Chapter Twenty-Two
New Attacks and Daring Rescues

Previously:
As they left, Alan decided he was gonna stay behind and they exchanged goodbye's once again, as Tony's Pidgeot, who Tony healed up, flew all three of them slowly back to the monster Pokecenter.

Tony, Johnny, and Lloyd all healed up their pokemon, took a short break, then left on the boat to Island Two, or Boon Island.

They arrived at the island, which was a little bigger then Knot Island, not including the wilderness. Tony visited the Pokecenter to see if he could find the location of the man they had to deliver to, while Johnny and Lloyd went of to the large cottage to the North. After finding out where the man lived, Tony left the Pokecenter, only to run into Johnny and Lloyd again.

"Tony! Tony! Come quick, it's amazing!" Johnny panted, and Lloyd nodded, and Tony followed them up to the cottage, where Johnny's Venusuar and Lloyd's Charizard were lounging outside a small pool. Entering the house, Tony spotted an elderly lady sitting on a chair.

"Here's the boy I told you about lady." Johnny said, and the lady squinted at Tony, "Please sonny, let me see your Blastoise."

Tony looked at Johnny and Lloyd, who both nodded, and backed off, releasing his Blastoise. The old lady waved the turtle over, and whispered into its ear. The Blastoise sat listening, and it's ear twitched, before it nodded with a low moan.

Tony let Johnny and Lloyd drag him outside, His Blastoise squeezing through the doorway.

"OK, now watch this. Venusaur! Use your Ultimate Attack!" Johnny called, and his Venusaur nodded, staring at the Pond intensely. The water started to bubble up and churn, until dozens of weeds and thorns burst from the water, unfurling into the air and gripping into the ground next to the water. Tony hopped back to avoid a thorny vine that slammed where his foot just was, while Johnny stood with his hands at his waste, smiling confidently. When the attack was over, the Venusaur slumped down, panting, and Johnny patted it on the head, "Great job buddy."

"Well, here we go Charizard, show him your Ultimate Attack!" Lloyd said as well and his Charizard snorted. It took to the air, hovering a few feet above the ground, staring at the plants, before it inhaled deeply. It suddenly released a torrent of flames so hot they were almost black. The flames struck the weeds and they turned to ash immediately. The water bubbled from heat and the ground itself caught fire for a few seconds. The grass near the pond was aflame, and the Charizard copied the Venusaur, slumping to the ground and closing its eyes.

"How?" Tony asked, and Johnny looked at Tony expectantly, "Your Blastoise knows one two, go ahead, tell him."

Tony nodded and looked at his Blastoise, "If you can, try it out."

Blastoise nodded her head, and looked determinedly at the lingering flames and pond. She glanced up at he metal cannons and nodded, before setting her glance back on the pond. Suddenly there was a gurgling noise, and a single blast of water jetted from the cannon, puncturing the ground like paper, and ripping through it. The Blastoise was immediately shot back a few feet, digging large gouges into the ground, before it diverted the cannon into the air and dispersing it. Water rained down on them from above, and the Blastoise panted heavily.

Tony hopped over ripped up dirt to get to his Blastoise, "Are you ok?" Tony asked, and it nodded slowly, obviously tired and Tony smiled, "Think about how awesome that would've been if you'd used both cannons, eh?" Tony laughed and the Blastoise rolled her eyes.

"She couldn't handle that yet, which is why I have a proposition." Johnny remarked, "While you deliver the Meteorite and chat it up with Bill's friend, I'll train all three of these guys so they can handle these ultimate attacks without breaking down." Johnny explained as he pulled out some healing items and called the pokemon over to him.

Tony nodded and set off down the hill to the man's house, and he entered it without knocking.

He walked in on the man having a conversation with a large Biker, and when he spotted Tony, the conversation cut off sharply.

"Just remember, Buddy." The Biker said, before leaving, giving Tony a cold shoulder as he walked by.

"Um, can I help you?" The man ask, and Tony stared after the Biker, "I should be asking you that."

"Oh, don't worry about that, what do you need?" the man asked, and Tony shook his head, pulling out the Meteorite, "I believe this is for you?" Tony said, holding out the rock, but he just stood, staring blankly.

