Author's Note: This chapter begins on the same day as the previous one, right after Adam and Jason eat lunch after Adam's battle with Misty.
Jason's POV
After I finished my lunch, I grabbed my bag.
"I'm going to do some training. Later!" I said to Adam as I left the cafeteria.
If I wanted to come anywhere close to winning, I needed to catch another type of Pokemon. I mean...I had three, but Charmander would be useless against Misty's Water Pokemon. If I knew some of Adam's dad's tricks, I could have an advantage, but I didn't know how he trained his Pokemon. Dad said that Ash took a lot of risks when battling. I would need to catch a Grass or Electric Pokemon to have any chance of winning.
I walked out of Cerulean City, down the path that lead to Mt. Moon, and started backtracking. Dad had told me that Oddish, Tangela, and Bellsprout lived around here. As luck would have it, I spotted a Tangela, and I removed Charmander's Pokeball.
"Charmander, go!" I cried, tossing the Pokeball.
"Char! Charmander!" Charmander cried.
The Tangela spun around and looked at me. It glanced around and I knew it was going to try to escape.
"Charmander, don't let it escape! Use Flamethrower!" I cried quickly. The Tangela started to run, but Charmander's Flamethrower stopped it, while damaging Tangela severely.
"Tang!" Tangela cried, and shot vines out. I could tell that this was either Vine Whip or Constrict.
"Dodge it and use Metal Claw!" Charmander successfully dodged and ran at Tangela while his claw started to glow.
"Char!" Charmander cried, using Metal Claw on Tangela.
"Tangela!" Tangela cried out, struggling to get up.
This was my chance! I tossed a Pokeball and the Tangela was engulfed by the red beam. I waited as the Pokeball wiggled and then stopped.
"Alright! I just caught a Tangela!" I cried, picking up the Pokeball.
"Thanks, Charmander. Take a rest." I said, returning Charmander.
I then let Tangela back out and pointed my Pokedex at it.
"Tangela, a Vine Pokémon. Its body is wrapped in vines which shake when it walks. The rest of its form is hidden beneath these vines. The vines snap off easily if they are grabbed. This happens painlessly, allowing it to make a quick getaway if it's in danger. The lost vines are replaced by newly grown vines the very next day." The mechanical voice said.
I returned Tangela again and I attached the two Pokeballs back to my belt and went back to the Pokemon Center and stopped at the desk.
"Hello, how may I help you?" Nurse Joy asked.
"I need my Pokemon healed." I said, handing her my Pokeballs. Tangela had taken a lot of damage from the battle, and Charmander needed a break, too.
She placed the tray onto the counter and I put my Pokeballs into the tray. I walked over and sat on a chair and waited.
The television was once again showing the announcement of contests. I personally was getting sick and tired of seeing that announcement, it seemed like every time we entered a Pokemon Center it showed this.
"Jason, your Pokemon are healed." Nurse Joy said after a while. I got up and went to the counter.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy." I said as I attached my Pokeballs back to my belt.
I walked out of the Pokemon Center and towards the open fields beside the building so I could train for my battle the next day. I had to make sure Tangela would listen to me and figure out the moves Tangela knew.
"Butterfree, Spearow, and Tangela, go!" I cried, tossing the Pokeballs.
"Free!" Butterfree cried, fluttering in the sky happily.
"Spear. Spearow." Spearow said flying to the ground and waiting.
"Tang! Tangela!" Tangela cried happily.
"Alright, guys. Tomorrow we take on the Gym Leader; Misty. She uses only Water Pokemon; Staryu, Starmie, and Gyarados." I said.
My team listened and after a moment they all said their names happily.
"Alright, then. Time to practice." I practiced with my team for a while. They were doing well and Tangela was looking pretty powerful, too. Soon, the sun was setting.
"Good job, guys. Take a rest, for tomorrow is a big day." I said, returning them. I attached the Pokeballs back to my belt and walked into the Pokemon Center. I walked into the room and found Adam not in the room, but Pikachu was drinking ketchup from a bottle.
"Where's Adam, Pikachu?" I asked as I tossed my bag on my bed and walked over to the electric mouse.
"Pikachu. Pika…chu." Pikachu said.
I looked at Adam's bed and didn't see a note. "Guess he went to get some food or he went to shower." I muttered.
I walked out of the room so I could get a bite to eat. I entered the cafeteria and glanced around for Adam, and I saw him eating nearby. I grabbed my dinner and joined him. I talked about my day, the training I did, and my new Pokemon.
