The stormy weather continued to rage outside as Red and Leaf sat on the couch watching TV. It had been a few days since the storm began and although it calmed down at times, the rain hadn't stopped.
"What's going on with this weather?" Red thought to himself as he watched the news.
*BANG* the sound of thunder came from outside causing Leaf to scream in fear.
Her scream made Red jump and he looked over to see her cowering in fear "You know, your screams are louder than the thunder could ever manage to sound" he teased and she punched him in the shoulder
"Hey! It's not my fault that it's so loud!" she quivered as she looked up at him. *BANG* the sound of thunder rumbled again and Leaf resumed her fetal position.
Red chucked as he watched her "I know it's mean of me to think this…. but…she's kinda cute when she's scared" he thought as he turned his attention back to the news.
"Todays top story: Severe storms continue to cause power outages across the Kanto region. League officials have begun investigating the powerplant near Vermillion city to see if they can find the root cause of this problem. More at 11"
"Hey Red?" Leaf asked turning to Red "Do you think…maybe someone's controlling the weather?"
Red shook his head "Stuff like that only happens in the Hoenn region Leaf! Not around here…"
Suddenly, Reds PokeNav started beeping loudly and he scrambled to answer it "Hello?"
Leaf watched as Red conversed with someone "Yes…Oh Lt. Surge! How's the investigation going….Uh-huh" Reds eyes suddenly widened "WHAT...yes….NOW?...Alright when will the car be here….understood.."
Red hung up the PokeNav and was visibly breathing heavy as he looked over at Leaf "That was Lt. Surge the Vermillion gym leader…"
"What did he say?" Leaf inquired.
"He thinks he's discovered the cause of these storms and power outages…" Red trailed off
"….and what is it?"
"He believes they're being caused by zapdos, the legendary bird of thunder"
Leafs eyes widened "What! No way!"
Red rubbed his forehead "It makes sense, as a kid I remember hearing stories of zapdos creating storms"
Leaf nodded "Yeah...I've heard that story too" she looked out the window "But I've never heard of it causing thunderstorms that last for days"
"Neither have I….something must have happened and I need to find out what!" Red stated as he saw a cars headlights pull in the driveway.
Red quickly put on a rain jacket and was about to walk out the door when Leaf walked up to him
"Right! Let's get to the bottom of this mystery Red!" She happily proclaimed as she put on a rain jacket as well, but Red stopped her
"Leaf I want you to stay here"
Leaf looked at him in shock "What are you talking about Red? I'm coming too!"
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FanfictionRed, the Ex-champion of Kanto is returning home on a mission to catch the legendary pokemon. However, through a series of events he crosses paths with The Great Shadow Thief: Leaf Green whom he blackmails into traveling with him. How will these two...
