Better and Tougher, the Real Adventures
Chapter 17: The Shrewd In Spirit, Sharp of Beak
Welcome back peoples! Another adventure of Carl is underway! Yes, we join our main man as he cont. WHERE'S CARL? All I see here is a. dedication sign? Oh, an early author's note. Dedicating this to a reviewer with a ghost of an asking.
Well, I'm glad that's over! Finally! Back to the most important person of the story, Carl! We all love Carl! With our main man, are his 3 pals, Elise, Kim, and Yetis, whom Carl would be nowhere without, especially because. "We're lost!"
"Calm down Kim." sighed Yetis. "There's nothing in these forests. Sure it's dark, and overly quiet, and eerie, and. spooky!" he gulped; "On second thought. AHHHH!" he finally came around, and changed his mind. (It took long enough.)
"I think this forest is inhabited by ghosts." Commented Elise.
"GHOSTS!" yelled the other 3 heroes in unison.
"Um, can we just go around?" asked Carl with fear.
"No way!" Elise shook her head. "I want to catch one for myself. A Misdreavus, or a Haunter, or maybe even a Duskull!" she became all happy at the thought, "Besides, I think with a little help from our friends, we can find ample guidance through this forest."
"Good idea!" Carl exclaimed, tossing 2 of his pokeballs, releasing Charmeleon, and Chinchou.
"And I can help too!" exclaimed Yetis, "Golbat, use your night vision to help out!"
Kim was about to send out her Natu to assist too, but suddenly, from behind, something pulled at her hair! It was a strange feeling, almost as if not fully solid! "Hey! What's the big idea!"
"The idea is to get our Pokemon to help us out!" Carl explained.
"I meant pulling my hair!" Kim lashed angrily. "And please Carl, wash your hands next time! They felt so. strange!"
"But we're standing over here, I cant possibly reach the back of your head from here." Carl explained, 'Not like I'd want to at now of all times to try.' He knew in his mind.
Unbeknownst to our heroic quad of humans, and their pokemon who were to aid, something was grabbing a hand into Elise's pokeball case. It grabbed a few of the balls, and flew away. Just in time, because she was about to "Ok, Hoothoot. um, oh no! My pokeballs! My poor pokemon are missing. Hoothoot, Smoochum, Cubone!" She almost began to cry, well, actually, she did!
"Don't worry," Yetis reassured with a pat on the shoulder, (Yes, if you are going to wonder, he DOES like her!) "We'll find your pokemon in this forest. Golbat!" he called, grabbing the attention of his batty pokemon, "Pick up any traces of pokeballs you can find, and go to them." A brilliant plan, gone flawed!
"I think you need to be more specific in your orders, Yetis!" Carl managed while tugging at his pants, which were now being bitten by bat fangs. "C'mon, Let go! We have pokemon to save!"
"Golbat, pick up the location of pokeballs that are 'not' on us." He tried again, this time a bit more successful.
"Chinchou, Charmeleon, let there be light!" Carl mentioned some ye old quote!
"Enough for all of us!" At this, both pokemon lit their light producing sources, as sparks and embers glowed quite brightly in that dark spooky forest.
"Golbat, find any traces?" asked a concerned bat trainer, getting a slight nod from the beast in question. "Lead us to it!"
The group of heroic forest navigators didn't get too far however, for an angry blackbird swooped right in their way, it seemed to be in a bad mood. "What is it?" asked a curious Carl, checking old faithful, a.k.a., Pokedex, 'Murkrow, the dark feather pokemon. Once said to bring misfortune to those who meet it, recent studies have proven that to be mere superstition.'
"A Pokemon is a pokemon." Carl thought aloud, "Chinchou, you up for a battle?" he looked at the blue fish, which nodded willingly.
"Wait a second," Elise interrupted "I don't think this thing wants to battle us." She noticed that the bird seemed to be a bit preoccupied with something.
