Pokémon GS, The Johto Leauge Part 4: Sprout Tower Under Attack! by: "Kenta Marina" I forgot to tell how Jessie and James have a Seviper and a Cacnea in the last part. Well, again, from an excellent site named serebii.net, it says under Jessie and James' BIO that they don't have Arbok and Weezing anymore, but they have new Pokémon from the Hoenn Region. ============================================================================ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================================================ Sprout Tower Under Attack! Our heroes have finally reached Violet City at night, and looks like the two brothers are taking a short stop at the Pokémon Center. "Here you go," said Nurse Joy, handing Kenta his Cyndaquil back. "Your Cyndaquil is alright and good to go," she commented. "Cyndaquil!" it said, jumping towards Kenta's shoulder. It looked very happy just to be back resting on Kenta's shoulder again. "Thanks a lot, Nurse Joy," said Kenta, who was stroking Cyndaquil's head while it was now sleeping. Matt woke up after a short nap that he decided to take when they got there. He left his Bellsprout in Nurse Joy's care to recover the energy that it lost during the previous battle with Team Rocket. "Boy, that took a lot from it," he said to himself. He took his backpack and checked what's inside. "Hmm... only 4 more PokéBalls, my clothes are still clean, and I still haven't used my money yet for anything..." he thought as he slung the only strap on his backpack over his left shoulder. He took the room's keys and walked out. When he got to the lobby, he saw Kenta with Cyndaquil curled up as a ball, resting on one of Kenta's shoulders. "Probably sleeping..." he thought as he went up to the counter to return the room's keys and to pick up his Bellsprout. "Thank you very much," said Nurse Joy. "Would you like to pick your Bellsprout up now?" she asked. "Yes, please," was the reply. Nurse Joy returned after a few seconds with a PokéBall on a silver tray. "Your Bellsprout is ready to go, but it only has about 99% of energy now," she said. "If you let it stay in it's PokéBall for a few hours, it'll be as good as new," she finished as Matt picked up the PokéBall. He shrunk it by pressing a button on the PokéBall, and placed it in a case around his waist. Kenta saw Matt and he walked towards him. "You sure you didn't forget anything in the room?" he asked. "Yeah, I'm sure..." replied Matt. "Something wrong?" "Yeah, my Bellsprout hasn't fully recovered yet." "How come?" "I have no idea, but I'm sure all those attacks it did against Team Rocket took a lot of energy." "You're right, even Cyndaquil here's already sleeping, and trying to recover some lost energy too." "I can see that for myself, you know..." said Matt. "Well, let's see if the Gym's open," he said. When they got to the Gym's entrance, they spied a little sign with large print that said: VIOLET CITY POKéMON GYM LEADER: FALKNER The elegant master of flying Pokémon "'The elegant master of flying Pokémon?' Big bro, what do you think it means?" asked Matt. "It means that he specializes in bird Pokémon," replied Kenta. "And that he's very good at using them too," he said. Then, he noticed a sign on the door. It simply said: CLOSED "And it also means that the Gym is closed right now," he finished. Since the Gym was closed, Kenta and Matt decided to stay in the Pokémon Center again, but this time, Kenta and Matt called Prof. Elm's lab using the phone booths there. Back in New Bark Town, Prof. Elm heard the phone ringing. "This late at night?" he thought to himself as he picked up the phone. Kenta and Matt's faces appeared on the screen. "Hey Professor, sorry if we woke you up..." apologized Kenta. "No, no, it's okay. I'm always up 24/7," he said. "What did you guys call for?" he asked. "We just wanna know what's happening in New Bark Town," said Matt. "It's alright Matt, nothing's bad happened yet," was the reply. "Oh, I almost forgot to tell you two this," he said as he continued. "Some of our fellow Professors in the Hoenn Region has discovered new Pokémon there, and some Trainers in the Johto and Kanto Regions are now carrying these new Pokémon, so, one of our fellow Professors who made the PokéDex, Prof. Westwood V, created