Matt Pokemon Prodigy Part IV
Chapter 14: Mt. Moon Mysteries
"Hey, Josh where in the world is Cerulean City anyway?" asked Matt. "I think we better ask Nurse Joy at the end of this Route, Matt." said Josh. "You're right Josh." Jumped in Trey.
At the Pokemon Center close to Moon Mountain………………………………
"Cerulean CITY!?!" "YOU'RE KIDDING, AIN'T YOU?" was what Nurse Joy said. "Nope, fraid not Joy." Said Trey. "Well you'll have to cross a path over the destroyed Mt. Moon." Answered Joy. "I heard about that, some natural phenomenon or something." Said Trey. "Actually I heard it was Team Rocket or something." Said Josh.
Matt's eyes widen. 'TEAM ROCKET!?!' Matt was screaming in his head. 'Pewter police said me, Trey, or Joe Smoe should keep in touch.' 'Soooo…' "Hey Josh could you go take Sting outside to potty, PLEASE!"
"FORGET IT!" "I'll pay you…" started Matt. "SAY NO MORE, JOSH JIYGAS IS ON THE CASE!" After Josh had left with Sting (Who REALLY did have to go.)
Trey had finally figured out what Matt was thinking. "Joy we work with the undercover rocket police." Said Trey showing off their secret watches. "Really!"
"A call came in for you." "I'll download it into your watches." Said Joy impressed
After the downloading…
"Matt, Trey. We want you to sneak into the Moon Bridge Rocket Agents." "We have great reasons to suspect it was really Team Rocket who destroyed the once great Mt. Moon." "It is now a deep canyon with a little river a the bottom." "An estimated 7 miles drop too." "Since the destruction no Pokemon has been seen anywhere near, we believe Team Rocket plan to use Clefairy and their moon stones to cause global domination by attacking from Outer Space!" "Please we have other troops risking their lives please say you'll help!" "If you get this message in time please contact us." "1st class Officer Jenny over and out!"
Now Matt was certain, He was needed, and he wouldn't disappoint them ether.
"Trey let's call Jenny real quick while those 2 are out." After contacting Jenny they received uniforms from Joy. "Trey, before slipping into these Rocket uniforms lets come up with a story to ditch Josh." "Gotcha!" "Leave everything to me!" said Trey confidently. Trey whipped out a videophone from his backpack.
While Trey was dialing a numbers, Matt was wondering about his mom back at Junjian City. "Excuse me, Nurse Joy." "Yes" "Could I use the phone to call my mom?" "Go right ahead Matt." Said Joy. Matt took out his cell phone. 'Lets see here… 567-7728' Matt dialed in his phone number. "Hello, Mom?" "Matthew!" "SHUT UP!!! MEGHAN I WANT TO TALK TO MOM!" "Fine." said his sister
"Matt? Is that you?" "Yeah Mom." "OH GUESS WHAT MATT!" "What Mom?" "I just started a daycare for Pokemon!" "That's great Mom!" "I talked to Prof. Oak and he gave me 3 Pokemon to start the daycare with!" "Which Pokemon?" "Let's see here Pikachu, Vinnerninner the Venonat, and Golduck!" "Awesome!" "I also arranged it with the Professor that when you get over 6 Pokemon they would come to me, instead of being cooped up with the Professor!" "Thanks Mom! I gotta go I called you collect." "WHAT!?!" "COLLECT!!!!!!" "Yeah you know 10-10-321 then 1 and the number, 7 cents a minute." "YOU DID WHAT!!!!!!" "HOW DARE YOU DO THAT!!!" "WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO CALL COLLECT!?!" "Umm…" "HOW COULD YO BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! Matt hung up. : )
"Whew…" 'Glad that's over with' "Matt, I got everything arranged I'll go give Josh his plane ticket." "PLANE TICKET?!?" "Yeah… Ha Ha … plane ticket." laughed Trey. "Josh just bought a one way ticket to Goldenrod City!" Trey then died laughing! 'Poor Josh!' Matt thought smiling.
"Josh Jiygas your plane is waiting." "Thank you ma'am!" said Josh 'Yes I won't have to go through Moon Crossing to get to Cerulean!'
