-Chapter 4: Viridian City Showdown Ash Vs. Ryan

Disclaimer- I don't own Pokemon

After resting up for the night at the Pokemon Center I'm ready for my first gym battle here at Viridian City.


I woke up early in the morning the sun hasn't rise yet. Its still dark through the window of the small room that I'm staying at the Pokemon Center in Viridian City. After I got up I decided to take a quick jog around Viridian City. I went over to the clothes line I set up and check to see if my clothes were dry. After checking, they were still a little wet. So I left the heater on for a little while longer. So I opened up my backpack and pulled out my white T-shirt and my blue gym shorts and put them on. Then I went over to the desk in the room and picked up my silver pendant and wear it around my neck and finally left the center and jog on over to the Viridian City Gym.

By the time I reached the gym the sun has just reached the city illuminating a brilliant glow. I stopped jogging to take a look at the gym. Its one of the largest and amazing looking gym just as amazing as I saw in a photo when I was a kid. For some reason the old gym was destroyed and it was rumored that the old gym leader Giovanni, the leader of this so called Team Rocket establish a secret lab or something underneath the gym floor. But I didn't really pay attention too much and ignored it.

To me Team Rocket was just another pathetic criminal organization with a big ego to match them perfectly.

Anyways I was feeling kind of nervous being here. For one, this is the first time I've challenge a gym alone. Me and Sarah has always battle the gym together and support each other. And now that I'm alone, its going to be a lot harder..

After taking a look around the gym I jogged back to the Pokemon Center preparing for my upcoming gym battle.

Once I got back I head on to the bath house at back of the center to take a quick bath. Then afterwards I head back to my room and changed into my dried clothes. After breakfast of pancakes with orange juice, I went over to the lobby to pick up my Pokemon from Nurse Joy.

She was just finished with a young girl with a long brown hair with the monthly check up on her five Pokemon I saw behind the counter. The brown haired girl seemed to have almost all of the Eevee evolutionary forms there's an Espeon, Flareon, Umbreon, Leafeon, and a Glaceon.

Wow and the only ones she's missing is a Jolteon, a Vaporeon, and of course Eevee. I think to myself .

"Her you go Mira your Pokemon are all fit. And I hope you have a wonderful birthday tomorrow" as Nurse Joy returned the Pokemon back into their Pokeballs, and handed back to her.

"Thank you Nurse Joy." Mira smiled as she left the lobby.

"Hi Nurse Joy how are my two Pokemon doing?" I asked when I walked up to the counter.

"Oh Ryan, your Pokemon are doing just fine. Just as I expected for a Sinnoh Finalist like you."

"Wait how did you know who I was?"

"Didn't you know I was the Nurse Joy for last year's Sinnoh League competition"

"Oh I see."

Man all the Nurse Joy's look alike!

"Okay here's your Pokemon Ryan and good luck at the gym!" Said Nurse Joy as she handed me my two Pokeballs.

"Thanks Nurse Joy I'll see you after the battle." as I wave bye to her and left the Pokemon Center and got on my bike and headed back to the Viridian City Gym.

When I got back to the gym it was barely noon and the sun rises highly in the sky giving me a better view of the surrounding gym. As I parked my bike I notice a quaint looking house next to the gym.

"Huh I guess that where the gym leader lives. Nice place." I said to my self as walked up to the gym's massive gym doors and opened it and went inside.

The gym looks a lot bigger inside than outside. A huge battle field right in the main room, and a training rooms off to the sides. There are also changing rooms on both sides of the gym, both which are locked. The gym room seems to be empty except for a Ninetails sleeping next to one of the doors of the changing rooms. I then explored around the gym see if the gym leader is around here. I went over to the one of the training room window and take a look to find the same five Eevee evolutionary forms from the center playing and training around the training room and that's when I notice that within the group, an Eevee was playing with them.

"Ah so she does have an Eevee. But how come she didn't have it check out? And where is she?" I said to myself when I heard a noise coming from the door of the changing room where the Ninetails slept woke up. Then to door opened and a young man step out of the changing room, close the door and lock it again.

The man has thick, messy black hair, a brownish amber eyes like mine and has a strange "z" shape mark on both side of the cheeks underneath his eyes.

"Sorry for making you wait." said the man. " I'm Ash Ketchum the Gym Leader of Viridian City."

"Ash Ketchum? The Ash Ketchum! The former champion of the Indigo Pokemon League?!" I said excitedly.

"Uhh yea that's me." said Ash nervously.

"Heh. Sorry about that it's just an honor to finally meet you. Ever since I saw you win and became champion when I was five, you inspired me to become a Pokemon Trainer."

"I'm glad her that" said the gym leader.

"Oh sorry I haven't introduce myself. My name is Ryan Yuan Ping of Sandgem Town and last year's Sinnoh Finalist."

"Oh yea I remember watching you battle Sarah on TV. It was amazing how you two battle each other, it look's like you know each other very well."

"Yea we actually travel together and help each other we were very good friends. She even gave me this Pendant after she beat the Eilte Four" as I show him the necklace Sarah.

"Wow you must really like her." said Ash

"Yes I do. I also gave her four of my Pokemon to train before… I left her…" I said with a hint of sadness which Ash seem to notice and understand it well.

"Oh… I see."

"Yea…Anyways I'm here to challenge you to a Two-on-Two Pokemon for my first gym badge here in Kanto!" I said gaining my confident back and determination

"Alright. I Ash Ketchum accepted your challenge." he said also showing his determination.

