Chapter Three: Welcome to Viridian!

 

                “We’re almost there,” said Jared. Darren finally decided to ask 
Jared the question that was in his mind. “How did you beat the Pewter Gym Leader 
with a Flying type?” Jared grinned. “This is my cool secret. I went to Mt. Moon 
and caught a Geodude, a Zubat, and a Clefairy. Then I returned to Viridian 
Forest to get some grass types. I got a cool Venonat. So I used Venonat and 
Clefairy. His Pokemon didn’t stand a chance!” “What types does he have?” “Oh, he 
has Rock types. He has, well you’ll see when you battle him.” Finally they were 
off of Route 1. “Here we are at Viridian. I have to heal my Clefairy. You guys 
can check out the city.” Jared disappeared inside of the Pokemon Center. Darren 
and Melina looked around. “Hey, this place has a Gym!” Darren tried the door but 
it was locked. “Hmm. Maybe it’s jammed.” “No, youngster, it’s for Pokemon 
trainers who have beaten the first 7 gym leaders. This is the final gym leader.” 
An old man walked up to them. “Oh, we’re just starting. Thanks.” “No problem.” 
Then the two went to explore Route 22. Melina took a guide book out of her 
backpack. “Route 22 leads to the Pokemon League Reception Gate. Then it leads to 
Route 23 and then to Victory Road, which holds extremely strong Pokemon. Then, 
after traveling that, you’ll end up at Indigo Plateau, where the Elite Four 
waits.” Darren shivered at thinking about fighting the Elite Four with his 
Pokemon right now. “Hey, don’t leave me, you guys!” Jared was running up to 
them. “That’s Route 22. We’re headed to Route 2. C’mon!” Jared leaded the way 
with Melina and Darren following behind. Darren was glad he had such cool 
friends traveling with him.

 

                “Viridian Forest. This is where you can have some tough 
battles.” Mumbled Jared. Melina looked around. Bugs were everywhere. She 
shivered. Then she felt something crawling on her. “Oh, I hate bugs!” She 
screamed. “Shh!” someone said from behind them. It was a kid with a Samurai 
outfit on. “I am Samurai. Sam for short. Anyway, tell her to keep quiet because 
she can wake up the Beedrills!” A big bug flew by. Darren took out his Pokedex 
and scanned it. “Beedrill, the Stinger Pokemon. It is the evolved from of 
Kakuna. After a long time, these Pokemon hatch out of their Kakuna shell. 
Strengths: Grass, Psychic, Bug. Weaknesses: Ghost, Flying, Fighting, Fire, 
Poison, Ground, Rock.” Another flying bug flew past. Melina squealed. “Is that a 
Beedrill, too?” asked Darren. “Oh no, that’s a Butterfree.” “Butterfree, the 
evolved form of Metapod. Like Beedrill, it also hatches from their Metapod 
shell. Strengths: Grass, Bug, Psychic, Fighting. Weaknesses: Ghost, Flying, 
Electric, Rock, Fire, Fighting.” “Cool! I wanna catc-“ “Shhh!!!” Suddenly they 
heard a loud droning noise. “Beedrill call…” whispered Sam. “Where’s it coming 
from?” Everyone looked around, but they saw no Beedrills. Suddenly Sam’s face 
went white. “What?” whispered Jared. “The-The-They’re-They’re above us…” The 
four looked up. Beedrills were EVERYWHERE! Melina almost screamed but Darren put 
his hand over her mouth. “Don’t make a sound…” They stood completely still as 
the swarm hovered over them for awhile, and then flew off. “Whew…” said Sam. 
“Come with me. We’ll be safe in my cabin.” “You LIVE here?” said Jared, 
surprised. Sam nodded. “Yes, I’ve been waiting for trainers from Pallet. I like 
to challenge them to test my skills-and theirs. “We’re all from Pallet.” Said 
Darren. “Oh? Then maybe we’ll battle, but not at the moment.” They walked 
through some shrubs until they stumbled into a cabin. “You may stay here for the 
night, if you wish. I will show you my Pokemon in the morning.”

 

                The next day Samurai and Melina were ready to face off. “Go, 
Pidgey!” cried Melina. “I choose you, Pinsir!” smiled Samurai. “Oh, he’s got a 
Pinsir!” said Jared. “I should battle him. That would be a remarkable battle.” 
Darren took out his Pokedex. “Pinsir, the Stag Beetle Pokemon. It can crush 
almost anything with its strong pincers. Strengths: Grass, Psychic. Weaknesses: 
Ghost, Flying, Fighting, and Fire. ” “Look out, Melina that Pinsir is tough,” 
said Darren. “Pidgey, Gust!” Boom! It was effective, but the attack wasn’t 
strong enough. “Child’s Play! Pinsir, use Swords Dance, and then Slash!” 
SLASH!!!! Pidgey fainted! “Oh! Go, Ratata!” Ratata jumped out. “Use Quick 
Attack!” Ratata ran at full speed and slammed into Pinsir. Surprisingly it did 
considerable damage. “Lucky Shot! Use Tackle, Pinsir!” Boom! Ratata flew back a 
few feet from the blow and fainted. “Go, Squirtle!” Squirtle came out, ready to 
play. “Aim, then use Water Gun!” The attack made Pinsir faint! “It’s not over! 
Go, Metapod! Use Harden, and then Tackle!” Metapod hardened up, and then tackled 
Squirtle. Squirtle took a mean blow. “Now, Squirtle use…” but Melina couldn’t 
finish because there was smoke everywhere! “To win all battles with power and 
might! To make all people shake with fright! To put your Pokemon in our pocket! 
Listen world, our name’s Team Rocket!” “Koji!” “Jeni!” “You think you’ll win, 
but you cannot! We’ll watch you give your best shot!” “Oh no, here’s Team Rocket 
again!” Yes, it was them alright, but now the battle would REALLY heat up…