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 12: A Surging Battle
Violet showed a wary look as Parasite was busy battling a Raticate belonging to a Picknicker who looked rather smug. And for good reason, this battle wasn't going too well with how fast the tawny colored rat was.
It's been five days since Violet has left Cerulean and she's spent those days either battling or walking.
Surprisingly there have been a lot of trainers on the road, most of them coming from Vermillion where they seemed to have been cutting their losses against the Gym Leader there, each one she met shared a story of how brutal Surge could be in a battle.
It was almost enough for Violet to make a change of plans.
But she pushed onwards and as she did so the difficulty of her opponents have increased given how most trainers seemed to have evolved Pokemon to battle which really put her team to the test.
She's faced Pokemon like Pidgeotto, Fearow, Nidorino and Nidorina.
Enough to keep her team's momentum up with getting stronger and she knew that Parasite was so close to evolving. The Bug just needed a push.
"Finish that pest off with Hyper Fang!" The Picknicker ordered much to Violet's annoyance as the Raticate shot forward with its fang glowing and enlarging.
Thinking fast, Violet decided to try out one of the special moves that she had Parasite practice. "Quicksand!"
Parasite quickly dove into the ground, with the Picknicker blinking in confusion. "Quicksand? That's not a move."
Violet just smirked as Raticate began to rush around the field to keep the mushroom Pokemon from pinpointing its location, thinking she was just using dig.
The Raticate was surprised however when the whole battlefield began to collapse with the Picknicker trying desperately to order the Raticate to get out of there.
Quicksand was basically just Dig, only instead of coming up to attack, Parasite dug enough beneath it to collapse the field, basically mimicking an actual quicksand.
"Now Leech Life!" Violet grinned as Parasite lunged out of the sand as the Raticate was struggling to move and latched onto it, knocking the rat out.
Seeing Raticate unconscious, the Picknicker just recalled the Pokemon and left in a huff while Violet was grinning from ear to ear.
This was the first time they pulled the move off in a battle and she couldn't be any happier with how it worked.
With Quicksand as she was calling it, Parasite was truly a force to be reckoned with.
And her smile got even bigger when Parasite began to give off a glow after shuddering.
Finally, she was evolving.
Parasite's whole shape began to get bigger, gaining two feet as the two mushrooms combined to form an even bigger one and soon a Parasect stood where the Paras once was.
Its entire body was covered by the one huge red cap mushroom with yellow spots and she could see pure white eyes and a small body beneath it with three pairs of legs and two large pincers.
Feeling happy, Violet immediately took the Pokedex out and began to scan her.
"Pokemon Registered. Parasect the Mushroom Pokemon."
'Pokemon #47
Species: Parasect
Gender: Female
Current Level: 24
Height: 3'03
Weight: 65 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, Stun Spore, Bide, Dig and Leech Life
Information: A host-parasite pair in which the mushroom has taken over the host bug. This Pokemon prefers damp places and can infest trees to drain its nutrients from the roots. Warning, should the mushroom ever be removed this Pokemon will die.
Needed for Evolution: Fully Evolved.
Registration Complete.'
Slowly, Violet's smile fell at seeing this.
Mushroom takes over?
She glanced at Parasite who just stood there, not saying a word and realized that the pure white eyes weren't just for show and panicked.
Did this mean that Parasite was gone?!
"P-Parasite?" Violet asked, trying not to panic as she got to one knee and placed a hand on the giant mushroom.
Still nothing.
"No." Violet whispered no longer excited about her Pokemon evolving as some tears began to form.
If she knew that would happen she wouldn't have tried to evolve her Pokemon.
And she can't get the mushroom off without killing her-.
A large red pincer gently rubbed her face as Parasite made a small noise making Violet gasp in surprise.
It was small but it showed that Parasite was still in there despite the mushroom now being in control and Violet felt relief.
That evening, Violet was making camp after a few more hours of walking and the fact that she wasn't as sore as she would've been at the beginning of her journey showed her how used to traveling she was getting.
Her three bugs were out and about as well, though Parasite kept to herself, acting almost robotically compared to the others and she could see that both Stinger and Silk were a bit uncertain about that after realizing it.
But she did test Parasite out in a battle and while she seems a bit emotionless now she still responded to her orders well enough and she was definitely stronger and even took hits that would've knocked her out before with ease.
