Welcome back! I still don't know what to put here yet, so I'll just answer a review that somebody left. Hopefully I don't sound too awkward...
Shettipoo: That was actually me forgetting what Aipom's gender was. Whoops! I'm glad that this is an AU now, haha. Their gender doesn't affect the story anyways.
With that out of the way, let's get started!... I'll find a way to make these less awkward...
"Pikachu, use Iron Tail!" Ash shouted. Pikachu didn't hesitate to slam his tail into Roark's Onix. He felt a slight sting in his arm as he landed afterwards. Once he saw Onix faint in front of him, he sighed in relief.
Joyful chanter came from the small crowd who were watching. Piplup and Buneary were cheering, along with Sudowoodo. Croagunk was unamused by everything.
"Pikachu, get some rest." Hearing his trainers command, Pikachu rushed back to his trainer's side. Piplup's loud chant suddenly filled the room.
"(Pika-Chu! Pika-Chu! Amaze the crowd, like you always do!)"
Pikachu chuckled. Piplup was starting to sound like Gary's cheerleaders that always followed him around. He noticed that Buneary was awkwardly waving her pom poms around. Guess she didn't know how to be a cheerleader yet.
Ash then called out Aipom, to battle against Roark's Rampardos. Piplup began chanting again afterwards.
"(Ai-Pom! Ai-Pom! You're dropping fire! You're the bomb!)" Buneary was trying not to burst out laughing at his chants. Pikachu looked up at the two, hearing a giggle escape from Buneary's mouth. She quickly lost her composure and her laughter echoed throughout the room.
"(Huh? What's so funny?)" Piplup asked. Buneary stopped herself from laughing and put a serious attitude on.
"(I was just laughing at how... uh- Pikachu annihilated that Onix!)" Buneary responded. Piplup looked at her for a moment, blinked, then turned his head towards the Battlefield. Buneary's serious face immediately disappeared as she was trying to hold more of her laughter in.
Shortly afterwards, Aipom fell to the ground. Piplup gasped in horror as he watched his defeated friend being called back to his Pokeball. Piplup glanced at Buneary and anger quickly filled his eyes.
"(Look at what you did! You made Aipom lose because he didn't have Piplup's Hyper Effective Chanting on his side!)"
Pikachu perked his head up after hearing Piplup's furiously upset voice. He was very curious to know what was happening up there. Before he could think about it for any longer...
"Pikachu, I choose you!" Ash called. Pikachu quickly jumped into the battlefield. He was still damaged from his battle with Onix, but he was still fit for fighting! At least, that's what he thought before he saw Rampardos' head, which looked very strong.
"[They don't call him the Head Butt Pokemon for nothing...]"
All Pikachu could remember was being slammed by Rampardos' noggin before blacking out...
"Thanks for your patience! Your Pokemon have been fully healed!" Pikachu woke up in the Pokemon Center. Ash was standing in front of him, like he always would be whenever Pikachu finished recovering.
"Hey buddy, you alright?" Ash asked. Pikachu still felt a tiny bit of pain from where Rampardos headbutt him. Dang, he must be really powerful...
Pikachu simply nodded at his trainer and smiled, knowing that was the only reassurance Ash needed. Pikachu noticed that Piplup and Buneary were approaching him. "(Hey Pikachu!)" Buneary greeted him with a smile. Piplup did not look amused at all.
"(Pikachu... I...)" Piplup whimpered, before bursting into tears. "(I'M SO SORRY THAT YOU DIDN'T GET MY HYPER EFFECTIVE CHANTING!") Piplup cried. He suddenly wrapped his arms around Pikachu and tightly squeezed him. Pikachu's expression melted into pain. "(IT WAS BUNEARY'S FAULT I SWEAR!)"
"(Piplup, relax. It wasn't your fault. It wasn't Buneary's fault either.)" Pikachu was struggling to speak because of how tight Piplup was holding him. "(Can you please let go now? You're gonna make me faint...)"
Piplup finally loosened his grip after a few minutes. Pikachu stood still, breathing in and out for a few minutes. Piplup walked back over to Dawn for comfort while Pikachu continued inhaling and exhaling.
"(He's dangerous to hug, huh?)" Buneary spoke with a playful smirk on her face. "(That was an amazing gym battle by the way!)"
Pikachu suddenly had a puzzled expression on his face. "(Wait, did we win?)" He asked. Buneary shook her head in response. "(Oh.)" Pikachu's ears lowered slightly.
"(Regardless of the outcome I'm proud of you and Aipom! Maybe one or two more training sessions will get Ash that gym... pin!)" Buneary reassured him. Pikachu smiled at her enthusiasm.
"(Thanks Buneary!)" Pikachu replied. Suddenly Brock came rushing towards them with hearts in his eyes. Pikachu initially thought that Brock was going to flirt with Nurse Joy. But he was surprised when Brock leaned down towards him and Buneary.
"PIKACHU I'M SO PROUD OF YOU BUDDY!" Brock shouted. Pikachu scratched his head in confusion. "YOU'VE FINALLY FOUND TRUE LOVE!"
Pikachu eyes widened immediately. Suddenly, everyone in the room had their eyes on Brock. "To think that my small friend would get a girlfriend before me..." he paused to wipe away a tear, "they grow up so quickly... AGH!" Brock collapsed to the floor after being jabbed by Croagunk. Without saying a word, Croagunk dragged Brock away from them.
Everyone were now looking at Pikachu and Buneary. The two Pokemon both looked puzzled and confused. Dawn looked over at Buneary.
"Brock, they were just having a conversation. What a creep..." She groaned. The two Pokemon were still standing there, unsure of what to say.
"(Uh... is that Brock guy okay?)" Buneary asked. Pikachu realised that she hadn't seen Brock like that before.
"(He just likes to act like a romantic connoisseur sometimes. Most of the time it falls flat on his face.)" Pikachu responded. There was an awkward silence between the two for a few minutes.
"(...I feel really cold now.)" Buneary whispered. Pikachu looked at her. She didn't look cold at all. She wasn't shivering either...
"(Really? You look hot to me...)" Pikachu replied. Buneary had an sheepish look on her face. "(What's wrong?)" Pikachu asked.
"(Think about what you just said.)" Buneary told him. After a few seconds of silence, a gigantic blush formed on Pikachu's face.
"(N-no! I didn't mean it like t-that!)" Pikachu quickly covered his face with his paws. Buneary quietly giggled at the embarrassed mouse.
"(Don't worry! I knew what you meant anyways.)" Buneary replied. Pikachu was still covering his face.
"(I f-feel so embarrassed.)" He whimpered, his voice muffled.
"(Well, thanks for the compliment!)" Buneary responded. Pikachu decided to uncover himself. Buneary was amazed at how flushed his face was. "(You look hot too!... in temperature, of course.)"
Pikachu didn't know what emotions he was feeling anymore. "(I'm glad that you didn't make the same mistake...)"
Buneary winked at him "(Well, I learnt from the best!)"
Pikachu sighed. In the corner of his eye, he saw Brock, who was staring directly at him.
Oh no...
To be continued...
Side Notes: I was reading through this twice to make sure that I didn't mess anything up. Guess what? I messed up. What a surprise. Knowing me, there's probably a lot more mistakes and goofs in here that I didn't notice, but i'm gonna address them all at the bottom of each chapter so that I can remind myself to check everything twice.
Mistake 1 - Buneary awkwardly waved awkwardly (It's so awkwardly awkward... or maybe Buneary is awkwardly waving somebody called 'Awkwardly' around.)