It's been forever since my last chapter, but I'm finally back to continue on with Pokemon EX. I know a lot people don't like the fact this follows OC's, but I promise you more of the original series characters are on their way. I will continue to post more chapters, they will be few and far between, like this one actually took about four days to write, not because I had difficulty writing it, it just with working and family, I cannot write a chapter all in one day, it will take three or four or sometimes more days to write just one, but that's ok, as long as I keep myself motivated to continue on with the story.
Last time on Pokemon EX: Our heroes came across a tree, home to many Treecko under attack by Pinsir led by an unusual leader, a Magmar. After battling all the Pinsir and Mike taking down Magmar by catching it, they were able to leave with the Treecko living in peace. Now we join our heroes as Mike is in the middle of a battle with a trainer as they continue their journey to Vermillion City.
Chapter Fourteen: Run Away Training!
"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!" yelled a boy. The seed Pokemon allowed it's vine to come out of it's bud and slapped down his opponent. A purple field rat known as Rattata.
"Rattata, no!" yelled it's trainer.
"Alright, go Mike!" cheered another boy.
"Beat him!" yelled out a girl.
"Thanks Kevin, Amanda, I got this," replied Mike. "Bulbasaur, hit with Leech Seed!"
A seed was launched from Bulbasaur's bud. It hit Rattata dead on, and vines began growing from the seed and wrapped around the Rattata. The vines began draining Rattata of its energy.
"Alright Bulbasaur, it's weak, finish it off with Tackle!" called out Mike. Bulbasaur charged and slammed into Rattata.
"Rattata, no!" yelled it's trainer. It fainted. The trainer grabbed his Poke Ball, "Rattata, return."
"Bulbasaur, you did great!" Mike praised, "You make me so proud."
"Bulba!" said Bulbasaur, happy with his win.
Mike walked over to the trainer he was battling. "Is your Rattata alright?"
The trainer looked up at Mike and sighed, "Yeah, he'll be fine. Thanks for the battle, I've learned I need a lot more training!"
"No problem," Mike answered. He walked over to his friends. "Easiest battle ever."
"Good job with Bulbasaur," praised Amanda.
Silence fell on the group as they slowly headed down the road heading for Vermillion City. They had been walking for several hours now, coming across other Pokemon Trainers that Mike or Kevin battled. Suddenly all three stomachs began making noise.
"It seems I'm a bit hungry," said Kevin, breaking the suffocating silence.
"Same here," added Mike.
"I guess we should stop here and take a lunch break," suggested Amanda.
The three trainers went out into a grassy area just off the road and set up a picnic. They released their Pokemon to eat as well. Sandwhiches were made and the Pokemon Food was placed out for their Pokemon and every one began eating. Shortly after the meal time began, a gust of wind kicked up, blowing a sheet of paper into the lap of Amanda. She grabbed it from her lap and turned it over to see it was a flyer for the next Pokemon Contest in Saffron City. Amanda was quick to her feet. The boys looked up at her.
"I've got to start training now!" she yelled out.
"Now? We're in the middle of eating lunch," said Mike.
Amanda shoved the flyer in Mike's face. "I only have a week to prepare for this!"
She let the flyer fall into Mike's lap and ran off toward a nearby field on the other side of the road. Kevin stayed quiet, but was confused. Mike picked the flyer from his lap to see what it was.
"Well that explains her craziness," Mike said.
"Huh? What does it say?" asked Kevin. Mike showed Kevin the flyer.
"A Pokemon Contest in Saffron City," said Kevin, "I guess we better go after her before she get's lost."
"I'm still eating!" yelled Mike.
"Eat and walk," said Kevin. Mike sighed and got up and followed Kevin.
"Amanda!" yelled Kevin.
"Amanda, where are you?" called out Mike. "I can't believe she got this far and this lost!"
"Niether can I," replied Kevin. "I didn't think we were that far behind."
