Red woke up in his bed only to have the morning rays hitting him in the face causing him to squint his eyes as he rolled over and got out of his bed. He then stretched his arms before he got to the bathroom to bathe and proceed to get himself ready. After a few minutes, the raven haired teen dressed himself in his signature red open jacket and blue jeans before he brushed his hair. He then put on his red cap on his head as he fixed his bed and got out of the room then he cracked his knuckles. He then reached by the lobby section of the Pokemon Center, immediately going towards the cafeteria and ordering breakfast. After receiving his order, he and his Pokemon ate breakfast before he saw something from the corner of his eye which caused him to smile as he walked towards it.
"We're calling all talented fishermen and fisherwomen to the Cerulean cape for our very own Fishing tournament. Any age from 10 and over can enter. The tournament will start…" As he looked for the date, his eyes widened as he saw the date as he silently blurted out. "Today?!"
As he said that, he sprinted out of the Pokemon Center and went on his way to Route 5 with his Pokemon following behind him. On the way, he frantically search his bag until he was able to take out an old busted up fishing rod as he traversed past the Nugget Bridge. After a few minutes of running, he finally got to Cerulean Cape when he saw various people there with their fishing rod as they impatiently wait for the start of the tournament. Making his way to the sign up section, the teen then signed himself up before he stood with the rest of the participants, waiting anxiously for the event to start as thoughts crossed his mind. 'I love fishing. It was possibly the only enjoyable thing back at home. Takes me back.'
After a few minutes of waiting in restlessness, a voice echoed throughout the area that made the anxious congregation turned their gaze towards a bearded man on a pedestal as he cleared his throat before continuing. "Greetings fellow members of fishing! Welcome to the one and only Cerulean Cape Fishing tournament. I am your host, Salmon."
As he said this, he got a round of applause from the competitors before silence was once again achieved and he was able to resume.
"All of you will be competing against each other, seeing who will get the best catch for the day. The winner will also be rewarded with a golden Magikarp trophy!" He exclaimed as a burly man behind him raise a golden trophy which has a Magikarp on the top before he descended it on a stand. As they covered the trophy, the two men then walked with it to put it at a safe place before Salmon continued with the announcement.
"As you all have read, whoever gets the best catch today will be able to get that trophy along with $40,000 and a Fisher Guru autographed limited edition Super Rod!" Salmon announced enthusiastically before he moved aside as a model came up and showcased a fancy and sophisticated fishing rod which earned an applause with some of the men hollering and whistling at the woman before she stepped away. As this happened, the females all sighed and face palmed at the men's behaviour.
'That fishing rod looks awesome! It would be cool if I was able to win it however the money…" Red paused as he shifted his gaze to his pockets, seeing that he doesn't have enough money before he sighed and then continued thinking. 'Let's just hope that I'm able to hold out until I beat Misty.'
After he thought to himself, the raven haired teen hears the rules and guidelines of the game along with everyone before they were told to find their fishing spots, everyone getting in position as the announcer started counting down. As he almost reaches zero, Red found a body of water near a house on the cape where he sat down and readied his fishing rod. As the teen sit down and awaited the start of the tournament, he heard snickers all around as he saw that everyone's eyes were on him which confused the young trainer. Before he could ponder as to the reason for their staring and smirking, a man in a red Magikarp cap, dressed in a white shirt and some red baggy pants walked to him, clearing his throat dramatically and loudly as another man stood beside him before he spoke.
"Who knew they brought amateurs to this tournament?" The man said, causing Red to look at him confusingly as Shinx started to growl in anger at the man. As the man laid his eyes on the red capped teen's fishing rod, he roared in laughter along with the man beside him before he started to calm down, explaining to the teen. "Look, kid. If you're trying to make a statement, this is not the place to make it. Everyone here knows that this lake that you're fishing at does not produce any strong and powerful fishes. Plus, that fishing rod is not getting you anywhere, hehehe… it's so busted up!"
The man then again erupted in laughter as some of the contestants joined them while the others shook their heads or acted like they're paying no attention. As this was happening, Red just sighed and paid no attention to them when he petted Shinx's head, calming down the Pokemon until it sat beside him while he readied his fishing rod. Realizing that his taunt is not working, the man clicked his teeth and kicked some dirt on Red before walking away.
