The Adventures of Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu in the Orange Islands Chapter 24: BYE-BYE A GO-GO, a pokémon fanfic

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Greetings, readers! Well, this is it: the final chapter of the Adventures of Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu in the Orange Islands. I told you at the beginning that this was going to be a much shorter story. However, it will not be my last fanfiction story altogether. I have lots of surprises in my next one. If you're following me and if you favorite me, you'll get alerts on new stories coming up. But to make sure that this last chapter stays action-packed, I've decided to have someone special in the games be a part of this chapter. Do you remember the Team Rocket Grunt with the weird accent in the Gold, Silver, and Crystal version games? He makes an appearance in this chapter. Towards the end of the chapter, I'll have "Pokémon World" as a music cue. "Pokémon World" was written by John Loeffler and John Siegler, and is sung by Russell Velázquez. As always, please feel free to read and review at your leisure. And feel free to read any of the other chapters in this and my other fanfiction stories. But in the meantime, stay tuned for The Adventures of Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu in Johto.

TEASER: Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu prepare to say goodbye to Braden and Evan and head back to Johto, but the Magnet Train isn't running! And they need to find a critical part to make it run!

Chapter 24: BYE-BYE A GO-GO

Tristan and his friends have finally made it to Saffron City. This is the place where they'll be saying goodbye to their brothers, Evan and Braden, and go their seperate ways.

"We sure had a lot of fun hanging out together," remarked Hillary, as she and her brothers, Braden, Tristan, and Evan stood at the entrance to the Magnet Train Station.

"I guess it's just about time to say goodbye, huh?" said Tristan sadly.

"Yeah, unfortunately," agreed Braden.

"I'm looking forward to listening to all of your stories from the Johto region," added Evan.

"Don't worry, we'll keep you posted," chuckled Hillary.

Pikachu agreed with them.

Just then, Tristan's PokéGear rang.

"Oh, that's mine," said Tristan. "Excuse me a second." Tristan took it out of his pocket, pushed a button, and answered it. "Hello, this is Tristan."

"Hi, Tristan," replied a friendly voice.

It was Veronica, his grandmother.

"Oh, hi, Grandma!" said Tristan excitedly.

"Are you, your brothers, and your sister in Saffron City right now?"

"We are, and Hillary and I are just about to get on the Magnet Train," said Tristan.

"Your grandfather and I are on our way over to Goldenrod City right now," replied Veronica. "In the meantime, we'll meet you when you get to the Magnet Train Station there."

"Sounds good, Grandma," said Tristan. "See you soon!"

"Bye, dear!" replied Veronica.

Tristan pushed another button, hung up the phone, and put his PokéGear away. "That was Grandma. She and Grandpa are on their way to Goldenrod City right now."

"I can't wait to see them," said Hillary. "It feels like it's been so long since we've seen them, even if we were away from them for a short time."

"Then what do you say we go inside and see you two off?" suggested Braden.

"I'm open to that suggestion," agreed Evan.

And they all went inside the station.

Inside the station, much to their confusion, there was pandemonium. The passengers were angry, and were yelling very loudly.

"Wow, that's loud!" said Tristan.

"I wonder what the matter could be," put in Evan.

"Well, if this lobby is crowded with passengers, I don't think the Magnet Train will be going anywhere anytime soon," said Braden.

"But if it doesn't run, does this mean we're stuck in Kanto?" asked Hillary nervously.

"Not necessarily, Hillary," replied Tristan. "If worse comes to worse, we can always have Charizard and Pidgeot fly us to Goldenrod City."

"How would we do that?" asked Hillary.

"Easy," answered Tristan. "All they have to do is follow the tracks."

Presently, all the lights inside went out.

"This doesn't look good," said Braden.

"Yeah, the power's out," agreed Evan.

"Bad timing," added Hillary.

Just then, the conductor came and spoke into a megaphone. "Attention please. Due to there being no electricity to run the Magnet Train, train service will be delayed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you."

The passengers were furious. They yelled over one another.