Kevin and Mike continued to search for Amanda but couldn't find her anywhere they looked, but finally they found her chasing after her Squirtle and she didn't look to happy.
"Come here you little brat!" Amanda yelled. "How dare you use your Water Gun on my face!"
Kevin and Mike watched Amanda chase her Squirtle around in circles. After laughing at her misfortune.
"What's going on here?" Kevin asked.
"This one!" Amanda yelled, pointing at Squirtle.
"Squirtle, Squirt!" the Pokemon laughed.
"What about Squirtle?" asked Mike.
"We were training, then he decided to play a joke on me and squirt me in the face with water," explained Amanda.
"Hey!" two elderly voices shouted out. The three looked up to find two elderly people with pick fork's.
"What are you three doing on our property?" asked the elderly woman.
"Uh, uh, uh..." the three stuttered in unison. The elderly couple then began laughing hysterically. The kids were now confused.
"We're just messing with you," said the elderly man. "We welcome visitors, this is our Eevee ranch."
"Eevee ranch?" asked Amanda.
"Let us introduce ourselves first," said the elderly man. "My name is Carl, and this is my wife, Bessie."
"Nice to meet you young lads," said Bessie.
"My name is Kevin," said Kevin.
"And I'm Mike," replied Mike.
"I'm Amanda, nice to meet you," Amanda said politely.
"We raise Eevee's here on this ranch," said Carl. "Come with me and I'll show you."
The kids followed Carl and Bessie down a long drive way. They came up to a large ranch house, with stables in the front yard. In each stable, housed small, brown and tan furred Pokemon with big ears and puffy tails.
"Eevee!" they all chanted.
"Oh wow, a whole bunch of Eevee!" Amanda yelled in glee.
"We have hundreds of them here," said Bessie. "Trainers from all of the world come here to buy one."
"Buy one?" asked Kevin.
"Yep, here at our Eevee ranch we breed them to sell them to trainers," replied Carl. "Since Eevee's are extremely rare in the wild, we decided to breed them to sell them to trainers who really want one."
"Why would anyone want an Eevee?" asked Mike.
"Because of it's many evolutions," replied Bessie.
"How many evolutions does an Eevee have?" asked Amanda.
"As far as I know, there's seven," replied Bessie. "What were they again Carl?"
"Here in the Kanto region, an Eevee can be evolved into a Flareon, with the use of a Fire Stone, a Vaporeon with the use of a Water Stone and a Jolteon with the use of a Thunder Stone," Carl explained.
"What are the others?" asked Kevin.
"In the Johto region, Eevee can evolve into Umbreon or Espeon. However, I do not know the means of how Eevee evolve into those Pokemon," replied Carl. "The final two are Leafeon on Glaceon in the Sinnoh region, which I have no knowledge about."
"That's cool," said Mike.
"Why don't you kids come inside, we'll show you round," suggested Carl.
"OK," said the kids in unison.
The bushes nearby the Eevee ranch stables began to rustle, and two people popped out along with a Meowth. It was Team Rocket who had been evesdropping.
"Prepare for trouble," whispered the woman.
"And make it double," whispered the man.
They didn't get to finish their motto as their Meowth scratched up their faces.
"Ah shat up, Cassandra and Bill, we needs to capture dos Eevee," said Meowth.
"Think of all the powerful Pokemon we could evolve those Eevee into and give them to the boss," said Bill.
"He would be so proud of us," replied Cassandra.
Team Rocket came out of the bushes holding a net cannon. Cassandra walked over to the stable and opened the gate so they'll have a better access in capturing all the Eevee the ranch were raising. Bill was right behind Cassandra and aimed the net cannon, but that's when everything turned ugly. An Eevee used Quick Attack and slammed into the stomachs of Cassandra and Bill and began running out of the stables.
"Here we raise the young Eevee's inside for a couple of weeks before releasing them into the stable outside. We have about fifty Eevee at one time. They're big sellers around here," explained Carl as he showed Kevin, Mike and Amanda the nursery inside the home. Meanwhile, Bessie looked out the window to find the Eevee running out of the stables.