"Remember this, kid. I will make you regret participating in this tournament and going against the great Klaus!" The man stated loudly before he walked away which caused Red to roll his eyes as he checked his Pokedex, checking on the areas that some Pokemon are located before smiling. 'If there's one thing I know about nature, it changes even in the most uneventful of places.'
Announcing the start of the tournament, Salmon shot a gun in the air which made everyone started swinging their rods, waiting patiently and some impatiently for the fishes to bite. Minutes passed as some people are able to get bites which resulted in the occasional Magikarp and Goldeen and some getting lucky and encountering Seaking, Slowpoke and Poliwhirl, much to Red's concern before he shrugged it off and continued fishing. After a while, the teen was able to score some Magikarp and Poliwag along with some Psyduck, some of them which he was able to catch, much to Klaus' surprise and jealousy as he realized that the red jacketed trainer is actually doing good.
As the sun goes overhead, signaling noon, Red took a slight break as he ate a granola bar, watching his Pokemon frolic around the cape and enjoying themselves with a smile on his face. His break was interrupted as he felt a tug on his fishing rod, he made a smirk as he held firmly on the rod before trying to reel it in which he instantly realized was more difficult than he thought. As his Pokemon noticed the tug of war that the teen is having with his unknown enemy and went to him, the raven haired struggled until he was able to make a final pull, hauling out a Magikarp which immediately destroyed his excitement as he sighed before he took up the Pokemon and walked over to the pond to put it in the water. As the red capped teen gently returned the Water type and was about to take up his now busted, the water started to bubble up, causing him to look at it in confusion as he stepped, motioning his team to do so when they obliged.
'What the-' Red's thoughts were interrupted when a giant serpent ascended from the waters, creating a shockwave of water that hit the raven haired trainer and his Pokemon, causing them to be soaked from head to toe as they stood awestruck at the beast. It then looked around the area while the teen took out his Pokedex and started to scan the red serpent, the device started to voice its finding to the young trainer.
'Gyarados, the Atrocious Pokemon and the evolved form of Magikarp. They say that during past wars, Gyarados would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.'
Once the device has finished stating the Pokemon's description, Red put the device in his bag before he called Shinx to his side as the Water type started to attack, its body glowing until it started spinning to create multiple tornadoes that are breaking trees and vegetation in the area. The teen then noticed the wild Pokemon as they try to escape from the berserk monster which made him went to help them as he escorted them to safety. Witnessing this, everyone ran in panic from Cerulean Cape as Gyarados continued its rampage before it was attacked by a barrage of needles hitting it in the face, getting its attention as it stood face to face with a Nidorina who glared at it with a look of frustration and a slight bit of fear.
"You got its attention, use Bite now!" A female trainer commanded as the Poison type lunged at the Water type as other trainers and their Pokemon joined in the fray to fight the Gyarados.
"Look at that Gyarados. If I can catch it, then I guaranteed win this tournament." Klaus said as he ran towards the red serpent, getting his Pokeballs and Lureballs ready in his pocket while he observed the trainers in the area battling the beast and getting defeated one by one. As Red saved the last of the wild Pokemon, he then turned towards the direction of Gyarados when it defeated another trainer's Pokemon, making a silent command which Shinx nodded to.
"Nidorina!" The trainer yelled as her Poison type got knocked to the ground, creating a crater, running towards it. As she kneeled beside it, she along with everyone witnessed Gyarados opened its mouth, lunging itself towards them which caused some of them to run and the others to be paralyzed in fear. As they closed their eyes and accepted their fate, they were blessed with silence and no attack, opening their eyes to see the red serpent crying in pain as it retreated back before it turned its attention to its new opponent: Shinx. It glared at the Electric type which got it scared before it shook it off after looking at Red who ran behind it, growling at the Water type.
"Charge." Red muttered as the Pokemon started to glow and charge itself as Gyarados started glowing and created a tornado from its mouth before the red capped teen whispered another command as Clefairy leaped forward as it started to glow and create its own vortex, mimicking the attack. As the attacks clashed with each other, the Water type had cried its pain, causing it to get hit by the Fairy Pokemon before it turned around and noticed a Hiker and his Geodude. It was about to attack before it was once again attack, knocked to the side by Shinx's Spark, making it fall onto the ground as Red readied a Pokeball and threw it at the serpent, much to K displeasure as he had to look and see the ball shaking. The ball made one final shake before it erupted, releasing the Gyarados who immediately attacked Shinx, much to the raven haired trainer dismay when he saw the Pokemon being wrapped by the serpent. "Shinx!"
