Disclaimer: I own neither Pokémon nor its characters
Chapter 15: another surprise
Leaf wasn't back when we woke up, so Red went to find her and give her breakfast while we stayed at camp. While they were gone, Aqua decided to let out Eevee.
"How do you just abandon a cute guy like this?" Aqua asked, hugging Eevee.
"Some trainers only care about strength and not the Pokémon themselves." I said.
"Well there's no way I'm abandoning this guy, or any of my other adorable Pokémon!" Aqua said.
"That's a good way to live" the man from yesterday said as he walked up.
"Glad to see you didn't just run away" I said, putting just enough anger in my tone to make him on edge. I wasn't exactly angry with him, but he wouldn't try to get out of consequences if he thought I was.
"Look, I'm really sorry about scamming you, I honestly didn't know that she didn't know about Magikarp" the man said.
"That's ok" I said "what's your name?"
"I'm Zain" he said
"Well, Zain, it's an honest mistake" I said "unfortunately I'm not sure Leaf sees it that way"
"Who?" Zain asked
"Oh, sorry, I haven't introduced my companions" I said "I'm Alex, this is Aqua, the girl who yelled at you is Leaf, and the boy in red is Red" saying Red was wearing red had a funny ring to it, but I'm sure Red wouldn't be all that happy if I mentioned it.
"Well, Aqua can have her money back" Zain said
"No, keep it" I said
"Ok, let me make it up to you in another way" Zain said.
"How so?" I asked.
"I'm not very good at battling, but I can find food within an hour, and I pretty good amount too" Zain said
"Your point?" I asked.
"Well, to make up for over pricing the Magikarp, I would like to travel with you" he said.
I looked at Aqua "if he means well, I say let him" Aqua said.
"Considering I see no problem with that, it's up to Leaf and Red now" I said
"What's up to us?" Red asked, coming back with Leaf, who looked much calmer now.
"Zain, the man here, would like to join us as we travel" I said
"I have no problem with it" Red said.
"How about you Leaf?" I asked.
Leaf looked at Zain "The first sign of trouble and you'll regret it" Leaf said, which pretty much meant yes.
"In that case, how about we go into Celadon city now?" I asked. They agreed, so we went in.
Zain went with Red to check in with Nurse Joy, and me, Aqua, and Leaf split up to explore the huge town. Leaf ended up getting a bottle of tea, which she explained would be for the guard, I ended up with 5 coin cases, which were apparently for the casino, and Aqua ended up shopping, getting all of us some great balls for later. After red got back, he went to the Casino, and soon after, came running back.
"Guys! I found a secret headquarters for Team Rocket!" he said excitedly.
"Well what are we waiting for, let's go!" Leaf said. I had already explained who Team Rocket was to Zain, so he followed. Down below, we found an elevator, but couldn't open it.
"Ok, let's go find the key!" I said.
"Hang on Alex" Leaf said.
"What's up?" I asked.
"Alex, we want you to stay here so you're at full strength" Red said
"So…you guys will find the key while I stay here?" I asked, feeling left out.
"Yes, and then you'll fight whoever is at the lowest floor" Leaf said. Now THAT made me feel better.
"Ok, just be safe" I said, as they ran off.
After a while, the others returned, tossing me the key. "Good luck" they each said in their own way.
I went to the lower floor, and found a single man in a suit waiting there "what's this? Someone's found our headquarters?" the man asked, turning to face me. I stayed silent "not much of a talker, are you?" again, I stayed silent, not knowing what to say "well, I am Giovanni, head of Team Rocket. I suppose you're here for the Silph Scope, aren't you?"
"Silph Scope?" I asked, not thinking to hide how little I know about it
"Hmm…why did you come here then?" Giovanni asked. Normally, I'd say something like "to stop Team rocket," but I felt I could get answers…if I hadn't taken so long thinking about it "no mater, I can't let you go now, can I?" he threw a poke ball "go Onix!"
"Onix!"
"Go Wartortle!" I called, throwing a poke ball of my own.
"Wartortle!"
"Onix, use Iron tail!" Giovanni called. Onix swung, but Wartortle jumped over.
"Wartortle, use bubble beam!" I called. Wartortle obliged, and Onix was out.
"Go Rhyhorn!" Giovanni said, throwing another Poke ball.
"Rhyhorn!"
"Wartortle, Bubble beam again!" I called. Rhyhorn was out in a moment.
"Go Kangaskhan!" Giovanni called, sending out his final Pokémon
"Kangaskhan!"
"Wartortle, use Slash!" I called. Kangaskhan was out in a moment.
"Wow, you're really something, huh?" Giovanni asked rhetorically "who are you anyways?"
"I'm Alex" I said
"Well, Alex, why DID you come down here?" he asked
I took a deep breath "I want to know more about Team Rocket" I blurted out.
Giovanni gave a chuckle "not something I'd expect from someone like you" he said "but I'll have to disappoint you, you'll find your answers in due time, but now, I must go. I sincerely hope we meet again, Alex" he said. Suddenly, he was gone. I went upstairs after picking up what I assumed was the Silph Scope.
"So, you defeated him?" Red asked
"Yea and I got this" I said, giving him the Silph Scope.
"Hmm…I'll have to look this up later. But right now, we should head to the Pokémon center" he said.
That's exactly what we did. I didn't really have any thoughts as I fell asleep.
Another chapter done! Yay! In case you're wondering, Zain will be a permanent member of the team, thanks again to 'Pikmin Biscuit' for the suggestion of adding him! Remember: I love criticism, reviews encourage me, and I'm open to input. Bye for now!