~Season 7, Rocket Battles~
Opening: We Will Be Heroes
Chapter 39, Crimson Lake Rage
Lance came barreling out of the corridor, his Dragonite close behind.
"Dragonite, Thunder Wave!" Dragonite shot out as Lance skittered down the middle corridor, shoving Blue and Ethan to the ground. Dragonite released a sparkling wave of electricity at the Rocket Grunts and their pokemon. Everyone was shot down and paralyzed.
Lance helped Ethan and Blue up. "Guys, I defeated Ariana. She told me that their plans at Lake of Rage have already commenced. I need to find out what they mean. Help me out, will ya?"
Lance hurries up the stairs, his Dragonite following. Blue recalls Arcanine.
"You heard the man! Come on!" Blue shouted at Ethan. Ethan nodded.
"Right!" Ethan hurried up the stairs right behind Blue.
At the contest hall...
"Togetic, use Magical Leaf!" Togetic fired a ray of leaves at her opponent.
"Chinchou, use Thunderbolt!" A small blue pokemon with two antennae hopped off the ground and released a bolt of electricity. It collided with the leaves and exploded.
"Togetic, follow that up with Sweet Kiss!" Togetic blew individual hearts at Chinchou. They connected and Chinchou fell to the ground, confused. The girl's points piddled away. "Now, Magical Leaf!" Togetic started spinning and released flurries of leaves, exploding on contact with Chinchou. The girl's points depleted totally.
"And the winner is Lyra! She moves on to the Finals!" Jillian announced.
At the Lake of Rage...
Rain pelted bystanders as they watched the rippled waters of the lake smash into the shoreline, water breaching up over the sign that read "Lake of Rage" at the edge of the water.
The trio arrived on scene. Ethan's eyes grew.
In the water, a tall tower of red and tan extended high into the air. The face of the pokemon was rugged and terrifying.
"That's a...Shiny Gyarados!" Ethan garbled.
"Yes. That's exactly what it is. The horrible thing is that it wasn't a Shiny Magikarp..." Lance started.
Blue and Ethan gasped.
"How is that possible?" Blue asked.
"Our theory was true, Blue." Lance's face stiffened. "They were using Radio Transmissions and forcibly evolved this Magikarp into a Gyarados. Thing is, it evolved so fast and reluctantly that the red scales didn't have time and weren't mature enough to turn blue...so they kept their color," Lance explained grimly. "I wanna catch this Gyarados so I can put it and the land to peace. Also to give it a calm life! Dragonite, get ready!"
Dragonite hovered above Lance. Lance swiftly ran towards the lake edge. He drew a pokeball. "Dragonair, use Surf!" Lance sent out the Dragonair from before. It created a wave and copies of itself. Lance tucked himself down on a knee as he rode the Dragonairs. "Dragonite!"
Dragonite let out a battle cry.
A man walked up to Ethan.
"Excuse me, child, what is he doing?" He said frantically.
"He's trying to help the Gyarados...Why?"
The man turned away. Ethan noticed him draw a pokeball. He opened it discretely. A Pidgeot was released. It shot off the ground. The man ripped off the jacket he wore. Under it was a Team Rocket Uniform.
"Blue!" Ethan grasped his attention.
"What!" Blue gasped at the sight of the rocket.
"Hello, my name is Khoury. I won't let you foil our plans!" He released another pokemon, a Sandslash.
"Urk, so now we have to deal with a Rocket...Come on out, Rhydon!" Blue sent out a large bulky rock pokemon.
"Let's stop them! Help me, Slowbro!" Ethan sent out his water-type.
Pidgeot soared towards Lance.
"Dragonite, use Dragon Rush!" Dragonite gained a blue sheen around him as he dove towards Gyarados.
Gyarados reared back and released an orange beam. It collided with Dragonite, but it was protected from the aura around it. Dragonite hovered back.
Suddenly, Pidgeot rammed its beak into Dragonite and threw it into the water.
"Looks like I'm already successful! That promotion is as good as mine!" Khoury laughed. "Sandslash, Sandstorm!" Sandslash span in a quick circle and released a whirlwind of sand.
"Rhydon, use Stone Edge!" Rhydon collected rocks around it and propelled them towards the wind. They penetrated and deteriorated the sandstorm.
On the lake...
"Dragonite, use Flamethrower!" Dragonite released a flame spout from its mouth and singed Pidgeot hard.
Pidgeot fell into the water. A small poof of steam rose.
"Hey...Dragonite, use Flamethrower into the water!" Dragonite fired a beam of fire at the water. A large cloud of steam arose between Lance and Gyarados. "So the water is especially cold! Dragonite, use Dragon Rush!" Dragonite dove towards Gyarados. It collided and sent Gyarados toppling. Lance drew a Net Ball. "You're mine! Go, Net Ball!" Lance threw his ball and it captured the pokemon. Floating on the water, it shook and finally dinged. Dragonite dove and picked up the ball, tossing it across the water and into Lance's hand.
"Ethan, he caught it!" Blue shrieked.
"Slowbro, use Hydro Pump!" Slowbro released a jet of water that slammed into Sandslash and threw it into Khoury's stomach. "Yes! Huh? Lance caught it! Wow!"
Khoury stammered back up, recalling both of his pokemon, Pidgeot coming all the way from the water.
"That wasn't supposed to happen. But, I guess I can use our last resort plan!" He took out a remote and pressed a button. "Now, Mahogany Town will blow up in ruins!"
He laughed maniacally for a moment. After a moment, he realized nothing happened. "What? WHAT?"
Blue and Ethan raised their brows. "Aaaaanyway...Rhydon, Hammer Arm!" Rhydon's arm glowed and threw it into Khoury. Khoury was lifted and thrown high into the air. He finally landed hard in the water.
Lance stepped on shore. "Mission successful..."
Ethan snapped. "Lyra's contest! I have to head back to Mahogany! Nice meeting you guys!" Ethan scurried away, Slowbro speedily catching up from behind.
In Mahogany...
As Ethan entered the town, Lyra walked up to him. She was cross-armed with an angry look on her face.
"Lyra! How...'d the contest...go?" Ethan said, scratching his head.
"Oh it went fine. I beat a guy's Piloswine in the end...BUT WHERE WERE YOU!" She exploded.
"I was...kidnapped by a guy named Lance, I was beaten by a dude named Petrel in Team Rocket a-" Ethan started.
"Never mind. I saw this trail of red hair that apparently nobody else was smart enough to track and found the underground lair. There was this thing under the stairs and I thought how stupid it was to have something that annoying beeping, so Bayleef destroyed it for me. Then, I came up here and there you were...And...I GOT MY THIRD RIBBON!"
Ethan raised a brow. "So you disarmed the bomb? Uh, nevermind. Great, so I can finally challenge the gym?"
"I think you owe me a day, mister. You didn't stay for my contest, so...Bomb?" Lyra replied.
"Bomb? what are you talking about? So, what kind of day do I owe you?" Ethan said as his eyes grew big.
