Story Notes:
The journey will go from Kanto to Johto, to Hoenn, to Sinnoh. I may do the battle frontiers but i don't know (we'll see when i get there)Disclaimer: Pokemon and all related characters, locations, items, ect are the copyrighted property of Nintendo and as such I claim no rights to them.I'm currently working two jobs and I'm kinda making this up as I go along, so don't be surprised if there are delays between chapters... I'll try to update this as regularly as i can (I do apologies for the delays, but that's how life goes)Updates...Genre: Adventure/Romance (relationships between characters will begin to develop after the Kanto League)Warning: One later chapter will contain fairly light scenes of sexual intercourse between two characters. (Much later chapter,will be marked for mature content) For now, I'm rating this PG 13
Chapter 4: A Brock Solid Battle
As the sun rose the following morning, its light pierced through the windows of the pokemon center. Rays of light began to dance on Melody's face as she stirred. As she rubbed her eyes, she looked over at the other bed to see her trainer still sleeping. She smiled as she got out of her bed and walked over to his bed.
"Come on sleepy head, time to get up" she said to him.
Alex opened his sleepy eyes. He turned his head and saw Melody standing next to him.
"Good morning sleepy head" she giggled
"Good morning" he yawned
After taking a shower, Alex got dressed, grabbed his things and they made their way down stairs to the lobby. Ben was already down there finishing his breakfast. Alex and Melody walked over to his table and sat down.
"Good morning you two" Ben said
"Good morning" they replied
After placing his bag down on the floor and his egg on the table, Alex let his other pokemon out and got them their breakfast. As they enjoyed their food, Alex got himself and Melody something to eat.
"So, today is your battle with the Pewter City gym leader" he said
"What kind of pokemon are at the Pewter Gym" Alex asked
"Brock, the gym leader, specializes in Rock-type pokemon" Ben answered him
"Rock-types huh"
"Rock-type pokemon are very strong when it comes to defense, so don't expect this to be easy"
"So what do you recommend?" asked Alex
"Let's see, you have a Psychic-type, a Fire-type, a Water-type, a Fighting-type, and a Dragon/Ground-type" Ben said
"The best way to beat a Rock pokemon is to use a Water or Grass-type pokemon, so your best bet is going to be to use your Feebas"
"Unless there is water at the gym, I don't think Mimi is going to do too well" Alex said
"How fast are Rock pokemon?" he asked
"Generally, not very fast but their defense makes up for it" Ben replied
"Then I think I'll use Lucas"
"Your Riolu... well Fighting-types do have an advantage over Rock-types"
"And Lucas is really fast; we'll run circles around them"
"Have you thought about your second pokemon?"
"Huh..."
"Each trainer is allowed to use two pokemon at the gym"
"Hmm... I think I'll use Zack"
"Your Gible?"
"Yeah, he saved our butts yesterday and I want to see what he can really do"
After everyone finished their breakfast, Alex returned his pokemon to their pokeballs, grabbed his things and headed out. Ben led them to the gym. The Pewter City gym was unlike the other buildings in the city, the gym itself looked like it was made out of rocks and boulders. It almost looked like it had been made a very long time ago. They entered through the doors and found themselves in a large open room. The field in front of them was very rocky and rough. Large jagged rocks and boulders littered the area. Yet on the far side of the field, there was a young man standing on a stone pedestal.
"Welcome to the Pewter City gym. My name is Brock and I am the leader of this gym"
"I'm Alex and I'm here to challenge you for a badge"
"I accept your challenge"
Alex took his place opposite of Brock, while Ben watched from a balcony just over the battlefield.
"Each of us will use two pokemon and the battle will be over when both of one sides pokemon are unable to continue. In addition, only you are allowed to switch pokemon in this battle. Do you understand the rules of this battle?" Brock said to his opponent.
"I understand and I'm ready" Alex replied.
"Then let's get started. Go Geodude"
Out of the pokeballs light, a rocky head with two muscular arms appeared. Alex reached for his pokedex as he looked at this pokemon.
"Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Geodude is often found on mountain roads with half of its body buried in the ground so it can observe mountain travelers."
"Good luck" Ben said from the balcony
"Thanks" Alex reached for his belt
"Go Lucas" Alex yelled as he threw one of his pokeballs
It opened and Lucas appeared ready to battle.
"Geodude, Tackle" Brock commanded
The floating Rock pokemon charged at the Emanation pokemon.
"Lucas, dodge and use Force Palm" Alex commanded
Lucas jumped backwards as Geodude slammed into the ground where he was just standing. As it looked up, Lucas thrusted his paw at the Rock pokemon's forehead and let loose a powerful shockwave of energy, sending it back a few feet.
"Now follow with Quick Attack"
Lucas charged as Geodude was recovering from the Force Palm. Lucas slammed into the Rock pokemon, but Geodude looked like it didn't even feel that attack. As Lucas jumped backwards to put some distance between him and his opponent, Alex couldn't help but wonder "How come it didn't feel that attack?"
"Alex, Normal-type attacks don't have much effect on Rock pokemon" Ben yelled from the balcony.
"Geodude, Rock Throw" Brock commanded
Geodude raised its right arm and punched the ground in front of it, sending rocks flying towards its opponent.
"Dodge it" Alex yelled
"Follow with Tackle" Brock said
Lucas managed to evade the incoming rocks, but didn't see Geodude in time to evade it. Geodude slammed into the Riolu and sent him crashing to the ground.
