Author's Notes:

I forgot to mention it last chapter, but AJ's Poliwrath was at level 41.

The Power Plant

Jet found himself feeling a little car sick. He was riding in the back of AJ's jeep with AJ himself driving and Bill in the front. They were taking a shortcut to the abandoned Power Plant through an off-road pass in Cerulean Cape. The key word here being off road; every bump was making Jet feel as though he would want nothing more than to throw up and pass out.

It did not help, either, that it was almost eighty degrees Fahrenheit out and the back windows refused to roll down. It was also highly inconvenient that AJ's a/c didn't work for whatever reason. Jet found himself wishing he had just taken his motorbike instead. At least then he'd have a breeze.

Bill was telling AJ all about his adventures at the Power Plant when he was a young trainer; "So make sure those Magnemite don't gang up on you, because they always travel in packs! That's how my first Grimer died."

"How'd that happen?" AJ asked, "They all used Thunder Shock at the same time to fry'em?"

"That's exactly what happened, mate!" Bill said in a warning voice, "Those fuckers know how to synchronize their attacks like you wouldn't believe! One wrong move and it's instant death!"

"Well," AJ replied, "At least it's instant. I'd rather a quick clean death than to have to suffer."

Bill shook his head, "You're mental, mate! I'd much rather die peacefully in my sleep."

"Yeah, right!" AJ scoffed, "That ain't no way to punch out! If I'm going to die, I'd rather die fightin'!"

Bill turned to Jet in the back seat, "You're awfully quiet back there! How would you die? Given the choice?"

Jet wasn't in the mood to join the conversation, "Death by snu-snu. Only way to go."

"The fuck?" AJ asked, confused, "What the hell is snu-snu?"

But exactly what snu-snu was, they never found out. For at that moment, Jet looked up and saw the Power Plant come into view, "Oh thank god we're here! I feel like I'm going to pass out!"

AJ soon pulled up to the electric fence that covered the perimeter of the facility. Everyone got out of the truck, and AJ asked, "So do we just climb over the fence and walk from here?"

Jet shook his head, "High voltage fence. It will kill you if you try to climb it."

"What?" AJ laughed, "But this place has been abandoned for years! There's no way this thing still works!"

"Oh, it does, mate!" Bill replied, "The fence was built after they shut down the place. It was meant to keep Pokémon from getting out or people from going in."

"But it doesn't help," Jet said, "The Pokémon can still come and go as they please. The fence is barely an inconvenience to them. And we're going in, so I guess this thing is here as decoration."

AJ asked, "Uh, yeah, how exactly to you propose we get inside?"

As an answer, Bill sent out his Skarmory. He then said, "We'll fly in."

Jet then sent out his Pidgeot, "You two head in on Skarmory since you know the area where Elekid is found. I'll follow on Sora."

Bill nodded and said, "Sounds like a plan."

AJ, however, had his doubts about the whole thing. "Umm, y'all go 'head. I ain't so good with heights."

Bill chuckled, "Well you're just going to have to get over it, aren't you? There's only one way in the damned place! Unless you want your Sandslash to dig you a tunnel? Or maybe you'd prefer to go home? Jethro and I are going in, regardless."

AJ shifted his weight nervously, "Shit! Don't look like I got much of a choice, huh?"

Bill and AJ started to mount Skarmory. Jet mounted Sora as well. Because she was a newly evolved Pidgeot, and because she evolved earlier than most of her species, she was rather small for her final form. She was still growing, which meant Jet had to hold on extra tight to stay on. He wrapped his legs around her belly and put his arms around her neck. This wasn't the first time he ever rode Sora, but he was definitely feeling nervous when she began to take off.

The takeoff was one of the worst parts about flying with her. Sora's wings beat uncomfortably on either side of Jet. She ascended fast, so Jet felt as though his bodily organs were being left on the ground. Once she got in the air though, the flight was a lot smoother. They were about a couple hundred feet up. The wind roared in Jet's ears, but he could still hear AJ's screams as Skarmory rose into the sky with Sora. They glided over the gate and flew toward the Power Plant.

The Power Plant itself was pretty big. There were three large brick buildings in the center. Around these buildings were generators, power lines, and trailers all over the place. There was also a great deal of plant life growing on the grounds of the place due to years of neglect.