"Um…hello?" Tony asked and the man looked down, "My daughter is lost on Kin Island, or Three Island if you prefer." The man explained, "That Biker wouldn't help me, even though him and his buddies rule Kin Island. Oh my poor Lostelle, what will become of you?"

Tony left the house thinking thoughtfully, but was knocked from his thoughts when he heard a huge explosion up where Johnny was training. Quickly running up the hill, Tony spotted his Blastoise tucked in her shell, rocking back and forth and Lloyd's Charizard up on top of a rock, looking exhausted. Johnny's Venusaur was huddled behind the Old ladies house, and occasionally peeked the corner.

Coughing through the smoke, he ran up to Johnny and Lloyd, both who were sprawled on the ground, "What happened?" Tony coughed and Johnny sat up, shrugging.

"I dunno, Apparently high-powered water and Black flames cause an explosion when meeting under the correct circumstances." Johnny said as he wiped his hand across his forehead. Tony recalled his Blastoise into the safety of the pokeball and advised Lloyd to do the same.

"So where we off to now? Go tell bill we delivered his stupid rock, I suppose." Johnny asked, and Tony shook his head, "Nope, Kin Island, this is your time to look good to these Island folk Johnny, Apparently a Biker gang has control over Kin Island, and their not doing a good job of it. Plus, that guy was too worried to even accept the meteorite."

"Bikers?" Lloyd groaned, "I don't like Bikers very much, they remind me of my bike…"

"Oh get over it, and come on, we have to get to Kin Island, Fast!"

They arrived at Kin Island rather quickly, and immediately found four bikers terrorizing the citizens of the small village. They walked towards them in time to see a skinny biker slap a man across the face as two others grabbed a woman, most likely his wife, by her arms.

"Haha!" The Lead Biker laughed, who was much larger then the rest of them, "This is what happens when you mess with me! I'm gonna go have a 'chat' with your wife here." The biker cackled as the bikers around him laughed as well.

Suddenly The Biker's bikes all fell over, landing in a huge heap of metal, as Johnny stood defiantly, his foot retreating from kicking the bikes over.

The Biker Growled in anger and Glared at Johnny, while the other three all swore loudly, the woman still struggling futilely.

"That's low. All four of you. A helpless woman…you're all sick." Johnny growled as Tony nodded next to him, Lloyd repeating the action.

"Ha! And who do you three think you are? The Wonder Trio?" One of the Biker's laughed before his boss glanced at him and he shut up immediately.

"Hey, uh, boss?" The biker who wasn't holding the woman asked, "Be careful, they's got Pokeballs! They's be Trainers!"

"Yeah, I saw that, dumbass." The boss said, before turning back to our heroes, "So…you three think your some regular Lance's don't you? Well, there's no league watch way out on these Islands, so your precious Elite Four can't do shit to help you."

"Pssh, funny you should say that." Johnny smirked, "Seeing as though you're speaking to the future League Champion."

All the Biker's broke out laughing, and the townsfolk let their heads fall, after all it was just some kid who thought he was a hero.

Johnny reached for his pokeball, but one of the bikers quickly whipped out a small knife pressing it to the woman's neck, and she stopped struggling instantly. Her husband fell to the ground in despair, "Heh heh heh, what now Lance?" The biker laughed mockingly.

Johnny stopped halfway for his pokeball, but quickly grabbed it right as a Primape suddenly punched the Knife from the biker's hands. Suddenly everything got hectic.

The Biker who had the knife fell back right as the Primape smashed it's fist into the ground, and the two other bikers pushed the woman away, and she ran to her husband in tears. The two pulled out their own Pokeballs as the third did the same, their Boss moving behind them. Tony already had Persian out, while Johnny's Shellder was sitting in front of him.

The Biker who had the knife released his Koffing and Lloyd's Primape growled threateningly. The Koffing floated straight at the Primape, and it crashed where the pig monkey just was. The Primape flew form nowhere landing on the ball and punching repeatedly, as the Koffing desperately spewed toxic gas into the Primape directly. The Primape heaved the Koffing our from under him and threw it into the ground, knocking it out. The Primape landed nearby and staggered, looking ill. The Biker smirked and released his Grimer, who made a smacking sound and slid towards Primape.

