"Hold on! Multiple reports of gang activity!" Erika gasped in disbelief before she took a moment to calm herself. The police officer who reported this to her rubbed his scruffy chin before he continued. "Yeah. Some people have reported their Pokemon being stolen. Some altercations even sent some in the hospital."
"Oh. This is serious." Erika said, scratching her head until she lets out a sigh. 'And right after Team Rocket too?'
"Yeah. I'm speaking to you about this because I know your…history with the gangs in this area." The policeman stated as he looked through the clipboard before he gave her a glare through the glass. "However, right now, you're going to have to talk with Draconite gang, Erika."
The woman shifted uncomfortably on her seat when the man said that, her Bellossom looking up at her with a worried expression before the gym leader smiled. "Alright…I'll try."
"Please do. I'm sorry for this but you can't ignore him forever. He's been dealing with them for a while. Especially with what's going on." The officer said bluntly, putting down his clipboard and putting his head in his hand. "He's the only one that knows anything. Especially with the information Ms. Green has given to us."
"Yes, sir." Erika said, her hands shaking a little which made Bellossom patting her on her arm and letting out an aroma to calm down her trainer. "I'll see what I can do. Don't expect too much."
The police man nodded as she stood up and left, she wore an exhausted expression on her face when she pinched the bridge of her nose. "I shouldn't have pulled that all-nighter."
"I need to get to the bottom of this quickly. They have even Ms. Leaf and that boy has gotten caught up in this mess." The woman said, her hands shaking when she looked to the sun popping out from the horizon, coating the city of Celadon in an orange hue, her Pokemon popping out of their capsules to take the sunlight.
"Another can of Wurmples have opened."
"I better not expect you to back here again. Unless it's a checkup." Nurse Joy said with a smile, the expression scaring Red who was able to be released from the hospital. Before he could leave, he stretched himself and patted his stomach. "Glad it wasn't too bad."
"Kid! You had internal damage, you should be lucky we had Blissey, you brat!" Nurse Joy shouted and appeared behind him, harshly shaking the teen before she lifted him in the air and whispered to him. "Now don't let it happen again. Comprende?"
"Yes, ma'am." Red nodded quickly, the nurse looking at him before she smiled and brushed him. "Good. Now get outta here."
As they left, the two girls looked at Red who was covered in bandages, the only places not covered being his face which had only a few bandages on it, one covering his chin and the other over his nose.
"Well, don't you look like a mummy? Should I go and catch a Cofagrigus for you, my Pharaoh?" Kim grinned then smack him on his back which made the teen twitch in pain and glare at her with an annoyed expression. Before Red could answer, Leaf grabbed him by the hand and led him inside a restaurant and ordered some food. "Well, one thing that can make you heal faster is food so eat up."
Seeing the food on the table, he immediately scarfed it down, much to the girls' surprise and to Kim disgust. "Ewwww. Could you eat more silently?"
"Kim, leave him alone. At least you're ok…and you're still cute" Leaf said to Red which made him lift a brow.
"How? I'm covered in bandages. Wait, are you talking about my eyes?"
"Maybe. Who knows?" Leaf said with a shrug before she removed a rice from his chin and went for the fries. "Red. You don't want some?"
Red shook his head before he gave her a packet of ketchup. "Nah, I'm good. Plus, you like fries, don't you?"
"Huh? Wasn't expecting you to know that?"
"I mean you order it every time and go overdramatic mode about how it is the best thing since sliced bread." Kim said as she took out a fry and ate it, getting a gasp from Leaf who then turned to Red. "Really?"
"It was hard to ignore." Red scratched his cheek and smiled. She then ate another fry with a pouted face which got a laugh from her blue haired friend. "So what are we gonna do after this? Kim?"
"We have not been to the Celadon Arcade since we came here and honestly, I'm ready to make a statement in Celesteela's Rampage." She said, stretching her arms while Leaf's eyes sparkled at the thought. "Oh, hell yeah! I hope that they have fighting games there. Red?"
He got up from his food until he wiped his hands and drank some water. "I'm alright with anything but I hope they have Voltorb Flip or that one Decidueye game."
"Oh cool! Then it's a date!" Leaf smiled as she finished her food, leaning on her black haired companion. Kim raised a brow at the two before she cleared her throat. "Hey, you know I'm going to, right?"
"Oh…yeah." Leaf deadpanned with a sly smile on her face which made Kim slightly annoyed.
