The Mad Scientist
Episode 4
The Mad Scientist
After a night under the stars, Beaver arrived in Ciencia Village just before noon the next day. He walked through town looking at the many small houses and buildings. Then he saw a large Pokemon lab on a hill in the distance. He continued to walk until he came to the Pokemon Center. He walked inside and gave his two pokeballs to the nurse. While he was waiting for his Pokemon to be healed, he decided to call Professor Willow. He sat at the video phone and dialed in the professor’s number. After a few rings, Professor Willow answered,
“Hello, who is it now?”
Beaver replied timidly, “It’s me Professor Willow.”
Professor Willow lightened up and said,
“Oh Beaver, I am sorry I have just been really busy. So, how are you doing, where are you, do tell.”
Beaver laughed and said, “I already made it to Ciencia Village.”
Willow: “Terrific, and how are you coming with catching Pokemon?”
Beaver smiled and said, “Just yesterday I caught a Treecko!”
Willow: “Unbelievable, a Charmander and a Treecko! And what else have you caught?”
Beaver frowned at the question and said, “Well . . . I haven’t”
Willow: “Oh . . . well you have some catching up to do. Julie already caught six Pokemon.”
Beaver looked down at the ground and signed. Professor Willow said,
“Don’t fret; you have a chance to earn the first badge.”
Beaver perked up and smiled. Then Willow said,
“You should go visit with my colleague Professor Rowan to get advice on how to battle with the local gym leader and then go for it.”
Just then a timer went off and Willow said,
“Well . . . time to feed the Pokemon. It was good to talk to you. Keep at it.”
With that the screen went blank. Just then the nurse came on the overhead speakers saying,
“Beaver, your Pokemon are ready at the front desk.”
Beaver walked back to the desk and got his two pokeballs. He looked down at the to balls and said,
“She already has six Pokemon . . . I need to get the first badge no matter what!”
He walked outside and looked up on the hill at Professor Rowan’s lab. He stopped and said,
“Professor Willow’s advice sounds good, but if I go to see Professor Rowan, then Julie might get the first badge. I can’t wait . . . it’s off to the gym.”
Beaver went down the street past several more houses and small businesses until he was a small research center at the end to of the road. Above the doors was a silver plate with the words “Ciencia Village Gym” carved in it. Beaver walked to the building, took a deep breath, and opened the door walking through. He walked up to the front desk, but no one was there. He looked around but all he saw was a couple of hallways with all the doors closed. He waited a few minutes and then said,
“Well, I guess I will show myself around.”
He began to walk down the right hallway. He walked a few hundred feet and then turned down the left hallway. As he rounded the corner he ran into a man causing him to drop a tray full of test tubes. As they crashed to the floor they shattered everywhere. The man, a tall skinny man who looked about thirty years old, wore glasses and a white research jacket, along with a blue dress shirt, khakis, and dress shoes. He yelled,
“Look what you did! Who are you and what are you doing back here?”
Beaver cowered back for a second but then stood up with confidence saying,
“I am here to challenge the gym leader for a badge!”
The man smirked and said,
“Well my name is Edward and I am the gym leader’s assistant. I will battle you to see if you are worthy of my bosses’ valuable time. So let’s have a one on one battle. If you win then I will show you to my boss, but if I win you have to clean up this mess and then you leave this place.”
Beaver smiled and said, “Okay then, you’re on!”
Edward grabbed a pokeball out of his jacket pocket and said,
“I will begin the battle, Go Gulpin.”
Beaver pointed his Pokedex at Gulpin and it said,
“Gulpin is a poison type Pokemon. It is slow moving, but it can absorb the energy of its opponent’s attacks with its semi-solid body.”
Beaver said to himself, “Treecko’s speed would be good, but he is weak to poison. I guess I will go with Charmander.
He then looked up at Edward and said,
“To battle your Gulpin, I will choose Charmander.”
As he said this he threw a pokeball and Charmander came out with a cry. Beaver yelled,
“Start us off with a Scratch attack now!”
As Charmander charged at Gulpin Edward yelled,
“Fend it off with an Acid Armor attack.”
Charmander slammed its claws into Gulpin, but it simply absorbed the attack. Edward laughed saying,
“Novice mistake, now Gulpin use hit him with an Acid attack.”
Gulpin reared its head back and spit a glob of purple acid at Charmander. Charmander tried to dodge the attack, but it hit him on his side. He fell back but caught himself, looked up, and smiled. Beaver had a revelation and yelled.
“So physical attacks don’t work . . . hit it with an Ember attack now!”
