The Advisor.
By Lakyan.
Disclaimer: I don't own pokémon. Satoshi Tajiri created them and Nintendo owns them. But I can dream, can't I?
Eusine sat down and picked up his cup of coffee. He drank a little and cleared his throat.
"Last time I told you the story of how Dale caught Suicune. This time I will tell you how she caught Entei…."
14 years ago…
Dale left Ecruteak City not long after catching Suicune. She knew she was the Chosen One to capture all the legendary pokémon. So she was going to find the others. Dale knew that she would catch Entei next, because the Time Traveler had told her so. Eusine had seemed very depressed last time Dale saw him, after she had caught Suicune. Her cousin didn't want to talk to her. He only asked if Suicune was easy to capture. Dale said 'he was very hard to capture' and Eusine had cheered up a little. Dale was just about to leave when Eusine had asked, 'Can I see it?' so Dale had shown him and when Eusine's eyes glazed over, she recalled Suicune and left.
Dale had been on the move for three weeks and there was still no sign of either Entei of Raikou. She was just coming through the rocky crag that led the way to Blackthorn City, when she heard a noise. She looked up at the ledge above her head and saw two pokémon step into view. The closer one was mostly yellow and had purple thunderclouds. The other was obscured, though she guessed it to be Entei. They leapt gracefully over her little chink in the rock, and she heard their footsteps hasten away from her. She scrambled up the rock face, and onto the ledge to chase them, and came face to face with the blue and black fur of Raikou's head.
Not Yet. He told her firmly, and he turned to follow Entei.
Dale sighed, and dropped back onto the track.
Dale soon arrived in Blackthorn City. She sighed as she sat down at the Pokémon Center. The upturned bowl-shaped building was facing the edge of the woods. On the other side of those woods, Dale knew that it was a four-week journey to get to New Bark Town. She stood up, turned her back on the dark forest, and made her way to the fire. She sat in an armchair and an overwhelming tiredness washed over her. She drifted off to sleep only to be roused a couple of hours later, by Nurse Joy saying that her pokémon were healed and that it was nearly curfew time, If she wanted a bed for the night. Dale muttered a thank-you and pulled a blanket out of her rucksack. The metal doors were closing at eleven o'clock and as they were closing Dale saw a shadow move from the edge of the forest to the glass.
The pokémon was large, and covered in brown fur. It had a yellow crest that rose from its nose and swept back over its head splitting into three parts. A red mask covered the rest of its face, with the exception of a pale aqua green patch that resembled a mustache and fell down on either side of it's nose and mouth. A thick brown mane grew from its neck and had a strip of white going from its chin and running down to between its forelegs and darkening into the same aqua green hue of its face. Four rows of aqua green quills ran down his back, two on each side, with a fluffy aqua green mane that looked, and flowed strangely, like clouds. To finish it off it had a thick metal ring on each leg. Dale thought it looked like a lion, she had seen it before.
"Entei…" Dale whispered, sleepily.
Dale could have sworn Entei nodded at her, as the metal door slid down, blocking him from view.
Dale woke in the morning still next to the fire. It was raining outside, so the fire was still blazing. She checked her watch and saw that the Pokémon center would be opening in 10 minutes. She stood up out the chair and made her way to the trainer's bathroom. After brushing her hair she left the bathroom and went to find Nurse Joy.
"Good Morning! How may I help you?" Nurse Joy beamed, cheerily, from behind the counter.
"Can I please see the surveillance tapes from the main doors last night?" Dale asked.
"Why?" Nurse Joy asked.
"I thought I saw something." Dale dropped her voice to a whisper.
"What?" Nurse Joy whispered back.
"A legendary pokémon." Dale explained.
"Follow me."
Nurse Joy led Dale behind the counter, and through a 'Staff Only' door. They went down a short corridor and through a door marked, 'Security' the room was full of television screens and there was a man sleeping in a chair, snoring lightly. Nurse Joy cleared her throat, rather loudly and the man woke up.
"Hey! What the?" He yelped.
"Darryl! This young lady wants to see some of the camera footage from last night. Can you show her please?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Time?" Darryl turned to the screen in front of him.
"About 5 to 11 until 10 past 11." Dale said.
"Place?" Darryl demanded.
"Main doors."
Darryl punched all the information into the computer. The screen flickered and the image of the main doors of the Pokémon center appeared.
The three of them watched the screen carefully and just before the doors started to go down a pokémon strolled into view. The pokémon walked up to the glass and as the doors closed it nodded. After the doors had closed fully, the pokémon laid down, it's back against the building.
