Capítulo 29: Showdown At Dark City (Re-edited)
Somehow, Cora had lost sight of Ash and his friends after they left Stone Town. Before reaching their destination, the gang met an Old Hippie who played songs on his Pokéflute, which woke up Kilala and Chespie from their naps. They came to the next town, only to find out that there was no food in any of the stores and restaurants. The reason why was because there was a drought which meant no food, no water, and no river or stream anywhere.
The gang thought it was odd, so they went to find the source of the problem. So they followed the river and found the source: A Snorlax who was sleeping in front of a bunch of thorns that was blocking the stream water.
They knew that they needed to move Snorlax. So they tried other ways: an alarm clock, loudspeaker, a bucket of cold water, and other things. Cora remembered that a Pokéflute should be able to wake up Snorlax and that the old Hippie they ran into earlier had one. But then Team Rocket showed up and wanted to steal Snorlax as well. But the gang was able to send them blasting off before they could even go after the Hippie.
Once they found the Hippie, they asked him if he could wake up Snorlax and he agreed. When they brought the Hippie to Snorlax, he told the gang that the Snorlax belonged to him, which Cora already knew, surprising the others. They told him that Snorlax was blocking the town's water source.
The old Hippie understand and used his Pokéflute to wake up his sleeping Pokémon. It soon woke up and stretched its body. However, the river was still blocked. Then Cora remembered that Snorlax's favorite snack was thorns. Snorlax wasted no time in eating up all of the thorns allowing water to flow through the river again thus saving the town. The gang was glad the town won't have any more problems with these two around and left to continue their journey.
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Right now, the gang had just arrived at the entrance to a town known as Dark City.
"So...this is Dark City, huh?" Cora looked around.
"It really is a Ghost town," Mairin observed, "Are you sure this city hasn't been abandoned, Alain?"
"No, this is the right place." Alain confirmed.
"So creepy." Mairin commented.
"Oh it's creepy alright." Cora agreed.
They walked through the town and could easily see how desolated it was. There were practically no people or any other signs of life around this place.
"Hey, there's a woman there with her son." Mairin said about to wave over at them, but the woman herded her son away from the trainers, "What was that about?"
Cora remembered this episode. Two rival gyms wanting to be the official Pokémon gym, who neither care that they were destroying their town in the process. She was really starting to get a bad feeling in this city, "I don't know."
"We should probably be on the lookout for anything." Alain advised.
"Yeah." Cora said.
Suddenly a rock was thrown at her, Luckily Alain caught it before it could hit her. Alain turned his head to where the rock came from. Cora, Mairin and the Pokémon looked to where Alain was staring at and spotted three kids on a roof with rocks in their hands. Alain glared heatedly at them, and the three boys ran away in fear.
"Let's get something to eat and find someone who could tell us what's going on here." Cora suggested.
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A restaurant owner, Mr. Jim, saw what happened and invited them in to get something to eat while he explained the situation to them. The three boys from before were also there. The first one was Troy who had reddish brown hair and black eyes. The second was Alex who had black hair and eyes. The last one was Ben who had blue hair and dark blue eyes.
"In Dark City, there are two Pokémon gyms: The Yas Gym and the Kaz Gym. The two gyms are in the middle of a gang war, and they'll hire any wandering Pokémon trainers as soldiers to battle for them." Mr. Jim stated.
"But I don't see. What's the point of fighting each other like this?" Mairin questioned.
"They claim that whatever gym wins will become an official Pokémon gym." Mr. Jim replied.
"That makes sense. Becoming an official Pokémon gym is a big honor." Cora said, "But they need the approval of the Pokémon League Inspector. Since there can only be one official gym per city."
"And both Gyms seek to eliminate the other before an inspector arrives." Alain added.
"Sounds intense." Mairin commented.
"So they just brawl anywhere they want without even thinking about how the people of the town feel about it. Selfish idiots." Cora stated calmly but the others could tell she was mad.
