Chapter 3: Vs. Gogoat:Pokemon on a Rampage!
Geosenge Town, Kalos Region
Three adults stood directly in front of the Geosenge Monument, where almost 3 years ago, Lysandre and Team Flare tried to use the Ultimate Weapon to wipe out all people and Pokemon alike in order to create his new, beautiful world. In the end, a group of Trainers thwarted his plans, and he disappeared.
"Madame are you sure? This place already has everything we need." One of the adults asked the slightly shorter woman in front of him.
"Yes, I am certain, this place will not be where my plan unfolds," She closed her eyes, "The plan will unfold in a great city of mysterious power."
"Of course madame, we will tell the team to wait for further instructions." The other adult there said. The woman looked around at the tourists.
"Julien, let's leave this place, it sickens me." the woman said, disgusted.
"Of course madame, I will have the helicopter ready at once." Julien replied. Him and the other man stepped away from the woman, and went to contact the team and the helicopter.
The woman closed her eyes again, "I feel...something very big is coming, something that will change the world forever."
Meanwhile
Route 5, The Kalos Region
The sun was high in the sky by the time the boys left, Honedge was attached to Z's back using the cloth part of its body to grip to Z. Bulbasaur walked beside Z, taking in the sunlight.
"Wow, Bulbasaur seems to be enjoying the sun." Trenton observed. Dratini, who sat on Trenton's shoulder, gleefully squeaked, it was enjoying the sunlight as well.
"Yeah, the Professor said that Bulbasaur was a grass Pokemon and that they love the sunlight." Z replied. There were people all over the place, in the grass, on the road, Z even noticed someone in a tree. He was glad that nothing was exploding and Team Neo Flare weren't trying to beat him and take his Mega Stone. He looked down at it, remembering his time at the Tower of Mastery training with the Mega Evolution Guru. Now the Tower was destroyed, the Mega Evolution Guru was somewhere in the mountains.
Then, a huge blast sent a huge cloud of dust into the air, people started screaming and running away from the area.
"Stampede!" Z heard someone shout.
"Z, I'm gonna go check out what is going on, are you coming?" Trenton asked him. Z
looked around at the panic, and then his thoughts pulled him in as the memory of the recent battle at the Lumiose City Pokemon Lab replayed in his head, "Z?!" Trenton asked again, as another blast sent a tree trunk into the air, and sending it down onto the road.
Z looked up, "Uh, yeah. Let's go." Z replied, shaking away the memory and following Trenton as he ran towards the commotion.
Four Years Ago…
Tower of Mastery, Shalour City
"So wait, we did all of that training, and Hone isn't even able to Mega Evolve?" Z shouted at the old man. For three months, Z had been training with Gurkinn, the Mega Evolution Guru in an attempt to be able to use Mega Evolution.
"Yes, I do believe that is what I said." Gurkinn replied, stamping his foot down.
"This was pointless!" Z shouted, "You're a big fat fraud!"
"Hey! Watch how you talk to my Grandpa you ungrateful brat!" Korrina, Shalour City's Gym Leader and Gurkinn's granddaughter yelled at Z.
"Whatever, I'm outta here!" Z yelled, storming out of the room.
"If I had known you were such a coward, I wouldn't have accepted to train you." Gurkinn said calmly, but loud enough for Z to hear. Z whipped around.
"What did you just say old man?" He snapped. Gurkinn held up a Pokeball.
"I said, if I had known you were such a coward, I wouldn't have accepted to train you." Gurkinn replied.
"I'm no coward!" Z shouted, filled with rage.
"Well why else would you be running away?" Gurkinn asked. Z grunted.
"I'm not runn-"
"Korrina, does it not look like he is running from his training because he cannot take the heat?" Gurkinn asked the woman. She nodded.
"Yeah, that's what it looks like to me Grandpa, if he is too weak to continue training then we should probably cease his training at once.
Z clenched his fists, "I'm not running cause its too hard, I'm leaving cause I don't need you!" He yelled. Gurkinn held up a pokeball.
"If you can defeat me, then you'll be free to leave, and you won't be branded a coward. Lose, and you will have to stay and continue training." Gurkinn told Z.
"Then let's battle!" Z said.
The three of them made their way outside, and around the back of the tower. Then Gurkinn tossed his Pokeball into the air, and a Heracross popped out.
"Hone, let's show this old coot." Z remarked. Honedge grunted in determination, ready to prove its strength.
"Battle, begin!" Korrina called.
"Heracross, Megahorn!" Gurkinn told his Pokemon. Heracross charged at Honedge, his horn aimed at the other Pokemon.
"Hmph, Hone, use Aerial Ace!" Z called out, overly confident. Honedge flew towards Heracross and the two collided, resulting in a huge bang.
"Now Heracross, Night Slash." Gurkinn said at the last second. Heracross swiped at Honedge and slashed it, Honedge cried out and collapsed to the ground, defeated.
"The battle is over! Heracross wins!" Korrina called out. Z ran to Honedge.
"Z, you acted out of anger and over-confidence, that cost you the battle, and you should always understand the difference in strength between you and your opponent." Gurkinn said, approaching Z and Honedge. Z didn't reply, and instead continued to look at his defeated Pokemon.
