Walter the Samurai
"You know what, Jethro? I think we might be lost."
"I think you're right."
On the sixth day of the contest, Jet had cut the technique training short for the day so they could head to the Forest Lodge. All of his Pokémon seemed relieved to hear this. Natalie was simply beside herself at the idea of taking a real shower instead of using baby wipes.
Natalie sighed, "This is so stupid, why don't we just-"
Jet held out her hand to tell her to be quiet. Jet closed his eyes and listened. Natalie smiled, "I'm sure it was just the-"
But she was interrupted yet again, this time by a fat kid in a Samurai get-up sprinting at Jet with a katana. Natalie screamed; Jet braced himself.
He moved into the attacker and grabbed the handle of the sword. Using one hand he maneuvered the weapon in a safe direction, and elbowed his opponent in the neck with the other arm.
The samurai fell, letting go of the sword. Jet turned the blade so it was facing his opponent's neck. The attacker threw up his hands in surrender and coughed, "P-p-please do- *cough, cough* kill me, *cough, cough, cough*!"
Jet pulled the blade away from the samurai's neck and asked, "Why did you attack me?"
The samurai took a minute to recover. When he finally stood up he said, "I wasn't going to hurt you, I just wanted to scare you! I'm not a real samurai!"
Jet rolled his eyes, "No shit."
The boy adjusted his helmet and laughed nervously. Natalie asked, "Why the fuck are you dressed like a samurai anyway? Do you get something out of running at random passerbies with a fucking sword?"
The boy sighed and said, "This is my gimmick! I'm Walter the Samurai, of the Bug Catcher's Association!"
Natalie and Jet looked at each other. Just by looking in her eyes he knew she was thinking the same thing he was, Is this douchebag fucking serious?
"I-I'm here to challenge you, Jethro Brown, to a Pokémon battle!"
Natalie sighed and Jet once again knew what she was thinking, He's serious.
"Umm, c-c-could I get my sword back p-please? It's real expensive!"
Jet looked at the sad soul that stood before him and laughed. "Let me see if I got this right! You are a Bug Catcher, who dresses like a samurai as a gimmick. You run around the forest in full armor and challenge people to battles by running at them with a katana. Now you just got your ass kicked and you're asking for your sword back? How old are you?"
Walter went deep red, "I'm nineteen, and I come from a long line of samurai! My great grandfather was a mighty warrior!"
Jet laughed again, "I'm sorry dude, but… Come on! You don't go around attacking people with a fucking sword! Do you not comprehend that this is a dangerous weapon? Did you not see what happened when Kenny decided to throw shruiken while playing ninja with Butters? Why the hell were you looking for me anyway?"
Walter straightened up and said, "Almost four years ago you robbed me of my dream job. I should have gotten that daycare position and work with the great Professor Oak! You didn't even have any experience raising Pokémon! Now that you're here, I shall prove that I'm the better trainer!"
Natalie laughed and said, "What is he talking about?"
Jet pointed the Katana at Walter and said, "You're that one fat kid! I know you! You were in my school. I forgot you applied for that job. Ah Jesus, what was your name again?"
"It's Walter," said the samurai slightly flustered.
"Ah. Well, umm, Walter, if the job meant that much to you why didn't you just reapply?"
"Because my parents moved me to Viridian, that's why!" said Walter angrily. "If I had gotten the job then I could have stayed with my uncle Bob!"
Natalie chirped in, "This is the weirdest pre-battle dialogue exchange ever!"
"And then," Walter continued as if he had not heard Natalie, "I saw your video when you were attacked by that Horsea! That would've never happened to me!"
Natalie giggled and said, "Classic!"
"That video made it to Tosh.0!" Walter spat, "It served as a constant reminder of what you have taken from me! I'm here to seek redemption!"
Jet shook his head and said, "You know what? You impressed me, even if only just out of sheer randomness. I'll battle you, and the victor will get this katana!"
Walter looked flabbergasted, "That sword is not yours to bargain!"
Jet shrugged and said, "You attacked me with this weapon. At the very least you're looking at assault with a deadly weapon, let alone attempted murder. I could just keep this and go about my way, but I'll give you a chance to win it back. You think you're a better trainer than me? Put that claim to the test. Give the sheath to Natalie."
Walter hesitated, but decided it best to do as he was told. Jet gave Natalie the katana and said, "You will be the editor."
Natalie grinned and sheathed the blade. Walter and Jet stood apart from each other, giving enough space for a proper battlefield. Natalie gave the terms, "This will be a two on two battle. Each trainer will use only Bug Pokémon they captured for the Bug Catching Contest. Both trainers will be allowed to switch out either of their Pokémon at any time during the battle. The match will continue until both Pokémon on the opposing team are either unwilling, or unable to battle. Do both trainers except these terms?"
There was a simultaneous "Yes," from both parties. Satisfied, Natalie said, "Aaaand… Begin!"
Walter sent out his first Pokémon, "Go Metapod!"
Jet smiled and sent out Butters. Walter grinned, "Interesting! Metapod, use Harden!"
Jet sighed and said, "Use Slam!"
Butters used stringshot to get a hold of her opponent, and swung it into the air. But as quick as it went up, it was slammed into the ground even quicker. Walter yelled, "Metapod!"
