Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, I only own Violet Hawke as my OC.
Summary: Violet Hawke wanted nothing more than to be a Bug Pokemon Trainer, but with how people viewed those types all she got was ridicule until the day she bumped into the local Professor. Now on a journey, she tries to make her goal a reality, but with an Organization coming out of the shadows she has to decide just how much she's willing to risk to realize her goal.
Chapter 06: Trials of Mt. Moon
"Silk use Confusion!" Violet had a grin on her face two days into the journey towards Mt. Moon on her fifth battle on Route 03, fighting a Mankey.
"Dodge and use Fury Swipes!" The young trainer tried with the Pig Monkey but Silk easily dodged it and delivered the pretty effective attack. "Back off and use Focus Energy."
"Lock it in place with String Shot and finish this with another Confusion!"
Mankey barely landed on his feet after jumping back when the string blinded him right before Silk had the psychic energy slam into him, sending him skidding across the ground unconscious.
The young trainer groaned as Violet barely refrained from cheering, not wanting to rub the win in this guy's face, but that didn't stop Silk from perching herself on Violet's hat with a smug look.
Mankey's trainer at least had the decency to accept the loss which Violet was glad about considering she was accused of cheating somehow by a sore loser earlier that day.
So she continued on her way towards Mount Moon, seeing the massive mountain coming closer and closer while she showed both anticipation and some slight apprehension at the rather imposing sight of her destination.
No matter how much she planned or got ready for this place, she was still apprehensive about going in there, but Violet wasn't going to let that stop her.
As long as she was smart with her trail markers she will be able to get through the Mountain. Plus she figured she could use Silk's ability to make her way through the place as the Pokedex did say that Compound Eyes allowed for her to see in the dark.
Plus with her powder attacks it should be a cinch to get through there.
The average trainer takes two days to get past the Mountain with another day to get to Cerulean.
Just enough to get there and rest up before she meets Green at Nugget Bridge for their battle.
"Fweh." Silk's voice from on her hat made Violet chuckle.
"You can say that again." She said despite not understanding what she said. "I plan to keep you out in case any Zubats attack, think you can handle it?"
Silk gave a low cry of eagerness showing she wouldn't let any of those bat Pokemon get too close to her trainer. Her eagerness also came from how Violet was depending on her for that rather than Stinger, which boosted her ego a little.
Violet smiled with them passing the nearby Pokemon Center that was next to the entrance of Mt. Moon not bothering to go in as they wanted to get through Mt. Moon as quickly as possible.
Twelve hours have passed since Violet entered the cave with little to no encounters with any Pokemon except for Zubat's happening which Silk took care of pretty easily along with the Geodudes, though she hasn't found a single Paras.
Even the trainers she did find in the caves were no match for her team, such as a fellow Bug Catcher she found in the beginning along with a girl who had a Clefairy much to her surprise and another trainer who had a Voltorb and Magnemite, which was a very bad matchup against her team especially with them knowing electric attacks which could easily take Silk down and cripple Stinger with a paralysis if he got hit.
She still won and her income that she spent for supplies to get through this Mountain was slowly building back up with interest. Not only that, but she did find some good stuff that people have dropped in the cave like a few Potions, an extra Escape Rope and even a TM which confused her because no one in their right mind would drop one.
Too bad it was for Water Gun, she can't really teach it to any Bug Pokemon, but it could help her get some money back as selling a TM would get her a lot.
So all in all, Violet was satisfied with this cave so far even if it was taking forever.
But something was wrong, the deeper she walked into the mountain the more the presence of wild Pokemon and trainers dwindling with each step which made her think that perhaps something like with what happened with the Kangaskhan and she primed Stinger's Pokeball in case she needed to let him out.
"See anything Silk?" Violet whispered as the Butterfree was flying around, but she shook her head at the question leaving for the young girl to feel some relief.
Finding a ladder, Violet followed it down out of curiosity given how the guide to Mt. Moon didn't say anything about ladders before she found herself in a room with a ton of fresh dirt everywhere.
Eyes widening, Violet remembered Brock's advice and glanced around the room hoping this was the right area.
