"Charmeleonnnn!!"
With a cry that sent shockwaves through the cave, the newly evolved Charmeleon announced his arrival. He was now feeling a new type of fire energy in his body, one which was stronger by miles.
It was more intense, a fire that can even melt rocks.
At the same time, the dragon energy inside his body has also increased. If earlier, there was only one strand of it, now there were several strands and it was flowing well with his fire energy, creating a harmony.
There were also changes in his body.
His scales were sturdier than ever and his claws were sharper and have the ability to cut anything into half.
As if trying to test his new claws, Charmeleon moved towards a big boulder that hadn't been destroyed by the battles that the cave had suffered.
"Charrr!"
He took a deep breath and his claws shined, then he slashed them down. There was a cracking sound and a second later, the boulder was precisely cut into half.
He didn't stop there.
Charmeleon drew in fire energy and unleashed it at the two cut boulders. His fire dawned upon the boulders and melted them in an instant.
It was a powerful display of his new abilities and Charmeleon found it hard to believe that he had grown so much suddenly. At that moment, Arthur's voice called him from behind.
"Charmander, no, Charmeleon, you finally evolved!"
"Charr!"
Chameleon turned back and nodded at him, a never seen before confidence was apparent in his gaze and his attitude was cooler than before.
Arthur also noticed it and when he moved his hand to pat his head, like he usually does, Charmeleon dodged and shook his head.
"Charr!"
His actions clearly showed that he didn't want to be patted. Seeing this, a surge of fear spread throughout Arthur.
'He's not gonna be like Ash's Charmeleon, right?'
He asked himself as he recalled the first few seasons of the Pokemon anime. After evolving, Ash's Charmander had personality changes and his attitude became like a teenager going through puberty.
It had continued even when his Charmeleon had evolved into Charizard and Arthur feared that the same would happen to him.
But that worry was only for a second.
"Charr!"
Charmeleon smiled seeing Arthur's scared face and put out his fist in front of him. Arthur realised what was going on and bumped his fist.
'So, he just doesn't want to be treated as a kid now.'
He thought with a sigh of relief.
He had read about the personality changes that Charmander would usually go through after evolving and it was just like a kid going through puberty before becoming an adult.
The only demerit was their nature will become more vicious and they will seek out more and more battles.
Because of this, there were cases of trainer's Charmeleons getting out of control and creating a mess. But Arthur was sure that he could control that part.
After that, his other Pokemon also came close to Charmeleon and started talking to him. Arthur didn't focus much on their conversation and focused his attention on Murkrow.
He didn't have to worry about the grunts for the time being as they were already passed out. Even Soros had fainted during the evolution.
"You always seem to get hurt."
Arthur muttered as he spread antidote all over Murkrow's body and gave him a pecha berry to eat.
The poison wasn't that strong and it won't take long before its effects will dissipate.
Murkrow lowered his head at his words, disappointed in himself. He had been taken out by a surprise attack and suffered more injuries.
"Don't think too much about it. I know it's not your fault. Just rest for now and get better."
"Kroww!"
Arthur consoled him and Murkrow cheered up a little.
His injuries won't take too long to heal. After two or three days, Murkrow would be fine. It wasn't that bad for Arthur as the training was already over and a flying type can't do much in closed caves.
After healing Murkrow, he called him back to his pokeball to rest. He did the same with Scyther and Mankey, leaving Charmeleon out to protect him.
"Now that this is over... I wonder what Team Rocket is doing here."
He muttered and started walking towards Soros.
In the anime, there was indeed an event with moon stone and Clefairy, but it was instigated by the Team Rocket trio and it wasn't much of a big deal.
The trio would still be after Ash at the current moment and there was not much chance of them inviting other grunts in their plans anyway.
At the first time, they didn't have that amount of authority.
Team Rocket could be looking for fossils like in the games, but the area Arthur was in was completely opposite of the place where fossils are dug.
Anyway, Team Rocket can simply pay fossil hunters to find fossils. It was more logical and not like they lack money anyway.
Arthur was sure there was something else going on here.
'Well, let's see how much he knows.'
He thought as he sprayed some water on Soros's face to wake him up. Feeling the cold sensation on his face, Soros slowly opened his eyes.
Then, his pupils suddenly went wide as he saw Arthur and Charmeleon, but before he could do anything, Arthur warned.
"Try to do anything and Charmeleon will slash your body into half."
Soros gulped as he Charmeleon put out his sharp claws for him to see. He had already seen what Charmeleon can do and now, he had even evolved.
He didn't need to think twice about what would happen to him if he tried to plan something.
'Fuck... I'm fucked!'
He thought and waited for Arthur's next words.
"Tell me what Team Rocket is doing on Mount moon."
"I don't know— Gwak!"
A punch flew straight at Soros's face as he replied back.
It was so sudden that it left him shocked. At that moment, he realised that rather than any Pokemon, the guy in front of him was way more dangerous.
"If you lie again, I will punch you again. Now, tell me everything you know!"
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