Pokémon ABC - Episode 2

Episode 2: "Just make an appointment!"

By 'Whisper Shadowhunter'/ Kitty Ocean
© Nintendo (their characters) and Kitty Ocean (my characters)

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"Look girls, Gary is back!"

The girls started running out of Raindrop Island Hotel were they had been spending the night. Chris smiled. It seemed that Gary wasn't that happy with all these girls pushing themselves upon him. Chris had never seen her little nephew so embarrassed.

"Looks like they missed you." Chris said. Gary tried to get free from the group hug the girls were giving him. "It seems to me you don't like it anymore. What happened to you?"

Gary pushed a young blue-haired girl from him and crawled away from beneath the pink-haired girl. Than he saw the red hair from his niece and he knew he would be free soon.

"You've got to tell them what you decided." She said giggling.

"I'm trying!" He yelled and pushed the violet-haired one away. "Would you please give me some room?"

The girls were surprised. Normally he would say thing like: be gentile with me, there is enough of me to go around. But since he has met his niece again, he had changed indeed.

"What is wrong with you Gary?" The blue-haired girl asked. "Don't you like us anymore?"

"Of course I still like you. It's just…I don't know…not now."

"I think that Gary is trying to tell you that…"

Gary put his hand on the mouth of Chris. "I think you all deserve some rest. You have been cheering for me so well, you need a vacation."

"They don't buy it Gary." Chris said. "He just thinks you don't want to go with him searching for some stupid hidden gym, so he wants you to stay here."

The girls stood still. A deadly silence became over the group. A Pidgey flew over them, but they didn't notice it.

"Pidgey! Pidgey!"

The silence continued. Suddenly, the violet-haired girl came to Gary.

"Gary, you always think of us. You knew we wouldn't like to search, so you wanted us to stay here and have some fun. You are so fantastic! You are the best!"

Suddenly, all the girls cheered for Gary again and Gary regained his earlier arrogance.

"Gary, Gary is the best!
Gary, Gary defeats the rest!
Gary is the greatest of all!
Gary…euh…Gary…"

"Looks like your cheerleaders have run out of cheers."

"At least someone is cheering at me. You were fantastic girls, just have a great vacation."

As suddenly the girls had showed up, they disappeared just as sudden. Gary seemed a bit disappointed.

"You thought they would follow you where ever you would go eh?"

Gary looked angry in his niece emerald eyes. She hadn't changed at all. Her taste of clothes did changed, but her playful character had stayed. All his youth memories became real again. He and Chris always left for their own quest when Chris had to baby sit him. He always hated baby sitters, but he liked Chris very much. She seemed to understand him and she was the only one who could make one of his child dreams come true.

"Thinking of the past?" She asked.

"Yeah, do you remember our quest for the purple Sandslash?"

Chris suddenly started to laugh while her memories flouted by.

"Of course, you were so cute when you were 5 years old. You heard grandfather talk about a purple Sandslash someone had seen. And you wanted to find it for him."

"Why did you start a quest with me when you knew we wouldn't find it after all?"

Chris didn't answer. It seemed to her that Gary didn't remember everything. He begged her to look for it. And she couldn't resist his cute and childish looks. The memories of the past filled her with great joy. She looked at him while they were walking to the Pokémon Centre. It was just like when they were young; together they were looking for something nobody could ever find. Though she was about 5 years older than he was, he looked like he had grown to fast. For a moment she wished she had gone home while she could and joined him on his journey. She felt like she had missed a great piece of her life.

"He, where are you with your mind?" A man in a raincoat looked very mad at Chris. She didn't remember this man; he must be a traveller too. "What's wrong with the youth now a days? They don't even apologise when they bump into you."

"I'm so sorry." Chris said sarcastic. "I wished I was a well mannered grown up like you two are."

A woman, dressed in a raincoat too, stood beside the man. She looked down at the two youths. Suddenly she grabbed Gary.

"He, what's wrong with you?" Gary shouted.

"Let him go! What has he done to you?" Chris looked very angry to the two adults.

"Get away brat, you don't have anything that us concerns."

"You have my nephew and that is all what matters to me!"

"Your nephew? Did you hear that? There exists two Oak's children." The woman said.

"Oak's children? What do you mean? Who are you?"

"You want to know who were are? Than prepare yourselves." The man said.

"To protect mankind from devastation." The woman stared.
"To unite everybody within our nation." Added the man.
"To denounce the evil of friendship and love."

"To extend our reach to the moon above..."

