Authors Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. Hey everyone aother chapter done and posted. Nothing really much to say for this one chapter in particular, but want to try and do something unique in which Game Freak should've really taken advantage of as the idea in itself was promising and interesting. But of course...they don't take advantage of it or even stick with ideas that usually work for the franchise. So I figured I will give it a shot and expand the world a little bit more for this story.
The idea I am bringing extends from the Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon post game. Granted, I don't think Colress was among the group, but figured he will make things interesting for this chapter and future chapters along the way. To vaguely hint and show whats going on and why he is around and the likes.
Also, wanting to show that the characters aren't always going to win their fights. It be a boring story if they always do win their battles and not grow from their loses and such. I always find it not really interesting when a story with characters always win and seem to not learn much from their victories and have the "auto win" button all the time. So, I am hoping to not fall into that trap with this story and show that Robert and the girls are still human and aren't invincible trainers.
Also, I know Pikachu won a fight but there is not much change with her growth considering the Pokemon she fought woulnd't really much change her assets. But Eevee and Buneary I will describe their growth. So without further adieu, have fun and enjoy!
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Chapter 9: Team Rocket's return?
"Rattata, use Quick attack!" A young boy's voice echoed out through the road leading towards Mt Moon, as a purple rat looking Pokemon let out a cry and gathered energy around itself and charged forward towards the opposing Pokemon in front of it as that Pokemon trainer retaliates by throwing their arm up and then forward.
"Pikachu dodge the attack and follow up with Thundershock!" Came Robert's voice as he sees Pikachu nodding her head and jumping away from the quick attack at the last minute, by throwing herself to the right and digging her heels into the dirt while sliding across it. Watching Rattata sliding along the ground and quickly turning around to go straight for her! Pikachu quickly discharged some electricity from her cheek sacs and fired it off towards Rattata!
"Rattata serpentine!" The young trainer said while swinging his arm left to right, watching Rattata jumping side to side as each Thundershock that Pikachu sent out was erupting and destroying the ground Rattata was on and missing every strike as it got closer and closer to Pikachu.
"Alright then- Pikachu use Tail whip and combines your thundershock with it!" Robert quickly commanded as Pikachu prepared herself and began wagging her tail as discharge of electricity began forming around her heart-shape tail and then eyes hardened as she saw Rattata getting really close and quickly spun in place, swinging her tail fast and hard across Rattata's face! Causing the Pokemon to have its eyes widened and then closed from the pain of the electricity and lowering of it's defenses from the combination move- followed by being flung and blasted towards one of the mountain sides with a hard boom and collapsed to the ground covered in smokescreen. Once it cleared up and everyone could see Rattata's eyes, which were in swirls. Leaf quickly raised her arm into the air and shouted.
"Rattata is unable to battle, Pikachu is the winner!" Leaf declared and smiled happily while some of the onlookers of Route 3 were clapping and congratulating everyone for the amazing battle. With the youngster recalling Rattata back to its ball and grinned widely to it and then towards Robert. Watching Pikachu happily rushing over to her trainer and tackling him into a hug as Robert swung her around and set her down. Watching the female Pokemon assets growing ever lightly.
"Not bad at all! I would never think someone would be so creative with their attacks, having Pikachu charge electricity to her tail and using Tail whip at the same time?" The youngster then grinned widely and approached the two. "Definitely amazing potential there!" He then clapped his hands with Robert, who shook the boy's hand up and down.
"Heh you're good too, having Rattata use Quick attack to evade Pikachu's thundershock is impressive on its own." Robert said and everyone went ahead and cleared the area with Robert and company continuing forward. Robert stretches out his arms over his head and groans lightly feeling the muscles popping in his shoulders and arms. Then wrapping his arms behind his neck and look towards Pikachu and Eevee, who he let out of their pokeballs to play and stretch their legs. While keeping the other Pokemon inside their Pokeballs.
He sighs and mutters softly, "how many Pokemon battles was that? I keep losing track for how many trainers we keep running into while making our way to Mt Moon." He asked Leaf and Daisy, as the rocky road and mountains can be seen as far as the eyes could see. With some patches of grass here and there and some flower meadows- including wild Pokemon that lived up here in the rocky roads too- in which the trio weren't going to disturb or bother them. On the account there wasn't any Pokemon they wanted to catch. Or research for Daisy's case, considering most of the Pokemon here were back at Oak's lab and ranch.
Leaf sighed as she groaned out, "For you that was your twentieth battle today. While for me it is twenty-one battles." Groaned the girl and looked at Robert. "We're also running low on supplies too- considering we have to heal and rest up our Pokemon from those battles." Explained the brown hair girl, who then turned to Daisy who nodded her head in agreement. "You sure there's a Pokemon center at the foot of Mt Moon Daisy? Cause, we in dire need to restore our supplies."
The the girl nodded and raised a device that had the map of Kanto. "Yup, the Pokemon center is still there and we should be able to heal our Pokemon up too. As well there should be a store inside the center, or probably next to the Pokemon center that can gives us supplies for the tirp through Mt moon." Daisy said and then laughed as Eevee and Pikachu were now wrestling each other and rolling about on the ground. Not really showing any signs of tiredness or exhaustion whatsoever. "Although, it is kind of hard to tell how much energy those girls have." She giggled out and had Robert facing forward and looking towards the two.
Eevee has Pikachu pinned on the ground as she tries to break free and wrestles Eevee off form her, while squealing and yelping out when Eevee bites down onto her ear and gently wiggles it and nibbles it. Making Pikachu punch and pound the ground shouting uncle towards the Normal type. "Eevee let Pikachu's ear go. Don't forget she just battled recently, she might be tired." Robert scolded and had Eevee's ears lift up, to then look down at her sister and let go of her ear. Watching Pikachu quickly sitting upright and then tending to her ear, glaring at the sheepish normal type Pokemon who was wagging her heart-shape tip tail left to right.
Leaf snicker lightly and shook her head. "Yeah their Jolteon's children alright. Riled and raring to have fun and enjoy everything they can." The girl then crossed her arms and hummed towards the flower fields, seeing some Flabebe hovering about and sniffing the wild flowers of the mountain road. Followed by chased away and giggling about some Comfey and some Combee Pokemon that were nearby. She even saw some Sandshrew and Jigglypuffs as well around the area as they continued their hike through the mountain trail. "Sigh one thing for sure, we definitely need to eat." She grimaced and heard her stomach growling. "Cause I am getting really hungry!"
"But we just had lunch right after leaving the Pokemon center and Gym back in Pewter city?" Robert reminded her and then flinched as his stomach growled and had him sheepishly laughing and rubbing the back of his neck. When Leaf looked towards him with a smirk and poked his stomach.
"The stomach contradicts the person's reasoning." She teased out and then stood upright as they continued their way forward and towards hopefully a Pokemon center. "By the way?" She then turned to Daisy, with Robvert doing the same as Eevee and Pikachu are now huddling around Robert tugging and pulling on his arms and pant legs, wanting him to play with them and wrestle with them as Leaf and Daisy speak to one another. "Is Mt Moon still short as ever, I know they shorten the length and road towards the other side for Route 4 and Cerulean city." Leaf asked and said as Daisy hummed and crossed her arms to recall.
"Well the road is still short if I remember correctly. But, there still," Daisy began saying while looking towards Leaf. "Tunnels leading into Mt Moon still, trainers and travelers can choose to explore the depths as long as they come back out and not disturb many of the Pokemon residing inside it." Daisy informed and then hummed, as she turned towards Robert and laughed seeing the girls clinging to his arms and dangling off from his arms. As he struggled keeping them up and swinging them about with his arms, he did his best to listen to what Daisy was saying. "As for what Pokemon will be in the Mt moon…besides Clafairy and PAras, along with Zubats and Geodudes…I don't know what other Pokemon reside in the mountain?"
This had Pikachu and Eevee ears drooping and looking at one another. As they quickly chatted to one another and said how the Pokemon inside don't sound very interesting or possibly beautiful looking to add onto their team. Unless there was a really odd Pokemon among the Pokemon in the mountain. Leaf then spoke up and grumbled out.
"Honestly I would rather not catch any Pokemon in the cave. Considering that we will just keep running into Zubat over and over, as they love infesting in caves and dark places." Leaf then held her stomach as it growled out again and a little loudly. "Plus, I rather we just take the shorter route instead of the long way- as I am wasting away here! And I don't want to be starving inside a cave!" She whined out and had Robert laughing sheepishly and then faced forward as they turned a corner and continued their way up the mountain.
Although he hummed and squinted his eyes as he stared the distance up ahead. Spotting what look to be weird people in black uniforms, almost the same exact uniforms that Team Rocket used to wear eighteen years ago when Red, Blue and Green started their adventures. "That…can't be them right?" He suddenly spoke and had Daisy and Leaf looking towards the teenager, while facing forward and humming as they too saw the people in the black uniform and were heading towards MT Moon. "Is…or was that Team Rocket?"
