After getting her Pokemon healed, she searched the ward for the Gym place. It took a bit but she finally found it at the top of the ward. She stared at the building pondering what Corey could have install for her. Would the 2 even have a Gym Badge Battle and if she won, would he give her the badge? She knew who he was. Why would he follow the League rules? But she couldn’t think about that. She entered the building but was shocked to see the Police Chief standing by the entrance.
Bonnie: Chief? What are you doing standing here by the entrance?
Police Chief: Bonnie! Thank goodness your here. Listen. The situation has taken a turn for the worse!
Bonnie: Are you ok?
Police Chief: I am but my men aren’t.
Bonnie: What happened?
Police Chief: Well we followed Corey in here but he somehow vanished! Then those glowing reactors spewed out some kind of gas and my men completely lost it! Look at them. They’re lost and confused.
Bonnie stared at the tanks of lightly colored gases in the tanks and then looked at the policemen. They were acting weird just walking around in random directions. She was scared that something like that would happen to her.
Bonnie: Alright. Thanks for the heads up.
Police Chief: Please do anything you can to save my men.
Bonnie: -turns around to the computer monitor- Hopefully Ame can give me some advice on him. I know we’re gonna have to battle. -presses the call button-
Ame: Bonnie! How you doing?
Bonnie: I’m… alright.
Ame: That’s good. So you’re at Corey’s Gym. Well then you might encounter his Corrosive Mist Field.
Bonnie: Corrosive Mist Field?
Ame: Mhm. It’s a scary tactic that will poison any active Pokemon that it can every single turn!
Bonnie: That… doesn’t sound good.
Ame: Don’t worry. It may sound daunting but it has a glaring weakness. Since the poison is tied to the mist, you can use the air against him! Also, the noxious gas is combustible, so Fire-Type Pokemon can eat right through it. Just try not to use too much fire though! Or just bring a Pokemon that can clear the air. That way, you can just power through his team!
Bonnie: Alright. Sounds difficult but I’m gonna try my best.
Ame: Good luck Bonnie!
The computer monitor went black. Bonnie looked back at the tanks. Before going to look for Corey, she went to all the cops and tried to get them out of their weird state of mind. The only thing she could do was battle them but luckily, that seemed to have brought them back to their senses. Afterwards, she went looking for Corey but couldn’t find him anywhere in the gym. She then noticed that the tanks filled with the gases had buttons on them. She cautiously pressed 1 and some of the colors changed. She did this a couple of times until they were all blue. She could see that a door appeared in the back of the tanks. So she went between some and through the door. Inside, it looked like a normal house. When she got to the bedroom, she found Corey standing there.
Corey: So Bonnie… you found me after all.
Bonnie: I don’t know what you’re thinking but I wasn’t trying to-
Corey: Hush. You are nothing but a little girl. You know nothing of the real world yet. Trying to play the role of a hero. Destroying all 3 of my PULSE-Tangrowth systems that I oversaw. And then you revitalize the City Police Department, causing them to ambush me. And then have them out me in front of my own daughter.
Bonnie: I was just trying to do the right thing! And how am I supposed to know they were going to do that?! Or even know that you were her father?!
Corey: Silence! Tell me… have you come here for my badge… or my blood?
Bonnie: Whoa whoa. Wait. I only wanted a Gym Badge from you. I don’t want any kind of trouble.
Corey: Well “hero,” you are caught up in nothing but trouble. I shall be returning to my arena. There, I will show you misery.
Bonnie: But I-
Corey walked past her without listening to what she was going to say. She was now truly scared what was going to happen in that room but she knew she had to try to stop him. She bravely marched up to the room that he was talking about and stood on the opposite side from him. He stared at her menacingly for a couple of seconds.
Corey: I will bar nothing. You’ve forced my hand Bonnie.
Bonnie: But I didn’t do anything wrong! Can’t you see that?!
Corey: You need to learn about real life. Reality.
Bonnie: Corey…
Corey: There’s nothing left for me to lose. The only reason I’ve kept going through the years was for Heather. She was my singular denial. My 1 hope and memory of her… And now she may never speak to me again.
Bonnie: You don’t know that. It might take time but she might come-
Corey: Stop. I know more about my child than you do. You have only known her for a couple of minutes. I have known her her entire life. But when I ask myself why this happened? Well, there’s only 1 answer. You.
Bonnie: I was just… I-
Corey: You ruined the small splinter of life I had rebuilt. So allow me to bring you down with me.
Corey took out a remote and pressed a button. The tanks inside the room turned red and the room started to fill up with gas. Bonnie was starting to cough up a lot.
Bonnie: What… -coughs- Wh-What is this… -coughs-
Corey: I’ll give you a chance Bonnie. If you can defeat me in battle, I will let you go. But if you lose, you die in here. Well, as long as the gas in here doesn’t kill you 1st.
Bonnie: What!? -coughs roughly-
Corey: Then again, it seems you don’t really have a choice now do you? Let the battle commence!