"Oh my Goodness, our Eevee are escaping!" she yelled frantically.
"Oh no!" Carl said rushing to the window. "It's happening again."
"Why would the Eevee want to leave the ranch?" asked Kevin. "You seem to take really good care of these Eevee."
"It's not that they're trying to get away from us," replied Carl. "There's a berry farm nearby that houses berries Eevee love. They smell it and often try to get out to go eat them."
"This would be the third time they got out to get to those berries," added Bessie.
"Well guys, it looks like we need to help them get those Eevee back," said Kevin.
"Do we have to?" whispered Mike. Kevin answered by slapping Mike in the back of the head.
"Ow," Bill said.
"I can't believe I got trampled by a bunch of Eevee!" screamed Cassandra.
"Team Rocket!" yelled kids in unison.
"Oh no, it's the brats!" yelled Bill.
"So it was you that released the Eevee," said Kevin.
"And what of it you little brat?" yelled Cassandra.
"Cassandra, whattareya doin'?" yelled Meowth
"I'm gonna beat this brat with everything that I have!" Cassandra yelled.
"Pikachu, use Thunder to send these losers out of my sight!" ordered Kevin.
Pikachu hopped off Kevin's shoulder and his cheeks began sparking.
"Pi-Ka-Chu!" yelled Pikachu as it released electricty into the air, creating storm clouds and lighting came crashing down full forse, creating an explosion sending Team Rocket flying through the air.
"Looks like Team Rocket is blasting off again!" they yelled as they disappeared in the sky.
"Well now that we found out how the Eevee go out, it's time to go track them down and get them back in the stable," Kevin said. "Let's split up and begin getting them back."
"Wait, before you go, take these," Carl said handing Kevin a bag.
"What are these?" asked Kevin.
"When I was younger, I used to be a computer programmer, I made these special Poke Balls I call Eevee Capturers," Carl explained. "They only capture Eevee's and it works like a Master Ball so they cannot escape from them like if they were captured by a Master Ball."
"Well this will make it so much easier," said Kevin. "Thank you."
"Not a problem," Carl said.
Kevin gave some to Mike and Amanda and split up to begin looking for the Eevee that escaped.
Amanda entered the woods nearby the ranch and began looking for Eevee. She tried her best to be quiet so she would not spook the Pokemon. She peeked behind trees, bushes and tall brush but there were no signs of Eevee anywhere. Of course, getting Team Rocket out of the picture took a little bit of time so by now, those Eevee could be anywhere by now.
"Man this is going to be a lot harder than I thought," Amanda said to herself. She decided it was best to let one of her Pokemon out to help, which could also help with training as well for her next contest. She grabbed a Poke Ball from her belt.
"Clefairy, come on out," she said as she threw the ball. It opened it up and her pink little Pokemon came out.
"Clefairy, fairy!" it said happily.
"Clefairy, I need help finding Eevee that escaped from a ranch nearby," Amanda said. She grabbed her Pokedex from her bag and found a picture of Eevee and showed it to Clefairy, "That's what they look like."
"Clefairy!" it said, aknowledging it knew what it was looking for.
Amanda and Clefairy continued to search through the woods, but no traces of Eevee anywhere.
"Man, where could they be?" Amanda asked herself Nearby, bushes began rustling.
"Clefairy, Clefairy!" the Pokemon yelled to get Amanda's attention. Amanda looked to see the bushes moving.
"Maybe there's some Eevee behind those bushes," Amanda whispered. "Use Metronome."
"Clefairy, Clefairy, Clefairy," it chanted over and over swaying its arms back and forth until they lit up. Then a electricity was released from Clefairy into the bushes.
"Weee!" screamed something behind the bushes and three Eevee fell out of the bushes, fained from the Thunderbolt Clefairy used from Metronome.
