Chris walked into Pewter City and yawned. It was early in the morning but Chris was ready to go! " Let's find the Gym!" Chris said.
" You go on ahead." Kelvin replied. " I wanna check out the Museum. I heard there are some cool fossils on display. Even from other regions!"
" Cool!" Chris said. " But I got a Gym Battle to win! Later!" Chris said as he and Charmander ran off to find the Gym.
" So, Duskull, let's find the Museum." Kelvin said.
" This is it!" Chris shouted as he stood outside the Gym. " We're finally here!"
" Charmander!" Charmander shouted as the two climbed up the steps to enter the Gym.
Chris ran up to the door and reached out to grab it when it opened. Out stepped Elijah, smirking as usual. " Oh Chris! What took ya so long? I've already got my first badge! The Gym was easy for a pro like me but a dipstick like you will probably lose." Elijah said. " By the way why don't you meet my team. Come on out!"
Elijah threw two Pokeballs into the air. Out of one came a Wartortle. " You have a Wartortle?!" Chris asked.
" Yup. Unlike you're puny Charmander, Squirtle evolved." Elijah said.
Then, the second Pokeball opened and out came an Eevee!
" You found an Eevee?!" Chris asked shocked.
" Yup! Searched long for this fellow but found him. Now he's on my team." Elijah said. " What Pokemon did you catch?"
" A great one!" Chris grabbed his Pokeball. " Go! Machop!"
Machop popped out the Pokeball and looked at Elijah. " That's it?! A Machop? You've gotta be kidding!" Elijah said as he laughed.
Machop glared at Elijah and got angry. So, he walked over to Eevee and kicked it down the stairs.
Elijah glared at Machop. " What the hell?"
Machop then walked over and kicked Elijah in the shin. " Machop Machop!"
" Screw you!" Elijah said as he returned Eevee and walked off. Chris laughed at Elijah' anger and turned toward the Gym.
" I see someone is fired up! Alright Machop, Charmander, let's do this!" Chris shouted!
" This is the museum." Kelvin said. He noticed two men in black uniforms go in. " What is Team Rocket doing here?" He said quietly. " I'll follow them and check it out."
" So you've finally arrived." Brock said. He faced Chris from his side of the arena. " I see you have a Machop. Good. That should help you."
" I'm ready. Though I didn't expect you as the Gym Leader." Chris laughed. " But it changes nothing. I'm gonna win and claim my first badge."
" If you're so confident, bring it on! Geodude, Go!" Brock shouted.
Geodude floated over to the arena and got ready to battle. Machop stepped up to the arena and eyes Geodude. " Begin!" Brock shouted. " Geodude use Tackle!"
Geodude jumped towards Machop and knocked him over. Geodude jumped behind Machop and got ready for his next attack. " Geodude use Rollout!"
Geodude rolled into a ball and charged towards the now standing Machop. Machop moved to the right to dodge Geodude, but Geodude turned around and came right back. Machop dodged again but he couldn't d o it for much longer.
" Machop! Use Low Kick!" Chris shouted. Machop swept under Geodude causing it to fly into the air. " Now Machop! Use Karate Chop!"
Machop jumped into the air and chopped Geodude on the head sending it flying to the ground. Dust kicked up from the arena and when it cleared, Geodude had fainted.
" Yes!" Chris said as he high-fived his Machop. " We did it!"
" Don't celebrate yet! I still have my Onix!" Brock said as he sent out Onix, who towered over Machop.
Machop gulped and prepared himself for the battle. " Machop!" He said.
" Let's get this started! Onix! Rock Tomb!" Brock shouted.
Rock's started to fall from the sky, making their way towards Machop. Machop managed to dodge most of them, but was mid-air when one was coming right for him!
" Machop! Use Karate Chop on the rock!" Chris shouted, throwing his hand to the side.
Machop slashed the rock in half and landed on the ground. Machop was breathing heavily, the dodging had taken a lot out of him. Machop eyed Onix, ready to continue.
" Onix. Finish him. Use Bind!" Brock said.
" That could really hurt him!" Chris shouted.
" Then return him." Brock said. " Or watch."
