The Pokémon Wildcard
Chapter 3: Pokémon Emergency and Lesson Number One
Naruto and Pikachu were hastily walking along the pathway in direction of Viridian city with the sun already setting. It took some time until they could see their destination not much further away from where they were standing.
"We're almost there Pikachu, we'll get you and Pidgeotto all healed up at the Pokémon Center," said Naruto.
Pikachu nodded in understanding "Pika," the duo resumed their trek down the pathway and were soon inside the city. Naruto began looking around for a sign which could direct them to the Pokémon Center when he suddenly heard someone call out to him from behind.
"Hold it right there!" he turned round to see a woman with light green hair and wearing the uniform of the police and recognized her to be one of the many Officer Jennys, something that always confuses him to date.
"Uh, is there something wrong?" asked Naruto confusedly.
"What do you think you're doing with that Pokémon?" Officer Jenny asked while looking at Pikachu.
"I'm taking Pikachu to the Pokémon Center for healing," Naruto replied.
"Do you have any proof that the Pikachu belongs to you?"
"Of course I do…," Naruto reached into his jacket and brought out the Pokédex "…here," then flipped it open to display his ID as a mechanical voice spoke up.
[My name is Dexter, I was given and registered to Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze Ketchum from Pallet Town by Professor Samuel Oak. I cannot be replaced when lost or destroyed]
"I guess you check out, I apologize for delaying you. Lately there have been suspected rumors of Pokémon thieves roving about, so I suggest you exercise caution," said Officer Jenny.
"It's okay and thanks for telling us about it," Naruto nodded in understanding.
"If you're looking for the Pokémon center, then it's straight down that street over there,"
"Thanks very much,"
"Pikachu,"
Naruto bid the policewoman farewell and began following the direction to him, they soon arrived at a large building with a large 'P' at the top. The duo went inside through the entrance and approached the front desk where a pink-haired nurse stood behind it, recognizing her to be Nurse Joy.
"Hello and welcome to the Pokémon center, how may I help you?" said Nurse Joy in greeting.
"Good evening, I wish for my Pokémon to be healed," said Naruto, then he took out a Pokémon while Pikachu hopped off his shoulder onto the desk after handing over the hat to him.
"Very well then, leave it to me," Nurse Joy took Pikachu and the Pokéball then went into another room.
"*Sigh* Might as well contact mom and the professor since I'm here now," Naruto approached one of the videophones and dialed in his mother's phone number while holding the receiver to his ear, he didn't wait too long as a familiar voice was heard.
"Hello this is Ketchum residence," said Delia.
"Hey mom, it's me," Naruto chuckled when he heard her squeal then the video screen lit up to display her in her bathing robe which he figured that she just came out of the bathroom.
"Hi honey, I was wondering when you would call me. Where are you right now?" asked Delia happily.
"I'm calling from the Pokémon center at Viridian city," said Naruto.
"That's amazing, I remember that it took about five days for a friend of mine to reach there. You sure are fast, so how was your first day as a trainer?"
"It was a smooth start at first but things went a bit south when Pikachu and I got attacked by a flock of wild Spearow but things turned out okay," said Naruto, not wanting to go into too much detail concerning the power he has recently awakened.
"That must have been a terrible ordeal for the two of you, but I'm glad that everything is alright now,"
"Me too,"
"This is just your first day of being a Pokémon trainer, there's a lot more for you to learn but know that I will always believe in you,"
Naruto smiled warmly at that "Thanks mom, I won't let you down,"
"Oh and don't forget to change your underwear too,"
"Geez mom, I know that already. I'll call again when I arrive at the next city," said Naruto, saying his goodbyes before ending the call "Now to call the-," he was called out from behind again.
"I was wondering when you would show up," a female voice spoke up, Naruto turned around to see a girl wearing a white hat with a pink Pokéball logo, a sleeveless teal shirt, a pair of black sweatbands on her hands. She also wears a pink skirt, long blue socks and athletic shoes with a pink stripe.
