Sounds of clashing and conflict echoed through the stony walls within the caverns of Mt. Moon. The pebbles and stones in the area shaking and vibrating through the shockwaves of battle. Everything stood still as they cower from the sounds and clashes of combat in the cave.
"Hyper Fang!" A voice commanded before a purple rat, obeying the command, lunged towards the Beedrill and bit it with its fangs which causing the Bug-type to scream in pain as it tries to pry and shake its attacker off.
"Beedrill!" Red yelled in concern as one of the grunts tried to punch him in the face only to be rewarded with failure as the teen nimbly dodged the attack. The red capped teen then turned around and aimed his slinghot, hitting the man at the back of his head before another came from behind the young trainer who secured a punch to Red's face which made the boy stagger back from the impact. The teen then looked at Shinx who was having a hard time as it faced the two Machop and the Zubat which he was planning on intervening before he felt a familiar pain struck up through his right foot, his eyes widened as he looked there to find Ekans with its teeth sunken into his leg.
'Not this time!' Red thought as he quickly pulled out an Antidote and downed in one go before he stomped the Snake Pokemon and shot it in the face. As adrenaline became his support, the scarlet eyed teen then quickly observed the area before a plan form in his mind as he dodged one of the workers' punch and countered with an elbow to the rib which caused the man to hold his stomach in pain. As the man did this, Red cupped his hands above his head before he slammed both of them on the man's cranium which slammed the worker's head on the floor, making him unconscious. The raven haired teen then turned his attention to the Pokemon as he yelled orders to them as he made his way towards the machinery. "Beedrill, Poison Sting that Rattata and don't stop attacking it! Shinx, Leer as much as you can and come to my direction!"
Finishing his command, he fended off one of the men that was dressed in the Pokemon trainers as he fired two stones after them which connected one of them on their arm and the other on his shin, causing them to slightly descend to the ground as they grunted in pain as the teen heard one of the workers commanded their Pokemon. "Zubat, Supersonic!"
The Bat Pokemon obeyed as it screamed at the top of its lungs, causing Red and his partners to become disorientated as they all tried to block out the sound. They all found themselves dizzy as the Zubat flew towards Shinx, biting as it seemed to suck the life force out of the Pokemon before the Electric type shook it away. As Red got back to his senses, he then realized Beedrill and Shinx different behaviour as they started to stagger and attack themselves.
'What the-' The teen couldn't finish his thought as the Bug type attacked him, moving in a very wobbly manner which he quickly noticed as he went over to his Pokemon. "Beedrill, what's wrong? Are you ok?"
Checking his Pokemon up close, he then realized what was going on when he examined his partner as his mouth projected his thoughts. "C-Confusion. They're confused."
Before he was able to go into his bag and take out some Persim Berries, he got knocked across the room, slamming into the wall which knocked the wind out of him as he fell to the ground, barely able to hold himself up by leaning on the wall. As he looked into the direction of his attacker, his eyes widened as he saw the Machop, accompanied by the Rattata and Ekans about to attack Shinx and Beedrill. 'N-no.'
"Beedrill, Twineedle now! And Shinx, use Spark!" He quickly commanded, smiling as he witnessed his Pokemon obeying as they started using their moves until they started attacking each other, much to Red's confusion and irritation. The teen tried to order a next move before he then heard the men as they started to surround him, laughing at the actions of his partners as they attacked each other once again.
"His Pokemon can't even do one thing."
"Welp, it's over. Give up, kid."
"Yeah, your Pokemon are basically useless at this point. Plus, you're outnumbered, kid." Red was about to take aim but was rewarded with failure as he got knocked at the back of his head, making him dizzy as he fell to the floor. As the teen try to get his bearing, a foot descended on his back before he then took a look again in his Pokemon's direction to still see them fighting which made him worried. 'We need to get out of this somehow. Just one move if possible.'
"Don't bother, kid. You're dead. At least your Pokemon will make fine partners for us."
As the words left the man's mouth and reached Red's ear, the teen immediately blanked out as he mind repeated the last words that the man said to him. 'T-They're planning to take Shinx and Beedrill?'
Red's mind started to black out as he tries his best to stop the words in his mind, unable to do so. The teen started to look around seeing flashes and images of Pikachu being captured repeated over, much to his dismay as his mind continued torturing him.
'Stop.' The scene replays once again.
