Pokemon Cardfighters Episode 3: The Qualifiers Begin! by "KentaMarina" I have nothing much to say here except that in the previous episode, Kenta receives a mysterious invitation to Duel City (I'm telling you right now, Duel City is a island courtesy of Team Rocket) for an "annual" tournament which involves the Pokemon Trading Card Game. Also, I have been looking back at the previous episodes and I found a big mistake involving Kenta's little brother, Matt. It seems that he wasn't in the previous episode but in the "New Characters" section, he was supposed to join the group in the previous episode, so I'll just pick off from the end of "The Invitation." =========================================================================== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ =========================================================================== New Characters: Name: Narrator (that's me, but I should've put it on the first episode) Age: ?? Status: Um..a Pokemaniac? Originated from: A small place where Pokemon and Humans co-existed side by side, living in peace and harmony. ^_~ Other Comments: The guy who writes this fanfic, but never appears in the whole story. Is clumsy and forgetful. :D =========================================================================== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ =========================================================================== Episode 3: The Qualifiers Begin! ~:From the end of the last episode (still part of the previous episode):~ (a Pidgeot swoops in) Misty: Finally! Ash: (panting) Let's..go! Misty: You had me worried that time Ash: I did? Kenta: Never mind that, let's go! ~:On Board the S.S Aqua:~ Kenta: Gee, I wonder where's our room. Ash: Hey, I recognize that guy! Let's ask him! Hey Captain! Captain: Ash Ketchum! I would like to thank you again for getting rid of that sea sickness on S.S. Anne. Ash: And I would like to thank you for that HM01 you have. If it wasn't for it, I wouldn't have the ThunderBadge right now. Captain: I'll say, that Gym is blocked off with a tree. Ash: So, would you mind helping us out, because we don't know where our rooms are. Captain: Let me take a look at your tickets. (They hand their tickets to the Captain) Captain: Hmm...room 602..602..ah! There it is, second door to the left. Ash: Thanks a lot! Captain: You're welcome! (The group runs off to the room) Kenta: Hmm..looks like I'll have to insert the Ticket in this slot (Kenta puts it in, turns the knob and the door opens) Kenta: Cool! Ash: Nice! Marina: Tight! Misty: Awesome! Ash: Come on out, Pikachu! Pikachu: Pika Pika!!! (this is so cool!!!) Ash & Kenta: I'm checking out the Battling Arena! Let's go! (They both run off) Misty: Guys...they always like to battle Marina: You're right Misty. Hey, wanna go to the Arcade? Misty: Sure! (They both run off leaving Brock) Brock: Hmm...I'm gonna go out and meet some girls! (He runs off) ~:Battling Arena:~ Ash: Pikachu, Thundershock! Dude: Ivysaur, Razor Leaf! (Pikachu goes up and shocks Ivysaur, fainting him) Ash: Alright! Pikachu: Pi Pikachu! (I did it!) Ash: You were awesome, Pikachu! Pikachu: Pikachu!! (Thanks!!) Ash: Hmm...wonder how Kenta's doing? Let's take a look! ~:Kenta's Arena:~ Cooltrainer M(male): Charmeleon, finish him with a Flamethrower attack! Kenta: Fearow, use Drill Peck as a last resort! Charmeleon: Char! (you're finished!) Fearow: Fearow!! (I don't think so!!) (The two of them hits each other at the same time) Referee: Double K.O.! A Sudden Death match is on! Trainers, use only 1 Pokemon Kenta: Maybe I'll pick this (spins a Pokeball on his fingertip). Cooltrainer M: And I choose this (shows a Great Ball) Referee: Trainers, ready? Go! Kenta: Go get 'em, Typhlosion! Cooltrainer M: Charizard, go! Ash: Whoa, it's a