| Cold Hearts and One Track Minds |
[20 Dec 2004|12:18pm] |
Episode 6
Cold Hearts and One Track Minds
Two days have past and Beaver has gotten sidetracked again. He had walked into the woods off of Route 4 a while back looking for wild Pokemon, but now he was walking down a small overgrown path. He has been walking on this trail for about an hour and the sun is just now beginning to shine brightly in the sky. Beaver had not battled anyone since he defeated Norman, which is weighing on his mind heavily. With each step, he yerns for a battle. Just as he rounded a bend in the path, he got his wish. He saw a Pokemon running across the road. It stopped and looked right at Beaver. Beaver pointed his Pokedex at it and the machine said,
“Zigzagoon is a normal type Pokemon. It is very common in many areas of the world and makes a great companion for beginning trainers.”
Beaver closed the Pokedex and said,
“Perfect, now I can add a new member to my team that will make me even more powerful . . . Go Treecko.”
He threw a pokeball towards the Zigzagoon and his Treecko emerged ready to battle. The Zigzagoon tried to flee, but Beaver commanded Treecko to use a Quick Attack. After landing in front of the fleeing Zigzagzoon, Treecko slapped it with his tail sending it flying back towards the center of the road. Seeing this Beaver said,
“Great job . . . now weaken it further with a Faint Attack.”
Treecko began moving quickly again as it glowed with the now all too familiar black aura surrounding it. It slammed into the Zigzagoon sending it flying to Beaver’s feet. He smiled as he grabbed the third ball from his belt. He reared back to throw the ball, but he stopped with a sudden cry of pain. He fell to his knees holding his stomach where he had just been hit with some great force. As he fell to the ground, he turned to see a tall human-like Pokemon looking at him. Then he blacked out.
* * *
Beaver slowly woke up lying on a bed of hay. As he came to and began to be able to see he realized he was in an iron cage. He began to panic as he reached for his pokeballs and realized that they were all gone! He stood up and began to yell,
“Is anyone there? Why have you done this to me? . . . Answer Me!”
Just then the door opened and a man walked through. As he walked out of the shadows Beaver saw that he was a tall tanned skinned man with black hair and a built body. He wore a sleeveless red shirt and a pair of red training pants. He looked up at Beaver and said,
“So, you finally woke up. I thought you were going to sleep all day.”
Beaver interrupted yelling, “Let me out of here! You have no right to do this!”
The Man: “Boy, you know nothing of the rights I have been given. You come here to violate the sacred cave and then are angered when I, its protector, defeat and capture you?! Who sent you?”
Beaver stood puzzled for a moment and then he said,
“You must be confusing me with someone else. I was just wondering off of Route 4 looking for Pokemon. I swear.”
He looked directly at the man with a look of innocence in his face. The man was silent for a few seconds and then he grunted. He turned and began to walk towards the door saying,
“We’ll see how a night in there might refresh you memory.”
He laughed and open the door to walk out but then he suddenly stopped. Blocking his way was a short girl who looked about thirteen years old. She had long curly brown hair, a slender body, and she was jeans and a white tee shirt with the Roeno League emblem on it. She looked the man right in the face and said,
“Now come on daddy . . . you know he isn’t hear to do any harm. Just let him out and I will take him back to Route 4 in the morning.”
The man shook his head and then mumbled something to the girl as he pushed by her and walked down the hall. She walked over to the table and grabbed some keys. She then walked over to the cage and unlocked it saying,
“Hi, my name is Anna. I am so sorry about my father. He is just real uptight here lately. You see, a few days ago so weird people showed up saying that they were going to go in the cave to learn it secrets so that they could become more powerful trainers. Dad demolished them and sent them packing, but it worried him that anyone even had the adasity to challenge him.”
Beaver looked puzzled but he just followed Anna over to a safe as she unlocked it and reached inside pulling out Beavers belt with his pokeballs. She handed them to Beaver and then said,
“There you go . . . now let’s get something to eat.”
Beaver, who was starving, nodded and followed her down the hall. As the walked into the kitchen they saw the man there eating a sandwich. When he saw them, he stood up and grunted. He began to walk toward the front door as he said,
“I guess I’ll eat outside.”
Beaver took offense to this saying,
“I know how to settle this. I challenge you to a Pokemon battle!”