'Please stop!' And again.
'STTTOOOP!' His final thought cried through his mind as everything went into darkness, as every and all sound stopped immediately.
"Not again." As those words left Red's mouth, the men instinctively flinched as the teen glared at them, they feel like they're looking at a demon as they saw a glimpse of his eyes which seemed to glow mysteriously.
"What the fuck was that? What the hell were those eyes?" Before they were able to shake off their fear, he kicked the one that was holding him down on his shin, causing him to hold his leg as he yelped in pain. Taking the opportunity, Red took up his slingshot and secured shots at the other workers as he got up and ran, gaining some distance from them.
'C'mon, guys. Please stop this.' The raven haired teen thought as he turned his stare towards his Pokemon which caused them both to stop attacking as if they're reading his thoughts. Both of them snapped out of their confusion as they both attacked their foes, knocking them back.
"Finally." Red said with a sigh of relief, happy that at least they're still listening despite being confused. He then went his way towards them, stopping every few moments to shoot at his pursuers, slowing down their chase as he got close enough to his Pokemon.
"Quick! Use Stri-" Red stopped as he remembered Beedrill condition, clicking his teeth in irritation as he watched as the other Pokemon attack, his partners barely able to fend them off. He then fished in his bag to take out Potions until he was attacked, barely dodging a shovel that was thrown at him as he realized that he can't use his medicine as of the moment.
'I'm not sure if they're completely recovered. This will end badly if this doesn't play right.' The raven haired teen mentally contemplated as he looked at his partners as a pair of voices spoke in his mind.
'We'll be alright.'
'Don't worry. Just say the word, bro.'
'What the?' Red thought as he looked around, not finding anyone. Contemplating the voices and seeing his partners' expressions, he silently chuckled as he decided to make a gamble and finished his order as a thought pop up in his head. 'Don't have much time. Do we?'
"String shot on Zubat, Beedrill!" The young trainer stated ehich the Pokemon obeyed, shooting a white silky string at Zubat who tried to squirm free from the string, much to Red's delight as the teen smirked. "Good, now throw it to Shinx! And Shinx use Spark!" The teen ordered as he took a punch to the face that sent him to the ground and spitting some blood, recovering quickly as he rolled over to shoot the man in his face as he took up a mining hammer on the floor, using it to smack one of the thugs in their face, knocking him unconscious immediately as teeth flew out of his mouth from the impact.
His Pokemon obeyed him, Beedrill pulling the Bat Pokemon towards Shinx, who immediately cloaked itself in electricity as it tackled the Zubat, electrifying the Flying-type. The Electric type did not stop as it kept going, running into the Machop and Rattata, knocking all three of the Pokemon into a wall as it retreated back to its initial position, gaining a compliment from its trainer. "Nice one, Shinx."
Something caught Red's attention as he turned his gaze, hearing a command from one of the workers.
"Machop, Ice Punch." The Machop went towards Shinx, bracing an icy fist that almost seemed to be glowing in a blue light. As it got close, Beedrill appeared right in front of it, taking the blow as it barely moved from its spot, its body starting to shine before it stabbed the Fighting type in the gut twice which sent it back a couple feet, much to the men's aggravation as they gritted their teeth in anger. 'One kid should not be causing us this much problem.'
As the Machop was sent backwards, it started to stagger which made Red realize what's happening to it before pumping his fist in the air. "Alright, it's poisoned."
"Everyone get up! Now!" As the man who seemed to be leader of the group yelled to the top of lungs which cause Red to shudder before the Pokemon quickly got up and making their battle stance except for Zubat who was knocked unconscious. One of the goons in the miner outfit clicked his teeth. Red smiled until he realized that the Machop that was poisoned was surrounded by an intimidating aura as it glared at his partners with a pained scowl on its face which made a wicked grin appear on its trainer's face as he offered a command. "Machop, use Knock Off."
As the words left the man's mouth, the Fighting type leaped in the air before it drove its fist, charging at Beedrill and Shinx, who were able to dodge in time. As the attack hit the floor, it caused a shockwave that violently quaked the cave, causing rocks to fall from the ceiling of the cave. Red and the workers had to dodge some of the incoming rocks, some of the goons was made victim to the rainfall of stones, getting struck in the head, knocking them unconscious which leave only two thugs as they both glared at the raven haired teen. As the Pokemon went to their respective sides, one of the men smirked as he recognized that they still outnumbered the teenager when they saw the teen's battered, tattered and torn state along with the multiple bruises and cuts around the teen and his Pokemon bodies.
