Pokemon: Enigma's Journey
By K-OSS
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Pokemon or any associated locations, creatures or characters. They belong to Nintendo, and god bless them in a world over run with the tyranny of Playstation.
Chapter III: In the shadow of Enigma's Mountain
Misty arrived in Blackthorn about 10:30 at night. The quiet mountain town is dark as most of it's inhabitants are asleep. She gets off her motorcycle and walks it through the silence of the town. She finally reaches the pokemon gym, the only building in town with it's lights on. In the door stands Clair Blackwing, the gym leader.
"I thought you'd never arrive." Clair smiled. Misty sighed, "There was a storm so I had to wait for the ferry longer than usual." Clair nodded, "Well, come on in. I saved you some stew." Misty walked in with Clair.
Later on, the two gym leaders sit in the gym lounge. The empty bowl of stew sits on a table between the two. "So what do you know of this Enigma?" Misty asks as she sips from a glass of wine. Clair sits back in her chair, "I've only had the pleasure of meeting him once. It was just after the Team Rocket infiltration." Misty shot her a puzzled look, "Team Rocket?" Clair nodded slightly, "Yes. They took over the town very quickly, after all, we're not much for fighting and most of the trainers are secluded up north in the Dragons Den. But soon as Enigma got word of it, he and his charizard swooped down from the mountains and single handedly forced Team Rocket to withdraw within the day." Misty was impressed, "In the day? That must be one hell of a charizard." Clair raised her finger to make a point, "The charizard is not the only one that fought in that battle." Misty went wide eyed, "You're seriously telling me thatg Enigma fought with Team Rocket?" Clair laughed at the expression on Misty's face, "That's what I'm saying and afterwards we through a big banquet in their honor. Enigma sat around and told stories and gave pointers to all the trainers." Misty sipped her wine, "That's amazing. I always pinned him for a creepy ol' anti-social hermit."
Clair laughed, "Naw. He's a real sweetheart. I hear stories from trainers that he cooks them meals and everything." Misty coughed heavily, "And this is the guy who killed the Grand Master's charizard?" Clair shrugged, "I'm sure he had his reasons." Misty laughed, "Yeah and Mewtwo is a real pokemon." Clair shook her head, "You'll see soon enough. Now I suggest you get some sleep. It's a long journey to Enigma's camp." Misty nodded, "Yeah, I think I will turn in." Clair smiled, "I'll show you to your room."
The next morning Misty was preparing for the journey through the mountains. Clair joined her just as the sun began to peek over the hills to the east. Clair looked at Misty's motorcycle, "You're not taking that are you? It'll never make it." Misty shoved a few more things in her backpack, "I figured as much. So if you could…" Clair smiled, "Watch it for you? No problem." Misty put the final touches on securing her backpack and stood up, "So where's this trail." Clair pointed to a small trail off to the side of the road leading into the woods, "It doesn't branch. Just keep following until you hit the camp." Misty headed off to the trail, "Thanks Clair!" Clair smiled, "Take care Misty."
Misty marched on for nearly two and a half days. Luckily the trail was shady due to the heavy cover from the trees. The trail was littered with different types of pokemon, and she even encountered a trainer coming back from the camp. The trainer, a kid named Mike, had just been defeated by the infamous Enigma. Yet he was happy and cheerful about it all. He said that he had learned an important lesson and without saying a word more began to head back to Blackthorn. Misty finally reached her goal. A large encampment with a shabby cabin, chairs in the clearing, and a sign out front that read, 'Welcome to the Home of Enigma.'
A/N: Alright, Next time I promise we'll get more into Enigma and a little bit into where Ash is during all of this. Please R&R! :K-OSS: