Better and Tougher, the Real Adventures
Chapter 29: The Purple Hearted Father
"Magneton, c'mon, beat it with your zap cannon!" Carl yelled. Yes, it was a strenuous battle, but the rowdy, rebellious, robotic pokemon shot out a beam of searing electricity. Unfortunately.
"Mr. Surge! Look out!" yelled Kim, from the sidelines.
"Huh? What's all this." he never even got a chance to finish. Because the next thing he knew, he was zapped with a powerful jolt. And with it, vision became hazy, senses dulled, and at a glance towards Carl, he said something, "Nodin!" he shouted before fainting.
***
A few hours later, Lt. Surge came to, and when he did the group that's led by our main man surrounded him!
"What. What happened?" he opened his eyes, and gazed up in confusion.
"You ok, my Magneton packed quite a wallop in that Zap Cannon." Carl apologized, but then said something else. "By the way, who's Nodin?" he asked in curiosity.
Surge hesitated, "Who? Oh, him, he's nobody, really." He tried to end the subject, "Just an old friend." He began to drift off into thought, "Just thinking about my old pal Nodin Spacro."
If anyone in the gym were stupid, they'd not be blinking in astonishment. That's of course, why Elise was standing there dumbfounded as ever. "Huh?"
"Spacro?" Carl nearly yelled, "It's not a common last name, and it's also my last name. What the heck is going on here?"
Surge looked at Carl with a strange glance, "What?" he paused, assessing Carl. He had a resemblance to the man, of course, there were differences that could be found by far, but Surge knew well. "Ah, so you must be Carl Spacro. You're father loved you so! He was a brave soldier." he drifted.
"Soldier?" Carl was really confused now. "My father isn't a soldier, from what I've heard, he died when I was young, very young!"
"Yes, you're that boy. Nodin would be proud to see you as such a fine soldier on the battlefield of life! Grasping it by its very hands." Surge obviously didn't realize something.
"I don't even know anything about my father!" Carl yelled in Surge's face, giving him a nice wakeup call.
He blinked, paused and started again. "Well, I guess you better sit down then, and I'll tell you a story, what say you Carl. Wanna learn about your brave purple-starred father?" The answer was obvious. "Well, let's get to it. Carl, you're father worked in the military. He and I were both in the military, armed forces! We were partners, and by god, your dad was an ideal soldier. Never was a man left behind, nor was a pokemon either."
"Or a pokemon?" Yetis wondered.
"That's right. The military uses pokemon too. Just like the police force does." Surge smiled, as his shiny Magneton came to his side. "He was there too in those days. He was only a Magnemite at first, but he was still shiny and a skilled warrior. As for your father, it happened about 13 years ago. It was a scorching day then, and we were stationed in the Parnussian Gulf war. We were to scout out some enemy mercenary camps in secrecy, and ambush. Unfortunately, we were ambushed instead. They fired at us, and they did more than take us by surprise, they took your father's life." he paused, wiping a tear away, "And that, Private, is why I yelled Nodin."
Everyone was crying, well, except for Elise, "Tee he! Nodin!" she was obviously unaware of the situation.
"DO NOT SAY THAT NAME IN SUCH A VAIN WAY!" Yelled Surge at the top of his lungs, after all, a good soldier deserves honor, and not shame.
"Ooh!" she suddenly realized the situation, "Oh good lord!" Yea, behold the wonders of delayed reaction.
"So, you think you're ok enough to have another battle Lt. Surge?" Carl wondered.
"What? Battle? In this state of pain, and after you've heard a saddening family tale? I doubt we'll be battling any time soon." He reached into his pocket. "Here, take this badge." He held out something that Carl's mouth dropped in awe over.
"But, I hardly earned it!" Carl nearly stuttered, though he managed to blurt it out.
"Listen boy, anyone with a Magneton who can knock me out with one Zap Cannon is really worthy of this badge. Believe me, I've had my share of Zap Cannons, and even weapons far more powerful." Surge explained, handing Carl the badge. "Keep at it, and train Magneton well."
"Wow, I had no idea," said Yetis "Who would've thought..."
"You know, you kids seem the noble type." Surge began to ponder a crazy idea, "How would you kids like some college scholarships for the Army Reserve? You all seem willing to fight for your country, like father like son."
"Um, no thanks!" Carl smiled nervously, "I really don't support violence, and personally, I feel war is stupid!" he speaks some of the truest words the universe will ever know, WAR IS STUPID!
"Well, I was just joshing you. Sorry to disappoint, but I don't have access to such things." Surge laughed at such silliness, as did the other humans there in the room.
***
"Thanks again, Surge!" yelled Carl as he walked out, with Yetis, Kim, and Elise with him.
"No problem, soldier! Keep fighting for your cause!" Surge smiled as they walked off into the distance. 'There goes one brave soldier! Godspeed!'
"So, what do you guys think we should do now?" Yetis wondered aloud.
Carl decided to speak up, "I don't know, but we still have plenty of time, so. let's live our lives to the fullest!"
A/N: Doesn't this chapter warm your heart with a nice plot twist? It'll cause heartburn if you don't review. After all, Carl and pals are brave soldiers, who are now on many adventures. So review. And furthermore, you can help choose what happens next on 'Bigger & Tougher, The Real Adventures'. All you need to do is REVIEW, and besides ANALYZING the story and telling me what you THINK about how it's GOING, afterwards, SUGGEST. Remember, FLAMES, COMPLAINTS, QUESTIONS, even UNDERUSED POKEMON are all allowed, but I WARN you now, absolutely NOTHING that's REDUNDANT will be used by our main man. Until next time!
