"Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal: The Shining Adventure"
Chapter 6 – The Well, The Bug Master, and The Return of the Team:
Beast Out Ghost: I had to let them go. Yup. As simple as that… To the chapter!
Gold, upon arriving to Azalea Town, opened the four Poké Balls, letting out his 4 little Pokémons.
"Cynda!"
"Elekid!"
"Eipa!"
"Toge-toge-pi!"
"Well, Anikis and Onee, we're off to battle in the second Gym!" Gold spoke, raising his fist up. The four Pokémons did the same with their tiny arms. "Ok, I'll be relying on you guys the most!" Gold declared, aiming to the males of the team. "Cyndaquil's fire, Aipom's speed, and Elekid's arm strength, are the perfect weapons!"
Togepi went to the emo corner, feeling like an appendix.
"Oi, oi, Togepi, don't be like that….!" Gold requested, feeling guilty. The other three sweatdropped.
"Out of the way!" an old man dashed out, passing right by Gold and the others.
"Grandpa, come back!" a young girl was following the old man, but stopped by Gold to catch her breath.
"O-Oi, are you ok?"
"Yes, but my grandfather won't be."
"Eh?" Gold asked, not understanding the situation. After all, it was just an old man running. He then remembered he should introduce himself to the blue-haired girl with ocean-colored eyes, who was wearing a simple track suit. "Oh, I'm Gold, nice to meet you."
"My name is Aoi. Nice to meet you too, but right now I have to stop my grandpa."
"What's gotten into the old man?" Gold asked, curious, holding his pool cue behind his neck.
"You see…" Aoi recovered her breath quickly. "This Town is famous for the Slowpoke Well, a natural habitat for Slowpokes. During migration season, some Shellders enter the well via the ocean and they bite the Slowpokes' tails, making them evolve into Slowbros, and so they can come out of the well when they're ready to live in the wild, but Team Rocket" Gold almost flinched when hearing the name. "is cutting off their tails and selling them as snacks."
"Where are they?" Gold asked, with a serious look, looking a completely different person entirely, scaring Cyndaquil and the others.
"There all in the Slowpoke Well, over there."
"Anikis, Onee-chan, let's go. Now." Gold spoke, turning to the Well. Cyndaquil and the others followed their Trainer. Aipom, being the only one with the curiosity bigger than the courage, he jumped onto Gold's shoulder and asked.
"Ei?"
"Team Rocket… I'm going to defeat them for good!" Gold spoke, making the little Pokémons wonder what had gotten into him.
They moved to the Well and Gold literally jumped in (instead of using the stairs, unlike Cyndaquil and the others) and he turned to see multiple Sowpokes without tails. He withdrew his Pokémons, so it would be easier for a swift scout.
"Gah!" Gold turned to the origin of the sound, which apparently was the old man, Aoi's grandfather.
"Old man, are you ok?" Gold asked, helping him standing up.
"Yes, yes, I just dislocated my hip."
"That's… alarming." Gold admitted, sweatdropping.
"Not really, it's quite repetitive. But no matter!" Aoi's Grandfather stood up once again. "I won't let those Team Rocket Grunts continuing what they're doing!"
"You can count on me to stop them too!" Gold spoke, drawing his pool cue.
"What do you want? If you interrupt our work, don't expect any mercy!"
"Who talked?!" Kurt and Gold spoke in unison. They then turned to each other, sweatdropping.
A younger man, an adult, with green hair and in a black uniform was the one who spoke. He had a Golbat and a Weezing by his side, tailless Slowpokes near his feet.
"It is me, Proton, one of the 4 Team Rocket Executives. And you are…?"
"I'm Gold Hibiki! The one who's going to kick your-"
"Watch your tongue, young man."
"butt. The one who's going to kick your butt!" Gold corrected quickly, sweatdroping.
"And I'm Kurt." Aoi's grandfather finally revealed his name. Proton looked surprised.
"Oh! So you are the so famous Kurt, the Poké Ball Expert." Proton spoke, leering at Kurt with a grin. Gold turned to him, astonished as well, having heard about him before.
Kurt noticed this from the other two. "If you are so eager to look, take a picture, it will certainly last longer than me."
"Just Slowpoke Tails as a result of this mission doesn't feel good enough to me." Proton admitted. "Maybe if I also brought back with me the world-wide famous Poké Ball expert, it would be much more satisfying."
