Welcome to the (quite possibly) very last Green & Blue of SE. This chapter was supposed to be uploaded as SE #026, but the current SE #026 was completed first. Which means, this chapter was almost complete for… quite a while. This is the only reason behind the quick update. Rest assured, the next chapter hasn't started yet, therefore it's going to take a while to be uploaded. … … Yeah.
Primary: Green & Blue
Accident:
Professor Oak's laboratory, Pallet Town…
Blue jumped off her Wigglytuff and landed a few meters away from the building. After returning her Pokémon, she stretched her tired limbs and walked towards the front door. She pulled out a small mirror from her bag and after checking her appearance, knocked.
There was no response, so she tried the door knob. The door was unlocked and Blue entered the lab. She locked the door behind her and wandered around, looking for Green.
"Green, are you in here?" she asked loudly, looking around.
"Not now, Blue. I'm busy," came the Gym Leader's voice from behind a door.
Blue walked towards it and she could hear some furious typing on a computer keyboard. The Kanto girl opened the door and inside the room, she could see Green and Crystal looking very busy and tired from research.
"Hi, Blue," Crystal said with a forced smile.
"What part of "I'm busy" did you not understand?" Green asked with a sigh.
Blue noticed the mess the room was in. Sheets of paper were scattered all around along with open books and notepads.
"You two look really tired," she said. "Mind if I help?"
"How are you going to help? You don't even know what we're researching," Green said.
"I know that. I mean… there's bound to be some menial work that I can do that would save you the trouble."
Green finished typing up something and took a glance at her. He pointed at a pile of paper and resumed his focus on the computer screen. "Look over there. There's a notepad with a year's worth of research notes that haven't been typed into a computer yet. Find it and type it."
Blue began to dig through the pile and before long, found the notepad. She scanned through the notes and noticed that it was the same notepad the Gym Leader had during the Dex Holder picnic.
"Hey, this is the same notepad you had in Mt. Moon Square," Blue said as she read the research notes.
"Yes. Be careful with it. My grandfather is presenting the results of the research in a conference in a week, and the contents of that notepad are very important."
"Don't worry about it," Blue said cheerfully. "I'll get the printed version over to you later today."
She headed out of the lab and read the research notes as she went. The notes were about Clefairies in Mt. Moon and went on to Moon Stones and possible relations to the Legendary Pokémon Cresselia. Blue found the notes to be very interesting and soon became lost in deep thought.
Outside the lab, Gold had arrived. He was looking for Crystal in Johto and heard from Professor Elm that the Johto girl was in Pallet Town. He had tried to call her, but she didn't pick up. So the goggled boy assumed that she was busy with work again and decided to wait. He sat on the grass beside the door with his Typhlosion and stared blankly into the sky. Suddenly, an idea occurred and he looked at the Typhlosion.
"Hey Explotaro, want to find out what happens if you hit a cloud with Flamethrower?"
The Typhlosion nodded and after taking aim, used Flamethrower. But the moment the attack was used, the goggled boy heard a loud shriek from behind. He looked in surprised and saw Blue down on the ground. Whenever a Typhlosion uses a Fire type attack, it ignites its collar on fire to charge up for the attack. This time, when Explotaro charged up for the Flamethrower, Blue had opened the lab door and had stepped outside, still lost in the research notes. As a result, she couldn't see the fire erupt from the Typhlosion's collar in time.
"Oh, sh*t…" Gold muttered. "Silver's going to kill me…"
He hastily ran to Blue's side and checked if she was okay. The Kanto girl sat up and quickly put out the small fire on her hat and the tip of her hair. Her face wasn't burnt as she managed to get out of the way of the fire just in time. Then she realized something and screamed.
"Oh no!"
"What's wrong?" Gold asked, sensing pending doom. If Blue was hurt, and it was his fault, then Silver (and quite possibly Green) would probably try to bury him alive…
"The research notes!" she screamed out again. She frantically looked around and soon found the notepad. Well, what was left of it… She quickly put out the embers on the notepad, burning her fingers in the process. "Ow! … Oh, Green's going to kill me…"
Unfortunately for her, Green appeared in the doorway along with Crystal. They had heard the initial shriek and hastily came out to see what was wrong. Blue turned and saw Green glaring at her.
