A/N: Back to PCV (and non-depressing stories)! I... don't really have anything to say. Welp, new chapter!
As Matt preceded inside Mt. Moon, he still couldn't find Lily anywhere.
"Where could she be?!" Matt was urgently trying to find her. He was worried she would get into trouble that was too much for her. She obviously has something against Team Rocket, but why? This seems to be pretty serious for her. Now that I think of it, did she ever find that Jigglypuff? Gah, that doesn't matter now. Let's move on.
Matt went through the giant maze of the mountain, encountering about a thousand or so Zubats and not much else.
"Seriously, can't we have something that isn't a Zubat here? I sick and tired of these Arcuesdamned Bats, in this ArceusDamned Mountain!" As we can see, Matt is certainly enjoying all of these bats while quoting TV Tropes and Snakes On a Plane. Eventually, Matt managed to find some suspicious people.
"...There we go! Looks like we got the machine ready! Hey, Grunt! Help me get it ready!"
"Yes sir! Coming right up!"
The two suspicious people were getting some sort of machine ready.
"Hey, you don't think the Clefairies here are of the Fairy Type, right?"
"What makes you think that?"
"Well, you know it was only about a year ago since the League completely changed all of its rules, correct?"
"Yeah. We're part of Team Rocket though. We don't follow rules!"
"But you know we obviously have to follow battle rules by battling anyone who comes our way, right?"
"Why can't we just hurt the trainers themselves?"
"I dunno. Blame the Boss for saying we can only wound their Pokemon."
"I feel like we wouldn't be here if we could just hurt the trainers."
"Yeah, you might be right, but right now we just have to focus on the job. Aaaannnndddd done. The machine's ready."
"Alright, activating Moon Stone Finder!"
These two guys are part of Team Rocket! Shoot! Am I ready? Bulba and CF are a bit wounded. What should I do? Matt hid behind a rock while the two Rocket members were doing their job. He struggled to figure out what to do.
"TEAM ROCKET!"
A familiar trainer appeared. It was Lily. This time though, her cheerful expression from before had changed into an almost sinister look of anger and hate. She also had something red on her arm. Matt didn't know what it was, but he knew for sure that he was about to get into something he shouldn't have.
"What the?! Who's this brat?" The Grunt helping the Rocket Admin was shocked.
Lily had nothing but sheer rage for these guys, "Where is my father?! What did you do to him!?"
"Father? Look kid, we don't even know who you are. Now get lost!" The Grunt was getting his Pokeball ready.
"Get Lost?" Lily seemed to be a bit distraught, but still looked angry as an American Kirby, "How about NO!" Lily got her Pokeball ready. The red sleeve-glove she wore on her arm started to glow.
"Go, BLAZIKEN!"
WAIT A BLAZIKEN?! Didn't she have a Torchic when I battled her?
Lily threw her Pokeball onto the ground, and the chicken-beast within it had emerged from it.
"Damn! This brat's got some serious firepower on her! I can't handle this! All I've got is a Zubat and a Rattata!" The Grunt was shocked to see her have such a powerful Pokemon.
"Let me handle this. I'm prepared for anything." The Rocket Admin got out one of the six Pokeballs he had in his case. He threw it out, revealing a Houndoom. "I'll show you not to mess with the new new Team Rocket."
A Houndoom? Isn't that weak against Fighting? Well, better than a Zubat. Matt was somehow able to get a humorous thought into his head during this dangerous moment.
"Blaziken. Make them pay for what they did to Father." Lily reached out onto her red sleeve-glove "MEGA-EVOLVE, BLAZIKEN!"
The tall firebird monster was enshrouded in a purple aura, and was surrounded by what seemed like a stone. BOOM! The Blaziken bursted out of the stone to reveal its new, deadlier form: Mega Blaziken.
"THIS BRAT'S GOT A MEGA BLAZIKEN?! Shoot, why didn't Boss give me a Houndoomite?" The Admin lost some of the confidence he had been showing earlier. "I guess I'm just going to have to do as much as I can. And since this Blaziken is even more powerful now... Yes, it's perfect." The Admin had just gotten an idea. "Houndoom, use Foul Play on that Blaziken!"
"Grrrgghhh..." The Houndoom lept over to the Blaziken.
Lily wasn't just going to have Blaziken stand there. "Blaziken, use Close Combat and annihilate that dog."
"Bllaaazzeee... IKEN! The Blaziken quickly dodged the Houndoom thanks to its increased speed, and pulled the devil dog into a relentless combo that fainted the Houndoom immediately.
"Drat! What am I supposed to do now?! I only have one left! Wait..." The Admin got a little smirk on his face, "Yes... IT'S PERFECT!" The Admin got another Pokeball ready, but this time it held...
"A-a GOLBAT?!" Lily was certainly shocked to see the Pokemon. "You just had to remind me more... the man that defeated Father... he had a Crobat."
What's up with all of this about her father and Team Rocket? Did something happen? Wait... Shoot! Golbat's really good against Fighting Types! I have to stop them! Matt got out from behind the rock. "Hey, burglar-guys! You're not going to get away with this!" Matt quickly got his Pokeball out and released his Bulbasaur.