"You got something to say, Seedot?" Kim teased Leaf while holding her hair to look like the Pokemon with a grin, the two hearing a thump which made them turn to Red whose face is planted to the table. "Uhh. Red, are you ok?"
He lifted a shaky thumbs up. Unbeknownst to them, Red was trying his best not to explode in laughter as he pinched himself, tears coming out of his eyes. 'I can't unsee it. I can't unsee it. And the hat doesn't help.'
Red watched the two bicker, struggling to keep silence which did not go unnoticed by Kim. "You sure you're ok, Red?"
"Mmmhmm. I'm ok." He could barely struggle out, his sides hurting as he picked up water. "Just remembering some stuff."
"Like me being a Seedot, Red?" Leaf said, Red ultimately burst in laughter, slamming his fist on the table. Kim had no choice but to laugh as well, the brunette getting angry until she reached over and choked Red which got no result as he was stealing laughing. "Stop laughing! It's not funny."
"Hey, I had to deal with Misty calling me a Ralts for a week straight because of Virus. I'm taking my dose of serotonin." Red chuckled as she tightened her grip around him. The three continued talking in the Pokemon Center while waiting for the Celadon Game corner to open, Red dozing off as Leaf positioned him on her lap and continued playing games on her phone.
"You not challenging the gym, Leaf?" Kim asked as she sorted through her team and TMs in her bag. The brunette shook her head and sighed, placing her phone on the ground while playing with Red's hair. "Nah. I'm training on some strategies right now. Misdreavus, Lopunny and Swablu been making considerable process and Roselia is almost perfect. Soon, Erika..."
Leaf then started giggling evilly, causing Red to slightly squirm in his sleep until Kim's eyes started to widen. "Wait! Was it that-"
"Kim, girl. A girl can't reveal her secrets." The brunette said with a finger on her lips and a grin which made her friend sigh and pinch the bridge of her nose. "You're a villainess, Leaf. I don't know why Red teach you how to do strategies. I actually feel sorry for Erika."
"Hehe. I'm just a cute, innocent girl. I'm not a terrible person." Leaf gasped dramatically and put a hand on her chest, Kim rolling her eyes before they started laughing. After some hours of waiting, the trio went towards the Game Corner, dragging a drowsy Red as they were about to enter the Game Corner.
"Alright, first person to 2000 coins win!" Kim said, Mawile by her side wondering what is happening while munching on a Poffin.
"Ok! Loser buys the other a gift!" Leaf said, standing up as they shook hands, her wild movements jolting Red awake.
"Is the city being attacked again?" Red woke up in shock and looked around only to feel embarrassed when everyone is looking at him with confused expression. "Where are we?"
"The amazing, lustrous Game Corner!" Kim announced with a bow, getting claps from her Mawile and Leaf. "Let's go! Games are calling our names!"
"You'd think this would be the other way around." Red muttered when they entered the Game Corner, the trio quickly went to the cashier who lifted his gaze from the magazine and smiled. "Well, if it isn't my two awesome regulars. Sup, L and K?"
"Sup, DJ?" Kim said with a peace sign.
"Hey, DJ. The usual please?" Leaf said, the man taking out two cases filled with coins which he gave to the two girls who nodded at each other then ran off to their slot machines. Red could only watch in shock as the two girls competed against each other, their competitive aura making some of the people slightly uneasy.
"O...k." Red said before he took out a Coin Case out of his pocket. "Well, that dude gave me this so I better use it."
"Sup, man? First time?" He asked, Red nodding as he looked through the place and checking the game machines. "Yeah. Are...there any...puzzle games here...?"
"Puzzle games, eh? Yeah, we have a few. You ever heard of Voltorb Flip?"
"Uh...no." Red shrugged which made DJ look at him in confusion before he face palmed himself. "Of course he doesn't, DJ. This is his first time here."
"Alright. Voltorb Flip is a puzzle game. One of our most popular ones." DJ explained as he escorted Red towards one of the game machines before he showed him how to play. "You need to find the bombs in the puzzle. You lose when you press on a Voltorb. You win if you can get all the important cards."
After his explanation, he heard a ringing sound, seeing Red winning the first round perfectly, making him scratch his head and smile. "Yeah. Just like that, dude."
"Oh, cool. I won!" Red pumped his fist in the air before he tried playing again, a smile on his face before he lost on the second round. The trio continued playing games, Leaf and Kim comparing their coins and scores while Red was winning in Voltorb Flip, a crowd surrounding as he was fully focused on his rounds.