Placing three different bowls down with various leaves and berries in two while the third one had dug up tree roots, Violet opened a jar of honey and poured some of it over the contents of the bowls.
Once that was done, she took a step back as Stinger and Silk flew to theirs with eagerness and Parasite just walked over without a word.
Seeing that put Violet off a bit but she shook her head reminding herself of that small action Parasite did earlier.
Instead she opened up her notebook that held the special moves she had for her three Pokemon.
There were some makeshift drawings of her Pokemon doing the moves, though the drawing was very mediocre if Violet was honest, almost akin to stick figures as that was the best she could do.
Next to the drawings were descriptions of the moves and how they would work along with names, some of them crossed out before one was decided.
For example there was Esper Spore for Silk as she could use Confusion to control the powder attacks and make them fly around enemies, though they still haven't gotten that one down yet. It took a bit of concentration and left Silk open for a few seconds which was vital in a match.
Then there was Whack-A-Mole, though Violet was rather unsure of the name wanting something better as it was for Parasite with using Dig, only making several holes and tunnels for her to pop in and out doing hit and run tactics.
Stinger had some that used String Shot, one of them to latch onto the environment around him to use to slam into others, like using it on rocks for a makeshift Rock Throw.
There were so many ideas that Violet couldn't decide which were good.
She was so caught up in her thoughts that she was surprised when Stinger landed next to her without making a sound, not even a buzz.
"Hey, you done eating already?" Violet asked with a grin as the Beedrill gave a nod in confirmation before she glanced to see that Silk was almost done while Parasite was eating at a slow pace.
It seemed that part of her stayed the same at least.
"We'll be going to bed early tonight, if I'm right then we'll be in Vermillion in four days." Violet mused in thought. "We're already halfway there."
And that meant halfway to their third badge.
Stinger buzzed with some excitement wanting to fight this Gym soon.
Especially since he missed the last one.
As Violet went back to her business, Stinger looked around the area before he took off flying to ensure that they were alone.
He was still paranoid about his Trainer's safety considering the rather alarming number of close calls there were ever since this journey started and he saw that Silk flew over to Violet to take his place in watching over her while he did that.
Parasite however finally finished eating and then burrowed beneath the ground to sleep in peace.
That didn't bother Stinger as much as it would've with him knowing that Parasite could feel the vibration beneath the ground in case anyone tried to sneak up on their trainer and the Mushroom Pokemon would catch them by surprise if that did happen.
They had all of their bases covered so far.
"Whoa." Violet breathed out in awe as she stood on top of a cliff a few days later with Vermillion City in sight.
It was beautiful.
The harbor where one could see the ocean and countless ships added to it as this was her first time seeing the Ocean, the salty smell to it more prevalent compared to Pallet Town.
The Giant lighthouse that was powered by a group of Electric Pokemon who take turns to prevent ships from crashing into the harbor at night. If Violet remembers correctly there was a legend of one seeing a giant Dragonite back when it was built, though she didn't really believe that particular one.
Still it made for an amazing story.
Her team were already in their Pokeballs, having been exhausted from a few more battles on the road with them getting tougher and tougher, but they persisted and made it.
That in itself was a victory to Violet, especially wiping the smug looks off of some trainers' faces when they underestimated her Bug Team.
Violet felt like she could stand here and watch the view forever.
So she began to walk towards the city and soon enough she was in the crowds of people, moving between them, trying not to bump into anyone.
A lot of them were trainers and they looked rather experienced given how they ranged from being the same age as her to looking like they were sixteen.
Some of them had two or three while others had six Pokeballs.
Eventually she found herself at the Vermillion Pokemon Center which was packed full of trainers, a lot of them looking very worried as they sat in the Waiting Room showing that the rumors of the Gym she heard about were most likely true.
As she walked past them, Violet found herself interested when she overheard a conversation.
"Someone needs to do something about that Gym Leader, he nearly fried my Pokemon, his damn Raichu is vicious."
"I know right?! There has to be some line drawn somewhere for him."
Taking that into account, Violet grinned as she now knew that Surge used a Raichu which was a pretty strong electric Pokemon as well as a fast one.
The moment she got to the counter, Violet saw how exhausted Nurse Joy looked, though the woman gave her a smile despite that. "Welcome, how may I help you?"
"Can you check my Pokemon?" Violet requested placing the three Pokeballs on the counter. "We just got here from Cerulean."
