Pokemon Ultimate Adventures

VOLUME 1: KANTO

CHAPTER 8: CERULEAN GYM SHOWDOWN!

Cerulean City, the next day

Red woke up early next morning to get a fresh start on today's agenda. He had planned to challenge the gym today and hopefully move on to Vermillion City where Leaf was waiting for him.

Getting dressed after a nice shower, Red grabbed his Poke Balls, shoes and hat before hurrying down the stairs. Misty was waiting for him, tapping her foot. She had her bathing suit on and her blue coat, which was strange to Red. He decided to ignore it however, and continue on with what they were doing.

Stepping out into the bright sunlight, Red followed the excited Misty across the city. She seemed to be energetic and excited about Red's battle, heck, he was excited as well. Red looked around and saw the city was brimming with alot of people as usual, being it was the time for a rush hour like this.

"And there it is!" Misty proudly exclaimed pointing at the familiar brown roof building. Red felt some kind of confidence shining in his body.

Oh man, I'm already getting some nostalgia about Pewter! Red thought as he and Misty walked to the gym. It was right next to a lake, signifying the gym leader's use of Water types.

Walking into the gym, Red and Misty were greeted by a man just like in Pewter.

"Hey there Champ! Going to challenge the Gym Leader, I see?" the man said to Red.

"Yep! Got any Fresh Water on you?"

"Heh heh, sure do. Good luck!" the man said. As Red walked away, he failed to notice Misty and the man nod to each other.

The Gym was crowded just as the one in Pewter. Only difference was the fact that is was bright and was designed to consist of multiple swimming pools unlike the one in Pewter City where it was dark and rocky.

"Well, good luck! I'll be on the sidelines cheering you on!", Misty said.

"Thanks, Misty!"

Misty then walked away, leaving Red to wait in line just as before. While waiting, he took out the three Poke Balls that had his Pokemon in them.

"Alright guys, our second Gym Battle! Pikachu, please don't act like the jerk you were before", Red said. The electric mouse happily nodded.

"As for you Charmander, I will use you but not alot considering this Gym is your worst enemy", Red said. Charmander nodded and shuddered, thinking about all that water. Red then turned to Nidoran.

"And you. You're new to this, but don't worry. Just do as I say and everything will be fine. Besides, you'll enjoy it! Got it?" Red said. Nidoran eagerly nodded.

"ANNND ANOTHER HIT FROM KATO!" the announcer yelled. Red looked at the first ring and saw a boy wearing a green and white trainer outfit standing with his back to the ring. He had a Zigzagoon in front of him, who was now glaring at its opponent which appeared to be a Poliwhirl. Red smiled, suddenly thinking about Poli, his Poliwrath back at home.

Wonder how Mom and Poli have been doing. I'll have to call them later!

"AND NEXT, GIVE IT UP FOR...RED KETCHUM!" the announcer called. Red straightened his hat and walked up the ring. His opponent was the Tube Boy with the Poliwhirl.

"Hey there. Ready?" the boy asked kindly.

"You bet!" Red replied excitedly. At least the people here were nicer than the other Gym.

"FIGHT!"

Red and the Tube Boy, whose name was Albert, threw their Poke Balls forward. Red brought out his Nidoran, deciding it would be a good idea to give Nidoran the easiest match since he was new to all of this. Albert brought out his Poliwhirl and the fight was on.

Nidoran and Polirwhirl dashed towards each other and began to strike each other. Poliwhirl punched Nidoran on the side, but the poison mouse retaliated by striking Poliewhirl back with his horn. Nidoran then headbutt Poliwhirl back a few feet and charged at him.

"Poliwhirl, use Water Gun!" Albert commanded.

"Nidoran, roll under it!"

Nidoran curled into a ball and rolled under a stream of water shot out by Poliwhirl.

"Now get back up and use Poison Sting!" Red ordered. Nidoran uncurled himself and shot a poison dart right in Poliwhirl's face.

"Pol!" Poliwhirl painfully cried out as he staggered back giving Nidoran time to scratch him.

"Horn Attack!" Nidoran struck Poliwhirl with his horn, doing more damage. Poliwhirl cried out in pain as he fell down on his back, letting Nidoran furiously scratch him in the face with Fury Swipes.

"Poliwhirl, grab him and use Water Gun!" Albert called out. Hearing his trainer's command, Poliwhirl reached over and snagged Nidoran by the horn.

"Nido?" Nidoran wondered, as he struggled to break free.

"Nidoran, get back!" Red called out, but it was no use. Nidoran struggled to break free, but couldn't and let Poliwhirl splash him with a stream of water on his face. Nidoran tumbled back in pain, giving the foe's Poliwhirl to run over and punch him and grab him, before tossing him to the side and spraying him with a Water Gun.

"Poliwhirl, Pound!"

"Nidoran, dodge it and use Fury Swipes!"

Pushing himself up, Nidoran growled and dodged the punch from Poliwhirl, dashing behind him and letting him have it with a bunch of rapid claw swipes.