"Hey, I've got a long and difficult journey to work!" burst out one.

"Yeah, and I have to take my Pokémon to the salon in Goldenrod City for an appointment!" put in another.

(Music Cue: Let's Run! (as heard in "Tracey Gets Bugged"))

The passengers then pushed and shoved one another. It got to the point where they pushed and shoved the security guards and the train conductor onto the ground.

Pretty soon, the mob of angry people got closer and closer to Tristan and his friends.

"Well, now that there are a hundred of these angry passengers, what do we do?" asked Tristan.

"We make a run for it, that's what we do!" exclaimed Braden as he started to run away.

"Let's get out of here before we're crushed!" added Evan as he began running, too.

"Hey, wait for us!" cried Hillary as she, Tristan, and Pikachu began following them.

"I say we run, and then we run again, and after that we run some more!" agreed Evan.

"If those guys are good at running anything, it's their mouths!" added Hillary.

"When push comes to shove, so to speak, let's do lunch!" suggested Tristan.

"Good idea," replied Braden. "All this running is giving me an appetite anyway!"

And they all escaped the mob of angry people and ran outside of the Magnet Train Station as fast as their legs would carry them.

They managed to find refuge in an open park a short time later.

Tristan, Hillary, Pikachu, Braden, and Evan were all desperately trying to catch their breath after the ensuing chase.

"Do you think we lost them?" asked Evan.

"I think so," replied Hillary. "But what do you suppose is the cause of the Magnet Train not running?"

"Why don't we think about it over lunch?" suggested Tristan. "After all that I've learned, I've learned how to plan ahead." And he took out four plastic baggies with sandwiches in them. He also took out four water bottles and distributed the contents accordingly.

"Wow, nice going, little brother!" smiled Braden.

"I asked Nurse Joy to prepare a snack for us in case of an emergency," explained Tristan.

"He's getting better," remarked Hillary.

"Let's eat!" smiled Evan as he happily munched on his sandwich.

The others soon joined him, but not before Tristan handed out some Electric-type Pokémon food for Pikachu.

"I hope you brought Pokémon food for everybody, Tristan," said Braden.

(Music Cue: Surf (The Sea) 1997-1998 (M40)

"Yes, that reminds me!" He tossed his five Pokéballs into the air. "I choose everyone!"

Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Lapras, and Pidgeot emerged from the white lights that shot out of them and appeared beside Pikachu.

"That's a great collection of Pokémon, Tristan!" smiled Evan. He was most impressed.

"My turn now," said Braden as he tossed his six Pokéballs into the air. "I choose everybody!"

Braden's Feraligatr, Butterfree, Beedrill, Pidgeot, Raticate, and Gengar all emerged from the white lights that shot out of them.

"Looks like all of your Pokémon are impressive, too," remarked Tristan.

"I've been training them ever since our full battle," explained Braden. "Thanks to your advice, I was able to beat the Elite Four."

"Okay then, let's go, everybody!" said Hillary as she excitedly tossed her three Pokéballs into the air.

Her Squirtle, Eevee, and Ledyba emerged from the white lights that shot out of them.

"Impressive catch of Eevee and Ledyba, Hillary," remarked Braden.

"Come on out, Cyndaquil!" called Evan as he threw his Pokéball into the air.

Cyndaquil emerged from the white light that shot out of it.

"That's a total of 16 Pokémon," said Braden. "Can you serve the food to them all, Tristan?"

"It'll be my pleasure," replied Tristan as he dished out Pokémon food for every Pokémon, making sure that they didn't get too much or too little of it.

"This is a great way to think about our problem," said Hillary. "While we get our food, we can come up with a plan to get the Magnet Train running again."

"You're right," agreed Tristan. "And as soon as lunch is over, we'll get to work right away."

Everyone agreed with him, including the Pokémon.

"That was great. Thanks a lot, Tristan," said Evan after lunch was over.

"Anytime, guys," replied Tristan. "Now let's clean up and solve our Magnet Train problem."

Everyone helped wash the dishes and clean up the area where they ate. They had the place cleaned up in no time.

