Start Team
Pignite-Caesar- Level 22; Moves Smog, Ember, Arm Thrust, and Flame Charge.
Drilbur-Ryu- Level 20; Moves Rapid spin, Metal Claw, Dig, and Fury Swipes.
I spent more time than I meant to on Route 3, getting Ryu up to Caesar's level. Ryu had lived with his family since his birth so he had no needed to learn to fight. That being said Ryu was a quick learner. We had, had a few trainer battles but, mostly stayed off the trail. I saw Cheren a few time, also training his Pokemon, so we battle a few times to see how well our Pokemon were doing. I had yet to see Bianca since the Team Plasma and little girl indecent.
"Ryu, Caesar, you two think you're ready for the gym?" We were camping more more night out on the route, by the small lake near the town. The mole Pokemon looked at me from his meal of fruits I was able to find, Caesar helped me collect enough fruits for the three of us.
"Yes!" Ryu's mouth was covered in juice from the apple he was eating and Caesar grunting from his pile. I smiled at my two Pokemon. I was happy that they got along, I was worried for a while seeing as they were both males, but Ryu easily accepted the role of being beta to Caesar. He looked up to him as an older brother, even calling Caesar it a few times. While Caesar like having another Pokemon to play and train with.
"Then we will head into town tomorrow. If I remember correctly the gym is in a Museum." I opened up my sleeping bag and huddled under it, the once large fire was slowly dieing out.
"Museum?" Ryu come and laid by me, Caesar on my other side his body giving off the most warmth.
"It's a large building where humans items of historical, scientific, or artistic are stored and exhibited for us to learn from." I explained with my head propped up on my two hands- they were being used as a makeshift pillow a Blitzle ran off with my old one...
We were far enough away from the city that it's lights did not hide the beautiful view of the star's. Every once in a while a lone star would shoot across the sky, Dad once told me they were Pokemon playing games in the night sky.
"Wow...I never really was outside the cave much..." Ryu voice was full of amazement, as the last of the fire died out the full moon and star's light really gave off light. "I don't think I'll ever go back..."
"I feel the same."Caesar said, and started telling him the constellations and their stories. So he heard from me while others were from when he was with the Professor, I drifted off somewhere between the Leo and Orion's Belt stories. Waking up the next morning to Caesar and Ryu's growling, looking over I see N standing just on the other side of the two Pokemon, smiling as if he wasn't being threatened by them.
"N? What are you doing here?" Getting up I was glad I slept in my day clothes, though with my father's hoodie over top, I started rolling the sleeping bag up and putting back into my bag.
"I was just wondering why you left our Pokemon out?" Blinking in surprise, I was at a lost of what to say. I was ready for another speech on the merits of letting my Pokemon go or something along that line.
"Because they wanted to be out, it's not like I force them in their balls." I threw Caesar and Ryu a smile as the backed up and stood on either side of me. Caesar was close to my height while Ryu was just at my waist.
"Then why use pokeball at all?"
"So other's don't try and take my friends away from me." N face was full of confusion. "Why are you even becoming a trainer if you don't like putting Pokemon in pokeballs? What's the point of traveling for you?"
"I...want to see things so one else can see. The ideals of Pokemon in pokeballs'. The truths of how trainers should be. And a future where Pokemon have become perfect...Do you feel the same?" N asked out of the blue.
"Well in some ways, yes. But I believe that Pokemon are perfect the way the are. There is no need to change them, they have been with us throughout history. They have evolved with us, and will continue to do so." I rubbed my two Pokemon's heads,
"Really...My friends and I should test you, to see if you really believe that." He pulled out a pokeball and released a Pidove.
"If you wish to battle you only needed to ask, Ryu you ready?"
"You bet!" Ryu jumped out in front of me, Caesar stood ready at my side to intervene if needed.
"You think a group type will be useful against my flying Pidove?" I just smirked in response, for being a friend of the pokemon he didn't give them nearly enough credit.
"Pidove Gust."
"Ryu underground quick." The burst of wind past over the hole he made, ruffling my clothes as it past me.