"Certainly, it shouldn't take too long," Nurse Joy said looking rather relieved that it wasn't another team back from the Gym. "But if you're looking for a place to stay I'm sorry to say that we're full."
Violet winced at that but not surprised given the amount of people around here.
It made sense.
Perhaps there was a Hotel she could stay at?
Shifting a bit, Violet turned only to bump into the last person she was expecting.
Green.
"Hey watch it-oh it's you." Green had a frown on his face while he leveled a look at her. "So you made it to Vermillion after all."
Violet returned the look with a glare of her own, obviously remembering the defeat she suffered against him last time and she was just itching to pay him back for it.
"So what if I did?" Violet asked, watching as Green gave the Nurse his Pokeballs.
Green said nothing to that, instead frowning in thought. "Are you still using Bugs?"
"I am."
"Tch." Green sounded rather annoyed that she was still being stubborn in that but he'll admit that she surprised him.
He was fully expecting for her to train other types after last time.
"Did you already challenge the Gym?" Violet asked, her curiosity making her forget the animosity between the two.
Green actually went quiet, looking rather annoyed before he walked off, making it clear on what happened.
He lost.
That made Violet tense as she knew how strong he was, so the fact that he lost showed how hard of a fight Surge would be.
So she has to keep on her toes if she wants to win.
It took Violet a while to find a hotel to check into after getting her Pokemon back given the amount of people in Vermillion.
She planned to face Surge in the morning, even if Green did lose she wanted to try and then she had three more days to wait afterwards until the SS. Anne docked… Okay maybe she wanted to have the vindication of beating Surge when Green lost but can you blame her?
Once that was done she planned to backtrack to Cerulean and then head out towards Rock Tunnel.
She did want to head up to Saffron City and see the area there but apparently something happened to close off the gates entering Saffron from all four sides while she was on the road earlier that week.
Hopefully whatever is happening is resolved soon.
Laying on the bed after placing her hat and bag down on the nearby desk, Violet felt like she was on a marshmallow from how she sank into it with a smile before she grabbed a nearby remote to turn on the TV.
Flipping through the channels, Violet saw various cartoons that she always loved to watch before she saw the News speaking about how Silph Co ended up creating a Pokemon.
That caught her attention as Violet wondered if her Dad was a part of that project before it showed a picture of an oddly shaped Pokemon with a pink polyhedral body with a blue beak, mouth and feet.
Apparently this Pokemon was called Porygon and it was a computer program that came to life which fascinated Violet.
To think that a Pokemon was created just like that?
Though she was slightly disappointed when it was revealed to fall under the Normal Typing, she still thought it was cool. Especially since they planned to have a small amount of these Pokemon to be prizes at the local Game Corner in Celadon soon enough.
It even showed various Pokemon that could be won there such as Clefairy, Abra, Pikachu, Dratini, Vulpix, Sandshrew, Growlithe-.
Violet sat straight up as she saw that it was possible to get a Pinsir down at the Game Corner and she grinned.
She was definitely going there to get herself a Pinsir.
Laying back down as the News changed to talk about some weird storm that was seen near Rock Tunnel, Violet placed her hands behind her head, grimacing when she felt how greasy her hair was.
Makes since considering it's been over a week since she last took a shower.
She should probably do that before she goes to bed that night.
Early the next morning, Violet went to the Gym only to stare at the rather long line, some of the trainers there even had tents out.
It was so long that Violet was actually debating on coming back later in the year when things had calmed down before sighing as she got in line.
Maybe it won't take too long?
Five hours later, Violet was regretting that as while the line did move, she was still a bit away from the Gym, though glancing back she saw that it got even longer.
"I knew that the Gym Challenge was popular but seriously?" Violet whispered only for the person behind her to chuckle.
"Tell me about it, though I think it's because the League letting anyone with a Thunder Badge get on the SS. Anne." Violet turned to see a twelve year old boy with black hair, a light green shirt with a dark green zigzag going across it and tan shorts.
"The SS. Anne?" Violet asked remembering her ticket that Bill gave her as she refrained from clutching her bag.
If that was the case that does answer why there were so many trainers despite the brutality he shows. Anyone would want a ticket like that.
