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Chapter 39: Cinnabar Master Battle
Angelina arrives on Cinnabar Island to discover the gym was closed down because of many tourists. She figured out riddles from a mysterious hippy guy, who was really Blaine the Cinnabar Gym Master and also owner of the Big Riddle Inn. Now Angelina is looking forward to battling Blaine for the Volcano badge.
"We'll battle three-on-three, no time limit!" Blaine said firmly, already holding a Pokeball in his hand. "Any Pokemon who leave the arena will be disqualified!"
"Fine by me." Angelina nodded. "You choose first."
"Go, Rhydon!" Blaine revealed his first Pokémon. A large, gray rhinoceros with a drill-like horn on it's snout and a cream-colored stomach.
Angelina was suprised as she took out her Pokedex.
"Rhydon, the Drill Pokémon. Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3,600 degrees. It's drill-like horn can easily shatter even a diamond in the rough."
Angelina nodded. "Well Rhydon's can survive rough heats and that thing is probably what helped build this gym. As for how I'm gonna do this," she took out a Pokeball. "Let's go, Hydro!" Her Wartortle came out and glared at Rhydon who glared back.
"Rhydon, Take down!" Rhydon ran across the platform which shuddered under it's weight.
"Hydro use Bubblebeam!" Hydro fired off the bubbles which stunned Rhydon slightly but it managed to recover and kept running forward.
"Rhydon, switch to Fury Attack!" Rhydon began pummeling Hydro with it's horn, but eventually it had enough and grabbed the horn and tried to bend it which forced Rhydon back.
"Hydro use Water Gun!" Hydro fired off a powerful stream of water which damaged Rhydon even more, but it wouldn't go down. "Something ain't right here..wait a sec, it's the humidity in here, it's so hot the waters being weakened!" Angelina thought as Blaine grinned.
"Rhydon, use Horn Drill!" Rhydon ran forward with it's drill spinning at a high speed.
"I don't think so. Hydro, Hydro Pump!" Hydro glowed for a moment before letting the larger stream of water fly nailing Rhydon in the chest hard and ko'ing it. "Way to go buddy!' Hydro nodded as Blaine called his Pokemon back.
"Impressive Pokemon you've got there. Let's see how you can handle my Rapidash." Blaine revealed his second Pokemon, a white horse with a mane and tail of fire, and a horn on its head like a unicorn. It whined loudly as it reared up and flailed its diamond-hard hooves.
Angelina took out her Pokedex again, wondering if Blaine was really relying on speed. "Rapidash. The Fire Horse Pokemon. It usually canters casually in the fields and plains. But once a Rapidash turns serious, its fiery manes flare and blaze as it gallops its way up to 150 mph."
"Okay Hydro, return!" Angelina called back her Wartortle and threw out another Pokeball. "I choose you, Shadow!" the white light revealed her Absol. It resembled relation to the Eevee evolutions, but only with a dark blue scythe-like blade on the side of its face. "Start off with Blizzard!"
"Rapidash, use Quick Attack!"
The fire Pokemon dodged away from the howling wind of snow and ice quicker than Angelina would have thought possible, stricking the Disaster Pokemon with a powerful tackle and retreating before Shadow had felt the blow.
"C'mon Shadow, show them what speed really means! Aerial Ace!"
"Counter with Fury Attack!"
Rapidash charged forward with its head lowered and horn pointed out, and its hooves pounded against the ground. Shadow disappeared in a flash of white streaks, leaving Rapidash to stop in its tracks to look around, not knowing that Shadow reappeared and slammed into from behind.
"Use Night Slash while Rapidash is up close!" Absol's claws glowed crimson and slashes her opponent's body with them.
"Attack with Flamethrower!"
"Push it back with Shadow Ball!" Rapidash formed a ball of red-orange fire in its mouth and released the steady stream directly at Absol who in return launched a sphere of ghostly energy from its mouth and directly into its path.
Both attacks collided at high speeds. For a second there, it looked like the Shadow Ball stopped the Flamethrower. However, the crackling sphere of black and purple electricity was incinerated in the ultra flames allowing for them to strike hard at Absol. The flames engulfed her for roughly 10 seconds before dying out.