Naruto blinked once before realizing who she is "Leaf?"
Leaf smirked in response "Who else? I got here quite a while ago and thought to wait until you showed up. And what happened that you look roughed up like that?"
"It's a long story, something I'll tell you after calling the professor and a good night's rest," said Naruto.
"Okay, I was thinking of calling him too,"
Naruto was about to dial the number when it began to ring much to his surprise but he decided to answer it nonetheless to find out who's calling at the moment, turns out it was someone whom he and Leaf are familiar with.
"Hey Naruto, it's me Professor Oak! Don't you recognize me?" asked said person.
"I do…which includes the back of your head that I'm looking at right now," said Naruto with a look of amusement while Leaf giggled.
Professor Oak looked back to see that it was true and felt embarrassed "Ooops, this often happens," he typed on his keyboard to switch the cameras to the right position "I had just came off a call with your mother and she informed me of your arrival over at Viridian City, and I can see that Leaf is there with you,"
"Hello professor," said Leaf with a wave.
"Good to see you too Leaf, glad to see that you've all arrived there safely. By the way, are you and Pikachu getting along?
Naruto smiled in response "Yes we are, only a matter of time before we become best of friends,"
"Kinda obvious, given how Pokémon tend to get attached to you with just the first encounter," said Leaf having been witness that several times during their childhood.
"Oh, and there's something that I want to ask you too," said Prof. Oak.
"What is it?" asked Naruto curiously.
"You see, Gary had made a bet with me that you two wouldn't be able to catch a Pokémon by the time you reach Viridian City with the winner getting a hundred Pokédollars from the loser each,"
Naruto and Leaf looked at each other and smirked with glee before turning to respond to the professor "Then consider yourself a rich guy as I caught a Pidgeotto and I'm sure Leaf also caught a Pokémon too,"
"I did too, a cute Ratatta!" said Leaf happily.
Prof. Oak smiled upon hearing that "Splendid! I'll be sure to send half of the money to your trainer accounts,"
"By the way professor, Pikachu and I saw a Pokémon which my Pokédex couldn't identify," said Naruto recalling the memory of seeing the birdlike Pokémon.
"Really? A Pokémon which the Pokédex couldn't identify, I wonder what it is?" said Leaf.
"Perhaps it is a Pokémon which doesn't originate from the Kanto region, perhaps it was migrating," said Prof. Oak.
"I guess so, it looked so regal and majestic when I saw it," said Naruto, then he heard a chime "I gotta go now, we can talk more later,"
"Very well then, I wish you two all the best on your journey and hope to hear from you soon," said Prof. Oak fondly before ending the call.
Naruto and Leaf made their way over to the main counter where Nurse Joy and Chansey, Pikachu happily hopped off to land on Naruto's shoulder and rubbed his cheeks against the blonde's then putting on his hat and Nurse Joy held out the Pokéball to him.
"Your Pokémon are back to full health," said Nurse Joy politely.
Naruto received the Pokéball with a smile "Thank you Nurse Joy,"
"So I guess this little cutie is your starter," said Leaf while looking at Pikachu.
"Pika?" Pikachu titled his head in curiosity.
"I would like for you to meet Leaf Green, she's a childhood friend of mine from Pallet Town," said Naruto, getting a nod of understanding from the electric type then he turned towards Leaf "I'll be going to change and rest in my room, we'll meet up in the morning,"
"Okay Naruto, see ya later," said Leaf.
Naruto nodded in affirmation before leaving the lobby as he went upstairs and into a room provided for him, he went to take a bath while Pikachu waited on the bed until he was done and came out while dressed an orange t-shirt and grey shorts. Naruto sat on the bed and thought back on what happened today when he suddenly recalled something.
"Oh right, Kurow said that he left something in my backpack," Naruto reached into the backpack to take out a brown journal along with a red bracelet, a card holster containing a couple of blank cards and a letter attached. He decided to read the letter first and so opened the envelope to do so.