The guy grinned at Violet's surprise. "With it coming to port in a few days we have many last minute stragglers trying to get their hands on the badge to access the ship." Once that was explained, he held his hand out. "The name's Peter Pebbleman. I prefer Pete however."
"Violet Hawke." Violet accepted the handshake. "How long have you been a trainer?"
"Two years, I've been training hard for the Indigo Tournament this year." Pete said clenching a fist with a wide grin while Violet noticed that he had six Pokeballs showing a full team. "I plan to win it."
"Doesn't everyone?" Violet asked, arching a brow while Pete gave a laugh.
"Fair enough, but the chance to win and take on the Elite Four is a huge motivation."
"That sounds fun-WHAT?!" Violet's eyes widened when the words actually registered. "T-Take on the Elite Four?!"
"Yeah, every winner of the League has the option to take on the Elite Four in a full six-on-six battle." Pete looked rather surprised by Violet's outburst. "You didn't know?"
Violet shook her head at that.
"Huh, strange I thought everyone knew that." Pete muttered to himself, rubbing the back of his neck.
Feeling some slight embarrassment as the line moved again, Violet continued the conversation. "So what Pokemon do you have?"
Just like that, Pete's grin widened. "I have a Nidoking, Arcanine, Cloyster, Electabuzz, Scyther and Snorlax." He said with Violet's jaw dropping at the Pokemon he had. "It took me all of these two years to catch and get them up to par with what one would expect from the League."
That was a rather well-balanced team right there and she was excited to hear that he had a Scyther, she almost began to ask questions about it before Pete returned the question.
"What about you?"
Hesitating a bit, Violet relented. "Beedrill, Butterfree and Parasect."
That caught Pete off guard. "You're a Bug Catcher?" He asked not expecting that as Violet felt slightly nervous.
While she was proud of being a Bug Catcher and getting this far, she was enjoying the conversation and she hoped that Pete wasn't one of those trainers who looked down on the type.
He shouldn't since he had a Scyther, but she wasn't sure.
Instead Pete grinned. "They must be strong if you're taking Surge on with that team."
That made Violet beam in relief. "They are, we've won a lot of battles on the road to here."
Sure it sounded like she was bragging but she was just proud of her team.
The two kept talking and before Violet knew it, she was next in line after two more hours.
And just like that she was nervous given the amount of people she saw run out of the gym with terror on their faces.
"Good luck." Pete said as Violet was about to enter, leaving for her to smile at him in thanks.
On entering, Violet blinked in surprise as the Gym itself was rather bare.
There was only a dirt field, nothing to give electric types an advantage like how Brock's field worked for rocks or how Misty had an indoor pool.
There was nothing here to power up Surge's Pokemon and she didn't even see the Gym Leader as she looked around before the bright lights turned on, practically blinding her as through the lights she could barely see a rather giant shadow that stood up from a seat.
Eventually Violet got used to the light and got a better look at the figure only to gape as she had to crane her neck to see the guy's face.
Lieutenant Surge was a giant of a man with spiky blonde hair and what looked to be an army uniform as he gave a dark glare. "So you're the new baby coming into my Gym?" He asked, giving a mad grin. "You sure don't look like you'll last long in combat."
That made Violet glare, feeling like she was talking to Lucy. "Funny I could say the same about you."
… Why did she say that?!
Instead of being angry however, Surge threw his head back and let out a loud booming laugh. "Well now you're feisty, but that can only get you so far." He said, taking a Pokeball off of his belt and primed it. "A Pokemon Battle is a war, let's see how you do little baby."
"My name is Violet." Violet hated being looked down on like that.
Surge actually paused as the grin fell. "Violet Hawke?" He asked, surprising the girl who gave a nod and just like that, the grin returned, though something seemed off for some odd reason. "This might actually be fun, I did plan for this to be One-on-One but for someone who has the brass to say no to Team Rocket, I'll make it three-on-three."
Initially surprised that Surge knew about her run-ins with Team Rocket, Violet figured that the Gym Leaders talked to each other and assumed that was the reason, but she hesitated.
Three-on-Three?
She only had Two-on-Two battles officially so this was a new one.
And it threw a wrench into her plans as she knew she can't use Stinger in the beginning, nor could she start off with Parasite given how Dig would be a vital move here.
So instead, she sent Silk out who gave a cry while Surge just shook his head.
"A Flying Type in my Gym?" He asked in mock disappointment. "You've certainly made a poor choice there."