"Poli! Poli!" Poliwhirl cried out trying to pry Nidoran off him.

"Nidoran, use Poison Sting now!" Red called out. Thinking quick, Nidoran quickly spat out a few purple darts right at Poliwhirl. Due to how dangerously close the attack was, Poliwhirl was instantly knocked out.

"Yeah!" Red exclaimed, his Nidoran cheering beside him.

"Not so fast! I have one more Pokemon. Go, Finneon!" A black and blue fish appeared and flop onto the water in the middle of the ring.

"Hah, this will be easy! Nidoran, Poison Sting!" Red exclaimed. However, instead of Poison Sting, Nidoran spat out a thick purple blob that struck Finneon and did severe damage to it.

"Whoa what the heck was that?!" Red exclaimed. After flipping his Pokedex open, it turned around Nidoran had learned Sludge. It also appeared that Finneon was poisoned due to the sludge since it had a purple color on its body.

"Finneon, use Leer!" Albert called out. Leer didn't help at all as Red just commanded Nidoran to use Sludge again and it knocked out Finneon.

"AND THE WINNER IS RED!"

A series of cheers sounded throughout the crowd near ring Red was on, and he just scratched his head sheepishly.

"Heh heh, good job buddy", Red said, offering a kind and proud smile at Nidoran.

"Nido!" Nidoran exclaimed excitedly. He never felt so proud of himself. He had finally fought in a Gym Battle and made his trainer proud. Nidoran felt being with Red was even better than being in the wild.

"Let's move on to the next ring", Red said, returning Nidoran. Albert congratulated him as he walked across and stood in line for the next ring. The battle rings were also squares and circles, where the first gym only had squares. Not to mention the infinite amount of built-in pools in each one. There were also other pools to which people who were swimming for fun could go.

Red glanced around, looking for any sign of Misty.

I wonder where she is in that mess, Red thought.

"NEXT!" the announcer called and yet Red was up again. He walked into the ring, which was a circular shape unlike the one before and stood across a Tube Girl.

"Hi. I'm Lisa", the Tube Girl introduced.

"Nice to meet you", Red replied.

"FIGHT!"

"Go, Pikachu!"

"Show them what you can do, Goldeen!"

Pikachu and a red and white fish materialized from their respective Poke Balls and stood across each other, Goldeen in the pool.

"Goldeen, use Brine!"

"Pikachu, counter with Thundershock!"

Pikachu stood his ground and fired a bolt of electricity at the oncoming water, completly plowing through. Goldeen dived under and leapt in the air out of the water as Thundershock came crashing down on the pool.

"Use Brine again!" Lisa called out.

"Pikachu, use Thundershock again and then knock it down with Quick Attack!"

Pikachu shot another bolt of electricity at Goldeen, the fish narrowly avoiding it again. The electric mouse then shot forward at blinding speed and leapt towards Goldeen.

"Horn Attack!" Using its horn, Goldeen quickly stabbed Pikachu, knocking him into the water.

"Now, Whirlpool!" Lisa called out.

Goldeen began to swirl the water, sucking Pikachu in and making him fly around in the water.

"Now, Thunderbolt!" Red exclaimed.

Upon hearing his trainer's voice, Pikachu unleashed a bigger bolt of electricity in the water, this time shocking Goldeen and leaving it with no place to run.

"Goldeen!" Lisa cried out as her Goldeen fell down, unconscious.

"Yeah! We win again!" Red exclaimed doing a victory pose.

"Pika!" Pikachu exclaimed.

Red walked down and waited in line for the next ring. He knew Charmander wouldn't really be a good choice today, so he would just have to rely on Pikachu and Nidoran. At least it was better in Pewter, where he only had one Pokemon.

The rest of Red's matches went the same. He destroyed most of the trainers in the gym just by using Pikachu. Nidoran also helped out, since Red felt it was necessary for him to gain experience. At some point, Red started using Charmander in battle as well and to his surprise, the starter Pokemon did better than expected. By the time they got to the last trainer, Charmander looked fully fresh.

"NEXT!" Red walked up the square ring and was greeted by a Sailor.

"Hey there. My name's Dylan. Let's have a good battle", the Sailor greeted, to which Red politely greeted back.

"FIGHT!"

Red sent out Pikachu against his opponent, who was a Buizel.

"Let's go, Buizel! Start off with Water Pulse!" Dylan exclaimed.

"Pikachu dodge it! Smack it down with Quick Attack!"

Pikachu dodged the blue water orb, then rushed at Buizel with a white trail behind him.

"Buizel, you use Quick Attack too!"

Buizel let out a battle cry, then charged forward using the same move. The two met head on, and began to push each other with their strength. At first it looked like Buizel had the lead and was pushing Pikachu back, but Pikachu then remained strong and began holding his ground.

"Come on, Pika! You can do it!" Red called out. Pikachu was inspired by his trainer's words and used all of his strength to push Buizel back, sending the blue badger tumbling back.