"Where should we begin?" wondered Hillary. "We didn't get any clues on our problem."

"AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGH!"

Presently, everyone heard someone scream furiously and saw him flash past them.

"What's with that guy?" asked Hillary.

"I don't know, but we'd better find out," replied Braden.

And in an instant, everyone returned their Pokémon into their Pokéballs, save for Pikachu.

"Let's hurry, guys," said Tristan as he and his siblings ran toward the commotion.

A few moments later, everyone arrived to see Officer Jenny talking to the guy they saw go by.

"I, I, I'm ready to blast someone!" he fumed. "Who would dare ruin my generator and cut off electricity to the entire city?!"

"Now calm down, sir," implored Officer Jenny.

"I CAN"T CALM DOWN!" screamed the man. "I SPENT SO MUCH TIME ON IT!" He had completely lost his temper, but stopped long enough to catch his breath. "If I ever catch the guy, he's gonna get a taste of my Zap Cannon attack!"

"What's going on?" asked Tristan as he and his siblings approached the man and Officer Jenny.

"A thief broke into the power plant and stole a part from the manager's generator," explained Officer Jenny. "What is the world coming to?"

"This is terrible!" gasped Evan.

"We have to find the guy and stop him!" added Hillary.

"And we will," put in Braden. He turned to Officer Jenny. "We can help you catch the guy if you'll let us."

"Yeah, with the four of us working together, we'll do it for sure," agreed Tristan.

Just then, Officer Jenny's radio rang. "Excuse me, kids," she said.

The manager walked over to them. "I'm sorry I got angry," he said. "But I just can't help it. When someone steals a valuable part, it puts me and my business in jeopardy! And without it, we'll never be able to get the Magnet Train going."

Everyone gasped.

"That's why the Magnet Train won't run," said Hillary.

"All the more reason to get it back and get the Magnet Train working again, right guys?" said Tristan.

"Right!" Everyone else agreed.

Just then, Officer Jenny came to Tristan and his siblings again. "I just got word from the Cerulean City Police Department," she said. "It appears that a shady character is loitering around and is coming this way. Can I ask for your cooperation?"

"You can count on us, Officer Jenny," replied Tristan. "Let's get going, guys!"

"All right!" replied Hillary, Evan, and Braden together.

Suddenly, without warning, a man in a black uniform crashed into Tristan, causing them both to crash hard on the ground.

Braden quickly rushed over to Tristan. "Are you okay?" he asked.

Tristan groaned. "Why do I always have to be the fall guy?"

The man in the black uniform ran to him and dusted him off. "Oops! I so sorry. You not hurt, okay?"

Evan and Hillary were confused. "That's a weird way to talk," they said.

"I very busy. No time for talking with you," the man said. "Not good for me if seen by somebody." He then noticed that Tristan, his siblings, Officer Jenny, and the power plant manager were all staring directly at him. He gasped in horror. "Oh, no! You seen me already! I make big mistake!" He grabbed Tristan's shirt by the neck. "Hey, you! Forget you see me, okay? You see, hear, know nothing, okay? Bye, kid! Bye-bye a go-go!" And he raced away.

Everyone was confused.

"Bye-bye a go-go?" repeated Hillary.

"He's gotta be from another country or something," murmured Evan.

Just then, Braden spotted a metal object in the man's hands. "Hey, look! That must be the part!"

(Music Cue: Chaos)

Everyone else gasped.

The manager became so furious that his entire head blew out steam. "THAT"S IT!" he screamed. "YOU THIEVING SCOUNDREL, I"M GONNA PULVERIZE YOU!" And he raced after him like a bullet.

"Come on, guys, let's hurry!" said Tristan as he and the others raced after them.

The man in the black uniform was frantically trying to get away from the furious manager. "Get away from angry man must I!" he panted wearily.

"Come back here and face me like a man, you coward!" yelled the manager.

Tristan and his siblings were doing their best to keep up with the fleeing man and manager. Presently, they noticed that there was a forest up ahead.

