Rebirth of Fate
Episode 3:
No Need For Badges
"Ah, so THIS is Pewter City!" Taz looked around in marvel.
"Yeah, we should heal up the new pokémon we've got." Rob said. The two adventurers were already catching more pokémon in their journey. Keeli and Tenchi, the other two heroes, had chosen to go home and train before taking on the big, bad world.
Taz and Rob raced to the pokécenter, their hearts beating madly. Taz got there first. "Ha ha! I get to heal mine first!" he crowed.
"Aw, man!" Rob moaned. He started growling.
The two kids saw Nurse Joy. Taz brought up his pokéballs. "Could you umm... heal these up, please?"
"Sure! Let me see your pokémon, please." Nurse Joy said. Taz forked over his pokémon.
As she healed up the pokémon, Taz began gloating about the pokémon he caught. "I got a Wooper, a sleeping Hoothoot ("You cheated there," Rob said.) a Sunkern..."
"Oh, shut up!" Rob retorted. "Like I care. I got a Larvitar, and that's all that matters."
"Just admit it. You're not as big of a collector as I am."
"OH, SHUT UP!" And the two friends playfully argued, only interrupted by Nurse Joy to remind them that their pokémon is ready. While Rob waited for his pokémon to heal, they bickered some more. At last, Nurse Joy informed them that Rob's pokémon were ready, and they set out for Pewter Gym.
At the giant twin doors, Taz looked at Rob. "Are you ready, chump?"
"As always, loser."
Both punted the doors open at the same time, hurting their toes in the process. After using a couple of expletives, Rob and Taz entered the gym. As usual, the gym was dark and apparently barren. Taz asked in a mock fearful voice, "Anyone there?"
"Ah, so I have visitors," said a voice in the darkness. A light switched on. Taz and Rob glanced over to see not Brock but an older-looking version of him. "Greetings. Until my son gets back from his journey, I have been running this gym for this town. I am Flint, Brock's father.
"So I assume that you have come for a badge?"
"Yeah," Taz nodded. He whipped out a pokéball. "I'm ready to kick some rear!!"
"I ask that your friend step outside until you finish this match. I rather him not be discouraged should you lose..."
"Alright," Rob reluctantly agreed. "Good luck, Taz."
"Thanks. I have a feeling I'll need it."
Rob left the building, wondering why if Taz lost, he would be afraid to challenge Flint. Ah well, who gives a crap, he thought. But maybe I should train a little bit, just in case.
Rob headed to the grassy area outside Pewter.
****
Taz's victory did not come easily. That lone pokémon of Flint's almost wiped out all of his pokémon, let alone his short winning streak. I hope Rob trained, Taz thought. I underestimated the old man! Brock's family sure wasn't dumb to let people beat them so easily... Rob popped from the horizon and interrupted Taz's thoughts.
"Yo Taz! So how did the fight go?" he asked.
"Urgh. Tough. Go see for yourself, though. Flint's waiting."
"Uh-oh," and at that, Rob dashed to the gym and disappeared inside.
Good luck, old buddy, Taz thought, you'll need it.
****
Rob took a gander around the gym. Flint, of course, was nowhere to be seen- yet. But a light appeared and Flint was sitting, Indian-style on some rocks. "Ah, so you have come to fight!"
"Yeah, and don't go easy, no matter how bad I'm doing..."
"Good. Send out your pokémon. You get to use only two, so choose wisely."
"Alright. Go, Meowth!" Rob threw the pokéball with all his might. For a swirl of red emerged a fully energized Meowth. He pumped out his claws and prepared himself for his next opponent.
"Go, hero Golem." Flint tossed his pokéball, and out emerged the biggest Golem Rob had ever seen. Its size alone intimidated both him and Meowth. Rob whipped out his pokédex for information.
"In evolution, a pokémon's likeness for its trainer or itself may alter its appearance. 'Hero' pokémon are said to only come from trainers that treat them superiorly. These versions of pokémon often have better special defense and attack power than that of other pokémon and can learn attacks that others can't."
"Uh-oh..." murmured Meowth. "I'm in deep crap..."
"Let the battle begin," Flint said. "I'll let you have first move."
Rob clenched his teeth. "Meowth! Ice Beam!!"
Meowth pulled back his arm and let loose with an Ice Beam. However, when it hit Golem, he barely flinched. Meowth was flabbergasted.