They threw off their raincoats, revealing their true looks. A beautiful purple-haired woman and a dangerous looking black-haired man. They went on with their yell.
"Shana!"
"And Shane!"
"Team Rocket! Blast off with the brightness of light!"

"We are the best, that's right!"

Chris clapped a bit.

"Very nice. He Gary, they sound just like you."

"Is that an insult or a compliment?" Gary wanted to know. "But I always thought the yell was different. I heard it from two other members of Team Rocket."

Shana and Shane hurried to the boy who didn't seem to be impressed by their origin.

"Who had the nerve to have a different yell?" Shane shouted.

Gary pretended that he was thinking deep. Chris looked at him and tried to hold her laughing. She saw he was making fun of them. She never heard of them and she found the yell 'kinda nice'.

"I think they were called… Jessie…and…" But they interrupted him.

"And James. Those aren't Pokémon thieves, those are losers!"

"If you want Pokémon…" Chris started. "Than you are at the wrong address. I don't have any rare Pokémon with me."

"We don't want Pokémon…" Shana started.

Shane added: "We were sent to get the grandson of Professor Oak. If we could get him, we could demand all Pokémon for a ransom."

"And than the boss will think we are the greatest when we bring him rare Pokémon. How proud will he be when he hears we've even caught his other grandchild." Shana seemed to be in a kind of dream world.

Gary smiled.

"What is the matter kid?" Shane wanted to know.

"You won't find any rare Pokémon there!"

"Why not, he is a Professor. He should have thousands of Pokémon. How sure can you be he hasn't got any rare species?"

"Because…" Chris could see him beam with geniality. "I've caught most of them!"

"Great one Gary! We should remember it! Let's keep it that way!" Chris smiled at Gary. For the first time Gary's arrogance came in handy.

While Chris was exited over her nephew comeback, Shana and Shane weren't that happy. This little kid had ruined their plans within one minute. They looked at each other with an embarrassed look while they were turning red. But they kids before them were very exited. Shane looked at his companion.

"Any Pokémon is better than none." He said. He wanted to get Gary again.

"Oh no, not again! Nidoking, go!" Gary tossed his Poké Ball before him and a large and strong Nidoking appeared.

"Wow, I didn't knew you had Pokémon." Chris said.

"Now that you do, what do you think of him Chrissy?"

"Impressing, but can it do something too?"

"I'll show you! Nidoking, give them a headache!"

"Nido!" The Nidoking roared.

"You want to fight eh?"

Shane looked mysteriously. It scared Chris a bit. What was he planning to do? She looked at the Nidoking. He looked strong, but that didn't matter. She watched at the Poké Ball Shane had tossed before him. It revealed a…

"Raticate!"

"A Raticate?" Gary looked with arrogance while he said: "A normal Pokémon is weaker than a Poison Pokémon."

"If you are so sure about your case…" Shana walked to Chris. "Let's make it interesting. If your Nidoking can defeat his Raticate, we'll leave you probably alone. If you lose, you both will be in deep shit."

Gary looked at Chris. He saw she was getting afraid of the knife Shana was holding in her hand. Gary didn't expect his fearless niece could get afraid, but he couldn't let her down either. He nodded instead.

"So…" Shane started. "You accepted the challenge. You'd better get your suitcases."

"You should better pack your bags. Poison is stronger than a Normal Pokémon."

"May I interrupt? Gary, don't you know you shouldn't underestimate the opponent because of his type?"

"Thanks a lot for the confidence." He answered sarcastically. "Nidoking, give him your horn drill!"

"Raticate, hyper fang!"

Chris watched with great interest. She wondered of her nephew was as strong as he claimed to be. But she didn't want him to lose. She looked aside and saw the knife. She felt that old shiver again. She has been afraid of knife since she was a little girl. It has even made her paranoid. But, for her and Gary's sake, she couldn't be afraid, so she focused at the fight as a Rattata used his Focus energy.

Gary was astounded. The Raticate of Shane avoided his Nidoking's horn drill! Instead of hurting it's opponent, the hyper fang of the Raticate hurt his own Pokémon. This Pokémon was very strong. He should think about his next move, but he wouldn't have time to react.

"Raticate!"

"Nidoking!" Gary shouted.

"Nobody can avoid Blood's super fang!"

"What kind of a trainer named his Pokémon Blood?"

"I did! Don't like it? Raticate, do your quick attack!"

"Nidoking, avoid his attack and give him your trash!"