an update for the PokéDex," he finished. "An update?" asked Kenta. "Yes, the update should contain all of the currently discovered Pokémon, as well as the old ones from the Kanto and Johto Regions," said the professor. "How do we get the update?" asked Matt. Prof. Elm pressed a button on his phone, while on the other side, the phone that the two brothers were using opened up a small rectangular- shaped hole, big enough for Kenta's PokéDex to fit in. "You should see a rectangular hole below the screen," replied the professor. "Insert your PokéDex in and it'll automatically update it." So Kenta pulled out his PokéDex and inserted it in the hole. A few seconds later, a new PokéDex came out. It was a little smaller and it opened in a different kind of way. "Don't worry, your Trainer Data is in there, Kenta," assured the professor as another PokéDex came out of the hole where Kenta inserted his PokéDex. "Huh? Another one?" asked Matt. "Yes, Matt, and this ones yours," said Prof. Elm. Matt opened his mouth wide as he took the PokéDex. He opened it up, and accessed his Trainer Data. The PokéDex showed his picture and told his data in reply. Kenta and Matt, who still had his mouth open, thanked the Professor and turned the phone off. Meanwhile, on the counter, the phone rang 3 times before Nurse Joy got to answer it. She widened her eyes at whatever she heard and replied with a series of "Uh huh"s and "Yes"s and finally said "Ok" as she replaced the phone. Then, everybody who was at the Pokémon Center heard a loud explosion, followed by what sounded like a large chainsaw. The noises woke up all of Violet City as the people were wondering what was going on. Kenta and Matt were the only ones who got out of the Pokémon Center to see what was going on. "Sprout Tower..." Kenta said slowly. "...is being attacked..." said Matt. The two brothers looked at each other and both gave a nod to each other, and they ran towards the entrance to the Sprout Tower. When they got there, they saw a group of policemen and policewomen led by Officer Jenny. Kenta and Matt got inside without the police noticing them. The two ran up to the top floor, only to see Jessie, James, and Meowth trying to saw the pillar with a giant chainsaw-like machine. The Sages couldn't stop them, since Team Rocket stole their Bellsprouts. Then, Team Rocket noticed Kenta and Matt, who were standing there, trying to think up a strategy to beat the machine. "Hey, look, it's the other twerps again!" shouted Meowth. Then, the three of them jumped out of their seats and stood on top of the machine. "You guys better stop this right now!" shouted Matt. "Your puny Pokémon doesn't stand a chance against our chainsaw!" said Jessie, grinning. "So, you'd better prepare for trouble!" "And make it double!" said James. Kenta had grown annoyed to their motto. "Here we go again..." he said dully. "To protect the world from devestation!" "To unite all people within our nation!" "To denounce the evils of truth and love!" "To extend our reach to the stars above!" At this point, Kenta tried to annoy them, as well as interrupt them. "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah..." he said dully, as he made a gesture with his hand, making it open and close. Team Rocket stopped their motto at this and Matt sweatdropped. There was a moment's silence, the machine stopped, nobody said a word while Kenta continued to annoy Team Rocket. The continuing "blah"s also annoyed Matt, and he was the first to speak again. "Okay big bro, you can stop now..." he said, but his words were deafened by the sound of Kenta's "blah"s. "YOU CAN STOP NOW, BIG BRO!!" shouted Matt, but it was still useless, Kenta was still going without stopping for air. Cyndaquil woke up and used its "hands" to cover its' ears. Matt gave Kenta a soft poke in his side. Kenta stopped to a halt, and asked, "Is it done already?" A moment's silence passed again. Kenta got back his serious face. "Cyndaquil, let's go!" Matt followed suit. "Bellsprout, I choose you! "If it's a Pokémon Battle you want, then you'll get it! Seviper, get them!" said Jessie, releasing the huge snake from its' PokéBall again. The two brothers then pulled out their PokéDexes at the same time. Their devices turned on as they focused on