"It's my turn," Flint said, not an inch of cockiness in his voice. "Hero Golem. Heroic Punch." Hero Golem lets loose with a nasty punch that hits Meowth in the stomach and sends him flying to Rob's feet. Meowth staggers, but gets up and gains back his composure. Meowth instinctively uses Aura Shell and recovers a bit.
"Meowth! Try Bite!" Rob commands.
Meowth bites Golem in the face. Golem this time fully flinches, and Meowth grins, believing he has found a weak spot.
But Golem is far from finished. "Hero Golem, Rolling Tackle!" Flint cries. Golem becomes a ball and rolls towards Meowth.
"Augh!!!" Meowth's eyes grow big as Golem chases him around the stadium. A sweat drop forms on Rob's face as Meowth is disgracefully hunted down by a maniac Golem, charging at full speed. Meowth clambers over rocks while Golem smashes right through.
"You had enough fun for one day," Rob said, the sweat drop on his face bigger than ever. "Meowth, return." He called back the frantic cat in its pokéball. He whipped out his other starting pokémon. "Cyndaquil! GO!!!"
The fire mouse emerged from its resting point, its quills flaring. "Hero Golem, Rock Throw." Flint said.
Golem used its strength to pull a rock out of the ground and threw it at Cyndaquil. However, the fire mouse was faster and dodged the attack. "Cyndaquil! Aim for its face! That's its weak point!" Rob cried.
Cyndaquil shot an ember in Golem's face. It flinched, but Rob then saw an unmistakable look on its face: anger.
Flint saw this as great opportunity. "Use your limit break!"
Golem stomped the ground angrily. Rob checked his pokédex hoping for warning.
"Avalanche. Limit Break used only by the strongest 'hero' pokémon. Throws a heavy wall of rocks in every possible direction."
"Cyndaquil!" Rob screamed. "RUN!!!" Cyndaquil took heed and began its tough mission to dodge the heavy avalanche of rocks coming in its direction. Some hit and sent it flying, but most of them missed. Golem seemed to have calmed down and began pulling rocks to toss at Cyndaquil. "Cyndaquil, ARSCHIZM!!"
Cyndaquil ripped an Arschizm in Golem's direction, searing its back and stunning it.
Golem was suspended for a split second. It seemed to bow to Cyndaquil before it crashed and bit the dust.
"Cyndaquil, YOU BEAT HIM!!" Rob cried. Cyndaquil trotted to his trainer, proud after yet another weary battle. For good sport, Rob also released Meowth and congratulated him.
"EXCELLENT! You're the only one of two trainers I've seen bust my pops!" a voice said.
"Brock?"
"Yep, me in the flesh!" he said. "I decided that I should check up on pops every now and then, he's getting old!"
"NOBODY ASKED FOR YOUR OPINION!!" Flint shouted.
"Aw, just kiddin' dad! I see that Golem's a little too tough for most trainers, but you and your friend have guts! You managed to cream him good!"
"Thanks," Rob said, "and the other trainer happens to be my best bud."
"OOOHHH!!" Brock said in heavy sarcasm. "Are you sure about that? I saw you two arguing like you were about to kill each other!"
"I see that you kids will become master trainers," said mysterious voice number two.
"Is it..." Rob started.
"IT'S ME! Ash Ketchum, pokémon master!" said an older Ash.
"Yeah, I wonder why your almighty self can't stop TR?"
"I'd LOVE to cream those losers, but I own a gym!"
"Ah..."
"So does Gary, and he seems very content in proving his gym is better than mine!"
"Don't let his grandpa place any two million dollar bets on you anymore, it's dangerous," Rob mimicked. Ash's face faulted. Rob had known about the bet Gary and Oak had when Ash had started his quest. Oak told him about it.
But there was one thing that baffled Rob. He was utterly confused about Golem's death bow, so he checked his pokédex. "Hero pokémon tend to prefer to go down in dignity. They tend to instinctively do this even to pokémon who have cheated their way into victory. Scientists are still baffled as of why this happens."
"My job is done!" Flint said. "For your courage, you may have the Boulderbadge." Flint handed Rob the Boulderbadge.
"YEAH!" Rob shouted. "Now I have to find Team Rocket... They'll be history once I find those fools..."