"Team Rocket?" Leaf repeated and shook her head. "No…it couldn't be, they disbanded after Red defeated their boss Giovanni didn't he?" She said and lightly growled out the name Red slightly which didn't go unnoticed by Daisy, who looked back and saw the strange people entering inside. "Well…if they are, they are probably just people trying to pretend to be Team Rocket." Leaf said and groaned as her stomach rumbled again. "Besides, I am too hungry to even think about Team Rocket returning…let alone hallucinate them too."
"Come on you two, it has been a long day." Daisy began saying as Pikahcu and Eevee let go of Robert's arms and continued staring at the direction the people went and into the mountain. Twitching their ears and wondering who is Team Rocket? "You've been battling a lot today non-stop. Especially getting done right after beating Brock too." Daisy informed the two teenagers. While she faced Pikachu and Eevee who turned back to her and smiled, seeing how lightly dirty their fur looked and having slight bruises here and there. "And our Pokemon need to rest as well…they've been battling a lot too- so we best just go to the Pokemon center, and don't worry about seeing what could be Team Rocket or people posing as them." Daisy said with a sweet smile as Leaf nodded in agreement and pumped her arms.
Robert hummed and faced back to the Mt moon entrance but figured to save it for now and file it later, as Daisy is right. They have been active all day and haven't really taken a break from battling other trainers through the routes and faced forward and saw the Pokemon center. "Yeah, let's just relax and take it easy for now. Then plan our next step before entering Mt Moon." He said as they all headed into the center and got recharged.
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"Ah yeah triple deluxe cheeseburger with onion rings and fries!" Leaf shouted and chowed down happily against the burger and hummed in delight. "Hmm may not be the best like my moms, but so good!" She said and quickly took a sip of her drink and saw Robert and Daisy sitting down in their seats and Robert, like Leaf, also has quite a big amount of food. Despite his protest from earlier by the two girls. "Come on Robert, you know your mom will want you to keep your sugar up. And have to make sure you eat enough to keep going!"
Daisy sheepishly chuckled, "sorry about pressuring you ordering a lot there. But you can never be careful, you know." Daisy then giggled and said. "Besides, you can share whatever food you don't or can't eat and give it to Pikachu and Eevee." Smiled the girl and had Robert nodding, as she is right he can always give the rest to his Pokemon. "Anyway, so I began speaking and talking to other trainers in the Pokemon center. Apparently, they have reopened the fossil research survey again for Mt Moon."
This had Robert and Leaf widening their eyes as Leaf swallowed some food from her mouth. As she then grab a piece of fries and tossed one towards Vulpix who happily opened her mouth and chomp down on it and they coo happily. "Really? Maybe those are the people we saw earlier while we were heading here?" She mused out and shrugged her shoulders and continued eating her burger.
While Robert does the same with his sandwich and letting Pikachu and Eeve happily pick the food off from his tray and just smiling and wiggling their ears about. "Be weird wearing just black uniforms for a bunch of researchers or archeologists to wear for digging for Fossils." He said and shook his head.
Daisy and Leaf nod as it is weird for people like them to go and wear black uniforms. Daisy softly scoops up her pasta and takes a bite, being mindful of making a mess as she then looks at the two teenagers. "Yeah it is a little odd…but we shouldn't worry too much about it. I mean," She then giggled while waving her fork. "We're not even going to explore for fossils right? Why bother them as we can just head straight for Cerulean city once we're rested, fed and recharge." Said the girl and saw the two teenagers nodding their heads.
They then faced one another as Leaf then began asking, "So any Pokemon you want to try and catch here Robert?" Leaf asked and saw him thinking it over and pursing his lips to the right. "I saw some Flabebe earlier in the fields. They could be very helpful for your team." Leaf suggested and saw Pikachu and Eevee staring at her, while then looking up towards Robert. Knowing they did agree to allow him to catch Pokemon that he wanted, Leaf is suggesting Flabebe. The two actually wouldn't mind catching a Flabebe onto their team! Their final evolution is quite beautiful and sexy too! And from what they saw on TV if trainers raise them right, they can also have drop dead gorgeous bodies too!
"Well maybe…" Robert began saying and looking up to Leaf as he continued eating his sandwich with the girls and raised a hand. "But, I already have a Pokemon in mind for the Fairy typing and Psychic typing…but I know that in itself will be a wild chance of ever happening." Robert said and laughed softly, making Pikachu and Eevee grin a bit mischievously at their trainer knowing what the Pokemon is.
This had Daisy laughing lightly, "I wouldn't be surprised that you want to catch Ralts in order to get Gardevoir. Considering when you lived in Hoenn as a child, you and May would play a lot with their species back then." Daisy said and had Leaf cooing in curiosity and face him.
"Really? Ralts and Kirlia approach you that easily?" LEaf asked and saw Robert nodding his head and then whacking Pikachu and Eevee hands away from his other half of the sandwich. Scolding them and telling them how he is still eating it, making them puff their cheeks lightly but then squealed in delight when he then handed them his french fries, while facing back to Leaf. "You know what Pokemon I wouldn't mind getting from the Hoenn region?" Leaf smiled brightly and looked up to the ceiling as Vulpix helped herself to the onion reigns and sat down next to the girl and began eating them. "Milotic!" She grinned widely and excitedly, "it will be awesome and cool having a Pokemon like that be part of my party. All the while it being a water type too, will do wonders for my team!"
Daisy giggled as she took a small sip of her drink and grinned. "Awesome Leaf, Milotic are very strong and beautiful Pokemon too. Having her be in your team will definitely make it varied, especially if you're going to swap out your Pokemon too." Daisy added and saw Leaf nodding her head. While Pikachu, Eevee and Vulpix look to one another and giggled with blushes on their faces, knowing it will be a sexy Pokemon to have and her coiling and wrapping her serpent like body around them and such…to even Snivy fully evolving into Serperior doing it too. It will feel quite amazing and incredible to feel their slick and smooth bodies against their skin.
Although the trio jumped in light shock when a person immediately approached their table and pointed to Leaf. "Hey there little missy, I heard that yer want a Milotic?" He asked and saw Leaf stare with a bit of fright and nodding her head slowly. "Well then do I have an amazing offer for you young one!" He shouted and quickly swung his bag around his shoulders and slammed it onto the table, as Robert quickly moved his food tray and had his meal ruined. "Ya see little missy I travel across many regions, countries and cities and towns. From all around the globe, catching and selling amazing and powerful Pokemon to wandering trainers just like yer-self!" He exclaimed.
Getting Leaf to deadpan and look very annoyed as she knows how these types of people work and operate. As he began opening his bag and started placing many different Pokeballs onto the table, some great balls, some ultra balls, some Dive balls and some quick balls."And do I have a business opportunity for you too!" He then took out a pearl color looking Pokeball. Having everyone there just glare at it as Robert whispered out.
"You can see the chippings of the paint there…" Robert whispered out and got the girls to nod their heads while having quite the annoyed expression. Robert then closed his eyes when the man shouted.
"Boy yer keep that mouth of yours shut, can't you see I am trying to do business here." He shouted in Robert's face as Pikachu growled and thundershock him and caused him to flail about in place and collapse to the floor with steam coming off from his body. As Leaf rested a hand on her chin and elbow on the table, leaning over and saying.
"And you sir don't have the right to get into my friend's face like that and scream in his face." She scolded and then moved her arm across the table and was ready to shove and throw the pokeballs onto the man. "And no deal, I know how you scummy merchants work and pray on unexpected trainers. By tricking them into buying something so expensive and outright highway robbery and stealing their money. To then give them a Pokemon who isn't well nourished, fed, or even properly trained and causes the trainer to immediately store them into the PC box for who knows how long and never be used again." Leaf said and then said, "Oops." playfully and had the Pokeballs fall onto the man's face, chest, stomach and crotch area causing him to throw his arms between his legs and roll about.
The customers that were in the restaurant part or food court of the Pokemon center Were laughing and snickering seeing how the business man was being handled and treated by the teenagers and their friend. As Leaf goes and grabs the Pearl color Pokeball and huffs, "I mean even painting and disguising a regular Pokeball in order to make your sales too. Ridiculous." she goes grabbing a water bottle in her duffle-bag and splashes some water onto the Pokeball and begins wiping away the paint from it and seeing it was a regular Pokeball color and shaking her head. "And I highly doubt this will be a Milotic either- or its previous evolution Feebas." She then clicked the button and tossed the ball upwards and released the Pokemon from within.