"Tackle once more"
"Use Counter"
As Geodude flew towards the injured Emanation pokemon, an orange glow appeared around Lucas. As the Rock pokemon tackled Lucas, Geodude was sent flying back into one of the large rocks that blanketed the field. Lucas managed to get to his feet as the smoke cleared where Geodude had landed.
"This isn't going to work... all we can use that will do some damage is Force Palm and Counter" Alex thought to himself. "That Geodude is a little quicker than I thought and we can't act fast enough to dodge both Rock Throw and Tackle at the same time"
"If only we could use Quick Attack, then maybe we... wait that's it!" an idea came to him.
"Geodude, Rock Throw" Brock commanded, "then follow into Tackle"
"Use Quick Attack" Alex commanded
"That's the wrong move" Ben yelled
As Geodude's fist slammed into the ground sending rocks flying, Lucas charged, dodging the incoming rocks with ease.
"What's he up to?" Ben thought to himself as Geodude prepared use Tackle
"Alright, now take that speed and use Force Palm" Alex yelled
Lucas sped towards Geodude, brought his paw to the level of his eye and thrust into the center of Geodude's face. A blast of energy erupted from Lucas's paw and sent the Rock pokemon flying half way across the battle field. Geodude crashed into the ground a few feet in front of Brock.
"Geodude is unable to continue" Brock returned his pokemon to its pokeball.
"Good job Lucas" Alex smiled.
"Oh I get it; he used the speed from Quick Attack to increase the impact of the Force Palm" Ben noted, "Not bad at all"
"I figured if we could use the speed to dodge attacks easier and maybe add a little more power to our attack" Alex explained, "but I didn't think it would work that well"
"I have to say that was impressive" Brock said, "but you haven't won this battle yet"
"I'm ready when you are" Alex said confidently
"Go, Onix" Brock yelled as light erupted from his second pokeball. As the light faded a massive stone snake-like pokemon appeared and roared loudly.
"That thing is huge!" Alex stared at the enormous pokemon.
"Onix, the Rock Snake Pokémon. It tunnels through the ground which shakes when it raises its thunderous roar. It can move the ground at fifty miles per hour. If Onix takes a hard enough blow and its body falls apart, it can regrow the rest in a matter of a few weeks. A fully grown Onix can reach an enormous 28 feet 10 inches, or 8.8 meters." the pokedex explained.
"Dang" he said as he placed his pokedex in his back pocket, "Lucas, think you can still keep going?"
The Riolu turned and nodded at his trainer.
"Be careful, that Onix looks strong" Ben said
"Onix, Tackle" Brock commanded
Onix roared as it prepared to strike
"Dodge it, then use Force Palm" Alex said urgently
"Screech"
Lucas managed to dodge Onix's Tackle and connected with Force Palm damaging Onix, but as he landed Onix let out a loud ear piercing screech. The Riolu covered his ears to try and block it out, but the screech was agonizingly loud. Lucas fell to his knees as the Rock Snake continued its ear piercing screech.
"Onix, Bind it"
Onix's long stone tail wrapped around the Emanation pokemon and squeezed tightly.
"Force Palm" Alex yelled
Lucas tried to get one of its arms free, but Onix's grip was too strong. The more he struggled to get free the tighter Onix's grip became.
"Onix, lets finish this" Brock said.
The Rock Snake pokemon threw the Emanation pokemon and sent it flying. Lucas flew to the other side of the field, Alex ran up and caught his friend in his arms but the Riolu was out of it.
"Are you ok?" he asked as he caught his pokemon
"Now it's down to one pokemon each" Ben said to himself
"Thanks for all your hard work" Alex said as he returned Lucas to his pokeball for a well earned rest, "I'm promise, nothing you did will go to waste"
"Man, that Onix is tough" he said to himself
"It's all up to you Zack" Alex reached for his pokeball, "I choose you"
Zack appeared ready to face his opponent. Onix stared down at the small dragon pokemon.
"Zack, Sandstorm" Alex commanded
The Land Shark swung its arms around as a sandstorm began to cover the field. As the sandstorm continued to churn, Onix seemed unaffected by the veil of sand.
"Huh... why isn't it working" Alex said in shock
"A Sandstorm doesn't bother Rock, Ground, or Steel pokemon, it's not going to work against Onix like it did against the Beedrill swarm yesterday" Ben explained
"Onix, Tackle"
"Zack, Dragon Rage"
As Onix lunged at the Gible, Zack opened his mouth and fired its Dragon Rage at the Rock Snake pokemon, hitting Onix right on its chin.
"Onix, Rock Throw"
Onix slammed the ground in front it, sending rocks flying at its opponent.
"Zack use Dig"
As the rocks came over head, the Land Shark pokemon quickly dug its way underground. Onix looked around for its opponent. After a few seconds, Zack appeared under Onix and hit it on the sixth segment of its stony body. Onix hit the ground hard.
"Dragon Rage"
"Screech"
As Onix let out another loud screech, Zack managed to fire its Dragon Rage, connecting on the third segment below Onix's head.
"Onix, Tackle"
Onix lunged through the smoke of the explosion
"Dodge it"
"Bind it"
As Zack jumped out of the way, Onix snaked its long body around and caught the Land Shark, squeezing tightly.
"Quick, use Dragon Rage!!" Alex yelled urgently
As Onix held the Gible tightly, Zack opened his mouth and fired its attack, hitting Onix right under its chin. As Onix pulled back from the hit, its grip loosened enough for Zack to escape.