Bonnie went to reach for her PokeBall but she felt weak. She fell to her knees and then onto her side. She felt her life slipping away from her every second she was in that room.
Corey: Maybe we won’t have to battle.
Bonnie: -starts to wheeze- I can’t… bring out any… of my other… Pokemon… Dedenne… It’s all… up to you…
Dedenne: Dedenne!
Dedenne ran out to the battle field and got into an attack stance. Corey didn’t seemed threatened by it at all.
Corey: Pathetic. Your last line of defense is a Dedenne? So be it. It shall be perished along with its trainer. Suffer!
Corey threw out his Pokemon. It was a really uphill battle for not only Bonnie but Dedenne. She not only had to fight to stay awake but also to give Dedenne attacking commands. But 1 after 1, Corey’s Pokemon came in and almost immediately went right back. Maybe it was because Dedenne didn’t like what Corey was doing to its trainer but for whatever reason, Dedenne was able to defeat all of Corey’s Pokemon. He was stunned. Bonnie would be too but she was gasping for breath. Corey couldn’t believe that a little mouse was able to defeat all 6 of his Pokemon.
Corey:… A deal is a deal. -takes out the remote and presses the button-
A filter fan on the ceiling activated as well as the tanks stopped blowing out the smoke. In a couple of moments, all the bad gas was out of the room. Bonnie was starting to feel stronger again. She had enough strength to sit upright on the floor. Dedenne ran up to her and nuzzled her cheek. Bonnie was so happy about winning the battle and staying alive. She had no idea Corey would try something like this. She looked up at Corey.
Corey: Savor this victory Bonnie.
Bonnie: -getting her breath back- I can’t believe… you even tried to… kill me!
Corey: You survived. That’s all that matters. For every joy, bitter misery rushes after. But… You seem genuine. You’re not going to end me are you?
Bonnie: You mean like kill you? No.
Corey: Of course not. After all, you’re just a child. So you’ll probably just toss me over to the police. I have a better idea.
Bonnie: What’s that?
Bonnie: This is the most succulent idea I’ve had in years… Bonnie, come to Beryl Bridge. Whatever answers you desire, I’ll give you there.
With that, Corey exited the building. Bonnie eventually got enough strength to stand on her feet and somewhat walk out of the building. She kind of had to hold onto the walls or anything she could grab to not fall but as she made it to the outside, she gradually was able to walk without help. She went to the Beryl Bridge and was met with Corey and all of his Pokemon outside of their PokeBalls.
Corey: Right. You’re done. You’ve served me well, but now you’re free. Get lost.
1 by 1, 4 of his Pokemon walked away. Nidorina went to walk away but it truned around and looked at Corey 1 last time. Its eyes also met Bonnie’s. It got a sad look on its face and then slowly walked away. Bonnie felt bad for it. The Crobat stayed there for a moment but after being yelled at by Corey, it eventually flew away. After that, he went to the edge of the bridge and dropped all their PokeBalls.
Bonnie: Corey… Why?
Corey: You’ll get your answer soon enough. So, I suppose you want to know why I joined Team Meteor yes?
Bonnie: Well yea. I would like to know.
Corey: I was cursed by my own luck. There was a ring… A brilliant Ruby Ring.
Bonnie: Ruby Ring? I think Heather had it when I last saw her.
Corey: Yes. She does. I purchased it from a collector some time ago. I’m not 1 for jewelry but it was the most dazzling ring I had ever seen. I decided that the woman I fell in love with would be introduced to this ring. Not long after our marriage my wife became pregnant. We were both very excited. Back then, I was… happy. I was also naive.
Bonnie: What happened to her mother.
Corey:… She didn’t survive Heather’s birth.
Bonnie: Ohh… I’m sorry.
Corey: No use in apologizing. Nothing will bring her back or make anything right anymore. The day she died… I was told it was because of a mechanical error during delivery. But that wasn’t all. The doctor assigned to her had taken the ring and would not return it to me.
Bonnie: Why did they want the ring?
Corey: I’m not sure. I never got to find out. But what I did find out is that he had been dispatched by Team Meteor to obtain it.
Bonnie: Team Meteor going after jewelry? That doesn’t seem right.
Corey: Nevertheless, no matter what I did, I was unable to recover it. So in order to keep it…
Bonnie:… You joined Team Meteor to keep the ring didn’t you?
Corey: Yes. I did.
Bonnie: That’s insane! Do you really think your wife would want you to do that?!
Corey: Don’t bring her up into this!… But, I suppose she would not. I was selfish. I was trying to hang onto the last bit of happiness I had. I placed my own desires above what was best for Heather. And because of it, she’s gone.
Bonnie was shocked at what Corey had told her. She still didn’t like the reason why he joined Team Meteor but she could understand why. Corey walked up closer to the edge of the bridge.
Bonnie: Corey, what are you doing?
Corey: Bonnie… As you have stated before, Heather has the Ruby Ring. She’ll be hunted for it.