"Shadow!" Angelina cried out at the sight of her Pokémon. There were burn marks in several places on her body.
"I hope you realize when you play with fire, you will eventually get burned." Blaine said with a smile. "Rapidash, use Fire Blast!"
Rapidash unleashed a large ball of fire that soon enlarged into a five pointed like symbol made of intense flames towards Shadow at close range.
"Shadow, dodge and use Shadow Ball!"
Shadow skillfully lowered its body and barely took any damange by the oncoming attack. Its opened mouth was forming a black and purple ball of crackling energy and struck Rapidash head-on and was hurled backwards before Blaine could order to dodge. The Fire Horse tried to get up on his spindly legs a couple times, but collapsed as he lay there, breathing heavily and unwilling to fight back.
"Not bad, but not over yet, my dear. Arcanine go!" Blaine tossed another Pokeball and a canine-like Pokemon appeared on the field in Rapidash's place. It stood over six feet tall with cream-colored fur covering its head except for its eyes and ears. Its body was covered in orange fur and black stripes, black fur on its belly, and patches of cream-colored fur around its chest, legs, and tail resembled smoke.
Angelina remembered seeing a picture of this Pokemon many months ago, but just had to know more information as she took out her Pokedex.
"Arcanine, the Legendary Pokemon. This fleet-footed Pokémon is known for its high speed and is said to run over 6,200 miles in a single day and night. The fire that blazes wildly within its body is its source of power."
"Wow, sure does look majestic." Angelina murmured while closing her Pokedex. She recalled her Absol, decided to use a different Pokemon that would evenly match the speed of Blaine's final fleet-footed Fire-type. "Okay, I choose-"
"Pichu!" Cocoa jumped off her trainer's shoulder and took a fighting stance on the field. "Chu, pi!" (Me, it's my turn!)
"C-Cocoa? Are you sure you want to?" Angelina asked, concerned about seeing her Pokemon injured. She relaxed when her Pichu nodded confidently. "Okay, if you say so."
"Hmph, you realize we'll be here all night," Blaine commented, staring incredulous at the little Pichu.
"That's fine, long as I take you down." Angelina replied in determination, although she was still on edge of how this battle will play out to her advantage.
"Let's finish this then," Blaine said unenthusiastically. "Flamethrower, Arcanine!"
"Dodge and use Thundershock!"
Arcanine releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth that swirled around Cocoa, who happily flipped over the flames as yellow static forms around her little body and fires a bolt of electricity. Easily hitting Arcanine on the head, cringing in pain but standing its ground firmly.
"Hmm..." Blaine perked with interest. "Let's try a Fire Blast!"
Arcanine's pupil's glow orange, its whole body becomes surrounded in a fiery aura as it blasts flames in the shape of a a five-pointed star from its mouth. Cocoa held down her ears and ducked as the flames passed right over her.
"You're doing great, Cocoa!" Angelina cheered. "Now use Thundershock!"
"Don't give'em a chance! Use Agility and move in for a Take Down!" Blaine ordered. The dog nodded and tensed up. Suddenly, a large current wind current surrounded Arcanine and his eyes glowed bright white. The dog let out a growl and charged quickly, dodging Cocoa's blast of electricity easily. Then with a twist in mid air, it rammed into the baby Pokemon as Cocoa was sent tumbling backwards and hurt badly.
"Cocoa!" Angelina cried. She knew her Pichu wouldn't last another attack as she watched meekly. "Use Sweet Kiss!"
Cocoa clasped her paws together and blows out kisses, releasing multiple little hearts that hit Arcanine. The dog stares at Cocoa with a confused expression.
"Arcanine, snap out of it!" Blaine urged as his Pokemon shook its head and listened. "Use Dragonbreath!" The dog shot a beam of green and yellow flames at Cocoa faster than Angelina had time to demand a quick dodge. The flames engulfed the baby Pokemon and knocked her out instantly.
Angelina sighed in defeat as she picked up her fainted Pichu. "Nice job for your first battle, sweetie. I promise you'll get stronger with more training." she praised as Cocoa smiled weakly. She was recalled to the Pokeball for a long rest as Angelina plucked her final Pokeball from her belt and tossed it out. "All right, Shadow! You're up again!" she called out the Disaster Pokemon as it appeared on the field, growling at Arcanine. "Use Ice Beam!"
