Yea! Next chapter, lol! Don't own Pokemon and not a plagiarizer, even if similar, I make sure that my ideas are not the same as my own. Enjoy!
Chapter 18: Stormin' For Cianwood
Last time, Angelina and Jeremy arrive in Olivine City and find out that the Olivine Gym was closed due to Jasmine's Ampharos being very sick and unable to serve as the lighthouse beacon. However, Angelina was told that there's another gym in Cianwood City. They now travel across the ocean by boat, in which it finally lands on the docks on Cianwood around 5 o'clock and the beaches beauty stole their attention after they exit the boat.
"Wow, it's so beautiful," Angelina was in amazement as she viewed the light ocean waves crash onto the light tan sandy shore. "Sunbathing…. Surfing…. I could live here!"
"I'm afraid you can't, Angel," Jeremy drug his friend away from fantasy land. "We better get going to the Pokemon Center."
"All right," Angelina said as they headed for the Pokemon Center.
They noticed it wasn't too busy as they walked inside; everyone must have been at the beach. A woman with brown hair was talking to Nurse Joy.
"I just wish Chuck would come home for a while," the woman complained to Joy as Angelina and Jeremy walked to the counter. "All he does is train and fight."
"Well," Joy tried to cheer her up, "With all these tourist you can't blame him."
"I guess," the woman sighed, "But he's not the man I married, I just wish someone would put Chuck in his place."
"Chuck?" Angelina interrupted the conversation as Joy and the woman looked at her, "Oh sorry…. I just wanted to battle Chuck, do you know him?"
"Know him?" the woman giggled, "He's my husband."
"Husband!" Angelina and Jeremy said in unison.
"Yes," the woman smiled, "I'm Jacquelyn Norris, and who are you?"
"I'm Jeremy Cretonne."
"And I'm Angelina Murakami!" the young trainer smiled, "I'm here for a battle with Chuck -er your husband."
"Oh that's great," Jacquelyn's face light up. "Please beat him! He's been at the gym training this whole month and hasn't been home once. "
"So he needs to come home," Angelina thought, "I'll send him there when I beat him!" she smiled and reassured the wife.
"Don't get too overboard," Nurse Joy pulled Angelina back down to earth, "Chuck is a tough leader, he uses fighting types."
"Just watch out for his Machoke and Poliwrath," Jacquelyn informed the girl, "With the right Pokemon you'll have no problem! And my sweetie Chuck will be back home!"
"And I'll have the badge!" Angelina grinned.
The duo trainers with Chuck's wife arrived at a Japanese like building, similar to a fighing dojo.
"This is the gym," Jacquelyn told Angelina and Jeremy. "Chuck is inside, good luck."
"Are you coming ma'am?" Jeremy asked as Angelina walked in the building. "You should come and talk to your husband."
"You're right," Jacquelyn sighed, "Let's go, I don't want to miss the battle!" she and Jeremy ran to follow Angelina. Inside was a giant dojo with sleek wooden floors, a traditional bamboo fountain built out of stone, and false paper windows concealing light from the real windowsills.
"Where is the battle arena?" Angelina asked as they walked through the halls of the gym, "This place is big." she walked by some doors.
"Here," Jacquelyn walked through one of the doors, everyone followed. They came to a huge battlefield. It looked to be a pretty blank room, with wood flooring and white walls. On the far end was a slightly chubby middle-aged man, with brown hair that formed rather large sideburns on the side of his head that seemed to also form into a mustache. He was wearing a ragged pair of red pants, as well as a black karate belt. He was kicking some bricks with his Machoke.
"Is that him?" Angelina asked, talking about the macho man kicking butt.
"Yes indeed," Jacquelyn replied, "Chuck! You have a challenger!"
"Huh?" Chuck turned around, "Oh hi honey, haven't seen you in a while, a challenge who?" he looked at the duo, "Can't be them.… too small."
"-Uh I wanted a battle," Angelina replied.
"This is Angelina Murakami," Jacquelyn informed Chuck, "She came for a battle and you have to give her one, it's the rule!"
"Fine, fine," Chuck chuckled, "This should be fast." he walked to his side of the arena as Angelina stepped in her area.
"I'll judge," Jacquelyn announced as she stood on the middle of the outside of the stage, Jeremy behind her holding Togepi. "Both leader and challenger will use two Pokemon. The challenger may exchange once, no time limit."
"Cool," Angelina smiled. 'What should I use?' she asked herself. 'Graveler would get creamed out there, which would leave me with Absol, Charmeleon, Pichu, Bellossom, Azumarill, and that mysterious Pokemon. Awww, man! I'm gonna get my butt kicked!'
"I'll choose first," Chuck said as he enlarged a Pokeball and threw it into the arena, "Go Machoke!" a muscle-covered Pokemon appeared.