"Guys!" Yetis yelled, as he followed his Golbat, "Look what I found!" he shouted as he pointed up one of the trees. There, we see a few floating creatures, ghosts!
Pokedex, tell them what they've won! 'Gastly, the ghostly pokemon.' It spoke, 'Gastly uses its strange psychic abilities to reek vengeance on the living and to cause practical jokes. Its tongue can cause paralysis.' Then it went to another, 'Misdreavus, the Screech pokemon. This pokemon is known to love causing mischief and playing pranks on anything that breathes. The necklace it wears is a good way to determine its vitality.' One more, 'Haunter, the evolved form of Gastly.' It went on 'This pokemon is still very mysterious, but has been discovered to enjoy a form of humorous, and rather silly battle techniques.'
Up in that tree, a few Gastly and Haunter, and one Misdreavus were gathered around it, laughing and chatting in whatever the heck poke- language they used. But more important was the items they held. There were a few jet-black eggs, and "My Pokeballs! Give them back!" shouted Elise as she yelled at the ghoulish company up the tree.
The Murkrow also noticed these ghosts, and more importantly, the eggs, and wasted no time. In a streak of darkness, the crow was upon the ghosts, attacking in full fury. But the Gastly and Haunters merely laughed. The Misdreavus creature merely sighed in its pokemon dialect. The ghost pokemon then did something cruel! "No don't!" shouted Carl! But too late, the ghost pokemon flung the eggs against the tree in spite, and worst of all, they then laughed. One of the Haunter decided to lick the now disheartened, and now childless parent just for kicks, and it sure packed one. The Murkrow was paralyzed, and falling fast.
"Oh no!" shouted Elisa.
"Leave that poor bird alone!" Yetis chimed in anger.
Carl however, decided to make a rescue attempt, and leapt forward to catch the blackbird as it fell, to save a worthy life. "Are you ok?" he asked, as he held the crow in his arms. The bird nodded sadly, then looked at the ghosts in anger. "What say you we get those ghosts?" Carl asked his friends, including his newest bird. Everyone nodded (That means Kim, Yetis, Elise, Golbat, Murkrow, Chinchou, and Charmeleon!) in agreement. "Right then, go get them guys!" He called to his currently active pokemon.
"Golbat, get in there and help out!" Yetis ordered.
"I'll send in Natu to help out too!" Kim offered, releasing the green stub winged bird to help the battle.
The ghosts just laughed, and created a strange wave of energy and focused it towards the pokemon. Most of them began feeling sleepy, but not Murkrow. 'Craw!' It angrily yelled towards the heathen murderous undead.
"Hypnosis wont effect a dark pokemon." Yetis smiled. "Dark Pokemon like Murkrow have an immunity to psychic powers, and beat them and ghosts too."
"That helps," smiled Carl, "Murkrow, use Faint Attack!" Carl commanded. At this, the bird flew towards the ghosts in similar manner to how Sneasel attacked Yetis' Kadabra, and smashed into one of the Gastly. It shrieked in pain and flew away. Other ghosts who saw it thought it would be smart to do the same.
"You won't escape!" yelled Elise, who had since managed to grab her pokeballs. "Smoochum!" she threw a pokeball, revealing what looked like a tiny Hawaiian girl in grass skirt and all. It looked like the sweetest thing, but looks can be deceiving. "Use Mean Look!" she commanded. At that, the strangest thing happened. The ghosts couldn't find it within their dead selves to try to flee. They just were stopped in their tracks.
"Help us out Chinchou, with Thunderbolt!" Carl commanded his little fish pokemon. To that, all the ghosts were zapped with high voltage power! It surged through their. well, bodies, and most of them fainted. But the Misdreavus still remained.
"I'll take it from here!" Elise grabbed a pokeball. "Go!" she shouted, tossing it at the ghost. There was a struggle, and it worked.
"Weaken it a bit more!" yelled Yetis.
