HOLY SHIT! How long has its been since I updated!? If you are reading this, thank you for being so patient. College is over for the summer so I have a lot of spare time and...well...it's being stolen by Fallout, Monster Hunter 3 U, and Battlefield. Updates are sure to be slow, but I'll get them to you as soon as possible, and as fast as I can! Oh and if your waiting for an update for CVH, I have almost finnished the next chapter but my brain feels that it is funny to run out of ideas after twenty lines...anyways I'll get them here as soon as as I can.
"So...are we there yet?" Brendan asked.
"No." May replied, "If you had asked for directions, then we probably would have been there!"
"Come on, you're not saying that we're lost are you?" Brendan asked, "Because we aren't."
"It's ok." Leaf commented, "I'm sure we're almost there, right Red?" Red nodded in agreement, though slightly distracted as he admired how the Leaf Flower (which she had attached to her hat on the side) added to her beauty.
"We'd be a lot more sure if Brendan hadn't lost the map...BOTH OF THEM!" May replied.
"I didn't do it on purpose!" Brendan shot back.
"I know..." May sighed, "I still can't believe you lost our map to a Jigglypuff, and the one Red gave you, to a Pidgey. How the hell did we get lost in the first place!? I'm holding on to the next map we get!"
"Don't worry." Leaf commented, "There's the entrance to Saffron City."
"And you said we were lost." Brendan teased.
"WE WERE!" May shouted before Red placed a hand on her shoulder and shook his head when she looked at him. The four were ready to pass through the gate when an officer stopped them.
"Sorry, the way is closed due to criminal activity." he commented as he turned and pointed to a nearby building, "You'll have to take the underground passage." Red nodded and led the others away, but Leaf kept staring back at the entrance to Saffron.
"Red, don't you think we should do something?" she asked.
"That's not the problem." Red replied, his voice still giving a slight uneasiness to May and Brendan.
"Red's right." Brendan replied, "The problem is getting in. Maybe we can find a way through Celadon City?" Red nodded in agreement and the four entered the underground passage. Once underground, visibility had dropped by half due to insufficient lighting.
"You'd think they'd light up a public passage." May mumbled before a voice caught her attention.
"Maaaaayyyyy." a voice whispered, "Maaayyyy..."
"Wha-!? B-brendan?" she called out as she tried to find Brendan, but he was nowhere to be seen, "I swear if this is one of your jo- EEP!" May was cut off as Brendan surprised her when he hugged her close.
"I'm right here." Brendan replied as the voice once again whispered for May. Both looked around before something grabbed May's leg and began to pull. May screamed and Brendan pulled her away before something lit the passage up and revealed a Haunter right below them and Red's Charmeleon had lit the passage, but it was the sound of quiet laughter that caught their attention.
"RED!?" May shouted and Red just shrugged as Leaf giggled at his prank.
"Couldn't help it." he replied as he called back the Haunter.
"Ha, his first prank and it was a good one." Brendan commented.
"Why am I your target?" May asked and Red shrugged.
"I winged it and it just happened." he replied before taking the lead down the passage with Leaf by his side, "You two coming?"
"Yeah, let's go Brendan." May replied and Brendan nodded before following.
The four of them walked and walked, full of confidence and excitement, ready to reach Celadon City, but their confidence and excitement began to die down after walking for about an hour and saw no change to the path.
"Hey...are we even moving?" May asked.
"Of course." Brendan replied, "...I think."
"What are you guys talking about?" Leaf asked.
"Its just...we've been walking for about an hour and there hasn't been a change to the path, or even the walls." May replied.
"Uhh...is that a dead end?" Brendan asked as he pointed to a wall right in front of them.
"...hmm...that's not right." Red commented.
"Where's the exit!? LET ME OUT!"May exclaimed as she began to slam her fists on the wall. The wall collapsed and exposed a set of stairs behind it, while May stood frozen in surprise.
"...that'll work." Leaf laughed as she followed Red up the stairs.
"That's my girl." Brendan chuckled as he wrapped his arms around May's waist from behind and led her to follow Red and Leaf.
"We're here!" leaf exclaimed as they left the building above the path, "What do you guys want to do first?"
"EAT!" Brendan exclaimed, "I'm starving!"
"I want to go to the Celadon Mall." May added, "We need to restock on supplies." The three of them turned to Red expectantly and he looked back in confusion.
"What?" he asked.
"What do you want to do?" May asked.
"I guess I just want to challenge the gym." Red replied.
"I'll go with you!" Leaf exclaimed happily.