This time, the Pokémon avoided the attack en managed to do some damage himself. The Raticate had a sore defence. The only defence he seemed to know was attacking.

"Nidoking, double kick!"

But the Pokémon dodged away. Gary didn't think any longer and said:

"Nidoking, give him a poison sting!"

Chris was surprised about the fact this Nidoking remembered attacks from its older form, when he was a Nidoran. But the Raticate couldn't dodge away in time so it became poisoned, and that did matter.

"Go Gary…. Oh my God, I'm sounding just like those girls."

"Oh shut up!" Shana said, seeing her partner was about to be defeated. She saw that the Raticate couldn't handle poison that well. Shana tossed Chris away. "Leave the battlefield Shane, now it's up to me! Geodude, just punch this Nidoking to the other side of the world!"

"Geodude!"

"A Geodude? That will be easy." Gary said vain.

"I know, just let me handle this one." Chris said while she pushed him away. Gary was surprised, but let her have her own battle. He had seen how good she could be, looking at the strength of her Pokémon. She took a Poké Ball out of her pocket and threw it at the battlefield.

"Wartortle! Wartortle!"

Shana started to laugh. She hardly could concentrate at the battle.

"Shane, did you see that? She is trying to defeat us with a little Wartortle."

While Shana rolled over the floor of laughing so hard, Gary wanted to say something to safe his dearest friend's honour. But Chris held him aside. She looked upon the laughing Shane and Shana with a little mean smile. She opened her mouth to give her command.

"Wartortle…Bite!"

The little creature reacted instantly and leaped at the Geodude who was also caught off guard because he also thought a little Pokémon like Wartortle couldn't defeat him.

"Geo…"

"What…what happened?" Shana said surprised while she looked at her unconscious Pokémon.

"You should have know that water Pokémon are much stronger than rock Pokémon." Chris said with an arrogant smile. "You know the way to the Pokémon Centre? Good, because the Police Office is right across it!"

"Don't think we are done yet!" Shane yelled and he walked to Gary and Chris.

But Chris didn't seem to be afraid. The knife was gone, and it took her fear with it. She patted her Wartortle and than asked:

"Wartortle, would you be so nice to 'help' our new 'friends' with your water gun?"

"War, war!" The Wartortle smiled and blasted at Team Rocket. It was a direct hit!

"We are not through yet!" Shane shouted while he vanished after the horizon.

"Just make an appointment!" Chris yelled while she was waving.

Gary wasn't as happy as his companion was.

"They will come back you know."

"Lighten up dude." Chris said careless. "It will take them at least a day to come back and that will be enough time for us to find that mysterious gym of yours."

She returned Wartortle in her Poké Ball and looked at Gary's Nidoking.

"He is very strong. You have done quite a job ya know?"

Gary only smiled, telling Chris that his Nidoking had become so strong because he was a good trainer. He never changes, she thought. But she knew he was a great trainer with great potential. If he wasn't that conceited all the time, he even would become greater. His arrogance was the only thing that separated him with the power he needed. Maybe, she thought while Gary was returning his Pokémon, he could even defeat that Moonshadow.


"Yes, how can I help you? I'm surprised to see you again Chrissy. Are your Pokémon injured again? Maybe your new training isn't the best choice for them."

"But it is making them stronger." Chris replied. "Now Wartortle and Seel know why they do that attack. Because they know why, they became a bit stronger."

"And I've seen it, so she isn't just babbling in space."

"Thanks Gary, but you are not really helping." Chris said sarcastic.

"Why not?"

"Babbling in space?" She looked at him and Gary felt he became red.

Nurse Joy laughed. "If you become more red, you'd match with Chrissy's hair." Now they started all to laugh and all the other visitors in the Pokémon Centre wondered what happened. "I see you have a new friend Chrissy. Who is he?"

"Nurse Joy, meet my cousin Gary. The Greatest Arrogant Raticate Youngster."

Nurse Joy smiled again, but Gary didn't appreciate his cousin's joke.

"We are here because we are looking for the Ocean Gym." Gary said annoyed.

Nurse Joy stopped laughing and became serious. "Well, if you are looking for that gym, you need at least 3 water Pokémon." She saw the wondering glaze at Gary's face. "I can't help you before you have them."
Gary snapped his fingers. "I'll ask Gramps to transport Krabby."

"Krabby alone isn't enough." Chris said.

"I know, but I can also call because I found you!"

"Calling home…?" She asked frightened.

"Yeah, Aunt Vana will be so pleased to here again from you."

"You mean…talking to my mother?"

To be continued…