"Good luck with that," Ash said. "They've grown stronger since I last fought them..."
"Yeah," Brock added. "They aren't consisted of losers like Jessie and James..."
"Don't worry," Rob said. "I've got backup, namely that kid you fought before me and Professor Oak himself. Oak's really ticked about you not helping out. You might want to see him though..."
"Why?"
"Mebbe cause HE MIGHT MAKE YOU RICH IF YOU PUMMEL TR... or something like that."
"Then count me in!" Brock cried.
"Definitely me!" Ash crowed. "I'll see if I can convince Kamon to look after my gym."
"Greed..." Rob mumbled under his breath, "so many people are possessed by it. Even the righteous..."
Flint winked at Rob, who obviously read his lips. "Brock, visit your siblings first."
"Ummm... That'd be smart!" Brock responded. He then dashed over to his father. "Are you sure you'll be okay?"
"Yes..."
"I'll be back as fast as I can if something happens!"
"So will I," Ash added.
"Good," Flint nodded. "You must be on your way," he looked at Rob. "Good luck to you and all of you friends."
"Yeah," Rob said. "You watch yourselves, okay?"
"We will," Brock nodded. "HEY! Why don't you register our phone number?"
"Okay..." So Rob did. After waving goodbye to everyone, Rob headed outside to meet up with Taz.
****
Fools, are we? I'll have to show that brat a thing or two. Thought a mysterious dark-blond girl in the shadows. She had listened to their entire conversation, and witnessed the power of that boy's pokémon...
Boss Rocket will need this information, I'm sure of this, she pondered, but what of the other three? I'll have to spy on them, too, or send Rockets to see what they're like...
But of course, I could wreck a little havoc with my ice powers, but that would be reckless, unless I planned a good attack, and I just know how.
Focusing her powers, she began to make it snow.
That's it for Episode three! Next up: Vs. Kristin
Rob takes a nap after a hard won victory from Pewter, only to awaken to... SNOW???!!! BUT IT'S THE MIDDLE OF JULY!!!! What or even who could be causing this? Rob's about to find out... and get in a battle versus his first run-in with Team Rocket.
Stay tuned for Episode Four in Rebirth of Fate!!!!
Episode 3:
No Need For Badges
"Ah, so THIS is Pewter City!" Taz looked around in marvel.
"Yeah, we should heal up the new pokémon we've got." Rob said. The two adventurers were already catching more pokémon in their journey. Keeli and Tenchi, the other two heroes, had chosen to go home and train before taking on the big, bad world.
Taz and Rob raced to the pokécenter, their hearts beating madly. Taz got there first. "Ha ha! I get to heal mine first!" he crowed.
"Aw, man!" Rob moaned. He started growling.
The two kids saw Nurse Joy. Taz brought up his pokéballs. "Could you umm... heal these up, please?"
"Sure! Let me see your pokémon, please." Nurse Joy said. Taz forked over his pokémon.
As she healed up the pokémon, Taz began gloating about the pokémon he caught. "I got a Wooper, a sleeping Hoothoot ("You cheated there," Rob said.) a Sunkern..."
"Oh, shut up!" Rob retorted. "Like I care. I got a Larvitar, and that's all that matters."
"Just admit it. You're not as big of a collector as I am."
"OH, SHUT UP!" And the two friends playfully argued, only interrupted by Nurse Joy to remind them that their pokémon is ready. While Rob waited for his pokémon to heal, they bickered some more. At last, Nurse Joy informed them that Rob's pokémon were ready, and they set out for Pewter Gym.
At the giant twin doors, Taz looked at Rob. "Are you ready, chump?"
"As always, loser."
Both punted the doors open at the same time, hurting their toes in the process. After using a couple of expletives, Rob and Taz entered the gym. As usual, the gym was dark and apparently barren. Taz asked in a mock fearful voice, "Anyone there?"
"Ah, so I have visitors," said a voice in the darkness. A light switched on. Taz and Rob glanced over to see not Brock but an older-looking version of him. "Greetings. Until my son gets back from his journey, I have been running this gym for this town. I am Flint, Brock's father.
"So I assume that you have come for a badge?"
"Yeah," Taz nodded. He whipped out a pokéball. "I'm ready to kick some rear!!"
"I ask that your friend step outside until you finish this match. I rather him not be discouraged should you lose..."
