Pokemon The Journey GS

by Penguinja

Ethan Schneider is an 11 year old boy from the region of Johto, which holds Pokémon not found in Kanto. After he is given an errand to do, he finds himself on a journey of his own. His goal? Challenge the Gyms, beat his rival and maybe even become as good as Red. However, Team Rocket have returned. Can Ethan pull through?

31. Chapter 31: Rock me Ariados

Chapter 31: Rock Me Ariados

It was time to hit the road on Route 38 to get to the next City; Olivine, famous for its lighthouse.

Route 38 is a very relaxing route. You can really feel the trees in the wind. It was nice to sit back and relax.

At that point, a Pokémon scuttled past.

Ariados

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Bug/Poison Type

Long Leg Pokémon

3'07" (1.1 m)

73.9 lbs (33.5 kg)

It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which.

Evolved from Spinarak at Lv 22.

It was carrying something covered in web.

Skiploom

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Grass/Flying Type

Cottonweed Pokémon

2'00" (0.6 m)

2.2 lbs (1 kg)

It spreads its petals to absorb sunlight. It also floats in the air to get closer to the sun.

Evolved from Hoppip at Lv 18.

I jumped for Ariados to grab Skiploom and free it. I then had Quilava very lightly set the web on fire to free Skiploom. It was a Grass type though and hurt it quite a bit. Ariados ran off.

"You found my Skiploom!" I looked to see a Beauty. "My name is Tessa. Skiploom is my partner and it suddenly disappeared. I was worried it had abandoned me."

Skiploom then came over crying and I told her about the situation.

"Is that so? Well, we will be careful this time."

I continued on and found a Trainer named Birk Keeper Toby. Toby used a Doduo.

Doduo

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Normal/Flying Type

Twin Bird Pokémon

4'07" (1.4 m)

86.4 lbs (39.2 kg)

By alternately raising and lowering its two heads, it balances itself to be more stable while running.

I sent out Flaaffy. Doduo used Fury Attack, which Flaaffy took. Flaaffy then used Thunder Shock. This almost knocked out Doduo. Doduo used one more Fury Attack, but the match was mine with one more Fury Attack.

"Nice match" said Toby. At that point, something white grabbed Doduo's leg and dragged it away. Ariados was at it again. Instead of saving it though, I told Toby to follow it with me, figure out where Ariados is taking it.

Along the way, we ran into Tessa again and she joined the group.

We found where Ariados was. It was taking Doduo to a Team Rocket Grunt. I told everyone to stay quiet and we will hatch a plan to save them. At that point, my Pokegear went off.

"Hey Ethan, it's the owner of the Bike Store. Listen, you riding the Bike around has brought in customers."

I tried telling him to talk later.

"No no. You can keep the bike for all your hard work."

I quickly thanked him and shut off the Pokegear. That talking was enough to get the attention of the Grunt.

"Seems we have visitors." Ariados spat a sticky thread at Tessa and Toby, keeping them in place. "Think you can get your Pokemon back?" He then took Skiploom's Pokeball. "Glad we have this one back."

I told the Grunt to stop it and sent out Quilava. Ariados tried to grab Quilava with its thread, but Quilava burned right through it. The Grunt was getting mad. Ariados used Night Shade on Quilava which did quite a bit of damage. Quilava however came back with Ember which not only knocked out Ariados, but also burned the thread on Doduo's grip. Doduo weakly went over to Toby.

I burned through the thread on Toby and Tessa. The Grunt was petrified and ran off.

"Thank you for your help" said Tessa. "I'll fly you over to Olivine if you want" Toby offered, which I generously declined as I wanted to keep adventuring. Plus, what if there were more Rocket's?

"Fair enough. Well, safe travels!"

What a good day.