Hey Pokémon Fanfic Peeps! I'm back with another chapter of Silver's Skater Girl. I've been working on this chapter for a couple weeks, and it ended being over 8,000 words, so I'm proud. I hope you guys enjoy it!
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Silver's Skater Girl Chapter 16: The Golden Adventure Part 1
I lie awake at night, thinking about all the people who care about me. It feels surreal. I went from having literally no one to count on to having an entire support group. Even people who I didn't know knew the truth were helping me out from behind the scenes.
I also think about all the elderly people I know who also hate Gran. Even before the article in Johto Journal was published. Apparently Gran used to be a famous prosecutor in the Goldenrod City Court. She was very well known for her corruption inside the Johto Judicial System. That made her a lot of powerful friends… along with some powerful enemies as well.
She has several friends within the JJS, including judges, attorneys, and other prosecutors. But thankfully, I have the Johto Police Department and most of Johto's media on my side. So I think it'll be interesting to see how this whole situation plays out.
The only problem I have is that the thought of Gran even near me at this point makes me want to vomit. How could I ever face her knowing that she knows what I did and that I turned her in, and how I feel about her? I think about the possibility of a court case… I guess I could stand being in the same room as her if it meant that she would get prison time. That would be my dream.
Speaking of dreams, I finally feel myself dozing off into what I hope is a good dream…
I wake up in the morning only to find Lyra's Marill bouncing up and down on my stomach. I giggle and scratch Marill behind the ears before she squeals adorably, jumping off the bed, and running out of the room.
"Marill? Marill, where are you," Lyra searches sleepily. She pokes her bed-head in the door, and mutters "Good Morning" to me before following the sounds of Marill's happy chatter to the kitchen.
I quietly chuckle at Lyra's obvious dislike of mornings. She was so chipper and high strung yesterday. Maybe she has to build up her peppiness over the day. It wouldn't surprise me. After all, she is just a human being like you and me.
It takes me ten minutes to get ready before I go out to the kitchen with a hungry Forest riding my left shoulder.
"Good morning, Calypso! I hope you're ready for breakfast," Lyra's grandma exclaims from in front of the stove.
Lyra's grandpa waves at us while he's setting the table, and he gestures Forest and I to sit down at the table, so we do.
"Marill, come on! Grandma made yummy breakfast, and you're too busy running all over the house to eat it," Lyra says from the hallway.
Marill squeals again, and finally comes waddling into the kitchen, an excited grin on her face. A fully dressed Lyra almost trips following her in, but like an automatic reflex, her grandma grabs her by the arm, and stops her from falling on her face.
"You are such a clumsy child," Lyra's grandma shakes her head, "Calypso, I hope you don't take after my granddaughter with her clumsiness. I don't know how she hasn't seriously injured herself while alone on her journey."
I sweat-drop a little bit, and respond rather sheepishly, "Unfortunately, I'll have to disappoint you on that one. I nearly killed myself twice yesterday tripping over dropped items in Ilex Forest."
"I think we found your twin, Lyra," Lyra's grandpa jokes as he dishes up bowls for all of us. Lyra finally slumps down in the seat next to me, looking slightly like a zombie. I look over to her in concern, but her grandma notices, and says,
"Don't worry about Lyra, dear. She's always a little slow-moving in the mornings. She'll be better after she eats. Anyway, I hope you enjoy breakfast. It's homemade grits sweetened with Combee honey."
Forest and I dig in, relishing the taste of the sweet honey. Between the two of us, we finish the whole bowl in under five minutes. We aren't the only ones to do so, however. Lyra and Marill are even faster than us, clearing their bowls in three minutes flat!
"Thanks for breakfast, Grandma," Lyra says as she washes our bowls and puts them in the drying rack, "I think I'm going to head out. See ya!"
She goes to leave before suddenly stopping, and running back. "Oh, I almost forgot! Here, this is my PokéGear number!"
We input our numbers into each other's PokéGears while Lyra's grandma sends us a mischievous little smirk from the kitchen. Lyra sees it and comments,
"Grandma! Don't you say anything. We are both Trainers, and we are supposed to exchange numbers. That's all."
Then she walks out the door with Marill following right behind her. I wave goodbye to her grandparents and thank them for letting me spend the night before I head out.
Ever since Forest fought and won against Silver's Croconaw, he's really been putting a lot more effort into his training. He requested to be put at the front of the party, and I'm not telling him no. If he wants to train, I'll let him. Besides, Spirit and Dusk hate the daylight, while Cyndi and Zellie are still sleeping in for the rest of the morning.
Forest and I continue up the road that leads to Goldenrod City. There's a cop in uniform on my right side, but he's ignoring Forest and I for some reason. Hey, I'm not complaining.
There's one last Trainer on this route we need to beat in order to get to Goldenrod City. A Camper is watching the end of the route from the far right side near the grass. He's probably watching for trainers to battle. Well, why don't Forest and I give him what he wants?
