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- The Last Place You'll Look!!
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Chapter 1: The Beginning
Six year old Calvin Blake sat in front of the TV intently watching the video his mother had just brought him. It was a rare treat when a gift was given in the Blake home. Money had been tight since Calvin's father had left two years before. But Calvin wasn't thinking about that now. He was watching his heroes face each other in epic battles and hoping that one day he might be able to challenge them himself. As each new pokemon entered the battle Calvin shook with excitement. The video was of the pokemon Championships from a few years back, but Calvin didn't care. The battles were happening in his living room right now.
His mother watched as her little red-head made the motions of throwing a pokeball or ordered the pokemon to do certain moves. She smiled. She could watch him all day but she had work to do. She turned to leave the room when her son's voice called to her.
"Thank you, mom!" he exclaimed. She turned back just in time to be greeted by a warm hug.
"You're welcome," she said as she embraced her son. "I'm glad you like it."
"I want to raise pokemon one day," he said looking back at the TV. "One day I'll go to the championships and I'll win and then I'll be the best."
"I'm sure you will, Calvin," she said as he ran back to the TV. "I'm sure you will"
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"Rattata! Quick Attack that Pidgey!" Calvin yelled and his Rattata lunged forward. It struck the small bird before it had a chance to get out of the way. The Pidgey was knocked backwards and lay on the ground unconscious.
"Good job, Ratty!" Calvin said as be bent down and rubbed its head. "Your Quick Attack is getting faster and more accurate every time. I think we're ready for the gyms." Rattata squeaked at him as he returned it to its pokeball. He pushed a lock of red hair behind his ear as he put his pokeball away and began walking towards the house.
His mother had asked him not to leave home until he was at least13 and even though she died when he was 11 he still honored that wish. Since he was 13 ½ he thought it was time. He had only been to a city once when he was 7 and he didn't remember much but he had learned all he could from the small library in his little village east of Viridian Forest. He knew the towns the gyms were in and since Viridian was the closest, he chose that one.
He packed up some food and extra clothes and left on the 3 day hike to Viridian City. He encountered many wild pokemon along the way and took the opportunities to get some more practice in. He tried to use every member of his team: Nidoran(M), Rattata, Geodude, Bellsprout, and Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto was his favorite and the one he'd had the longest.
Calvin took the walk kind of slow so that he would be well rested when he got to Viridian and so that he could get in as many fights as possible before the gym. He finally came out of the southern part of Viridian Forest after three and a half days. He walked down the street towards town but there were no people in sight and the road itself had not been kept up. It had huge cracks and breaks in it. The town itself looked empty. Several buildings had broken windows and no lights. He was slightly confused because all that he had heard suggested that the cities were fairly popular. Dismissing his feelings of disappointment, he headed for the gym. It didn't look too bad so he knocked on the door, but no one answered. So he tried to open the door, but it was locked.
Calvin was really disappointed. He had come this far hoping to challenge a gym but it looked like there wasn't anyone to challenge. As he turned to walk away he saw two men in black uniforms coming his way. He headed for them as well. Maybe they could tell him what was going on. As they approached he saw that they each had a gold star on their left chest pocket with a huge red "R" in the middle of it and some gold lines and dots on their shoulders.
"Excuse me," Calvin said once he got close, "could you tell me what happened to the gym? I was hoping I could challenge it."
"You have pokemon?!" the one on the right asked in complete shock.
"Yeah," Calvin answered. "I came to challenge the gym."
"You're young so you might not know," the one on the left stated, looking down at the young teenager, "but its illegal to have pokemon without a permit."
"What!??" Calvin shrieked. "Illegal!??"
"Yes," the first one continued "so if you'll just hand over your Pokemon and pay the $200 fine, you can be on your way."
"But these are my pokemon," Calvin said defensively "and I don't have any money."
"If you don't give us the pokemon we are authorized to take them by force," the one on the left said as he pulled out 2 pokeballs from his shirt pocket. His partner also pulled 2 out. At first Calvin was scared but then he got excited. Finally, a real trainer battle!
"Ok, if that's the way it has to be," Calvin pulled out and threw 2 pokeballs, "Nidoran! Geodude! GO!!"
The two men looked at each other then each threw a ball. A Beedrill and a Growlithe emerged from the balls.
