[Cues: Pokémon FireRed/Leafgreen OST - Intro]

The Outsider's Insurrection

Indigo Iliad

Chapter 65: Welcome to the City of Combat

Translated Pokémon Speech

Pokédex Entries/Computerized Voices/Flashbacks

Reference to an Accessory in the Games

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(Cerulean City | May 13th | 8:00a.m.)

Gilbert awoke in a Pokémon Center feeling groggy and in a lot of pain. He had managed to escape the raptor's stomach getting the Aerodactyl to puke, but still ended up in more pain thanks to the fall. He wondered how mangled he was…and then Nurse Joy told him the damage assessment. To say that the halls were light up by Gilbert's foul words was an understatement. Outside the center, Ash was on his way back with Kiyomi. There had been a last-minute shift for Kiyomi to stay with Melanie for a bit as Melanie informed Crimson that she could work on her herbs there.

"Thanks for the ride…" Kiyomi said getting off of Ash's Pidgeot.

"Yeah, no problem." Ash said kindly as Topaz walked up.

"You must be Kiyomi. I'm Topaz, I do security for the Black Dragon." Topaz affirmed. "I'll be escorting you."

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(Mossgreen Village | May 13th | 8:20a.m.)

"So, you got this house…how exactly?" Sissi asked as the four were having breakfast.

"I don't exactly own the place. It's still Kiyomi's. I was just given the spare key. Not like I'd live here in this sewer of a village, anyway." Crimson remarked as he drank his tea.

"Nice of you to offer her a way out, man." Joe said earnestly. "She can make sure of her talents somewhere else."

"And it's more profits for yours truly." Crimson said with a grin.

"So, we're going to Crimson City?" Rusty asked him.

"Yeah, and I think I may have pissed off the locals already." Crimson said shaking his head.

He had already explained what had happened about that matter to them. Crimson had insisted that they ready themselves for anything.

"By the way, how far on you on your weights? I'm slowly climbing to about 400 lbs in total." Joe said looking at his weighted bands.

"About 500, here." Rusty mused.

"I know I don't sound that impressive, but I'm working my way up. I'm at 100 lbs total." Sissi said sheepish.

"650." Crimson said flatly. "I've been working on upping my game since my recovery."

"Either way, we should get ready." Crimson said getting up.

They all soon left the table to get ready. While Rusty, Joe, and Crimson put on their same clothes that they were traveling in yesterday, they decided today was high time to wear their jackets. Thus, Rusty and Crimson swapped their Kalos brand jackets for their Black Dragon jackets. Sissi opted for a new outfit: a pink Striped Tank Top, a pair of white Jean Shorts over pink tights, a pair of white Riding Boots, and her weighted armbands hidden under a wrist of white wristbands.

"I need a new hat." Sissi thought getting her bag on her back.

Crimson retired the Camo Cap in favor of a red Logo Cap as he came down ready to go. The trainers came down to return their Pokémon, who were finished eating to their balls. After cleaning up and locking up, they departed for Crimson City.

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(Crimson City | May 13th | 9:00a.m.)

A.J. wished he could have been in Crimson City in its heyday, and so did the bug-loving Samurai. However, under Naru's rule, the place was a skip away from being shittier than Sepia City at its worst. Samurai had tried to take Naru on it a fight but was repelled by her goons. Now, the two sat at an open-air café near the town's entrance looking rather glum.

"Damn that bitch!" A.J. snarled. "I'd give anything to see her get knocked out a peg."

"I agree. If only there was a warrior strong enough to oppose her." Samurai said in defeat.

"I could think of…hey, it's Crimson." A.J. said with a hopeful look in his eyes.

"The black one from hails from Pallet?" Samurai said seeing him and his Dragons ride into town. "I have heard he started his own group to fight Team Rocket."

As the Black Dragons rolled in, they were accosted by someone the defeated duo recognized as one of Naru's enforcers. They were ready to jump in to help only to see Joe throw said enforcer into the trash cans. They did not hear what was said from where they were.

"You think you can talk shit about my girl because she says she's not into you." Joe said before knocking him out with a spin kick to the jaw. "Damn, the people in Sepia weren't this shitty."

"Crimson!" A.J. said waving at him.

Crimson rolled up before parking his bike greeting A.J. and the Samurai before catching up.

"How's the badge hunt going?" Crimson asked curiously.

"Three for now. Things are slow now…mostly because of this shitty town. I wanted to come to the city of martial arts, but it's being run by…"

"A psycho bitch with a mean left hook." Crimson said finishing A.J.'s sentence. "Just point me towards where's she's living."

