Last time on Pokemon EX: Kevin and his friends reached Mt. Moon where they meet a Clefairy who escaped from being capurted by Cassandra and Bill of Team Rocket. Kevin manages to save all the Clefairy and Clefable and defeats Team Rocket while spoiling their plans to capture the rare Pokemon. Now our heroes have reached Cerulean City where their next adventure is about to begin.
Chapter Eleven: Gettin' Kind of Misty
Three trainers walked along a graveled path and in the horizon layed another city. A blue aura from the sun covered the city, the light reflecting off the buildings that were painted blue. Shortly they arrived to the outskirts of town and came to a sign which they glanced at and in bold blue letters it read: 'Welcome to Cerulean City: Home of The Three Sensational Sisters'. However, on the sign the word 'Three' was crossed out in red and underneath, spray painted 'Four' in red as well. The trainers looked at the sign and chuckled a bit and headed into the city, their destination, the Cerulean City Gym.
"Where is it?" asked Mike who was looking around and then at the map of Cerulean City.
"It's around here somewhere, be patient," replied Kevin.
Amanda wasn't paying any attention to the two boys complaining about where the gym was located. She was busy looking around for posters that advertising the next Pokemon Contest. Soon they passed a utility pole where a flyer was stapled to the said pole, advertising the Cerulean City Pokemon Contest. After reading it, Amanda squealed with excitement. The boys turned to see what was up.
"What is it Amanda?" asked Kevin, thinking something was wrong.
"There's going to be a Pokemon Contest here tomorrow," she said with a smile.
"That's great!" Kevin cheered.
"Found it!" Mike yelled, interupting Kevin and Amanda.
"Found what?" asked Kevin.
"The Cerulean City Gym!" Mike said, excited and pointing in the direction they were supposed to go.
"Great!" Kevin added.
"Well you guys have a nice gym battle. I'm going to go train for the next contest. I'll meet up with you guys at the Pokemon Center later, okay?" Amanda asked with a smile.
"Sure thing," Kevin replied. Mike just nodded.
"Let's go!" shouted Kevin.
The two trainers entered the Cerulean City Gym. The gym itself looked a bit like a circus tent, the walls were colored with yellow and red stripes with a big Seel as the sign for the gym. Inside the gym was a massive aquarium, filled with all kinds of tropical fish and of course Pokemon. A Seel swam by followed by a school of Goldeen, Remoraid and even Magikarp. They approached the front desk where a beautiful woman with long, golden-blonde hair wearing a red dress sat. They were gazing at her for a while and finally were snapped out of their daze when the woman spoke.
"Like, who are you?" the woman asked. Her voice was that of a valley girl.
"I'm Kevin," introduced Kevin.
"And I'm Mike," Mike followed.
"We're here for a gym battle," Kevin finished.
"Just one moment, 'K?" the woman said as she got up. She opened up the black double doors behind her and walked down the hall. Kevin and Mike looked back at all the aquariums the gym had.
"I'm assuming this gym leader uses Water-types," Kevin said.
"Yep," Mike responded.
"You ready Pikachu?" Kevin asked. The yellow mouse Pokemon nodded his head.
"Pi, Pikachu!"
The woman entered the lobby again. "Like, the gym leader will see you now," she pointed down the hall. "Just go down that hall and like enter the double doors."
"What's your name anyway?" asked Mike.
"Like my name is Lily, one of the Sensational Sisters of the Cerulean City Gym," she answered.
"Wow," was all Mike could say.
The two trainers entered the double doors and walked down the dim hall way passing by aquarium after aquarium full of sea life. The two admitted to themselves that they were amazed by all the sea life this gym had collected. Soon reality came crash back down on the young trainers when they reached a second set of double doors.
"Well, I guess I'll go first," said Kevin.
"Alright, good luck to you man," Mike said.
Kevin nodded and walked through the double doors. He entered what looked to be like a stadium with rows and rows of seats just circling around a giant, sparkling pool that was in the middle of the arena. However, Kevin could make out the markings on the pool that indead this was the battlefield. Kevin walked down the stadium stairs and entered the battlefield area. A girl came out from the other side of the pool with firey orange hair with it tied up in a small ponytail at the side of her head. She was wearing a yellow vest jacket and short yellow shorts. She looked like she was only a couple of years older than Kevin. The girl looked up and saw Kevin standing there looking around her gym. She then spotted the Pikachu on his shoulder and it instantly reminded her of a best friend that was traveling else where. She smiled but finally spoke up.
"And who might you be?" she asked with a gentle voice.
"My name is Kevin and I'm from Pallet Town and I am here to challenge the gym leader," he replied.
