Fire Red, Leaf Green
Chapter 5
Green stretched and yawned loudly. She picked her hat up slowly and placed it atop her head. She'd spent another night at the Pokémon Center - after all, why leave Pewter City when you're challenging the Leader the next day? She put her shoulder bag on, nodded her head in determination, and headed for the door. As she left, she waved to Nurse Joy.
"Good luck!" Nurse Joy called. Green didn't give any response as the door swung closed behind her. She headed down the street towards the Gym rather slowly, going over the battle in her mind. After all, this is my first Gym battle... heck, it's my first battle with another Trainer period! she thought to herself. The realization that this would be her first real battle kind of scared her a bit. She crossed her arms over her chest as she walked, furrowing her brow.
"Oh, maybe I should ask if Red came by. Or ask about Blue and Yellow... I wish I could remember where I know them from..." She thought aloud.
"Oh well. I guess I should just try to prepare myself mentally for the upcoming battle. Judging by the fact that Jiroo gives out the Boulder Badge, I'm guessing he uses Rock-type Pokémon. Yeah, I'm sure he does - I read it in my Trainer's Guide to Kanto. Bulbasaur will do good, then, as will Sandshrew... providing Sandshrew has any Ground-type attacks besides Sand-attack... oh! Dig! That's right. Oh, Hyne. I'm babbling now." She sighed, her lips quivering. Her nerves were starting to show now. She held her stomach as she walked.
"H-hello?" Green asked tentatively as she pushed open the door to the Gym. Inside was a large battle field with a raised chair, almost like a throne, at the other end. One lone light, in the middle of the ceiling, was supposed to light the entire large room. It didn't do a very good job, but once Green's eyes adjusted, she could see a little better. Jiroo wasn't there, apparently. She was about to turn and leave when a deafening roar filled the air, causing Green to scream. She spun around quickly, just in time to see the Onix coming right at her.
"Stop!" A voice called. Jiroo stepped out from behind the 'throne' at the other end of the room. Onix stopped less than a foot from Green, glaring daggers at her. She almost cried.
"Come back." Jiroo called. The Onix turned and streamed along the ground back towards its master. Green's fright was quickly replaced by anger.
"What the heck were you thinking?!" She yelled, storming forward a few paces.
"I just wanted to see how you'd react." Jiroo chuckled, and recalled Onix to its Pokéball. Green narrowed her eyes. Her fiery spirit was starting to show.
"So, are you ready for your first Gym battle?" Jiroo asked. Green smirked.
"Bring it." She grunted, taking a Pokéball from the front pocket of her bag.
"We'll make this a two-on-two battle. Not a Double Battle, mind you, but we'll both use two Pokémon. Are you ready?" He asked, holding Onix's Pokéball ready.
"Ladies first." She said, releasing Bulbasaur. Jiroo smirked.
"Buuul." Bulbasaur growled, as though he knew that Jiroo was the enemy. Jiroo threw Onix's Pokéball into the air, and it opened, letting a white light pour forth and form into the giant rock snake. Bulbasaur jumped back a little. It'd obviously never seen a large Pokémon such as Onix before. Jiroo pointed at Bulbasaur, and looked at Onix.
"Onix! Bind attack!" He called. Immediately, Onix flung itself at Bulbasaur.
"Bulbasaur, beat it back with your Vine Whip!" Green called, instinctively taking four or five steps back. Bulbasaur's vines shot forward and slapped Onix right in the face, causing it to falter, but not by much. Green was rather surprised. Rock-types were supposed to be weak to Grass-type attacks. Jiroo put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily.
"This Onix was trained by my brother, Takeshi. He was the last Gym Leader here. Your Bulbasaur hasn't seen very many battles, and isn't a high enough level to cause much damage to my Onix. Now, Onix, Bind!" He called. This time, Bulbasaur's vines weren't fast enough to defend him with; he was caught. He cried out in pain, and Green flinched.
"What're you gonna do, Green?" Jiroo asked, his arms crossed in front of his chest, and a smug look on his face. Green sneered back, and took out her Pokédex. Then, realizing it wouldn't do much besides tell her that Onix was a rock type - which she already knew - she put it back. Then an idea came to her; she'd seen the attack used on TV once.
