Kanto Gets Loud
Chapter 99: Wake Up, Snorlax!
Later that day, with Lincoln and friends,
Hot off his latest Contest Win, Lincoln and friends continued on their way to Periwinkle City, site of a mysterious contest recommended to them by Koga, "Alright guys, we're making excellent time! We should be hitting the next town here before too long," Brock said, as they pedaled along the road.
"Great! After that lunch we had, we really need to restock our food supply," Misty replied. And she wasn't wrong. The lunch they had used up the last of their supplies that they had thought they had enough of to last until they got to the next town. So now they really had to make sure to restock when they got to the next town.
"And if push comes to shove, I can warp us back to a previous town we've been to like Celadon City and we can do some serious shopping there," Lincoln replied.
"True, but we should get to the next town first, so we have some place to warp back to," Brock advised.
"My thoughts exactly," Lincoln replied. As they pedaled, something, or rather, someone began coming into view. It was a short, elderly man in a long green robe with white hair covering most of his head. He was sitting on a rock by the side of the road. They pulled over next to him.
"Groovy! Greetings, children of the universe!" he greeted.
"Hello. Is there a town anywhere close to here?" Lincoln asked.
"Oh sure. Just keep heading down that path, and you'll be there within about ten minutes, maybe quicker with those bikes of yours," the old man replied.
"Are you out here all by yourself?" Misty asked.
"Not at all. I've got my music to keep me company," the old man replied, as he pulled out a flute, that looked to have a Pokeball at the base of it. He began playing a mystifying melody.
"Hey, this song's pretty good," Lincoln commented.
"I think I've seen that flute somewhere before," Brock replied, as they old man finished his song.
"Lincoln was right. That was really nice," Misty commented.
"I appreciate the compliments. And now that you've heard my song, you have to give me something to eat," the old man said, surprising the trio.
"What?! We thought it was free!" Lincoln exclaimed.
"Oh c'mon! Isn't my flute playing at least worth a sandwich? I'd even settle for a single slice of bread," the old man pleaded.
"Sorry sir, but we ran out of food a few miles back," Misty replied.
"Really? You don't at least have a cookie on you?" the old man asked.
"Cookie? We don't even have any crumbs," Brock replied. The old man laid down on his rock.
"Hmm, another free concert… Oh well. You kids go on your merry way," he said.
"Sorry sir," Lincoln replied, as they pedaled off.
"I feel bad we couldn't help that old man," Misty replied.
"It couldn't be helped, Misty. Our lunch earlier used the last of our food supplies," Brock replied.
"As soon as we get to the next town, lets warp back to Celadon City and get some shopping done. We can pick something up and bring it back to that old guy," Lincoln suggested.
"Good thinking," Misty replied. And before long, the three of them saw a quaint little village in the valley below.
"Ok, our first stop should be the Pokemon Center or whatever kind of lodging facility they have here. Then I'll warp us back to Celadon City," Lincoln replied, as they pedaled down and into the village. However, upon arriving, they noticed a distinct lack of people on the streets.
"Weird… you'd think there'd be some people out and about?" Brock commented. When they passed by a bakery, they saw it was completely empty.
"What the…?! There's no bread at the bakery?" Misty questioned.
"And no vegetables at the market either," a familiar voice rang out, as the three friends were confronted by none other than their old friend, Samurai.
"Samurai! Long time no see!" Lincoln greeted.
"Likewise, my friends. I take it you're only passing through here on your way to your next Gym Battle?" Samurai asked.
"Yeah. I just won a Soul Badge over at Fuchsia City. We're heading on to the next Gyms in Chartreuse and Olive Cities," Lincoln replied. Samurai's expression turned stern.
"Take my word, Lincoln; Skip Chartreuse City and go on to Olive City. I recently challenged the Chartreuse Gym, and all I can say is that the Gym Leader there doesn't even seem to care about battling," Samurai advised.
"Ok, now I'm really confused. Chartreuse City is supposed to be one of the toughest Gyms out there," Brock commented.
"Raigo said something similar to what you said, Samurai. We'll still at least check out that Gym on our way to Olive City," Lincoln replied.
"Do as you wish but know that challenging that Gym Leader should NOT even count as being worthy of the Gym Badge from there," Samurai replied.
"Duly noted. By the way, what were you saying about the market being out of vegetables?" Lincoln asked.