"You think he's gonna win this?"
"Dude has like...five of them left."
"I'm just surprised that he's on Level 4 right now. That's an achievement!"
"Is he allergic to bombs?"
During their murmurs, Red quickly checked through his options until he picked one of the tiles, everyone's heart starting to beat fast until it shows as a number 3, making everyone let out a collective sigh. "This is making me nervous."
He then tried another and another card, quickly checking his option until he finished entire round, everyone watching in complete disbelief.
"H-he won the round." Everyone said in unison before they cheered him on. During this, Leaf and Kim watched as Red enjoyed himself, giving some of the people a high five before he starts the next round. The two getting closer to him and watching him play, Kim eating some chips. "How do you get so far? Wasn't this game hard as hell?"
"It's actually quite enjoyable. It's honestly a lot of fun." Red said before he accidentally pressed the quit button, screaming in horror along with everyone despite the coins that is going into his Coin Case. "Oh man. I was so far..."
While he was sulking, Kim and Leaf then heard silence as a blonde girl who looked younger than them came into the place, her green eyes looking around which made some of the people uneasy. Leaf and Kim saw the girl set her sights on Red, making her way to Red's table with her arms crossed.
"You seem to have a lot of luck. Would you like to have a match?"
Red's face was planted on the table when his Pokegear lit up, still hurt by the fact of what happened, everyone looking at the blonde girl who got even closer to him, snapping her fingers. "Uhh…hello?"
"Man, it wouldn't have been so bad if I lost but I accidentally quit it, Virus. Of course, that stings much worse." Red complained to his Pokegear that spoke back to him. "Bzzt! You can try again. Probability of you winning the entire round is high. Bzzt!"
"I-is he ignoring me?" She said, a twitch on her right eye, Leaf and Kim snickering silently which made her angry as she slammed her hands on the table then glared at Red. "Hey! I'm talking to you!"
"Huh?" Red looked up, seeing the girl's sneering at him before she sat down in front of him. "You! Me! Match! Voltorb Flip! Now!"
"Ok, sure." Red answered with a shrug.
"Good. And don't underestimate me because I'm younger." She pointed at him to which he nodded. 'Aww. She's adorable.'
"We're gonna have a few tries. Total is five for each of us. The one who goes the furthest the most times wins." The blonde explained, Red nodded before she pushed Red out of the chair. "Girls first!"
"That's rude." Leaf said as she caught Red before he fell to the ground. They then heard the crowd cheering, seeing the girl quickly breeze through the first four rounds, much to the surprise of Leaf and Kim. "Damn! She's quick."
"Looks like Red might meet his match."
"Hmm." Red hummed with a smile, seeing the girl fail at the fifth round before she tried again. "She's good."
The blonde then went towards the fifth round again, the blonde was starting to have issues as her eyes darted through the table. She then checked through the first two rows, taking her time to check on the patterns. 'Almost there.'
"She's almost done." One of the girls said as the blonde girl is able to reveal another tile which showed a '2' which increased her anxiety as time goes on.
"There!" She then clicked on a tile, her smile fall when she see it is a Voltorb, signaling her loss as she heard all the orbs blew up. She was angry at this until she got up, turning to Red. "Well, it's your turn. Although I don't think you can get that far…"
Red stayed quiet as he started his game, a smile on his face as he cleared the first three levels with no ease, everyone surprised by his speed shocking everyone. "Woah, he's good."
'They're making it sound impressive when all I did was had a few lucky guesses.' Red thought until he pressed on a bomb, losing the third round. He then tried again, this time able to get through round three much easier and able to get halfway through round four before he took a moment to think.
'Alright, then. That row's cleared, this one has only one bomb here so I'm guessing it should be here.' He said as he clicked on one of the card, able to clear through the fourth round and got to the fifth round.
"I-I lost." The girl stuttered when she saw him finishing the fifth round of Voltorb Flip in under several minutes.
"How the hell? I should be winning this." She said after he finished the sixth round then losing after missing the last card. After he made his next attempt, he then reached the fifth round after a while, everyone excited as they saw him able to get back to the sixth round.
'I can't believe I lost.' The blonde thought, gripping her clothing as some tears threatening to come out of her eyes. As he reached his last attempt, he passed the seventh round, about to take on the eight but failed immediately after he pressed on a bomb.