When I woke up the next morning, I saw that Adam was still in his bed. I got off my bed and pulled my jacket on. But then I heard movement from Adam and saw that he was awake and was pulling on his sneakers.
"By the way, I forgot to ask, where were you yesterday?" I asked him. Adam looked up and yawned before he answered.
"I saw that you were practicing. I went to look at what wild Pokemon lived around here. I also walked around the city for a while last night." He replied and resumed tying his sneakers. "Ready for your gym battle?" he asked, standing up while pulling his jacket on.
"Yeah, as I'll ever be." I said, attaching my Pokeball belt.
Pikachu hopped onto Adam's shoulder and we left the room. We returned our keys to Nurse Joy before heading to the gym.
"I'm here to challenge the gym leader." I said.
"Well Jason, I look forward to the battle." Misty's voice said.
I looked over and saw her walking towards her side of the field while pulling her hair into her trademark ponytail. Adam was already sitting on the bleachers.
"I accept the challenge, Jason." Misty said, stepping onto the platform.
I nodded and stepped onto my platform. The referee came running over with her flags.
"The battle between the Gym Leader, Misty; and the challenger, Jason; will now begin!" she cried.
"Starmie, go!" Misty cried, tossing her Pokeball.
"Huh!" Starmie grunted as it landed on the platform.
She had changed up her line-up after battling Adam, but I figured Gyarados was still the last one.
"Butterfree, go!" I cried tossing my Pokeball.
"Butterfree! Free!" Butterfree cried, fluttering in the sky.
"Butterfree, use Confusion!" I cried.
"Starmie, into the water!" Misty quickly said
Butterfree's Confusion missed Starmie, since it was underwater.
"Ice Beam!" said Misty, as Starmie hopped onto a platform and shot a blast of ice at Butterfree.
"Fly around to dodge!" I said, hoping that Butterfree could get out of the way.
Butterfree was able to fly to a different spot just in time since the Ice Beam shot right where Butterfree was less than a second ago. Starmie jumped onto another platform and waited.
"Use Gust!" I cried.
"Starmie dodge quick!" Misty cried. Misty didn't give the command quick enough, though and Gust hit Starmie. Starmie was still strong enough to battle.
Straightforward attacks weren't going to work. I had to try something different. "Butterfree, use Supersonic!" I cried. Butterfree started emitting an ear-piercing noise; everyone in the gym wore the looks of pain and annoyance. The Supersonic successfully hit Starmie and it became confused.
"Starmie, snap out of it!" Misty cried. But Starmie showed no signs of snapping out of it any time soon.
Now that it was confused, this was my chance to attack! "Butterfree, use Gust once more!"
"Starmie, try to use Swift before the Gust!"
Butterfree launched the attack, but Starmie didn't use Swift quick enough. The Swift went into the Gust, and just like it had done when Adam had done it, it combined together like a contest move, and the combined attacks slammed into Starmie.
"Starmie!" Misty cried when Starmie fell into the pool.
Butterfree fluttered in the sky, waiting. Misty glanced into the pool and waited.
"Huh!" Starmie cried, emerging from the water. It was no longer confused.
"Alright, Starmie! Use Ice Beam!" Misty cried. I knew Starmie wasn't going to be able to fight for very much longer, but Butterfree was in trouble with Ice Beam.
"Butterfree, use Psybeam!" I said, trying out the new move Butterfree had learned while training yesterday.
The two moves fought for dominance. After a few minutes, Butterfree moved slightly and was able to get the Psybeam to stop the battle for dominance and hit Starmie, but the price of doing that was getting hit by Ice Beam, too.
Butterfree landed on a platform, struggling to get up. Thankfully, the Ice Beam hadn't frozen Butterfree, but the attack had done its damage. Starmie landed in the water and hadn't popped back up and Misty stepped off her platform and laid down on the edge and looked into the water.
"Starmie!" she cried.
A fainted Starmie floated back up to the surface, with its red core blinking. Misty removed a Pokeball and returned it.
"Starmie is unable to battle! B-" the referee started. But she stopped when she saw Butterfree had fainted on the platform.
"Butterfree!" I cried, quickly returning my exhausted Pokemon.
"Both Pokemon are unable to battle! It's a tie!" she announced, holding both flags straight in the air.
"You did great, Butterfree." I muttered, attaching the Pokeball back to my belt.