"Thunderbolt!" Red exclaimed. Pikachu smirked and unleashed his most powerful move, shocking the living daylights out of Buizel. Despite the overwhelming damage he took, Buizel got up and glared at Pikachu.

"Quick Attack!" Dylan ordered.

Buizel rushed towards Pikachu, who was taking time to recharge, and hit him dead on with the Quick Attack.

"Pikachu, smack him away with your tail!" Red desperately called out. Dylan smirked. "Heh, bad idea. Iron Tail!"

Buizel grinned and slammed his tail on Pikachu. To Pikachu, it felt like getting hit by a train and he gave out a cry of pain.

"Oh shit, what is that? I gotta teach you that move!" Red exclaimed. "Use Thundershock to shake him off, then hit him with Quick Attack!"

Pikachu glared at the Buizel who had him pinned down and shocked him with a bolt of electricity, making Buizel let go of Pikachu. Pikachu got up and rammed into Buizel's gut with his Quick Attack and knocked him back. Buizel tumbled back hard and landed on his back, giving Red the time to strike.

"Thunderbolt!"

"Pikachuuuuu!" Pikachu shouted, electrocuting Buizel with a stronger bolt of electricity.

"BUIIIII!" Buizel shouted in pain, struggling to fight the pain. Pikachu stopped his attack and was shocked to see Buizel stand up. The weasel, however, looked battered and was ready to fall down any minute.

"Good job with the Endure. Now use Brine!" Dylan exclaimed. Gathering all of his strength, Buizel released his water type attack at Pikachu.

"Pika, let's try that move. Use Quick Attack to get to him and try Iron Tail!" Red exclaimed. Even though he didn't know the last order, Pikachu still decided to follow his trainer's orders and took off. Using Quick Attack's speed, Pikachu dodged Brine and sprinted over to Buizel faster than the eye could follow and leapt up, spinning in the air.

Time seemed to slow down as the crowd intently stared, wondering what was going to happen next. Dylan ordered Buizel to use Water Gun just as Pikachu was inches from his face. The water never came out as Pikachu slammed his tail on Buizel's face, knocking him out cold and falling down on his back. Pikachu landed on his feet and struck a victory pose as Buizel came crashing down unconscious.

"HOLY CRAP, YOU JUST LEARNED IRON TAIL ON YOUR FIRST TRY!" Red shouted, totally lost in his excitement. Pikachu shook his head frantically and tried to tell Red the truth, but Red was lost in his excitement and shouting. The electric mouse sighed and shook his head. Dylan chuckled.

"Hey Red! Your Pikachu didn't learn Iron Tail yet! It just got lucky and knocked Buizel out since Buizel was really weak from the Thunderbolt!" Dylan shouted. Red stopped and slowly sweatdropped.

"Oh-erm...sorry! I just thought..." Red said, embarassed of his behavior.

"Pikaaa..." Pikachu said, sadly. Dylan smiled.

"Hey don't look down. That was pretty good for the first time. Just train your Pikachu later and he'll eventually learn Iron Tail!"

"Thanks, Dylan!" Red said.

"No problem. Now, are we going to continue this battle or what?"

"You're on!"

The rest of the battle was pretty much in Red's favor the whole time. Dylan's last two Pokemon were a Finneon and Basculin, to which Pikachu easily defeated with Thunderbolt. Dylan congratulated Red and wished him luck as Red stepped out of the ring and started walking to the final ring, which was a ginormous circular swimming pool, with some normal ground.

"This is it. Time to see who this Gym Leader is!" Red exclaimed, confidently. He stood on one side of the arena, impatiently waiting for his opponent. Misty had given alot of tips and suggestions for this Gym Leader. It sounded like whoever it was, they were very powerful and not to be messed with.

"Finally!" Red exclaimed as a platform ascended from the ground below on the other side of the arena. He stared as the trainer emerged themselves and walked into the arena.

"Finally! I've heard alot about you, so let's see if you can-". Red's brash attitude was soon transformed into a shocked one. The trainer that stood on the other side of the arena was someone he never expected.

"Misty?!" Red exclaimed seeing his friend smirking. She had her white coat and bathing suit on and was wearing a victorious smirk on her face.

"Got you, didn't I? I told you the Gym Leader was going to be tough and it's none other than me!" Misty exclaimed. Red was still in too much of a shock.

"Bu...b-why?"

"Duh, because it was funny! Seeing how confident and nagging you were about facing the Gym Leader, I decided to have fun and play a little joke on you!" Misty explained.

"Wait, so does Leaf know about this and that's why she didn't tell me the name?" Red asked.

"Hmm? You mean that girl with the blue tank top and white hat? No! She doesn't even know about this. I decided to do this on my own!"

Red didn't know whether to feel angry or confused. He felt no reason to be angry, but confused was another thing.

"So why were you giving me all those tips if you were the gym leader the whole time?"

"It's because I wanted a serious challenge. After seeing what you're capable of on Mt. Moon, I wanted to fight you at your full potential!" Misty said. A feeling of excitement suddenly raced through Red's body. This was going to be an interesting battle.