A few minutes later me and Ash are each of the other side of the battlefield.

"Alright you ready for this Ryan?"

"I'm ready. Let's start it up!"

Ash pulled out a Pokeball and throw it up in the air.

"Sceptile I choose you!" the ball release a green reptile with leaf blade attach to the arms and a tail look like a fern with Six yellow bulb on its back.

"Alright Pyro! Let's do it!" I unhook Pyro's Pokeball and throw it up in the air and release the Infernape on to the battlefield.

"Alright Ryan your move first." said Ash

"Okay! Pyro Flame Wheel!" Pyro truned into a wheel of fire and race toward the grass Pokemon.

"Sceptile! Dodge and use Bullet Seed to slow it down!" Sceptial barley dodge the attack by jumping up in the air and fired a huge amount of seed at Pyro. Causing him to slow down, but not enough to stop him.

"Pyro jump up and punch it to the ground with Close Combat!" Pyro jumped up into the air an prepare to clash in midair.

"Sceptile counter with Leaf blade" the grass Pokemon leaf on its arm glows green and changed into a blade. Both attack hit causing a huge flash blinding both of us momentarily.

Once I regain my vision I saw both Pyro and both on the ground, covered with bruises.

Both of them struggled to stand up.

Damn this not good. That Sceptile pretty strong beside its type disadvantage I better finish this quick.

Once Pyro and Sceptile got on their feet both me and Ash said our finalcommand that will determined the winner of this round

"Pyro can you handle for one more of your powerful attack?" the Infernape nodded.

"Alright then Pyro finish him off with Flame Blitz!" I yelled as at the same time Ash yelled.

"Sceptile! Finish him off with Hyper Beam!"

Pyro then charged forward with his remaining strength charged forward with fire surrounding him, while Sceptile charged a Hyper Beam.

However before Pyro has a chance to get even close with his target Sceptile fired its Hyper Beam first. And since there's no way for Pyro to dodge it in time he got hit head on with a huge explosion. I thought it was over right there. Then amazingly Pryo charged right out of the explosion and hit Sceptile with Flame Blitz instantly knocking it out.

But because the recoil effect of the attack and the damage cause by the Hyper Beam Pyro fainted soon after resulting a Draw.

"That was Amazing Ryan! You trained your Pokemon really well." said Ash

"Thanks and your Sceptile was really strong too!"

"Well then Ryan. Are you ready for the second round?"

"Yes I am. Let's go Luxray!" as I release Luxray. She however once again jumped on me and I fell backwards, landing on my back while she's licking my face and nuzzling me!

"Gah! Luxray would you please get off of me! Your crushing me!" I yell as I finally lifted her heavy body off of me. Meanwhile Ash was laughing his head off about this.

"Hey what's so funny?!"

"Nothing it's just that I have the same thing with my Bayleef."

"Oh I see." I laughed

"Anyways lets continue." said Ash when he looked at the Ninetails that was standing next to him.

"Do you want to battle him da…Nathan? Ash said catching himself

Wait did he almost called that Ninetails "dad"? But I ignored it

"Okay then I choose Ninetails." The Ninetails ran up to the battlefield.

"Okay begin!" said Ash

"Luxray Discharge!" Luxray glowed blue storing electricity then fired it's Discharge all over the entire battlefield, shocking the Ninetails causing it to flinch.

"Now run up to him and Crunch!" Luxray ran up to the Ninetails and bite him hard on one of the legs. The Ninetails yelp in pain but manage to shake her of and counter with a Fire Fang on her neck. Then he throw her off and launched a massive fire ball at her Overheat. Causing her to fly and hit the wall.

"Luxray! Are you alright?" Luxray was slowly getting up but finally recovered

"Hey Ash how come your not ordering Ninetails to attack?" I asked

"Oh he prefer to do things his own way. It works so far."

Yea no kidding!

"Luxray Shock wave!" Luxray then launched a electricity that homed on to Ninetails. But before the Shock wave hit, Ninetails opened it's mouth and release a Fire Spin at it. The Fire Spin completely destroyed the Shock wave then engulf Luxray trapping her in a wall of fire. Then Ninetails launched a Fire Blast after Fire Blast at her causing major damage.

Once the Fire Spin fade out Luxray collapsed and fainted.

"Luxray. You did your best you deserve a nice rest." as I returned Luxray to her Pokeball.

"Ryan That was a great Match sorry you didn't win." said Ash as he walked up to me and we shook hands.

"Man I thought this was easy after beating all of the Sinnoh's Gym. Anyways it was an honor to battle you and I'll comeback when I get the other seven badges. And challenge you again."

"Looking forward to it." Said Ash.

"Yea and finally be able to defeat your Ninetails!"

Yea and hopefully I won't have to face him myself. I think to myself.

As I turned to leave the gym. Ash gave me on last advice.

"Hey Ryan. One last thing don't ever give up on her you'll always have a chance to tell her how you feel."

"Thanks for the advice Ash." as I wave bye to him and left the gym.

After a quick stop at the Pokemon Center to heal up my Pokemon. I ride my bike toward the entrance to the Viridian Forest.


Finally this chapter's done! Man this took me nearly two weeks to get this done.

I hope you enjoy the battle but you could tell that I'm not very good at it but I did my best.Now that we know this chapter take place a day before Mira's Birthday the time line is now set and in the next chapter each of what I'd done will effect Mira and Mark journey and also set things into motion that leads to the incident at Saffron City. Anyways please read and review. Oh and Happy Thanksgiving!

-Swack16