We walk within his sight, and he shouts, "Hey, I see you're a Trainer! Battle me before you go to Goldenrod City!"
"You're on, kid," I yell back before walking up closer to him. He introduces himself as Camper Todd before releasing his only Pokémon, a Level 14 Psyduck.
"Psyduck, use your Scratch attack," Camper Todd starts it out.
Psyduck dashes towards Forest, the claws on his tiny paws sharp and ready to do damage. I call out to Forest,
"Forest, dodge it and use PoisonPowder!"
Psyduck is faster, and he scratches Forest on the underside of his circular mouth for a fourth of his HP in damage. Psyduck doesn't move quickly enough to get away from Forest's PoisonPowder, however. He starts to steadily lose HP due to the poison.
"Forest, use your Vine Whip attack!" Forest charges towards Psyduck, vines outstretched. Psyduck tries to run away, but Forest catches Psyduck's left leg with his right vine. With great strength, Forest picks him up and throws him. Psyduck loses all but a little HP from the attack.
"Psyduck," Camper Todd yells out in worry, "Use Disable so Bellsprout can't use Vine Whip on you."
Psyduck snaps his tiny little fingers, and suddenly Forest is unable to use his Vine Whip attack. No problem for us though.
Psyduck loses more HP from another turn with poison. He has 2 HP left, so I decide to have Forest end it.
"Forest, take Psyduck out with your Cut attack!"
Psyduck is literally a sitting duck as Forest delivers the final blow.
"Forest grows to Level 16," The Pokédex congratulates Forest.
Camper Todd recalls Psyduck. He gives me 224 in winnings before offering me his number. Apparently, he knows all about when sales happen at the Goldenrod City Department Store. I'm always willing to save a Poké or two, so I gave him my number in return.
The first sight of Goldenrod City is… odd. Very odd. I know this is where a lot of the events leading up to Gran kidnapping me happened. I've also been forced to come here and follow her around while she shopped and visited her JJS friends in the past. So while I have a lot of painful memories related to this city, I can't help but feel satisfied at the fact that I'm exploring the city on my own terms this time.
I think Forest notices my anticipation. He wraps his two lower vines around my arm tightly, helping me to have enough courage to go into the city.
The first step is the worst. I'm almost blinded by the light reflecting off the golden roofs of the buildings. I don't know if that's a bad omen or what, but I'll have to shake it off for now.
I convince Forest that he should have a round at the Pokémon Center for the injuries he got from Todd's Psyduck. We get him healed before heading next door to the Goldenrod Department Store.
We walk in, the cool breeze of fans greeting us. The greeter at the counter also welcomes us in. I take note of the people around me. An older man on the left, and a mom and young son on the right. No one suspicious.
The first floor is only the lobby, so with Forest riding on my shoulder, we head up the escalator.
We get up to the second floor where we walk up to the vendor on the right. I sell the X Attack that I tripped on in Ilex Forest for 250. Then I buy enough Potions that I have 15, and enough Super Potions so I have 10. I also make sure I have 5 each of Parlyz Heal, Antidote, and Awakening, and 2 each of Burn Heal and Ice Heal.
I go to the other vendor on the left, and buy 20 Repels from him. Just in case I need to make a quick escape.
There's no one who gives me creeps on the second floor, so Forest and I head up to the third floor. They're selling in-battle supplements there, so Forest and I continue up to the fourth floor. That's where they sell permanent stat boosting drugs, but they're 9800 for just one of them, so I'm not buying.
The fifth floor sells TMs, but they're either defensive moves that I'm not a fan of, or vastly overpriced. So I'm going to skip on this floor too.
Forest and I finally head up to the sixth floor. When we get off the escalator, the two ladies behind the counter tell us about a drawing that they're doing. Pay only 300 to try, and win awesome prizes! I go ahead to try, and end up winning their #2 Prize of the Day, a Net Ball! I'm pretty sure Net Balls are usually 1000, so I saved 700!
I thank them before going over to the left side of the floor to grab a drink from the vending machine. I end up buying a Fresh Water for Forest while I drink a Soda Pop. We sit down at the table on the left to drink our beverages and talk.
Forest and I are having light, amicable conversation before I notice a pair of eyes staring at us from the table northeast of us.
A heavy set older lady is glaring at us. She's wearing a pink dress with a grey trench coat over it. She's also wear grey kitten heels and a dark blue shawl tied over her grey hair. When she turns to look at me again, I see familiar dark brown eyes boring into mine hatefully.
Instantly realizing who's staring at me, I look over to my two options: The escalator, or the elevator. She's blocking my path to both, so I think about the pros/cons of each.
I'm not quite sure whether the escalator is good option or not. I don't know if Gran has the stamina to chase me down five escalators without also looking crazy. But there's also the chance that she'll decide to use the elevator to chase me down anyway.
If I manage to get to the elevator in time before she does, I will definitely get to the ground floor faster so I can escape. But if she catches me to the elevator, I'm screwed.
I decide to make a run for the elevator. "Hold on," I whisper to Forest before I power-sprint to the elevator.