A small smile crept on Red's face. "Alright, let's do this! Nidoran, go!"

"Nido!"

Nidoran hopped on the arena, eager for another battle. With spare Potions at his disposal, Red's Pokemon were fully healed this time. Misty smirked and threw her own Poke Ball.

"Staryu, let's rock this place!" The brown starfish Pokemon came out of its ball, spinning wildly.

"Nidoran, start off with Leer!" Red exclaimed.

"Staryu, Rapid Spin!"

Staryu began to spin rapidly as Nidoran tried to look in its eye and suddenly with blinding speed, Nidoran was struck hard by the rapid spin and was sent tumbling back.

"Nidoran, get up and use Poison Sting!"

"Don't let it get back up! Use Water Pulse!"

With amazing speed, Staryu shot a blue orb at Nidoran, striking it and dealing serious damage to him. Red grew more anxious as Nidoran stood up, groggily. The mouse began tottering around and Red saw swirls in his eyes.

"Now that your Nidoran is Confused, finish this with Tackle!" Misty said. Nothing needed to be said as Staryu rammed into Nidoran, knocking him out immediatly.

"Really?" Red asked, pretty angry over the fact Misty had ordered Staryu to humiliate him like that. Misty just flashed a cute grin.

Damn, she really is good. Brock's a joke compared to her. Nidoran didn't even land one hit! "It's time to step things up. Charmander, go!"

Charmander hopped out of his Poke Ball and glared at Staryu, angered that his partner had fallen so badly.

"Heh, this should be quick. Staryu, knock that Charmander out with Water Pulse!", Misty exclaimed. Staryu shot a blue orb of water at Charmander, but the lizard agilely dodged it.

"Ember!" Red called out.

"Is he serious? A Fire type attack on a Water type?" Misty wondered out loud.

Nevertheless, Charmander spat out a tiny fireball to which Staryu took. Surprisingly, it did alot of damage and Staryu was sent flying back a little.

"Staryu? How did that hurt?!" Misty exclaimed, surprised. Red smirked.

"I bet you're shocked, huh? I've trained Charmander alot and he's my strongest Pokemon right now, so he could do alot more damage even if it doesn't seem like it!"

"URGHH! I won't lose to you! Staryu, get back up and use Rapid Spin!" Misty exclaimed.

Staryu got up and spun around, before shooting itself at Charmander. Charmander jumped over Staryu and turned around, firing another Ember that knocked Staryu down.

"Charmander, Scratch!" Red said. Charmander sprinted over to Staryu and slashed the starfish fatally. Staryu dodged another Scratch and rammed Charmander back a little.

"Water Gun!"

"Star!" Staryu exclaimed spraying Charmander with a stream of water. Charmander recoiled back in pain, being weak against the super effective attack.

"Charmander, hang in there buddy!" Red exclaimed.

"Staryu, use Rapid Spin!" Misty called out. Staryu began spinning around and launched itself at Charmander.

"Scratch!" Red exclaimed. Charmander got ready to swiped his claw at the incoming Staryu. But Staryu flew over Charmander at the last second, evading the Scratch attack and turning around before barreling straight into Charmander's back.

"Char!"

Charmander fell forward, badly hurt from the strong attack. The Water Gun had weakened him severely and he was on the brink of fainting. Red knew Charmander wouldn't be able to last long.

"Charmander get out of there!" Red desperatly called out. Charmander heard Red's command and got up to his feet, starting to dash away from Staryu.

"Water Gun!" Misty said. Quick as lightning, Staryu nailed Charmander in the back point blank and Charmander gave out a final cry before collapsing on the ground.

"Charmander!" Red exclaimed in horror. Charmander wasn't down yet, and he was struggling to get up on his feet. Misty saw this and decided to take the opportunity.

"Finish him with Rapid Spin!" Staryu spun again and breezed towards Charmander, ready to take him out. Red desperately called out for Charmander to move, but the lizard's legs weren't kicking in. Charmander waited for the final blow, but suddenly felt something inside his gut. The feeling grew from a small, tingly to a powerful aura inside and soon Charmander felt immense strength kick in.

"Chaaarrrrrr!" Charmander shouted as his body was suddenly engulfed in white light, Staryu still coming at him. Red watched with awe as Charmander's shape changed into a more fearsome, taller individual. The white light dissipated and the newly evolved Pokemon gave out a powerful battle cry as he thrust his hands forward, catching Staryu in his grip.

"What?!" Misty exclaimed, baffled by the situation. Red was amazed.

"Chaaarrr!" the new Pokemon roared before heaving Staryu to the other side of the battlefield. It was then Red noticed Charmander's new appearance. He was now taller, with a pointed horn on the back of his head, his color was now deep red, his claws were sharper and his tail was a little bigger, with the flame even bigger.

"Charmeleon, the Flame Pokemon", Red said, reading the Pokedex. "Wow, Charman-I mean Charmeleon, you evolved!"

Charmeleon let out a triumphant roar in response. Red smirked. "Well, let's see what you could do".