"Smoochum! Lovely Kiss!" she commanded. At this, the Hula Girl of ice jumped up to the floating being, and gave him a big wet (but frozen) one right on the face. It's strange power caused it to feel woozy. "Let's throw it now! Go!" she shouted while tossing another empty pokeball. This time, the pokeball didn't struggle much, and it closed with a 'ding!' "I caught Misdreavus! Yea!" she cheered for herself.
"Great job Elise." Carl smirked. At this point something flew to his shoulder. It was Murkrow, "Thank you Murkrow. I'm glad to have had your help. I hope to see you again some day." He began to walk off, but Murkrow persisted.
"I think you made a new friend Carl." Yetis smirked while crossing his arms.
"You mean." he looked at Murkrow, "You want to come with me?" he asked. The bird nodded, and Carl did what he knew to do. "Pokeball, go!" The bird of course didn't resist. "Yea! I caught Murkrow." He smiled, and looked at his other pokemon, "Ok guys, you all deserve rest. Back in your pokeballs." He smiled and returned his pokemon friends to the confinements of their ball storage. Soon the other pokemon were put away too.
***
Look who it is! We haven't seen these freaks for a while! It's Team Rocket! Look at them, starring at the fainted ghosts, an hour after the fact. Look at all the pokeballs they're tossing. This can't be good! But it's not important. yet.
***
Back to the good stuff, our main man has had an easy go through this forest now. "Murkrow sure seems to know his way around these woods."
"I know. That's why I'm glad I met him, Elise." Carl replied. "Is Buckle Vale nearby now?"
"Yes it is. See that?" she pointed to what looked like a small town with a few rivers flowing through.
"Great! I just hope this gym has a badge." Carl smiles.
"Oh don't worry, they do." Elise giggled, "It's a." and we'll end their.
A/N: Ooh! Suspense! A Cliffhanger ordeal! What is the new gym, the new badge, and what new adventures in this new town? What about April Fools? And do you people like the '8 pokemon instead of 6' rule I made. Review. Bad, good, don't care! Just do it. I'd like to once again remind new readers to review, and returners to review at their leisure. Just do it!
Chapter 17: The Shrewd In Spirit, Sharp of Beak
Welcome back peoples! Another adventure of Carl is underway! Yes, we join our main man as he cont. WHERE'S CARL? All I see here is a. dedication sign? Oh, an early author's note. Dedicating this to a reviewer with a ghost of an asking.
Well, I'm glad that's over! Finally! Back to the most important person of the story, Carl! We all love Carl! With our main man, are his 3 pals, Elise, Kim, and Yetis, whom Carl would be nowhere without, especially because. "We're lost!"
"Calm down Kim." sighed Yetis. "There's nothing in these forests. Sure it's dark, and overly quiet, and eerie, and. spooky!" he gulped; "On second thought. AHHHH!" he finally came around, and changed his mind. (It took long enough.)
"I think this forest is inhabited by ghosts." Commented Elise.
"GHOSTS!" yelled the other 3 heroes in unison.
"Um, can we just go around?" asked Carl with fear.
"No way!" Elise shook her head. "I want to catch one for myself. A Misdreavus, or a Haunter, or maybe even a Duskull!" she became all happy at the thought, "Besides, I think with a little help from our friends, we can find ample guidance through this forest."
"Good idea!" Carl exclaimed, tossing 2 of his pokeballs, releasing Charmeleon, and Chinchou.
"And I can help too!" exclaimed Yetis, "Golbat, use your night vision to help out!"
Kim was about to send out her Natu to assist too, but suddenly, from behind, something pulled at her hair! It was a strange feeling, almost as if not fully solid! "Hey! What's the big idea!"
"The idea is to get our Pokemon to help us out!" Carl explained.
"I meant pulling my hair!" Kim lashed angrily. "And please Carl, wash your hands next time! They felt so. strange!"
"But we're standing over here, I cant possibly reach the back of your head from here." Carl explained, 'Not like I'd want to at now of all times to try.' He knew in his mind.