The man stopped dead in this tracks. He turned to look at Beaver with a stern face and a deadly glare. He then said,
“Don’t insult me. You are not worth my time.”
With that he walked outside and slammed the door. Beaver just stood there with his mouth gapping. He felt so helpless. Seeing this, Anna said,
“Beaver, don’t be offended. He is right . . . do you not know who my father is?”
Beaver shook his head and stared at Anna with a blank stare. She continued,
“My father’s name is Jack “Stoneheart” Rutherford . . . you really don’t know? My dad is the form leader of the Roeno Ferocious Four.”
Beaver gasp and then bowed his head mumbling to himself,
“No wonder he denied my challenge . . . I will never be that good . . . sigh.”
Anna: “Don’t worry about it Beaver. He has been training for almost thirty years . . . you have plenty of time to catch up.”
This didn’t cheer Beaver up much. He looked up and said,
“Why did he leave his post? I would never surrender that position.”
Anna: “Well you see, my mother and I use to live together and he would come to visit whenever he could. Then about two years ago my mom got really sick and she had to live in the hospital. He took a leave of absence to be with her and he was replaced temporarily. Then about six months ago, she passed away. After the funeral, he decided to come live with me all the time, so he had to resign from his post.”
Beaver: “Oh, I see . . . but why do you live in the middle of no where?”
Anna: “We use to live in Acero city, but when he resigned from his post a man named Yellow got a spot on the Ferocious Four. The thing was that he had been the protector of this cave, so they asked my dad to be the cave’s new protector. He accepted, so we moved here.”
Beaver: “We’ll I guess that makes sense . . .except . . . ?”
Anna: “What is it?”
Beaver: I am still confused as to what this place is.”
Anna: “I am not sure either. Apparently there is something very mystical and powerful in that cave. If it were to fall into the wrong person’s hands, it could mean disaster!”
Beaver: “Well I am glad your dad is protecting it then . . .”
He sat down and ate the peanut butter sandwich Anna hand made for him in silence. After he finished Anna said,
“It is already dark and you have had a long day . . .why don’t you get some rest. In the morning I will show you the way back to Route 4.”
Beaver nodded and followed her back down the hall and into the bed room. He lied down and thought to himself what a wonderful life it must have been to be the leader of the strongest Pokemon trainers in all of Roeno. He sighed and the doze off to sleep.
* * *
The next morning Beaver woke up and walked out into the kitchen. There he saw Anna as she cooked him some eggs and bacon. Beaver, not having had real cooked food in a while, was overjoyed at the sight. He smiled and said,
“Thank you so much Anna. I really am going to love this!”
Anna smiled and served him some scrambled eggs with bacon and a glass of orange juice. He ate it very quickly and then looked up at Anna to see her watching intently. He kinda cowered and then he shrugged saying,
“A guys gotta eat right?”
Anna laughed as she cleared the table. After a few minutes, the two of them got ready and began to walk down the trail from the house. They walked for a few minutes and then Anna stopped and pointed as she said,
“See that trail up ahead? If you follow it then you will run right into Route 4. If you take a left onto Route 4 then you will be on your way to Ciencia Villiage, but if you take a right then you will be on your way to Oscuridad town.”
Beaver nodded and said,
“Thank you for everything. Without you I might still be locked in that cage forever.”
Anna laughed and said,
“Don’t worry about it . . . plus, my dad’s bark is much worse than his bite . . . well it was nice to meet you and maybe we will see each other again.”
Beaver: “Right back at ya!”
The two hugged and then they parted there separate ways. Beaver looked back as he turned down the trail to see Anna disappear behind a hill. He sighed and said,
“Well maybe now I can catch a new Pokemon without being kidnapped by any of the Ferocious Four.”
He laughed and walked down the road towards Route 4. After about ten minutes he came upon Route 4 and he took a right to go towards Oscuridad town. Just as he did he caught a glimpse of smoke rising from where he had come from. He became very stern and thought to himself that he didn’t need to go back because Jack could handle himself, so he kept walking. After about a minute he couldn’t stand the gut feeling anymore and he turned back walking at first and then beginning to run. As he cam up to the top of the hill that overlooked the house, he crouched to scout out the situation. He could only gasp at what he saw. Jack was unconscious and tied up to a tree. Standing next to him were two people facing the mouth of the cave. One was a tall man who looked about twenty. He had long black hair and glasses. He wore a black cloak with a black shirt, black slacks, and black shoes. Next to him stood a short and skinny women who looked a little younger than the man. She also wore a black cloak with a black blouse, black pants, and black shoes. Then Beaver looked over at the cave and saw Anna standing in there way. She had her hands out as she yelled,
“You cannot enter the cave!”