Edward glared at the smirking Charmander as Beaver said this. Just as Charmander gave affirmation to Beaver Edward said,
“Gulpin, wipe that smile off his face with a Pound attack.”
Gulpin jumped at Charmander with an outstretched hand, but Charmander leaped over top of it doing a flip. He fired an Ember attack just as he was completely upside down. It slammed into Gulpin’s back causing him to fall down, but he was not out. Edward yelled,
“Get back up now Gulpin!”
Beaver became confident and said in a determined voice,
“Its guard is down Charmander . . . hit it with a Headbutt attack.”
As Charmander turned he began to run towards Gulpin, and when he was about five yards away he leaped hitting Gulpin from behind as it was composing itself. It fell down and was out for the count. Edward recalled Gulpin and said,
“Very well done Beaver . . . Come with me.”
He turned and began to walk down the hall. Beaver followed him recalling Charmander as he walked. They turn a corner to the right and there stood two large airlock doors. Edward walked up to the intercom by the door and pressed the red talk button saying,
“Boss, we got a hot shot out here who wants a battle.”
A voice cam back over the intercom saying,
“Give me a moment.”
After a few minutes, the doors opened with a decompression sound and a tall, skinny man wearing a white decontamination suit walked out. He removed his helmet and said,
“Excuse me while I change. Edward led our challenger to the arena. I will join him shortly.”
With that he walked down the hallway to the right and disappeared. Edward turned to Beaver and said,
“Follow me.”
He walked forward through some small double doors across the hall and stopped at another set of double doors. These double doors were large and golden in color. In the middle was a silver pokeball with a beaker in the center. Edward turned and said,
“Go through these doors and you will be in the Ciencia Village Gym arena.”
He then turned around and walked out the small double doors. Beaver turned and looked at the enormous doors saying,
“Well here we go.”
He then took a deep breath and opened the doors with quite a bit of effort walking through the doorway into the arena. The arena was lit by several dim lamps spread around the edges. He walked into the challenger’s box to wait for the Gym Leader’s arrival. After a moment, the double doors slammed behind him and several roof lights came on lighting the whole arena. The man from earlier came walking out of a door on the other side of the arena. He was wearing jeans and a white button up shirt with tennis shoes. He looked at Beaver and said,
“Welcome boy . . . my name is Norman. I am the lead scientist at this lab, leader of this gym, and a nationally renowned genius. By challenging me you will be competing for a Microbe Badge. I am required to accept your challenge even though I know you can never win. So, this will be a one on one match. I will start us off with my current research partner. Go pokeball.”
As he said this he took a pokeball from his belt and threw it into the center of the arena. A purple gaseous Pokemon emerged. Beaver pointed his Pokedex at the Pokemon and it said,
“Haunter is a poison and ghost type Pokemon. Little else is known about this Pokemon.”
Beaver sighed and said to himself,
“That doesn’t help much . . . since Charmander is still weak from earlier, I guess I will use Treecko.”
Norman saw him thinking and said,
“Come now boy, no matter which you choose you will suffer grave defeat. I have studied Haunter extensively and he has no weaknesses that you can exploit.”
Beaver, angered by this statement, looked up and yelled,
“I’ll show you, pokeball go!”
He threw a pokeball into the middle of the arena and Treecko came out with a cry. Norman laughed saying,
“An amateur mistake . . . your Treecko will pay dearly for your ignorance. Haunter, use your Confuse Ray.”
Beaver yelled, “Treecko, speed things up with Agility now!”
Treecko began to run quickly from side to side, but Haunter let out a flash of light that bewildered Treecko causing him to trip and fall face first onto the ground. Treecko jumped back doing a flip and landed although he appeared hurt. Norman grinned and said,
“Excellent, now hit him with your Night Shade attack.”
Beaver yelled, “Dodge it and use a Quick Attack!”
Treecko began to run quickly from side to side. Haunter threw two purple balls from his hands but Treecko dodged both of them. Then he leaped flying towards Haunter, moving so quickly that Haunter did not have time to react. Just as he should have slammed into Haunter, he flew strait threw him without damaging him. Beaver could only stand with his mouth gaping as Norman laughed saying,
“Two mistakes, that’s a shame . . . now Haunter, finish it with a Night Shade attack.”
Treecko still had his back turned waiting of Beaver’s command. He was still stunned by Haunter’s Confuse Ray, so his reaction time was down. Haunter powered up and sent two purple balls flying at Treecko. Beaver yelled,
“Treecko, Watch Out!”
