After I got Jenny’s letter saying she wanted to meet right away, I rounded up the gang and we headed for Route 1. This time, I gave Tremor his first real job which was to carry all of us on his back on the way to Viridian City. From tip to tail, Tremor was 45ft and 11 inches in length, or the size of a full school bus and some change. He weighs just about 1,400 pounds as well. We had to do his measurements and weight piece by piece with his individual parts. Tremor is by far the largest animal or Pokémon I have ever worked with. Right now, I am trying to create the perfect mixture of minerals, soil, and rock for his diet to give him the best metal coating possible, but keep his digestion smooth and his joints lubricated. In my mind, I have to think like a biologist and a mechanic combined. To be honest, I have wondered if I could oil his joints to help him relax. That might be a good test to run with him back at the lab. How fast is Tremor able to clear an obstacle course with and without lubricated joints using several types of oil? We could even change the course length and turns every day so Tremor can get some brain work in as well. Maybe we could film it as well so Tremor can watch himself.
We all climbed onto the back half of Tremor so he could focus on just moving, and we wouldn’t fall too far if we did slip. Cha was the engineer of this steel locomotive, he was riding on Tremor’s head and whistling. It made the illusion of a giant steel steam train seem even more real. “Let’s go Tremor! Slow and steady!” I called out with all of us seated together. “Rawww” Tremor bellowed as his head rose with Cha on it, and he started to inch forward. His tail slithered a bit like a snake, but because of his size the movement was less noticeable. After a minute or two, Tremor started to move faster and was going at what I know to be his standard speed. To all of us on the tail it felt like riding a winding boat going over the waves. Route 1 flew by us as we were moving at about 25mph if I had to guess. We arrived at Viridian City in about 10 minutes after we had loaded on to Tremor. “Tremor, I think you are officially our new form of transportation if you don’t mind” I said as I walked up to his head and gave him some pats. “Rawww Steel” Tremor said looking very happy with himself. I threw an iron supplement with some soil into his mouth as a thank you snack.
We headed over to Jenny’s station and everyone was playing and excited to see Jenny. I opened the front door, and called out, “Jenny, we are all here.” Jenny came running out from the back, “I’m so sorry for what is about to happen” she said frantically. “What’s the matter, you look like you just saw a ghost Pokémon?” I asked her. “Worse, it’s my Mom” she said still shaking. Out of the back office came an older woman who looked exactly like Jenny would if she was 50 if I had to guess. “You!” she yelled pointing at me. “You must be the Pokémon Researcher leading my Jenny astray!” Jenny’s Mom said now pushing her finger into my chest. “Step outside so I can teach you a lesson” Jenny’s Mom said opening the door and heading towards the practice battle site. “Jenny, does your Mom know that I only have had two Pokémon battles?” I asked quietly. “If you fight smart, you should be able to win” Jenny said in a whisper.
We followed Jenny’s Mom to the battlefield and saw her waiting already with a Pokéball in her hand. “Come on you coward, I don’t have all day” Jenny’s Mom taunted me. “Jenny are you okay being our referee?” I asked. “Yeah I will do it” Jenny said running over to the ref spot. “This will be a three on three battle. No substitutions, and the match will go till the opponent’s Pokémon is unable to battle or the trainer surrenders” Jenny said raising her hands. “If I win, Jenny stays on the force and gives up this nonsense you put in her head” Jenny’s Mom said loudly. “If I win, Jenny can do whatever she wants, like she has always been able to” I said back angrily. “I know it was you who put her up to this. Jenny would never leave the force” Jenny’s Mom answered angrily. “Go Fire Fang!” Jenny’s Mom called out throwing her Pokéball. Out came a battle scarred Arcanine with its fur graying in some places. “Let’s go Po!” I called out throwing his Pokéball up in the air. Po came out with a shout and immediately started rolling around on the ground. “Hah! Even your Pokémon look weak! I’ve never seen such a fat looking pink blob!” Jenny’s Mom said laughing. “The match between Po and Fire Fang begins now!” Jenny said lowering her hands. “Fire Fang, use ember!” Jenny’s Mom called out. “Po, Rollie Pollie” I said calmly. Fire Fang’s mouth started to burn with red hot flames as Po rolled up in a Defense Curl. As soon as Fire Fang’s flames shot from his mouth, Po started rolling around using Rollout. Po bobbed and weaved through the flames like a pro. “Fire Fang use Take Down!” Jenny’s Mom called out. “Po, Scream and Shout and Let it all Out!” I yelled while dancing. Po launched himself into the air and sucked in a big breath and let out an ear splitting Supersonic right on top of the charging Fire Fang. Immediately, Fire Fang’s eyes glossed over with confusion and he charged right into the ground. Po didn’t let up though, and grabbed Fire Fang with a Wrap from his tongue. After a solid 3 second squeeze, Po launched Fire Fang back at Jenny’s Mom. “Fire Fang is unable to battle! Po is the winner!” Jenny called out raising her hand for our side. “Po, belly gong!” I said laughing as I stuck out my gut. Po ran over and we collided bellies. “All that training every morning and afternoon is really paying off! You have come so far and I am so proud of you!” I said to Po. Po, overwhelmed with love and pride fell on his back and proceeded to roll around on the ground like a madman. “Enough of the mushy stuff, let’s go for round 2!” Jenny’s Mom called out angerly.