I can see Gran out of the corner of my eye following behind me, so I pick up my pace, and smash the elevator button a few times. The elevator opens right before I feel her acrylic nails on the back of my neck.
I rush in, and smash the "Close Door" button multiple times, almost crushing her hand between the door in the process. Hey, what do I care? She probably wants to kill me. "You ungrateful bitch of a granddaughter!" is the last thing I hear before the door finally closes on her.
I press the button that will take me to the ground floor. Thankfully, the elevator doesn't stop to let anyone on from the lower floors. She must be busting her ass on the escalators. Good.
My heart is racing a million miles a minute and my breathing is so heavy I feel like I'm gonna pass out. I take a few deep breaths to calm myself before Forest and I get to the lobby, where we have to make a run for it.
The elevators doors open, and there's no sign of Gran. I power-walk out the Department Store doors with Forest hanging on for dear life on my shoulder.
I power-walk up the road past the Pokémon Center, and I follow the path on the left-hand side between the Pokémon Center and the Game Corner. We jog past the house on the right, until we see an entrance for an underground tunnel.
"Goldenrod City Underpass Tunnel: Please do not ride your bike in the tunnel," The sign says on it. Hey, I figure the underpass is gonna be my best bet to hide out from Gran.
Forest and I duck into the underpass entrance, where we quickly run into another familiar face.
"Ahhhh," Lyra says as Forest and I nearly collide with her and Marill. We quickly brush ourselves off.
"You okay, Calypso," Lyra asks, "You seem like you're in quite a rush. What's going on?"
"I'm pretty sure I just saw Gran—I mean Ruth—on the top floor of the Department Store! She was staring at me while Forest and I were having drinks at a table up there, and she tried following me to the elevator, but I was too fast for her! So Forest and I ran here to get away!"
"You saw your crazy grandma? Calypso, you have to call the Johto Police Department right now! Maybe they'll be able to catch her," Lyra finishes.
I think about it for a sec. Why not call JP? I dial her number, and it rings a few times before the young Officer picks up the phone.
"Hello, Officer Jenny Paige speaking..."
"Hey, JP, it's Calypso. I wouldn't normally call you directly, but I just wanted to tell you that I spotted Gran in the Goldenrod City Department Store on the top floor. She tried to follow me downstairs, but I used the elevator and she used the escalators so I got out faster. Then I ran to the Goldenrod Underpass and called you."
"I'm glad you called, Calypso! Are you alone," JP asks.
"No, I'm with my friend, Lyra. We ran into each other in the Underpass."
"Okay, make sure you stay with your friend for a little bit. I'm going to call the Captain of the Goldenrod City Police Department and tell her what's going on. She'll send a party of officers to search the city. Once she tells me it's all clear, I'll call you back to let you know you're good," JP confirms with me.
"Okay, JP, thank you so much for helping me out with this. Seeing her since the incident was not something I was expecting, and I'm just glad I was able to get away," I sigh with relief.
"I'm glad too. I'll let you know when I find out what's going on," JP finishes before she hangs up.
"So we need to stick together until you get a call back from that Officer, right," Lyra asks after a second, "If you wanna battle the trainers down here, I'll heal your Pokémon afterward."
"Hey, why not. I need to train for the Goldenrod Gym Challenge anyway, and this is the perfect opportunity for me to do so," I say thoughtfully, "Thanks, Lyra."
Since we came from the bottom, the first trainer we come by is a Super Nerd. Super Nerd Eric has two Level 11 Grimers. I send out Dusk to take care of the Grimers, while Forest watches the battles from my shoulder. Dusk uses a combination of Confuse Ray and Psywave to take them out, with the second one actually making himself faint in confusion. He pays me 704.
Poké Maniac Issac sneaks up creepily on Lyra and I, inquiring for a battle. So Dusk and I give it to him and his Level 12 Lickitung.
Both of us try to use the same tactic,
"Dusk, use Confuse Ray!"
"Lickitung, use Supersonic!"
Dusk's attack is faster, and she confuses Lickitung. Lickitung's Supersonic misses because he's too confused to aim. He actually ends up hurting himself falling over for a fifth of his HP in damage.
"Come on, Lickitung, you got this! Use your Lick attack!"
"Dusk, use Psywave!"
Lickitung sees through his confusion, and he licks Dusk across the face for a third of her HP in damage. Thankfully, the super-effective attack doesn't paralyze her.
Dusk starts using us Psywave attack, the sonic wave hurting Poké Maniac Issac and his Lickitung's ears. It reduces Lickitung's HP to a little less than half. It also increases his level of confusion. He stumbles over again, hurting himself again in the process. It reduces his HP to a third.
"Lickitung, you've got to stay in it! Use Lick one more time!"
"Dusk, take it out with Psywave before he licks you!"
Dusk's Psywave is enough to knock Lickitung out before he can even get near her.
"Dusk grows to Level 18," The Pokédex announces.
