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Episode 10 - Unwelcome Saviour
Charmander skipped into the darkness of Rock Tunnel, luckily the flame on the end of his tail produced enough light for him to see where he was going.
Zeke stumbled along behind the cheerful lizard Pokémon, "Charmander!" he called in a slight whisper, "Slow down, I can't see as well as you."
The fiery Pokémon stopped and turned to face his trainer, "Char, Char!" it called loudly, pointing into the darkness of the cave.
Zeke knelt down and patted Charmander on the head, "I know you want to get through this cave so we can find Belinda," he assured, "But I don't have a fiery tail like you."
Charmander let out a sort of "half-assed" laugh and scratched the back of his head, "Mander, Char," he apologised.
"It's alright..." said Zeke, returning to his upright position, "Just don't walk too quickly." He pulled a Pokéball from his belt and held it out in front of him, "Golbat can see in the dark," Zeke pointed out, "He'll be able to help me get through this cave quicker."
There was a sudden flash of blinding light that lit up the whole cave for a split second and there, flapping happily in front of Zeke was his courageous bat Pokémon, Golbat.
Zeke glanced at both Charmander and Golbat before turning his sights to the darkness which covered the cave, "Let's be on our way, guys!" he seemed to announce as he began marching into the darkness.
About 15 minutes into the cave Zeke collapsed to his knees, "I've tripped over countless times and my feet are killing me," he said angrily, "Just give me a second to rest."
Charmander and Golbat stared at Zeke, then to each other and back to Zeke. There was a look of confusion on both of their faces; neither of them felt the least bit tired.
Zeke groaned as he dragged his weak body over to the cave wall, resting against it... he breathed a sigh of relief, "We'll keep moving in a second..."
All of a sudden Zeke's ear drums seemed to explode as a loud roar echoed through the cave, causing a few loose rocks to fall from the ceiling. "What the hell was that?" questioned Zeke loudly, Charmander huddled close to Zeke and Golbat screeched angrily.
Out of the corner of his eye Zeke saw a pale blur fly out of the darkness at an alarming rate. He jumped to his feet and turned to see a young boy crumpled in a heap on the rocky ground, he didn't look like he was moving.
"Hey!" Zeke yelled as he ran over to the boy, "Are you..." he stopped, once he had gotten a closer look it was clear that this boy was in fact Dane Fletcher.
"Wha...?" moaned the boy, "What happened?" he asked pulling himself into a "comfortable" position. Dane turned to see Zeke standing next to him, in a flash the injured boy was on his feet and glaring angrily at Zeke, "What are you doing here?" he questioned menacingly.
The boys anger was replaced by fear as he heard the deafening roar once again, "Oh-no! It's back!" he screamed hiding behind Zeke.
"Don't just stand there!" he screamed at Zeke, "Do something!"
Zeke turned to the darkness before him and watched in fear as a large grey snake Pokémon made entirely out of boulders emerged in front of him.
"What's that thing?" he asked as he pulled out his Pokédex.
![[PokeCommunity.com] The Pokemon Adventure: Kanto Region [PokeCommunity.com] The Pokemon Adventure: Kanto Region](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/w/upload/4/4c/Spr_4d_095.png)
Onix: the rock snake Pokémon.
When it travels underground, it causes rumbling and tremors. It can move at 50 mph.
"And you want me to fight that thing?" asked Zeke as peered back at Dane. The cowering teenage boy nodded and sunk lower, "Ok," replied Zeke, turning to Golbat, "Golbat! Give it a Confuse Ray!"
The bat Pokémon flew towards the Onix, sending colourful rings of energy out of its mouth. Onix wobbled slightly and slipped, crashing its hard body into the cave walls.
Zeke now turned to Charmander, "Use Smokescreen to make it unable to see where it's going!" he called, pointing towards the confused Onix.
Charmander jumped into action, it opened its mouth and bellowed black smoke at the Onix.
The large rock Pokémon was now completely disoriented and was unable to use any offensive attacks.
Zeke glanced between Golbat and Charmander, "Golbat, use Wing Attack! Charmander, fire your Ember into Golbat's attack!" he commanded.
Golbat and Charmander followed their trainer's orders. First Golbat flapped its wings as hard as it could, sending two pillars of air towards the rock Pokémon. As soon as it saw Golbat's attack Charmander shot a small flame attack right into it.
Zeke's plan worked, the pillars of air were now flaming wildly. They crashed straight into Onix and knocked it over, nearly doing a full back flip. It crashed to the ground with a loud thud and fell unconscious.
Dane stepped out in front of Zeke, "Nice work," he congratulated. "Now..." he continued, "I challenge you to a battle!"
Zeke's jaw dropped, he had just saved Dane's life and all he wanted in return was a Pokémon battle?
