Pokemon Fan Fiction / Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ Yui's Journey - The Tokko Adventures ❯ Shocking Shuckle ( Chapter 3 )

Pokemon - The Tokko Adventures

Episode3 -Shocking Shuckle

After one crazy evening and one long night at the Pokemon Center, Yui and Morty finally started heading out to the first gym in Tokko. With one last heartfelt look back at Starlet Town, the duo wandered away, en route to Mt. Lightning. They didn't get far, however…

"Oh, no!!!" Yui cried, running up to the roadblock centered on the small path. "Walking path is blocked off due to an accident! We can't get through here!"

"Great," Morty said. "How are we going to get to Mt. Lightning now?"

"There's a path over here," Yui said suddenly, running over to another roadway a few yards away. "But… I don't think we can take this way either. It's a highway…"

"Yeah. We'd probably get run over," Morty laughed. Yui growled, and ran back up to him.

"That's not funny!" she said. "I don't wanna get run over. How are we gonna get to Mt. Lightning now?"

"I have no idea," Morty said, sitting down at the side of the road. "I guess we're stuck here until the route is open again."

"And who knows how long that could take," Yui sighed, dropping down next to him. The two of them sat there, watching a couple of cars pass by. Just as they were about to get up to go back to Starlet Town, one of the cars pulled over and stopped…

Morty stood up cautiously, approaching the silvery-purple convertible. The top of the car folded back, and Morty was confronted by a familiar face…

"Hello, my old friend."

"Hey! Eusine!" Morty exclaimed, running up to the car. "Since when did you drive?"

"Since I got my license and picked up this," said Eusine, patting the side of his car. "And what are you doing all the way out here?"

"…Oh yeah!" Morty said, turning around as Yui walked up. "This is Yui. We're traveling together."

"But we can't get to Mt. Lightning," Yui said, staring at the new guy. "The road's closed."

Eusine smiled brightly at her; fortunately, Morty didn't notice. "Well, how about a ride? I can take you there."

Yui blushed bright pink. "Sure," she said. Morty didn't reply… he just ran around the front of the car and vaulted over the door, landing hard in the passenger seat. Eusine laughed as Yui calmly opened the door and slid into the back seat.

"You're funny, Yui." Eusine said, looking back at her and winking. She blushed, and once again Morty didn't see…

About half an hour later, Eusine stopped the car at the base of Mt. Lightning. Morty and Yui piled out, staring up at the tall mountain as their friend drove away.

"This is gonna be difficult to climb," Morty said. Yui did a double take, and almost fell over.

"Climb?" she questioned. "I can't… climb this!"

"Well, I can't think of any other way up," Morty said, smiling at her. "Come on… it isn't steep. We won't fall."

"Are you sure?" she whimpered, rolling her head onto his shoulder.

"Yui, I would not ask you to do this if I didn't think you could," Morty said. He kissed her forehead, and freed his arm from hers. "Come on. I'll be right behind you, so if you do fall, you'll land on me."

"Oh, that's reassuring," she mumbled.

Morty sighed. "We can skip this gym if you want…"

Yui silently gasped, worried that she was being annoying. "All right, let's climb!" she said enthusiastically, dashing to the foot of the mountain. "Come on Morty, don't be so slow!"

Once again, he sighed, staring at her. She was just so damn cute sometimes. "Okay," he agreed, climbing up after her.

After at least half an hour, the two trainers were nearing the top of the mountain… but not without a few complaints along the way. "Morty, I'm scared!" Yui called down for the millionth time.

"It's okay, we're almost there," Morty reassured. "Keep climbing and you'll see solid ground in no time."

"All right," she returned. "Wait… Morty, there's something up here!!"

Her words sounded urgent; Morty looked up but couldn't see anything. "What?" he asked.

"It looks like a Pokemon!!" she replied. "I can't see it!"

Yui was right; it was a Pokemon, to be more exact a Shuckle. It was also trying to scale the mountain, but the poor thing was being drained of its energy. In a final attempt to make it, it jumped, hoping to reach the top. The jump was just a little too high, however, and it started falling…

"No!" Yui yelled, catching the Pokemon in one hand. It was pretty heavy for a tiny Pokemon too, and its weight almost pulled Yui down with it.

