Author's Notes: Not gonna lie, I can't remember where I got the ideas that inspired the flow of this chapter 20 years ago. My apologies in advance for all the weird science you'll soon be subjected to reading.
Chapter 15
Having taken care of the problems with Mt. Moon, we headed into Cerulean City. In the process Chalky let me keep the Moon Sword and I got another Jirachi. He'd gone to Johto after that and said he was going to try and make a sword with the Sun Stone. Monica had also gotten a Clefairy on the mountain. She helped it out and it didn't want to leave her after that. After we reached Cerulean City we planned to see Misty and her daughter, Nautica. Nautica shared the same birthday as Katrin and had the ability to communicate with Water Pokemon. I was also looking to get the Cascade Badge from Misty. When we reached the Gym we found it locked. Apparently the gym was closed for the day. "Looks like we'll have to wait until tomorrow." Said Matt. We decided to go to the Pokemon Center to spend the night.
"Do you have any Psychic Pokemon?" the attendant asked us.
"Sure, we all do." I replied.
"Then you might want to be careful should you go out at night." She replied. I noticed Monica reading a newspaper in the lobby. Even though she was a considerable distance from the counter, I knew she could overhear the conversation thanks to her really being a Pokemon.
"What, is TR Jet stealing pokemon in the area?" Ann asked.
"Nautica, Misty's daughter has an Ocarina." the attendant explained. "She usually plays it for an hour at sunset to talk to Water Pokemon at Cerulean Cape. The thing is, it also has the ability to hypnotize Psychic Pokemon and put them in heat." We all gave Monica a strange look. Her being a Mew in disguise, we all wondered what would happen once Nautica started playing her song! Monica lowered her paper just enough to notice us all staring at her.
"Would you all stop staring?" she asked, her face turning red as if she was embarrassed about something. "I may be a Psychic but I won't be effected by that perverse song. Especially after I've heard it before. Hmph!" Looks like she was listening after all! She then got up and headed over to the sleeping quarters.
"I wonder what's eating her?" Matt remarked.
"She is afraid." Katrin explained . "Although she is strong, she can't resist the power of the Ocarina. It's power surpasses her own."
"I guess the last time she was, here she must've done something BAD." Said Fin. "Maybe we should keep an eye on her and make sure she'll be okay."
"Has anything strange happened in the area recently?" I asked the nurse. "Aside from the Rocket takeover, I mean."
"Well, if you go north towards Cerulean Cape you will come upon a town called Nativity Town." the nurse replied. "Legends say a witch put a powerful curse on the female townsfolk. Because of that, male outsiders are not allowed in the town."
"What kind of curse?" Alex asked.
"Spontaneous Conception." the Nurse explained. "If any man or male pokemon were to look at any of the female townsfolk of age to bear children, they'd become pregnant on the spot. Researchers say that if something isn't done soon, Kanto will become overpopulated in 12 years."
"Wow, that is bad!" Ann exclaimed. "I haven't had a kid in 12 years, either. I'm glad I'm only having one right now, too."
"I was hoping to find Nautica before tomorrow morning." Said Katrin. "Guess that's not gonna happen."
"She should be at the Cape about now." Said Matt. "Maybe there's still time." It being close to sunset as it was, I wanted to go to Cerulean Cape to see Nautica but for reasons different from Katrin's. Before going I decided to check on Monica. She seemed really upset when we looked at her earlier. When I entered her room I was surprised to find it empty. Was she actually going out? After looking around I noticed there were 3 Poke Balls on the desk of the room. I already knew what was in two of them. Had Monica actually put herself in one of the Poke Balls? There was only one way to find out. Taking the one in the middle, I opened it. Out came Monica in her Pokemon form.
"Wow, is it morning already?" She asked. "What's for breakfast?"
"Nice try!" I said. "It's 5 minutes to sunset. Seeing as you somehow locked yourself inside a Poke Ball, it's pretty obvious that you're really scared to go out. Is there something you should tell me?"
"It's nothing at all." She said as she turned back into her human form. "I'll be fine!" She said as she started towards the door. Ann suddenly appeared in the doorway, blocking the exit.
"Somehow I'm not convinced." She said. "Are you sure there isn't something you need to tell tell us?"