Poké Maniac Issac recalls his Lickitung before paying me 768, and sauntering back into the darkness from which he came.
Lyra heals Dusk's HP before we walk further on. There are a couple of different shops down here, but only one of them is currently open. A young guy looking to be in his late teens or early twenties is occupying the middle storefront.
Lyra and I walk up to the storefront, and we finally realize what he's selling.
"Hi, I'm the younger of Haircut Brothers! I can spruce your Pokémon up for only 300! Do you want me to groom one of your Pokémon?"
I look to Forest and Dusk, who are both on my shoulders. "Do either of you guys need a haircut?"
Dusk says 'Nah', but Forest looks thoughtful.
'I have this extra leaf growing on the underside of my left vine from when it healed from Croconaw's Bite. It's so itchy and scratchy, and I've tried to remove it myself, but I can't rip it off without tearing open the scab from the wound. If he could just trim it, that would be amazing.'
I relay this to the younger Haircut Brother, who instantly understands, and gets to work. In about five minutes, the younger Haircut Brother completely trims off the leaf that's been bothering Forest so much. He looks so relieved.
"There, he's all done!" Forest climbs back over the counter as I pay him the 300+100 for tip.
Lyra and Marill are standing patiently behind us. I'm surprised she didn't want to get Marill groomed. But, hey, that's none of my business.
The next trainer we encounter is Super Nerd Teru. He has a whopping 4 Pokémon, the first being a Level 7 Magnemite.
Dusk isn't a good type match up, so I send out Cyndi to fry Teru's Magnemite with Ember, while Forest and Dusk cheer her on from my shoulders. Cyndi proceeds to KO his next two Pokémon, another Level 7 Magnemite, and then a Level 9 Magnemite.
His last Pokémon is a Level 11 Voltorb. I remember reading about Voltorb's Ability, Static, and how it paralyzes any Pokémon that comes into physical contact with it. So I'm hoping that a couple of Embers will take Voltorb out too.
"Cyndi, use your Ember attack, full strength!"
"Voltorb, dodge it and use Sonicboom!"
Cyndi quickly charges a fireball and shoots it at Voltorb, who is fast, but not fast enough to avoid Cyndi's Ember. It reduces his HP to a third.
Voltorb's Sonicboom hits Cyndi for a third of her HP in damage. Since Sonicboom does 20 HP of damage per attack, Cyndi can't withstand more than two Sonicbooms in one battle. We need to get this over with soon.
"Cyndi, use Ember again to get the job done!"
Cyndi is much faster than Voltorb, and she takes him out with her blue fireball. Super Nerd Teru looks like he's about to have a mental breakdown as he recalls Voltorb, and pays me 432.
Lyra heals Cyndi with a Potion before we head on further. There's a final trainer up ahead, but Lyra sees something to the right, and drags me by the wrist to go check it out.
There's a large space to the right, with a pink counter space against the far wall, and a space with a camera to take pictures with. Behind the counter, a large man dressed as a Hiker beckons us to him.
"Hello, ladies! I have created a space down here where you can dress up your Pokémon with accessories before taking an adorable picture with my camera! Would either of you like to try it? You need a Fashion Case to do so, however."
I shrug, "Well, I don't have a Fashion Case, so I'll have to say no—"
"Wait," Lyra interrupts me, "My mom bought one for me, but she actually grabbed two of them because they were on sale. She didn't need the other one, so I've been looking for someone to give it to. Here, it has the basic accessories that it came with."
Lyra hands me the extra Fashion Case, and I can't help but grin widely. "Hey, thanks! Now, who should I dress up…?"
Both Dusk and Forest are waving their heads, "No", so I'm guessing they're camera shy. Hmmm, who would be the most likely to want to get dressed up…?
I let out Zellie, whose been sleeping for the entire morning. She looks slightly disheveled, like she just woke up, but she still sends me a tiny grin when I let her out.
'What's going on,' she questions sleepily.
"Okay, so Lyra gave me this Fashion Case so I could dress up one of my Pokémon to take a picture. I thought you were the most likely to do it."
Zellie thinks about it for a second before quickly replying, "Hey, why not? It sounds fun.'
So Zellie and I go into the man's dress up room. I give Zellie a collar made of multicolored fluff, while also sticking a feather on each of her tails. Finally, I give her a pair of black sunglasses that I stole from Gran. She looks snazzy.
We come out from the dressing room, and the man asks me to pick a backdrop from my Fashion Case. I go to look at which ones the Fashion Case came with.
I find one labeled, "City at Night," and another labeled, "Outer Space." There's also one that's a striped Poké Ball pattern. I decide to go with the first one, the background fitting with Zellie's outfit.
"All right, if you've chosen your Accessories and your Backdrop, go ahead and stand in front of the camera," the Dress Up Man says.
Zellie walks up to stand against the backdrop, and proceeds to pose cooly.
"3, 2, 1, and… Shoot!" The Dress Up Man takes the picture. He then quickly prints it, to my surprise. Then he hands me a pen.