"Use Dig"
Zack jumped off of the Rock Snake and dug into the ground as he landed. As Onix regained its focus, Zack jumped out of the ground and hit it on the third segment of its body again. Onix stared at Zack intensely as he landed; suddenly the Rock Snake fell to the ground.
"Onix is unable to continue" Ben said in amazement
"We won..." Alex said almost in disbelief
A second later his look of shock changed to an excited smile.
"We did it, we won our first gym battle" he jumped with excitement, laughing happily.
Zack rushed back over to his trainer
"You were just amazing, buddy" Alex said as he knelt down and patted the little dragon on the head
"Congratulations on your victory" Brock said as he returned his Onix to its pokeball
"Thanks, but you almost beat us" Alex laughed a little, "thanks for a great job Zack" he said put him back in its ball
"Not bad at all" Ben said as he walked up
"Take this, it's the proof you won at this gym" Brock said as he stretched out his hand, "it's the Boulder Badge"
Alex reached out and grabbed the gray stone shaped badge. He admired the shape and color of the badge. He smiled as he put his badge into his backpack.
"Thank you very much" he said, "that's one down seven to go" he smiled
"Good luck on the rest of your journey" Brock said as he stretched his hand out
"Thanks" Alex replied as he shook Brock's hand
Later at the pokemon center as everyone ate their lunch, Alex got a case to keep his badges; Ben poured a handful of pokeblocks into Mimi's food before eating his lunch.
"How long are you going to stare at that badge?" Melody giggled as she looked over at her trainer. Alex laughed as he closed his case
"That was a pretty impressive battle" Ben commented
"Yeah, for a minute there I didn't think we were going to win" Alex chuckled, "Brock's a tough trainer"
"Well, he's not a gym leader for nothing" Ben said
"So where are we going next?" Alex asked as he dug into his food
"Cerulean City, but we're going to have to pass through Mt. Moon to get there first" Ben answered
"Cerulean City..."
"Mt. Moon's not too far from here, we'll head out as soon as we're finished with lunch"
"Sounds good to me"
After lunch, the friends head out towards Mt. Moon. Along the way they encountered a few trainers looking for a friendly battle, Alex was more than happy to oblige. With Melody's help, he easily defeated them. Eventually they saw a large mountain ahead of them.
"So, that's Mt. Moon" Alex said
"Yep, Cerulean City is just on the other side" Ben said as they continued
After another ten minutes of walking, they came across the mouth of a cave. As they entered the cave, a flock of bat-like creatures began to swarm overhead. Alex, Ben, and Melody all covered their heads.
"What are these things?" Alex pulled his pokedex out of his pocket
"Zubat, the Bat Pokémon. Zubat primarily live in caves and generally travel at night time. Although blind, Zubat are able to safely navigate through the air by emitting ultrasonic sound waves from its mouth."
"Elekid, use Thunder Shock" Ben said as he threw a pokeball
Elekid appeared and swung his arms around several times before unleashing a jolt of electricity at the Bat pokemon. The shock was just strong enough to scare the swarm of Zubat away.
"Good job Elekid" Ben said as Elekid returned to his pokeball, "well, let's get moving"
Alex nodded as they started walking through the cave. There was just enough light throughout the cave for them to see where they were going safely. As they continued, they started to see several cave pokemon. There were these crab-looking pokemon with mushrooms growing out of their backs scurrying around.
"Paras, the Mushroom Pokémon. Mushrooms called tochukaso grow from its back and are capable of emitting powerful spores to fend off predators. These mushrooms are also used in medicines."
There was also a tan-colored mouse like creature hiding among the stones of the cavern.
"Sandshrew, the Mouse Pokémon. Sandshrew hates moisture and lives in holes it digs in dry places. It protects itself by curling into a ball. Sandshrew are capable of adapting to harsh, arid, dry areas and its short claws serve as its primary weapon"
As they continued through the caverns, they started to get the feeling that they weren't alone in there. Alex could feel that something was bothering Melody
"What's up Melody?" Alex asked
"I can't escape the feeling that there's someone else down here" Melody said to him
Suddenly, a swarm of Zubat flew at them. However unlike the last one, this swarm flew straight past them. They all looked back as the Zubat disappeared into the caverns behind them.
"Another swarm of Zubat" Alex said
"They looked like they were trying to get away from something" Melody noted
"I got a bad feeling about this" Ben said
"Yeah, me too" Alex added
"Hey you kids, what are you doing here?!" a voice said angrily
They turned and saw two men dressed in black outfits with a big red "R" in the center of their shirts.
"Who are you?" Alex asked
"We're from Team Rocket, now I asked what you are doing here?" one of them said as he gave them an angry look.
"What's Team Rocket?" Alex gave them a confused look
"I think I've heard of them, their a pretty secretive organization that steals pokemon" Ben said as he reached for his belt
"So you've heard of us, huh" the other grunt said
"Why don't we cut to the chase, hand over your rare pokemon and we won't hurt you"
Alex clenched his teeth and his fist as he gave them an angry look, "No way, not on your life!"
"Look kid, we can do this the easy way or the hard way" the first grunt said to them
"And we got no problem doing things the hard way" the second grunt added
"Well you're not getting me without a fight" Alex growled, "Let's go Melody"
"I'm right behind you, go Elekid" Ben said as he threw his pokeball, releasing his pokemon.
As Elekid appeared next to Melody, the two grunts reached for their own pokeballs.
"Kids never do as their told, go Ekans!" the lead grunt said
"Go, Koffing" the other said
"Ekans, the Snake Pokémon. It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind. Ekans is armed with a powerful poison in its fangs. Ekans favorite food is bird eggs."
