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 13: Downtime

Violet could scarcely believe her luck as she was in the waiting room, looking at her badge case which held the Thunder Badge, something she didn't really show off considering the amount of trainers in the room that didn't earn it.

She wasn't one to really brag about it to random people.

Still, three badges and not only that but she was the only bug trainer to earn the Thunder Badge in years if Surge was to be believed.

It was hard to imagine.

Especially when she looks at the date being May 4th.

One Month since she started her journey and she managed to get this far.

And the tournament was in five months which would be around October.

She had five months to get the rest of the badges and a full team.

But right now she is going to relax because the SS Anne will be in two days and she needs time for Stinger to heal up once the Full Restore procedure is done.

It'll be a week-long cruise before she continues her journey, so plenty of time and while there could be some battles on there considering it was a trainer cruise he should be healed up enough for that, right?

What should she do until the cruise though?

Checking the tourist guide that was available in the waiting room, Violet saw that the beach was one of the most popular destinations along with a self-proclaimed Pokemon Fan Club which looked really interesting to her.

Perhaps she could do the fan club tomorrow and then spend the next day at the beach right before the cruise?

As she made those plans, Violet wondered how Green was doing.

He wasn't here after she got back, most likely taking his Pokemon to train a bit more to have a rematch against Surge.

After all he didn't look like one to take a loss very well.

Shaking that from her mind, Violet already knew her next destination.

Celadon City.

Now that one would be quite the journey because she had to go back to Cerulean and through Rock Tunnel to get to Lavender Town and then head out west of there to make it to Celadon.

All together that would be another month of traveling.

Normally she would be able to cut through Saffron City but with the gates closed off and the way to Lavender Town through Route 11 which was east of Vermillion was closed due to repairs because of a recent incident involving a Snorlax going on a rampage due to being woken up, she has no choice but to take the long road.

Which was a shame because the route between Vermillion and Lavender Town was where she could find Venonats, so she had to wait to get that particular bug.

Still Celadon would be a rather big City, nowhere close to Saffron obviously but a big one nonetheless. It was where the Grass Gym was which Violet will be rather confident in winning due to finally having a type advantage for once. Not only that but the Game Corner where she'll get herself a Pinsir was there.

She'll get one of the best bug types on her team, not that she was saying none of her Pokemon were great because they were amazing, but people take bugs like Pinsir and Scyther as very serious threats and she knew how powerful they could be.

There were also some TM's that she could buy there to give her team a bit more of a boost in a battle and she was wondering if she could trade the TM's she has for some she could use?

After all, no Bug Types could learn Water Gun, Bubblebeam or Thunderbolt so they were doing nothing but taking up space in her bag.

Sure she could sell them but if she could trade them in that would save her some money in the long run.

"And then after Celadon we have Fuschia City where the Safari Zone is, but I think I'll head back to Lavender Town to get a Venonat first that way after the Safari Zone I'll have a full team." Violet began muttering in a rapid pace, not noticing how the trainers in the waiting room were giving her weird looks, some of them slowly inching away from her as if she was contagious. "From Fuschia I can either head to Saffron or I can take a boat out to Cinnabar Island and then towards Pallet Town, but which way is faster? I'm on a time limit until the Tournament."

And that's assuming she can beat the Gym in Cinnabar given how its Leader was a former member of the Elite Four and a Fire Type expert.

That would be her biggest challenge yet.

Once she has seven Badges she'll be able to challenge the Viridian Gym Leader who is said to be the strongest one in Kanto and the Viridian Gym was a Ground Type Gym which meant that they probably had rock type moves so she had to be on guard when it came time for that.

"Violet Hawke your Pokemon are ready for pick up." Violet perked her head up at that as she closed the badge case to put up.

From there it didn't take too long to make it to the Nurse who gave her a tired smile. "How are they?"

