Thanks for the feedback Knost. I am liking Cotton a lot myself. I was hoping I would catch either a Caterpie or a Metapod last chapter. I doubt I'll always get the Pokémon I want though. xD
Chapter 3 - Pewter City Gym Battle
Back in Pewter City, my teammates and I approached the gym. It was a large building that seemed to have been carved out of solid rock. The nearby sign read "Pewter City Gym. Leader: Brock, the rock-solid Pokémon trainer!"
That gave me enough clues to figure out that this was a Rock-type gym. I had never battled such a type so far during my journey, but it seemed apparent that they would be more challenging than anything I have faced before. However I was confident in my and my Pokémon's abilities, so I stepped into the gym.
Inside there was even more of a rock theme, with boulders lined up along the sides of the battlefield. And standing there before me, almost as if he was waiting there for me, was a young boy.
"Have you come to challenge Pewter City Gym?" he asked me.
"I have," I said, nodding.
"Well you will have to battle me first. If you cannot defeat his underlings, you're still light-years away from beating Brock!"
Obvious fanboy is obvious, I thought to myself as I took Cotton's poké ball from my bag. This would be her very first battle, and I could tell she was excited before even materializing. "I choose you, Cotton!"
Cotton appeared above the boy, obviously anxious, as she waited for her opponent to appear. She didn't have to wait long before a small face erupted from the ground. "Diglett!" it said as it looked up at the Butterfree before it.
"Diglett, use Scratch!" the boy shouted. Wait what? How can it...when it has no...but to my amazement, Scratch marks appeared on Cotton's side as she landed on a nearby boulder, startled. However this battle was far from over, as she quickly recomposed herself and unleashed a mass of psychic energy with her Confusion attack. It wasn't enough to defeat the Diglett in one hit, but after a few more rounds Cotton had won her first match by herself! ^_^
The next Pokémon was Sandshrew. Cotton seemed willing to continue fighting, but I was not willing to let her, so I recalled her and sent out Concord. Sandshrew Scratched him up good, and Concord got a few Quick Attacks in, but I ultimately switched a third time, this time to Loki who finished off the battle with a Quick Attack of his own.
The boy, now defeated, allowed me to pass as I made my way to the back of the gym where the leader, was waiting. "Greetings," he said. "I am Brock, the leader of this gym."
"I am Jessica, from Pallet Town," I told him in response. "And I am here to challenge you to a gym battle."
"Very well, but you'll need a lot of rock-hard determination if you intend to win."
I sighed.
Another rock pun. "Let's, err...rock and roll," I finally said, knowing very well that I'd be beating myself up over it for the next decade, "Ivanna, I choose you!"
"Good one," Brock said, actually showing a hint of a smile. "But I still won't be going easy on you. Geodude, go!"
Geodude was another new Pokémon that I had never seen before. It resembled a boulder with a pair of humanoid arms, and had a very mischievous look on its face as it eyed up Ivanna, awaiting her first move.
Ivanna didn't wait for long, leaping into the air and slamming her feet into the Rock-type, one after another. The impact was so strong that Geodude was sent slamming into the ground. "Geo...dude..." it muttered in shock. The attack was super-effective!
He was not done for completely though, as he got back up on his hands, Tackling Ivanna and sending her falling back into a nearby boulder. "Ivanna!" I called out, worried that she had gotten hurt. But no, she was fine, quickly getting back on her feet and charging for Geodude with yet another Double Kick attack. Once again, Geodude was slammed into the ground. However, unlike the first time, now he was not getting back up.
"I did not expect that attack," Brock said as he recalled his Pokémon. "But let's see if that strategy can work again. Onix, I choose you!"
His second poké ball landed on the field. As it began to materialize I felt a large presence beginning to fill the room. What the...wait, just how big was this Pokémon?! Once fully realized, Onix filled almost half the arena, towering above both me and little Ivanna. In fact, Ivanna was shivering at the sight of her new opponent.
"Ivanna, return," I quickly said as she returned to her poké ball. "Concord, it's your turn now!"