battle between the final evolutions of the starting Fire- Type Pokemon! Now this is what I call a battle! Kenta: Typhlosion, start off with a Quick Attack! Cooltrainer M: Quick Attack? Kenta: Yep, when he was just a Quilava, it learned Quick Attack and now, I'm not gonna erase this move! Cooltrainer M: Grr...Charizard, Slash! Kenta: You're not gonna be fast for my Typhlosion! (Typhlosion hits Charizard, who falls down, then gets up) Kenta: Try to hit him quick with a Dynamicpunch! Cooltrainer M: No! (A critical hit is all it takes for Typhlosion to knock out Charizard) Cooltrainer M: I..lost..Charizard, return! You did good Kenta: Typhlosion, return! Great job Jr. Trainer M (in another arena): Magikarp, Hyper Beam! Kenta: (surprised) Hyper Beam? How the hell did he teach that Magikarp to do that? (thinking) Nobody can teach a Magikarp that without my assitance. Could it be...(aloud) Matt? (This is supposed to be where part 3 starts. Sorry about that) Jr. Trainer M (this is Matt): Big bro! Hold on, I'll be right there. Go, Furret! Youngster: (thinking) How did he teach that Magikarp to use Hyper Beam? (aloud) Machamp, go! Matt: Alright then, Furret, hurry up and use your Surf attack! (this can be acheived in the Gold, Silver, Crystal versions although I don't know if there's a Furret in Ruby and Sapphire) Kenta: Alright! Putting an HM to good use! Youngster: Surf? (Machamp gets knocked out) Youngster: Machamp, return! Matt: (runs to Kenta) Hey there big brother! (gives Kenta the high five) Kenta: Hey, what's up? Matt: Just got my GlacierBadge! Kenta: That's cool! So, Pryce was tough, eh? Matt: I sure did have a hard time with Piloswine, but I made it! Ash: Hey Kenta! Is that your.. Matt: Yep, I'm his little brother! Who are you? Ash: I'm Ash Ketchum and this is my Pikachu Pikachu: Pika! (Hi) Misty & Marina: (panting) We got here as soon as we could to see the kid that has a Magikarp that knows how to use Hyper Beam. Kenta: Uh...you're looking at that "kid," my little brother. Misty & Marina: That's the kid? Matt: Yep, that's me Misty: Alright then, prove it! Matt: (grinning) Okay!! ~:Arena:~ (Kanto Gym Leader Music Plays) Referee: This is a 3-on-3 match. Trainers may switch Pokemon anytime. Trainers, ready? Go! Misty: I choose Politoed! Matt: I choose Ratatta! Misty: A Ratatta? That's an easy target Matt: Don't underestimate the power of my Rattata! Go, Thunder attack! Misty: THUNDER?!? Matt: I taught him that from a TM Misty: (thinking) This kid is a prodigy, and he is Kenta's little brother!! Matt: Finish that Politoed with a Flame Wheel! Ash: Flame Wheel? Kenta: Ash, he crossed-bred a male Fire-Type who knows Flame Wheel with a Raticate or a Rattata. Referee: Politoed is unable to battle. The round goes to Rattata (Politoed faints, and Matt's Rattata does a "victory dance") Misty: Grr..Politoed, return! Matt: Rattata, you did a good job, return! Misty: I choose Golduck! Matt: I choose, Chikorita! Misty: Golduck, start off with a Confusion! Matt: Chikorita, Light Screen! (Golduck's attack gets absorbed by Chikorita's Light Screen) Misty: What?!? Matt: Chikorita, go and use your Sleep Powder quick! Misty: Oh no! (Golduck falls to the ground, fast asleep) Referee: The round goes to Chikorita! Misty: Prepare for the best Pokemon I have. Go, Starmie! Matt: Chikorita, return! And now, prepare to meet my...Magikarp! Misty: (sarcastically) Right, the one who knows Hyper Beam. Matt: I'm not kidding, you know. Kenta: She's gonna get it. Matt: Alright, finish the match with a Hyper Beam!! Misty: You're bluffing! Kenta: No, he's not bluffing, Misty. Oh and watch out. (Magikarp aims) Misty: (gasps) It's gonna do it! (Magikarp fires, instantly fainting Starmie. Crowd is stunned by the event) Misty: (thinking) That fish really did it! It actually