"Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal: The Shining Adventure"
Chapter 10 – Dread Battling:
Couldn't think of anything else for the tittle ^^U But hey, it's something.
Gold, Silver and Crystal and their Pokémons were frozen in both fear and amazement. The three Beasts had their stares fixated on each Trainer, almost like they were… interested.
Electabuzz, Jynx, Magmar and Ursaring broke their immobility and glanced at their Trainers, but then made a double take by seeing such a mysterious sight. Gold, Silver and Crystal were not moving. At all. Besides the movement of their breathing and blinking, their Trainers looked like statue. Gold's golden-amber eyes were glowing bright yellow, Silver's silvered eyes shined brownish-red, and Crystal's pale blue-violet eyes lustered pure blue. Electabuzz managed to snap Gold out of it by shaking his shoulder, but when Gold returned to real life, his eyes stopped glowing. Jynx managed to bring back Crystal, and Magmar and Ursaring shook Silver out of it. Just like Gold, when they returned to normal, their eyes stopped glowing.
"Wha…?" Gold asked, holding his head, feeling dizzy. Crystal and Silver had a similar dizziness, though Siler was strong enough to maintain his focus on the Beasts.
"The three Legendary Beasts!" Silver spoke, pointing at the three creatures.
"Raikou, Entei and Suicune?" Crystal asked, recalling their names.
Raikou, Entei and Suicune began to emanate a strange aura. It was radiating strongly enough for them to feel a shift in the atmosphere.
"RAIKOU!"
"ENTEI!"
"SUICUNE!"
The three Beasts roared once again, but this time, they jumped up, dashing into the air, leaving a trail of aura. It was an amazing sight, almost like an aircraft show.
Morty and Eusine, on the outside, saw the same, yet, from another prespective, of course. They managed to activate the device and download it to their Poké Gears.
Gold, Silver and Crystal decided to leave the Tower, right after they withdrew their Pokémons. The three 13 year olds left the Tower and met up with the older teens. After Silver was introduced, they each described what happened. Gold explained that he couldn't look away from Raikou, and Silver and Crystal had an equal event with Entei and Suicune respectively. Eusine showed confusion, and so did Morty, but they shrugged it off. Thinking that it could be useful, they downloaded the tracking program onto the three's Poké Gears.
"Well, I suppose it is time for me to return to the Gym."
"Thanks for helping me out, Morty." Eusine thanked his friend, who then glanced at Gold.
"I recall you wanted to battle me."
"Damn straight." Gold replied, making Crystal sweatdrop, like if someone was asking 'why the hell did I come with him in the first place?' and Silver sighed, a bit annoyed at Gold's attitude.
But Morty chuckled, for the teens' surprise. "I will be waiting at the Gym. Come whenever you're ready. Maybe after lunch."
"Ok then." Gold agreed. He then turned to Crystal. "Want to grab a bite?"
"Sure."
The two teenagers walked away, saying goodbye to Eusine. But something weird caught Gold's attention.
"Silver? Why are you following us?"
"There is only one place in the City where you can get a proper meal." He spoke coldly. "It's lunchtime. Obviously I'm going there. Not my problem if we're going towards the same direction." Silver justified his actions. Gold saw his point and decided to ignore him.
But when they reached the small restaurant, he couldn't anymore. There was only one table left. And it had four seats. The three of them had to sit together.
It was dead silent, Gold and Silver constantly glaring at each other. Crystal felt a bit uncomfortable, embarrassed even, not able to think about anything to say or do. Until she tried to approach Silver.
"So, Silver, do you have any hobbies?"
"None that are of your business." Silver replied, looking away.
"You mean like stealing?" Gold asked, making Crystal's expression turn puzzled.
"Stealing?"
"Yeah. The Croconaw he has is the Totodile he stole from Professor Elm. Not to mention he stole two Gym Badges." Gold explained, leaving Crystal a bit confused.
"Four, actually." Silver corrected. IT was surprising that he didn't show any kind of repent or even trying to hide it. He just blurred it out like it was the most common thing ever.
"Why do you steal them in the first place?" Crystal wondered, secretly trying to make Silver bond with the two of them.
"I'm strong enough to know that I don't need to battle them. Croconaw would take care of Falkner's birds easily with IceFang. Magmar would burn Bugsy's bugs. Ursaring would beat Whitney' Miltank. And Sneasel would defeat Morty's ghosts."
"But you're basing your whole argument on type advantage." Crystal noticed. "It is also important to have your Pokémons connect with you in a battle in order to win. If you're going to simply boss them around, it won't work."
"Who said I'm not in sync with them?" Silver asked, making the best of points towards Gold and Crystal. "Just because I steal badges and even stole my first Pokémon, doesn't mean I don't respect them."
"Whoa…" Gold admitted to himself, very impressed at Silver's attitude. Crystal had a similar reaction. Gold wondered what he should do for a while, and then rose up his fist.
"Hm?" Silver looked really puzzled.
"Bump it."
"Eh?"