Seviper. "Seviper, the Fang Snake Pokémon. This Pokémon has a generations- long feud with Zangoose. It attacks with its' poisonous,sword-like tail," it said. "Cacnea, go!" said James, releasing the cactus Pokémon from its' Ball. As soon as it came out, the brothers quickly, but at the same time, focused their PokéDexes at Cacnea this time. "Cacnea, the Cactus Pokémon. This Pokémon likes to reside in dry locations, such as deserts. It uses the sharp thorns on its body to attack," it said. Kenta and Matt returned their PokéDexes to their pockets. Kenta poked Cyndaquil to ask if it's ready to battle. It nodded in reply, jumped off Kenta's shoulder and flared up its back. Matt released Bellsprout from its PokéBall. It was fully recovered and looked very determined. The leader of the Sages there widened his eyes in surprise. "A Bellsprout..." he said. Matt heard what the leader said and asked, "Why? Is there something wrong with it?" "No," he replied. "I sense a great power inside it. Power that is even stronger than my Bellsprout!" "Hear that, Matt?" his brother asked. "Your Bellsprout can really take these guys out," he said. Matt thought about something then said, "I got an idea! Big bro, you take care of the machine, and I'll get both Seviper and Cacnea," he said. Kenta nodded in reply. "Cyndaquil, use a Smokescreen attack then use your Flamethrower at the machine!" he commanded. Matt wasn't happy at the command his brother gave to Cyndaquil. "Why did you use the Smokescreen attack?" he asked. "Hey, don't get mad," he said firmly. "I got your back!" "Oh, now I get it! Bellsprout, disable them with your Stun Spore attack!" commanded Matt. Cyndaquil released smoke from its mouth first, obliterating the enemy Pokémon's view and started to attack the machine. Bellsprout released powder at both Seviper and Cacnea, paralyzing them both. "Now use your Razor Leaf attack!" commanded Matt. "Cacnea, Sandstorm!" said James. "Seviper, Wrap that little sprout!" commanded Jessie. Cacnea was able to turn Cyndaquil's Smokescreen into a cloud of sand, covering the whole battling arena, while Seviper dived into Bellsprout, who managed to avoid it. Cyndaquil, on the other hand, was only able to destroy the blade part of the machine, but not the robot body itself. The robot started to ram Cyndaquil, but it suddenly stopped, then, without warning, it was knocked back towards Team Rocket, who managed to avoid it while the robot itself made a huge hole on the tower's wall, and was sent flying. Everybody gasped at the sight and wondered what did it. Suddenly, a large bird Pokémon appeared, who flew past the brothers, and rested on a man's shoulder. he had blue hair, and he was wearing a samurai-like outfit. Kenta's PokéDex broke the silence as he pointed it to the bird Pokémon. "Pidgeotto, the Bird Pokémon. The evolved form of Pidgey. This Pokémon is very protective of its territory. If it spots an intruder, Pidgeotto will fiercely peck at it." Team Rocket was angered at the sight of this unwanted person butting in. "Seviper, Crunch attack!" commanded Jessie "Cacnea, Poison Sting!" commanded James. Matt noticed that the two Pokémon were trying to attack the man's Pidgeotto as Seviper lunged towards the bird Pokémon with its fangs wide, while Cacnea's Poison Sting needles were also headed straight for Pidgeotto. Matt commanded Bellsprout to counter the attacks with its' Vine Whip, but he was interrupted suddenly by the man. "Pidgeotto, Aerial Ace attack!" he commanded. Pidgeotto quickly understood the command. It stayed for a moment, then in a blink of an eye, it disappeared and appeared again, perched again on the man's shoulder. It didn't seem to do anything, but Seviper, who froze in midair, suddenly fell down with a spiral look in its eye. Kenta and Matt were entirely surprised at what had just happened. Jessie froze in shock at the sight. "Seviper, return!" she shouted. Now, only Cacnea again was left. "Cacnea, use your Poison Sting attack again!" commanded James. "Bellsprout, counter the needles with Razor Leaf, then follow up with a Vine Whip attack!!" commanded Matt. The needles collided with the razor-sharp leaves, just as Matt had planned, then Bellsprout released two vines from its body, whipping then entangling