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Chapter 7-Pewter City Battles Pt. 1May woke up the next morning feeling good about herself. Today was the day of their gym battle, and she was feeling extremely confident. She rolled over and checked her PokeNav for the time, then gasped and started shaking Drew.
"Drew, wake up! Wake up!" May exclaimed, shaking him harder.
"What's wrong?" Drew mumbled sleepily, not opening his eyes.
"Drew, it's two in the afternoon! We have a gym battle to get to! Get up!" May exclaimed, sounding hysterical.
"It's…what? Two in the afternoon?" Drew repeated. He opened his eyes wide. "Holy shit! We overslept! What if the gym is closed? What are we gonna do?"
"We need to get dressed and get to the gym as fast as possible!" May exclaimed, jumping out of bed.
Drew hopped out after her and headed straight for the bathroom. He started fixing his hair and brushing his teeth while May dressed. He tossed his clothes on while she fixed herself up and they hurried out the door, bags in hand. They walked as fast as possible to get to the gym, pushing through crowds as they went. When they arrived at the gym, May's face was shining with sweat and Drew was clutching his side in pain. But to them, it didn't matter what they looked like or how they felt so long as they were there.
"I was wondering when you two would show up," Brock said with a grin when they walked in. "I was expecting you sooner."
"We overslept," May said, wiping some sweat from her face.
"You two look a mess," Brock commented.
"Oh that's nice," May said, rolling her eyes.
She looked around the gym for the first time. Large boulders were piled around the gym, which had a stone floor. A man, who May assumed was Brock's father, was sleeping on a chair next to the field. Drew was staring at a small pile of children gathered near the doors. He knew right away that they were Brock's younger brothers and sisters. They didn't look all that young, but he knew they had to be kin to Brock because of certain similar features. He nudged May and pointed them out to her.
"Brock, are those your brothers and sisters?" May asked curiously.
"Yup," Brock answered. "They're waiting for our father to wake up." He pointed at the sleeping man in the chair.
"That's your dad?" Drew asked. "Wow, I can see some family resemblance going on."
"I figured it was your dad," May said. "But why is he sleeping in a chair?"
"He was refereeing a gym battle earlier and fell asleep after the challenger left," Brock explained.
"Did you win or lose?" May asked.
Brock didn't say anything at first. He didn't know if he wanted to answer or not. May continued to watch him, so he decided to answer.
"I lost," Brock answered shortly, a sour look on his face.
"Who was the challenger?" May asked curiously.
"I can't reveal that. It's classified information," Brock said.
"No it's not," Drew said in disbelief.
"Well, I don't know how everyone else works, but that's how I work," Brock said.
"Is it someone we know?" May asked suspiciously.
"What makes you say that?" Brock asked.
"You're acting far to weird for me to think otherwise," May replied.
"Well, I can't reveal that either," Brock said. He sighed. "Let's not fight and just get to the battle. Who's going first?"
"I am," May answered confidently.
"Very well, May," Brock said.
Brock walked over to one side of the field and stopped. May walked to the other side, her face set and her hands closing over her Poke balls. Drew walked and stood near May to give her support.
"You'll do great," Drew said.
"I hope so," May said.
"You will," Drew said firmly. He kissed her. "For luck."
"Ok, who's going to be referee?" Brock asked. "Dad is asleep."
"Drew can do it," May replied with a smile.
"Hmm. I don't know. He might be biased," Brock said thoughtfully.
"He'll be fair and you know it," May said.
"I'll do it," Drew said. "And I'll be fair."
He walked over to Brock's father's chair and grabbed the ref flags. He gave May a reassuring smile and stood on the sidelines. May clenched her Poke balls and started to feel nervous. Brock looked ready.
"Let the match…begin!" Drew exclaimed.
Brock's hand flew right to a Poke ball. "You should know that I don't plan on going easy on you," he said. "I only do that for rookies." He tossed the ball. "Go!"
"I don't want you to go easy on me," May replied. "I've got a strategy."
Brock's Pokemon came out of the ball before she finished her sentence. A huge silver Pokemon popped out and rose to the ceiling. It was long and snakelike, and it's hard silver body and fierce face made May doubt herself.
"Steelix!" May whispered. "Oh shit. I wasn't expecting that!"
Brock smiled. He knew she was surprised. "Make your move," he said.
May had no idea what she planned on doing now. None of her Pokemon were good enough to battle a Steelix. Steelix was the steel type, which meant that water barely had an effect on it. Her plan was over, and she needed to think fast. Then something clicked in her brain.
"Go, Blaziken!" May exclaimed. Blaziken popped out, looking read for a fight. "Use Fire Spin!"
A fiery jet shot out of Blaziken's mouth and wrapped itself around Steelix. May smiled as the flames engulfed Steelix. But Brock had a counter attack all ready.
"Steelix, counter with Rock Throw!" Brock said.
Steelix used its long tail to toss rocks onto Blaziken. Blaziken dodged several of them, but one fell right on it and slowed it down enough for Brock's next move.
"Iron Tail!" Brock said.
Steelix raised its tail and whipped Blaziken across the field. May growled. Brock was obviously very skilled and knew how to counter. She had forgotten how good he was, but she wasn't gonna go down without a fight.
"Blaziken, use Blaze Kick!" May shouted.
Blaziken jumped up towards Steelix and hit it with a fiery kick right in the face. Steelix swaggered a little, but didn't fall. May scowled. Steelix obviously had excellent defenses. But she had to find a way to weaken it.
"Blaziken, use Fire Spin!" May said.
"Steelix, use dig!" Brock said.
Steelix began burrowing underground right as Blaziken's Fire Spin shot at it. But Steelix was a split second too slow. Right as it disappeared into the ground, Fire Spin hit Steelix. May waited for Steelix to reemerge, her next attack ready. But Steelix didn't come up for several minutes. She started to get nervous.