"Staryu, go!" Misty cried, tossing the Pokeball.
Yep, I was right. Gyarados would be last. I had my strategy planned out, hopefully this would work. "Spearow let's go!" I cried, and tossed my Pokeball.
"Spearow!" Spearow cried.
"Spearow, use Fury Attack!" I cried, and Spearow flew in close for an attack.
"Staryu, dodge! Then use Water Gun!" Misty shouted. Staryu dodged and was about to use Water Gun, but I wouldn't let up the attacks!
"Spearow, use Peck after dodging the attack!" I cried. Spearow's beak glowed and she successfully dodged the Water Gun and flew towards Staryu. Spearow landed the attack right on the red gem core on Staryu.
"Hya!" Staryu cried out in pain. If I wasn't mistaken, attacking Staryu or Starmie directly in the gem was super effective. I had found a weak point to focus my attacks on!
"Alright Spearow, Fury Attack once more!" I commanded. Spearow flew towards Staryu and Misty called out, "Dodge!", but it was too late. Fury Attack landed on the gem again and Staryu staggered backwards.
"Into the pool!" Misty cried. Staryu went into the protection of the water. "Now use Swift, Staryu!" Misty cried.
"Peck your way through the attack!" I cried. I had seen this used by Adam's mom when she used her Piplup when I had watched old battle videos with Adam. Hopefully, it would work. Spearow started to peck the stars that came towards her, but a few did hit her.
"Spearow, use Fury Attack!"
"Staryu, dodge it!" Misty cried.
Staryu jumped into the pool and avoided the attack. I had to end this soon before Spearow got hurt any more. Spearow was fast, but Staryu was faster.
"Staryu, use Swift once more!" Staryu shot up out of the water, launching its attack.
"Spearow, dodge!" Spearow dodged most Swift and waited.
"Pursuit!" I cried. Spearow landed the attack right on Staryu's gem. Staryu staggered and fell to the ground, fainted.
"Staryu is unable to battle! Spearow wins!" the referee cried, holding a flag towards me as Misty returned Staryu.
"Well Jason, so far, you've done well. Time for my strongest Pokemon. Gyarados, go!" Misty cried, tossing her final Pokeball.
Gyarados landed in the pool and roared.
"Spearow, use Pursuit!" I cried, as Spearow zoomed towards Gyarados.
"Gyarados, Whirlpool!" Misty cried. I had to get Spearow to stop the attack, but it was too late. The Whirlpool sucked Spearow into it. After a few moments the Whirlpool vanished and Spearow was struggling to keep flying.
Spearow hadn't fainted, but she was close to it. She was determined to show Gyarados who the boss was or at least put up a worthy fight.
"I'm shocked. Your Spearow is tough. Gyarados, Flamethrower!" Misty cried.
"Spearow fly low to dodge!" I ordered.
Spearow quickly flew towards the water and was almost flying in it. Gyarados launched the Flamethrower, but Spearow avoided it and the Flamethrower was put out when it hit the water, creating steam.
"Peck, now!" I cried. Spearow emerged from the steam and landed the attack right in Gyarados's chest. That really angered Gyarados.
"Gyarados, use Whirlpool!"
"Spearow, get out of there!" I cried.
Spearow flew towards me and kept a close eye on the Whirlpool that was coming towards her.
"Up!" I cried. Spearow pulled up right at the moment that the Whirlpool would have hit her.
"Spearow, use Fury Attack!" I cried. Spearow flew towards Gyarados, but I looked at Misty and saw her smirk.
"Gyarados, use Hydro Pump!" she cried.
"Spearow!" I cried.
Spearow landed the attack and flew close to Gyarados, making Gyarados unable to attack her at such a close range. I almost laughed at the look on Misty's face.
"Spearow, Peck once more!" I cried. Spearow charged up the attack and it hit Gyarados. Spearow flew back towards me.
"Flamethrower!" Misty cried. I didn't even have time to command Spearow to dodge. The Flamethrower engulfed Spearow and then ended. Spearow flew in the air and then fell towards the ground at a fast speed. She was defeated.
"Return!" I cried.
"Spearow is unable to battle! Gyarados wins!" the referee declared, holding a flag towards Misty.
I thanked Spearow and attached the Pokeball back to my belt. My last chance to win this was up to Tangela. I looked at Gyarados while I lowered my hand to Tangela's Pokeball. Gyarados had a few scratches on it.