Chapter 29: The Purple Hearted Father
"Magneton, c'mon, beat it with your zap cannon!" Carl yelled. Yes, it was a strenuous battle, but the rowdy, rebellious, robotic pokemon shot out a beam of searing electricity. Unfortunately.
"Mr. Surge! Look out!" yelled Kim, from the sidelines.
"Huh? What's all this." he never even got a chance to finish. Because the next thing he knew, he was zapped with a powerful jolt. And with it, vision became hazy, senses dulled, and at a glance towards Carl, he said something, "Nodin!" he shouted before fainting.
***
A few hours later, Lt. Surge came to, and when he did the group that's led by our main man surrounded him!
"What. What happened?" he opened his eyes, and gazed up in confusion.
"You ok, my Magneton packed quite a wallop in that Zap Cannon." Carl apologized, but then said something else. "By the way, who's Nodin?" he asked in curiosity.
Surge hesitated, "Who? Oh, him, he's nobody, really." He tried to end the subject, "Just an old friend." He began to drift off into thought, "Just thinking about my old pal Nodin Spacro."
If anyone in the gym were stupid, they'd not be blinking in astonishment. That's of course, why Elise was standing there dumbfounded as ever. "Huh?"
"Spacro?" Carl nearly yelled, "It's not a common last name, and it's also my last name. What the heck is going on here?"
Surge looked at Carl with a strange glance, "What?" he paused, assessing Carl. He had a resemblance to the man, of course, there were differences that could be found by far, but Surge knew well. "Ah, so you must be Carl Spacro. You're father loved you so! He was a brave soldier." he drifted.
"Soldier?" Carl was really confused now. "My father isn't a soldier, from what I've heard, he died when I was young, very young!"
"Yes, you're that boy. Nodin would be proud to see you as such a fine soldier on the battlefield of life! Grasping it by its very hands." Surge obviously didn't realize something.
"I don't even know anything about my father!" Carl yelled in Surge's face, giving him a nice wakeup call.
He blinked, paused and started again. "Well, I guess you better sit down then, and I'll tell you a story, what say you Carl. Wanna learn about your brave purple-starred father?" The answer was obvious. "Well, let's get to it. Carl, you're father worked in the military. He and I were both in the military, armed forces! We were partners, and by god, your dad was an ideal soldier. Never was a man left behind, nor was a pokemon either."
"Or a pokemon?" Yetis wondered.
"That's right. The military uses pokemon too. Just like the police force does." Surge smiled, as his shiny Magneton came to his side. "He was there too in those days. He was only a Magnemite at first, but he was still shiny and a skilled warrior. As for your father, it happened about 13 years ago. It was a scorching day then, and we were stationed in the Parnussian Gulf war. We were to scout out some enemy mercenary camps in secrecy, and ambush. Unfortunately, we were ambushed instead. They fired at us, and they did more than take us by surprise, they took your father's life." he paused, wiping a tear away, "And that, Private, is why I yelled Nodin."
Everyone was crying, well, except for Elise, "Tee he! Nodin!" she was obviously unaware of the situation.
"DO NOT SAY THAT NAME IN SUCH A VAIN WAY!" Yelled Surge at the top of his lungs, after all, a good soldier deserves honor, and not shame.
"Ooh!" she suddenly realized the situation, "Oh good lord!" Yea, behold the wonders of delayed reaction.
"So, you think you're ok enough to have another battle Lt. Surge?" Carl wondered.
"What? Battle? In this state of pain, and after you've heard a saddening family tale? I doubt we'll be battling any time soon." He reached into his pocket. "Here, take this badge." He held out something that Carl's mouth dropped in awe over.
"But, I hardly earned it!" Carl nearly stuttered, though he managed to blurt it out.
"Listen boy, anyone with a Magneton who can knock me out with one Zap Cannon is really worthy of this badge. Believe me, I've had my share of Zap Cannons, and even weapons far more powerful." Surge explained, handing Carl the badge. "Keep at it, and train Magneton well."
"Wow, I had no idea," said Yetis "Who would've thought..."
"You know, you kids seem the noble type." Surge began to ponder a crazy idea, "How would you kids like some college scholarships for the Army Reserve? You all seem willing to fight for your country, like father like son."
"Um, no thanks!" Carl smiled nervously, "I really don't support violence, and personally, I feel war is stupid!" he speaks some of the truest words the universe will ever know, WAR IS STUPID!
"Well, I was just joshing you. Sorry to disappoint, but I don't have access to such things." Surge laughed at such silliness, as did the other humans there in the room.
***
"Thanks again, Surge!" yelled Carl as he walked out, with Yetis, Kim, and Elise with him.
"No problem, soldier! Keep fighting for your cause!" Surge smiled as they walked off into the distance. 'There goes one brave soldier! Godspeed!'
"So, what do you guys think we should do now?" Yetis wondered aloud.
Carl decided to speak up, "I don't know, but we still have plenty of time, so. let's live our lives to the fullest!"
A/N: Doesn't this chapter warm your heart with a nice plot twist? It'll cause heartburn if you don't review. After all, Carl and pals are brave soldiers, who are now on many adventures. So review. And furthermore, you can help choose what happens next on 'Bigger & Tougher, The Real Adventures'. All you need to do is REVIEW, and besides ANALYZING the story and telling me what you THINK about how it's GOING, afterwards, SUGGEST. Remember, FLAMES, COMPLAINTS, QUESTIONS, even UNDERUSED POKEMON are all allowed, but I WARN you now, absolutely NOTHING that's REDUNDANT will be used by our main man. Until next time!