[Yo Naruto, now that you're cooled down and all with your Pokémon, I'd like to give you the basics of what it means to be an Aura Guardian. First and foremost is that an aura guardian is meant to protect both humans and Pokémon whilst detaining oppressors, they also don't kill unless under extreme circumstances which I hope will never happen to you. Next is that being an Aura Guardian holds a lot of street cred as even wild Pokémon would be more cooperative. I'd like to talk more but the rest of the info is in the journal along with a training program. Another thing though, try to make sure that fewer people know of your aura powers so that your loved ones won't get caught in the crossfire like donning a disguise or something okay?
The gears given to you are nonlethal but it doesn't mean that it won't hurt…gotta make the bad guys think twice plus enforce the no killing rule so you won't have to worry when using them to their full power. We'll definitely be bumping into each other from time to time and we could spar to see how strong are you are.
Your buddy, Kurow
P.S You would get a little headache from the info dump I casted on the bracelet once you put it on and would never come off]
"A headache huh…," Naruto looked at the bracelet with mild hesitance while Pikachu watched with concern.
"Pikapi?" asked Pikachu.
"Well…I would have to put it on eventually so I might as well get on with it," Naruto picked up the bracelet and slipped it through to his wrist, he was taken by surprise when it tightened itself and wouldn't come loose though it wasn't like he would attempt to remove it anyways. Next thing he knew was that his head began to ache a bit but it didn't last long until it faded away and information concerning the bracelet flowed into his mind "Whoa, that's pretty cool, can't wait to try it out,"
"Pikapi Pikachu?" Pikachu asked to see if he was doing okay.
"I'm fine buddy, it wasn't as bad as we thought it would be. Now let's check out the journal before going to bed," he reached for the book but was then startled when an alarm blared and he heard Officer Jenny's voice through a loudspeaker in a frantic tone.
"ATTENTION! WE HAVE SIGNS OF Pokémon THEIVES IN THE CITY! PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT AND BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS!"
Naruto shot up from his bed upon hearing that "Pokémon thieves? That probably means that they're coming here!" he went to put on some clothes then strapped the card holster and Pokéball belt on "Come on, Pikachu!"
"Pika!" Pikachu climbed onto Naruto's as he ran out of the room and down to the lobby where he saw Nurse Joy and Leaf already there, he was about to call out to them when something crashed through the glass ceiling and fell onto revealing two Pokéballs which opened up to reveal two Pokémon before them which Naruto swiftly identified them to be a Koffing and an Ekans as the former unleashed a cloud of smoke.
"What going on?" asked Leaf in a mild panic.
"Prepare for trouble," a female voice spoke up.
"And make it double," then a male voice followed up.
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all people from within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie." A woman with long red hair curled at the end wearing a short black shirt that exposes her midriff under a white high collared sleeved shirt emblazoned with a large red R, a white mini skirt, black leg-length boots, and long black arm-sleeves appeared.
"James." A man with shoulder length periwinkle hair wearing a white long sleeved shirt with a large red R on it, black short sleeved undershirt with white pants with a purple belt on his waist and black boots and matching gloves stood next to the woman with a rose in hand
"Team Rocket blast off to the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
Then a Pokémon identified as a Meowth landed before them and actually spoke "Meowth, that's right!"
"Team Rocket, aren't they the Pokémon thieves we've been hearing about on TV?" asked Leaf warily.
"Judging from the motto, that means that they are," Naruto glared at the trio along with Pikachu sparking electricity from his cheeks.
Jessie smiled arrogantly "Good to know that we're well known around here, expect no less from Team Rocket,"
"And now we'll be taking all of the Pokémon from here," said James.
"So start forking them over or there'll be problems," said Meowth, Naruto and the others were still finding it hard to believe that the cat Pokémon is talking.
"Well you're in the wrong place! This is a place for weak and sick Pokémon!" said Nurse Joy.