"Silk can you sense any Pokemon around?" Violet tried with Silk hovering in the air before her eyes began to glow blue right as she pulled a Pokemon right out of its hiding place in the dirt.
It was an orange cicada like Pokemon with three pairs of legs, the front two being rather large, almost like pincers while two red capped mushrooms with yellow spots were on its back.
"Ras?!" The wild Paras struggled against the Psychic energy while Violet now had stars in her eyes.
"Oh man an actual Paras!" Violet exclaimed moving to look all around the trapped bug. "Its front legs are sharp, and the tochukaso mushrooms look pretty fresh, which means this one is very young."
"Par?" Paras gave Violet a weird look as it kept struggling while Silk shook her head in a fond manner.
Violet kept up with her inspection before pulling a Pokeball out with a rather sheepish grin. "I should probably just catch you before Silk gets tired."
With that done, she gently tossed the Pokeball, easily catching the Paras who didn't put up much of a fight due to how the Confusion was making it rather dizzy.
"Alright welcome to the team." Violet cheered at having her third Pokemon.
She was halfway done putting together her team.
Taking out the Pokedex, she scanned the Pokeball holding her new Paras.
"Pokemon Registered. Paras the Mushroom Pokemon."
'Pokemon #46
Species: Paras
Gender: Female
Current Level: 7
Height: 1'00
Weight: 11.9 lbs.
Ability: Dry Skin- Restores Health if sprayed with water, however if this Pokemon is hit with fire it will be severely injured.
Nature: Naive
Characteristic: Hates to Lose.
Moves: Scratch
Information: Paras have parasitic mushrooms known as Tuchakaso's growing on its back that are sought for medicine that is said to extend one's life. They grow by drawing nutrients from its host.
Needed for Evolution: Raise to Level 24
Next Form: Parasect
Registration Done.'
"Parasitic mushrooms? Hm," Violet looked at the Pokeball in thought while putting the Pokedex up. "I'll call you Parasite."
Placing Parasite's Pokeball on her belt, Violet grinned up at Silk. "Thanks for holding her in place Silk, your Confusion is getting stronger."
"Fweh." Silk preened at the praise.
Deciding to compare levels, Violet checked the Pokedex to see that Stinger was at least 18 while Silk was 19 and to her surprise learned a new move.
"Supersonic? Isn't that what the Zubats use for Sonar?" Violet muttered with intrigue while she continued to walk towards the other end of the dirt room where another ladder was seen. "It's also good for confusing enemies making it a great addition for strategies."
Still if she was right then both Stinger and Silk are leagues ahead of Parasite, so she should try to train him up but there are some problems.
Parasite only knew Scratch at the moment and it's not going to be effective against any of the Geodudes and the Zubats would take advantage of her part grass typing.
"Well raising Stinger and Silk wasn't easy at first but I managed, so Parasite will be a piece of cake in comparison." Violet decided already thinking of several training strategies to help her new team member out.
Upon climbing the ladder to a new room that looked to be a dead end, Violet hummed in thought before turning to see someone who was just as surprised to see her.
"What the-? I thought we cleared this part of the cave out." A Team Rocket Grunt said in surprise while Violet idly took a step back, her mind flashed back to her run in with these people in Pallet Town along with Prof. Oak's warning about them.
'Because of that a lot of criminals were pardoned to help with the war effort but they stuck together, forming a group that would eventually become known as Team Rocket. While they did help secure a victory for the Kanto Region, they began to cause problems and even outright mistreated Pokemon, using them as tools for both war and crime.'
"Alright kid, just make this easy on yourself," The Rocket Grunt said priming a Pokeball in one hand while reaching to his side where Violet could see a whip much to her shock. "I don't like the idea of hurting a kid, but you being here interferes with our mission."
"Silk Supersonic!" Violet ordered, her tone showing some fear right as Silk flew out of the hole in the ground catching the Rocket Grunt off guard before he could release his Pokemon.
Silk cried out, some sound waves erupting from her messing with the Grunt's senses enough to where he dropped the Pokeball and stepped back as if drunk before the Butterfree unleashed a Sleep Powder knocking him out.
As the Grunt crumpled to the floor, Violet stared at him, trying to comprehend what just happened.
