Chapter 28
cerulean cape
the next day, on the road to cerulean cape,
after adding the third and final kanto starter to his team, Lincoln and friends, along with jenny and joy (because brock invited them to the beach in the morning) were making their way through a fairly dense forest to their destination; cerulean cape," so, how much farther is it, misty?" Lincoln asked.
"shouldn't be too much further. we should be seeing bill's lighthouse fairly soon," misty replied.
"you three know bill?" joy asked.
"We met back on mount moon. he helped us get invited to an evolution ceremony a colony of clefairy were performing," Lincoln replied.
"Really? that's something no human has ever seen before," jenny commented.
"Bill said the same thing," brock replied. just then, a lighthouse came into view.
"we're here!" misty exclaimed, as they exited the forest. true to form, there was the expansive beach, with miles among miles of clear, blue ocean.
"Whoa, its huge!" Lincoln commented.
"Yep, and it looks like we may have company down there," misty replied, noticing a large group on the end of the cape. the five of them noticed that among them were three pink haired girls.
"Well, I'm sure they won't raise too much of an issue if we keep our distance," Lincoln replied, as he excitedly raced down towards the beach.
"my, my, your friend seems to be in a good mood," joy commented.
"Well, after what happened in cerulean city, you can't really blame him," misty replied, as they followed after.
"Did something happened there?" jenny asked.
"Yeah. normally, we'd let Lincoln tell the story himself, but it's kind of a heavy topic, so we'll give you both the short version. he lied to his family about being bad luck, they took it way too far, including selling his furniture, and during his call home, one of his sisters, Lynn, bragged about it," brock explained.
"What? that's horrible!" joy exclaimed, aghast at what she had just heard.
"didn't his parents do anything to stop it?" jenny asked, equally as disgusted.
"no. in fact, his parents believed he was bad luck too. despite this, Lincoln has already managed to forgive six members of his family. his parents, and his four sisters, Leni, lucy, Lana, and Lisa," misty replied.
"Well, that's good to hear that he's already trying to forgive his family," joy replied, as they reached the beach.
"it's been a while since I've been here last," misty commented.
"Same here. I think it was two years ago when I brought my siblings during some off time I got as a gym leader," brock replied.
"Me too. six months ago, to be exact. just me with my Pokémon," misty replied.
"The two of us preferred our staycations at home, but getting out of viridian city every now and then was nice too," jenny added.
"Yeah, but at least neither of you had to deal with an embarrassing situation with your siblings," misty grumbled.
"Something happened?" joy asked.
"Yeah. a year ago when I visited the cape with my sisters, violet thought it would be funny to steal my top while we were swimming," misty blushed in embarrassment," I was able to get her back though by messing with her own swimsuit, so the top would come off while swimming. needless to say, she spent most of the day in the changing room."
"Yeesh, remind me not to get on your bad side," brock commented, wincing at the vindictiveness the young redhead was displaying.
"Hey, what's taking you guys so long?! the fun's over here!" Lincoln called out, as the four of them saw him wearing his swim trunks. he also let out all of his Pokémon he had on his person.
"we'll be over in a few minutes!" misty called back.
"I brought a changing tent for all of us to use," jenny said, as she pulled out the changing tent from her bag.
"I'll go ahead and start setting up for the BBQ," brock said, as he rummaged through his bag. while they were setting up, Lincoln was talking to his Pokémon.
"Alright guys, we're going to be spending the day at the beach, he said. riolu and Charmander looked particularly pleased. Bulbasaur gave a slight smile with a nod. goomy seemed a bit tense, but still seemed pleased with the idea. Squirtle just shrugged, before heading over to a rock to sit down," guess he's still moody."
"Want me to talk to him?' Pikachu asked.
"no, lets just give him his space for now," Lincoln replied.
"You seem tense, goomy. what's up? riolu asked.
