I have lots of free time on my hand during the summer, and there's many more chapters to come that have been already written. I'm surprised you asked about Jeremy, he's a great character and co-partner for Angelina, so he might come back later! Well, this one isn't based on an episode, but you'll like it anyway. Enjoy!

Chapter 17: Onward Vermillion

Angelina never knew the route to Vermilion was so long; she walked through the forest, and when she came to the edge, there was a beautiful beach.

Not too far away she could hear someone cry out, "Wait, Pokémon! Come back!" Angelina figured she could help, so she took off her socks and shoes, then ran to the seashore. She couldn't see anything, but she ran through the water anyway, ignoring the fact that she was getting wet. All of a sudden she tripped and fell face first in the water.

Angelina didn't know what she tripped on and she thought the beach was all sand. She got up and felt around. Sure enough, she felt something in the soft sand. She picked it up and studied it. It was a yellow recorder with a Pokeball near the bottom. She wanted to sit down and play it, so she climbed up the cliff and sat on a ledge outside the gate of the lighthouse and played it. It was a beautiful tune. Then the ground shook. Angelina looked up. The Pokémon that someone was yelling for was coming back! She played some more.

Then a man that Angelina heard earlier stepped out while she was playing and rubbed his eyes. She hadn't noticed him until he cried out, "Pokémon! You're coming back!"

Angelina jumped a mile. "Jeez, you scared me!" she practically yelled.

The guy hadn't seen her, despite the bright morning light, and Angelina could clearly see he was puzzled.

"Did-did you bring the Pokémon back?" the guy asked.

"Yes," Angelina answered with a nod. "I played this flute and it came baaaaaaa-yaaaaaaaahhh!"

Angelina hadn't realized she was standing on the edge until she started to lose her balance. She didn't want to fall because it was a long way down. But she finally lost her balance and fell. She squeezed her eyes shut and waited for the crash.

It took Angelina a few seconds for her to realize she had stopped falling. She opened her eyes and saw that she was on the head of the Pokémon that she recognized was a Dragonite, and about to fall off anyway, the top of the head was so small. So she gently grabbed the antennae on the head.

Dragonite didn't seem to mind. He lifted Angelina and placed her back on the cliff, except inside the gate, right in front of the man. He was in his mid-twenties with dark curly green hair, dark green eyes, and was wearing a dark redish-brown suit with a green cravat.

"I never properly introduced myself," the guy said. "My name is Bill."

"I'm Angelina Murakami."

"I'd like to give you something for your kindness in bringing-what did you say it was?"

"It's called Dragonite," Angelina told him. "I know the Dragon Master Lance has one."

"Yes he does indeed, and they are extremely rare. I'm very grateful to finally see it," Bill said happily. "I would like to give you this." he handed Angelina a ticket, "It's to attend the St. Anne in Vermillion City!"

Angelina looked at Bill in mere puzzlement.

"I won't be able to go, my research schedule's too busy," Bill explained. "It's in a week, there's supposed to be a really great party too. It's only fair payment for helping me out and all."

"Oh wow, thank you!" Angelina said, and after a final goodbye she headed off again.

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About three weeks later and after a long trek through the underground tunnel leading between Cerulean and Vermillion, Angelina finally arrives in Vermillion City. The city looked pretty nice, and the air had a salty tang to it, due to the fact that it was a port city and the cobble stone roads reminded her of old colonial times. She was about to walk through the gates, when a Wartortle jumped in front of her. She knew what to do and didn't want her Charmeleon to fight it, and she was just plain surprised. She remembered fighting a Wartortle before in a trainer battle back in Johto, but not finding one wild. So she ran right past him.

The Wartortle followed Angelina into the city, and chased her until she couldn't run anymore. She decided that this Pokémon just had a real nerve and she was gonna show him who's boss. So, she sent out Absol. All of a sudden, Wartortle jumped at Absol and bit down hard.

"Shadow, Beat Up!"

Absol slapped Wartortle, and then punched him. Then he kicked and scratched. Angelina saw that Wartortle was beaten up, so she threw a Pokéball at him. It hit Wartortle's head, and then went into the Poke Ball.

Angelina watched the Pokéball disappear to Professor Oak's Laboratory. She wanted to check up on Wartortle. She knew she could trust Professor Oak. But the professor is kind of old and a little forgetful. So Angelina called Professor Oak at the Pokémon Center.

"Hello there, Angelina. How are things going?" Professor Oak asked. Angelina noticed just then that he had scratches on his face. "Well, I suppose you came to look at your Wartortle."

"Professor Oak-" Angelina began, but the professor's cry cut her short. She knew her Wartortle had bitten the professor.

"But it's a little rough," Professor Oak managed to choke out before Wartortle bit down harder. And Angelina thought Wartortle was beaten up.

"War- I mean Hydro! Stop that right now!" Angelina commanded. Wartortle looked up. He waddled over to the professor's phone, then stared at Angelina with affection. After Professor Oak had recovered, he walked over to the phone and tried to pull Wartortle away from it. But Wartortle wrestled away.

"I'll handle it from here," Angelina told the professor. "I'm gonna send you my Azumarill, okay? She's easier to handle."

"Oh! Fine! Good! Just let me get Wartortle inside the Pokéball! But he won't listen to me! Oh, dear! Oh, no!"

"Hydro! Get in the Pokéball now!" Angelina yelled. Wartortle obediently stopped and went inside the Pokéball. Everyone in the Pokémon Center stared at Angelina; she blushed embarrassingly. "Just a little Poké-problem," she laughed nervously.

Angelina placed Azumarill's Pokeball on the transporter, it zapped once, and Wartortle's Pokeball appeared. Azumarill was much calmer, and stood on the floor next to Professor Oak.