"That's the one she warned me about," Angelina said under her breath, "A fighting type.… what to use?" she thought and enlarged a Pokeball, "Go Shadow!" Angelina unleashed her Dark Pokemon which stood on all four.
"Begin!" Jacquelyn commanded.
"Karate Chop!" Chuck commanded. Machoke started chopping Absol, doing major damage.
"Shadow, use Quick Attack!" Absol charged at Machoke and rammed it, but it didn't do much damage.
"Machoke, finish it! Fire Punch!" Machoke's fist lit on fire, and then he punched Absol.
"Wow," Jeremy said, "Machoke is tough, no wonder Chuck doesn't loose often." Then thinking to himself. "Angelina better be careful. She has Chuck's wife's hope to uphold."
"Shadow, return!" Angelina recalled her Absol and smiled at her Pichu. "You're up, Sparkette!"
"Are you serious, Angelina?! Its still very young!" Jeremy said incredulously.
"I know, but I believe she can cream him." Angelina smiled hopefully, which Pichu smiled back as she jumped off her shoulder and ran onto the field.
"You actually expect to win with such wimpy Pokémon? Ha! Hahaha! Machoke, Vital Throw!" Machoke grabbed onto Pichu, but Angelina expected something like this and was ready.
"Sparkette, Thundershock!" While Machoke still had his hold on Pichu, she covered herself in a coat of yellow electricity and released it at him.
"What?! Machoke, Low Kick!" Machoke kicked Pichu, making her tumble to the floor.
"Come on, Sparkette!" Angelina encouraged. "Another Thundershock!"
"Uh-oh! This could be trouble! Machoke, use Mega Punch!"
Pichu dodged Machoke's Mega Punch and released another bolt of electricity, the attack injuring Machoke the most.
"Machoke, we need more training!" Chuck recollected his Machoke and enlarged another Pokemon, chunking it into the battlefield, "Go, Poliwrath!"
"Wrath!" a muscular tadpole Pokemon merged from the Pokeball's light.
"Come on Angelina! You have an advantage with this Pokemon!" Jeremy yelled.
"A Poliwrath? Isn't that a Water-type Pokémon?" Angelina asked. "I thought you were the 'Fighting Master,'?"
"Of course I am, sweetheart. Just check your Pokédex for the type," Chuck responded.
Angelina pulled out her Pokédex. 'Poliwrath. The tadpole Pokémon. It's highly developed, brawny muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. It is so tirelessly strong, this Pokémon can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort. Type one: Water. 'Type two: Fighting.'
"See! I told you." Chuck pointed out and grinned.
Angelina narrowed her eyes, "Fine, Sparkette return!" she recalled her electric Pokemon and brought out her new Pokemon from Jeremy. "This is it, GO!"
The Pokeball was thrown into the air and opened, revealing a medium-sized brown and gold colored owl-like Pokemon.
"Owww, what's that?" Angelina took out her Pokedex and pointed it at the owl-like Pokemon.
"Noctowl, the Owl Pokemon," Dexette replied. "The evolved form of Hoothoot. This Pokemon's eyes are specially adapted for nighttime viewing and watching, concentrating even the most faint and distant light and are able to see everything perfectly in the dark."
"Begin!" Jacquelyn directed.
"Poliwrath, Ice Beam, now!"
"Wrath!" Poliwrath shot a small blue beam out at Noctowl, but it dodged the freezing ice with its swift speed.
"Wing Attack!" Angelina commanded.
Chuck and Poliwrath were expecting this, and so Poliwrath easily caught Noctowl's wings. "Poliwrath, Vital Throw!"
"Poli-wrath!" Poliwrath threw Noctowl as hard as it could into a wall.
"Noctowl, are you okay?" Angelina asked. Noctowl apparently was, and got back up in a short amount of time. "Okay, Noctowl. I know you've been trained well. Jeremy is an excellent Pokémon trainer. I need you to show your true potential. Hypnosis!" Noctowl's eyes turned a light blue and were glowing. He stared at Poliwrath for a little while, until Poliwrath eventually fell asleep. "You honestly thought that your Poliwrath could win in a staring contest against my Noctowl? Ha, never. Noctowl, finish it."
"Finish it? You can't possibly finish my Poliwrath in one hit! Poliwrath, try to wake up!" Chuck said. It did not help, however, and Poliwrath was still in dreamland.
"Dream Eater, Noctowl!" Angelina told Noctowl. Noctowl focused in on Poliwrath, and then ate its dream.
"Wow! That is one heck of an attack. But you are still damaged. There is now way you can still win. Poliwrath, wake up!" This time, Chuck's alarm clock worked, and Poliwrath woke up. "Poliwrath, Ice Punch it!" Poliwrath's fist turned into ice, and then he punched Noctowl, but it didn't faint. "How can this be possible?" Chuck asked. "Ice Punch should have made it faint!"