"Oops," Amanda said. She proceeded to grab three Eevee Capturers from the bag she was carrying and threw them at the Eevee. Sure enough, Carl's invention captured the Eevee's without them breaking out. "Well I found three so far, I guess I'll keep looking for some more."
Amanda and Clefairy ventured deeper into the woods to see if they could find anymore of the Eevee's.
"This is pointless," said Mike. He was irritated that Kevin volunteered him to do something tha was someone elses problem. He was egar to get to Vermillion City to get his badge and this task was keeping him from that very goal.
"Bulba, Bulba," it said, knowing it's trainer was upset.
"I do think this is bullcrap," Mike continued. "I should have gone on my journey by myself."
"Bulbasaur," it said, trying to calm down it's trainer.
"I know why he's doing it," Mike continued on. "He's trying to impress Amanda. It makes me sick."
As Mike was letting off steam, he walked into a field where several Eevee where munching on berries. Mike stopped dead in his tracks. He was very clear to him he had walked onto the berry farm that the Eevee's were trying to get to in the first place.
"Oh shit, this is bad Bulbasaur, those Eevee are eating all the berries," Mike said, he was now nervous. "Let's get them all and get the hell out of here."
"Bulbasaur!" it agreed.
"Alright, grab them with your Vine Whip!" Mike commanded.
"Bulbasaur!" it said, agreeing. Bulbasaur's vine reached out and grabbed two of the Eevee's. As Bulbasaur brought them in, Mike threw Carl's Eevee Capturers. There were several eating berries, so it was a long process since Bulbasaur could only get two at a time. Much to Mike's dismay, he and Bulbasaur managed to get all the Eevee that were the berry garden.
"Hey! What's going on out there!" yelled a male's voice from the distance.
"Shit, let's get out of here Bulbasaur," Mike whispered and the two ran off into the woods nearby.
"Son of a bitch!" MIke heard the male yell as he continued running through the woods. "Somebody's been eating out of Berry garden again!"
Mike ran for a few more feet before beginning to walk again. He was huffing and puffing to try to get some air back into his lungs.
"Oh my God, that was too close," he said to Bulbasaur in between breaths.
"Bulba!" it said, agreeing. Bulbasaur looked toward the nearby creek. "Bulbasaur!"
"Huh?" Mike muttered, then looked over at the creek. Drinking water, were three more Eevee's. "More Eevee. Alright, Bulbasaur, same as before."
"Bulba!" it said and used it's Vine Whip to reel in the three Eevee. Mike threw an Eevee Capturer at all three of them to capture them.
"I think we should head back to the ranch and turn in what we have, I ran out of those Eevee Capturers," Mike suggested. Bulbasaur nodded and followed his trainer back to the ranch.
"Do you see any from there Pikachu?" asked Kevin.
Pikachu was on a tree limb near the top of a tree Kevin was standing under. He had gotten Pikachu to climb up there to see if it could spot an Eevee nearby.
"Pika Pi," Pikachu said, shaking his head no.
"Damn it," Kevin said.
Out of Mike and Amanda, unbeknownst to him, Kevin was the only one that wasn't having any luck finding Eevee.
"I know Eevee ran off in this direction," he said to himself.
"Pika Pi!" Pikachu yelled. Kevin ran to his Pokemon.
"What is it Pikachu?" Kevin asked. Pikachu motioned for Kevin to look.
Kevin peeked through the bushes to find several Eevee sleeping underneath a tree. That would explain why he couldn't find any earlier because they weren't eating nor running, but sleeping.
"Alright Pikachu, I won't have to use your Thunderbolt to subdue them after all," Kevin said.
"Pikachu," it said, sort of disappointed.
"Don't be to disappointed Pikachu, I really didn't want to hurt the Eevee in the first place," Kevin said.
"Pika Pika," it said, agreeing with it's trainer.
Kevin grabbed Carl's Eevee Capturers and threw them at the Eevee. Several of them were captured right off the bat, but the ones that woke up from the commotion, were about ready to run off.