Later at nightfall…
"Trey do you think we could sneak in without being noticed?" Matt whispered. For now they was at the bushes about a quarter of a mile from the Moon Crossing Bridge. Even now they could hear Team Rocket's agents talking off in the distance. "Matt, SHH!" "Be quiet!" "How do you expect to join up with Team Rocket with all your yapping!?!" it wouldn't have hurt if Trey had been a little bit quieter. Matt noticed the scenery around him. The grass grew flat and even as far as the eye could see. It was almost like a path through the forest with beautiful trees with fruits of all sorts hanging from its limbs. The kind you would just love to pick and eat to your heart's desire. Along with the trees there was bushes about three feet high also darting the sides of the path. Perfect for hiding behind. With the moon shining from above (it was a full moon) everything looked dark and mysterious and maybe a little magical. Of course Matt didn't tell all this to Trey for he knew he would just call him a baby. All in all this was the kind of place you wish you didn't ever have to leave. But of course they had work to do.
Finally after gathering his nerve Trey motioned for Matt to get up and follow him down the path. (They were already in full traditional uniform.) When they reached the other Rockets one came up to greet us. When the agent got up close to us he was startled for a minute. 'Oh NO! I hope they don't know who we are!' After getting a closer look at us Trey gave him a signal with his hands. The Rocket calmed down after seeing that. He must have also been another undercover Rocket agent for the police.
He motioned for us to follow him. We walked over to the other members. The Rocket that had looked us over said to stand in a certain spot with the rest of the Rockets. The spot we were all standing on was right in front of a narrow wooden bridge. You know the ones that sway and rock and you think will break, because it always seems to happen a lot on TV. When all of a sudden the ground beneath them was shaking! The Rocket they had met mashed a button on the watch he was wearing. The ground they were standing on was lowering under ground!
The platform of course was really an elevator. They went down a long tunnel that was lit up a bit. After hitting bottom they all scattered. (Except Matt and Trey, also the Rocket dude they had met.) "Yo!" Matt and Trey was a little startled to hear the voice of the Rocket. "I'm Zero 4." "I'm the Moon Crossing Bridge Chief Executive Rocket." "Of course I'm sure YOU already knew about it!" he said this with his eyes twinkling and a big grin on his face. Matt could tell by the look of determination he showed earlier that he was a very talented Pokemon trainer. Zero 4 was probably about 23 give or take a year. He had dark black hair, and brown eyes. Matt decided right away to make a friend of Zero 4.
"Everything is going on schedule just like we planned." "I'm SURE that's what YOU came to talk about. "Huh" "Oh YEAH! SURE!" Matt was sweating now. Luckily Trey took over. "Right." "Now fill us in on the mission and progress you've been making." "Right sir." "Well it goes like this." "Since our mission was to collect moon stones and power up P2SM to allow us to attack from space." "That's our objective and all and it is 80 % complete and all." "But we are lacking high level enough Clefairys to power the moon stones." "It appears that the Clefairy may only power up the moon stones with the help of Metronome." "Which they only learn at higher levels, sir." "But with extensive training with the Clefairy we have about 6 that have learned Metronome." He smiled rather evilly just then. "Should I show you the other Clefairy?" asked Zero 4 with mock politeness. "Press on." Said Trey.
Zero 4 led them down many twists and turns of tunnels that Matt was starting to get dizzy. He had no clue how he would escape from Team Rocket's underground base. Going down the halls of tunnels Matt realized that there were about 200 agents here!
"Sirs please follow me, hurry, they might still be alive!" Zero 4 broke out into a run. 'What? Who's they?' was all Matt thought about going down the halls, running after Zero 4. Zero 4 stopped in front of a side door. "The spies are all in this room with some of the REAL Rockets!" "Huh!" Matt was horrified. Luckily Zero 4 didn't notice. "Let's walk in, Shall we?" asked Zero 4 again with mock politeness.
Matt, Trey, and Zero 4 walked in the room to find about 50 Rockets in the room! 40 of them had machine guns pointing at the remaining 10! "Attention fellow Rockets and spies!" it was Zero 4. "Trey we gotta help these people out." Matt whispered quietly to Trey. "I know." "When I give the signal, release Bulbasaur and use sleep powder." Trey whispered back. "Right."
"As I was saying we have decided to kill you now and for no reason whatsoever except you might rat out what you learned!" said Zero 4 happily. "And to spare a little pleasure to my 2 guests here, I shall allow them to knock out the first one." "After that you remaining 9 shall be blasted into smithereens!" "HA! HA! HA!" laughed Zero 4 evilly. Matt gasped suddenly. Zero 4 meant for him or Trey to kill someone! 'How can we go ahead with our plan if one of us has to shoot someone?!?!' Matt thought to his dismay. "You!" Zero 4 said to Matt. "Come here now!" Zero 4 commanded sharply.
