pokemon adventure

chapter twelve

Chapter 12

Gringy City, Diglett and Fuschia Gym

Ash and company came to a place called Gringy City. Ash was carrying Cubone in his arms and Pikachu on his shoulders. The pokemon he had with him right now were Pikachu, Cubone, Butterfree, Vulpix, Vaporeon and Espeon. Ash didn't like Gringy City; it was a really polluted place and thick grey smoke was rising in the air. "I don't like this place," said Ash "it's filthy and polluted and there's a real stench in the air". "I hate it too," said Misty "and there seems to be nothing but factories and no people are about''. "This place used to be a livier place," said Brock, "but they went overboard with factories and pollution ruined the air and water". "Come on," said Ash "let's find the pokemon center. I can't stand staying out here and I don't find this place safe for pokemon". Misty and Brock agreed and they went to the pokemon center right away.

It was quite late when they reached the pokemon center, so Nurse Joy was not happy with them being out so late. Ash, Misty and Brock booked a room and went to bed. "For once I'm glad to be inside, rather than outside" said Ash. "So am I," said Misty, "The sights and smells of this place made me feel sick". "I suggest we leave immediately as soon as daylight hits'' said Ash. Brock and Misty couldn't agree more.

Just then all the lights in the pokemon center went off. "What's happened?" said Ash "a black out?'' Misty and Brock went to see what happened when they saw Nurse Joy looking worried and upset. There were some pokemon in incubators and without the power the pokemon were in trouble. "If the power doesn't come on soon," said Nurse Joy "the pokemon might die". "We need to sort this out at once" said Ash. And he, Misty and Brock left the pokemon center. They spoke to Officer Jenny. "I've been trying to contact the power plant, but no one is answering". She told Ash, Misty and Brock where it was and they rushed over to it.

It didn't take them long to find the power plant; the power plant was the biggest building in Gringy City. The power plant had big chimneys with lots of thick smoke coming out. "Something tells me this is where most of the pollution is from," said Ash. Misty noticed a stream by it. "Ugh look at that," she said in disgust "this water is as filthy as the air". The water looked greeny blue. "Come on," said Ash "let's enter this building". What they didn't see was that some sort of purple sludge was living in the stream.

The inside of the power plant was very dark. Luckily the gang had torches on them. "Okay what should we do?" asked Ash. "I suggest," said Brock, "that we find the main power room. There might be people in there". Just as they were about to find the main power room, they walked into what looked like a magnet, with a metal body and one big eye. "Hey it's a pokemon" said Ash.

He looked at his pokedex: Magnemite, the magnet pokemon. The electromagnetic waves emitted by the units at the sides of its head expel antigravity, which allows it to float.

"Hey," said Misty "you don't suppose this Magnemite caused the black out do you?" "I don't think so," said Brock "besides I don't think this one Magnemite could do that by itself". "Hey Magnemite," said Ash "I don't suppose you know what's happened do you?" Magnemite stared at Ash, then suddenly froze and flew off in a hurry. "Hey what happened?" asked Ash.

Just then Brock smelt something disgusting in the room. "Hey do you smell that?" asked Brock. Ash and Misty smelt it too and held their noses in disgust. Behind them were a couple of big purple blobs. "These things must be why Magnemite left in a hurry," said Brock. "Yuck they stink" said Misty. "What are they?" asked Ash.

He checked the pokedex: Grimer, the sludge pokemon. It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.

Ash was disgusted by the smell of the Grimer, but didn't say anything about it. He knew that would make the Grimer mad. But unfortunately Misty yelled about the Grimer smelling terrible and of course that did make the Grimer mad. Suddenly a big dark purple blob of sludge appeared between the Grimer, looking very cross.