"Darn. Guess I messed up that one." He said while scratching his head, seeing the coins coming out of the machine and filling his Coin Case.
She was furious at this, looking at the raven haired teenager who smiled and outstretched his hand, a smile on his face.
"No one beats me! Be prepared!" She shouted, stomping her feet and ran away after she shook his hand, everyone cheering while DJ went to them. "Nice match! She's been the rage of this place. I didn't expect someone could beat her."
"Huh? Seriously, she's that good?" Kim said, taking some of Red's coins while Leaf smacked her hand away, the bluenette unaware that Leaf took some herself. "Who is she though?"
"The dudette's name is Fiona. Despite her being young, she is super competitive so don't be surprised if she comes back again looking for you." DJ said, putting a hand on Red who smiled. "I don't think she will mind it that much."
"I'm here to challenge you." Fiona said, her hands on her hips as she gave a determined glare at Red who was drawing pictures of Pokemon in the wildlife on Route 7. "Huh?"
"I demand a rematch."
Kim and Leaf gave Red a knowing smirk before he furrowed his brow and gave them some money. "I stand corrected."
"No talk. Fight. Let's go, Ratty!" Fiona said as she threw out a Raticate who had a bowtie on the field. Red looked at his party, his Pokemon not feeling to go to a battle until Luxio got up and walked to the field.
"Luxio, Dis-"
"Sucker Punch!"
Raticate vanished, tackling Luxio before it grinned, much to Fiona's surprise. "Wait. What the?"
She couldn't continue when the lynx started to crackle with electricity, immediately using Discharge to electrocute the rat.
"Get out of there, Ratty!" The blonde girl commanded, Raticate nodded as it made its move. After Luxio finished its attack, it looked around only to see that its opponent is nowhere to found until Red noticed the hole in the ground.
"Take your time and look at the ground." Luxio listened to his trainer and looked at the ground, trying its best to find the brown rat. Leaf and Kim watched as the lynx checked its surroundings until it noticed something moving on the ground, it and Red sharing a nod.
"Block it with Night Slash!" Luxio immediately braced itself as its arm starts glowing, blocking an attack from Raticate. Fiona noticed the cat preparing its next paw. "Double Team!"
"Discharge!" Raticate immediately split into multiple mirages and dashed towards the Electric type only to be stopped by a Discharge that vaporized them and blasted the rat back to Fiona's side, the girl getting frustrated as she made her next move.
"That's it! Take him down! Hyper Beam!" Raticate got itself up and shot a huge powerful blast that went towards Luxio who immediately shielded himself with Discharge, creating a veil of electricity. As the two moves made collision, Luxio struggled against the beam, barely able to withstand the attack with Discharge until it got sent back.
"Nice, Ratty!" She said, her Pokemon celebrating until they saw the Luxio able to get up, barely fazed by the attack. Before Fiona could do anything, Luxio vanished into thin air, appearing right behind Raticate and then used Thunder Fang, electrocuting the rat until it fell unconscious.
"How?" Fiona stated as her hands balled into fists before she turned to Raticate. "What was that, Ratty? You almost had him!"
Watching the girl harshly scolding her Pokemon, Red and Leaf were reminded of Blue when he went to her, crouching in front of her and giving Raticate a Poffin. "Hey. Don't be too hard on Raticate. It tried its best."
"You can say that because you won!" Fiona said, stepping on Red's toe before she ran away, earning a pained yell from the teen. Holding his toe, Red massaged his toe and then leaned to the wall, Leaf, Kim and his Pokemon looking at the situation with raised brows.
"That was odd." Leaf said, she and Kim leaning beside Red as the three of them just enjoyed the shade and light breeze as they talked.
"I'm here again." Fiona announced with a smile in the morning as she stood in front of the Pokemon Center. After her announcement, Red came out of the place while rubbing his eyes as he stretched. "Do you have to come in the morning?"
"Yes! Go, Leo!" She said, releasing a Litleo who bared its fangs at him. Yawning, Red tried to refuse but it failed before he went back inside and to his Pokemon who were barely awake. "Anyone of you ready for battle right now?"
All he could get were sleepy mumbles and groans from them, the teen about to walk out and refuse her until she barged into the Pokemon Center. "I want to fight you now! Not taking no for an answer!"
"Oh dear." Red mumbled before he turned to Meowth. "Meowth, help? I'll give you some Porridge if you do."