Cora was able to see another person sitting at another table from the corner of her eye. She knew that that person was Nurse Charlotte Joy in disguise. She guessed that Charlotte Joy wasn't happy with what the two gym leaders were doing. Suddenly they heard the sounds of breaking windows and buildings, coming from outside.
"It's them!" Ben growled, angrily.
"What is that?" Mairin asked.
"The Yas and Kaz Gyms are fighting again. If you don't want to get dragged into this, you'd better go upstairs and hide." Mr. Jim suggested.
The gang nodded and followed the three boys as they led them upstairs and hid with them.
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The gang watched from the window as the Yas Gym leader's Scyther battling against the Kaz Gym leader's Electabuzz. Uncaring that they're destroying buildings in the process. The people were running for their lives in order to stay away from the fight.
"Is it always like this?" Mairin asked.
The three boys nodded, "Yeah."
"Now I can understand why everybody around here hates Pokémon trainers." Alain realized.
"That's not even a Pokémon battle. It's more like a street fight." Cora observed.
"This is just too much to look at. Do they even realizing what they're doing to this town?!" Mairin yelled.
"Of course they don't, the only thing they care about is battling. It doesn't matter who gets hurt in the process." Alain stated.
"Those bullies. They don't even understand what it really means to be a Pokémon trainer." Cora said, angrily.
At that moment, they heard noises downstairs. The gang quietly walked down to the end of the stairs. When they got there, they noticed three familiar figures had entered the restaurant and started harassing the restaurant owner for food, when he refused, they sent out Arbok and Weezing but before they could do anything Cora had Kilala sent them flying out of there.
Cora sighed, "Team Rocket just never learns."
"No doubt." Alain agreed.
Kilala and Chespie nodded.
At that moment another person entered the restaurant, this time it was a girl that was with the Yas gym. Cora believed that her name was Cindy. She came right over to them.
"Hey, I saw what you did with your Espeon and I'm impressed." Cindy said, "Please, please. You must tell me your names."
"Could you excuse us for a moment?" Cora asked.
Cindy smiled and nodded.
"Huddle." Cora said.
The gang huddled together to talk.
"I know that we shouldn't get involved, but if we don't, things might get worse for the townsfolk." Cora stated, "Our best bet is not giving her our real names."
"Yeah, it could ruin our reputations as Pokémon trainers." Alain agreed.
"Think of a fake name." Mairin suggested.
Cora nodded, "This is also a perfect opportunity to see what the Yas Gym is about."
The gang nodded and turned to Cindy.
"My name is Callie." Cora went by her previous life's name.
"I'm Blaze." Alain said.
"I'm Lily." Mairin introduced.
"Oh, Callie, Blaze, Lily, would you consider joining our cause at the Yas Gym? Unlike those animals from the Kaz Gym, we at Yas are truly worthy of becoming a Pokémon gym." Cindy asked.
Cora sighed at this, "Lead the way."
Cora gave Mr. Jim and the boys a reassuring look as they let the woman led them to the Yas Gym, looking around the ruined places only made Cora's mood even worse. She hated how these two gym leaders are destroying the town without realizing it. She really needed to blow off some steam and quick.
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They finally arrived and entered the building, saw some trainers using equipment. The Yas gym was more of a fighting dojo. Cindy led them to a room where the leader was there waiting for them.
Cindy explained to her leader about Cora being a strong trainer and that she should join them.
"Before I let you join, how about we have a battle? You and me." The Yas leader challenged Cora.
"I accept." Cora narrowed her eyes at the Yas leader angrily.
"Hopefully this battle will help Cora blow off some steam." Alain prayed, glancing at Mairin.
"I hope you're right." Mairin said.
Cora gave Kilala a look who understood completely and got into position, "I'll use Kilala, call out your Pokémon."
"Scyther, tear 'em up!" the leader sent out his Scyther.
"Scyther! (Let's do this!)" Scyther got ready.
"Scyther, use Cut!" Yas Leader ordered.
Scyther's pincer started glowing as it came at Tesla.
"Iron Tail." Cora said, calmly.
