章 77: Big fight
'Maybe I'm being a bit too violent?' Red thought to himself as he stood beside several people knocked unconscious.
Pikachu then ran over to Red, jumped onto his shoulder, and complained,
PIKA?! PIKACHU! (YOU?! I TOLD YOU NOT TO LEARN FROM THOSE CRAZY PEOPLE!)
"..."
PIKA! PIKAPI! (SHUT UP! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU JUSTIFYING YOURSELF!)
Oh great, Pikachu's angry.
But what other choice do I have? If I don't fight, the chances of winning will be pretty low.
Besides, this method works too. Learning from other players isn't that bad, right?
Charmander ran over, looking at Red with admiration,
Charmander!! (You're so cool!!)
It was the first time it had seen a trainer join a fight, and it was even better than expected!
Pidgeotto flew over, wanting to return to its Poké Ball.
After all, this was an electric environment, too dangerous for a flying-type Pokémon.
Seeing that Pidgeotto wanted to go back, Red took out the Poké Balls and recalled both Pidgeotto and Magikarp.
'Alright, onto the next target.'
Red continued moving forward, preparing to strike again. Team Rocket's group of four would definitely be defeated today.
***
"Are you all ready, you fools?" Lieutenant Surge shouted.
"Yes!!" Everyone stood up, faces more serious than ever.
They had rested for about 15 minutes, which was enough. Besides, they had to hurry to prevent Team Rocket from succeeding.
"Yosha! I have enough energy to solo the enemies!" Zero2hero slapped his cheeks, taking on an even more heroic look.
Leaf checked on her Pokémon. Earlier, she felt a bit useless; aside from using Nidorina to assist, she mostly relied on Surge's help. This time, she'd go all out!
And Misty? Well…
"Great, I'm totally useless," Misty sighed. Her Pokémon were all Water-types, even her strongest Pokémon was Water/Flying, easily countered by Electric-types!
"I hope we succeed," Billy said to Zero2hero.
"Nah, it'll be fine. With a Gym Leader here, we're sure to win."
Right after he said that, they opened the warehouse door and went outside… only to come face-to-face with Team Rocket.
"..."
"..."
Both groups stared at each other in silence.
"ENEMY!!!"
"Damn, it's the Gym Leader and a bunch of trainers!!"
Both groups backed up, pulling out Poké Balls.
"Attack!!!" Team Rocket shouted, throwing their Poké Balls.
"Quick! Grab your Poké Balls to defend yourselves!" Surge pulled out his Poké Ball, along with the others.
As both groups threw their Poké Balls, a series of them clashed in the air, summoning many Pokémon. But with 30 Team Rocket members, they completely outnumbered Surge's group. However, Team Rocket's strength was surely no match.
"ZUBAT, LEECH LIFE!"
"Koffing, Smog!"
"Ekans! Bite!"
A swarm of Rocket's Pokémon attacked.
"Don't even think about it! Raichu, THUNDER!"
Raichu then shot a powerful bolt of lightning at the opponents, hitting many of their Pokémon.
"Ivysaur! Razor Leaf!"
Ivysaur shot out several leaf blades at the enemies, but since most of them were Poison-types, it wasn't very effective.
But Misty was different. If it was a type disadvantage for Water, she might be concerned, but against other types? Not a chance!
"Starmie! Use Spychic!!"
Psychic energy shot at Ekans, sending it flying back.
And what about the two players?
"DIE!" Zero2hero jumped up, kicking a nearby Rocket member in the face. Another member saw this and tried to pull out a whip but was distracted by Pidgey.
"Good job, little hero!" Zero2hero then spun around, landing a kick on his opponent's jaw, followed by a rapid combo. Left, right, left, right—one hit to the chin, K.O.!
Ekans lunged to bite Zero2hero's neck, but Billy intercepted it with a wooden plank.
"Don't bite my friend! Pidgey, attack!"
Pidgey swooped in to peck Ekans, and Billy seized the chance to strike Ekans on the head, knocking it out.
The two stood back-to-back, facing Team Rocket.
"You'd better thank me by buying me something!"
"Definitely!"
The others, watching these two fools fight so fiercely without relying on Pokémon, had a sudden thought.
'Why don't I do that too?!'
Team Rocket started feeling uneasy as they saw others rushing toward them.
"K-Koffing! Smog!!"
Before Koffing could execute the command, it was bound tightly by a rope.
"W-What?!"
"HAHA! I RAISE A BUNCH OF TAUROS, SO I CAN SAY MY ROPE SKILLS ARE THE BEST!" the young man said, holding the rope firmly.
The rest of the group ran over, attacking Team Rocket members. One guy punched his opponent's stomach and kicked his legs, making him fall over.
"UAGH!"
Another person restrained Rocket member, then called out to the person next to him.
"DO IT!"
"ON IT!"
He ran over, delivering punches to the opponent's stomach until they nearly vomited.
Team Rocket, realizing the situation was turning against them, began to feel afraid.