With that said, he sent out a Voltorb, a Pokemon that looked just like a Pokeball, only with eyes.
Violet subtly checked her Pokedex.
'Voltorb, the Ball Pokemon. Usually found in Power Plants, many people have mistook this Pokemon for a Pokeball and were zapped. Warning: This Pokemon is known to explode with the slightest touch. Current Level is 24.'
"Let's get this over with," Surge sounded bored despite his eyes giving a cautious look. "Voltorb, use Sonicboom."
A blast of energy erupted from Voltorb, flying at Silk who barely flew out of the way.
Sonicboom, a move that caused a set amount of damage, it can one-shot many Pokemon early in their training. Pretty much a Pokedollar store version of Dragon Rage or Seismic Toss.
"Use Whirlwind on the ground."
Silk did so immediately, the force of the blast making her shoot up enough to dodge the Sonicboom, but it also caused an explosion of dust to erupt on the field, effectively hiding her.
It was times like this that Violet was happy with Silk's ability being Compound Eyes.
Surge didn't seem affected by it, instead just crossing his arms as Silk came in using Confusion, watching as his Voltorb was slammed into the ground.
"Screech."
Something wasn't right.
If Surge was as brutal as any of those rumors pointed him out to be then why isn't he showing it?
"Silk watch yourself." Violet warned with the Butterfree giving a nod.
Surge then grinned. "Self-Destruct."
Eyes widening, Violet ordered Silk to fly out of range of the oncoming blast.
But she wasn't fast enough as the explosion ripped through the air, kicking even more dust up as Silk was caught up in it.
Violet was suffering from it too due to the ringing in her ears along with the dust getting in her throat that she tried to cough out as Silk was still conscious, her wings drooping with the damage showing as burns all around her.
"Hmph, I'll be honest I was expecting that Butterfree of yours to be taken out." Surge gave a nod of respect to the bug seeing that it wasn't giving up despite being on its last legs.
So he returned the Voltorb and pulled out a second Pokeball, sending it out to show a Pikachu that gave a yawn as it stretched before getting on all fours, its yellow lightning bolt shaped tail sticking straight up while sparks were starting to emanate from its red cheeks.
As she watched it, Violet checked the Pokedex again.
'Pikachu, the Mouse Pokemon. A group of these Pokemon can cause Thunderstorms. They are known to use their tails in order to monitor their surroundings. If you yank it however it will try to bite you. Current Level is 26. Gender: Male.'
"Esper Spore." Violet whispered, not taking any chances but as Silk began to do that, Surge was ready.
"Quick Attack, chain with Double Team."
One could barely blink as the Pikachu slammed into Silk showing immense speed, the hit alone being enough to take the weakened Butterfree out as now the Pikachu began to run around the field with mirage copies of itself doing the same making it hard to see which one was the real one.
Now Violet understood.
The Voltorb was just to check the skill of the trainer, it wasn't meant for a long battle. Anything Surge would see as a threat he would use Self-Destruct on.
With that realization she sent out Parasite who stood there as the Pikachu ran circles around it.
Surge arched a brow at that, but he gave a nod knowing that by using this one any electric attacks used wouldn't be as effective, unless he gets a clean shot.
"Tail Whip and Quick Attack, hit and run." Surge ordered straight to the point. "Keep the Double Team up to confuse it."
It was hard to tell which Pikachu was which as they moved too quickly for Violet to track and she saw Parasite glow blue showing that her natural defense was dropping leaving her open to physical moves right before the copies all surged towards her.
"Dig."
Parasite dove into the ground, barely dodging the Quick Attack but the Pikachu kept the Double Team up.
This Pikachu was way too fast for Violet to take down normally and with it having mirages of itself, the chances to hit it were slim.
So Violet had to attack everywhere on the field.
And she had the right move to do it.
"Quicksand."
She could see from how Surge's stance shifted that he had an idea of what she was doing right as the field began to collapse with the mirages disappearing, the Pikachu giving a cry when it was pulled into the makeshift Quicksand with Parasite being at the center where it lunged for a Leech Life.
"Thunderbolt." Surge grinned as the Parasect made contact.
Feeling its health being drained, the Pikachu focused and unleashed a huge blast of electricity that surged through Parasite, the contact being enough of a lightning rod for the Mushroom Pokemon to spasm in pain, but due to its zombified state she kept her focus and drained the Pikachu of its health despite the heavy damage along with the sparks emanating to show paralysis.