Jessie scoffed in response "Maybe so, but there are bound to be some rare Pokémon for us to help ourselves to,"
Naruto took a step forward "And you think that we would just let you by?"
"Of course, we'll just crush you and be on our way, go Ekans!" at her command, the snake Pokémon lunged at the target.
"Intercept with Thundershock, Pikachu!" Naruto quickly called out, Pikachu leapt off his shoulder and launched a blast of electricity which shocked Ekans and sent it reeling back in pain.
"Quick, this way!" Nurse Joy called out to Leaf and Naruto for them to follow which they did, Naruto saw that the Rocket trio were about to follow them when he noticed a fire extinguisher hanging off the wall. He quickly picked it up and aimed the nozzle towards them before spraying them with foam before tossing it aside and going after the others into a room containing shelves of Pokéballs before locking the door when the lights suddenly went out.
"What just happened?" asked Leaf.
Nurse Joy replied "Team Rocket must has cut the power to the building, but luckily we have Pika power,"
"Pika power?" asked Naruto confusedly, suddenly the power came back on then he looked to the side to see many Pikachu running along a large circular wheel while constantly discharging electricity to power up the Pokémon center "Wow, that's…oddly convenient,"
Nurse Joy quickly made her way over to a computer and began typing rapidly on the keyboard "We have to get the Pokéballs over to the Pokémon center at Pewter city to protect them!" a mechanical arm began picking the Pokéballs one by one and placing on the teleporter to be transported.
"That thing's too slow, Team Rocket will be here anytime soon!" said Naruto urgently, at that moment the door was broken down by Koffing which also knocked the Pokéballs off the shelves as well and Team Rocket walked with smirks on their faces.
"Just give already, there's no way you can beat us!" said Meowth.
"You should give up on me giving up! Let's go Pikachu!" said Naruto determinedly, Pikachu stood before him ready for battle.
Leaf stood next to him with a Pokéball in hand "I'm helping too, help us out Bulbasaur!" she threw the Pokéball for it to open up as her starter appeared next to Pikachu and was just as ready.
"Use Wrap on that little rat, Ekans!" said Jessie, Ekans quickly slithered towards Pikachu to execute the move.
"Dodge by using Agility and then use Quick Attack!" said Naruto, Ekans began wounding around Pikachu but he quickly evaded and then rammed strongly into the snake Pokémon's head before moving away.
"Koffing, use Tackle on that Pikachu!" James called out for his Pokémon to attack.
"We won't let you, Bulbasaur use Tackle to stop Koffing from attacking Pikachu!" said Leaf, Bulbasaur lunged forward and slammed into Koffing and was able to knock it out of the way.
"Thanks Leaf, now use Thundershock on Koffing, Pikachu!" said Naruto, Pikachu fired another blast to zap Koffing.
"What are you doing Ekans?! Get up and use Poison Sting!" said Jessie angrily, Ekans rose up and opened its mouth to launch a barrage of poisonous needles towards them.
"Use Razor Leaf to knock them out of the air!" said Leaf, Bulbasaur began firing a barrage of her own to collide with the incoming projectiles hence canceling each other out.
"Koffing, use Poison Gas!" said James, Koffing opened his mouth to exhale cloud of purple smoke towards them.
"Quick Bulbasaur, use your Vine Whip to blow the gas away!" said Leaf, Bulbasaur brought out her vines and swung it around rapidly in the manner of a fan and successfully blew it away before wrapping around Koffing and slammed him hard to the ground.
"Pikachu use Quick Attack once more!" said Naruto, Pikachu dashed forward with white light trailing behind him.
"Not so fast twerp, use Wrap Ekans!" said Jessie, Ekans avoided the attack and wounded himself around Pikachu then proceeded to squeeze him tightly "Got your little rat now!"
"I don't think so, use Thundershock to break free!" Pikachu managed to hear Naruto and unleashed electricity from his body, hence electrifying Ekans to the point of making him faint "Alright, way to go buddy!"
