Red opens his scarlet orbs just to shut them again, shielding them from the sun that shone across his face. The teen then got up silently, making sure not to wake up Shinx who was cuddling in the sleeping bag and leaving the Electric type in the bag to sleep as he went towards his backpack. After a half a minute of searching in his bag, he pulled out some medicine and took off the bandage on his right arm, seeing that his arm was returning back to his original skin color before reapplying some medicine and a new bandage on the arm. The teen then fished out some Berries and a small pot before he collected some sticks around the area, placing them down along with some stones and igniting them as he laid the pot between the rocks. After a few minutes of cooking, Red heard shuffling, turning to see Shinx slowly opening its eyes as the little Pokemon raised itself from the sleeping bag and stretched before it made its way towards him, rubbing its head by his leg, rewarding a smile on the raven haired teen.
"Looks like someone had a good sleep. Breakfast will be done in a minute." The teen said as he crouched and patted the Electric type which earned a happy squeal from it. He then got up as he turned back to the pot, making sure that nothing has been burnt.
"Can you wake up Beedrill please? I think she's still sleeping in the tree." Red said as he stir the pot, Shinx nodding as it climbed one of the tree and then hopped from tree to tree as it searched for its party member. As the raven haired trainer finished the meal and shared his partners' portion, his body sensed something as he involuntarily backed away before Beedrill fell on the spot in front of him, rubbing its head, much to the teen's surprise.
'What…just happened?' Red thought as he blinked before he crouched, put down the bowls and rub Bee Pokemon's head which caused it to relax.
"Sorry about that. We had to wake you up somehow. C'mon, Shinx! Come down. Food is ready." The teen said as he looked up into the trees, wondering where the Electric type is. His eyes widened as he once again involuntarily moved his hands to his left, catching Shinx as it fell out of the tree, surprising himself again. As he contemplated on what is going on, he sensed something in the bushes, almost like something that is watching.
'Ok, today is weird. When was my body able to react that quickly?' The teen thought as he put down Shinx, allowing it and Beedrill to eat their breakfast as he went towards the bushes to investigate, his slingshot in his hand. As he quietly peered through the leaves, something jumped through it, surprising the young trainer as it went towards his pot.
"My Berry porridge! Oh no you don't." The teen said as he shoot a rock at the creature's head, knocking it out as it slide on the grass.
'Bullseye!' Red mentally celebrated as he went towards the surprise visitor, his eyes widening as he saw a pink Pokemon on the floor, rubbing the spot where the teen shot it.
"Isn't this the same Clefairy that helped me yesterday?" Red said as he lifted up the Pokemon and rested it on its back. He then patted Clefairy at the spot of the shot, earning a pained groan from it.
"Sorry about the shot there, little guy. Thought you were a burglar or something." The teen stated as he went to the pot and shared some food before laying the bowl in front of the Fairy type. Clefairy looked at the bowl before it turned to Red only to look at the bowl again.
"Take that as a way of me saying sorry." The Pokemon refused until its stomach betrayed it, growling loudly. Hearing this, Beedrill and Shinx laughed loudly with the raven haired trying his best to hold his chuckle, pushing the bowl to a now blushing Clefairy who then ate the meal, started to consume it greedily as it asked for seconds to which the teen obliged.
As they all finished their breakfast, they packed up before continuing on the route which was peaceful due to there being barely any trainer or wild Pokemon in sight. They then continued wandered through the forestry of trees until Clefairy ran in front of the trio, checking in one of the bushes and stretching out its hand towards the teen. Red walked forward as he crouched to the Fairy type, taking the item which was a Big Mushroom and patting the Pokemon on its head, earning a squeal of content from it as it heard the teen said a "Thank you" to it. It then suddenly remembered something, causing it to shrug off the teen's hand which alerted both Beedrill and Shinx before it started making punching gestures in the air.
"You want a fight, Clefairy?" The teen said to which the Pokemon nodded before it started shadow boxing, its body shaking with anticipation. Red looked at his Pokemon before Beedrill descended on the grass on grass, bracing for a fight. The two face off each other before Clefairy leaped forward, winding its stubby arms as it makes its way towards the Bee Pokemon.
"Poison Sting." Red commanded, causing Beedrill to attack to raise its stinger as it lunged forward. Both Pokemon clashed, the Bug type winning as it easily pushed away the Fairy type, knocking it unto the ground. Clefairy got up again, running towards the Bee Pokemon with another fist which was rewarded with failure as it got jabbed in the stomach by the yellow bee, knocking it backwards again. The pink fairy raised its fist again as it charges Beedrill, not getting a hit as the Bug type knocked it away with its stingers every time it get close, motioning for Red not to give it any commands.