Team Rocket was here and they were on a mission?
That meant there were probably more of them deeper in the Mountain.
Just like that the thought of a fun and easy time through this place disappeared as Violet contemplated her choices, no longer caring about training Parasite in here.
She needed to get out of there and call the Police.
But with how long it took to get here, backtracking to Pewter City would take even longer and someone else less unfortunate might get caught-wait.
This guy thought this part of the cave was cleared out, that meant they might've taken some other trainers out already.
"W-What do I do?" Violet whispered backing up until she was against a wall, shaking.
What could she do? These were criminals who evaded the Elite Four for a decade and she was a kid.
There was no way she could win in a straight up fight.
Even if she did, there would be no doubt that she would end up on Team Rocket's radar.
Violet was beginning to hyperventilate at that thought.
"Fweh." Silk landed on her hat in an effort to calm her down.
"S-Sorry." Violet choked out, trying to breathe.
Taking a few deep breaths, Violet came to a realization.
They don't have to know it was her, as long as Silk was out she had an advantage. She could put these guys to sleep before they even knew she was here.
And by doing that she could slip by and get to Cerulean City to call the Police.
"Silk. If you see any member of Team Rocket, take them out with Sleep Powder." Violet ordered with the Butterfree nodding.
While the Bug might not know what was going on, she knew that her trainer was scared of these people and that was enough for her to be wary.
Slowly, Violet left the room and backtracked to the main part of the cave, but now going slowly trying not to make a sound.
The last thing she needed to do was walk right into another Rocket Grunt.
'But why are they here?' Violet thought glancing around the corner to see at least three of them mining the wall while one was on Guard Duty. 'What could be in Mt. Moon that would get their attention?'
It didn't take too long for Silk to fly in there and put them to sleep, while Violet was surprised that they didn't seem to have a Pokemon out at all times she wasn't complaining.
It went on like that for awhile with Violet ambushing the Rocket Members thinking she might be able to pull this off before a voice cut through her plan.
"Sludge!"
Eyes widening, Violet barely managed to duck as a giant glob of purple hit the wall behind her, making it sizzle as she saw a rather large purple serpent with a large hood beneath its head with a pattern on its stomach that resembled an angry face with the eyes being red and yellow surrounded by black while a black mark was beneath them in a v-shape pattern.
'An Arbok?' Violet thought recognizing the Pokemon and from the scars it had it was a pretty experienced one.
"I must say you are either very brave or very foolish to attack us." A voice echoed around Violet as she didn't know where it was coming from. "Possibly both but I do applaud your strategy, very few young ones value status inducing moves, yet you do it without hesitation."
Silk immediately got in front of Violet who sent out Stinger who yawned before getting serious at seeing that Arbok.
Violet almost pulled the Pokedex out to check its level, but she hesitated not wanting whoever was speaking to see it.
"Hm, nothing to say?" The voice asked rather sharply. "Are the consequences of your actions finally dawning on you?"
"Stinger use String Shot on the ground to entrap it," Violet whispered trying to keep the fear she was feeling hidden, despite how her heart was hammering against her ribs. "Silk use Sleep Powder, we need to put this Pokemon to sleep."
It was their only chance, in a straight up fight they would be annihilated and Poison Powder won't work on this Arbok.
"As if I'll let you do that." The voice scoffed, surprising Violet because she whispered those orders.
Just how keen was this guy's hearing?
"Arbok use Rock Slide!" The man ordered and the Arbok moved before either of her Pokemon could react with its tail slamming into the ground causing for the rocks to fall towards Violet and her Pokemon eliciting for her to dive out of the way, returning Silk easily knocked out while Stinger barely managed to dodge it.
Where was this guy?!
Not knowing where the unknown enemy was making Violet very nervous before the Arbok dove into the ground with a Dig leading for Stinger to tense, trying to figure out where it was but the Arbok dove out of the ground in front of Violet making her scream as Stinger whirled around in shock, his buzzing getting awfully loud.
"Toxic!" The voice ordered showing that this guy had no qualms with killing as the Arbok lunged forward with its fangs glowing.