The man laughed and said,
“And you’re going to stop us . . . ha, do you know who you are messing with? I am Will and this is Monica. We are members of the prestigious Roeno Shadow Society. In that cave is the secret to powering up our Pokemon. Our leader says that the only way to reach true enlightenment is to train your Pokemon to be the strongest they can be. We will not let a little girl stop us when we are so close to our goal!”
Pulling two pokeballs out of her bag, Anna said,
“We’ll just see about that . . . go Voltage and Weeds!”
The two pokeballs flew into the air releasing two Pokemon at the same time. On resembled a small yellow mouse while the other looked like a small onion. Beaver pointed his Pokedex at the mouse-like Pokemon first and it said,
“Pikachu is a electirc type pokemon. It stores electicity in sacs found inside its checks. Although it looks small, it can shock an opponent with such great force that the jolt can render it completely paralyzed.”
Then Beaver moved the Pokedex to face the plant and it said,
“This Pokemon’s name is Oddish. It is of the grass and poison types. Usually a nocturnal Pokemon, it relies on its powerful spore-like attacks to stun the foe so that it can escape.”
Monica: “Ha, you think two punny little pokemon like that can stop us. Come on Will, let’s show her the meaning of pain.”
The two of them threw two pokeballs onto the field and relased two Pokemon. Beaver was stunned because they looked very similar, having only slight differences. Beaver pointed the Pokedex at them and it said,
“Both of these Pokemon are named Nidoran. The smaller white specimen is the female while the larger purple one is the male of the species. The female has smaller barbs so it carries less poison then the male, but it has more bulk for stronger physical attacks. Beware of both of these Pokemon for they possess strong poisons!”
Beaver became worried, but decided to watch Anna battle before he intervied. Anna laughed and said,
“A couple of Nidorans . . . I will show you. Voltage, use your Thundershock attack on the Nidoran ♂; Weeds, use your Stun Spore attack on Nidoran ♀.”
Will: “Nido, use your Horn Attack on that Pikachu.”
Monice: “Nida, use a Whirlwind attack to blow that Stun Spore away.”
Oddish jumped up and let out some small yellow particles that floated towards Nidoran ♀. Nidoran ♀ took in a big breath and blew a whirlwind at the spores sending them flying towards the other side of the battle field. Meanwhile, Pikachu shot a stream of electricty right at Nidoran ♂ and hit him dead on. He fell down but then regained its footing and leaped at Pikachu hitting it with its horn and sending it flying into a rock. Just as it landed, the spores fell down on him paralyzing him. Anna gasp and yelled,
“No, get up Pikachu . . .”
Pikachu tried to get up but he fell back down and fainted. Then Anna turned to Oddish and said,
“It’s up to you Weeds. Use your Sleep Powder attack on all of them now.”
Will and Monica: “Nidorans, use Tackle on it at the same time before it can attack.”
Oddish jumped up ready to let out sleep spores, but the Nidorans leaped up and slammed into it before it could attack. Oddish fell to the ground with a cry of pain and then fainted.
Will: “Ha, what did I tell you little girl . . .now step aside.”
Will and Monica walked towards the cave. Anna put here hands out again trying to stop them, but Monica simply shoved her aside. Just as they were going to enter the cave, Beaver came running down the hill yelling,
“Stop right there!”
Will and Monica turned around and laughed. Monica said,
“Oh, another kid is going to stop us now? I am shaking in my boots.”
Both of them laughed and then Monica continued saying,
“I wouldn’t waste my time on a random kid like you. Let’s go Will.”
Will: “Right . . . later kiddy.”
They both waved sarcasticly and then turned to walked to the cave. Beaver got angry and yelled,
“We’ll see how you handle this . . . go team!”
He took the first two pokeballs from his belt and threw them into the field. Treecko and Charmander came out in battle stance ready to battle as if they knew how high the stakes really were. Will laughed and looked over at Monica saying,
“Let’s demolish this nubiee. It will be a fun treat before we claim the real prize.”
Monica: “Sure, why not. I can deny the pleasure of the cave for a moment to destroy him. Go Nida!”