"Another brat? Grunt, hold him off!" The Admin's expression hardly changed. "Now then... Golbat, use Air Cutter on this puny bird.
The grunt got his own Pokemon ready. "Yes sir! Releasing Zubat!"
Another Zubat? I'm sick and tired of them already! I gotta tell Lily that I'm here. "Hey, Lily! I'll hold this guy off! Focus on the Admin for now!" Matt yelled towards Lily
*Idea!* Yes... If I use my Golbat on that trainer's weak Pokemon, then I'll win this battle for sure! The Admin actually thought up a good idea for once. "Hey, Grunt! Focus on the bird! I'll take care of the puny plant."
"Yes sir!"
Shoot shoot shoot shoot SHOOT! I can't beat a Golbat at this level! What am I going to do?! "Hey, Lily! I could really use your help now! Come on! Notice me!" Matt didn't know if he was going to win or not. There was no way his Bulbasaur could hold its own against a strong Flying Type like Golbat.
"Cut that plant to shreds with Air Cutter, Golbat." The Admin said with great confidence as he raised his glasses like Maxie.
"GOLLLL... BAAATTTT!" The Golbat was heading towards Bulbasaur, getting its wings ready for one deadly blow. It reached Bulbasaur and had just gotten it wings ready. It fired its Air Cutters and...
"Blazi... KENKENKENKENKENKENKENKEN... KEN!" Lily's Mega Blaziken had intercepted the Air Cutter, taking a massive blow. With its remaining power, Blaziken used Close Combat followed by Blaze Kick to finish off the Golbat for good.
"Never... NEVER mess with anyone I care about! If you try and attack him again, YOU'LL be the one taking the beating." Lily had finally gotten her senses back together. "Hey, Matt. Finish off the Grunt's Zubat. You'll enjoy giving them vengeance." Lily said that with a tone that could be described as a bit evil yet cheerful at the same time.
Weird... Well, it's a good thing she's back to her sense. And she cares about me too... GAH, NO! Think about stupid romantic stuff later. Now, we battle! "Alright Lily! So... Grunt. How about we nice good Vine Whipping?" Matt seemed to share in the evil tone as well.
The Bulbasaur jumped towards the Grunts Zubat and WHIP! The Zubat was no longer able to battle.
"And THAT'S why you never show me another... freaking... ZUBAAATTT!" Matt was filled with satisfaction at being able to finally whip one to fainting.
"Uh Boss, I think it's time for us to RUN AWAY!" The Rocket Grunt ran to the exit like a coward.
"Hmph. You win this time, you meddling kids. Next time, we'll be more prepared." And I'll have a Houndoomite with me... *smirk* "Now then, I'll be taking this machine with me. And, as a token of your efforts, here's a couple of fossils. I hope you consult them well." The Admin went through the exit with the machine.
*sigh* "Well, it was nice of him to give these to us," Matt picked up the Helix Fossil and then walked towards Lily. "Hey, you OK? You looked pretty raged there. You were almost a completely different person from when I saw you at Viridian Forest."
"I guess you've figured me out." Lily smiled at Matt. "Before I say anything, though, take a look at your Bulbasaur."
"Bulbasaur? Why-OH SWEET PALKIA!" Matt saw that his Bulbasaur...
...was evolving.
"Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes YES! IT'S EVOLVING! MY BULBASAUR IS EVOLVING!" Matt was extremely excited.
"Woah, calm down there." Lily was a bit weirded out by Matt's inner child screaming out in joy.
The Bulbasaur's leaves grew and became a different color. It's eyes and face got more fierce-looking, and it got taller. Bulbasaur had evolved into... IVYSAUR!
Matt was extremely proud of his first Pokemon's evolution. He hugged his Ivysaur with tears of joy falling from his eyes. "Oh who's a little Rocket Buster! You are, yes you are!" Matt let go of his new Ivysaur and put it back in his Pokeball. However, now he had some questions that needed to be answered. "So... what happened to you? You were so different right there. And what's with the sleeve-glove-thing?"
"It's called a Mega Sleeve. Made by Devon Corp. in the Hoenn Region." Lily retorted back to Matt.
Creative... What's next, the Mega Shirt? The Mega Shoe? The Mega Kneesock? Matt thought to himself.
"As for everything else... that'll take a while. Let's head to Cerulean first." Lily and Matt headed out of the forsaken Zubat Mountain and went towards Cerulean City. They stopped by the Pokemon Center where Matt healed his Pokemon. The two got a couple of drinks and sat down at a table.
"So seriously. What happened there?" Matt had held his curiosity for a while.
Lily looked down and had a faint smile.
"Looks like it's time for me to tell you... the truth."
And that's the end folks! What an eventful chapter. Next time we learn about the truth of Lily's past. And once again, a thank you to KirbyHalo83 for helping me to continue writing and knowing at least someone appreciates something I made. Once again, thank you.
Also yes, I know I forgot to put the OC form at the end of the previous chapter. And I'm still too lazy to put it here, so for now, see you next time (on Dragonair Ball Z)!