CHAPTER 7: A Pokemon In Need

A/N: For those of you wondering where the hidden characters are, they will each have their own unique way of entering Battlefield City. Why am I telling you this at the beginning of this particular chapter? Ohh, I dunno… Yee hee hee hee!!!!

Pikachu sat lazily in the cabin, not doing much of anything. It was Sunday, so there were no matches, and so he spent his time watching TV, or sleeping.

"(This is the life,)" Pikachu thought to himself, flipping on the 3:00 news.

Hello, you're watching Eyewitnees News, with Susan Ortega and Bruce Nolan! Now, here's the news!

BRUCE: Our top story today: Dozens of members of the Iranian Parliament hold a sit-in because of a dispute over the next election! Spokespeople for the protesting group say they believe that a solution is possible, and they only hope it goes better than the previous election. Susan?

"(Borrring!)" Pikachu yawned. "(I wonder what else is on?)"

But before he could change the channel, the next story came on and captured Pikachu's attention.

SUSAN: In other news, for all of you who love watching Pokemon battles on TV and wish they could one day sit in a live battle arena, we have good news! The Pokemon League has licensed sixteen other cities in various countries as official Pokemon League Tournament Cities, and so starting this weekend, Pokemon Fever has spread rapidly across dozens of countries as the tournaments began. The locations of the new halls are:…"

Pikachu quickly wrote down the different cities, then said, "(Hey! They opened a hall in Aldaria! Maybe I'll go check it out!)"

Just then, Kirby and Yoshi walked in, bickering over whether or not Meta Knight was a good guy or not.

"…He helps me all the time!" Kirby was saying.

"Really? Then why did he attack you in Kirby's Adventure?"

"We didn't know each other then!"

"Oh, well…"

"Hey guys, wanna come see a Pokemon fight with me?" Pikachu asked.

"What are you talking about?" Kirby asked, much relieved to stop fighting with Yoshi.

"They opened a Tournament Hall in Aldaria, and there's a Great Ball cup being held there today."

Yoshi and Kirby looked at each other and then said, "Sure, why not?"

So that afternoon, Kirby, Yoshi, and Pikachu stepped off the shuttle transport in front of Pokemon Stadium Aldaria. Pikachu then noticed that Kirby was wearing a hat that looked like the top of his head.

"Where'd you get that hat?" Pikachu growled.

"I made it while you took a nap on the shuttle," Kirby explained. He quickly ditched the hat, though.

They walked up to the ticket office, where a tall man with short purple hair was selling the tickets.

"Umm, can I help you three?" He asked.

"We want to buy tickets to watch the fight!" Pikachu said.

"Umm, I can't understand you," The man said.

Pikachu slapped his head. "That's right, they can't understand us…" Pikachu tried miming the same message.

The man just said, "Uhhh…" Then he turned and shouted, "Hey Meowth, get over here!"

"What's up?" Said a Meowth, who jumped up on the sill.

"Talk to these people." The man ordered him.

"We want to buy tickets," Pikachu explained.

"They say they want to buy tickets," Meowth told the man.

"Oh… That'll be six dollars each."

Yoshi gave him the money, and he gave them the tickets.

"You're in row H, seats 4, 5, and 6." The man told them. "Enjoy!"

After the trio had walked through the turnstile, Meowth scratched his head and said, "Gee, James, it may just be me, but that Pikachu looked awful familiar. Hey, you don't think…?" They looked at each other, then said, "Naaaah."

The tournament was spectacular! The Great Ball was a battle for mid-level, middle-evolved Pokemon, or unevolved Pokemon if they only had two stages, since the highest evolved forms were for the Ultra Ball.

The three of them were dazzled. This was the first time Yoshi and Kirby had ever seen a Pokemon fight, and for Pikachu, it was nice to get back to his roots a little bit. The Pokemon fought like pros, and the competition was very fierce.

About three quarters into the tournament, it was time for a Cue Ball to take on a Biker.

"I don't like the looks of that Biker," Yoshi whispered. "He looks like he's up to no good."

The Cue Ball cracked his whip, and a Jigglypuff bounced into the arena. "Go fight!" he ordered his Pokemon.

The battle went fairly well until the fifth turn, when the biker used his dirty trick. "Koffing, use Power Poison!" (New attack I made up. F.H.) A thick purple cloud rose from Koffing and wrapped itself around Jigglypuff, who tottered over, cried out in pain, and collapsed.

"That's dirty play!" cried Pikachu. "Ass hole!"

The Cue Ball was enraged. "Worthless Pokemon!!! Grr, get over here!" He dragged the Jigglypuff out of the stadium by her ear.

Kirby nudged Pikachu. "I think we should go make sure she's okay."

Pikachu nodded. "Good idea. Come on, Yoshi!"

They ran to the outside of the stadium, but didn't see the trainer or the Jigglypuff. Suddenly, they heard cries of "Jiggly!!!!!" and so they followed them, and stopped in horror to see the man beating up the Jigglypuff!

"I told you to be a strong Pokemon! I whipped you good into shape! What the hell is the matter with you??!!" Jigglypuff cowered, her hands over her face, crying.

"Hey!" Pikachu called. "Knock it off!"

"What was that?" The man said, and looked up to see Pikachu, Kirby, and Yoshi standing there. "Oh, some little animals. You gonna get tough with me or what?" He laughed.

Pikachu began glowing, and then zapped the man with a Thunderbolt. Then he said to Yoshi, "Hard boil this punk." Yoshi stepped forward, gulped the man and encased him in an egg.

"That'll hold him for a while." Yoshi said, rolling the egg over behind a dumpster. Then the three of them ran to Jigglypuff's side.
"Hey," Kirby said, "Are you okay? Hiiiii? Are you all right?"

"Help… me…" Jigglypuff wheezed. "I…don't…feel so good…" Then she fainted.

"She needs medical help, fast!" Pikachu cried. "Come on, we have to get her to the shuttle!"

"No," Kirby said, "It'll take too long. I have a better way." He pulled out a cell phone with a star on the antenna and dialed a number. "Stand back," he warned, and in five seconds, a warp star crashed to the ground. "Come on, hop on."

Pikachu carefully picked up Jigglypuff, and then he and Yoshi jumped on the warp star with Kirby.

"Battlefield City," Kirby ordered, and they shot up into the sky, leaving a trail of stars in their wake.