"Give it up, kid. Even when you took most of us down, we still outnumber you." The man said, chuckling evilly as the other man made a command to the Pokemon.
"Rattata, Flame Wheel on Beedrill. Machop, use Thunder Punch!"
The Pokemon lunged forward towards Beedrill which heard the raven haired teen's command, causing it to dodge the Flame Wheel before it got smacked across the cave by the Machop's move. Red caught the Bug type as it flew across the cavern, causing him to skid along the floor as he tried his best to stay stagnant. As they stopped, the raven haired teen was barely able to register as he heard another order from the other man.
"We got them! Machop, Brick Break! Ekans, Poison Tail on Shinx."
Seeing the Pokemon about to get to Shinx, Red turned his gaze to Beedrill as he cradled it.
"You alright, Beedrill?" He asked, receiving a nod from the Pokemon as it dusted itself and ascend to the air, much to the scarlet eyed teen's delight.
"Awesome! Now String Shot Cocoon!" Red ordered, pulling out his slingshot and running towards their foes. He then shoot at the Pokemon, hitting Ekans which made stop its attack as it crashed into Machop, both of their moves slamming into each other. Red was about to celebrate before the other Machop smacked the Shinx into a wall with a Knock Off attack, surprising the teen as he went towards the Electric type. When the teen picked up the Pokemon, he whispered to it to which it nodded before jumping on his cap, roaring as it started to absorb the electrical particles in the air. Red then made a signal to Beedrill as it started to circle both the Pokemon and the thugs, dodging every move that was sent its way and not attacking which confused them. After one of the Pokemon got a hit to the head by the teen, they all went towards him, causing them to get stuck as they looked at their feet and seeing the sticky strings rendering them immobile.
"What the? You little twerp!" One of the thieves questioned as their eyes widened in shock, running off to attack the raven haired trainer before he had issues moving as well as he lost his balance and accidentally took down the other man with him as they both got stuck into the strings as well.
"Perfect." Red muttered as he snapped his fingers which made Beedrill wrapped the Pokemon into a cocoon of strings. The teen looked up at Shinx, squinting his eyes as Shinx started to look like a living lightning bolt as the Pokemon looked at him.
"You ready, Shinx?" The teen asked as the Pokemon nodded before jumping onto the floor before giving its opponents a deadly glare as it prepared itself. Red smiled confidently as he uttered one word out of his mouth which barely came out as a whisper. "Spark."
As he made his command, Shinx lunged forward, running at top speed as the electricity it build up started to spiral out of control which caused it to make crackles as it touches the ground. Everything went by in a flash as the Flash Pokemon collided with the captured Pokemon, electrifying them and knocking them into the two men who also felt the shock as they flew across the cave and was knocked into a machinery causing an explosion which shook the cave.
'Oh no!' Red's eyes widened as he ran to the direction they flew only to see them wounded but not dead as their body sprawled on the floor, all of them groaning in pain as they could barely move, much to the raven haired teen relief as he let out a breath.
'At least they're ok. I'll just leave you guys to the police.' Red thought as he went to heal his partners who were both still conscious despite the wounds on their bodies. As the teen reached them, he petted them and hugged them which the Pokemon returned as his mouth started to project his thoughts. "I'm glad that they didn't take you guys."
'We'll always be here for you, Red. Through thick and thin.' As he heard the voice, Red blinked as he looked around only to see that he, along with his Pokemon, are the only things in the cavern right now. The raven haired trainer sighed before he went into his bag and started to patch his partners. After he had finished taking care of the Pokemon, he then heard an explosion deep in the cave, alarming him and others as he heard the police sirens.
"C'mon guys. Let's go. We need to stop that woman." Red announced, his Pokemon nodded before they ventured further in the cave. Wandering further in the cave, the sounds of combat started to clearly resonate in the air as the teen finally found a group of vehicles with Ariana yelling at the top of her lungs as they are fighting a Steelix in the distance. As Red finally got near the trucks, the group of adults just finished defeating the Iron Snake as they prepared to drive off as the Pokemon in the cages started to cry out.