Meanwhile in the Present
"Everyone stay back! Let the police handle this!" A Police officer shouted, as other police officers all hurried to put of blockades, and try to contain the situation. As soon as the scene came into view, Trenton prepared to join in and help the Pokemon, as that was his job after all.
"Sir, you need to stay back." A police officer told him, holding out his hands to stop Trenton from getting closer. Trenton flashed his Ranger ID card in the officers face and hopped over the wooden barricade.
"What is going on here?" Trenton asked a random officer. The officer looked at him, confused.
"Excuse me, who are you?" The Police officer asked. Trenton, again, flashed his ID card.
"Pokemon Ranger Trenton, rank 1." Trenton replied, stuffing the card back into his pocket.
The officer adjusted his uniform nervously, "A wild herd of Gogoat have gone crazy, attacking everything and causing a disaster." He informed Trenton.
"Alright, I'm headed in." Trenton said, walking further into the blocked off area. They walked deeper into the trees, and closer to the rampaging Pokemon.
"Arcanine, subdue that Gogoat with Flamethrower!" An officer yelled from somewhere, then an Arcanine's roar filled the trees.
"Nini, we should hurry!" Trenton told his partner as he began running.
"Arcanine, watch out!" An officer shouted, as Trenton arrived. Tons of Growlithe and Arcanine alike were fighting against multiple Gogoat. Trenton could tell that the Gogoat were winning.
"Everyone, stop attacking the Pokemon!" Trenton shouted. Some Police officers ignored him, while others turned their heads, "Who is in charge here?"
"That'd be me." A tall, blue haired lady said, "Who are you?"
"I'm a Pokemon Ranger, name's Trenton." He replied, "Listen to me, attacking Pokemon who are rampaging only agitates them more."
"Then what do we do?" The lady asked, "They don't seem to be stopping anytime soon."
Trenton grinned, "You want to distract them, don't hurt them but keep them occupied, I'll figure out the rest." He said before taking off into the storm of commotion.
"Everyone, on the defensive!" He heard the lady shout to the other officers. Trenton dodged the angry Pokemon and kept moving once he'd passed them.
"Nini, let me know if you spot anything leading to their nest." Trenton told his partner. They continued together through the forest of trees, looking for signs of what could have agitated the Pokemon. Then Trenton stopped in his tracks, and closed his eyes.
"Remember, rather than always seeing a situation, sometimes you have to hear the situation." Keith, the teacher of Trenton's Ranger class had told him, "Does anyone know of an example of how this tactic is useful?"
"Uh…" Trenton started to speak, not bothering to raise his hand, "In case it's something you can't see, like if its underground?"
"Very good Mr. Ladir." Keith replied, giving Trenton an approving nod.
Trenton kept his eyes closed, listening for any sort of abnormal sounds. He carefully picked out each noise, a creek, wind rustling leaves, the Gogoat and Police officers and one very low rumble under the Earth. His eyes shot open, and he jumped back as a huge metal looking worm shot out of the ground, just where Trenton had been standing.
"A-a Steelix?!" Trenton exclaimed.
"Bulbasaur, grab that trunk with your vines!" Z shouted to his Pokemon. Bulbasaur responded and wrapped its vines around the airborne tree that a Gogoat had just sent flying.
"Arcanine, use Protect!" An officer shouted to his Pokemon.
"Growlithe, no!" Another officer called out.
"Trenton, you better hurry, we're getting creamed out here." Z mumbled. The blue haired lady ran over to Z.
"You need to go after your friend. See what is taking him so long." She told him.
"He can handle himself, you guys need all the help you can get." Z argued. The lady shook her head.
"I hate that I have to do this," She cleared her throat, "If you don't go get your friend, I will arrest you for trespassing." She said coldly. Z's eyes widened, surprised by the woman's words.
"Wow…" He said before running in the direction Trenton had run in earlier. He bolted through the rampaging Gogoat, and followed Trenton's tracks.
"Nini, Flamethrower!" Trenton called to his Pokemon, then Dratini shot a huge jet of fire at the huge metallic serpent. The Steelix roared, and then dove towards Nini, "Nini, Agility! Hurry!" Trenton shouted. Dratini jumped backwards, avoiding Steelix by only an inch.
"Steel!" The Steelix roared before unleashing a stream of deep purple energy from its mouth, it was the move Dragon Pulse, a powerful Dragon type move, that was especially effective against, another Dragon Pokemon like Dratini.
"Nini no!" Trenton yelled.
"Skiddo!" A small goat looking Pokemon shouted, leaping in front of the Steelix, protecting Dratini from the attack. The attack slammed into Skiddo, which sent it crashing into Dratini and flinging them both into Trenton, sending them all tumbling to the ground.
"Go!" Another Gogoat leaped into the area, and kicked at the Steelix with its hind legs, Double Kick. As Trenton, Skiddo and Dratini scrambled to get up, Steelix turned towards the Gogoat and crunched it between its massive jaws, that were glowing with a fiery red, Fire Fang, and launched it into the air.
"Skiiiiiddooo!" The Skiddo cried out.