Unbeknownst to our heroic quad of humans, and their pokemon who were to aid, something was grabbing a hand into Elise's pokeball case. It grabbed a few of the balls, and flew away. Just in time, because she was about to "Ok, Hoothoot. um, oh no! My pokeballs! My poor pokemon are missing. Hoothoot, Smoochum, Cubone!" She almost began to cry, well, actually, she did!
"Don't worry," Yetis reassured with a pat on the shoulder, (Yes, if you are going to wonder, he DOES like her!) "We'll find your pokemon in this forest. Golbat!" he called, grabbing the attention of his batty pokemon, "Pick up any traces of pokeballs you can find, and go to them." A brilliant plan, gone flawed!
"I think you need to be more specific in your orders, Yetis!" Carl managed while tugging at his pants, which were now being bitten by bat fangs. "C'mon, Let go! We have pokemon to save!"
"Golbat, pick up the location of pokeballs that are 'not' on us." He tried again, this time a bit more successful.
"Chinchou, Charmeleon, let there be light!" Carl mentioned some ye old quote!
"Enough for all of us!" At this, both pokemon lit their light producing sources, as sparks and embers glowed quite brightly in that dark spooky forest.
"Golbat, find any traces?" asked a concerned bat trainer, getting a slight nod from the beast in question. "Lead us to it!"
The group of heroic forest navigators didn't get too far however, for an angry blackbird swooped right in their way, it seemed to be in a bad mood. "What is it?" asked a curious Carl, checking old faithful, a.k.a., Pokedex, 'Murkrow, the dark feather pokemon. Once said to bring misfortune to those who meet it, recent studies have proven that to be mere superstition.'
"A Pokemon is a pokemon." Carl thought aloud, "Chinchou, you up for a battle?" he looked at the blue fish, which nodded willingly.
"Wait a second," Elise interrupted "I don't think this thing wants to battle us." She noticed that the bird seemed to be a bit preoccupied with something.
"Guys!" Yetis yelled, as he followed his Golbat, "Look what I found!" he shouted as he pointed up one of the trees. There, we see a few floating creatures, ghosts!
Pokedex, tell them what they've won! 'Gastly, the ghostly pokemon.' It spoke, 'Gastly uses its strange psychic abilities to reek vengeance on the living and to cause practical jokes. Its tongue can cause paralysis.' Then it went to another, 'Misdreavus, the Screech pokemon. This pokemon is known to love causing mischief and playing pranks on anything that breathes. The necklace it wears is a good way to determine its vitality.' One more, 'Haunter, the evolved form of Gastly.' It went on 'This pokemon is still very mysterious, but has been discovered to enjoy a form of humorous, and rather silly battle techniques.'
Up in that tree, a few Gastly and Haunter, and one Misdreavus were gathered around it, laughing and chatting in whatever the heck poke- language they used. But more important was the items they held. There were a few jet-black eggs, and "My Pokeballs! Give them back!" shouted Elise as she yelled at the ghoulish company up the tree.
The Murkrow also noticed these ghosts, and more importantly, the eggs, and wasted no time. In a streak of darkness, the crow was upon the ghosts, attacking in full fury. But the Gastly and Haunters merely laughed. The Misdreavus creature merely sighed in its pokemon dialect. The ghost pokemon then did something cruel! "No don't!" shouted Carl! But too late, the ghost pokemon flung the eggs against the tree in spite, and worst of all, they then laughed. One of the Haunter decided to lick the now disheartened, and now childless parent just for kicks, and it sure packed one. The Murkrow was paralyzed, and falling fast.
"Oh no!" shouted Elisa.
"Leave that poor bird alone!" Yetis chimed in anger.
Carl however, decided to make a rescue attempt, and leapt forward to catch the blackbird as it fell, to save a worthy life. "Are you ok?" he asked, as he held the crow in his arms. The bird nodded sadly, then looked at the ghosts in anger. "What say you we get those ghosts?" Carl asked his friends, including his newest bird. Everyone nodded (That means Kim, Yetis, Elise, Golbat, Murkrow, Chinchou, and Charmeleon!) in agreement. "Right then, go get them guys!" He called to his currently active pokemon.