When the ball burst open and shot a white light towards the floor, she, Robert and Daisy along with the Pokemon blinked their eyes and then gasped at the sight of an actual Feebas hovering mere inches from the floor. Adjusting itself and blinking its eyes to adjust from the lighting, while then turning around and facing towards Leaf. Who was a bit flabbergasted at the merchant actually having a Feebas. "T…That is real right? I am not hallucinating?" Leaf asked softly, as Daisy slid out of the chair and approached the Pokemon.
She crouches down and stares it in the eyes. The girl hummed and then rested a hand on top of the Pokemon and felt the fin on the head. "Yeah, this is a real Feebas!" She exclaimed as she brushed the fin and stood up while staring down at the fish Pokemon. "Cause Magikarps have whiskers on their faces, and I don't see any on the Pokemon. Let alone the fins are actually the same shape and length of a Feebas as well!" She exclaimed having Leaf look at her then towards Feebas. Who just looked back and smiled up at the girl, who felt excitement building up inside of her and then closing her eyes tightly as she couldn't believe her luck!
The salesman gets up from the beat down he got from the Pokeball and Pokemon, as he groans and grunts. The man quickly shook his head and then stood up proudly while adjusting his clothes and dusting himself off. "See little missy, I told you it was genuine Feebas I had on my person." He grinned and then rubbed his nose cockily. "Only the finest of salesmen will go out of their way to acquire such rare Pokemon of this species and leave one in stock for those trainers, who are unable to fish or find the Pokemon during their travels." He then chuckled and did a finger gun motion and continued rubbing his chin cockily.
"For a little missy like you who is quite fine and has sharp eyes of not wanting to be deceived or scammed. I can respect yer conscious choice of not believing me," He then reaches over to the Pokeball and dusts it off. "I can graciously give you quite the discount for this Pokemon, that you are definitely clearly wanting to be in your possession." He cackled and smugly placed his hands against his sides and grinned. "So, I will happily make a offer of 5k Pokedollars for this fine-"
"500." Leaf quickly said and watched the man collapse to the floor at the offer. "500 dollars and nothing higher." Leaf said and crossed her arms, watching the man quickly recovering and clearing his throat while sheepishly chuckling and staring at Leaf.
"Now, now young lady, are you trying to swindle me here?" He then spreads his arms about as Robert finishes up his sandwich and gets off the chair and crouches down to check Feebas and the condition it is in. "This is a rare species of Pokemon in the Kanto region. You would not be able to find it anywhere else, let alone here in the region!" He then opened his eyes halfway and cleared his throat. "But I do respect that you probably won't have that kind of money. So my offer will go down to say…3,500 Pokedollars." He said and then felt his brow twitching in frustration.
"Rare here or not, I am not paying such a high price for a Pokemon." Leaf said and crossed her arms and had a firm stance on her offer. "500 Pokedallras." She repeated and leaned back lightly when the man leaned forward slightly and raised his voice.
"Listen here MISSY! This fine Pokemon is one of the if not, strongest Feebas you will ever find in your career as a trainer. Having the best moves and abilities out there that make a Magickarp cry!" He then thrusted both arms down to the water type, as Robert pulled out his Pokedex and check to see what moves it knows or has in its arsenal. "This is even fine quality Feebas of the top notch health you will ever find in the wild, without needing to waste hours upon hours finding the perfect one for you!" He exclaimed and crossed his arms. "3,500 Pokedllars!"
"500." Leaf repeated and saw the man getting real agitated now and starting to fume in anger as Leaf is persistent on keeping the price tag at 500 dollars. "OR do you want me to report you to Officer Jenny and let her know that there is a man going around selling Pokemon to random people, tricking them and scamming them of their money. For purchasing Pokemon who could and maybe faked or falsely advertise and propped up in a way that will trick trainers like me and my friends here into believing the Pokemon you are selling is high tier quality." Leaf then grinned wicked and leaned forward.
"Let alone I also seem to recall back then eight years ago. You did the same thing with Magickarp and had a trainer purchase the Pokemon, believing it was super special and can learn all types of water type moves that are known around the world." Then waggle a finger and leans back away from the man, whose eyes were saucers as she continued. "Only to end up almost losing their life when they were in a pinch during their travels. That is when they released Magikarp out to defend themselves from wild Pokemon. It only knew the move Splash and nothing else." She said and began moving and rubbing her knuckles against her chest and looking up at the guy in a sideways glance. "And trust me…with an eye witness here as well, with you causing a scene." Then laughed and shrugged her shoulders. "Which I haven't engaged whatsoever and that it was you who approached us and started bugging us while we peacefully began eating and enjoying our meal. Overhearing our conversation and believing you could get a quick buck out of us." Then tapped a finger on her chin looking upwards.
"Oh and antagonizing my friend over there and shouting in his face and his personal space." Leaf then looked at him as she saw him gaping his mouth and making grunting noises through his throat. While Daisy is laughing and giggling next to Leaf, alongside Leaf's Vulpix finding the man's reaction quite hilarious. "Oh and if you try to say we attack first?" Then click her tongue and waggle her finger. "Sorry pal it won't work, on account Pikachu did what any reasonable Pokemon will do in order to protect their trainer. Especially, if said Pokemon feel that they are being threatened." She said and proudly placed her hands on her hips. "So it's either 500 dollars, or me reporting you to the police and being arrested for…" Leaf then hummed and rolled her eyes upwards. "Oh I don't know…causing a scene, public disturbance, antagonizing and provoking us, and falsely advertising a product to unexpected travelers whose life could end easily if said product doesn't do what it is said." She then looked back to him and grinned. "Your move salesman."
Robert got up and laughed as the Feebas just seemed to be happy to be here as the boy pet its head softly and looked at Leaf. "I checked the moves it has and yeah. It only has Tackle and Splash for its moves." Robert then turned to the man who staggered back and gritted his teeth. "S yeah, my friend here is on point sir. Either take the 500 dollars, OR- face consequences for your actions." Robert chuckled while smirking as Pikachu and Eevee also glared at the man, still pissed off for him getting in their trainer's face like that. The man stammered and stuttered as he was put on the spot now. Going through his options and best course of action, only to then flinch and get reminded of. "Also, you painting the Pokeballs with paint to double the price and making them special- is also false advertising as well. Considering everyone knows there haven't been any new types of Pokeballs for eight years." Robert added.
"Alright, alright you win!" The salesman yelled out and huffed and shook his head. "You kids are quite the prospective trainers." He then laughed and chuckled. "I can respect that, respect that greatly actually." He laughed and smiled at the trio and saw them smiling back. "I know you said 500, but will you be fine with the offer being 1k at least?" He said and had them ready to protest but then widened their eyes when he then said. "You see, while traveling through the Mount Moon fro the other side. I ran into some troublemakers who ransacked some of my supplies and made off with them." He informed and pointed to his cart that was out the window as Daisy leaned her upper body back and to get a good look at it.
"They even stole Pokemon from my cart that I was going to sell around here, then attacked my cart and destroyed some of it." He continued and Daisy squinted her eyes and then flinched when she saw a piece of the cart wheels fall off and collapse into the ground, causing a heap outside. "The Feebas here were the only Pokemon I managed to protect from them, as they were quite rough and tough looking people."
This had Robert staring for a couple of minutes and then asked, "by…any chance did they steal some digging equipment for finding Pokemon fossils?" Robert asked and had the man look at him with a bit of disbelief and nodded his head. The blue-haired teen grimaced and then asked, "and were they wearing black looking uniforms? And possibly…an "R: on their shirt?" He asked really hoping his suspicions wouldn't be correct, and that Team Rocket has truly returned…or at least some idiots trying to pretend to be Team Rocket.
"Huh you mean those people we saw walking into Mt Moon?" Leaf repeated and hummed, "Robert I am sure it's just troublemakers pretending and posing as Team Rocket. I doubt they will" Leaf then stopped as the man, who took a few moments to register what the blue-haired teenager was saying. Let out a shocked gasp and then pound a fist into his open palm. Surprising Leaf and Daisy when he answered.
"Why yes! They did have an R on their chest," He then looked at Robert and raised a finger. "I was thinking the same thing too- believing that Team Rocket may have returned or started building their ranks again. But like missy here," He points to Leaf. "I also presume they were troublemakers trying to intimidate and get people to give their stuff." He then rested his hand on his chin. "However, now thinking about it…no ordinary troublemaker will go out of their way to come after someone like me- at least." Then shrugged his arms. "Around here on Route four and three. Especially if their Pokemon aren't strong."
Pikachu and Eevee look at one another and twitch their ears, whispering to one another asking if their mother ever mentioned Team Rocket? In which Eevee just shrugged her shoulders unsure if she did or not, but from how everyone was reacting they sounded like bad people. "Although…" The man continued and had everyone humming when he then said. "Team Rocket logo was red, right?" He asked as Daisy spoke up.
"Yeah, they were a criminal group who go and steal Pokemon, sell them in the black market and use them for their own evil purposes. My brother, his rival and Leaf's mom. Took care of them eight years ago and disbanded Team Rocket." Daisy informed and looked back at the salesman. "Why is there something odd about their logo?"