With Ivanna now gone, Concord took to the air circling around the massive Onix. It had tried to Bind him, but the Pidgey was able to avoid the attack and instead shoot a Sand Attack into its eyes. "Onix!" it yelled in a loud, deep voice as Concord continued to throw sand at it.
Finally..."Onix, use Bide!" Brock yelled as his Pokémon stopped its squirming, deciding to store up some energy for a future attack.
Luckily for me, I had read up on Pokémon moves before starting my journey, and I knew a little about how Bide worked. As long as I didn't attack while it was storing up energy, my Pokémon would be fine.
"Concord, one more Sand Attack!" I shouted as he quickly obeyed my command. I then recalled it and sent out my other Flying-type, Cotton. And the timing was perfect! Onix was now ready to unleash its stored up energy! Only...it had no energy to unleash. ^_^
"Cotton, use Confusion!" I called out. Cotton, slowly getting over the shock that her now second battle was against such a colossus, kept her cool and set off a blast of Confusion in her opponent's general direction. Onix retaliated by grabbing for the Butterfree, but missing yet again. The Sand Attacks from earlier were working!
Cotton got a few more Confusions in, and it was looking like she was going to get out of this unscathed, but...Wham! Onix's Tackle was a direct hit! Cotton cried out in pain from the massive hit, and was sent spinning to the gym floor.
"Cotton, just one more Confusion!" I called out, hoping she could hear me. "We're almost done!"
I don't know if she heard me, or if it was just pure instinct, but Cotton turned to Onix and unleashed one last Confusion just before she made contact with the ground. And to her surprise, that was more than enough. Onix's eyes began to glaze over as it began to fall to the ground itself...right on top of Cotton!
"Cotton, no!" I yelled as I rushed onto the battlefield, clutching the Butterfree in my arms as the Onix continued to fall. Was this really it? Was my Pokémon journey going to end here?
Brock recalled his Onix into his poké ball.
Oh right. I thought.
That's a thing.
Then..."Butter...free?" Cotton was looking up at me, and I could tell from her expression that she was happy. And more importantly, she was alive! <3
"I...I underestimated you, it seems," Brock finally admitted, walking over to me. He had something in his hand and was holding it out to me. I took it.
"This is the Boulder Badge," he said. "What is likely the first of many for you. I wish you luck in your travels,"
"Thank you," I responded, taking the badge and making my leave.
"One more thing," Brock said, just as I was about to turn around. What could it possibly be? Suddenly he fell to his knees and-I know this is hard to believe, but I swear it's true-his eyes turned into little hearts. "Will you
please be my girlfriend?"
"Uhhh..." I didn't know what to say. Was I talking to the same person as a minute ago? "Anyway I've got to be going. Bye!" I turned away and made my way to the exit.
Once out of the gym, I sat on one of the steps leading up to it. "I did it," I said, holding up my badge to the rising sun. "No,
we did it."
Chapter 3 Round-up
Money: $485
Time: 2:27
Living: 4
Dead: 0
Soft-Resets: 1
Badge Case
Items
Poké Ball x 17
Potion x 3
I sold the Bide TM and bought ten poké balls after the match. Hehe
Team
Concord the Pidgey, level 12
-Gust
-Sand Attack
-Quick Attack
Ivanna the Nidoran♀, level 13
-Growl
-Tackle
-Scratch
-Double Kick
Loki the Rattata, Level 12
-Tackle
-Tail Whip
-Quick Attack
Cotton the Butterfree, Level 10
-Harden
-Confusion
This still seems fairly easy, but I like how the story is progressing. ^_^ I forgot that Nidoran gets Double Kick early in Yellow Version, so that was a great help vs. Geodude. As for Concord's Sand Attacks on Onix, that is how I beat Brock during my very first playthrough of a Pokémon game, so nostalgia made me do it again. It turned out fine though. =D
And in other news, it seems my entries are getting longer haha. I guess that means I'm having fun with this, so I hope you all don't mind. ^_^