I really wasn't trying too hard on this chapter. I didn't want to just drag out a gym battle to take up a whole chapter, so I thought up of a side plot. I guess that side plot has its purpose at least, since Hiro does get something out of it.
CHAPTER 5: IBUI'S ADVENTURE INTO THE HEAVENS
A narration box says 'Kikyou City' as we see a large city with a large traditional Asian tower in it, as well as a tall building with a bowl shaped structure at the very top of it. Zoom in on this bowl-shaped structure to see Hiro conversing with a man with blue hair in front of him.
"So you want to try to earn your first gym badge?" says the man
"Yes, Hayato-san."
"Then let's get started. We'll use three Pokemon each."
Both Hiro and Hayato walk to different sides of a white-lined box, an arena, and Hayato says "Battle start! I select Pidgeon to go first!" as he tosses a Monster Ball to release a Pidgeon.
"Let's go Mareep!" Mareep comes out.
"Use Denki Shock!" commands Hiro. Mareep shoots electricity out of its wool and Pidgeon goes down in one hit.
"You really surprised me kid. I haven't seen many beginning trainers that manage to find an electric-type on the way over here." He recalls Pidgeon and tosses out an Onidrill.
"Onidrill, use Nirami Tsukeru!" Hayato's Onidrill just gives a hard glance at Mareep that merely causes it to glow.
Hiro thinks "He's planning something" and orders Mareep to use another Denki Shock, which takes out Onidrill as well.
Hayato recalls Onidrill and says "In the event that someone does use an electric-type and it makes it through to my last Pokemon, I keep something special to be my finale. Defeat Mareep, Gligar!" he tosses down a Monster Ball and a Gligar comes flying out.
"Damn. It's part ground, so shocking does nothing. Mareep, use Taiatari!" Mareep tries ramming into Gligar, but it dodges, and then it slashes its pincers at Mareep. After only 1 slice, Mareep is already tiring out.
"Yes, Onidrill's defense-down really did the trick. Alright Gligar, finish it off with Denkousekka!" Gligar moves at an extremely fast speed and rams into Mareep, causing it to faint.
Hiro recalls Mareep. "Hayato, by trying to cover up one elemental weakness, you've only left yourself open to another weakness. Take this!" He tosses down a Monster Ball and Tattsuu comes out.
"Mizu Deppou, Tattsuu!" Tattsuu shoots a stream of water at Gligar that hits head on. He took a bad blow, but still manages to stay flying.
"Gligar, you can still dodge it with speed. Use Denkousekka again!" Gligar goes extremely fast towards Tattsuu, but....
"Tattsuu, jump into the air!"
Tattsuu jumps, and Gligar rams into the ground. It gets back up confusedly and looks up to see Tattsuu releasing an Awa attack which covers the whole arena in foam. Gligar floats out of the bubbly foam with swirls in its eyes, indicating it's defeated.
Hayato goes up to him and says "You showed a great display of elemental matchings. However, in future battles, that isn't going to make everything. You'll also need to increase power to get these elemental effects to even count. For now, though, I congratulate you with this Wing Badge." Hayato hands Hiro a badge shaped like two wings going downwards.
"Yatta! Look Ibui, I got my first gym badge. Huh?" Hiro notices Ibui's running around with a Hanekko.
"Hehe, cute..." he says. He closes his eyes grinning, but then hears Ibui screaming "BUIIIII!!!!" He opens his eyes to see Hanekko flying up into the air carrying Ibui, still thinking he's playing with him.
"Oh no, Ibui!" Hiro tries to grab the Hanekko before it flies off, but a wind drift takes the floating plant too far away from the outer walls of the bowl-shaped arena.
"Hayato, it was nice battling you, thanks alot for the badge" says Hiro as he tries running down the stairs.
"Good luck to you" replies Hayato.
Hiro runs out of the gym and chases after Hanekko, which is many meters high in the air.
"Mareep, I hope you've recovered a bit since your battle." He tosses out Mareep, but he's still a bit unconscious.
"Mareep, please wake up. I need your help right now!" Mareep just lies there.
Hiro groans. "Alright then, I'll try out Tattsuu." He tosses out Tattsuu.
"Tattsuu, aim at the Hanekko and shoot it down." Tattsuu does so. It targets a Mizu Deppou that hits perfectly onto Hanekko, but Hanekko isn't affected much by it.