Meowth smiled as she got up, Fiona grinned as they went to the battlefield. "Alright, time to-"
The battle took a few minutes, Meowth making short work of Litleo, the white cat licking its paw while sitting on its defeated foe. Seeing this, Fiona was angry as she returned her Pokemon and ran away in a fit of rage, Red sighing as the girl stuck her tongue out and mocked him while walking away. He then went back inside the Center, going back to his room and continuing to eat his cereal as Leaf woke up and came out of his room, rubbing her eyes.
"Why did you come out of my room?" He asked with a brow raised until he noticed that she has only his shirt which made him blush. "And why do you have my shirt?
The brunette looked at him, smirking when she saw his face turning pink before she sat on his lap and hugged him. "Wanna know what I have under this shirt?"
"U-u-um, L-L-Leaf…I…"
"Don't hold back. Who knows? I might like it much more than you think." She said seductively, blowing in his air and getting closer to him. Licking her lips, she held his cheeks before their mouth were just a few inches from each other. Red closed his eyes until he realized nothing is happening, opening his eyes to see Leaf eating some of his cereal. "I don't know who made Bidoof Flakes but he is a genius."
Red found himself to be surprisingly disappointed until the girl turned to him and fed him some of the cereal, much to his surprise. "Red. Were you expecting something else? Huh?"
Red shook his head which made a smile come unto Leaf's face until she came closer, their noses touching each other. "I wonder though. What is it that you really think, sweetie?"
She was about to kiss him until they heard the door open, the brunette quickly hopping out of his lap and straightened herself, playing with her hair with a crooked smile. Out of the door came Kim who was sleepy, the girl noticed the looks at the two teenagers before she smirked, going to the fridge, taking out a box of milk and drank it then going to the bathroom.
"If you're going to fuck, please don't do it in the kitchen please." She laughed, Leaf screamed in embarrassment as she flailed her arms. "Seriously, Kim?! You couldn't just shut up!"
Red put his head in his hands as he watched the two bicker, looking to the ceiling as he continued eating his cereal. "What is that little girl's deal? Why is she so obsessed with winning?"
This continued for days, Fiona challenging Red multiple times and losing, the girl getting frustrated after every loss. After a week of losses, Fiona started to get frustrated as she stomped her feet and look at her party, thinking of her options until she heard a knock on her door. "Go away. I'm thinking."
The door opened, a tall, blonde girl dressed in a purple blouse and black leggings and combat boots came inside, looking around the place as she put her hair in a ponytail. "What's up, sis? I see you've been busy lately."
"Yeah, Angela. I'm thinking of what to do to beat this gu-" She paused, Angela worried until she saw the frustrated expression. "You haven't tried Ratty."
"Trust me, I've tried but he's…" Fiona got frustrated when she balled her fists, some tears coming from her eyes. "…too strong."
Angela patted her sister's head as the little girl started to cry, she feeling a slight bit of anger before she hugged Fiona. "Fiona. You know I don't like losing, right? And he's been beating you for a week straight…that must've been hard. Want me to take him on?"
Fiona was silent before Angela snapped her fingers. "Hold on. I got an idea. Let's go with…"
"Let's fight again!" Fiona said, a huge smile on her face as she encountered Red who was playing with his Pokemon. The raven haired teen started to sigh as he got up, Vulpix jumping to the field as it was ready to battle. Seeing this, the blonde child smiling when she threw a Dusk Ball.
"Alright, let's go, Komala!" A grey, sleeping koala popped out, landing on the log as it dashed forward and slammed the ground, much to Red's confusion. 'An immediate attack with Earthquake? Ok.'
"Flamethrower on the ground!" Vulpix quickly aimed at the ground, shooting a stream of flame that sent into the air, avoiding the shockwave caused by the slam. The teen then noticed the koala immediately appeared in front of his Pokemon, the teen making it dodge the move with Extrasensory then used Flamethrower to burn Komala.
'Komala, Façade!"
"Extrasensory!"
The two Pokemon battled each other, Vulpix dodging the koala's attacks until it retaliated with blasts of fire. It then swung the log to use a Wood Hammer only to be stopped by an Extrasensory, much to Red's confusion.
'Her approach to the fight is different now than before. She's usually more standard.' Red thought as he was able to get Vulpix to minimize the blow from a Façade, the attack doing more damage than expected. Behind a wall, Angela saw the battle, frowning as she saw her sister losing the match despite Komala's strength.
