Pokemon: Battle Online
Chapter 3: Amber Dream Quest Part 2
After making to Pewter City, the group looked around, before spotting someone who looked familiar.
Begin Cutscene
Weedle approaches group
Weedle: Hello! Did you bring the Amber Dream?
Seth: Yes. I have it.
Weedle: Great! Just keep it safe for now, and you can enjoy the festival when the day arrives! I urge you to wait and stay until then.
Two days later…
Scene: Pewter is full of cheering Pokemon, Seth, Mike, and Glen in the crowd. Weedle slowly makes his way up to an altar, carrying the Amber Dream.
Weedle eventually makes it to the altar, and turns around to speak
Weedle: This festival is a reminder! To remind all about the terrors our forefathers faced! About the guardian, trapped within the Amber Dream for all time, who saved this world, and sealed itself within the Amber Dream. It is said that if the guardian is ever corrupted, only the pure of heart can defeat it…
??: Then let's put it to the test, shall we?
Enter Pikachu
Weedle: You again! What do you want this time?
Pikachu: Just so I could do… THIS!
Pikachu gets sucked into the Amber Dream, causing it to flash, before slamming into a Kadabra in the crowd. The Kadabra absorbs the Amber Dream, and transforms into The Amber Kadabra!
Amber Kadabra: RRROOAAARRRR!!
Random Pokemon in Crowd: RUN!
The crowd disappears at a startling rate. Mike, Seth, Glen and Weedle are all that's left.
Mike: Let's go!
Weedle: I'll help you!
Seth: No. This is our battle. We don't want you getting hurt.
Weedle: Fine. But I will stay here if you need some help.
End Cutscene.
The Amber Kadabra started by blasting away with Psybeam. It hit each of the combatants, almost knocking Glen out. The three countered with Leech Seed, Water Gun and Ember.
Howling in pain, the Amber Kadabra created an round orange rock, then blasted it at Seth, melting him into the amber, turning him into stone.
"Seth has been petrified!" The game blared out.
With Seth out the picture, it was down to Glen and Mike. Glen played decoy to allow Mike a direct path to the Amber Kadabra. He blasted it continuously with Bubble and Water Gun, until the Kadabra turned around and blasted him with the same round orange rock.
"Mike has been petrified!"
Now all alone, Glen slapped Kadabra from a distance using Vine Whip. The technique lasted a while, until Kadabra prepared to fire the same orange rock.
Glen saw the attack be prepared, and tried to dodge. But there was no point: The Kadabra was much faster than him, and it could and would change its firing angle.
Glen braced his character for the attack.
It never came.
Slowly, Glen realised what had happened. In the nick of time, the Leech Seed hit the Kadabra, stopping it for a short time.
He rushed at the Kadabra with Tackle, harming it, and defeating it.
Begin Cutscene
Mike, Glen and Seth approach defeated Amber Kadabra, fully healed.
Amber Kadabra: Grrrrr……
?? : This fight is over. There is no more need to fight.
Glen: Who are you?
Seth: And what do you want?
??: Nothing much. Now, Kadabra, your use has come to an end.
Strands of energy come out of the Kadabra, causing it to faint. The energy shapes itself to become an Aerodactyl! (This is the Guardian, but corrupted.)
Aerodactyl: Now with this new form, I can destroy the descendant of the Great Hero!
With a single swoop, the Aerodactyl grabs Weedle, and disappears into the distance.
Aerodactyl: If you want to see Weedle again, come to the summit of Mount Moon! Although, the only way you can get there is by flying!
Aerodactyl's voice also fades into the distance.
Mike: What can we do now? We can't beat him if we can't reach him!
??: May we be of assistance?
Mike, Glen and Seth turn around to see the Pidgeot Squardron. The Pidgeot Leader steps forward.
Pidgeot Leader: Do you need a ride?
Seth: Yes! Thankyou."
Mike, Glen and Seth all jump on different Pidgeots, as they fly up to Mount Moon. The question is, did they make it in time?
Later…
Aerodactyl sneers at Weedle, as if to eat him. Aerodactyl advances, and…
??: Stop right there!
Aerodactyl turns around to see Seth, Mike, and Glen, along with three Pidgeots.
Seth: Let Weedle go.
Aerodactyl: Let me see… No!
Mike: Fine! Then we shall take him back by force!
End Cutscene
The Aerodactyl swooped left and right, getting Leech Seeded, before being attacked by Water Gun and Metal Claw. But then, it happened.
Seth stopped, dead. His screen started to relay the same message, over and over again.
ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR
ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR
Over and over again. The word error appeared on Seth's "state of the art" screen.
In the game, Mike was having problems. Glen had been knocked out, and Seth was out of action.
For the first time in the game, since he started, Mike was alone.
Seth watched the word error spread across his screen.
ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR…
Ding!
Pokemon: Battle Online is sorry for the problem. There was a glitch in the game. We hope you accept a gift for your forgiveness. It will be in your storage later. We now return you to your game. Have a nice day.
Seth was back in the game. He saw Mike battling Aerodactyl with Water Gun. The Aerodactyl Hyper Beamed Mike, nearly taking him out. But Seth jumped up and hammered it with several strong Metal Claws, defeating Aerodactyl, and winning the battle.
Begin Cutscene
Aerodactyl: I, have lost.
Mike: Yes. You have.
Aerodactyl: The evil, has left. Thankyou. Now, I have returned, and I can live once more.
Glen: Good.
Aerodactyl: Now, let us return to Pewter. The festival must now continue!
Later…
Scene: The festival. Everyone is cheering at the return of the Amber Guardian. Everyone is celebrating. Weedle, Aerodactyl, Mike, Seth and Glen are talking.
Weedle: Amazing! They'll be talking about this for decades to come!
Aerodactyl: Yes, although they will have to change the ceremony. We can't have someone trying to carry me up to the altar!
Everyone laughs as Weedle crawls over to Mike, Glen and Seth.
Weedle: You deserve this. It is a rare item. Using this will allow you to achieve many things.
You received the Amber Dream Sword!
Weedle: The Amber Dream Sword is made once a year at the Festival. They are extremely rare, as only one can be made a year. We don't know if we can still make them now, unless we can enchant some amber. If you find any on your travels that you don't want, you can bring it here for it to be shaped into an Amber Dream Sword.
End Cutscene
Quest Ended
Seth, Mike and Glen decided to talk with each other before logging off, about both the quest, and about the problem Seth had with the program.
Begin Talk
Mike: What happened?
Seth: I don't know. But the game is going to give me a prize for the error. Guess it's only fair.
Glen: True. And we did win. And get these cool weapons. Pity my character can't use it.
Mike: Don't worry. You'll find a character that can.
Glen: Thanks.
Mike: In the meantime, you can give it to me!
Glen: No.
Mike: AWWW!!
Glen: No.
Mike: PLEASE?
Glen: NO! Why would you want it anyway?
Mike: So I can fight with two ultra-strong weapons at the same time!
Glen: You don't have that skill. Not yet anyway.
Mike: Right. And by that time…
Glen: I'd have already got someone who can use the Amber Dream Sword!
Mike: D'oh!
End Talk
One by one, they signed off, thinking about what had happened.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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