"You…" he growled out.
"G – Green, it… it was an accident," Blue stammered out. "I'm so sorry…"
Green grabbed her wrist and yanked her back to her feet. He then reached into his pocket and withdrew his Charizard's Pokéball. He sent the Pokémon out and pointed at Gold.
"Charizard, deal with him," he said through clenched teeth.
The goggled boy jumped in surprise. He looked over at Crystal, and noticed that she was simply staring at the charred remains of the notepad with a blank look.
"Uh… Crys?" he called as Charizard's shadow loomed over him. "… Help?"
Green dragged Blue around the corner of the lab with enough force that it hurt the girl's wrist and shoulder. The moment the two Johto Dex Holders were out of sight, Green struck Blue across the face with the back of his left hand with enough power to knock the girl off her feet. The girl looked at the Gym Leader with a surprised expression. She put a hand on her cheek as tears started to form in her eyes.
"I spent a whole year traveling around and taking notes on that notepad. Clefairies in Mt. Moon Square, Lunatones and Solrocks in Hoenn's Meteor Falls, Cresselia in Sinnoh and their possible relations with each other… and you burned the results of all that effort in a minute."
"I – I'm sorry. It was an accident…" Blue muttered out quietly.
"And I told you to be careful with it! Do you have any idea how important it is to my grandfather's presentation? Do you have any idea how long it's going to take to research all that again?" The Gym Leader let out a frustrated sigh. "Get out of here, Blue. And don't ever come back near the lab again. Who know what you'll burn next by accident."
Blue looked horrified. "But… It… it was an accident…"
"I said get out here!" Green yelled angrily.
From around the corner, Charizard was about to pummel Gold when it heard its trainer's voice. It turned to look in Green's direction with a worried look. Gold and Crystal looked surprised and they peeked around the corner to see what was happening. Crystal gasped in shock as she watched Blue run away. She hastily ran after her. Gold attempted to follow her, but Green grabbed him by the back of his shirt as he ran past.
"And where the hell do you think you're going?"
The goggled boy reached out towards Crystal while being dragged backwards. "Crys! HELP!"
Crystal ran after her senior as fast as she could, but it seemed that the Kanto girl was a lot faster than her… When Blue finally stopped running, she was already in Route 1. Crystal tried to catch her breath as she approached her senior. Blue was sitting on a patch of grass and was hugging her knees.
"Blue? Are you okay?" Crystal asked. Her senior turned to look at her and the Johto girl could see the damages. The front of Blue's white hat was charred black, the tip of her hair was also burnt, and there was a big noticeable red mark on her cheek. "Did… did he hit you?" Her senior didn't reply and simply looked away. The Johto girl sat beside her. "I'm sure he didn't mean it…"
Blue let out a shuddering sigh. "I don't know… I… I just wanted to help…"
"What happened?"
"I… I dropped by because I wanted to see if Green wanted to go to One Island with me… you know, go to the Treasure Beach and the hot springs and massage on Mt. Ember…" Blue wiped away a forming tear and sighed again. "But when I saw you and Green working so hard… I thought I could be of some help… On the way out, I was reading the notes and… it was interesting. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going… Gold was outside with his Explotaro, and…"
"Oh…" Crystal shook her head. "Only Gold would be stupid enough to use a Fire type attack near a building… especially near a door."
"See? This… this wasn't my fault!"
"What did Green say to you?" Crystal asked with a worried look. "You're acting a little weird."
"He… he told me to never to come near the lab again…" Blue started to sob. "How could he say such a thing?"
Crystal tried to think of a way to comfort her senior. Frankly, she had no idea what to do. She was used to comforting her juniors, but… not her senior… especially not Blue. The Kanto girl was the one who used to comfort her whenever Gold drove her insane. The Johto girl decided to say whatever came to her mind first.
