Better and Tougher, the Real Adventures
Chapter 6: The Bell Tolls the Parting of a New Day
"I wonder where the closest city is that I can get my next badge at," thought Carl, aloud, to nobody in particular. Carl was rather pleased of the recent winnings of his first badge against Brock. Now he and Kim, his traveling partner, are on the road again.
"I heard that there's a gym in the nearby town called Cerulean. It's along this road, but we'll have to cross through Mt Moon to get there. Mt. Moon is not the safest place in the world you know." She said.
"I didn't know, but whatever it takes, I will do so." Carl said confidently, until Kim made a large gasp.
"Oh my! I almost forgot," she said as she looked to her left, suddenly remembering something. She was looking right what looked like a great garden along a pathway. She didn't say much more, but began running towards the garden.
"Hey, wait up Kim!"
***
"Mom!" called out a loud female voice.
"Kim!" came the mother's response. You could almost tell she was her mother. She had the same style of Purple hair, and the resemblances were rather obvious. "You made it! Did you get the seeds I asked you to find in the forest easily enough?" After all, it was the reason Kim was there in the first place.
"Yes I did!" she replied Kim, as she opened a small bag in her pocket. "Here, look."
"Kim! Why'd you run away?" asked Carl as he ran to catch up, while panting slightly. Carl was no athlete by far.
"Hello. who is this Kim? You get your good taste in guys from me, I can tell."
"Mom!" replied Kim in a tone of embarrassment and disappointment.
"You're her mom?" asked Carl.
"Yes. Names Klara. This is our home." She said, while referring to the great beautiful landscape behind her. Many pokemon looked as though they frolicked freely there, as they would in their natural habitat, which this was just about the same thing as.
"Wow! Nice home. What do you do here?"
"We're gardeners Carl. We raise this Garden here at our house. I was out looking for seeds when you found me." Said Kim with slight disappointment.
"Why were you searching for a Weedle then?"
"Because, worm pokemon like Caterpie and Weedle are rather good for the livelihood of plants. But that's not the point." Said Klara, "But Carl, make yourself at home. It's been a while since we've had any guests here. You and your pokemon might enjoy some fresh air and relaxation."
"Good idea!" he said as he went for his pokemon.
***
Meanwhile, not too far away, a pair of binoculars is on the watch. "Look at all those pokemon." Called out an all too familiar female voice.
"Now hold up!" called out a younger male voice. It sounded like a child of no more than 12. That wouldn't be too far off too say the least. It was a small, yet confident young kid. "You 2 have me to deal with now."
"Yea," sighed an older male voice. "I guess so Jay."
"That's correct William, now lets try things my way."
***
"Look at all those pokemon!" exclaimed Carl, as he looked on at the many different beasts that roamed.
'Oddish! Odd!' came an angry voice. It was that of a green haired little pokemon that looked just like a black turnip.
'Bellsprout.' went a sad cry of a sad sounding pokemon. It was Carl's bellsprout. It looked like there were several other verdant pokemon who were also annoyed with Bellsprout.
"Bellsprout, what's wrong?" asked Carl as he ran up to his saddened pokemon.
"I think I know," said Kim, "Those were girl plant pokemon. Your bellsprout is a horrible Shakespeare!"
'Sprout.' came a sad cry from the heartbroken flytrap.
"Cheer up Bellsprout." Said Carl as he tried to console the little ladies' plant. "I'm sure there won't be anything to worry about." He smiled, and so did Bellsprout, as the 2 embraced in a hug of friendship. "You're one of the best in my book, even if I'm not a possible mate, we are still great friends."
"Tee-he!" went Kim, as she tapped Carl on the shoulder to get his attention. "Look at this!" she said pointing at where Carl's Charmander and Ekans were hanging out.
"Yea. They seem to get along well with each other!" said Carl as he saw the 2 of them having a conversation in their dialect, saying who knows what.
It would almost seem like things would end in as happy a note as they started, until that is, a certain group of misfits decided to make the scene. "Prepare for good amounts of trouble." Went the first voice.
"This time it is worse than double." Came the second.
'William and Bonnie!' thought Carl as time slowed down so they could finish their speech.
"To make the world a place of gain,"
"We'll make it bad, and cause you pain."
"To simplify the need to live"
"To always take, and never give"
"William"
"Bonnie"
"Hey guys!" called out a younger voice of a black haired kid. "That's enough now. Thanks for the distraction. Now lets get what we came here for." Called a child's voice as a large vacuum began to use its suction.
"Nice one Jay!" called out Bonnie.
This caught the attention of some angry gardeners though. "Leave those pokemon alone!" called out the voice of Klara. This only made Team Rocket laugh.