'She's not gonna win if she continues with this. Plus, that kid's fighting style.' She said before she released a Girafarig beside him. She gritted her teeth when she saw Red's Vulpix going around Komala then unleashed a ring of fire. "Isn't he familiar?"
"Alright, Earthquake again." Fiona made her command, the Pokemon making its move which Red was waiting for until something happened, Komala glowing as it slammed the fox with its log.
"What the?" Red was confused, seeing his Vulpix knocked to the ground. As the fox fainted, Fiona started to smile as she celebrated her victory, jumping into the air with joy.
"YES! I WON!" She then pumped her fist into the air, a smile on her face before she turns to Red with a teasing smirk, ready to revel in his despair. "I'm the best! Finally I beat him!"
She saw Red losing the match with a dumbfounded expression before he ran towards Vulpix. "Are you ok?"
'Yeah. I'm sorry I lost.' Vulpix said with a frown.
"Hey, it's ok. You did amazing out there." Red said as he lifted his Pokemon and smiled.
Fiona could not believe what she saw, her opponent was laughing and enjoying himself despite losing. He did not scold his Pokemon for their loss but instead congratulated it for its participation. She cannot understand this, she balled her hands into fists before she screamed at him. "Shouldn't you be angry or sad that you lost? You lost to a kid even? Why are you not angry at me?"
"Why should I? It's not the end of the world."
Fiona was once again shocked, looking to the floor as she tried to interpret the words that she just heard. Losing is the worst thing that happened to her. She hated losing. She hated when there is someone better than her. She bit her lip and started to slightly sob before she felt a hand on her head, seeing Red looking at her.
"Yeah. It's frustrating to lose but when you lose, you can learn a lot from your loss and improve on them. " He said, patting her head.
Now she felt empty. Despite winning, she felt a pain in her heart. Her expression fell before she turned to her sister in the bushes behind her. Yes, she won. She got the victory but one thing is for certain.
She cheated.
Meanwhile, Angela was smiling at her victory until she remembered Red's face, her smile getting bigger as she left. "So that's the hero? Interesting."
Fiona looked to the ground, returning Komala before she looked at the capsule in deep thought, turning to Red for a while then walking away. "Are you ok?"
"Y-yeah." Fiona said, rubbing her arm as she left for Celadon City. "Well…I'll see you later."
Red watched the girl with a worried expression, cradling Vulpix as the rest of his Pokemon came beside him. Clef and Luxio turned to Red, Meowth jumped on his shoulder. 'You think she would be more excited.'
"Yeah…" Red said before he turned around and got some medicine for Vulpix. "I just hope she's ok."
After some hours of playing with his Pokemon, Red returned back to the Pokemon Center, about to enter until he saw a child coming towards him and grabbed unto his leg, tears streaming from his eyes. "What's wrong?"
"T-they t-took m-m-my Mankey!" The kid cried and pointed in the direction of the department store. Looking at the direction and hearing the child, Red's expression hardened before he took the child inside the center.
"Can someone called the police?" He asked, Nurse Joy running to him as he explained the situation, the kid trying his best not to cry. Red then quickly dashed towards the department store, making sure that the thieves have not gotten far.
"If I can at least slow them down until then, that's good." The teen said as he went behind the building. Before he could look around, he was attacked by a blast, seeing four men grinning at him, one of them holding a Mankey.
"Go get'em, guys!"
"Graveler, Rollout!"
"Take them out, Koffing! Sludge!"
"Nidoking, crush them! Brick Break!"
All of their Pokémon attacked Red who quickly released Beedrill who was able to stop them with String Shot. Not missing a beat, he released Poli who used Bubble Beam at the Pokemon, aiming his slingshot and shooting a Pokeball into the air as the bubbles exploded and knocked out the horde of Pokemon, much to the men's surprise. "T-th-that's impossible. How did he-"
They could not get a chance to do anything when Meowth appeared in front of them and slapped Mankey out of their grasp. The men tried to get back the Pokemon, the group being too late when Beedrill caught the two.
"Ice Beam!" Poli unleashed a wave of ice, trapping the men in a block of ice. The men shook uncomfortably as the teen walked towards them, a serious expression on his face. "What's your reason for doing this?"
"W-we were d-d-doing this for our l-lady. S-she wanted t-to k-k-kick your ass."
"Your lad-" Red raised a brow before he heard a sound, looking up and jumping out of the way of something that crashed to the ground. Turning around, he saw a Pokémon landed in front of him.
