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Fangs of death: We're using Pokemon before the National Pokedex. We wish those Pokemon were available before beating the game. It would've given us a larger variety of Pokemon to work with.
Oreburgh City
The Eds look around at Oreburgh City. They have never seen a city surround by mountains; but then again, they haven't been to a lot of cities before.
"Okay, boys. Let's find that gym and get our badges." said Eddy.
"Wait, Eddy. Before we do that, we should get our Pokemon to the Pokemon Center and get them healed first. I heard that gym leaders are stronger than your average trainer, so we should have all our Pokemon at full health before we try taking them on." suggested Edd.
"Fine. I guess it wouldn't be such a bad idea to do that. Let's go find the Pokemon Center." said Eddy. The boys looked around to find the Pokemon Center and eventually locate it. They walk up to the doors, only to have them suddenly open and a boy around their age wearing a black bandana, crimson red t-shirt, black pants and shoes, walk out and bump past them.
"Move it, dorks." said the boy. Eddy looks at him angrily.
"Hey! Watch where you're walking!" yelled Eddy. The boy just looks over his shoulder at them, then just walks away.
"That was rude." said Edd.
"Reminds me of Kevin." said Eddy.
"Forget about that boy, Eddy. We need to get our Pokemon healed." said Edd.
"Alright." said Eddy. The Eds walk inside and go to the front desk. The nurse walks up to them and the three hand her their Pokemon.
"I will have your Pokemon healed soon." said the nurse.
"Thank you, ma'am." said Edd. Once that was done, the Eds go to the cafeteria and grabbed some lunch. As they ate, the Eds talked about what they're going to do next.
"What now, guys?" asked Ed.
"It will be a while before our Pokemon are healed. I would like to explore the city a bit more. I saw a museum nearby I would like to see." said Edd.
"Yawn. You can go to the museum, sockhead. I want to see where the gym is, so we'll know where to go when we get our Pokemon back." said Eddy.
"Very well. That would be a wise idea. We'll meet back here in one hour." said Edd as he stood up out of his seat.
"Okay." said Eddy. Ed tags along with Eddy while Edd goes to the museum. After two minutes of searching, they find the gym. "So this is the place, huh? I wonder what kind of Pokemon the gym leader uses." Eddy asked himself. The door to the gym suddenly opens and the same boy who bumped into them at the Pokemon Center walks out. Seeing Ed and Eddy, he glares at them.
"What are you losers doing here?" asked the boy.
"That's not really any of your business. But we're just seeing where the gym is." said Eddy.
"So you're going to try getting a gym badge?" asked the boy in an amused voice.
"Yeah. Once we get our Pokemon healed, we'll take on the gym leader." said Eddy.
"HA! You two dorks don't have what it takes to beat this gym leader." said the boy.
"First off, my name isn't 'dork' you lump; it's Eddy." said Eddy.
"I'm Ed." said Ed.
"And second, we will beat this gym leader, so keep your trap shut." said Eddy.
"Whatever." said the boy as he turns to walk away. "By the way, my name is Devon." With that, he walks away.
"Oh, great. Not only does he call us dorks like Kevin, his name rhymes with his." said Eddy.
"So what now, Eddy?" asked Ed.
"We just have to wait for our Pokemon to be healed, monobrow. Let's go back and see if they're healed." said Eddy. The two start heading back to the Pokemon Center. When they got there, they found Edd waiting there for them.
"Hello, gentlemen. Did you find the Pokemon Gym?" asked Edd.
"Yeah, and that punk from before was there, too." said Eddy.
"I see. Well let's just wait for our Pokemon to be healed." said Edd. They go inside the Pokemon Center and sit down in the lobby.
"So how was the museum?" asked Eddy.
"It was interesting. Lots of stuff related to coal and mining it. Also, there was another interesting thing there. Apparently they have a way of bringing fossils to life." said Edd.
"What does that mean?" asked Eddy.
"They bring dead Pokemon back to life." said Edd.
"Zombie Pokemon?" asked Ed.
"No, Ed. They can perfectly ressurect an extinct Pokemon. It sounds unbelievable, but also interesting." said Edd.
"Yeah, yeah." said Eddy. They suddenly hear their names over the intercom, calling them to the front desk. They go over to it and the nurse hands them their Pokemon.
"Here you are, boys. Your Pokemon are fully healed." said the nurse.
"Thank you." said Edd. The boys exit the Pokemon Center.
"To the gym, boys." said Eddy.
"Actually, Eddy. I'm going to train my Pokemon in the Oreburgh Mine for a while. It would be wise to strengthen our Pokemon if this gym leader is tough. I want to train my Budew for a while, I've been spending a lot of time with her and I would like to get more experience with her, and I thought it would be a good idea." said Edd.
"Hmm. I guess it wouldn't hurt. Okay, sockhead. Let's go to the mine." said Eddy. They all go into the mine to do some training. Since there was mostly rock-types in the gym. It was a good place to train Ed's Turtwig, Edd's Piplup and Budew, and Eddy's Chimchar with his Power-Up Punch, and Zubat with his Absorb attack. In the middle of their training, Eddy's Zubat learned Mean Look. While Eddy was training his Chimchar, the ground rumbled beneath them, and a snake-like Pokemon that looks like it's body is made of segmented rocks bursts out of the ground. Edd pulls out the pokedex and points it at the Pokemon.