"Sudowoodo!" Called Carl as he threw the poke-ball containing the giant tree, "Try to grab as many pokemon as you can, your weight should help them stay safe."
"I don't think so, kid." Called out William as he threw Paras' poke- ball, "Get that tree with Spore!" he commanded as a cloud of pollen fired straight at the giant tree.
It seems that the group of plant babes that Bellsprout was hitting on, noticed the giant vacuum too. They didn't have time to fight back though, as they were soon sucked up too. But bellsprout wasn't going to let them get away with this.
It seemed like most of the pokemon there were helpless against the giant machine, and they were beginning to become captured. It was only luck that a certain flytrap heard a scream of fear, 'Bellosom!' yelled out a loud grass pokemon. Bellsprout knew that voice. It was one of the babes that rejected him. This time, he wouldn't let them down. He knew he had to save this garden.
'Bellsprout!!' yelled out the small flytrap as he ran out in front of the machine. He wasn't going to let anyone down, no matter what.
"It's that Bellsprout!" said Bonnie, with an angry look in her eyes, "Go Cyndaquil, ember that plant." She called out as the fire mouse complied with a small breath of flames. Bellsprout however, had other things to worry about, besides pain.
"Look!" said Kim as she saw what was happening. Bellsprout was beginning to glow. It was also beginning to look different. It began to look like it had lost its root-like feet. "It's evolving into Weepinbell."
"Wow!" exclaimed Carl as he began to give the orders "Ok, get them with your razor leaf!" commanded Carl, as his newly evolved Pokemon complied by throwing many sharp leaves at the vacuum. It didn't look good for the Rocket's machine.
"Suck up that pest!" commanded William, as he turned on the vacuum to full blast. It was a strong pull, but Weepinbell thrust his root-like tail into the ground, not willing to get sucked up. Instead, he shot a seed out of its mouth, which seemed to cause the machine to get clogged instead.
"Oh no!" shouted William and Bonnie at the same time, while Jay merely sighed.
"Bellsprout, destroy that machine!" yelled Carl, as his pokemon complied by shooting a giant beam right from its mouth.
"Solar beam." said Klara in a low tone, "Its lights out for them."
And indeed it would be, as the machine exploded, and the Team Rocket members were sent flying. "We're blasting off again!" shouted the 3 rockets as they were sent flying.
***
"Carl," said Kim, as she came up to him, happily, and somewhat seductively, "Thank you for saving us all!" she said as she kissed him on the cheek.
Carl went extremely red, and began to stutter, until about 5,000 syllables of nothingness later, he finally managed to speak, "I really didn't - It was bell - well, Weepinbell who saved the day!" he said looking on as his plant pokemon happily was being surrounded by the many plant pokemon he was trying to get. They swooned over their brave, verdant hero, who was blushing as he got kisses and affectionate licks. 'Weepinbell!' he shouted in happiness.
"Your Weepinbell is something else Carl!" came Klara, as she was watching all that was going on. "I think he likes it here with all those girls." She said. "We could really use someone here to protect our garden. I hope it's not too much to ask if your Weepinbell stay at our home with us."
"Well, I don't mind as long as its ok with Weepinbell," he walked over to his plant pokemon and asked, "Well buddy, do you want to stay here!" to which the pokemon merely nodded happily. "I'm going to miss you, buddy!" he said, as he patted Bellsprout on the head, to which the grass pokemon merely jumped up to lick his face.
While Carl was having his dramatic moment, Kim was asking her mom a question. "Would it be ok if I continued on with Carl?"
"Well, I see you really like the boy." she smirked, "Alright, you may go with him." She complied.
"Thanks mom." Replied Kim, as she embraced her mother in a hug. "Hey Carl, don't get ready to pack and leave yet. Spend the night! We can spare a room for you to sleep." Kim offered with a smile.
***
Meanwhile back at Carl's hometown, a young girl is dreaming during the night.
* There she is. Running. Looking around. She's alone. It's scary, and saddening, but then she sees him. The guy she sees is none other than Carl himself. Yes, the guy she loves. She runs to him, and he runs to her. There is passion in their eyes. 'I love you Carl! I always have.' She says to him, as they embrace. 'I love you too Sheryl!' he replies to the neighbor he had grown up around for so long. They move in for a long kiss.*
'BRING!' goes the sound of an alarm clock, which awakens Sheryl from her fantasy, making her sigh sadly as the new day has come.
***
Carl wakes up with a start that morning, and looks around him with a questioning glance. Today was another day, and he was looking forward to yet more new adventures!
Thus, we see that sometimes, we must part with our friends, but we will always find new ones, and keep in touch with the old. Same with Carl, as another adventure has become complete. Once again, who knows what's to come, review and find out.