"Tangela, let's do this!" I cried, tossing my final Pokeball. I had to be careful, though. Despite being a Water Pokemon and Tangela having the advantage, Gyarados could use Flamethrower and that could be big trouble!
"Tangela! Tangela!" Tangela cried landing on the platform.
"Tangela, use Vine Whip!" I cried, trying to end this as soon as possible.
"Gyarados d-" Misty started, but she was too late to tell it to dodge. Vine Whip hit Gyarados a few times.
"Gyarados, use Flamethrower!" Misty ordered.
"Jump to the other platforms to dodge, and use Sleep Powder!" I shouted.
Tangela successfully dodged the Flamethrower and jumped up and used Sleep Powder. The Sleep Powder hit Gyarados right in the face and its eyes drooped. Gyarados yawned and fell asleep.
This was perfect! If Gyarados stayed asleep, I could win! "Tangela, use Vine Whip!" Gyarados didn't wake up, even after being attacked.
"Wake up!" Misty cried to no avail.
"Tangela, use Absorb!" Gyarados's energy was drained and Tangela regained some health. Gyarados still didn't wake up.
"Gyarados, wake up!" Misty cried again.
"Tangela, use Vine Whip once more!"
The attack still didn't wake Gyarados up. Gyarados was now covered in cuts and scratches and I was sure that its breathing was messed up.
"Gyarados, please wake up!" Misty cried. Gyarados's eyes finally snapped opened and Gyarados's breathing was uneven.
"Gyarados, use Flamethrower!" Misty said, trying to turn this around.
"Dodge it!" Tangela dodged, but was grazed a little by the attack.
"Tangela, use Stun Spore!" Tangela ran from platform to platform and hit Gyarados with the Stun Spore. Gyarados became paralyzed.
"Tangela, let's finish this. Vine Whip!" I cried. The attack hit Gyarados and Gyarados fell, fainted.
"Gyarados is unable to battle! Tangela wins! The winner is Jason!" the referee cried, pointing the flag towards me.
"Good job, Tangela." I said, returning Tangela. Tangela had done extremely well for its first battle.
I stepped off of the platform and I glanced around the gym and saw that Adam was off of the bleachers, now coming towards me, and Misty was walking over with my badge.
"Here is the Cascade Badge." Misty said, extending the cushion where it rested.
I picked up the badge and held it up. "Badge number two!" I cried as I removed my badge case and placed the badge in the case.
"Congratulations, Jason. You put up a good battle." Misty said.
"Thanks, Misty."
Normal POV
"How about we catch up?" Misty asked.
"Sure, I would like that." Adam said.
"Fine with me." Jason said.
Misty and the boys left the gym and walked through the city towards Misty's house. As they walked, Misty told them, "I noticed that the two of you battled very differently against me. Adam, you used speed and power to your advantage. Jason, you used cleverness and status ailments to win. It reminds me of the way your dads used to battle.
"Adam, Ash was always an offense-first kind of battler who used his Pokemons' speed to dodge. Jason, Gary was a smarter trainer who always tried to find a weakness and exploit it to win his battles. Both of you really resemble your fathers' battling styles!"
Both Adam and Jason felt a sense of pride when Misty told them that.
Eventually, the three of them arrived at Misty's house and they went inside.
"Umm…" they heard a voice trail off as they went inside. Adam and Jason looked over and saw a girl sitting in a chair with her legs dangling over the arm.
Adam and Jason both looked at the girl. She seemed to be their age, and looked like a younger version of Misty. She had smooth, fiery orange hair that went down to her waist, onyx eyes, and her skin tone was slightly more tanned than Misty's. She wore an ocean blue long sleeve shirt over a white tank top, white short shorts, and white and blue sneakers. She also had a charm bracelet on her left wrist and a necklace with a teardrop with a letter "M" engraved into it.
She remained quiet and watched the three, not knowing who the boys were.
"Adam, Jason, this is my daughter, Michelle." Misty said, breaking the silence.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Adam Ketchum." Adam greeted. Michelle's eyes widened at the sound of his name.
"And I'm Jason Oak." Jason greeted.
"I'm Michelle Waterflower. Adam, your mom is Dawn Berlitz, right? Well...Ketchum, now. She's my idol!" Michelle said. It was clear to Adam and Jason that she loved contests.
"Adam, Jason, will you two let Michelle travel with you?" Misty asked. "She celebrated her tenth birthday two days ago and she wants to travel and become a Top Coordinator."
