CHAPTER 7
AQUA ASSAULT
"Well," Kamon said,
looking at the holographic map hovering above his Pokégear. "It seems that
the only gym I can easily access is Cerulean City's Gym North of Saffron
City. Well, I know where I'm going." He shut off the map and called
out his Delibird. "Delibird, were going North. Come on, let's
Fly." Kamon hopped on top of Delibird and headed to Cerulean City
Gym.
* * *
Kamon walked into the gym, and almost left to see if
he had walked into the right place. It was a huge pool, with 4 small
platforms floating around in it. Kamon assumed that, if he was in the
right place, those were for the trainers and their Pokémon to stand on. He
looked around for any sign of a gym leader, or, for that matter, a sign of a
trainer.
A girl in a bikini was sitting down in a chair near
him. She said, "Who are you looking for?" Kamon stared down.
"Uh,
um, I'm looking for any trainers or a gym leader," Kamon stuttered.
"Well,
you are in Cerulean City Gym," she responded, "and I happen to be the Gym
Leader. My name is Misty."
"Oh," Kamon said, taking his eyes off of
her. Misty frowned at him when she realized that he was staring. She
then grabbed a robe and slipped it on.
"I'll take you on, trainer. How
many Pokémon do you have with you?" Misty asked. Kamon thought about this
for a second. The only reason she would ask that is if she thought that he
was a rookie trainer and only had something like three Pokémon.
"I'm no
rookie. I came from Johto to challenge and beat every one of the Kanto
Gyms," Kamon said. He then smiled. "Just like I did in
Johto."
"You conqured all the Gyms in Johto? Wow. Are you the
Drew kid who beat everyone, including Lance? I really wanted to challenge
him. I heard he even beat the hotshot trainer who just joined the Johto
Gym Trainers Association. You know, the one who really messed up big
against Lance?" Kamon got really, really angry. For one thing, he
couldn't believe that Drew beat Lance, and hopfully not as easily as he beat
Kamon. For another, she had just insulted him. And, right now, that
was a really, really bad thing to do.
"For your information, Misty," Kamon
said angrily, "I AM the hotshot trainer that screwed up against Lance. And
now, I'm gonna beat you into the dirt. Choose your Pokémon wisely…"
Misty looked at him like she had just been threatened.
"I'll take that as a
challenge! Starmie, go!" Misty said, throwing a Lure Ball into the
water. From it came a greyish Pokémon that looked somewhat like a
starfish.
"Big mistake. Electabuzz, go!" Kamon's Pokémon came out
of his Ultra Ball, and hopped onto the floating platform. "Electabuzz,
Thunder!" Lightning struck Starmie, one-hit K.O.
"…What just happened?"
Misty asked, watching her Starmie sink to the bottom of the pool.
"Return. I can't believe my Starmie went down so quickly…oh well.
Now, go, Politoed!" A green frog Pokémon emerged and dove under
water.
"Too easy. Water conducts electricity, duh. Thunder,
Electabuzz! Electrify the water!" Lightning surged through the pool,
striking everything in it, including Politoed. Another one of Misty's
Pokémon fell.
"No! Politoed, come back. If have to have a Pokémon
that can overcome Electric Pokémon…ha! I know! It's your turn,
Quagsire!" This time, the Pokémon did not go under water. It stayed
on the platform.
"Electabuzz, another Thunder," Kamon said casually. He
watched as the lightning practically bounced off of Quagsire. "What, no
way…the only way for that to happen is if-"
"If he were a Ground-type
Pokémon, right?" Misty finished Kamon's statement. "Quagsire is both Water
and Ground," Misty explained.
"No! Electabuzz, come back for a second,"
Kamon said, recalling his Pokémon. "Delibird, give it a shot!
Blizzard!" Quagsire dove under the water to avoid the Ice-type
attack. "I've been down this road before…" Kamon said, recalling his bout
with Clair. "Delibird, Blizzard on the water!" Misty had never seen
a trainer use her pool against herself, before. Also, she never counted on
her pool being more of a hinderance than a help. The water froze, trapping
Quagsire under the ice.
"Oh, my Quagsire! Return, and go,
Togetic! Psychic, now!" This was unexpected, since Kamon knew that
Togetic was a Normal-and-Flying-type Pokémon. Delibird was struck by the
psychic blast, but quickly recovered, but not in time. "Togetic,
Fly!" The white winged Pokémon dive-bombed Delibird, knocking it
out.
"No, Delibird…return. Golem, I choose you! Wait for my
command," Kamon said. He wasn't even half-way sure if his plan would
work.
"Togetic, Metronome!" Misty said. Togetic landed on the ground,
wiggled its finger, and then used the Dragon-type attack Outrage.
"Now,
Golem, Earthquake!" Kamon commanded. The ice split and cracked, making
both Golem and Togetic fall through. "Golem, return," Kamon said. He
knew that using Golem as a kamikaze Pokémon, he would win for sure. He
could just use Electabuzz next, and finish the rest of Misty's Pokémon
off.
"Ha, good plan…except for the fact that my Togetic can Teleport.
Togetic, Teleport from the water!" Togetic disappeared in a flash of white
light, and reappeared on its own platform. Kamon was shocked.
"No…no
way…Electabuzz, rejoin the battle! Thunderbolt!" Electabuzz shocked
Togetic, frying it, and also making it faint.
"…Uh…return. That didn't
go over so well," Misty said.
"Like a lead baloon, actually," Kamon
replied.
"Hey, you, shut up!" Misty snapped. "I have no way of
winning…if this last Pokémon faints, I'm forfeitting the match. "Vaporeon,
go! Use Hydro Pump attack!" Vaporeon blasted water at Kamon's
Electabuzz, knocking her into the water. Electabuzz grabbed onto a
floating hunk of ice and hopped onto it.
"Good job, Electabuzz," Kamon said,
"now use Thunder!" Lighning struck Vaporeon, but it was not knocked
out. "What!? No way!"
"Ha, Vaporeon I my strongest Pokémon!"
Misty bragged. "Now, Aurora Beam!" A blue beam shot out of
Vaporeon's mouth and struck Electabuzz, but Electabuzz came back with a second
Thunder, knocking it out. "That's it. I forfeit. You
win. Here's the Cascade Badge. Now, if you don't mind, please leave
my Gym."
"Uhh…yeah. Okay," Kamon replied, recalling his
Electabuzz. He walked out of the gym only to be confronted by Drew.
Drew smiled at Kamon.
"You win?" he asked.
"Of course," Kamon said, a
little resintment in his voice.
"Well," Drew said, sticking out his hand, "I
suppose that makes us rivals, you know, since we're both taking on the Kanto Gym
challenge."
"I guess, yeah," Kamon said, shaking Drews hand.
"Well, I'm
getting by sixth Badge now. Looks like I'm in the lead."
"Six…yeah, I
suppose you are…" Kamon said. They walked in opposite directions, and
parted again.