Misty didn't like the look on Red's face at all. She wanted to wipe out that smirk on his face and she was going to do just that.

"Staryu, get back up and use Water Pulse!" Misty ordered. Staryu got up and fired the blue orb at Charmeleon, who stood there smirking.

"Dodge-". Red didn't have to continue as Charmeleon swiftly stepped aside and was already sprinting at Staryu, faster than before. Red knew what Charmeleon so badly wanted to do and he was going to give that to him.

"Alright then. Charmeleon, use Ember!" Red exclaimed, eager to see how powerful the move would be.

Charmeleon reared his head back, flames in his mouth and thrust forward. However, instead of a normal fireball shooting out, Charmeleon used the flames to spin vertically in a circle and surround himself with flames. Soon, he was a living fireball hurling towards Staryu at blinding speed.

"Staryu, get out th-", Misty was cut off by Charmeleon swiftly slamming into Staryu, creating an explosion that made the crowd go wild. Red gaped with his mouth open as Charmeleon leapt back from the smoke and landed on his feet perfectly.

"Char!" he barked. Once the smoke cleared, Staryu was seen lying on the ground, unconscious.

"Staryu? What the hell?!" Misty exclaimed.

"What the hell was that?!" Red exclaimed looking at his Pokedex. Charmeleon had apparently learned Flame Wheel, a new move that was more devastating than Ember.

"Nice! Now we can win this fight!" Red exclaimed.

"Don't forget about my other Pokemon! Krabby, let's go!" Misty exclaimed releasing her crab Pokemon. Charmeleon snickered at his small, weak opponent. This would be quick.

"Krabby, Water Sport!" Misty exclaimed. Krabby let large rain drops spew in the air with his claws and came out, strengthning Water type moves and weakening Fire type.

"Aw man!" Red exclaimed. He then noticed Charmeleon was beckoning for him. "Huh? You say you got this? Well ok, then use Smokescreen!"

Charmeleon grinned and spewed out a large, thick smoke that was bigger than Charmander's. Red slackjawed as the smoke nearly covered the entire gym. Misty on the other hand couldn't see anything.

"Charmeleon, use Flame Wheel!" Red exclaimed. Charmeleon grinned and spun into a fiery ball before rocketing off in the smoke. A second later, a loud cry of pain was heard. Red let out a breath of relief as Charmeleon emerged from the smoke, looking fine as ever. Krabby however, wasn't good.

As soon as the smoke cleared, Misty gawked as she saw Krabby lying on the ground, motionless.

"Krabby!" Misty exclaimed, as Red and Charmeleon let out victorious cheers. She returned her Pokemon and glared at Red.

"It's time for my trump card! Starmie, take this Charmeleon out of the fight!" Misty exclaimed releasing her purple starfish Pokemon.

"Starrrr!" Starmie exclaimed. Charmeleon got ready. He could sense Starmie was a strong foe and that he had to take this seriously.

"Go, Ember!" Red exclaimed. Charmeleon spewed out a big fireball that struck Starmie dead on. However, it only did a few damage, leaving Red and Charmeleon in a state of worry. Misty smirked, seeing as Red had no way out of this one.

"Water Pulse!"

Starmie launched a large blue orb, to which Charmeleon could not dodge.

"Charrr!" Charmeleon cried out as he was struck by the force of the attack. Luckily, since Charmeleon had evolved, he hadn't been knocked out. But Water Pulse did leave him Confused after that.

"Charmeleon, return", Red said, seeing as there was no way Charmeleon could continue in his Confused state. He then brought out Pikachu and gave a determined look. "You've got this, buddy!"

"Pika!" Pikachu exclaimed. He turned around and glared at Starmie. Misty smirked.

"Starmie, let's finish this with Pyschic!" Starmie's core glowed pink before Pikachu was surrouned in pink light.

"Pika?" Pikachu asked surprise. Suddenly, he was lifted up and slammed to the ground.

"Shit! Pika, break out of that Psychic!" Red exclaimed. Pikachu tried to do what Red said, but no avail.

"Starmie, now!" Misty exclaimed. Starmie slammed Pikachu to the ground again and levitated the mouse in the air. Pikachu didn't know what it was at first, but suddenly, he felt a sharp pain on his body.

"Pikaaa!" Pikachu cried out in pain. Red gasped. Misty was going to win by such a cheap shot and he couldn't do anything about it. What's worse was when he saw Pikachu's health bar drop down to dangerously low on the Pokedex. If Pikachu went down, it was all over.

"Starmie, keep pushing and finish it with full Psychic Power!" Misty exclaimed. Starmie increased its power and Pikachu was just about to pass out when he heard Red's words.

"You can do it! I can believe in you, buddy!!" Red shouted as loud as he could. Pikachu was touched. Did Red really believe in him that much? If that was the case, he couldn't fail him right now.

Gathering all of his strength, Pikachu freed himself from the Psychic hold with a mighty cry and remained airborne. Misty gasped, shocked at how easily Pikachu was able to break out. Red knew what to do next.