Charmander skipped into the darkness of Rock Tunnel, luckily the flame on the end of his tail produced enough light for him to see where he was going.
Zeke stumbled along behind the cheerful lizard Pokémon, "Charmander!" he called in a slight whisper, "Slow down, I can't see as well as you."
The fiery Pokémon stopped and turned to face his trainer, "Char, Char!" it called loudly, pointing into the darkness of the cave.
Zeke knelt down and patted Charmander on the head, "I know you want to get through this cave so we can find Belinda," he assured, "But I don't have a fiery tail like you."
Charmander let out a sort of "half-assed" laugh and scratched the back of his head, "Mander, Char," he apologised.
"It's alright..." said Zeke, returning to his upright position, "Just don't walk too quickly." He pulled a Pokéball from his belt and held it out in front of him, "Golbat can see in the dark," Zeke pointed out, "He'll be able to help me get through this cave quicker."
There was a sudden flash of blinding light that lit up the whole cave for a split second and there, flapping happily in front of Zeke was his courageous bat Pokémon, Golbat.
Zeke glanced at both Charmander and Golbat before turning his sights to the darkness which covered the cave, "Let's be on our way, guys!" he seemed to announce as he began marching into the darkness.
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About 15 minutes into the cave Zeke collapsed to his knees, "I've tripped over countless times and my feet are killing me," he said angrily, "Just give me a second to rest."
Charmander and Golbat stared at Zeke, then to each other and back to Zeke. There was a look of confusion on both of their faces; neither of them felt the least bit tired.
Zeke groaned as he dragged his weak body over to the cave wall, resting against it... he breathed a sigh of relief, "We'll keep moving in a second..."
All of a sudden Zeke's ear drums seemed to explode as a loud roar echoed through the cave, causing a few loose rocks to fall from the ceiling. "What the hell was that?" questioned Zeke loudly, Charmander huddled close to Zeke and Golbat screeched angrily.
Out of the corner of his eye Zeke saw a pale blur fly out of the darkness at an alarming rate. He jumped to his feet and turned to see a young boy crumpled in a heap on the rocky ground, he didn't look like he was moving.
"Hey!" Zeke yelled as he ran over to the boy, "Are you..." he stopped, once he had gotten a closer look it was clear that this boy was in fact Dane Fletcher.
"Wha...?" moaned the boy, "What happened?" he asked pulling himself into a "comfortable" position. Dane turned to see Zeke standing next to him, in a flash the injured boy was on his feet and glaring angrily at Zeke, "What are you doing here?" he questioned menacingly.
The boys anger was replaced by fear as he heard the deafening roar once again, "Oh-no! It's back!" he screamed hiding behind Zeke.
"Don't just stand there!" he screamed at Zeke, "Do something!"
Zeke turned to the darkness before him and watched in fear as a large grey snake Pokémon made entirely out of boulders emerged in front of him.
"What's that thing?" he asked as he pulled out his Pokédex.
![[PokeCommunity.com] The Pokemon Adventure: Kanto Region [PokeCommunity.com] The Pokemon Adventure: Kanto Region](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/w/upload/4/4c/Spr_4d_095.png)
Onix: the rock snake Pokémon.
When it travels underground, it causes rumbling and tremors. It can move at 50 mph.
"And you want me to fight that thing?" asked Zeke as peered back at Dane. The cowering teenage boy nodded and sunk lower, "Ok," replied Zeke, turning to Golbat, "Golbat! Give it a Confuse Ray!"
The bat Pokémon flew towards the Onix, sending colourful rings of energy out of its mouth. Onix wobbled slightly and slipped, crashing its hard body into the cave walls.
Zeke now turned to Charmander, "Use Smokescreen to make it unable to see where it's going!" he called, pointing towards the confused Onix.
Charmander jumped into action, it opened its mouth and bellowed black smoke at the Onix.
The large rock Pokémon was now completely disoriented and was unable to use any offensive attacks.
Zeke glanced between Golbat and Charmander, "Golbat, use Wing Attack! Charmander, fire your Ember into Golbat's attack!" he commanded.
Golbat and Charmander followed their trainer's orders. First Golbat flapped its wings as hard as it could, sending two pillars of air towards the rock Pokémon. As soon as it saw Golbat's attack Charmander shot a small flame attack right into it.
Zeke's plan worked, the pillars of air were now flaming wildly. They crashed straight into Onix and knocked it over, nearly doing a full back flip. It crashed to the ground with a loud thud and fell unconscious.
Dane stepped out in front of Zeke, "Nice work," he congratulated. "Now..." he continued, "I challenge you to a battle!"
Zeke's jaw dropped, he had just saved Dane's life and all he wanted in return was a Pokémon battle?
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