"Ah yes! It would appear this entire town is faced with some sort of drought that's contributing to a slight shortage of food," Samurai replied.
"That you're right about, sonny boy," an older man said, walking up to them, "Ever since our river dried up two weeks ago, we've been having just rotten luck with our crops. And as a result, everyone in town's been hoarding what little food they have. Sure, we do get shipments from out of town, but that's not nearly enough to keep us going."
"But the weather hasn't been any dryer all year long," Misty commented.
"That's right, and it rained like normal," Brock added.
"I'm afraid it's not the weather that's the issue. As I previously stated, our river mysteriously dried up about two weeks ago, and it's been killing all of our crops. We can't harvest any wheat or vegetables," the old man explained.
"That's right. You need water in order to raise crops," Brock commented.
"Correct. Without water, having any sort of harvest is just impossible," the old man replied.
"Could something be wrong at the river's source?" Lincoln wondered.
"Y'know, that group from the Cerise Laboratory in Vermillion City had the same idea. They showed up not long before any of you did, and went upstream to check it out," the old man replied.
"Huh, looks like I'll be seeing some of the guys again," Lincoln mused.
"Maybe we should go and check out the river's source ourselves," Samurai suggested.
"Good thinking," Misty replied.
"I should tell you that no one ever goes up the river anymore," the old man warned, as the four trainers began their trek.
"I know we agreed to help that old hippy man out, but I don't think we can just ignore this," Lincoln commented.
"I know what you mean. But hopefully the townsfolk will help feed him once we've solved their water crisis," Brock replied.
"So, what sort of adventures have you all been up to the last I saw of you?" Samurai asked, as they chatted along the way about everything they've been up to.
Meanwhile, in the Monster Realm,
The Kovaks had collapsed, panting all the while from the training session they just got done with under Moxxie's tutelage, "Excellent form, ladies! You're really starting to get a good grasp of the basics," he commended.
"Is training like this really necessary?" Blue projected.
"Well, if you girls are serious about being servants to Lincoln, then you'll also need to learn how to defend him when needed," Moxxie replied, just as Millie came in.
"We get that you gals don't really care for fightin', but you can't go through life being everybody's doormat. You got to learn how to stand up for yourselves, which is another point to this trainin'," Millie added.
"And besides, he already paid for your lessons, so you've got to make sure he gets his money's worth. But that should do for combat training for now. We'll move on to having you practice some etiquette. If you're dead set on being Lincoln's servants, you'll need to know how to act properly before others. Fortunately, I'm also a licensed etiquette instructor, so I'll tutor you in what I know," Moxxie said. The Kovaks were relieved that they were done with martial arts training for the day, and were moving on to something a bit less… aggressive. They also quite enjoyed the lessons they received from Verosika and her posse on how to be flirty towards boys. However, none of them noticed that they were being spied on via small fly shaped drone robot. On the other end of this drone, watching on some monitors was a tall, demon man with a flat screen tv for a head. His attire consisted of a navy-blue tuxedo with a jacket sporting coattails, red-trimmed cyan lapels, thin cyan stripes, and cyan lining, all worn over a red and black striped waistcoat, heeled dark gray dress shoes with cyan colored laces, toes, and tips on the heels. On the top of his head, he wore a small, black top hat with what appeared to be antenna sticking out. He chuckled evilly, before going into uproarious laughter.
"So, those weird looking dog women belong to that human brat! This will be too easy!" he chuckled.
"Hang on, love! We shouldn't do anything rash. That's how Valentino got his ass thrown into Soul Well, remember?" a woman's voice warned. The TV Headed Demon looked back to see a short, dark skinned vampire woman with red hair with a white swirl hanging upside down from some railings. She wore a black tube top with hearts on it and booty shorts. She swooped down and landed before the demon.
"Velvette, I had assumed you were still asleep in your coffin," the demon commented.
"I had to get my regular fix of blood and pomegranate juice. But enough about me, Vox… What is it that you're planning?" Velvette asked.
"Well, one of my spy drones has picked up on those filthy imps. Y'know, the ones aligned with that human brat that got Val arrested?" Vox replied.
"Oh yeah? What of it?" Velvette asked, sounding like she couldn't care less.
"Well, take a look at those blue dog women on screen. Apparently, they've made themselves the servants of that same brat," Vox explained, pointing to the Kovaks on screen, who were learning proper posture and manners from Moxxie.