"Of course not!" Monica exclaimed. "Now let me go!" Unable to get past Ann's large frame, Monica decided to try the window and changed back to her Pokemon form again. Right when she got it open, Fin and Katrin appeared in front of her.
"Sorry, but this window's closed for repairs." Said Fin.
"Yeah, it hasn't been insulated from Ocarinas." Katrin added.
"Alright, fine! I'll tell you." Said Monica after regaining human form once more. "This is so embarrassing. The thing is...the last time I was here, I came under the power of that girl's Ocarina. When I was under its control I transformed the Pokemon Shelter north of here into Nativity Town, a place where Females, human or Pokemon become pregnant the moment they are looked at by Males. If that's not weird enough, they become pregnant with who or whatever they were looking at even if it were an entirely different species."
"Talk about weird…" I said. "I'm glad Ann's already pregnant and Katrin is unaffected by Psychic Pokemon."
"When I regained my senses, I was unable to reverse what I'd done." Monica continued. "Apparently, my powers had been amplified when I was under the Ocarina's control. Because of that, I vowed never to come back here."
"Whatever became of Nativity Town, now?" Ann asked. "Is it still there?"
"Yes, it's still there." Monica replied. "All men who pass through the village must keep their faces covered. If their eyes meet any part of a female, that person will instantly become pregnant. Seeing as Ann is already pregnant and Katrin has the cells of Ghost Pokemon you two won't have to worry about it much."
"I'll keep that in mind when I go to the Cape." I said. "According to my watch, Nautica should be getting ready to play her Ocarina any minute."
"I'm coming, too!" Ann exclaimed. "It's been awhile since I've seen the Cerulean Cape. That and I want to see Bill at his lighthouse."
"Well, I'm staying!" Monica declared. "There's no way I'm going out there."
"I'll stay with you, then." Katrin offered. "I can use my powers to protect you. Then you'll have little to worry about."
"I think I'll stay, too." Said Fin. "I don't want to find out if there's others like me—at least not yet."
"Suit yourselves." I said before heading for the door. As Ann and I were heading out, we ran into Alex.
"Are you two going to the Cape?" He asked us.
"Of course!" Ann replied. "You wanna come?"
"That's why I asked." He Said. "I haven't seen a coast since I left Johto." The three of us then started North of Cerulean City towards the cape. As we were crossing the bridge we were able to hear a sweet melody coming from further up. Nautica had started playing. I thought it would be faint but apparently it was amplified by the night sky.
"Are you sure you don't want to get some sleep?" Katrin asked Monica. "You do look pretty tired."
"No, I'll be fine." She replied. "I usually don't sleep at all. It's just something I'm used to not doing."
"A very strange logic." Katrin remarked before continuing the video game she was playing.
"What game are you playing?" asked Fin who'd just come into the den.
"Pokemon OmegaRuby." Katrin replied. "Got your Nintendo 3DS?"
"Oh, yeah!" Fin replied as he pulled it out and started up Pokemon AlphaSapphire. "Time for some fun!" After playing for a few minutes, they heard the sound of music coming from somewhere. "I wonder what that is?" Fin asked.
"That's just Nautica playing Pokemon March on her Ocarina." Monica said as she suddenly stood up.
"It's pretty loud." Fin noted. "Is she using a speaker or something?" Katrin looked up just in time to see Monica walk out the room.
"You're not leaving!" Katrin exclaimed before teleporting in front of Monica and forming a Shadow Ball in her palms.
"Don't make me hurt you." Monica, entranced by the music.
"Thanks for the warning!" Katrin replied before hitting Monica with a Shadow Ball attack. The energy attack sent her flying across the room. Monica simply got up and started towards the door again.
"She said you're not leaving!" Fin exclaimed before using Thunder Wave on Monica. "If I have to keep you paralyzed you until morning, I will!"
"Don't get in my way!" Monica shot back before breaking from Fin's hold. She then hit him with a Hyper Beam.
"That's enough!" Katrin exclaimed. "Shadow Punch!" Before the move connected, Monica vanished. Katrin stopped right before hitting Fin.
"Talk about a close call!" Said Fin. "I'd hate to get on her bad side. I wonder where she went?"