"What is dat fing?" Darryl asked.
"Is this what you saw?" Nurse Joy asked Dale.
"Yes…Entei…" Dale said, not looking away from the screen.
Not long after it had lain down, it looked up, grunted, and ran off. Why he had done this, was revealed about half a minute later when two men walked past the doors.
"Thank you for showing me, I had to know I wasn't going crazy!" Dale joked.
"Hmm…" Nurse Joy mumbled as she looked at he clock on the wall.
"You better open up soon." Darryl said.
Dale and Nurse Joy left Darryl, who promptly fell asleep again. They returned to the main room. It was still raining. Rain always made Dale a little grumpy.
"Stupid rain." Dale mumbled.
The metal doors had come up again and the rain was like a barrier, Dale could hardly see across the street. Dale sighed again and sat down in the cozy armchair by the fire.
Entei was not far away. He had been at the Pokémon center the night before. He was waiting for the girl to come outside before he showed himself. But with the rain like this he knew that he would be waiting until it stopped before she came out. He sat and waited patiently, just out of view from the road. The water started to drip through the leaves. Entei grunted and stood. A spurt of coughing broke the eerie silence. He shook his shaggy head and walked to the edge of the forest. He knew that it was this girl who was destined to catch him. The Time Traveler had seen it. But for some reason he wanted to be caught. It would mean no more running from people. No more rain. No more illnesses. No more fighting the weaker wild pokémon, instead, he would be fighting the strong pokémon of the Pokémon League. Entei stepped out of the forest and crossed the road.
Dale was grooming her Arcanine, which was no easy task, considering that an Arcanine was a large pokémon.
"What is that?"
"Nurse Joy?"
Voices got Dales attention.
"Dale?" Nurse Joy said.
Dale looked up and saw that Nurse Joy wasn't looking at her, but at the door. Dale followed her gaze and saw what everybody was looking at. Entei stood out the doors looking wet and bedraggled.
May I come in? Entei asked in a voice in their heads.
Dale stood. She was the only one moving because the rest of the people in the Pokémon Center stood there gaping. Dale stood two meters away from the closed door.
"You may come in Entei." Dale said calmly.
Entei nodded and stepped towards the doors.
SSHHOOMM!! The doors opened and Entei came inside.
Entei slowly walked up to Nurse Joy and put his large paw on her shoulder. Nurse Joy flicked a glance at Dale, who was standing calmly beside Entei.
You are the Healer, Yes? Entei asked.
"Yes that's right." Nurse Joy nodded.
I require healing please. Entei took his paw from her shoulder.
"This way please." Nurse Joy said.
You too. Entei looked at Dale.
Dale nodded, and followed Entei and Nurse Joy to another room behind the 'Staff Only' door.
Entei jumped up on the examination table and let out a big sneeze.
"You have a cold." Nurse Joy said.
Yes.
"Just take one of these, once a day for a week." Nurse Joy placed a small jar of pills at Entei's feet.
You forget, I am wild. And I have no hands.
Nurse Joy looked at Dale, "He isn't yours?"
"No, He's not."
I will be. She is the Chosen One, Chosen to catch the legendary pokémon. You already have Suicune.
Nurse Joy raised an eyebrow before Dale called out Suicune.
Suicune sat on the table next to Entei.
Yes I am hers. Suicune said.
Entei nodded, Nurse Joy nearly fainted, and Suicune got back into his Pokéball.
You have passed the first test. Well Done. Entei congratulated Dale again.
"We still have to solve the problem of you taking your pills." Nurse Joy said.
Everyone had gathered near the door where Nurse Joy had taken Entei and Dale. Someone had even called in Officer Jenny. They all waited, never taking their eyes off the door. After a while they heard voices coming from behind the door. A deathly silence filled the air as the door creaked open and Nurse Joy and Dale came out, followed by Entei. Noone said a thing as Nurse Joy took her place behind the counter. A hissing of whispers broke out as Entei and Dale walked over and joined Dale's Arcanine by the fire.
"It's a wild pokémon…"
"It's so big…"
"But it seems to have some connection with that trainer…"
"But it's wild. Wild…"
"Who is she…?"
"It appeared out of the rain…"
"It's been with her since…"
"What is it?"
The whispers lasted the rest of the day, the rain kept falling and Dale only left the fireside for food. By evening the Pokémon Center had cleared, and the few remaining people kept away from the fire, fearing that Entei, now sleeping peacefully in front of the fire, would attack them. Soon it was eleven o'clock. Curfew time. The metal doors started to go down and Dale pulled a blanket over her and went to sleep.