These people! Are they seriously fighting with fists instead of using Pokémon?!
"Move aside."
The Rocket member flinched, turning around to see a tall man.
"Captain!"
"I'll handle them quickly."
Behind him was a large Weezing, and he pulled out a whip. The others immediately recognized him as the captain.
"We'll take him down!" Three people rushed toward the Rocket captain with their Pokémon.
"STOP! DON'T DO IT!" Surge, seeing the man, tried to warn them, but it was too late.
"Haiya!" One person kicked, but the captain dodged effortlessly.
"Huucha!" Another kicked at his leg, but the captain simply jumped to avoid it.
"Take this!" The third threw a punch, only to have it blocked by the captain's hand.
"W-What?!"
"You weaklings, the only reason we lost before was because you did something unexpected."
Hearing this, they began to sweat and ordered their Pokémon to attack.
"Hitmonchan! Double Kick!"
"Beedrill! Cut!"
"Sandslash! Slash!"
All three Pokémon attacked immediately, but the captain barely paid attention.
"Weezing, Heat Wave."
Weezing stepped forward, releasing an intense heat wave that startled the three Pokémon, forcing them to retreat.
"Weezing, Sludge Bomb."
Weezing launched several sludge bombs at the three Pokémon, dealing heavy damage and poisoning all of them.
"N-No way?!"
As he spoke, the captain rushed forward and struck him with the whip across the back. Even with rubber clothing, it couldn't withstand the force of the whip.
"AGHHHHHH!!" He screamed in pain, clutching his back. Seeing his trainer hurt, Hitmonchan angrily ran to attack the captain despite being poisoned.
But the captain was not to be underestimated. He lashed Hitmonchan repeatedly with the whip, forcing it to block with its arms.
Then Weezing pushed it back towards its trainer and followed up with another Sludge Bomb on both of them.
"Damn it!" Surge was about to command Raichu, but he saw a figure dash past him.
"Wait?! What are you doing?!"
Just as the sludge bombs were about to hit them, the person pulled both the trainer and Pokémon out of harm's way, narrowly avoiding the attack.
The captain glared at the boy in front of him.
The boy with the heroic face was Zero2hero!
"You idiot! What are you doing?!" Billy shouted in panic.
"You're quite bold for your age, kid," the captain said, pulling his whip taut.
Zero2hero glared at the captain. The injured man looked at him, about to say something, but Zero2hero stopped him.
"Go back, I'll handle him."
"A-ARE YOU CRAZY?! DID YOU NOT SEE HOW EASILY HE BEAT ALL THREE OF US?!"
"SHUT UP AND GET BACK!" Zero2hero yelled, kicking both him and Hitmonchan, pushing them back toward the others.
This surprised both the captain and the Rocket members a bit.
Zero2hero was feeling quite angry.
Honestly, he was just an ordinary person with a passion for heroes from Marvel and DC.
So, when he played games, he wanted to role-play as a hero.
Yes, it was just role-playing. Even saving people wasn't out of pure kindness but was part of playing the hero role.
But this Pokémon game… it was too realistic.
So realistic it was uncomfortable, making this the first time he showed genuine morals while gaming.
Many players wouldn't care if some random NPC died, but this Pokémon game made him feel like he was in the real world.
And look at that jerk's face—it looked just like the bullies who picked on him for wanting to be a hero!
He was definitely going to punch him in the face!
"You're foolish, kid!" The captain raised his whip and lashed straight at him.
Zero2hero jumped back, only to find Weezing right behind him.
"HEAT WAVE!"
Weezing released extreme heat, burning his back.
"AGH!!"
Damn it! Why does this game hurt so much?!
"Take this!" The captain swung his whip at Zero2hero as fast as he could.
But before he could strike, a female voice shouted loudly.
"SOLAR BEAM!!!!"
A beam of yellow energy shot toward Weezing, pushing it back.
Zero2hero and the others looked in surprise at the girl in the white hat.
They also felt the air growing warmer than usual.
This made the captain realize something, and he looked up at the sky.
Sunny Day?! Since when?!
"Don't forget about us ladies," Leaf said, getting ready to order Ivysaur to attack again.
"Damn it! Weezing, get up quickly!"
But Weezing couldn't stand—it was immobilized.
"Confusion is a Psychic-type move. It can hold enemies in place, especially Pokémon that are weak to Psychic," Misty explained while Starmie held Weezing down.
"...Tch, useless Pokémon! Come out, Arbok!"
He threw another Poké Ball, summoning a large purple snake with distinctive markings.
Zero2hero struggled to stand, looking at Arbok with a determined gaze.
I will stop it!
*****
There was a case in my country where a girl, suspecting her boyfriend of cheating, ended up killing him.
She then tried to find a place to bury him but couldn't find anywhere, so she decided to go to the mountain pass in my city (oh my fucking god is so near to my city) and die with him (although he was already dead) by driving the car off the cliff.
Surprisingly, she survived, but as for his body... well, it's hard to describe.
Would this be considered yandere?
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