"He's almost to the city limits!" cried Hillary.

"Then we'll stop him," said Tristan. "Ready, Braden?"

"Ready!"

Tristan and Braden each threw a Pokéball. "Pidgeot, I choose you!" they shouted.

Both Pidgeot emerged from the white lights that shot out of their Pokéballs and squawked, eagerly awaiting their Trainers' directions.

"Go and stop the man!" they ordered.

Both Pidgeot flew ahead and complied.

The man in the black uniform was still panting wearily until he saw Braden's Pidgeot up ahead.

Braden's Pidgeot turned to face the man and squawked at him angrily.

"AAAAAAH!" screamed the man. He tried running in another direction, but Tristan's Pidgeot flew in front of him, faced him, and squawked at him just as madly, giving him another frightening scare and causing him to run in another direction.

"All right, now we've got him," said Braden as he threw another Pokéball. "Feraligatr!"

"Blastoise!" shouted Tristan as he threw a second Pokéball.

Feraligatr emerged from Braden's Pokéball and blocked one escape route while Blastoise emerged from Tristan's Pokéball and blocked the other.

Thanks to Tristan and Braden's teamwork, they had the man completely boxed in. "Gotcha!" they said together.

Officer Jenny confronted the thief and took out a pair of handcuffs. "I'm placing you under arrest for stealing a critical part from the power plant."

"Arrest me cannot you," replied the man. "Myself reveal to you." And he took off the uniform, and to everyone's unpleasant surprise, he had another uniform, but this one had a red letter R on it. He was in a Rocket Grunt uniform.

Tristan, Braden, Evan, and Hillary gasped in shock. "You're Team Rocket!" they all exclaimed.

The manager was now steaming mad. "Why is it that I always have to chase Team Rocket of all people?! I ABSOLUTELY HATE TEAM ROCKET!"

The Rocket Grunt smiled. "Yup, me am a Team Rocket member kind of guy. Come from another country, a Trainer number one, me!"

"Well, that explains the funny accent," murmured Evan.

"Think I did," continued the Rocket Grunt. "If stop the energy, be big panic for here people!"

"So he's the one who stole the part for the Magnet Train," said Hillary.

"Secret it is my mission, so tell you I not!" added the Rocket Grunt. "But! If win you do versus me, a man I be, and this part I return."

"We can take on this guy, right, Braden?" said Tristan.

"Count me in," replied Braden.

"Golbat, out come you!" shouted the Rocket Grunt as he threw two Pokéballs.

Both Golbat emerged from the white lights that shot out of them.

"Let's do it, Pikachu," said Tristan.

(Music Cue: Gym (Version 1) 1997-1998 (as heard in "The Rivalry Revival")

Pikachu agreed and ran in front of Tristan as it prepared to battle one of the Golbat.

"Go, Feraligatr!" shouted Braden.

Feraligatr ran to join Pikachu in the battle.

"Golbat, Wing Attack you both!" yelled the Rocket Grunt.

Both Golbat simultaneously charged toward Pikachu and Feraligatr as their wings glowed brightly.

"Feraligatr, use your Slash attack!" instructed Braden.

"Pikachu, Quick Attack!" added Tristan.

Pikachu and Feraligatr both charged toward the Golbat.

Feraligatr used its claws to strike one of the Golbat while Pikachu rammed into the other with incredible speed and accuracy; both Golbat were sent flying into the Rocket Grunt, causing him to lose his grip on the machine part, which was safely caught in Tristan's hands.

"Yeah, nice catch, Tristan!" commended Hillary.

"Thanks, sis," replied Tristan. He turned to Braden. "Now, let's finish him off."

"You got it," agreed Braden. "Faraligatr, Hydro Pump now!"

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt attack!" commanded Tristan.

Feraligatr shot a powerful blast of water from its mouth while Pikachu shot a yellow bolt of electricity from its body.

The two attacks combined into one, scoring a direct hit on the Rocket Grunt; as a result, the powerful combo attack created an explosion, sending the Rocket Grunt flying into the sky, screaming as he went.

