Jordinio Version - Chapter 37.1

Chloe's mind was a mess. There was so much going on around her right now she wasn't sure what to think.

The main problem being, she had to be rushed out here to Viridian City with her father, flown personally by The gym leader of her home town in his personal jet because her mother was out of town currently and she wasn't considered of age right now

Though apparently Goh was even though he was a few months younger than her, or he was at least, and so was some crazy kid more two years younger than her.

And on a fighter jet at that.

Why was Lieutenant Surge even allowed to own a personal war machine? Just because he was a trainer? A Gym Leader?

Either way, she should be back home in Vermillion City right now. It wasn't like she could do much, but she could at least try and cheer Goh up.

He was currently in hospital and devastated.

His license as a pokemon trainer had been suspended. He'd been caught up with some pokemon thief with a Farfetch'd and a bunch of voltorb for whatever reason who tricked Goh and stole a bunch of his pokemon and then stranded Goh on a boat in the middle of a lake…which had a hole in it.

Goh couldn't swim, and quite frankly he'd been lucky he hadn't drowned. He would have if not for the help of a passing pokemon, a Pelipper Chloe thought it was, but she couldn't remember to be sure.

She'd never really had that much interest in pokemon, in fact she tended to shy away from them and trainers because of how much time of her fathers they took up, she rarely got to see him growing up as he became a Pokemon Professor.

Either way, Goh had chased the thief down with his new pokemon quickly and attacked him to get his pokemon back, only apparently the thief was rather inept and Goh almost killed him…and caused quite a bit of property damage in a small village when the thief let loose a bunch of his voltorb and had them all explode.

Honestly, Chloe didn't even have the full story. All she knew was that the thief was bound for prison when he recovered, and Goh was lucky he wasn't as well. Because apparently, he'd had a lot of complaints levied against him for misconduct as a trainer, and on multiple occasions got in other trainers way to capture pokemon they'd already weakened and snatch up for himself.

…Which had led to him getting into physical altercations, started by his own mouthy attitude, which led to him getting beaten up multiple times.

While the situation with the thief wasn't his fault, because of his actions which Chloe wasn't really privy to, it escalated massively. And as such, he was considered a danger to people and pokemon alike and had his license as an active trainer revoked.

He was allowed to keep the pokemon he currently had, but he was no longer allowed to capture more pokemon, travel actively as a trainer, challenge gyms and such apparently.

Chloe wished she could say she was surprised, but she wasn't. Ever since he started obsessing over Mew as a kid and wanting it as his starter pokemon, and pulled further and further away from people because of a lack of seeing his busy working parents and people finding his dream outrageous and completely outside the realm of probability, he'd gained a bit of an insufferable know it all arrogant attitude.

It served him right really for constantly ignoring her warnings and pleas for him to shape up before he became a trainer, but he was still her friend, so she should be showing him support right now.

…Not watching some utterly crazy kid she only heard of yesterday when he went viral online for beating up a few massive scary pokemon, battling the champion.

Who even did that? How did a kid even do that? She still couldn't wrap her mind around seeing him grab a massive Gyarados by the fangs and bodily lift it into the air and slam it down as if he was wrestling with a friend his own size, if not smaller.

"I have never in my life seen a Dragonite like this at all," she heard her father mutter to Professor Oak, as they watched the kid, Jord's Dragonite give rather crude gestures to the champions on, much bigger and frankly more majestic Dragonite in her own opinion, "It's in their very nature to be gentle, I wonder what circumstances or environments could make such a drastic change?"

"There could be as many reasons as there are stars in the sky, keep in mind each and every single pokemon is as unique as any human," Professor Oak replied, a wry smile on his face as he observed the battle, "Though I do admit the difference in it between every other Dragonite I've seen including my own, is staggering. This Jord truly has a talent for finding rare specimens, that's for sure."

"Indeed," her father nodded, "I was hoping to offer him sponsorship with my laboratory and special care for his many pokemon, but…I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to handle such a pokemon if it were left back at our lab beyond keeping it cooped up in its pokeball all the time, unlike yourself I'm not a battler."

Frankly, Chloe hoped he didn't offer, she didn't want to be anywhere near that thing. She saw footage of it outright attacking that Jord boy, if it were her in his place she'd have been hurt really badly, maybe even killed!