"I'm sure that he didn't mean it… he was just angry," she said in a comforting tone. "I'm sure he'll apologize to you once he calms down."
"I don't know… What would you do if Gold told you to stay away from New Bark Town?"
"He says it all the time," said Crystal. "Every time we fight, he always tells me to stay out of New Bark Town. But the very next day, or even later in the day, he's always there in front of my house, begging for forgiveness." Crystal figured that a little humor might cheer her senior, but it didn't seem to work.
"Crys… you should be happy that Gold rarely means what he says… (Crystal: "Happy?") Green always means what he says, and he told me to never to come near the lab. He's really angry with me if he was willing to hit me…" Blue wiped away her tears and rose to her feet. "Crys, you should go back to the lab… because of me, you and Green have even more work to do. If you don't go back soon, Green would get angry at you…"
"But…"
"And don't tell anyone about this," Blue said as she put a hand on her bruised cheek. "Especially Silver. I don't want to cause Green any more trouble."
Before Crystal could say anything else, Blue sent out her Wigglytuff and hopped on. The Johto girl had no choice but to obey her senior's order and return to the lab. But as she turned to return, Blue looked at her from above and withdrew something from her bag. She threw the tiny object with precision and the object landed in the pocket of Crystal's lab coat. Afterwards, Blue got her Wigglytuff to Fly away to the library in Celadon City.
When Crystal arrived at the lab, she could see Gold in the corner of a room, looking rather beaten. The goggled boy was in the push-up position, except that he was using his head to support himself off the ground. His arms were crossed behind his back. It was a standard punishment position that caused severe strain to the head and neck. The Johto girl had seen it a few times in movies. And to ensure that the goggled boy remains in the punishment position, Green's Charizard was watching.
"Gold?" Crystal called.
"… Crys… help me, or stay out of New Bark Town forever…" Gold groaned out.
"I'll talk to Green…" Crystal sighed as she opened the door to the room where Green was. Her senior was currently typing up two documents at once. "Green, we need to talk."
"It's nice of you to come back from your break," the Gym Leader said. "We have a lot more work to do right now."
"Don't you feel bad at all? I mean… Blue was only trying to help. Accidents happen. You didn't have to hit her and tell her to never to come back here again."
"Crystal, we don't have time to feel bad. Thanks to pesky girl, we have to redo a year's worth of research."
The Johto girl sighed as she returned to her post. "You really hurt her, you know…"
Green remained silent for a few seconds, and Crystal wondered if the Gym Leader was feeling sympathetic. "… So she can be hurt after all…"
An hour later, Celadon City…
Blue removed her headphones and put them in her bag. The object she threw into Crystal's pocket was a little audio bug that would hear everything Green and Crystal would say to each other. Blue intended to use whatever she heard to help undo the damage she caused. The only person who remembered the details of the contents in the burnt notepad was Green, and it was possible that he would discuss how to recreate the research notes with Crystal.
Blue took out her Pokégear and began to make calls. The first person she called was Platinum.
"Ah, senior Blue!" came the heiress's voice a few seconds later.
"Platinum, I need your help," Blue said. "It's urgent."
"Oh? How may I help?"
"Listen, I need you to research on Cresselia and its possible relations with other Pokémon. I'll call you for specific details later. Do you think you can do it?"
"Of course, senior. I shall do my best."
"And if anyone asks, don't tell them that I told you to do this, okay?"
Afterwards, Blue called Sapphire. Well, she was going to, but she remembered that the Hoenn girl doesn't have a Pokégear, so she contacted Ruby instead.
"You've reached Ruby. Remember, if you see me in a Contest, vote for me! Vote Ruby!"
"Ruby, this is Blue. I need you and Sapphire to do me a favor."
"Uh… alright. What is it?"
"I need you two to go to Meteor Falls and research on Lunatones and Solrock. I'll give you the specific details later."
"Meteor Falls? Okay…"
"Hey, Ruby! Who are you talking to?" came Sapphire's voice.