"And what of it? It's not like we can kidnap them and hold them for ransom or anything. If they're associated with the kid, then they're no doubt under the protection of that bastard Lucius and those other asshats," Velvette questioned.
"True, but while that idea's been shot, I do have an idea that affects the boy directly, rather than going through those girls, like Verosika. And don't forget, I'm one of only a few Demons in the Monster Realm on near equal footing with Lucius. I can make him agree to my demands… if we play our cards right," Vox replied. Velvette then caught on to what Vox was implying.
"Wait, are you implying that we force Lucius to lift Val's sentence? I don't even know if that'll work. After all, you remember the Mark of Restriction he put on Val, right? I doubt he'll remove it either," Velvette replied.
"Hmm, perhaps, but we won't know unless we try. And if it turns out we can't do anything to the kid, I'll just go and put Val out myself. I have the power to do so, undetected, mind you," Vox replied.
"Ok, but what about the Mark of Restriction? We can't exactly remove it unless Lucius breaks the curse himself!" Velvette exclaimed.
"Au contraire… my research has shown that while the Mark of Restriction is a powerful and binding spell, it can be weakened just enough so that anyone with significant enough power can break the spell. Mark my words, Velvette dear, that human brat will learn the hard way NOT to mess with the Vees!" Vox cackled, as did Velvette.
Back with Lincoln and company,
"Simply astounding! You've accomplished so much since I saw you last," Samurai commented, as they kept hiking along the dried-up riverbed. Along the way, Lincoln and Samurai have been exchanging stories about their travels with one another.
"Well, that's not to say that you haven't been busy yourself," Lincoln commented.
"So both you and Lincoln are tied with six badges each, and your going for your seventh in Fuchsia City?" Misty asked.
"Correct. I also intend to see what sort of Bug Pokemon I can catch in the Safari Zone as well!" Samurai replied. They soon saw what looked like an entrance into a forest. There, they saw the group from Cerise Labs, which consisted of Leni, Tabby, Polly, Giggles, and Clyde.
"Hey, there they are!" Brock commented.
"Hey you guys!" Lincoln called out, catching their attention.
"Lincoln! So great to see you again!" Leni exclaimed.
"Likewise. So, I guess you all came out to check out the dried up river too?" Lincoln asked.
"Yeah. We got the who spiel from the townsfolk about how the river dried up about two weeks ago, and we came up here to investigate," Polly replied.
"And have you found anything out?" Samurai asked.
"You bet we did… I'm sorry, who are you?" Tabby asked.
"Ah, right! This is Samurai, the Bug Type Trainer I met back in Viridian Forest. Samurai, this is one of my older sisters, Leni, and my friends, Clyde, Polly Pain, Tabby, and Giggles," Lincoln said, introducing them all.
"So finally, we meet," Samurai stated.
"Likewise. And to answer your question, just look there," Tabby said, pointing to the forest thicket, which had an overgrowth of thorny vines.
"Whoa, that's a lot of thorns!" Brock commented.
"And it doesn't look like we can crawl through without getting scratched up," Giggles commented.
"Well, if we can crawl through, then we'll just have to cut our way through," Lincoln said, holding up some Pokeballs, "Go, Scizor, Queeny, and Excalibur!" he yelled, releasing the three Pokemon.
"Oh yeah, good idea!" Tabby said, as she threw both a regular Pokeball and a Nest Ball, which released a large, green sauropod Pokemon with a flower shaped collar, and a large, white and red cat ferret like Pokemon with sharp claws.
"Whoa, that Pokemon looks tough!" Misty commented, as Lincoln scanned it. Giggles scanned Scizor and Excalibur as well.
"Meganium, the Herb Pokemon, a Grass Type first discovered in the Johto Region, and the fully evolved form of Chikorita. Its breath holds a power within it to revive grass and plants that have withered.
Zangoose, the Cat Ferret Pokemon, a Normal Type first discovered in the Hoenn Region. It shares a generations long feud with Seviper, it's mortal enemy. Its sharp claws are its greatest weapons.
Scizor, the Pincer Pokemon, a Bug and Steel Type first discovered in the Johto Region, and the evolved form of Scyther. This Pokemon's pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object the get ahold of into bits.
Doublade, the Sword Pokemon, a Steel and Ghost Type first discovered in the Kalos Region, and the evolved form of Honedge. Honedge evolves into twins. The two swords employ a strategy of alternating between offense and defense to hunt down prey," their Pokedexes explained.