"Pikachu!" Pikachu nodded in satisfaction of defeating his opponent.
Meowth stepped forward with a frown "You're gonna pay for that, you're cat food!" he lunged at them with his claws bared but got blown back when Pikachu zapped him with another Thundershock but Naruto could see that he was already getting tired.
"There's gotta be a way to take them out," said Naruto then he noticed the bracelet beginning to glow before transforming in a hi-tech gauntlet-like device (an Refer to the Gauntlet from Bakugan New Vestroia) which covered his entire forearm then a card shot out of the holster for him to catch and see that it was the Pikachu card. He looked confused at first before getting the idea of what he is to do "Okay then, time to finish this, Pikachu!"
"Pika!" said Pikachu.
"Naruto, what are you going to do?" asked Leaf.
"I don't know, but it's gonna be mind-blowing," the gauntlet opened up to reveal a slot which Naruto slid the card inside before closing then a voice spoke up
[Attack Mode: Thundershock!]
Naruto felt his body become enshrouded in electricity much to the shock on everyone around "It's over, Thundershock!" he thrust a hand forward to launch a blast of electricity.
"Pikachuuuuu!" Pikachu quickly joined in with his own Thundershock, they constantly zapped Team Rocket to the extent that Koffing expelled gas which was ignited by the electricity, triggering an explosion which destroyed much of the Pokémon center and sent Team Rocket flying.
Outside the building, Officer Jenny came skidding to a stop on her bike and looked up at the explosion in wonder "I didn't know that there was going to be firework.
Elsewhere, Team Rocket were hanging on to a rope attached to a hot air balloon designed in resemblance of a giant Meowth's head while covered in dirt and soot from having been shocked by Naruto and Pikachu.
"I can't believe those twerps beat us!" said Jessie.
"That Pikachu was no joke and the boy's device actually made him use a Pokémon's attack too," Meowth pointed out to the others.
"Then we should steal them and hand over to the boss," said James gleefully, no sooner he said that did their balloon suddenly pop a hole which sent flying out of control into the night sky.
"Looks like Team Rocket is blasting off!" the trio called out before disappearing into the distance in a twinkle of a star.
The next morning, Nurse Joy was sitting before a computer with Officer Jenny sitting next to her within what's left of the Pokémon center and was currently with her sister over at Pewter city.
"All of the Pokémon you have sent had been safely transported," said Nurse Joy's sister.
"That's a relief to hear, the kids that helped us are on their way there. Thanks very much sis," then she hung up on the call "I sure hope that they can make it safely through the Viridian forest,"
"No doubt they will, those are different from the other trainers we have met so far," said Officer Jenny.
In the Viridian Forest, Naruto, Pikachu and Leaf were walking along the dirt path while having a conversation about everything that had occurred yesterday which also included his meeting with Kurow as well.
"So that's what happened, though I never expected you to become an Aura Guardian," said Leaf after listening to what Naruto told her "But isn't it supposed to be a partial secret like you said?"
"True but I know I can trust you, we've never told anyone each other's secrets and you're my childhood friend after all," said Naruto with a foxy grin.
"O-Oh right, thank you for trusting me Naruto," Leaf looked away with a blush on her cheeks, touched at how much faith he has in her "But what about your mom and the professor, aren't you going to tell them?"
"I will but I need to come into grasps with my role as an Aura Guardian before eventually telling them," said Naruto thoughtfully.
"Okay then, so what's your current plan in the meantime?"
"I'll be doing some training with Pikachu and Pidgeotto while I do some training of my own then resting a bit before going out to search for some Pokémon to catch," said Naruto "What about you?"
Leaf reached into her bag and took out a digital camera with a smile "I'll be taking some pictures of the scenery with some training here and there before meeting up with you,"
"Okay Leaf, but be careful around here. I heard there are swarms of Beedrill here,"
"I will," Leaf then walked away.