Treecko tried to move out of the way, but it was too late. Both the balls of energy hit him dead on from behind. Treecko fell to the ground and was out. Beaver could only lower his head without saying a word. Norman, seeing this, said,
“Ha, what did I tell you? Now take your Treecko and get out of my Gym. He recalled Haunter and left the arena. Beaver looked up with tears in his eyes and recalled Treecko. He turned and walked out of the arena. He took the long walk of shame down the hallways and through the exit. As he walked back to the Pokemon Center to heal his Pokemon, he began to doubt his potential. He said to himself,
“Mom, Dad, Professor Willow, Professor Oak . . . I’m sorry but I can’t do this.”
He walked into the Pokemon Center and gave his pokeballs to the nurse to heal them. He sat down on the couch and began to think of home. He said,
“If I go home, my parents will never let me live this down, but I am just too weak to do this anymore.”
Just then the phone next to him rang. He looked around and then answered it saying,
“Hello, who is this?”
The blank screen lit up and Professor Willow appeared. Beaver tried to cheer up saying,
“Oh, hello professor. How is it going . . . and how did you know I was here?”
Professor Willow responded, “I am good . . . oh and I knew you were there because I get an e-mail every time you heal your Pokemon, and since you are healing them now then I know you were in Ciencia Village. Speaking of which, are you about ready to challenge the gym leader?”
Beaver frowned and said,
“No, I’m afraid not Professor Willow. I just got done with that battle.”
Professor Willow: “Oh, and I take it that things went badly?”
Beaver: “Well, I beat the gym trainer’s Gulpin with Charmander, but then I faced Norman’s Haunter with Treecko. He didn’t just beat me; He demoralized me. I am not sure I can do this Professor Willow.”
Professor Willow laughed and said,
“Nonsense child . . . you are meant for greatness; you will not fail. Besides, if you never lost, where would the challenge be? Even I lost my first gym match, though it seems ages ago. Do not be discouraged. Now, if you have already faced the gym leader, then that means you did not go see Professor Rowan. Listen to me . . . Go see him and he will teach you a few things. Then go see if Norman isn’t surprised by round two.”
Beaver smiled and said,
“Okay . . .. I will rest up tonight and see him in the morning.”
Professor Willow laughed and said,
“That’s the spirit Beaver . . . well gotta go, talk to you later.”
The screen cut off and Beaver stood up alone in the lobby. He looked at the sky through the window and said aloud,
“This is not the end! I will triumph over Norman, and then I will become a Pokemon Master! Watch out Roeno . . . here I come!”
To Be Continued . . .
The Mad Scientist
After a night under the stars, Beaver arrived in Ciencia Village just before noon the next day. He walked through town looking at the many small houses and buildings. Then he saw a large Pokemon lab on a hill in the distance. He continued to walk until he came to the Pokemon Center. He walked inside and gave his two pokeballs to the nurse. While he was waiting for his Pokemon to be healed, he decided to call Professor Willow. He sat at the video phone and dialed in the professor’s number. After a few rings, Professor Willow answered,
“Hello, who is it now?”
Beaver replied timidly, “It’s me Professor Willow.”
Professor Willow lightened up and said,
“Oh Beaver, I am sorry I have just been really busy. So, how are you doing, where are you, do tell.”
Beaver laughed and said, “I already made it to Ciencia Village.”
Willow: “Terrific, and how are you coming with catching Pokemon?”
Beaver smiled and said, “Just yesterday I caught a Treecko!”
Willow: “Unbelievable, a Charmander and a Treecko! And what else have you caught?”
Beaver frowned at the question and said, “Well . . . I haven’t”
Willow: “Oh . . . well you have some catching up to do. Julie already caught six Pokemon.”
Beaver looked down at the ground and signed. Professor Willow said,
“Don’t fret; you have a chance to earn the first badge.”
Beaver perked up and smiled. Then Willow said,
“You should go visit with my colleague Professor Rowan to get advice on how to battle with the local gym leader and then go for it.”
Just then a timer went off and Willow said,
“Well . . . time to feed the Pokemon. It was good to talk to you. Keep at it.”
With that the screen went blank. Just then the nurse came on the overhead speakers saying,
“Beaver, your Pokemon are ready at the front desk.”
Beaver walked back to the desk and got his two pokeballs. He looked down at the to balls and said,
“She already has six Pokemon . . . I need to get the first badge no matter what!”
He walked outside and looked up on the hill at Professor Rowan’s lab. He stopped and said,
“Professor Willow’s advice sounds good, but if I go to see Professor Rowan, then Julie might get the first badge. I can’t wait . . . it’s off to the gym.”
Beaver went down the street past several more houses and small businesses until he was a small research center at the end to of the road. Above the doors was a silver plate with the words “Ciencia Village Gym” carved in it. Beaver walked to the building, took a deep breath, and opened the door walking through. He walked up to the front desk, but no one was there. He looked around but all he saw was a couple of hallways with all the doors closed. He waited a few minutes and then said,
“Well, I guess I will show myself around.”