Will: “You too Nido!”
The two Nidorans came out again looking a little tired from the previous battle. Beaver saw this and thought to himself,
“I got this one now.”
Then he said, “Treecko use Agility now! Charmander use Bite on Nidoran ♀!”
Will: “Nido, use a poison sting on that Treecko!”
Monica: “Nida, use a scratch attack on Charmander quick!”
The two Nidorans sprung into action, but they were caught of guard by their opponents speed. Treecko began running circles around Nidoran ♂ so that each Poison Sting attack he made missed. Charmander began running directily at Nidoran ♀. She jumped at him trying to use a Scratch attack, but Charmander caught both her front feet. Then he spread here arms and used a unimpeaded bite attack right on her neck. Beaver yelled,
“Great you two . . . now Charmander finish her with a Headbutt attack now! Treecko use a Faint Attack now!”
Treecko abruptly stopped running in circles and jumped flipping over Nidoran ♂. He landed on the edge of a bolder and pushed off as he began to glow with a inky black aura. He slammed into Nidoran ♂ before he could react causing him to fly into a nearby tree. Shocked, Will yelled,
“No! Get up Nido!”
Nidoran ♂ tried to get up but it fell down and was out. Seeing this, Monica said,
“It’s up to us now Nida. Use a Double Kick attack!”
She flew at Charmander and used a Double Kick as he used a Headbutt. The two attacks offset each other and the two combatants flew back onto the field away from each other. Monica yelled,
“Again Nida!”
Beaver: “Charmander, jump to dodge it and then use an Ember attack!”
Nidoran ♀ lunged at Charmander with her foot, but he jumped over the attack. As he landed behind her he let out a powerful flash of flames that sorched the unprepared opponent. She fell down and fainted. Beaver jumped up and screamed,
“Yes . . . I did it!”
Will: “You have just entered a world of pain little boy.”
Monica: “You will pay one day for this. You are now on the RSS black list. We’ll see how long you last as a trainer now. Until next time we meet little boy.”
With that the two of them recalled there Pokemon and then they threw two smoke bombs at the ground. When the smoke cleared they were gone without a trace. Beaver smiled and recalled his Pokemon. Anna ran over to him and gave him a hug. She smiled and said,
“Thank you Beaver . . . without you it could have been disaster for the world.”
Then she ran over to her Father who was just coming to. She sat down beside him and held his hand. Jack looked around and said,
“What happened?”
Anna: “Daddy, these two evil people came and knocked you out. They tied you up and then they tried to go in the cave.”
Jack busted free from the ropes and began to run towards the cave, but Anna yelled,
“No, stop daddy. Calm down they didn’t go in.”
Jack snapped around with a puzzled look on his face. He was silent for a moment and then he said,
“Did you beat them off with Pikachu and Oddish?”
Anna held her head down and said,
“I tried father, but I was defeated.”
Jack still surprised began to ask,
“So how were they de . . .?”
Just then he saw Beaver standing there. He stood and stroked his chin. Then he smiled and said,
“I see. Beaver, you have proven yourself when the world needed you most. Your deeds here will never be forgotten.”
Beaver sratched the back of his head and just smiled. Jack continued,
“I will not except your challenge now, for it would be improper given my training level, but one day we will have a battle. And I am sure it will be a spectacular bout for all who witness it. Until then I would like you to have this as a small token of my gratitude.”
He walked inside and then he handed Beaver a package and then turned and walked back into his house. Anna ran up and gave Beaver another hug. She looked him in the eyes and said,
“Wow, my dad actually likes you. That’s a first. I don’t think I have ever heard him say that many words to anyone, especially not a young trainer like you.”
They both laughed and then she sighed saying,
“Well you better be on your way if you ever want to be good enough to challenge my father. I am sure we will meet again one day.”
Beaver: “I know we will. And on that day we will battle as well. Until then, be safe and good luck to you.”
With that Beaver turned and walked down the road. Anna stood there and watched him until he was out of site. Just as Beaver turned onto Route 4, he unwrapped the package Jack had given him. He smiled as he saw it was necklace. It was made with black chain wire and in the middle it had the Roeno League symbol hanging in the front. He stopped and put it around his neck. He smiled and said,
“Now I’m ready to take the Roeno League by storm. Ready or not, here I come!”
To Be Contined . . .
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