The two seemed shocked and Michelle seemed even more shocked. "Are you serious, mom?" she asked.
"Why not?" asked Misty. "Take my word for it, traveling with other people is a lot more fun than traveling alone! Besides, all the cities that have gyms also have contests, too. So you would each be accomplishing your dreams together. What do you say?"
"Sounds like a great idea! I'm in." said Michelle.
"Same for me, if it's alright with Jason." Adam said. Adam liked the idea of traveling with a coordinator, since his dad had done it with his mom in Sinnoh, and with May in Hoenn and the Battle Frontier. His dad had learned a lot of battling techniques from these two coordinators and Adam was curious to see what he could learn from a coordinator, too.
"Fine by me." Jason said emotionlessly. He didn't care much for contests, but he could see that his vote was clearly outnumbered. He just hoped that she wouldn't slow them down.
"Thank you. It's always best for people to travel with friends. I'm sure you will all become fast friends, since our families are all friends." Misty said. She walked over to her desk and removed a Pokeball.
"Michelle, this is for you." Misty said, holding the Pokeball towards her.
Michelle grabbed the Pokeball excitedly. "My first Pokemon?" she asked, her eyes wide. Misty nodded her head. Michelle got up and hugged her mom. "Thank you so much, mom!"
Michelle released her mom and looked at the Pokeball. She spun in a circle and tossed her Pokeball saying, "Time to shine!"
"Eevee!" the Pokemon said as it appeared.
"Thank you, mom!" Michelle cried again as she saw her Pokemon.
"Well, why don't you three stay here for the night and get going in the morning? Oh, and Michelle, here." Misty said, removing a bag and handing it to her daughter.
The bag was white with an ocean design on the bottom of the bag, it was the same type of bag Misty had when she traveled.
"Everything is packed in the bag. Here is some money so you can buy-" Misty started.
"Thanks, mom. Love you." her daughter cut her off. Michelle pulled the bag onto her back. She didn't return Eevee. Instead, she carried Eevee in her arms.
"I think it would be a good idea to go to the Pokemon Center." Misty said to the kids. "Jason, your Pokemon need a rest after our gym battle. And Michelle, you need to register for your contests. I'll start making lunch while you're gone."
So the three of them left the house and headed towards the Pokemon Center.
"So Michelle, you want to be a Top Coordinator?" Adam asked as they walked.
"Yes, I do. Your mom really inspired me to become a coordinator." Michelle answered.
"Hello, may I help you?" Nurse Joy asked as they went to the front desk at the Pokemon Center.
"Yes, I would like my Pokemon healed." said Jason.
"And I would like to register for the Pokemon contests here in Kanto." Michelle added.
After Jason got his Pokemon healed and Michelle registered for her contests, the three of them walked back to Misty's house.
"So Michelle, what does your dad do?" Jason asked as they walked.
"Well, I don't know. I never met my dad, he and my mom divorced shortly after I was born. She doesn't like to talk about him." Michelle answered.
"I'm sorry." Jason said.
"It's fine, Jason."
"I know what it's like to not have a father, too." said Adam sadly.
"Yes, I heard what happened to Master Ketchum." Michelle replied. "It must be tough."
Meanwhile, in an unknown location...
"Sir, the Mt. Moon Squad just reported in about the mission." A female's voice said through a speaker.
A man leaned forward. "Was the mission a success?"
"Failure, sir."
"What went wrong with the simplest of missions?"
"Two boys interfered. One was a spitting image of Ash Ketchum; he even had a Pikachu, and another kid helped chase them off. One-"
"How could two brats interfere with this?"
"Sir, they also reported a mysterious figure with a Fire Pokemon protected the two from an attack."
"Fine. Pass this message along to all of the forces: If those two pests interfere again, capture them and bring them to me alive...but not unharmed." he chuckled.
"Yes, sir. Understood."
Author's Note: A lot has happened in this chapter, huh? Jason has a new badge and he and Adam have a new friend to travel with: Misty's daughter, Michelle, who wants to become a Pokemon coordinator. And it seems that someone has found out about the boys' interference with Team Rocket at Mt. Moon. This man wants them captured and he's not afraid to harm them in doing so!
What plans does he have for them? Where will our heroes travel to next? How will Michelle do in her contests?
We promise that the next chapter is going to be big, so be sure to stay tuned for the next chapter of Pokemon NG!