used Hyper Beam! Referee: (stunned at the event too, saying) The...the..match..goes..to Magikarp..and..Matt! Gentleman (in the crowd): That kid's a real prodigy! Lass (in the crowd): That Magikarp's very powerful!! Matt: I won. Misty: Starmie, return. Matt: Told 'ya so. Ash: Now I've seen everything. Kenta: Yeah. My teaching skills finally paid off! Marina: You..you taught that Magikarp to do that? Kenta: (grinning) Yep! Matt: (running to Kenta) Thanks, big bro. If it wasn't for you, I could have lost to her. Kenta: No problem, Matt. ~:Back in the Room:~ (the group just sit there, minding their own businesses when Kenta's PokeGear rings) Kenta: Hello Prof. Elm. Prof. Elm: Hello Kenta. I heard of a kid that has a Magikarp that knows how to use Hyper Beam. Did you get a chance to see him or her? Kenta: Professor, that was my little brother. Prof. Elm: WHAT? THAT KID WAS YOUR LITTLE BROTHER??? Kenta: Yeah. Why? Prof. Elm: Just curious. Oh well, see you again. (click) Kenta: (thinking) What's his problem? ~:The Next Day:~ Kenta: Finally, we're here. Matt: Duel City. P.A.: The ship has arrived at Duel City. Please do not leave any belongings behind. Ash: Let's go. ~:Duel City Shores:~ Grunt (on microphone): Welcome to Duel City! Registrations are going on at the Pokemon Center over there. Once signed-up, please wait for the announcements. Kenta: Alright guys, let's go ~:Pokemon Center:~ Nurse Joy: Where are you from? Kenta: Johto Nurse Joy: Hold on please.... Okay, you're ready to battle. Good luck in the tournament! Next! (After a few minutes) Grunt: Welcome trainers, to the 10th annual Duel City trading card tournament! For our qualifier round, trainers must duel another trainer and win to advance into the tournament. You will see the rules of the tournament on the back of your invitation. Now, could all the trainers from the Johto region go to that tent over there on the right and all the trainers from Kanto to the left please. ~:Johto and Kanto Region Tents:~ Dude: Alright trainers, you will be placed in an arena at random with an opponent. So, here are the results. (Kenta goes to arena 67, Marina goes to arena 45, and Ash goes to arena 34) Dude: Okay trainers, good luck. ~:Arena 67:~ Kenta: (thinking) Hmm...I wonder where my opponent is? Blackbelt: Hey, my opponent is a kid? This is too easy. Kenta: Don't underestimate me. I'm tough. Blackbelt: Yeah right. Let's duel! (For those who know how to play the game, ignore these things. As for the ones who don't know how to play this, read everything) Kenta: I lay this card face-down (card is a Dratini) Blackbelt: I choose this card (card is a Machop) Kenta: 4 Prizes (They both place 4 cards face down on one side) Blackbelt: Coin toss! Kenta: Heads! Blackbelt: Tails! ("Coin" lands on Heads so Kenta goes first. He draws a card, a Dragonair) Kenta: (thinking) Alright! A Dragonair, but I can't evolve it now, maybe later. (aloud) I attach a Water Energy on my Dratini. I also place another Dratini on my bench and I attack with Pound! (10 damage) (Machop receives 10 hit points are deducted from Machop, leaving it with only 40 hit points left) Blackbelt: My turn! (draws a Machoke, thinks) Machoke! I'll use it on him later. (aloud) I attach a Fighting Energy to Machop and I use Pluspower on him! Kenta: (thinking) If I remember it, a Pluspower increases an attack by 10. This may not be good! Blackbelt: (thinking) After this, I'm gonna be able to destroy that minature blue serpent! (aloud) Machop, use your Low Kick attack! (Machop's Low Kick does 20 damage with a Pluspower equals 30 points of damage to Dratini, leaving him with only 10 hit points left) Kenta: Grr...my turn! (draws a card, Potion, thinks) Whew, a Potion! That could come in handy later, but for now..