Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ Pokemon Heroes ❯ Pokemon Danger, Shiny Disaster? ( Chapter 8 )

“WE'RE LOST!” Samantha yelled as loud as she possibly could. “If you two weren't in such a hurry to get to Cerulean City, we probably wouldn't be in this situation!” Kammy and Jesse whispered something that sounded somewhat like an apology. “So now what do we do?” Kammy said, trying to think of something to lighten the situation. “Well, do you think that we should try and find someone who could lead us to Cerulean?” Jesse said, speaking the first suggestion on his mind. “Who is possibly out here that could lead us anywhere?” Samantha retorted.

 

Just as soon as she finished, however, there was a slight movement in the bushes. They all hesitantly turned, staring at the spot where the noise came from “W-What was that?” Samantha asked nervously, but the other two were too scared to even attempt answering her question. After what seemed like hours, their visitor jumped from behind the bushes. This short blue creature had no arms, a somewhat large, yet simplistic face, and what seemed like gills on its stomach. “A Wooper!” Jesse said excitedly, but examined it closer “It seems like something's wrong. This one doesn't have the same carefree smile that most Wooper do… I think there's something wrong” The wild Wooper quickly ran off. “Hey, wait!” Jesse yelled, running after it. “Jesse, stop!” Samantha and Kammy both yelled, chasing after him.

 

After a while of following him through the sea of trees that was the forest, they stopped, and tried to come up with a plan. “Where do you think he could have gone?” Samantha asked, trying to catch her breath. “He was headed this way when we last saw him” Kammy said, looking around the trees “He's never been faster than me, so he has to be near”.

 

After Samantha managed to catch her breath, they both began to walk toward the direction they last saw their friend. After a few steps, they found him, frozen in fear, staring cautiously at a Pokemon that had appeared in front of him. “Jesse? Jesse what is it?” Kammy asked, turning to what he was staring at. The Pokemon was covered in white fur, standing on top of four legs. Its paws bore four red claws each, and placed on its head was a red, razor-sharp blade on the side of its head, and a red jewel on its forehead. Another red blade was placed as a tail.

 

“Its an Absol, right?” Kammy asked “But why is it red?”

“It's a shiny Pokemon” Samantha explained “But why is Jesse so scared of it?”

“B-Because, Absol is called the disaster Pokemon” Jesse explained to them, finally finding his voice “They say everywhere this Pokemon goes, disaster is to follow. This same Absol was there when-”

 

Jesse found himself unable to speak. Instead, he fell to his knees, crying. “Jesse, what's wrong?” Kammy asked softly. The Absol raced off, headed in the same direction Jesse was originally headed. `That Absol… was it the same one…' Jesse thought to himself, not saying anything to anyone. Quickly, anger replaced sorrow. He stood to his feet, and said, “We have to prevent this Absol from causing another disaster! Quickly, follow me!” Jesse sped off, leaving Kammy and Samantha struggling to keep up.

 

Only a few steps forward, they found a giant lake filled with Wooper and Quagsire. Jesse noticed that the Absol was now sitting on a high up branch in a tree, staring at the lake. The lake had a large stream attached to it, where it seemed a bunch of Puffer fish-like Pokemon were swimming from. “I think those Quilfish are the problem!” Jesse said, “They're moving in on Wooper and Quagsire's territory” He was very much correct. The Quilfish had cornered all of the Wooper and Quagsire to one side of the lake. “Alright, I've had enough. Go, Bright!” Jesse said, throwing a Pokeball out over the water. From this Pokeball, the Chinchou he had rescued before appeared. “Okay Bright, try using Thunder Wave!” Bright obeyed, sending out waves of electromagnetic energy. The Quilfish had stopped advancing on the Wooper and Quagsire. “Okay, now use Thunderbolt!” Bright shot a large blast of electricity from its body, causing the Quilfish to flee.

 

“Thunderbolt?” Kammy said, impressed “How did he learn such a powerful attack already?” Jesse smiled, and responded “Team Rocket forced it to learn it so it could produce enough energy for them. He seems to be very good at using the attack”

“Hey” Samantha spoke up “How come the Wooper and Quagsire aren't affected by Thunderbolt?”

“Simple. There part Ground-type Pokemon. And Ground-types aren't affected by electric attacks”

“Look!” Kammy yelled, pointing at the stream. Two new Pokemon, that looked like Quilfish had swam upstream. It had two fins sticking out from the top, and one identical one sticking out from the bottom. On the top of its body, it was blue, and the bottom was red.

 

“Carvanha” Jesse said with obvious displeasure “And two of them. But I have the perfect move to beat them both” The two of them shot streams of water at Chinchou, who simply sat there. “Okay Bright, dive underwater!” The Chinchou did just that, causing the two streams of water to completely miss. “Okay Chinchou, swim behind them and use Spark!” Chinchou popped up behind them both, and release a burst of electricity from its body. The two Carvanha fainted instantly, but a loud roar was heard hidden in the trees. “Oh what now…” Jesse said with despair. A large, bear-like Pokemon rampaged through the forest, stopping in front of a big tree. This Pokemon had a large white circle on its stomach, and appeared to have been shocked. It stopped in front of a large tree, attempting to push it over. “What's wrong with Ursaring?” Samantha asked, obviously scared. “I think it might have been shocked with Chinchou used Spark, sending it into a frenzy” Kammy replied. But then there was a quiet, slashing sound. The rampaging Ursaring fell to the ground. When Jesse looked, the shiny Absol was gone. “What happened?” Kammy asked, but Jesse stayed quiet.

 

A few minutes later, after what seemed like hours of silence, Kammy finally spoke, saying “Let's go to Cerulean now. I think I see the right path”

“One sec” Jesse said, in his usual, innocent voice “I have to catch one of these Wooper”. Hearing this, one of them stood right in front of him, as if accepting his challenge. “Okay, lets go for this one! Go, Staryu!” Jesse tossed his Pokeball, and out came his familiar Staryu. “Alright Staryu, use water gun!” From its top tip, Staryu fired a stream of water that collided with the small blue Pokemon. Yet, it quickly recovered, and returned with a water gun of its own, striking Staryu. “Okay Staryu, get up and use Swift!” Staryu launched numerous golden stars at the Wooper, striking it again. “Pokeball, go!” Jesse tossed an empty Pokeball at the now collapsed Pokemon. The Pokeball wiggled three times, before finally stopping.

 

Jesse walked over, and picked up the Pokeball. “Yes! I caught a Wooper! I think I'll name it, Dopey,” he said, smiling.

 

After Jesse had captured his Wooper, they followed the path Kammy had spotted. Not soon afterward, they had reached Cerulean City. They instantly made their way to the Pokemon Center to stay the night.

 

“So why is it called a shiny Pokemon?” Samantha asked, thinking back to the oddly colored Absol. “Although its not really shiny in the traditional sense” Kammy explained “Its called a shiny Pokemon because of its discoloration compared to normal Pokemon of the same species. For example, normal Absol have blue claws and blades, however, this one happened to have red ones. Speaking of which” She turned to Jesse “Why do you have such a hatred for that particular Absol”

 

Jesse remained quiet, staring out the window as it began to rain. He remained quiet the entire night, until it was time for them to sleep.