium, and then took a seat. He waited a while, and then a lavender haired man and a red haired woman stepped up to the podium. The man spoke first. "Good morning, I'll skip the intro, and get on with this. Last year, Team Rocket was apparently shut down, while in reality, it was putting more money into the research of Pokémon genetics. In the Giovanni I era, Team Rocket was able to create Mewtwo, a powerful Psychic type. That ended in disaster. When Jessica and I came into power, it was decided that the reason was due to insufficient funding. For the past year, our scientists have been tinkering with Pokémon DNA. Now that Giovanni's son, Giovanni II is in power, we will unleash our wrath!"
The woman spoke this time. "The following are successful new Rocket-engineered Pokémon." She took a Pokéball and opened it. From it sprang a long, sleek snake. "This is a Repiv, the new evolved form of Arbok." She opened another Pokéball. This time, it was three jet-black balls that resembled a Weezing with a biohazard symbol on one of its heads. "This is Hakking, the evolved form of Weezing." A third Pokéball was opened. Inside this was what at first appeared to be an Eevee with armor. "This is Cybeon, it is an evolution of Eevee from cybernetic implants." Another Pokéball was opened; this contained a large, fierce, and otherwise scary Pokémon that resembled a dinosaur. It had long claws, and was sandy-brown with black stripes. "This is the one that we are most proud of. It is Rapture, and this is the next Mewtwo, except without the rebellion."
The seminar continued in this manner for about another hour. While he was leaving, the man from the meeting confronted Michael. "So you are Michael Maryweather. One of the field agents told me about your little acquisition. We don't expect you to just hand it over to us, so I would like to make a proposition for you." Michael looked at him intensely. "How would you like a job with us, Team Rocket, the future leaders of the Pokémon world?"
Reply, please, I can't improve if I don't know what
In this chapter, Michael makes it to Cerulean and will go to see Bill's house. He will also meet up with Team Rocket again. Last chapter, Michael did not catch a Houndoom because they were too powerful. I can't have a kid just barely starting have two extremely powerful Pokémon.
Scarlet: Chapter Three: Red-Letter Moment
'Why would he do that?' Michael wondered as he picked himself up from the ground, rubbing his head. He had been robbed. He could not believe it. It hadn't even been that Rocket that had been there. It had been Mark, his rival. It had been a rather friendly rivalry, not a vicious one. The very idea that Mark would do something like that was inconceivable. He got up and continued walking through the cave.
Michael found Paras and Geodudes all over the cave, but there were no signs of Mark. It was all very frustrating for him. Time passed, and Michael was hoping that he was nearing the end of the cave. He wondered why the Rocket didn't just steal the Dracokarp and leave him there. Maybe he should go check out the thing in Cerulean. Even if he did go to this Team Rocket meeting, what assurance did he have that he would make it outside in one piece?
Michael's thought process was interrupted when a hiker him, and said, "Wow, you are the only one I've seen in here for ages! What do you say to a Pokémon battle? I'll make it worth your while."
"Okay," said Michael. He wanted to get his pride in himself back after his robbery. "How about a one on one match?"
"Sounds good. Go Machop!" The Fighting Pokémon emerged from its Pokéball.
"Zubat! Win this one! Use Bite!"
The bat came out and looked menacingly at its opponent, dove forward, and bit Machop on the arm. It retaliated with a Karate Chop, which connected with Zubat's belly. It toppled backward.
"Machop, use Low Kick!"
"Zubat, confuse it. Then Bite it again!"
Zubat's eyes glowed white and a pulse of swirling light flew at Machop. It staggered backward and shook off its confusion. Machop kicked Zubat, though barely hitting. Zubat lunged and snapped at Machop and chomped on its tail.
"Machop, Leer!"
"Zubat, Wing Attack
Zubat smacked Machop over and over with its wings. Machop Leered at Zubat for about three seconds before falling down, defeated.
"All right, Zubat! Good job!" Michael congratulated.
"Well, when I said that I'd make the battle worth your while, I meant it. This is a Nugget. Some collectors will buy it for up to five thousand dollars." The hiker handed the golden lump to Michael. "I just can't seem to find anyone who'll buy it."
"Thanks. By any chance, could you point me in the direction of the exit to Cerulean?" The man pointed to a ladder that went to a lower level of the cave. "Thanks again, bye."