"Thunderbolt!"

Words didn't need to be said as Pikachu released the most powerful Thunderbolt he had used, completly shocking and obliterating Starmie. A massive explosion shook the stadium and soon, Misty saw her Starmie lying on the ground, motionless.

"STARMIE IS UNABLE TO BATTLE! THE WINNER IS...RED KETCHUM!" the announcer shouted as the crowd erupted into wild cheers. Misty was shocked beyond the lines at what just occured. Pikachu had just knocked out her most powerful Pokemon in one hit! It amazed her to see what Red was capable of.

As for the Pallet Town trainer, he was currently jumping in joy and hugging Pikachu. Speaking of which, Pikachu had used all of his strength in that last attack. He collapsed into Red's arms, but not before giving him a bright smile. Misty smiled at the two.

Seeing how he bonds with his Pokemon, he truly is worthy of this badge! Misty thought. She walked over to Red and smiled at him.

"That was a good battle. I'm so happy to have fought you Red", Misty said. Red smiled.

"Thank you", he said shaking her hand. Misty then took out a shiny blue badge.

"For defeating me, you get to have the Cascade Badge, as proof of beating me", Misty said handing Red the badge that looked like a raindrop. Red smiled and put the badge in his trainer case.

"Where are you off to now?" Misty asked.

"Vermilion City. I have to see my best friend Leaf there and we're going on the S.S Anne Cruise!" Red exclaimed. Misty gave a strange look.

"The S.S Anne Cruise? Didn't you hear that it's postponed until next week?"

"Really?" Red asked. He didn't know about that. Looks like he would have to talk to Leaf later.

"Well, I won't stop you on your journey. Wish you luck and you better win the Pokemon League!" Misty exclaimed.

"Okay. Bye Misty and thanks for everything!" Red said. Misty laughed.

"You don't have to thank me. That's what friends are for, right? Besides, we have each other's numbers, so you better call me sometime!"

"Sure will. Bye!" Red exclaimed. Misty waved back as Red turned around and began to head for the exit, the crowd cheering him on.

He's so kind. Arceus, why aren't there more people like him? Misty thought.

Pewter Museum of Science

It was quite crowded today when Brock walked through the doors of his beloved museum. The Pewter Museum of Science was founded long back when Brock's father Flint was the Gym Leader and now with age, Flint had given Brock the responsibility. And he was damn responsible.

"Good evening, Junichi!" Brock exclaimed to one of the scientists. Junichi turned around.

"Brock! Good evening to you too! What brings you here?"

"Why? Can't I see my own museum?" Brock joked.

"Haha! Most certainly you can!" Junichi exclaimed.

"No but seriously, I want to see that new fossil you guys have recently discovered. What was it called, the amber?" Brock asked.

"Ah! You mean the Old Amber! Well, it's doing splendid! Come with me!" Junichi exclaimed leading Brock to the fossil room.

There were many fossils on display in the room, all being ancient Pokemon at one point. Brock and Junichi passed through the isle of glass cases and reached a certain one in the far left corner. There, lying in the glass case was not a fossil, but an stone that was amber colored. On the paper, it read "Old Amber".

"Heh, still fresh as ever. Did you find out what kind of Pokemon was this?" Brock asked. Junichi smirked.

"You're going to like this! The Old Amber was once a Pokemon known as Aerodactyl. It used it's sharp jaws to catch prey and fight enemies. We even have a picture of it!" Junichi exclaimed leading Brock to a computer where another scientist was working.

"Kilo, how's the analysis?" Junichi asked the scientist.

"Pretty good so far. I've discovered more move Aerodactyl was able to use and learned more about it's abilities and whatnot".

"Well, let's hear them", Brock said crossing his arms. Kilo pointed to the picture of a large winged pterodactyl that had a large mouth filled with sharp teeth. It's tail had a sharp point to it.

"See those jaws? That's what Aerodactyl used to capture prey and fight its enemies. It also used its sharp tail for the same purpose. Due to its appearance, we have called Aerodactyl the Fossil Pokemon, since it is one of the most ancient and by far the oldest Pokemon to date. We've determined its abilities were Pressure, which is unusual, and Rock Head. It's type is Rock and Flying, but some of its powers also make it a semi Dragon type".

Brock was amazed to say the least by the explanation Kilo had given him. It sounded like Aerodactyl were powerful Pokemon, and if they could bring it back to life, Pewter Gym would be a much tougher gym. Junichi beamed at the work he and his partner had presented to Brock.

"What do you think? Is it good?"

"Junichi, it's amazing! We must bring this Pokemon to life and I need to have one!" Brock exclaimed.

"Right on it, sir!" Junichi exclaimed hurrying to a machine. Brock sighed. The process of bringing a Pokemon back to life wasn't long due to the new technology the Unova Region had invented, but a feeling of hype was inside of Brock as he was eager to see Aerodactyl in person.