Hearing the name 'Pallet Town' really brought more memories of her best friend because he too was from Pallet Town. She shook the thoughts out of her head to concentrate on the boy's challenge.
"Well look no further as I am Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader and the Fourth Sensational Sister I might add," she said with a a smile.
"What are the rules?" asked Kevin as Lily entered the gym and walked up to the sidelines
"Two on two battle," she answered.
"Great!" he yelled in excitement.
"Like, this battle between Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader and challenger Kevin from, like, Pallet Town will not begin," she began. "Like, each trainer will use two Pokemon and only the challenger can, like, substitute, or something, anyways, like are you two ready?"
Lily was not really thrilled to waste her time as a referee, but since the normal one was off for the day, she had no choice since she promised Misty.
"Yeah," the two battlers finally replied.
"Like, let the battle begin, or something," Lily said.
"Alright, Casarin you're up!" Misty called out as she threw her Pokeball revealing a rather small, pink heart-shaped Pokemon.
"Huh? What is that?" Kevin questioned, taking out his Pokedex.
"Luvdisc, the Rendezvous Pokemon. Luvdisc live in shallow seas in the tropics. This heart-shaped Pokemon earned its name by swimming after loving couples it spotted in the ocean's waves."
"Eww, gross," he said very disgusted. Misty heard and giggled about it.
"Pikachu, let's go!" Kevin called out. Pikachu leaped off Kevin's shoulder onto the floating pad in the pool on Kevin's side of the gym.
"Casarin, use Water Pulse!" Misty yelled out.
The Luvdisc began forming a blue ball at its mouth, launched it creating a ripple effect in the water, creating waves which crashed into Pikachu. Pikachu, however, lauged as it enjoyed the gush of water because to him, it was only a splash.
"Alright Pikachu, Thunderbolt through the water!" Kevin called out. Pikachu jumped into the air while his cheeks began to spark.
"Pi-Ka-Chu!" it yelled, releasing its massive amount of electricity. The Thunderbolt traveled through the water in the blink of an eye finally striking the Luvdisc, taking the full damage of the attack.
"Casarin, no!" Misty yelled. The Luvdisc jumped out of the water onto the floating on Misty's side of the battlefield.
"Pikachu, Quick Attack!" Kevin called out. Pikachu leaped off all the floating pads that were in the pool at high speed, crashing into the Luvdisc causing it to fly into the back wall of the arena. It slid down the wall onto the floor, the Luvdisc had fainted.
"Like, Casarin is unable to battle, like Pikachu is the winner," Lily announced.
"Alright! Great job Pikachu!" congradulated Kevin.
"Pikachu!" he said back, happy to have won the battle for Kevin.
"Go, Politoed!" Misty called out throwing her Pokeball releasing her medium-sized green frog. Kevin had to take out his Pokedex once more.
"Polietoed, the Frog Pokemon. Whenever three or more of these get togther, they sing in a loud voice that sounds like bellowing," it revealed.
"I'm sticking with Pikachu," said Kevin.
"Politoed, Water Gun!" Misty said. Politoed opened his mouth and a massive gush of water sprayed out.
"Pikachu, dodge it!" Kevin called out. Pikachu jumped out of the way and got closer to Politoed.
"Gotcha," Misty smirked. "Mega Punch!"
Politoed jumped onto the floating pad that Pikachu was on and punched the yellow mouse across the pool and into the water.
"Politoed, jump into the water and make a swimming Tackl!" Misty ordered. However, she did not realize what she had done.
"Big mistake," Kevin said to himelf. "Pikachu, Thunder attack!"
While underwater, Pikachu squeezed its cheeks and they began to spark. The yellow mouse Pokemon released a far more amount of electricity than his first attack against Luvdisc. The electricity filled the pool quickly, hitting poor Politoed full force.
"Politoed, no!" Misty yelled. She couldn't stand to see her frog Pokemon just get fried undetwater. Finally the electricity stopped and Politoed surfaced, fainted.
"Like, Politoed is unable to battle, like Pikachu is the winner. And like the victory goes to Kevin from Pallet Town," Lily called out.
Misty walked around the pool onto Kevin's side of the battlefield. She had something shiny in her hand.
"As proof of your victory here, I award you the Cascade badge," Misty said as she handed Kevin they shiny blue water droplet-shaped badge.
"Alright Pikachu! We won the Cascade Badge!" Kevin yelled in excitement.
"Pi, Pikachu!" he cheered as well.
Misty smiled at the young trainer and watched him exit the gym area. 'He's almost just like him.'
