Hey, so here's an update, I hope that you like this chapter as much as the previous chapters.

I don't own Pokemon, but the OCs here are all mine.

"I bet I get to Sandgem Town before you!" Rose and Zack suddenly yelled at each other, each turning to their twin.

"Sometimes I think those two share a brain." Dean commented quietly to nobody in particular.

"NUH-UH!"

"YEAH-HUH!"

Both Rose and Zack seemed to be be fighting the same argument twice, in perfect unison.

"NUH-UH!"

"YEAH-HUH!"

"I bet we could all beat Kitty there." Dean added loudly, and everyone fell silent immediately.

"DEAN OAK! HOW DARE YOU CALL ME KITTY! I TOLD YOU THAT I AM GOING TO SEVERELY INJURE YOU FOR CALLING ME KITTY, SO YOU'D BETTER STOP!" Katrina yelled, her face red with anger.

"You keep saying that, and yet you never actually attempt to injure me." Dean replied casually, walking ahead of the group, his hands in his pockets.

He wasn't expecting, although neither was anyone else for that matter, was for Katrina to tackle him to the ground and sit on him.

Their friends got over the shock pretty fast, and before Katrina could punch Dean in the face, which was clearly her intention, they had pulled her off of him, and had restrained her. Fighting to get away, Katrina glared at Dean.

"I've warned you not to push her buttons." Laura snapped at Dean as Zack pulled him to his feet.

"I'm not afraid of Kitty." Dean replied, acting like his casual, laid-back self.

"DON'T CALL ME KITTY!" Katrina screamed, struggling more to be free of her friends' grips. Dean looked a bit cautious, and Laura raised an eyebrow at him.

"Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I know that I can beat Kat to Sandgem Town." Dean said nonchalantly, turning away and walking towards Sandgem Town.

"Is that so?" Katrina asked, having calmed down now that Dean was no longer calling her Kitty.

"Yeah." Dean answered.

"Whatever, I'll beat all of you." Rose declared.

"No you won't! I will!" Zack replied stubbornly.

"Ugh, not again." Laura muttered to herself. She was tired of arguments all the time.

"Yeah yeah yeah. I'll beat all of you." Rory added.

"I'm the fastest runner here, I'll win." Hannah threw in.

"Oh yeah? You sure about that?" Adrian challenged.

"Yeah, I am." Hannah responded.

"Oh yeah, sure you'll beat us. After all, guys are better athletes than girls are." Rory announced.

"Care to prove it?" Katrina challenged, looking around at her friends. "Boys against girls."

"Care to make this interesting?" Dean asked, raising an eyebrow in challenge.

"Sure. What are the stakes?" Hannah answered, crossing her arms.

"Whoever wins chooses their starters first. So when we win, there will be no ladies-first junk about choosing our starters." Dean replied.

Every guy was silent, and the girls exchanged glances. Finally, Katrina nodded. "It's on."

"Guys, do we have to argue all the time?" Laura asked.

"Ready, set, go!" Dean shouted, completely ignoring Laura's question.

Katrina, and Rose grabbed Laura's hands and took off running, dragging Laura with them.

And so, the race had begun. Twelve trainers set off running as fast as they were able to, towards Sandgem Town.

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