"Frankly, I'm not sure my pokemon could handle it consistently either, especially with all the other pokemon that need to be looked after at my ranch," Professor Oak chuckled, "Though, I've got enough pokemon to look after as is between my grandson and young Ash, I dare say they give this young Jord a run for his money in capturing rare pokemon. Ash himself in the last few days caught an overly violent Riolu of all things, alongside an Onix which he has already evolved into a Steelix and quite a mischievous Gengar, utterly absurd, I tell you."

Ash…that was the pretty older woman she was standing next to's son, wasn't it? Delia was her name.

Another crazy thing, Chloe refused to believe such a youthful beautiful woman who looked like she was still in her early twenties, had a son her age!

"That boy," Delia tittered cupping her cheek, "I suppose he has inherited quite the talent from that deadbeat father of his." as she spoke, Chloe noticed the woman's eyes shifting to the side and looking away from the confrontation between Lance and the Jord kid, to the side where Surge and the rather intimidating man in a pitch black charcoal suit stood.

Giovanni, another gym leader if she remembered right. She was sure she heard kids in her class talk about him a lot. But then they spoke about pokemon trainers and all that stuff constantly, always going on about how they wanted to be trainers, though none of them ever pursued the option to become one.

God they were annoying, always talking over her and going on as if she'd already had her goal in life and career picked out and that she was going to be taking over for her father as a new premiere pokemon researcher and how lucky she was.

"What'ya think his odds are?" she noted Surge talking to Giovanni.

Giovanni merely snorted, "Absolutely zero," he replied without taking his steely gaze off of the casually talking Lance and Jord, "The boy is incredible, and I don't mean to besmirch his strength and ability, but even if we both teamed up together we'd stand absolutely no chance as well, I can tell from just that brief bout between that Dragonite and the Aerodactyl, that none of my pokemon could hope to bring it down, and I doubt the boy will be able to land even a scratch currently. In a few years, that may change given the pace the boy and his pokemon seem to be growing, but not right now."

"He might surprise ya," Surge snorted back, "Admittedly, I ain't seen much of his pokemon, but he ain't had time with that Aerodactyl to teach it to fight the same way he has the others."

"You actually think he'll win?" Giovanni asked, raising a single finely groomed eyebrow and giving Surge a dubious look.

"Nah, not a chance," Surge shook his head and denied, "But I know for sure Lance's Dragonite isn't gonna be walking off this field without at least a limp. Just wait till the kid brings out that monster bird of his and you'll see what I mean."

"Hmm…" Giovanni merely hummed and didn't reply.

'Monster bird?' Chloe cocked her head puzzled, her attention turning back to the battlefield and peering through the throngs of reporters as the boy, Jord said something low to his Dragonite that she couldn't make it with the distance, which drew a savage scary smile from the dragon pokemon as it whirled back around to face the larger of the two.

Which brought her thoughts back to what she heard earlier. He had another one, that he'd given to a girl for free. Which according to Lance, the champion himself, could have easily went for twenty five million pokedollars.

That was insane. With that much, she'd easily be set for life and this kid just casually gave it away to a girl…because…because they were having sex?

Her cheeks blazed red at the thought. That kid was two years younger than her, yet he was of age and able to do such a thing just because he was a trainer, where as she was not.

Not that she wanted to, but how was that even fair just because he was allowed to walk around with pokemon stuck in a pokeball and attached to his belt?

Chloe had never been interested in being a pokemon trainer. She'd considered it, even done a little studying for it at her fathers urging, but she'd never really had an interest in it. Honestly, she hadn't found a true interest she wanted to pursue yet in life.

But she'd never realised, how…lucrative being a pokemon trainer was. Well, if it was done right like this Jord kid was doing, she knew for a fact that Goh had less than ten thousand pokedollars in his back account.

And apparently being a good looking girl attached to a successful trainer meant you just got handed twenty five million just because. Maybe trying out being a trainer wouldn't be a bad idea? At least if she did it right she could make a living later even if she didn't like it.

She didn't have that much long later before she'd be forced into finding a profession regardless.

'What am I even thinking!?' cheeks burning, Chloe shook her head and dismissed those thoughts and was very thankful for the distraction of the battle beginning once more as Lance and Jord's conversation died down and the much smaller Dragonite gave an intimidating roar and shot through the air like a speeding bullet towards the bigger one, crackling electricity bursting to life around one of its fists and moving so fast Chloe barely saw a blur.

Chloe saw a flash of green come from Lance's Dragonite, and then there was a thunderous boom. A yelp left her throat and her hands went straight down to her skirt as a massive blast of wind erupted from the battlefield and almost lifted it straight up and exposed her underwear!