He began to walk down the right hallway. He walked a few hundred feet and then turned down the left hallway. As he rounded the corner he ran into a man causing him to drop a tray full of test tubes. As they crashed to the floor they shattered everywhere. The man, a tall skinny man who looked about thirty years old, wore glasses and a white research jacket, along with a blue dress shirt, khakis, and dress shoes. He yelled,
“Look what you did! Who are you and what are you doing back here?”
Beaver cowered back for a second but then stood up with confidence saying,
“I am here to challenge the gym leader for a badge!”
The man smirked and said,
“Well my name is Edward and I am the gym leader’s assistant. I will battle you to see if you are worthy of my bosses’ valuable time. So let’s have a one on one battle. If you win then I will show you to my boss, but if I win you have to clean up this mess and then you leave this place.”
Beaver smiled and said, “Okay then, you’re on!”
Edward grabbed a pokeball out of his jacket pocket and said,
“I will begin the battle, Go Gulpin.”
Beaver pointed his Pokedex at Gulpin and it said,
“Gulpin is a poison type Pokemon. It is slow moving, but it can absorb the energy of its opponent’s attacks with its semi-solid body.”
Beaver said to himself, “Treecko’s speed would be good, but he is weak to poison. I guess I will go with Charmander.
He then looked up at Edward and said,
“To battle your Gulpin, I will choose Charmander.”
As he said this he threw a pokeball and Charmander came out with a cry. Beaver yelled,
“Start us off with a Scratch attack now!”
As Charmander charged at Gulpin Edward yelled,
“Fend it off with an Acid Armor attack.”
Charmander slammed its claws into Gulpin, but it simply absorbed the attack. Edward laughed saying,
“Novice mistake, now Gulpin use hit him with an Acid attack.”
Gulpin reared its head back and spit a glob of purple acid at Charmander. Charmander tried to dodge the attack, but it hit him on his side. He fell back but caught himself, looked up, and smiled. Beaver had a revelation and yelled.
“So physical attacks don’t work . . . hit it with an Ember attack now!”
Edward glared at the smirking Charmander as Beaver said this. Just as Charmander gave affirmation to Beaver Edward said,
“Gulpin, wipe that smile off his face with a Pound attack.”
Gulpin jumped at Charmander with an outstretched hand, but Charmander leaped over top of it doing a flip. He fired an Ember attack just as he was completely upside down. It slammed into Gulpin’s back causing him to fall down, but he was not out. Edward yelled,
“Get back up now Gulpin!”
Beaver became confident and said in a determined voice,
“Its guard is down Charmander . . . hit it with a Headbutt attack.”
As Charmander turned he began to run towards Gulpin, and when he was about five yards away he leaped hitting Gulpin from behind as it was composing itself. It fell down and was out for the count. Edward recalled Gulpin and said,
“Very well done Beaver . . . Come with me.”
He turned and began to walk down the hall. Beaver followed him recalling Charmander as he walked. They turn a corner to the right and there stood two large airlock doors. Edward walked up to the intercom by the door and pressed the red talk button saying,
“Boss, we got a hot shot out here who wants a battle.”
A voice cam back over the intercom saying,
“Give me a moment.”
After a few minutes, the doors opened with a decompression sound and a tall, skinny man wearing a white decontamination suit walked out. He removed his helmet and said,
“Excuse me while I change. Edward led our challenger to the arena. I will join him shortly.”
With that he walked down the hallway to the right and disappeared. Edward turned to Beaver and said,
“Follow me.”
He walked forward through some small double doors across the hall and stopped at another set of double doors. These double doors were large and golden in color. In the middle was a silver pokeball with a beaker in the center. Edward turned and said,
“Go through these doors and you will be in the Ciencia Village Gym arena.”
He then turned around and walked out the small double doors. Beaver turned and looked at the enormous doors saying,
“Well here we go.”
He then took a deep breath and opened the doors with quite a bit of effort walking through the doorway into the arena. The arena was lit by several dim lamps spread around the edges. He walked into the challenger’s box to wait for the Gym Leader’s arrival. After a moment, the double doors slammed behind him and several roof lights came on lighting the whole arena. The man from earlier came walking out of a door on the other side of the arena. He was wearing jeans and a white button up shirt with tennis shoes. He looked at Beaver and said,
“Welcome boy . . . my name is Norman. I am the lead scientist at this lab, leader of this gym, and a nationally renowned genius. By challenging me you will be competing for a Microbe Badge. I am required to accept your challenge even though I know you can never win. So, this will be a one on one match. I will start us off with my current research partner. Go pokeball.”