A.J. was never happier to go back at that crazy woman's place. When A.J. and the Samurai showed the gang there, Naru was in the middle of an interview with her posse with Tricia Takanawa and the Kanto 8 newsteam which made this even sweeter.

"Excuse me, Miss Takanawa. You're about to miss a pretty big scoop!" Crimson shouted getting everyone's attention. "Me challenging Naru for the headband!"

There were gasps among the crowd as Naru laughed at the challenge citing he would have to get through her best warriors.

"Is that a joke? Are you afraid of me, Naru? If you're too much have a pussy, I can just leave because I have other people worth my time than some pansy who hides behind her army." Crimson taunted.

Tricia looked to Naru.

"Miss Narusegawa, the viewers at home want to know if you're going to take that lying down." Tricia said as Naru saw red.

"Who the hell are you to dare to challenge me?!" Naru snarled.

"Someone who isn't afraid of you." Crimson mused. "I'm not afraid and so is Keitaro. I wonder what he's doing now that he's free of you."

And there was the trigger that Naru swinging at Crimson like a wild animal. Naru still had a trigger and Crimson had himself and his gang remove their weights. Crimson simply dodged blows left and right because Naru neglected an important lesson.

"Why can't I hit you?" Naru said only to get caught and thrown into a wall. "Guh!"

"For the ruler, you're a really shitty martial artist." Crimson said as Naru got up.

Naru tightened the headband before sending out a Machamp to assist her.

[Cues: Dragon Ball Z Attack of the Saiyan OST – Raditz/Nappa Battle Theme]

Machamp charged at him with a punch ready only for Crimson to toss his backpack to A.J. and slide under Machamp before leapt up to slam the back of his neck with his heel. Machamp and those who could sensed the aura behind the blow.

"Get over here!" Machamp said grabbing him by his waist with two hands before using his only hands to get his hands.

"Now to finish you off." Naru said cracking her knuckles.

Crimson glared at Machamp and then had an idea which he hoped would work. Focusing his aura into his eyes, he blasted Machamp in the face with reddish-blue eyes beams forcing the Superpower Pokémon to drop Crimson.

"What the hell was that?!" Naru said as Crimson turned his attention to her.

Crimson had no answer only to move on for a direct fight while sending out Chuka to handle Machamp.

"Chuka, can you handle four armed fun over there on your own?" Crimson asked her clashing with Naru.

"Roger, boss!" Chuka said scuttling away to fight.

Crimson and Naru both threw their blows but all it did was show that Naru was being overwhelmed. With two punches she could land, he landed double and a kick back. Naru wheezed from the last attack as Crimson looked unfazed and unimpressed. Naru screamed readying her trademark punch.

"Die, perverted scum!" Naru said landing a blow that made an energy pillar to explode consuming him.

Naru wanted him flying over the horizon only for the smoke to clear and show Crimson still standing there. Aside from the scorch marks on the ground, he seemed completely unhurt to Naru's horror.

"What?! But that's impossible! No one has…" Naru stammered.

"Impossible? I think not. I'd explain, but it'd be wasted." Crimson said as he dodged the next Naru-Punch to land an open palm strike on Naru's nose breaking it. "Just give it up. Hurting you is like hitting a punching bag."

"Fuck off, kurombo!" Naru snarled.

Now it was Crimson's turn look furious as Naru was slowly realizing that maybe angering the man who was faster was then her and could take a Naru-Punch was about the stupidest thing she could do.

"It's over." Rusty said shaking his head.

"Why does that word anger him so much?" Samurai asked innocently.

"It's a slur." A.J. said bluntly. "And considering he's Kanto-born…there's the underlying level of being called a gaijin in your own homeland."

Using his speed, he kneed Naru in the stomach getting her squealing before she was grabbed. Crimson uppercuts her, stunning her before delivering a serving of his own punches to her chest going for damaging her ribs before giving the second uppercut to shatter her jaw sending her up into the air. But Crimson grabbed her and tossed her into her Machamp who was getting his own ass beaten. Naru and Machamp lay broken and beaten as Crimson and Chuka looked down at them.

"Give up." Crimson ordered before unsheathing Daimonji. "Unless you want to make this a battle to the death for real."

Naru glared hatefully at him, but she surrendered. She was not no position to fight and she was afraid he was going to kill her. He promptly took the headband. The rule of Naru was finally over…

(A/N: For those wondering why this was a seemingly easy curbstomp, take some things into context. Naru has a case of Unskilled, but Strong. She's only really dominated people with no skills in fighting. The one time she fights someone with skills (like Kanako in the manga) she gets her ass handed to her. Plus, Crimson gets to take off his weights once again. Naru will return though…)