Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or the concept of Moemon.
Ash was currently traversing through Viridian Forest, with Misty fearfully clinging onto his left arm for some reason.
"Why are you clinging onto Master?" Es asked, not liking what Misty was doing.
"Because we're in a forest!" Misty complained.
"What's wrong with forests?" Ash asked, and then saw a small Moemon climbing down a tree. She had black eyes and wore a green shirt with green shorts, with neck-length green and red antenna. "Cool! A Caterpie!"
Misty screamed loudly in fear at the sight of the Bug Moemon, making Ash, Pia, and Es wince and getting Caterpie's attention. "That's what's wrong! Forests always have bugs inhabiting them!"
"You're scared of Bug Moemon?" Pia asked.
"YES!" Misty answered a little too loudly. "Someone do something about her!"
"Alright." Ash grinned, and then threw a Moe Ball at the Caterpie, capturing her.
"D-Did you just catch her?" Misty asked.
"Is something wrong with that?" Ash frowned.
"No, but keep her away from me! Bugs are one of the most disgusting things in the world!"
"Besides you, what are the other disgusting things?" Ash asked sarcastically, making Pia and Es laugh.
"Very funny. Carrots, peppers and bugs. Everyone has their dislikes and I dislike bugs!" Misty exclaimed, not happy with Ash's comment.
"You can't be completely scared of bugs. What about the Wimpod and Dewpider evolutionary lines, which are Water types as well as Bug types along with Surskit?"
Misty had nothing to rebuke that.
"Case in point." Ash smirked, and then released his newest Moemon.
"You...caught me?" Caterpie asked.
"Yes, I did."
"But, why? I'm not a strong Moemon. I shouldn't be worth your time." Caterpie said, looking down sadly.
"Well, there you have it, Ash. Go ahead and release her." Misty said, more than happy to get the Bug Moemon out of her sight.
"...Misty." Ash growled, glaring at her angrily. His aura was also flaring around him, making him look intimidating.
"I-I'm sorry!" Misty immediately apologized. 'Wh-What was that? There was no way that was normal!' She then thought.
Ash calmed down after a few seconds, and then patted Caterpie, who was startled by his aura flaring, on the head, smiling at her. "I'm not going to release you." He told her kindly. "It's natural for most Moemon to be weak when first caught in the wild, but with training, even you will become a strong Moemon."
Caterpie blinked at him for a few seconds, before smiling and hugging him. "Alright. If you say so, Master."
Ash smiled. "Welcome to the team, Kaya."
"Kaya?" Caterpie asked, confused.
"That's your name."
"Oh. I like it!" Caterpie, now named, Kaya, smiled, and then Ash checked her data on the Moedex.
Moemon: Caterpie
Name: Kaya
Species: Worm Moemon
Type: Bug
Current Level: 4
Scarcity: Common
Diet: Caterpie mostly consume plants or wheat, and rarely consume meat-based products.
Ability: Shield Dust
Height: 4'00"
Weight: 86.5lbs
Cup Size: AA
Weaknesses: Fire, Rock, Flying
Resistances: Grass, Fighting, Ground
Immunities: None
Known Moves: String Shot, Tackle, Electroweb
Evolves Into: Metapod (Lv7)
Evolves From: None
Info: Caterpie are very, very shy Moemon, who find it very hard to trust trainers. They view themselves as weak, and don't think they're worthy to belong to trainers, yet many groups of fanatics prefer them due to their Lolita figures. They are also well liked due to their tightness and shy natures. They are also not very talented in sexual ways, but are actually preferred for it.
"String Shot and Electroweb are actually useful moves." Ash said. "I don't know why you think you're useless."
"I'm glad you think that, Master." Kaya smiled.
"So she's staying." Misty sighed. "Fine, but keep Kaya away from me. Go make a pact with her or something."
At the mention of having a pact, Kaya started hugging Ash tightly, making him chuckle. "Alright. Can you girls set up the tents while we're gone?"