"Don't think just because I'm an old geezer that I'm weak!" Kurt drew a Poké Ball out of her sleeve. "Go, Sentret!"
"Sentret!" the little Pokémon came out of the Poké Ball and stood on his tail. Gold, curious, used his Pokédex.
"Sentret, the Scout Pokémon. It has a very nervous nature. It stands up high on its tail so it can scan wide areas. A very cautious Pokémon, it raises itself up using its tail to get a better view of its surroundings. If it spots an enemy, it cries loudly to warn its kind."
"Elekid, Togepi, come on out!" Gold sent in his two most recent Pokémons to the battlefield. Elekid seemed very eager to fight, but Togepi seemed nervous, but nonetheless, she was up for the match.
"Three versus two? Low probability of winning. For you, that is." Proton informed, adjusting his cap. "Weezing, Sludge!"
"Wee-zing!" Weezing spewed dark brown sludge at the opponents from both mouths at the same time.
"Sentret, Protect!"
"Sen!" Sentret jumped, flipping frontwards a couple of times and landing on his tail, the white circle on his body began to glow green. Arms spread, a green barrier formed around the three Pokémons, protecting them from the attack.
"Golbat, Wing Attack! Weezing, Double Hit!"
Golbat's wings began to glow white and Weezing's smaller head began to glow pink.
"Togepi, Extrasensory!"
"Toge-pi!" her eyes glowed gold and she released a rainbow-colored beam from her mouth at the enemies. The beam pushed the two Pokémons away, stopping the attacks.
"Elekid, Shock Wave!"
"Ere!" Elekid began to spin his arms and his body became surrounded in light blue electricity. He then released multiple beams of light blue electricity from his body at Golbat, electrocuting him.
"Sentret, Shadow Ball!"
"Sen!" Sentret's eyes flashed purple and formed a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. He then fired the ball at Weezing, shoving him away.
"Weezing, Smog!"
"Wee-zing!" Weezing opened his mouth on his larger body and released a stream of thick black smoke from it at the opponents.
"Togepi, Extrasensory!"
"Toge-pi!" her eyes glowed gold and she released a rainbow-colored beam from her mouth at the enemies. The beam made the smoke dissipate, and hitting both Golbat and Weezing, pushing them away and making them unconscious.
"Grr… For a kid to be this good… I didn't see it coming." Proton admitted, having a feeling he hadn't felt for 3 years.
"Ok, so spit it out, how are you here?!" Gold spoke, withdrawing his Pokémons while Kurt withdrew his Sentret. "Team Rocket was disbanded three years ago!"
Proton chuckled shortly. "Humph… Team Rocket was indeed broken up three years ago. But we continued our activities underground." Proton's relaxed look then became a glare towards Gold. "A small obstacle like you won't be much of a problem for our mission. I advise you to be very afraid of what is to come!" Proton walked towards the exit, passing through Gold, a spark of rivalry appearing between them.
Proton quickly left the Well. Gold and Kurt were too slow to chase him, so that's why they lost track of him.
Kurt brought Gold to his home, where Aoi thanked him for helping out her grandpa. In return, Kurt gave Gold some special Poké Balls. Of course, Gold thanked him and left his house. He moved towards the Gym, meeting Crystal halfway there.
She explained about how there were some ruins she would like to explore and so she had to leave Gold for a while. He wasn't really happy with the news at first, but he cheered up after she gave him her Poké Gear number, so they could call each other.
As so, Gold entered the Gym of Azalea Town.
"Hello? Anyone around here?" He looked around, seeing what it resembles to be a little forest by the walls of the Gym. Then, a person appeared, coming out of the bushes. Even if difficult to be distinguished, Gold could see the person was a boy. He had purple hair, lilac eyes and wore green bug-catching clothes, holding a butterfly net on his right hand.
"Hello there. Sorry about that, I was feeding my Pokémons."
"Oh, don't worry about it. I'm Gold, by the way."
"I'm Bugsy, nice to meet you. Are you here for the Gym Badge?"
"Yup. You bet." Gold confirmed, holding his pool cue, resembling Bugsy in some perspectives. They both smiled a good grin and chuckled. They moved to their respective side of the field, wanting to start the battle right away.
Gold looked at Bugsy on the other side of the battlefield, waiting for him to speak the rules.
"Gold, I must inform you: I never lose when it comes to Bug-type Pokémons. My research is going to make me an authority on Bug-type Pokémons! Let me demonstrate what I've learned from my studies."