Onix wrapped his tail around Machop, who was too slow to escape. Onix began to squeeze him tightly, and Machop screamed in pain.
" MACHOP! MA! MACHOP!" Machop screamed.
Chris could barely watch any longer. Right as he was about to call it off, Onix threw Machop to the ground. Machop was done.
" Machop!" Chris shouted as he ran onto the arena and grabbed his friend. " I'm sorry…" Chris said, tears coming to his eyes. " I should have called it off sooner."
Machop opened his eyes and used the last of his strength to give Chris a smile before fainting. Chris contemplated what to do next. Give up? He didn't want to, not at all, but could he really let Charmander go through that too? Plus, Charmander was a Fire Type!
As if he read Chris' mind, Charmander walked over to Chris and smiled. He pumped his fist in the air, like Chris usually did, and walked onto the arena.
If Charmander would fight, Chris would too! " Charmander!" Chris called. " Don't let Machop's fight be in vain! Show him what we can do!"
Charmander nodded and ran towards Onix. " Charmander! Use Scratch!" Chris shouted. Charmander jumped into the air and scratched Onix. The attack seemed to do nothing a Onix just smirked and smacked Charmander away with it's tail.
" Onix, use Bind to end this." Brock said. Brock regretted hurting the Pokemon. He pictured Red, four years ago, battling with a Charmander as well. I regret this...but if that kid is like I think he is, like Red, he'll do this!
Onix wrapped his tail around Charmander and began to squeeze. Charmander screamed in pain and couldn't move. " Use Ember!" Chris shouted. Charmander hit Onix but it again had no effect.
" Charmander! Remember Machop! We can do this! Together! Come on, Charmander! I believe in you!" Chris shouted.
Suddenly, Charmander's tail flame began to grow! It grew so large that Onix had to drop him! As the flame enveloped Charmander, Chris stood amazed at the sight! The flames turned to a white light that blinded everyone! When the light cleared, Charmander, now Charmeleon, stood there.
" Incredible!" Brock said. " A Pokemon evolving from emotion?!"
" Charmeleon!" Charmeleon shouted as he admired his new form. Charmeleon looked to Chris and Chris nodded.
" Let's finish this, Charmeleon! Use Dragon Rage!" Chris said. A blue flame built in Charmeleon's mouth as he prepared the attack. Then, once fully charged, Charmeleon shot the blast at Onix! The extreme power of the attack was enough to knock Onix back and it fell backwards, fainted. The battle was over and Chris, had won!
" Yeah!" Chris said as he ran over to Charmeleon and hugged him. " You did it, buddy! You beat him!"
Charmeleon hugged his trainer and cheered at his victory. Charmeleon then walked over to Machop's Pokeball and gave it to Chris. Charmeleon seemed to thank Machop for the help, and smiled.
Brock walked over to Chris and put a hand on his shoulder. " You've got a pair of pretty good Pokemon, Chris. You are one lucky kid."
" Thanks Brock." Chris said, smiling. " I couldn't have done it without them. They're my friends." Chris turned around to face Brock and reached out his hand.
Brock grabbed Chris' hand and shook it. " You did good today. I can tell you'll make a great trainer." When the two broke the handshake, Chris looked at his hand to discover his Badge there. Brock noticed and told Chris. " You've earned that Badge. Now go! Take you're Pokemon to the Pokemon Center and get healed up! You guys have a long road ahead of you."
" Thank's Brock." Chris said as he walked out of the Gym. He had a Badge and a newly evolved Charmeleon. Live was pretty good. Now he only had to heal and find Kelvin, wherever he was.
" So you wanted to follow us, kid?" A Team Rocket Grunt asked.
" Yeah! I wanted to figure out your plans! You're Team Rocket! You're never up to any good!" Kelvin said.
" Well, we're after the fossils in this museum. This is the back. We're going in to steal them. Once we have...BOOM!" The Grunt said as he put his hands in the air. " The Museum is gone! And Team Rocket had the fossils they need."
" You won't get away with this!" Kelvin said. " My friend will stop you!"
" Oh the opposite. He might find the museum but...he won't find you. You'll go up in flames just like the rest of this damn place."