"w-well, I kind of need a damp environment to sustain my moisture levels, and I don't know how sea water will affect me. I'm a bit worried that I'll dry out," goomy replied.
"Not to worry, gommy. I thought ahead and was able to get this while we were in town," Lincoln replied, as he pulled out an inflatable pool and two-gallon sized bottles of water from his bag," now you can enjoy the beach without worrying about drying out.
"Oh, thank you, Lincoln!" goomy exclaimed happily, as Lincoln began to blow up the pool.
"Hey, you know, our Pokémon should all get in on the fun," brock said, as he let out all four of his Pokémon.
"That could be fun," misty said, as she finished helping set up the changing tent. then, she, joy, and jenny all sent out their Pokémon too," do one of you two want to get changed first?"
"Since it's her tent, jenny should go first," joy suggested.
"Very well then, jenny said as she went first.
"So, what do you intend to do first, Lincoln?" misty asked.
"I think I'll go swimming," Lincoln replied.
"Alright, I'll join you once I change," misty said. with that, Lincoln ran into the water.
"Maybe I should...help my trainer with changing," Misty's Squirtle said grinning, only to get smacked by poliwhirl.
"don't even try it, shell boy."
"What, what'd I say?" Squirtle asked, as jenny stepped out of the changing tent. her swimsuit consisted of a teal G-string bra that barely contained her bust and a thong.
"My word, how daring," joy exclaimed.
"Yeah, I was a little hesitant at first, but I think the design is cute," jenny replied.
"Misty, you can go next if you want," joy offered.
"Thanks, I think I will," misty replied, as she went in next.
"In the meantime, I think I'll go help brock with the BBQ," jenny said, as she made her way over to brock swaying her hips all the way causing brock to have a nosebleed, while joy look jealous.
"Darn you jenny, I won't lose," joy muttered, just as misty stepped out of the changing tent, wearing a dark blue two-piece swimsuit.
"All yours joy," misty said, as she made her way into the water to join Lincoln. moments later, joy walked out in a red sling bikini.
"Damn, Lincoln really got that brock guy those ladies!" Misty's Squirtle exclaimed, turning to Pikachu," so, what's that kid's deal?"
"it's not really my place to say, but let's just say that there was a somewhat falling out with his family. one of his ten sisters in particular. a real egomaniac," Pikachu replied.
"Ten sisters, huh? are any of them single, or hot for that matter?" Squirtle asked, only to get smacked into the sand by poliwhirl.
"Watch it, that's my trainer's family you're talking about! I'm not about to dignify that with a response!" Pikachu said, storming off.
"Oh, come on! throw me a bone, would ya?" Squirtle pleaded.
"Real subtle there, buster," poliwhirl commented, giving an annoyed look at his teammate.
meanwhile, near the cerulean cape,
a group of several team rocket grunts, including one female grunt in particular, were making their way through the forest towards the cerulean cape," I can't believe the boss is making us do recon work at cerulean cape. I bet you anything he's punishing us for our failure at mt. moon. the beach is meant for relaxation, not recon," the female grunt leading them complained.
"I know what you mean. if we weren't under orders, we could just kick off our boots and just enjoy some fun in the sun and there's a bikini contest happening," another grunt said.
"I would love that too, but when the boss gives us an order, we're expected to follow through," a third grunt said.
"Hey, isn't that the white-haired brat from mount moon?" a fourth grunt said, squinting out onto the ocean, where Lincoln was playing in the water with misty as joy was getting a tan while jenny is helping brock finish up the BBQ.
"Just great! as if getting sent out here for recon wasn't bad enough, but the very brat responsible for us getting sent out here is here too! this is just not my day," the lead grunt groaned.
"Well, they're here, and not a clefairy in sight. shall we dispose of them?" the second grunt asked.
"Hmm, as much as I want to make them suffer for interfering with our operation at mount moon, we have a job to do, and that comes first," the lead grunt replied.
"Very well. so, what's the deal with this assignment?" the second grunt asked.