The rest of the cave was easy going. It was a lot less confusing, as there was not the maze element to it anymore. Michael was able to get through the remainder of the cave without much difficulty.
The morning sun was a welcome sight to Michael. Apparently, he had spent the night wandering in the cave. As his eyes adjusted to the sunlight, Michael spotted a sign in the road. He walked over to it and read it aloud. "Cerulean City. That way. Wait, there's something really small here at the bottom. Team Rocket meeting. Nugget Bridge HQ. Bring invite card or you will not be let in or out." Michael started walking again, and it was not a long time until he was into the city itself.
Michael looked at the card that the Team Rocket member had given him. 'Wait, didn't Team Rocket disband again last year? They must have started up again. They'll be disorganized. I could gather information for Professor Sumac.' He decided that that would be what he would do. If he went to the north, he could train, go to see Bill, and check out Team Rocket. First, though, he would try to find someone that would buy his nugget and he would challenge the Gym Leader.
He walked over to the Mart to see if anyone there knew where to sell something of that sort. He asked around to try to find someone, but came up with nothing. He walked over to a counter and stared at the glimmering red and white Pokéballs sitting on the shelves. He wanted so much to have some. If he had had some in Mt. Moon, he could have caught another Pokémon.
The clerk spoke to him. "I hear that you've been asking for someone to buy your nugget. There is a gift shop at the other end of town. They might buy it from you, but I have a niece whose sixteenth birthday is coming up, and I would like to buy it for her. I may not pat as much as the shop would, but then, you would know where it is going. I'll pay four hundred dollars. You could probably fetch a lot more than that elsewhere, but I would really appreciate it if you would sell me it."
"I suppose I'll sell it to you," answered Michael. He passed the nugget to the clerk, and she passed him the money. Michael passed the money back, and asked for two Pokéballs. He left the Mart with a feeling of accomplishment.
The Team Rocket meeting was the next day, so Michael decided to get his Pokémon healed and then face the Gym Leader. While the nurse was healing his Pokémon, Michael called Professor Sumac. "Professor?" he asked.
"Yes, Michael?" answered the Professor.
"I'm here in Cerulean City."
"I see. Are you planning to battle for a badge there?"
"Yes, I am."
"Well, do not use the Dracokarp. Cerulean is near where the Rockets have made their new main headquarters. You are going to have to rely on your other Pokémon. I have to go now. The Union of Pokémon Professors, or TUPP, has been having a lot of meetings lately due to the recent re-banding of Team Rocket."
Upon leaving the Pokémon Center, Michael headed north. He wanted to catch another Pokémon before sundown. He walked up Nugget Bridge and into the grassy area that wild Pokémon like. He wandered around a while, and he found an Abra.
"Zubat, Leech Life!" The bat swooped in on the Abra. The Abra glowed, the disappeared. It had used teleport. That day, Michael found five Abra, and all had teleported away. He decided to give up and to go to Bill's house.
Michael went along the seaside path there were more people on the beaches then he imagined. There was something odd about them, though. It seemed to Michael that it was one of those things that he would not realize for a while and then smack himself for not remembering sooner. He reached the lighthouse in which Bill lived, and knocked on the door. There was no answer. He knocked again. Once again, there was no answer. Then he noticed a note. It read, 'No visitors due to Rocket presence.' Michael walked away, disappointed. He passed the crowded beaches again. This time, he realized what was odd. Everyone there was wearing black. 'This must be some sort of Team Rocket beach party,' Michael thought. Then he decided that if he were going to beat Misty without the help of Dracokarp, he would really need another Pokémon.
Michael searched and searched, but for the better part of six hours, he was unable to find any wild Pokémon. It could have been the time of day, it could have been the weather, it could have been many things, but the fact was, there were not many Pokémon out, and Michael thought that it owed to the Rocket members all over. As Michael was heading to somewhere to camp, he found a small Pokémon that resembled a sheep.
"Mareep," said Michael, after looking in his Pokédex. As an afterthought, he added, "It's an Electric-type, It could help against Misty! Go Zubat! Use Leech Life."
The bat Pokémon emerged from its confinement and circled over its opponent twice before lunging at it. Zubat bit Mareep's side and drained energy. Mareep fought back with Thundershock. The attack hit Zubat and shook it up quite a bit. Zubat bit Mareep again and again until it collapsed. Michael tossed out a Pokéball.