"Indeed," He hummed and shook his head and crossed his arms. "Is why I keep thinking of them being just posers, as the Logo is in rainbow color rather than the usual red. And keep speaking nonsense about how this world will belong to 'Rainbow Rocket' like their own Kanto." He then shrugs and figures to go ahead and get going, as he goes grabbing her merch and placing them all back into his bag. "Anyway I wouldn't worry too much about them, all I can say is try and not get involved with them." He said and before he could leave, Leaf let out a.
"Oh wait! Here!" She giggled and handed him the 1k money. "Promise is a promise after all, you almost left without getting your pay." She laughed and had him laughing.
"Hahaha, yer a good kid!" He said and ruffled Leaf's hat and hair and made her growling irritably. "Thank ye for the kindness and for paying for the Feeba. I wish you all luck on your Pokemon journey!" He said and eaves them off as the trio waved him off too. While Leaf happily squeals and grabs Feebas Pokeball and recalls it into it, smiling brightly as she acquired a potential powerful Pokemon in the future!
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We find our heroes walking and heading towards the entrance of Mt Moon, as they have their Pokemon all healed up and back to full strength. Bought supplies for the trip towards Cerulean city even if Mt Moon will be a short trip, considering the Pokemon officials have come and excavated a shorter path through the mountain that will reach the other side of Route 4. The three of them began entering the entrance as the salesman's words were still fresh in their minds as they walked through the nicely light cave and road leading towards the other side. Seeing lanterns hanging off the rocky walls on both sides and noticing some of the Pokemon roaming about and having quite a peaceful life here.
As they walked forward, Pikachu and Eevee stuck close to Robert. A little frightened and scared as they've never entered a cave before let alone experiencing being inside of one before. The two squeaked and huddled close and tightly against Robert's sides as a few Zubats flew by and screeched out. Daisy softly giggled, "don't worry you two everything is alright. The Pokemon won't attack us or bother us, as long as we don't bother them." She assured the two females, who ears were folded against their heads and fear etched in their eyes. While gulping and nodding to the girl. "Poor things, I can't blame them for not liking caves. Let alone being this far away from their mother too." Daisy said and saw Robert, petting their heads and trying to calm them down.
"That's the experience of traveling," Robert chuckled out and looked ahead. "Anyway- considering its only a ten minute walk towards the othersides. We shouldn't really have much trouble here." He said and then looked at Leaf, who was just stretching her arms and groaning while doing so. "Besides Feebas, are there no Pokemon you want from here?" He asked and saw the girl shaking her head in response and swinging her arms down and rolled her shoulders.
Being mindful of where they were going and stepping and laughing when she had to stop her foot from stepping onto a random Diglett who popped up right before them and began popping back down to the ground. "Well considering how many new Pokemon are habitating Kanto recently. I would be surprised if YOU didn't want to catch a Pokemon from here." She then placed her foot down but then giggled, when the same Diglet came back up and bop against her shoe soles. Diglett's eyes smiled and popped back down as if purposely wanting to be stepped on to surprised travelers. As Leaf proceeds to walk with everyone and turn to him. "But…I can't help but be worried about what the salesman said earlier, as well if it's true or not that Team Rocket is back…"
Robert nodded as Daisy hummed in agreement, "same…I am worried about the Pokemon here. But we also don't know if there are trainers here who might get caught up with the gang activities or be forced to do their bidding." Robert then turned to Daisy. "Daisy, you said there have been new Pokemon discoveries here? That has archeologists and scientists here researching for them?" He asked as they were making their way deeper into MT Moon and reaching a forkway of the cave road. Daisy hummed and rubbed her chin.
"Well yeah…but," The girl then moved a hand forward while resting an elbow on her palm. "I also don't want us to get involved at all. I know it would be good to help out and such." She then turned fully towards the teenagers. "I don't want you guys getting mixed in with criminals like them…especially, considering what they could've done eight years ago." And firmly harden her eyes. "I don't want you guys becoming heroes or needing to go and help others in need, where the officers could do the job." And sighed, "I don't want you guys to get hurt or injured let alone-...get killed by Team Rocket." She took to the side. "They are heartless bastards who will use all and any means of getting what they want, even killing."
This had Leaf and Robert softening their gazes and looking at one another, then back to Daisy. Understanding where she is coming from- but…they also can't turn a blind eye and let people or Pokemon suffer from Team Rocket's actions. Daisy then shook her head and said, "besides again- we don't know if these are just posers pretending to be Team Rocket. So, we shouldn't worry too much about it." She said and had the two teens sighing and nodding their heads in agreement. It would be kind of a waste of time stopping some hooligans who think their mean and tough like actual Team Rocket, only to be cowards and scared individuals who are just trying to make a reputation of themselves.
Pikachu and Eevee's ears suddenly shot upwards and had them trembling and sticking even closer to Robert. Alerting the trio and seeing their sudden behavior, before then hearing a loud BOOM! Echoing throughout the entirety of Mt Moon and violent tremors erupting from their feet! Causing the tiro to quickly knelt and crouch down on their knees, holding one another down and covering each other and the Pokemon as they saw rocks and pebbles and even rock dust falling from the ceiling above them, causing the lanterns to shake and clatter left to right as if an earthquake was erupting underneath them. Everyone had their eyes closed and gritting their teeth and eventually began relaxing and slowly opening their eyes when the tremors and earthquake started dying down and calming down.
Robert let go of the girls and turned his head over his shoulders and began looking around them as Leaf coughed slightly and sat on her knees. "Ugh, what the hell was that? That couldn't have been an earthquake right?" She coughed out and had one eye open halfway and looking around. "Everyone alright?" She asked and saw Pikachu and Eevee faces were stricken with fear and shaking tremendously, as they clawed and held Robert's legs tightly not wanting to move or even move from their spot, pushing and pressing their breasts heavily against him wanting comfort and be at ease…while silently also wishing for their mother be with them.
Daisy removed her hands from her head and slowly opened her eyes and looked around, hearing Leaf's question. "No…there are barely any earthquakes around Mt Moon or Kanto in general." She said and then all of them began getting up slowly, noticing Robert being silent and started staring in the eastward pathway of the fork in the road. "I know Geodudes can learn explosions with only a few experiences…but this was way too big to be your typical explosion." Daisy said and began dusting off her arms and legs.
LEaf nodded and then shifted her gaze towards Robert, then looking down the path he was staring at and saw what looked to be smoke emitting from within the pathway. "Maybe multiple Explosions…but even then at low experience, they're more like tiny bombs if anything and not huge explosions like Electrode level." She said and then saw Pikachu and Eevee blinking their eyes and looking up to their trainer and they too looked down the pathway. "But something tells me those posers are probably up to no good and using either Dynamite or actual bombs to excavate the Pokemon fossils." Leaf growled out.
"I was thinking the same thing, they can potentially cause landslides and injure the Pokemon residing in the mountain." Robert spoke up and gritted his teeth and looked down to Pikachu and Eevee. "Come on you two, we should go and stop them!" He said and saw the two girls eyes sparkling and feeling their heart racing as they could feel how much he truly wanted to protect Pokemon from any dangers, as well even having faith in them. The two of them look at one another and then furrow their brows and nod.
"Voi!"
"Pikachu!" The two chanted out and let go of Robert and began running ahead of him as he followed right behind them! Having Daisy widen her eyes at how Pikachu and Eevee immediately got out of their fear of being inside the cave and had determination in their body language of going deeper and helping protect anyone who might be in danger. Leaf grinned while rolling her arm.. "Alright, now that's what I'm talking about." As she began chasing the trio, she quickly looked over her shoulders. "Daisy goes back to Pewter City and gets Officer Jenny! We will do our best to prevent these idiots from using any more explosions."
Daisy was about to run and go but stops and turns back, "Actually I'll go and get the Cerulean police department! Since it is literally out of the cave." She called out. "And probably grab the gym leader as well. Please be careful you guys!" She called out and heard them shouting back to her that they will be careful as much as possible and disappearing around the corner and heading downwards of Mount Moon. Having Daisy grit her teeth and huff, "you guys better be safe…I don't want you both getting mixed up with Team Rocket…" She then shook her head and began heading down the middle path of the fork road, where the exit leading to the other half of Route 4 will be and then Cerulean city beyond the route.
Xxx
Robert, Leaf, Eevee and Pikachu descended down the stairs to the lower area of Mt Moon. Hearing what sounded like grunts and metal clanking against something as it echoes throughout the entire path they were walking down. The four swiftly and quietly make their way through the pathway, seeing more lanterns and some very bright lights fixated on the ceilings and sides of the tunnel. Having Leaf hum lightly as she says, "weird. These lights are definitely fresh and new here." She then turns to Robert and his Pokemon. "IT may disturb the Pokemon here, but hopefully it won't."