Kilala's tail glowed a metallic color and she hit the pincers away from her and slammed her tail on Scyther's stomach. Scyther cried out in pain as it was sent flying back into a wall and a pail of red paint fell on it, covering it.
"Espe. (That's not good.)" Kilala said.
Everyone watched as Scyther got up and blinked its eyes before they turned red. Then Scyther began attacking its trainer. Everyone but Cora and Alain were surprised at this.
"Scyther, enough!" Yas leader commanded as he dodged Scyther's pincers, "Scyther! Arg, Scyther, return!" He recalled his Pokémon, "That's the first time my Scyther has been frightened so badly. You're a powerful trainer." He complimented, "You must work for me. I need your strength."
"Before I give my answer, explain why you want to be an official gym." Cora requested.
"For money." He answered.
"...Huh?" Mairin stared, dumbfounded.
"It's a simple means to earn money quickly, official gym status comes with prestige and funding." The leader explained simply.
"Is he serious?" Mairin asked.
Alain couldn't believe what he was hearing. This whole time, scaring the town's people, recruiting trainers, all for money?
SNAP!
"Huh? I thought I heard something." Mairin commented.
"Espeon. (Me too.)" Kilala added.
"Cora snapped." Alain shook his head.
"This is stupid, we're leaving." Cora decided to the others walking towards them.
"You think you can just come in here and leave?! I don't think so, get her boys!" the leader growled.
Cora stopped in her tracks before she handed Kilala off to Alain.
Cora turned to the men who came at her wasting no time charging at the Yas members and proceeding to beat them into a bloody pulp.
Kilala sighed, "Espeon espe. (I knew this would happen.)"
"Chespin. (I can't watch)" Chespie covered his eyes.
Cora took down the last goon before she spins kicked the leader in the face sending him flying across the room. Sighing deeply, she walked away and Kilala jumped back onto her shoulder as they all left the gym without another word leaving some flabbergasted trainers behind them as they all left.
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"Feel better?" Mr. Jim asked.
Cora sipped her drink calmly, "Much, guess beating them up along with the leader was just what I needed."
"Oh man did you beat them down good, Cora," Mairin grinned, "Maybe they'll stop after what you just did."
"I doubt that they'll stop after that, Mairin. Guys like them are the types to keep on fighting until the other one is no longer capable of doing so." Alain pointed out.
"So what now?" Mairin asked.
"I know exactly what to do." Cora said.
"You do?" Mairin wondered what she had in mind.
Alain easily caught onto Cora's plan, "I get it, both Scyther and Electabuzz are color-sensitive and the color red in particular sends them into a rage." He informed.
"We'll use that to end this...permanently." Cora said with determination.
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Once again fighting broke out between the two gangs outside. The two sides were destroying the buildings and everything around them as they fought, seeing an opening Cora gave the signal to the others to drop the red paint on both sides which was successful as both Pokémon attacked their trainers ending the war between them both as their Pokémon took them all down.
Cora then appeared, "Well? have you two idiots learned your lesson?"
"Yeah...we can come to an agreement on one thing." The Yas leader said.
"That one thing is..." The Kaz leader agreed. "Dealing with you!"
"Thunder Shock!" Cora hollered.
Kilala shocked them taking great pleasure from it too as they were soon knocked out.
"Had enough now?" Cora taunted.
"Had enough?" The Yas and Kaz grabbed a large stick each.
Alain and Mairin stood by Cora.
"Now we'll teach you." Yas leader snarled.
"I suggest you run." The Kaz leader warned.
"They haven't given up." Mairin said.
The two leaders were about to attack...
"Hold it right there." A female voice said as a mysterious person (which Cora knew was the disguised Nurse Charlotte Joy) appeared in front of them.
"Huh?" Everyone said.
"What-?" Yas leader blinked.
"And who are you?" Kaz leader demanded.
The mysterious person held up a Pokéball, "I'm the inspector from the official Pokémon League." She revealed.
The Yas and Kaz leader screamed and paled at the sight.
"Pokéball go!" The mysterious person released her Pokémon which turned out to be a Chansey.
"Chansey, Chansey." Chansey clapped its hands.