A loud roar woke Dale; she jumped up and looked around. Entei was standing in front of the fire. He cast a long shadow across the Pokémon center. Dale had some how moved from near the fire to the other side of the building.
"Entei…What?" Dale shouted at him.
By now everyone was awake. Nurse Joy was in her pajamas; she pulled a lever on the wall. The lights flickered on.
It is time. Entei said.
Hovering next to him was the Time Traveler, Celebi. Under Celebi, was the legendary item, Teru Sama. Dale gasped.
"You went into my pack. You summoned Teru Sama and Celebi. Why?" Dale asked.
He needed to know the correct time to announce battle against you. Celebi said.
I was late by an hour. We were supposed to battle at Curfew, but I was asleep. It makes no difference. We battle now. Entei said and Celebi disappeared.
Teru Sama melted back into the three items, Clear Bell, Silver Wing and Rainbow Wing.
Entei stepped forward. The other people in the Pokémon Center shrank back and sat on the chairs, never taking their eyes from the scene in front of them.
Dale stepped forward. "I accept your challenge."
Very Well. Call out your first pokémon.
"Go! Sven!" Dale's Arcanine leapt into battle.
Sven and Entei circled each other, manes bristling. Neither of them made a move against each other. They just circled each other growling, snarling and baring their teeth.
"Sven! Don't forget Entei is a fire type! Don't use your fire attacks! Extreme Speed!" Dale shouted at her Arcanine.
Sven darted back and ran around Entei at an incredible speed. Entei looked around and growled. 'Where is he?' Sven jumped out of the blur and landed a nasty bite on Entei's leg. Entei howled in pain and shook himself, throwing Sven to the floor. Sven rolled to counter the throw, but Entei was on him in a flash. The two of them rolled around on the floor, snarling, tearing, and slashing away at each other. The two eventually broke apart and stood back.
Stand off.
"Extreme speed again!" Dale shouted.
Sven again ran around Entei once again. Entei closed his eyes and listened hard. Sven leaped at Entei in a blur. But Entei was gone and Sven tumbled to the ground at Entei's paws. Before he could recover, Entei had brought up one of his paws, and smashed it down on Sven's back.
"Sven! Return! Go! Bailey!" Dale called out her Ampharos.
This yellow pokémon stood about 1 and a half meters tall and its neck and tail had black stripes ringing it. It had a white belly and a long neck. It had cone-like ears and they too had black stripes. On it's forehead and the tip of its tail, were two balls that glowed with a mysterious white light, even though the balls were orange.
"Bailey! Thunder punch!"
Bailey moved closer to Entei who snarled viciously. Bailey drew back a fist and charged it with electricity. Bailey paused for a minute and let his punch fly. But Entei had dodged it. And he dodged the next one. And the next one.
"Bailey! Thunder wave!"
Bailey dropped to all fours, and charged the balls on his head and tail with electricity. Bailey discharged the electricity stored his tail ball in a wide ring. Entei jumped over this low ring, but he didn't see that Bailey had jumped up and fired another ring out his head ball. The second ring hit Entei and Entei dropped to the ground, his body crackling with electricity. Bailey took this window of opportunity and hit Entei with a Thunder attack. Entei cried out and stood shakily. The crowd cheered quietly as Bailey hit Entei again. But Entei summoned all his strength and remained standing. Entei threw back his head. He blasted a column of fire at Bailey. Bailey couldn't move in time and it hit, full force, sending him flying over to a couch, where several people were hiding. They scattered, but a couple managed to drag the broken form from the arena.
"Bailey! Return! Go! Hexx!"
A Porygon appeared in the center on the floor.
Entei choked back a bark of laughter as the Porygon looked around, confused.
"Hexx, Conversion!"
Hexx appeared to inhale sharply and a thread of fire energy weaved from Entei, into Hexx's open mouth, and the pokemon glowed with a soft blue.
Entei knew this move meant, and used Swagger. Dale burst out laughing as she watched the legendary pokemon attempt to confuse her Porygon.
"Pory!" The Porygon chirped happily as it launched a Tri-Attack at Entei.
The attack stuck Entei on his flanks, burning a triangular mark into his fur. He roared in pain and lets loose a fireball at Hexx, who couldn't move in time, and so did the only thing it could think of, it used Mirror Coat. The ball of flame bounced off Hexx and shot high into the air, where it dissipated harmlessly.
"Pory!" Hexx squealed again.
Entei knelt low and bunched his massive shoulders, preparing to spring.