"Sure thing, Master." Pia nodded.
"Leave it to us." Es smiled as Ash left with Kaya.
It was now late on the afternoon. Misty, Pia and Es had already set up the tents, and were now waiting for Ash and Kaya.
"What's taking them so long!?" Misty asked impatiently. "They should be done by now!" As soon she said that, she saw Ash come back, along with two Moemon. The first one was a Metapod. She wore a green leotard covered in scales, and had black eyes and green hair down to her shoulders.
The second one was a Pidgeotto. She had shoulder-length red hair, and brown eyes and wings. She also wore a tan and brown shirt and a red and yellow skirt.
"About time! And who are they?" Misty asked. "Where's Kaya?"
"This is Pina, she's my newest Moemon." Ash said, introducing the Pidgeotto. "She attacked me and Kaya because we happened to invade her territory for our pact, but Kaya helped me catch her using Electroweb, and I made a pact with her after Kaya. The battle also helped her evolve into Metapod."
"Oh, Kaya evolved?" Misty asked with surprise. "Good for you!"
Kaya didn't respond to Misty, only looking at her.
"Um, hello?" Misty said, trying to get Kaya to respond. "I congratulated you for evolving."
Kaya still didn't respond.
"Will you respond already!?" Misty exclaimed, irked.
"Maybe she won't talk to you because you called her disgusting." Pia said, slightly smirking.
"Hold on. I almost to check her data after she evolved." Ash said, taking out his Moedex.
Moemon: Metapod
Name: Kaya
Species: Cocoon Moemon
Type: Bug
Current Level: 7
Scarcity: Common
Diet: Metapod rarely eat, if they ever do, due to their shy natures. However, they prefer plants over all else.
Ability: Shed Skin
Height: 4'10"
Weight: 94.6lbs
Cup Size: A
Weaknesses: Fire, Rock, Flying
Resistances: Grass, Fighting, Ground
Immunities: None
Known Moves: String Shot, Tackle, Electroweb, Harden
Evolves Into: Butterfree (Lv10)
Evolves From: Caterpie
Info: Metapod are very introverted, even more so than their pre-evolutions. Metapod are often liked by many hardcore groups due to the fact that their pussies are very tight. Metapod spit out a string that has an aphrodisiac effect on a person's body, the same aphrodisiac that comes from their skin. Metapod will only talk to their trainers.
"THAT'S why she's giving me the silent treatment!?" Misty asked. "Ash, make her talk, now!"
"Sorry, Misty, but if that's her nature as a Metapod, then I can't do anything about it." Ash shrugged.
"Master, check my data, too!" Pina said.
"I didn't forget about you." Ash said, switching to Pina's data.
Moemon: Pidgeotto
Name: Pina
Species: Bird Moemon
Type: Normal/Flying
Current Level: 9
Scarcity: Uncommon
Diet: Unlike their pre-evolutions, Pidgeotto prefer meat over all else. However, like their pre-evolutions, they are omnivorous.
Ability: Keen Eye
Height: 5'02"
Weight: 98.4lbs
Cup Size: B
Weaknesses: Rock, Electric, Ice
Resistances: Grass, Bug
Immunities: Ghost, Ground
Known Moves: Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Foresight
Evolves Into: Pidgeot (Lv36)
Evolves From: Pidgey
Info: Pidgeotto are a very aggressive species, attacking trainers who invade their territory. Unlike their pre-evolutions, Pidgeotto often travel alone. However, once they gain a trust for their trainers, they make a powerful asset in combat, as well as a very useful Moemon in the bed department, where they are equally passionate.
"Cool! So you can hit Ghost Moemon with Normal-type moves!" Ash said.
"That's right." Pina nodded.
Ash put his Moedex away, and then looked up into the sky. "It's getting late. We should probably turn in now." He said. Misty nodded and went into her tent to sleep. Ash returned Kaya and Pina before doing so as well with Pia and Es.