"The fist. Bump fist." Gold explained, not looking directly at Gold, but looking rather serious. Silver thought for some seconds, but then turned away, but raised his fist and bumped it against Gold's. Crystal smiled, seeing the two guys making peace, but maintaining their rivalry. They ate quietly, even letting a laugh escape once or twice, though Silver maintained a cold expression. When they finished, Silver spoke that he would returned to the Burned Tower. This is when Gold came up with a plan. He pulled Crystal aside.
"What is it?" she asked, puzzled.
"Here's my number. Follow Silver."
"What? Why?"
"Even with what we learned, I would like to be sure. After all, he could steal around more stuff, and you could put him on the line." Gold explained. "Just keep an eye on him. Plus, you're not so much into Gym battles."
Crystal pondered for a while. It was the best thing to do, and it was the one that made more sense, but for some reason, Crystal wanted to stay with Gold. It was a weird feeling. Even if it made more sense to follow Silver, she didn't want to follow around Gold. It was weird, but she did what seemed logical. She was a girl who followed logic over anything else, but for the first time, she had a very strong doubt about it.
"Ok then. Good luck against Morty." Crystal spoke, as Gold waved, saying goodbye as well, and they went towards different directions.
We will first follow Gold.
Gold went to the Gym, and entered it, revealing the dark room to its eyes. It had a light fog, and the lights were dim, but enough to make out the dimensions and present elements.
Morty smiled and spoke. "It's good of you to have come. Here in Ecruteak, Pokémons have long been revered. It's said that a rainbow-hued Pokémon will come down to appear before a truly powerful Trainer. I believed that tale, so I have secretly trained here all my life. As a result, I can now see what others cannot. I see a shadow of the person who will make the Pokémon appear. I believe that person is me! You're going to help me reach that level!"
Gold sweatdropped, wondering why Morty gave a whole speech. But even so, it was quite marvelous.
"Are you ready?"
"Always have!"
"Very well. This is a three-round single battle, so each one of us can only use 3 Pokémons. If you allow me, I'll start." Morty explained, taking out a Poké Ball. He dropped it to the floor, making it open up and releasing his first choice: Gastly.
"Gas!" Gastly spoke, glaring with its big buggy eyes and wide grin.
"Alright. Sudowoodo, to the battlefield!"
"Sudo-woodo!" Sudowoodo hopped out of the thrown Poké Ball and entered the battlefield.
"Very well. We shall begin then. Gastly, Night Shade!"
"Gas…!" Gastly fired two black beams outlined in dark red from his eyes at Sudowoodo, who wasn't able to dodge them on time. The beams weakened him, and made him slow down.
"Sudo…"
"Sudowoodo, Wood Hammer!"
Sudowodo leaped forwards and raised his right arm. The green spheres on his branch began to glow green and he slammed them against the gassy Pokémon, slamming him against the ground.
"Spite!"
Gastly's eyes flashed purple, and the gas he constantly emanated surrounded Sudowoodo, but it didn't seem to make any damage.
"Wood Hammer again!"
"Sudo!" Sudowoodo leapt forward and was ready to attack again, but for some reason, he couldn't attack. "Sudo?"
"What is happening?" Gold asked, just as confused as Sudowoodo was.
"Spite makes the opponent unable to use the most recent attack it used. Lick, Gastly!"
Gastly drew out his large tongue and licked Sudowood's body and face leaving him in disgust and fear, unable to move.
"What the-?!"
"Energy Ball!" Gastly opened his mouth and his teeth glowed light green and surrounded by light green sparkles. A light green orb of energy then formed in front of his mouth and Gastly fired it at Sudowoodo, the explosion sending him away against the floor and making him faint.
"Sudo…"
"Sudowoodo, return." Gold spoke, withdrawing his fallen companion. "Electabuzz, to the field!"
"Erecaru!" Electabuzz was ready for a rumble.
"Gastly, Lick!"
"Thunderbolt!"
As Gastly approached, Electabuzz released a yellow bolt of electricity, shocking Gastly and electrocuting him. As a result, Gastly became heavily injured, and Morty could see that.
"Thunder Punch!"
"Sucker Punch!"
Electabuzz clenched his fist, which became surrounded in yellow electricity, but before he could punch Gastly's face, Gastly's purple gas shaped like a punch and came surrounded by dark energy, punching Electabuzz's cheek, pushing him away and stopping Thunder Punch.
"Discharge, Electabuzz!" Gold commanded, wanting to finish the round with a final move against Gastly. Electabuzz released multiple blue electric beams at Gastly.
"Destiny Bond!" Gastly's eyes flashed purple, and when the beams hit him, he fainted. Electabuzz barked victory, and Gold cheered, but suddenly Electabuzz fainted as well.
"What the-?"
"When Destiny Bond is used, if my Pokémon faints, your faints as well."
Gold showed to be angry while withdrawing Electabuzz. "Well, that's a cheap trick. Take a good rest, Electabuzz. Togepi, let's go!"
"Toge-Toge-pi!"
"Haunter, to the field!" Morty sent in his second Pokémon, and its figure scared Togepi.
"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. Then, her right hand began to glow light blue and she jumped, upper cutting Haunter and freezing his body, but not his hands.
"Shadow Punch!"