"Ahh… Morty, I can't hang onto this thing!!" she cried. "What do I do?"
"Yui… I hate to say, but if you don't drop it, you may fall yourself," Morty said. "Maybe you should…"

"I can't, it'll die!" she told him. She thought hard for a way to save the Shuckle… and suddenly, it hit her. She looked at the little Shuckle and said, "Don't be scared."

With that, she threw the Shuckle as high as she could into the air. Then, reaching down, she claimed a Pokeball from her belt. "Chikorita, catch that Shuckle and hurry!" she commanded, releasing the leaf-animal from its ball. It landed on a flat piece of land, and reached with its vines to grab Shuckle and lift it up to its resting spot.

"Nice!" Morty complimented.

"Okay, Shuckle, I think the only way to get you off this mountain is to capture you," Yui said. "Would that be okay?"
"Shuckle-uckle," it said.

"Okay, then, Pokeball go!" she called, throwing an empty ball at the Pokemon. It was drawn inside with a burst of energy, and it stayed there. "Score! I just caught Shuckle!!" Yui cried.

"Good job," said Morty, who had climbed up to be level with Yui. They looked into each other's eyes for a short moment, but Yui soon turned away.

"Chikorita, return," she said calmly. "All right, almost there!" And she kept climbing.

Morty stopped for a second, thinking… `Yui just doesn't feel that way about you,' he told himself. `Drop it. She's a great friend, and she'll never be anything more.' And with these thoughts, he climbed up after her.

Finally, the Pokemon trainers reached their first destination - the city of Mt. Lightning. It was fairly small… the gym was the only building that really stood out. It was larger than the rest of the buildings, and a huge lightning bolt overlooked the door. But, Yui wanted to go to the Pokemon Center first to see if the Shuckle was okay. Of course, nobody objected.

The Pokemon Center was a pretty building too… the outside and inside was coated with pink. A pretty girl sat behind the front desk, smiling politely at Morty and Yui; she was another one of the Joy family.

"Hi! What can I do for you?" she asked.

"I'm just checking the condition of this Shuckle I just caught," Yui replied. "It almost fell down the mountain."

"Oh dear!" Joy said. "Does it need treatment?"

"Probably not," Yui said, taking out its Pokeball. "I think it just needs a good rest. Go, Shuckle!"

The Pokemon came out of its ball, smiling happily. Yui hugged it, making sure it was okay, and Joy spoke up, "Did you know you have a rare and valuable Shuckle?"

"Really?" Yui asked. "How?"

"See, its shell is purple instead of its normal shade of red," Joy pointed out.

"Wow!!" Yui exclaimed, "you're right! I guess I was just too scared out there to notice what color it was. Cool!"

"Well, I think your Pokemon looks fine," Joy said. "Are you here to challenge the gym leader?"
"Yeah," Yui sighed. "But I'm nervous. I don't think I'm ready."

"You'll do fine," Morty said. "Come on, let's go get a badge."

She sighed, looking up into Morty's dazzling eyes. For the first time, she noticed the color of his eyes; one was a deep brown, like chocolate, but the other was dark emerald green with a thin ring of violet around the pupil. The colors looked stunning together. "All right," she finally said. "Maybe I can do this."

The walk to the gym was short, but for Yui it felt like a thousand years. She kept thinking about her Pokemon… What if they couldn't cut it in a real gym battle?

Her gaze trailed to the side, but she didn't turn her head as she stared at her companion. Looking into Morty's deep eyes like that had somehow brought out her confidence… just the way he had looked at her made her feel like there was nothing she couldn't do.

"Are you awake?" somebody asked. Yui blinked out of thought to see that she was standing in front of the Lightning Gym's doors, and it was Morty's voice that she had heard.

"Awake…? Uh… yeah! I think I am… awake," she stammered stupidly.

"Listen, we can wait for a bit if you really don't want to do this," Morty told her. Yui looked up at Morty; his concerned eyes were staring her down… those eyes…

"No way!" she exclaimed. "I am going in there and I'm gonna win a gym badge!" And with these strong words, she walked forward and pushed open the door to be greeted with a blast of cool air.

"Ooh, AC," she sighed. "Hello? Anyone here?"
"Yes," replied a male voice. It sounded a bit immature, but friendly. "Are you a challenger?"
"Uh… Yeah!" Yui called out. "My name is Yui."

