Chapter 3 - A Random Glitch

As Cassandra watches Missingno skip wildly, she tries to figure him out. 'He said he was a Pokemon, but he looks like a normal human. He is around his late teens, his hair is a normal shade of light brown and he doesn't have a crazy hairstyle. He doesn't have claws, a tail, or extra limbs. The only thing abnormal would probably be his fashion sense. And even then, the colors are just a mash of blacks and whites that aren't unappealing.' She sighs as she understands that she can't understand.

"We're almost to Viridian City! But I don't understand why they call it 'city'. It was only designed with like, 5 buildings."

That's what I said in chapter 1.

"True, but that was like, 2 whole chapters ago. And I wasn't even introduced at that point."

"What are you talking about?" Cassandra raises an eyebrow.

"Don't worry about it. Before we get there, I wanted to give you something."

Cassandra backs up, her face frozen.

"It's nothing dangerous. Just a hat." Missingno holds up a red baseball hat with a brim and a white front. It looks completely normal.

So Cassandra backs up even more. She has seen enough of Missingno to know that nothing is ever normal.

"Look, I don't do Pokeballs, so this is what will connect me to you. That's it."

Cassandra hesitates, but eventually takes the hat. It fits perfectly.

And then her bag erupts into flames.

Cassandra screams and throws her bag on the ground. "MISSINGNO!"

"Technically, that is not the hat's fault. When I connect to people, glitchy side effects happen. In this case, all empty Pokeballs you have will instantly light on fire."

Sure enough, Cassandra dumps the Pokeballs out of her bag, and the fire goes with them. "So, I can't have empty Pokeballs?"

"Yes."

"How will I catch Pokemon?"

"Yes."

"I hate you."

"Yes."

"Well, at least I have Bulby… Why is he a Weedle?" Inside of the Pokeball, even the Weedle is surprised.

"Not me. That is from the Ratatatatatasomethingoranother."

"Whatever. Let's just go."

She is already starting to just accept anything you do. Better step up your game, Missingno.

"Hey Missingno, do you think there will be a glitch in Viridian City?"

"Oh, definitely. But don't worry, whatever it is, I will take it down with this!" Missingno holds up a rocket launcher.

Cassandra keeps walking.

Wow, she really is accepting anything. This looks like it will be a challenge.

"I accept this challenge!"

"You coming or what?"

They arrive at Viridian City, where all seems normal. A few people are wandering, going about their lives. A breeze sweeps across the short grass, and the sun reflects majestically across the pond.

"Don't forget about how the Pokemon Academy is in pieces." Missingno points to one of the five buildings, which has collapsed into a pile of splinters. In front of what used to be the door, a man stands laughing. His head is shaved, and a blue semi-circle is tattooed along his forehead and around the sides.

"Who is that?" Cassandra looks at Missingno and jabs a thumb at the man.

"I don't know, I just got here. What, do you think that all glitches know each other?" Missingno crosses his arms and tosses his head defiantly.

"That's racist. Or, glitchist?" The man interjects.

"Exactly. Who are you, by the way?" Missingno turns to the man and rests his rocket launcher on his shoulder.

"Me? I am the avatar, the last of the statusbenders! I was trapped in a prison of ice-type pokemon, but I have been released. Now I will fight against the fire-type nation to once again bring peace to the world!" The man raises a hand above his head and poses.

Missingno raises an eyebrow. "Wow. First Yugioh abridged, now The Last Airbender, does this writer have NO original ideas?"

Be careful Missingno. Never anger the writers.

"What is the writer going to do, take away my rocket launcherohmyhelixfossilhetookawaymyrocketlauncher." Missingno's smirk gives way as he looks at his empty hands. He points at the man. "You! You did this to me!"

"What did I do?"

Cassandra pushes her way into the conversation. "Well for one thing, you destroyed that building." Missingno and the man stare at her. "What?"

"We totally forgot you were here too." They state in unison.

Cassandra clenches her fists and jaw.

The man enters a fighting stance. "I'm gonna guess that you are here to kill me."

"Actually, I was thinking of sharing some tea, maybe playing some b-ball, but if you want to…" Missingno prepares himself.

There is an intense moment of friction that passes between the two before Missingno breaks it. "By the way, is that a croissant on your head?"

"No, it is obviously a bow."

"... Looks like a tattoo from here."

"Not that kind of bow."

Cassandra tilts her head. "So, like the bo staff?"

Missingno laughs. "No, he is spelling bow with a w. I think that he got it, assuming everyone would think first of a bow and arrow. But it just looks ridiculous."

And then the man falls over, asleep.

"... Did you do that?"

"Missingno, do I look like I can do something like that?"

"Maybe you already taught your Bulbasaur Sleep Powder."

Cassandra holds up her Pokeball, and her Weedle wiggles happily.

"Right."

The man speaks between snores. "I did this... myself…. This is... one of… my best… statusbending… techniques,… sleepbending."

"Wow, this is annoying. Shorten your explanation."

"As I… sleep,... so will… you." From where he lay, purple rings of mist creep outwards. As it passes through a nearby Pidgey, it falls asleep. The mist continues toward Missingno unhindered.

Missingno stoops down and picks up a rock. He winds up and throws it at the man's head, who jolts awake. The waves dissipate as soon as the man is conscious.

"Earthbending!"