Robert nodded and faced forward seeing a turn up ahead and then some voices as he quietly shoosh Leaf and the female Pokemon while raising an arm. "There's voices up ahead." He said and all four of them quickly walked over to the wall and sidled across it, then peaked their heads around the corner to see who was speaking. Spotting the people in the black uniforms from earlier as a female and male were talking to one another.
"Will the fossils even be here anymore? Considering what we've been told, they were already discovered eight years ago." The woman said behind a man as she rested against the pickaxe of hers. "I know the boss wouldn't really want them, seeing how he has 'that' Pokemon with him. Why would he even want these fossil Pokemon anyway?"
This had Robert, Leaf to look at one another as they looked back and listened to the conversation between the two. As Pikachu and Eevee were steeling themselves up and ready to protect the two from any danger in case they do get caught. Unaware there was a man standing right behind them, indulging the curiosity of the two and peaked over the corner too. Adjusting his very high-tech glasses that had an odd shape circling around his head.
"Eh, I heard it wasn't really for the boss, it was for one of the admins. Who is working with that Ghetsis guy." Came the man's voice a she stops chipping away at the wall and look tot he woman while stretching out his back and lifting his cap off his head. "He said he was curious and interested in figuring out what kind of Fossil Pokemon existed in the Kanto region. While hearing rumors there might be more in MT Moon." He said and then turned his attention to the woman who pursed her lips to the side. "And I don't blame him," he chuckled and grin cockily. "Considering each region has their own version of fossil Pokemon…well minus Johto of course."
"I guess so…" She then kicked the pickaxe upwards and swung it over her shoulder and giggled. "I honestly don't want to be in that guy's shoes, the Ghetsis fellow look mentally unstable and the type of person who will lose his temper quite easily." She snickered and then faced towards the opposite side of the wall. "Anyway, check the scans over here and see if there are fossils. Much as I want to keep digging or using explosives. I rather not have the cave collapse onto ourselves." She told the man who nodded and grabbed a device that was resting on the wall and walking over to the other wall.
"Sure thing, we're not getting anywhere with that wall. Those fossils are way too deep inside it. That we might risk having the ceiling collapse." He chuckled and pushed on buttons and turning some knobs on the device as a laser grid came out from the center of it and began scanning the wall where the woman was.
This had Robert, Leaf and the newcomer to lean away from the corner and the man copying the teenagers actions as Robert hummed and rubbed his chin. "Ghetsis…why does that name sound familiar?" Robert hummed and raised a brow, as Leaf just hummed and shook her head.
"Not entirely sure…at least for me…" But then paused and stretched a pointer finger at Robert. "Wait, didn't Hilda and Iris say something about Team Plasma and that their leader's name was Ghetsis?" She asked Robert who blink at her and stared confusedly. "Right," she giggled. "You were still on that cruise, so we didn't get the chance to tell ya." LEaf then raised a hand and explained to Robert how Hilda and Iria met some weird folks north from Nuvemna town, declaring themselves as Team Plasma and about liberating the Pokemon from the people and their Pokeballs.
The man chuckled and nodded as he had one hand under his chin and resting an elbow on a open palm. He then look down and spotted Pikachu and Eeve's ears twitching upwards and quickly look over their shoulders and widened their eyes up at the man, wearing a highly advanced looking clothing and gadgets. As they quickly ran around behind Robert in slight fear and shaking. The man just waved softly at them with his eyes closed and looked back at the two teenagers.
"AN organization that wants to liberate Pokemon from people and their Pokeballs?" Robert repeated and shook his head, "gosh that sounds more like a cult than an honorable thing." He said and crossed his arms. Making the man nod his head in silence- hearing these words before and that he is right. "I mean yeah I get it and all, but shouldn't that be the choice of the Pokemon who are with their trainers or owners. To decide if they want to be free and such?" Robert said and had Leaf smiling and giggling.
"That's exactly what Hilda and Iris said to the man before he left. Getting a lot of people on their side." The girl then shrugged her arms. "But some of them were bought into it and began thinking along those lines too- apparently the man has quite the silver-tongue."
"Pikachu…chu." Pikahcu tugged at Robert's shirt gently trying to get him to notice the blonde-hair man that was among their circle listening to them. Along with knowing they were eavesdropping the people in the black uniforms up ahead. While Eevee was doing the same, making Robert slightly adjust his shirt as the two kept tugging and pulling on it.
"Stop girls," Robert said and look down at the two as they persist in getting his attention and notice the man. Who is finding this quite enjoyable and entertaining to watch. More so than the two people they listed earlier who he wasn't surprised are at Unova currently. But he will keep that to himself, considering 'his' version of the two people they listed no longer exist. He chuckled and rested his hands behind his back and saw Leaf finally taking note of another presence and turned to her left and then felt her face going pale and gritting her teeth as the tall man waved at her and laughed.
"Something wrong Leaf?" Robert asked as she stammered and opened and closed her mouth trying to point at the man. Robert lowered one eyebrow and then turned towards the man in quite a comedic way as if now noticing him. "What's wrong with Leaf?" Robert asked the man and returned to looking towards Leaf, only to feel his skin crawl and realize why she was acting funny.
The man responded back with a shrug of his shoulders, "I have no idea the girl seems to be having symptoms of exasperated facial paralysis of finding something that had frozen her and freaked her out. He then chuckled as Robert staggered backwards and let out a yelp, then tripping over Pikachu and Eevee arms considering they were holding onto his shirt and fell backwards with them. Alerting the two people who were digging and chipping away at the wall and turned towards the noises and then widened their eyes.
"Hey what are you brats doing here!" They shouted as Robert groaned and rubbed his lower back, allowing Pikachu and Eevee to crawl out from underneath him and helped the boy up. While Leaf jumped away from the blonde=hair man and then turned towards the two people. Spotting the R logo the salesman was talking about, even the coloring to be Rainbow color too. "Are you snooping and spying on us!" They demanded and watched the blue-haired teen stand up and shake his head and stretch his back, as the blonde-haired man with the weird glasses and high-tech suit came walking out with his boots crunching on the dirt ground.
"I found these two eavesdropping on your conversation and monitoring the two of you. In which you idiots seem to be openly discussing the members of our group. To which you let out one of the benefactors' names that they have heard." Said the man and had the two clicking their tongues and hissing lightly for their sudden screw up. The man then adjusted his glasses, "but I wouldn't worry too much about these two here. They seem to be very fresh trainers and just started their journey." He deduces having Leaf and Robert clenching their hands into fists and got defensive. "But…" He then looked into their eyes and calculated exactly how skill they are. "..more than your average ordinary beginner trainers though. So, I can sense some skills in them."
Leaf then stomps her foot and then thrust a hand at him. "Listen here you, if you think we're just going to let you guys go around using dynamites or explosives in Mt Moon that could potentially destroy the environment and make it impossible to walk through. Let alone injured Pokemon living here. You all have another thing coming." She shouted and grabbed her Pokeball. "Especially scum like you attacking unexpected travelers and stealing their items."
The blonde-haired man hummed and then let out an "Ah, you must be talking about the salesman." He said and saw the two Pokemon now getting in front of their trainer, with Pikachu sparking electricity and the Eevee baring her fangs. "Right, my accomplices over there, they can be so rough with people and have terrible people skills."
"HEY!"
He then shook his head and chuckled, "much as I should give them proper people skills and scold them for their actions. We are sadly on a deadline and on a timer, plus." He then lifted his head and had quite the calculating gaze that worries Robert and Leaf, as their bodies are telling them they need to RUN, run fast and away from this man as his presence is giving off quite an intimidating presence. Even Pikachu and Eevee were trembling lightly and had their fur on edge. "So if you two will be so kind as to forget everything you just saw and run along now, and…" He then waved them off like they meant nothing to him. "Whatever trainers do nowadays.." The man then scoffed out. "Oh right, the League had started didn't it? Then wouldn't that mean you guys should be heading to Cerulean city and getting your possible second gym badge?"
"Colress, sir!" The man began saying and grabbing a Pokeball. "Do you want us to eliminate these kids and get them out of our way?" The man asked, getting the man named Colress to growl irritably and breathed in deeply as the idiot just revealed his name to the children and their Pokemon. Adjusting his glasses as he was hoping to keep himself mysterious from the two.
"Well, at first I didn't want any violence done to these two and their Pokemon. On the account they are no threat to us." He then glared harshly at the man as everyone felt themselves shaking to their core with how cold and scary his glare was. "But now you revealed my name to them…I do think you two are responsible for your mistakes."
The two grunts shook and gulped as the female saluted and shouted. "Sorry Colress, we-we didn't mean to go and reveal your identity to these brats like that." She then winced and closed her eyes tight and bit her tongue, when she said his name again. Having Colress to face palm and shaking his head. Having Leaf and Robert to gulp and face back at the man. Who look ready to go and kill the two people who kept repeating his name as Colress just let out a breath of annoyance and rolled his eyes upwards.