Hiro sighs, but Mareep manages to awake and get up right around that moment.
"Mareep, I'm glad you recovered. I need you to use your Denki Shock on that Hanekko, now!" Hiro points to the Hanekko carrying Ibui. Mareep notices and shoots out electricity. It shocks both Hanekko and Ibui badly, but Hanekko simply recovers with Kougousei, and Ibui's just lying in Hanekko's grasp still smoldering.
"How am I going to get it down?" Hiro then notices Hanekko's going towards the Madatsubomi no Tower, the traditional Asian-style tower from earlier. He recalls Tattsuu and Mareep and runs quickly into the tower and up the stairs, then goes up to the window at a very high floor. Hanekko floats up to the tower, but then a puff of wind takes it to another direction.
"Dammit! What else is there to do?"
Picks up Kakureon's ball, "It's a longshot, but it's my only hope."
He releases Kakureon. He's about to draw on Hiro's face, but Hiro quickly stops him, saying "Kakureon, see that thing floating away. Its skin is very smooth and perfect for writing on."
Kakureon joyishly jumps to the window sill and sticks its tongue out, trying to snatch Hanekko, but Hanekko's too far out of reach. Hiro runs up, grabs Kakureon by the tip of the tail, hangs onto the window sill and uncurls Kakureon's tail, causing it to go in a whiplike movement and snatch Hanekko with Kakureon's tongue in the process. Kakureon reels its tongue back in with Hanekko and Ibui still stuck as Hiro climbs back into the window.
"Ibui, are you alright?" Hiro asks.
Ibui, though it has some burn marks on from the electricity and is trying to regain breath from Kakureon's quick motion, it nods yes to Hiro's answer. Hiro holds Ibui as he sees Kakureon scribbling all over the poor Hanekko, which can only sit there and sob. He recalls Kakureon and throws a Monster Ball at Hanekko, which captures it. He goes over and picks up the ball.
"It's going to be a while before I reach the next city. Perhaps I should make some more room in my party."
Later, at a Pokemon Center, as everybody's getting done being healed from today's events, Hiro's using one of the computers there. The screen shows that he has to register for some Pokemon Boxes located at the local continent's top research facility, Utsugi-hakase's lab. He types in his name and trainer ID number, and he's got his Boxes now. Over at Utsugi's, we see the name Hiro flashing above an empty spot with some occupied boxes full of Monster Balls around it. Utsugi notices, "Oh, so I see Hiro has gained quite a few Pokemon since I last saw him. I wonder what his first sent Pokemon's gonna be."
Hiro takes back his Pokemon from Joi, takes Kakureon's Monster Ball and puts it into the transport slot next to the computer. The ball disappears and reappears in Hiro's Box that Utsugi's standing in front of. Utsugi takes out the ball and releases the shiny Kakureon. Utsugi cringes, remembering how Hiro said it's so unobedient, and Kakureon runs around the lab, marker in hand, wrecking the place.
"UWAAAAAAA!!! Assistants, hurry up and help me with this Pokemon, please!"
Over at some other other Boxes, we see some people who run up to help Utsugi deal with the Kakureon.
Utsugi points to one of his assistants, "You, trace that Pokemon transfer to where it came from and make a video link immediately!"
"Yes sir!" one of the people says as he goes to a computer as everyone else is chasing the rowdy Kakureon.
Hiro's about to walk away until he hears beeping from the computer he was just at and goes up to it. A video screen comes up and we see the assistant in it. He gets out of the way as Utsugi runs up to the screen as Kakureon continues causing trouble in the background. Utsugi says "Hiro, please send me another Pokemon. Keep this menace with you at all times until it's more tame!" In the background, one of the assistants hold up the Kakureon that she finally caught as another recalls it to its ball.
Hiro sighs and decides to switch Kakureon for his newly caught Hanekko. He grabs Kakureon's ball from the slot, looks at it, and he just has a big word bubble next to him containing nothing but '.....'.
