Darkness Never Fails - Chapter 1: Bribery
And the story began. Xavier and Leon had drove Nathan and Rose to their old house as they went to their house. They packed as much as they could inside of their knapsacks. They each brought 3 sets of clothing, a set of twelve pokeballs, a map, and a collapsable fishing rod. Individually, Xavier packed 8 lighters, 6 boxes of matches, "How to Raise Your Dragons" Handbook, "Fishing is EZ" Handbook, and "Pokemon Weaknesses and Advantages - Elementals" Handbook. Leon brought a few books but only things that taught him the basics. They informed their Grandpa as he chose to stay in Lavender Town as a Martial Arts teacher but move inside of his Dojo...He figured it would be the best and gave them both a Medi-Kit for their Pokemon...Before they left, their Grandfather talked to Leon...Xavier and Leon then got into the car and headed towards Nathan and Rose's house. They as well came inside the car. They drove off onto the roads leading to Fuschia City.
"So...Nathan...What are you going to do after this trip is over?" Xavier asked while driving.
"I was thinking about going to Poke-Tech for a 6 year course as Healing as my major. Before we left I caught a Staryu and a Murkrow...I was hoping they would prove useful..." Nathan told Xavier. "What pokemon does Leon have anyways?"
"I have a Machop and a Hitmonchan!" Leon said cheerfully.
"A Hitmonchan?" Xavier asked. "When did you get that?"
"When Grandfather pulled me aside he gave me a Pokemon! He said that it was his first Pokemon and that it's very loyal. He said he wants his Hitmonchan to reach greater heights and become the greatest Fighting Pokemon the world has ever known!" Leon cheered.
"So...I was thinking...Maybe you should go see Chuck...He's a Gym Leader on in island in Johto. He's a fighting expert and you could become his pupil for a while. I heard it's nice down there." Nathan told Leon smiling. "My father knew him personally..."
"Daddy knew Chuck?" Rose asked.
"Yeah! Don't you remember?" Nathan asked.
"Nope..." Rose giggled. "I was only about three or four when daddy got famous..."
"You guys had a famous dad?" Xavier asked, turning down a road.
"Yeah...He was some big guy who worked for the Elite 4 for Thirteen Years flat being that old Lance's instructor..." Rose told Xavier.
"Your guy's dad is Frank!?" Xavier yelled.
"Yep...Frank R. Lupine...Didn't you ever look at his last name?" Rose giggled.
"I thought it was just a coincidence." Xavier sighed. "Anyways, the plan is once this runs out of gas or when we get to Fuschia- I'm selling it for cash because there is no way in hell I'm taking this all the way up Cycling Road." He laughed and saw Fuschia's city gates. "We should make a quick buck or two and be able to board the S.S Aqua. From there we'll go to Pallet Town."
"Yeah...why are you and Leon so obsessed with going to Pallet anyways?" Nathan asked.
"Because a professor there said he'd give us two pokedex's if we came to Pallet Town to pick them up personally...It just so happens there is a Pokemon Convention in Pallet Town this month. It was expected to bring more tourists into Pallet Town and Pallet was offered 15% of S.S Aqua's income as long as a Port was built there. They're turning Pallet into a tourist attraction..." Xavier answered. "There will be world famous scientists there...Professor Oak, Professor Ivy, Professor Birch, Professor Elm, and many others will be there. They said they found new fossils of some undiscovered pokemon and they are testing some old machines to see if they can revive the living cells from the fossil and re-create it by processes of creating an embryo from it."
"Sounds exciting!" Yelled Leon.
"Sounds good!" Rose yelled.
"Sounds like Pallet Town is making a bad decision." Nathan laughed.
After driving for about 30 minutes, they reached the city gates. An emblem of a Arbok was on both sides of the gate...this must be Fuschia. They went up to the Security Guard with smiling faces. The Security Guard looked pretty mad.
"State your name, and fork over your Driver's License." The Guard asked rudely. Xavier handed over his Driver's License and cleared his throat.
"Xavier Shokahn." He replied politely. Nathan handed over his driver's license.