"Now then, let's find ourselves a small clearing then we can begin with training,"
"Pikachu!" Pikachu looked ready to get a lot stronger.
The duo walked further into the whilst making sure to avoid any Beedrill territories till they found a small clearing which was good enough for their needs, Naruto then brought out Pidgeotto and introduced himself and Pikachu with the bird Pokémon being quite friendly to them. Naruto took to running laps around the clearing with the Pokémon with Pidgeotto running on her legs after he pointed out that there would be situations where she wouldn't be able to use them while also to build up their stamina as well to last longer and their base speed in inclusion. Next Naruto set up targets using wooden logs and stones for them to use their moves on them, saying that they need to completely master their moves before moving on to learning new techniques, he himself wasn't being idle either as he took to doing pushups between two-handed and one-handed then sit-ups amongst others till he decided to rest a bit.
"Oh yeah, I still haven't read the journal yet," Naruto took the book out of the bag and began to read.
According to the journal, there was a special clan of Aura Guardians known as the Kizuna clan which means Bonds. They were a different group of aura guardians that also travel around the world and perform good deeds for both humans and Pokémon, however they draw strength from the bonds between them and their Pokémon to be able to perform feats far beyond anyone's imagination whilst using the aura to augment their physical abilities. Each member of the Kizuna have a unique way of utilizing the power of bonds during their adventures. Some of the clan members utilize the power of such bonds in the form of cards and there were three known to be absolute masters. First is Shinji Kido who detests wars and saddens at the loss of life, his cards were based on the powers and abilities of dragon types. Second is Kazuma Kenzaki, an Aura Guardian who vowed to never let an innocent human or Pokémon feel pain if he could help it which was what motivated him to fight against all odds, his cards are based on the basic abilities of various Pokémon which he emulates to enhance his own. The third and final would be Tsukasa Kadoya, a seemingly arrogant man who always claims to be passing through whenever he was being asked due to never staying in one place for too long but he truly cares for the harmony between Human and Pokémon, thus would fight fiercely to protect and maintain it, his cards emulate the attacks of Pokémon and capable of working in collaboration with them. These three were the strongest of the Kizuna clan during their time till they retired.
"Man, I got a lot to do to earn a place amongst the big greats. But it's going to be a long but fun road for me and the Pokémon before we get there. First thing's first I need to gain proper access to my aura," Naruto flipped through the pages and saw the instructions then he placed the journal aside and sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed as he proceeded to meditate. As he searched within himself, he began feel a sensation and searched calmly with it getting stronger till he finally grasped and let it flow through him. When he opened his eyes, Naruto saw that his body is covered with a blue cloak of aura and it made him feel stronger and enhanced his senses. "Wow, so this is my aura. I feel so much stronger and not even tired,"
He then noticed Pikachu curled up on his lap with a blissful look on his face and Pidgeotto was nestled next to him and they weren't the only ones as he saw a Pokémon sitting on his shoulder which he identified to be a Caterpie, he recalled from the journal that aura tend to have a positive or negative effect on human and Pokémon and guessed that was the reason why they were all so relaxed around him. Naruto reached over to pick the bug Pokémon from his shoulder and held it before him, the movement seemed to have roused Caterpie from its sleep as it looked up to him and tilted its head in curiosity.
"Looks like you found a good place to take a nap eh?" asked Naruto, chuckling when he saw Caterpie wiggle around a bit in embarrassment "It's alright, I don't really mind. I guess my aura had attracted you here,"
Caterpie nodded, it was crawling through the trees when it felt a nice and warm sensation then followed it to him, it also saw Pikachu and Pidgeotto there too but the feeling was so nice that it couldn't help but crawl over and fell asleep on his shoulder. Talking to him now assured it now that he is a very nice trainer, maybe he could help it achieve its lifelong dream.