The Angry pokemon tried to jump out of the way, but it stumbled and hit the ground hard, the poison taking its toll. The Grimer swarmed over the Primape, and all you could see were the Primape's hands flailing, as it was drenched in poisonous fluids. The hand fell limp, and the Grimer slid off the Pig monkey with a disgusting slurp, showing the defeated Monkey.

"Go, Seel!" Lloyd said, recalling his Primape. The Seal clapped its hands in joy and the Grimer surged towards it. The Seel hopped back, making a barking noise as it opened its mouth and launched a dazzling icy Beam, which struck the Grimer dead on. The Grimer still moved forwards, as the Seel launched another Beam. The Grimer suddenly expanded and came towards the Seel like a wave, and it launched one last Aurora Beam, punching through the sheet of slime. The hole it created fell perfectly around the Seel as the Grimer fell unconscious.

Tony's Persian was circling the Biker's Koffing, which eyed the Cat wearily. The cat suddenly disappeared and a flash of light went through the Koffing. The cat landed daintily on the other side of the Koffing, who shuddered from the lightning quick attack. The Koffing spun to face the Persian, but it was already slinking in circles again. The Koffing Panicked and Released smoke everywhere, causing Tony and the onlookers to cough. The Persian remained calm though, and electricity shot out of its gem, shocking it. It fell to the ground as a few last wisps of gas floated out of it, the Persian creeping out of the smoke to sit and lick its fur.

The Biker gasped at his fallen pokemon like what had just happened was impossible, before he jumped on his bike and sped off.

Johnny faced off with the last Biker Goon, who smirked, as his Grimer lay pooled in front of him. Johnny's Shellder opened its shell, its tongue sticking out, and Spit Noisily at the Grimer, before clapping its Shells together and rocketing backwards a few feet, right where a pile of sludge hit. The Shellder opened its shell and peeked out. It took aim at the Grimer, who was gurgling as it made a new Sludge bomb, and Squeezed its eyes shut. Frost rose up around the Shellder, freezing the grass around it.

The Shellder loudly spit a squirt of water, and it froze from the air once it left the Shellder, spearing into the Grimer. The Shellder didn't stop there, launching 4 more spears into the Grimer, who dropped its Sludge Bomb in Pain. The frost left the Shellder, leaving the ground frozen.

The Grimer gave up on its long-range attempts and charged forwards, But the Shellder jetted backwards, the Grimer hit the frozen dirt and slid past the Shellder across the ground where more Icicles effectively picked it off.

The Biker followed suit of the last biker, hopping on his bike and riding away. The boss of the bikers watched as his fellows rode away quickly. He turned to our heroes with an ugly snarl on his face. He gripped a Pokeball in his meaty hand and flung it to the ground in anger.

"You little Shits! I'm not letting you leave here alive!" He roared as his Weezing hovered in front of him, the main head staring while the second one slept silently. Tony looked at Lloyd and then to Johnny, "Who wants to take this one?" Tony asked and Johnny stepped forwards, "This one's mine." Johnny said, as he recalled his Shellder and released his Snorlax, the large beast sitting peacefully on the ground. The Weezing rushed forwards, and rammed into the Snorlax's Stomach, but the Snorlax held fast, grabbing the Weezing by its sides and pushing it into the dirt.

The Weezing spewed gases, but the Snorlax just shrugged them off, continuing to bury the Weezing in the ground. The smaller head had woken up now and was also emitting gas as fast as it could. Seemingly satisfied, the Snorlax stood up and the Weezing tried to wiggle out of the ground. The Snorlax gave a loud yawn and crashed down on the Weezing with all its weight, knocking it out.

The Biker leader growled and recalled the defeated pokemon, releasing his second pokemon, the large goopy mass that was Muk. Johnny recalled his Snorlax and sent out his Electrode, the ball sparing as it prepared to fight.