"Well, hello," said the boy, stepping into the light of the gym. "My name's Jonathan. I'm the leader of the Mt. Lightning Gym."

The boy had spiky black hair that looked similar to a DBZ hairstyle. He was wearing a yellow and orange uniform that looked like it came straight out of the military, and he had deep eyes that were almost black.

"He doesn't look so tough," Morty whispered. Yui, however, thought differently… Jonathan looked pretty strong and intimidating in her eyes.

"So you say you're a challenger," Jonathan said. "You look pretty old to be starting your training now."

"What's so wrong about starting at sixteen?" she yelled.

"Nothing… It's just unheard of, that's all," he replied. "Are you ready to battle, or are we gonna be standing here all day?"

"Standing here sounds fine with me," Yui thought, but she spoke otherwise. "Is a three-on-three battle all right with you?"

"Fine," he said. "You call out the first one."

"Eevee! Lead off!" she called. The Pokemon emerged from the ball she threw and gave Jon a stern look.

"Okay, I'll battle your `baby' with mine," Jon said. "I choose Pichu!"

Throwing a Pokeball, Jon released a cute little yellow Pokemon onto the battlefield. It had black ears and a black collar, and its tail was shaped like a lightning bolt.

"Who are you calling a baby?" Yui demanded. "Your little rat's going down!!"

"Uh-huh," Jon said. "No way is that little normal-type more powerful than my Pichu."

"We'll see," Yui said.

"Good luck, Yui," Morty said. She blushed, but soon returned her concentration to the battle. "All right, Eevee, let's start things off with your Quick attack!"

Eevee darted from side to side, confusing the little Pichu a little bit. Suddenly, it slammed into Pichu's side, sending it flying across the gym.

"Pichu, counterattack with your Swift!" Jon called. The little mouse let out a cute cry, and shot stars at Eevee, sending it off course. Its run of agility was temporarily stopped, and the attack seemed to do a lot of damage.

"Come on, Eevee! Get up and use your Bite attack on it!" Yui said.

Jon was silent. Morty scowled… he knew the gym leader was planning something. Just as Eevee ran up to Pichu and bared its teeth, Jon smiled.

"Yui, look out!" Morty called.

"Pichu, thunderbolt!" Jon instructed. Just as Eevee got near Pichu, it released its electricity. Eevee was shocked, literally. It flew backward and landed hard on the rough ground of the battlefield.

"Oh no! Eevee!" Yui called. "Return!"

"That was tricky," Morty said, staring at Jon's smiling face. "You'll have to watch out, Yui."

"Yeah," she said. "All right! Now I choose Chikorita!!"

"Chiko!!" said the Pokemon upon appearing. She faced the little Pichu, but not for long. Jon recalled it.

"What are you doing?" Yui questioned. "Pichu didn't lose!"

"I like to start fresh between battles," he said. "I choose you! Jolteon!"

"Wow!" Yui exclaimed as the Pokemon configured itself from the bright flash of light. It was a bright yellow cat-like animal with a collar of spikes. "I love Jolteon!"

"Keep focused, Yui," Morty warned. "If a little Pichu can beat you, this thing definitely can. Keep your guard up."

"Okay," she agreed. "Chikorita! Start things off with your Light Screen!" The little leaf was more than happy to obey; she coated herself with an almost invisible layer of energy.

"Jolteon, let's get serious! Pin Missile attack!" Jon instructed. The cat jumped into the air, showering Chikorita with a flurry of sharp needles. She crouched down, blocking herself with her thin leaf as best she could.

"Come on, Chikorita! Get away from there and use your Vine Whip attack!!" Yui called quickly.

"Chi-koo!" She darted out of the way and stood to the side, entangling the Jolteon in her rope-like vines. With all her strength, she lifted the Pokemon into the air a little and slammed it down. Jolteon whimpered, but soon stood up and growled at Chikorita.

"Thunderbolt, now!" Jon said.

"Razor leaf! Go!" Yui called. The command came a second too late, though… Chikorita was struck by the lightning bolt, and the entire room lit up.

Jon smiled. "Two out of three," he started to say. "This battle is mine."

