Chapter 53: Red, the Cooking master
This is Red, a boy with an outfit that matches his name.
He is considered a genius trainer of the same era as Blue and Leaf.
And now, he's using Charmander, a Fire-type Pokémon, to battle Staryu, a Water-type Pokémon.
Well, normally if someone sees this, they'd be confused or even laugh at it.
Like, "WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?? WHY IS HE USING A FIRE-TYPE AGAINST A WATER-TYPE GYM???" or "Pfft, handsome but sadly brainless."
Even I would laugh if I saw someone actually doing this.
But this is Red, the main character of this fanfic, so he must have a plan!
And even if he doesn't, I'm here, and plot armor isn't something to joke about~
Alright, let's get back to Red and Misty's battle.
Pikachu wakes up, looks at the battle, then looks at Red.
What? Did you seriously bring a fire lizard to fight against Water-types instead of a super cute Electric mouse like me?
Have you been influenced by those idiots?! Damn it! My trainer would be normal if he didn't hang out with those guys!
Red sees Pikachu complaining and pats her head, calming her down a bit.
"..."
Pika Pi?
"..."
Pika...
"What the heck, what are they even talking about?" Lukas, who had just shaken off being frozen, asked Lily.
Unfortunately, Lily treated Lukas like pig poop, so he had to turn to Yuna.
Yuna remained silent, saying nothing.
...Great, those jerks from school used to tell me I was a chick magnet, and now neither of these two girls even sees me as a human being.
Red noticed that Misty wasn't making a move and realized she was inviting him to attack first, so he took the opportunity.
He gave the command.
"..."
Char?
"..."
Char!
For some reason, even though Charmander couldn't hear any words, it understood Red's intentions.
So, Charmander jumped towards Staryu.
"Staryu, Minimize!" Misty commanded, and Staryu's body shrank.
This move would make it easier for the Pokémon to dodge by reducing its size.
...But something Misty didn't expect happened.
The art style of Charmander, who was a super cute lizard, suddenly changed to Akira Toriyama's style (huh???).
No, it was just an illusion, Charmander hadn't actually changed, but its aura was different...
Dragon Rush!
Charmander began punching Staryu continuously, and due to using Minimize, it unintentionally doubled Dragon Rush's damage.
"Why does this look like Dragon Ball??" The players were confused as they watched Charmander delivering blow after blow.
Charmander landed a punch, sending Staryu flying, taking out a third of its health.
"...I seriously didn't expect that," Leaf covered her mouth in surprise, who could believe that Charmander had learned Dragon Rush, a powerful Dragon-type move?
"Egg move, looks like Charmander has some very strong parents," Blue immediately figured it out.
'Seems like Red is still serious, I'm really worried!' Blue thought to himself (are you his lover or something?).
Misty was quite surprised but soon regained her composure.
"It seems you're still serious about this battle, but I won't forget what you just did! Water Gun!"
Staryu immediately shot water at Charmander.
Red ordered Charmander to use another Dragon-type move.
Charmander breathed out a blue-purple flame, blocking the Water Gun.
"Dragon Breath, huh? In that case, use Rapid Spin!"
Staryu spun rapidly and charged straight at Charmander.
Charmander couldn't dodge in time and took a considerable hit.
"Now! Water Gun!"
Since Staryu was close to Charmander, it was certain that Charmander would get hit!
Suddenly, Charmander opened its mouth, releasing thick black smoke towards Staryu, blinding it and causing the Water Gun to miss.
"Smokescreen..."
Misty felt that this battle was tougher than it appeared.
In front of her was a Fire-type Pokémon, one that should easily be countered by Water-types, yet it still hadn't been defeated.
And since Red never spoke, she had no idea what he would command next! (This guy is broken af)
Charmander's claws suddenly sharpened and slashed at Staryu.
Slash!
Staryu took the hit but got back up and used Rapid Spin.
Charmander jumped to dodge and then slashed again with a strong hit.
Slash!
'This isn't good!' Misty broke into a sweat and gave another command.