(aloud) I evolve my Dratini into a Dragonair! Blackbelt: NO! (thinking) This is not good! I don't have any more Basic Pokemon in my hand! Kenta: Now, I attach a Double Colorless Energy on my new Dragonair and now, Dragonair, Slam! ("Coin" appears. Kenta flips it 2 times, both land on heads. Slam does 30 damage times the number of heads. You do the math ^_^ Anyway, Dragonair does its Slam attack, fainting the Machop on the holographic field) Kenta: Oh yeah!! I won! (there were no more Basic Pokemon on Blackbelt's bench) Blackbelt: You got lucky. My friends will avenge me! ~:Arena 34:~ (The match is underway. On Ash's field, his Active Pokemon is a Charmeleon that has 70 points of damage out of 80 points. He has another Charmeleon, an Ivysaur and a Wartortle on his bench. He only has one prize left. Now his opponent, a Cooltrainer F(female) has a Base Set Raichu that has only 10 points of damage out of 80 and she only has one prize left too.) Ash: (draws a card, Fire Energy and thinks) Hmm...if I remember it right, if I place a Fire Energy card to Charmeleon, I would be able to use its Flamethrower attack at the cost of 1 Fire Energy. Oh well..here goes (aloud) I place a Fire Energy to Charmeleon and now, Charmeleon, use your Flamethrower attack!! Cooltrainer F: I'm finished! (Charmeleon uses its Flamethrower, knocking out the Raichu on the field) Ash: I won! (there were no more cards on his opponents bench) Wait till Kenta hears this! ~:Johto and Kanto Region Tents:~ Kenta: So Ash, how did it go? Ash: I won my first match! Kenta: Alright! I knew you could do it! Marina: Hey guys, I won! Kenta: That's great! Dude: Congratulations to the winners and for the losers, better luck next time. The boat back to shore is ready to take you guys. Now, get some rest all of you and get back here tomorrow. Good night guys. (Ash, Kenta and Marina sees the others) Matt: Hey big bro! How did it go? Kenta: We all advanced into the second round Misty: That's great news! Ash: And I had my first victory! Brock: Good for you, Ash. Kenta: (sniffs) That smells good! What is that? Ash: Oh, that's Brock cooking something. He's a good cook. Brock: Thanks Ash. Kenta: That's cool! Brock: Hey, dinner's ready! (Kenta hears something) Marina: What is it, Kenta? Kenta: I think somebody's watching us but I don't know who Ash: Don't worry about it now, Kenta. Kenta: Ok, Ash (Inside the tent) Marina: (wakes up from the rustling noise) Man, that sound is annoying me. I'd better go check out what it is. (She walks outside and a Grunt gets her) Marina (muffled) Help! TO BE CONTINUED... =========================================================================== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ =========================================================================== Sorry for not updating this series quickly because I had to hack codes for my friends with Junior High work in the way. I WILL update the series when I have time...no, no, just kidding. I will update the series ASAP, but for now...I'm posting this first =========================================================================== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ =========================================================================== Copyright Info (c) Copyright 2002 by KentaMarina (e-mail at Lracer27@aol.com) This fanfic cannot be distributed in books, magazines, etc., it cannot be sold for commercial purposes and any crap like that, and then again, if you see my name somewhere on the Internet on a fanfic I didn't make, PLEASE E-MAIL ME AND I WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ASAP. This fanfic can only be found at this site: The Pokemon Tower (www.thepokemontower.com) Special Thanks go to: The Jolt Master (thejoltmaster@aol.com) for posting this "wonderful" part. Thanks Jolt!