"Now if we place the Old Amber here-" Junichi started but was cut off by an explosion from outside in the Main Hall. Brock and the two scientists rushed to the main hall and were shocked to see a few men in black uniforms attacking the place with their Pokemon. What really intrigued Brock was the red "R" on their uniforms.

"Hey! Who are you and why are you attacking the museum?!" Brock exclaimed. One of the men turned around and saw him. He gasped and quickly ordered his Koffing to use Poison Gas. Koffing flew up and let out a toxic cloud that dangerously floated towards Brock. Junichi and Kilo cowered in fear while Brock grabbed a couple of Poke Balls and released his Pokemon.

"Geo!" Six Geodude emerged from their Poke Balls and formed a tight circle around Brock by clasping each other's hands together.

"Geodude Squad! Front and center! Skull Bash!" Brock shouted. The Geodude began to rotate in a circle, spinning their way above Brock's body and launched them selves at all the Koffing in the room, knocking them out in one blow. A couple of Zubat that tried to intervene were brought down as well.

"Go Machop!" the grunts shouted releasing a dozen Machop to counter the Geodude. Brock smirked. "Not happening! Geodude, Magnitude!"

The six Geodude stopped spinning, and with their hands clasped together, slammed on the ground creating a large shockwave that sent the Machop flying back into their trainers.

Brock was about to continue his assault until part of the roof gave away to an explosion that rocked the ground. Brock looked up upon hearing laughter and saw three figures descend from the ceiling, all landing in a fashionable style. One was a woman with long maroon hair, the other was a guy with blue short hair and the last was a short, skinny Meowth.

"Prepare for trouble!"

"And make it double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all people under within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth, that's right!"

Brock was astounded that the Meowth just talked, but shook his head to clear it. He glared at the three people in front of him. "Who are you and what do you want?"

The woman chuckled. "I'm Jessie!"

"And I'm James!" the guy exclaimed.

"Th' names Meowth and we're here for a rare fossil of a powerful Pokemon fo' our boss!"

Brock knew they were talking about Aerodactyl, but he also knew giving these fools something so powerful was a bad idea. "Well, you're never going to get it on my watch! Let's go Geodude!" The Six Geoduded whirred up to Brock and glared at their opponents. Jessie and James laughed.

"Oh, so you're challenging us to a Pokemon Battle? How ironic!" James chuckled.

"We'll make quick work of this! Ekans, go!" Jessie exclaimed releasing a purple snake.

"You too, Koffing!" James exclaimed releasing his smog Pokemon. Brock smirked. This would be easy.

"Geodude, Rock Throw on Koffing and knock him out with Strength! Then use Magnitude to get rid of that Ekans!" The Geodude all homed in on Koffing and gathered a large rock before chucking it at Koffing and striking it.

"Koffing, get back up and use Poison Gas!" James exclaimed but the Geodude knocked it out with Strength before anything could be done. James was furious while Jessie was not impressed.

"Hmph, you lost to a brat like that! I won't go down that easily!"

"Hey!" James angrily exclaimed, but Jessie ignored him.

"Ekans, Poison Sting!"

"Now!" Brock shouted. The Geodude released their Magnitude, knocking Ekans out in one hit. Meowth doubled over in laughter while James smirked at the shocked Jessie.

"Who lost to the brat now, hmm?" James sneered, as Jessie's eye twitched. SLAP! In a flash, Jessie had given a mighty slap to James, making him cry out in pain.

"Quit babbling and help me out with your other Pokemon!" Jessie exclaimed. Brock could have sworn he saw tears come out of James' eyes, but the man regained his composure and smirked.

"You won't win this time! Carnivine, let's go!"

"You too, Wobuffet!"

James released a plant like Pokemon while Jessie released an odd Pokemon with no eyes. It was like an insult to Brock.

"Pfft! You think these Pokemon will beat me? You're wrong!" Brock exclaimed.

"We'll see about that! Attack!" Jessie exclaimed. But instead of attacking, Wobuffet instead lunged at Jessie, much to her bewilderment and wrapped its arms around her, pulling her into a bear hug.

"Woba!" Wobuffet exclaimed. Jessie was thrashing to free herself while James and Meowth were busy laughing their heads off.

"Get off me, you buffoon! Hey, don't just stand there-do something!" Jessie angrily exclaimed.

"What is this? Is this a joke?" Brock asked.

"You think we're fooling around? I'll show you! Carnivine, Bite!" James ordered. Carnivine opened its mouth wide open and prepared to lunge at the Geodude, but instead turned around and clamped itself on James, his head in Carnivine's mouth.

"Gaaah! Get off me you oaf! This is no time for fooling around!" James exclaimed waving his arms wildly.

"You see? This is why we should have asked for the boss' Pokemon!" Jessie angrily exclaimed.

"What is dis? I thought you guys had dis in da bag!" Meowth exclaimed.

"Wobbuffet. Off. Now!" Jessie ordered. Wobbuffet immediatly let go of Jessie and Carnivine did the same when James gave it the order.

"Now let's do this! Wobbuffet, use-" Jessie exclaimed before Wobbuffet wrapped his arms around her again.