Even from up high, Jet could see dozens of Magnemite floating around. The flight was short, as they only moving a couple hundred meters before the started their landing. Jet's stomach lurched as both Sora and Skarmory began to land on the north side of the plant. AJ yelled again as Skarmory landed quickly. Jet, however, had Sora circle her way down slowly. This way the landing wasn't as uncomfortable; it could almost be a carnival ride!

When Sora landed, Jet quickly dismounted, thanked her, and recalled her. He could feel the familiar tingle of static electricity in the air that caused the hairs on the back of his neck to stand up. AJ collapsed after dismounting Skarmory; "Never again!" he exclaimed, "I'm never doing that shit again! I'll find another way out! I refuse to fly!"

Bill recalled his Skarmory and laughed, "What kind of attitude is that? I thought you were a trainer? A real trainer has to learn to face his fears. Control your fear, or your Pokémon will control you."

Jet couldn't agree more, but defended AJ all the same, "Give the guy a break! You remember how nervous you were the first time you flew? It's nerve wracking shit!"

Bill nodded, "Fair point, mate. Alright, let's get on our feet, then."

Bill helped AJ up. He then pointed to the building directly in front of them and said, "This was where I found my first Elekid. I think there's a group of their kind living under the facility. They come out every now and again."

Jet frowned, "I've been in this part before and I never saw any Elekid."

AJ grunted, "What about Magneton? That's why I'm here. Are there any of those around?"

Bill nodded, "Plenty, mate. You don't want to deal with them though. They're dangerous as fuck around here because they travel in packs. Best find yourself a Magnemite and evolve it."

AJ shook his head, "Nah, that ain't how I work! If I'm going to catch a Pokémon, I want the best."

Jet highly disagreed with AJ's philosophy, but decided not to argue. Instead he sent out his Charmeleon and said, "Thorn will help us see in this place."

AJ sent out his Sandslash and said, "Looks like the hunt for a Magneton is on!"

Bill sent out his Eevee and said, "Let's find the entrance, shall we?

And so they set off. The walked around the stone building, searching for the door. AJ spotted some Magnemite floating over head and said, "Looks like we've got company."

Jet and Bill looked up. There were about five Magnemite up above them, but they paid no attention to Jet or the others. Jet scratched his head and said, "Why don't we keep going? We've got bigger fish to fry."

Bill agreed, "Besides, Magnemite are too annoying to fight. I was hoping to have Eevee fight a Voltorb or a Pikachu."

And so they continued. Jet asked Bill, "So why are you trying to evolve that Eevee anyway? Don't you already have a Jolteon?"

"I do," Bill said, "But that doesn't mean I can't have another! Getting Pokémon to evolve is sort of like a hobby of mine."

Jet looked down at Eevee and said, "I always liked Eevee. They're one of my favorite Pokémon!"

Bill laughed, "I got a new batch being born soon, I can give you a good price on them if you'd like!"

Jet smiled, "How good?"

"Only twenty grand," Bill said, "I usually sell them for thirty. Fifty for the females."

AJ turned to Bill, "Any chance I can get in on this discount?"

Bill shook his head, "Not happening, mate. No offense, but I only just met you. I do have payment plans if you want one for full price. I also sell the evolved forms, but I doubt you can afford them."

AJ looked disappointed, "Probably not."

Jet however, asked Bill, "If I gave you fifty grand, could I get two newborn males?"

Bill nodded and said, "Yeah, that's more than fair. You don't want them trained?"

Jet shook his head, "No, I'm getting them for my little brother and sister. I want them to train the Eevee themselves."

Bill laughed, "More power to them! Eevee can be a little stubborn when they're younger though. Isn't that right?" Bill asked his Eevee. The little evolution Pokémon looked up at his trainer and nudged his leg playfully. Bill then said, "I charge a small fee for shots and the like, but I know you can more than afford it."

Jet nodded and said, "When's the new litter?"

"I expect them to be born sometime in the next week, actually. I can give you a good price on an Eevee for yourself if you'd like."

Jet thought about it and said, "Not yet. I want to wait until I have some time. After that I want to get a male and female and train a whole family."