"Nathan Lupine...And this is my sister Rose Lupine." Nathan told the guard.
"Are those two under the age of 16?" The guard asked.
"Leon is only 6 and Rose is 15." Xavier told him.
"They have to wait outside here. Only people above 16 years-old are permitted to come inside Fuschia City at the time. You need a pass from the Mayor if you wish to bring them in." The guard informed Xavier. "And you need to bribe him to get anything."
"Will you give us a few moments to talk?" Nathan asked the guard.
"Sure thing bub." The guard walked to his post and waited quietly.
"Alright Leon and Rose, wait here by this guard. We'll be back in a few hours alright?" Xavier told them. "If we don't come by nightfall, just head back to Lavender on foot. From there, go to Celadon City and then you can continue until Saffron. From Saffron go to Cerulen and then through Mt. Moon. Then through Pewter, Viridian Forest, Viridian City, then Pallet Town."
"You say it like we'll never see you again." Rose said grumpily.
"You will, don't worry." Nathan laughed. "Alright, get out."
"That was nice..." Leon murmured.
"Alright Mr. Security Guard, Leon and Rose are staying here. We'll be back in a few hours to pick them up." Xavier told him as Leon and Rose got out. The Security Guard lifted the gate as they drove inwards, Rose and Leon behind them. The drove down the road heading towards the Town Hall Building. This is where they thought the mayors office was...After driving in the parking lot, the walked in the building seeing a small line in front of a desk. There stood a young man with "Mayor" on his chest...They walked up to him and smiled.
"We're looking for 2 passes into the city...how much?" Xavier said smiling.
"It's...Lemme think...1,000 bucks apiece!" The mayor said laughing.
"WHAT!?" Nathan yelled furiously.
"Hey, you want them in- you gotta pay..." The mayor said laughing more.
"How about a bet...a 1-on-1 Pokemon Battle with you..." Xavier asked.
"Sure..the bet will be 5,000 bucks...If you loose, you pay me 5k...if I win, I'll pay you 5k." The mayor smirked.
"Deal...Where are we fighting?" Xavier asked smiling competively.
"In my backyard..." The mayor laughed again. "My name is Ernest by the way. Now let's hurry...Hand over your cash."
"Oh...let me add to the bet...you just gotta buy us four passes onto S.S Aqua." Nathan asked.
"Sure thing...I have loads...Let's go." Ernest smirked and headed towards a door. They all went outside into a large backyard with a few ponds and trees. Sun was beating down their neck as they walked to oppisate sides.
"I choose...Dratini!" Xavier yelled throwing down his Dratini. It slithered on the ground and stood poised between two water ponds.
"And I choose...Scyther!" Ernest yelled as a Scyther appeared. "BEGIN!"
"Dratini, D.I.W!" Xavier yelled as the Dratini slipped into the water.
"Would you look at that...Your trying to hide...Scyther, use your Focus Energy Technique!" Ernest yelled as Scyther began to concentrate.
"Dratini, slip out the other side and push Scyther in the water!" Xavier yelled. "Then use your E.A.T!"
"E.A.T?" Ernest asked himself in question. "DODGE IT!" Dratini pushed Scyther into a large pond and began to charge electricity. Scyther jumped out as six thunderbolts flew at him...They shocked Scyther until he was in a cripple. "SCYTHER! SLASH!"
"It's over...Dratini, Wrap!" Xavier yelled smirking. Scyther made a slash into Dratini's side with suprising accuracy as Dratini somewhat stretched out and wrapped Scyther into a large bind.
"Damnit..." Ernest yelled. "HIDDEN POWER!" And with that Scyther closed his eyes as Dratini was suddenly shocked with electricty. Dratini fell backwards but recovered quickly.
"Dragonbreath!" Xavier yelled.
"Hyper Beam!" Ernest yelled. And the two blasts meant. Dragonbreath was easily overpowering the Hyper Beam... "How is it doing this? Hidden Power usually works so well..."
