Hey guys! Sorry it took so long to write a new chapter. I'm a procrastinator. School starts in a week and I've been really busy. I'm going to be a freshmen! I'm so nervous. :3 Alright, chapter three is now done! Plus, I've been having writer's block.

Enjoy!

~Strawberry~

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon! It's not mine, nor are the characters.

Chapter Three: Gym Battle (How creative.)

When Hilbert opened the doors to the gym, the guy with the shades who was outside before was now inside the building. The atmosphere in the gym was comfortable yet it had the feeling that something tough was just beyond those fire red curtains.

"Yo, champ in the making," the guy with the shades greeted Hilbert.

"Hey, do you know how to find the gym leader?" Hilbert asked.

"Ya see the type on the curtain? Well, step on the panel that is strong against the type and the curtains will open!" Shade guy explained. "Here, have this too." Out of his coat pocket, he pulled out a bottle of water. "Give this to your Pokemon if it's low on HP. It works just like a super potion."

Hilbert grinned. "Thanks!" He took the bottle of cool bottle of water and stuffed it inside his bag. "Wish me luck."

Shade guy smiled and nodded.

With that, Hilbert headed for the first curtain. Fire.

Fire is weak to water, Hilbert thought to himself. Running over to the blue panel, he stomped on it hard. It made a quiet ding sound that was very audible over the silence in the gym. The red curtains slowly opened, revealing tables and another curtain. The tables were clean but empty. Approaching the next curtain, Hilbert saw a waiter. The waiter bowed down at him but Hilbert quickly looked away.

What's with this place? He looks up at the blue curtain. Water is weak to grass. Walking over to the very far left, he stomped on the green leaf panel. Again, it made the quiet ding sound before the curtains slowly opened, revealing more tables and a green curtain. A waitress stood off at the side, wiping a table in a yellow dress. Hilbert made his way to the green curtain.

Grass is weak to fire, Hilbert thought excitedly. This curtain had to be the last one! Running over to the panel in the middle, Hilbert stomped extra hard on the red panel. This time, it was a louder ding sound. The green curtains opened extra slow, or so Hilbert thought. When the curtains opened all the way, there were more tables and a stage. On the stage were three people. A guy with red hair, a guy with green hair, and a guy with blue hair.

"Welcome to the Striation Gym!" the guy with the green hair; also the guy in the middle, announced. "My name is Cilan and these are my brothers, Chili and Cress." He motioned over to his two brothers.

"We are the Striation City Gym leaders!" All three of them struck a pose.

Hilbert stood there, unsure of what to do. "Uhm, do I have to battle all three of you?"

"Haha," Chili chucked. "No! You only battle one of us."

"Tell us, challenger, who was your starter?" Cress asked, his finger pointing at Hilbert. "And what is your name?"

"Uh, Tepig..." Hilbert started slowly, nervous. "Name's Hilbert."

"That means you will be battling Cress and Panpour!" Cilan declared. He and Chili ran off stage, leaving Cress and Hilbert. The stage's cool wooden floor began to open in half, revealing a rocky battle field covered with dirt and rocks.

The waiter from before was now in referee wear. He had a red flag and a green flag. "The battle between gym leader Cress and challenger Hilbert shall begin. Both sides will use two Pokemon each. The gym leader will be unable to switch Pokemon while the challenger can." He looked at Cress, then Hilbert. Both of them had determined looks on their faces. The referee waved the flags down. "Let the battle begin!"

"I'll show my first Pokemon!" Cress smirked. He pulled a red and white Pokeball out of his pocket. Enlarging it, he smiled. "Come out, my friend!" Thrusting the Pokeball into the air, it opened and white light poured out. The light settle down, revealing a small Lillipup.

Hilbert laughed. "Alright, come on out, Tepig!" He threw his Pokeball up. Before it hit the ground, it opened and Tepig appeared. Before he had arrived at the gym, he had stopped at the Pokemon Center to heal Tepig after the battle with Cheren.

Tepig grunted and kicked it's back feet; dirt flying in all directions. It looked like it was ready to battle and win a gym badge.

"Tepig, let's use ember!" Hilbert ordered. Tepig oinked and sucked in air. It released tiny red flames, hitting the Lillipup. Lillipup tumbled over to Cress before standing up, shaking the dirt off it's fur.

"Good job, Lillipup," Cress complimented his Pokemon. "You shook that off like it was nothing. Now, bite attack!" Lillipup barked and charged, it's teeth bared.

"Tepig, dodge it!" Hilbert yelled. Tepig jumped a bit to the left but Lillipup was faster. It's tiny teeth dug into Tepig's body and Tepig cried out.

"Now Tepig, tackle while it's close!" Hilbert shouted. Tepig grunted again before turning around and hitting Lillipup head first hard. Lillipup whimpered as it got slammed against a rock.