"Looks like what Clyde and the others said was true about your new haul of Pokemon," Tabby commented.
"That's right. And it looks like you Chikorita's evolved quite nicely," Lincoln replied, turning to his Pokemon, "Scizor and Excalibur, use Slash to cut through those vines! Queeny, you use Razor Leaf."
"Roger that!" Scizor replied, as he and the others began slicing through the vines.
"Meganium, Zangoose, you both help them out too," Tabby requested of her Pokemon.
"At once, m'lady," Meganium replied, as it and Zangoose used their moves to cut through the vines as well.
"Don't know why didn't think to do this before," Polly sheepishly commented, as they began to walk into the forest.
"Good question, but we can worry about that later," Clyde replied. After about ten minutes of slicing through the vines, they came to a clear just outside the thickest part of the vines.
"Good work you guys. Go ahead and take a rest," Lincoln said, as he and Tabby recalled their Pokemon. Samurai then noticed something.
"Hey, look there!" he exclaimed, pointing through some trees. Looking there, they saw a spring, which, much like the river, was all dried up.
"Looks like this spring must feed water into the river," Brock replied.
"Don't you mean that it drinks water into the river? Then again, that doesn't sound right," Leni commented. Lincoln was about to explain what Brock meant when they all heard something nearby.
"What's that?" Lincoln wondered.
"Wait, I know that sound!" Polly exclaimed, as they rushed over into the spring, where they saw a Snorlax, sleeping peacefully.
"Whoa, a Snorlax!" Lincoln exclaimed.
"It's huge!" Samurai exclaimed. Misty then noticed some water trickling from behind Snorlax.
"Look there!" she exclaimed, pointing out the water.
"That makes sense! Snorlax is blocking the water from flowing!" Lincoln exclaimed.
"In other words, we need to get Snorlax out of the way!" Giggles commented.
"It won't be easy, I'll tell you that much. My Snorlax wakes up when it wants to," Polly sighed in exasperation.
"Lets try rocking it awake then," Leni suggested, as they all began to try and shake Snorlax awake with no success, "Well, that didn't work."
"And it wouldn't do any good trying to move it either. The Pokedex even says that the highest average weight of a Snorlax can be just under 1,500 pounds," Lincoln added.
"What about trying to catch it in a Pokeball?" Clyde suggested.
"Good call," Lincoln said, fishing out and Ultra Ball. He then chucked it at Snorlax, but it didn't open up.
"That Pokemon isn't yours! Don't be a thief!" Dexter scolded.
"Huh?! This Snorlax belongs to someone else?" Misty questioned.
"Guess we should've scanned it first. But what was that message?" Lincoln asked, as he retrieved his Ultra Ball.
"It is a standard function of a Pokedex to alert the holder if they're attempting to catch a Pokemon that's owned by another trainer. All Pokedex devices have this function," Dexter explained.
"Well, there goes that idea," Polly commented.
"And since we have no idea who Snorlax's trainer is, we can't just go trying to find them," Clyde commented.
"SNORLAX, WAKE UP!" Leni yelled at the top of her lungs, causing everyone else to cover their ears. Snorlax kept on sleeping, "Well, can't say we didn't try that."
Nearby in some bushes, the X Rockets were spying on them, "Wow, a Snorlax! Talk about rare!" James exclaimed.
"Let's go after it with formation Z!" Jessie suggested.
"Yes, lets!" James replied, as they ducked back into the bushes.
"I don't see how we can move Snorlax out of the way," Brock sighed.
"If only there was some way we can coax it awake," Samurai commented.
"Good morning, everyone in TV Land! Or afternoon, who really cares anyway? Our top story today is the Sleeping Pokemon, Snorlax. Zoom in, if you would, cameraperson," James said through a microphone, as Jessie operated a camera, walking up to Snorlax, "Ah yes, there it is, sound asleep. This is how Snorlax looks when it's fast asleep. Don't you find it adorable how it looks when it's asleep? Now just watch as we awaken this Snorlax!"
"Aren't you two those crooks from Viridian Forest that nearly got us killed by that Beedrill swarm?" Samurai asked, sounding quite irritated.
"They are. What I want to know is what they're doing here," Lincoln commented, sounding equally irritated.
"I just heard a twerpish voice!"
"Introductions are now, that's our choice!"
"Travelling the world, plundering its rarest resources!"