Kevin walked through the double doors into the dim hall way, admiring his second badge he just won. Mike, who couldn't wait any longer for his chance, just dashed right inside after him. Mike too noticed all the stands in the arena surrounding the pool and then noticed the pool was actually the battlefield and waiting for him was the girl with the orange hair and yellow clothing.
"Another challenger already?" she asked watching the boy run toward the battlefield pool.
"Yep, the name's Mike and I too am from Pallet Town," Mike said.
"I'm Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader," she said. "It'll be a two on two match."
Lily groaned to herself. She was tired and didn't want to referee another match. She had better things to do with her time that watch stupid Pokemon battles. However, she had no choice since nobody else was there to do it ans she promised Misty she would do it for the day and besides, its the least she could do so that Misty could be the gym leader and not her, herself.
"Like the battle between Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader and Mike from Pallet Town is about to begin. Like each trainer will use like two Pokemon with the challenger like only allowed to substitute. Like are you two ready, or whatever?" Lily asked.
The two nodded and the battle begun.
"Corsola, go!" Misty called out throwing her Pokeball which revealed a small pink and white coral reef looking Pokemon.
"Corsola, cor!" she said. Mike took out his Pokedex.
"Corsola, the Coral Pokemon. Corsola's branches glitter very beautifully in seven colors when they catch sunlight. If any branch breaks off, this Pokemon gtows it right back in just one night," it revealed.
"Bulbasaur, I choose you!" Mike called out, throwing his Pokeball which released his grass-type Pokemon.
"Bulbasaur!" he yelled, ready to battle.
"Corsola, Spike Cannon!" Misty ordered. Corsola's branches lit up and began shooting out spikes.
"Counter it with Razor Leaf!" commanded Mike. Bulbasaur released an array of razor sharp leaves which made contact with the incoming spikes. However, the spikes ripped through the leaves hitting Bulbasaur dead on. The initial recoil of the attack caused Bulbasaur to fall into the water. Bulbasaur struggled to get out of the water but couldn't and Misty was just about to use it to her advantage.
"Give him a dose of swimming Tackle attacks!" ordered Misty. Corsola jumped into the water and swam quickly, tackling Bulbasaur left and right. All Mike could do was watch as he couldn't think of anything to do right off the top of his head and he didn't know how much longer Bulbasaur could last taking all those Tackle attacks. Finally it hit him.
"Bulbasaur, calm down and swing your vines across the water really fast!" yelled Mike. Bulbasaur released his vines and started spinning and slapping the water violently, splashing water here and there. Corsola headed in for another tackle attack but as Bulbasaur continued his violent rampage of vine whip on the water, one of Bulbasaur's vines slapped Corsola right ouf o the water. Bulbasaur took it to his advantage and slapped corsola again with his other vine. Corsola flew across the room and slammed into the wall behind Mike and fell to the floor. Just when he thought the match was over, Misty called out.
"Corsola, Recover!" Misty commanded. Corsola began to glow.
"Crap, no!" Mike said and sure enough, Corsola restored herself to full energy.
"Corsola, Spike Cannon!" Misty said. Corsola's branches lit up again and shot out spikes once more.
"Bulbasaur, Vine Whip!" yelled Mike. Bulbasaur released his vines again and whipped away all the spikes and headed for Corsola.
"Mirror Coat!" Misty yelled. Corsola formed a yellow barrier around her and Bulbasaur's vine bounced off the shield and slapped Bulbasaur in the face at a higher velocity, giving Bulbasaur twice the damange it normally would do. Poor Bulbasaur wasn't looking good at all, he was tiring out and the damage he had taken from Corsola's Tackle attacks and his own Vine Whip were taking their toll on him.
'I got to find a way to beat this corsola. If it doesn't completely faint, it'll be able to use Recover and be able to fight brand new again and if I attack with Razor Leaf or Vine Whip it'll just use Mirror Coat to deflect it back at Bulbasaur.'
Mike thought for a moment to review his strategy. 'I got it!'
"Bulbasaur, use Leech Seed!" Mike ordered. Bulbasaur fired a lone seed from the bulb on his back. It landed in the water and floated in Corsola's direction. Corsola, unknownly swam by the seed which attatched itself to Corsola. Vines grew out of the seed and all around the unsuspecting Pokemon. The vines were too heavy and didn't allow Corsola to move. Next the vines began zapping out energy from Corsola.
"Corsola!" Misty screamed.
"Vine Whip!" Mike yelled. Bulbasaur releaed his vines a final time and slapped Corsola around until it was too much for Corsola to take and fainted.
"Like, Corsola's unable to battle, the winner is Bulbasaur," said Lily.