Pikachu was panting in pain from the mixture of attacks, looking ready to drop which made sense considering how fragile Pikachu's could be. They were glass cannons in that aspect being great with speed, but not for tanking hits.
Meanwhile Parasite, while damaged and paralyzed from the hits, was in much better condition.
"Let's finish this with Leech Life." Violet ordered hoping to get some health back as Surge didn't even bother telling Pikachu to dodge, knowing that it was too injured to make it far.
Instead he went full on kamikaze. "Thunderbolt one more time."
Violet winced now seeing a major flaw with Parasite's battling style as the Pikachu went down while Parasite took more damage.
Each one of her moves with the exception of Stun Spore requires contact with the opponent.
She'll have to find a way to give her more range in the future.
But Surge returned the Pikachu, giving the Parasect a careful look before nodding. "Alright now let's get serious."
With that he sent out his ace, Raichu which was bipedal much like Pikachu, only a good foot taller and had dark orange fur and a white belly, large brown ears that were yellow on the inside, ending in a curl, brown paws that twitched, itching for a fight as yellow sparks erupted from its cheeks. The last notable detail was the long thin tail that ended in the shape of a lightning bolt.
Swallowing nervously as the electricity crackled around the Raichu, showing its strength, Violet checked the Pokedex one last time.
'Raichu, the Mouse Pokemon. When electricity builds up within its body, this Pokemon can get temperamental, caution even for the trainer is advised. Warning: This Pokemon can let loose up to 100,000 volts of electricity. Death is guaranteed for any human being electrocuted with that amountCurrent Level is 28. Gender: Male.'
As Violet read that, Surge frowned seeing this being the third time she was looking at that device.
It was enough to make him curious about what it was but he shook it off.
"Raichu." He called out making his ace look at him while Violet put the Pokedex up. "Go nuts."
Raichu grinned rather sadistically and became a blur, using a Mega Punch that slammed into Parasite making her hiss in pain, stumbling back before Raichu let off a Mega Kick, sending her into the air.
"Stun Spore!" Violet exclaimed, trying to counter but the paralysis chose that time to take in effect, leaving her open as the Raichu let out a Thunderbolt, sending a large amount that knocked the Parasite out effectively despite being nowhere close to the amount the Pokedex warned her of, the smell of ozone in the air.
As Parasite slammed into the ground, a burning smell showing, Violet looked pale now returning her while Surge let out a laugh.
"Now do you see the difference in power?" Surge asked, crossing his arms while Raichu looked bored. "That's the fate that awaits your last Pokemon should you send it out, the first two Gyms are a cakewalk compared to me. No more babying."
After all if someone wants to get into the League Conference, they need to be ready for harsh battles.
The willpower to keep going despite overwhelming odds was something he respected greatly.
He already sent many would-be trainers out with their heads low and tail between their legs. It was a favorite hobby of his, even more when he can let loose like this.
And he could see from how Violet was shaking that she was scared and that made him feel annoyed at how this was the trainer that was giving Team Rocket such a hard time.
The Grunts must be weaker than he thought, he'll have to reorganize the training for them to avoid incidents like Mt. Moon from happening again.
But then Violet gained a look of resolve and sent her Beedrill out. "Stinger watch it, this Raichu is no joke." She warned her Starter. "It practically cooked Parasite in one hit."
That made Beedrill tense up, buzzing in anger at one of his hive members being hurt like that. But it made him cautious.
He knew how powerful Parasite got upon evolving, she was the most defensive out of all of them thanks to her newfound bulk.
For this Raichu to take her down like that meant he can't get hit once.
Raichu smirked and focused another Thunderbolt as the Beedrill moved with Violet ordered a Poison String, littering the field with poisoned filled string shots all around the Raichu, barely flying to the side to dodge the Thunderbolt that would've slammed into Violet if a barrier didn't pop up showing that the Gyms had a built in barrier to defend the trainers from attacks.
But she still jumped from the loud noise it made when it collided with the barrier, Stinger glancing at her in shock leaving him open to a Mega Punch right to the abdomen that sent him flying.
Good news was that the Raichu landed on one of the traps as poison surged through him with Surge not caring for that, instead he grinned, finding this a refreshing pace.
