I decided to show you which Pokemon are glitches and which are stolen in the PARTY and PC POCKET lists, guys. This'll help me (and maybe you) later on in the story when "Dante" has a ton of Pokemon at his disposal.

If anyone has any possible ideas for future glitches, go ahead and voice them. I'm always looking for new ideas. Just don't go stealing someone's made-up glitch and trying to get me to use it without the creator's permission. That's not cool!

Thanks for all of the reviews and such, guys! I'm glad you all like this story so much! Keep up the support!

Disclaimer (because I don't believe I've done one for this story yet): I do not own Pokemon or the concept of creepypasta. Those belong to their owners. I'm just using them for my own (sick and twisted, in this case) amusement and for your entertainment.

Anyway, enjoy! Onto the story!

UPDATE ON 3/24: Sorry for how long this took! I had this chapter done nearly two weeks ago. I just couldn't find time to check through it for errors or upload it until now. Please don't be mad! I hope your patience has been worth it!

Game 4: Dead Rockets

The sun was just coming up and here I am, my eyes glued to a Gameboy screen as if my life depended on it. Honestly, it actually did. If I didn't win, I'd die. I didn't want to die. Not like how Wildfire was promising. No way in hell.

My two glitched Pokemon had just evolved, one of them in a glitched manner. Thank goodness my starter had evolved, too. Talon wouldn't evolve for another four levels, which would probably occur somewhere in Mt. Moon. Zapper couldn't evolve without a Thunder Stone, which I wouldn't get for a while.

I only had two more trainers on Route 3 left to fight, a Bug Catcher only a few steps away and a Lass standing by the long patch of the grass just south of my character. There was only one Pokemon in the grass that I didn't have yet…unless there was another glitch. I wouldn't be surprised if there was.

I approached the Bug Catcher. "My Pokemon will defeat you!"

"Not likely, kid," I muttered.

He sent out Caterpie first. I swapped Wildfire out for Zapper, using Thundershock to knock it down to the red. I used the same tactic for his Metapod. I let Wildfire finish them off.

Wildfire used EMBER!

Enemy CATERPIE died!

Enemy METAPOD died!

I hated to say it, but I was getting used to it. The senseless killing of innocent Pokemon, I mean. Whether I liked it or not, I was sending Wildfire and Gale in to kill without even thinking about it. It was…monotonous, I guess. An endless cycle of death, as Jerry would say.

Jerry…

Was Jerry really dead? Outside of the red patches of grass back on Route 1, there was still no proof of the crazy Charmeleon's claim about killing Rook. Maybe when I had the next dream (which would inevitably happen, no doubt), I'd go back to Route 1 and check it out. Maybe Wildfire was lying…

Maybe Rook wasn't dead…

Maybe Jerry wasn't dead, either…

I glanced back at my Gameboy to see the Bug Catcher's text box pop up. "How could this happen? We were so strong…"

"I guess you weren't strong enough," I said, making my character walk away from him and toward the tall grass below.

I was getting used to that, too. Talking to the characters in the game, even if they couldn't hear me. Wildfire, Gale, and Rocket obviously could hear and respond to my words. I guess nobody else could…except in the dreams.

I have to be going nuts. This can't possibly be happening to me. It just can't…

Now I had a decision to make—fight the Lass or hunt for a new Pokemon? I decided to fight the Lass. Better to get the killing over and done with…until next time, at least. And there was always a next time.

I headed toward the Lass without hesitation. She was quick to respond to my approach. "Eek! Stay away from me!"

She sent out her only Pokemon, a Level 14 Jigglypuff. I swapped Wildfire out for Zapper to get a Thunder Wave, and thus paralysis, on it. He got a direct hit, dodging a Sing attack while he was at it. It took a few Thundershocks (and a Potion to heal Zapper) to knock it to the red.

Now for the (literal) kill. I sent Wildfire in the finish it.

Wildfire used EMBER!

Enemy JIGGLYPUFF fainted!

Fainted? Again? Then that meant…

Oh no!