Misty returned Corsola. "You did a good job, have a nice rest."
Bulbasaur, however, was tired and breathing heavily and Mike didn't think Pidgey would be able to stand a chance against Misty's water Pokemon but he knew he needed to give Bulbasaur some rest. Mike just stood there thinking.
"Staryu, you're up!" Misty called out. She threw her Pokeball which released a large, tan-colored star-shaped Pokemon with a large round red ruby in the center.
"A Staryu huh?" Mike said. "Bulbasaur, return!"
Mike made his decision as he raised his Pokeball, allowing the ball to turn Bulbasaur back into red energy and back into his Pokeball. He placed the Pokeball on his belt and grabbed another. "Go Pidgey!" he said and threw the Pokeball releasing his brown and baige bird Pokemon.
"Staryu, Double Edge!" Misty ordered. The star-shaped Pokemon started spinning and jumped into the air and hit Pidgey dead on.
"Pidgey, Gust!" Mike ordered. Pidgey began flappy his wings rapidly greating strong gusts of win, blowing away Staryu as it came in for another Attack.
"Staryu, Water Gun!" Misty commanded. The Pokemon Pointed the tip of its pointed top and shot out a massive amount of gushing water. However, the attack missed Pidgey as the bird flew out of its path at lightning speed. Pidgey found himself behind Staryu.
"Pidgey, Wing Attack!" Mike commanded. Pidgey flew right into Staryu with his wings.
"Staryu, Rapid Spin!" Misty ordered. Staryu jumped up into the air and started spinning sideways, as if it was thrown like a throwing star. The two Pokemon collided and both fell to the pool below. Pidge, however, managed to swoop down and fly back into the air but Staryu hit the water with such a force that it knocked the Staryu out cold.
"Like, Staryu is unable to battle. Pidgey is like the winner and the victory of this match like goes to Mike," Lily said unthrilled.
"I can't believe Pidgey pulled it off," Mike said to himself while Misty walked over to his side of the battlefield.
"Congradulations Mike, as your proof of victory here at the Cerulean City Gym, I award you the Cascade badge," she said hadning Mike the blue water droplet-shaped badge.
"Thank you Pidgey, thank you Bulbasaur, we just won our second badge, the Cascade badge!" Mike yelled with excitment.
Mike returned Pidgey and walked off the battlefield and into the stands once more to exit the arena. Misty smiled, she was delighted to have lost to such full-of-spirited young trainers.
Mike walked through the double doors into the hall way where Kevin awaited. Mike showed off his Cascade badge while Kevin started to claim his Cascade badge was shiner. The two entered the lobby and exited the gym completely and headed for the Pokemon Center. They knew that's where they'd hope to find Amanda at. It only took about a fifteen minute walk to find the Pokemon Center where they entered. Mike handed Bulbasaur off to Nurse Joy since he took quite a beating at the gym. Kevin also handed Pikachu to Nurse Joy for a quick check up. The entered the loby and found Amanda sitting on the couch.
Amanda finally noticed her friends had returned from the gym. "Oh hey guys, how did your gym battles go?"
"We won," Kevin replied.
"Yeah it was intense for me, Bulbasaur took a beating but managed to win. I had no choice but to use Pidgey, but he managed to pull off the victory for me, I'm very proud of Pidgey," Mike answered.
"That's terrific guys!" Amanda said cheerfully. "Now if only I can win my first Pokemon Contest, then we'll all be winners here!"
"I'm sure you will," Kevin replied. "You did great in Pewter City so I bet you'll do even better in this one."
"Thank you," Amanda said smiling.
"Mike, Kevin, your Pokemon are ready!" called out Nurse Joy.
Mike and Kevin approached the counter. Mike grabbed the Pokeball that contained his Bulbasaur and Pikachu jumped back onto Kevin's shoulder.
"Thank you Nurse Joy!" the two boys said in unison.
Nurse Joy smiled, "Not a problem!"
Night had finally come and the young trainers tucked themselves into their respective beds for the evening. They slipped off into a peaceful sleep waiting for dawn so Amanda could compete in her second Pokemon Contest. Amanda dreamed of winning and how many different ways she could actually appeal. She dreamed about all the training she did all day with her newly captured Clefairy and with Squirtle. She did decide she was going to use Clefairy for the appeal round and Squirtle for the battle round seeing how Beedrill didn't work out at her very first Pokemon Contest. Her thoughts finally settled and she went into a deeper sleep without any knowledge of what tomorrow might bring her.
Now that Kevin and Mike have won their second badges, can Amanda finally pull off a victory and win her very first Pokemon Contest? Stay tuned for the next chapter of Pokemon EX!