It increased the pressure of its bind, causing the Electric type to scream in agony before Red started to notice something strange about Shinx as his mouth voiced his thoughts. "Is his fangs getting bigger?"
No sooner did he stated this that the Electric type sunk its fangs into Gyarados' scales and bit as hard as it could, making the Water type scream in pain as it tried to continue its bind but ultimately had to let go due to the overwhelming pain. Shinx fell into Red's arm as the teen caressed it, much to the Pokemon's pleasure as it purred.
"Are you ok, Shinx?" The teen asked with a tone of concern, receiving a nod from Shinx as it jumped off his arms and faced the Gyarados, who was a little disturbed by the Electric type as it slightly backed away, a change that Red quickly noticed.
'It's almost as if it's afraid of Shinx…' The trainer thought until his mind clicked as he snapped his fingers. He then walked up to Shinx as he looked at its fangs before he started nodding, like his suspicions were true.
"Shinx, you learned Bite! Awesome!" Red commented which caused Shinx to yelp happily, showing its developed teeth. It then turned back to Gyarados making a battle stance as it awaits its trainer's orders. Red smiled before he mouthed a command. "Alright, Shinx. Let's start off with Bite."
The Electric type nodded before jumped into the air, dodging a swipe from the Water type's tail before once again biting the Pokemon on its scales, which caused it to retreat slightly. The red serpent then roared furiously as it started to savagely thrash around, attacking Shinx. The Electric type was able to dodge in time thanks to Red's quick command, causing Gyarados to hurt itself as it chased it. Noticing its behavior, Red told his partner to keep running as he stated to give directions to it, the serpent following behind. As the Pokemon started to teeter and get dizzy, the teen made a smirk before he lead Shinx into a tree with its pursuer hot on its tail. As the Electric type stopped and waited for Gyarados to come closer, Red then ordered the Electric type to jump on the tree's bark and move out of the way as the serpent collided with it, causing it to recoil in pain.
"Good job, Shinx! Now use Spark!" The raven haired teen commanded, Shinx obeyed as it ran towards the Water type, its body surrounded by lightning. Before the serpent could react, it was tackled by the Electric type which knocked it out of the pond and into a tree as its body started to twitch from the electricity. Red bumped a fist in the air as he threw another ball, a Great ball this time as it absorbed the ball then fell to the ground and moved. As the ball continued to shake, the raven haired teen didn't realize that he held his breath as both him and Shinx stood still, awaiting the results of this attempt of capture. The ball then made a clicking sound as the teen rejoiced with this party before he ran towards the ball. As he was about to pick it up before he was knocked to the side, falling face first as his hat was knocked off his head. The teen then picked his head off the ground to see Klaus taking up the ball and dusted it off.
"I HAVE CAUGHT THE BEAST, THE RED SERPENT KNOWN AS GYARADOS! I HAVE SAVED YOU ALL!" The man announced with a smirk on his face, causing Red's eyes to widen and Shinx to gasp as they both watched the man. The teen's red eyes then glared at Klaus with so much venom that a Muk would be embarrassed as he got up from the ground and walked to the man who was being cheered by the other contestants and the host, his hands clenched into fists and his teeth grinding as he started to growl in anger. 'No way! Not again. Not this again!'
Klaus saw the teen coming towards before he announced in a hurt voice for everyone to hear as he pointed towards the raven haired trainer. "DON'T YOU DARE COME ANY CLOSER?! YOU'RE NOT STEALING THIS CATCH FROM ME, YOU LITTLE THIEF?!"
As he said this, everyone turned towards the direction of the red eyed teen who stopped walking, surprised by what he said. Before the teen could protest and explain, the man cut him off again, exclaiming to the top of his lungs. "IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT YOU CAUSED THE GYARADOS TO RAMPAGE ON THE ROUTE AND NEARLY KILL EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE WILD POKEMON BUT NOW, YOU WANT TO HAVE AN EASY TIME WINNING THE TOURNAMENT BY STEALING THE FRUITS OF MY LABOUR?! NOT THIS TIME, KID!"