DING!

"Bye-bye a go-go!" said Evan and Hillary together.

Everyone else laughed.

"Nice work, Pikachu," said Tristan.

"You too, Feraligatr," added Braden.

Pikachu got into one of Feraligatr's hands and shook hands as a sign of friendship.

"Look at that," said Evan. "Those two know how to be friendly toward one another. Big or small, it doesn't matter to them."

Officer Jenny turned to Tristan and his siblings. "I want to thank you all for helping us get that part back."

"We're just glad we could help, ma'am," replied Braden.

"What he said," agreed Tristan.

"Now I can put the part back inside the generator, and the Magnet Train will run once again," smiled the manager. "But before I go do that, I have something for you as a token of my appreciation." He took out a yellow spherical orb with what appeared to be lightning bolts on it,and gave it to Tristan.

"What's this?" asked Tristan.

"This is a Light Ball," explained the manager. "I managed to find one of these the other day. It increases the power of Pikachu's Electric attacks."

Everyone gasped in awe.

"Wow, Tristan, that's so neat!" said Braden. "I'm almost jealous!"

"Pikachu's definitely going to be excited," added Hillary.

Sure enough, Pikachu was excited, so excited, in fact, that it ran to Tristan with sparks sizzling from its cheeks and shocked Tristan on the spot.

Tristan yelled out as he got shocked.

Pikachu stopped its attack long enough to realize what it did.

Everyone else gasped in shock.

"Tristan, are you okay?" asked Evan worriedly.

"Don't worry, Evan," replied Hillary. "Tristan's used to it."

"She's right," agreed Tristan. "I am. Electricity doesn't bother me." And he fell to the ground.

Everyone else laughed.

Pikachu scratched its head.

A little while later, Tristan recovered, and he and his friends made their way back inside the Magnet Train Station.

The crowd was still angry with the conductor for the Magnet Train not running.

"Please everyone, try to calm down!" implored the conductor. "We're doing everything we can to ensure that this problem is solved.

Hillary managed to sneak over to the conductor and whispered the news in his ear. She then disappeared into the crowd and returned back to the others.

The conductor took out his megaphone and spoke into it. "May I have your attention, please? I've just received word from four Pokémon Trainers that they got the part for the generator back, and the Magnet Train will be running shortly."

Everyone in the crowd watched and listened anxiously.

Presently, there was a loud noise. All the lights came back on, and the Magnet Train's motor started up.

Everyone in the crowd cheered loudly.

Tristan, Hillary, Braden, Evan, and Pikachu all looked at each other and smiled.

"That's what I call teamwork," said Tristan.

"You said it, Tristan," agreed Hillary.

They all watched many people crowd inside the Magnet Train.

A few moments later, Tristan and his friends decided to wait outside the station until the activity inside died down. They noticed the sky getting painted orange as the sun began to set.

"What a nice way to spend time together," said Hillary.

"Yeah, watching a sunset with family and friends," agreed Tristan.

"After a crazy day together, we needed this," added Braden.

"You said it," replied Evan.

"Do you know how long it takes for the Magnet Train to travel back to Johto?" asked Tristan.

"I heard that the Magnet Train travels at 340 miles an hour," replied Braden. "You two will probably be back in Johto in no time."

"You mean like, ZOOM?" asked Evan.

"Yes, Evan, like, ZOOM," chuckled Braden.

The sun was getting lower and lower in the sky as it turned more and more beautiful.

(Music Cue: To the Hopeful Sky)

In a little while, after the sun went down, and the huge crowd dwindled down greatly, Tristan, Hillary, Pikachu, Braden, and Evan made their way to the platform and waited for the Magnet Train to come back.

"I see lights," said Braden.

Sure enough, bright headlights were getting closer, and there, arriving on the platform at that very moment was the Magnet Train.

A recorded voice message came from the intercom. "Please board this train for Goldenrod City. Please stand clear of the track as the train arrives at the station."

The Magnet Train slowed and slowed until it eventually stopped. The doors of the train then opened.