On pure adrenaline, Violet dove to the floor with the Arbok biting into one of the rocks that nearly crushed her earlier, the Arbok easily shattering it with the poison in its jaws, melting the pieces and turning towards her only for a rock to come out of nowhere to hit its head.
Slowly the Arbok turned to see Stinger using his String Shot for a makeshift Rock Throw glaring at the Arbok for trying to kill his trainer.
"Hm, interesting your Beedrill is very creative despite being vastly outmatched." The voice mused before sounding like it was behind Violet. "Although that won't be enough to take down my Arbok."
Whirling around, Violet took a step back at the man who came out of nowhere wearing a standard Team Rocket Uniform with a hat covering his hair but he also wore a red scarf that covered the lower part of his face managing to mask his identity, with his arms crossed as his eyes looked Violet over seemingly thinking something over.
"You have potential." The man mused his eyes flickering from Violet to his Arbok who glared at Stinger, paralyzing him.
Finding some courage despite how much she was shaking, Violet forced herself to glare at the man who seemed more amused by this bravado.
"You can continue this futile effort to fight, but as admirable as your courage would be, you won't achieve anything but your own death," The man's gaze hardened to drive that point forward. "But it would be such a waste given the promise you've shown."
"Promise?" Violet asked not getting at what the man was getting at.
"While I'm displeased with how easily the grunts were taken down and I will ensure they hear how displeased I am," The man had a hint of a snarl showing it. "The fact remains that you despite your age outwitted them, Team Rocket could use talent like that."
With that the man held a hand out and Violet immediately got what he was saying.
He was offering Violet a place in Team Rocket.
Not even thinking, Violet glared. "No." She refused in disgust of being asked that.
From everything she's seen and heard of Team Rocket so far, she wanted nothing to do with them.
"A pity." Before Violet could blink, the man threw a freaking shuriken that shot past Violet's face, giving a small cut on her cheek before it hit the wall behind her.
Why did he miss-?
A flash of light made Violet turn only to pale as she saw the shuriken was actually a Pokeball that was modified into one right as another Poison Pokemon showed itself.
This new Pokemon had a slimy, sludge like body with black beady eyes and a large mouth showing a gray tongue and it quickly engulfed Violet before she could scream, it's body covering her, its arms grabbing hers while her straw hat was knocked off her head.
But the worst part was the smell that came from this new Pokemon, it was like raw sewage making her gag as it was difficult to breathe.
"Bzt!" Stinger panicked as he tried to fight the paralysis only for the Arbok to use Wrap to ensure he doesn't escape.
"Stin-Mph!" Violet tried to call out but the Grimer covered her mouth while the man just watched with a cruel look.
"You're not the only one to use Status Moves against your opponents child. Poison, Paralysis, Sleep the terror of strategies like those are vastly underestimated." The man said before turning to walk away. "Grimer suffocate her."
Immediately the part of the Grimer's body that was covering her mouth forced its way into her mouth and nose.
Violet struggled despite how the Grimer had a tight hold on her, tears forming on her face as she tried desperately to breathe, her thoughts all over the place in her panic.
Everything from when she got Stinger to this very moment.
Was this really how it was going to end?!
Slowly her struggles were getting weaker as the tears were streaming down her face as her vision was swimming.
She was scared.
She didn't want to die.
She had so much she wanted to do, to see.
'Mom.' Violet managed to get a sob out through the choking, her eyes landing on the nearby straw hat.
"ICE PUNCH!" A voice roared out catching the man off guard as a Rhydon shot into the scene slamming a fist into the Grimer.
The ice spread out on it right as the Rhydon managed to rip Violet free of its grasp, tossing her back before someone caught her.
Gasping as air rushed back into her lungs, Violet retched, coughing up bits and pieces of sludge while the person who saved her glared at the man.
"And here I thought Team Rocket couldn't get any lower." Brock said glaring at the man who tensed, not expecting a Gym Leader, especially as the ice fully covered the Grimer before the Rhydon smashed it to pieces putting the Grimer in critical condition.
That was followed by another rock Pokemon bursting out of the ground, slamming into the Arbok with enough force to make it let go of Stinger, this one being a bipedal Pokemon with a spherical body covered in a shell of green plated rocks with its head showing on the center while it grasped the Arbok with its two arms before delivering a Mega Punch.
