So I'm an idiot and should have just posted this chapter with the last one making it better, but I really just wanted to get a chapter out for you guys. It's caused me a bit of unneeded stress, but I'm going to make up for it by getting the next chapter out as soon as it's ready. I'm sorry for the wait and my stupidity. Hopefully, I won't make the same mistake again and I'll be more patient with my writing. This chapter is short and I'm sorry, but I'll make sure that the next one is much better.
Luna watched as Silver disappeared from her sight. From the giant hole in the floor, She could see the camera on the ground and three regal pokemon standing in a crater. There was no way. He wouldn't be able to get it without any of them seeing him. From the ladder to the camera was about a yard and a half. From the legendary trio to the camera was less than a yard. There wasn't much rubble to hide behind either.
"You realized it, didn't you?" Morty spoke. "The chances of him not getting caught aren't very high."
"True, but Silver's pretty special. If anyone could get down there, it's him." Luna replied.
"You have a lot of faith in your friend. That's either smart or stupid." Eusine told her. Luna knelt down and looked down into the hole. Silver was in the corner by the ladder. He looked up and smile when he saw her.
Luna smile back. "Stupid."
Silver looked away from Luna and went back to the problem at hand. Entei was staring right where Silver needed to move. He hadn't notice from up there that there wasn't much debris to stay behind, but if he didn't move, a wild pokemon could give away his position. None of his pokemon would look natural down here, but if he were to use a pokemon, Pidge would be his best bet. Maybe he could get the camera up to Luna before he was seen by Entei. This had to work. Silver looked up. Luna was still looking at him so he pulled out his Pokeball. He pointed to the ball then the camera and finally at her, trying to explain his plan. Luna nodded and gave Silver a thumbs up. Silver released Pidge from his ball.
"Pidge, I need you. Be as quiet as possible and get that camera right there." Silver carefully explained. "Fly it up to Luna as soon as you get it." Silver pointed out Luna to the small pokemon. Seeming to understand, Pidge started towards the camera. There may have not been much for Silver to hide behind, but Pidge had plenty of spaces. All he could do now was wait.
The small bird walked quickly towards the camera. He moved closer and closer until he got to it. Pidge grabbed the camera in his talons and started to fly up to Luna. He was almost above the platform when suddenly, Entei shot fire at Pidge. The camera dropped from his talons and Pidge started falling. Luna reached out and instead of the camera, grabbed Pidge. Morty grabbed his camera and Eusine held on to both of them so that they wouldn't fall.
With Pidge and the camera secure, Silver tried to make his way back to the ladder. The trio was distracted so Silver didn't try to hard to hide. As he walked, a Rattata ran in front of him. He stepped to avoid the creature, but his foot slipped and he fell. Suicune, Entei, and Raikou turned to him and cried. They readied their attacks. "Sh…"
"SILVER!" Luna screamed from behind. Two pokeballs hit the ground and released a Haunter and a Gengar.
"Gengar, Shadow Ball. Haunter, Night Shade." Morty yelled. The pokemon excluded their orders as Luna grabbed Silver's wrist and dragged him to the ladder.
"Luna? Are you crazy?" Silver questioned.
"Shut up and move." Luna snapped. They rushed up the ladder where Eusine waited at the top. Luna sat down by the wall and tried to catch her breath.
"Thanks." He panted.
"Just because they're distracted doesn't mean you get to let your guard down," Eusine called, climbing down the ladder.
"You okay?" Silver asked.
"Fine. How's your foot?" Luna replied.
"It's alright. I just rather not get my ankle chewed off just because I stepped on a Rattata's tail. How's Pidge?"
"Pidgey!" Pidge answered from behind a rock. He hopped over to Silver.
"How'd you get back there?" He asked, returning him to his Pokeball.
"I brought him over here but put him down before I went down the ladder to get you," Luna answered.
"I almost screwed that up." Silver admitted. "A little lower you guys wouldn't have caught them. Does the camera work?"
"We don't know. We haven't tried yet. I was more worried about you getting killed by three of the most legendary pokemon in the region."
"Aww, you worried about me?" Silver joked. He was expecting Luna to hit him and yell at him, but she just smiled.
"Yes. I was worried Silver." Eusine climbed up the ladder and growled.
"Dang it." He groaned. Silver and Luna followed him back to Morty who was examining the camera. Eusine handed Morty two pokeballs and Morty shoved them into his bag.
"Well, I have good news and bad news Eusine. Which do you want to hear first?" Morty asked.
"The bad news. Let's end on a positive note because those three ran off." Eusine answered.