"According to the briefing, there's supposedly sightings of a gigantic Pokémon that sometimes appears in this area. our mission is to see if those rumors check out. and by gigantic, I mean 70-feet tall. though I doubt it even does exist. not even a wailord is that big," the lead grunt replied.
"Well, if it does exist, just think of the damage team rocket could accomplish by having that behemoth around," the second grunt said.
"that's only IF the rumors check out," the fourth grunt replied.
"Yeah, whatever. so, what kind of Pokémon is it, a legendary one? or any of those 'undiscovered' specimens?" the second grunt asked.
"Unfortunately, we don't have that kind of info on hand. so for now, we should get back to...ugh, recon," the lead grunt replied, as they all made their way down the side of another cliff, away from both beach parties.
later, back with Lincoln and company,
having spent a few hours in the water, the group got together to enjoy lunch, curtesy of brock. their Pokémon were enjoying the Pokémon were enjoying the Pokémon food he had whipped up as well, of course, Lincoln's Squirtle was a few feet away from them, lazily munching on his food, a sour expression still on his face, 'would it kill you to be a bit more social?' Lincoln thought to himself, as he continued to eat his lunch," never knew that rice could taste so good, brock you can really rival my dad," he commented, impressed with how good the food was.
"I'll say. it's a lot better than anything I can whip up," misty added.
"My family has tons of our own recipes, but I doubt even any of them can compare to this," joy added.
"And it sure beats eating TV dinners and convivence store bentos, our boyfriend is the best joy," jenny added.
"I'm glad you all like my cooking," brock replied, as he got a bowl of Pokémon food, and drizzled some ketchup on it," here you go Pikachu," he said, handing the mouse Pokémon the bowl.
"Aww yeah! you read my mind!" Pikachu said, as he began to happily chow down on his food, shivering at the taste of the ketchup on the Pokémon food," ah, the perfect combination."
"you guys enjoying your Pokémon food?" Lincoln asked his Pokémon.
"The best I've eaten," Charmander replied.
"it's on par with Melanie would always make for us," Bulbasaur replied.
"I love it, gives me a little boast," riolu replied.
"As do I," goomy added.
"Meh, it's got variety than what my gang and I would always steal, but its ok," Lincoln's Squirtle added nonchalantly.
"Well, at least he's being more talkative,' Lincoln thought, before another thought crossed his mind," hey Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, how would you three like to have nicknames of your own?"
"Nicknames? it may take some getting used to being called something other than my own species, but alright," Bulbasaur replied.
"I'd love to have one too!" Charmander chimed in.
"As long as it's not too stupid," Squirtle replied.
"Alrighty then. first up Bulbasaur. after thinking about it for a while, I've decided to call you 'bruteroot'," Lincoln stated.
"bruteroot'. sounds good to me, shows I'm tuff," Bulbasaur said.
"Well, to be honest, it came to me when we met, how you started out like a brute and the village was the root you're protecting," Lincoln clarified.
"Seems fitting. you were kind of a prick when we first met you," Pikachu pointed out.
"Well, I guess that's fair," Bulbasaur conceded.
"Next up is Charmander. as for your nickname, I came up with 'firestorm'," Lincoln said.
"firestorm', I like it! is there a reason behind that name?" Charmander asked.
"Well, it came to me from a comic I read, it's about a high school jock and an old professor had combined into a hero named firestorm, also because of your final form, thus its perfect for you," Lincoln replied.
"So, I'm named after a superhero, awesome," Charmander said excited.
"So, how about you Squirtle? ready to hear the nickname I picked for you?" Lincoln asked Squirtle.
"As I said, as long as it ain't stupid," Squirtle grumbled.
"don't worry. I've decided on the name 'shell shocker' for you," Lincoln replied. his Squirtle then appeared to have its interest piqued.
"Shell shocker'? ok, I'll bite...what's the story behind it?"