"B-Brock?" Violet managed to get out a bit light-headed from the lack of oxygen.
"Sorry you had to go through that." He apologized before keeping his attention on the Team Rocket Member.
He knew something was off when he was mining for Fossils, but to think Team Rocket was here, how many other trainers did they ambush before he got here?
The man however frowned as while he could hold his own against a Gym Leader, he has various reasons not to use his real Pokemon.
So he needs to retreat.
"It would seem that our mission here is a failure," The Rocket Member said bowing his head, but smirking beneath his scarf. "A pity but not a complete waste."
With that he turned to walk away.
"If you think I'm just going to let you go you have another thing coming." Brock warned while the man glanced back at him.
"I would worry about that young girl in your arms, while you saved her from suffocation, my Grimer's ability is Poison Touch, any moment it'll kick in and from how long he held onto her along with him suffocating her there's a chance she'll still die," The man said with Brock tensing right before he pulled out a syringe. "Plus you'll have to worry about this."
With that said he jammed it right through the broken Grimer, injecting it.
The effect was immediate as the broken remains of the Grimer began to shake rather violently before exploding out of the ice as it began to put itself back together, only this time it was rather large with even more sludge dripping off of it.
But the look in its eyes was one full of pain and rage.
"You forced it to evolve?!" Brock asked not expecting that as he was certain the Pokemon was down for the count.
"It's a serum we've been developing for quite some time, it's not perfect but it unleashes a Pokemon's true capabilities." The man revealed as he walked off. "Good luck, you'll need it."
As he disappeared the Arbok broke free of Golem's grip and dove into the ground, most likely following his trainer.
Brock gritted his teeth as he knew he couldn't waste any time and the Muk was the more immediate danger.
Plus if that man was telling the truth that meant he had to get Violet to a Hospital as soon as possible.
But he couldn't leave this Muk here for anyone else to stumble on.
"Rhyhorn, Ice Beam. Golem use Fissure." Brock said in a solemn tone. "Then both of you use Flamethrower."
He rarely killed a Pokemon, but he might not have a choice here, especially with the sludge rolling off of the Muk was melting the area around it.
The Muk roared as it moved towards them but the Rhydon was faster as a beam of ice erupted from his mouth encasing the Muk and keeping it in place as the Golem unleashed one of the most powerful Ground Type moves in existence.
As the Muk shattered, both Rock Pokemon unleashed a torrent of flames that eviscerated the smaller pieces.
Once that was taken care of, Brock checked on Violet only to tense as her face was starting to get flush from a fever setting in due to the poison.
Cursing slightly, Brock began to move as his Rhydon grabbed the still paralyzed Stinger considering he didn't know which Pokeball was his and he didn't have the time to figure it out while Golem rolled on ahead to ensure they didn't run into any trouble.
Violet needed medical attention fast.
"N-No," Violet struggled a bit finding it difficult to talk. "H-Hat. Need hat."
"You need a doctor." Brock said sternly, not getting why she was trying to put her hat before her condition.
Was the poisoned fever making her delirious already?
"M-Mom." Violet muttered, eyes drooping as she was losing grip on her consciousness. "Hers."
"Bzt!" Stinger seemed to understand what she was talking about as even he struggled against both the paralysis and Rhydon's grip until he fired a String Shot at the hat, managing to snag it.
Seeing that, Brock gave his Rhydon a nod as the rock type gripped the string and tugged, pulling the hat until he had it as they moved.
They didn't see the Rocket Member who attacked Violet still watching from the shadows with narrowed eyes.
To Be Continued…
Party Data
Starter
Name: Stinger
Species: Beedrill
Type: Poison/Bug
Gender: Male
Nature: Naughty (Up Attack/Down Sp. Defense)
Characteristics: Capable of taking hits. (Up Defense)
Lv. 18
Caught at Lv. 3
Ability: Sniper
Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Fury Attack and Focus Energy.
2nd Pokemon
Name: Silk
Species: Butterfree
Type: Bug/Flying
Gender: Female
Nature: Bold (Up Defense/Down Attack)
Characteristics: Thoroughly Cunning (Up Sp. Attack)
Lv. 19
Caught at Lv. 5
Ability: Compound Eyes
Moves: Tackle, String Shot, Harden, Confusion, Poison Powder, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder and Supersonic.