"They're in good condition thanks to the Full Restores," Nurse Joy told her before giving a stern look. "However I'd advise against letting your Beedrill and Parasect battle for a few days given the amount of damage they took. Your Butterfree was lucky in regards to them."

Violet gave a nod, remembering how brutal the Raichu was and how it took Parasite down before savagely attacking Stinger.

And that was without Surge giving it any orders in the beginning.

To think that he trained the Raichu how to fight without his instructions, but in a way it made sense.

If Surge fought in the war that meant there were times he could've been incapacitated so he trained it for the possibility?

Perhaps she should do the same for her Pokemon given her bad luck with running into trouble?

Best to prepare, no?

"Thank you." Violet smiled at the Nurse as she placed the Pokeballs on her belt.

"And Violet, congratulations on beating Surge."

Hearing that made Violet duck her head with some embarrassment at the unexpected praise while the nearby trainers who were waiting for their Pokemon stopped what they were doing and stared in disbelief.

And that was when the whispers started.

"That kid defeated Surge?"

"What, seriously?! I barely stood a chance and I've been a trainer for years."

"What sort of Pokemon did she use? Perhaps she has some strong ground types?"

"I think she's a Bug Catcher."

"Pft, no seriously what Pokemon did she use?"

"He's serious, I was in front of her in line, she said she had three Bug Pokemon that she uses."

As the whispers continued, Violet found herself feeling rather awkward as the hushed whispers continued showing that she was starting to get a bit of a reputation.

"Bzzt." Stinger looked rather uncomfortable as he was sitting in the hotel room alongside Parasite and Silk, Violet placing their food down.

"The aching will go away soon, you guys were awesome." Violet told them with a smile, Silk soaking up the praise despite being the first one knocked out.

Something that Stinger made a remark about earning a glare from her.

Ignoring the glare, Stinger glanced over at Parasite to see her already eating her food and he noticed that they had a bit extra in their bowls.

Probably as a reward for winning the Gym Battle and Stinger felt elated.

It took some time but he finally won a Gym Battle for his trainer.

Being the 'Starter' of this team he was always annoyed that he never won the first Gym and didn't even participate in the second one. So finally winning one was a relief.

That meant that he was truly getting stronger and he was proud of himself for taking down that Raichu, even if he was still feeling pain in his body and wings.

"Fweh?" Silk questioned leaving Stinger to realize that he hadn't started on his meal while she was halfway through her's and Parasite already finished up and was looking at him with the zombie eyes.

At first he thought he saw concern in the latter, but it was gone before he could make sure which made Stinger think he imagined it.

Instead of answering he began to eat while Violet took her hat off and began to watch TV where the news said that it would be sunny but next week there would be some thunderstorms.

"Thunderstorms while we're on a cruise ship?" Violet looked rather worried before shaking it off.

It'll be fine.

Besides that the news was showing something interesting about the weather.

Just like how the thunderstorms were becoming more frequent near Rock Tunnel it seems like there was a hailstorm of unnatural blizzards near Seafoam Island making it impossible for people to get there.

Violet blinked, never seeing the weather act like that before or hearing about it.

Flipping through the News Channel, Violet however stilled when she saw that Team Rocket attacked the Pewter City Museum attempting to steal one of the Aerodactyl Fossils but were stopped by Lance himself who happened to be in the area.

Because of that the Pokemon League had to take possession of the fossil to prevent anymore thefts, leaving the Museum without an exhibit.

Seeing amateur footage of the Dragon Type Master/League Champion with his Dragonite tearing through the group of Team Rocket Grunts without breaking a sweat was awe-inspiring for Violet as not only did he take them down efficiently, he was obviously holding back otherwise the Rocket Grunts would be incinerated.

To be able to do that while holding back made Violet think about her status infliction moves back in Mt. Moon and she wondered if someday she would be that strong.

That was when she remembered Pete's words.

'Fair enough, but the chance to win and take on the Elite Four is a huge motivation.'