Cacnea. "My turn!" shouted Kenta. "Cyndaquil, you know what to do!" And Cyndaquil definitely knew what to do: he used a Flamethrower at Cacnea, burning it and also hitting Team Rocket with the attack, while Jessie's Wobbuffet came out and was also burned. "We really should get those fire-proof suits now, along with shock- proof!" whimpered James. "Wobbuffet!!" shouted Wobbuffet. "We don't need your complaints right now!!" scowled Jessie as they were blasted off into the night sky. "Team Rocket's been burnt off again!!" was their cry as they disappeared into the moonlight. Finally, when the police came up and made sure that everybody was safe, they evacuated them. Outside, Kenta and Matt were talking to the man that had the Pidgeotto. "I'm very impressed at how your Bellsprout performed just a while ago," commented the man. "Thanks, but your Pidgeotto was stronger than mine," replied a very embarrassed Matt. "How would you like the two of you to challenge me when my Gym opens tomorrow?" asked the man. Kenta was shocked at this. "You're the Gym Leader of Violet City?!" he asked, still surprised. "That's right. My name is Falkner, the Violet City Gym Leader," he replied. "Well, may the best Trainer win tomorrow," said Kenta, shaking the Leader's hand. "See you two tomorrow...?" "Kenta." "And Matt." "Right. So good night and see you guys tomorrow," said Falkner as he left. Kenta and Matt decided to stay at the Pokémon Center for the time being. It was around 12:00 in the morning, according to Kenta's PokéGear. They rented a room and slept there. Kenta woke up to the sound of his PokéGear's alarm. It didn't wake up Matt, though. "6:59?" wondered Kenta as he checked the time. "But I set it to 8:00! Oh well, the earlier I wake up, the sooner I challenge Falkner," he thought, rising out of bed and stretching. He went out of the room and ate some breakfast. After that, he got back his Cyndaquil, who fully recovered under Nurse Joy and her Chansey's care. Cyndaquil was sleeping when Kenta got it back, but as soon as it felt the shoulder where it always likes to rest on, it suddenly woke up. Kenta gave Cyndaquil some Pokémon Food from Nurse Joy. It nudged Kenta's ear as a sign of thanks. Back at the PokéCenter, Matt finally woke up to find that his big brother's gone. "Why did he decide to just diss me?" he asked to himself. "Maybe he already went to the Gym!" he said aloud, as he immediatley got out of his bed. "Well Cyndaquil, this is it," said Kenta, who was standing just outside of the Gym's glass doors. "Let's do it." "You're not going inside without me!" Kenta turned around and saw Matt standing behind him. "About time you got up," he said. "Why on earth did you leave me there?" asked Matt. Kenta replied with a smirk, "Because you were snoring way too loud?" Matt was embarrased at this. "I DID NOT!" he protested. "I was just kidding," he said. "Let's go, Cyndaquil," he said as he opened the door, leaving Matt alone again. "Hey! Wait up!" shouted Matt. As Kenta and Matt go inside the Gym, in their thoughts, they are now prepared to win the Badge. ============================================================================ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================================================ Disclaimer (c) 1995 - 2003 Nintendo (c) 1995 - 2003 Creatures Inc. (c) 1995 - 2003 GAME FREAK Inc. Pokémon, Pikachu, and all other characters are trademarks of Nintendo. All rights, including the copyrights of game, scenario, music and program reserved by Nintendo, Creatures Inc., and Game Freak Inc. Other characters (like Matt) are created by the author. ============================================================================ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================================================ Contact Info E-mail me at Lracer2790@aol.com. I can also be reached through AOL's Instant Messenger, only when I'm online. ============================================================================ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================================================ Special Thanks go to: The Jolt Master for posting this fanfic! Thanks again!! Kenta Macauttum for allowing me to use his own rival's name, Hakujou. Thank you very much!