"Fool...You should've realized Dratini was resistance to electricity. If you wanted to get anywhere, Ice is the best place to go...Roll and fire Hyper Beam!" And with that, Dratini rolled out of the way and charged up for a Hyper Beam. Scyther's Hyper Beam blasted a large portion of the picket fence away.
"SCYTHER! Hyper Beam!" Ernest yelled.
"It's no use..." Nathan laughed. "You just used about 90% of Scyther's Energy. He could barely pull off a physical attack..."
"NO!" Ernest yelled. "IT'S NOT OVER YET! Scyther, use Hidden Power!" Scyther then concentrated while panting and fired a red beam at Dratini. Dratini fired a massive Hyper Beam as it swallowed the red beam and hit Scyther with full force sending him over 100 meters backwards.
"Return Dratini...Good job." And as that was said, Xavier returned his Dratini and smiled. "I believe you need to take your Scyther to the Pokemon Center. Sorry for the over-kill but I couldn't risk it. Those passes and tickets are very important to us." Ernest returned his Scyther to it's Poke Ball.
"Bleh...worthless...I've only trained it for 2 months...Father gave it to me..." Ernest sighed. "Well, here are the two passes and four tickets. You don't need to pay me...I just won't pay you the 5,000 alright?"
"Deal..." Nathan told him taking the passes and tickets.
"Oh yeah...You wanna buy a car?" Xavier asked. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
As the sun was setting, Xavier and Nathan made it back to the gate and saw Leon and Rose fishing.
"Hey guys! We're back!" Xavier yelled walking past the gate.
"What took you guys so long!" Rose complained.
"We had to fight the mayor and sell the car!" Nathan laughed. "Made a quick 15,000 bucks too...We got the passes and we already gave them to the guard. We got 3 hours until the boat leaves so why don't we spend a little time in the Safari Zone?"
"I heard it's great!" Leon yelled.
"Yep...Lotsa rare pokemon there...I wanna catch me a Tauros and a Scyther." Xavier yawned lacing his fingers behind his head.
"Alright then! Let's go!" Rose cheered as they ran off towards the Safari Zone.
And the story began. Xavier and Leon had drove Nathan and Rose to their old house as they went to their house. They packed as much as they could inside of their knapsacks. They each brought 3 sets of clothing, a set of twelve pokeballs, a map, and a collapsable fishing rod. Individually, Xavier packed 8 lighters, 6 boxes of matches, "How to Raise Your Dragons" Handbook, "Fishing is EZ" Handbook, and "Pokemon Weaknesses and Advantages - Elementals" Handbook. Leon brought a few books but only things that taught him the basics. They informed their Grandpa as he chose to stay in Lavender Town as a Martial Arts teacher but move inside of his Dojo...He figured it would be the best and gave them both a Medi-Kit for their Pokemon...Before they left, their Grandfather talked to Leon...Xavier and Leon then got into the car and headed towards Nathan and Rose's house. They as well came inside the car. They drove off onto the roads leading to Fuschia City.
"So...Nathan...What are you going to do after this trip is over?" Xavier asked while driving.
"I was thinking about going to Poke-Tech for a 6 year course as Healing as my major. Before we left I caught a Staryu and a Murkrow...I was hoping they would prove useful..." Nathan told Xavier. "What pokemon does Leon have anyways?"
"I have a Machop and a Hitmonchan!" Leon said cheerfully.
"A Hitmonchan?" Xavier asked. "When did you get that?"
"When Grandfather pulled me aside he gave me a Pokemon! He said that it was his first Pokemon and that it's very loyal. He said he wants his Hitmonchan to reach greater heights and become the greatest Fighting Pokemon the world has ever known!" Leon cheered.
"So...I was thinking...Maybe you should go see Chuck...He's a Gym Leader on in island in Johto. He's a fighting expert and you could become his pupil for a while. I heard it's nice down there." Nathan told Leon smiling. "My father knew him personally..."
"Daddy knew Chuck?" Rose asked.
"Yeah! Don't you remember?" Nathan asked.
"Nope..." Rose giggled. "I was only about three or four when daddy got famous..."
