Jess glares at the bald man in the leather jacket. His scowl, the vein protruding from his forehead, the white-knuckled grip on his Pokéball all points to the serious anger coursing through his body. He grits his teeth. “I’m taking you down, Team Aqua scum!”
Jess frowns. “What’s your problem?” she asks.
“You are!” the guy says. “Team Aqua ruined my life! I want vengeance!”
Jess stares at the guy for a few seconds, then her face softens and she sighs. She looks back at us apologetically. “This was bound to happen,” she says. “We did some bad things back then. Some people still hold a grudge. I’m sorry you guys have to see this. We’re still trying to make things right.”
We nod. “It’s okay,” I say. “We understand.” Darius nods in agreement.
Jess looks back at the guy and starts walking toward him. The guy looks surprised and steps back. “Don’t come any closer!” he growls. “I’ll drop you right here!”
Jess puts on her friendliest face (which does not look all that friendly) and extends an open hand. “Please accept my apology,” she says somewhat kindly. “I admit, Team Aqua did some awful things, but we have changed. We are fighting for the good of all now. We will help make the world a better place.”
The guy grits his teeth. “Shut up!” he shouts. “I don’t want to hear it!”
Jess steps closer and stands in front of the guy. The guy furrows his brow and does not budge. Jess holds her hand out, offering to shake. “Please accept my apology,” she says. “Tell me how we have wronged you, and what we can do to make it right.”
The guy looks at Jess’ hand for a while, then scowls and slaps her hand away. “I used to be a Team Magma grunt!” he says. “Ever since you guys came along, Maxie has had a change of heart. No longer does he want to extend the land for people! Now he just wants to be a goody two-shoes. I didn’t sign up for that!”
Jess frowns. “Ah, I see,” she says. She grabs a Pokéball from her belt. “Well, in that case… you’re done!”
The guy growls and throws his Pokéball. “Go Seviper!” he shouts. The ball opens and a long black serpent with long fangs and a bladed tail emerges. It slithers through the tall grass toward Jess. “Go sink your teeth into her!”
The Pokémon leaps from the grass. It flies at Jess with its fangs out, lashing out at her. Jess’ eyes go wide from surprise. She sidesteps the attack and punches the Pokémon away. It flops to the ground, but quickly recovers. Jess growls. “So that is how you want to play, is it?!” Jess replaces the Pokéball she grabbed earlier and picks another one. “Fine! I don’t care if people see this. In fact, I HOPE they watch, because this is what happens when you mess with Team Aqua!” She throws the Pokéball down. A beautiful melody erupts from the ball and her angelic Articuno rises in the air.
The guy gasps. “No way!” he exclaims.
“That’s right!” Jess says. “You’re so boned! Articuno, use Ice Beam!”
Articuno spreads her wings. The air around her sparkles with specks of ice as an icy-blue orb forms from her beak. A powerful beam shoots from the orb and collides directly with Seviper. Seviper shrieks in pain its body becomes encased in ice. Quickly, the Pokémon is frozen solid. It topples over, stiff.
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Beyond the Adventure - A Pokémon Story
FanfictionCrono is a 17-year-old boy living in Goldenrod City who longs to escape the noise of the big city and see the world. One day, a strange Pokémon falls into his lap, sparking the adventure of a lifetime.