When she looked back up, she noticed a massive plume of dust and smoke hovering in the air and laying face down in the middle of a massive crater was Jord's Dragonite, Lance's own pinning it down with one hand enshrouded with a massive claw of shimmering green energy.

It was completely immobile.

…What?

All that tough attitude and arrogant posturing, and that was it? It was down already?

"Hmm, about as expected," Lance mused aloud, "Its speed for its age is quite impressive, but it's still so young and has much to le-

Lance was cut off as blue energy burst into existence around the smaller Dragonite and the champions eyes widened as a wall of blue power exploded upwards and smashed into his Dragonite, forming into a huge roaring serpentine shape like that of a Gyarados and washed over the bigger Dragonite and shot high into the air.

It roared higher and higher into air and within the blink of an eye, the huge serpentine energy beast was hundreds of feet in the air and dissipated to reveal both Dragonite high in the sky.

The bigger of the two was slightly scuffed, both arms held up in a guard around its face while the smaller of the two, was heavily bruised already just from that single attack, blood streaming down its face and dying its visage with a terrifying crimson red.

And unleashing a thunderous barrage of blurring punches that sounded like missiles going off, before promptly spitting out a massive trio of jagged icy blue beams that slammed into the other Dragonite and froze its arms over.

The smaller didn't let up in its barrage of punches for even a second. But it didn't last long before the bigger of the two broke free with a jerk of its arms, green energy exploding into existence with a flash of light once more and smashed its clawed arm down over the top of the smaller Dragonite's head.

It slammed into the ground a split moment later like a cruise missile and a thunderous boom echoed as it cratered the battlefield inwards.

the force of it was so crazy Chloe actually stumbled and almost fell, and would have if Delia didn't catch her around the shoulders and steadied her, "Careful dear, battles of this level can get kind of crazy when you're up close and personal like this." she smiled at her prettily.

Chloe nodded numbly, "…Thanks…" she replied, her eyes finding themselves locked onto the battlefield and unable to look away.

To her reluctant awe, the smaller of the Dragonite heaved itself to its feet, body littered with wounds and eyes burning with a flame of determination that shook her.

It opened its mouth and roared challengingly up at the bigger Dragonite who'd smashed it into the ground.

Before its legs gave out beneath it and it fell face first onto the ground, unconscious. Or it would have, if a beam of red light didn't wash over it before it hit the ground.

Jord had returned it to its pokeball before it fell.

There was a wide smirk on the boys face, "I knew we didn't have the speed or power to do anything head on, Aerodactyl already proved that," he announced, "But don't underestimate my pokemon's tenacity, no matter how powerful your pokemon, I knew Dragonite wouldn't go down quietly, so we simply took a hit to give one back."

In return, Lance laughed, a massive, powerful booming sound that echoed through the air, "Impressive, using my own experience against me, huh?" he noted aloud, confusing Chloe, "I'm an expert on dragon pokemon, especially of the Dragonite line, I can roughly tell how powerful they are from a single glance. But I didn't take into account the personality of your Dragonite. That Dragon Rush sure was something."

"He's a runt with a chip on his shoulder," Jord shrugged, smirk not wavering in the least, "He's got a lot to prove, especially against another Dragonite and wouldn't allow himself to go down. I trusted he wouldn't go down with one hit, so I made my plan based on that." he added as he reached for his belt, switching Dragonite's with another.

"And you were right, your trust and faith in your pokemon wasn't misplaced at all and Dragonite rose to the occasion to prove your belief in him was correct," Lane praised, "I'm quite excited to see what he'll be like in a few years."

"It'll be like night and day," Jord replied, "But for now, let's see how you deal with my pretty darling here, come on out Milotic!"

Jord's third pokemon was released onto the cratered and heavily damaged battlefield in another burst of bright silvery white light to reveal a massive, majestic beautiful serpentine pokemon

Chloe felt her mouth drop in surprise as she saw it, "So…pretty." she involuntarily said aloud as the Milotic gave a beautiful trill that tingled within her ears.

She was still aware enough though to see even more palpable excitement come from the reporters observing the battle.

"So Milotic is up next?" Lance noted with a grin, "Another extremely rare and powerful pokemon, and a beauty of the ages for sure. How did you get this one I wonder? There's less than five recorded people on our records that have a Milotic, most of them were caught in the wild too, only two of them have been evolved from a Feebas and one of them belonged to Champion Wallace of the Hoenn Region."

"She worked very hard." was all Jord said in response, the smirk on his face, if Chloe was not wrong…looked quite…smarmy.