"Wildfire, stop!" I shouted.

The Lass was sent backward into the grass at the sound of the Slash attack. "N-No… D-Don't, please…" her text box pleaded.

There was a Poke Ball in front of me. I reluctantly stepped forward to claim it.

Dante found JIGGLYPUFF!

"I'm so sorry," I apologized as I dropped the Jigglypuff (named Candy, from when I checked it) into the PC pocket.

I decided to train Zapper a bit so that he was caught up with the rest of my team. There were plenty of Spearow and Pidgey for the Pikachu to electrocute, after all. It was easy to get him to Level 15.

That's when the glitches started up again.

Zapper grew to level 15! Zapper is trying to learn DOUBLE TEAM! But, Zapper can't learn more than 4 moves! Delete an older move to make room for DOUBLE TEAM?

Double Team could only be learned by Pikachu at Level 15 in Yellow version. I guess all of Pikachu's Yellow version moves were glitch moves in this game. That wasn't too bad

I chose to get rid of Growl. Double Team was a better move, anyway. Plus, Tail Whip could still be useful at times.

When I walked through the tall grass again to continue level-grinding my team (mainly Talon and Rocket, but I doubted Wildfire and Gale would let that go so easily), I came across my second glitch.

Wild SANDSHREW appeared!

My jaw dropped, eyes wide in shock. I'll let you know this right now. I absolutely love Sandshrew and its evolved form, Sandslash. In my eyes, they're the best Ground-types you can get in the original Pokemon games. Screw Diglett and Dugtrio! Sandshrew and Sandslash all the way, baby!

"You are so mine!" I declared instantly.

Sandshrew could only be found in Yellow version on Route 3, along with Mankey and Rattata (all exclusive to Yellow version's Route 3). I suddenly found myself thanking this horribly glitched game. It was giving me my favorite Pokemon!

My entire team was Level 15 and over. The Sandshrew was Level 9. I suddenly regretted training Zapper so much now. Level 10 Zapper would've been perfect for this! Sadly, I had been unaware of Sandshrew's presence on Route 3 at the time.

Note to self: check grass thoroughly before level-grinding in case glitch Pokemon are present.

I instantly swapped Wildfire out for Zapper since he was my lowest level Pokemon at the moment (in my team, at least). Since it was a Ground-type, Thunder Wave wasn't going to work on it. I'd just have to attack, cross my fingers, and pray.

Then I realized that Zapper had no attacking moves except Thundershock. Zapper couldn't hurt the Sandshrew at all. I had no choice but to switch him out (damn it!) and toss in Talon, my next lowest level teammate.

Talon used Peck. I crossed my fingers. I prayed.

OH, ARCEUS, YES!

The Sandshrew was just barely hanging in there, only a sliver of red left on its health bar. I didn't hesitate to chuck a Poke Ball at it. Three shakes later and I nearly screamed with joy when the sphere darkened.

I caught myself a motherfucking Sandshrew! Sweet! Take THAT, Wildfire!

I was tempted to name him Desert Pimp, like the Sandslash on my LeafGreen version, just to piss Wildfire off. I didn't, though. I didn't want to take chances, not with my precious Sandshrew.

So I named him Dune. Short, simple, and it relates to the desert. Sandshrew live in the desert (and the grassy Route 3, apparently). It fit.

I wasn't sending Dune to the PC pocket. No. Way. In. Hell. Dune was staying with me, where he rightfully belonged (why do I keep thinking of them all as boys?). Nothing Wildfire did was going to change that. Nothing, you hear me? NOTHING (insert insane laughter here)!

Once I was done with my (slightly insane) laughter, I had my character run the rest of the way to the Pokemon Center in front of Mt. Moon. There weren't anymore trainers to get in my way, so why not? Plus, I had basically caught all of the new Pokemon in the area…even if Wildfire had stolen most of them from my opponents first.