"Dream Eater recovers the Pokémon that uses it. My Noctowl fully recovered itself. Noctowl, finish it! Confusion!" Noctowl stared at Poliwrath for a second, and then a purple glow surrounded both Noctowl and Poliwrath. Then, there was a white flash, and Poliwrath fainted."Wha!" Chuck said in confusion upon seeing his Pokemon unconscious.
"Poliwrath can no longer fight," Jacquelyn smiled, "Angelina is the winner!"
"Yeah!" Angelina jumped up and then called over her Noctowl, "Awesome job, Noctowl!" she hugged it softly as Noctowl hooted contentedly. Then Angelina returned her Pokemon to its Pokeball.
Jacquelyn walked to her husband, "Honey," she patted him on his back, Chuck was disappointed. "Give the trainer her badge."
"No!" Chuck grunted with anger.
"It's the league rule!" Jeremy shouted, "Angelina won!"
"She won," Jacquelyn smiled at her husband, "Now give her the badge and come home.… You've been here too long."
"You're right," Chuck sighed and walked over to Angelina, "Here you go," he handed her a brown badge in the shape of a fist, the Storm Badge.
"Oh wow, thanks!" Angelina said, accepting the small item and stood up, "I got the Storm Badge!" she smiled as Jeremy walked up and congratulated her.
The duo and Jacquelyn waited outside the gym, Angelina smiling at her new badge.
"Thank you so much," Jacquelyn told Angelina, "If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't know what to have done."
"No problem," Angelina smiled.
"Ready?" Chuck walked outside to the duo and his wife, "Let's get home, Angelina thanks for beating me."
"You're welcome," Angelina said. "Do you happen to know where the pharmacy is here?"
"The pharmacy isn't too far from the Pokémon Center. It's a cute little place and there's a sign in front, so you can't miss it if you look. Good luck on your journey." Jaquelyn said, waving as she and Chuck walked away from the gym.
"Alright," Angelina said, beginning to walk away as well, "Thanks again!"
"Congratulations," Jeremy said. "But the next tourist boat to head back to Olivine won't be until tomorrow morning, so we should heal the Pokemon and re-stock on supplies before then."
So after a trip back to the Pokemon Center to heal the Pokemon, Angelina took out her PokeGear and turned on the map function once she and Jeremy walked back outside. Jacquelyn was right when she said the pharmacy wasn't too far from the Pokémon Center, Angelina placed the device back into her bag and hoped it wouldn't take too long to get there while she walked down a dirt path with Jeremy. After passing a few small apartments, they came to an azure-colored building with blue-violet roof and flower bushes that grew around it. A small hanging sign that rested above the doorstep read "Cianwood City Pharmacy", while a inscribed plaque laid right beside the dark blue door.
When they walked inside, they saw several shelves lining the walls that were filled with an assortment of medicine bottles. There was a young brunette man behind the front desk double-checking a few of the bottles. He looked up and smiled as he heard the door close. "Hello!" he greeted cheerfully. "What kind of medicine do you need?"
"Well sir, its for a Pokemon."
"Your Pokémon appear to be fine," the man said observantly as he gazed at the PokéBalls on Angelina's waist, including the Pichu perched on her shoulder and the Togepi sleeping in her arms. "Is something worrying you?"
"Yes, actually..." Angelina looked around at the many bottles and herbs that sat on the shelves, which mostly lined the walls behind the front desk. She turned back to the adult before her. "The Lighthouse Pokémon in Olivine City's been really sick, and no type of medicine seems to work. It had trouble breathing, though, and maybe had a fever too, but the Gym Leader there sent us to see if you have something to offer for it."
"Ah… That sounds like a severe cold or maybe pneumonia..." the owner disappeared behind a door leading to another room and came back with an ordinary brown pouch with the mouth tied tightly with a red string. "This is the only thing that I have that could work; I call it the Secret Potion. My Secret Potion is a unique medicine I cooked up on my own. It's a tad too strong; I only offer it in an emergency," he informed. Crossing his arms with a grin, his shiny black sunglasses looked down at the two trainers. "So deliver that right to Olivine's Lighthouse Pokémon; it ought do the trick."
"Thank you," Angelina nodded, eagerly taking hold of the pouch and secured it inside her bag carefully as she exits the shop. She and Jeremy head back to the Pokemon Center awaiting their departure to Olivine City the next day.
§To Be Continued§
*Angelina and Jeremy arrive on Cianwood City in a three hour boat ride.
*Jacquelyn is Chuck's wife; their last name is based from Chuck Norris.
*Angelina defeats Chuck and earns the Storm Badge; she uses her Pichu, although being very young after hatching, and Noctowl, that Jeremy gave her, to knock out Chuck's Machoke and Poliwrath.
*Angelina gets the SecretPotion from the Cianwood Pharmacy for Jasmine's Ampharos.
Slight change to this story; Chuck's last name is Norris. Like Chuck Norris. I thought that'd be funny. Well, thanks for reading, review please!