Bill laughed, "Trying to be like me, eh? Not that I blame you; it is highly rewarding. That's how I started out, by the way. When I was a kid, my mum bought me a male and a female. I started breeding them and that's how I got into the training business. Ah, here we are!"

They found a door to the inside. AJ went to open it, but found it to be locked. He turned to Sandslash and nodded to the door, "Take it down."

Sandslash kicked the door in, revealing a long, dark hallway. Jet turned to Thorn and said, "Will you do the honors?"

Thorn smiled and walked forward, lighting their way down the tunnel. There was a faint smell of sewage that flowed through the hallway. AJ coughed and asked, "What the fuck is that rancid smell?"

"Grimer," Jet said casually, "There's a lot of them in this place. You can tell if you're getting close to one if the smell gets stronger."

AJ coughed again and said, "I think the smell is getting stronger!"

And so it was. Within less than a minute, four Grimer had slithered in their path. Thorn was about to burn them but Jet held him back, "Remember what happened last time? You don't want the smell of burned Grimer floating around, do you?"

Thorn decided Jet was right, and refrained from attacking. AJ, however, told his Sandslash, "Take them out with Rollout!"

Sandslash curled into a ball and shot at the wild Grimer. Bill told his Eevee, "Don't even think about it! Once you get that smell in your fur, there's no getting it back out."

And so Eevee stayed back as well. Sandslash used Rollout to run over the Grimer, but they were able to stop him using a combined Disable. This stopped Sandslash in his tracks as they all gathered around him to smother him.

Jet had experience battling Grimer, so he knew better to attack them head on. Their body type made it difficult to get in a good physical strike. They tend to smother anything thing that attacks them physically while poisoning them and suffocating them at the same time. This is what was happening to Sandslash; after Rollout was disabled, he tried to slash the Grimer. Unfortunately, his claws got stuck in the gunk that was their body. They then sucked him in and began to smother him, four on one.

AJ quickly yelled, "Use Rapid Spin!"

Sandslash was trying to, but was stuck. He was slowly being swallowed by the zombie gook that was his opponents. Jet turned to Thorn and said, "Use Dragon Rage!"

Thorn shot a blast of energy that knocked two of the Grimer off of Sandslash. Once half of his body was free, Sandslash was able to use Rapid Spin to escape from the clutches of the Grimer. Bill told Eevee, "Knock them back with Shadow Ball!"

Eevee used Shadow Ball to blast the remaining Grimer back. Two of the Grimer began to flee. One of the Grimer hesitated, but followed suit once he saw his kin running away. The last Grimer opened his mouth wide to release Poison Gas, but Sandslash used Mud-Shot to spit mud in his mouth instead. As Grimer began choking on the mud, AJ threw a Great Ball at it and captured it.

When he went to pick it up, Bill asked, "You've never battled a Grimer before, have you?"

AJ picked up the newly captured Grimer and shook his head, "No, why?"

Jet answered, "Because otherwise you would have used Mud Shot from the beginning and avoided attacking head on. They're too difficult to fight with physical attacks. And their final form is even worse."

AJ looked surprised, "You mean their evolved form is here? At this plant?"

Jet nodded, "Thorn here once killed one. The smell was ungodly."

AJ looked down at his newly captured Pokémon and said, "Damn, I should have waited. Ah well. Thank you guys for bailing my Sandslash out."

Sandslash was trying to wipe the gunk off his body from the battle. If it wasn't for Thorn, he probably would have suffocated to death. Talented though Sandslash was, he was just not built to face off against that kind of opponent.

Jet, Bill, and AJ decided it would be best to head in a direction away from where the Grimer went. They found themselves lost for a time in which they ran into no Pokémon but a few Zubat, (which Sandslash took out with ease), and a Voltorb, (which Eevee defeated with Shadow Ball [he still didn't evolve]).

After an hour of exploring and battling random encounters with wild Pokémon, none of the trainers had gotten what they came for. Jet was beginning to get annoyed, "If there are any Elekid here, I don't think they're above the ground. I need to find them another way."

Bill turned to Jet, "How do you propose to do that?"

Jet sent out his Kadabra. He leaned down and asked him, "Neo, there is supposed to be an electric type Pokémon called Elekid somewhere near this building. Can you sense any of them?"

