StarLe: This story is based on the GSC game era. Note I'm going to used lots of Japanese words like chan, kun, san, and etc.
Summary: Crystal Hoshi is a young girl starting on her Pokemon dream of becoming the best of the best! But, on her journey rivals and new friends are what she's going to meet. Also Team Rocket is coming back with what plans are they going to do?
Shipping: Lots like SpecialJewelshipping(SilverXCrystal going to be my main shipping), Questshipping(GoldXCrystal once in while), PhoneFanBoyshipping(Irwin the JugglerXCrystal every time he calls), JothoChampionshipping(LanceXCrystal), and with lots of the young male Gym Leaders like Falkner, Morty, and etc.
Disclaimer: Pokemon and character do not belong to me etc.
Chapter Four We Meet Again and Gym Battle
Crystal stood in front of the tall, spiral tower which was the Violet City Gym.
"Hmm...I think I'll go check the Spout Tower first!" said Crystal. She headed north of Violet City and stumble upon a very old tower. The Spout Tower was very old and traditional. Green vines came out of the windows and door. "Oh, yeah! I have that call Okaa-san!" Crystal took her PokeGear, that was hanging from her neck.
"...Moshi Moshi?"
"Oi, Okaa-san! It's me, Crystal."
"Crystal! It's so good to hear you. Where are you now?"
"I'm in front of the Spout Tower in Violet City. I'm going to check it out now."
"Okay, bye!..."
"She hangs up on me without saying a proper good-bye."
Crystal entered the tower. Wow. It's bigger than I imagine. Crystal then notice a large pillar in the middle of the floor, swaying. A young lady seem to be just staring at the pillar. "Anone, ma'am."
"Hmm..?"
"Do you know why this pillar is swaying?"
"That?" The lady pointed. "People are battling upstairs."
"Really? Arigato." It took Crystal a while but she found the stairs. This place is a good place to train before I battle the leader. A monk in a black and blue robe came in front of Crystal.
"I will allow you to pass if you can beat me." He took a PokeBall out of his long sleeve.
"Okay. Go, Chikorita!"
"Bellspout, go!"
"Chikorita, Tackle!"
"Bellspout, dodge. Then Vine Whip." Chikorita ran toward Bellspout but Bellspout did a side stepped dodge then used Vine Whip to slammed Chikorita on the ground.
"Chikorita, use your Vine Whip too!" Chikorita, stood up and used Vine Whip by pushing Bellspout to a small pillar.
"Bellspout, Razor Leaf!"
"Chikorita, use Vine Whip to block the Razor Leaf then Tackle!"
"Bell!"
"Chika!" Bellspout sent out it's Razor Leaf but Chikorita blocked it with Vine Whip and then used the Vine Whip to give Chikorita a extra boost to do Tackle, knocking Bellspout out.
"Alright! Good job, Chikorita!"
"Chika!"
"That was a excellent combination, Hoshi-san." Crystal blinked with confusion on her face.
"How do you know my last name?"
"Because, you look your brother, Chris Hoshi, when he was young."
"Please. I have no relation with that guy." Crystal sighed with annoyance.
"Right." said the monk, with amusement in his voice. "Anyway, you can pass."
"Thank you!" Crystal screamed and put her arms in the air.
As Crystal walked toward the top of the tower, she came across a female Rattata and befriended it. "Aww! You're just the cutest thing I see yet, Rattata!"
"Rat!" Crystal beaten all of the sages/monks on each and every floor except for the last top floor where the final monk was. Crystal bumped into someone while walking in a narrow path. The swaying pillar was blocking most of the way through.
"Oi! Watch where you're going!"
"Gomen!" Crystal opened her eyes to see Silver. "Silver-kun!"
Silver-kun? "Yeah. The one and only. I don't have time for weaklings like you." Before Crystal could snapped at Silver he quickly pulled out a Escape Rope and disappeared.
"Geez! What type of greeting was that!?" Crystal stood back up and dusted herself off. She walked toward a open field. Crystal then saw a much older monk in the middle of two giant Bellspout statues.
"Konnichiwa, Hoshi-san. I am the last sage that you will battle. Are you ready?" he asked as he pulled out his PokeBall.
"I'm always ready! Go, Weedle!"
"Bellspout, go."
"Weed!"
"Bell!"
"Weedle, do Poison Sting!"
"Weed!" Weedle shot Bellspout with his Poison Sting.
"Bell!" It yelled in pain.
"Direct Hit! Let's keep this up, Weedle!" Crystal shouted as she praised Weedle. "Tackle then Poison Sting!"
