Hey guys! This is chapter is pretty serious so I recommend being prepared for that. I added a bit of a twist so I hope you guys approve! I really enjoy witing this book and I got a strong review of criticism so I took some advice a bit. I also speak to you guys here because I think if you've read this far, you deserve to hear from me. So thanks for reading! And I'll keep writing even if one person reads. Enjoy!
" Now where is the museum…" Chris said as he walked around Pewter. He hadn't seen it yet, but hoped to find it soon. Chris put his hand on his head and sighed. " I've got no idea. Might as well as around."
Chris and Charmeleon walked over to a nearby woman, who was running from something. " Excuse me! Why are you running?"
The woman was out of breath but managed to answer. " A group of terrorists...Team Rocket...they're gonna blow up the Museum!" Then, the woman took off running again.
" I've gotta stop them!" Chris said as he and Charmeleon ran towards where the lady had come from. " Kelvin is there, Charmeleon, we've gotta help him and the others in the Museum!"
" Hurry! Move people! We don't have much time!" Brock said. He'd arrived as soon as he heard the news and had Onix as a beacon for evacuation. As people moved out of the museum, Brock noticed Chris in the crowd.
" Hey, Brock!" Chris said. " I gotta go help!"
" I wouldn't expect any different, and I know I can't stop you." Brock said as he smiled. " Go get 'em."
Chris and Charmeleon ran into the museum, looking for Kelvin. They saw Grunts looting something, but he paid no mind. If I find the guy in charge… Chris thought. I'll stop them all at once!
Chris ran up the stairs to the second floor but still saw no sign of Kelvin. He turned a few corners, dodging Grunts, but nothing. " Geez Kelvin! Where the hell are you?" Chris said under his breath.
" Char. Charmeleon." Charmeleon said as he pointed to a corner of the Museum. Chris looked towards the corner and noticed a huge skeleton of a Pokemon. Chris couldn't tell what Pokemon it was, but it seemed to be large. He also noticed two men standing in front of it. One man wore a white lab coat and seemed to be a scientist. The other wore a black trenchcoat and had a smirk plastered on his face.
" Hey." Chris said as he stepped out of the shadows. He looked angrily at the two. " Why are you attacking the museum?!"
The two men turned around and faced Chris. The one with the smirk was the first to speak. " So it looks like he's the kid our grunts from Viridian told us about."
The scientist laughed. " He's just a kid with a Charmeleon, can handle him easily." The scientist then turned his back to Chris and went back to examining the fossil.
" I wanna test your strength first, kid. Admin Myles! Handle this pest!" The man said as he pointed to a man standing on the other side of the room.
The man, Myles, walked over to Chris. He had brown, long hair that went down his back like a spike. He wore a black hat and his Team Rocket Uniform. He pulled out a Pokeball and looked at Chris. " Come on, kid! At least make this fun before we destroy this place!"
" If it's a battle you want, then I'll show you my power!" Chris said as he clenched his fist. "I hate people like you!"
" You think I care what a snot-nosed kid thinks of me? Teach him a lesson, Munna!" Myles said as he sent out his pink Pokemon.
" Alright! Charmeleon!" Chris said. Charmeleon stepped in front of Chris and growled at Munna.
" Munna use Psybeam!" Myles shouted. Munna prepared a purple blast and sent it flying towards Charmeleon. The blast hit Charmeleon and knocked him backwards.
" Charmeleon! Ember! Go!" Chris shouted. Charmeleon stood up and shot the blast of fire from it's mouth. It hit Munna and sent Munna a bit backwards.
" Now finish it! Charmeleon use Dragon Rage!" Chris shouted. Charmeleon shot the blue blast from it's mouth and it made an explosion as it made contact with Munna.
Myles returned his Munna and glared at Chris. " You just got lucky, kid. The Boss will handle you now!" Myles than ran off, Chris also noticed all of the Grunts were gone.
The explosion! Chris turned around to see the scientist and 'Boss' laughing as the fossil glowed a bright white. Chris covered his eyes as the energy made a strong gust of air. When Chris opened his eyes again, the fossil was gone. Now stood a Dragonite!
" Hehehe…" The scientist laughed as he marveled his creation. He raised his hands up and shouted. " I've done it! I've revived a Pokemon!"
The ' Boss' also laughed and then put a black collar around Dragonite's neck. " This Pokemon is now under my complete control! By the way, kid…"
" Chris." Chris interrupted.
" What?" Boss asked angrily.
" My name is Chris...Now don't forget it! I'll be the one to stop you ! Here and now!" Chris said angrily. " I don't care what Pokemon you use! And that Dragonite doesn't deserve to be your slave!"
Boss held up a hand and laughed. " Save it, Chris. You're blabbing won't get you anywhere. If I were you, I would run."
" Run from you?" Chris asked. " Never!" He said as he stepped forward.
" From me? No no. I mean from Dragonite." Boss turned towards Dragonite and tapped the collar. " Dragonite. Use Hyper Beam and destroy the Museum. Leave nothing here."
" Drag! Dragonite!" Dragonite roared as it flew through the ceiling and above the Museum. Dragonite charged a white light in front of it and shot it towards the Museum. The blast eradicated parts of the Museum, burning others as the Museum began to collapse.
" No!" Chris said as the bright light hit him and Charmeleon, covering them. The last thing Chris saw was Boss and the scientist, laughing at their evil deeds.
A few minutes earlier…
" I guess this is it...Duskull...Mudkip…" Kelvin said sadly. He sniffled a bit and smiled at his Pokeballs. " I'm glad I was able to spend time with you guys...before...before…" Kelvin couldn't finish as tears began to slide down his face. Through all this, to die by the hands of Team Rocket.