END OF CHAPTER
NAME CHARTS
Kikyou City=Violet City
Hayato=Faulkner
Pidgeon=Pidgeotto
Onidrill=Fearow
Nirami Tsukeru=Leer
Wing Badge=Zephyr Badge
Hanekko=Hoppip
Kougousei=Synthesis
Madatsubomi=Bellsprout
Madatsubomi no Tower=Sprout Tower
Joi=Joy
CHAPTER 5: IBUI'S ADVENTURE INTO THE HEAVENS
A narration box says 'Kikyou City' as we see a large city with a large traditional Asian tower in it, as well as a tall building with a bowl shaped structure at the very top of it. Zoom in on this bowl-shaped structure to see Hiro conversing with a man with blue hair in front of him.
"So you want to try to earn your first gym badge?" says the man
"Yes, Hayato-san."
"Then let's get started. We'll use three Pokemon each."
Both Hiro and Hayato walk to different sides of a white-lined box, an arena, and Hayato says "Battle start! I select Pidgeon to go first!" as he tosses a Monster Ball to release a Pidgeon.
"Let's go Mareep!" Mareep comes out.
"Use Denki Shock!" commands Hiro. Mareep shoots electricity out of its wool and Pidgeon goes down in one hit.
"You really surprised me kid. I haven't seen many beginning trainers that manage to find an electric-type on the way over here." He recalls Pidgeon and tosses out an Onidrill.
"Onidrill, use Nirami Tsukeru!" Hayato's Onidrill just gives a hard glance at Mareep that merely causes it to glow.
Hiro thinks "He's planning something" and orders Mareep to use another Denki Shock, which takes out Onidrill as well.
Hayato recalls Onidrill and says "In the event that someone does use an electric-type and it makes it through to my last Pokemon, I keep something special to be my finale. Defeat Mareep, Gligar!" he tosses down a Monster Ball and a Gligar comes flying out.
"Damn. It's part ground, so shocking does nothing. Mareep, use Taiatari!" Mareep tries ramming into Gligar, but it dodges, and then it slashes its pincers at Mareep. After only 1 slice, Mareep is already tiring out.
"Yes, Onidrill's defense-down really did the trick. Alright Gligar, finish it off with Denkousekka!" Gligar moves at an extremely fast speed and rams into Mareep, causing it to faint.
Hiro recalls Mareep. "Hayato, by trying to cover up one elemental weakness, you've only left yourself open to another weakness. Take this!" He tosses down a Monster Ball and Tattsuu comes out.
"Mizu Deppou, Tattsuu!" Tattsuu shoots a stream of water at Gligar that hits head on. He took a bad blow, but still manages to stay flying.
"Gligar, you can still dodge it with speed. Use Denkousekka again!" Gligar goes extremely fast towards Tattsuu, but....
"Tattsuu, jump into the air!"
Tattsuu jumps, and Gligar rams into the ground. It gets back up confusedly and looks up to see Tattsuu releasing an Awa attack which covers the whole arena in foam. Gligar floats out of the bubbly foam with swirls in its eyes, indicating it's defeated.
Hayato goes up to him and says "You showed a great display of elemental matchings. However, in future battles, that isn't going to make everything. You'll also need to increase power to get these elemental effects to even count. For now, though, I congratulate you with this Wing Badge." Hayato hands Hiro a badge shaped like two wings going downwards.
"Yatta! Look Ibui, I got my first gym badge. Huh?" Hiro notices Ibui's running around with a Hanekko.
"Hehe, cute..." he says. He closes his eyes grinning, but then hears Ibui screaming "BUIIIII!!!!" He opens his eyes to see Hanekko flying up into the air carrying Ibui, still thinking he's playing with him.
"Oh no, Ibui!" Hiro tries to grab the Hanekko before it flies off, but a wind drift takes the floating plant too far away from the outer walls of the bowl-shaped arena.
"Hayato, it was nice battling you, thanks alot for the badge" says Hiro as he tries running down the stairs.
"Good luck to you" replies Hayato.
Hiro runs out of the gym and chases after Hanekko, which is many meters high in the air.
"Mareep, I hope you've recovered a bit since your battle." He tosses out Mareep, but he's still a bit unconscious.
"Mareep, please wake up. I need your help right now!" Mareep just lies there.
Hiro groans. "Alright then, I'll try out Tattsuu." He tosses out Tattsuu.
"Tattsuu, aim at the Hanekko and shoot it down." Tattsuu does so. It targets a Mizu Deppou that hits perfectly onto Hanekko, but Hanekko isn't affected much by it.
Hiro sighs, but Mareep manages to awake and get up right around that moment.
