Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon. Nintendo does. This story isn't written to make profit, or even to get attention from girls. It is simply written for entertainment and to keep myself busy. The main characters are mine however (except for professor Oak and some Jenny's and Joy's) and I would appreciate it if you wouldn't use it without my approval.
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Chapter 12 – The battle of the century
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It was about three in the morning when I returned to my room in the pokécentre. Man I was beat. Since Chubby told me the trainer (or trainers) used water pokémon so I had spent a lot of time training my pokémon, and especially Shocker and Shockrat. In the process I caught a Oddish since enough popped out after sunset, but of course I looked for the one that put up the hardest fight, but then again, it's a radish on feet. Luckily, and I use that term relatively, I had found one that putted almost all my pokémon asleep and taunted me. I was able to catch it with Sparrow and a lot of luck. Anyway, that was all behind me and I really needed some sleep. Just as my head hit the pillow, loud techno music emerged from the next room. Oh, this was gonna be a long night.
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It was three in the afternoon when I got up (not that I had slept for twelve hours, no far from it). I think I slept all the way from my room to the hall of the centre. When I got there, I looked if I saw Sue anywhere, unfortunately there was someone else I knew.
"Tony, hey, over here, Tony, it's me, Allan, hey, what's up?"
Fuck.
"Hey, Allan, didn't see you there." I tried to grin.
"Really? I waved," he said with a straight face, God, how can anyone be this naïve? "Hey, I heard about some guy who got beat up at Mount Moon by Team Rocket, that was you, right?"
"You make it sound like that's a good thing. Besides, how did you know it was me?"
"So it was you! I didn't really know, but I thought it was something you would do, like what you did in Pewter, you know? Man, fighting Team Rocket, how cool is that?"
"Pretty cool if you survive," I said truthfully, "what are you doing here anyway?"
"I have some family living here, fortunately I got through Mount Moon before Team Rocket got there."
Yeah, fortunately.
"So, we never really got a chance to battle before," Allan smiled, "maybe we can have one now!"
He checked his pokéballs and his face clouded.
"Oh no, not again, he's gone again!"
"Anyway," I decided to cut the conversation short, "I have to go, I still have my pokémon to train for the fight against the trainer and I have to see a friend of mine."
I got up and gone while Allan still checked his bag. I didn't now who was gone and I couldn't care less. Allan's a loser and I didn't wanna see him again. End of story.
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I wandered around Cerulean looking for Susan and finally found her close to the bridge leading to the estate of Bill Masters, worlds renounced pokémon collector.
"Hey, Sue," I greeted her but saw her face looked troubled, "what's the matter?"
"I shouldn't really be telling you this, but since you're involved," she hesitated one brief second, "those Rockets from the cave weren't Rockets, but a new group called the Dark Squad."
"Who are they?"
"Basically the same as Team Rocket, and mostly of old Rockets, but they intend to take over the criminal activities of Team Rocket, by force."
"I didn't know Team Rocket had any other activities besides criminal." I joked.
"This is serious, Tony, like Team Rocket alone wasn't enough."
"What will happen to those fossils?"
"You still want one, don't you?" Finally she cracked a smile.
"They will go to the lab at Foam Islands where scientist will try to revive them and reintegrate them into the pokémon world."
"I can help them reintegrate…"
"Forget it, hotshot. You're not getting near them."
What? It wasn't like I was trying to steal them or something. I knew I had no shot at those fossils, I was just joking around, really.
"Hey, if you need help against that Dark Squad…"
"Yeah, sure, I would appreciate that, but no such stunts like in Mount Moon, okay?"
"Don't worry, I won't, I promise. It was a lot harder than I thought, and I'm sorry for it."
"You better believe it. Anyway, I should be heading back to Pewter. Maybe I'll see you later."
"Maybe!" I raised my hand to say goodbye and saw her leave.
Just as she had turned the corner I saw something. That Weepingbell I saw when I woke up in the hospital! I'm sure it was the same I saw when I came home this morning. And now it was here again! I ran towards it but just as I reached the corner of the street, somebody else did as well. We landed on the ground, hard!
"Fuck, I'm sorry, miss," I suddenly recognised the redhead I had collided with, "Angela?"
"Well, Tony, I had a feeling we would meet again," she smiled as I helped her up, "I just didn't think we would get so close."
To be honest, what I had in mind by meeting again was a bit closer, but for some reason I didn't think it was appropriate to say that out loud. I looked over her shoulder and saw the Weepingbell was gone.
"I'm sorry, I was trying to catch up to something and I wasn't looking were I was going."