Once I healed my team there, I went up to the shady-looking guy that sells you the Magikarp. Whether I ended up using it or not, I always felt compelled to get it. Even if I already had Rocket as my Water-type, a back-up in the form of a Gyarados wasn't too bad. Gyarados were pretty cool, actually (but not as cool as Sandslash!).

I named it Whiskers due to the whiskers on its face and promptly sent it to the PC pocket. If I really wanted to use it, I could just swap it for a teammate (not Dune!) and train it on my own time, simple as that. I didn't feel the need for one at the moment, though, so off to the PC pocket, it went!

I left the Pokemon Center and headed for Mt. Moon next. Once again, there would be tons of trainers to fight. There was also the possibility of fighting Team Rocket. I really didn't want to fight them. I didn't want to fight anyone, really.

I didn't have a choice, however.

I entered Mt. Moon and saw a Lass directly up ahead. I reluctantly had my character walk up to her. If I remembered correctly, she had a Clefairy.

"Stay away from me! My friends will make you regret messing with me!"

Yep, she tossed out a Clefairy. I was nervous now that I knew Wildfire was stealing Pokemon from people. Would he steal this girl's Clefairy since they're so rare here?

I swapped Wildfire out for Dune briefly and then sent out Talon to fight it. All the Clefairy did was use Pound (and one Sing but it didn't affect Talon). A few Pecks and a Fury Attack later, it was down in the red. I swapped in Wildfire and crossed my fingers.

Don't steal it, don't steal it, don't steal it…

Wildfire used EMBER!

Enemy CLEFAIRY fainted!

"Damn it!" I shouted.

I could only sit back and watch as the Lass' sprite was thrown backward by the sound of a Slash attack. I moved my character forward to pick up the dropped Poke Ball, which contained my "newly caught" (more like "newly stolen") Clefairy. I dropped her (Pixie was her name) into the PC pocket and moved on.

I went down a nearby ladder and barely took three steps before a Geodude appeared. Since it was new, I decided to catch it. I swapped Wildfire for Dune, who slowly whittled away at its health with Scratch. Once the Geodude's health was low enough for a proper capture, I tossed a Poke Ball.

It was caught on the first try. I named it Rocky (how original am I?) and put it in the PC pocket since my team had six Pokemon in it (it would be four if two certain Pokemon weren't present). I moved on to the next ladder and headed down it.

I could see a Team Rocket grunt directly in front of me. Great, so they were here after all! Just my luck…

Just as I began to approach him (all the grunts in Red, Blue, and Yellow were male, remember?), I was attacked by a Zubat. Again, it was new and I'm a capture-them-all kind of guy. I sent in Dune since a Zubat couldn't do much damage to him. A few Scratches later and I had myself a Zubat, which I named Batty and sent to the PC pocket.

I resumed my approach toward the Team Rocket grunt. His text was changed, just like the rest of the trainers in this game. I wasn't expecting what he happened to say, though. If anything, it was completely unexpected.

"You're one of us, aren't you?"

"One of you?" I repeated. "What do you mean?"

The grunt didn't answer me. When the battle screen came on, I gasped when I saw the grunt's in-battle sprite. Instead of the whip-wielding grunt that usually appeared, there was a bloodstained, cowering grunt with his arms crossed over his chest. It was like he was trying to protect himself from something. Something terrifying. But what?

He sent out a Sandshrew. I used my bait-and-switch tactic in order to get Dune some experience. Since Sandshrew was a Ground-type, I used Rocket to take it out with Water Gun. Talon took care of the grunt's Rattata and Zubat with Fury Attack. In the end, though, Gale and Wildfire finished them off…not.

Wildfire used EMBER!

Enemy SANDSHREW fainted!

Gale used QUICK ATTACK!

Enemy RATTATA fainted!

Enemy ZUBAT fainted!

Why? Why did Gale and Wildfire spare the grunt's Pokemon? It didn't make sense. Why spare Team Rocket's Pokemon but kill everyone else's?

The grunt's end text freaked me out just as much as his other text did. "Thank you. You set me free."