Baffled was an understatement to what Red was feeling, he stared incredulously at the man, Shinx getting angry as it rushed towards the man before it was stopped by a grey beast that held it up and threw it on the ground, the Electric type lifted itself up when its trainer ran beside it as he picked it up from the floor and he gave Klaus a dangerous glare which unnerved him and struck fear in his heart. The teen was about to speak before he noticed the grey muscular beast walked towards him before it grabbed him along with Shinx as they both struggled out of its grip.
"I didn't…do it… he stole… my catch…" Red stated before he heard Salmon made an announcement. "Young trainer, I have to say that I'm absolutely disappointed in you for what you did, the poor sportsmanship that you showed and the danger that you have put everyone in. I announce that you, participant Fires, will be disqualified!"
The teen looked at the man in shock before he turned to Klaus who looked at the teen with a victorious smirk on his face. As he glared at the man, the young trainer heard Salmon snapped his fingers, stating a command. "Machoke, throw them out."
Red was then thrown into the sky by Machoke, descending into the dirt near Cerulean City, harshly hurting his back and nearly dislocated his arm. The teen then picked himself up along with Shinx as he dusted himself, holding his aching head before he realized something. "Where's my bag and hat?"
His red orbs widened when he remembered that his bag and hat was still at the Cape, running back to only to see a bunch of Machoke blocking the way, much to his frustration as he clicked his teeth and walked back. When the sun went down and the tournament was finished with Klaus being announced as the winner, everyone was going to their separate ways as they spoke about their catches and their experience at the tournament. After everyone was gone, Red returned back to Cerulean Cape, looking for his bag and his cap and jacket to find them in the grass, he picked them up to find them stepped on and ripped and torn in slight places which saddened the young trainer when he put on his jacket and cap. He then opened his bag to see his emergency stash of money stolen along with his Pokefood and Potions which angered the young teen. 'Great! No money or food and the entire forest and Berries are destroyed thanks to the Gyarados! Wonderful!'
The teen then calmed down and sighed as he turned his gaze towards the Pokemon Center.
'I won't be able to pay for a night there. Just gotta hold out until I battle Misty tomorrow.' Red thought as he observed the area, informing Shinx and the rest of his team about their predicament as they were able to find some Berries that could hold them for the night. Realizing that the food found could not feed everyone, the teen shared most of his food to serve his team, enduring his hunger and lying to them that he had food for himself as he happily watched the Pokemon eat their meals. The teen then looked into the sky, pondering about the day's events as a thought warped into his mind. 'I wonder how Leaf's doing. She did say she was meeting her friend here. Wonder if she got the second badge yet. Wonder how Blue and Yellow are doing? Knowing Blue and how impatient he is, he should be at the third or fourth gym by now.'
Red snickered as he thought about an impatient Blue dragging an exhausted Yellow on his back, going from gym to gym before his face hardened. 'Hope they're alright.'
He was then snapped out of his thoughts as he felt something licking his hand, turning to see Shinx as it pushed its bowl towards the young trainer, still having some Berries in it. Red looked at the bowl before he started to guess what's happening.
"You don't want anymore." He asked as the Pokemon nodded before it pushed the bowl to him, allowing Red to understand what's going on as he pointed to himself.
"You're giving the Berry to me?" The raven haired teen asked, causing Shinx to nod as it yelped happily, resulting in the other Pokemon seeing what it's doing and they started to share some of their food with their trainer, much to the young trainer's surprise as he thanked them. Minutes have passed as they all prepared themselves to sleep. Red looked at his Pokemon smiling before Clefairy and Shinx tucked in his sleeping bag, snoring quietly as the teen simply gazed at the night sky and see stars within the night sky which calmed his anger and frustration from the day.
"I can never get angry when I look at the stars in the sky. It always soothe my nerves." Red commented as a feeling of euphoria came over him, letting him close his eyes and drift off as he awaited in his unconscious state for the next day.
Whew, this chapter was just purely filler and I think this is my shortest chapter yet. I needed this chapter as I had to find some breather between the big events and to think out the next event and this is sort of preparation for the next event. How do you like the way a Pokemon learns moves such as Bite, you know, how their body started to grow and develop physically to the point that they are able to utilize these moves. I hope you do. Also, I didn't expect to feel so much hatred for a character I have created than I did with Klaus. Damn. I might need to chill out with the douchebags. Glad that you guys are enjoying the story so far, thanks for your time in reading this and I hope that you will enjoy this chapter. I'll see you guys later. Also, remember to wash your hands, keep a good hygiene and stay safe. Enigma out!