Crap! I went over the little date thing on my bio huh?
Muddy: Yup.
And you didn't tell me?
Muddy: Nope.
You're stupid.
Muddy: Yup.
Well why didn't you tell me?
Muddy: Nope.
(sighs) Disclaimer!
Disclaimer: Once upon a time, there was a girl who said, "I don't own Pokemon." End of story.
Muddy: Yup.
Can't you say anything else?
Muddy: Nope.
Flare: Hey Muddy?
Muddy: Yup.
Flare: Are you going to take over the world?
Muddy: N-nope.
Flare: Really now?
Muddy: Y-yup.
Flare: (smirks) Are you smarter yet?
Muddy: N-nope.
Flare: Uh huh. So will you give me your stash of rare candy?
Muddy: Y-y. No! YOU EVIL CHICKEN! NEVER COME IN BETWEEN A POKEMON AND HIS CANDY! (takes a deep breath) AND ANOTHER THING! I AM GOING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD, YES REALLY I AM! AND I MEANT TO SAY "YUP" NOT "NOPE" BUT NO! I JUST HAD TO GO WITH MY DAMN PATTERN! I AM SMARTER, THOUGH IT DOESN'T SHOW, BUT TRUST ME. YOU WON'T BE SAYING ANYTHING WHEN I TAKE OVER THE WORLD! MUHAHAHAH, MUHAHAHA, MUHAHA- ack! (runs out of air)
Flare: Happy?
Very much. ^_^
The Man who Played with Fire
In a field of white flowers, the boy and the girl lay on their backs, staring at the fluffy white clouds above them as they daydreamed about life, love and - suddenly, dark, looming clouds overshadowed them. A splatter of water hit the boy in the forehead as the boy and girl quickly got up and ran towards a shaded tree. The rain came down more furiously and the wind howled. The boy glanced at the girl with fearful eyes as she clung to him; he knew something was coming up that would change their lives forever...
Brendan and Wally frowned as they both leaned back in his chair, holding ice packs against his head. It was easy to tell that the two were clearly disappointed in not making a dramatic rescue. Fainting in front of the girl of their dreams sure didn't makes things any better. The mass bombardment of parents didn't help either; there was a whole lot of drama, mama. Speaking of moms (not unless you ignored the lame rhyme) ...
"Brendan, you got your clothes all dirty when you fainted," Mrs. Birch commented, brushing the dirt off Brendan's shoulders. "At least it's not much."
"Mom!" Brendan complained. "Not here!"
"Aw, why not, honey?" Mrs. Birch cooed, running her hands through her son's hair, ruffling it up. "Are you embarrassed?"
This caused a fit of laughter out of Wally, making Brendan send him a death glare his way. If looks could kill, Wally would have been - you know - dead. Amazing, isn't it?
"Dirt can't hurt!" Wally chirped happily. "You dirty, dirty boy!" He clucked his tongue in mocking disapproval. "Shame Brendan, shame!"
"Shut up!" Brendan growled, sending another ice cold glare Wally's way.
"Now, now, Brendan Birch. That's no way to talk to your friend!" Mrs. Birch shook her head in disprovement, "And even if you two are rivals that doesn't mean you have to be so mean about it!"
Brendan muttered incoherent words about Wally and his ugly, green head.
May entered the room, looking excited and jubilant, her hand clutching a red paper with black words. "Guess what you guys!" she yelled happily, causing the two boys to groan in pain from the high-pitched noise. "Tonight's event at the fair is going to be a Pokemon battle! The prize is all the Pokemon dolls or chocolate you can carry! We have to enter!" she finished, dancing around the room, her eyes sparkling. "Imagine it. All the cute, cuddly Pokemon dolls that I can have and call my own!" She stopped twirling, but she continued screaming like no tomorrow.
Brendan and Wally put his hands over his ears to cover May's ranting. Most of the time they would be joyful at this spectacle but now all they wanted was to be in a sound-proof safe.
"... And maybe I can have a very squishy Wailmer doll, or the entire Torchic chain in Pokemon dolls!" May continued jabbering, not even noticing the boys sliding slowly to the floor. "Latias, if I win all the Pokemon battles, I can probably get all the evolutions of my Pokemon in doll form!"
All of the adults watched amusedly as May began to talk, and talk, and talk, and talk and so on and so forth.
"Stop the screaming!" Brendan complained, sliding down further in his chair. "I swear, May! Sometimes that high-pitched little scream of yours can be a higher octave than a Loudred's Hyper Voice attack!"
"Haha, you're so funny! Your mind power never ceases to amaze me!" May laughed sarcastically, rolling her eyes. "Anyway, I'm going to sign up for the contest. Do you guys want to join in too?"
"I would, if I could," Wally admitted. "But I can't. I have to visit my parents back in Petalburg." He grumbled to himself but stopped instantly when his aunt started to glare at him. He laughed nervously. "Er, what I mean is I would if I could, but I get to visit my oh so wonderful parents back in Petalburg City!" He gave a faux smile to his aunt. "Yeah ..."