Shadow formed a white ball of energy in her mouth and released a beam of ice at Arcanine, who released a Flamethrower from its mouth after Blaine called out the attack. Both attacks collided and created a mist around the field.
"Now use Extreme Speed!"
"Oh no... Try Counter, Shadow!"
Arcanine streamlined itself as it ran towards Shadow. It collided sharply with her, causing her to stumble backwards and nearly fall over. However, she stood back up, and her eyes started to glow. A burst of energy shot from her to Arcanine, reflecting the power of the Extremespeed. When the retaliatory move hit, Arcanine yelped and looked almost as tired as Shadow did.
"Use Faint Attack while Arcanine is up close!" Shadow quickly vanished from sight and appeared right in front of Arcanine, striking it with a slash to the face. "Now finish with Thunderbolt!"
Absol's scythe blade glows with yellow sparks and releases a powerful beam of electricity at the worn-out Arcanine. The legendary Pokemon howled as it fell to the ground with a loud thud that shook the platform and rattled the chains.
"Way to go, Shadow! We won our seventh gym battle!" Angelina exclaimed happily, she ran onto the field and hugged her Absol.
Blaine recalled his fainted Arcanine back to his Pokeball with a reluctant smile. "That battle was the most fun that I've had in years. Just wasn't expecting you to use that little Pichu." he chuckled and held out a small red badge in the shape of a flame. "I believe you won the Volcano Badge. Congradulations!"
"Thank you, sir," Angelina smiles, admiring her seventh Kanto badge. She was only one more away from competing in the Indigo League Tournament and knew that the rest of her journey consisted of alot of training and more traveling.
Many hours later after Angelina had some sleep and dinner at the hotel, she noticed Blaine had disappeared and returned with Ash and his companions, whom were also in search of the Cinnabar Gym Leader and aquiring the next badge. Blaine was back into his hippy disguise and using the hippie voice; he also gave them a clue as to where the Cinnabar Gym was located. Angelina decided to let them figure it out on their own, wrapping herself into a towel and joining them in the hot springs behind the hotel.
The hot spring was rather large and nuzzled up against the towering volcano. A bamboo wall sectioned the hot spring into two areas to segregate the males and females. There was also a fountain that looked like a Gyarados pumping out boiling water that created a tranquil, waterfall sound.
Angelina had her eyes closed in relaxation while Togepi was swimming around Misty, who was contemplating about the latest riddle.
"Maybe its somewhere that doesn't have enough water?" Misty thought aloud. Angelina just shrugged, but noticed Togepi had gotten out of the hot spring and looks up at the fountain.
"Togepi, move away!" Misty yelled, standing up. "That water's boiling!" she reached her arms out, but the Pokemon climbed onto the statue and jumps up and down happily. This causes the Gyarados head to shift downward, making the whole area shake. Many rocks moved out of the way, and next to the springs was a doorway going into the side of the cliff the hotel was built against. The separating bamboo wall also falls down and the boys are staring in shock.
Angelina gasped, "Oh my-" and quickly covered her ears as Misty let out a scream that permeates the entire area and runs off with her Togepi. She noticed Ash had freaked out and fled with Pikachu, but Brock got up from his spot and half walked, half swam to her. She blushed, but hoped that it looked like the heat from the springs made her look flustered.
"What happened over here?" Brock asked.
"I think Togepi found something." Angelina said, knowing exactly where the pathway led. She wasn't about to tell Ash though or that would just ruin the surprise of discovering Blaine's hidden gym. She declined exploring the secret cavern and settled into her room for a good nights' rest, then leaving the next day after a hearty breakfast and departs to Viridian City where her last Kanto badge resides.
§To Be Continued§
*Parts of this chapter comes from the episode "Riddle Me This"
*Angelina's Pichu battles for the first time.
*Angelina using Wartortle is similar to how Ash will use his Squirtle.
*Blaine uses Rapidash and Arcanine, Pokemon from FireRed/LeafGreen.
Angelina defeats Blaine and earns the Volcano badge.
*Ash and co. discover Blaine's hidden gym behind the hot springs.
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