"Bellspout, dodge then Vine Whip." Weedle went charging toward Bellspout but it did a sidestep dodge. After Weedle missed his first attack he turned around to aim Poison Sting but was hit by Vine Whip.
"Weed!"
"I'm not done yet." Crystal said with determination. "Weedle, String Shot then Poison Sting!"
"Weed, Weed!" Weedle first launch String Shot and tied Bellspout up then shot Poison Sting, knocking Bellspout out. The sage returned his Bellspout back into it's PokeBall.
"Oi, Sage-san! I sure hope you have a different Pokemon. Because, I'm going to count Bellspout in my sleep tonight." said Crystal.
"Oh, don't you worry, Hoshi-san. Go, Hoothoot!" The small brown round owl Pokemon came out.
"Cool. This is my first time seeing one." Crystal pulled out her PokeDex out of her backpack.
Hoothoot, the Owl Pokemon National Number: 163
It begins to hoot at the same time every day. Some trainers use them in place of clocks.
"In place of clocks? I don't to know." Crystal then put her PokeDex back. "Weedle, return. Go, Pidgey!"
"Pidg!"
"Hoshi-san, why do you use a bird Pokemon against another bird Pokemon?"
"My Pidgey needed to be in a battle. Now Pidgey, Tackle!"
"Hoothoot, you use Tackle too!" The two Pokemon rammed onto one another. Right on the head I might add.
"Pidgey, now use Gust!"
"Pidge!" Pidgey flapped it's wings rapidly and it hit Hoothoot but it didn't have much of a affect.
"Pidgey, return. Go, Chikorita!"
"Wrong choice of Pokemon, Hoshi-san. Hoothoot, Peck!"
Incoming a flying move. "Chikorita, dodge then use Vine Whip to send Hoothoot flying!"
"Chika!" Chikorita grabbed Hoothoot's foot and spun it around in the air.
"Now, slam it down!"
"Chika!" Chikorita then dropped Hoothoot hard on the hardwood floor, knocking Hoothoot out cold.
"Great job, Chikorita!" Crystal hugged her Chikorita.
"Well, that's that. I don't have anymore Pokemon so you win, Hoshi-san."
"Honto?"
"Hai. As a reward here's HM05 which has the move Flash in it." said the Sage as he gave Crystal a small disk and it didn't look interesting to Crystal.
"It's a disk." Crystal said with no interest at all.
"That's how all TM and HM ares. But, they're quite useful. I could guess you don't know how all of this works. HM stands for Hidden Machine. This move is once again, Flash. Teach it to a Pokemon that might learn it. You can use this HM with the Violet City badge, outside of battles too." said the sage.
"Arigato, Sage-san. Ja!" Crystal pulled out a Escape Rope from her backpack. She twirled around and disappeared from where she was standing.
Crystal then reappeared in front of the Spout Tower with Chikorita in her arms.
"Wow, what a day!" said Crystal. "Let's go to the Pokemon Center first then we can challenge the gym leader. Okay, Chikorita?"
"Chika!" Crystal then walked toward the Pokemon Center. She waited for Nurse Joy to bring back her Pokemon.
"Crystal-san, your Pokemon are alright now."
"Arigato, Joy-san. Ja."
Crystal entered the doors of the Violet City Gym. Crystal saw a spiral staircase leading all the way to the top. Crystal jaw dropped and then gulped.
"Wow! It's going to take me forever to get up there!" A nerdy-looking man was hiding behind a small pillar.
"Konnichiwa. You must be a new challenger. I'm the Tip Giver. I have relatives at every gym in the world."
"I didn't ask for your personal life or even talk to you." said Crystal. Tip fell down anime style.
"Gomen. I guess I should say anything. So, do you know about Falkner-san, the Violet City gym leader?"
"No. But, I will if you tell me Tip-san."
"Falkner-san is a master of Flying Pokemon which gives him his title."
"And that is?"
"The Elegant Master of Flying Pokemon."
"Elegant?"
"You'll know once you see him. He also gain this gym by taking his father's place. It says that is father is on the road training to be stronger."
"Cool. Thanks, Tip-san."
"Oh, and one more thing. Grass-type Pokemon are very weak against Flying Pokemon. Crystal stopped midway when she was walking up the stairs. Oh, shoot. But, I already knew that. Crystal continued up the stairs.
