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Chapter 2: All's fair in Love and War
"Ahem," Iris said to the newly formed couple, not catching any of this. Ash and May, of course, were not paying her any attention, "I said, AHEM!"
Still, the two lovebirds were oblivious to the Unova native with the Axew in her hair. By this point, Iris was steaming mad.
"Alright, that's IT!" Iris yelled as she yanked one of Ash's Pokèballs from his belt (which, by the way, didn't phase Ash at the least, oddly enough) and maximized it to its regular size, "Oshawott, Go!"
"Oshawott, osha-oshawott!" Oshawott called out as he burst out of his Pokèball's white light.
"Oshawott, I know I'm not your Trainer, but could you use Water Gun on Ash and this other girl?" Iris asked nicely with that little girl look that makes them look so cute and adorable and innocent that no normal human being can resist, "Please?"
Unfortunately for the new couple, the little Sea Otter Pokèmon couldn't resist that look either. It sighed as it aimed for Ash and May and cried out, "Osha-Oshawott!"
Flowing blue water fired out of the little otter's mouth and made its mark smack dab on the couple's lips. That did the trick. When Oshawott ended the waterworks, Ash and May were standing there, still holding on to the other's hand, dripping wet, with two very angry looks on their faces, though Ash's gaze was on his Pokèmon while May's was on Iris.
"Hey, what you do that for?" The two lovebirds yelled at the same time. Ash snatched Oshawott's Pokèball out of Iris's hand and pointed it at the little otter, saying, "Oshawott, return!"
A beam of red energy shot out of the Pokèball and met its mark as Oshawott was converted and recalled back to the red-and-white sphere.
"Okay, a few things," the brown-haired brunette snapped as she stomped towards Iris, "First of all, who in the Pokèmon world are you? Second, why did you have Ash's Pokèmon attack its own trainer? And third, didn't your mother ever teach you that it's not polite to soak a newly formed couple?"
"I'm Iris," the Unova native explained, trying to avoid the daggers that May was staring at her with, "I'm Ash's friend. And you are?"
"Iris, I would like you to meet my old friend, now girlfriend, from Hoenn, May Maple," Ash said, trying to stop the impending battle that was about to unfold, "May, this is Iris, a new friend of mine from here in Unova."
May snapped, "Still, that doesn't explain why she had to order your … what was that Pokèmon called again?" "Oshawott." "Right, your Oshawott to soak us half to death?"
"Because you two were getting a little too close," Iris shot back.
"Are you saying that you're crushing on my boyfriend?"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Not!"
"Not!"
"Too!"
"Ha, so you admit it!"
"Arrrrrrrrrrgh!" Iris screamed, "I don't have to put up with this! I challenge you to a battle right now! One-on-One, no time limits! Winner takes Ash! Got it?"
"Yea-, wait, 'Winner gets Ash'? No!" May protested, "Just because Ashy is a little dense sometimes doesn't mean that he's some kind of prize to be won or lost!"
"Go for it, May," Ash said, "I know you can do it!"
"Really Ash?" May asked, "I don't want you to have to date this new girl."
"Really," Ash confirmed. I figured it was time to step out into the open.
"I'll be the referee," I said as my Latias removed the cloak it had around us with a bright light that it used for cover while recalling itself to its Pokèball.
"A-Man!" Ash said, "What's up?"
"Oh, the usual," I said, "Catching, Training, Battle, Traveling, pretty much everything that a trainer does."
"It's nice to see you again, A-Man," May said, "When is it that you're going to tell us your real name?"
"Not while we're in a fanfic," I said, "You never know who might read this, now do you?"
"Okay then," the couple said, a bit disappointed.
"Iris, this is our old friend …" Ash began, but Iris cut him off.
"…the mysterious A-Man; The Unova Native who has claimed the title of Pokèmon League Champion in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh whose name is never been known due to his desire not to be known by fanfic readers! I am one of your biggest fans. Can I please have your autograph?" Iris started screaming her head off as she jumped up and down like a little fangirl while holding a notepad and a pen in her hand.
"No prob," I said as I took the pad and pen from her hand, "who should I make it out to?"
"Just make it out to Mrs. A-Man," Iris said with a little giggle.
"Okay then," I said awkwardly as I returned her notepad and pen to her after signing it, "Why don't you go ahead and read it?"
"Got it," Iris said excitedly as she began reading out loud, "'Dear Iris, I already have a girlfriend, and I have no intention of cheating on her. Show 'em what ya got! From, the A-Man.' Wait, so you already have a girlfriend?"
"Yep," I said matter-of-factly, "And she been my girlfriend since before the whole Champion thing. Now back to the match."
We all got into our places, with Iris on the left and May on the right, and me and Ash on the sidelines. I called out, "The match between May Maple of Petalburg City in the Hoenn Region and Iris from Opelucid City in the Unova Region is about to begin! Each trainer will use only one Pokèmon each. The battle will be decided when either Trainer's Pokèmon is unable to battle. Begin!"
"Go, Axew!" Iris called out as her little Dragon-Type Pokèmon jumped out of her hair while crying out "Axew-Ax!"
"An Axew, huh?" May said as she pulled out her Pokedexette.
"Axew, the Tusk Pokèmon. Axew marks it territory by making scratch marks on trees with its tusks, which will regrow if they fall out."
"So, she's using a Dragon-type," May stated as she selected a Pokèball from her fanny pack, "Then I'll choose this Pokèmon. Eevee, take the Stage!"
"Eevee, Eve!" May's Eevee cried out as she burst out of the white light from her Pokèball.
"Axew, use Scratch!" Iris commanded as Axew prepared to scratch Eevee.
"Eevee, dodge and use Shadow Ball, Go!" May commanded. Axew tried to land a blow on Eevee, but the Evolution Pokèmon was too quick for it to make contact. Eevee then released an orb of dark energy at Axew. The Shadow Ball made a direct hit on the Tusk Pokèmon.
"Now use Quick Attack, Eevee!" May commanded as Eevee dashed straight forward, dealing a major blow on Axew.
"Axew, I know it's risky, but use Dragon Rage, NOW!" Iris said as Axew built up the power of its Dragon Rage.
"Eevee, use Quick Attack into Dig to protect yourself," May said as her Eevee used its Quick Attack to speed up her Dig, thereby making a hole and getting inside it just in time to dodge Axew's uncontrollable Dragon Rage attack. The dust began to clear…
"Due to its Dragon Rage, Axew has become exhausted and is unable to battle," I declared, "Victory goes to May Maple and her Eevee!"
"Yay/Eve!" May/Eevee cried out with joy as the little fox-like Pokèmon jumped into the coordinator's arms.
"Congratulations, May," Iris said as she walked over to the brunette, "You showed great courage and experience in this battle, and even though it wasn't official…" her voice trailed off as she reached into her pocket.
She pulled out a Gym Badge, "I present to you the 8th Unova League Gym Badge, the Legend Badge!"
The coordinator looked stunned. Ash actually fainted! May got the 8th Unova Gym Badge before Mr. Pokèmon Master of the Future even got his 2nd?
"Okay, then," May said as she looked at her knocked out boyfriend, "I just got the Legend Badge!"
"So A-Man," Ash said as he got back up from his shock, "Do you want to travel with me, May, and Iris?"
"Sure," I said, "But under one condition."
"What is it?" Ash asked.
"You and I have a battle, right here, right now," I said as I pulled out a Pokèball as a sign of challenge.
Ash smiled as he said, "You're on!"
How did you like Chapter 2? Please NO negative criticism, just constructive criticism.