"Togepi, run!" Gold warned. Haunter's free hands clenched into fists and became surrounded in purple sparks. The hands then flew towards Togepi, who quickly ran away from them, but they continued following the Spike Ball Pokémon. Then, the fists finally reached the little Pokémon and passed right through her.
"Toge?"
"What?"
"Ghost type attacks do not work on Normal type Pokémons. That was just to stall you." Haunter suddenly broke free of the ice block, and was ready to continue on.
"Metronome!"
Togepi repeated the procedure and the selected attack was Shell Smach. She began to glow white, outlined in crimson, and then broke freeof the glow, making the pieces spin around her.
"Extrasensory!"
"Sucker Punch!"
Haunter pulled back his right hand and clenched it into a fist, which became surrounded in black energy, and the hand quickly flew towards Togepi, punching her, but she didn't lose focus. The glowing pieces gathered in her mouth and her eyes began to glow gold. She released a rainbow-colored beam from her mouth at Haunter, which knocked him pout instantly.
"Way to go, Togepi!"
"Toge!" When Morty withdrew Haunter, something strange began to happen. Togepi began to glow blue and white, leaving both Gold and Morty amazed. Then, her body changed shaped and she showed her new form, by flying up. "Togetic!"
"Wow!"
"Togetic, the Happiness Pokémon, and the evolved form of Togepi. To share its happiness, it flies around the world seeking kind-hearted people. It grows dispirited if it is not with kind people. It can float in midair without moving its wings."
"Amazing! A new challenger appeared to our challenge!" Morty declares, taking out his final Pokémon. "Gengar, bring me victory!"
"Gengar-Gen!" Gengar entered the field, and Togetic, instead of scared, had a cocky grin.
"Dark Pulse!" Morty commanded the first attack of the final round. Gengar's eyes flashed black and then opened his mouth, revealing the interior of it glowing purple. Then, he released a beam of purple circles towards Togetic.
"Toge!" Togetic moved without any command. She put her hands together and blue sparks appeared, creating a purple orb of energy. She then fired it at the beam of circles and the collision created an explosion, which created smoke. Togetic then attacked once again, but without any command. She flew towards Gengar at an amazing speed, looking like a blur, and slammed against him, shoving him away.
"I can't believe you learned Shadow Ball and Aerial Ace, Onee!" Gold spoke, amazed at his Pokémon. "Metronome!"
""To-ge, To-ge, To-ge, To-ge, To... Ge... Tic!" Togetic waved her fingers in the same rhythm as her words, and at the last syllables, they stopped glowing. Then, she formed an orange-red fire ball in front of her mouth and then fired the orb at Gengar, the sphere assuming a 大 shape while travelling.
"Destroy it with Shadow Ball!" Gengar put his hands together and they sparked blue, forming a dark purple orb between them, he then slammed the orb against the Fire Blast, starting a battle confrontation.
"Aerial Ace!" Togetic flew towards the fire like a blur, and her body became surrounded by the fire and the energy from Shadow Ball, turning the flames purple, and she slammed her head right against Gengar's body, and sent him against the wall right behind Morty, knocking him out due to the brute force. "We did it!"
"Togetic!" Togetic flew towards Gold and they hugged in a bit of a victory pose. Morty withdrew Gegar and smirked, approaching Gold.
"I don't think our potentials are so different. But you seem to have something more than that... So be it. This Badge is yours." Morty handed the Fog Badge to Gold.
"Thank you, Morty." Gold accepted the Badge.
"I get it... The person the Kimono Girls were talking about must be you..."
"Uh?"
"Never mind. You should be strong enough to go across the sea. When you go west and then south, you'll reach Olivine City. Why don't you head for it?"
"Thank you, Morty." Gold spoke once again, leaving the Gym.
At Burned Tower:
"Maril, Hydro Pump!"
"Ursaring, Focus Blast!"
Crystal's Maril released a jet of water against a wild Misdreavous and Silver's Ursaring slammed an orange orb of energy against a wild Murkrow, both Pokémons shoved away. Crystal and Silver then threw a Poké Ball each respectively at Misdreavous and Murkrow. The catch was successful.
"I still can't believe that you accepted me following you."
"I still can't believe you ignored me." Silver spoke, making Crystal sweatdrop. Silver moved over to her in order to withdraw Ursaring, but then he tripped, and fell on Crystal. They were wide-eyed, blushing. Ursaring showed to be uncomfortable with the scene, and Maril stared at them in amazement. Their lips didn't touch, but were so close, they almost did.
Pokémons of the Day:
Togetic - Togetic can sense the kindness in other people and Pokémon's hearts. Whenever it spots a pure-hearted person, it tends to go to that person and shower them with happiness and glowing down called "joy dust". To share its happiness, it is said to fly around the world seeking these people. If it is not with kind people, however, it becomes dispirited and loses energy.
This chapter was a bit rushed, but hey, I have to study for two tests (Biology and Math). Either way, don't worry, the next chapter will be very special, because of the introduction of a certain character, so, don't miss it. Well, see you next time. Oh, and please, don't forget to write a review if you don't mind, and also…
Bye, remember, BEAST OUT!