"Bulbasaur, Leech Seed!" She cried. The tip of Bulbasaur's bulb was poking from between Onix's coils, and a seed appeared at the top. It shot straight upwards, catching Onix under the chin, and planted itself, vines coming forth from it and covering Onix's body. After a moment or two hesitation, the vines began to pulsate and glow, sucing energy from Onix, who threw Bulbasaur and began writhing violently in pain.
"No!" Jiroo cried, and returned Onix to its Pokéball.
"Ha! Still wanna make fun of my Bulbasaur?" She said, and both she and Bulbasaur stuck their tongues out at Jiroo. He just laughed and took another Pokéball from his belt.
"Crobat! Let's show them our strength!" He called as the large purple bat emerged from the Pokéball. Green gasped. Crobat wasn't a Rock-type!
"That's cheating! Crobat isn't a Rock-type!" She yelled.
"Where in the rules does it say that all of my Pokémon have to be Rock-types? I have three Pokémon; Onix, Geodude, and Crobat. Two out of three of my Pokémon are Rock-types. As long as the majority of my Pokémon are Rock-type, I'm entirely within my rights to have another type on my team. Now, Crobat - Air Cutter!" He called. Crobat flapped its wings, and a gust of air cut through the Gym and struck Bulbasaur. A splatter of blood hit the ground near Green's foot. She cried out and fell to her knees at Bulbasaur's side.
"Hey! That's not supposed to happen!" Green cried helplessly. Bulbasaur was still alive, of course, but it had a rather large cut on its forehead. It looked up at her, and groaned. She returned Bulbasaur to its Pokéball. Even Jiroo looked concerned. He jogged over.
"Even though your Bulbasaur is so many levels under Crobat, it still should have a high enough defense to keep from being lacerated, even though it's weak to Flying-type attacks. It's at least level twenty, right? I mean, how many battles have you participated in since you got it?" He asked. Green blushed deeply and cleared her throat. Twice.
"This is actually my first real battle." She said quietly. Jiroo just stared at her.
"You're joking, right?" He asked her incredulously. She shook her head.
"... What were you thinking, challenging a Gym after not having been in a real battle?!" He blew up at her. She just kicked at the floor with the tip of her shoe.
"Don't you realize how dangerous that is?! Gyms are for people to test their training skills, not to begin training!" He put a hand on his forehead and looked at the ground.
"Look, I made a mistake, okay?! But I did beat your Onix. Now let's get on with this battle. Sandshrew, I choose you!" Green released Sandshrew from its Pokéball.
"Are you kidding? Ground-types are weak to Flying-types, too!" Jiroo shouted.
"Just get over to your side of the field, I know what I'm doin'!" She yelled right back. Both were red in the face. Jiroo threw his arms up and crossed to his side.
"Well, Crobat, let's give her what she wants. Don't hold back; Bite attack!" Crobat flew at Sandshrew, with incredible speed. Green only had a split second to think.
"Rollout!" She called, squeezing her eyes shut tight. Sandshrew rolled into a ball and shot right under Crobat just in time. Crobat pulled up right before hitting the ground, and circled around. Sandshrew just rolled around the field, at quite a fast pace, too.
"Jump at it, Sandshrew!" Green called. At intervals in its laps around the field, it shot upwards at an arc, striking Crobat. Crobat was fast, but not fast enough.
"... Impressive. But I don't understand why Crobat is being hurt so much..." Jiroo muttered.
"It's because Rollout is a Rock-type attack, which is strong against Flying-types." Just as Green was explaining this, Sandshrew landed another solid blow, and Crobat fell to the ground. Jiroo sighed, and recalled Crobat. Sandshrew unfurled, exhausted, and sat at Green's feet, pouring sweat from every pore. She bent down and picked him up, cradling him.
"Good job, Sandshrew." She nuzzled his nose, and returned him to his Pokéball.
"No, you did a good job. Had I not underestimated you, and focused more, I probably could've won. But you deserve this." Jiroo smiled and handed her the Boulder badge.
"Thank you, Jiroo. Oh, and I was wondering... have any trainers by the names of Red, Blue, and Yellow come by here?" She asked. Jiroo thought for a moment.
"Red did. I don't recall... oh! Yes, Blue and Yellow stopped by, as well. Very fierce at battling, they were. It was kind of scary. But that's all I know of them... sorry." He shrugged.
"No problem. Thanks, Jiroo!"
Green walked quietly, and turned to take one last look at Pewter City. She sighed happily, and looked down at her bag. She lifted the flap and looked at her Badge Case, right on top of her other possessions. She smiled, let the flap drop, and kept walking...