Gold grinned. "Go right ahead."
"Ok. This is a single 4-on-4 battle, ok?" Gold nodded, answering Bugsy. "Then lets go! Ledyba, to the battlefield!"
"Ledyba!" The little red Pokémon smiled, anxious to battle. Gold used his Pokédex to get some info.
"Ledyba, the Five Star Pokémon. It is so timid, it can't move if it isn't with a swarm of others. It conveys its feelings with scent. When the weather turns cold, lots of Ledyba gather from everywhere to cluster and keep each other warm."
"If that's so, Togepi, let's get this battle started!" Gold spoke, throwing the Poké Ball. Togepi came out of the Poké Ball with a smile, shaking her feet in excitement to battle for the very first time ever.
"Toge-Toge-Pi!"
"Let's get started! Ledyba, Tackle!"
"Ledy!" Ledyba opened her bug wings and started hovering. She then dashed out towards Togepi, ready to strike her.
"Togepi, Extrasensory!"
"Toge!" Togepi's eyes started to glow and released a rainbow colored beam from her mouth at Ledyba.
"Dodge!" Bugsy commanded, Ledyba nodding as an answer. She flew around the beam, sharply evading it. Gold and Togepi were both surprised at her speed. Ledyba then tackled Togepi's body and pushed her away, but Togepi didn't back down.
"Togepi, Metronome!"
"To-ge, To-ge, To-ge, To-ge, To... Ge... Pi!" Togepi waved her fingers in the same rhythm as her words, and at the last syllables, they stopped glowing. Togepi then jumped high into the air and started spinning, her head glowing white and releasing multiple white energy spikes towards Ledyba, the Spike Cannon attack, to be precise.
"Ledyba, Mach Punch!"
"Ledy!" Ledyba's right arm began to glow light blue. She dashed towards Togepi, flying at high speed, dodging swiftly every single spike. She then punched down Togepi, sending her against the ground.
"Onee-san!"
"Toge…" Togepi tried to stand up, but her injuries were too strong.
"Tackle!" Bugsy gave a last command. Ledyba flew towards Togepi and slammed her body against Togepi, pushing her away. Togepi fainted from too much damaged. Gold withdrew her, sad that she had lost in her very first battle. But that wasn't something he had to focus on right now!
"Elekid, let's go!"
"Ere!" Elekid stood on the battlefield and spun his arms quickly, making some sparks appear in between his plug-shaped horns.
"Ledyba, Mach Punch!"
"Elekid, Brick Break!"
Ledyba dashed at high speed with her light blue glowing arm, but Elekid managed to counter the attack by slamming his thick arm against her head, slamming her against the ground and pushing her away.
"Now, Hidden Power!"
"Ere-Kid!" his body and eyes glowed green and he formed several green orbs of energy. He then fired the orbs at Ledyba, all exploding on contact. When the smoke cloud dissipated, Ledyba was shown fainted.
"Return, Ledyba." Bugsy withdrew his little Pokémon and was ready for the next challenge. "Spinarak, go!"
"Spina!" Spinarak stood on the battlefield, ready to battle Elekid.
Gold took out his Pokédex for information.
"Spinarak, the String Spit Pokémon. It sets a trap by spinning a web with thin but strong silk. It waits motionlessly for prey to arrive."
"Elekid, ThunderShock!"´
"Spinarak, Shadow Sneak!" Spinarak's shadow zoomed forward until it was behind Elekid, who was charging his attack. The shadow then rose from the ground. Spinarak's shadow then struck Elekid, making him flinch, so his attack was cancelled out.
"Ere!" Elekid was pushed back, but landed safely.
"Shadow Sneak again!"
"Spina!" Spinarak's shadow zoomed forward again, but Gold grinned this time, confusing Bugsy.
"Brick Break on the shadow!"
"Errrre!" Elekid jumped shortly and chopped the ground with his entire arm, striking the shadow right on the spot. Spinarak then became unable to move and Elekid pushed him towards himself.
"Electro Ball!"
"Cross Poison!"
Elekid raises his arms and formed a yellow orb of electricity in between his hands and Spinarak corssed his front legs, and a purple 'X' then appeared in front of his crossed arms and opened them, firing the 'X' against the flung orb. The clash of the attacks created a strong explosion, which knocked out both Pokémons. Gold and Bugsy were astonished by the event, but they still withdrew their Pokémons.