3rd Pokemon
Name: Parasite
Species: Paras
Type: Grass/Bug
Gender: Female
Nature: Naive (Up Speed/Down Sp. Defense)
Characteristics: Hates to Lose (Up Sp. Defense)
Lv. 7
Caught at Lv. 7
Ability: Dry Skin
Moves: Scratch
Man that went from zero to a hundred pretty damn quickly am I right? From entering Mt. Moon and getting her Paras to running into Team Rocket and unlike the Game she didn't battle them, instead taking them out before they send a Pokemon out. Too bad she was very outmatched and nearly killed by the Executive who led the Mt. Moon Mission-I think a lot of people already know which Executive this was am I right? Plus the Pokeball Shuriken was pretty damn cool in my opinion and is a thing in one of the Pokemon worlds just like how another certain trainer uses a Bow and Arrow with the Arrow containing a Pokeball to battle sometimes.
Anyways this was Violet's first true run in with Team Rocket and it'll give her a true reason to fear them compared to before and I hope I had her react appropriately given how she's a kid that ran into criminals. If Brock didn't show up using two members of his real team there's no denying that she would've died then and there. Plus it also shows how dangerous Grimer's can be.
She also caught her Paras, who is Parasite and man I forgot how that Pokemon had a lack of moves in the first Generation (R/B/G/Y). Still she's halfway to completing her team and she won't be catching anymore Pokemon for awhile given how Venonat is found near Lavender Town and both Scyther/Pinsir are in the Safari Zone, though she might get one of them in Celadon City *Hint Hint* But her two main Pokemon are almost in the 20's in terms of Level's so she's definitely getting stronger even if they do have a long way to go for the moment.
Rmarcano321: Yeah, I figured it would've been interesting, I plan to expand on that after a bit. I only have 2 Oc's for now one being Violet while the other is Lucy who I do plan to show more in the future.
Pokemonking0924: I know what you mean, Armaldo is one of my favorite Fossil Pokemon, I always chose his fossil over Lileep in the Hoenn games. And it was a lot of fun to type Lorelei in the last chapter, especially since most of the game you just have them mentioned and in the background until the very end which doesn't make sense in my personal opinion and I do look forward to typing out the first official battle between Violet and Green. Brock isn't Brock without his lovesick routine, it's a core part of his character now regardless of whichever Pokemon world is shown. Stinger will learn Twineedle, it's just that in the original games Beedrill learns it around 20.
Lynxgoddess: Thank you, using the power and strength is a lot of fun in the games, though realistically it wouldn't work out like that, I always have fun thinking of how things work when you aren't just limited to the game, just like how Onix's Screech can cause damage unlike in the game and how String Shot can be used for more than just slowing down enemies. The fact that Violet is a fun trainer to follow show's that I'm writing this correctly which I'm thankful for because that was my main concern when I first started this story. And she's only catching the Kanto Bugs first, when she goes to the other regions she will expand her bug team quite a bit.
Kunoichi69: Yup, the best part of a journey is planning stuff out, if you know what's to come that is. Especially with the limited amount of Bugs in Kanto she does need to plan and play to their strengths to make it work. I figured Prof. Oak being who he is would make a suggestion like that, especially considering the dark moments that have and will happen the need to make happy ones to counter them is all the more important. Green wouldn't be him without his overconfidence, though it's not undeserved considering how his mindset for battles is and how he has quite a few Pokemon to switch out between at this moment even if he's only keeping a few for his real team. And no the two trainers aren't Red and Blue, they don't exist-well Blue is Green in this so that's debatable. Nope it's two soon to be Elite Trainers-that's the only hint you're getting. I only plan to have one of the Pokemon be in the Safari Ball while Violet gets the other at the Game Corner. She will eventually start using held items in the future, just not yet.
DarthMagician: I thought about it but I decided against it, Violet will only have one of each Pokemon, though that's not to say that Green won't catch one to help Prof. Oak with his research so the man could compare the two.
Alright, if I don't update for a bit I want to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!