"I want you to shoot any one you like." Zero 4 said this while he loaded a DD44 Destroyer. He handed the DD44 to Matt. Matt shakily took the gun. Matt was preparing to aim while Zero 4 laughed. "Haven't you ever shot someone?" Zero 4 asked with more than a hint of mockery. Just as Matt was holding the gun to shoot some poor soul… Trey shouted "NOW!"
Matt at the speed of light released the Pokeball containing Bulbasaur! "Bulbasaur SLEEP POWDER QUICKLY!" Matt shouted out the orders with the speed of light! Take that Jessie and James! : ) ! Matt and Trey immediately got the 10 undercover police out of the room before the sleep powder took full effect. Matt Trey and the police were out the door and down the hall at the blink of an eye! "Hurry this way!" Matt yelled. After running for about 10 minutes down long endless tunnels and doors they ran into a door that said TEST ROOM.
Just when Matt was going to open the door to the test room a flash of light, fire, and smoke appeared. Out from the smoke emerged 5 Rockets. 3 of them were Katy, Sid, and Butch. One of the 2 others was Zero 4! The last remaining man was dressed as if in a ninja like fashion. "Allow me to introduce myself…" "I am Koga the Leader of Fuchsia Gym!" Koga stepped forward a bit. "We can not allow you in the room with the Clefairy in it for confidentiality." Koga told them. "So this is where the Clefairy are. Huh? Said the policeman that Matt had nearly shot. "KOGA! You are a BLASTED IDIOT!" Yelled Zero 4 angrily. And he had a right to be angry too.
"Alright it looks like this will be a fight!" "Pokemon ready friends!" Said Trey giving out orders. "You're right punk." Snarled Zero 4. "ROCKET'S ATTACK NOW!!!" Yelled Zero 4 on the verge of apocalypse! "POKEBALL GO!" All the Rockets shouted. From Sid came Hitmonlee. Kat released a Scyther! Butch threw out a Hitmonchan. Also the talking Machop came forward to battle. Zero 4 brought a Rhydon and a Xatu! Koga released his all-star team of Aridos, Forretress, Muk, Venomoth, Tentacruel, and his best the Crobat! "HA! HA! HA!" Laughed Team Rocket evilly. "We are victorious already!" Laughed Katy.
"We'll see about that Team Rocket!" Challenged back Trey. "GO POKEBALL!" shouted Matt, Trey, and the police. Matt released Bulbasaur, Magetic, and Sting. Trey released the fearsome Hitmonchop! Most of the police released Growlithes. But the brave policeman Matt got close to killing brought out an Electabuzz and Magmar!
"Muk squish the Beedrill with Body Slam!" commanded Koga. MUK! MUK! MUUUUUUUK! Muk was trying to flop down on Sting when Matt ordered. "Sting FURY B.B.Q. NOW!" Remember this one? Beedrill's stinger's were on fire as they ran threw Muk! SQUISH! Muk splattered everywhere! The Growlithes were fighting Hitmonchan, Lee, Scyther, and Machop. Plus Team Rocket's Pokemon appeared to be winning!
"Vegeta give me a reading quick!" (Vegeta is Matt's scouter looking thing he got with his Pokedex.) "Hitmonchan, 500.0, Hitmonlee, 499.8, Scyther, 531.2, Machop, 674.9." " Growlithes, all at 479.2." "Bulbasaur, 510.4, Kadabra, 489.2, Beedrill, 472.9." "Hitmonchop, 518.0." "Electabuzz, 743.5, Magmar, 789.9." "Xatu, 573.8, Rhydon, 892.9." "Aridos, 792.1, Forretress, 792.1, Muk, 799.6, Venomoth, 850.9, Crobat, 900.1."
"THANKS A LOT VEGETA!" Matt screamed at the little machine. "It doesn't matter Matt, just have Magetic use Confusion at all of Koga's Pokemon!" Said Trey. "You're right Trey!" "Magetic CONFUSION!" "Bulbasaur Razor Leaf that Rhydon!" "Sting Poison Spray all of Team Rocket!" Commanded Matt smartly.
"Rhydon FIRE BLAST!" Well there went Bulbasaur and Sting… NO! Magetic used her teleport attack to transport her fellow Pokemon to safety! The only problem was that she teleported them about 3 miles down the tunnels. Oh well. The Growlithes were all using fire attacks at Koga's Pokemon. With not much success either. Hitmonchop was bravely battling ALL of Butch, Katy and Sid's Pokemon. Electabuzz and Magmar were having a pretty decent fight against Rhydon and Xatu. But Xatu's psychic attacks were getting the best of them.