Despite knowing that she was nowhere close to that level of strength, Violet won't lie, the chance to do that was very tempting.

However to do that she would need to win the League Tournament and she'll be at a huge disadvantage.

First she was still a new trainer despite her achievements. Secondly she was using only Bugs and while she's proud of that she wasn't foolish enough to think that no one would prioritize her weakness and Bugs had a lot of them. Thirdly she'll only have six Pokemon by the time the League comes around while others who aren't raising one type will have much more to choose from.

While winning the League was tempting she had to be realistic.

For her, just making it to the League will be an achievement.

That night Green Oak was training with renewed vigor, having his team of Pokemon out.

Currently his Pidgeotto was flying at high speeds, doing aerial maneuvers whenever his newly evolved Kadabra shot a Psybeam his way, while his Raticate and Eevee were racing to improve their speed, tackling each other to improve their accuracy and reaction timing.

Along with them he had a few new additions, such as a Shellder he caught that day and a Sandshrew he caught before making it to Vermillion, that were doing a mock battle to catch up with the rest of his team while he checked his Pokedex, already having captured at least 45 different Pokemon.

His Grandfather both commended him for catching so many in under a month but also admonished him for doing that trying to remind him to care for each Pokemon while Green just scoffed at that.

The extra ones he caught for his research, this is his main team for now.

Though he will admit that Raticate was falling behind but he wasn't going to drop him considering it was one of his first few catches and he already has some strategies to incorporate to make up for the lack of progress.

Especially when he gets to Celadon to buy some TM's. He was also going to attempt to win that new Pokemon 'Porygon' to see how it does. If it does well he might have it as a permanent member of his team.

From there he has some other plans such as a Gyarados, Ninetales, Rhydon, Exeggutor and Magneton. He'll keep those ones along with the current team and swap around them to give him type coverage. While he'll also evolve his Eevee at some point it wasn't going to be the usual three Kanto Ones, after all he knew about the other Evolutions due to his time in Johto before his journey.

It'll just take time for Eevee to reach that form.

Shellder and Sandshrew need to catch up as well, but they give him some defensive options, especially since he needed a Ground Type to take care of his electric weakness that both his Pidgeotto and new Shellder suffer from. Which was why he caught and trained him up for the fight against Surge.

Thinking of that match against Surge, Green glowered as while he knew that he was probably a bit too cocky he didn't expect to be completely destroyed like that.

That Raichu was something else to take down his Sandshrew like that even with the training he implemented.

Sure he accepted the loss given how Sandshrew was still a new addition but then he heard a rumor when he returned to the Pokemon Center earlier after fishing up Shellder to catch.

Apparently a female bug catcher was the talk of the Center, one who defeated Surge's Raichu.

While initially surprised, Green was furious.

After all he remembered defeating her soundly back in Cerulean, to hear that she succeeded when he failed made his blood boil.

So he was going to use Eevee to take that Raichu down, something he should've done the last time instead of testing Sandshrew.

But deep in the back of his mind, Green found himself respecting the Bug Catcher a little bit more and made plans to challenge her again to see if it was a fluke or if she did get stronger.

"So this is the Pokemon Fan Club?" Violet mused early the next morning as there was a sign on the rather plain looking building along with it being unlocked as she entered to see quite a few people, some of them her age while others were older and they had various Pokemon out.

Clefairy's, Seel's, Pikachu's, even some of the rarer Pokemon such as Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur.

Just seeing Pokemon like that was a surprise for Violet as she found herself standing awkwardly given how she didn't know anyone around here. Right now she was just looking around.

"Young lady," Violet didn't answer at first before realizing that was directed at her as she turned towards the voice. "Those balls on your belt, are you a visiting Pokemon Trainer?"

The one who spoke was clearly an adult man, though he was the same size as Violet, which boggled her mind a bit. But he was wearing a black suit tailored for his size and a black fedora with a grey full face beard and mustache, his eyes hidden by sunglasses while he was leaning on a cane.