"Sigh, yes go ahead and get rid of them…or at least scare them away. We are on a tight schedule and my boss doesn't like fools wasting his time or even messing up our future plans we have in store. Only to be held up by incompetence like you two, are screwing things up." He grumbled and had the two grunts bowing rapidly up and down profusely apologizing and saying how sorry they were. Having Colress shake his head and adjusted his gloves and face towards the two teenagers and saying, "You honestly can't find good help these days." He chuckled and then adjusted his glasses as the reflection glistened from the lights.
"But I am curious now and feel like doing some analyses of the two of you battling prowess." He said as Leaf and Robert's reflected off his glasses. "Why don't the two of you indulge them in a battle, I would love to gather intel off from you and your Pokemon now. Assessing just how much of a threat you two might be in the future." He said and watched the two teens grimacing and shifting their eyes at one another, not liking how the guy is seeing them as research materials for this posing group of Team Rocket. But…the way he is speaking and the likes, sounds like Team Rocket has returned and seemingly on a whole new level than they were eight years ago.
Robert and Leaf then turned around as they heard the adults grabbing their Pokeballs and looking ready to harm them and injure them with their Pokemon. "Well…we have no choice now." Robert said softly and shifted his green eyes at Leaf. "We should hold them off best we can, in order to let Daisy get the officers and Gym leader here. I think we can handle these two…but Colress?" Then softly looked over his shoulders and saw the man now typing and pushing some buttons on his wrist like a computer device. "I don't think we will be able to handle any of what Pokemon he might have."
"Yeah," Leaf agreed and faced forward and grabbed her Feebas Pokeball, figuring to do a switch and swap to give it experience. "He is giving off very scary vibes and if he does end up battling us, if we defeat the two grunts ahead of us…we're in heaps of trouble." LEaf said and watched Robert nodding his head and then stretching his arm out.
"Eevee you go first!" Robert said and had her nodding her head and quickly run forward and then watched Feebas come out from the Pokeball and levitated next to her. Pikachu cheered them on and encouraged Eevee to give everything she got.
"Alright go Zubat!" The man shouted.
"Go Raticate!" The female shouted as they watched their two Pokemon being released and sent out into the tunnel road to face off against the teenagers and their Pokemon. As Colress from behind the kids went and clicked something on the side of his glasses and had a hologram screen appear before his eyes, scanning and reading everyone's Pokemon and trainer's capabilities. Though hummed and pursed his lips, as the scans seem to constantly static or glitch out whenever it tries to read Robert and Leaf for some reason? Or at least…the information he was getting from Robert was weird, it wasn't bugging out or glitching out no- it was the teen's personal information and biology readings that kind of had him raising his brows.
"That…can't be right?" He said to himself and raised both arms upwards and wrapped around one another, while rubbing his right hand against his chin. "Can it be true…? That family bloodline is still striving and thriving even as we speak?" He then focused his attention on Robert and began looking towards his blue hair and facial structure and features. Having his glasses computer doing a side=by-side comparison to something thousands of years old, in his records and history books of Unova and finding a scary and identical match to the person of the past. Minus the gender difference between the two of them. "Interesting…so here, their bloodline is going strong huh. Compared to the other family line, interesting indeed. Does that mean he is also…silently being protected by the Blue eyes Pokemon?" He mused out.
Before the battle begins, Leaf immediately recalls Feebas and swap it out with Buneary,. Who landed next to Eevee and the two got ready for their commands. "Eevee, use Quick attack and start zigzagging!" Robert commanded and moved his arm side to side, as Eevee gathered energy around herself and darted forward with a loud boom and having white energy trailing behind her with incredible speed!
"Buneary go and use Baby doll eyes!" Leaf commanded while thrusting her arm forward. Watching Buneary running forward and coming to a sliding stop, as she closes her eyes and then opens them up with bubbly and watery eyes- causing the opposing Pokemon to feel their attributes lowering drastically as they shake it off and hear their trainers calling out.
"Zubat use Leech life on Buneary!" The male rocket grunt said and watches Zubat flying and flapping its wings rapidly to then zooming across the field and barely avoiding Eevee who gritted her teeth from missing the flying/poison type Pokemon, but focus ahead towards the Raticate who appear before her and ready to chomp down with Super fang. Only to miss when Eevee quickly dug her feet into the ground, then threw herself to the right wall of the tunnel, then kicking her feet against it and shoulder tackle Raticate in the sides, throwing it towards the wall.
MEanwhile with the Zubat who opened its mouth and readying sharp needles with its fangs. Leaf quickly hardens her gaze and shouts. "Jump and use pound!" Buneary quickly jumps into the air dodging the Leech life attack and then quickly twirled her body in midair and thrusted one of its bunch up ears and slammed it hard against the Zubats head, who flew down into the ground and caused a bit of a crack on the ground. Buneary then quickly twirled again and folded her other ear close to her head and tried using pound once more towards the Zubat.
"Wing attack and throw Buneary away!" The male rocket grunt shouted as Zubat quickly rolled onto its side and gathered energy into its right wing and slapped it in timing with Buneary's second pound attack and threw her away from it. Zubat quickly flapped its wings to recover back into the air, "Super Sonic!" The grunt commanded again hoping to cause confusion on the Buneary.
Robert saw this and looked towards eevee who was ducking and lightly jumping from Raticate using Tail whip towards her in order to lower her defensive capability. "Eevee have Raticate follow you, then jump over it and use Tackle attack!" Robert commanded and watch Eevee sliding away from Raticate and quickly turn to face Robert's direction. Seeing Buneary and Zubat, with the flying/poison type Pokemon readying up a sonar like attack. She heard Raticate creeping up on her as the female grunt shouts.
"Quick attack and send that pest flying!" The female grunted commanded watching her Raticate increasing speed and fastly approaching Eevee, who turn her head to look over her shoulders and smiled as she faces back forward and then came to a sliding-sideways stop to then side jumped over the Raticate, who widen their eyes at the sudden maneuver, including shocking the female grunt with wide eyes, and Robert having a smile on his face seeing Eevee expertly dodging the attack. Following up with a tackle attack once she landed and elbows hard into the rat's back, sending it flying forward and across the air and right on cue- as Zubat began firing off its Super sonic attack, Raticate had fallen right before Buneary. Surprising the Pokemon and then giggling wildly as Raticate took the full brunt of the Super sonic attack and entered into a confused state, with little birds flying around the Pokemon head.
"Impressive," Colress thought to himself as he watched the two teens easily taking on the grunts and their Pokemon. "These two are very well coordinated with one another, as if they've been battling together for a long time." He mused out and saw Raticate charging right towards the tunnel walls and slamming up against it, using its forehead to injure itself and causing a bruise to appear. "These two are no ordinary beginners that's for sure. If my readings are correct and pull up their information from their pokedex. They just started their journey about five days ago…but not eight years ago." He then closed his eyes as Zubat charged towards Eevee, readying up a wing attack- only for Buneary to counter-attack and used Frustration against the Pokemon and fired the energy beam towards the Pokemon and having it explode, sending the flying/poison type falling to the ground and fainting.
Colress crossed his arms and adjusted his glasses from the bridge of his nose. Watching as Raticate recovered from the confusion and hissed out, charging straight towards the two unevolved Pokemon, readying up its tail for a tail whip. "Hmm, in particular that these two only started five days ago at such an older age…usually children of Pallet town start their journey at Ten years old. What makes this different from the other times we came and conquered Kanto?" He thought to himself as the Pokemon were easily handling Raticate without much trouble or problems on the account there's only one of it and two of them.
"Buneary, use Pound attack on the right side."
"Eevee use Tackle on the right side!" Robert and Leaf commanded and saw the two female Pokemon quickly stopping in their tracks, and ran past Raticate with Eevee going to the right making the rat look at her. Then following Buneary who ran towards its left side, as the rat clatter its long teeth and then paled and realized what's about to happen and gulped before letting out a loud screech of pain and eyes bulging out as Eevee and Buneary quickly faced the Pokemon and attack at the same time, ramming into its rib cages and pushing hard and powerfully into it and then hop away seeing it teeter and then collapsing forward and with a loud thump, fainted and passed out from the damages it receive through the fight.
Colress sighed and shook his head as the two grunts looked on in disbelief and couldn't believe they lost to the two teenagers, with the female grunt shouting. "The hell?! How did we lose to a bunch of kids, let alone pre-evolved Pokemon!" She thrusted her arms forward when she said that. Watching Eevee and Buneary groaning lightly and shaking a bit as their assets were growing and expanding from the experience they've gained from the battle.
