CHAPTER 2: (Hello, again. Chapter two is straight ahead. It's a big gym battle…and its only the second chapter. How great is that…okay, so it isn't so great. But still…whatever, just read and review)
The next day, Alex came to the academy early. He felt his back-pack ruffle. "Stop it, Swinub. I want you to be a surprise. I can finally leave the academy, now that I have a pokemon."
"Hello," said Mr. G. "Your finally early…a nice surprise."
"Well, I have another nice surprise for you…I can leave the academy." Many students cheered.
"You can only leave once you get a pokemon owners license, or receive a pokemon."
"But I did receive a pokemon," Alex said, opening his bag, so his Swinub burst out.
"This is my Swinub. I found him yesterday and he wanted to be my pokemon."
"Well, well. There isn't anything I can do about this. You can go to the office at the day's end and sign out. Do your parents know about-"
"Yes, they no," Alex said.
"Okay then."
After school, Joe and Alex were walking to Alex's house. "This is amazing," said Joe. "But I want you to stay. You're my friend."
"Maybe you can find your own pokemon. My dad gave me some pokeballs."
"But I have no pokemon to battle."
"I'll lend you mine."
"Thanks."
Alex handed Swinub to Joe. "Let's go on the ferry to Cerulean. We can find some cool pokemon over there."
"Okay."
So the two told their parents and headed to Cerulean City. Once there, they searched a forest. It was only after a little while, that a pokemon emerged from a small pond in the forest.
"A TENTACOOL!" said Alex. "I'll capture it for you. My first battle."
"Okay," said Joe, handing Swinub back to Joe. Alex sent Swinub to battle. "SWINE, SWINUB!" cried the pokemon, ready to take on the blue and red octopus-like pokemon. "Start with a tackle!" said Alex, not expecting what happened next. The Swinub lashed out, so fast that nobody saw him, and he knocked the Tentacool out of the pond and into a tree.
"How did that happen?" said Joe. "I don't know. My Swinub must be very strong. I must be a very good trainer." "Whatever," said Joe, frowning at the stubbornness of Alex. Alex handed a pokeball to Joe. "Okay," said Joe, tossing the ball at the pokemon. The Tentacool disappeared into the ball, which began to shake. Soon after, the ball stopped shaking, assuring that Joe had received his first Pokemon. The days after that were as follows: Joe got out of the academy and the two, not being able to afford pokeballs yet, trained their pokemon in the forest of Cerulean City. It was after a few weeks, that the two discovered the Pokemon League and were allowed to set off on a new journey…to become pokemon champs, maybe even pokemon masters…………………………………………………………..
They began their journey, reluctant to leave everyone they new. But they had each other, and so, they packed their bags and left. They had enough money, given to them by their parents to by pokeballs and a pokedex, carried by Joe. They started by taking the fairy to Cerulean City, to take on the current gym leader, named Misty. They heard that she only used one pokemon in battles, so they decided not to take up time catching more pokemon, but going straight in to battle with Misty. They reached the city and used their maps to find the gym, which looked more like an aquarium from the inside. They walked along a narrow path, surrounded by water on both sides. A sign read 'to battle the gym leader, you must be worthy. Defeat pokemon lurking in depths.'
"Good god!" said Joe. "What, do you see what the sign meant?"
"No, you farted…oh, and I see it, all right. It's nothing but a Magikarp."
"I know those…somewhere," said Alex, seeing the little fish pop out of water. "Karp, karp," it yelped. Joe showed his pokedex to Alex. "Magikarp…this fish pokemon is very weak and is nothing but skin and bone, no meat. Legend says it was much more powerful in ancient times," said the red mechanical hand-held.
"Oh…this should be easy…you can do it, Joe," said Alex. "Okay," said Joe, releasing his Tentacool into the water. "TENTACOOL!" the pokemon cried. "Tentacool, water gun, 180 degrees to the left, that'll get that fish in the nose, the weakest part on its body."