Chapter 6: The Bell Tolls the Parting of a New Day
"I wonder where the closest city is that I can get my next badge at," thought Carl, aloud, to nobody in particular. Carl was rather pleased of the recent winnings of his first badge against Brock. Now he and Kim, his traveling partner, are on the road again.
"I heard that there's a gym in the nearby town called Cerulean. It's along this road, but we'll have to cross through Mt Moon to get there. Mt. Moon is not the safest place in the world you know." She said.
"I didn't know, but whatever it takes, I will do so." Carl said confidently, until Kim made a large gasp.
"Oh my! I almost forgot," she said as she looked to her left, suddenly remembering something. She was looking right what looked like a great garden along a pathway. She didn't say much more, but began running towards the garden.
"Hey, wait up Kim!"
***
"Mom!" called out a loud female voice.
"Kim!" came the mother's response. You could almost tell she was her mother. She had the same style of Purple hair, and the resemblances were rather obvious. "You made it! Did you get the seeds I asked you to find in the forest easily enough?" After all, it was the reason Kim was there in the first place.
"Yes I did!" she replied Kim, as she opened a small bag in her pocket. "Here, look."
"Kim! Why'd you run away?" asked Carl as he ran to catch up, while panting slightly. Carl was no athlete by far.
"Hello. who is this Kim? You get your good taste in guys from me, I can tell."
"Mom!" replied Kim in a tone of embarrassment and disappointment.
"You're her mom?" asked Carl.
"Yes. Names Klara. This is our home." She said, while referring to the great beautiful landscape behind her. Many pokemon looked as though they frolicked freely there, as they would in their natural habitat, which this was just about the same thing as.
"Wow! Nice home. What do you do here?"
"We're gardeners Carl. We raise this Garden here at our house. I was out looking for seeds when you found me." Said Kim with slight disappointment.
"Why were you searching for a Weedle then?"
"Because, worm pokemon like Caterpie and Weedle are rather good for the livelihood of plants. But that's not the point." Said Klara, "But Carl, make yourself at home. It's been a while since we've had any guests here. You and your pokemon might enjoy some fresh air and relaxation."
"Good idea!" he said as he went for his pokemon.
***
Meanwhile, not too far away, a pair of binoculars is on the watch. "Look at all those pokemon." Called out an all too familiar female voice.
"Now hold up!" called out a younger male voice. It sounded like a child of no more than 12. That wouldn't be too far off too say the least. It was a small, yet confident young kid. "You 2 have me to deal with now."
"Yea," sighed an older male voice. "I guess so Jay."
"That's correct William, now lets try things my way."
***
"Look at all those pokemon!" exclaimed Carl, as he looked on at the many different beasts that roamed.
'Oddish! Odd!' came an angry voice. It was that of a green haired little pokemon that looked just like a black turnip.
'Bellsprout.' went a sad cry of a sad sounding pokemon. It was Carl's bellsprout. It looked like there were several other verdant pokemon who were also annoyed with Bellsprout.
"Bellsprout, what's wrong?" asked Carl as he ran up to his saddened pokemon.
"I think I know," said Kim, "Those were girl plant pokemon. Your bellsprout is a horrible Shakespeare!"
'Sprout.' came a sad cry from the heartbroken flytrap.
"Cheer up Bellsprout." Said Carl as he tried to console the little ladies' plant. "I'm sure there won't be anything to worry about." He smiled, and so did Bellsprout, as the 2 embraced in a hug of friendship. "You're one of the best in my book, even if I'm not a possible mate, we are still great friends."
"Tee-he!" went Kim, as she tapped Carl on the shoulder to get his attention. "Look at this!" she said pointing at where Carl's Charmander and Ekans were hanging out.
"Yea. They seem to get along well with each other!" said Carl as he saw the 2 of them having a conversation in their dialect, saying who knows what.
It would almost seem like things would end in as happy a note as they started, until that is, a certain group of misfits decided to make the scene. "Prepare for good amounts of trouble." Went the first voice.
"This time it is worse than double." Came the second.
'William and Bonnie!' thought Carl as time slowed down so they could finish their speech.
"To make the world a place of gain,"
"We'll make it bad, and cause you pain."
"To simplify the need to live"
"To always take, and never give"
"William"
"Bonnie"
"Hey guys!" called out a younger voice of a black haired kid. "That's enough now. Thanks for the distraction. Now lets get what we came here for." Called a child's voice as a large vacuum began to use its suction.
"Nice one Jay!" called out Bonnie.
This caught the attention of some angry gardeners though. "Leave those pokemon alone!" called out the voice of Klara. This only made Team Rocket laugh.