Chapter 5
Green stretched and yawned loudly. She picked her hat up slowly and placed it atop her head. She'd spent another night at the Pokémon Center - after all, why leave Pewter City when you're challenging the Leader the next day? She put her shoulder bag on, nodded her head in determination, and headed for the door. As she left, she waved to Nurse Joy.
"Good luck!" Nurse Joy called. Green didn't give any response as the door swung closed behind her. She headed down the street towards the Gym rather slowly, going over the battle in her mind. After all, this is my first Gym battle... heck, it's my first battle with another Trainer period! she thought to herself. The realization that this would be her first real battle kind of scared her a bit. She crossed her arms over her chest as she walked, furrowing her brow.
"Oh, maybe I should ask if Red came by. Or ask about Blue and Yellow... I wish I could remember where I know them from..." She thought aloud.
"Oh well. I guess I should just try to prepare myself mentally for the upcoming battle. Judging by the fact that Jiroo gives out the Boulder Badge, I'm guessing he uses Rock-type Pokémon. Yeah, I'm sure he does - I read it in my Trainer's Guide to Kanto. Bulbasaur will do good, then, as will Sandshrew... providing Sandshrew has any Ground-type attacks besides Sand-attack... oh! Dig! That's right. Oh, Hyne. I'm babbling now." She sighed, her lips quivering. Her nerves were starting to show now. She held her stomach as she walked.
"H-hello?" Green asked tentatively as she pushed open the door to the Gym. Inside was a large battle field with a raised chair, almost like a throne, at the other end. One lone light, in the middle of the ceiling, was supposed to light the entire large room. It didn't do a very good job, but once Green's eyes adjusted, she could see a little better. Jiroo wasn't there, apparently. She was about to turn and leave when a deafening roar filled the air, causing Green to scream. She spun around quickly, just in time to see the Onix coming right at her.
"Stop!" A voice called. Jiroo stepped out from behind the 'throne' at the other end of the room. Onix stopped less than a foot from Green, glaring daggers at her. She almost cried.
"Come back." Jiroo called. The Onix turned and streamed along the ground back towards its master. Green's fright was quickly replaced by anger.
"What the heck were you thinking?!" She yelled, storming forward a few paces.
"I just wanted to see how you'd react." Jiroo chuckled, and recalled Onix to its Pokéball. Green narrowed her eyes. Her fiery spirit was starting to show.
"So, are you ready for your first Gym battle?" Jiroo asked. Green smirked.
"Bring it." She grunted, taking a Pokéball from the front pocket of her bag.
"We'll make this a two-on-two battle. Not a Double Battle, mind you, but we'll both use two Pokémon. Are you ready?" He asked, holding Onix's Pokéball ready.
"Ladies first." She said, releasing Bulbasaur. Jiroo smirked.
"Buuul." Bulbasaur growled, as though he knew that Jiroo was the enemy. Jiroo threw Onix's Pokéball into the air, and it opened, letting a white light pour forth and form into the giant rock snake. Bulbasaur jumped back a little. It'd obviously never seen a large Pokémon such as Onix before. Jiroo pointed at Bulbasaur, and looked at Onix.
"Onix! Bind attack!" He called. Immediately, Onix flung itself at Bulbasaur.
"Bulbasaur, beat it back with your Vine Whip!" Green called, instinctively taking four or five steps back. Bulbasaur's vines shot forward and slapped Onix right in the face, causing it to falter, but not by much. Green was rather surprised. Rock-types were supposed to be weak to Grass-type attacks. Jiroo put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily.
"This Onix was trained by my brother, Takeshi. He was the last Gym Leader here. Your Bulbasaur hasn't seen very many battles, and isn't a high enough level to cause much damage to my Onix. Now, Onix, Bind!" He called. This time, Bulbasaur's vines weren't fast enough to defend him with; he was caught. He cried out in pain, and Green flinched.
"What're you gonna do, Green?" Jiroo asked, his arms crossed in front of his chest, and a smug look on his face. Green sneered back, and took out her Pokédex. Then, realizing it wouldn't do much besides tell her that Onix was a rock type - which she already knew - she put it back. Then an idea came to her; she'd seen the attack used on TV once.
"Bulbasaur, Leech Seed!" She cried. The tip of Bulbasaur's bulb was poking from between Onix's coils, and a seed appeared at the top. It shot straight upwards, catching Onix under the chin, and planted itself, vines coming forth from it and covering Onix's body. After a moment or two hesitation, the vines began to pulsate and glow, sucing energy from Onix, who threw Bulbasaur and began writhing violently in pain.