"Koffing, the Poison Gas Pokémon .Koffing's body is filled with toxic chemicals and gases. If Koffing becomes agitated, it raises the toxicity of its internal gases and then jets them out from all over its body. This Pokémon may overinflate its round body, then explode violently."
"Be careful, Poison-types are tricky" Ben said
"Let's teach these guys a lesson" Alex said
"Koffing use Tackle"
"Ekans use Bite"
"Melody use Psychic on Koffing" Alex said
"Elekid, use Thunder Punch on Ekans" Ben commanded
Koffing flew at Elekid as Melody charged her attack. Ekans lunged at Melody as Elekid's fist surged with electricity. As they drew closer towards each other, Melody unleashed a blast of psychic energy sending the Poison Gas pokemon into the cave wall. Ekans lunged and prepared to sink its fangs into Melody, but was met by Elekid's Thunder Punch. The Electric pokemon's fist slammed into the Snake pokemon's lower jaw, sending the snake's head away from the Emotion pokemon.
"Nice save" Alex said to his friend
"Thanks" Ben smiled
"Ekans, Poison Sting"
"Koffing, Will-O-Wisp"
Ekans opened its mouth and a flurry of purple needles shot forth. A blue flame appeared in front of Koffing's mouth and launched at the enemy.
"Protect" Alex and Ben commanded
Melody and Elekid both used Protect to block their opponent's attacks.
"Elekid, Quick Attack"
Elekid sped towards and slammed into Ekans
"Use Wrap"
Ekans wrapped its long body around Elekid.
"Elekid hang in there" Ben said
"Melody use Psychic and help Elekid" Alex commanded
"Koffing use Smokescreen"
As Melody prepared to launch her attack, Koffing let out a thick cloud of smoke from its body. As the smoke enveloped them, Melody lost her focus and her attack dissipated.
"Ekans, Bite"
"Elekid, lookout"
Ekans was about to sink its fangs into the trapped Electric pokemon, suddenly a bright light enveloped Elekid.
"What's happening to Elekid?" Alex looked in shock
"Elekid is starting to evolve" Ben said in amazement.
As the light intensified, they saw Elekids body growing larger. Ekans struggled to maintain its grip and was eventually forced to let go. The light stopped and revealed a new pokemon. This one was much larger than Elekid. It was yellow with black strips on it, had larger more muscular arms, a tail, and had a much larger black lightning bolt design on its chest.
"What is that?" Alex stared in amazement at this new pokemon
"Electabuzz, the Electric Pokémon. An evolved form of Elekid. It appears near power generators, and because it eats electricity it can cause blackouts. Electabuzz is capable of delivering powerful electrical attacks and is will often windmill its arms to boost the power of its punches."
"Awesome..." he said as he continued to look in amazement
"Ekans, Bite"
Electabuzz's antenna began to crackle with electricity. Suddenly, they unleashed a powerful bolt of electricity, far stronger than Ben or Alex had seen when it was Elekid. The bolt struck Ekans with amazing force, slamming it into the cave wall.
"What power" Alex said in amazement, "was that a Thunder Shock?"
"No... that was a Thunderbolt" Ben replied, amazed at the strength of the blast
"Awesome, Electabuzz has a new move"
"Ekans, get up and use Acid"
The Snake pokemon pulled itself upright and fired a stream of acidic black sludge out of its mouth
"Dodge it, then use Thunder Punch" Ben said urgently
Electabuzz side-stepped out of the way of the Acid attack and ran towards Ekans, his fist bursting with electricity. Finally, bringing his fist directly into the Poison-type's left cheek, flinging it back several feet, crashing into its trainer.
"Koffing, use Tackle on Electabuzz"
The Poison Gas pokemon flew towards Electabuzz
"Oh no you don't, Melody use Psychic on Koffing" Alex commanded
Melody quickly launched a blast of psychic energy at the floating Poison-type, knocking it into its trainer.
"Electabuzz, finish it with Thunderbolt"
Electabuzz's antenna began to spark violently and second later unleashed a devastating electrical blast, zapping the two Poison-types and their trainers. After a few seconds, the attack ceased and the two grunts frantically returned their pokemon and ran out of the caverns.
"They weren't so tough" Alex laughed
"Great job Electabuzz" Ben placed his hand on his shoulder
"You too Melody" Alex hugged his dear friend
"Man, everything totally changed for the better when your Elekid evolved into Electabuzz" he added
Ben laughed and patted his pokemon, suddenly something from behind made them all jump. They turned and saw a small pink pokemon. It almost looked like something out of a fairytale book.
"Clefairy, the Fairy Pokémon. Clefairy are primarily found in quiet mountains and are not often seen by humans. Clefairy appear on nights of a full moon and will dance in the light of the moon till dawn. Some scientists believe that Clefairy came from outer space."
"Outer space, that's really..." they looked up but Clefairy was gone, "hey where did it go?"
"It disappeared..." Ben looked around
"That's so weird..." Melody said
"Let's get moving, were almost to the exit" Ben said
They followed Ben as they continued on, eventually they saw light ahead. Covering their eyes, they exited the cave and saw a city ahead of them.
"There it is, Cerulean City" Ben said as they gazed at the city.
"Wow, our second badge is just ahead" Alex said
"What do you say we stop at the pokemon center first for some rest, and then we head to the gym" Ben suggested
They suddenly heard a low grumbling sound. Alex laughed; it was the sound of his stomach growling.