"It's okay, I was in a hurry myself," she looked at me with seductive eyes, "but since you came along, how about a drink?"
"Now's not really a good time," I lied, "I really should be going, I still have a lot to do."
I don't know why but suddenly that feeling from Pewter was back, the feeling that I couldn't completely trust her.
"That's okay, maybe next time."
"When we will meet again, right?" I smiled.
"Exactly." She nodded and turned to walk towards the bridge.
Damn, she had a nice ass. Other stuff, Tony. Okay, nice legs as well. That's not what I had in mind. I forced myself to turn and look the other way in search of that Weepingbell. It was nowhere in sight and I had no other choice but to go out in the wilderness and fight some trainers, hoping I would see that Weepingbell again, I knew that sucker would be mine.
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"Hey Tony!"
Fuck! And I had just returned to the pokécenter to get something to eat.
"I found him again, so wanna battle now?"
"Okay, Allan," I caved, "but first let me refresh my pokémon and then we can get to business."
"Alright!"
Yeah, sure, whatever. I had no fucking idea who he had found again, and again, I didn't care. I dropped my pokémon off by the nurse and looked if I should take replacements. Hey, I still had that Pikachu for Allan, maybe if I give it to him he'll leave me alone! Yeah, fat chance, maybe if he promised to leave me alone I would give it to him, no strings attached, well, no strings, except where he never bothers me again, but no other strings. You get the point, so shut up.
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We stood opposed to each other as two mighty gladiators, waiting for the other to make the first move and then to quickly counteract before the other had a choice to react (translation: Allan had just bought me a drink while I scared some kids away so we could have enough place to battle). We had agreed on a battle with each just three pokémon as I had better things to do.
"To go first," Allan thought deeply, "I take…"
His hands hovered above his pokéballs. Right next to us there were some kids battling as well.
"I choose you Pikachu!" one of them shrieked with so much enthusiasm you would think he was on prozac.
"I choose you?" Allan frowned, "that's the dumbest line I've ever heard."
I had to agree with the little retard, hey, maybe he wasn't as bad as I thought.
"Go go Electrode…"
Okay, I spoke too soon.
"…some kid in my hometown used to say," he continued, "and I thought that was pretty dumb, but I choose you Pikachu?"
Okay, I spoke too soon when I said I spoke too soon, but now I had to speak before that kid needed plastic surgery to remove his frown when he had overheard Allan.
"Allan? Let's forget that little dweeb and focus on our combat? I promise we'll make fun of the runt later."
What? I thought the kid needed plastic surgery anyway.
"Hm? Oh yeah, I choose, oh damn thank you very much, you little idiot, I take my Poliwag first."
"As my first pokémon," I stated in a deep voice, while I held up his pokéball high in the air "I take the master of electric and speed!"
My hand shot forward while I yelled in the faggot voice of the little snot "I choose you Pikachu" and Shocker jumped out holding out his hands to make the victory sign.
Several kids around us tried their best not to burst out in laughter (some even succeeded).
"Anyway," I brought peace back to our little fight, "my Shocker's gonna kick you Polliwag's wet little ass."
"I don't think so," Allan grinned, "Vertigo, hypnosis!"
The Poliwag started to move around and Shocker fell. Huh?
"Haha! I didn't think I would win this easily, Vertigo, watergun."
Vertigo had turned him to Allan, nodded and turned back to see a grinning Shocker in front of him. He squealed as Shocker hit him right between the eyes. An electric shock finished of the job. Allan pouted and called his Poliwag back. His second choice was a Geodude. I called back Shocker and brought out War. His bubble brought that Geodude down quick but just as he was to give the finishing blow, Allan shouted "Self destruct". The Geodude flickered and War was just too late to jump out of the way when the Geodude exploded. He tried to stand but I knew he was gonna fall. I got out his pokéball and he let out a cry. In a bright light he evolved into a Wartortle as well but I shook my head.
"You're in no condition to fight again, dude, you know that don't you?"
He hung his head and fell down. I brought him back to his pokéball and called out my own Geodude, Rock, the one I had caught in Mount Moon.
"But now I have you," he grinned as he held up a pokéball, "go Flycatcher, take him out."
I couldn't fucking believe it! It was that Weepingbell! The one I was looking for and that little runt had it. How the fuck?
"Flycatcher, vinewhip!"
Flycatcher looked around.
"Come on, not now." Allan pleaded.
The Weepingbell still didn't do anything.
"Uhm, something wrong Allan," I asked while I tried not to laugh.
"It was a gift from my uncle here in Cerulean but he doesn't listen to me."