"Wow, your Tepig is very well trained," Cress commented.

Hilbert smiled sheepishly. "Thanks. We train a lot!"

"Lillipup, work up!" Cress said coolly. "Follow it up with another bite!" Lillipup barked and started to glow red. As it was red, it charged head-on towards Tepig, teeth ready to bite. It bit Tepig down, extra hard.

"Work up raised the attack and special attack," Hilbert thought out loud. He frowned. "Tepig! Tackle with all your might!" Hilbert thrust his fist out. Tepig kicked it's feet behind him like a charging Bouffalant. It charged at Lillipup with all it's force. Tepig hit Lillipup, sending it back flying into the wall. Lillipup hit the wall, leaving a small crack in the wall. It fell to the ground, swirls in it's eyes.

"Lillipup is unable to battle!" the referee announced. "Hilbert and Tepig wins this round!"

Hilbert charged at Tepig, arms open, giant grin on his face. When the two collided, Hilbert squeezed Tepig into a hug. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" he repeated. Boy, did he feel like a five year old again. "One down, one to go!" Returned Tepig in a beam of red light, he ran back to his side, grabbing his second Pokeball from his belt.

"Good work," Cress complimented. "But the show's just getting started." A Pokeball appeared in his hand magically. He threw it up and it opened, revealing a Panpour.

"Alright," Hilbert swung his arm. "Let's go, Pupu!" He let go of the Pokeball, letting it fly ten feet into the air. "Oops..." he laughed nervously. "Threw that a little too high." Nonetheless, the Pokeball opened two feet above the battlefield. The bright light settle down and a Lillipup landed on the ground. It was larger than Cress's Lillipup and it definitely looked stronger and more fierce.

"I'm impress, Hilbert," Cress began. "Your Lillipup looks very well trained just like your Tepig!"

Hilbert smirked. "We've been together for a long time!"

"Panpour, use water gun!" Cress ordered. Panpour obeyed it's trainer and took a deep breath. Water shot out of Panpour's mouth, hitting Lillipup hard. It knocked Lillipup over but it shook off the water and got right back up.

"We don't get knocked down that easily!" Hilbert yelled with determination. "Pupu, let's use take down!" Pupu barked and charged straight at the Panpour. It's head smashed into the Panpour, doing a lot of damage not only to it's opponent but itself too. Take down was a strong yet risky move. It wasn't always the most accurate and it always did recoil damage, unless the Pokemon has the rock head ability; which was impossible for a Lillipup. Pupu cringed as it backed away from Panpour. The recoil damage had done quite a bit.

"Furry swipes, go!" Cress commanded. He didn't want to loose to a beginner Pokemon trainer; not after all his time as a trainer. This kid is tough, he thought to himself. His Pokemon are stronger than average Pokemon around this time of their journey. Panpour jumped at Pupu, claws sheathed. It scratched multiple times at the Lillipup.

Hilbert watched as his Lillipup got scratched repeatedly. It doesn't do a lot of damage per swipe but if you add it all together, the damage was bad. There was nothing he could do. Panpour was too close to tackle and Pupu was in not position to use leer or any status lowering moves.

That's it! Hilbert thought. "Pupu, use bite attack on Panpour's hands!" Pupu's eyes opened and it's teeth were bared. Chomping down on Panpour's hands, Panpour cried out in pain. It stopped scratching Pupu and jumped back.

"Okay, Pupu!" Hilbert said. "Let's finish it while it's recovering from what happened! Take down, once more!" Pupu barked and charged at the Panpour. It hit Panpour, sending it flying into a rock. Panpour hit the rock and landed on the ground, eyes swirled.

"Panpour!" Cress cried out. He pulled out Panpour's Pokeball and returned his injured Pokemon. "Good job. Take a nice rest." Then he looked up at Hilbert who was embracing his Lillipup in a tight hug.

"That was incredible, Pupu!" Hilbert nuzzled his face in Pupu's fur. "You were so tough!"

Cress walked up to Hilbert, feeling a bit ashamed to be beat by a brand new trainer. "Congratulations Hilbert! You've beat me. That means you get a Trio Badge!" He held out his held which contained a badge that looked kind of like a sideways bow tie. It was separated into a blue section, a red section, and a green section.

Taking the badge, Hilbert grinned sheepishly.

"Thanks!"

Hmm... This chapter was sure delayed. I'm sooo sorry. :'( It's not even all that good. I still have to revise all these chapters but I've been super busy; as I said earlier in the intro. School's starting in four... No, three? Uhm, school starts on the 3rd of September. I still haven't gotten all my school supplies and I need to go get glasses. A lot of my plate. I stayed up 'til 2 am writing this. No, I'm serious. It says 2:00 AM right now on my computer. Exactly. Lol, okay guys/girls. Bye~