"Return." Both spoke in unison, withdrawing their Pokémons. They then sent in their next options: Aipom and Pineco. Gold drew his Pokédex and analyzed the small little Pokémon.
"Pineco, the Bagworm Pokémon. It looks just like a pinecone. Its shell protects it from bird Pokémon that peck it by mistake. It likes to make its shell thicker by adding layers of tree bark. The additional weight doesn't bother it. It hangs and waits for flying insect prey to come near. It does not move about much on its own."
"Aipom, Focus Punch!"
"Eipa!" Aipom dashed towards Pineco, clenching the tail hand into a fist, which became surrounded by a light blue aura.
"Explosion."
"What the-?!"
Pineco glowed white, and when Aipom stepped close, he exploded violently, knocking out both of them.
Bugsy and Gold withdrew their Pokémons again, and sent in their next choice.
"Go, Cyndaquil!"
"Cynda!"
"Scyther, let's win this!" Bugsy sent in his amazing ace to the field. Gold used his Pokédex for a final time.
"Scyther, the Mantis Pokémon. The sharp scythes on its forearms become increasingly sharp by cutting through hard objects. It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track. When it moves, it leaves only a blur. If it hides in grass, its protective coloration makes it invisible."
"Cyndaquil, let's go! Start with Flamethrower!"
"Cynda!" The fire on Cyndaquil's back ignited and he released a stream of red fire from his mouth towards the big green Pokémon.
"Scyther, Vacuum Wave!"
"Scy!"
Scyther waved his arms, causing light blue wind to appear and surround him. Scyther then jumped into the air, crossed his arms and then opened them, firing the wind from around his body in the form of a shockwave. It ran through the air, extinguishing the flames as it passed through the stream. The shockwave then hit Cyndaquil, pushing him away.
"Cyndaquil, are you ok?"
"Cynda!" Cyndaquil stood up, ready to continue.
"Aniki, Smokescreen!"
"Quiiiiil!" Cyndaquil took a deep breath a released a stream of dark smoke from his mouth, covering and surrounding Scyther's side of the field.
"Yatta!" Gold said, confident in what he had in mind. But he was confused to why Bugsy chuckled.
"Swords Dance!"
"What?!"
"Scyther!" Scyther crossed hyis scythes and began to spin rapidly, cleaning the smoke around him. He then stopped and opened his arms, showing his scythes sharper and reflecting light more clearly, almost as if they were polished.
"Grrr… Cyndaquil, Flame Wheel!"
"Cynda!" Cyndaquil jumped and spun like a wheel, the flame on his back surrounding his body, making him resemble a wheel. He then soared towards the opponent.
"Razor Wind!" Scyther crossed his scythes and they staredt to glow white. He then brought them forward and multiple white crescent shaped energy beams came out and hit Cyndaquil, as if the beams only passed right by him. The beam shaved off the flames surrounding Cyndaquil, making Cyndaquil unprotected. "X-Scissor!"
"Scy-Ther!" Scyther raised his scythes up, the scythes glowing light blue outlined in magenta. He then slashed Cyndaquil in an 'X'-like fashion, heavily damaging the little mouse and shoving him against the ground on the other side of the field, landing near Gold's feet.
"Aniki, no!"
Cyndaquil had many injuries around his body, but managed to stand up. He growled lowly, calling the Trainers attention, plus Scyther's.
"CyyyyyyyyyyyyyyynnnndaaaaAAAAAAAAAAQUUUUUUIIIIIII IIILLLL!" Cyndaquil roared loudly and his body began to glow light blue and his body began to change. Gold stared at Cyndaquil, along with Bugsy. Then, the glow faded, showing his new form.
"Qui-lava!" Quilava barked, as the flames on his head and back ignited. Gold used his Pokédex, to know what Quilava was now capable of.
"Quilava, the Volcano Pokémon. It intimidates foes with the heat of its flames. The fire burns more strongly when it readies to fight. This Pokémon is fully covered by nonflammable fur. It can withstand any kind of fire attack. Be careful if it turns its back during battle. It means that it will attack with the fire on its back."
"Alright! Aniki, let's do this!"
"Qui!"
"Swift!"
"Lava!" Quilava opened his mouth and yellow stars came out of it at Scyther.
"Swords Dance!"
Scyther crossed his scythes and began to spin, deflecting the stars. He then stopped and opened up his arms, showing his scythes that seemed more polished.
"Fury Cutter!"