'Oh no!' The scarlet eyed teen thought, cramming his brain and thinking fast. His mind then clicked as he took out a sharp piece of rock from his bag before he aimed it at the vehicles, shooting them to hit the tires before he desperately turned to his Pokemon and stated a command. "Beedrill, Poison Sting on their tires quick."
Beedrill then ascended as it raised its stinger, letting out a flurry of needles that hit the vehicles tires, bursting them along with the sharp rocks that Red is shooting at them, which caused all of the vehicles to stop as they started to skid and spin, some of them crashing into each other. The teen smiled triumphantly, going towards the cages before he started to smell something in the air, returning his Pokemon as he quickly retreated from them, much to his frustration as he clicked his teeth. 'What on earth was that?'
He then saw a huge flower by the truck, moving as a Pokemon came out, its black body which is under the huge red and orange flower on its head. Red tightened a handkerchief over his face until he released Shinx and Beedrill, both feeling replenished as they braced themselves and keeping their attention towards their enemy until they heard a clap that echoed through the cage.
"Gotta hand it to you, twerp. You are a lot better than I expected. Beating my Team Rocket grunts which I have trained so well is not an easy feat especially when they're all fighting together. And for that, I must say that is impressive." The woman said as she stopped clapping and raised her hand towards the teen, causing the young trainer to lift his brow.
"I know people with talent and I have to say that you, child, have talent. How about you join Team Rocket?" Ariana asked in a pleading yet demanding voice which caused shivers done Red's spine. The teen backed away slowly which the woman noticed as her smile widened. "What's wrong, sweetie? It would be an awesome opportunity for you to be able to take revenge on those who did you wrong. You would be able to have everything you wanted."
As the words left the redhead's mouth, Red started to look down, his hat covered his eyes as he thought about the offer before he looked at the caged Pokemon and then quickly shaking his head.
"Are you sure, kid? Just think about it. All the riches you could want. Any dream you want, even being the Champion. Everyone who has thought badly of you and you can do what you want with them. You can make them pay! You could have it all!" Red thought about it. There were days since the incident that he had contemplated going through any means necessary to have revenge on them. To let them pay. No matter how much he wanted to prove them wrong and how much he showed them that he's innocent, they ignored him, insulted and hurt him. As the dark thoughts cloud his mind, he then sighed as he cleared himself mentally before looking into Ariana's eyes as he uttered one word which although silent had a lot of weight to it.
"No."
As the redheaded woman heard this, her face quickly changed to that of a wicked scowl as she looked down at the scarlet eyed teenager, gritting her teeth as her eyes seemed like they're glowing with rage.
"You dare?" She said silently as her hair covered her eyes as her shoulders started to twitch.
"YOU DARE?!" She shouted which frightened Red, his partners and the caged Pokemon as the sound echoed through the cave as she continued. "You dare refuse an offer from the great Team Rocket, boy? An offer like this does not come very often, you should be honored that your skills are even seen as noteworthy! For your insolence, I will make sure to make you know pain! Vileplume!"
As she finished, a scent started to waft the area, causing Beedrill and Shinx to feel enamored as they started to get weaker which made Red to return them and retreat behind a nearby boulder that was far away from the toxic mist. Leaning against the rock, he then took out his Pokedex as it scanned the Pokemon, he looked at as it gave him the results of its findings.
'Vileplume, the Flower Pokemon and the final evolution of Oddish. By shaking its big petals, it scatters toxic pollen into the air, turning the air yellow.'
'Great, so it's a Grass and Poison type. And it looks powerful, this is not gonna be easy.' The teen thought before he noticed a ball of sludge coming to his direction, barely getting out of the way as it quickly dissolved the rock into a toxic bubbly puddle.
"Let this be known, young scarlet. My name is Ariana and I'm a Team Rocket Executive." Ariana stated as she jumped off the vehicle and landed beside her Vileplume, patting it on the head before she glared at Red.
"Remember the name for it will be the one you will fear for the rest of your life and afterlife, boy."
Woah! Things just got real. Hope you guys like this chapter. Man, doing this was so weird as it is different from the actual way I was planning to do this first as there wasn't gonna be any grunts the first time however I played this one game: Pokemon Dark Violet and it gave me an idea on what to do with this. I was planning to introduce Ariana but I didn't know how to do so. Thanks to that game. This is gonna be the one of the few reference of the game. I'm not even sure. Hope you guys like this chapter and enjoying the story so far.
