Hey, here's the next two chapters! I'm now updating two chapters at a time since I got big ideas for a crossover, will tell you about that later. Anyway, this chapter is based before Sakura's Eevee evolves into Espeon in the Pokemon Johto episodes.
Chapter 13: All Talk And Kimono Dances
Angelina stumbled into Ecruteak City about two weeks later. Just as it turned night, she was happy to be in a town again after walking for more than just two miles and decided to stay at the Pokemon Center for the night, then go sight-seeing in the morning. The stars began to appear in the cloudless sky, and they lit her way down the hill and into the city.
"Woah, talk about stepping into the past." she muttered, passing through a torii gate at the entrance of the city. Unlike Goldenrod City, Ecruteak was a peaceful and ancient Japanese town with very few lights, and not that many houses either, but that was from the nighttime, it would probably be a different story in the daytime. After walking around a little, she eventually found the Pokemon Center and went up to Nurse Joy, asking if she could get a room; there were plenty of rooms available and was handed a key. Thanking the nurse, Angelina walked upstairs to the bedrooms to rest for the night.
The next day, Angelina was leaving her room and about to walk outside when someone called out, "Hey, wait!"
Angelina turned around and recognized the boy trainer back in Goldenrod City. He had short blonde hair and green eyes, he wore dark blue jeans and a red shirt.
"Oh, it's you again." Angelina said, with an unsure expression upon her face. "How's my Unown doing?"
"Pretty good," the boy replied. "What about that egg I gave you?"
Angelina took out a Pokeball from her belt and threw it, "It hatched, just wait till you see the Pokemon!" the white light revealed her newest Pokemon, Absol.
"Wow!" the boy knelt in front of the Pokemon awestruck, but Absol cocked its head to the side and backed away warily. "It's so cool. What is it?"
"This is my Absol, her name is Shadow." Angelina explained, she gently pets her Absol in assurance and recalls it to the Pokeball. "Guess you thought it was some regular Pokemon, that's why you traded it for my Unown."
The boy got to his feet. "Well next time, I'm gonna keep the next egg I get."
"That's great," Angelina said, holding out her hand. "I'm Angelina Murakami, from Pallet Town."
"Jeremy Cretonne." The boy introduced, grinning as he shook her hand. "I live in Goldenrod City, my grandparents own the Day Care Center."
"I figured that," Angelina smiled. "So what brings you out here to Ecruteak?"
"Well…. Um…." Jeremy blushed slightly, looking away. "I was thinking after you traded me the egg for your Unown, and I heard that you won the Plain Badge from Whitney…."
"Yeah, and….?" Angelina awaited for him to finish.
"Could I, maybe, join you on your journey?" Jeremy asked. "I can help you, since I've been around Johto myself." He took out a small box and opened it; Angelina looked in and saw the same badges that she was starting to earn, but there were five more badges than the ones she already had. There was a set of seashell-like badges and even another set of badges that Professor Oak had mentioned previously.
"You've been around the Kanto League!" Angelina exclaimed.
"Yeah, I started there two years ago," Jeremy grinned. "I competed in the tournament twice and placed second, but this was also during the time I defeated the Orange League."
"Wow," Angelina awed. "And since you already have the Johto badges, then you're ready to compete in the Silver League Conference!"
"Yeah, but that's not until next year," Jeremy placed the box inside his backpack. "If you have the same goal as me, which is becoming a Pokemon Master, then I can help."
"Really?" Angelina asked hopefully, which Jeremy nodded. "That'd be awesome! Yeah, you're more than welcomed to join me!"
"Great, so where are we heading today?"
"I'm not planning to challenge the Ecruteak Gym Leader until tomorrow." Angelina began walking down the hall. "But I heard there's a lot more to do here other than that."
"You're exactly right." Jeremy said. "There's a Dance Theatre not far from here where the Kimono Girls train and dance with their Pokemon. I'm sure yours need trained fore your gym battle, but before that, shouldn't you let Professor Elm know the egg hatched?"
"Huh?" Angelina stared blankly, then gasped in shock. "Oh geas! Togepi hatched back in Azalea, I was supposed to do that then. Thanks for reminding me." she sat down at one of the video phones and dialed the number while Togepi was drinking out of a bottle.
After a moment, the rather disheveled figure of Professor Elm appeared. Upon seeing Angelina, he smiled, saying, "Hello Angelina, how are you?"
"Just great, professor! Your Egg hatched." Angelina replied.
Elm's eyes widened in shock, as he remarked, "Really? That's wonderful! Can I see the offspring?"
At this time, Angelina pulled Togepi towards her, who was still sucking on its bottle.