When the battle screen faded, I jumped at the sound of a Slash being used. I already had a Sandshrew, Zubat, and Rattata! What was Wildfire stealing now?

Only…Wildfire wasn't the one doing it.

It was…the grunt's Pokemon.

One minute, the grunt's sprite stood before me. The next, there was only a patch of red. I realized then what had happened. The grunt had lost and his Pokemon had killed him for it. His words now made sense.

Just like me, the grunt had lost control of his Pokemon.

Was all of Team Rocket like this? Did they all lose control of their Pokemon? Are they all…like me?

A dark text box popped up. It was Wildfire.

"That's what you get when you lose. Don't forget that, Dante."

I didn't reply. I had a million and one questions to ask, but I doubted that Wildfire would answer them. So I moved on, continuing through Mt. Moon.

I decided to briefly train Dune against the Zubat in Mt. Moon before continuing. I got him up to Level 13 before I went back up the ladder (after collecting the items, of course). I headed left this time, encountering a Bug Catcher.

"You're one of those suspicious guys, aren't you?"

It was another easy battle. Zapper took out his Weedle and Kakuna with Thundershock, leveling up again. I got rid of Tail Whip in order to learn Quick Attack. Gale was the one to finish them off, however.

Gale used QUICK ATTACK!

Enemy WEEDLE died!

Enemy KAKUNA died!

I continued looking around the first floor, defeating Zubat (so many!) and collecting items. I soon came across another Lass (she ambushed me from off-screen, I swear). Just like every trainer in the game, she fought me.

"Why does this place have to be so big?"

The moment that I saw her Oddish, I felt dread. It was just another Pokemon to be stolen by Wildfire. Why were there non-native trainer Pokemon in these places?

I sent Talon in to knock it and the Bellsprout after it into the red. I then swapped him for Gale to finish them off. I hopelessly crossed my fingers and prayed.

Gale used QUICK ATTACK!

Enemy ODDISH fainted!

Enemy BELLSPROUT fainted!

I mashed every button I could on my Gameboy in a desperate attempt to stop Wildfire. Nothing stopped him, though. The Lass' sprite was sent flying backward, leaving a pair of Poke Balls behind. I reluctantly picked them up.

Dante found ODDISH!

Dante found BELLSPROUT!

"I don't want to find them," I muttered angrily.

I dropped them both (Fern the Oddish and Trapper the Bellsprout, as they were named by their previous trainer) into the PC pocket. I still refused to use Pokemon stolen from other trainers. I didn't care how strong they were. They weren't mine, so I wouldn't use them.

I headed south, walking away from the Lass. I soon came across a Super Nerd with his back to me. I walked up to him and clicked A.

"You snuck up on me! How dare you!"

I was hit with more dread when the Super Nerd tossed out a Magnemite. I swapped Wildfire for Talon, since Magnemite wasn't part Steel-type (Steel and Dark didn't exist in Gen 1). A few Fury Attacks knocked it and the Voltorb after it into the red. I then sent in Wildfire to finish the job (not, since we all knew what he was going to do instead).

Wildfire used EMBER!

Enemy MAGNEMITE fainted!

Enemy VOLTORB fainted!

Mashing buttons obviously didn't work, so I simply dropped the Gameboy and let it happen. I picked it back up after I heard the Slash sound effect play. The Super Nerd was a few steps away from me, having been thrown backward. Two Poke Balls were in front of my character. I picked them up unwillingly, having no other option thanks to Wildfire (damn that Charmeleon!).

Dante found MAGNEMITE!

Dante found VOLTORB!

"W-Why? M-My P-Pokemon…" the Super Nerd's text box said.

Apologizing wasn't helping, so I didn't bother. He couldn't hear me, anyway. I just left him there, no doubt crying over his stolen Pokemon. I deposited both Pokemon (Magnemite was Magnet and Voltorb was Grenade) into the PC pocket for obvious reasons.

Just around the corner was a Bug Catcher. "Past this mountain is Cerulean City! I won't let you reach it!"