Blinking at the short man, Violet gave a nod. "Yes, I'm a trainer."

"Good for you, it's great to see a girl as young as you training Pokemon."

"As young as me?" Violet tilted her head to the side with a quizzical expression. "But everyone my age has a Pokemon."

"Yes but they don't travel that much until they're almost teens." The man explained with Violet giving a surprised look.

Then again it made sense. A lot of the trainers that were close to her age always stuck close to home. Just because they had their trainer license didn't mean that they were confident enough to travel.

And with the League Tournament being once every three years no one had a reason to actually all that much.

"Still welcome, you won't find obsessed Pokemon lovers anywhere else in the world." The man said before grinning. "I'm Sukizo, the chairman of this Fan Club."

"Nice to meet you." Violet said politely.

"Now what Pokemon do you have?"

"Beedrill, Butterfree and Parasect."

"Ah, it's rare to see a Bug Trainer around these parts, even rarer for a young lady to be one." Suziko said in surprise, but he had a grin. "You must really love them."

"I do, they really helped me in a ton of battles."

"Y-You battle with them?" Suziko asked with a tensed expression.

That change of demeanor worried Violet who bit her lower lip and gave a nod, wondering what was up?

Of course she battled with them, what else would she do?

"I-I know that it's a common thing these days, but a lot of us here don't like the idea of forcing them to fight." Suziko said with a sigh as he looked over the other fan club members as they showed off their various Pokemon. "We cherish them immensely, seeing them in pain isn't something we like."

"Forcing?" Violet sounded appalled by the accusation. "I'm not forcing my Pokemon to fight."

She wasn't… Right?

In school they taught that Pokemon loved to fight, always testing each other to make themselves stronger. It was one of the reasons why some of them chose to be trained because they know they can get stronger than if they were by themselves.

After all you can't really force a Pokemon to do something given how catching them doesn't brainwash them.

'Though it's not uncommon for people to abuse them.' Violet relented thinking of how Team Rocket were said to do that to make their Pokemon obedient.

Suziko gave her a side glance before giving a nod, not saying if she was wrong or right.

He wasn't accusing her. It was just his personal opinion, nothing more.

So he changed the subject. "I have a lot of Pokemon myself, though my personal favorites are my Fearow and my Rapidash, they've been with me since I was a young lad."

Violet will admit she kind of tuned him out as he began to gush about his Rapidash, wondering if that was how she sounded when it came to bugs.

"Don't you agree?!" Suziko asked, breaking her out of her thoughts.

Panicking, Violet gave a nod and thankfully Suziko gave a gleeful grin, not catching that she wasn't paying attention.

"I knew that you would," Suziko laughed but then broke out in a cough. "But enough about that, how would you like to become a member of the fan club?"

"I'm honored, but I'm going to be leaving Vermillion soon." Violet declined as Suziko looked disappointed for a second but brightened up.

"Well then how about this, as thanks for listening to my go on about my Rapidash here," Suziko walked over to the nearby table and pulled a voucher out. "The Bike Shop in Cerulean gave me this and I never really used it, after all I can fly anywhere on my Fearow."

With that said he handed her the voucher showing it to be for a free Bike which made Violet gasp considering how expensive the bikes would be and they were useful for making quick progress on a journey.

Even if it'll take some time to get back to Cerulean this bike would make traveling to Rock Tunnel and then Celadon a breeze.

She wasn't going to turn this one down.

"Thank you." Violet said to Suziko who gave another laugh.

"So you defeated Lt. Surge?" Oak asked that evening as Violet called him up after spending the rest of her time exploring Vermillion, though she hasn't gotten any supplies thinking she could do that after the cruise.

"It was the toughest battle I've ever had," Violet confirmed with a nod. "Stinger really gave it his all when he fought the Raichu."