"Geodude! Rock Throw that Growlithe! Nidoran! Peck that Beedrill!" Calvin shouted. Geodude began pelting the Growlithe with rocks while Nidoran ran at his target.
"Growlithe, dodge the rocks and Take him Down!"
"Beedrill, use String Shot before it gets there!" The Beedrill spit some string out and hit Nidoran tripping him up. "Beedrill, use Poison Sting!" The Beedrill dove and hit the Nidoran with its stinger. Nidoran rolled over and got back up.
Meanwhile, Growlithe kept taking hits from the rocks. It didn't have the agility to dodge them very well. After a few seconds of pelting, Growlithe got in position for an attack.
"Geodude! Defense Curl!" Calvin shouted. His Geodude began to spin just as the Growlithe tried to use Take Down. The spinning deflected most of the attack and threw the Growlithe off to the side. "Quick, Geodude! Tackle it!" Geodude thrust itself at the Growlithe as it got to its feet. It was knocked back off its feet and hit the ground near its owner, unconscious. It was returned to its pokeball and a Sandshrew emerged from the next ball.
Nidoran didn't have much of a chance. It didn't have the speed or range of the Beedrill. After the third String Shot/Poison Sting combo it fell to the attacks. Calvin returned it to its ball just before the Beedrill hit it again.
"Hey!" he yelled. "Keep your Pokemon under control!" The 2 men smiled. Calvin threw out another ball. "GO! Pidgeotto!" Pidgeotto emerged from the ball.
"Sand Attack, Sandshrew." The Sandshrew kicked sand in Geodude's eyes. "Now Slash!" It followed that up with a slash to the face before Geodude could see. Geodude flew back but regained himself just in time to see a second slash coming. Geodude didn't outlast the second one. Calvin returned him to his ball and brought out Bellsprout.
"Pidgeotto! Sand Attack that bug followed by Gust!" Calvin's Pidgeotto kicked up some sand at the Beedrill making it recoil momentarily. A strong gust of wind hit it and threw it backwards. "Quick Attack while it's down!"
"Get up, Beedrill! Get out of the way!" Before it could get up, Pidgeotto rammed into it hard knocking it out.
"Bellsprout! Vine Whip!" Bellsprout extended some vines and tried to hit the Sandshrew but it kept evading.
"Sandshrew, find an opening and roll in for a Slash." It kept dodging the vines so Calvin called down some Sleep Powder. But while Bellsprout was retracting its vines, Sandshrew quickly came in and slashed it sending it at its owner. Calvin caught it but it was knocked out with a huge gash in its stem. Calvin threw his last pokeball and his Rattata joined the fight.
Beedrill's owner returned it to its pokeball and threw his second one revealing Arbok. "Arbok, bite that stupid bird." Arbok lunged at Pidgeotto.
"Take to the air and use a flying Quick Attack!" Calvin ordered. Pidgeotto dodged and swooped in for a clean hit in the back. Arbok seemed more angered than hurt.
"Rattata, use your Hyper Fang on that Sandshrew!" Rattata ran forward but was hit with a Sand Attack. With the sand in his face he couldn't see his target and missed. Sandshrew Scrathed him in the back but Rattata quickly regained himself and Quick Attacked it knocking it back a bit. Rattata tried another Hyper Fang but Sandshrew rolled out of the way at the last moment. Sandshrew turned to slash his enemy just as Rattata tried Hyper Fang again. This time the teeth landed but not without consequence. Sandshrew's slash hit him at the same time. The two pokemon flew away from each other and each fell unconscious leaving just Pidgeotto and Arbok in the fight.
Calvin told Pidgeotto to use Sand Attack slithered to the side quickly and wrapped him up. Pidgeotto squawked as the huge snake squeezed it. Arbok let go and the bird fell to the ground. Before it could get up, Arbok sank its teeth into the bird. Pidgeotto tried to get away but it was bleeding. Calvin tried to return it but Arbok got in the way and wrapped it again. After a few seconds of squeezing, Pidgeotto stopped moving. Arbok picked it up with its mouth and threw it at Calvin. It landed at his feet. He picked it up but it wasn't breathing.
"Well," Arbok's owner started, "your pokemon have been beaten. Now it's your turn." Calvin fell to his knees holding his lifeless pokemon. Tears rolled down his face. "Arbok! Bite him!" Arbok slithered forward to deal the blow.