" Hey."
Kelvin looked up to see a man dressed in red approach him. He had black hair and a red hat on. Behind him was a Snorlax. " Look kid, we don't have much time. Snorlax will cover us from the explosion, then, I'll handle Team Rocket." The man said.
" Who-Who are you?" Kelvin asked. The man seemed powerful. It was like he radiated with power. Kelvin couldn't put his finger on why, but the man reminded him of Chris.
" No time. Hurry! Snorlax cover us!" The man shouted. The man's Snorlax pressed his hands on the building to keep him from crushing them, as the building exploded in a bright flash of light.
Chris woke up on the ground. He opened his eyes and was blinded by bright light. The sun. And if he could see the sun, that meant he wasn't dead. Chris sat up and looked to his left. He smiled. Charmeleon was watching over him, worried.
" It's okay, buddy." Chris said as he sat up and rubbed Charmeleon's snout. " Ow!"Chris said as he grabbed his side. " Guess that blast hurt a bit more than I thought.
" Glad you're alright." Brock said.
Chris turned with excitement to see Brock. Suddenly, his excitement turned to horror. Onix had covered Chris and Charmeleon, but was nowhere near strong enough to take the attack. Onix lay on the ground, fainted. Chris only knew if he would be alright.
But Brock! Brock had a gash in his side, blood spilling out. He also had burns on his body. A Hyper Beam on a human?! Brock was lucky to be alive. If it had hit Chris without protection, he would be dead.
" I see...you've noticed the injuries...please Chris...get Onix to the Pokemon Center…" Brock said through heavy breaths. Brock kneeled down and held his gash, trying to slow the bleeding.
" Why..did you save me Brock?!" Chris said. Chris clenched his fist and felt the anger rising inside him. " Why would you save me?! You and Onix are hurt! Am I really worth that much?!"
Brock smiled at Chris and made a sound that seemed to be a laugh. " Just...stop it...Chris. What's done...is done. You...and your Pokemon...deserve to live, to be strong...now...please save Onix…" And those were the last things Brock said before collapsing to the ground.
" No…" Chris said. Chris felt the tears dripping down his face but didn't care. " No! I won't let it end like this!" Chris stood up and grabbed Onix's Pokeball. Chris returned Onix and he and Charmeleon took off towards the Pokemon Center. First, I honor Brock's wish, and save Onix. But I promise! I'll save you too, Brock!
Snorlax sat down on the ground and relaxed as things settled down. Kelvin and the man also sat down, now that Kelvin was free.
" How strong is that Snorlax?!" Kelvin asked. " He took a Hyper Beam, no sweat!"
" What can I say?" The man asked. " A Champion's Pokemon has to be strong."
" Champion?!" Kelvin asked. Suddenly, something clicked inside Kelvin. " You're Red aren't you?!"
" In the flesh." Red said. " I heard of Team Rocket making trouble again, so I came back to stop them." Red reached out his hand and Kelvin grabbed it, as Red lifted him up.
" Red, my friend is somewhere around here!" Kelvin said. Kelvin felt the sweat on his forehead as he imagined what could have become of Chris. He felt uneasy about the whole situation. " I've got to go find him."
" Go!" Red said, pointing to the rubble. " He should be somewhere around here, if not arriving soon. Go look for him. I've got to go find Team Rocket anyway." And with that, Red sent out his Charizard that roared with power. Red climbed onto Charizard's back and tapped him, and the Charizard flew off into the air, and into the distance.
" Duskull!" Kelvin said as he sent out his Pokemon. He rubbed his head as he apologized. " Sorry for putting you in the Pokeball. I just wanted to keep you safe from the danger."
" Kull. Duskull." Duskull said as he nodded. Duskull floated towards the rubble and pointed towards something. Kelvin walked over to see what he was looking at and noticed a body. " Oh my god!" Kelvin said as he ran over. Brock lay there, unconscious, and bleeding.
" Brock! We gotta get you to a Pokemon Center!" Kelvin said. Kelvin and Duskull tried to lift Brock, but they didn't get far. Kelvin wiped the blood off his hands and sighed. There was no way they could lift Brock.
Suddenly, Kelvin looked up to see some Pokemon flying to him. At least six Ledyba had flown over and grabbed Brock. " That's amazing!" Kelvin said. " They noticed that we needed help and flew over here!"
" Skull! Dus!" Duskull commanded to the Ledyba. Kelvin couldn't help but laugh at how Duskull took charge. The Ledyba grabbed Brock and started to follow Kelvin and Duskull as they ran towards the Pokemon center. Hopefully, they could save Brock!
" Onix has been healed." Nurse Joy said as she smiled at Chris. " He was hurt pretty badly, but he'll be fine in a little while." Nurse Joy patted her Chansey on the head and looked at Chris. " Are you alright? Did you suffer any injuries?"
" No…" Chris said sadly. He looked down at the ground as he spoke sadly. " Onix protected me. I'm only alright because of him and…" Brock! Chris ran out of the Pokemon Center and towards the rubble. I have to save Brock! I can't let him die!
Suddenly, Chris saw something in the sunset. It was Kelvin! Kelvin ran alongside Duskull, behind them, the Ledyba holding Brock! " Yes!" Chris said happily as he ran over to his friend. " You're alive, Kelvin!"
" No time to talk now." Kelvin said with a smile on his face. " We gotta save Brock." He said as he patted his friend on the back. A sign of relief, or worry, of friendship.
Chris happily smiled back at his friend, pointing to the Pokemon Center. " We sure do."