"Enough to learn a move like Rage, you'll have to be careful about using that move." Prof. Oak warned, surprising Violet with his serious tone, this being the second time she's heard it.

"Why's that?"

"Rage is a pretty volatile move that's powered by their anger and the more a Pokemon uses it without stopping the more blinded by the anger to where they'll even attack their own trainer during it." The explanation made Violet's eyes widen, given how she had no idea about that. "It went well this time, but you need to train your Beedrill to avoid the move consuming him."

"I'll add it to his training." Violet promised even if it was hard to imagine Stinger to go off like that.

He was like a baby Growlithe when he was a Weedle and even if some of that playfulness disappeared upon evolving he was always so gentle outside of a battle.

Prof. Oak gave a nod, happy to see that she would. "I'm also happy to see that you're using the Pokedex more." He said, this time in a stern 'joking' tone while Violet blushed.

"I wanted to be stronger before I risked having it out." Violet explained her reasons as she tapped the desk. "That way I could keep it from being stolen."

Professor Oak softened up a bit at that. "That's understandable and I'm glad to hear that you're keeping it safe, but the reason I gave it to you and Green were to gain access on the Pokemon of the Kanto Region, you two are the first of many trainers that will gain this Pokemon Encyclopedia once the prototype stages are done."

And that was something that Violet was proud of.

"To do that you need to use it more and I'll be expecting you to use it more now that you have three badges under your belt." Prof. Oak continued before actually looking proud. "Three badges in a month though, you've made a lot of progress in so little time."

Hearing that, Violet blushed at the praise. "I-It's because of you I was able to make it this far."

If she hadn't met Professor Oak or if he never dropped the Pokedex she would probably still be in Viridian City in class. Granted Stinger would've been a Beedrill and she might still have a Butterfree, but she wouldn't have Silk given how deep into the forest she went to get her. And she definitely wouldn't have Parasite at this point.

So many things started by her picking up the Pokedex.

Without that she wouldn't be here today.

"No I only gave you the tool, you made the effort." Prof. Oak corrected her. "Don't get the two mixed up."

After a second, Violet gave a low nod to show she understood before hiding a yawn.

Prof. Oak however saw that and sighed. "We should leave it off here, you need your sleep and I have some research I need to get to."

"Anything interesting?" Violet asked not wanting to sleep at the moment despite how tired she was.

"Stuff I can't disclose at the moment," Prof. Oak sounded apologetic. "Let's say the League asked me to look into something."

That made her eyes widen in surprise but she didn't push as she said goodnight with Prof. Oak hanging up.

About to place the phone down, Violet paused and dialed in another number only to hear the message machine again.

Not leaving a message like last time, Violet hung up wondering why her Dad wasn't picking up the calls.

Then again it was probably because they were unknown calls to him as opposed to home.

Thinking on that, Violet found herself feeling like an idiot.

"Wow." Violet was rather ecstatic the next day.

It was beautiful out, the air was warm with it being mid-spring and she was at the beach for the first time, smelling the saltwater in the air, having on a swimsuit that she bought for today.

She was wearing a simple red one-piece swimsuit, though she kept her hat on and she finally got that haircut she's been debating about, now having a pixie-cut look rather than pigtails.

Quite a lot of people were out and about, enjoying the sunshine.

"Bzzt." Stinger buzzed as he was flying around her, out of the Pokeball with his wings fully healed alongside Silk while Parasite stood next to her, watching the other people.

"Race you guys." Violet grinned as she took off running, her bug team right behind her as they looked for a spot to claim as their own on the beach.

Nothing was going to stop them from having fun today.

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

Day Journey Started: April 4th, 20XX

Current Day: May 6th, 20XX

Time Spent as a Trainer: 1 Month

Alright that's enough here, the next chapter will be on the SS. Anne.

This one was more of a cooldown one that's needed before the next event starts up, Violet did just win her third badge after all and not only that but she is finally gaining a reputation among other trainers because of that.