"Hey Hexx mate!" Dale called out.
The Porygon turned away from Entei's menacing gaze, and fixed it's glassy eyes on it's trainer.
"Shall we give Entei a run for his money?"
"Pory!" Hexx answered, and disappeared, and Entei crashed to the floor where Hexx had been, having leapt at Dale's question.
Entei picked himself up, trying to retain his dignity. He looked around for his small pink and blue opponent, and not seeing it, he turned around.
"Pory!" The Porygon disappeared again.
Entei whirled around, and spotted the small pokémon sitting about six or so metres away. The large lion pokémon bounded with that feline grace and opened his jaws wide. His teeth snapped shut with a metallic clang.
"Pory!" Entei felt a weight land on his back.
He threw back his head, and knocked the Porygon off hid back, and onto the polished floor, where it lay unconscious. Entei guessed he might have hit it on the head.
Humph. Entei smirked, looking at Hexx.
Dale gritted her teeth in frustration. Then she had an idea.
"Hey Entei!" she called out as she retrieved her Porygon.
Entei turned, breathing heavily.
Yes?
"I have a proposal for you."
People cowering behind furniture looked up, and those who were brave enough to watch, raised a few eyebrows.
And what might that be? Entei took a few steps toward the black haired trainer in front of him.
"We both know I may only use two more pokémon, Correct?"
Entei nodded, then sat on his haunches.
Dale pulled two pokéballs out of her pocket, and held them out in front of her.
"Choose which goes next." She said.
Entei was taken aback. Why must he choose? He didn't know, but hey? Why not?
If that is what you wish.
Entei stood again, and stepped up to Dale. He looked at the pokéballs that were held out to him. He examined the markings for a few minutes. He did this for two reasons. One; It may help identify what pokémon was contained inside, Two; it gave him some time to regain some energy, which is what he needed most. When he felt that he had enough energy, he made a random choice of pokémon.
That one.
"Your choice." Dale said calmly.
Entei caught a warning note in her voice. He quickly backed off.
"Go Kumari!" Dale threw Entei's chosen pokéball into the centre of the battleground.
Entei gasped, he did not expect this. Wasn't this Pokémon out Paradise River way?
There on the scorched floor stood, Mewtwo, in all his glory, and a blue sweater.
Entei frowned, this wasn't right. Something was different. This looked like Mewtwo, but it wasn't the one from Paradise River. This one had a different spark in his eyes.
How? Entei asked, dumbstruck.
Dale remained silent, indulging in nostalgia.
It was the white and purple pokémon that spoke up instead.
"That is not up for discussion now. That is for another time. Now, We fight." Kumari spoke with sound, instead of telepathy.
This also shocked Entei. He shook off his surprise and prepared for battle, after having more than enough time to recover his strength.
Very Well.
Kumari nodded, and lifted himself off the floor. By now, most of the people in the Pokemon Centre were staring in awe at the battle scene unfolding before them. The Mewtwo threw attack after attack at the Entei, which the lion easily dodged. Entei threw great balls of flame whenever he got the chance, which Kumari dodged also.
"This is not getting us anywhere." Kumari stated, at the same time that Dale said the words.
Entei realised the link that they shared, they literally four eyes on him. He paused to let them speak again.
"Kumari, fight properly, stop running." Dale said.
"I will stop running." Kumari answered, his back turned to Entei.
Entei saw this window of opportunity and lunged, he hit Kumari with both paws square on his back. Kumari crashed to the floor in surprise, and let out and angry squeak at the mistreatment of his body.
Entei let out a triumphant roar, but was quickly silenced by the struggling pokémon under his feet.
Get off me, you great galoot! Kumari screamed in telepathy.
Dale clutched at her head in pain, and Entei felt the pain build up in his head also.
"Kumari! What are you doing!?" Dale screeched at her pokémon.
The Mewtwo picked Entei up, using his own strength, instead of his mind.
"Finishing it!" Kumari shouted out loud.
"Kumari! Stop it now!" Dale screamed back, Why had she let Kumari battle? She knew he got too serious with it. He couldn't help it, he had been bred to fight nastily.
Kumari threw Entei to the floor, and collapsed to his knees, realising he had got caught up in the blood lust again. He had lost control, and had nearly killed both his opponent, and his trainer. He lost it then and was reduced to a sobbing mass of white and purple fur on the floor. Dale ran over to her upset friend. She put her arms around his shoulders, and hugged him close. Kumari stopped crying, and looked up at his trainer.
"Never again…" He sniffed.
"You want me to pull you out?" She asked.