"This is boring. Your not even a challenge." Johnny scoffed as he crouched down and whispered a few words to his Electrode, who looked questioningly at Johnny, but Johnny only patted its head and stood up, "Lets have this go out with a bang." Johnny exclaimed, pointing forwards, and the Electrode started to spin, launching forwards across the dirt. Halfway across the field to the Muk, the gooey pokemon flung a sludge bomb into the dirt, and the Electrode had to swerve to avoid it. The result of that action was the Electrode ramming into the vendor's food, the man leapt out of the way dragging his wife with him.

Tony clapped a hand to his face as the Electrode crashed into the stand, lodged between to boxes. The Biker laughed and pointed at Johnny, the Muk moving towards him.

Suddenly the Electrode burst from the wreckage, and crashed into the Muk. The slimy thing tried to push the ball away, but it slipped on its smooth surface. The Ball flashed red once. Twice. A third time before it detonated, rocking Tony off his feet and causing Johnny to stagger back, covering his face. The Muk lay unconscious along with the Electrode. The Biker recalled the Muk and swore, jumping on his own bike and riding away.

The crowd of people erupted with cheers and applause, rushing towards our heroes and clapping them on the back, or shaking their hands. One elderly woman even asked if they'd be willing to marry her granddaughter, but they refused politely. As the crowd left Johnny recalled his pokemon and tried to pay back the vendor for the damage, but refused, only thanking them.

"So, you gained your popularity and got your thrills, what now?" Lloyd asked and Tony spoke up, "We gotta find that one guys daughter, remember? We should check out that forest." Tony said, pointing towards the treetops that lay past the town.

The forest in question was not far from the town, only a few trainer battles and traveling, and they arrived at the entrance shortly.

"Man, it's been too long since I've been in a forest. Reminds me of Viridian." Johnny reminisced and Lloyd nodded, "Hey that's right, we gotta head there after this, Final gym battle eh?"

"Yeah." Johnny simply said, and shook his head, "Lets go."

The forest was large. Bushes lay around, and Johnny sprayed himself with Repel, forcing Tony and Lloyd to follow suite. They traversed the forest quickly, evading battles thanks to their masked scents. Tony spotted the small girl who lay shivering in a small patch of berries and flowers.

"Little girl?' Tony asked gently, and the girl looked up, "P-please! Make it stop! It's coming!" She cried, and Tony grabbed at his pokeball and Johnny scanned their surroundings.

Suddenly Tony spotted Lloyd pull a knife out and step towards Johnny.

"Lloyd what?" Tony asked, stepping forward, landing on a sharp rock. The pain pierced through Tony's mind and the image of a knife-wielding Lloyd melted away, revealing a Hypno who was waving its pendulum back and forth. Both Lloyd and Johnny were standing still, no doubt caught in the confusion, and the little girl lay huddled with her hands over her head.

Tony's Blastoise was out before he realized he had released it. The Hypno become conscious of the fact that Tony was free of the confusion, and assumed a battle stance. The Blastoises ear twitched and it barreled forwards, landing a punch square across the hypno's face, and it crumbled to the ground. With a well-placed shot of water, the Blastoise sent the Hypno into the woods unconscious. Johnny suddenly fell over, and Lloyd held his head in his hands.

"Damn…I wasn't expecting that." Johnny gasped; standing up, while Lloyd shakily helped the girl to her feet.

"I was out picking' berries." The girl explained, and Lloyd nodded, leaning over so the girl could wrap her hands around his neck in a piggyback fashion. Johnny led the way with Lloyd in the middle, still carrying the girl, and Tony watched the behind.

They left the woods and entered the town, running quickly to the dock and sailing back to Boon Island. They returned Lostelle to her father, who was so overjoyed he wept, and Tony finally handed over the meteorite, and the man said all he could give them was a small Moon Stone, which Tony respectfully accepted.

"Lets go see Bill." Johnny said, and they boarded the boat once again, sailing to Knot island once again and meeting up with Bill.

"Guys! Your back! Cool, I already got a call from my friend, he told me not only did you deliver the meteorite, but his daughter as well? I'm impressed." Bill congratulated, "But I suppose you want to go back to Kanto."

"Yeah, feeling a bit Homesick, you know." Lloyd replied, and Bill laughed, "Could you drop us off at Pallet Town?" Johnny asked and Bill nodded, "Bo problem, let's get going."

With that they boarded the shop again, and sailed towards Pallet Town

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