"I know where." Katrin replied as she ran over the the window. "You stay here in case the owner of the building asks what happened. I'll go after her." Katrin then flew off towards Nativity Town. She only hoped she'd get there in time…
After crossing the bridge we continued towards the cape. We soon reached a sign in the road. It read:
"WARNING! ANY BOYS, MEN OR MALE POKEMON WHO PASS THROUGH NATIVITY TOWN MUST CONCEAL THEIR FACES! THE FEMALES WHO LIVE IN NATIVITY TOWN WILL BECOME PREGNANT IF YOU LOOK AT ANY PART OF THEM! FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THIS WARNING WILL RESULT IN UNIMAGINABE CONSEQUENCES!"
"And this is where we use our disguises." I said, taking out a hooded cloak. Alex did the same.
"I feel so lucky." Ann said as she threw her arms around each of us. "Not only am I already pregnant but the townspeople will already know at least one of you is the baby daddy!"
"This is only until we pass through the town." Alex reminded her. "After that, we can take it off."
As we started through the town we got some looks from the people. "You best go inside. There are Men passing through the Town!" Said one man.
"At least one of them got that woman pregnant." Said another. As we glanced around the town, we noticed almost every female in sight was visibly pregnant. I guessed those who weren't we either too young, too old or infertile. Seeing that the male villagers didn't have their faces concealed, I guessed Monica's Curse didn't affect them. As we were nearly out of the village, a strange light filled the sky. It started small but grew great in size. The strange light stopped above the town square. We looked up and saw that we did indeed know who it was.
"I guess Katrin couldn't keep her in." Ann remarked as I laughed.
"I hope she doesn't do anything crazy." Said Alex. "She doesn't look well."
"People of Nativity Town, prepare to be freed from this vile curse!" Monica exclaimed. The area then started to fill with psychic energy. I barely noticed the shroud I was wearing get blown off my face. When the light dimmed, Monica had apparently passed out in the town square. She'd somehow managed to maintain her human form. We ran over to see if she was okay.
"Hey, are you okay?" I asked her. There was no response.
"It looks like Monica allowed herself to get under the influence of the Ocarina on purpose so she could undo what she'd done." Katrin remarked as she suddenly appeared. "Fin and I tried to stop her but possessed creatures can't be stopped very easily."
"I think she'll be fine, now." Said Ann. "She just wanted to make things right."
"Hey I'm not pregnant!" We heard one of the villagers exclaimed. "I'm being looked at by a man and I didn't get pregnant! It's a miracle!"
"You no longer have to be afraid." said Katrin. "The Pokemon that cursed you has reversed the curse. You are free to live the rest of your lives in peace."
"Thank you so much for helping us out." Said another man who approached us. "I'm the mayor of this town. "Ever since it was cursed It became impossible for male outsiders to look at our females. If they did, they'd get pregnant. Now that the curse is broken, we can return to our former lives of taking care of sick, injured, and abandoned pokemon."
"Speaking of which, is Carla still around?" I asked him. "I've been sending her Pokemon over the years to help out."
"She's still around." the Mayor replied. "Her house is towards the cape. Even though she has 6 kids she still makes time for Pokemon."
"It'll be nice to meet up with an old friend." I said as I picked up Monica. "We're just glad to help!" As we neared Bill's seaside cottage we spotted a small house close to the coastline. We guessed it was Carla's house. As we neared the house a Venusaur came running in our direction. "Hey, it's the Venusaur She let me borrow!" I exclaimed. It was very happy to see me. "Long time, no see buddy!" I said, patting it on the head. We then went over to the house. As we came closer to the building 6 kids—3 boys and 3 girls-came running out.
"Hey, there's Pokemon Trainers!" Said one of them. "It looks like Venusaur knows one of them, too!"
"Is your mom home?" asked Ann.
"She's inside." Said another, looking in surprise at her belly. "Are you sick or something?"
"What?" Ann asked in surprise.
"No, It's nothing like that." I said, Not giving Ann the chance to react in the way I knew she would. We then went into the house. I spotted someone sitting in a chair by the fireplace. "Hi Carla!" I Said. "It's been awhile!" She looked up when she heard my voice.
"It sure has." She said. "I see you've already met my kids."
"They have a pretty interesting fascination with women with large stomachs." Ann remarked, making no effort to hide how upset she still was.
"I thought I told them about asking questions like that." Said Carla as she got out of the chair. "I told them people could be offended."
"This is My wife, Ann." I said. "She's pregnant with our 3rd child. Next to her is our daughter Katrin. Our son Fin is in Cerulean City."