"Mareep, I'm glad you recovered. I need you to use your Denki Shock on that Hanekko, now!" Hiro points to the Hanekko carrying Ibui. Mareep notices and shoots out electricity. It shocks both Hanekko and Ibui badly, but Hanekko simply recovers with Kougousei, and Ibui's just lying in Hanekko's grasp still smoldering.
"How am I going to get it down?" Hiro then notices Hanekko's going towards the Madatsubomi no Tower, the traditional Asian-style tower from earlier. He recalls Tattsuu and Mareep and runs quickly into the tower and up the stairs, then goes up to the window at a very high floor. Hanekko floats up to the tower, but then a puff of wind takes it to another direction.
"Dammit! What else is there to do?"
Picks up Kakureon's ball, "It's a longshot, but it's my only hope."
He releases Kakureon. He's about to draw on Hiro's face, but Hiro quickly stops him, saying "Kakureon, see that thing floating away. Its skin is very smooth and perfect for writing on."
Kakureon joyishly jumps to the window sill and sticks its tongue out, trying to snatch Hanekko, but Hanekko's too far out of reach. Hiro runs up, grabs Kakureon by the tip of the tail, hangs onto the window sill and uncurls Kakureon's tail, causing it to go in a whiplike movement and snatch Hanekko with Kakureon's tongue in the process. Kakureon reels its tongue back in with Hanekko and Ibui still stuck as Hiro climbs back into the window.
"Ibui, are you alright?" Hiro asks.
Ibui, though it has some burn marks on from the electricity and is trying to regain breath from Kakureon's quick motion, it nods yes to Hiro's answer. Hiro holds Ibui as he sees Kakureon scribbling all over the poor Hanekko, which can only sit there and sob. He recalls Kakureon and throws a Monster Ball at Hanekko, which captures it. He goes over and picks up the ball.
"It's going to be a while before I reach the next city. Perhaps I should make some more room in my party."
Later, at a Pokemon Center, as everybody's getting done being healed from today's events, Hiro's using one of the computers there. The screen shows that he has to register for some Pokemon Boxes located at the local continent's top research facility, Utsugi-hakase's lab. He types in his name and trainer ID number, and he's got his Boxes now. Over at Utsugi's, we see the name Hiro flashing above an empty spot with some occupied boxes full of Monster Balls around it. Utsugi notices, "Oh, so I see Hiro has gained quite a few Pokemon since I last saw him. I wonder what his first sent Pokemon's gonna be."
Hiro takes back his Pokemon from Joi, takes Kakureon's Monster Ball and puts it into the transport slot next to the computer. The ball disappears and reappears in Hiro's Box that Utsugi's standing in front of. Utsugi takes out the ball and releases the shiny Kakureon. Utsugi cringes, remembering how Hiro said it's so unobedient, and Kakureon runs around the lab, marker in hand, wrecking the place.
"UWAAAAAAA!!! Assistants, hurry up and help me with this Pokemon, please!"
Over at some other other Boxes, we see some people who run up to help Utsugi deal with the Kakureon.
Utsugi points to one of his assistants, "You, trace that Pokemon transfer to where it came from and make a video link immediately!"
"Yes sir!" one of the people says as he goes to a computer as everyone else is chasing the rowdy Kakureon.
Hiro's about to walk away until he hears beeping from the computer he was just at and goes up to it. A video screen comes up and we see the assistant in it. He gets out of the way as Utsugi runs up to the screen as Kakureon continues causing trouble in the background. Utsugi says "Hiro, please send me another Pokemon. Keep this menace with you at all times until it's more tame!" In the background, one of the assistants hold up the Kakureon that she finally caught as another recalls it to its ball.
Hiro sighs and decides to switch Kakureon for his newly caught Hanekko. He grabs Kakureon's ball from the slot, looks at it, and he just has a big word bubble next to him containing nothing but '.....'.
END OF CHAPTER
NAME CHARTS
Kikyou City=Violet City
Hayato=Faulkner
Pidgeon=Pidgeotto
Onidrill=Fearow
Nirami Tsukeru=Leer
Wing Badge=Zephyr Badge
Hanekko=Hoppip
Kougousei=Synthesis
Madatsubomi=Bellsprout
Madatsubomi no Tower=Sprout Tower
Joi=Joy