Okay, if grass Pokemon are really weak against flying Pokemon then I have to use Chikorita less in battles and raise the levels of my other Pokemon. Perfect plan, Crystal. Crystal gave out a very nervous laugh. "I should hope this really works." Crystal gave out a huge sigh. She barely beat the first gym trainer called Bird Keeper Abe who had a Spearow. She head back to the Pokemon Center to heal her Pokemon and when she walked back to the gym Crystal met a good friend of Professor Elm, Earl. Crystal first thought of him as a crazy teacher that always love to spin in one spot but he is a very smart man.
After awhile, Crystal finally made it to Falkner. Falkner was a man in his late teens or early twenties. He has dark blue hair and most of it cover his right eye, he had combat blue eyes, and he wore a...(Intermission: I have no idea what he is wearing. I can't describe it but go search on Google and I'm sure you know what he looks like. Because I can't find the word that fit his clothing. End Intermission.) Crystal blushed at him. Wow. He's so handsome.
"Hello, I'm Falkner, the Violet City Gym Leader and I forgot to do my traditional leader speech."
"Do I want to know what that speech is?"
"No, but you have no choice. If I don't do it we don't get to battle. Rules are rules and I hate them. Ahem. Allow me to start over again and I'll be quick. I'm Falkner, the Violet Pokemon Gym leader! People say you can clip flying-type Pokemon's wings with a jolt of electricity...I won't allow such insults to bird Pokemon! I'll show you the real power of the magnificent bird Pokemon!" Falkner then gave a huge sigh.
"It's that long?"
"It was a quote from the first gym leader here and for some reason the Pokemon Council are making us to say what they once said. It's so annoying." Crystal giggle a little bit.
"Well, you got it done. Why won't we battle now?"
"Of course. What's your name though?"
"Crystal Hoshi."
"Hoshi? I knew your brother. I sure hope that you're strong like him."
"I just started as a trainer. There's no way I could be good as him."
"You're right. If you can beat me then you might be good enough as a trainer."
"Fine! Go, Rattata!"
"Ratta!"
"Forgot to mention this will be a three on three battle. You can only use three Pokemon and substitute them. Do you understand?" Crystal nodded. "Alright, go Pidgey!"
"Pidg!"
"Pidgey, use Double Team!" Rattata looked back and forth to find the real Pidgey.
"Rattata, calm down. One of them got to be the real Pidgey. Use Swift to hit all of them!" Small stars came out of Rattata's mouth hitting all of the fake Pidgey. Finally the real Pidgey was discovered and Rattata fired a series of Swift attack.
"Pidgey, Aerial Ace!"
"Wha?" Pidgey disappeared, dodging Rattata's attack and attacked Rattata from behind. "Rattata, daijobu?"
"Rat." Rattata managed to get up with minor damage on herself.
"What move was that? I never heard of Aerial Ace before?" asked Crystal.
"Aerial Ace is a move that is extremely speedy and unavoidable attack. It's TM can only be found in Hoenn."
"No wonder I never heard of that move before!" Falkner chuckled at Crystal's reaction.
Inner Crystal: Oh boy. Falkner-san must think I'm crazy now. sighs
"Crystal, you sure are different form other female trainers that I battle."
"Are you saying that in a good or bad way, Falkner-san?" Falkner blushed a little bit.
"I'll tell you later. Now, Pidgey use Quick Attack!"
"Fine! Rattata you use your Quick Attack too!' Both Pokemon headed straight onto each other knocking one another out. Both trainers returned their Pokemon back to their PokeBall.
"It's your turn, Noctowl!" A large brown owl came out.
"Cool! This is my first time seeing a Noctowl." Crystal pulled out her PokeDex.
Noctowl, the Owl Pokemon National Number: 164
Its extremely soft feathers make no sound in flight. It silently sneaks up on prey without being detected. It is also the final evolution stage of Hoothoot.
"Okay. Go, Pidgey!"
"Noctowl, use Gust!"
"Pidgey, you use Gust too!" Both attacks canceled each other out. "Pidgey, Quick Attack!"
"Dodge it!" Noctowl flew up in the air dodging Pidgey's attack. "Noctowl, let's finish this up with Confusion!" Noctowl's red eyes glow a bit light blue and Pidgey was flowing in midair struggling to move.
"Oh no! Pidgey!"
"It's over for your Pidgey. Noctowl, slam Pidgey on the ground!" Pidgey first was lifted high into the air and then was slammed hard on the floor knocking Pidgey out.
"Pidgey, return." That's one powerful Noctowl. Rattata is still tired but..."Go, Rattata!"
"Rat!"
"Rattata, use Swift!"
"Noctowl, use Confusion." Rattata's attack was sent right back at Rattata.
"Just as I planned."
"Huh?"