"Golbat, get in there and help out!" Yetis ordered.
"I'll send in Natu to help out too!" Kim offered, releasing the green stub winged bird to help the battle.
The ghosts just laughed, and created a strange wave of energy and focused it towards the pokemon. Most of them began feeling sleepy, but not Murkrow. 'Craw!' It angrily yelled towards the heathen murderous undead.
"Hypnosis wont effect a dark pokemon." Yetis smiled. "Dark Pokemon like Murkrow have an immunity to psychic powers, and beat them and ghosts too."
"That helps," smiled Carl, "Murkrow, use Faint Attack!" Carl commanded. At this, the bird flew towards the ghosts in similar manner to how Sneasel attacked Yetis' Kadabra, and smashed into one of the Gastly. It shrieked in pain and flew away. Other ghosts who saw it thought it would be smart to do the same.
"You won't escape!" yelled Elise, who had since managed to grab her pokeballs. "Smoochum!" she threw a pokeball, revealing what looked like a tiny Hawaiian girl in grass skirt and all. It looked like the sweetest thing, but looks can be deceiving. "Use Mean Look!" she commanded. At that, the strangest thing happened. The ghosts couldn't find it within their dead selves to try to flee. They just were stopped in their tracks.
"Help us out Chinchou, with Thunderbolt!" Carl commanded his little fish pokemon. To that, all the ghosts were zapped with high voltage power! It surged through their. well, bodies, and most of them fainted. But the Misdreavus still remained.
"I'll take it from here!" Elise grabbed a pokeball. "Go!" she shouted, tossing it at the ghost. There was a struggle, and it worked.
"Weaken it a bit more!" yelled Yetis.
"Smoochum! Lovely Kiss!" she commanded. At this, the Hula Girl of ice jumped up to the floating being, and gave him a big wet (but frozen) one right on the face. It's strange power caused it to feel woozy. "Let's throw it now! Go!" she shouted while tossing another empty pokeball. This time, the pokeball didn't struggle much, and it closed with a 'ding!' "I caught Misdreavus! Yea!" she cheered for herself.
"Great job Elise." Carl smirked. At this point something flew to his shoulder. It was Murkrow, "Thank you Murkrow. I'm glad to have had your help. I hope to see you again some day." He began to walk off, but Murkrow persisted.
"I think you made a new friend Carl." Yetis smirked while crossing his arms.
"You mean." he looked at Murkrow, "You want to come with me?" he asked. The bird nodded, and Carl did what he knew to do. "Pokeball, go!" The bird of course didn't resist. "Yea! I caught Murkrow." He smiled, and looked at his other pokemon, "Ok guys, you all deserve rest. Back in your pokeballs." He smiled and returned his pokemon friends to the confinements of their ball storage. Soon the other pokemon were put away too.
***
Look who it is! We haven't seen these freaks for a while! It's Team Rocket! Look at them, starring at the fainted ghosts, an hour after the fact. Look at all the pokeballs they're tossing. This can't be good! But it's not important. yet.
***
Back to the good stuff, our main man has had an easy go through this forest now. "Murkrow sure seems to know his way around these woods."
"I know. That's why I'm glad I met him, Elise." Carl replied. "Is Buckle Vale nearby now?"
"Yes it is. See that?" she pointed to what looked like a small town with a few rivers flowing through.
"Great! I just hope this gym has a badge." Carl smiles.
"Oh don't worry, they do." Elise giggled, "It's a." and we'll end their.
A/N: Ooh! Suspense! A Cliffhanger ordeal! What is the new gym, the new badge, and what new adventures in this new town? What about April Fools? And do you people like the '8 pokemon instead of 6' rule I made. Review. Bad, good, don't care! Just do it. I'd like to once again remind new readers to review, and returners to review at their leisure. Just do it!