Chapter Five: Uneventful Events
I caught a Pokemon at Route 22!
My Spearow was sitting in its Pokeball, tired out from its fight against Squirtle. As I picked it up, it eyed me warily, as if it were expecting another attack.
Squirtle was sitting next to me, digging into an Oran Berry I had given it.
Sky was slugging it out with another apprentice Trainer he had found while training. He was using the Nidoran he found (Green called it the only Nidoran in the history of Route One), while the opposing Trainer was fighting with an Ekans.
Sky: "Alright, Nidoran, use Double Kick!"
Trainer: "Wrap it before it can hurt you!"
Ekans lunged straight at Sky's Pokemon, Wrapping it with its powerful snake body, while Nidoran kicked it rapidly.
Trainer: "Okay, Bite it and knock it out!"
Sky: "Nidoran! Get free then Scratch it!"
Nidoran eventually Scratched its way out of Ekans's grasp, but not until it was bitten by the latter.
Sky: "Alright, Nidoran, come back! Go Charmander, crush that Pokemon!"
Charmander eagerly leaped at Ekans and hit it with a powerful Ember, causing it to jump back towards its Trainer.
Trainer: "Okay, Ekans return! Go Cyndaquil and use Smokescreen, then Tackle Charmander!"
The trainer's Cyndaquil flew out of its Pokeball, flooding the battlefield with a Smokescreen.
Sky: "Where did it go? Charmander use Ember, then get up close and Scratch it!
Charmander shot a fireball from its tail into the smoke, which happened to hit Cyndaquil and silhouette it against the smoke. Charmander, seeing its opponent, ran forward and hit it with a Scratch.
Trainer: "Cyndaquil, get back!" The trainer returned the Cyndaquil into its Poke Ball. "You win..." he said, talking to Sky.
Sky: "That was a pretty intense fight! Say, you're a tough Trainer. Can I get your Pokegear number?"
Trainer: "Yeah, let's rematch in the future!"
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Sky and I had agreed to take turns fighting the Trainers we challenge. I fought the first Trainer, Green, and lost stupendously. Sky challenged this Youngster, Will, and won. We were heading back towards Viridian City when Green appeared.
Green: "Hey fellas! I couldn't find any Apricorns or Pokemon. I did, however, strip-harvest a Rawst Berry plant!
Grey: "Woo! Can you give me a Berry?"
Sky: "Say, who are those two guys up there?"
Sky had pointed to a hill upon which two men were standing, facing Viridian City. They were dressed entirely in dark shades of red and blue. They were clearly visible, though they did not seem to notice us.
Green: "Oh, they're just trainers. Experienced ones, at that. They were talking about Pokemon from the Hoenn Region or something."
As we passed behind them on the Route, we heard one of the men say "What about the local resistance?"
Green stopped. When I started to ask her why, she put up a hand and grinned. She crept closer to the men to eavesdrop on them. Green
did say she was really into Hoenn.
Man #1: "What do you mean by that?"
Man #2: "Well, Gym Leader Blue will be one of the biggest impediments to our plans, as will some of the more experienced Trainers there."
Man #1: "Is that all?"
Man #2: "Well, Viridian City is within easy flying distance of Mount Silver, and you know that Silver Village is Red's home."
Man #1: "Good point. Red and Blue on the same team will be hard to beat. We should probably plan ahead."
Man #2: "Viridian City should probably just be -"
Man #1: "No, we can't do that. We need it as a forward base when we start the invasion. Otherwise -" A wild Spearow crowed loudly, blowing our cover rather gratuitously.
Man #1: "Hey, what are you kids doing here? Kids like you should be playing Pokemon or something, not gallivanting around Route 23! Don't you know it's dangerous?"
Green: "Sorry sir, I'll go back to Viridian."
Man #2: "Wait - were you listening in on our conversation?"
Man #1: "We were just writing a screenplay. Nothing serious. We weren't trying to literally take over the Kanto-" This elicited a punch from Man #2.
Man #2: "Yeah, we were planning a scene where an ancient terrorist order launches an attack against Viridian City. We have permission from-."
Green: "Okay we'll be on our way bye! And, um, can I get free tickets to the movie, when it comes out?"
Man #1: "No. Kids these days..."
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Man #1: "Kids these days. They'll believe anything. Can you believe that, Maxie?
Man #2: "Mark my words, sir, Kanto will not last long against a full-blown attack from the Hoenn Legion."
