Route 3: Trying to Improve
DJ and Joseph were now on their way to the cave known as Mt. Moon. Mt. Moon is a very special cave. It is well known by about everyone who lives in the Kanto Region. This cave is also important for Trainers and travelers because it connects Pewter City to Cerulean City. DJ held his Boulder Badge in his right hand. He was excited that he'd won it. Even though he didn't like that Neo stole the Old Amber from Brock, he knew it really wasn't his fault. It was in Neo's heart and soul. It was in his nature... which was Naughty for those who don't know. Anyway, enough of me narrating and time to see what DJ and Joseph are doing. Let me inform you though, Charmander is beside DJ walking and Neo is standing on DJ's left shoulder.
"DJ... I know that you're a good Trainer... but don't you think that there is room for improvement?" Joseph asked DJ. The two were walking. DJ looked at Joseph with a slight smirk. This was by far the smartest suggestion or question that Joseph had stated or asked. DJ himself knew that there was always room for improvement. Especially for him. DJ's dream was to become the youngest and greatest Pokémon Master Trainer of them all. DJ finally looked in front of him and began to speak.
"Room for improvement?" DJ remarked. He smiled when Joseph began to sweat. Joseph thought that he had made DJ angry. DJ just looked at Joseph and blinked. "You're right Joseph. There is always room for improvement. Thanks for saying what you said about me being a good Trainer. That really means a lot to me," DJ said. He had given Joseph a hard time with his own development for a while now. He wanted to make Joseph feel like he could continue to suggest things and not be so nervous about it. Joseph smiled when he heard those words.
"You're sincerely welcome my friend!" Joseph exclaimed. Joseph and DJ were walking on the path of Route 3. They had been surprised that Brock hadn't caught them. Before Joseph or DJ could say anything else, a man with a suit seemed to be up to no good. He had a Pokéball in his right hand and a Pokéball in his left. A girl could be heard screaming from around the corner.
"Hey! Give me back my Pokémon you thief!" The girl shouted. She seemed as though she had given up on chasing the man because she turned around. The man tried to run past DJ but he wouldn't let him.
"Stop right there!" DJ said to the man and put his hand in front of him. The man stopped and looked nervous. Joseph began tugging on DJ's sleeve. DJ turned his head a little. He could see both Joseph and the man from the corners of his eyes. His eyes began to hurt a little so he blinked and turned his head back and fourth to look at them both. He looked at the man just in case he tried to sneak off. He looked at Joseph because Joseph made it clear that he had something to say to him. "What?" DJ whispered to Joseph, questioning him before Joseph could say anything.
"Maybe we should just let him go, the man seems a little too ripped for us," said Joseph, whispering back to DJ. DJ nodded about the man looking stronger and more built than they did, but DJ wasn't intimidated because he had his Pokémon. DJ felt that Pokémon were the only defense he needed. The man smirked. He was strong alright... but...
"Yes! They're scared of me!" The man thought to himself. He then grinned evilly. "Who do you think you are? Bow down to me!" The man asked them before DJ could reply to Joseph. He actually interrupted him, but he didn't care about that.
"You must be out your Mother Fluckin mind if you think DJ's going to bow down to you!" Pikachu said. In all actuality, only Charmander could understand what it said. DJ, Joseph, and the man could hear it only saying three words. Which were, "Pika, PI, Pikachu!" Charmander nodded when he heard the words of Neo. He agreed with what he had said. Neo then smirked soon after. "He only bows down to me!" Charmander was close to nodding but then shook its head.
DJ was looking at Neo but since he could not understand it, he just nodded thinking that Neo was simply defending him and not saying anything else about him. "Yeah, what Neo said!" DJ yelled at the man. Joseph wasn't scared anymore because even though the man was built, his voice wasn't deep at all. It was a high pitched tone. Joseph laughed and patted DJ on the shoulder. DJ smirked. "I will battle you for both of your Pokémon..."
The man chuckled at the challenge. He laid the Pokéballs on the ground and sent out his Spearow without another word. That was because his past words were embarrasing and the two boys that he sees as kids had laughed at him. However, he would have no choice but to speak in order to command his Pokémon.
DJ took out his Pokédex and pointed it at the bird Pokémon.
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~Spearow.~ The Tiny Bird Pokémon. It is a Normal/Flying type that stands at 1'00" feet tall and weigh approximately 4.4 lbs. Spearow's special ability is Keen Eye. Just like Pidgey's ability, and makes it ablity stay the same or increase. However, it cannot lose Accuracy. It flaps its small wings busily to fly. Using its beak, it searches in grass for prey.