"That's too bad," I nodded with compassion, "but still, Rock, tackle him."
The Weepingbell jumped out of Rock's way and vinewhipped his ass. Fuck, he was strong. I brought Shocker back into the game and he cautiously waited until the Weepingbell would make a move. It remained motionless with apparently more interest in the wall of the pokécenter than his opponent.
"Come on!" Allan pleaded.
Shocker jumped forward but Flycatcher just evaded his attack. He tried to shock him, but the Weepingbell dodged every bolt. Flycatcher let out his vines but Shocker dodged them as easily. It was clear the two pokémon wouldn't be able to land a punch.
"Let's call it a draw." I proposed.
Allan just nodded.
"I can't believe he still doesn't obey me, he keeps running away and all."
"Hey, you know what?" a diabolical thought emerged, "I happen to have a Pikachu I don't need, and you have a weepingbell you can't use."
"Would you trade it with me?" his eyes brightened so much I thought I would have went blind if I had looked directly into them, "would you do that for me?"
"Sure," I grinned, "let's go inside and close the deal, okay?"
Ten minutes later Allan was happy he got a retarded Pikachu ("and such a cute one!") and I had a fighting Weepingbell ready for the battle with the trainer. I'm evil, I know, but isn't that why you love me?
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I stepped into the gym full of confidence and challenged the gymleader. I thought with my two electric pokémon and my newly acquired grass pokémon this would be a walk in the park. The oldest sister accepted my challenge and brought out a Starmie. I reacted with my newest big gun, Flycatcher.
"Flycatcher, vinewhip!"
Flycatcher didn't do anything. The Starmie shot her watergun and hit him straight in the face. Flycatcher ignored this and started studying the wall. The Starme tackled him and again the grass pokémon didn't do anything. I returned him to his pokéball while I cursed Allan (more than usual). He just broke free and returned to the battle field to do nothing.
"Looks like you pokémon doesn't really listen, guess you really need this badge." The gymleader laughed.
I had no idea what she was talking about but I had to do something.
"Oh my God, what is that? Are you trying to cheat? That's not fair!" I shouted and pointed behind her. The gymleader, her Starmie and my Weepingbell turned around, as expected, to see what I was talking about. I quickly brought out Sabretooth and he tackled Flycatcher. I quickly brought the Weepingbell back to his pokéball and this time he stayed there. The gymleader looked back with suspicion in her eyes. Sabretooth just sat there just like he had sat there all the time.
"Sorry, my mistake, I thought I saw something." I mumbled while my fingers ran over my pokéballs ready to bring out Shocker.
"Starmie, tackle!" she shouted.
The Starmie flew to my Rattatta but he jumped out of the way and sunk his teeth deep in its arms.
"Sabretooth," I grinned, "kick his ass… if it has one of course," I added after some thought, "if not, kick it anyway."
The Starmie saw it was no match for the ferocious Rattatta in close combat and tried to get some distance between them but Sabretooth was biting and clawing the poor water pokémon at everything the little critter could get a hold of.
"Starmie, watergun!" the gymleader shouted, "all over the place!"
The Starmie started to whirl around and squirt water all over the place. Sabretooth was hit by these blasts and thrown against the wall. The Starmie was barely standing but was stronger now he was away from Sabretooth. I called him back and brought out Raddish, my new Oddish.
"So, you gonna try with grass pokémon again?" the gymleader smiled mockingly.
"Raddish, sleep powder."
The Oddish began jumping around, spreading his spores around the arena while the Starmie tried to hit him with one of his water blasts but to no avail. After a while the Starmie fell down, heavily snoring. I raised a pokéball and brought Sabretooth back.
"Kick him when he's down, boy."
I'll spare you the gruesome details but she brought out her Staryu when Starmie stopped moving. I, of course, also changed pokémon and brought out Shocker. The Staryu waved around, waiting for orders. Shocker sat ready to jump, his cheeks sparking. Just as the gymleader opened her mouth to say something, Shocker jumped forward, throwing lightning bolts all over the place. The Staryu was shocked and paralysed and completely defenceless when Shocker tackled him. He kept hitting on the poor Staryu and shocking him until he stopped moving. The gymleader called him back and declared me the victor. She also said I was the most brutal pokémon trainer she had ever met, like I was the one who beat up her pokémon. But anyway, I had my second badge and apparently I had earned the respect of Flycatcher so he would do as I say. I tested that and no, sorry, no such luck. Fuck. But at least I could go to Saffron and from there to Vermillion to get some information on any ships that started with the letter A and had an accident in the last week. I was getting somewhere.