"Here, go ahead and name your picture, and I'll hang it up on the wall."
I think about it for a second before writing, "Snazzy Jazzy Zellie!"
I thank him and give him back the picture so he can put it on the wall. Zellie and Forest decide to go back into their Poké Balls so they can sleep some more.
I suddenly notice that Lyra and Marill are missing. They must be in the dressing room.
I decide to use my spare time defeating the last trainer, Poké Maniac Donald. He has two Pokémon, both Level 11 Slowpokes. Spirit, Dusk, and Forest all have type advantages, but the only one who hasn't battled today is Spirit. Plus, the Goldenrod Tunnel is very dimly lit, so Spirit shouldn't mind battling.
Spirit KOs both Slowpokes with her Faint Attack. She then joins Dusk by perching on my left shoulder (where Forest was) while Dusk floats by my right.
Poké Maniac Donald bitterly pays me 704.
We walk (float) back over to the Dress Up Area, where I see Lyra and Marill come out of the Dressing Room.
Marill is wearing a flower behind each ear, one yellow and the other red. She's also holding a leaf and a small pretty blue scale. The backdrop that they're using is a giant meadow.
"3, 2, 1, and… Shoot!"
Lyra signs her photo as "Epic Cuteness", and hands it back the the Dress Up Man.
"Okay, Marill and I are done! Did you want to go battle that last trainer now," she says as we walk away from the Dress Up Area.
"Actually, Spirit and I took care of him while you and Marill were dressing up. But you don't need to heal her or anything. That Poké Maniac wasn't even able to get a hit on Spirit," I comment dryly while we walk past Poké Maniac Donald, who glares at me.
"Wow, Calypso, you and your team are really getting stronger! Do you think you'll need anymore training before the Gym Battle," Lyra questions.
I go to answer her, but all of a sudden, my PokéGear rings. I look at it, and it's JP calling!
"Hey, JP, what's going on?"
"Hey, Calypso! Boy, do I have a juicy update for you," JP says excitedly.
"All right, JP, go ahead, I'm all ears."
"Okay, so the Goldenrod City Police Captain sent a party of officers to search the city. They searched the entire Department Store, and didn't find anything! But guess where they actually ended up finding her," she asks while giggling.
"Let me guess, the courthouse," I ask dryly.
"Actually, no, they found her in the Game Corner, playing Voltorb Flip! She was on level 7 before the Police Squad interrupted her. How crazy is that?!"
"Actually, that makes a lot of sense. I always suspected Gran of having a gambling problem. She would always come out to Goldenrod, and when she'd get back, she'd get drunk and accuse me of stealing money out of her wallet. It was actually her coming to the Game Corner and losing mass amounts of money gambling. Then, to lessen her guilt, she'd get drunk, and convince herself that I stole the money, instead of owning up to the fact that she has a problem. Several problems, actually."
"Well, and think about all the money she put down to get to Level 7, and then to lose all of that! She does have a serious problem," JP exclaims.
"Well, she's probably the biggest reason the Game Corner is still in business, anyway," I remark sarcastically, "But you said they caught her, right?"
"Yeah, they got her. She was so engrossed in Voltorb Flip, they arrested her before she could even take out any of her Pokémon. She's currently in the Goldenrod City Jail, but she should be transferred to the Indigo League Prison between Johto and Kanto sometime within the next few days."
"Yes! Yes! She's in jail! Arceus, yes," I cheer loudly.
JP and Lyra both congratulate me, but I notice that PokéManiac Donald is still glaring over here. What a sore loser. I stare back at him, giving him my death glare. He can't hold for as long as I can, and he breaks, looking away.
Silver would be proud… but why do I care about what Silver would think? Ugh. I gotta quit thinking about that Ginger Head Man…
"Yeah, and her bail is set for 75,000! That's a huge amount of money to pay down to be able to get out of jail," JP states.
"Yeah, and plus, I stole most of her life savings when I ran away, so she's only got what's in her bank account. And she just threw away a bunch of her money gambling! Ruth Marken isn't getting out of jail anytime soon!"
"And since she's locked up, you're free to travel Johto on your own, Calypso! I'm so happy for you. Now you can journey without having to worry about Ruth," Lyra adds.
"All right, I'm glad I had that good news to tell you. Call me if anything bad happens, okay? I'll also keep you updated on Ruth's status," JP finishes.
"Yay, thank you so much, JP! I'll let you know if anything happens. Bye!"
"See ya!"
I hang up the phone, and turn to Lyra. "Hey, thanks for hanging with me and healing my Pokémon while I was training. Especially since I was hiding from Gran at the time. You're a great friend."
Lyra blushes a tiny bit. "Hey, it's no problem. You're a great Pokémon trainer, Calypso. I'm glad we're friends. And I think you're going to do awesome at the Goldenrod Gym! Speaking of that, since your Gran is in jail, you can challenge the Gym! I have to do a project for Professor Elm in National Park, anyway. It was good hanging with you, Calypso. See ya!"
Lyra and Marill run through the exit for the tunnel.