"By the way, Professor," Angelina said casually. "Somebody named Bill gave me a-"

"You met Bill? What was he doing?" cut in the professor.

"He had seen a Dragonite, and somebody scared it away. But I brought it back with this," Angelina pulled the flute out of her backpack.

Professor Oak almost fell over. "That's-that's the legendary Poké Flute!" he stammered. "Nobody has seen it for years. It is said to awaken any Pokémon from its sleep, and even lure rare Pokémon to you. Where did you find it?"

"I tripped over it in the water," Angelina answered.

Professor Oak settled back into his chair. "Now, what did he give you?" he asked.

"A ticket to the St. Anne."

"Well, what are you waiting for? Get going to the St. Anne. See you later!" The video-screen shut off and Angelina hung up the phone. She leaves the Pokemon Center and heads over to the Vermillion City Gym, ready to battle for her third badge.

The gym was a huge building with designs of lightning bolts from top to the bottom on the sides of the doors, and a mural of a Raichu was painted on one of the walls. Angelina took a deep breath and walked into the giant, open, air conditioned room. There were other people standing around; they looked like gang members. One of them called, "Hey, boss! Another victim for ya!"

A very tall and muscular man with electric-yellow spiked hair stepped into view. He wore an open dark green jacket with no shirt underneath and dark green cargo pants that matched his jacket. Angelina could tell he was the gym leader because he was playing with a badge in his hand.

"Well now, it's been awhile since I've had a pretty girl to challenge me," said the blonde man, smiling as he shakes Angelina's hand eagerly. "I'm Lieutenant Surge, the Lightning American. Don't expect me to go easy on you just because you're cute, but I don't want to make you cry either."

"Nice to meet you, but you're just another gym leader I need to beat to get a badge so I hope you don't think I'm going to be a pushover," Angelina said boldly. "My names' Angelina, and I don't plan to leave without the Thunder badge."

"Demanding, I like that," Lt. Surge replied with a grin. "Alright babe, ready when you are."

Both trainers are now positioned on the battlefield. Angelina noticed it was fairly different compared to the last two gyms she challenged. There were several black poles set up; she guessed they were designed to quickly ground out any electric attacks that escape the battlefield.

"The challenger is Angelina Murakami from Pallet Town, battling Lieutenant Surge of Vermillion City." The referee called out. "Unlimited time and one Pokémon each. Let the battle begin!"

"Go Raichu!" Surge threw a Pokéball and released an orange mouse Pokémon with a lighting tipped black-tail, long ears and sparking yellow cheeks. Angelina figured it was male because the lightning bolt on her Raichu's tail was smaller and blunted.

Angelina took a Pokeball off her belt, already deciding what Pokemon to use. "Let's go, Hydro!" she threw the Pokeball and released the second evolution of Squirtle.

"Unbelievable! You're going to use a Water Pokemon to fight in an Electric gym?" Lt. Surge laughed, then grinned. "I'm definitely not going easier on you now, babe. Don't cry if your Pokemon ends up at the emergency ward."

"And don't underestimate what a woman might have up her sleeves," Angelina smirked. "Get'em Hydro! Bubblebeam!" The blue turtle-Pokemon released a stream of blue bubbles at Raichu, the bubbles exploded and sends the electric mouse back flying back.

"Raichu! Thunderbolt, now!"

"Hydro! Withdraw, quick!"

Raichu charged electricity around its body in the blink of an eye. The electricity fired out from it's body in a single bolt and struck Wartortle, but there was no damage as the turtle Pokemon was safely protected inside his shell.

"Hydro, Bite!"

While still inside its shell, Wartortle jumped forward and bit down on Raichu with all its might. Raichu had almost fainted, but its had enough health to go on.

"Raichu, Thunderbolt!"

According to Angelina, Raichu looked tired. A puzzled look came upon Lt. Surge.

"Your Raichu is too exhausted to use Thunder, Lieutenant." Angelina told him fiercely. "Play time's over. Hydro, sic'em with Skull Bash!" Wartortle ran at full speed with its head down and surrounded by a silver aura, it slams its head into Raichu and knocks it unconscious.

"No way!" Lt. Surge exclaimed, recalling his fainted Pokemon. "I can't believe I was beaten with a Water Pokemon!"

"Makes you want to re-think your attack strategy, huh Surge?" Angelina said, smirking as she returned her Wartortle.

"Well you'll definitely go far in the league with that spunk of yours." Lt. Surge grinned, holding out an orange and yellow badge that looked like the sun. "As proof of your victory, you deserve this badge."

"Thanks." Angelina smiled. "I'll be sure to wear this with pride." and she walks out of the gym knowing people would recognize her skill as a trainer and was four badges away from competing in the Indigo League Tournament.

§To Be Continued§

*Angelina finds a flute on Route 25; she plays it and lures back a huge Dragonite.
*Angelina meets Pokemon Reseacher Bill and was given a ticket for the St. Anne in Vermillion City; this is similar to what happens in the FR/LG games.
*Angelina captures a Wartortle; it knows Bite, Skull Bash, Bubblebeam, and Withdraw.
*The flute that Angelina found was a Poke Flute; this device wakes up sleeping Pokemon and can also be used to cure all Pokemon in the battle of sleep. According to Professor Oak, the Poke Flute can also lure in rare Pokemon.
*Angelina defeats Lt. Surge's Raichu with her Wartortle, earning the Thunder Badge.

This is the last chapter that'll be updated since I'll be away on a mini-vacation for three days, chapter 18 will surely be posted up Friday. Thanks for reading, reviews welcomed! Much love, Dani