"Well, it was hard to pick one that suits your toughness, and you look like you can give people a real shock," Lincoln explained.
"Hmm, well, I guess I can roll with it," Squirtle replied.
"Well, at least you won't have to hear me call you 'boss' anymore, eh?" Misty's Squirtle questioned.
"don't even try it! it's going to be a long time before I'll let you call me either name," shell shocker said, glaring at his former compatriot.
"Hey, link, think after we finished eating, we can go and work on fully mastering iron tail?" Pikachu asked.
"Sure thing," Lincoln replied.
"I'd like to tag along too. I'd like to do some work on my razor leaf," bruteroot said.
"Me too. I'd like to work on metal claw," firestorm chimed in.
"Alright then. how about the rest of you?" Lincoln asked the rest of his Pokémon.
"I'll go too. I want to train too," goomy replied.
"Same here," riolu added.
"I'll stay here. not really feeling like training right now," shell shocker replied dismissively.
"Suit yourself," Lincoln replied, just as he felt a tap on his shoulder. it revealed to be the same man he help with the auditions for the bikini contest.
"Hello Lincoln," the man said.
"Oh hey, this is a surprise," Lincoln said.
"Hey link, do you know this guy?" joy asked.
"Yes, I met him back in town, when you and jenny were on your date with brock he showed up, and asked me to help him judge the bikini contest, but first I helped him with the auditions," Lincoln replied.
"a bikini contest and you accepted the offer of being a judge," jenny asked raising an eyebrow.
"don't judge me, if you were in my position, you would of accepted the judge job too," Lincoln said making joy, jenny, and misty blush on the thought.
"Any who, what brings you here?" Lincoln asked.
"Simple Lincoln the bikini contest is here in cerulean cape," the man replied.
"Well, that's awesome to hear, when does it start?" Lincoln asked.
"In about 5 hours," the man replied.
"that's good to hear, because I'm about to train my Pokémon right now," Lincoln said.
"Not to worry I'll let you know when the contest is about to begin, so you and your Pokémon can train in the meantime," the man said.
"So, is there another opening for a judge?" brock asked, until he got his ear pulled by joy.
"Nice try buster," joy said as she pulls brock away.
five hours have gone by, Lincoln has trained his Pokémon on the beach, firestorm fully mastered metal claw, shell shocker secretly watched them train and decided to train in secret, riolu learned to read auras, bruteroot mastered razor leaf and learned leech seed, Pikachu mastered iron tail, goomy trained hard and learned dragon breath and bubble bream.
"Alright guys let's take a break," Lincoln said, as the Pokémon rest on the sand.
"Man, that was good training, and I think I saw shell shocker train," Pikachu said.
"I'll say it was good training," riolu added.
"Looks like we still got some time left, why don't we..." Lincoln was cut off when a sharp pain coursed through his leg," YEOWCH! WHAT'S NIPPING AT ME?!" he looked down to find the culprit in the form of a small, red crab like Pokémon, pinching down on his leg with its pincer," what is this thing?!" Lincoln asked pulling out his pokedex.
"krabby, the river crab Pokémon, a water type. krabby are normally found near the sea. sometimes this Pokémon's claws are broken off during battle, but they regrow rather quickly. this male krabby knows the moves water gun, harden, leer, metal claw, mud shot, protect, and the egg move ancient power," dexter explained.
"Wow, a real fighter, goomy wanna face it?" lincoln asked.
"Sure thing," goomy replied.
"Ok then, use bubble beam," Lincoln ordered.
goomy shot a stream of bubbles at krabby knocking it off Lincoln's leg.
"Oh yeah take this," krabby said, as he uses mud shot.
"Douge it then use poison tail," Lincoln said.
goomy Douges the mud shot then her tail turned purple then smacked krabby.
"Now go dive ball," Lincoln said as he tossed his dive ball at krabby.
the ball shakes for a few minutes until it clicks.