DJ nodded and put Dexter, the Pokédex, back in his right pant pocket. He looked up at the man. Neo jumped from off DJ's shoulder, thinking that it would get chosen to battle because it could easily finish Spearow off with one good electric attack. "No... not this time, Neo." DJ told the electric mouse Pokémon. Neo simply ran beside Charmander. Charmander smiled and prepared itself for battle. An anime sweat droplet appeared on the right corner of DJ's forehead. "Sorry buddy, but not you either." Joseph thought about battling him, but just closed his eyes. He was being lazy. He opened his eyes quickly when Charmander Scratched his leg. Charmander remembered what DJ had said to him back in Viridian Forest and would not let Joseph lose that boost of confidence so easily. DJ smirked and thanked the fire Lizard Pokémon. He then looked back at the man and Spearow. "I choose you, Pidgey!" DJ shouted and sent out a bird Pokémon of his own.
"Heh... A Pidgey, eh?" The man asked with a chuckle. "Do you really think that, THAT Pokémon could beat my Spearow? If so, you are highly mistaken. You've made it far young Trainer, but you won't be so fortunate now." The man said and laughed like a madman. "Spearow, use Peck!" The man ordered.
"Never underestimate, DJ!" Joseph cheered on. He was rooting for DJ as always. He was also making a funny face and was sweating because of the pain from Charmander's Scratch attack. "Yep... you... can... do... it!" With those last few words, Joseph fell face first and held on to his left leg. He was rolling left to right. DJ smirked and then returned his gaze towards Spearow and its Peck attack.
"Pidgey, try a Sand Attack in the form of a Twister or Tornado!" DJ commanded. Pidgey flapped its wings towards the piles of dirt around them and it created a medium-sized Tornado. Spearow was caught in the tornado and closed its eyes as debris got into its eyes.
"Now, try a Tackle!" DJ demanded. As soon as the tornado was gone. Spearow began to slowly open its eyes, but couldn't see clearly. When it finally could, it was slammed into the ground by Pidgey and its strong Tackle attack. "Well, sadly this battle is over!" DJ smirked and congratulated Pidgey. He then returned it into its Pokéball.
"Wha- Bu- This- Er!" The man yelled furiously. He was consumed by rage and felt pitiful. "How could I lose to a kid!?" He yelled aloud, asking this question to himself. He was on his knees and was banging on the ground. He then looked up towards DJ and his right eye shined. He jumped to his feet and attempted to charge DJ. He lunged his fists at him. DJ closed his eyes shut and put his hands up to block as he awaited .the impact. But instead, Charmander and Pikachu mixed their Ember and Thundershock together and sent the man flying away. Without the two Pokéballs. DJ walked over to them and picked them up. "Well, Joseph. Should we be going now?" DJ asked him. Joseph didn't say anything. He heard him but was on his way to sleep. "Joseph?" DJ asked and looked down at the body that was on the ground. Pikachu smirked, and was obviously up to something naughty. Nevertheless, this time DJ gave it permission.
"CHU!" Neo shouted and electric came from the small red pouches on the sides of the electric mouse's cheeks. Joseph was shocked and jumped up to his feet and twitched a little. "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Yah, yew. I mean Yeah bacon would be good!"
DJ, Charmander, and Neo looked at each other and turned to Joseph. They laughed right in his face and shook their heads. "You are so random." DJ and Joseph were now continuing down the path but DJ decided to go to the girl who had the Pokéballs stolen. "Um, excuse me, but I believe these are yours!"
The girl smiled and then thanked DJ for returning her Nidoran. One was a Male and the other was a Female. DJ was disappointed, for he thought he had a new Pokémon, but then smiled at the thought of cheering someone else up. All these good deeds would soon turn out for the better. Until then... DJ would just continue training and catching more Pokémon until he reached more gyms. He would continue this until he became, World's Pokémon Master.
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Route 3: Moving On To Anew
DJ and Joseph had made it through half of Route 3. They were getting closer and closer to the Pokémon Center. DJ was looking for a new Pokémon but at the same time he was looking for a good Pokémon for his traveling partner and friend, Joseph. Was was he to do? There was no way for them to both catch a Pokémon and Rattata was getting lazy, along with Joseph. DJ thought that the next Pokémon he'd catch would be for Joseph. He also mentioned that Joseph would owe him five more Pokéballs and he had to promise that he would start acting like a dedicated Pokémon Breeder. They decided to rest for a little. All that walking had weakened their legs. I mean, they're only human, right? If not, highly intelligent cyborgs. Oh, did I mention that I was only talking about DJ when I said the highly intelligent part? Heh, sorry. Anyway, let's get out of the bird view camera and get a good enough television camera to see our main hero and the dead weight that is slowing him down! Sorry again... Instead of me telling you the story, how about they do it themselves, eh?