"Think again." Yui smirked. The smoke cleared, and Chikorita stood there, almost completely unaffected.

"How… That isn't possible!" he stammered.

"The effects of Light Screen combined with Chikorita's resistance to lightning make your special attacks almost useless," Yui smiled. Behind her, Morty, clapped a little and smiled too. Jon just frowned.

"We don't need our electricity to beat you," he said. "Jolteon, Tackle!"

"Chikorita! Knock it over with Vine Whip when it gets close!" Yui said. Chikorita braced itself, and as the blindingly fast blur of yellow raced toward her, she thrust her vines forward, catching it completely off guard. It was knocked for a loop, and fell over backward.

"Ugh… Return, Jolteon," Jon said. He looked down, replacing the PokeBall in his hand with another from his belt. Smiling, he held it up. "Are you going to stick with Chikorita?"

"I don't see any reason not to," she said.

Jon smirked again. "All right. I tried to give you a chance," he said. "Ampharos, go."

With a bright flash, the Pokemon appeared on the battlefield; the final evolved form of a Mareep. But this one looked different; for one, it was way oversized. And its skin was tinted with a strange color of red. White sparkles fell around it as the crimson light from the PokeBall faded.

"Wow," Morty complimented. "That thing looks awesome. And strong."

Yui glared back at him. "I don't care how it looks. I can win this. Chikorita, go! Razor leaf now!" she commanded.

"Chiko!" she declared, jumping forward with a twist of her leaf. She fired her attack at the Pokemon, but it seemed to bounce off without even slightly fazing it.

"Ampharos! Show it a real Pokemon attack! Thunder now!" Jon called out. The Pokemon let out a purely evil cry and, jumping into the air, struck the leaf Pokemon with a lightning bolt bigger than you could describe. A cry of pain shattered Yui's heart, and as the lightning cleared, Chikorita lay on the ground, totally unconscious. Yui ran forward to her little Pokemon, cradling it in her arms.

"Oh, Chikorita, I'm so sorry," she said. "I should have known you couldn't cut it. Come back."

As Chikorita was pulled back into the PokeBall, Yui looked down at her last one nervously. Shuckle. She had just caught it, and she had absolutely no idea how it handled in battles. This was a long shot, and she thought about forfeiting right then. But then, Chikorita and Eevee's efforts would have all been useless. Scowling, she stood up and handled her final PokeBall. "Shuckle, I choose you!"

As it emerged from the PokeBall, the same white sparks glistened around it, seemingly an effect of off-colored Pokemon. "Shuckle-uckle?" it questioned, looking around with a mixed-up look on its face. Yui could tell that Jon was ready to burst out laughing.

"What is that?" he questioned. "A last resort? You can just give up if you want. I don't want to hurt something weak for no reason."

"I do not give up so easily," Yui said. "Go, Shuckle. Use your…" It was then that she realized that she had no clue what this Pokemon could do. Feeling incredibly stupid, she pulled out her PokeDex and aimed the blinker at Shuckle. Jon smirked, but Yui ignored him. "PokeDex, analyze attacks for Shuckle."

The screen immediately came to life with a list of techniques that it could use. Yui scanned through the list, thinking. What would be the best strategy to defeating that overpowering Ampharos? Too bad she didn't have enough time to think about it…

"Ampharos!! Thunder shock attack!" Jon said. Shuckle stood there as the Electric-type came down with a weak attack meant to faze it a little. Shuckle was anything but fazed, though… its half-rock-type properties let it resist the attack a lot. Yui perked up as she realized her strategy.

"Shuckle! Encore attack!" she instructed. Shuckle disappeared into its purple shell, and came back out emitting a weird purple light. The flash surrounded Ampharos' head, and its eyes half-closed, almost like it was seeing something the rest of them weren't…

"Oh, come on, snap out of it!" Jon said. "Use your Slam attack!!"

Ampharos backed up and released another Thunder shock on Shuckle, causing Jon's eyes to pop out of his head. "Ampharos! Listen to me!"

"Heh.. Encore won't let him use anything but Thunder shock for a while," Yui smiled, looking at her PokeDex screen. "Now, little Shuckle, Bide attack!"

This confused Jon to no end… Shuckle just sat there. It didn't do a thing. He laughed, and pointed out to Ampharos. "Try your Slam attack, again! Now!"