Next Chapter: Mentor
Coming Soon...
Six year old Calvin Blake sat in front of the TV intently watching the video his mother had just brought him. It was a rare treat when a gift was given in the Blake home. Money had been tight since Calvin's father had left two years before. But Calvin wasn't thinking about that now. He was watching his heroes face each other in epic battles and hoping that one day he might be able to challenge them himself. As each new pokemon entered the battle Calvin shook with excitement. The video was of the pokemon Championships from a few years back, but Calvin didn't care. The battles were happening in his living room right now.
His mother watched as her little red-head made the motions of throwing a pokeball or ordered the pokemon to do certain moves. She smiled. She could watch him all day but she had work to do. She turned to leave the room when her son's voice called to her.
"Thank you, mom!" he exclaimed. She turned back just in time to be greeted by a warm hug.
"You're welcome," she said as she embraced her son. "I'm glad you like it."
"I want to raise pokemon one day," he said looking back at the TV. "One day I'll go to the championships and I'll win and then I'll be the best."
"I'm sure you will, Calvin," she said as he ran back to the TV. "I'm sure you will"
______
"Rattata! Quick Attack that Pidgey!" Calvin yelled and his Rattata lunged forward. It struck the small bird before it had a chance to get out of the way. The Pidgey was knocked backwards and lay on the ground unconscious.
"Good job, Ratty!" Calvin said as be bent down and rubbed its head. "Your Quick Attack is getting faster and more accurate every time. I think we're ready for the gyms." Rattata squeaked at him as he returned it to its pokeball. He pushed a lock of red hair behind his ear as he put his pokeball away and began walking towards the house.
His mother had asked him not to leave home until he was at least13 and even though she died when he was 11 he still honored that wish. Since he was 13 ½ he thought it was time. He had only been to a city once when he was 7 and he didn't remember much but he had learned all he could from the small library in his little village east of Viridian Forest. He knew the towns the gyms were in and since Viridian was the closest, he chose that one.
He packed up some food and extra clothes and left on the 3 day hike to Viridian City. He encountered many wild pokemon along the way and took the opportunities to get some more practice in. He tried to use every member of his team: Nidoran(M), Rattata, Geodude, Bellsprout, and Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto was his favorite and the one he'd had the longest.
Calvin took the walk kind of slow so that he would be well rested when he got to Viridian and so that he could get in as many fights as possible before the gym. He finally came out of the southern part of Viridian Forest after three and a half days. He walked down the street towards town but there were no people in sight and the road itself had not been kept up. It had huge cracks and breaks in it. The town itself looked empty. Several buildings had broken windows and no lights. He was slightly confused because all that he had heard suggested that the cities were fairly popular. Dismissing his feelings of disappointment, he headed for the gym. It didn't look too bad so he knocked on the door, but no one answered. So he tried to open the door, but it was locked.
Calvin was really disappointed. He had come this far hoping to challenge a gym but it looked like there wasn't anyone to challenge. As he turned to walk away he saw two men in black uniforms coming his way. He headed for them as well. Maybe they could tell him what was going on. As they approached he saw that they each had a gold star on their left chest pocket with a huge red "R" in the middle of it and some gold lines and dots on their shoulders.
"Excuse me," Calvin said once he got close, "could you tell me what happened to the gym? I was hoping I could challenge it."
"You have pokemon?!" the one on the right asked in complete shock.
"Yeah," Calvin answered. "I came to challenge the gym."
"You're young so you might not know," the one on the left stated, looking down at the young teenager, "but its illegal to have pokemon without a permit."
"What!??" Calvin shrieked. "Illegal!??"
"Yes," the first one continued "so if you'll just hand over your Pokemon and pay the $200 fine, you can be on your way."
"But these are my pokemon," Calvin said defensively "and I don't have any money."
"If you don't give us the pokemon we are authorized to take them by force," the one on the left said as he pulled out 2 pokeballs from his shirt pocket. His partner also pulled 2 out. At first Calvin was scared but then he got excited. Finally, a real trainer battle!
"Ok, if that's the way it has to be," Calvin pulled out and threw 2 pokeballs, "Nidoran! Geodude! GO!!"
The two men looked at each other then each threw a ball. A Beedrill and a Growlithe emerged from the balls.
