So remember how I said I was going to get to work on this chapter at the engagement party. NOPE! I could not, and I apologize for it. I'm now getting to it and will hopefully get it down as soon as possible.
NOW LET'S GET STARTED!
I quickly got the man to the hospital while Shawn took care of the publicity, saying he would step in as a gym leader for the time being. Great this is a solo job I guess I thought grimly, then looking at Daniel revised that statement better make that a duo job I walked over to Daniel and ruffled his hair, "looks like it's you and me" he smiled and said " yep , lets show Shawn proud!" he then got a little nervous and asked " Will? My tournament is tomorrow" I then faked a stern look and said "really , I cannot believe that under these circumstances you STILL want to peruse in such menial matters, not only are you now going to this tournament, but I'm going to be there to watch you win!" I finished. The boy sprung up and hugged me saying " it's going to be a 1-on -1 tournament, and I haven't caught any Pokémon so I'm a little worried" I heard him through and said " well there's a small Pokémon safari nearby , so why not get a few extra Pokémon in our belts?" Daniel nodded and said "let's go ask Shawn is its ok for us to do this on-duty" I laughed and said "if memory serves me right, he'll be perfectly fine" I smiled briefly and went over to Shawn. He said it was fine and we were off
When we reached the safari, I saw a man in his mid-40s come up to me and say ", name's Greg matliff ya want in?" with a sort of sternness you expect from people who don't care anymore. Looking closely at his attire, I could tell he wasn't in the best of moods. I then calmly asked "do you mind if we enter your Pokémon Safari, sir?" he looked at us and took out his hand " give me my fee, then we'll talk" I looked around and saw there was no sign of a price marker, I got out my wallet and asked " and how much is that?" The old man smiled and said "1500 Poke, each." I looked at him with a face of confusion while getting out the money when Daniel suddenly barked "it's only 250 poke, the sign was broken off the path." I ran the possibility of that in my head, but when I saw the man's face, it was confirmed. He was stricken with a strange mix of guilt and shock, he then furrowed his brow into a guise of anger and screamed "YOU LITTLE TWERP" and pulled out a large hunting rifle. He aimed it at me first, and I on instinct ran over and pushed Daniel to the floor. The man shot the bullet and it hit the window near us, I tried a more tactful approach and while he was preparing another shot, I jumped out the window, with Daniel.
We landed on soft grass, and upon inspection of the gate that would make Roland Bump proud (don't ask me, it's a Unovan expression, one of their more recent politicians) I saw a plethora of Pokémon behind it, all well taken care of, there's no way these could be the same two people I mused. I then saw a picture of a 25 year old man saying "in memorium of Greg Matliff, 1949-2005. I stood back a little in shock as this man's ploy was to disguise as an old man and make people pay average fees for a yearly subscription to the Pokémon Center, and most likely would lead them into an incorrect entrance so that they wouldn't catch anything (there was a small tube under a tarp which would have led to a forest with no current inhabitants. I went over to Daniel who was nursing a wound on his knee, most likely from the fall. I told him about the man's plot and told him to stay put while I came around and attack him off guard, Daniel grunted and sat down. I then made my way to one of the windows and saw he was calmed down and sitting at his desk. I then crept through the window and went over to the desk and sneaked and handcuffed him. "WHAT THE DISORTION" he cried, I then said "you under arrest for impersonation and fraud "and gave him a swift punch to the face and called up the local officer Jenny "This Is Ranger Will. we got a kid here in the safari being a fraud, take care of me'" I heard her tell her team to move out before hearing a huddled " thanks we're on it" as I left the correct amount of change for both me and Daniel and led him in , opening the gate to the safari.