"Onix, the Rock Snake Pokemon. It squirms through the ground using its' long and rugged body. It always eats while burrowing." said the pokedex.
"What do we do?" asked Ed.
"Quick, Chimchar. Use Power-Up Punch." said Eddy.
"Chimchar." said Chimchar as he runs at the Onix and punches it.
"Onix!" the Onix yells out. The Onix looked like it was low on stamina, but it was still standing.
"Eddy. That Onix must have the Sturdy ability also." said Edd. The Onix lunges forward and wraps itself around Chimchar and squeezes him. "That must be Onix's Bind attack."
"Chimchar! Try using Ember!" yelled Eddy. Chimchar opens his mouth and sprays embers into Onix's face, doing just enough damage to knock it out, and releasing its' hold on Chimchar. "That was close. Good job, Chimchar."
"Chimchar." Chimchar says in relief. Suddenly, Chimchar freezes up and starts to glow.
"Eddy! I think Chimchar's evolving!" said Edd.
"Sweet!" says Eddy. When the glowing stops, they see Chimchar, now a bit taller, he now has a tail that has fire coming out of the end of it, a blue marking around his eyes, and a white ring of fur around his neck.
"Monferno!" the evolved Chimchar yells out. Edd points the pokedex at him.
"Monferno, the Playful Pokemon, and the evolved form of Chimchar. It uses ceilings and walls to launch aerial attacks. It's fiery tail is but one of its weapons." said the pokedex.
"It seems Monferno is not just a fire-type, he's also part fighting-type. So that means that it can handle rock-type moves a bit better now. It also learned a new attack: Mach Punch, which is a fighting-type move." said Edd.
"Super sweet!" said Eddy. They hear a noise coming from behind them and they turn to see a Geodude charging at them.
"Eddy, I think its' going to attack!" said Edd. Rembering the attack that Edd mentioned, Eddy turns to Monferno.
"Monferno! Use that Mach Punch attack of yours!" said Eddy. And faster than they can follow, Monferno runs forward and punches the Geodude with enough force to send it flying back and knocking it out.
"That was fast." said Ed.
"Yes, Ed. When a Pokemon uses Mach Punch, it always attacks before the opposing Pokemon." explained Edd.
"Awesome! That will definitely come in handy!" said Eddy. "Come here, pal of mine." said Eddy. Monferno runs up to them and they hug.
"Very impressive." a voice says from behind them. They turn to see a man with red hair, glasses, a red mining helmet, and a mining outfit walking towards them.
"Who are you?" asked Edd.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Roark." said Roark.
"Are you a miner?" asked Edd.
"Actually, I come here to train my Pokemon. I'm actually the Oreburgh City gym leader.
"You're the gym leader?" said Eddy.
"Yes, I am." replied Roark.
"Well, we're Pokemon trainers, and we want to battle you." said Eddy.
"Three challengers? Looks like I'm going to be very busy today." said Roark.
"Actually, we'd like to take our Pokemon to the Pokemon Center to be treated after the training we did with them here so they'd be in full health when we have our gym battles with you. So we'd like to have our battles tomorrow." said Edd.
"Very well, I'll be waiting for you three in my gym. I'll see you there tomorrow then." said Roark, and with that, he walks past them and leaves the mine.
"Hey, Eddy. Remember those Rock Smash TMs we got from that man in the Oreburgh Gate? You should try using one on Monferno. Rock Smash is also a fighting-type move." said Edd.
"Great idea, Double-D." said Eddy. He reaches into his backpack and pulls out the TM. He puts it against Monferno's forehead and the TM starts to glow. (a/n: We're not certain that's how TMs work, we're just making that part up.) Monferno's eyes lit up and the TM breaks apart.
"Looks like it worked." said Edd.
"Let's go, you guys." said Ed excitedly.
"Okay, Ed. Let's go to the Pokemon Center, boys." said Eddy. They all leave the mine to get their Pokemon healed for their big gym battles tomorrow.
End of Chapter 8
Eds Pokemon Team
Turtwig (Male)
Attacks: Tackle, Withdraw, Leafage, Growth, and Razor Leaf.
Ability: Overgrow.
Starly (Male)
Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack, and Wing Attack.
Ability: Keen Eye.
Edds Pokemon Team
Piplup (Male)
Attacks: Pound, Growl, Water Gun, and Charm.
Ability: Torrent.
Kricketune (Male)
Attacks: Pound, Growl, Struggle Bug, and Fury Cutter.
Ability: Swarm.
Budew: (Female)
Attacks: Absorb, Stun Spore, Growth, and Worry Seed.
Ability: Poison Point.
Eddys Pokemon Team
Monferno (Male)
Attacks: Scratch, Leer, Ember, Taunt, Power-Up Punch, Mach Punch, and Rock Smash.
Ability: Blaze.
Zubat (Male)
Attacks: Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, and Mean Look.
Ability: Inner Focus.
Geodude (Male)
Attacks: Tackle, Defense Curl, and Sandstorm.
Ability: Sturdy.