"Now what are you going to do. He won't be able to hear you."
"Oh really?" I stomped my foot once, and Ryu shot up- making another opening- his three long claws glowing-Metal Claw. He quickly hit the Pokemon and was back under the ground before N had a chance to use and attack not that he would have been able to Pidove was out.
"Wow..." N face was surprised, he called his Pidove back and sent out a Tympole. That battle went quick, Ryu did not need me to tell him when to attack, Tympole was making noise as he moved around but he was able to get in a few bubble attacks,
"You have trained you Drilbur well." N called out his last Pokemon a Timburr. I didn't say anything other than stomping the ground twice, Ryu popped up next to me.
"Caesar if you will." I hoped that, like his last Pokemon, this were freshly caught. I knew I would not see them again, so I knew I could not hurt them too much.
"Flame Charge."
"Bide!" Know this battle had to go by fast,
"Once more! With Ember!" N was not ready for the speed boost along with the double attack, Timburr was out.
"Hmm...Right now, my friends aren't strong enough to save all Pokemon. So I need power...Power enough to make anyone agree with me." Frowning at that, was he really so narrow minded?
"So you wish to treat trainers the same way you see the Pokemon being trained?"
"It's not the same."
"Yes it is, you think we are using Pokemon Balls as a way to control the Pokemon. A power source if you will. Now you wish to obtain a source of power that will scare humans into the same position, believe in your ideals or be destroyed." N's frown got deeper.
"No it is not the same I shall free Pokemon of their shackles put on them by humans. I know the power I need..." He started walking away.
"Zekrom. The Pokemon that, along with the hero created Unova. It's my turn- you and I shall see each other again." I could no longer see him, his long legs carried him quickly through the trees.
"You know if it wasn't for the whole 'liberate all Pokemon' thing he would be cute..." I trailed off, I could feel the looks my two pokemon were giving me.
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I made it to the city by the mid morning, my battle with N was just as the sun was rising. Making my way to the center to insure my two boy were healthy and ready for a gym battle. Ryu was in his ball he didn't like all the city noises, his ear's being a sensitive as they were. Caesar did not want me walking alone, protective guy he is.
"Ahh red roof, Poke-Center!" I said once I caught sight of it, while the town was small it had a ton of tall warehouses, it was hard to see the next build- if you could at all.
"You believe that Ryu is ready?"
"Yes, I know you both are." Walking into the air-conditioned building felt nice, the hike back to the road then to town was hard along with the hoodie I was warm.
"Hello how may I help you today?" Nurse Jenny asked once it was my turn. I called back Caesar.
"I just need them checked over, and healed if you don't mind." Putting the two balls onto the tray she held out for me.
"Can do! It should only take a few minutes if you would please wait." Nodding I walked over to the seating area, and started reading a magazine. Nurse Jenny was out, in less than five minutes, with Caesar walking beside her and both ball's on the tray.
"You're Drilbur is just fine, so is Pignite. But I do have to say this is one of he biggest Pignites I have seen. You must be taking good care of them both, Drilbur is also leaning toward the larger scale-but still in the norm." Now that was surprising, I thought they were just close to evolving. Hmm must talk with the Professor next chance I get.
"Thank you, very much." Taking both balls back and adding them to the clip on my belt- standard for all trainers.
"You have a good day!" The nurse called as I walked out the door.
"Well to the Museum we go." Thankfully it was just behind the center so I was able to take the alleyway to reach it. Once I walked in, a man was looking at a skeleton of a Dragonite.
"Wow! Whenever I look at this skeleton, I'm...fascinated." He was wearing a nice suit, and with his voice filled with wonder I could not help but say something.
"You must really love being here if you can see that every day and still think of it as fascinating." I tone showed playfulness, not anything rude. He turned around looking at me, and walked a few steps closer.
"Oh! Welcome! I'm Hawes, the assistant director, I can give you a tour of the museum if you like." His brown eyes alight with joy, must be from the thought of showing off his stuff.
"Lead the way." I motioned for him to well...lead the way.
