Prepare for Trouble
Jet's heart thumped as he watched the chaos ensue. He wasn't so much worried for his own Pokémon as he was for the lives of the opposing team. As soon as Thorn and the others caught wind that they were participating in a death match, blood covered the cave walls.
The Sandshrew didn't stand a chance. Thorn ripped through one after another. Sora completely ignored the opposing Pokémon and attacked the trainers. Spark let out a Thundershock so vicious, the lanterns throughout the cave burst.
Both Ekans and Koffing were being pushed back by the little electric mouse. They couldn't hit him; he was way too fast for that shit. But when he hit them, he hit the hard. Jet's hair stood on end for the amount of static electricity that was being released into the air. Sandshrew were being thrown about like crazy by Ivysaur.
No matter how many Pokémon the opposing team kept sending out, they were all getting caught up in the onslaught. Many a Zubat got their wings ripped, many a Rattata got their necks snapped. Jet wanted it to stop, but the opposing force just kept coming!
Hydra found herself facing off against someone's Raticate. It went in for a bite, but Hydra easily avoided the attack with Splash. Unfortunately, though the Magikarp was quick, it didn't have enough force behind her attacks. Her Slam barely registered to her opponent, who got her with a Quick Attack.
Many of the human enemies was now asleep or gravely injured thanks to Sora and Hoot-hoot. Thorn was now facing off against two Sandslash, while Ivysaur was taking care of the underlings. Jessie let out a cry of furry as both Ekans and Koffing were defeated at the hands of Spark, who began to evolve.
Jet watched in wonder as his little Pichu became a Pikachu in the midst of pandemonium. Jessie ran over to one of the boxes and pulled out a stick of dynamite. Both Amy and Jet immediately started recalling their Pokémon as quickly as possible.
"Jessie, what the hell are you doing?" James yelled angrily. Jessie lit a match and said, "Ending this!" She lit the dynamite and said, "Fucking brats, I'll kill you all!"
All of the Pokémon were recalled except Hydra. Jet grabbed her Net Ball and went to recall her. What happened next seemed not only incredible, but highly unbelievable. Just before Jet recalled Hydra, who was bleeding heavily from her battle with Raticate, she launched her final attack.
Raticate went in for the kill just as Hydra used a powerful Flail. Raticate was knocked back twenty feet; right into Jessie who was holding the dynamite. The dynamite was knocked out of her hand and rolled back to the other end of the cavern.
There was a loud BANG that echoed through the cave, and the ceiling began to fall. Jessie moved out the way just as a huge rock came down and crushed Raticate. Jet recalled Hydra and turned to Amy, "RUN!"
They sprinted through the corridor closely followed by Seymour. They were headed back in the direction of the falls when the ground beneath them caved in yet again and they fell.
Jet noticed two things when he opened his eyes. First that his head ached to all holy shit. Second, that there was a person screaming to his left. He turned but could see nothing but pitch blackness. He heard Amy's voice say, "Jet! Send out Charmeleon!"
Jet did as he was told and there was light. Amy was lying in a half fetal position, clutching her ankle. The screaming, however, belonged to none other than Seymour the Scientist.
Jet winced when he saw Seymour's arm sticking out at a crooked angle. The first thing Jet did was go over to Amy and take off his bag. "Here," he told her, "rest your ankle on my bag and don't move it!" Before he put his bag down he searched through his first aid kit until he found an ice pack.
"Rest this on your ankle." Seymour moaned and Jet hurried over to him. "I'm gonna have to rip your shirt to make a sling, ok?" Jet got to work on making a sling for Seymour, who moaned loudly the entire time. Jet tried to calm him down, "It's going to be ok, you'll be fine! We just need to get out of here, and-"
Jet looked at the situation they were in. Half of the caverns in Mt. Moon were probably caved in. He checked his phone and saw that he had no service. He had two injured people on his watch and no idea how to get out.
His heart started pounding dangerously fast. Thorn came over and put his hand on Jet's shoulder. Jet knew he could tell his master was in freak out mode. Thorn looked Jet in the eyes and nodded. Jet smiled.
"Ok Seymour, do you have any pain killers?"
"N-no! I'm s-s-s-sorry!"
Jet went over to Amy. She smiled, "You need to go into your bag again, don't you?"
Jet nodded. She lifted her leg and Jet replaced his bag with hers. Amy grabbed Jet by the hand and said, "Did I ever tell you how glad I am that you specialized in medicine?"
Jet stroked Amy's hair and said, "You can stand to mention it a bit more often."
Jet then distributed painkillers among his patients, along with the last of his berries and water. After treating them, Jet sent out Hydra so he could use a potion on her wounds. Seymour asked, "C-could you use some of that on my arm?"
Jet shook his head, "This stuff works on bruises and lacerations, not broken bones. What kind of scientist are you, anyway?"
Seymour laughed and said, "G-g-geologist."
Jet sprayed some potion on Amy's ankle to help with the bruising. He then found a couple of thin sticks and made her a splint. Jet turned to Thorn and asked, "Can you tell which way the oxygen is coming from?"
Thorn closed his eyes for a moment, and then opened them again and pointed directly down the tunnel. Jet nodded and told Amy, "You'll have to piggy back it. Thorn can carry the bags."
"W-what about me?" asked Seymour. Jet raised his eyebrows, "You're walking! Unless your legs are broken."