As he said this he took a pokeball from his belt and threw it into the center of the arena. A purple gaseous Pokemon emerged. Beaver pointed his Pokedex at the Pokemon and it said,
“Haunter is a poison and ghost type Pokemon. Little else is known about this Pokemon.”
Beaver sighed and said to himself,
“That doesn’t help much . . . since Charmander is still weak from earlier, I guess I will use Treecko.”
Norman saw him thinking and said,
“Come now boy, no matter which you choose you will suffer grave defeat. I have studied Haunter extensively and he has no weaknesses that you can exploit.”
Beaver, angered by this statement, looked up and yelled,
“I’ll show you, pokeball go!”
He threw a pokeball into the middle of the arena and Treecko came out with a cry. Norman laughed saying,
“An amateur mistake . . . your Treecko will pay dearly for your ignorance. Haunter, use your Confuse Ray.”
Beaver yelled, “Treecko, speed things up with Agility now!”
Treecko began to run quickly from side to side, but Haunter let out a flash of light that bewildered Treecko causing him to trip and fall face first onto the ground. Treecko jumped back doing a flip and landed although he appeared hurt. Norman grinned and said,
“Excellent, now hit him with your Night Shade attack.”
Beaver yelled, “Dodge it and use a Quick Attack!”
Treecko began to run quickly from side to side. Haunter threw two purple balls from his hands but Treecko dodged both of them. Then he leaped flying towards Haunter, moving so quickly that Haunter did not have time to react. Just as he should have slammed into Haunter, he flew strait threw him without damaging him. Beaver could only stand with his mouth gaping as Norman laughed saying,
“Two mistakes, that’s a shame . . . now Haunter, finish it with a Night Shade attack.”
Treecko still had his back turned waiting of Beaver’s command. He was still stunned by Haunter’s Confuse Ray, so his reaction time was down. Haunter powered up and sent two purple balls flying at Treecko. Beaver yelled,
“Treecko, Watch Out!”
Treecko tried to move out of the way, but it was too late. Both the balls of energy hit him dead on from behind. Treecko fell to the ground and was out. Beaver could only lower his head without saying a word. Norman, seeing this, said,
“Ha, what did I tell you? Now take your Treecko and get out of my Gym. He recalled Haunter and left the arena. Beaver looked up with tears in his eyes and recalled Treecko. He turned and walked out of the arena. He took the long walk of shame down the hallways and through the exit. As he walked back to the Pokemon Center to heal his Pokemon, he began to doubt his potential. He said to himself,
“Mom, Dad, Professor Willow, Professor Oak . . . I’m sorry but I can’t do this.”
He walked into the Pokemon Center and gave his pokeballs to the nurse to heal them. He sat down on the couch and began to think of home. He said,
“If I go home, my parents will never let me live this down, but I am just too weak to do this anymore.”
Just then the phone next to him rang. He looked around and then answered it saying,
“Hello, who is this?”
The blank screen lit up and Professor Willow appeared. Beaver tried to cheer up saying,
“Oh, hello professor. How is it going . . . and how did you know I was here?”
Professor Willow responded, “I am good . . . oh and I knew you were there because I get an e-mail every time you heal your Pokemon, and since you are healing them now then I know you were in Ciencia Village. Speaking of which, are you about ready to challenge the gym leader?”
Beaver frowned and said,
“No, I’m afraid not Professor Willow. I just got done with that battle.”
Professor Willow: “Oh, and I take it that things went badly?”
Beaver: “Well, I beat the gym trainer’s Gulpin with Charmander, but then I faced Norman’s Haunter with Treecko. He didn’t just beat me; He demoralized me. I am not sure I can do this Professor Willow.”
Professor Willow laughed and said,
“Nonsense child . . . you are meant for greatness; you will not fail. Besides, if you never lost, where would the challenge be? Even I lost my first gym match, though it seems ages ago. Do not be discouraged. Now, if you have already faced the gym leader, then that means you did not go see Professor Rowan. Listen to me . . . Go see him and he will teach you a few things. Then go see if Norman isn’t surprised by round two.”
Beaver smiled and said,
“Okay . . .. I will rest up tonight and see him in the morning.”
Professor Willow laughed and said,
“That’s the spirit Beaver . . . well gotta go, talk to you later.”
The screen cut off and Beaver stood up alone in the lobby. He looked at the sky through the window and said aloud,
“This is not the end! I will triumph over Norman, and then I will become a Pokemon Master! Watch out Roeno . . . here I come!”
To Be Continued . . .