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Chapter 10: sailing on a ship
After breakfast, we left towards the gym, but found there was no way through.
"How are we supposed to challenge the gym if we can't get to it?" Aqua asked to no one in particular
Just then we heard a set of bells, and saw Leaf and Red riding bicycles "how did they afford those?" I asked.
"Let's ask" Aqua suggested. The two stopped just outside the Pokémon center
"Good morning guys!" Leaf said cheerfully
"Good morning" we replied in unison
"Like our bikes?" Leaf asked "the fan club president gave us bike vouchers for them"
"Oh, so you got them for free?" Aqua asked
"Yep, and we got you each one too" Leaf replied. Red untied two bikes from behind his and brought them to us.
"Thanks" we said in unison.
"We're going to go train again, good luck with the gym" Red said.
"Wait, you guys have challenged it?" Aqua asked.
"Yea, the captain of the S.S. Anne has cut" Leaf said "he gave it to us before he got on, but you can still get it if you hurry"
"Ok, thanks" I said, running towards the dock.
We boarded the ship just before it took off. "Well, here we are" I said.
"Come on, let's find the captain" Aqua said.
Right as we started walking, a man came running up to us "welcome to the S.S. Anne" he said
"Uh, thanks" I replied awkwardly
"You know, this place is a good place to battle, don't you agree?" he asked
"I suppose so" Aqua said
"Good, then you won't mind battling" the man said. He threw a poke ball "go Growlithe!"
"Growlithe!"
Aqua beat me to the challenge "go Metapod!" she said, throwing a poke ball.
"Metapod!"
"Growlithe, ember!" the man called. Metapod was able to move out of the way
"Metapod, use Tackle" Aqua said. Metapod hit the Growlithe, who was then knocked out.
"Go Growlithe" the man said, throwing another poke ball.
"Growlithe"
"Tackle again Metapod!" Aqua said. The Growlithe was knocked out.
"I guess you're better than I thought" the man said, returning his Pokémon
"I guess so" Aqua said. The man walked away, and the moment he was out of eyesight, the Metapod started glowing "huh?"
After a few minutes of glowing, the light faded, and in replace of Metapod was a Butterfree
"Butterfree!"
"Wait…Metapod evolves into this?" Aqua asked, looking at me.
"I told you you would get your wish" I said smiling
Aqua was grinning "thanks Alex!" she said, hugging me.
We continued on, with Aqua's new Butterfree hovering nearby, and eventually got to the last stairs. Before we could approach it, a familiar voice sounded behind me
"Wait up Alex!" I heard Grey call, running up to me from behind "so, you came here too, huh?"
"Yea, we thought it wouldn't be a bad experience" I said
"Well, since we're both here, why don't we battle?" he asked.
I sighed "I don't have a choice, do I?" I asked
"Now you're getting it" he said. He threw a poke ball "go Pidgeotto!"
"Pidgeotto!"
"Go Wartortle!" I called, throwing a poke ball of my own
"Wartortle!"
"Pidgeotto, use drill peck!" Grey called
"Wartortle, Withdraw!" I called. In the game it didn't do much, but in the game the trainers couldn't get hurt. The Pidgeotto hit Wartortle shell, and bounced off, now dazed
"Wartortle, use slash!" I called, hoping he knew the move. I was in luck, and the Pidgeotto was out.
"Go Ivysaur!" Grey called, throwing another Pokémon
"Ivysaur!"
"Come back Wartortle!" I said, returning it. I was about to send out my Pidgeotto, when I remembered Pikachu, who hadn't really battled "go Pikachu!" I called.
Pikachu gave me a confused glance at first, then realized I was trying to let it battle, and ran up.
"Use Vine whip!" Grey called
"Counter it with Iron tail!" I called hoping Pikachu knew the move. She did, and the Ivysaur was knocked out.
"Go Kadabra!" Grey called, throwing a poke ball
"Kadabra!"
"Come back Pikachu" I called, and she ran back behind me "go Wartortle" I called, throwing a poke ball
"Wartortle!"
"Kadabra, use Psychic!" Grey called. There's no way to dodge what you can't see
"Use Head but!" I called, and the Kadabra was knocked out
"Go Rattata!" Grey called, throwing another poke ball
"Rattata!"
"Use Bubble beam!" I called, and Wartortle obliged, knocking Rattata out
"Whatever, I bet you still don't have the Thunder badge" he said, returning his Pokémon
"I'm getting there" I said
"Good luck with that" Grey said, running off
I returned Wartortle and we continued to where the captain was.
"Hello, welcome to the top of the S.S. Anne" the captain said
"Thanks" we replied
"Here, I think you'll find more use in this then I have" he said, giving me a disk "it's the move cut, it's a bit different from most moves you'll be given."
"How so?" Aqua asked
"Well, some trees are weaker than most, but they stand in the path of trainers. With cut, you'll be able to cut down those trees, even if you're not in battle" the captain replied.
"Wow, thanks!" Aqua said.
Soon, we arrived back at the dock, and after we got off, the ship sailed back out. We had no idea if it would come back, but we doubted it. I took out the disk "so, we have to teach this to one of our Pokémon, huh?" Aqua asked
"Yep" I said "I think my Paras can learn it, and so can your Clefairy"
"Well, let's teach them both" she said. I let out Paras, while she let out Clefairy, and we spent the rest of the day teaching them cut.
"I'll test it out" I said, taking Paris over to the tree near the gym "Paras, use cut!"
The Paras swung its arm, slicing through the tree with ease, and the tree collapsed in a pile of dust. We went back to the Pokémon center for the day, and went to bed. I was too tired to think of anything as I fell asleep.
Yay! Another chapter done! I tried to show the use of cut the best I could, but there's no other way to describe it really. Remember: I love input, reviews encourage me, and I'm open to input. Also, I'm still open to Pokémon suggestions, just make sure to say who's catching the Pokémon. Bye for now!