"Ok, let's eat first" he said, "then I'll get my second badge"
Melody couldn't help but giggle. Suddenly, something caught them all by surprise. The egg Alex had been taking care of started to glow a little.
"Look at that" Melody said in surprise
"Looks like it's going to hatch soon" Ben remarked, "Let's get to the pokemon center quickly"
"Let's get moving" Alex said as they ran towards the city.Chapter End Notes:Sorry this one took so long... been pretty busy with wor
"Come on sleepy head, time to get up" she said to him.
Alex opened his sleepy eyes. He turned his head and saw Melody standing next to him.
"Good morning sleepy head" she giggled
"Good morning" he yawned
After taking a shower, Alex got dressed, grabbed his things and they made their way down stairs to the lobby. Ben was already down there finishing his breakfast. Alex and Melody walked over to his table and sat down.
"Good morning you two" Ben said
"Good morning" they replied
After placing his bag down on the floor and his egg on the table, Alex let his other pokemon out and got them their breakfast. As they enjoyed their food, Alex got himself and Melody something to eat.
"So, today is your battle with the Pewter City gym leader" he said
"What kind of pokemon are at the Pewter Gym" Alex asked
"Brock, the gym leader, specializes in Rock-type pokemon" Ben answered him
"Rock-types huh"
"Rock-type pokemon are very strong when it comes to defense, so don't expect this to be easy"
"So what do you recommend?" asked Alex
"Let's see, you have a Psychic-type, a Fire-type, a Water-type, a Fighting-type, and a Dragon/Ground-type" Ben said
"The best way to beat a Rock pokemon is to use a Water or Grass-type pokemon, so your best bet is going to be to use your Feebas"
"Unless there is water at the gym, I don't think Mimi is going to do too well" Alex said
"How fast are Rock pokemon?" he asked
"Generally, not very fast but their defense makes up for it" Ben replied
"Then I think I'll use Lucas"
"Your Riolu... well Fighting-types do have an advantage over Rock-types"
"And Lucas is really fast; we'll run circles around them"
"Have you thought about your second pokemon?"
"Huh..."
"Each trainer is allowed to use two pokemon at the gym"
"Hmm... I think I'll use Zack"
"Your Gible?"
"Yeah, he saved our butts yesterday and I want to see what he can really do"
After everyone finished their breakfast, Alex returned his pokemon to their pokeballs, grabbed his things and headed out. Ben led them to the gym. The Pewter City gym was unlike the other buildings in the city, the gym itself looked like it was made out of rocks and boulders. It almost looked like it had been made a very long time ago. They entered through the doors and found themselves in a large open room. The field in front of them was very rocky and rough. Large jagged rocks and boulders littered the area. Yet on the far side of the field, there was a young man standing on a stone pedestal.
"Welcome to the Pewter City gym. My name is Brock and I am the leader of this gym"
"I'm Alex and I'm here to challenge you for a badge"
"I accept your challenge"
Alex took his place opposite of Brock, while Ben watched from a balcony just over the battlefield.
"Each of us will use two pokemon and the battle will be over when both of one sides pokemon are unable to continue. In addition, only you are allowed to switch pokemon in this battle. Do you understand the rules of this battle?" Brock said to his opponent.
"I understand and I'm ready" Alex replied.
"Then let's get started. Go Geodude"
Out of the pokeballs light, a rocky head with two muscular arms appeared. Alex reached for his pokedex as he looked at this pokemon.
"Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Geodude is often found on mountain roads with half of its body buried in the ground so it can observe mountain travelers."
"Good luck" Ben said from the balcony
"Thanks" Alex reached for his belt
"Go Lucas" Alex yelled as he threw one of his pokeballs
It opened and Lucas appeared ready to battle.
"Geodude, Tackle" Brock commanded
The floating Rock pokemon charged at the Emanation pokemon.
"Lucas, dodge and use Force Palm" Alex commanded
Lucas jumped backwards as Geodude slammed into the ground where he was just standing. As it looked up, Lucas thrusted his paw at the Rock pokemon's forehead and let loose a powerful shockwave of energy, sending it back a few feet.
"Now follow with Quick Attack"
Lucas charged as Geodude was recovering from the Force Palm. Lucas slammed into the Rock pokemon, but Geodude looked like it didn't even feel that attack. As Lucas jumped backwards to put some distance between him and his opponent, Alex couldn't help but wonder "How come it didn't feel that attack?"
"Alex, Normal-type attacks don't have much effect on Rock pokemon" Ben yelled from the balcony.
"Geodude, Rock Throw" Brock commanded
Geodude raised its right arm and punched the ground in front of it, sending rocks flying towards its opponent.
"Dodge it" Alex yelled
"Follow with Tackle" Brock said
Lucas managed to evade the incoming rocks, but didn't see Geodude in time to evade it. Geodude slammed into the Riolu and sent him crashing to the ground.
"Tackle once more"
"Use Counter"
As Geodude flew towards the injured Emanation pokemon, an orange glow appeared around Lucas. As the Rock pokemon tackled Lucas, Geodude was sent flying back into one of the large rocks that blanketed the field. Lucas managed to get to his feet as the smoke cleared where Geodude had landed.
"This isn't going to work... all we can use that will do some damage is Force Palm and Counter" Alex thought to himself. "That Geodude is a little quicker than I thought and we can't act fast enough to dodge both Rock Throw and Tackle at the same time"
"If only we could use Quick Attack, then maybe we... wait that's it!" an idea came to him.