"Alright, the bad news is that the camera is broken. The good news is that it's just the lens and that the memory card is just fine. I checked and the pictures look good." Morty explained. He turned to Silver and held out his hand. "Silver, right?"
"Yes, but how'd you know?" He asked, shaking Morty's hand.
"Your friend, um, Luna, mentioned it," Morty answered. "Thanks for getting my camera, although, it might have been more trouble than it was worth. You guy are here to battle me, right?"
"Yeah," Luna spoke. Morty handed Eusine the camera.
"I want it back when you're done," Morty informed then turned back to the two trainers. "I've got to get Gengar and Haunter back to full health, but after we'll battle, alright?"
"Sure, I got to heal Pidge too so it works out for the both of us." Silver replied. With the camera partly intact and the legendary trio gone, the four left the Brass Tower and headed to the Pokemon Center to heal their comrades. Eusine and Morty explained the history of the Brass Tower and the Bell Towers, Lugia and Ho-oh, and what they knew of the three legendary pokemon they had encountered. Finally, the two trainers head to the Ecruteak gym to battle Morty, in hopes of winning the Fog Badge.
"Alright, who's going to go first?" Morty asked, pulling out one of his pokeballs. Silver look over to Luna and she shrugged.
"I'll go first." Silver answered. He pulled out Bow's Pokeball and released her. Morty released his Gastly. Silver looked at the ghost type and realized, he screwed up. Normal-type attacks had no effect on ghost types and Bow only knew one electric attack. It was the same with Pidge.
"Trainer gets the first attack," Morty told him.
"Bow, Thunder Shock!"
After the Battles
"Well, I'll be here tomorrow if you want to try again Luna. Better luck next time." Morty told her. While Silver barely managed to beat Morty, Luna had failed terribly. She held Gin in her arms and sulked. This was the first badge she hadn't gotten right away. If she had trained harder, maybe she wouldn't have done so bad. She and Silver started to leave the gym when Morty cried, "Wait!" They turned back to the gym leader and he handed them two tickets. "This is for helping me and Eusine out today. It isn't much, but since you guys are probably going to stick around for a bit, you might as well enjoy it. Those are tickets to the Kimono Girls concert for tonight."
"Thanks. I was worried we were going to be stuck inside for the rest of the day." Silver told him, pocketing the tickets. "I guess we'll be seeing you tomorrow Morty." Silver to Luna and she glared at him. The two walked out of the gym. They went back to the Pokemon Center to heal up their pokemon.
"Is there a place around her where pokemon can train?" Luna asked Nurse Joy.
"We might have an open battlefield in the basement." Joy answered, stepping out from behind her desk. She led Luna downstairs to the basement and unlocked a door. It was an empty room with paint on the floor marking the field. "You're welcome to train down here, but please be careful. Don't hit the ceiling with anything and please don't flood it."
"Alright. Thank you, Nurse Joy." Luna smiled.
"You're welcome." She replied, heading up the stairs. After setting Gin on the ground, Luna released Tot and Bell.
"Alright guys, let's start."
"Mind if I join?" Luna looked to the door, expecting to see Silver, but it wasn't. It was a boy who had purple hair and part of his bangs were in his face. He had a pin attached to his jacket that was decorated with a rainbow. She recognized him. He was the boy she had seen in the Pokemon Center in Azalea City. He had been sketching Gardevoir at the time. "We can do doubles. I'm Jameson."
"I'm Luna. Are you trying to get the fog badge too?" Luna asked.
"Nah, I'm more into showcases. I like to show off my team. You look like you need some help getting that badge. My team can help you out if you like. We have been looking for a challenge for a while." Jameson offered.
"I think my team would like a new challenge too. What do you say, guys?" Luna turned to her pokemon and they cheered. "That settles it. Jameson, I challenge you to a pokemon battle. We'll fight doubles." Jameson released two pokemon, a Froslass and a Gardevoir.
"Alright, Yuki and Cleopatra. Let's show Luna what you've got." The pokemon nodded and lined up, ready for battle.
"Tot and Bell. Let's battle." She called to her pokemon. They lined up and Tot started to stare down Gardevoir.
"Ready?" Jameson asked.
"Ready." Luna smiled.
"Yuki, Icy Wind!"
So an interesting thing happened when I asked my friend for nicknames for his pokemon. (Jameson is based on one of my friends) When I asked him, the names he came up with were Yuki for his Froslass, Cleopatra for his Gardevoir, and for his Eevee he chose Luna. (If you don't remember Jameson's first appearance look back to Chapter 7) Of course, he had to change that one because of the confusion it could cause. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed that chapter and I'll be back with something better soon hopefully.