When Spirit, Dusk and I walk up the stairs, the bright sunshine causes them to recoil. Dusk requests to be put back in her Poké Ball immediately, so I do so. Spirit gets used to the sunshine after a second, and she decides to chill on my shoulder as we explore the rest of Goldenrod City.
The Gym is directly to our right. Since Lyra healed all my Pokémon earlier, we're in tip top shape to challenge the Gym.
When Spirit and I get there, there's a Beauty guarding the door.
"Hi, we came to challenge the Goldenrod City Gym. Are you guys open?"
The Beauty rolls her eyes, and replies rudely, "Not for Pokémon stealing twerps like you. We know who you are, Calypso Aspen Primrose. You stole Jessica, a Misdreavus belonging to our sister, Monica Blodvek. You've been banned from entering this Gym by Gym Leader Whitney! Now leave before I call the Goldenrod Police Department!"
I flip her the bird before Spirit and I walk away bitterly. We'll find a way to sneak in there and challenge the Gym. Fuck Monica.
My skateboard recently developed a crack in it, so I haven't been riding as much. I know that my dad used to buy his skateboards from a skate shop in Goldenrod.
Spirit and I notice a path to the left, directly behind the Goldenrod Department Store. Spirit and I follow it, and to my delight, we find the skate shop!
When we walk through the door, a bell chimes above us. The shop clerk looks over to greet us, but his eyes bug out when he sees us.
"Dan?! Buddy?! But you died years ago! Ahhh! A ghost!"
My eyes also bug out at getting mistaken for my dead dad.
"Hey, wait, I'm not Dan! I'm his daughter, Calypso," I say frantically.
My voice finally snaps him out of his freak out. He slowly starts laughing, and he wipes his sweaty forehead with his right hand.
"Oh man, I'm so sorry. I've been thinking about Dan lately, and to see you come strolling through that door looking just like him… It messed with my head.
Anyway, it's awesome to finally meet you Calypso! I was an old friend of your dad's. I knew Dan's daughter would come strolling through these doors one day! So what can I do for ya?"
I pull my neon green skateboard from my bag, and show it to him. "This is one of dad's skateboards that I stole from Gran. I've been riding a lot, so it's started cracking! Ever since I first saw the crack, I stopped riding it so it wouldn't break in two. I was wondering whether you'd either be able to fix it, or sell me one for an affordable price."
"Yep, this is one of Dan's old boards that he bought from me back in the day," he comments as he looks over the damage, "This isn't looking good, Cal!
The split is on both sides of the board. To be honest, it would take a miracle to fix this, but I'll try. While I'm fixing it, I'll give you a loaner board so you can still get around.
Besides, you can advertise for me if people see you riding my skateboard. Your old one has the logo rubbed off from use anyway. I'll go ahead and do a paint job and some detail work on it. Bring it back to its former glory. "
"How much is all of this going to cost," I question anxiously.
He snaps his head back over at me incredulously. "You really think I'd charge Daniel Marken's daughter for skateboard work? Ha! You're out of your mind. Daniel always tried to pay too, that sly Growlithe, but I always insisted that it was on the house. I don't have too many friends who I allow to do this, and Dan was special. That makes you special too!"
"Are you sure? That's a lot of work there," I ask him again, but he shakes his head.
"Nah, just ride that loaner around for me for a while, and then I'll give you the Shop's phone number so I can tell you when your board is done," he says as we input our numbers into each other's PokéGear.
The new skateboard he gave me is a bright blood red with a black border. It kinda fits the vibe I've got going on today.
"All right, Calypso, I'll call you when I'm done with your board. Take care until then, okay?"
We shake hands, and I reply cordially, "Hey, you too."
I test out the new board, Spirit hanging onto my shoulder. It rides just as smooth as Dad's old one. I guess their quality hasn't changed in 13 years.
As we ride out the path onto the main road, I hear someone say something about winning a Radio Card for their PokéGear by acing a quiz at the Goldenrod Radio Tower. That's the only PokéGear Card I don't have. So I start skating towards the Radio Tower.
Spirit and I enter the Radio Tower, where the receptionist greets us warmly. We walk past her and another lady before reaching the last corner counter, labeled, "Radio Card Quiz Counter."
"Ugh, I can't believe I got it wrong again," a pink pigtailed girl groans from the left side of the Quiz Counter.
"Oh, it's all right, Whitney," the lady at the counter comforts her soothingly, "You'll get it soon. Anyway, why don't we let this girl have a try? You'll win a free Radio Card if you can answer our 5 Question Quiz correctly!"
"That's what I came here to do," I exclaim as I step up to the counter. The lady reads me five questions aloud, and to my surprise, they are easy! It takes me a minute or two to finish the quiz, and to my delight, I pass.
"Here's your Radio Card!" The lady hands me the card, and I input it into my PokéGear.
"Wow, you did it! I was sure that the answer to the third question was apricots! Oops, I've spent too much time here! I gotta get back to the Gym to prep for Monica's birthday party at 8!"