It was yet another easy battle. I mean, come on! He's a Bug Catcher, one of the easiest classes in the game to defeat! How can you lose to Bug-types, anyway (unless you're a Psychic-type, of course)?

I let Talon take them out with Peck, dropping them all into the red with one hit. Then I sent in Wildfire to end it. Predictably, he did just that and earned both him and Talon a level-up.

Wildfire used EMBER!

Enemy CATERPIE died!

Enemy METAPOD died!

Enemy CATERPIE died!

I passed the Bug Catcher by and headed back toward the Lass I had fought previously. There was a ladder not far from her, just around the corner. I went down it and down the one after that. I ended up in another room with a Team Rocket goon.

"Well, here we go again," I muttered, moving my character to fight him. "Still, it's weird. If they lost control…"

"Hey, get lost, kid! You're going to get me in trouble!"

He sent out a Zubat, which was easily dealt with by Talon's Fury Attack. The Ekans afterward got a taste of both Fury Attack and Peck. Down to the red, I sent in Wildfire to end the battle.

"…then does that mean…" I wondered.

Wildfire used EMBER!

Enemy ZUBAT fainted!

Enemy EKANS fainted!

"Wait! I didn't mean to lose! I'm sorry, honest!"

The Slash sound effect signaled the end of the Team Rocket grunt's life. There was only a patch of red where he once stood. It was sickening that I was getting used to this.

"…that Giovanni did, too?"

.o.o.o.o.

PARTY

Rocket, Wartortle, male, Level 17, Tackle, Tail Whip, Bubble, Water Gun, received in Pallet Town

Wildfire, Charmeleon, male, Level 19, Growl, Scratch, Ember, Leer, caught on Route 1 **GLITCH**

Talon, Spearow, male, Level 18, Peck, Growl, Leer, Fury Attack, caught on Route 22

Gale, Pidgeotto, male, Level 18, Gust, Sand-Attack, Quick Attack, caught on Route 22 **GLITCH**

Zapper, Pikachu, male, Level 16, Thundershock, Quick Attack, Thunder Wave, Double Team, caught in Viridian Forest

Dune, Sandshrew, male, Level 13, Scratch, Sand-Attack, caught on Route 3 **GLITCH**

PC POCKET

Ratso, Rattata, male, Level 3, Tackle, Tail Whip, caught on Route 22

Xena, Mankey, female, Level 5, Scratch, Leer, caught on Route 22 **GLITCH**

Wiggles, Caterpie, female, Level 6, Tackle, String Shot, caught in Viridian Forest **STOLEN**

Sting, Weedle, male, Level 6, Poison Sting, String Shot, caught in Viridian Forest **STOLEN**

Emperor, Nidoran male, Level 12, Leer, Tackle, Horn Attack, caught on Route 22

Empress, Nidoran female, Level 12, Growl, Tackle, Scratch, caught on Route 22

Crag, Onix, male, Level 14, Tackle, Screech, Bide, Bind, caught in Pewter City **STOLEN**

Scaly, Ekans, male, Level 11, Wrap, Leer, Poison Sting, caught on Route 3 **STOLEN**

Candy, Jigglypuff, female, Level 14, Sing, Pound, Disable, caught on Route 3 **STOLEN**

Whiskers, Magikarp, female, Level 5, Splash, received on Route 4

Pixie, Clefairy, female, Level 14, Pound, Growl, Sing, caught in Mt. Moon **STOLEN**

Rocky, Geodude, male, Level 7, Tackle, caught in Mt. Moon

Batty, Zubat, female, Level 12, Leech Life, Supersonic, caught in Mt. Moon

Fern, Oddish, female, Level 11, Absorb, caught in Mt. Moon **STOLEN**

Trapper, Bellsprout, male, Level 11, Vine Whip, Growth, caught in Mt. Moon **STOLEN**

Magnet, Magnemite, no gender, Level 11, Tackle, caught in Mt. Moon **STOLEN**

Grenade, Voltorb, no gender, Level 11, Tackle, Screech, caught in Mt. Moon **STOLEN**