Chapter 4: Cerulean City Gym
My P.O.V
We exited the Pokemon Center, a gleam of excitement was in my eyes. I was about to go get my second gym badge from the Cerulean City Gym. I wasn't sure who the leader was but I trained a bit and was positive that I was ready. I also heard that it was water-type gym so my team had a great advantage over it. However, I wasn't going to let something like an advantage fill my confidence, Gym Leaders were tough.
Nichole and I made our way to the gym. "Hey Nichole! do ya think I'll win?" She looked at me and smiled. "Of course you will! You haven't lost before!" I nodded. "Yeah that's true...but there's a first time for everything. As far as I know this leader could be much stronger than Brock." She nodded but still seemed confident that I could win.
And once I saw a sign of challengers who had beaten the gym my determination rose. I noticed that only one person had beaten the gym recently. The sign said, "Challengers who have beaten the gym: Jamez" He had beaten the gym before me, so I knew there was no way I would lose. Especially having recently beaten him in a battle. I rushed into the gym but before I could shout out to the gym leader I bumped into a little red-headed girl. "Sorry are you okay?"
She had fallen but got up quickly, nodding. "Yes I'm alright..." I scratched the back of my head with a sheepish grin on my face. I then extended my hand. "Hello, I'm Brendon, is the Gym Leader here?" She took my hand and smiled kindly. "I'm Misty! The gym leader is up there!" She pointed to a woman who was standing on a diving board that was fairly high up, almost at the ceiling of the gym. "She's my mother!" Misty exclaimed.
"Your mom huh?" I chuckled and ruffled Misty's hair. "I have a little brother around your age who's a bit like you, always sounding enthusiastic about things." Misty looked at Nichole. "Is she your girlfriend?" Her eyes sparkled. "I can't wait until I'm old enough to have a boyfriend!" Nichole blushed and I quirked an eyebrow. "My girlfriend? Nope, she's just my traveling companion, right Nichole?" I looked at her, not even taking notice of the blush. "U-Uh...yeah." She answered with a stutter.
"Well hey Misty! Why don't ya hang out with Nichole there while I battle your mom!" Misty walked up to Nichole. "Miss Nichole...can you put my hair in a ponytail for me? I always mess up...my mother usually helps me with it." Nichole giggled and smiled kindly. "Of course!" Misty's face brightened as she grinned. "Great! come with me!" Misty dragged Nichole off to who knows where, I stepped towards the edge of the pool, looking up at the Gym Leader.
"I'm here to challenge you! I'm Brendon from Pallet Town!" The woman smiled kindly. "Another trainer from Pallet hm? Well this should be interesting. I recently lost to someone from Pallet although...he just barely won due to the strength of his team. I'm not sure why he'd send a Charmeleon out first. "It's because he's a thick-headed idiot..." I murmured under my breath. "What was that?" She asked. "Nothing, I was just thinking of a strategy.
"Well alright then, are you ready to battle?" I nodded, reaching for a Pokeball. The first Pokemon she sent out was a Staryu. I sent out Pikachu. "Staryu, use Rapid Spin!" She commanded, the Staryu began spinning as it rammed into Pikachu. "Pikachu, are you alright?" The electric mouse nodded her head with a small smirk. 'I was expecting a water attack..not something like Rapid Spin' I thought to myself.
In the midst of my thoughts she called out another attack. "Staryu, Water Gun!" I snapped out of my thoughts. "Use Quick Attack to dodge then while it's still firing the Water Gun use Thunder Shock!" Pikachu dodged the attack with ease and hit the Staryu with a Thunder Shock. Staryu almost fainted but remained strong. "Rapid Spin!" I knew she'd be a tough Gym Leader. "Quick Att-" It was too late, Pikachu was hit by the Rapid Spin. "Thunder Shock!" I ordered. As Pikachu was being hit she unleashed her Thunder Shock attack, causing Staryu to faint.
"Staryu return!" She recalled the Pokemon then sent out a similar one. "Go Starmie!" I looked at the Pokemon then took out my Pokedex to record data on it.
Pokedex Entry: Its central core glows with the seven colors of the rainbow. Some people value the core as a gem.
"This must be Staryu's evolved form..." I muttered. I knew this wouldn't be easy. "Starmie use Hydro Pump!" At the same time I ordered Pikachu to use Thunder Shock. The Thunder Shock went through the water and hit Starmie, dealing pretty good damage but the Hydro Pump hit as well and Pikachu fainted. "Return, you did great!"
Excitement was boiling in the center of my being as I grinned. "You're a strong Gym Leader! No one's given me THIS much of a challenge yet...to knock Pikachu out with a water attack...that Starmie's tough!" Misty's mother giggled. "Why thank you, you're so kind! Send out your next Pokemon!" I nodded, "Go Ivysaur!" Ivysaur stood proudly, ready to battle.
"Starmie, use Rapid Spin!" I smirked. "Ivysaur, Poison Powder!" As Starmie spun she ended up becoming poisoned, which made her slow down, allowing Ivysaur to dodge. "You see when it came to using Pikachu I was only thinking of type advantage, however, when I use Ivysaur here I'm a bit more strategic than usual!" Misty's mother smiled. "I see, so you're not just some average challenger then!" I smiled widely. "Of course not! I'm the man who will become the greatest Pokemon Trainer and the Champion of Kanto!"
And with that said. "Ivysaur! Use Razor Leaf!" Ivysaur unleashed the Razor Leaf attack which hit Starmie, causing the water-type Pokemon to faint. "You're Starmie's really strong. If my Poison Powder strategy hadn't worked my Ivysaur might be in trouble, especially since you're Starmie is pretty fast while it's using Rapid Spin!" Misty's mom came down from the diving bored and handed me the badge. "Congratulations, this is the Cascade badge!" I took the badge with a large grin on my face. "I'll be sure to take good care of it Mrs...um.."
"You can call me Mrs. Waterflower." She said with a soft laugh. "Alright Mrs. Waterflower! I enjoyed the battle a lot! Maybe we can have a rematch one day!" She smiled warmly and nodded. "I'll be looking forward to it, Brendon. Good luck on becoming Kanto's Champion. I'm sure you can do it!" I gave her a thumbs up. "Well I certainly don't plan on giving up that's for sure."
Once Nichole was done with everything Misty dragged her around to do we headed back to the Pokemon Center in Cerulean City. We decided to get another nights rest before heading for Vermillion City.
End of chapter 4
Other dex entries.
Staryu: An enigmatic Pok mon that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle.
