Random Encounters with Missingno: Chapter 36

Chapter 36- A Random Kidnapping… For A Good Reason, Of Course

Missingno.

“Fine!” Missingno turns around to face Koons. “Would you like some candy?” He holds up a hard candy in a blue wrapper.

Koons wiggles estatically as he… ‘eats’ it by absorbing it through his skin.

Missingno quickly turns back around just as they reach the turn for Route 9. “Sorry about that. What were we talking about before the Narrator so rudely interrupted.”

Cassandra raises her eyebrow. “Uuh, I was asking you why we didn’t just head this way in the beginning? We had to come all the way back to Cerulean.”

On their left, Misty waves from her gym.

They wave back as they turn right. A short ways down the path, a scraggly tree blocks their way.

“That’s why. We had to go get the Cut HM first.”

“... Uh, Missingno?”

“Yes?”

“We never did get that HM.”

“... Right.” He rips the tree out and throws it over the stone wall, into a flower bed. “HA! Take THAT Officer Jenny!”

“Who?”

“That officer… in Vermilion… she doesn’t technically have that name in Yellow... but from the anime… nevermind.” Cassandra stares at him blankly, so he waves her off. “Look, a trainer.”

“Where?!” She looks around, locks onto the Jr. Trainer Girl, and runs to battle her.

Do we now have to distinguish the male and female Jr. Trainers?

“Yeah, we fought a couple of them back on Route 6, but Pokemon battles aren’t the main focus of this story, so we skipped the boring parts.”

Is this one of those parts?

“No, this will be great.” He smiles and runs up to the battle about to start.

“You’re just in time.” Cassandra smiles and points at her opponent. “Go! KOONS!”

“BEEDRILL!”

Cassandra looks over her shoulder at the large bee Pokemon hovering behind her. It flies up and down in small circles, jabbing with the large spears attached to its arms.

“Um… when?”

“I don’t remember. How long ago did I give him that Rare Candy?”

However long it took to write 328 words.

“... Yeah, that long ago.”

“So I missed my one and only Pokemon’s final evolution?!”

“Don’t worry. He brought you a souvenir.”

The Beedrill holds up a broken Kakuna shell.

“... Driller, hit him with the shell.”

Driller salutes before facing Missingno. He holds the shell above his head and chases after the crazy glitch.

“Come on! I know I’ve mentioned this more than enough, but seriously?! Driller?!” Despite running from Driller, he still makes quips.

“Do you really have time to be talking about that?”

Driller smacks Missingno over the head with the shell. He falls flat on his face.

He weakly raises a hand to point at her. “T-there is always time to talk about your poor naming sense.”

“Um…” The young trainer and her Oddish smiles at them.

“Sorry about her being distracted.” Missingno appears at Cassandra’s side.

“Yeah, whose fault is that even?” She looks at Driller. “Now that you’ve evolved, I should start thinking about what moves to teach you.”

“He now knows Twineedle. Which is pronounced like Twin Needle, but looks like Twi Needle.”

“Wait, how?”

“Well, there is only one ‘n’ in the name, so-”

“No, I mean when did he learn it?”

“Oh. He evolved at level 20, so he just barely made the cut off.”

“That makes sens- HE’S LEVEL 20?!!!!!!”

“Yup.”

“No way! He has to be way past that by now!”

“Not when I have been stealing a lot of the exp he has been gaining.”

“Stealing? Why?”

“... Secret.”

“You had better tell me a really good reason for doing that. Otherwise, so help me, I will take your head and-”

Cassandra is cut off as she finds herself suddenly in the air. She looks at the large claw that is clamped around her shoulders and midsection. As the wind bellows past, she places a hand on her hat and the other on her braid. On her left, Missingno is being carried in a similar fashion, although he is upside down. He looks at her and shrugs.

‘He isn’t smiling, so I don’t think this is his doing. So who, or what…?’ Her thought trails off as she looks up. The legs belong to a humongous yellow bird Pokemon. As it flaps its wings, she can see the black that hides on the back.

“ZAPDOS!?”

Zapdos notices her and looks back. The black around its eyes makes it look even scarier. It lets out a loud screech before looking away.

Missingno sighs in relief. “Man, am I glad that it wasn’t me.”

“What?!” She can’t hear well with the wind drowning out the sound, so Cassandra takes her hand off her braid and cups it over her ear.

Missingno speaks a little louder. “I know the title said that it is for a good reason, but I was still worried about kidnapping someone.”

“What?!” This time is not because she can’t hear.

“Seems like Zapdos needs us for one reason or- Heads up!”

Zapdos dives at a building below, close to the river. Cassandra covers her face as it crashes through the roof. It opens its wings in a large, destroyed space, and drops the two off safely… ish.

Cassandra lands on her feet, while Missingno lands on his face.

“Any idea why he needs us?”

Missingno struggles up. “Nope. It could be because of anyone or anythi-” He stops as he looks at Cassandra.

No, not at her. Behind? She suddenly feels a chill go up her back. She slowly turns around despite thinking that it is not a good idea. At all. She finally comes all the way around, and finds herself facing a giant grey creature with heavy armor plates and a horn.

It lets out a cry even louder that Zapdos’s.

“RHYHORN!”