Elm adjusted the glasses on his face, and said, "Hm...a Togepi! I see!" he glanced at Togepi's bottle, which had a white substance in it, and murmured, "Ah... that must be MooMoo Milk, very nutrious for newborn Pokemon, and there is not a Pokemon like this in Johto. I couldn't have picked a more responsible and caring trainer like yourself for Togepi. Good luck with your journey and don't forget my research."
Angelina nodded as the phone call ended and the video screen turned off. With that task accomplished, she and Jeremy left the Pokemon Center and arrived at what looked like a Japanese mansion, but it was really the Kimono Dance Theater. They were about to go in when a little girl with purple hair in pigtails and dressed in a robe stopped them and asked for a battle.
"My names' Saukura," said the girl.
"Hello," Angelina smiled. "I'm Angelina Murakami."
"And I'm Jeremy Cretonne."
"Is this where the Kimono Sisters dance and train Pokemon?" Angelina asked.
"Yes, but you have to beat me if you want to get in," Sakura said.
"Okay," Angelina responded. "….But it wont be easy. I choose you, Shadow!"
"All right, go, Eevee!" Sakura sent out a small, brown Pokémon with a big, fluffy tail. Angelina's Absol lead with Scratch, which almost knocked out Eevee. "Oh, no! Eevee! Don't give up, use Quick Attack!" Angelina noticed that, by the way Sakura was acting, she was new at battling. She didn't want to go too hard on Sakura, but Angelina didn't know how many Pokémon she had and she also didn't want to underestimate her.
"Shadow, finish it, Bite, now!" Absol charged at Eevee and bit down hard on its neck, the Pokemon cried and was rendered helplessly.
"Eevee, no! Oh…. I lost again…." Sakura frowned, then she smiled with an idea. "Hey, do you want to trade your Absol for my Eevee?"
"Hmm? No, I don't think so," Angelina responded.
"But it can evolve into a bunch of different types of Pokémon," Sakura continued.
"Like what?" Angelina asked.
"Well, it could evolve into a Fire Pokémon, a Water Pokémon, an Electric Pokémon, or a Dark Pokémon," Sakura explained.
"Hmmm. I still don't think I want to trade. I don't know the strengths or weaknesses of Eevee's evolution. They could be as weak as a Caterpie or as strong as a Snorlax, but until I know for sure, I don't want to trade."
"I'll be waiting outside…." Sakura said.
Angelina walked in the building as Jeremy followed. They expected the inside to be a gym, but instead had a place like a bar where you could get refreshments, a bunch a tables and chairs, and then a dance stage at the far end of the room. There were the four Kimono Girls and their Pokemon arrayed on the stage, and they proceeded to gracefully dance to the tune of a plucked string instrument from somewhere off-stage.
"Wow, they must be the Kimono Sisters!" Jeremy awed from the kimono girls' beauty.
"Yeah," Angelina agreed, enraptured by the very elegant dancing. Togepi also seemed to be enjoying himself, waving his arms and squeaking in time with the music.
"You must be here to challenge the Kimono Girls," said a man to Angelina's left, he was wearing a dark suit and wore a grey bouler hat. "You see, they dance to entertain people and for the money, and they battle in their free time. I have never won against them, though…."
"Okay," Angelina replied, the words 'I have never won against them, though' lingered in her mind. 'Well, maybe he has nothing but a Pidgey or Rattata,' she thought to herself. She took out her Pokedex and scanned the Pokemon on stage.
The first was a blue dog-like Pokemon that had some fish-like qualities; a mermaid-like tail, a fin on its head, and yellow ears made of webbing.
"Vaporeon, the Bubble Jet Pokemon. It evolves from Eevee when exposed to a Water Stone. It prefers beautiful shores. With cells similar to water molecules, it can melt in water."
The second Pokemon was a yellow dog-like Pokemon with spines covering its entire body, giving it a pincushion-like appearance.
"Jolteon, the Lightning Pokemon. It evolves from Eevee when exposed to a Thunder Stone. It concentrates the weak electric charges emitted by its cells and launches wicked bolts."
The third Pokemon was covered in red fur. It has a large, bushy tail, fluffy collar and a tuft of fur on its head; all of which are yellow.
"Flareon, the Flame Pokemon. It evolves from Eevee when exposed to a Fire Stone. It stores some of the air it inhales in its internal flame pouch, which heats it to over 3000 degrees."
The fourth and final Pokemon was a black dog-like Pokemon with glowing rings on its body.
"Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokemon. It evolves from a well-trained Eevee at night. On the night of a full moon, or when it gets excited, the ring patterns on its body glow yellow."
"Wow, they're all using Pokemon that evolve from Eevee?" Angelina remarked.
Jeremy nodded, as the kimono girls finished their dance, bowing to the crowd. Everyone stood up and clapped. The kimono girls stayed like that before rising back up.