"Pokéball, GO!" The sphere flew to the sheep. It engulfed the Pokémon's shape in intense red light. It wiggled, and it wiggled some more, until finally, the red light stopped glowing and the Mareep was caught. With his new Pokémon, Michael went to the Pokémon Center to see if he could spend the night there.
"I'm sorry, young man, with the recent emergence of Team Rocket, I can't be sure that you aren't one of them sent to rob the center of it's Pokémon after night falls. You'll just have to camp elsewhere," said Nurse Joy said when Michael asked her. She then handed Michael back his fully healed Pokémon and said, "Good bye." Michael set up a camp just to the west of the city and went to sleep.
The next morning, Michael stood up. Today, he would challenge Misty for a Cascadebadge. He walked into the gym and declared, "I would like to challenge Misty to a match so that I can get another badge."
A young woman at the other end of the gym stood up. "Your challenge is accepted. A two-on-two battle. Misty calls Staryu!" The star shape Pokémon leapt into the water, waiting for its adversary.
"Well I'll use Zubat!" shouted Michael. "Bite it!"
"Staryu, use Swift."
Staryu shot stars at Zubat and they hit head on. Zubat bit Staryu on one of its five arms. Staryu shook Zubat off and shot more stars. Zubat collapsed by the side of the pool.
"Zubat! Are you all right? Well good job anyway. Go Mareep! Use Thundershock!"
"Staryu, Tackle attack!"
Mareep jumped into the air. "Marrr!" it shouted as it shot large bolts of electricity at Staryu. Staryu fell to the ground, toasted.
"Go Starmie! Use Bubblebeam!"
The stream of bubbles connected with Mareep and shot it back across the stadium. It fell unconscious. Michael left the Gym, defeated.
After having his Pokémon healed, Michael headed back up Nugget Bridge to find the Team Rocket meeting. It wasn't too hard to find, due to the abundance of black-clad people all heading in the same general direction. Michael changed from a white shirt to a black shirt in order to blend in better. He walked toward a large building with a large red 'R' on the top. There was a line of people in front of the building, and as Michael neared the front of the line, he saw that people were being let in if they had a card like the one he was given in Mt. Moon.
"Name?" asked the man that was letting in people.
"Michael Maryweather," Michael replied.
"Reason for coming?"
"I was given this card in Mt. Moon."
"Will you show me that card?" Michael showed him the card. "Step in, please."
Michael walked into the building, and followed the crowds to a large auditorium, and then took a seat. He waited a while, and then a lavender haired man and a red haired woman stepped up to the podium. The man spoke first. "Good morning, I'll skip the intro, and get on with this. Last year, Team Rocket was apparently shut down, while in reality, it was putting more money into the research of Pokémon genetics. In the Giovanni I era, Team Rocket was able to create Mewtwo, a powerful Psychic type. That ended in disaster. When Jessica and I came into power, it was decided that the reason was due to insufficient funding. For the past year, our scientists have been tinkering with Pokémon DNA. Now that Giovanni's son, Giovanni II is in power, we will unleash our wrath!"
The woman spoke this time. "The following are successful new Rocket-engineered Pokémon." She took a Pokéball and opened it. From it sprang a long, sleek snake. "This is a Repiv, the new evolved form of Arbok." She opened another Pokéball. This time, it was three jet-black balls that resembled a Weezing with a biohazard symbol on one of its heads. "This is Hakking, the evolved form of Weezing." A third Pokéball was opened. Inside this was what at first appeared to be an Eevee with armor. "This is Cybeon, it is an evolution of Eevee from cybernetic implants." Another Pokéball was opened; this contained a large, fierce, and otherwise scary Pokémon that resembled a dinosaur. It had long claws, and was sandy-brown with black stripes. "This is the one that we are most proud of. It is Rapture, and this is the next Mewtwo, except without the rebellion."
The seminar continued in this manner for about another hour. While he was leaving, the man from the meeting confronted Michael. "So you are Michael Maryweather. One of the field agents told me about your little acquisition. We don't expect you to just hand it over to us, so I would like to make a proposition for you." Michael looked at him intensely. "How would you like a job with us, Team Rocket, the future leaders of the Pokémon world?"
Reply, please, I can't improve if I don't know what