Whitney runs off to the Gym. I'm surprised that she didn't yell at me, considering that she banned me from her Gym. Maybe she didn't recognize me. That's a good sign though. It'll be easier for me to sneak into the Gym.
Plus, I could crash Monica's birthday party and ruin her night. That's what she gets for tattling to Whitney about me.
I decide to turn on the Radio to test it out for the first time. The first station we try is "The Pokémon Music Channel", but it's currently on Pokémon Lullaby, which Spirit complains about immediately.
I go ahead and change it to the next station, which turns out to be The Variety Channel, currently on a quiz show called Buena's Password. The show is interesting, so I start listening.
"Hello, everyone, it's Buena! Time for today's password! Today's password is… Bug Pokémon! Don't forget it! I'm looking forward to your visiting me at the Goldenrod City Radio Tower!"
We're already in the Radio Tower, so Spirit and I head up to the second floor, home to a cozy little cafe and Buena's studio.
We walk up to the studio area, where there are two women, one by the entrance, and one behind a desk. The one by the entrance addresses me,
"Hello, did you come to play Buena's Password? Here, your going to need this," she says as she hands me a pretty blue card, "This card is for gathering points. Every day, you can play Buena's Password once, and it counts for a point each time you get the password correct. Good luck!"
I thank her before walking up to the desk where the other woman is. I'm guessing this is Buena.
"Hey, I'm here to play Buena's Password! The name's Calypso," I introduce myself.
Buena smiles brightly, and replies, "Thanks for listening in! Do you remember today's password?"
"Yep," I answer with enthusiasm.
"Oh, wow! Thank you! What was your name again?"
I am about to answer again, but she finds the answer herself, "...Calypso! Come on, Calypso. Join the show."
Buena beckons me to come behind the desk with her, and she motions to the microphone.
"Everyone ready? I want to hear you shout out today's password for Calypso!"
She hands me a small list of three options: Bug Pokémon, Bird Pokémon, and Grass Pokémon. I know the first one is the answer.
"Bug Pokémon," I announce into the microphone.
A few seconds roll by before Buena erupts into a cheer, "Yippee, that's right! You did tune in! I'm so happy! You earned one point! Congratulations! Tune in to my show again tomorrow!"
I step out from behind the desk, and the lady at the entrance stamps my card for one point.
"The prize for having one point is a Poké Ball," she says as she hands me said Poké Ball, "Your next prize is a Full Restore at three points." I thank her again before Spirit and I head out.
It's around dinner time, and Spirit and I are so hungry that we head back to the Pokémon Center for some food. I buy a sandwich from their deli, while I feed everyone but Dusk Pokémon food.
So much has happened today that I'm feeling tired. I look at the time. 5:30pm. Whitney said that Monica's birthday party starts at 8pm, so I set an alarm on my PokéGear so I wake up at 7:30pm. That'll give me two hours to sleep, and thirty minutes to walk to Goldenrod Gym, and figure how to sneak in and crash her party.
I sleep in an empty booth in the Pokémon Center, Cyndi coming out of her Poké Ball to snooze next to me. She's so warm that lying next to her is like sleeping next to a super heated electric blanket. We quickly doze off…
*Third Person POV* (Time: 6:30pm)
Monica Blodvek squeals excitedly as she strolls down Goldenrod's Main Street, her hips swinging side to side in her tight white miniskirt. Today is her day; She turns twenty! She's not a teenager anymore!
Her glitter nails sparkle in the dying light of the soon coming sunset. She has just gotten them done at Goldenrod's Salon thirty minutes prior. She looks down to admire them, when she accidentally crashes into somebody. The impact makes her land on her ass roughly.
Brushing her newly dyed blonde hair aside, Monica looks up to find a stunned but agitated Poké Maniac also on the ground. Scowling, she spits out, "Watch where you're going next time, dweeb! You nearly ruined my nails that I just got done!"
"Like it's my problem if one of your precious nails breaks, sweetie," Poké Maniac Donald replies mockingly.
"Oh, so that's how it's gonna be. You wanna go, dweeb? I'll battle you right here, right now," Monica snarls back viciously.
"Oh, believe me, sweetheart, I'd give you the pleasure if my team wasn't just creamed by a cocky shaggy-haired bitch with a Murkrow and a Misdreavus."
Monica's perfect eyebrow twitches in response to Poké Maniac Donald's description of the trainer.
"Did you just say that you got beat by a shaggy haired girl with a Misdreavus? That's my Misdreavus, Jessica! That punk wannabe, Calypso, stole her from me five days ago! And the police refuse to do anything about it! Ugh, this makes me so pissed! And to know that she's in Goldenrod City already! She better not mess with my birthday party."
Poké Maniac Donald smiles warmly. "Happy Birthday," Donald starts out politely before shaking Monica's hand, "I'm Donald, and I think we can help each other out. What's your name?"