May shrugged. "Okay then." She turned to Brendan. "What about you, B Boy? No chocolate for you?"
Brendan slid off his chair entirely and fell on his back onto the floor. "Ugh, don't mention that word around me." He moaned in agony. "Whenever I faint, it feels like I want to throw up or something."
May eyed Brendan weirdly but nodded. "All right. Whatever floats your boat!"
"Seasickness."
May giggled. "Chocolate!"
Brendan rushed to the toilet, leaving behind chuckling adults and Pokemon trainers.
- - -
"... And for the ninth consecutive time, Pokemon Trainer May Maple from Littleroot Town has won against Battle Girl Amy from our very own Mauville City!" the announcer cried, making half of the viewers watching the battles scream their heads off in victory, pleased with the battle results so far.
"Stop the damn screaming!" Brendan screeched, covering his ears. "You're giving me a headache! Latios!"
Immediately all the girl fans of Brendan noticed him and jumped all over him.
"Mommy," he groaned, trying to push the girls off him.
"I'm over here, dear!" Mrs. Birch said cheerfully.
"Ugh."
"At least it got quieter," Professor Birch muttered while watching his son, amused with this spectacle instead of May's upcoming battle with a Fire Breather from Lavaridge.
The crowd slowly died down from its shrieking and yelling to watch the last battle for the grand prize. A Bug Maniac's picture faded into the light and was replaced with Fire Breather Bernard's picture.
May glanced at her approaching opponent and smirked. A fire type trainer, huh? she thought. The attire gives it off. Well, I'll fight fire with fire! May stepped back into the trainer's box and smiled at her opponent. "Ready to battle?" she asked.
"Ready when you are!" the Fire Breather smirked back, enlarging a Pokeball of his from his pocket.
May followed suit and got ready for this battle's rules.
"The rules are simple for this round," the judge said, holding the trademark red and green flag. "Each trainer shall use one Pokemon each! No time limit! The one who wins this battle will win all the Pokedolls they want or all the chocolate they want! We shall now decide what field this battle will take place on!"
Everyone turned their heads to the trainer board which showed what field the trainers would use. The light lit up and spun around the four different areas: ice, rock, grass, and water. The light slowed down and ended up on ice. Within a few seconds, the ground shook and the battlefield (which was littered with pointy rocks) withdrew into the ground. Seconds later, it was replaced with a freezing ice field filled with glaciers.
The judge continued. "Ready ..." He rose up both flags and then brought them down with a quick motion of his arms. "Begin!"
"I choose you, Torkoal!" The Fire Breather chose out the fire-type tortoise, its billowing, white smoke coming out from the strange, volcano-shaped hump on its back. The Torkoal roared, eager for the battle.
May released her Blaze Pokemon, getting ready for another exciting battle. She shrunk down Flare's Pokeball and smiled smugly once again. "Since I'm feeling generous, I'll let you attack first!"
"You're getting too cocky, May," Brendan warned, coaching her from behind. "Be careful about that. Never underestimate anyone!"
"You're going to regret that move, missy!" Fire Breather said triumphantly. "Torkoal, let's make this a quick battle and hit that Blaziken with a Magnitude!" Torkoal bellowed its mighty cry and stomped on the floor, leaving a gigantic crack in the ground. The crack sped toward Flare at an alarmingly fast rate but luckily Flare only had to jump up with her strong legs to evade it.
"Flare, use a Sky Uppercut!" May ordered.
Flare landed gracefully landed on an iceburg and directly jumped and punched Torkoal skyward despite how heavy it looked. Torkoal landed on its back, its legs flailing everywhere in an effort to get back on its tiny, little feet.
May took advantage of this. "While its down, Flare! Blaze Kick attack!"
Flare charged up her legs with blue and white flames and kicked the Torkoal with tremendous power, sending it flying backward into another iceberg. The hot lava spilled out from its volcano top, instantly melting the ice into water.
"That gives me an idea," the Fire Breather thought out loud. "Knowing this May girl, she'll just use the Blaziken's fighting type to beat Torkoal and I'll never have a chance that way. But maybe-"
"Hey! We're still battling here!" May cried, interrupting the Fire Breather's thoughts.
"May! Be polite!" Mrs. Maple barked.
"Sorry mom."
The Fire Breather chuckled and smirked. "Torkoal, melt all the ice surrounding the Blaziken!" he commanded.
Torkoal shot out a stream of hot fire toward the Blaziken to thaw the icebergs into water. A few minutes later, Flare's half was water while Torkoal's was still in its solid ice formation, leaving Flare stranded be herself, wobbling unevenly on a thin piece of ice, surrounded by frosty water.
"I told you, May," Brendan taunted.
May only smiled back at him in return. "Duh, B Boy! Think! Flare has strong legs! She can just jump over the water and land on Torkoal's side!"
"But May!"
May ignored Brendan's coaching tips. "Flare! Jump over the water and use Blaze Kick again!"
"That's it," the Fire Breather said quietly. "Just where I wanted you ..."
Flare obeyed, jumping up, making the tiny little iceberg island sink into the depths of the ice-cold lake.