"It's Blue. She wants us to go to Meteor Falls!" came Ruby's answer. "What's this about, anyways?" he asked Blue.
"I'll tell you later. It's very urgent. And don't tell anyone else about this."
Blue hung up and after putting the headphones back on, proceeded to head to the library. She needed to research on Clefairies in Mt. Moon Square and their possible relations to the other Pokémon. As far as she could tell, the research was leading to the possibility of artificially creating Moon Stones and Sun Stones, depending on how the research with Solrocks goes.
Later that day, Pallet Town…
Crystal sat on the grass outside Professor Oak's lab, taking a short break. She was getting a headache from looking at papers and computer screens all day long, and as such, needed a break to rest her eyes.
Suddenly, she could see what appeared to be a Wigglytuff coming close from high in the air. Crystal realized that it belonged to Blue, and wondered why her senior had returned. But to her surprise, the Wigglytuff didn't land, but instead, flew straight over her. From high in the air, something fell off the Wigglytuff and landed right in front of the Johto girl. Crystal noticed that it was a folder in a plastic bag. She took the folder and looked inside. She could see roughly 10 sheets of paper stapled together, and a small note clipped with it. Crystal looked up and noticed that Blue had already left. She looked at the stapled pages and noticed that they were research notes. She then read the note.
To Crystal…
Crys, I'm really sorry for creating more work for you. To make it up to you, I've been trying to recreate the lost research notes. I remember a little bit of the research from the short moment when I read it. As for the rest… let's just say that I put a sound transmitter in your lab coat pocket. Anyways, I'm giving you all the research I've recovered so far. Just say what you think of it, and I'll hear. Get Green to say the specifics of the lost research notes and I'll be able to recover them. And for now, don't tell him what I'm doing.
From Blue
Crystal looked surprised. She quickly took a look at the research notes.
"Wow… this is really good…" she muttered. "Blue, you should consider being a full time research assistant…" She put the notes in the big pocket in her lab coat and rose to her feet. "I'll try to get you the specifics. Oh, and I think Green is feeling bad about hurting you." Crystal then returned into the lab.
For the next few days, Crystal continuously received packages from Blue during her breaks, and thanks to the Kanto girl's best efforts (and her juniors who were helping her), the burnt research notes had been fully recovered within 5 days. The initial research took Green a whole year as he was all alone, traveling around various regions, and taking time to brainstorm further research ideas. Also, he didn't work on it 24 hours a day.
Next day, 1 day left until the presentation…
Blue rubbed her eyes and checked the notes she had been writing. Although the burnt notes have been recovered, there was still something she could do to help Green and Crystal. The Johto girl had sent her the completed research report, and Blue's job was to check for errors or flaw in logic. Crystal and Green had been working on the report for days, and as such, would not be able to point out structural errors as easily as someone new to it.
Blue checked over the report for the fifth time and took note of all the parts that felt a little odd. She checked the time; it was 9 pm. Crystal would be taking the last break of the day in 30 minutes, so the Kanto girl had to hurry. She quickly clipped the notes to the report and put the package in a folder. She put the folder in a plastic bag and quickly headed out of the Viridian Pokémon Center. She was about to send her Wigglytuff out when she saw Crystal and her Tupeon flying towards her. Before long, the Johto girl landed and Blue walked up to her.
"Crys, I'm glad you're here. I just finished checking over the report, and-"
The Johto girl noticed something strange about her senior's appearance. "Blue… when was the last time you slept?"
Blue thought for a second. "I don't remember. Wasn't this week, though. Anyways, I've read over the report 5 times and wrote down all the places where I feel needs to be clarified."
Crystal received the report package and examined her senior's face. The Kanto girl's eyes were bloodshot and had dark circles around them. She looked extremely tired… "Why didn't you sleep?"
"Well… in the day, I have to listen to what you and Green say, and in the night, I have research work to do. Anyways, take the report to Green, Crys. The presentation is tomorrow, right? Good luck."