"You guys had a famous dad?" Xavier asked, turning down a road.
"Yeah...He was some big guy who worked for the Elite 4 for Thirteen Years flat being that old Lance's instructor..." Rose told Xavier.
"Your guy's dad is Frank!?" Xavier yelled.
"Yep...Frank R. Lupine...Didn't you ever look at his last name?" Rose giggled.
"I thought it was just a coincidence." Xavier sighed. "Anyways, the plan is once this runs out of gas or when we get to Fuschia- I'm selling it for cash because there is no way in hell I'm taking this all the way up Cycling Road." He laughed and saw Fuschia's city gates. "We should make a quick buck or two and be able to board the S.S Aqua. From there we'll go to Pallet Town."
"Yeah...why are you and Leon so obsessed with going to Pallet anyways?" Nathan asked.
"Because a professor there said he'd give us two pokedex's if we came to Pallet Town to pick them up personally...It just so happens there is a Pokemon Convention in Pallet Town this month. It was expected to bring more tourists into Pallet Town and Pallet was offered 15% of S.S Aqua's income as long as a Port was built there. They're turning Pallet into a tourist attraction..." Xavier answered. "There will be world famous scientists there...Professor Oak, Professor Ivy, Professor Birch, Professor Elm, and many others will be there. They said they found new fossils of some undiscovered pokemon and they are testing some old machines to see if they can revive the living cells from the fossil and re-create it by processes of creating an embryo from it."
"Sounds exciting!" Yelled Leon.
"Sounds good!" Rose yelled.
"Sounds like Pallet Town is making a bad decision." Nathan laughed.
After driving for about 30 minutes, they reached the city gates. An emblem of a Arbok was on both sides of the gate...this must be Fuschia. They went up to the Security Guard with smiling faces. The Security Guard looked pretty mad.
"State your name, and fork over your Driver's License." The Guard asked rudely. Xavier handed over his Driver's License and cleared his throat.
"Xavier Shokahn." He replied politely. Nathan handed over his driver's license.
"Nathan Lupine...And this is my sister Rose Lupine." Nathan told the guard.
"Are those two under the age of 16?" The guard asked.
"Leon is only 6 and Rose is 15." Xavier told him.
"They have to wait outside here. Only people above 16 years-old are permitted to come inside Fuschia City at the time. You need a pass from the Mayor if you wish to bring them in." The guard informed Xavier. "And you need to bribe him to get anything."
"Will you give us a few moments to talk?" Nathan asked the guard.
"Sure thing bub." The guard walked to his post and waited quietly.
"Alright Leon and Rose, wait here by this guard. We'll be back in a few hours alright?" Xavier told them. "If we don't come by nightfall, just head back to Lavender on foot. From there, go to Celadon City and then you can continue until Saffron. From Saffron go to Cerulen and then through Mt. Moon. Then through Pewter, Viridian Forest, Viridian City, then Pallet Town."
"You say it like we'll never see you again." Rose said grumpily.
"You will, don't worry." Nathan laughed. "Alright, get out."
"That was nice..." Leon murmured.
"Alright Mr. Security Guard, Leon and Rose are staying here. We'll be back in a few hours to pick them up." Xavier told him as Leon and Rose got out. The Security Guard lifted the gate as they drove inwards, Rose and Leon behind them. The drove down the road heading towards the Town Hall Building. This is where they thought the mayors office was...After driving in the parking lot, the walked in the building seeing a small line in front of a desk. There stood a young man with "Mayor" on his chest...They walked up to him and smiled.
"We're looking for 2 passes into the city...how much?" Xavier said smiling.
"It's...Lemme think...1,000 bucks apiece!" The mayor said laughing.
"WHAT!?" Nathan yelled furiously.
"Hey, you want them in- you gotta pay..." The mayor said laughing more.
"How about a bet...a 1-on-1 Pokemon Battle with you..." Xavier asked.
"Sure..the bet will be 5,000 bucks...If you loose, you pay me 5k...if I win, I'll pay you 5k." The mayor smirked.
