Mission 2: Eevee the Trainee! (part 2)
"There it is...Lake Pallete." Pikachu noted to Swellow, who spiraled in for a landing on the lake's left bank. A Squirtle sat nearby, longingly staring at his reflection in the water. Pikachu led the others up the hill to where the Squirtle was sitting and flashed his badge. "Pokemon Rescue Force, at your service!"
The Squirtle's expression changed to a relieved smile. "At last! Maybe you can help me find my gift for my beloved, Usui! I'm Saiyu, by the way..." he began as he shook the group's hands.
"Our pleasure, Saiyu." Eevee replied. "What happened with your treasure?"
"Well..." Saiyu thought for a moment, then continued. "You all know that Lake Pallete has a wide collection of gemstones buried in the sand, right?"
"Mm-hmm...Ash sometimes mines gems here." Torchic added.
"I was exploring the lake bottom one day, looking for a pretty blue stone to give to Usui." Saiyu continued. "As I dug for stones, I found the perfect blue stone embedded in a rock. After I pried it out and took it to the surface, I saw this large yellow dog Pokemon that resembled a tiger patrolling the bank."
"Hold on, Saiyu...could you describe this Pokemon a little bit more?" Mudkip asked as she reached for her Pokedex.
"It had whiskers like a Meowth..." Saiyu continued, pausing to let Mudkip enter the information. "...stripes like an Arcanine...a mane like a storm cloud...and a tail like a lightning bolt."
"Okay..." Mudkip pressed ENTER, letting the Pokedex search for information.
Finally, a picture of the Pokemon Saiyu described blipped on the screen. "Raikou, the thunder Pokemon." the Pokedex began. "He embodies the speed of lightning. His roars send shock waves shuddering through the air and ground as if lightning was coming down"
Eevee shuddered. "I hope he doesn't like Eevees for lunch...those sharp teeth look scary!" With that, she pointed out some fangs in the Raikou picture.
"I tried to battle Raikou and get my treasure back, but he knocked me to the ground and fled to the cave over there." Saiyu continued, pointing out a cave located a little further up the hill. "If you can enter the cave and get my treasure back, I'd be very grateful!"
"We'll find your treasure, don't worry!" Eevee assured Saiyu before darting off towards the cave.
"Hey, wait for us!" Pikachu called as the rest of the Rescue Force scrambled to keep up with Eevee.
Inside Raikou's Cave...
"There you are!" Pikachu gasped as he finally caught up to Eevee. "Don't go running off like that again! You could get hurt that way!"
"S-sorry..." Eevee stammered as she romped back behind Torchic for protection.
Treecko shrugged and adjusted his twig. "So? What's da plan, oh mighty leader?" Everyone else glanced at Pikachu, eagerly awaiting the answer.
"First of all, let's tell Ash what we've discovered so far..." and Mudkip reached for her communicator. "Sapphire calling Master Jewel..."
"I read you, Sapphire..." Ash smiled. "Any news?"
"We talked with the Squirtle that issued the call..." Mudkip explained. "and he told us that a Raikou stole the gem he was planning to give to his beloved as a token of his love..."
"I see..." Ash replied as he began running a search in the laptop's Battledex for information on how to defeat a Raikou in case the Rescue Force would need to fight.
"Our next objective, find Raikou and nicely ask him to give the stone back...and if he challenges us to fight, we fight!" Mudkip continued.
"I wanna fight Raikou! I know a Ground type move, I can take him out easily!" Eevee begged, interrupting Mudkip mid sentence. "Let me fight him, please!
"Quiet!" Treecko snapped. "We have to FIND Raikou first..."
Mudkip sighed, annoyed by Eevee's excitement. "As I was saying, if Raikou challenges us to a duel for the stone, how do you suggest you go about it?"
"Here we go..." Ash studied the Battledex entry for a moment, then compared the movesets of the Rescue Force. "Eevee does know a Ground type move or two...she could distract Raikou with her Sand Blaster attack, then burrow underground and use her Strata Lance attack. As for the rest of you, you can cover Eevee while she attacks."
"All right...so where is Raikou?" Mudkip asked.
"Ash paused to bring up a map of the cave. "Not far...just follow the path you're on and you'll find him."
"Thanks!" Mudkip replied. "Sapphire out." With that, the image of Ash disappeared.
Treecko turned to Eevee. "I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier..." he began.
"It's okay, I'm just excited about a battle." Eevee explained.
"Keep that excitement in check untill we find him, okay?" Pikachu asked as he led the Rescue Force down the path.
A few minutes later...
"There he is..." Pikachu started, pointing out a large yellow dog Pokemon snoozing in the center of a large open room, clutching a sapphire in one paw. "We have to be quiet, unless you want him to wake up."
"I don't wanna know what happens when he does wake up..." Eevee shuddered.
"Then keep it down." Pikachu shushed. With that, he tiptoed over to the snoozing Raikou. The others followed, just in case Pikachu needed help. Just as Pikachu reached to grab the sapphire from the Beast's paw, Raikou changed positions, putting the stone at the other end of the room.
Eevee hurried around to the other end and carefully reached out to grab the stone, but accidently brushed against Raikou! "Oh!"
"Mrrgh..." Raikou stretched as he sleepily stood up. "Who's there? Who wants to take my treasure?" he growled as he approached the Rescue Force.
"That's not your treasure, the Squirtle you stole it from had it first!" Eevee retorted.
"Silence, Eevee! Unless you wish to become my dinner for this evening..." he sneered as he cornered Eevee.
"Get ready to battle!" Pikachu and the others hurried to the corner, where Raikou was about to skewer Eevee with his razor sharp teeth...
To Be Continued...