"Alright," Rob reluctantly agreed. "Good luck, Taz."
"Thanks. I have a feeling I'll need it."
Rob left the building, wondering why if Taz lost, he would be afraid to challenge Flint. Ah well, who gives a crap, he thought. But maybe I should train a little bit, just in case.
Rob headed to the grassy area outside Pewter.
****
Taz's victory did not come easily. That lone pokémon of Flint's almost wiped out all of his pokémon, let alone his short winning streak. I hope Rob trained, Taz thought. I underestimated the old man! Brock's family sure wasn't dumb to let people beat them so easily... Rob popped from the horizon and interrupted Taz's thoughts.
"Yo Taz! So how did the fight go?" he asked.
"Urgh. Tough. Go see for yourself, though. Flint's waiting."
"Uh-oh," and at that, Rob dashed to the gym and disappeared inside.
Good luck, old buddy, Taz thought, you'll need it.
****
Rob took a gander around the gym. Flint, of course, was nowhere to be seen- yet. But a light appeared and Flint was sitting, Indian-style on some rocks. "Ah, so you have come to fight!"
"Yeah, and don't go easy, no matter how bad I'm doing..."
"Good. Send out your pokémon. You get to use only two, so choose wisely."
"Alright. Go, Meowth!" Rob threw the pokéball with all his might. For a swirl of red emerged a fully energized Meowth. He pumped out his claws and prepared himself for his next opponent.
"Go, hero Golem." Flint tossed his pokéball, and out emerged the biggest Golem Rob had ever seen. Its size alone intimidated both him and Meowth. Rob whipped out his pokédex for information.
"In evolution, a pokémon's likeness for its trainer or itself may alter its appearance. 'Hero' pokémon are said to only come from trainers that treat them superiorly. These versions of pokémon often have better special defense and attack power than that of other pokémon and can learn attacks that others can't."
"Uh-oh..." murmured Meowth. "I'm in deep crap..."
"Let the battle begin," Flint said. "I'll let you have first move."
Rob clenched his teeth. "Meowth! Ice Beam!!"
Meowth pulled back his arm and let loose with an Ice Beam. However, when it hit Golem, he barely flinched. Meowth was flabbergasted.
"It's my turn," Flint said, not an inch of cockiness in his voice. "Hero Golem. Heroic Punch." Hero Golem lets loose with a nasty punch that hits Meowth in the stomach and sends him flying to Rob's feet. Meowth staggers, but gets up and gains back his composure. Meowth instinctively uses Aura Shell and recovers a bit.
"Meowth! Try Bite!" Rob commands.
Meowth bites Golem in the face. Golem this time fully flinches, and Meowth grins, believing he has found a weak spot.
But Golem is far from finished. "Hero Golem, Rolling Tackle!" Flint cries. Golem becomes a ball and rolls towards Meowth.
"Augh!!!" Meowth's eyes grow big as Golem chases him around the stadium. A sweat drop forms on Rob's face as Meowth is disgracefully hunted down by a maniac Golem, charging at full speed. Meowth clambers over rocks while Golem smashes right through.
"You had enough fun for one day," Rob said, the sweat drop on his face bigger than ever. "Meowth, return." He called back the frantic cat in its pokéball. He whipped out his other starting pokémon. "Cyndaquil! GO!!!"
The fire mouse emerged from its resting point, its quills flaring. "Hero Golem, Rock Throw." Flint said.
Golem used its strength to pull a rock out of the ground and threw it at Cyndaquil. However, the fire mouse was faster and dodged the attack. "Cyndaquil! Aim for its face! That's its weak point!" Rob cried.
Cyndaquil shot an ember in Golem's face. It flinched, but Rob then saw an unmistakable look on its face: anger.
Flint saw this as great opportunity. "Use your limit break!"
Golem stomped the ground angrily. Rob checked his pokédex hoping for warning.
"Avalanche. Limit Break used only by the strongest 'hero' pokémon. Throws a heavy wall of rocks in every possible direction."
"Cyndaquil!" Rob screamed. "RUN!!!" Cyndaquil took heed and began its tough mission to dodge the heavy avalanche of rocks coming in its direction. Some hit and sent it flying, but most of them missed. Golem seemed to have calmed down and began pulling rocks to toss at Cyndaquil. "Cyndaquil, ARSCHIZM!!"