"Harden!" (Don't get any weird ideas, my readers.)
Staryu's skin became tougher, making Charmander's Slash less effective than before.
"Minimize!" Misty commanded, knowing that Charmander had Dragon Rush, but it would drain a lot of energy, so it wouldn't be used often.
And just as expected, Red didn't order a Dragon Rush.
This time, Misty was more cautious, pulling out a Potion to heal Staryu.
"WHAT?! HOW IS SHE USING A POTION IN THE MIDDLE OF A BATTLE?!" Rey exclaimed in confusion.
"CHEATING, CHEATING!" The players were unhappy with what they saw.
Until the referee came over and slapped Lukas in the face, throwing the rulebook at the players. (Lukas: What did I do??)
"Oh, so Gym Leaders are allowed to use items, but they're limited to around six items."
"And trainers are allowed to use about twelve items, quite a good deal, right?"
Seeing the trainers calm down, the referee returned to the battle.
As Staryu recovered health, Charmander leaped to attack.
"Into the water!"
Staryu jumped into the water, causing Charmander to halt.
The battlefield was a swimming pool with wooden platforms floating on the water, so Charmander didn't know what to do.
"Harden!"
"Harden!"
"Harden!"
In the three turns where Charmander couldn't reach Staryu, Staryu's defense drastically increased.
Then, it confidently jumped out of the water and shot water at Charmander.
Charmander quickly dodged and blew black smoke at Staryu.
"..." Both Red and Misty remained silent, staring at each other without blinking.
"Rapid Spin!"
Dragon Rush!
Staryu spin like a drill, flying towards Charmander with perfect precision!
Charmander jumped up, preparing to strike Staryu.
As they collided, Staryu spin with all its might, while Charmander punched continuously to block Staryu.
Alright, why does this battle feel like Dragon Ball?
But unfortunately for Charmander, Dragon Rush consumed too much energy, and it couldn't hold on.
Staryu took advantage of this and pushed forward, and when Dragon Rush's effect wore off, Rapid Spin hit Charmander square in the stomach.
Both Pokémon crashed into the wall, causing everything around it to crack, and the wall collapsed.
Misty sighed in relief but then looked at Red's face.
...He was still determined, as if he hadn't lost yet.
A sense of unease crept over her, and she looked at where Staryu and Charmander were.
The smoke obstructed Staryu's vision, so it couldn't see its surroundings.
Until a glowing claw came at it.
Slash!
Slash! Critical hit!
Slash!
Slash!
Slash! Critical hit!
Five consecutive attacks landed on Staryu, even causing it to flinch, despite the fact that Slash shouldn't have been able to do that.
Then, Charmander jumped, clearing away the dust.
What Staryu saw was a severely injured Charmander, but its flame had become much, much stronger, and its eyes were full of determination.
Charmander is a fierce fighter, and the flame on its tail reflects its emotions.
Right now, Charmander had only one emotion.
The desire to win!
CHARMANDERRR!!!
Charmander's claws slashed straight at Staryu.
Slash, Critical hit!
Staryu was sent flying into the water, then floated up, motionless!
"Staryu is unable to battle! Charmander wins!"
Misty stood there, dumbfounded, staring at both Staryu and Charmander.
'That Charmander just hitting my Staryu 8 Slash in a row'
Charmander stood still like a warrior, its flame burning intensely strong.
Meanwhile, the Charmander next to Lily was left with its mouth wide open, almost unable to believe that a Pokémon of the same species could fight so fiercely.
Damn it, I'm so jealous!!!!
*****
(Deleted chapter) (WARNING! GORE AND 18+!!!!)
...
Red: "You Truly my Special, Charmander"
Charmander: "I know"
And then they kiss in bed
Charmander: "Touch me harder..."
Red: "Would you gonna take my backshot, Charmander?"
Charmander: "don't worry, i will take everything"
Red: "I heard tomorrow you gonna fight Staryu, would you lose?"
Charmander: "Nah, I'd win"
And then Arceus come out from nowhere and kill them off.
...okay i hate myself when i did this, fucking kill me now
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