"I'm Alex Garum." said Alex. "I used to be in the Johto Special Forces."
"And I'm Monica Waters." Said Monica. "I'm a Pokemon Breeder."
"It's nice to meet you all." Carla said after we finished introductions. "What brings you to Cerulean Cape?"
"We were going to see Nautica." I said. "In the process we got rid of Nativity Town's curse."
"That's nice to hear." Said Carla. "I just hope I don't have any more kids after this. Sextuplets are a handful."
"How do you take care of so many kids by yourself?" Katrin asked in surprise.
"The other townspeople offered their services and it's been working out" Carla explained. "Bill has also given all of them an Eevee."
"We're on a quest to free Kanto of TR Jet." I explained. "It would really help us out if I could take Venusaur with us."
"Oh, sure!" Carla exclaimed. "I think he could use some time on the road again. Ever since he came back he's been a great help, but I think he may want to travel the world over again."
"And so he shall." I said, taking out a Poke Ball. "Is Bill up here right now?"
"Sorry, but no." Carla replied. "He left the country soon after the Rocket Takeovers. He said he won't come back until it's safe."
"Before we head off again, we'll be in Cerulean City for at least the next two days." said Ann. "You should try to come see us if you need anything."
"I can't go as far now that I have the kids to look after." Carla replied. "If I could, I would like to see Ted battle Misty in Cerulean."
"And so you shall." Katrin said as she smiled. "I can teleport you and your kids to Cerulean City. I'll be more than happy to do that."
"That would mean a lot to us." Carla repled.
"So it's settled, then!" I said after coming back in from putting Venusaur in a Poke Ball. "On our way back Katrin will come and pick you and your kids up. You'll then get to see me battle Misty." After saying goodbye to Carla and her kids, we continued the short walk to the cape. When we reached it we saw a girl sitting on a rock playing an Ocarina. It was Nautica! As we drew closer she did not stop playing right away. After finishing the song she was playing, she greeted us.
"Wow, how long has it been?" She asked. "I haven't seen you guys in 4 years!"
"Well, we're back." Ann replied. "We're out on a crusade—to stop TR Jet."
"That's sure good news!" Nautica exclaimed excitedly. "I'm glad to hear something is going to be done about them. It's not like the Psychic Pokemon that's been hiding in the water near here."
"I WAS hiding, but it wasn't in water." Monica replied, embarrassment clear on her face. "I also made sure to make things right, too!"
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Nautica asked, clearly confused.
"We'll explain later." I replied. "Now about this Pokemon. Did it have a number on it?"
"Come to think of it, it did." said Nautica. "The number 1, I believe."
"That's just what we're looking for!" I said.
"I was trying to coax it out by Playing 'Pokemon March' on my Ocarina but it hasn't been working." Nautica explained. "I've been coming out every night for 6 months and still no luck."
"I think I can get it." I said. "And I also believe you'll be owing Monica an apology when we tell you about her last time here."
"Really now?" she asked in surprise. "Does it have anything to do with that cursed town?"
"Something like that." Monica replied as her face reddened even further.
"What do you plan to do?" Alex asked me.
"I'm going to drain its hiding place." I explained. "Chalky told me I can control the tides with power of the Moon Sword. I'll use it to push the water back into the ocean." Drawing the sword, I walked over to the edge of the beach. Thrusting the blade into the water, it parted much like Moses must have parted the Red Sea, creating a walkway a few feet into the ocean. After walking into it I found that it was indeed a Jirachi. It was rather surprised at how I'd removed its hiding place. I used the #1 ball to catch it before it could start using its powers. On the way back to the beach I retrieved the Moon Sword from where I left it. It returned the waters to normal.
"Had I known you could do that, I wouldn't have sat out here freezing my ass off for 6 months." Nautica remarked, rather disgruntled at the fact I had gotten it with such ease.
"It was probably best that way." I said. "Now let's head back to Cerulean. I'm going for my 2nd badge!" As we headed back from the Cape, Katrin teleported Carla and her kids to Cerulean. When we reached the City it was morning and the Gym was open. We met Fin, Matt, Misty, Katrin, Carla and her family outside the building.
"Well, if it isn't a sight for sore eyes!" Misty exclaimed when she saw us. "I was wondering when you were gonna crawl out of whatever rock you were under to come here and kick some ass."