About damn time someone put up a fight for his Raichu, the mouse was getting a bit too cocky for his own good.
"Skull Bash." Surge finally gave an order as the Raichu readied itself, leaving Violet to tell Stinger to use Focus Energy before dodging the attack and delivering a Twineedle that managed to crit twice, knocking the Raichu flying now breathing heavily as the poison surged.
'We can do this.' Violet began to hope, but Surge's grin told her otherwise.
"Agility and follow up with Double-Edge."
Seeing the Raichu glow red, it became a blur that slammed into Stinger, wincing from the recoil before letting out a Mega Kick, sending the Beedrill slamming into the floor, cracking it as he skidded across it with one of his wings bent badly while the other one was torn a bit.
Violet almost forfeited right there because that looked to be crippling damage right there but Stinger forced himself to stand up, glaring in hatred.
He wasn't going to lose like he did against the Onix, or against Team Rocket.
He was going to take this fat mouse down as the Raichu fell to one knee from the poison surging again showing how close the fight was.
Raichu despite the glare at being pushed this far by a Beedrill did give his opponent a look of respect though, liking the bug's moxie in staying awake despite the damage he did.
"I'll be damned, that Beedrill is something else." Surge complimented despite how worried Violet looked. "A true soldier through and through."
"He's not a soldier." Violet found herself saying in anger.
Stinger was family.
Surge just gave a snort before ordering one final Mega Punch and as the Raichu moved, slowed down a bit by the injuries, something inside Beedrill snapped as its eyes began to glow and he surged forward, jabbing stinger after stinger right into the Raichu, interrupting the attack.
"What the-?! It knows Rage?" Surge asked not expecting that as Violet watched in shock with how angry Stinger was as he kept up his assault before letting out one last Twineedle that slammed into Raichu, sending the mouse flying out of the arena to hit the wall where he fell to the ground, unconscious.
"I-I lost?" Surge asked, not expecting that.
Sure he knew it was foolish to think he would always win but from how the battle went, he figured that Raichu would finish the Beedrill off after grounding it.
Instead it took him by surprise with the move Rage.
Stinger breathed heavily before falling over as Violet ran towards him in concern, lifting his body up as one of his limbs went limp but the bug moved his head, making a noise showing that he was happy that he won the battle.
"Return him and give Nurse Joy this." Surge tossed a slip that landed next Violet. "It'll give her the authorization to use Full Restores on your Pokemon to heal the damage done."
Violet gave a nod as Full Restore treatments were very expensive and usually saved for life-threatening injuries.
So for Surge to do that made her even more concerned.
Watching as she returned Stinger, placing him in stasis, Surge held out a badge shaped as an eight pointed gold star with an orange octagon in the middle. "You're among the few trainers to earn the Thunder Badge," He said to Violet, giving a grin along with a TM disc. "And the first Bug Catcher to earn it since I took over this Gym, you should be proud of your team kid."
Despite the worry for Stinger, Violet was in awe at that, not expecting for him to say that.
"The Thunder Badge is one of the badges that boosts an aspect of your Pokemon in battles, this one boosting speed and the TM is for Thunderbolt, keep a hold of it," Surge continued before leveling a look at Violet. "Be warned though, as rough as this was I was still holding back a little. The battles at the League will make this one look like a joke if you don't get strong enough."
Hearing that was enough for Violet to imagine the trainers in the upcoming Indigo Tournament to be monstrous in terms of strength.
So with a nod at Surge, Violet took off, wanting to get to the Pokemon Center while Surge frowned at her exit.
While she was nowhere near his true strength, it was clear that if left unchecked she could eventually be a problem unless he nips it in the bud.
Even if Giovanii said to leave her be, he might have to go against orders.
Too bad, she had spirit.
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. 27
Caught at Lv. 3
Ability: Sniper
Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Fury Attack, Focus Energy Twineedle and Rage.
Special Moves: Poison String (Poison Sting/String Shot)
Became Violet's Starter in Chapter 01: The Phantom Pokemon.
Evolved into Kakuna and again into Beedrill in Chapter 03: Dangers of the Forest.
2nd Pokemon
Name: Silk
Species: Butterfree
Type: Bug/Flying
Gender: Female
Nature: Bold (Up Defense/Down Attack)
Characteristics: Thoroughly Cunning (Up Sp. Attack)
Lv. 27
Caught at Lv. 5
Ability: Compound Eyes
Moves: Tackle, String Shot, Harden, Confusion, Poison Powder, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Supersonic and Whirlwind.