Kadabra closed his eyes. Jet waited patiently and hoped against hope that there was still some Elekid somewhere on the grounds of the Power Plant. Neo looked up at Jet and said mentally, I can sense them. Jet grinned, "Great! Lead me to them!"

Neo nodded and led the way with Thorn. Bill told Jet, "I don't know why I never thought of that! Tracking down Pokémon psychically? It's ingenious!"

Jet however, was busy talking to his Kadabra mentally and wasn't paying attention. According to Neo, there was a clan of about thirty or so Elekid and ten Electabuzz somewhere in the basement level of this building. They fed off of wild Rattata and the electric currents surrounding the area. Apparently during the day time they go outside the Power Plant to battle local Pokémon and return to their nest during the night time. Neo told Jet that there were only two Elekid currently in the Plant. One of them had lost a battle against a Geodude the previous day and was resting. The other one was sleeping in due to a long night of battling a Grimer.

Soon Neo led them to an empty elevator shaft and pointed down. He told Jet that the stairway was caved in, and this shaft was the only way down to the basement. Jet turned to Bill and AJ and asked, "Who wants to go down first?"

Bill shook his head, "I'm not going down there! If that's really the only way in or out of their nest do you really want to get trapped down there with a Muk or a Magneton?"

Jet smirked, "What happened to all that talk about conquering your fears and everything?"

AJ looked at Bill and said, "I'm with him. There's no way in hell I'm going down there."

Jet sighed, "Well then I hope you brought flashlights, because Thorn's coming with me."

Bill laughed, "You're not seriously going down that shaft, are you Jethro?"

Jet turned to his Pokémon and said, "Lead the way!"

Neo levitated himself down the shaft. AJ turned to Jet and asked, "Are you kidding me?"

Jet ignored him and jumped, catching one of the thick elevator cables and sliding down it. He heard Bill say, "He's fucking mental!" But Jet knew better; if he fell, Neo would easily catch him.

As Jet was sliding down the cables, Thorn dropped down the shaft and landed twenty feet below; leaving Bill and AJ in darkness. Bill yelled down the shaft, "You're a right asshole, mate! Now I got to use my cellphone as a light!"

Jet laughed and called up the shaft, "Should have brought a flashlight!"

A few seconds later, His feet touched solid ground as he landed on top of the out-of-service elevator with his Pokémon. Neo and Thorn led the way through the small door into the elevator, and then out of the elevator into the corridor.

Jet followed his Pokémon as they explored this new part of the Power Plant in search of Jet's target. Soon they came upon a Pokémon Jet wasn't intending to find; a Spinarak. The spider Pokémon was sucking the fluids from a now dead Paras. If Spinarak noticed Jet and company, it did not show it as it continued to drink from its victim. Jet had his Pokémon stand fast; there was no honor in catching this Pokémon while it was enjoying its meal. Thorn seemed amused by this, but growled his challenge to the Spinarak all the same. Spinarak stopped slurping and looked down at its new foe. It then hissed and began to back away. Jet told Neo, "Bring it down to the ground with Telekinesis, and then put it to sleep."

Spinarak squealed as it lost control of its body. Neo easily took control with his telekinesis and put it to sleep. Jet captured it with a Pokeball and registered it on his Pokedex. It was a male, level eleven. The only attacks he knew were Poison Sting, String Shot, Scary Face, and Constrict. His attack was his highest stat, but Jet saw that he would have to work on his speed. Jet decided to name him Aragog.

Jet placed Aragog on his belt and decided to deposit Mantis via his Pokedex. He would use her again soon, but he wanted to train this new Pokémon first. After catching Spinarak, Jet followed Neo once more in search of an Elekid. It took another fifteen minutes, but Jet finally found what he was looking for.

Elekid was walking down the hallway, swinging its arms to generate electricity. This one was obviously not the Elekid that was injured by a Geodude. When it spotted Jet and his Pokémon, it stopped dead and stared at them. Jet told Neo excitedly, "Same as before! Put him to sleep!"