"Alright I caught a krabby, nice work goomy," Lincoln said as he picked up his pokeball.
"Thanks Lincoln, I feel like I've gotten stronger too," goomy said.
"Would you like to add krabby to your party," dexter asked.
"No thanks dexter you can send him to professor oak," Lincoln replied.
"Very well," dexter said, as krabby's pokeball was send to professor oak.
just then the man showed up," Lincoln, the contest is about to start," the man said.
"Oh crud, come on guys we gotta go," Lincoln said, as he recalled all of his Pokémon and headed to the stage.
at the contest stage,
"Am I late?" Lincoln asked.
" Nope, we're on time," the man said.
"Ok then," Lincoln said.
Lincoln sat down in the judge's seat seeing 50 beautiful girls.
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to our annual bikini contest, these beautiful ladies are here to win the prize money," the man said.
"Now let's begin this contest," he added.
"Here is contestant one," the man said.
the red headed girl from the audition came with a two-piece swimsuit with a towel around her waist.
the contest now begins who will Lincoln choose to win?
That's chapter 28, next chapter will be a big encounter at bill's lighthouse.
and I'll leave the bikini contest to your imaginations, have fun.
"I hope you like the nicknames I gave the starters the two from the first movie were cool ones, and if ash wanted to, he probably would've picked that nickname for Charizard.
just to let you all know my poll with last until after bill's light house, so feel free to vote on my Bulbasaur and Squirtle evolve vote, if you can't find it it'll be in my profile, just click on it and you'll see it on the top.
Lincoln's team
Pikachu (male)
moves: thunderbolt, iron tail, quick attack, electroball.
Fearow (female) oaks lab
moves: drill peck, wing attack, gust, brave bird.
poliwhirl (male) at loud house
moves: hypnosis, water sport, and water gun.
pidgeotto (female) oak's lab
Moves: gust, whirlwind, sand attack, tackle, brave bird, steel wing, and quick attack.
butterfree (male) at loud house
moves: sleep powder, stun spore, confusion, quick attack, and psybeam.
beedrill (shiny) (male) at loud house
poison sting, string shot, bug bite, harden, pin missile, poison jab, and whirlwind.
riolu (male)
moves: quick attack, endure, counter, metal claw, and egg move vacuum wave
Kirila (male) at oaks lab
moves: confusion, double team, thunder punch, disarming voice, teleport, and egg move misty terrain.
Flapple (male) oaks lab
moves: dragon rage, grassnot, razor leaf, and whirlwind.
Appletun (female) oaks lab
moves: dragon rage, grassnot, razor leaf, and energyball.
zubat (male) at the louds
moves: absorb, supersonic, bite, wing attack, astonish, and giga drain.
paras (male) at the louds
moves: scratch, stun spore, poison powder, absorb, and fell stinger.
sandshrew (female) (Andrea) at oaks lab.
moves: poison sting, defence curl, rapid spin, fury cutter, magnitude, and metal claw
clefable (male) oaks lab
moves: metronome, minimize, double slap, disarming voice, sing, and wake up slap.
steenee (female) oak's lab
moves: sweet scent, razor leaf, rapid spin, splash, play nice, and grass whistle.
rockruff (male) at the louds
moves: rock throw, crunch, sand attack, roar, dig, stone edge, and counter.
goomy (female)
moves: tackle, bubble, bubble beam, absorb, bide, protect, dragon breath, and poison tail.
Bulbasaur (male) (bruteroot)
moves: vine whip, tackle, sleep powder leech seed, and razor leaf.
Charmander (male) (firestorm)
moves: flamethrower, cratch, sand attack metal claw, and ember.
Squirtle (male) (shell shocker)
moves: tackle, bite, withdraw, water gun, rapid spin and aqua jet.
krabby (male) at oak's lab
moves: water gun, harden, leer, metal claw, mud shot, protect, and the egg move ancient power.