"All to enhance our own personal forces!"
"This duo shall not be stopped by the law!"
"We'll do what we want, while you stand there in awe!"
"Jessie, the fiery temptress of villainy!"
"Technical Master James, that is me!"
"We're an independent team of criminals, fighting for our rights!"
"Give up now, you can never win any sort of fights!"
"WE'RE THE X-ROCKETS, TRAVELLING NIGHT AND DAY!"
"And with Meowth, the price you'll surely pay!" Meowth said, as he descended from the sky in their balloon.
"Wow, that routine was so lackluster and boring, Snorlax is bound to fall into a deeper sleep," Giggles commented dryly.
"Hah, that just shows what you think you know, little clown girl," Jessie retorted.
"James to Meowth, proceed with the plan!" James said on a walkie-talkie.
"Roger that," Meowth replied, as a hatch from below the balloon basket, releasing some cables with some clamps on them.
"What are they?!" Lincoln questioned.
"Just you wait… Soon, you'll see Snorlax on cable!" Jessie cackled.
"Lady, leave the jokes to professionals," Giggles stated, not finding Jessie's pun even remotely funny.
"As much as I hate to see them stealing a Pokemon, it looks like we've got no other choice than to let them move Snorlax," Lincoln commented.
"We've no other choice. We have to get the spring water flowing again," Brock said, as they all helped put the clamps on Snorlax's arms and legs.
"I never thought I'd live to see this day, even with nine lives!" Meowth commented.
"Alright Meowth, the clamps are secured. Begin hoisting Snorlax away!" James said.
"10-4," Meowth replied, as he began to feed more hot air into the balloon. The cables began taut as the balloon rose higher, lifting Snorlax's arms and legs, even if ever so slightly.
"Easy does it," Jame said, as Meowth kept trying to fly Snorlax out of there, only for the cables to snap, sending the balloon flying off, with Meowth yelling all the while.
"The cables were way too weak to handle Snorlax's weight," Tabby commented.
"I knew that was bound to happen," Polly commented.
"Yeah, we should've known better than to listen to these guys," Lincoln stated cynically.
"What?! How dare you?!" Jessie yelled, incensed by that statement.
"It's not our fault that's the truth," Clyde replied bluntly.
"Nothing burns me up more than being told the truth!" James yelled, just as the balloon crashed nearby. Meowth crawled out from the wreckage.
"Looks like we're going to have to wake up Snorlax after all," he commented.
Lincoln and friends tried using alarm clocks, held up to Snorlax's ears, "Well, this certainly is 'alarming'," Giggles commented.
"Not the time, Giggles!" Tabby retorted.
"Lincoln, aren't succubi a type of dream demon? Can't you get Verosika to try and wake Snorlax up from the inside?" Clyde suggested.
"I would call her up, but I don't know hers and the other's schedules at school. And even if I did, I don't want to come off as only using her to help settle our own problems," Lincoln replied.
"Well, I'm out of ideas," Clyde commented.
"Then how about this?!" James yelled, throwing a bucket of water into Snorlax's face.
"Ah, right! Nothing could possibly sleep through that!" Jessie exclaimed, only for Snorlax to keep sleeping.
"Not even that worked!" Meowth wept along with his cohorts.
"Wait, I have an idea that's crazy enough to work! In the story of Sleeping Beauty, the beautiful princess, with whom I identify, was awakened with the kiss from a noble prince!" Jessie explained.
"Now there's an idea! Snorlax just might wake up with the kiss from a noble Pokemon!" James proclaimed, as they huddled together.
"That plan's just crazy enough to possibly work. But what Pokemon could be considered as 'noble'?" Leni wondered.
"Do those guys have any Pokemon that could be considered noble?" Giggles asked. Images of Arbok, Weezing, Sawk, Darmanitan, Whiscash, and Wobbuffet entered the minds of Lincoln and his travelling companions.
"With their Pokemon, Snorlax is bound to have nightmares," Misty shuddered.
"Hey, what about Lapis or Queeny?" Brock suggested.
"Oh yeah! The two of them are like a princess and a queen! Just give me a moment," Lincoln said, swapping one of his Pokeballs for Lapis' Pokeball, "Alright, Lapis and Queeny, come on out!" he said, releasing both Pokemon, "Ok ladies, I need one of you to try and wake up Snorlax with a kiss. Can you do that?" both Pokemon looked up at Snorlax and shuddered.