"Argh!" The Yas and Kaz leader face planted on the ground.
"Chansey? That must mean..." Mairin trailed off.
"That's right. My true identity is..." Nurse Charlotte Joy took off her disguise, "Nurse Joy."
Yas and Kaz panicked.
Nurse Charlotte Joy confronted both men, "I could never allow people who use Pokémon for nothing but street fighting to open an official Pokémon gym." She informed them in a stern tone.
"Please, Nurse Joy." Yas leader started.
"Won't you give us another chance?" Kaz leader finished.
They both begged as they bowed their heads.
Nurse Charlotte Joy smiled, "Only if you're willing to start over from the beginning." She said, "And I believe that you should listen what this young lady has to say." She pointed to Cora.
"Huh? Me? Are you sure, Aunt Charlotte?" Cora questioned her.
Nurse Charlotte Joy nodded and smiled, "I'm sure."
Cora smiled and nodded, "First of all, using your Pokémon as tools for your selfish and greedy goals is just plain wrong. Your Pokémon are your partners who fight with you, side by side, and are best of friends for life. You both love your Pokémon, right?" She asked.
"Of course we do." Yas and Kaz immediately replied.
Cora nodded, "Good answer. But what you did to them doesn't give you the right to be Pokémon trainers, let alone gym leaders. Also your gyms would give other gyms a bad name." She explained, "Pokémon should never be used for street fighting." She continued, "Also, I believe that having a gym isn't about money, recognition, or fame, its to test trainers and Pokémon to do their very best and trust in each other, not senseless violence."
Yas and Kaz looked up at Cora with admiration.
"Now, first, you have to fix everything you broke in this town and apologize to all the citizens of Dark City. Also, don't forget to rebuild your friendships with your Pokémon and each other." Cora advised.
Yas and Kaz both bowed their heads at her, "Thank you for your kind words, Miss Callie! Thank you so much!"
Callie sweat dropped at the mention of her disguised name.
Nurse Charlotte Joy nodded, "That's great advice."
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And so, Dark City was at peace at last. The Yas and Kaz gyms were working together with their Pokémon to repair Dark City and the citizens were very grateful towards the gang for helping them.
"Thanks to you all and your Pokémon, our children can play in the streets once more and we won't have to be scared of Pokémon trainers or Pokémon ever again." Mr. Jim bowed, "So thank you once more."
"You're welcome." Cora smiled.
"We were wrong about Pokémon trainers being bad guys. Now we all want to become Pokémon trainers." Ben declared.
Alex and Troy nodded, "Right."
"And I'm sure that we'll be as great as you, Callie." Ben said.
"Uh, actually, Callie is not my real name." Cora admitted.
"It's not?" Alex blinked.
"Then what is it?" Troy asked, curious.
Cora smiled, "Cora Joy."
"Joy? As in the daughter of Nurse Joy?" Troy questioned.
"Yes, my mom is the Viridian City Nurse Joy." Cora answered.
"That's a cool name." Ben complimented.
"Thanks." Cora said with a closed eye smile.
"If it's not too much trouble, can we have your autograph, Cora?" Troy asked, holding out a paper and pen.
Cora blinked and then nodded, "Sure."
Cora signed her name for all three boys.
"I'm sure that you'll all become great Pokémon trainers." Cora smiled.
Then the gang said their goodbyes and left Dark City, knowing that the town will be fine now.
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After saving the town and making some new Pokémon fans, Cora and her friends are moving on to their next adventure.