Special Moves: Esper Spore (Confusion/Poison Powder/Stun Spore/Sleep Powder)
Joined the team in Chapter 03: Dangers of the Forest.
Evolved into Metapod in Chapter 03: Dangers of the Forest.
Evolved into Butterfree in Chapter 04: Rock Hard Determination.
3rd Pokemon
Name: Parasite
Species: Parasect
Type: Grass/Bug
Gender: Female
Nature: Naive (Up Speed/Down Sp. Defense)
Characteristics: Hates to Lose (Up Sp. Defense)
Lv. 26
Caught at Lv. 7
Ability: Dry Skin
Moves: Scratch, Stun Spore, Bide, Leech Life and Dig
Special Moves: Quick Sand (Dig/Scratch)
Was captured in Chapter 06: Trials of Mt. Moon
Evolved into Parasect in Chapter 12: A Surging Battle
Man this was exhilarating to type, especially when I got around to Raichu being released and showing how brutal it could be. I know that the fight against the Voltorb and Pikachu were 'meh' but given how they are in the game I figured I could have them be used to judge the opponent's strength whenever he does a three-on-three fight before going all in with just Raichu.
More than that Parasite evolved and yes I am going with the Pokedex entry where Parasect is said to be in a zombie-like state, though there are traces of Parasite within there, will that turn into something? Who knows. Still that evolution was a long time coming since I had Stinger evolve twice in the second chapter and Silk as a Butterfree by the time the third chapter came around. Parasite took six to evolve.
Also Violet finally has a victory over Green in terms of getting the badge before him while he lost to Surge, boy won't he be infuriated right?
Originally I wanted to do some stuff between Cerulean and Vermillion but sadly I couldn't really think of anything, sorry about that.
So let's get the Reviews out of the way.
Pokemonking0924: Yea, I figured it would be smarter to have different notebooks for stuff like that. Keeps things from being mixed up. I loved typing the bonding moment between Misty and Violet, I think they would become good friends after awhile, but the journey continues despite it. Well nothing too big will happen when I finally bring her father in, those thoughts she had about him were the results of barely seeing him that much anymore.
Guest2: I'm guessing you posted this one twice because of the delay the first one had in showing? And I know it sucks that I have to wait so long to get some of the good bugs to show up, especially with Armaldo.
Starlord Master: Perhaps, but in the manga and in this story they're a lot more dangerous, they are the Pokemon Equivalent of the Mafia after all. As for the inspiration? I've always wanted to do a Pokemon Fic as that's where my passion is from playing the game since I was four with getting Pokemon Red, but I couldn't keep any of them going until I began to do a Bug Run in Fire Red which planted the seeds of doing this, though I waited until I got past three chapters before posting the story to make sure I would be able to keep it up. The fact that I'm now past the third badge is proof that this story is a winner compared to my past attempts.
Megansh127: Are you M3G4N5H059? If you are thank you for that note from way back with the whole mix up with Weedle's ability, still kicking myself for missing that. But thank you and I'm sorry about what happened with your account. I'm glad you're enjoying this story though.
Pyrojack25: Nah it's after the Gym in this and I know what you mean, I've only been on one ship in my life and it was just a small one or two hour cruise that was a middle school field trip, it was nice and I hope to go on another one again someday.
Bradilain: Thanks and yeah I understand what you mean, having a chapter where one unwinds after an actionpacked chapter or after a Gym Battle is always nice. They'll become more frequent the further I get into this story given the amount of stuff left to do for the Kanto Arc. And yes it's pretty sad that Phillip Hawke didn't pick up the phone when Violet called but these things do tend to happen when a parent is entirely focused on their job over family. I think they have the trainer age so low because children are able to bond with them easier than adults, therefore bringing out more power in the process, at least that's my theory. Besides that it's weird to me too but it's also fun in a way.
Kunoichi69: Yes. Yes she did, but can you blame her? It's not like she's trying to run into them. But Team Rocket won't really believe she's doing it by accident considering the amount of times she'll end up getting in their way. And it won't just be Team Rocket by the time we get to the other Regions., if you get my meaning. And no her father isn't Giovanni, I can promise that.