"The pokemon didn't know what a 180 degree angle was, so he shot the pokemon in the nose, because he heard his trainer say it was the Magikarp's weak spot. The pokemon retreated into water, and an electronic voice said, "You may proceed, as a gate lifted from where it was a moment ago, when it was blocking the two trainer's paths. The trainers moved on, and soon, they were on a battlefield. From the other side, a girl appeared in the doorway. Misty…the gym leader. "Hi, guys," she said kindly. The boys froze. She was younger than them. Yet, she sounded like she was a babysitter to them. "It looks like you guys are new trainers."
"We are, we only have one pokemon." Alex spoke up. "We both want to battle you for the Cascade Badge."
"I am the gym leader," said Misty.
"Then, I challenge you!" said Alex.
"You only have one pokemon!" said Misty.
"And I only have one nerve…"………………………………………………………….
"I'll go first," Alex said. "You know, since I'm the leader."
"LEADER! You're not the leader!" replied Joe.
"If it wasn't for me and Swinub, you wouldn't be a trainer."
"I have an idea. Whoever beats Misty, is the leader of the team. If we both win, we battle each other, to see the better trainer. If we both lose…"
"It won't happen," said Alex. "I'm going to win either way, because my Swinub has some super strength in him. You saw him attack your Tenacool. I'm going first."
"Okay," said Misty, who heard their whole conversation. "Battle begin!" she called and the battlefield began to shake. The two floors, where the pokemon were going to battle split, revealing a pool of water, with colored floating surfaces scattered around. "Now, I choose, Seel as my pokemon!" said the girl, releasing her pokeball into the water. The pokeball opened underwater and floated back to Misty, as the white seal pokemon reached the surface and emerged from the water. "Seel, seel," it yelped. "Then, I choose my one and only Swinub!" called Alex, sending Swinub from its pokeball. The tan, brown-stripped fuzz-ball was released onto a red pad in the water. "Seel, water gun!" called Misty. The Seel released a stream of water from its mouth, which smacked Swinub into the water. "TACKLE!" The Swinub flew across the water, like he was a motorboat. It smashed into Seel, sending it flying onto a yellow pad. "Arora beam, Seel!" As Swinub jumped back on the red pad he started on, a multi-colored beam shot out of the little horn on the head of the aquatic pokemon. It hit Swinub sending it crashing into the wall and bouncing it onto Seel's yellow pad. "TACKLE!" Swinub shot out and sent Seel flying again. "Is that the only attack that your pokemon knows?" said Misty. "I don't know what attacks Swinubs know," admitted Alex. "Joe showed the Pokedex to his friend. A picture of Swinub appeared and the electronic voice said, "At level one to five, a Swinub can learn tackle and powder snow attacks. At level ten, it can learn endure and take down attacks."
"My Swinub is so strong, he is probably past level 10. USE TAKE DOWN!" However, Swinub's attempt failed. "I guess he isn't really level 10 at all," said Joe. "But then how come…he is so strong. Whatever. Use powder snow!" Snow shot out from the pigs nose and covered Seel. Seel shivered. He was almost frozen. "PERFECT! Now tackle!" Swinub slashed out and knocked down the cold Seel. This finished the Seel off. "Wow," said Misty. "You beat me."
"NO!" said Joe. "Ha. Now you have to win, or I'll be the leader."
"I'll win," said Joe. He stood where Alex was standing, after Alex recalled his tired pokemon. Misty recalled Seel. Now, I play Staryu!" said Misty throwing another pokeball down. A star-shaped creature with a diamond at its center appeared. Joe released his red and blue pokemon. "TENTA!" said the pokemon. Both pokemon were in the water. "Tackle, Tentacool." The octopus-like thing shot out and missed the Staryu. Also, the super-weak pokemon crashed into a pad and fainted.
"WHAT!" said Joe.
"So weak!"
"Say hello to your new leader…"
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"What's the worst that could happen?" asked Alex.
"Digletts have been digging holes everywhere in this cave for years. The floors could collapse."
"Loosen up," said Alex, not expecting what happened as they entered the Diglett Tunnel
"Pewter City, here we come!" said Alex.
"Oh, brother," said Joe, following his stubborn leader.
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