"Geodude! Rock Throw that Growlithe! Nidoran! Peck that Beedrill!" Calvin shouted. Geodude began pelting the Growlithe with rocks while Nidoran ran at his target.
"Growlithe, dodge the rocks and Take him Down!"
"Beedrill, use String Shot before it gets there!" The Beedrill spit some string out and hit Nidoran tripping him up. "Beedrill, use Poison Sting!" The Beedrill dove and hit the Nidoran with its stinger. Nidoran rolled over and got back up.
Meanwhile, Growlithe kept taking hits from the rocks. It didn't have the agility to dodge them very well. After a few seconds of pelting, Growlithe got in position for an attack.
"Geodude! Defense Curl!" Calvin shouted. His Geodude began to spin just as the Growlithe tried to use Take Down. The spinning deflected most of the attack and threw the Growlithe off to the side. "Quick, Geodude! Tackle it!" Geodude thrust itself at the Growlithe as it got to its feet. It was knocked back off its feet and hit the ground near its owner, unconscious. It was returned to its pokeball and a Sandshrew emerged from the next ball.
Nidoran didn't have much of a chance. It didn't have the speed or range of the Beedrill. After the third String Shot/Poison Sting combo it fell to the attacks. Calvin returned it to its ball just before the Beedrill hit it again.
"Hey!" he yelled. "Keep your Pokemon under control!" The 2 men smiled. Calvin threw out another ball. "GO! Pidgeotto!" Pidgeotto emerged from the ball.
"Sand Attack, Sandshrew." The Sandshrew kicked sand in Geodude's eyes. "Now Slash!" It followed that up with a slash to the face before Geodude could see. Geodude flew back but regained himself just in time to see a second slash coming. Geodude didn't outlast the second one. Calvin returned him to his ball and brought out Bellsprout.
"Pidgeotto! Sand Attack that bug followed by Gust!" Calvin's Pidgeotto kicked up some sand at the Beedrill making it recoil momentarily. A strong gust of wind hit it and threw it backwards. "Quick Attack while it's down!"
"Get up, Beedrill! Get out of the way!" Before it could get up, Pidgeotto rammed into it hard knocking it out.
"Bellsprout! Vine Whip!" Bellsprout extended some vines and tried to hit the Sandshrew but it kept evading.
"Sandshrew, find an opening and roll in for a Slash." It kept dodging the vines so Calvin called down some Sleep Powder. But while Bellsprout was retracting its vines, Sandshrew quickly came in and slashed it sending it at its owner. Calvin caught it but it was knocked out with a huge gash in its stem. Calvin threw his last pokeball and his Rattata joined the fight.
Beedrill's owner returned it to its pokeball and threw his second one revealing Arbok. "Arbok, bite that stupid bird." Arbok lunged at Pidgeotto.
"Take to the air and use a flying Quick Attack!" Calvin ordered. Pidgeotto dodged and swooped in for a clean hit in the back. Arbok seemed more angered than hurt.
"Rattata, use your Hyper Fang on that Sandshrew!" Rattata ran forward but was hit with a Sand Attack. With the sand in his face he couldn't see his target and missed. Sandshrew Scrathed him in the back but Rattata quickly regained himself and Quick Attacked it knocking it back a bit. Rattata tried another Hyper Fang but Sandshrew rolled out of the way at the last moment. Sandshrew turned to slash his enemy just as Rattata tried Hyper Fang again. This time the teeth landed but not without consequence. Sandshrew's slash hit him at the same time. The two pokemon flew away from each other and each fell unconscious leaving just Pidgeotto and Arbok in the fight.
Calvin told Pidgeotto to use Sand Attack slithered to the side quickly and wrapped him up. Pidgeotto squawked as the huge snake squeezed it. Arbok let go and the bird fell to the ground. Before it could get up, Arbok sank its teeth into the bird. Pidgeotto tried to get away but it was bleeding. Calvin tried to return it but Arbok got in the way and wrapped it again. After a few seconds of squeezing, Pidgeotto stopped moving. Arbok picked it up with its mouth and threw it at Calvin. It landed at his feet. He picked it up but it wasn't breathing.
"Well," Arbok's owner started, "your pokemon have been beaten. Now it's your turn." Calvin fell to his knees holding his lifeless pokemon. Tears rolled down his face. "Arbok! Bite him!" Arbok slithered forward to deal the blow.
Next Chapter: Mentor
Coming Soon...
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