"Say Caterpie, I was wondering if you would like to be my Pokémon and come along? My dream is to be a Pokémon master and I can help you to be the strongest as you can be while treating you with the utmost respect. What do you say?" asked Naruto, he needn't wait long as Caterpie was nodding its head eagerly "Great! Just give me a minute," Naruto took a Pokéball from his belt and activated it before tapping on Caterpie's head, sucking it inside and dinged to confirm capture "Alright, Caterpie has been captured!"
Naruto's cheer roused Pikachu and Pidgeotto from their aura induced sleep as they looked at Naruto in confusion as the former called out to him "Pikapi, Pikachu?"
"I just caught a Pokémon which is a Caterpie while you two were asleep," Naruto snickered when they looked at him wide-eyed "Can't blame you, my aura was that relaxing huh?"
"Pika," Pikachu and Pidgeotto nodded in affirmation, when he began radiating his aura, they felt all of their aches from training fade away when they stayed close to him and are now feeling refreshed now they're awake. They were about to say more when their eyes suddenly narrowed and glanced to the side, Naruto would have said something as well but he too sensed what they detected due to his newly awakened aura. Something emerged from a clump of bushes to their left and it wasn't Leaf, Naruto's eyes widened upon what he was seeing before him.
It is a green bipedal insectoid with cream accents between its three body segments, on the back on the back of its somewhat reptilian head are three points and has narrow eyes. Its forearms consists of large white scythes, on its thighs are spikes of fur, and it has three clawed toes on its large feet, it also has two pairs of cream-colored wings extending from its back. Naruto took out his Pokédex to scan the Pokémon.
Scyther, the Mantis Pokémon. Its claws are sharp as swords, and it is a powerful flyer. This Pokémon is rarely seen by humans and almost never captured
"A Scyther here in the Viridian Forest, that's pretty unusual despite this place being home to many Bug type Pokémon," said Naruto, he noticed the Scyther looking at him intently and took a step forward making Pikachu and Pidgeotto step before their trainer to protect him. Scyther ignored the two and continued to stare at Naruto.
Suddenly the bracelet transformed into its gauntlet form and a card shot out of the holster like before for Naruto to catch and look to see that it is a blank card which then changed to illustrate the symbol of a sword. Not knowing what else to do at the moment, Naruto inserted the card into the gauntlet.
[Gear Up: Aura Blader]
Something then appeared in a flash of light which then faded to reveal a hi-tech saber (an Refer to Blay Rouzer from Kamen Rider Blade) in Naruto's hand much to his surprise. He saw the Scyther stop and looked at Naruto and the blade before taking up a stance with its scythes raised before, it was then Naruto understood its intentions.
"I get it now, you want to fight me instead," said Naruto, Scyther nodded in affirmation to his statement "Then in that case, I'll take up your challenge,"
"Pika?! Pi pika Pikachu!" Pikachu was in clear disagreement with Naruto and wanted to be the one to battle Scyther, Pidgeotto was chirping in agreement with the electric mouse.
"I understand your reasoning, but don't worry cause I'm sure I can handle it," the Pokémon still weren't and hesitantly stood back but ready to intervene when necessary.
Naruto stepped forward and took a stance with the Aura Blader before him as he saw Scyther still keeping him within its sights "Ready!" at his words, they dashed at each other and clashed in the middle.
Both sides constantly clashed blades in attempts to gain dominance over the other, Naruto was able to keep up with Scyther thanks to channeling the aura throughout his body to enhance its base capabilities. He blocked one of the scythes then quickly rolled away from a follow-up of the second scythe and tried to retaliate with a lunging stab but Scyther dashed backwards to evade then it suddenly began creating duplicates which then surrounded him before attacking from random directions, putting the blonde trainer into a defensive role. Naruto thought fast and quickly took out a Pidgeotto card and inserted it into the gauntlet.
[Attack mode: Quick Attack]
Naruto crouched slightly then dashed forward while leaving behind a trail of white light as he began slashing through each of the duplicates and forcefully dispelling them till he located the real one and struck out with a slash, Scyther quickly evaded with a Quick Attack but Naruto maintained pursuit as they rapidly clashed with each other with great speed before being sent skidding away for a momentary rest and the card was ejected from the gauntlet and he placed it back into the holster.