"Geodude, Rock Throw" Brock commanded, "then follow into Tackle"
"Use Quick Attack" Alex commanded
"That's the wrong move" Ben yelled
As Geodude's fist slammed into the ground sending rocks flying, Lucas charged, dodging the incoming rocks with ease.
"What's he up to?" Ben thought to himself as Geodude prepared use Tackle
"Alright, now take that speed and use Force Palm" Alex yelled
Lucas sped towards Geodude, brought his paw to the level of his eye and thrust into the center of Geodude's face. A blast of energy erupted from Lucas's paw and sent the Rock pokemon flying half way across the battle field. Geodude crashed into the ground a few feet in front of Brock.
"Geodude is unable to continue" Brock returned his pokemon to its pokeball.
"Good job Lucas" Alex smiled.
"Oh I get it; he used the speed from Quick Attack to increase the impact of the Force Palm" Ben noted, "Not bad at all"
"I figured if we could use the speed to dodge attacks easier and maybe add a little more power to our attack" Alex explained, "but I didn't think it would work that well"
"I have to say that was impressive" Brock said, "but you haven't won this battle yet"
"I'm ready when you are" Alex said confidently
"Go, Onix" Brock yelled as light erupted from his second pokeball. As the light faded a massive stone snake-like pokemon appeared and roared loudly.
"That thing is huge!" Alex stared at the enormous pokemon.
"Onix, the Rock Snake Pokémon. It tunnels through the ground which shakes when it raises its thunderous roar. It can move the ground at fifty miles per hour. If Onix takes a hard enough blow and its body falls apart, it can regrow the rest in a matter of a few weeks. A fully grown Onix can reach an enormous 28 feet 10 inches, or 8.8 meters." the pokedex explained.
"Dang" he said as he placed his pokedex in his back pocket, "Lucas, think you can still keep going?"
The Riolu turned and nodded at his trainer.
"Be careful, that Onix looks strong" Ben said
"Onix, Tackle" Brock commanded
Onix roared as it prepared to strike
"Dodge it, then use Force Palm" Alex said urgently
"Screech"
Lucas managed to dodge Onix's Tackle and connected with Force Palm damaging Onix, but as he landed Onix let out a loud ear piercing screech. The Riolu covered his ears to try and block it out, but the screech was agonizingly loud. Lucas fell to his knees as the Rock Snake continued its ear piercing screech.
"Onix, Bind it"
Onix's long stone tail wrapped around the Emanation pokemon and squeezed tightly.
"Force Palm" Alex yelled
Lucas tried to get one of its arms free, but Onix's grip was too strong. The more he struggled to get free the tighter Onix's grip became.
"Onix, lets finish this" Brock said.
The Rock Snake pokemon threw the Emanation pokemon and sent it flying. Lucas flew to the other side of the field, Alex ran up and caught his friend in his arms but the Riolu was out of it.
"Are you ok?" he asked as he caught his pokemon
"Now it's down to one pokemon each" Ben said to himself
"Thanks for all your hard work" Alex said as he returned Lucas to his pokeball for a well earned rest, "I'm promise, nothing you did will go to waste"
"Man, that Onix is tough" he said to himself
"It's all up to you Zack" Alex reached for his pokeball, "I choose you"
Zack appeared ready to face his opponent. Onix stared down at the small dragon pokemon.
"Zack, Sandstorm" Alex commanded
The Land Shark swung its arms around as a sandstorm began to cover the field. As the sandstorm continued to churn, Onix seemed unaffected by the veil of sand.
"Huh... why isn't it working" Alex said in shock
"A Sandstorm doesn't bother Rock, Ground, or Steel pokemon, it's not going to work against Onix like it did against the Beedrill swarm yesterday" Ben explained
"Onix, Tackle"
"Zack, Dragon Rage"
As Onix lunged at the Gible, Zack opened his mouth and fired its Dragon Rage at the Rock Snake pokemon, hitting Onix right on its chin.
"Onix, Rock Throw"
Onix slammed the ground in front it, sending rocks flying at its opponent.
"Zack use Dig"
As the rocks came over head, the Land Shark pokemon quickly dug its way underground. Onix looked around for its opponent. After a few seconds, Zack appeared under Onix and hit it on the sixth segment of its stony body. Onix hit the ground hard.
"Dragon Rage"
"Screech"
As Onix let out another loud screech, Zack managed to fire its Dragon Rage, connecting on the third segment below Onix's head.
"Onix, Tackle"
Onix lunged through the smoke of the explosion
"Dodge it"
"Bind it"
As Zack jumped out of the way, Onix snaked its long body around and caught the Land Shark, squeezing tightly.
"Quick, use Dragon Rage!!" Alex yelled urgently
As Onix held the Gible tightly, Zack opened his mouth and fired its attack, hitting Onix right under its chin. As Onix pulled back from the hit, its grip loosened enough for Zack to escape.
"Use Dig"
Zack jumped off of the Rock Snake and dug into the ground as he landed. As Onix regained its focus, Zack jumped out of the ground and hit it on the third segment of its body again. Onix stared at Zack intensely as he landed; suddenly the Rock Snake fell to the ground.
"Onix is unable to continue" Ben said in amazement
"We won..." Alex said almost in disbelief
A second later his look of shock changed to an excited smile.
"We did it, we won our first gym battle" he jumped with excitement, laughing happily.