"Scy-THER!" Scyther crossed his scythes and then opened them up. When he did, his scythes started glowing red and grew larger. He then dashed out at high speed and slashed Quilava twice, shoving him away and making heavy damage, but Quilava stood on his hind legs and leered at Scyther, who still had his scythes glowing.
"Quilava, Aerial Ace!"
"Quila!" Quilava ignited the flames on his head and back and he jumped into the air. His body then became surrounded in white streaks and he soared through the air, dashing towards Scyther. He then slammed into Scyther's body, shoving him away, leaving Scyther wide-eyed in pain, making the glow on his scythes disappear.
Scyther and Quilava stood on opposite sides, glaring at each other, breathing heavily, tired.
"Scyther, Air Slash!"
Scyther raised his scythes and a circle of clear spinning energy formed in between them.
"Vacuum Wave, now!"
"Scyther!" Scyther waved his arms, causing light blue wind to appear and surround him. Scyther then jumped into the air, crossed his arms and then opened them, firing the wind from around his body in the form of a shockwave. The shockwave collided with the circle and it formed an 'X'-shaped wind shockwave, which spun around its own center.
"This is our Technique! Sonikkumahhatsuisutā!" (Sonic Mach Twister)
Gold saw the attack approaching Quilava, and quickly thought up the finishing move, seeing Bugsy's technique.
"Quilava, use Flame Wheel and Aerial Ace, spinning to the side!"
"Qui-Lava!" Quilava stood on all fours and his fire ignited violently, surrounding his body completely. Then he dashed and jumped up at high speed, looking like a blur, spinning to the right. The fire began to shape more and more like an arrow, or even a lance.
"This is our Twchnique! And we'll use it to defeat you! Kazan Ransu!" (Volcano Lance)
Quilava barked and collided against the attack, easily passing through it. Scyther, wide-eyed, still in midair, was struck by the Volcano Pokémon, an explosion occurring in contact, forming a cloud of black thick smoke. Scyther fell, unconscious, unable to continue. Quilava fell to, but on his feet and with a grin.
"Qui." He barked lowly, and was suddenly hugged by Gold from behind, surprising him a lot. Quilava turned, sweatdropping, but seeing Gold smiling made him smile again.
"You did it, Aniki!"
"Whoa, amazing!" Bugsy withdrew Scyther and approached Gold and Quilava, who looked at him in surprise. "You're an expert on Pokémons! My research isn't complete yet, so don't think I won't be able to beat you. But ok, you win. Take this Badge."
"Thanks." Gold thanked him when taking the red badge with black dots into his hand.
"Bug-type Pokémon are deep. There are many mysteries to explore. Study your top choices thoroughly."
"Alright. Thanks for the advice." Gold spoke. "Well, I'm off. Nice battling you, Bugsy."
"Right back at ya." Bugsy answered, as Gold left the Gym.
Gold went for a quick trip to the Poké Center ad checked if Crystal was finished with her research. Unfortunately, she wasn't.
After showing Quilava to the others, he withdrew his Pokémons and moved to the Illex Forest. He entered the dark forest, since day was near ending. But he then heard something in between the trees. Taking a peek, he saw his rival, Silver!
"Magby, Clear Smog!"
"Mag!" Magby took in a deep breath and released a stream of white smog from his mouth out over the battlefield, making a wild Teddiursa cough without stopping.
Silver took out a Poké Ball and threw it, which absorbed Teddiusrsa when it hit him and opened up. The ball shook, but then stopped, showing that Silver had caught a Teddiursa.
Pokémons of the Day:
Scyther - Scyther's blade-like forearms are capable of slicing through logs, and become sharper by cutting through hard materials. Using swift movements, it camouflages itself and enhances the effectiveness of its scythes. If a challenger Scyther wins a battle against the leader of the Scyther swarm, the original Scyther leader will depart and the challenger will take place as the new leader. It has also been shown that some Scyther despise the color red, and become aggressive when confronted with this color.
Quilava - The fire coming from its head and rear can be launched as a flame attack. It also uses gusts of superheated air as a battle technique. Quilava's fur is non-flammable, so it can withstand flame attacks.
Sorry for the huge delay, but school and trying to make a career kinda is hard ^^U Either way, don't worry, I'll continue writing, mainly because I need to fill my excitement with the upcoming games somehow. Well, I hope you liked the chapter and don't forget to review, please ^^
Bye, remember, BEAST OUT!