"Skiddo, you saved Nini." Trenton looked at the Pokemon, "Was that your momma?"
"Skii!" The Pokemon responded. Skiddo had jumped into the battle to protect Dratini, and then it's mother jumped in to help her baby, and got badly wounded.
"Skiddo," Trenton looked at Dratini, who looked weak from the attack "Would you please help me?" The Skiddo nodded, and turned to the Steelix.
"Skiddo!" It bleated with determination.
"Alright." Trenton commanded, "Skiddo! Use your Leech Seed attack!" He shouted, Skiddo responded by launching seeds towards the Steelix. Small vines wrapped around the Pokemon and began draining the energy from it, transferring it to Dratini, "Good. Now Skiddo, use your Vine Whip and wrap up that Steelix!" He told Skiddo. Skiddo wrapped the Steelix up in vines and dug its hooves into the ground as the Steelix thrashed against the restraints, "Hang in there Skiddo!" Trenton cheered on the Pokemon. Slowly the Steelix was losing more and more energy, and Dratini was regaining its strength.
"Steelix!" Steelix roared, and chomped down on the vines with an Ice Fang, tearing through them, and breaking free.
"Skiddo, good job, now hurry! Use Razor Leaf!" Trenton called out, then Skiddo launched a fury of razor sharp leaves at Steelix. Trenton turned to Dratini, "Nini, use Flamethrower once more!"
"Hon-" Z began to command his Pokemon, but he watched as the Steelix that had been poking over the tree line crash into the ground, "Whoa…"
"Skiddo, Nini we did it!" Trenton exclaimed, lifting the Skiddo into his arms and squeezing it tight, "We couldn't have done it without you Skiddo!"
"Go...goat." The mother Gogoat weakly bleated. Skiddo leaped from Trenton's arms and ran to its Mother.
"Skiddo…" The Pokemon nudged his mother. Trenton knelt down beside the Pokemon as Z entered the area, and immediately ran to Trenton's side.
"Z, you're here." Trenton breathed. Z nodded, and held out his hand to gently stroke the Gogoat.
"Here," He turned to Z, "You may need to hold her, she's a wild Pokemon, so who knows how she'll react to the medicine." Trenton said, before pulling out a purple bottle from the pouch on his side. He sighed, "Ready?"
"Yeah, I got it." Z replied. Trenton carefully sprayed the medicine onto the Gogoat's wounds left by the teeth of the Steelix. The Gogoat bleated in relief.
"Whew." He turned to Skiddo, "Your mom will need to rest, why don't you let your herd know you and her are okay?" Skiddo made a cheerful noise and dashed off.
Meanwhile...
Somewhere deep in the Mountains of Kalos
"The test is complete. Recall the Steelix." A man in a lab coat spoke to a few other people, also wearing lab coats. They all began rushing around, following the man's orders.
"Sir, Madame would like to see you." A woman told the man politely. The man nodded and stepped out of the room, and walked down the hall to a large double door, and pushed it open.
"Ah, Klaus! How are you friend?" The woman from Geosenge Town cheerfully greeted the scientist. Klaus snorted.
"What do you want?" He asked, annoyed, "You took me away from my work at a crucial moment."
The woman pretended to be offended, "Well, I jus-"
"Cut the crap Iren." Klaus remarked, "What is it that you want?"
Iren chuckled, "How'd the test go?"
"The results have determined that the boy is a candidate for Project XYZ" Klaus said.
"And what of my dearest Z?" Iren asked, as she played with her hair.
"Z didn't participate in the experiment, he was elsewhere at the time." Klaus repiled. Iren
stood up from her seat.
"Klaus, you need to keep in mind that yo-" Iren began to scold him.
"Iren you need to remember that I don't work for you. I work towards my own goals, and
you are nothing but a temporary resource for funding, continue to act like you own me and I will take my team and we will leave." Klaus cut her off, his voice like a sword.
Route 5, Kalos Region
"Uh...Trent?" Z said, turning around as they walked to Camphrier Town. Only an hour ago they left the scene of the Gogoat and the Skiddo, the rampage ceased after Skiddo showed it was okay. Skiddo and his Mother had been trapped by the Steelix and trying to get help, the fellow Gogoat rampaged.
"What's up?" Trenton asked, his arms raised behind his head.
"There's a Skiddo charging you…" Z pointed, and before he could react, Skiddo leaped into Trenton's arms and bleated gleefully.
"Skiddo, what are you doing here?!" Trenton exclaimed, hugging his new friend.
"I think he wants to stay with you." Z suggested. Trenton looked at Z and then back at Skiddo.
"Is that true Skiddo?" Trenton asked the goat Pokemon. Skiddo nodded and let out a cry, "Nini, is there room for one more Pokemon for awhile?" Trenton asked his partner, Dratini chimed in approval, "Alright, Skiddo! Welcome to the team!"
Trenton has a new Pokemon, a piece of Z's past came into light, mysterious people are pulling the strings from somewhere, what is next for our heroes on their journey to Camphrier Town?
Hi everyone! Please let me know what you think of this story, its my first story so far, and I'm loving how fun it is to write it so far!