"I'm Monica," Monica pretends not to be disgusted at Donald's touch, "And how are you going to help me out? My birthday party is in an hour and a half! I don't have time to be plotting revenge with some random dweeb I don't know."
Donald grins mischievously, and replies, "Actually, I don't need your time to get back at her. You see, after Calypso beat me, I did some research on her. Apparently, she used to live with her abusive grandmother in Cianwood City before she ran away and her grandmother was put in jail."
"Yeah," Monica says snottily, "And how is that going to help us get back at her?"
"Well, it's pretty clear that Calypso hates her grandmother. I looked her up, and her name is Ruth Marken. She's known to be a very skilled Pokémon Trainer. Her bail is set at 75,000.
If we get her grandmother out of jail, and team up with her, I bet together, we could all take Calypso down. So what I need from you is not time, but money. I'm broke and from the looks of you, I'm guessing you're loaded," Donald finishes.
Monica thinks about this for a second before sealing the deal, "I take it back, you're not a dweeb, you're a nerd. Only a nerd would come up with a plan that would work so well. I'm in. I actually have over 250,000 with me, so I'll just give you the money now," Monica states as she hands the 75,000 to Donald.
He stares at it incredulously, replying, "I knew you were loaded, but damn!"
"And I can't believe I'm doing this, but here's my PokéGear number. Let me know when you get her grandma out of jail," Monica says as she inputs her number into his PokéGear.
"Sounds like a plan, beautiful. I'll talk to you after I get Ruth Marken out of jail."
*Calypso POV (First Person)*
My PokéGear ringing instantly rises Cyndi and I from our nap. I look down at the time. 7:15pm. Looking down, I see that JP is calling me. I yawn before answering the phone call.
"Hey, JP, what's going on?"
"Oh my Arceus, Calypso," JP starts out hysterically.
"JP, everything okay," I ask concernedly.
"So, I don't know how to tell you this, but… Someone paid your Gran's 75,000 bail. She was just released from the Goldenrod City Jail five minutes ago. There was nothing any of us could do, legally speaking. The Sergeant of the Goldenrod Police Department told me to warn you."
"Who the fuck paid to get Gran out of jail is what I want to know," I growl menacingly.
"There is a little good news," JP says after a minute, "As a safety measure, they've put a restraining order in place that she's not to be 100 yards of you at any time. So if she even comes near you, call the Police Department, and they'll arrest her again for violating her restraining order."
"So I have to be on the watch for Gran, again. That's great. I want to punch the fuck out of whoever paid her bail," I threaten.
"I'll pretend I didn't hear that, Calypso. Anyways, let me know if you have any problems, okay? If you see her near you, make sure to call the nearest Police Department first. You can still call me, but make sure to get local help first. Sorry I had to tell you all of this in the first place."
"You're all good, JP, someone out there is just really a motherfucker. I'll call you if I have any problems. See ya," I say goodbye, which she returns before hanging up the phone.
I hear Cyndi make a noise, so I glance over to her, only to realize that her fire is blue in anger. She's growling lowly, and I can barely make out what she's saying,
'I want to set the old hag on fire. And set fire to the person who bailed her out.'
I barely let a small smile fly, but I also can't be encouraging this kind of behavior. So I say calmly,
"Me too, Cyndi, me too. But we don't do that because we don't want to go to prison where Gran belongs. So while we wish for revenge, we need to let karma work its magic."
Cyndi's flames return to her normal yellow/orange. I scratch her head a few times while thinking about this new development. She relaxes in response to being pet, and she begins purring. Definitely got her out of her bad mood.
It'll be a lot harder to sneak into the Goldenrod Gym now that Gran is on the loose again. Cyndi and I will have to be extra careful in order to do it without being caught. But I'm not one to be intimidated by a challenge.
Besides, Monica deserves to have her shit wrecked. According to Dusk, Monica repeatedly verbally abused her over a period of two years.
Apparently she was a gift from Monica's mother for her 18th birthday. The problem was that Monica had just gotten a job by becoming a Gym Trainer at the Goldenrod City Gym. And "Jessica", being a Ghost-Type, didn't fit in with the Normal Type Gym's aesthetics.
Not only that, but Monica nor any of the Gym trainers knew about the way that Misdreavus feed off of fear. So when she went scaring them and their Pokémon with pranks all the time, Monica flew off the handle.
So, no, I really don't feel sorry for what I'm about to do in 15 minutes. Monica is a shitty person, and if I have the chance to knock her down a few pegs, I will.
I recall Cyndi back into her Poké Ball, and let out both Spirit and Dusk, my night Pokémon. With them both being able to fly/float, they'll be the least distracting when we're trying to sneak in. Besides, I'm sure Dusk wants her own kind of revenge.
The three of us stroll out of the Pokémon Center, excited, but nervous about the evening adventure that awaits us.
Cliffhanger! Calypso, Spirit and Dusk's next adventure is in the Goldenrod City Gym. Can she take on Whitney and her crew of Gym Trainers in order to ruin Monica's birthday party? Read and review to find out!
-gothchic6