Ash woke up early in the morning, deciding to train his Moemon for the upcoming gym. Hourai didn't need training of course, but he's not going to use her. It would ruin the challenge of his first gym battle. He found a clearing which looked like the perfect place to train, and sent out Nagi, Kaya, and Pina. Pia and Es also took their places. "Alright girls, we're going to start doing some training." He said.
"One question. Who's she?" Nagi asked, pointing at Pina.
"I'm Pina. One of Master's newest Moemon." Pina introduced herself.
Nagi narrowed her eyes at her. "Master doesn't need another Normal/Flying type. I'm more than enough."
"Oh, really?" Pina smirked. "Because I'm stronger than you. Not to mention bigger."
"Excuse me, bitch!?" Nagi growled, glaring at Pina, who glared back.
Pia, Es, and Kaya sweatdropped, while Ash let out a sigh. He expected Pina and Nagi to make rivals of each other. At the very least, it will help them grow stronger, since they will be competing with each other. "Anyway!" He said, loud enough to get everyone's attention. "Pia, I want you to learn Iron Tail, Brick Break, and Grass Knot. Grass Knot especially because it's a Grass-type moves, and that will help her fight better against Ground-type Moemon." Ash said. "Es, you'll learn Iron Tail as well, but you will also be learning Dig."
"Got it!" Pia and Es nodded.
"I can't learn any new moves in this form." Kaya said.
"I'm aware, but you'll still be training. It'll give you experience and help you evolve." Seeing Kaya nod, Ash turned to the two birds. "As for you two." He took out a Moe Ball. "Come on out, Hourai!" Ash called out Hourai, her appearance shocking Pina and Kaya.
"Oh, so you're gonna have Hourai train us?" Nagi asked.
"You knew about her?" Pina asked, still shocked.
"Yep. I was introduced to her at the Moemon Center in Viridian. It was there I learned that Master isn't really a normal human."
"Wow! You caught a Ho-Oh, Master!?" Kaya asked, getting up close to Hourai. "You're a Legendary Moemon, right!? Where did you first meet him!? Did you appear before Master and join him willingly!? Master must be a very special human if that was the case!"
Ash couldn't help but chuckle. Kaya, who should normally be quiet to everyone except him as a Metapod, was now throwing questions at Hourai left and right.
"Master is a lot more special than you might think." Hourai said, giggling, and then turned two the two other birds. "Come on, you two. I'll teach you my Brave Bird, and we'll also work on your Gust, Pina."
"Sure thing." Nagi grinned.
"O-Of course." Pina said, recovering from her shock.
The three birds flew into the air for their training, while Pia and Es began theirs at a distance. "Why don't you join Pia and Es, Kaya?" Ash suggested.
"Alright." Kaya nodded, and ran off to join them.
As he watched his Moemon train, Ash looked at his hand. 'I should probably do some training for myself.' He thought.
Misty, who woke up a couple minutes later, was now searching for Ash, or at least Pia and Es. "Where did he go!?" She asked, irritated. "He better not have left the forest without me!" She suddenly heard a rustling in the bushes. Misty screamed, thinking it was a Bug Moemon, and then screamed even more when a sword came at her face, stopping inches from her nose.
"Greetings, shrieking maiden." The owner of the sword, who was dressed as a samurai, greeted her calmly, despite holding a sword at her. "Are you Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town?"
"N-No." Misty answered somewhat fearfully, and then the samurai lowered the sword and sheathed it.
"Alas, my search continues." The samurai said. "I know he is in this forest. I will continue looking."
The samurai left, and Misty had a worried look on his face. 'What does he want with Ash?' She thought. 'I better find him before that guy does.'
"Thunderbolt!" Pia exclaimed, shooting a bolt of electricity at Ash. After about an hour of training, everyone learned new moves. Pia learned Brick Break, Iron Tail, and Grass Knot, as well as Focus Punch and even learned Thunderbolt from Hourai. Es learned Iron Tail and Dig, as well as Shadow Ball at some point. Pina and Nagi, while both learned Brave Bird, decided it was too risky of a move to use at their current level of strength, and decided to wait until they were stronger. Even Kaya learned a new move. She learned Iron Defense while practicing her defenses with Pia and Es.