"Sudowoodo!" Called Carl as he threw the poke-ball containing the giant tree, "Try to grab as many pokemon as you can, your weight should help them stay safe."
"I don't think so, kid." Called out William as he threw Paras' poke- ball, "Get that tree with Spore!" he commanded as a cloud of pollen fired straight at the giant tree.
It seems that the group of plant babes that Bellsprout was hitting on, noticed the giant vacuum too. They didn't have time to fight back though, as they were soon sucked up too. But bellsprout wasn't going to let them get away with this.
It seemed like most of the pokemon there were helpless against the giant machine, and they were beginning to become captured. It was only luck that a certain flytrap heard a scream of fear, 'Bellosom!' yelled out a loud grass pokemon. Bellsprout knew that voice. It was one of the babes that rejected him. This time, he wouldn't let them down. He knew he had to save this garden.
'Bellsprout!!' yelled out the small flytrap as he ran out in front of the machine. He wasn't going to let anyone down, no matter what.
"It's that Bellsprout!" said Bonnie, with an angry look in her eyes, "Go Cyndaquil, ember that plant." She called out as the fire mouse complied with a small breath of flames. Bellsprout however, had other things to worry about, besides pain.
"Look!" said Kim as she saw what was happening. Bellsprout was beginning to glow. It was also beginning to look different. It began to look like it had lost its root-like feet. "It's evolving into Weepinbell."
"Wow!" exclaimed Carl as he began to give the orders "Ok, get them with your razor leaf!" commanded Carl, as his newly evolved Pokemon complied by throwing many sharp leaves at the vacuum. It didn't look good for the Rocket's machine.
"Suck up that pest!" commanded William, as he turned on the vacuum to full blast. It was a strong pull, but Weepinbell thrust his root-like tail into the ground, not willing to get sucked up. Instead, he shot a seed out of its mouth, which seemed to cause the machine to get clogged instead.
"Oh no!" shouted William and Bonnie at the same time, while Jay merely sighed.
"Bellsprout, destroy that machine!" yelled Carl, as his pokemon complied by shooting a giant beam right from its mouth.
"Solar beam." said Klara in a low tone, "Its lights out for them."
And indeed it would be, as the machine exploded, and the Team Rocket members were sent flying. "We're blasting off again!" shouted the 3 rockets as they were sent flying.
***
"Carl," said Kim, as she came up to him, happily, and somewhat seductively, "Thank you for saving us all!" she said as she kissed him on the cheek.
Carl went extremely red, and began to stutter, until about 5,000 syllables of nothingness later, he finally managed to speak, "I really didn't - It was bell - well, Weepinbell who saved the day!" he said looking on as his plant pokemon happily was being surrounded by the many plant pokemon he was trying to get. They swooned over their brave, verdant hero, who was blushing as he got kisses and affectionate licks. 'Weepinbell!' he shouted in happiness.
"Your Weepinbell is something else Carl!" came Klara, as she was watching all that was going on. "I think he likes it here with all those girls." She said. "We could really use someone here to protect our garden. I hope it's not too much to ask if your Weepinbell stay at our home with us."
"Well, I don't mind as long as its ok with Weepinbell," he walked over to his plant pokemon and asked, "Well buddy, do you want to stay here!" to which the pokemon merely nodded happily. "I'm going to miss you, buddy!" he said, as he patted Bellsprout on the head, to which the grass pokemon merely jumped up to lick his face.
While Carl was having his dramatic moment, Kim was asking her mom a question. "Would it be ok if I continued on with Carl?"
"Well, I see you really like the boy." she smirked, "Alright, you may go with him." She complied.
"Thanks mom." Replied Kim, as she embraced her mother in a hug. "Hey Carl, don't get ready to pack and leave yet. Spend the night! We can spare a room for you to sleep." Kim offered with a smile.
***
Meanwhile back at Carl's hometown, a young girl is dreaming during the night.
* There she is. Running. Looking around. She's alone. It's scary, and saddening, but then she sees him. The guy she sees is none other than Carl himself. Yes, the guy she loves. She runs to him, and he runs to her. There is passion in their eyes. 'I love you Carl! I always have.' She says to him, as they embrace. 'I love you too Sheryl!' he replies to the neighbor he had grown up around for so long. They move in for a long kiss.*
'BRING!' goes the sound of an alarm clock, which awakens Sheryl from her fantasy, making her sigh sadly as the new day has come.
***
Carl wakes up with a start that morning, and looks around him with a questioning glance. Today was another day, and he was looking forward to yet more new adventures!
Thus, we see that sometimes, we must part with our friends, but we will always find new ones, and keep in touch with the old. Same with Carl, as another adventure has become complete. Once again, who knows what's to come, review and find out.