"Weren't you already here before?" Brendan asked.
"Yeah, but I didn't challenge the gym." Leaf replied before leaning in near May and whispering shyly, "I-I got lonely...challenging the gyms without Red."
"Ok, you guys go to the gym, we'll get supplies." May replied with a wink at Leaf and began pushing Brendan away with her.
"Wha-? Hey, don't push!" Brendan protested. Red watched with a smile at the sight before him then turned his attention to Leaf once they left.
"After you." he said as he extended his arm, inviting her to take the lead. Leaf giggled and led the way, but made sure to stay by Red's side. Once they reached the gym, Leaf through the doors open dramatically, getting the attention of the trainers inside. Red was surprised though, due to the fact that all of the trainers in the gym were girls.
'Huh...I never expected an all girls gym.' he thought to himself, 'Oh well, a trainer is a trainer.'
"Hey, another challenger." one of the girls whispered to another.
"And she's got a cute friend." the other girl replied then approached Red and Leaf, "So which one of you will I take out first? How about you cutie?" Leaf stepped in between them.
"I'll take you on." she hissed. Red smiled internally, though externally he was as he started. Calm, cool, and very serious.
"But I want to challenge your friend." the girl replied.
"As a Trainer, you should accept the challenge!" Red snapped, the effect of his voice causing a few of the girls to scream in terror and, whether it was already like that or not, Leaf could swear on her life that she saw a few trees die.
"N-nevermind." the girl replied before she and the other girls backed away out of fear, opening a path to the gym leader.
"Such a strong voice." the leader commented as Leaf and Red approached, "Which of you plans to go first, if I may ask?" Leaf looked at Red and he nodded.
"I will." Leaf replied as Erika sent out Victribell.
"Good luck." Red whispered to Leaf, who nodded with a smile before she sent out her Ivysuar.
"Ivyasuar, use tackle!" Leaf commanded.
"Dodge and use acid Victribell!" Erika countered. Vitcribell barely avoided Ivysuar and managed to land its attack, Ivysuar went down.
"I will allow you to send out another." Erika commented, "It seems your Ivysuar was not ready for this, but if your other Pokémon are the same, I suggest you try again after some more training."
"We just let out guard down." Leaf replied as she returned Ivysuar to its poke ball, "I'm sorry Ivysuar, I'll be more careful next time. Butterfree, lets avenge Ivysuar!" Butterfree emerged from its poke ball prime and ready, however once it saw Red it flew and ram right into his head as it tried to hug him.
"Oww, Butterfree!" Red laughed, "Its good to see you, but Leaf need you." Butterfree nodded before turning and ramming into Leaf in the same manner.
"Such an affectionate Pokémon." Erika observed.
"Yeah," Leaf replied as she got Butterfree off her head to give it a hug, "He was just a Caterpie when Red helped me catch him back in Viridian Forest."
"Well then, let us resume where we left off." Erika added as Leaf let Butterfree out of her arms, "Now, Victribell use Vine Whip!"
"Butterfree, evade and use Sleep Powder!" Leaf commanded. Butterfree quickly avoided the oncoming attack, but it still managed to skim its wing enough to send him to the ground.
"Finish it with Vine Whip!" Erika commanded.
"Butterfree, look out!" Leaf cried out. Victribell was right on top of Butterfree, ready to strike him down when he took to the air just as Victribell initiated its attack. "Use Gust!" Leaf commanded, and Butterfree complied, managing to hit Victribell in the back with enough force to send a shock through its body for a KO.
"My, that was unexpected. I concede defeat." Erika exclaimed, "You have earned the Rainbow Badge." Leaf cheered and hugged Butterfree in her excitement, however Butterfree had slammed into her and sent her right into Red. Red laughed and helped her up before turning back to Erika.
"My turn." He commented, sending a cold chill down all the trainer's spine.
"Umm...o-of course." Erika replied, 'H-he's...not like any other trainer who comes here on their journey for fame...and how does he do that with his voice? I-I feel unmatched fear thought my body just from hearing it!'
"Hey, I know why he's so confident! He's going to pull a type advantage!" one of the girls shouted before Butterfree head butted her.
"Butterfree!" Leaf gasped, "Come here! Don't ever do that again!" Once Butterfree was next to her with his head hanging, she whispered to it, "Good job." causing him to perk up again.
"I have a type advantage, but I won't use it." Red replied calmly before sending out Haunter and Erika sent out Gloom.
