Chapter 8
That Night
Silver: No.412, I’m sending you to the Pokémon Statue in Eterna City tomorrow. It is the hiding place of the ancient scroll of awakening. Aaron and the others will be there shortly. Rendezvous with Leo and tell him Project X is a go.
No.412: Yes sir. (he exits HQ) (talks through walkie-talkie) All GL grunts come for a meeting at the usual place.
(the usual place)
No.412: Galactic and Rocket Grunts, Silver is up to something. He’s sending me to find these artifacts throughout Sinnoh. When the time is right, we shall show Silver where our true loyalties lie. Galactic Grunts, I know Cyrus abandoned you and Silver took you under your wing, but he is not to be trusted.
GiovanniLoyalists (GL) Grunts: Long live Giovanni!
No.412: Meeting adjourned. (to walkie talkie) Giovanni come in.
Giovanni: ( to walkie talkie watch) This is Giovanni.
No.412: Three days.
Giovanni: Good. Don’t screw this up.
No.412: Silver will never know what hit him.
(the next morning)
Eterna City
(It is an older city, showing the signs of history. There is a rather large statue of an ancient Pokémon on the east side of town. The statue was once the main center of festivals in the town, although signs of the town's culture and rituals have started to slip away. The Population is 50,000)
Crystal: This looks like the perfect day for a Gym Battle. (runs to the Gym)
(outside Gym)
Aaron: Good luck!
Crystal: Thanks.
Leo: I’ll catch up to you guys later. I have something I have to do.
Aaron: See you later Leo. (Leo departs)
Referee: This battle shall consist of three Pokémon. Switching is allowed. Let the battle between
Gym Leader GD and Crystal commence.
GD: Go Grotle!
Crystal: Go Serafina! Use Bite!
GD: Grotle, Use Bite!
(Grotle and Serafina both Bite each other)
GD: Grotle, use Mega Drain.
Crystal: Serafina, use Spark!
(Spark paralyzes Grotle. Mega Drain drains Serafina’s energy)
Crystal: Spark again!
(Grotle faints)(Shinx evolves into Luxio)
Referee: Grotle is unable to battle! Luxio wins!
GD: Go Roserade! Use Sludge Bomb!
Crystal: Serafina, Use Spark.
(Sludge Bomb takes Luxio out)
Referee: Luxio is unable to battle, Roserade wins!
Crystal: Go Luna! Use Sand Tomb!
GD: Roserade, Use Sludge Bomb.
(Roserade is trapped in a swirling vortex of sand)(Sludge Bomb misses)
GD: Roserade: Use Mega Drain!
Crystal: Luna, Use Faint Attack!
(Roserade faints)
Referee: Roserade is unable to battle, Luna wins.
GD: Go Seedot! Use Bide!
Crystal: Luna, use Bite!
(Bite hits)(Seedot bides)
Crystal: Use Bite!
GD: Seedot, Release the energy!
(Bide takes Luna out)
Referee: Luna is unable to battle, Seedot wins.
Crystal: Go Kai. Use Ember.
GD: Seedot, Use Growth.
(Ember hits and Seedot evolves into Nuzleaf)
Crystal: WHAT!!!! I thought I had it!
GD: Always expect the unexpected. Nuzleaf, Use Razor Leaf.
Crystal: Kai, Use Ember again.
(Both attacks hit)
GD: Razor Leaf again!
Crystal: Ember again!
(Both Pokémon Faint)
Referee: Both Pokémon are unable to battle. A coin toss will decide the winner.
Crystal: Heads
(the referee flips the coin. It lands on heads)
Referee: Crystal is the winner of the Eterna City Gym Badge.
GD: You battle well. Here’s the badge.
Crystal: Thanks!
(Aaron barely manages to beat GD and his Turtwig evolves into Grotle)(Alcovich beats GD and
his Starly evolves into Staravia)
(meanwhile at the Pokémon Statue)
No.412: Leo, Project X is a go. Remember you must not complete Project X though. Otherwise Silver will overpower us.
Leo: No problem. What about Alcovich, Aaron, and Crystal? Do you think they’ll go along with it?
No.412: I think so.
(outside the gym)
Aaron: Next stop is Hearthome City! From what I’ve heard, just past the Pokémon statue, is a newly opened helicopter service. We can take it to Hearthome.
Alcovich: Let’s find Leo and get to Hearthome!
Aaron: The last time I saw him, he was heading toward the Pokémon Statue.
Crystal: Let’s go then!
(Pokémon Statue)
(Leo is examining it. No.412 is nowhere to be seen)
Aaron: What are you looking at Leo?
Leo: There are two plates on this statue. Below them, there is the faint outline of a spot where it
seems a third plate once was.
(Leo notices a slight concavity near the base of the Pokémon Statue. He presses his palm into it.
The statue groans and slowly moves revealing an ancient looking set of stairs)
Crystal: Whoa!
Aaron: Dude, you just discovered an ancient passage.
(Alcovich runs down the steps and the statue closes)
Crystal: Alcovich!!!
Leo: It’s okay. All I have to do is press the statue again. (he tries and it doesn’t move)
Aaron: Brother… We’ll get you out.