Ch 2: Pewter City Gym! Venonat vs. Aerodactyl?! (You can't be serious...)
Narrator: Ah, a sunny day in Pewter City. Pokemon battles fill the air with excitement as we find
Syren and Larvesta standing outside of the local Gym.
Syren looked at the door off the gym and peeked inside.
“Mega-Aerodactyl. Okay, well, that just put it into perspective.” He quickly summons out the remainder of his team for a pep talk: Venonat and Beautifly.
“Team.” He starts with a change in tone. No longer was he happy go lucky; he came to play. “We are probably going to be outmanned. Our opponent has the advantage and is able to mega evolve. Now, I know that we cannot; which doesn’t matter. What matters is how hard we play, not the tactics that we use.”
Venonat tilts to the side, questioning his verbiage. “ You know what I mean, we can take them if we give it our all. Now then, let’s give them a good show.” He pulls out his pokeballs and retrieves all three of his companions, then briskly walks to the gym door. With a deep breath, he opens the doors and walks inside.
Much to his surprise, the room was surprisingly spacious, with a well layed out field of dirt and rock, and a set of high-riders off to the side with spectators: some successful challengers, others curious townspeople. He stepped into the battle box and looked across the field at Brock, the owner of the establishment.
"So, you're here.” The Gym-Leader shouted across the field. “ I'm Brock. I'm Pewter's Gym Leader. My rock-hard willpower is evident even in my Pokémon. My Pokémon are all rock hard, and have true-grit determination. Fuhaha! You're going to challenge me knowing that you'll lose?”
“I don’t lose when I put my friends on the line!” Syren shouted back defiantly.
“That's the Trainer's honor that compels you to challenge me. Fine, then! Show me your best!"
“With Pleasure! Go, Beautifly!”
“Relicanth, I choose you!”
Both trainers throw out their first pokemon, bringing with them the cheer of the crowd. With a flutter of its wings, Beautifly sizes up her opponent, a fish. Relicanth looks back at the fluttering bug,, oblivious and unreadable.
“Lets begin strong! Hit Relicanth with a Stun Spore!” with a flutter, Beautifly flits forwards, casting a yellow powder over the rock-fish.
“Relicanth, use Curse!” Relicanth obliges and curses, puffing its body out. Slight sparks are seen over its body as it remains the same, obviously paralyzed. “Ah, well, try again!”
“Not if we can help it, Beautifly! Use Absorb and suck the life out of it!” Beautifly swiftly lands upon Relicanth and begins to drain its health, the score board across from the stands displaying Relicanth’s health quickly falling.
“Relicanth, Use Rock-Slide!” Sparks cascade its body as Relicanth is again stunned from its paralysis. “Hey, get your head in the game Relicanth!”
With a ding, the scoreboard shows Relicanth as fainted and sure enough, his eyes twists as he falls over unconscious. Beautifly flits back over to Syren. “Good Job, you deserve a rest.” He returns his victorious butterfly and holds his second pokemon at the ready.
“That was a good try Relicanth, you should take a breather.” He looks across the field at the challenger. “Want to know why I like Rock-type pokemon the best? They’re solid and rough, and yet somewhat brittle at the same time. Once you've really gotten to know them, they're quite cute. What do you think?"
“You’re awfully chatty for a Gym Leader.”
“Ah, well, sometimes I talk to hear it reverberate! Fuhaha! Which is why me and Steelix get along!”
With a high toss, he send out his second pokemon, a beast of a iron snake. The behemoth leered its head at Syren, attempting to intimidate him.
Unfazed, Syren launches Larvesta’s ball into the air. “Row Row, Fight the Powa! Larvesta, I choose you!” Larvesta shoots out, sending out embers to keep it at eye level with Steelix. With a grandiose flourish, it hurls itself to the ground in a display of fire.
“Umm, well then…” Brock looks puzzled, confused at Larvesta’s personality. “Let’s get the ball rolling with earthquake!” Steelix rams its tail into the ground, sending the whole Gym trembling violently. Without request, Larvesta launches itself into the air with Ember, being sure to direct enough at the powerful beast before her.
“Ah, yeah, just do that… I swear, life would be so much easier if I had caught her instead of traded for her.” Larvesta looks back at Syren for a second, then continues to shoot itself around Steelix, firing random bursts of ember at the pokemon.
“Enough! Steelix, send that unruly pokemon to the ground with Rock-Slide!” With a mighty roar, Steelix swiftly lifts its tail, sending rocks from below up and into Larvesta, knocking her out instantly. She tumbles to the ground, her eyes close and swirled. Syren sighs and returns Larvesta to her pokeball.
“I kind of saw that coming, but it looks like I have this one in the bag anyway! Come on out Beautifly, your opponent is on a thread!” Beautifly swiftly flies from her pokeball and stares down her opponent, her wings delicately fluttering in place.