"Yeah, not happening," the two of them said in perfect unison.
"What?! Is there a reason?" Lincoln asked.
"Well, our main reason is because… well… we want our first kisses to be with someone special," Lapis blushed.
"Asking us to kiss that big lummox is asking too much of us," Queeny added.
"And done!" James proclaimed, catching their attention.
"Presenting our Noble Pokemon, Prince Meowth!" Jessie proclaimed, as she and James showed Meowth dressed up as a prince, "Meowth is the only Pokemon with a kiss powerful enough to awaken Snorlax!"
"Give it a big wet one, fella!" James encouraged.
"WHAT?! NO WAY! I AIN'T KISSING THAT BIG LUMMOX!" Meowth protested, as his cohorts forced him to kiss Snorlax. This action caused Meowth to pass out. Snorlax then began to stir.
"Whoa, did that actually work!?" Tabby exclaimed. Snorlax's expression turned to one of disgust.
"It almost looks like Snorlax was poisoned!" Misty commented.
"With a mug like Meowth's, who wouldn't be?" Lincoln questioned, as Snorlax shifted position. Pikachu noticed something underneath Snorlax.
"Hey, what's this?" he wondered, as he dug out what was under there, "Hey Lincoln, what's this?" he asked, handing Lincoln what he found. It was a placard that said "Do Not Disturb" on it.
"It's one of those signs people put on doors in hotels," Samurai commented.
"Wonder what it was doing underneath Snorlax?" Lincoln wondered, as he turned it over to see if there was anything on the other side. And sure enough, there was a message that read "In Case of Emergency, Please Use a PokeFlute to Wake."
"A 'PokeFlute'?" Misty questioned.
"Wait, now I remember! A PokeFlute, like the one that old hippie guy on the road into town played for us had, is used to wake up a Snorlax!" Brock exclaimed. Polly pulled out her Pokedex, and punched in a few keys, displaying a picture of the flute in question.
"The PokeFlute is used to awaken Sleeping Pokemon. Snorlax will always awaken to the sound of this flute," her Pokedex explained.
"In that case, time to help that guy earn some eats from the town!" Lincoln said, using his Amulet to open a portal back to where the hippie was. And sure enough, he was still sitting on the rock.
"Well, there's something you don't see every day," he said upon seeing the portal open before him.
"Excuse me sir, but we have an emergency. Could you come and play your PokeFlute for us?" Lincoln asked, peering out of the portal.
"Mmm, I could, but I know you and your friends don't have any food on you. And I'm really hungry right now," the hippie replied.
"There's bound to be a big feast in it for you if you come and play your flute!" Lincoln said.
"Well, I suppose the idea of a free meal never hurt anyone," the hippie replied, as he got up and walked through the portal, and into the spring, "Now that's what I call fast travel," he commented, before seeing Snorlax, "Hey, you've gotten bigger since I saw you last, Snorlax! Your girth is blowing my mind!"
"Wait, you know this Snorlax?" Polly asked.
"I don't just know it; This Snorlax is mine. I only come by about once a month to wake it up, but I'm running a bit late this month," the hippie explained.
"Well, your Snorlax is causing a lot of problems for the people in town by stopping the water from flowing into the river. Please, play your song and wake it up!" Lincoln requested.
"Well, with the deal for that meal you told me about, who am I to refuse?" the hippie questioned, as he pulled out his PokeFlute, and began playing his song. Snorlax's ears twitched upon hearing the song. It sat up and began stretching, before standing up completely.
"Whoa, now there's some music to get you moving in the morning," Tabby commented, as Snorlax walked off, causing the ground to shake.
"Hey guys, look!" Leni exclaimed, seeing that the water still wasn't flowing.
"Ahh, look there!" Clyde exclaimed, seeing an even thicker bunch of thorny vines.
"Not more thorns!" Brock groaned.
"Well, looks like we've no other choice," Lincoln sighed, only for them to notice some of the vines moves off to the side. Looking over, they saw Snorlax was eating the thorny vines.
"Whoa, it's actually eating the vines!" Giggles exclaimed.
"Is it safe for it to eat them, though?" Leni asked.
"Not to worry. Thorny vines happen to be this Snorlax's favorite food! It'll clear up this mess in no time," the hippie replied, as Snorlax continued eating.
"Well, that solves getting Snorlax to move! Now we can capture it!" Jessie exclaimed, as she and her cohorts charged at Snorlax.