When the something happened that made a turn for the worse. More Rockets piled in apparently the one's that Bulbasaur put to sleep. They all released Pokemon like Weezing and Grimer. All the policemen smartly told their Growlithes to use Fire Spin. Then they all evolved into Arcanines!
The Arcanines used Fire Blast to take out all the Weezing and Grimer! Then another tragic event took place. The talented Rhydon used Surf! ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There went all the Arcanine. Suddenly Magetic appeared and had with her Sting and an Ivysaur?!? Matt realized it was his Bulbasaur that must have evolved! "IVYSAUR USE SLEEP POWDER!" Just as Ivysaur was releasing sleep powder Xatu used disable disabling the sleep powder!
"Rhydon HYPER BEAM show them your true power!" commanded Zero 4 with an evil laugh. "Vegeta what's the reading?" "Rhydon, 1073.8." "WHAT!" Yelled Matt, Trey, and the policemen. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rhydon had launched the hyper beam that took out Ivysaur, Sting, Hitmonchop and left Magetic with little health left. Electabuzz and Magmar were bravely still fighting when they both launched launched a Psychic attack that took out the Aridos, Forretress, and Venomoth! Then Muk reformed and started enlarging itself to take up half the room! Crobat launched a Toxic attack on the powerful team of Electabuzz and Magmar! It took full effect. They would be out in a minute. Lee, Chan, Scyther and Machop came running over to quadruple team Magetic!
Magetic launched its new attack it learned in the battle Psybeam! All of Team Rocket's Pokemon were wiped out, except Zero 4's and Koga's. Electabuzz and Magmar were finally knocked out by Xatu and Crobat. Magetic was about to faint. "Magetic use TELEKINESIS!" (If you remember telekinesis was the attack that allows Magetic to call for the closest help near it.) Then she fainted.
RUMBLE! RUMBLE! Then all was still and quiet. HA! HA! HA! Laughed Team Rocket and Koga. "Did you honestly think that that would help you?" asked Butch. "YEAH!" Snickered Sid and Katy. BOOOOOM! The test room door exploded! Out came 20 or so Clefairy! First they waved their fingers at the fainted Magetic. She felt the life poor back into her as she popped up. The Clefairy started waving their fingers again. This time they all produced a giant Fire Blast!
This produced a problem. The Muk that took up half the room caught fire. Then he turned white! "Rhydon put out the flames with surf hurry!" shouted Zero 4 with real fear on his face. The flames were put out but Muk shined even brighter! 'UH OH.' The brave policeman thought. "HE'S GONNA BLOW!" yelled the policeman. "MAGETIC SUPER TELEPORT NOW!" Shouted Matt. Just when Muk exploded everyone felt his bodies leaving the ground. When they all came to they where all on the other side of Moon Crossing Bridge.
"What about the other Rockets?" asked Matt with real fear. "I told them all to evacuate after me Koga and the Rocket's here came to battle you." Explained Zero 4 calmly. "Good." Said Trey. Zero 4 and Koga released all their Pokemon fully healed! Zero 4 stepped forward. "Matt, you see all are Pokemon here, We could easily take you your friend here and the police and dump you all in the river over there behind us." Zero 4 said "But instead of killing you and taking the Clefairy with us, we shall let you and your friends live and keep the Clefairy." "But… started in Koga when Zero 4 gave him a bloody nose. "You risked your life in saving ours who probably don't even deserve to be saved." "So thanks." Zero 4 shook Matt's hand. "If you're ever in the neighborhood give me a call, I live in Junjian City." Team Rocket, Zero 4, and Koga hopped on to the surfing Rhydon and jumped into the river following the 7 mile drop first.
"Hold on before we part." It was the brave policeman. "My name's Jarrod give me call if you're ever in trouble." He too shook Matt's hand. Then him and the rest of the police took the Clefairy and walked off in the distance.
Matt called out his Ivysaur. With the translator on Matt talked to it. "Yo, good job back in there Ivysaur." Congratulated Matt. (Thanks it was what any Pokemon would have done.) "Well anyway you need a name, I would have given you one earlier but just forgot." (Yaw you did.) "So how about Solar?" (Sounds good to me!) "Solar it is then." Matt called out his other 2 Pokemon, as did Trey with Hitmonchop.
So Matt Trey and their amazing Pokemon walked on the route towards Cerulean City. When all of a sudden… RING! RING! Trey picked up his phone from the ground where he had dropped it. "Hello?" After 30 seconds he hung up. "It was Josh, he said as soon as we got to Cerulean he would kill us." Laughed Trey. "HEY JARROD!" was all Matt had to say.
TO BE CONTINUED…