Chapter 4: Gym time
Me and Fleur soon reached the gym in Petalburg. The gym wasn't huge, but was still bigger than the pokemon centre. We headed in. The ref met us as we entered.
"So, which one of you is here for the gym battle eh?"
"I am-no me-I wanna go first!" We both courused.
"Well, looks like we have a problem. Hrmmm-"
"What's the problem ref?" The gym leader had arived. "Sir-"
"I've told you this. Call me Norman, it IS my name."
"Norman sir, they both want a battle."
"Yeah" we both said again "Well...We could do a double battle...Sound good?"
"Ok." I replied.
Five minutes later, me and fleur were on one side of the field, and Norman was on the other. The field was plain, though as it was a normal gym that made sense.
"Watch yourself, there's no cover here." Fleur advised "Got ya. Data, go!"
"Blaze, stand ready!"
"Come on out Linoone, you too Vigeroth!"
The gym leader sent out his pokemon, Linnone was the evolve of zigzagoon, and looked like a giant weasel or otter. Vigroth was a vicious looking ape with sharp claws The ref raised a flag "The battle ends when one side has lost four pokemon. Battle, BEGIN!"
"Linoon, use take down, Vigroth use slash!"
The two ran forward at an incredible pace "Data, counter with thundershock!"
"Blaze, flamethrower!"
Linoon darted to one side, missing thundershock. It shot past, and both Flamethrower and thundershock hit vigroth, But both seemed barely phased by it and kept charging forward. Both our pokemon were smashed into "Data, you ok?"
A couple of agressive beeps told me he wanted to get back in "Ok, Use ember!"
"Blaze, use flamethrower again!"
Data spat the cloud of embers, which arked around the flamethrower, and the blazing ray hit Vigroth, which called out in pain and fury. "Vigroth, use Facade!"
Vigroth shot forward!
"Dodge it blaze!"
Blaze dodged, but out of nowhere vigroth slammed it, and he got send flying!
"You have to remember, Facade won't always hit where you think! Now linoone, use quick attack!"
His linoon blisterd forwards in a white flash, and before Blaze had even hit the ground, was smashed into again!
"Data, help Blaze, use growl!"
But instead of growl, Data lept forward and took the next set of blows form vigroth!
"What? I said growl!"
"Blaze, get out of there!"
Blaze ran from behind data, who was taking continual blows from both pokemon "Data, what are-Oh"
"Whats he doing?" Fleur whispered to me "Just watch- Data, unleash power Now!"
With a roar and a beam of white light Data unleashed power, blasting vigroth and linoone away.
All three were Ko'd (ref) "All three pokeomon are unable to battle. Send out your re-enforcements"
"Go, three star!"
"Slaking, Spinda, stand!"
" *While laughing* What kind of a name is three star!?" Fleur asked, doubled up laughing "He's got three-uh oh, three star, dodge!"
Three star lept straight up, and Spinda's dizzy punch shot under him "You have to pay attention, and now you're gonna pay for losing it!" Norman called "Oh no, blaze move!"
But it was too late, blaze moved, but got hammered by the slaking's take down "Blaze is unable to battle. Send out your re-enforcement!"
"Go slugma. By the way, what was that that data used?"
"I think it was bide. We'll check later. Let's get back in the game!
Three star, Use howl!"
"Slugma, use harden!"
"Spinda, use tackle!"
Spinda hit slugma, but harden seemed to take most of the blow "Now three star, use double team, then bite slaking!"
I knew slaking were so lazy, that half the time they would just lounge around. I had to hit now!
Three star ran forward, and as he did so shimmered. The shimmers moved, and then there was 3, now 5, now 7 Three stars. They-he-whichever-
darted in from all sides, and bit Slaking, which yelled in pain "Slugma, hit slaking with flamethrower!"
"Spinda, use teeter dance, Slaking use protect!"
The spinda's eyes glowed, and then it started to dance. I wondered what this would do...But then Three star and slugma started to dance too!
"Of course, It affects everyone, so slaking used it to block it's effect on him, and the flamethrower!" Fleur exclamed "But that means slaking can't move again! Three star, use bite!"
"Slugma, use fire punch!"
But Slugma lept at three star, battering him with fire punch, he bit back, and then dizzy punch nailed them both!
"Come on Three star, you don't have to take that!" jeered the gym leader "Hit him hard slugma!"
"Hey, snap out of it you two!" FLeur yelled "They're confused! They can't hear us!"
"Alright, slaking! Finish both of them with Take down!"
"Hey look, they've stopped fighting!"
"I think it's worn off-whats that?"
Three star's star marking were glowing. It opened it's mouth, and shot a stream of black-purple sphere's at slaking!
The sphere's exploded, sending black lightning over slaking, which crashed down ko'd "Shadowball, Huh. I didn't think poochena could learn that. Oh well... Spinda finish them with facade!"
"Three star, dodge-"
"I got this, Slugma, aim in front of of three star and use ember!"
Three star lept aside, and just as spinda seemed to shift and apear in front of him, it was hammered of by ember. It lay still, also Ko'd (Ref) "The challengers are the winner's! That means you get the normal badge!"
"Alright, we did it!" Cheered Fleur.
"Nice tag team from you too. Focus more though in future, Ok? Anyway, here is you badge, and you too little lady"
"Alright, we just got the Normal badge!"
About one day later, we were ready to set off for the next town. We had decided to go to maw-cove to challenge their gym.
We had just set off. Then there was a sound like a low flying jet, a shadow, a thud-screaming pain and it all went black...
To be continued...