"Deal...Where are we fighting?" Xavier asked smiling competively.
"In my backyard..." The mayor laughed again. "My name is Ernest by the way. Now let's hurry...Hand over your cash."
"Oh...let me add to the bet...you just gotta buy us four passes onto S.S Aqua." Nathan asked.
"Sure thing...I have loads...Let's go." Ernest smirked and headed towards a door. They all went outside into a large backyard with a few ponds and trees. Sun was beating down their neck as they walked to oppisate sides.
"I choose...Dratini!" Xavier yelled throwing down his Dratini. It slithered on the ground and stood poised between two water ponds.
"And I choose...Scyther!" Ernest yelled as a Scyther appeared. "BEGIN!"
"Dratini, D.I.W!" Xavier yelled as the Dratini slipped into the water.
"Would you look at that...Your trying to hide...Scyther, use your Focus Energy Technique!" Ernest yelled as Scyther began to concentrate.
"Dratini, slip out the other side and push Scyther in the water!" Xavier yelled. "Then use your E.A.T!"
"E.A.T?" Ernest asked himself in question. "DODGE IT!" Dratini pushed Scyther into a large pond and began to charge electricity. Scyther jumped out as six thunderbolts flew at him...They shocked Scyther until he was in a cripple. "SCYTHER! SLASH!"
"It's over...Dratini, Wrap!" Xavier yelled smirking. Scyther made a slash into Dratini's side with suprising accuracy as Dratini somewhat stretched out and wrapped Scyther into a large bind.
"Damnit..." Ernest yelled. "HIDDEN POWER!" And with that Scyther closed his eyes as Dratini was suddenly shocked with electricty. Dratini fell backwards but recovered quickly.
"Dragonbreath!" Xavier yelled.
"Hyper Beam!" Ernest yelled. And the two blasts meant. Dragonbreath was easily overpowering the Hyper Beam... "How is it doing this? Hidden Power usually works so well..."
"Fool...You should've realized Dratini was resistance to electricity. If you wanted to get anywhere, Ice is the best place to go...Roll and fire Hyper Beam!" And with that, Dratini rolled out of the way and charged up for a Hyper Beam. Scyther's Hyper Beam blasted a large portion of the picket fence away.
"SCYTHER! Hyper Beam!" Ernest yelled.
"It's no use..." Nathan laughed. "You just used about 90% of Scyther's Energy. He could barely pull off a physical attack..."
"NO!" Ernest yelled. "IT'S NOT OVER YET! Scyther, use Hidden Power!" Scyther then concentrated while panting and fired a red beam at Dratini. Dratini fired a massive Hyper Beam as it swallowed the red beam and hit Scyther with full force sending him over 100 meters backwards.
"Return Dratini...Good job." And as that was said, Xavier returned his Dratini and smiled. "I believe you need to take your Scyther to the Pokemon Center. Sorry for the over-kill but I couldn't risk it. Those passes and tickets are very important to us." Ernest returned his Scyther to it's Poke Ball.
"Bleh...worthless...I've only trained it for 2 months...Father gave it to me..." Ernest sighed. "Well, here are the two passes and four tickets. You don't need to pay me...I just won't pay you the 5,000 alright?"
"Deal..." Nathan told him taking the passes and tickets.
"Oh yeah...You wanna buy a car?" Xavier asked. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
As the sun was setting, Xavier and Nathan made it back to the gate and saw Leon and Rose fishing.
"Hey guys! We're back!" Xavier yelled walking past the gate.
"What took you guys so long!" Rose complained.
"We had to fight the mayor and sell the car!" Nathan laughed. "Made a quick 15,000 bucks too...We got the passes and we already gave them to the guard. We got 3 hours until the boat leaves so why don't we spend a little time in the Safari Zone?"
"I heard it's great!" Leon yelled.
"Yep...Lotsa rare pokemon there...I wanna catch me a Tauros and a Scyther." Xavier yawned lacing his fingers behind his head.
"Alright then! Let's go!" Rose cheered as they ran off towards the Safari Zone.