"Where's your Steelix?" May asked tauntingly, hoping to get him to call it up. "Hiding from Blaziken? Is Steelix scared?"
Brock smiled. "Your tactics won't work on me. Steelix will come up when it's time."
Right as he said that, Steelix emerged from under Blaziken. May gasped when Blaziken hit the ground. She looked at Steelix and a curious look crossed her face. Steelix was looking much weaker than before. She supposed that the Fire Spin traveled up after Steelix went underground.
"Blaziken, use Blaze Kick!" May exclaimed.
Blaziken ran up Steelix's tail and delivered a fiery kick to Steelix's face. Steelix began to swagger again, giving May an idea.
"Fire Spin!" May said.
"Dig!" Brock yelled.
Once again, Steelix was too slow. Blaziken's Fire Spin hit Steelix full in the face. Steelix swayed dangerously and Blaziken jumped down. Steelix fell over and the ground shook, but Steelix didn't get up again.
Drew raised a flag. "Steelix is unable to battle. Victory goes to Blaziken!"
May jumped happily. "Yes!"
Brock pulled out a Poke ball. "Steelix, return." Steelix disappeared and Brock put his ball away. "Don't get too excited. This match isn't over yet. It's a two-on-two battle, and I've still got another shot." He grabbed another Poke ball. "Go!"
The ball popped open and Brock's second Pokemon appeared. It was quite large and round, and looked like it weighed several tons. Blaziken tensed up and May stared for several minutes.
"Golem," she said quietly. "Blaziken is a fire type, which means its attacks aren't very effective. And fire is weak against rock attacks. Maybe I should switch to a water type."
"Make your move, May," Brock said loudly.
"Return, Blaziken!" May exclaimed. "Go, Blastoise!"
"Blastoise?" Brock repeated in surprise. "I never knew you had one of those."
"Squirtle evolved about three years ago," May replied. "Blastoise, use Water Gun!"
"Golem, use Rollout!" Brock said.
Blastoise aimed its cannons at Golem and a blast of water shot towards it. Golem curled into a ball and started rolling very quickly towards Blastoise. Blastoise's Water Gun was slowing Golem down, but not enough to stop it from slamming into Blastoise.
"Golem, use Magnitude!" Brock exclaimed.
Right as Golem began its attack, Blastoise jumped up and withdrew inside its shell. Brock growled. He was hoping to finish Blastoise quick. He knew that beating Blaziken would be simple, so he needed to get her to call it back out.
"Another Rollout, Golem!" Brock said.
"Hydro Pump!" May shouted.
Golem curled up into a ball again and started rolling towards Blastoise. Blastoise aimed its cannons at Golem and shot a very powerful water blast at Golem. The Hydro Pump slowed down Golem, then started to push Golem backwards. At first it was slow, but then Golem was rapidly rolling backwards until it hit the wall and fell down. May smiled triumphantly, but Golem slowly got back on its feet.
"Earthquake!" Brock yelled.
Golem jumped up and stomped on the ground, making the floor shake very hard. Blastoise was having trouble staying on its feet. It continued to shake for a couple of seconds til it fell down. Brock grinned, but Blastoise got right back up.
"Ice Beam!" May exclaimed.
"Rock Throw!" Brock said.
Golem started throwing rocks at Blastoise, who shot an Ice Beam directly at Golem. The beam hit Golem right as a rock hit Blastoise. Blastoise got up once again, but this time, Golem didn't.
"Golem is unable to battle," Drew said, trying to conceal a grin. "Victory goes to Blastoise!"
May jumped up and down happily. "I won! I actually won!" She squealed and ran towards Drew.
"Congratulations," Drew said, giving her a big hug. "You did great."
"Thanks," May said. She called back Blastoise.
"Congratulations," Brock said, calling back Golem. "Since you've won, as the Pewter City gym leader, I award you this Boulderbadge as proof of your victory." He held it out for her.
May took it with a huge smile. "Thanks, Brock."
Brock turned to Drew. "I guess this means you're up."
"Yeah," Drew said, putting the flags down. "You ready?"
"Not yet," Brock replied. "I need to give my Pokemon a rest." He checked his watch. "We can battle at…five o'clock? That gives me about two hours to prepare."
"That works," Drew said. "And I can take May to lunch to celebrate her victory. We haven't eaten all day."
"Ok," Brock said. He walked over to his sleeping father and shook him. "Wake up. I need you to watch the kids and the gym."
His father grunted sleepily. "What?"
"I'm going out. I need you to watch the kids and the gym," Brock repeated.
"Alright," his dad said. He got up from his chair. "You kids can come in," he added to the children still waiting by the door.
"See you later, Brock," May said.
May grabbed Drew's hand and they walked out of the gym. May was admiring her new badge as they walked while Drew was forming strategies in his mind. He enjoyed watching May battle and decided that he wanted to give her a good show too. But he didn't have all the same type Pokemon as May did. That would make things a little different for him.
"Do you wanna drop your Pokemon off at the Poke Center before we go?" Drew asked.
"No. I'll just do it when you do after your battle," May replied. "Do you need to get anything before your battle?"
"I've got what I need," Drew answered. "You were good out there. I'm very proud of you."
"Thanks," May said. She continued to stare at her badge. "I can't believe I'm already one step closer to the Indigo League."
"Yeah. And in a few hours, I will be too," Drew said.
End Chapter 7Review please! I know the battle was probably boring, but I did my best. I just got new classes for the semester and they keep me from being able to spend lots of time on each chapter. But I tried to please everyone anyway. Hopefully you liked it. Next chapter will be Drew's battle. I only decided to divide them up because May's was longer than I thought it would be. Don't forget to review! Chapter 8 coming soon!