Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ Tapestry ❯ Chapter 6

Hi! Another Chapter!
Disclaimer: See an earlier chapter please

Lance uses the name Catelyn, which is her real name, away from the Plateau, and she is wearing girl's clothes.

Chapter 6

 

“So, do you know how to get to Cerulean?”

“Sure.” Catelyn said, looking up from the plant she was investigating. “But why do you want to know?”

“I'm trying to avoid the swarm of junior trainers.” Ash explained.

“I see. Well, I suppose I could fly us there…”

“Really?”

Catelyn smirked in reply, releasing a Dragonair. “Tempest, you don't mind giving us a lift to Cerulean do you?”

Of course not… the pokemon said in a lilting tone, as the two trainers climbed on and she flew off.

Ash admired the view from the sky while they flew along. It was pretty, very pretty.

Soon, they landed in front of the pokemon center, where Ash gratefully healed his pokemon, before deciding to go to the gym.

“So you're going to battle Misty?”

“Who's Misty? Isn't Daisy the gym leader?” Ash asked, puzzled.

Catelyn cursed inwardly. * Shimatta! I shouldn't have given that away! Oh well, time to dance my way out of this trap too… *

“Good point. I guess I'm not feeling too awake.”

“Are you okay, Catelyn?”
“Sure.” She grinned. “Well, in a water-type gym you should have no problem.”

Ash gave a peace sign as Pichu chirped and they walked in.

 

Two junior trainers waited, more than Brock's gym as was expected. Pichu quickly dispatched the two horsea and the goldeen as well.

He walked in deeper.

But… there was no one there.

He stared blankly at the empty space for a few minutes, before Pichu tugged on his pant leg to remind him what they were looking for.

“Why isn't she here?”

I don't know.

“Well, let's go then…” Catelyn sighed. * Irresponsible again… I'll have to remember to bring that up at the next Gym Leader's meeting and fine her…never liked their family anyway, their gym's a joke… *

They left the gym. Ash went out pokemon-searching while Catelyn took a nap at the Center.

 

He didn't find anything really worth catching. Now that he had Ditto; that could cover a lot of bases.

He did however, get attacked by Team Rocket. Luckily, Kabuto evolved to Kabutops and drove them off.

Still, Catelyn might like to know. He made a mental note to tell her, before he spotted something.

Was that-?

 

Yes! It was a scientist being attacked by a Beedrill! Well, he should help the poor man out.
“Pichu, Thundershock!” Ash commanded, driving the bug away.

“Oh, thank you!” The scientist brushed himself off. “I am eternally grateful! Is there something I can do to repay you?”

“Um… do you know where I can revive fossilized pokemon?”

The man got a glint in his eye. “I do indeed! I am Professor Chestnut, and I will conduct you to my lab! It will only take a few minutes!”

The next thing Ash knew, he was on Cinnabar. Chestnut took the fossil for a few minutes, and then handed Ash a poke ball.

“What is it?”

“I've never seen this species of pokemon before. It wasn't an Omanyte or an Aerodactyl.” Professor Chestnut shook his head. “Well, good luck to you when you train it!”

“Er, thanks…” Ash said, waving goodbye.

He opened the poke ball.

In a customary flash of red, a pokemon appeared.

The dinosaur roared.

How interesting.

 

“I have never seen this before either…” Ash muttered. “Kabutops, you're a dinosaur too, do you know what it is?”

In my day, they were plant-eaters. The fossil clam said helpfully. Well, maybe it wasn't a clam per se, but it did still look like shellfish.

Oh? Pichu asked. That's good…

Where am I? The pokemon asked.

 

Kabutops tried to explain the situation. The dinosaur took it rather well. Ash consulted his pokédex, but it wasn't helpful.

“There's got to be a scan function somewhere…”

But can you use it? Ditto teased.

“DITTO!”

Don't worry, let me take a look!

“…” Without a word, Ash handed Ditto the pokédex. In a few minutes, Ditto reappeared, having turned into - air? Electrons? Something…

It's there just inactive. It's locked but hitting that spot over there will turn it on and off. I just activated it for you.

“Thankies!”

Not a problem… ah, I'm such a versatile pokemon… Ditto congratulated itself.

 

“Scanning…” The pokédex beeped. It scanned for an awfully long time without any luck.

“Listen, could you just give me type?”

The pokédex whirred. “Type 1: Steel. Type 2: Fire.”

“Strange…” Ash said.

I do have a name, its Red Eyes; the pokemon informed Ash. I suppose I can't eat you. Plants don't talk, do they? Are you a pokemon?

Ash blanched. “No!”

Kabutops took Red Eyes aside and explained the situation. The pokemon nodded, and then waddled off to a patch of grass and was soon chewing and eating happily.

Looks kind of like an Ankylosaur [1]… It had four legs; three rows of spiked ridges on its back, although not Stegosaurus plates, and was a grayish brown color.

Maybe the flames came from the ridges?

Shrugging, Ash decided just to call it an Ankylosaur for now, and since it said its name was Red Eyes, he'd use that in battle.

End Chapter

Completed 6/2/04

Created 6/1/04

 

[1] This information was taken from www.ZoomDinosaurs.com, and yes, that is a real type of dinosaur.