But we introduced the Fan Club, I used the Manga version of it but gave him the anime name for those of you who google it. Not only that but I showed a bit more on Green's Side by showing the team he has and the team he will get-it'll match his game team little by little along with showing his annoyance at Violet beating him to get Surge's badge, but also making him respect her a little more even if he denies it.

I thought about adding more to the beach segment but decided against it considering the SS. Anne will be happening, but I gave Violet a new hairstyle mostly to show that time has passed and I even got the date showing for the story to keep a bit of realism to it and to help me keep track of the damn date considering how I've been writing it by having a certain amount of time pass between cities/towns, it was a pain to go back and count to find out how long I've had the journey be already.

Oh and I want to thank YuriGardenOG for recommending this story on Reddit and Jpvo99 who did the same on thousandroads. net. I usually skim through the two sites to find different stories to read myself so it was a surprise to see this one being recommended.

Okay I think I've kept people waiting long enough let's get the Reviews done.

Pokemonking0924: Yeah, I was at war with myself on how I wanted to handle her evolution, so I came up with an explanation on how it would work in the story-it'll be touched upon later. I'm happy that the battle with Surge is well received, I spent some time trying to think about how he would have the other two Pokemon he used fight compared to Raichu. After all as the War Veteran he claims to be he needs to have more than brute force. I think this win for Stinger has been a long time coming, but Rage like I said would be a double-edged sword and it won't be the only one. I doubt that Surge being the soldier that he is would let a possible threat keep getting stronger, after all Violet is already making waves despite being around for a month, so imagine how strong her team will be by the time the League Tournament starts. That combo would definitely work whenever she's fighting against Team Rocket as double battles aren't a thing yet, thank you.

BradiLain: Thanks and it is nice, though the non-exciting stuff is great for story building. Yeah, some of the Pokedex entries are dark, I mean damn how is this Rated E with the stuff the Pokedex says?! I do have a plan for how Parasite would come back to how she was, though it won't happen yet. I had Green fail because being who he was he was starting to get cocky which made him use his Sandshrew that he trained up extensively for the Gym when his Eevee would've been enough, it's also to show that just like Violet he won't win all the time either. Some bugs can be pretty strong physically, but she won't have access to them for awhile with the exception of Pinsir.

Starlord Master: Yes but in this story it has its drawbacks and the Thunder Badge is pretty cool, I agree with that. Happy April to you too. As for Companions, I don't know, I might have her meet someone to travel to a certain city and they separate or I might not, I haven't decided on that part.

Kunoichi69: Right, the curse of being the protagonist. The planning is always the smooth part, executing said plan however is another thing, especially if everything goes to hell at times like the attempt to go through Mt. Moon. I'm glad that Parasite's behavior was concerning because that was what I was going for, a rather dramatic change to match the Pokedex entry. Gym Number 03 down, I can't believe I managed to get this story this far when past attempts at writing a Pokemon story never made it out of viridian, so I'm extremely happy with how this is going and I hope I can keep this momentum up to get the rest of the Kanto Arc done. But man it was hard to type the battle, at least until I got to Raichu because that mouse can be brutal and it's Surge's signature Pokemon-in the Anime that is. To be honest I doubt that Violet would tell Green she won like that because she hasn't been one to brag in this story, at least I hope she's shown that, I'm still trying to keep her character consistent. Nope, Sure is nowhere close to being done with Violet, after all she is a threat, even if she's not even trying to be one, makes one wonder how she would do if she was trying to be one. And yes she knows about Pinsir being at the Game Corner, I had to think of some reason for her to be there just so her protagonist's luck would continue when she stumbles upon the base.

MeganSH130: I'm sorry to hear that, I wish you the best of luck dealing with this cyberbully.

FartNinja: I figured I could have her trade them for TM's at Celadon for this story, it's why she hasn't sold them as of yet.