'Never expected the battle to be like this.' The young trainer said as he witnessed once again as Clefairy was knocked away, wincing as it sliding across the ground. Beedrill turned around and sighed, flying away before it heard the Fairy type call it, turning around to see the Pokemon struggling to raise itself from the ground. They all witnessed the Pokemon once again, ran towards the bee before once again knocked to the bushes.
'Why doesn't it use any other moves apart from Pound?' Red mentally questioned as he watched the battle, his hand ascending to his chin. Having enough, the teen got up and went between the two Pokemon, stopping them before he turned to Clefairy who had a scowl on its face as it folded its arms over its chest. Kneeling down on one knee and putting his hand on the pink fairy's head, he then looked at it before he opened his mouth and said. "Why are you only using Pound, Clefairy? Are you alright?"
The teen then rubbed its hair which earned an annoyed cry from the Fairy type as the rest of his Pokemon gathered around them. It then huffed before it turned its back and walked away, shrugging off Red's hand. Before Red could do or say anything, a loud voice echoed through the air which startled the teen and his team.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!"
As the group looked around for the owner of the voice before two men appeared from the sky, landing on the grass with a loud thud. Noticing the two men on the grass in a sitting position before them, confusion took over Red's mind before they both got up, the teen then realizing that they were both dressed in white karate gis, one of them had scars around his face with a ponytail and the second man's hair is spiky, almost reaching his shoulders.
'They're dressed just like the man I met in Mt. Moon. Well with shirts.' The raven haired teen thought as he examined the two men as they made their way towards his Pokemon, a serious expression on each of their faces.
"Such ferocity. Such strength." The first man commented as he circled the teenager and his Pokemon, observing them with his chin in his hand.
"Such determination. Such skill." The other man said circling them as well, going in the opposite direction and pattern of the first. The group stood confused before the two men went to the red capped teen, startling him before they both put a hand on his shoulders before they both smiled and said. "You passed, young one!"
As they both said that, Red lifted one of his brows before they sat on the grass, motioning the teen to sit down which he obliged along with his Pokemon. The man in the ponytail started to clear his throat as he began his explanation. "My name is Ken and this is my twin brother Ashi. For years, we have endlessly trained and honed our skills with our Pokemon in order to surpass our limits. We train for enlightenment."
As Ken stopped speaking, his brother continued the explanation and not missing a beat. "While training, we reached our goal, surpassing and going past our limitations through determination and willpower. From that goal, we were rewarded and we found out about attacks that goes beyond the imagination of pure strength."
As he finished, both men quickly sprang up from the grass, startling Red and his Pokemon before they started closing their eyes and clasping their hands, levelling their breathing. After a moment of silence, Ken let out a punch that caused a slight shockwave as he stated. "A punch of roaring ferocity, packed with destructive power. That is the move known as Mega Punch. An attack like no other."
Ashi let out a kick that also let out a force of wind as well before he spoke. "A kick of brutal ferocity, that sends out a destructive force. That is the move known as Mega Kick. A kick like no other."
As the words left their mouth, Red turned to his Pokemon, noticing a glint in Clefairy's eyes after it saw the moves that the men did as it started to shake out of pure excitement. It then got up and ran to the men, dragging on their clothes as it started punching and kicking the air. Watching the Pokemon brought a smile on both Ken and Ashi's faces as they both crouched down to eye level with the Fairy type.
"I see you would like to learn the move Mega Punch, little one. You have taste and understand power." The man in the ponytail stated as he puts his chin in his hand as his smile transformed into a smirk. As the words exited his mouth, his brother's eye started to twitch before he turned to him and protested. "What do you mean, brother? And how do you know that it wants to learn your lame Mega Punch and not my amazing Mega Kick?!"
"Hmm, I see. So you would like to Mega Punch or Mega Kick, little one?" Ken stated as the Pokemon responds by punching and kicking. Ashi then stepped in as he stated something that caused his brother to look at him with widened eyes like he grew a second head. "Y-you want to learn both moves?"
As the words left his mouth, the Fairy type quickly nodded as it once again started shadow boxing, much to the men's surprise. In surprise, both men looked at each other before they started to be deep in thought until Ken opened his mouth.
"Would you like to call a truce, brother Ashi?"
"Of course, Ken." Ashi agreed as both men extended their hands for a handshake, smiling at each other.
"So who's teaching it their move first?" Ken asked as his brother put a hand on his chest.
"That would be me, brother."
"Why, Ashi? I'm older so it should be me first!"
"But my move is stronger so I should go first!"
As the two men continued to bicker, Red walked to Clefairy, putting his hand on its head as he asked it a question. "Are you sure that you want to do this?" The Pokemon nodded quickly to his question before it started to jump up in happiness which made the teen realized something.