"I guess this is it, guys," said Tristan. "Great seeing you."

"Likewise," replied Braden. "Be good, okay?"

"We will," said Hillary.

"Say hi to Grandma and Grandpa for us," said Evan.

"We will," promised Tristan.

Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu hugged Evan and Braden and said their goodbyes. Then they showed their Rail Passes to the security guard and entered the train.

Presently, a sound was emitted from the intercom, and the Magnet Train's doors began to close.

The Magnet Train started slowly out of the station as Braden and Evan waved goodbye.

"Bye, guys!" called Braden. "Have fun in Johto!"

"Bye bye!" added Evan.

Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu waved back as the Magnet Train pulled further and further away, faster and faster.

Braden and Evan continued waving to them until the Magnet Train was out of sight.

(Music Cue: Pokémon World (extended theme))

Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu took their seats and thought fondly about the many adventures they had together on the Orange Islands.

So you wanna be a master of
Pokémon!
Understand the secrets and
Have some fun!
So you wanna be a master of
Pokémon!
Do you have the skills to be
Number one!?

I wanna take the ultimate step
Find the courage to be bold (Pokémon)
To risk it all and not forget
The lessons that I hold

I wanna go where no one's been
Far beyond the crowd (Pokémon) Yeah!
Learn the way to take command
Use the power that's in my hand
Oh hey!

We all live in a Pokémon world
(Po-ké-mon)
I wanna be the greatest Master of them all!
(The greatest Master)
We all live in a Pokémon world
(Po-ké-mon)
I put myself to the test
To be better than all the rest
Ungh!

Yeah...yeaah...
G-G-Got the power
Yeah...yeaah...

Every day along the way
I will be prepared (Pokémon)
With every challenge I will gain
Knowledge to be shared
(P-P-P-Pokémon)
Hey in my heart there's no doubt
Of who I want to be
Right here, standing strong
The greatest Master of Pokémon
Oh hey!

So you wanna be a master of
Pokémon!
Understand the secrets and
Have some fun!
So you wanna be a master of
Pokémon!
Do you have the skills to be
Number one!?

(music continues)

Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu continued speeding along the railway on the Magnet Train. It was a beautiful night just outside the window.

"You know, I'm very lucky to have you travelling along with me all this time," said Tristan.

"I'm just as lucky to have you tagging along with me," replied Hillary. "I wonder what adventures Grandma and Grandpa will be taking us on."

Presently, they saw big skyscrapers and many lights ahead.

"That must be Goldenrod City just ahead," said Tristan. "Grandma and Grandpa, here we come!"

Use the power that's in my hand
Oh hey!

(repeat chorus x2; music continues)

Tristan and Hillary's grandparents, Veronica and Eric, were waiting just inside the terminal. Presently, they saw lights approaching the station.

"Maybe that's them now," said Veronica.

"Well, the last few times, we hadn't seen them emerge," replied Eric. "They must've been delayed by the chaos that happened in Saffron City today."

"I'm sure they handled it with no problems," Veronica assured him.

They saw the Magnet Train slow and slow until it finally stopped.

Then the doors opened.

Seconds later, Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu emerged.

"There they are! Hello, kids!" said Veronica as she happily extended her arms to greet them.

"We've been expecting you," smiled Eric.

"Grandma! Grandpa!" said Tristan and Hillary as they and Pikachu excitedly ran over to meet them.

Everyone hugged each other for what seemed like forever.

"Ready for our vacation?" asked Veronica.

"Definitely!" answered Tristan.

"What he said!" added Hillary.

Pikachu eagerly agreed with them.

"Then let the fun begin!" said Veronica excitedly.

"Yeah!" Tristan, Hillary, Pikachu, and Eric agreed.

(final chorus)

As their adventures in the Orange Islands come to a close, Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu are ready to relax and think about new adventures! What new adventures will they see in the Johto region? Stay tuned and find out!

(Got the power right in your hands)
Po-ké-mon!

NEXT TIME...
A NEW BEGINNING! ►