“Start things off with Stun Spore!”
“Send her back to the stone age with Rock-Slide!”
The two pokemon race to hit first! Steelix sweeps its tail for a Rock-Slide, hurling stones at Beautifly. But the nimble butterfly was too fast as she ducked under them, gracefully dusting Steelix’s face with paralyzing powder. Steelix grimaces as the sparks dance across its body unfamiliarly; Ground types rarely become paralyzed.
“Aww, what? Well, let’s see if we can overcome it! Steelix, use Dig”
“Beautfily, Absorb the last of his health before he digs!”
It’s a race against time as the two pokemon use their moves. Beautifly quickly latches onto Steelix, draining the health from his body as quickly as she can. And with a heavy lurch, Steelix dives into the ground, dragging Beautifly with him.
Both trainers look at the scoreboard with anticipation. The screen blinks for a few seconds, then reveals an inevitability: double knock out. Steelix comes out of the ground and lays down, exaughsted; unfit to battle. Beautifly falls off, her eyes rolled back in unconsciousness. Both trainers retrieve their pokemon as the crowd cheers, anticipation swelling in the room.
“Heh, looks like I underestimated you trainer. Tell me, what is your name?”
“I am Syren of Viridian Forest. And I will give you a defeat to ponder on for a fortnight to come!”
“Oh? Well, then I guess I better give it my all! Let’s show him what true power is! Awakened from a fossil, I raised this pokemon from its re-birth. And now, we put our bond on the line! Go, Aerodactyl!”
Brock throws the pokeball into the air and release Aerodactyl, its ancient form filling the gym with a feeling of primal power. Then, a deep throbbing could be felt through the floor as Brock and Aerodactyl began to breath as one. With a sudden burst of power, Aerodactyl mega-evolves, showing off its new form.
“Umm…” Syren looks at the ball in his hand and closes his eyes. “Guardians of the forest, give me the strength to defeat our greatest foe yet. Alright Venonat, its up to you!” Syren holds the premier ball out and releases Venonat, who immediately shrieks when it sees Aerodactyl.
“Venonat, give it your ALL!!” Syren shouts, raw emotion rushing straight at Venonat. Venonat turns and stares down Aerodactyl, unseen determination in its eyes.
“Let’s Go, use confusion!”
Aerodactly, use acrobatics!”
Aerodactyl lurches forward with unheard of speed at Venonat, right into Venonat’s Confusion! Aerodactly, dazzled by the psychic waves, misses by an inch, sending the poor bug spinning by the tailwind.
“Aerodactyl, do it again!”
“Venonat, use Super Sonic!”
Aerodactly turns and rushes straight at the pokemon, only to be caught in the spinning pokemon’s multi-directional sonic wave. In confusion, it turns right into the wall, hurting itself rather harshly.
“Venonat, use poison powder when it comes by again!”
Venonat begins to let loose a flurry of poison powder, filling the air surrounding it with toxic spores. Aerodactyl shakes its head and rushes at Venonat, only to flinch back as the poison hits it.
“Shake it off Aerodactyl, you can one shot him with Rock-Slide!”
Aerodactyl lets loose a roar that shakes boulders from the ground, straight at Venonat. Venonat suddenly uses Tackle to the side, narrowly dodging the attack. Aerodactyl roars in anger as it feels the poison whittle away its health.
“Good work Venonat! Use Super Sonic and continue to dodge with Tackle.” Venonat nods and continues to work at Aerodactyl, slowly knocking its HP down bit by bit. Aerodactyl continues to strike at it, missing by inches and occasionally hurting itself in confusion. Then, with a lurch, Aerodactyl falls to the ground, its eyes rolled back into unconsciousness. Its form reverts back to regular, signaling its defeat.
Syren gasps, then runs out to his Venonat and grabs it, jumping up and down in excitement. “We won Venonat! We got our first Badge!” then, in a burst of light, Venonat begins to grow in his arms, becoming larger and growing wings. Syren looks away, the brightness hurting his eyes. With a chirp, Venomoth quivers in his arms, signaling the end of his evolution.
“Well I’ll be, looks like the battle was so difficult, he became a Venomoth to celebrate. I’ve got to say, I took you for granted, and so I lost. As proof of your victory, I confer on you this...the official Pokémon League Boulder Badge. There are all kind of Trainers in this huge world of ours. You appear to be very gifted as a Pokémon Trainer. So let me make a suggestion. Go to the Gym in Cerulean and test your abilities."
Syren reaches out and takes the badge from Brocks hand, examining it in the light of the fluorescents. “My first badge. Heh, yes, I think I’ll head to Cerulean after this!”
“Then go! Fuhaha, now get out of here, we’re done here!”
Narrator: And so, with a new badge and new friends, our hero sets off to continue his adventure. What lies in store for him in the future? Stay tuned!
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