"I happen to be the director of the Kimono Dance Theater. I presume that you two are Trainers?"
Angelina and Jeremy both nodded; but Angelina stepped forward saying, "I'd like to battle with the kimono girls!"
The director chuckled, saying, "I believe I can oblige." he walked on stage and faced the crowd, saying, "How about it? Do you wish to see a battle?"
The crowd began cheering, as Angelina walked on stage, joined by Jeremy as the kimono girls made room for them on the dance floor.
"In this battle you may use four Pokemon, but you may not change out until your Pokemon is knocked out, or unwilling to battle." the director explained, motioning to the five women behind him. "The girls will each use one Pokemon. The winner will be decided when all of one party's Pokemon are unable to battle. Do the rules sound fair?"
"Sure." Angelina said.
A girl in a red and white kimono took the stage. "My names' Koume, I'll go first. Go, Flareon!" the fire type Pokemon appeared, while Angelina decided to use Marill.
"Spritz, Bubblebeam!" Flareon dodged it with its speed, and then used a Smog attack, poisoning Marill. "That's okay, Spritz! Use Water Gun!" Marill shot a stream of water at Flareon, damaging him severely.
"Flareon, get back up! Use Take Down!" Flareon charged at Marill, but Marill caught Flareon and punched him away, making Flareon faint. "Oh, no! Flareon…." The first Kimono Girl recalled Flareon, and the next girl stepped up wearing a yellow and white kimono.
"I shall be next. I'm Satsuki." The next girl smiled and threw out a pokeball. In a red beam of light appeared a Jolteon. "Thundershock!" Jolteon shocked Marill, doing a large amount of damage.
"Spritz, Ice Punch it," Angelina said. Jolteon was much too fast for Marill, and was easily dodging Marill's punches. Angelina could see that Jolteon was just fooling around with Marill; Jolteon was probably twice as fast as he is now.
"Jolteon, Pin Missile!" Jolteon dodged another attack from Marill, and then shot little needles out and knocked his opponent unconscious.
"Spritz, return!" Angelina sighed, she needed a fast Pokémon. Charmeleon was the fastest one she had, next to Absol. Her dark-type probably couldn't keep up with Jolteon's speedy attacks. Or could she? "Go, Shadow!"
"Oh my, is that a dark-type?" Satsuki asked.
"Yes, my best choice." Angelina smiled.
"Jolt…" Jolteon snorted, as if it was annoyed.
"Sol?" Absol tilted her head questionably, but then shook it off as she stepped back, getting ready for the fight.
"Shadow, Quick Attack!"
"Jolteon, Agility!" Absol used his speed to hit Jolteon, or at least tried to. Jolteon jumped out of the way and behind Absol. "Okay Jolteon, Thunderbolt attack, now!"
"Shadow, look out," Angelina yelled, but Absol just stood there. Right when the attack hit Absol, he disappeared!
"Huh, what?" Satsuki asked. But before she could say another word, Absol came out of nowhere and hit Jolteon from behind. "Jolteon!" the Kimono Girl screamed. Right when Jolteon rose, Absol bit him. Jolteon tried electrocuting Absol again, but he used his speed to get out of the way and use Thunder. Before Jolteon could do anything else, Absol used Quick Attack, finishing off Jolteon once and for all. "Jolteon, no!" But it was too late. She recalled her Jolteon, and the next girl stepped up.
"I shall be next." said the dancer in the black and yellow kimono as she walked in front of Angelina. "I am the second eldest of my five sisters. My name Tamayo and as my Pokemon, I choose Umbreon." everyone watched as the room went dark and then lit back up, showing a sleek black Umbreon, which looked like it appeared out of thin air.
"Wow, cool." Angelina smiled. "Okay Shadow, Thunderbolt it!"
"Umbreon, Quick Attack, now!" the blade on Absol's head glowed as it released a bolt of electricity on Umbreon, but the attack missed as Umbreon rammed into Absol. The Dark Pokemon flying across the room and into the wall. "Umbreon, finish it, Bite!" Umbreon jumped at Absol, and then knocked her out with a sharp bite.
"Shadow, return." Angelina recalled her Pokemon. "Come out, Charcoal!" She threw the Pokéball containing her fire-type Pokemon.
Charmeleon came out and immediately noticed Umbreon. He had never seen a Pokémon like that before, and has never faced a Dark-type Pokémon either.
"Charcoal, Flame Wheel!" Angelina ordered, as Charmeleon created a ring of fire around him, and then shot it at Umbreon.
Umbreon was surrounded by the flames, unable to move. The flames started to inch closer and closer to Umbreon. Finally, Umbreon was engulfed by the flames and badly burned.