Now, Ash decided to do some training for himself. He asked Pia to use Thunderbolt on him a few times, to see if he can create a shield using his aura. This resulted in him getting zapped three times, but he did manage a half-completed shield before the third zap.
Now on his fourth attempt, Ash held out his hand, concentrating his aura before successfully forming it into a blueish barrier that repelled the electricity.
"Yes!" Ash cheered.
"That was awesome, Master!" Pia smiled.
"You're getting the hang of your aura." Hourai smiled.
"Thanks, girls." Ash smiled.
"I'll admit though, I thought you were crazy when you wanted Pia to zap you." Nagi said. "I guess being an Aura Guardian makes you more resilient to attacks."
"Correct. Aura Guardians may not look like it, but they are much stronger than normal humans, both physically and mentally." Hourai said.
Ash dispelled his shield. "We better head back to Misty now, before she sees another Bug Moemon and starts screaming her lungs out." He said, half-jokingly.
"That could totally happen with her." Es chuckled.
Suddenly, they heard a rustling from the bushes, and then a sword came straight at Ash, who immediately reacted and repelled it with his shield. Alarmed, the Moemon all prepared o fight their master's assailant.
"User of aura." The samurai spoke. "Are you Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town?"
"What do you want with Master!?" Nagi exclaimed, glaring at the samurai.
The samurai did not answer her, but knew the answer from her response. "So you are him." He said to Ash. "I challenge you to a battle!"
Everyone lowered their guard, blinking in confusion. "You...want to battle?" Pina repeated. "I'm sorry, but do you not see the Legendary Phoenix right here?" She asked, pointing at Hourai.
"It matters not. I am Samurai. I am fearless, sharp, and invincible in combat." Samurai introduced himself. "The fact that you have a Legendary Moemon under your command further cements you as a worthy opponent."
"Well, alright." Ash accepted the challenge. "Bring it on!"
"Master." Kaya called. "If it's okay, I would like to battle."
"Alright. Kaya, I choose you!"
Kaya jumped in front of Ash, preparing herself for battle and waiting for Samurai to call out her opponent.
"Grip, go!" Samurai called out a Pinsir. She wore a brown leotard with bronze armor and brown elbow-length gloves, with brown hair down to her neck, black eyes and giant pincers in her hands.
"She looks scary." Es said, a bit fearfully. "I hope Kaya will be alright."
"She's been training her defenses, so she should be fine." Pia said, though a bit hopefully, since she was worried for her teammate.
"Vice Grip!" Samurai ordered. Grip readied her pincers and charged at Kaya.
"Iron Defense." Kaya solidified her body with steel energy as Grip tried to squeeze her with her pincers as hard as she could, only for them to break.
"What!?" Grip exclaimed with shock.
"She made her pincers break!" Pina exclaimed with surprise.
"Iron Tackle." Kaya used Iron Defense again, but then immediately tackled into Grip, knocking her unconscious.
"Wow! Nice one, Kaya!" Ash praised. "Was that a combo move?"
"Yep. I used Iron Defense to solidify my body and make my tackle hurt harder." Kaya said with a smile.
"An impressive attack." Samurai said, returning Grip. "Your Kaya is strong, but now face my Freya!" He sent out a Metapod of his own.
"Metapod vs Metapod?" Nagi deadpanned. "Kaya better end this quickly or this is gonna get boring."
"Thankfully, Kaya's stronger due to her training, so she will win." Pina said, but then everyone saw Kaya suddenly glow a blue and white light. "Especially with that." Pina added with a smile as Kaya evolved into Butterfree. She wore a violet leotard and a clear skirt, with gossamer wings. She had bright red eyes, a mischievous grin, and black hair down to her waist.
"Ooh! I look beautiful!" Kaya said, admiring herself.