Zack rushed back over to his trainer
"You were just amazing, buddy" Alex said as he knelt down and patted the little dragon on the head
"Congratulations on your victory" Brock said as he returned his Onix to its pokeball
"Thanks, but you almost beat us" Alex laughed a little, "thanks for a great job Zack" he said put him back in its ball
"Not bad at all" Ben said as he walked up
"Take this, it's the proof you won at this gym" Brock said as he stretched out his hand, "it's the Boulder Badge"
Alex reached out and grabbed the gray stone shaped badge. He admired the shape and color of the badge. He smiled as he put his badge into his backpack.
"Thank you very much" he said, "that's one down seven to go" he smiled
"Good luck on the rest of your journey" Brock said as he stretched his hand out
"Thanks" Alex replied as he shook Brock's hand
Later at the pokemon center as everyone ate their lunch, Alex got a case to keep his badges; Ben poured a handful of pokeblocks into Mimi's food before eating his lunch.
"How long are you going to stare at that badge?" Melody giggled as she looked over at her trainer. Alex laughed as he closed his case
"That was a pretty impressive battle" Ben commented
"Yeah, for a minute there I didn't think we were going to win" Alex chuckled, "Brock's a tough trainer"
"Well, he's not a gym leader for nothing" Ben said
"So where are we going next?" Alex asked as he dug into his food
"Cerulean City, but we're going to have to pass through Mt. Moon to get there first" Ben answered
"Cerulean City..."
"Mt. Moon's not too far from here, we'll head out as soon as we're finished with lunch"
"Sounds good to me"
After lunch, the friends head out towards Mt. Moon. Along the way they encountered a few trainers looking for a friendly battle, Alex was more than happy to oblige. With Melody's help, he easily defeated them. Eventually they saw a large mountain ahead of them.
"So, that's Mt. Moon" Alex said
"Yep, Cerulean City is just on the other side" Ben said as they continued
After another ten minutes of walking, they came across the mouth of a cave. As they entered the cave, a flock of bat-like creatures began to swarm overhead. Alex, Ben, and Melody all covered their heads.
"What are these things?" Alex pulled his pokedex out of his pocket
"Zubat, the Bat Pokémon. Zubat primarily live in caves and generally travel at night time. Although blind, Zubat are able to safely navigate through the air by emitting ultrasonic sound waves from its mouth."
"Elekid, use Thunder Shock" Ben said as he threw a pokeball
Elekid appeared and swung his arms around several times before unleashing a jolt of electricity at the Bat pokemon. The shock was just strong enough to scare the swarm of Zubat away.
"Good job Elekid" Ben said as Elekid returned to his pokeball, "well, let's get moving"
Alex nodded as they started walking through the cave. There was just enough light throughout the cave for them to see where they were going safely. As they continued, they started to see several cave pokemon. There were these crab-looking pokemon with mushrooms growing out of their backs scurrying around.
"Paras, the Mushroom Pokémon. Mushrooms called tochukaso grow from its back and are capable of emitting powerful spores to fend off predators. These mushrooms are also used in medicines."
There was also a tan-colored mouse like creature hiding among the stones of the cavern.
"Sandshrew, the Mouse Pokémon. Sandshrew hates moisture and lives in holes it digs in dry places. It protects itself by curling into a ball. Sandshrew are capable of adapting to harsh, arid, dry areas and its short claws serve as its primary weapon"
As they continued through the caverns, they started to get the feeling that they weren't alone in there. Alex could feel that something was bothering Melody
"What's up Melody?" Alex asked
"I can't escape the feeling that there's someone else down here" Melody said to him
Suddenly, a swarm of Zubat flew at them. However unlike the last one, this swarm flew straight past them. They all looked back as the Zubat disappeared into the caverns behind them.
"Another swarm of Zubat" Alex said
"They looked like they were trying to get away from something" Melody noted
"I got a bad feeling about this" Ben said
"Yeah, me too" Alex added
"Hey you kids, what are you doing here?!" a voice said angrily
They turned and saw two men dressed in black outfits with a big red "R" in the center of their shirts.
"Who are you?" Alex asked
"We're from Team Rocket, now I asked what you are doing here?" one of them said as he gave them an angry look.
"What's Team Rocket?" Alex gave them a confused look
"I think I've heard of them, their a pretty secretive organization that steals pokemon" Ben said as he reached for his belt
"So you've heard of us, huh" the other grunt said
"Why don't we cut to the chase, hand over your rare pokemon and we won't hurt you"
Alex clenched his teeth and his fist as he gave them an angry look, "No way, not on your life!"
"Look kid, we can do this the easy way or the hard way" the first grunt said to them
"And we got no problem doing things the hard way" the second grunt added
"Well you're not getting me without a fight" Alex growled, "Let's go Melody"
"I'm right behind you, go Elekid" Ben said as he threw his pokeball, releasing his pokemon.
As Elekid appeared next to Melody, the two grunts reached for their own pokeballs.
"Kids never do as their told, go Ekans!" the lead grunt said
"Go, Koffing" the other said
"Ekans, the Snake Pokémon. It sneaks through grass without making a sound and strikes unsuspecting prey from behind. Ekans is armed with a powerful poison in its fangs. Ekans favorite food is bird eggs."
"Koffing, the Poison Gas Pokémon .Koffing's body is filled with toxic chemicals and gases. If Koffing becomes agitated, it raises the toxicity of its internal gases and then jets them out from all over its body. This Pokémon may overinflate its round body, then explode violently."