"It seems as if I have been beat." Satsuki said as she recalled her pokemon, and the next girl stepped up wearing a blue kimono.
"I will be your last challenge. The names' Sumomo. Vaporeon, come out!" The pokemon leaped out of its Pokeball, which was still attached to the girl's dress.
"Por…" The water fox purred as the dim lights in the large room made the water drops on her body glisten.
"Wow, its coat is so shiny!" Angelina said, looking at the Vaporeon. "You must have taken very good care of it."
"Why yes." Sumomo said. "My sisters and I take very much pride in the care of our lovely Pokemon."
"I can see." Angelina said, watching as the Vaporeon sat quietly waiting for the match to start.
"We shall make the first move." Sumomo said as she took a bow. "Now, Vaporeon, use Water Gun!"
Vaporeon shot the stream of water at Charmeleon.
"Charcoal, dodge and use Swift!" the lizard Pokemon moved just as the water attack barely missed and shot a barrage of stars at Vaporeon, but the water Pokemon was ready for more. Vaporeon wouldn't get anymore from Charmeleon, however.
"Vaporeon, use Sand Attack!"
"Charcoal, Ember!"
Vaporeon ran over to one of the sand bags that were holding down the curtains, cutting it open as it sprayed the Charmeleon with a wave of sand. Charcoal let out an Ember attack, but to Angelina's fear, the intense heat from the attack turned the falling sand into tiny shards of glass. When the chemical make up of the sand is heated it turns into a liquid form or molten rock, and almost as soon as it does, it cools, forming into glass. The glass pieces came down on him, scaring and cutting his body. Vaporeon jumped back, watching as Charmeleon cry in pain.
"Charcoal!" Angelina screamed, looking at her injured Pokemon. "Charcoal! Hang on!"
"Finish this." Sumomo said to her Vaporeon. "Use your Hyper Beam."
"A Hyper Beam?" Angelina gasped, watching Vaporeon open its mouth. Inside formed a bright white light as a massive beam shot out, striking Charcoal as it fell to the ground, gasping for air.
"Hmp…" Sumomo said, raising up. "I am more lenient than the rest of my sisters, so I will give you the chance to withdraw your Pokemon."
Angelina looked at the Vaporeon, who was still in good health, as she saw Charmelon struggle to stand out of the corner of her eye. She reached for his Pokeball and recalled him; a single tear leaked down her face as she thanked the Pokemon. Wiping away the tear, she took out her fourth Pokeball and threw it.
"Flower, let's go! Petal Dance!" Bellossom let out a cry as she spins in appearance; releasing a barrage of pink petals from the flowers on its head and stricking Vaporeon in multiple areas. "Now use Stun Spore!" the flower Pokemon then released an orange mist from the flowers on its head at Vaporeon, making it impossible for it to move.
"Vaporeon, no! Oh no!" Sumomo was on the verge of crying.
"Flower, stop!" Bellossom did as Angelina told her, and held back from attacking Vaporeon.
"Why did you do that?" Sumomo asked.
"I'm not heartless. I'm not going to watch a Pokémon suffer just to win." Angelina replied, calling back her Bellossom. "You can call back your Vaporeon. I don't want to hurt it anymore. It's in no condition to fight."
"Oh, how sweet. Vaporeon, return." Sumomo smiled after recalling her Pokemon.
The director turned to the crowd, and said, "And there you have it everyone; the battles have come to an end! We hope you enjoyed this presentation, and please don't hesitate to come again!"
With this comment, the director, Kimono Girls, as well as Angelina bowed, as the audience clapped.
"Well, I better get going," Angelina said as Jeremy stood up. "Bye girls," she waved, walking out of the building with Jeremy.
"Those battles were awesome." Jeremy replied, he and Angelina walked out of the theater and walking down the dirt path as the sun was setting.
"I know, wasn't their performance the greatest thing you've ever seen? So graceful, so moving... they're absolutely incredible, don't you agree?"
"Yeah, especially when Vaporeon did that flip and shook those glistening droplets off its coat..." Jeremy said, watching Angelina rock an all-too-excitable Togepi to sleep. "So where are we off to tomorrow?"
"The Ecruteak Gym, where else!" Angelina smiled, as she and Jeremy made their way towards the Pokemon Center. With a new friend, Angelina is now awaiting the next day to battle for her fourth Johto gym badge.
§To Be Continued§
*Angelina arrives in Ecruteak City.
*Angelina meets Jeremy, the grandson of Goldenrod's Day-Care couple
*Angelina calls Professor Elm to inform about Togepi
*Jeremy is a two year Pokemon trainer; he now travels with Angelina
*Angelina battles and defeats the Kimono Sisters
Thanks for reading, go on to chapter 14! Thanks!