"It's awesome that you evolved Kaya!" Ash congratulated. "Now let's win this!"
"Don't underestimate us now that your Moemon has evolved." Samurai said. "Freya, Harden." Freya tensed her body, raising her defense, only for Kaya to still knock her out in one hit with Gust.
"Saw that coming." Nagi smirked.
"Return." Samurai said, returning Freya. "Your Kaya has become stronger, but can she face my Bee?" He asked, sending out a Beedrill. She wore a black and yellow leotard with gossamer wings, and had blonde hair down her back, red eyes, and held twin lances.
"A Beedrill." Ash said, looking at Samurai's third Moemon. "What do you think, Kaya? Wanna see if you can beat her?" He asked his fully-evolved Moemon.
"Let's go." Kaya smirked confidently, flying into the air with her new wings, with Bee flying after her.
"Twin Needle!" Bee flew at Kaya and thrusted her lances at her.
"Whoa!" Kaya yelped, barely avoiding the lances. "That was close." She said, and then saw Bee coming in for another Twin Needle. "Confusion!" Kaya's eyes glowed purple, and then Bee's body was outlined with psychic energy, holding her in place.
"Damn it! Let me go!" Bee growled.
"Okay." Kaya smiled, slamming her right into the ground.
"Why you..."
"Bee, Poison Sting!" Samurai commanded. Bee coated the tip of her lances with poison and flew up at Kaya for the strike.
"Safeguard." Kaya created a blue-green shield in front of her that blocked the lances. She then released green spores that covered Bee, putting her to sleep as she fell to the ground.
"That was Sleep Powder!" Es noted. "Bee's vulnerable now!"
"Alright! Let's finish this, Kaya!" Ash exclaimed.
"I concede!" Samurai announced, holding up an arm in surrender before Kaya could use a move. "You are a powerful trainer. This battle is yours."
Kaya floated back down gently, looking confused. "Does that mean I win?" She asked.
"Yep. Way to go, Kaya!" Ash smiled.
"Thanks, Master!" Kaya smiled. "Now, come on! Check my data!"
"Alright." Ash said, taking out his Moedex.
Moemon: Butterfree
Name: Kaya
Species: Butterfly Moemon
Type: Bug/Flying
Current Level: 13
Scarcity: Rare
Diet: Butterfree consume mostly vegetables and plants, and on occasion, fruits. However, they dislike meat.
Ability: Compound Eyes
Height: 5'02"
Weight: 100.6lbs
Cup Size: C
Weaknesses: Fire, Electric, Rock, Flying, Ice
Resistances: Grass, Bug, Fighting
Immunities: Ground
Known Moves: Tackle, String Shot, Electroweb, Harden, Iron Defense, Gust, Confusion, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Poison Powder, Safeguard
Evolves Into: None
Evolves From: Metapod
Info: Butterfree are well liked due to the spores that come from their gossamer wings, which is one of the more potent aphrodisiacs that can be used a number of ways. Butterfree are a happy addition to any collector, as they have both a nice figure and ability. Butterfree have also abandoned their shy personalities, now being playful and lighthearted, and even mischievous at times.
"About time you opened up." Pia grinned.
"Yep." Kaya smiled.
"Ash!" Everyone heard Misty call as she ran into the clearing.
"Ah! Shrieking maiden." Samurai said.
Pia and Es laughed at Misty's nickname, while Ash chuckled. "Not funny!" Misty shouted, her face red with embarrassment. "Where have you been, Ash? What happened to you? When did Kaya evolve? AND IS THAT A HO-OH OVER THERE!?"
"...Do you have any other questions?" Hourai asked with a sweatdrop.
Ash sighed. "I've been training here for an hour after a woke up, the singe marks were from Pia hitting me with Thunderbolt for training, Kaya evolved during my battle with Samurai, and that's Hourai, one of my Moemon." He answered all of Misty's questions.
Misty's jaw dropped at the fourth answer. "YOU CAUGHT HER!? HOW!?" She yelled very loudly, making everyone wince.