"Wobba!" Wobbuffet happily exclaimed. Jessie grit her teeth, her eye dangerously twitching.

"James, you handle this!" she ordered.

"Right on it! Carnivine, Bullet Seed!" James ordered. This time, Carnivine listened to its trainer and fired several seeds as lightning fast pace, striking all the Geodude at once.

"Geodude Squad, fall back at once!" Brock ordered. He returned the many Geodude and glared at the now laughing James and Meowth. Even Jessie was grinning, even though Wobbuffet still had her in his grip.

"You see? WE are no joke! Now hand over the rare fossil at once!" James ordered.

"Yeah, or face da consequences!" Meowth added showing off his claws. Brock snorted.

"You think I'll be intimidated by the likes of you? Do you know who I am? I am Brock, Gym Leader of Pewter City!" Brock shouted, clearly agitated. Jessie, James and Meowth all cringed at Brock's tone. The man was serious.

"Let me show you why you shouldn't underestimate us Gym Leaders! Come out, my most powerful Geodude!" Brock exclaimed tossing a Poke Ball out.

"A Geodude? Hah! This will be quick!" James exclaimed.

"Dat fossil is as good as ours!" Meowth added, licking his lips.

"Just don't screw this up", Jessie said.

"We won't lose to a petty Geodude! Carnivine, prepare to Bullet Seed it!" James exclaimed.

What they did not expect was a gruff looking Graveler to emerge from the Poke Ball. The Rocket Trio immediatly gawked when they saw the meaty Graveler casting them a stone cold glare.

"W-what is a G-Graveler doing here? I thought you had a Geodude!" James exclaimed.

"Had a Geodude. I evolved it into a tough Graveler, who is also gonna pound you unconscious!"

James knew the situation didn't look good, yet he decided to fight anyway. "Team Rocket will never give up! Carnivine, Bullet Seed the Graveler!"

"I have a bad feeling about this", Jessie groaned.

Carnivine spat out rapid Bullet Seeds at Graveler, but to the trio's surprise, the seeds bounced right off Graveler as if they had no effect.

"Thanks to your Sturdy ability, Graveler's defense is highly raised. Now what do you guys plan?" Brock mocked. Jessie and James sweatdropped, not knowing what to do now.

"Hah! We, the Rocket Trio, w-will never s-surrender to a Gym L-leader!" James exclaimed striking a nervous pose. Brock shrugged.

"Your loss. Rock Blast!" Graveler let out a roar, making the Rocket Trio jump in fright. James screamed as Graveler shot multiple rocks at Carnivine at lightning speed, not tiring out at all. Carnivine was immediatly knocked out by the sheer power of the rocks and James was left with no Pokemon to fight with.

"Gah! Jessie, I-I failed!" James exclaimed.

"What did I tell you?! Now the boss will have our heads!" Jessie exclaimed.

"Meowth! It ain't over yet! Fury Swipes!" Meowth lunged at Graveler, but was immediatly knocked back.

"Finish this with Slam!" Brock ordered. Graveler shot towards the three, roaring madly.

"Oh no...", Jessie whispered before Graveler slammed into the ground, creating a large quake that sent the three flying out of the hole with their respective Pokemon.

"Team Rocket is blasting off agaaainnnnnn!" the trio shouted as they flew into the sky. Brock sighed and surveyed the damage. Thankfully, the museum wasn't damaged alot, but it still needed to be patched up.

"They almost stole the Aerodactyl fossil. That was a close one", Brock said.

"Grav", Graveler agreed. Even though they were a complete joke, Brock couldn't help but worry about Team Rocket. Who were they and what was their motive? Brock knew they would be back for the Old Amber, so he had to keep it somewhere safe. And by somewhere safe, he had to give it to someone.

"I can't give it to another Gym Leader, that's too obvious. I should give it to a respnsible trainer. Let's see...", Brock said thinking of all the trainers who beat him.

"The kid with the Squirtle? Nah, he's too brash! The girl with the white hat? Nah, she's too soft! Let's see, how about that kid who beat me with his Pikachu?" Brock thought. Yes, he was perfect. Brock knew Red was the best choice, since he had seen the boy's bond with his Pokemon and what kind of strategy he used.

"I have his number, so I'll just give him a call!" Brock said. He knew Red was travelling currently, so he would have to find the next city Red was going to and mail it to the Poke Mart over there. Just as he was about to do that, Junichi came running over.

"Brock! Brock! The fossils...they're gone!" Brock couldn't believe what he heard.

"What?!"

TO BE CONTINUED

And the three best characters of Pokemon finally make their debut! I never get tired of Jessie, James and Meowth's banter, it's the funniest thing in the anime. And sorry for being out so long. As I've stated in my Sonic story, I had a lack of motivation lately and I alternate between stories. This story isn't done, so don't worry! And Charmander finally evolves!

Next time, rivals meet again! Red and Blue have a heated battle as the tension between them heats up. And we finally get to see what Yellow has been doing in Viridian City!

EPIC Out!