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Pokémon Obtained:
Cora: Shiny Espeon (Kilala)(F), Shiny Charizard (Nuri)(F), Altaria (Talia)(F), Shiny Lucario (Jackal)(M), Frogadier (Kenji)(M), Pidgeot (Gail)(F), Shiny Gyarados (Rory)(M), Cloyster (Matta)(M), Shiny Starmie (Pyxis)(Genderless), Butterfree (Papilio)(M), Beedrill (Stinger)(M), Nidorina (Juno)(F), Nidorino (Malik)(M), Raichu (Tama)(F), Clefable (Shayla)(F), Sandslash (Digger)(M), Meloetta (Odele)(F), Chikorita (Kalmia)(F), Shiny Braixen (Rogue)(F), Mienshao (Mulan)(F), Glaceon (Nieva)(F), Leafeon (Panra)(F), Shiny Gengar (Sypro)(M), Shiny Monferno (Pirro)(M), Galarian Ponyta (Althea)(F), Shiny Quilladin (Cybele)(F), Alolan Raichu (Zuma)(M), Rockruff (Romulus)(M) Meowstic (Yuki)(F), Oshawott (Daisho)(M), Kingler (Kuka)(M), Shiny Umbreon (Zunair)(M), Sylveon (Stella)(F), Vaporeon (Kaori)(F), Jolteon (Lyn)(F), Flareon (Egan)(M), Dratini (Scylla)(F), Absol (Twilight)(M), Shiny Scorbunny (Scorch)(M), Popplio (Naia)(F), Alolan Vulpix (Elsa)(F), Pink Butterfree (Momo)(F), Sobble (Mystique)(F), Primeape (Manny)(M), Magnemite (Static)(Genderless), Growlithe (Aiden)(M), Kadabra (Houdini)(M), Zorua (Kurama)(M), Cubone (M), Marowak (Alsie)(F), Vulpix (Inari)(F), Persian (Cleo)(F), Ponyta (Rubira)(F), Dewgong (Moishe)(M), Horsea (Arnav)(M), Kangaskhan (Mildred)(F), Gardevoir (Guinevere)(F), Poliwhirl (Dallas)(M), Poliwag (Kishi)(F), Tauros (9), Porygon (Prism)(Genderless), Sprigatito (Fleur)(F), Quaxly (Emmett)(M), Hisuian Zorua (Eira)(F), Dreepy (Drogo)(M), Cyndaquil (Hugo)(M), Hisuian Growlithe (Fia)(F), Buizel (Itachi)(M), Type: Null (Talos)(Genderless)
Alain: Charizard (M), Metagross (Genderless), Tyranitar (M), Weavile (M), Bisharp (M), Unfezant (M), Leafeon (F), Umbreon (M), Chestnaught (M), Malamar (F), Steelix (M), Shiny Gyarados (F), Scyther (M), Golbat (M), Shiny Zorua (Unovan)(M), Frigibax (M), Prinplup (M), Copperajah (F), Lokix (M), Magby (M), Fraxure (M), Rockruff (M), Rhydon (F), Alakazam (M), Meowstic (M), Krokorok (M), Absol (M), Cyndaquil (M), Zweilous (F), Corvisquire (M), Squirtle (M), Growlithe (F), Marowak (M), Tauros (M), Lanturn (F), Fearow (M), Kirlia (M), Eevee (2), Fuecoco (M), Hisuian Zorua (M), Buizel (M), Pawmi (M), Hisuian Growlithe (M), Wattrel (F), Maschiff (M)
Mairin: Chespin (Chespie)(M), Flabébé (Bébé)(F), Gogoat (Grazer)(F), Butterfree (Bira)(F), Parasect (Paxtin)(M), Clefairy (Pixie)(F), Lilligant (Unovan)(Petunia)(F), Swadloon (Evanthe)(F), Thwackey (Biri)(F), Grotle (Aspen)(M), Simisage (Sage)(F), Roserade (Rose)(F), Azumarill (Mary)(F), Skitty (Cathy)(F), Cherubi (Cherry)(F), Maractus (Amaranth)(F), Snivy (Vinicius)(F), Shaymin (Carissa)(F), Squirtle (Kai)(M), Poliwag (Wade)(M), Eevee (Sorrell)(F), Seel (Nixie)(F), Goldeen (Maya)(F), Oddish (Bryony)(F), Hisuian Lilligant (Laurel)(F), Sprigatito (Jasmine)(F), Brute Bonnet (Shamrock)(M), Tandemaus (Kundu & Panya)(M&F), Smoliv (Olivia)(F), Applin (Pomeroy)(M)
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