"I can see why Samurai called you 'shrieking maiden'." Nagi muttered.
"That's a story you won't believe." Ash said.
Misty was about to retort, but then thought about it for a moment. "You're probably right."
Samurai returned Bee. "Ash Ketchum, I wish you good luck on your journey." He said.
"Thanks, Samurai." Ash said, watching him leave.
"Alright, now can we get out of this forest?" Misty asked.
"Yeah, sure." Ash nodded, returning everyone except Pia and Es, and then the two went on their way.
The two had finally left Viridian Forest and entered Pewter City. Misty was more than happy to finally be out of the forest. They decided to eat at a restaurant since they were hungry, but Ash decided to rest his Moemon at the Moemon Center before then.
"So, are you gonna use her?" Misty asked while they were eating at a restaurant.
"Use who?" Ash asked, not sure who Misty was implying.
"Hourai. She's your strongest Moemon by far right now, so-"
"I'm not using her." Ash said before the redhead could finish. "It's true she's my strongest Moemon, and that she could easily defeat a no-badge team with little effort, but that's exactly why I'm not gonna use her. It would completely eliminate the challenge." He explained.
Misty was surprised by Ash's answer. He thought he would be one of those trainers who would always use their strongest Moemon to win. 'I guess I didn't give him enough credit.' She thought.
Once they were finished eating, the two walked back to
"Here you are, Ash." Nurse Joy said, handing him his Moemon. "Your Moemon are all back in top condition."
"Thank you, Nurse Joy." Ash said, taking his Moemon.
"I'm confused, though." Pia frowned at Nurse Joy. "We met you in Viridian City. How are you here in Pewter?"
"Oh, that was my sister you met." Nurse Joy clarified.
"You wouldn't believe it, but all the Nurse Joys that run the Moemon Centers in Kanto are related to each other." Ash said.
"And they're all completely identical." Es sweatdropped. "How do you tell each other apart?"
"Family secret." Nurse Joy smiled teasingly, making the Eevee pout cutely.
"Anyway, thanks for healing my Moemon, Nurse Joy." Ash thanked.
"My pleasure." Nurse Joy said. "Make sure you come back after your gym battle."
"Sure thing." Ash nodded, before leaving the center with Misty.
The two had found the Pewter Gym after a while. "Alright! Time to earn my first gym badge!" Ash exclaimed excitedly.
"You're going to challenge Brock?" They heard a voice from behind them as they saw two trainers, a man and a woman, walk up to them.
"What are you gonna use? Those cute little Pikachu and Eevee?" The woman asked. "Don't you have any of the starters from Oak's Lab?"
"Actually, I'm Master's starter." Pia said.
"Seriously?" The man asked. "You're ten thousand light years away from challenging Brock if that was the case."
"That measures distance, not time!" The woman exclaimed, giving the man an idiot slap.
"Yeah? Well, I feel like I'm ready, so I'm gonna challenge this gym no matter what you say!" Ash said, determined.
"Suit yourself, kid." The woman said. "Although I don't think you would stand much of a chance."
Ash ingored that last comment and entered the gym. "Who goes there?" A voice said from inside the gym.
"My name is Ash, Ash spoke up, "and I'm here to challenge you for your gym badge!"
"Very well." The voice, which belong to a man with slants for eyes, answered. "I'm the gym leader, Brock, and I accept your challenge."
Brock led Ash and Pia to the battlefield, which was a sandy floor with big, pointy rocks on it. Misty, Es, and the two other trainers walked to the sidelines to watch. "This battle is between Brock the Pewter Gym Leader and Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town." The referee, who Brock introduced as Forrest, one of his younger siblings, announced. "Both trainers will use two Moemon each, and the battle is over when both Moemon on either side is unable to battle. Furthermore, only the challenger is allowed to switch Moemon." Forrest explained the rules, then raised his arms.