"You don't like using special moves, do you?" Red asked as the Pokemon looked away as it shook its head, much to the concern of the raven haired teenager. He then petted Clefairy as the pink creature looked at him with eyes of surprise and hope.
"Don't worry. I'll be with you, Clefairy. We're all gonna help you." The red capped trainer said as Shinx and Beedrill agreed with him, causing a single tear to fall down its face. As both of them reconciled, they heard Ken and Ashi coming up to them with a few scratches on their face and smiles spread across their faces.
"Are you ready to start?" Ken and Ashi questioned in sync as Clefairy nodded quickly, jumping onto Red's shoulder as they are about to start their training. The men nodded as the teen and his Pokemon started walking with them to the training grounds, ready to commence their training alongside Clefairy.
"Now first Clefairy, what you will need to do is that you will need to surpass your limit and train on your strength, here you go." Ken stated as he gave it a brace which immediately fell to the ground as the fairy type tries to hold it in its hands.
"This is what they call a Power Bracer, it increases the strength of the Pokemon that holds it. After a while, your Clefairy should be able to dish out blows strong enough to hold its own against a Machoke! It allows your arms to be strong enough to reach the level to utilize the move Mega Punch." Ken explained as he applied the braces to Clefairy's body before he stood up. He then started to punch the air, motioning Clefairy to follow him as they both do it, a little bit of difficulty for the Fairy Pokemon. After a couple minutes, the Fairy type started to get exhausted, taking a break as the raven haired teen allowed it to rest. After its rest, it then tried again as it started shadow boxing, feeling immense straining as it could barely move its arms. After an hour, it decided to give up, about to take off the bracers before Red put his hand over its arms, looking at it with a serious yet concerned expression on his face.
"Why do you want to get strong, Clefairy?" The teen asked, his gaze not wavering from the pink Pokemon as it started to fold its arms, with slight difficulty due to the weights on its wrists. Realizing that Clefairy was not going to say anything or budge, the raven haired trainer sighed as he took off his jacket, gloves, shoes and socks and put on bracers for himself, much to the surprise of the Pokemon.
"Remember that you're not alone in this. I'll be here to help you." Red stated as he felt the weight of the bracers, struggling to stand up but was able to after a few attempts. He then went to do the punching pose as Clefairy simply watched him before it decided to muster up the strength to get up and join him, much to his delight. As the day passed by and another comes like the sun on the horizon, Clefairy was given leg braces to keep up the strength of its legs as it had to train its feet by kicking the air, gaining confidence from its trainer and friends.
After two days of intense training, the time finally came when Clefairy gets to show the results of its training as it faced Ken and Ashi with Red by its side. The men then took off the bracers off the Pokemon as they then motioned it towards a boulder.
"Show us how strong you are now, young Clefairy! Show us your strength and clench your fists! Use Mega Punch on the boulder!" Ken shouted, earning a nod from the Fairy type when it got up and approached the rock before it turned around, getting a thumbs up and a smile from Red as it then turned around back and looked towards at its goal with determination and confidence. The Pokemon started to wind back and clench its fist as its hands started to glow red and surrounded by a white aura trail before it punched the boulder, breaking the rock into multiple pieces of pebbles that scattered across the area, much to the surprise of the red capped trainer and his team. Witnessing the results of the training, a tear came down from Ken's face as he smiled at the outcome before he turned to his brother, putting a hand on his shoulder and nodding at him before turning around and saying. "Congratulations, Clefairy! You have successfully learnt the move Mega Punch. I'm proud of you."
As the words left the man's mouth, Clefairy looked at its hand before the widest smile started to appear on its face while Ashi then came to it, motioning the pink creature to another boulder as he then turned around to it and stated. "Come now. Show me the strength of your feet and use Mega Kick!"
Once again in battle stance, Clefairy's foot started to glow red as it jumped at the boulder foot first as a white trail followed the limb. As its foot collided with the rock formation, smashing it into millions of pebbles and rubbles that scattered through the air, some hitting Red, Shinx and Beedrill as they had to shield themselves from the rocky rain. Amazed at what happened, the Fairy type looked at the results of its training through the destroyed boulders before it turned around and see the smiling faces of Ken and Ashi before it saw its trainer grinning face as he gave it two thumbs up. Feeling accomplished, it then started running to hug him as the others joined them and celebrating Clefairy's newly learnt moves. After the celebration, then came the time when Red and his Pokemon had to part ways with the experienced duo as the young trainer and the men shook hands before they turned to the Fairy type on the teen's shoulder.
"It was a very amusing couple of days training with you two. I wish you both good luck." Ken said as he bowed to the Pokemon, it responds by mimicking his movements. Ashi then walked up to the Pokemon as he held its hands and stated. "Show everyone the strength and power of those attacks! Let everyone and your next challenge know the move that surpasses limits."