Neo nodded and lifted Elekid in the air using Telekinesis; pinning its arms to its side as he did so. Elekid yelped loudly as he was lifted into the air, and he used Thundershock on Neo. Neo wasn't particularly hurt by this attack, but it did break his concentration for a second, freeing his foe. Elekid made a break for it, but Neo teleported in front of him and used Hypnosis. Once Elekid was asleep, Jet captured him and registered him to his Pokedex.

Elekid was a level fourteen male. He knew such moves as Thundershock, Leer, Low Kick, Quick Attack, and Swift. Jet named him Thor, and placed him on his belt in Primeape's stead. Jet grinned at Neo and said, "Great job! Now all we have to do is find Bill and AJ! Can you teleport us there?"

XXX

AJ threw a Great Ball at the wild Magnemite. It was caught, and he released a sigh of relief. Bill had convinced him to say fuck it and just capture the Magnemite instead of looking for a Magneton. They were currently outside because Jethro had been a dick and left them without any light. AJ was disgruntled because he would now have to evolve two Pokémon from scratch. Bill was getting impatient because it seemed his Eevee just wasn't ready to evolve.

AJ picked up his new Magnemite and asked Bill, "So, what now? You still going to try to evolve your Eevee?"

Bill shook his head, "I don't think he's ready." Bill had already recalled his Eevee a half hour ago. He then turned and pointed over at the one of the power lines and said, "I know a lot of Voltorb like to hang out at the base of those power lines, I don't know if yo-"

Bill was interrupted as Jet appeared out of nowhere with his Kadabra. They had apparently just Teleported from the basement level of the Plant. Jet recalled His Kadabra and asked Bill and AJ, "How goes it?"

Bill asked, "I take it you found what you were looking for, then?"

Jet grinned, "I did! How about you guys?"

Bill shook his head, "We were less than successful, I'm afraid. Perhaps we should go to another spot? Closer to all the Voltorb? They're releasing enough power into the air; hopefully it will be enough to evolve my Eevee."

Jet nodded, "Might as well try."

And so Bill sent his Eevee back out and Jet sent out his Charmeleon. They headed to the warehouse area northwest of their position in hopes of finding a way to evolve Bill's Eevee. Jet asked him, "Don't you have any Thunder-Stones?"

"Believe it or not, I have every stone but a Thunder Stone! I had one, but it was stolen from my house with a bunch of other stones I used to keep in a safe. The police suspect it's the work of Team Rocket."

Jet frowned, "That fucking sucks, so you don't have any evolution stones?"

"I have most of them actually," Bill said thoughtfully, "The only ones I don't have are a Dawn Stone, a Thunder Stone, and a Moon Stone."

It happened then. Directly ahead of them, about a hundred meters, they saw a wild Pikachu running for its life. Jet was curious as to what it was running from when he saw it; a huge, yellow and brown bird with spiky feathers landed near the Pikachu. It scooped it up with its long, pointed beak, and ate the electric mouse whole. The bird than let out a loud cry, and flapped its wings; causing sparks of electricity to fly everywhere. Jet did not need AJ saying in an awed voice, "Holy shit! That looks like a Zapdos!" to know what he was looking at.

Jet thought he was going to piss himself. A Zapdos. A real, live Zapdos. This wasn't like seeing a Gyarados. People knew Gyarados exist. Zapdos, however, were thought to be extinct. There were rumors of them being spotted before, but they were just rumors! And here, standing in front of him, in plain sight, a fucking Zapdos.

Zapdos began to fly away. Bill quickly recalled his Eevee and sent out his Skarmory. Jet turned to Bill and asked, "Where are you going?"

Bill mounted his Skarmory and told his Skarmory, "Quickly, before it gets away! Follow that Zapdos!"

Skarmory took off immediately. From what Jet knew about Zapdos, they were extremely powerful. Trying to catch one was probably suicide. And yet…

"Go Sora!"

Jet sent out his Pidgeot and mounted her. AJ grabbed Jet's arm, "You're going too?"

Jet moved his arm from AJ's grip and said, "Stay here!" He then gave Sora a mental command, and she too took off after the legendary bird. Behind them, Jet could here AJ yell in the distance, "ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?"

Author's Notes:

Who will capture Zapdos? Or will the Legendary Bird get the better of our heroes? Find out in the next chapter! And as always; Please Review!