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Chapter Two: Confrontation
Gold made his way to New Bark Town. If the thief was approaching Cherrygrove City, Gold would be able to stop him by heading to New Bark Town! Despite being a somewhat obvious assessment, Gold was completely right; just now, a person was running towards him. It was a young man, dressed in the accusatory colors of red and black. He tried to pass Gold, but Gold blocked his path.
"You stole a Pokemon from Professor Elm! Give it back now!". Gold shouted.
The thief grumbled.
"What are you going to do, kid? You think you can stop me?". As he said this, Gold saw that he was pulling a Poke Ball from his belt.
"I will do what I can; if that means I have to battle you, then so be it!". Gold pulled the Poke Ball containing Cyndaquil from his waist. As he did so, he remembered what had happened earlier: he had been defeated by Crystal badly; despite being at a type advantage, he had lost quickly. Could he really stop this cunning wrongdoer?
"I'm Silver," the thief said, "and if I have to defeat you here and now, then I swear to you that I will crush you!". He threw the Poke Ball into the air. From it came a crocodile-like Pokemon. It cried out, "Totototodile!".
"You ready for this, trainer?", Silver question of Gold.
"I'm ready for anything!", shouted Gold. And with that, he released his Cyndaquil, and he braced himself for battle.
The air was still, as if it were a coming before a great storm. The two trainers eyed each other, waiting for the other to make a move. Silver seemed the more inclined to act first, and Gold anticipated that an opening blitz was coming.
"Totodile, use Bite!", Silver commanded. Totodile ran towards Cyndaquil, ready to clench its fangs round the opposing Pokemon's neck.
"Quick, Cyndaquil, dodge it and use Smokescreen!", Gold cried. At the moment before Totodile was about to strike, Cyndaquil swerved sideways and evaded the attack successfully. As it did so, the flames on its back broiled and a great smoky haze had been generated, confusing both Silver and the affected Pokemon, Totodile. Gold capitalized upon this moment.
"Cyndaquil, use Tackle at full power!", he shouted. Cyndaquil did as bidden, and when the smoke had barely cleared enough to see Totodile's location, Cyndaquil rammed into the Water Pokemon. Dazed and confused, Totodile was knocked to the ground.
"Now, Totodile, Water Gun!", Silver commanded. Totodile did its best, but being dazed from the opening hit, its stream of water missed by a few inches. The battle had begun, and Gold was leading by a hit. The type advantage was clearly on Silver's side, but that wasn't stopping Gold.
"Cyndaquil, Ember!", Gold yelled.
"Dodge, Totodile!", Silver commanded. The battle was not swaying in either player's favor. Both Pokemon were firing volleys of attacks at the other, and both Pokemon were close to fainting. The battle hung on whoever was able to strike first. The trainers commanded their respective Pokemon with fervor, and it took long before a strike was made. Having never seen battle before, Totodile was nearing exhaustion much faster than Gold's Pokemon, Cyndaquil. Gold awaited the proper moment for his strike. Suddenly, Totodile tripped, and it fell over.
"Now, Cyndaquil, make me proud with Ember!". Cyndaquil shot a bolt of flame at Totodile, and Totodile cried in pain from the burning flame. It fainted from being tired, and the battle was won.
Silver returned his Pokemon into its Poke Ball.
"You got lucky, punk!", he cried, "next time, we'll see who's better!".
"I win, so hand over your Pokemon that you stole!", Gold cried.
"I'm afraid I can't do that," Silver said, "I've got other matters to attend to... perhaps we will see each other again? But alas, here I am wasting my time. I will be off now!". Just then, Silver threw a small round object at Gold. That was the last thing Gold saw until he drifted off into a forced sleep, and the last thing he heard was the nightmarish laugh of the thief, Silver.
"Gold... Gold!?!", Professor Elm cried. Gold had been moved to Professor Oak's lab.
"Ah, Gold, you're awake!", Professor Elm exclaimed.
"What happened?", Gold asked.
"You were knocked out by a sleeping gas released by Silver," Professor Elm explained.
"So, Silver...", Gold hesitantly asked, "...Silver, he got away?".
"Yes," Professor Elm said, "but don't worry, it's nothing. You did your best, and that is what matters!".
"I swear to you, Professor," Gold began to exclaim, "I will find Silver...and return Totodile to its rightful owner!".
"I'm sure you will, Gold. But until then, you need to rest up. A big journey is ahead of you, and you'll have to be the very best you can be to take it on!".
And so, Gold prepared himself to journey through the region of Johto with his new Pokemon, Cyndaquil; to challenge Gym Leaders and collect Gym Badges; to finally defeat Silver for once and all and reclaim Totodile.