Eevee feeling her hips going wider and mere inches away from her shoulder blades, her petite and small breasts were becoming c cups now, her thighs getting plumpy and full looking while her rear grew some more and now beginning to form a heart-shape to her cheeks, while getting a more slimmer waistline.
Buneary in the same boat with her petite frame becoming less petite and forming into a more sensual hourglass figured, with her hips stretching out and becoming wider, her ass ballooning out ever slightly and beginning to form mounds with them, with her breasts becoming more rounder than petite and becoming double C cups now.
The man recalled Zubat and gritted his teeth. "If your rat wasn't such an idiot we wouldn't have lost this battle! Falling for a simple trick and chasing the boy's Eevee like that!" He yelled at the woman, who turned and thrusted a finger against his chest.
"ME!? What about you asshole, using Super Sonic like that in a double battle- knowing full well you could've easily struck Raticate, which you idd by the way. And caused us a match!" She shouted and yelled. "We would've beaten them if you didn't use such a stupid maneuver!" They argued and glared towards one another. Leaving Leaf and Robert to stare dubiously and having collective sweat drops appearing on the side of their heads. They then flinched and shook when Colress had enough and raised his voice.
"Enough!" He shouted and caused the two grunts to shake and quickly look to Colress who walked pass and between Robert and Leaf, who stared at him. With Eevee and Buneary quickly walking away and getting in front of their trainers respectfully. Colress shoes crunching and stepping on the tunnel floor and shaking his head and huffing angrily.
The two stood at attention and closed their eyes tightly, though the female let out a low ah and quickly recalled Raticate back to its Pokeball as the man approached them and glaring towards them with his green eyes and looking quite ticked off and disappointed in them. "Why not you two go deeper and find the fossil Pokemon," He suddenly said as the handheld device around his wrists opened up some wings and looked to be holding and concealing a Pokeball on the right wing. In which he went ahead and grabbed it while turning around and facing the teenagers. "I already made calculations and the fossil Pokemon are deeper in this tunnel. About 6 kilos from here, go and grab it before I really lose my temper."
The two grunts nodded and quickly grabbed their things and ran deeper into the tunnels. Leaving Colress with the teenagers and their Pokemon, who all were on edge now as this man seems to be done with everything and taking things in his own hands. "Plus, I'm highly curious about how the two of you became Pokemon trainers. Usually, ten year olds start their adventure in Kanto or I rather should say. Pallet town, no doubt you two are from there…least the girl is." He surmised and had Leaf gritting her teeth and feeling on edge. Having him tilt his head ajar and chuckled, "no worries I am not here to do any harm or cause any real life injuries or threats. I am a simple man who is all about science…but." Colress then closed his eyes and open them as large amount of kill intent came from him that caused everyone to feel their skin crawling and their minds shouting to them to run! "I have my patience and my patience is very thin."
"Well sorry if we ruined your plan." Robert tried to say but blink his eyes as Colress laughed softly.
"On the contrary you didn't ruin my plans at all." He then spread his arms out still holding the Pokeball. "You see, like I said, I am a man of science and research. I am merely here to do research on the Pokemon fossils- and honestly." He then adjusted his glasses. "I was getting tired of waiting and wondering why those simpletons never found them. I mean its not hard using my radar device." He said and shook his head, then looked at the two. "But after witnessing the battle with you two and those worthless grunts. I also surmised you both did not come here alone and are actually stalling for time."
This had Robert and Leaf widening their eyes and didn't dare say anything, "yeah your expressions says it all." He laughed and then threw his Pokeball. "How about you indulge me in a battle and waste some more precious time then? Humor my Metagross, I am curious just how far the two of you will go before you call it quits." He chuckled out and had the metal creature bursting out from the Pokeball, her beautiful body and frame revealing its as two arms that extended out from a opening of her metal suit came out from her back, her large giant H cups squishing and tightly pressing hard against her battle-armor with the nipples poking heavily against the soft mesh suit, as she slams down onto the ground with her fist punching the ground with the claw knuckles digging into it. Then tearing her fist away and ripping the ground open, having a thick hourglass figured and outright sexy exterior with incredible thick thighs that could crush anything between her legs, and a semi-amazon like muscles here and there with her red eyes glaring harshly at her opponents with her silver hair cascading down her back, as the extended extra arm limbs hovered besides her as her lips were slightly full and having blue lipstick to them.
Eevee and Buneary just stared in awe struck and jealousy as they then looked down to themselves and gently cup their breasts, to then looking to one another and back at the Steel/Psychic type Pokemon and both gulped loudly as this is not going to be easy. Metagross' eyes glared at the two of them and analyzed them critically and finding them not worthy opponents whatsoever and glared at Colress, "No worries Metagross- they're no threat. We're going to be humoring them until the idiots grab the fossils." He told Metagross who nodded and faced back, but then Corless hummed as when her eyes flickered towards Robert and Leaf…Robert in particular, he saw her twitch and shivered ever slightly…in fear? "Hmm…she's reacting negatively towards him. But he is inexperienced…does Metagross sense that 'bloodline' as well?"
"Well…we did say we were stalling for time to have Daisy get the police and or Gym leader." Leaf said out loud and had Robert nodding as they got ready. "So…try and dodge as much as we can?" She asked and had Robert humming.
"Be pointless if Metagross has Psychic moves, but yeah…let's try our best." Robert then threw his arm forward. "Eevee go and use Quick attack! Try to get a surprise hit!" Robert shouted and watch Eevee nodding her head and gathered energy and began charging forward!
"Buneary Frustration, rapid fire!" Leaf commanded and threw her arm forward and watched Buneary running forward and began swinging her left and right arm forward once in a while, firing off small orbs of energy towards Metagross, who watched and saw the moves swirling and twirling above and around Eevee who was coming forward. MEtagross just stood there and took the hits as each orb stretched and exploded against her battle arm in funnel shapes and creating smokescreen, she then lifted her hand forward and opened her palm as Eevee tried elbow attacking her! Knowing full well it wouldn't hurt her, but felt a invisible force blocking her and Metagross, before squeaking out and being blasted away and crashing right into Buneary, who yelped and had the two bouncing and rolling across the ground, but quickly hopped onto their feet and began panting heavily.
"Alright then, Eevee carry Buneary and use Quick attack once more!" Robert shouted and saw Eevee letting out a nod and felt Buneary running over and hopping onto her back, with Eevee scooping her arms around her legs and running forward with speed- but also slowing down lightly from how tired she was. Colress hummed and rubbed his chin, wondering what the two were planning? When he sees Eevee getting halfway through the distance between his Metagross, Leaf then shouts.
"Alright Buneary, Double kick!" Buneary nods and she felt Eevee throwing and bucking her lower body upwards to give Buneary the needed boost to go into the air, but not enough force to hit the ceiling as Metagross shifted her gaze towards Buneary, not moving or flinching when Eevee fastly approach and tackled into Metagross, only to feel her eyes widening and wincing in pure pain from her skull meeting pure steel, to then screech din pain when Metagross left extended and floating arm, came down and punches her into the ground and then grabbing her tail and swung her into the wall beside them and threw her towards Robert in a heap!
"EEVEE!" Robert shouted and quickly ran forward and approached the badly bruised and injured Pokemon, who had swirls in her eyes indicating she had fainted. The boy scoop her up slightly and looks over her injuries and clench his teeth. "You did great, return!" He said and grabbed her pokeball and recalled her back inside it. While then getting up and whip his attention forward as Leaf cried out.
"Buneary!" She watches in horror as when Buneary tried to land a double kick attack, only for Metagross right floating arm swiftly grabs her ankles and then threw her straight down into the ground with no remorse and cold gaze- followed by throwing Buneary lazily into the air as she tugs in her arms and rapidly uses Meteor smash attack on Buneary, who yelped, screech and squeal in pain before a loud boom echoed when Metagross arch her arms back with wide eyes and punched her clawed knuckles into Buneary's chest and sent her flying across the tunnel road and crashing right into Leaf, who ran forward and tried catching her, only for her to grunt out and get lifted off her feet and hit the ground hard and sliding couple distance from Robert.
"Le-"
"I am fine! Don't worry about me, send out the next Pokemon!" Leaf cried out as she gets up onto her knees and quickly looked over Buneary injuries, seeing how black and blue she looked and eyes swirling indicating she fainted. Robert clicks his tongue and get up onto his feet and stares over towards the MEtagross, who's eyes never changed or shifted in expression still holding on that cold steel glare of hers as she saw the boy staring towards her.
"You know you should just quit and not injure your Pokemon helplessly like that. You know your way under experience and are weak against Metagross here." Colress explained and saw Robert hardening his eyes and quickly grabbed Pikachu's Pokeball and released the electric mouse into the battlefield. Who let out a loud growl and sent electricity everywhere enraged and angry for what Metagross did to her sister and Buneary! "My…that is a pissed off Pikachu."