Bonnie: Right. Team Meteor will be after her. I’ll try to find her and then bring her back and we’ll-
Corey: No Bonnie.
Bonnie: No? What do you mean no?
Corey: She will need you more now than ever.
Corey jumped up onto the ledge of the bridge. Bonnie didn’t know what was going on. She thought her mind was playing games with her. There was no way he was standing on that ledge just now.
Bonnie: W-W-What are you doing?! Get down from there! You might fall!
Corey: I no longer have the right to call myself her father.
Bonnie: Corey, you don’t have to do this! Just explain what happened and she might understand!
Corey: -turns around and looks up at the sky- My love, I’ll be with you soon.
Bonnie: NOOOO!
Bonnie went to lunge for him but it was too late. He fell backwards and plunged to the ground below him.
Bonnie was horrified with what she just witnessed. She never saw anyone kill themselves. She didn’t know what to do. She stumbled backwards away from where Corey fell. Tears started to swell up in her eyes.
Bonnie: -sobbing- W-W-WHY!? WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO THAT?! WE COULD HAVE HELPED YOU!
She sobbed uncontrollably. She not only felt bad for him but also for Heather. She didn’t know that her own father was dead now. But a voice snapped her back to reality. But it wasn’t a voice she wanted to hear. Not now.
Fern: Wow. What a moron.
Bonnie tried to stop crying but she wasn’t able to do it fully. She was at least able to not make crying noises. Fern came walking up and noticed her face.
Fern: Oh my god. Are you crying because that dumbass decided to throw himself off of Beryl Bridge?
Bonnie: What is wrong with you?! He took his life and you’re calling him a moron?!
Fern: Chill it pipsqueak. I really don’t care. It’s not like I knew the guy. So some old dude wants to throw himself off the bridge and plummet to his death. So what?!
Bonnie: You truly have no soul to say such things.
Fern: Whatever. The only thing I’m sad about is that he’s the reason I came up here.
Bonnie: What do you mean?
Fern: You know he’s the Gym Leader right?
Bonnie: Yea but-
Fern: I wanted his badge and now I can’t battle him for it. Tch. What a waste. Did you battle him?
Bonnie: Yes but that’s not important right now.
Fern: Wait. Let me guess. You beat him and he didn’t give you the badge before killing himself?! That’s priceless!
Bonnie: Just leave Fern. Please. Go.
Fern: Whatever. You’re no pi-
Before Fern could finish his sentence, a huge explosion occurred. Both Bonnie and Fern fell backwards onto the ground. They looked each other with a surprise expression on their faces. The both of them got up and looked over the bridge to see if there was anything to find.
Fern: Bonnie! Look over there!
Bonnie: It looks like a big plume of smoke but I don’t know where that is.
Fern: Looks like it’s at the North Obsidia Ward! Right at the Grand Stairway! Something’s going down and I’m gonna find out what it is. Later loser!
Fern walked away to the explosion. While what had just happened was horrible, Bonnie was thankful that it got Fern away from her. So much had just happened. She didn’t know what to do. She tried drying her eyes. She knew she had to go and see the area as well. But when she was about to leave, she heard a Pokemon cry. She turned around and could see Nidorina. Corey’s now ex-Pokemon.
Bonnie: -snuffles- N-Nidorina?
Nidorina: -growls sadly-
Bonnie: Did you see all that?
Nidorina: -nods its head yes-
Bonnie: I’m sorry about your trainer. He had a troubled life but I’m sure he’ll miss you too.
Nidorina: -growls sadly again-
The Nidorina walked up to Bonnie and nuzzled its head onto her stomach. She reached her hand out and started to pet its head.
She could tell that the Pokemon was saddened by her former trainers sudden death. She could see some tears fall from its face. Nidorina was really depressed. She gave Nidorina a full hug. It started to feel a little better but it was still sad. Bonnie knew that she couldn’t leave it alone but she got an idea.
Bonnie: Nidorina, I know I wasn’t him but I can’t stand to see you being here all alone and sad. You’re a very caring Pokemon. I can tell just by looking at you. I would be honored if you came with me on my adventure. So what do you say?
The Nidorina looked up at Bonnie with shock but also praise. It really wasn’t a Pokemon that could be left out in the wild. The Pokemon shook its head yes and stood back.
Bonnie took and empty PokeBall and threw it at Nidorina. It hit its head, went inside the PokeBall and then signaled that the capture was a success.
Bonnie ran over and picked it up. She was glad that she had a new friend to accompany her on this adventure of hers. The PokeBall then shrunk in size and disappeared. Since Bonnie had a full team of Pokemon, the PokeBall was sent to the PC.
Bonnie: This is all too much… But I’m glad I caught that Nidorina. Alright. Time to head to the Grand Stairway. Let’s go Dedenne.
Dedenne: Denene!
The 2 of them went running off towards the Grand Stairway. So many things had happened to her already on this journey and experienced so much destruction and even death. But Bonnie knew she had to help Reborn out somehow. She wanted to help save the region.
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