"This skeleton is of the Dragon-type Pokemon, as you may know. There is a theory that it had an accident while it was flying around the world..." How it died must have been a mystery. He lead me over to a medium sized rock, it looked like a volcanic rock my Mom once showed me, rough with holes.
"This rock is a meteorite, isn't is amazing! Our readings show that it still is giving off energy from space." We walked around some more, before I felt a small tug at a white rock we were walking past, not even stopping to look.
"What is this?" I made my way over, the tug stopped once I was close enough,
"Oh that? It's an ordinary old stone, other than it was found deep in the desert and really old, it doesn't seem to have any real value... We only have it because it's really pretty to look at." Something deep in me told me that this stone was more than anyone thought it was.
"Oh...Could you show me the gym? If we are done that is." I asked, once we were back at the Dragonite's skeleton.
"Yes, right this way," We walked to the middle staircase. "Right through those middle doors, and at the end of the gym is a very strong and kind person waiting." His voice carried a soft tone at the end.
"She someone special to you?" I gave him a kind look, bumping Caesar for the face he was making.
"Yes, she is my wife." Leaving him to his thoughts I made my way through the gym. This one was a little more interactive than the last. While battle the trainers I had to figure out the clues- which lead me to other trainers- to find the book which opened up a passageway to the gym leader's study.
"Well that's one way to hide from paperwork." My voice echoed down the dark stairway, that lead underground, and to a older woman standing in the middle of the room.
"Hello! Welcome to the Nacrene Gym, I the leader Lenora. I'm going to research on how you battle with your pokemon, the bond I can see is amazing!"
"Thank you!" With a smile she sent out Herdier, the Pokemon looked strong. Looks like I'm not the only one with a strong bond with their Pokemon.
"Ryu! Rapin Spin, Metal Claw!" Glowing ball that was once Ryu was heading for the loyal dog Pokemon, her eyes wide. Even Lenora looked amazed at the combo, we worked hard on many different combo moves- this was Ryu's best one.
"Herdier!" While the move did do a lot of damage, it wasn't enough to knock her out.
"Herdier Take Down!" Crap, she was fast, Ryu couldn't take another hit like that again. He looked hurt, he was leaning to his right. Hoping he could pull the combo-
"Once more!" I hoped I could do this battle with just Ryu, looks like I was wrong...
"Herdier! Wow, I've never had this quick of a battle."
"I don't slack off when we travel town to town." I called back the tired Ryu, whispering that he did so well, and a big thank you. Lenora called out her last, but strongest Pokemon, Watchdog- The lookout Pokemon.
"Caesar, if you will." Walking out Caesar let out some fire from his nose, releasing some tension he built up watching Ryu fight.
"Looks like our strongest are fight each other."
"Sure does." I had complete faith in Caesar, even more so with his new combo.
"Watchdog! Hypnosis!"
"Eyes closed! Flame Charge, Arm Thrust!" Caesar, with his eye's closed and on fire, one arm across his chest and the other out. I hoped Watchdog wouldn't move, I got half my wish. She was able to just barley roll out of the way, only getting hit once as Caesar threw the arm that was across his chest out. With him being on fire Watchdog was burn on her side.
"Retaliate!" Shit!
"Dodge!" Neither I nor Caesar were fast enough. he was struck with a critical hit. This need to end now.
"Flame Charge!" I hoped the speed boost from before would help in this last attack, Ryu wasn't ready to fight just yet.
"Watchdog!" She was out, and I won by a hair's breath.
"You are worthy enough trainer to receive this badge." Going back to her desk she pulled out the Basic Badge, and handing it to me. Before either of us could say anymore, Lenora's husband came running down the stairs.
"DEEAR!" We both whipped around to look at him,
"Come quickly! Team Plasma is threatening to steal some bones!
What? White could you please come with us?" She quickly healed my Pokemon, and we all ran up the stairs.
End Team
Pignite-Caesar-Level 24; Moves Rollout, Arm Thrust, Smog, Flame Charge
Drilbur-Ryu-Level 22;Moves Metal Claws, Fury Swipes, Rapid Spin, Dig