"I guess that answers my question." Red commented when he saw someone walking beside the creature until he felt a weird presence, looking up to notice a huge eye hovering over them. "We can't escape either."
"Unless you can beat me. No." The silhouette said in a sultry feminine voice, a pink haired girl approaching him with the other being a Sylveon. Seeing the woman coming towards him with a seductive smile that made Red slightly blush, much to his confusion. 'What the?'
"Nice to meet you, cutie." She greeted him, swaying her hips before she touched Red's face. Red tried to move but found himself unable to as he realized that his heart started beating uncomfortably fast.
"Call me Angel!" The girl declared with a hand on her chest, fluttering her eyelashes at him. Red found himself being mesmerized by her eyes before he shook his head and swatted her hand away then retreated. 'What the hell was that?'
"You...rejected me?" Angel muttered in shock, gritting her teeth before she repeated herself loudly. "You rejected me!"
"Uh oh." Red said, stopping the girl's hand across his face. "What is your problem?"
"You're the problem. Doll!" Her Sylveon walked forward and glowed, the teen noticing this before he tried to run off. "Don't hold back."
Her Sylveon quickly lunged towards him with its feelers, Red's Beedrill able to block the tendrils before using String Shot to hold them in place. Seeing the smirk on Angel's face, Red made his Pokemon wrapped itself with String Shot as it got close to the Fairy-type before he heard Angel's command. "Mystical Fire."
"I knew it." He said, hearing a cry of pain when Beedrill smacked Sylveon back, much to her trainer's surprise. "String Shot as armor? That's a first."
She could not get the chance to marvel when the bee shot a string at her Pokemon and flung it into a wall, she made the Pokemon use Protect to stop the collision before the two combatants both clashed with each other.
"Doll, Moonblast!"
"Stop it with String Shot!"
Sylveon opened its mouth and was about to shoot but Beedrill stopped it by ejecting silk in its face. Frustrated at the situation, Sylveon started mumbling harshly, the flames from its mouth burning the String Shot as it yapped angrily, much to Red and Beedrill's horror.
"Does your Sylveon kiss you with that mouth?" Red questioned with a raised brow while covering Poli's ears. Surprised at the question, Angel crossed her arms and cocked her head to the side. "Yeah, what does that have to do with anything?"
"Never mind." He said before turning to Beedrill and Poliwhirl and pointed at Sylveon. "Please, guys. Don't be like her."
"You dare speak like that about my Doll. I'll crucify you!" Angel said as her Pokemon launched a wave of flames, Luxio popping out of his Pokeball which Red noticed and quickly made it shield them against the fire. 'Why crucify?'
Recalling most of his Pokemon, Red was about to attack until he noticed a feeler behind him, gesturing Luxio to it. Understanding its trainer, the lynx bit the tendril before unleashing a burst of electricity that hit Sylveon, much to Angel's surprise. Clicking her teeth, she was about to make a command until she noticed a Clefairy beside her Pokemon. 'How th-'
Her Pokemon was punched by the Clefairy, the strike sending it flying to the wall before it used Metronome and burst into a flash of light. "Crap! My eyes!"
Red took the chance to look around for a means of escape only to be stopped by a barrier, seeing the huge eye glowing. "Why does it have to be Mean Look?"
"Doll, Rock Smash!" Angel commanded, her Sylveon ribbons strings immediately elongated and lunged towards Red. He quickly evaded the tendrils, ducking under a ribbon before another went at him which he sidestepped, the ribbon crackling the ground.
"Darn, its ribbons are super quick!" He said before he made Luxio use Discharge, the Pokemon unleashing a shield of electricity that deflected the ribbons, much to Angel disbelief. "He deflected it?!"
As she made a command, her Sylveon got hit by a flaming bullet, a few more followed which made the Fairy type had to use Protect to shield itself from the incoming shots fired by Vulpix.
"He can make his Pokemon snipers too?! That's unfair!" The pink haired girl commented before she turned to her opponent, only to see nothing. "Where did he go?"
She kept on her guard, hearing nothing until a barrage of blue fireballs attacked Sylveon which were shielded by its Protect.
"How about this?" She said, her Pokemon lashed out with its feelers as they went through the area only for her to hear an impact. "Moonblast in that area!"
Sylveon did not waste time as it fired a pink beam that caused an explosion, Angel putting on her shades to shield her eyes from the explosion. After the explosion subsided, she looked around only to find nothing, much to her surprise before she saw a capsule for a Smoke Ball.