"Go Geo!" Brock called, sending out a Geodudette. She wore a gray-brown long-sleeved dress shaped like rocks, and had messy gray-brown hair down to her neck, and black eyes.
"Kaya, I choose you!" Ash called, sending out his Butterfree.
"Kaya?" Misty asked, shocked. "Why would Ash use her?"
"That's what I'm wondering." The woman asked with a frown. "The kid's making a big mistake. He should know that Rock types beat Bug types."
Even Brock was wondering why Ash would use a Bug/Flying type against his Geo, but decided to shrug it off, thinking that he was a beginner and he didn't know type matchups. "Geo, Rock Throw!" Brock commanded, and Geo began hurling rocks.
"Psychic! Knock them away!" Ash counter-commanded. Since Kaya fully-evolved she was able to learn a lot more moves, so he had Hourai teach Kaya Psychic, and she even learned another move.
Kaya knocked away the rocks using psychic energy.
"Not bad, but playing defensive won't help you win in this case." Brock said. "Mega Punch!" Geo tensed her fist, and then charged for the punch, but Kaya dodged the fist, and then all the other punches that came after. On the last one, though, she used Poison Powder on her position, poisoning Geo when she went into it with her momentum.
"Geo's poisoned now." The man said, frowning. "But that's all she can do. There's no way she can beat Geo." Mist was beginning to worry if Ash would be alright, but Es wasn't. She knew Master was hiding a trick up his sleeve.
"Rock Throw!" Geo began throwing rocks again, but Kaya up to dodge.
Ash saw that Geo was panting due to the poison and smirked. "Now Kaya! Use Energy Ball!"
"What!?" Brock said with surprise as Kaya fired a green sphere of energy, with Geo unable to dodge due to the poison making her sluggish.
"Now Iron Tackle!" Ash commanded. Kaya solidified her body and tackled Geo before she could get up, the knocking move knocking her out.
"Geo is unable to battle! Kaya is the winner!" Forrest announced.
"No way!" The man exclaimed with shock. "Kaya actually won!?"
"Ash taught her a move that was super effective against Rock types, and even used Iron Defense in a combo move." The woman said with amazement. "He's a lot better than I thought."
"Don't underestimate Master just because he doesn't have a Grass or Water type." Es grinned, confident in her Master. Even Misty was now confident that Ash would win.
"Return, Geo." Brock said, returning Geo. "Okay, Neir, go!" Brock sent out an Onix as his second Moemon. She wore long gray pants and a gray shirt with no sleeves, and had gray hair down to her shoulders, with a horn stickinf out of her head, and piercing black eyes.
"Return, Kaya." Ash said, deciding to switch. "Pia, you're up."
"Alright! Let's go!" Pia grinned eagerly, running onto the battlefield.
"Now he's using Pia." Misty said.
"Both of Brock's Moemon are Ground types, which is why I thought Ash wouldn't stand a chance with an Electric Moemon as his starter." The woman explained. "But after seeing a Butterfree defeat Geo, it makes me wonder what moves Pia knows."
Misty looked at Es. "I ain't saying anything." The Eevee smiled.
"Neir, Tackle!" Brock commanded. Neir charged at Pia, who smirked as her eyes glowed green.
And then Neir suddenly tripped.
"What? What happened?" Brock asked with surprise, and then his eyes 'widened?' when he saw what Neir tripped on. "Grass Knot?"
"I've prepared for this." Ash smirked. "Now use Close Combat!"
"Close Combat?" The man smirked. "Pikachu can't learn..." His voice trailed off when he saw that Pia's 'Close Combat' was actually a barrage of Focus Punch and Iron Tail as she punched and slammed her tail at Neir repeatedly.
'This kid's really good.' Brock thought with amazement as Pia knocked Neir to the ground with another Iron Tail. "Are you alright, Neir?" He asked.
"Not doing so good." Neir grunted as she stood up shakily.
"Neir's on her last legs." The woman said with amazement.