As we entered we could tell some family members had been taking care of the Pokémon here much better than the guy outside has, girafraigs and donphans, various Pokémon from all over the world. As soon as the gate closed, a couple Ampipom swinging form a vine dropped an apple, which I caught and threw back at them. The more we explored the more variety this place seemed to have, Daniel however wasn't catching anything, neither was I, and we both knew we were looking for the right Pokémon. Then he saw it, a shadow in the distance, he ran after it, I wanted to chase after him but I understood he wanted to catch this on his own. That and another thing caught my eye, a spinarak , staring directly at me, and giving me what looked like a scary face, I threw out Charlie , commanding him to use bite to defeat spinarak, and the small bug launched a Pin Missile at the poor Houndoom , then glared at it with those fake eyes used to distract predators, Charlie obviously took quite a bit of damage from that which surprised me, then realizing that Spinarak's main stat is its attack, I quickly realized I had to take a more statistic approach, which involved a spamming of ember, "CHARLIE, EMBER, AND DON'T STOP" I ordered the small hellhound, and it obeyed , shooting blast after blast of scorching heat, most of which the Spinarak dodged with surprising speed, then retailed by using what looked like tackle style move ( but I could tell that wasn't the case, judging by the lack of an energy emission) when it reared back , unleashing a U-turn on Charlie which hit it square in the chest, he felt it bad, I could tell , but what happened next astounded me. Charlie started to pose as if it was firing a ember, but stopped as the red flame turned into a black pulse, and a sphere was launched directly at Spinarak, (shadow ball) I realized as the force of the impact sent the poor Pokémon flying, however I could tell it still had a little fight left in it, but as soon as it saw me hold up a Pokeball it admitted defeat as the familiar red beam enveloped the small bug. What strike me as odd, however, was the strange semi-salute the Spinarak gave me before being captured, as if it was respecting me. As I heard the infamous vrmmm vrmmm CLICK which signified the capture I knew that this Pokémon was going to be unique.
A few moments after the capture, I saw Daniel battling something, and left him to his business. When I grabbed Spinarak's Pokeball, I decided to see what this thing was capable of. After a quick evaluation the first thing I noticed was that this Spinarak's left eye was slightly mutated, looking like an x as opposed to its normal dot shape. "deadeye Spinarak" I muttered when thinking that wouldn't be half a bad nickname, "does that sound good to you, Spinarak?" he nodded and spun a web on a nearby tree and spun around as I took his stats, "pretty good, for a spinarak" I mused as I noted its above average speed and special defense, not to mentions its moves and abilities, Sniper which is awesome and it knows U-turn, pin missile, glare, and sting shot. Deadeye climbed up on my shoulder and we started walking around to find Daniel
Daniel was busy looking around the Safari when I found him, and so I said to him "Daniel its getting late, lets head down to the Pokémon Center and rest up ok?" he looked at me smiling then saw Deadeye and freaked out. "It's ok" I said "say hello to Deadeye" Daniel looked at the tiny thing for a moment and then said "it's cute for a bug" I chucked and ruffled his hair. I then put him on my shoulders and we walked out of the safari, none of us realizing the fact that the guy running it was gone and we never found a suitable replacement, oops.
We went to the Ranger rooms at the Pokémon Center, in which I had to explain that Daniel was not my son like 8 times. When we reached our rooms, the beds were made and there was food on the table with a note saying "thanks for helping out man, love Shawn XOXO" I snickered to myself and set up some utensils for dinner. As we ate I thought about our possible game plan for dealing with whatever was going on, and remembering that Daniel's tournament was at a prime hour where we could gather some gossip concerning this Phillip character. However I remembered the look on Daniel's face when I said he was allowed to participate. I then came up with an idea "Daniel, with your tournament tomorrow, I want you to do me a favor" he sat up and nodded, signaling me to continue "so it's likely that whoever attacked our new gym leader most likely lives here in disguise. They also have a fancy for battling, as well as proving their superiority to others. So I want you to get a good look at everyone during the starting rounds of the tournament, and send it to me on this" I gave him a warlike talkie version of one of our Gauntlets which we use for stealth purposes. "Got it?" I asked he nodded and said "I'll do what I can, Will" we hugged briefly as I asked him to show me his new Pokémon, he said it's a surprise and I'll see when everyone else does. With that I decided to help him with some last minute practice with Pince, and we headed down to the courtyard for some battling.
After the training , we went to our room and we both passed out cold , we were training till about 5 am so when the alarm came on at 6:30, I really wanted to embrace my inner teenager (even though I'm 19) and have Charlie roast it for me. Daniel however sprung up and started getting us something to eat for breakfast can I keep him as an apprentice I wondered before reminding myself he was on his own journey, he should have to make his own decisions . I got up and started to help him, after a quick and light breakfast we headed down to the local stadium and I could swear for a moment, I saw someone other than Daniel looking at me for a second. As we reached the stadium Daniel showed his League pass as well as his team he would be using to a sweet of guards who then stopped me saying " sorry sir, Trainers only" I sighed, a little disappointed but I knew the rules as I headed to the stadium area for normal people, I think Patrick from that old show in Unova said it best " YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO LVIE BEHIND THE RED ROPE"
As I moved to take my seat up in the bleachers (front area, a little to the left) I took a moment to contact Shawn on my Gauntlet
Will- Shawn, I'm in the tournament grounds, how are you doing?