"Be careful, Poison-types are tricky" Ben said
"Let's teach these guys a lesson" Alex said
"Koffing use Tackle"
"Ekans use Bite"
"Melody use Psychic on Koffing" Alex said
"Elekid, use Thunder Punch on Ekans" Ben commanded
Koffing flew at Elekid as Melody charged her attack. Ekans lunged at Melody as Elekid's fist surged with electricity. As they drew closer towards each other, Melody unleashed a blast of psychic energy sending the Poison Gas pokemon into the cave wall. Ekans lunged and prepared to sink its fangs into Melody, but was met by Elekid's Thunder Punch. The Electric pokemon's fist slammed into the Snake pokemon's lower jaw, sending the snake's head away from the Emotion pokemon.
"Nice save" Alex said to his friend
"Thanks" Ben smiled
"Ekans, Poison Sting"
"Koffing, Will-O-Wisp"
Ekans opened its mouth and a flurry of purple needles shot forth. A blue flame appeared in front of Koffing's mouth and launched at the enemy.
"Protect" Alex and Ben commanded
Melody and Elekid both used Protect to block their opponent's attacks.
"Elekid, Quick Attack"
Elekid sped towards and slammed into Ekans
"Use Wrap"
Ekans wrapped its long body around Elekid.
"Elekid hang in there" Ben said
"Melody use Psychic and help Elekid" Alex commanded
"Koffing use Smokescreen"
As Melody prepared to launch her attack, Koffing let out a thick cloud of smoke from its body. As the smoke enveloped them, Melody lost her focus and her attack dissipated.
"Ekans, Bite"
"Elekid, lookout"
Ekans was about to sink its fangs into the trapped Electric pokemon, suddenly a bright light enveloped Elekid.
"What's happening to Elekid?" Alex looked in shock
"Elekid is starting to evolve" Ben said in amazement.
As the light intensified, they saw Elekids body growing larger. Ekans struggled to maintain its grip and was eventually forced to let go. The light stopped and revealed a new pokemon. This one was much larger than Elekid. It was yellow with black strips on it, had larger more muscular arms, a tail, and had a much larger black lightning bolt design on its chest.
"What is that?" Alex stared in amazement at this new pokemon
"Electabuzz, the Electric Pokémon. An evolved form of Elekid. It appears near power generators, and because it eats electricity it can cause blackouts. Electabuzz is capable of delivering powerful electrical attacks and is will often windmill its arms to boost the power of its punches."
"Awesome..." he said as he continued to look in amazement
"Ekans, Bite"
Electabuzz's antenna began to crackle with electricity. Suddenly, they unleashed a powerful bolt of electricity, far stronger than Ben or Alex had seen when it was Elekid. The bolt struck Ekans with amazing force, slamming it into the cave wall.
"What power" Alex said in amazement, "was that a Thunder Shock?"
"No... that was a Thunderbolt" Ben replied, amazed at the strength of the blast
"Awesome, Electabuzz has a new move"
"Ekans, get up and use Acid"
The Snake pokemon pulled itself upright and fired a stream of acidic black sludge out of its mouth
"Dodge it, then use Thunder Punch" Ben said urgently
Electabuzz side-stepped out of the way of the Acid attack and ran towards Ekans, his fist bursting with electricity. Finally, bringing his fist directly into the Poison-type's left cheek, flinging it back several feet, crashing into its trainer.
"Koffing, use Tackle on Electabuzz"
The Poison Gas pokemon flew towards Electabuzz
"Oh no you don't, Melody use Psychic on Koffing" Alex commanded
Melody quickly launched a blast of psychic energy at the floating Poison-type, knocking it into its trainer.
"Electabuzz, finish it with Thunderbolt"
Electabuzz's antenna began to spark violently and second later unleashed a devastating electrical blast, zapping the two Poison-types and their trainers. After a few seconds, the attack ceased and the two grunts frantically returned their pokemon and ran out of the caverns.
"They weren't so tough" Alex laughed
"Great job Electabuzz" Ben placed his hand on his shoulder
"You too Melody" Alex hugged his dear friend
"Man, everything totally changed for the better when your Elekid evolved into Electabuzz" he added
Ben laughed and patted his pokemon, suddenly something from behind made them all jump. They turned and saw a small pink pokemon. It almost looked like something out of a fairytale book.
"Clefairy, the Fairy Pokémon. Clefairy are primarily found in quiet mountains and are not often seen by humans. Clefairy appear on nights of a full moon and will dance in the light of the moon till dawn. Some scientists believe that Clefairy came from outer space."
"Outer space, that's really..." they looked up but Clefairy was gone, "hey where did it go?"
"It disappeared..." Ben looked around
"That's so weird..." Melody said
"Let's get moving, were almost to the exit" Ben said
They followed Ben as they continued on, eventually they saw light ahead. Covering their eyes, they exited the cave and saw a city ahead of them.
"There it is, Cerulean City" Ben said as they gazed at the city.
"Wow, our second badge is just ahead" Alex said
"What do you say we stop at the pokemon center first for some rest, and then we head to the gym" Ben suggested
They suddenly heard a low grumbling sound. Alex laughed; it was the sound of his stomach growling.
"Ok, let's eat first" he said, "then I'll get my second badge"
Melody couldn't help but giggle. Suddenly, something caught them all by surprise. The egg Alex had been taking care of started to glow a little.
"Look at that" Melody said in surprise
"Looks like it's going to hatch soon" Ben remarked, "Let's get to the pokemon center quickly"
"Let's get moving" Alex said as they ran towards the city.Chapter End Notes:Sorry this one took so long... been pretty busy with wor