"You know, I can't wait to catch another Pokémon!" DJ exclaimed and stretched his arms in the air. He was a little tired and he covered his mouth when he yawned. Neo climbed up on his shoulder when DJ was done stretching. Charmander was looking up at DJ's backpack. That was where DJ placed the Old Amber. Charmander was curious as to what was in that old Fossil. He also wondered if anything was in it at all. He wondered what it could be used for. Charmander quickly shook the questions out of its head. He knew that curiosity killed the Salamander. Or in his case, just a Lizard. "Do you think we should take a break?" DJ asked Joseph after looking at Charmander and Neo breathing tirelessly. Joseph smiled and jumped up for joy.
Finally... He asked the question I'd hope he would! Joseph thought and then finally began to speak. "Should we stop? Are you crazy? We should keep going until we make it to the Pokémon Center," said Joseph. He thought that DJ was playing a trick on him. He also thought that if DJ saw that Joseph would want to keep walking even though they've been walking for about 45 minutes plus, that he'd stop anyway. DJ smiled.
"Don't stop?" DJ repeated. He nodded. "Alright then! I guess we can keep going." DJ and Joseph continued walking. Joseph's idea was thrown away. He was wrong. Before they could continue walking any further, Joseph stopped and stretched out both of his hands in front of him; shaking them left to right and then right to left. "No, no, no, no, no!" Joseph exclaimed. "You know what... We should stop only because the Pokémon!"
DJ nodded and stopped. He turned around and agreed to what Joseph had suggested. "Yeah, for the Pokémon, right?" DJ repeated with a slight hint of sarcasm. He knew that Joseph wanted to stop all along, but he just decided to play along. When DJ decided they should stop and they finally did, Joseph sighed in relief. Joseph had cooked some more food for the Pokémon. He made them based on their types. This food was special, and could only be cooked by a good Pokémon Breeder. Rattata, Pidgey, Charmander, and Neo were eating happily. They were happy that DJ decided for them to rest up for a little while. DJ was eating as well, along with Joseph. They were sitting on a wooden bench with a small wooden table there in front of them, so they'd have somewhere to place their plates. DJ took a bite of the chicken and smiled. "Mmm!" He exclaimed with satisfaction. "This is very good, Joseph. You may not be the toughest Pokémon Breeder but you sure are one of the best when it comes to the food." DJ told Joseph. Joseph smirked and thanked DJ for the compliment.
As Joseph was eating he was thinking of something he felt that he should ask DJ. He had heard him when he said that he could not wait until he caught himself another Pokémon to add to the team. He frowned a little but after much thought, came to the conclusion that he should ask. "DJ... I have a question for ya," said Joseph. DJ stopped eating when he heard the seriousness in Joseph's voice. He was focused on what his friend had to say. "Look, I don't exactly have the experience to catch a second Pokémon. The closest I got to a second Pokémon was the female Nidoran." Joseph explained. When he had said that, DJ already knew where this was leading. DJ smirked.
"Don't say another word. I'll catch another Pokémon for you. But, these are the things I am getting out of it. Experience for my Pokémon, whatever item the Pokémon might have and you have to buy me five extra Pokéballs at the next Pokémart, understood?" DJ asked. He was trying to negotiate with him. DJ put out his right hand and waited for Joseph to put out his. Joseph smiled and nodded. They shook hands once Joseph put out his right hand. They had made a deal and DJ was going to come through. When they were finished eating, DJ was dedicated on catching a Pokémon. No matter what type it would be. All of a sudden, a Wild Mankey attacked them. The Mankey tried to attack DJ using Fury Swipes, but luckily it just missed.
"I choose you, Charmander!" DJ shouted. Charmander ran in front of DJ and smiled. Charmander was anxious for another battle. Mankey seemed a little too rowdy though. It also seemed as though it just was woken up. Mankey used Focus Energy and then hit Charmander with a quick Low Kick. Considering, Charmander wasn't that fast the fighting move didn't damage Charmander a lot. But it was still a good combination for a Wild Pokémon to use. It was actually unusual. Mankey was on a tree and then jumped down towards Charmander. It was getting ready to hit Charmander with a Fury Swipes. "Charmander, use Growl and then Smokescreen!" DJ commanded. Charmander let out a loud growl that startled Mankey so much that it was having second thoughts on whether or not it should continue attacking. Nevertheless, Manley still tried to hit Charmander until Charmander used Smokescreen. The area was filled with black smoke. Charmander was now standing on top of a boulder, avoiding the smoke. DJ and Joseph were covering their mouths. They wouldn't let the smoke into their lungs or else they would start coughing a lot.
"Charmander use Ember!" DJ let out. The smoke hadn't cleared yet but Charmander blew a large fireball into the smoke. The smoke and the fire attack collided. It caused the Fireball to get bigger until it couldn't get any bigger. Once it reached that level, the Ember erupted and the smoke was cleared. "Is it over?" DJ thought to himself. Mankey was standing but was stumbling. It finally fell to the ground. "Go, Pokéball!" DJ yelled and threw it at Mankey. DJ hoped that he'd caught the wild Pokémon. He waited for the results. Charmander ran down off the boulder and stood beside its Trainer.