"With have to use it." Brock said, frowning. "Neir, Dragon Breath!" Neir let draconic energy build up in her throat, before spewing it out in a blue-violet flame.
"Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded. Pia fired a bolt of electricity at the Dragon Breath, causing an explosion.
"A tie?" The woman stated with shock.
"Focus Punch!" Pia smirked, running through the smoke with Quick Attack, and then converting the speed into her Focus Punch, the force sending Neir straight into the wall, knocking her unconscious.
"Neir is unable to battle! Pia is the winner! Which means the battle goes to the challenger, Ash Ketchum!" Forrest announced.
"You did it, Pia!" Ash cheered, hugging her happily.
"I was awesome, wasn't I, Master?" Pia asked with a smile.
"You sure were!"
Brock returned Neir, and then walked up to Ash, shaking hands with him. "Ash, you gave me a great battle." Brock said. "I usually battle people who use Water and Grass Moemon to defeat me, but you won using a Bug/Flying type and an Electric type."
"I've studied which types were super effective against what Moemon," Ash said. "So I decided to teach Kaya Grass-type moves and Pia Steel and Fighting moves."
"You have studied well." Brock smiled. "Therefore, I give you the Boulder Badge." He gave Ash a gray badge, in the shape of an octagon. Ash thanked him as he claimed the badge, and then cheered with Pia and Es.
After getting Pia and Kaya checked up at the Moemon Center, Ash and Misty decided to leave Pewter City for Ash's next gym battle. On the way out, they met the two trainers from earlier. "Well, Ash, you sure showed us a thing or two." The man grinned.
"It turns out the moves the Moemon know are more important than their actual type." The woman said.
"That's right." Another voice said, this one familiar as they saw Brock coming up to them.
"Brock?" Ash blinked. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm coming with you two on your journey." Brock answered.
"What?" Es said with surprise. "But what about the gym?"
"Don't worry. My dad, the real Gym Leader of Pewter Gym, was just admitted from the hospital and is fit enough to take control of the gym again, and my mom and nine little brothers and sisters are going to help him."
"Nine younger siblings?" Pia repeated, surprised by the size of Brock's family. "You must've had a lot on your belt while your father was hospitalized."
"Yeah, but now that he's better, I can finally go on a journey. You see, my dream is to become a Moemon Doctor, so is it okay if I come with you two?"
"Of course." Misty accepted with a smile.
"Yeah, we'd love to have ya aboard." Ash smiled.
"Well, looks like this is where we say goodbye, Brock." The man smiled.
"We'll help take care of your family while your away." The woman said.
"Thanks, you two." Brock smiled, and then the group of three trainers left Pewter.
"You know, I never really got their names." Ash said.
"Those two were Bartz and Diene." Brock said. "They're my friends, and they've been helping me since I starting covering as Gym Leader for my father. They're also a couple."
"Really?" Pia asked with surprise. "I never knew that. Though, why were they acting like jerks when we first met them?"
"They're usually like that to new trainers. They say it's suppose to help trainers realize just how strong Gym Leaders can be."
"Right." Ash nodded, before pointing forward. "Anyway, onward to the next gym!"
Chapter 2 is done!
As you probably realized, I'm aiming to do two-to-three episodes per chapter. If I tried to do everyone episode as it's own chapter this story would amount to probably...no, definitely over a thousand chapters. And that's probably too much, even for those who like reading Pokémon-related stories.
I made Pina and Nagi friendly rivals because sometimes it's nice to have some competition. It makes both people, or Moemon, determined to become stronger.
As for Pewter, I know Ash used Pidgeotto in his rematch with Brock, but I decided to have him use Kaya instead. Just a warning, the Moemon I will have Ash use in this stories for his gym battles may be different from the Pokémon Anime.
The two trainers Ash and Misty met before battling Brock, Bartz and Diene... Think of them as the same two people Red met before his first gym battle, so it's a homage to Pokémon Origins. I don't think we were given their actual names or their relationship, so I used my imagination there.
Now that that's settled, see you guys next chapter!