"No!" Jiroo cried, and returned Onix to its Pokéball.
"Ha! Still wanna make fun of my Bulbasaur?" She said, and both she and Bulbasaur stuck their tongues out at Jiroo. He just laughed and took another Pokéball from his belt.
"Crobat! Let's show them our strength!" He called as the large purple bat emerged from the Pokéball. Green gasped. Crobat wasn't a Rock-type!
"That's cheating! Crobat isn't a Rock-type!" She yelled.
"Where in the rules does it say that all of my Pokémon have to be Rock-types? I have three Pokémon; Onix, Geodude, and Crobat. Two out of three of my Pokémon are Rock-types. As long as the majority of my Pokémon are Rock-type, I'm entirely within my rights to have another type on my team. Now, Crobat - Air Cutter!" He called. Crobat flapped its wings, and a gust of air cut through the Gym and struck Bulbasaur. A splatter of blood hit the ground near Green's foot. She cried out and fell to her knees at Bulbasaur's side.
"Hey! That's not supposed to happen!" Green cried helplessly. Bulbasaur was still alive, of course, but it had a rather large cut on its forehead. It looked up at her, and groaned. She returned Bulbasaur to its Pokéball. Even Jiroo looked concerned. He jogged over.
"Even though your Bulbasaur is so many levels under Crobat, it still should have a high enough defense to keep from being lacerated, even though it's weak to Flying-type attacks. It's at least level twenty, right? I mean, how many battles have you participated in since you got it?" He asked. Green blushed deeply and cleared her throat. Twice.
"This is actually my first real battle." She said quietly. Jiroo just stared at her.
"You're joking, right?" He asked her incredulously. She shook her head.
"... What were you thinking, challenging a Gym after not having been in a real battle?!" He blew up at her. She just kicked at the floor with the tip of her shoe.
"Don't you realize how dangerous that is?! Gyms are for people to test their training skills, not to begin training!" He put a hand on his forehead and looked at the ground.
"Look, I made a mistake, okay?! But I did beat your Onix. Now let's get on with this battle. Sandshrew, I choose you!" Green released Sandshrew from its Pokéball.
"Are you kidding? Ground-types are weak to Flying-types, too!" Jiroo shouted.
"Just get over to your side of the field, I know what I'm doin'!" She yelled right back. Both were red in the face. Jiroo threw his arms up and crossed to his side.
"Well, Crobat, let's give her what she wants. Don't hold back; Bite attack!" Crobat flew at Sandshrew, with incredible speed. Green only had a split second to think.
"Rollout!" She called, squeezing her eyes shut tight. Sandshrew rolled into a ball and shot right under Crobat just in time. Crobat pulled up right before hitting the ground, and circled around. Sandshrew just rolled around the field, at quite a fast pace, too.
"Jump at it, Sandshrew!" Green called. At intervals in its laps around the field, it shot upwards at an arc, striking Crobat. Crobat was fast, but not fast enough.
"... Impressive. But I don't understand why Crobat is being hurt so much..." Jiroo muttered.
"It's because Rollout is a Rock-type attack, which is strong against Flying-types." Just as Green was explaining this, Sandshrew landed another solid blow, and Crobat fell to the ground. Jiroo sighed, and recalled Crobat. Sandshrew unfurled, exhausted, and sat at Green's feet, pouring sweat from every pore. She bent down and picked him up, cradling him.
"Good job, Sandshrew." She nuzzled his nose, and returned him to his Pokéball.
"No, you did a good job. Had I not underestimated you, and focused more, I probably could've won. But you deserve this." Jiroo smiled and handed her the Boulder badge.
"Thank you, Jiroo. Oh, and I was wondering... have any trainers by the names of Red, Blue, and Yellow come by here?" She asked. Jiroo thought for a moment.
"Red did. I don't recall... oh! Yes, Blue and Yellow stopped by, as well. Very fierce at battling, they were. It was kind of scary. But that's all I know of them... sorry." He shrugged.
"No problem. Thanks, Jiroo!"
Green walked quietly, and turned to take one last look at Pewter City. She sighed happily, and looked down at her bag. She lifted the flap and looked at her Badge Case, right on top of her other possessions. She smiled, let the flap drop, and kept walking...