"Still as feisty as ever." I replied. "After I get rid of TR Jet, I'm getting Ash—dead or alive. I guarantee there's going to be some serious bloodletting when I get my hands on him. But before I get to all that, I need to get the 8 badges of Kanto."
"Say no more." Said Misty. "We'll start immediately. I could use a tougher opponent after nothing but easy matches!"
"Be careful of what you ask for." I shot back. "Don't forget we traveled together for 6 years. I know all your moves—old and new. This will not be an easy fight, I guarantee!" We then headed into the Gym to begin. All parties not participating in the match took a seat in the bleachers.
"This will be a 2 on 2 battle." said Misty. "We'll both use two Pokemon at once. The first team of Pokemon to get knocked out loses the match! Ready, let's go!" She then sent out a Togetic and a Wailord! Having to fight the world's largest Pokemon and one of the smallest is tough, but together? Talk about insane!
"Aurabolt, Pyro, Go!" I said, throwing 2 Poke Balls. Out came Pikachu and my favorite fire/fighting type, Blaziken. "Aurabolt, Charge Energy! Pyro, use Blaze Kick!" The energy boost caused Aurabolt to evolve into Raichu while Blaziken took out Misty's Togetic in one hit. Now it was a 2 against one.
"Wailord, use Water Spout!" Misty exclaimed. The Water attack damaged both pokemon but Blaziken suffered the most because its weakness to Water. It still managed to hang in there, though.
"It'll take more than that to beat my team!" I said. "Aurabolt, use your Beam Attack! Pyro, use Detect!" That allowed My Pokemon to take minimal damage from Wailord's Hydro Pump. Aurabolt's attack not only cancelled out Hydro Pump but it also caused it to evolve into Gochu. Now it could fuse with Blaziken!
"Now to end this fight!" I said. "Aurabolt, Pyro, Fuse now!" The 2 jumped into the air parallel to each other. The two then fused into one body, making a new Pokemon. "Allow me to introduce you to Techna, a Fire/Electric/Fighting type." I said. "It is the result of my Gochu and Blaziken fusing to become one. Now I will show you its power!" Before Misty could react, Techna launched a new Electric attack that fainted her Wailord on the spot. I decided to call the move E.M.P. This was something even I had never done before. She was almost as shocked as I was.
"I had no idea you were so strong!" Said Misty. You've certainly perfected your skills. Here, take the Cascade Badge." And with that I had gotten my 2nd badge. "One of these days I'm going to beat your ass." Misty said as she saw us out.
"Today wasn't that day." I replied as I chuckled. "Until then, keep practicing!"
"Very Funny!" Misty exclaimed, clearly annoyed. Then I noticed Carla wasn't around.
"Hey, what happened to Carla?" I asked Alex.
"One of her kids had to be rushed to the hospital with a fever." He explained. "We would have told you but you were in a battle."
"It can't be helped." I said. "When I battle, ignore everything else."
"So, where are you going to go next?" Nautica asked.
"We're going to Vermillion City." Fin replied. "Ash's sister is supposed to be there, so we're going to see if we can find her."
"I take it you found Delia, then." Misty said in surprise. "I knew she was in seclusion but I didn't know where. I really hope she can help you."
"Don't count me out of this, either!" Nautica declared. "I want to help out, too! With my Ocarina, I can communicate with Pokemon. I've also got a good team of Pokemon, too. Please take me with you!"
"Only if it's okay with your mother." Ann replied even though we already knew the answer.
"Of course you can go." Misty said for her daughter's benefit. "I already know you're one thing Aurabolt wouldn't dare fry. You're more expensive than any bike I've ever owned."
"I guarantee that won't happen." I said. "Besides, I paid you back already tenfold. Not only that, I'll even get you another one later on."
"I'll hold you to that!" Misty exclaimed. "I want it custom made like my first one!" With a new ally, badge, and Jirachi, we headed for Vermillion City. As we passed along Rt. 5, we ran into what can only be described as the odd couple. It was Jordan and Kaylie—together! They were even wearing the classic TR and TR jet uniforms. As of what they wanted to do we didn't know. We only knew it couldn't be good.
End Chapter 15.
Hopefully by now you can really start to feel the Pokemon side of this fanfic more strongly, yes?