"Rattata, Swift once more!" Rattata Swift attack caused a explosion making it hard to see Rattata in the smoke. "Rattata, time for our new move. Hyper Fang!" Noctowl looked left and right to find Rattata but it was too late. Rattata attacked from behind and used Hyper Fang. Rattata was now on Noctowl's tail feather. Noctowl was trying hard to get Rattata off of his tail. Rattata then started to climbed onto Noctowl's back. Noctowl flew upside down, sideways, anything you can imagine to get a rat off of a bird's back. "Rattata, use Hyper Fang again and then Swift!"
"Ratta!" Rattata bit on Noctowl's neck and she jumped off of Noctowl's back and fired Swift at his back. Causing Noctowl to be out. Rattata panted heavily but heck it was worth it.
"That was hard. Rattata, great job."
"Excellent combination and plan." said Falkner.
"Demo, it was so much work. I just did the plan when I was battling. I never knew it would be such hard work. Rattata, return. You deserve a very long nap." Crystal pulled out Rattata's PokeBall and returned her back.
"Noctowl, return. Great job my friend." Falkner put Noctowl's PokeBall back in his pocket. "It's time. Go, Pidgeotto!"
"Wow, a Pidgeotto!" Crystal pulled out her PokeDex.
Pidgeotto, the Bird Pokemon National Number: 17
It slowly flies in a circular pattern, all the while keeping a sharp lookout for prey. It's also the next evolution stage of Pidgey.
"Chikorita, I choose you!"
"Chika!"
"Crystal, why are you choosing a weak Pokemon against my beloved Pidgeotto?"
"Somebody asked me that question already. Plus, I have no choice. Chikorita, use Vine Whip to grab Pidgeotto's feet."
"Chika!" The vines took Pidgeotto and pulled him to the ground.
"Pidgeotto, fly higher!" commanded Falkner.
"Chikorita, just keep on pulling that bird to the ground." It was a game of will for the two Pokemon. "Don't give up, Chikorita! We can't lose! Now Razor Leaf!"
"Chika!" Chikorita big leaf swung many small leaves at Pidgeotto.
After holding Pidgeotto down and hitting with a dozen Razor Leaf. Pidgeotto finally fainted. Chikorita was panting really hard.
"I won. I won! I mean we won! Chikorita, we did it!" Chikorita jumped into her trainer's arms while Crystal hugged her. "You did great. Take a break. You need it."
"Chika!" Crystal pulled out Chikorita's PokeBall and the beam of red light hit Chikorita, sucking her in the PokeBall. Falkner returned his Pidgeotto and he came closer to Crystal and gave her something.
"Congratulations, Crystal. This is the Zephyrbadge in proof that you beat me and my dad's cherished bird Pokemon."
"That was your dads?" Crystal asked in surprise.
"Yeah. My dad left it here so I can beat trainers with it in case my other Pokemon got beat too. And this TM31 and it has Mud-Slap." He gave Crystal a disk. Crystal still gave it a strange look.
"Arigato, Falkner-san."
"Irrasshaimase, Crystal."
"Oh by the way, Falkner-san. Earlier you wanted to tell me something. That I was different from other girls."
"Yeah. You're, um...how can I put this? Your personality is different. You're very...unique in a good way."
"Nobody ever called me unique before? That all call me a nutcase or strange back at home." Falkner chuckled and took Crystal's chin causing her to blush.
"Does this mean that I'm the first?"
"Y-Yeah." Crystal shuttered. Falkner let go of Crystal's chin.
"I want a rematch sometime. Can I have you're PokeGear number?" asked Falkner.
"Sure!" Two minutes later Falkner got Crystal's PokeGear number.
Falkner escorted Crystal to the gym's door.
"Arigato, Falkner-san. But, I don't know where to go next."
"You need to got to Azalea Town next. The gym leader there is Bugsy. He'll probably won't be at the gym because he's a researcher at the Ruins of Alph. Anyway, ganbatte ne!"
"Arigato, Falkner-san!" With that Crystal walked back to the Pokemon Center.
StarLe: End of this chapter. I don't even remember which new Japanese word I did. Preview of the next chapter which is called, Ruins of Unown.
The next day, after Crystal defeated Falkner, she headed toward Route 36 to fin the Ruin of the Alph. Crystal hold her first badge in the air and sees it shine with all its glory.
StarLe: No more. I'm going to leave you hanging for a while. Now, time for Japanese words and I forgot which I added in. I need to organize more.
Anone- excuse me to get attention
Arigato-thank you
Ganbatte Ne- good luck
Irrasshaimase- your welcome
Demo- but
StarLe: See you next time!