Crystal wanted to say some more, but her senior kept telling her to go. She could tell that Blue's patience was running quite low, so she bowed to her senior and quickly headed back towards the lab. Blue headed back to the Pokémon Center and listened to the audio bug she planted.
Next day, 11 pm…
Green sat on the couch in Professor Oak's lab and let out a long sigh. "Great work, Crystal. We did it; if all goes as expected, we will be able to create Moon Stones with ease."
"Yes… I was a little nervous about the presentation though. I'm glad that it went smoothly."
Green suddenly appeared serious. "Now, we need to talk."
Crystal nodded. "About Blue, I assume?"
"Yes. Firstly, I don't care that she told you to keep quiet, but don't take credit for someone else's work."
The Johto girl gasped. "When did you…"
"Since the very beginning. I recognize Blue's writing style and yours. You can't fool me. Also, the papers suggest that you've been working all night, but you didn't look tired at all in the mornings. So, I knew that Blue was the one writing those notes and secretly handing them to you. The only question is how she managed to get the details, but I'll find out soon."
"So, does that mean that you're going to talk to her?" Crystal asked.
"Yes. Where is she?"
"Um… I don't know," Crystal said as she began writing something on a sheet of blank paper. She showed Green what she wrote.
Blue planted a bug on my lab coat, so she can hear everything we say. The last time I checked, she was in Viridian City Pokémon Center. Go and surprise her.
Green nodded. "Very well then. I'll find her in the morning." He quietly rose to his feet and got ready to leave. "Crystal, you've been working very hard for the past week. Go home and rest. I'm sure Gold is waiting for you to return. So go and do whatever with him."
Crystal nodded. "He sent me a lot of messages, asking if I was done." She gave a short bow. "Well… good night, I guess."
Green nodded at her and left the lab. With his Charizard, he headed straight towards Viridian City's Pokémon Center. But when he arrived 15 minutes later, Blue wasn't in the Pokémon Center. As a result, the Gym Leader searched the nearby café.
Upon entering the café, he could see Blue sitting on a seat in the corner, dozing off. He approached her and she moved slightly, as if she was trying to stay awake.
"Don't you know what happens if a girl like you falls asleep in the corner of a public café near midnight?" he asked as he sat in front of her.
Blue snapped awake and looked at Green. It took her tired brain a few seconds to register everything going on.
"Oh, hi, Green. Um… no, I don't know what happens. Do you?"
"I'd assume something bad. Now come, we're going home."
The Viridian Gym Leader rose to his feet and left the café, with Blue following. Blue tried to shake herself awake but it didn't do much. She was still really tired.
"Listen, Green," she started as an effort to snap awake. "I just want to tell you that I'm sorry."
Green sighed. He turned to look at Blue and seeing how… tired and distressed she looked, he felt a pang of guilt (a rare, rare occurrence).
"No, it's not your fault that the research notes got burnt," he said slowly. "It was that idiot Gold's. And even if it was partially your fault, you made up for it by recovering the lost notes."
"Did Crys tell you?"
"No. I recognize your writing style from all the notes you wrote and the one instance a few years ago when I saw your diary entries. You did a really good job."
"… About what you said," Blue started with a sigh.
"About what I said," Green interrupted. "I take it back. You are welcome to come into the lab any time you wish. At that time, I was just angry and I admit I was quick to blame you. It's not your fault. Gold, however, is not allowed to enter Pallet Town for two months." He took a few steps closer and put his hands on her shoulders. "I'm really sorry for hitting you. That was uncalled for."
Blue suddenly hugged him. She let out a content sigh. "I'm just happy that things are back to normal between us…"
Green gave her a warm smile (an occurrence that's harder to see than finding a shiny Pokémon in the wild). Without warning, he kissed her. It was a very surprising move, but for Green, it was all calculated… Blue looked very surprised, but soon accepted what happened. Her eyes closed on their own as she enjoyed the kiss, and before long, she fell asleep due to the warm embrace, relief that everything was okay, and the fatigue built up from a week of restless researching.