"Bad move, dudes!" the hippie said, as Snorlax noticed the X-Rockets, and was quick to fire a Hyper Beam, sending them flying off.
"THE X-ROCKETS ARE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" they yelled, disappearing into the sky.
"Yeah, all Snorlax don't like being disturbed while eating, but this Snorlax REALLY hates being disturbed while it eats," the hippie stated.
"Well, who doesn't hate that?" Lincoln chuckled as he looked something up on his Pokedex.
"Snorlax's hunger is not satisfied unless it eats 900 pounds of food. After it eats its fill, it goes back to sleep," Dexter explained.
"BACK TO SLEEP?!" the young trainers all exclaimed, as Snorlax continued eating the vines, which eventually got the river to fill back up again, breathing life back into the town.
"Thanks to you youngsters, our town will be able to thrive again," the old man from before said.
"Well, it was really this man who should get all the thanks. If not for his PokeFlute, Snorlax wouldn't have not only gotten out of the way, but it wouldn't have started eating all those vines," Lincoln replied, looking over at the hippie, who was being treated to all manner of delicious food from the grateful townspeople.
"This'll definitely be a story worth telling when we get back to the lab," Clyde commented.
"Speaking of which, we should probably go ahead and portal back to Celadon City to restock on groceries," Brock suggested.
"Good call. You guys want me to portal you back to Vermillion City?" Lincoln offered.
"Yeah, I think that would be much appreciated, Linkey," Leni replied. Lincoln opened the portal to the Cerise Lab, allowing Leni and them to pass through. Once they were through, he closed the portal and opened another portal to Celadon City, to which they all passed through.
"Alright, lets make sure to get as many essential items as we can get," Brock said, as they began their shopping expedition. As soon as they did, a bright light erupted from Misty' Egg.
"Guys, my Egg is hatching!" Misty exclaimed, as the top of the Egg cracked open, revealing a spikey, yellowy body. Stubby arms and legs also sprouted from the shell. The Pokemon yawned softly before looking up to see Misty, who held the new Pokemon up high, taken in by how cute it was, "How precious!"
"Let's see what Pokemon this is," Lincoln said, as he scanned it.
"Togepi, the Spike Ball Pokemon, a Fairy Type first discovered in the Johto Region. Its shell is said to be stuffed with happiness that it shares with kindhearted people. Some consider this Pokemon to be a symbol of good luck. This Female Togepi is Level 1, and knows the moves Pound, Growl, and the Egg Moves Present and Morning Sun," Dexter explained.
"Hey, this Togepi is an extremely rare Pokemon," Brock commented.
"And a cutie pie, too!" Misty gushed. Togepi giggled seeing Misty so happy.
"You'd better go ahead and catch it, Misty. You don't want to risk it getting lost or caught by another trainer," Lincoln suggested.
"Right!" Misty handed Togepi off to Lincoln, as she dug through her bag for a Pokeball, "Welcome to the family, Togepi," Misty said, gently tapping Togepi with the Pokeball, sucking in the Spike Ball Pokemon. Almost instantly, the Pokeball snapped shut, "You're such a little sweetheart, Togepi."
"I'm sure you'll raise it up right," Brock replied as they began their shopping trip.
Team Updates:
Misty:
Togepi (Newly Hatched)
Author's Note: Alright, Chapter Number 99! Next time, it's going to be the (Official) 100th Chapter of Kanto Gets Loud! And with almost 1,700 reviews no less! Lets see if we can't try to get up to 2000 reviews! Don't know what I'll do when that happens, but I'll figure something out.
Anyhow, as far as 100th Chapter Special, I've got it all written out already, but I won't post it until next week sometime, just to give some time to fine tune it and make any necessary adjustments as I see fit.
On a (somewhat) related note, I've decided to cut one of the projected chapter ideas from my lineup, mainly due to the fact that I have no idea on the relevance it could have with this story. But the other ones I'm keeping, either for the sake of the story or just for filler. But I will say this much… within the next few chapters, Team Rocket's plans will be moving up ahead of schedule, and Lincoln won't know about it until it's too late.
Anyhow, this is my last chapter for this year. Thank you all so much for being a part of this long and arduous journey through this entire saga. Hopefully, in the New Year, I'll have a FAR better job than what I have currently in real life. All of your support is much appreciated. And until next time, PEACE!