Cyndaquil ripped an Arschizm in Golem's direction, searing its back and stunning it.
Golem was suspended for a split second. It seemed to bow to Cyndaquil before it crashed and bit the dust.
"Cyndaquil, YOU BEAT HIM!!" Rob cried. Cyndaquil trotted to his trainer, proud after yet another weary battle. For good sport, Rob also released Meowth and congratulated him.
"EXCELLENT! You're the only one of two trainers I've seen bust my pops!" a voice said.
"Brock?"
"Yep, me in the flesh!" he said. "I decided that I should check up on pops every now and then, he's getting old!"
"NOBODY ASKED FOR YOUR OPINION!!" Flint shouted.
"Aw, just kiddin' dad! I see that Golem's a little too tough for most trainers, but you and your friend have guts! You managed to cream him good!"
"Thanks," Rob said, "and the other trainer happens to be my best bud."
"OOOHHH!!" Brock said in heavy sarcasm. "Are you sure about that? I saw you two arguing like you were about to kill each other!"
"I see that you kids will become master trainers," said mysterious voice number two.
"Is it..." Rob started.
"IT'S ME! Ash Ketchum, pokémon master!" said an older Ash.
"Yeah, I wonder why your almighty self can't stop TR?"
"I'd LOVE to cream those losers, but I own a gym!"
"Ah..."
"So does Gary, and he seems very content in proving his gym is better than mine!"
"Don't let his grandpa place any two million dollar bets on you anymore, it's dangerous," Rob mimicked. Ash's face faulted. Rob had known about the bet Gary and Oak had when Ash had started his quest. Oak told him about it.
But there was one thing that baffled Rob. He was utterly confused about Golem's death bow, so he checked his pokédex. "Hero pokémon tend to prefer to go down in dignity. They tend to instinctively do this even to pokémon who have cheated their way into victory. Scientists are still baffled as of why this happens."
"My job is done!" Flint said. "For your courage, you may have the Boulderbadge." Flint handed Rob the Boulderbadge.
"YEAH!" Rob shouted. "Now I have to find Team Rocket... They'll be history once I find those fools..."
"Good luck with that," Ash said. "They've grown stronger since I last fought them..."
"Yeah," Brock added. "They aren't consisted of losers like Jessie and James..."
"Don't worry," Rob said. "I've got backup, namely that kid you fought before me and Professor Oak himself. Oak's really ticked about you not helping out. You might want to see him though..."
"Why?"
"Mebbe cause HE MIGHT MAKE YOU RICH IF YOU PUMMEL TR... or something like that."
"Then count me in!" Brock cried.
"Definitely me!" Ash crowed. "I'll see if I can convince Kamon to look after my gym."
"Greed..." Rob mumbled under his breath, "so many people are possessed by it. Even the righteous..."
Flint winked at Rob, who obviously read his lips. "Brock, visit your siblings first."
"Ummm... That'd be smart!" Brock responded. He then dashed over to his father. "Are you sure you'll be okay?"
"Yes..."
"I'll be back as fast as I can if something happens!"
"So will I," Ash added.
"Good," Flint nodded. "You must be on your way," he looked at Rob. "Good luck to you and all of you friends."
"Yeah," Rob said. "You watch yourselves, okay?"
"We will," Brock nodded. "HEY! Why don't you register our phone number?"
"Okay..." So Rob did. After waving goodbye to everyone, Rob headed outside to meet up with Taz.
****
Fools, are we? I'll have to show that brat a thing or two. Thought a mysterious dark-blond girl in the shadows. She had listened to their entire conversation, and witnessed the power of that boy's pokémon...
Boss Rocket will need this information, I'm sure of this, she pondered, but what of the other three? I'll have to spy on them, too, or send Rockets to see what they're like...
But of course, I could wreck a little havoc with my ice powers, but that would be reckless, unless I planned a good attack, and I just know how.
Focusing her powers, she began to make it snow.
That's it for Episode three! Next up: Vs. Kristin
Rob takes a nap after a hard won victory from Pewter, only to awaken to... SNOW???!!! BUT IT'S THE MIDDLE OF JULY!!!! What or even who could be causing this? Rob's about to find out... and get in a battle versus his first run-in with Team Rocket.
Stay tuned for Episode Four in Rebirth of Fate!!!!