Fire Breather just smirked. "Now Torkoal! While it's about to land - Magnitude!"
Just about when Flare was about to land, Torkoal raised its two front paws and pounded the ground, creating another deep crack in the ground, but only this time Flare wasn't able to evade it. The strong Magnitude attack pushed Flare back into the frigid waters of the field.
"Flare!" May cried, her fists clenching in fear.
Flare's head just bobbed above the surface. She started sputtering and thrashing about. The Blaze Pokemon did not like water at all, and she didn't like the icy coldness of this lake didn't help much either.
"Are you all right, Flare?" May asked worriedly.
Flare coughed again and tried to swim. She gave May a thumbs-up, a sign to show her that she was okay.
May thought, panicked. How could she get Flare out without the Fire Breather to counter with another Magnitude? She looked back at Brendan who just shrugged in return, clueless also. She stressed out, fearing the worst.
"Breathe May, it'll be ok..." Brendan said to himself, "Just think... I would tell you but-"
"Flare! Try to jump out of the water and land behind Torkoal! And then kick him into the water and give him a taste of his own medicine!" May commanded, an idea generating through her head.
"All right May!" Brendan cheered.
Flare struggled but was powerful enough to jump out of the icy cold depths. Landing behind Torkoal, she pushed against Torkoal's back, making it slide hard into the arctic water. Unlike Flare, who was able to keep her cool so to speak, Torkoal immediately fainted, leaving May the winner of the tournament.
The judge raised up the red flag. "And the winner of the fair battles is May Maple from Littleroot!"
The crowds roared in delight, but Brendan was the loudest.
The judge and the Fire Breather smirked and they said in unison, "But too bad little May won't be winning anything. Instead Team Magma won something!"
"What?" Brendan and May cried out in unison as the crowds gasped in shock.
Suddenly, nets dropped from the sky, taking hold of May and Flare. The hot air balloon that connected the nets rose up into the air, leaving May and Flare captive in the net.
"Hey, you won't get away with this!" Brendan yelled, jumping onto the battlefield and grabbing a hold of the net. He too rose off the ground by a few feet but unfortunately Team Magma Grunts got a hold of him and dropped him to the floor.
Brendan landed on his bottom but quickly got back on his feet. He enlarged Silver's Pokeball. "I choose you, Silver!" With a flash of white light, Silver took form, only to be recalled again.
"What the-"
From behind the stands came out a well polished man, his red hair slicked back and his black pants crisp and ironed. His red and black shirt was embroidered with the Team Magma symbol. He chuckled evilly, sending the observers and fans scattering away as far as they could, shouting and screaming. Only Brendan and Norman stayed behind, each one glowering at the leader of Team Magma.
"Maxie!" Brendan bellowed from the battlefield as the Team Magma leader came closer. "What have you done with May?"
"I swear, if you hurt one hair on my little girl's head ..." Norman trailed off on his threat, flames in his usual kind-hearted eyes.
Maxie brush aside the threat. "I have set up this so-called 'Pokemon Battle Contest' to capture the strongest trainer in the fair. And luckily it was your little girlfriend too!" He laughed as Brendan's eyebrows furrowed in anger. "Aw, did I make widdle Bwendan mad?"
"You better tell me where May is or you'll have me to deal with!" Brendan said, his anger reaching the limit. He took out Muddy's Pokeball, gripping it tightly.
Maxie just chortled again. "Go ahead. Try and attack me! I don't have any Pokemon with me."
"Go Muddy!" Brendan released his Swamp Pokemon only to have him be returned to his Pokeball. "What the hell is going on?"
Maxie shook his head. "As long as this is activated-" he showed them a wristwatch on his wrist with a beeping red light, "-it will return all Pokemon to their Pokeballs except for the ones wearing these special collars." Maxie looked up into the sky. "Looks like your little girlfriend is gone, Birch!" He then turned to face Norman. "The Petalburg gym leader, huh?"
"Yeah," Norman growled, the rage in his eyes growing with every passing second.
"I see. Want to see your daughter alive again then? Then listen to me. We'll be sending you random calls to Mauville from anywhere: Johto, Kanto, Hoenn, and so on. You - and I mean all of you - have to do everything that we say otherwise the girl gets it!" Maxie checked his watch. "Looks like my time is up. We'll meet again, Birch! You're going to regret leaving the Team Magma Corporation!" And with that, dark gray cloud blanketed over Maxie. Brendan and Norman tried to reach out and grab him, but it was too late. He was gone.
"Dammit!" Brendan roared. "I promised May I would always be there and I broke it in less than ten minutes!" He began to run toward the upper exit of Mauville.
"Where are you going?" Norman asked. "Maxie said we had to wait for the call and follow as he says to save my daughter!"
Brendan stopped in his tracks. "Just trust me, I know what I'm doing! Just make sure everyone else follows what Maxie says." Brendan never gave orders to an adult, but he didn't care right now. "As for me, I'm going to save the girl I love!"
Eh, this was alright in my opinion.
Reviews, do later, busy, ah!
LaTeR dAyZ!