"Ampharo!!!" It used Thunder Shock… again. Shuckle still sat there… doing nothing. After a few more rounds of this, a yawn erupted from one side of the field.

"This battle is officially boring," Jon said.

"No kidding," Yui said. "But it'll be anything but boring once Shuckle gets charged up."

"How can that thing charge up? It's a rock," Jon said. "Whatever. Ampharos, once again! Slam attack!"

Finally, it appeared the effects of Encore had worn out…Ampharos shook its head and slammed down on Shuckle with its tail. The attack hit one of its legs, and it damaged him pretty badly…

"Eep! Critical hit!" Yui cried. "Shuckle, now! Release energy!!!"

"Shuckle!!!" it cried, releasing a beam of energy at Ampharos. It was thrown backward, hit with double the power of what Shuckle had received. Its eyes spun around in little spirals, and it didn't get back up. Jon recalled his Pokemon in amazement, and Yui's eyes lit up.

"I won…" she breathed. "I WON!!" She ran up and grabbed Shuckle, hugging it with every bit of strength there was in her arms. "You're the best Pokemon ever, Shuckle!!"

"Shuckle?" was all it could say. It probably didn't have any idea what it had just done.

"Well, that was well thought out," Jon said. "You're pretty smart for a beginner... Not to mention plain old pretty."

She blushed, returning Shuckle to its PokeBall. "Thanks, I think," she said.

"Here," Jon said, putting his arm forward. Centered in his palm was a yellow and orange badge, which looked like two intertwined lightning bolts. "This is the Shock Badge. Please accept it."

"Thank you," she said, taking the badge. She pinned it to the front of her shirt and smiled brightly. "I can't believe I was able to do that!"

"I can," Morty said. "You did really great out there, Yui." He took her into his arms and held her in a victory hug. She blushed, but hugged him back twice as hard.

"Morty," she said. He looked down, and gave her a quizzical look. "You're the best." And she leaned up on her tiptoes and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Right then, Morty's cheeks must have flushed every shade of red and pink in existence.

"Uh… Come on. Let's get going," he said slowly.

"Sure," Yui said, slowly moving out of his embrace. "Thanks again, Jon."

"Ah, get going," he said playfully. "Go win the rest of the badges so I don't look like a loser."

Yui laughed. "Bye," she said, following Morty out of the gym.

After a quick heal-up at the Pokemon center, Yui and Morty set off to down the other side of Mt. Lightning. This route actually had a path to it, so it wasn't hard to get down. Yui was still gloating about her badge, and Morty was still red-faced about his kiss. It hadn't been much of a kiss, but still… it was Yui! That was a big deal to him!

"Hey, Yui?" he said softly. She turned around, still walking, and looked right into his hypnotizing eyes.

"Yeah?" she said happily.

He hesitated. "Nothing," he said. "Never mind."

"All right," she said, still walking. She'd been hoping he would bring up the kiss again… tell her that he felt the same way she did… `I'd say it myself, but I'm too scared…'

Suddenly, a small flash of light lit up a patch of sky in the distance. Yui looked up just in time to see a pretty Pokemon dart behind a cloud. It was white, with beautiful transparent wings that sparkled with highlights of violet and ice-blue. It left a trail of rainbow-colored diamonds of light as it disappeared into the sky.

"Wow," she said, mesmerized.

"What?" Morty asked, stopping at her side.

"I just saw a really pretty Pokemon," she sighed, looking up at him.

"Really?" he said. "What was it?"

"I don't know," she said, and she described it to him. A confused expression came over his face, and he admitted that he didn't know either.

"Oh well," he finished. "I guess we'll have to wait until we see it again."

"Uh-huh…" she nodded. "It was really pretty."

Morty smiled, blushing again. He put his arm around her shoulders and kept walking; she turned red and followed his footsteps. The next destination was Dream Town… The Town of Radiant Dreams. And hopefully, something there would bring out the dreams of love in the hearts of two certain Pokemon trainers…

~To Be Continued….

Author's Notes: What a sappy ending -^_^- I absolutely love it! Who knows how long it'll be until Chapter 4 is up. I'll try hard to have it up soon, okay? Okay!! *weak smile* Bye!!!