When those words left his mouth, the boy and the Fairy Pokemon nodded with a glint of confidence in their eyes, causing the two men to smile when they notice it. Going off into the sunset, Red high fived Clefairy before they continued on their way towards Cerulean City.
Underneath the bustling and loud streets of Celadon City, things were silent within the hidden basement level of the esteemed Game Corner. Multiple men and women in black were doing patrol of the different exits, some were slacking off and talking and others were lifting boxes of merchandise and other treasures and commodities to various rooms. Further down a couple floors from where the men and women working, exists a floor where darkness roams. Within the shadows is a room concealed by two metal doors and protected by two tall guards. In the room, a conversation goes on as two silhouettes sit before one that is kneeling on the floor.
"Status report, Ariana." The man in the middle said with a voice so intimidating that it caused the redhead to unconsciously shiver in fear. Ariana then positioned herself on the ground in a more comfortable posture as she cleared her throat and speak. "Yes, Master Giovanni. The mission went with a success. The fossils were extracted along with a variety of Nuggets and Evolutionary stones as well. Recruits were made to-"
"I heard that you had resistance from the police on your mission." The man interrupted, his piercing stare feeling like it could put a Scyther's claws to shame. "Is that correct, Ariana?"
"I-indeed boss… Not to worr-" The redhead stuttered before she was interrupted once again by Giovanni which caused her to yelp and shut up.
"Did you lose anything?"
"A-a couple cages of captured Pokemon… from the Mt. Moon area…"
"What?!" Giovanni exclaimed, his voice echoing through the dark room, causing Ariana to sweat at her brow as his fist colliding with the table caused another sound that resonated through the room. As silence filled the room, the man calmed down before continuing.
"What caused this to happen, Ariana? What caused an Admin such as yourself to fail like this? Has the police increase in their battle strength or did an Elite Four Member or a Gym Leader came to the scene? I must know."
Ariana was about to reply until she was once again interrupted, this time by the silhouette that was beside Giovanni whose blue hair was barely visible in the darkness. "It was a child, sir."
'Archer…' The redhead thought venomously as she glared at the blue haired man before their boss began again. "What? A child, Archer? Explain." The man ordered as Archer nodded.
"Indeed, sir. Ariana did clear her mission outstandingly however during her escape through Mt. Moon, it was stated by some of the grunts that a teenager managed to stall her and become such an eyesore that she lost some of the cages that she had caught." The blue haired man explained which caused Ariana to sweat profusely as he finished, waiting for the boss's thoughts.
"Interesting. Is this true, Ariana?" Giovanni asked as he turned his gaze to the scarlet haired woman.
"Y-yes, sir. It is true." Ariana admitted in defeat as her gaze fell to the floor.
"I see…" The boss then thought before he opened his mouth and questioned. "What does the child look like? What was his clothing and appearance?"
"He had a red cap with an Earth Badge, a red jacket with a black undershirt and blue jeans with some white sneakers. His hair is black, hiding his face which made me unable to see his eyes." The red haired admin explained.
"And from some of my reports, some of the grunts stated that this child carries a slingshot and has unsettling 'powers'. They state that he had glowing red eyes. Like that of the demon Giratina." As the words left Archer's man, Giovanni instinctively held a breath before he calmed down and exhaled before he asked one more question. "His Pokemon?"
"So far, he used a Shinx and Beedril during the mission, he was very good with utilizing them despite them being lower leveled." Ariana said as Giovanni nodded before turning to Archer.
"Archer, I want you to make a status review and a warning report about this teenager. Ariana, escort Archer and tell him everything that you know about the kid. Everything." The boss commanded as both Admins nodded and went out of the room, leaving him as the only occupant within the dark space.
"Glowing red eyes, huh? …Could it be? Well, whoever it is, they will experience the wrath of Team Rocket soon enough."
As the words left Giovanni's mouth, the man chuckled which eerily spread through the room, giving anyone a chill up their spine as he went to plan his next move.
Wazzup, guys. Sorry for the long hiatus. This crisis actually got me working a lot more than I thought I would and for the first time in a while, I'm able to get some rest. So I hope that you will enjoy this chapter and I will be dishing out some more soon. One more maybe coming out later today if it's a perfect world. Also, yes. Red's Beedrill is a female, his Clefairy is a male. Also, do you guys like the little side story that I gave to the Mega Punch and Mega Kick tutors? There will also be a surprise character for the next chapter. I wonder if you guys can recognize them before the end of the story. Well, thanks for reviewing my story and I just hope that you guys will enjoy this one. Please take care of yourselves and your family during these times and enjoy your days. Enigma out!