And so they set off. Thorn carried the bags, Amy got on Jet's back, and Seymour whined from the rear. They walked down the corridor for well over ten minutes. Jet's legs were extremely sore from carrying Amy, but he tried his best not to show it.
Soon they came to an area with four different pathways they could take. Amy groaned, "I don't suppose Thorn knows which way to go?"
They suddenly heard the voices of Jessie and James. "I don't care if they killed your Ekans! You do not throw a stick of dynamite in a fucking cave!"
They stopped dead as they saw Jet and Thorn in their way. Thorn growled. James stepped back, "Oops. This isn't the way out, come on Jessie!"
Jessie didn't move. "You think I'm scared of some fucking reptile? Go, Meowth! Go Lickitung!" James hesitated for a second and then sent out one of his own, "Go, Weepinbell!"
Seymour yelped and hid behind Jet. Jet simply sighed, "Make it quick, will you Thorn?"
Thorn dropped the bags and charged forward. He tackled Meowth into James and set Weepinbell on fire. Afterwards he pounced onto Lickitung and clawed at its entire body. Jessie shouted, "Fight back, damn you! I will not be made a fool of!"
Thorn stopped his attack on Lickitung and walked up to Jessie, who started backing up. There was a flash, and Jessie screamed as all of her clothes were torn to shreds, leaving her standing naked, but unharmed. Behind Jet, Seymour got a yelped again and said, "Whoa!"
Amy sighed and said in Jet's ear, "I take back what I said about that guy being cute."
Jet laughed as Jessie and James ran back down the corridor they just came from, the former doing so butt naked. Their Pokémon followed; bloodied, burned, and defeated.
Seymour pushed his glasses back on his face and said, "Wow. That lady was unpleasant, but she sure had a figure!"
Amy sighed and Jet said, "I think we can rule out the way they just came. Let's try this second corridor."
Thorn shook his head and pointed to the third one, and then went down it. Jet smiled and said, "Lead the way!"
Seymour said, "Your Charmeleon is quite a specimen."
Jet nodded, "Thorn is one of a kind. I don't know how I'd ever live my life without him."
They followed Thorn down a series of corridors for what felt like an hour. Jet wasn't sure if there was a record for longest piggy back ride, but he felt like he was real close to setting it. His entire body ached something fierce. He prayed that he'd soon have a reprieve.
It was then that they turned a corner and found the opening to the cave. Jet grinned and savored the sight of daylight. They walked outside and saw a group of cops and firefighters outside along with what looked like several news stations and a crowd of people.
As soon as Jet, Amy, Thorn, and Seymour walked outside the cave, everybody crowded them at once.
"Excuse me? Can you tell us what happened in there?"
"Are there more people in the cave?"
"Do you know the source behind the mysterious explosion?"
Jet ignored the reporters and went up to a cop, "These two need medical attention!"
Jet made sure Amy and Seymour saw the paramedics. Along the way he said "No comment" so many times it was how he answered the medic who asked him if he was hurt, "Sorry, I just don't want to be on TV."
"Jet's shy!" Amy laughed. They put her and Seymour in an ambulance, "Ok, we're taking these two to the hospital."
"Can I go with her? She's one of my best friends."
And so Jet got in the ambulance with Amy. She grinned at him and said, "Some camping trip, huh, Jet?"
Jet stretched his back and said, "Yeah. By the way, you owe me a full backrub."
Amy laughed and said, "Sounds fair. Hey, where are we headed anyway?"
The driver called from the front, "Mercy General in Cerulean."
"Thank god!" Amy said as she leaned back, "I don't ever want to walk again!"
Jet laughed and leaned over and kissed Amy on the forehead. She smiled up at him, "What was that for?"
Jet shrugged and Amy pointed to her lips, "You missed."
Jet smiled again and bent down to kiss Amy, but stopped when they shocked each other, "Ah, static shock."
Amy sighed and rolled her eyes, "Guess it just wasn't meant to be." She then smirked and said to the ambulance driver, "Let's go, I need some meds!"
Author's Notes:
So concludes the little Mt. Moon story arc I had going. Now that Jet and Amy are headed to Cerulean, will they get a chance to meet up with Brian? And if so, what kind of tom-foolery will ensue? What of the cascade badge? Who gets to claim it? Will we be seeing more of Jessie and James? Stay tuned!
Btw, just a quick update (After the battle with team rocket);
*Jet's Team:
Charmeleon/Thorn – Lvl.23, Male
Pidgeotto/Sora – Lvl.18, Female
Pikachu/Spark- Lvl.20, Male
Magikarp/Hydra – Lvl.19, Female
Geodude/Boulder – Lvl.18, Male
Zubat/Mina – Lvl.12, Female
*Amy's Team:
Ivysaur – Lvl.21, Male
Hoot-hoot – Lvl.15, Female
Poliwag – Lvl.16, Male
Paras – Lvl.14, Male
Clefairy – Lvl.14, Female
Zubat – Lvl.13, Male
*Jessie's Team:
Ekans – Lvl.14, Female
Lickitung – Lvl.15, Male
Meowth – Lvl.14, Male (No he cannot talk :P)
*James' Team:
Koffing – Lvl.16, Male
Weepinbell – Lvl.22, Male
I'll leave the rest up to your imaginations.