Shawn- not perfect, just got beat by a kid, I'm telling ya' using my dark-type team when going against a town where bug and fighting types are literally right next door, ain't fun
Will- if you want we can switch, I don't have one specific type though
Shawn-don't worry , go root on Daniel, I'll take care of things here
Will- thank you
Shawn- that kid's got potential , I'm pretty excited about having him on board, he probably is going to be a great Trainer
Will-I know, trust me I know.
As I stopped the conversation I noticed that the first battle was already underway, with an elderly man and his Whismicott against a teenage girl with her Deerling, it appeared as though the man was winning using a classic Prankster style move set. "WHISMICOTT, USE VENOSHOCK" the elderly man commanded which caught us all by surprise. The move made contact sending the poor Pokémon into the ground. "AND THE WINNER IS, CONNOR" the announcer shouted over the microphone. "Next up, is someone you're all familiar with, the INFERNO ISABELLE" the announcer roared over the screaming crowd as girl who from my angle appeared to be in her mid-20s walked up to the stage with a sort of sass to her as if she knew she would win. "AND HER OPPENET, A NEW FACE IN THE OTAKEN LEAGUE, DANIEL" as the young boy walked up, he had an air of confidence around him and he was ready to fight, no matter what the outcome. Embracing my inner smart ale, I used my Gauntlets microphone and yelled as loud as I needed to "GO GET EM" DANNY" Daniel looked up at me and smiled, letting his shoulder's rest, he then took out his pokeball. "LET THE BATTLE BEGIN" the MC shouted as both trainers prepared to throw their Pokémon. Isabelle threw out a Pyroar, a male Pyroar whose mane shone in the afternoon sun, it was majestic, powerful, specifically trained. Daniel stood back, in awe of the creature, but threw out his Pokeball in challenge, and as far away as I was, I could make out a small grin forming on his lips as the ball opened and out of the red energy beam came a Luxray, letting out a powerful roar of challenge.
As the audience gasped as the two powerful beasts faced each other Daniel was ready and commanded Luxray "Spark, use crunch, NOW" Spark, responded with a fast bite to the Pyroar. The fire type recoiled from the impact and then heard his master order "use flamethrower!" Pyroar obeyed and a current of flame spewed from its mouth, Luxray managed to dodge the attack and retaliated with its own blast of energy, this time however in the form of a lightning bolt. Pyroar dodged and came at Luxray with a Flame Charge, Luxray was standing there, helpless to the oncoming attack "SPARK, USE BOUNCE!" Daniel shouted, and instantly Luxray jumped high over Pyroar and came down on the beast, slamming it into the ground with a loud THUD as a massive cloud of dust enveloped the arena.
When the smoke cleared, both Pokémon were standing tall and proud, waiting for their Trainer's orders eager to finish off their rival. Isabelle got the best of the standstill "NOW PYROAR, USE FLARE BURST!" but Daniel heard this and said "SPARK, ZAP CANNON" the two attacks collided and a bright light devoured everything in its path. And when we could see once again the winner was.
CHAPTER NOTES
FIRST THING I WANT TO NOTE IS THAT I'M GOING BY THE THEORY THAT EACH POKEMON REIGON IS SET IN A REAL LIFE LOCATION, OTAKEN IS NOT AN EXAMPLE. LOOK IT UP IF YOU HAVE THE TIME AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS
SORRY BOUT THE CLIFFHANGER AGAIN, JUST TRYING TO GET MORE CHAPTERS IN SINCE THIS ONE RAN A BIT LONGER THAN INTENDED.
If you're wondering why I chose a Spinarak, it's because I found a shiny one while replaying gold
and decided to try it out, so far it's not actually doing too bad, its name is Webster, (I know I know horrible name) and contains the move set of right now we just beat the 2nd gym, who ironically uses bug types and I beat his scyther with Webster after a well-placed cirt. It currently knows night shade, constrict, scary face and poison sting Also I understand that this is unusually long for me, the guy who make's everything only like 1 chapter long. I'm just trying to expand my horizons, and get a little more practice. So let the light of malor flow through you.
Also the reason why I chose a Luxray for Daniel's Pokémon is a story that requires some background information. Every chapter of this fic I go on to google and look up random Pokémon names which I might use in the chapter, one of the first ones that came up in the search that I wasn't planning on using later was a Litleo, when I looked up pictures of it for a wallpaper on my computer, I got plenty of Shinx vs Litleo art so I decided to take it one step further.
Houndour: Flash Fire (Charlie): bite, ember, smog, leer, Shadow ball
Bliztle: motor drive (Tug): discharge, tackle, flame charge
Espurr: Own Tempo (shiny, Rose) psybeam, mean look, confuse ray,
Spinarak: Sniper (Deadeye) U-turn, pin missile, glare, sting shot