"Scyther," Scyther crossed its arms and spun around quickly, causing a light blue wind to swirl around it as the bug Pokémon opened its arms to launch a crescent shaped shockwave towards Naruto who quickly took out the Pikachu card and slotted it into the gauntlet.
[Support Mode: Agility]
Naruto promptly disappeared from view in a blur as the shockwave went on to cut deeply into a tree, Scyther looked around for its opponent when it suddenly felt something poke its back and looked back to see Naruto standing behind him with the tip of the Aura Blader poking its back with a smile on his face. Despite wanting to continue, Scyther decided that the fight has gone on long enough and so placed it scythes down to signal its end. Naruto stepped away and walked back to Pikachu and Pidgeotto who were relieved to see that he was okay and the Aura Blader turned back into a card for him to place along with the Pikachu card back into the holster and the gauntlet reverted to its bracelet form.
"Are you satisfied?" asked Naruto, Scyther nodded much to the confusion of the Pokémon "Scyther was testing me to see if I had what it takes to be its trainer after sensing my aura before, I realized it when I was clashing blades with it," he then approached Scyther with an activated Pokéball before him "So do you wish to come with us?"
Scyther smiled and nodded, this human is certain to take part in many battles where it would face strong opponents to test its strength against all the while getting stronger with training "Scyther," It tapped its head on the Pokéball and was sucked inside as it rocked around for a bit before letting out a ding to signal its capture.
"Alright, Scyther has been captured!" said Naruto cheerfully.
"Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu cheered as well before climbing onto the blonde's shoulder, happy for getting a new friend despite everything. Naruto took out the Pokédex to scan for more details
This Scyther is a male with the ability Technician. Moves: Vacuum Wave, Quick Attack, Leer, Focus Energy, Pursuit.
Then Naruto scanned Caterpie next
Caterpie, the Worm Pokémon. For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antennae on its head to drive away enemies. This Caterpie is male with the ability Shield Dust. Moves: Tackle, String Shot, Bug Bite.
"Wow, both of them have a decent moveset. I'll plan a training regime for them later while we progress through the forest," said Naruto, he heard a rustle and turned to see Leaf walk into the clearing "Hey Leaf, I see you're back,"
"Yeah, I got some pretty good pics and trained with Bulbasaur and Ratatta for a bit. I also caught a Weedle along the way too," Leaf replied "How did your training go?"
"It went well plus I caught two more Pokémon while I was at it," Naruto looked up to the sky to see that the sun was already setting "It's getting pretty late, what say we set up camp right here for the night,"
"Good idea, plus I'm feeling a bit hungry and so are the Pokémon," said Leaf.
"Alright then, let's get to it," Naruto went over to the bag and began taking out the camping set and told Pikachu and Pidgeotto to pick up some dried up sticks to use for the campfire. Leaf soon joined in to help.
This is Hussbek online with the latest chapter, Naruto and Pikachu arrived at Viridian City and went to the Pokémon center to recover where they met Naruto's childhood friend Leaf Green before contacting his mother and the professor. Naruto was learning more about the Aura Guardians and equipping himself with the gear provided when the center was suddenly attacked by the Pokémon thieves Team Rocket. Both Naruto and Leaf worked together to defend the Pokémon Center and sent them packing before heading out to the Viridian forest the next morning while en route to Pewter city.
Naruto and his Pokémon underwent training and caught two more Pokémon along the way and the former is gradually getting attuned to the usage of his aura and gears as well, a smooth start so far but things are going to be tough as they progress through their journey.
Sorry I kept so long, was planning more on the story. I might add in a couple of plotlines from the FireRed and LeafGreen to make things interesting so be sure to look forward to it. Be sure to read and review as always.
This is Hussbek from Ghana.
Signing out