"Alright Pikachu, we'll have to use force on the rest, use your Thunderbolt!" he ordered.
Pikachu jumped from Kevin's shoulder. "Pi Ka Chu!" the yellow Pokemon yelled as it released electricity from its cheeks. The Eevee's were hit dead on and fainted from the force of the electric shock. Kevin threw the remaining Eevee Capturers to get the rest of the Eevee that were there.
"Well we got all those Pikachu," Kevin said. "Let's look around a little more before calling it a day."
Hours had gone by since the Eevee had escaped from the ranch thanks to Team Rocket. Bessie had been sitting by the window, looking out at the stables waiting for the children to return with their beloved Eevee. Carl walked by every now and then to check on her. He'd leave her tea and food to snack on as he too impatiently waited for the children to come back. He felt it's been too long since they ventured out into the wooded area to find those Eevee.
"I hope those kids are alright," Bessie said, ending the long, deafening silence. "They've been gone a very long time."
Although Carl felt the same, he decided it was best to keep Bessie calm then having him agree with her.
"I'm sure they're fine," he said. "They're Pokemon Trainers, they know what they're doing."
"And the Eevee?" Bessie asked.
"I'm sure they're find too," he answered. "They don't go very far. Farthest they go is Don's place to eat his berries."
"Usually, but I'm afraid that Team Rocket maybe spooked them and they ran away for good," Bessie said.
"From what I could tell, those rotten, no-good Team Rocketeers looked like they got trampled down by the Eevee," Carl said. "If that gate open's up, nothing will get in there way when they're trying to get to those berries."
Silence entered the room again. Bessie was still worried, but most of what Carl said was true. Carl went back into the kitchen to get Bessie more tea when he heard her yell from the room.
"The kids, they're back!" she yelled. Carl rushed out of the room and looked out the window to see the kids come back from the woods.
Carl and Bessie rushed outside to greet the kids and hopefully find good news from the kids.
"Did you get them?" asked Bessie.
"We hope so," replied Kevin.
Kevin, Mike and Amanda began releasing the Eevee from the Eevee Capturers into the stable, that was now locked back up by Carl after the trainers had left to get them back. Carl began counting as they were being released. It only took a couple of minutes to release all the Eevee's that the kids had found. Carl was happy.
"I'm so happy," Carl said. "All twenty-five that escaped are here."
"Thank God," Kevin said.
"Thank you so much for getting those Eevee back," Bessie said. "If it weren't for you kids, our business would be in ruins and these Pokemon might have gotten hurt out there in those woods."
"It was our pleasure," replied Kevin.
"You kids have to be hungry after hunting for these Eevee all this time," said Carl. "You want to come inside and eat?"
"Yes!" the kids said in unison.
Carl laughed as Bessie led the Kids inside.
About half an hour later, the trainers were on full stomachs and ready to hit the road again. Carl and Bessie were standing to see them off when Bessie stopped them.
"Wait!" Bessie said.
The kids stopped and turned back.
"What is it Bessie?" asked Kevin.
"These are for you," Bessie said, showing them three Poke Balls.
"What is this?" asked Amanda.
"I'm giving each of you an Eevee as a thanks for getting them all back," Bessie said.
"Really? We can have one?" asked Kevin.
"Of course!" said Bessie. Kevin and Amanda grabbed a Poke Ball.
"Don't you want one?" Bessie asked Mike.
At first it looked like Mike wasn't going to take it but then Mike did.
"Yeah, I guess I will," he said.
"Thanks you so much again for getting those Eevee back," Bessie said.
"It was no problem, really," Kevin replied.
The three kids waived goodbye to Carl and Bessie and began heading back to the road that will take them to Vermillion City.
Amanda getting some training out of the way and all three getting Eevee, only God knows what lies ahead for our heroes as they continue their journey onward to Vermillion City.
Title Pun: Run Away Train