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After our encounter with the playwrights/terrorists (Green was sure they were terrorists, and was thinking of informing the Pokemon League), Green decided that we should make the trip through Viridian Forest tomorrow to get to Pewter.
Grey: "We should stop by the Poke Mart to refill our supplies before we leave tomorrow."
As we left the Poke Mart, our bags brimming with supplies, we spotted a poster on the wall of an abandoned building.
Poster: "Team Rocket - For a Greater Good - Enlist Today."
Sky: "Team Rocket? These guys just don't know when to give up!"
We had heard of Team Rocket, a group of criminals and villains who used Pokemon to further their own ends. They resurfaced several times, but each time they came back some kids smacked them down again.
Unknown: "We don't need new recruits, we just need to train our Pokemon once in a while."
We simultaneously whirled around to see who was talking to us. A Rocket Grunt was standing behind us, admiring the poster.
Rocket Grunt: "See, if we functioned more like Pokemon Trainers and not mindless criminals, we would be a lot more successful in our endeavors."
Green: "And you're telling us this, why?"
Rocket: "Oh hello! I didn't see you kids, I was just talking to myself."
Sky: "How come you guys resurfaced again? Don't you know when to quit?"
Rocket: "No, our leaders have absolutely no idea how to run this organization. If we keep capturing Pokemon out of the wild, throwing them at our enemies with no training, and calling ourselves Pokemon Trainers, then Team Rocket will go absolutely nowhere! We need to -"
Grey: "If you don't like the way Team Rocket is run, then how come you joined in the first place?
Rocket: "To bring a shred of competency to this organization. Oh wait, where are my manners? I'm having a conversation with people who I've never even met. My name is Aaron, but most people call me Grassdragon. I commonly use Grass and Dragon types."
Grey: "Are you a Trainer? How about a Pokemon battle?"
Aaron: "Sure, but let me warn you - I'm still a rookie, so I'll probably be easy to beat."
I lined up in the middle of the avenue for a fight against this Grunt.
Grey: "Go Squirtle!"
Aaron: "Houndoom."
Aaron threw his Poke Ball, summoning a howling Houndoom. I immediately withdrew Squirtle and ran like a wimp.
Aaron: "So, I win. Really?"
Green: "Actually, I'd like to fight you! Go Raichu!"
Just then, I wondered whatever happened to the Shiny Pikachu.
Aaron: "Houndoom, use Beat Up!"
Green: "Raichu, use Light Screen!"
Houndoom beat relentlessly into Raichu, but was mostly repelled by the Light Screen.
Aaron: "Houndoom, fall back and use Howl!"
Green: "Come at it with a Thunder Punch!"
Raichu launched at Houndoom with a Thunder Punch as it was howling, but then Houndoom jumped and hit Raichu with a devastating Flamethrower.
Green: "You're not getting away with that! Raichu, use Thunderbolt!"
Raichu got quickly to its feet, suffering from burns, and knocked Houndoom to the ground with Thunderbolt.
Aaron: "Alright Houndoom, you've had enough! Come back! Now go, Sandslash!"
Green: "Raichu come back! Go Ivysaur!"
Aaron: "Sandslash, use Swords Dance! Then go for a Metal Claw!"
Green: "Ivysaur, take it out with Razor Leaf!"
Ivysaur shot dozens of razor-sharp leaves at Sandslash, which missed their target. Sandslash, meanwhile, was slashing wildly with its claws.
Green: "Ivysaur, use Leech Seed! Then Slam it back with your vines, and finish it off with a Razor Leaf!"
Aaron: "Sandslash, go for the Metal Claw!"
Sandslash ran for Ivysaur and raked it with a Metal Claw, but then it was bound by the vines from the Leech Seed. Ivysaur slammed its foe to the ground with its powerful vines, then hit it with multiple Razor Leaves.
Aaron: "Sandslash, good job! Come back! Now, let's finish this Pokemon off with -"
Just then, Aaron's Pokegear rang loudly, interrupting the battle rather suddenly.
Aaron: "Boss! What's that? Uh-huh! Alright, I'll be there! Agent 27 out! Sorry fellas, I have to cut the battle short! See you around!"
Aaron ran down the street towards Route 22 without another word.
Green: "Well, I win. Now let's go inside somewhere, it's starting to burn outside."
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Synopsis: Grey catches a Spearow. Sky wins a battle with another Trainer. The group encounters two Hoenn-based terrorists on Route 22. Green wins a fight against a Team Rocket Grunt.
Chapter Six will be all Viridian Forest! Tell me what you want to see, if you want a character, something I should do, anything!