Metagross just huff and raised her head with no remorse for what is about to come to Pikachu, watching the electric mouse glaring and gritting her teeth. "Pikachu thunder wave, then follow up with Thundershock!" Robert quickly shouted and watch Pikachu running forward and pumping her arms and legs fast, as she then quickly leaps into the air and clutch her limbs close to her body and began firing off wave of electricity towards Metagross, hopes of paralyzing her and making it easier to dodge or evade her attacks and making it hard for her to even avoid their attacks.
But Metagross just gathered psychic energy into her right arm and lifted it upwards and then slash down in the middle of the thunderwave, splitting it and canceling it out. Making Pikachu and Robert widen their eyes, but Pikachu was determined as she began falling back to the ground, she quickly shot electricity throughout her body and fired it forward from her cheek sacs. As it charges and flew across the air roaring with semi-power, but Metagross then arched her left arm behind her and turned it into pure steel with her knuckle claws extending outwards and punches straight into the Thundershock and then quickly swinging her arm to the side dispelling it and repelling the Thundershock attack. Pikachu landed on the ground and gasp at the sight, to then step backwards when Metagross disappeared and reappeared in front of her, arching her left arm again into the air and thrusted it down. "Pikachu thundershock again!"
Piakchu quickly fired off the move and her attack met with the Metal claw as she desperately tries keeping it in place, but let out a screech of pain when she couldn't hold it any longer and flew across the tunnel and flying across the air. Metagross disappeared and reappeared once more over top of Pikachu, and then used a Zen headbutt on her and caused a loud boom and dust cloud to spread everywhere when Pikachu slammed and hit the ground hard and fast!
"Pikachu!" Both Leaf and Robert shouted as the smoke cleared and saw Metagross had her claws holding Pikachu down but also seemingly getting static of electricity coursing through her, Pikachu gritted her teeth and held against the clawed arm. Her heart-shaped tail had a little bit of blood dripping down, as she used her tail and thundershock to meet with the Zen headbutt attack at the last minute, injuring it badly. Colress let out a low whistle impressed at Pikachu's fast thinking, despite the huge experience gap between them. He then saw Metagross lifting Pikachu in the air and began squeezing her throat. "My you didn't give a command there and yet Pikachu instinctively used her tail to block whatever damages that might have come from Zen headbutt. At the cost of her tail getting injured however." He says while he saw blood dripping down from the tip of the tail.
Robert gritted his teeth and ready to grab Pikachu's ball and return her, only to then widening his eyes as Pikachu fired off another Thundershock attack in hopes of injuring and causing damage to Metagross who just stares and lifted an brow in confusion of why she is still fighting? She then slammed Pikachu into the wall as the girl let out a cha of pain and then again, but Pikachu still kept firing off her thundershock attack on Metagross, who is getting irritated now and quickly threw her towards the left and straight towards Robert! Pikachu stopped her attack as Robert ran forward and then fell onto his back after grabbing Pikachu and scraping across the ground, with Leaf getting up and rushing over towards the two of them.
"Robert, Pikachu!" Leaf shouted and held the two up and looked over at Pikachu's tail. "She needs to go back to the ball now!" Leaf shouted and saw Pikachu's Pokeball on the ground, a she quickly reached over and recalled the Pokemon back inside. Then looking over to Metagross, as Robert sat up and glared at the Pokemon. "Should we still-"
"Starmie Hydro pump!" Came a female voice that interrupted Leaf's thoughts as she and Robert saw a powerful geyser like water flying over their heads and heading straight towards Metagross, who widen her eyes and quickly dodges out of the way and hovering above the ground and dodges again when another hydro pump came flying at her as she began running back over towards Colress, to then throwing her floating extra arms in front of her and blocked the third Hydro pump attack and winces lightly as she gets pushed back and digging her feet into the ground, digging into it and causing a trail in front of her. Granted, steel types are resistant to water type moves. But it doesn't mean it still hurts as she threw her arms apart and saw the newcomer in the distance, with a seastar Pokemon landing right in front of Robert and Leaf.
Who turned and looked over their shoulders and saw a woman standing there witha white jacket, and blue shorts over top of what looked to be a one=piece swimsuit. Glaring harshly and staring towards MEtagross as her bright orange hair bounced lightly as she and their friend Daisy began rushing over towards the two. As the gym leader of Cerulean city steps in front of the two teenagers and glares towards the man and Metagross.
"Robert, Leaf!" Daisy shouted and then nearly gasped when she saw blood on them and was about to ask if they were alright.
"We will tell you later but it's not our blood." Robert said and breathed out as he and Leaf fully gets up and stared down the tunnel and beyond the gym leader. Who saw Colress adjusting his glasses and laughing softly.
"Well it looks like the party is over then." He then hummed and heard his name being called behind him.
"Colress, we found the fossils! We can get out of here now!" Shouted the grunts as they began pulling out what looked to be Escape ropes from their bags and immediately disappeared in a flash of light. Having Colress nodding his head and facing back towards the group in front of him, as the gym leader hardened her look.
"Well, it was nice and fun. Sorry and apologies for harming Pikachu like that boy, my Metagross tends to overdo things…but I am impressed with Pikachu's thinking there." He said with no malice or disdain in his tone, surprising the gym leader and blinking her eyes. "I got valuable research data from this and I am going to admit it." His eyes then got cold and calculated with a smile. "I look forward to seeing how you handle Rainbow Team Rocket in the future." Then raised his hand and had an item pop out from his wrist device with Metagross standing next to him and glare at the group. "Ta-ta!" and then threw his arm down and a flashbang erupted and blinded everyone from it!
Once everyone's vision cleared and recovered, they looked back in the tunnel and saw they were gone and everything went silent. Only thing that was left was the battle that took place here. The orange-haired woman looked around and analyzed the damages to the tunnel, seeing multiple cracks here and there along with scorch marks here and there. She sighed and huffed while placing her hands onto her hips, "Fucking great…" She growled out and then lazily raised her hand up to her hair and began rubbing. "Bad enough we had to deal with Team Rocket eight years ago…but now they're back again?"
She then turned and faced the teenagers and saw them looking back to her, looking a bit exhausted and tired out, along with slightly hurt and injured from the intense battle they just went through. She then smiled, "I am glad your friend got to me when she did. Who knows what would've happened if I didn't get here in time…" But then hummed and pursed her lps to the side. "But…it also seems like the man was or what I got the feeling from him. Also helping you kill time for my arrival." She then shakes her head. "Ugh, this is such a headache and I doubt the Pokemon committee ain't going to like hearing Team Rocket is back."
But then widened her eyes and grinned. "Oh forgot to introduce myself. I am Misty, the Cerulean gym leader." She then raised her hands before the group could speak. "Et;s not chat here, let's get yuo guys to the Pokemon center and heal up your Pokemon and clean you guys up too. You can explain everything once we get there." She said and recalled Starmie back to its Pokeball and then began walking forward and wrapped both arms around Leaf and Robert's shoulder, not giving them a chance to speak or even get a word out. "Now come on you three, tell me everything that's going on and let me assess the situation." She said having Leaf and Robert to nod numbly as everything seems to be going by fast and quick on them.
The battle left them shaken and disturbed as concerns and worries began building up within our heroes as they just learned that Rainbow Team Rocket, is indeed the Rockets of the past- with a new name and looking like an even more powerful group and intimidating as ever. And what was with Colress Robert thought to himself, especially the man behaving both not somebody evil- nor one to be very caring or remorseful only doing this for his own goals. And what did he want from the Fossils, and who is this Ghetsis that his grunts spoke about? Especially the name…oddly feeling familiar to him, even though Leaf said Hilda and Iris has told her about him. And being part of Team Plasma, they found it weird to hear it among Team Rocket, but Robert can't shake the feeling there's a deeper connection with Ghetsis…and himself?
One thing for sure, things seem to be escalated for our heroes who are heading out of MT Moon and towards Cerulean city with the help of Misty the Gym leader, coming and rescuing them. Wait dangers lurk in the shadows and who is Rainbow Team Rocket, as well what is their goal? One thing for sure our heroes have a lot on their hands as their next destination is among them and the second Gym badge as our heroes journey continues!
To be continued…
Roberts Team:
Pikachu no real growth in this chapter.
Eevee: B cup to C cup breasts, hips getting wider and extending further out from her shoulder blades, thighs becoming more plump and fuller, with her rear getting bigger and slightly rounder, slowly forming heart-shapes to her cheeks.
Nickit: No changes were made in this chapter.
Snivy: No changes were made in this chapter.
Leaf's Team:
Buneary: Her petitie frame becoming and forming more sensually hourglass figured, her hips going wider and stretching beyond her shoulders now. Her ass ballooning out now and becoming small mounds, breasts becoming rounder and softer and forming into double c cups.
Aloan Vulpix: No changes in this chapter.