"Gloom use- huh?" Erika was surprised at the fact that Haunter looked uninterested at its opponent and was instead studying her. She looked over at Red, but she couldn't tell what was going through his mind as his eyes were hidden behind his cap. Erika's attention was drawn back to haunter as she notice it was come closer. She blinked out of surprise, but her surprise became shock as she realized that Haunter was getting even closer with each blink and he wasn't making any noticeable movements.
"Haunter!" Red snapped once Haunter was literally in Erika's face, "That's enough. Your opponent is Gloom, not Erika." Haunter took one last look at Erika then turned back to Red, nodded, and returned to its original position.
Erika took a moment to calm herself before striking, "Gloom, use sleep powder!" Gloom obeyed, but Red did not retaliate. Instead, he remained silent and kept his eyes on Haunter who looked at him and appeared to try and ignore his command. Glooms attack was inches away from making contact when Haunter disappeared into the ground.
"Fine, end it your way this time." Red commented and Haunter appeared behind Gloom and used Shadow Claw. Gloom fell motionless to the ground causing numerous gasps all around the gym.
"I-I can't b-believe it." Erika stuttered, "You communicated with your Haunter simply by looking at it, and your Haunter...how long have you had it?"
"...about three days." Red replied.
"That ghost is over powered!" one of the girls shouted and Erika cleared her throat.
"It appeared to be that you gave you Haunter the decision reluctantly" she commented, "...may I ask why?"
"It's my fault, he deserved the choice since he's no longer a wild Pokémon," Red replied, "and this badge will be the start of when he places complete confidence in me." Leaf stepped up to be next to him as Haunter neared them, nodding, and returning to his poke ball.
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"Ok, we've got potions, food, and a new backpack for me." Brendan reported before May broke out laughing.
"I still can't believe your backpack puked out everything when we went through the doors!" she managed to say.
"You don't have to rub it in." Brendan muttered before he notice Red and Leaf headed for them, "Hey, how'd it go?"
"Great, we both got the Rainbow Badge." Leaf replied as she hugged Red's arm and Red nodded in agreement with a smile.
"So what's May laughing about?" Red asked as May tried to calm down.
"My...backpack ripped and dropped all my stuff just as we entered." Brendan replied and May cracked up again, "Anyways, we had to buy a new one." Red nodded in understanding, but everyone's attention was turned to a commotion at the entrance of the store.
"Get it!" a voice shouted before the sound of multiple items hitting the ground filled the entire store. Red went around a shelf to find out what was going on, when something collided with his head.
'Again?' he thought to himself.
"How cute!" Leaf and May squealed at the same time as Leaf picked up the object of Red's current headache.
"Pichu!" it cried out as Leaf hugged it.
"He's so adorable!" she cried out, "Red, how do you get such an adorable thing to attack your head?"
"How do I know?" Red asked and Leaf laughed.
"So whose is it?" Brendan asked before a store employee approached them.
"Whew, you caught it." he commented, "Could you take it out of here? Its caused a bit of trouble."
"So it's a wild Pichu?" May asked.
"As far as I know." the employee replied before walking away.
"Well, looks like Red got a new Pokémon." Brendan commented.
"No, Leaf does." May retorted, "She grabbed it."
"What? Red's face made first contact!" Brendan replied.
"...why not have it for both of us?" Red asked.
"Great idea Red." Leaf replied, "What do you think little guy?"
"Pichu pi!" Pichu replied happily before jumping out of Leaf's arms and onto Red's head, knocking off his hat, before falling asleep.
"Haha, Red's head must be real comfortable." May laughed, "Maybe I'll take my next nap there." Pichu quickly jumped off Red's head and head butted May before returning and falling asleep. "Hey! Why you little!" Brendan began to pull her away as she tried to grab Pichu, "Let me at him!"
"I'm sure he was just playing!" Brendan exclaimed before Pichu lifted his head and shook it back and forth, angering May further and causing Brendan to struggle as he tried to keep her from attacking the small Pokémon. Leaf couldn't help but laugh and Red kept looking around for his hat.
"Come on Pichu, apologize." Leaf pleaded as she removed Pichu from Red's head and into her arms.
"Pi." Pichu replied as it crossed its little arms and turned his head away from May's direction.
"Oh come on, for me?" Leaf asked and Pichu looked at her before sighing, giving a nod and looking over at May.
"Pichu Pi." he called out as he held out one of its hands. May hesitated before shaking its little hand, but they also exchanged a fierce glare.
"Alright, now that we're all on the same page," Red commented as he found his hat and put it on, "Let's find a way into Saffron."