Jory's FireRed Nuzlocke

[Jory]

Just a quick note:

This story picks up in the middle of my Nuzlocke. Once I finish it, I'll be posting the comic I made about my Persian, Tiffany. That should give a bit more background. This is in FireRed, by the way.

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"Xerxes, use Shock Wave!" I shout as the Bird Keeper's Fearow closes in for a Fury Attack. Xerxes looks back at me and nods, slamming his purple tail on the ground.

"NIDO....KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!" is all I hear over the crackle of electricity through the air as Xerxes's Shock Wave attack travels through the air and lands directly on the foe's Fearow. It cries out in agony as it falls through the air, unable to flap its wings after the blood-boiling heat of the attack charred its feathers and sizzled its tendons. A sickening crack resonates from the bird Pokemon's neck when it hits the ground, signaling the end of the battle.

The Bird Keeper runs over to his Fearow, cradling its head in his arms. "Take your Arceus-forsaken money and get away from me, you monster!" he cries, sobbing over his fallen friend. I return Xerxes to his Poke Ball without a word, shaking my head. I can still hear his sobbing as I walk away. I tilt the visor of my cap down over my forehead and shove my hands into my pockets, a single tear falling from my left eye.

"You know nothing of the loss I've suffered," I say quietly over my shoulder. He picks his head up and shouts something at me, but all I hear is a faint buzzing. "Ms. Bushido. Doryuzu. Tiffany," I whisper to myself as I continue down the road toward Fuchsia City.

[Jory]

After beating down on several more trainers along the sea on the way to Fuchsia City, my Pokemon seem to be rather tired. I make a visit to the local Pokemon Center, where I find Benjamin.

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3 months ago

Mt. Moon

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The cave lights up sporadically to the din of a battle going on somewhere in the cave. The sickening sound of bones crunching against a rock wall echoes throughout the cavern as the battle grinds to a halt. "Crocus, you've done well. Return." A red light illuminates the face of a 17-year-old Pokemon Trainer clad in an orange shallow v-neck tee and jeans. He picks up his backpack, then moves across the space toward a beaten and bloodied-looking man in black.

"Team what?" the Trainer asks threateningly.

A cough and a splutter follow, immediately preceding the sound of spit on the floor. "T-Team Rocket... We t-take people's Pokemon and sell them for profit..." the Grunt answers weakly.

"You're sure it's 'Rocket?'"

"Y-yes! It's what the 'R' stands for!" the Grunt says, gesturing to his blood-soaked shirt.

"You disgust me. I should leave you here to rot," comes the menacing reply. Another red light fills the cave as an Oddish in a straw field hat with a katana strapped to her side and a 9mm pistol in a holster appears next to the trainer. "I should have Ms. Bushido take care of you right now. But I won't. Because I want you to take a message to the sick bastard who's leading you."

"Wh-what message?"

An image of a man playing with a child in an orange shirt flashes through the Trainer's mind.

"I'm coming for him."

Footsteps echo down the passageway and stop next to the Pokemon Trainer. "So, loser, you finally found them? Have fun trying to get revenge without him. Smell ya later!"

"Yeah. Good to see you too, Benjamin."

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Present Day

Fuchsia City- Pokemon Center

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I turned away quickly before he could see me. In an attempt to make myself indistinguishable from the crowd, I shoved my way into line.

"Hey, watch it, buddy!"
"No cuts, man!"

"I've been waiting here for... like... 16 days, bro!"

I say nothing to these people. They have no idea what I've been through this past month. Not a clue as to who I've lost and why I'm still going. It started because of one man. But now it's also for them. Those I've lost along the way. Those who've helped me to accomplish my goal without asking anything in return except my friendship. And what did I give them? I led them blindly to their deaths without looking in front of me. Ms. Bushido and Doryuzu were casualties. But Tiffany was a wake-up call.

Now that bastard... that nameless bastard... He's all I have left. Once I'm done with him, my purpose will have been achieved. That single entity at the head of all this trouble. He's escaped me once, that much I know. All I have is a first name. Just a single name behind an entire organization. One word that has changed the entire course of my being. I need to--

"Hey, Jacob. You've got something on your nose from kissing Gramps's ass all the time!"

Goddammit, Benjamin. Not now. Not here.

"I said, 'Hey Jacob.' What, are you deaf as well as weak now?" Benjamin strides over to me and slaps me on the back. "How's that search going for the guy? You know... uh... Jimmy... Johnny... Jeffrey?"

I take a deep breath and close my eyes, then turn to face Benjamin. I open my eyes. "Giovanni," I say quietly. "His name is Giovanni."

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Xerxes (Nidoking)- lvl 36

Shock Wave

Water Pulse

Mega Punch

Double Kick

Crocus (Venusaur)- lvl 35

Tackle

Sleep Powder

Leech Seed

Razor Leaf

Spookshire (Haunter)- lvl 36

Shadow Punch

Confuse Ray

Dream Eater

Psychic

Robin (Fearow)- lvl 36

Aerial Ace

Return

Pursuit

Fly

Joule (Jolteon)- lvl 36

Thunderbolt

Quick Attack

Pin Missile

Double Kick

Valkyrie (Vileplume)- lvl 36

Acid

Giga Drain

Cut

Stun Spore

Edited June 6, 2013 by Jory

[diana]

Just to let you know

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