I had no idea what I was going to get myself into. I remember at the start of my journey in Johto, I saw the colossal mountain towering over the trees, but I never knew how dangerous it would be.
First off, the path to the mountain itself was rugged, the cave was dark, like really dark, so I had to keep a Flame Ball burning as a source of light. The maze inside the cave was confusing as fuck, and at one point, the path exited to the mountainside, where it was cold as shit, even with a jacket on. Snow covered the ground much like Mt. Coronet, but even Mt. Coronet wasn't as tall as Mt. Silver. The hike up the mountain must've taken at least an hour, and even though I searched every room in the cave, all I found were some items and even Moltres, a legendary fire bird Pokémon which I was able to catch easily, but I saw no sign of a person anywhere. I hiked up the cold, snowy mountain for a long time, for what seemed many years. I stopped to take a rest, and I looked around me. The clouds seemed to be just above me and when I looked at the regions of Johto and Kanto below, I could not at first leave the beautiful sight of the two regions and the amazing lights. Once I had a moment to catch my breath, I continued to climb a wall and continued into Mt. Silver Cave. In this last room, I climbed the biggest rock wall I had ever in my life. Once I got to the top, I stopped to catch my breath once more and exited out onto the summit.
If I couldn't find the boy before, then I had wasted my time looking because standing out in the hailstorm on the summit was him.
The boy I had been searching for.
"Hey!" I shouted over the howling winds. "Hey!"
The boy looked over his shoulder.
"..."
"Are you Red? Your mother said that she misses you and she wants you to return home."
"..."
Red pulled out a Pokeball.
"..."
"So you want a battle, huh? Is that the only way you'll return home?"
"..."
Red sent out his first Pokemon, a Pikachu. I sent out Tyranitar. Pikachu used Quick Attack at light speed, sending Tyranitar flying far back, surprisingly.
"...!" I was stunned. Pikachu used yet another Quick Attack and then an Iron Tail, knocking out Tyranitar. I didn't even give Tyranitar a command yet! I didn't see Pikachu's movements because it was too fast.
"..."
Red's face was serious. He didn't smirk, he didn't smile, he didn't frown, he didn't speak at all.
As far as I was concerned, I had no more Pokemon strong against Electric Types. Gyarados would faint instantly if hit by one of Pikachu's electric attacks, my Pikachu wouldn't do much damage, Breloom probably wouldn't be the best choice due to the hailstorm, Fearow would end up like Gyarados, so that left me with myself and Mewtwo. Mewtwo was strong, so he could probably do it.
I sent out Mewtwo and instantly commanded him to use Psychic. Mewtwo used Psychic and gave Pikachu a massive headache and slammed it around, repeatedly slamming Pikachu into the snow covered ground. Pikachu used Thunderbolt and hit Mewtwo with a bolt of electricity while Mewtwo used Psychic. I commanded Mewtwo to use Swift and he shot out star shaped rays that homed in on Pikachu when it tried to dodge and I commanded Mewtwo to use Hyper Beam before Pikachu could react. Mewtwo was one step ahead of me, though, and hit Pikachu with a large beam of energy, the same kind that disinegrated my arm. Pikachu fainted and Red withdrew and sent out Blastoise next. I used Pikachu for this one. Pikachu was lightning quick on his feet, which made it easier for him to dodge Blastoise's attacks. I commanded Pikachu to dodge Blastoise's Hydro Cannon and counter it with Thunder. Pikachu shot up into the air and unleashed a large bolt of lightning which struck down hard on Blastoise, causing it to faint. Red sent out Lapras next, which instantly used Brine on Pikachu. Pikachu slumped on the ground but then countered it with Thunderbolt. Lapras took heavy damage from the attack but then used Blizzard and froze Pikachu in place.
"Hey Red. Watch this." I ignited my arms, ready to use Flame Cross Chop.
"...!" Red obviously wasn't expecting that. I used Flame Cross Chop on the ice that was encasing Pikachu and shattered it completely, being careful not to harm Pikachu. One Pikachu was free from the ice, I commanded him to use Thunderbolt again, which resulted in Lapras returning to its ball.
Red sent out Snorlax, and instantly, it used Rest and fell asleep. Lazy fuck. I took this as an opportunity to lash out on Snorlax. I used Titanium Fist twice in a row, then I charged up Flame Ball to Mega Flame Ball, then I Mega Evolved and used Flare Burst and then Flame Kick, Flame Cross Chop, and then sent Snorlax flying with Flame Uppercut. Red returned Snorlax to its ball and sent out Charizard. I sent out Gyarados and commanded him to use Hydro Pump, but Charizard used Dragon Pulse before I could get a word out. Gyarados took some heavy damage from the attack, and then used Hydro Pump. Charizard obviously fainted from the attack, and returned. Last, Red sent out Venusaur, which was perfect for me. Red probably realized that I could take Venusaur out in one hit, in which Venusaur hit me with Sludge Bomb over and over. I tried to use Flare Burst to end it, but Venusaur moved out of the way and used Frenzy Plant on me, or at least tried to. I ran up to Venusaur and used Flame Kick and ended it with Flare Burst. Red stood there emotionless. He gave me prize money, but I refused.
"Listen. I don't know if you can talk or not, but I just want you to know, you put up a pretty good fight. Certainly better than all the weak-ass trainers I faced throughout my journey. You lit a spark in me again. Thank you."
"..." He looked like he didn't want to speak, but for the first time, I saw him smile. He nodded and then...
"Thank you, too."
"You can speak! Were you just pulling my leg or something?"
"No, I just-" GRRROOOOWWL. Red's stomach growled ferociously.
...
Upon hearing that, we both exploded into peals of laughter.
"Hahahahaha! I guess standing up on this mountain doesn't help your hunger, now does it?" I laughed.
"Yeah. I've really been living off of melted snow and snacks, you know. It's been a while since I actually ate at a restaurant. A guy can get hungry after standing on a mountain for 3 years."
"I actually know a place we can go if you're hungry. You like ramen noodles?"
"Oh, yeah. Definitely."
"Come on. We can fly off this god forsaken mountain on my Fearow. We can talk at the ramen place."
I sent out Fearow and told him the destination. He nodded and then we set off.
