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The Adventures of a Pokémon Trainer: Symbiosis, Part 3
The sinister Dr. Harold has captured John and is forcing him to do battle.
Until now, john has succeeded in defeating each of Harold's fire type
Pokémon, but the incredible Charcanine now bears down on Neptune, and Harold
doesn't look like he's planning mercy.
No Squirtle could face down that menace. I think that's why Neptune chose
that time to evolve. The typical glowing, the typical changing, the typical
trainer whooping with delight. And when it was over, Neptune was a Wartortle..
"Be that as it may, child, no Wartortle is going to defeat the ultimate
fire Pokémon," Harold sneered. He had a point though. This battle was far
from over.
"Alright, Neptune, Harden." I had to make Neptune strong enough to
survive one of the incredible fire attacks I was expecting. Then I'd worry
about attacking.
"You want to play the special game, do you? Charcanine, Haze." The fine
mist covered the cabin. Supposedly, this attack worked to deter a Pokemon's
concentration, making status changes impossible. It did have one good effect,
though. I hadn't realized how much I had been sweating, but the mist cooled
me and made me feel better. Even if it did stop status changes, it made me
think straighter. The tail is still the weakness. I must somehow exploit it.
"Neptune, climb on Charcanine."
Neptune's sharp claws dug into the Charcanine's body as he climbed. It
tried to shake him off, but it was more amused then frightened.
When Neptune was on the beast's head, I ordered him, "Fire your toughest
water blast at that thing's tail!"
Charcanine's eyes widened. Suddenly it saw the danger. Franticly, he
clawed at Neptune, but his stubby arms hindered him.
Neptune's blast was mighty, indeed. Charcanine howled in pain as its very
life source was being put out. Finally thinking enough is enough, it shook
Neptune off and hovered into a corner, apparently deciding it was through for
the day.
Harold sighed. "Yes, well, that one is a bit young, can't even hold form
yet. Oh, well. Here is your emblem, but you've not seen the last of
Charcanine." A passage opened behind him as he threw a small object to me.
I caught the small stone out of the air, and I examined it. A small oval
of stone with a fire carved to it. Great, I would have to collect eight of
these? But as I prepared to place it in my bag, a thing reached out, like a
small tentacle, and grabbed it.
"Hey," I said as I reached for the would-be thief. It wasn't behind me,
though, nor above me. I caught sight of the tentacle again, and grabbed it.
As I followed the tentacle with my eyes, I was horrified to discover its
origin. My forehead.
Too much and I passed out.
As I awoke in the Pokémon center, I remembered everything at once, and
after all the usual "what happened, where am I?" questions, I stood up to get
dressed. They had found Lucy, Tony and I in the woods, unconscious. They took
us here, and I was the first to wake up. No serious injuries, but something
peculiar near my brain in the x-rays. Remembering the tentacle, I told her
that it was a metal plate from an accident. I didn't want anyone to find out
about it just yet. I had to find Dr. Harold. He was the only one who could
tell me what was going on. Problem was, he was on Cinnabar, and the ancient's
had deposited us at Celadon City.
Symbiosis will continue, but not until a few unrelated episodes have passed