Jet said, "Pull the enemy in and use Hidden Power!"
Butters started to glow just as it pulled Metapod toward it. As soon as the enemy was close enough, Butters let out a strong burst of energy that was type effective against her foe.
"Metapod, don't give up! Metapod?"
Metapod lay motionless. Jet said, "That Hidden Power is wind type. Your Pokémon is probably knocked out."
Walter sighed and recalled his Pokémon. "That's ok. My next Pokémon is going to win me the first prize in the competition anyway! Go Pinser!"
Jet watched as the envy of every Bug Catcher in the forest appeared before him.
Jet recalled Butters and asked, "Where did you find that?"
Walter grinned smugly, "They built a nest not too far from the middle of the forest. They're probably all caught by now!"
Jet sent out Hornet and said, "Well let's see if your Pinser is any good."
Walter yelled, "Pinser, use Seismic Toss!"
"Hornet in the trees, use Harden!"
Hornet used its web to raise itself onto a nearby tree branch where it used Harden. Walter said, "Most impressive, but Pinser is a tree climber himself! Go get him and use Vice-Grip!"
Pinser began to climb the tree surprisingly fast, Jet called, "Hornet, use slam!"
Hornet hit Pinser with stringshot and slammed him onto the ground. Pinser grabbed the web and did the same thing to Hornet.
"Oh wow," Natalie said, "He reversed it!"
Pinser started reeling Hornet in. Jet told Hornet, "Don't fight him, just use Harden!"
Hornet did as he was told and was pulled in even faster. Right before Pinser could use vice grip Jet said, "Hidden Power!"
But Pinser clamped onto Hornet. As Hornet's shell was Hardened, Pinser's attack wasn't doing much damage. Hornet started to glow and released a pulse of energy that caused Pinser to let go and stumble. Jet said, "Pin him, Hornet!"
Walter laughed, "Pin him how?"
But Hornet answered by using his Cobweb to pin Pinser's feet. Hornet then maneuvered to Pinser's side and trapped his arm. Using Stringshot, Hornet trapped every one of Pinser's appendages until it was lying face down, stuck on the ground.
"Pinser, escape, quick!"
Jet told Walter, "You should give up now before your Pokémon gets hurt."
Walter, however, yelled to Pinser, "Come on, get up, don't let them win! My sword is at stake!"
Jet sighed and told Hornet, "Get high above Pinser, and the use your web to enhance your Poison Tail like we practiced."
Hornet zip lined high up in the trees, its stinger emerging from its tail as it did so. Jet looked at Walter and said, "Last chance. Give in now."
Walter gritted his teeth and yelled, "Pinser! I know you are stronger than this! Now show me! Get up, and crush his Kakuna!"
Pinser let out a loud growl and struggled harder. Some of the webs began to pull up from the ground. Jet was impressed by its strength. Walter grinned, "That's it buddy! Huh?"
A stringshot hit Pinser's back. There was a low whistle and then a loud crack. Hornet had used stringshot to zip-line down from the trees. The force of gravity coupled with the speed Hornet gained by basically being slingshotted down from the top of the tree increased the power of his poison tail by ten times. Hornet's stinger went straight through Pinser's body, killing it.
Walter stood there in shock. Jet said, "Nice form, Hornet!"
Hornet began to glow, and from Pinser's carcass rose a large Beedrill. It hovered above its fallen opponent and flew over to Jet, who smiled. "Twice in one week, you're on a fucking roll!"
He put Hornet in its pokeball. Walter fell to his knees in disbelief, "You killed him. You killed my prized Pokémon. You killed him with a Kakuna. A Kakuna! How?"
Jet walked over to Natalie and took the sword, "I train my Pokémon. You should start doing the same."
Walter looked up at Jet and said, "What do you mean?"
Jet sighed and said, "For most trainers, you're idea of raising a Pokémon is by battling it until it is at a high level. You take no time to highlight their strengths, improve their weaknesses, or refine their techniques. You don't know how to raise a Pokémon, and you definitely don't know its limits. Otherwise that," Jet pointed to the dead Pinser, "would've never happened. It's a real shame, that Pokémon had potential."
Walter stood up and bowed his head. "My Pokémon lost because of my incompetence. I thought that I was a good trainer, but now I see I am nothing but a novice."
Jet felt bad, not just for Pinser but for his trainer as well. "Walter, learn from this defeat. Next time you raise a Pokémon, know its limits."
Walter knelt down at his fallen Pokémon's head and removed his helmet. He placed it on the ground and said, "I think I'm going home now. There is no more need for me to be in this competition."
Jet suddenly heard a distant buzzing noise and the sound of someone running. Two teenagers ran from out of the trees and yelled, "Run! Runaway! We tried to catch one and then more came!"
They ran past the dead Pokémon without a second glance and ran into the trees. Jet watched as they disappeared and said, "Oookaay…."
Natalie tugged on Jet's shoulder and pointed above the trees to a swarm of Beedrill, "Yeah, we should run too."
Author's Notes:
This chapter is a little short, but the next one is defiantly interesting. What do you do when you can't outrun a swarm of over thirty Beedrill?
Stay tuned, and please review! (A smiley face or frowny face will do!)