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“Let’s go Cha!” I said throwing up his Pokéball. “Pidg Pidg” he called out as he flew straight to Jenny and started cuddling her. “Cha, it’s time for batting. You can say hi after!” I called out to him. “Hmph, no discipline. How do you ever get anything done?” Jenny’s Mom said frustrated. “Go Bolts!” Jenny’s Mom called out throwing up her Pokéball. Out came a grizzled Raichu with one eye missing and patches of discolored fur. “Rai Rai” Bolts said sending sparks out from its cheeks. “The second battle between Cha and Bolts will begin now!” Jenny called out throwing her hands down. “Bolts use Thunderbolt!” Jenny’s Mom called out. “Cha do the Dirty Birdy!” I called out right after. Bolts began running towards Cha charging up its cheeks, but Cha did the unexpected and dove straight at the ground. Bolts tried to react quickly and aim the lightning at the diving Cha, but narrowly missed several times. Cha quickly dove in the sand and started kicking it up everywhere making a dust cloud. Bolts was firing rapid electrical strikes into the cloud, but Cha kept at it making a big mess of sand. “Think you can hide from us huh?” Jenny’s Mom said. “Bolts use Thunder!” Jenny’s Mom called out. This time the clouds closed in overhead and we could feel the static in the air. “Rai RAI” Bolts said as he raised his hands and tail in the air. From the clouds descended massive bolts of lightning that struck all around the arena. Unfortunately for Cha, there was no dodging this one and he took a lightning bolt. Before he hit the ground I called him back, “return Cha! Sorry buddy, we’ll come with something better next time” I said to his Pokéball. “The winner is Bolts!” Jenny called out raising her other hand. “HA! See, no tricks can beat raw power!” Jenny’s Mom said as she returned Bolts. “Cha is only a baby. He’ll get there someday” I said still thinking about next time. “Losers always make excuses” Jenny’s Mom said as she grabbed her third Pokéball.
“Let’s go Rapunzel!” I called as I tossed her Pokéball out. “Tang Tang” Rapunzel said as she did a hero pose landing. “What’s wrong with your Tangela, it has arms?” Jenny’s Mom asked with a look of disgust. “Rapunzel evolved!?!?” Jenny asked looking shocked. “Yes, I was going to surprise you tonight and show you” I said with a smile. “Enough of the chit chat, let’s go Arms!” Jenny’s Mom called out. Out came a Blastoise who was much bigger than the average. Its canons looked like they could shoot down a plane. Arms slammed its foot down and yelled “BLAST” as if challenging Rapunzel. Rapunzel’s eyes turned angry, and her vines started to shake. “The third and final match between Rapunzel and Arms will begin now!” Jenny said lowering both of her arms. I didn’t have to say anything, because Rapunzel was pissed. She was going to win this one without me even needing to say a word. “Arms use Ice Beam!” Jenny’s Mom called out. “Blast!” Arms called out and ice immediately began flooding out of his canons. Rapunzel launched herself into the air and shot spores upon spores of Stun Spore everywhere. It immediately slowed down Arms who was wincing at the spores and was having a harder time moving. While Arms was struggling, Rapunzel started glowing with green energy as she grew in size (Growth). When Arms finally started to aim his canons at her again, Rapunzel unleashed a swarm of Grass Energy. “Giga Drain” I said to myself quietly. “Get up Arms! You’re stronger than this ball of vines!” Jenny’s Mom called out. It was too late though. Arms was down on one knee and was growing weaker as Rapunzel wasn’t letting up. “MOM CALL BACK ARMS NOW!” Jenny called out. “No, I refuse to let this happen. I can’t lose to some kid and let you run off and shirk your duties with him” Jenny’s Mom yelled back. When they finished talking though, Arms was on his hands and knees. “Come on, you can do it Arms!” Jenny’s Mom yelled. “BLAST!” Arms called out and in desperation shot an ice beam at Rapunzel. Before it could hit though, Arms collapsed and the beam faded. “The winner is Rapunzel!” Jenny called out raising her arm for our side. “Austin wins the match 2-1” Jenny called out. As Jenny was calling the match, I was tackled by my 285 pounds of sassy vines. “Yes, I’m proud of you Rapunzel” I said wincing from the loss of air and sudden impact. “TANG TANG!” Rapunzel said as she cuddled me and suffocated me with love.
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