"So he escaped. I can understand why Dread would have problems with him. What a smartie~" She smiled as she took up the empty Smoke Ball. "Now I'm interested."
"Here you go!" Red said, panting heavily as he held out the Mankey, falling to the ground.
"Thank you so much. Thank you so much!" The kid said happily as he hugged his Mankey. Taking off the Spell Tag off his hand, Red waved as the boy left as he took a moment to sit down by a bench.
"That was tiring." He said before he started to feel dizzy, the teen barely able to move when something grabbed him and dragged him into a quiet street. Trying to get out of his captor's grasp, he then felt calm as he slowly found himself comfortable in his situation. "This isn't good. I need to get out of here quick."
"We meet again, cutie." Red looked up to see Angel walking towards him, swaying her hips as she did so. 'If my experiences with Leaf and witnessing Dad in his troubles taught me something, it's never good when a girl does that in your direction.'
"You interest me, cutie. I like smart guys." Angel said with a seductive smirk as she approached Red who struggled against his binds.
"I-I wouldn't say I'm smart. Just some rookie t-tactics, that's all." Red stuttered nervously and looking away.
"Rookie tactics, huh? I've studied the books of battling and what you're doing isn't even on the last pages. Explains a lot honestly." The woman then lifted him by his chin, her perfume invading Red's nose which made his heartbeat faster as she got closer to him. Seeing what is happening, Red tried to struggle against his binding, the teen looking at his shadow before he muttered one word.
"Disable."
"What?" Angel was caught off guard when Sylveon's feelers retracted, two shadow hands freeing Red. Angel then dashed towards Red who dodged before he threw a Smoke Ball. She quickly snapped her fingers which made a flash of light burst from behind her, blowing away the smoke.
"He moves almost like a ninja. I like him even more now." A smile appeared on her face, tracing her lips with her finger before saying. "You got away this time, cutie. But I always get what I want."
Red let out a breath when he returned back to his room, plopping on his bed before he felt Meowth laying on his head and Vulpix beside him. 'Are you ok, maw-master?'
"Yeah, I'm alright. I just need some rest." Red answered with a smile, petting Vulpix on the head until they both looked at him with baffled expressions. "What's wro-"
"I'm back!"
"I got an Eevee!" Leaf cheered happily as she let out her Eevee which turns out to be a shiny, the rest of her Pokemon welcoming the new member including Lopunny who hugged it. The brunette saw Red lying on the bed, a smile on her face before she jumps on him and hugs him, knocking the wind out of Red.
"Hey, sweetie. How are yo-" Leaf paused as she looked at Red's face, her face losing color and her smile immediately fading.
'Why do I hear boss music?' Red thought aloud, unaware of Leaf's change in behavior. 'And why does it sound like one I should be hearing while fighting someone on a snowy mountain?'
"Red. Baby, what is that?" He heard Leaf's voice, the tone making the hairs on his back stood up as her grip started to tighten around his shoulder.
"What are you talking about?" Red lifted a brow until he looked into the mirror, his eyes widened when he noticed a lipstick smear on his cheek. "Where the hell did that come from? I don't even re- Leaf, I can explain."
Red immediately explained what happened, from his battle against the goons who took the kid's Pokemon to Angel fighting him. After he finished his explanation, he looked at Leaf who then let out a sigh before smiling. "Alright, I believe you."
"Really?" Red asked, a smile appearing on his face. Leaf nodded before she sat on her bed and picked up a purse. "Hey, Red. I have some tickets to the new movie: Eevee Rangers! You want one?"
"Really?" Red's lit up like a child who is being promised a trip to the amusement park. "Sure I would."
"Good." Leaf said with a smirk, sharing a look with Kimberley before continuing. "Then it's a date!"
Red was caught off guard by this as he spoke his mind in confusion. "Wait. What? I thought the three of us were going."
"Watched it!" Kim raised her hand, much to Red's surprise. "How?!"
"I pirated it." She shrugged nonchalantly. Red could not get the chance to even comment on this when Leaf hugged him, a mischievous smirk on her face before she wiped the smear on his face then whispered to his ear.
"You better get your best outfit."
The two girls then left the room, leaving a bewildered Red who only had one question to his mind.
"WHAT?!"
Enjoy the chapter. I don't exactly have much to say than I played way too much Voltorb Flip while making this so sorry if my addiction came out in the chapter. I hope you all keep safe and Enigma out!