"Yes, I will not battle again until I have complete control of myself." Kumari said.
Dale held out his pokéball, which he took. Kumari pressed the little button on it and vanished inside.
What was that? Entei asked, after dragging his injured body from the floor, blood oozing from the many cuts he'd accumulated in the long battle.
"I'm sorry about that. Kumari loses control sometimes. I'm sorry you had to witness him at his worst, and at his weakest moment." Dale turned to the spectators.
"I apologise for all that has happened, first being woken up, then, a battle in the middle of the pokémon centre, and seeing Kumari at his weakest. This shall be over soon…I hope…" Dale turned back to Entei. She didn't notice the doors of the pokémon centre swing open, and people spill into the building.
"I didn't really want to send this one into battle yet, but seeing as I have no other choice, I must send out my last pokémon."
If that is what you wish. Entei nodded.
"Huh?" Dale wondered at the statement, then called out her last pokémon.
"Go! Van!"
A small Dratini came out of it's pokéball and faced Entei, confidence swirling in it's umber eyes.
Entei studied his last opponent, before realising something.
It's little more that a child! Entei scoffed.
"That is true…" Dale said.
Then why send him into battle?
"Even at such a young age, Van, son of Seamist, is not a force to be reckoned with." Dale gave a clue to the little Dratini's lineage.
Entei stepped forward a little, and looked down at the Dratini.
Then if that is what you wish, I shall battle this child. Entei said without taking off his eyes the tiny opponent, He didn't want to be caught out by this one.
"Allright then!" Dale smiled a little.
"Tini!" and Van vanished.
Entei had never seen anything that quick, not even Sven with his Extreme Speed attack. A whirlwind began to form around Entei, and that answered the question of Van's whereabouts. He was circling Entei at an incredible speed.
Entei felt himself lift up off the ground.
"That's it Van, keep it up!" Dale said.
Entei struggled against the howling wind, somehow being contained in the makeshift arena. But without at least one paw on the ground, he was helpless. He saw Dale doing something with one of her pokéballs, but then she was gone, as he circled the room once more, in his cell of wind.
Dale watched as Entei flew around the room again and again, a small smile on her face at the comical scene before her. She had finished healing her last pokémon, the only one that was not knocked out by Entei, Kumari would not fight, but that was not the one she was relying on. If only she could do this fast enough…
"Van! Return! Go! Sven!" Dale made the switch in one fluid movement.
Van appeared for a split second, before he retreated to the safety of the pokéball. The whirlwind began to dissipate, and Entei began to sink. Sven rushed into the arena, and the whirlwind stopped completely, leaving Entei in a free fall. Sven lunged at Entei, catching him before he hit the ground, and smashing him into the ground. All of this happened in a few short seconds.
Argh! Entei screamed.
"Rrrrrr!" He cried out in his real voice.
Argh! Enough! I yield! Entei called.
"What was that?" Dale said, not sure if she heard correctly.
I yield! Entei shouted at her.
"If that is what you wish." Dale used Entei's line.
"Ultra Ball Go!" Dale threw the yellow pokéball at her fallen opponent.
Entei disappeared into the ball and it fell to the ground. It wobbled for a moment, before it gave a chime and the shining red button faded.
Dale walked up to the Ultra Ball on the floor and knelt down. As the stood up with her prize, everyone in the pokémon centre gave a victory shout, and applauded her.
Dale smiled weakly, and gave a tired bow. She then collapsed, but still remaining conscious. Entei's pokéball rolled out of her hands and her PokéDex gave a couple of chimes, then in a clear voice gave Entei's PokéDex reading, the asked if she would like to give Entei a nickname. Dale reached over weakly and typed something into the PokéDex. It was an older model, and all nicknames had to be entered via the keyboard, rather than voice. She pressed the confirm button, then Entei's pokéball disappeared in a flash of white light. Dale felt strong hands lift her up as she lapsed into darkness.
"And so The Advisor, Entei, was captured. Keep in mind, that this trainer was only about sixteen years old at the time, She had only been on the road for three years when the first came to Ecruteak. She was mostly still an amateur, and so, with two legendary pokémon, she was doing quite well." Eusine said.
"Who picked Dale up when she fainted?" A small boy asked.
"That is another story." Eusine avoided answering.
"What about Kumari?" A little girl asked.
"That is also another story, but I have kept you here long enough. I must go home now."
"Please! Mr Eusine! Please tell us another!"
"Very well." Eusine looked over at his old friend, Noctowl, and smiled.
"One more couldn't hurt."