Once the girl was fast asleep, the Gym Leader gently lifted her onto his back and took her to his house where she would be able to rest.
Next day, 2 pm…
Blue opened her eyes and looked around, wondering where exactly she was. Then, having remembered the events of last night, sat up. She remembered everything, including the abrupt kiss. … Did it actually happen? It felt so… dreamy… Blue glanced at the clock. A 15 hour sleep wasn't bad, considering that she hadn't slept for a week. She was refreshed, although she still felt a little dizzy. She got off the bed and after a stretch, headed downstairs.
"Green?" she called once she arrived at the living room.
"Not now, Blue. I'm busy," came the Gym Leader's voice from the kitchen.
Blue headed towards the kitchen and she could see Green making lunch. "Good morn… um… afternoon, Green," she said with a smile.
Green sighed. "What part of "I'm busy" did you not understand?"
"Aw, don't be like that. Especially after last night," Blue said with a grin.
"Last night, I said I was sorry for hitting you and telling you to stay away from the lab. I don't recall saying anything about telling you to go away when I'm busy," Green remarked.
"Come on, after that kiss…"
"I don't know what you're talking about, Blue," Green said with a sigh. "You were pretty groggy yesterday. You fell asleep when you randomly decided to hug me, and whatever you think happened after that was a dream."
Blue sighed, unable to stifle her disappointment. She sat by the dinner table and sighed again. "Right… I should've known that you wouldn't do anything like that… Not to me, anyways."
"Here, eat," said the Gym Leader as he set a plate filled with food in front of Blue. "It was supposed to be my lunch, but I'm sure you'll need it more."
Blue stared at it, wondering what it was. But she knew that the Gym Leader was a decent cook, so she chose to eat it without asking anything.
"What are you going to eat?" Blue asked as she lifted her utensils.
"I think I'll buy Crystal lunch. She did an excellent job in researching and compiling the report in the past week, so she deserves a treat."
Blue poked at her food and watched Green leave. Once he left, she began to think about the events of last night. Suddenly, a thought occurred. Green was a little quick in denying the kiss and jumping to conclusions. Normally, he would've stared at her for a few seconds and say "What the hell?" or something along those lines. Blue smiled and started to laugh. So the kiss did happen. So he does like her… She wished that he would just admit it like Diamond (or Gold, for that matter), but oh well.
Feeling happy for the first time in a long while, she ate a spoonful of food. It was… spicy. Blue hated spicy food more than anything else. She groaned. That jerk Green knew that she hated spicy food, and that was why he was so quick to leave… But unfortunately, she was starving, and there was nothing else to eat. So she had no choice but to eat what she was given. Grumbling, she ate disdainfully, planning on giving the Gym Leader hell once he came back. It wouldn't be that bad, considering what happened last night, but still…
Once again, remember the last MISC. I doubt a person is capable of staying awake for seven days straight, and… I don't know what happens when one doesn't sleep for that long (I expect a lot of bad stuff though). So, IGNORE THEM!
Next up: don't know. Partially depends on the results of the current poll. If the poll's result is Gold & Crystal, then the next SE chapter won't be a Gold & Crystal (the burst will start in two chapters).
What Could Have Been (didn't know where to put this part):
"How did you get research notes on Lunatone, Solrock, and Cresselia, anyways?" Green asked.
"Oh… I got Ruby, Sapphire, and Platinum to help," Blue replied. "… For five days straight."
"And who are they blaming?"
"Gold, of course. I told them that it was all his fault. I heard that Platinum had to cancel a date with Dia because she was so tired," Blue said. "And I told Silver of what Gold did to me, even though that was an accident. So as things stand, Silver, Ruby, Sapphire, Dia, and Platinum all hate Gold. Of course, you and I don't really like him either after what happened, and I'm sure Crys is going to give him hell about making her work so hard, which will then make Emerald rather upset. And I'm pretty sure that Pearl's not happy about Dia and Platinum's date being cancelled, so… basically every Dex Holder except Red and Yellow hate him at the moment."
Green smirked. "Poor bastard…"